Terlingua Moon         June 23, 2026

Vol. 37, No. 25

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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.

Saturday Community Market

Open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Located in the Ghost Town, down in the Community Garden, we're here every Saturday with happy vendors offering an array of locally produced goods and other items.

Local art, handcrafted textile goods, fresh eggs, sour dough bread, jelly, pickles, all natural lip balms and skin care products, all natural essential oil fragrances, beard oil and massage oils, handcrafted, creative jewelry, resin creations, 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.

KEEP BIG BEND WILD 

has sent in our comments to CBD with specific, point-by-point suggestions for them to exercise restraint and follow CBD Commissioner Scott’s stated commitment of  “responsible stewardship of the land and [to] minimize harm to the greatest extent practicable“ in Big Bend National Park.  We’ve posted a Call to Action which makes it easy for others to make similar points – it’s essential we flood them with as many rational comments with specific, practical suggestions for how they can modify their proposal – as irrational as that proposal is.  PLEASE SEND IN COMMENTS (Due July 13). 

Typically the most valuable comments are both fact-based and civil, and propose specific alternatives rather than just say “hell no,” much as we feel that way.  

KBBW’s comments can be found at https://keepbigbendwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/KBBW-Comments-to-CBP-2026June.pdf 

The Call to Action and suggestions for your comments can be found at https://keepbigbendwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/KBBW-talking-points-for-CBP-comments-2026June17.pdf 

Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Austin, along with the entire Texas Democratic Congressional delegation, sent an open letter to DHS Secretary Mullin June 16 urging him to rescind the waiver of all federal environmental and historic preservation laws inside the national park.  The letter covers much of the same ground as the KBBW-organized letter from almost all former Big Bend NP superintendents sent the day before, which is not a coincidence. KBBW is in regular contact with many Congressional offices.  

The Congressional letter can be found at https://doggett.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/doggett-evo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/quill-letter-l37359-oppose-environmental-waivers-in-big-bend-nps-version-2-06-16-2026-10-44-am.pdf. 

The Superintendents’ post-waiver letter can be found at https://keepbigbendwild.org/superintendents-post-waiver-letter-to-dhs/ 

Now is a critical time for the national park and the entire Big Bend area!  Please support Keep Big Bend Wild, a strategic partner in the No Big Bend Wall Coalition.  Donations to KBBW 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 – no need to donate.  Local business supporters are especially important, and appreciated.  

All Energies

Sells the full Signature Solar online catalog. Order through All Energies, for the same price and support a local business

 Email allenergies.net@gmail.com or Text / Call (432) 242-1874

MILKY WAY TREATS

ice cream trailer is back and open this weekend!! Saturday thru Monday, 4-9pm. We’ll have our vanilla and dairy free mango soft serve (yes, Mangonadas!) Vacation is over and time to make ice cream! We’ll have our yummy Pecos Cantaloupe ice cream in pints plus a few new flavors! Gracias, Terlingua!

Tom’s Terlingua Auto

          We have some much needed summer vacation dates coming up in July. We will be closed 

Monday, July 6th - Thursday, July 16th.

Call us to get scheduled before then for all your automotive needs!

Jackass Flats Improvement Association, Inc.

Summer Flea Markets

Saturdays at the Pavillion

Open to all community members

All Summer Long!

Brewster County Regular Commissioners Court Meeting on June 23, 2026.

              Brewster County Regular Commissioners Court Meeting Agenda - June 23, 2026

Free medical clinic June 29 at Terlingua High School

Annette Smith, Assistant Director, Rural Community Relations.  Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Rural Osteopathic Medical Education  R.O.M.E./ T.R.H.A. UNT Health Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine(TCOM). three mission trip coordinators for the Texas Rural Health Association (TRHA). 

Are excited to have the opportunity this summer to serve your communities. We are coming down to bring FREE health clinics to your areas!

We know the fall sports season is coming up, so we are providing UIL sports physicals as well, and they are FREE! Please tell parents and coaches! 

The medical team will be at the Terlingua high school on Monday, June 29 from 10 am - 6pm. Come as early as you can but if you do get there at six, they will still see you until they finish everybody. They will do full physicals, diabetes, hypertension, sports physicals, sonagrams, PT OT evals, joint injections and more. Everything is free. Open to everybody and all ages. You just need to come to the high school and sign up that day. 

This medical team will be in Sanderson on Saturday, marathon on Sunday. Terlingua on monday,  sierra blanca and van horn on tuesday and then ozona on wednesday.

This is Anna Marie Posey and we will be providing food for late breakfast, lunch and supper for the group. I'm asking anyone in the community who would like to show their appreciation for the 40-50 coming to help our and other communities. Anyone who is willing to donate food and/or donate their time to come help us in set up, prepping food, serving, cleaning up in the kitchen at the high school at the end of the day. I would certainly appreciate all the help. You can contact me at 432 231 3833 to let me know. 

All volunteers are welcome. Any individuals or businesses that might be willing to donate breakfast tacos, potato salad, coleslaw, desserts or anything else please contact me to let me know, and so we can plan for what is needed.  Let's show our love and appreciation in the way that terlingua knows how. Thank you, and look forward to hearing from our community. Anna Marie Posey 432 231 3833. 

ARE YOU READY TO CATCH THE NEXT RAINFALL?

We can help - Call: TANKS A LOT TERLINGUA

Water Catchment Tanks, Pumps, Filters and Installation

Locally owned - located near the Terlingua Ranch Lodge.

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

Espresso ... y poco mas

Open at  7:30 a.m., seven days a week for home cooked breakfasts, lunches and the best coffee in the area. Smoothies and iced drinks.  Located in the Ghost Town, great seating with fantastic views, strong wifi, and newspapers.  432-371-3044 for to go orders.   

Taqueria El Milagro

Authentic Mexican food and more in the Ghost Town.   Serving  Mexican recipes from street tacos to steaks and huge side dishes. Great food, great setting.  BYOB. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 3 pm until 9 pm. 432-371-2060 for take out via our drive through window. 

"Terlingua Trash Pickup - weekly trash pickup for residential and business.

64 gallon can - $49.99 per month.

96 gallon can - $59.99 per month. 

We do Junk Removal too!

All the details and pricing on the website: www.terlinguatrash.com.

Alpine Humane Society,

In collaboration with Operation Kindness, Be Veterinary Consulting, Petco Love, and a grant from the State of Texas, is bringing the second annual FREE Terlingua Pet Clinic

to offer spay and neuter surgeries, vaccines, and microchips on August 28th and 29th, 2026.

Operation Kindness will be bringing a team of 8; Be Veterinary Consulting, a team of 3; and Alpine Humane Society, a team of 6 or 7.