TERLINGUA MOON    September 2, 2025

Vol 36, No. 35

Starlight Theatre October 11, 2025

Texas Troubadour Dallas Burrow 

NOW HIRING

The Terlingua Trading Company is seeking someone to help with cleaning throughout the store. This is a part time position. Stop by the store in the Terlingua Ghost Town for details!

Keep up to date about the 2025 CASI International Chili Championship.  Visit www.CASIchili.net and click on the "Terlingua Championship" tab.  Sign up to judge or be a vendor.  All contests Tuesday thru Friday are open to the general public. 

TERLINGUA RANCH PROPERTY OWNERS’ POTLUCK:  Please join your friends and neighbors at the next monthly property owner potluck on Thursday, September 4, 6:00 pm, at the Bunkhouse.  Please bring a dish to share.  The ranch will provide plates, cutlery, iced tea, and water.  For more information, please call Marilynn at 512.484.1409.

BREWSTER COUNTY BURN BAN
AUGUST 30, 2025 - OCTOBER 13, 2025

Terlingua Ranch Lodge
Starting today!! Through the busy season!!
The front desk will be6am to 10pm      Every day!!!
Checking in late? There will be a smiling face waiting for you!
Need ice before work? We are open!!
Stop in to grab snacks and necessities before heading to Big Bend National Park!
Complimentary coffee all day!
More time to shop! More time to book your reservations! More time to enjoy Terlingua Ranch Lodge!!
Water sales for property owners continue to be 8am-7pm for potable and 12pm-5pm for non-potable!

Paisano Post from Terlingua School 

Team #11720, The Purobots, kicks off their season with the game release for this year’s  First Tech Challenge’s theme of Decode on Saturday the 6th. Their competition schedule will take the team to El Paso on the following dates:

11/15 DaVinci School for Science & the Arts

12/6 Cathedral High School 

1/17 Loretta Academy

1/31 UTEP Championship 

Open House is slated for September 16th, more details to follow.

Students of the Week: Elementary: Melanie Orozco-K & Azbel Caballero-4, Middle School: Tatum Obregon-8, and High School: Ervey Sotelo-12

Espresso ... y poco mas

Stop by for home cooked breakfasts, lunches and great coffee, smoothies, iced drinks along with fresh pastries Located in the Ghost Town, we have strong wifi, newspapers and fantastic views. 432 371 3044 for to go orders. Open at 7:30 a.m.  

Rustic Iron
DB’s Fall schedule Wed-Sun 11am-9pm

Taqueria El Milagro

Serving up street tacos, steaks and huge side dishes from authentic Mexican recipes.  All  in a great setting.  Open Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take out via our drive through window. BYOB.

THE BIG BEND MOBILE LIBRARY –

 “In the end, we’ll all become stories.” - Margaret Atwood

>Hours: Thursday September 4th 3:00pm-6:00pm Canyon View Community Park(next to the Terlingua school), and Saturday September 6th 10am-3pm Community Garden in Terlingua Ghost Town.

>Origami Club: Come fold with us on Saturdays at the Library. Learn the art of paper folding and meet new friends!

>Library Tech Services: Computer stuff? We've got you covered. Visit us for all your printing, scanning, and copying. Tech support on site.

>Exchange Box: The new and improved free porch! One person's trash is another person's treasure! Unless it's actually trash… all donations must be approved by library staff. If you have large donations, please bring them on Thursdays.

>Follow us @BigBendPublicLibrary on Facebook and Instagram for more updates!

Earth and Fire Art Gallery 

proudly presents Kathleen Griffith as the guest artist for the month of September. Artist reception will be held Saturday September 6th from 5pm to 8pm at the Earth and Fire Art Gallery in Terlingua Ghost town. 

Crafty Gals aka Chat-n-Craft Meet the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month from 5:30-7:30. We have a fun time and all different crafts happening. Come check us out this coming Friday in the Fellowship Hall of Big Bend Church.

2025 Terlingua Music Bash

It's just about six weeks (October 16-19) until the 2025 Terlingua Music Bash and part of the Bash is the silent auction benefitting the Mark (eYeBAll) Kneeskern Memorial Art Scholarship.  Mark was a beloved member of the Terlingua community and he died in a tragic accident in 2014. His love for Terlingua, especially Terlingua's children and the arts, has been kept alive in many ways. One of those ways is this scholarship in his memory. 

If you have an item or service that you would like to donate. Please email cabin10org@gmail.com if so and we'll reach out to you directly. We are hoping to be able to have some of the Silent Auction items available for online bidding so we'd love to have a jump on documenting the donations.  The scholarship is managed by Cabin 10, a 501(c)(3) and you can find more information here: https://cabin10.org/terlingua-music-bash.  We are also looking for someone to help coordinate the auction itself. You can email cabin10org@gmail.com or call Sha at 512.739.2212. 

The recipient of the 2025 Scholarship was Caitlin Staib, a recent graduate of Big Bend High School in Terlingua. She is pursuing a Fine Arts Degree starting this fall.

Saturday Community Market 

Open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. 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. If you'd like to be a vendor, our first Saturday of the month free set-up is a perfect time to tey out our market. 

In addition to visiting the market, you'll also be able to enjoy our fabulous local mobile library and portable free ‘porch’, even consult with Dr. Gigabyte if you have a computer problem. 

Local art, handcrafted textile goods, fresh eggs, sour dough bread, all natural lip balms and skin care products, all natural essential oil fragrances, beard oil and massage oils, handcrafted, creative jewelry, resin creations, block printed textiles and vintage goods, both curated and upcycled, practical and artistic items made of reclaimed steel and more.  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. 

We'll be here all summer, in the shade. This year, we're celebrating the summer season by waiving the set-up donation on the last Saturday of each of our summer months. It's a great way for a creator or new vendor to try out our market. We typically have a table and chair or two to loan to new vendors. 

For more information, text or call 432.213.1863 or pop in at the market for a chat. Prepared food vendors must display current food handling license.   (A quick, easy and affordable online course can provide that).

Big Bend Episcopal Mission

Sts. Mary & Joseph’s Chapel-Lajitas: Holy Eucharist celebrated with Father Mike Wallens every Saturday at 5pm.

Otra Vez Thrift Shop will hold an evening hour Open every Wednesday of September from 5:30pm-6:30pm. $1 bag sales will continue every Wednesday evening to help get the shop back in shape for the busy season and to allow folks to stock up after the summer hiatus. Please NO DONATION drop-offs. We do not have a trash service and with the rains and lack of space inside they cannot be utilized at this time. Any dropped donations outside of the shop are free for the taking.

The Second Saturday Flea Market is BACK Baby! 

 Sat. Sept 13th - Come set up at the Chili Pepper east parking lot. No set up fee.  

9 AM - Noonish.  Drag out your unneeded stuff and be there!

Longhorn Ranch Saloon
** Exciting News from the Dad Squad! **
Good morning, y’all!   I’m thrilled to share some breaking news: Xaliyah (Za-Lee-Yah) may be coming home this week!
If not, we’re looking at the beginning of next week for sure. And Yaleayah( Ya-leaYah) is on track to join us by mid to late next week!
When that day arrives, I might need to close the restaurant for a couple of days to focus on bringing our girls home.
I promise to keep everyone updated as we prepare for this incredible moment!
We can’t wait for our beautiful daughters to join us and meet their Terlingua family.
It truly takes a village, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the amazing support we have from the best village ever.
Here’s to new adventures and all the love ahead.Stay tuned, everyone!
With sincere appreciation, gratitude, and love,
Rique and The Longhorn