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Ben Johnson Days
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The Ben Johnson Days celebration is held every year on Father's Day weekend in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Events include a two-day WRCA Ranch Rodeo, a concert, a Jr. Ranch Rodeo, The John Israel Cowboy Trade Show, the Ben Johnson Memorial Steer Roping, and much more. Links are provided below.
Here is my most popular video so far from the 2021 Ben Johnson Days and I am currently in the process of publishing videos recorded in 2022.
Ben Johnson Memorial Roping
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The Ben Johnson Memorial Roping is an annual event that occurs during the Ben Johnson Days celebration in Pawhuska, Oklahoma on Father's Day weekend. I have just started publishing the 2022 event round by round. I am always at risk by publishing these types of events on YouTube so I am making them available on Rumble on my American Heartlands channel. You can also watch them below.
Roaring Springs, Texas
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The small community of Roaring Springs, Texas is located in the middle of small farms and giant cattle ranches. I have been here dozens of times since 1964 for a number of reasons, but my recent visits have been for the Motley Dickens Old Settlers Reunion. The ranch rodeos in past years have been sanctioned by the WRCA and WRRA.
The population of Motley and Dickinson Counties is so small that the two counties hold a joint reunion weekend swelling the local human count to more than ten times normal. The celebrations include the shortest community parade I have ever documented.
I plan to return for more sights and sounds I have not explored in the area yet. If you have a suggestion I would like to hear from you! Contact Us
ANNUAL EVENT
Motley Dickens Old Settlers Reunion
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Roaring Springs, TX - Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
Fort Concho Historic Site
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Fort Concho National Historic Landmark is the best-preserved 1800s military fort I have visited so far. A lot of that has to do with how the city of San Angelo, Texas leased out some of the buildings for commercial, non-profit, and residential uses. The Fort Concho Foundation was established in 1976 to provide an additional level of support for the site, with funds helping to restore the fort, create special programming, attract new exhibits, bring guest speakers, and generally assist with many larger and longer-term projects that the fort’s general operating budget can not accommodate.
This site is a large place and I had to break up my visit into three parts that you can view embedded below. Click on the full-screen symbol in the video player to get the big picture.
WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo
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The annual WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo is held at the Amarillo Civic Center in November each year in Amarillo Texas. Fourteen working ranch teams who have won a berth in WRCA Ranch Rodeo qualifying events have an opportunity to compete for the world championship title.
I began covering the events by focusing on the dedicated volunteers who make it possible to host all the competitors and their families, vendors, and thousands of spectators. Here are a few examples of the volunteers in action and other scenes during World Championship week.
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