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SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS
On May 20, 2008, Houston-area students will be presented with 209 Metropolitan, 100 Opportunity and
15 School Art scholarships — totaling $4.86 million.
Scholarships also will be presented to 70 Texas 4-H members in College Station, Texas, on June 10. Texas
FFA members will be presented with 70 scholarships during their convention in Lubbock on July 17. These scholarships are four-year, $15,000 awards
and total $2.1 million.
Scholarships already have been presented to 60 Area
Go Texan students and 10 Texas Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members. The 60
four-year $15,000 Area Go Texan scholarships were presented on Feb. 29, and the FCCLA scholarships were presented on April 5 during the FCCLA state convention. |
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2009 SHOW DATES
Mark your calendar for the 2009 Show,
March 3 – 22. The 2009 Show will return to its normal schedule, with a Tuesday start and a Sunday finalé.
MERCHANDISE
If anyone missed getting the 2008 annual pin for his or her collection, the Show has placed a small order which will be available May 10.
Replacement gold badges are available for many of the Show years, going back 30 years. Visit www.rodeohouston.com to make your purchases. |
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 AQHA HALL OF FAME
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Executive Committee member R.H. "Steve” Stevens will be inducted into the American Quarter Horse Associations’ Hall of Fame during the AQHA Convention, March 6-9, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas.
Stevens is an AQHA life member and served as AQHA president in 2003. He is a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Lifetime Vice President and serves on the board of directors.
Induction into the AQHA Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors bestowed by the organization. Stevens will join 135 people and 79 horses already hall of fame members. |
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RODEOHOUSTON ENTERTAINERS WIN BIG AT CMT AWARDS
 On Monday, March 14, the Country Music Television Awards aired and featured several RODEOHOUSTON entertainers. All-time paid Rodeo attendance record-holder Miley Cyrus (2007-08) and dad, Billy Ray Cyrus (1993-95, 2008), hosted the awards show. Keith Urban (2005) was joined by recent inductees to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Star Trail of Fame Brooks & Dunn (1992–2008) to kick off the show. |
RODEOHOUSTON Entertainers win at the CMT Awards:
 Group Video: Rascal Flatts (2001, ‘05, ‘08) for “Take Me There”- Duo Video: Sugarland (2007-08) for “Stay”
- Collaborative Video: Bon Jovi (2003) featuring LeAnn Rimes (1997-98, 2000-01, 2006) for “’Til We Ain’t Strangers Anymore”
- Wide Open Country Video: Alison Krauss (2002) with Robert Plant for “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)”
- Comedy Video: Brad Paisely (2001, ‘05, ‘08) for “Online”
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PRCA STANDINGS
All 2008 RODEOHOUSTON Super Series event champions are in the top five ranked contestants in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association standings. Despite being out of competition for surgery, header Chad Masters still retains a second-place standing in team roping. The 2007 RODEOHOUSTON Champion Barrel Racer Brittany Pozzi-Pharr is chasing 2008 RODEOHOUSTON Champion Lindsay Sears for the number one spot.
Event |
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Competitor |
Hometown |
Money Earned |
Ahead or Behind by $ |
Tie-Down Roping |
1 |
Josh Peek |
Pueblo, Colo. |
$67,829 |
$24,558 |
Bareback Riding |
1 |
Steven Dent |
Mullen, Neb. |
$65,010 |
$19,963 |
Team Roping |
2 |
Chad Masters (header) |
Clarksville, Tenn. |
$33,947 |
- $511.00 |
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1 |
Jade Corkill (heeler) |
Fallon, Nev. |
$37,226 |
$2,352 |
Steer Wrestling |
1 |
Wade Sumpter |
Fowler, Colo. |
$75,841 |
$25,562 |
Saddle Bronc Riding |
1 |
Billy Etbauer |
Edmond, Okla. |
$70,934 |
$16,599 |
Barrel Racing |
1 |
Lindsay Sears |
Ropesville, Texas |
$86,793 |
$40,954 |
Bull Riding |
3 |
B.J. Schumacher |
Hillsboro, Wisc. |
$64,429 |
- $56,696 |
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 RODEOHOUSTON ON THE TODAY SHOW
Watch the TODAY Show to see Matt Lauer's debut at the 2008 RODEOHOUSTON. The segment featuring RODEOHOUSTON is schedule to air Tuesday, May 20, between 6 and 8 a.m.
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RODEOHOUSTON ENTERTAINER EDDY ARNOLD PASSES AWAY AT 89
Country music legend Eddy Arnold passed away Thursday in Nashville, Tenn., just days before his 90th birthday. The successful country music star performed seven times at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (1951, '53, '60, '64, '67, '72, '82).
Arnold, who began his career in the 1940s, sold more than 85 million records. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966, 37 of his hits crossed over to the pop charts. The biggest of those, “Make the World Go Away,” reached the top 10 during the fall of 1965, when it was heard on the radio alongside the latest records by the Beatles, the Supremes and the Rolling Stones.
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