TERLINGUA MOON
Vol. 27   No. 45
November 8, 2016
            by twEyeLight raVen  

“If you are bored and disgusted by politics . . . by all means stay home on Election Day if you want, but don't [fool] yourself that you're not voting. In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote.”  David Foster Wallace

Tomorrow - Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Registered voters in the Terlingua area can vote at the following locations:
Precinct 5: Panther Junction Community Room - Big Bend National Park
Precinct 6 & 7: Red Pattillo Community Center (behind the Post Office in Terlingua)

The Big Bend Library will be closed Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. We will re-open Monday, Nov. 14 at 8:00 a.m.

 Big Bend High School will host the annual Veterans’ Day Ceremony on Friday, November 11, at 8:15 am at the flagpole in front of the high school. The public is invited. The Class of 2017 will host a reception for Veterans immediately after the ceremony.

This Week at The Starlight!
The Starlight is extremely pleased to be showing the art of Maria Blosser from November 7 – December 7.  We will host an artist's reception on Tuesday, November 8 from 5:30 - 6:30. Please join us in welcoming Maria as our artist-in-residence for the coming month. Everyone is welcome!
Monday, November 7: Woji & Kozloff
Tuesday, November 8: Clem & Jeffro (after the reception for Maria Blosser)
Wednesday, November 9: The Whitmore’s
Thursday, November 10: Moses Martinez
Friday, November 11: The Terlingua Gals Music Revue. Three fabulous sets of 13 local women swapping songs. Join us!
Saturday, November 12: Beth Lee & The Break Ups
Monday, November 14: Trevor Reichman
Be sure to check out the new items on our menu – food and cocktails!

The Joee Barnes Memorial will take place in Terlingua Ghostown on Saturday, November 12. Horseshoes and Games start at 10 AM and food at 1 PM.  Please come and show your support.  A $10 donation is requested for lunch.  All proceeds to the Joee Barnes Scholarship for our Big Bend Students.

 La Posada Milagro and Espresso ...y poco mas!
Let us help you recover from a big chili cook off weekend with our breakfast and lunch menus.  This weekend we've got chili and we've got some surprise specials.  Even a guest chef so swing by for a visit and some fine eats! Call in a to go order if you don't have time to come by to sit for a spell and share how your weekend went.
Located in the Terlingua Ghost Town, the coffee shop serves the best coffee around and made to order breakfasts and lunches.  We are happy to pack picnics to go. Open 7 days a week, free wifi, and great views of the Chisos Mountains. Newspapers available and friendly service, too!  The rough luxe guesthouse has rooms, is available for wedding parties.
Hours:  Sunday through Thursday:  7:30 a.m. until 2.p.m.
Friday and Saturday:  7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.

OTRA VEZ is now open and accepting clean donations.  We do not have the facilities to clean and repair donations.  Closeout and special pricing of summer ware. We appreciate your patronage and donations.

 Alpine Animal Shelter: Karter is a young, happy little cow dog mix who is very engaged with people. She mills around wonderfully in the play yard with other dogs, though like any good working dog she keeps her eye on the humans all the while. Her temperament suggests she's the stick-around type. She loads up nicely in cars, and puts her smiling head out the window the whole time. A lucky adopter can take Karter home for $100, which includes her spay, her microchip, and all current vaccinations. For more information about Karter, or any dog in the Alpine Animal Shelter, email heatherthemule@gmail.com

 The Brewster County Groundwater Conservation District will be having a
Regular Board Meeting on November 17th at 9 am. In conjunction with this meeting we will be having a special presentation on local aquifers.
Kevin Urbanczyk, Ph.D., Director, Rio Grande Research Center. Professor, Department of Biology, Geology, and Physical Science, Sul Ross State University. The meeting and presentation will be at Sul Ross State University in the Gallego Center at 9 am on Thursday, November 17, 2016.

Randoff's Big Bend BBQ is celebrating Our 1st Anniversary in Terlingua!  Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving you know you'll be tired of Turkey so. Put Away those leftovers and come and Buy Any Sandwich and Get One Free! Just our way of saying Thank You for Great 1st Year!  C'mon Y’all, Let's Meat!

The final shooting for the Terlingua Project will be taking place on Saturday, November 12th and Sunday, November 13th, 2016. To participate and receive a free fine art print of your portrait, you will need to sign a consent form prior to the shoot. Go to Posada Milagro at 2 p.m. either Saturday or Sunday to sign your consent.  A videographer will be documenting our project and would love to include some of you in the process. If you prefer not to be included in the video you can opt out by not signing the video consent form. Once you have signed the consent(s), you will find us in front of the old Perry School House (not the Perry Mansion).  We can’t start shooting until the front of the school house is in shadow and at this point we’re not exactly sure when that will happen…our best guess is sometime around 2PM.  Once the images are processed, your 10” X 15” image, centered on a 13” X 19” fine art archival sheet, will be sent to you via mailing tube. There is no charge to participate and the print is our gift to you for participating. But even more importantly, you are receiving a moment of your history and we recommend you protect and preserve the image for generations to follow. Look forward to seeing you there. Terry Cockerham

DESERT EXPRESSION BEAUTY SALON
229-70 FM 170
Terlingua, TX 7985
Haircuts, color, highlight, manicure, pedicure and more!
November 8, 9, 10, & 11 and November  15, 16, 17, & 18 and November  21, 22, & 23   Call Kaci Kothmann at 325-456-5983 or stop by for your appointment.

TERLINGUA TOOL RENTALS Jimmy Taylor, owner 371-2621 Tools for all your construction needs and “Honey-Do” lists!

 DRAFTEX LLC – residential design for South Brewster County. Call Jeff Gavin at 830.739.6986, email draftexllc@gmail.com or stop by the office off South County Road near Terlingua Tool Rentals.

Terlingua Recycles  - thanks to everyone who continues to help keep our part of the Bend beautiful. Recycling bins are located behind the Terlingua EMS and are clearly marked (tin, paper, plastic, etc.) For more information, go to our Facebook page.

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.

 For sale:  Chain link dog runs, your choice  $100.00 each.  Call Pat or Guy Foli  371-2131

 The Brewster County Courthouse will be closed on Friday, November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

 The current WYLIE load now has 6 tanks confirmed with room for 2 more. Warrantied - Freight Free - Sales Tax free!  Call us for specs and prices.  371-2506  (512) 924-2506

This week at La Kiva:
Tuesday- Karaoke
Wednesday- Open Mic
Thursday- Chet O'Keefe
Friday- Bruce Salmon
Saturday- Woji and Kozloff
Great drinks and tasty food all week.

 THE RED ELVISES return to La Kiva on 11/14, don't miss it!

Please send your Moon submissions to TerlinguaMoon@gmail.com NO LATER THAN NOON ON MONDAY for that week’s edition.