Dear Members, this past year we switched the KJRA official publication to the Rodeo News. The Rodeo News is a biweekly publication which features news and articles on Rodeo as well as specific news and articles on the associations they cover. The association articles are known as “Meet the Member” and “Young Guns”. The process utilized to determine which member they feature for an article is as follows:

Meet the Member: The Association membership provides Rodeo News a member name and contact information from which Rodeo News then contacts the member to complete a phone interview. From this phone interview Rodeo News will write the “Meet the Member” article. Those eligible are contestants, family members, judges, clowns, stock contractor, etc. The only stipulation is they must be an active member of the Association.

Young Guns: Selection of the “Young Gun” is done through a nomination process. The young gun must be a KJRA member and contestant, and must be nominated by a member of the Association. Selection of the featured “Young Gun” is made by Rodeo News. (Rodeo News does target to feature 2 – 3 members from each association annually.) Members are nominated because of their activities both in and out of the rodeo arena. However, it is primarily their non-rodeo activities that make them a good candidate for selection as a “Young Gun”. Rodeo News seeks kids involved in community service, volunteer work, or other activities that make them recognized as a leader by their peers. (If you have read this article, I am sure you get the feel for what Rodeo News is looking for.)

The process for nominating KJRA members for these articles will be:

Complete the form below and submit electronically to Siri Stevens at Rodeo News association@therodeonews.com .

NOMINATION FORM