Terlingua Moon
Volume 36, Number 6
February 11, 2025 by Abejita Chiquitita
The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace—Mahatma Ghandi
More healthcare news!-- From Preventative Care Health Services: We will provide two days of Medical Services beginning in February. Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 3pm. We will begin on Thursday, February 6th at our new location, the Red Pattillo Community Center at 201 Rex Ivey Rd.
Please call our Alpine office at 432-837-4555 for an appointment.
And from Big Bend Health: BBRHD will be in Terlingua Tuesday, February 11! Big Bend Hospital District will be visiting Terlingua every 2nd and last Tuesday of the month to help better serve you! If you need medical coverage or assistance with medications come see us.
(El Distrito Hospitalario del Big Bend visitará Terlingua el segundo y el último martes de cada mes para brindarle un mejor servicio. Si necesita cobertura médica o ayuda con medicamentos, venga a vernos.)
At Terlingua Fire & EMS, 23250 FM 170
10:00 AM- 3:00 PM. For more information call (432) 837-7051
REMINDER: Special Meeting of the Brewster County Commissioners Court TUESDAY 2/11/25 at the Red Pattillo Community Center in Study Butte—Sara Allen Colando says:
Of special interest to the residents of South Brewster County is Agenda item #8:
Discuss and take action to fund the following items related to the installation of a new health clinic in Study Butte, Texas:
A. Funding up to $150,000 for the purchase of a skid mounted portable building to be used as the main clinic facilities;
B. Funding up to $50,000 for the installation of septic, water, telephone/internet and electric to the new health clinic in Study Butte, Texas.
I hope to see you at the Red Pattillo Community Center, 201 Rex Ivey Rd, at 9:30 AM TUESDAY
Full agenda at this link:
Last Minute Low Budget Productions Presents:
Our first community theatre play in 7 years!
~Dr. Strange Gov~
One night only, Cinnabar Theatre, Feb 12th
Doors at 6, show at 7. Free admission brought to you by our sponsors (Wet Salon, Long Draw Pizza, Printco, EXP Realty, Terlingua Hospitality Group, Quicksilver Vacation Rentals).
Written and directed by THE Anni McReynolds
Benefitting Terlingua Cares
Big Bend Chamber of Commerce-- 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, February 13, 2025! All are encouraged to attend!!!
Got Your Library Card Yet? Don’t miss out!-- The Big Bend Mobile Library is now open for business!
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 stuff subject to review and possible rejection by library staff. No trash! Also, large donations must be put in sturdy boxes.
-MONTHLY CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR: Join Texas preschool teacher Alison Weiss for read-aloud story hour! Bring your little readers along for enchanting tales, drama, and lots of laughs! Next story hour: Saturday, February 22nd @ Community Garden
-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. 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 a fun new skill! Good for physical coordination, mental focus, and impressing your friends! Ask for Sam in the Circus Department
-FREE COFFEE: Pairs well with a sweet from Milky Way Treats! Yay for sunny days and sweet treats!
And speaking of sweets-- MILKY WAY TREATS Saturday morning bakery cart will be open this Saturday, 10am-sell out!! Kolaches, Cinnamon Rolls- all your favs! Our ice cream trailer will also be open this weekend, Sat-Mon.4pm-9pm! Come check out our delicious soft serve, pints of homemade ice cream, and fun sundaes. We’re located next to The Boathouse!
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)
ALL YOU NEED TO ATTEND AA MEETING IS A DESIRE TO QUIT-- If you have, or think you might have, a drinking problem, ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, at the Big Bend Church, just north of the post office.
TERLINGUA RECYCLES moves to summer hours—We're told that means “Most Saturdays, 9:00-11:00.”
Second Annual Fort Davis Historical Society Art Show and Sale -- Deadline for entries is nearing! Entry deadline is February 26th and the show is March 1 through April 26 at the Overland Trail Museum. Theme : “Jeff Davis County Images” (depictions of landscapes, animals, plants, people, structures, still lifes)
Rumor has it that images of the Fort and its surroundings may be of interest to the Fort Davis staff! Questions: Margie Millsapps, Curator 432-940-1530
Look Who’s at the Museum of the Southwest!-- "On the Spot and Not: The Painted Desert": Plein Air and Studio Paintings Celebrating the Natural Beauty of the Desert by Liz Bartlett Culp at the Museum of the Southwest, 1705 W. Missouri Ave., Midland, Texas.
