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Concerts in the Canyon By Teresa Propeck

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The American railroad is the stuff of legend and folklore, inspiring poems, novels, film and song. On Saturday, August 31, Verde Canyon Railroad’s Rhythm on the Rails serves passengers a special blend of trains and tunes with this onboard concert in the Canyon. The brilliant scenery serenaded by the clickety-clack of steel wheels along the rails is an American lullaby. This summer’s musical line-up will equal the thrills of the Canyon’s rare riparian wilderness for an audio-visual sensation hard to find elsewhere. As the train covers a wide range of scenic highlights, seven musical acts cover a wide range of genres from jazz to blues, rock to country, spoken word to instrumental. The passenger cars each provide an intimate concert venue as the acts travel the length of the train, performing a set of songs in each coach.

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He was called the “greatest warrior” and the “worst Indian who ever lived.” He brought hope to his people and terror to his enemies. And he survived the most bloody of conflicts in the settling of the Arizona Territories of the late 1800s – to tell his story “in his own words”. When he surrendered in 1886 to General Miles, he and his band of 16 warriors were the last Apaches to do so, bringing a close to the Apache Wars which stretched for nearly ten bloody years throughout the Arizona Territory and parts of Mexico. “Once I moved like the wind,” he told General Miles. “Now I surrender to you and that is all.” Yet, unlike so many of the conquered, Geronimo’s voice was not silenced with his surrender. Although it would be twenty years before he got to tell his story, a book would be published in 1906 “in his own words.” It was not without a good deal of controversy and a string of objections from the U.S. War Department. Had it not been for the persistence of a young Superintendent of Schools in Lawton Oklahoma who befriended the old warrior at Ft. Sill the words of Geronimo may never have made it to paper. Geronimo, Continued on page 36

In remembrance of Father Gino, a dedicated carpenter and priest By Jenn Walker

The first time I met Father Gino Piccoli, he was shuffling around barefoot inside St. Francis Church on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, a bandana wrapped around his forehead and tools on the floor. He had been working on the interior of the church throughout the afternoon. I had heard Piccoli had done great things with the church, and was there to see for myself. It was the first and last time I saw him. Months later I learned that Piccoli passed away in April on his way to the hospital, after 16 years spent serving as the church friar. He was 72. Father Gino, Continued on page 35

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La Fleur Fatale By Kim Stone

The row of red yuccas in two gallon pots had been in the same location for weeks, and I walked or rode my bike past them dozens of times. Their particularly deep red flowers waved on flexible stems in short arcs or long ones, depending on the wind, and I took casual notice of them just as I do all of the other plants in the retail nursery. Thickened, lance-shaped leaves grew from each pot and then curved outward, allowing room for the meter-high flowering stalks to rise from the center. Because they were perched atop an elevated rock wall, the flowers were effectively at eye level, and hard to miss. During the heat of the afternoon last Wednesday, an expected lustfulness rose up inside me, and with it, a primal urge to possess these plants – all of them. The flowers, I realized, weren’t just deeper red than most red yuccas, they were the color of blood, starting with bright arterial blood near the

Left: The native form of Red Yucca Right: The new, trademarked Brakelights cultivar

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center, transitioning to a darker venous color at the tips. I began to guard them, jealously, finding reasons to loiter nearby, waiting for the paycheck that in 48 hours would make them mine. The truth be told, the native form of red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) can easily reach six-seven feet across with a daunting thicket of tightly packed leaves, and while it looks great in front of office buildings or along freeways, it is often too large and gangly for home landscapes. The plant that was plucking the heartstrings of my desire is a trademarked cultivar of this species called Brakelights. It not only has much redder flowers, but a mature size of just a third of its parent. Petite, you might say, rather than full figured. It is exceptionally heat tolerant and cold hardy, too, down to minus 20 degrees, which means it can be grown anywhere

in Arizona, from Yuma to Flagstaff. And because it produces few seeds, it can flower for nine months of the year, attracting hummingbirds all the while. The pulsating red flowers glow – like brake lights – and appear to be backlit even when they’re not. In the shade, the pigments are particularly strong and lucid, resembling crushed cochineal. The species form of red yucca flower is painted raspberry sherbet on the outside, with long yellow tipped stamens surrounded by bone white on the inside, all as if lithely applied with a fine horsehair brush. From a distance, this gives the “red” yucca more of a deep pinkish hue. The color of Brakelights, by contrast, is blood red through and through, like it was plunged wholesale into a pool of thick, pomegranate syrup and hung to dry. Even its stamens have shrunk almost out of sight to help magnify the Big Red effect. In interest of full disclosure, I had already planted three of the regular red yuccas in my yard, long before I became enamored with the intense beauty and diminutive size of Brakelights. Plant fidelity is not one of my strong points (after all, there is no higher calling in landscape design than to choose the right plant for the right place, even if it takes several tries to get it right), so I unceremoniously dug out the original red yuccas and replaced them in the same location with Brakelights, preserving the older plants in the empty containers. Is this a case of trading a reliable old standby for the seductive power of a new introduction? What some might call a trophy plant? Perhaps, but now, comparing the two plants side-by-side, I’ve grown a new appreciation for the subtle artistry of the native red yucca flowers, compared to the drunken allure of the Brakelights. Even with its rambunctious vegetative growth, the native red yucca suggests that it sips from a glass, with stately elegance, while the upstart Brakelights brashly chugs from the bottle, not genteel enough to even wipe its chin, but never outgrowing its location, either. For size, color, and length of flowering alone, Brakelights is a superior choice for most home yards and landscapes, but if space isn’t an issue, the native red yucca still has its charm. In the end, the choice will depend on how thirsty you are.

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The American Experience Reflecting on what “American” means with Bill Hing By Jenn Walker

Fourth of July is here again. I can already remember last year, standing awkardly in the kitchen of someone I hardly knew, where every table and counter top was covered with pies, chips, dip and potato salad. I was invited, sure, but the fact I only knew three people was evident. These days we equate Fourth of July with being social, either standing over barbecues and food or beneath fireworks. But unless you are in school and have been assigned to do so, it is not often we take the time to ask each other around this time, "What does it mean to be American, anyway?" Once celebrated as the day we declared independence, is that still what we think of when we hoist up our flags in front of our houses, or watch brilliant, colorful explosives fall from the sky? Some of us throw around the word 'patriotism', but what does that imply?

True, we could turn to our dictionaries and encylopedias and dryly read aloud definitions and dates. However, there are approximately 302 million of us Americans living here in the U.S. as legal citizens, who is to say what “being American” means? What being American means to someone who just became a citizen days, months or years ago versus a second, Bill Ong Hing with his parents. third or fourth generation Nowadays, in addition to blogging American, versus a Native American, regularly for the Huffington Post, Hing is likely different. It seems like it would is a professor of law at the University of depend on who you ask. For this reason, San Francisco and professor emeritus at we recently asked our readers to simply U.C. California, Davis School of Law. respond to the question: "What does it We asked Hing during a brief phone mean to you to be an American?" on our interview what it meant to him to be website, and we still invite you to do so. an American. Meanwhile, we came across a book After an aside commenting on how called, "To Be An American", written by he missed the summers in Superior (he an attorney, author and professor who now lives in California) he responded: grew up just over the mountains from "My concept, my idea, of what Globe, in Superior, Arizona. His name is it means to be an American is really Bill Ong Hing.

influenced by growing up in Superior," he said. "What it means to me, it's very diverse." He then went on to describe the multiethnic environment he grew up in, which he also details in his book. Hing was born in Superior in 1947 to one of three Chinese American families in the area, which were all essentially part of the same extended family. The rest of his peers were primarily Anglo, American Experience, Continued on page 5

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This summer will be the last one for the Apache Drive-In on Hwy 77. It has served many generations of moviegoers who loaded up the car each weekend with kids and coolers to watch the latest films on the big silver screen under the stars at night. When I found out that no event had yet been planned for the ‘last picture show’ I jumped on the chance to host one! As a publication, GlobeMiamiTimes is known for featuring stories which help define our times. And the closing of the drive-in represents the ending of an era for many of us. So mark your calendars for September 28 and get your early bird tickets now to secure a spot. This is a moment in history and we plan on making it memorable (see pp 12-13).

“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” – Rudyard Kipling, The Collected Works

Oh my, and that event will follow on the heels of the Gila County fair which always happens the middle of September and this year we will be helping the fair get the word out about the huge line up of scheduled events. Two new features of the fair will make it easier for attendees to get tickets and keep up with events – a QR code and online ticket sales. The code links to a hosted landing page featuring up to date information on fair activities for mobile users, and pre-paid gate tickets which can now be bought online through Eventbrite.com (see pp 13). Before I get to our feature articles, I just want to put in a plug for all the new additions we launched this summer for our fans to stay in touch with the Globe-Miami Community. Check out the details of our new comprehensive website (pp 24 ), and consider signing up for one of our weekly newsletters or liking us on Facebook. Both will help you stay connected to the community, and we look forward to serving you on these platforms. Our feature articles this summer have a distinctive nod to history. We didn’t really plan that when we began gathering ideas for this edition, but each of our stories involve a link to the past. We bring you Clara T. Woody who has educated, entertained and inspired us (pp 6), and Bullion Plaza Cultural Museum (pp 14) which has risen from decay to become a noteworthy museum and cultural center hosting both visitors and locals. For those of us who had the pleasure of a firsthand experience with our own Copper Spike, the upcoming event on the Verde Valley Railroad will be of special

interest. Like Globe’s excursion railroad which was closed in 2011, the Verde Valley line has a rich history of railroading and copper mining on its 38-mile stretch of track. It has operated since 1990 as an excursion line and their August event includes a variety of musical acts and scenery and cooler temperatures. What’s not to love? This spring we were saddened by the loss of Father Gino; the Franciscan friar who had held sway over the small Catholic church in San Carlos for nearly two decades. We had heard so many good things about his work on San Carlos and even met up with him earlier this year to plan an article. The article (pp 1) by Jenn Walker reflects on the man who was both priest and carpenter at St. Francis Church in San Carlos. And on the eve of the nations’ celebration of the Fourth, it seemed appropriate to ask the question, just what does it mean to be an American ...to you? Beyond the cliches and the talking points we hear on TV, have you thought about what this means? How does each of us define ‘being American?” We first asked this question on our website and Facebook, and have included an interview with Bill Ong Hing, who grew up in Superior and wrote the book “To Be An American” (pp 3). We still encourage readers to weigh in on this question and leave us a comment on our website. And on that note, I will leave you to our summer issue! Enjoy,

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Mexican, Navajo and Apache. These were the kids he would play basketball and Little League with. He learned Mexican corridos, or folk ballads, from his next-door neigbor. During the '60s, he played guitar in a couple rock n' roll bands in high school, one of which gained local popularity. They called themselves the "UNs", short for United Nations, because the members included a Chinese American (Hing), a Mexican American, and Scandinavian and German descendants.

Bill Hing is pictured here with members of Quill and Scroll at Superior high School, an organization for outstanding journalism students.

In retrospect, the opportunity to hear different perspectives was clearly an advantage." "My life after high school – at U.C. Berkeley, in law school, in Chinatown, at the Buddhist church, as a legal services attorney, immigration lawyer, academic, participant in community activities, spouse, and parent – has reinforced the values I began to develop in Superior. Old clip: "Superior's musical group known as the UNs appeared on a Phoenix TV show recently and is proving very popular with the teenagers. It is appropriately named since the boys consist of (left to right) Gary Antilla, Bruce Medlock, Armour Gomez at the mike, and Billy Hing. They come from a 'United Nations' stock of Swedish, German, Spanish and Chinese blood."

