2018 Spring by Globe Miami Times

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Home Buying in Globe-Miami By Patti Daley

Cooler temps, a slower pace and greater community character make Globe-Miami a desirable place to live. And the secret is getting out. Total real estate sales for the region topped $20 million in 2016, with local homebuyers leading the surge, followed by investors, retirees, and rotational professionals. “About 40 to 50 percent of home sales are going to first-time homebuyers,” says Eric DuFriend, an associate broker with Oak Realty in Globe. “[They’re] often taking advantage of the USDA loans for rural housing,”

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Working in Turquoise Photo by Elizabeth Eaton

Arizona's Deadliest Fight By Heidi Osselaer

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Hope Clinic Brings A Healthy Vibe to Downtown

John Power

Deputies tasked with preventing a lynching kept watch over the large crowd filing into the courthouse hoping for a seat at the most talked-about trial in years. It was a warm May morning in 1918, and the courtroom was jammed with spectators eager to see brothers Tom and John Power and hired hand Tom Sisson, who were charged with the murder of Graham County Sheriff Frank McBride. A judge decided a fair trial was impossible in Graham County, where the killings took place, because so many violent threats had been made against the defendants, so he moved the proceedings to Clifton. Now a jury comprised mainly of miners from Clifton, Metcalf, and Morenci was to decide their fate. With hindsight it is easy to see the copper camp jurors were no less biased than residents of Graham County. The press had feasted for months on the story of the February 10th gun battle between the Power family and lawmen. The Power brothers were wanted for draft evasion—slackers, as they were called during World War I. Sheriff McBride and Deputy U.S. Marshal Frank Haynes of Globe had led a four-man posse to arrest them where they lived deep in the Galiuro Mountains of Aravaipa Canyon. Arizona's Deadliest Fight, Continued on page 32

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Holly Rooney stands amid the construction underway for the new, expanded Hope Clinic moving into downtown Globe.

Story and photos by Linda Gross

erhaps the largest remodel to take place in Globe’s Downtown District in the last twenty years promises to infuse the area with a healthy vibe. The Hope Clinic, owned by Chad Campbell, P.A., and Holly Rooney, M.D., will triple the space of their current medical practice and add a healthy eatery and retail space downstairs and an expansive yoga/multipurpose room and offices upstairs. Rooney says she and Campbell had been looking for a new space for nearly five years and considered buying land to build from scratch. But they didn’t find a place that met all their criteria until a large two-story brick building came up for sale in 2017. Hope Clinic, Continued on page 33

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NO CABIN PRESSURE Pinal Mountain cabin owners are happy campers

Story and photos by Kim Stone

ear the end of an 11-mile-long dirt road that winds into the highest elevations of the Pinal Mountains south of Globe, there’s a rambling cluster of thirteen historic cabins. Each of them is privately owned and perfectly situated in an enviable montane forest setting not far below Pinal Peak. At an elevation close to 7,800 feet, they are predominantly summer-use cabins, where cool temperatures tempt owners like Steve Anderson to regularly flee the heat from his home in Mesa. “Where else in the state can I drive two hours and have 30 degree cooler weather?” he asks, rhetorically. Anderson is the current president of the Pinal Mountain Cabin Owners Association, and his cabin is the oldest one on the mountain, passed down through several generations of his wife’s family. He and his dozen neighbors join nearly 14,000 cabin owners dispersed within 114 national forests throughout the U.S. Though all the cabins are privately owned, each owner is also a federal government permittee, because the U.S. Forest Service owns and manages the land on which they’re built.

All of these cabins are part of the Recreation Residence Program, established by Congress in 1915 to promote family recreation in national forests. The cabins in the Pinals aren’t the fancy second homes you might find tucked into the forested hillsides around Lake Tahoe. “Our cabins are like old hunters’ cabins,” Anderson says. “Pretty basic.” Nothing illustrates this point better than the image of a frosty 3 AM visit to the ubiquitous outhouse that’s found within a few hundred feet of every owner’s cabin. Some of the cabins have been retrofitted with indoor toilets, but the outdoor privies will always hold the most vivid memories. And they’re always on standby if needed. Globe resident Jerry Fountain is a former president of the Cabin Owners Association, with his own snug cabin on the mountain top. He bought it 35 years ago, and like the other owners, appreciates the solitude it affords him and his family. “It’s the kind of a place that not many people are aware of, so that makes it pretty nice. Pretty private.” No Cabin Pressure, Continued on page 5

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Welcome to our Spring issue, where we have a great lineup of stories and some big news to share. First the lineup: I came here from Tucson, and a 30-year career in sales, to take care of my mother and the family B&B she had started in 1992. That took some adjustment for my mother and me – but, happily, it was a good thing for both of us. I had to reinvent my skills and find a new “job” that fit with the community, which turned to be as a newspaper publisher. And Mother learned to enjoy her life from the front porch and the restrictions of a wheelchair. When she passed away in 2008, I think some expected I would return to Tucson – but a funny thing about this town – it gets under your skin and grows on you. By the time I could have left to go back to Tucson, I didn’t want to. If you read Globe Miami Times cover-to-cover, I think you’ll begin to see why. This community is rich in spirit and the “small things” that you come to appreciate when compared with a “bigger life”: people who take the time to say hello, who know your name at the post office, or what you always order for lunch. The neighbor who helps out with a ride or watching the cat. The visits on the front porch. Everyone has their own list, and we asked two people who come at their Top Ten list of reasons why they love Globe from different angles, and arrive at many of the same things. See the story on Brad and Jamey Johnson , pp 30). Of course, the Pinal mountains have always been an attraction, but few people know the whole story of the cabins in the Pinals. Writer Kim Stone has the low-down on page 3. While the Forest Service owns the land, the cabins are privately owned. They are rustic and sometimes without water and other amenities, but those who use them as summertime getaways wouldn’t have it any other way. Our feature on the Globe-Miami real estate market by Patti Daley gives you insight into the housing market and opportunities here (page 1). This spring we are rolling out a new two-page spread on all things real estate, which will become a regular feature – see page 30. It aligns with new coverage of the real estate market on our website, so check it out! One of the most exciting projects happening in downtown Globe this spring is the renovation and remodel of the old Sears building, which promises to bring a healthy vibe to downtown. Purchased by Chad Campbell and Holly Rooney of Hope Clinic, the building will

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become the new offices for the medical clinic, with plans for a healthy eatery, retail space and large yoga/multipurpose room (see Cover). And we have all been anticipating the new restaurant opening by Chef John Wong, which will feature Asian Fusion food and a small, elegant interior and outdoor patio just a block down from the new clinic. As for upcoming events, writer Libby Rooney covers the Miami Loco Arts Festival for us and provides some background to the festival and its organizers (page 22). Our calendar of spring events can be found on page 20. I am so grateful to be living in this community, but we are not without huge problems here – like many towns and cities across the state. I see much of it up close. I hear the stories because I am a smalltown journalist and publisher. And I’ve been willing to report on those stories, hoping that by telling them, it will bring awareness – and, possibly, positive changes. But in February, Parkland happened and 17 kids and their teacher were killed. The March for Our Lives led by the youth of this country rose up like a phoenix. And I came to the conclusion it was time for me to step up as well. I have been focused on building my businesses and being the best I could be for my clients, my community, and my bottom line. But this winter’s events changed me. Changed what I want to focus on in the future. There is a story told about the Masai tribe, that it has a traditional greeting: Kasserian ingera. It means, “And how are the children?” Whereas you and I might always greet each other, “How are you?” with the common reply, “I’m fine,” the Masai greeting, “And how are the children?” invites the answer, “All the children are well.” You see, the Masai know that when the children are well, the community is well. This story comes from Patrick O’Neill, a Unitarian minister, who wonders how it might affect our consciousness of our own children’s welfare if in our culture we took to greeting each other with this daily question: “And how are the children?” What it would mean if we asked our legislators and leaders that question every day? So I am running for the Arizona House of Representatives in LD8 this year and hoping to make it to a seat at the table, so that I can work with others who are asking that question and seeking a saner, safer and brighter future for our children.

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Table of Contents ON THE COVER

16 Patty Lou Bids Adieu

The Great Elevation ~ Home Buying in Globe-Miami

17 Visitor's Guide

Arizona's Deadliest Fight Hope Clinic Brings a Healthy Vibe to Downtown 3 No Cabin Pressure 7

Gryphon Ranch

10 The Lady and the Cowboy 12 Salting the Earth 14 The Society Pages

20 Events Calendar 22 I Love Miami ~ The Miami Loco Art Festival 25 Doing Business 26 Local News Highlights 28 Five Leading Native American Artists Working in Turquoise 30 Globe Miami Real Estate ~ Top Ten Reasons to Live in Globe

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Even though the cabins are built close to the road, they’re easy to miss because they look like they belong there. The exterior colors are woodsy and neutral, and the surrounding forest appears to envelop them in a camouflaged timelessness. But life in a cabin in the woods is more than pickin’ the banjo on your front porch while the wind whistles through the Ponderosa pines overhead. There is a price to be paid to the Forest Service for the privilege of enjoying this life—and it’s not cheap. Every cabin owner is required to abide by the rules of a Term Special Use Permit that is refreshed every twenty years. With the permit comes an annual fee that is not based on the value of the cabin, but on the appraised value of the land on which the cabin sits. In the past, each permittee’s yearly fee was based on 5% of the property’s appraised valuation. In the late 2000s, Forest Service property values were going through the roof, so to speak. An Arizona Republic story from 2009 reported that some cabin owners were bracing for a fourfold to tenfold increase in their annual fee. Fast forward to 2014 with the passing of the Cabin Fee Act which permanently places each permittee within a tier of a fixed fee structure. For 2018, the range of the yearly fee could be as low as $666 or as high as an eye-popping $5,809. For threequarters of the cabin owners, though, it will cost them between $1,182 and $2,725 per year.

