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A Knife Less Ordinary:
The Bladed Broad Copper Mining in the Corridor
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Globe-Miami Sports
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THEA WILSHIRE
im Mitchell is a soft-spoken artisan with a gentle spirit and quirky sense of humor. She’s also an award-winning knife-thrower. That’s right: She throws knives. When asked how she discovered this unique sport, Kim credits her husband. She says, 15 years ago, “he was very big into bushcraft and picked up knife throwing. We used to sit in the backyard and throw a knife at a log stump.” Kim and her family moved to Globe eight years ago for her husband’s new job with Freeport McMoRan. A few years later, life challenges and responsibilities were growing and Kim’s stress began to feel overwhelming. She hoped a hobby might distract her worried thoughts. “I thought back and I really liked throwing knives. I don’t know why I picked that, but I did. I literally went into the backyard and had a stump and tried to stick it. I wasn’t doing very well, so I went to YouTube. I had no idea how big the knifethrowing world actually was.” Bladed Broad, Continued on page 18 Kim Mitchell at her home in Globe. Photo by LCGross
Time Travel Trails #3
THE HUNT FOR OLDEST EVIDENCE OF LIFE Meet Mike O’Neal
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The JP’s role, says Reardon, is to understand the technicalities of the law and explain it in layman’s terms so the defendant can understand what is going on and what options they face. Photo by LC Gross.
Justice of the Peace
COVID-19 Update
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STORY BY PATTI DALEY; PHOTOS BY LCGROSS
PHOTOS AND STORY BY JOHN TRIMBLE
Justice of the Peace is best known in popular culture as the officiant at a courthouse wedding. A civil marriage ceremony. Simple, quick and legal. Jordan Reardon, Justice of the Peace for Gila County, has married 60 couples since taking office. The other 5800 cases he presided over in his first year include preliminary hearings, criminal misdemeanors, traffic violations, civil cases up to $10,000, and small claims suits up to $3500. “For the vast majority of people in our community that have to go to court, this is where they start,” says Jordan. “I am dedicated whole-heartedly to providing a fair and impartial court.”
Our previous time travel trails have taken us up to the basement (oldest) rock outcropping in Gila County, the Pinal Schist, and out to the oldest beach, the Dripping Spring Quartzite. This time travel trail will take us on a hunt to a rock formation with the oldest evidence of life in Gila County. Using the geologic map, we found that overlying the Dripping Springs Quartzite is Mescal Limestone formation. The Mescal Limestone is precambrian in age, and has been dated to be 1.2 billion years old. It occurs throughout southeastern Arizona. The Mescal rock formation contains limestone, dolomitic limestone, and large amounts of cherts.
Justice of the Peace, Continued on page 19
Time Travel Trails, Continued on page 15
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