Globemiamitimes fall 2015

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By Autumn Giles

In 2010, Dr. Therese Griffin Hicks’ long-time chiropractic office flooded.

She calls it “one of those divine things.”

The flood was just one of the challenges that she met head-on to become co-creator and owner of the innovative Universal Cattle Guards.

“It was time for a shift,” she explains. She had been in healthcare for decades and the flood provided her time to pause and re-group. Griffin Hicks never had any plans to become an entrepreneur, “but I had to do something,” she says.

36,000 Tortillas A Week

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Tortilla factory and restaurant serves up fresh, hand-stretched tortillas

Tonto National Monument

Homemade Empanadas

Cobre Valley Republican Club

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Therese Hicks and Cattle Guard; photo by Autumn Giles

All American Cook Off

Run To The Rez

Page 3 Story and Photos by Autumn Giles Story by Autumn Giles; Photos by Linda Gross

Darrel Stubbs, a long-time participant in the All American Cook Off at the Gila County Fair, explains the first order of business on competition day in September: “one guy smoking gets out there in the morning and fixes everyone breakfast and gets the smokers going.” Even for folks like Stubbs, who have been competing for many years and have won or placed in the past, the competition is all about community and cameraderie.

The cook off has a long history in Gila County. Before it was part of the fair, it was held in the parking lot of Cobre Valley Motors by the Gila County Cattle Growers Association. It was previously the “beef cookoff,” but now there’s a place for pork and poultry at the table too. Four years ago Tanner Hunsaker joined John and Nan O’Donnell in organizing the event.

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t takes a lot people to make Maria Torres’ handstretched tortillas. “It’s a lot of labor” says Torres, the owner of Mi Pueblito Mexican Food and Tortillas Mi Pueblito in Mammoth.

“My product, it’s a good quality. I use more employees.

The way we make it, that’s what I need,” says Torres.

Torres is proud of the freshness of her flour tortillas, which are made in-house five days a week. That adds up to about 3000 dozen tortillas per week. Mi Pueblito delivers 700 dozen flour tortillas twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays to the Globe-Miami area. They’re the tortillas you recognize from the registers at Fast Stop, Circle K and Connie’s.

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Photo by Thomass in Mickael CC BY 2.0, via Flickr

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Hedgehogs in the Canyon of the Devil

By Kim Stone ~ Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Editor’s note: Boyce Thompson Arboretum contracted with the Arizona Department of Transportation to salvage about 30 endangered hedgehog cacti from an area between Devil’s Canyon and Oak Flat along US Highway 60 between Miami and Superior, Arizona. These cacti were growing where heavy construction was scheduled to take place, and they would have been buried by tons of rubble if not first moved to a safe location. As of this writing in late September 2015, that construction is well under way, and all of the impacted hedgehogs have been salvaged. hen I was invited to be the official photographer for the third Arizona hedgehog salvage project that Boyce Thompson Arboretum has taken on in the past six years, I jumped at the chance to have all the fun without any of the real work. After all, this project was expected to take two days and required hauling heavy, multi-headed hedgehogs in terrain that had more ups than downs, and the downs were too numerous to count. The elevation was about 4000 feet, which meant that coarse, often impenetrable, chaparral vegetation was jutting out of every location that wasn’t already occupied by looming, bus-sized boulders. It’s the kind of terrain where cattle rustlers hide, and mountain lions contemplate their good fortune when visitors come o’ calling.

It was a job for thirty somethings, yet most of the Arboretum crew had already matriculated past that age over a decade ago. For me, it was a couple of decades, but all I had to do was snap a few photos and watch the rest of the crew work. I joined everyone in wearing long pants, hiking boots, gloves, a hard hat, and a bright orange vest, but that was where the similarities ended. The others divided up the real tools-of-the-trade: shovels, steel pry bars, rock hammers, climbing ropes, canvas slings, tape measures, maps, gps units, and clipboards. Three of the crew also carried specialized pack frames, the use of which I will explain later.

This project had been planned for months, beginning with a signed agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) in September of 2014 to “supply definitive information on methods of salvage, transplantation, and modes of reproduction of growth” of the Arizona hedgehog cactus over a five-year period.

A new passing lane was soon to be built along US Highway 60 and thirty of these endangered cacti were in the direct line of fire.

Because of the aforementioned steep, nearly inaccessible terrain, a helicopter was briefly considered to fly out these thirty valuable specimens. But in the end, the capable staff members chosen for this project were fully competent as either experienced hunters, hikers, or both. So, on a cold Monday morning on November 3, 2014 at 7 a.m., seven hardy souls gathered on a mountain top along Highway 60 to begin. When I arrived at 8 a.m. (late, as usual), they were already hiking towards me with specimen #1, a five-header that rested comfortably in the bottom of a large plastic storage container.

The crew brought three of these containers, plus a sturdy backpack frame for each. These frames were specifically designed to accept and securely hold the roomy containers that would ultimately be filled with bare-rooted hedgehogs. Though a helicopter would have made life much easier (next time!), these backpacked containers proved invaluable for allowing hands-free boulder hopping, cliff scaling, and bushwhacking through the hedgehogs’ preferred habitat. Before the plants could be carried, though, they had to be found.

Several months earlier, Arboretum staff and an ADOT sub-contractor did a 100% survey of the Arizona Hedgehog plants in the project area. Each plant was assigned a GPS coordinate, labeled, and notes such as number of stems, condition, and fruiting/flower status were recorded. From this, detailed maps and lists were

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created, and these documents were carried with us as we tried to re-locate each individual plant. It took some searching, but all thirty plants were eventually found.

The word “digging” is the word often used when transplanting a typical plant, but because these thorny hedgehogs were mostly imbedded between tightlypacked boulders, more colorful verbs were more often used, like: prying, chiseling, hammering, levering, and cursing. Before removal, the south side of each plant was marked with a dot from a Sharpy marker or a dab of Whiteout, and the plant was photographed in situ (meaning, in place). Field data such as slope aspect, number of arms, size and height of plant, percent shade or sun, and associated plants were recorded. We used canvas slings to carefully move the plants into clearings where they could be staged for further transport.

Getting the plants back to the trucks, especially on the first day, involved scaling an insanely steep talus slope of sharp, broken rocks. The bearers of the backpacks with the strapped-on containers full of hedgehogs had the roughest time, often pulled back by gravity, unable to lean forward far enough to maintain forward stability.

Everyone made it back safely, though, and the salvaged and labeled plants were transported back to the Arboretum where they were placed on several shaded nursery tables to heal over before planting.

Three weeks later, most of the plants were potted up into nursery containers with a mix of cactus soil and pumice. Some of the large mature plants broke apart during transport and had to be potted into two or three separate pots, while a few of the very largest (that held together) were planted directly in the ground because of their size.

The horticultural plan calls for the plants to be kept in the nursery for at least two to three years, then potentially “repatriated” and monitored in the wild, or planted in more controlled conditions on the Arboretum’s grounds for the duration of the five-year study.

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DISCOVER TONTO NATIONAL MONUMENT

By Jean Sullivan

Tucked away in canyons high above Roosevelt Lake stand two 700–year-old cliff dwellings inhabited by a multi-ethnic group that archaeologists have named the “Salado”. Salado dwellings were located along the Salt River, Tonto Basin and in Globe (Besh Ba Gowah and Gila Pueblo). Archaeologists believe these people were a blend of Ancestral Puebloans (formerly known as the Anasazi) from the North, the Mogollon from the East, and the Hohokam already established in the area. What distinguished this new culture from other cultures in the Southwest at that time were their beautiful polychrome pottery and the intricate weavings. The Salado farmed crops of cotton, corn, squash and beans along the Salt River and its tributaries. They were also hunters and gatherers. Mesquite beans, agave and cactus fruits, along with small game rounded out their diets.

Roger Dorr, Chief of Cultural Resources at Tonto demonstrating Around the year 1300 AD, one group left the Salado pottery making using ancient materials and techniques. Student Conservation Association (SCA) worker river to build their homes in the cliffs which Ryan Porter in the background. Photo byJean Sullivan nature had carved for them in the Dripping Springs quartzite layer. It is not clear why they chose this rugged but defendable location since there was little evidence of warfare. The Salado left all locations around 1450 AD for reasons unknown, which represents one of the biggest mysteries of the Southwest. Today several local Native American groups claim affiliation to the Salado, and some occasionally visit the Park.

Many visitors ask why these people chose to live in a cliff dwelling and how far did they have to go for water. The water was actually discovered in the canyon just below the dwellings which still boasts a The view from the Upper Cliff Dwelling. Photo by Jean Sullivan

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Purveyors of Information Since 2006 Publisher Linda Gross Creative Director Jenifer Lee

After legendary Hollywood movie producer Jerry Weintraub passed away this summer, George Clooney responded with this: “And to those who didn’t know him we send our deepest sympathy. You would have loved him.”

The same could be said of our own Kip Culver who passed away in July - gone too soon from our lives.

Over the years, GMT has produced many feature stories on the projects, events and theatrical productions he touched. After all, our paper is about the people, culture and events which make our community so great, and he was The Wizard behind so much of it.

This time, our reporting is about the next step - how to carry on and carry forward the torch he lit (see pp 30 - 32).

One of the big questions on the table which won’t be settled until this issue goes to press is whether the Globe City Council will honor the request from Globe’s Main Street Program to fund a director so that they can carry on the mission that Kip began: to preserve and promote Globe’s unique downtown historic district for now and future generations. If the council decides against it, the Main Street Program, which has been considered the best in the state, may cease to exist, and that would seem to us to go beyond shortsightedness of those tasked with securing Globe’s future. (Follow the debate on our website.)

In this fall issue, we also feature Therese Hicks and a revolutionary new design of a very old product: cattle guards (pp 1). We love to see those who think outside of the box and in doing so manage, indeed, to design a better mouse trap!

Our other front page story is on Mi Pueblito, located in Mammoth, which supplies fresh homemade tortillas throughout our community each week. This little community that you pass through on the way to Globe will benefit from the new casino scheduled to be built in the area by the San Carlos Tribe, and we will be bringing you more stories about Mammoth and its future in 2016.

A new feature in this issue is our crossword puzzle (pp 34). It features a copper theme and comes with a raffle prize which will be presented at the upcoming Art and Wine Auction on November 6th.

We have a dynamite wordsmith who will be creating crossword puzzles with unique words, phrases and sayings for our community.

So enjoy!

Lastly, in the spirit of ‘paying it forward’, we hope you enjoy our special pull-out on United Fund of Globe Miami and the 25 nonprofits they will be supporting in 2016. Our United Fund is homegrown crowdfunding if you will: raising money for others who serve the needs of our community.

As a board member of United Fund, I’ve seen firsthand how these nonprofits have made a difference in people’s lives and in bettering our community. If you are not familiar with these nonprofits in our town, I recommend you learn more about them in our special pull-out section in this issue of GMT. The Holidays are upon us!

Cheers,

Contributing Writers Autumn Giles Linda Gross Andrea Justice Libby Rooney Kim Stone Contributing Photography Boyce Thompson Arboretum Staff Autumn Giles Linda Gross

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perennial spring providing drinking water for the Park today. This spring also attracts abundant wildlife. A recent study found that 30% of all Arizona birds and mammals can be found in Tonto National Monument’s tiny 1,120 acres! Visitors traverse this riparian area in order to get to the Upper Cliff Dwelling. It is often hard to believe when walking through this spring-fed paradise that you are still in the Sonoran Desert!

Tonto National Monument was one of the first national monuments established (1907) by President Theodore Roosevelt after the Antiquities Act was passed by Congress in 1906. When the spur line connecting Globe to the main Southern Pacific line was developed, a tourist excursion to the Apache Trail became a popular option. Visitors were met by long cars and driven to the newly developed Roosevelt Dam with a side trip to the cliff dwellings. At that time, it seemed perfectly acceptable to take pieces of the dwelling as souvenirs and to carve initials in the ancient beams. It became evident that these ancient structures needed immediate protection, which led to the National Monument status.

Today, Tonto National Monument boasts a newly renovated museum featuring a replica of one room in the Lower Cliff Dwelling as well as many

interesting artifacts on display. The trail to the Lower Cliff Dwelling is open from 8am to 4pm daily with the exception of Christmas Day. Although the half-mile trail is steep, it is paved. The Upper Cliff Dwelling is available by Ranger-led hikes from November through April on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The trail to the upper dwellings is not paved, far more rugged and is a mile and a half one way.

These guided tours usually last 3 ½ hours.

Those interested may call the Park number (928-467-2241) to make reservations.

We urge all to visit the monument.

Come see our new museum, hike the trail, and do your Christmas shopping at our wonderful gift shop! Plan to make this a regular stop on your way to Roosevelt Lake or the Apache Trail.

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In The of

By Linda Gross

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it is hard to imagine one household that hasn’t been touched by this disease either directly or indirectly. I myself am a ten-year survivor. I was diagnosed in 2006 during a routine mammogram shortly after my fiftieth birthday. In my case, I found the diagnosis scarier than the actual disease itself and comfort in the sisterhood I discovered when I became one of the many.

The following is an excerpt from a blog I maintained for my first five years living in Globe. It was written three weeks after my diagnosis and surgery as I was getting back to ‘normal’ and beginning to write again.

October 2006 Since being diagnosed with breast cancer last month, the universal reaction from friends and family, and I have to include myself in this one, has been shock.

I’ve considered myself a healthy, middle-aged white woman.

An unsuspecting heart attack would seem more likely than breast cancer. But that’s not what the statistics show.

Statistics will show you that one in eight non-Hispanic women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. And it is more likely in post menopausal women – eighty percent of all breast cancer is diagnosed in women over fifty. I had heard about the association between breast cancer and women who have not had children, breast-fed a child or had breast cancer in their family history.

I did not know about the risks which obesity, alcohol consumption, high socioeconomic status or being tall create.

In my case, I fell into several of the risk categories: over fifty by just six months, putting on a few pounds in the last year,

Company Women drinking a little more beer and wine than what would be considered a moderate amount, and falling into a habit of being fairly indiscriminate in my eating patterns, meaning I’d eat fast food, brownies and beer one day (really, it’s embarrassing to admit), and an organic salad with tofu the next day. I’d go months without exercising and then spend weeks “doing a walking program.”

