Portal, AZ - Rodeo, NM

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

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


Community Calendar

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CORONA VIRUS UPDATE

Posted March 13 -  Four Years On, The Mysteries of Covid Are Unraveling

Posted April 13 -     Here Comes Bird Flu - Should We Be Concerned?

                                                                      H5N1 Bird Flu - CDC  Current Situation

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May 16     Hiking Today - Onion Saddle To The Chiricahua National Monument

                 Meet:  Silver Peak Parking Lot at 8:00 am (AZ) - 9:00 am (NM) 


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May 16     Red Cross Blood Drive                              10:00 am - 3:00 pm (AZ)

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

                 Type in your zip code and make an appointment.

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 May 16    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 _______________________________________________________________

May 16       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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May  17      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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May 18    1st Annual Southwest Alternative Housing Conference                    9:00 am (NM)

                 Chiricahua Desert Museum - Rodeo     Goal: Allow attendees to engage

                 with industry experts leading the charge in sustainable building practices.

                 To order tickets ($5.00) click HERE 

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May 18     Community Farmer’s Market               9:00 am - 11:00 noon (AZ)

                Downtown Portal - Lots of vendors

                Including Wind Dancer Farm - Order HERE               

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May 18     Live Music At The Portal Café                                        5:00 pm (AZ)    

               Featuring: Austin - One Man Band                             Cover charge: $10.00

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May 19     Chiricahua Art Gallery Closed Today

                 Why? So everyone can go to Science For Seniors


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May 19    Science For Seniors - Sponsored By The Sew What Club           7:00 pm (AZ)  

                Location: Portal Rescue Classroom           Presented by Dr. Howard Topoff

                Title: How The Study Of Social Insects Leads To A “Career” in Radio,

                Television and Hollywood.              Join us for some L&L: Learn & Laugh

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May 21      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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May 22      Sew What Program                                     11:00 am (AZ)

                 “A Camel named Jasper”.  Presented by Frances and Peter Grill. 

                 Location: Home of Joy & Ray Mendez 

                 Potluck & meeting to follow.                           Members Only

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May 25     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.

                 Including Barbara Miller’s Plant Sale

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May 25     FOCCC Annual Spring Garden Party             9:00 am - 12:30 pm (AZ)

                 Outside The Visitor Information Center

                 Smokey The Bear vs The Wizard - Not Hockey Championship

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May 25      Music Open Mic Night At The Sky Island 

                  Musicians wanted.   Contact Scott Huber: wmscotthuber@gmail.com

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May 29       Circuit Writers Group Meeting                                    9:00 am (AZ)

                    Home of Debb Johnson, 2411 S. Rockhouse Road. 

                    Contact Debb at: dalderjohnson@gmail.com or 520-558-3266.

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May 29     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. __________________________________________________________________________________________

Jun  4      Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

                Portal Library   “Remarkably Bright Creatures”

                A Novel by Shelby Van Pelt, Marin Ireland, et al

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Jun  5   San Simon School Board Meeting                                                  5:30 pm

             San Simon School Cafeteria

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Jun  7     Tie Dye At The Portal Library                                            9:30 am (AZ)

                Free summer event - make your own unique T-Shirt

                Advanced registration required (by May 25)        Call (520)558-2468

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 Jun 8    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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Jun 11      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 mobile service:  

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Jun 16   Donation Drive For The Rodeo Community Association

                 /Ramona Gomez Scholarship.

                Scholarships to San Simon & Animas High School students, 

                home schooled kids and those who are continuing college.

                Please donate so we can continue to help our youth further their education.

                Make checks out to RCA and put "scholarship" in the memo.

                Mail to: PO Box 206Rodeo, NM 88056.

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Jun 16     Ice Cream Social For Fathers Day                                Time: TBA

                Rodeo Community Center

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Jul  2      Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

               Portal Library   “All You Can Ever Know” by Nicole Chung


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Jul 4        Annual Rodeo July 4th Celebration


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Jul 6     Live Music At The Portal Café                                        6:00 pm (AZ)    

            Featuring: Pine Hill Haints                                          Cover charge: $15.00

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Jul 11       Red Cross Blood Drive                              10:00 am - 3:00 pm (AZ)

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

                Type in your zip code and make an appointment.

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Jul 11       Portal Rescue Board Meeting                         6:00 pm (AZ)

                 Portal Rescue Classroom


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Jul 24 - 27  Biology Of Lizards Symposium

                   Geronimo Event Center


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Aug  6    Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

               Portal Library   “Solito” by Javier Zamora 


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Sep  3    Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

               Portal Library   “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmusg


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Sep 12      Red Cross Blood Drive                              10:00 am - 3:00 pm (AZ)

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

                 Type in your zip code and make an appointment.

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Sep 12     Portal Rescue Board Meeting                         6:00 pm (AZ) 

                 Portal Rescue Classroom


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Sep 13     Live Music At The Portal Café                                      

                Featuring: Bob Log III                                        

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Sep 14-15   Heritage Days

                     Mark your calendar - details later

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Oct  1     Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

               Portal Library   “Fossil Men; The Quest for the Oldest Skeletons

               and the Origins of Humankind” by Kermit Pattison, Roger Wayne, et al.

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Oct 19     Craft Fair At The Rodeo Community Center          10:00 am - 4:00 pm (NM)

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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 (AZ)

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

                Type in your zip code and make an appointment.

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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 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

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Jan  7   Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

               Portal Library             Poetry Night ______________________________________________________________________ 

Feb  4   Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

             Portal Library     “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride ______________________________________________________________________ 

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 ______________________________________________________________________ 

Apr  1   Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

             Portal Library      “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd ______________________________________________________________________