Terlingua Creek Cliff Swallows
Singing The News
TERLINGUA MOON April 8, 2025
Vol 36,
No. 14
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Please
join us for the Big Bend Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting!! Our meeting
will be held in person at the Terlingua Ranch Lodge Bunk House at 6
pm Thursday, April 10, 2025! All are encouraged to attend!!!
Big
Bend Chamber of Commerce is hosting Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
It is this Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10:30 am to
12:30 pm at the Boathouse Campground in the Ghost Town. Rio Lemonade,
Milky Way Treats and Shot Time Liquors have generously donated to make this a
special event!! All are welcome to Attend!!!! Come hang out with the Easter
Bunny, get your face painted, it's going to be an Eggcellent time!!
Paisano
Posts from Terlingua School
Terlingua's own robotics team, 17720 - Purobots, will host
an Open House and fundraiser at the High School's Robotics room on Saturday
April 12 from 11am-2pm.
BBQ plates will be sold for $15.
All donations will support the team's trip to Corpus
Christi for the UIL State Competition next month.
We invite you to show support for the team and watch our
robot demonstrations.
Congratulations to Track Area Qualifers:
Brooke Jenks(Discus, 100m, 400m, 800m and High Jump), Nereida Gomez(200m),
Brayan Trujillo(3200m, 1600m), Luna Barrett(Triple Jump), and Asa Reed(HIgh
Jump, Triple Jump, 1600m).
Congratulations to Regional Academic Qualifiers:
Editorial Writing-Nereida Gomez, News Writing-Anna Smith,
Science&Highest Biology-Philip Lowe, Headline-Luna Barrett &
Bailey Baker, Computer Science-Evan Clark, Anthony Pattillo, Luna Barrett, Tony
Picaso, & Tim Smith, Spelling-Baily Baker, Shyla Garcia, Myranda Villa,
& Joselyn Sartain, Social Studies-Kendyl Haney, Isis Lujan, Jose Rodriguez,
& Amy Alaniz, and Number Sense-David Gutierrez, Brooke Jenks, Melody
Orozco, Kendyl Haney,& Isis Lujan.
Doctor
Jay Kirk, Owner and operator of Clark Chiropractic from Odessa will be
in the area Friday night April 11th at Easter Egg Motel and then Saturday
morning April 12th at Mrs Ann Dixon's home on Whitemill Road off of Terlingua Ranch
Road to see people and do treatments.
You can
call his office number to book an appointment for Friday night or Saturday
morning.
1-432-337-5553
Call Clark Chiropractic office number by no later than Thursday afternoon and
tell them that you want to book an appointment for Friday evening in Terlingua
or Saturday morning at Ms Dixon on Terlingua Ranch White Mill road.
He uses
DNFT Directional technique. https://www.clarkchiropractictx.com/
He is
wonderful and comes all the way down here after working till noon on Friday in
Odessa just to help us out. He is also a Terlingua ranch property owner.
THE
BIG BEND MOBILE LIBRARY : is now open for business!
Come get a library card!
HOURS: Thursdays, 3:00-6:00 PM,
Canyon View Community Park, next to the Terlingua school
Saturdays, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Community Garden in Terlingua Ghost Town
We have a large collection of local
literature available for checkout, and a separate collection of books available
to the public free of charge. Here is a list of other library
services we provide:
· -TECHNOLOGICAL
SERVICES: Free WiFi, a laptop available for checkout 1 hour at a
time, printing/scanning for 10 cents/page
· -EXCHANGE
BOX: Clothes, kitchenware, electronics, pet accessories - you name
it! Take stuff out or put stuff in as you please, all without paying
a cent! *NOTE*: All exchange box donations subject to
review and possible rejection by library staff. No
trash! We also require large donations to be put in sturdy boxes.
· -MONTHLY
CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR: Join Texas preschool teacher Alison Weiss for
readings aloud of classic tales complete with funny voice
acting! Bring your little readers along for enchanting tales, drama,
and laughter! Next story hour: TBD
· -BOARD
GAMES: Chess, checkers, Scrabble, indie board games, D&D, or
whatever else you can think of! Come game with our library
staff...there may even be a prize in it for you if you beat us!
· -ORIGAMI
LESSONS: Learn how to make a perfect square from any sheet of scrap
paper, and turn it into beautiful creations! Also be sure to check
out our collection of origami instructional books. You can learn how
to make birds, turtles, elephants, and much more!
· -ASK
DR. GIGABYTE: Local communications expert Arick Sandman a.k.a. Dr.
Gigabyte can answer your general questions on technology and communications in
the Big Bend! If you would like to know which devices work best in
the remote areas of Big Bend or are wondering about the Internet and AI's role
in today's rapidly changing world, ask Dr. Gigabyte!
· -JUGGLING
LESSONS: Never too late to learn something new! Learn a
skill great for physical development and mental relaxation and impress your
friends! Ask for Sam in the Circus Department.
