Terlingua Moon
Volume 36, Number 27
July 8, 2025 by Abejita Chiquitita
July 8 is Cow Appreciation Day!
The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.-- Ogden Nash
I don’t believe that you have to be a cow to know what milk is.-- Ann Landers
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Brewster County Commissioners Court
Regular Commissioners Meeting: July 8, 2025, at 9:30 AM
Brewster County Courthouse, Commissioners Courtroom
201 W. Ave. E Alpine, Texas 79830
https://www.brewstercounty.gov/page/comm.court.agendas
Big Bend Chamber of Commerce is holding our next monthly meeting in person at the Red Pattillo Community Center. Please join us Thursday, July 10th, 2025 at 6 PM. All are encouraged to attend!
TERLINGUA RECYCLING - THIS SATURDAY
Saturday, July 12, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., we will have recycling at the Terlingua baseball fields. See you there!
THE BIG BEND MOBILE LIBRARY - "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." - Joseph Addison
>Hours: Thursday July 10th 3:00pm-6:00pm Canyon View Community Park(next to the Terlingua school) and Saturday July 12th 10am-3pm Community Garden in Terlingua Ghost Town
>Library Tech Services: Computer stuff? We've got you covered. Visit us for all your printing, scanning, and copying. Tech support on site.
>Exchange Box: The new and improved free porch! One person's trash is another person's treasure! Unless it's actually trash… all donations must be approved by library staff. If you have large donations, please bring them in sturdy boxes :)
>Fun and Games: The Mobile Library is well stocked with games and activities! We have many classics like Chess, checkers, Scrabble, and also a bunch of more obscure indie games! Origami and juggling lessons are also available from library staff… learn skills, have fun, impress your friends! Do you have a fun skill? Maybe you could teach us something new!
>Follow us on social media for more updates @BigBendPublicLibrary
CLAY WORKS 2025
Calling all ceramic artists!
Submission of Entries: On or before July 29, 2025
Exhibition Dates: July 31 through September 9, 2025
Reception: Friday, August 1, from 5 to 7 pm
Pick Up Artwork: September 9, 2025
RULES OF ENTRY - New
Each artist may enter up to 3 pieces; a set is considered one piece.
Artwork must be original, handcrafted by the artist, and consist of at least 75% fired clay.
Commercial ceramic forms, including slip cast molds, must be adapted, altered, or enhanced in an original artistic manner.
Artwork must be completed within the last two years.
Artwork previously exhibited in a BBAC show will not be accepted.
All artwork must be for sale. BBAC will take a 20% commission on all artwork sold.
If agreeable to the customer, artwork should remain in the exhibit for the duration of the show, If not, then “cash and carry” sales will be allowed. Replacement pieces will be allowed with curators’ approval.
No artwork will be accepted after the submission date deadline.
All artwork will be displayed at the curators’ discretion.
*Application attached to last week’s Moon email!
The Family Crisis Center will be hosting art group on Wednesdays from 10 am to 12 pm. It will be "Investigating Creativity" Bring what you are working on and let's look at what inspires us to create and helps us to deal with life's ups and downs.
MAGIC MESA MASSAGE (Kate Healy, LMT) is scheduling appointments July 7 thru July 31. Text 731-699-0509 to make appts. New Summer Pop-Up Studio Location in Study Butte for Locals - Only $1/minute. Thank you for your business!
Doctor Jay Kirk, Owner and operator of Clark Chiropractic from Odessa will be in the area Friday night July 11th at Easter Egg Motel and then Saturday morning July 12th at Mrs Ann Dixon's home on whitemill road off of Terlingua ranch road to see people and do treatments.
You can call his office number to book an appointment for Friday night or Saturday morning. 1432/337-5553 Call Clark Chiropractic office number by no later than Thursday afternoon by 4 pm and tell them that you want to book an appointment for friday evening or Saturday morning. Make sure you tell them that you're wanting to make the appointment for interlingua for either the friday night or the saturday morning.
He uses DNFT Directional technique.
ALL YOU NEED TO ATTEND AA MEETING IS A DESIRE TO QUIT
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. If you have, or think you might have, a drinking problem, we will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, at the Big Bend church, just north of the post office.
NOTICE TO THE TERLINGUA COMMUNITY
Please be advised that the Tax Office and County Clerk's Office will NOT be in Terlingua on Wednesday, July 9th. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Thank you!
From Anna Marie Posey: To all the people who came out to attend the health clinic last Tuesday, I want to say thank you. There was over fifty people seen. the medical teams that came from the medical schools in dallas, fort worth odessa, a couple students from texas tech and a group from colorado. They had planned to see patients from 1 pm to 6 pm, but said they would stay to see anyone that was there by six. The team did not finish seeing people until 11 PM. and was finally able to pull out and head back to alpine at 11:15 p m. I want to thank karen drinkard, sharon secor, gilda augustine, debbie and david trussell and quint stubblefield for all their help in doing the food, we served over 60 plus people. Couldn't have done it without them. I also want to thank rick with cotton wood general store, scott wright with wright hardware, carla krull and bonnie hill for their donations. Special thanks to superintendent reagan, reed for opening the school and staying for the whole time to make it such a success. Thank you to all who came out to participate and to help. Special thanks to each Hey, every one of the wonderful doctors and medical students that came, they were professional kind and went above and beyond. And they wanted to thank the people of turlingua for coming. That group of students had seen people in van horn, marathon, sanderson, terlingua and then the next day in fort davis before they went home, a hardworking bunch. They said Terlingua was the biggest showing of people coming.
