Terlingua Moon 

26 December 2016 

Vol. 27 No 52 

by twEyeLight raVen

Next Moon Editor is Terlingua Thinking Team. Please have your submissions to TerlinguaMoon@gmail.com no later than noon on Mondays.

“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He expresses himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest as a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” Albert Einstein

One Gift One Smile

Help the kids in the border communities of Las Norias and Jaboncillos, Coahuila Mexico. Please donate new or lightly used toys for ages 2 to 22. Place toys in the box located in the Community Room in Big Bend National Park by January 4th, 2017 or contact voni@bigbend.net for Terlingua location. Delivery will be on Three Kings Day January 6^th. Gracias! Contact Gama boquillascommunity@gmail.com if interested in assisting with delivering the toys! Or voni@bigbend.net in Terlingua to pick up donations.

27^th Annual Black-Eyed Pea-Off!

Come join us for the 27th annual Black-Eyed Pea-Off, Sunday, January 1st, 2017. Turn in time is 2pm on the Terlingua Ghost Town porch, with a $5.00 entry fee for peas.  There will be a trophy for first place. AFTER 2pm, peas will be available to the public, with cornbread, for a $5.00 donation to Last Minute, Low Budget Production. Open mic and our famous "Hot Date" raffle all afternoon.  Start your year out with a bowl of good luck!!!

The Terlingua Bottoms Group of AA meets every Thursday evening at 7:30 at the Big Bend Church.  AA is for people who have, or think they might have, a problem with alcohol.

OTRA VEZ: Gigantic after Christmas bag sale, Wednesday December 28.  See you then.

Happy New Year from the Terlingua Store!!  We will be open Monday thru Saturday from 8am-8pm and on Sunday from 12pm-6pm. Thanks for your support. See you next year!

The Starlight Theatre *  December 26 – January 1^st

Monday: Greg Harkins

Tuesday:  A Few Too Many

Wednesday:  Sarah Burton

Thursday: Ghosts of the Ghosts

Friday, 12/20: The Jitterbug Vipers

Saturday, New Year’s Eve!

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.  D.B. Rouse

9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. The Bottom Dollar String Band (Champagne Toast at Midnight!)

Sunday, New Year’s Day

Brunch: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Annual Townes Van Zandt Tribute hosted by Butch Hancock: 7:30 – Closing

(Open for Dinner and drinks @ 5 p.m.)

La Kiva

Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas, we're here to help you keep the holiday cheer going with a seriously great lineup for the week! 

Tuesday- Karaoke (8pm)

Wednesday- Chet O'Keefe

Thursday- Hogan & Moss

Friday- The Family Legacy Reunion Show! Featuring Butch and Rory Hancock, Jimmy Dale and Colin Gilmore, the entire Whitmore family, AND the Mastersons! Suggested $10 donation at the door, it all goes to the musicians.

Saturday and Sunday- We will be ringing in the new year with the JITTERBUG VIPERS.

Don't miss all the great action this week in the cave bar, viva La Kiva!

This week at the High Sierra:

Friday 12/30 - Jeff Haislip @ 7 PM

Saturday 12/31 - come celebrate your New Year’s Eve with a special reunion of The Rafters Band featuring Mike Kasper, Mike Marks and Brent Parsons!

Come watch your favorite sports team on our big screen tv and enjoy our cold beer and awesome menu!

Espresso . . . y Poco Mas Coffee Shop in the Ghostown @ La Posada Milagro Guesthouse

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you a prosperous New Year! We are open daily and we have regular hours for New Year’s. We have the best food and coffee in town, come see us! WiFi available. 432.371.3044. Sunday thru Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Friday and Saturday 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Strike a pose and show your JAZZ HANDS! Lo and Behold Photography’s photo booth will be in front of La Posada Milagro at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day.  Hop in the vintage trailer for three fun photos and receive two identical strips to keep as a memento of 2017 New Year’s Day.

The Bad Rabbit @ Terlingua Ranch.  NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION Live: GEORGE GOSS AND the JIM KEAVENY BAND. Hand Cut Ribeye Dinner $15.95, OR Ribeye and Shrimp Dinner $19.95. Champagne Toast at Midnight. Join us from 6pm - 10pm for Dinner and 7:30 to Midnight for Music  ~Happy Holidays from All of Us at The Terlingua Ranch Lodge.

Earth and Fire Gallery in the Ghost Town. Sam Richardson, aka SAM-U-L, will be guest artist at Earth and Fire Gallery in the Ghost Town from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. His show is called “Terlingua Rising” this year and features new works in the genre he calls Southwestern Pop. Opening reception at the gallery 4 pm, Dec. 26. Among the works are “Nuestro Señora de los Perpetual Burros,” and “San Coyota, Patroness of Bag Ladies.”

Terlingua Gallery

After 10 years of construction , Terlingua Gallery is finally opening. Located at the crest of Hwy 118 on Bee Mountain, east side - facing the Chisos, the art gallery features paintings by Bonnie Wunderlich.  The gallery has an old traditional interior with vibrant contemporary paintings and prints. OPENING THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.  Gala to be held in the spring.      

Happy New Year Terlingua! The Desert Expression Beauty Salon will be open Wednesday thru Saturday.

