FALL 2010
In This Issue
Key Ingredients "Danko Special" Page 22
F
DeGrazia painted this mural for Danko and the Copper Hills in1954.
For many years the Reader’s Digest
By John Michael (with contributing excerpts from Danilo Gurovich)
our community, there is one who stands out as the most memorable to me. Danko
featured an article entitled, “My Most Unforgettable Person.” It was always a
area wondering how anyone could have
Gurovich and his signature establishment,
toss up between reading this article or
known just one unforgettable person.
The Copper Hills, helped to put Globe-
doing the Word Power Test, with Word
My own memories are flooded with
Power usually being the winner. Whenever
many faces whom I believe to be
I read one of these stories I always found
unforgettable. But of all the people and
myself having been raised in the local
all the stories which make up the fabric of
Miami on the map. The story begins in Miami, with two
Senator Bill Hardt
men who shared a dream. Gurovich, Continued on page 28
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Strange Lights and Fall Splendor
at Boyce Thompson Arboretum By Kim Stone
At one of the night time member
pointer that is, at worst, a really annoying
events at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
part of most Powerpoint presentations, but
this summer, I discovered that Turkey
try convincing them of that.
Vultures are as sensitive to the light beam
Another kind of light that is now as
from a common, handheld laser pointer as
commonly available as a Bic Flick is a
are those touchy airline pilots and officials
portable,
at the FAA. Just one stray millimeter-
LED flashlight. “Black light” technology
wide beam from a red or green laser
has come a long way since Spencer Gifts
(often carried legitimately by star gazers to
pioneered the overuse of it in every shopping
Apache Artisans
point out distant skyward constellations)
mall from Los Angeles to Cherry Hill, New
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can cause a group of thirty buzzards to
Jersey in the 60’s and 70’s. Now you can
scatter from their nighttime roosts like
pick one up for about $10 in the decidedly
each one had been goosed simultaneously
less psychedelic confines of Walgreens and
by an invisible human finger. It’s a raucous
Home Depot. Not only do black lights make
explosion of 60 panicked, tangled wings
the Led Zeppelin posters glow on your dorm
that propels the vultures into the air,
room wall, they also cause scorpions to
followed immediately by complete silence
involuntarily glow a subtle green color at
again as the outstretched wings carry each
night and have now become the method of
buzzard noiselessly into the darkness. It’s a
choice for scorpion locating.
clear case of overreaction to a harmless laser
battery-operated,
fluorescent
Boyce Arboretum, Continued on page 26
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Recognizing the Apache Artisans Interview with a Lady: Gertrude Serna spoken,
chuckles when she says, “My
are considered collector items.
father made a lady out of
These are of very high quality,
me.” Her own Sunrise dance
and feature a doll figure with
was in 1950. Ms. Serna, as a full blooded
Serna also makes standing
(water jug). She always signs
San Carlos Apache woman
her pieces.
feels Native American culture
play,
of
isn’t being passed on in a
girls
meaningful way, and thinks
ready for their journey
the Sunrise dances sometime
into
become
buckskin
these clad
womanhood.
too
competitive.
Apache
This type of outfit is
“We need to be humble, to
woman who has been creating
worn for an occasion
have respect”, she says, when
genuine
engaging
smaller, six-inch dolls which
a burden basket and a tus
than
Gertrude Serna is a soft
to become a woman’. Gertrude
infants inside of them. Ms. dolls, for display rather
By Darin Lowery
years ago. She also fabricates
Apache
for
known as the Sunrise
she
Ceremony; it lasts for
Former First Lady Laura
full
two to four days and occurs
Bush was presented with a
size cradleboards for infants,
when a girl is about twelve
Gertrude Serna doll a few years
decades. started
dolls
Originally, out
producing
carrying on the traditions.
then moved on to beading ‘T’
fashion of cloth and beads.
years of age. The dolls’ faces
ago in Phoenix, and while
necklaces and capes. Dolls,
Gertrude wasn’t in attendance
These are stuffed with pillow
have a streak below the eyes to
however, are her vocation,
cotton and sewn by hand and
signify the wearing of ‘yellow
a
on that day, she is nonetheless
her oeuvre. She is self taught
machine. The hair is made from
powder – this being yellow
girl, she enjoyed hanging out
pleased by the fact it was
and works in her home. She is
black yarn and the expressions
pollen gathered from cattails,
with the boys- “riding horses
accepted and appreciated.
interested, she says, in passing
on the faces are hand-stitched.
which is applied to the face
and catching fish”- and was
on this ability to others.
The cloth dolls are complete
and outfit of the girl. Typically,
considered somewhat of a
daughter who will have a
Gertrude
originally
When
Gertrude
was
Gertrude
has
a
grand-
had
with miniature ‘T’ necklaces
it takes a few days to craft each
tomboy. Her father Charley
dance soon, and she describes
eight children, six of whom
which are done on a small
doll – Gertrude laughs at this
Moses, an influential man, sat
the importance and meaning
survive, and her daughters
loom, and the figures hold to-
point and says she “used to do
her down one morning and
scale cradleboards with tiny
a doll a day,” but this was a few
said, ‘you came into this world
loved the dolls she would
Apache, Continued on page 3
GLOBEMIAMITIMES Apache, Continued from page 2
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ribbon colors are yellow, blue,
them to glass beads around 1850, this
white and black.
quickly became the popular way to adorn
of the various ways of the
Tentatively smiling, Gertrude
ceremony. In her opinion, “A
sits demurely and poses for a few
white buckskin [dress] is best
photographs, her dolls at her
associated with the Southwestern Indian
for a young girl” because it is
tribes, who are known instead for their pottery,
can wear a yellow or tan skin.
The lady is Apache and the Apache is a lady, and her work stands as
The cane which the girl carries
a testament to the power of
primarily of four beading techniques: sewing,
(this “gives her strength” and is
creative hands and the longevity
stringing, netting and loom weaving. One of the
pure- her partner in the dance
kept for a lifetime, eventually assisting her in old age) is
personal items. Beadwork
side.
and
importance
of
is
not
a
craft
commonly
basketry and textiles. The Western Apache beadwork consists
Native
earliest beaded jewelry forms and ceremonial
American traditions.
items still used today, is the strand T-necklace.
made of mesquite root
This strand necklace is constructed by stringing
and is very strong. This
seed beads together to create long strands worn
should have the eagle
around the neck. In addition to long multiple
feathers standing up, not
strands of seed beads, an unaltered abalone
hanging, in order to “keep
shell, beaded hummingbird, butterfly, or large
her spirit up”. Additionally,
mirror is often attached. Traditionally, women’s
the abalone shell which a girl
The Western Apache Indians of Arizona have
necklaces frequently had mirror pendants
wears centered on her forehead
a beadwork tradition that extends back at least
which were at times used as signaling devices
helps her focus on her future,
to the middle of the nineteenth century.
to a gentlemen who had caught their interest
“a vision of the path she will
Traveling from the Northwestern part of North
from afar. This tradition of signaling or
take." The long ribbons worn
America, the Apaches arrived in the southwest
flashing continues today.
in the hair represent the
sometime between 1400 and 1600.
Four Directions (East, West,
A T-necklace is worn primarily by young
Like their neighbors of the Plains, Western
Apache women at the young girl’s puberty
North and South), the colors
Apaches made clothing of animal hides and
ceremony. Up until the turn of the century,
representing “what God made-
often decorated their clothing and accessories
T-necklaces were made with the “peyote” or
the sun, the earth, the sky, the
with painted designs made from vegetable
water and the night." San Carlos
pigments. When the Europeans introduced
Apache, Continued on page 5
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From t he Desk of t he Publisher times? For those who understand our trials, share in our hearbreaks. For those who buouy our spirits and help
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
us dream. Yes, these are the things to be grateful for this season. Thanks also to the many small gestures
co-
loss through the recollections of John
workers who remind us our efforts
Michael Benson; a native son and a
the
are appreciated and our presence
master story teller. Along with the added
temperatures drop I am reminded of the
valued. A community is nothing, if
recollections of Danko’s son, Danilo,
role that weather plays in our outlook. I
not a collection of such experiences.
who was gracious enough to send some
don’t know about you, but I simply have
Grassroots programs like the 3/50
rare photos and memories of his dad,
more energy when it is cooler. In fact I
project (www.the350project.net) help
I now know why many speak in near-
feel taller, brighter, smarter and better
to raise awareness of local independent
reverant tones when mentioning either
looking when the temperatures drop.
businesses
and
name. In pulling the story together,
Hallelujia! I give thanks for that!
you’ll hear more about this from
there was so much we had to leave
And as we head into the Holidays
us in the Winter edition. We will be
out! We cut the story about Snicker Bar
and find ourselves wrapping up another
featuring several local independent
Dan – the racehorse that never was. So
year, it is also the season to give thanks
businesses and how they are managing
look for that next time!
for the family, the friendships and
in these challenging times to survive...
“the familiar" which help to anchor
and thrive.
