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Key Ingredients "Danko Special" Page 22

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DeGrazia painted this mural for Danko and the Copper Hills in1954.

For many years the Reader’s Digest

By John Michael (with contributing excerpts from Danilo Gurovich)

our community, there is one who stands out as the most memorable to me. Danko

featured an article entitled, “My Most Unforgettable Person.” It was always a

area wondering how anyone could have

Gurovich and his signature establishment,

toss up between reading this article or

known just one unforgettable person.

The Copper Hills, helped to put Globe-

doing the Word Power Test, with Word

My own memories are flooded with

Power usually being the winner. Whenever

many faces whom I believe to be

I read one of these stories I always found

unforgettable. But of all the people and

myself having been raised in the local

all the stories which make up the fabric of

Miami on the map.

The story begins in Miami, with two

Senator Bill Hardt

men who shared a dream.

Gurovich, Continued on page 28

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Strange Lights and Fall Splendor

at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

By Kim Stone

At one of the night time member

pointer that is, at worst, a really annoying

events at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

part of most Powerpoint presentations, but

this summer, I discovered that Turkey

try convincing them of that.

Vultures are as sensitive to the light beam

Another kind of light that is now as

from a common, handheld laser pointer as

commonly available as a Bic Flick is a

are those touchy airline pilots and officials

portable,

at the FAA. Just one stray millimeter-

LED flashlight. “Black light” technology

wide beam from a red or green laser

has come a long way since Spencer Gifts

(often carried legitimately by star gazers to

pioneered the overuse of it in every shopping

Apache Artisans

point out distant skyward constellations)

mall from Los Angeles to Cherry Hill, New

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can cause a group of thirty buzzards to

Jersey in the 60’s and 70’s. Now you can

scatter from their nighttime roosts like

pick one up for about $10 in the decidedly

each one had been goosed simultaneously

less psychedelic confines of Walgreens and

by an invisible human finger. It’s a raucous

Home Depot. Not only do black lights make

explosion of 60 panicked, tangled wings

the Led Zeppelin posters glow on your dorm

that propels the vultures into the air,

room wall, they also cause scorpions to

followed immediately by complete silence

involuntarily glow a subtle green color at

again as the outstretched wings carry each

night and have now become the method of

buzzard noiselessly into the darkness. It’s a

choice for scorpion locating.

clear case of overreaction to a harmless laser

battery-operated,

fluorescent

Boyce Arboretum, Continued on page 26

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Recognizing the Apache Artisans Interview with a Lady: Gertrude Serna spoken,

chuckles when she says, “My

are considered collector items.

father made a lady out of

These are of very high quality,

me.” Her own Sunrise dance

and feature a doll figure with

was in 1950.

Ms. Serna, as a full blooded

Serna also makes standing

(water jug). She always signs

San Carlos Apache woman

her pieces.

feels Native American culture

play,

of

isn’t being passed on in a

girls

meaningful way, and thinks

ready for their journey

the Sunrise dances sometime

into

become

buckskin

these clad

womanhood.

too

competitive.

Apache

This type of outfit is

“We need to be humble, to

woman who has been creating

worn for an occasion

have respect”, she says, when

genuine

engaging

smaller, six-inch dolls which

a burden basket and a tus

than

Gertrude Serna is a soft

to become a woman’. Gertrude

infants inside of them. Ms. dolls, for display rather

By Darin Lowery

years ago. She also fabricates

Apache

for

known as the Sunrise

she

Ceremony; it lasts for

Former First Lady Laura

full

two to four days and occurs

Bush was presented with a

size cradleboards for infants,

when a girl is about twelve

Gertrude Serna doll a few years

decades. started

dolls

Originally, out

producing

carrying on the traditions.

then moved on to beading ‘T’

fashion of cloth and beads.

years of age. The dolls’ faces

ago in Phoenix, and while

necklaces and capes. Dolls,

Gertrude wasn’t in attendance

These are stuffed with pillow

have a streak below the eyes to

however, are her vocation,

cotton and sewn by hand and

signify the wearing of ‘yellow

a

on that day, she is nonetheless

her oeuvre. She is self taught

machine. The hair is made from

powder – this being yellow

girl, she enjoyed hanging out

pleased by the fact it was

and works in her home. She is

black yarn and the expressions

pollen gathered from cattails,

with the boys- “riding horses

accepted and appreciated.

interested, she says, in passing

on the faces are hand-stitched.

which is applied to the face

and catching fish”- and was

on this ability to others.

The cloth dolls are complete

and outfit of the girl. Typically,

considered somewhat of a

daughter who will have a

Gertrude

originally

When

Gertrude

was

Gertrude

has

a

grand-

had

with miniature ‘T’ necklaces

it takes a few days to craft each

tomboy. Her father Charley

dance soon, and she describes

eight children, six of whom

which are done on a small

doll – Gertrude laughs at this

Moses, an influential man, sat

the importance and meaning

survive, and her daughters

loom, and the figures hold to-

point and says she “used to do

her down one morning and

scale cradleboards with tiny

a doll a day,” but this was a few

said, ‘you came into this world

loved the dolls she would

Apache, Continued on page 3

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ribbon colors are yellow, blue,

them to glass beads around 1850, this

white and black.

quickly became the popular way to adorn

of the various ways of the

Tentatively smiling, Gertrude

ceremony. In her opinion, “A

sits demurely and poses for a few

white buckskin [dress] is best

photographs, her dolls at her

associated with the Southwestern Indian

for a young girl” because it is

tribes, who are known instead for their pottery,

can wear a yellow or tan skin.

The lady is Apache and the Apache is a lady, and her work stands as

The cane which the girl carries

a testament to the power of

primarily of four beading techniques: sewing,

(this “gives her strength” and is

creative hands and the longevity

stringing, netting and loom weaving. One of the

pure- her partner in the dance

kept for a lifetime, eventually assisting her in old age) is

personal items.

Beadwork

side.

and

importance

of

is

not

a

craft

commonly

basketry and textiles.

The Western Apache beadwork consists

Native

earliest beaded jewelry forms and ceremonial

American traditions.

items still used today, is the strand T-necklace.

made of mesquite root

This strand necklace is constructed by stringing

and is very strong. This

seed beads together to create long strands worn

should have the eagle

around the neck. In addition to long multiple

feathers standing up, not

strands of seed beads, an unaltered abalone

hanging, in order to “keep

shell, beaded hummingbird, butterfly, or large

her spirit up”. Additionally,

mirror is often attached. Traditionally, women’s

the abalone shell which a girl

The Western Apache Indians of Arizona have

necklaces frequently had mirror pendants

wears centered on her forehead

a beadwork tradition that extends back at least

which were at times used as signaling devices

helps her focus on her future,

to the middle of the nineteenth century.

to a gentlemen who had caught their interest

“a vision of the path she will

Traveling from the Northwestern part of North

from afar. This tradition of signaling or

take." The long ribbons worn

America, the Apaches arrived in the southwest

flashing continues today.

in the hair represent the

sometime between 1400 and 1600.

Four Directions (East, West,

A T-necklace is worn primarily by young

Like their neighbors of the Plains, Western

Apache women at the young girl’s puberty

North and South), the colors

Apaches made clothing of animal hides and

ceremony. Up until the turn of the century,

representing “what God made-

often decorated their clothing and accessories

T-necklaces were made with the “peyote” or

the sun, the earth, the sky, the

with painted designs made from vegetable

water and the night." San Carlos

pigments. When the Europeans introduced

Apache, Continued on page 5

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From t he Desk of t he Publisher times? For those who understand our trials, share in our hearbreaks. For those who buouy our spirits and help

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

us dream.

Yes, these are the things to be grateful for this season.

Thanks also to the many small gestures

co-

loss through the recollections of John

workers who remind us our efforts

Michael Benson; a native son and a

the

are appreciated and our presence

master story teller. Along with the added

temperatures drop I am reminded of the

valued. A community is nothing, if

recollections of Danko’s son, Danilo,

role that weather plays in our outlook. I

not a collection of such experiences.

who was gracious enough to send some

don’t know about you, but I simply have

Grassroots programs like the 3/50

rare photos and memories of his dad,

more energy when it is cooler. In fact I

project (www.the350project.net) help

I now know why many speak in near-

feel taller, brighter, smarter and better

to raise awareness of local independent

reverant tones when mentioning either

looking when the temperatures drop.

businesses

and

name. In pulling the story together,

Hallelujia! I give thanks for that!

you’ll hear more about this from

there was so much we had to leave

And as we head into the Holidays

us in the Winter edition. We will be

out! We cut the story about Snicker Bar

and find ourselves wrapping up another

featuring several local independent

Dan – the racehorse that never was. So

year, it is also the season to give thanks

businesses and how they are managing

look for that next time!

for the family, the friendships and

in these challenging times to survive...

“the familiar" which help to anchor

and thrive.

– Thornton Wilder As

Fall

approaches

and

our hearts and hopes in these trying

from

in

neighbors

and

burned down, I can only relate to the

neighborhoods

the richness of our community. Just take a look at the Fall Calendar of

Church,

to

Events and Darin’s recent piece on

discover the keys to our own longevity

what to do if you have Seven Hours

as a community. We are a community

to spend in Globe-Miami. Or the pics

of individuals who have proven to

for Dogtoberfest, a big community

be both resilient and resourceful in

street

tough times. Danko Gurovich began

$15,000

his dream of a first class restaurant

or; discover our new feature on two

on the heels of a mine shut down and

extraordinary Apache artists and you’ll

Divine

know why.

