Summer 2018 by Globe Miami Times

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Ready for CrossFit Summer outdoor concert in Globe. Photo by LCGross

By Patti Daley

arken back 60 years to a time in Globe-Miami when music filled the air, and all the kids wanted to learn. “People were on their porches dancing, and we’re out there playing our guitars,” Neto Valquez, a Globe-Miami native, reminisces. “We had so much fun.” He was twelve when his father gave him his first guitar, a squareneck.

Today, almost 60 years later, Neto Valquez leads a band called Neto & Imagine, a five-man dance band that plays locally for family, fun and fundraising. They’ve been together as a group for less than six months, but between them have nearly 300 years of playing experience. Alongside Neto are Joe Sanchez on the keyboard, Luis Rodriguez on drums, Manny Gonzalez on bass, and Keith Gustafson on the saxophone. Neto formed his first band in high

Cynamon Strong with Arizona Creative Professionals. Photo by Rodrigo Izquierdo

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school, Carbon Monoxide and the Exhaust Pipes. In the 1960s, he played Globe-Miami venues with the Valiants, in the 1970s, Oscar and the Rivieras. He ‘retired’ from music for 25 years to work at the mine and raise a family with his wife, Sally. His music played on at family events and in 2005, he joined his son Ernie, and daughter, Tiffany, to perform as Neto & Family. Neto & Imagine, Continued on page 38

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Opens On Broad By Patti Daley

A Creative Community Comes Together By Libby Rooney

Throughout history, artists have needed to find creative solutions to the problems of making a living and also funding the making of art. Photography, a relatively new art form, has its own set of problems and interesting solutions, some social and some cyber. Artist and professional coops, online communities and photography apps are making photography less expensive and creating creative communities for artists to grow and learn. Always on the lookout for an interesting site to hold a photo shoot, Shane Baker, award-winning, Chandler-based photographer, stumbled into Miami, Arizona about a year ago. Miami is a photographer’s dream. Echoes of the past linger in deserted buildings, shabby-not-chic hundred-year-old houses are perched precariously on steep slopes, and stairways climb up the hillside to destinations unseen. Perfect settings for interesting photo shoots. AZ Creative Professionals, Continued on page 32

John Wong traveled the world, learning how to cook from locals in southern Europe, East Asia and Oceania. Now he’s bringing his adventure home as proprietor and head chef of Bloom, a sleek new restaurant and sushi bar in downtown Globe. “The community has been supportive,” John says in regards to the popular response. Bloom, at 365 N Broad Street, opened in May to five-star reviews on Facebook, and a lot of excitement amongst the locals. On Friday afternoons, it’s packed with the business lunch crowd; on Saturday nights, a younger set. Weekday evenings, locals and travelers enjoy a late meal. Open Wednesday through Saturday, from 11am–10pm, Bloom offers a big taste of six Asian cuisines, a full menu of appetizers, entrees, sake (rice wine), and sushi. Some folks wonder about sushi in Globe. Bloom, Continued on page 36

Chef John Wong. Photo by Jenn Walker

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SUMMER 2018

It's The Year Of The Woman. Again. By Heidi Osselaer

ver 500 women are running for major political office this fall, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. In the past year, revelations of widespread sexual harassment in industry and politics spawned the #MeToo movement, inspiring women to seek higher office in record numbers this fall. Political observers note that voters often turn to female candidates following scandals because they are viewed as political outsiders and, therefore, better situated to institute reform. Pundits had previously dubbed 1992 the Year of the Woman when unprecedented numbers were elected to Congress – twenty-four to the House and four to the Senate. The wins were precipitated by the nationally televised spectacle of Anita Hill testifying before an all-male Senate Judiciary Committee that she had been sexually harassed by Clarence Thomas, a nominee for the U. S. Supreme Court. In Arizona, women broke several glass ceilings in 1998, when voters selected women to fill all the top state executive offices – a first in United States history – after a series of political scandals involving governors Evan Mecham and

Fife Symington. Governor Jane Hull, Attorney General Janet Napolitano, Secretary of State Betsey Bayless, Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham-Keegan, and Treasurer Carol Springer were dubbed the “Fab Five” by the media, sworn into office by another woman with political roots in Arizona, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The longest-serving state legislator, Edwynne “Polly” Rosenbaum who represented Gila County from 1949 to 1994, was invited to witness the inaugural ceremony as a special guest of honor. Since statehood, Arizona’s has ranked among the national leaders in electing women to public office. This series explores the deep roots women have in state politics and why they experienced earlier success than women in other states.

