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When the Crisis Center of the Big Bend pays for food to be distributed in South Brewster County it costs about one per cent of the retail cost for the food. Thus a $25 donation to the Crisis Center will pay for $2,500 worth of food to feed our neighbors. ~ Paul Glaves
Paisano Post from Terlingua School Congratulations to Team #11720, Big Bend High School's Robotics Team, the Purobots. They were ranked 1st after the Championship matches and won 2nd Place for the Control Award and were the Winning Alliance Captain. They were the only team of 21 to not lose a single match during the day. They will be advancing to Regionals in Lubbock. Thank you, Mr. Anthenat for all of your dedication and knowledgeable leadership.
Last home basketball games and Senior night will be this Tuesday, the 3rd, with girls starting at 6pm and Boys at 7:30pm both playing against Fort Davis. There will be a concession stand. Free admission.
Good luck to our Powerlifting Team, Tony and Anthony and Coach Cannon, as they travel to Crane for their first meet.
Friday in Marfa will be the last regular season games of the season for the teams with the Girls starting at 6pm and the Boys at 7:30pm. Go Paisanas and Paisanos!
Big Bend Episcopal Mission Services & Otra Vez Thrift Store Hours
Saturdays Holy Eucharist Services-Sts. Mary & Josephs' Chapel in Lajitas 5pm
Ash Wednesday will be celebrated on 2/18th starting at 5pm and will be available until 6:30pm at Otra Vez with Father Mike and Ashes To Go. All are welcome to come by.
Otra Vez Thrift Store: Wednesdays in February: 10am-2pm & 5:30pm-6:30pm
The 2026 WORDOFF will take place at the Cinnabar Theater on Groundhog Day, that's the 2nd of February. Sign-up at 6pm Words at 7pm The WORDOFF is Terlingua's annual spoken word event. Prose, poetry and tall tales are all encouraged, original material only please. You have 5 minutes to share your work with a 5- minute cutoff that will be loosely applied by the MC's. We are proud to provide a safe space for folks to get up on stage and share your original works. Happy, sad, topical, universal, we want it all. We will spend a little time at the beginning of the evening remembering our dear friend and original wordoffer, Tom Gaffaney. You can write about anything you want, but if you need inspiration, this year the theme is OLD FRIENDS.
Espresso ... y poco mas We're open even days a week for home cooked breakfasts, lunches and the best coffee in the area. Located in the Ghost Town, great seating with fantastic views, strong wifi, and newspapers. 432 371 3044 for to go orders. Open at 7:30 a.m.
Taqueria El Milagro Street tacos, steaks and big side dishes all from authentic Mexican recipes. Come in and enjoy our food and great setting. BYOB. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432 371-2060 for take out via our drive through window.
ALPINE HUMANE SOCIETY Plans to bring a vet clinic to Terlingua again this year to provide spaying, neutering, vaccinations, and microchipping services for the community. To accomplish this, we are having a fundraiser for the 2026 clinic on Sunday, February 22nd, from 6 to 9 pm at Venga. We will have brisket-stuffed baked potatoes by donation, music by Two Crows for Comfort, adoptable pets with OTAT WTX, a cash bar by The Ritchey, a pet costume contest, and more. Come participate and help us make it a success so we can continue providing services to the community.
TERLINGUA LOCAL CLOTHING SWAP Refresh your wardrobe sustainably! Trade what you don’t wear for something you’ll love. Open to all ages, sizes, and genders. When: Feb 8th, 10 AM – 5 PM Where: Red Pattillo Community Center (Behind the Post Office) To participate, drop off your clean, quality clothes at Big Bend Mobile Library Trailer at one of these times/locations and ask for Mo:
Mon Feb 2nd 5pm-7pm Cinnabar Theater
Thurs Feb 5th 2pm-5pm Canyon View Community Park
Sat Feb 7th 10am-3pm Community Gardens
If you want to participate but none of these times/locations work for you, please text Mo at 432-584-9030 to arrange something!
CLOTHING MENDING FUNDRAISER Have you lost a button on your favorite shirt, have you torn a hole in your favorite jeans? Bring them to our clothing swap event on February 8th at the Red Pattillo building between 10 AM and 5 PM! We will be mending clothes on site in exchange for small donations to some of our local non-profit projects! For more information, or if you'd like to volunteer, please message us @BigBendPublicLibrary (Facebook and Instagram), or email us at bigbendpubliclibrary@gmail.com
This coming Saturday is the first Saturday of February, so we're waiving vendor fees, set up is free as a thank you to our regular vendors and a welcome to new vendors. 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, 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 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.