I had maintained this schizophrenic health regimen for most of my professional career. In other words, I was like most of my friends and family – a normal red – blooded American.

So, when the lump was discovered during a routine mammogram, and the pathology report came back with the words “invasive cancer,” it was not surprising to the health care world – only to my world.

Although it is true that ninety percent of lumps are benign, it is also true that in post menopausal women there is a fifty/ fifty chance of it being cancerous, as opposed to a one in twelve chance in premenopausal women.

Like many women my age who had begun to suffer through terrible hot flashes and night sweats, I had signed on to drug therapy, which promised to alleviate the problem. After eight months of bad sleep and sweating at all the wrong times, I said yes to hormone replacement therapy.

Although there is plenty of medical advice which cautions against these therapies because of their association with breast cancer, I chose to go with a fact I had read somewhere that it is actually a small risk when compared to the total population; so I went with the odds.

And while this may be a factor, I doubt it played a role in my case. I had been on Blog, Continued on page 7

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hormone replacement therapy for less than two months before I was diagnosed, and according to the research, cancer is in the breast for several years before it can be detected by a mammogram.

Yet, after all the time that has been spent on research, no one seems to be able to point to one thing that causes it to take hold in your body. It seems to be a layering of causes that put enough stress on your well-defined and normal functioning cells that they just break down.

I view it as one of those days we all have which start in the morning with spilling coffee on our shirt before leaving for work, finding the copier doesn’t work at the office and half the staff is out with colds, leaving you to do the work of five, and then ending the day with a flat tire, an angry teenager and a bottle of wine in front of the TV. Our ability to absorb the occasional unfortunate incident or bad day tips at some point to the dark side. I imagine it like a tug of war where our molecular cells just give up trying to hold the line for us and throw down their defenses, walk off the job and leave the door wide open for mischievous influences like cancer to take over.

In that spirit, I have vowed to throw all my support to those ‘good cells’

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which have hung in there with me and maintained their boundaries, their normal function and their good attitudes.

I’m going to play the long game here and no longer try to fix weeks of bad habits with one day of atonement. I’m the only one who thought I was getting by with that; my body was saying no way.

As for the medical side of things, our understanding and treatment of breast cancer has made huge strides in the last twenty years; the detection is earlier and more spot-on because of new technologies, the surgeries are less invasive, and the drug therapies and radiation are more targeted. According to the latest statistics, the survival rate is higher, and more than one surgeon who is leading the research in this field is hopeful that within the next ten years, it might be possible to eradicate breast cancer in the same way we have eradicated other life-threatening diseases.

Yet it has not been the medical advancements that have meant the most to me in my own experience with breast cancer, but the company of other women - a sisterhood of others I never knew about until I became “one of them.”

Besides friends and family, there have been strangers who have reached out to listen, give advice, share their stories and extend their support, which has been an unexpected and truly wonderful gift I never knew I needed… until I did.

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Behind the Scenes of ‘Justa Cafe’ Broad Street or Broadway, Every Play has a Backstage

Story by Libby Rooney; Photos by Linda Gross

n the third floor of the Old County Courthouse, AKA Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, the ceiling is high, there is a stage with red curtains, an overhead balcony reminiscent of an old opera house, and seating for a hundred people or more. Paul Tunis, new director of the CVCA, stands on the stage to inspire the cast of the 2015 fall play. “This will be fun,” he says, “That’s why it’s called a PLAY and not WORK.” The thirty some odd people, between the ages of 15 and 65, are reading scripts, checking rehearsal schedules, and signing cast and crew contracts. It is the first rehearsal for ‘Justa Cafe.’

To break the ice, Katie Gardea, co-director together with Paul, leads us in a game. Hands clap and fingers-snap, we call out our names and the part we will play. Snap, clap, clap, snap, clap, clap, a name and a part without missing a beat, until every cast member has been introduced.

Then we move chairs around and sit in a very large circle to read through the script for the first time, meeting our characters on the page. There are smiles and laughter as

The first read-through of the script with an all new cast.

the story unfolds of a newly hired waitress, of boys trying to meet girls, of girls with big dreams, of men who’ve made mistakes and of small town ladies who just love to gossip.

The music for Justa Cafe was composed by Tom Thompson, J.B. Wright, Janet Lanphar and Paul Machula.

The play was written by Kip Culver, former director of the CVCA and the Globe Main Street Program, who passed away tragically and unexpectedly on July 9th, 2015. Some say ‘Justa Cafe’ was Kip’s best work, the play is a celebration of life in a small town.

It was performed by the Copper Cities

Kip Culver enlisted help in getting this ‘50s juke box from Soda Pops’ in Miami to the third floor of the CVCA. Always a stickler for authenticity, Culver, who wrote, staged and performed in the original Justa Café in 2007, insisted on borrowing this for the set design. It required a refrigerator dolly and 4 men to schlep it up the two flights of stairs. When it came time to take it back, those who had helped carry it up to the third floor all donated money so they wouldn’t have to carry it back.

the count of three and the sopranos to do something else. I can’t read music and don’t know where to put myself on a musical scale.

Feeling confused I just sit next to someone more musical than myself and follow their lead. Second try, we are a little better. We work on energy level, timing and feeling. Isabel, played

by Marie Gregg, shows us how it’s done. You can hear it in her voice, with her broken heart aching, she dares to start “a new day.”

We arrive to the third rehearsal with a monsoon in full August glory, dropping buckets of rain on Globe.

The night sky is a dramatic Paul Tunis directs Lyndon Baker and Tierra Guerena how flirting was done in the 50s. rumble of thunder and lightning. With the air conditioner on the blink, the whole Community Players in 2007, and is now third floor of the Center for the Arts is seasonably warm. returning to Historic Downtown Globe, On our agenda for this evening, Act One, Scene Three.

Broad Street, in memory of the man who Imagine the Justa Cafe on a Sunday morning in the 1950s. loved to make people laugh.

We practice entrances and exits on a stage without props Each rehearsal focuses on a different and read our lines from the still unfamiliar script. At the act, scene and/or song. The second end of rehearsal we all get a slice of almond cream cake. rehearsal is devoted to learning the opening Happy birthday, Dakota, and many more! song. Music Director Linda Gustafson Another rehearsal, much like before, but a smaller counts; “One, two, three, four, five, six, group. Not the whole cast is in this scene. We are seven, eight,” signaling the first beat with a beginning to fall into the evening routine. As instructed at thrust of her hand, we sing the first line... the first rehearsal, “On-time is late and early is on-time,” “It’s a new day.” First try, not perfect. Linda directs us on when to “Ooh” and when to “Hmm” and asks the altos to go up on Justa Café, Continued on page 9

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so we arrive early. The air conditioning is working again and the third floor is cool and comfortable.

A different scene with different lines, it’s easier to relax and play the part as we know each other a little better. Even so, I see that acting “silly” is not in my comfort zone and silly is what my character needs to be. Self conscious at first, I begin to embrace the opportunity of behaving silly and hope I can pull it off without any lasting scars to my reputation.

The next rehearsal includes the whole cast and is multi-generational, from teens through to the older crowd. The teenage boys have some good lines, they’re cocky and cute. The teenage girls are even better. I trip on stage, stumble and fall like the clumsy klutz I sometimes can be. A half hour later Celeste does the same. Bright lights, a step up, More than coffee gets served up at the Justa Café. Conversation and coffee are the hallmark of any good small town cafe. a few chairs and the dynamics of moving across a stage full of people while trying to remember lines is a hazardous Tickets are on sale at the exercise. Happily, no one was injured and it was only a rehearsal.

Cobre Valley Center for the Arts Next rehearsal, the older ladies, of which I am one, learn a ✪ Thursday, October 15, 7pm - Opening night new song, what could be called our theme song. We are known ✪ Friday, October 16, 7pm - Evening performance for our gossip virtuosity. Six self-righteous, vocally gifted, female ✪ Saturday, October 17, 7pm - Evening performance elaborators of the truth, trying to save the morals of their town. ✪ Sunday, October 18, 2pm - Matinee performance This song says all there is to say about who did what with whom ✪ Friday, October 23, 7pm - Evening performance and how and when and.... You’ll have to see the play. ✪ Saturday, October 24, 2pm and 7pm There will be many more rehearsals before opening night, Matinee and evening performance songs to learn, costumes to be made, props to be built, and Due to newspaper deadlines, this backstage expose’ will the 1950s juke box brought to the third floor. (For the 2007 end here, but mark your calendars and buy your tickets. performance it took a league of strong and brave men to pull, An upbeat, musical comedy, ‘Justa Cafe’ is a touching story that is push and guide the monster of a juke box up three flights of stairs sure to leave the audience with a warm, soft feeling somewhere to and onto the stage. With the new elevator the task should deep inside. be easier this time. Thank you Kip.)

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Therese Griffin Hicks, Cecilia Abbott, wife of Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and Jill Wilson being presented a $3,000 check for winning Texas Rural Challenge in Waco, TX on June 2015.

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There are five generations of the Griffin family who have been ranching in Gila County since 1905. The Griffins have maintained their current ranch on Highway 60 since the 1920s. Griffin Hicks knows cattle.

The concept for the Universal Cattle Guard originated in fall of 2009, during hunting season. Numerous gates were left open on the ranch, allowing cattle to roam into five or six pastures, rather than the one they were intended to occupy.

“It’s a huge challenge for ranchers to be good stewards on public lands,” says Griffin Hicks. She explains that one of their most important tools for good stewardship is rotational grazing. That is, controlling the location and duration of where cattle are allowed to graze. The majority of folks using public lands do so responsibly, but as Griffin Hicks says, “there’s a handful of people who will abuse anything.” Something as small as leaving open a gate on a ranch road can

disrupt the system of rotation and has the potential to create a negative environmental impact.

Although traditional cattle guards can be a solution for maintaining rotational grazing, as Griffin Hicks explains, they come with their own set of drawbacks.

The big disadvantage is that they’re not portable. A rancher typically only wants a cattle guard in any given location for a month or two per year. Once they’re in the ground, they’re not only permanent, but property of the federal government.

They’re also expensive. On top of that, Griffin Hicks points to the high levels of environmental, biological, and ecological clearance required for building anything on public land. All these factors make traditional cattle guards both costly and time consuming, according to Griffin Hicks.

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ranchers because it could be re-used.

The Universal Cattle Guard meets that need. The design is portable, doesn’t require a pit to be dug, as the traditional guards do, and is more cost effective

the Universal Cattle Guard won the Texas Rural Challenge Governor’s Small Business Award, presented by the first lady of Texas, Cecilia Abbott. “I never thought about winning the thing,” says Griffin Hicks “I just thought it would be good exposure to the Texas market. My

for ranchers because the guard can be rotated along with the cattle. In addition, it is load rated 32,000 pounds per axle so it can accommodate semi-trucks.

Griffin Hicks spent a couple years testing and modifying the guards, which can be pulled into place and installed using a pick-up truck. She tried baiting the cattle across the guards using hay and incorporated feedback from area ranchers who were already using the product. Then, she got it in front of all the right people. Griffin Hicks admits to loving the marketing side of her business, talking to people, getting them to pay attention to her product. After gaining the approval of local and regional Forest Service officials, she took the Universal Cattle Guard all the way to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service at the national level in Washington DC as well as the Forest Service National Engineer, and got their blessing. “It works as well as any other cattle guard out there,” says Griffin Hicks.

Earlier this year, Griffin Hicks and

daughter and son-in-law (Jill and Joe Wilson) were instrumental in creating displays, accompanying me to Texas for the event, and really are the ones who made it happen. I have awesome support!”

Griffin Hicks partly credits her success to building on a network that she already had. She is a past president of the Gila County Cattle Growers and is currently the vice chair for federal lands for the Arizona Cattle Growers Association and the Arizona Cattle Growers Public Lands Council Representative. She also says that the online business networking site LinkedIn was “vastly valuable” in connecting with potential customers.

“I continue to just give it a go and try the next thing,” says Griffin Hicks, who is looking to expand fabrication and distribution as well as broaden her market reach by connecting with those involved in oil, gas, and tower construction.

“I love seeing people’s surprise at how well it works,” says Griffin Hicks.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Community Concert Series - The Limeliters

Miami Hardscrabble When: October 14, 6:30 p.m.

What: Presentation by Chris Jones on Water Conservation Project Where: Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum Cost: Free/donations greatly appreciated

When: October 15, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Miami High School Auditorium Cost: Season tickets: $35 adults/$10 students/$80 families The Community Concert Association kicks off the 2015-16 season with the Limeliters presenting an evening of folk music. With a signature vocal sound and zany sense of humor, this group has been entertaining audiences for 50 years.

“Justa Cafe” When: Thursday, October 15, 7:00 p.m.

(GALA Night, doors open at 6:00 p.m.)

Friday and Saturday, October 16-17, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 18, 2:00 p.m.

Friday, October 23, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 24, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Where: Cobre Valley Center for the Arts Cost: Tickets on sale at Center desk Command performances of “Justa Cafe” will return on Thursday, October 15 thru Sunday, October 24. A story of Globe-Miami in the 1950s, this popular play is being returned to stage by popular demand.

13th Annual Run to the Rez When: October 16-18 Event: 32nd Annual Apache Jii Day When: Saturday, October 17, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Where: Downtown Broad Street Cost: Free Native American vendors, performers, in an all-day celebration of the Apache heritage. This event is open to the public, free of charge.

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First Friday series

When: Saturday, October 31 at 5:30 p.m.

Trick-Or-Treat – 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Music & Dancing until 10pm Where: Downtown Broad Street Cost: Free Downtown Broad Street becomes a trick-or-treater’s paradise. Local businesses have treats on both sides of the street. There is music and lots of fun.

PLUS! The Dylan Earven Pumpkin Roll on Oak Street from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

When: Friday, November 6, begins at 6:30 p.m.

What: Program by Nancy Sheppard Where: Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum Cost: Free/donations greatly appreciated

When: Saturday, December 12, begins at 6:00 p.m. or dark, whichever is first Where: Downtown Globe The Dylan Earven Foundation will serve as Grand Marshall for this annual fun event.

