Terlingua MoonVolume 35, No. 9February 27, 2024 by FreeBird
“Someone struggled for your right to
vote. Use it.” –
Susan B. Anthony
!!BREAKING NEWS!!
EARLY VOTING AT THE RED PATTILLO COMMUNITY CENTER
PRECINCTS 5, 6, & 7
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS – are here. This means when you show your ID at the door to vote, you will be given the choice to vote in the Democrat primary or Republican primary. Keep in mind, if a run-off election is necessary, you may only vote in the same party as your original vote in this primary election.
Early voting is still ongoing in Alpine this week as well. When early voting closed on Saturday evening, only 350 of the 7,000+ registered voters in Brewster County had voted. Please – everybody turn out on one of these days and VOTE! It’s important!!
ELECTION DAY POLL LOCATIONS
PRECINCT 5
PANTHER JUNCTION VISITOR’S CENTER
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
PRECINCTS 6 & 7
RED PATTILLO COMMUNITY CENTER
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M.
On election day, you MUST vote in your precinct.
EMERGENCY ROAD
REPAIRS AT THE MAVERICK ENTRANCE ‑‑ Beginning Monday, February 26 crews
will be making emergency repairs along the main park entrance road. Visitors accessing Big Bend National Park
from Highway 118 to the western entrance near Study Butte/Terlingua will
encounter single lane traffic and delays of up to 1 hour.
To view the full news release, please visit the Big Bend
National Park news release page:
News Releases -
Big Bend National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING – February 27 at 9:30 a.m. at the Brewster County Courthouse. Agenda is available on the Brewster County Public Notices webpage.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
PARAMEDICINE ‑‑ Helping the residents of south Brewster County:
§ manage chronic health conditions
§ manage prescribed medications
§ understand disease processes
§ regain independence
§ improve overall health
Program provided at no cost through a grant from the USDA. Call TFEMS for more information! 432-371-2536, OR come by the station at 23250 FM 170, Between 10am and 5pm.
BIG BEND CITIZENS ALLIANCE ‑‑ The BBCA will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, February 28th 2024 at the Red Pattillo Community Center, 201 Rex Ivey Rd, Study Butte. Meet & greet at 5:30 PM; Meeting will begin at 6:00 PM. We are a 501(c)(3) public charity supporting the Canyon View Community Park, Terlingua Cares, Terlingua Community Garden, Terlingua Recycles, Terlingua Visual Arts, Voices From Both Sides, Terlingua Dark Sky Alliance, and the South County Library Project. All are welcome to attend this public meeting. Included on the agenda will be the election of Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) for a two-year term. For more information, agenda, & minutes, please email secretary.bbca@gmail.com or text 244-7656.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
‑‑ TFEMS extends our heartfelt gratitude to Lajitas Resort for their generous
donation of a new oxygen generator to our department, replacing our 20-year-old
generator. Join us in thanking Lajitas
Resort for their unwavering support in keeping South Brewster County safe.
Stay
safe,
Captain J. Thomason, EMT
Public Information Officer
TERLINGUA STAR PARTY
‑‑ Join us for a celebration of Terlingua's dark skies at the ball fields at
Canyon View Community Park. Professional
and amateur astronomers will give a tour of the night sky and provide telescope
views during this free community event for International Dark Sky Week.
Event opens with booths and concession from Milky Way Treats
at 8 pm, stargazing begins at 8:45 pm and ends by 10:30 pm. You are encouraged to bring your own seating
or chairs. Please be considerate when
using flashlights and other light sources during the event.
Thank you to Big Bend Citizens Alliance, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Bend National Park, McDonald Observatory, and DarkSky International for their time and support in this event.
HAM RADIO LICENSE CLASS ‑‑ Charlie (N5CET) will be teaching a class to obtain your Technician Class Ham Radio License.
March 3- April 28,
Sunday afternoons 2-4 pm (skipping Easter)
Alpine Public Library (meet in the
parking lot at 1:45)
more info, email wa5roe@juno.com
CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE
STEVE HARPER ‑‑ Friday,
March 1st 5:00 - 8:00. A US Forest
Service retiree, Steve found Big Bend in the late 90s. Volunteering for a few
seasons living in the park, he fell in love with Terlingua and the community. He and Judy, his wife, found some land and
quickly became part of the community. He
brought grandsons Jason and John (the twins) down to help him build the house
and over the next 18 years he and Judy made it the sanctuary the family has
come to love. He loved this community. He overcame a stroke in 2014 and continued to
enjoy Terlingua until a fall in December 2019 made it impossible to live alone.
Steve moved in with his daughter Jill in
2021. They returned together last
winter/spring. Steve passed away last October after another stroke.
Please join our family and friends at Steve and Judy's Gate
6 home to celebrate his life in Big Bend. Bring your memories, stories and
maybe a dish to share. The family will
scatter his ashes before the gathering, friends are welcome.
If you need directions or have questions please contact
Jill. Judy will join us in spirit from
Santa Rosa, unfortunately she's unable to make the long trip.
MARK “GONZO” LEWIS ‑‑ Please join Mark’s
family and friends from Terlingua, Alpine and all around, at the Boathouse on
Saturday, March 2nd from 4:20 to 7:30 pm to celebrate his life. Bring an instrument if you have one and help
make the celebration a song circle and pickin’ party that would make Mark
proud.
It’ll be a potluck so please bring a dish to share and enjoy
the flavors created by friends. If you
have any photos or stories, please also bring them for display on a Remembrance
Board.
Mark’s family will be scattering his ashes at a time TBA prior to the Boathouse celebration. Friends who would like to attend are welcome.
