The Terlingua Moon   

Tuesday --Vol 36, No 36;   September 16, 2025 -- by Ghost Writers on the Sly  

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Terlingua School District

Open house is tomorrow Tuesday, September 16th. We will kick it off in the gym at 4pm and teachers will walk with families to their classrooms. We will have a lot of information for everyone. Flyers are going home today. See you there!

 

Crisis Center of the Big Bend

Hello Terlingua, due to schedule conflicts, we will not have distribution this month. We are considering the first week of October for food distribution. Thank you.

 

La Kiva
We want to extend the biggest most heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who showed up for clean up day, including many other folks that had to leave before the picture. You are all the reason we are this much closer to opening, and we could not be more grateful!
The rest of the world could learn a thing or two from this town.
WE LOVE YOU TERLINGUA 

 

Big Bend Public Library is looking for movers to help drive the mobile library on Saturdays. If you're interested please reach out to gigatrike@gmail.com for more information.

 

Paisano Post from Terlingua School

TCSD students and staff gathered on 9/11 to honor our First Responders. Thank you to our Brewster County Law Enforcement and Fire & EMS for their dedication and efforts in keeping us safe. 

Ms. Pena took the Seniors to a Career Fair at Fort Stockton High School on Thursday. 

Mr. Rodriguez took the Folklorico dancers to the Barriofest in Fort Stockton over the weekend where they saw St. Edward's University-Austin's folklorico dancers perform.

Cross Country athletes competed in the Big Bend Mountain Ramble on Saturday, Sept. 13th in Alpine: Varsity Girls: Asa 14th, Junior Varsity Girls: Xiomara 13th, Mileiry 25th, Junior Varsity Boys: Brayan 12th, Hank 15th, Adriel 20th, and Jose 37th, and Junior High Boys: Tatum 53rd.

This Wednesday, Sept. 17^th, the Cross Country teams will head to the Marfa Invitational XC meet.

Open House will be Tuesday, Sept. 16th, starting with a school-wide gathering in the gym right after school at 4pm. After introductions, students are welcome to give their parents & family a tour of their classrooms. All are welcome. 

Students of the Week: 

Elementary: Arelyne for helping other students in PE

JH: Rey for cleaning up art room and academic responsibility

HS: Usiel for discussion facilitation and leadership.

 

Big Bend Episcopal Mission

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.

Saturday Church Services at the Lajitas Chapel-Sts. Mary & Joseph’s at 5pm. All are welcome. Service schedule for Santa Inez-Terlingua Ghostown will be updated for October.

 

Taqueria El Milagro

We serve 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 takeout via our drive through window. BYOB.

 

Espresso ... y poco mas

Home cooking including pastries, breakfasts, lunches plus great coffee, smoothies and iced drinks Located in the Ghost Town, we have great seating, strong Wi-Fi, newspapers and fantastic views. 432-371-3044 for to go orders. Open at 7:30 a.m.  

 

Milky Way Treats

Ice cream trailer will be open this weekend, Sat-Mon, 4-9pm. We’ll have vanilla and chocolate soft serve, along with some fabulous homemade pints! Stop by and treat yourself! The pastry cart is returning Sat. October 4, 10am! See y’all then! Gracias, Terlingua!

 

Terlingua’s 4th Annual Haunted House!

October 23-25, 2025

Red Pattillo Community Center

More information to come.

 

Terlingua Music Bash/ Mark (“eYeBall”) Kneeskern Memorial Art Scholarship 

It's just a month (October 16-19) until the 2025 Terlingua Music Bash. We are actively putting the list of auction items together so that we can host a portion of the auction online. The silent (and online) auction help fund the scholarship which is awarded to a graduating senior of Big Bend High School - Terlingua CSD. Last year’s recipient is pursuing a BFA at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. 

If you are a friend of Mark’s, of the Terlingua community, of the arts - especially art for the youth of Terlingua - please consider donating. Nothing is too small! And a world of thanks to those who have already donated. 

For those who may not have known him, Mark was a beloved member of the Terlingua community. You’ve no doubt seen his art around town at The Starlight, The Boathouse, sculptures around town, the community garden, and more.  

Mark 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. 

Please email cabin10org@gmail.com or Sharronis@gmail.com if you have an item to donate and we'll reach out to you directly.

The scholarship is managed by Cabin 10, a 501(c)(3) and you can find more information about the scholarship (and The Bash) here: https://cabin10.org/terlingua-music-bash. 

We are also looking for some volunteers to help with the auction. You can email cabin10org@gmail.com or sharronis@gmail.com or text/ call Sha at 512.739.2212. 

We’re also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CUtnX448c/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks so much!

 

(Some of the items already donated are a generator, several Airbnb stays, accommodations at two area hotels, art from 2 local artists, gift certificates to several area restaurants and more) 

 

Visit Our Saturday Community Market

Come see us at the 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. 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 -- you never know just what or who you'll find here.

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 welcome new vendors. To make it easy for new vendors to try our market and to show our appreciation to our regular vendors, we waive set-up fees on the first Saturday of the month, offering free set-up on that day.  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).

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.

 

 

 

JOEE & KEN BARNES ANNUAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER - Mark your calendar, second Saturday on November, 8th. Cribbage & Horseshoe Tournament, BBQ Plates and Silent Auction. Let’s do it again…and raise some more scholarship funds for our Terlingua Graduates…!

 

TANKS A LOT TERLINGUA

Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and Installation

NEW TANKS IN INVENTORY!

COME GET EM WHILE THEY’RE STILL AT JANUARY 2023 PRICES!

Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.

Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3096 (home/office) or 806-781-7814 (cell)

 

TFEMS medics, along with Big Bend National Park medics, completed three days of training with our medical directors, Dr Matthew Earle and Dr Hemant Vankawala. The doctors were in Terlingua September 8 - 10 training on critical care techniques such as ventilator use and advanced airway management, mass casualty incident management, cardiac arrhythmia management, and pediatric medical and trauma care. 

Congratulations to Jamie Weatherford for earning her EMT certification. Jamie is a full-time medic with TFEMS and earlier this year completed her Fire Fighter I & II, Hazmat Awareness and Operations certifications. 

Congratulations as well to Cain Estrin for completing his AEMT course and gaining his AEMT certification. Cain is a full-time medic with TFEMS and also completed his Fire I & II, Hazmat Awareness and Operation certificate in the first Big Bend Regional Fire Academy. 

On September 11th, Terlingua School honored all Terlingua Fire and EMS members and Brewster Co SO deputies with a ceremony and breakfast at the school provided by the student council.