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Friendly Dinosaurs Make a Comeback By Linda Gross
Globetrotting: Upper Salt River Diversion Dam
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People in the neighborhood began pointing and gawking almost as soon as the project began. A bright sky blue covering the entire back of the house could be seen from across the canyon. The color makes a stark contrast to the muted beige of the rest of the house on 2nd Street, which sits unobtrusively surrounded by trees and tucked into the hillside. “We always felt that art should be a joy,” says Victoria Carella, owner and instigator of the mural project at her home in Globe. She and her partner, Charles Beck, smile as they stand back and admire the finished work. It covers the entire back of their home, measuring 18 feet wide by 13 feet high at the peak, and features three large brontosauruses, triceratops, and pteradactyls. Troglobites lurk in the lagoon at the bottom of the mural. Carella acknowledges they took some liberties and mixed geological time lines, but, she said, they were such interesting creatures when they were around, how could they not be represented? Friendly Dinosaurs, Continued on page 22
A Look at COVID-19
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Artist Patty Sjolin (Bringhurst) worked with Carella and Beck to bring their vision to a grand scale. Courtesy Photo.
Creating Strong Partnerships Nnee Bich’o Nii
Bernadette Kniffen Leads Effort To Help Families On San Carlos By Patti Daley It’s hard to get Bernadette (Bernie) Kniffen to sit and talk about her role as Director of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Transit for the San Carlos Apache Tribe. She’s busy doing it, responding to local needs during a global pandemic and planning for the future. “Our benefits are still rolling,” she reports in a quick update in late April. “We’re doing our best to stay above water.”
Habitat for Humanity Seeks Qualified Applicants
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Members of TANF work to distribute supplies during the COVID-19 lockdown. Courtesy photo
Crowdless Mourning By Patti Daley
Copper Mining in the Corridor
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eath of a loved one tops the list of the most stressful losses a human can experience. In the midst of a global pandemic, many experience it alone. As of Apr. 30, 2020, Gila County has recorded no deaths from COVID-19. Yet more than 100 members of our community have died in the past two months, of other causes. Constriction of services and social activity brought on by the pandemic have impacted the way we honor, mourn and celebrate the deceased, and how we support the ones still here. “The immediate family needs the support of as many friends as they can get,” says funeral director Ian Lamont, owner of Lamont Mortuary on Hill St. in Globe. “They are limited to ten people.” Ian Lamont, Continued on page 20
Strong Partnerships, Continued on page 21