Ben’s Basketball Game

Ben’s Basketball Game

Our neighbors down Highway 84 at Sudan watched their girls’ basketball team, the Nettes, become the Class 1-A state basketball champs. The town was giddy with pride and joy over the team’s accomplishment, as they should have been. But we traveled south last weekend to...

In Honor of Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and before we turn the page on the calendar,  I want to say thank you to some of the Americans of African descent who have enriched my life. Thank you to George Washington Carver for his work with peanuts.  While he didn’t...
My Valentine’s Day Rocked!

My Valentine’s Day Rocked!

No, really. My valentine was an all day road trip to gather rocks for my latest landscaping project. My husband has this knack for coming up with appropriate gifts for me. For example, after I received my fist Painted Pony from my friend Hellen, Bill gave me a second...
The Heritage Thrift Shop

The Heritage Thrift Shop

Back in the 80s the Muleshoe hospital auxiliary had a thrift store run by Jennie McVicker and  Dorothy Green, wife of Dr. Green at the hospital. This thrift store operated from two different locations, the last one being on Highway 84. Time passed and about the time...
Muleshoe Heritage Center-There’s More

Muleshoe Heritage Center-There’s More

Let’s look at the rest of the historical structures that have been added to the Heritage Center and meet some of the people who are important to its existence. The one-room school house came from the Stegall community, southwest of Muleshoe. The little school is...