Danko

Gurovich,

Presbyterian

Church

had several years where they couldn’t pay a minister. Yet both found ways

event, for

which the

raised

Humane

nearly Society,

I give thanks this Season...for my life here in Globe-Miami.

to succeed.

One of my favorite pieces in this

Cheers,

season’s line up is that of the Copper

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PAGE by the Bluecoats (U.S. Military), Sally

Apache, Continued from page 3

told us, “because he had knowledge of “gourd stich”. After the introduction of

trails, planting and harvesting of crops,

the loom in the 1920’s, this technique

as well as a culture leader everyone

became most popular and loom beading

looked up to.” His wife Anna liked to

is primarily used today. Traditional

bead cradleboards and necklaces, as

beaded

did all of Sally’s grandmothers and

items

Buckskin

like

cradleboards,

outfits, T-necklaces

and

her own mother.

moccasins are still produced today in

Today, Sally’s beading projects

addition to the popular contemporary

(all done on her own handmade

items like bracelets, earrings, keychains

17-year-old loom) include elaborately

and barrettes.

designed choker T-necklaces as well

The importance of the beading craft

as strand necklaces (her favorite),

(whether traditional or contemporary)

capes,

extends beyond the economics to the

moccasins,

important culture sphere, where it

coin purses, and belts. When asked of

contributes to the perpetuation of a

her biggest challenge, she replied that

distinct Apache Indian identity.

often someone needs a T-necklace

sashes,

buckskin

medallion

dresses, necklaces,

beaded that same day. Her “world’s

Beading The Apache Way

record” for completing a T-necklace, start to finish, is two and one-half hours! Her most unusual request

By Kelly Moss

came from a native Eskimo from

Sally Kenton was just 7 years old

Alaska who had married a woman from

when she snuck into her mother’s beading room to bead her first project, “a flimsy, and loosely beaded keychain” which she quickly delivered to her father when he got home so as not to get in trouble.

Although Sally thought her first attempt at beading to be rather “ugly” her father thought differently.

He proudly attached his keys to his newly beaded keychain and left the house for a Chairman’s campaign rally. That same evening,

San Carlos. Their daughter

her father returned home

was having a Sunrise Dance

with a fistful of five dollar

and she wanted an igloo

bills and a list of orders for

on her T-necklace, which of

more keychains! Sally took

course Sally happily provided.

the money and spent every

On any given afternoon

last cent on seed beads she

or evening, you can find Sally at her kitchen

could call her own.

table,

That first attempt at

with

Apache

social songs playing

beading was more than

in

40 years ago, but the sight

working

of a tray full of colorful beads still makes her feel “happy

the

background,

on

her

latest

beading project.

inside.” It really isn’t surprising that

The Pickle Barrel Trading Post is

beading continues to be a big part

one of the largest trading posts in the

of Sally’s life 40 years later. Her great,

Southwest and represent an extensive

great grandmother married William

collection of Native American artisans,

A. Alchesay (better known as A-1).

both traditional and contemporary

William was one of the first leaders

works. We begin a series of spotlights

of

on artisans who have work represented

the White

Mountain

Apache

tribe. He was appointed this position

at Pickle Barrel Trading Post.

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With Seven Hours to Spend – Where to Begin?

By Darin Lowery

The Chamber of Commerce recently completed a year long study of travelers to the GlobeMiami area and chief among the findings is that visitors spend an average of seven hours here. We thought it would be fun to kick off a new column online to get your suggestions for what visitors should see and do while they’re here! We will develop these into a feature article in the next GMT and a reference guide online for visitors.

With a nod of appreciation to our Chamber of Commerce, we know it’s not always the “Official Chamber Tour” that is the most fun. It is the backroads and the local haunts which make for memorable moments. So we're asking all locals and visitors to weigh in on this question.

The best advice on what to see and do in an area is from locals.

What would you suggest to a visitor who had seven hours to spend here? Go to www.GMTeConnect. com/SevenHours.

Our favorite writer, Darin Lowery, who works with visitors all the time in his official capacity as Minister of Fun at The Pickle Barrel Trading Post, agreed to kick things off with a list of his Seven random top suggestions for Travelers.

1) Have breakfast at Joe’s Broad Street Grille.

You’ll

be

glad

you

did! The decor is the real McCoy, the food is down home

and

tasty,

after

meeting your waitresses Tina, Tina & Trina. (It's an inside joke!) Even at breakfast, save room for his outstanding

homemade

peach cobbler with heavy cream. You’ll never go back to store bought dessert again. Or ask for your lunch to go (the chicken salad is dynamite) and picnic with your pals up at the Globe Community Center, which has a park with ramadas south of town.

2) Park the car and take the train.

We have an exciting excursion train here which runs from late November til’ early May. This is the Copper Spike Railroad and it runs from our lovingly restored Globe Depot (across from Joe’s) out to the Apache Gold Casino and back.

Short hops to Miami will be added soon.

The Black Widow locomotive is massivelittle boys and old men love it. The rolling retro ride in a 1930’s Calumet Club car and a 1954 Domeliner is complete with a uniformed conductor. You get bonus

Darin Lowery, Minister of Fun at Pickle Barrel Trading Post and writer for GlobeMiamiTimes.

3) Bring on the buckskin and beads.

The Pickle Barrel is a real live, Trading Post, showcasing our Old West traditions.

You really won’t believe what’s inside.

Jim and Kelly Moss ensure the entire family has a good time. Located at the south end of Broad Street, the long building with the flying horse at its peak, is the former Old Dominion Mine Warehouse, built in 1903. The place is loaded with antiques, turquoise and Native American arts and crafts.

points for showing up in spats, hats and vintage furs.

Seven Hours, Continued on page 7

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PAGE grab a bite to eat at the Burger House.

Seven Hours, Continued from page 6

7

7) C.U. at the CVCA.

Don’t let the name fool you; they

The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts

4) Find oceans of lotions, potions

make a terrific green chile burro. Then

was the county courthouse for years.

and notions.

take a stroll down Sullivan Street and

Through painstaking restoration at

Simply Sarah’s is an elegant little

stop into antiques shops such as Miami

the hands of volunteers it has been

shop on Broad Street in Globe catering

Rose and Soda Pops. You’ll find a map

transformed into the Jewel of Gila

to those who love color. Women adore her

clothes

and

beauty

for Globe-Miami’s twenty-six vintage

products.

Further south, the White Porch has made Molly a household name in our

venues in the middle of this paper.

Besh Ba Gowah is rated one of the top ten attractions for the area.

County and represents the best of what made America great. The first floor houses an art gallery and gift shop; the second contains the Governor’s Room

town because of her amazing eye for the

this pueblo along the Pinal Creek

(used for receptions and fundraisers)

unusual in antiques and home décor,

beginning in the thirteenth century

and the top floor holds a theatre with

and the heady scent of candles in her

and disappeared a hundred years

a full stage. Productions range from

shop is like paradise. Wrap it all up at

later, leaving their village behind. It is

summer youth extravaganzas to holiday

the Adobe Ranch Spa with a soothing

a serene place, almost hypnotic. Make

revues. The building’s ghosts, said

massage and holistic tips for living a

sure you watch the twenty-minute video

to roam the halls, are a different sort

healthy, happy life.

first; this will give you the history of the

of entertainment.

ruins. You’ll then be able to walk the site

There’s a feeling when living in a

inside and out and even climb to the

small town – or just visiting – which

top floors for a peek at how the Ancient

fulfills our primal desire for belonging,

Ones lived. It’s an incredible experience

a basic need missing from the big cities. To be connected in a human

and kids as well as adults love it.

sense, not a technological one, of feeling we’re a part of something larger than

6) Make mine Miami.

Globe’s 5) The Salado is not a diet plan.

sister

city

Miami

is

brimming with a colorful history and

Besh-Ba-Gowah is the best-kept

is replete with sturdy, likable residents.

secret in Arizona, and definitely worth

If you love Mexican fare (and missed

visiting. The Salado Indians inhabited

lunch in Globe at Libby’s El Rey), then

Rick Benning is a local artist/photographer who has produced many of the regions local post cards. Here, he features the Black WIdow engine which gets its name from the distinctive colors and design which mimic that of the black widows markings. Postcards available at White Porch and CVCA.

us. Sometimes it takes years to feel this

interdependence

and

kinship;

occasionally one can find it in a matter of hours.

Welcome to Globe-Miami!

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October 14; 7pm – Woods Tea Company The Globe-Miami Community Concert Series kicks off it’s 2010-2011 season with the performance by the Woods Tea Company; an acoustic group which

October 21-22; 7pm The Musical “Journey to Oz” at the Center for the Arts This

55th year of providing a season of entertainment from nationally recognized talent.

Community

Season tickets are available online at GMTeConnect.com/Events/Community

highlights from the Wizard of Oz film,

Concert. Ticket prices are $35/individual, $80/Family of four. Student rates are

The Wiz and the Broadway blockbuster,

It’s another Halloween bash for

also available.

