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Riding Into The Wind

In This Issue

When Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper took to the open road in “Easy Rider” – circa 1969, Harley’s were a symbol of what it meant to be young, male and counter-culture.

Four wheels

move the body.

Two wheels

move the soul.

– Author Unknown

Even up to 1987, half of all Harley riders were men, under the age of 35. Today, you’re likely to find women, and established baby boomers, with a median age of 47 who own homes and 401Ks. Things which are decidedly not counter-culture. In fact, the entire industry is going mainstream according to the Motorcycle Industry

The Secret Garden

Council Owner Survey just released in 2009. The survey shows

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there are over 10 million Americans who now own a motorcycle. That’s greater than the entire population of New York City.

All on two wheels.

Motorcycling has gone main stream.

Beverly LeResche, co-owner of Superstition Harley-Davidson, in Apache Junction has been in the industry for over thirty five years and seen the changes. She started out in ’73 with her late husband, Jerry opening a small dealership in Wisconsin. At the time

The Road From England To Arizona

she didn’t ride.

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Harley-Davidson, Continued on page 31

Sizzlin’ Hot

Summer Zen

It’s a fact that Arizona Summers are

disappeared under their rocks to get away

sizzling hot and, as a rule, most sane

from the heat, we’ve designed a Summer

people will spend the next six months in a

Road Tour for The Children of the Wind.

mall or on their couch in air-conditioned Bikers.

Bikers

are

people, drink our beer and have a good time. We’re offering up specials to help you save money – while spending money; good causes to help you add to your lifetime-karma points ; and clues, riddles and scavenger hunts to introduce you

comfort in front of their Big Screen.

Not

cool reasons to ride our roads, meet our

to things you never knew you wanted to

always

know about us...and now you will.

breaking the rules.

Area Walking Maps Pages 15-18

We initially called the tour the Five and

Few things in life will keep one from

Dime which was a nod to our incredible

riding. They’re like those mail carriers

array of cheap thrills and lo-cost fun

who brag: Neither snow nor rain nor heat

throughout this region. It also tied in with

nor gloom of night stay us from the swift

our feature on Woolworths. (One of those

completion of our appointed rounds”

things you’ll want to pay attention to

Bikers? They have a different motto.

because it is the answer to a clue.)

“Whatever it is, it’s better in the wind.”

So, this summer, long after the

We call it the Five and Dive and we

last of the winter visitors have left for

hope to heat things up (economically)

cooler climes, and even lizards have

this summer while offering you some

But then one of our friends suggested the

Five

and

Dive,

over

beers

at

Summer Zen, Continued on page 10

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum: For those of you that are lucky enough to live in Globe, Miami, Kearny,

events, but with the construction of the Benson Outback Bridge across Silver

The Secret Garden

By Kim Stone

Winkelman, Gold Canyon, or Apache Junction, Boyce Thompson Arboretum

and plant exhibits. This is the

is a mere 30 – 40 minute drive from

spectacular geologic location

your front door. As close as it is, there

where

is a strong likelihood that some of you

investor Colonel William

haven’t visited the Arboretum since

Boyce Thompson was

you were kids, or if so, not since the

perceptive

first term of the Reagan administration.

to create “the most

It’s understandable: How can a world-

beautiful

class destination like Boyce Thompson

multimillionaire

enough garden

shrubs,

Suspension Bridge over Queen Creek, the only chance of getting wet is from the rain above, not the water below. The

broadest, and most mature trees,

King Wash and the 130 feet long Berber

and

completely redesigned in the early 1990’s

were

and now includes eight defined plant

the

communities from the arid outback

1920’s, 30’s and 40’s and

with authentically replicated Aussie

they continue to have

buildings, an Aboriginal ceremonial

a dominant presence

area, and an ethno-botanical garden.

other

cacti

eight-acre Australian Desert Exhibit was

succulents

planted

during

the

New this year is the completion of

of its kind in the

many exhibits at the

Papuana Pass and the Bottle Tree Grove.

Arboretum be reached in the time it

world”

90

Arboretum. But in

Easily seen from the highway is a

takes to bake a tuna casserole, and yet

years ago. The 323

the last 25 years, a

thatched-roof, shade structure known

stack up to more distant attractions that

acres

true resurgence and

as a “quincho.” It’s constructed from

require more time, gasoline, and traffic

and

refocus of purpose

materials imported from Argentina and

to get to?

contain over 12,000

has taken place, and

is thought to be the only one of its kind

plants

across

if it’s been a while

in the U.S. It forms the entrance to the

loading up the kids and the dogs (yes,

the arid land regions

since you’ve visited,

newly enhanced South American Desert

you can bring the dogs) and making

of the planet, with

now’s the time to

Exhibit where more than a dozen, large

the short trip to Boyce Thompson

the largest collections

find out what you’re

Argentine saguaros and other large

Arboretum at the base of Picket Post

from

Mountain, where Queen Creek and Silver

America, and the Sonoran

King Wash converge, and where 100

and Chihuahuan Deserts of

feet tall volcanic cliffs rise above three

North America.

It’s a question best answered by

miles of trails and 40 unique gardens

nearly of

gardens

natural from

areas

Australia,

South

Most of the of the tallest,

throughout

missing.

Crossing

cacti were planted last summer. These Queen

fetching, columnar cacti contribute

Creek or Silver King Wash

their bulk and character to the other 700

used to be challenging or impossible during heavy rain

Boyce Arboretum, Continued on page 30

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The Merritt’s of Youth I met her husband first, in the summer of 1964.

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By Darin Lowery

front door and smiled.

We had just moved into a new subdivision – ‘Portrait

“I guess it’s just us now, Kiddo.” She motioned me to

Park’ – and it promised clean suburban living, far from

follow her into the kitchen, where she poured a bottle

the more interesting grime and crime of the City.

of Coca-Cola (forbidden in our house) into a glass

He was very tall and so slim he looked, to this nine

and toasted me. “You are now officially the Man in My

year old, as though he could turn and vanish. The

Life. Drink up!” She looked me up and down. “I’d pour

sunlight bounced from his shoulders and obscured his

something stronger, but you’re what- nine?”

face, the pale green snap brim hat a beacon to search

I nodded and asked, “Well, how old are you?”

for every evening at five-thirty. That was the time we’d

“Fifty-two.”

meet, as he passed my house. “Ready for our evening

“Is that old?”

constitutional?” he’d ask. I’d nod and fall into step

“Ancient. You’ll find out, someday.” She rinsed

beside him. He never felt a need to hold my hand,

the glasses and took me downstairs. “Honey, I

even when we crossed the street, and I appreciated

need some help, and I’ll pay you for your time. My

that. After that first early evening stroll, I expected a

husband was a collector. I guess I am too, but this

test at its conclusion, worried because we hadn’t yet

room is so packed, I can’t turn around in it.” After the

studied the Constitution in school. He laughed when

agreed upon sum of one dollar an hour, we opened

I told him that, and I didn’t know why.

boxes and sorted. It was a big job.