As he describes his upbringing in Superior in his book, Hing says this: "Although I left Superior after graduating from high school to attend college at U.C. Berkeley, my early life in Superior has profoundly influenced my thinking on multicultural, multiracial, and multireligious communities, class distinctions, and social values. Although life was not without strife, my family was part of a larger community that respected our Chinese American identity and culture. We learned about and respected other cultures and languages. I learned values and approaches to life from people of all backgrounds, from my Catholic Mexican American playmates to my Jewish high school history teacher, from Navajo and German customers to the chief administrator of the local mine.

How could I not be influenced by my African American college roommate from Texas, the jazz band we formed, People's Park, or the all-Asian American fraternity I initially spurned but ultimately joined?... My early life in Superior and all of these subsequent life experiences have created impressions – some would say biases – that lead to views about America and being an American that one might loosely call cultural pluralism." As we finished our conversation over the phone Hing told me that he still comes back to Superior twice a year, and that his perspective on what it means to be American has not changed since his childhood. “You don’t have to be of European descent,” he said. “Anyone can be an American.”

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CLARA T. WOODY A WOMAN AHEAD OF HER TIME By Jenn Walker

This story is about a Globe woman who was ahead of her time. It should have been written decades ago. But this paper did not exist then and I was no more than a twinkle in my dad's eye. Clara T. Woody was perhaps the most independent woman in GlobeMiami during her heyday. If you were around Globe-Miami anytime from 1917 onward, perhaps you saw her

somewhere around town, donning her cat-eye framed glasses. She was a mother of two, employed first at the county attorney's office and later in local real estate. On her own accord, however, she became Gila County's most influential, unofficial historian and archivist. "Many books may be written from material Mrs. Woody has gathered through the years," Frances Gerhardt once wrote of Woody in the Arizona Record (article date unknown). "Her

files include data on mining, brands, cemeteries, churches, courthouse[s], dams, fires, floods, early families, deaths, military, pioneer women of Arizona, railroads, schools, Al Seiber, mails, wildlife and many other pertinent facts." In an era when women were expected to be homemakers, if Woody wasn't working, she was out collecting stories, perhaps talking to witnesses or informants of the Tewksbury Fewd or Pleasant Valley War, or visiting Mr. Anderson, a pioneer. A Kansas farm girl herself, Woody was fascinated with Globe's pioneer history from the moment she arrived to the area. It all started when Woody relocated to New Mexico in pursuit of a drier climate after developing severe pneumonia and hay fever. She was rebellious from the start, says Woody's daughter Jean Stiles. She attended the New Mexican Agricultural School in

Clara's husband Clarence Waitman Woody. Though Clara was more active than most wives of that era, he never protested her investigative nature.

Las Cruces. There she taught Mexican children English and learned Spanish. Pneumonia and hay fever stayed with her, and in 1917 she came to Globe. Soon after she met her future husband, Clarence, from West Virginia. He was camped out on the tailings with the calvary in 1917 to quell the mine strike. They married on Thanksgiving Day of the same year. She traveled with him to Oklahoma and Texas, until the doctor told Woody's husband he had better relocate her to Arizona and keep her there. He worked for Old Dominion and later Inspiration. Meanwhile, she found work as a court reporter for the county attorney's office and began traveling around the county for work.

Clara Thompson Woody was one of Gila County's most influential historians and archivists, from the time she moved here in 1917 until her death in 1981.

"She talked about murders, sometimes she viewed the bodies," recalls Stiles. It was then, with the encouragement of the state librarian, that she began to collect data on Gila County and interview survivors of the past, documenting their stories. Woody developed a knack for getting these individuals to open up to her. "They trusted her with information they would have imparted to nobody else, sometimes exacting a promise that it would not be revealed until they and all others involved were safely dead and buried," wrote C.L. Sonnichsen in the forward of Woody's book "Globe, Arizona". "She was forever digging into old newspapers and court records, visiting the state library, and corresponding with people who might have a scrap of authentic information." Needless to say, Woody was excellent at shorthand, Stiles remembers. It would take 60 years, however, before Woody's notes, manuscripts and articles were compiled into a published book. "My mom was a procrastinator in some ways," Stiles says. "The fun of writing for her was the investigating, she loved interviewing people." "She would write the stories down, but to compile a book required someone else to get it done," she adds. Meanwhile, Woody certainly left her mark on this region. She was an inductee into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. For a time, Mayor Hank Williams rallied for the county museum, which at the time was owned by Miami Copper Company, to be named after her. For a brief time it was. Clara Woody, Continued on page 7

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But Woody was a modest woman, and didn't like the idea of the museum being named after her. The name was changed to the Gila County Historical Museum. She frequently contributed her work to the Arizona Silver Belt, then the Arizona Republic, and was instrumental in helping other local writers. She served as a member of the board of directors to the Arizona Historical Society. She was also extremely active in several organizations; she was president of the Globe Business and Professional Women's Club, and vice president of the state's organization. "My mother loved politics, she was what I would call a rabid politician," Stiles says. "When women got the vote she became a democrat, a very staunch democrat." "I remember she would go around at night after polls to check and see who was winning," Stiles adds. "If she could have run for office, she probably would have." She happened to be married to a man who supported her all the while. "My father was a very laid-back man," Stiles says. "Whatever my mother wanted to do, fine."

the 1920s and '30s, Stiles recalls instead often coming home from school to babysitters rather than her mother. "She became the forerunner of women's lib," Stiles says. "She didn't like to be confined to the house." "At that time, she stood out in the community," Stiles adds. "Women weren't expected to do things like this, they were expected to stay at home, cook, clean and raise babies." Woody continued to work the same job throughout the Great Depression. It wasn't a lot of money, remembers Stiles, but it was enough to get by. "We may not have had a lot of material things, but we always had books and magazines. Mother Clarence and Clara were married on Thanksgiving was a big believer in education," Day in 1917. They had two children: John Woody, former curator of Gila County Museum, and Jean Stiles says. Stiles, who still resides in Globe today. In 1939 Woody retired from JJ Keegan and began to pursue her Neither Woody or her husband research in full force. Eventually she and were around much while Stiles and her her husband relocated to Wheatfields, brother grew up in Globe. He worked in and later Miami. the mines, and was later sent to Wilcox. Even then, she spent a lot of time Around 1928 Woody picked up work at her typewriter, remembers Woody's real estate with J.J. Keegan, working on granddaughter Diane Stewart. Woody insurance policies in the room above raised Stewart when she was little. what is now Bacons Boots and Saddles. Stewart still remembers Woody's As a child growing up in Globe during

office next door to the little house in Miami, where she kept her typewriter and records. Even Stewart was young, Woody was still collecting stories. She remembers taking a trip with Woody to Zane Grey's cabin. Woody's plan was to write four books. That's where Milton L. Schwartz comes in. Schwartz was a graduate student at the University of Arizona when Woody was just shy of turning 90. At that time the publications committee of the Arizona Historical Society agreed to edit a collection of her stories on Globe. Schwartz was tasked with taking Woody's research and transforming it into a narrative. Three years later Woody's first book, "Globe, Arizona", coauthored by Schwartz, was published in 1977. Woody was 91. Unfortunately, she did not get to the other three before she passed away at 95. Nonetheless, she left a legacy. Copies of photographs she collected are now in state archives, including the laying of the first cornerstone of the first church in Globe in 1880, pictures of the 1894 big snow storm, Al Seiber, and Tal Ka Lai, the Native American chief and scout who lived his last years in Miami. "Heritage?" asked Gerhardt. "Gila County has it. Ask Mrs. Clara Woody."

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THE ABC’S OF

ANTIQUING PART IV by Darin Lowery

The cable television show Flea Market Flip, hosted by Lara Spencer of Antiques Roadshow fame is the sort of program that has me alternately ripping my hair out by its grey roots, audibly groaning like a flatlining cardiac patient, or lunging from my lounge chair to scream at the set. For those who haven’t seen it, two teams of artists/designers/ collectors are handed a wad of bills, released into a huge flea market to terrorize antiques dealers while searching for items to buy, then transforming the items into ‘desirable’ objects to re-sell, hoping to reap a windfall. Whoever makes the most profits in this competition, as is the American way, is the winner. The teams purchase perfectly good items – fancy divans, carved bureaus, elaborate picture frames – and then sand, paint, pound, blast, burn, dismantle and torture things which did very well for a very long time just being the useful, attractive pieces they were designed as. The goal is to then move the merchandise at ridiculously high prices to buyers who find their wares ‘trendy’, ‘hip’ or – my perennial favorite, ‘really unique’. Maybe it’s just me, but having a café table reimagined with a giant serrated saw blade as its top, or a lighted ceiling fixture fabricated from rusted barbed wire is more than unusual. It’s lethal. Our final chapter in the ABC’s of Antiquing continues: Parts I, II and III covered A-R in the previous issues.

is for Soda Pop Bottles. Yep, those glass containers of yesteryear are truly collectible, and I can prove it— we have twenty-three outstanding examples on our kitchen shelf. While Coke beats

out Pepsi for most collectors, how about brands with names like ‘Husky’, ‘Sparkle’ and ‘Whistle’? The ones to look for are the unusual— ‘Patio’ and ‘Like’ come to mind. My favorite is a short green ‘Liano’s Lithiated Lemon Soda’ bottle, done in an Art Deco font in white. Gotta love a beverage with Lithium as an active ingredient. Paper labels went the way of the dinosaur with the advent of ACL labels (applied ceramic printing, which is permanent): brand names stayed bright and shiny through repeated factory washings – remember, bottles used to be returned for reuse, and your deposit was returned! Great looking pieces can still be found for a few dollars, and the more elusive – say, the early Seven-Up bottle with a bathing beauty on the left side – fetch a lot more.

is for Typewriter, as in, what Grandma learned to use in school. They’re the hefty, clunky keyboards (without a monitor) you’ll see in old 1940’s black and white crime dramas where the newsman bangs away on a hot ‘hold the presses’ story. Remington, Underwood, Olivetti… each have their special qualities and each operate with a simple press of the keys, which cause individual steel arms embossed with a letter or symbol of the alphabet to strike an inked ribbon which then transfers the image to paper. Having one sitting on a desk in your home office means you recognize the nobility of early typefaces… and actually using one will bring a new respect for the legion of secretaries who greased the wheels of so many large corporations for so many years. Typing a letter on one of those babies will give you a workout. ABC's, Continued on page 9

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is for Umbrella. Don’t laugh – there are folks out there who collect just about anything, and umbrellas are one of them. When I’m not polishing my twentythree vintage soda pop bottles, I’m opening and admiring my seventeen vintage umbrellas (this is done outdoors, of course: similar to tossing your hat on a bed, opening an umbrella indoors is to invite disaster). The better bumbershoots have fancy handles (the best, in candy-colored, carved Bakelite) with

lively and vibrant printed patterns on cloth. Most to be found are still in usable condition, and a group of them, like any still life, make an impact. A recent dinner guest commented on my collection, stuffed in a chrome Moderne stand by the front door – but she seemed more puzzled than impressed. We don’t get a lot of rain in Arizona.

is for Victorian. Talk about ‘over-the-top’. A typical Victorian home (a period which covered the reign of England’s Queen Victoria, from 18371901) boasted more household items per square foot than today’s IKEA. Tables

laid for teas and suppers rivaled the Royal Navy for hardware – lemon forks and pickle forks and olive forks – you get it. While furnishings were numerous (photos from those years look like warehouse interiors, not parlors) the millwork, ceramics and textiles were outstanding. Think non-judicious use of carving, marble, cut glass, fringe, and even wicker. Names to look for in furniture are Herter Brothers, Eastlake and Horner. The Victorians took the ‘more is more’ look to dizzying heights.

is for Wall Pockets. Collectors love wall pockets – those ceramic vases with a flat back one sees hung in hallways and dining rooms – and while they’re not as easily found nowadays, if you do a bit of

digging you’ll be rewarded. All of the big pottery houses made them from the ‘20’s through the Fifties, though they’ve been around forever and were originally used, in canvas or wood versions, to hold anything worth reaching for – scissors, matches or spoons. Popular designs were made by Noritake, McCoy, Weller and Shawnee, and the ones created by Roseville are truly lovely. And yes, wall pockets in good condition do hold water, which make them perfect for a floral spray in your boudoir. Recent ‘sold’ listings on eBay ran from six to ninety-nine dollars each, depending on style and rarity.

