The Murworth entrance to the Astrodomain now is closed for stadium construction. Visitors to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo offices will now enter the grounds from Kirby Drive at the Westridge gate.

It's meeting time again! All annual and lifetime members can head to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for the Annual Meeting on May 16 at 3 p.m. in the 200 series rooms of the Astrohall. The meeting will include election of the board of directors and lifetime directors, as well as reports from the officers and presentation of first-year chairman pins.

The Show's Board of Directors Meeting takes place the following week on May 25 at 5 p.m. in the 200 series rooms.

With the departure of the Astros and Astrodome USA, the Astrodomain, including the Show facilities, is under the guidance of new leadership. SMG became the new mangement company April 1, and SMG staff and management are looking forward to a long and exciting association with the Show. You may notice some positive changes along the way as SMG and the Show work together for a bigger and brighter future for everyone involved with the complex.

May 23 will be payday for the young men and women who are recognized at the 2000 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship Banquet. Each of the 298 students honored will be presented with a $10,000, four-year scholarship during ceremonies at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The scholarships presented are part of the Metropolitan, Opportunity and School Art scholarship programs.

Ever wondered how you could instantly be informed of events and happenings at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo during the year? With the Show's new e-mail subscription service, you can receive weekly updates during the year and daily updates during the Show. Sign up on either one of the Show's Web sites at www.hlsr.com or www.rodeohouston.com.

For the third time in four years, the "Bowlegged H" Magazine was recognized by the Press Club of Houston with an Excellence in Journalism Award. The magazine received an award in the public relations magazine category -- a category for in-house or external magazines judged on quality of writing, contents and presentation. The out-of-state journalists who judged the category commented that they "loved the stories" in the "Bowlegged H". The Magazine Committee proudly accepts this award on behalf of everyone involved with the Houston Liv estock Show and Rodeo.

The next three years will be a time of vast change as construction reshapes the way that the Show plans and operates. The Show's volunteers are an integral part of succeeding through this change, so Town Hall Meetings were held April 17-20 to hear the questions and suggestions that volunteers had on their minds. Input from these meetings will assist Show leaders and management as they finalize plans for the 2001 and 2002 Shows.

Although she has been on the Show's staff for three years, Brenda Gray will be a new addition to the Logistics and Service Support Department, where she will be co-coordinator of educational programs. With Gray's move, Cathy Cundiff has joined the Marketing, Information Systems and Presentations Department as director - sponsorships and advertising sales.