Wicked. Tickets are $10 each and may

downtown Globe! This is always a

be purchased at Center for the Arts or

big event which draws thousands to

visit www.CVarts.org.

downtown, with munchkins-in-tow to

Photo by Deb Yerkovich

performs Celtic tunes and American folk songs. The Concert Series is entering it’s

October 16; 9am-5pm – Apache Jii Day Downtown Globe, Az From

the

9am

opening

musical

revue

Players

will

by

the

showcase

October 31st – Halloween!

trick-or-treat. Big John will be hosting with

the

traditional Apache prayer and the national

October 23; 6:30-10pm Oz-toberfest!

the event from the outdoor stage at the Center for the Arts, and Pictures on the

anthem sung in Apache, the day will be

"The Ozball" is Oz-themed

Porch will be back for their 5th season

chock full of entertainment, arts and crafts

and attendees are encouraged

in providing Halloween Portraits. The

booths and savory foods. Tribal royalty in

to dress as their favorite

Ghost of Globe Tour and Prison of Terror

traditional dress and native entertainers including flute players and hoop dancers

Oz character or dust off

will be in full swing!

will be on hand for a full day of activities.

their vintage finery as citizens of the Emerald City.

Much

like

"All

November 25th Happy Thanksgiving

Aboard for the Arts" in the past, guests will have wine-tasting,

cocktails,

lavish hors d'oeuvres,

December 3-5 Opening Weekend of the Copper Spike Excurision Train!

door prizes, dancing, a

The Copper Spike Train Excursion

silent auction and live

begins its third season the first week

entertainment. Tickets for the "Ozball"

of December! Look for the excitement

at the Center of the Arts are $25 per

as the streamlined E-8 diesel pulls the

person and it is encouraged to get them

dome car and a new arrival, currently on

early. Space is limited.

its way to Globe after acquisition from a museum collection, the "Mardi Gras"

October 29-30; Fun begins at 5pm in Downtown Globe

parlor car. Sharing the same vintage as the Calumet Car from prior seasons, the

Join in the Fall festivities! Copper

"Mardi Gras" will be new to the line and

Rim Carnival & Chili, Cornbread &

afford the same luxury you've come to

Harvest Treats Cook-off, Pictures on the

expect. The "Mardi Gras" has a unique

Porch will be setting up early this year

rounded end and was originally built

and offering Pet and Family portraits.

for the Illinois Central. "Spike" comes

PLUS, the Prison of Terror and Ghosts

again

with

excursions

Thursdays-

of Globe Tour is Baaaccck!

Calendar, Continued on page 9

GLOBEMIAMITIMES Calendar, Continued from page 8 Sundays and the usual not-to-be-missed special excursions for the North Pole Express, on New Year's (Dinner this year!), Valentine's, and all the fun rolling into the first weekend in May. Details at copperspike.com and 1-866-979-RAIL.

December 11th – Electric Light Parade This year’s theme “It’s a Wonderful World” will provide the inspiration for many to strut their Holiday flair down Broad street. This event is always a highlight (literally) of the season and brings thousands downtown to enjoy the parade. You can’t believe what people find to put lights on! From a chihuahua to a fire truck and everything in between. It’s a great show! And a great time to enjoy the community we live in.

December 25th – Christmas

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you

Arizona’s

enjoy scenic

driving highways,

you may often wonder why we honor certain people by naming

roads

after

them,

such as the Senator Hardt

t d r a H l l i B r o t a n e S

been an ardent fisherman and big game hunter, and his idea to sell equipment and supplies was “an instant hit.” He opened

Mr. Rural Arizona

Highway. Read on, and you will wonder no more, at least about

Unique Sporting Goods where the store, the Unique Loan Company, had been. Hardt said that from the day he opened in

By Jim Turner, Arizona Historian

that one.

1953, the sporting goods “Bill”

it was still an independent

Hardt was a champion of

nation. Their farm wasn’t that

Not long after that,

so he dropped the other

rural Arizona, a hardworking

far from Mexico, so Hardt

the Great Depression

businesses to focus on

long-time legislator who got

said by his first day of school

hit, and no one was

the best enterprise. The

things done. After a variety

he spoke more German and

buying;

of

Spanish than he did English.

headed back to San

Store served the Globe-

Antonio.

Walking

Miami area and resident

Bandera

outdoorsmen

August

jobs,

Valentine

including

vacuum

kinfolk back in Texas.

so

store never failed to grow,

Hardt

Unique

Sporting

Goods

road

From there, Hardt used

grader, underground miner,

his gift for gab to sell vacuum

down

and

cleaners

in

street one day in

30 years)

owner, Hardt entered local

Colorado and Nebraska. In

Bandera, Texas, he

By

politics in the 1950s and the

his autobiography, Hardt said

said a “guardian

had been getting a lot of

state legislature in the 1960s.

that was an important phase of

angel” walked up

experience

Eventually, he dedicated more

his life, because that’s when he

to him and told

speaking from his involvement

than thirty years of service to

changed his name. One day he

him about the CCC,

in the Lions Club, Knights of

Arizona’s rural citizens. He

went for a walk and wound up

the

claimed that a guardian angel

at a free dinner and show for

Corps. Hardt enlisted on April

Hardt said he could I could

The club men were community

sent him to Arizona instead of

young people at the Methodist

20, 1933. Everyone thought

never pass up a bet. So when

leaders, and Hardt said that

California, and those who have

church. Hardt said when he

they were going to California,

Globe Smoke House owner

when he was elected mayor,

benefited from his legislation

told him he was from Texas

but when the train got to the

Tom Wanslee offered a job as

five of the six city councilmen

would agree.

and his name was August

station at Bowie, Arizona, the

a card dealer, it seemed only

were

Hardt was born in 1906 on

Hardt, the M.C. shouted, “No,

orders had changed. They were

natural to take what he could

Pythian Order.

a farm in south central Texas,

no Texan is named August.

transferred to a smaller train,

get. Soon he was making more

Hardt got into politics in the

on the outskirts of Hondo,

This is Wild Bill Hardt from

and were on their way to Globe.

than he had as mucker at

late 1950s because his concern

just west of San Antonio. His

Texas,” like the cowboy movie

Hardt worked with crews

the mine.

for Globe’s inadequate water

grandparents on both sides

star William S. Hart. The name

of

were part of a large wave of

caught on with all his new

German

who

cleaner

salesman,

sporting

goods

store

door

to

door

a

Civilian

local

Hardt with Mo Udall

Conservation

and

out-of-town

that

for

nearly

time,

Hardt

with

public

Pythias, Oddfellows, and Elks.

well

the

supply and the administration’s

boys to create Forest Service

a dealer, when Hardt got a

failure to pass a bond issue. He

friends, so he figured, “why

roads in the White Mountains

letter from Inspiration Copper

said they needed to get women

came to the Republic of Texas

not?” and started signing his

of Northern Arizona. It was

inviting him back, and he took

to vote, since water was more

in the early 1840s, back when

name A. V. “Bill” Hardt, much

during this time that he met his

it. Even his good friend Wanslee

important to them. His ability

to the surprise of his German

wife and began a family. And

agreed that dealing cards was

to

when road work got too cold,

no job for a family man. Hardt

convinced local politicians that

Hardt went to work for the

began working on contract

they needed a man with his

mines in Globe.

with the Mines, which meant

skills and community concern

That is, until the

long hours, but lots more

in office. Hardt was elected

lay offs began..

profit. By 1946 he was earning

to the Globe City Council in

The United Sporting Goods Store was a successful venture from the start and continued for nearly 30 years in downtown Globe. Here, Bill Hardt , on the right, poses with some of the boats which they carried. Photo by Norman Studios, this photo was provided by the Hardt Family)

doing

of

as

immigrants

Despite

members

work

out

compromises

Hardt had a

top wages, plus bonuses. Away

1958, and the council asked

lot of ambition

from work, Hardt built a house

him to run for mayor in 1960.

though, and was

in Globe and, about the same

His focus on public services

sharp

enough

time, overheard someone balk

got him re-elected for two

to land on his

at the price for Wanslee’s place.

more terms.

feet every time.

He snapped it up before the

After

This

it

original buyer could make up

Globe

was an unusual

his mind. Then Hardt bought

for

opportunity for a

the nearby barber shop and

of

man who would

beauty parlor, and even started

Senator Clarence Carpenter

eventually

win

a loan business, but eventually

passed away, Hardt ran for

awards

the card games and pool tables

his seat in District 4, and

many

time

for public service.

Even as a teenager,

eight

years

in

politics,

Hardt

ran

the

Arizona

Representatives.

House When

gave way to sporting goods.

Hardt said he had always

Hardt, Continued on page 11

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Mining

Association

hard day’s work. “Having worked in the

commissioned

a

bronze

lumber camps, the copper mines and

remained there for almost

bust of Senator Bill Hardt

finally my own business, the Unique

three

John

and placed it on the third

Sporting Goods store in Globe, gave me

Gregovich was the mining

floor of the Senate building.

an insight that helped me to relate to the

companies’ favorite in that

But

highest

needs of the people of my district,” Hardt

election, but he dropped

honor, the one that would keep

said. When he retired in 1996, he took

out and Hardt won. Writing

his name forever in the minds

with him the title that fit him best,

about

his

of those in he served, came in

“Mr. Rural Arizona.”

autobiography, Hardt said,

2004. That is when the stretch

“He was a real gentleman,

of Highway 188 between U.S.

not a roughneck like me.”

