Interview with District 88 Texas State Representative Ken King in Muleshoe, Texas on September 25, 2013, at the Muleshoe State Bank Meeting Room. Ken feels that the most important issues facing District 88 are education, water and transportation. Visit Ken King online at http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=88.

Muleshoe Independent School District named First Place Summer Champion in the Pythagoras Division (school districts under 5,000 students) in the state of Texas Think Through Math program.  A total of 1,066 school districts were competing in the Pythagoras Division.  Includes interview with Watson Junior High Principal Cindy Bessire along with Michelle Samford and Jayson Cox-Monik with the Think Through Math program.  Dr. R.L. Richards introduces Jayson Cox-Monik who presents prizes to the top students who were Joe Anthony Alfaro, Alexis Campos, Milenia Estrada, Ricarda Elizalde, Luis Cortez, Christian Gonzales, Carlos Meza, Israel Ramirez, Lorena Balderas Arias and Armando Padilla.

See highlights of the Muleshoe Day sponsored by the Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture on September 22, 2013 celebrating 100 years of Muleshoe, Texas.  Includes performance from Bentley Massey Band.  Talent Show Winners:  1st Kayla Torres, 2nd Bryant and Burt Torres & 3rd DonAnn Rempe and Lariat Adams.  BBQ Cook-off Winners:  1st Tasty Cow Catering & 2nd Double S Chuck Wagon.  Winners of the 1/2 Beef was Tim McCormick and Patti Puckett.

Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, NHK, making sandhill crane documentary at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, 20 miles south of Muleshoe, Texas on January 23, 2013.  Includes interview with Director/Producer Akira Matsubayashi and Coordinator Minami Tamura.  The Camerman on the shoot is Chihiro Ito.

See a small portion of the NHK Japan Sandhill Crane Documentary featuring the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.  Visit NHK Japan online at:  http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Honoring Pioneer Families on the 100th Anniversary of Muleshoe, Texas.  See our interview with Bobbie Harrison whose parents, Bill and Margaret Roach Collins, moved to Muleshoe in 1925.  Margaret’s parents, Carl and Bertha Roach, ran Hot Shots Cafe and then Bill and Margaret ran Bill’s Cafe, Muleshoe Cafe and Bill’s Drive-In.  When Bill and Margaret Collins retired in 1979 they ran the sixth oldest business in Muleshoe, Texas and in their 45 years had served five generations.  Gil Lamb Advertising’s pioneer interviews are being brought to you by the Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce, Randall Field, CPA and Bamert Seed Company.  See ads at first of video!  Interview was conducted on September 16, 2013.

Dedication of the National Mule Memorial in Muleshoe, Texas, on July 3, 1965.  Dedication speech was given by Wagoneer Carr, Texas Attorney General.  National Mule Memorial Association was President Gil Lamb, Vice-President Harmon Elliott, Secretary-Treasurer Robert Alford, Directors:  John Fried and John Crow and Honorary Members:  George Dolan, V.H. Torrance, Carroll Pouncey and Mrs. J.B. Barnett.    The model for the Mule Memorial was a Mule owned by Dave Anders named “Old Pete” and is pictured at the first of the video.  The sculptor was Kevin Wolf from Aurora, Colorado and the memorial was cast by the Fiberglass Menagerie in Alpine, California.  Kevin is pictured working on “Ole Pete” at the first of the video.

See the Muleshoe City Council Meeting held on September 9, 2013, in Muleshoe, Texas. Get the agenda and agenda notes on the City of Muleshoe’s website at:  http://www.city-of-muleshoe.com/SeptemberAgenda.htm  Includes a presentation by Muleshoe Chamber President Gina Wilkerson of a plan to move the National Mule Memorial to the Muleshoe Heritage Center.

Honoring Pioneer Families on the 100th Anniversary of Muleshoe, Texas.  See our interview with Pearl Splawn Brown who moved to the Muleshoe area in 1933 with her parents Charlie and Effie Splawn.    Pearl is a 1939 graduate of Muleshoe High School.  Our pioneer interviews are being brought to you by the Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce, Randall Field, CPA and Bamert Seed Company.  See ads at first of video!  Interview was conducted on September 3, 2013.

See our First Day of School interviews with the same kids, same questions but 12 years difference from their Kindergarten year in school August 21, 2001, and then their Senior Year in school August 26, 2013.  Meet McKenna Dunham, DonAnn Rempe and Eli Leal as Kindergarteners at Dillman Elementary in 2001 and Seniors at Muleshoe High School in 2013.

Honoring Pioneer Families on the 100th Anniversary of Muleshoe, Texas.  See our interview with Melba Bratcher telling about her grandparents H.M. and Alva Shofner who came to Muleshoe in 1925 after purchasing land in the area in 1922.  Our 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 August 28, 2013.