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CIRCLE TRACK RACING By Autumn Giles
“I take it you’re not from around here,” Patsy Fodera asks me with a smile because she knows I needed directions. “Everyone from here knows where the track was.” “The track,” is the Globe-Miami Speedway, built in the midfifties by her husband Louis Fodera’s father on the family’s property in Wheatfields. By all accounts, the track was a cultural and social institution in the Globe-Miami area until it closed in 1994. Dennis Gates, 65, who began racing in 1967 and still races at every chance he gets says, “That’s what you did on Saturday night. You went to the races. It kept you out of the bars and from partying in the Pinals.” Gates’ father Franklin helped build the Globe-Miami Speedway and later raced there as well. “We had people from everywhere. It was packed,” said Louis Fodera. “I think what your readers will remember most are Pat’s hamburgers,” says Fodera of his wife’s famous burgers, which she served up on race nights from the concession stand along with their
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1989 view of the track. Photos courtesy of the Foderas
daughters Valerie, Vicki, and Vonda. Louis Fodera recalls people from the neighborhood who weren’t even staying for the races, coming by for burgers on Saturday nights. “People would skip supper to come out and eat her hamburgers,” Fodera remembers. “It was something for the family to do,” said Wayne Wampole,
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A Mescal Called Tequila
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It all starts from a succulent plant known as the agave By Kim Stone of Boyce Arboretum
During my college drinking years in the mid-1970s, Jimmy Buffet led me and many others down a dark path with gradelowering favorites like “God’s Own Drunk” and the anthem, “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and…” By the time he released his smash hit song “Margaritaville” in 1977, I had dropped out of school and was living with my parents. I eventually graduated, and though my mom and dad still harbor some ill will towards Mr. Buffet, there is no question that he helped raise the margarita–and its main ingredient, tequila – to superstar status in the U.S. But where, exactly, does tequila come from?
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Story and Photos By Andrea Justice
It’s Saturday night! The moon is above and the streetlights are glowing in downtown Globe. From a distance, local walkers can hear a song. A young voice takes the mic at Farleys Pub for the first time and pours his heart out for a small crowd of music lovers. More musicians line up at the door waiting patiently to sing an original song or a classic cover they spent hours learning the night before. It’s open mic night and everyone is welcome. For those that perform it’s more than a chord, a note, or a lyric, it’s a true form of expression. It’s local music practiced in basements, garages, on back porches and living rooms. It’s played with the radio until committed to memory then revealed for family and friends. It’s real music in its’ rawest form; honest and powerful.
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Teachers of Color Daisy Moore & Marietta Bryant : A lesson in Integration and Integrity Dunbar School in Globe, named after the renowned African American poet, Paul In 1946, when Daisy Moore and Lawrence Dunbar, and Thomas Jefferson Marietta Bryant were hired to teach School in Miami. In 1951 a statute was African-American children in Globe and passed in the Arizona Legislature allowing Miami, they didn’t know that they would desegregation of African Americans from be fired just a few years later after Arizona “White” Americans giving Globe-Miami retracted the law requiring children from school districts an opportunity to close “African ancestry” to be segregated from both schools, and save the school districts “White” children in kindergarten money by downsizing. There were not through eight grade. They also many African-American students didn’t know their struggle in the area so integrating to continue teaching in them into the general public integrated schools would schools of the community lead to their induction was not a problem. At the into the Arizona same time the African Women’s Hall of Fame American teachers, Daisy more than sixty years Moore and Marietta later. Unfortunately, as Bryant, both qualified with so many important teachers, were fired from historic promoters of the school system, the change, recognition of their school boards preferring not contribution came only to integrate them into other Daisy Moore; photo after their death. schools. courtesy of Arizona Women's Hall of Fame Segregation of “Blacks” Defending the dismissals from “Whites” had been a law in Arizona as a circumstance of practicality and since 1909. Globe-Miami School District budgeting, the superintendents of Globe had two small African American schools: and Miami schools, as well as their school By Libby Rooney
Class photo with Daisy Moore and Peggy Oersted (4th from the left, second row down).
board, did not want African-Americans teaching White children. Moore and Bryant, supported by the teachers union (Arizona Education Association), hired a local attorney, Bob McGhee, to represent them in a lawsuit filed against the GlobeMiami school districts defending their right for employment based on their credentials and tenure rather than race. Refusing to become victims of a system that failed to recognize their worth as educators and human beings and paving the way for Martin Luther King Jr, Daisy Moore and Marietta Bryant bravely dared
to stand up for their civil rights. The Arizona Superior Court ruled in favor of the teachers but Globe Superintendent Robert Taylor and Miami Superintendent Ivan Hostetler, determined to keep Moore and Bryant out of the schools, filed an appeal. Again, the court ruled in favor of the teachers. After one year of unemployment the two teachers recovered costs for a year’s lost wages and were reinstated into the newly integrated schools. Daisy Moore taught Teachers of Color, Continued on page 5
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Publisher Linda Gross Creative Director Jenifer Lee
It’s July and another fire season is in full swing. In the summer issue of 2011 we featured a story on the Picket Fire outside of Superior which occurred in May of that year, threatening one of the most unique gardens in Arizona – Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Thanks to those fighting the fire on the ground and in the air, the fire was stopped just thirty feet from taking out some of the arboretums oldest trees and perhaps the arboretum itself. And this year there have already been several fires, including the Kearny River Fire in June, which threatened the town and required the evacuation of 300 people. It took ten days and burned over fourteen hundred acres before being contained. While high tech gear and aerial support play important roles in fighting fires, it is Hotshot crews who are on the front lines of all firefighting efforts. So we want to take a minute to give a shout out to the San Carlos Geronimo Hotshots and the *Globe Hotshot crews for all that they do to serve and protect. Stay well this summer – and know you are appreciated for the work you do by the many you may never meet.
As for our stories this summer, we bring you two features on Globe’s history rooted in the 50’s. Circle Track Racing, by Autumn Giles, explains both the beginnings and the tradition of the Globe Miami Speedway. The track left a legacy of racing in this area which can still be seen today (pp.1). Our second story, by Libby Rooney, showcases two black teachers who stood up against racism with the simple goal of being able to continue to teach. Marietta Bryan and Daisy Moore would eventually force the local school district to do the right thing. They too left a legacy; one of courage and kindness under fire (pp.3). If it’s entertainment you’re after this summer then you’ll want to check out the feature on local bands where Andrea Justices’ piece on local bands takes you inside to meet the members and musical talent of the hot new bands on the local scene; Low Expectation and Howlin Booty (pp.1).
Next up is a behind-the-scenes look at preparing for another summer youth production, this time featuring Peter Pan and the Lost Boys (pp.12). Performances will take place beginning July 10th and run through July 18th. Tickets can be purchased through the Center for the Arts. And finally, you don’t want to miss out on the rockin’ festivities planned for Superior’s 4th Annual Prickly Pear Festival on August 22nd. (pp.32). The festival which features a “Cactus Lounge”, Edible Desert Dinner and live entertainment is gaining ground each year as one of the highlights of the summer season. Our feature on festival vendor, Cheri Romanoski of Cheris’ Desert Harvest out of Tucson shows you just what can be done with this amazing fruit. As we were compiling stories for summer edition, a local issue involving a proposed multi-use development project was working its’ way through city hall. As the first large-scale development proposed in Globe for decades, it has topped the charts of public discussion; and while some see opportunity and growth, others see competition and change. We explore the roots of the project and what it could mean for the future (pp. 34). Best Regards,
Linda *GMT Writer, Jenn Walker, signed onto the Globe Hotshots and is one of the many in the field fighting fires this summer.
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SUMMER 2015 connecting with each and every one, she smiled. “There’s your shine,” she said, “You can go on stage now.” third and fourth grade at Noftsger After the performance, back in the Hill School until she retired in classroom, one of her students 1975 and Marietta Bryant taught raised his hand and asked nervously, penmanship at the Bullion Plaza “Did we shine, Mrs. Moore?” “You School until 1961. Despite local most certainly did,” she said, “I have controversy, the two women proved not had a prouder day.” themselves as excellent teachers in In the late 1950’s, Jay Phillips integrated schools and earned the attended Bullion Plaza School. respect of parents, both black and He remembers his penmanship white, and fellow educators. teacher, Marietta Bryant, as having It’s interesting to note that a quiet disposition, high standards segregation of Mexican Americans in the classroom, and an impeccable and Native Americans was dresser. He admits that as a boy also in practice throughout the he was known as somewhat of a Southwest, but not a requirement trouble maker and got paddled of law. Segregation of Mexican and Marietta Bryant; photo courtesy of artist Debra more than once during his time at Native American children was the Jones and Arizona Women's Hall of Fame Bullion Plaza. One day after recess, decision of school administrators, acting on a dare, he gave Mrs. Bryant a swat influenced by the racial prejudice of that time, using on her backside. The soft-spoken, patient, the rationale of language barriers, being foreigners, and and good-natured teacher reacted much perceived levels of learning ability. Bullion Plaza School in differently than he expected. “You will never Miami, built in 1923, was created as a vocational training do that again,” she fumed and sent him school for Mexican and Native American children. Some Mexican American children were allowed to attend Inspiration Addition School, but only if they looked white, spoke English very well and their parents pressured the school board enough. The social boundaries were clear to all, if not talked about publicly. Around 1950 Arizona courts passed decisions requiring local school districts to stop this practice of segregation. Although closely related in time and social awareness to the law for segregation of African-American children, it was a separate issue. Marietta Bryant and Daisy Moore were friends before coming to this area. They met as students studying to be teachers at what is now known as Langston University in Oklahoma. They moved to Globe and Miami with their husbands in the 1940’s. Peggy Foerster was in Mrs. Moore’s third grade class at Noftsger Hill School in 1970. She remembers playing softball at recess with Mrs. Moore on the pitcher’s mound, and the fourth grade teacher Mrs. Beynon as catcher. “They didn’t give us kids any break at all,” says Foerster recalling Mrs. Moore’s pitching arm. In those days teachers were involved with the students, in the classroom and then on the playground with the kids at recess. They didn’t go to the teachers lounge to relax. The children learned more than reading, writing and math, “They taught us about life,” Foerster says. Before the annual Christmas play, performed before the school and parents, Daisy Moore stood before her thirty excited third graders. Report card with “This is your turn to shine or this is Daisy’s signature and your turn to look like an imbecile,” parents signature Foerster quotes her teacher as if Mrs. Moore was in the room. The moment came for them to go on stage, Mrs. DaisyMoore was honored at a reception for Moore quieted her flock. “Look at me,” she said. She then her retirement. Shown here with Elwood Miller, Superintendent of Globe Public Schools. proceeded to look each child in the eye, and after visually Teachers of Color, Continued from page 3
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to the principal’s office where he received the paddle. A lesson in respect that he has not forgotten. He has also not forgotten the importance of good penmanship. Years later as a young man, handing in a work application, the interviewer commented on his exceptional penmanship. “Where did you learn to write so beautifully?” "In elementary school from Mrs. Bryant, of course." Phillips speaks fondly of Mrs. Bryant and is proud of his perfect penmanship. Despite his reputation as a problematic student, Jay Phillips went on to become a high school teacher. Daisy Moore and Marietta Bryant knew that teachers change lives and they wanted to teach. They were also African-Americans in a predominantly white community. They were just two elementary school teachers who bravely refused to be denied the opportunity and privilege of teaching. Thank you Mrs. Moore, and thank you Mrs. Bryant, for the children you touched and the impact you made on the civil rights of Arizona. - Libby Rooney
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In Harms Way: Nuclear Testing Local Law Firm Serves
By Autumn Giles
JoNell Brantley Thomas remembers going out into the yard as a kid to watch the sky during nuclear testing. She likens it to something like the northern lights and recalls her mother being upset that it was happening. Now, years later, alongside Globe attorney Tom Thompson at the Globe law firm Thompson, Montgomery, and DeRose, Brantley Thomas has worked to distribute over 88 million dollars to residents of Gila County and their families who may have been sickened by that same testing. RECA (Radiation Exposure Compensation Act), according to the Department of Justice, “presents an apology and monetary compensation to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other serious diseases following their exposure to radiation released during the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests or following their occupational exposure to radiation while employed in the uranium industry during the Cold War arsenal build-up.” The majority of the claims that Thompson and Brantley Thomas have won for Gila County residents are “downwinders” claims, for those who lived downwind of the Nevada test site and contracted one of twenty-seven qualifying medical conditions, mostly cancers. Successful downwinders claims award $50,000. The other two types of claims covered under RECA are for Uranium miners, millers, and ore transporters and “onsite participants” at atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. Often, onsite participants were military personnel working on or near test sites. Thompson and Brantley Thomas got started working with these sort of claims in March 2001 after being approached by a judge to help out. “When we started, we were some of the only ones doing it” in the country, she explains. The job has gotten
easier the longer they’ve done it, as they’ve accumulated necessary documents for proving residency in Gila County during the required years. For a downwinders claim, those dates are a period of at least 2 years (cumulatively or consecutively) between January 21, 1951 and October 31, 1958 or the entire period beginning on June 30, 1962 and ending on July 31, 1962.
of anything they win for their clients. She
Just a few of the many old telephone directories that Thompson, Brantley Thomas, and Brantley have collected over the course of filing Downwinders claims for residents of Gila County and their families. The directories pictured are from 61-62.
An atomic explosion at the Nevada Test Site: The first test began on January 27th, 1952. Photo by Archive of the National Nuclear Security Administration
weary of misinformation circulated via word-of-mouth. Although there are some simple cases, “it can be extremely complicated,” she says. Often, when people try to submit the claims themselves, they can hurt their case by providing too much information or spend unnecessary time and money on documents that aren’t needed. She also urges that just because one person was told they didn’t qualify for a claim doesn’t mean their neighbor, for example, wouldn’t qualify. After doing so many of these cases over the years, they’ve developed a good working relationship with the DOJ. Brantley Thomas remembers one point at which the DOJ expressed utter disbelief at the number of successful claims coming out of their office and came to visit Gila County to see it for themselves. She also credits their good relationship
Jo Nell Brantley Thomas takes down an old telephone directory in the Thompson, Montgomery, and DeRose office in Globe. The telephone directories are used to help prove presence for the firm's work on Downwinders claims.
