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.

First Day of School Interviews on August 27, 2013, in Muleshoe, Texas.  Meet Isai, Maci Jo, Matthew, Lane, Cord, Daisy and Kyle who all went to school for the first time in their lives.

Whip Scorpion, Bull Snake, Birds, Butterflies, Wildflowers, Quail and Dove in the Muleshoe, Texas area Summer 2013.

Honoring Pioneer Families on the 100th Anniversary of Muleshoe, Texas.  See our interview with Jim Young and Sue Young Rodgers telling about their pioneering parents Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Young.  W.R. came to Bailey County and purchased land in 1922 in the Longview area and married Johnnie Murrill in 1930.  She was a school teacher in the Longview School for many years.  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 16, 2013.

Check out video and pictures shot by Curtis Shelburne of his cereus plant blooming in Muleshoe on August 13, 2013.  The original cutting for Curtis’ plant came from his grandfather via his brother Jim.   This amazing flower blooms very rarely and for only one night!   Find Curtis online at his website at http://curtisshelburne.com/