Mike’s Final Journey
I received this email from Mike Jones’ brother Tommy this week and wanted to share it with those of you who were friends with Mike and read about his life in an earlier blog post here. He is now home in one of his favorite places.Tommy wrote:Last weekend, I made the...
In Defense of Class Reunions
Yes, I saw old people again! I just traveled 1250 miles round trip to visit with a bunch of friends I went to high school with. And I had a good time catching up, sharing memories, and reliving our history in Rosenberg and our high school. Danny and Sharon Klasel...
Terry and Snack Pak 4 Kids
Back when Mindy McClanahan was pastor at First United Methodist Church and leading a discipleship study, she challenged the participants to put the discipleship they had been talking about into action. Terry Marricle was a member of that study. As Terry considered her...
Mike Jones was a Gentle Soul
Mike Jones passed away March 22; his funeral was March 29. I only knew Mike through our membership in the Muleshoe Art Association. I knew he liked art and cats, so we had those two things in common. But I came away from his service smiling and happy to have learned...
Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce calls Muleshoe their Hometown
The Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held their annual banquet Saturday night, April 15, at the Desert Rose event center. The celebration of Muleshoe as Our Town was well attended and went something like this: Guests were given their table assignments as...
Egg Hunt at the Heritage Foundation
The Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture sponsored an Easter egg hunt at the Muleshoe Heritage Center Saturday. And I thought I was on time to see the rush for eggs, but boy, was I wrong! Egg hunts are over in mere minutes, so I should have gone early. I...
Muleshoe Art Association hosts Spring Art Show
The Muleshoe Art Association held its 2023 Spring Art Show April 3-7 at the Oneita Wagnon Senior Center in Muleshoe. Artists from Muleshoe, Brownfield, Portales, Sudan, Slaton, Spur, and Clovis entered 108 pieces of artwork in the show. Money prizes were awarded as...
Sandhill Cranes
If you have been outside this winter, you may have heard birds chatting above you in the sky. If you bothered to look up to see what was going on, you may have seen large birds gliding over scanning the ground for food and water. Perhaps you saw a long, thick gray...
Feed Your Appetite/Nourish Your Soul-Lunch Church Fellowship
Pete Christy talks to God often. One such conversation came with dinner at Cagle’s in Lubbock six years ago. Pete said he was having dinner when God told him, “You have all these men watching you on TV. Bring them to me.” And so Pete did. In January of 2017 Pete...
The King Family Leaves Its Mark
The King brothers, H.D. and Bob, didn’t arrive at the same time, but when they got here, they both got involved in the agricultural side of things in Muleshoe. Their endeavors had an impact on this farming town that are still evident today, and their families are...
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