This is still more than cabin owners have paid in the past, but it comes with the welcome stability and predictability of a fixed fee that will only increase with inflation. And if they ever decide to sell their cabin, a new owner will know exactly what to expect the annual fee to be. “With the new one we do pay more, but it’s a lot more just system,” says Fountain. “It’s not going to skyrocket.” Should any owner decide to sell, there is also a one-time $1200 transfer fee that the Forest Service charges when a cabin changes ownership and a new permit is issued. Other out of pocket costs to cabin ownership are local taxes that are based solely on the value of the cabin itself. In Gila County, the assessor taxes the Pinal Mountain cabins as personal property, not as real estate. So rather than holding a deed, an owner simply has a bill of sale for his cabin, but he still receives a yearly tax bill. Because the cabins are part of the Recreation Residence Program, there are aesthetic regulations that limit an owner’s creative impulses to modify his cabin. The overarching requirement is to maintain the external character of the building, particularly if the cabin is historic (over 50 years old). These standards can also apply to newer structures, too, if the forest neighborhood itself is historically significant. The Pinal cabins fall squarely into the historic category, so minor changes (like repainting), or major changes, (like building a deck), all require prior approval from the ranger at the Globe Ranger District who issues the required permit. No Cabin Pressure, Continued on page 6

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These regulations don’t apply to interior, non-structural changes because those changes are hidden from view. So if an owner wants to paint his inside walls the color of his dog’s tongue—with carpet to match—he can start today. Retired pastor Ed Loew has owned his 750 square foot cabin since 1976, so he has one of the longest mountain memories. “I’m the history, the artifact,” he says, with a wry smile. Loew is also a multi-term past president of the Cabin Owners Association and has been a tireless advocate for all the Pinal Mountain cabin owners throughout the years. Loew says that electricity didn’t make it to the cabins until the mid 1950s when Arizona Public Service ran a power line up to Pinal Peak for one of the first microwave installations. Today, there are 32 individual electronic communication sites at the top, mostly on the higher, exposed ridges above the cabins. The cabin owners maintain their own water system, which they source from nearby Ferndell Spring. A pump moves the water up to a concrete holding tank built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s that sits above the highest cabin. Gravity distributes the water downhill to each individual building, including two strategically placed fire hydrants. One of the more determined and capable cabin owners starts the water system up every year in April, keeps it running all summer, then winterizes it each fall. Money for repairs comes from the yearly dues that all owners pay to the Cabin Owners Association. Labor often comes from the members’ own sweat equity.

“We work hard to collect reasonable dues and save up a little nest egg to make sure that when we do have surprises we have the money to do it,” says Steve Anderson. Their next project is to do some repairs on the 80-year-old concrete holding tank. There have been break-ins, but none of the owners considered it enough of a potential liability to mention. As one cabin owner intimated, “There’s more security up there than you realize.” Both cellular service and WiFi are available, and the cabins all have 911 addressing. These modern technological perks are courtesy of nearly three dozen communication towers that coexist on the mountain. They share the Pinals with plenty of deer and javelina, too, but owners have also seen bobcats and the occasional bear. Ed Loew tells the story of his wife, Joyce, who came faceto-face with a mountain lion during an early morning dog walk. And Steve Anderson remembers the massive group of 30 coatimundis, a not-socommon relative of raccoons, that once ran alongside him near his cabin. Several owners keep hummingbird feeders filled whenever they’re on site. About half of the owners live in Globe, and the other half live in the east valley of the Phoenix metro area or in far north Tucson. That means that all of them are within relatively easy striking distance of a substantial respite from the summer heat. The Cabin Owners Association meets once a year for an annual meeting and cookout. “The good thing is that the cabin owners are all on the same page,” Anderson says. “We love the mountain and we’ll do whatever it takes to keep everything functioning and keep it moving forward.”

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The Highland breed all have long horns, lush wavy coats and come in black, brindle, red, yellow, white, silver or dun. Photo by Patti Daley

GRYPHON RANCH A Unique Breed in the Pinals By Patti Daley

There’s a ranch in the Pinals, southwest of Globe, named for a mythical creature half eagle, half lion. Gryphon Ranch, 469 acres of private canyon land, is home to Jim and Carol Ptak, their champion Griffon dogs, and a herd of long-haired, big-horned cattle. “It represents the duality in our lives, the duality of ranching,” says Jim of the Gryphon name. “It’s not just a business operation; we’re also stewards of the land and animals.” Jim, 63, does the hands-on labor at the ranch. His wife, Carol, runs the business. Together, they blend science, faith, and physical work to raise certified-humane, certified grass-fed beef, and sell it to people of the region.

Raising Grass-Fed, Certified-Humane Scottish Highlands The cattle that the Ptaks raise are Scottish Highlands, a hardy, low-maintenance breed that originated in Scotland. They are raised without antibiotics, corn, or GMOs. They get only forage, alfalfa, spring water, and Arizona sunshine, Carol says. “We think it makes a difference in the flavor,“ she adds. The grass-fed status presents one of the major cost challenges for the Ptaks’ ranch. “The canyon rangeland provides only about 50 percent of the grasses the herd needs,” Jim explains. “We purchase alfalfa to supplement that.“ “We think beef should be naturally bred, raised and fed, and [we] think there is a clientele out there that thinks the same,” Carol adds, noting that last year they had 22 customers. Being a certified-humane operation was a choice for the Ptaks. “We believe that most ranchers want to be humane,” Carol says. “It was important to us to have that visible endorsement.” Gryphon Ranch, Continued on page 8

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The certification commits the Ptaks to certain standards of raising and killing their animals, as well as selling their beef directly to consumers. “Since we don’t go to USDA facilities, we can’t sell to stores or restaurants.” Officially, federally-inspected facilities provide humane slaughter as defined by the 1958 Humane Slaughter Act. However, according to Jim, using a USDA facility would require that the cattle be transported by trailer, chained by their legs, and cut by the throat to bleed out. In contrast, the Ptaks slaughter their cattle by a single shot to the brain and butcher them onsite by a state-licensed mobile slaughter service. The Ptaks butcher to meet consumer demand, typically up to four animals in the spring and eight in late summer. It takes about eight animals a year to cover the cost of the operation. The price for Gryphon Ranch beef, $7.50 to $8.00 per pound, is competitive with grass-fed beef you find in the supermarket. However, due to a state law, they can only sell the beef as a quarter, half, or whole animal (100 to 500 pounds). The Ptaks actually transfer ownership of the animal during the sales process.

Harry & Rosie Harry, one of the residents at Gryphon Ranch, is a 2,200-pound bull with a sixfoot horn spread.

Carol Ptak is seen here with the newly formed Gila County chapter of the Arizona Farm Bureau where she serves as treasurer. Photo by LCGross

“He’s gentle as a puppy dog,” Jim says. Harry is an 8-year-old show bull who came with a bag full of ribbons, while Rosie is a plain brown cow, with half a horn missing.

Their former owner insisted that the two of them could not be separated. At Gryphon Ranch, all of the animals have a name. There’s Inverness Sophia Loren, Possum Run Gidget, and Biscotti. They all come home each evening for water and feedings, and they’re locked in for the night. All the breeding stock at Gryphon Ranch are registered with the American Highland Cattle Association. Being a small operation (maximum 50 head), inbreeding is a primary concern. Carol tracks the pedigree of each animal and trades cattle with ranchers in Colorado to ensure a healthy herd.

Newcomers to Ranching Residents since 2014, Carol and Jim are relative newcomers to Gila County, and unlike the many multi-generational

ranching families in the area, they haven’t always been ranchers. Jim grew up on a dairy farm on the East Coast. He and Carol met in 1976, as students at the University of Buffalo, in New York. Jim had careers in music, engineering, and the church, while Carol worked as a microbiologist, got into manufacturing, became a teacher and an author, and co-founded a small business with a big mission (Demand Driven Institute LLC). Together, the two raised hay, and four teenagers, on a 100-acre farm in Centralia, Washington. A glut in the 2011 market left them with a barn full of hay. “We had to either burn it or feed it to something, so we decided to feed it to something,” Jim says. Gryphon Ranch, Continued on page 9

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Carol’s friend had two steers that needed to be fed. They were Scottish Highland. The steers ate the hay. The Ptaks ate the Highland steers, and they were hooked. “They’re just adorable,” Carol says, “They really have personality. They’re easy to care for… and tasty. It was a great experience all the way around.” Then, in exchange for boarding a neighbor's cattle, the Ptaks received two Highland cow calf pairs. Both cows were pregnant, and the herd grew quickly. By 2012, the Ptaks seemed to have everything they wanted – her dogs, his pastorship, and the ranch in-between. While visiting Carol’s family in the Valley, however, the couple decided to move their ranch to Arizona. “We looked all over,” Carol remembers. “We looked in Show Low and as far as Bagdad. We needed enough land to run the cattle. That was an education. In Washington you can put 10 cattle in one acre; here you need 100 acres to run one and a half. “ In May, 2014, Jim came to Gila County with their dogs and 19 head of cattle, one bull, their breeding stock, and calves, one just four days old. Carol arrived a month later. Beautiful and private, the property boasts four wells and two year-round springs. Through lease agreements with neighbors, the cattle have 1,200 acres to roam. The Scottish Highlands, named after their rugged land of origin, have adapted easily to their new environs. “The topography here is what they are bred for; the footing of the canyon walls suits them,” Carol explains. “It was us that had the adapting to do,” she adds. “100 percent of everything we knew about raising forage does not work here. The climate, the soil, the humidity. It’s all different.” Since Highlands both graze and browse, they’ve cleaned the underbrush of the Ptaks' canyon home. The Ptaks

Jim Ptak says their ranch is not just a business operation. He believes they are also stewards of the land and animals. Photo by Patti Daley

notice more native grasses being revived, as well as an increase in wildlife, such as rabbits, deer, and javelina.

A Serene Place to Call Home The Ptaks enjoy sharing the abundance of natural beauty they have found in the canyon. They offer ranch tours so people can come and see the animals. “We hold an annual men’s retreat here,” Jim says with a smile. “Of course, we serve beef. And we have a good time of fellowship and learning, and we do a lot of shooting. I’ve nicknamed it God, Grub and Guns." He and Carol have adapted to their new home. They find it similar, in ways, to Centralia. “People are normal here, friendly,” Jim says. “We love small towns.” As for Gryphon Ranch, it remains a tucked-away gem on the outskirts of town. “There’s not an evening that I don’t go out and see the stars and I’m reminded of psalm 19: The heavens declare the glory of God and the sky above proclaims his handiwork”. Opening his hands to imaginary stars, he adds, “You see that, and you think, come on, you can’t get a better life than this."

