The Terlingua Moon  
10 April 2018 --Vol. 29, #15

This week’s Moon brought to you by Ghost Writers on the Sly.

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You don't want to miss the Whitmores at Sunday Brunch at the Starlight 11 to 2!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND LET'S COME TOGETHER FOR COLLIE!!! Most area residents know that our beloved neighbor, Collie Ryan, fell and broke her hip recently and was hospitalized. We're hosting a benefit in her honor and hope you'll join us. More details soon. For now, just make your plans to be here! And keep Collie in your loving thoughts and prayers. All of us at The Starlight wish her a speedy recovery but we know it's going to take a caring village to help her along the way. Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Open Mike 6 til closing at the Starlight Theatre. Doors open at 5 pm. Dinner 5-10 pm.

Catfish needs a car
Let’s get Catfish mobile! Donations for new wheels for Catfish have rolled in and now the issue is wrangling drivers to get it to Terlingua. Contact Marcos Paredes, who is coordinating this project!! Check Facebook for daily and hourly updates on this also!

BREWSTER COUNTY CLEAN-UP DAY
Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 9 am to 3 pm. 3 collection sites. Alpine Landfill, Marathon, and Terlingua road & Bridge Yard on FM 170. ACCEPTABLE CLEAN-UP DAY ITEMS: PLAIN OLD JUNK AND MATERIALS TO INCLUDE FURNITURE, MATTRESSES, BEDDING, CARPET, APPLIANCES, AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. NON-COMMERCIAL LUMBER. METAL, DISCARDED BUILDING MATERIALS, PIPE, YARD WASTE, AND SCRAP TIRES, ETC.

WHAT CANNOT BE RECEIVED: NO COMMERCIAL SCRAP TIRES OR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND WASTE.NO HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE OR HAZARDOUS WASTE TO INCLUDE CAR BATTERIES, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PAINT, PESTICIDES, FREE LIQUIDS, AND ASBESTOS, ETC.

PLEASE NOTE! PLEASE SEPARATE SCRAP TIRES AND RECYCLABLE METALS FROM OTHER ITEMS.APPLIANCES USING FREON MUST BE CERTIFIED THAT THE FREON HAS BEEN REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. YOU CAN HAVE THIS COMPLETED AT THE ALPINE LANDFILL FOR $75.

BREWSTER COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES Dennis Yancy, Veterans Services Officer for Brewster County will be at the Family Crisis Center every third Thursday of the month from 1200 to 1500 hours and will be at the American Legion from 1600 until 1700.

Because recycling matters! We sure could use your help! We're faced with the great problem of more and more people recycling but we still have the same number of volunteers. If you need more info, call 830.739.6986 or send us a message on our FB page: Terlingua Recycles. Thanks!

BREWSTER COUNTY RED FLAG WARNING!
From one day to the next, from one hour to the next, the weather changes and the wind shifts. We are still experiencing very dry conditions with low humidity. There are a lot of flashy fuels in the environment that can fuel a wildfire.  Please be aware of any exposed fires under your control and please keep them under your control!

Canyon Brew @ Far Flung – Start your day with the Best Homemade Muffins & Organic Coffee in Big Bend!  We also offer Kolaches, Toasted Bagels, Espresso, Candy Bar Lattes, Cappuccino, Macchiato & Chai.  Don’t forget – bring your own Mug and save a Buck!!  Opening at 7am with Quick Service!

Espresso ... y poco mas
We have our usual fantastic breakfasts and lunches along with specials like avocado toast, berry/banana smoothies, Mexican cokes and the best Fresh baked cakes and cookies around. We serve  Big Bend Roasters coffee, because it's the best anywhere,  and fresh squeezed orange juice.   We also prepare picnics!
Enjoy great old Mexican music, really good WiFi and views of the Big Bend National Park.
Meet locals and other visitors and discover hidden sites and road trips.

Big Bend High School Athletics - Congratulations to Yoali Aviles, for advancing  to the Regional track meet at Angelo State University in the triple jump.  Both the girls and boys Big Bend High School golf team won the 9A district championship held in Alpine on 4/6/18.  The boys team are Hugo Villa, David Aranda, Kendry Perez, and Joshua Eby, and the girls are Fernanda Salgado, Anahy Valenzuela, Jakeline Hernandez, and Natalie Villa.  They will be travelling to San Angelo to represent the district at the Regional Tournament. Viva Paisanos!!

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.

Shot Time Liquors is open Monday thru Saturday10am-9pm for all your beer, booze, smoke, local made honey, and lotto needs.  Check us out on FB!  We have new gift sets of J.D. Honey and Sotol Anejo.  Call, email, or stop by today!   Special ordering in all departments available with notice.  Cheers from Shot Time Liquors iVIVA 79852!

Earth & Fire Gallery - Deb Taylor,  full-time resident of Terlingua is our guest artist for the month of April. She is a Fiber Artist and slow-stitcher with Eco Dyed Textiles. She gathers desert botanicals, layers and bundles them into natural fabrics, soaks and solar dyes them into unique, one-of-a-kind pieces of fabric. Her artworks include small weavings, wall hangings, t-shirts, fabric travel journals and random objects of desire. Gallery open 7 days a week 9 am - 6 pm.