Winning the Vote In 1912, Arizona’s male voters gave women the right to vote, the culmination of a campaign begun by Murat Masterson, a Latter-day Saint from Prescott, who introduced the first woman suffrage bill in the territorial legislature in 1883. At a time when most Americans believed women should be shielded from

Madge Udall on horseback. 1913

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the corruption found in the workplace and politics, opponents warned voting “would degrade women from their proper sphere in the home circle.” In Arizona territory, however, many women were forced into the gritty male realm. Rates of divorce and widowhood were high, and even married women often worked outside the home because the economy depended on cyclical industries like ranching, farming, and

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mining that did not provide steady incomes for workers. In 1900 in Arizona, 40 percent of married women worked outside the home, compared to 15 percent nationally. Frances Willard Munds, who took charge of Arizona’s suffrage association in 1909, had taught school after her first child was born to help the family make Year of the Woman, Continued on page 5

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s the summer issue goes to press, I sit in anticipation of projected rain for our area beginning mid-week and due to last for several days. It would be welcome relief for all. Even the cactus are beginning to shrivel and I gave up on my summer garden long ago. Thank goodness for our local gardeners who continue to tough it out and some how manage to bring fresh produce to the local Farmers’ Market each Saturday 8-11am at their new location in front of the museum. Our issue features both the old and the new which reflects who we are as a community. Our history has always been important here. It is not only something to be proud of, but it shapes how things are done and what we appreciate. The new serves to open us up to possibilities and expand the limits of that history and its definitions of who or what we might become. The band ‘Imagine’, made up of a bunch of good fellas who have been playing music for decades make us smile, not only for the music, but for their individual histories which make them such great home-town treasures. (pp. 1) New to the local scene is a restaurant on Broad street which is bringing asian flair to the menu and racking up five-star reviews on social media. Chef John Wong has traveled the world, but made Globe his home after discovering a love for a home-town girl and small town life. Business is blooming at this neighborhood restaurant. (pp. 1) And speaking of getting it just right, top-tier cross-fit coaches Kathy and Greg Walker chose Globe to open a facility here after deciding Tucson was too hot and Flagstaff was too cold. We’ve always known that this community is just right for so many reasons! While cross-fit training may seem intimidating at first, the feature article by writer and crossfitter, Kim Stone will put you at ease. Yes, even writers, grandmothers and desk jockeys can benefit by cross-fit training. (pp. 10) As we head into the mid-term elections this year over 500 women are running for major political office this fall. In Arizona that includes a slate of women who are first time candidates but offer strong resumes and resolve reminiscent of earlier trailblazers. Author Heidi Osselaer looks back at women who have made Arizona history beginning in 1913 when Madge Udall campaigned for women’s right to vote. (pp 3) The right to vote is important. But actually voting is key. So mark your calendars and be sure to cast your vote on August 28th and November 6th. (pp. 12) Have a great Summer!

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18 Law And Order

ON THE COVER

19 Visitor's Guide/Walking Maps

Imagine. Justa Band Of Good Fellas.

22 Events Calendar

A Creative Community Comes Together BLOOM Opens on Broad

24 International Coaches Teach Soccer To Local Youth

3 It's The Year Of The Woman. Again.

26 The Annual Prickly Pear Festival 27 Smart Wallets

8 Different Spokes For Different Folks

28 4th of July ~ Downtown Globe

10 Ready For CrossFit? 12 About The District 14 More Is Happening At Summer Youth Theater Than Meets The Eye 16 Society Pages

29 The Story Of Tonto National Forest 30 Jubilee And The Mystery Of Mr. Grendini 31 Roadtrippin' 34 Globe Miami Real Estate

