See the Muleshoe City Council Meeting held on May 8, 2017, at City Hall in Muleshoe, Texas. Items on the agenda: 1. Administer Oath of Office to Elected Council Member. 2. Approval of Minutes a. April 10, 2017. 3. Receive update on the HOME program. Kay Howard, President A&J Howco Services, Inc. 4. Consider Resolution No. R-728-0517- Approving Submission of an application for the Home grant program. 5. Consider Resolution R-729-0517 – Denial of SPS application to implement a proposed surcharge. 6. Consider Resolution R-730-0517 – Canvassing returns of the City Special Election held on May 6, 2017. 7. Elect Mayor Pro-Tem. 8. Receive Financial Statement for April 30, 2017. 9. Administrative Reports: a. The Muleshoe Water Park will open for the 2017 season on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. b. Progress continues at the City of Muleshoe Training Facility. The project should be completed by mid-May. c. Work continues on the West Elevated Storage Tank. We expect work to be completed by June 1st. d. Work is being performed at the basketball courts in the City Park. The surface is being replaced with concrete. e. Mark your calendars for Youth Fishing Day at Lake Muleshoe for Saturday, June 17th. f. Our campaign continues to remove junk vehicles from the city. Also, if anyone has weeds or grass exceeding 12 inches in heights, they are in violation of city ordinances and code enforcement will be contacting you. 10. Mayor and Council Remarks. 11. Budget Workshop. 12. Adjourn.
Muleshoe ISD District 3
Kurt Miller – 14
Todd Shipman – 7
City of Muleshoe
To legalize: “The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages.”
For – 131
Against – 55
See video of AimBank’s benefit cookout for Muleshoe Meals on Wheels held in their parking lot on May 5, 2017, at the crossroads in Muleshoe, Texas. AimBank Muleshoe President Jay Messenger presented a check for $1,000 to Bailey County Office of the Aging Director Judy Coffman and Muleshoe Meals on Wheels Board Member Steve Friskup. Dan Patterson from Farwell performed and his website can be found at: https://www.danpattersonmusic.com/ The event in total raised $4502 which is about enough money to feed all of the Muleshoe Meals on Wheels clients for one month.
See video and interviews of the Texas Farm Bureau and Bailey County Farm Bureau donating $250 each in a Garden Grant to Dillman Elementary in Muleshoe, Texas on May 3, 2017. Bailey County Farm Bureau President Kem Bales and Texas Farm Bureau Field Representative Todd Thompson present the donation to Dillman Principal Letti Tovar while Kindergarten Teacher Breann Molix explains what vegetables are being grown in the Dillman Garden.
See video of the April 29, 2017, rain that fell in Muleshoe that as the evening progressed became snow with the low overnight falling to 31 degrees. The NWS station at Channel 6 received .53″ of moisture and the Muleshoe Mesonet site got .54″.
See the fun run sponsored by the Student Health Advisory Committee on May 13, 2017.
See our interview with MHS and WJHS Nurse Sharon Johnson about the upcoming Student Health Advisory Committee Fun Run which will be held on Saturday, May 13th, beginning in the student parking lot at Muleshoe High School at 9a.m. Meet Your Neighbor is brought to you by United Supermarkets.
See our interview with McDonald’s owners Steve and Susan Credle and manager Jerome Sena about their donation of $3,000 to the Muleshoe Opportunity Scholarship Trust to help give a $500 scholarship to each graduating senior at Muleshoe High School. Accepting the donation is MISD Superintendent Dr. R.L. Richards and MHS Principal Steve Myatt. To donate to the MOST Scholarship send checks to MISD, 514 West Avenue G, Muleshoe, Texas, 79347.
See our interview with Kristen Neely new Nurse Practitioner at the Muleshoe Area Medical Center in Muleshoe, Texas. You can make an appointment to see Kristen by calling 806-272-7544, Monday-Friday, 8a.m.-5p.m. You can visit the Muleshoe Area Medical Center’s website at http://www.muleshoehospital.com/
See the Child Abuse Prevention 5K Run/Walk and Balloon Release held on Saturday, April 22, 2017, in the New City Park to raise funds for children that have been abused, neglected or are in the foster care system in Bailey County. Board member Kaci Morris addresses the crowd. You can donate to the Bailey County Child Welfare Board by sending a check to the Muleshoe Rainbow Room, P.O. Box 234, Muleshoe, Texas, 79347.
See the 1st Annual Smokin’ if for Kreid BBQ Cookoff held on April 22, 2017, in the New City Park in Muleshoe, Texas, that raised $6,500 to assist children who are battling malignant brain tumors and their families. The event was put on by Killin’ it for Kreid, a non-profit organization established by Heather Campbell and Morgan Marricle, the mothers of Kade Campbell and Reid Marricle who both died of a brain cancer type called Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid. For more information on the group and how to give, visit their website at http://killinitforkreid.webs.com/ or you can mail your donations to Killin’ it for Kreid, Attn: Morgan Marricle, 1887 U.S. Highway 70, Muleshoe, Texas, 79347.