Highway 60 and State Route 87

Hardt, Continued from page 10

decades.

Gregovich

in

perhaps

the

many

was officially named Senator

people became concerned

Hardt Highway. The dedication

about living conditions and

ceremonies

were

health issues of the farm

by

Governor

workers. Hardt said more

Mofford and longtime Arizona

active

legislator

At

this

time

Democrats

often

former

Polly

attended Rose

Rosenberg,

then 102-years-old.

had to team up against old line party leaders, such

By the time he passed away

as Senator Harold Giss,

in 2001, Hardt’s life spanned

in order to pass socially

the most rapidly changing

responsible legislation.

Hardt remembered one

This caricature was done by Steve Bensen of the Arizona Republic in 1997 for Bill Hardt’s retirement at the age of 90.

time in U.S. history, from the beginning of the industrial

time when Governor Bruce Babbitt got

Dam to prevent flooding in Navajo

era, through two world wars and the

very angry with him. “He called me a

County, repairing Lyman Dam and

Great Depression, to man walking on

‘stubborn old bastard’ and almost ran

River Lake Dam in Apache County, and

the moon. He held a wide variety of jobs

out of the office. Fifteen minutes later,

providing financial aid to help rural

and positions, and was never afraid of a

he was back. He just stuck his head

counties pay for AHCCCS (state health

in the door and yelled, ‘I mean that

care). As an avid sportsman, he also supported

respectfully, sir.’”

game

and

fish projects throughout his

legislative

career,

and acquired funding for colleges in Payson and Thatcher.

A Hardt

team

player,

acknowledged

the mutual support of

representatives

Polly Jack

Rosenbaum, Brown,

and

“Bunchie” Guerrero, among

others,

who

all

worked

on

each

others’

bills to get them passed.

Hardt with Rose Mofford

At

times,

his Democratic colleagues may have

most

wondered about the accolades he

important legislation he was able to pass

received from Republican legislators,

relieved homeowners from taxation.

“but they also know that I never voted

Finally, after several failed attempts,

against any of their bills that were

he changed the wording so that it only

reasonable, and I always stood with the

applied to those over 65 and with limited

Democrats on every bill when they took

incomes. The bill finally passed in 1980.

a caucus stand,” Hardt said.

According

to

Hardt,

the

During

In addition, Hardt helped increase rural employment by funding Shoen

in

the

Hardt’s legislature,

last the

term Arizona

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The Society Page

Out & About

Gila County Fair

The Globe Fire Dept & Gila Historical Museum purchased the fully restored '52 Engine from Doug & Cynthia Brannan. The Engine was originally put into service in Globe in 1953 and was used by the local fire department for 40 years.

Pearl Nancarrow and Joanne Allen stopped by the GMT booth at the fair before working a booth for the Globe Lyons.

Chris Petty, and Justin (with Nickleodeon) put on a great show Sat night which had everyone involved!

Here Justin talks to Janet Cline about her strategy in the Mother/ Son "Ball toss."

Steve and Tracy Quick, owners of the Huddle Sports Bar ...and friends. Tracy is a member of MOB, a downtown committee working on streetscaping, and the bar is home to many community events.

Photo by Laura Apostal

The Valley Band, with a Globe connection – Slightly Right – played Saturday. Fred Gardea (drummer is from Globe. This is the bands second performance in the area. From L to R: Mark Henry, Paul Pickering, Randy Bodnar, Darla Bodnar and Fred Gardea

Globe High Alum were in town October 1-3 for a huge multi-year Class ReUnion. Carol Pinnell and classmates were part of this year's Homecoming Parade. Check out www.GMTeConnect.com/Globe/GHS Alum for our newest page.

Weddings

Geri & Ed Gardea with Laura Apostal and Fred – enjoying the music and the company at the Fair.

CJ Nicastro married Don Sullivan on Monday, Sept 27th. The ceremony took place in Kellner Canyon. The couple lives in Claypool, where she owns Cindy's B&B and works at the Pickle Barrel Trading Post, and he works for the Forest Service.

Joe Walish, son of Bob & Marcia Walish (of Globe), married Judy Li-Wen Lin (of San Francisco) on Saturday, September 11th in Burlingame, CA. L to R: Bob Walish, Marcia Walish (parents of the groom), Joe Walish, Judy Li-Wen Lin Walish, Hsiu Ming Yeh, Wen Tung Lin (parents of the bride). The couple are both graduates of MIT and are living and working in the Boston, MA area.

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Dessert Social - September 11th The Parker women swept the awards with mom, Leslie Parker winning for best Home Cooking, and daughter Ruby (below) taking home 2 prizes for her Red Velvet Cake.

Dessert Social & Apron Fall Fashion Show – Over 50 delectable desserts were made for a silent auction and tasting. Holly Brantly brought out her new Fall Collection of Hero Capes (Aprons) and the event raised over $600 for the Center's Elevator Project.

Sharon Cummings won first place for "Fancy Dessert."

Artist Rick Benning designed this magazine cover featuring the models of the Fall Fashion Show: L to R: Christine Boldt, Lily Hall, Angelina Whitlow, Lisa Bolt, and Hero Cape designer, Holly Brantley

'Dog'toberfest – October 2nd The Drift Inn Saloon, and owners Lisa and Eileen, spearheaded this fundraiser for High Desert Humane Society. The event netted over $15,000 from ticket sales, corporate sponsors and private donations. The bands, Grey Wolf and Vinyl Station delivered great performances despite the rains and everyone had a good time... for a good cause.

The Band Grey Wolf took the stage around six and played a terrific set between cloud bursts!

Members of Grey Wolf include: Larry Clark, Deanna Meeks here with son Daniel and Wayne Harland.

Not shown: Buzz Sneezy & David Schreck

Eileen and Lisa with long-time Drift Bar manager Shirley – who actually had the night off!

Even a photographer has to get in the picture once! Raisin' funds for a good cause!

Jimmy O'Donnell, Frank Ruiz and John O'Donnell inside at the Drift, with the music of Vinyl Station.

Kimberly & Marty Feldrake were on hand to enjoy the good times on Saturday.

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Can't find it on the Walking Map? Try here!

Websites www.gmteconnect.com www.picklebarreltradingpost.com www.gmtnewsnviews.com for views & comments about issues www.globemiamichamber.com

Radio Stations Gila101.9 FM KIKO 97.3 AM or 106.1FM

Helpful Phone Numbers Globe Miami Chamber of Commerce ......(928) 425-4495 Az Dept of Transportation .......................(928) 425-7638 City of Globe ..........................................(928) 425-7147 Town of Miami ......................................(928) 473-4403 Statewide Road Conditions ....................(888) 411-7623 US Forest Service ..................................(928) 402-6200 Cobre Valley Hospital .............................(928) 425-3189 Cobre Valley Center for the Arts..............(928) 425-0884 Gila Historical Museum ..........................(928) 425-7385 Bullion Plaza Cultural Center ..................(928) 473-3700 Besh Ba Gowah .....................................(928) 425-0320

BRINGING GLOBE MIAMI TO YOU! GlobeMiamiTimes recently filmed a new ad campaign which will run for the next year. It includes testimonials from local business and civic leaders who use the publication or website and the 30 sec spots will be run on CNN, Fox, History Channel, A&E and others.

To see the results, catch us on TV this Fall on Cable One – or pull up the commercial on GMTeConnect.com, click on the blue GMT banner.

Doug Seyfferle and Doug Shute with Cable One, filmed the commercial in the Old Train Depot, in downtown Globe. It was great fun to put it all together! And a big THANKS to everyone who participated!

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ADONIS

TO GLOBE

CREEKSIDE COFFEE

COPPER MINERS’ REST

December 3: Holiday Open House at Gila County Historical Museum This joint holiday gathering will be held at the museum in Globe, hosted by both Bullion Plaza and Gila County Historical Museums. Come join all your friends for a light holiday buffet and drinks. Everyone is welcome.

GUAYO’S EL REY

FOREST AVENUE

NASH STREET

CHISHOLM

JULIES QUILT SHOP

Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum presents First Friday Programs: A Lecture Series November 5: Andy Baldwin “Arizona’s Creepy Crawlers” If you want a better understanding of the state’s mysterious bugs, this is a good way to get a better understanding and identification of “our creepy friends.”

BULLION PLAZA Straight Ahead

CITY PARK

INSPIRATION AVENUE

Antique Shop

CITY HALL

A MIAMI PLACE

*Please note: This map is not to scale, it is intended for informational purposes only.