· -FREE
COFFEE: You bring the mugs, we got the coffee. Enough
said.
Terlingua
Community Star Party
Wednesday April 23
AT FAR FLUNG OUTDOOR CENTER
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Celebrate International Dark Sky Week under some of the darkest night skies in
Texas! Enjoy a tour of the constellations and telescope views, and learn about
the community's efforts to preserve our night sky across the Greater Big Bend
International Dark Sky Reserve.
Kids welcome!
Bring a chair or blanket.
Red or dim flashlights only please.
Snacks available for purchase from Milky Way Treats.
In the event of bad weather, this event may be moved indoors or cancelled
Arrive by 8:00pm for a 1-hr astrophotography workshop led by local Tres Morris.
Reserve a space in advance by emailing info@bigbendfarflung.com
TANKS
A LOT TERLINGUA
Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and Installation
Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.
Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3094 (office)
or 806-781-7814 (cell)
MILKY
WAY TREATS Saturday morning bakery cart will be open this Saturday
10am-sellout. We’ll have freshly baked cinnamon rolls and kolaches.
Stop by and treat yourself! The ice cream trailer will also be open this
weekend, Sat-Mon 4pm-9pm. We’ve got your ice cream with the view!
Gracias, Terlingua!
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS.
If you have, or think
you might have, a drinking problem, we will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on
Thursdays, at the Big Bend church, just north of the post office.
ALL YOU NEED TO ATTEND AA MEETING IS A DESIRE TO QUIT
The
Terlingua Trading Company is seeking someone to help with light
cleaning throughout the store. This is a part time position. Stop by the store
in the Terlingua Ghost Town for details!
Santa
Inez-Terlingua Ghostown & Sts. Mary and Joseph's-Lajitas
4/9 Wednesday Santa Inez: 5:30pm Rosary Prayer Service
4/18 Friday Santa Inez- 5:30pm Good Friday Service
4/20 Lajitas-5pm Easter Sunday at the River for Service and
Baptism
All are welcome
BIG
BEND CITIZENS ALLIANCE
SAVE THE DATE: Non-Profit Management Training... Third
Time IS the Charm!
Prior dates were postponed for reasons out of our control but
this time, folks, it's going to happen. The Big Bend Citizens Alliance again
invites any interested parties to join us from 1:00 - 5:00pm at
the Emergency Response Center training room on Tues-Weds, April 22-23,
2025. Instructed by the Non-Profit Management Center out of
Midland/Odessa, this training will cover best management practices for
non-profits over two half-day sessions and is free to attend. For more
information or to sign-up please contact Joselyn at <president.bbca@gmail.com>.
Enjoy
Our 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 here every Saturday
with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other
items.
Local art, handcrafted textile goods, fresh eggs, all natural
lip balms and skin care products, essential oil perfumes, leather goods,
handcrafted, creative jewelry, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both
curated and upcycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel and
more -- you never know just what or who you'll find here.
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 license. (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.
Espresso
... y poco mas
THE morning coffee place plus home-cooked breakfasts and
lunches. Freshly baked pastries and more. Strong wifi, newspapers and
fantastic views. 432 371 3044 for to go orders. Open
at 7:30 a.m. A local landmark.
Taqueria
El Milagro
Stop by for authentic Mexican recipes featuring street tacos,
steaks and huge side dishes in a fun setting. Open every day during
Spring break from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take out via our
drive through window. BYOB.
Voices From Both Sides
Voices is the Saturday before
Mother's Day.
That date is May 10, 2025 from 10am - 6 pm.
More later . . .
OBITUARY
FROM VICTORIA BRUCE
whose parents were a fixture in the Big Bend Area for many
years
“Our beloved father, David Chester Fricker, friend of the Big
Bend and Terlingua-Study
Butte
Water Board President for many years, passed away peacefully at Ascension
Living
Providence Village in Waco, Texas on April 3, 2025. He was 84. He was
preceded
in death by his wife of 58 years, Virginia Bernadine (Blavat) Fricker. For many
years,
they were a local fixture, often seen walking along Highway 170 in the early
morning,
collecting litter and keeping the road clean under the pseudonym, ‘Concerned
Citizens
of Highway 170’.
David
loved the beauty of the Big Bend and the friendship of the people. He took
great
pleasure
hosting dinner parties at his home. He created radio spots for the Terlingua
Coyote
radio and supplied gravel to Big Bend National Park from his ‘Long Draw’ gravel
operation.
He was fond of jokes and a master of puns. He enjoyed music, made
his
own
unique CD collections, held multiple engineering patents, and had a penchant
for
car
rides through raging thunderstorms. He also threw a mean fast ball once clocked
at
97MPH.
“He was
the lightning bolt in a room! The one with the energy that touched everyone. He
will be
missed! But stay open. If the lightning looks a bit more spectacular than
normal,
it
is.......”
