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Drs. Jeff Eubank and daughter Mary Emily at the Samaritan Veterinary Center in Globe where Jeff has served as a vet for over three decades. He brought on his daughter in 2019. | Photo by LCGross

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ith experience in more than a dozen clinics in multiple states, Dr. Mary Emily Eubank likes working at Samaritan Veterinary Center in Globe best of all.

“The medicine is better-suited for me here,” she says. “I have more options for different treatments and can make decisions based on what I think is best for the patient rather than protocol.”

That’s good news for her father, Dr. Jeff Eubank, Globe’s only other veterinarian. He’s been pushing 60+ work weeks his entire career and has had to stop taking new clients.

There have been other vets in town; none stayed for long. His clients, on the other hand, stick with him. They come from all over – Kearny and Mammoth and Safford and some drive up from the valley. At 66, the senior Dr. Eubank is not ready to retire. With his daughter practicing full-time, have his work days gotten any shorter?

Eubank & Eubank, Continued on page 10

A Passion for Poppies

BY LINDA GROSS

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Poppies have been a part of the Globe-Miami landscape for over 100 years. Their beauty first reported by the Arizona Republic and SilverBelt as far back as 1901. However, it wasn’t until this year that a festival was finally created in their honor.

The Az Poppy Festival, hosted by the Globe-Miami Chamber, will take place March 5-7 and celebrate the lowly, lovely poppy which lavishes its color throughout the region.

Our poppies are legendary.

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Poppies can be found along highway 60, making viewing or photography easy for those who may not want to hike into the hills. | Photo by LCGross

Old Buildings, New Dreams

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Talmage and Rachel Hansen are a couple of civil engineers with a dream – to live and work in a small town where they can walk to the store and their four children can bike to school. They’ve chosen downtown Globe to pursue it.

“It’s got the layout and it has the architecture going for it,” Rachel says, “and with a green belt, Globe could attract more young families.”

Their business, TallyHo Engineering, started as a side gig six months before the Hansens moved to Globe in Dec. 2018. They serve private and public clients and design everything below and outside of the buildings. For one private client, Talmage produced plans for a mini-golf course. For the City of Globe, he’s the on-call engineer.

Talmage and Rachel Hansen are renovating a building in downtown Globe where they plan to live and work. | Photo by Patti Daley

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Never be afraid to be a poppy in a field of daffodils. ~ Michaela DePrince

PUBLISHER’S NOTE The weather is warming up. Vaccines are rolling out. Winter sports are in full swing.

And the Chamber is hosting the first Arizona Poppy Fest this month. It’s their first event in nearly a year, since COVID arrived on the scene last March.

After a challenging year, 2021 is starting to look better.

Here in Globe-Miami, several projects are under way that are infusing new energy into our community (p. 1) - three projects with three different visions, but that all help to make GlobeMiami that much nicer to live in. Everyone contributes to the community in their own ways, and our cover-page stories reflect and celebrate that variety and dedication.

Dr. Jeff Eubank and his daughter, Dr. Mary Emily Eubank, veterinarians at Samaritan Veterinary Center, are familiar faces to practically anyone with a pet or livestock. Our cover story is an appreciation for their professionalism, kindness, and decades of service (p. 1).

Globe and Miami alike are benefiting from the efforts of visionary people who are investing in renovations of long-neglected structures including buildings on Broad Street and the old YMCA building in Miami. We look at the people who are helping shape the downtown experience for our communities (p. 1).

Globe’s mayor points out the progress on Connie’s Bridge, which is critical to our access to the canyon - but has been threatened by decades of neglect and damage from floods. The $2.8 million project is being funded through the state’s general fund (p. 6).

Our poppies are legendary in this region, having been cultivated and helped along by both Mother Nature and human hands for decades.

The result is a joy to see and certainly worthy of a festival named in their honor (p. 1). The first annual Arizona Poppy Festival takes place March 5 - 7 at locations around the area. You can check out the full details and up-to-date information on the Chamber’s new website at www.globemiamichamber.com.

And on another good note as we head into a new year, a national trend showing serious interest in smaller towns over urban centers bodes well for rural communities throughout Arizona. You can already see growth in Globe-

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Miami, as well as in communities from Superior to Coolidge and throughout the Copper Corridor.

To respond to this surge of interest, GlobeMiami Times is introducing a new real estate guide (p. 2), focusing on the opportunities in homes, land, and lifestyle throughout this area.

This will be a print publication aimed at buyers who are looking to invest. Print continues to offer many advantages over digital listings in this market: higher conversion rates, significantly more sharing, greater focus, and reduced concern about misinformation or misuse of data.

It’s rewarding to see kids being able to get on the field and the court - something we took for granted just a year ago. This issue offers updates about school happenings in Globe (p. 16), Miami (p. 14), and San Carlos (pp. 6 & 15), as well as a look at winter sports (p. 9).

Also this month, we celebrate Arizona’s 109th birthday and acknowledge Black History Month (p. 5). History shapes who we are and how we see the world around us. It informs us and allows us to participate fully as citizens. As a mining and ranching community whose roots date back before Arizona even became a state, we’re proud of our local history, which is central to Arizona’s development, as well as being rich and ethnically diverse.

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Wishing you a healthful and happy February,

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BY PATRICIA SANDERS

ast winter, I got to have the “math” talk with my 12-year-old niece. Phoebe was going over her class schedule for the spring and, like probably every 12-year-old on the planet, she was complaining about having to take math. Didn’t see the point. Math has nothing to do with her life, she said.

I don’t think she realized she was complaining to the wrong person.

What I told her was, “I get it. In your life, you have no use for math. Except maybe someday you’ll be redecorating your room and you’ll need to calculate how much paint or carpet to buy. Then you’ll be glad you know a little algebra.”

“But that’s not why you study math,” I told her.

You don’t study math – or really anything – for how it’s relevant to your life now. You study things for how they can change your life.

“Once you know math,” I said, “everything changes. Now you can become a scientist, or an engineer, an accountant, and lots of other things you don’t even know about yet, that weren’t possible before.”

With learning, huge new doors open up in the world. You can understand so much more, and be so much more than you could before.

I told Phoebe she was right: Math isn’t relevant to who you are. It helps create who you can be.

When I was Phoebe’s age, it was history instead of math that I resisted – it seemed boring and irrelevant. I didn’t see how studying something that happened 400 years ago meant anything to my life.

It was only much later, looking back from the vantage point of the adult I became, that I realized how much the history I learned, as boring as it seemed, was building my sense of who I am. By studying American history, I became more of an American, and I thought of myself more as an American. By studying world history, I felt more part of the whole human race. If I had studied, say, French history, I probably would have felt tied to the French culture.

That’s only clear looking back, though. At the time, bored to death, I hated those classes. But they changed me nonetheless.

It’s not so much that studying history makes it possible for a person to become a historian, the way math makes it possible to become a scientist. It’s bigger than that. Learning history makes it possible for people to become responsible, knowledgeable members of the community they learn the history of.

History builds identity, belonging, and citizenship.

Lately, the notion of Black History Month has been in the news. Some people are challenging the value and relevance of it. I can understand why people might yawn. Even if you’re a history buff – and not everybody is – Black history might seem automatically irrelevant – unless, of course, you are Black.

I felt that way, myself, in school. I remember learning about Rosa Parks, George Washington Carver, and Martin Luther King Jr., and thinking, “That’s great for them, but it has nothing to do with me.” Learning about Black history definitely did not cause me to feel identity, belonging, or citizenship in the Black community. It just made me yawn.

It was decades before I began to learn a little more ... and then a lot more ... and finally realized that Black history is my history – it’s our history. Black history is American history.

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Black history really should be taught every day, right along with the rest of history.

Because it’s all one thing, all one story.

But Black history isn’t just about slavery and oppression – because Black people’s lives and histories are much more than that. Writers like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Audre Lord can speak to everyone. And the struggles of Black people for freedom, equality, dignity, and respect resonate in the human soul – those longings belong to everyone. Learning Black history helps us understand ourselves as human beings – and feel belonging in the whole human family.

For that matter, studying history without Black history cuts history off at the root. That’s because humans originated in Africa, and until around 100,000 years ago, all humans had dark skin. As Carter G. Woodson put it, “All history begins with Black history.” (Woodson, the originator of Black History Month, was the son of slaves and became the second African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard, in 1912. W.E.B. Du Bois was the first.

Black History Month has existed since 1926.)

It’s understandable why racist bigots wouldn’t want to learn about Black history and don’t support Black History Month. Someone who feels superior to Black people, who wants to see them as inferior, naturally wouldn’t be very interested in knowing about their accomplishments and potential. Someone who doesn’t believe in Black people’s humanity obviously won’t consider it worthwhile to learn their stories.

Not knowing about past patterns of inequality Photo by Stephanie Valencia. Unsplash.com and oppression makes it easier to ignore or justify current ones.

I say that for a lot of reasons. For one, because Not knowing about Black culture and achievements America has always, from the very beginning, included makes it easier to rationalize white supremacy. a large Black population. For another, because that Not knowing how your own life, your affluence, and population has always – from the beginning – played a your freedoms rest on the sacrifices of people you look central role in America’s economy, growth, arts, culture, down on makes it so much easier to maintain an arrogant politics, science, and social fabric. self-satisfaction.

