TERLINGUA MOON
December 24, 2019 Vol. 30 No. 52
Edited by Cactus Jane
Oh Happy Week!
“If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” — Ram Dass, R.I.P. 🖤
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ALL ARE WELCOME to come to Christmas Day service at Santa Inez, the Ghostown church, on the 25th at 11 a.m. Father Mike Wallens from St. Paul's Marfa will be leading the service. St. Paul's is part of the Big Bend Episcopal Mission.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The port of entry and the village of Boquillas will be open for business as usual on Wednesday, December 25. Merry Christmas to all!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK! On Christmas Day, we will have reduced hours in order to allow staff to have time with their families. Please note that only the Panther Junction and Chisos Basin Visitor Centers will be open, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Boquillas Port of Entry will be open normal hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK. All units at Big Bend Ranch State Park will be closed Christmas Day- December 25th. Have a happy and safe holiday!
FYI — Burn Ban is ON
DB’s RUSTIC IRON BBQ will be open Sun Dec. 22 through Tues. Dec. 24 from 11 a.m. till 6ish or sell out. Back open around Jan. 8, 2020. Thanks, and Merry Christmas from DB!
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MUSIC AT THE BAD RABBIT CAFE on Terlingua Ranch Friday, December 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Charlie and Judy sing your favorite old country songs, with a bit of yodeling.🎄
THIS WEEK AT THE STARLIGHT
Happy Christmas Week from all of us at The Starlight! We are open our usual hours with dinner from 5-10 and full bar until Midnight (1 a.m. Saturdays). Christmas Eve and Christmas, we will have an incredible special (plus our regular out-of-this-world menu): Beef Wellington - foie gras, mushroom duxelles and veal demi-glace served aside roasted Brussel Sprouts with bacon, cranberries and pecans - $40. Dinner reservations for 10 or more: terlinguastarlight@gmail.com.
Be sure to join us for New Year's Eve with CLYDE!!! Balloon drop and champagne toast at Midnight. Then the Annual Townes Van Zandt Tribute hosted by Butch Hancock.
Here's the line-up for the rest of the year! Hope to see you soon. Don't forget Missy Walker's art show - Daytrippin' !
Ryan Roberts, The Whitmores (Marti& Alex Whitmore), Jeffro, Greg Harkins, Christopher Cody Meacham, Butch Hancock, New Year's Eve: Clyde (with D.B. Rouse opening), then New Year's Day: The Annual Townes Van Zandt Tribute hosted by Butch Hancock.
Hope to see you soon!
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THIS WEEK AT LA KIVA!
Wishing all our friends and guests a very happy holiday and wonderful new year.
Christmas Day - Wednesday.
Special Old Fashioned English Christmas Dinner
Roast Pork or Cornish Half Game Hen, English stuffing (aka Dressing), Loaded Baked Potato, Roast Brussels Sprouts and Apple Sauce. Various pies and cake for dessert with Henry's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
Thursday guitar music with Chet O'Keefe
Friday, Rock 'n Roll with Tim Relleva and Karaoke with Clayton.
Saturday, December 28th - a welcome reappearance of Hogan & Moss and the Old Weird America!
Our usual wonderful menu of Pizzas, Steaks, Burgers and Salads.
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Taqueria El Milagro
Merry Merry! We will be open regular hours this week.
Make our delicious tacos and side dishes part of the holiday celebration. We have a fun and easy atmosphere Thursdays through Sunday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. (9 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays).
Eat in, take out!! We look forward to seeing you through the holidays!
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Espresso ... y poco mas!
We wish you all a merry Christmas and happy holidays! Don't forget we do take out!!!
We are open regular hours all this week including Christmas Day.
From 7:30 am until 2 pm every day, we're here serving up the freshest, best cooked to order food in the Ghost Town. Start your day with our Big Bend Roasters coffee and a fantastic breakfast including freshly made pastries. Or join us for lunch when we often have specials as well as packing picnics to go.
We have free wifi, newspapers and we're a great place to meet new people or enjoy a view of the Chisos. Happy holidays!!!!
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CANYON BREW AND FAR FLUNG OUTDOOR CENTER – We will be closed Christmas Day but will re-open 12/26. The holiday season is here & that means Peppermint Mocha Lattes are back! Also try kolaches, toasted bagels, espresso, candy bar lattes, cappuccino, macchiato, and chai. Don’t forget – bring your own mug and save a buck! Opens at 7 a.m. daily with quick service! Remember to check out Facebook for specials.
SHOT TIME LIQUORS Would Like to Wish Everyone a Safe and Merry Christmas. We will be open every day 10-9 but will be closed Christmas Day. We have lots of festive Yuletide Cheer in stock - Eggnog, Bubbly, Baileys, and of course seasonal beer and your favorites cold in our coolers.
