Terlingua Moon
16 February 2016--Vol. 27, #7

NEXT MOON by Mae Western

Starlight Theatre
Tue 2/16 - Don Sharlow & Paul Kilburg
Wed 2/17 - The Whitmores
Thu 2/18 - Sarah Burton
Fri 2/19 - Bruce Salmon
Sat 2/20 - Uncle Pat's Imaginary Band
Mon 2/22 - Dr. Fun

The Boathouse
Boathouse hours are 5 - Midnight (1 a.m. on Saturday). Dinner is served from 5 - 9:30 every evening. This week's music.
Wednesday: Open Michosted by Jeffro Greasewood. 7 pm - ??? Sign up begins at 6. This week's donations will again go to the Big Bend Trails Alliance to help with any restorative work that may need to be done to the trails following the Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest.
Friday: Don Sharlow & Paul Kilberg 7 - 10 p.m.
Saturday: Sarah Burton  8 - 11 p.m.

We'd like to give a big Shout Out for a Fabulous Weekend at The Boat. Thanks to Far Out Booking for all the hard work bringing Slim Fest oNe to The Boathouse. The Boathouse Family ROCKED! Thanks especially to all the Festival Musicians and Sound Crew who made the weekend a huge success. And a final thanks to the Festival goers who traveled near and far to hear their favorite music and to honor Slim. VIVA Slim!!!

Trees for sale, similar to those One Way Nursery used to sell.
Especially suited to grow in the Big Bend.  Call for details. 371 2838

Early voting for the March 1 primary election starts
Tuesday, February 16, and ends on February 26. Presidio County registered voters can vote from 8am to 12pm and from 1 to 5pm at the Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa and at the food bank building next to the Presidio County Courthouse Annex in Presidio.
In Brewster County, voters can go the polls from 8:30am to 5pm during early voting at the Brewster County Commissioners’ Courtroom. Extended hours are 8:30am to 7pm on Thursday, February 18 and Thursday, February 25. Those in Study Butte and Terlingua can vote from 11am to 3pm on Tuesday, February 16, at the Red Pattillo Community Center in South Brewster County.

Second Annual Terlingua Traditional Fiddlers Festival - 19-21 February, Terlingua
Friday night 19th - jamming in the ghost town, either at the fire ring, the Porch, or somewheres else within hearing.
Saturday morning- terlingua farmers market jamming 10-12:30
Sunday morning - La Posada Milagro, jamming
if anyone in Terlingua can host a camping fiddler, donate firewood, or wants info, text (best) or call: 505-720-7914 or combsjmichael@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/166482150396358/

RECYCLING NOTE: Thanks go to Sue and Dan Carlson, Todd Bureau, John Calomini, Barb and Jim Hines, Sue and Joe Rife, Edwardo in the Park, and help from his friend Shannon, for emptying the recycling trailer...it is back in business. We are looking for someone to take over the responsibility of the trailer during the summer. It involves contacting the park to schedule a time and rounding up volunteers, a half ton pick up (or larger) is necessary with at least a V-8 engine. Please no auto fluid containers, nor ANY plastic sacks (they are not recycling). Thanks to everyone who makes the effort to rinse containers and putting their recycling in the proper bin.

SAVE THE DATE Chihuahua Races in the Ghostown will be the weekend of March 19. Save the Date. More details later. Benefiting our own Ghostown Crisis Center.

Terlingua school board will have a regular meeting this Wednesday at 6 pm at the high school. The agenda is available on the school website

OPENING GALA for REEFER MADNESS
Costume Prizes !!
Opening Gala for the new play, REEFER MADNESS by Joe Landry - Playscripts, will be Friday, February 26.  Doors open at 7:00 for free Champagne Punch and, of course, munchies. Plan to come early as it will be a full house. The show begins at 8:00 for a $10.00 ticket.
Get into the event by wearing a 1950's costume ... prizes for the best Male and Female 1950's costume!! Need help with that? Check out Kathy Wisdom's Phantasee Photo Costume Cabaret!!
This is Last Minute Low Budget Production, a non-profit (501) (c3), at Terlingua's own Cinnabar Theater. The play will also run Sat. 2/27 at 8:00, Sun 2/28 2:00 Matinee, and Fri & Sat 3/4 & 3/5 at 8:00, Sun 3/6 2:00 Matinee.

Please join us at the Terlingua Public Library THIS Thursday, February 18, at 6:00 p.m.for a presentation entitled : Local Desert Land Restoration.
Tim McKenna and Kevin Elmore will educate us all on small techniques that the average landowner in our area may use to improve water retention, provide ground cover, and encourage regrowth of native plants- which benefit us and also native wildlife.
The Library is located on the campus of the Terlingua Public School, is free of charge, and open to the public.
If you would like to help with refreshments, please contact Glenda Luttrell @ 371-2552.

