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...

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,...