Terlingua Moon, Volume 36, No. 5, February 4, 2025

                               Terlingua Moon🌙

Volume 36, No. 5

February 4, 2025 by Blue Grama

"As you walk, look around, assess where you are, reflect on where you have been, and dream of where you are going. Every moment of the present contains the seeds of opportunity for change. Your life is an adventure. Live it fully." - DR. JOHN FRANCIS 

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The Night Sky this month:

🌓 2/5 First Quarter

🌕 2/12 Full Moon

🌑 2/27 New Moon

 

All Month Planet Visibility: Mercury, Venus Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

This Week:
February 6 – Moon & Jupiter: The Moon is high overhead at nightfall, forming a line with bright Jupiter and reddish star Aldebaran in Taurus
February 9 – Moon & Mars: Find the nearly full Moon in the east tonight after dark, about three finger widths below reddish Mars. Bright stars Pollux and Castor in Gemini are just to its north.

Protect our dark skies! Turn out the lights at night, use warm colored, downfacing or shielded lights.

Happy Lunar New Year! Year of the Snake 🐍✨ 

Extra Extra!!!! Terlingua Purobots are AMAZING!!!🎉

Congratulations to Big Bend High School's Robotics Team #11720 The Purobots who took home 1st place out of the 17 teams in the El Paso league during the Championship Event at UTEP on Feburary 1st. The team will advance to the Regional Competition in Lubbock on February 22nd. Way to go, Mr. Anthenat and squad! See Paisano Post from Terlingua CSD below for more details!

 

Brewster County Special Commissioners Court Meeting Agenda for February 4, 2025

Brewster County Special Commissioners Court Meeting February 4, 2025

 

TERLINGUA RANCH PROPERTY OWNERS’ POTLUCK:  Please join your friends and neighbors at the monthly Terlingua Ranch Property Owners’ Potluck on Thursday, February 6^th, 6:00 pm, at the Bunkhouse.  The Ranch will provide plates, cutlery, iced tea, and water.  Please bring a dish to share.  Call Marilynn at 371-2194 if you need more information.

 

Jen Peña Artist Reception at Earth and Fire Gallery, Saturday 2/8, 5-8pm :  We are pleased to welcome back Guest Artist Jen Peña! Come spend Saturday evening with us and see her beautiful photos!

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Last Minute Low Budget Productions Presents:
Our first community theatre play in 7 years!

~Dr. Strange Gov~
One night only, Cinnabar Theatre, Feb 12th

Doors at 6, show at 7, free admission brought to you buy our sponsors (Wet Salon, Long Draw Pizza, Printco, EXP Realty, Terlingua Hospitality Group, Quicksilver Vacation Rentals).
Written and directed by THE Anni McReynolds
Benefitting Terlingua Cares

 

Terlingua! The Bakery cart is back!!!
MILKY WAY TREATS : Saturday morning bakery cart will be back this Saturday, 10am-sell out!! Kolaches, Cinnamon Rolls- all your favs! Our ice cream trailer will also be open this weekend, Sat-Mon.4pm-9pm! Come check out our delicious soft serve, pints of homemade ice cream, and fun sundaes. We’re located next to The Boathouse! 

 

TANKS A LOT TERLINGUA

Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and Installation

Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.

Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3094 (office) or 806-781-7814 (cell)

Register Now!

Nonprofit Essentials Workshop
Led by Nonprofit Essentials
Hosted by Big Bend Citizens Alliance
Monday, February 10, and Tuesday, February 11, from 1:00 – 5:15 each day

Join us for the Nonprofit Essentials Workshop, hosted by the Big Bend Citizens Alliance, on February 10-11, 2025, from 1:00 – 5:15 each day at the J.W. “Red” Patillo South Brewster County Community Center in Terlingua, Texas . Led by the Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin, this two half-day workshop Is designed for nonprofit directors, board members, volunteer, and staff, offering tools and strategies to strengthen your organizations impact. Cost $200 per organization.

For questions or to register, contact Jenny Turner at 432-249-1344. We hope to see you there!

 

Upcoming Shows:

2/5 - Bill Palmer - Long Draw Pizza

2/6 - Colt Wayne Keeney - Starlight

2/7 - Bill Palmer - Starlight

2/8 - Butch and Rory Hancock - Starlight

2/9 - Ross Bullock - Starlight

2/9 - Bill Palmer - Temple of the Bird

2/10 - Miles Adams - Starlight

2/13 - Alma Russ - Starlight

2/14 - Laird and Friends - Starlight

2/14 - Keegan Mcinroe - The Boathouse

2/15 -  Isiah Driessen - Starlight

2/17 -  Blind Squirrel - Starlight

2/20 - Moses Martinez - Starlight

2/20 - Sherita Perez - The Boathouse

2/21 - Sherita Perez - DB's

2/21 - Colton French- Starlight

2/22 -  Evie Dorsey and Friends - Starlight

2/28 - We All Sh*t - The Boathouse

 

 

HEALTH CARE COMING SOON TO SOUTH COUNTY : At the regular meeting of the Big Bend Regional Hospital District, which was held at the TFEMS building on January 23, the board voted unanimously to enter into a service agreement between BBRHD and Hamilton Health to establish a 5-day/week clinic in South County, to open in the spring of 2025.  Opening of the clinic will be contingent on the Commissioners' Court approval for funding of the building and location of the facility. 

