The Terlingua Moon  

Tuesday --Vol. 34, #35 --

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This Moon by Ghostwriters on the Sly.

 

Bad Rabbit Café Up-coming Events -- 16000 Terlingua Ranch Road.
Saturday, August 26 12:00 Noon – 10:00 PM
•       NFL Preseason, Week 3 in the Bunkhouse
Saturday, September 2 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
•       College Football in the Bunkhouse
•       Moonlight Barbecue on the Patio, with Lee Haile performing.
•       Join us for ribs, sausage and all the sides. $7/plate
Saturday, September 9, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
•       College Football in the Bunkhouse
Sunday, September 10, 12:00 Noon – 10:00 PM
•       NFL Sunday Football.
Monday, September 11, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
•       NFL Monday Night Football

 

GRASSROOTS "KEEP BIG BEND WILD" GROUP WINS NATIONAL WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP AWARD -- For their contributions to rejuvenate wilderness designation efforts at Big Bend National Park, a grassroots group of citizens known as "Keep Big Bend Wild" is the recipient of the 2023 NPS Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Award, in the External Partner category.  To view the full news release, please visit  the Big Bend National Park news release page: News Releases - Big Bend National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

 

MILKY WAY TREATS Ice cream is re-opening, Saturday September 2, 4pm-9pm! We're back with NEW HOURS - Sat, Sun, Monday, 4pm-9m.  We're also back with tempting sundaes, delicious small batch ice cream and more! Come by, have a cool treat and check out our glorious view next to The Boathouse! The MWT bakery cart at the Community Garden will open Sept. 9. Gracias, Terlingua! 

 

TanksALot Terlingua has the largest inventory of water tanks in South Brewster County!   Available sizes:  5000, 3000, 2500, 2000, 1500, 550 (1100 gallon tanks are on order now). Tanks are Tax Exempt and come with a 10-year warrantee.  Valves, pumps and filters also available.  Delivery and installation available.  Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.  Call: 432-371-3094 (office) or 806-781-7814 (cell).

 

Ring at Many Stones still has lots of things to sell. Two fairly new TV sets, assorted ceramic tiles enough to do a room, one clothes dryer, lots of fish tanks and equipment.  Lots more stuff!  Come check it out.

 

William Edward Malcolm MacRoberts died at his home in Terlingua, Texas on August 6th, 2023. Malcolm was born on November 22nd, 1960, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Nancy and Peter MacRoberts. As a boy, Malcolm would spend hours lying in a field behind his house watching planes flying overhead and daydreaming about the skies. As a teenager he had his pilot’s license before he learned to drive a car.  He graduated from Sharpstown High School in 1978 and attended Sul Ross State University for two years until he decided “enough school” and left to pursue a more adventurous path.  Malcolm was meticulous, stubborn, strong willed, big hearted, and very, very funny – all personality traits that suited his life of river guiding, firefighting, and EMT-ing.  In his work, Malcolm touched multiple lives, guiding folks through rapids, jumping out of helicopters to fight fires, and delivering babies in the back of ambulances.  In his down time, Malcolm was always quick to tell a terrible joke and leave his audience groaning.  He will be remembered with a big smile.  Malcolm was preceded in death by his father, Peter MacRoberts, and his younger brother, Conrad.  He is survived by his mother, Nancy, many cousins, and many friends.  Malcolm’s Houston family will have a memorial Mass for him at a later date, and his Terlingua family will celebrate his life later this year. 

Malcolm was a kind man and secretively generous. In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations in his name to your favorite charity; and please spare a thought and prayer for his family who will miss him so very very much.

 

In loving memory of Gail Rudder Turner. Please join the family in a celebration of life that will be held at the Boathouse Bar in the Ghost town on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 6pm.   Pizza will be served.

--Scott Walker band will perform at 8pm after Gail’s Celebration on Sept. 3 at the Boathouse. It happens to be Scott’s Birthday as well.  Cake and ice cream will be served.

 

Come see us at the Saturday Community Market from 10:00-1:00.  Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost Town, we're there every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items.

---Welcome new vendors. Come set up in the shade to sell your wares. Flea market items are welcome. After all, reusing and up-cycling already existing items is smart and green. We ask for a $10 donation to the Community Garden to set up, helping us to continue to improve this space and experience for all of us. more information, text or call 432.213.1863, email SherriTheWriter@aol.com

---Prepared food vendors must display current food handling licence.  (A quick, easy, and affordable online course can provide that).

