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TOUR THE OLD DOMINION What was one of Globe-Miami's most prolific mines is now a self-guided mine tour and walking park

By Jenn Walker

uring its reign, the Old Dominion mine, which sits in the hills overlooking Highway 60 and Globe, was the major employer of this area.

Though it still pumps water to the Pinto Valley mine about six miles away, things look a lot different at the Old Dominion these days. An area that flourished from the 1880s to 1930s with miners, a hospital and residents is now peacefully quiet, with nothing more than the remains of old mining machinery and equipment to remind visitors of the past.

Since its opening in 2011, this site now serves as the only self-guided mine tour in Arizona, says the park’s committee chairwoman Thea Wilshire, and one of few in the country. The Queen Mine in Bisbee hosts a walking tour, but it's not self-guided.

There might be another one in Kentucky, she says.

You don't typically find the words “self-guided tour” and “mines” in the same sentence, she explains. Mine operators are big on safety, and the last thing they want is people walking around unsupervised.

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In Apache tradition, there are four components to health – spiritual, physical, emotional and social wellness.

“They say that when something breaks down, there are other pieces that also break with you, so you always address every area. If you're drinking, there's got to be some sort of mental thing that's happening, spirituality is broken down. In order for someone to be totally well, you have to make sure every aspect of their life is well also, or gets well.”

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The fire in March tore through the club house destroying everything, leaving only the charred remains of what was to be the makings of a new Spring Season for the Pinal Little League. Rows of new bats, gloves, cleats and catchers masks stored in the club house awaiting the start of the season were all destroyed in It's Spring time and that means baseball!

Try-outs for Pinal Little League were in March. the blaze.

At first it was deemed an electrical failure in one of the juncture boxes, but then a chance arrest of a Payson man on unrelated charges revealed a different story. He bragged about breaking into the bunker and using marker paint to write graffiti on the wall and a heat torch which ignited the nylon bat bags. When the fire got out of control he and his friend crawled out the top and sat off to the side watching it burn.

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Globemallow: A Sight for Sore Eyes

By Kim Stone

with a hand lens and it is exposed for what it really is: thousands of evenly spaced, star-like (stellate) hairs that are reminiscent of the radiating tentacles of a brain neuron. Rub a leaf between your thumb and forefinger, and you’ll feel the fine grit of a few thousand of these hairs. Touch the corner of your eye with one of those fingers, and you will become a statistic.

Plants, like people, gain notoriety because of specific qualities that we can’t ignore. Attractive, dangerous, irritating, or seductive, certain plants can alter your life for better or for worse.

The globemallow, also known as soreeye mallow (mal de ojos in Spanish), can do both at the same time.

Everyone seems to know this plant, even when desert plant knowledge doesn’t go much past saguaros and prickly pears. It is multiple stemmed, perennial, and ubiquitous along roadsides, dependably shooting up dozens of three to four-foot stalks of flowers in wet springs and dry. On most plants, the flowers are unmistakably bright orange, some say apricot-orange.

In one isolated locale in a three to four mile stretch from Florence Junction towards Tucson, a globemallow variety called rosacea morphs into breathy pastel colors, all wispy and light, from white to mauve, peach, pink, lavender, and occasionally deep wine reds.

Globemallow Florence highway. An unbroken line of colorful globemallows stretches as far as the eye can see along Highway 79 south of Florence Junction.

Globemallows three different colors. A blend of three different colors of globemallow at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

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Closeup lavender flower of globemallow.

Before the late '70s and early 8'0s, a plant like globemallow would have been considered a weed in the home or commercial landscape, either snubbed or destroyed, depending on the level of intolerance. This was the prerenaissance period in Arizona and the Southwest when more water-gobbling plants from China and elsewhere were just about all that were available. When new appreciation for the beauty and sensible utility of native plants began to take hold – and retooled nurseries made these plants widely available – Sphaeralcea ambigua, the globemallow, was reborn and available in a one gallon pot for $4.95.

But this isn’t just a rags-to-riches

story. After all, plants can go in and out of fashion as quickly as nehru jackets, leisure suits, and pet rocks, particularly when they carry with them some excess baggage. Basic botany pays no heed to the whims of trends, and there is a very good reason that Pima Indian children have been taught from an early age not to touch the leaves or stems of this plant. It’s not surprising, then, that one of the most sinister common names for Sphaeralcea ambigua is translated the same from three or more different languages as: sore-eye mallow.

The leaves and stems of the plant are covered with what first appears to be a harmless white pubescence, like peach fuzz. But magnify this fine hairiness

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Some say that the “globe” in globemallow was named after Globe, Arizona, but botanical descriptions also refer to the flower as being orblike (spherical). In reality, it’s a half orb, more like a stemless margarita glass with the pigment color of the middle third of a tequila sunrise. Other flower colors than orange are commercially available; it’s best to choose a plant that’s already flowering with the color that you want, because the seeds of the more exotic, pastel colors don’t come true to type. A desirable trademarked selection that is grown vegetatively is called Louis Hamilton and it has reliable watermelon red flowers.

There is hardly a more durable and tough—yet easy—plant to grow, and it quickly establishes itself, without much supplemental irrigation.

Desert tortoises regard all parts of the plant as one of their favorite foods, but the chance of having your plant eaten by one of them is about the same slim odds of ever seeing a desert tortoise in the wild.

The globemallow’s striking beauty and prolific flowering far outweigh its dermatological pitfalls. Luckily, like electricity, it doesn’t have to be touched to be enjoyed.

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By Jenn Walker

Before Globe-Miami had a farmers market, it had a small core of dedicated growers, people in the community who have learned how to work with the unique climate and soil of this area to grow fresh food.

Forget the books when it comes to gardening here. The School of Hard Knocks taught local grower Pat Romero everything she knows.

“Any books about desert or high desert gardening don't apply to Globe-Miami, so don't bother reading them,” Pat says abruptly. “There is different soil, different climate, different everything here.”

Pat and her husband Manuel began gardening together in the '50s and '60s when they lived in Gilbert. After they relocated here, they began selling what they grew, before the farmers market existed. It started with some leftover tomatoes at their yard sale 15 years ago.

Someone asked, “Why don't you sell these every year?”

So they did. Now they own and operate a small business out of their home, the Sunrise and Sunset Chile & Herb Garden, where they grow and sell peppers, eggplants, tomatoes and herbs.

The Romeros, and most of the market's growers, share one thing in

The Art of Growing It's Not About Your Thumbs The Globe-Miami farmers market enters its third year, thanks to the people behind it

Local grower Jerry Ullum explains how to build a hoop house during this year's spring gardening workshop.

common – this is something they have been doing most of their lives.

Lucky for us, three years ago these growers banded together to share the fruits of their labor with the community, and with the help of the University of Arizona extension office, we now have the Globe-Miami Farmers Market.

In mid-February, long before the farmer's market begins, 13 of them are

already holding an evening meeting over coffee to discuss the market season.

Amongst those present are the Romeros, as well as former market president Cayci Vuksanovich and current president Jerry Ullum. They vote. The market is set to start June 8 and finish by October 5.

Vuksanovich remembers having a summer garden, growing up in Yuma, which has a huge farming community.

Her gardening career began unexpectedly, however, when she came home to Globe from college. While she had been away, her father opened up a feed store and garden center on her family's property at Matlock Gas. The first thing she noticed walking into her father's business is that the hired hand was incompetent, for lack of a better word, and she fired him on the spot.

Realizing she had just fired her father's only employee, Vuksanovich had no choice but to take his place running the business.

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She eventually opened and ran her own nursery in the same space, which she operated until 1997. It was an exhausting business, she remembers.

“Every day my seven-year-old daughter had a hose in hand,” she says.

Around 1983, Vuksanovich completed the Master Gardener's program, when few people in the area were involved. In the late '80s she began hosting her own gardening program, “Bee in the Garden”, on Kiko News. To this day she is still a host. When I met with her she had just finished discussing how to handle a bag worm.

Fortunately, gardening has gone mainstream in the last 15 years, she points out, as people are becoming more aware of how easy gardening is.

“I don't believe people have black thumbs,” Vuksanovich insists.

“It's a matter of paying attention to your plants.”

Like her counterparts, a farmers market in Globe-Miami had been on her mind for years. Garden-fresh food is more important now more than ever, she says. Produce in stores just don't cut it.

“Stores grow tomatoes so they can be shipped, they don’t grow them so

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Spring 2013 Publisher Linda Gross Creative Director Jenifer Lee Contibuting Writers LCGross Darin Lowery Jenn Walker Kim Stone

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let’s party!”

– Robin Williams

There is nothing quite as satisfying as spring when it rolls into town with it’s just-right temperatures and longer days. Whether you spend your evenings at the Little League fields or early mornings planting your garden or hiking the new Old Dominion Park, it’s hard not to smile at the sheer pleasure of being out and about this time of year.

No spring issue would be complete without talking about gardening and nature’s abundant display of colors. Writer Kim Stone, with Boyce Thompson Arboretum has taken on the lowly Globe Mallow which has experienced a Renaissance of sorts when it comes to popularity and we think you’ll enjoy the poetry of his piece. (pg 2) Our story about the art of growing prepares the way for the launch of our Globe-Miami Farmers’ Market this June by featuring several of the key growers in the area who are helping to spearhead the market this year and it gives you the skinny on how to grown your own backyard garden. (pg 3) The market is scheduled to open this year on June 1st and run through the first weekend in October.

Our feature on the Pinal Little League was prompted by the out pouring of support from both strangers as well as the community after the club house was devastated by an arson fire in March. The League was just weeks away from launching a new season when the fire destroyed all their equipment. What came next is the story we thought you’d want to know. (pg 1) We have several features on health care this spring including my day at the hospital shadowing several department heads

and staff at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center and Jenn Walkers’ piece on the Wellness Center out at San Carlos. These facilities are providing invaluable services to their respective communities while not only meeting the challenges of rural healthcare - but thriving. (pg 1 & pg 34) Lastly, we want to let you know we have planted our own seeds of growth this spring and are in the process of re-designing a new comprehensive website which will allow us to bring all of our content under oneroof and provide responsive design (mobile friendly) to everything we feature. The new website is scheduled to launch on May 15th and we hope you will log on and let us know what you think.

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Spring 2013 Farmer's Market, Continued from page 3 they will taste good,” she explains. “So those tomatoes you see at the grocery store have been scientifically altered by the seeds and the chemicals they use to grow them with to be good shipping tomatoes.”

Thus, once the market began, she was in it for the long run. The first year the market was held, she sold pears, apples, pomegranates, tomatoes and peppers. For the last two years she has been the market president.

Since the farmers market rotates positions every two years, this year Vuksanovich passed the baton on to Jerry Ullum, the new farmers market president.

“I was roped into it,” he says cheerfully. On a very sincere note, he adds, “I'll do whatever it takes to keep the farmers market going.”

Ullum pictured with Sarah Renkert, a former AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer who was heavily involved with the GlobeMiami farmers market through the Aizona University Extension Office.

Like Vuksanovich, there has rarely been a time where Ullum wasn't gardening. He grew up on a farm in Wichita, Kansas, where his family raised all of their own food, and his mother canned everything from beans to pickles. He eventually migrated west in search of work, and wound up in Tempe and eventually Young. He still lives in Young, where he owns a 100-acre ranch, the McGowen Circle Ranch.

He has two acres dedicated to growing produce for the farmers market.

Much of what he grows, including cauliflower, broccoli, summer squash, cabbage, carrots, beets and lettuces, grows beneath his handmade hoop houses, extending the length of his growing season.

Once a week, he commutes from Young to Globe, selling his homegrown produce to several local restaurants, in addition to the farmers market during the growing season.

He has been selling at the market

Pat Romero demonstrates how to start plants from seed. She and her husband Manuel Romero run their small growing business Sunrise and Sunset Chile & Herb Garden out of their home in Globe.

every year. You better be passionate if you're going to sell, he says, because you'll never get rich from it.

Usually a vendor makes just enough to keep their operation running. Which is fine, because the reward is in what this market brings to the community, he says – naturally-grown, quality produce.

Ullum avoids pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers at all costs. He makes his own compost, and wood chips to use for mulch. He uses allnatural soap for a pesticide, and takes the time to pick off potato bugs and squash beetles from his plants. Perhaps the most labor-intensive task is keeping weeds under control.

Right now he is growing fruit, including raspberries and blueberries.

This year he should have strawberries to sell, as well as asparagus.

Growing is a year-long affair. Even as I spoke with the Romeros over coffee, they warned that their time was limited.

They still had to get home and plant.

“Everyday we're planting,” they said.

Like Ullum, the Romeros makes their own compost. By the first week of January, they are planting their tomatoes, peppers, and herbs, mostly from seed.

For them, variety is key. In any given year they might grow 50 to 60 varieties of tomato. They will carry six to eight chili varieties, like the Biker Billy and Mucho Nacho, ranging from mild to spicy.

For several months, their seeds remain in seed containers beneath 40watt fluorescent shop lights. Once the plants sprout, they are transplanted into gallon containers. Usually the Romeros end up with 2,000 to 3,000 plants, sometimes more.

“I get carried away,” Pat confesses.

What's important is that they grow plants that do well here and can tolerate the heat and drought conditions, she says. After that, it's smooth sailing.

“Once you learn the rules, you can break them,” she says with a grin.

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In the late '80s and early '90s, before eBay changed the world of acquisition forever, we shopped for vintage items the old-fashioned way: we went to an antiques shop.