Contact info for the teams follows:
UNTHSC Physical Therapy
Student lead: Katie Lebsack
UNTHSC TCOM
Student lead: Michael Mangan
TTUHSC School of Medicine
Student lead: José Conde
Colorado Christian University
Student lead: Liv Brinks
Midland College
Student lead: Rebecca Robertson
Annette Smith, Research Assistant Director
strategic*empathy*learner*intellection*developer
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rural Osteopathic Medical Education
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. MET 540
Fort Worth, TX 76107
O: 817.735.2354 C: 817.846.0203
PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Terlingua Clinic will be Temporarily Closed while we find a new location.
If you would like to schedule a Telehealth Appointment
please call our office in Alpine at 432-837-4555
If you have space available to house our clinic
please call Diana Nunez at our Administration Office
in Alpine at 432-837-4812 for more information.
BRAVO HEALTH TERLINGUA CLINIC
How to Make an Appointment at Bravo Health Terlingua
Scheduling your visit is quick and easy!
Just call us at (432) 300-5175 and our team will help you reserve your time slot.
Please remember: To serve you better and avoid wait times, we kindly ask that you book your appointment in advance before coming in.
Location:
199 Rex Ivey Road
Terlingua, TX 79852
We look forward to caring for you!
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Cómo Hacer una Cita en Bravo Health Terlingua
¡Programar su visita es rápido y sencillo!
Solo llame al (432) 300-5175 y nuestro equipo le ayudará a reservar su horario.
Por favor recuerde: Para atenderle mejor y evitar tiempos de espera, le pedimos amablemente que reserve su cita antes de venir.
Ubicación:
199 Rex Ivey Road
Terlingua, TX 79852
¡Esperamos poder atenderle pronto!
Flooding in Big Bend National Park
The Big Bend area of Texas has received significant amounts of rainfall during the past few days, causing flash floods, wet conditions, and flooding along the Rio Grande. On July 3, river flows exceeded 30,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) at Rio Grande Village and 18,000 cfs at Castolon, causing localized flooding in Big Bend National Park. Tornillo Creek and Terlingua Creek are full and are delivering large amounts of water to the Rio Grande. Smaller arroyos are flash flooding as well.
Floodwaters have reached low-lying areas in the Rio Grande Village campground, and campers have been evacuated and moved to campsites in the Chisos Basin campground. Campers with reservations at primitive roadside campsites have also been moved to the Chisos Basin campground, because unpaved roads are impassible.
Flash floods have caused minor damage and left debris and standing water on paved park roads. Due to wet conditions, mud, and potential washouts, unpaved roads have been temporarily closed until they can be assessed. Additionally, the paved road between Castolon and Santa Elena Canyon is underwater and has been temporarily closed. Motorists are advised to be alert for standing water and debris on all area roads.
At these river levels it is unsafe to cross the Rio Grande, and the Boquillas Port of Entry will be closed until floodwaters recede to a safe level.
The park is acting to protect historic structures, such as Alvino House in the Castolon area, from floodwaters. The Hot Springs Historic District is flooded and inaccessible.
More rain is forecast over the next few days. As the high water currently in Castolon moves downstream, it may impact Rio Grande Village on Friday, potentially causing another rise in river levels at that location.
Visitors are encouraged to check the park website for current conditions and alerts at https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/conditions.htm and to check with rangers at the Panther Junction Visitor Center.
Boquillas Crossing UPDATE!
Boquillas port of entry will be closed until JULY 11 due to high river levels.
TANKS A LOT TERLINGUA
Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and Installation
Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.
Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3094 (office) or 806-781-7814 (cell)
All Energies Check with All Energies before your next Signature Solar purchase! We have in stock EG4 3kW Off-Grid Inverter for $724 plus tax -- the same price from SS but with shipping included. Available to order: the EG4 6000XP Off-Grid Inverter $1593 plus tax, shipping included. For more information, or if you’ve got questions about solar power, email us at TerlinguaSolar@gmail.com call or text 432-242-1874 today.
Milky Way Treats
MILKY WAY TREATS - we’re taking a vacation! The ice cream trailer will be closed the weekend of July 12-14. We will reopen Saturday, July 19! Gracias, Terlingua!
Taqueria El Milagro
Authentic Mexican recipes featuring street tacos, steaks and huge side dishes in a great setting. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take out via our drive through window. BYOB.
Espresso ... y poco mas
Start your day right with Terlingua's best coffee! We also serve home-cooked breakfasts and lunches. Freshly baked pastries and more. Strong wifi, newspapers and fantastic views. 432 371 3044 for to go orders. Open at 7:30 a.m. A local landmark where locals and visitors gather.
Terlingua Community Market Come see us at the Saturday Community Market, open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost Town, we're here every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items. You'll also be able to enjoy our fabulous local mobile library and portable free ‘porch’.
Local art, handcrafted textile goods, fresh eggs, all natural lip balms and skin care products, essential oil perfumes, handcrafted, creative jewelry, resin creations, scented candles, self-defense key chains, handmade textile items, vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel and more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here.
We welcome new vendors. Flea market items are also welcome. After all, reusing and up-cycling already existing items is smart and green. We ask a $10 donation to the Community Garden to set up, helping us to continue to improve this space and experience for all of us.
We'll be here all summer, in the shade. This year, we're celebrating the summer season by waiving the set up donation on the last Saturday of each of our summer months. It's a great way for a creator or new vendor to try out our market. We typically have a table and chair or two to loan to new vendors.
For more information, text or call 432.213.1863, email SherriTheWriter@aol.com or pop in to the market for a chat. Prepared food vendors must display current food handling license. (A quick, easy and affordable online course can provide that). Please help keep our market space safe and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under control. We look forward to seeing you there.