Thompson explains that they’ve collected every phone book in the Globe-Miami area from the years 1946 through 1965. Still, according to Brantley Thomas, there are “some very difficult cases.” Brantley Thomas is quick to dispel misinformation and rumors about the claims themselves and those that work on them. First and foremost, it is mandated by RECA that any law firms working on these types of cases can only collect 2%
explains that there is a Florida company advertising in Gila County that charges 10%, writing off the extra 8% as a donation to “cancer awareness.” She also points out that there’s no litigation involved in filing the claims, which means no judge. The claims are settled via an administrative process. Brantley Thomas also urges folks to be
with doctors and hospitals in the area with making it possible for them to help so many people. “There are many, many kind people in this area who go above and beyond,” says Brantley Thomas, “like the school districts and custodian of records for Gila General Hospital.” People find out Downwinder, Continued on page 7
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what they’re doing and find ways to help them. “It spreads,” she says, adding that so often the people they’ve helped with claims become advocates for others. Brantley Thomas and Thompson share that sometimes there are unintended
were never married. Coming together to file a claim has also helped renew communication in some families, explains Brantley Thomas. “Most of the time, it’s good” for families, she says. Dealing with death and sickness is inherent in the nature of their work. “Sometimes, we get down to within days,”
Photo by Archive of the National Nuclear Security Administration
outcomes for families that they work with to file claims. “We find things out,” says Thompson with a laugh. For example, they’ll uncover a birth certificate and find out that a person is a year older than they thought they were or that their parents
says Thompson of terminally ill clients who are waiting on claims so that they can decide what to do with the money before they die. “It’s kind of a weird thing,” says Brantley Thomas. “You can tell that they’re wanting to do something with that
money to help someone else,” so they stay alive longer, it seems. “It happens a lot,” she says. There are plenty of bright spots in their work too. Brantley Thomas recalls people coming in to get their checks and bringing their whole family to take a picture because they couldn’t believe it’s actually happening. She also notes the difference it can make for older clients, who are able to send their grandchildren to college. “It’s pretty neat,” says Thompson. It’s clear from talking to them that their work is nowhere near done, although the DOJ has said that the program will terminate in July 2022. “Please, if you have any questions, just pick up the phone and call,” Brantley Thomas says. She stresses that they don’t charge for phone calls. They will give folks the information and let them decide if they want to work with them to file the claim. “We really are genuinely trying to help people,” she says, acknowledging that many people have reservations about working with lawyers. Thompson adds that “what’s beautiful about the money is that there’s no federal or state tax taken out and it doesn’t affect any federal or state programs that folks are on.” “It’s hard to describe how much more money people could get in this area,” says Thompson. Thompson, Montgomery & DeRose is located at 102 North Broad Street in Globe. and can be reached at 928-425-8111.
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The of By Autumn Giles
I recently had the opportunity to work on a book about preserving and eating locally and seasonally. The reality of book deadlines is that they don’t care whether the farmer’s market is open and I was writing about capturing perfect summer peaches in the middle of winter, scouring the grocery store for whatever I could find. The reality of preserving – canning, pickling, fermenting, drying, infusing, and freezing – is much more practical and its practicality is one of the things I really love about it. In one week in June, I got calls from friends around town who had plums,
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apricots, and figs that were ripening faster than they could come pick them. Did I want to come get some? Absolutely. Although canning – making jam and pickles – might be the most widely known method of food preservation, it is by no means the only one. For the average home cook, having just a few simple, perhaps lesser-known, preserving skills in your toolbelt can mean making the most of backyard fruit, our local farmer’s market, or an especially productive tomato plant. Infusing: Infusing is a method for extracting flavor into a liquid usually using water, alcohol, or vinegar. If you’ve put a sprig of fresh mint in your iced tea or water, you’ve infused! I consider infusion to be the most low effort, high payoff methods of preservation. Infuse rosemary and other fresh herbs in regular household apple cider vinegar and strain them out once you’re happy with the taste. You can use the resulting vinegar to dress salads and flavor your everyday cooking wherever you’d use vinegar. The same goes for fruits (like raspberries). There’s no need to be too exacting about the amounts, just use what you have. When I picked a ton of apricots recently, the first thing I did with them was infuse them in whiskey. Infusing fruit in alcohol, with added sugar or not, is a fast and easy way to make use of a large quantity of fruit. You can vary the type of fruit and type of distilled alcohol (at least 80 proof) – strawberries & vodka, plums & gin, apricots and vodka, crabapples & whiskey, cherries & whiskey – are all combinations that I’ve used with success. Use the basic formula of filling a quart jar about half full of fruit (more won’t hurt, but it means less space for liquid), fill it the rest of the way with alcohol, and infuse
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for one week. Strain out the fruit and add sugar to the infused alcohol to taste or not at all. No need to heat the mixture to dissolve the sugar, just give it a good shake. Drying: With or without a dehydrator, drying is a great option for preserving food. Halve cherry or other small to medium tomatoes and dry them in a 250 degree oven on a parchment-lined baking sheet until they’re no longer wet to the touch, likely 4 hours or more. Typically, I freeze these for long term storage because they have a bit more moisture than commercial sun-dried tomatoes. I chop them up and add them to hashbrowns or slow-cooked meats like pot roast for concentrated tomato flavor. I make the most of things like beets when I buy them at the farmer’s market by preparing the beets as usual, then drying the greens and grinding them into a powder using a blender or food processor. The powder can be utilized in smoothies or on popcorn for a green boost. Other greens like kale, spinach, or chard will work too, but I love making use of beet greens when I can because they’d otherwise go in the trash or compost! Fermenting: The idea of leaving something out on the countertop for a few days can definitely be intimidating, but fermentation has been used for darn near forever to safely preserve and enhance the flavor and nutrients in food. If you’ve eaten chocolate, coffee, cheese, yogurt, or sauerkraut, you’ve eaten a fermented food. The type of fermentation that I find most useful for home cooks is vegetable fermentation, like sauerkraut and kimchi. Although cabbages are probably the most ubiquitous fermented vegetables, so many others will work! Radishes of any kind are a favorite of mine as are root vegetables like turnips.
I recommend The Art of Fermentation, the definitive resource by Sandor Ellix Katz. It’s a sizable tome, so start with the introductory sections and the one on vegetable fermentation. It covers the basic ratios and methods used to make things like sauerkraut and many other variations of shredded vegetables. In place of specific recipes, he offers methods and ideas for experimenting on your own. Another great book on vegetable fermentation, which is structured more like a cookbook and has tons of recipes, is Fermented Vegetables, by Kirsten and Christopher Shockey. It’s my experience that once folks get over any initial unease around fermenting something on their countertop, they totally fall in love. Freezing: Freezing is pretty selfexplanatory, but for a long time I didn’t do it as effectively as I could, particularly with fruit. All kinds of berries, for example, should be washed and allowed to dry spread out on a towel then spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet and placed in the freezer. Once they are completely frozen, transfer them to a ziploc freezer bag. This yields a frozen fruit product more like what you find commercially and prevents you from getting a single frozen blob of fruit in your freezer. I use this method for cherries too, pitting them first. That way, you’re not chiseling away fruit as you want to use it. More resources: > The National Center for Home Food Preservation (http://nchfp.uga.edu/) provides information and recipes for all types of food prservation. > Saving the Season, by Kevin West > Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry: Recipes and Techniques for Year-Round Preserving, Cathy Barrow
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July 11-18
August 1
August 22 • 9am-4pm
Summer Youth Theater: Peter Pan performances
Humane Society Calendar Auction
Superior 4th Annual Prickly Pear Festival
(See pp 13 for complete information)
Annual fundraiser for the High Desert Humane Society held at the Elks Club. Tickets are $25 each. Event includes live and silent auction, dinner and raffle prizes. (see pp 43)
(See details on pp 33)
July 25 • 6-9pm
Miami Music in the Park Series Enjoy music and dancing under the stars.
July 17-19
September 9 • 7pm
Ramon Ayala Apache Gold Casino
September 11
Pleasant Valley Days
August 4-5
First Friday Lecture Series
Young, Arizona Annual celebration marking 26 years of the Pleasant Valley war of 1887 and includes a parade, team roping, lectures and more.
42nd Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
Bullion Plaza Museum Kicking off the new season with the lecture: “John Wayne in Arizona”. (See details: pp 32)
Sedona, Arizona
August 6-7 • 8am-5pm July 31 • Starts at 5:50pm
2015 Rural Policy Forum
Monthly Hamburger Fry
Clarkdale, Arizona A program of Local First Arizona Foundation
Hosted by Gila County Historical Museum. Enjoy a dinner out on the museum’s lawn with new and old friends. This monthly fundraiser for the museum takes place the last Friday of every month. Cost is $7.
August 15 at 7pm
Sienna & Kush Apache Gold Casino
September 17-21
Gila County Fair and Livestock Show Gila County Fairgrounds
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Working From Scratch Local grower and craftsman recalls his roots
Photos and Story by Autumn Giles
“I grew up in Minnesota with farm people who made everything themselves,” explains Jerry Temanson. It doesn’t take long in Temanson’s Globe home to see that even years later in the desert, he hasn’t strayed far from his DIY heritage. Temanson recalls going to town very seldom growing up and only buying what his family couldn’t produce when they did make the trip—usually coffee and sugar. “We produced almost all of our own food,” he says, remembering a cellar lined with jars of home canned produce and crocks of preserved meats. As a result, making wine, cheese, pickles, jams, jellies, and even soap from scratch is just “not that strange to me,” he admits.
He started making wine in college and “made a lot of bad wine,” he admits. He taught himself those skills that weren’t passed down through his family, like winemaking, by reading many books and working through a lot of trial and error. “If you make a mistake, you have to go back and figure out why,” says Temanson,
Jerry Temanson expects to get at least five gallons of grapes off the vines that surround his Globe home, which he'll use to make homemade wine.
Temanson points out blue cheese mold on one of his homemade cheeses. He explains that the air in our area is so rife with the type of mold that makes blue cheese, it's hard not to make blue cheese in Globe.
Temanson acknowledges both his parents, who were “just out of the depression,” and his “Granny Woltjer” as the sources of his knowledge about putting up, preserving, and generally making something out of nothing. He makes soap, for example, the way his Granny Woltjer made it with lye and lard. In addition to the well-stocked cellar, he has a particularly fond memory of his family’s home-cured, home-smoked ham. “Ham was something we did on our own,” says Temanson. “We butchered our own pig,” then placed it in a series of solutions to cure. Then it was time for the smokehouse. A building about the size of an outdoor toilet, according to Temanson, the smokehouse was always full of meat and the smoke kept the bugs away. As a kid, he snuck out to the smokehouse with a knife and cut off slivers of the ham while it hung.
explaining his learning process. Similarly, when asked whether or not he has a favorite fruit to work with, his response is a matter-of-fact, “no.” Each fruit is a puzzle that he finds joy in decoding. Temanson typically sources the raw materials for his wine locally. “I kind of drift around, look around, and look for fruit that people aren’t using,” he explains. Prickly pear fruits, plums, mesquite, elderberries, pomegranates, and blackberries are some of the local raw materials that Temanson has transformed into wine. The prickly pear wine is an astonishingly vibrant magenta, just like the fresh juice, and retains the signature prickly pear taste as well. The plum wine is the color of rosé and is tart, dry, and refreshing. “People help me too,” says Temanson. Many folks bring him empty bottles and take advantage of his standing policy that if someone brings him a five gallon bucket of fruit, he makes it into wine and gives the person who gifted the fruit half of the yield back, usually about 11 bottles of wine. He ages the wine at his home in Globe and stores it in a temperaturecontrolled makeshift cellar out back. His wife, Jaymie Dougan-Temanson, designed the wine labels. Jerry T., Continued on page 11
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Temanson remains a student of the winemaking process after all these years. He’s especially excited about his recent experiments with sparkling wine, a relatively new venture for him. Of particular note is his prickly pear champagne.
pleasantly tangy and very complex. His Dutch paradiso cheese, which is enclosed in red wax, is mild and buttery due to the addition of extra cream. During the ten years he spent teaching English in Poland before moving to Globe eight years ago, Temanson describes developing a new appreciation for wine and cheese that has helped him in developing his craft in the years since. He explains that
First, it’s fun! He likens the process of taking raw materials and transforming them into something like wine to magic. Second, it’s about the people. “I get to meet and visit with a lot of people,” says Temanson with a tangible joy. Temanson, who is 70, also appreciates that his myriad DIY projects, which extend beyond food – he’s building a cedar strip canoe in his garage – keep him active.
He doesn't only opt for homemade when it comes to food. Temanson crafts many household items himself, such as this mesquite wood rolling pin with a turquoise inlay.
Temanson also uses his makeshift wine cellar to age his homemade cheese. “All those farm people made cheese,” he says, again giving credit to his roots in rural Minnesota. However, cheesemaking, he explains, is widely dependent on geography. “This country is full of blue cheese,” he says. Due to the large amount of naturally occurring blue cheese type molds floating around in the air in our area, he reports that it’s hard to make cheese in Globe without making blue cheese. It is, however, ultimately up to chance. “I can’t always predict what kind of cheese I’ll end up with,” he explains. He has some harder cheeses that he uses to grate on pizza and a rosemary crusted cheese that was inoculated with a brie mold, which forms the characteristic white coating on the outside of brie cheese. He’ll further encourage the mold to form by putting the cheese in an enclosed environment. The rosemary “brie,” is
Lefse, traditional soft Norwegian flatbread, is one of the many foods that come out of Temanson's kitchen that point to his heritage and his childhood in Minnesota.
he learned the lesson of the importance of understanding and appreciating the taste of something over valuing it based solely on whether or not you like it. His homemade foods make their way into his everyday meals in a number of ways. “The wine, you just drink,” he says with a laugh. Prickly pear syrup, which was one of his first desert foods that he “put up,” is great in a hot toddy, over ice cream, or on pancakes and waffles. He makes bread and butter pickled cactus pads and “pickle relish” using cactus pads that he explains are typically enjoyed around the holidays, like Thanksgiving, on a relish tray. In response to the question of why he does what he does, putting a tremendous amount of effort into making whatever he can from scratch, his answer is two-fold.
He’s sure to mention too that he’s happy to share what he’s learned with anyone in the community who may be curious and that he’s not interested in pay in return. Stop by the Globe-Miami Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings at 8am in front of City Hall where Jerry and Jaymie Temanson have many products for sale.
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PETER PAN COMES TO THE BIG STAGE
SYMTPers who will play "lost children" in this summer's production work with drama director Katie Gardea.
Cassandra Davis shows off the flower crown that she made as part of her costume for the SYMTP production of Disney's Peter Pan, Jr.
SYMTP music director Leslie Kim works with SYMTPer Tiéra Guereña.