Sometimes we’d find what we wanted and sometimes not; oftentimes, we’d find the unexpected – 1930s sun lamps on wheeled bases that looked like futuristic torchieres (totally Flash Gordon) – and during other outings, a parade of the mundane – stacks and stacks of mismatched, hideous avocado dinnerware. ‘A day at the shops’ meant a treasure hunt, an adventure in antiquity; even when the big antiques Mega Malls surfaced (‘750 dealers under one big honking roof ’) it was still a case of not knowing you needed something until you fell under its spell and just had to have it.

We continue the ABC’s of Antiquing, having covered G through L previously. is for Mission, otherwise known as the Arts and Crafts movement. Characterized by boxy quarter-sawn oak furniture and matte green glazed pottery, it was the abhorrence of mass produced decor which begat a celebration of the simple, spare aesthetic. The movement began in the mid-1800s and continued until the early part of the twentieth century, presenting a new format for both living and thinking. Names to look for in furniture are Stickley, Imperial and Lakeside, along with Globe-Wernicke (think stacking ‘barrister’ bookcases); with regards to pottery, some of the best are Fulper, Muncie, and Newcomb.

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is for Nippon or Nihon, otherwise known as ‘Japan’. Nippon pottery was produced for export during 18911921, targeted largely to American sensibilities: it’s been the rage off and on for years, be it the Imari style

(elaborate floral designs), the Moriage process (applied ‘beads’ of porcelain) or Satsuma pottery (a crackled creamy beige glaze). You’ll find geometric, landscape and religious motifs throughout; many designs have a heavy Victorian lushness to them, while others are clear and straightforward depictions of the everyday. Know your marks (many fine guides can be found online) to avoid purchasing fakes.

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is for Old. The word ‘old’, when used in a sentence such as, ‘Oh, this old thing?’ is fine: but when it’s used on a price tag, as in, ‘old vase’ – well, it doesn’t tell me much as a customer. Is it Shawnee, Roseville or Haeger? In the same vein, if a dealer hasn’t a clue what an item is and describes it with a question mark (‘old metal tool?’) the same applies.

Dealers, please know your merchandise – there’s a wealth of information out there which is not only infinite, but free.

Your customers will appreciate it and respect your professionalism.

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is for Postcard. Vintage postcards are fun— there’s no other way to describe them. You’ll find early black and white ‘photographer on the street’ cards (a person’s picture was taken and then a postcard was sold to him for a few pennies), Curt Teich ‘linen’ cards, in those creamy muted colors touting America’s scenic byways, or the fabulous but harsh ‘colortone’ postcards on glossy, heavily coated stock. All styles look great on a refrigerator or simply ABC's, Continued on page 7

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ABC's, Continued from page 6 tossed on a console, and the best thing is that when you find one which was never used, you can fill it out and mail it for the cost of a stamp. Call it a creative take on ‘snail mail’.

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is for Question. There is much to be learned from a knowledgeable antiques salesperson – so ask. There are folks out there in the shops and malls who have a passion of one sort or the other, be it for humpback steamer trunks, vintage bamboo fishing rods, or antique European bisque dolls.

It’s fascinating to converse with one of these enthusiastic devotees, and you’ll exit a much more informed person. For example, when I discuss sun-purpled glass with my customers, they’re amazed to hear that the mineral manganese, which was used to clarify molten glass a hundred years ago, has slowly turned the glass a lovely shade of lavender over time.

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is for Respect. I know a woman who’s an antiques dealer – a lovely person, but she has the habit of dumping all sorts of pretty things (Murano bowls, sterling bonbonnieres, the occasional Fenton punchbowl) into cardboard boxes and then tossing the lot into the back of her pickup. The irony is that items which have withstood the test of time won’t make it to May Day of this year. Respecting your things means taking care of them. ‘Shabby chic’ is a cute concept, but let’s face it: the stuff’s been beat to hell and then painted back from the dead. By no means am I suggesting you demand twelve yards of bubble wrap for the hubcap you just purchased (the landfills are filling up, thank you) but common sense and a

bit of care will keep your cherished items safe and secure. If you have an old porcelain sink as I do, then you know how easy it is to slam a wine glass or three against the side while rinsing. Take your time while packing, cleaning, or displaying those items you deem irreplaceable.

In Part One of this series we looked at the trend of downsizing and in Part Two

we touched on the horrors of hoarding.

The term ‘collecting’ has a different meaning to everyone, depending on which side of the therapist’s couch you’re on. A lot of us know someone like ‘Veronica’ who has 498 ceramic frogs scattered on every available surface of her studio apartment. She is a collector; no matter that when she’s finally finished dusting the last of her treasures, she has to start all over again at the beginning.

If she was a hoarder, she would also have 7,000 plastic grocery bags strewn about the place. Filled. See? There’s a difference.

Visitors may roll their eyes when they spy the fifteen vintage bowling balls in my living room – fifteen vibrant, luscious colors, mind you – but there’s no way they’d confuse me with someone who has bureau drawers filled with fast food salt and pepper packets. To my knowledge, no one has stooped – or snooped – that far yet.

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AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH Alternative Health Care in Globe-Miami

By Jenn Walker

When we are in pain, we instinctively want to stop it as quickly as possible. Modern medicine has helped make this possible. If back pain is the problem, we pop a couple pills, from Advil to Vicodin, and carry on with our day the best we can.

Yet people all over the world have been treating their pain effectively long before modern medicine came along. Now, many of these these treatment methods are making a comeback under the umbrella of “alternative medicine”.

Even here in Globe-Miami, there are practitioners in town who treat clients using these methods, several of which have been around for centuries.

We spoke with a few of these practitioners, and they gave us the skinny on what services they offer, and why you might consider being their client next time you have a health problem.

Desert Oasis Wellness Center – Dr. Julie Grahe-Keel, DC, FIAMA I've never tried acupuncture or chiropractic treatment for my ailments. Prior to writing this article, my only experiences with either were observing my mom while she lay on a table with a field of needles planted in her lower back, or while a doctor popped her spine into place as I sat in a chair and watched.

So one of my first questions to Dr. Julie Grahe was what does acupuncture feel like? Since we were sitting in one of the treatment rooms at Desert Oasis Wellness in downtown Globe, she showed me. I rolled up my sleeve, and she she pricked my elbow with a hair-thin needle. I wiggled it back and forth. Painless. Had she Dr. Julie Grahe-Keel treats her clients using both acupuncture stuck me in the webbing between my forefinger and and chiropractic care at Desert Oasis Wellness Center. thumb, I would have felt something more, she said.

According to Grahe, acupuncture can help the body heal point-specific pains anywhere in the body, like shoulder and knee pain, as well as digestive problems, addiction and depression. Acupuncture is an ancient practice based on the theory that channels run throughout your body, from your eyes to your toes. By stimulating different acupuncture points in the body using these metal, hair-thin needles, acupuncture will balance electromagnetic energy and relieve blood stagnation.

Grahe specializes in both acupuncture and chiropractic care, and has been working in the office on Broad St. as a certified chiropractic and acupuncture practitioner since 2005. Depending on a client's condition, Grahe might treat him or her with acupuncture, chiropractic, or both.

Chiropractic is focused on adjusting the spine when it's out of alignment, she explains. She grabs a rubber spine model on the shelf behind me to demonstrate, bending it to the side. Even slight misalignment can significantly affect the body, she explains, specifically the nervous system. The nervous system controls both the endocrine and immune systems; whenever these systems are jeopardized it prevents the body's ability to heal.

So far, she has successfully treated anything from neck, jaw and sinus pain to arthritis, tendonitis, sporting injuries, earaches and work-related bodily stress. She helped a client go from 40 to four cigarettes in a matter of months, prevented a client from having tubes surgically put in her ears, and treated a client so that he no longer had to use glasses.

There are instances, however, where a client's condition is beyond her realm of care, usually when their condition requires urgent treatment. Sometimes you need a doctor, she says. To help a person regain optimal health, it may require a combination of both traditional and alternative medicine, she says.

But if she can help prevent or postpone a surgery, she considers it a success.

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Mary O'Donnell is both a licensed massage therapist and yoga instructor at her studio Touch the Sky in downtown Globe.

Touch the Sky Massage – Mary O'Donnell, LMT “Pain is a great teacher,” Mary O'Donnell says. “It's something we don't need to medicate or numb, but we need to embrace it and use it as a catalyst for change.”

This might sound unusual coming from a licensed massage therapist. Pain is almost always the symptom clients ask O'Donnell to treat – in the shoulders, back, hips and feet.

Make no mistake, she is highly successful in relieving her clients' ailments. Yet she maintains that pain is extremely useful in helping to understand one's body, signaling manifestation of life imbalances.

Knowing how to read it can be extremely helpful in understanding what's going on internally.

O'Donnell is also a certified yoga instructor; she became certified shortly after receiving her massage license and starting her clinic, Touch the Sky, in 2001.

And, she has a heavy background in science. Prior to

becoming a massage therapist, she was a biomedical engineering student.

Often she knows what is ailing a client simply by looking at them.

“Even just watching them breathe, you can get a really strong clue of what's going on with their body.”

She can also find what is going on in someone's body by observing range of motion in the joints.

Once she is able to pinpoint the problem, she can apply the appropriate massage techniques to treat them, sometimes focusing on a bodily system, like the lymphatic, circulatory or musculoskeletal systems.

By alleviating physical tension in the body, she often simultaneously treats other symptoms in her clients as well.

As she went through training in Swedish and lymphatic massage, she realized the profound effects that the lymphatic system has on the body's emotional state. By physically helping clients release lymph drainage, she is able to lift the emotional and mental states of her clients as well, she says.

“People holding incredible tension in their bodies, I say bodies because it's not just physical, it's emotional, spiritual, and mental, and these bodies overlap one another and one can affect the other,” she explains.

While learning massage, she explored other ways to regulate emotional and mental states, through yoga and 'pranayama', or breathing techniques, which she has shared with her clients. She watched a client heal a shattered clavicle through yoga.

She also offers electromagnetic field therapy, using

several devices that work with the body through subtle vibrations, increasing the voltage, or electric charge in the body.

“Every cell in our body acts as a battery, and it goes anywhere from 70 to 90 millivolts,” she says. “That's optimum health, that's where we want to be at.”

But these days that is not where we're at. Modern day living – i.e. degraded foods, sedentary lifestyles, being surrounded by computers and TVs – introduces noxious vibrations into the body, O'Donnell explains, decreasing the voltage within the human body to 50 to 70 millivolts or lower.

“I've seen in my own practice clients come back from what doctors said was a sad case,” says O'Donnell.

“Shoulders that didn't have any range of motion and very little cartilage have regrown cartilage and detained full range of motion when the only option was surgery.”

A client with longstanding sciatic problems found a nerve had been repaired after this treatment.

“The most significant result of massage, yoga and vibrational healing is a reduction of stress. That's the cortizol that's running rampant in most peoples' bodies right now because of the times and the pressures that we are living in,” she says. “And stress is a killer.”

If she doesn't hear from a client, that's a sign that her treatment is working.

“They show progress when they don't call,” she laughs. “And that's my ultimate goal, is to help them to not depend on anything or anyone.”

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HOPE Clinic – Chad Campbell, PA

Chad Campbell opened HOPE Clinic three years ago, where he now offers both integrative and conventional medicine.

If you had spoken to Chad Campbell several years ago, he would have told you he was about ready to throw in the towel and quit family practice.

“I was ready to flip burgers and be done with medicine, I was just burnt out,” he recalls.

After ten-plus years practicing as a physician's assistant in Globe, he remembers thinking, “there has got to be more to medicine.”

Then, after winning a scholarship, he enrolled in the Andrew Wilde Fellowship of Integrative Medicine in Tucson, and his outlook on medicine changed in a very dramatic way.

“It completely changed the way I wanted to do practice,” he remembers.

Specifically, it spawned his desire to use integrative medicine – which considers the mind, spirit and body – in addition to conventional medicine, to treat his patients. After graduating from the fellowship three years ago, he started HOPE Clinic, where he offers integrative or conventional medicine, or both, to his patients.

His patients run the gamut of health problems. He often sees people who are suffering from diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, emotional disorders and obesity.

In conventional medicine, if you have diabetes, you are prescribed a medication. If you have high blood pressure, you are prescribed another.

While Campbell can prescribe these medications, he also offers his patients other options.

“How do you want to approach this,” he asks them. “Do you want to look at herbs, supplements, mind, body? Or would you like to go for the medication?”

The way he sees it, being able to offer options to his patients gives him freedom.

“I'm there helping the patient in their journey, I'm not dictating their journey for them,” he explains.

An alternative route to medication might look something like this. After looking at the patient's lab work, Campbell will learn about his or her sleep patterns and stress levels, their relaxation techniques, and their eating habits. Based on the assessment, Campbell and the patient form a plan together to treat the patient without medication.

For a diabetic patient, this might involve exercise, foods with a low Glycemic Index, planned meals and an adjusted sleep schedule. He has been able to get diabetics off insulin this way.

Another patient had a testosterone level that had fallen to 120. Campbell assessed and treated the patient's sleeping habits, and his testosterone rose to above 700 within two months.

Without a doubt, the most common lifestyle change Campbell prescribes to his patients is dietary, he says.

A simple food sensitivity, for instance, will cause inflammatory reactions in the body (stress has a similar bodily effect).