– Thornton Wilder As
Fall
approaches
and
our hearts and hopes in these trying
from
in
neighbors
and
burned down, I can only relate to the
neighborhoods
the richness of our community. Just take a look at the Fall Calendar of
Church,
to
Events and Darin’s recent piece on
discover the keys to our own longevity
what to do if you have Seven Hours
as a community. We are a community
to spend in Globe-Miami. Or the pics
of individuals who have proven to
for Dogtoberfest, a big community
be both resilient and resourceful in
street
tough times. Danko Gurovich began
$15,000
his dream of a first class restaurant
or; discover our new feature on two
on the heels of a mine shut down and
extraordinary Apache artists and you’ll
Divine
know why.
Danko
Gurovich,
Presbyterian
Church
had several years where they couldn’t pay a minister. Yet both found ways
event, for
which the
raised
Humane
nearly Society,
I give thanks this Season...for my life here in Globe-Miami.
to succeed. One of my favorite pieces in this
Cheers,
season’s line up is that of the Copper
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PAGE by the Bluecoats (U.S. Military), Sally
Apache, Continued from page 3
told us, “because he had knowledge of “gourd stich”. After the introduction of
trails, planting and harvesting of crops,
the loom in the 1920’s, this technique
as well as a culture leader everyone
became most popular and loom beading
looked up to.” His wife Anna liked to
is primarily used today. Traditional
bead cradleboards and necklaces, as
beaded
did all of Sally’s grandmothers and
items
Buckskin
like
cradleboards,
outfits, T-necklaces
and
her own mother.
moccasins are still produced today in
Today, Sally’s beading projects
addition to the popular contemporary
(all done on her own handmade
items like bracelets, earrings, keychains
17-year-old loom) include elaborately
and barrettes.
designed choker T-necklaces as well
The importance of the beading craft
as strand necklaces (her favorite),
(whether traditional or contemporary)
capes,
extends beyond the economics to the
moccasins,
important culture sphere, where it
coin purses, and belts. When asked of
contributes to the perpetuation of a
her biggest challenge, she replied that
distinct Apache Indian identity.
often someone needs a T-necklace
sashes,
buckskin
medallion
dresses, necklaces,
beaded that same day. Her “world’s
Beading The Apache Way
record” for completing a T-necklace, start to finish, is two and one-half hours! Her most unusual request
By Kelly Moss
came from a native Eskimo from
Sally Kenton was just 7 years old
Alaska who had married a woman from
when she snuck into her mother’s beading room to bead her first project, “a flimsy, and loosely beaded keychain” which she quickly delivered to her father when he got home so as not to get in trouble. Although Sally thought her first attempt at beading to be rather “ugly” her father thought differently. He proudly attached his keys to his newly beaded keychain and left the house for a Chairman’s campaign rally. That same evening,
San Carlos. Their daughter
her father returned home
was having a Sunrise Dance
with a fistful of five dollar
and she wanted an igloo
bills and a list of orders for
on her T-necklace, which of
more keychains! Sally took
course Sally happily provided.
the money and spent every
On any given afternoon
last cent on seed beads she
or evening, you can find Sally at her kitchen
could call her own.
table,
That first attempt at
with
Apache
social songs playing
beading was more than
in
40 years ago, but the sight
working
of a tray full of colorful beads still makes her feel “happy
the
background,
on
her
latest
beading project.
inside.” It really isn’t surprising that
The Pickle Barrel Trading Post is
beading continues to be a big part
one of the largest trading posts in the
of Sally’s life 40 years later. Her great,
Southwest and represent an extensive
great grandmother married William
collection of Native American artisans,
A. Alchesay (better known as A-1).
both traditional and contemporary
William was one of the first leaders
works. We begin a series of spotlights
of
on artisans who have work represented
the White
Mountain
Apache
tribe. He was appointed this position
at Pickle Barrel Trading Post.
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With Seven Hours to Spend – Where to Begin? By Darin Lowery
The Chamber of Commerce recently completed a year long study of travelers to the GlobeMiami area and chief among the findings is that visitors spend an average of seven hours here. We thought it would be fun to kick off a new column online to get your suggestions for what visitors should see and do while they’re here! We will develop these into a feature article in the next GMT and a reference guide online for visitors. With a nod of appreciation to our Chamber of Commerce, we know it’s not always the “Official Chamber Tour” that is the most fun. It is the backroads and the local haunts which make for memorable moments. So we're asking all locals and visitors to weigh in on this question. The best advice on what to see and do in an area is from locals. What would you suggest to a visitor who had seven hours to spend here? Go to www.GMTeConnect. com/SevenHours. Our favorite writer, Darin Lowery, who works with visitors all the time in his official capacity as Minister of Fun at The Pickle Barrel Trading Post, agreed to kick things off with a list of his Seven random top suggestions for Travelers.
1) Have breakfast at Joe’s Broad Street Grille. You’ll
be
glad
you
did! The decor is the real McCoy, the food is down home
and
tasty,
after
meeting your waitresses Tina, Tina & Trina. (It's an inside joke!) Even at breakfast, save room for his outstanding
homemade
peach cobbler with heavy cream. You’ll never go back to store bought dessert again. Or ask for your lunch to go (the chicken salad is dynamite) and picnic with your pals up at the Globe Community Center, which has a park with ramadas south of town. 2) Park the car and take the train. We have an exciting excursion train here which runs from late November til’ early May. This is the Copper Spike Railroad and it runs from our lovingly restored Globe Depot (across from Joe’s) out to the Apache Gold Casino and back. Short hops to Miami will be added soon. The Black Widow locomotive is massivelittle boys and old men love it. The rolling retro ride in a 1930’s Calumet Club car and a 1954 Domeliner is complete with a uniformed conductor. You get bonus
Darin Lowery, Minister of Fun at Pickle Barrel Trading Post and writer for GlobeMiamiTimes.
3) Bring on the buckskin and beads. The Pickle Barrel is a real live, Trading Post, showcasing our Old West traditions. You really won’t believe what’s inside. Jim and Kelly Moss ensure the entire family has a good time. Located at the south end of Broad Street, the long building with the flying horse at its peak, is the former Old Dominion Mine Warehouse, built in 1903. The place is loaded with antiques, turquoise and Native American arts and crafts.
points for showing up in spats, hats and vintage furs.
Seven Hours, Continued on page 7
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PAGE grab a bite to eat at the Burger House.
Seven Hours, Continued from page 6
7
7) C.U. at the CVCA.
Don’t let the name fool you; they
The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts
4) Find oceans of lotions, potions
make a terrific green chile burro. Then
was the county courthouse for years.
and notions.
take a stroll down Sullivan Street and
Through painstaking restoration at
Simply Sarah’s is an elegant little
stop into antiques shops such as Miami
the hands of volunteers it has been
shop on Broad Street in Globe catering
Rose and Soda Pops. You’ll find a map
transformed into the Jewel of Gila
to those who love color. Women adore her
clothes
and
beauty
for Globe-Miami’s twenty-six vintage
products.
Further south, the White Porch has made Molly a household name in our
venues in the middle of this paper.
Besh Ba Gowah is rated one of the top ten attractions for the area.
County and represents the best of what made America great. The first floor houses an art gallery and gift shop; the second contains the Governor’s Room
town because of her amazing eye for the
this pueblo along the Pinal Creek
(used for receptions and fundraisers)
unusual in antiques and home décor,
beginning in the thirteenth century
and the top floor holds a theatre with
and the heady scent of candles in her
and disappeared a hundred years
a full stage. Productions range from
shop is like paradise. Wrap it all up at
later, leaving their village behind. It is
summer youth extravaganzas to holiday
the Adobe Ranch Spa with a soothing
a serene place, almost hypnotic. Make
revues. The building’s ghosts, said
massage and holistic tips for living a
sure you watch the twenty-minute video
to roam the halls, are a different sort
healthy, happy life.
first; this will give you the history of the
of entertainment.
ruins. You’ll then be able to walk the site
There’s a feeling when living in a
inside and out and even climb to the
small town – or just visiting – which
top floors for a peek at how the Ancient
fulfills our primal desire for belonging,
Ones lived. It’s an incredible experience
a basic need missing from the big cities. To be connected in a human
and kids as well as adults love it.
sense, not a technological one, of feeling we’re a part of something larger than
6) Make mine Miami. Globe’s 5) The Salado is not a diet plan.
sister
city
Miami
is
brimming with a colorful history and
Besh-Ba-Gowah is the best-kept
is replete with sturdy, likable residents.
secret in Arizona, and definitely worth
If you love Mexican fare (and missed
visiting. The Salado Indians inhabited
lunch in Globe at Libby’s El Rey), then
Rick Benning is a local artist/photographer who has produced many of the regions local post cards. Here, he features the Black WIdow engine which gets its name from the distinctive colors and design which mimic that of the black widows markings. Postcards available at White Porch and CVCA.
us. Sometimes it takes years to feel this
interdependence
and
kinship;
occasionally one can find it in a matter of hours.
Welcome to Globe-Miami!
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October 14; 7pm – Woods Tea Company The Globe-Miami Community Concert Series kicks off it’s 2010-2011 season with the performance by the Woods Tea Company; an acoustic group which
October 21-22; 7pm The Musical “Journey to Oz” at the Center for the Arts This
55th year of providing a season of entertainment from nationally recognized talent.
Community
Season tickets are available online at GMTeConnect.com/Events/Community
highlights from the Wizard of Oz film,
Concert. Ticket prices are $35/individual, $80/Family of four. Student rates are
The Wiz and the Broadway blockbuster,
It’s another Halloween bash for
also available.