When he died in the spring of the following year

A box of postcards from the thirties, mostly from

I felt lost. The air had begun to warm and I missed

tropical locations, feathery palms and tight messages,

our neighborhood walks. It had been a time to count

stamps fluttering from age. Magazines from the War

on- something solid and true for me, a child who had

years, the ads noticeably sober due to rationing. He’d

parents with other concerns.

packed away penknives and matchbooks and old

Mrs. Merritt called my Mother one morning and

keys; hand painted neckties and something called

asked if she could spare me for an hour. Since Bob

‘suspenders’ (‘Kept his trousers up and his manhood

died, she needed help in the basement. When I walked the two blocks, alone now, she opened the

Darin Lowery, Continued on page 6

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‘known universe of the way things work’ and to accept something new. That’s why it’s a discovery.

This Spring as I was taking a webinar

The accident happens when we

on Social Media, and in one of the

let our routine lives actually be cracked

sessions the speaker suggested we

by one of these moments. We follow

check out the work of several bloggers.

the lead. We allow the possibility. And

At the time I was also beginning to pull

the result is like a fresh breeze in a

together this Summer issue and my

static room.

own time was limited. I had blown off

– Robert M. Pirsig

It’s that Aha Moment which makes

several other suggestions, choosing to

us smile...and often change course. Just

wait until after I got this paper to press to

ask Pete Page about that one.

leisurely follow up on all these suggested

The idea of following the back roads

side-roads of greater enlightenment.

of mainstream is tailor-made for those

And yet, this time I did. The first piece I read, while mildly interesting,

And that, my dear readers, was the

mentioned another blogger who was

serendipitous moment which changed

writing about rural tourism. It’s a

the course of this issue, and launched

subject which speaks to me, and so

the Five and Dive Summer Tour.

I went further down the rabbit hole.

Here’s the thing about serendipity

That’s when I discovered Joanne Steele

though, which means: “the making

and her piece about bikers and why they

of fortunate discoveries by accident.”

are a good match for those communities

Serendipity,

who live on the outer reaches of big

us to break out of our own agreed

cities and six-lane highways.

upon course. Our way of thinking. Our

by

definition,

requires

on two wheels. As Pirsig, and others have said of the journey, “you see things from a bike and experience life in a

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Our cars enclose us in a cocoon of comfort. Allowing us to program the temperature around us, and plug in our destination on a GPS. While life whizzes by at 70 mph on our way to get where we are going – we miss out on those serendipitous moments.

It is the exact opposite of experiencing

*A special note of thanks to Steve and Tracy Quick of The Huddle Sports Bar, and The Independent Riders who agreed to get up at 5am for a photoshoot, so I could have some images to use for this issue. Yes, five in the morning. Afterwards they invited me to ride out to Roosevelt Lakes Resort for breakfast.

It was my first Harley ride (and definitely not last) and another of those “moments.” Sitting on the back of Stan’s bike and feeling the wind, smelling the morning air, riding in the company of friends – I knew why 10 million Americans own bikes. And I thought to myself, how lucky I was to have happened upon this morning. I had almost written about something I’d never experienced. Now, I get it.

Serendipity strikes again.

the journey on a bike.

For when you are on a machine built

more

for

discovery

–

than

destination – anything can happen.

That is why this issue is dedicated to those on two-wheels.

See you this summer, in all the Cheers,

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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Darin Lowery, Continued from page 3 in, Honey.’). Snapshots

found leather luggage,

too, but not many – old

plastered

black and whites with

travel

scalloped corners. “You

snappy

can take anything you’d

ones), fur coats with big

like,

she

shoulders, and scores of

said, looking somewhat

vintage hats. The hats

stunned and a little tired.

were covered in veils and

“He’d want you to have

gemstones and a few

something of his.”

looked like they could

Sweetheart,”

with

1930’s

stickers

(the

European

shrieked.

dropped fifteen dollars.

hat?” I asked, thinking

“Omigod! These people

We loaded six boxes into

of

just

walked

her Chrysler.

the

house

“Can

I

the

have

his

snap-brim

in

the sunlight.

She

frowned.

“No,

fly.

She

out

of

and

I still have the ‘Top

left

everything!” It definitely

Hat’ sheet music.

not that. But anything

seemed

A

In 1990, in a fit of-

else, sure.”

bottle of milk still sat in

what would you call

I didn’t take anything.

the refrigerator, I know,

it, nostalgia? I dialed

Mrs. Merritt

because I checked.

Directory

called

the next day, slightly

that

way.

Mrs. Merritt pointed

Assistance.

There wasn’t a Merritt

a few things out. “That’s

listing

a Victrola, Hon. You see

neighborhood, but there

those old records? They

was a number for her

to come with me to

weigh

daughter further south.

an

She

music, but back in the

After

where

day… my folks used

and a long beep, I left

they sell dead people’s

to have parties. Back

a

stuff. This time we don’t

then, you cranked up

never returned.

know the guy. Loads

the turntable and then

Mrs. Merritt’s spirit

of fun. I’ll pick you up

rolled up the rug so you

rides shotgun with me

in twenty.” My Mom

could dance.”

whenever I visit the shops

breathless.

It

may’ve

been the Viceroys.

“Honey,

you

Estate

want

Sale?”

explained,

“It’s

a

ton.

Funny

in

our

the

old

recording

message.

It

was

but

We found boxes of

of Globe-Miami, and I

only

sheet music (“Oh! Fred

can hear her appreciative

things that ever came

Astaire

murmurs and see her

into our house were

Rogers!

brand new. A childhood

Hat!”) and fussy lamps

something

during the Depression

with lace shades. A giant

endearing- – a wacky

did that to her.

marble nude stood to

1940’s canister set with

the right of the curved

exploding floral designs,

staircase.

or a way-cool V8 Ford

looked

confused,

consented.

We an

The

pulled

up

immense

in

Lake

of

the

north

to

house

Forest,

one

It

was

and I

Ginger

loved

I

Top

giggled.

marked

‘Not

delight

when

hubcap

I

find

especially

with

original,

tony

suburbs

For Sale’. Mrs. Merritt

chipped turquoise paint.

of

Chicago.

sniffed, “It looks like a

I know she’d approve of

bad reproduction, but it

the twenty-eight vintage

a

probably cost a mint.” I

telephones (in twenty-

swimming pool in the

giggled again, because I

eight

back. It even had a porte-

didn’t understand what

on a low table in my

cochere and a butler’s

she meant. “Honey, this

living room.

pantry.

place is over the top. Let’s

Italianate,1920’s, tennis

nine

courts

with and

In one of the bedrooms,

we

opened a closet and

cash out and take off.”

Between

us

we’d

vintage

colors!)

She’d call it a ‘laugh riot’

and

a Viceroy.

light

up

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Keeping Watch

The views may be inspiring, but that is largely where the romance ends with the job.

As fire season approaches, the

– It’s A Job

seasonal job of a Fire Tower watcher begins in Arizona. Here in the state there are 102 towers scattered through the forests with seven

or electricity. Still, it is considered a

of them located on the Tonto.

live-in structure.

The pay is around $11 and

•S ignal Peak Tower built in 1934 is one Photo by Lu Dubois

hour and includes your ‘lodging’, which typically consists of a 14’ x 14’ utilitarian box, ringed by windows and sitting on top of a tower pedestal that ranges from 30’ to 75’

cave can be rocked by wind, lit up by

in the air.

The

birds

eye

view

from

these

towers is the stuff of poetry. But getting up close and personal with nature when it comes to thunder storms can also be just a tad unsettling.

