March 12, 2005 - Governor Jeb Bush Meets with Rodeo Association President Don Hall, his father M. Lewis Hall, Jr. and his son Parker Hall after opening the show.

 

 

The Honorable Jerry Hill (DeSoto County Commissioner) and his wife Christine enjoy our VIP area at the July 4th Bull-A-Rama.

 

 

Employees of MIDFLORIDA Federal Credit Union. We here at the Rodeo would like to welcome MIDFLORIDA as our newest sponsor!

 

 

Plattner's Arcadia Chevrolet's Julie Payne (second from left) enjoys our VIP area with her guests.

 

 

A visit with Governor Bush on one of his trips to Arcadia after Hurricane Charley. Pictured are (l to r): Rodeo Association President Don Hall, Director Elton Langford, Treasurer Robert Staton, Secretary Rusty Cox, Marketing Coordinator Rose Arrington, Governor Bush, Director James Brown, 1st Vice President Jim Parker and Director George Waters.

 

 

The young ladies pictured here were part of the staff of Camp Noah, hosted by the Arcadia First Presbyterian Church. Camp Noah was a special camp for children who lived through last year's hurricanes, to help them deal with the memories, prepare for this year's storm season, and just have a good time.

Pictured here enjoying our VIP area at the July 4th Bull-A-Rama are (l to r): Laura Michaels (Conover, NC), Pia Wakeman (Melbourne, Australia), Jess DiSessa (near Melbourne, Australia), Kristin Pieper (St. Paul, Minnesota), Cowboy Poet Carl Sharp, Melissa Crooks (Hamilton, New Zealand) and Ted Land, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Arcadia.

 

 

Rodeo Director and Treasurer Robert Staton is pictured here during a recent trip to Tallahassee to benefit the rodeo.

Pictured from left to right are: Robert Staton, Charlie Crist (Attorney General of Florida), David Dunn-Rankin (Publisher, Sun Coast Media Group), Mike Pelecki (Assistant Attorney General) and Stephen Weeks (grant writer).

 

 

Robert Staton with Dr. Pam Dana, Director of the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development (OTTED), on the same Tallahassee trip.

 

 

Robert Staton with Toni Jennings, Lieutenant Governor of Florida, while in Tallahassee on rodeo business.