Wicked. Tickets are $10 each and may
downtown Globe! This is always a
be purchased at Center for the Arts or
big event which draws thousands to
visit www.CVarts.org.
downtown, with munchkins-in-tow to
Photo by Deb Yerkovich
performs Celtic tunes and American folk songs. The Concert Series is entering it’s
October 16; 9am-5pm – Apache Jii Day Downtown Globe, Az From
the
9am
opening
musical
revue
Players
will
by
the
showcase
October 31st – Halloween!
trick-or-treat. Big John will be hosting with
the
traditional Apache prayer and the national
October 23; 6:30-10pm Oz-toberfest!
the event from the outdoor stage at the Center for the Arts, and Pictures on the
anthem sung in Apache, the day will be
"The Ozball" is Oz-themed
Porch will be back for their 5th season
chock full of entertainment, arts and crafts
and attendees are encouraged
in providing Halloween Portraits. The
booths and savory foods. Tribal royalty in
to dress as their favorite
Ghost of Globe Tour and Prison of Terror
traditional dress and native entertainers including flute players and hoop dancers
Oz character or dust off
will be in full swing!
will be on hand for a full day of activities.
their vintage finery as citizens of the Emerald City.
Much
like
"All
November 25th Happy Thanksgiving
Aboard for the Arts" in the past, guests will have wine-tasting,
cocktails,
lavish hors d'oeuvres,
December 3-5 Opening Weekend of the Copper Spike Excurision Train!
door prizes, dancing, a
The Copper Spike Train Excursion
silent auction and live
begins its third season the first week
entertainment. Tickets for the "Ozball"
of December! Look for the excitement
at the Center of the Arts are $25 per
as the streamlined E-8 diesel pulls the
person and it is encouraged to get them
dome car and a new arrival, currently on
early. Space is limited.
its way to Globe after acquisition from a museum collection, the "Mardi Gras"
October 29-30; Fun begins at 5pm in Downtown Globe
parlor car. Sharing the same vintage as the Calumet Car from prior seasons, the
Join in the Fall festivities! Copper
"Mardi Gras" will be new to the line and
Rim Carnival & Chili, Cornbread &
afford the same luxury you've come to
Harvest Treats Cook-off, Pictures on the
expect. The "Mardi Gras" has a unique
Porch will be setting up early this year
rounded end and was originally built
and offering Pet and Family portraits.
for the Illinois Central. "Spike" comes
PLUS, the Prison of Terror and Ghosts
again
with
excursions
Thursdays-
of Globe Tour is Baaaccck! Calendar, Continued on page 9
GLOBEMIAMITIMES Calendar, Continued from page 8 Sundays and the usual not-to-be-missed special excursions for the North Pole Express, on New Year's (Dinner this year!), Valentine's, and all the fun rolling into the first weekend in May. Details at copperspike.com and 1-866-979-RAIL.
December 11th – Electric Light Parade This year’s theme “It’s a Wonderful World” will provide the inspiration for many to strut their Holiday flair down Broad street. This event is always a highlight (literally) of the season and brings thousands downtown to enjoy the parade. You can’t believe what people find to put lights on! From a chihuahua to a fire truck and everything in between. It’s a great show! And a great time to enjoy the community we live in.
December 25th – Christmas
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you
Arizona’s
enjoy scenic
driving highways,
you may often wonder why we honor certain people by naming
roads
after
them,
such as the Senator Hardt
t d r a H l l i B r o t a n e S
been an ardent fisherman and big game hunter, and his idea to sell equipment and supplies was “an instant hit.” He opened
Mr. Rural Arizona
Highway. Read on, and you will wonder no more, at least about
Unique Sporting Goods where the store, the Unique Loan Company, had been. Hardt said that from the day he opened in
By Jim Turner, Arizona Historian
that one.
1953, the sporting goods “Bill”
it was still an independent
Hardt was a champion of
nation. Their farm wasn’t that
Not long after that,
so he dropped the other
rural Arizona, a hardworking
far from Mexico, so Hardt
the Great Depression
businesses to focus on
long-time legislator who got
said by his first day of school
hit, and no one was
the best enterprise. The
things done. After a variety
he spoke more German and
buying;
of
Spanish than he did English.
headed back to San
Store served the Globe-
Antonio.
Walking
Miami area and resident
Bandera
outdoorsmen
August
jobs,
Valentine
including
vacuum
kinfolk back in Texas.
so
store never failed to grow,
Hardt
Unique
Sporting
Goods
road
From there, Hardt used
grader, underground miner,
his gift for gab to sell vacuum
down
and
cleaners
in
street one day in
30 years)
owner, Hardt entered local
Colorado and Nebraska. In
Bandera, Texas, he
By
politics in the 1950s and the
his autobiography, Hardt said
said a “guardian
had been getting a lot of
state legislature in the 1960s.
that was an important phase of
angel” walked up
experience
Eventually, he dedicated more
his life, because that’s when he
to him and told
speaking from his involvement
than thirty years of service to
changed his name. One day he
him about the CCC,
in the Lions Club, Knights of
Arizona’s rural citizens. He
went for a walk and wound up
the
claimed that a guardian angel
at a free dinner and show for
Corps. Hardt enlisted on April
Hardt said he could I could
The club men were community
sent him to Arizona instead of
young people at the Methodist
20, 1933. Everyone thought
never pass up a bet. So when
leaders, and Hardt said that
California, and those who have
church. Hardt said when he
they were going to California,
Globe Smoke House owner
when he was elected mayor,
benefited from his legislation
told him he was from Texas
but when the train got to the
Tom Wanslee offered a job as
five of the six city councilmen
would agree.
and his name was August
station at Bowie, Arizona, the
a card dealer, it seemed only
were
Hardt was born in 1906 on
Hardt, the M.C. shouted, “No,
orders had changed. They were
natural to take what he could
Pythian Order.
a farm in south central Texas,
no Texan is named August.
transferred to a smaller train,
get. Soon he was making more
Hardt got into politics in the
on the outskirts of Hondo,
This is Wild Bill Hardt from
and were on their way to Globe.
than he had as mucker at
late 1950s because his concern
just west of San Antonio. His
Texas,” like the cowboy movie
Hardt worked with crews
the mine.
for Globe’s inadequate water
grandparents on both sides
star William S. Hart. The name
of
were part of a large wave of
caught on with all his new
German
who
cleaner
salesman,
sporting
goods
store
door
to
door
a
Civilian
local
Hardt with Mo Udall
Conservation
and
out-of-town
that
for
nearly
time,
Hardt
with
public
Pythias, Oddfellows, and Elks.
well
the
supply and the administration’s
boys to create Forest Service
a dealer, when Hardt got a
failure to pass a bond issue. He
friends, so he figured, “why
roads in the White Mountains
letter from Inspiration Copper
said they needed to get women
came to the Republic of Texas
not?” and started signing his
of Northern Arizona. It was
inviting him back, and he took
to vote, since water was more
in the early 1840s, back when
name A. V. “Bill” Hardt, much
during this time that he met his
it. Even his good friend Wanslee
important to them. His ability
to the surprise of his German
wife and began a family. And
agreed that dealing cards was
to
when road work got too cold,
no job for a family man. Hardt
convinced local politicians that
Hardt went to work for the
began working on contract
they needed a man with his
mines in Globe.
with the Mines, which meant
skills and community concern
That is, until the
long hours, but lots more
in office. Hardt was elected
lay offs began..
profit. By 1946 he was earning
to the Globe City Council in
The United Sporting Goods Store was a successful venture from the start and continued for nearly 30 years in downtown Globe. Here, Bill Hardt , on the right, poses with some of the boats which they carried. Photo by Norman Studios, this photo was provided by the Hardt Family)
doing
of
as
immigrants
Despite
members
work
out
compromises
Hardt had a
top wages, plus bonuses. Away
1958, and the council asked
lot of ambition
from work, Hardt built a house
him to run for mayor in 1960.
though, and was
in Globe and, about the same
His focus on public services
sharp
enough
time, overheard someone balk
got him re-elected for two
to land on his
at the price for Wanslee’s place.
more terms.
feet every time.
He snapped it up before the
After
This
it
original buyer could make up
Globe
was an unusual
his mind. Then Hardt bought
for
opportunity for a
the nearby barber shop and
of
man who would
beauty parlor, and even started
Senator Clarence Carpenter
eventually
win
a loan business, but eventually
passed away, Hardt ran for
awards
the card games and pool tables
his seat in District 4, and
many
time
for public service. Even as a teenager,
eight
years
in
politics,
Hardt
ran
the
Arizona
Representatives.
House When
gave way to sporting goods. Hardt said he had always
Hardt, Continued on page 11
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Mining
Association
hard day’s work. “Having worked in the
commissioned
a
bronze
lumber camps, the copper mines and
remained there for almost
bust of Senator Bill Hardt
finally my own business, the Unique
three
John
and placed it on the third
Sporting Goods store in Globe, gave me
Gregovich was the mining
floor of the Senate building.
an insight that helped me to relate to the
companies’ favorite in that
But
highest
needs of the people of my district,” Hardt
election, but he dropped
honor, the one that would keep
said. When he retired in 1996, he took
out and Hardt won. Writing
his name forever in the minds
with him the title that fit him best,
about
his
of those in he served, came in
“Mr. Rural Arizona.”
autobiography, Hardt said,
2004. That is when the stretch
“He was a real gentleman,
of Highway 188 between U.S.
not a roughneck like me.”