In a ’95 interview the US National Park Service, Roy Lemons talked about the year he spent manning the Signal Hill Tower on the South Rim in 1937. Lemons describes a storm which came in with a vengeance, bringing with it lots of lightening. He had gone down to the bottom of the tower to wait out the storm, but knowing that the lightening was probably causing small fires he went back up to take a look.

What he saw changed his mind about lightening.

A big bolt struck close to the tower.

“It looked like the size of a highway”, he said,”Red and pulsating. It hit the ground.

Must have lasted just a second or two. It scared the daylights out of me. I stayed down there in my car till it was over.”

In his season of fire watching he saw ‘tremendous lighting storms on the North Rim” and echoed the sentiments of other Fire Tower operators before and after him when he said, “I never had any fear of lightening. But I do now.”

Most Fire Towers have a stool in them which sits on glass insulators. When the big lightening storms come in close, operators will sit or stand on that stool with their arms tucked in close to their body. It’s just another day on the job.

You might wonder why anyone would want to spend their life this way; living 30 ft or more in the air, where the bathroom is at the bottom of the tower and your bed is at the top. Where your little man/woman-

lightening and overall give one cause to question any previously held romantic notion of living a life of serenity in nature.

of the older units and also the highest sitting at an elevation of 5204. It offers only a utilitarian 7’ x 7’ observation deck and residents live in a small cabin at the base of the tower.

•M t. Ord Tower built in 1983 is the tallest on the forest at over 100’ in the air. And the newest. It too includes a 14’ x 14’ structure for resident spotters.

•D iamond

Point Tower,

built

in

Still, people sign on every year to take

1936 has the dubious distinction of

the job. One woman wrote, “I just wanted

attracting the most lightining hits,

to see if I could live with myself.” And

presumeably because of it’s proximity

the famous author/environmentalist,

to the Rim. Luckily there is a small

Edward Abbey once worked a season as

observation deck which prevents a live

a lookout in the 1950s where his journal

body from living in the tower.

entries became the basis for the classic, Desert Solitaire. “For the first time, I felt I was getting close to the West of my deepest imaginings, the place where the tangible and the mythic come together.”

So if you’re looking for a job this summer. Look up. You may just discover your future.

The seven towers located on the Tonto include: •H umbolt Tower, built in 1958. Sits atop

• Aztec Tower built in 1956 is 41’ high and has the distinction of getting the most visitors every year. Located near Workman Creek Falls, it is more easily accessible than many of the others. It too has a 14’ x 14’ living structure for a resident spotter.

•M cFadden Tower built in 1964 is the shortest tower on the forest at only 20’ high.

Humbolt Mountain at an elevation

•C olcord Tower built in 1960 sits near

of 7812. It includes a 14’ x 14’ living

Parallel Canyon and also contains a

structure – albeit no running water

livable 14’ x 14’ structure.

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The Road From England To Arizona - Pete’s Story Walk

through

the

doors

By Linda Gross

of

Livingston’s Appliance in downtown

Originally

from

Southhampton,

Globe and you’ll find the walls lined

England, Pete says he got his first bike

with new washers and dryers in the

in 1961. The country was still feeling

front. In the back, you’ll discover a shop

the effects of WWII – even then –

that can only be described as “managed

and more people rode bikes and

chaos” where a tall, lanky guy with

motorcycles with little side cars as he

strong hands and a quiet demeanor

was growing up than owned cars. When

is busy working his repair magic on a

he was 16 he worked a paper route to

variety of sewing machines, vacuum

make money for his first motorcycle.

cleaners, and washers. But, if you take

It was a 50 cc moped and although it’s

a closer look you’ll see a framed and

top speed was only 30 mph, it provided

fading portrait of a motorcyclist on a

his first taste of freedom which came

GSX-R Suzuki taking a corner low to the

with owning his own set of wheels. The

pavement, a calendar showing famous

racing would come later.

road races in Europe, motorcycle ‘kitch’

In a career which spans over 30 years, Pete has put more hours on a bike than most and covered two continents, 42 states and wore out just a few bikes.

and and enough dog eared photos of Suzukis, Hondas, Triumps, Harley’s and the like tacked up to the wall so as to dominate one whole section.

Pete Page, who owns Livingstons is known by most around here as the

Pete, and his new BMW in Orlando, just before heading out for a Cross-Country tour which included 42 states.

My friend hopped off the bike and threw down his helmet declaring, “I’m not racing with you anymore. You frighten me to death!”

So Pete got on the PA and announced

“enough.” For Pete, it was that day on the track when he and Jim were going hard at it, and another rider tried to pass them on the inside. The rider clipped them and the force knocked Jim off the back.

that #26 needed a jockey. Three guys

“But I didn’t know he got knocked

showed up and he picked a kid ten

off,” Pete says, “so I headed into the

years his junior. Although Jim had only

turn and there is no one holding the

jockeyed a couple times before this he

back wheel down...and over I went.”

was a quick study and the team was a

He flipped so hard, his helmut came

formidable competitor on the track.

off and his nose ended up on the right side of his face. It took a

He started racing side cars

surgical team to patch him up

“appliance guy., A few, it seems know

in 1975 when he was in his late

and he feels lucky to this day

him as ‘British Pete’, and fewer still -

twenties. These were stripped

that it was only his nose which

those who ride bikes themselves- know

down

took the brunt of what could

that before Pete focused all his attention

sidecars resembling a “perch”

on appliance repair as being a duly

more than an actual “side

That wreck marked the

respectable, steady form of income, he

car.” Using farmers fields

ending of one era and the

actually spent quite a bit of time racing

where the crops were being

motorcycles in England and touring

rotated and the fields left to

No more dirt tracks.

this country from the back of a BMW.

rest - both farmers and racers

The next bike he purchased

picked up a bit of cash by

was a Suzuki GSX-R.

motorcycles

with

have been much worse.

beginning of another.

turning these fields into race Pete Page

”That was the bike to

tracks. Entry fees were about

Pete, with Jim in the jockey position takes a turn on a dirt track in England.

$25 and winnings never exceeded $100. The bikes were raced by teams of riders. The “jockey’ balanced behind

They made it to the National

have, “ Pete says. “You could squeeze 150 on that bike,” he says. "Of course nowdays riders are doing 200.”

and then pop over and

In a tough sport where taking

“jockey” for me.” Pete

calculated chances at high speeds

He says the day he was cornering his Suzuki going about 140 in a race, and laying it down so low to the ground that everything was scraping pavement...and a kid passed him on the outside and turned to give him alittle wave of the hand as he sped past, Pete had to admit it might be time to retire from racin’.

said. “We were at this

define success, it is inevitable that

Pete, turns to point at the Calendar

wrecks will happen. But sometimes

behind his head which shows a vintage

the driver and would fling his body to the left and right – much like sailing – to keeping

the

rear tire on the track as the bike would take turns

the

turns

at

high speed.

“I

used

to

race

Championships one year, and while it took being good to get there, it took being very good to place. Pete says in the first race, they were sitting on the starting line with the National Champ on their left and the local Champ on their right. When the starter went off, the riders blasted off the starting line,

with a friend of mine

and within the first turn Pete said they

who would race solo,

were running fourth.

race had

one just

time

and

taken

practice run.

a

that wreck you walk away from makes you look at things differently - and say

British Pete, Continued on next page

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British Pete Continued

The two left for the states three months

later,

flying

into

Orlando

much about Jim’s eclectic passion for motorcycles

and

his

photographic

photograph of the famous Isle of Man

where they found two brand new

memory sticks in Pete’s mind. Jim took

race. “Back in those days,” he says, “it

BMWs awaiting their arrival. They did

them to his shop just down the street

was nothing to still be racing at 40 or

42 states in six months from Alaska to

from Pegs. Inside there was an array

45. Nowdays it’s sixteen year olds...and

Mexico and everything in between.

of “very unusual bikes, “a museum of sorts,” says Pete. Jim lived upstairs and

they’re winning!”

