Serving The Communities Of Portal and Rodeo (www.portal-rodeo.com)
New Business Hours Of The Portal Store And Café
October 10 San Simon School Board Meeting - Minutes
New Mechanic At Animas Service Center
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Oct 22 Medical Clinic Frances Grill, FNP-C. 8:30 am - 12:00 pm (AZ)
2362 S. Rock House Road, Portal.
Call the Willcox office to schedule a visit: 520-766-5000
Local number during business hours:520-558-5000
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Oct 24 Hiking Today - Barfoot Down To Pine Canyon
Meet: Silver Peak Trail Head at 8:00 am (AZ)
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Oct 24 Medical Clinic Frances Grill, FNP-C. 1:30 - 5:00 pm (AZ)
2362 S. Rock House Road, Portal.
Call the Willcox office to schedule a visit: 520-766-5000
Local number during business hours:520-558-5000 _____________________________________________________________________
Oct 24 Exploring Meditation 2:00 - 3:15 pm (AZ)
Myrtle Kraft Library - Portal Meets every Thursday
Contact: Steve at sherablt@gmail.com
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Oct 25 Medical Clinic Frances Grill, FNP-C. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (AZ)
2362 S. Rock House Road, Portal.
Call the Willcox office to schedule a visit: 520-766-5000
Local number during business hours:520-558-5000
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Oct 25 Halloween Party At The Portal Café 6:00 pm (AZ)
Pizza & Salad Buffet: $15.00 DJ Taking requests
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Oct 26 Farmers & Makers Market At Bootheel Grocery 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (NM)
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday Rte 9 in Animas
Vendors: call 575-548-0002 to reserve a spot.
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Oct 26 Community Farmer’s Market 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Downtown Portal - Lots of vendors
Including Wind Dancer Farm - Order HERE
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Oct 26 OKTOBERFEST 9:00 am - 12:00 non (AZ)
At the Portal Post Office Fund Raiser For Sew What? Scholarships
Rummage Sale, Silent Auction,
Baked Goods Sale, & Picnic Luncheon.
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Oct 26 Annual Infectious Disease Conference 9:00 am -12:00 (AZ)
Informal gathering of Infectious Disease Specialists,
Pharmacists, Biologists. Organized by Dr. Eskild Petersen
Portal Rescue Classroom
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Oct 26 Halloween Movie Night 6:00 pm (NM)
Doors open for concessions at 5pm AZ/6pm NM-popcorn,
candy, soda etc. Movie to follow.
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Oct 26 Special Halloween Open Mic Music Night 5:00 - 9:00 pm (NM)
Sky Island Grill
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Oct 27 Sew What? Club Presents Science For Seniors 7:00 pm (AZ)
Portal Rescue Classroom Presented by Dr. Howard Topoff
Title: Evolution Works In Mysterious Ways
How evolution has shaped the patterns of animal and human communication.
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Oct 30 Chiricahua Community Health Outreach 11:00 noon - 1:00 pm (AZ)
Last Wednesday of every month Call: 520-364-1429
Location: Outside Portal Store LIST OF SERVICES
Flu shots (regular and high dose for seniors) & Covid vaccine. ___________________________________________________________________
Nov 2 Celebration of Dia de Los Muertos 8:00 pm (NM)
Music provided by Los Hidalgos. Food offered and costumes welcome
Whiskey River Bar & Grill - Animas
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Nov 3 Standard Time Resumes In New Mexico 2:00 am
Set clocks back ONE hour.
Portal & Rodeo Back In Sync - Hooray
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Nov 3 Sewing & Crafting 12:00 - 2:30 pm
Portal Rescue Classroom
Contact Marilyn: MLForestell@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________
Nov 7 24th Annual Veterans Day Program At San Simon School 10:00 am
School Gymnasium. Complimentary holiday meal after the program. All
Veterans are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to
lwebster@sansimon.org or (520) 845-2275 with the number of attendees.
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Nov 9 Second Saturday - Community Farmer’s Market 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Downtown Portal - Lots of vendors - Community Organizations
Including Wind Dancer Farm - Order HERE
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Nov 10 Pancake - Waffle Breakfast - Yes, They Are Back! 8:00 - 11:00 am
Rodeo Community Center Pancakes, sausage or ham
with drink $8 ...can add pecans, blueberries or chocolate chips.
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Nov 12 Lordsburg Mobile Vet 1:00 - 5:00 pm (NM)
(from Arenas Valley Animal Clinic) Walk-ins only: 575-956-3078
Second Tuesday of the month: Outside at Fire Station (1000 Main St)
Call the day before to be sure pet’s needs can be met via this service:
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Nov 12 Book Discussion Group 7:00 pm
Portal Library “Northwoods”: A Novel by Amy Pease,
Chris Henry Coffey, et al..