X,Y, & Z are for those undefinable things we just can’t categorize.

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about those items that touch us in a personal way when we stumble across them at a tag sale or antiques shop.

in his pocket. We keep the past alive not only through memories, family stories and photographs, but by things, too. If you’re lucky enough to come across something which reminds you of home, or of someone once close – or even if the item has no relevance, its only stamp of worthiness is that it’s ‘cool’, then go for it. We live in changing times, and occasionally it’s a comfort to have something solid, with a patina, to hold onto.

A Pyrex bowl with green flowers reminds us of Mom and those crazy barbeques; the Lesley Gore ‘hit single’ on a 45 rpm record that blared at the

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first school dance we attended; a shiny

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Zippo lighter just like Grandpa carried

Antiquing’. See you at the shops!

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By Linda Gross and Jessica Doong

Peter Bigfoot’s “Book of Ancient Natural Remedies: Healing Yourself and Others with Herbs and Hands” is a detailed yet concise guide on herbal remedies and Chinese acupressure. Written by a man who has trekked 85 miles solo across the Sonoran Desert, has spent the last thirty years studying the ability of nature to cure, and has tested the efficacy of what he has learned on himself, the book is a literal “how-to” of natural healing methods handed down and tested over time from those who have relied on nature rather than high tech western medicine to heal.

Getting bitten by snakes, stung by scorpions, impaled on spines are common dangers for anyone living in the Southwest and all of these are addressed in Bigfoot’s book. He describes how to prepare and apply localized natural healing agents like willow bark, cactus, and comfrey, to heal bites and stings and use Chinese acupressure to heal headaches and stomach cramps. Bigfoot has been stung over thirty times by a bark scorpion, and says he found a remedy which works very well

on these stings. Nonetheless, he started experimenting with others – just so he could compare results. It turns out his favorite concoction won out over all the others. He calls it his “Scorpion Sting Remedy.”

Last spring, 92-year-old Minnie Hicks was bitten on the bottom of her foot by a brown recluse, one of the nastiest of all critters making the Southwest their home. Common treatment by those in the medical field includes elevating the affected limb, providing ibuprofen and tylenol and often resorting to surgery and hospitalization to cut out the affected area. Yet, in Hicks’ case, after weeks in the hospital with all the skills Western medicine could afford, her foot continued to worsen and her daughters said they were worried she might loose her foot, or her life. Doctors told them they had done all they could. That was when one of the sisters, Janet Cline, called Bigfoot. He brought desert willow bark to soak her foot and a Peter Bigfoot, Continued on page 11

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Minnie's foot after she spent weeks in the hospital being treated with Western medicine for a brown recluse bite.

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Minnie's foot after being treated with a tincture made of black walnut bark and chaparral.

Bigfoot was raised in suburban New Jersey. His parents moved there from farms, so they had a big garden in their backyard. As a kid, Bigfoot would often get sick, seemingly at the worst times. Sometime around his junior year in high school, he grew so tired of being ill that he vowed to do whatever it took to be healthy, even if it meant eating horse manure. The next day he met someone who introduced him to natural healing and foods, and he continued to meet more people in the same vein. He began to read books and change his diet, which ended up changing his life. He was no longer sick all the time and was able to use the techniques he learned to self heal. His education in other areas was also very hands-on. He traveled from place to place, learning practical trades that he had an interest in, like construction. Wherever he stayed for any significant length of time, he would set up a garden for himself. Eventually, he landed in Phoenix. He recounted how he had always envied animals like deer, bears, and eagles, which could go wild and free

tincture made of black walnut bark and chaparral. “We immersed her foot in the willow bark soak and the stuff that came out of there was amazing. It instantly bubbled up all the (toxins),” says Cline.“ It pretty much saved her life.” As Bigfoot has discovered over the years, most everything you need to make tinctures, salves, poultices and soaks to heal yourself is readily on hand in nature, close to the source. “The accessibility of herbal remedies seems to be a part of a greater natural design for healing. It is a phenomenon whereby remedies are often found precisely where they would be needed,” he explains. “For example, prickly pear, which is used as a remedy for sunburn, is found in the desert. Barrel cactus, a remedy for snakebites, tends to grow where snakes live. Wild grape tends to grow along with poison ivy, and purslane is a common garden weed used to treat bee stings.“ Unfortunately, this natural design was disregarded by scientists in the early 19th century, who began to extract and modify the active ingredients from plants as soon as they were able. This led to chemists later making their own versions of plant compounds. Eventually, the use of medicinal herbs declined, mostly supplanted by these new drugs. Bigfoot is not shy when it comes to his dim opinion of pharmaceutical companies.

“It’s just too much money [involved in the business], and the stuff hurts you more than it helps you,” he asserted. “As a matter of fact, I think [pharmaceuticals] are designed to hurt a person.” Antibiotics damage the body’s own natural defenses and come with side effects, he points out. “So many conventional treatments are only meant to reduce symptoms; they do not promote the body’s natural healing,” adds Bigfoot’s wife Patricia. Their philosophy is a simple one: if you remove the cause of a sickness and promote a healing atmosphere, the body will heal itself. That healing atmosphere begins with drawing on nature to find the cures to what ails us.

Peter and Patricia Bigfoot

without having to haul a bunch of things around. Whatever they needed they would find in nature. So in July 1976, he got inspired to walk 85 miles across the Sonoran Desert, bringing no food or water with him but instead lived completely off of the land. He walked alone for 15 days in the scorching Arizona heat; temperatures reached above 135 degrees in the daytime. Water sources were 14 miles apart, and he contracted hepatitis from drinking water that had animal carcasses floating in it. Fortunately, he was able to handle his condition with wild herbs. His trek gotten written up in the newspaper, and he started getting calls from people who wanted him to teach survival skills. He put a

hold on that for a few years while he attended the natural healing school Jim Marinakis had started. Once he finished there, Bigfoot opened up his own natural healing practice in Phoenix. At the prompting of Marinakis and others, Bigfoot finally began teaching survival skills in the spring of 1978. It was at the end of a trek with his students that he came across the abandoned farm that would later become Reevis Mountain School. Reevis Mountain School started off in 1980 as a new age community focusing on self-sufficiency and survival skills, but it has evolved into a sanctuary, organic farm, and homestead. The Bigfoots now have interns that come to stay with them in the northeast corner of the Superstition Wilderness, and they also teach short classes in wilderness survival and herbology. It is a place where they not only grow food, but help people grow. Reevis Mountain bottled remedies and salves can be ordered online through www.reevismountain.org or purchased through Hoofin’ It Feed and Tack.

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CELEBRATING THE LAST PICTURE SHOW The end of an era comes to the Apache Drive-In

By Linda Gross

Nearly 60 years of movie memories under the big open skies is coming to a close this Fall when the Apache Drive-In will lock its gates forever. “We’ve known this day was coming,” says Bobby Hollis whose family owns the fourplex cinema in town as well as the Apache Drive-In. “We thought about closing it (the drive-in) last year, and decided to run it for one more season,” says Hollis. “But it is getting harder and harder to get the 35mm film and it would

cost nearly $150,000 to convert to digital.” In order to understand the economics of film just consider what LA Weekly writer Gendy Alimurung wrote last April in her article, “Movie Studios Are forcing Hollywood to Abandon 35mm Film.” “There is a war raging in Hollywood; a war between formats. In one corner...are defenders of 35mm film. Elegant in its economy, for more than 100 years film has been the dominant medium with which movies are shot, edited and viewed,” she wrote. “In the other corner are backers of digital technology - a cheaper, faster, democratizing medium, a boon to both creator and distributor.” Alimurung points out that it costs about $1,500 to print one copy of a movie on 35mm film. When multiplied

by 4,000 copies – one for each movie on each screen in each multiplex around the country – it is easy to see that the numbers start to get ugly. By comparison, she points out, putting out a digital copy costs a mere $150. The Apache Drive-In has the unique distinction of being one of the last four drive-ins operating in the state and the only single-screen among the four. Operating on 35mm film, it has been facing it’s last days for years as more and more of the movie industry converts to digital.

The Tale of Two Cinemas The Hollis fourplex Cinemas in downtown Globe was built on the ground which used to house the Pioneer Hotel and the original Globe Theater before the Pioneer Fire in 2005 destroyed both structures in a 3-alarm fire believed to have started on the third floor of the hotel. The downtown theater built in the

1930’s had been a classic ‘old-style’ cinema with one screen, running 35mm films. Although a tragic loss in many ways, the fire presented one silver lining; it was the opportunity to rebuild from the ashes for a new era of movie going. Hollis rebuilt on the original site and was able to expand the footprint to include four screens - and a new digital format. Construction on the new theater was begun in 2008 and the fourplex opened on Thanksgiving Day 2009. This season, as the Cineplex celebrates it’s fourth year in business, the Apache Drive-In is set to close it’s doors after nearly 60 years in operation. Even taking into account the loyal following of those who have considered the Drive-In their favorite form of entertainment throughout the summer, there is not enough business to justify the huge outlay of cash it would take to upgrade to the new digital. It is time to say good-bye. Apache Drive-In, Continued on page 13

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This fall the drive-in will host their regular showing in early September. As usual it will be a double header – for $10 a carload. The concession stand will be offering up their famous red chili enchiladas, hot dogs and popcorn, as locals find their favorite spot to settle in for the last time to watch the silver screen under the stars at their favorite hometown drive in.

And then, like all good acts, there will be an encore.

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GlobeMiamiTimes has teamed up with the on the front cover of Arizona Highways just last year for their Apache Drive-In to host the ‘last picture show’ focus on Retro Az. Hollis says all featuring perhaps the most iconic films of all drive the cars came from the local car club and the image of Elvis on the in movies, "American Graffitti!” Starring Ron screen was photoshop'd . Howard, Harrison Form, Cindy Williams Suzanne Somers, and WOLFMAN JACK, this 1973 film opened to critical acclaim and was nominated for best picture.

Tickets on sale now! With only 200 tickets available for this last salute to the Drive-In, the event is sure to sell out quickly, so please reserve yours today. Tickets available only online at: lastpictureshow.eventbrite.com. Early bird tickets will go on sale July 10th and offer savings of 40%. For the full details see the Eventbrite listing. Your ticket will come with a commemorative copper key fob, a collectors tin of popcorn and an evening of fun and film, including a Fashion and Fenders contest, Wolfman Jack contest and more. Plan to bring your own 'tailgate' food and beverage or purchase from a great selection the night of the event.

