The Terlingua Moon
February 9, 2016 ~ VOL. 27 #6
terlinguamoon@gmail.com

By Patchouli Gulch Gal

“Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.” - Molly Ivins
   
CHIHUAHUAN DESERT BIKE FEST
HOWDY friends and mountain bikers! The Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest will be rolling this week from February 11th to 13th, 2016
. Three days of fabulous mountain biking - one in Big Bend National Park, one on the Lajitas Resort Trail System, and all three days in Big Bend Ranch State Park! Be sure to enjoy the local attractions, eateries, galleries and fine music while you are here! Thanks goes out to all our sponsors! The community is invited to join us for dancing and hooping to the Fabulous Vortexans on Saturday night at the Maverick RV Park in Lajitas. For more info go to http://bikefest.desertsportstx.com

SLIMFEST oNe
Far Out Booking and The Boathouse are proud to sponsor this week's Slim Fest oNe paying tribute to the late musician and Terlingua resident, Slim Richey.  The festival will take place on the Boathouse grounds Friday (February 12) and Saturday (February 13).  Advance tickets (available through Wednesday of this week) are $40 for the entire weekend of music.  Tickets at the door are $50 or $30 per night ($25 per night in advance).  Go to www.faroutbooking.com / Slim to get tickets.  The lineup is spectacular and includes Carolyn Wonderland, Butch & Rory Hancock, The Jitterbug Vipers, Ghosts Along the Brazos, Alan Munde and more.  There will also be all-star Open Mics on Thursday the 11th and Sunday the 14th at 5 p.m.  These are free of charge and welcome to all.  Come help us celebrate what would have been Slim's 78th birthday.  Thursday's Open Mic will include a Birthday Bash for Slim and a contest for best "SlimWear".  Winner gets a SlimFest T-shirt.  Viva Slim!  For more information call 830-739-6986.

STARLIGHT THEATER
Tue 2/9 - Uh Clem
Wed 2/10 - The Whitmores
Thu 2/11 - Moses Martinez
Fri 2/12 - Gary Gorrence
Sat 2/13 - Bruce Salmon & Janie Cowan
Sun 2/14 - Bruce Salmon & Janie Cowan 11am
Mon 2/15 - Elle Carpenter

QUILTS BY MARGUERITE 371-2292
Across from the stables in Study Butte

HIGH SIERRA BAR & GRILL/EL DORADO
High Sierra@the Eldorado Hotel - A special thank you to Robert Castillo and his BMX Freestyle Team. Alex Landeros and Pete Brandt for their performance on Sunday. All the children and adults loved the show! For those of you who missed the performance, we hope to have Robert and his team back soon.
This Week at High Sierra:
Welcome Dirt Fest Participants/Volunteers! Show your band - 10% off any appetizers
Fat Tuesday, February 9: Chet O'Keefe 7:00m "Laisser les bons temps rouler!"
Thursday, February 11: Jeff Haislip & Friends 7:00pm
Friday, February 12: Emy Taylor 7:00pm
Saturday, February 13: Lunchtime Treat - A Few Too Many, the Alpine trio (Grupodelapaz) 2:00pm
Saturday Night: Patrick Smith 7:00pm
Sunday, February 14: Happy Valentine's Day  Emy Taylor 7:00pm
No Cover Charge for any Performances!

SECOND SAT. FLEA MARKET
Feb 13th at corner of Hwy 118 and School Road - H2O to Go parking lot.  9am, no set up fee.  Come sell or browse - weather forecast is for a sunny day but..... WEATHER PERMITTING.

ESPRESSO...Y POCO MAS COFFEE SHOP, located in the Ghostown @ La Posada Milagro is open Daily! Sunday-Wednesday we open from 7:30am-2pm, Thursday-Saturday we open from 7:30am-3pm. Wifi is always available! We served terrific coffee, breakfast and lunch! Come see us!! We now have ready to go burritos and more, just come and grab them unless you want to wait and enjoy our peaceful patio for your own customized breakfast!!

FARMERS MARKET
February 13th Market!  Come early for locally grown eggs and fresh greens!  Homemade bread, snacks, pickles and jellies.  Hand crafted art, crafts and jewelry.  Get a bowl of something hot from India and fresh hot coffee, tea and apple juice.  Bring your cup and stay for a music jam by the Slim Fest musicians. Vendors please contact terlinguagreenscene@gmail.com

SOFTBALL SUNDAYS
The softball games will resume this Sunday, February 14th at the fields located next to the Terlingua School at 3:30. There will be extra equipment for those that need a glove. C'mon out and get in the game or cheer from the stands.