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Nov 14 Red Cross Blood Drive 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Nov 15 - 16 Chiricahua Art Gallery Winter Show 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Nov 15 Prom Night - Annual Client & Neighbor Appreciation Party 5:00 pm
Chiricahua Desert Museum. There will be a DJ playing the favorites.
Please bring your favorite hors d'oeuvres to share with your friends.
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Nov 15 Sew What? Forum 7:00 pm
Social Ecology — Living Sustainably With the Earth
Presented by:Rod Rylander Portal Rescue Classroom
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Nov 18 Sew What? Program 11:00 am
Speaker: Sandy Amy Title: “Challenging brain boosting activities to help
your brain minimize cognitive decline.- an interactive session.”
Program followed by pot luck luncheon
Location: Portal Rescue Classroom - Open To Sew What? Members ____________________________________________________________________
Dec 3 Book Discussion Group 7:00 pm
Portal Library “A Secret Gift: How One Man’s Kindness - and a Trove
of Letters - Revealed the Secret History of the Great Depression”
by Ted Cup, Mark Dealing, et al. _________________________________________________________________________
Dec 4 Meeting Of The Rodeo Community Association 4:30 pm
Rodeo Community Center
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Dec 7 Live Music At The Portal Café 5:00 pm
Featuring: Joe Baker Cover Charge: $5.00 _________________________________________________________________________
Dec 8 Pancake - Waffle Breakfast - Yes, They Are Back! 8:00 - 11:00 am
Rodeo Community Center Pancakes, sausage or ham
with drink $8 ...can add pecans, blueberries or chocolate chips.
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Dec 12 Portal Rescue Board Meeting 6:00 pm
Portal Rescue Classroom
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Dec 14 Rodeo Community Center Christmas Dinner Potluck 5:00 pm
Please bring a side dish and/or a desert to share with the community.
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Jan 7 Book Discussion Group 7:00 pm
Portal Library Poetry Night _________________________________________________________________________
Jan 15 Sew What? Program 11:00 am
Speaker: Mary Jo Fleming Title: “Nature Journaling - Less about art and more
about exploring the relationships of critters to their environment.”
Program followed by pot luck luncheon
Location: Portal Rescue Classroom - Open To The Community
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Jan 17 Sew What? Forum 7:00 pm
Beasts of the Border, Jaguars, Human Predators and the Wall
Presented by: Scott Huber Portal Rescue Classroom
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Jan 25 Spaghetti/Lasagna RCA Scholarship Fundraiser Dinner
4:00pm-8pm or until sold out.
Your choice of spaghetti or lasagna with side salad, garlic bread,
drink and a scoop of homemade ice cream for dessert - $14.00
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Feb 4 Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast 8am-11am
Rodeo Community Center
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Feb 4 Book Discussion Group 7:00 pm
Portal Library “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride ______________________________________________________________________
Feb 7 Sew What? Forum 7:00 pm
Through Trilobite Eyes: A Natural History of the Paleozoic Era
Presented by: Dr. Chris Cunningham Portal Rescue Classroom
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Feb 19 Sew What? Program 11:00 am
Speaker: Glenna Winnie Title: “Sleep: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
Program followed by pot luck luncheon
Location: Portal Rescue Classroom - Open To The Community
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Feb 28 Sew What? Forum 7:00 pm
Thirty Years With the Ngogo Chimpanzees
Presented by: Dr. John Mitani Portal Rescue Classroom
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Mar 4 Book Discussion Group 7:00 pm
Portal Library “The Tapir’s Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical
Rain Forest and the Scientists Who are Trying to Solve Them”
by Elizabeth Royte ______________________________________________________________________
Mar 14 Sew What? Forum 7:00 pm (AZ)
Rock Art and Prehistoric Land Use on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Presented by: Connie Zweifel Portal Rescue Classroom
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Mar 19 Sew What? Program
Field Trip to Deming History Museum. Times and Carpooling details to come.
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Apr 1 Book Discussion Group 7:00 pm
Portal Library “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd ______________________________________________________________________
Apr 4 Sew What? Forum 7:00 pm (AZ)
Camel Caravan in the Deep Sahara Desert from Taoudenni to Timbuktu:
Geology, Archaeology and Natural History
Presented by: Dr. John Barthelme Portal Rescue Classroom
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Apr 16 Sew What? Program 11:00 am (AZ)
Speaker: Craig McEwan Title: “"The Strange Case of Effie and Mark
Lamb - Bisbee and Douglas residents, 1904”
Program followed by pot luck luncheon
Location: Portal Rescue Classroom - Open To The Community
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May 2 Sew What? Forum 7:00 pm (AZ)
A Brief History of Haiku: Seasons of Beauty, Insight and Wit
Presented by: Dr. Deborah Bowman Portal Rescue Classroom
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May 21 Sew What? Program 11:00 am (AZ)
Speaker: Renata Golden Title: ““Mountain Time: A Field Guide to Astonishment”
Program followed by pot luck luncheon
Location: Portal Rescue Classroom - Open To The Community
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