Vol. 29 No. 2 January 8, 2018 By MaeWestern
"A true Genius admits that they know nothing." ~Albert Einstein
Canyon Brew
Canyon Brew @ FFOC – Start your day with the Best Homemade Muffins & Organic Coffee in Big Bend! We also offer Toasted Bagels, Espresso, Candy Bar Lattes, Cappuccino, Macchiato & Chai. Don’t forget – bring your own Mug and save a Buck!! Opening at 7am.
Campground Closure at BBNP
Big Bend National Park will be working on deferred maintenance projects in the Cottonwood campground this winter. The park will replace an out of date irrigation system with a modern system and restore the landscape to facilitate proper irrigation of the low lying areas. The planned work will occupy the entirety of the campground and temporary closures will be enacted.
Closures are planned January 29th through February 28th, 2018 for the Cottonwood campground, including group sites. Pedestrian access to the Cottonwood campground and river access adjacent to the campground will also be unavailable. Visitors will still be able to visit the area including Castolon, Dorgan House Trail, Santa Elena Canyon Overlook, and Santa Elena Canyon Trail.
The park reminds visitors that additional camp sites are available in the park at Rio Grande Village and the Chisos Basin and outside the park at Stillwell’s Ranch and RV park north of the park, and within Terlingua and Study Butte just west of the park. VisitBigBend.com provides additional information on the facilities outside of the park.
These projects will help in reducing the near $90 million dollars of deferred maintenance projects at Big Bend National Park, and will directly benefit visitors by providing a well-maintained campground. The park appreciates the patience and understanding of our visitors during this important upgrade to the Cottonwood campground.
Contact: Jennette Jurado at 432-294-2382, or Heather Rickleff at heather_rickleff@nps.gov
THANK YOU, PAM WARE!!
Last Minute Low Budget Productions (your local community theater) would like to extend a huge thanks to Pam Ware for gifting us the proceeds from the recent Black Eye Pea Off. Thanks too to all the competitors, participates and businesses that made this happen. It was a grand event. As to the proceeds - the Board of Directors has its fingers crossed that we will be putting in a septic system for a real toilet!! Yee-ha; goodbye porta-potty!
Ann Mathieu
Aug. 10, 1933 - Jan. 05, 2018 ANN MATHIEU, formerly a resident of Lajitas, passed on peacefully in her sleep, after a short hospital stay near her Winchendon, Mass. home.
Shot Time Liquors
Liquor at the “Y”! Shot Time Liquors is open Monday through Saturday 10 am-9pm. Prices slashed in a limited time sale - Hacienda Crema de Sotol, Fulton’s Pumpkin Pie Cream liqueur, and Evan Williams 1.75L Egg Nog are all reduced 15% or more! Check out our glass art and housewares selection while you find the libation right for you. Happy New Year from us @Shot Time Liquors. 432-371-3155
The Terlingua Bottoms Group
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.
This Week at The Starlight
Wow! Wow! Wow! Thanks to everyone who rang in the New Year with us and kept coming back this week. What a wonderful first week! From Bob Livingston and Bradley Kopp on New Year’s Eve, Butch Hancock and all the other musicians from the Annual Townes Van Zandt Tribute to all the great musicians and guests this past week, Happy 2018!!!
Dinner and drinks this week will again be out of this world and the musical line up is a spectacular wrangling of some of our finest local talent:
Monday, 8th: Chet O’Keefe
Tuesday, 9th: Uh Clem’s “Great Question”
Wednesday, 10th: Porch Dawgs
Thursday, 11th: Tim Relleva (yes, that’s right, Tim Relleva)
Friday, 12th: Chet O’Keefe
Saturday, 13th: Pat O’Bryan
Sunday AND Monday, the 14th & 15th: Bruce Salmon
If you haven’t purchased your tickets for Slim Fest thRee yet – The Starlight will be exclusive to ticket holders on February 9th and 10th. $75/ weekend or $40/ night. Honoring the late great Slim Richey on what should have been his 80th birthday! Carolyn Wonderland, Guy Forsyth’s Hot Nut Riveters, The Alan Munde Band, Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds, Doug Moreland & The Flying Armadillos, The Jitterbug Vipers and Slim’s All Star Jam and more. The festival officially opens on Thursday with Amy Sue Berlin and Jacob Alan Jaeger. It closes on Sunday, first with Gospel Brunch with The Alan Munde Band and then an Open Mic that evening – Thursday and Sunday are open to everyone, no cover. Tickets at www.faroutbooking.com and ticket sales are capped at 175 this year.
Have a great week everyone!
Draftex LLC
Design work for south Brewster County. Contact Jeff Gavin: 830.739.6986 or draftexllc@gmail.com.