Community Concert Series – Carles and Sophia When: Tuesday, November 3, begins at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Miami High School Auditorium Steinway artists and Carles Lama and Sophia Cabruija are a paragon of artistic talent in the world of classical music, and one of Europe’s most renowned piano duos.

11th Annual San Carlos Apache Women’s Conference When: Wednesday and Thursday, November 4 and 5 Where: Apache Gold Casino Resort Cost: $150 registration. Motivational speakers, informational booths, sharing of culture, door prizes, talent show, camp dress competition, fun walk, photography and women’s Veteran of the Year. For more information, call 928-2000896 or 928-475-7600.

Miami Hardscrabble Annual Our Lady's Holiday House When: November 14, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and November 15, 9:00 a.m.-Noon What: Our Lady's St. Vincent benefit Where: Our Lady's St. Vincent Cost: Open to Public / Booth space rental fee is $20.00 For more information or booth application call or stop by the parish office at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church; 928-473-3568

Miami Hardscrabble When: Wednesday, November 18, begins at 6:30 p.m.

What: presentation by Virgil Alexander, new information on John B. Newman Where: Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum Cost: Free/donations greatly appreciated

Annual Christmas Open House Cobre Valley Foundation’s Annual Art & Wine Auction, “Copper Reflections” When: Friday, November 6, doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Gila County Fairgrounds Cost: $20 in advance (call CVRMC, ext.

1230, for advance ticket info); $25 at the door Wine-tasting and hors d’oeuvers, art and wine auction, and silent auctions are enjoyed as guests are treated to bits of local history through copper reflections.

“Just Imagine” Annual Light Parade

When: Friday, December 4, begins at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Gila County Historial Museum Everyone is welcome to the annual Christmas event for Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Gila County Historical Society.

CV Community Players – Annual Christmas Program When: Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5 Call Center desk for information.

When: Wednesday, December 16, begins at 6:30 p.m.

What: Presentation by Paul Buck on Community Gardens Where: Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum Cost: Free/donations greatly appreciated

Festival of Lights When: Sunday, December 20, begins at dusk Where: Besh-ba-Gowah Cost: Free Beginning at dusk, the program will include Native American dancers and stories of early life of those who lived at the Pueblo. There will be music inside the auditorium. Refreshments will be served.

The entire Pueblo will be outlined with luminarias during the evening.

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The Annual fundraiser for the Humane Society which had a 60s theme this year raised $30,000

Volunteers Franceen Gregovich-Benton and her brother-in-law, Jim Tupin, greeted guests as they arrived

Kayce Carroll, the new Emergency Room Director at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, volunteered her time as well as talent– as a 2nd auctioneer– at the event. Dr. Jeff Eubanks led the auctioneering efforts for both the live auction and calendar auction.

Mary Tessa and George

It was a groovy night for everyone!

Jim Lindstrom, Cheryl and Darin Lowery

Opening of the New San Carlos Health Center

Out & About

Lori Rodriguez moved into the top spot as principal of High Desert Middle School this year. Shown here with her new Vice Principal, Bill Goodwin.

The new classical guitar program at High Desert is taught by John Crissman with Lead Guitar, a program based out of Tucson.

Keith O’Dell, manager, Robert Howard owner, and staff hosted the Globe-Miami Chamber mixer in July at the all new Liquor Stables which Howard purchased earlier this spring and re-opened as a sports bar.

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Desert Foxs’ Tim Marsh and his daughter Cai showed off the samples they have been getting out of the ground in Miami.

Terrie Britton, Associate Coordinator and Kelly Norton, the President of Az. Mining Association. This was their first time at Mining Rocks.

Supervisor Mike Pastor, Museum Director Tom Foster and Resolution Copper’s Bryan Seppala were all on hand for the festivities.

Globe’s Robotics team brought three robots to the event.

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Presenting the colors to kick off Mining Rocks at Bullion Plaza.

The Openin ng of th he Mexican Culltural Room Bullion Plaza Museum September 19th

Tony and Ester Sanchez stand in front of the Musica display where Tony and his band are showcased.

Sal Munoz, Armida Bittner and Roberto Reveles attended the opening.

Lupe Romero, Christine Marin, and Ramona Casillas Cameron

Standing On The Steps Kip Culver always wanted to recreate a 1906 photograph which showed a huge crowd standing on the steps of the courthouse.

In July, during the reception following his services, Paul and Diana Tunis attempted just that. The final image is on sale at CVCA.

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Globe Unified School District Home of the Tigers

Globe High School's Technical Theater class.

Globe High School Adds Drama to the Classroom Story and Photos by Andrea Justice

lobe High School’s new Technical Theater teacher Katie Gardea always knew her career path lay in the arts.

Her face lights up when speaking of her students, the theater, and her passion for drama.

Gardea started acting at the age of eight for the Summer Youth Musical Theater Program at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts. When the lights came on and the curtain opened, she was hooked. Every year she’d spend her summers with the SYMTP performing in a wide variety of plays.

“The theater was the perfect avenue for me to do what I loved which was sing, dance, and act,” says Gardea.

As a 2010 GHS graduate, Gardea continued performing in high school productions and practicing with the Copper Community Players after school. She went on to attend Northern Arizona University where she obtained a degree in theater performance. Every summer Gardea came home to help with SYMTP as a stage manager. “At first I wanted to become a performer,” says Gardea, “but after working with so many great kids as a director for SYMTP, my ideas changed as far as what I wanted to do with my theater degree.”

Gardea found that her heart belonged to the kids as well as to the theater. “You see them grow so fast and

learn so much,” she says. “It’s exciting to see them experience the same moment I had all those years ago.”

After being back in town for about a year, Gardea was busy teaching at the Blue Hands Academy classes, which encompass several forms of art, when she got a phone call from the Globe School District asking if she was interested in teaching a new program

The class is part of the Arizona Department of Education’s CTE program that explores career and technical education. The CTE programs prepare students to enter the workforce with the academic and vocational skills needed to compete successfully in the job market. “The class prepares students to pursue post secondary education in that field,” says Gardea.

“You’d be surprised how many jobs there are in technical theater. Most of my classmates that graduated with technical theater degrees now have jobs in the theater working behind the scenes.”

During the first week of school, Gardea looked into what each student was interested in regarding the broad range of theater jobs. Some wanted to act while others were focused on costume and set design. “You never know what’s going to capture your interest when your in it,” she says. “It’s been a really fun challenge because it’s a brand new program and there are no textbooks.”

Gardea spent time researching to find resources and materials that would aid in her curriculum planning.

Gardea finds high school students very rewarding and enjoyable to teach.

“You catch them at a time in their lives where they are making plans for their future,” she says. “There are Globe High School's new Technical Theater teacher Katie Gardea explores cultural and historical errors in theater with her class.

called Technical Theater. “I figured I’d give it a whirl even though I’ve never taught in a classroom before,” says Gardea.

“Technical Theater is not just acting,” says Gardea. “It’s stage managing, costume design, script writing, set building, all of these jobs and more that make up putting on a production.”

things about theater that can reach kids who may struggle with other aspects of core subjects."

“It’s art! It taps into a different part of them and helps build confidence,” says Gardea. “Someone who might shy away from public speaking can take a script to the next level. It’s great to see a student enlightened after being introduced to theater.”

MEET THE TEACHERS

Christine Koury

High Desert Middle School welcomes new fifth grade teacher Christine Koury to the 2015-16 staff. Koury began her career as a Special Education teacher/director in Dateland, Ariz. twenty years ago.

“I worked at the school district while raising my family and during that time I decided I needed to get my teaching degree,” says Koury.

“I loved working with the students and knew I wanted teaching to be my career.” Koury took on a two hour drive, three days a week, for two years in order to get her degree at Arizona State University.

After receiving her degree, Koury and her husband moved on to build a home on the family ranch (Koury-Setka Ranch) in the Wheatfields area on Pinal Creek.

When a fifth grade teaching position opened at High Desert Middle School, Koury felt she was up for a new challenge. “I have enjoyed meeting new people and enjoy being surrounded by a good staff and a diverse group of children,” says Koury. “The fifth grade experience is very different from that of Special Education and I learn something new each day.”

Koury enjoys crafting and family gatherings. She especially enjoys playing with her grandchildren.

“I look forward to new experiences and learning opportunities at High Desert Middle School,” says Koury.

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Jeanne Polenz

Karl Krass Copper Rim Elementary School’s new Physical Education teacher Karl Krass comes from a family full of teachers. “Everyone in my family, including my brothers and a sister, wanted to be a teacher,” says Krass.

“In fact both of my parents started their careers in teaching.”

This is Krass’s first year as a teacher after spending four years as a substitute teacher and two years as a teacher’s aide in an alternative self-contained classroom.

“Some of the things I enjoy about teaching is helping kids learn how to make the correct choices, listening to the things they go through, and trying to give them advice,” says Krass. “I enjoy the younger kids because you never know what they will say or do so each day is different.”

In a school where the majority of teachers are women, Krass is one of only three male teachers.

“Every other teacher here gets called Mom,” he says, but not in his PE class where the kids refer to him as Mr. Krass.

Outside of the classroom he is a huge Duke Basketball fan, and enjoys mountain biking in his home state of Illinois where the roads are less ‘hilly’.

After moving to Globe, he is reassessing his passion for mountain biking.

“In Illinois there are no hills,” says Krass. “I tried to ride to Copper Rim one time; I didn’t make it up the hill on Sixth Street.”

Grace Lazarin The new algebra teacher at Globe High School is Grace Lazarin who is celebrating 22 years in the education field, 12 years as a behavioral health counselor and 10 years as a teacher.

Lazarin is a native of Miami and the daughter of the late Elias Lazarin Jr. and Alice Lazarin.

“My parents instilled a strong educational ethic in us,” says Lazarin, who holds several degrees, including a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and two master’s degrees in Educational Counseling and Special Education.

“I am pleased to say that I have just been accepted into the Doctoral of Education Program at Grand Canyon University with a completion date of 2018,” says Lazarin.

Lazarin’s late father believed in the value of being a life-long learner.

“His favorite saying was, ‘you don’t know what you’re capable of unless you know where you come from,’” she says. Lazarin says she instills this in her own students, reminding them that regardless of their histories and their families, they are capable of anything they want to do.

Although she has taught high school classes in Tempe and Las Vegas, she says following her fathers’ death, she knew the place to find inner peace was back home.

“Globe High School has provided me the kind of comfort and kindness that can only be found in a small town and a small high school,” says Lazarin. “Everyone is so friendly and genuinely hold each other in the highest professional regards.”

Lazarin went on to say that her students are absolutely amazing and many of them are the grandchildren of her fellow Miami High graduates and friends. “The bonding between my students and myself is set in having the commonality of knowing what it’s like to grow up in the GlobeMiami community,” says Lazarin.

“As I continue on this journey back home, I can only hope to bring a sense of pride from my teaching back to the community that I feel I owe so much to,” states Lazarin. “The Globe-Miami community is who I am and who I will always belong to. My heart, soul, and memories are etched in these towns.”

Haley Luurtsema High Desert Middle School welcomes new fifth grade teacher Haley Luurtsema to their 2015-16 staff. Luurtsema grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich. and recently graduated from Calvin College with an Elementary Education degree and a Special Education degree. She also graduated with a Cognitive Impairment degree.

“Because I double majored I had a whole year of student teaching to do,” says Luurtsema. “I went to Chicago and taught fourth grade and loved it, then I finished my student teaching at a smaller Christian private school in Grand Rapids.”

She had never heard of Globe, Ariz. until Globe Superintendent Jerry Jennex visited Calvin College and talked about the opportunities in Arizona. “I knew I wanted to move out of state, I just didn’t know where.” says Luurtsema. “I talked

Globe High School’s Center for Accelerated Learning (CAL) welcomes new teacher Jeanne Polenz who is celebrating her 25th year of teaching.

Polenz grew up in Tempe, Ariz. and graduated from ASU with a degree in Secondary English Education. She is a widow with two grown children: a daughter, Kristen and a son, Tyler. Polenz has taught elementary reading, elementary self-contained classes, high school English, and alternative high school classes.

“I like teaching for CAL because helping students to reach their goals and to graduate is so rewarding,” says Polenz.

Polenz comments that she enjoys teaching at Globe High because the staff members, faculty, administrators, and kids are all dedicated to making sure students get a good education. She also likes teaching at a school with such a long history and strong traditions.

“I teach all subjects at the CAL,” says Polenz. “We use A+ software and textbooks to help students complete credits toward graduation.” In 2002, Polenz decided to ask for a transfer from second grade to the alternative high school program because she knew several teenagers who were benefiting from being in the program and she could tell how important the program was to their future lives. “I wanted to be part of that growth process for them and other students,” she says.

Through teaching teens, Polenz has learned to see all situations from several viewpoints, and to help students try to reframe disappointments and failures into experiences from which to learn. “I’ve learned that we all grow when we are in an atmosphere of respect and caring, and I have tried to create that atmosphere in all of my classrooms,” says Polenz.

“I’ve also learned to not take myself to seriously, and have developed a good sense of humor from working with teens.”

Outside of the classroom, Polenz enjoys sewing, reading, and hiking. She is also very passionate about repair and renovation projects at her new “old house” in Globe.

with my family and just decided to go for it. My parents were very supportive.”

Luurtsema noted that the four-day school week is great and she feels very lucky to have such a well-behaved fifth grade class.

“I love the students and their independence at this age,” she says. “They pick up on things quickly and understand humor and sarcasm better in fifth grade.”

She noted that they watch the news everyday in class and it’s great to see the kids interested in the world around them. Luurtsema calls it the fifth grade relationship, where the students can communicate more on a real life basis but they still give you hugs.

“I’ve always wanted to be a teacher,” says Luurtsema. “When I was little I had my own pull down screen and would conduct class with my stuffed animals and siblings.”

Luurtsema is also the seventh grade volleyball coach. “I love to coach,” she says.

Despite having several kids on the team who have never played volleyball before, the team is doing well with a 3-to-1 record.

“It’s a learning process, says Luurtsema,” but we have high hopes for the season.”

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The 2016 High Desert Humane Society Calendar will be available November 15.

Calendars are $15 and all proceeds from the calendar sales goes to support the efforts of the Humane Society.

Just in time for the holidays!

