COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP, Continued on

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

– MARGARET MEAD, AMERICAN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGIST

Community Clean-up, Continued from page 1

Aimee Staten, the Grants Administrator for Gila County, organized Gila PROUD initially to clean up the wildcat dumping out in the desert and in the watersheds, but her focus grew.

Staten explains, “I didn’t really want to move here because I had only ever seen the highway. I realized after arriving how beautiful our community actually is. This is not obvious from the highway, with weeds sprouting out of the sidewalks and trash blowing up against the hillsides.”

She stepped up to make a difference. “My desire was to be a part of something to show the world that our community is as beautiful outside as it is inside.”

Her efforts coincided and then merged with others who wanted to do the same.

At a community forum, Sheryl Cormack, with the U.S. Forest Service, suggested cleaning up trash did not need to be a large formal solution but could start sooner and smaller with flash-mob style events.

A flash mob is a sudden gathering by a large group of people in a public place. The group appears to gather spontaneously, usually performs a dance or song, and then quickly disperses. The fun and spontaneity of those events inspired the Cormack’s group, and the Trash Mob was born.

When Regina Ortega-Leonardi, with the Cathy SanchezCañez Memorial Foundation, stepped up to head the cleanups, things really started to move. “I always wanted to see these events happen, but it really took Regina and her outstanding organizational skills to launch our group,” says Michelle Yerkovich, the City of Globe’s Code Enforcement Officer.

For her efforts, the USFS honored Ortega-Leonardi as their 2020 Volunteer of the Year.

“We had the idea that we could come for a short amount of time and pick up a grocery bag full of trash,” Yerkovich explains. “Even twenty minutes will help. People responded really positively to this.”

The first Trash Mob clean-up was in September 2020 after the Globe-Miami football game, with the group cleaning under and around the bleachers. The second event was a COVID-safe “drive-through” effort at the Globe ranger station.

“We had to use outside-the-box thinking to manage the issue of garbage amidst a pandemic,” Yerkovich says.

The clean-up efforts were paused during the summer due to the fires and floods. The group shifted to filling sandbags and distributing them to the elderly, handicapped, and economically challenged. They restarted their clean-ups in September.

Trash Mob events have been well received by the community. Even during COVID, they have had more than 100 people show up to help, with a core group of 30 people who consistently participate.

“After only the first few clean-ups, we filled eight 33-gallon trash cans and 32 F150 truck loads,” OrtegaLeonardi says. This is in addition to scrap metal recycling and large dumpsters available at each event.

Tim Ralston, with Capstone’s Pinto Valley Mine, supports the Trash Mob efforts. Capstone sends team members to participate and rents six-yard dumpsters for each event while covering the $99 dump fee each time a dumpster is emptied.

For one large two-day clean-up, Capstone invested $10,000 to rent four 40-yard dumpsters and pay dump fees ($53 per ton) as these receptacles were constantly filled, emptied, and refilled throughout the event.

While most Trash Mob events last two hours and happen on the second Saturday of each month, the group also supports bigger clean-up efforts - such as a two-day blight reduction event. They try to rotate their monthly focus between Globe, Miami, and San Carlos, and they welcome anyone to join them.

COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP, Continued on page 23

“The time to clean our city of any dirt begins with individual action for collective clean communities.”

― LAILAH GIFTY AKITA

“Clean communities, healthy citizens.”

― LAILAH GIFTY AKITA

“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

– JOHN F. KENNEDY

Community Clean-up, Continued from page 22

The Trash Mob’s grassroots efforts are heartening - as are some even more encouraging efforts under way to massively reduce blight and add beauty to our region.

After local employers - such as Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center - reported to the Southern Gila County Economic Development Corporation that trash along the highway and throughout the community was keeping potential applicants from moving to the area, something had to be done.

“If we’re not willing to invest in our community, why should other people?” says Fernando Shipley, a member of the CVRMC board of directors.

With major stakeholders working together, a dramatic solution emerged: create two permanent highway clean-up positions.

“Freeport was the first to come to the table and committed to add this to their annual budget, but Neal Jensen [CEO of CVRMC] was the major advocate that kept the vision going,” says Linda Oddonetto, SGCEDC’s executive director. BHP stepped up to cover start-up costs, then partners like CVRMC, Freeport, BHP, Capstone, Gila County, the City of Globe, and the SGCEDC committed to contribute annual funding toward the new positions.

