Editor’s Notes
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Fine Cuisine
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Open Wed - Sat at 5pm Swimming pool
Wireless internet
Large rooms
King size beds
103 N. Highland Ave
Marfa
432.729.4410
432.229.2528
Jett’s Grill
at the historic Hotel Paisano
serving dinner 5 to 9 p.m.
seven days a week
207 N Highland Ave • Marfa
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now still in the high
elevations, fruit trees
flowering in the valleys,
and, between the two, the
turkey vultures float in silent
sentinel. It’s spring in the Big
Bend of Texas; the season of
growing is upon us.
We hope this issue of
Cenizo will see you into the
warm months with stories
to amuse, history to teach, poetry to inspire and
lots in between.
If you haven’t sat on the porch in Terlingua
with your own cold beer in hand, you’ve heard
about it and, perhaps, wondered if it were really
like all the stories. Phyllis Dunham is here with a
story of the character – and characters – of the
Terlingua Porch.
No doubt you’ve marveled at the ceiling in the
Museum of the Big Bend and wondered how the
Sul Ross Campus came to be a tree-filled oasis in
the high desert. The answer is Victor J. Smith,
who seems to have designed all of the campus in
the early days of the college. Melissa Keane tells
readers about the amazing man who created the
physical campus and yet, even today, has no
building named for him.
Orie Gilad helps us think about the benefits of
mountain lions on our Big Bend lands – read on!
Jim Glendinning tells the story of our part of
Texas through the “Voices of the Big Bend.”
You’ll meet three of our friends who have dedi-
cated their lives to the railroad, hospitality and
teaching.
Cenizo Journal is named for the state native
shrub of Texas, the cenizo – sometimes called
Texas Sage. Our very first Cenizo cover was a
photo taken of cenizos down south after much
winter rain had made the desert floor magenta and
green. The photographer was Crystal Allbright,
whose eye catches all the things the rest of us see –
but never see. Her photo essay tells us more.
Thursday is newspaper day in the Trans-
Pecos. While the big cities mourn the shrinking,
even the passing, of their dailies, we have a slew of
weekly papers to choose from. Charles Boisseau
offers us a bird’s eye view of each publication.
Three Martinis – not liquid but words that flow
from Lauren Martini, Houstonian and Big Bend
lover who writes love letters disguised as poems.
Since we’re headed to the growing season, let’s
look at the native flowers that fill our desert scrub
with color and scent. Jean Hardy Pittman guides
us through Lone Star Wildflowers, where we learn
not only what these flowers look like but also what
they do, be it cuisine or pharmacopeia.
The Nature Conservancy Preserve at
Independence Creek comes under the keen eye of
Kelly Fenstermaker. Her story makes you want to
explore this beautiful place, and the dates of
future Open Days let you know when you can.
Bob Miles introduces Barry Scobee – another of
those people who came to the Big Bend and stayed
to make his mark. Scobee was largely responsible
for the rebuilding of historic Fort Davis and was
honored by having the mountain that looks across
Hwy. 118 to the fort named for him.
And Trans-Pecos trivia will test your knowledge
of our local parks – put on your thinking cap!
All of this is the result of many talented folks
and especially of our advertisers who make Cenizo
possible. We have great friends in the business
community here. They make life easier for all of
us – buy local, why travel? Please support them,
and thank them for advertising with us.
Published by Cenizo Journal LLC
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Katherine Shaughnessy
Cenizo
Second Quarter 2010
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for Third Quarter 2010 issue: May 15, 2010.
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