TERLINGUA MOON

Vol 35 No 6

February 6, 2024

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“What is it about the Big Bend? The park’s name comes from the 100 mile long big bend in the Rio Grande river that forms the Texas-Chihuahua-Coahuila border. At over 1,250 square miles, Big Bend is approximately the size of Rhode Island.”

Today, February 5th,  IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER to Vote in the March 5th, 2024, Primary Election.

If you have not yet registered, or need to change your resident address, or need to replace your voter registration certificate, please do so today.

 You can check your registration at the Texas Secretary of State’s My Voter Portal:    https://www.votetexas.gov/

Terlingua Recycles will be open the next two Saturdays, Feb. 10 and Feb 17. 9 AM to 11 AM. Hope to see you there.

Viva Terlingua Cares is a two day music event taking place in February to support our local grassroots charity Terlingua Cares.

Friday 16th is open mic, Saturday 17th we have a fantastic lineup of musicians. All of this at Greg Hammer's Boathouse in the Terlingua Ghostown.

There will be a silent auction and raffle on Saturday the 17th. We have over $10,000 in prizes to raffle and auction off including hotel stays, a round of golf, river trips, backpacks, knives, gift certificates to numerous local places to eat, drills, mtb tires, battery jumper packs.... our community has been incredibly supportive of this event. 

So far We want to thank:

Lajitas Golf Resort, StellaKinesis DesignDesert Sports, Wright Hardware, Basecamp Terlingua, Venga, Desert Lotus Healing Arts-Massage Therapy And Rolfing, Far Flung Outdoor Center, James Evans, Roadrunner RV, Big Bend Hiking and Boating, Starlight Theater, Tony Drewry, Bluewater Natural Foods, Ocotillos Village, Camp Elena, True Value, West Texas Guitars, Wet Salon West, McCoys, Javelinas on Holland, Posada Milagro, The Cottonwood General Store, Wiley Mosley, Roux Alpine….

Espresso ... y poco mas

Breakfast and lunch in the Ghost Town!  Homecooking any way you like it from a great menu.  A favorite for our coffee ...all from Big Bend Roasters.  Pastries, newspapers, and spectacular views.. A great place for food and conversation with a menu for everyone. .  Call 432 371 3044 for to go orders. 

Taqueria El Milagro

Street tacos and great Mexican food from authentic recipes. Side dishes big enough for a meal plus steaks and more.   Wednesday through Sunday -3 pm until 9 pm.   Call  432 371-2060  for take out via our drive through window.  Fun seating with beautiful views for dining in and BYOB! 

Paisano Post from Terlingua CSD

Students of the Week nominations!!!

Dylan Villa in Kinder for elementary - large improvement in academics

Zach Noll for high school for his extra efforts in robotics and others.

Mileiry Hernandez in 6th for middle for being respectful and being inquisitive in class.

Honorable mention to Mailyn Villa in 4th for her leadership during the safety drill

Last Home Basketball Game of the Season: Tuesday, February 6th starting with the Girls' at 5pm vs. Marfa, followed by the Boys'. Basketball teams are on the road Friday vs. Fort Davis. Go Paisanos! 

Robotics is headed to the Championship at UTEP this weekend to compete with 40+ schools. This will determine whether they advance to Regionals. They are currently in 5th place for the season. Go Purobots!

Santa Inez-Terlingua Ghostown Church

The Big Bend Episcopal Mission will celebrate Holy Eucharist on Wednesday, February 7th at 5:30pm. All are welcome. Ash Wednesday service will be February 14th at 5:30pm.

Join us for a Spaghetti Dinner and Pot Luck

American Legion Last Outpost. #653

Saturday, February 10th

   Food served at 6 pm

Also, join us Sunday February 11 for the Super Bowl LVIII

Zoey Sexton is this month’s guest artist at Earth and Fire Gallery— new leather landscapes as well as her purses now up for viewing! 

Opening will be on Saturday, February 17th, 5-8. All are invited!

Ring at Many Stones has a new shipment of Anasazi Beans. Ten 150 watt solar panels, lots of fish tanks and the stuff for them, a number of water filters, floor tiles different sizes, clothes dryer, tool kits and many other things. Also lots of new silver jewelry. Come by and look.

Starlight Theater Restaurant and Bar

On March 2nd from 9pm till Midnight! Bidi Bidi Banda and Starlight present Selena Tribute Band and costume contest. (Best Selena costume) 

Come and dance the night away with Selena's greatest hits. 

