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A Gem of an Easter Parade Story and Photos by Linda Gross
Think Fred Astaire and Judy Garland: a top hat for him, a floral hat for her, as they stroll the avenue, and you’ll have the inspiration for Globe’s Easter Parade. The parade was the brainchild of Globe’s former Main Street director, Kip Culver, back in 2007 when he was devising ways to bring more people downtown and coordinate downtown events with the Copper Spike Excursion Train. The train was starting its second season and had just taken a giant leap forward by adding the Calumet passenger car. People were streaming in to ride the train with family members that Easter holiday, and Culver wanted to give them something else memorable and fun to do in Globe that would pull their interest downtown. The Easter Parade was born.
Devil’s Canyon
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A look back at this annual event spanning more than a dozen years includes this photo from 2013. Shown here, Willie Thomas, Molly Cornwell and Kip Culver. Culver, passed away in 2015, but his legacy is enduring.
Easter Parade, Continued on page 6
BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM:
NEW! Youth Sports
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Growing a Place for Growth By Thea Wilshire
There is a lot of change and much to celebrate at Boyce Thompson Arboretum these days. One of the biggest accomplishments is the culmination of over six years of hard work: the successful relocation and replanting of the Wallace Desert Garden collection. Located on 13 acres adjacent to Queen Creek, the much-anticipated new garden and its 1.5 miles of trails will open to the public on March 28. The Wallace Desert Garden was originally created by noted agriculturalist Henry B. Wallace on 12 acres of land in North Scottsdale between 1987 and 2005. When it was determined that the garden could not stay at its original location, the Wallace Desert Garden Board of Directors worked closely with the board and staff of Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA) to save the collection. Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Continued on page 26 The new director, Lynne Nemeth, resonates with the direction BTA is going and has the background and experience to lead effectively. With a budget of $2.7 million and 30 staff members, BTA is a major employer for the region. Photo by LCGross
Globetrotting
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School Nursing: Beyond Band Aids By Linda Gross and Carol Broeder
It’s 9:30 on a Monday morning, and Roberta Shellenberger has been on the job since 7:00 a.m. She’s already seen to it that kids who got to school hungry get their first meal of the day in the cafeteria. She’s also taken care of a sprained finger, found replacement clothes for a kid who needed to change out of wet pants and a coat (she promised to wash and dry them before he goes home), sent a kid for a nap who arrived at school without enough sleep, saw an ear problem stemming from a bad earring and an eye problem from too much rubbing, heard from a child who said he’d been kicked by another, and sent a tooth, which had fallen out, home with its owner in a little package.
Copper Mining in the Corridor
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School Nursing, Continued on page 24 GUSD’s Roberta Shellenberger has been the school nurse for 26 years. A 1969 Globe High School graduate, she earned her B.S. in Nursing at the University of Arizona in Tucson, then worked at hospitals in Tucson, Kearny, and Globe before joining the district. Photo by LCGross