“Foods create reactions in our body that our bodies don't like. So a lot of times, if that is what is the problem, you can remove it. It works. Let thy food heal thy body,” he says.

In kids, food sensitivities often come out through behavior. Campbell has been able to get ADHD kids completely off their medications by finding out what foods they are sensitive to and eliminating those foods from their diet.

For one patient, it was dairy. Kids who were getting kicked out of school are now getting straight As by making small changes to what they eat.

Talking to him now, you would think Campbell is a different person.

“I love it, I would never change what I do ever, now,” he says. “I think that if people could see how much their lifestyles affect the health of their bodies they would be more willing to change it.”

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There is a reason blogging is getting popular in schools

By Jenn Walker

Perhaps this writer says it best: “While most people over 25 are immigrants in the online world, kids are natural-born citizens. They’re digital natives,” observes Kevin D. Henricks in the introduction of his book "Kids Creating Stuff Online."

No kidding.

Little ones as young as four and five are becoming fluent in Internetspeak. Adolescents know more about coding and wikis than many of us adults can wrap our heads around. The Internet is their turf. The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that 95 percent of people ages 12 to 17 go online, and 73 percent of teens use social networking sites.

Kids and teens are doing some pretty impressive things online, too. In fact, in many cases they are one-upping the adults. In addition to building apps, creating websites and coding, they are

blogging (keeping online journals) and getting noticed. Worldwide.

A 9-year-old girl in Scotland gained international attention after she began writing reviews of her school lunches on her blog NeverSeconds. Now kids from around the world share photos and reviews of their school lunches. By age 13, Tavi Gavinson was sitting next to Jimmy Fallon, being interviewed about her fashion blog RookieMag.com,

which she started just two years earlier.

It has never been easier to be young and get discovered.

This has some speculating.

“Could blogging be the key to raising a generation of great writers?” one online writer asks.

Accordingly, teachers are catching on to the potential of blogging in the classroom. They are now incorporating blogs into their lessons, and some of those blogs are getting noticed, too. Third grade bloggers in Minnesota have fan readers as far as Nottingham, England, a proud teacher reported to TwinCities.com.

Recognition is a powerful motivator.

Suddenly writing doesn't seem so mundane when it's for someone other than a teacher, and for something more than a grade. What kid wouldn't be excited by the thought of having their work 'published'?

Audience is also a great motivator.

“Students realize how high the bar of public domain writing is,” observes one teacher. “This can be initially intimidating, but that removes all apathy or sense of the humdrum.”

We shouldn't be surprised. Like any adult, kids are just as likely to produce

higher quality work when there is a possibility of having an audience, especially if their work is subject to comment. Teachers find that students pay more attention to their spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as presenting their ideas concretely, when they blog. And the more attention they get, the more stuff they want to produce.

Of course, there are other advantages to blogging. Because blogs are formatted to show content in chronological order, it's an effective way for teachers and students alike to track a students' work and see progress. A students' blog can become the equivalent of an online portfolio. Students who aren't keen on speaking up in the classroom have an alternative outlet to express themselves.

Teachers are getting creative, too.

While some teachers are using blogs to post standard announcements and create online forums for their students, others are asking their students to blog as their favorite literary hero, or create blog posts of their vocabulary words using pictures.

Blogs can be used for more than just words. Blogs can be used for presenting commentary, ideas, observations and personal emotions, but they can also be used to post photos, images, videos and sound clips.

There are a wealth of blogging sites to choose from. Here at Globe-Miami Times, we use WordPress.

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Spring 2013 Blog, Continued from page 12 In fact, we attended a WordPress conference in February, where we listened in on all the ways people are using WordPress both in education and the adult world. We even invited three students from Globe to attend WordCamp for Kids – they all created their own WordPress blogs.

A few blogging options worth noting include kidblog.org, created by an elementary teacher, edublogs. org and ThinkQuest.org. These are primarily directed toward students and teachers. Kidslearntoblog.com is a good resource for anything related to kids and blogging, including how to create a blog.

Depending on how web savvy you are, some blogging sites are easier to use than others, some are free and several require some form of administrator review prior to publishing. WordPress. com is free, relatively easy to use, and allows for a controlled environment so the content can be reviewed by a parent or teacher before publishing.

Not surprisingly, a frequent question in the conversation of youth blogging is safety. Because blogs generally include administrative settings, however, it is easy for a teacher or parent to moderate content, activity, and who can comment. Some blogging sites will ask for a password prior to publishing.

Blogs can also be made private in order to limit who can see them. Other simple precautions, like setting up filters and adjusting privacy features, can make blogging an overall safe experience.

Judging from today's numbers, today's youth will continue to remain plugged in whether we like it or not.

So why not encourage them to use the Internet and social media to their advantage, in ways that capture their

passions and interests?

Kids are proving on a daily basis that there are no limits to what they are capable of creating.

As Scott Bradner, a former trustee of the Internet Society wisely stated, “The Internet means you don't have to convince anyone else that something is a good idea before trying it.�

Okay, in this case maybe you have a parent or teacher to convince.

Anyway, whether you are an educator, parent, or student reading this article, here are some ideas to get you thinking. Try creating a blog on family history and paralleling it with historical events. Each week, review a textbook and rate it on a scale of one to ten. Create a photo blog of science labs, and explain the science behind what is happening in each photo.

Could blogging be the key to raising a generation of great writers? Of course.

The important question is, will it be?

As a teacher, student or parent, that depends on you.

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Calendar of Events Health Fair 2013 When: April 13; 9:00am-1:00pm Where: Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center 5880 So Hospital Dr., Globe Cost: Free Admission

Ghost Hunters of Arizona present at Miami Library When: April 20; 4:00pm Where: Miami Memorial Library 292 S. Adonis Ave., Miami The Ghost Hunters of Arizona were in town seven years ago to document ghostly happenings at the old Memorial Library. They will presenting their findings, adding to documents with work they will be doing on this visit and encouraging the public to share any photos or stories they may have.

Cinco de Mayo Celebrations

5K Run begins at 8:00am.

Fair begins at 9:00am. This will be the 4th year of the Health Fair and it gets bigger every year. Free Health Screenings, Health and Wellness Booths, Craft Fair, Auto Show, Children’s Activities, Salsa Contest and a “Get Fit” run. This is great for the whole family!

Apache Gold Casino hosts Los Vecinos y Companeros & Kumbia Kings When: May 4; Noon-5pm; Concert at 7pm Where: Apache Gold Casino & Resort Cost: Free Admission

Baxter Black Comes to Globe!

When: April 13; 6:00pm-9:00 pm Where: Gila County Fairgrounds Cost: $50 @ 6pm with reception $30 @ 7pm for show only The Arizona State Cowbelles will be bringing Baxter Black, America’s premier Cowboy poet and philosopher, to Globe! Baxter, who lives now in Benson, says, “He has a narrow following, but it’s deep!” He has sold over a million books and audios and has a weekly column, a weekly radio program and weekly television program. All profits to benefit the Arizona State Cowbelles Education and Beef Promotion and Youth Scholarship Programs. You can purchase tickets from Linda Vensel 520-394-2023.

The Apache Gold Casino and Resort in conjunction with Los Vecinos y Companeros, proudly present the event that will feature the La Reina de Las Flores Scholarship pageant. Special guest entertainment includes Del Alma Folklorico Dancers, Encantadoras, Ballet Folklorico as well as the finale performance of Kumbia Kings.

The Latin Grammy-winning Mexican cumbia group created by A.B. Quinanilla, the brother of the late “Queen of Tejano”, Selena.

Their music includes styles of cumbia, hip hop and R&B. Tickets are $40 for Premier Kumbia Section and $25 General Admission. Tickets on sale now in the gift shop and www.ticketweb. com. Doors open at 6pm; Concert at 7pm.

Historic Globe Spring Photography Workshop When: April 19, 20 & 21 Where: Chrysocolla Inn 246 East Oak St., Globe Cost: $135/ per person The first annual Photography Workshop first proposed by the Fountain Hills Photography club and sponsored by Globe Miami d B&B Times, the event will be hosted at Chrysocolla Inn, a historic, fully-restored just one block from the historic district and will offer photographers rare access to a working ranch, and the interiors of several historic buildings unique to Globe.

To register please check out the event on Eventbrite: Historic Globe Spring Photography Workshop.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Downtown Globe When: May 4; 10:00 am-10:00 pm Where: Old Dominion Parking Lot Cost: Free Admission This downtown event, sponsored by Holy Angels Catholic Church will be held in the Old Dominion Parking lot in downtown Globe. The event co-chair, Linda Oddonetto says they are ‘re-booting’ the local tradition of a small hometown celebration in Globe. This year’s event will include local entertainment and musical groups, kids corner, a talent show and a beer and margarita garden.

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Apache Independence Day When: June 18th Where: Downtown San Carlos Celebrating Apache Independence Day; volleyball tournament, horseshoes, frybread contest, pageant and more.

See our facebook page for more info: facebook.com/sancarlosapachetribe.

When: May 9-11 Where: Gila County Fairgrounds

Mothers Day Tea & Performance When: May 11; 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm Where: Cobre Valley Center for the Arts Community Players will present a Musical Revue along with a Mother's Day Tea for the 1:00pm performance.

The evening performance will be at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Center. 425-0884.

Relay for Life When: June 7-8; Begins at 6pm Where: Harbison Field in Globe The local chapter of Relay for Life has been going for 12 years and last year raised over $57,000 for Cancer Research. Kicking off with the Survivors and Caregivers Walk at 6:00 pm, it is followed by the lighting of the luminarias which are then placed around the track and offer testament to just how many lives here have been touched by cancer. You may get a luminaria from Bank of America for a donation of your choosing and decorate it for the event.

BofA will match all donations 100%. Just see Chastity Williams. For more information on this event please visit our website: globemiamitimes.com.

Celebrating Independence Day Globe-Miami When: July 4th at Dark-thirty Where: Tailings Dam across from WalMart Come watch the best fireworks around as FMI once again hosts a fantastic firework show from the top of the tailings dam. Show begins at dark-thirty. Tune into local radio GILA101.9 for the latest scoop and musical accompaniment to the fireworks.

Copper Dust Stampede Rodeo

The Gila County Rodeo Committee presents the 2013 rodeo with rodeo performances on Friday and Saturday, and a parade on Saturday morning. For more details please see their website at www.copperduststampede.com.

4th of July Celebrations

Summerfest in Downtown Globe

Celebrating Independence Day at Apache Gold Casino

When: June 29; 5:00-8:00pm Where: Broad & Oak St. – in the street!

When: July 6th; All day Where: Apache Gold Casino and Resort

Summerfest is back this year with booths, water fun, games for the whole family, entertainment and food. Plus, this year they are doing a cardboard car contest, yes...take a refrigerator box, some duct tape and lots of creativity and see what you can come up with that resembles something on wheels. At 8:00 pm there will be an outdoor movie under the stars. Check out Globe Mainstreet Program on facebook for updates.

The Casino has a host of events planned for the 6th (so they don’t conflict with other 4th of July festivities) which will take you through the entire day and into the evening. They will be producing their own Fireworks Spectacular event for the public. Live music, games with a water park theme, booths and food. The event is Free to the public. Great Family fun!

Solstice Weekend Evening Latern-Lit Historic Cemetery Tour When: June 22; 6:30-9:30 pm Where: 1910 Sheriff’s Office 149 E Oak St., Globe Cost: $15 Shuttles will take tour guests to the old cemetery established in 1878, where they will find a host of local performers who will recount a particular part of history of individuals buried here from the famous to the infamous. Due to the subject matter, this tour is not recommended for children under the age of ten.

Tickets available at Cobre Valley Center for the Arts : 928-425-0884.

Arizona Little League State Championship Tournament When: Mid-July (Date TBA) Where: Pinal Little League Fields Next to WalMart This year's District 11 State Championship Tournament will take place in Globe-Miami at the Pinal Little League fields. Hosting 14 teams from around the state and bringing families and friends to the area, this promises to be an economic boom to the area and provide some great Summertime entertainment.

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Showing of local documentary,

"So Dear to the Miners"

Globe Historic Home & Building Tour March 9th & 10th Despite a late winter storm, this years' home tour hosted nearly 500 visitors and had over 100 volunteers helping to make it successful.

Samuel B. Munoz shown here with Dr. Christine Marin who assisted in the research for the documentary.

March 23rd at Bullion Plaza & Cultural Museum Munoz with is daughter Kelly Newell, who helped produce the documentary. The film covered the history from the Spanish Conquistadors to the End of the Golden Age.

Citizen of the Year Award February 10 – Hosted by Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce held at Dream Manor Inn The Methodist Church and it's merry band of short order cooks were on hand to serve up a pancake breakfast that morning.

The Globe Miami Centennial Band put on an old-style band concert at Globe High during the March historic home tour. A few of the Sax players: Nolan Frost, Kelly Hetzler, Paul Buck and Bailey DeBurns and Linda Gustfson

Shown are members of the Mercer Family who have played in a city band for over 75 years. Rick Sevedra (son-in-law), Sharon Navarro (daughter) & Johnny Mercer, who is the oldest member at age 90. Saturday, Director Nolan Frost (son-in law), Kathleen Mercer (daughter) and Keith English, a cousin's husband.