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The Lady and the Cowboy There’s always time for true love By Patti Daley

agnetic attraction. Easy companionship. True love late in life. This is the love story of Mary Testa and Levi Lertique, written in memory of Levi and the love that he and Mary shared. Sadly, Levi has passed on, so the story is told mostly in Mary’s words: In late May 2012, Mary walked into the Globe library and saw a man she had never seen before. “I was taken by surprise,” she remembers. “He had an aura about him that was so uplifting. It was like sunshine all around him.“ The man was Levi Lertique, the librarian on duty that day. He might have been a wearing a cowboy hat; for sure, a big smile. Levi returned to Globe, his hometown, the year before. He returned with three things on his to-do list:

1. G o to the state fair (something he couldn’t afford growing up)

2. S ee a diamondback snake

Levi and Mary at the Bernsteins' Christmas Party in 2012 to benefit the Safe House. Photo by LCGross.

3. G o to the Grand Canyon But first, he must meet a lady. She was in his library, chatting with another man. Levi joined their conversation.

“What a nice man he is,” Mary thought, pondering meeting him again. Mary was born and raised in Plano, Texas; she speaks with a genteel southern accent. Once married, wealthy and wellconnected, she traded society pages notices for something more. The mother of two daughters, she served youth symphony, and started her own catering business. After her divorce, Mary moved to Globe to be near family. It was hard at first. She didn’t like the desert, but she came to love it. It was hard to find a job, but a job found her. And it led her into the Globe library, looking for a movie. She found what she came for, and left. Mary and Levi met again, at the library. And again, and again, talking two hours at a time. Their meetings moved to the evening shift, when there were fewer people and more hours to talk. “We found each other very, very interesting,” Mary remembers. Levi grew up in Globe. He left home in 1963 to serve in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a The Lady and the Cowboy, Continued on page 11

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physicist, got married and divorced, loved his children, was offered a promotion, quit his job, and got into ranching. And, all his life, he had always wanted to be a cowboy. It was late August when Levi asked for Mary’s number. They made a plan for three weeks out, in midSeptember. But the night before their date, Levi spontaneously invited Mary to a movie downtown. They met at the theatre. “I parked, and he was already there,” Mary remembers. “I could see as I got closer, the smile coming and coming.” After the movie, Levi walked her to her car, and they hugged. “It was so nice because I knew we both felt this feeling, this magnetic feeling, drawing us to each other,” she remembers. “It was… wow… it just... I’d never felt like this in my whole entire life, and here I am, 67 years old, and I feel giggly and happy and... like I’m walking on a cloud.” “He said later, he felt the same way,” she adds. “It was magic.” The next night, Mary was full of excitement for their first real date. “Oh my God, I did not think the time would ever get there that day for him to pick me up,” she says. As they took off for a drive to the Valley for dinner and a movie, Levi turned to Mary and said, “If it’s alright with you, I’d like to ask you questions all the way down.” Mary agreed on the condition that she ask the same questions on the way home. He learned that she likes to dance. She learned that he liked to camp. They got to the movie a little early. It would become their routine. “We’d eat our treats, and when the movie started, he would always lift the arm and scoot over next to me. It was so sweet.” When Levi brought Mary home, she invited him in. “It was a beautiful night. So we went and sat on the patio. And we were talking. Of course that led into one thing and then another…” she says coyly, “and we were together after that.” “I don’t know what connected us like it did, but after we met and knew each other, I think that we respected each other so well,” Mary remembers, adding that she didn’t have that in her marriage. “We talked and talked and talked, and he respected what I said, whether he agreed with me or not,” she says. “I was not used to that.”

Mary Testa with a walking stick she discovered while spreading Levi’s ashes. She believes Levi left it for her. Her cousin carved two hearts on it. But she has yet to take it walking. Photo by Patti Daley

“I was born in the South where women were raised to be ladies and take care of their husbands,” she says. “And then, things changed.” She pauses. “It was I that changed,” she adds. “I wanted more in life.” Since Mary wanted to dance, Levi danced with her. Not the cha cha and rhumba, though. During those songs, he would gallantly hand her to her dance partner, George. Levi loved to camp, so Mary went with him. She saw the beauty of the desert. She learned about horses. When Levi went horseback riding, Mary went hiking. They were in love, but given their age, the two had no intention to marry. “I’m not going to do your laundry,” she told Levi one day. “I only cook when I want to. And I don’t keep my house spotless”. “I will wash my own clothes,” Levi responded. “I don’t care if the house is clean or not. Food? I can cook. Or we can go out. And you’ll go with me.”

Mary imagines it was she who first suggested living together. “He said that he would really like that if I was sure,” she says. Levi moved in, and a couple of weeks later, he went to the 2012 state fair in Phoenix, with Mary. He could check the first thing off his to-do list. “We took care of each other and we cherished one another,” Mary remembers. She remembers how they went to sleep holding hands and woke up holding hands. They kept doing the things they loved – camping and dancing and making meals together. Levi loved to read. According to Mary, he always had four or five books he was reading at a time. He also loved movies and the opera, but most of all, Levi loved his horse, Flash. “He always said I was his second love,” says Mary. “Flash was his first love. And that was okay.” One sunny day, back from a morning ride with Flash, Levi sat on the back patio, relaxing with Mary. He turned to her and said, “This is what I’ve wanted all my life.” “So nice,” thought Mary as she sipped her iced tea. “Me too.” One day, as Valentine’s Day drew near, Levi asked her, “You’re not one of those who expects something special on Valentine’s Day, are you?” “Of course I am!” she said. She didn’t want holiday-priced flowers or fancy dinners. “You tell me you used to write poetry,” she said to him. “That’s what I want, a poem from you.” So he wrote her a poem for Valentine’s Day – a poem she still has to this day. It reads: “Three roses: white, yellow and red. The white represents my thoughts of you, pure, uncomplicated and they enhance my life… The yellow represents the glorious emotions I feel each time I think of you. It is sunflowers experiencing a burst of sunshine on a spring day… The red represents the passion each time I embrace you touching your lips to mine, feeling the heat as it rises from my very being to engulf me…” On their last trip at Roosevelt Lake, Levi didn’t ride his horse on Sunday as he always did. “We don’t spend enough time together,” he told her. They went for a walk together instead. On the trail, Mary stopped Levi. There in front of them was a diamondback snake. Levi could mark number two off of his list.

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SALTING THE EARTH The Con Is On

By Kim Stone

s it turns out, P.T. Barnum never said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” But that doesn’t make it any less true. Depending on the degree to which someone wants to believe, even a thoughtful person can be convinced of just about anything. Anxious people with the desire for quick money top the list of easy marks, and gold has long been the ultimate shiny object that lures like no other. If you had a gold mine for sale in the latter half of the nineteenth century, you were in luck, because there was a mother lode of potential investors who were saddled-up and ready to follow the stampede to riches. The problem is that many of these mines had dubious amounts of gold, if not downright devoid of it. So a seller of such a barren or low-producing gold mine would sometimes “salt” it with some verifiable value. The salt, in this case, is gold, and the ruse is to bring in gold from another location and inoculate a worthless mine in a way that its occurrence looks entirely geologic. One notorious way of doing this is by loading a 12-guage shotgun shell with gold dust and then firing it inside a mine where a sample to be assayed would likely be collected. Typically, the load inside a shotgun cartridge would be emptied and replaced with a mixture of ground rock and either gold dust (from another mine) or gold fragments (such as shavings from a gold coin or wedding band). Standing from, perhaps, twenty to thirty feet away, a shotgun blast would deliver the contents of the shell into a location in the shaft that, after sampling, would suggest the leading edge of a deep gold vein. Because gold is soft and malleable, it deforms on impact, wedging itself into the pores and spaces of the existing rock matrix. If done correctly, the gold distributes convincingly, with

Mining for Gold. Circa 1890. Wikipedia Commons

and crevices with enough gold to show up when a sample was assayed. Chewing tobacco also lent itself as a salting system when combined with gold dust and spat strategically. Gold mine investors, often from back east, may have been smitten by delusions of grandeur and rife with naiveté, but they weren’t entirely stupid. Many hired professional mining engineers and geologists who used sophisticated sampling techniques that exposed the more primitive salting methods. For Plan B, then, sellers switched over to salting the samples after they were taken. To prevent contamination, professional collectors placed their mine samples in numbered canvas bags that they wired shut and sealed with their monogrammed lead seal before the bags were sent to be assayed. But bags were known to be opened, salted, and resealed with counterfeit seals or cut open and re-sewn. Unguarded bags could be (and were) injected with solutions of gold chloride via goose quills or hypodermic needles. With fortunes on the line, there were all-out scams converging from all directions with no shortage of ideas to create value where there was none. Arguably the most ridiculous sham of all was a fake gold mine built east of Globe by a snake oil salesman named Doc Flower. It was a mine by name only, built like a movie set, complete with a head frame and liberally salted with ore Miner's pack animals in front of mining supply store. Wikipedia Commons samples from another gold-producing mine. He called his phony mine Spendazuma and successfully no evidence of the impact of a shotgun blast. Once sampled and promoted it back east until his “mine” was exposed for what it assayed, only a potential investor with the poorest of imaginations really was by an Arizona Republic reporter. could miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To further insure that a salting would go unnoticed, one inventive owner in Nevada who wanted to sell a useless gold mine used a snake to throw the prospective buyer off balance. He surreptitiously placed a dead snake near the area where samples A new 12-part series on those who made would collected, then entered the mine with the buyer the next headlines throughout our history. day. Seeing the snake, the seller fired a shotgun shell full of lead Sponsored by: shot mixed with gold dust. He “killed” the snake, and peppered the ground with enough gold to seal the deal. Then there were those who planned to pee their way to a mansion on the hill by drinking an elixir called Bichloride of Gold, once used to treat alcoholism and kidney ailments. Just by “taking care of business,” they could invisibly salt rock fractures

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The Lady and the Cowboy, Continued from page 11

Eventually, Memorial Day came in 2013. Levi, who had been bed-ridden for a week, was up. “You know, I feel really good today,” he said to her. Mary suggested a shave and shower. He agreed. They walked down the hall. They kissed, and Mary went back to the kitchen. Suddenly, there was a loud crash. Levi had fallen. Mary ran to him. “That’s when I knew there really is a soul in our body because I saw his eyes, and he wasn’t in there,” she remembers. Looking up for his soul, Mary wept. “Come back, don’t go. Don’t go,” she pleaded. But Levi was already gone. Mary anguished in her loss. But she did not lose her spirit. The first Christmas after Levi’s death, Mary made a tree out of old fence posts and rope. She adorned it with greenery, lights, and all cowboy boot ornaments. She kept dancing, but she cried when the pretty songs came on. Sometimes she wonders if Levi could have lived if different choices were made. But she doesn’t hold on to those thoughts. “I do believe, when it’s your time, it’s your time,” she says. “I do believe that.”

