Clayton Brickyard Day

Clayton Brickyard Day the first Saturday in August. One day a year in the life of Clayton, Washington. This is a selection from 2004 on.

August 7, 2010, will be our next Brickyard Day. It will start early with a breakfast at 7 AM and fun run, 7:30 AM at the Clayton Drive In.  At 10:30 will be the parade. At the Clayton School will be a history and art display at 11 AM  as well as a barbecue at Noon. A quilt show will be held at the Grange Hall. Plan now to be part of the fun.

The parade is just starting to come around the bend. A very good sized crowd of spectators.

And more in the opposite direction. Many more joined them as word spread, "Here comes the parade."

The Grand Marshal, Mrs. Vera Spaulding, joined by her son George and her niece Minnie Westby Hayworth. Vera still lives on the Cowa- Wind homestead just north of Clayton.

A close up of the royalty.

Royalty of the Clayton Pee Wee Rodeo.

The Fat Quarter Quilt Club display of their talents in the upstairs of the Clayton Grange Hall. The rebuilt Grange Hall will receive the final finishing touches for the grand re-opening in October of this year. UPDATE. The Hall reopened in Oct. of 2008. The exterior remains to be cleaned to look like new this year of 2009 says Grand Master Jack Lewis.

The lower floor of the Grange Hall has been completed. First class stainless steel kitchen appliances have been installed and special occasion meals have already been served.

President Bill Sebright of the Clayton-Deer Park Historical Society manned the display booth. The Leno Prestini painting on the right was donated to the Society by Duane and Bruno Costa on July 17, 2007. Leno painted and presented it to his lifelong friend Silvio Costa. Several local artists displayed their work as well.

A young lady in the parade, proud of her well marked pinto pony.

I am quite sure I over heard this father say, " Now you see here son, to give you an idea how old this Clayton side walk is, this is a dinosaur track."

Long time Claytonites, Ray Bockemuehl, Duane Costa, Rita and Dick Casberg.

A restored 1932 Olds Coupe entered in the antique car show on the west end of town on Brickyard day.

The Brickyard Tavern, formerly the Ramble Inn, has been in Clayton for many decades. This building was the second school house when Clayton was young. The building can be seen as a school and private home on Clayton page 3.

A high stepping Clydesdale and his proud owner.

The Clayton Community Bible Church's float in the parade. It has a small but steady congregation with an active youth group.

A few of the Clayton natives. Left to right; Warren Nord, Ray Bockemuehl, Duane Costa, Cecil Tobeck and Bob Clouse.

These young ladies will remember riding in the parade for the rest of their lives. Beautiful horses and all.

I hear tell this little cow girl's heart was beating louder and faster than the hoofbeats of her horse, Scout.

Pure Beauty.

Deer Park VFW's color guard.

Pretty in purple! Judging from the banners the young ladies wear, this is the Miss Deer Park float. 2006

The Clayton Community Fair float of 2006

The parade contained antique cars, floats and horseback riders. Here comes Shorty Daugherty who is well known for jokes and its a wonder he didn't drop the blade and spread some of those road apples around a bit.

A rather small Clydesdale next to a Shetland pony.

This Clayton Community Church under the guidance of Pastor Tony Goodner has grown. A new chapel with high tech projectors and sound system has been added. This Church was built about 1900.

Claytons top of the line Fire Engine. I guaranty the Siren is in top wirking order

After all the Clayton Brickyard Day festivities beginning with the 7:00 AM breakfast, the Fun Run, the Parade, the quilt display at the newly rebuilt Grange Hall, then the Barbecue party at the restored Clayton School, Clayton reverts back to a quiet little town. Many of the people attending Brick Yard Days then go a few short miles north to the Old Loon Lake School and Loon Lake Historical Society Museum to see an arts and craft show.

Royalty of the Pee Wee Rodeo and their well groomed ponies.

This little brick school house is now the Loon Lake Community center, owned by the Loon Lake Historical Society. The Museum contains Leno Prestini paintings, an archive of all school photos from its inception. The society volunteers help the public enjoy local history.

Loren Lentz is one of the kids! Moments like this that make it all worthwhile for the Brickyard Day volunteers.

During the parade Andy Carlson (in the blue T-shirt) announced each paticipant and supplied information to the bystanders about the passing parade entries. He gave a particularly good description of the life and times of this year's Grand Marshal, Mrs. Vera Spaulding. Thus ends this episode of Clayton Brickyard Day 2007.