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2016 Recipient Agencies The 2016 Recipient Agencies’ award amounts are not decided, but the list of recipients is. We’re proud to share with the community our 2016 list of recipient agencies: • Dylan Earven Foundation • Boys & Girls Club of Globe-Miami • Friends of the Globe Public Library • Grand Canyon Council - Boy Scouts of America • Gila House • Gila County Historical Society • Cobre Valley Center for the Arts • Gila Community Food Bank • Bullion Plaza Museum

By Maryn Belling, Board Treasurer

United Fund of Globe-Miami is in its 51st year of serving local organizations. Come join us in making a huge impact in our community with a donation as small as $2/month – less than 7¢ per day. As an added bonus, your donation – up to $200 per individual or $400 for a joint return – is deductible on your Arizona tax return under the Working Poor Tax Credit. Don’t forget to ask your tax professional for this option; it allows you to give your money to local organizations instead of the Department of Revenue.

Making an Impact To maximize our impact to local groups, United Fund’s goal is to keep its administrative percentage to less than 10 %. Over the past 2 years, the administrative costs have been 4% or less of our annual budget. This amount is far below the national average of 15%.

2016 Goals

• Horizon Human Services Domestic Violence

Our Board of Directors

• Gila County Reading Council • Miami Genesis • Habitat for Humanity

• Horizon Human Services Residential

• Treasurer: Maryn Belling

• Pinal Mountain Foundation for Higher Education

• Rula Colvin • Linda Gross

• Salvation Army Daycare

• Jeff Hessenius • Ellen Kretsch • Cami Lucero • Anna Petty

Each year, our campaign includes the Fair Share program. The notation is on the front of our donation slips. A Fair Share donation is the equivalent of 1 hour of pay per month. For an employee earning $15/hour, that would be 50¢ per day. Where else can you make a HUGE difference in the community for 50¢ per day and know that 48¢ of that 50¢ is going straight to the agencies we serve?

• Copper Cities Youth Sports

• Old Dominion Mine Park Playground

• Secretary: Robin Horta

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• Gila County 4-H Leaders' Council

• High Desert Humane Society

• Acting VP: MaryAnne Moreno

• Gloria Rico

• Globe-Miami Community Concert Association

• Lead Guitar

• President: Linda Oddonetto

We are very thankful to our local donors whose consistent support ensures our ongoing ability to serve the community’s not-for-profit organizations. Our 2016 campaign is Paying It Forward. In addition to supporting the organizations that our community sees as most important, we also serve those organizations most in need.

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• St. Vincent's of Holy Angels As you can see from this list, we are serving the needs of our community through a variety of resources. If you’re not familiar with each of these agencies, we’re pleased to bring you this insert to share the wonderful work that each agency is doing. Some of these projects serve the every-day needs of folks whose needs aren’t otherwise met.

Some of these projects create big splashes in the local community. Each is important in its own way and our budget committee diligently worked to ensure that we were meeting the best intentions of EVERY DONOR. If you ever have a concern about how your donations are invested in the community, please don’t hesitate to contact us UnitedFund@ cableone.net or pull up our annual Form 990 on the GuideStar website.

For more than 50 years, the United Fund of Globe-Miami has raised money locally to give to our community’s various charities. The organization was launched by a group of local businessman in 1964, and it continues to help support the livelihood of numerous community nonprofits today. Every dollar raised by the United Fund of Globe-Miami helps local organizations do good things for those in our community. Within the following pages, GMT features the 25 agencies that were selected as 2016 recipients of the United Fund’s most recent campaign, which raised nearly $800,000. Read on to learn about the local organizations receiving those funds and how their work is truly a gift to this community.

If each Globe-Miami household (estimated at about 8,000), contributed $5 to the United Fund each month, the organization would raise an additional $40,000 per month - that is an additional $40,000 that could be used by these local organizations which provide so much to our community. Help us help our community. Make a contribution to the United Fund of Globe-Miami.

Strategic Planning Throughout our history, we’ve seen many changes in the local economy. Because of that, we are well prepared for any potential down-turn in the copper market which would adversely affect the local community. This preparation is the result of 3 years of careful strategic planning and organizational oversight.

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Our board of directors has been through the Arizona State University Lodestar training for oversight & administration of not-for-profit organizations.

Together with trainers from the ASU Lodestar center, this summer we strengthened our mission statement and put our community’s collective vision for the future into words and action.

Our current board of directors consists of:

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4-H Leadership Council 4-H has a long history of helping youth “learn by doing” and the 4-H Leaders Council is a group of volunteer leaders who work with local 4-H youth and their leaders to help them stay on track with program requirements and opportunities.

Locally there are twenty clubs in the Southern Gila County 4-H program and each has one or two volunteer leaders to help run the club.

According to Melva DalMolin, treasurer for the Gila County 4-H Leaders Council, their members will go into the community to find service projects for their kids to participate in, like helping with the Annual Globe Home Tour and the Health Fair, participating in Relay for Life and March of Dimes, mailing cards to military members or helping with the USPS canned food drive.

“United Fund has really helped out in several ways,” says DalMolin, “from helping with the purchase of supplies to under-writing the cost of our newsletter which goes out to 120 members and over 20 volunteers.”

Funding also enables us to send our kids to JOLT, the teen leadership camp, and the James 4-H camp which is located in the cool pine country of Mingus Mountain near Prescott, where campers ages 9-19 learn swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, archer, nature hikes and more.

Last year the organization was able to purchase a much needed storage trailer for their many supplies, says DalMolin. Everything from community club supplies like folders, paper and pens, to games for events, sewing machines, gardening supplies and cooking supplies is now housed in the unit.

“It is nice to be able to hook on to the trailer and drag it to the fairground for our events," says DalMolin. “And we are proud to show our thanks to United Fund!”

Boy Scouts – Grand Canyon Chapter Joe Bronson, who has been a scout leader for more than thirty five years, says he began with the program when his kids were just 6 and 8 years old.

“Most parents move on once their kids grow out of the program, so I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” he laughs.

“I guess it’s the sense that scouting makes a difference,” he says.

United Fund of Globe Miami has supported the Boy Scouts from the beginning starting in 1965 and today that funding helps them pay for a district executive who is in charge of training local leaders – parents who sign on when they enroll their son in the program, and serving as a liaison between the Grand Canyon Council Boy Scouts and the local district to keep the local troop leaders informed of the latest requirements and programming issues. Bronson says because the Globe-Miami area represents one of the smaller districts they share the services of a district executive with the Safford area.

Currently there are four Boy Scout Troops and four Cub Scout Packs in the Globe-Miami Scout Troop 101 at Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center where they have put in many hours of community service area, according to Bronson. Although there was including repainting the bleachers in front of the Haul Truck on the front lawn. a time when churches and schools had scout bleachers at Bullion Plaza, relocated and painted the crusher in the mining troops, that is no longer the case. “It’s hard to find the leadership,” says Bronson. hallway, repaired broken banisters, built trails at Round Mountain Park, repaired Scouting can be an all consuming according to Bronson who says he can easily put and painted dug-outs at the Globe Community Center, installed basketball hoops at in two to three hours a day. the Boy’s and Girl’s Club and others.

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Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center stands today as a beacon of cultural pride and a testament to the efforts of many who stepped forward over ten years ago to save the old school from the ravages of neglect. Since a fundraiser kicked off a decade-long effort to preserve the school as a museum and cultural center, there have been many improvements which have served to ensure the building’s viability to the town of Miami and it’s status as a destination for visitors in the area.

The work has been done through generous donations by the mines, local individuals, federal and state grants, and the United Fund of Globe-Miami which has supported various grant requests over the years that have gone towards restoration and preservation projects.

“We are so grateful for the support of the community and the help that United Fund has given us over the years,” says Tom Foster, Executive Director.

Foster overseeing the renovation of a 2nd floor room which contains a stage.

Last year the museum received a grant He is exploring several possible uses for this room once it is completed. from United Fund which enabled them to renovate one of the largest rooms on the first floor. It will house the new Mexican Cultural Hall - showcasing the contribution of Mexicans to the social and economic fabric of the Globe-Miami area. The new gallery is just one of several large scale displays the museum has added over the years in addition to the Slavic Center, Native American Room, a minerals and mining hallway, the ranching exhibit and the Rose Mofford room.

Bullion Plaza is run largely by volunteers who keep the doors open to the public Thursday through Sunday and a small overhead budget which includes a full time Executive Director, and a part time research assistant who also serves as the museum’s social media director.

Admission to the museum is free to the public.

Recently Foster was working on the second floor where they are renovating yet another space - this one with a stage - and Foster points out the new skylights which were uncovered after being painted over for they had just uncovered two skylights which had been hidden from view for decades. The room, filled with light, ladders, painting decades. The newest renovation project on the tarps and potential seems poised to become yet another addition to the growing assets of Bullion Plaza.

2nd floor is a large room with a stage.

He himself learned how to engineer stage props, set up lighting and perform Since the old county courthouse was rescued by a determined group on stage as well as direct productions, of artists in 1984, the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts (CVCA) has stood as while growing up with theater. He says home for the arts in the Globe-Miami community, an anchor for social and by the time he graduated high school he economic activity in downtown Globe and a source of community pride. was able to secure his first several jobs as The building reached a milestone this last spring when a new elevator a direct result of the confidence and skills was installed - the culmination of a ten year effort led by the CVCA’s he gained through theater. indefatigable Director, Kip Culver, who saw the project to its completion “I forget who said a stand up comedian just three months before he passed away in July. becomes a comedian to be able to control Paul Tunis, who serves as the program director for Summer Youth the reason people laugh at them, but Theater, recently took over the reins as director for the Center, and says theater is like that,” Tunis says. “Kids start the elevator would not have gotten done when it did this spring had it not to feel liberated in a character where they been for an emergency Special Grant of $35,000 after it was discovered control how people see them. They build the sprinkler system had been left out of the original architectural Stewart Kim (left) and Everett Chen (right) leap in the air a sort of confidence and understanding bidding process and was required before the final phase of the elevator as monkies in the summer Seussical musical. of themselves.” could be completed.

The CVCA outreach program will begin with K- 4 and work with Copper Rim Linda Oddenetto, United Fund board president explains, “We all saw the work students where every single kid would be exposed to some sort of theater art tied into and fundraising which Kip and the many volunteers with the Center did on behalf of whatever they are learning. They will have one-on-one interaction with CVCA staff the elevator project over ten years and we felt they had come so far and were so close members. From there they would like to move into the middle school and then the that it was something we could help them complete. It was a great project which we high school. The United Fund will help to underwrite the initial launch of the program were proud to be a part of, and it took real vision and determination to accomplish. “ which will include 2 staffed instructor positions. Tunis hopes to bring programs to The latest project being undertaken by the Center and its new director, Tunis, is High Desert Middle School and the High School within the next three years and the no less ambitious and far reaching and was something Tunis said Kip had come to program has the support of GUSD Superintendent Jerry Jennex. him to discuss an arts outreach program while he was in the middle of directing the Tunis laughs and says,”…theater is really an amazing thing. Every single problem Summer Youth Theater. has to be solved in some way. You never sit on your laurels or expectations because Tunis, who has been involved with the Summer Youth Musical Theater Program things are always in flux.” for eighteen years, says through that program they have figured out ways to present And that, it turns out, is great for learning and turning on the imagination. all the various disciplines to children in a way that is both effective and fosters a While SYMTP has been limited to about forty kids, which is the maximum number creative spark. of kids they can fit on stage, Tunis says with the outreach program they expect to “Over the years, as more arts programs have been cut, programs like SYMTP have impact 700 kids in the first year alone. played a vital role in giving the kids the opportunity to express themselves in creative If successful, the plan is to take it into more schools and partner with others, ways,” says Tunis. helping to ensure local kids have the gift of arts in their lives.

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Copper Cities Youth Sports (CCYS) When the Town of Miami was going to drop their youth basketball program, a group of concerned parents got together, formed a 501-C3 and created the Copper Cities Youth Basketball League (CYBL) to save it. That was in 2012 and they had just under 250 kids that season who participated in the program.

After that first year, Joseph Barajas, who now heads up the organization says the board members all felt they could do more, so they looked into other programs and today the program serves over seven hundred local kids, boys and girls, from ages three to eighteen. Their current roster of sports programs includes basketball, softball, baseball, flag football and trap shooting (Wad Squad). Their travel teams include baseball, softball and trap shooting and recently added pre-t-ball for 3-5 year olds and took on the Piranhas’ swim team.

“You know in the Valley, it’s very competitive so kids have to pick a sport they want to compete in, and often only the best get chosen to play on teams,” says Barajas.

“Here in Globe-Miami, San Carlos, Kearny - we’re fortunate because our kids get to experience all the sports. And they don’t have to be a top athlete to play.”

“When we were doing this we knew we couldn’t compete with the Valley. They have more income, more kids and so those who can afford to play do and those who can’t (afford it) don’t.” As parents and board members, Barajas explained that the Board was aware many families couldn’t afford to have them play sports so they wanted to do something about that.

“First we knew we had to keep our registration fees low,” he says and added they also wanted to do something more. At the time they took over, the Town of Miami was providing kids with t-shirts if they played in the league, but when CYBL (now CCYS) took over, Barajas said his group found a way to provide insurance and real uniforms for kids who participated - all the while keeping registration affordable.

Everyone involved with CCYS is passionate about providing opportunities for area youth to get involved with sports. Since launching in 2012, the organization has continued to add programs, most recently the Piranhas’ Swim Team.

“They had been struggling with their program for a few years and … one of our Board members was instrumental in working with them to bring them under the CCYS umbrella. Although they have a long standing in the community and a lot of

support already, they need help with equipment expenses and fundraising…and that’s where our partnership will benefit both organizations,” says Barajas.

“Funding is always a challenge for youth programs like ours and we have discovered that if we approach this as a whole organization instead of the individual sports we can be more successful in underwriting our programs. We try to make each program sustainable (through registration) and some of our programs have seen that kind of success, while others are still in the building stage.”

The organization doesn’t want to find themselves going to the well too many times Barajas explains, adding that while some teams may have car washes and bake sales to raise some additional funds, most of the fundraising for the programs comes through the organization.

