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by Carolyn Brown Zniewski
Big Bend and West Texas history goes back millenia, from dinosaurs to solar
energy. Here are a few highlights to pique your curiosity.
1) The McDonald Observatory on top of Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains has
expanded our knowledge of the Universe since it was built in
a) 1903
c) 1932
b) 1967
d) 1951
2) One animal seen regularly here in Big Bend has been around for about three
million years. It is a Peccary, also known as the
a) Armadillo
c) Long Horn
b) Javelina
d) Antelope
West Texas Kodenkan
“Old School Jiu-Jitsu”
A.K.A Danzan Ryu
Developed in Hawaii in 1924 by Professor Henry Okazaki, the system
teaches close quarter tactics for self defense. This is a serious,
non-competitive adult art that requires consistent practice over time.
We are not a business or a commercial enterprise.
Contact: Merrill “Britt” Pauls at 432-294-0162 for more information.
Member of the American Jujitsu Institute www.americanjujistuinstitute.org
3) The people who have lived in West Texas longer that any other group are peace-
loving farmers in the Rio Grande valley near El Paso. They are
a) Tigua Puebloans
c) Franciscan Order of Fathers
b) Mennonites
d) Seminoles
4) Judge Roy Bean was born in Kentucky in 1825, landing in Texas during the
Civil War. He was a wild man and in later years held court in Langtry for 21
years, from 1882 until his death from alcohol consumption in 1903. Where is he
buried?
a) In Langtry
c) In Del Rio
b) On boot hill in San Antonio
d) In Kentucky
5) The Rio Grande was so named in 1598 by Juan deOnate. It is the border with
Mexico. If we build a wall along the river border how long will it have to be?
a) 872 miles
c) 1056 miles
b) 623 miles
d) 1248 miles
Bonus Question: West Texas is cattle country. Long before there were fences,
cattle ranchers used branding to identify their cattle. Ranchers have registered over
200,000 brands with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc. When was
the association founded?
a) 1893
b) 1877
c) 1921
d) 1868
Answers: 1-c 2-b 3-a 4-c 5-d and Bonus-b
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Cenizo
Third Quarter 2017