Due to weather related conditions, slight revisions have been made to Saturday’s schedule of the Great Southern Arkansas Mule Ride.
Registration will be set up from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. inside the parking lot of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. This will allow everyone to register at one place and then be sent the appropriate locations, said Jeremy Langley, assistant to the president for special projects.
If an individual has rented a seat on a wagon, after registration they will be sent to Goode Circle which is located about a half a mile north of U.S. Highway 82 on County Road 13 to park their vehicle and load up their wagon. From registration, those who rented a mule will be directed to the Wilkins Stadium parking lot where they will be taken by shuttle to Mulerider Stables. Due to the likelihood of soggy ground, University officials are asking people not to drive their car to Mulerider Stables.
“If they are bringing their own animal or wagon, after they come through registration, they will be sent to Mulerider stables, but they must come by registration in the Reynolds parking lot first,” Langley said.
Registration will end at 9:45 a.m. and the Mule Ride begins at 10 a.m. Weather related announcements will be posted to www.saumag.edu/100.
Attached is the full schedule of events for the Great Southern Arkansas Mule Ride.
AGENDA – Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
8:00 a.m. – Mule ride registration in parking lot of Reynolds Center
10:00 a.m. – Mule ride departs Magnolia for McNeil
11:45 a.m. – Mule judging at McNeil, east of L&NW engines
12:00 p.m. – Lunch at McNeil City Hall (served 11:30 – 2 pm):
• SAU Pep Band
• Mule artifact booths (blacksmith, farer, etc)
• Display of mule photographs and artifacts from public
• Tour L&NW engines
• Public invited to welcome the riders into McNeil
• Non-riders bring your own folding chair
• $5/ticket; hamburger/chips/dessert/soda
2:00 pm: Depart McNeil for return trip to Magnolia
• Non-return riders may have their livestock picked-up at McNeil
5:00 pm: Mule Jump Demonstration – SAU Welcome Center:
• Open to the public. No admission charge.
6:00 pm: Community Steak Dinner – SAU Welcome Center:
• Mule and Wagon Awards
• Country Music
• $15/ticket for steak dinner
More Information and Contacts:
1) Lunch and activities in McNeil:
Scott Rhoads (870) 904-4922 or wsrhoads@hotmail.com
Jerry Rawls (870) 904-6406 or rrrawls@att.net
• $5/ticket; hamburger/chips/dessert/soda.
• Mule artifact booths (blacksmith, farer, etc)
• Tour L&NW engines
• Public invited to welcome the riders into McNeil
• Non-riders bring your own folding chair
• Music
2) Mule Ride and Steak dinner:
Jeremy Langley (870) 235-5090 or jeremylangley@saumag.edu
• $15/ticket for steak dinner
• Mule and Wagon Awards
• Country Music