Highway 60 and State Route 87
Hardt, Continued from page 10
decades.
Gregovich
in
perhaps
the
many
was officially named Senator
people became concerned
Hardt Highway. The dedication
about living conditions and
ceremonies
were
health issues of the farm
by
Governor
workers. Hardt said more
Mofford and longtime Arizona
active
legislator
At
this
time
Democrats
often
former
Polly
attended Rose
Rosenberg,
then 102-years-old.
had to team up against old line party leaders, such
By the time he passed away
as Senator Harold Giss,
in 2001, Hardt’s life spanned
in order to pass socially
the most rapidly changing
responsible legislation. Hardt remembered one
This caricature was done by Steve Bensen of the Arizona Republic in 1997 for Bill Hardt’s retirement at the age of 90.
time in U.S. history, from the beginning of the industrial
time when Governor Bruce Babbitt got
Dam to prevent flooding in Navajo
era, through two world wars and the
very angry with him. “He called me a
County, repairing Lyman Dam and
Great Depression, to man walking on
‘stubborn old bastard’ and almost ran
River Lake Dam in Apache County, and
the moon. He held a wide variety of jobs
out of the office. Fifteen minutes later,
providing financial aid to help rural
and positions, and was never afraid of a
he was back. He just stuck his head
counties pay for AHCCCS (state health
in the door and yelled, ‘I mean that
care). As an avid sportsman, he also supported
respectfully, sir.’”
game
and
fish projects throughout his
legislative
career,
and acquired funding for colleges in Payson and Thatcher. A Hardt
team
player,
acknowledged
the mutual support of
representatives
Polly Jack
Rosenbaum, Brown,
and
“Bunchie” Guerrero, among
others,
who
all
worked
on
each
others’
bills to get them passed. Hardt with Rose Mofford
At
times,
his Democratic colleagues may have
most
wondered about the accolades he
important legislation he was able to pass
received from Republican legislators,
relieved homeowners from taxation.
“but they also know that I never voted
Finally, after several failed attempts,
against any of their bills that were
he changed the wording so that it only
reasonable, and I always stood with the
applied to those over 65 and with limited
Democrats on every bill when they took
incomes. The bill finally passed in 1980.
a caucus stand,” Hardt said.
According
to
Hardt,
the
During
In addition, Hardt helped increase rural employment by funding Shoen
in
the
Hardt’s legislature,
last the
term Arizona
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The Society Page
Out & About
Gila County Fair
The Globe Fire Dept & Gila Historical Museum purchased the fully restored '52 Engine from Doug & Cynthia Brannan. The Engine was originally put into service in Globe in 1953 and was used by the local fire department for 40 years.
Pearl Nancarrow and Joanne Allen stopped by the GMT booth at the fair before working a booth for the Globe Lyons.
Chris Petty, and Justin (with Nickleodeon) put on a great show Sat night which had everyone involved! Here Justin talks to Janet Cline about her strategy in the Mother/ Son "Ball toss."
Steve and Tracy Quick, owners of the Huddle Sports Bar ...and friends. Tracy is a member of MOB, a downtown committee working on streetscaping, and the bar is home to many community events.
Photo by Laura Apostal
The Valley Band, with a Globe connection – Slightly Right – played Saturday. Fred Gardea (drummer is from Globe. This is the bands second performance in the area. From L to R: Mark Henry, Paul Pickering, Randy Bodnar, Darla Bodnar and Fred Gardea
Globe High Alum were in town October 1-3 for a huge multi-year Class ReUnion. Carol Pinnell and classmates were part of this year's Homecoming Parade. Check out www.GMTeConnect.com/Globe/GHS Alum for our newest page.
Weddings
Geri & Ed Gardea with Laura Apostal and Fred – enjoying the music and the company at the Fair.
CJ Nicastro married Don Sullivan on Monday, Sept 27th. The ceremony took place in Kellner Canyon. The couple lives in Claypool, where she owns Cindy's B&B and works at the Pickle Barrel Trading Post, and he works for the Forest Service.
Joe Walish, son of Bob & Marcia Walish (of Globe), married Judy Li-Wen Lin (of San Francisco) on Saturday, September 11th in Burlingame, CA. L to R: Bob Walish, Marcia Walish (parents of the groom), Joe Walish, Judy Li-Wen Lin Walish, Hsiu Ming Yeh, Wen Tung Lin (parents of the bride). The couple are both graduates of MIT and are living and working in the Boston, MA area.
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Dessert Social - September 11th The Parker women swept the awards with mom, Leslie Parker winning for best Home Cooking, and daughter Ruby (below) taking home 2 prizes for her Red Velvet Cake.
Dessert Social & Apron Fall Fashion Show – Over 50 delectable desserts were made for a silent auction and tasting. Holly Brantly brought out her new Fall Collection of Hero Capes (Aprons) and the event raised over $600 for the Center's Elevator Project.
Sharon Cummings won first place for "Fancy Dessert." Artist Rick Benning designed this magazine cover featuring the models of the Fall Fashion Show: L to R: Christine Boldt, Lily Hall, Angelina Whitlow, Lisa Bolt, and Hero Cape designer, Holly Brantley
'Dog'toberfest – October 2nd The Drift Inn Saloon, and owners Lisa and Eileen, spearheaded this fundraiser for High Desert Humane Society. The event netted over $15,000 from ticket sales, corporate sponsors and private donations. The bands, Grey Wolf and Vinyl Station delivered great performances despite the rains and everyone had a good time... for a good cause.
The Band Grey Wolf took the stage around six and played a terrific set between cloud bursts!
Members of Grey Wolf include: Larry Clark, Deanna Meeks here with son Daniel and Wayne Harland. Not shown: Buzz Sneezy & David Schreck
Eileen and Lisa with long-time Drift Bar manager Shirley – who actually had the night off!
Even a photographer has to get in the picture once! Raisin' funds for a good cause!
Jimmy O'Donnell, Frank Ruiz and John O'Donnell inside at the Drift, with the music of Vinyl Station.
Kimberly & Marty Feldrake were on hand to enjoy the good times on Saturday.
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Can't find it on the Walking Map? Try here!
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Radio Stations Gila101.9 FM KIKO 97.3 AM or 106.1FM
Helpful Phone Numbers Globe Miami Chamber of Commerce ......(928) 425-4495 Az Dept of Transportation .......................(928) 425-7638 City of Globe ..........................................(928) 425-7147 Town of Miami ......................................(928) 473-4403 Statewide Road Conditions ....................(888) 411-7623 US Forest Service ..................................(928) 402-6200 Cobre Valley Hospital .............................(928) 425-3189 Cobre Valley Center for the Arts..............(928) 425-0884 Gila Historical Museum ..........................(928) 425-7385 Bullion Plaza Cultural Center ..................(928) 473-3700 Besh Ba Gowah .....................................(928) 425-0320
BRINGING GLOBE MIAMI TO YOU! GlobeMiamiTimes recently filmed a new ad campaign which will run for the next year. It includes testimonials from local business and civic leaders who use the publication or website and the 30 sec spots will be run on CNN, Fox, History Channel, A&E and others.
To see the results, catch us on TV this Fall on Cable One – or pull up the commercial on GMTeConnect.com, click on the blue GMT banner. Doug Seyfferle and Doug Shute with Cable One, filmed the commercial in the Old Train Depot, in downtown Globe. It was great fun to put it all together! And a big THANKS to everyone who participated!
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ADONIS
TO GLOBE
CREEKSIDE COFFEE
COPPER MINERS’ REST
December 3: Holiday Open House at Gila County Historical Museum This joint holiday gathering will be held at the museum in Globe, hosted by both Bullion Plaza and Gila County Historical Museums. Come join all your friends for a light holiday buffet and drinks. Everyone is welcome.
GUAYO’S EL REY
FOREST AVENUE
NASH STREET
CHISHOLM
JULIES QUILT SHOP
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum presents First Friday Programs: A Lecture Series November 5: Andy Baldwin “Arizona’s Creepy Crawlers” If you want a better understanding of the state’s mysterious bugs, this is a good way to get a better understanding and identification of “our creepy friends.”
BULLION PLAZA Straight Ahead
CITY PARK
INSPIRATION AVENUE
Antique Shop
CITY HALL
A MIAMI PLACE
*Please note: This map is not to scale, it is intended for informational purposes only.
GILA AGING OFFICES
Parking
LEMONADE ANTIQUES
GREY PARROT ANTIQUES
GIBSON STREET
BURGER HOUSE
SULLIVAN STREET
HOWLIN’ JAVELINA
COWGIRL ANTIQUES JH ANTIQUES
KEYSTONE AVENUE
MIAMI AVENUE
COPPERMINE PICTURE CAFÉ
P
JOSHUA'S TREEHOUSE
SODA POP'S ANTIQUES
COPPER CITIES COLLECTIBLES
GRANDMA WEEZYS ANTIQUES
MIAMI ROSE
SULLIVAN ANTIQUES
GRANDMA”S HOUSE
YMCA
DICKS BROASTED CHICKEN
BOOK BANK
COPPER TOWN SPORTS BAR
P
TO PHOENIX
HWY 60
October 9th Purrs in the Park Sullivan Street A Street Fair for Felines & Friends January 7: Ann-Mary Lutzick, Key Ingredients of Harvey Houses – “Don’t Cut the Ham Too Thin Boys.” This delightful presentation will precede the Smithsonian Exhibit, “Key Ingredients: America by Food” that will be open at the Gila County Historical Museum January 29 to March 12, 2011.