Skywarn Class – Alpine, Tx, Tuesday April 10, 6:30-8:30 pm, Sul Ross Rurner Range and Animal Scicence Bldg, Room 130.

Free Art Installation at West Texas National Bank in Alpine TX. What a wonderful opportunity to display at our local Bank. Thank you for supporting the local artists - shout out to West Texas National Bank!!! 13 pieces can be viewed at the Bank. To purchase any of the pieces ..just give me a ring at 432-301-9663. Info is on the tag. What kind of art? Mixed Media, Recycled Abstract Art. How long will the viewing be? This is an April viewing. (note Facebook only allows a 2 week end date but it goes on till end of April so I will make additional events to cover dates) Prices vary beginning at $100 ....But is does not cost anything to go see and enjoy it. I hope it makes you smile. I paint with love..... Happy to speak with you about the paintings .... how it was done, why I painted it, the story behind it ..... just give me a call . 432-301-9663  Lori Griffin

Terlingua Fire and EMS 8th annual Fireman’s Ball and silent auction. April 28, 2018. Featuring Craig Carter & the Spur of the Moment Band. Starting at 7:30 pm. Doors open at La Kiva Bar and Grill at 5 pm for food and libations. $15 per person. Incredible Silent Auction also!!

Chloe is a healthy, loving 10-year old poodle mix who can’t wait to find her forever home! She is quiet, mild-mannered and loves taking walks. Chloe is house trained and gets along well with other cats and dogs. For more information about any pet in the Alpine Shelter, please email admin@alpinehumanesociety.org.

Life on the US-Mexico border is fluid for many wildlife species
By: Zach Fitzner on 04.10.2018
https://www.earth.com/news/us-mexico-border-wildlife/
Big Bend National Park in Texas shares a border with Mexico for 118 miles says the National Park Service website.  On the same website, under the heading of ‘Safety Advice’ is a recommendation:

“People in distress may ask for food, water, or other assistance. It is recommended that you do not make contact with them, but note the location, and immediately notify park rangers. Lack of water is a life-threatening emergency in the desert.”
It’s clear from the context that this refers to illegal immigrants from Mexico.  Elsewhere on the website, the subject of border merchants is broached. On the U.S. side of the border, tourist items such as walking sticks and bracelets are left for sale by Mexican merchants.  The website says buying these items encourages illegal crossing of the river which may lead to incarceration.

According to NPR, The Big Bend Sector of the border has had the lowest apprehension rate of illegal crossers annually for the last 44 years.  The inhospitable terrain might be the reason why. Unlike in the Sonoran desert, the terrain of Big Bend might keep many from even trying to cross into the US, outside of border merchants.

In Big Bend, the Rio Grande River which already forms a natural border between US and Mexico is also of supreme importance to wildlife.  A potential border wall could kill animals searching for a drink in the arid Chihuahuan Desert. Black Bears, Mountain Lions, Big Horn Sheep, Coyotes, and Coati all live in the park.  Wildlife doesn’t respect borders and needs freedom to move for survival, especially in demanding desert regions.

Bordering Big Bend National Park on the Mexico side are Cañón de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area and Maderas Del Carmen Biosphere Reserve, both of which are sister parks to Big Bend.  As sister parks, the managing agencies of the parks in the US and Mexico work together on things such as wildlife monitoring on both sides of the border. All together, the two Mexican protected areas and the one in the US make up The Big Bend Conservation Corridor Initiative, protecting more than 3 million acres, an area Wikipedia notes, as large as the US state of Connecticut.  As the name corridor implies, the area has been set aside partially to enable migration of wildlife north to south through the border region.

At the turn of the last century, Black Bears were said to be common in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park.  Ranchers, hunters and federal predator control agents put an end to Black Bears in the Big Bend region. By 1944 when Big Bend National Park was established, there were virtually no Black Bears at all.

In the 1980s bears made a comeback in Big Bend, journeying across the deserts of Mexico, swimming the Rio Grande a female from Sierra Del Carmen crossed even more desert in Texas to re-establish her species in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend once again.  Without the corridor left intact between the US and Mexico, Black Bears could never have come back to Big Bend.

So far, the president and his cabinet have said that Big Bend won’t be a place where an actual border wall will be built.

All along the border, parks and preserves in the US partner with those in Mexico to protect the land and wildlife common to both.  Chiricahua National Monument, Saguaro National Park, Coronado National Memorial all in Arizona have sister Parks in Mexico. White Sands National Monument in New Mexico partners with Cuatrocienagas Biosphere Reserve to develop shared inventory and monitoring programs.  Besides Big Bend in Texas, Padre Island National Seashore also partners with a Biosphere Reserve and a National Park in Mexico.......

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week at Barton Warnock Center in Lajitas. The celebration on April 21, 2018 beginning at 6:30 pm at the Barton Warnock Visitor Center in Lajitas, Texas is FREE and open to the public. Funding and support for the event comes from the Compadres del Rancho Grande, the friends of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
 Contact: Amber Harrison, Interpretive Ranger, Barton Warnock Visitor Center, 432-424-3327.