Photos and Story by Autumn Giles
f you’ve seen a production of the Summer Youth Musical Theatre Program (SYMTP) at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts in Globe, you’ve likely marveled at the amount of work that goes into them and wondered about everything that happens behind the scenes to make the shows possible. SYMTP gave the Globe Miami Times a glimpse into the process for making their shows come to life in just six weeks. Cassandra Davis, 16, is in her seventh year in the program and will play Tinkerbell in this summer’s production of “Disney’s Peter Pan, Jr.” Davis explained that a day at SYMTP begins and ends in the auditorium, the old courthouse theatre on the third floor of the CVCA. From there, “SYMTPers” move on to rehearse music, dance, drama, rhythm, and work to help create their costumes. “Diana makes everything by hand and makes everything so cool,” said Elena Brantley, 13, who will play a mermaid in this year’s production. Visual Arts Director Diana Tunis works with SYMTPers to develop backstory for their characters, going beyond the script and empowering them to put their personality into their characters and help create their own costumes. On the day I visited, she guided fairies to make flower crowns and asked the group of “lost kids” to think about things like why they became lost kids to help build background for their characters. Emily Barnes, 9, who will play a fairy, explained that she had decided to let some drops of hot glue dry to leaves on her crown to make dew.
Leslie Kim, who is in her first year as Music Director, first became involved in SYMTP as a parent. Kim says that as a parent, she saw SYMTP as “one of the best programs in the area for kids,” and jumped at the chance to be on staff when a spot opened up. She works with SYMTPers one-on-one and in groups each day on the music in the production. Kim stressed the importance of community and building confidence in SYMTP saying it’s integral to the program that “each kid feels like they have an indispensable role.” SYMTP is unique compared to other children’s theatre programs, even those in larger cities, because, in Kim’s words, “it’s an intensive program that engages children in every aspect of the performance arts – costumes, acting, lighting, etc.” Participants who don’t want to be on stage have an integral role on the
Summer Youth Theatre enters it's 20th season! stage crew, building props and helping with the set. Kenneth Werrell, in his first year on stage crew, explains that he likes stage crew because “I get to make stuff and I don’t have to memorize stuff.” Werrell’s favorite part of stage crew so far has been “when we played with lasers and a fog machine.” Paul Tunis, in his first year as director of SYMTP after eleven years on staff echoes Kim saying, “We are a theater program that celebrates difference. Many youth theater programs work to make the children who aren’t the lead blend in and disappear. Each of the forty participants gets personalized acting moments, costumes, backstories, and opportunities to be featured in the program.” “You learn so much, no matter what part you get,” says SYMTPer Moon Thomas, 13. Thomas will play a pirate in this summer’s production and is quick to call SYMTP, “life-changing.” Tunis is reluctant to pinpoint his favorite part of SYMTP, but loves hearing positive feedback from SYMTPers like Thomas. “I love so many parts of SYMTP, but the aspect that I find really affecting is whenever the kids express what SYMTP means to them,” says Tunis. “Growing up in this area, I very much felt displaced and isolated because I was kind of an artsy kid in a vacuum of arts opportunities. So whenever the kids say that they feel safe, or proclaim SYMTP as their family, I get to reconnect with that frustrated kid I was and know that I’m affecting change.” It isn’t just the participants who look forward to the program each year. Rhythm Director Linda Gustafson calls being involved in SYMTP the “highlight of the year.” In preparation for the show, Gustafson works with participants to build rhythm skills through listening to how their part fits in and putting different rhythm parts together. SYMTP, Continued on page 13
Zack Long and Jonas Schwenk work to work to build papier-mâché swords, which will be used as props for the play.
SYMTPers practice dance with dance director Laura Belvado
Emily Barnes admires the flower crown that she made as part of her costume for the SYMTP production of Disney's Peter Pan.
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Drama director Katie Gardea demonstrates how to mock lift a kid during rehearsal.
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Gustafson explains that she encourages the actors to extend their personality through rhythm. “Even though they think they’re here to sing and dance, rhythm helps with those other aspects,” she says. Dovetailing with rhythm and music, Dance Director Laura Belvado also works with participants each day to help them move with confidence on stage and master the show’s choreography. Drama Director Katie Gardea was a participant in the program for eleven years before joining the staff five years ago. Gardea, who grew up in Globe and has a degree in Theatre with an emphasis on performance from Northern Arizona University, asks the actors questions about their characters, challenging them to push themselves and develop confidence onstage.
Johnu Brown, a member of stage crew, reinforces a sword using buckram, which will be used as a prop in the production.
Everett Cheng practices dancing.
Gardea says she loves having the opportunity to “pass on what I know to these kids,” many of whom she has watched grow up and take on increasingly demanding roles. Noah Barnes, 15, is in his sixth year in the program. Barnes, who will play Smee in this year’s production says, “this is the first year I’ve really felt like I’ve improved.” Barnes explained that “the biggest reason I stuck with SYMTP was the social aspect, but I ended up liking the performing aspect as well.” “I guess SYMTP has been a large part of my development in Globe,” he says.
Laura Belvado works with SYMTPers on choreography involving rainbow scarves.
PETER PAN PERFORMANCES Friday, July 10 at 7pm Saturday, July 11 at 2pm and 7pm Sunday, July 12 at 2pm (Sponsor Matinee)* Tuesday, July 14 at 7pm (Sponsor Gala)* Thursday, July 16 at 7pm Friday, July 17 at 7pm Saturday, July 18 at 2pm and 7pm *Tickets are not available for purchase for sponsor shows. Consider becoming a sponsor at symtp.org to attend these shows and get more even more perks!
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Old Tales of Law & Order
The Gila Valley Globe and Northern Railro ad was affectionately ca lled the : “Go Very Ge ntly and Nervously” railro ad due to the many derailments at the tim e.
Run Over by the RR and Other Causes of Death 1899-1904 By Linda Gross
Funeral Records reflect life – and death – in the early Globes’ early days. The roots of Lamont Mortuary go back on to Globe’s early beginnings and its records mm co re we e on this Railroad deaths like the railroad. Here in provide a glimpse into what life - and death in the early days of Globe & Northern Globe, the Gila Valley – was like back then. Early funeral records e to Globe in Railroad began ser vic have been archived in large oversized leather December of 1898. bound books which date back to 1898. The first death recorded in Globe was Thomal Bruihl, age 35, listed as a miner from Lucas, Kansas who was working in a “Mexican mine when he fell 95ft down a shaft.” In 1902, the death certificate for twenty three year old Alfie stated the cause of death as, “blown up accidentally.” It happened in Lost Gulch outside of Globe and was not the last time a miner was killed in a blast. In the short period of those first four years at least ten other deaths were attributed to explosions. Considering the lack of safety regulations and sheer number of mining operations going on at the time, it was perhaps not surprising. In that environment accidents were bound to happen. What was surprising was the fact that fewer deaths were attributed to the truly dangerous occupations like mining and railroad work, as from excesses in consumption; both food and libations. Common also were deaths due to heart disease, inflammation of the bladder and alcohol. As well as deaths from diseases and illnesses for which we now have cures such as typhoid, pneumonia, scarlet fever and even one case of “extreme chicken pox.” When the Gila Valley Globe & Northern Railroad came to Globe in 1898, there was a spike in deaths from being simply being “run over by cars” or “standing too close to the tracks.” Then there was the Great Flood of 1904 which claimed six lives. Several “deaths by murder” were attributed to bar room gun play, jealous wives and husbands and business disputes leave many questions unanswered as to the particulars.
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz BUSINESS BUZZ
Measure Twice, Cut Once: Operational Metrics for Business Success This column is part of a new series on small business-related topics being underwritten by the Gila County IDA. Look for the 'Business Buzz' each quarter and online at www.globemiamitimes.com/businessbuzz By Philip Blackerby
Though the old adage of measuring twice is a known pathway to success as a carpenter, it is also a key to business success. As measurement is essential to a carpenter, it is essential to a thriving small business. A carpenter knows what he or she wants the piece of wood to look like when finished, whether to cut across the grain, rip down the length or cut at an angle. For business owners, what to measure is not always clear unless they have a vision of what the business should look like. This vision is a key element of strategic planning. Long-range strategic planning includes mission, vision, values, goals and strategic objectives. These elements provide answers to: “What is your business’ purpose? What do you envision your company to look like in, say, three years? What values will your operations express along the way? What outcomes do you want to accomplish in the next three years? What specific, measurable results do you want to achieve? As Confucius said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” As important as a strategic plan can be, it is just the start of effective management. The next question is, “How will we accomplish our strategic goals and objectives?” Tactical, or mid-range plans, describe how to achieve strategic goals and objectives over the next year. They address sales and production targets or product development plans. By achieving its tactical objectives, the business will be able to achieve its strategic objectives. For example, if the company’s strategic objective is to grow by five percent over three years, the tactical plan shows that the business must produce and sell 1,200 additional units this year. The next question is, “How will we accomplish our tactical objectives?” Operational, or short-range plans, describe how to achieve tactical objectives. They address processes, control systems and throughput targets. By meeting its operational objectives, the business will be able to accomplish its tactical objectives, which in turn will lead it to achieve its strategic objectives. The company that wants to grow five percent over three years, by producing and selling 1,200 additional units this year, finds it must hire another salesperson this month and install a new production line
next month. By achieving these monthly operational objectives, it will meet its tactical production and sales targets this year, which will lead it to achieve its strategic objective of five percent growth over three years. Consider the fictional Bob’s Landscaping. Bob’s long-range, three-year strategic plan is to improve profitability by five percent, grow his residential lawn care business to four crews, and run four big commercial projects per year with a fifth crew. Bob’s clear vision of what he wants his company to become tells him what to measure: profitability rate, number of lawn-care subscriptions, and number of commercial projects. But how can Bob move the needle on these measures? Bob also created his mid-range tactical plan for this year. His tactical objectives address: cutting overhead by five percent to increase profitability; increasing customer satisfaction by six percent and creating a customer referral incentive program to grow lawn-care subscriptions; and getting on five prime contractors’ bid lists to get commercial projects. Each of these tactical objectives will help Bob achieve his long-term strategic objectives. Again, Bob knows what to measure: overhead expenses, customer satisfaction, customer referrals, and number of prime contractors’ pre-qualifications. He monitors these measures monthly. But how will Bob achieve his tactical objectives? Bob also created a short-term operational plan, which he monitors weekly. For this week, he will: set a meeting with his landlord to negotiate his upcoming lease renewal to cut overhead; care for 80 lawns to keep his new third crew busy, and submit a highway landscaping bid to three prime contractors competing for the commercial contract. Bob’s operational “dashboard” tracks his monthly expenses, the number of lawns cared for and the number of prime contractor bid lists he is on. By tracking these three metrics on a regular basis, Bob keeps his focus on his long-term vision: a profitable operation with four residential crews and one commercial crew. Phillip Blackerby consults with small businesses throughout Arizona. He specializes in strategic planning, business planning, financial management and lean process improvement. Contact him at 602908-1082 or phillip@blackerbyassoc.com.
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ATV Jamboree April 29-May 2
Libby has been in the catering business since closing her restaurant. Here she serves up burros for Friday's event with her grandson.
Eileen Brazel (Drift Inn) and Bryan Seppala (Resolution Copper)
The first ATV jamboree hosted by the City of Globe drew just under 100 riders. The Drift Inn hosted the Gila Monster block party featuring music by Grey Wolf on Friday.
Cathy Lamont, Bob Davis, Ian Lamont
Jerry McCreary and Supervisor Mike Pastor
Burch Cattle Sale May 11th The Burch Cattle Sale is a yearling stocker sale. Known for the quality of cattle which come from Gila County, the auction attracts a strong roster of buyers. This year it generated $1.4-million in sales during the six hour sale.
Joe Lavin, ranch manager for the Rafter Cross ranch, is in charge of making sure the auction runs smoothly each year.
Jace, Dallin and Zane working the pens
Bailey Garcia delivers the pen tag.
Travis McGill tracks the paperwork on cattle in and out of the pens.
Camraderie Dinner hosted by the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce
May 8th
Freeport McMoRan was well represented that evening. From left to right, Travis Holder, Diane Holder, Marcus Haney, Christa DalmolinEast, William East, Frankie Dalmolin, Melva Dalmolin, Rex Burgener, Dean Horta, Robin Horta. All Freeport employees (with the exception of Diane and Melva who are employee spouses) Tom Foster, Jane Hale, Gary Kiehne and Bobby Mounce
Relay For Life It takes a dedicated group of volunteers and staff to put on the Relay each year. Shown here with San Carlos Royalty.
Bobby and Susie Hollis, Nan and John O’Donnell
TJ Noline, GM True Value & Dan Carlos, Sonya Noline his wife, Cathleen & Robert Howard CEO PDEE, Cheryl Cowan & Bobby Mounce
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April 4th – Downtown Globe
Molly Cornwell and entourage, The Easter Chicken and Carrot Man
Many lined up to get a hug with the Easter Bunney Diana Tunis was the creative talent behind the 8-foot tall Spring Goddess.
The Daisies and their dapper escorts
The 60s Show The Copper Community Players delighted audiences with a montage of all the great 60’s entertainment shows and the characters we came to love.
A Champagne Brunch Fundraiser for the Safe Home
May 2nd Nearly 150 well dressed women (and men) attended this year’s fundraiser. Next years event is set for April 2, 2016.
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Carolyn Gillis with the Safe Home and Evelyn Vargas of CVRMC both know what it takes to pull off successful fundraisers… volunteers!
(L-R) Nancy Mackay, Ann Stone, Leora Hunsaker, Kathy Bernstein, Leslie Felix, Janis Marlow headed up donations for raffle and auction prizes this year which exceeded all expectations!
Capstone Mining generously donated to the cause.
Bristol Leos, Carolyn Gillis, Robin Eubank, Nancy Mackay
Ester Miller and her daughter Margaret looking fashionable as always.
The 4th Annual Slavic Festival Bullion Plaza Museum & Cultural Center
April 25th
Toni Wantland, Janet Gibson, Mary Vucichevich and Stan Gibson
Margo & Mike Guzman with Susan Vucichevich, Kelly Bennett, Mitch Malkovich and Eric Button
Josh Zadnik, Ratko Dobravic and David Kinyon
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Meet Our Instructors... Everett York Everett has 20 years of teaching experience. He graduated with High Distinction, Honors, and Phi Kappa Phi from Northern Arizona University with a BA in History and Political Science, minoring in Philosophy and Humanities. He holds a MA in History, with a minor in German, from the University of California. He has completed 18 continuing education credits at the Master’s level in English from NAU. Mr. York has been involved in theater and has received several awards in public speaking contests. This Fall Mr. York will be teaching Public Speaking (COM201), The Development of Europe to 1650 (HIS104), Writing Fundamentals (ENG100 & ENG099), Written Communications I (ENG101, SUN# ENG1101), English Literature I (ENG221), and American Literature I (ENG241) this fall at Gila Community College’s Gila Pueblo Campus in Globe. Mr. York is also teaching Written Communications II (ENG102, SUN# ENG1102) online.
