Portal, AZ - Rodeo, NM

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


Community Calendar

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Dec 3   San Simon School Board Meeting - Agenda For December 4            5:30 pm

             San Simon Tech Center

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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 4       Meeting Of The Rodeo Community Association              4:30 pm 

                 Rodeo Community Center

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Dec 5        Hiking Today - Antelope Pass

                  Meet: Chiricahua Desert Museum at 9:00 am

                                      Hike Report For November 21 

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Dec 2 - 24  Bring Your Presents To The Myrtle Kraft Library 

                  Free Gift Wrap Station



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Dec 5    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 _____________________________________________________________________

Dec 5    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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Dec 6   Medical Clinic Frances Grill, FNP-C.  

                            


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Dec 7   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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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 8       Science For Seniors - Presented By Sew What?           7:00 pm

                 Title: One Man’s Poison Is Another Man’s Medicine: Snake Venom 

                 Saves Lives

                 Presented by Dr. Howard Topoff      Portal Rescue Classroom


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Dec 3     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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Dec 10     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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Dec 12     Red Cross Blood Drive -The San Simon High School   10:00 am - 3:00 pm

                 In the Library. For appointment call:1-800-733-2767



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Dec 12     Portal Rescue Board Meeting                                         6:00 pm

                 Portal Rescue Classroom


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Dec 13    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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Dec 14    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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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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Dec 15    Sewing & Crafting                                        12:00 - 3:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom

                Contact Marilyn: MLForestell@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________

Dec 22      Food & Wine Pairing Dinner                                               5:00 pm

                  Portal Cafe and CHV are partnering to offer you a four course Christmas Dinner

                 South West France Style with wine pairing for $100 all inclusive and payable at

                 time of reservation to Eric Desfachelles at 520-507-7274 or  

                 Copper HorseVineyard1@gmail.com 

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Dec 24 - 27   Medical Clinic Frances Grill, FNP-C.  

                      Christmas Holiday

                            


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Dec 28    Portal Christmas Bird Count for 2024

                Contact Bonnie Bowen bonnie.bowen@gmail.com 

                to get information about signing up.



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Dec 31     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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Jan 5       Sewing & Crafting                                        12:00 - 3:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom

                Contact Marilyn: MLForestell@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________

Jan  7      Haiku Class                                                                                 2:00 - 3:15 pm

                Portal Library     Taught by: Dr. Deborah Bowman                          FREE

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Jan  7      Book Discussion Group                                                7:00 pm

                Portal Library             Poetry Night _________________________________________________________________________

Jan  14      Haiku Class                                                                         2:00 - 3:15 pm

                Portal Library         Taught by: Dr. Deborah Bowman                    FREE

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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 16     Red Cross Blood Drive                                              10:00 am - 4:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom



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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 19     Sewing & Crafting                                        12:00 - 3:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom

                Contact Marilyn: MLForestell@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________

Jan  21    Haiku Class                                                                         2:00 - 3:15 pm

                Portal Library         Taught by: Dr. Deborah Bowman                    FREE

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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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Jan  28    Haiku Class                                                                         2:00 - 3:15 pm

                Portal Library         Taught by: Dr. Deborah Bowman                    FREE

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Jan 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. ___________________________________________________________________

Feb 2       Sewing & Crafting                                        12:00 - 3:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom

                Contact Marilyn: MLForestell@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________

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 16      Sewing & Crafting                                        12:00 - 3:00 pm

                 Portal Rescue Classroom

                 Contact Marilyn: MLForestell@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________

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 13     Red Cross Blood Drive                                              10:00 am - 4:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom



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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 15    Red Cross Blood Drive                                              10:00 am - 4:00 pm

                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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Jul 17     Red Cross Blood Drive                                              10:00 am - 4:00 pm

               Portal Rescue Classroom



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Jul 23      Biology Of Pit Vipers

                Geronimo Event Center



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Sep 11     Red Cross Blood Drive                                              10:00 am - 4:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom



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Nov 13     Red Cross Blood Drive                                              10:00 am - 4:00 pm

                Portal Rescue Classroom



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