Brownwood News – The Brown County Fair Association recently announced the 55th annual Rodeo Honorees: Glenda England and George Campbell. This is a well-deserved honor for both who have contributed as volunteers and leaders to the Brown County Fair Association.
The 55th annual Brown County Rodeo, produced by the Andrews Rodeo Company, is set to run from May 31st through June 2nd at the Brown County Fairgrounds, located at 4206 Highway 377 South in Brownwood. The rodeo will feature the following acts: the Misfit Cowboy with his trick-trained Longhorn Roscoe Brown, the Concho Chicks Drill team, announcer TC Long, Miss Rodeo Texas, and the Legendary Bullrider Dale Brisby.
Brown County Fair Association Membership Dinner will be held May 31st from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Home Ec building. Free fajita membership with your BCFA membership purchased for the 2018 fair.
New events this year include goat roping June 2nd and the Brown County Market and Trade Days June 1st and 2nd with 24 vendors. The gates open at 7 p.m. with mutton busting nightly starting at 7:30 and the grand entry at 8 p.m. The Rodeo Dance will be held Saturday night, June 2nd featuring the Kevin Seale band.
For more information go to Browncountyfairandrodeo.com or the Brown County Fair Association Facebook page.
About the Honorees:
Glenda England
The Brown County Fair Organization has been in my family since I was raised in Brownwood and graduated from Brownwood High School. I showed Steers at the Brown County Youth Fair and participated in Food and Clothing events. After I married Charles Dewitt England and we began our wonderful life, we lived in Watauga, Texas, for four years before moving back to Brownwood with our 5 month old daughter, DeeAnna. I worked for Citizens National Bank for eight years, leaving when our son, Dale, was born. The kids both showed Angora goats at the Youth Fair and attending the Rodeo was a must-go-to event at our house. Dale showed lambs when he was in High School. After a couple of years at home with our children, I went back to work another 3 years at Citizens National Bank. In 1985, I began working for the City of Brownwood, serving a variety of organizations and various committees while working for the City. was asked to join the Board of the Brown County Fair Association in the mid 1990’s. I never dreamed it would become such a meaningful part of my life. I really didn’t think I would serve any more than my three-year term. Ask anyone, it gets in your blood. After all, it’s for the youth of Brown County that you spend your time working on the Youth Fair and Rodeo. I served as Secretary with 4 or 5 different Presidents and as Treasurer after that. I also served on several different committees. I retired from the City of Brownwood after 26 years in April 2011. Since then, my time has been spent taking care of my family and our cattle. Our daughter, DeeAnna married Cully Dodd and gave us a beautiful granddaughter, Tia. Our son, Dale married Brandi Barnes McCullough, and gave us two step-grandchildren, Caleb and Brooklynn and this past May (2017), our grandson, Easton. I remain a volunteer for this Organization and still tabulate the entries for the Youth Fair each year from my home but leave the rest of the work to some younger people. I just can’t stop being a part of the Brown County Fair Association.
George Campbell
It all started on July 27, 1979 when George Campbell took Kim Milam to the Brown Co Rodeo & Dance on their first date. They married in 1984. After their two daughters began showing animals and participating in homemaking events at the Youth Fair, George began volunteering. He has served as Vice President and as Youth Fair Steering Committee Chairman. As all volunteers do, he spent many hours at the Youth Fair barns cleaning, repairing, planning and handing out silver dollars to hard working kids. George is now retired after 30 years as an electric lineman. He has recently battled cancer and is adjusting to a new way of life without his eyesight but has a positive outlook with God’s direction and the help of his family.
These two individuals have made a huge impact on the lives of many youth in Brown County. Glenda has spent countless hours writing checks, balancing accounts, and keeping records so that the youth of Brown County could continue to come back each year and participate in the Brown County Fair with new projects and even participate on a state level at the many major stock shows. Mr. Campbell is well known by many youth at the barn. Tara Glasscock, a former youth fair queen and graduating senior, carried a silver dollar at the Brown County Fair and the majors as a good luck charm that was given to her by Mr. Campbell. Mr. Campbell spent many hours helping to maintain the barns and rodeo arena so that the youth of Brown County could have positive life experiences through agricultural and home economic projects.