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ends meet, leading her to conclude, “so many noble women have been crushed beneath conventionality and, through their fear of doing some out of their sphere, have allowed a superior intellect to become dwarfed from misuse. When I think of the narrow limits of the so-called ‘woman’s sphere’ my blood boils to think of the opprobrium she meets when she dares to step over the limit.” From her suffrage campaign headquarters in Prescott, Munds took advantage of local progressive impulses as Arizona organized to become a state. Labor unions demanded the inclusion of the initiative, referendum, and recall of elected officials at the constitutional convention held in 1910 to combat the growing power of corporations in the state, especially mining companies. Munds convinced labor leaders like Joseph Cannon to expand the notion of direct democracy to include votes for women, and he spent months telling voters in mining communities like Globe, Miami, and Bisbee that woman suffrage “is not a matter of sentiment, but a necessity. Not a question of ethics but one of economics.” Although Arizona’s male elected officials often voiced support for suffrage, they rarely voted for it. The constitutional convention was no exception. Delegates told Munds that women voting “was a dangerous and radical thing.” But, pressured by labor leaders, they did grant Arizona’s male voters the initiative in the new constitution. Frances Munds believed male voters supported woman suffrage, so in the summer of 1912 she launched a petition drive that gathered the needed signatures to put the measure on the ballot. Munds rejoiced when 68 percent of voters supported her measure in the November election, the most resounding

victory for suffrage in any state vote. The results were especially satisfying in mining communities, which returned margins of over 70 percent for suffrage. The suffrage association’s secretary, Madge Udall, was selected to be the state’s standard bearer at a parade held the following spring to honor Arizona’s admission as a suffrage state, cheered by thousands of people lining the streets of New York City. Despite the lopsided victory, Arizona’s elected officials remained reluctant to welcome women because they feared they would be independent, rather than partisan, voters, and silently hoped they would elect the “right men” to office. After years of failing to interest politicians in suffrage, Munds knew those same men would not embrace women’s issues, so she threw her hat into the ring, winning a state senate seat in 1914. Following her lead, at least one woman would be elected to each subsequent legislative session, save one. When Munds ran for secretary of state in 1918, she realized the limits of female candidacy. She failed to win her party’s nomination because, as former governor George Hunt told her, the office was first in line to the governor and many believed “we could not afford to have a woman in the Governor’s chair.” Despite her defeat, Frances Willard Munds had set the wheels in motion for subsequent generations of women seeking higher office in Arizona.

Women Run for Office Over the last century, women’s political advancements in Arizona were gained in fits and starts. Although women received the right to vote in Arizona in 1912 and ran for office, they remained political outsiders. Democrats and Republicans only reluctantly offered them party committee assignments or assisted them with campaigns. Isabella Greenway was the woman who rallied women

to partisan politics in 1928, and in the process became midwife to a golden era of female representation in the 1930s. As Barry Goldwater said, before the 1950s, “a state Republican convention could have been held in a telephone booth.” Greenway became a leader in the Democratic party when it had the allegiance of over two-thirds of Arizona’s voters. She grew up on a ranch in North Dakota owned by her father in partnership with Theodore Roosevelt, and when she was eighteen became friends with his niece, Eleanor, in New York City. When Eleanor married Franklin Roosevelt in 1905, Isabella served as a bridesmaid at the wedding and the two women remained close the rest of their lives. After her first husband died, Isabella married mining engineer, former Rough Rider, and World War I hero John Greenway

in 1923. When she was left a widow once again, Isabella devoted herself to many of her husband’s interests, including helping veterans and working in politics in her adopted state. As Franklin Roosevelt’s career took off, she was pressed into party service and appointed the Democratic National Committee Woman for Arizona in 1928. She realized just how ostracized women were, so she traveled throughout the state, rallying women to the party. Former Governor George Hunt proclaimed, “No other woman in Arizona did as much for the success of the party.” The New York Times hailed her as “a political phenomenon, if not a political genius.” State newspapers were buzzing about which office she would seek, and Year of the Woman, Continued on page 6

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“On July 4th, myself and a group of volunteers set out to get signatures in the local area to put ODM on the ballot. 12 hours and 18 petitions later we succeeded in doing our share to take this issue to the voters. On the 5th, ODM turned in 285,768 signatures! ~ Linda Gross

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Seven Arizona government officials, five of whom were being inaugurated in Phoenix (Ariz.) in January, 1999. Left to right, Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham-Keegan, Attorney General Janet Napolitano, Governor Jane Dee Hull, Polly Rosenbaum, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, State Treasurer Carol Springer and Secretary of State Betsy Bayless.