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MIAMI'S GEM

A museum and cultural center, Bullion Plaza houses local history, keeping stories alive By Jenn Walker

It took approximately three years of Tom Foster's life to move an 1882 salvaged steam hoist from the Harqua Hala gold mine in western Arizona to the Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center. In order to do so, Foster, the museum's executive director, had to disassemble it completely, to the last nut and bolt. In total, Foster estimates that the hoist weighs about 2500 pounds, the base plate alone weighing about 1000 pounds. Any part that weighed less than 100 pounds was moved by hand from 170 feet below ground to the surface. It is likely the museum's Tom Foster has been working with Bullion Plaza since he largest exhibition. moved to Miami in 2001. He became executive director Each exhibition requires in 2009, and now oversees thecreation of all exhibitions in a level of dedication. If you the museum. Bullion was built by architect Henry ask Foster how long it takes to complete Charles Trost, whose architectural an exhibit at the museum, he'll tell you firm Trost and Trost also designed the it takes as long as it takes. Divine Grace Church and the Miami SInce 2001, Bullion Plaza, a High School (demolished) in Miami, as 501(c) nonprofit, has housed some of well as the Railway Station, East Globe Globe-Miami's best-kept treasures School, Hill Street School, Elks Building and stories. Prior, however, it served a and the Masonic Temple in Globe. different function. That corner of Miami, where Bullion With its tall columns and large white Plaza sat, was the center of activity. steps, Bullion Plaza must have been Once, there was a ballroom in front of intimidating on the first day of school. it. If there was any type of celebration in Situated at the end of Sullivan Street, town, it was in front of Bullion Plaza. just before the Highway 60 veers out of In 1994, Bullion Plaza was deemed downtown Miami, Bullion Plaza opened no longer safe as a public school, and as a grammar school in 1923. Once upon closed. Three years later the town of a time, it was the school where Mexican Miami bought it in a public bid. The and Apache children got swaddled for town collectively decided through speaking their native tongue. public hearings and survey that the best The school also produced doctors, use of the building would be a museum. lawyers and teachers, remembers Bullion Plaza opened as a museum and Joe Sanchez, who is president of the cultural center in 2001. museum's board and grew up in Miami. "When we first started, the whole "Those students were very thing had been abandoned," says Linda disciplined, but there was a reason for Carnahan, first vice president of the it," he says. museum. "There was water pouring in During that time, neighborhoods from the roof when we got it." were separated by culture. To this day, there is still water "In those days, even when they damage upstairs from where it leaked. buried the dead, there was some More than $326,200 later, the museum segregation," Sanchez says with a laugh. has since gotten a new roof. Last "The Croations have a section, the summer was spent replacing windows, Serbs have a section, and the Hispanics have a section." Bullion Plaza, Continued on page 15

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filling holes in the ceiling and painting the exterior of the building. There is still more to be done, however. "There are places that you can't even make coffee without blowing a breaker," Carnahan says. In addition to Foster's hoist, the museum houses an impressive Slavic exhibit, put together by members of the Slavic Cultural Center. The walls are covered Slavic flags, encased garb, and professionally-displayed exhibits that include photos and family histories of many of Globe-Miami's earliest Slavic immigrants. Housed in the same room is the new Rose Mofford collection. The display represents half of the vast collection which has been donated to this region and split between Bullion Plaza and Globe's Center for the Arts. Other large displays reflect the region's mining, ranching and military history, with the help of local individuals who contribute their own pieces of history to the museum. A new room is being designed with artifacts, which will soon be exclusively Apache. In the mineral hallway you can spot minerals native to Globe-Miami and San Carlos, like chrysocolla, quartz, olivine and vanadinite, loaned by the

The Slavic Cultural Exhibit includes authentic dress given to the museum.

Arizona Historical Society. On the way to the hoist is the mining hallway, lined with mining relics, like a coiled air hose, air-powered drills, a clay and shale crusher, a wheel barrow, copper-bearing ore and a pick. The hoist itself was reassembled onto a subfloor, where the acoustics are different. Upon entry a visitor should feel as though he or she is underground in a mine. There are lifesized enlarged black and white photos from the Miami Copper Company arranged on the surrounding walls. The hoist cable feeds from the hoist into a hole pierced in one of the photos, giving the exhibit a sense of a dimension.

Other attractions in the museum include the McCusick tile artwork, as well as an old linotype, the machine used to print newspapers and magazines. Carnahan is a second generation Globe-Miami resident. She's been with Bullion Plaza for the last 14 years, and offers her own perspective on the museum.

Board members Joe Sanchez and Charlie Snow put a new coat of paint on the entryway.

"We decided to make our museum a 'people museum'," she says. There is no one story to tell, she explains. The story of Globe-Miami, and of Gila County, is a conglomeration of individual stories. Each exhibit tells the story of what it was like to grow up in a small mining town, which, in those days, wasn't so small, Sanchez adds. "We are trying to tell the history of all the different cultures that came here from all over the world," he says. That includes the Irish, the Cornish, families from Mexico and parts of South America, black families, the Slavs, Asians, and of course the Native Americans who were already here. Downtown Miami was once a hub of commerce and a magnet for work, with groceries, shoe repair shops, restaurants, the company store and barber shops. Many immigrants came to work in the mines, Sanchez says, while others opened grocery stores, restaurants and laundromats, or found work in the schools and hospitals. The Italians, great stone masons, came to build the Roosevelt Dam. Others became ranchers. "I don't know how they got word from half way across the world," he says. "But we had a need for a little bit of everything. Not too long ago a Slavic woman came to the museum from Oregon, Carnahan recalls, looking for a photo of her grandfather. Carnahan left

her to the room to find it. When she came to check on the woman, the woman was there crying. "That's a success story," Carnahan says, "because we were trying to elicit that emotion." "We should celebrate people who have risen above adversity, the people who had to get beyond that prejudice and work together," she adds. "When people don't understand what being Slavic is, they can go in and see." None of this would have been possible, Foster points out, without donations of time, money and materials from: Freeport MacMoRan, Gila County Board of Supervisors, Wings Like Eagles Foundation, Arizona Historical Society, United Fund, RAM Specialists and Kino Floors. To add to its trove of stories, currently the board is planning a Hispanic cultural exhibit, similar to the Slavic Cultural Center exhibit. Next, the board is planning to expand the museum above and below. Soon, new exhibits on the former schools and local service organizations of the area will be built upstairs. This will include local unions, which brought better working conditions to the mines. Sanchez hopes to develop a full-fledged mining exhibit to imitate how mining was done in the area prior to the 1950s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; underground. "What is most important is the fact that we were able to save the building, because it's a depository of history for the Globe-Miami community," Sanchez says. "Beyond that, we have a place where folks can relive history."

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Out & About Solstice Cemetery Tour June 22 Created by Globe Main Street Program and the Center for the Arts, the cemetery tour attracted over 300 people who bought tickets for the 45-minute tour. Actors in period clothing told the tales of those buried in Globes' first cemetery established in 1878.

Joe Wilson and 'Diablo' Austin Stratton and Bre Webb served as 'way finders' for the evening.

Desi Baker as Phineas Clanton points out to the crowd that he was not with his brothers at the OK corral.

Rudy Amador tells the story of a miner who lost his life in the Interloper Fire.

Summerfest June 29 ~ Downtown Globe Enjoying fun and games in downtown Globe at the annual wet and wild Summerfest, hosted by Globe Main Street and a bevy of volunteers.

Jonelle Brantley gave voice to one of many deaths which were never marked with a gravestone.

Ice Cream Social St. Joseph's Episcopal Church June 1

Kelly Byrne, Cyndi Mugridge, Manuel Romero and Kelly Jones serve up a variety of home made ice cream to raise funds for homeless teens in the area. The event raised close to $300.

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Celebrating Rose's 90th at Bullion Plaza June 1

*Photos are available online for purchase at www. pictage.com moffordluncheon. A portion of all sale proceeds will go to Bullion Plaza Museum.

Relay for Life June 7-8 ~ Harbison Field, Globe

Last First Friday June 1 The First Friday Lecture series wrapped up the season with a concert on the steps listening to the Sounds of Miami.

High Desert Team ready to rock n roll!

The last event of the First Friday Lecture Series was a concert on the steps of Bullion Plaza by Miami's Big Band Sound, who is Joe Sanchez, Cruz Mendoza, Linda and Keith Guftason, George Sanchez, Troy Porter, Neto Vasquez and Manuel Gonzales.

The survivors who took the first lap of the evening.

Copper Rim Team walked for Deborah Bradford.

Thea and Robert Sharette before the event, this was the first year they participated.

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The Bowie Beer Run Fourth of July came this Sunday, and low and behold, there was not a lick of beer in sight! The Sunday train had not come – that precious car load of beer was still sitting on the side track at Bowie. Thank goodness for those boys in Globe, they ponied up the money – enough to pay for a special engine and train crew – to make the 125 mile trip to Bowie and bring beer back to Globe in time for the Fourth. At 2 o' clock they had wagons waiting on Pine Street for the special delivery. The minute the car stopped on the tracks the boys unpacked the cases and got them into the saloons. They didn't even wait for it to get cold. The Fourth was saved! [A GMT adaptation of that memorable Fourth of July in Globe, originally written by Clara T. Woody and Milton L. Schwartz in "Globe, Arizona." The actual year this took place was not identified in Woodys' account, although with the reference to wagons we suspect it would have been in the early 1900s. This book and others by local authors can be found at the Gila County Historical Museum and Globe Public Library.]

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APACHE GOLD CASINO & RESORT APACHE GOLD PAYS IT FORWARD

By Jenn Walker

Every year, Apache Gold Casino gives away money. And lots of it. Last year, they gave away more than $30,700. While it is not just for anyone’s taking, if you are a nonprofit organization or a town or county agency in the area looking for a boost, you might just try applying for a “12D grant” this year. Thanks to Proposition 202, passed in 2002, each year Indian tribe is required to contribute 12 percent of their annual gaming profits to causes that benefit the general public, either by handing the money to the state or administering it directly to cities, towns and counties.

The Graham County nonprofit Helping Hands lays shingles down on a home. The safety of the home had been compromised by several bare spots on the roof where water was seeping into the ceiling. The nonprofit makes safety and health-related repairs on homes below the poverty level throughout the county. Last year they received more than $16,500 in 12D funds to spend on building materials.

The San Carlos Apache tribe elected to do the latter with Apache Gold funds, and has been doling out cash every year since 2006. The casino, along with representatives from the San Carlos Apache Council and the Tribal Gaming Office, gets to choose recipients from a list of eligible applicants. Last year there were 25 applicants, and the year before there were 41. With all of the good causes out there, it’s a tough call deciding who to choose. “We try to share the wealth,” says Christabelle Mull, the operations support director at the casino. Rather than handing all of the funds over to one applicant, the committee looks

Casino gives money away to the community to divide the funds amongst several, she explains. For instance, last year’s grant was split between Graham County and the town of Miami. Graham County received approximately $16,500 to assist low-income homeowners in need of health and safety home repairs. The town of Miami received the remainder, approximately $14,100, to purchase new radios, a station computer, and other updated technology for the Miami fire department. In 2011, more than $39,000 were split amongst Pinal County, the Globe Police department, the Globe fire department, and Canyon fire district. Other recipients in prior years include Gila Community College, the Pinal Mountain Youth Football League, and South Eastern Arizona Behavioral Health Service. Back in Graham County, they are using the 2012 funds to purchase materials. The funds were passed directly from the county to the nonprofit Helping Hands for Graham County, a volunteer-run effort dedicated to making lowincome households safer through health and safety repairs. If a county resident does not have the means to make a repair in their home, Helping Hands will collect the materials and volunteers needed to make the repair. It can take one to two months, depending on whether it is a plumbing, septic, electric or other issue. As a result, they recently replaced a water heater that went out for a man in Bylas, says John Bonefas, president of the organization. They replaced the evaporative cooler that rusted out in an elderly woman’s home. On another occasion they fixed a Bylas woman’s roof. It had been disintegrating over the years from the sun, wind and rain. Globe Fire Department Chief

Al Gameros oversaw the allocation of the Miami Fire Department’s funds last year. The town of Miami has a volunteer fire department, so they can use all the help they can get. The money was used to buy five P25 compliant digital narrowband radios, which are around $2500 a piece. These replaced the ‘old style’ radios they had been using, Gameros says. The remaining funds will be used to buy a new station computer. In 2011, Globe Fire used the approximate $13,700 they received to buy five new sets of turnout gear – the heavy uniforms firefighters wear in fires to protect them from getting burned. Turnout gear can’t be used beyond ten years, and theirs needed replacing. The Globe Fire Department was also a recipient in 2008. That year they bought an ISI 3500, a thermal imaging camera that allows firefighters to differentiate temperatures in a building and identify heat signatures. “It’s well worth it,” says Deputy Chief Nick Renon. “Instead of tearing down a wall, guessing where the heat is worst, you can see it,” he explains.

