Portal, AZ - Rodeo, NM

Serving The Communities Of Portal and Rodeo  (www.portal-rodeo.com)


Community Calendar

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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)

                Hike Report For October 17 

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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

                Portal Rescue Classroom    Go to:   https://www.redcross.org    

                Type in your zip code and make an appointment.

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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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