Nominees: (Front L-R) Lerry Alderman, Greg Gotto, Molly Cornwell, Rev. Dr. Rula Colvin, Neal Jensen, (Back L-R) Stan Gibson, Donna Anderson

Stan Gibson received this year's Citizen of the Year Award. Shown here with wife Janet. Gibson has served the community for over sixty years, including several terms as Mayor of Globe.He currently serves on the board of the Chamber and is active in Rotary.

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March 30th, Historic Downtown Globe

The Old West Hitch Up Was a Big Success!

March 23rd & 34th Nationally recognized, Sisters on the Fly, whose mission they say is to "Offer empowerment and sisterhood through exceptional outdoor adventure!" The group came to Globe this Spring thanks to the invite by fellow Sister, Leora Hunsaker who joined the group years ago – she's #52 of over 3,500 members! – and her brother Kip Culver, director of the Globe Main Street program. The event helped to raise $1,500 for Main Street and make converts out of many of the Sisters who say they will return!

John Michael Benson and Leora Hunsaker pose in front of her trailer.

Several of the Sisters helped to 'model' over 30 western-themed aprons designed by Holly Brantley and her business, Home Hero Capes. The aprons are available at The White Porch.

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Kip presenting Leora with her mug of fame which he had signed by all the Sisters.

Sister #1 Maurrie Sussman (center) is flanked by her Arizona Sisters during the Old West Hitch Up in Globe.

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Ten Blackjack Tips Most Players Need to Learn

By Frank Renzy

Most of my ideas for helpful gambling advice come to me while I'm in the casino. That's when I see the same mistakes committed over and over again. Sometimes it seems that every next player is a clone of the last.

There's no doubt in my mind that impulsiveness, eccentricity and cluelessness dominate the behavior of the majority of gamblers. Are those the three virtues that made you a big success in real life? Well, they won't make you a success in the casino, either!

Sure, most blackjack players know something about the correct basic strategy of play, but a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. As I've mentioned before, there's a lot more to winning than just looking over a chart. For that reason, I've put together a list of 10 blackjack tips that I feel about 95% of the players in the casino can make good use of. Here they are: In a typical game of blackjack there are eighteen different soft hands (those containing an ace) that should be doubled down on, but none of those are against a dealer's deuce. Many players double down with hands like ace/4 or ace/5 against a 2 up. This is a no-no.

When you have 16, it would only be a tiny mistake to stand against a dealer's 10. In fact, you actually should stand with most of your three or four card 16s against a 10.

But it's a mistake to stand with any kind of 16 when the dealer has a 7 showing. That's because you'll be so much more likely to win the hand against a 7 with something like 18 if you avoid busting.

The only thing you're likely to accomplish by taking "even money" on your blackjack is reducing your win slightly or increasing your loss slightly for that session. And it will positively have just that very effect over your lifetime. Maximize the earnings of all your blackjacks combined by declining "even money". After all the smoke settles, that will add to your long-term bottom line.

Who was the genius that first came up with the notion of "doubling down for less"?

Since you only double down when you're more likely to win the hand than not, why would you not want to put the maximum amount up? One of the main reasons you play blackjack over the other games in the first place is because it offers spots where you are actually the favorite. Never shortchange yourself in these situations -- you need to buy back all the leveraging power you can.

Playing two hands against the dealer will merely bring exactly the same combined results as two different players betting one hand each and using identical strategies.

Playing two hands at a time may be fun, but it has no basic inherent edge.

Insurance is essentially a bad bet by its very nature, but insuring a good hand like 10/10 is actually a dumber move than insuring a bad hand such as 4/2! That's because, to gain any benefit from taking insurance, the dealer must have a 10 in the hole, and your "20" just took two of those 10s out of play.

If you believe those "No Mid-Shoe Entry" signs actually protect you from having your cards "screwed up" by new players coming to the table when you're "running good", then you probably don't stand a snowball's chance in hell at this game anyway.

Fact is, those signs serve just two purposes: 1) they stop card counters from "back-counting", then jumping in when the shoe is "heavy" with 10s and aces, and 2) they cater to, and pacify, high-rolling suckers with valueless pampering. Don't get hung up on irrelevant nonsense.

Betting more just because you're winning at the time buys you absolutely no added chance to being a winning player overall.

As unlikely as it may feel at the time, you're just as likely to lose the next hand whether you're ahead or behind.

No seat at the table, be it first base or third, has a better chance to be dealt good cards.

But if you're keeping track of what's been played, you'll get to see more cards from third base before you have to play your hand out. Of course, you'll need to know the proper thing to do with your extra information.

Betting progressions based on the previous outcome offer virtually no increased chance to win the next hand, and are therefore useless as a strategy tool.

You'll simply end up winning the same percentage of your one-unit bets as your three-unit bets and your five-unit bets, etc. That's because where your probability to win the next hand is concerned (which is not dependent upon the last outcome) you've actually sized your bets randomly. The only way to size your wagers according to your chances of winning the next hand is to keep track of the cards. Other than that, you'll do just as well to bet the same amount on every hand.

This article, by Frank Renzy, is reprinted here with permission from Frank Scoblete and the Frank Scoblete Network. Frank Scoblete is a recognized authority on casino games and his recent book, “Best Blackjack” is now available on Amazon.com. He also writes the “Ask Frank” column for Casino City Times.

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APACHE GOLD CASINO & RESORT What's new on the gaming floor?

Apache Stronghold Golf Course On The Rebound Arizona's top public golf course hit rock bottom last year. Now, things are starting to look up.

Jenn Walker

are

touch the screen and interact with

bringing a new experience to the

the action on the screen to score

gaming floor at Apache Gold this

additional bonus points.

GMT:

New

manufacturers

GMT: I assume Pawn Star junkies will know what this is!

Linda Michels: You are correct!

spring. The latest upgrade to the gaming

floor

will

include

new

vendors as well as products, including

GMT: What else is new?

Linda Michels: We added the

those by Multimedia Games, Speilo

game ‘Plants vs Zombies’ by Speilo.

and industry leader Bally. So, tell us

They are an Italian company who is

what's behind these new games?

well known internationally but hadn’t

Linda Michels: After attending

been on our radar until recently.

a trade show earlier this year and seeing

these

new

products,

we

knew we wanted them on our floor.

Especially when we saw MultiMedia’s

GMT: So what happens in Plants vs Zombies? I have to ask!

Linda

Michels:

Basically

the

TournEvent system which links banks

plants are defending themselves

of its games for instant slot contests.

against Zombies using Peashooters,

The company touts the fact that they are dedicated to doing things differently in the gaming industry, and they are leading the way with this new product. ...In the past we have largely worked with the three major vendors who serve our market, but we are finding a lot of value in bringing in these other companies who can offer our customers something different.

GMT: We’ve heard about the company who hails from the hip college town

Snow Peats and Wall-nuts. And the Zombies are attacking plants with exploding jack-in-the-boxes.

GMT: I would play just to see the imagery of that!

Linda Michels: Exactly! That’s one of the reasons we select the games we do. They’ve got to rank high in the Fun Factor and First Impressions.

GMT: Wow! How do designers think up these things?

of Austin Texas instead of Nevada

Linda Michels:We really liked

like every other gaming company!

the Speilo group and got to meet

MultiMedia Games certain seems

the designer of Plants vs Zombies -

to have hit upon a winner with their

who personally gave our GM a few

TournEvent product.

pointers on how to play!

Linda Michels: We think so. We recently swapped out all of our slot

GMT: OK, let’s talk about what’s happening behind the scenes.

Linda Michels: Sure. One of the biggest improvements which customers will notice is the fact we significantly upgraded our servers to handle the increased demand these new machines require. The new gaming technology of these machines is amazing and our existing servers would simply lock down; sometimes creating delays in payouts while we had to manually check into the problem. Now, with the upgraded servers coming on line, everything should go smoothly and we hope to avoid any future problems like this for our guests.

GMT: Maybe he’ll give us lessons?

machines up front where we hold

Linda Michels: Don’t bet on it!

our slots tournaments with the

We’re also excited about adding new

new MultiMedia product. The new

Bally games including Pawn Stars

tournament machines offer players a

and Michael Jackson.

whole new interactive experience. It

Stars players can select the character

gets a little wild because now instead

from the TV Show to play the game

of just hitting a button, they have to

and there is even a chumlee bonus.

With Pawn

GMT: Anything else you want to add?

Linda Michels: We were really happy with our car give away which just wrapped up on March 2. Car Drawing promotions are always well participated in with over 117,000 entries. And the night of the drawing we had a record crowd here all day long. A winner was called every hour and at 9 pm all ten winners then got to pick a bag. The winner was Arthur M. from Winkleman who chose the F-150 truck and 2nd place was John G. from Florence who won $1000.

GMT: We were there Saturday night, and you did have a packed house for the event! So what is your next big thing?

Linda Michels: Aww; Kumbia Kings on Saturday May 4th in the pavilion, I can hardly wait!!

I've never been much of a golfer, though I grew up riding in golf carts with my dad as a kid. Truly, I was more interested in driving the cart than hitting the balls. So I wasn't sure how to feel about writing a story on the Apache Stronghold Golf Course at Apache Gold Casino.

Nonetheless, I show up on a Friday afternoon to speak to the casino's newlyhired golf director, Stephen Ravenkamp.

Bad timing. He's out spraying the greens with fertilizer when I arrive. So I step into the lounge to take in the atmosphere, and spot one of two customers in the room, sitting at the bar chatting up the bartender. He is working on a Miller Lite and popcorn. He looks like a golfer.

I take a seat next to him and introduce myself. It turns out I've chosen the right guy to talk to – Gonzalo Reynoso Jr., the owner of local Mexican food restaurant Chalo's. He can't understand why I am writing this article if I don't play golf, and suggests I pick it up, soon.

“Golf is one sport you can play for the rest of your life,” he says.

Reynoso was born and raised in Globe-Miami, and for the last 18 years of his life, he has been an avid golfer. He plays the Stronghold course three times a week, and is probably an honorary member (he can't remember for sure, but he knows he gets charged for nothing short of the beers). Regardless, he's been playing this course since it first opened.

“It's the best layout I've ever seen,” he says. “If you miss the fairway, you're in the hills, in the rocks. It makes for a great course, very challenging.”

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Golf Course, Continued from page 19 He has played courses all over Phoenix, Florida, in Hawaii and Kauai.

Still, this layout tops his list. Once you are out there you are surrounded by desert wildlife, he says – i.e. deer, gila monsters, rabbits and rattlesnakes.

The Stronghold is an 18-hole, par72 high desert golf course with a USGA rating of 74.6. The course opened in 1999. It was designed by Tom Doak, one of the top course designers in the country. In 2002, in addition to making Golf Magazine’s top 100 list, Golfweek supposedly ranked it the number one public course in Arizona and number 56 of America's Best Modern Courses.

Irrigator George Longstreet works on the course irrigation system.

Reynoso remembers those days well. “It used to be like what you see on T.V.,” he says.

Unfortunately, there was a litany of problems with the course, which culminated in 2009, when it closed for approximately seven months to give the greens and fairways a chance to recover. When the course reopened that September it was still in poor condition.

At that time the greens were terrible, Reynoso bluntly informs me.

The course remained that way for the next several years, until last summer. By that point, the greens and fairways hardly had grass and the sand traps were contaminated and weed-ridden.

Thus, in conjunction with the casino's 'facelift', which began around the same time, Golf Maintenance Solutions was hired to restore the course in August.

Since then, the course is already showing improvements. “[The greens] are getting way better,” Reynoso notes, though the course still is “not quite the way it used to be.”

That will take time, says Ravenkamp.

Ravenkamp was brought on board as the course's new golf director in February, and it is his responsibility to work with the maintenance crew to restore the course to what it was.

I meet with Ravenkamp on a Monday morning in his office. While Apache Stronghold is relatively new territory for him, golf course maintenance is not. He has a long career working on golf courses, beginning in 1994. His title at Apache Gold Stronghold is all-inclusive: he is responsible for the entire course.

He is working alongside a maintenance crew of 12 to 18 to get the course back to what it used to be. Significant progress has already been made – 90 percent of the greens are revitalized.

There is still much work to be done, however.

“It doesn't take long for a golf course to go down hill,” he says.

The team has 50 sand traps over

Apache Stronghold's new golf director Stephen Ravenkamp was hired in February. He is working with a maintenance crew to restore the course to its former condition.

three acres to rebuild, three and a half tees to rebuild, and 80 acres of fairway to recover. Not only is this a lot of ground to cover, but as I soon learn from Ravenkamp, golf maintenance in itself is both a science and an art.

For example, on your typical lawn, grass is usually kept at one and a half inches to two inches. On your golf course greens, on the other hand, grass is kept at one-eight of an inch. And, here in the desert, it's being grown on sand. Not to mention the fact that depending where you are on the course, the grass grows differently. Each hole has a different microclimate of its own. Ravenkamp has to ‘spoon-feed’ the grass small doses of liquid fertilizer on a frequent basis.

You would think the guy ought to be overwhelmed, yet he doesn't appear that way in the least. He exudes patience, and confidence that he will have the course restored. He also loves what he does.

He makes this clear as we drive a cart around the course to admire the spectacular morning views.

“Where else are you going to find a better office?” he asks.

This is how he spends many of his work hours, driving around the 'office'

The Apache Stronghold Golf Course was designed by Tom Doak, one of the top course designers in the country. It is known for its unique design, which involved little alteration of the natural landscape.

monitoring projects. And what makes this 'office' particularly unique is the way it was designed.

