The Terlingua Moon
July 28, 2015 ~ Volume 26  ~ # 30
by South County Mud Clowns
               
Sweating Moon – Smug Sun

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. ~ Socrates

It’s too danged hot – which is normal for this time of year.  Many Moon editors are off to cooler climes and the rest just don’t want to leave the house.  So, Summer Moons are circulated via email and Face Book.  However, the Quicksilver Branch of West Texas National Bank will kindly provide locals with a copy of the current Terlingua Moon.  Just stop in and ask, and be sure to thank them from us all.

Only three weeks left to request a booth for the 2nd Annual Tolbert-Fowler Chili Cook-off Artfest on November 7! See the Terlingua Visual Arts facebook page, email Mary Diesel at spottedslinky55@gmail.com, or call Mary at 371-2999, Dani at 405-795-3905 or Molly at 707-294-4303 to get started. The booth fee is only $10! We'd love to spend the day with you and your artwork.

 Terlingua Area NO TRANS-PECOS PIPELINE meeting this Thursday, 7/30, at the Boathouse at 7:00 pm (on the back porch).  Information, updates, posters, etc.  For more information email Betsy at  bblaydes@gmail.com  or call 371-3311.

Becoming Fine Art and Mechanic Shop The average age of a car in America reached an all-time high this year of 10.8 years, That means a lot of us will be facing needed repairs. Call us at Becoming for help with your auto repairs. 432 371 2694 We are also do furniture refinishing and painting give Deb a call.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Will Conduct an Environmental Assessment for the Trans-Pecos Pipeline Project! Citizen Input made the day. Everyone who took the time to comment to FERC played a role in this positive outcome. With that in mind, we have a tremendous amount of work left to do. "Watch this space" - we will need to be responsive to FERC during the EA comment period, and again once the EA is published, in the review period before it goes to the Commission with recommendation for a decision. The next stage of the campaign will be crucial to the outcome on the proposed Trans-Pecos Pipeline. It's Not A Done Deal! bigbendconservationalliance.org

Cone-Nose Beetle aka Kissing Bugs, are back with a vengeance. Rachel Curtis, PhD student, Hamer Lab at Texas A&M requests that the residents of Terlingua the bugs and send them to her to study.  These bugs will be answering questions about kissing bugs and Chagas disease in Texas for a long time.  I would be able to send out a stack of printed pamphlets, if you would be able to pass them out and/or leave them in a store or other location where residents would be able to pick them up.  Contact:  Rachel Curtis, PhD Student, NSF Graduate Research Fellow | CVM Merit Scholar Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences | College of Veterinary Medicine Texas A&M University | College Station, TX 77843  OR at < KissingBug@cvm.tamu.edu>

The Big Bend Episcopal Mission (St. James, Alpine and Santa Inez, Terlingua Ghostown) welcomes their new priest, The Rev. Kay Jennings, with a festive Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m. on Aug. 2 at St. James. Jennings, a native of South Dakota, has recently retired from St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sturgis, South Dakota, and begins her duties in Alpine and South County on August 1.  Prior to her ordination, Jennings worked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with her late husband, Dana Jennings, as part of an organization serving rural communities.  She earned a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and worked in this field for 12 years in Wyoming. Jennings received her Master of Divinity from the School of Theology, The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee in 2007. That same year she was ordained priest in South Dakota and subsequently served five mission churches on the Yankton Sioux Reservation and the eastern Rosebud for two years.  Following the death of her husband in 2009, Jennings served St. Thomas, Sturgis for five years.  An avid outdoor enthusiast, Jennings looks forward to hiking the Big Bend mountain trails, camping on the South Rim and learning about life in this part of the west.  “It seems like heaven,” Jennings remarked on a recent brilliant blue afternoon. “I’m looking forward to many years here.” St. James is located at Ave. A and N. 6th St. in Alpine. A potluck lunch follows this Sunday’s Eucharist and all are welcome.

The Boathouse - Wed. - Open Mic #28 hosted by Jeffro Greasewood.  Note our new time for the summer:  8:00 p.m. - 11 p.m.  Everyone welcome - area residents and visitors.  Sign up sheet at the front of the stage.  Fri. - Stay tuned for Menu Special.  Carlos Maxwell plays 7 – 10 p.m.  Sat.  - Jim Keaveny. 8 - 11.  Jim's just returned from tour and this promises to be a great show.  Come see our new and improved Boathouse - beautiful deck; flagstone entrance and more.  We open every day at 5 and close at Midnight (Saturday 1 a.m.).  Dinner 5 - 9:30 Tuesday through Saturday.

TORETTO is a sweet, big fella – a yellow lab through and through. He loves water, toys, dogs, and people.  He’s about 3 years old, and at least 75 pounds of fun.  His tail mostly never stops wagging, though he’s great at resting, too.  Do you have a soft bed and a fun family for TORETTO? Toretto came into the shelter one month ago, along with SUKKI (a shepherd mix) and MARLEY (a retriever mix), who are also available. The Alpine Animal Shelter is open M-F from 10am to 6pm(closed 1-2pm), located on the east side of Alpine on Old Marathon Road. TORETTO (and all AAS animals) is on Petfinder at: https://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=TX1202 For more info, email heatherthemule@gmail.com

TERLINGUA TOOL RENTALS  371-2621 ~

ORDER RESTRICTING OUTDOOR BURNING ~  WHEREAS, the Commissioners Court finds that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated area of the county create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning;  IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Commissioners Court of Brewster County that outdoor burning of trash, debris, and brush is prohibited in the unincorporated area of the county for 90 days from the date of adoption of this Order, unless the restrictions are terminated earlier based on a determination made by the Commissioners Court based on a determination that the circumstances that required the Order no longer exist. Should circumstances improve to where a determination that the Order be rescinded in the time between regularly scheduled meetings of the Commissioners Court of Brewster County, the County Judge has the authority to rescind the Order.
This Order is adopted pursuant to Local Government Code §352.081, and other applicable statutes. This Order does not prohibit outdoor burning activities related to public health and safety that are authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for: (1) firefighter training; (2) public utility, natural gas pipeline or mining operations; (3) planting or harvesting of agricultural crops; or, (4) burns that are conducted by a prescribed burn manager certified under Natural Resources Code §153.048 and meet the standards of Natural Resources Code §153.047. This Order does not prohibit outdoor cooking fires but does require campfires to be contained within a fire pit or a fire ring. All cooking fires and campfires shall be extinguished completely prior to the user(s) leaving.
In accordance with Local Government Code §352.081(h), a violation of the Order is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00.

APPROVED this 28th day of July, 2015, by the Brewster County Commissioners Court. Eleazar Cano, County judge