4th Annual Christmas Mountains Research Symposium
May 23-25, 2016 – Terlingua Ranch headquarters. This two-day symposium will highlight research by students and faculty from universities in the Texas State University System, but welcomes contributions from researchers at other universities, federal and state agency personnel, and residents of the area who have investigated aspects of the region’s ecology, geology, culture and history. Presenters should plan to give a 15-minute talk followed by five minutes of questions and discussion. Power Point presentations will be supported, but are not required. The symposium will begin with an evening social on Monday, May 23rd. Each of the two following days will have field trips scheduled in the morning and presentations scheduled for the afternoon. The symposium will close with a dinner Wednesday evening, May 25th. A modest registration fee ($40) will cover the social, dinner on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, daily refreshments, snacks, etc.

Otra Vez: Bag sale Saturday, February 20. Wednesday Feb 16 sweaters and coats on sale for $1. each. Help us clear out winter clothes to make space for spring attire.

Many Stones now stocks Terlingua Ghost Town Chili packets: great flavor and no after burn!

All Energies offers solar power kits in a wide range of sizes. Our HOME KIT starts at $3600 and comes with a 2500W inverter. We also design custom systems and sell name brand equipment below list price. Call Casey at 371-2950 or email casey@allenergies.net for more information.

Residential design in The Big Bend. Call Jeff Gavin / Draftex LLC at 830.739.6986 or jeff@draftexllc.com.

The Terlingua Bottoms Group of AA meets every Thursday at 7:30 at the Big Bend Church in Study Butte. The meetings are open to anyone who has or thinks they may have a drinking problem.

Slim Fest oNe - Thank You!!
Thank you to everyone who came to Slim Fest oNe this past weekend to honor the late, great Slim Richey and to kick up their heels while doing so. We'd especially like to thank the incredible musicians who not only came from many distant places to perform at the festival but many of whom had to leave soon after their sets to get back on tour or travel to their next gig. We would especially like to thank those who supported the festival in one way or another, most of all the festival attendees and Underwriters. Folks came from as far away as New York, California and Indiana to honor Slim and hear some of their favorite musicians. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the Terlingua-area volunteers who helped make this a success - Betsy Blades, Virginia Brotherton, Resa Callahan, Shannon Carter, Summer Leigh, Tommye Linan, Glenda Luttrell, Bryn Moore, Mary Paloma Diesel, and Dori Ramsay. And, last but not least, to The Boathouse for offering their venue exclusively to Slim Fest oNe. For those interested in T-Shirts, we sold out of all but 2XL and 3XL - what were we thinking getting those sizes for SLIM Fest? If you didn't get one and are still interested, you can go to FarOutBooking.com to order one. ALL proceeds from the festival and T-Shirt sales go to the musicians and sound crew. These amazing artists work hard to bring their talents to the world and, in this case, our little corner of it. Please continue to support independent and local musicians - what would the planet be without music?

The Alpine Animal Shelter enjoyed two months of single digits dogs at the shelter, but we're back up to 20+ dogs, including OREO (a very-ready-to-be--adopted Australian Shepherd/Staffordshire Terrier/Siberian Husky mix according to his DNA test) who has been there 6 whole months!!; WYATT (a two year old, classic black lab who was just rescued off Hwy 118);HAILEY, a sixth month old St. Bernard mix; BLONDIE a very fun, friendly and playful 4 month old heeler puppy; and a WHOLE LITTER (4 males, 1 female) of 10 week old chihuahua/terrier mixes. The $100 adoption fee includes sterilization, microchipping and all shots & vaccines. The Alpine Animal Shelter is open M-F from 10am to 6pm (closed 1-2pm) and by appointment on the weekends, located on the east side of Alpine on Old Marathon Road. All AAS animals are online at https://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=TX1202 -For more info email heatherthemule@gmail.com


Terlingua Community Garden We always welcome volunteers every Monday and Thursday from 9ish to noon-ish. Thanks to the volunteers that have been showing up. Compost Team Wanted!! Has everybody seen the latest The Newsletter issue? Be sure to check it out! Thanks to Tom Ramsay for editing and Leah DeAnda for putting it together! Support Local Revolution
Terlingua Farmer's Market. Become a Kitchen Witch with Debbie from Little River Herbs at Noon this Saturday. She will teach you how to make remedies for everyday ailments with supermarket ingredients. We have fresh greens, fresh eggs, fresh breads and fresh hot coffee! Bring your own mug and join the mingle. Terlingua Traditional Fiddlers Gathering will be playing!

CATCHMENT TANKS: The truck-load can take 2, maybe 3 more, depending on size ordered. Your deposit seals the deal and we do not cash your check until your tank is in your possession. I will be home or close to the answering machine all week (2506) - OR - better still, email me: elcentro432@gmail.com.

The best eight hikes in Big Bend:
Austin Statesman 2/13/ 2016 - http://www.mystatesman.com/news/travel/the-best-eight-hikes-in-big-bend/nqMTc/

16 cool things you probably didn't know about Big Bend National Park [and BB Ranch State Park] Houston Chronicle - 2/11/16
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/16-cool-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-about-Big-6824251.php

This Week at High Sierra:
Friday, February 19 - Jack Knight - 7:00 pm
Saturday, February 20 - Dr. Fun - 7:00 pm
Sunday, February 21 - Sunday Funday Jam Session w/ Chet Okeefe - 2:00pm