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Democratic women as well as Roosevelt wanted to see her run for governor. Arizona’s political elite, however, uncomfortable with female competition, tried to dissuade her. The editor of a Tucson newspaper said a woman “had no business running for governor.” In the end she chose not to join the race because her youngest son was only four. Through the years, the primary obstacle to female candidacy has been motherhood. When suffrage leader Frances Willard Munds became a legislator in 1914, her young daughter joined her after school, completing her homework while her mother worked at her desk in the senate chamber. Nellie Trent Bush from Parker, the mother of a young son, was a human dynamo who, in partnership with her husband, ran a ferry over the Colorado River, established hotels, water and electric companies and banks, and was one of the first female students at the University of Arizona’s law school. Despite her obvious ability to juggle family and work, when she entered the legislature in 1921 she was grilled about her suitability for office. Bush bluntly told reporters that it was “all foolishness, this idea that a woman can’t hold two positions and do justice to them. The man is the head of the family, and of his business, yet no one accuses him of neglecting the one for the other. Then why put women in the feebleminded class?” While Greenway hesitated to run for office, many of the women Greenway recruited into the party were inspired to run themselves. In 1930, six women were elected to the legislature and three more were appointed to fill vacancies, comprising almost 13 percent of the lower house – women in other state

Nellie Trent Bush. State archives.

legislatures rarely had similar impact until the 1970s. The success of women was so startling there were concerns women might take over state government. One of Greenway’s proteges, legislator Gertrude Bryan Leeper, calmed fears, telling reporters “women were not trying to take men’s places. They are merely trying to find places of their own.” Early female legislators were housewives or school teachers who focused on traditional interests of women, including education, widows’ pensions, health, and welfare, but by the 1930s, under Greenway’s leadership and with encouragement from Arizona’s Business and Professional Women’s clubs, women with legal and business backgrounds began to make their voices heard on powerful committees. They introduced highway bills and minimum wage laws, spurred dam and bridge construction, and tackled controversial issues like access to birth control and corruption in government. Not all battles were won, but they changed the public perception of female politicians. As one elderly voter told Leeper when she ran in 1930, “Danged if I’d ever thought fifty years ago I’d be fixin’ to vote a woman into office, but I’m mighty glad I lived to see the day of flyin’ machines and radios and a lady in the legislature.” While most women in national party leadership obtained power through their husbands or fathers, Greenway was unique because her rise to national prominence was a result of her own connections and achievements. In 1932, she played an important role in the presidential campaign, convincing members of California’s delegation to support Franklin Roosevelt’s nomination for president, and during his whistle-stop campaign that fall she hosted him and Eleanor at her ranch in Williams, inviting state luminaries to visit the candidate. When Roosevelt won the White House that fall, Arizona’s male politicians could no longer ignore Greenway’s clout. The following year, when the sole Arizona member to the U. S. House of Representatives resigned for a position in the Roosevelt administration, the state Democratic chairman asked Greenway to run, and she accepted. She breezed to easy victories in both the primary and general contests over veteran male politicians. During the Great Depression she worked in Congress to help Arizona industries recover, to provide relief for veterans, and to pave Route 66 through the northern portion of the state, but her legacy can best be defined by the numerous qualified women she encouraged to participate in state politics.

(L) to (R) Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Isabella Greenway and Lewis Douglas campaigning in Arizona. Circa 1932. Photographer unknown.

Fulfilling the Promise When Janet Napolitano ran for attorney general in Arizona in 1998, a reporter asked a question she will never forget: “So, do you plan on running as a woman attorney general?” Napolitano is sure that her opponent was never asked whether he would “run as a man.” Even though as early as 1950, thirtyfive women had served in Arizona’s legislature, two had held statewide executive office, and one, Isabella Greenway, had served in Congress, there remained a bias against women in the legal profession. The state did not lack for talented female attorneys. In 1893, Sarah Herring became the first woman admitted to practice law in Arizona. Even after her marriage to Thomas Sorin, she continued to practicing mining law in Tombstone with her father. In 1913, representing the Phelps Dodge Corporation, she became the first woman to argue a case unassisted by a man before the United States Supreme Court. Her success inspired other women to pursue law careers, despite warnings from men they were too delicate for the profession. Nellie Trent Bush won election as justice of the peace in Yuma County in 1918, a position that required her to oversee coroner inquests. When critics suggested it was an inappropriate job for a woman, Bush retorted, “As if it were any more difficult for me than for a man.” She took a law correspondence course to help her with the position, but after election to the legislature in 1920, she became convinced she needed a legal education to succeed in politics. Bush, along with Lorna Lockwood, became the first female students at the University of Arizona’s School of Law. They were criticized, however, by the dean because “it was no place for a woman.” When Bush and

