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November 3rd is Voting day.
The Red Patillo Community center behind the Post Office on 118 in Study Butte.
Poll will be open 7 am until 7 pm. - Please bring your Voter’s Registration card,
Or, if you Know you are on the Brewster County list, Please bring a real form of ID (Driver’s License or Passport).
This Poll is for Precincts 6 & 7
Below please see the breakdown for the Amendments that are on the ballot.
March 3rd will be the Presidential Primary (save that date!)
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Stop by QUILTS by MARGUERITE and see the two, beautiful quilts to be awarded by drawing Nov. 7th.
The Quilt Drawing will follow the announcements of the winners at the CASI Championship Chile site,
Saturday afternoon. You don't have to be present to win a quilt
Tickets for your chance to win are $5.00 each - or 5 tickets for $20.00. You can pick up your tickets at Marguerite's;
she's open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. These special quilts are displayed on the wall there. The Art Class students at Terlingua Common School
created
unique, individual blocks for their quilt under the guidance of their
teacher, Betina Kerns. The blocks were sewn together by teacher Donna Beck.
A second quilt to be drawn for was created by Marguerite. It is queen-sized and has a southwestern theme.
As always, proceeds from the sale of tickets for both quilts goes to the TCSD Scholarship fund.
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AND - in case you haven't heard - The Burn Ban is Lifted
AND - in case you haven't heard - The Burn Ban is Lifted
@Overview of Big Bend Citizens Alliance [BBCA] Operations
The
Mission Statement of the Alliance:
“The Big Bend Citizens Alliance is a
community organization dedicated to addressing issues affecting the
health, welfare and quality of life in the Big Bend area”.
The
purpose of the Alliance is:
- To bring together persons with an active interest in addressing issues affecting the health, welfare, and quality of life
- To actively promote the preservation of health, welfare, and quality of life
- To actively discourage the destruction of the quality of life
- To maintain 501(c)3 non-profit status
Discussion:
The
BBCA is a 501(c) 3 organization based in South Brewster County Texas;
situated along the Mexican border and adjoining Big Bend National
Park in West Texas. This remote, sparsely populated, rural location
has a very active volunteer community dedicated to improving life in
the Big Bend area.
BBCA
manages through an elected Board of Directors and is staffed 100% by
part-time volunteers. Operationally it functions as an umbrella
organization with active distinct committees tied to the community.
Each committee operates with an autonomous committee head or leader
having limited spending authority.
Active
BBCA committees include:
- Terlingua Community Garden & Farmers Market
- The Kids Klub
- Terlingua Recycles
- Terlingua Cares
- Voices from Both Sides
- Terlingua Artists
- Ghost Town Charities
Over
the past five years both the number of committees has grown as well
as activity levels of each committee due to expanding volunteer
commitment to the community and the mission of the BBCA.
A
detailed description of each committee’s activity and assets
follow.
Terlingua
Community Garden & Farmers Market
https://communitygarden.org/find-a-garden/gardens/terlingua-community-garden/
Through
dedicated volunteers over the past seven years, the TCG has created a
sustainable community garden from barren desert and supported a
weekly seasonal farmers market for locally grown or created food
products. Individual plots are used to plant and harvest food for
both personal consumption as well as support of community food bank.
Operated on land owned by Ivey Enterprises, fund raising activities
and volunteers have developed a supporting infrastructure including
buildings, water harvesting system, fencing and shade structures.
The
farmers market operates on Saturday’s from late fall through early
spring.
Largest
fund raising event is an annual one day event called the Terlingua
Green Scene Sustainability Festival combining education,
demonstrations, activities and fun.
The
Kids Klub
The
primary activity is operation and maintenance of Canyon View
Community Park a softball/baseball park on four plus acres adjoining
the Terlingua Public School. This facility was built from locally
raised funds with a grant from the National Baseball League. It is
used seasonally on weekends for informal games. Long- term goal is
transfer of ownership to Brewster County from the BBCA to foster
greater maintenance and use by the adjoining school.
Terlingua
Recycles
To
preserve the pristine nature of the surrounding desert environment,
volunteers operate a recycling trailer for aluminum, tin, plastic,
and cardboard. Residents can deposit these materials into a
customized, dedicated trailer which is transported by volunteers 50
miles to a recycling center located within the adjoining national
park. Recent support by the county has led to specific electronic
recycling events for items not normally recycled nor accepted during
normal trash pickup.
Terlingua
Cares
The rich
musical history of Terlingua along with the large number of local
musicians has supported charitable concerts for needy individuals as
well as local support groups. Hosted by several supporting
restaurants, these Terlingua Cares concerts have raised thousands of
dollars for people most in need in the community. This is a true
‘grass roots’ charity.
Voices
From Both Sides
The
closing of the Mexican border throughout the Big Bend region post
September 11, 2001 created great disruption for families living on
both sides of the river. Voices
From Both Sides is a
non-political effort to raise awareness of these border issues
through music and cultural exchanges.
A
cross-border musical event is held at Lajitas Texas in early May to
highlight the diversity yet commonality of the Rio Grande region.
Terlingua
Artists
The visual
artist community is represented and supported through fundraising
events throughout the year. Last year’s product was a 2015 calendar
featuring local artists work.
Ghost
Town Charities
The
remoteness of the area from health and other services represent an
additional hardship for the poor in the Big Bend region. Ghost
Town Charites helps working people and families that experience
hardships from time to time. Examples include medical or dental
visits, propane, utility bills and gasoline expenses.
Ghost
Town Charities is also proud to help local visual and musical artists
by providing them a venue to display and sell their art or perform
their music at various local charity/benefit events.