Mary returned to Roosevelt Lake to choose a place to scatter Levi’s ashes. The place was deserted. Her friend found a piece of wood. “Oh, it’s a walking stick,” her friend said, “God left it here.” “God may have had a hand in it,” Mary said, “but Levi left it there for me.” Mary took the stick home. Her cousin carved two hearts on it. She has yet to take it walking. “It’s lonely, because I don’t think anyone could ever fill those shoes,” she says. “But I’m grateful for the eight months. That was a gift. “But when I’m down… I miss the touch, the human part of him being here,” she adds. “Sometimes I hear him, sometimes I smell him, sometimes I feel him. I truly believe he’s always with me. It’s been almost five years since Levi died. Levi’s shirts still hang in the closet, but the wall once covered with his pictures have a fresh coat of white paint. “In all my life, I’ve never had a white wall,” Mary says. She now has a single picture of Levi, an American flag above it, in a quiet corner of her living room, honoring his memory, his service, and his love. “It let me know that there is something so wonderful in life,” she says. Y

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Cobre Valley Center for the Arts Board

Want to know how everything gets done at the Center for the Arts? Welcome the new 2018 Board: Back Row: Abbey Jennex, Lynon Baker, Pearl Nancarrow, Paul Tunis, Cheryl Brazel, Kay Cunningham, Diana Tunis, Debbie Jennex, Molly Cornwell, Jason Marr, Susie Baker Front Row: Willie Thomas, Dr. Mike Bryan, Leslie Kim (President), Tanner Hunsaker and Mae Sullivan.

Walk for Hope March 3 ~ Remembering her son Michael Tarango, Jackie Rocha (below with the sign) along with nearly 100 walkers turned out for the 3rd annual Walk for Home on March 3rd. The Walk has been done each year in memory of Michael and those lost from substance abuse.

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February 24 ~ The County hosted a clean up day at Pinal Cemetery where over 6,000 pounds of trash was collected in a large dumpster.

Mary Renteria and son.

Sherry Grice, Supervisor Humphrey and Tammie Loya

Annual Easter Parade Downtown Globe ~ March 31

Amber Walker from Tempe and Gents; photo by Elizabeth Eaton

Miami Centennial Dinner March 10 ~ Bullion Plaza Museum

The Centennial Dinner was attended by over 230 people who came to celebrate and reflect on the towns’ 100 year history. As they say,

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The Pinal Cemetery Clean-Up

"There are two kinds of people: those from Miami. And those who wish they were.”

Delvan Hayward and Sandi Powers, Miami alums and two of the hard working volunteers on the Centennial committee.

Jane Hale with High Desert Humane Society and a Miami alum and Linda Gross, publisher of Globe Miami Times.

FMI’s Steve Palmer and his wife Janell, with Ellen Kretch, Chamber Director. The Chamber hosted the dinner.

The Culinary Class of Miami served up the dinner. Isaac Moya, Leagha Hailey, Madison Palmer, Manuel Riddle , seen here with Franceen Benton-Gurevich , Molly Cornwell and Cindy Nowell, the instructor.

Jerry Barnes with the City of Globe, with wife Marcia.

Joe and Ester Sanchez with Miami alumni and former United States House of Representative Ed Pastor.

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Pretty Patty Bids Adieu Photo and Story by Linda Gross

his summer Patty Dodd and her husband, Doc, are going to close the doors of the little shop on S. Broad Street they’ve run for 16 years. The shop at the end of Broad with the red, white and blue sign has delighted local women with its sheer variety of clothing, accessories and whimsy that help a girl “stand out in a crowd” – as well as a loyal following of women who come regularly from Scottsdale, Safford, Tucson and other parts of Arizona, bringing their friends in tow. And winter visitors from all over the country and world. Pretty Patty Lou’s opened on April 10, 2002. Patty says she had always wanted a store. For years, she had been supporting Doc in his work as a chiropractor, managing his front office – so when he retired, the couple swapped roles. At the time, she had an antique business. She and Doc would travel every summer, visiting her sisters in the Midwest and going to auctions.

As her business grew, Patty incorporated more clothing, which always sells, and less antiques. Eventually, she laughs, she was more “boutique than antique.” She has a degree in clothing and textiles and had managed several departments at Goldwater’s Department stores and was in their buyer training program after graduating from ASU. Patty selects clothing lines that are comfortable and decidedly not fussy – but with feminine class. That’s one reason she has developed such a loyal following and a circle of customers that grew largely through word of mouth. She has always been fashion-forward. “I went to market and saw what was leading the trend and brought that back,” Patty says. Hers was one of the first shops in Globe to start carrying leggings and jeggings (skinny jeans) and tunic tops. “I could not get anyone to wear leggings at first,” Patty laughs. “And tunic tops! No way!” The trick was getting her customers to “just try it.” Once they did, they bought, she says. The smart money is on taking

Patty and ' Doc' Dodd. Photo by LCGross

Patty’s advice. She often knows what works and will look good on her customers even before they do. In a way, Patty has been a trend setter, seeing what women could wear that would look and feel good. Doc says the shop has been a kind of ministry. Patty concurs. “We have always felt that we are here to help others, our customers, our vendors, our community, and one way we do that is to make sure people leave here

feeling good about themselves.” Patty and Doc look forward to seeing their friends and customers stop in this spring to browse and take advantage of special sales. They would like to thank all their loyal, wonderful customers. “We will really miss them,” says Patty. The Dodds plan to run the shop as usual through May and then “play it by ear.” They haven’t set a definite closing date.

The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also. ~ Harriet Ann Jacobs

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Country Thunder Music Festival

9th Annual Miami Loco Arts Festival

17th Annual Sunrise Challenge 5K Run

When: April 5-8 Where: Florence Cost: General Admission $50 and up, depending on day and package This blockbuster four-day concert brings in some of the finest talent from around the country. Whether you plan to go for a day or camp out and catch the whole show, the event’s organizers have you covered. www.arizona.countrythunder.com

When: April 21 & 22 Where: Downtown Miami Cost: Free Miami Loco is an art walk of diverse cultures and all ages and tastes – from traditional to contemporary. Visit art galleries, antique shops, storefronts and studios that are participating with new art installations, music concerts, poetry and stage performances. Saturday and Sunday all art spaces will be open from 11am. Maps and event schedules will be posted and available. Live music in the Courtyard. Call 602-300-7575 for more details.

When: June 2 at 6am Cost: Register early and save! $25 per person. The 19th annual Round Mountain Sunrise Challenge is a difficult 5K cross-country run (3.1 miles) or the 1.7 fun Walk/Hike. It is presented by the Globe Rotary Club, the city of Globe and the Gila County Division of Health and Emergency Services. Contact the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce at 928-425-4495 or www.globemiamichamber.com

Globe’s 35th Annual Historic Home & Building Tour When: April 7 & 8 from 9am-3pm Where: Historic Train Depot, Globe Cost: Adults $15 (includes souvenir copper ticket). Children $10. Hosted by the Globe-Miami Chamber, the tour showcases a variety of the local homes and commercial buildings. The tour begins at the train depot in Globe, where you pick up your copper ticket and take a shuttle to each of the stops on the route. For more information call the Chamber at (928) 425-4495.

Evening Cemetery Tour When: April 7 from 6-11pm Where: Historic Train Depot, Globe Cost: $15 per ticket **($25 for both home tour and cemetery tour saves $5) Brought to you by Globe Downtown Association/ Historic Globe Main Street Program, this year’s tour will feature an all-new story line-up. The tour will take place at Globe’s oldest cemetery and include a 90+ minute historical walking tour which will depict an old West time gone by. Shuttles will depart approximately every 20 minutes from the depot. The guided tour includes performances by the local theater group telling the tales of the lives once led. A cemetery keepsake map and invitation to linger after arriving back in the ‘Jailyard Cantina’, located next to the 1910 territorial jail - just one block from the depot, offers a fun experience back to the land of the living.

Community Concert: Jared Pierce When: May 9 from 7-8:30pm Where: High Desert Middle School Auditorium Cost: $20 (if you don’t have a season ticket) Jared Pierce is one of Utah’s rising generation of engaging, versatile, and entertaining pianists and collaborators. His performances have extended to Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and throughout the United States. As a collaborative pianist, Mr. Pierce has worked with hundreds of singers, instrumentalists, and numerous choirs.

Mother’s Day Tea When: May 12 from 1-4pm Where: Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, Globe A sit-down Tea, including delicate sandwiches, cakes, cookies, sweets and delicious hot tea, with the opportunity to shower your mother with singing telegrams, flower deliveries and more by the theatre players. For more information and reservations, phone 928-425-0884. Presented by the Copper Cities Community Players.

21st Annual Relay for Life When: May 12 at 6pm Where: Harbison Field, Globe Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. This year’s local event will feature local bands and musicians, campsite contests for best theme, family activities, a live photo booth, and more. And of course the all important Survivors Lap. For more information and to sign up please visit www.relayforlife.org/coppervalleyaz.

Globe-Miami Farmers Market When: Saturdays 8-11am, June 4 – September 24 Where: TBA This is the eighth season of the farmers market. Each Saturday the market opens at 8 a.m. with fresh, local produce and a smattering of art, fun and games, and great conversation. Please plan to support local growers. For more details contact Holly Brantley, Market Manager, at (928) 701-3097 or check out the market’s Facebook page.

Apache Independence Day When: June 18th Where: Downtown San Carlos Celebrating Apache Independence, the day includes a volleyball tournament, horseshoes, fry bread contest, pageant and more.

Fourth of July – Celebrating Independence Day When: July 4 Where: Tailings dam across from Wal-Mart in Globe Come watch the best fireworks around as FMI once again hosts a fantastic fireworks show from the top of the tailings dam. Show begins at dusk.