Lockwood were barred from class because discussion of a rape case was planned, Bush pounced on the dean, asking him whether he “had ever heard of a rape case that didn’t involve a woman.” They attended the lecture when he offered no reasonable response. In the legislature, Bush used her legal education to become the first female chair of the powerful judiciary committee. At home in Parker, Bush was the only lawyer, male or female, for miles, so her career blossomed, with her primary client the Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1924 she was appointed U. S. commissioner—the federal attorney for the region—one of the earliest women in the nation to achieve that honor. In contrast, her classmate Lorna Lockwood, who had graduated near the top of her class, had a tougher time establishing her career in the state capital which was teeming with male lawyers. She had hoped to go into practice with her father, Alfred C. Lockwood, a long-time Cochise County superior court judge, but he was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 1925, crushing her plans. Lorna soon discovered few clients were willing to hire a female lawyer, so she served as her father’s legal secretary until she was recruited for the state legislature by members of Isabella Greenway’s Democratic women’s clubs and members the Arizona Business and Professional Women’s Club. Lockwood served in the legislature from 1938 to 1944, sponsoring laws protecting children from molestation, improving transportation, and establishing a commission for unemployment compensation. Just as she was leaving politics for the private practice, Governor Sidney Osborn signed into law a bill that Year of the Woman, Continued on page 7

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allowed women to serve on juries for the first time. Like the long suffrage battle, women had fought for the jury service for decades, but were repeatedly rebuffed because as one member of the house put it, “the average woman of the state sincerely objects to leaving her home, her children, and all that a mother’s heart holds dear, for the purpose of sitting as a judge in certain cases such as rape, bastardy, incest, sodomy, and murder.” Deemed too delicate to hear court cases, women were overlooked for judicial appointments as well, until Lorna Lockwood challenged prevailing opinion. After an appointment as assistant attorney general, she won a seat on the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1950. When asked about the milestone victory, Lockwood admitted most people were surprised, “but the lawyers were the ones that were a little bit against it. They didn’t think a woman belonged on the bench. There weren’t any valid reasons given, just that a woman hadn’t been there and shouldn’t be.” After a decade of service on the superior court bench, often working on juvenile courts, Lockwood was elected to the Arizona Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice in 1965, a first for a woman in the United States. Nationally, her work was recognized when Senator Carl Hayden recommended her for appointment to

the United States Supreme Court. When President Lyndon Johnson made another choice, she commented, “I don’t think a woman should be denied a seat on the court just because she is a woman and I don’t think she should be given one just on the basis of being a woman either. The job is too important to be judged on this basis alone.” Lockwood’s accomplishments opened opportunities for future generations of women in the judiciary. When she graduated near the top of her class at Stanford University Law School in 1952, Sandra Day O’Connor, like Lockwood, struggled to find work in private practice, requiring her to take a job at the Arizona attorney general’s office. After serving in the Arizona senate, where she became the first woman in the nation chosen by her peers to become majority leader, she won a seat on Lockwood’s former bench on the Maricopa County Superior Court. After a short stint on the state appellate court, she was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the first female justice on the U. S. Supreme Court. When Justice O’Connor arrived in Phoenix in January of 1999 to swear in five women as the top executives in state government, she was witnessing the culmination of nine decades of female office holding in Arizona. But she, as well as the women who took the oath of office that day as governor, attorney general, treasurer, superintendent of public

Lorna Lockwood. Arizona State University Library.

instruction, and secretary of state, all understood the struggles of the past and the obstacles that remained. Because of the work of women like Frances Willard Munds, Isabella Greenway, Nellie Trent Bush, and Lorna Lockwood, Arizona continues to lead the nation in female office holding. It is the only state to have had four women governors, and, with 40 percent of the legislature female,

is ranked number one in the nation for representation, fulfilling Nellie Bush’s 1935 declaration that what Arizona needs is “more she legislators rather than he legislators.” Historian Heidi Osselaer is the author of Winning Their Place: Arizona Women and Politics, 1883-1950 (University of Arizona Press, 2009).