HILL STREET
GEORGE’S HAMBURGER SHOP
SYCAMORE
PRETTY PATTY LOU’S
JOE’S BROADSTREET GRILLE
WHITE CENTER FOR PORCH THE ARTS
TRAIN DEPOT
POLICE FIRE
VIDA E CAFE
GLOBE GYM
TRUE BLUE JEWELRY
*Please note: This map is not to scale, it is intended for informational purposes only.
CONNIES LIQUORS
PICKLE BARREL TRADING POST
ADOBE RANCH SPA
PALACE PHARMACY NADINE’S ATTIC ORTEGA’S SHOES
NOEL’S SWEETS FASHIONS SHIRLEY’S GIFTS BACON’S BOOTS
YESTERDAYS TREASURE’S
GLOBE ANTIQUE MALL
PA AST ST TIMES TIM MEESS ANTIQUES ANT NTIQ IQUE U TOUCH THE SKY MASSAGE PAST LA LUZ THE HUDDLE SIMPLY SARAH ML& H COMPUTERS LIVINGSTONS
SERVICE FIRST REALTY
GLOBE PROPERTY MGMT JOHNS FURNITURE COBRE VALLEY GLASS GOOD JUNK COPPER PARROT BAR & RESTAURANT ALLTIMA REALTY
DRIFT INN SALOON BLUE MULE GALLERY
Open Sundays
To Besh ba Gowah Pinal Mountains
EL RANCHITO
Railroad Parking
P
TO APACHE GOLD CASINO & SHOWLOW LA CASITA EAST & DREAM MANOR INN
P
UNITED JEWELRY HOLLIS CINEMA
KIMS
BROAD STREET
OAK
CEDAR
MESQUITE
SALVATION ARMY PRESCHOOL
PINE
HWY 60
FREE
P FREE
HWY 60
MUNICIPAL BUILDING CITY HALL TO MIAMI
OASIS PRINTING
Discover the Stair Walk of Globe December 11 Main Street Electric Light Parade
FREE Entrance to Historic Downtown Globe
STAINED GLASS SHOP CEDAR HILL BED & BREAKFAST
ONE WAY this block only
~Edward Sandford Martin
P KINO FLOORS
(see page 25)
OLD JAIL DEB YERKOVICH MASSAGE
Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.
HILL STREET MALL
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Always be able, be adventurous and apt; Be your best, be big and boldly rapt; Calmly listen, be courageous and caring; Dream big dreams, and learn to be daring; Eagerly await each elusive gift; Forgive all others the tiny rift; Give of yourself, be grateful and grand; Hurry to lend a hardy and helping hand; Inquire of others and invent when you must; Join in the joy, be jolly and just; Keep trying, be keen and always be kind; Love with your heart, it’ll be easy to find; Make the most of each moment, try to be merry; Never say never when life gets a bit scary; Open your mind to all that’s around you; Practice makes perfect, let passion surround you; Quickly grasp the knowledge you need; Respect your elders, their wisdom heed; Support your friends, be safe, be sage; Trust in love no matter your age; Use your talents, be unique, understand; Visit your Grandparents, remember they’re grand; Wish on a star, be wise, be wary; Xpect the unexpected, don’t try to tarry; Yell if you must, be young at heart; Zany and Zippy with Zest from the Start
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Laugh It Off! The Legend Of Angels Atop Trees Santa was very cross. It was Christmas Eve and NOTHING was going right. Mrs Claus had burned all the cookies. The elves were complaining about not getting paid for the overtime they had put in while making the toys. The reindeer had been drinking all afternoon and were dead drunk. To make matters worse, they had taken the sleigh out for a spin earlier in the day and had crashed it into a tree. Santa was furious. "I can't believe it! I've got to deliver millions of presents all over the world in just a few hours- all of my reindeer are drunk, the elves are on strike and I don't even have a Christmas tree! I sent that stupid Little Angel out HOURS ago to find a tree and he isn't even back yet! What am I going to do?" Just then, the Little Angel opened the front door and stepped in from the snowy night, dragging a Christmas tree. He says, "Yo, fat man! Where do you want me to stick the tree this year?" And thus the tradition of angels atop the Christmas trees came to pass.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Have a Light-Hearted Holiday Season!
Borrow money from a pessimist, they don't expect it back.
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member, Lois Parker, in 1973. This
Presbyterian Church, the name was
mural, “Christ Among the Laborers”,
changed to Miami Presbyterian as more
represents the copper industry. There
Protestant churches were formed in the
are skilled laborers on either side of
The Miami Prebyterian Church turns
Miami area. It reportedly cost $50,000
Christ, the carpenter. Over His head,
one hundred this Fall. It has seen the
to build and much of the original
the end of a wire cable outlines a
history of two world wars, a Great
workwork is still in tact – and in good
rose window.
Depression, nearly as many Reverands,
repair. The Church was listed on the
The Spanish speaking Presbyterian
and fluctuating fortunes as the price
National Register of Historic Places on
congregation in Miami used a small
of copper went up – and then down
March 15, 2005 and was on the Historic
frame church before building their own
– and then up, again. It has survived
Homes and Building Tour in 1999.
church, El Divino Salvador, in 1949.
100 Years of History is Celebrated
called
the
Inside you can still see the cedar
In 1986 the two congregations joined
pews which were built and brought
together, closing El Divino Salvador
from Mexico. The pews were paid for
and uniting under the dame of Divine
by church members and small copper
Grace Presbyterian Church. The words,
a “motorcycle ministry” to outlying
plates
pew
“Dios Es Amor”, God is Love, located at
mining camps, and so a small frame
commemorate the name of the donor.
the front of the sanctuary came from
church was a welcome addition. This
Then, in the Fellowship Hall is a mural,
El Divino, as well as the wooden
church served the needs of a growing
designed and painted by a former
baptismal font.
and flourished in those markers which The Cedar pews were brought from Mexico
Initially
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Peggy Snow has been a part of the church for over fifty years, shown here with Reverend Larry Graham-Johnson
congregation until 1920 when the present-day church was constructed at a cost of $50,000. The architects were none-other than Trost and Trost, who had designed several of the more significant buildings in both Miami and Globe, including the Train Depot. The church was initially established with funds donated by Cleve Van Dyke, who developed much of Miami. A small signal success. A loyal congregation,
frame church was built across the street.
some of whom have been going to the
It would be approximately ten years
same church for nearly fifty years and a
before the congregation could build a
history of community service.
bigger church and they were able to sell
The first structure built in 1920 was a
the land they were on and purchase the
small frame building located just across
much larger lot and build a magnificent
the street from the present day church
structure designed by the architectural
which stands on Hwy 60 and Miami. At
firm of Trost & Trost (who also designed
the time, tending to the flock, involved
the old Train Depot in Globe, as well as other historic landmarks in the area). The Divine Grace Presbyterian Church as it looks today. It has changed little in one hundred years
embedded
into
each
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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Unforgettable Recipes: A Family Tradition By Danilo Gurovich
Key Ingredients:
As American As Apple Pie
When I was a young man, I worked at my Father’s Restaurant on the line at nights. One of the most often-ordered dishes on the menu was the “Danko Special”. It was a dish that my dad developed — we ate it out our house for as long as I can remember — it consisted of a dish that had some Yugoslavian accents, some 1950’s-60’s-style dining accents, and just a little bit “magic dust “sprinkled on it by our Cordon Bleutrained chef, Michel Gehin. The Copper Hills Restaurant Burned down in 2001, and the Danko Special hasn’t been served in any commercial form since 1991. I want to release this recipe to those that remember ordering it, others that wonder just what the heck all the fuss about the Copper Hills might have been about, and finally as a
There is much discussion these days of just what makes up an American, and – politics aside – one need look no further than the food we eat to recognize that a majority of our ‘comfort foods’ are an amalgamation of cultural
recipe that you’d enjoy. This recipe is for all of you that have ordered it in a some “past life”. This special time for me seems so long ago; I never thought that there would be a Globe Miami without a Copper Hills. You know who you are, and you’re all part of my extended family. Remember what it was called?? (Danko is pronounced “Don’-Ko”).