GILA AGING OFFICES

Parking

LEMONADE ANTIQUES

GREY PARROT ANTIQUES

GIBSON STREET

BURGER HOUSE

SULLIVAN STREET

HOWLIN’ JAVELINA

COWGIRL ANTIQUES JH ANTIQUES

KEYSTONE AVENUE

MIAMI AVENUE

COPPERMINE PICTURE CAFÉ

P

JOSHUA'S TREEHOUSE

SODA POP'S ANTIQUES

COPPER CITIES COLLECTIBLES

GRANDMA WEEZYS ANTIQUES

MIAMI ROSE

SULLIVAN ANTIQUES

GRANDMA”S HOUSE

YMCA

DICKS BROASTED CHICKEN

BOOK BANK

COPPER TOWN SPORTS BAR

P

TO PHOENIX

HWY 60

October 9th Purrs in the Park Sullivan Street A Street Fair for Felines & Friends January 7: Ann-Mary Lutzick, Key Ingredients of Harvey Houses – “Don’t Cut the Ham Too Thin Boys.”

This delightful presentation will precede the Smithsonian Exhibit, “Key Ingredients: America by Food” that will be open at the Gila County Historical Museum January 29 to March 12, 2011.

HILL STREET

GEORGE’S HAMBURGER SHOP

SYCAMORE

PRETTY PATTY LOU’S

JOE’S BROADSTREET GRILLE

WHITE CENTER FOR PORCH THE ARTS

TRAIN DEPOT

POLICE FIRE

VIDA E CAFE

GLOBE GYM

TRUE BLUE JEWELRY

*Please note: This map is not to scale, it is intended for informational purposes only.

CONNIES LIQUORS

PICKLE BARREL TRADING POST

ADOBE RANCH SPA

PALACE PHARMACY NADINE’S ATTIC ORTEGA’S SHOES

NOEL’S SWEETS FASHIONS SHIRLEY’S GIFTS BACON’S BOOTS

YESTERDAYS TREASURE’S

GLOBE ANTIQUE MALL

PA AST ST TIMES TIM MEESS ANTIQUES ANT NTIQ IQUE U TOUCH THE SKY MASSAGE PAST LA LUZ THE HUDDLE SIMPLY SARAH ML& H COMPUTERS LIVINGSTONS

SERVICE FIRST REALTY

GLOBE PROPERTY MGMT JOHNS FURNITURE COBRE VALLEY GLASS GOOD JUNK COPPER PARROT BAR & RESTAURANT ALLTIMA REALTY

DRIFT INN SALOON BLUE MULE GALLERY

Open Sundays

To Besh ba Gowah Pinal Mountains

EL RANCHITO

Railroad Parking

P

TO APACHE GOLD CASINO & SHOWLOW LA CASITA EAST & DREAM MANOR INN

P

UNITED JEWELRY HOLLIS CINEMA

KIMS

BROAD STREET

OAK

CEDAR

MESQUITE

SALVATION ARMY PRESCHOOL

PINE

HWY 60

FREE

P FREE

HWY 60

MUNICIPAL BUILDING CITY HALL TO MIAMI

OASIS PRINTING

Discover the Stair Walk of Globe December 11 Main Street Electric Light Parade

FREE Entrance to Historic Downtown Globe

STAINED GLASS SHOP CEDAR HILL BED & BREAKFAST

ONE WAY this block only

~Edward Sandford Martin

P KINO FLOORS

(see page 25)

OLD JAIL DEB YERKOVICH MASSAGE

Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.

HILL STREET MALL

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GLOBE WALKING MAP 16 PAGE

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Always be able, be adventurous and apt; Be your best, be big and boldly rapt; Calmly listen, be courageous and caring; Dream big dreams, and learn to be daring; Eagerly await each elusive gift; Forgive all others the tiny rift; Give of yourself, be grateful and grand; Hurry to lend a hardy and helping hand; Inquire of others and invent when you must; Join in the joy, be jolly and just; Keep trying, be keen and always be kind; Love with your heart, it’ll be easy to find; Make the most of each moment, try to be merry; Never say never when life gets a bit scary; Open your mind to all that’s around you; Practice makes perfect, let passion surround you; Quickly grasp the knowledge you need; Respect your elders, their wisdom heed; Support your friends, be safe, be sage; Trust in love no matter your age; Use your talents, be unique, understand; Visit your Grandparents, remember they’re grand; Wish on a star, be wise, be wary; Xpect the unexpected, don’t try to tarry; Yell if you must, be young at heart; Zany and Zippy with Zest from the Start

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Laugh It Off! The Legend Of Angels Atop Trees Santa was very cross. It was Christmas Eve and NOTHING was going right. Mrs Claus had burned all the cookies. The elves were complaining about not getting paid for the overtime they had put in while making the toys. The reindeer had been drinking all afternoon and were dead drunk. To make matters worse, they had taken the sleigh out for a spin earlier in the day and had crashed it into a tree.

Santa was furious. "I can't believe it!

I've got to deliver millions of presents all over the world in just a few hours- all of my reindeer are drunk, the elves are on strike and I don't even have a Christmas tree! I sent that stupid Little Angel out HOURS ago to find a tree and he isn't even back yet! What am I going to do?"

Just then, the Little Angel opened the front door and stepped in from the snowy night, dragging a Christmas tree. He says, "Yo, fat man! Where do you want me to stick the tree this year?"

And thus the tradition of angels atop the Christmas trees came to pass.

Ha! Ha! Ha! Have a Light-Hearted Holiday Season!

Borrow money from a pessimist, they don't expect it back.

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member, Lois Parker, in 1973. This

Presbyterian Church, the name was

mural, “Christ Among the Laborers”,

changed to Miami Presbyterian as more

represents the copper industry. There

Protestant churches were formed in the

are skilled laborers on either side of

The Miami Prebyterian Church turns

Miami area. It reportedly cost $50,000

Christ, the carpenter. Over His head,

one hundred this Fall. It has seen the

to build and much of the original

the end of a wire cable outlines a

history of two world wars, a Great

workwork is still in tact – and in good

rose window.

Depression, nearly as many Reverands,

repair. The Church was listed on the

The Spanish speaking Presbyterian

and fluctuating fortunes as the price

National Register of Historic Places on

congregation in Miami used a small

of copper went up – and then down

March 15, 2005 and was on the Historic

frame church before building their own

– and then up, again. It has survived

Homes and Building Tour in 1999.

church, El Divino Salvador, in 1949.

100 Years of History is Celebrated

called

the

Inside you can still see the cedar

In 1986 the two congregations joined

pews which were built and brought

together, closing El Divino Salvador

from Mexico. The pews were paid for

and uniting under the dame of Divine

by church members and small copper

Grace Presbyterian Church. The words,

a “motorcycle ministry” to outlying

plates

pew

“Dios Es Amor”, God is Love, located at

mining camps, and so a small frame

commemorate the name of the donor.

the front of the sanctuary came from

church was a welcome addition. This

Then, in the Fellowship Hall is a mural,

El Divino, as well as the wooden

church served the needs of a growing

designed and painted by a former

baptismal font.

and flourished in those markers which The Cedar pews were brought from Mexico

Initially

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Peggy Snow has been a part of the church for over fifty years, shown here with Reverend Larry Graham-Johnson

congregation until 1920 when the present-day church was constructed at a cost of $50,000. The architects were none-other than Trost and Trost, who had designed several of the more significant buildings in both Miami and Globe, including the Train Depot.

The church was initially established with funds donated by Cleve Van Dyke, who developed much of Miami. A small signal success. A loyal congregation,

frame church was built across the street.

some of whom have been going to the

It would be approximately ten years

same church for nearly fifty years and a

before the congregation could build a

history of community service.

bigger church and they were able to sell

The first structure built in 1920 was a

the land they were on and purchase the

small frame building located just across

much larger lot and build a magnificent

the street from the present day church

structure designed by the architectural

which stands on Hwy 60 and Miami. At

firm of Trost & Trost (who also designed

the time, tending to the flock, involved

the old Train Depot in Globe, as well as other historic landmarks in the area).

The Divine Grace Presbyterian Church as it looks today. It has changed little in one hundred years

embedded

into

each

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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Unforgettable Recipes: A Family Tradition

By Danilo Gurovich

Key Ingredients:

As American As Apple Pie

When I was a young man, I worked at my Father’s Restaurant on the line at nights. One of the most often-ordered dishes on the menu was the “Danko Special”. It was a dish that my dad developed — we ate it out our house for as long as I can remember — it consisted of a dish that had some Yugoslavian accents, some 1950’s-60’s-style dining accents, and just a little bit “magic dust “sprinkled on it by our Cordon Bleutrained chef, Michel Gehin.

The Copper Hills Restaurant Burned down in 2001, and the Danko Special hasn’t been served in any commercial form since 1991. I want to release this recipe to those that remember ordering it, others that wonder just what the heck all the fuss about the Copper Hills might have been about, and finally as a

There is much discussion these days of just what makes up an American, and – politics aside – one need look no further than the food we eat to recognize that a majority of our ‘comfort foods’ are an amalgamation of cultural

recipe that you’d enjoy. This recipe is for all of you that have ordered it in a some “past life”. This special time for me seems so long ago; I never thought that there would be a Globe Miami without a Copper Hills. You know who you are, and you’re all part of my extended family. Remember what it was called??

(Danko is pronounced “Don’-Ko”).

cusines brought to this country by our immigrant ancestors who flocked here from Europe, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East.

The distinction between our ancestors contribution to our gastronomical delights and our own – made up versions

The "Danko Special"

– which were concocted on this soil is blurry in our hearts,

September 8, 2009 by Danilo Gurovich

minds and the history books. For instance, Peanut Butter.