And for another, because also from the very And of course, if you were a person like this, you beginning, racial division has been America’s wound – wouldn’t want anyone else to know these things, either. its greatest weakness, its Achilles’ heel. That wound has Certainly not your children. remained unhealed all along, causing pain, suffering, There are some good arguments to be made against and strife. And if racial division has been a wound, Black History Month. Separating Black history from racism itself has been a disease. Racism has continued to “regular” history carries uncomfortable echoes of fester. It hasn’t gotten “better,” it has only changed forms. segregation and marginalizes Black experience. As taught, For these reasons, American history that leaves out Black History Month often oversimplifies the subject and Black history is a farce and a fantasy. It isn’t possible to lacks context or depth (as it did in my classes). Often, understand America’s story without understanding the lessons end with the Civil Rights Movement, which can part that Black people have played – and the central part leave students with the erroneous (but convenient) belief that race, racism, and white supremacy have played. that America’s racial problems have been solved.

And if we don’t understand the past – the full story of Black history really should be taught every day, right the past – we have no chance of making a better future. along with the rest of history. Because it’s all one thing, all General ignorance of Black history is considered to be one story. one of the largest causes of current racial problems in But we don’t have that. We don’t have it for the same America. In other words, if we really want to solve racial reason that people still get upset about Black History problems and heal that age-old wound, studying Black Month – even though it’s been around since 1926. When history is a great way to start.

Black History Month stops being an issue, we won’t need Black people’s current pain and anger make sense once it anymore. you know about what generations of Black Americans have Then we’ll just have “history” – all of our history – had to suffer – and still suffer: things like Redemption, Tulsa, which in reality is all we’ve ever had. u Rosewood, redlining, stop-and-frisk, and felonization.

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MAYOR’S MONTHLY REPORT AL GAMEROS CITY OF GLOBE Covid Update and Vaccinations In January, the highest number of positive cases was recorded in Globe-Miami since the beginning of the pandemic: 481 new cases.

That is an average of 16 new cases daily. The majority of these cases may be residual numbers from the holidays. There is no question that in the first week of February, we are seeing a decrease in cases and hospitalizations in Arizona and in our community. There were only 34 new cases documented in the first week of February, dropping our daily average to four per day.

Vaccinations have also increased in Gila County, from 300 per week to 1,400 per week. I would like to commend the Gila County Health Department for advocating and

distributing vaccines as they are received. A huge thank you to Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center for providing the facility and resources to vaccinate southern Gila County.

It takes all of us working together to keep ourselves safe until we are able to vaccinate enough people to relieve some restrictions. I ask that you continue to follow all CDC guidelines until we get to that level of comfort.

Projects In Progress The Connie’s Bridge project is now moving into the design phase, with an anticipated construction date in the summer of 2021. The new bridge will be relocated just south of the old location and will take six to eight months to complete. The City of Globe would

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like to thank all those citizens that provided valuable feedback to the project team. Connie’s Bridge has been deteriorating for many years and is the number one bridge safety priority according to our past bridge studies. This is a $2.8 million project that has been funded through the State of Arizona general fund with no cost to our taxpayers.

I want to thank and commend our staff for the commitment, time, and effort put forward to secure these funds at the State Legislature and signed by Governor Ducey. This is a tremendous savings to our taxpayers.

Community Involvement I had the opportunity to be one of three judges for this year’s Gila County Spelling Bee, held on February 4 at High Desert School.

There were 18 participants from the Globe, Miami, and Payson school districts. I want to congratulate Aislyn Alexander, a fifth-grader from the Miami School District, who was the winner and now will represent Gila County in the state contest.

Highway 60 Trash Mob has been building momentum these past couple of months. The focus is to clean up the Highway 60 corridor from Miami to the other end of Globe. The next scheduled cleanup will be Saturday, February 27. The cleanup area for this event will be from Highway 60 and Escudilla to Sonic and N. Cherry Avenue, on both sides of the highway. The check-in location will be the empty lot between O’Reilly’s and Wells Fargo Bank at 8 a.m. Come help us beautify our community. All volunteers are welcome to help with this cleanup. Please remember to bring a mask.

The City of Globe, the GlobeMiami Chamber of Commerce, and the San Carlos Apache Tribe are working together to bring the 1st Annual Poppy Fest on March 5-7. This event will highlight the beauty of the many poppy plants that delight our community every year. The three-day event will offer food vendors, live entertainment, and much more. Stay tuned for

additional information as the event gets closer.

The City of Globe is sponsoring First Friday events that take place on the first Friday of each month. These events encourage an all-day downtown shopping spree, with live music provided by different musicians each month.

We are encouraging all of our residents and visitors to come down and participate in these monthlyevents and help support our local businesses.

Recognition For the next couple of months, I would like to recognize those residents who have been appointed to one of our sub-committees that are under the Globe City Council.

These are volunteer positions and vital to help our council to make informed decisions. This month, I would like to thank the members of the Board of Adjustments: John Wong (Chairman), Lisa Brazil (Vice-Chairman), John Loos, Diana Montgomery, and Bryan Gunnoe.

Thank you for your service.

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FOSTERING COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION.

“Here is where we pursue an education.”

San Carlos Apache College (SCAC) is growing!

SCAC’s newest staff member is REBECCA SWIFT, the Director of Student Services whoalso will serve as Librarian. Rebecca is a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a Master’s in Library and Information Science. She also comes in with higher education experience in academic libraries, research, and student services.

Rebecca Swift is ready to establish the new department, focusing on providing students the resources students need to succeed. Swift sees the need to focus on outreach and enhancing the way the college as a whole will engage and communicate with Apache College students. There are plans for virtual meetings to meet the younger people of our community and inform them about how SCAC can assist them with their higher education goals. Returning students who have been out of college after a long absence can also reach out to the Apache College for assistance.

SCAC received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to start a San Carlos Apache Community Library. Renovations are needed in the old Finance building, where this library is planned, in downtown San Carlos. The library will provide a space for the community to study, read, and get access to computers. It will be utilized as a quiet space for students, as well as provide programs that serve everyone, from babies to our elderly.

Rebecca has been a Librarian for most of her career. Providing online and print resources for our students and staff is a goal, as well as establishing a space where students can study in an area that supports social distancing. We are planning to hire library tutors so that they will be available for any community member to get help with their schoolwork.

Establishing a library is still in the planning stages. If you are interested in attending the Library Advisory Committee meeting on March 3, 2021 at 2pm, please email library@apachecollege.org for virtual meeting information.

“Fostering Community Health Through Education” is a part of the vision of San Carlos Apache College (SCAC) for its students. Through a grant awarded by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), Apache College recently purchased approximately 125 Fitbit personal fitness trackers to issue to students as part of new health and retention initiatives. The Recreation/Health and Substance Abuse Prevention coordinators have launched a program called “Use It and Lose It! It’s time to exercise your mind and body!” utilizing the Fitbits.

Certain criteria must be met in order for students to receive a free Fitbit from the College, such as proof of meeting with an advisor/registrar, all required student documents being filed and up to date, and enrollment in 6 or more credit hours.

Continuing students must also be in good academic standing.

SCAC expects this to be a fun and motivating way for our students to stay healthy and active during the pandemic, and also serves as a way for the College to keep in touch with students. Each eligible student’s Fitbit will be associated with their student email account in order to join the SCAC Fitbit Community and post stats and updates to the group. The College will offer incentives throughout the semester for reaching milestones. For more information about this program, contact David Jones, SCAC Recreation/ Health Initiatives Coordinator at djones@tocc.edu or by calling 928-475-2016.

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BY JOHN TRIMBLE

Our last time travel trail took us up Gerald Wash to Dago Springs, where we visited with a trace fossil in the Mescal Limestone. This time travel trail will take us to another limestone, but well after the time of the Precambrian tube worm last visited. We are going to a time when life has exploded into nearly all the types (phylum) that live today. It has moved from marine life only and onto the land, which is now covered with forests where giant insects roam that will create the coal that gave this age its name, the Carboniferous age.

Round Mountain from high end start of East Trail Loop Yes, Nellie, we will take just a few steps down this East Trail and look for the grey rocks.

Earth Timeline with Life Forms Our trip starts at a well-known local hiking destination, Round Mountain Park, which is located at the end of South St. from Highway 60. Round Mountain is home to five different hiking loops. Our time travel trail is on the East Loop. This will be to the right as you enter the park. Note that the parking lot has been cut into the Gila Conglomerate, which is the rock formation that surrounds Globe City. The Gila Conglomerate is formed from an accumulation of debris from all the older rock types in the region. These fragments were deposited in a broad valley by transient floods and intermittent streams, with some fragments rounded by tumbling during transport. So just stepping out of the car, we have travelled back to the early Pleistocene, which is the age of the mammal.

Limestone float showing a mixture of crinoids & brachiopods.

Microscopic views of Crinoid View is along a horizontal section of a crinoid stem with an end view of a crinoid segment just to its right.

East Trail Round Mountain Park Starting down the East Loop, we cross a small fault block of Tertiary dacite, a fine-grained igneous rocks, and then into an extensive fault block of the Cambrian age formation, the Troy Quartzite. This would be the time of the Cambrian explosion of life, but the Troy Quartzite might have been formed from a barren desert, as not a sign of life can be found in it, just a few thin bands with pebbles. This area is faulted up and down, which makes our time travel erratic as we cross faults, but is great for injecting mineralizing fluids. So be sure to look for iron stains (various shades of red and purple) and manganese staining (black), which is how the old prospectors located ore zones – they called it “iron cap”. You can prowl around just north of Round Mountain and explore along the Albert Lea vein, which contains silver, lead, manganese and vanadinite coating.