cusines brought to this country by our immigrant ancestors who flocked here from Europe, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East. The distinction between our ancestors contribution to our gastronomical delights and our own – made up versions
The "Danko Special"
– which were concocted on this soil is blurry in our hearts,
September 8, 2009 by Danilo Gurovich
minds and the history books. For instance, Peanut Butter. History tells us that George A. Bayle Jr “invented peanut butter in the late 1800’s for patients with poor teeth who couldn’t eat meat.” But that doesn’t really give a nod to the Chinese and the Africans who had been making “paste” out of peanuts for a hundred years before Bayle Jr. figured out how to make it more palatable. But once Bayle introduced his new and improved ‘peanut paste, other Americans picked up the banner and soon PB was as American as Apple Pie. Or, take the story of
Chili con carney which may
sound Spanish or Mexican, but according to Professor of History, Stanley Schultz, Mexicans “vehemently deny any association to the dish, and atleast one Mexican dictionary defines it as “a detestable food with a false Mexican title which is sold in the United States from Texas to New York.” It seems, the dish didn’t gain popularity until after the Civil War when a German immigrant added chili powder
First, you’ll need a Top Sirloin Steak. New York is pretty good, Filet is OK. I like the Top Sirloin for the marble and flavor — I think that the filet doesn’t have enough fat for my purposes, and the New York has the fat in the wrong place. Your mileage will vary — this is just the way that it was done. Vegetables for the dish: • 1 medium Bell Pepper • 1 medium Onion • 1 medium Tomato • 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms (Crimini – Italian Brown) • 1-2 cloves of fresh minced garlic • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley • 1 tbsp of butter and olive oil • Cooking sherry (there’s a substitute for this, but will get into alternatives in a moment). To cook it “Danko’s way”: • •
for the first time. Key Ingredients comes to Globe January 28-March 13. A new traveling exhibit, Key Ingredients, developed by the
• •
Smithsonian Institute will investigate how culture, ethnicity, landscape and tradition influence the foods and flavors we enjoy across the nation. The Exhibit, which is tailored to rural museums and organizations, will kick off their SW Tour in Tucson on October 7-9, during Tucson’s Meet Yourself and will be in Globe, at the Historical Museum from January 28-March 13. The Museum staff is planning several events which will compliment the exhibit including food-related topics from the Harvey House to Foods of the Desert during their First Friday Lecture Series, A Dutch Oven cooking demonstration and sampling, and a “Taste of Globe.” We will explore local stories and receipes in the Winter Edition coming out in January. For more information on the calendar of events please see: GMTeConnect/ BusinessDirectory/Museums/GilaHistorical Museum.
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Peel tomato by dipping in boiling water until the skin can be picked off. Slice the Bell Pepper in half across their “waist”, then remove the seeds and rinds. Slice the onion in half across the “waist”. Slice the mushrooms in “pie slice” wedges, about six per medium mushroom. Fry the steak in butter and olive oil until it’s done to your taste. WHILE the steak is cooking, take a saute pan with olive oil and put the bell peppers and onions in. You’ll want to brown each side. – When one side is done, add the mushrooms and garlic. You may need to add more oil if the mushrooms begin to suck it up. – Once the mushrooms are in, add your tomato. You’ll want to gently roll the tomato around until it is browned all over as much as possible. – All the vegetables should finish at the same time. Once the vegetables are near finished, add the cooking wine and flame. – The steak should be done now.
To Serve: • Plate the steak on a heated dinner plate. Add the vegetables over the top of the steak, then pour the wine/oil drippings all round. Douse the top with chopped parsley and serve. Danko Special, Continued on page 23
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Danko Special, Continued from page 22 My Dad got his house dressing from Navarre’s in Phoenix. It became Danko’s Salad Dressing in Globe-Miami, and was quite famous in the area. This popularity was carried up and down Highway 60 by the travelers that stopped at his Best Western Restaurant and Hotel over the 35 years from the
House Dressing of the Copper Hills Motel Miami, Arizona Makes 1 gallon
time my Dad built it, until he sold it in 1990. The dressing
•
1/2 cup Black Pepper (heavy, coarse grind)
disappeared after this; Navarre’s was long gone by then and
•
2.5 teaspoons Sugar
the new owners changed the entire menu.
•
2.5 tablespoons Salt
This salad dressing is Atomic Age stuff. 1950's/1960's Steak
•
1 1/2+ cups Wine Vinegar (2.5 teaspoons over 1.5 cups)
House Salad Dressing. Red flocked wall paper, dark woods
•
6 1/2 tablespoons Dry Mustard
and antique mirrors, with burly middle-aged male waiters.
•
1/2 bottle of Lee & Perrins Worchester Sauce (regular size, not something
Men with coats and ties, ladies in cocktail dresses, stoles and alligator clutch-purses. Ashtrays on the table. Rumaki
from Costco) •
2 Finely minced onions
ordered, followed by “I’ll have a bourbon and water and the
•
2 1/2 tablespoons brown gravy flavoring
lady will have a Vodka Martini, up”. This dressing has been
•
juice of 4 lemons
pretty much a family secret (except I think I’m the only one
•
3/4+ cup of finely crushed fresh garlic
in the family that’s ever made it besides my Dad, who passed
•
9 1/2 cups corn oil
in 2000). I had friends, girlfriends, girlfriend’s moms and
To cook it “Danko’s way”: This is basically an oil/vinegar emulsion dressing.
others ask me for this recipe for years.
– Start with a really good mixer and put the vinegar, onions, 1/4 of lemon juice and
appetizers. This is no-BS salad dressing that “Mad Men”
The Copper Hills burnt down in early 2001, and they hadn’t served the dressing for 11 years before that. And since just about anyone that knew how to make it is long gone to the four winds, I’m releasing it for general consumption. But... ...You’re on your honor here — give the Devil (my dad) his
If you are troubled by emulsions and you want to review a good article in getting it right, here’s a link.
the pepper with the mixer whirling around at a good clip. S-L-O-W-L-Y add the oil, drop by drop, bit by bit at first until it starts to emulsify. Remember that the oil must be added extremely sparingly at first until it comes together, then poured in a small but steady stream.
due and call it what it is — Danko’s Dressing. Trust me, the guy
– As the oil is finished, add the rest of the ingredients, tasting from time to time. Once
is a ghost and he will come and get his haunt on up in your
all the ingredients are together, add more mustard if necessary. Store refrigerated
house or restaurant; he had a wicked and expensive sense of
but not too cold, because the whole thing will break the closer to freezing it is.
humor — you’ve been warned.
Alternative methods I won’t lie that I like to cook and I prefer to “modernize” the Danko special a bit. Here are my suggested variations. Mix and match as you see fit: • Get your veggies at a farmer’s market. • Use Dry Vermouth or Marsala instead of Cooking Sherry • Julienne the onions and peppers — it’s more fun when you add yellow and red, and even more fun if you throw in a “Big Jim” Chile. When you serve the vegetable mix, plate it first and use it as a “bed” for the steak. The tomato and the mushrooms go in last still, along with the juice. • You can broil the tomato with a light dust of Parmesan, Asiago or any sharp Italian cheese. • The original recipe calling for Crimini mushrooms is great. Whip on a forest mushroom mix, Chanterelles,etc. • Try with lumpy mashed potatoes and horseradish, polenta or even hash browns!
Some persons have used egg yolks but you gotta use it fast if you do and I wouldn’t serve raw eggs in a restaurant setting. Your mileage may vary. – To make sure this thing stays stable when you make it and you don’t waste a gallon of ingredients, you can cut these ingredients down to make a quart or less. To Serve: – Serve it with half Ice Berg, Half Romaine and add some other weeds like endive for a little extra texture. Croutons are mandatory. Serve it with a New York covered in peppercorns, Pittsburgh-style You’re eating like Don Draper (Mad Men) now, baby.
Key points to prevent your dressing from breaking: 1. DO NOT add all the vinegar and lemon juice at the beginning, Keep 3/4 of the lemon juice for the end 2. DO NOT over-agitate it in the food processor, (which is why traditional chefs favor whisking it by hand) 3. DO NOT place it in a fridge that is too cold.
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...and the White Porch are teaming up again to bring you three full days of Photo Fun on the Porch! This year we will be set up outside "On the Porch" for three days! We're going to switch up the background each day for a new look!
Friday, October 29 – 5-8pm Family Portraits Just in time for Holiday! You'll get a portrait session with 3-4 images on a CD and photo release. You can use it to make Holiday cards online or at Walmart! $39/per family portrait.
Saturday, October 30 – 5-8pm Pet Portraits Get your Halloween costumes from Puppy Love Treats which is offering 20% off the month of October on all pet costumes! And then bring your
favorite
feline
or
pooch
downtown and have their portrait done with us! $10 for a 4x6 portrait mounted on card stock.
Sunday, October 31– 5-8pm Halloween Night! Yes, this is the event you've all been waiting for! Bring your scary self to our booth, located just outside of the White Porch, for a truly haunting portrait of your Halloween-self. $10 4x6 portrait mounted on card stock. Offering wallets and additional sizes. See you there!
Linda and Deb
GLOBEMIAMITIMES Globe-Miami is tucked into the lower hills and valleys of the Pinal Mountains. It has been here for over a hundred hears, and the combination of hills
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The Stair-Walk of Globe
25
two properties and drops you onto Cottonwood Street. From there, it is all downhill.
By Linda Gross
and history makes for some 4: Go one block up and turn right on N Sutherland
great walks.
where the pavement drops away to to another path
In an age where shopping malls
and
super
highways
60
rule our lives, the downtown district
of
Globe,
with
its
leading to the suspension bridge spanning a deep gulley with steps emerging on the other side. OVERLOOK
park
AD BRO
sidewalks,
benches and local traffic is something locals may take for
granted,
but
visitors
find
Rounding
HILL
“Main Street” of small shops, walkable
The view from Sutherland Street, just before climbing the stairs.
E APACH
eatery.
was
to Globe over ten years ago, I have
benches
found pleasure in walking the
trees the entire length of Broad
hills and gulleys on which the
Street thanks to a $98,000 street-
town is built.
scaping grant!
