Burro fossil found in State Park

      A discovery in the Big Bend State Park has drawn some recent attention. A Large Donkey fossil was found near the banks of the Rio Grande. Scientists are baffled at this find, due to the current theory that donkeys and burros are not native species. This may be due to the fact that when early settlers came to Old Mexico, no burros resided in the area. But before man arrived in the area, the existence of the species may have been possible. Don't tell that to a Ranger who is on the hunt for those 'pesky buwwows'.

      In an undisclosed location somewhere in the Big Bend area, a man has been collecting penny's for 50 years. Thursday, his collection reached his one millionth penny. One of our Big Bend Inquirer reporters were given exclusive access to this copper stash.  The value of a penny is nearly twice to three times is face value due to the price of copper, so this Scrooge McDuck like pile is worth a Precious Penny. When asked, Owner and collector commented that, "No, he did not swim in his collection".

4 Sets of Twins born

      Yesterday was a great day for the Simons family 4 sets of twins were born in Valentine. The mothers were all sisters and had planned this event, yet it still remains a mystery on how they all had twins. Doctors say this is extremely rare and only happens maybe once in a million births. The mothers all decided to name their babies similar names. Welcome Randy, Andy, Sandy, Mandy, Jenny, Penny, Lenny, and Denny to the Big Bend!

      A local man has completed a unique task this weekend. Ted Williams ran completely backwards from Alpine to Study Butte. Ted said that this task was on his bucket list and he was very proud to complete it. Other things Ted wants to achieve include a 24 hour painting marathon and a bicycling on handle bars for 1000 miles.

House made of hay blows away

      A Terlingua man who built a house from hay, had his house blown away in the recent wind storms. Many residents in the area are aware of the violent storms that blow in, yet Marbert Pinkle had been an architect for many years and had designed the perfect straw house. It sat just off the side of Hwy 118, at the foot of a mountain, and beamed grandly in the sunsets. Neighbors weren't surprised, one resident even said, "I over heard Wolf say just the other day that was gonna happen.."

      The age old question 'is the cup half empty or half full' has finally been answered. A Terlingua scientist named Franklin Hammerstien has been doing extensive research on this subject. His findings were recently published in the Journal of Science and there are plans on an exhibit at the Smithsonian. Mr. Hammerstien broke down all the numbers and measurements and when all was said and done, he came to the SCIENTIFIC conclusion that the cup is exactly....simply..half a cup.