---Fresh eggs, local art, handcrafted textiles, goat milk soap, all natural lip balms, hand balms, essential oil perfumes and sugar scrubs, leather goods, handcrafted, creative jewelry, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, and more -- you never know just what you'll find here. You might find a local painter displaying her lovely, colorful works and a locally famous jerky-maker on hand selling his tasty wares.

---Do you have mad skills and smart, practical talents you'd like to share? We all love to learn about sustainable arts and useful skills here in Terlingua. Let's talk about a workshop.

---Please help keep our market space safe and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under control. We look forward to seeing you there.

 

Rustic Iron    ----  

Open Wed-Sat 11am-9pm or later.

Sundays 3pm-9pm or later.

This Saturday Sept. 2nd, DB’s will be closed for a private event.  We will resume our schedule on Sunday the 3rd.

 

Ladies(and gentlemen) save the date!
Witches Dance Practice starts September 6th at the Cactus Farm with the lovely Yvonne Diaz!

 

Paisano Post from Terlingua School

Welcome back Paisano families and friends. We are into our second week of school and our enrollment is around 120 students PreK-12th.  The high school UIL class spent the week getting experience in the events of Spelling/Vocabulary, Headline Writing, Science, and practiced some Number Sense skills too. Here are the results from the end of the week challenge: Science winners: Flash, Evan, Tony, Laila, Gigi, and Usiel; Top Headline writers: Shyla, Luna, Philip, Evan, and Flash; and Top Spellers: Shyla, Evan, Bailey, Luna, Gigi, Caitlin, and Brooke.

 

It's happening!!!! Haunted House will be held in the Crisis Center on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on.  There will be a $10.00 entry fee, we are setting up a scholarship fund at Terlingua School October 26th, 27th and 28th.  All money raised will be for the scholarship and for our crisis center.   A BIG Thank you to everyone for helping with this fun event and contributing to our community.  Stay tuned for more updates.    

 

Espresso ... y poco mas  --  Breakfast and lunch cooked to order from the freshest ingredients. Plenty of iced drinks, smoothies, and coffee any way you want it.  Pastries, newspapers, and spectacular views... A great local place for food and conversation.  Call 432 371 3044 for to go orders.

 

Ring at Many Stones still has lots of things to sell. Two fairly new TV sets, assorted ceramic tiles enough to do a room, one clothes dryer, lots of fish tanks and equipment.  Lots more stuff!  Come check it out.

 

Dreamers Workshop

Are you looking for your dreams? Have you lost your vision? In this desert life, we often get lost in the silence or grow weary of waiting on long-awaited dreams and aspirations that haven't come to pass. With this summer's heat, it's been increasingly difficult to focus on our goals, dreams, and visions.

---Ever had a dream you've been waiting on for years just to give up and let those dreams die?  I have. It's time to revive your hope, vision, and dreams. Join me in a 3-week workshop on building hope and vision for the future. Awaken the dreamer in you! This gathering is meant to bring a fresh look at your dreams and vision for the future with hands-on participation and speaking our desires to bring our dreams into reality.

--Build your dream muscles!  This 3-week course will be complete with discussion and sharing, building a visual, tangible guide to reviving the dreams in your life with reflection and encouragement from your neighbors and community.

---The workshop is free. It will be a 2-hour session every Monday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm for 3 weeks. All that will be needed is a pair of scissors. All ages are welcome! Let's get together and encourage each other!

---Presented by Anita Goss

 

Workshop 1

Session 1 Sept 4th - Cactus Farm

Session 2 Sept 11th - Cactus Farm

Session 3 Sept 18th - Cactus Farm

Please RSVP to Anita @ 432 294 3180 or leave a text. Reserve your spot today!

 

 Earth and Fire Gallery

Swing on by the Earth and Fire Art Gallery this Saturday, Sept. 2nd @ 5pm and grab some of great stuff created by local artist Amanda Johnson. Refreshments while they last. Moses Martinez will be hummin' and a strummin' outside. See ya'll there!