Robert “Bob” Lautigar Bob has over 40 years of experience as a math instructor and has lived in the area since 1972. His undergraduate degree is from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and he has a Master’s of Mathematics Education degree from Arizona State University. This fall Mr. Lautigar will be teaching Elementary Algebra (MAT077), Intermediate Algebra (MAT120), College Algebra (MAT154 & SUN# MAT1151), Finite Mathematics (MAT 171), and Plane Trigonometry (MAT181) at the GCC Gila Pueblo Campus in Globe. To view the Fall 2015 Schedule visit gilaccc.org. For more information call 425-8481.
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Welcomes You
Globe Unified School District Home of the Tigers
"To the glory of our high school We pledge our allegiance true; To thee our Alma Mater We sing our praises true. With our colors bravely flying We never shall turn back; So here’s to our Globe High School And to the Orange and Black.”
alumni. Their pictures will grace the halls of Globe High with a summary of their accomplishments. This year’s committee consists of Milt Lafaen, Carlos Salas, Ed Nymeyer, Donna Nymeyer, Darlene Medina, Don Hogue, Tom Aguirre, Lynne Perry, Vernon Perry, Gary Keltner, Bobby Armenta, Ruth Howe and Dee Hunt.
members into the list of possible nominees. Other categories include athletics, music and arts, community service, and team sports. “In these cases an entire athletic team is recognized,” said Anna. After the committee narrows down the group of inductees, Dee Hunt steps in and researches each potential Hall
GHS Hall of Fame Prepares to Honor Class of 2015 Inductees By Andrea Justice
lobe High School alumni Together the group spends hours of Fame member. “The research is a will soon recite their alma each month studying applications big part of how decisions are made,” mater and sing praises and researching nominees. “Even the said Anna. “There is such an amount of through its fight song as the nominations that go back two years information to go over before voting.” 2015 Hall of Fame Class prepares for and are not chosen are brought back up The voting is done anonymously and induction. Plans for a banquet are and remain in the running to be in the by a secret ballot. “It’s a well thought taking shape with festivities scheduled Hall of Fame,” said Anna. “Those with out process,” said Anna, “because even to kick off on Saturday, October 3. the most of votes are inducted.” on the committee we’ll find family Hall of Fame Committee President In order to receive this honor a members nominated.” The group Anna Harmon-James is looking person has to have been a graduate tries to be sensitive and respectful forward to the coming months. It’s for 25 years. There is a variety of of everyones feelings involved. This been a detailed and time year the committee has consuming process for studied and researched 60 Anna and the members to 75 nominees. Anna noted of the Hall of Fame that going over this much Committee. “We are not just information is not an easy picking people out of the task but it is both satisfying sky,” said Anna. “We sit and and challenging. go over every application According to Anna, and seek out the people once the 15 to 20 inductees that truly deserve to be have been named the fun recognized.” will really begin. An award This is Anna’s first year banquet will be hosted at as president on the Hall Globe High with a surprise of Fame committee. She MC. “We are anticipating also serves on the Globe 250 to 300 people in School Board. Anna is a attendance,” said Anna. 1992 graduate of Globe “It’s going to be a good time High and is the youngest 2011 HOF Inductees included: Carlos and Cruz Salaz and former and will be a culmination Arizona Governor and GHS graduate, Rose Mofford. member on the committee. of all the hard work that She has three families with Globe other criteria the committee looks at the committee has put in.” In the past High graduates and this year her son before making a decision on a nominee. they have read the biographies of each will be a senior. “It is a special thing “They have to have done something honoree and presented them with to honor these graduates and get to special in their lifetimes to stand out plaques identical to the ones that are meet generations of Tigers,” said Anna. to the committee,” said Anna. “I hung in the halls of GHS. Anna noted “It’s our school’s history and it’s an believe even an Average Joe has that there may be a few surprises at interesting history.” something special to offer and that this years ceremony. The honored What started out as a simple idea the nominees don’t always have to alumni will get a chance to socialize from Globe alumni Tom Vineyard be doctors or lawyers in order to be and see old friends as well as tour the to acknowledge graduates for their recognized.” The committee looks halls of Globe High. “The Hall of Fame great achievements has grown into at being versatile when making its ceremony brings back alumni from a celebrated event for alumni and decisions by covering all areas of all over,” said Anna. “Honorees are students. The Hall of Fame is now accomplishments. They have included struck with a sense of nostalgia and it’s preparing to induct its fifth class of teachers, past students, and staff truly an honor to be recognized.”
Hall of Fame Inductees 2011 Benny Marin 1956 ~ Sports Placed first in the All-State Track meets in the mile; Quarterback for AllState Football team in 1953; Received scholarship to Arizona State University in track; Taught and coached at Jr. High and High School level Blanche Kennedy 1968 ~ Education Taught English at Globe High for 42 years beginning in 1927; Received her Masters degree in 1929 from the University of Colorado; A source of inspiration for generations of Tigers Carlos “Carp” Salas 1956 ~ Sports and Education Earned seven letters football, basketball and track; Second team All Conference 1955-1956; Inducted in the NAU Sports Hall of Fame in 1983; Principal at Noftsger Hill School and East Globe School, Curriculum Director and; Assistant Superintendent, Athletic Director Globe High School 1987-1991 Chuck O. Lee 1949 ~ Academics Immigrated from China at age eight; Excelled in academics and graduated 1949 as Class Salutatorian; Developed real estate projects in greater Phoenix; Started the Globe High Alumni Scholarship Sturgeon ”Sturg” Cromer 1926 ~ Sports and Education Played football and basketball at Globe High; Teacher and Coach at Globe from 1932-1940; Coached the 1938 football team that won the Arizona State Championship; Founding member and president of the Arizona Inter Scholastic Association Cruz Salas 1954 ~ Sports Graduated Globe High with honors as All-State First Team fullback; Graduated Arizona Northern University in 1959 with B.S. in Education; Honors as First Team Frontier Conference 19561957; Served on Gila County Board of Supervisors from 1992-2004
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Hall of Fame, Continued from page 19 Daniel Reynolds Salazar 1939 ~ Sports Four year letterman in track, football, basketball and baseball; Played forward on Globe High School’s Conference Championship basketball team; Chosen for the All-State Track Team; Played minor league baseball in the Mexican League and in the United States Eino M. Jacobson 1951 ~ Sports and Academics Member of the National Honor Society; Lettered in track, basketball and football; Practiced law in Prescott and served as Yavapai County Attorney 1965-1969; Appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1969; Elected Chief Judge in 1992 Norton Elwood Miller 1976 ~ Education Started teaching at Noftsger Hill School in 1935; Helped coach State Championship football team in 1939; Served as Superintendent of Schools in Globe from 1967-1976; Taught and coached in Globe School District for over 50 years Frank DePaoli 1951 ~ Sports and Academics Lettered in basketball, track and football; Student Body President in 1951; Attended medical school at Tulane University and became an orthopedic surgeon; Awarded Army Commendation Medal for his service during the Vietnam War Horace “Hoss” Johnson 1935 ~ Sports Second Team All State in basketball; Placed first at the state meet in the 100yd-220yd dash; First African-American to be selected to the All State Football Team; Voted to the University of North Dakota Hall of Fame in 1979 James Lopez 1976 ~ Community Service Enlisted in the Marine Corp and was an Iran hostage crisis hero; At age 22 he was the lone Marine guard on duty at the consulate building in the US Embassy when Iranian militants stormed the compound in 1979; Captured by a group of militants and released 14 1/2 months later Jesse G. Hayes 1922 ~ Sports and Education Elected the first ever Arizona AllState Basketball center; Headed the “opportunity room” at Globe High School for 12 years; Served as Gila County School Superintendent for 27 years unopposed; Worked for the integration of Apache children into the high school system Ken Brink 1968-1992 ~ Music Graduated from Central State University with a double major in band and choir; Sang with the Oklahoma City Symphony as a lyric tenor; Came to Globe in 1968 to teach music appreciation at Globe High; Served on the Globe City Council and was active in the Globe City Band John D. “Hammerhead” Marcanti 1972 ~ Sports Four year letterman in football, wrestling, and track and field; Attended ASU on a football scholarship where he played offensive guard for Frank Kush; Owner of Marcanti Electric, which has been in business for over 50 years; Currently serves on the Gila County Board of Supervisors Rose Perica Mofford 1940 ~ Academics and Community Service Graduated in 1940 as Class Valedictorian; First female class president at GHS; Executive director of the Tax Commission in 1947; First woman governor of Arizona 1988-1991; Member of the Arizona Softball Hall of Fame (Cactus League)
Nicholas J. Rayes 1941 ~ Community Service Enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduation; Served in the Army Air Corps in World War II; Was a leading businessman and community leader; Served on the Globe School Board for nine years Milton B. Nunamaker 1970 ~ Music and Education Received a Master’s degree in Music Education at the University of Colorado; Globe High Band director for 16 years, “Nunie” wrote the music and marching routines which resulted in winning 16 consecutive “Superior” ratings at U of A Band Day; The U of A created the Nunamaker Award to honor the quality of his bands’ performances. Ed “Pudge” Nymeyer 1954 ~ Sports GHS all time leading scorer in on basketball game; Selected for Class B Eastern Conference and All State in football; In 1997 was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame; He is a two-sport member of the Arizona Coaches Association Hall of Fame Edwin Ross Bittner 1955 ~ Community Service Graduated from Norther Arizona University and worked in the mining industry; Served on Globe City Council 17 years. Held position as Mayor, Vice Mayor and Councilman; Believed that the quality of life is enhanced by the prompt and efficient delivery of essential services to the local community
State Football Champions 1938. Defeated all competition in Class “A”. Outscored all teams 221-27. Shut out 9 of their opponents.1938 Record 11-0-1 Norman «Pop» Clements 1927-1948 ~ Education Outstanding athlete, educator, and coach; Played football at ASU when they won 1st Conference; Coached three GHS Track Championship teams ‘35-’37; Principal at Hill Street and East Globe Schools
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Martin “Pug” Marich 1937 ~ Community Service and Sports Played football and baseball at GHS and went to ASU on a football scholarship; Baseball Scout for Brooklyn, L.A., and Philadelphia; Named Coach of the Year American by the Assoc. College Baseball Coaches; Coached National Championships at both the High School and Jr. College levels
H.A. “Fat” Bennett 1931 ~ Community Service All State in football and baseball for two years; Member of Globe’s first undefeated football team; Pioneered TV transmission to Globe; Past Mayor of Globe
Park Vickrey 1916-1957 ~ Education Lifetime Globe educator and coach; Coached 1921 Globe Championship basketball team; Initiated the building of the “G” and launched a tradition; Taught Industrial Arts for 41 years
Ronald Knight 1955 ~ Education Promising mathematician at Globe High School; Went on to earn a doctorate in Math and teach; Authored one college math textbook and 35 research papers; A lifetime Rotary member and Paul Harris Fellow
Jim and Nancy Phillips 1956 and 1958 ~ Community Service Jim received a Ph.D. in 1964, Nan received a BA in 1982; Jim served as Department Chair at Oklahoma State University; Retired with title of Professor Emeritus; The Phillips organized and helped launch the GHS Alumni Association
Stanley Gibson 1947 ~ Community Service Globe native who managed the family mens store for 47 years; Dedicated 40 years to Globe by serving multiple terms as Councilman and Mayor; Collaborated on the development of Round Mountain Hiking Park; Led development and installation of Railroad Depot Centennial Clock Jack Tomes 1951 ~ Community Service Spent 2413 days as a POW at the Hanoi Hilton; Retired Colonel USAF; Forced to eject over North Korea in 1966; Received Silver Star, Legion of Merit (2), Distinguished Flying Cross, and Bronze Star Lillian Piñon Carrillo 1948 ~ Community Service Life work was volunteerism and community service; 30 year commitment to Girl Scouts of America; Also involved in Girls State Education Program, Holy Angels, Salvation Army, VFW Women, Alianza Hispano Americana
Lupe Vasquez Yanez 1935 ~ Community Service Long time Globe community volunteer; Gave others hope to help improve their lives; Involved with Easter Seal, American Legion, Democratic Women, Arizona Heart, LULAC, Holy Angels Parish, Food Bank John Pavlich 1953-1970 ~ Education Helped his students succeed in life; Led GHS to three State Football and three State Basketball Championships; Inducted into the Arizona Coaches Hall of Fame 1986; Inducted into Northern Arizona University Hall of Fame 1987 Charles Tyler 1952 ~ Community Service Retired Colonel USAF awarded Silver Star; Forced to eject over North Vietnam in 1967; Spent 2031 days in captivity at Hanoi Hilton; Released in 1973 and returned to Globe a hero
Angie Ruiz Tewksbury 1946 Community Service Member of Globe Board of Education for 13 years; President for three teams and clerk for two terms; Deep passion for Globe public education; She supported fairness and equal access to education Arizona De Mario Cubitto 1940-1984 ~ Education Friendly and soothing voice of GHS for 44 years; Secretary to GHS Principal; Known for her smile and graciousness; Always willing to lend a hand a GHS Tiger Edwin Weatherspoon 1969 ~ Sports All-Star basketball, football, and baseball three years; All-American basketball at Mesa Community College; Member MCC Athletic Hall of Fame; Played for Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins Cephus Weatherspoon 1967 ~ Sports Member of 1967 championship basketball team; Twice All-American quarter miler at Mesa Community College; Drafted by New Orleans Saints as wide receiver; Traded to Denver Broncos and then moved to World Football League Clarence “Clay” Freney 1958 ~ Sports Top all-around athlete who lettered all four years; Member of GHS 1967 championship basketball team; Outstanding fullback and linebacker for ASUs Frank Kush; All-Border Conference and All-American teams in football Tom Aguirre 1967 ~ Education and Sports GHS starter in football, basketball, and baseball; All-State and All-Conference in football; GHS head coach of basketball, football, baseball, and golf; Holds record for most GHS basketball victories 185 wins Andy Tolson 1921 ~ Education Member of GHS 1921 State Champion Basketball team; Four year baseball letterman at U of A; Coached at Tucson High School and won seven baseball championships; Recipient of the U of A Award of Merit; Scoutmaster and Lt. Governor of Kiwanis Peter Oddonetto 1940 ~ Community Service Joined the Mush Masters at age 17 where he served in Panama, South Pacific and New Guinea; Received a Purple Heart and Silver Star; He never lost his love for the lessons and values he learned at GHS
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*1st year teams were inducted STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1938 Defeated all competition in Class “A”; Outscored all teams 221-27; Shut out nine of their opponents; 1938 Record 11-0-1 STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 1921 1921 Record: 13 wins and 0 losses; Beat Gilbert 26-23 to win the first official prep Arizona; State Basketball Championship Title; The championship game was played at U of A Ricardo M. Lucero 1949 ~ Academics Served in U.S. Navy Naval Intelligence; Graduated from ASU 1962 with Honors; Counselor, Adult Division, Maricopa County Attorney’s office; Authored two books: “Conversation with Myself” and “We are Our Memories” Raymond Y. Rodriguez 1957 ~ Sports First Team Football All-Conference and All-State; Member of the 1957 Basketball State Championship Team; Teacher and Administrator - Desert District, Indio, Ca.; Community Activist in Labor, Education, and Immigrant Rights; Member of Indio Fraternal Order of Elks and Jaycees R. Keith Mette 1986 ~ Community Service As a freshman he influenced the school administration to implement JROTC; Today 15% of GHS students participate in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp program Marie Hachtel 1928 ~ Education Taught commercial classes for almost 40 years; Sponsored a variety of clubs at GHS (Trail Breakers, Ushers, Papoose, and Wigwam); Helped countless students obtain college placement; A loved and respected mentor and role model Larry Kentera 1942 ~ Sports Four year football letterman at ASU; Head football coach at San Joaquin Delta Jr. College; Defensive coordinator at ASU: Head football coach at NAU; Coached Canadian and German Professional Football; Inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame in 2012