Doctor Jay Kirk, Owner and operator of Clark Chiropractic from Odessa will be in the area Friday night February 6th at Easter egg motel at 5 pm-7pm and then Saturday morning February 7th at Mrs Ann Dixon's home on whitemill road off of Terlingua ranch road to see people and do treatments from 8:30 am to 11:00 am. You can call his office number to book an appointment for Friday night or Saturday morning. 1432/337-5553 Call Clark Chiropractic office number by no later than Thursday afternoon by 4 pm and tell them that you want to book an appointment for friday evening or Saturday morning. Make sure you tell them you want the appointment in Terlingua. If you have trouble booking let me know AnnaMarie Posey and I will try to help you. 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.
TERLINGUA RANCH PROPERTY OWNERS' POTLUCK: Join your friends and neighbors at the next property owners' potluck on Thursday, February 5th at 6:00 pm in the Bunkhouse at Terlingua Ranch. Please bring a dish to share. The ranch will provide paper plates, cutlery, iced tea, and water, For more information, please call Marilynn at 432.371.2194.
MILKY WAY TREATS Saturday morning bakery cart will be OPEN this weekend, Saturday 10am! We’re back with your favorites: cinnamon rolls, kolaches, gf pastries and more! Stop by and treat yourself, Terlingua! The ice cream trailer is also open this weekend, Sat – Mon 4–9 p.m. We’ll have our creamy dreamy, chocolate and vanilla soft serve, along with fun sundaes, milkshakes and delicious homemade pints to go. Gracias, Terlingua!
News from Brewster County Elections: As many of you are aware, the yellow voter registration certificates expired in December. The Secretary of State is experiencing delays in processing and pushing data to counties- until we receive this information we cannot print the new certificates. Please know that the expired certificate does not impact your registration status or ability to vote. If you were a qualified registered voter last year- you still are. On election day you just need to present a valid photo ID to vote, you do not need the certificate. To check your voter registration status any time, visit VoteTexas.gov
Primary elections are important! If you don't like who you are voting for in November, maybe it's because you didn't vote in the primaries in March. Monday, February 2, 2026 is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Primary Elections. You can check your voter register at VoteTexas.gov Sample ballots and other news about the upcoming elections are available at https://www.brewstercounty.gov/page/elections.information
Help Decide what comes next for our healthcare. Community Town Hall - We want to hear from you. Tuesday, February 17 5:30 to 6:30 PM in Alpine Public Library New healthcare funding is coming to rural communities. This is a chance to improve local services based on what people here actually need. Join us to learn about upcoming healthcare funding. Talk about Local health needs and Share ideas on how resources should be prioritized. Your voice belongs in the plan for new healthcare funding. All are welcome. No RSVP required.
Community Yoga Class Forming Starts 2/16/26, Donation $5 Red Pattillo Community Center 5:30-6:30pm Hatha Style (one pose at a time) Kriya Style (chakra/auric cleansing - pranayama)
Mondays (no class 3/2 - go vote) Bring your own Mat, Some Props Provided Local Residents/Service Workers Only Tourists may contract a private class at their Airbnb. led by Kate Healy, cyt Discounted Locals Massage Therapy Mondays - Temple of the Bird Tuesdays - JAF Arena Lounge
PM or Text 731-699-0509 Kate Healy, Tx Lic 135433
Earth and Fire Gallery Jen Pena is back in the Gallery for the month as our guest artist with her beautiful photography featuring Big Bend Days and Nights , Her work is absolutely stunning—come see for yourself. Artist Reception: February 14th 5–8 PM
Last Saturday, Team 11720 – the Purobots competed in El Paso at the UTEP Memorial Gym and finished the regular season in 1st place with an impressive 17–3 record. After alliance selections, the Purobots advanced to the championship round and along with their alliance partners, EL Dorado HS Aztechs, went undefeated to win the El Paso League Championship for the second year in a row. This is a major accomplishment for Team 11720, and the team is now gearing up for Regionals in Lubbock, TX at the end of the month. I would like to thank our school, sponsors, parents and community members for their continued support. Your encouragement, time, and resources make opportunities like this possible, and we are grateful for the commitment shown to our students and team. - Coach B.T. Anthenat
I was recently in Terlingua for Dia de Los Muertos and lingered by the resting place of Pablo Menudo for a while, and his friends were playing some of his music and poems on a speaker. One of the poems was about 25 minutes long and seemed to be about almost everything under the sun, and I've been having trouble tracking it down. Would you happen to know anything about that, or would you be able to put me in touch with someone down there who'd be able to help me find it? I really liked your town and the people in it, hope to get back down there soon! Thanks very much, Jonathan Flowers
ALL YOU NEED TO ATTEND AN AA MEETING IS A DESIRE TO QUIT. If you have, or think you might have, a drinking problem, we meet at 6:30 pm on Thursday at the Big Bend Church, just north of the post office.