When Doak built the course, he intentionally worked with what he had, Ravenkamp explains. The beauty of Apache Stronghold is that there is no surrounding development, so Doak supposedly had 900 acres of land at his disposal to work with (whereas courses in the valley usually have about 200). Thus, the holes don't run close together, and Doak designed them in such a way that they fit the landscape, disturbing the natural surroundings as little as possible.

“It's not a cookie-cutter course like what you see in the valley,” Ravenkamp says. “It's one of the most beautiful layouts I've ever been associated with.”

In the valley, where it is flat, courses require up to hundreds of thousands of yards of dirt to be hauled in order to create contours and mounding. In contrast, Apache Stronghold required less than 35,000 cubic yards of dirt to be moved for construction.

The course's cart paths are not paved. Ravenkamp intends to keep it that way. In addition to restoring the course, his objective is to maintain the sustainable design that Doak created.

In fact, his plan is to turn the course into an Audobon Sanctuary Course.

As the course conditions continue to improve, he also expects to attract more out-of-towners.

Currently, locals, people from the East Valley and Tucson come to play the course.

The golf club already hosts locallysponsored tours, but he hopes to bring a nationwide tour to the course in the next five to six years.

Ultimately he is working to make the course a destination near and far.

It's easy to get people to come try the course, he explains.

“The challenge is to get them to come back,” he says.

As the course continues to be restored, this shouldn't be hard to do.

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Cabins*Rooms*Bar & Restaurant

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Miles Funeral Home 309 W Live Oak Miami 928-473-4496 Funeral Services

Palace Pharmacy 100 N Broad Globe 928-425-5777 Your hometown Pharmacy

Oasis Printing 399 N Broad St Globe 928-425-8454

Caring Critters 189 W Apache Trail Ste A-108 Apache Junction 480-671-7387

Rodriguez Constructions Inc. 547 S. East St. Globe 928-425-7244 Residential & Commercial Contractor

Western Reprographics 375 S Sutherland Globe 928-425-0772 Signs, Banners, Custom Embroidery

Healthcare Canyon Lands Healthcare 5860 So Hospital Dr., te 102 Globe 928-402-0491 Federally Qualified Health Center

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Drift Inn Saloon 636 N Broad Globe 928-425-9573 Historic Bar since 1902

Guayos el Rey 716 W Sullivan St Miami 928-425-9960

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Connie’s 806 Jesse Hayes Rd Globe 928-425-2821

Mountain View Dentistry 5981 Electric Drive Globe 928-425-3162

Computer Svcs, Office Supplies

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Full service dentistry

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Donna By Design 413 W Sullivan St Miami 928-200-2107 Traditional to Shabby Chic furniture

Julie’s Sewing Center 600 W Sullivan St Miami 928-473-7633 Full service fabric & quilt shop

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Joe’s Broad Street Grill 247 S Broad Globe 928-425-4704 Serving American, Mexican & Italian

Judy’s Restaurant Hwy 60/177 Globe 928-425-5366 Family Style Homecooking

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Nadines 186 N Broad Globe 928-425-7139 Casual & Business Wear for women

Ortega’s Shoes 150 N Broad Globe 928-425-0223 Family shoe store, sports central

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The Huddle Sports Bar 392 N Broad Globe 928-425-0205

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BIG WINNERS!

Relay for Life

Winning the car give away on March 2nd was Arthur M. from Winkleman who chose the F-150 truck.

2nd Place winner was john G. from Florence who won $1,000. Congratulations to both Arthur and John! The promotion generated over 117,000 entries and there was a record crowd on hand March 2nd as the winners were drawn!

The Casino helped kick off the annual local Relay for Life event which is held each year at Harbison Field on June 7th and 8th by hosting the organizational meeting. Shown here at the podium with Gary Murrey is Gail Lennox, local Chair of the event and Katie Harlan, Community Liaison between the national and local chapters.

Victor M. was a big winner on March 13th when he hit the jackpot for $181,000 while playing area wide progressive wheel of fortune slots! He says he had put in $20 and played about 15 minutes when he the hit the jackpot! Congratulations Victor M! This was one of the largest payouts at the Casino.

Apache Gold Pow Wow

Presentation of the Royalty. One of the skills the women must have is the ability to speak in public, so here, each of them took the microphone and told a little about herself and welcomed the crowd to the Pow Wow.

March 15-17, 2013

Dale Gilbert, Black Jack Supervisor at the Casino, took a break from the floor to welcome his Comanche family who had traveled from Oklahoma to attend this years' Pow Wow at Apache Gold.

Helping to cover the entrance for Friday nights Grand Entry were (L-R) Gary Murrey, General Manager and Alise James, Assistant manager of Security.

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Spring 2013 Story by Darin Lowery Art and Photo by Jim Lindstrom

While making arrangements over the phone to meet Lily Machado at Bernard’s Coffee Station for this interview, she asks if it’s alright to bring her two children along. Remembering her kids as quiet and wellmannered, it was easy to agree to this small request. It’s a chilly day in February when they arrive; Lilly shrugs off her coat, wearing a bright turquoise blouse underneath. After helping the kids with their jackets she points them to a corner, where they leaf through magazines.

We know Lilly from the El Ranchito café on Broad Street. Jimmy and I eat there once or twice a week; they do a brisk business, and we do our best to let others know how much we like it.

It’s a clean, well-lit place, the service is excellent, and no one minds when we get silly. While we enjoy seeing all of the staff, it’s Lilly who initially captivated us with her friendliness and sincerity while serving our enchiladas and flautas.

When asked about her job, Lilly lights up in her special way and says, “I love this place— I like to do my job well, and the owners are such nice people!”

She’s been at the café for six years; her husband Alex works there too, as a cook.

They have been married since 2000.

Their kids Jacqueline, eleven, and Angel, nine, are bright, engaging children who enjoy reading and spending time with the family Chihuahua, ‘Gizmo’, and Siamese cat, ‘Oreo’. Her son pipes up by declaring, “Gizmo’s crazy. He eats cat food and he never barks!”

Lilly and I share an appreciation of recycling through reusing and redonating items, thereby saving money and landfill space. In fact, the first time I met her kids was at a local thrift shop. Then, she and I chatted awhile as her children sat on an 80’s floral sofa, reading. There was a stack of books between them which Lilly retrieved and brought to the register as she called over her shoulder, ‘They just love to read. Everything!’

The Church is a large part of Lilly’s life, and helping others is something the family does together. “I’m proud to be part of this community,” she says. “I feel safe, and it’s a good place to raise children. When we go to the Valley (she serves as a teacher in the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Apache Junction) I see people running so fast, and then I come home and it’s nice and quiet. [Our] town has everything – not like the big city with all the choices, but we have everything here.”

As a child of immigrant parents, her new world was challenging. “I felt lost and lonely, the same as a lot of [people]. Mexico is a different way of life— a different language. I didn’t speak

English and it was difficult for me. My sisters Blanca [and especially] Lorraine helped me to grow and become more outgoing. She told me I was smart and strong, and could do whatever [I set my mind to].”

Her uncle was a pastor who pushed her to help others, and Lilly found she enjoyed it. “We collect blankets to send to orphans in Mexico, and it feels so good to make something nice for them. People forget how it is. I tell my kids how lucky they are— they have parents and a house.

It’s a blessing.”

Her children are members of the youth ministry organization Pathfinders.

Activities are both indoor and outside, and the kids earn patches and sashes for such virtues as kindness, respect and trustworthiness. They assist folks at Thanksgiving and also give away Christmas baskets. School means a lot to Jacqueline and Angel— she adores history and is starting to enjoy books with chapters; his passion is social studies,

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and he loves to draw. The family goes camping and exploring, and they enjoy the winter snow in the Pinal Mountains.

“I don’t spend too much time focusing on how other people raise their kids because I’m busy raising my own. I’m very proud of my kids.”

“God’s plan is better than mine,” Lilly confides, “you have to balance your needs with others, but I would like to have my own little Mexican restaurant someday, with more opportunities to help others in our community, especially Seniors. I want to take care of my Mom as she took care of me. You give away part of yourself and get back more than you gave. Sometimes people say I spend too much time helping others, but that’s okay. It’s not always about what people think of me, it’s what I think about myself. My Mom says, ‘the lizard can see the other lizard’s tail, but not his own’. It’s not magic— you do your best with passion or be quiet. I have a busy life and I’m happy to have it!”

El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant, at Broad and Yuma Streets, is open from11am-8:30pm weekdays; Friday & Saturday until 9pm, and closes Sundays at 4pm.

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Tanner Yeager was the winner of our Holiday Lights photography contest held on Facebook and announced at the end of December. He received the most votes from our FB Fans for his “Levitating Lady� and picked up a $100 cash reward! Tanner is 20 years old, from Globe and has been working with his photography since high school.

He now shoots professionally and has mainly covered motorcross events. You can see more of his work at www.tanneryeager.com

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Welcomes You

Globe Unified School District Home of the Tigers

It's not everyday someone has the heart to greet you with a smile after mediating a standoff between five young girls in their office.

But Lori Rodriguez is not your everyday someone.

Long before Rodriguez became assistant principal at High Desert Middle School in 2010, she was a teacher. Take a look at her six-page resume, and you will find that for 23 years, she taught every subject to grades four through six, from science to music.

“I taught for so long that I've really never forgotten what it was like to be a teacher,” she says.

As a teacher, she had a tendency to 'close her door'. When she was in the classroom with her thirty students, those kids were hers, and she made every effort to help them problem solve.

“I felt as soon as I sent a student out of my room I gave up my power, I gave up my opportunity to build a relationship with that kid. I just gave it to somebody else,” she says. “So I really made every effort to keep every student in, working with the parents, pulling them out in the hallway and talking to them, and working through problems and problem solving, because I knew that made our relationship stronger.”

High Desert doesn't have a counselor on staff, so from time to time Rodriguez finds herself sitting in what would be the counselor's chair. Minutes before I walked into her office, she was doing just that. To this day, each time a student comes through her door with a problem (and sometimes there is a line out the door) she often takes the same approach she used as a teacher.

It must catch some kids by surprise when she asks them, “What do you think should happen?”

“I try to ask those questions because I know how they learn from those things,” she says.

Nine times out of ten, they are harder on themselves than

An Interview with

Lori Rodriguez High Desert's assistant principal reflects on her role in the school and her history in the classroom

By Jenn Walker

she would be.

When she is not counseling students, she could just as easily be out to recess duty or lunch duty, talking to parents, writing teacher evaluations, visiting classes to see what's going on or how she can help, or working with the folks over at the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Bus duty is always an adventure.

The way she sees it, her role is to be present wherever she is needed, so there is no telling what her day is going to look like.

“With a small staff, we all pitch in and do what we have to do,” she says.

“I really feel we're a team in this. If it's not bloody, and I'm needed in the nurse's office I'll be there.”

“If it's bloody I'll walk away,” she adds with a laugh.

Rodriguez hadn't exactly envisioned becoming an assistant principal. But after 23 years of teaching, including ten in Globe, and no plans for retirement, she began to consider leadership options.

“I kept seeing needs,” she says.

“Staff retention, issues that the rural communities had. And I kept thinking, somebody should be able to address this, and it wasn't happening.”

Sure enough, she was bumped up to assistant principal after a brief stint as coordinator of special projects for the district.

High Desert has what is considered an extremely small staff, with 24 teachers and about 477 students. Teachers have it a little harder here in Globe-Miami, Rodriguez says. In comparison to areas like Washington Elementary School District in Phoenix, where she started out, there is not a strong mentoring program for new teachers. Here, she has observed that professional development is provided as it can be afforded. It's hit or miss. Her goal is to change that.

“I think we're going to start looking at that, to help support the teachers as they're learning,”

she say. “Because it's tough, it's a tough profession.”

As assistant principal, teacher support is critical. Sometimes this simply means saying thank you or noticing a teacher's success.

“I think that while I'm important to kind of help umbrella, that [the teachers] are the groundwork.

They're the ones that are doing the day-to-day stuff, they're the ones that are making an impact and building a relationship with the kids,” she says.

“And I'm there to support that.”

Reflecting on her own past experiences in the classroom gives her insight on how to do so.

“The state department says you only need to have been a teacher three or four years before you're an administrator,” she says. “I don't think that's necessarily long enough to really remember and know what goes on.”

She is also stressing collaboration between teachers. As it is, teachers tend to isolate themselves with their students, she says. Their jobs could be far easier if they collaborated on lesson plans or how to deal with particular students, she says.

High Desert teachers are particularly hard-pressed for time not only because they have a small staff, but because they have long hours. Their school day lasts from 8 in the morning until after 4 in the afternoon. This makes collaboration even more difficult.

Nonetheless, Rodriguez says collaboration between teachers is a must, particularly since schools will adopt Common Core standards beginning next year.

“It's going to be a paradigm shift for all of us,” she says. “The Arizona standards, I think did in some sense education a real disservice, because as I always say, they had us teaching about a mile wide and about a half an inch deep.”

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2013 Skills USA Competition

Rodriquez, Continued from page 25 In other words, there was less emphasis on understanding, and a lot of emphasis on teaching to the test.

Nonetheless, she sees a lot of potential on the horizon for the district, particularly with jerry Jennex as the new superintendent. The district has a goal to pull together a comprehensive curriculum for K through 12 education.

“I think Mr. Jennex is a huge improvement, both in his leadership style and his leadership direction,” she says. “I think that's a real positive for Globe. I see us going in a really upward, positive direction, and I'm excited about being a part of that.”

