Muleshoe’s First Female Pastor
In 2012 our Methodist church made history. Well, our new pastor, Mindy McLanahan, did when she became the first female pastor in our little town. The chance to break that particular glass ceiling was a long time coming, but dealing with the ceiling wasn’t necessarily...
The Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce Banquet Rocked!
We had the pleasure of complimentary tickets for the 2017 Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce banquet Saturday night. So we went and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Our tickets were sponsored by Hereford Feed Ingredients, one of several businesses that showed support for our...
We Have Pecans!
When Bill planted his pecan orchard three years and one month ago, he was told he could expect to see pecans in seven to ten years. Right. If we were still around by then-we are getting old, ya’ know. So imagine our surprise and delight when tiny little green pecans...
My Trip to the Tattoo Parlor
About ten years ago I became weary of reinventing my eyebrows every morning and discovered that there was something out there called permanent make-up that would solve my problem. My eyebrows were never very prominent, what with blonde hair and thin brows that got...
We’ll Miss Your Music, Sally
For twenty-something years members of the First United Methodist Church in Muleshoe have been blessed with the musical leadership of Sally Messenger. She led the choir, played the piano and keyboard, played in the bell choir, organized and directed Christmas pageants...
The Disciple Now Youth Weekend Retreat
Three years ago First United Methodist Church in Muleshoe was blessed with the arrival of Hunter Hawkins to be our Youth Director. In three years he has organized three youth retreats, each year adding a few more kids. This year the theme was “Tear Stuff Up for...
Yes, Jesus, Another Cat!
I shared with you the story of Daisy, the stray cat who recently came to live with us (“Say Hello to Daisy,” August 14, 2016). Daisy is a young cat, the youngest of our bunch. Perla and Minnie cared nothing about playing with her; Siam was still settling into her new...
The Geese Dropped in for a Visit
Sometime in the mid-90s when Bill’s mother, Eloise, and her husband Pete were wandering aimlessly around America in their motor home, they wound up in Sidney, Nebraska, location of the original Cabela’s store. About that same time three large Cabela boxes mysteriously...
Peace and the Simple Life
On the second Sunday of Advent, Chris and Gina Mardis lit the candle of peace of our Advent wreath at church on December 4th. Chris spoke of experiencing peace with God, peace with yourself, and just as important, sharing and passing peace onto others. It was the...
Muleshoe Livestock Auction
Most Saturday mornings on Highway 84, just a stone’s throw away from the city limit sign on Muleshoe’s east side, the line forms in front of Muleshoe Livestock Auction, Inc., just as it has since 1955 when Clayton Myers embarked on a business venture that has become a...
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