“We’ve been very fortunate to receive grant monies from United Fund which has been spent on repairing/replacing equipment, purchasing new equipment as well as to help offset registration fees for those who show a need for assistance,” he says, adding “This funding is vital to our sustainability and growth.”

Dylan Earven Foundation The Dylan Earven Foundation was established in 2012 by Don and Angela Earven to help provide financial support to the children and families of this community who are dealing with childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

As parents, they lost their son Dylan in 2010 to cancer after a four-year battle.

The toll on parents and families is both emotional and financial as the Earven’s know all too well. Angela says the outpouring from the community when Dylan got sick was huge and so many people came forward to help them. “We just wanted to give back to the community, “ says Angela. It was also important to her to keep Dylan’s memory alive and she feels the Foundation does that by helping other local families get through very difficult times.

“We’ve paid electricity bills, replaced an old washer and dryer, paid gas bills, covered mortgage payments and bought groceries,” says Angela. “Whatever they need, we listen and try to help.”

“Last year we put a little over $17,000 out and this year we expect to do more than that.”

“Four years ago, we started out raising money with the Pumpkin Roll at Fall Festival,” she says, and adds they will be out on Oak Street again this year during Halloween night from 5 - 8:30 pm and invite everyone to come out. Since then they have added many fundraising events including the Annual Dylan Walk/Run which took place at Lee Kornegay school this year.

“People have been so supportive,” says Angela, “but the funds we’ve received from United Fund have really helped us build up our bank account and put us in a position to help more families.”

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Friends of the Globe Public Library The Friends of the Globe Public Library was organized in 1999 as a way to support and encourage use of The Globe Public Library. The organization, currently led by Susan Guerrero, Friends President, works closely with the staff of the library, Adrea Ricke, Library Manager and Mary Helen Avalos, Deputy Librarian. They all work together to fill in voids left by tight budgets. “I feel that everyone who appreciates and enjoys the library should be a Friends member,” Guerrero states. “It shows you support the library and you may choose how active you wish to be with the group.”

The Friends, who are a 501-C3, can and do apply for grants, which are used to help them help the library. This last year the library received twelve new computers for public and staff use, a high speed printer and a digital camera all thanks to the Friends of the Globe Public Library, who were able to purchase these through a United Fund grant. Patrons who come in to use the computers at the library have shorter wait times and faster service thanks to this technology. “We are so pleased to offer the newest technology available,” Guerrero expressed. “This Library is something the entire community can take pride in.”

When The Friends are not busy applying for grants, the group raises funds through its semi-annual book sale, various fundraisers, and membership roster, but does rely on grants such as those they receive from United Fund for many significant projects they wish to undertake.

The Friends also step in to support the library by helping with many different programs. One program is the six-week Summer Reading Program, which served over sixty kids this year. Guerrero says they were able to purchase t-shirts for everyone participating in the program because of United Fund grant money. While that may not seem like a big deal, it is “huge for the kids and helped to unify the group,” according to Ricke.

“We would like to help the library by bringing in more programming,” says Guerrero. The Friends have brought in special performers like Mr. Nature’s Music Garden to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday, but would like to look into more adult programming as well. One idea contributed by Friends member Rick Uhl, is to bring in traveling exhibits from different museums.

Gila Aging Services Sometimes a little help is all you need and that is never more true than when talking about helping our senior citizens maintain their independence and stay in their own homes for as long as possible.

For an elderly person, everyday tasks we take for granted can be daunting, whether it is dusting shelves, mopping floors, cleaning out a refrigerator or cutting the grass. It can also be things more vital to their health like taking a shower or shaving, shopping for groceries or getting to and from the doctor’s office.

“We have people who can’t take care of their house, dust, can’t stand up long enough to cook - or forget they left the burner on,” says Jenny Caster, the Payson/ Globe program Director. “And transportation is often a concern for seniors who no longer drive.”

Guerrero recently lined up J.A. Jance, New York Times best-selling mystery author to speak in Globe on her latest book ‘Dance of the Bones.’ The successful event, held on September 27th at the Center for the Arts, was hosted by the Friends.

Guerrero hopes these public events serve as an opportunity to engage more community members in supporting the local library by joining The Friends of the Globe Public Library.

Your annual membership is tax deductible. Stop by the Globe Public Library to become a member of The Friends today. Also, to get your library updates, “Like” “Friends of the Globe Public Library” and “Globe Pubic Library” on Facebook.

That is where Gila Aging Services steps in to help.

The agency, under Catholic Social Service in Tucson, AZ and contracted with Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens, was established to assist individuals in this region to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency with dignity and to offer choices of appropriate care by providing a wide range of community and home based services.

Gila Aging Services serves both the Payson and Globe-Miami area with an average of 255 clients in Payson and 70 in Globe-Miami. Dr. Linda Shmyr, the new Executive Director of Catholic Social Service, says they have the capacity to serve more clients in the local area.

Although based in Tucson, Dr. Shmyr says she would like to get more involved with the local community here to not only understand the needs of the community better in regards to client services, but be a part of groups working on solutions.

If an individual, family member or caregiver would like assistance with housekeeping, personal care, attendant care, respite, and home delivered meals they should contact the Referral Line and a case manager from Gila Aging Services will meet with them to assess needs.

“We do not base our qualifications on income," says Caster, and goes on to explain that, “eligibility is based on any senior over the age of 65 or an adult with disabilities over the age of 18.”

The agency, which has been providing case management services for over 27 years in Globe-Miami, subcontracts with other agencies in providing a host of services including light housekeeping, personal care, attendant care, respite, and home delivered meals.

Even caregivers can get some respite hours through the program and get some much needed hours for themselves to go to a movie or visit with friends as long as the person they are caring for is a client of Gila Aging Services.

Gila Aging Services is funded in part by the AZ Division of Aging and Adult Services and others and administered by Catholic Social Service who have the contract to manage the program for Gila County. To get qualified for services an individual, or their caregiver can simply call the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens Referral Line at 1-800-293-9393 or Gila Aging Services directly at 928-473-2100 and a case manager will call and/or come to the house to assess the needs of the individual.

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Gila Community Food Bank The Gila Community Food Bank provides emergency food to about 700 families each month and also contributes to the Back Pack program which the Episcopal Church started last year, serving “homeless and food-insecure teenagers” by providing backpacks filled with enough food to get them through the weekend.

The Back Pack program, which was launched last year, began with just thirteen students a week.

Today the program serves over twenty students and costs per week have jumped from $300 to $500 per week.

Dr. Rula Colvin, a Methodist minister and board member of the Food Bank since 2012 explains that anyone can get food from the Food Bank.

“There are no requirements or qualifications,” she says. The Food Bank maintains two locations which are open Monday through Friday: one in Globe which is open from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. and one in Miami which is open from 9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. The food bank is closed on some holidays which are always posted in advance.

Donations of food come in from the Postal Food Drive, the Boy and Girl Scouts and local fraternal organizations. Individuals may also make donations by dropping off food at either location during their hours of operation or by simply making a monetary donations to Gila Community Food Bank, PO Box 1410, Globe, Az. 85502.

While the food bank does get private donations and donations from local grocery stores, these can fluctuate greatly like when the Safeway store in Claypool closed, where the food bank lost over one hundred pounds of food per month.

The food bank has received funding from United Fund for staples which go into their emergency boxes such as cereal, peanut butter, tuna fish, pasta and sauce, on an annual basis and special one-time grants to meet specific needs. The special grants have been used to establish a community garden behind their facility in order to begin growing fresh produce for their families, purchase a new van to pick up and deliver food, and repair the entry steps to the Globe location, making them safe and now - ADA compliant.

Recently, the Food Bank undertook a $10,000 warehouse expansion funded by Capstone and United Fund of Globe Miami which will allow them to store fresh produce they are now harvesting from their community garden and offer more storage for the foods they receive during food drives and donations. ”We couldnಬt do it without United Fund,” explains Dr. Colvin.

“We really depend on contributions from individuals…and the support we get from United Fund to reach out to those in our Dr. Rula Colvin, Food Bank Director and Linda Oddonetto, Board President community - especially those that are hungry,” of United Fund, in front of the new delivery van for the Food Bank which she says. was purchased through a 2014 Special Grant from United Fund.

Gila County Historical Society

The museum proudly displays its collection of artifacts and memorabilia from Governors’ Hunt and Mofford who were both from Globe.

The museum has archived and catalogued over 4000 historic photographs like this one in 1913 showing a portrait of mine engineers’ wives and babies.

The Gila County Historical Society established a museum and research facility nearly sixty years ago in the old Mine Rescue Station located just behind the Chamber of Commerce. In a community where families trace their family roots back several generations, the museum serves an important role in both preserving and promoting Gila County’s rich history.

“We are probably used as much as a research library as a museum,” says Dee Hunt, docent and board member. The library, which has catalogued over 4000 old photographs, and houses telephone books and city directories dating back to the early 1900s, is utilized by people looking for family history in the area, new home buyers looking for old records on a property, and individuals who simply want to stand in the spot where their grandfather once stood, according to Vernon Perry, another board member who has worked with the museum since 2011.

"People come to us for all sorts of reasons," he says, "and if we can, we help them find the needle in the haystack. Many of the people who volunteer at the museum grew up in the area and can add something to the story."

“But we also learn a lot from the people who visit,” says Hunt. People looking for information will often bring with them their own archive of family photos and stories which add to what is known about a family, a building or a time period in Gila County.

Last year the museum fielded over one thousand requests for information and hosted over two thousand visitors who toured the many standing displays which feature the people, culture and industries which helped to build the region.

The Gila County Historical Museum is one of five entities which receives a portion of Globe’s city bed tax which Board President, Gary Andress, says allows the museum to get by with the basics.

The museum, which is free of charge, raises additional money through monthly hamburger frys and the annual antique show. However the ability to enhance or expand displays, fix a roof, remove asbestos, upgrade a security system or purchase better technology and software for the museum must come from grants, and that is where the United Fund of Globe-Miami has been instrumental in the museum’s continued success.

The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and welcomes inquiries, visitors and volunteers who are interested in Gila County history.

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Gila House If you don’t have a safety net, a bit of bad luck can be all it takes to lose your home: a parent losing their job, a medical emergency which drains a familys’ budget or a house fire. The fall-out can be devastating to families and especially hard on the children.

Before a group of community leaders stepped in to help these families, their options included a few nights lodging at a hotel, help from a local church, moving in with family members or relocating to another community. That changed in 2010 when the Gila House was established for the purpose of providing interim housing for low income families in crisis.

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for “cheap to nothing” and one donated by a local couple. They were able to put in $30,000 worth of repairs to the one home thanks to a special grant through United Fund of Globe Miami, and that home, a 4-bedroom, 2-bath home has been used to house up to two families at one time, according to Malissa Buzan, Board President.

Buzan says ‘burn-outs’ are an issue here in Globe-Miami where there were twelve house fires last year. “Much of the housing stock in our area is old and wiring can be bad. Families living at or below the poverty level simply don’t have the money for repairs, upgrades or insurance,” Buzan explains.

The group also helps families who are in crisis and need housing. They are referred to Gila House by other agencies and must meet certain criteria to be accepted into the program.

“We do background checks and drug screenings on families who apply to our program, explains Claudia DalMolin, Executive Director. “If we find something (in the background checks), it won’t necessarily knock them out of the program,“ she says, “but the Board wants to know what the issues are because we are here to help them and we have to know they have the ability to succeed with our help.” If accepted, the family gets more than a place to stay until they are back on their feet; they are also provided counseling on finances and assistance with job placement.

In addition to catastrophic events like a house fire, Gila House also runs a program called “Shelter in Place,” says Buzan. This program provides assistance to those in danger of losing their homes and often involves families living in mobile home parks where they own their mobile home, but not the lot, she says.

“They get in trouble where they can’t pay the lot fee and can’t afford to move the trailer.”

These families go through the same screening as families we put into our homes.

And as long as they are working towards getting back on their feet and following the program, we pay the lot fee each month and continue to help them,” says Claudia Dalmolin, Executive Director.

Last year Gila House assisted seven families to stay in their homes, and have helped 21 families with interim housing since the program began in 2010.

Support by United Fund of Globe Miami has been instrumental in providing the organization with the funds to manage the program and maintain their properties.

Gila Reading Council The Gila Reading Council seeks to empower readers of all ages and promote literacy throughout the community. One of the most popular events they sponsor each year is the annual Dr. Seuss’s book give-away held at FRYs grocery in Globe.

The event is in honor of the popular children’s author, Dr. Seuss, and brings in hundreds of children.

“You wouldn’t believe how many people line up for this event,” says LaVerna Andress, Council treasurer and special projects coordinator. “Each child gets to select a book of their choice and the looks on their faces are priceless.”

Each year, Andress, who retired from GHS where she had been the librarian for 29 years, says she orders books which she feels will appeal to various age groups and reading levels. She says that before they received the grant, the group’s purchases averaged about $1.00-$2.00 per book. Last year they gave away over four hundred books. She estimates that this year with the additional grant monies from United Fund, they will be able to purchase a wider selection of books and greatly increase the number of books given away.

Other efforts by the group to improve literacy in the area include their Baby Book Bag program in which they, with the cooperation of the Cobre Valley OB department, provide totes to new mothers. The “I Read to My Baby” bags include a baby book, information about the value of reading to babies, and play and conversation strategies to use during daily activities. They also host weekend workshops presented by reading specialists. Most recently they brought in a reading curriculum specialist who coached teachers on the “Close” method, which helps students focus on in-depth reading of passages or books.

According to national statistics on literacy, two thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of the 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare and, in this country, one child in four grows up not knowing how to read.

Andress encourages anyone who would like to advocate for literacy – teachers, librarians, parents, grandparents – anyone who believes that every child should become a life-long reader consider joining their organization and help them in their mission to improve literacy in Gila County. Gila Reading Council is an affiliate of the Arizona Reading Association. You can find out more about the group by visiting www.facebook.com/Gila Reading Council.

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Globe-Miami Community Concert Association The GMCCA just picked up three new ticket holders this season.

Debbie Yerkovich, who has two young sons ages two and four, believes her boys are old enough now to sit through a performance. “I want them to learn the association between the music they hear and the instruments and people who make the music,” she told Sue Jones, Board President when she called to purchase a season ticket.

