A portion of President John F. Kennedy’s estate was auctioned last year and everyone in the world turned their collective attention to the event. Houston enjoys its own brand of attention-getting auctions, very different in substance, but no less impressive in proceeds. In the five junior auctions that took place during the 1996 Show, $4,679,950 was spent on livestock and artwork. The numbers are staggering. Nevertheless, the wildly-successful auctions of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo could never take place without the generosity of the bidders, the hard work of Show volunteers, the skill of the auctioneer and foremost, the young exhibitors who raise the animals and motivate the entire organization.
Today you can walk into any boot or Western clothing store and choose from hundreds of styles of boots...ropers, lace-ups or more traditional styles. Among the seemingly endless rows of footwear, you’ll find all kinds of materials — cowhide, calfskin, pigskin, lizard, shark, buffalo, snake, ostrich, alligator, kangaroo or even anteater. And if that doesn’t make your head spin, you can choose from rounded toes, pointed toes, low heels, high heels, short barrels and long barrels. And, we haven’t even touched colors, stitching or designs!
Each year more than 600 volunteers—all employees, retirees and family members of Conoco, and their “extended family,” which includes DuPont and on-site Marriott employees, put on their running shoes to get ready for the Conoco 10K Rodeo Run. The Rodeo Run, Houston’s only point-to-point road race, celebrates its 10th year as the lead-in to the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo downtown parade.
A new “agri-hi-tech” educational program, The Longhorn Project, is underway at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) at Clear Lake and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is involved in a big way.
Can’t get tickets because it’s sold out? Got caught out of town on a business or pleasure trip? Want to invite friends and neighbors over and have your own party? Tired from a hard week at the office? Couldn’t find a baby-sitter for the kids? Just want to sit back and enjoy the Show in the intimacy of your own home? Well, whatever the reason, RODEOHOUSTON is the right answer for you!
Letters and comments should be sent to:
Marketing and Public Relations Division,
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™
P.O. Box 20070
Houston, Texas 77225-0070
