The Terlingua Moon
May 31, 2016 ~ Volume 27  ~ # 22

 When one is in office one has no idea how damnable things can feel to the ordinary rank and file of the public.   ~  Winston Churchill

BREWSTER COUNTY CLEAN-UP DAY
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th
HEADS UP !  DUMP DAY !   Brewster County has plans for a Clean-Up Day on Saturday, June 18 from 10am-3pm at the Brewster County Yard located on FM-170 (River Road). The Solid Waste Management Grant we received in April for the Clean-Up Day and Scrap Tire Disposal has a performance period that ends in July, so we must get it done!

The County will be using a grant-funded cargo trailer we received last year for the Scrap Tire Disposal Project to collect all your scrap tires. We will also be accepting most all waste that the Alpine Land-Fill takes. However, no hazardous materials including asbestos and batteries can be accepted, and any appliance using Freon must be certified that the Freon has been removed and disposed of properly before the County will accept it.
Brewster County will follow-up with more information regarding the Brewster County Clean-up Day in the media and on the county website.

A SINCERE THANK YOU TO Judge Cano, Commissioner Hugh Garrett, Commissioner Ortega and ALL our County Commissioners
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This week at La Kiva
The kitchen is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 31-June 1), and again on Sunday and Monday next week (June 5-6). Other than that, come on in and enjoy a delicious burger or some pizza.
Tuesday is Karaoke, and also tutu Tuesday!
Wednesday is open mic as usual.
The wonderful Jackie Myer will be playing on Friday.
We are still hiring servers and cooks. If you are interested we want to talk to you!
 See you at La Kiva!


LOOK
Fri., June 3, 6:00–8:00 p.m.: Opening Reception for
TPS 25:The International Competition 25th anniversary exhibition from the Texas Photographic Society, premiering at the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine and featuring 60 images from the TPS International Competition. The exhibit runs through September 4, 2016.
LEARN
Sat., June 4: Photography Talks and Demonstrations
Experienced area photographers share their work and techniques. classic to contemporary photography topics will be discussed. On the campus of Sul Ross State University, Warnock Science Building Room 101
10–11 a.m. Farm Worker Portraiture   with Caleb Jagger
11:00 a.m.–noon Dye Transfer Printing with Jim Bones
1:00–2:00 p.m. Traveling Light in the Backcountry with Crystal Allbright
2:00–3:00 p.m. Selected Images with James H. Evans
3:00–4:00 p.m. iPhoneography with Steve Goff
SHOOT  Sat., June, 7:00 p.m.: Hancock Hill Sunset Photo Hike
Sunday, June 5, 6:30 a.m.: Downtown Alpine Morning Photo Walk. All images captured in and around Alpine are eligible for free entry in the 6th Annual Shooting Alpine Photo Contest ($500 top prize). More contest information at visitalpinetx.com/photocontest All Alpine Photo Weekend events are free of charge. For more information,
call (432) 837-8143, or email maggie.rumbelow@sulross.edu

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Nereida and TiVo will be closing Tivos at the end of May for their annual missionary trip to the mountains of Mexico. They will reopen in September.

Otra Vez Thrift Store in Study Butte will be closed this coming Saturday, June 4th . We will re-open with regular hours the following week.

SHOT TIME LIQUORS  Come in to see our sales.  NEW in stock. Crown Royal Honey and Crown Royal Cornerstone Blend (limited release).  Don't forget; we have locally made ice at $2 a bag!!!  Visit us anytime Mon thru Sat 10 to 9. 371-3155 or like us on Facebook!

Residential home design for South Brewster County. Jeff Gavin @ DraftexLLC. 830-739-6986  or draftexllc@gmail.com

TERLINGUA TOOL RENTALS Jimmy Taylor, owner 371-2621 Rent locally and save those 90 mile trips.

BBNP Basin water leak found and fixed - still conserve water:
*The RV dump station in the campground is closed
*The lodge will be using paper plates to eliminate dish washing
* A continued smoking ban on Chisos trails to prevent wildfire risk
*Reduced flow rates at public water spigots
* Bring your own drinking water to the park
* Turn off water when brushing your teeth
*Turn off showers when soaping and shampooing
* Use laundry washing locations outside the park
*In private hotel rooms, flush only solid waste
* Immediately report any water leaks you see

Starlight Theatre Restaurant & Saloon
Tues  5/31   –  Uh Clem
Wed  6/01    –  Dana Louise & Amy Sue
Thur  6/02    –  Moses Martinez
Fri     6/03    –  Patrick Smith
Sat    6/04    –  Jackie Myers
Mon  6/06    –  Dr. Fun