He goes on to explain the Isle

rented the back for a

of Man – consists of six 37 3/4

motorcycle shop. “He

mile loops. In 1958, a Scotsman,

had alot of knowledge

Bob McIntyre became the first

up

rider to ever lap the Mountain

“but Jim wasn’t as good

here,”

with

nearly 50 years to bump that

needed a guy who could

record up by 26 mph. Today’s

make all those unusual

record stands at 126 mph. Pete

bikes

can only smile.

was Pete.

birthday, Pete and his friend Allen decided to do a cross country tour of the US. For two British boys this was

The name meant “fast” and it described the bikes which Jim and Pete represented back in those days.

Pete describes Jim’s collection of bikes as “a bit of a museum.”

hands.

says

circuit at 100 mph. It would take

In 1992, just before his 50th

his

Pete

run.

And

He

that

So, the Great South American

Road

ended at Globe that

Trip

fateful day

when Jim offered Pete a job and his friend decided the Great Road Trip

venturing into alien – but awesome

In England you’d end up in the ocean if you rode more than 200 miles in any direction. The idea of

“It was great. People were friendly

would not be so great going solo, and

everywhere we went. They’d hear the

returned to England.

They had barely arrived back in

years without a contract or salary –

riding thousands of miles of blacktop

England with bikes in tow before they

or really any wage. “If we sold a bike,

and never running out of road was

started planning a second trip. They

we’d split it 50/50 Pete says. The

a strange kind of wonderful.

landscape.

accent, you know and want to talk.”.

Pete worked for Jim nearly three

Pete

had met another rider while on the

business was called Moto Veloce- Fast

wrote to fourteen BMW dealerships

first tour of the US, who talked about

Motorcycles, and they were known

and told them what they wanted to

his journey from Fairbanks Alaska to

for just that. In 1995, Jim passed

do. Only one wrote back, he said. A

Tierra del Fuego a small Argentinean

away unexpectedly and Pete found

dealership in Orlando Florida, said

province.

just

himself running the shop himself.

they had one such BMW on the floor

the ticket for their next big adventure

By then he was also doing all the

and would have to order the other one,

and within a year, they were landing

repairs for the appliance business

and would they send an international

back in Orlando for their “South

which the landlord operated in the

money order. No problem, Pete said.

American Trip.”

front of the building. Pete says he just

That

sounded

like

Heading west put them in the path

couldn’t do both, and decided the

of Globe, Arizona, where they pulled

appliance business was more reliable

over for a bite to eat at Peg’s Cafe –

than the bikes, and he closed out

now Joe’s Broadstreet Grill.

the business.

When they came out to get on their bikes, a note stuck to the windshield read, “If you’re a biker, come see me. – Jim “ They met up with a short, broad, who

Working on bikes at the back of the shop.

bushy rode

up

Today, he works on smaller, less complicated

machines;

washers,

dryers...sewing machines.

Yet, that quote from “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” which says, “ The test of the machine

bearded

man

is the satisfaction it gives you,” still

on

little

holds

this

sway

here. Whether

your’re

500 Honda to Peg’s. It was

talking

Jim Whitstruck, who had moved

Machines, when they are out of kilter –

to Globe several years earlier.

Pete can fix them.

about

Bikes

or

Washing

He had been staff photographer

As Pirsig says,“ There isn’t any

to President Truman and while

other test. If the machine produces

the exact details of how he

tranquility, it’s right. If it disturbs you,

went from that to living over

it’s wrong until either the machine or

a motorcycle shop in Globe,

your mind changes.” Pete is the Zen

Arizona may be lost to history,

master of machines.

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Easter Parade

Downtown Globe ~ April 3

Main Street hosts the Easter Parade again this year!

David Rodgers has his own take on the Easter Parade Little Miss Bigando and her dog took 1st Place.

Lerry Alderman accepts hs raffle rize from Levi Schaeffer during the fundraiser for Miami’s Hotstetler Pool held at the Bullion Plaza Museum. Thanks to generous donations ever since it was announced the pool might have to close- they are well on their way to opening this summer!

Paver Party

Molly with Alice Hueppelsheuser inside The White Porch. Alice is a poet, and a familiar face who puts us all to shame by walking everywhere she goes!

CopperSpike in Miami for a day

Kip Culver and Molly Cornwell, lead the Walk down Broad street to the tunes of Irving Berlin and the Easter Bunny

Spring 2010

Scott Stennerson and Globe’s mayor, Fernando Shipley did most of the custom saw cuts, along with Councilman Larry Lederman(not shown)

Helping to make the streetscaping grant monies go further, were more than 20 volunteers including City employees and local business owners who came out on weekends to lay pavers at the N end of Broad.

It had been 77 years since a train pulled into the old Southern Pacific Rail Station in Miami.

This Spring a collection of city, county, and local officials - and the Eastern Arizona Railroad, proved it could be done again. This historic event is hoped to be the first of many on-going efforts to bring the excursion rail line to Miami.

Linda Gross and Molly Cornwell

Steve Terrico, engineer for the Copper Spike and Susan Hansen of the Genesis Group

Delvan Hayward, with her mother’s old train book in hand.

Over 150 people rode the train.

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Brandon Parker has organized the Copper Crawl for 7 years. Seen here with daughter Ruby who took 3rd place in her age category, talking with Deb and Cheryl prior to the race.

The Globe Hotshots ran the Copper Crawl

Street Party for CVCA

Fred Leeder and Molly Fitspatrick, from Rhode Island, just happen to discover the festivities for Boomtown, while they were here visiting. Jumping in with both feet, they participated in the copper crawl and both got 2nd in their age categories.

Mike Scales times the Men’s drilling event for Clifford Jaramillo of Colorado Ed Gardea, Ortega’s Shoes with brother Freddie G., the drummer for the band

April 14, 2010

Bullion Plaza Open House

Tom Foster, Linda Gross, Rosemary Castenada prepare to photograph a collection of historic photographs owned by Bank of the West, for the Museum.

Matt Kannegaard of Ram Construction donated hundreds of hours to the project providing both equipment and labor.

Shown here with Kip Culver of Globe’s Historic Mainstreet, who knows all to well how valuable “volunteers” can be in getting things done.

The band Slightly Right played in Globe this Spring to help raise funds for the Center for the Arts.

Well known in the Valley for their “little bit rock, a little bit country-straight up music”

Fred Barcon and wife, Joannie were on hand during the open house to support.

Joe Sanchez and Linda Pearce greeted people. Seen here is Senator Ed Pastor’s desk which he donated to the museum.

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The debate on Immigration has raised the question of legal versus illegal immigrant. Ellie LaChapelle used to teach Citizenship classes and speaks from first hand experience when she says the test is neither easy or simple. Here are a few of the questions that must be answered correctly. See how you do!

1. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? 2. Who elects the President of the United States?

