The Terlingua Moon
March 17th, 2015 ~ Volume 26  ~ # 11
 by
South County
Mud Clowns

We reserve the right to make mistakes ~ The Editors

From the 2nd and 3rd Grade Terlingua Paisanas  A BIG THANK YOU to all the parents, teachers, staff, administration, community members and visitors who contributed to all of our Bake Sale fundraisers. We are going to El Paso! Thank you Terlingua!

The Terlingua Paisanos will be hosting a pancake supper fundraiser and mini track meet March 19th starting at 5:30.  Bring your appetite and come watch our student athletes run, jump, and throw.

Come out and get into the BALL GAME this Sunday! We have plenty of gloves for everyone to play. The games start at 3pm, so get there early to warm up. AND - There are rumors of a game to be played on Sunday, March 29th between Terlingua and a Lajitas/TXDOT team. More information to come...The fields are located next to the Terlingua School.

Classical Music Concert ~  at the Cinnabar Theater* Thurs. March 26, 7pm.
Jane Brown - viola, Judy Eron - oboe, Kerry O'Hare - violin.  Works by Cremont, Templeton Strong, Taneyev. Never heard of those composers? Neither had we!  Performance will last about 1 hour with no intermission. Theater will be selling concessions. Free admission. There is limited seating at the theater, bring a folding chair in the event there is room to use it. (*Cinnabar Theater is located down the dirt road just south of the hardware store.)

Must Sell: cab-over camper parked at the Study Butte RV Park (ask Dave @ main office).  Pictures are on the Brewster County Exchange group on Facebook.  Price: $500 firm. Cash only.
 In very good condition; new battery, new a/c  and new microwave.  If interested, call Joanne at 2263.  Or leave message on her answering machine

One Day at a Time in Terlingua
AA is not affiliated with any religious organization but is grateful to the Big Bend Church (north of the post office) for allowing us to meet there.  Thurs., 7:30 p.m. (Closed Discussion).  Anyone with a desire to stop drinking or remain sober is welcome. Literature is available in our local library. Carpooling may be available to Alpine AA (Wed.) and Al-Anon (Thurs.) meetings. Contact phone numbers are posted on the church doors.

Thurs. March 26th: The Big Bend Library  
Join us for the second presentation in our new series of monthly programs. The topic for this month is "The Special Plants in Your Back Yard, featuring Betty Alex. Ms. Alex is a wildlife biologist who has worked for Big Bend National Park for 32 years. Big Bend Library is located on the campus of TCSD. Programs begin at 6:00 p.m., are free to the public, and include food and beverages. We look forward to seeing you there!

You can have EMERGENCY standby power for as little as $3,000 plus fuel supply.  We can match most internet pricing on portables.  Remember, by purchasing a Generac product, ALL warranty issues, parts supply, maintenance and service issues are handled here locally.

Who has a photo of the tallest bluebonnet? How about the longest bloom? We're sure having a record year.  If you send your picture to voni@bigbend.netI'll post them for all to see
at http://vonig.smugmug.com/2015-Big-Bend-Bluebonnets/ 
Check out Paul Glaves 50 inch tall find.

St. Paddy's Day Parade leaves from the old KKKK lot next to Easter Egg Motel at noon on Tuesday. Set up at 11:30 am. Then a BBQ/Shrimp Boil will take place at Passing Wind Ranch following the Parade. We ask for a $10 donation at the door. All money goes to Terlingua Fire and EMS. BYOB There will be some Rocket Fuel on hand for donations. This runs until Dark-30. The Doodlin' Hogwallops will be playing. La Kiva is donating the BBQ and Passing Wind Ranch & Ten Bits Ranch are donating the Shrimp Boil. Everyone is invited.

37 Postcards, a comedy by Michael McKeever, opens this weekend at the Cinnabar Theater.  Directed by Joe Sirotnak, this show has a great cast of actors; Bernadette Devine, Trevor Hickle, Jeannette Jurado, Miquel Jurado, Nola Lafayette, and Maria Lavender.  Three shows this weekend – Fri.,Sat.,and Sun. The Friday night opening Gala kicks off at 7 o'clock with complimentary champagne punch and hors d'oeuvres.  On Saturday &Sunday the doors will open at 7:15 for a 8:00 curtain.  The show will run the following weekend as well.  Ticket price is $10.00.  This is a Last Minute Low Budget Production at Terlingua's own community theater - on Highway 118, just before Bee Mountain Hardware.

Bad Rabbit Cafe--The Terlingua Fill-Harmonic Symphony (Cooter, Charlie, and Judy play old country music).  Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21, 6:30 pm

Terlingua Tanz plays tangos from South America, Klezmer from Eastern Europe, and waltzes from around the world--at Starlight Sunday Brunch, March 22, 11 to 1.
Tue    3/17   -  Uh Clem
Wed   3/18   -  The Whitmores
Thu    3/19   -  Area 118           
Fri      3/20  -  Bruce Salmon & Steve Bernal         
Sat     3/21  -  J. Wagner  5pm
                     Ann & Some Ghosts  8:30pm
Sun    3/22  -  Brunch with Terlingua Tanz            
Mon    3/23  -  Burger Night with Ashley Raines

TERLINGUA TOOL RENTALS Everything for your construction projects right near your backyard. Jimmy Taylor owner 371-2621

Now in stock at All Energies: Suntech 250W solar panels for $270 each. Buy 4 or more for $250 each. 25 year warranty, made by the world’s #1 solar panel manufacturer. Available for pick-up at our new Hwy 118 location: 16 miles north of Study Butte, ⅓ mile south of the Terlingua Ranch Rd intersection. Email casey@allenergies.net or call us during the week at 371-2950 with your questions about solar power and alternative energy.

Come on Up to the House!

The Boathouse is continuing with it's Spring Break hours this week; open daily from 11-3 for lunch and 4 - midnight (1 a.m. Saturday).  Dinner is offered from 5 - 9 daily.  Our Friday menu special is Shrimp Gumbo, Hush Puppies and all the fixins.  This week's music is exceptional with, among others, Greg Harkins on Friday and Butch and Rory Hancock playing Saturday night!

Tuesday, March 17 from 7 - 10 pm:  Area 118 (Shand Walton and Jeff Haislip)

Wednesday, March 18 from 7 - whenever!  Open Mic hosted by Jeffro Greasewood.  All musicians

 tips go to the Terlingua Crisis Center/ Food Bank!

Thursday, March 19 from 7 - 10:  Frank Meyer

Friday, March 20 from 7 - 10:   Greg Harkins

Saturday, March 21 from 8 - 11:  Butch and Rory Hancock

Sunday, March 22 from 7 - 10:  The Muse & Eye (Russell Clepper and Sarah Dial Primrose)

Tuesday, March 24h from 7 - 10:  Darrin Kobetich

Have a great week everyone and see you at The Boathouse!

Don & Terri

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It is really wet outside, so we'll be late getting hard copy passed around.  Please forward this Moon on to your email lists; some of the ads are time sensitive. 

And, please try to attend the School Board Meeting tomorrow evening at 6 P.M.

Whether you have children in TCSD, or not, join with other community members to show support for our new Board of Trustees, our Superintendent, Principal and our Teachers so we can all help them make TCSD the best it can be.