Honoring Pioneer Families on the 100th Anniversary of Muleshoe, Texas.  See our interview with Maurine Hooten whose great grandparents, John and Emma Wilterding, grandparents, W.M. and Laura Wilterding, and father, Mervin Wilterding, all came to the Muleshoe area in 1908.  There are seven generations of Maurine’s family that have lived in Muleshoe.  Gil Lamb Advertising’s pioneer interviews are being brought to you by the Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce and Randall Field, CPA.  See ads at first of video!  Interview was conducted on October 22, 2013.

See presentation by Bailey County Judge Sherri Harrison and Muleshoe Chamber President Gina Wilkerson of plaques of appreciation to Raymond Robertson and Zack Stancell.   Raymond and Zack’s heroic actions saved Marcus Delgado’s life on September 18, 2013, when they pulled him from his burning truck cab after being hit by a train near the Muleshoe Animal Clinic.  Includes interview with Raymond, Zack and Marcus on October 15, 2013, at the Bailey County Courthouse in Muleshoe, Texas following the presentation.

See the Muleshoe High School and Watson Junior High School Fall Choir Concert held on October 14, 2013, at the Kerry Moore Auditorium in Muleshoe, Texas.  The MHS Choir Director is Lorissa Mason and Assistant Director is Nicole Flores with piano accompaniment provided by Brady Mason.  Choir performances by WJHS Beginning Choir, MHS JV Choir, WJHS Advanced Choir, WJHS Advanced Treble and MHS Varsity Treble, and MHS Varsity Choir.  Find the program at the first of the video.

See the Muleshoe City Council Meeting held on October 14, 2013, in Muleshoe, Texas. Get the agenda and agenda notes on the City of Muleshoe’s website at:  http://www.city-of-muleshoe.com/October142013CityCouncilAgenda.htm

Take a tour of the improvements and additions at the Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery with Bob Graves and Buddy Embry filmed on October 9, 2013.  You are invited to an Open House on Sunday, October 13, 2013, from 3-4p.m. to see the cemetery and make sure to watch the video to get details on how to win a gift certificate from Leal’s Mexican Food Restaurant.  Bob Graves states in our video that The Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery is perpetual care but that is incorrect.

First freeze for Muleshoe, Texas, for 2013 occurred on the morning of Sunday, October 6th shortly after 4a.m. dropping to 31 degrees at the NWS Station at Channel 6 and 28 degrees at the West Texas Mesonet Station, 2 miles south of Muleshoe. The temperature remained below the freezing mark until 8:30a.m. The average first freeze for Muleshoe is October 22nd.

Ann Johnson and Sandra Chancey with the Muleshoe Art Association present Dolores Harvey a donation for the Muleshoe Heritage Foundation on October 3, 2013 at the Muleshoe Heritage Center.

Government shutdown closes the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge October 2013.  Hear the message left on the wildlife refuge’s answering machine from the manager Jude Smith that states – Due to a lapse in appropriations Muleshoe and Grulla National Wildlife Refuges and all Fish and Wildlife Service Lands are closed and all programs and activities are cancelled. For more information visit http://www.doi.gov/shutdown

See the Muleshoe Area Hospital District Board of Directors Meeting held on October 1, 2013, at the Muleshoe Area Medical Center.  Find the agenda at the first of the video.   After hearing feedback from the public, the board voted unanimously in favor of accepting the contract presented to the board on September 30, 2013, for both Bruce and Tyson Purdy.

Curtis Shelburne’s “One Christmas Night” CD Listening Party with his producer Darrell Bledsoe at the 16th and Avenue D Church of Christ on September 29, 2013, in Muleshoe, Texas.  You can purchase “One Christmas Night” now at Williams General Store or Lasting Impressions in Muleshoe, Texas or online at http://curtisshelburne.com/