3. How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

4. What is the Congress?

5. How many representatives are there in Congress?

6. How many senators in Congress?

7. Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die?

8. How long a term does each senator serve?

9. How long a term does each representative serve?

10. Name the right guaranteed by the first amendment.

11. How many times may a Senator be re-elected?

12.How many times may a Congressman be re-elected?

13. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President.

Name one of these requirements.

14.Name the senators from Arizona.

15.Name the thirteen original states.

Answers: 1) England 2) The electoral college 3) 27 4) The Senate and the House of Representatives 5) 435 6) 100 7) Speaker of the House of Representatives 8) 6 years 9) 2 years 10) Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of the government 11) No limit 12) No limit 13) Must be a natural-born citizen of the United States; must be at lest 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years 14) Senator John McCain and Senator Jon Kyl 15) Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island and Maryland.

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To The Rescue!

The first faces to greet you as you walk into Past Times Antiques are rescue dogs – every one. Toby,

creates “throw-away” lives. If they could get one point across and have it stick, it would be this: If you have an animal get it fixed. Don’t add to the cruelty.

Laurie, who has seen everything in her ten years

and most of their personal time to take care of,

of dealing with this problem says, “...even those who

house and show the cats.

are feeding wild cats out of the kindness of their

Lucy and Benji were all rescued by Cheryl and Richard

The numbers tell the story. Since 2000, the Shelter

hearts don’t realize they are contributing to the cruelty

Brazell, just hours before they were to be put down.

has placed 400 dogs. A majority of the dogs that go

and slow death of the street.” Both Blue Mule and

The story repeats itself further down, where the owners

through the Shelter are not that lucky. Dogs which

the Society offer to loan out traps. “And a hungry cat

of the Drift Inn, already parents to two dogs – and

are brought in by their owners are euthanized almost

will go in one,” says Laurie.

adamant about not adding a third, found themselves

immediately. Dogs which are “found” and brought

with a little white fluff of a dog when the animal

in are kept for 3 days. It is simply a matter of not

control worker placed “Claraclause” in Lisa’s arms just

enough funding, staff or volunteers to do otherwise.

before Christmas last year and said, please take this one. It’s her last day.

The outlook for cats is significantly better thanks to Laurie and Jon who not only show the cats in their

Here in Globe-Miami, the animal shelter is located

art studio, but spend hundreds of hours socializing

up by the Old Cemetery. It was built by the Humane

wild, ferrel kittens, tending to wounds and diseases,

Society over 30 years ago and by some accounts

and personalizing their stories in a way that invites

might be considered one of the “most challenged”

good homes. To date, they have placed over 2,100 cats.

facilities in the state. It is small, hardly adequate

“Those are just the cats we track through the vet,”

for the volume of homeless dogs which find themselves

Laurie says, “but there have been hundreds of others

behind bars because a former owner found them

over the years which she has fostered putting the

inconvenient, or a good Samaritan found them

number closer to 3,000.

wandering the streets and brought them

“The animals we take in just need time and

in. the facility is tucked away from

visibility,” says Laurie. “Then we can do something

public view, making it less

with them. That is the challenge up there,” she says,

likely that animals are

indicating the dog shelter which sits up at the Old Cemetary. Out of sight. Out of mind. Most dogs don’t have a chance. Claraclause, Drifter, Benji, Toby and Lucy have been among the most fortunate.

This year, the local Humane Society is facing

A sign on the Blue Mule tries to stem the tide

several changes in the coming year, which could

If you need to get a cat off the street Laurie will do

bode well for the dogs. Maybe. The facility where the

what she can to help. Just remember – this is not her

Shelter is now standing is land which the City

“job.” She is just one woman fighting a tidal-wave

would like for the Cemetery. While, there are lots of

of mis-guided and blantant irresponsibility when it

moving parts to this equation, overall it might afford an opportunity to create a

comes to caring for these animals.

currently taking care of 40 cats at

better shelter, with more visibility

the moment.

in a new location.

There

In addition, after ten years

Laurie puts special touches on her animals bios to make them more adoptable. Here, she has awarded, “grandma” a ten year ol cat the purple ribbon award for being “Super friendly”.

is

the

ten-year-old

gray long-haired female which

of managing the reins of the

Laurie

group, Shannon Coons will

who was obviously someones

be stepping down. It’s a job

pet at one time (she was

with its share of burn-out

declawed). Found wondering

and still, she and her group have had several successes to

to be euthanized. Last year the Shelter euthanized

point to: the Gila Humane Society

nearly 15 dogs/cats a week. This year they are

helped the community spay

averaging 12 dogs/cats a month.

and neuter a few thousand dogs and cats with money

named

“Grandma”

on the street with most of

viewed by the public – and thus adopted- before having

The Society has been around since 1965. It began

She is

her teeth gone, Dr. Eubanks of Samaritin Vet Hospital (who has

Drifter and ClaraClause, on their super cool bed at Lisa & Eileens. Snatched from Disaster into the lap of luxury.

worked closely with the human society for years) went ahead of managed to pull the rest of her

to deteriorate in the 1990’s but was revived again in

from

local/corporate

bad teeth- leaving her with her canines. She eats just

June of 2000 when Shannon Coons took over as

donations. In 2004 they began helping those in the

fine, Laurie says, and has earned the blue ribbon

president. Although they began with a new Board

community that really couldn’t get their animals

award for “Super Friendly.”

and several volunteers at the time, over the last ten

fixed. And in 2007 they paid the Arizona Humane

years the lions share of the work has been done by

Society to bring their van up to spay 198 animals.

Elizabeth Williamson,

and

Shannon herself and local business owners, Laurie

If it sounds like all the Humane Society does is

Manzano and Jon Stahlnecker of the Blue Mule, who

focus on Neutering and Spaying, it might be because

volunteered their building, a lot of their own money

this is the leading cause of pet over population which

Then there is the little grey striped kitten which is the only one to survive out of a litter of wild kittens. His mother was caught in a trap and left in 90 degree heat Humane Society, Continued on next page

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and attitudes. Yet, it also has its rewards. It

before the owners brought her in

is found in the eyes and

to Laurie. “She was dehydrated

wagging tails of cats and

and I put her in the bathtub

dogs who have homes-

to cool her down and gave

and lives - because folks

her a solution-but it all

like

just ran out both ends.

Jon, Lisa, Eileen, Cheryl,

She died a few hours

Shannon,

Richard

and

Laurie, others

later. “ It was Laurie

cared enough to stand

who went up to

up for them.

trap the remaining kitten

and

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Humane Society was

him back to the

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pick him up, he purrs, his belly has a

for the 1st Annual Five and Dive Tour.

nice soft round feel and he is in good

Riders will be asked to contribute a $1

hands. Soon, he’ll be in a good home.

or more at each of the five locations

Asked how she ended up with

and all monies collected during the

all these cats and the keeper of their

12 week tour will go towards the

futures, she laughs. “ I told people when

needs of this organization.

Support Your Local Humane Society

I was young, I was going to end up with Marvin - a street dog who found a home with Sarah & Ken.

a Cat House. And here I am, living in an old Bordello, surrounded by cats!.”

As a well known artist in the area, reflect

both

a

social and environmental theme. Her artwork has been used to raise funds for the Humane Society and other local causes, though she has little time for painting these days.

She put a sign up several months ago because she was overwhelmed with the number of people who would just drop off bags, baskets and boxes of kittens and cats. There has been no “dumping” since she put up the sign.