The chance to see live performances and experience a range of musical performances from classical to folk music and steel guitars is a music education which kids rarely get these days -and parents can rarely afford - were it not for the Globe Miami Community Concert Association.

Keeping the cost of a concert season affordable for individuals, families and students has always been a hallmark of the concert association, according to Jones, and the local association has not raised their prices in over five years. Season tickets range from $35 for an adult, to $80 for a family or $45 for a single parent family, making the cost of the average concert less than that of a Big Mac.

Limeliters: An American Folk music group has been entertaining standing-room only crowds with their incredible talent and zany humor. Performing October 15th.

See ad for 2015-2016 season, page 13.

The concert season, which typically runs from October thru March, includes five or six performances - one each month - which showcases a diverse range of musical performances. When a group agrees to perform as part of the community concert series, it is based on a flat fee and not the usual ticket price the performers command in larger markets.

The Globe-Miami Community Concert Association was formed, like so many others of its’ kind, to bring live concerts from local and national artists who normally would not book performances in small rural communities like ours. Initially, concert associations across the country were supported through a federal program and local associations were responsible for selling tickets and arranging the venue. After the program was cut in the ‘80s, the Globe Miami Community Concert Association was kept alive thanks to a small group of determined board members including Joyce and Ed Lowe, Jean Sipe and Joyce Grant.

Today there are only four remaining concert associations in Arizona and the Globe Miami Concert Association is among the survivors. This year will mark the beginning of their 61st season.

The group raises money through season tickets and donations from patrons.

The performances are held in the auditorium of Miami High School and it is board members who help line up performers for each season by recommending a performance they may have seen while traveling, or on television - and through suggestions by others.

They often get groups like the Phoenix Chorale who has come back more than once to perform here. They are Grammy winners, having performed on the national stage and still command top dollar; yet they find Globe charming and the local support appealing.

According to Jones, it is one of the things that makes the local concert association work: a board which is passionate about bringing a diverse selection of musical performances to Globe, and a local audience who is appreciative and supports their efforts each year.

This year they received a grant from United Fund which will help them book performers for next year and go after a wider selection of performers while also increasing their outreach to the community-at-large, specifically kids of all ages.

Habitat for Humanity On a beautiful Saturday morning in September, board members and volunteers were hard at work clearing an empty lot of weeds and debris in preparation for their next project: building a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home for a local family.

“We do what we can to keep the costs down so we keep the payments low for the family who takes over once the home is built,“ explains Nicole Gregory, Executive Director. She goes on to explain that even if a house appraises for more than it may cost to build, Habitat for Humanity is set up to offer a family who qualifies for the program a zero interest loan on the cost.

“So we get donated materials and do as much of the work as we can with our board members and community volunteers, from clearing the land, landscaping, doing drywall and painting the home,” says Gregory.

They will hire contractors for such things as electrical and plumbing, but the volunteer efforts and donated materials add up; Gregory says a home which may appraise for $120,000 might actually only cost $60,000 and that is the amount passed on to the family in the form of a zero interest loan.

Applicants are put through an extensive background check including character references, employer interviews and an audit of finances to ensure Habitat’s risk is reasonable when selling a home and the prospective family is in It was work day on the new site and board members and family members turned out to cut down weeds and clear the lot. a financial position to take on the responsibility of a mortgage.

We look for ways we can give a hand up, not a hand out to someone in need,” A hallmark of the program is a requirement that anyone accepted into the Gregory says. program must also pitch in and put approximately 500 hours of “sweat equity” into Jimmy Carter, one of Habitat’s more famous spokespersons, has said of the the project which is seen as their down payment. program: On this morning, that means helping to pull weeds.

“Habitat has successfully removed the stigma of charity by substituting it with a Habitat is an international non-profit, ecumenical Christian ministry founded in sense of partnership. The people who will live in the homes work side by side with the 1976 and is devoted to building “simple, decent, and affordable” housing. volunteers, so they feel very much that they are on an equal level.”

Here in Globe a local chapter of Habitat was started in 1997 and since then has “United Fund has been a continual partner to the Globe Miami Habitat for built and/or repaired five homes in the Globe-Miami area. The work doesn’t always Humanity Chapter,” explains Susan Hanson, Habitat Board member. “The families involve building a home, says Gregory, who explains they also offer a program called that have been served and the future families’ homes to be built have a direct link to “A Brush with Kindness,” which helps someone in need fix a leaky roof or repair a the donated funds that are received and we’re grateful for their support." rotting floor.

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High Desert Humane Society

The kids of the SchoolHouse Cooperative visited the humane society and brought food.

Horizon Human Services Horizon Human Services has had offices in the area since 1997 providing an array of inpatient, outpatient and residential services to all populations.

The program is federally funded and provides for the cost of staffing and services, but as Sandi Wills, Program Coordinator explains, it doesn’t cover the myriad of needs which come up when serving this population.

The addition of grant funding from United Fund of Globe-Miami has enabled her to purchase garden tools and tents for residents, replace clothing and household items for those who are starting over once they get stable. It even helps with such things as tuberculosis test, Picture ID, ect. “We get a lot of clients who have no money, “says Wills. “They can’t even pay the five dollars required for a TB test to be admitted to our program.” In the past she and others would often pay for these things to ensure the person could be admitted.

Clients who may become unstable while living in an apartment may burn their bridge there, according to Wills. They often end up in the hospital and when they come out they have lost everything they had in that apartment. Many come out with just their hospital clothes. She explains the funding also helps replace the basic clothing and housing needs for residents who must then start over. “It’s like having a house fire.”

“We provide as much support as we can so they (our clients) can be as independent as possible,”

“We just try to make the lives of animals in this community better,” says Cheryl Brazell, President of the High Desert Humane Society.

“The generosity and caring has really impressed me,” says Brazell. She explains that “even people that can’t adopt will bring us food or make a monthly donation. They appreciate the effort that we’re putting out.” She’s also grateful for the many volunteers who make the Humane Society’s thrift store run smoothly. “It takes a lot of wonderful volunteers to keep this going.

The community has stepped up to help us with that.”

Brazell explains that there are often unexpected expenses that go along with running a no-kill shelter. In the last month, for example, according to Brazell, they spent $6,000 on spay and neutering and other medical bills. Most months, it’s closer to $2,000 to $3,000.

“It’s just amazing how much the United Fund has helped us,” says Brazell.

In addition to helping offset these sort of spay and neutering costs, support from the United Fund has helped them provide additional shade for the animals and buy heating pads for the winter so the dogs have warm places to sleep.

“We wouldn’t have all that we have right now without the United Fund,” says Brazell.

says Sandy Wills, Program Coordinator. It is a matter of teaching skills many of us may take for granted, explains Elaine Grant, a Counselor at Horizon who has coached life skills.

One client complained to Grant that she had no food even though she had just been taken to the Food Bank to get a week’s supply. When Grant inquired about the problem after determining the shelves were stocked with canned goods, she figured out the person had no can opener.

“We are here to teach them how to live independently,” says Grant. “And sometimes it is the little things - like a can opener - that make living on one’s own workable…or not.”

The local office gets people from Yuma and Casa Grande, as well as Globe-Miami according to Wills.

“They may be really sick when they come in and we help them get better. Because we have a small community and can get them settled in the area where we can keep an eye on how they are doing, they don’t get lost in the system like they might in Yuma. “We get people who come here voluntarily to get stable before going back to their home in Casa Grande or other area ” says Wills. “We’ve been told our program is the best,” she adds, and credits her staff - many of whom have been with her for more than ten years.

The support from United Fund of Globe Miami has enabled her to purchase things for her clients beyond mental health services - which make life better - normal, from the necessities like a can opener to wrapped boxes with ribbon and bows under a Christmas tree

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Lead Guitar It’s week three in the classical guitar class at High Desert Middle School, and Jonathan Crissman, a faculty associate at Arizona State University who drove up from Tucson for the morning, begins to lead a class of 5th through 8th graders into a warm up of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” The class picks up the tune easily, even if their technique has a ways to go.

By this December, Crissman says they will be performing the more complicated “Greensleeves” for a holiday program.

Crissman is an instructor for Lead Guitar, a successful education program entering its seventh year, which is focused on classical guitar. Within the last two years, with funding from United Fund of Globe Miami, Lead Guitar programs were established at Globe High School last year, and this year a program was added at the middle school.

Brad Richter, a notable classical guitarist who performs around the country, was in Page, AZ when he was asked to visit the local high school and give a guitar workshop. There he discovered a small group of students who were both talented and at-risk for drug use, dropping out and suicidal. Inspired by them, he went home and wrote a curriculum to help the school’s band teacher guide them through the basics of note reading and technique.

He went back each year and expanded the curriculum, and its reputation grew. In 2005, Marc Sandroff, an investor and venture capitalist who credited much of his career success to his lifelong study of guitar, joined Brad and established Lead Guitar as a 501c3.

Today, the program is in over 40 schools in three states, and it offers a field tested curriculum design that teaches students to play and trains teachers to teach classical guitar.

Crissman agrees that one of the draws to the program is the guitar itself.

“It has history in our culture,” he explains, “so it’s cool to pick up a guitar.”

And the program attracts many kids who may not gravitate to band or orchestra.

“We didn’t know how many kids would sign up for the class,” says High Desert Middle School Principal Lori Rodriguez. “But it’s been so popular."

And, most likely, the program’s popularity will only continue to grow.

Miami Genesis Miami Genesis Economic Development Board was launched in 2012 as a 501-(c)3 due to the need of economic development, historic preservation and restoration. It has been instrumental in spearheading neighborhood clean-ups, beautification projects - most recent the Highway 60 Beautification that to date has refurbished the facades of Schwartz Lumber Company, Silver Front Caf« and the Dome - establishing way finding signage, assisting with the refurbishing and management of Bullion Plaza Gymnasium, hosting the Pride in Miami program, and spearheading both the future Miami Amphitheater and Bloody Tanks Riverwalk projects.

Miami does not have a Main Street Program like Globe, according to Chairwoman Susan Hanson, referring to the Globe program which has resulted in many significant preservation efforts, community events and economic development projects over the years. Hanson said she and community members saw a need to establish a non-profit economic development corporation focused on supporting not only the downtown historic district but also the local neighborhoods and community events.

Currently, Genesis is developing a program to make facade improvements to selected residences - with the intention of creating a more appealing impression of the town to visitors and potential residents, and most of all pride in ownership for the existing owner.

Several years ago when the town eliminated a Parks and Recreation position, it was Genesis and their volunteer board members who stepped in to help with local events including: Music in the Park Summer series, the Miami Fiesta and the annual Christmas Lighting contest.

“All of us are all reminded daily of the shortage of money, jobs, etc.,” says Hanson, “so providing a few simple community events which bring people together is a good investment of time Miami Fiesta and the funds that goes into hosting these.”

“Towns are not structured to make money,” she says. “They serve as best they can their citizens, so the non-profits are needed more than ever now to assist where government can no longer do and help preserve our community’s values and history. United Fund’s support has been a main stay to our organization in the continuation of all events and the planning and seeding of future projects that will Part of the Hwy 60 Beautification included refurbishing the facades of Schwartz Lumber Company. benefit the entire community.”

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Old Dominion Mine “There would be no Globe without the Old Dominion Mine. It is the pivotal reason our town was built here,” states Bruce Binkley, member of the Old Dominion Mine Park (ODMP) committee. Many in the community agree and have helped develop the ODMP as a community resource that promotes our rich mining heritage, draws visitors to our region, educates about geology and history, and offers a safe and interesting place for personal fitness.

Linda Gustafson uses the park regularly and reports, “I love exercising here because you can choose a variety of trails and they are wide enough for groups to walk and talk easily.” Other park visitors run, ride bikes, play disc golf, fly kites, hold community events, geo-cache, photograph, paint, and host large family gatherings.

The park is also drawing tourists. Ellen Kretsch, Director of Tourism at the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce, reports, “The number one request we get from visitors is for a mine tour. While we can’t offer any underground tours, we can direct them to the Old Dominion.”

The ODMP committee is thrilled to be chosen as a United Fund recipient to support its most expensive project to date: building a mining-themed playground.

If all the funds are raised, the playground will include a mine tunnel, 100-foot zip line, mule climber, ore car benches, and many other features. It will be the first accessible public playground in Gila County that allows children of all abilities to play together. Dr. Thea Wilshire, child psychologist, states, “Play fosters creativity and promotes physical and mental health. It prepares kids for school as they learn social skills and creativity, their brains develop through spinning and swinging activities, and their muscles – like the small muscles necessary for writing – are strengthened on playgrounds.”

The ODMP is open from dawn to dusk 365 days a year. Admission is free. The park is located off Murphy Street, up from DeMarco’s Italian Restaurant.

Scholarship recipients from Fall 2015, totaling $9,000

Nursing class pictured with their new Advanced ALS Simulator

Pinal Mountain Foundation for Higher Education “Our mission is pretty simple,” says Bryan Seppala, Board President of the Pinal Mountain Foundation for Higher Education (PMFHE), “we encourage the idea of higher education through the support of Gila County Community College’s (GCC) Gila Pueblo and San Carlos Campuses.”

Depending on the time of year, this support can look vastly different. According to Seppala, PMFHE is an active partner with the college for events like meet the teacher night and graduation. However, regardless of the time of year, PMFHE is always fundraising.

“100% of what we raise goes to scholarships,” says Seppala. “It’s all about helping

those local students achieve higher education,” he adds. He’s especially happy with their track record helping single parents and adult learners – “that’s who we take pride in helping.”

In addition to funding scholarships, Seppala notes that support from the United Fund helped the college purchase a state-of-the-art mannequin for the nursing program called an “advanced ALS simulator.” It helps teach cardiac monitoring in real-time and GCC is one of the few community colleges in the state that has one. “That was huge for the foundation and the college,” says Seppala.

“Without United Fund we wouldn’t be where we are today,” he says.

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The Rock Salvation Army Day Care and Preschool “I’ve had half of Globe down here with me at one time,” says Yvette Angulo, Day Care and Service Center Director at The Rock Salvation Army Day Care and Preschool, located in downtown Globe. Angulo has been at The Rock for 15 years.

“We do a little bit of everything,” says Angulo of a typical day at The Rock, including, “being moms to our kids all day long.” The Rock provides preschool from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and daycare from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. “We really don’t have a lot of days off,” says Angulo with a smile.