Ken Troutt 1952-1959 ~ Sports Basketball star at the University of Arizona Head coach of basketball and assistant coach of football 1952-1959; Coached the Globe basketball team that won the State Championship in 1957; Coached the Central High School team that won four Division Championships; Inducted into Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 Jeanette Caretto Bowling 1948 ~ Academics Graduated from Stanford University in 1953; Founded the Arizona Association for Children with Learning Disabilities; Founded New Way Academy, an innovative school for children with learning disabilities; Peer Counselor at the Scottsdale Senior Center James Robert White 1943 ~ Community Service Naval Aviator in WWII and Korea; Graduate of U of A; Designed the Wildcat Mascot still in use; Director Emeritus Central Arizona Project; Director of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce James M. Harbison 1942 ~ Community Service WWII B-17 fighter pilot with the 100th Bomber Group; Served on the School Board, 1968-1972; Owned Globe Hardware; Helped obtain land for Copper Rim and Harbison Field Hugh Summers 1956-1974 ~ Education Dedicated Principal of Globe High School for 18 years; As Administrative Assistant Superintendent, he helped to secure $600,000 in Federal Funding for GUSD; Active member of Elks, Rotary, Lions, and Masons Hazel Jane Lewis Frederick 1936 ~ Academics Jane L. Frederick Continuation High School named in her honor; Shaped the Stockton, California Unified School District Special Education Program; She was a consultant for Preschool Special Education Gilbert C. Navarro 1955 ~ Sports Attended California Western University on a football scholarship; Taught and coached all sports in Santa Paula, California; Mexican American Man of the Year 1995; Moose Lodge Man of the Year; Director of Coaching: AAU Girls Track and Field
Dominic “Pusso” Renon 1955 ~ Sports Member of the 1953 State Championship Football Team; Named 1st Team All-State as a guard; Lt. Globe Fire Department; Past Exalted Ruler of the Globe Elks; Operated “Pusso’s Kitchen” at the VFW and Elks Carmen Blanco Slough 1933 ~ Community Service Business owner of Carm Ed’s for 49 years; Volunteer with Gila General Hospital Auxilary; Charter member of the Globe and Arizona Emblem Clubs; Senior Citizen of the year 1994-1995; Board Member for the Pinal Gila Council of Aging Armida Guerena Bittner 1956 ~ Education Gila County School Superintendent for 16 years; Implemented the Tobacco Free Environment Program, ASSET; Started Liberty Charter School for students who were expelled from public school
2014 Albert Canizales 1953 ~ Academic Achievement Distinguished teaching and coaching career; 40 years at Barstow College, California; Barstow College instructor of the year in 1991-1992; Barstow College Sports Hall of Fame 2007 Edd Dawson 1961 ~ Community Service Awarded the James P Walsh Award for Judicial Excellence; Elected Gila County Attorney; Appointed Chief Judge for San Carlos Apache Tribe; Appointed Superior Court Judge; Started Teen Court for juveniles Shirley Larson Dawson 1961 ~ Community Service Founded Developmental Learning Center for Handicapped Children; Appointed by the Governor to Developmental Disabilities Council; Served on the Globe School Board; Served on Gila County Board of Supervisors for District 3 Robert Duber II 1969 ~ Community Service Attended the ASU College of Law; Superior Court Judge 1987-2014; Judge of the Year in 2000; Recipient of the National Child Support Enforcement Association Award of Merit Frank Holder 1986 ~ Community Service Airman’s Medal of Honor for Valor; Wrote extensively on subject of International Narcotics Control; MBA from Harvard University: Ph.D. Political Science; Consults internationally on issues of fraud, corruption and security Ben Lucero 1948 ~ Community Service Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame for Boxing; Golden Gloves Championship Boxer; Long Career in Law Enforcement; Multiple Marksmanship awards
State Track and Field Champions 1939. Globe High 1939 edition of “Thinclads.” One of Globe’s most successful teams ever1939 State Track Meet. GHS scored 40.5. Runner-up was Douglas with 31 Third Place was Glendale with 22
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Christine Marin 1961 ~ Academic Achievement Dr. Marin was the founder of Chicano Research Collection and Archives, ASU; Served as Archivist and Historian for over 40 years, ASU Hayden Library; “Dr. Christine Marin Staff Award” is presented yearly at ASU; Author of books, articles, essays on the history of Latinos in Arizona; Recipient of “Outstanding Faculty Award” by ASU’s College of Extended Education
Larry Perino 1986 ~ Community Service West Point Graduate, Colonel U.S. Army; Highly decorated for Somalia mission; Exploits chronicled in book and movie, “Blackhawk Down”; Recipient Gen. Douglas McArthur Leadership Award Max Richards 1956 ~ Community Service Distinguished career as attorney in Tucson; Argued case before U.S. Supreme Court; Student Body Vice President at ASU; Student Chairman of ASU name change committee (college to university) Victoria Stevens M.D. 1969 ~ Community Service Dr. Stevens is a Diplomat American Board of Orthopedic Surgery; Received U of A Tanner Award for service in 1983; General Medical Officer, U.S. Public Health; AFS Foreign Exchange Student Mike Termain 1957 ~ Academic Achievement Received a Masters in Education from NAU in 1970; Distinguished 20-year career as coach, teacher, and administrator; Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Globe High until he retired in 1994; Principal and Acting Superintendent at Theodore Roosevelt School, 1997-1998 Paul Waddell 1962 ~ Sports All State Football Honors; Coached for 12 years; Received Conference Coach of the Year; Served as senior executive with Dept. of Revenue and APS John V. Yanez 1964 ~ Academic Achievement Phoenix Suns “Outstanding Educator Award”; Significant contributions to Teen Court of Arizona; Received Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Educator Award; Received Outstanding Hispanic Educator Award
**Note: Bios have been edited in the interest of space. Full bios can be found in the Hall of Fame Room at Globe High School.
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Graduate Profiles by Andrea Justice Tanner Barrick GHS 2015 graduate Tanner Barrick is ready to take on the world. After high school, Tanner plans to attend Northern Arizona University where he will major in biology. “I was going to do biomedical engineering but I thought biology sounded better for a broader range of career opportunities,” said Tanner, “With biology I can do just about anything I want to do.” Tanner received several scholarships to help with the cost of tuition. While highly intelligent and driven, Tanner is extremely modest and genuine. “I don’t know if I’d call myself focused, sometimes I can get off track,” he said. “My senior class was very competitive and I don’t think any other class at Globe High got the grades we did.” Tanner is outgoing and passionate about sports and excelling in academics. He participated in football, wrestling, and baseball and still made the grades he needed to lay the ground work for his future.
Mollimae Griffin Mollimae Griffin has all of the great qualities that make up a successful student. She is hard working, intelligent, and driven. For Mollimae hard work has always been a significant part of growing up. “I grew up on a ranch outside of Globe,” she said. “We had to get up early and make sure the animals were fed and there were a lot of responsibilities.” For this GHS graduate life on the ranch taught her how to be selfless and a hard worker. In the fall Mollimae plans to attend Chandler Gilbert Community College and then transfer to the University of Arizona to major in agricultural business. She also plans to run for a state office position in the FFA (Future Farmers of America). Mollimae will spend her first year traveling around Arizona and other states being a leader for FFA members.
Darian Dickison GHS 2015 valedictorian Darian Dickison is looking forward to a bright future. This fall she plans on attending Northern Arizona University with the intent of receiving a Bachelor’s degree in business administration management. “My family inspires me the most to succeed,” said Darian. “They give me a lot of advice and encourage me to always do my best and never settle for second best.” Darian is driven and inspired to make something great out of her life. Even under stress and pressure she kept her grades up and ended up becoming the valedictorian. “Ten years from now I will be the human resource manager of some corporation,” said Darian.
Trevor Fritz Trevor Fritz graduated from Globe High with a well thought out game plan for his future. “In the fall I plan to go to college for football and a degree in premed,” said Trevor. “Eventually I would like to succeed in becoming a doctor.” Trevor credits his parents for always inspiring him to do his best. Trevor has a great mind along with a natural athletic ability. “It was challenging keeping up with athletics and academics at the same time,” said Trevor. He is looking forward to what comes next in life and is confident that he will be successful in whatever he is driven to do.
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Meet the new Director of Human Resources Angela Dosela. Angela has been a familiar face behind the scenes, holding positions as administrative assistant and executive secretary to the General Manager, as well as executive secretary/recording secretary for the Tribal Governing Board. Working in those positions for top administration, she says, has given her a feel for all areas of the casino enterprise including finance, HR, gaming and food and beverage. Of all those various departments she enjoyed being involved with HR the most where she assisted in vetting and hiring new employees. In addition, she sat on the Tribal Grievance Board from 2009 to the present where she says she saw how problems could arise when the right documentation and communication was not in place. Pursuing her goal to move up in the organization, Angela went back to ASU to complete a bachelors degree in Operations Management and accepted the position as Interim HR Director in January when the position opened up. After graduating in May she was promoted to HR Director in June. She and her department now oversee 480 employees. While knowledge and skill level are important in hiring, Angela says what they are really look for now is personality. "Sell us on your personality," she says, adding,"it's a big plus."
Meet Jonell Roberts, Director of Hospitality. This July will mark Jonell’s nineteenth year with the Casino’s hotel property. After moving over from Recreation and Wildlife where she had been office manager for eight years, Jonell started with the hotel “from the ground up.” The Apache Gold/Best Western hotel opened with 74 rooms as part of the Best Western franchise and was full from the start according to Jonell. Several years ago the hotel added 72 rooms bringing the total to 146 room capacity. During this time they also remodeled and expanded the pool area, added a work-out facility and an outdoor venue to complement the hotel and conference center. Jonell says the arrangement with Best Western recently ended this year when the tribal board decided to drop the franchise agreement and go independent. The hotel now has a new booking system and will do its’ own marketing according to Jonell, but she went on to explain that the lessons learned as a Best Western franchise; the standards, the customer service, the attention to detail will all remain.”
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Magnificent Prickly Pear Story by Gina Gentry McElroy
Hand-harvesting the Prickly Pear fruit. Photo courtesy of Cheri Romanoski
Who knew so much could come from a desert cactus? Cheri Romanoski, that’s who. A native Tucsonan who grew up appreciating the desert and its natural resources, Cheri took it upon herself to learn everything she could about indigenous plants readily available in her native environment. As an elementary school teacher in Tucson, Cheri had taught children about the flora and fauna of the Sonoran Desert and how Native Americans survived on its bounty. She utilized this knowledge to preserve many fruits grown on her property, providing her husband and three children with all-natural, healthy food that was free of “additives, preservatives and artificial anything.” Cheri soon became an expert on the prickly pear cactus and other fresh fruits and vegetables abundantly found in the Sonoran Desert. Through research and experimentation, she discovered the necessary processes, machinery and marketing needed to start Cheri’s Desert Harvest. During the past 30 years, her Tucson manufacturing facility has grown and changed as her product line and perfected processes evolved. Everything except the hand-dying of clothing items is done in-house at the manufacturing plant, where she employs seven year-round employees. Prickly pear cactus fruit is the largest crop handharvested for Cheri’s. When the prickly pear fruit is at its ripest in August through September, six to eight seasonal employees harvest about 35 tons (70,000 pounds) of fruit during a six-week period. The fruit is washed, filtered, steamed, pressed and frozen within hours of being picked to preserve the natural flavor, vibrant color and nutrients as nature intended.
Prickly Pear fruit ready for natural processing. The company harvests over 70,000 pounds of the cactus fruit each season. Photo courtesy of Cheri Romanoski
There are over 200 different species of prickly pear plants that grow throughout the world. Cheri learned that, in Arizona, the prominent species that yields the greatest amount of fruit with the greatest amount of flavor and color is the Englemann prickly pear. It is this plant that is predominantly picked from to make her outstanding, award-winning preserves and candies. In fact, thanks to Cheri, the Englemann prickly pear species was added to the FDA registry. This environmentally-conscious businesswoman uses 100% of the harvested prickly pear fruit. Once the juice is extracted, the skins and pulp are donated as compost for crops, specifically to the Community Urban Garden program (through Southern Arizona Food Bank), where families are taught to plant, harvest and cook what they have grown. Each prickly pear fruit contains many tiny seeds and inside each seed is an oil high in antioxidants and with anti-aging properties. It is essentially “food for the skin,” effective for stretch marks, scars, etc. Cheri sells her cactus seed oil to two cosmetic companies with international interests. Newly-formed Cheri’s Botanics is the only producer of this oil in this half of the world (there are only two other producers in the world of which she is aware). Prickly Pear, Continued on page 33
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Cheri Romanoski, owner, Cheri’s Desert Harvest. Photo by Gina Gentry McElroy
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Today, Cheri’s products are sold in stores and restaurants in every contiguous state in the U.S as well as shipped both nationally and internationally to wholesale and retail customers. Locally, you can find her products in Superior at Rolling Rock Gallery and Boyce Thompson Arboretum and in Globe at Besh Ba Gowah. Her products have been organically certified (a three-year process) through the U.S. Dept of Agriculture (USDA) and Agricultural Services Certified Organic (ASCO). If you plan to attend the Prickly Pear Festival, be sure to pick up some Prickly Pear Cactus Honey “with a tantalizing taste achieved by combining mesquite honey and prickly pear cactus juice, a deliciously different honey with a delicate, fruity flavor,” or Cactus Apple Jelly, “a blend of tart Granny Smith apples and juice from the prickly pear cactus fruit that yields a distinctively tart, yet sweet flavor.” And to make “exceptionally flavorful Cactus Margaritas, wine coolers, spritzers and prickly pear lemonade,” pick up some Prickly Pear Cactus Syrup. Whether online at or in person, I recommend that you visit Cheri’s Desert Harvest, where business is booming – or, should I say, blooming?