But putting our prospecting aside, we are still looking for signs of life, so we hunt for a marine sedimentary rock and are just passing through the Troy Quartzite and bits of dacite igneous blocks on our way up the trail and over the pass.

I started counting my steps to the limestone from the East Trail sign. I could see the grey rocks (limestone) on the hill below as it outcropped and trended off to the northeast. As I went down the trail after about 10 paces I noticed that I had crossed another major fault and was now standing on limestone outcrops, with just a coating of quartzite float rocks weathering down from Round Mountain obscuring them. Float is what a geologist calls a loose rock that has weathered loose from its formation and washed downhill, floated, which means you can’t trust it to tell what formation you are standing on.

Microscopic View of Fossil Hash View shows crinoids, fusilids, arthropod jaw (black object with a tail- like extension), brachiopod fragments and sponge spiricles.

As we stepped across the fault zone, we traveled into deep time on the east trail from Round Mountain. We are now in the Mississippian Age, standing on sediments from a warm, shallow sea. Life is abundant but not as mellow as when the tube worms were grazing on algae at our last trail.

Arthropods, corals, bryozoa, crinoids, and mollusks flourish in the warm, shallow seas. Echinoderms, especially Crinoids, were extremely numerous. It is still the time of the filter feeders, but now they are armored to protect themselves from roaming predator arthropods, fishes and cephalopods. The trilobite has almost died out, and we see none of them here, but numerous predators roam this sea.

Are we there yet Dad? Yes, Nellie, we are now within a few steps of the Escabrosa Limestone, which has lots and lots of fossils.

Predator of the Sky

Sweetheart of a Fossil Several brachiopods with different angles exposed.

Heart shape is edge view of both valves of a brachiopod.

Possibly a variety of Spiriferidea.

It is important to remember that this outcrop is part of a park that we all share, even the hawk giving us a watchful eye. So please take only pictures and leave only footprints.

There are lots of outcrops of the Escabrosa in Gila County on Federal land, where it is legal to collect invertebrate fossils, and we will visit this Paleozoic time on another time travel trail again as we continue our hunt for a quality specimen of the solitary coral Rugosa, who has been known to frequent these parts.

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With the recent rain in February reviving an otherwise dry winter, hopes are high this year for another good showing of poppies throughout our region. Photographers of all levels, from novices to professionals, trek to Globe-Miami to capture the beauty.

Poppies, Continued from page 1

Proliferation of poppies has been helped along by various civic groups who have seeded the areas along Highway 60.

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Thea Wilshire helping to scatter poppy waste around the playground in an effort to beautify the hillsides with recycled seeds that were headed to the landfill. | Courtesy Photo

Their proliferation throughout our community each spring has drawn photographers and visitors alike to capture the beauty of hills blanketed in orange and yellow poppies.

They have been helped along by human hands over the decades. In the 60s the local Girl Scouts planted seeds along Highway 60, and various civic organizations got involved in seeding small areas throughout the community.

In 2017, a creative idea to seed our local parks with recycled “poppy clippings” was led by Paul Wolterbeek, a county employee and poppy enthusiast. He had watched as ADOT would trim the overgrowth of poppies lining the sidewalks along the highway. The clippings usually ended up at the landfill, but Paul wondered if they could be spread over the parks, where they might be used to seed the area.

He worked with ADOT, Gila County, the City of Globe and the Department of Corrections to get nearly 1000 pounds of clippings donated to the parks.

At the time, no one was sure that the experiment would work because the poppies were cut before they had dried up. The proof came a year later when the first blooms started to appear on hillsides.

Tianna Holder, Director of the Globe Miami Chamber, says that after having to cancel so many events in the last 12 months due to the pandemic, she and the Board wanted to have an event which could bring visitors to our community while still meeting the concerns everyone has with COVID still at large.

She is working with the City of Globe, the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Tonto National Monument as well as local businesses in organizing the three day event.

The Festival will include poppy-viewing locations in Roosevelt, Globe-Miami and San Carlos (pending due to COVID), as well as guided hikes to the old Globe Cemetery to catch some local history, a kids zone with COVID-19 safe activities, poppy seeds from the Gila County Historical Museum, performances by Power Elite Dance Academy and more. As we went to press more was being added, so please check out their website at: www.azpoppyfest.com for the latest information, or call the Globe-Miami Chamber at 928-425-4495. u

For those wishing to capture the beauty of these striking flowers without hiking into the hills, there are plenty of places like these which just require a park and stop. | Photo by LCGross

Paul Wolterbeek shows what was salvaged and scattered along the hillsides. He has a little under 100 pounds of waste in these 2 bags, and over 1,000 pounds were salvaged. | Courtesy Photo

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MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL Miami High School Boys’ Varsity Basketball team beat Willcox 76-57 in their first game of the season. The Vandals are 1-1 in regional play and are in second place in the 2A East Region.

GLOBE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VARSITY SOCCER Globe High School Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team is 0-2 after a rough start to the season. The Lady Tigers have 10 freshmen on the team this year.

Globe High School Junior Goal Keeper Brianne Hudson punts the ball after one of her 18 saves against Thatcher.

MHS Senior Guard Tanner Peery drives the ball against Willcox.

MHS Junior Forward Gabe Escobedo with the finger-tip layup against Willcox.

GLOBE/MIAMI HIGH BOYS’ VARSITY SOCCER TEAM Globe/Miami High Schools Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team is 0-2 through the first two games of the season. The first game of the season was the first varsity soccer experience for five of the 11 players.

Globe High School Senior Midfielder Maddie Voelker moves the ball upfield against the Thatcher midfield.

LADY TIGERS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM The Lady Tigers’ Varsity Basketball Team had a late start to the season due to a quarantine.

They started their season with a win over Benjamin Franklin High School and then dropped a close game against Gilbert Christian High School. They led against Gilbert Christian until the fourth quarter.

Globe High School Senior Forward Jered Garcia dribbles past Thatcher’s midfield.

MHS Junior Defender Joaquin Mariscal clears the ball as part of the defensive line.

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This photo was taken when Mary Emily was about nine and helping her dad take out a cancerous eye from a cow. “White face cows tend to get cancer because of our Arizona sun,” says Eubank (Sr.) | Courtesy Photo

Eubank & Eubank, Continued from page 1 “Initially yes, but then we started taking in more clients,” Jeff says, “so I’ve worked myself back into the same position.”

A Small Town Arizona Vet Clinic Samaritan Vet Clinic treats primarily dogs, cats and horses. Sometimes farm animals. The most exotic patient was a desert tortoise with a cracked shell. It died. Their kennels sit empty as the pandemic continues to keep people from traveling. During the Griffin Fire last summer, Samaritan housed 14 horses evacuated from their properties. They take care of the police dogs. Game and Fish once brought them a dead bear they thought had been poached.

“They wanted it x-rayed it to see if there was a bullet in there,” Jeff says. “There was.”

In the past year Samaritan Veterinary Center has treated 14 snake bites; the year before it was 20.

“Just living in Arizona puts a dog at risk,” says Jeff. “If you go hiking and dog’s off-leash, near water sources, he’s at high risk. There are rattlesnakes everywhere. Dogs being curious, they’ll look right up. They put their nose out there.”

What can be done about it?

There is snake averse training for dogs, says Dr. Eubank, that involves a de-veined snake and a shock collar. There is also a vaccine that can mitigate the

Dr. Mary Emily Eubank grew up in Globe, was crowned Gila County Rodeo Queen in 2008, and graduated Globe High School in 2009. She went on to attend college at Colorado State on a scholarship and graduated ved school in 2017. | Photo by LCGross

effects of the bite. Also, anti-venom treatment.

There are specialists now in all areas of veterinarian care – oncology, advanced orthopedics, respiratory treatments, root canals and cataract surgery. Dr. Eubank doesn’t perform these procedures, but applies new technologies to ageold problems – delivering horse eye drops through a headset IV, using an external fixator on an abandoned dog with a broken leg.

Samaritan provides artificial insemination services which involve tracking the mare’s cycle with an ultrasound. 24-hours from ovulation, the semen is shipped overnight and inseminated.

Rachel May, a darling white quarter horse featured on one of the Eubank’s annual Christmas cards, is the offspring of one such long-distance relationship.

“The ceiling has been lifted for what we can do for animals,” says Dr. Jeff Eubank, “of course that comes with a price tag.”

Sometimes the price is too high and people abandon pets in their care. A deaf ranch dog.

Another with its leg shot off. Mary Emily fixed a dog’s broken leg while its owner replaced it with a new one from the breeder. She cared for the dog while it healed and named her Eileen.

“Because she leans a bit,” her proud Dad smiles, then adds “Sometimes you do things just because it’s what you want to do.”

Dr. Eubank & Dr. Eubank, Continued on page 11

Just a routine check up on a young pup getting the once over. His owner drove in from Young to have him treated.

Eubanks says he gets people driving in from all over – even outside the state.

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“I don’t remember ever deciding to become a vet,” says Dr. Eubank.

“I just always was going to be a vet.”

Both Eubank children left their handprints in the sidewalk of the new center, built in 1994.