THE BOATHOUSE
Boathouse hours are 5 - Midnight with dinner served 7 days a week from 5 - 9:30.  Please note the special happenings this week, however . . . The Boathouse, in partnership with Far Out Booking, is thrilled to be hosting Slim Fest oNe - a tribute to the late musician and Terlingua resident, Slim Richey.  The festival begins on Thursday, February 11, at 5 p.m.with an All-Star Open Mic and Birthday Bash.  We will be open regular hours but want you to be aware of the special event.  On Friday and Saturday, the Boathouse will be open to local patrons from 5 - 8 p.m. for Happy Hour (5-6) and dinner and drinks.  We hope you'll understand that anyone remaining at the Boat after 8 will have to purchase a wristband for the event.  Friday night's lineup includes Uh Clem & Friends; The Jitterbug Vipers; and Butch & Rory Hancock not to mention Don's Friday Night Menu Special of Chiapas Pork with Jalapeno Cilantro Slaw served in warm tortillas and Frijoles!.  Saturday's lineup includes JoBuck Johnson; Alan Munde & Friends; Carolyn Wonderland and Ghosts Along the Brazos.  There will be a closing All-Star Open Mic on Sunday.  Everyone is welcome and it is free of charge.  Advance tickets to Slim Fest save you some money and are available online at www.faroutbooking.com but there will be tickets available at the door, too.
The Boathouse will be serving breakfast Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings from 8-11.  This is open to all.  There will be jamming on the Boathouse Deck and in the campgrounds throughout the weekend - some of the finest musicians around - and everyone is welcome to join in.
We will still have Open Mic on Wednesday (7 p.m.) and, as with last week, the Musicians' Tips will be donated to the Big Bend Trails Alliance.

ALL ENERGIES wants you to fall in love with SOLAR POWER! Let us design your system today. We also sell equipment, give consultations, and make repairs. We can fix anything but a broken heart! Call Casey at 371-2950 or email casey@allenergies.net for more information.

TERLINGUA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Please join us at the Terlingua Public Library on 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

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

DB's Rustic Iron BBQ (roadside take away)
23270 FM 170, next to Easter Egg Valley Motel
Current menu with prices:
On Thursdays only around 5ish will be mesquite smoked whole chicken only until sold out @ $8 each      
Fri and Sat lunch 11am-2pm
Brisket, Ribs or Sausage plates
Includes bread, beans, tater salad, pickle/jalapeño/onion/2oz bbq sauce
1 meat $11.00
2 meat $12.00
3 meat $13.00
Chopped brisket sandwich $6.00($8.00 with chips)
Water -$2.00
Meat by the pound upon request. (if available)

2016 GREENSCENE Sustainability Festival needs planning volunteers! Please join us & help make this year’s festival the best ever! For more information, call Sara Colando at 371-2902 or email terlinguagreenscene@gmail.com. We’re also on Facebook!

TERLINGUA TOOL RENTALS Jimmy Taylor, owner 371-2621
 Time to build something for your Valentine

H2O TO GO
The completion of the water-catchment tank order has stalled at half-filled. If you have verbally asked to be included, please call to arrange your deposit.  Deposit checks are not cashed until your tank(s) is in your possession.  We need to have this order filled and delivered before March 5th. 371-2506

VIRGIL CLARK
It is with great sadness that I must inform you that our dear friend, Virgil Clark, 63 of Terlingua; passed yesterday evening at home. A memorial service will be held on March 27 with details to be announced later. The family has requested that no flowers be sent at this time. Other details pertaining to donations to various charities will also be provided later.  Our thoughts and prayers go to his family and his wife Sharon.

SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DINNER, Sunday February 14, at the Bad Rabbit Cafe, Terlina Ranch Lodge.  Yummy lasagna complete with salad, bread, and the famous Decadent Chocolate Cake! Music by Terlingua Tanz Lite, playing passionate tangos and sweet waltzes from around the world.
Call 371-2244 for more details.

TERLINGUA COMMUNITY GARDEN
Regular volunteer days are Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30-12:00. Monday 2/8, I will not be there, but 2/11, I will be!

THE TERLINGUA BOTTOMS GROUP OF AA meets every Thursday at 7:00 at the Big Bend Church in Study Butte.  The meetings are open to anyone who has or thinks they may have a drinking problem.


CASA HOGAR ORPHANAGE
Across the street, in Ojinaga, Mexico, is the Casa Hogar Orphanage with 36-40 children.  Some have "special needs."  Some have been removed from abusive homes. Some have been removed from addict's homes.  Some have been living on the street in the cold. Subsequent mayors of Ojinaga have always fully supported the children, ages 2-17; paying for the electricity, their rides to school and back, and especially, their psychologist, until this one.
The present mayor doesn't understand the need for a therapist to give the children the tools to cope.
Would you help?  We need $1000 as soon as possible to secure a psychologist for the coming year.
Please send a check to:  Casa Hogar Orphanage, PO Box 296, Terlingua, Texas  79852.
We are a 501(c)3, so you will get a Thank You note with a receipt for your records if you make sure we get your info too. Please consider helping.  These kids need to learn how to hug, how to trust an adult, and how to sleep peacefully.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can call me at: 371-2226.  Thank you, Cynta

MARIJUANA USE LINKED TO INSANITY!
This is a direct quote from the 1936 film "Reefer Madness"...... "It's (marijuana) first effect is sudden, violent, uncontrollable laughter.  Then come the dangerous hallucinations - time slows down, almost stands still.  Fixed ideas come next, conjuring up monstrous extravagances - followed by emotional disturbances, the total inability to direct thoughts, the loss of all power to resist physical emotions ... ending often in incurable insanity."
To learn more, plan to attend the upcoming play, based upon the movie, REEFER MADNESS - written by Joe Landy, Playscripts, Inc.  Show dates are
Friday & Saturday evenings, Feb 26 & 27, March 4 & 5 at 8:00 PM with Sunday Matinees on Feb 28 and March 6 at 2 PM.  Opening Gala on Friday Feb 26!   This is a Last Minute Low Budget Production at the Cinnabar Theater.