LMLB OPEN HOUSE ‑‑ LMLB Productions Presents an OPEN HOUSE for Cinnabar Theatre! We’re still here!! Come meet the new board members, ready to bring life back to the theatre! Here for the community and we are ready to make things happen. Bring ideas, inspiration and get involved with us! Local musicians, refreshments and appetizers from 3pm-6pm Sunday March 3rd. See ya there!
SELENA TRIBUTE, Starlight Theatre Restaurant & Saloon ‑‑ On March 2nd from 9 pm till Midnight! Bidi Bidi Banda and Starlight present Selena Tribute Band and costume contest. (Best Selena costume) Come and dance the night away with Selena's greatest hits.
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE AND SECOND ANNUAL UGLY FEET CONTEST ‑‑ Saturday, March 2 @ 3:00 P.M. Come celebrate the 188th anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico with the annual impromptu parade beginning and ending at the Ghost Town Porch celebrating the sacrifices of those who won our freedom that has been so easily forgotten by native Texans and unknown by the naturalized and visitors. The parade is scheduled to begin around 3:00 P.M. (but is notoriously late) at the Porch. The route for the parade this year will include the entire Loop of Ghost Town Road, including FM 170. Gathering for the parade will be at any time necessary for the preparation of your "float" to make the 3:00 start. ALL FLOATS AND UGLY FEET WELCOME. The Ugly Feet contest will take place on the Ghosttown porch right after the parade with music by The Moonshiners. Please try to attend with a float and enter your ugly feet into the contest, or just come as a spectator and spread the word. Please don't be shy about entering your UGLY FEET. Be proud of your ugly feet! Terlingua is notorious for our ugly feet. Don't let the tourists beat you because the entire planet is eligible to enter.
COMMUNITY MARKET ‑‑
Come see us at the Saturday Community Market from 10:00-1:00. Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost
Town, we're there every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of
locally produced goods and other items.
Fresh eggs, local art, handcrafted textile goods, goat milk
soap, all natural lip balms and skin care products, essential oil perfumes,
Zoey's leather goods, handcrafted, creative jewelry, including Kim's, many made
with local stones, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and
up-cycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel, Sandy's super
cute pop-up shop and more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here.
Indeed, lately, chess players have been meeting up for a game or two or three
or...
We welcome new vendors. Flea market items are also welcome. After all, reusing and up-cycling already
existing items is smart and green. We
ask a $10 donation to the Community Garden to set up, helping us to continue to
improve this space and experience for all of us. For more information, text or call
432.213.1863, email SherriTheWriter@aol.com
or pop in to the market for a chat. Prepared
food vendors must display current food handling license. (A quick, easy and affordable online course
can provide that).
Please help keep our market space safe and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under control. We look forward to seeing you there.
ECO-LOGIC ‑‑ Local business and property owners are invited to consider the benefits of landscape rejuvenation including restoration of natural beauty and ecological function without changing local character. Increasing native plants and transformimg stormwater runoff into an amenity while stopping erosion and providing habitat can also create inviting spaces that attract customers and promote a more vibrant streetscape and community. As a professional design firm serving land owners across America for the last 20 years, Eco-Logic is offering a FREE written strategy for any property. Visit www.ecologiclandscape.com to schedule one for your site.
MILKY WAY TREATS ‑‑ Saturday morning bakery cart will be open at the Community Garden, every Saturday morning, 10am-sell out. Come by and see what’s cookin! The ice cream trailer at The Boathouse is open Saturday-Monday, 4pm-9pm. Stop by for a cool treat! Thank you for your support, Terlingua!
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
MEETING ‑‑ if you have, or think you might have, a drinking problem, we
meet at 7:30 Thursday evening at the Big Bend Church, just north of the post
office.
ESPRESSO … y POCO MAS
‑‑ Where locals and visitors gather for breakfast and lunch in the Ghost
Town! Home-cooked menu and great Big
Bend Roasters coffee. We have freshly baked
blueberry muffins, delicious cinnamon rolls and more sweets from CC’s bakery!! Newspapers, strong wifi and spectacular
views. A great place for food and
conversation with a menu for everyone.
Call 432 371 3044 for to go orders.
TAQUERIA EL MILAGRO ‑‑ Terlingua's street tacos “go to” with great Mexican food from authentic recipes and side dishes big enough for a meal. Steaks and more. Wednesday through Sunday -3 pm until 9 pm. Call 432 371-2060 for takeout via our drive-through window. Fun seating with beautiful views for dining in and BYOB!
PAISANO POST FROM
TERLINGUA SCHOOL ‑‑ Coach Aizupitis and athletes: Philip, Bailey, and Anthony completed our
school's first ever Powerlifting season with a meet in Pecos. Congratulations team!
Coach Loya and Coach Mendoza and athletes: Romina, Brooke, Desiree, Asa, Nereida, Jen O.,
Nathan, and Brayan T. to the first high school track meet of the season in Fort
Stockton.
SANTA INEZ TERLINGUA GHOSTOWN CHURCH ‑‑ Hymn Sing service is Wednesday, February 28th at 5:30pm. All are welcome.
Hogan * Moss * Hancock * Marc Utter
Boathouse:
March 17 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Happy Hour was never so Happy!
Bad Rabbit Cafe:
Hogan & Moss & Hancock
With Marc Utter
Two Saturdays!
March 9 and 30.
All shows 6:00 to 8:30 pm
DB’s BBQ:
Hogan & Moss & Hancock
With Marc Utter
Thursday, March 21st 5 to 7 pm
Boathouse
Hogan & Moss Hancock & Utter
Friday, March 29th 8 to 11 pm
The Chili Pepper
Hogan & Moss
Saturday March 23rd 6:00 pm
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