Treating a colicky horse, while in vet school. | Courtesy Photo

Eubank & Eubanks, Continued from page 10

Dr. Mary Emily Eubank “I don’t remember ever deciding to become a vet,” says Dr. Eubank. “I just always was going to be a vet.”

She grew up around the vet clinic, cared for her horse, raised lamb and steer for 4H and assisted her father with surgery from a young age.

“Every spring break, every after school hour I was helping inside or shoveling the horse pits,” she recalls. “At night when he’d get an emergency, I‘d want to go with him.

Because that was the exciting stuff.”

Gila County Rodeo Queen in 2008, Globe High School graduate in 2009, Mary Emily received a scholarship and earned

a BS in Animal Science at Colorado State University. In 2017, she completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. On her college breaks she’d be arms deep into the cavity of the horse, assisting in a colic surgery. Postdoctoral, her first jobs were in corporate-owned clinics in Payson and Casa Grande.

“I kind of wanted to do my own thing for a while,” Mary Emily explains. “I wanted to see how things are done in other places.”

Mary Emily always returned home to Globe to cover her father’s practice when he was out of town.

“I was having more enjoyment seeing appointments here than I would at other places,” she says. “This place has the most diversity of patients, and the relationship with the people from a small town that come in here – most have known me since I was 5.”

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Now a full-time veterinarian at Samaritan Veterinary Center, Mary Emily considers herself fortunate.

“I knew a lot about what was involved with the job,” says Mary Emily, “I was prepared to work 7 days a week because I’d seen him do it all my life.”

She knew about the 10 pm calls and that sometimes you have to euthanize.

One surprise for the new doctor was the volume of paperwork involved in running a practice. She was on the office couch watching Toy Story on TV when her father attended to that dull stuff.

How it all Started Jeff grew up in a small town in Ohio, four doors down from a vet clinic where he would sit on the step and watch the veterinarian care for the animals.

“That started my interest,” says Jeff, “and it never stopped.”

He went to college on an ROTC scholarship, was commissioned as a captain in the US Army and stationed in Texas at a military dog training facility. He served as a veterinarian there and then in South Dakota and Germany. He began private practice in Ohio 1986. Two years later, drawn to the rocky mountainous side of the country, Dr. Jeff Eubank came to Globe with his wife and one-year old son.

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More than a quarter century later, he’s still here and those banks are long gone.

“The first year I thought I was going to go broke because it takes people a while to get to know you,” says Dr. Jeff Eubank.

“Since then I have more business than I can handle.”

The only time Dr. Jeff Eubank takes a true day off is when he’s out of town. Even then he’s not far from the animals.

He’s gone to China to see the pandas and to Africa to see the elephants and giraffes in their natural habitat. In Costa Rica he climbed a tree to be nose-tonose with a sloth, and hiked amongst the penguins in Antarctica. He boated on the Hudson Bay in northern Canada to watch the polar bears on the shore and touch the beluga whales (the whites ones with a smile on their face) that came close to the boat.

“They don’t feel like fish,” he says, “They’re mammals.”

Travel memories are interrupted by a call from a client. Their dog might have had a stroke. And Pickles is in the waiting room. The two doctors get back to work.

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WORLD VIEW

A Look at Covid-19 in WORLD VIEWJANUARY 2021

ARIZONA VIEW

USA VIEW

Milestones

✦ During January, Covid-19 cases and deaths continued to surge in the United States and in Arizona.

U.S. cases passed 25 million, and deaths passed 400,000. (More than 2 million have died worldwide.) In early January, the country set a record of 1.7 million new cases in one week and another record for number of people in the hospital – 132,000 on January 6. In January the country also set new records for daily deaths and hit an all-time high of 4,409 deaths in one day on January 20. We’ve now lost one out of every 700 Americans to Covid-19.

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✦ During January, Arizona had one of the highest infection rates, per capita, in the world. The state closed out the month with 13,120 total Covid-related deaths. As of January 12, there were only 145 IC beds available across the entire state, out of 1,797. About two-thirds of Arizona’s ICU beds were being used for patients with confirmed or suspected Covid-19. Between 5% and 10% of the population of Arizona had active cases of Covid going on at the same time. On January 13, hospital leaders warned that if trends continued, they might have to implement a triage system to prioritize care. The limiting resource was staff, not beds or equipment.

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✦ About 142 Arizonans died every day in January as a result of Covid. That was almost double the daily deaths in December (75) and almost six times the daily deaths in November (24).

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✦ Los Angeles became a severe hotspot at the beginning of 2021. L.A. County alone lost 6,411 people to Covid in the month of January, for a total of more than 17,000 deaths.

“Be safe, be smart, be kind.”

✦ By early February, the third surge had begun to ease across the country, with cases, hospitalization numbers and deaths all dropping. By press time, February 12, there had been more than 27 million cases in the United States and 465,568 deaths attributed to Covid. ✦ The B.1.1.7 variant, which had emerged in September in the U.K., began to spread more rapidly around the world. That variant is concerning because it transmits much more easily and could lead to new surges. Variants also emerged in Brazil and South Africa. As a result of these new variants, Moderna and Pfizer had to reformulate their vaccines, creating “booster” shots to ensure the vaccines would be effective. Health officials began to suggest that the Covid vaccine might have to become a regular event, similar to our annual flu shots.

The Economy ✦ Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden proposed a $1.9 trillion package to provide economic relief and stimulus as well as Covid testing and vaccination. The package would provide $1,400 direct payments to Americans and help deliver on Biden’s campaign promise to reach 100 million vaccinations within his first 100 days. Democrats hoped to get the package passed by using budget reconciliation, which would avoid the possibility of it being filibustered. ✦ Economic numbers released for 2020 showed that the U.S. economy shrank by 3.5% in 2020, which made it the worst year for the economy since World War II.

Manufacturing & Distribution Ramps Up ✦ On his second day in office, Biden signed more than 10 executive orders related to the pandemic. He ordered federal agencies to use the Defense Production Act to support manufacturing of PPE, test kits, and vaccination supplies. He also imposed masking and testing requirements for travel. And he ordered the creation of an online dashboard to disseminate data, ordered FEMA to create 100 vaccination sites within 30 days, and formed a Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force.

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VACCINATIONS

Working the Challenge

✦ Despite Trump’s promise of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of 2020, by eleven days into January, still only 9 million people – 2% of the U.S. population – had received their first jab. On the 12th of January, the Trump administration promised to release additional doses of vaccine, but a few days later it was revealed that there were actually no vaccine reserves left to distribute. ✦ Toward the end of the month, Joe Biden announced plans to purchase an additional 200 million doses, total, of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, over and above the 400 million he had already ordered – for a total of 600 million doses expected to be available by summer.

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✦ At press time on February 12, the state of Arizona is currently operating two large-scale vaccination sites. The one at State Farm Stadium in Glendale is open 24 hours, and the one at Phoenix Municipal Stadium is open daytime hours. Appointments for both sites can be made via the Arizona Department of Health Services website (https://podvaccine. azdhs.gov) or by calling 844-542-8201. These sites are prioritizing people 65 years of age and older, K-12 teachers, child care providers and members of law enforcement. However, by the first week of February, many Arizonans were expressing frustration with the appointment process, experiencing problems with the website or inability to get through on the phone number.

Case Numbers and Deaths

✦ By press time on February 12, there had been 6,245 total cases in Gila County and 203 deaths in the county attributed to Covid. According to the County, 143 deaths were non-tribal and 60 were tribal. Of the non-tribal deaths, 38 were in Globe, 86 were in Payson, 6 in Miami, 5 in Tonto Basin, two each in Pine and Strawberry, and one each in Hayden, Star Valley, Winkelman, and Young. By age group, 86 deaths were among 75+ years old, 33 deaths among 65-74 years old, 17 deaths among 55-64 years old, four deaths among 45-54 years old, two deaths among 35-44 years old, and one of a young person between 11 and 19 years old. ✦ Total non-tribal case numbers by zip code were: 85192, 149 cases; 85501, 1,295 cases; 85135, 52 cases; 85539, 356 cases; 85541, 1,681 cases; 85542, 642 cases; 85544, 176 cases; 85545, 19 cases; 85550, 2,022 cases; 85553, 102 cases; 85554, 15 cases.

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“I love Pinto Valley.

It’s home.”

Interview by Patti Daley

Fred Sanchez is a people person who maintains machinery at Pinto Valley Mine. The mine owners have changed over the years and so has Fred’s job, but he’s been a part of the operation for over 45 years.

“I love being around people,” he says, “I love my job.”

Fred’s mining career began on May 10, 1974 when he went to work as a converter operator at the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Mine.

“When I first got there I knew everybody. They were all my dad’s friends and relatives,” says Fred. “It was like… home.”

Fred estimates at least 50 - 60 family members (Sanchez and Salazar) are currently working at Pinto Valley and Inspiration mines (Freeport McMoRan). Today he works with many nieces and nephews. In the early days it was his Uncle Frank and Aunt Rachel, Brother John and cousins, Eleanore and Frank Jr. “We’d meet everyday,” he says, ”they’d bring me lunch.”

Making Moves – Building Skills

While there is mining pedigree on both sides of Fred’s family tree, his own father was an Engineer for the Arizona Highway Department for over 40 yrs.

Fred’s first job at Pinto Valley was driving 150 ton haul trucks.

“It’s like driving a car,” says Fred, “It takes a certain amount of skill.”