History tells us that George A. Bayle Jr “invented peanut butter in the late 1800’s for patients with poor teeth who couldn’t eat meat.” But that doesn’t really give a nod to the Chinese and the Africans who had been making “paste” out of peanuts for a hundred years before Bayle Jr. figured out how to make it more palatable. But once Bayle introduced his new and improved ‘peanut paste, other Americans picked up the banner and soon PB was as American as Apple Pie. Or, take the story of

Chili con carney which may

sound Spanish or Mexican, but according to Professor of History, Stanley Schultz, Mexicans “vehemently deny any association to the dish, and atleast one Mexican dictionary defines it as “a detestable food with a false Mexican title which is sold in the United States from Texas to New York.”

It seems, the dish didn’t gain popularity until after the Civil War when a German immigrant added chili powder

First, you’ll need a Top Sirloin Steak. New York is pretty good, Filet is OK. I like the Top Sirloin for the marble and flavor — I think that the filet doesn’t have enough fat for my purposes, and the New York has the fat in the wrong place. Your mileage will vary — this is just the way that it was done.

Vegetables for the dish: • 1 medium Bell Pepper • 1 medium Onion • 1 medium Tomato • 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms (Crimini – Italian Brown) • 1-2 cloves of fresh minced garlic • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley • 1 tbsp of butter and olive oil • Cooking sherry (there’s a substitute for this, but will get into alternatives in a moment).

To cook it “Danko’s way”: • •

for the first time.

Key Ingredients comes to Globe January 28-March 13.

A new traveling exhibit, Key Ingredients, developed by the

• •

Smithsonian Institute will investigate how culture, ethnicity, landscape and tradition influence the foods and flavors we enjoy across the nation. The Exhibit, which is tailored to rural museums and organizations, will kick off their SW Tour in Tucson on October 7-9, during Tucson’s Meet Yourself and will be in Globe, at the Historical Museum from January 28-March 13. The Museum staff is planning several events which will compliment the exhibit including food-related topics from the Harvey House to Foods of the Desert during their First Friday Lecture Series, A Dutch Oven cooking demonstration and sampling, and a “Taste of Globe.”

We will explore local stories and receipes in the Winter Edition coming out in January. For more information on the calendar of events please see: GMTeConnect/ BusinessDirectory/Museums/GilaHistorical Museum.

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Peel tomato by dipping in boiling water until the skin can be picked off.

Slice the Bell Pepper in half across their “waist”, then remove the seeds and rinds.

Slice the onion in half across the “waist”.

Slice the mushrooms in “pie slice” wedges, about six per medium mushroom.

Fry the steak in butter and olive oil until it’s done to your taste.

WHILE the steak is cooking, take a saute pan with olive oil and put the bell peppers and onions in. You’ll want to brown each side.

– When one side is done, add the mushrooms and garlic. You may need to add more oil if the mushrooms begin to suck it up.

– Once the mushrooms are in, add your tomato. You’ll want to gently roll the tomato around until it is browned all over as much as possible.

– All the vegetables should finish at the same time. Once the vegetables are near finished, add the cooking wine and flame.

– The steak should be done now.

To Serve: • Plate the steak on a heated dinner plate. Add the vegetables over the top of the steak, then pour the wine/oil drippings all round. Douse the top with chopped parsley and serve.

Danko Special, Continued on page 23

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Danko Special, Continued from page 22 My Dad got his house dressing from Navarre’s in Phoenix.

It became Danko’s Salad Dressing in Globe-Miami, and was quite famous in the area. This popularity was carried up and down Highway 60 by the travelers that stopped at his Best Western Restaurant and Hotel over the 35 years from the

House Dressing of the Copper Hills Motel Miami, Arizona Makes 1 gallon

time my Dad built it, until he sold it in 1990. The dressing

•

1/2 cup Black Pepper (heavy, coarse grind)

disappeared after this; Navarre’s was long gone by then and

•

2.5 teaspoons Sugar

the new owners changed the entire menu.

•

2.5 tablespoons Salt

This salad dressing is Atomic Age stuff. 1950's/1960's Steak

•

1 1/2+ cups Wine Vinegar (2.5 teaspoons over 1.5 cups)

House Salad Dressing. Red flocked wall paper, dark woods

•

6 1/2 tablespoons Dry Mustard

and antique mirrors, with burly middle-aged male waiters.

•

1/2 bottle of Lee & Perrins Worchester Sauce (regular size, not something

Men with coats and ties, ladies in cocktail dresses, stoles and alligator clutch-purses. Ashtrays on the table. Rumaki

from Costco) •

2 Finely minced onions

ordered, followed by “I’ll have a bourbon and water and the

•

2 1/2 tablespoons brown gravy flavoring

lady will have a Vodka Martini, up”. This dressing has been

•

juice of 4 lemons

pretty much a family secret (except I think I’m the only one

•

3/4+ cup of finely crushed fresh garlic

in the family that’s ever made it besides my Dad, who passed

•

9 1/2 cups corn oil

in 2000). I had friends, girlfriends, girlfriend’s moms and

To cook it “Danko’s way”: This is basically an oil/vinegar emulsion dressing.

others ask me for this recipe for years.

– Start with a really good mixer and put the vinegar, onions, 1/4 of lemon juice and

appetizers. This is no-BS salad dressing that “Mad Men”

The Copper Hills burnt down in early 2001, and they hadn’t served the dressing for 11 years before that. And since just about anyone that knew how to make it is long gone to the four winds, I’m releasing it for general consumption. But... ...You’re on your honor here — give the Devil (my dad) his

If you are troubled by emulsions and you want to review a good article in getting it right, here’s a link.

the pepper with the mixer whirling around at a good clip. S-L-O-W-L-Y add the oil, drop by drop, bit by bit at first until it starts to emulsify. Remember that the oil must be added extremely sparingly at first until it comes together, then poured in a small but steady stream.

due and call it what it is — Danko’s Dressing. Trust me, the guy

– As the oil is finished, add the rest of the ingredients, tasting from time to time. Once

is a ghost and he will come and get his haunt on up in your

all the ingredients are together, add more mustard if necessary. Store refrigerated

house or restaurant; he had a wicked and expensive sense of

but not too cold, because the whole thing will break the closer to freezing it is.

humor — you’ve been warned.

Alternative methods I won’t lie that I like to cook and I prefer to “modernize” the Danko special a bit. Here are my suggested variations. Mix and match as you see fit: • Get your veggies at a farmer’s market.

• Use Dry Vermouth or Marsala instead of Cooking Sherry • Julienne the onions and peppers — it’s more fun when you add yellow and red, and even more fun if you throw in a “Big Jim” Chile. When you serve the vegetable mix, plate it first and use it as a “bed” for the steak.

The tomato and the mushrooms go in last still, along with the juice.

• You can broil the tomato with a light dust of Parmesan, Asiago or any sharp Italian cheese.

• The original recipe calling for Crimini mushrooms is great. Whip on a forest mushroom mix, Chanterelles,etc.

• Try with lumpy mashed potatoes and horseradish, polenta or even hash browns!

Some persons have used egg yolks but you gotta use it fast if you do and I wouldn’t serve raw eggs in a restaurant setting. Your mileage may vary.

– To make sure this thing stays stable when you make it and you don’t waste a gallon of ingredients, you can cut these ingredients down to make a quart or less.

To Serve: – Serve it with half Ice Berg, Half Romaine and add some other weeds like endive for a little extra texture.

Croutons are mandatory. Serve it with a New York covered in peppercorns, Pittsburgh-style You’re eating like Don Draper (Mad Men) now, baby.

Key points to prevent your dressing from breaking: 1. DO NOT add all the vinegar and lemon juice at the beginning, Keep 3/4 of the lemon juice for the end 2. DO NOT over-agitate it in the food processor, (which is why traditional chefs favor whisking it by hand) 3. DO NOT place it in a fridge that is too cold.

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Friday, October 29 – 5-8pm Family Portraits Just in time for Holiday! You'll get a portrait session with 3-4 images on a CD and photo release. You can use it to make Holiday cards online or at Walmart! $39/per family portrait.

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Sunday, October 31– 5-8pm Halloween Night!

Yes, this is the event you've all been waiting for! Bring your scary self to our booth, located just outside of the White Porch, for a truly haunting portrait of your Halloween-self. $10 4x6 portrait mounted on card stock. Offering wallets and additional sizes.

See you there!

Linda and Deb

GLOBEMIAMITIMES Globe-Miami is tucked into the lower hills and valleys of the Pinal Mountains. It has been here for over a hundred hears, and the combination of hills

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The Stair-Walk of Globe

25

two properties and drops you onto Cottonwood Street. From there, it is all downhill.

By Linda Gross

and history makes for some 4: Go one block up and turn right on N Sutherland

great walks.

where the pavement drops away to to another path

In an age where shopping malls

and

super

highways

60

rule our lives, the downtown district

of

Globe,

with

its

leading to the suspension bridge spanning a deep gulley with steps emerging on the other side.