Slim Fest thRee!
Hey friends of the Moon and all things Big Bend. Let us clue you in on an amazing deal happening February 8-11th at The Starlight Theatre. $40/ night or $75/ weekend (advance sales) is all it will take to stand exclusively in the funky confines of the Starlight Theater with 175 of your favorite Slim Richey-loving friends to see the infamous Carolyn Wonderland; Guy Forsyth’s Hot Nut Riveters, The Alan Munde Band, Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds; 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 Starlight after their gig as they could easily burn the place down, The Jitterbug Vipers and Slim’s All Star Jam. What!!!???!!!!
On top of that, and all are welcome - no cover - the festival will open Thursday night (Feb. 8th) with Amy Sue Berlin and Jacob Alan Jaeger. Also, no cover, on Sunday the 11th, The Alan Munde Band will be hosting the GawdSpell Brunch at The Starlight and Sunday evening is an open-to-all Open Mic.
Go to www.faroutbooking.com for the ticket link for Slim Fest thRee. Ticket sales will cap at 175 but all sponsorships are sold out.
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 80th birthday. Questions? Buy tix, check out accommodations and things to do during the day on the website or call 830.739.6986.
Hope to see you in February - viva Slim!
Blackeyed Pea Off
Weather or not, this year’s Blackeyed Pea Off was yet another fun filled day, celebrating “good luck” in the coming year.
This year’s winner was long-time participant, having entered many times in the past, Mike Taylor. Second place was Rustin Furlow of Terlingua. And third was his brother, Cade Furlow, from O’Donnell Texas.
We raised $2,000.00 (one 5 dollar bill at a time) for Last Minute, Low Budget Productions. This will probably go towards the new “porcelain bush”.
Many thanks to the Hot Date Raffle donors, helpful volunteers, and our generous community for another successful Blackeyed Pea Off!!!
This week at the High Sierra
Wednesday Karaoke night 730
Friday Jeff Haislip and Mark Utter 730
Saturday Dr Fun 730
Coming up: Regional Chili Cookoff at High Sierra, Jan 25-28!
Terlingua Community Garden
The Terlingua Community Garden provides financial support to the Terlingua Common School District for a “Learning Garden”. Follow our Facebook page for information and updates. Contact us If you are interested in becoming involved in our gardens.
La Kiva is Now Hiring
La Kiva needs a dishwasher three evenings a week.
Two kitchen cleaners to work one day a week.
One prep cook five days a week.
Apply in person at La Kiva.
This Week at La Kiva
Fish and Chips Thursday and Friday
Thursday Chet OKeefe and his amazing guitar.
Friday Karaoke.
432-371-2250
Espresso ... y poco mas!
Hours: 7:30 a.m until 2 p.m. daily.
Hope you’ll let us be a part of your new year. We offer the best coffee in the area, which is Big Bend Roasters from Marfa. Whether you like French press, lattes, espressos or flavored coffees, we make them all.
Everything at the coffee shop is made fresh. Give our meatloaf sandwich or Rueben a try and our breakfasts are the best you’ll find.
The Chisos and Ghost town views from the coffee shop are great and we throw in free wifi and some comfortable seating so come stay a while!
Call for STUDENT Artists!
Students of South Brewster County K-12, including home schoolers! Get ready for the 4th Annual Eyeball Art Show and Contest – coming up soon. Don’t delay; the deadline is less than a month away! Here are the guidelines:
*Each student may contribute one piece of art in any medium: drawing, painting, video, sculpture, music, poetry … creat your own media! Recycled art is welcome.
*Submission deadline is Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Big Bend Library.
*Winners will be announced at the reception to be held Thursday, February 1, at Big Bend Library from 4-5:30 pm. The reception is ope to the public and refreshments will be served.
*Prizes include student art supplies and Art Camp with artist Crystal Allbright.
The Terlingua Visual Arts committee of your Big Bend Citizens Alliance is promoting the event. We Encourage the community to support this effort which is funded by the Mark Kneeskern student art fund. Your school coordinator is Bernadette Devine. If you have questions, please contact her at bdevine@terlinguacsd.com
Meet Roxy
Roxy is a 2 year old female Heinz 57 mixed breed. We think she looks like a Boxer-Boston Terrier mix. She’s small - full grown at only 38 pounds. Roxy loves children and could take or leave other dogs. She loves kids and walks sweetly on a leash. She is a big people-pleaser and loves ear scratches and belly rubs. For more information about any pet in the Alpine Shelter, email heatherthemule@gmail.com
Send your news for next week's MOON to terlinguamoon@gmail.com before noon on Monday!
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