A year later, Fred entered a training program that taught him how to do maintenance for all parts of the mining operation. He began with shovels and drills, moved into the machine shop, the welding shop, the crusher and the mills. After that Fred got a statecertified pipefitter apprenticeship, a 4-year program which trained him to maintain the water and air lines throughout the entire plant.

“We took care of everything,” he says, “over a million feet of pipe.”

Following his apprenticeship, Fred was put on a crew and spent 8 years on the crusher, then spent six years in the mill. Finally he landed in the maintenance shop. That was his favorite. A supervisor took him under

his wing and taught him industrial and residential plumbing after work. He did side jobs with his father plumbing homes and office buildings.

“I loved plumbing because I worked with my Dad,” he says. “It elevated my skill level.”

By 30, Fred was the father of four, working full-time at the maintenance shop and doing plumbing at night.

When the maintenance shop shut down 15 years ago, Fred moved to the outlying maintenance crew that handled maintenance on wells around the property, tailings systems, and all the water coming into the plant. He learned about different parts of the company.

“The most interesting thing was being outside,” says Fred.

“The country is beautiful.

Fresh air every day.”

Next came Inlying maintenance and the filter plant and mill water pump house. Five years ago Fred became supervisor, leveraging the skills, knowledge and leadership abilities he developed over four decades.

“I picked up leadership skills in the military,” says Fred, “both careers helped each other.”

In 1985 Fred joined the U.S. Navy Reserves Seabee, enlisted by Ernest Valdez who also got him into mining.

The Seabees, he says, use all their skills, including crane operation which

Fred learned at the mine. Fred served for 26 years.

“Once I got in, I loved it,” says Fred. “I loved the people.”

The Next Generations

Fred’s own two sons and two daughters are full-grown and wellemployed in other fields.

“I thank God everyday that they are all educated and doing good for themselves,” he says.

Fred is getting close to retirement.

Maybe March.

“I want to help my grandkids, says Fred, “whatever help they need for schooling.”

Throughout the years, Fred coached athletes and participated in education outreach at local high schools. He loved it and got great

support from his mining supervisor.

“Whatever I asked for, I got,” he says. “Mining carts, pieces of ore, turquoise…”

When his daughter’s motherin-law (DJ Bollinger) asked for an underground tour, Fred and the plant manager (Lee Brown) made it happen.

The kids went 800 feet down at the Miami Unit and saw the steam engine that pumped the air for workers to breathe.

“Leadership at Pinto Valley has really offered me the opportunities to grow,” says Fred. “They’ve always encouraged me.”

Fred Sanchez was born in 1953, graduated from Globe HS in 1971. He is married, has four grown children , five grandchildren , one great granddaughter and currently lives in Mesa with his wife Denise.

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RAPID TESTING AT MIAMI UNIFIED Thanks to an arrangement with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Miami Unified is now offering rapid COVID testing to students and staff.

The BinaxNow Antigen Test is available at the high school, and produces a result in 15 minutes.

Abbott, which manufactures BinaxNow, explains that antigens (proteins on the outside of the coronavirus) begin multiplying after infection and can be identified with a simple nasal swab. The tests will be available to Miami staff and to students whose parents approve.

Having COVID testing on campus means that students or staff who fear they have been exposed can get an answer quickly and at no cost, and can then resume their regular activities without the hassle of quarantining at home.

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Collecting Donations for Miami Prom The Miami High School Prom in May will have a theme of the Roaring Twenties, and students are excitedly anticipating some sense of normalcy.

The Class of 2021 is soliciting donations and can use your help with a range of items: • Anything laying around from the 1920s • Gently used formal attire • Rhinestones or costume jewelry for decorating masks • 20s-themed tablecloths and decorations • Bottled sodas and water • Or cash.

MIAMI TO RESUME EVERY STUDENT EVERY DAY When we return from Spring Break on March 15th, Miami schools will be back to a full four-day week for all students.

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With teachers vaccinated and local virus numbers dropping, the Miami Unified Governing Board accepted administration’s recommendation that students can return to campus full-time.

Safety precautions will remain in place: masks worn at all times; temperatures scanned each morning; visitor access limited to drop-off and pickup. Spring sports will go forward, as will student activities like Prom and Graduation, though there will likely be restrictions to keep students safe.

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PARENT EDUCATOR PROGRAM During this challenging time, our parent educator program has been very involved with working with various community programs and non-profit organizations to provide parents and students with necessary support and resources. Parent educators are the front-line workers of the school district.

During the pandemic, parent educators have been holding classes virtually and have been involved with Success Coaching, as well as working with truancy officers daily, to provide support for parents and students. Parent educators are constantly adding new tools to their tool belt through weekly online training, attending monthly committee meetings with our partners and taking college classes at the San Carlos Apache College. In addition to offering school-site support, each school hosts online classes for parents, the community, and staff.

A shout out to our partner, the Arizona Reservation Ministries organization, which provides uniforms for students once a year to help families who can’t afford them. ARM also holds a backpack drive at the beginning of the year to help families obtain school supplies.

Since 2018, our parent educator program has assisted parents with school issues, family resources, parenting classes, and learning about Apache history, culture, and the pre-reservation lifestyle of the Apache people.

Additional programs include Fatherhood Is Sacred/Motherhood Is Sacred and the Apache Parenting Curriculum, which support responsible parenting, and a twice-weekly lunch program for students and their grandparents. Our program for incarcerated parents is designed to educate and encourage them to take the next step in a positive future.

And our parent educators and district also, of course, continue to participate in and support the SCAT Wellness program, Suicide Prevent Task Force Committee, Forestry Integrated Resource Management Plan Quarterly meeting, Public Health Committe, SCAT Cultural Center Committee, SCAT Language Preservation Committee, and the Diabetes Program.

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and we want to acknowledge each of our our tribal partners, as well as our our parents and extended families, in their roles in raising strong students.

SUCCESS COACH PROGRAM RECEIVES PROMISING DESIGNATION FROM ADE

TEACHERS APPLY LESSONS LEARNED IN ADDRESSING HISTORICAL TRAUMA Studies show that Social Emotional Learning practices improve students’ academic performance, behavior, and attendance.

SCUSD has focused on developing a strong curriculum based on the practices and recommendations stemming from trauma-informed education research. At a time when the pandemic has forced difficult changes and additional stress on our staff and students, this training has been instrumental in helping us meet this challenge.

“Change Agents” have been created throughout the district to train our teachers on what works and how trauma and social/emotional learning needs can best be addressed in our classrooms so our students and staff can succeed.

We continue to engage in extensive in-services and training to create programs designed to replace canned behavior with an intensive behavior program focused on the needs of students who are impacted by childhood trauma, from physical and verbal abuse to neglect and family issues involving mental health, abuse, and abandonment.

The hope of the program is to help families provide a stable environment for their children, which in turn helps our students in school by improving their attendance and grades.

The District has been participating in a pilot program for distance learning, the Success Coach Program, and is pleased to report that the Arizona Board of Education on Distance Learning has acknowledged our Success Coach implementation as a “Promising Practices.”

Shep Golos, SCHS Care Center Social Worker; Randy Begay, District Family Therapist; and Vickie Asermelly, RES Counselor, served as Lead Success Coaches.

One of the most important roles of the Success Coach is to assess if our students are safe and healthy both physically and emotionally. Success Coaches will promote student well-being by: eating healthy, exercising, getting appropriate sleep (not too much and not too little), encouraging the student to participate in a positive and productive leisure activity. Success Coaches will contact Mr. Golos if they feel a student is unsafe or not well.

Each student in the district gets a success coach who connects with them each week through virtual Zoom talks or phone conferencing. These sessions help students with goal setting and accessing additional resources and support services. Their progress is documented and coaches keep an eye on students’ physical and emotional well being throughout the school year.

SCUD is proud of our coaches and their dedication to this process. Congratulations to our Success Coaches!

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NEW ADMINISTRATORS JOIN HIGH DESERT MIDDLE SCHOOL As the 2020-2021 school year got underway, we were pleased to add new administrators, Daryl Gentry and Mike Mrozinski to High Desert Middle School.

Darryl Gentry, Principal

GLOBE HIGH SCHOOL EMBARKS ON E-SPORTS COMPETITION In recent years, competitive e-sports – essentially, competitive video gaming – has become mainstream, even being broadcast on ESPN. High school e-sports tie into STEM curricula and help build character and teamwork skills.

E-sports is sanctioned through the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which means students participating in Globe High School’s new e-sports team will have to follow the same guidelines as players in traditional sports – including maintaining good grades and avoiding disciplinary issues.

Some 20 students will compete against gamers from other public schools in Arizona, and they’ll be able to apply for $600,000 in scholarships. The district hopes to have the program up and running by spring, and is asking for donations to help make that happen. They’ve received about $7,000 so far.

ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION GRANT GIVES FINANCIAL BOOST TO DISTRICT GUSD has received nearly $500,000 through the federal Enrollment Stabilization grant program to offset lost revenue and increased expenses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The district calculates they’ve incurred more than $700,000 in additional costs – which could reach $1 million by the end of the school year.

The grant is helping the district cover the costs of homebound programs – things needed for “medically fragile” students – as well as technology costs, PPE, and physical improvements at schools to make them safer.

The district also purchased supplies used by food services. The district has worked hard at ensuring that any student can continue to get breakfast or lunch, regardless of their family’s income level and whether they’re learning at school or remotely. It offers three meals a day to many homes, including over the weekends.