Sixteen citizens from the community were present at the meeting including four who spoke to the board expressing the urgent need for health care services.  Applause erupted from the citizens when the board voted to move forward toward a full-time clinic in Terlingua.  Many thanks to Reagan Reed who represents District 3, which includes South County, who was instrumental in making this happen.

Other discussions included a report from Linda Molinar, CEO of PCHS on the progress of their clinic in Terlingua.  They are currently providing services on Wednesdays at the TFEMS building.  Starting February 4, their services will temporarily be moving to the Red Pattillo Community Center and they will add another day, so services will be available on both Wednesdays and Thursdays.

BBRHD is also working to bring mobile mammogram services back to the Big Bend area.  Preliminary plans include having the unit spend a day in Terlingua, Presidio, and Alpine, with the possibility of adding more days as necessary.

Soon, we will go from living in a health desert to living in a fountain of health.

For more information on what Big Bend Regional Hospital District is doing for you, you can visit www.bigbendhealth.org. 

Preventative Care Health Services is announcing that we will 
provide two days of Medical Services beginning in February.  
Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 3pm.
We will begin on Thursday, February 6th at our new location. 

The Red Pattillo Community Center at 201 Rex Ivey Rd.
Please call our Alpine office at 432-837-4555 for an appointment.

 

PAISANO POST FROM TERLINGUA CSD :

Terlingua Robotics Team Advances to Regionals in Lubbock!
The Terlingua Purobots, Robotics team 11720 won the FTC El Paso Robotics League Championship on February 1, 2025 held at the University of Texas El Paso! They ended the regular season with 15 wins and 5 losses.

The Purobots advanced to the championship rounds and won with an event high score of
the 215 points. This team is the first in Terlingua school history to win the League Championship. The judges also awarded them with the Control Award for their consistent autonomous programming. They are advancing to Regionals in Lubbock where they will be representing the El Paso League.

Students are: Brooke Jenks – team captain and builder, Luna Barrett – human player and coder, Evan Clark – coder, David Gutierrez – driver and scout, Brayan Trujillo – driver and builder, Philip Lowe – coder and backup driver, Desiree Lujan – scout and statistics, Melody Orozco – budget and scout, Asa Reed – engineering notebook, Usiel Escalante – design coordinator and scout, Bailey Baker – builder and backup driver, Ervey Sotelo – 3D printer, and Adriel Guevara – builder.

The Purobots are coached by Mr.BT Anthenat.

Last home game of the season and Senior Night: February 7th, Friday, starting at 5pm vs. Marfa. Please join us. Free admission and a Concession Stand will be available.

 

BIG BEND ARTS COUNCIL : A prospectus for the upcoming BBAC show, as well as more information is available at our website:  bigbendartscouncil.org

 

R:3 REPURPOSE, REUSE, RECYCLE:

We have a Recycled Art Show, our R3-ReCycle, ReUse, RePurpose show, coming up soon!

--Art that is:  RePurpose:  Change, ReCycle:  Convert or ReUse:  Modify to use again

This year’s special focus/feature is textiles.  Wearable art, patches, modified garments. ex. shirts, thrifted quality garments, tote bags, pillows, patches, recycled paper prints, etc.

Show Dates: February 27, 2025 – April 15, 2025

Take-In Deadline:  February 25, 2025 11am – 4:30pm at the Big Bend Gallery, 121 W. Holland Ave in Alpine

Reception: Friday, February 28

 

ART WORKSHOPS:

Alpine Workshop:

Yosdy Valdivia is hosting a workshop in Presidio and in Alpine to teach print making for creating patches on February 16, 2025. 

Two sessions to choose from 9am-11am & 4pm-6pm. $45

Taking place at Hoot n Annies. 215 E Holland Ave. Alpine, TX. --Next to CowDog food truck.

We will be carving a 4x6'' rubber block and will we be printing on textiles.

Invitees that are in the workshop are encouraged to submit their work for the R3 exhibition. 

Food and drinks are welcome to purchase at Cow Dog Cafe!

Presidio Workshop:

Taking place February 8, 2025. 

Two sessions to choose from 12-2pm & 4pm-6pm. $45

Taking place at Galeria Raices. 800 W O'Reilly St. Presidio, TX. 

We will be carving a 4x6'' rubber block and will we be printing on t-shirt/tote bag. 

Invitees that are in the workshop are encouraged to submit their work for the R3 exhibition. 

Food and drinks are welcome to bring. 

