March 13, 2018 ~ Volume 29 ~ #11
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~ John Muir
by Million sMiles
This Week at The Starlight!
Welcome to all of our Spring Break Visitors.
Please note that our Cantina will open for drinks most afternoons at 4 with the restaurant opening at 5 for dinner. We take reservations for parties of 10 or more; terlinguastarlight@gmail.com. Now for some music!
Monday, 12th: Pat O’Bryan
Tuesday, 13th: Uh Clem’s Great Question
Wednesday, 14th: Trevor Reichman
Thursday, 15th: Bruce Salmon
Friday, 16th: Bruce Salmon @ 6. Kalijah @10
Saturday, 17th (Happy St. Patrick’s Day): Daisy O’Connor. To be sure.
Sunday (18th) Brunch: Daisy O’Connor
Sunday evening: Laird & Friends
Monday, 19th: Sarah Burton @ 6. Butch & Rory Hancock @ 9:30
Don’t forget! Random Facets: The Art of Crystal Allbright will be on display through March. She’s brought in new pieces to replace those that have sold. Check it out!
Finally – we’ve got some fabulous new cocktail specials! Check them out . . . here are a few: West of Manhattan - High West Double Rye, Dolin Rouge, Peychaud Bitters/ $12. Desert Radler - Casa Noble Reposado, Pomplemousse & Stiegl Radler/ $11.
Espresso ... y poco mas! In the Ghost town.
Welcome to all the Spring Break folks and neighbors alike! We will be opening at 7 a.m. all month and closing at 2 - seven days a week. We serve the best coffee (Big Bend Roasters from Marfa). Whether you like French press, lattes, espressos or flavored coffees, we make them all.
All menu items are made to order and out of the freshest ingredients. We pride ourselves on our meatloaf sandwiches, Ruebens, amazing breakfasts and daily specials. 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! Or if you're in a hurry, call ahead for take out orders!
El Dorado Hotel - Come Join the Fun
Tuesday March 13 Clint Eastwood's A Fistful of Dollars on the projector
Wednesday March 14 Karaoke-7:45 pm, Come and enjoy and show us your talents
Thursday March 15 Open Mike, 7 pm all musicians welcome, come and have some fun
Friday March 16 Music by Jeff Haislip and Mark Utter with Neil T 7:30 pm
Saturday Mar 17 Music by Dr Fun 7:30 pm and Patrick Smith enjoy St Patty's Day
Earth and Fire Gallery
Hey everyone..... New show with lots of options. Opening Reception for Lori Griffin on March 16 with free wine and snacks 7 to 9 pm.
Free Music - BYOB and chair on both Sat March 25th and Sun March 26. If you want to camp out with the Artist give her a call and say you want to come up for the show. 432-244-6346. Both music and art by locals. Support your local artists. Come by ...... this does not cost anything to attend and enjoy!
Terlingua Ranch Bad Rabbit Cafe
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening, about 6 to 8:30 pm
The Terlingua Fill-Harmonic Symphony
Cooter, Charlie, and Judy play your favorite old country songs
FLEA MARKET SAT !!!!! @ Jackass Flats Pavilion
10:00 - 2:00 or so ........
No table fee ,,,,,just come on out and have fun !!
Hwy 118 Yard Sale Saturday March 17th: Set up your sales along the highway or join us for ours. We will be setting up a multi-family large sale at 51761 State Hwy 118 at the OK Corral. I'd like to welcome anyone to also set up so that we may continue this sale annually. Should be a good day for lots of traffic because of St. Patrick's Day and spring break.
Brewster County Clean-Up
Our Solid Waste Management Grant has been approved by TCEQ and the Brewster County Commissioners Court has set the Brewster County Clean-Up Day for Saturday, April 14, 2018. More details will follow after our coordination with the other agencies involved, but we wanted to let you know so you can start planning for this event. Hugh Garrett
Watch out for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade ending at LaKiva!!! Form up at the EMS Building starting at 4 pm. Parade about 4:30 goes to the Big Bend Motor Inn and loops back to end at LaKiva!!
County Veteran Service Officer visits
At Family Crisis Center, by The Store, every third Thursday of month from 11 am to 3 pm.
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.
I can install and rebuild electric services
Rewire and wire new houses and commercial building
install solar and work with a company that installs grid tie solar systems
We also do service calls for smaller projects
Install generator backup systems, transfer switches for portable generators with proper connections for your power outage
I have set up several generator hook ups for wells
For estimate or service call 432-294-0282
Licensed master Electrician
TECL27979 Wayne Johnson
Draftex LLC - Residential design work for south Brewster County. Contact Jeff Gavin: 830.739.6986 or draftexllc@gmail.com.
Brewster County now has one number for all county offices both in English and Spanish.
The new number is 432-837-6200
You will be prompted for list of offices or list of employees.
We hope this makes finding offices much easier.
AT LONG LAST! The opening of The Ritchey Wine Saloon - in Alpine!
Opening at 5:00pm on March 30
5:30pm - Walk-through tour of the renovations of the oldest establishment in Alpine that is still standing – 140 years later!
6:15pm - Live Music by The Swifts
DARK Skies
Have a business, nightly rental, RV park or planning on developing in Terlingua/Big Bend? Remember that good lighting will keep us on the map as an ultimate destination for stargazers. Astrotourism is important to the economy in the Big Bend and light pollution is threatening that.
DARK Skies
Contact me or stop by Barton Warnock Visitor Center to find out more about good lighting practices or how you can help promote dark sky preservation in Terlingua and surrounding communities in the Big Bend. Amber Harrison 432-424-332
Cooper is a 7 month old, 25 lb. rat terrier mix who is building up his confidence in foster care in Alpine. He has terrific house manners, loves other dogs, is good with cats and loves treats and belly rubs. Cooper needs a quiet home where he will be spoiled rotten. For more information about any pet in the Alpine Shelter, email heatherthemule@gmail.com
Port of Entry Hours Change
The Boquillas Port of Entry within Big Bend National Park, providing access to the town of Boquillas, Coahuila, Mexico, as well as the protected areas of Maderas del Carmen, Ocampo, and Cañon de Santa Elena, will start summer hours of operation beginning March 11, 2018. The change in hours is to align with daylight hours.
Pedestrians will be able to access the port between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Visitors can cross by foot or by rowboat (for a fee). This crossing does not accommodate vehicle crossing or commercial importation of products. Passports, passport cards, or other official travel documentation is required.
NOTICE OF CANVASS OF VOTES FOR Democratic Primary Election, March 6, 2018
The Brewster County Democratic Party Chair and Executive Committee will meet on
Thursday, March 15, 2018 to canvass the votes cast in the March 6, 2018 Democratic Primary.
Meeting Time: 5 pm Meeting Location: 107 E Lockhart Ave, Alpine, Texas
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