Terlingua Moon, Vol. 34, No. 34

 TERLINGUA MOON

August 21, 2023
by Terlingua Thinking Team

"The desert, when the sun comes up. I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began." - Tom Hanks

OUR FRIEND GAIL
In loving memory of Gail Rudder Turner. Please join the family in a  celebration of life that will be held at the Boathouse Bar in the Ghosttown on Sunday, September 3,  2023 at 6 p.m.   Pizza will be served.

Scott Walker band will perform at 8 p.m. after Gail’s Celebration on Sept. 3 at the Boathouse. It happens to be Scott’s Birthday as well. Cake and ice cream will be served.

STARLIGHT THEATRE - MUSIC THIS WEEK

August 21st (tonight) - Collie Ryan & Ryan Roberts, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
August 24th  - Christopher Cody Meachem
August 25th  - The Whitmores
August 26th  - Bear Ryan
August 28th  - Jerome Efraim

DB'S RUSTIC IRON BBQ - MUSIC THIS WEEK AND SPECIALS

August 27th - The Moonshiners, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

DB’s summer hours 11 a.m. -9 p.m. or later. we now has full bar service and we continue our summer specials:
Wednesday - Smoked burger
Thursday - Birdsday
Friday - Loaded bake tater
Saturday-Cocktail de camarón
Come visit us, you won’t regret it. Tks, DB.

TERLINGUA COMMUNITY GARDEN
Come see us at the Saturday Community Market from 10:00-1:00.  Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost Town, we're there every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items.

We welcome new vendors. Come set up in the shade to sell your wares. Flea market items are welcome. After all, reusing and up-cycling already existing items is smart and green. We ask a $10 donation to the Community Garden to set up, helping us to continue to improve this space and experience for all of us. For more information, text or call 432.213.1863, email SherriTheWriter@aol.com or pop in to the market for a chat. Prepared food vendors must display current food handling licence. (A quick, easy and affordable online course can provide that)

Fresh eggs, local art, handcrafted textiles, goat milk soap, all natural lip balms, hand balms, essential oil perfumes and sugar scrubs, leather goods, handcrafted, creative jewelry, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, and more -- you never know just what you'll find here. This past Saturday, we also had a local painter displaying her lovely, colorful works and a locally famous jerky maker was on hand selling his wares.

Do you have mad skills and smart, practical talents you'd like to share? We all love to learn about sustainable arts and useful skills here in Terlingua. Let's talk about a workshop.

Please help keep our market space safe and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under control. We look forward to seeing you there.

CHECK OUT THIS WORKSHOP!
Dreamers Workshop
Are you looking for your dreams? Have you lost your vision? In this desert life, we often get lost in the silence or grow weary of waiting on long-awaited dreams and aspirations that haven't come to pass. With this summer's heat, it's been increasingly difficult to focus on our goals, dreams, and visions.
Ever had a dream you've been waiting on for years just to give up and let those dreams die? I have. It's time to revive your hope, vision, and dreams. Join me in a 3-week workshop on building hope and vision for the future. Awaken the dreamer in you! This gathering is meant to bring a fresh look at your dreams and vision for the future with hands-on participation and speaking our desires to bring our dreams into reality.
Build your dream muscles! This 3-week course will be complete with discussion and sharing; building a visual, tangible guide to reviving the dreams in your life with reflection and encouragement from your neighbors and community.

The workshop is free. It will be a 2 hour session every Monday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm for 3 weeks. All that will be needed is a pair of scissors. All ages are welcome! Let's get together and encourage each other!
Presented by Anita Goss
Workshop 1
Session 1  Sept 4th - Cactus Farm
Session 2 Sept 11th - Cactus Farm
Session 3 Sept 18th - Cactus Farm
Please RSVP to Anita @ 432 294 3180 or leave a text. Reserve your spot today!

LA POSADA IN THE GHOSTTOWN
Espresso ... y poco mas
Great iced coffee, iced tea, and smoothies!   Breakfast and lunch cooked to order from the freshest ingredients.  Pastries, newspapers, and spectacular views.. A great local place for food and conversation.  Call 432 371 3044 for to go orders.