Visit www.cherisdesertharvest.com where you’ll find cookbooks with recipes of the southwest, including Mesa Grill Cookbook by Bobby Flay, celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. Desert Harvest products were used by two chefs on the Iron Chef America culinary competition show, and both chefs won. Cheri’s Desert Harvest products will be represented this year at the...
Fourth Annual Superior, AZ
Prickly Pear Festival Saturday, Aug 22, 2015 6:30am – Hike of Old Pinal City, from Superior Airport parking lot, Hwy 60 7-10am – Breakfast (suggested donation of $6 to benefit Superior Fire Dept) at Porter's Cafe, Main Street 9am-4pm – Prickly pear vendors, Old Superior High School Gymnasium, 98 High School Ave 10am-4pm – "Cactus Lounge" (artists, prickly pear drinks, live entertainment by a jazz trio and a guitarist), Superior Chamber of Commerce conference room; also Several speakers on various desert-related topics, Old Superior H.S. Gym 6-9pm – Edible Desert Dinner ($25/pp) w/Flamenco dancers & view of Picketpost Mountain, Old Superior H.S. Library There will also be several food trucks (wood-fired pizza, fish tacos, Hawaiian shaved ice), a prickly pear beer-making class, and local restaurants featuring prickly pear menu items. Presented by Superior Chamber of Commerce (520-689-0200); Event Contact: Nancy Bogler (520-827-9461)
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Big Development Comes to Globe ...The Rest of the Story Photos and Story by Linda Gross
When the Apache Drive-In closed in 2013, it signified the end of an era spanning more than forty years of outdoor movies in Globe. Like so many drive-ins across the country, the economics of an entertainment venue dating back to the ‘50s when land was cheap and the big screen was king had changed. Land is now king. Today, all that remains of the drive in is a 40-foot screen, rows of speaker poles stripped of their speakers and an abandoned concession stand. Despite the shuttered appearance of a drive-in which has lived out its useful life, the land below has been jockeying for position to take on a whole new life as a master-planned development, bringing growth to the area and much needed housing. But achieving that reality won’t be easy. The land has recently been placed into escrow by a developer who has submitted plans for Globe’s first large scale mixeduse development in decades. And already there are those who have lined up in opposition and those who are lobbying for its’ success. In a county where only four percent of the land is available for development, the fifty-eight acres surrounding and including the drive-in has remained one of the most eligible properties in the county for the right suitor. Bobby Hollis, whose family has owned the property since his father first opened a drive-in there in the ‘60s, says over the years there have been a number of suitors interested in his land. The latest was FedX which planned to build a new distribution center, but when that deal fell apart, the Redbridge Development Partners out of California stepped in and made a deal recently, placing nine of the 58 acres in escrow with a one year option on the balance of the four parcels. The plan, which calls for a mixeduse development involving residential, commercial, light industrial and open space, dovetails with the long range planning the city has done as part of the 2010 Northeast Area Plan and the 2014 General Plan; both endorse the idea of adding a layer of zoning on top of the commercial C2 zoning to allow for residential development.
month when council was scheduled to vote on the matter. Several area residents spoke up at that time during the call to the public with concerns about the zoning application and the planned uses for the property. One was Carl Williams who sits on the P&Z board and owns Dream Manor Inn, a premier lodging and event center located just up the road from the proposed development. Williams says he voted yes to approve the PAD zoning request but later had concerns after talking the issues over with his wife. He believes the proposed apartment complex and town homes are
Brent Billingsley, Globe’s City Manager
too much housing in “one little area.” He worries that the 58,000-square-feet of retail space will take away from businesses in downtown Globe and that those who have rental units in the area will suffer when the new housing units come on line. Others neighboring residents, like the Gibsons and Holders who live on the edge of the planned development, voiced concerns about views and safety issues regarding ingress and egress to the site, and strongly objected to the location of the gas station/convenience store on the north end. Williams’ wife, Rebecca, spoke last and warned that the PAD zoning would allow the developer “carte blanche to put in whatever they want, including a chemical plant or – even a cemetery.” When the city hall meeting was reported in the local paper, the story included comments by local citizens without providing the rest of the story, so as Paul Harvey famously said many times, this is the rest of the story.
Objections from area residents
Carte Blanche and other fallacies:
Although Globe’s Planning and Zoning Board voted 5-0 in May to recommend Redbridges’ application, things got heated during a city hall meeting the following
The suggestion that PAD zoning provides carte blanche to a developer is simply not true, according to Brent Billingsley, Globe’s city manager.
The zoning process, he says, requires the developer to document permitted land uses when submitting a PAD application for P&Z approval. While a PAD does allow a developer the flexibility to shift their planned use of the property in order to take advantage of market demands, Billingsley says, it must fall within the confines of the application and in no way constitutes a carte blanche approval to put in anything they choose. Unlike building on the C2 zoning which is in currently in place, the PAD zoning requires additional oversight by planning and zoning which must approve site plans for each structure. “He (Hollis) could come in right now, with the C2 zoning on that land, and put up a building 36-foot high without asking for any approvals,” Billingsly says. So what about a chemical plant? Again, not in the permitted uses. A chemical plant would have to be located in an industrial zone, and as former Mayor Fernando Shipley points out, there are only two industrial sites: out at the asbestos factory or behind the sewer plant. “So it would either be located on a toxic site or smell like one,” he joked. Or a cemetery? “I don’t know of too many developers who will take an expensive piece of land and put a cemetery on it,” Shipley says. “We couldn’t even afford to maintain the little cemetery we have now.” As for safety issues, Chris Collopy, Globe's Director of Planning and Zoning, and Bill Beal, Managing Director for Redbridge, point out that any and all safety issues concerning ingress and egress to a development are strictly regulated by ADOT, which dictates the design and ensures the appropriate investment is made to provide safe traffic conditions. The issue of the sewer line extension was also brought up by Williams who said he was glad Hollis had gotten the city to extend the sewer line since he had been asking eight years for one. That may be true, but while he was asking, Hollis was putting money on the deal.
The Sewer Line Extension As far back as 2008, Hollis engaged in both informal and formal discussions with city officials, developers and local business owners – during which he explored his options regarding the fifty eight acres. One thing was clear: the city sewer line needed to be extended to the property to make any development possible. Hollis moved forward with an engineering study, paying Hansen Engineering $53 thousand to design the extension with a 10-inch line and get the plans through the ADEQ approval process.
He says he was planning on putting in an RV park when he was approached by SunCap, who was representing “a large company looking to locate a distribution center in Globe and bring in 40 new jobs to the area.” They wouldn’t say who at the time. Hollis went to Shipley, who was city mayor at that time, and suggested that it might be in their mutual interest to find a way to pay for the construction of a sewer extension since it would be used to drive future development not only for his property, but the northeast corridor. Shipley agreed. The city included language in the Northeast Area plan which spelled out not only their desire to extend the sewer but outlined several ways it might be financed, including general obligation bonds and grant monies. Unfortunately that’s where the planning stalled due to several factors, not the least being a sluggish economy. The climate of possibilities changed in 2014 after the economy picked up, a new council was sworn in and grant monies became available through the Arizona Commerce Authority. Karalee Cox, with the Southern Gila County Economic Development, had been asked to look into grant funding for the sewer extension. By that time, the mystery company had been identified as Fed X and they had put the land into escrow. Big Development, Continued on page 35
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The timing couldn’t have been more perfect to go after grant monies from the Arizona Commerce Authority which, according to Cox, had come under fire recently for not loaning enough money to rural communities and was looking for a good project.
With the engineering studies already done and vetted by ADEQ, and a deal in place to bring jobs to the area, the $400,000 grant was approved based on a 10-percent match. The city didn’t have the funds, so Billingsly says he called Hollis and asked if he would be willing to put up the $40,000 and hand over the engineering study to the city to help secure the needed grant funding. Hollis agreed, and construction on the sewer extension began in January of this year and was completed by March. “We absolutely would not have gotten that grant had Bobby not had the Fed X deal in escrow,” Cox says, adding that because rural economic development grants are tied to job creation, the project was a perfect fit for the ACA.
One Deal Falls Apart: Another Takes Shape Unfortunately, before the sewer could be completed, the deal fell out of escrow and as Cox says, “It became very important to do something with that investment. We were all very interested – the City, IDA, ACA, Bobby, everyone – in getting another plan in place to meet the needs As Globes’ mayor in 2010, Fernando Shipley of all parties.” initiated the study for the Northeast Area According to her, the advice that the corridor. He wanted a plan in place, agreed city received at that time from ACA and upon by all the stakeholders which could be used to guide any future development. He others was to make the property as shovelsays he was adamant that the plan included ready as possible. That included, she says, binding easement agreements that were approved by all parties in writing, adding that a recommendation for PAD zoning to “nothing slows up development faster than help market the property. She is quick to negotiating easements after development has point out the city didn’t commission or begun on your neighbors property. “
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Roger White, who is in charge of project management and pre-development for Redbridge, speaking at the City Hall meeting in June. White who has done master planned developments in California, Colorado and Oregon was brought on board for the project in Globe.
pay for the PAD. That too was Hollis, who hired land planner Dana Burkhard out of Phoenix to design something that could maximize the land and serve as a long term benefit to the community. Burkhard says housing was one of the first things discussed. They also included a storage facility, retail space and an assisted living facility on the plan. It was Hollis and Burkhard who initially envisioned the three-story apartment complex which would accommodate approximately 25 units per acre: “a standard measurement when designing that type of housing,” says Burkhard. When Redbridge came on board and took over the process, they made few changes to the plan asking Burkhard to mainly refine what was there and create more connectivity between the
housing units and the retail to encourage traffic flow. In order to accomplish this, the retail was moved closer to the high density residential and used open space to facilitate interaction between the mixed uses. While a portion of the property is in a floodplain, Burkhard says they were able to turn the challenge into an opportunity. The area has been designed as a large green space which meets city code and also helps to tie the property together and enhance the overall mixeduse development. Additional drainage requirements concerning run off, which are required by law to meet certain flows, are also designed into the plan using catch basins as open space. Big Development, Continued on page 36
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If fully developed, Redbridge estimates that the property will provide housing for 750 to 1,000 people. Construction on the apartments is projected to cost twenty million, and if the entire plan is built out as proposed, it is estimated there will be over $100 million invested in construction costs.
Funding the project: The use of Private Public Partnerships According to developer, Bill Beal, funding for this project will be done through a mix of private public partnerships and conventional funding. P3s, are a new-but-growing mechanism for funding municipal projects that might not otherwise be possible. A study done by the National Association of Counties shows how P3s are being used by rural counties to build roads, create workforce training, build industrial parks, create job growth, diversify their industrial base and even create a healthcare initiative tied to the preservation of forest lands.
In today’s economy, it’s fair to say that municipalities including county, city and state governments are finding they can’t do it all; and raising taxes is no longer the go-to option. The addition of private investment for the public good has seen a growing roster of success stories. The report done by the NAco in June of last year polled 480 counties and showcased 35 case histories of rural counties using a variety of methods, including private public partnerships to fund projects which served local needs. “Collaboration is the key to county economic development initiatives. County economic development initiatives capitalize on the networks of public, nonprofit and private partners necessary for successful local development,” the NAco study reported. Here in Southern Gila County, there is general agreement that affordable workforce housing is critical. The master-planned development, proposed by Beal and the Redbridge partners will use both P3 funding and conventional forms of financing. According to Beal, the workforce housing and possible senior housing or hotel/ conference center are both P3 structures. The retail, other residential, fast food and gas station will have conventional financing. Redbridge plans to work with the Gila County Industrial Authority to issue non-profit (501-c3) tax exempt municipal bonds to fund construction of the workforce housing which fits within P3 parameters. Beal says he has two nonprofits interested in the project. The bonds, which will place the nonprofit as borrower of record, will then be issued to fund the construction costs, lending costs, interest reserve payments and convert long term permanent financing when it is turned over to the non-profit. There are no risks to the taxpayers in the event of a default, explains Beal, since the P3 property is privately owned by a qualified non-profit. In the event of a default, the bank takes the property back through judicial foreclosure as in most other commercial real estate situations.
The plan presented by Redbridge shows an apartment complex, town homes and a storage unit facility on the north end along with a proposed gas station/convenience store. The central corridor shows shell retail space and either hotel, senior care or light industrial facility with a development of hillside custom homes on the south end.
According to Beal, the benefits to the P3 model is that the community gets a facility that it needs with no new or additional taxes to stake holders. The facility is paid for either through cash flow to service the debt payments until completed or through a lease arrangement, structured to coincide with the financing terms. The bonding process will go before the Gila County Board of Supervisors who will vote to approve the issuance through the IDA. Once the bonds are issued, they will be sold to investors who bear both the risk and reward. As for what the IDA gets out of the deal, they receive a small transaction fee and percentage for issuing the bonds. According to one commercial lender I spoke with, this is one of the main purposes of a county IDA; to issue bonds and fund projects which improve the health of the county and its’ residents. Accordingly, they are not designed with the intent of making profit, but rather along the lines of a community-model which generates funds through the projects they do so they can remain sustainable and keep doing more projects. Beal, who has used public private partnership to fund two new schools for the Higley School District, says cash flow is critical to these types of projects and as such he is careful about the projects he takes on to ensure the feasibility of each. And he is confident about the need for workforce housing in Globe.