Globe Fire Department's ISI 3500, a thermal imaging camera bought with 12D funds. The camera picks up heat signatures; here it picks up a hand print made on the wall seconds before.

It’s also useful to find people in a room full of smoke. Because the camera can pick up different heat signatures, if someone is laying in a corner on the floor, they will show up on the camera. “Any fire we go to, the camera goes with us,” Renon says. That said, there is still enough time to apply for this year’s grant. The guidelines to apply are fairly straightforward: • The application needs to be in by this year’s deadline, October 11! • The funds must go to a city, town or county. • The funds must go to a government service that benefits the general public, i.e. public safety, promotion of commerce and economic development, mitigation of the impacts of gaming, etc. • You can get the application online. Once completed, turn it in to the tribal council secretary via mail, fax or scan. The committee considers all applications based on impact and meeting the above criteria.

Firefighter Kendall Cormack suits up in his turnout gear. Turnout gear, which protects firefighters from thermal burns, can't be used beyond ten years, and the Globe Fire Department was due for replacements. In 2011 department received approximately $13,700 in 12D funds for five new sets of gear.

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Rocking Celebration Planned for Independence Day

Espresso Stand Look for our all new Espresso Stand out on the highway offering hot and cold drinks, plus ice cream to go!

By Linda Gross

Nobody does live music and BIG entertainment venues better than the Apache Gold Casino, and this Independence Day they are pulling out all the stops to bring you the local community a big day of live music, summer fun and Independence Day celebration. All of it is free. “This is the first year we have developed a day long schedule of events and entertainment for the community instead of just our fireworks show in the evening,” says General Manager, Gary Murrey. “We do a lot of concerts throughout the year and other paid events which not everyone can attend, so we wanted to design something that everyone in the community could come to. So we are making the whole day is free. From the opening act at noon to the concert-after-thefireworks by country superstar, John Michael Montgomery, the events and entertainment throughout the day are FREE. It’s a way we can give back to the community and say thank you to our customers and the community, says Murrey.

Snack Bar We are expanding our snack bar located inside the Casino to include a short order Grill and more features to serve you better!

Catch us on the Radio We are proud to announce that you can catch us on the new San Carlos radio station : KYQY 91.1 every week from 6-7pm when General Manager, Gary Murrey is on live. The project to build a radio station was begun by the Tribe in 2009 when they received FCC approval. Construction was completed earlier this year and the new station went live on the air last month.

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80 Tons of sand wait on the pavement behind the Casino. The sand will be used to rebuild the bunkers on the course this summer.

The day will include performances by four well known bands including Bo Titla playing folk music at 12:30 p.m. followed by Clairvoyant playing Reggae at 2:00 p.m. and local favorite, Greywolf, performing classic rock & country from 4:00-5:00 p.m. At 6:30 The Tommy Ash Band will take the stage. The band who was in San Carlos to open for the Tracy Lawrence Concert last November (and more recently for Dwight Yoakam,) have gained fans wherever they go. The Phoenix New Times says of the band “The Tommy Ash Band draws on enough modern sass and classic freight train beats to appeal to fans of both traditional and new country.” Closing out the evening is nationally known recording artist (Over 18 million records sold, 36 top ten hits...and the list goes on!) John Michael Montgomery who will perform right after the fireworks display from 9:30 to 10:45 p.m. The day kicks off at NOON when the waterslides open and a hot dog and pie eating contest will determine who has the fastest sweet tooth in the West! Later a chili stew and fry bread cook off will attract both cooks and tasters with the judging to take place at 5pm. And of course, we can’t forget the fireworks display which will launch at 9 p.m.! So please mark your calendar and let us entertain you this Independence Day!

Tournament Raises Money For Scholarships On June 1, the Apache Stronghold Golf Course hosted the 9th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament for the Gila Valley Section of the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). The tournament raised over $7,000 which will be used to provide scholarships for local high school students interested in pursuing degrees in the fields of mining and engineering. One hundred fifty-nine golfers on forty teams participated in the tournament which consisted of a four-person scramble, an on-course lunch, and a putting contest followed by a banquet and awards ceremony at the Apache Gold Casino conference center. The first place team, with a score of 58, consisted of Jeff Masterson, Tim Towers, Ray Vega and Sam Roose. Second place, also with a score of 58, went to the team of Will Brown, James Seballos, Brandon Martin and Pat McNew. Third place, with a score of 59, went to Garret Hoisington, Bart Hoisington and Andy Mack.

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Services 60’s Motors 867 E Ash St Globe 928-425-9228 Complete Automotive Services

Brockert’s Plumbing 654 Ash St Globe 928-425-5451

Copper Mountain Inn 1100 Monroe St Globe 928-425-5721

Roosevelt Lakes Resort 350 Stagecoach Trail Roosevelt 928-467-2276

Zen’s Cafe 1535 S Street Globe 928-425-8154

Skilled Nursing in a home-like atmosphere

Cabins*Rooms*Bar & Restaurant

Breakfast * Lunch * Dinner

Desert Oasis Wellness Center 138 S Broad St Globe 928-425-3207

The Roost Boarding House 4352 E Copper Claypool 928-701-1477

Shops

Chiropractic, Acupuncture & Wellness

Boarding House

Full-service plumbing

Gila Pueblo Campus Academy of Cosmetology 928-425-8849 Globe Gym 201 W Ash Globe 928-425-9304 Complete Fitness Center

Golden Hills Nursery 5444 E Golden Hills Road Globe 928-425-6004 Everything for yard and garden

Dr. Robison 5882 S Hospital Dr Ste 2 Globe 928-425-3338 Podiatrist

Heritage Health Care 1399 So Street Globe 928-425-3118 Skilled Nursing Home

IMS-Integrated Medical Services 5996 S Hospital Dr Globe 928-425-6800 Radiation Oncology and Cardiology

Matlock Gas 1209 Jess Hayes Rd Globe 928-425-5521 Propane Gas

McSpadden Ford 705 N Broad St Globe 928-425-3157 Sales, Service & Parts

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

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

SEastern Az Behavioral Health Services, Inc 996 N Broad Ste.10 Globe 928-425-2185 Mountain View Dentistry 5981 Electric Drive Globe 928-425-3162

MLH Computer Services 390 N Broad St Globe 928-425-3252

Full service dentistry

Computer Svcs, Office Supplies

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

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

Printing & Fed-Ex Center

Pinal Lumber & Hardware 1780 E Ash St Globe 928-425-5716 Rodriguez Constructions Inc. 547 S. East St. Globe 928-425-7244 Residential & Commercial Contractor

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

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

Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center 5880 So Hospital Dr. Globe 928-425-3261

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Golden Hills Nursery 5444 E Golden Hills Road Globe 928-425-6004 Everything for yard and garden

Noah’s Ark Mobile Clinic Just behind the Chamber of Commerce 928-200-2076 Mobile Vet Clinic

Hoofin It Feed & Tack 6057 S Russell Road Globe 928-425-1007 Feed & Tack for Pets & Livestock

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

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

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

If we don’t have it. You don’t need it.

DeMarcos 1103 N Broad Globe 928-402-9232

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

Italian * Take Out * Catering

Drift Inn Saloon 636 N Broad Globe 928-425-9573

Pretty Patty Lou’s 551 So Broad St Globe 928-425-2680 Women love this thoroughly delightful store

Historic Bar since 1902

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

Simply Sarah’s 386 N Broad St Globe 928-425-3637 Gourmet Gifts, Signature Clothing

A Tradition of fine Mexican food

Guayos on the Trail 14239 S Az hwy 88 Globe 928-425-9969 A Tradition of fine Mexican food, plus great parking for those visiting the lake with big rigs.

Joe’s Broad Street Grill 247 S Broad Globe 928-425-4707 Serving American, Mexican & Italian

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

The White Porch 101 N Broad St Globe 928-425-4000 A multi-dealer shop always worth the trip

Tri City Furniture 751 N Broad St Globe 928-425-3362 Furniture and Appliance; U-Haul Rental

United Jewelry 135 N Broad St Globe 928-425-7300 Jewelry, Musical Instruments,Long Guns

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Hill Street Mall 383 S Hill St Globe 928-425-0020

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Libby’s El Rey 994 N Broad Globe 928-425-2054

Past Times Antiques 150 W Mesquite St Globe 928-425-2200

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Pickle Barrel Trading Post 404 So Broad St Globe 928-425-9282

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Noel’s Sweets 226 N Broad St, Globe 928-425-2445

Soda Pops Antiques 505 W Sullivan St. Miami 928-473-4344

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

Sullivan Street Antiques 407 W Sullivan St Miami 928-812-0025

Local Sports Bar & ATV headquarters

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Copper Communities Hospice 136 So Broad St Globe 928-425-5400

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Summer 2013 By Linda Gross

Apache Gold Casino rocked the house this year in Relay for Life, not only raising the most money individually and as a team for the American Cancer Society, but also contributing to its overall success of the event by hosting the kick off event in May, underwriting a two-month billboard promotion, providing the BIG stage and bringing in new sponsors, Shamrock and Swire Coca-Cola. In addition, general manager, Gary Murrey stepped up as master of ceremonies, which is no small feat considering whoever has the job has to be ‘on’ from the 6 p.m. kick off on Friday evening to the final lap at 7a.m. on Saturday morning.

According to Gail Lennox, chairperson for the relay, the local chapter is expected to bring in close to $60,000 and TEAM Apache Gold led the way raising the most money and having the top two individual fund raisers. The Casino donated $5000 to Relay and Apache Gold’s own director of gaming, Linda Michels whose daughter Rikki Gentry was diagnosed with cancer just months ago raised $1,105. Murrey was close behind with $1,110 raised. The day of the event saw a sea of red shirts on the field from team Apache Gold with more than 70 people attending the opening ceremonies in bright red shirts emblazoned with the names of those fighting cancer and those who have been lost to the disease.

In a moving show of support the Apache Gold team took to the track after the survivors walk. Spreading out and holding hands, they participated in The Unity Lap, showing their support as ‘the AGCR family’ for the many who have been touched by cancer. “We want to show our support for this event and the American Cancer Society,” said Murrey. “There is a lot of cancer among the tribe and we want to get the attention of both the American Cancer Society and the Apache Community in order to bring awareness of the programs available to community members and encourage ACS to provide more programs to the Reservation.

A Show of Unity

Danny Michels holds up one of the T-Shirts designed by the Apache Gold team for the event. The shirt included names of Apache Gold employees and family members affected by cancer.

Rob Eastlick, Gary Murrey, and Danny Michels at the start of Relay for Life.

The Apache Gold family raised nearly $8,000 for the event this year including a $5,000 check from the casino and an additional $2,700 from individuals.

Danny Michels congratulates chairwoman Gail Lennox for a great turn out to this years' event.

Over 70 people from Team Apache Gold participated in the "Unity Lap"

Marie Brantley-Gregg took the stage to sing the National Anthem.

Gail Lennox recognizes individuals who raised over $1,000 each for Relay.

Summer 2013

IN THE BOOTS OF A SHERIFF By Jenn Walker

A Gila County Sheriff once said, “Globe was the wildest, wooliest place that it was ever my good fortune to see.” Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to spend a day in the boots of a sheriff ‘back in the day’? We have, too; that’s why we started a Facebook series several months ago called, “History of Law and Order”. We began tracing the stories of Gila County’s earliest sheriffs, starting with WM Lowther, who served from 1881 to 1882. Since then, we’ve taken our readers back to the days when prisoners dug their d way out of confinement from beneath the adobe walls of the jail, and Black Jack and Bronco Bill gangs robbed trains and banks. Photograph of Frank Haynes, Gila County Sheriff from 1913 to 1916 We recovered the story of former Sheriff Alf Edwards, who drove a convict through saguaro, ocatilla, cholla “and every other known kind of cactus” in his Studebaker, outsmarting a 500-man ambush to get him to a fair trial safely. Those were the days when Edwards would spend days at a time roaming rural Gila County in his Studebaker to catch crooks. Want to read more about law and order in the Wild West? Then make sure you follow our Facebook page at facebook.com/globemiamitimes, where we post our “History of Law and Order” series every Friday.