BBCA
The Big Bend Citizens Alliance will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, August 24th at the Red Pattillo Community Center at 6PM. The BBCA is a 501(c)3 public charity supporting the Terlingua Community Garden, Canyon View Community Park, Terlingua Recycles, Voices from Both Sides, Terlingua Visual Arts, Terlingua Dark Sky Alliance, Terlingua Cares, & the South County Library Project. All are welcome to attend this public meeting -- either in person or online via Zoom. For more information, agenda, minutes, etc, please email <secretary.bbca@gmail.com> or call Sara at 371-2902 with your questions.  www.BigBendCitizensAlliance.org

Big Bend Citizens Alliance Receives Funding to Launch Mobile Library!

The Big Bend Citizens Alliance is thrilled to announce that our South County Library Committee has been approved for a $57,000 grant from Brewster County ARPA funds for the creation of a mobile library unit. This is the first phase of our plan to create a new public library to serve South Brewster County.

The need for a library in South County arose with the advent of increased restrictions post-COVID and the Uvalde school shooting. Currently, the only library in south Brewster County is at the Terlingua CSD. This library once served the whole community, but state regulations have made that library and its resources inaccessible to the public. In the past year, the South County Library Committee formed and mobilized in response to these restrictions, advocating for and envisioning a new brick-and-mortar library flush with additional health, wellness, and cultural services that are oft-inaccessible to the segmented and remote reaches of the county.

The committee launched an extensive survey effort in the spring of 2023 to determine community interest and need. The survey yielded encouragingly high response rates and enthusiastic support for the library. Key needs and services were determined: namely book exchange, WiFi, and printing, as well as high interest in a mobile unit with books and social services. With the ARPA funds, the Committee will be able to outfit and launch this mobile trailer in the coming months.

We would like to thank Brewster County for entrusting the Big Bend Citizens Alliance with these funds for the South County Library Project. The $57,000 funding is a vote of confidence and a pathway to launch. However, it is not the end. The ARPA funds will enable the Committee to purchase and customize a 24ft trailer, but will not cover solar installation, satellite internet, or operating costs. Initial books and computers will be donated, and transport and staffing of the trailer are to be supported by grassroots volunteer power.  However, this will not cover the entire costs of operation, including gas, repairs, and a stipend for a project manager. This is a huge step, but we still need help to realize our mission, provide transformative services to our rural community, and build a permanent home for the South County Library and lifelong learners across Big Bend.

If you would like to contribute to the success of this project, donations may be made to the Big Bend Citizens Alliance, PO Box 202, Terlingua, TX  79852.  Please note “Library” in the memo field of your check.  Or, you may donate at https://bigbendcitizensalliance.org.  

AA
Meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous in Terlingua:
Thursday 7:30-8:30 p.m., Terlingua Bottoms group meets at the Big Bend Church in Study Butte.
Friday, 5 p.m.,  Off-Grid One Day at a Time at the Cactus Farm on Highway 118.

ART EVENTS IN NORTH COUNTY
Figure Drawing Class every Saturday, 9:45am to Noon , 102 N. 8th street & Holland. $20.00/session, $80.00 a month.   Kaci Fulwood 206-619-4699

Paint out for August, Saturday, August 19th:
Half-day art workshop-open to all- at Holy Cross Education Room, 903 Fighting Buck Ave.
10:00 am – 2:00pm.  Bring your own art supplies/project/etc.  Some materials will be available for use also. Contact Jan Moeller or info@bigbendartscouncil.org for more information.

Other events beyond August:
Watercolor Workshop with Tim Oliver September 17-19, 2023
Old Spanish Trail Gallery, Ft Davis, Texas.  Registration: contact Ginger Lemons @ hippiechick.lemons@gmail.com to register. Payment is made to Old Spanish Trail Gallery.
A nonrefundable deposit of $125.00 is required upon registration.

2023 West Texas Regional Juried Art Show and Sale:
Online can be found the detailed prospectus for the 2023 West Texas Regional Juried Art Show & Sale.  The physical exhibition will be on display in the Kendall Art Gallery (the home of the San Angelo Art Club) for a month, starting September 9th at the Opening Reception and through October 1st.  There will be $6,000 in cash prizes with a $1,000 Best of Show; seven $500 awards each for Pastel; 3-D/Sculptures; Photographs; Mixed media of various kinds of wall hanging art; and 3 Painting Awards (2 of which will have to be “realistic”).  We will have 6 Merit Awards of $250each in all/any of the media.   Your art does not have to be for sale, but it must be no “older” than 3 ½ years and not been shown before at the SAAC, unless you are a member.   Intake is via email with jpegs attached of each of your artworks entered.  Limit is three entries.  Intake runs from August 12th through midnight August 17th.  And entry fee payment must be mailed separately or delivered to the San Angelo Art Club by the end of August 17th.  Three jurors will rank all the artworks, and we will have at least the top 100 pieces in the show.   Looking forward to lots of variety.  Please help spread the word, and distant artists might want to pool their resources for delivery of art juried into the show.   You might enjoy an overnight stay in San Angelo with good restaurants and shopping in the old town, Fort Concho to visit, and a really nice riverwalk.  