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Congratulations to coach Suzy Morales and her 8th-grade girls’ volleyball team for winning the junior high championship this past fall, and to coach Linda Noriega and the high school co-ed cheerleading team for being crowned Arizona 3A state champions in December! The district is deeply proud of you all.

Principal Gentry began his education career in 2011 after military service, participating in the Troops to Teachers program. He started out teaching algebra and 8th-grade math, while earning his master’s degree in Educational Leadership. He served as assistant principal and principal at schools in his native Texas before joining the GUSD last July.

Gentry believes every kid deserves a chance. He says, “Every student can shine – it may not be in all areas, or in the same areas as another student, but they still have talent and something to hang their hat on academically. That’s what I want to expose for all students.” His favorite quote is, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not a single act, but a habit.”

Mike Mrozinski, Assistant Principal Originally from Michigan, Mike Mrozinski first spent time in the district last winter, when he was brought in as a consultant to help the district with an administrative shortage. He was subsequently hired for a permanent position and returned in July.

This marks Mrozinski’s 33rd year in education. He taught for eight years and was an administrator for 24 years before coming to Globe. Mrozinkski says he got into education because he enjoys working with kids. “I also enjoy working with parents,” he says. “And I really like it when I can help kids in some way.” The most satisfying, he says, is watching students grow and helping them realize that they’re better than they think they are.

GUSD SCHOOL BOARD WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS At its first meeting on January 6, the newly seated school board welcomed new members Anthony Hernandez and Lisa Brown-Quintero. Here’s a little about each of them.

Anthony Hernandez A Globe native, Hernandez joined the military one day before 9/11 occurred. He served three long tours in a war zone and 12 years as an Infantry Sergeant, and graduated from three leadership academies. Upon retiring from the military, he returned to Globe and joined the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, where he has risen to the role of District Commander.

Hernandez served as head coach for the track & field and football teams at High Desert Middle School for four years. He believes that now more than ever, it’s imperative to do everything possible to teach today’s youth the importance of maintaining a communal bond to those around us and offering a helping hand for those in need.

Lisa Brown-Quintero A mother of six – three of whom are enrolled in the GUSD – BrownQuintero believes in the value of public education and wants to help ensure GUSD students receive the highest quality of education possible.

She works as a certified supply chain management director and volunteers as a committee chair with the Boy Scouts of America Troop 5883. She holds a master’s degree in business administration and an Adult Education teacher certificate.

Brown-Quintero believes fiscal responsibility is paramount to ensure that each dollar is spent wisely and benefits students. She’s committed to creating a safe learning environment that offers a rich curriculum, where every child has the opportunity to succeed.

OBITUARIES

February 2021

This list is compiled from the records of both Lamont Mortuary and Bulman Miles Funeral Home for deaths in Globe and Miami. Obituaries have been edited for the purposes of this publication. To place an obituary or life story in the paper please contact editor@globemiamitimes.

(LM: Lamont Mortuary, BF: Bulman Miles Funeral Home)

CHARLES E. HALL, January 27, 1933 – January 10, 2021, age 87, passed away. (BM)

WALTER LONG, April 9, 1950 – January 21, 2021, age 70, of Globe, passed away at Globe. (BM)

MARINITA “GABBY” HOFFMAN, June 28, 1946 – January 10, 2021, age 74, of San Carlos, passed away.

(LM)

RONALD BONI, May 9, 1952 – January 21, 2021, age 68, of San Carlos, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM)

DOREEN THURLO, July 8, 1924 – January 1, 2021, age 96, of Miami, passed away in Globe. (BM)

CHARLES RUSSELL SR., July 17, 1950 – January 10, 2021, age 70, of San Carlos, passed away at Honor Health Osborne in Scottsdale. (LM)

JAMES “JAMIE” L. MOWREY II, April 29, 1970 – January 21, 2021, age 50, of Globe, passed away at his home. (BM)

ANTONIO R. FUENTES, July 4, 1939 – January 1, 2021, age 81, of Superior, passed away. (BM) CAROL JEAN HONVANTEWA, September 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021, age 78, of Second Mesa, passed away at Banner Del Web in Phoenix. (LM) PAULINE DOUCETT, March 29, 1933 – January 2, 2021, age 87, of Peridot, passed away at Heritage Healthcare in Globe. (LM) RENE O. VELASCO, September 13, 1946 – January 2, 2021, age 74, of Miami, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM) ROBERTA STEVENS, September 27, 1953 – January 2, 2021, age 67, of San Carlos, passed away at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert. (LM) JEFFERSON REED, June 29, 1941 – January 3, 2021, age 79, of White River, passed away at Heritage Healthcare in Globe. (LM) QUINTON EARLY, March 28, 1992 – January 3, 2021, age 28, of San Carlos, passed away in San Carlos. He was a ranch hand in Point of Pines. (LM) JOE CRAGO, October 18, 1928 – January 4, 2021, age 92, passed away. Originally from Orient, PA, Joe moved to Globe and worked at Inspiration Copper Co. (LM) DAVID H. OLIVER, March 5, 1931 – January 4, 2021, age 89, of Peridot, passed away at his home. (LM) JOE D. RIOS SR., March 18, 1947 – January 4, 2021, age 73, passed away. Joe worked for his entire career at the Ray Mine. (BM) FRANK L. CLINE, July 10, 1948 – January 4, 2021, age 72, of Star Valley, passed away at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. He worked as an auto mechanic. (LM) ANGELITA PECHULI, February 26, 1939 – January 5, 2021, age 81, of San Carlos, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM) CORA RONQUILLO, July 9, 1942 – January 5, 2021, age 78, passed away in San Manuel, AZ. (BM) CANDISE “MOONEY” PLANT, December 24, 1992 – January 5, 2021, age 28, of Miami, passed away. (BM) RUSSELL JAMES GILES, March 21, 1985 – January 6, 2021, age 35, passed away. Russell worked as an associate at Walmart. (LM) ARNOLD “BUNNY” SANTOS, March 13, 1928 – January 8, 2021, age 92, of Hayden, passed away. Bunny worked as a heavy equipment operator at Asarco Smelter. (BM) DONALD PIKE, May 4, 1946 – January 8, 2021, age 74, of San Carlos, passed away at Montecito Post Acute Care Center in Mesa. He was a transportation driver for IHS.(LM)

DAVID YSLAS, August 20, 1961 – January 10, 2021, age 59, of Kearny, passed away at Faubush Family Home in Globe. (LM) ALZADA STEVENS, December 11, 1946 – January 12, 2021, age 74, of San Carlos, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM)

JOSEPH D. MILLER, November 27, 1974 – January 21, 2021, age 46, of Peoria, passed away at Peoria Post and Acute Care Center. (LM) GLORIA JEAN HENSLEE, May 11, 1944 – January 23, 2021, age 76, passed away. (BM)

ANDERSON SMITH, February 9, 1962 – January 12, 2021, age 58, of San Carlos, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix. (LM)

MATTHEW J. DESCHENY, January 3, 1974 – January 23, 2021, age 47, of Peridot, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in Phoenix. (LM) He worked for Apache Gold Casino for 23 years and was best known as DJ Matt-D where he shared his love of music.

PHIL DIBBLE, November 1, 1937 – January 14, 2021, age 83, of Globe, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM)

BETTY GILBERT, November 10, 1934 – January 24, 2021, age 86, of Globe, passed away at Faubush Family Home in Globe. (LM)

GEORGE ERNEST GALLEGOS, October 7, 1940 – January 14, 2021, age 80, passed away at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. (LM)

ROBERT “BOB” WEST, October 2, 1952 – January 24, 2021, age 67, passed away in Tucson. Originally from Fort Worth, TX, Bob moved to Superior as a teenager and worked for Asarco. (BM)

JOSE JUAN PERALTA III, April 18, 1943 – January 15, 2021, age 77, of Superior, passed away. (BM) LORENA JEAN BOND, November 1, 1949 – January 15, 2021, age 71, of Peridot, passed away at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. (LM) FIRMAN TALAHYTEWA, July 14, 1960 – January 15, 2021, age 60, of San Carlos, passed away at at his home. (LM) LILLY DELGADO, February 1, 1928 – January 17, 2021, age 92, passed away in Scottsdale. Lilly lived in Superior most of her life. (BM) VICKIE JOE HENRY, September 25, 1961 – January 17, 2021, age 59, of San Carlos, passed away in Globe. (LM) CASEY STANLEY SR., April 15, 1967 – January 18, 2021, age 53, of San Carlos, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM) MARGARET JOHN, July 27, 1931 – January 19, 2021, age 89, passed away at Hospice of the Valley Ryan House in Phoenix. (LM) JUDY A. SMITH, July 3, 1955 – January 19, 2021, age 65, of San Carlos, passed away at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa. (LM) JOHN CANEZ, July 1, 1958 – January 19, 2021, age 62, passed away. (BM) STEPHEN EDWARDS, January 17, 1984 – January 19, 2021, age 37, of San Carlos, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix. (LM) GERALD SEEVERS, October 4, 1929 – January 20, 2021, age 91, of Mammoth, passed away at at his home. (BM) LEVI N. ROBERTSON, January 25, 1943 – January 20, 2021, age 77, of Claypool, passed away at his home. (LM)

BEATRICE CASSA, September 10, 1947 – January 8, 2021, age 73, passed away. (LM)

BONNIE YVONNE MERRELL, June 3, 1949 – January 20, 2021, age 71, passed away. Originally from Pomerene, AZ, Bonnie grew up in Mesa and then moved to Globe to raise her family. (BM)

RUTH STEWART, March 3, 1931 – January 9, 2021, age 89, of Peridot, passed away at Hospice of the Valley Lund Home in Gilbert. (LM)

ADELA VALENZUELA, February 2, 1962 – January 20, 2021, age 58, passed away. Adela was born in Miami and grew up in Globe. (BM)

ISLA VICTOR, November 3, 1932 – January 9, 2021, age 88, of San Carlos, passed away at Payson Care Center.