In fact, that is why she is still here. “I could retire now, I'm 53,” she says.

“As a dear friend of mine says, 'Now you're working because you want to, not because you have to,’” she adds. “And I do want to, and that's a nice feeling.”

March 29th, 2013 Showcasing students’ vocational skills to industry professionals, the GUSD team competed with over 2000 high school students from around state. The Competition is organized and judged by experts from the industry. This year GUSD had students competing in automotive, photography, and construction.

Construction teacher, Jeremiah Dowd and the students who competed in State this year include: L-R Mr. Dowd, Jordyn Chidester, Zack Angulo, Jerid Dickison and Tyler Benton. They worked in groups of two and made picnic tables that were later donated to those in need. Tyler Benton and Jerid Dickison placed second in the competition.

Assistant principal Lori Rodriguez makes her rounds during lunch time at High Desert middle school.

Preparing for Common Core A few tips from a former Globe educator Next year, Common Core Standards will be implemented in schools statewide. This is not only going to change how students learn, but how teachers teach, says High Desert assistant principal Lori Rodriguez.

We asked the former educator how she would prepare her students if she were back in the classroom. Here is what she had to say about how students, teachers and parents can prepare for this transition: “I think if I was in the classroom with Common Core looming I would begin really utilizing cooperative learning and have students really begin “talking” about their answers in math.

Common Core is going to require that students justify their answers – “Does it Make Sense?” “How can you explain your answer?” Having students begin this process might help them be more comfortable as we transition in.

Common Core math standards are going to require more concrete models in math. As a classroom teacher I would continue to use hands-on manipulatives in class, and again integrate more math “talk”.

My advice to teachers would be to

begin looking at the Common Core, search the web and begin getting my feet wet. This is a total paradigm shift and there will be a learning curve for both the students and the teachers. Don’t be afraid to try something! Collaborate and share with each other.. dive in!

The reading portion of Common Core is going to have a heavy emphasis on non-fiction, so I think if I were in the classroom now I would be introducing my students to more non-fiction, through reading aloud and/or reading stories – integrating science and social studies into the reading curriculum.

As for parents, my advice would be to support their child. This will be a totally different evaluation process, getting away from the bubble sheets, one right answer response. Don’t be afraid of failure in the beginning as students become accustomed to the new demands.

The Common Core is designed to encourage higher-level thinking.

Students will need to rely on their independent, higher-level thinking skills, not just memorizing facts and regurgitating them from rote memory. This will help to make the learning meaningful and encourage lifelong learners but it will truly be a transition for everyone in the educational process: administrators, teachers, students and parents.”

Representing the photography class was: L-R Ben Sanchez, Symphony Gustina, Deeshiaha Jurhs and Kaylyn Johnson.*

The team at Skills USA this year in automotive included: Tyler Trimble, Eric Conway, MollieMae Griffin, Clint Brown, Zack Angulo, CTE Director Mike O'Neal, and Dominic Mullen.

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School Calendar Talent Show at High Desert

When: May 21 at 7pm Where: High Desert Middle School Auditorium What: A fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and the local Relay for Life event taking place on June 7th and 8th.

Suggested donation is $5 at the door. Come discover the talent of the HDMS students as they ‘Put on the Ritz.’

AIMS Testing

When: June 4th Where: Copper Rim, High Desert, Globe High What: This is a Standards Based Assessment which measures student proficiency in writing, reading, mathematics and science and is required by state and federal law.

Graduation Ceremonies on June 4th

• Globe High School • High Desert Middle School

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THE DEA GIN FOO SCHOLARSHIP

By Linda Gross

This is a series on scholarships which have been established for students at Globe Unified School District, beginning with the oldest known scholarship.

Imagine leaving home to travel thousands of miles to a strange country where you don’t speak the language and have no family. Where people are quick to label you a threat simply because of where you came from. What would it take to do more than just survive in that world - but to become successful?

Many here may remember George Dea as the proprietor of the Star Buffet for nearly 40 years, but what they may not know is that George himself came here from China when he was just 12 years old to join his father and work in the Sang Tai Cafe on North Broad Street. His father, Dea Gin Foo was a businessperson and citizen of Globe for over sixty years beginning in the early 1900’s; a time when many Chinese were excluded from citizenship through the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 – 1943.

How is it then, that a young Chinese man who came to Globe in the late 1800’s rose to become a respected businessman in Globe?

The story of Dea Gin Foo is a story worth knowing.

Dea Gin Foo came from a small village in the Guandong province of China along the South China Sea coast, also known as Canton.

Although many Chinese settled in San Francisco, several of Dea’s fellow villagers had found fertile ground in the booming mining towns of Globe-Miami, and he followed them here. He found work serving food to miners living in tents on the hills surrounding Globe, and within ten years succeeded in establishing his own restaurant on Broad Street.

Living at a time when Chinese were considered a threat and blocked at every turn by restrictive laws fueled by racist fears and social and political ignorance, Dea Gin Foo quietly established a foothold in Globe. He built a reputation as a good business man, and community leader despite the extreme prejudice of his time.

Dea Gin Foo was perhaps best known for his contract with the county to feed the prisoners, and it was noted that the total number of meals he had furnished prisoners would be well over a half million meals. Not everyone was pleased.

An anecdotal story often told is of a conversation which purportedly took place between he and a prisoner who complained about the food served one day, to which Dea said if the man didn’t like the soup today, then perhaps he would like it more tomorrow.

He was also responsible for bringing many of his fellow villagers to the area, including his daughter, who came over in 1938 and married a Lee. The Lee family established the Chong Wo Company (liquor store) in the '40s, becoming an important part of Globe’s early Chinese families.

Standing in front of his Sang Tai Cafe, Dea Gin Foo is shown here with his little red wagon filled with meals for prisoners.

Photo courtesy of the Lee Family.

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

– Nelson Mandela

George Dea shown here with daughter Joyce Cunningham (and husband Stan) and son, Thomas Dea in 2008.

Both the Dea and the Lee children attended Globe schools, but it would be George Dea who would remain in Globe for his lifetime.

He bought his father’s property and opened up the Star Buffet, known for its “...McGintys and good, clean atmosphere, where even children could go and get a soda while their parents sat at the bar.”

It would also be George Dea who would keep the Dea name in front of the community well into this century, through his Star Buffet and efforts to preserve and protect the Chinese cemetery, which Dea Gin Foo had established in the '60s.

When George Dea passed away in 2010, his family asked that donations be made to the Dea Gin Foo Scholarship, c/o Globe Unified School District.

Dea Gin Foo's legacy reflects the determination to succeed in a strange land and a belief in education which so many immigrants brought to this country.

He rose above his many hardships and carved out a living for himself and his family. And left a legacy in the community he chose to call home for over seven decades.

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Congratulations!

Globe Cheerleaders taking a break from the stress of practice. L-R Christiana Hurtdado, Breanna Boutwell, Angela DeLara, Karissa Gillium, Emmy Shumway

2nd hour Photography class taking a break from an assignment, shown here visiting with Joe Bracamonte and his fire dog at the Globe Fire Station.

Photo by Xavier Reyes

The Native American Students at Copper Rim Elementary, High Desert Middle School and Globe High School were recognized by the Globe J.O.M. Parent Committee for their outstanding academic achievement for the First Semester 2012-2013 school year. The Globe J.O.M. Parent Committee is very interested in seeing the Native American students succeed academically in the Globe Unified School District. We are proud of you and encourage you to continue your efforts throughout the end of second semester.

Out & About

Journalism teacher Tracy Miller (left) took students Shilah Navarro and Jake Valinski to Washington D.C. in January to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

High School students reinact famous movies. Photography student, Kirt Stevens catches them in the act! *Until a recent purchase of 15 DSLR cameras to replace those stolen earlier, the photography students were forced to get creative with ipods and cellphones to produce work.

Students at Globe High were recognized for their academic achievement and leadership skills.

Students in construction learn how to frame houses.

Photography student Ben Sanchez captured violin player Emily Allinson as part of a class assignment to reflect the personality of their subject.

Ethan Morgan is a member of the FCCLA club and is preparing a spaghetti dinner for the alumni.

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Why we love Pinterest, and why you should, too

By Jenn Walker

Several years ago, I worked for a small company that held an inspiration board-making night. A bunch of the company's members got together over wine and hors d'oeuvres, and we were each asked to make our own inspiration board reflecting our business goals as well as our personal aspirations. Our materials weren't high-end. We had poster board, glue sticks, scissors and magazines to work with.

While sipping wine and cutting up magazines might sound like loads more fun to some, the beauty of an imagesharing website like Pinterest is that nowadays all you need is a computer with an internet connection to make an inspiration board. Think of getting a Pinterest account as equivalent to having one or multiple online inspiration boards with unlimited space. Yes, you can create not just one but as many as you like. And where do you get your images, you ask?

Anywhere you'd like off the Internet.

Or you can upload your own.

We know what you're thinking – this could be addicting. It is. But it is also

extremely useful, especially if you are a visual person.

And before you get ready to poo-poo this as a useless tool for people with too much time on their hands, read on a little further. What makes Pinterest most valuable is the ability to share a board with as few or as many people as you like. In the same vein that a small business wants its employees to make inspiration boards on pieces of poster board, businesses are using Pinterest to collaborate with their employees, to learn what interests their clients and visually communicate ideas with them, and attract more attention to their products.

You can create a board devoted to architecture, photography, food, or more specific things like zoot suits, old keys or pudding.

If you're an artist or photographer, it's great for inspiration. It's a handy tool if you're planning a design or an event. And if you're providing content, it's a great way to get noticed.

So, what are you waiting for?

You can find GlobeMiamiTimes on Pinterest.

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Spring 2013 Wellness, Continued from page 1 These are the words of Mary Casoose.

She is native to the San Carlos Apache Nation, and she is also the prevention manager at the San Carlos Apache Tribe Wellness Center. For Apaches, this is the way it has always been, she says.

This same guiding principle is also applied at the Wellness Center, an internationally-recognized mental health and substance abuse clinic located on the reservation, where each patient’s health is considered on all four levels.

The center is tribally-run, as opposed to being federally-run by Indian Health Services. Before there was the Wellness Center, there was the behavioral health department and the substance abuse department, two separate entities run

by IHS, employing one half-time and one full-time position to serve the needs of the entire reservation.

In 1996, the tribe elected to '638', or self-govern, its behavioral health and substance abuse programs, transferring oversight of the programs from the IHS directly to the tribe.

Casoose remembers those days well; she was hired into the behavioral health department as a case manager that same year. The employee base slowly grew within the departments, but even by the early 2000s the programs were run out of a trailer.

In 2003, behavioral health and substance abuse were brought under one roof, along with the teen substance abuse department, to create what is now the Wellness Center. It was considered a pioneer program at the time, one of the first to take an integrated approach on a reservation. Since then the center has gained nationwide attention for its success, becoming a model for tribes across the nation.

The center now occupies two buildings with a current staff of 86 employees, including what are considered some of the best psychologists in the nation. Eighty five percent of its employees are members of the tribe, and both postdoctoral residents are Native American (there are only approximately 237 Native American psychologists in the U.S. and Canada).

In 2007 the Wellness Center was one of first tribally-run programs to get international accreditation. A year later it received a Behavioral Health Program of the Year award through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

San Carlos' tribally-run mental health clinic is becoming one of the top in the nation The design of the center itself reflects Apache tradition and encourages tribal members to feel at home. There are skylights throughout the building. The colors in the rooms stand for the different directions. The first thing you will notice when you enter the Wellness Center is the Wickiup room, which is round.

“The Wickiup was where people lived, that's your house. And the roundness is the continuation of life, the circle,” Casoose explains.

Group meetings are also conducted in circles. This goes back to the tradition of a talking circle, where people relay ideas and emotions in a clockwise manner.

All tribal members have access to this facility. Anyone can walk in and be treated, free of charge, regardless of income or age.

And they do. As of 2011, almost half the tribe (45 percent) was using at least one of the Wellness Center's services. The center has developed a trusting relationship with many in the tribe because of its emphasis on confidentiality.

Mary Casoose has been working at the Wellness Center for 16 years, where she is currently both a prevention manager and community organizer.

The tribe has seen some trying times, and this program developed out a need. Drug and alcohol abuse, as well as suicides, have been high on the reservation. A lot of this has to do with high poverty and unemployment

rates, as well as historical trauma, Casoose says.

Keep in mind, the Apaches were not considered U.S. citizens until the 1940s, and could not self-govern until the 1950s.

“We never really got out of it,” she says. “Our spirituality, our way, our culture was pushed back and we were told that's something that's not acceptable, it's wrong, even our language.”

“I think it just carried over, and pretty soon the adults in our lives were all depressed about how their lives were, and the teachings were gone,” she continues. “And now that's what we're looking at bringing back, is teaching in the right way.”

Since the Wellness Center came into being, suicide rates have dropped. The center created a suicide prevention task force in 2008, a cooperative team involving the tribe, the county, the state, IHS and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The task force was exceedingly successful, and it is now recognized as the best in the nation.

As the center continues to grow, the number one priority has been to expand services offered to the tribe, including educational programs, counseling, telepsychiatry, psychosocial rehabilitation and group therapy.

When you are sitting and beading moccasins, you are accessing different parts of the brain. Stranding beads together is a meditative process, it allows the mind to wander other places at the same time. When you are joined by others doing the same thing, it becomes an ideal setting for discussion, whether it's about concerns, fears or experiences.

