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Nnational Cowboy Museum SHOW OFFICIALS MAGAZINE COMMITTEE OFF ice R in CH A R ge CH ai R man O F T H E Boa RD Bill Booher Charles R. “Butch” Robinson CH ai R man Lawrence S Levy PR E S I D ent / C.E.O. Vice CH ai R men Skip Wagner Tracy L. Ruffeno Gina Steere CH ie F OP E R AT I N G OFF ice R CO PY ED ito R Leroy Shafer Kenneth C. Moursund Jr. ED ito R ia L Boa RD Denise Doyle Vice PR E S I D ent S Samantha Fewox C.A. “Bubba” Beasley Katie Lyons Bill Booher A Peek at the Stars .. 15 Ken Scott David Boothe Brandon Bridwell It’s just the beginning for another Marshall R. Smith III Todd Zucker George A. Buschardt great year of superstars. Rudy Cano PH otog R A PH E RS Tom Davis Debbie Porter Andrew Dow Lisa Van Etta James C. “Jim” Epps III RE P O Rte RS Warner D. Ervin Sonya Aston Charlene Floyd Stephanie Earthman Baird Darrell N. Hartman A Different View .. 2 Bill R. Bludworth Tom Lippincott Behind the chutes at RODEO HOUSTON , Brandy Divin Ken McGuyer Kirsten Vold is boss of her bucking horses. Kate Gunn John Morton Rita Kirkup Marshall R. Smith III Superstars on the Rotating Stage .. 4 Charlotte Kocian James A. “Jim” Winne III Some of the greatest stars in the entertainment industry Sarah Langlois have graced the stage of RODEO HOUSTON . Brad Levy Melissa Manning EX ec U tive Committee Elizabeth Martin Joseph T. Ainsworth, M.D. What’s In a Name? .. 6 Jim Bloodworth Rodeo contestants and rodeo livestock earn Nan McCreary Crystal Bott McKeon Tilman J. Fertitta their unique names in a rough industry. Rochell McNutt Wayne Hollis Marian Perez Boudousquié Don D. Jordan Unmasked .. 8 Sandra Hollingsworth Smith Stuart Lang Ashley Hartzog represents the hard-working Kristi Van Aken Jack A. Lyons nature of Show scholarship recipients. Clarissa Webb Louis M. Pearce Jr. Charles R. “Butch” Robinson John O. Smith Ropes & Roping .. 10 HO US ton Live S toc K SH O W Paul G. Somerville Making a rope that swings true an D RO D eo Keith A. Steffek Magazine Coo RD ination takes years of dedicated study. R. H. “Steve” Stevens MA RK eting & PU B L ic RE L ation S P. Michael Wells One for the Money, Two for the Show .. 12 DiviSion Junior market show participants earn their rewards Managing DI R ecto R , LIFetime Membe RS O F T H E through hard work and responsibility. Comm U nication S EX ec U tive Committee Clint Saunders In Memoriam: Dick Graves .. 14 Don A. Buckalew Coo RD inato R , Comm U nication S “Chicken Dick” made an indelible impact on John Causey Kate Bradley J. M. “Jim” Clepper the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. DE S ign / LA Y O U T John T. Cook Amy Noorian James M. Windham Sta FF PH otog R A PH E RS How to Volunteer .. 16 Francis M. Martin, D.V. M. Join the ranks of the 20,000 volunteers at the world’s largest livestock show and Dave Clements richest regular-season PRCA rodeo. AGRICULTURE A Helping Hand .. 17 World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Committee volunteers bring Show H hospitality to Rice University while raising money for a good cause. Winter, Volume XVI, No. 4, is published quarterly by the EDUCATION Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Committee Spotlights .. 18 Copyright 2008 H Calf Scramble — putting on the world’s greatest calf scramble Letters and comments should be sent to: Marketing & Public Relations Division ENTERTAINMENT Breeders Greeters — making a great first impression The Cover ... Brad Paisley Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Go Texan Contests — every Texan enjoys a little friendly competition P. O. Box 20070 H is known for his many guitars Houston, Texas 77225-0070 Rodeo Roundup .. 21 with different colored paisley 832.667.1000 www.rodeohouston.com WESTERN Awards and honors designs. www.hlsr.com HERITAGE SHOW OFFICIALS MAGAZINE COMMITTEE OFF ice R in CH A R ge CH ai R man O F T H E Boa RD Bill Booher Charles R. “Butch” Robinson CH ai R man Lawrence S Levy PR E S I D ent / C.E.O. Vice CH ai R men Skip Wagner Tracy L. Ruffeno Gina Steere I hope this finds you and your family well on the way to recovery CH ie F OP E R AT I N G OFF ice R CO PY ED ito R from the damage left behind by Hurricane Ike. Our hearts go out Leroy Shafer Kenneth C. Moursund Jr. to those who are still struggling to recover from this devastation. ED ito R ia L Boa RD While going through a hurricane like Ike, and watching news Denise Doyle Vice PR E S I D ent S coverage