Two new highway landscaping maintenance positions were posted in January. Though several qualified applicants applied, there were never two at the same time, so the project strategy shifted. In November, Gila County issued an RFP for a contractor to take on the clean-up and beautification work.

“We want everyone who comes through here to see what we see in our community,” says Staten. “This is just one piece of the whole need of our community, but it is something that is essential.”

Whether it be garbage grannies, Trash Mobs, or full-time workers maintaining the aesthetics of Highway 60, there is tremendous power in one or two people investing positive actions into the community that initiates shock waves of hope and health. u

“If it has to be done, take the responsibility to do it.”

― LAILAH GIFTY AKITA

RENEW OLD PIPES WITH NUFLOW

BY DEBI DOVE

While new homes are typically built with PVC piping, if your home was built before 1975, chances are you have cast iron pipes. Which means you may be sitting on ticking time bomb. That’s because cast iron pipes—which replaced clay pipes, the oldest piping material in the world and the material of choice in the US until the 1900s—are particularly vulnerable to corrosion. This can lead to breakdown and failure, resulting in thousands of dollars in property damage.

You may have broken, corroded, or failing pipes if your home was built pre-1970s and you’re experiencing: • Slow drainage • Frequent backups • Leaks • Foul odor • Signs of water damage

Luckily, NuFlow’s groundbreaking technology is a game changer in the industry, giving Copper Corridor homeowners, hospitals, schools, municipalities, and multifamily and commercial buildings an alternative to costly excavation and system replacements with a method that’s renewable and safe at a fraction of the cost. “NuFlow offers a true trenchless rehabilitation of the existing system,” says Brent Weindorf, office manager for NuFlow Tucson. How? Read on to find out.

The Technology

NuFlow’s technology was first developed in 1989 in partnership with the US Navy to create a cost-effective alternative to replacing water lines. In a nutshell, NuFlow lines pipes. For pressurized systems such as water lines, gas lines, and fire suppression, an epoxy is blown into the pipe with compressed air, creating a barrier coating, or an insideout corrosion prohibitive. Not only does this liner prevent corrosion, but it also prevents chemicals from the pipes leaching into the water supply. The lining is NSF61 approved, meaning it’s passed all the safety requirements for drinking water, so you can rest assured your water is safe for your family.

While it’s best to get ahead of the problem with a preventative approach, if you’re experiencing pinhole leaks, NuFlow is still a viable option. Sewer cameras are utilized to give a close circuit visual of the problem without having to expose the pipe (NuFlow provides this service free of charge) and can determine if the pipes are damaged and can benefit from NuFlow’s cutting-edge technology.

NuFlow uses a different technology for non-pressured pipe systems such as sewer pipes, providing a structural enhancement that’s like a “pipe within a pipe”—a felt sleeve impregnated with epoxy, with a bladder that goes inside of the liner, which can be pulled into the existing sewer pipe.

The host pipe is cleaned to remove buildup and debris and is restored to its original diameter. An after-cleaning video inspection is then performed to confirm the pipe is clean and ready to be lined. The liner is then custom built onsite to conform to the measurements and conditions of that project, so it will never expand larger than the host pipe.

The Best and Most Cost-Efficient Solution

What really sets NuFlow apart from a traditional plumber is that NuFlow rehabilitates existing pipes. That means occupants are not displaced—they can stay in their home while the repairs are made. And because it’s a restoration of the existing system, nothing is thrown away or demolished, making NuFlow’s rehabilitation half the cost of a traditional repair.

Not only will NuFlow save you money, it’s also the only Green choice. During traditional pipe repairs, concrete, flooring, walls, and cabinetry are demolished to get to the pipe which must then be thrown out, adding to America’s evergrowing landfills. And since NuFlow adds a life expectancy of 100 years to the pipes (not to mention an excellent warranty), NuFlow is a true environmentally friendly “renew and reuse” option. “It’s one of those things that you do it once and you never have to do it again,” says Weindorf.

“As a homeowner in Globe, I was facing a major expense when my 100 year old sewer lines showed major corrosion. Not only would it require tearing up my flooring and yard, but relocating tenants while the work was done. With NuFlow the sewer pipes were repaired without disturbing the surface or relocating tenants, saving me money and headaches. It was a perfect solution to aging pipes!”