Summer 2013

Say Hello To The New GlobeMiamiTimes.com! By Linda Gross

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Summer 2013

Welcomes You

Globe Unified School District Home of the Tigers

My mother’s generation born in the ‘20s and schooled through the ‘30s and ‘40s grew up on the Bobbs- Merrill Readers, which were textbooks used by a large number of school districts at the time. They taught more than reading and writing. Every lesson included a take-away on being a good citizen. It asked students to think how the lessons of the classroom applied to their own lives and that of the community. Social responsibility was considered a cornerstone of an education.

This July nearly 250 educators and district personnel went through the three-day training, which emphasizes relationships built on respect and mutual goals between students and teachers. This fall students will be asked to sign contracts with teachers which hold both teacher and student accountable for achieving success in the classroom. School Board President, Jacque Griffin says the board gave the goahead on the $80,000 investment because it promises to usher in

is to not get to that point, and those lessons have to start early. These re social life skills. How to handle problems before they escalate. How to give your word and follow through. How to show respect to another even if you disagree. The new program will help students construct this “social contract” in each of their classrooms. The students will ‘sign on’ to that contract which spells out how they will treat others and want to be treated. They will be displayed in the classrooms.

GUSD Returns To Basics

The seminar focuses on the role parents and community members play in education. The District is underwriting the cost and hoping for a strong turn out for the four hour program. GUSD Superintendent Jerry Jennex encourages those who care about building a better learning

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

With District-wide Program “Capturing Hearts” By Linda Gross

And then something happened along the way. Teaching to the test happened. AIMS (Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards) happened. And citizenship became an elective. The emphasis on testing was seen for a time as progress which would lead to excellence. It hasn’t necessarily worked out that way. Instead we seem to be struggling with a break down of common civility and good manners, which seem to also be treated as an ‘elective.’ Yet without a social contract – it is hard for learning to take place. The Globe Unified School District is betting big on this return to basics and recently hired The Flippen Group to bring a districtwide approach to education called “Capturing Hearts.” The program has been gaining ground and receiving kudos from those school districts who have implemented the program.

a solid foundation of consistent expectations, levels of accountability and social skills which lead to a more productive learning environment for all. “This is a long term investment and a cultural shift at school,” she says. “When you come to school it is about business. We want you to learn. We’ll help you to learn. We understand that educating our kids is best for everyone. But if my kid is disrupting it’s not helping him, or the teacher or the other kids.” “Right now we have consequences.” she continues. “But they are at the extreme end.” She cites the recent example of the math teacher and coach of 28 years in Mesa who was recently put up on charges of assault when two teens were sticking their fingers in his face and taunting him. He slapped one of the kids. Griffin says that incident should never have gotten that far. The goal

Griffin says that the school wants to raise kids that are socially responsible; who have the education and social skills to understand appropriate behaviors so that they are employable. School district superintendent Jerry Jennex believes the effort to raise the bar and teach social responsibility and good citizenship, involves not just the students and teachers and administrators of GUSD, but parents and community members. That is why, as part of the new program, GUSD will also be hosting a half day seminar for parents and the community on Thursday, July 25th in the High Desert Middle School Auditorium entitled, “Building Champions."

environment for kids to attend. The tools taught are designed not just to help the school district and it’s kids succeed, but provide coping and management tools which can be used in the workplace or at home to bring about better results in difficult times. You’ve heard the saying before, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Everyone needs to be involved,” says Jennex. And GUSD has embarked on an ambitious program to make education everyone’s job, from the janitors to the students themselve, and from teachers and local business people. It was this way once at GUSD. Just ask the Alumni. And it all begins this fall.

Summer 2013

Centennial Committee Makes Plans for 100th Anniversary 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of the dedication of Globe High School and the GHS Alumni Association. In cooperation with GHS administration, faculty and student body, the City of Globe and the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce is planning an anniversary celebration to take place in September 2014. The building initially served 250 students grades 7th-12th when it was first dedicated in 1914. Today Globe High School serves over 1,600 students. The Centennial Committee is hard at work planning a week-long series of events next September to celebrate the school's 100th Anniversary which will include:

GHS Through the Ages 1910 First class of graduates from Globe High School was composed of all girls and was held at Central School.

1914

Construction of a new high school began. At the time it held about 250 students from 7th thru 12th grades.

1913

School colors were officially designated as black & orange

1916

• A semi-formal Centennial Ball with a crowning of a king and queen (and of course a dance card!) • A century of popular Music programs: Bringing in bands including jazz, swing and country western, rock-n-roll... all the way to punk rock, disco and hip hop. • A street party Oak Street.

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First volume of the Papoose Yearbook published. It was published continuously except in 1918 (WWI and the Spanish Flu) and 1932 (Depression). The name was changed to the Wigwam in 1926 and remains the Wigwam today.

• Current GHS students will dedicate a time capsule to be uncovered in the next 100 years. • A musical event of the GHS Sing It Again Chorus and GHS Players.

1922 Coached by one of the most influential coaches in school history, Parke Vickery, Globe wins the state tournament in basketball. At the time there were no divisions. All schools competed in the tournament from small to large schools.

NOTE: If you would like to schedule an event during the Centennial, please be sure to fill out an application by August 5. Applications are available on our Facebook page or through the GHS Centennial Committee. Graduating classes throughout the years are welcome to organize their reunions during this week. If you wish to make a donation to the Centennial Celebration, please make your check payable to the GHS Alumni Association. Indicate "Centennial" in the memo area and mail to 1152 E. Blazer Drive, Globe, Arizona 85501. For further information contact Eloise Price, Centennial Committee Chairperson at 425-8587 or Darlene Medina, GHSAA Chairperson, at 473-1490. Join us on Facebook: search Globe High School Centennial.

1921 The school mascot became the Tiger. It has been portrayed in various renditions through the years. This one can be seen on the wall of the gymnasium today.

1931 The Old Dominion Mine closes. 91 jobs are lost and the school district faces severe cutbacks. Several schools in the district are closed and the 1931-32 school yearbook is not published.

Summer 2013

1931 "G" Hill was established and future classes of freshman, like this one, were tasked with repainting it each year.

1942-1945

The war years were reflected in the yearbooks with names like the Ground Crew, Radio Men, and Sailorettes. GHS star athlete Rose Mofford plays for the Cantaloupe Queens in Madison Square Garden.

1947 Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company makes an actual copper kettle to be given to the winner of the Globe Miami football rivalry. The tradition though dates back to 1923 The rivalry stands today at 50 wins for Globe/ 3 ties.

1961 Don Decker, choir director, produces four exceptional Broadway Musicals with GHS students which include Lil’ Abner starring Brian Bunny as Abner and Melouise Cline as Daisy.

1964

“...The year of the band. For the tenth year in a row the GHS Band received a superior rating at the University of Arizona. They were the sole Class A Band to receive straight ones from all the judges in the marching competition. On December 13th this band played before a gigantic crowd for a Rams-Packers NFL game. The pre-game and halftime shows gave much national publicity to Gila County and Globe High School...”

1978

District purchases land from the BLM at a cost of $2.50 per acre, which is developed into Copper Rim Elementary and Harbison Track.

1981

James Lopez, Marine Sergeant returned from 444 days of captivity in the Iran where he was taken hostage. He was a ’76 graduate and had just been assigned to guard the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran when it was over run by Iranian students.

2009

Jim and Nancy Phillips, along with others established the Globe High School Alumni Association.

Summer 2013

Inspired Learning Academy Comes to GUSD? Discussions are underway and the Board votes July 10th By Linda Gross

When the Inspired Learning Academy announced it was closing you could hear a collective gasp from parents who felt they were being set adrift on the educational landscape once again after finding their niche in this creative charter school which began in 2009 after Holy Angels closed. According to local education advocate, Debbie Leverance, ILA began in 2010 as a group of families and educators who wanted to provide an education alternative in the Globe area. They soon outgrew the old Tuffy Tiger which was their original home. The learning community entered into a partnership with Arizona Virtual Academy and expanded, with younger students housed in Tuffy Tiger and upper grades moving to the building at Broad and Ash. After extended negotiations, the group was moved to the old Holy Angels campus at the top of Cedar Street. Now, in the summer of 2013, the families of ILA are searching for a new partnership and a new home... With the AZVA / ILA partnership dissolved and faced with no charter of its own, it looked like the school may close for good. That is when Carrie Guerena, site director and the glue holding ILA together, got a call from GUSD Superintendent, Jerry Jennex, who reached out and asked her to consider an idea. “We have unused space at High Desert Middle School,” he said. “I know some people have some problems with the location but just come and take a look,” he said. They did and Guerena says she and others were pleased with what they saw. It could work she said and so she reached out to 98% of her families and most of them indicated they were all ready to sign on if they could keep the ILA going by taking a

leap of faith and going with Jennex’s proposal. The details are still being worked out and the GUSD School Board has to vote on the whole thing in early July, but things seem to be moving forward. It is being called a school-withina-school which will be separate and autonomous from the way the larger public school is operated. It will plan and run its own program and have its’ own staff and students. It

will receive a separate budget and will negotiate the use of common space like the gym, auditorium and playground with High Desert. Guerena herself says she will consult with Jennex and the Board to help make the transition, but currently doesn’t plan on taking a role with the new school. “There is so much that can be done with this type of blended learning,” says Debbie Leverance, who is excited about the potential it brings to local education and choice.

She goes on to explain how there are some effective and financially feasible blended learning programs available that offer placement testing, along with both teacherled and individualized online instruction components. These tools are adaptable, allowing teachers to tailor individual, small group and whole group learning in multi-age classrooms. The proposed blended learning model stresses that students will be expected to apply what they are learning in novel, exciting ways. It is about acknowledging and working with student learning differences and providing the tools for both teachers and kids to work as a team. The school will balance the best of online learning with the best of project based learning with a community focus. Working under the umbrella of the Globe School District, ILA hopes to continue as an innovative education model combining online activities and the support of face-to-face instruction in a traditional learning community for kindergarten through 8th grade students. If the school board gives the green light for this project, there will be challenges. Classes will begin shortly, qualified, enthusiastic teachers and support staff need to be in place, logistics organized and classrooms prepared. Common use

of certain facilities, maintenance, transportation and scheduling need to be arranged with the district and High Desert Middle School. All the preparation for a new school year will be faced in a short time span. But, if the history of the ILA school community is any indication, families will show their commitment and make it happen. For more information please call Carrie Guerena at 928-200-0491 or the GUSD office. Stay informed or message the school through its Facebook page – Inspired Learning Academy (https://www.facebook. com/K12atILA)

Building Champions Event at High Desert Middle School Thursday, July 25th • 12:30-4 p.m. Learn personal and team building skills to apply in your personal and business life and with your children. Sponsored workshop, paid for by the District and free to parents and community members. Limit 250 participants. Please call Marcy at the district office (402-6011) to RSVP and reserve your spot!

Summer 2013

Gila County Fair Hosts

DEMOLITION DERBY

Demolition Derbies let drivers do things in public that they might get in trouble for otherwise says derby competitor Forrest Waggoner. “The key to winning boils down to how far you’re willing to go - how far you can push the envelope and what you do to prepare your car for competition.” This fall the Gila County Fair will host their second Demolition Derby this year thanks to the overwhelming success of last years event. Although it was not well publicized last year, the Derby event still ended up being the top draw to the Fair in 2012, bringing in over 2000 people on Saturday night.