The new president of the Humane Society, Cherly Brazell says one of her key projects will be to establish an outreach program to kids to teach them responsibility toward pets, and to show the the consequences of over-population – perhaps by even letting the older kids visit the shelter.

“We also want to see what could be done in stopping the practice of selling puppies in parking lots. Maybe this will slow down the backyard

Maggie, a drifter from Magdelna NM, now calls Pickle Barrel home.

Mother doesn’t want a dog Mother says they smell.

And never sit when you say ‘sit” Or even when you yell.

And when you come home late at night And there is ice and snow, You have to go back out because the dumb dog has to go.

Mother doesn’t want a dog.

Mother says they shed.

And always let the strangers in And bark at friends instead.

And do disgraceful things on rugs And track mud on the floor, And jump up on your bed at night And snore and snore and snore.

breeding. And ensuring that all dogs which leave the shelter are actually spayed and neutered. “ Anyone who has spent time working for or volunteering for the Humane Society know the demands of being at the front lines where a humane society meets up with inhumane treatment

Mother doesn’t want a dog.

She’s making a mistake.

Because more than a dog, I think, She will not want this snake. *This poem is part of my Mother’s copious collection of notes, poems, inspirations and writings from nearly 40 years as a teacher.

Our friends over at The Blue Mule Gallery have agreed to host a photo contest for rescue dogs. We’re calling it the, “Rescue Dog Days of Summer - A Wall of Fame for Those Who Cared .”

The display will showcase dogs who have been adopted by our participating merchants, as well as any local resident or visitor who would like to contribute a photo of their “rescue dog!”

It’ll cost you a $1 (donation) to enter your photo into the Wall of Fame, which you know goes towards a good cause, and your photos will help drive home the point that no dog should go homeless!

So please bring us your favorite photo and a short BIO of your rescue pooch! We’ll host a People’s Choice Award for the most endearing pooch and story, as well as a general raffle for all entries.

The final votes will be tallied at the end of the Tour on September 10th, and a raffle with cash prizes and gifts will be held at Blue Mule Gallery.

See the Gallery for more info.

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The bear was a mature adult, we could see right away. He was grubbing in the leaves under a big black walnut tree, too busy to hear us approach, I guess, because when we rounded the curve in the trail, there he was, about

GLOBEMIAMITIMES

Summer Hiking Can Be A Challenge

By Bob Zache

40 feet away, as startled to see us as we

we hopped back. I zoomed in with my camera, took one photo of it all coiled up and we back-tracked down to the rocky creek bottom and proceeded. We had lunch at the Tony Ranch, a little ramshackle cabin abandoned many years and now used as a camp spot

Trail all begin off the Pioneer Pass

along some snacks: peanut butter

by back packers and hikers. The trail

Whether a boar or sow, we never

road, Forest Service Road 112, which

and jelly sandwich, M&Ms, peanuts,

down Haunted Canyon has to leave the

determined; we assumed “he” because

is reached by driving to the end of

walnuts, pecans or almonds; trail mix,

creek bed to bypass the “Box,” a narrow

he was so big, maybe 150 pounds, with a

Ice House Canyon, off Jess Hayes

a banana, apple or orange. Sports

canyon with sheer rock sides; you

thick, glossy, black coat. He had fattened

Road just past the Globe Community

drinks are good – they will replace the

either hike around or swim through.

up during the summer and was still

Center. All the trails begin at about

electrolytes you’ll be sweating

feeding well.

4,500 feet elevation and end near the

out – but plain old water is

My son and I had been dropped off

top of the mountain at about 7,500

fine. Just be sure you have

water, so this hike is suitable

at the top of the Six Shooter Canyon

feet; so you progress from high desert

plenty of it – two quarts

for the heat of summer.

Trail near Ferndell Spring and were

chaparral with mesquite and cat claw,

for a long hike, ten miles

About three miles down,

hiking down, to be picked up a couple

through juniper, pinon pine, and on

or more.

we came to Pinto Creek and

of hours later, five miles down where

up through maple, sycamore, walnut,

the trail crosses the road up to Pioneer

oak, ponderosa pine and fir, spruce

that’s on the test we give

Pass; there’s an iron bridge there that

and aspen at the top. A wide variety

for the college hiking class; it’s

crosses Pinal Creek. The top mile of

of wildflowers – and hummingbirds –

multiple choice and relevant this time

trail used to be an old mine road but

are abundant all summer long at the

of year: What do you do if you see a

Though we saw no rattlers, we saw

it’s all washed out now and closed to

high elevations.

snake in the trail? (A) Scream and run

several bull snakes on the trail of another

Though you should be properly

the opposite direction. (B) Get a big

good hike recently – up Four Peaks

equipped and prepared for hiking

rock and kill it. (C) Find a long stick and

to the top of Brown’s Peak, the peak

We stared at each other, the bear

anytime during the year, hiking these

move it carefully off the trail. (D) Find

farthest north. El Oso Road, which takes

and us, for maybe five seconds, though

or any other trails during the summer

a stick and see if you can tease it into

off to the west up the mountain at the

it seemed longer. Then he turned to his

requires some special thought – think

curling up and posing for a photo. The

end of the Tonto Creek end of Roosevelt

right and trotted off through the pine

water. And don’t forget food. Fuel your

answer, of course, is (E) None of the

Lake, is well maintained. It twists and

trees to a low ridge about 50 yards away.

body for a hike starting the day before;

above. If it is a rattle snake, it probably

winds up the mountain to the crest of

There he stopped, turned around and

and just because you might be on a diet,

has already buzzed at you to get your

the ridge just north of the Four Peaks

sat up on his back legs with his nose in

stressing your body on a six or seven

attention. Stop, locate it, and move

then forks off south to the trailhead.

the air to sniff at us. We watched him

mile hike is not the time to count

away; then, just find a way around it

The first 2 1/2 miles are a pleasant hike

test the air for another 10 seconds and

calories. Eat a good breakfast and take

and continue on up the trail. If it’s not

up a well defined trail; the next quarter

he turned and went on down the other

a rattle snake, do the same thing: just

mile is steep, to the bottom of a narrow

side of the little ridge.

walk away and leave it alone.

chute where both hands are needed in

were to see him.

motorized vehicles. About half a mile down is where we saw the bear.

Now here’s a question

Other than that, there is plenty of shade and stretches of running

after hiking almost two miles down the road, came to our ride out, parked at the mine gate waiting for us.

Charles and I looked at each other

We’ve already seen several snakes

places to find hand holds to climb the

then, let out our breath and relaxed a

on our hikes this spring, most recently

rocks; it is an extremely tough hike.

little. We realized we had just had a very

right beside the trail hiking down

The peak is 7,657 feet elevation, so

rare encounter with a really impressive

Haunted Canyon. Five of us were

though it’s a tough hike, it’s still cool.

animal; hardly ever will you see a bear

ferried to the upper end of the canyon

It’s a temptation to leave your backpack

in the wild; they hear you coming, or

by friends on ATVs, down a really

at the saddle before starting up the

smell you, and will disappear long

rugged trail off Oak Flats and past

last half-mile, and that’s okay. Just be

before you ever get a chance to see

the limestone quarry. We found the

sure to take your water with you; it’s

them. Still, we watched behind us as

trail – sort of – all covered with trees

farther than it looks.

we continued on down the trail. Just

blown down this past winter and after

in case.

bushwhacking through all the brush

Born and raised in Miami, Robert J.