of our current economic environment and pending Samantha Fewox C.A. “Bubba” Beasley Katie Lyons Bill Booher elections, I’m reminded of the amazing resilience of our Ken Scott David Boothe community and state. Marshall R. Smith III Brandon Bridwell Todd Zucker George A. Buschardt We have recovered from some minor damage to the Show offices, Rudy Cano and the roof of Reliant Stadium is being repaired as I write this. PH otog R A PH E RS Tom Davis Debbie Porter Andrew Dow Plans for the 2009 Show are in full swing, and a great Show it Lisa Van Etta James C. “Jim” Epps III will be! Committee meetings are becoming more frequent, and RE P O Rte RS Warner D. Ervin volunteers are continuing their tireless Sonya Aston Charlene Floyd push toward producing “The Show Stephanie Earthman Baird Darrell N. Hartman Bill R. Bludworth Tom Lippincott With a Heart.” Brandy Divin Ken McGuyer Kate Gunn John Morton In this issue, you will read about a Rita Kirkup Marshall R. Smith III scholarship recipient who is thriving Charlotte Kocian James A. “Jim” Winne III at her university, the many different Sarah Langlois Brad Levy entertainers who have graced the Melissa Manning EX ec U tive Committee rotating stage, a young lady who is Elizabeth Martin Joseph T. Ainsworth, M.D. successful in the world of rodeos, and, Jim Bloodworth Nan McCreary how volunteers make a difference for Crystal Bott McKeon Tilman J. Fertitta Rochell McNutt Wayne Hollis our Show and in our community. All Marian Perez Boudousquié Don D. Jordan of these make the Show unique. You Stuart Lang Sandra Hollingsworth Smith can’t define the Show in one or two Kristi Van Aken Jack A. Lyons Clarissa Webb Louis M. Pearce Jr. sentences. It’s a multitude of things Charles R. “Butch” Robinson that makes this the greatest Show in John O. Smith HO US ton Live S toc K SH O W the world, and most of all, the best Paul G. Somerville an D RO D eo Keith A. Steffek group of volunteers anywhere. Magazine Coo RD ination R. H. “Steve” Stevens MA RK eting & PU B L ic RE L ation S P. Michael Wells Also in this issue is a preview of DiviSion some of the 2009 RODEO HOUSTON ™ Managing DI R ecto R , LIFetime Membe RS O F T H E entertainers. We are off to a great Comm U nication S EX ec U tive Committee start with these superstars as part of Clint Saunders Don A. Buckalew the 2009 lineup. Keep your eye out Coo RD inato R , Comm U nication S John Causey Kate Bradley J. M. “Jim” Clepper for more entertainers and updates DE S ign / LA Y O U T John T. Cook as we get closer to Showtime. It’s Amy Noorian James M. Windham going to be another great year, as we Sta FF PH otog R A PH E RS begin “Celebrating Commitment to Francis M. Martin, D.V. M. Community.” Dave Clements AGRICULTURE Sincerely, H Winter, Volume XVI, No. 4, is published quarterly by the EDUCATION Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Copyright 2008 H Letters and comments should be sent to: Butch Robinson Marketing & Public Relations Division ENTERTAINMENT Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo P. O. Box 20070 H Houston, Texas 77225-0070 832.667.1000 www.rodeohouston.com WESTERN www.hlsr.com HERITAGE 1 By Teresa Ehrman he hoofs of a 1,000-pound gelding clank noisily against the metal chute as the young cowboy mounts Tfor what he hopes are eight seconds of pure grit and glory atop the bucking stock. He and the horse are about to compete to see who has more power, speed and agility. Dirt is slinging. Sweat is pouring. All the while, more than 60,000 fans are screaming for one of the most popular events at RODEO HOUSTON ™ — saddle bronc riding. In the midst of the organized chaos stands Kirsten Vold, looking over the horse she raised, checking out the flank strap placement and praying for the cowboy to have a great ride. At first glance, it appears as though the golden-haired young woman with a smile that could light up Reliant Stadium might be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But she is right where she is supposed to be — at work. For Vold, RODEO HOUSTON ’s first female stock contractor, it is just another day at the office. Vold is general manager of the Harry Vold Rodeo Company — the rodeo stock contracting business her father started in 1941. The Volds were again asked to provide stock for the 2008 Rodeo at the invitation of Cervi Championship Rodeo Company, RODEO HOUSTON ’s stock coordinator and rodeo producer.
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