The Football Comes Home

by | Oct 19, 2021 | Bright Lights

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

by | Oct 10, 2021 | Bright Lights

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

by | Oct 9, 2021 | Bright Lights

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,...

Grape Harvest

by | Sep 21, 2021 | Bright Lights

Back during the 2011 drought, Keith and Brenna Burch were looking for a crop with low water needs. Vineyards were gaining attention in the Texas Hill Country, and vineyards take less water than cotton and corn. They did some investigating and also discovered that...