ITE
MESQU
HILL
shade
C
CEDAR
Steve have rennovated one of Globe’s historic homes and run a corner deli and lunch spot.
shared with guests at my B&B and
2: Look for Lynns School of
friends when they come to visit
Dance on the right with the mural
is a loop which takes in many of
of the Old Dominion Hotel (about
the stairs and foot bridges in my
midway) painted on the side. The
neighborhood. These were built
mural was painted in the 50’s as
STAIRS
at a time when people walked to
part of the filiming of The Great
THE PATH
home of
stairs
ORE
SYCAM
A
D NWOO COTTO
White Hope and next to the
work, and kids
Many
Lunch
B
OAK
A favorite walk which I have
EAST
able to extend lighting,
school.
Corner
causing a stir. Owners Dan and
G
IN PARK
RLAND
satisfies the senses. Since moving
OMINION OLD DMural
SUTHE
Street
from
(A) The
Shoppe. Globe’s newest eatery is
charming. It’s more human scale
walked
at
will be greeted by Globe’s newest
City Council, and Main
and
corner
Cottonwood and Sutherland, you
N
and this summer the Globe program
the
the
mural is a historic marker,
If lunch is not in your plans
identifying the location of
5: Cresting the top of these steps, you will still
and you are walking in the cool
Globe’s Hanging Tree which
be on Sutherland. Weave your way up and over until
morning air or the fading sun
was
were
retired
in
you get to Oak & East Street. East street dead
1881.
of
late
afternoon,
then
you
built in the early 1900’s and some
These land marks are your
ends into another gully. And another set
might want to head down to
were later ‘refurbished’ by CC
cue to turn right into the
of steps.. Proceed to High Street. Turn
Broad Street where you’ll find a
work crews. Yet, as more and more
parking lot and follow
Right and go to Oak. Turn left. Here you
variety of hometown coffee
homes and roads were built and
the path to the back
will see an old rock
shops
Globe expanded, the old stairs
where you’ll see a trail
wall on your left.
accomodate your tastes.
and foot bridges were relegated to
leading to your first set
Follow
history. Yet, today, nearly 100 years
of stairs. Although
and turn right at
Strolling
later, they do still exist and offer
it
the end. You are on
Globe, discover the history and
the intrepid explorer a charming
overgrown
“walk-about” of one of the older
easily navigated.
is
somewhat it
is
the
wall
Coming the
restaurants this
to
Winter:
Sidewalks
of
East Street and it will drop into the gulley
heritage of Globe’s Historic District
where you’ll find a small foot bridge and
where a majority of the buildings
your third set of stairs.
sections of Globe. Here then, is
and
were erected between 1900-1920.
overlooking
Nestled into the hill at the
Do you have a favorite “Walk”
expand your lungs and explore the
Downtown Globe is your reward
end of a cul de sac, many
to share with visitors? Log on to
neighborhood.
for getting to the top of the stairs.
would-be walkers miss this
GMTnewsnviews and let us know
from
Here you can see the entire Historic
charming foot bridge which
in the Comments section under
(C) Cedar Hill B&B (Built in
District of Globe with over 60 small
is noted on a 1904 map. At
“Walk-Abouts.”
1904) or the soon-to-open new
businesses located in and around
the top of the stairs, turn
views.com/walk-about.
(B) Chrysocola Inn, (it is believed
this central location.
right and head one block
your chance to stretch your legs,
1:
Start
your
walk
3:
The
view
down Sutherland Street.
www.gmtnewsn
1800s). Head North on Broad Street
blue house on the left.
along the eight block stretch of the
Tucked
Historic District. Globe has a very
properties, this last set of
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
"walkable”
stairs follows the edge of
~John Muir
that Big Nose Kate actually ran this as a boarding house in the late
downtown
District
Look for the slate between
two
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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Boyce Arboretum, Continued from page 1 Scorpiontologist
and
Mesa Community College professor led
a
Andy
recent
Baldwin nighttime
excursion at the Arboretum and picked up dozens of glowing
scorpions
by
their
tails with his quick, bare fingers, holding each stinger tightly like one might hold the untied end of an inflated balloon. He identified six or seven different species and showed us the all important sexual differences between males and females, both of which sting with equal enthusiasm. His personal record of being stung is 17 times in one night. Personally, I consider one sting to be a singular event, but after nine or ten, who’s counting? Red
lights
generally
convince
advancing motorists to stop, or, in red light districts, invite them to stop
The 2010 Fall Plant Sale
“in”. At the Arboretum, they’re used
For plant-a-holics, there is nothing
to help people negotiate the night at
like a big plant sale to get the shovel-
our frequent Star Night events with
ready juices boiling. And since fall is the
the East Valley Astronomy Club. Our
best time of the year to plant, this year’s
eyes use the retina’s rod cells for night
Fall Plant Sale comes at the perfect
vision and these cells are conveniently
time to satisfy the most discriminating
blind to red light, so astronomers carry
cravings. A large shipment of herbs has just arrived and we have a substantial number of unique Australian plants as well as southwest natives and other desert-adapted plants from around the world.
Everything will be ready
to sell starting Friday, October 8 with the Members-only Preview. For the general public, the sale will continue from Oct. 9 through Oct. 24. With family memberships starting at $60, and dual memberships at $45, it’s a great opportunity to become a member and save a full 20% on every tree, shrub, herb, flowering perennial, and cactus or succulent plant throughout the sale. red light flashlights, wear red, backlit
If you decide to become a member
wristwatches, and use red-on-black
on the same day you attend, your
computer screens to function in the
admission fee (for up to two people)
inky blackness. They even mount red
will be refunded and you’ll immediately
lights on the legs of their telescope
receive your 20% discount on every
tripods to keep klutzes like me from
plant you purchase.
tripping over them. With soft red lights
There is no better selection anywhere
reflecting off faces, clothing, and star-
for plants that will grow from the lower
viewing equipment, all under a few
deserts to the slightly higher elevations
billion stars and assorted galaxies,
of Globe and Miami. Knowledgeable
the scene can be other worldly -- not
horticultural staff will be on hand to
unlike Spencer Gifts, but without the sandalwood incense.
Boyce Arboretum, Continued on page 27
GLOBEMIAMITIMES Boyce Arboretum, Continued from page 26
PAGE contained within the changing leaves of
help. There will also belive music by
shrubs, the Arboretum ranks high on
flutist, didgeridoo-ist, and recording
the list of easily accessible locations to
ELEGANT, FUN & UNUSUAL ELEGANT
artist Scott Schaefer on October 8 and 9.
experience seasonal autumn beauty.
• Stone sculpture
The fall color show begins as early as
• Blown Glass
late-October and often lasts into mid-
• Painted Gourds
December. Call 520.689.2723 for the
• Fine Art
latest fall color status.
• Photography
our worldwide collection of trees and
Fall Color and Fall Events The Arboretum holds its own to anywhere in the state when it comes to
Events scheduled in October and
fall color. With the honey-gold colors
November
this
fall
include
the Plants of the Bible tour, bird, butterfly and dragonfly walks, tours,
tree
tours,
geology
photography
classes,
mesquite flour classes, and edible and medicinal plant classes. Our Fall Music Festival will take place on November 13, and our Fall Foliage Finale Festival will be held in our glorious pistachio grove during Thanksgiving of willows, ashes, and cottonwoods
weekend
on
November 27 and 28. Visit http://ag.arizona.edu or our
along Queen Creek, the red-orange, sangria colors of the trees in our
famous Chinese pistachio grove, and
boycethompson arboretum for many
the many other shades of autumn color
more details about these events.
Photos courtesy of Boyce Thompson Arboretum
page
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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Gurovich, Continued from page 1
the setback in the local economy and the banks’ refusal to back the project,
As a motocycle cop in Miami, Danko Gurovich would often meet up with his friend, Dr. Chuck Collopy and share a
Danko secured the money from eleven local investors. Danko
started
out
with
seven
Dutch Lunch from Fernandez Grocery.
thousand dollars and a bag full of
They would sit and talk about a first
promissory notes. While most of the
class restaurant and lounge to serve the
note holders understood the difficulties
local area. Although the two men were
which the mine closure placed on their
worlds apart – both economically and
fledgling investment and were willing to
culturally – they shared a passion for
wait for their money, some wanted out.
this subject and when the Auto Grande Motor Court property was put up for sale, the two men, along with Les Woodburn bought the place. Les's shares would later be bought by Kenny Hoops, who ran a huge Lime Kiln in Wheatfields. The partnership with Hoops later dissolved when Kenny came into Danko’s newly renovated office mad about the amount of money spent. He stuck his finger out at Danko, and – quick as you please – Danko came from behind the desk, and planted his ‘52-BuickGrille-sized fist in his chin knocking him to the ground. Hoops was bought out shortly afterwards.