CR Farmer is off to Argentina 

and would like to thank everyone who has graciously helped her prepare for the Gaucho Derby and also to the people who donated to The Underground Dog - the charity she selected to help pay it forward to as a prerequisite for entering the Derby. There is still time to donate to west Texas strays in need if the cause moves you:      https://gofund.me/cc5ad548

The race starts February 8. If you would like to follow her in real time during the race, there will be a link up eventually at their website:  https://equestrianists.com/gaucho-derby/

You can also follow Gaucho Derby on FB and Instagram for updates, and Farmer on Instagram: cfarmer_gaucho_derby_2024

Thank you to Tamara Drilling and family of High Sierra Bar and Grill and the CASI chili cookoff for inviting us and presenting a $1500 check to Alpine Humane Society! You left a pawprint on our hearts. 

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 expect a new vendor this week with fresh eggs and a few baby goats they hope to socialize with petting from market visitors.

Local art, handcrafted textile goods, goat milk soap, all natural lip balms and skin care products, essential oil perfumes, Zoey's leather goods, handcrafted, creative jewelry, including Kim's, many made with local stones, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel, Sandy's super cute pop-up shop and more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here. Indeed, lately, chess players have been meeting up for a game or two or three or...

We welcome new vendors. Flea market items are also 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).

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.

Milky Way Treats 

Saturday morning bakery cart will be open at the Community Garden, every Saturday morning, 10-12. Come by and see what’s cookin! The ice cream trailer at The Boathouse is open now, Saturday-Monday, 4pm-9pm. Stop in for a cool treat! Thank you for all your kindness and support, Terlingua!

CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR MARK LEWIS

Please join Mark’s family and friends from Terlingua, Alpine and all around, at the Boathouse on Saturday, March 2nd from 4:20 to 7:30pm to celebrate his life.  Bring an instrument if you have one and help make the celebration a song circle and pickin’ party that would make Mark proud.

It’ll be a potluck so please bring a dish to share and enjoy the flavors created by friends.  If you have any photos or stories, please also bring them for display on a Remembrance Board.  

Mark’s family will be scattering his ashes at a time TBA prior to the Boathouse celebration. Friends who would like to attend are welcome.

We are doing a Valentine's dinner at the goat pens, though this year the venue is subject to change as this year it is a charity event. starting at 6:00 p.m. its going to be a 5 course meal everyone is welcome but the menu is designed for the locals in mind who need a break from our good yet typical menus of tex mex and BBQ. This menu is designed to intrigue the pallet with a flight of flavors, without over stimulating the taste buds. There are only 30 seats and unfortunately we will not be taking anyone else.  To ensure a pleasant dining experience for all. The cut off for tickets is Sunday February 11th you can reserve your ticket by emailing mannygomeztx@gmail.com       Manny Gomez

Brewster County Deputies are investigating a burglary of a building that occurred over the weekend in South Brewster County. A number of items were stolen, including several firearms. The suspect(s) could attempt to sell the items locally. Please be cautious if you are contacted about purchasing items that seem suspicious. If you have any information, contact us at (432)837-3488, or call 911 for emergencies. 

We’ll update on FB with a list of items and photographs as this case progresses.

TEMPORARY CLOSURES TO PROTECT NESTING FALCONS

Beginning February 1st and continuing through May 31st, the National Park Service (NPS) will again temporarily close select areas in the Chisos Mountains to protect nesting falcons.

TEMPORARY CLOSURES FOR HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS

From February 8 to February 10, a team will be cutting down and applying herbicide to invasive salt cedars (Tamarix spp.) in the Hot Springs area.  During this time, visitors may encounter a temporary closure along the river from Gravel Pit to Hot Springs Canyon.

 To view the full news release, please visit the Big Bend National Park news release page:  https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/news/newsreleases.htm

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meeting: if you have, or think you might have, a drinking problem, we meet at 7:30 Thursday evening at the Big Bend Church, just north of the post office.

If you see a black bear on your land, please contact a Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist and let them know. They're keeping track of all reported sightings and can offer wildlife management guidance. You can find a TPWD biologist for your county by  Contacting Us at (512) 389-4800 or (800) 792-1112

HOGAN and MOSS and Friends - Catch us if you can!

Boathouse:

Hogan & Moss & Hancock

With Marc Utter 

Sundays in February  

 11, 18, 25 and March 17 - all shows 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Happy Hour was never so Happy! 

The Ritchey, Alpine

Hogan & Moss 

Every Tuesday in February 

2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27 

All shows - 7-9  pm 

Bad Rabbit Cafe:

Hogan & Moss & Hancock 

With Marc Utter

Three Saturdays!

Feb. 24, March 9 and 30.

All shows 6:00 to 8:30pm

DB’s BBQ:

Hogan & Moss & Utter

Thursday, March 21st 5 to 7 pm 

Boathouse

Hogan & Moss & Utter 

w/ special guest 

Friday, March 29th 8 to 11 pm

French Grocery, Marathon: 

Hogan & Moss (and band?) 

