by Alice Liles | Jul 19, 2026 | Bright Lights
Perhaps inspired by the Bula Time Capsule dug up on July 3rd after fifty years, Bailey County historian Rebecca Beall thought it appropriate that Muleshoe have one, too. So, after the 4th of July parade, a group gathered at the Muleshoe Heritage Foundation and did...
by Alice Liles | Jul 13, 2026 | Bright Lights
I was surprised and honored to be asked to be the Grand Marshal of this year’s parade. What a deal! Photo courtesy of Terry Brewster Had I not been the Grand Marshal and leading the parade, I would have been watching the parade and taking pictures. I did take...
by admin | Jul 6, 2026 | Bright Lights
The year 1976 was the Bicentennial of the United States. It was also the year that Betty Harlan and a group women called Women for Texas Cotton from the Bula, Texas, area traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby for the current farm bill. I’m not sure if the farm...
by Alice Liles | May 9, 2026 | Bright Lights
The Boston Marathon began in 1897 with fifteen entrants. The 2026 Boston Marathon had 29,020 entrants, and Jaimie Davis ran with them. What a deal! This is her story. Jaimie Diaz , daughter of Harold and Dawn Diaz, grew up in Farwell where she ran track and played...
by Alice Liles | Apr 1, 2026 | Bright Lights
When I started teaching in Muleshoe at Watson Junior High, I joined Texas Classroom Teachers Association. Dorothy Beddingfield, who taught social studies at the junior high, was also a member of TCTA. Sometime during my first year or two here, she suggested, more...
by Alice Liles | Mar 27, 2026 | Bright Lights
Avery Cantu, Muleshoe High School junior, has been bending, twisting, and lifting for me while I recover from my recent back surgery. She has also been squatting, bench pressing, and deadlifting her way to the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s state...
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