Big Bend National Park to Host Ribbon-Cutting for Historic Service Station Renovation
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – Big Bend National Park and Casa Grande Hospitality, a subsidiary of Aramark Destinations, invite the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Panther Junction Service Station on Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. The Panther Junction Service Station, built in 1958, is part of the Panther Junction Mission 66 historic district and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Along with the nearby Panther Junction Visitor Center, the service station was intended to serve as a “welcome mat for park visitors” and designed to both be seen by the public and blend in with the surrounding landscape. The angle of the roof mirrors that of nearby Lone Mountain. The 864-square-foot interior was renovated in summer 2025 to update the facility with modern amenities while preserving the historic structure and exterior appearance. The interior remodel features an open floor plan with more natural lighting, a self-checkout kiosk, all new cabinetry, shelving, wall fixtures, and coolers, updated restrooms, and more. Products available include snacks, beverages, souvenirs, and sundries. Exterior updates include a covered pavilion with solar panels constructed to house a food trailer, which will begin serving food options in spring 2026. Other updates include picnic tables, bike rack, generator, an EV charging station and new asphalt.
Big Bend National Park to Begin Invasive Tree Removal Along the Rio Grande Big Bend National Park will cut down and apply herbicide to invasive tamarisk along the Rio Grande, including the Hot Springs area, February 12-28. The area along the Rio Grande from Solis to the eastern park boundary will be temporarily closed in sections and marked with signs while herbicide is being applied. This work is not expected to affect visitor access to the historic Langford Hot Springs. Please see the whole news releases at News Releases - https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/news/newsreleases.htm
TANKS A LOT TERLINGUA Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and InstallationALSO NOW AVAILABLE: Food Grade 275 gallon totes - $275/each
Food Grade 55 gallon barrels with removable lids & ports - $85/each
Steel 55 gallon drums with no lids - $50/each
Shop Local! Located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.
Call Mark or Michelle: 432-371-3096 (home/office) or 806-781-7814 (cell}
Available at All Energies 390 watt solar modules $150 each, plus tax. Also in stock EG4 3kW Off-Grid Inverter for $699 plus tax -- the same price as from SS, but with shipping price included. For more information, or if you’ve got questions about solar power, email us at TerlinguaSolar@gmail.com or text 432-242-1874 today.
THE BIG BEND MOBILE LIBRARY >Hours: Monday February 2nd 5pm-7pm at The Cinnabar Theater(5 Fire Station Road) for The Word Off!!! Thursday February 5th 2pm-5pm at Canyon View Community Park(next to the school) Saturday February 7th 10am-3pm at the Community Gardens in the Ghost Town
>Calling Volunteers! Thursday morning from 10am-2pm we will be hanging out in our book storage building and working on organization and adding new books to our collections. Come keep us company and see the new arrivals!
>FREE Spanish Classes: **NEW TIME** from 2pm to 3pm on Saturdays at the library trailer in the Ghost Town. All beginners are encouraged to join us, don't be shy, we'll meet you at whatever level you're at! Please bring your own chair and a pen/pencil and paper for note taking.
>Library Tech Services: Do you have computer, printer, or internet needs? We have the fastest internet in town and a laptop that is available for check out hourly at the library. Dr. Gigabyte is also on hand to help with general questions on technology and communications in the Big Bend.
>Exchange Box: We brought back the infamous “Free Porch!” Donate your used-but-still-useful household items, and then check to see if we have that thingy you've been looking for. All donations must be approved by library staff. If you have large donations, please bring them in sturdy boxes :)
>Follow us @BigBendPublicLibrary on Facebook and Instagram for more updates!
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