She worked as a nurses aid in San Carlos. (LM)

ANDREW LOGAN, July 30, 1970 – January 20, 2021, age 50, of San Carlos, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM)

DARLENE MACKEY, July 5, 1934 – January 9, 2021, age 86, of Globe, passed away. (BM)

VONDA JO SALLIS, October 18, 1930 – January 21, 2021, age 90, passed away. Originally from Byars, OK, she spent most of her life in Hayden. (BM)

TANYA DENISE BROWN, July 8, 1970 – January 9, 2021, age 50, of Peridot, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. A GHS grad, she was a teacher and firefighter. (LM)

MELVIN ELGO SR., November 16, 1942 – January 21, 2021, age 78, of San Carlos, passed away at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. (LM)

FERLIN JAMES HOSKIE, July 30, 1979 – January 24, 2021, age 41, of Peridot, passed away at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. (LM) NANCY J. PATTISON, November 4, 1938 – January 25, 2021, age 82, of Miami, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM) GLADYS WARD, March 25, 1939 – January 25, 2021, age 81, of Peridot, passed away at Heritage Healthcare Center in Globe. (LM) MELISSA HOBBS, August 27, 1980 – January 25, 2021, age 40, of Globe, passed away at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. (LM) DORA E. NORTHRUP, April 23, 1943 – January 26, 2021, age 77, of San Carlos, passed away at her home.

(LM) JACK D. FITZGERALD, May 14, 1939 – January 27, 2021, age 81, of Mabank, TX, passed away at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa. (LM) LUCILLE K. BROOKS, July 29, 1952 – January 27, 2021, age 68, of San Carlos, passed away at Tucson Medical Center. (LM) MICHAEL A. BLACK, March 2, 1962 – January 27, 2021, age 58, of San Carlos, passed away at his home. (LM) WARREN H. NORCROSS IV, January 11, 1986 – January 27, 2021, age 35, of Wheatfields, passed away at his home. (LM) DEBRA MILLER, June 4, 1961 – January 28, 2021, age 59, of San Carlos, passed away at Haven of Globe Nursing Center. (LM) TARA STIFFARM, March 28, 1985 – January 28, 2021, age 35, of Globe, passed away at her home. (LM) FELISHA N. COBB JONES, November 2, 1985 – January 28, 2021, age 35, of Ft. McDowell, passed away at Empire Recovery in Phoenix. (LM) LUCRETIA JONES, April 15, 1927 – January 29, 2021, age 93, passed away at Mission Palms Acute Post Care in Mesa. (LM) MICHAEL ANTHONY SANCHEZ SR., November 13, 1957 – January 29, 2021, age 62, passed away. (BM) SANNA CASTRO, November 27, 1964 – January 29, 2021, age 56, of Globe, passed away at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. (LM) FLORINE M. BUCY, July 22, 1925 – January 30, 2021, age 95, of Globe, passed away at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. (LM) EDDIE GARLAND SMITH, November 12, 1937 – January 31, 2021, age 82, passed away. (BM)

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Miami’s Luten Arch Bridges

Iron ring used to hitch cars and horses.

One of the Luten bridges in Miami. | Photo by Elizabeth Eaton

BY LEE ANN POWERS & VIRGIL ALEXANDER, BULLION PLAZA CULTURAL CENTER & MUSEUM

Miami’s population has grown and shrunk over the years. At its largest, Miami had between 6,600 and 7,600 people, around a hundred years ago. When the population swelled, the town’s biggest problem in accommodating all those people – both

residences and businesses to serve them – was flooding from the Bloody Tanks Wash.

The wash runs right down the middle of downtown Miami, splitting it in half, and it would flood regularly with storm runoff from the Pinal Mountains and canyons.

When this happened, it was impossible for people, horse carriages and automobiles to get from one side of the town to the other.

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Often, an unexpected flood would wash parked vehicles down the street.

Some say that Miami installed heavy-duty loops in the street so that people could tie down their vehicles to keep them from washing down the road. But they were also used to hitch your horse while shopping. can still see some of these attachments on the sidewalks in Miami.

To try to solve the problem, the Town of Miami and private businesses and residents were constantly erecting small dams and concrete retaining walls to try to contain the flooding. They installed several wooden and concrete bridges, and the Miami Copper Company even erected a diversion dam across from the power plant. Unfortunately, this dam didn’t work as intended and ended up making matters even worse.

In 1919, the Town of Miami hired a contracting company, Holberg & Burdick, to erect concrete retaining walls. Then, in 1920, Holberg & Burdick also won a contract to build the first of five concrete arch bridges over the wash. These bridges

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were to be based on a patented design by a man by the name of Daniel B. Luten.

Luten, who worked as bridge engineer in Indiana, had invented a new kind of concrete arch bridge in the early 1900s.

Known as the Luten bridge, this design became immediately popular, and within 20 years there were around 17,000 of them in use across the country.

The plans for Miami’s bridges were purchased from the Topeka Bridge and Iron Company, and the bridges were built in 1920 and 1921. All five bridges were constructed by the Town of Miami’s workforce. They’re still in use, and as a group, they are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They’re the only example of short-span Luten arch bridges in the state of Arizona. Long-span Luten bridges can be seen in Flagstaff, Holbrook, Winkelman and Kelvin.

Miami’s Luten bridges are all structurally identical, except that the road approach is lower on either side of the Reppy Avenue bridge, so this one is a little steeper than the other bridges. Teens used to like to speed over it and “catch air.” This, undoubtedly, unnerved the neighbors.

As a piece of trivia, the canal over which the bridges were built was considered a street in the early years, and the bridges were noted as intersections. In fact, parking in the canals was allowed until 1929. u

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To our neighbors and our team: Recently, Resolution Copper reached a significant milestone in our

While this work is underway, we'll continue

efforts to develop the project. On January 15th, the United States

to partner with communities and Native

Forest Service published its Final Environmental Impact Statement

American Tribes to ensure this project remains

after years of extensive community engagement and rigorous,

a source of mutual benefits. Resolution

independent study.

Copper is dedicated to being a good community partner and carving out a path

As with any complex undertaking of this size, there are differences

towards a sustainable future for the region.

of opinion and challenges as we try to balance all stakeholders' interests. But we feel fortunate to be part of a community invested

We're grateful to everyone who has shared

in the review process, as evidenced by the substantial input and

this journey with us. To all of you that have

engagement the project continues to receive

contributed and participated so far — including our employees and

The publication of the FEIS is welcome progress, but we still have a

contractors—thank you. And to all of those

long way to go. The next step in this process is completing the land

looking to join us as we help build a new

exchange, which will allow the transfer of the land around the

chapter for the Copper Triangle, we look

orebody while preserving vital recreation, conservation, and cultural

forward to moving the project forward together.

areas. Also, permitting will be progressed with other authorities and a detailed feasibility study completed over several years to inform

Sincerely,

investment considerations on the project.

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CVIT is the Copper Corridor’s public Career & Technical Education School District providing local students with the knowledge & technical skills for tomorrow’s workforce.

CVIT Cosmetology Program a Cut Above the Rest

By Cheryl Hentz and Linda Gross The CVIT cosmetology program available at EAC Gila Pueblo campus is helping high school students gain the skills they need for a career in the industry – from skin care to hair and makeup.

The program, which launched in 2010, has had an average of 12 cosmetology students enrolled each year.

John Flores, who graduated in the first year of the program, went on to work gigs at salons in Globe-Miami and in the Valley for six years.

Then he settled down in Globe and opened his own shop, Dominion Cutting Company. Working with him in the shop is another graduate of the cosmetology program, Javier “Chapo” Membrila, who graduated in 2018 and now works for Flores.

Flores’s shop is known for its positive vibe and the quality of the service, from trims and cuts to skin care and even community cheerleading – Flores was the man behind the Broadstreet Beard contest.

Flores can make the success of his brand seem easy, but he says it was anything but that.

He worked 16-hour days for years while he built his clientele and created his vision of a shop that could lift the spirits while making people look and feel good.

Flores’s positive, driven vibe attracted Javier, who says he used to spend time at Flores’ shop while he was still in high school, just observing and learning as much as he could.

Normal high school classes didn’t hold the same interest as the skills and the work environment Javier saw at Dominion Cutting Company. You might say he found his groove in cutting hair, listening to his clients and building relationships through his work as a stylist.

Katrin Barajas, 17, is a Globe High School senior who is enrolled in the cosmetology program this year. She says she is excited knowing that there will be a job waiting for her right out of high school.

Cosmetology is a broad umbrella that allows for a lot of room for personal expression and the passionate pursuit of a career. Whether a person is interested in hair, skin care or something else, and whether their style is traditional or out of the box, there’s probably an avenue that will allow them to succeed as a cosmetologist.