Black and White show: Entries due by September 12th.

Show dates:   September 14 - October 31, all mediums, simply in black and white-Shades of Grey but no color. 

(Find prospectus online)

Reception:  Friday, September 15
Plein Air Weekend:  September 1st-4th. ANNUAL PLEIN AIR WEEKEND - FREE PAINTING EVENT! FORT DAVIS TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 1- SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 - 3 days of Plein air, including a face-off and a model in the landscape. Upcoming Plein Air Paint outs: October 21--The Paisano Hotel in Marfa--TBA
November 25- Richard’s house--TBA

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT
Check out the agenda for the Brewster County Commissioners' Court meeting this Tuesday:

http://www.brewstercountytx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AgendaRegularCommissionersCourt8.22.23.pdf

ARE YOU READY FOR MONSOON SEASON?
TanksALot Terlingua has the largest inventory of water tanks in South Brewster County!
Available sizes: 5000, 3000, 2500, 2000, 1500, 550 (1100 gallon tanks are on order now)
Tanks are Tax Exempt and come with a 10 year warranty. Valves, pumps and filters also available. Delivery and installation available. Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.
Call: 432-371-3094 (office) or 806-781-7814 (cell)

Terlingua Moon, Vol. 34, No. 33, August 15, 2023

 

Terlingua Moon
Volume 34, No. 33
August 15, 2023 by FreeBird

 “. . . one is only poor

Only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors . . .
 – Dolly Parton

 

FOOD DISTRIBUTION ‑‑ Family Crisis Center in the Ghost Town, Food Pantry truck will be arriving on Thursday, August 17^th.  Shout out to volunteers for unloading and packing.  Food distribution will be on Friday, August 18th from 10 am to 3:30 pm.

TERLINGUA COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT ­­‑‑ the school district is participating in the School Breakfast Program.  Please see the announcement letter at the end of this Moon.  In addition, more information is available in the attached “SBP Media Release Package 8-10-23” document.

REGISTRATION FOR SCHOOL ‑‑ is currently going on from Monday the 14th through Friday the 18th from 8am-4pm at the high school.  Terlingua School Parents, Families, and Friends:  PreK-4th school supplies have been donated by The Summit and 5th-8th school supplies have been donated by Billy & Jess Bartko.  All of these supplies will be ready to go for the students at school and students in PreK-8th will just need a backpack and lunch box.  The list for high school students is on the school’s website under the Parent Resources tab.  Go Paisanos and thanks to The Summit and The Bartkos and Vane Palma for helping coordinate this effort.

DETAILS ABOUT THE GHOST TOWN BOOK CLUB ‑‑ there are a few spots left!

               We will meet once a month in the Perry Mansion Great Room at 6pm the third Tuesday of each month.  The first reading selection is “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.  Selections for other meetings will be by member suggestion.  Members will receive a Ghost Town Book Club membership card that will allow you 25% off all reading club book selections at the Terlingua Trading Company.  Please come by the Trading Company to sign up!

FOOD DISTRIBUTION ‑‑ Family Crisis Center in the Ghost Town, Food Pantry truck will be arriving on Thursday, August 17^th.  Shout out to volunteers for unloading and packing.  Food distribution will be on Friday, August 18th from 10 am to 3:30 pm.

TERLINGUA COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT ­­‑‑ the school district is participating in the School Breakfast Program.  Please see the announcement letter at the end of this Moon.  In addition, more information is available in the attached “SBP Media Release Package 8-10-23” document.