DUSTY is a gorgeous tricolored Australian Shepherd mix with beautiful golden eyes. He's a happy 2-year-old who gets along with everyone. He walks well on a leash and loves attention, grooming, and being petted. He weighs about 40 pounds and is full grown. Dusty is neutered, vaccinated, & microchipped. The Alpine Animal Shelter is currently holding more than 30 dogs (approaching full). It 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. AAS animals are online at https://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=TX1202 For more info email heatherthemule@gmail.com

TERLINGUA RANCH LODGE
 SUMMER DISCOUNTS ON CABINS :
COME & JOIN US THIS SUMMER FOR SOME REST AND RELAXATION Cabins are 25% off for the Months of:
 JUNE, JULY, & AUGUST.  RV SITES starting at $16 a night, and Horse Stalls $4.00 per day
MENTION THE MOON TO GET YOUR DISCOUNT   PROMO CODE: MOON
New Office Hours are 9am to 5pm thru the Summer Months

BAD RABBIT CAFÉ NEWS:
Friday Nights   are Fried Fish, Mac & Cheese, Cole Slaw, Hush Puppies $9.95
Saturday Nights in June are Steak Night: 12oz Rib eye, Baked Potato, Salad $15.95
 Summer Hours: We are closed Tuesdays and Sundays we are open  from 7am to 6pm

Rain Catchment Tanks – The current load has room for 4 more tanks. Your deposit is not cashed until your tank is delivered. We won’t place another order after this one until early fall. State Sales Tax and freight free. Call us for specs, and to arrange deposit for your tank (432) 371-2506
One of these (or more) could be yours.

MEET, GREET and VISIT with (our own) Hon. Pete P. Gallego Former Congressman and Candidate for TX-23 …Monday, June 6th, 2016…at the Starlight Theatre Restaurant & Saloon…631 Ivey Road…Terlingua, Texas 79852… 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Let’s re-elect Pete.
For questions or more information, please contact
Irma Gutierrez at irma@petegallego.com

Continue Education during the summer months with the very interesting subjects below:

Cone-Nose Beetle aka Kissing Bugs, are back with a vengeance. Rachel Curtis, PhD student, Hamer Lab at Texas A&M contacted me last fall. She has been trying to figure out how to contact the residents of Terlingua to get some bugs to add to A&M collection from our area.  “My main interest right now is getting as many bugs from across the state as possible.  We’re interested in what species are in different locations and habitats, how many are infected, and which strain type of the parasite infects them.  All the bugs we receive are becoming the largest collection of kissing bugs in the U.S.  So, not only for my project, but potentially for many other projects after me, 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.  We also have a Spanish version, if that would help at all.  I can send more information about how to collect the bugs and send them.”  Let’s help Rachael to help us.  Contact her at:  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 email version of this Moon will have a link to a color brochure about these pests and dangers)

Reasearch and read about these in depth; they are some of the most fascinating creatures in our desert:
The desert tortoise is an herbivore. Grasses form the bulk of its diet, but it also eats herbs, annual wildflowers, and new growth of cacti, as well as their fruit and flowers. Rocks and soil are also ingested, perhaps as a means of maintaining intestinal digestive bacteria as a source of supplementary calcium or other minerals. As with birds, stones may also function asgastroliths, enabling more efficient digestion of plant material in the stomach.[6]
Much of the tortoise’s water intake comes from moisture in the grasses and wildflowers they consume in the spring. A largeurinary bladder can store over 40% of the tortoise's body weight in water, urea, uric acid, and nitrogenous wastes. During very dry times, they may give off waste as a white paste rather than a watery urine. During periods of adequate rainfall, they drink copiously from any pools they find, and eliminate solid urates. The tortoises can increase their body weight by up to 40% after copious drinking.[13] Adult tortoises can survive a year or more without access to water.[6] During the summer and dry seasons, they rely on the water contained within cactus fruits and mesquite grass. To maintain sufficient water, they reabsorb water in their bladders, and move to humid underground burrows in the morning to prevent water loss by evaporation.[13]
Emptying the bladder  (which usually happens if you pick one up)  is one of the defense mechanisms of this tortoise. This can leave the tortoise in a very vulnerable condition in dry areas, and it should not be alarmed, handled, or picked up in the wild unless in imminent danger. If it must be handled, and its bladder is emptied, then water should be provided to restore the fluid in its body.

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