The Workforce Housing Study The housing report which is driving that optimism is a $12,000 workforce housing study commissioned by Beal and paid for by the IDA and County Supervisor John Marcanti. It was completed in June of 2014 by Griffin Consulting out of Mesa and offers a comprehensive set of data on housing and employment in the area,
including demographics, comparisons, market rates, commuting stats and employment numbers. According to the study, over 700 individuals currently commute for work from neighboring communities such as Mesa, Apache Junction, Queen Creek and Safford; and another 200 currently in the area are looking for housing. While commuting costs vary, the report uses IRS figures for a worker making $25-per- hour and commuting back and forth from Mesa, and points out nearly 2.5 hours of every day goes to commuting costs. Capturing just a portion of those workers who are now driving out of the area to find housing means more than simply raising the tax base, according to Cox, who says the real long term benefit comes from the disposable incomes of a workforce living in the community and contributing to everything from local grocery stores to schools and businesses. Still, there are those in the community who don’t believe more housing is necessarily the answer - especially high density housing. Williams and others point to a current flux of vacancies and say the real issue is jobs not housing. Realtor Debbie Cox with Service First Realty (no relation to Karalea Cox) has managed the largest property management firm for over a decade and disagrees with those who say it’s about jobs. “If we bring in jobs right now there is nowhere to place them,” says Cox. “San Carlos just brought in three docs who were potential hires for the new hospital, and they did not accept positions because of housing.” She points to mine personnel who have to live here because of response times, and says, because of limited housing options here, these people often Big Development, Continued on page 37
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end up renting a one-bedroom apartment in Globe, and a house for their family in the Valley. “Right now, you can get a three bedroom home in Queen Valley built in the early 2000s for $850 a month,” says Cox. “Here, that same house will cost you between $900-$1,400, and it will be an older home, possibly with just window air conditioning units (which cost the tenant money), most likely more maintenance costs and often street parking.” There have been few new residential building permits with the exception of two apartment projects undertaken in 2007 and 2009 which added approximately 140 units to the housing inventory. These units, however, are either income or age-restricted and as such do not serve market rate customers. The Griffin Report points out that both are 100% leased with a waiting list and field calls from those looking for housing in the area who are not aware the properties have age or income restrictions. The issue of adding another hotel in town was a point of contention in the presentation by Redbridge during the PAD zoning request. Local hotel owner, Jess Patel, says bookings are down and no one is doing well. He is adamant the area does not need another hotel. Beal responded saying that a hotel is only one idea for the development; the other one is senior housing, and the company will undertake additional market studies before deciding what is feasible. “We don’t want to get out ahead of the market,” he says. Yet, according to Debbie Cox, the right kind of hotel might be a good idea. “We have no hotels in the area which offer kitchenettes for travelers and temporary workers who are here for short term contracts,” she says. Cox is talking about the large temporary workforce who live here, including traveling nurses, wildland fire crews, mine personnel, and support services. If you think the regular people who are settling in here for a job have problems finding housing, just take a look at what short term, temporary workers face, she suggests. “I’ve got eight firefighters in one of my larger rentals sharing one house. I have a
Bill Beal and Roger White during an open house presentation on the project at the Depot.
traveling nurse whose agency is paying over $2000 dollars a month for her room at a hotel,” says Cox, and adds, ”and you gotta remember hotels don’t discount their rates for extended stay. Plus they don’t have cooking facilities so they have to eat their meals out.”
Investing in Growth Beal, who has been coming to Globe for the last four years looking at investment opportunities and doing his research on the area, believes Globe is in a good position to grow. He was first brought out to Globe by Fred Barcon with the Gila County IDA to look at a racetrack project at the fairgrounds in 2011. Although that project never materialized, he began looking at properties with Barcon to put in a highdensity housing unit and had made dozens of trips back and forth over the last four years looking for the right investment opportunity before moving forward on the Hollis property. Beal believes growth is coming to the area and points to the 66-million-squarefoot expansion currently underway at the regional hospital, as well as the new hospital at San Carlos which is nearing completion and looking to hire 300 people when fully operational. He also has talked with those at Resolution Copper who indicate the new mine will add 3700 jobs to the area, and FreeportMcMoRan which is said to be investing nearly $600 million dollars in the local smelter to meet new EPA standards. “I understand from the people I’ve talked to that the mines are market-driven and economics are always in flux,” he says. So while he, like others, have heard that Freeport may be winding down mining operations, he believes they are in a good position long term. Their investment in the local smelter secures its future as one of only three smelters in the U.S. with capacity to grow. “I’ve been told people are leaving Globe,” says Beal, “but I’ve done enough research to believe that people don’t come to Globe because there is no place to live. When there is enough housing…people will stay."
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Exploring Globe: Finding Cool Hikes By Jennifer Kamm
Jennifer Kamm here, a hiking enthusiast from Chicago, Illinois, come to stay in Globe for a three month internship with the Indian Health Service. As soon as I could, I found my way into the hiking that Globe has to offer. Check out the steps I took to help plan your next hiking adventure. First, be sure to stop by the local Ranger Station located at 7680 6 Shooter Canyon Rd, Globe, AZ 85501. Home to all of the information you need about the dangers you may run into on a hike. Dehydration is the number one risk. "If you ain’t peein’, you ain’t drinkin’ enough." "Drink water, even when you’re not thirsty" is wise advice. Hike early and at higher altitudes, especially during the summer months. Black bear, cougars, rattlers other snakes, and scorpions frequent the area, but risk of being attacked is low, especially if you hike in groups. For more information on hiking safety, ask your local trail guide at the Ranger Station. The closest hiking location in town is Round Mountain Park, located at the end of South St. from Highway 60. It can be identified as a large hill with an American flag atop its peak. Hill it may be, but this park is home to five different trails, each
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Bob Zache and a band of hikers who participated in the hike. Jenny Kamm is in the front on the far right.
varying slightly in length and terrain. For an easy start, West Trail will lead you 0.84 miles through cacti and desert flora up to the summit. The summit offers a 360° view of the town below. Sunset is the ideal time to make the climb since with temperatures drop in the evening and you’ll be rewarded with sunset views. But watch for snakes as they like to come out at this time too. For a full tour of the mountain, continue on the East Trail to return to the Visitor Center.
The next closest hiking area is within the Pinal Mountains, just south of Globe. Appropriately named, the mountain range is home to a ponderosa pine forest, a perfect change of scenery. The height of Pinal Peak sits at 7,848 ft. above sea level, making it cooler for summer hiking. To help tackle the Pinals, I befriended Bob Zache, a local hiking guide. Zache leads a course through the Gila Community College called Beginning Hiking I & II, and was kind enough to invite me along
for the class’s first hike. The class includes eight different morning hikes on Fridays and Sundays and is a great way to explore the nearby mountains with a group. To officially join the class, enrollment through the community college is required, but you may be lucky enough to tag along for one or two hikes. The Ranger Station has a complete breakdown of the Pinal Mountain trails as well, so be sure to Hiking, Continued on page 39
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pick up a free trail guide if you plan to traverse the trails alone. The class’s first hike took us to Pinal Peak and Signal Peak all in just five hours. The parking area of Ferndell Springs is home to the trailhead that leads to Pinal Peak. The trail is well maintained and starts with a slightly challenging elevation gain, but soon levels off. It leads through blooming green underbrush sheltered by ponderosa and cedars. The cool temperature makes for perfect hiking conditions. A slight detour off of the trail will lead you to a scenic overlook from the top of a large boulder. The outlook is identifiable by the metal latter that leads to the top of the boulder. Climbing up the rickety ladder is a thrill itself,
but the view is even more impressive, as ceaseless miles of mountain ranges are laid out before you. The peak itself is just as beautiful and is host to a small ranger station and fire watch tower. The Middle Trail is a connection trail between Pinal and Signal Peak. This is a ridgeline hike exposed to uninterrupted views of mountain ranges to the East and West. Signal Peak itself is worth the climb to the top. From Signal Peak, a jeep road leads back through the Pinal Campground and down to the Ferndell Springs parking area. So even with temperatures soaring this summer, it’s still possible to find some cool hikes in Globe- literally. Round Mountain Park is one of the most popular of all hikes in the area with easy access from hwy 60 and a great panoramic view of Globe once you reach the top.
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Without sugar cane, rum wouldn’t exist, and without potatoes, neither would vodka. For tequila and other types of mescals—as well as the fermented drink, pulque—a plant called the agave is the indispensable ingredient. There are nearly 160 different species of agaves shared between the United States and Mexico. On the U.S. side, they are commonly called century plants because they seem to take a human lifetime, or more, to finally flower. South of the border, the wait doesn’t seem quite as long, so they are simply called the maguey.
Agave salmiana in flower; Photo by Kim Stone
The Tall Huddle Special
What makes the agave particularly unique is that when it finally decides to flower – which is usually in 8 to 20 years, rather than 100 – it only flowers once, and then the plant dies. Because it has nothing to lose, the plant furiously drains the carbohydrates from its leaves and roots and concentrates them in the heart of the plant just before it flowers. This powerhouse of stored sugars will fuel the growth of an inflorescence (flowering stalk) that can reach thirty feet in height and six inches in diameter in a few of the largest Mexican species. Harnessing this fateful, botanical crescendo – nipping it in the bud, really – is what makes the production of tequila, as well as other lesser known products of the agave, possible. Ever since the Spanish brought distillation to the New World, the most important use of the agave has been in the production of the distilled alcoholic beverage mescal, known by different names when made from different species of agave in different parts of Mexico. In Sonora, it is called bacanora, and if it’s grown in Oaxaca, it is generally just called mescal. Within a legally defined area in the highlands of central Mexico, however, a very special kind of mescal – one made from just one species of agave that is different than all the rest – is a $750,000,000 a year industry. It’s called tequila. The rules of the Appellation of Origin Tequila legally define the word tequila in a similar way as wines are regulated in France. Tequila must be produced from Agave tequilana Weber, aka blue agave or maguey azul (often written confusingly as tequilana Weber blue variety), and from plants grown only within the Mexican state of Jalisco or in certain municipalities of the nearby states of Nayarit, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, and Michoacan. The most well-known distilleries are located in eastern Jalisco, and, not surprisingly, around the town of Tequila. By Mexican law (the Official Mexican Standard, NOM), non-100% (mixto) tequila can be fermented with as much
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as 49% sugars from source other than the blue agave (such as cane sugar) but not from any other species of agave. It can also be bottled outside of the area in which the blue agave is grown. This would include such mass marketed brands as Jose Cuervo. The purest and most sought after tequila is made from 100% blue agave and each bottle must be labeled as such by law, including Hecho in Mexico. It must also be bottled at the distillery controlled by the company and must be fermented
from sugars derived exclusively from the blue agave. Top shelf brands will always be labeled: “100% blue agave,” or “100% de agave.” If it doesn’t say 100% on the outside, it’s not 100% on the inside. The most important step in the making of tequila begins in the fields. Jimadores are highly skilled agave farmers who determine when subtle morphological changes signal that an individual blue agave plant is about to flower, usually when the plant is 8-12 years old. At just the right time, the bud of the flowering stalk (quiote) is removed, effectively castrating the plant. This diverts the carbohydrates that would have gone to the inflorescence, and concentrates them in the stem for several months until harvest. The harvest (jima) begins when the jimador chooses an individual agave of the proper maturity and begins to cut away the long spear-like leaves (pencas) using a coa, a long handled knife with a rounded, ultra-sharp cutting blade. He hammers a bar into the base to lever the plant out of the ground, then uses the coa to finish the job, cutting the remaining leaves clean and flush against the fat stem. What remains looks much like a 50 – 100 pound pineapple—the piña—which is then loaded onto a truck and delivered to the distillery. Tequila, Continued on page 41
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The Sleeping Beauty
Now that you know how tequila is made, GlobeMiamiTimes invites you to check out these local watering holes featuring tequila at its finest! • The Liquor Stable (ad on p. 2) on Hwy 60 featuring Don Julio Tequila ~ One of the world’s original luxury tequilas. Produced in Mexico Don Julio Specials $5.00 all Summer Long The Sleeping Beauty ~ Named after the renowned Sleeping Beauty Turqoise from Globe and The Tequila Cosmo ~ Refined and Refreshing • The Huddle Sports Bar (ad on p. 11) in Downtown Globe featuring Joe Cuervo Tequila ~ Founded in 1795, produced in Mexico. This tequila is the best selling tequila in the world. The Tall Huddle Special ~ $4.00 all Summer Long! Jose Cuervo Silver Margarita on Ice
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a round stone pit, pulled by mules or horses (like a pony ride at the county fair), crushing the piñas inside as it moves. This was the standard method of crushing and extracting the juices of the piñas for several centuries, and it has made a comeback for producing special batches of tequilas by top shelf distillers.
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Once the piñas leave the fields, each distillery has its own methods of making its trademark brand of tequila. When the piñas reach the distillery floor, they are hacked into halves or quarters and either loaded into traditional ovens (hornos) to be steam baked for 48 hours, or pressure cooked in stainless steel autoclaves for 12- 18 hours. The cooking process converts the heavy starches within the piñas into fermentable sugars, and the color of the flesh changes from potato white to a carmelly brown. The next step is to shred the baked piñas to extract the sweet agave juice. Most modern day distilleries use steel knives and revolving drums to shred the baked piñas into their composite fibers, then use water to help dissolve the sugars and presses to extract the juice. But others, such as the Patrón distillery, have returned to the use of the tahona, a vertical stone wheel, often weighing several tons that travels around a center pivot inside
By most accounts, the worm in mescal is actually one of two or three species of moth larvae (caterpillars), either the red worm (gusano de rojo, in Spanish) or the gold worm (gusano de oro), Other sources mention that worm can also be the larva of the agave snout weevil, a serious pest of cultivated agaves that can cause large scale death in both agricultural and horticultural crops. Moreover, the addition of the moth or weevil larvae to mescal was actually a marketing ploy that didn’t start until the 1940s, a gimmick that touted the bogus hallucinogenic and aphrodisiac properties of the worm. Most importantly, although tequila is a form of mescal, it never contains a worm or any other insect.