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Lurking In the Shadows

You only have direct access to 4% of the World Wide Web. The other 96% is called the Deep Web, and within it are the sinister confines of what is called...

The Public Web, the Deep Web, and the Dark Web

By Kim Stone ~ www.SecureTheBeast.com

What if I told you that there is another “web” out there that you have never seen? Or that the publicly available World Wide Web is only 4% of what’s really out there? It’s a revelation, to be sure, like learning that planet earth is only one of eight others in our solar system. The truth is that a more sinister online region exists, and it's called the Dark Web.

The web we know The World Wide Web has been such an indispensable part of life for more than two decades, it’s hard to re-imagine the puny world we lived in before every possible answer to every conceivable question was just a few keystrokes away. In the time it takes to turn one page of an aging volume of Encyclopedia Britannica, millions of possible web pages are discovered, sorted, and condensed by search engines like Google, all listed in order of decreasing relevance from top to the bottom, all ripe for the clicking. This is the world we have grown to love and expect—instant gratification, where there is no longer any excuse for not knowing everything.

What many people don't realize, is that there are really two levels to the World Wide Web, each defined by their mode of access and common purpose. The Public or Surface Web is what we use every day, but the Deep Web is the bulk of the World Wide Web, the 96% of the iceberg that is hidden under the surface. Unless suppressed by individual governments, The Public Web is freely available to all through internet browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, then indexed by search engines by the familiar Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Most of the Deep Web is more secretive than sinister. Websites on the Deep Web are not indexed by search engines and exist in this space because the owners don’t want public access. It’s often used legitimately for internal company websites, online databases, or memberonly websites.

The dark web is where the bad guys lurk The Dark Web is a much smaller subset of the Deep Web—a tiny fraction of the total World Wide Web—and this is where the bad actors hang out. Websites that deal in weapons, drugs, child pornography, human trafficking, and the sale of personal information from data breaches and hacks can all be found

here. WikiLeaks? Yes, this is their hidden lair, too. Players in the world of the Dark Web remain anonymous because they use masking software like Tor that hide their identities and location. This type of specialized web browser is necessary to access the inner sanctum of the Dark Web and because of its design, makes the IP address of a criminal’s individual computer impossible to trace. Oftentimes, pirated information that like that obtained from the September 7 Equifax breach comes bundled in a package with a name, Social Security number, birth date, address, and account numbers, all handily formatted in an Excel spreadsheet—a prepackaged prize for a criminal to waste no time putting it to “good” use.

Vigilance is the key to keep your data off the Dark Web As Ellen Sirull writes in an excellent post on Experian.com, “There’s no fail-proof way to keep your information off the dark web because hackers are always trying the latest new thing to get your information and sell it to those looking to pay for it, but

you can be vigilant about looking for red flags that your identity is in the hands of someone else." With all of the security breaches that have occurred in the past several years, from Target to Yahoo to Equifax, it is safe to assume that much of our personal information is already circulating through the seedy arteries of the Dark Web. None of us will ever get our personal data back, so it’s up to us to “ride herd” on all of our accounts and look for irregularities, including a check of our credit reports. By law, you are entitled to one free credit report from Equifax, Transunion, and Experian each year.

About www.SecureTheBeast.com Our lives are now irrevocably chained to the exploding world of technology and the boundless expanse of the internet, and this presents an entire new ecosystem for hackers, thieves, and opportunists to test your vulnerabilities every minute of every day. We created Secure the Beast to help you understand the threats and provide you with the information you need to stay ahead of the beast.

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The Miami Loco Art Festival : A Work in Process By Libby Rooney

Miami Loco Art Festival is a one of a kind experience of music, poetry, visual arts, performance art, body art, street art, and “open-to-suggestions” art. It combines a little bit of Loco, some heart and soul and enough of the unexpected to be worth a drive from the Valley or wherever. In Historic Downtown Miami, beginning Friday, April 20th continuing through Sunday, the 22nd, this event wakes up this ordinarily slow and sleepy town every spring. A work in process, Miami Loco began nine years ago. At first not really a festival at all, more like an artists weekend retreat to an historic mining town. The main promoter and organizer of the event, Michael Twenty-Three, is proud to say that, after ten years, locals are beginning to refer to him as a “transplant” rather than an “outsider.” For Michael there has been a learning curve to achieve local acceptance of his vision and its realization. It has been slow, but old-timers are learning to enjoy the unsettling feeling of festival goers invading their very own Sullivan Street. The first festivals were small, just a handful of paint-stained-jeans-wearing artists exhibiting their work at the Miami

Michael Twenty-Three and the Miami Art Works building in downtown Miami. > Photos by Libby Rooney

Art Works store, and a few bands from the Valley performing on a little stage in the parking lot. Each year the festival grew a little bigger, more bands came to play, more artists brought art to show, eventually taking over Memorial Park and closing a section of Sullivan Street for vendors and festival goers. Some locals complained: they didn’t like the

name Loco, it attracted people who were “weird,” they said. Others, including city council members, didn’t like the noise and didn’t like the mess left behind. One visiting artist left some X-rated chalk art on the sidewalk. So, it took time for Miami Loco and the town to work out the kinks of their relationship. Now, city council and festival organizers work together, and local

artists enjoy the opportunity to perform and exhibit their work. Michael Twenty-Three, owner of Miami Art Works, says that being different in a small town wasn’t easy in the beginning. He arrived from Phoenix in search of an affordable place where he Miami Loco, Continued on page 24

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MIAMI HISTORY THRU THE LENS OF THE GREAT CARNACK

During the Centennial dinner celebrating Miami’s 100th anniversary, Miami alum Mike Terrill presented the audience with a look back on Miami’s history through a Q&A session where he provided the answer and looked for the question. He titled his portion of the Centennial Dinner, “The Great Carnack Question and Answer Session.” Answer: He was called the Arizona Kid and won the Congressional Medal of Honor in WWII. Who is Master Sergeant Manuel Mendoza of Miami?

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Answer: Leo Terrill, Robert Barcon and Mike Pastor. Who were the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers leadership in the 1950’s and early 60’s that fought for safety, equal pay and apprenticeship for all union employees?

MIAMI (February 29) – Lighting the way for opportunity, the new perimeter and stadium lights recently installed at Bullion Plaza Museum will further enhance Miami’s crown jewel. The lights are phase one of a larger plan to bring an amphitheater to this location. As a result of a collective effort by Miami Genesis Economic Development Board, Bullion Plaza Museum and the Town of Miami, ten vintage style lampposts and six 30 ft field lights were installed. Funding for the project has come from local grant monies donated by a consortium of stakeholders consisting of Freeport McMoRan, Capstone Mining Co., and United Fund of Globe-Miami. According to Hansen, the lighting project at Bullion Plaza is part of an overall plan to bring more amenities and economic opportunities to the area.

Answer: 1941 and the numbers are 44 to 40. What year did the Vandals win their first basketball championship and what was the score against Peoria? Answer: Lupe Acevedo, Eli Lazovich, Fito Trujillo, Rudy Moreno and Hector Jacott. What was the starting line up of the Vandals team which won the state basketball championship in 1951 against Carver? Answer: Esteban Torres, Duke Sinner and Ed Pastor. What three Miami residents have served in the U.S. House of Representatives? Answer: Silvero Barreras. Who was the first Hispanic Principal of Miami High School? Answer: 115 and 53. How many Vandals have made all All-State, and how many state championships have the Vandals won? Answer: Don Larsen. What former Globe-Miami Brown pitched a perfect game in the World Series in 1956 against the Brooklyn Dodgers?

Roberto Reveles and Mike Terrill. Photo by LCGross

Answer: Dr. Edward Aguire. Who was the first Commissioner of Education for the nation and graduated from Miami High School in 1948? Answer: Dave Stapleton and Matt Pagnozzi. What two former residents of Miami played major league baseball? Answer: Cherry Roberds. What Miami High School coach has won 20 state championship titles and is in the National High School Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame? Answer: Letch Quin and the Miami Sports Hall of Fame located at Miami Memorial Library. Going back 100 years, who was the first all state Vandal and where can I read about him? See our photo album of the Miami Centennial Dinner on our website: www.globemiamitimes.com

WINGS MIAMI – Local artist Patti Sjolin has just finished a mural sure to bring visitors and locals alike to Miami to take their photo with the 'wings.' Using an abandoned lot and old shipping container, Sjolin has brought color and inspiration to this space and created a 20ft wingspan with the hashtag #spreadingmywings and#miamiaz. We invite you to post your photos with these hashtags and share them on GlobeMiamiTimes.

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and his wife, Joanna, could buy a little space with enough room for them, some other artists like them, walls for a gallery, and a little stage for performance art. He is a deep and creative thinker with ideas about cooperative living, organic art, creating community vegetable gardens for sustainable living and revitalizing Sullivan Street with “a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker.” He is an idealist and stands out as different in a town where people have come to accept that Walmart has replaced all the once thriving small businesses in town. Today the Twenty-Three’s (Michael, Joanna, son Enki and dog Bandit) are no longer treated like outsiders. One local said, “They learned to fit in and not be so strange.” Strange or different or just new in town, there’s a process of acceptance into a small community. Co-organizer of Miami Loco from the start and a transplant, like Michael, Jim Coates came to Miami 12 years ago. He bought a building on Sullivan Street, and renovated it into an art gallery and coffee shop. Presently focusing on his own art and another renovation project, he has closed the gallery temporarily but his gallery will be open for the festival. Jim and Michael share a vision for an artists’ quarter in Miami that would be a positive and synergetic addition to the community. Jim studied art at Arizona State before

getting drafted. After his military service he studied at the Art Institute in San Francisco, studied in Oregon to get his MFA degree then studied print-making at Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. After that he went to New York to acquire his doctorate degree. Jim says, “Making stuff has always been a learning process and I’m still learning. Miami has taught me a lot.” Local musician Stephen Palmer and wife, Zenada, have joined the Miami Loco team, focusing on organizing performances on the Fitzpatrick Building stage, this year’s main festival outdoor stage, located on Keystone Ave. The street will be closed to traffic so festival goers can enjoy the historic charm of the beautiful, ongoing renovation of the Fitzpatrick Building at the foot of the Keystone stairs while watching live performances. Jim Coates and other visual artists will be exhibiting their work in the Fitzpatrick Building and Ray Webb will be demonstrating his famous “Largest Tattoo Machine in the World.” Stephen and Zenada will be performing at the festival in their Heart of Arizona Band that has a “Country Folk, Western sound with a twist of California island lifestyle.” Stephen says, “We love to play music, we love to perform and we love being a part of celebrations.”