– LINDA GROSS, CEDAR HILL BED & BREAKFAST

NELDA L. GERDES, April 18, 1945 – November 30, 2021, age 76, of Globe, passed away at her home. (LM) ROBERT RUDDELL, May 1, 1948 – November 30, 2021, age 73, of Globe, passed away. Bob worked as a heavy equipment operator for Pinto Valley Mines for 42 years, and later for Dalmolin Construction. (LM) DENNIS SCHUETTENHELM, May 17, 1945 – November 29, 2021, age 76, passed away. (BM) JULIE DOVE, February 5, 1954 – November 29, 2021, age 67, passed away. (BM) JOHN HARNESS, June 29, 1964 – November 29, 2021, age 57, passed away. (BM) LILLIAN M. MARTINEZ, December 29, 1936 – November 28, 2021, age 84, of San Manuel, passed away. Lilly was originally from Lumberton, New Mexico. (BM) MICHAEL KINDELAY, May 2, 1951 – November 28, 2021, age 70, passed away at San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corp. in Peridot. (LM) TIMOTHY JOHNSON, November 18, 1970 – November 28, 2021, age 51, passed away at CVRMC. (LM) SANDRA BRAMHALL, July 5, 1950 – November 27, 2021, age 71, passed away at CVRMC. (LM) ELZA “LEROY” HOOVER, December 31, 1957 – November 27, 2021, age 63, passed away. (BM) HARRISON ROSS SR., March 7, 1953 – November 26, 2021, age 68, passed away at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. (LM) TERRY LEE ADAMS, October 9, 1956 – November 26, 2021, age 65, passed away. Terry worked in auto parts for nearly 30 years and served on the Mammoth Town Council. (BM) VERNITTA DEWEY, September 10, 1965 – November 26, 2021, age 56, passed away at CVRMC. (LM) LEWIS MILLER, October 8, 1982 – November 26, 2021, age 39, passed away at Chandler Regional Medical Center. (LM) RAYMOND LA BRADA VERDUGO, March 13, 1946 – November 24, 2021, age 75, of Globe, passed away. Ray worked as lead maintenance mechanic for Miami Inspiration Copper and then became a stayat-home dad. (BM) LUCIA MURRIETA DELGADO, December 13, 1926 – November 23, 2021, age 94, of Superior, passed away. Lucy was born in Douglas and lived in Superior since 1950. (BM) ROBERT B. HALL JR., November 11, 1942 – November 23, 2021, age 79, of Globe, passed away. Bob spent his career in publishing and later worked at Walmart. (BM) QUINTERO CASE, August 11, 1972 – November 23, 2021, age 49, passed away at Valleywise Health Medical Center. (LM) EDUVIGNES “VICKY” MARIA INZUNZA, October 6, 1939 – November 20, 2021, age 82, passed away. (BM) JOE MANUEL HARO, August 12, 1948 – November 20, 2021, age 73, of Globe, passed away. (LM) KATHERINE ANNE NORTH, September 30, 1944 – November 19, 2021, age 77, passed away in Mesa. Kathy was a school bus driver for Globe public schools for 25+ years. (LM) TINA MARIE LITTLE, September 18, 1983 – November 19, 2021, age 38, of Tucson, passed away at Tucson Medical Center. (LM) SAMUEL THOMAS HARVEY, May 29, 1987 – November 19, 2021, age 34, passed away. (LM) ROGER P. FOSTER, July 11, 1938 – November 18, 2021, age 83, of Tonto Basin, passed away at his home. (LM) GERTRUDE “TRUDEE” O’LEARY, February 4, 1947 – November 18, 2021, age 74, passed away at her home. Trudee was a successful business owner and was originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (BM) HARRISON “SHOONIE” POLK, October 13, 1960 – November 18, 2021, age 61, passed away in Phoenix. Shoonie worked as a carpenter in California and returned to Arizona shortly before his passing. (LM) CLAUDE ANTHONY PHILLIPS, February 21, 1945 – November 17, 2021, age 76, passed away. Claude was a recreational director/ coach for the Job Corps in San Carlos and later worked for the ADC at the local prison. (LM) MICHAEL EUGENE WHIPPLE, May 21, 1958 – November 16, 2021, age 63, of Globe, passed away at his home. Michael worked as a concrete finisher in construction and enjoyed working with wood and leather. (LM) KAREN ANN SANCHEZ, September 7, 1970 – November 16, 2021, age 51, of Oracle, passed