The extracted juice, now called the must (mosto), is fermented in large stainless steel or wooden vats to produce a liquid that is approximately 5% alcohol. Each distillery has its own formula for the strains of yeasts, additives, temperatures, and length of time for the fermentation process. For tequilas that are not destined to be made from 100% blue agave, this is the stage when other sugars are added to the fermentation vat. The must is fermented for three to ten days, and the resultant liquid is ready for distillation. Distillation is generally a two stage process, with two separate distillations inside large stainless steel vessels to produce the end product. The first distillation produces ordinario with a 25% alcohol content, and the second yields
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finished tequila at approximately 55% alcohol. Before bottling, it is diluted to a standard 40% (80 proof) alcoholic content. White/silver tequila (blanco or plata) is straight from the still and bottled immediately. Young/gold tequila (joven or oro) is made from a blend of silver and any of the aged tequilas. Aged (reposado) is aged in oak casks for a minimum of two months. Extra-aged (añejo) is aged in white oak casks for at least one year. Ulltra-aged (extra añejo) is aged at least three years in oak casks. Tequila mellowing or softening (the addition of caramel color, natural oak extract, glycerin, or sugar syrup) is permitted, though this is rarely done with high quality 100% agave tequilas. Despite this incredible journey of the agave from field to bottle, I’ve never developed a connoisseur’s taste for tequila. But I do enjoy an occasional glass of good wine, and when I do, I sometimes lean back in my chair, and wonder whatever happened to the Coral Reefer Band.
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Book Review
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Historical Fiction) By Maryn Belling
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and on the New York Times best seller list, this book receives high marks from readers. Imagine how different your life would be if you lost your vision as a young child. How would you adapt? Where would your frame of reference be? Would you be forever lost in a world larger than you are? Are you adrift in a sea of space, time, and longing? Your name is Marie-Laure. You and your father are the whole of your family. With his help, you learn to navigate a world you can no longer see. Your fortress of knowledge grows. Your father’s skills make magic possible even though you must find it with your fingers. Your curiosity and temerity ebb and flow as the tides of the sea. Imagine how different your life would be if you were an orphan. How would you console yourself? Where would you find comfort? How would you learn to understand the world around you? Your name is Werner. You and your sister Jutta are growing up in a children’s home with a shoestring budget and other orphans who lost their parents in midcentury mining accidents. Your ingenuity to bring your sister some fun in her sparse life, your curiosity, and your love of theoretical mathematics combine into an innate understanding of engineering. Saint-Malo, France 1944 Wener is stationed in Saint-Malo – now a radio engineer in the German army. MarieLaure is living in Saint-Malo, navigating much as she did her neighborhood in Paris. During the days leading up to D-Day, serendipity brings Marie-Laure and Werner together in ways that change both their lives. 1974 Three decades later, the fullness of life has come. The story resolves. More than forty years later, we look back and feel the depth and breadth of the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner lived before and after D-Day.
“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
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The 5th annual fundraiser for the High Desert Humane Society
Saturday, August 1 • Doors open at 4:30 Tickets: $25 includes dinner, auction, drawing and entertainment / No host bar All for a good cause: Supporting our 4-legged friends! Attire: '60s theme ... so pull out your bell bottoms and tie dyed shirts! Kenneth Chan is back as the official photographer for the annual calendar. His spectacular work ensure calendars were a sell out last year!
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The idea for an open mic night started with solo artist Stephen Palmer who approached the owner of Farley’s about putting together an open mic at the new pub. “I started open mic because I wanted to play music but I didn’t want to do it by myself. I wanted to include other musicians,” says Palmer. Over the past few months, Farley’s has seen more local musicians come through the doors. “The music is bringing people together ... it’s exciting because we never know who will show up!” says Palmer. Bands including Low Expectations, Howlin Booty, and Sinthetic are not only showing up at open mic but entertaining crowds at local venues on a weekly basis. While each band has their own style they all have one thing in common, a genuine love for music and entertaining.
Low Expectations For the band Low Expectations, it’s more than just music, it’s the consistency and camaraderie of it all that keeps them booking gigs. The band started practicing in lead singer, Justin Justices’ basement back in January and over the last six months have added forty five songs to their playlist. Low Ex, as they are known, is a variety cover band that plays everything from early 60s music to more current material. “I’ve been singing since day one,” says Justice. “I didn’t even realize it was a desire, it was just part of my being.” Justice and drummer Ken Hernandez have been playing music together on and off for about fifteen years. Bassist Josh Cummings and guitarist Daniel Philpot grew up together and both started playing in the Miami High School Band. The band came together after Hernandez, Cummings and Philpot grew tired of the old band they were in. They weren’t booking enough shows which led to disagreements with their previous singer. Hernandez asked the boys if they were interested in hearing his friend Justice sing at Humphrey’s 2 Lanes open jam. After realizing that they all clicked together on stage, Low Ex was born. After stumbling over a name for a few weeks, Cummings stated that the only thing he could come up with was Low Expectations. “The name really says it all. We didn’t start the band to become rock stars, it all stemmed from a desire to play music,” said Justice. For Low Ex it is about the camaraderie of the band and having a good time with the audience. They play almost every weekend around town and have donated their time to perform at several charity gigs including Relay for Life in May and a benefit concert in June with Howlin’ Booty and Sinthetic which raised over $1,600 for
Solo artist Stephen Palmer entertains a crowd of people at Farley's Open Mic night. Photo by Andrea Justice
Cassandra Brandt who has been injured in a car accident.
Howlin Booty Local hard rock band Howlin Booty has been together about five years and the members include Aaron Zufelt, Matt Medrano, Eli Miller, and Eric Barrientos. Zufelt, Medrano, and Miller have been playing together since they were fifteen and sixteen years old. “We all kind of developed a love for that heavy southern rock/metal and blues sound and started up Howlin Booty,” says Zufelt. They added Barrientos to the band later on after meeting him at a party and hearing him jam on the guitar. The band plays monthly at local watering holes in the Globe Miami area, and for vocalist and bassist Aaron Zufelt playing for friends and family makes it all worth while. “Playing out of town is fun for creating a new and bigger fan base, but nothing beats playing for your home town and seeing everyone be so supportive of the local music scene,” said Zufelt. The band is working on some original material to include in their set list. Zufelt has been writing music for 14 years. His favorite line is from a song called Arizona Hills. “So look deep inside and know that time will never come between me and a thrill ride. I’ll laugh death in the face tonight.” Local bands, Continued on page 45
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Local band Howlin Booty performs at the Drift Inn Saloon. Photo by Andrea Justice
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“My biggest inspiration when it comes to writing is watching bands play,” said Zufelt. “Nothing gets me more pumped up than that.” Zufelt enjoys watching a variety of bands play but his favorite shows are punk rock and heavy metal shows because of the energy involved in the performances. “What really inspires me about going to a show is the response from the crowd,” said Zufelt. For Zufelt it’s inspiring just to know that people still care about real music and respect the effort that it takes to be a musician.
always supported it’s local musicians.
History repeats itself Today’s Globe Miami music scene is surprisingly similar to the late 40s and early 50s. Back then going out to dance to the tune of a big band marked an exciting Saturday night. Seasoned musician Joe
Sinthetic The band Sinthetic is a mix of members from both Howlin Booty and Low Expectations, with Aaron Zufelt on lead vocals and bass, Daniel Philpot on guitar, and Shon Bywater on drums. Zufelt and Bywater are cousins and had been talking about starting a band for over a year. “We finally pushed on when Two Lanes needed a band for open jam nights,” said Zufelt. Bywater got a hold of Philpot and they started something new called Sinthetic. The band originally wrote down a list of possible names but Sinthetic is the one that stuck. Their style is very bluesy with an old rock and roll feel. “Even when we play country songs we still have that rock and roll sound,” said Zufelt. For guitarist Daniel Philpot the main challenge in playing for two bands is the countless hours spent learning new music. “Sometimes I honestly forget which song goes to which band,” joked Philpot. “But I love it all. The more practice I get the better musician I become.” The same music that connects these three bands and the community has been uniting local residents for a century. Regardless of the genre, Globe Miami has
Sipie Martinez was a well known musician and bandleader in the area. He preformed from the late 1940s until 2008.
Sanchez can tell many stories about those days. “I started playing in 1948,” said Sanchez. “That was when the George Sanchez Orchestra started.” Sanchez fondly recalls the days when the Mambo and the Cha Cha Cha were introduced. Everyone went to the Miami Ballroom on Saturday and Sunday nights. “We all played the boogie woogies back then,” said Sanchez. “There were country bands, our band, and Sipie Martinez playing big band music. We were successful because we made the transition to dancing music, and that’s what everyone wanted to hear.” Sanchez states that it was a regular occurrence to see one musician in two or three bands because everyone wanted to play music and it didn’t matter who they played with. Other famous local
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Low Expectations play to a packed house at Jammerz Bar. Photo by Andrea Justice
bands from that time frame include the Transistor Bananas and the Corvettes. Sipie Martinez was a well-known musician and bandleader in the area. His success was in an era were dancing was the most popular recreation. Towns and cities all over Arizona supported their local bands during this time. Everyone looked forward to the famous weekend dances. Sipie entertained crowds of music lovers until July of 2008, when he passed away at the age of 94. “After he passed away the band became the Miami Big Band Sound,” said Sanchez. “We still play but don’t make much money doing it anymore. We play donation type things for the churches and the senior centers.” The Miami Big Band Sound continues playing simply because they enjoy it. “We do cover songs, mostly we just listen to a song and learn everything primarily by ear,” said Sanchez. “But Cruz Mendoza, our tambourine man, has a doctorate in music and he can write music like we are having this conversation together.” Sanchez notes that what he really loves about music and performing is bringing people together and the enjoyment they share providing entertainment. When asked what he thinks about young people coming out to play music, Sanchez commented that he thinks it is wonderful. “I would encourage them all to
follow their dreams,” said Sanchez. “It’s a very special talent and over the years I think music and the arts have been ignored. I think it’s important to encourage these young people to follow their talent. It’s a true gift.” Cover photo: Low Expectations started playing just six months ago and now play every weekend. Look them up on their facebook page for future show dates. Photo by Andrea Justice
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Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix on Friday, Globe-Miami Speedway on Saturday, and Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande on Sunday. The track not only drew spectators from outside the area, but bigname racers as well. Tucson-bred racer Bill Cheesebourg was racing at the Globe-Miami Speedway
whose own family boasts four generations of racers. Wampole remembers the track drawing in visitors from outside the area as well. “Globe was always one of the most popular places in the state to go for racing back in the heyday,” says Wampole. “They’d fill up the motels and eat at the restaurants.” Gates echoes Wampole saying “I know it was a big boost for the economy.” Gates has raced on tracks in Colorado, Arizona, Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, California, and Utah, but still calls the Globe-Miami Speedway his favorite. He says that it was “the best clay in the state, bar none.” He explains that the dirt track at the speedway was famous for being wet and tacky, as opposed to “dry slick,” which is like ice. “Wet pack,” like the dirt at the speedway provides the best conditions. The Foderas An aerial view of the track while it was in operation. would begin spraying down the Photo courtesy of the Foderas track with water at noon on race days to encourage the wet tacky texture at the same time he was competing in the and keep the dust down. Still, “you gotta Indianapolis 500. Mesa-born Art Bisch finesse it on the dirt,” explains Gates. also ran the Indy 500 in 1958 and raced at Gates remembers that many racers the Globe-Miami Speedway as well would make a weekend of it, running The Globe-Miami Speedway certainly had its share of hometown heroes as well, like Warren Wampole. Wayne’s father Warren raced at the Globe-Miami Speedway and was inducted into the Arizona Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 before he passed away in 2010. Gates calls Warren Wampole an “idol” and Louis Fodera describes how central he was to racing culture and community in the area. “Warren was quite an influence on the drivers,” says Fodera. “He kept them going. He was so well-liked.” He was well-respected on the track too. “Nobody could outrun Warren,” says Fodera. “He was a good driver.” Fodera also remembers Wampole giving his time to help ready the track for Wayne Wampole shows a picture from the old Globe-Miami Speedway. races each weekend.
Joey Wampole's car being worked on in the Wampole family garage. The car bears tribute to the Joey's grandfather Warren Wampole.
“I was never nearly as g good as my dad was,” Wayne W Wampole admits. Still, he tr treasures the memories of ra racing against his father at the G Globe-Miami Speedway. “It was a blast,” he would toy with me,” says Wampole. As a child, before he was old enough to race, Wampole remembers getting ready to go watch his father race and having his father check them for any green on
Louis Fodera, whose father Joe Fodera built the Globe-Miami Speedway in the mid-fifties.
their clothing—one of his superstitions. Wampole says that now his son Joey, who carries on the legacy racing the family car, has many of the same superstitions. The Wampoles are certainly not the only family in the area with multiple generations of racers. The Meeks, Mabbits, Hetricks, Earvens, and Towers are some of the other families in the Globe-Miami area whose racing legacies span generations. “It’s generation after generation,’ says Gates. “Dad raced, so the kids raced.” Kids typically begin racing cars around when they get their driver’s license, explains Wampole. Before that, it’s more than likely that they’re racing go karts with Gila Monster Go Karts, every other Friday at the Gila County Fairgrounds. “Everyone who raced at the speedway, their kids do go karts,” says Gates. They get a taste of racing and begin to develop their personalities on the track. Nikki Wampole, Wayne’s daughter who raced go karts growing up remembers “I raced with the boys and it was fun.” She calls go karts “a good thing for the kids to do—something to look forward to every week.” When they’re ready to race cars, they join local racers such as Gates, Don Earven, Mike Mabbitt, Roy Meeks, and Racing, Continued on page 47
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Louis Fodera, whose father Joe Fodera was a timberman for the mine, built the original grandstands out of old mine timbers. Photo courtesy of the Foderas
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Joey Wampole at the Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande, which now, more or less, serves as the “local” track for Globe-Miami racers. “It’s in our blood. We keep doing it,” says Wayne Wampole. “Now we just have to travel a hundred miles.”
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Wayne Wampole shows an old program from the Globe-Miami Speedway.
Still, Wampole explains that there are some folks in the area for whom not having a truly local track represents a barrier to racing. They have the cars, but can’t afford to travel to the races. “If they opened up a track here a lot of those cars would come out of the backyards,” he says. Before his death in 2010, Warren Wampole pushed for ten years or more to get a track back in the area.
On the day I visited the site of the old speedway in Wheatfields, Louis Fodera took me out to the track and let me take a lap. The old concession stand is still there, but the pit is overgrown with mesquite trees. “Now you can tell people you drove the Globe-Miami Speedway,” he said. I didn’t take the corners at eighty miles per hour, so I missed out on “the big adrenaline rush,” that Gates says he still gets after all his years racing. “I don’t get the butterflies anymore, but the adrenaline is still there.” “To put it in a feeling—it would be as if you bought a scratcher and found out you won $3,000 dollars,” says Gates. “Everyone looks at you all excited.” “I said I’d quit when it stopped being fun,” says Gates. “Here I am at 65 still doing it.”
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