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Spring 2013 Wellness, Continued from page 30 It makes sense, then, that the Wellness Center offers more than 30 therapy groups centered around these kinds of activities. The tribe has found that group therapy is overall more effective in addressing issues like substance abuse, anger management and healthy relationships. Other groups include an 18-week domestic violence group, a sweat lodge group and a drumming group.

Studies in California are showing that drumming has a calming effect on moods. Since October, postdoctoral resident William Shunkamolah runs a small drumming group once a week at the clinic using his personal

Despite the fact that the songs and the drum are not Apache, the drumming group creates some level of comfort and familiarity, patients tell Shunkamolah, and they are more trusting of him.

Since the Wellness Center brings in court-ordered patients, this is especially significant to how they view the center.

“It's not just some institutional place they have to come to that doesn't represent them,” Shunkamolah explains.

Clinical director Dr. Thea Wilshire attributes the center's success to its need-based approach. For instance, the center identified which groups were most at risk, and developed clinical intervention based on those numbers.

Over the years the staff of the Wellness Center has increased to 86 employees, 85 percent of whom are tribal members. Staff courtesy photo.

family drum. Coming from a Native background mixed with Osage, Kiowa, Navajo and Tohono O'odham, this is something he grew up with. “[Drumming] provides a lot of structure for people, and examples of how to live life,” Shunkamolah explains.

“I try to make it make sense to the people that I'm working with, so it kind of adds a Native dimension to it that a lot of other forms of therapy don't really do.”

Shunkamolah guides the drum beats with song, some of which are more than 100 years old. He will sing inter-tribal and social songs, in addition to songs he was taught as a kid. Many of them reflect lessons about relationships, responsibility and humility.

“I have people come in and they're really tired from work, and maybe they're not in the greatest mood,” he says. “But by the end of the session they've focused on the drumbeat, and I do see changes in their mood, they seem a little more relaxed, a little more open.”

Suicide rates were high among children in unsupervised homes, so the center created a seven-week free summer camp for kids. Treatment money could be used for these programs because they were preventative. The center created the Young Warriors program, a before and after school program, as well as Extreme Warriors, a weekend program where licensed recreation technicians take kids as far as California and Colorado to ski, surf, rock climb and hike.

“These kids went to camp and didn't have anything,” says Wilshire.

“We gave them a sleeping bag, a Camelbak, warm clothes, meals and transportation.”

As a result of these programs, behavioral incidents in schools decreased.

Another focus at the center is providing new social structures to tribal members who are now sober, whose lifestyles no longer revolve around alcohol or substance abuse.

“We understand that a lot of our clients get the jitterbug to go drinking, that urge starts to come alive,” says Louie Lorenzo, the Bylas prevention coordinator.

In response, Lorenzo is developing a new program where families can spend two weekends a month at Point of Pines, complete with meals, wellness and health education, activities like fishing, canoeing, talking circles and AA meetings.

Casoose is a well-known face throughout San Carlos. Like Lorenzo, she is constantly organizing preventative activities, like mens' and womens' retreats up in the mountains that incorporate activities like hiking and tai chi with presentations on relationships, jobs and education. All of these tie back to addressing and supporting different parts of the participants' life, whether it's spiritual, physical, social or mental.

“I fight like crazy for the finances to cover this, and I'll write it up and I'll justify why we do this,” she says. “It really does lift them up when they see there are different things they can do for themselves.”

Funding of IHS has been chronically low. In 2005, it was the least funded health care program of any in the federal budget, at $2130 per capita.

After 1996, however, the Wellness Center gained other sources of federal funding through Medicaid and grants.

Activities like the retreats have helped people turn sober.

Casoose also organizes community events, many of which draw up to 1500 people. One of her biggest success stories is the fall festival, which has been going strong for the last six years.

“We started doing that at the beginning, it was because we realized that a lot of the people that we deal with, the kids that we deal with, have been through so much crisis in their lives,” she explains.

Initially, parents were dropping their kids off. But within the last two years, that is changing. Dad's are sobering up to take their kids to events.

“We know it's had an impact, because the fathers are there,” she says.

Cover photo: Drumming group therapy sessions are held at the Wellness Center once a week, led by postdoctoral resident William Shunkamolah.

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By Jenn Walker

Just to clear up any confusion, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. That takes place September 16. It does, however, mark the day Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French troops in Puebla, Mexico, sent over by Napoleon III. Though Mexico was still conquered by the French, the memory of that unexpected victory still lives on.

Sometime in the '50s and '60s, Cinco de Mayo became a big deal in the U.S. According to numerous professors who are well-versed on the topic, this spawned both from Mexicano activists upholding the day as a symbol of cultural pride, as well as an attempt to bridge relations between Anglo Americans and the Hispanic community at large. Now we have Cinco de Mayo, which has turned into a bigger party here in the U.S. than in most places down south.

As a tribute to this noteworthy day, we put together a time line that provides a very small glimpse into the Mexicano and Hispanic experience here in Globe-Miami (both good and bad), marking several significant events and people who have been a part of it.

We relied on several books to make this time line possible, namely: “Around Miami” by Santos C Vega, Ph.D. with Marlene Tiede and Delvan Hayward, “Always a Struggle: Mexican Americans in Miami, Arizona, 1909 to 1951”

by Christine Marin, Ph.D. Also, a personal thanks to Armida Bittner and Dr. Marin for pointing us in the right direction.

Our Tribute to Cinco de Mayo A few names, dates and faces that reflect our Mexicano and Hispanic community May 5, 1862

1923

1945

General Zaragoza's forces defeat the French at the Battle of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico. A century later, we celebrate the day as Cinco de Mayo.

Bullion Plaza School is constructed. At that time, the school is an elementary school strictly for Hispanic and Native American students in the area.

Between 250,000 and 500,000 Hispanics serve in World War II. Mexicano soldiers from Globe-Miami take part in the fight, including (but not limited to): Manuel and Fernando Trujillo, who receive the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, respectively, Juan P. Gomez, who earns three Bronze Stars, and Jose C. Campos, Jr., who earns three Bronze Stars and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

September 1931 The first wave of Mexican repatriation.

Throughout the '30s, Mexicanos say goodbye to family and friends sent away at Miami's Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. Approximately 390 Mexicanos leave Miami by January 15, 1932, according to the Arizona Silver Belt. It is estimated that 18,520 Mexicans – more than 16 percent of the Arizona's population in 1930 – were repatriated.

1910 The Mexican Revolution pushes Mexicanos into the U.S. For the next ten years, more than 890,000 legal Mexican immigrants come to the U.S. to escape the violence. Many are hired to work construction and maintenance on the railroads. By 1911 at least 60 percent of Arizona's smelter workers are Mexicanos.

An influx of Mexicanos head to Globe-Miami.

Globe-Miami 1919 The YMCA opens the “Mexican Y” for Hispanics to use for sports and recreation. They aren't allowed to use the town's YMCA building, and can only swim in the YMCA pool one day a week. The Y remains segregated until 1947.

1950s Bullion Plaza is desegregated.

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The Lyric Theater catches fire. Since the '30s, the theater screened Mexican films in Spanish and is a popular destination for the local Spanishspeaking community.

Miami native Romana Bañuelos is named United States Treasurer under President Richard M. Nixon; the first Hispanic woman to serve in that position. Bañuelos had been repatriated to Mexico with her family when she was eight. She did not return to the U.S. until 1944.

1940-51 The Miami High School Vandals basketball team win the state championship in 1940, 1950 and 1951, bringing together the Mexicano and Anglo-American communities.

January 1941 Local Mexicanos form the League of United Latin American Citizens, Council 111, to push for job and pay equality in the mines, working in solidarity with the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Local 586. Since the early 1900s, nonwhites had been making at least $1.25 less than whites.

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1972 The year Miami native and activist Alfredo Gutierrez is first elected into the State Senate. He remains in office until 1986, serving as both a majority and minority leader. He later declared candidacy in the 2002 election for governor.

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1977

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Miami-born Esteban E. Torres is appointed United States Ambassador to UNESCO, Paris, France, from 1977 to 1979. From 1979 to 1981 he serves as a special assistant to President Jimmy Carter. He is elected into U.S. Congress in 1982, and serves from 1983 to 1999. His father was deported to Mexico when he was an infant, despite being a U.S. citizen.

Congressman Ed Pastor, from Miami, is elected to Congress to fill Mo Udall's seat in the second congressional district. He has been re-elected six times. His district was renumbered as the 7th after the 2010 census.

Congressman Ed Pastor attended a Bullion Plaza Fundraiser in 2008. Seen here with Shirley and Ed Dawson.

Alicia-Monique Blanco, of Miami, wins Miss Arizona beauty pageant, and is second runner up in 2009 Miss USA pageant.

Today – 2013 There are more than 30 Hispanics in today's 113th U.S. Congress, including three in the Senate and between 28 to 33 in the House of Representatives.

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Spring 2013

COBRE VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Small town, progressive rural hospital provides state-of-the-art care

By Linda Gross

Most of us who call Globe-Miami home would agree that you don’t have have to live in a big city, or have a big house or even have a big bank account

to live a good life. We value our small, rural life and the size of our community and most wouldn’t trade places with ‘the Valley” if you asked us. That is until it comes to healthcare. That’s when we have it in our head that bigger just might be better.

It’s a myth that our local hospital deals with every day even though, as you will see, it has become one of the most state-of-the-art rural hospitals you’ll find anywhere.

So I took a day to go behind the scenes and share some insights which might change the way you look at the healthcare you can get right here at home. I spoke with nursing, got a tour of the lab, observed a surgery, visited with the CEO and ended my day in ER. And while this is far from a complete look at the Center, it does show a hospital which is growing and looking towards the future.

My day begins with Rose Ann Garcia, who now serves as Chief Nursing Officer at the Center.

She came from one of those large,

well-respected hospitals, where she spent a decade as Director of Patient Services at Tucson Medical Center. She speaks from experience when she says it is a complete myth to believe that

training with a preceptor common in most hospitals. Yet, the basics leave many new hires feeling overwhelmed and under qualified for the demands of the job and the national dropout rate for new nurses is high.

Compounding problems for new nurses is a saturated market of new grads where we are turning out twice as many graduates from nursing schools than we did ten years ago.

The job opportunities are fewer because older nurses are RoseAnn Garcia, Chief Nursing Officer, came from Tucson not retiring as expected thanks Medical Center where she oversaw Patient Services. She to the financial meltdown of thought about retiring when she left TMC but decided to accept the offer to come to Globe where she says, she 2008. Most hospitals will not knows she is making a difference. hire nurses with less than two this Center is not equal to what larger years experience, requiring new grads facilities offer. People she tours at the to seek on the job training at nursing hospital are amazed at what they find homes or other healthcare facilities here she tells me. before finding a career path with a “Our equipment is truly state-ofhospital. the-art,” Garcia says. “Our staff is very Trish Wurl, who was working the good and we pay very competitive rates floor the morning I was there, came - similar to the Valley - to attract good to Globe as a registry nurse for a short people. And I tell my nurses they will term contract and later accepted a have more opportunities to grow here permanent position with CVRMC this than in a larger hospital where they year. She spent nearly ten years working will likely be pigeon-holed into one in Behavioral Health, and after being department.” laid off twice in one year decided to Garcia planned to retire when she put her money into nursing school at left Tucson when she ran into one of Mesa Community College. She got her her former nurses who talked her into considering Globe and Cobre Valley.

She may have thought it would be a step towards retirement. Everyone thinks that when “downsizing” to a small community right? Instead she is putting in long days again as Chief Nursing Officer and is actively involved in long range planning for the hospital.

“We are a fairly flat organization, so we are given the ability to make decisions and move on them,” she says. One program she has helped to spearhead is the Center’s Nurse Residency program.

Marcelino Olivarez is one of the 'originals', This is a sizable commitment by the having begun with the hospital when it was the old M & I and he has seen the hospital, but with a big payoff according hospital grow from a mining hospital to a to Garcia. She credits CEO, Neal Jensen regional healthcare center. He oversees the Biochem lab. and CFO, Jim Childers for funding the program, estimated to cost a quarter experience working for a corrections of a million dollars, and for embracing facility, but said she had applied its role in developing a solid core of everywhere in the state before finding nursing skills within the hospital. The that job. She is one of the lucky ones and 15-month program which will provide her investment in nursing is beginning extensive hands on training in multiple to pay off. departments, is in stark contrast to the more traditional four to six weeks CVRMC, Continued on page 35

Spring 2013 CVRMC, Continued from page 34 Even before I meet up with Traci Stewart, the Lab Director for the center, I’m aware of the importance lab work plays in the patient experience. We’ve all been there when we are told that nothing is being done until the lab work comes back right?

Gina Wiley with the Imaging Department, shown here with the department's new CAT scan.

“You know,” Stewart deadpans,”some people might say that without the lab...docs installing a new piece of equipment, are only guessing.” She checks to see if I which is the definition of high tech. write that down. I did. She smiles.

The capabilities of the new Digital She shows me around the lab, which Mammography machine has been includes the blood bank, a chemistry described by one writer, this way: lab, microbiology, coagulation and “The standard mammogram is like urinalysis. It’s pretty geeky stuff, but looking for a bird by standing on the important. I get it. We find ourselves edge of the forest looking in. Digital over in Alison Riddle’s section where Mammography is like walking into that most blood work is done. She runs forty forest ten steps at a time and looking to sixty tests per day and points out around you at each location.” The new the newest piece of equipment which machine shows more detail, uses less can process coagulation tests in three radiation and allows the radiologist to manipulate the images which is not possible on film. All serve to make mammograms more patient and staff friendly besides providing better diagnostics.