away. Karen enjoyed ceramics and selling on eBay. (BM) JOSHUA CODY KEY, July 1, 1985 – November 16, 2021, age 36, of Peridot, passed away at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa. Joshua worked in construction and mining. (LM) XEN STEELE, April 5, 1998 – November 16, 2021, age 23, of San Carlos, passed away in San Carlos. (LM) BEVERLY JEAN HENDERSON, August 21, 1943 – November 15, 2021, age 78, passed away. Beverly was originally from Parsons, Kansas. (BM) LYLE MILLER, July 14, 1945 – November 13, 2021, age 76, of Globe, passed away at his home. (LM) DAVID MICHAEL RAMIREZ, August 17, 1988 – November 13, 2021, age 33, of Roosevelt, passed away in Claypool. David did landscaping and was originally from Tucson. (LM) GUILLERMO “BILL” ROCHA, October 16, 1944 – November 12, 2021, age 77, passed away at CVRMC. Bill worked in maintenance at M&I Hospital for 38 years. (LM) DAVID P. KELLEY, March 21, 1948 – November 12, 2021, age 73, passed away. (BM) JEFF BELARDE, January 22, 1957 – November 12, 2021, age 64, of Miami, passed away at his home. (LM) REYNA MONIQUE ARISMENDI, November 16, 2002 – November 12, 2021, age 18, of San Carlos, passed away in Chino Valley. Reyna enjoyed the outdoors, listening to music, playing horseshoes, and boxing. (LM) ANNDREIA KINDELAY, September 7, 1982 – November 11, 2021, age 39, passed away at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale. Annie enjoyed watching her children play basketball and gathering acorns and berries. (LM) JAROM “L.J.” LEWIS, March 27, 2000 – November 9, 2021, age 21, passed away. L.J. enjoyed music, gaming, and sports. (LM) SALVADOR P. CASILLAS, March 24, 1938 – November 8, 2021, age 83, passed away. Sal owned Cobre Valley Glass with his wife, Lanie, for 40 years. (BM) STEPHANIE LYNN SCHULTE, August 1, 1958 – November 8, 2021, age 63, passed away. Teppie was a free spirit who enjoyed traveling, beaches, and dancing, (LM) LUPE PEREYDA NAVARRO II, May 16, 1940 – November 7, 2021, age 81, of Globe, passed away at his home. Lupe worked as a heavy equipment operator for the City of Globe for 39 years. (LM) DOMINIC ROMO JR., November 12, 1995 – November 7, 2021, age 25, of San Carlos, passed away. Nick loved fishing, skateboarding, reading, writing, and music. (LM) ALFONSO JOSE BENITEZ, March 6, 1958 – November 6, 2021, age 63, passed away due to heart complications. Alfonso was born in Ray and served in the Navy from 1979 to 1983. (BM) VERONICA KARR, March 6, 1971 – November 6, 2021, age 50, passed away. (BM) CINDY LYNN HUNT, October 28, 1970 – November 4, 2021, age 51, of Miami, passed away. Cindy was originally from Osseo, Wisconsin. (BM) ORLINDA HERNANDEZ, December 23, 1936 – November 3, 2021, age 84, passed away. Orlie was originally from Chimayo, New Mexico. (LM) MICHAEL ROEHRICH, July 5, 1937 – November 2, 2021, age 84, of Camarillo, CA, passed away at his home. (LM) TOMMIE NELS RASMUSSEN, August 20, 1937 – November 2, 2021, age 84, passed away at CVRMC. (LM)

HISTORY LIVES HERE THIS MONTH IN HISTORY 1898 1898

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After being held up at Geronimo for nearly four years, the tracks of the Gila Valley Globe and Northern Railroad, linking Globe to the Southern Pacific main line at Bowie, finally reached Globe on December 6, 1898. Two days later, on December 8, the first passenger train arrived. “At 6:00 all places of business in the city closed their doors and the populace turned out in gala attire and wended its way to the terminus of the railroad. At 7:30 the whistle was heard and a few minutes after, the train thundered into the city amid the wild hurrahs of the crowd and the playing of the band.” Beginning the next day, and continuing for three straight days, it snowed. The train was stranded as the town was blanketed with more snow than it had ever seen.