About the Committee
The Lost Dutchman Days Committee is a partnership made up of two primary entities. Superstition Mountain Promotional Corporation and AJ Mounted Rangers. Both non-profit organizations are membership-based and carry IRS 501-C classification.
The Committee involves many organizations taking the role in a variety of operations, involving their members and volunteers. This concept provides the manpower and input of many to plan and promote this event to make it rewarding, and successful for the Apache Junction Community as a whole.
Proceeds from the event are put back into the Community by donations to those youth-serving organizations that make Lost Dutchman Days a success and fulfilling our purpose of "Putting Smiles on Kid’s Faces."
Committee Members
General Chairman
Sherry Coker
Stock Contractor
Lisa Webb (W/A Contracting)
Finance Committee
Peter Heck (AJ Mounted Rangers)
Patricia Wruck (AJ Mounted Rangers)
Denny Walter (SMPC)
Vicki Petrosky (SMPC)
Security
Peter Heck (Captain)
Rich Sterba (1st Lt)
LDD Rodeo Royalty Coordinator
Heidi Erickson
Sponsorship
Dave Coker
Carol Handy
Carnival & Parade
AJ Chamber of Commerce
Marketing & Media
Krysta Paffrath
Entertainment
Rodney Wayne Goats
Raffle Sales
Kiwanis of AJ
Beer Sales (Superstition Mountain Rotary Club)
Ron Knies
Ed Shockley
Parking
AJ Little League
General Admissions Gate
Don Van Driel (AJ Boys & Girls Club)
Rodeo Ticket Gates
Julie Hewitt (Eagles Ladies Auxillary)
Michelle Weese (Country Kickers 4-H)
Cowboy Cook Shack
Sherry Coker (AJ High School Boosters Club)
Event Cleanup
Apache Junction Little League
Tia Coleman
Rodeo Dance Tickets
Jessica Hewitt
Brat Party
Buck Brigner (Elks)
Don Marks (Elks)
Golf Tournament
Denny Walter
Facility Operations
Dave Butler (City of AJ- Parks & Recreation Dept.)
Tough Enough to Wear Pink Program
Jane Walter (SMPC)
For more information or on how to get involved please email info@lostdutchmandays.org or visit a meeting.
Important Dates
Committee Meetings
- OCTOBER 17, 2024: Lost Dutchman Days Committee Meeting – 6:30pm in the
City Conference Room - NOVEMBER 21, 2024: Lost Dutchman Days Committee Meeting – 6:30pm in
the City Conference Room - DECEMBER 19, 2024: Lost Dutchman Days Committee Meeting – 6:30pm in
the City Conference Room - FEBRUARY 18, 2025: Lost Dutchman Days Committee Meeting – 6:00pm at the Rodeo Grounds
Important Dates for Lost Dutchman Days Rodeo
- OCTOBER 19, 2024: Lost Dutchman Days Rodeo Queens Breast Cancer
Fundraiser - JANUARY 11, 2025: Lost Dutchman Days Rodeo Queen Pageant
- JANUARY 16, 2025: Lost Dutchman Days Rodeo Kick-off Dinner
- JANUARY 18, 2025: Lost Dutchman Days / Hux Russell Memorial Golf Tourney
- FEBRUARY 20, 2025: Brat Party at the Apache Junction Elks Lodge
- FEBRUARY 21, 2025: RODEO DANCE at the Apache Junction Elks Lodge
- FEBRUARY 21 – 23, 2025: Lost Dutchman Days Rodeo
- MARCH 20, 2025: Lost Dutchman Days Rodeo Wrap-up Dinner