Please call 432-371-2487 or come by for your appointment. (Cell phone is temporarily out of order, sorry for the inconvenience)

Alpine Animal Shelter. Whistler is an awesome 3-year-old schnauzer who was picked up on 12/9 as a stray, and he was a matted, dirty mess, indicating that he'd been out on his own, lost, for quite a while. But he cleaned up beautifully and was so happy for a bath and a grooming that he did a happy schnauzer dance. Despite having fallen on tough times, Whistler is a friendly, happy guy who loves attention and plays well with other dogs. He will be ready to go to a loving adopter as soon as he is neutered, and applications are being accepted now. For more information about Whistler, or any dog at the Alpine Animal Shelter, email heatherthemule@gmail.com.

Terlingua School District – Track Update.  We have just finished repairing and surfacing the track. The sealant needs to cure until January 9, 2016. We are required to keep all foot traffic off the track until then.  Another crew will be out to complete the striping. Thank you for your patience with this whole project. We are very excited about creating and maintaining this new addition to our school. The maintenance requires that no wheeled vehicles including bicycles are allowed on the track. This will ensure the longevity of the track. We will have a grand opening when the striping is complete, and look forward to our students, staff, and community utilizing the track for fitness. The Big Bend Education Corporation has been responsible for providing the vast majority of the funding for the track. Special thanks to:  Anne Roberts, Marcos Paredes, Tommye Linan, and all past members of BBEC.

GRAND OPENING OF FOSSIL DISCOVERY EXHIBIT.  On January 14^th, 2017, Big Bend Conservancy and Big Bend National Park will host a grand opening ceremony for the Fossil Discovery Exhibit. Replacing the previous Fossil Bone Exhibit, the Fossil Discovery Exhibit is a multi-room building where visitors can learn more about the 130 million years of geologic time represented in the park.  Specimens from Big Bend’s remarkable fossil record and full-color artwork help illustrate the fascinating story of Big Bend’s ancient life and changes to the ecosystems from ancient sea beds to volcanic savannahs. The Fossil Discovery Exhibit is the most significant addition to Big Bend National Park’s exhibits in the past 50 years.  The grand opening of this facility will include a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00 AM, as well as games and giveaways for children.  Parking at the facility is limited, and visitors are asked to use a shuttle system that will be set up from the Chisos Basin.  Details regarding this free shuttle service will be posted on www.facebook.com/groups/bigbendfriends/, and www.nps.gov/bibe.

NEW GRANTS FOR WORK IN BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK.  On December 15, 2016, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell announced more than $350,000 in funding to engage youth and veterans in hands-on conservation projects in public lands.  The Texas Conservation Corps will receive $39,000 of these funds to work within Big Bend National Park. Over the summer of 2017, Big Bend National Park’s trail crew will partner with the Texas Conservation Corps to work on part of the maintenance backlog along the popular Window Trail within the Chisos Mountains.  Specifically, they aim to replace many of the cross-trail structures to improve tread and reduce erosion, making the trail more sustainable. The Window Trail was built in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps.  Over a five-mile round-trip distance, it brings visitors down to a canyon, sculpted as rains have slowly drained along this path.  This remains one of the most popular trails for its scenery and opportunity to see wildlife.

Slim Fest tWo

Don’t miss out - just 6 weeks until Slim Fest tWo! We’ve got festival folks coming from New Mexico, California, Oregon, New England and several points in between and a musical lineup that will knock your socks off including Grammy-award nominee, Best Bluegrass Album, Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum. Ticket sales are capped at 200 so be sure to lock yours in! Here’s the scoop: February 9-12 at The Starlight Theatre. $75 for the weekend (advance) or $40 per night (advance sales) is all it will take to stand exclusively in the funky confines of the Starlight Theater with a hundred of your favorite Slim Richey-loving friends to see the infamous Joe Buck Johnson, the sweet voice and fiddle of Asleep at the Wheel’s Katie Shore, the incredible Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, the chain’s-on-fire, boot-scooting sounds of Doug Moreland and his Flying Armadillos, and last, for the reason there might not be a Saturday night as they could easily burn the Starlight down, the smokin’ bluegrass of Wood & Wire. Saturday night brings you Uh Clem (the person responsible for first getting Slim & Francie to the Big Bend all those moons ago), the more-than-just-good music of The Paper Moon Shiners, a hang-on-let’s-spin set from Country Fool’s Gold, a blast from the past and always-present dem ol’ Greezy Wheels. How could this be topped?  Slim’s wife, Francie Meaux and the Jitterbug Vipers, along with special Ghost appearances from Greg Harkins, Beth Galiger, Todd Sloan, and many more. Go to www.faroutbooking.com for the ticket link for Slim Fest tWo. There are two sponsorship’s remaining: $500 or $300 - reserved table (for 4 or two), weekend tix, t-shirts and announcing the musician of your choice (some already taken). Terlingua was Slim and Francie’s anytime-they-could-get-here playground. No better way to celebrate what would have been this amazing legend’s 79th birthday. Questions? If you can, find the answers (including accommodations) on the website, or call 830.739.6986. Hope to see you in February! Viva Slim!

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Finally – if you have a friend or neighbor without a computer, please print out a copy of the Moon and give it to them if possible.  We will not be distributing hard copies of this week’s Moon.