Do something special for your sweetie, yourself, or BOTH....the next MOTORCYCLE SAFETY RIDING COURSE is February 12-14. What better gift than to learn safe riding skills that could save your life? Sign up today at www.ridesafebigbend.com.

RANGER is a big, calm, friendly Boxer/American Bulldog mix (plus a little Aussie and Chow, according to his DNA test.)  He likes his walks and chasing a ball, but he's also very content with human & dog company. He will be a great sidekick and likes a good scratch. Ranger is 3 years old, knows a few commands, and shows smarts that he will learn more.  He has lived most of his life outdoors and cannot wait to finally be part of a family, with owners who take him on walks, play fetch, and shower him with love and attention.  Ranger’s $100 adoption fee includes spay, shots, & microchip. 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


NEXT MOON BY GHOST WRITERS ON THE SLY

The Brewster County Democratic Party Executive Committee will host a candidate forum for the public to meet and hear from Brewster County candidates running in the March 1, 2016 Democratic Party Primary Election.
Date of the forum:  Saturday, February 13, 2016
Time:  2 pm
Location:  Alpine Independent School District Auditorium, 704 West Sul Ross Ave, Alpine, Texas
Moderator:  John Waters, Publisher of the Big Bend Gazette

Wildland Fire at Big Bend National Park
A wildland fire was ignited at approximately 4:45 PM on February 1st when heavy winds caused a power line to fall, igniting a fire near Panther Junction. The fire was burning in grassland and brush habitat.
Strong winds, up to forty miles per hour, pushed the fire to the east and northeast of Panther Junction during the evening of February 1st. Park and Terlingua Fire and EMS personnel responded to the fire, notified park visitors and staff, ensured visitor safety and protected park resources in the vicinity of the fire. Higher humidity, colder temperatures, and somewhat diminished winds help slow the fire during the evening hours, along with fire fighter efforts to work hot spots along the fire perimeter.
The fire was worked by up to 75 personnel. The fire burned an estimated 1792 acres, and was contained as of 6pm on February 6th. No park structures were damaged nor have any injuries occurred. Fire personnel have been released and are returning to their home units.
This fire is an example of how spring winds, dry conditions, and high fuel loads can quickly spread flame and promote burning. Visitors are asked to be careful with any heat sources, and especially open flames.
Visitors can find out more about the Powerline Fire at http://www.facebook.com/BigBendNPS, or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BigBendNPS.
Superintendent Cindy Ott-Jones said, “Thank you to all the responders for your hard work and quick response. We wish you a safe trip home.”

The National Park Service (NPS) this week released its Fiscal Year 2015 deferred maintenance statistics for national parks. The $11.9 billion nationwide total was up from the $11.49 billion report at the end of FY2014. Big Bend National Park is one of the parks with deferred maintenance, with a total of $91,051,080 in deferred maintenance projects. Deferred maintenance is necessary work on infrastructure, such as road and bridges, visitor centers, trails, and campgrounds that has been put off for more than a year. Aging facilities, increasing use of park facilities, and insufficient maintenance funding contribute to the growing backlog. Among Big Bend’s highest priorities for deferred maintenance include the headquarters building, water systems, and wastewater systems, each built during the 50th anniversary of the NPS. Additional projects include primary park roads, the Chisos Basin campground, and historic stone cottages.
Congressional funding for the National Park Service in 2016 includes an additional $90 million for nontransportation maintenance. Congress also passed a new highway bill which will provide a $28 million increase for transportation projects in parks this year. Funding for transportation-related maintenance and construction will continue to rise, by $8 million per year for five years, until it reaches $300 million per year in 2020.
Superintendent Cindy Ott-Jones says, “We are inviting the world to discover the special places in the National Park System, like Big Bend National Park, during our centennial celebration. We need to have facilities that can accommodate guests and provide the best possible visitor experience. We hope to see additional resources for parks to improve visitor services, such as the Centennial bill that Congress is considering presently.”

Voting for the spring election will be held from 7 am to 7 pm on Tuesday, March 1.  Early voting in Terlingua will be at the Community Center from 11am to 3 pm on the 16th.

Agenda for the Brewster County Court for the meeting today at 9 am is posted at:
http://www.brewstercountytx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Agenda-Commissioners-Court-Regular-Meeting-February-9th-2016.pdf