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Region gears up for yearround wildfire seasons by David Abbott
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oodbury, Bush and Telegraph: The names of those fires will be branded on the memories of Globe-Miami residents for a long time to come. They burned nearly a half-million acres from the Pinals to the Superstitions and left a swath of scorched desert – and millions of dollars in property damage – in their wake. As wildfire season turns into a yearround affair, and fires become hotter and more catastrophic, funding and education are becoming ever more important to fire management and public safety in our national forests and the communities that share their spaces in the arid Southwest. Last year, conditions in the region generated a literal firestorm as the Telegraph Fire swept across more than 180,000 acres of the Tonto National Forest. An aftermath of Biblical-level flooding followed when heavy monsoons carried water thick with mud and debris down washes and streambeds and into buildings throughout the Copper Corridor.
Mary Lata and Kelly Mott Lacroix look out over the Tonto National Forest during work on a short film about fires in the desert.
FIRE SEASON, Continued on page 8
Murals: Painting Hope in Globe’s Historic Downtown Story and photos by Thea Wilshire
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It’s springtime in Globe and this year the colors are magnificent. Some are found in our wildflowers and most are found on murals. Currently, there are four grantfunded mural initiatives underway which are infusing hope and excitement through public art. Murals, Continued on page 33
3-Sport Athlete Gabe Escobedo Galvanizes Arizona Mining Community of Miami by Richard Obert, Arizona Republic Reprinted with permission
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Escobedo (#5) takes the ball downfield. Photo by Tory Satter
Miami calls itself the copper center of the world. A quaint Western town connected to Globe with many of the 2,000 or so residents living on a picturesque hillside off of U.S. Highway 60 and State Route 77, it boasts one of the best Mexican food restaurants in the state — Guayo’s El Rey — and maybe the best three-sport athlete in Arizona — Gabe Escobedo. Crowds have gravitated toward every game he has played since his sophomore year, and, during the COVID-19 era, Escobedo has galvanized the Globe-Miami mining community like no other athlete in some time. Maybe ever. ESCOBEDO, Continued on page 7
