C enizo Not es
HARPER ’ S
Hardware
by Carolyn Zniewski, publisher and Danielle Gallo, editor
F
irst a big HELLO
to our new ad
manager, Trey
(William) Darby III.
His start was like jump-
ing on a moving train
but he hopped aboard
and we are glad to have
him. Our Webmaster
has changed as well
and Nectar Computers
will be our new Webmasters.
Midsummer is here and it’s the rainy sea-
son in Big Bend. Wildflowers are blooming
across the grasslands and the sunsets last all
evening. It is the season for family trips,
adventures and fun. Big Bend has so much for
summer pleasure. Theater, music, galleries,
star watching, hiking, scenic tours, museums
and unique, small town shopping that you will
find nowhere else. Browse our ads and you
will find the best West Texas has to offer.
Check out the websites of local chambers of
commerce for timely information.
We have some of the finest dining available
from classic, white table cloth restaurants to
coffee shops and special luncheon spots.
There is always something to do in the
evening as well. Boogie at the local watering
holes where local and imported bands keep
things lively until late or lay out under the stars
and enjoy a sky-full in one of the darkest skies
anywhere.
Big Bend Parks can take you back to the
time of the dinosaurs or to present day where
javelinas and road runners scoot along the
highway. Birding in Trans-Pecos is legendary
and even the bugs will keep you entertained.
This is the kind of place that makes you
understand what an incredible, wondrous
world we live in. Let’s all try to keep it that
way. I know you’ll enjoy the summer, Big
Bend has something for everyone.
M
y favorite time
of the year has
arrived, the
time to sit languidly on
the porch, justifying the
mid-afternoon torpor of
Siesta with the joyful
refrain, “It’s too hot to
do the laundry.”
This issue has a spe-
cial focus on children
and families, a timely topic for me as my own
little gremlin explores the fascinating world of
climbing up on things while studiously ignor-
ing my pleas for caution.
Planting a garden in the Big Bend is a lit-
tle like gambling with high stakes: it’s either
devastatingly dry, or the apocalyptic thun-
derstorms raze the nascent peas with base-
ball-sized hail. Raising a family here, on the
other hand, brings with it the kind of securi-
ty and community that is seldom found else-
where. Our communities band together to
care for our children, entertain them, teach
them and help them understand what it
means to be raised in a village. Other, bigger
towns might boast more child care options or
bigger schools, but what children in the Big
Bend have can’t be replaced: a huge extend-
ed family.
We hope you enjoy the 3rd Quarter edition
of Cenizo. Share it with your family!
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“The Last Supper”
Correction:
The last line of Sally Robert’s Voices of the
Big Bend story was inadvertently cut off, and
should have read: “Indefinitely or until I kick
the bucket,” and flashes a 100-watt smile.
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C ENIZO JO URN AL S TA F F
EDITOR
Danielle Gallo
publisher@cenizojournal.com editor@cenizojournal.com
business@cenizojournal.com www.nectarcomputers.com
BUSINESS MANAGER
Lou Pauls
WEB MANAGER
Nectar Computers
“September Eleven”
Brite Building 107-109 N Highland, Marfa
Published by Cenizo Journal LLC
PUBLISHER
Carolyn Zniewski
MARIA ZERRES
ADVERTISING
Trey Darby
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