 

Animals, Art & Conservation: Wildlife Art Workshop at Alpine Public Library
This Sunday 2/9 The Wildlife Art Workshop will begin at 2:00pm in the multipurpose room of the Alpine Public Library.

This mini-workshop will offer hands-on demonstrations of drawing animals from Carol Fairlie, very well known in the region as a painter and art instructor at Sul Ross State University for many years.
2024 Big Bend National Park Artist in Residence Chris Ruggia will give a demonstration on characterization in drawing animals: how to add emotional energy in the body language and faces of the animals you draw. The session will end with a panel discussion on painting wildlife and how art interacts with wildlife conservation when Fairlie and Ruggia will be joined by painter and retired conservation biologist Patricia Harveson.

The workshop is open to all ages, though the drawing exercises will likely be most appropriate for adults and teens. Younger children may find them difficult.
Paper and pencils will be provided while they last, but feel free to bring your own as well!

Ruggia is partnering with the Big Bend Conservancy on a fundraiser release of a limited edition of prints of a painting created during his BBNP art residency. Enter to win the first numbered print in the edition! The winner will be announced at the Wildlife Art Workshop.

 

CALL FOR ART : “Wall of Small” will take place as a fundraiser for the Crisis Center on March 15, (Chihuahua races!) and the week following.  Need not be a fancy-pants Artist to play!  Only two rules:  should be 4” x 4”, and should be flat (as it is displayed in a cello sleeve).  Submissions (sorry, we cannot return art) should be either dropped off at the Crisis Center or mailed to Molly Dumas, PO Box 394, Terlingua, TX, 79852.  Please try to get pieces to me by late February.

 

ENJOY OUR SATURDAY 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 here every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items.

Local art, handcrafted textile goods, goat milk soap, all natural lip balms and skin care products, essential oil perfumes, leather goods, handcrafted, creative jewelry, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and up-cycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel and more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here.

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 a 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.

SANTA INEZ TERLINGUA GHOST TOWN CHURCH : Wednesday service at 5:30pm with Rev. Katie Hudak of the Big Bend Episcopal Mission.  Come check it out and come as you are.  The Episcopal Church welcomes all.

 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS : ALL YOU NEED TO ATTEND AN AA MEETING IS A DESIRE TO QUIT.  If you have, or think you might have, a drinking problem, we will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, at the Big Bend church, just north of the post office.

 

THE BIG BEND MOBILE LIBRARY : is now open for business!  Come get a library card!

HOURS: Thursdays, 3:00-6:00 PM, Canyon View Community Park, next to the Terlingua school
Saturdays, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Community Garden in Terlingua Ghost Town

We have a large collection of local literature available for checkout, and a separate collection of books available to the public free of charge.  Here is a list of other library services we provide:

·        -TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES:  Free WiFi, a laptop available for checkout 1 hour at a time, printing/scanning for 10 cents/page

·        -EXCHANGE BOX:  Clothes, kitchenware, electronics, pet accessories - you name it!  Take stuff out or put stuff in as you please, all without paying a cent!  *NOTE*:  All exchange box donations subject to review and possible rejection by library staff.  No trash!  We also require large donations to be put in sturdy boxes.

·        -MONTHLY CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR:  Join Texas preschool teacher Alison Weiss for readings aloud of classic tales complete with funny voice acting!  Bring your little readers along for enchanting tales, drama, and laughter!  Next story hour: TBD

·        -BOARD GAMES:  Chess, checkers, Scrabble, indie board games, D&D, or whatever else you can think of!  Come game with our library staff...there may even be a prize in it for you if you beat us!

·        -ORIGAMI LESSONS:  Learn how to make a perfect square from any sheet of scrap paper, and turn it into beautiful creations!  Also be sure to check out our collection of origami instructional books.  You can learn how to make birds, turtles, elephants, and much more!

·        -ASK DR. GIGABYTE:  Local communications expert Arick Sandman a.k.a. Dr. Gigabyte can answer your general questions on technology and communications in the Big Bend!  If you would like to know which devices work best in the remote areas of Big Bend or are wondering about the Internet and AI's role in today's rapidly changing world, ask Dr. Gigabyte!

·        -JUGGLING LESSONS:  Never too late to learn something new!  Learn a skill great for physical development and mental relaxation and impress your friends!  Ask for Sam in the Circus Department.

·        -FREE COFFEE:  You bring the mugs, we got the coffee.  Enough said."

 

TAQUERIA EL MILAGRO :  Street tacos, steaks, huge sides and authentic Mexican recipes.  Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for takeout via our drive-through window.  BYOB.

ESPRESSO … y POCO MAS : Best coffee in Terlingua plus home-cooked breakfasts and lunches.  Freshly baked pastries and more.  Strong wifi, newspapers and fantastic views.  432-371-3044 for to go orders.  Open at 7:30 a.m.  A local landmark where both locals and visitors gather.

 

Thank you Terlingua!!!

                                                                 

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