“United Fund has been a big help to us,” notes Angulo. The Rock was able to purchase playground equipment thanks to support from the United Fund.

“There was a whole lot of nothing but wood chips and dirt,” on the playground before the new equipment arrived, says Angulo. She was also able to purchase necessary classroom supplies, cubbies, bookshelves and carpet with money from the United Fund. “All my parents notice the improvements,"says Angulo.

“We don’t have a lot of donations,” she explains.

“It [United Fund] allowed us to get more than we would have.”

Preschool teacher Anna Angel agrees. “All the kids can color at the same time,” now says Angel. "The supplies also help when kids need to use different colored markers for their spelling homework, for example," Angel explains.

“I look around and see the difference,” says Angulo.

Horizon Domestic Violence Safe Home Carolyn Gillis, the Program Supervisor for the Domestic Violence Safe Home tells a story about being at the Veteran’s Stand Down last year when she was approached by an older gentleman who took her hand and thanked her. He went on to explain that he was the product of a shelter in Miami where his mother had taken him as a boy when she needed to flee the violence in their home, and that experience, he says had changed his life. Gillis says he was very emotional talking about it and said it changed the way he looked at others who would step up to help those in need.

He went on to ask if we help men and we do. We can’t take men into the shelter but we will meet with them and provide counseling and refer them to another shelter that provides shelter for men, she says. “Our mission is to serve all people who experience domestic violence in their lives including women, men and children.” adds Gillis.

The numbers for domestic violence are staggering and have more than tripled in the last ten years in the local area where Gillis says she and her staff assisted families living in abusive homes. In the year of 2014/2015 the shelter provided shelter for 5 women and 46 children and provided 2,391 bed nights. A family stayed an average of 25 nights at the safe home. The staff provided over 8,569 one-way miles of transportation for clients during this year. Many of these miles are also for our non-residential clients after they leave the safe home. During the year they provided 206 Hotline & Information and Referral calls, 45 of them being for homeless families. Horizon Health and Wellness provides for many client needs while they live in a safe home.

The local Safe Home offers the following services for those seeking help, including a temporary emergency safe shelter (up to 120 days) , a 24 hour crisis line, crisis intervention, advocacy, support groups, transportation and referrals.

United Fund has enabled the Horizon Domestic Violence Safe Home to make many needed improvements to the home, purchase toys and games for the children and upgrade safety features like a new security system.

“We have been able to provide so much more for our residents, because of the funding we get from United Fund, that it has really made a difference in terms of providing many extra ways of making their children feel more at home. The safe home has always provided the necessary safe haven for families and now with the United Funds we are able to provide the little extras that will make a family feel at home while they are with us,” says Carolyn Gillis.

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Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services (TOPS) The rate of teen pregnancy in Gila County is one of the highest in the state of Arizona and Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services, is a local organization which is part of the First Things First program.

The Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services objective is to help young mothers and fathers become successful parents.

“Our Program provides services to expectant mothers from the teen years to twenty four years of age,” explains Charlene Becker, the case manager/ Child Birth Educator for the Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services based in Globe. “Our goal is to get them to stay in school and continue with their education.

I encourage them and tell them that education is empowerment and will be a major sustaining factor to their success as functional parents. We also strive to have healthier pregnancies which results in overall healthier families. Our participants are counseled to remain in school, take care of themselves, eat right, exercise, attend the prenatal appointments. We are here to support them and mentor them through the transition into parenthood. Our motto is: Healthy Pregnancy ... healthy baby.

We teach free classes in everything from healthy pregnancy to childbirth education and parenting,” continues Becker who is most excited about the success she has been having in getting more young fathers to go through the program.

“They just get labeled ‘Baby Daddy’ and we’re turning that around to ‘you are the father of this child. You’re going to make a difference in their life," says Becker.

Currently TOPS has 59 clients in the program although Becker says that can fluctuate quite a bit throughout the year. She offers 8 week classes in Childbirth Education which cover everything from breathing techniques, breastfeeding and infant nutrition to postpartum care for mother and baby.

There is also a 16 week parenting class which teaches young parents the importance of reading to their baby, proper nutrition, parenting styles and healthy habits for the whole family.

“This is the first year we’ve applied for funding to United Fund and I’m hoping to be able to purchase items for the parents to be able to use on a need-toneed basis such as clothing, diapers, and other items such as Pack-N-Plays which provide incentives for new parents to stick with the program all the way through, or help out with gas vouchers to get to work or even money for testing such as GED, or certification tests,“ she says. The tests, which Becker says can run upwards of $200 each often prevent someone from being able to get an education and job, which ensures stability for the challenge of raising a baby.

Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services also provides Support Groups for young parents. It is a resource hub for every program that could help them.

“TOPS offered support from being a scared pregnant 16 year old to the confident mother I am today,” says one client.

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SAY YES, to United Fund of Globe Miami!

Fundraising Campaign kicks off October 14th!

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A charitable ministry of Holy Angels Catholic Church since 1917 – Serving the Globe Miami area.

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In 2014, St Vincent's received $34,455.38 in donations.

From these donations we were able to serve 199 households.

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Employee Spotlight Kalynn Duane

The new Director of Marketing, Eric Smileuske loves his job and it shows.

Smileuske took his first job in the gaming industry with Turning Stone Resort Casino in Upstate New York over twenty years ago.

“I originally considered going to law school,” he laughs, but then he found out there were more practicing attorneys in the country than there were law students making it unlikely he’d have a job after he graduated. Instead, he took a summer job as a pick clerk at the local casino and that turned into several promotions which landed him in finance as a Cage Manager. He’s never looked back.

“I’d get bored with a 9-5 job,” he says.

After seven years in finance, Smileuske says he got bored counting money and would find every opportunity to walk around the property and visit with customers and staff. His “management-by-wandering-around” caught the eye of his boss who moved him into marketing where he taught customer service classes and later ran his own dealer school. He was later hired to help open a new casino in Washington State where he was involved in booking entertainment, running large-scale events, overseeing a resort property and building a gaming enterprise. It all boils down to this: “We sell experience from the time people pull in to the time they leave,” he says.

Smileuske believes in his line of business where people don’t actually walk away with a tangible product, it's important they walk away with a memorable experience.

And, he says, that is where everyone who wears a badge at the resort is responsible for ensuring the customer experience is a good one.

Meet Kalynn Duane, the manager for the Apache Gold convenience store which serves hundreds of travelers each day. The ‘C-Store’ as it has been known, is being rebranded as Cutter Quick Stop, but the services remain the same: a gas station, smoke shop and convenience store with all your favorites for that road trip between Globe and Safford.

Kaylynn, who began working at the convenience store as a cashier in 2009, moved up through the ranks serving as both head supervisor and assistant manager before being promoted to manager this year.

Although she lives in Morenci and Kalynn Duane (far right) with her day staff: (L-R) Deon Nosie, Desiree Chapman, has a two-hour commute each day, Cairedenia Hopkin she says she loves the job and gives credit to her staff of seventeen for helping her keep everything running smoothly.

When she is not working she says she and her boyfriend like to fish, camp and hang out with friends.

The Cutter Quick Stop is open Monday - Thursday 5 a.m. to midnight and is open until 2 a.m. on the weekends.

Celebrations

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Eric Smileuske

Louis Serna of Ft. Thomas – a 3-time jackpot winner!

Kathleen Hopkins, Sonya Hadley and Matthew Hopkins of Peridot enjoy the slots.

Daniel and Bernadette Miller of San Carlos

Jimmy and Virgie Bejarano celebrating their 50th Anniversary!

Events Grand Prize Winner, Dave Kohlman of Globe Sienna with Kush County performs in the Pavillion.

Chaka and Friends

Hubert Martin sings the National Anthem at the Marty Stuart concert.

Pat and Mitch Holder with Marketing Director, Eric Smileuske. The Holders were the winner of a new Ford Edge.

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By Autumn Giles

“It’s like no other biker run. It has a meaning to it,” says John Bush of the annual Run to the Rez. The run is in its twelfth year and Bush has been involved with it since the beginning. He explains that the run actually began fourteen years ago as a group of bikers in San Carlos who wanted to participate in the town’s veteran’s day parade. “We’re all related,” he says with a smile of his fellow bikers in San Carlos. He remembers that first year that some riders from Globe and Miami joined up to ride with them in the parade as well.

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The next year, numbers grew and they had about 100 riders. “We made it an event on our own,” says Bush. Bush, Gary and Jimmy Kniffin, and the Geronimo Riders continue to organize the ride today with support from the tribe and Apache Gold Casino. Throughout the years, their goal has remained constant, “we wanted to honor veterans — not all of us our veterans.” Bush adds that he wants people to know “that Native Americans served their country and we honor that.”

Now the run serves as a kickoff event for the Veteran’s Day activities in San Carlos and goes far beyond the ride itself. The $25 ticket includes live music by Grey Wolf, a “Blessing of the Bikers” cultural event, the “Honoring All Veterans” program, a raffle ticket to win a motorcycle, and more. The event attracts as many as 800 bikers from as far away as Tennessee.

Bush stresses that everyone is welcome and there’s plenty for non-riders to do as well. He extends a special invitation to veterans from the Globe-Miami area to participate. The thirty-mile ride kicks off at the Apache Gold Casino on Saturday October 17th at 10 a.m and ends up at Burdette Hall in San Carlos. Bush loves

riding through downtown San Carlos during the run, where spectators line the streets to watch the bikers stream through.

For those who can’t make it out ot the ride, Run to the Rez will have a booth at Apache Jii in Globe on October 17th where they’ll also be selling raffle tickets for the Indian Scout motorcycle. After expenses are paid, all proceeds from the event go to support local veterans in San Carlos.

Bush says that in the past, they’ve raised as much as $5,000.

“Our ride is known as ‘the most spiritual ride in Arizona,’” says Bush. Participants “leave with a spiritual message.”

For more information or to register go to www.runtotherez.net/ or search “Run to the Rez” on Facebook.

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By Libby Rooney

It was 1942, the Great Depression had ended and life was a little easier. People had jobs, there was enough food to eat and there was housing, humble by today’s standards but enough. Although washing machines had been invented, they were still a luxury in Miami and Globe, and were not commonly seen in working class homes until the late 40s or early 50s.

Hand-washing with ribbed washboards in galvanized tubs was how laundry was done. Laundry Day really was a full day dedicated to laundry.

In my mother's home Laundry Day was Monday. On the small ranch outside of Miami where they lived, water for

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laundry was hauled out of a hand dug well in a bucket. The same water was used for up to three loads. First they’d wash whites and light colored laundry; next, medium colored and finally the dirtiest work cloths. The water was heated in a cast iron kettle over a wood fire that looked a lot like what I imagine a witches cauldron would look like. Then the laundry, together with soap and hot water, would be put into the first of three #2 galvanized washtubs. There it was scrubbed on the washboard and wrung out by hand. My uncle recalls how red and sore my grandmother’s hands looked after a day of doing laundry. The clothes were then put into a second tub of fresh water, then a third for the final rinse. Shirts, dresses, and blouses would be dipped in a starch bath. Attached to the side of the third tub was a hand-cranked wringer for squeezing out excess water before hanging laundry out to dry. A vintage item today, seen only in antique stores, the spin cycle in modern washing machines made wringers obsolete.

Tuesday was Ironing Day. My grandmother ironed everything, from work clothes, to bed sheets, to table cloths. She also ironed handkerchiefs, undergarments and aprons. Wash-andwear and polyester had not yet been invented so everything wrinkled. Irons were heated on a wood-burning stove. My grandmother had a new electric iron but preferred the old method. Perhaps that was what she was used to. In those days irons, electric or otherwise, did not have steam. To help release stubborn creases,

clothes needed to be hand sprinkled with water prior to ironing. The fire in the stove needed to be fed to keep the irons hot and a strong right arm was needed to move the solid metal iron over garment after garment.

My mother tells me it wasn’t that hard.

I guess work is relative to what you know and what you’re used to. Even so, I can’t imagine a life without a washer and dryer and... I don’t iron, so don’t even ask.

"Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done." ~ Burt Reynolds

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GMT Book Spotlight:

By Maryn Belling Whether you've just started reading JA Jance because she came to town, or you've been reading since her first book in 1985, Dance of Bones is fantastic. The book can be read as a stand-alone or as the culmination (to date!) of JP Beaumont and Brandon Walker.

Their first encounter together isn't exactly star-crossed but you wouldn't have thought it was predestined from the outset of their respective series either. Familiar folks from throughout the series reappear in this unstoppable mystery.

Across the years Ms. Jance has been careful to include relevant details as times have changed – such as the payphones & non air-conditioned cars in her early novels converting to GPS, smart phones, and Escalades in this one. She's also very careful to pay respect to the history she's

sharing in her work. By sharing traditional stories with a larger audience, the history can become part of our knowledge; but we must be respectful of its space and time.

JA Jance is a literary gift to our region. She grew up in Arizona and graduated from Bisbee High School and then taught and learned from the Tohono O'Odham people. Her books twine together beautifully mysteries and crimes from Tucson's recent past with the legends of Tohono O'Odham.

A rare gift: access to the legends of a people with such a long history.

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By Linda Gross

hen the community lost Kip Culver, the captivating and much loved director of both the Globe Main Street Program and Center for the Arts this past July, it was as though a dark cloud drifted over downtown Globe. His passing was a loss that most everyone in town felt.

For weeks, bouquets and notes continued to appear on the steps of the Center for the Arts. A large banner with a photograph of Kip hung outside the center; printed next to his photo were the words “A Great Man.” Indeed, his absence did not go unnoticed.

At his service, held at Miami High School Auditorium with nearly 1000 people in attendance, local Paul Tunis echoed what many were feeling:

“It can be hard when you lose someone like Kip; you’re not only losing a friend and a family member, but because he was a visionary and an idealist, you feel the loss of what he was making, the ideas that he had.

And when he’s gone, you feel like you’re not going to get to see Kip’s vision of the future… and not going to get to live in the community that Kip saw we could have.”

Picking up the pieces, Tunis, who is the program director for the Summer Youth Musical Theatre Program and the new director of the Center for the Arts, moved to establish the Kip Memorial Fund with the blessing of Kip’s family, and began asking people to submit ideas they felt would be a fitting legacy project.