Jim Coates. Photo by Libby Rooney

The Heart of Arizona Band with Zenada and Steve Palmer and Kevin Moore. Courtesy Photo

Whether you consider yourself a maker of art, a fan of art, or a lover of weekend adventure out of the city, Miami Loco offers its own recipe of small town charm combined with art walks, open mics, exhibitions, street vendors, and more.

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FREEPORT-MCMORAN ANNOUNCES COBRE VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB TRANSITION (February 26, 2018) — Freeport-McMoRan is aware of the needed repairs at the Cobre Valley Country Club and in an effort to improve the facility, the company will assume operational and financial management. Assuming this responsibility allows the company to achieve the goal of restoring this family-friendly amenity for the community, as well as Freeport-McMoRan employees. The facility will be renamed the Cobre Valley Recreational Center. The company is engaging the services of Risher Companies, a professional recreation management company, to help in facilitating this transition beginning March 1, 2018. The community will begin to see improvements at the recreation center related to initial goals and projects already underway. These initiatives include improving the golf course by installing a new sprinkler system, as well as improving the pool and tennis courts so they may be made available for use by the community. The company will keep the community informed of developments and progress on the Cobre Valley Recreational Center. Information about Freeport-McMoRan’s commitment to communities may be obtained by visiting FreeportInMyCommunity.com or by contacting Globe-Miami Community Development staff member Robin Horta: rhorta@fmi.com. We look forward to this opportunity of returning Cobre Valley to its former excellent condition, bringing back this much needed recreational facility to the Globe and Miami communities. n

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TEEN OUTREACH PREGNANCY SERVICES

(March 27, 2018) – Did you know that the local Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services, otherwise known as TOPS, is not just for teens? For over seven years TOPS has been helping families through education and family-sustaining resources. Since it was founded it has served more than 500 families through Gila County and offers free parenting and healthy pregnancy classes which are open to all parents and parents to be. In addition to classes, they provide parents-to-be with a free car seat – and the training to install it properly. Charlene Becker and Liz Mata run the program and we invite you to check out our two-part series on line for more information about the TOPS program in Gila County. n

Lt. Col. Hector Santa Anna (a second lieutenant at the time the photo was taken) and his combat crew before deploying overseas to England. Courtesy Photo by author Rudy Villarreal.

fin and stabilizer. Lucky outside gas tanks didn’t catch fire. Had a gay time in Brussels. Women, champagne, beer and cognac. Pretty shaky after the mission, but the alcohol pulled us through. Flew back the next day with RAF (Royal Air Force) in a C-47, we all got back. Santa Anna finally made 1st Lieutenant on his birthday the 26th. God grant us luck to finish up soon and all in one piece. Put Lou’s name on all the bombs. Length of Mission-8hrs. n

ARIZONA HISPANIC FLYBOYS (March 17, 2018) – New Edition of Arizona Hispanic Flyboys adds 19 more stories of the Arizona men who served this nation in WWII. In the book, author Rudy Villarreal quotes from the diaries and personal accounts such as this one about Lt. Col Hector Santa Anna, who was from Miami: I never prayed so hard or was more scared in my life. I thought that this was “it”. Santa Anna made a beautiful crash landing with both tires flat, in Brussels, Belgium. They told us our ship was beyond repair and would be salvaged. Flak suits saved 3 of the guys. What kept us from catching fire, I’ll never know; #2 (engine) leaked oil all over the wings, fuselage,

PINAL CEMETARY VOLUNTEER CLEAN-UP (March 4) – Last weekend’s volunteer clean-up of the Pinal Cemetery in Central Heights cleared 6,420 pounds of brush and other greenwaste from the area! Volunteers, including Supervisors Woody Cline and Tim Humphrey as well as Gila County Manager James Menlove, came together to spend the morning beautifying the areas in need of clean-up at the Pinal Cemetery. Gila County would like to thank all of the community members who gave their time on Saturday! n

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Gila Regional Council: Chair Fernando Shipley-Globe, Vice Chair Sherry Dorathy-Claypool, Debby BunneyMiami, Debbie Leverance-Globe, Audrey Opitz-Globe, Charles Proudfoot-Payson, Tashina Smith-Payson, Kristen Wade-Payson, Melissa Ruff-Payson

Lois Monarrez (center),President of the Gila County Miniature Golf, Inc. (DBA Gila County RV Park and Batting Range) with her board of directors, Patrick Hannigan, Vice President; Debbie Guthrey, Secretary; and board members: Randy Hunt, Don Norman, and Danny Guthrey. They are joined by Al Gameros, Globe Mayor, Supervisor Tim Humphrey and General Contractor, Fred & Vincent Barcon. Funding came from Prestamos, a part of Chicano Por La Causa, and a bridge loan from the Industrial Development Authority of Gila County. Photo by LCGross.

GILA RV PARK CELEBRATES OPENING OF NEW EXPANSION Globe – The Gila RV Park celebrated the opening of their new expansion which is located just off the highway and offers spaces for 28 units. The project has taken over two decades of persistent effort by owner Lois Monarez, who was finally able to realize her dream this winter. The new park will be a boon to the area, providing much-needed housing options and bringing more travelers to Globe. The final funding came from Las Prestamos, which was facilitated by the Gila County IDA. The new location is 130 W. Ash Street in Globe. You can reserve a space by calling 928-473-1287 or visiting the website at www.gilamini.com The RV Parks are open 10:00AM-8:00PM Mon-Sat. Sunday 12:30-6:00PM n

FIRST THINGS FIRST RECOGNIZED (January 20, 2018) – Community volunteers on the First Things First Gila Regional Partnership Council were recently commended by the state Board for their leadership and work on behalf of Arizona’s youngest children… “Thank you to the FTF Board for acknowledging the hard work and dedication of the Gila Regional Partnership Council,” said Fernando Shipley, Chair of the Gila Council. “Each volunteer on our council has a passion for helping our community’s young children be successful not just in kindergarten but in life.” The Gila Regional Council received recognition at its January meeting. n

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FIVE LEADING NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS WORKING IN TURQUOISE

E.M. Teller

Tommy Jackson

Story by Darin Lowery. Photos by Jimmy Lindstrom

Note: The Pickle Barrel Trading Post in Globe represents some of the best native American artisans working in the Southwest today. Incorporating Sleeping Beauty Turquoise and working in a variety of mediums including silver, copper and other precious stones, these artisans product outstanding work. we asked Darin Lowery to give us a run down of five of the artisans whose work is represented by the Pickle Barrel. Here is what he had to say: hat separates the masters from the novices in the world of jewelry design isn’t simply skill or experience. In fact, it’s seemingly metaphysical: a feeling of oneness with the Earth; an intuitive grasp of how a particular stone will harmonize with a special strip of metal; and the gifts and blessings the piece will ultimately impart upon the wearer. We’ve gathered information on five of the top Native American artists working in jewelry design and creation today. No two artists are the same, just as the pieces they create are fundamentally different in texture, design, color, and feeling.

museum/gallery quality; his comment, “My name is going on each piece and it has to be perfect’’ illustrates his drive and determination. In the words of a woman who purchased one of his pieces, ‘Danny, that piece was talking to me. I had to come back for it’.

Sylvana Apache + Randy Secatero This husband and wife team live in Tohajiilee, New Mexico. She is Navajo and Mescalero Apache; he’s a member of the Navajo tribe from Canoncito, New Mexico. Their sublime work is notable not only for the spectacular designs and stampwork in their combined copper with sterling silver overlay jewelry (Sylvana collects vintage Navajo stamping tools) but also for the heft of their pieces. Men like the wide, heavy cuffs; women covet the intricate designs and warm glow of their work in rings and bracelets. The couple is also known for creating extraordinary traditional sterling silver pieces and contemporary, vibrant inlay jewelry, utilizing turquoise along with other quality stones. Randy is known to declare that he’ll continue to do his silversmithing as along as his eyes and his hands hold out.

Tommy Jackson Talented, nationally-known Navajo jewelry designer Tommy Jackson is from Chinle, Arizona. Tommy learned the art of silversmithing from his parents, Martha and Gene Jackson. Tommy merges traditional Navajo designs with modern-day aesthetics in his turquoise jewelry. His use of turquoise— deep, richly hued stones, sometimes with unusual matrix— are as noteworthy as his sterling silver or gold mounts, embellishments, and detailwork. Tommy comes from a long line of silversmiths. He began making plain silver rings at six years old; at seven, he became a buffer, erasing minute imperfections in the silver, which ultimately lay a foundation for commitment and perfectionism. Mr. Jackson’s designs are considered

E.M. Teller

Everett and Mary Teller are self-taught silversmiths, designing and creating impeccable jewelry for over twenty years. Using an array of hand selected natural stones such as turquoise, coral and onyx— in addition to spiny oyster and lapis lazuli— they create dynamic jewelry utilizing clean and quiet sterling silver and feature traditional Navajo and Southwest imagery and symbolism in their overlay pieces. Their work has been shown at the Heard Museum and Santa Fe Indian Markets; their jewelry designs are found in assorted galleries devoted to fine turquoise jewelry. Mary enjoys designing new work and some of her latest pieces— large ovals of turquoise with delicate matrix in oversized bracelets, sweeping wings of sterling overlay in a drop-dead-gorgeous necklace— literally stop people in their tracks.

Sylvana Apache and Randy Secatero

Ronnie Willie

This Navajo father of four from Albuquerque, New Mexico is a true Renaissance man, working in wood (kachinas), rock (sculpture), and metal. Mr. Willie is perhaps best known for his sterling silver jewelry, done in the repousse style, in which metalwork is hammered into relief from the reverse side. This is intricate and intensive work; the end result has a consistent, methodical, and disciplined appearance, though it can be warmly organic as well. Yet another Willie signature design are rings, earrings, and bracelets which feature lustrous sterling silver ‘beads’ and square cross overlays on an oxidized (darker) sterling silver base. With bezel-set coral, lapis lazuli, or Sleeping Beauty turquoise added, the tactile 3-D effect is irresistible. Over the years, Ronnie Willie jewelry has become revered and in demand due to its identifiable look and amazing attention to detail.