REGISTRATION FOR SCHOOL ‑‑ is currently going on from Monday the 14th through Friday the 18th from 8am-4pm at the high school.  Terlingua School Parents, Families, and Friends:  PreK-4th school supplies have been donated by The Summit and 5th-8th school supplies have been donated by Billy & Jess Bartko.  All of these supplies will be ready to go for the students at school and students in PreK-8th will just need a backpack and lunch box.  The list for high school students is on the school’s website under the Parent Resources tab.  Go Paisanos and thanks to The Summit and The Bartkos and Vane Palma for helping coordinate this effort.

DETAILS ABOUT THE GHOST TOWN BOOK CLUB ‑‑ there are a few spots left!

               We will meet once a month in the Perry Mansion Great Room at 6pm the third Tuesday of each month.  The first reading selection is “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.  Selections for other meetings will be by member suggestion.  Members will receive a Ghost Town Book Club membership card that will allow you 25% off all reading club book selections at the Terlingua Trading Company.  Please come by the Trading Company to sign up!

BIG BEND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ‑‑ Reminder our Big Bend Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting will be held in person, August 17, 2023, at 6pm at the Red Pattillo Community Center!  All are welcome to attend!

Please join us for an opportunity to thank the Earth and Fire Art Gallery for being one of the chamber’s valued businesses and to celebrate the guest artist, Amanda Johnson.
Refreshments provided (while they last).
Saturday, September 2, 5pm, Terlingua Ghost Town.

DREAMERS WORKSHOP ‑‑ Are you looking for your dreams?  Have you lost your vision?  In this desert life, we often get lost in the silence or grow weary of waiting on long-awaited dreams and aspirations that haven't come to pass.  With this summer's heat, it's been increasingly difficult to focus on our goals, dreams, and visions.

               Ever had a dream you've been waiting on for years just to give up and let those dreams die?  I have.  It's time to revive your hope, vision, and dreams.  Join me in a 3-week workshop on building hope and vision for the future.  Awaken the dreamer in you!  This gathering is meant to bring a fresh look at your dreams and vision for the future with hands-on participation and speaking our desires to bring our dreams into reality.

               Build your dream muscles!  This 3-week course will be complete with discussion and sharing; building a visual, tangible guide to reviving the dreams in your life with reflection and encouragement from your neighbors and community.

               The workshop is free.  It will be a 2-hour session every Monday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm for 3 weeks.  All that will be needed is a pair of scissors.  All ages are welcome!  Let's get together and encourage each other!

               Presented by Anita Goss

               Workshop 1

               Session 1 Sept 4th - Cactus Farm

               Session 2 Sept 11th - Cactus Farm

               Session 3 Sept 18th - Cactus Farm

Please RSVP to Anita @ 432 294 3180 or leave a text.  Reserve your spot today!

SATURDAY COMMUNITY MARKET ‑‑ Come see us at the Saturday Community Market from 10:00-1:00.  Located at the Community Garden in the Ghost Town, we're there every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items.

               We welcome new vendors.  Come set up in the shade to sell your wares.  Flea market items are welcome.  After all, a reusing and up-cycling already existing items is smart and green.  We ask a $10 donation to the Community Garden to set up, helping us to continue to improve this space and experience for all of us.  For more information, text or call 432.213.1863, email SherriTheWriter@aol.com or pop in to the market for a chat.  Prepared food vendors must display current food handling license. (A quick, easy and affordable online course can provide that.)

               Fresh eggs, local art, handcrafted textiles, goat milk soap, all natural lip balms, hand balms, essential oil perfumes and sugar scrubs, leather goods, handcrafted, creative jewelry, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and up-cycled, and more ‑‑ you never know just what you'll find here.  We even had some lovely locally grown produce this past Saturday and another vendor with hand-crafted practical and attractive planters.  That vendor expects to be back this Saturday with his planters.

               Do you have mad skills and smart, practical talents you'd like to share?  We all love to learn about sustainable arts and useful skills here in Terlingua.  Let's talk about a workshop.

               Please help keep our market space safe and comfortable for all, two-legged and four, by keeping all dogs leashed and under control.  We look forward to seeing you there.

MEETINGS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN TERLINGUA:

              Thursday 7:30-8:30 p.m., Terlingua Bottoms group meets at the Big Bend Church in Study Butte.
              Friday, 5 p.m., Offgrid One Day at a Time at the Cactus Farm on Highway 118.