OVERLOOK

park

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sidewalks,

benches and local traffic is something locals may take for

granted,

but

visitors

find

Rounding

HILL

“Main Street” of small shops, walkable

The view from Sutherland Street, just before climbing the stairs.

E APACH

eatery.

was

to Globe over ten years ago, I have

benches

found pleasure in walking the

trees the entire length of Broad

hills and gulleys on which the

Street thanks to a $98,000 street-

town is built.

scaping grant!

ITE

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shade

C

CEDAR

Steve have rennovated one of Globe’s historic homes and run a corner deli and lunch spot.

shared with guests at my B&B and

2: Look for Lynns School of

friends when they come to visit

Dance on the right with the mural

is a loop which takes in many of

of the Old Dominion Hotel (about

the stairs and foot bridges in my

midway) painted on the side. The

neighborhood. These were built

mural was painted in the 50’s as

 STAIRS

at a time when people walked to

part of the filiming of The Great

 THE PATH

home of

stairs

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White Hope and next to the

work, and kids

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B

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A favorite walk which I have

EAST

able to extend lighting,

school.

Corner

causing a stir. Owners Dan and

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satisfies the senses. Since moving

OMINION OLD DMural

SUTHE

Street

from

(A) The

Shoppe. Globe’s newest eatery is

charming. It’s more human scale

walked

at

will be greeted by Globe’s newest

City Council, and Main

and

corner

Cottonwood and Sutherland, you

N

and this summer the Globe program

the

the

mural is a historic marker,

If lunch is not in your plans

identifying the location of

5: Cresting the top of these steps, you will still

and you are walking in the cool

Globe’s Hanging Tree which

be on Sutherland. Weave your way up and over until

morning air or the fading sun

was

were

retired

in

you get to Oak & East Street. East street dead

1881.

of

late

afternoon,

then

you

built in the early 1900’s and some

These land marks are your

ends into another gully. And another set

might want to head down to

were later ‘refurbished’ by CC

cue to turn right into the

of steps.. Proceed to High Street. Turn

Broad Street where you’ll find a

work crews. Yet, as more and more

parking lot and follow

Right and go to Oak. Turn left. Here you

variety of hometown coffee

homes and roads were built and

the path to the back

will see an old rock

shops

Globe expanded, the old stairs

where you’ll see a trail

wall on your left.

accomodate your tastes.

and foot bridges were relegated to

leading to your first set

Follow

history. Yet, today, nearly 100 years

of stairs. Although

and turn right at

Strolling

later, they do still exist and offer

it

the end. You are on

Globe, discover the history and

the intrepid explorer a charming

overgrown

“walk-about” of one of the older

easily navigated.

is

somewhat it

is

the

wall

Coming the

restaurants this

to

Winter:

Sidewalks

of

East Street and it will drop into the gulley

heritage of Globe’s Historic District

where you’ll find a small foot bridge and

where a majority of the buildings

your third set of stairs.

sections of Globe. Here then, is

and

were erected between 1900-1920.

overlooking

Nestled into the hill at the

Do you have a favorite “Walk”

expand your lungs and explore the

Downtown Globe is your reward

end of a cul de sac, many

to share with visitors? Log on to

neighborhood.

for getting to the top of the stairs.

would-be walkers miss this

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from

Here you can see the entire Historic

charming foot bridge which

in the Comments section under

(C) Cedar Hill B&B (Built in

District of Globe with over 60 small

is noted on a 1904 map. At

“Walk-Abouts.”

1904) or the soon-to-open new

businesses located in and around

the top of the stairs, turn

views.com/walk-about.

(B) Chrysocola Inn, (it is believed

this central location.

right and head one block

your chance to stretch your legs,

1:

Start

your

walk

3:

The

view

down Sutherland Street.

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1800s). Head North on Broad Street

blue house on the left.

along the eight block stretch of the

Tucked

Historic District. Globe has a very

properties, this last set of

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.

"walkable”

stairs follows the edge of

~John Muir

that Big Nose Kate actually ran this as a boarding house in the late

downtown

District

Look for the slate between

two

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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Boyce Arboretum, Continued from page 1 Scorpiontologist

and

Mesa Community College professor led

a

Andy

recent

Baldwin nighttime

excursion at the Arboretum and picked up dozens of glowing

scorpions

by

their

tails with his quick, bare fingers, holding each stinger tightly like one might hold the untied end of an inflated balloon. He identified six or seven different species and showed us the all important sexual differences between males and females, both of which sting with equal enthusiasm. His personal record of being stung is 17 times in one night. Personally, I consider one sting to be a singular event, but after nine or ten, who’s counting?

Red

lights

generally

convince

advancing motorists to stop, or, in red light districts, invite them to stop

The 2010 Fall Plant Sale

“in”. At the Arboretum, they’re used

For plant-a-holics, there is nothing

to help people negotiate the night at

like a big plant sale to get the shovel-

our frequent Star Night events with

ready juices boiling. And since fall is the

the East Valley Astronomy Club. Our

best time of the year to plant, this year’s

eyes use the retina’s rod cells for night

Fall Plant Sale comes at the perfect

vision and these cells are conveniently

time to satisfy the most discriminating

blind to red light, so astronomers carry

cravings. A large shipment of herbs has just arrived and we have a substantial number of unique Australian plants as well as southwest natives and other desert-adapted plants from around the world.

Everything will be ready

to sell starting Friday, October 8 with the Members-only Preview. For the general public, the sale will continue from Oct. 9 through Oct. 24. With family memberships starting at $60, and dual memberships at $45, it’s a great opportunity to become a member and save a full 20% on every tree, shrub, herb, flowering perennial, and cactus or succulent plant throughout the sale. red light flashlights, wear red, backlit

If you decide to become a member

wristwatches, and use red-on-black

on the same day you attend, your

computer screens to function in the

admission fee (for up to two people)

inky blackness. They even mount red

will be refunded and you’ll immediately

lights on the legs of their telescope

receive your 20% discount on every

tripods to keep klutzes like me from

plant you purchase.

tripping over them. With soft red lights

There is no better selection anywhere

reflecting off faces, clothing, and star-

for plants that will grow from the lower

viewing equipment, all under a few

deserts to the slightly higher elevations

billion stars and assorted galaxies,

of Globe and Miami. Knowledgeable

the scene can be other worldly -- not

horticultural staff will be on hand to

unlike Spencer Gifts, but without the sandalwood incense.

Boyce Arboretum, Continued on page 27

GLOBEMIAMITIMES Boyce Arboretum, Continued from page 26

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help. There will also belive music by

shrubs, the Arboretum ranks high on

flutist, didgeridoo-ist, and recording

the list of easily accessible locations to

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artist Scott Schaefer on October 8 and 9.

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• Stone sculpture

The fall color show begins as early as

• Blown Glass

late-October and often lasts into mid-

• Painted Gourds

December. Call 520.689.2723 for the

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• Photography

our worldwide collection of trees and

Fall Color and Fall Events The Arboretum holds its own to anywhere in the state when it comes to

Events scheduled in October and

fall color. With the honey-gold colors

November

this

fall

include

the Plants of the Bible tour, bird, butterfly and dragonfly walks, tours,

tree

tours,

geology

photography

classes,

mesquite flour classes, and edible and medicinal plant classes. Our Fall Music Festival will take place on November 13, and our Fall Foliage Finale Festival will be held in our glorious pistachio grove during Thanksgiving of willows, ashes, and cottonwoods

weekend

on

November 27 and 28.

Visit http://ag.arizona.edu or our

along Queen Creek, the red-orange, sangria colors of the trees in our

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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Gurovich, Continued from page 1

the setback in the local economy and the banks’ refusal to back the project,

As a motocycle cop in Miami, Danko Gurovich would often meet up with his friend, Dr. Chuck Collopy and share a

Danko secured the money from eleven local investors.

Danko

started

out

with

seven

Dutch Lunch from Fernandez Grocery.

thousand dollars and a bag full of

They would sit and talk about a first

promissory notes. While most of the

class restaurant and lounge to serve the

note holders understood the difficulties

local area. Although the two men were

which the mine closure placed on their

worlds apart – both economically and

fledgling investment and were willing to

culturally – they shared a passion for

wait for their money, some wanted out.

this subject and when the Auto Grande Motor Court property was put up for sale, the two men, along with Les Woodburn bought the place. Les's shares would later be bought by Kenny Hoops, who ran a huge Lime Kiln in Wheatfields.

The partnership with Hoops later dissolved when Kenny came into Danko’s newly renovated office mad about the amount of money spent. He stuck his finger out at Danko, and – quick as you please – Danko came from behind the desk, and planted his ‘52-BuickGrille-sized fist in his chin knocking him to the ground. Hoops was bought out shortly afterwards.

