Museum is must for auto fans Dec 6, 2008
Similarly, Simeone tells the story of auto racing his way, from the 1909 American Underslung to the 2002 NASCAR Dyno Mule. He groups most cars by race course and year to show the evolution of the winning vehicle. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Valley events Oct 8, 2008
Rocky, the Amazing Trick Mule, will perform during the show ... Rocky, the Amazing Trick Mule, will perform during the show. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Southeastern fests for Oct. 3-5 and beyond Oct 3, 2008
And, of course, there are the usual fair activities: cheerleading and dance competition, horse and mule pulls, livestock shows, and an antique and classic car show. 601-961-4000. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Community calendar Sep 20, 2008
Clark County Mule Festival county fairgrounds, Kahoka, Mo ... Clark County Mule Festival county fairgrounds, Kahoka, Mo ... Clark County Mule Festival county fairgrounds, Kahoka, Mo. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Mule Festival time nears in Kahoka Sep 10, 2008
The 23rd annual Clark County Mule Festival is Friday, Sept. 19, through Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Clark County Fairgrounds, Business Route EE or old Highway 136, just outside of Kahoka, Mo. People from all around the United States come to the mule and craft show ... Stalls for mules may be rented upon request. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Crossing Morocco on camelback Sep 9, 2008
We turned again to Hassan, who arranged transportation to Imlil and mules for the mountain climb. A mule to the mountains ... Regardless of the shape you are in, use the mules instead of walking. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bee attitude: Sycamore's annual steam show and threshing bee starts Thursday Aug 11, 2008
Mule team and wagon rides around grounds. Grinding wheat. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
'Merrill Pioneer Days' begin today Jul 18, 2008
First up for the three-day celebration will be horse and mule competition at 6:30 p.m. today at the Merrill Saddle Club horse arena. The draft horse show will feature several different classes, including an obstacle course and a feed race. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Fire threatens historic home Jun 16, 2008
The house was located by the mansion of Maury County pioneer Jonathan Webster, known as the first mule breeder in the county ... He is known as the first mule breeder in Maury County. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Bringing back old fashioned farming Apr 15, 2008
Some of the equipment he has is so old, it doesn't even need a motor - just a mule to pull it along. One of the biggest hurdles in restoring the tractors is finding parts. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
Knife show gets the ax Mar 21, 2008
Over the past decade, the show, which was held at the American Legion Building on Nashville Highway, became a mainstay of Mule Day celebrations ... Instead of the knife show, Walters plans to sell space for a flea market that will be held on the grounds of the American Legion Building Thursday, Friday and Saturday during Mule Day week ... The Mule Day knife auction and the knife and coin show sponsored by the Maury County Bridle e Club will be held this year at Maury County Park. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Cozy cool-air retreat Feb 23, 2008
On the other side of the fireplace, an antique mule chest and a painting of a Russian landscape add charm. The Hanleys spotted the painting in a London auction catalog and Lee happened to stop in London while returning from a business trip to Rwanda. (AZCentral -- Home)
Santa's special helpers confess: Dec 16, 2007
"That year they decided I would arrive on a giant mule. That year they also decided to have the kids arrive in a wagon pulled by horses."I rode into the parking lot on that big mule ... Santa needed help getting off that big mule, and I was stuck there until somebody finally came over and helped me ... "ELLENSBURGSanta doesn't always arrive by sleigh or fire truck -- or by mule.Sometimes he drives up in a bright red Miata sports car with its top down.That's the case with 69-year-old Bill Amo, a... (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Reunion a walk through farming past Sep 1, 2007
Wilbur Volkenbstauber Pontiac Michigan wrote on Aug 31, 2007 4:52 PM:" My great great great Grandaddy once shoveled coal into the hopper of a steam mule that was retrofitted to power the first Panagraph printing press. ". Add your own comments. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Business booms at used-buggy lot Jul 15, 2007
Bill and Barb Woodall of Felicity, Ohio, recently stopped at the lot after arriving in the area for Horse Progress Days, an annual traveling event featuring exhibits of horse-, mule- and ox-drawn equipment. A few minutes later, Eric and Nancy Wheeler of Indianapolis, also in the area for the show, pulled over to take a look. (Chicago Tribune)
Celebrate canal in villages Jul 13, 2007
There will also be reptiles, alpacas and Lucille the mule ... he's a great mule, but then again I don't know too many mules, Doyle chuckled by way of explanation. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Antique Tractor Pull Set Jun 21, 2007
The Central Mississippi Antique Tractor Association (CMATA) will sponsor its first tractor/mule pull on July 7 at the Scott County-Forest Coliseum ... The tractor pull is set to begin at 11 a.m. and continue until approximately 3 p.m., followed by the mule pull. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Visit Kiester Days this weekend Jun 21, 2007
This historical based event will have a horse and mule fun show starting at 11 a.m. Saturday ... Before the horse and mule show there is a free driving clinic from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Day in / day out area entertainment guide Jun 16, 2007
People should bring their own horse, mule or donkey. Lunch will not be provided. (Montana Standard, MT)
Nann Corbitt: Heeere's Nann May 31, 2007
But I was born and raised rite by great parents, Lula and Rex, in Chattanooga and grandparents, Mattie and Luke McGoffin, who lived a long time on Lightfoot Mill Road, farmed a small farm (a mule, a couple of Jersey cows, pigs) and made lye soap in a large iron kettle out by the cistern. I am sorta a foreigner, but I drove through Ringgold regularly my senior year at UGA (yes, I was and am a Dawg. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Military-minded events May 25, 2007
A concert by White Stone, Joe Gransden, Vere and Mule Thieves. Also, a motorcycle motorcade to honor fallen soldiers, a military equipment display, children's games and a rock-climbing wall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Gun enthusiasts welcome at shop May 17, 2007
Dr. Chee is the first minority member of the Boone and Crockett Club, invited to join because of his conservation efforts on behalf of the desert sheep and mule deer of Mexico. Dr. Chee, a surgeon, is a first-generation immigrant from China who was raised in Mexico. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Today - April 18 Apr 17, 2007
PLOW_AND_FARM_DAY, presented by the Southern States Mule and Donkey Assoc. will begin at 9 a.m. behind Pop's Restaurant on Hwy. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
`Basement full of paintings' sees daylight Feb 14, 2007
This one here,'' he said, gesturing to a painting of a house with a wagon and mule, ``that's the wagon from those other paintings. I just flipped it around. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Applause calendar Jan 19, 2007
40 ACRES, WHO STOLE THE MULE: Gospel play 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, Alexander Hall at Fort Gordon; $12, or $10 younger than 12 or groups in advance, $15 at door; tickets at Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre box office, Pyramid Music on Broad Street and Gordon Highway, Eddie Bussey State Farm, 2613 Tobacco Road, and Hamilton Bookstore, 209 Ninth St.; call (706) 793-8552. GUYS AND DOLLS: Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Feb. 16-17, 23-24 and March 1-3; Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Building 32100,... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Sweet tradition Jan 4, 2007
Sugar cane has been a key crop here since the 18th century and syrup-making an aromatic wintertime ritual, once requiring little more than a mule for pressing and a kettle for boiling ... (Stage Planks or Mule Bellies). (Anchorage Daily News)