I asked Jensen, why replace a piece of equipment if the old one is still working? While there are many considerations which go into an investment like this, he explains it is partly about viability. To be successful and Jessica Morgan, Allison Riddle and Traci Stewart show me the ropes in LAB. remain viable to the people it serves, minutes instead of the fifteen minutes both patient and staff, a hospital can’t it used to take. At a cost of $50,000 I afford to simply work with good-enough ask about the return on investment. when it comes to delivering health care Stewart points out that quicker results services. State-of-the-art has become mean less waiting. I am reminded that the new standard driving expectations having state-of-the-art equipment is of those seeking care as well as those not just a phrase, it’s about a patient delivering that care. It is these statewaiting for blood work. of-the-art investments which are Stewart, who is a 24-year veteran providing better diagnostic tools, lower of running labs for the military, retired levels of radiation and better patient last year from the Air Force and took experiences in terms of comfort, speed, the position here to head up our lab. and efficiency throughout the hospital.

She likes the warmer climate and In the Imaging department alone, the small town atmosphere and she loves hospital has invested over four million the job. The center’s lab has been CAP dollars since 2008. accredited since 2011, which puts it Over in surgery, my hosts were kind in an exclusive group that numbers enough to heed my request for a simple just 7,000 worldwide. The process to surgery to observe, ie; one with little get accredited is voluntary, but if one blood or drama. Suiting up with the chooses to submit to the process it surgery crew I felt ready for a moon means you are inviting a rigorous litmus walk. And walking into the surgery test to your operation. If you pass, it’s bay made me think of NASA. A tad only right that you get to boast about it. intimidating. Luckily I was scheduled When I visit the Imaging with Dr.Jody Daggett, who has practiced Department, they are in the middle of here for over thirty years, and his

patient, a charming Mrs. Smyth whose pluck and pleasantness lying in the hospital bed reminded me of my own mother who also had to put up with the inconveniences of fragile bones as she got older.

As a surgeon, Dr. Daggett has an uncanny knack with all of his patients, and if he ever operates on you once, you’ll want to bring your mother, son, daughter or cousin to him in the future. He has operated on almost every member of the Smyth family at one time or other, and it’s not unusual to find three generations in one family who have been mended by the guy.

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I realize this is rare in bigger hospitals where people move through the system and don’t return. But here that’s the way it is more often than not.

The surgery to remove some pins in her ankle goes smoothly. Daggett talks to me about the new C-arm X-ray machine he uses which is one of those new purchases which use much less radiation. Surgeons and their staff can perform on average three to five surgeries a day here, so the radiation levels from these machines add up quickly.

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Calling it a Day after my ten hours of shadowing various departments to learn what makes our hospital tick.

Assisting with the surgery is Stuart Shellenberger, Certified Nurse Anesthetist who has known Mrs. Smyth since he was a boy. Due to the nature of this surgery, only a local anesthesia is used to to numb the leg and the patient is awake through the whole procedure.

Stuart sits at her head monitoring the progress and swaps family stories with Mrs. Smyth thereby keeping her mind off the surgery. Soon, Daggett is

wrapping up and they are wheeling her out of the room. She smiles up at the nurse and asks if they are really done.

“Why that was so easy,” she says. “I don’t know why I was ever worried about it.”

My sentiments exactly.

My next stop is to the hospital’s Pharmacy. I realize I’ve never been here before. Like many hospital pharmacies this one primarily exists to serve the staff and patients at the hospital, fulfilling over 1500 prescriptions a month. Here at the Center they also maintain a Retail Pharmacy, which has traditionally served the needs of retired mine families whose healthcare coverage carried over when the mines turned the hospital over to the community decades ago, It is now expanding to reach all the people in need of pharmaceuticals in their service region.

In the pharmacy I get the sense that it is not so much about technology as it is efficiency, although when Jake Albin, the new director, took over in December of 2009, the first thing he did was install

a new automated system of tracking, 1986 Congress passed the Emergency dispensing and charging for patient Treatment and Labor Act which gives meds. But something else he did to individuals the right to emergency care improve his department, which is also regardless of their ability to pay. An paying off in a big way, was more low emergency is defined as something that, tech. He used common sense instead of in the absence of immediate medical a computer. attention, could result in serious He developed a formulary. This is a impairment or threat to life. While the list of drugs which a pharmacy agrees purpose of the law was to create a safety to carry. It helps to streamline inventory net, it also served to create sort of a and reduce redundancies by drawing dumping ground. upon research to determine and rate Emergency Rooms across the comparable drugs. Take for instance country have become an amalgamation medication for acid reflux. There are five of the family physician, emergency medications which are often prescribed for this condition and the Pharmacy was stocking all five.

With a formulary, you identify the one which makes the most sense to stock, and most times that is a generic if one is available.

Generics are saving both patients and Linda Hart, acting director in ER. The day I came back to take this picture she said she was two short in the ER and pharmacies big was juggling to see how she could make everything work. money. Recently a Just another day. well-known brand name drug went generic - going from response team and social service thirteen dollars per pill to three cents agency all rolled into one. The ER per pill. “We will save nearly $80,000 a docs here rotate on 12 hours shifts and year on that one drug alone,” says Albin. within one rotation might be asked to Of course our biggest savings will come treat everything from trauma cases to from the 340B program,” Jake says. mental cases and the common cold The little known program to which to cardiac arrest. Each case must be he refers has been around since 1992, assessed and ‘stabilized.’ In larger but wasn’t available to hospitals like urban areas, the waiting rooms overflow ours until the Affordable Care Act went with cases each day and the nationally into effect in 2010, that’s when the the average wait is between four and five federal government included hospitals hours. Here, the center handles about which are the sole provider and safety 15,000 cases a year and the average wait net to those who would otherwise not is about two hours. have access to health care. The program It is now after five and time for me makes it possible for the hospital to save to head home from my ten hour day nearly twenty five to thirty percent on ‘behind the scenes’. all drug purchases which will translate I think of the seven blind men into an eight hundred million dollars trying to describe an elephant and savings this year along. know that any description will fall It is late in the afternoon when I short of the whole animal. But what I finally head over to the ER. Usually take away is a sense that our hospital is things are beginning to get busy about big in the ways that matter in providing now, but it is a rare afternoon of quiet. good healthcare; state-of-the-art The acting Director Linda Hart visits equipment, progressive management with me in the hallway. She is a veteran and a solid vision for navigating of ERs and hospital administration and the future. Yet small in the ways has been brought in on a temporary that matter to community; sharing assignment while the hospital searches history, family ties and a sense of for someone to fill the position connection. Collectively they blend permanently. together to make Cobre Valley Regional “I’ve been around so long that I Medical Center one of our most remember when they used to call this important social and economic hubs, the accident room,” she says. We talk and one we can depend on to be here about the challenges of today’s ER. In in the future.

Spring 2013 Dominion, Continued from page 1 Nonetheless, after 30 years of talking about it, with the help of lawyers, donations, volunteers and community support, Globe-Miami now has its walking park and mine tour. Around the time this paper hits the stands, the park should have several new trails cleared.

The committee is also working to pull in historic mining artifacts to create a ‘bone yard’. Soon they hope to label some of the existing structures and put up old site maps to explain what was once there, like the hospital, railroad, and machine shops.

The park is wide open, with six trails, both hilly and flat, and more to come.

Open from dawn to dusk, people bring their bikes and dogs, go for runs, have picnics and of course, walk.

The park is now used by both joggers and walkers, as well as visitors who like to explore the history of the old mine.

The park also answers the many questions people have about mining.

The signs help visitors understand mining innovations, and answer questions like, “What was the slime tank for?”

For the sake of historical significance, every effort was made to keep the site

Signage at the park tell the story.

intact, though not everything could remain. BHP had to clear old wood and nails before any trails were built, grade back black slag to prevent visitors from slipping, and fence off dangerous areas, Wilshire remembers.

If it seems a little barren for being a park, keep in mind you are touring a reclaimed mining site, she adds.

Old tailings and noxious chemicals were covered with dirt and rocks for the area to be safe. This cover can't be broken, which is why there are no trees.

But the era was preserved in the design. The picnic ramadas are made of recycled, corrugated metal. Instead of knocking them down, Freeport McMoRan took apart the old buildings so parts could be reused. Barrels were turned into trashcans. The Gila County Historical Society provided old photos that were digitally scanned onto signs to help tell the story of the mine.

The committee named the trails after the original mine claim names.

That's how you end up walking the Globe Ledge, Mule Shoe, Silver Nugget or Interloper.

And, don't forget, this was former governor George W. P. Hunt's old haunts.

He started out at the Old Dominion Store as a shop clerk and worked his way up from there.

In so many ways, the Old Dominion set the stage for Globe-Miami's future.

Take the tour and see for yourself!

Vestiges of the Old Dominion which once dominated the Copper market nationally and made many wealthy in the Globe region. It closed in 1931.

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Spring 2013 Little League, Continued from page 1 Wes Sukosky has been the League president for the last five years and when he got the call on Friday night, he says he first thought it was the concession stand. The stand which generates about $10,000 for the league each year would have been bad enough, but when he arrived and saw it was the club house with all the newly donated and hard earned collection of equipment he said it was devastating.

So he did what most of us do. He put his loss on Facebook. Really, he says he just wanted to share the news. He didn’t have a plan. But what came next was astonishing.

Friends, family and parents of kids shared the news on their Facebook pages and several contacted Channel 5 KPHO in the Valley to see if they would come down and cover the story.

“I got this call from them and they said they wanted to do a story that day.” Sukosky pauses and continues, “...and I had to think about it a minute. I mean, it was my eighteenth wedding anniversary and my wife and I had plans. But I told her I thought it would really help, and - you know

– we’ve been married 18 years – so she understands.”

That ‘short’ interview turned into almost six hours because of traffic delays on Hwy 60, but Wes still got to celebrate his anniversary - albeit a bit later than planned, and the story ran on Channel 5 that night.

Almost immediately, there was a call from the Arizona Diamondbacks who heard about the fire and wanted to donate five thousand dollars. That was followed shortly afterwards by Freeport McMoRan who also donated five thousand and BHP who donated six thousand. Little League teams in the Valley have also offered support in the way of equipment and donations.

Walmart has stepped up with a thousand dollars worth of bats and the offer to provide enough forest green and beige paint to repaint the buildings on the field. Local contractors and businesses including Rodriguez Roofing, Pinal Lumber and Ace Hardware have all stepped up to help with supplies and labor and volunteers show up to ask what needs to be done.

The phones have barely stopped ringing.

All that is left of the new equipment are charred remains

The outpouring by those outside the community might be attributed more to the spirit of the game. They may not know our kids, but they know what Little League is for all kids. What it is for the game of baseball. The outpouring in the community comes because everyone here either has a kid in the league, has played on those fields themselves, or knows a family, a kid or a friend who plays there. They are supporting a community institution which has been around since the '40s when the Globe-Miami Browns used to play on the field and it was known as O’Brien field.

Sukosky stands in the dirt parking lot talking about his own history on this field.

Board member, Darryl Dalley, and League President Wes Sukosky both grew up playing on these fields and put in over 20 hours a week to ensure things run smoothly. When I met with them, Darryl had just gotten back from the Valley where a man had donated a brand new freezer.

“I used to play here when there were goat heads (stickers) everywhere.”

Pointing to the beautiful green fields before us, he goes on to say, “There was no grass and no trees when I played and the tailings (which rise above the ball fields across the highway) were blue. When the wind would blow we’d get that sulphur smell in the air and they’d have to cancel the games.” He smiles at the memory.

These days he likes taking his family to the ASU and Diamondbacks games in the Valley, but his real passion seems to be watching the next generation of hometown kids grow up on these fields.

His own sons have all played here. One is still in the league.

Sukosky has been on the League Board since 2001 and says they have steadily been improving the grounds for the last ten years with the help of a substantial investment from BHP who in 2004 committed $20K a year for five years which helped rebuild the fields from the ground up, put in an irrigation system, install a new fence around the main park closest to highway, build the new concession stand and install a new scoreboard. Additional investments each year by Freeport McMoRan and the county have been critical in the improvements Wes and his Board members have been able to make to the fields and the park as a whole.

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Spring 2013 Little League, Continued from page 38 and replacing all the lost equipment will have to come first. Yet he is hopeful.

In a game known for miraculous plays and where beating the odds and scoring the impossible are all part of the culture that has kept us enthralled with baseball since it began in 1845, the Pinal Little League might just have its own miracle in the works this spring arising straight out of the ashes.

They might just get a new club house...and a fence. *Donations were still pouring in when we went to press. Please check in

Scarred remains of the club house fire.

with us on our website for a full list of donations which have come in to the League since the fire, and see the work that these donations and hundreds of volunteer hours have accomplished.

NOTE: In an effort to establish the historical significance of the Pinal Little League fields, we are working with the League in gathering information and photos having to do with the GlobeMiami Browns and O’Brien Field. We would like to develop a professional display of early baseball history for the League, so if you have any materials to contribute please contact me here at GlobeMiami Times – lcgross53@gmail.com, or Wes Sukosky, League president #928-812-0957. Thanks, Linda

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