BIG BEND CITIZENS ALLIANCE ‑‑ The Big Bend Citizens Alliance will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, August 24th at the Red Pattillo Community Center at 6PM.  The BBCA is a 501(c)3 public charity supporting the Terlingua Community Garden, Canyon View Community Park, Terlingua Recycles, Voices from Both Sides, Terlingua Visual Arts, Terlingua Dark Sky Alliance, Terlingua Cares, and the South County Library Project.  All are welcome to attend this public meeting ‑‑ either in person or online via Zoom.  For more information, agenda, minutes, etc., please email secretary.bbca@gmail.com or call Sara at 371-2902 with your questions.  www.BigBendCitizensAlliance.org.

ESPRESSO … y POCO MAS ‑‑ Terlingua's best breakfast and lunch establishment.  Iced drinks, fantastic Big Bend Roaster coffee, smoothies and a menu where everything is cooked to order.  Pastries, newspapers, and spectacular views.  A great local place for food and conversation.  Call 432 371 3044 for to go orders.

HAUNTED HOUSE ‑‑ It's getting close to that time of year.  We are doing it again at the end of October, Haunted House, all money will be going for a scholarship at Terlingua School and our Crisis Center.  Stayed tuned for more details to follow.  Get your creative juices flowing for your scary, creepy, fun costumes.  

TIN BARN GALLERY, AND FORGE ‑‑ we are OPEN!  Resuming normal hours.  10-2 Monday-Tuesday; 10-2 Friday-Sunday

Closed Wednesday & Thursday!

ON A SAD NOTE – we are sorry to hear of the passing of a long-time community member and friend, Malcolm MacRoberts.  Found, floating in the ether . . . this from a friend of Malcolm’s:

William Edward Malcolm MacRoberts (named after a Scottish King no less).
You always advised to drive fast and take chances.
Now you’ve floored it to the next big chance.
RIP my funny, beautiful, ornery, wicked, brilliant and beloved friend.

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TERLINGUA COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT  ‑ Application Free and Reduced-Price School Meals

Terlingua Common School District announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request.

Starting on August 14, 2023, Terlingua CSD will begin distributing letters to the households of the children in the district about eligibility benefits and any actions households need to take to apply for these benefits. Applications also are available at Terlingua CSD, 550 Roadrunner Circle, Terlingua TX 79852.

Criteria for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits

The following criteria will be used to determine a child’s eligibility for free or reduced-price meal benefits:

Income

1.                Household income that is at or below the income eligibility levels

Categorical (Automatic) Eligibility

2.                Household receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)

Program Participant

3.                Child’s status as a foster child, homeless, runaway, migrant, or displaced by a declared disaster

4.                Child’s enrollment in Head Start or Even Start

Income Eligibility

For those households that qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on income, an adult in the household must complete an application for free and reduced-price meals and return it to {insert name, title, and contact information}. Those individuals filling out the application will need to provide the following information:

1.                Names of all household members

2.                Amount, frequency, and source of current income for each household member

3.                Last 4 digits of the Social Security number of the adult household member who signs the application or, if the adult does not have a social security number, check the box for “No Social Security number”

4.                Signature of an adult household member attesting that the information provided is correct

Categorical or Program Eligibility

Terlingua CSD is working with local agencies to identify all children who are categorically and program eligible. Terlingua CSD will notify the households of these children that they do not need to complete an application. Any household that does not receive a letter and feels it should have should contact Azucena Garcia, SBP Director, 432-371-2281. Any household that wishes to decline benefits should contact Azucena Garcia, SBP Director, 432-371-2281.

Applications may be submitted anytime during the school year. The information provided by households on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility. Applications may also be verified by the school officials at any time during the school year.

Determining Eligibility

Under the provisions of the free and reduced-price meal policy, Azucena Garcia will review applications and determine eligibility. Households or guardians dissatisfied with the Reviewing Official’s eligibility determination may wish to discuss the decision with the Reviewing Official on an informal basis. Households wishing to make a formal appeal for a hearing on the decision may make a request either orally or in writing to Reagan Reed, Superintendent, PO Box 256, Terlingua TX 79852 or call 432-371-2807.

Unexpected Circumstances

If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size increases, the household should contact the school. Such changes may make the children of the household eligible for benefits if the household’s income falls at or below the attached current income eligibility guidelines.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf,  from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: Program.Intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.