The Six Shooter Canyon Trail is

and across a little side canyon, found

Zache graduated from Miami High

still one of our favorite trails to hike.

the trail again, promptly lost it and

School in 1955. After spending time

And like so many other trails in the

made our way down a ridge to the creek

in the U.S. Army and the mines, he

Pinal Mountains and elsewhere in the

bottom that led to Haunted Canyon. A

graduated from ASU with a BA in

Tonto National Forest, you can hike

couple of miles above Tony Ranch the

Journalism, and went on to work for the

it year around, though deep snow at

unmistakable nerve jangling buzz of

Phoenix Gazette, Gila Pueblo College

the higher elevations can make them

a black rattler made us all jump. I had

and the Arizona Silver Belt. He retired

difficult in the winter. Six Shooter

just walked past it and the lady behind

from the Silver Belt several years ago,

Canyon Trail, Telephone Trail, Kellner

me was just coming up on it; about

and now writes a regular column

Canyon Trail and Icehouse Canyon

three feet from both of us it buzzed and

“Zache Talk” for the Nugget.

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Remembering Woolworth’s Frank Woolworth won a fortune, not by showing how little could be sold for so much but how much could be sold for little.”

– New York Times 1919 The year was 1997 and the retail giant, Woolworths, Master of the Five and Dime, the inspiration behind all the others who have come since; Wal Mart, Target, Home Depot, Costco, was closing its last store in the United States. It was located on Broad Street in Globe, Arizona and had been a fixture of the community since 1916.

Originally built as a grand two-story building worthy of it’s place as one of the captains of American capitalism the Globe store was reduced to one story when a fire broke out on the upper floor in 1935 and destroyed the second floor.

It was then that the Art Deco front was added with the distinctive tile work and architectural details of that era.

During the close-out sales, Kip Culver, the Main Street Director, purchased the iconic baskets which Woolworth used in all their stores. They were lightweight, rectangular tin “buckets” with a cloth handle and covered in cheery striped cloth.

Just the right size for narrow aisles and a plethora of small items.

You can find them now perched in a corner downstairs, where Molly Cornwell manages and owns The White Porch Gifts and Antiques. Here they once again are put to good use by shoppers.

Molly’s Shop is a fitting landing place for anything Woolworth-memorabilia related, considering her family history. Molly is the great-granddaughter of both F.W. Woolworth’s 5th President (paternal, paternal), and the West-coast district manager (paternal, maternal). Alfred L. Cornwell presided over the empire from 1946 to 1954, during which time Robert W. Weber presided over the fastest growing district stretching from the Rockies, West. Story handed down that these two hard-working men were fierce company adversaries, but were united (against all forbidding) in family, when their two only children fell in love and eloped.

These two were Molly’s grandparents hence the true-life love story and

Woolworth’s, Continued on next page

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Woolworth’s Continued

3. Everybody likes to make a good bargain. Let him. Small profits on an

both the inherited & collected F.W.

article will become big profits if you

Woolworth’s memorabilia.

sell enough of the articles.

The

real

life

story

of

Frank

Woolworth and the 118 year dynasty which he established is well researched and written about in the book, “ Remembering Woolworth’s” by Karen

This beam in the basement is the only remaining physical sign that Woolworths existed here.

temptation to careless buying.

thoughts of having a good time.

5. Supervise details, but don’t allow

miserably as a sales clerk, when asked

left was one written in 1890 leaving

clerk’s job.

by the store owner to do a window

everything

Jennie.

6. I prefer the boy from the farm to

display out of some new fabric which

Although he’d had a new will drawn

the college man. The college man

came in. Frank threw himself into the

up many years later, he never signed

project, scrubbing every bit of glass

it, and when he died, Jennie was

and wood until it shined and laying

incompetent. It would take years to

out a bright bolt of red fabric with gold

clear up the confusion.

ribbon and bobbins. The effect was so

The man had nearly $30 million

stunning, the store had record sales

in personal property, and owned

that day, and Woolworth discovered his

25% of Woolworth stock estimated at

true calling. Merchandising.

around 13 million. Not to mention he owned the iconic Woolworth Building out right. (The Woolworth Building had many firsts of it’s kind including: Yet, he did not appear to be a wealthy many when it came to family. His children – raised on a five and dime fortune- were neither frugal or good with money. They provided tabloids with a steady stream of juicy material about lavish lifestyles and messy divorces.

(Barbra Hutton – the woman who was called one of the richest women in the world- and one of the unhappiest- was part of the Woolworth dynasty).

It would be some of the original

From this humble beginning Frank Woolworth went on to build one of the most successful retail empires of it’s day. In England,where they were known as “Woolies” customers broke down in tears and staged protests when the stores began closing in the late ’80’s. The great empire had prospered through five wars, the Great Depression and social upheval at home and abroad. Frant Woolworth’s business acumen has been studied by the best in the business and in many

founders and Board members who would oversee the expansion of the Woolworth stores until the name “ was known all over the world.”

In an interview shortly before his death in 1919, a young reporter asked him to summarize the secret of his success. He came up with seven business tips which he had lived by. Nearly hundred years later they still resonate: 1. Of course you will be discouraged.

But keep on.

ways provided a blue print of how to

2. If you believe in an idea, give it a

conduct business today for the big box

chance. Some of my first stores failed

discount houses.

because I placed them in the wrong

Frank Woolworth died in 1919, just three years after the Globe store

part of town. There’s always a right location. Find it.

today. Many young men fail because No one ever built a business on

time of a high-prized organizer on a

wife

7. There are plenty of opportunities

and with cash. Large credit is a

opened. Turns out the only will he his

the business.

they are not willing to sacrifice.

a young store clerk who was failing

to

won’t begin at the bottom to learn

4. I believe in doing business by

them to absorb you. Don’t waste the

Plunkett Powell. She tells the story of

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Woolworth's built a reputation for delivering on customer service. In honor of FW Woolworth, we're taking a poll this summer to see how we're doing.

Please log on to gmtnewsnviews.com and search: Service 101.

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School is out, and your brain is on vacation, but can you match up these famous quotes with the authors?

(1-4) It’s not too late to enroll in summer school!

(5-9) You could be Governor of Alaska!

(10-13) You’d make a great Bartender!

(14-16) You are wise and gorgeous!

1: The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist. _______________________________ 2: What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. _____________________ 3: We are what we think . ________________

Oscar Wilde Russell Baker Voltaire Confuscious George Carlin Buddah Albert Einstein Epictetus Dr Seuss Mohammed William Blake Seneca Ben Franklin Epicurus Mark Twain Thoreau

4: God grant me the serenity to accept the things cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the diffference ____________________________ 5: Trust in God, but always tie your camel. ______________________________________ 6: Do not regard anything of value which can be taken away. _____________________ 7: A man is wealthy in proportion to the things he can do without. _______________ 8: If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. ______________________________________ 9: Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. ______________________________________ 10: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ______________________________________ 11. Everything that lives is Holy. _______________________________________ 12: It’s a troublesome world. All the people who are in it... are troubled with troubles almost every minute! _______________________________________ 13: Imagination is more important than knowledge. ___________________________ 14: Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did. ______________________________________ 15: Common sense is not so common. _______________________________________ 16: The old believe everything, the middleaged suspect everything, the young know everything. ___________________________

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FACEBOOK Pages, Workshops and Information You Can Find On...