Danko and Maxine As Danilo, Danko’s son tells the story, “A local Miami businessman, and one of

Danko’s immersion into the motel

the smaller investors wanted to call in

business struggled for several years until

his loan. Dad’s office at that time was

he was introduced to Peter Wurtz, who

about 8ft by 14ft long. Quite tiny. There

managed Best Westerns in the State.

were about eleven creditors and he owed

Realizing he needed a partner, Danko

this gentleman the least - about $1200.

was glad to accept Wurtz’ invitation to

Dad went down and bought a hunting

become part of the Best Western family

rifle and laid it across his desk, and

and his motel business became quite

then called all the creditors into the tiny

successful as a result.

office. With the gun out in plain view,

The project was a major undertaking

he said “Every one of you is going to get

and local bankers were hesitant to

paid, but I will kill the first son of a bitch

provide loans. Of course, it didn’t

that goes down to the bank and calls

help that right about the same time,

in my note. I’m telling you right here. I

the Miami Copper Company, after

will shoot you dead.” Most of these guys

nearly a half century of operating

knew Dad from his days as John Welch’s

an underground mine, was closing

protege and there was little doubt he

down operations. The closure meant

would do it. Nobody went down to the

a loss of over 400 jobs and an annual

bank, and the Miami businessman who

payroll of nearly two million. Despite

everyone knew the threat was directed Gurovich, Continued on page 29

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described as an ‘awful orange shack’ was in stark contrast to the rest of the Copper

at, didn’t speak much to my dad after

Hills property including the motel,

that, but was paid in full with interest.”

restaurant and lounge. Danko planned

After several years the business did

for the day the lease ran out on Hobbs

start making money as Danko predicted,

and he could be rid of the Spud Nut Café.

and in appreciation for that early

According to Danilo, “Dad had called the

support, Danko and his wife Maxine,

Miami Volunteer Fire department the

opened up their home and hosted a

day before and set up a “practice” fire.

feast for their investors, patrons and

At one minute after midnight, as Hobbs

friends. They chose, January 7th – the

was hauling the last of his equipment

Feast of Serbian Christman, and this

out, Danko was running in with a

became a tradition which spanned

Jerry can full of gasoline, and put a

nearly twenty-five years.

matcht to it. It burned with such intensity

The Copper Hills began to attract

that the next day the sign on the east end

the attention of many around the State

of the motel was scorched black and

as the “first class destination” which

had to be re-painted.”

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Danko as a motorcycle cop in Miami.

Danko and Dr. Collopy had envisioned.

The Copper Hills hosted several

There was just one eye sore in their way.

well known businesses on the grounds.

It was Hinkey Hobbs Spud Nut Cafe

Willard Shoecraft, the force behind the

which sat on one end of the property

ever-popular KIKO radio had offices in

(where Vonnie’s Pizza is now). Hobbs

the motel lobby from the beginning.

had a lease which he refused to give

When he moved on in the 70’s, nearly 20

up, despite Dankos efforts to negotiate,

years later, Danko renovated the offices

plead or litigate an early end to the lease.

and made them into a Women’s lounge

The building which can only be

and expanded his office nearly three times it’s original size.

Copper Hills photo taken in the 50’s shows the Bar, Restaurant and Lounge. Dankos attention to detail and ability to run a tight ship, not to mention his charm and charisma, helped to build the Copper Hills into a landmark destination. During it’s hey day, it was Copper Hills which could have been touted as one of the top ten attractions in the GlobeMiami area.

Other

businesses

included

Joe

Cubitto, who moved his jewlry store from Miami into a space which had been built especially for him and Mr. Bowlin of Bowlin’s Running Indian Gift Shops.

Ted DeGrazia graces the Copper Hills with a Mural The “worlds most reproduced artist”, Ted DeGrazia was born in Morenci, but spent alot of time in the area.

Although the exact meeting has been lost to history, Danko knew DeGrazia and enjoyed a friendship which began Gurovich, Continued on page 30

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30

GLOBEMIAMITIMES

Gurovich, Continued from page 29

in a cotton farm near Casa

Johnson, who stopped at the Copper

Grande

Hills regularly, introduced the Duke on

was

having

a

It was Danko

problem turning a profit.

who introduced the artist to another

In fact, the venture was

It didn’t take long for Danko and

good

loosing money. So Wayne

John Wayne to discover they both loved

called

business

to play cards and talk politics and form

Carlson was the publisher and editor

manager and told him

a friendship that was to last a lifetime. A

of the Arizona Highways Magazine for

to find the best and

friendship which include many ‘friendly

many years. The introduction would

most successful cotton

pranks” right from the beginning.

sometimein the ‘30s. friend

and

Miami

native,

Raymond Carlson.

his

one of these trips.

prove valuable to the artists’ career.

One of the earliest was simply a case

In 1941, the magazine first published

of mistaken identity. It seems

DeGrazia’s work in 1941, and helped to

Danko hadn’t bothered to tell

secure his future.

Maxine, his wife, that he had recently met John Wayne. So

It was on one of their road trips in 1954, just before the Copper Hills opened, that Carlson and DeGrazia stopped to visit Danko. DeGrazia

very early one morning not long

Danko Guovich and The Duke shared a strong friendship which included many hours at the Copper Hills lounge.

after they had struck up their friendship, Maxine answered the phone and then handed it

decided to do a painting for the back bar, and as the story goes, did it for a

Jack Durant, who is without

to Danko, saying, “there’s some

case of Tequila. He was reportedly so

a doubt the most famous

drunk on the phone claiming to

drunk at the time he forgot to sign it. It

restauranteur in the history of

be John Wayne.”

would be 1979 before DeGrazia made

Arizona, would always stop at

it back to the Copper Hills to add a few

Danko’s place on his way to his home

farmer. After a few days, his manager

morning calls to see who would find

touches...and sign the painting. Danilo

in Pinetop and he always made a point

called back and advised the Duke that

who still in bed.

was there and watched him sign. It was

of this fact upon his departure from

the most successful cotton farmer

the second largest painting he ever did

Phoenix. Jack, who traveled with his

in the country owned the farm right

and the largest black-light painting he

dogs, was the only person outside of

next door.

did. (The largest mural is at the Ivanhoe

Danko’s good friend Mike Buha who

As the story goes, the Duke called

I have always felt it was a shame

Bar on Central Avenue.)

was ever allowed to bring their dogs

Louis Johnson, and told him he wanted

that more of the residents of his home

into the lounge of the Copper Hills.

to make him a business proposition

town didn’t know more about his good

And, Jake Fernandez, also a local boy

regarding his cotton farm. He said he

deeds and charitable endeavors. I was

and one of the people who worked for

was sending his plane that coming

once sitting in his office and asked him

the development of the Pinetop area,

weekend to fly out to the West Coast to

why he thought it to be OK for people to

made sure those from the Valley who

talk it over. Johnson, who didn’t like to

think he would rather take the shirt off

built homes in Pinetop knew about

fly, responded, “If you want to talk to

their back than give them the one off his

Danko’s place for it was about the half

me, I’ll send my plane to pick you up.”

back, he responded by laying back in his

This mural was lost forever, when a fire destroyed the Copper Hills in 2001.

The Copper Hills became known statewide as “Danko’s Place.”

The word began to spread around the State about this place called Copper

way point on their trip North.

It turned out to be one of the most successful business relationships in the

Hills, but two men in particular – each who had established their own

Thus

John Wayne and Danko

began

those

early

The unforgettable legacy of a generous man

chair laughing and said, “Damn kid, it’s good for business.”

history of Arizona. So good in fact the

Yet, Danko Gurovich was a generous

substantial reputations – helped to

One of Danko’s closest friendships

Duke invested in Johnson’s 26Bar ranch

man; to his friends, his community and

expand Danko’s rolodex of contacts

was with John Wayne who happened

– Cattle and Feed operations. The Ranch

pure strangers. There was a time when

and soon Copper Hills became known

upon Globe-Miami during a business

had an operation in Springerville which

statewide as “Danko’s Place”.

deal. It seems Wayne, who had invested

necessitated trips through Miami and

Gurovich, Continued on page 31

GLOBEMIAMITIMES Gurovich, Continued from page 30

PAGE the daughter of the people he had helped that night. She told him, theyhad

a family broke down in his parking lot

reached her Grandmother before she

across the street. He went to investigate,

died thanks to him. She had been told by

and shortly afterwards brought the

her father that Danko would not accept

family back to his place, checked them

payment, but knew he liked to read. She

into a room, called the owner of a

hoped he would accept her gift.

local car dealership who sent two men

Mrs.

Cheves,

who

was

greatly

over to fix the car. It was the transmission.

respected and loved in the community,

They explained they didn’t have one

said it best of the man when she said of

in stock, but they did have a car on

Dankos success, “The most successful

the lot with a similar transmission, so

man you will ever meet is the one who

they offered to pull that one and install

at the end of their life has the love

it in this family’s car – if Danko would

and respect of his children. You

agree to buy a new one to replace it.

understand,” she went on to say ,” the

He agreed. And the transmission was

love is almost always a given. But the

installed. When the mechanics returned

respect? That’s another story.”

the car in good running order several hours later they advised Danko that it also needed new tires. So, the next morning, Danko had new tires put on,

By most standards of success, Danko ran all three bases.

But by Mrs. Cheeves, he had hit a home run with all three bases loaded.”

and the coffee shop made up a large If you have stories of the Copper Hills

box of food. a

It would be many years later before

you'd like to share with us online, please

very

visit

attractive

young

woman

www.gmtnewsnviews.com

and

presented herself at the desk of the

search on Copper Hills. We'd love to hear

Copper Hills, asking for Danko. She had

some of your memories of the legacy that

a small cart of books for him. She was

was: Danko Gurovich & The Copper Hill.

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