“Kip was a big vision sorta guy and he was really good at relaying his excitement for a project, no matter how grandiose, to anyone who would listen,” Tunis says.

“Everyone in town had at least one conversation with Kip about the things he saw, about the potential for things to be changed, rebuilt, or done,” he adds. “Tons of people came forward with ‘Kip-always-wanted-to-do this’ kindof stories.”

According to Tunis, there were so many, it was clear to everyone that if they (the board at the Center for the Arts) didn’t corral the ideas to focus all that energy, that none of it was going to happen.

“It was the same problem Kip had,” Tunis says. “There are all these ideas - and he was a dreamer… He would throw out silly ideas, and may have even believed something silly was worth doing, but when given the opportunity to do something, he knew how to focus his energy.”

While Kip may have suggested many grandiose things – what he would do would always be the “smart, thoughtful, and useful thing,” Tunis says.

In a similar fashion, a committee comprised of a board member from the Center for the Arts, the Main Street Program, the City of Globe and Kip’s family has been set up to sort through all the ideas being submitted for the legacy project. The deadline for submittals has been extended to October 12, and forms may be picked up at the Center for the Arts.

“Our goal is to identify those projects that Kip would have done with the money, as opposed to the things he might have imagined,” says Tunis.

Globe has a self-esteem problem sometimes, Tunis says.

There are those who think Globe is not good enough and those who like to talk about what is wrong with this town.

But Kip, he adds, never saw any of those things.

“Kip’s life at the Center, and in our community, was all about potential,” Tunis says.

And no worthy idea was too big to tackle: a new elevator for the Center for the Arts, the restoration of the 1916 train depot and freight office, bringing an excursion railroad operation to life, replacing cornice and restoring facades were just a few of his accomplishments - and part of his lasting legacy.

And he performed his share of miracles.

Father Brian Mills of St. John’s Episcopal Church recalled the time he met with Kip to discuss a problem they were having: namely not having enough money to put a new roof on their old building.

“And so he said, ‘let me work on it,’” Father Mills recalls with a smile. “And we’ve laughed about this for years because he did the impossible… For he wrote a grant for a church, and we received a substantial amount of money from the State of Arizona … through the lottery fund.”

As the director of both the Center for the Arts and the Main Street Program, much of what Kip did was outward-bound with a sense of community-building in mind, Tunis says. And this was not only apparent in projects like the Episcopal Church , but also in the numerous events which he helped create to get people to come downtown and enjoy the historic district - to create a sense of community.

“People may not understand,” Tunis says, “…but events like Fall Festival required a ton of work and many volunteers, and it was all done by Kip and Molly [Cornwell] and our board.”

The Fall Festival, which has gained statewide notice, grew from a one night trick-or-treat event to a three-day festival that partnered with many in the community to raise funds for their causes and provide family fun and community memories.

Like so many of these events, which were done to reach out to the community and bring people downtown, the benefit was to the greater good.

The Copper Spike Excursion Train began with the renovation of the freight office and grew into a major statewide attraction that brought 27,000 visitors to Globe to ride the train in year five.

Adding an elevator to a historic building took ten years and the leadership of a guy who never quit or saw a problem too big to tackle.

The Annual Easter Parade was another event designed to encourage local residents and visitors to stroll the sidewalks and experience Globe's historic district.

Kip Culver, Continued on page 31 A $98,000 streetscaping grant was secured by Kip who set up a committee of downtown merchants and community leaders who then spent months deciding on how best to use the funds. Volunteer labor helped stretch the dollars.

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Main Street and the Future of Broad Street As for the Main Street Program, the City of Globe is currently deciding whether to continue to fund Kip’s position, which was a hybrid job description created by the 2010 mayor and council who sought to keep Kip working on behalf of downtown development.

The city had been paying the Downtown Merchant’s Association (dba the Main Street Program) $35,000 for a director since mid-2006, when the organization’s bed tax funding was slashed by over half. Even in 2006, when Kip had been on the job for just one year, he had begun to make so many positive changes – like entering into an agreement with Arizona Eastern Railroad to restore the old freight office, beginning a ten-year effort to bring an elevator to the Center, and rescuing the Globe Cafe, that the then mayor and council voted unanimously to give the group $35,000 to pay Kip’s salary.

“Kip was a wonderful ambassador. He was wonderful with people,” recalls Fernando Shipley, who served as city mayor at the time and became friends with Kip. “He was truly in love with this community. He could sell Globe to anybody.”

Whether it was about Globe’s history or architecture, Kip’s enthusiasm spread.

“Even nasty, crotchety people, they would love to help Kip,” Shipley remembers. “He made everyone feel special for their contribution. Somehow, someway, they walked away feeling great about it.”

Four years after the city council’s vote, the City of Globe and the downtown district saw tourism soar with the addition of the Copper Spike Excursion train - a project which earned a Governor’s Award and brought in 13,000 riders the first year. Culver, who led the renovation of the freight office and 1916 train depot, which entailed thousands of volunteer hours, also oversaw the daily operation of the ticket office and was responsible for creating many memorable special events involving the depot and the Copper Spike train.

The last year in operation, the Copper Spike booked over 27,000 riders and brought in significant tourism dollars to the downtown district.

It was at this time that the city created Kip's position so he could get health insurance.

Dezi Baker, who was the District 4 Councilman at the time, said that he called around to other communities to find out how Globe might establish a position which would mirror the type of work that Kip was doing on behalf of the downtown district.

“What I found out when I called around is that some of them were already talking to Kip about moving,” he laughs. “And that’s what compelled us really to create that hybrid position to be able to keep Kip in Globe.”

“When we finally did that,” Baker says “during those years, we saw some of the most successful downtown events and successes that this town has ever seen.”

Last month, as the city council was debating the pros and cons of continuing to fund Kip’s position, Baker reminded them that they could “do anything as long as it was legal” and suggested that the council continue to fund the position this year with monies that had already been allocated for the position. He then suggested that when they reconsider it a year from now, they should consider increasing it (the amount).

Tom Thompson, local attorney and board member of the Downtown Association, told the council that the investment of $35,000 for a director would return ten, twenty, even fifty percent of their investment and noted that without that support, he believes the city will effectively kill the program.

As Globe’s mayor and city council members wrangle with the issue of whether or not to continue supporting the program, or a hybrid position, efforts are being made to find ways to honor Kip’s legacy, carry on the work he began and ensure the gains he made on behalf of the community do not get lost in the transition.

Had it not been for Kip, Globe would be a much different place than it is today.

Kip Culver, Continued on page 32

Kip gave hundreds of tours to visitors and local families interested in the area and statewide organizations who looked to his successes to emulate.

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According to Hunsaker, it is “nothing like most cookoffs.” He explains that in many cookoffs, contestants receive a number, it gets attached to their dish, and their dish disappears to an unknown location to be evaluated by unknown judges. At the All American Cookoff, contestants meet the judges face-to-face.

The judges can question their preparation techniques and the contestant gets to present for the judging. Judges change year to year, but are often folks who have competed for many years, like A.J. Gore.

This was Gore’s second year as a judge. Gore has competed five times and is a past Grand Champion. “It’s nice to be a judge, so you can relax and enjoy,” says Gore. He describes the competition as much more personal than national BBQ competitions where food is presented in a styrofoam box with a bottle of water. Of course, this also means the judging isn’t blind. Judges look for taste, originality, and presentation.

Stubbs says that he doesn’t get nervous during the competition, but when it gets down to the wire, he starts asking himself things like, “Is my plate clean?” and “Does the presentation look proper?”

When he competes, Gore cooks in his large, DIY, industrial smoker.

He hand-built the smoker using air compressors and exhaust pipes, taking inspiration from his career working with cars. “All brand new,” he’s sure to note. He remembers loading up the smoker, which can feed 100 people, and giving the food away as samples. “It’s a non-profit for me,” says Gore “a thing to contribute back to the community.”

There is no entry fee for the competition.

This year, judging began at 6:30 p.m. and many contests arrived as much as twelve hours earlier to begin cooking. Meat can arrive marinated, but must be cooked on-site. Participants sometimes work with a sponsor to help cover the cost of their ingredients. Hunsaker calls sponsorship “an excellent opportunity for an individual or business.” He also notes that the event draws plenty of competitors from outside of Gila County as well, including some professionals.”

Mark Sandoval, who grew up in Globe but owns Gibson’s Smokehouse based in Phoenix, has competed for three years. Sandoval’s family lives in Globe and shortly after he started his catering company, someone mentioned the Cookoff, Continued on page 37

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competition to him. “I decided to enter thinking I could kind of test my skills and see how it went.” His first year competing, he took second across the board. Sandoval describes his style as “gourmet BBQ.” He slow smokes his brisket for 12 hours with hickory wood and plates it in a gourmet style.

For Sandoval, the cookoff is a family affair. His relatives in Globe joins him to cook at the competition. He looks forward to cooking with his father every year – he calls it their “father son time’’ – and his cousin, who is like a brother.

Although there’s typically a modest cash prize for the winner, many participants said that they ended up donating their winnings back to 4-H and FFA. “We’re all community minded,” says Stubbs. “The big deal is camaraderie amongst the people,” he adds.

The prize that’s really enticing isn’t

necessarily the money. As Hunsaker explains, “the bragging rights are always great too.” The winner receives a traveling trophy that Hunsaker says “some folks don’t like to turn over. They don’t want to let loose of it.”

Asked to think back on particularly memorable dishes that have come out of the cookoff over the years, Hunsaker says “They all stand out. I remember most of them.”

“There have been a lot of really great ribeyes, I know that,” he says with a laugh. Hunsaker explains that the food served

at the competition is, “all very unique, generally original recipes, tailored for the event.” Stubbs, for example, once created a riff on the famous White Castle hamburger and Gore used a slightly adapted version of his mother’s recipe for cheeseburgers.

“It’s a lot of work, a lot of pressure, but it’s a good time,” says Gore.

I love the culture of grilling.

It creates an atmosphere that is festive but casual. ~ Bobby Flay

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“I’m proud to make my own products,” she says. “I like the freshness.”

Torres worked as a school teacher in Agua Prieta, Sonora, before emigrating to Douglas, Arizona. She worked at Wal-mart for twenty years. During that time, her sister started Mi Pueblito, driving from Tucson to Mammoth each day. In 2005, Torres transferred to work at a Wal-mart

a mixer that is big enough to hold two batches at once. After the dough is made, it is rolled by hand into balls, which are then flattened using a roller machine.

Then the tortillas are stretched by hand before they go into the oven. Both flour and corn tortillas, which are made twice per week, are available in multiple sizes.

In addition to the flour and corn tortillas, the bakery produces beautiful, homemade, traditional Mexican pastries Maria Torres, Owner

like cochitos, the pig-shaped cookies in Tucson to be closer to her sister and that Torres calls “a best seller all the way the business. Subsequently, she offered to to Globe.” The cochitos are delivered to take over the tortilla side of the operation Connie’s in Globe along with the tortillas. for her sister. Gradually, “I increased what The cookies are special because they’re I was doing for my sister,” she explains. made with the unrefined sugar piloncillo, From the beginning,Torres had a clear which gives them a richer flavor. Plus, goal and a ton of determination. “I just they’re really cute. had in my mind what I wanted,” she says.

So when Torres retired from Walmart, she found herself with two small businesses to run—Tortillas Mi Pueblito and the restaurant Mi Pueblito Mexican Food. “My ambition was to have this kind of business,” she says. Torres’ sister still works with her at Mi Pueblito. Torres is quick to recognize her sister and the other women who have been with her at Mi Pueblito for many years: Alma Quijada, Cuqui Velasco, Josephina Mercer, and Cathy Garcia. “My employees stick with me,” she’s proud to say, even through some leaner times.

Torres bought the current building in 2011 and first moved the tortilla operation into the space. The restaurant followed in 2014. The building is divided to house the restaurant on one side and the tortillas and bakery on the other where customers Cochitos, the pig-shaped cookies that Torres can see the tortilla-making process up calls “a best seller all the way to Globe.” close and grab tortillas or a bakery item Just a few of the other homemade items for take-out. Both the restaurant kitchen in Torres’ bakery case include: coricos, and bakery/tortilla side are completely which feature a base of toasted corn open and impeccably clean. Still, Torres flour, pineapple, apple, and sometimes is always looking for ways to improve. pumpkin empanadas, cinnamon rolls, She’s currently finishing a back room of and rollitos (apple rolls), which are Torres’ the bakery to house her mixers in order to personal favorite. She also bakes her help contain the flour that makes its way torta rolls on the premises and has them into the air during the mixing process. available for sale in the bakery. Small bags She always invites suggestions from of the New Mexico chile that she uses in customers, saying “I’ll put it on my list.” the restaurant’s enchilada sauce are for The tortillas start in a sixty gallon sale at the bakery’s register. mixer, which stands nearly as tall as Torres and is just big enough to hold one batch.

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“I like when people say we have the best hamburgers in Mammoth,” Torres says with a laugh. According to Torres, one of the things that sets them apart from other restaurants in the area, besides their fresh, homemade tortillas, is that their menu features some American food as well, such as burgers and hot dogs. In addition to the classics like green and red tamales, enchilada plates, and flautas

Chicken Flautas

(a staff favorite), the restaurant features many weekend and holiday specials like carne asada, posole, and BBQ ribs.

“Everything we use at the restaurant, we make here,” she says. There’s also a deli case in the front of the restaurant that stocks meat, cheese, fruit salad, and flan.

Globe-Miami residents will recognize

the art of Wanda Mitchell-Tucker, which adorns the walls of the restaurant.

Mi Pueblito is closed on Mondays, but opens every other day of the week at 6 a.m. Torres’ special breakfast burrito for miners and other early morning travelers on highway 77 is particularly popular at that hour. On Friday nights, the restaurant hosts live music and their patio provides beautiful views.

Mi Pueblito is located at 706 Highway 77 in Mammoth. They’re open TuesdaySaturday 6 a.m to 8 p.m. and Sunday 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The restaurant makes fresh tortillas every day except Sunday and Monday. Call (520) 487-2123 or search “Mi Pueblito Mammoth” on Facebook for more information.

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