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THE TERLINGUA COMMUNITY GARDEN will host a Flea Market on Saturday, December 28th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ghost Town. We have lots of space and shade inside the Farmers Market Building, plus solar-powered electrical outlets for your convenience. Or you can use the upper west parking lot for big stuff! Bring your own tables and chair, and your extra stuff to sell. No vendor fee! We'll have a flea market every month on the LAST SATURDAY.
THE TERLINGUA COMMUNITY GARDEN will host a Flea Market on Saturday, December 28th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ghost Town. We have lots of space and shade inside the Farmers Market Building, plus solar-powered electrical outlets for your convenience. Or you can use the upper west parking lot for big stuff! Bring your own tables and chair, and your extra stuff to sell. No vendor fee! We'll have a flea market every month on the LAST SATURDAY.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is currently accepting guide service proposals within Big Bend Ranch State Park Complex beginning JANUARY 3, 2020 through JANUARY 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Guide service activities may include educational workshops and instructional services, backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, river tours (kayak, canoe, and/or raft), photography, sightseeing and vehicular tours. Persons interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Pat Berger at (512) 389-8086 or via email at LeasedConcessions@tpwd.texas.gov.
FROM BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK VOLUNTEER GARY NORED: I've started a new series of entries on my blog. This one is a multi-part introduction to cacti of this area. All cacti in this project are common and can be seen in the national park or Big Bend Ranch State Park. No rarities or plants so limited in range that they would be very difficult to see. When completed, the state park will be hosting a workshop on our regional cacti and on how to identify them. Your reader's comments/criticisms are invited. I'd like to make this series as accurate and relevant as I can. The blog is on Wordpress at http://aneyefortexas.wordpress.com.
Holiday hours for TERLINGUA RECYCLES: Closed Wednesday, December 25, Christmas Day. Open Saturday, Dec 28, 9 a.m. to noon. Closed on Wednesday, New Year’s Day. Located behind the ball fields (look for the sign to turn before the fields). Please remember, we can currently ONLY ACCEPT:
-aluminum cans.
-CLEAN tin cans
-CLEAN #1 and #2 plastic
-CLEAN cardboard.
All else has to be turned away.
FROM ANONYMOUS DISSATISFIED AUDIENCE MEMBER: I attended the Terlingua school Christmas program last night and I was FLOORED by the utter disrespect from 90% of the audience. The adults were talking, laughing, making plans; cell phones were ringing and being answered; children were unattended in the back of the room playing; kids were going in and out of the library throughout the entire performance. It was so shameful to witness, and it happens every year. These little people practice so hard; they're nervous; this is special to them, and they are so excited to put on a special play. To have it ruined by disrespectful, rude and ignorant people is unacceptable. I feel so sorry for them and the teachers that put in so much time. If you can’t sit through a 30 minute production put on by children and keep your mouth shut…then STAY HOME.
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.
THE TOWN ELECTRICIAN, Charles Turvey, Owner/ Master Electrician TECL# 31504 ME# 326558 Local, Licensed, Insured thetownelectrician@bigbend.net 432-424-3464 (Home) 432-538-2533 (Cell)
TERLINGUA WORDOFF 2020. Dust off your pencils, sharpen your tongues — Terlingua’s prodigious evening of storytelling is bounding ever forward. Like a loose paddle at flood stage, it’s just around the bend — and you know you need it! So grab on and spill a tale — it’s a Terlingua tradition! Scheduled for February 13 at the one and only Cinnabar Theatre. ¡VIVA TERLINGUA! ¡VIVA LA VOZ! See attached flyer for details and inspiration.
NEW YEAR’S DAY PEA OFF. Jan 1: The annual Black-Eyed Pea Off in Terlingua is where West Texas folks gather to ring in the New Year. For 30 years, this New Year’s Day tradition has unfolded on the Terlingua Ghost Town Porch. There will be good food, pea judging, live music, a cake walk and a hot date raffle show. A $5 donation buys you a bowl, spoon and cornbread. Stick around for a songwriters’ salute at the Starlight Theatre beginning at 5 p.m.
EARTH AND FIRE GALLERY located in the Ghostown. Guest artist Milwaukee-based artist Mark Wojno explores ideas and emotions of "stark beauty" through oil paintings of the Chihuahuan desert and industrial landscapes of Milwaukee and Chicago. Originally trained as a cultural anthropologist, this mostly self-taught artist has always been sensitive to visual elements of different cultures. Spending his time between Terlingua and Milwaukee, he depicts vast spaces and light punctuated by simple but dramatic built and natural forms, evoking a sense of solitude and silence. This pattern is especially evident in his representational landscapes of the Big Bend.
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