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Andy Marion

Internationally known Navajo silversmith Andy Marion creates one-of-a-kind jewelry worn by celebrities and those who appreciate wearable fine art. Whether working in sterling silver, gold, brass, or copper, his ability to translate raw material into the divine is obvious at first glance. The son of a silversmith, he began working in the medium at nine years old; solid workmanship and an amazing attention to detail in the creation of both traditional and contemporary jewelry are the result of his years on the bench. One of Andy's signatures is his unusual approach to the finished edges at the base of his cuff bracelets. Each end of the piece at the gap (the area where the bracelet meets under the wrist) are of differing widths. His work also features multiple layers which lend an extraordinary three-dimensional look; his translation of various animal forms are both forthright and whimsical, and the sight of a resting dragonfly or ambling bear, coupled with quality stones, keeps people in awe. You can find jewelry by these artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and by many more Native American designersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; at the Pickle Barrel Trading Post, a family owned and operated business since 2003 located in Globe, Arizona. Known for a diverse selection of Southwest gift items and exquisite Native American art and jewelry, their carefully curated collection of turquoise jewelry is constantly changing, with new pieces arriving daily. Known as experts in their field, the Pickle Barrel staff considers it a pleasure to assist those with questions concerning the world of Native American jewelry.

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G lo b e - M i a m i R e a l E s tat e Top Ten Reasons I Live In Globe ~ Jamey’s List

I moved here from Las Vegas, NV four years ago & live here because: 1. The landscape is diverse & beautiful, no matter what direction I travel. We’re surrounded by national forest with untouched mountains, canyons, & occasional waterfalls. The mining operations lend their own beauty to the land with their multicolored layers of earth. The cows grazing the tailings are an odd attraction & the first thing I saw coming into town from NV. 2. Mines have always held a fascination for me. We have the opportunity here to see them at work, learn about them & be part of the process. The train whistle & semis carrying the copper are reminders that we live in a small town that supplies such a precious resource to the world.

The Johnson's at home. Photo by LCGross

Top Ten Reasons To Live in Globe Brad and Jamey Johnson at their home in Globe. He retired from a career in the Forest Service and she moved here from Nevada to take care of an aging parent. They met in Globe and got married last year – combining their lives into one of Globe's historic homes. We asked them to give us a "Top Ten List" of their reasons behind choosing Globe over other possible locations to retire. Here is what they said:

3. T he community is diverse-native Americans, Hispanics, miners, ranchers, foresters. We live & work together in every capacity & there seems to be no division or intolerance that I’ve witnessed between the groups. 4. I have made fast friends here & love running into someone I know or recognize anywhere I go. I’m learning to plan some extra time when I shop. 5. Globe is close to large cities but not too close. The national forest separates us so we won’t be joining Tucson or Phoenix. Our elevation means we have cooler, clearer days & nights than either city. 6. T here is so much history here and so many people born & raised in Globe who will tell you about it. The volunteers at the museum are happy to share information & the literature written by locals is abundant. 7. I am drawn to the houses perched on the hillsides & the fact that no two are alike. We own a house that is 103 years old & it will probably be here in 103 more years. The unrestored homes left as is are charming in their own right. Very eclectic with lots to catch your eye here. 8. I live here for the weather, occasional snow, monsoon rains, thunderheads, lightning, wildflowers everywhere, fruit trees & the vultures. 9. D owntown Globe’s architecture is unique & interesting-old & new. We have the tallest 3 story building in the world & paranormal activity. The jail, Center for the Arts & Besh Ba Gowah never get old for me. 10. T here’s no traffic, as traffic goes, no lines at the stores, social security office or DMV. Drivers are courteous (mostly), & sometimes we’re the only ones at the movies. But mostly, 11. I live here because a power greater than myself, God, wanted me in Globe to meet the man I would marry & to be closer to my 92 year old mother in Tucson.

Top Ten Reasons I Live In Globe ~ Brad’s List 1. W e have the Pinal Mountains, an easy trip to the top and voila, 5000 elevation and you can enjoy the fruits of this “sky” island. Great views. And if ya have a mountain bike, have someone take ya to the top, find a trail and ya can ride right into town. 2. G lobe is centrally located, 3 hours & you can be in Flagstaff, a few hours to Show Low, 1 hour to Phoenix and two hours Tucson. Top Ten Reasons, Continued on page 31

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G lo b e - M i a m i R e a l E s tat e Six Shooter Beauty Bordering National Forest

Beautiful Views from this Horse Property

This 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Home is located on approximately 1.5 acres. Home has an open floor plan for living room and kitchen. Kitchen has beautiful cabinetry and a breakfast bar. Living room has a wood burning fireplace as well as tons of natural light. Nice entry way for those extra custom touches. Bedrooms are all good sized. The views from this home are gorgeous. Perfect home for entertaining family and friends with lots of room for parking toys and an RV. Large corral set up as horses are currently being boarded there, so if this is of an interest to you a little extra money may offset your monthly payment. Attached is a 2 car garage for parking or even more storage.

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Cedar Hill – Rental This 4-Bedroom/2 Bath House has served as a B&B and Air BnB and offers living quarters in the loft PLUS 3 large, furnished rooms, a huge kitchen, covered parking and lots of space to entertain outdoors. Convenient to the historic district, shopping, banks and grocery store, it offers walkable living along with the pleasure of front porch swings and a large garden. Ready made for the right individual(s) who would like to live well and be a host to others. (marketing materials included). The house is available to lease beginning this Fall for a 2-year lease at $1600/mo. *Includes utilities, WIFI and Cable. Comes furnished or semi-furnished. Apply early to secure this unique home with income opportunity for you already built in.

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Beautiful Six Shooter Home on almost half an acre bordering national forest. Solid block 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath home at dead end street. Enjoy the private and quiet with splendid views from the back patio while watching the many desert animals in the fenced back yard. Gorgeous remodeled kitchen with corian countertops and Stainless steel appliances. Extra countertop seating next to dining area. Real wood flooring throughout except for tile in bathrooms, New AC. Interior laundry room. Easy maintenance gravel yard. Attached and detached carport. Storage shed.

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3. O ur downtown area is fun to walk through, parking is pretty good too. We also have some hiking nearby at Round Mountain Park. 4. We have a four-screen theater, and if you go during the week at mid-day you can practically have the theater to yourself. 5. Folks are friendly, we have coffee shops, best Mexican food in Arizona and several restaurants that serve a variety of foods too. 6. Our old homes & eclectic neighborhoods, our heritage is a mix of ethnicity from all over the world. 7. Copper mines, we have copper mines, many copper mines. Carlota, Pinto Valley (Capstone Mining), and FreePort McMoran’s Miami division. AND we have a reclaimed mine you can hike in!!! The old Dominion Mine, owned by BHP, has been converted from a mine to a park. You can still see some old head frames and infrastructure from days gone by. There’s even a Frisbee golf course set up here too. It’s also an interpretive site dedicated to the history of mining at this location. 8. The climate is great. 3500’ is a nice elevation. 9. The air is good and water tastes great here. Really. 10. We have just about everything a big town has and less traffic.

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Just as the posse surrounded the Power cabin at dawn on a bitter cold Sunday, Jeff Power, father to the slackers, heard a noise and stepped outside with a Winchester while his sons and Sisson loitered in bed. Someone in the dark hollered, “Throw up your hands,” and as he complied a volley of gunfire erupted. It was unclear from witness reports who fired the first shots, but Jeff Power was gunned down immediately and would die later that day. Sheriff McBride and his two deputies, Martin Kempton and Kane Wootan, were killed minutes later by the men inside the cabin. Under normal circumstances, the Power brothers and Sisson might have been able to convince a jury that they fired in self-defense after their father was shot. But the Great War was raging in Europe and the federal government had instituted the first large-scale draft in United States history. Charged with overseeing total compliance with the new law, federal officials liberally used propaganda to convince the public that draft evaders were “enemies of the state,” capable of all kinds of mayhem. The prior summer had been a time of labor unrest in the West, with union leaders calling for strikes in mining communities. Walter Douglas, who managed Phelps Dodge’s operations in Arizona, told union members in Globe, “I believe the government will be able to show that there is German influence behind the movement. . . . It is up to the individual communities to drive these agitators out.” Former governor George Hunt negotiated a settlement in Globe, but in Bisbee no agreement was reached. Over 1,200 strikers were herded into boxcars and deported out of Arizona, an event many consider the largest mass kidnapping in

the nation’s history. Most newspapers in southeastern Arizona were owned by copper companies and they produced a steady stream of stories vilifying anyone who failed to support the war. Anxious locals were fed bogus news reports that slackers were gathering in the hills of the Southwest, preparing a rebellion against the government. By the time the Power brothers and Sisson were placed on trial the following summer, their defense attorney, James

The Power cabin was in a remote canyon and the brothers were hiding out to avoid the draft, making it unlikely anyone outside the family knew their true intentions. Furthermore, the prosecution’s key witnesses to prove premeditation, father Tom Power and son John and Jay Murdock, had a history of lying under oath. The senior Murdock had been convicted of

The trial for Tom and John Power and Tom Sisson was held at the Greenlee County Courthouse at Clifton (Photo by Heidi Osselaer).