Danko and Maxine As Danilo, Danko’s son tells the story, “A local Miami businessman, and one of
Danko’s immersion into the motel
the smaller investors wanted to call in
business struggled for several years until
his loan. Dad’s office at that time was
he was introduced to Peter Wurtz, who
about 8ft by 14ft long. Quite tiny. There
managed Best Westerns in the State.
were about eleven creditors and he owed
Realizing he needed a partner, Danko
this gentleman the least - about $1200.
was glad to accept Wurtz’ invitation to
Dad went down and bought a hunting
become part of the Best Western family
rifle and laid it across his desk, and
and his motel business became quite
then called all the creditors into the tiny
successful as a result.
office. With the gun out in plain view,
The project was a major undertaking
he said “Every one of you is going to get
and local bankers were hesitant to
paid, but I will kill the first son of a bitch
provide loans. Of course, it didn’t
that goes down to the bank and calls
help that right about the same time,
in my note. I’m telling you right here. I
the Miami Copper Company, after
will shoot you dead.” Most of these guys
nearly a half century of operating
knew Dad from his days as John Welch’s
an underground mine, was closing
protege and there was little doubt he
down operations. The closure meant
would do it. Nobody went down to the
a loss of over 400 jobs and an annual
bank, and the Miami businessman who
payroll of nearly two million. Despite
everyone knew the threat was directed Gurovich, Continued on page 29
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described as an ‘awful orange shack’ was in stark contrast to the rest of the Copper
at, didn’t speak much to my dad after
Hills property including the motel,
that, but was paid in full with interest.”
restaurant and lounge. Danko planned
After several years the business did
for the day the lease ran out on Hobbs
start making money as Danko predicted,
and he could be rid of the Spud Nut Café.
and in appreciation for that early
According to Danilo, “Dad had called the
support, Danko and his wife Maxine,
Miami Volunteer Fire department the
opened up their home and hosted a
day before and set up a “practice” fire.
feast for their investors, patrons and
At one minute after midnight, as Hobbs
friends. They chose, January 7th – the
was hauling the last of his equipment
Feast of Serbian Christman, and this
out, Danko was running in with a
became a tradition which spanned
Jerry can full of gasoline, and put a
nearly twenty-five years.
matcht to it. It burned with such intensity
The Copper Hills began to attract
that the next day the sign on the east end
the attention of many around the State
of the motel was scorched black and
as the “first class destination” which
had to be re-painted.”
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Danko as a motorcycle cop in Miami.
Danko and Dr. Collopy had envisioned.
The Copper Hills hosted several
There was just one eye sore in their way.
well known businesses on the grounds.
It was Hinkey Hobbs Spud Nut Cafe
Willard Shoecraft, the force behind the
which sat on one end of the property
ever-popular KIKO radio had offices in
(where Vonnie’s Pizza is now). Hobbs
the motel lobby from the beginning.
had a lease which he refused to give
When he moved on in the 70’s, nearly 20
up, despite Dankos efforts to negotiate,
years later, Danko renovated the offices
plead or litigate an early end to the lease.
and made them into a Women’s lounge
The building which can only be
and expanded his office nearly three times it’s original size.
Copper Hills photo taken in the 50’s shows the Bar, Restaurant and Lounge. Dankos attention to detail and ability to run a tight ship, not to mention his charm and charisma, helped to build the Copper Hills into a landmark destination. During it’s hey day, it was Copper Hills which could have been touted as one of the top ten attractions in the GlobeMiami area.
Other
businesses
included
Joe
Cubitto, who moved his jewlry store from Miami into a space which had been built especially for him and Mr. Bowlin of Bowlin’s Running Indian Gift Shops.
Ted DeGrazia graces the Copper Hills with a Mural The “worlds most reproduced artist”, Ted DeGrazia was born in Morenci, but spent alot of time in the area. Although the exact meeting has been lost to history, Danko knew DeGrazia and enjoyed a friendship which began Gurovich, Continued on page 30
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Gurovich, Continued from page 29
in a cotton farm near Casa
Johnson, who stopped at the Copper
Grande
Hills regularly, introduced the Duke on
was
having
a
It was Danko
problem turning a profit.
who introduced the artist to another
In fact, the venture was
It didn’t take long for Danko and
good
loosing money. So Wayne
John Wayne to discover they both loved
called
business
to play cards and talk politics and form
Carlson was the publisher and editor
manager and told him
a friendship that was to last a lifetime. A
of the Arizona Highways Magazine for
to find the best and
friendship which include many ‘friendly
many years. The introduction would
most successful cotton
pranks” right from the beginning.
sometimein the ‘30s. friend
and
Miami
native,
Raymond Carlson.
his
one of these trips.
prove valuable to the artists’ career.
One of the earliest was simply a case
In 1941, the magazine first published
of mistaken identity. It seems
DeGrazia’s work in 1941, and helped to
Danko hadn’t bothered to tell
secure his future.
Maxine, his wife, that he had recently met John Wayne. So
It was on one of their road trips in 1954, just before the Copper Hills opened, that Carlson and DeGrazia stopped to visit Danko. DeGrazia
very early one morning not long
Danko Guovich and The Duke shared a strong friendship which included many hours at the Copper Hills lounge.
after they had struck up their friendship, Maxine answered the phone and then handed it
decided to do a painting for the back bar, and as the story goes, did it for a
Jack Durant, who is without
to Danko, saying, “there’s some
case of Tequila. He was reportedly so
a doubt the most famous
drunk on the phone claiming to
drunk at the time he forgot to sign it. It
restauranteur in the history of
be John Wayne.”
would be 1979 before DeGrazia made
Arizona, would always stop at
it back to the Copper Hills to add a few
Danko’s place on his way to his home
farmer. After a few days, his manager
morning calls to see who would find
touches...and sign the painting. Danilo
in Pinetop and he always made a point
called back and advised the Duke that
who still in bed.
was there and watched him sign. It was
of this fact upon his departure from
the most successful cotton farmer
the second largest painting he ever did
Phoenix. Jack, who traveled with his
in the country owned the farm right
and the largest black-light painting he
dogs, was the only person outside of
next door.
did. (The largest mural is at the Ivanhoe
Danko’s good friend Mike Buha who
As the story goes, the Duke called
I have always felt it was a shame
Bar on Central Avenue.)
was ever allowed to bring their dogs
Louis Johnson, and told him he wanted
that more of the residents of his home
into the lounge of the Copper Hills.
to make him a business proposition
town didn’t know more about his good
And, Jake Fernandez, also a local boy
regarding his cotton farm. He said he
deeds and charitable endeavors. I was
and one of the people who worked for
was sending his plane that coming
once sitting in his office and asked him
the development of the Pinetop area,
weekend to fly out to the West Coast to
why he thought it to be OK for people to
made sure those from the Valley who
talk it over. Johnson, who didn’t like to
think he would rather take the shirt off
built homes in Pinetop knew about
fly, responded, “If you want to talk to
their back than give them the one off his
Danko’s place for it was about the half
me, I’ll send my plane to pick you up.”
back, he responded by laying back in his
This mural was lost forever, when a fire destroyed the Copper Hills in 2001.
The Copper Hills became known statewide as “Danko’s Place.” The word began to spread around the State about this place called Copper
way point on their trip North.
It turned out to be one of the most successful business relationships in the
Hills, but two men in particular – each who had established their own
Thus
John Wayne and Danko
began
those
early
The unforgettable legacy of a generous man
chair laughing and said, “Damn kid, it’s good for business.”
history of Arizona. So good in fact the
Yet, Danko Gurovich was a generous
substantial reputations – helped to
One of Danko’s closest friendships
Duke invested in Johnson’s 26Bar ranch
man; to his friends, his community and
expand Danko’s rolodex of contacts
was with John Wayne who happened
– Cattle and Feed operations. The Ranch
pure strangers. There was a time when
and soon Copper Hills became known
upon Globe-Miami during a business
had an operation in Springerville which
statewide as “Danko’s Place”.
deal. It seems Wayne, who had invested
necessitated trips through Miami and
Gurovich, Continued on page 31
GLOBEMIAMITIMES Gurovich, Continued from page 30
PAGE the daughter of the people he had helped that night. She told him, theyhad
a family broke down in his parking lot
reached her Grandmother before she
across the street. He went to investigate,
died thanks to him. She had been told by
and shortly afterwards brought the
her father that Danko would not accept
family back to his place, checked them
payment, but knew he liked to read. She
into a room, called the owner of a
hoped he would accept her gift.
local car dealership who sent two men
Mrs.
Cheves,
who
was
greatly
over to fix the car. It was the transmission.
respected and loved in the community,
They explained they didn’t have one
said it best of the man when she said of
in stock, but they did have a car on
Dankos success, “The most successful
the lot with a similar transmission, so
man you will ever meet is the one who
they offered to pull that one and install
at the end of their life has the love
it in this family’s car – if Danko would
and respect of his children. You
agree to buy a new one to replace it.
understand,” she went on to say ,” the
He agreed. And the transmission was
love is almost always a given. But the
installed. When the mechanics returned
respect? That’s another story.”
the car in good running order several hours later they advised Danko that it also needed new tires. So, the next morning, Danko had new tires put on,
By most standards of success, Danko ran all three bases. But by Mrs. Cheeves, he had hit a home run with all three bases loaded.”
and the coffee shop made up a large If you have stories of the Copper Hills
box of food. a
It would be many years later before
you'd like to share with us online, please
very
visit
attractive
young
woman
www.gmtnewsnviews.com
and
presented herself at the desk of the
search on Copper Hills. We'd love to hear
Copper Hills, asking for Danko. She had
some of your memories of the legacy that
a small cart of books for him. She was
was: Danko Gurovich & The Copper Hill.
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