Terlingua Moon Vol. 37 No. 24
March 24 2026
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“Benedicto: May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled cliffs, where deer walk across the white sand beaches, where storms come and go as lightning clangs upon the high crags, where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you—beyond that next turning of the canyon walls.” ~ Edward Abbey
Big Bend Sentinel BREAKING News: Big Bend Ranch State Park will not have a physical wall. Border Patrol chief Lloyd Easterling relayed the news to Presidio County Commissioner Deirdre Hisler late yesterday. Physical wall through Redford, Presidio, Ruidosa, Candelaria and on to Fort Quitman is still in the plans. https://bigbendsentinel.com/2026/03/23/cbp-chief-state-park-nixed-from-plans-for-steel-walls/
Keep Big Bend Wild appreciates the generous and warm reception we received in Terlingua, Marathon, and the national park last week. Others in the KBBW group held a public meeting in Houston, and are doing another one this week. We are absolutely in this fight together, and it appears that most of Texas is with us. Thanks to you, we’ve gained hundreds of new supporters in the last week. We continue to work behind the scenes in Washington on both sides of the aisle, and are regularly being contacted by congressional offices this fight is winnable, and together, we will beat back this wall.
Our talking points and “what you can do” handout is posted on the KBBW website here. Download it, share it, post it, whatever is useful,
Please learn more at keepbigbendwild.org and consider supporting Keep Big Bend Wild. There's no more important time. Donations are welcome (we're financially sponsored by the El Paso Community Foundation, a 501c3), but we need you to allow us to list you as a supporter even more. Local business supporters are especially appreciated. See who's already supporting KBBW at https://keepbigbendwild.org/our-supporters/ although we’re having trouble keeping up the fast-growing list up-to-date. If you want to help further, reach out at info@keepbigbendwild.org.
Bob Krumenaker BBNP Superintendent, 2018-2023
Chair, Keep Big Bend Wild
Gumby’s Last Sunday Flea Market and Kiva Brunch
March 29 11 AM to 2 PM
Brunch 11 to 3
On the West side of the Parking Lot
No set up fee
Brunch inside La Kiva Food and Drinks and Stuff
Probably a Band ?
Attendees? Hopefully YOU!
***Plant Swap At The Community Gardens!***
This Saturday, March 28th at 11:00 a.m. at the Community Gardens in the Ghost Town. Bring any plants, cuttings, seeds, or supplies that you no longer want, and swap them for something else! Happy Spring y'all!
THE BIG BEND MOBILE LIBRARY
>Hours: Thursday March 26th 3pm-6pm at Canyon View Community Park(next to the school)
Saturday March 28th 10am-3pm at the Community Gardens in the Ghost Town.
>Library Meeting: The next library meeting is Thursday March 26th at 4pm at the Mobile Library Trailer at Canyon View Community Park. Everyone is welcome!
>Volunteer Day: Join us this Thursday morning from 10am-2pm at Canyon View Community Park and learn how to help the library grow!
FREE Spanish Classes: Our LAST Spanish class is Saturday March 28st from 2pm to 3pm at the library trailer in the Ghost Town. Come check it out and learn some basic conversational Spanish before it ends for the season! Please bring your own chair and a pen/pencil and paper for note taking.
>All-Star Readers Club: Grab a punch card at the checkout desk and earn entries to win a $20 gift certificate to Milky Way treats! Every six books borrowed is another entry! Draw at the end of March.
>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: 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 in sturdy boxes :)
>Follow us @BigBendPublicLibrary on Facebook and Instagram for more updates!
Music this week at Bad Rabbit Café on Terlingua Ranch
Taco Tuesday, March 24, 6 to 8 pm Charlie and Judy sing songs in Spanish to help you pretend you’re in Mexico
More Mexican accordion along with their usual fun country Saturday March 28, 6 to 8 pm
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.
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 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.
Terlingua, fire & EMS As temperatures rise this weekend, so does the risk of heat-related emergencies. Pack and drink more water than you think you’ll need—don’t wait until you’re thirsty. Start early and be off the trail by 12 noon to avoid peak heat. Heat-related illnesses can happen fast and become life-threatening. Stay smart, stay hydrated, and know your limits. Stay safe,
Deputy Fire Chief J.W. Thomason, AEMT Public Information Officer
Crisis Center of the Big Bend Hey Terlingua, just got off the phone with West Texas food bank. Looks like we will be receiving the truck Thursday March 26th and distribution will be Friday March 27th.. Shout out to all our wonderful volunteers. Thank you in advance. I will not be present for the distribution. Naomi will be coming from our Alpine to check everyone in. If you have not signed up for a card, you will have to wait until after 1pm to pick it up. Won't be able to do cards until I get back to the office.
Regular Commissioners Meeting: March 24, 2026, at 9:30 AM Brewster County Courthouse, Commissioners Courtroom 201 W. Ave. E Alpine, Texas 79830
https://brewstercotx.portal.civicclerk.com/event/84/files/agenda/1214
Big Bend High School Fundraiser: Car Wash & Burgers to Go happening this Friday, March 27th in the high school parking lot, 4pm until we sell out. Car washes by donation, Burgers with chips & drink for $15, served while you wait! Courtesy of BBHS Junior Class.
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