Flores says it all comes down to P.A.R.: Purpose, Action, Result. What is your purpose?

What is the action you have to take to achieve that? And with those in hand, what is the result?

Karen Hunter, director of the program, says the CVIT cosmetology program is one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in the region. The program is open to any high school student from Globe, Miami, San Carlos, Hayden, Ray, and Superior and they can attend the twoyear program for free, and they can take classes simultaneously with their high school classes.

To qualify for the state cosmetology exam, students have to take 1,600 hours of training.

That training includes all aspects of hair care

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Mike O’Neal, CVIT superintendent, with students and program director Karen Hunter during a morning class. Photo by LCGross

John Flores makes it all look easy, but his success has come as the result of his passion and drive to create his vision. That’s as much about building relationships as it is about the techniques and skills he has developed over a decade of cutting hair. Photo by LCGross

and styling, skin care, manicures/pedicures, and makeup.

“It’s an intense program,” Hunter says, but she points out the job security that can result from having a license in cosmetology.

Cosmetology is one of those fields that is seen as recession-proof because people will always want to spend money on personal grooming and appearance, even during economic downturns.

Even during the Covid pandemic, shops like Dominion Cutting Company have managed to hang on to business, while masking up and following CDC guidelines.

Having a strong cosmetology background is an asset to CVIT students who are looking for a resilient career that can pay off for them personally and professionally, while also helping them pay it forward – making people feel good about themselves, and sending them out the door with a smile.

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Karen Hunter director of CVIT’s cosmetology program.

Javier says he was attracted to the positive vibe of Dominion Cutting Company, where he hung out to observe while he was still in school. Photo by LCGross

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High school graduates should submit their applications and other required documents to their high school counselor.

Home school and online students may contact Mike O’neal at 928-242-1907 or mo’neal@cvit81.org.

Cobre Valley Institute of Technology serves students from Superior, Miami, Globe, San Carlos, Hayden-Winkelman and Kearny including home school and charter students. Our career and technical education programs are approved by the Arizona Department of Education and supported by our community partners including Eastern Arizona College Gila Pueblo Campus and Central Arizona College Aravaipa Campus.

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The 120 year old building has served many purposes in it’s long history, and will become both home and office for the Hansen family. | Photo by LCGross

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Old Buildings, Continued from page 1 “No one else would do it,” he laughs.

“Actually, it’s an ideal situation. We want to help the city. They need help. We’re living here locally, so when they call, I can go there within a few minutes.”

Rachel does mostly ‘behind the scene’ work; her favorite is design. She did the redesign of Mesquite and helped to redesign the Maple and 9th intersection.

“I like adding green space of any sort to areas,” Rachel says, “especially when it calls for it.”

Rachel has also been successful in prior businesses – home organization, architecture, home design – that always grew by word of mouth.

“I was looking for something little on the side but it kept getting bigger,” she says. “That’s a repetitive theme in my life.”

“For me, it’s a matter of learning to say No,” says Rachel, co-owner, civil engineer, and mother of four.

and no car. Grocery shopping was a “fun adventure” on bikes.

“That really influenced me architecturally,” says Rachel. “the quaint beautiful historic towns. They had trails.”

“It taught me a lot about cities,” says Talmage. “What makes it social. What gives it that IT factor and what draws people together.“ Eight years in the Dallas area showed them another side of urban living. Train rides to work and bike rides to school.

Talmage gained experience in the private sector working on a subdivision and a fast food lot and spent 1 ½ years with the city of Dallas. He learned a lot about water and sewer storm systems. That experience now serves the city of Globe where there are 55 miles of sewer line and 100 miles of water line, and 883 manholes to maintain.

Barb Holzen and her husband purchased the YMCA building in 2004 with plans to turn it into a community center and base of operations for her real estate business. | Photo by Patti Daley

Building the Container

Building a Home in Globe Talmage Hansen is a 2003 graduate of Globe High School, a good student, 3-sport athlete, and quarterback for the championship football team of 2002. He grew up in a house on 10th Street where his mother still lives. When the house next door came up for sale the month they planned to move back, it felt like the “stars were aligned.”

They didn’t buy the house.

“I was concerned that it would delay, too much, this dream,” Rachel says, nodding toward the building that would soon be their downtown home. “I felt more compelled to invest here.”

They chose the 120 year-old building on Broad Street for its size– large enough for their family, small enough to renovate within their means. They were also drawn by the existing neighbors and room in the back for parking and play space. They enclosed the backyard with a block wall and a fence of wood from the building’s original floor.

Next up is the facade. Many nieces and nephews have already helped with the demolition. The first interior work will be front offices. The upstairs will be converted to living quarters for the family of six. Talmage smiles with glint of his eye

The YMCA Building was once a hub of activity featuring an indoor swimming pool and community gatherings. | Photo by Patti Daley

at the end date; he expects it’ll be at least a year.

Talmage and Rachel each have seven siblings and they are happy that their kids have cousins nearby with extended family in Snowflake, Flagstaff, and the valley.

They are happy with the schools. Despite the big hills, their 12-year twins have ridden to Desert High Middle School and the younger ones, 10 and 7, all the way to Copper Rim.

“School is about what you put in,” Rachel says, “that’s what you get out.”

The Early Days The couple met at church in Mesa.

Then again at Mesa Community College.

They both transferred to ASU to complete bachelor degrees in Civil Engineering, then moved east to Blacksburg, VA where Talmage earned his masters at Virginia Tech. By then they had three children

“If anyone said you are going to buy a historic building in downtown Globe I would have said … what?”

Yet early last year Trina and her husband Doug became the owners of the 1901 building at 598 Broad Street. They’re not yet sure what it’s going to be, but they’re clearing the space and preparing for something good.

“We just want the right company that will be sustainable and will be of service,” says Trina. “Something that brings people downtown.”

Doug, who is real estate, and was inspired to explore the Globe area when he sat next to a man on a plane who works for Resolution Mine. Trina is intrigued by the building’s history – bank by day, brothel upstairs and an underground tunnel somewhere. They bought the historic building in disrepair from Glen Wilt in Feb, 2020. Wilt owns many properties in Globe that have been left neglected and empty for years.

“It cost about $10K to get rid of the junk that he had in there,” Trina says, “It was just horrible.”

She wants to bring it up to its natural glory, working with people from Globe.

The city has been great, she says, though finding local contractors is challenging.

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The YMCA’s interiors can still cause one to catch their breath with their beauty and potential – given the money, time and sweat equity that such an undertaking would entail. | Photo by Patti Daley

Trina and her husband worked with the Historic Downtown Association to select the exterior color. | Photo by Patti Daley

Old Buildings, Continued from page 22 year job according to their estimates.

Already there are new windows, and soon, apartments upstairs. One will be their local residence.

“I do like Globe… there’s a cool vibe, a very spiritual vibe,” Trina says, “even though there is poverty and homelessness and drugs and crime.”

She brought in some folks from Prescott to ceremonially clear the building, which she believes lifts the energy of the entire community. Trina sees great potential in the beauty of the area and says Globe could be another healing mecca.

“We know it’s a conservative place, but I think this energy medicine and ancient healing is the future,” she says, “along with some new technologies that are out there.”

Trina currently lives in Cave Creek and is founder of CloudNine Marketing,Inc. Doug sold a successful in-home theatre and home automation business 10 years ago and now works in real estate.

He has been doing much of the work on the building.

Trina Beckswith and her husband Doug have successful businesses in the Valley, but wanted to purchase the building because they were attracted to its history and stature. Once a grand structure which housed the 1st National Bank, and much later a taekwondo studio, it was a “mess” when the Beckswith purchased it last year. The building is now getting the attention it deserves to take a prominent role in Globe’s historic downtown. | Photo by LCGross

“He’s an electronic genius,” says his wife. “He wants things to be nice and perfect.”

They’re in no rush to fill the space and prefer to wait for the right business plan to come forth. In the meantime, they’re pouring “a lot of love and money” into the building.

“I do think it’s going to be a crown jewel,” says Trina, “when we’re ready to hand it over to the new stewards.”

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Dreams Die hard Barb Holtzen, a Payson resident, purchased the YMCA building at 155 N Miami Street in January 2004 with a vision of turning it into the Copper Country Community Center. She imagined her real estate business operating downstairs, her family upstairs and the building’s big spaces used for social and cultural events.

“We knew that it would be very expensive to fix,” says Barb, “but decided

just to bite it off one bit at a time.”

A divorce put a halt to Barb’s grant plan so she rented the space for a year, learning a hard lesson of long-distance landlording.

The tenants tore up the floors and left holes in the walls. Barb was heartbroken.

The first renovation project was to replace the roof. The high-ceilinged room adjacent to the lobby has been painted and Barb plans to open a mercantile with consignment goods and art.

“Then we were going to move to the lobby so that we could get it going for my real estate business and community uses that could generate some income that could eventually fix the rest of the building.”

Though her eyes alight as conjures up the possibilities, Barb, 69, doesn’t move around a job site like she once did. She’s looking for a buyer with a dream of their own to take over. In the meantime, she has acquired non-profit status for the venture and seeks volunteers to work on the building, help in the mercantile and apply for grants to further the renovation.

In short she hopes the community will heed the advice that Rachel Hansen gives her children: “Use your strengths to help those around you. That’s what true living is about.” u

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