Facebook for Business – A Workshop

like to eat fresh produce to find out

for business owners; taught by Linda

where they can get it in the local area. If

Gross, publisher of GMT and Brian

you fit in either of these categories, you

Deitch, Computer Networks

should check out the site.

July

10th

–

10am-Noon.

Gila

Community College, $60; Register online gmteconnect.com. *This is not a college-class. It is a workshop taught by a small business owners – for small business owners. *You must pre-register and pay for the class before July 1. Limit of 15 participants.

The group also plans to set up a physical location to sell produce on the 2nd Saturday of each month at Cedar Hill Bed & Breakfast. If you have produce to sell or trade, just let Linda know you’re coming (no charge

Facebook is an excellent format for

businesses

with

to

customers

communicate

about

products,

services, events and more. It engages your customers 24/7 and creates a

for booth, etc.) and what you’ll need (tables?) Otherwise drop by on Second Saturday between 8am-10am to see what’s available.

Email linda@cedarhillaz.com

or

conversation with them in a way that

call 928-425-4455. Cedar Hill Bed &

standard advertising and marketing

Breakfast, 175 E Cedar Globe, AZ 85501

does not accomplish. We will cover

Watch for more details on this to be

the basics of setting up a Facebook account

for

business,

posted on Facebook.

managing

security issues, keeping your privacy, while making your page personal.

We will show you how to post images and videos, and understand the use of posts, comments, and links and why these are critical to your audience.

For more information, contact Linda Gross 928-701-3320 Homegrown – A FACEBOOK

Five and Dive Summer Tour 2010 -

Farmers Market

FACEBOOK Page

A growing community online. This

We recently launched this site to

FACEBOOK page was started in May

coordinate the efforts of this Summer’s

by a local group who is interested in

BIKER

networking about all-things “green

FACEBOOK page offers up scavenger

and growing.”

clues

The group wants to

tour. The for

riders,

Five local

and lore

Dive and

build a community of growers who

merchant information, plus images

are interested in selling, bartering, or

and video of riders and events and

giving away locally grown produce.

tour information.

It’s also a good place for those who

Don’t miss out! Get online!

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Announcing a new full-featured Classifieds program we are launching this summer.

GlobeMiamiTimes has recently added Noah’s Classifieds, the leading online classifieds software, to their line-up on GMTeconnect.com. For the next six months all ads are FREE during the Beta test period, and we invite you to give it a spin and let us know what you think. It works on a “dibs” system right now.

See something you like? You can put a “Dibs” on it to give you time to contact the seller and work out the details. It relies heavily on e-mail, so you’ll need to have one - or create one - to work with this program. The Seller then manages their own account and can delete the listing if the “dibs” resulted in a sale. Find Gila County Classifieds online beginning June 18th at GMTeconnect.com. Happy Buying and Selling this Summer!

HARDWARE

REALTY

INSURANCE

RESTAURANTS

PHOTOGRAPHY

SERVICES

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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Boyce Arboretum, Continued from page 2 is thought to be the only one of its kind in the U.S. It forms the entrance to the newly enhanced South American Desert Exhibit where more than a dozen, large Argentine saguaros and other large cacti were planted last summer. These fetching, columnar cacti contribute their bulk and character to the other 700 South American plants added to this exhibit since 1993.

Even though Boyce Thompson Arboretum has created exhibits from eight of the world’s deserts, it also has a number of specialty gardens that feature plants more related to each other than to a particular region of the world. It’s the Arboretum version of plant nepotism and one example is the Taylor Desert Legume Garden, where plants in the bean family are grown and arranged according to their importance as food, fodder, industry, medicine and ornamentals. Other gardens include the collection of fragrant, old garden roses in the Heritage Rose Garden and the historic masses of golden barrels and other succulents in the two acre Cactus and Succulent Garden.

The Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden (known affectionately as the Hum-But) and the Wing Memorial Herb Garden are two slightly different specialty gardens because they are designed with plants combined by their usefulness rather than their genetics. The newest garden of this type is the Children’s Garden where kids can become a sundial, experience a living rainbow, find their way through a bamboo maze, and even make a frog croak.

With an invaluable membership program, frequent photography and horticulture classes, weekend bird, reptile, butterfly, tree, and geology walks, festivals that celebrate plants, music and culture, year-round plant sales, and a “top-shelf” bookstore, Boyce Thompson Arboretum has evolved to become a world-class botanical garden. It’s still the same pretty place to picnic, and it’s still just as close as it always was, but now – today – it is so much more.

ANSWERS TO QUOTES ON PAGE 26

1: Russell Baker 2: Confuscious 3: Buddah 4: Epictetus 5: Mohammed 6: Seneca 7: Epicurus 8: Thoreau 9: Twain 10: Benjamin Frankin 11: William Blake 12: Dr. Seuss 13: Albert Einstein 14: George Carlin 15: Voltaire 16: Oscar Wilde

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Harley Davidson, Continued from page 1

Harleys would place a real pig on the back of their bike and take a victory lap after every win. They won

Beverly

so consistently, the hog became

synonymous

with Harley.

With over 10 million motorcycle

owners,

it is safe to say, not everyone

owns

a

She learned in ’74 on an X90 Lightweight so

Harley. Something which is a mysterious

she would have some credibility with buyers

phenomenon to those who do. Yet, according

who came in to talk bikes when she’d be the

to webBikeWorld, sales of Street Bikes far

only one in the shop. Back then both buyers

exceed the other categories of Dual Sport,

and sellers were mostly men. Women who rode

Off Road and Scooters by a margin of 40 80%.

were often considered ‘rough.’ Beverly was

And it is this market where Harleys excel:

an anomaly. She was neither male nor ‘rough.’

heavyweight street bikes built for comfort on

She just made it her business to know her

the road.

It’s that love of the road combined

customers and know her bikes, a trait which

with a powerful machine and newly designed

remains at the heart of her success.

comfort of the ride which translates into more folks discovering the joy of the road.

In April of this year, Joanne Steel who writes a blog ruraltourismmarketing.com posted an excellent piece on Bikers and Rural Tourism. She says communities – especially rural communities – are missing a great opportunity if they are not marketing to today’s Biker.

She goes on to say, “today’s bikers are passionate about their bikes and the Stan and Bones

open road. They are also generally middle-to-upper class folks who love the

Harley-Davidson itself is quite the success

challenge of scenic, un-crowded back roads

story both for the bikes it has produced over

and take very good care of their bikes. They are

the years and its avid customers who make up

community spirited people and drop money

a culture unto itself. Started in 1903, the

into rural communities where they often spend

Company has survived the economic and

a night, hang out at bars and restaurants and

social upheavals of five wars, and the Great

– in general raise the economic bar for rural

Depression. In fact it was one of just two

communities and back road businesses.“

major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression. In 1973 when

Sounds like old fashioned Good Business.

Good Times.

Beverly opened the first dealership, there were only three models: the Sportster, Super Glide, Electra Glide and the Lightweights. Today there are nearly forty models and a multi-million dollar industry in accessories and add-ons. The company generates 5% of their revenue just by licensing the logo.

The name HOG, commonly associated with Harleys, came from the early 1900’s when a group of farm boys who raced

Steve and Tracy

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