For the past few years, the JCSP rodeo committee has chosen themes or certain areas to raise awareness for local Johnson County and surrounding areas. It helps celebrate what makes the JCSP PRCA Rodeo unique, and allows Johnson County, Texas to see the softer side of the JCSP.
Wednesday June 5th, 2024
First Responder & Military Night & Russell Feed and Supply Free Admission Night
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse (JCSP) is teaming up with Russell Feed and Supply to bring back Military and First Responder Night with Free Admission on Wednesday June 5th, 2024.
In 2022, the JCSP decided to offer free admission to military and first responders on the first night of the rodeo as a way to give back to our local heroes. The JCSP felt is was also a great opportunity to give back to the entire Johnson County area with free admission. In doing so, some families attended the JCSP PRCA Rodeo for the first time, and quickly became fans.
This is year, the JCSP and Russell Feed and Supply are teaming up with SHINE Together’s PROJECT 66 to gather approved food items. There are 66 hours between a high school student’s lunch on Friday and their breakfast on Monday morning. The food items collected that evening will help fill backpacks full of food for over 100 students across Johnson County. Today, SHINE now has 250 kids, 2 free student ran grocery store and a 3rd one starting next school year.
The Wednesday PRCA Rodeo performance is a night to honor the men and women that have the hardest and most courageous jobs of all. Our military and first responders. They, along with their families will be highlighted through out the rodeo performance.
HOW TO RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION ON WEDNESDAY June 5th, 2024:
Military and First Responders:
Present your current I.D. or Badge to receive free admission when you arrive to the walk through gates.
General Public:
Bring one food item per person to receive free admission. The preferred food items accepted are:
- Ramen Noodles Pop-Tarts
- Individual Cereal
- Individual Oatmeal
- Pudding Snack Packs
- Mac & Cheese Cups
Thursday June 6th, 2024
God & Country Night
The one thing that always sets rodeo apart from other events is moments we take to honor God and our Country. The JCSP shares this privilege with many other rodeos around the nation, except we try something that’s a little different.
Our friends at Sheppard’s Valley Cowboy Church will be bringing their worship team into the Rodeo Arena at 7:00pm for Praise and Worship before the performance. Their team always brings the most beautiful music and heartfelt messages. We will invite them to bring our invocation during the rodeo as well.
Friday June 7th, 2024
Lime Green Night for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
Every Year, the JCSP bring selects an illness or disease to bring awareness to in the area. This year, the posse wants to bring awareness to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL). We are inviting everyone to wear Lime Green that night to show our support to anyone with NHL.
NHL is a type of cancer that generally develops in the lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue found in organs such as the stomach, intestines or skin. In some cases, NHL involves bone marrow and blood. It isn’t just one disease–it’s actually a diverse group of blood cancers that all arise from lymphocytes (white blood cells that are part of the immune system). Lymphoma cells may develop in just one place or in many sites in the body.
The exact cause of NHL is not known, but there are risk factors that may increase the likelihood of developing the disease. Factors affecting people’s risk of developing NHL have been studied extensively. Some of these factors are immune disorders, medicines, infections, lifestyle, genetics, race, family history and occupational factors. Some risk factors differ by subtype.
Saturday June 8th, 2024
Wear Red for Rumohr Night
Greg Rumohr, the 1990 world champion freestyle bullfighter and a three-time reserve world champion, was proud Johnson County Native.
Rumohr, a native of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in May 1988 and spent the next 24 seasons developing a reputation for being one of the toughest and most athletic bullfighters the sport has ever seen.
Before moving to Texas and making rodeo his career, Rumohr had been a four-time Golden Gloves champion, a Junior Olympic Boxing champion, a two-time Alberta Junior Hockey League All-Star Team participant and a Class A hunting and fishing guide.
Rumohr worked the 2003 Tour Finale in Dallas and served as a bullfighter at the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo in 1991.
His athleticism allowed him to excel on the Wrangler Bullfight Tour for many years. Rumohr made the freestyle finals, held in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, 11 times from 1989-2000 (when the competition ended).
He won the world championship in 1990 by 21.5 points over Donny Sparks and was runner-up in 1995, 1997 and 1999.
