A Christmas Nativity Memory
Boxes full of Christmas decorations came out of storage after Thanksgiving, and the process of creating holiday twinkle and shine commenced. I dug through one box and took out a Christmas memory that hasn’t missed many Christmases, my very plain, plastic, worn-out...
Another USC Visitor Comes to Town to Learn About Lincoln
I had a call Friday morning, December 10th, from Ryan Young, publisher of TrojanSports.com, a website devoted to sports coverage for the University of Southern California, requesting a chance to ask a few questions about Lincoln Riley, their new head football coach....
The LA Times Comes to Town
I had a call from Ryan Kartje, USC (University of Southern California) Beat Writer for the Los Angeles Times, requesting a visit to learn about Muleshoe and its native son, Lincoln Riley, who, as you may be aware, has become the new head football coach at USC. I told...
The Thrift Shop Ladies are Retiring
Back in the 1980s the Muleshoe hospital auxiliary had a thrift store to make some extra cash for the hospital. Then when the hospital closed about that time, so did the thrift store. Vivian White, who had been active in the hospital auxiliary as well as the new...
A Texas A&M Story with Ties to Muleshoe
I read this article in the current Texas A&M Foundation Spirit Magazine, and when I got near the end, the name Muleshoe jumped out at me! The story of the cannon that is fired after each time the Aggies score was interesting in itself, but when I read that someone...
A Quick Vocabulary/Connotation Lesson: Lady vs. Woman
I’ve heard that snarky comment that old teachers never die; they just lose their class. Well, I, too, may have lost my class, but I think that for me the snarky comment that fits is old English teachers never die, they just keep correcting people’s grammar. Aha! But...
The Best Girl
Mari joined our family the year our grandson Colten turned 15. He brought her home one day from a classmate’s house after convincing that family to let him have her since she was somewhat handicapped after having a back leg amputated and they might have no use for her...
The Football Comes Home
In 1962 the Muleshoe Mules were the district 3-AA champs, the first time since 1938 the town had celebrated a district championship. The game ball from the winning game went home with Coach Bill Taylor. I suspect the addition of the names of those who made it happen...
Sammie Simpson Day at the Heritage Center
The Muleshoe Heritage Foundation held its yearly organizational meeting Saturday night, October 10, 2021, in part to elect new board members. But what the board really wanted to do was honor Sammie Simpson for her dedication and tireless work to making the Heritage...
Charlie, Georgette, and the Fair Store
I recently enjoyed a visit with Charlie and Georgette Isaac in their new home in Lubbock and learned the intriguing story of how a boy from the town of Homestead, Pennsylvania, by way of Ramallah in Palestine and a girl from Jerusalem by way of Matamoros, Mexico,...
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