S. Fielder, was convinced seating an unbiased jury in a mining community to decide the fate of draft evaders was impossible. Fielder tried to cast doubt on the fairness of the proceedings, telling reporters he planned “to establish that the copper companies are interested in the conviction,” but prosecutors brought in witnesses who claimed that the accused had threatened to kill anyone who tried to arrest them.

perjury during a murder trial in Bisbee, while Jay contradicted his own testimony several times during the Power-Sisson proceedings. Yet their accusations were cited by prosecutors as proof that the trio had committed first-degree murder. After all testimony was heard, the reporter for the Tucson Citizen told readers: “the state has not shown conspiracy aforethought to forcibly resist the officers, nor has the state proven that there was any reason to presume that the defendants knew that the posse were officers or an attacking party.” Despite the many doubts, jury members – most of whom depended upon mining corporations for their jobs – deliberated

only 30 minutes before returning a firstdegree murder conviction. Over the last century many have questioned the verdict, suggesting the deputies initiated the gunfight and their relatives conspired to cover up the truth of the gunfight. But the fault was more likely with the wartime rhetoric against slackers. Legal authorities have noted during World War I, especially in mining communities, “overzealous prosecutors, super-patriotic juries fired up by the copper press, and biased judges combined to punish scores of people for opening their mouths in the wrong place and at the wrong time.” Even the prosecutor who put them away for life, William Chambers, later told his son he believed in 1918 “the Power brothers could not have received a fair hearing anywhere in the country.” The three convicted men escaped the hangman’s noose only because voters had outlawed the death penalty in 1916, so the judge sentenced them to life in the Arizona State Prison at Florence. They were denied a parole hearing until 1952 because relatives of the slain lawmen continued to demand they remain incarcerated “for all time.” Tom Sisson served out his sentence when he died in 1957, but his death opened the door for a review of the case, and the Power brothers walked out of prison in 1960, 42 years after their sentencing. Heidi Osselaer is an independent historian and author of Arizona’s Deadliest Gunfight: Draft Resistance and Tragedy at the Power Cabin, 1918, available spring 2018 from the University of Oklahoma Press. Power prison photos – Both Tom and John Power sustained injury to their left eyes during the gunfight from flying glass and splinters (Courtesy Pinal County Historical Society Museum).

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This expansive space on the second floor which will house the yoga/multi purpose room is possible because of massive steel beams which support the structure of the building.

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Built by Sears in the ’50s, the building served as Kim’s Fashions until recently, when the owner retired. “We had no idea it was so well built when we first looked at it,” Rooney says. She and Campbell were first attracted to the fact that it came with its own parking lot. Parking, as many who live here know, is a rarity for buildings in the historic downtown district. It wasn’t until they went inside the building that they really began to appreciate the quality of the construction in the original framework. The building has solid concrete floors on both levels, and steel beams throughout provide the basic structure. The brick had been painted over many times, leaving the exterior looking worn-out and old. Yet Rooney said she could see in places how beautiful the building would be if the brick was sandblasted. Rooney, who has been active in downtown projects in various capacities over the past ten years, says that the location of the building in downtown Globe was also a factor. She and her mother, Rosemary, spent nearly eight years restoring the Chrysocolla Inn, a historic bed and breakfast built in the 1920s – so she is no stranger to the challenges of renovating and restoring old buildings. Smiling, Rooney says she was especially gratified to discover the quality of construction of the old Sears building. She noted that there really hadn’t been

The interior still has areas where the old paint has yet to be removed.

any issues during the renovation – only a small plumbing problem, which was discovered and fixed before it created any real problems. “I just feel that we found a real jewel,” Rooney beams, pointing out the steel framework and freshly sandblasted brick interior walls. Plans for the building include two 1,000-square-foot spaces that will share the main floor and have their own entrance off Broad Street. Full of natural light, with newly sandblasted red brick walls, the spaces feel elegant and inviting – even at this early stage. One space is being set aside for a healthy eatery, something Rooney expresses excitement about. “We really are open to a variety of ideas,” she says, “including partnering with someone or leasing the space out entirely.” She explains that the space will have a full kitchen – but no hood – so, while it will have its limitations, it will be ideal for a menu of healthy foods. The timing for a new eatery couldn’t be more perfect, coinciding with the addition of Bloom, a new Asian Fusion and sushi restaurant that will open just down the street this fall. The second downstairs space is being set aside for retail, and Rooney says they are looking for a tenant who can bring something fresh to the downtown area to attract both local residents and visitors. While the rest of the downstairs is being built out with exam rooms and spaces for lab techs and visiting specialists, the second floor offers another 8,000 square

The building exterior was recently sand blasted removing layers of old paint to reveal the original red brick. The parking lot was a big selling point when looking at properties. Photo by LC Gross

feet of space. Nearly half it will be devoted to a large open area to be used as a yoga/ multipurpose room. “We plan to put in a bamboo floor,” says Rooney. The room will also have a storage area for yoga mats and a sound system. Rooney says there are several yoga instructors in Globe who might want to hold classes here, and she and Campbell are open to ideas and opportunities to collaborate on the use of this space. In addition, she says, they want to install a teaching kitchen on the second floor, where they could host healthy cooking classes. The second floor will also house a small number of offices in the back half of the space, including space for a diabetic educator, a billing and referral office, and offices for Rooney and Campbell. Two offices will be available for rent.

In the back of the building, large rollup doors open to the alley – a throwback to the Sears days, when the retail giant would receive carpeting, appliances, and household goods, and the big delivery trucks would drive right inside. Rooney plans to keep the roll-up doors. She says, “You see what other (communities) are doing with their alleys, so you never know!” She is referring to examples in Tucson’s downtown district where restaurants and retailers routinely use their alley access to invite customers and engage the public. “Maybe our alley will become like that someday,” she says. Contractors for the building include Ray Remos Contractors (construction), Earthquest (plumbing), MDC Electrical, Kwik Cool (heating and cooling), Joe Stewart (framing and drywall), and Kino Floors.

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A number of those individuals are people who grew up here, some as young as 19 or 20, who are just starting careers in the mines, he adds. These loans are underwritten by the US Department of Agriculture. They are not restricted to first-time buyers, but they are specifically for rural communities. “You couldn’t get this kind of loan for a home in Apache Junction, Mesa, or Queen Creek,” DuFriend says. “It’s a zero-down loan, no out-of-pocket.” To be eligible, the property must be a primary residence, and homebuyers cannot own other real estate. “The interest rates are competitive, a little better than conventional,” adds Dallin Law, a loan officer at Sun American Mortgage, based in Mesa. “There are income limits,“ he points out, “but they are very generous, about $76K for a family of four.” Homebuyers apply for the USDA loan through traditional or online lenders. “It’s really important to have a lender that knows our community,” explains DuFriend. “That’s the key to a good transaction, is having an appraiser that knows the market and can give you a good appraisal.” A resident of Gila County for over 35 years, Janice Kennedy purchased her first home, in downtown Globe, early this year.

“I was living in a trailer, and I wanted out,” she says. Referring to the USDA loan for rural homebuyers, Kennedy affirms, “It made it possible.” Kennedy learned about the USDA loans through a Quicken Loans advisor. She processed it completely online. “They made everything quick and easy,” she says. “I’d recommend it to anyone.” Stacey Herrera Murry, principal broker at Kachina Properties, agrees that access to USDA loans is a boon for Globe-Miami homebuyers. However, she doesn’t see it moving people to the area. “People come here because they want to be here,” Herrera Murry says. “If you’re a younger person, you’re moving here for a job. If you’re older, it’s because you want a slower pace, and better weather.”

The Renovations Another uptick in the real estate market has come from short-term investors, commonly referred to as flippers. Their goal is to add value to the property and sell it quickly. As deals dry up in the valley, investors come to GlobeMiami where they can still buy properties for less than $100,000. DuFriend sees this as a positive trend for the town. The Great Elevation, Continued on page 35

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“They are putting money into it, and I think they are helping the town because they are saving these houses that are neglected,” he says. “Usually, when it’s a foreclosure, they are in pretty rough shape. When they come in, they end up gutting the houses and making them nice again and saving the house.” DuFriend estimates that investors account for 15 to 20 percent of total sales. Investors take care of the cosmetic side of things, such as painting and putting

in new floors, he explains. For larger renovations, plumbing and electrical is done, often by local plumbers and electricians. “It does help the economy,” he adds. “It’s few and far between that want to buy historic and put a lot of money into it,” Herrera Murry says, adding that many homebuyers want a solid house that’s ready to move in. “They work, they have a full-time job,” she explains. “They don’t have the time or money to do it. Renovation is a cash endeavor. You can’t finance it." For those with the cash and time to invest in older properties, Herrera Murry sees strong demand for historic homes once they’ve been renovated. “A lot of people love the character of an older home,” she says, “but they don’t have the time or money to do it themselves.“ DuFriend sees the demand for nice historic homes in town, as well as view properties on Skyline and Crestline, on Verde Lane and in Six-Shooter Canyon, but acknowledges there is not a lot of turnover in that market. “Higher-end properties often sell before they even hit the market,” he says.

The Limitations One aspect of real estate in GlobeMiami that brokers lament is that it doesn’t always have what clients want. “It’s frustrating when people come

in, and you know they would be a great asset to the community, but what they are looking for doesn’t exist,” DuFriend says. “They say, ‘Globe is great. We love the mountains and we love the views. I need ten flat acres.’ We just don’t have it.” The greatest demand, according to Herrera-Murry, is for houses in the $120 to $170,000 range. “People want something nice. They want sidewalks, neighborhood parks, rounded corners and granite countertops,” she says. The steady influx of professionals to the mines, the hospital and the reservation keeps the demand for houses constant. “The reason why so many people commute from the Valley to work at the mines is because we don’t have the housing or the things to do,” she adds. Given the topography of the region, opportunities for new development are scarce. As DuFriend points out, there is land in Copper Canyon or near the old drive-in that could be developed, but it would require extending city services. Although Herrera Murry sees a need for new construction, she acknowledges the challenges. “It’s tough to get developers here,” she says. “They have to move a lot of dirt.” “Only three percent of the land in Gila County is privately held,” DuFriend says, “and that creates a stable market for Globe.”

The Comebacks Another group of homebuyers vying for the three percent are the retirees, typically people who grew up in GlobeMiami, like the Ramos-DuFriends, and are moving back to be closer to aging parents or growing grandchildren. DuFriend finds this a consistent phenomenon in his business. “I can’t tell you how many people I’ve sold houses to that couldn’t wait to get out of here when they were kids, and then they always want to come back,” he says. According to Law, people from the Valley who are tired of cookie-cutter developments look to Globe-Miami for a second home. From his office in Mesa, Law praises the virtues of Globe, “The weather is nicer. It’s less crowded, less crazy,” Law says. “It’s a really well-kept secret. A lot of people don’t know how cool Globe is.” “My wife would love to move to Globe,” he adds. “I would love to live in Globe.” DuFriend doesn’t see the same demand for second homes; instead his clients sell their houses in the Valley to retire in Globe. “Globe is kind of the Great Elevation, where you don’t need to have a second home,” he explains. “It’s great all year round. You don’t need to escape.”

See more on Globe Real Estate on page 30.