Friday March 15th - 7 pm 

The Ritchey, Alpine

Hogan & Moss 

Saturday, March 16 - 7 to 10 pm

WATER CATCHMENT TANKS😊

TanksALot Terlingua 

has the largest inventory of Enduraplas tanks in South Brewster County!

Available sizes:  100 to 5000 gallon

Tanks are Tax Exempt and come with a 10 year warrantee.

We also sell larger, metal Pioneer tanks (up to 27,000 gallons) which come with a 20 year warrantee.  Valves, pumps and filters also available.

Delivery and installation available. Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.

Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3094 (office) or 806-781-7814 (cell)

The School of Constructive Arts 

is hosting two workshops in early March on our campus on the Terlingua Ranch. The workshops are our most comprehensive to date, condensing the regenerative design curriculum from our month long Student Volunteer Residency into a 7 day intensive course covering sustainable off-grid systems and earthen construction. Presentations will cover natural and recycled materials, off-grid waste management, catchment, greywater, landscape integration and restoration, and a range of ancient and modern approaches to heating and cooling with natural energy. In parallel to this broad curriculum students will get a hands-on crash-course in compressed earth block construction. We are currently building a 600 SF library and classroom for our campus. This small building provides a perfect opportunity for students to experience the many aspects of earth block construction from the ground up, including soil testing, and mix design, compressed earth block machinery and production, rubble-trench foundations and grade beams, earthen mortars, laying CEB masonry, arches and openings, forming bond beams, and plaster.

The workshop is broken into two parts:

March 1st - 3rd will focus on earth building broadly, soil analysis, and making earth blocks

March 5th - 9th will focus on building with CEB

Take your education off-line and off-grid. Learn the ancient art and cutting edge science of building with the earth. Discounts available for locals.

More at: https://constructivearts.org/

Some Upcoming Shows/Events in Terlingua

EVERY DAY is Dark Skies Day in Terlingua! Make sure you are keeping your lights in Dark Skies Initiative compliance! In memory of Jeff Haislip. 

Open Mic at The Boathouse every Wednesday at 8PM

Happy Hour & Reverse Happy Hour specials every night from 5pm-6pm, then again from 10pm-11pm - Starlight

Wing Wednesday and Chess Club every Wednesday at Long Draw Pizza

Wed. and Sat. 9 am to noon - Otra Vez thrift store open

Saturday Community Market from 10:00-1:00 - Community Garden

Weekly AA Meetings Thursdays at Big Bend Church 730 PM

Free Mimosas at Venga every weekend

As it happens - Mostly Sunday and Wednesday afternoons on The Porch - Pickers' jam - Just show up, start playing, and maybe more will come!

Thursdays at St. Inez Church - Terlingua Taize singing group led by June Rapp

$1 a minute massages by Kate Healy - Every other Monday @ TR Lodge,     Wednesdays @ Jackass Flats Arena 

Fridays - Moonshiners - La Kiva 

Sundays in February - Jon Hogan and Maria Moss & Old Weird America - Boathouse 

Feb 5th Marc Utter  - Starlight

2/8 - Moonshiners - Boathouse 

Feb 8th Moses Martinez - Starlight

2/9 - Alex Teller - Boathouse 

Feb 9th & 10th The Broussard's - Starlight

2/10 - Bill Palmer - Boathouse 

2/11 - Hogan, Moss, Hancock followed by Nanibyrd Duo - Boathouse 

Feb 12th Jerome Efraim- Starlight 

2/14 - Rory Hancock - Boathouse 

Feb 15th Alex Teller - Starlight

2/15 - Lexi Weege - Boathouse 

Feb 16th Gary Gorence - Starlight

2/16-17 - Terlingua Cares - Boathouse 

Feb 17th Max Sanders- Starlight

2/17 - Lexi Wegge - DB's

2/17 - Alex Teller - Bad Rabbit 

2/18 - Sarah Burton - Roadrunner Travelers RV 

2/18 - Hogan, Moss, Hancock followed by the Rory Hancock Band - Boathouse 

Feb 19th Sarah Burton - Starlight

2/21 - Yoga and Hiking Retreat - The Summit

Feb 22nd Generator Party - Starlight

2/22 - Bill Palmer - Boathouse 

Feb 23rd & 24th Dan Johnson - Starlight

2/23 - Generator Party Band - Boathouse 

2/24 - Max Sanders - Boathouse 

2/24 - Old Weird America - Bad Rabbit 

2/25 - Hogan, Moss, Hancock followed by Sarah Burton - Boathouse 

Feb 26th The Whitmores - Starlight

Feb 29th Alma Russ - Starlight

2/29 - Moonshiners - Boathouse 

2/29-3/3 - Chihuahuan Desert Road Trip