On exhibit from January 28th to May 4, 2025
Opening Reception February 18th-5:30 to 7:30pm
Music Listing-- MOHAWKMO GANJA Boathouse 8:00-11:00 March first Rory Hancock, Scott Walker, Moses Martinez, Marc Utter, Japa Keenon. Electric phunk blues rock. [IYKYK?]
And More Music--
2/13 - Alma Russ - Starlight
2/14 - Laird and Friends - Starlight
2/14 - Keegan Mcinroe - The Boathouse
2/15 - Isiah Driessen - Starlight
2/17 - Blind Squirrel - Starlight
2/20 - Moses Martinez - Starlight
2/20 - Sherita Perez - The Boathouse
2/21 - Sherita Perez - DB's
2/21 - Colton French- Starlight
2/22 - Evie Dorsey and Friends - Starlight
2/28 - We All Sh*t - The Boathouse
Discounted Massage Therapy for Locals & Seasonal Workers is Back!-- New Pop Up Studio Opening in GT on Mondays. Stay Tuned. JAF Arena Lounge here for you every Tuesday. Local residents also receive discounts on Website Travel Massage rates. Text Kate Healy to Book 731-699-0509.
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, goat milk soap, 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 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.
Texas Independence Day and 2nd annual Ugly Feet Contest-- Sunday, March 2 @ 3:00 P.M. Come celebrate the 189th anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico with the annual impromptu parade beginning and ending at the Ghost Town Porch celebrating the sacrifices of those who won our freedom that has been so easily forgotten by native Texans and unknown by the naturalized and visitors. The parade is scheduled to begin around 3:00 P.M. (but is notoriously late) at the Porch. The route for the parade this year will include the entire Loop of Ghost Town Road, including FM 170. Gathering for the parade will be at any time necessary for the preparation of your "float" to make the 3:00 start. ALL FLOATS AND UGLY FEET WELCOME. The Ugly Feet contest will take place on the Ghosttown porch right after the parade. Please try to attend with a float and enter your ugly feet into the contest, or just come as a spectator and spread the word. Please don't be shy about entering your UGLY FEET. Be proud of your ugly feet! Terlingua is notorious for our ugly feet. Don't let the tourists beat you because the entire planet is eligible to enter.
Paisano Post from Terlingua School-- Congratulations to the Paisana Basketball Team for making the Playoffs for the first time in school history. Members of the team are Brooke, Shyla, Melody, Nereida, Desiree, and Asa, as well as Team Manager Luna. Their Bi-District game will be in Marfa on Tuesday, the 11th, versus Marathon at 6:30pm. Good luck, girls and Coach Mendoza!
4th Graders and Ms. Marquez have continued their Weekly Wednesday trips to the Community Garden. They are a terrific team of gardeners and weather people.
Coach Dod and Coach Villa will be taking the Junior High track athletes to a field trip to Big Bend National Park this week to get in some training in our beautiful backyard.
Santa Inez-Terlingua Ghostown Church-- Rosary Prayer Service on Wednesday the 12th at 5:30pm. Prayer sheets are available in English and Spanish as well as Rosary beads. If you've never prayed the Rosary, no problem. The Episcopal Church welcomes all.
Paint and Sip-- Escape into a world of Creativity and Color at Earth and Fire Gallery
Join us for an evening where vibrant hues meet bold brushstrokes set against the Mystique of the Big Bend landscape.
February 21 and 22 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Guided by Marti Anderson, one of our Featured Artists here in the Gallery. You don’t want to miss this one. Book your spot now and experience art in the wild.
RSVP martindrsn@gmail.com or call 970-749-1247
$45.00 per person
*Price includes all supplies, appetizers and wine
Call for Art-- “Wall of Small” will take place as a fundraiser for the Crisis Center on March 15 (Chihuahua races!) and the week following. Need not be a fancy-pants Artist to play! Only two rules: should be 4” x 4”, and should be flat (as it is displayed in a cello sleeve). Submissions (sorry, we cannot return art) should be either dropped off at the Crisis Center or mailed to Molly Dumas, PO Box 394, Terlingua, TX, 79852. Please try to get pieces to Molly by late February.
Taqueria El Milagro-- Authentic Mexican recipes featuring street tacos, steaks and huge side dishes. Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take out via our drive through window. BYOB.
Espresso ... y poco mas-- Best coffee in Terlingua 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 where both locals and visitors gather.
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