Travels with Ol’ Pete

Travels with Ol’ Pete

While Ol’ Pete spends most of his time taking pictures with  people traveling through  Muleshoe, he did have the opportunity to visit our nation’s capitol in 2001  for President George Bush’s inauguration. It all started with Larry and Rick Meyers, sons of Jinx and...

Mules 45-Childress 15

Tonight was Senior Night for the Mules, and their going-away present was the district trophy, presented to them by Supt. Gene Sheets after the game. They were already district champs;  the win tonight merely the icing on the cake. The game started out with a bang...
Ol’ Pete, the Mule Memorial

Ol’ Pete, the Mule Memorial

Back in the late ‘70s a  trip to visit Bill’s Aunt Ruth and Uncle Leroy Berggren at their  farm between Farwell and Bovina took us through Muleshoe and by the Mule Memorial. We piled out of the car and took your typical tourist picture with the mule. Who knew that in...

Mules 54 (or 53)-River Road 7

The Mules ventured   to Amarillo to play River Road Friday night.  Coming off the big win against Littlefield last week and expecting River Road to be a probable win could have spelled disaster for the Mules, who needed to win this one to be assured of...
All Good Pets Must Surely Go to Heaven

All Good Pets Must Surely Go to Heaven

I helped my friend Sheila put to rest her two little dog companions, Scruffy and Buddy,  last Wednesday. We buried them beside the walking path around our pasture, a place they liked to visit and explore. That  same pasture is also the final resting place of my black...