The Conophytum Bloomed!

by | Sep 8, 2020 | Cactus Are Cool

Three years ago I ordered this little plant from Plants for the Southwest, a specialty nursery in Tucson I learned about at one of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America’s conventions a few years ago. Conophytum pearsonii is not a variety you will see in the big...

For the Love of the Game-Disc Golf being the Game

by | Sep 6, 2020 | Bright Lights

Did you know Muleshoe has a disc golf course? I didn’t, but I do now. In fact, I even played one hole the other day. I was introduced to the game by Larry Kirk, a happily self-appointed ambassador intent on promoting the sport and making the rounds for his fourth tour...

Welcome to Meet the Mules

by | Aug 21, 2020 | Bright Lights

Meet the Mules was held Tuesday night, August 18th. An eager crowd of parents and other football fans gathered at Benny Douglass Stadium in anticipation of the Mules’ 2020 football season to be introduced to the players, coaches, cheerleaders, mascot, and band. This...

One Agave Bed Calls for Another!

by | Aug 18, 2020 | Cactus Are Cool

I had so much fun creating the new agave bed I told you about a few days ago (“The New Agave Bed,” August 9, 2020), I decided to do another one. The patch of zebra grass at the back of the garden had not looked good for the last few years. I couldn’t keep it wet...

I Won a Newspaper Award!

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Bright Lights

Gabby Perez,  Advertising Manager for the Muleshoe Journal, was recently notified that the newspaper won four awards in the Panhandle Press Association Better Newspaper contest. The winners were announced July 24th in Amarillo, and I got one of them. What a...