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Holiday craft fair held at Portuguese Hall
By Mitch Barber On a rainy, dreary day, Portuguese Hall on Pocket Road was all warmth and kindness for a holiday craft fair. It took place during the morning and afternoon of Dec. 3. The organizer of this free event
Modern-Day Portuguese Festival Dates Back to Middle Ages
By Joe Perfecto The story of California is very much one of diversity. The current-day state was built—literally—by a variety of ethnic groups hailing from all parts of the globe. As prominent as any of the threads woven throughout this
Portuguese baking with Jeremiah
Story and photos by Monica Stark As a light rain passed through the valley, the warmth of a hot oven and cozy kitchen helped set the stage for Portuguese pastry baking that perfect evening, Friday, March 22, as the sound
A spooky night returns: Sacramento Portuguese Holy Spirit Society to hold annual haunted house
By Monica Stark Meandering through the long hallways at the SPHSS hall will be a frightening time for those who choose to enter the haunted house on Friday, Oct. 28. This year, organizers have upped the ante on the spook
With a cultural twist: “The Portuguese Kids” to bring improv comedy to the Pocket
By Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com Derrick DeMelo, Brian Martins, Alex Sardinha, and Jason Casimiro also known as the Portuguese Kids will bring situational, sketch and improv to Pocket’s very own Sacramento Portuguese Holy Spirit Society Hall on Friday, Feb. 26. In
Duck season is here and so is the California Waterfowl annual dinner at Portuguese Hall
As hunters are getting their ducks in a row, California Waterfowl volunteers are gearing up for the 22nd annual dinner to be held this year at Portuguese Hall on Thursday, Dec. 3. The dinner normally serves 275 people. For $60
Cleanup day to be held at Portuguese Community Park
Portuguese Community Park will be the site of a cleanup day presented by the Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society and the city of Sacramento on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event will begin with a greeting at 9 a.m., followed by
American-Portuguese veteran’s memorial poker tournament set for Saturday
On Saturday, July 11, the Sacramento Portuguese Holy Spirit Society Hall, 6676 Pocket Road, will have a tournament to help fund the placement of a memorial at the State Capitol to honor American-Portuguese that served this country. Please take part
California American Portuguese Veterans Memorial close to becoming a reality
Having a California American Portuguese Veterans Memorial placed at the southern end of Capitol Park is something that a group of local people have been striving to have become a reality for several years. And it appears that the group’s
Portuguese family reunion draws 100-plus people
Members of the Correa family of Clarksburg recently hosted a large reunion that drew more than 100 farming ancestors of the Pocket. Among the attendees of the event were Nevis, Dutra and Silva family members, who traveled from various parts
