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Strawberry Carnival
Now open at Richland Park!
Through Saturday, May 19, 2012
This year's carnival is operated by Casey's Rides of Utica, Kentucky.
Get discount coupon here:
http://www.caseysridesinc.com/index2.htm
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View Farm's New Zip Lines!!
Ribbon
Cutting: May 16, 2012 at 9 a.m.
The Zip Lines will be open to the public right after the ceremony!
Zip Line Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday
5,000 feet of Zip Lines!
Watch YouTube Video on Bottom View
Farm's Web Site
71st
Annual Strawberry
Festival
May 11-19, 2012
Please click here for details.
The Tennessee Highway 52
Yard Sale
Friday & Saturday, May 18 & 19, 2012
This is the 13th annual TN52 Yard Sale, the second longest yard sale in the
state of Tennessee! The sale runs almost 100 miles from Orlinda to
Celina, passing through Portland, Westmoreland, Lafayette and Red Boiling
Springs, Tennessee. In past years, we have seen over 800 vendors along
this route! For more information, please see:
http://www.tn52.com/tn52_yard_sale.htm
26th Annual Strawberry
Stride Race
May 19, 2012
Register now!
Operation Pit Bull
The Sumner Spay Neuter Alliance Veterinary Clinic in Gallatin wants to
FIX YOUR PIT for just $5.00!
Includes: FREE rabies vaccine,
FREE microchip and FREE nail trim.
Available to residents of Portland, Gallatin and Westmoreland.
Program includes Pit Bulls and Pit Bull mixes.
Call (615) 452-2233 for an appointment.
Transportation available if needed.
(The Sumner Spay Neuter Alliance received a grant from Petsmart Charities to
do this.)
Welcome to the 21st
Century at your Library!
On April 24, 2012, the Portland Public Library of Sumner County launched
its e-reader lending service with the release of
six (6) pre-loaded Kindles for circulation. Stop
by the main desk at the library or call us at (615) 325-2279 to find out how
to reserve yours today!
Note: if you already own your own Kindle or Nook, you may borrow books from the library and download them using your computer at home, a USB cable, and your library card. The link you need to do that is on the "Library" page.
Portland Public
Library Events
May 2012
May 15 - Brown Bag Lunch Concert from 12:00 until 12:30. Bring a sandwich, and the library will provide drinks, and dessert. Music will be provided by Marilyn Utley
May 17 - The Portland Page Turners will discuss the book, “Breakfast With Buddha" by Roland Merullo, at 11:30.
May 17 – Strawberry Family Storytime from 5 -6. Come as your favorite storytime character.
May 18 - 2-3 p.m. - Sustainable Living Seminar - Mitzi Von Mizner from the Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center in East TN will be speaking about ways to live in balance & harmony with our environment, to choose simplicity whenever possible. Go to www.narrowridge.org for more information
May 19 - The Writers Group will meet at the Portland Public Library at 10:00.
May 26 – The Portland Public Library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day
May 28 – The Friends of The Portland Public Library will hold their regular business meeting at 6:30 in the community room
Join Ms. Linda each Wednesday at 10:30 for Preschool Storytime, and at 3:30 for School Age Storytime,(through the fifth grade). Lapsit, for the very young, will meet each Friday at 10:30.
Join Miss Karye for YAHOO, (Young Adults Hanging Out Officially), from 4:00 until 5:30 each Thursday. These events are for young adults 6th grade through high school.
For more information on the above events, please call 325-2279.
Mitchellville Volunteer
Fire Department's 5th Annual Party In The Park
Saturday, July 7th, 2012, 10 am-??
Located at Mitchellville City Park. All proceeds go towards equipment for
the fire department. Festival includes: Car Show, Poker Run, Horseshoe and
Cornhole Tournament, Games for kids of all ages (Egg Toss, Water Balloon
Toss, Water Dodge Ball, Inflatables, Water Slide, Firefighters' Relay,
many more). Several Drawings. The festivities will end with an awesome
fireworks show. Food and refreshments will be available. Bring
your family out for a day of fun and a lot of laughter. For more info,
please contact Debbie at 615-332-1511.
Veterans Service
Officer in Portland
Mr. Bill McRee, Veterans Service Officer, will be at Portland City Hall
the first Wednesday of each month. Times are 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
You may call Mr. McRee at (615) 451-6014. Mr. McRee provides
information and assistance to all veterans. Dates of the 2012 visits
to Portland are:
January 4
February 1
March 7
April 4
May 2
June 6
July 11
August 1
September 5
October 3
November 7
December 5
Portland Fit Club
The Portland Fit Club meets every Monday and Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.
on the second floor of the Portland First Baptist Church gym. Please
use the gym entrance of the far west side of the building. Each
meeting lasts for approximately one hour, and you'll enjoy a brisk workout
while watching a P90X video. This is a great way to get some
exercise, lose weight, get in shape, and make new friends.
Instructors are on hand to answer your questions and help you with the
exercises. Proceed at your own pace and speed; start slowly and move
up as you begin to get in shape. There is no charge to attend the
classes. Monday's classes are less strenuous than Thursdays.
Are you ready?
Starting in 2012
New Law Requires Photo ID to Vote
Portland Citizens
Advisory Council
The
CAC is a citizen led group that seeks to partner with the public and elected
officials in finding helpful solutions for the City of Portland.
Please click here for a copy of
the resolution which created the CAC as well as a description of how the CAC
will function. Doug Garton is the Chairman, and Judy Scott is the
Secretary. The contact e-mail address for the CAC is:
PortlandTNCAC@aol.com. Meetings
are at Portland City Hall on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30
p.m. (In November 2012, the meeting is the 3rd Wednesday due to a
Holiday).
A special
Thank You
for all of the men and women from Portland who are serving, and have served, in
the Armed Forces. Thank you for what you do for our country!
Tourism Web Site!
We've put together a web site of tourist attractions along Tennessee Highway 52
from I-65 through Portland, Westmoreland, Lafayette and Red Boiling Springs,
then down to I-40 through Carthage. Please take a look at the site:
www.TN52.com.
Portland, Tennessee
Country: U.S.A.
State: Tennessee
State Abbreviation: TN
TN Region: Middle Tennessee
County: Sumner County TN
ZIP Code: 37148
Latitude*: N36° 34.820'
Longitude*: W86° 30.837'
Elevation: 818 feet
Telephone Country Code: 1
Telephone Area Code: 615
Population (1990 Census): 5,539
Population (2000 Census): 8,458
Population (2004 Special Census):10,046
Population (2007 Special Census): 10,941
Population (2010 Census): 11,480
Portland's Birthday (First Election in the new City of Portland): May 2, 1905.
Time Zone: U.S.A. Central
During Daylight Savings Time, Portland's UTC/GMT offset is -5 hours.
During Standard Time, Portland's UTC/GMT offset is -6 hours.
*At the flag pole at City Hall.
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