Waggoner who recently moved to Globe from Payson where he was well known on the track for his crowd pleasing antics, says to expect a better track this year. Both the Fair committee as well as the derby drivers themselves are working together to make the track better for both spectators and drivers. And both hope to attract for entries and spectators. When it comes to being a derby contestant it is common knowledge that anything that isn’t in the rule books means you can try it. And most drivers will push the limit on this. “You might get called on it (your modification), says Waggoner, “and then it’s up to the other drivers to decide whether or not they will allow it.” “But it will probably show up as rule number 124 next year!” Favorite Derby vehicles come from the ‘60s and ‘70s which were known for larger, heavier and more robust frames than later versions. In fact, the ‘64-66 Chrysler Imperial is said to have “achieved near-legendary status for its crashworthiness and is still banned from most derby events.” Pickup trucks and SUVs used to be rare in Derby events but have become popular lately and it’s the trucks which reign in the Gila County Fair Derby. If all that ramming and bumpergrinding seems dangerous that’s

because it is, which is which is why drivers are required to sign waivers releasing promoters from liability. Safety rules are put in place to mitigate damage to the driver like removing all the glass and from the vehicle and making it illegal to ram the driver’s side door. In addition drivers have their own tricks to stay in the game and while few will tell you what these are they include some standards like stocking parts you know are going to get broken, and pre-denting the frames which increase the overall strength of the vehicle to take hits. Once on the field, the success is really in the hands of the driver- how smart he is in damaging his opponent’s vehicle while keeping his vehicle safe from harm, how well he knows what his vehicle can take, and how aggressive he can be without committing a fatal move. A tactic known as sandbagging – hanging back to let other drivers take each other out and then rush in at the end - is seldom successful. Once other drivers realize this is happening they go after the sandbagger.

Although Waggoner has never won first prize at these derbies, he has taken home the award for being the ‘Crowd Favorite’ and the ‘Most Aggressive Driver’ for his antics. The Demolition Derby will begin at six p.m. on Saturday night. Tickets are $5 per person at the gate, or $10 per carload if you pre-pay and get your gate tickets before September 18th at the Chamber of Commerce. You may also get discounted Carnival tickets from the Chamber. PLUS! This year, if you don’t want to swing by the Chamber, you can now buy pre-paid gate tickets on line at Eventbrite. See gilacountyfair. eventbrite.com. There is a small courtesy fee added to the online tickets. Cut off date for purchasing online tickets is September 1 and the Fair Committee will mail you your gate tickets. For more details of all Fair Events look for this QR code or go to www.gilacountyfair.com.

Summer 2013

Don’t Get Left At The Dock!

Giveaway Heat stress, work stress, fix-the-car, paint-the-house, help-your-brother-in-law-move- stress? Now you can…leave these at the dock! Roosevelt Lake Marina and GlobeMiamiTimes are giving away a day on the water! Roosevelt Marina is a full service marina only 25 miles from Globe and is providing a 22’ Pontoon boat equipped with a hard top for shade, and all Coast Guard approved safety equipment, for a day on Roosevelt Lake. They’re even throwing in the gas for the day! You’ll enjoy 22 miles of shoreline to explore, where you’ll discover; great fishing, cool water for swimming, a sundeck for tanning, and shade for resting. It’s your chance to get away this summer… without being away. All you need to provide is up to 11 other fun-loving people that you’d like to spend the day with. Family, Friends…even the dog can come! The contest does exclude Labor Day weekend. You will be required to put up a $500 refundable deposit on a CC in the event of any damages. It’s ridiculously easy to enter. We give you FIVE ways and you can choose to select one or all five to get your name in the drawing. So kick back, clean your reels, check the expiration date on your sunblock, or maybe start looking for one of those cool Captain Hats. We’ll be in touch. To enter visit our website at www.globemiamitimes.com. A winner will be selected on August 7th and the lucky person will have until the end of September to book a Day on the Lake. For information on the Marina and boat & slip rentals please see rlmaz.com.

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Summer 2013

PINAL MOUNTAIN LITTLE LEAGUE Story by Jessica Doong | Photos by LCGross

Pinal Mountain Little League has been a fixture in the Globe-Miami community for over 60 years. Every year from March through June, hundreds of local kids from ages five through 12 don brightly colored uniforms bearing the names of their local business sponsors and join in the tradition. This year the league; which includes co-ed T-ball and coach pitch divisions, as well as minor and major divisions for both baseball and softball; saw close to 500 kids playing on its fields. On any given evening during those months, the Little League fields, nestled between the Wal-Mart lot and

Claypool United Methodist Church, were home to multiple games. The first teams of kids would begin to warm up while the sun was still out, and the last ones would finish up well after the sky grew dark. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and cousins alike would find their spots in the bleachers once games started. Those with trucks would angle for shaded spots around the outfield and settle into their truck beds or camping chairs to root for their players. Teens meandered about the complex with their friends. Little ones squealed as they toddled around,

some chasing each other wildly and others climbing the bleachers or trees around the field. Some savvy families brought playpens and toys to occupy their younger kids. Old friends visited with each other and caught up on local news and gossip as they watched the game. On the softball field, singsongy chants carried on the gentle breeze, as the girls supported their teammates from the dugouts and cheered the satisfying clang of the bat connecting with the ball. As the sky turned midnight blue, the stadium lights illuminated the

field, lending the games an aura of secret importance. Businesses around town may have been closing up shop, but business on the field would continue. On the sidelines, parents and grandparents sat engrossed in the games, perhaps munching on sunflower seeds as they watched and throwing out encouragements and advice for their kids and other players. “Just like you’re playing catch, son!” one mother exhorted towards the pitcher’s mound. Her son seemed Little League, Continued on page 32

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nervous at first, but he remained extremely focused, got into a groove, and became nearly unstoppable as the game went on. His proud grandmother recounted how the family discovered the strength of his arm when he was throwing Nerf balls as a kid. For many families Little League is a serious affair. It may be a family tradition, like it is for board president Wes Sukosky’s boys. Sukosky grew up playing on the same fields his son Jonathan played on before moving onto junior high and now high school ball with the Globe Tigers. His younger son Jake carries on the tradition. Stories like this are common in the area – coaches who were coached by their own dads in the same league, coaches who stuck around to coach both their sons and grandsons, spectators who used to coach, and the like. Sukosky explained how the league has changed in recent years, making the switch from 12-game seasons to 20+ games per season to give the kids more practice for district and state playoffs. Some kids thrive on the competitive nature of the league, aspiring to play at the college and even professional levels one day. They look up to the handful of local-grown players like Dave Stapleton, Don Lee, and most recently Brady Wager, who got drafted in the 9th round by the Baltimore Orioles last year and has quickly worked his way

up to their A Advanced team, the Frederick Keys. Sukosky made it clear that that kind of ambition requires a great deal of sacrifice and commitment on the part of the parents and kids alike. But that’s something many Pinal Mountain families seem to be familiar with. “We pretty much eat, live, and breathe baseball and softball from March through July,” said Chastity Van Buskirk, who has three kids in the league and was an assistant coach for her daughter’s team and now for the 11/12 softball All-Star team this year. For some families, being at practices and games nearly every night can be trying, especially when they sense unfair treatment by coaches. One family complained about how demoralizing it was for kids on their team when the coaches seemed to give more playing time to kids who were not attending practices than to those who did. Others had choice comments about the coaching styles of various coaches, particularly in the majors, who they

felt yelled too much, argued too much with umpires, or engaged in too much finger pointing and not enough positive reinforcement. On the other hand, parents also expressed gratitude that their kids had an opportunity to be active and social, learn good sportsmanship, improve their skills, and have fun. It’s clear that differences in values and perspective are a common source of conflict when it comes to coaching styles, and managing all the different voices is no easy task. Sukosky described how hard the board works to give the kids a memorable experience and to keep all involved parties happy. These volunteers begin attending meetings across the state as early as October, and once the season starts they expect to be at the fields every weekday evening. Board members, some of the coaches, and other volunteers often spend weekends painting and helping to maintain the fields. He implored those with complaints to fill out volunteer applications at the concession stand and help be part of the solution.

Sukosky is grateful for the band of committed people he’s worked with for the past five years and credited them with much of the league’s success. He shared stories about Sandy Rodriguez (vice president) working tirelessly at the concession stand, Darryl Dalley (equipment manager) driving all around the Valley picking up equipment donations, and Jenica Wager (treasurer) being “the girl who is pretty much behind everything.” The recent additions of County Attorney Brad Beauchamp as player agent and Brandon Powell as coaching coordinator have been a huge help to Sukosky. Likewise, the installation of Frank Grice as vice president of softball operations has been integral in addressing the concern of unfair treatment towards the girls in the league. Though there are still complaints, some softball families have noticed an improvement over this past season. Sukosky admitted that the softball field needs quite a bit of work, and he said that is a priority for the board. They have already done a good amount of painting, are putting in new sprinklers and working on improving the grass, and will need to raise money ($12,000) to replace the fence. One softball coach also mentioned a recent concern over the dip at home plate that has caused multiple injuries, most notably a bad leg break. Little League, Continued on page 33

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"As a team sport which includes a community of players, parents, coaches and spectators, Little League softball can bring out the best and sometimes the worst of people as anyone knows who has been at a Little League game. We'd like to take this opportunity to say that whether kids are starters or advance to All Stars or play at State, every kid who played this Spring contributed to the game, the team and the League. And for that we say congratulations to each of you. Well played!" – GlobeMiamiTimes

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Of course, as Sukosky noted, none of these issues can be addressed without contributions of time or money. “If I had to keep the lights on myself, the lights would be out right now,” he said, pointing to the field lights, which are paid for by the county. Sukosky expressed gratitude to all of the organizations and individuals in the community without whom Pinal Mountain Little League would not be possible. He also credited his team with being proactive in soliciting donations, especially in light of the February fire that forced them to tear down the old concession stand/club house. Thanks to the material and financial contributions from the likes of the Arizona Diamondbacks, FreeportMcMoRan, BHP, APS, Mid-State Pipe & Supply, Pinal Lumber, Ace Hardware, Rodriguez Roofing, other Little Leagues, and Wal-Mart, the league is primed to rebuild the structure on its old foundation. The new version will feature equipment storage downstairs and a conference room and announcer’s booth upstairs. It is slated for completion by July 15, so Pinal Mountain Little League can represent the community well when state playoffs for 9- and 10-year-olds start here on July 16. In the meantime, though the regular season concluded on June 17 with a

celebratory closing ceremony, the AllStar teams are already hard at work. All-Star teams are composed of the best players from each team, as nominated and voted on by all the coaches. On the boys’ side, there is a 9- and 10-year-olds team, a 10- and 11-year-olds team, and an 11- and 12-year-olds team. The girls have a 9/10 team and an 11/12 team. These teams began practicing right after the regular season ended, sometimes twice a day, in preparation for the district tournament, which began at locations across District 11 on June 28. (The boys’ 10/11 team and all the girls play in Globe, while the boys’ 11/12 team travels between Hayden and Duncan and the boys’ 9/10 team between Kearny and Morenci.) The locations for the district championships are yet to be determined. If Pinal Mountain’s teams do as well as expected at the district level, the girls will advance to state playoffs in Tuscon (11/12) and Flagstaff (9/10), while the boys will do so in Mesa (11/12), Gilbert (10/11), and right here in Globe (9/10). All of the teams at the boys’ 9/10 level from all 14 of Arizona’s Little League districts will convene to do battle at Pinal Mountain Little League fields July 16 through July 25, which means there will be a huge influx of visitors to Globe-Miami during those dates. Guayos on the Trail will be selling burros at the fields, but an event of this size can prove to be a lucrative opportunity for other businesses in the community as well.

