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BUSINESS AS USUAL IN UNUSUAL TIMES: WOMEN PERSIST I
n recognition of Women’s History Month, we put a spotlight on women owned and managed businesses in Globe’s historic downtown business district – revisiting a similar piece we did in 2009 and updating the record. (See Broads of Broad Street, Winter 2009). Nationally women represent over 40% of all businesses in the country, and in rural communities that representation is more like 60%. In our downtown district nearly two out of every three businesses are either owned or managed by women. The photo session and the business listings seen here are a partial reflection of the total number. We have quite a legacy in Globe-Miami and Gila County of strong, resourceful women. And this year has tested that resourcefulness as never before. And still each persisted. Several of the women in this list actually opened their businesses in 2020, during the pandemic, while others adjusted their hours or the way they conducted business, adapting as necessary. We salute you all for your persistence and passion in offering your business services to our community.
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Mayor’s Monthly Report
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BY LINDA GROSS
Broad Street, Continued on page 12
“THE BOGUS BARON OF THE COLORADOS”
So Many Choices Helping Students Navigate the Future
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Globe-Miami High School Sports
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Gardening Tips
Move over, Danny Ocean: possibly the largest fraud ever attempted in American history – against the U.S. Government – occurred right here in Arizona, in the 1880s and 90s. If it had succeeded, James Addison Reavis would have acquired ownership of nearly 19,000 square miles of the Southwest, including Phoenix, the Salt River Valley, the Gila Valley, and Clifton – all the way to Silver City, New Mexico. Reavis would have become the owner of some of the richest Depiction of the fictional First Baron of Arizona created by James mines in the territory, and Addison Reavis as part of the we would all probably know Peralta-Reavis land grant fraud. his name. As it happened, Arizona Memory Project Reavis didn’t get away with it – instead, he went to prison in New Mexico. Reavis’s colorful story is told in The Story of Arizona, by Will H. Robinson, published in Phoenix in 1919. Here’s an excerpt. (You can read the whole story by going to the website archive.org and searching for the title of the book.)
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Bogus Baron, Continued on page 20
“We need to keep them motivated, keep them advancing...” Pre-covid, it was easy to have students drop into the office. This photo was taken in 2019 for a story we did on college prep. Photo by LCGross BY PATTI DALEY
High school students face a lot of choices. Most local students aspire to higher education. Many have an eye toward the trades, a few to the military and some to something else. “My job is to help them figure out what that something else is and help them prepare for it,” says Aja DeZeeuw. “I want students to know and feel they can be successful at that next level.” As school counselor for more than 500 students at Globe High School (GHS), DeZeeuw is responsible for three critical pillars of student success: School Counselors, Continued on page 22
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