Summer 2013

Farmers' Market

Delights The Senses

By Tara Celentan

Throughout the hot season, there is at least one outdoor activity in Globe you can count on to heighten your spirits! Market manager, Holly Brantley rings the bell at Sprawled on the front lawn of the downtown Globe Municipal 8am signaling the start of the market. Building, Globe-Miami Farmers' Market vendors show up early on Saturday mornings, hug and catch up while they erect their tents and tables and set up their displays. Market manager Holly Brantley rings the handheld bell at 8 a.m., and customers who have arrived early are finally able to make their purchases after greeting their most cherished vendors and scouting out specialty items. The regulars know the drill. Well into its third season, the market is still going strong, hosting city space for three hours at the end of every week for members of the community to shop, relax, connect with one another and let their kids play. The items vendors cart to the market range from produce to baked goods, homemade soaps and spices to jean purses. It is the only place within Globe-Miami city limits that customers can be assured they are buying local produce and they have the chance to get to know their farmers and producers, and gain cooking advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Market kidsâ&#x20AC;? are even allotted their very own table and chaperone, and shoppers enjoy live music while they weave through the different booths. It is as if this small square of city property transforms into a happiness haven every Saturday morning for the duration of the summer; and at 11 a.m., when Holly rings the closing bell, we look forward to next week. Please join us every Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. until October 5th: 150 N Pine St. Globe, AZ 85501.

Summer 2013 "When I first came here and to some extent even today, the Apaches said they cannot mix the Catholic Church, or any church for that matter, with their culture and life. One Apache told me that 'When I'm in church, I'm Catholic, when I'm outside the church, I'm Apache.' Man Apaches here feel that you cannot be Apache and be Catholic at the same time because that is what they were taught in the past. But I tell them that following Jesus is a WAY OF LIFE not just random religious ceremonies." – Father Gino

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Amongst other things, Piccoli devoted himself to renovating the church, I was later told. A carpenter by nature, Gino was constantly building and repairing. “There had been nothing done since the early 1900s,” says Piccoli’s brother Richard. “Everything you see in the church, he did.”

Father Gino showing a painting done by a priest-artist by the name of Giuliani. He copied the picture and painted a red Apache headband on it and framed it. It now is hung on the podium from which he gave his sermons every Sunday.

Piccoli and his two siblings hailed from Chicago, where he was born in 1940. His family later relocated to Arizona. At age 13, he told his parents he was going to Santa Barbara to become a priest, and he left home. As promised, he was ordained a Franciscan priest by 1965. He came to the Diocese of Tucson in June 1997, following assignments as close as California and as far as Guatemala. He also traveled to Japan and Peru. Then he came to serve at San Carlos. “He was a very devoted priest,” Richard says of his brother. “He wanted to live like St. Francis, for the poor.” He was eager to help people, Lorena Denver recalls. Denver spent years working as an accountant at the church alongside Piccoli. Whenever

someone from the tribe came to him asking for help, whether it was to buy gas, groceries, Pampers or an electric bill, he wrote checks from his personal account. As he became familiar with San Carlos and its residents, Piccoli began to incorporate Apache traditions into Mass, and restructure the church to represent Apache culture. He changed the church with the seasons, used feathers and yellow pollen to bless the bread, burned cedar leaves, and arranged the chairs in a circle facing each other. He encouraged members to say the name of the Father in Apache, which Denver could never get the hang of. He even started using an Apache drum, she remembers. Piccoli’s efforts to reinforce Apache tradition through the church did not sit well with everyone, and some churchgoers began to leave to attend other churches in Globe or Miami. “I was alright with it, I thought it was good,” Denver says. “He told us that this was our culture, our tradition, that we should pray in our own language.” He also painted Mary and Jesus in the ‘Apache way’. “He was trying to show us we can worship Jesus in our own image,” Denver says. “I thought that was neat.” In addition to making transformative changes throughout the church, he was constantly repairing. He covered the exposed ceiling. He redid the kitchen and the hall.

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The year was 1904 and S.M. Barrett was acting as an interpreter between English and Spanish. Geronimo took a liking to him after Barrett confided that he had once been wounded by a Mexican. Geronimo, whose family had been killed by Mexican soldiers when he was barely twenty, maintained his hatred of Mexicans his entire life. The two struck up a friendship and Geronimo suggested to Barrett that “ if he would pay him and if the officers in charge did not object, he would tell Barrett the whole story of his life.” Barrett agreed to the proposal, saying he was intrigued at the prospect “...of giving the public an authentic record of the private life of the Apache Indians and of Geronimo.”

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Geronimo, a Chiricahua Apache; full-length, kneeling with rifle, 1887. National Archives. Created by Department of the Army

Photo from the original book showing S.M, Barrett in the field with Geronimo and Asa Deklugie, son of Whoa, who acted as interpreter.

so intrigued. Coming just twenty years after the conflict, the wounds of war, they said, were still too fresh and the depredations too costly.” They argued that the Apaches did not deserve so much attention, and one lieutenant went so far as to tell Barrett “...that the Apache might better be hanged than spoiled by so much attention from civilians.” Despite these obstacles, Barrett continued to push his case for the book to be published reaching out to President Roosevelt directly. Roosevelt had recently invited Geronimo to ride at the front of his Inaugural Parade in 1905 much to the chagrin of those who fought and lost against him. The newly elected president was amenable to allowing Geronimo to write his story. Yet the War Department persisted in trying to edit the final manuscript, writing this: ‘’The manuscript is an interesting autobiography of a notable Indian,

made by himself. There are a number of passages which, from the departmental point of view are decidedly objectionable. ...The entire manuscript appears in a way important as showing the Indian side of a prolonged controversy, but it is believed that the document, either in whole or in part, should not receive the approval of the War Department.” They went on to note several pages where Geronimos’ accounting of the facts were at odds with official reports including his account of an attack upon Indians in a tent at Apache Pass and several criticisms of General Crook, who he felt had acted in bad faith. Yet, it would be Barrett who would persist and prevail in having the manuscript published without interference. He pointed out that Geronimo’s account of Apache Pass was substantially confirmed by L.C.Hughes,

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editor of The Star in Tucson Arizona and noted that Geronimo’s criticisms of General Crook were simply one man’s private opinion of the General. In the end the U.S. War Department gave their permission for “In My Own Words” to be printed as written. The only edits and caveats in the book would be those that Barrett himself felt necessary to include. The book “Geronimo’s Story of His Life,” taken down and edited by S.M. Barrett, was released in 1906. A second release in 1909 is still in print today and available at the Pickle Barrel Trading Post. It includes an introduction and further notes by Frederick Turner who writes that Geronimo’s story is “a preliterate and essentially a prewhite narrative.” Nearly a hundred years later, author David Roberts who would write eloquently about the Apache wars and its leaders in his book, “Once They Rode Like the Wind,” has also said that there is a bit of Barrett himself in the pages of his manuscript where he has added his own words at times and used Apache interpreters for the imprecise adaptation of Apache language to English. He further notes that Geronimo appeared to be using the book to reach out to President Roosevelt to gain his freedom to return to Arizona – perhaps coloring some of the accounts to put himself in a better light. He points out the possibility that with the U.S. War Department having final say over the content and the books release Barrett perhaps was influenced in what he chose to include or not include in the final book.

Father Gino in his younger years

St. Charles Church in San Carlos led by Father Gino became a blend of Catholic & Apache cultures

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For the last four and a half years, Piccoli rarely had a moment of rest. Thursday through Sunday he was working on the church or in Mass. Then on Sunday evenings he would drive to Phoenix where he cared for his ailing sister who had Alzheimers until he had to return to the reservation again. He often worked from 5 in the morning until 11 at night, Richard remembers, eating maybe once a day. He told Richard that “it was for them [the Apaches] and for himself.” Aside from Richard and his sons, few people assisted Piccoli. Denver recalls often watching him work alone. Nonetheless, his efforts were far-reaching. “After he died a lot of women came here crying their eyes out,” Denver says. “I didn’t think there was that many people that loved him, because he really struggled.” When he passed away, the Apaches held a great ceremony for him. They had a bonfire for him outside the church, while someone prayed inside

throughout the night. “It was quite the send off for Gino,” Richard says. Following that, Masses were held in San Carlos and in Scottsdale at the Franciscan Renewal Center. “The church could only hold 300, but there must have been 500 people there,” he says. Finally, the carpenter who funneled all of his energy into building something greater than himself had been noticed. Piccoli’s ashes are buried in Santa Barbara by the Mission.

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Popular Arizona musician Hans Olson brings his special brand of growling, highway blues and harmonica. Music in Motion showcases Sedona songstress Rosemary Chavez accompanied by Allan Ames and Bryan Sinclair. Storytellers from Jerome, Arizona, Ken and Lynn Mikell entertain passengers with a wide variety of musical instruments, illuminating the music and poetry that followed the western trails. Devon Bridgewater’s Nuance Jazz Trio, a fan favorite, returns with their bold brassy horns and big band jazz. The Senators, a budding young band from Phoenix, share footstomping energy and banjo-swinging enthusiasm with their signature blend of vintage and modern Americana. As Duo Vibrato, Joshua and Miray Rhodes make a stunning ensemble, captivating the audience with their Mediterranean mix of gypsy jazz and classical chamber music. Shawn Royer and Rhonda Hitchcock are Penny Anty, a Phoenix duo that entertains with many of their own originals, as well as cover-songs ranging from the Beatles to Taylor Swift. Bands will arrive early to sign autographs and pose for photos at the depot prior to the train’s 1:00 p.m. departure.

It’s not the destination, it’s the musical journey. Passengers may opt for fist-class or coach accommodations for this special four-hour concert in the Canyon. First-class, $125 per person, features comfortable living roomstyle seating with overstuffed chairs and loveseats, service at your seat, hot and cold appetizers, Champagne toast upon departure and full bar service throughout the trip. Coach pricing is $75 per person with classic Pullman-style seating. Both classes are climate-controlled and access open-air viewing cars. Why are there so many songs written about trains? Because music and railroads both keep a steady beat. Fads and fashions may change from year to year but true classics never go out of style. Become part of the musical history of railroading. Experience Rhythm on the Rails. Comfortable first-class accommodations lavish passengers with luxurious living-room style, including an abundant selection of appetizers and attentive beverage service right to your seat. Coach-class is redolent of vintage-style passenger car charm with a well-stocked snack bar. Both classes have access to open-air viewing cars, a favorite aspect to this rail journey immersing passengers into the sights, sounds and scents of this wild western canyon. Only two hours from Phoenix and 25 minutes from Sedona, Verde Canyon Railroad is the perfect Arizona day-trip, or if you plan to stay over, ask about our Room, Ride and Meal packages. Trains depart at 1 p.m. daily. Reservations are accepted at 800.293.7245 or online at verdecanyonrr.com. Rhythym on the Rails, Continued on page 39

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BACKSTORY TO THE VERDE CANYON RAILROAD

The history of the Verde Canyon Railroad extends back 100 years to when a rail line first served the copper mines of Jerome. The 38 mile track was built to move copper from Jerome’s labyrinth of mining operations to the main rail line and cost 1.3 million back in 1911 when construction began. Today that stretch of rail would cost over $40 million to build. The line continued to operate even after the copper mines closed in ’53, by carrying a variety of freight, livestock and passengers along the Verde River to destinations near and far. In the ‘80s and ‘90s short lines like this one were put up to bid by major railroads who wanted to divest themselves small operations under 500 miles. That was when Dave Durbano, a railroad executive who owns Western Railroad Builders bought the line. Although he initially acquired it for the

freight business it took only one visit to the Verde Valley for him to realize that the spectacular scenery and history of the line made it ideal for an excursion operation. In 1990 he launched the Verde Canyon Railroad, saying “ The Verde Canyon Railroad was conceived because of the beauty and serenity of the canyon and its inaccessibility. The way the track was constructed between the canyon walls and the river enticed me and it’s railroad features, including the turn table bridge, S.O.B. Bridge, the covered bridge at Perkinsville and the 680-foot man made tunnel were rare to find all within one line.” Today both the excursion line which was launched in 1990 and the Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad freight operation (which hauls coal to the Salt River materials Group) share the same rails which wind through the 38 miles of the Verde Canyon.