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DIFFERENT SPOKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS The Ravello Travel Bicycle

Story and photos by Kim Stone

I expected Brian Myers to ride up to our meeting place in downtown Globe in full cyclist’s regalia: skintight Lycra spandex in dayglo colors, a cycling helmet, and, of course, the requisite wraparound sunglasses. He would be riding—no doubt—his unique bicycle called the Ravello Travel Bike that can be completely taken apart, packed neatly into a 26” x 26” x 10” suitcase, then shipped as checked luggage and reassembled anywhere in the world an owner might care to ride. I was surprised, then, to see an unassuming guy arrive on a white, generic-looking bicycle dressed moreor-less like me, with a loose fitting shirt, khaki shorts and a pair of Keen sandals. “I found this bike on Craigslist for $120,” he told me, clearly happy with the price he paid. It was a ladies bike, what Brian called a “step over,” and he said it had inspired him to build a bike like it for touring. Touring, in bicyclists’ jargon, is not racing, but over-the-road biking, ranging from weekend rides to the long distance equivalent of backpacking on wheels. As Brian would explain over the next few hours, his 40-year passion for bicycles includes both riding and building them, starting as a teen in California in the 1970s.

Coming to Globe With a population turnover rate that’s only slightly higher than that of your average penitentiary, the first question to ask someone who settles in Globe is: How did you make your way here? It was a circuitous route, he explained, starting in northern California, followed by the San Diego area where he and his wife ran bike shops for 12 years. By 2008, the traffic and population growth in San Diego had exploded, and he was becoming more concerned about bicycling on roads full of distracted drivers with their handheld devices. “We can continue to ride bicycles here until one of us gets killed or hurt, or we can be proactive and get out before something happens.” They chose Albuquerque, but the winters were too cold. After a year and a half, they left for Tucson, where—you guessed it—they found the summers oppressively hot. Finally, they gave Globe a try, and after three years, they seem to have found a good fit. Winter here can be crisp and nippy, but it’s amenable to outdoor pursuits, and the summers are a far cry from the extremes of Phoenix and Tucson. What’s even better? “The road cycling here is off the charts fantastic,” Brian tells me with zest, particularly on SR 188, with its low traffic volume and wide shoulders. “Sometimes when I start at Judy’s Cook House, it feels like I’m riding on an abandoned airport runway,” He leverages this sweetheart of a road by coordinating the Arizona Bicycle Classic each October. This ride features a choice of three different routes from 28 miles to 78 miles in length that all begin and end at Jake’s Corner Bar and Grill near the junction with State Route 87. Last year 80 riders participated, but he’d like to attract a lot more. Different Spokes For Different Folks, Continued on page 9

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How it all began Brian raced bicycles during the 1970s and 80s, achieving notable status racing one-speed track bicycles 30 – 40 times a year against contemporaries like the great Greg LeMond at the velodrome in San Jose, California. He rode the challenging 400-mile San Diego Christmas Ride, and in 1986, pedaled 4,600 miles in 6 weeks from San Francisco to Atlanta with a quick side trip to Michigan. He is a certified welder, and his internship as a bicycle mechanic in numerous bike shops in both northern and southern California set him up with the skills to eventually run his own bike shops. Oddly enough, Brian’s first custom frames weren’t for single riders, but for the kind that hold two riders at one time, known as a tandem. Former couples call this type of bike the “marriage buster,” because riding it requires a level of sustained and synchronized cooperation that exacerbates individual differences. Marital bliss can be shattered by something as simple as deciding who’s in front. Shouting matches ensue. Selfies have fake smiles. Tandems lie abandoned on lonely stretches of highway. But Brian and his wife passed the tandem litmus test and found they were well suited to pedaling in tandem on a tandem. “We were having a blast on it,” he told me. They bought one tandem, then another, and another, but because he is 5’ 6” tall and his wife a bit shorter, none of them were the ideal size and geometry they were looking for. u

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Ready For CrossFit?

CROSSFIT IS HARD. IT’S INTENSE. AND IT’S ULTIMATELY ADDICTING. BEST OF ALL, IT HAS FINALLY COME TO GLOBE. Story and photos by Kim Stone

Like most fitness-conscious types, I had heard of CrossFit, but only knew it by what its name literally suggests: a cross between different fitness regimes. I naively lumped it with fitness fads like P90X, Insanity, and a milieu of others that carpet bomb TV screens with infomercials promising fast, beach-body results. CrossFit, however, has no DVDs to buy, and no screen exercises to mimic in your living room. CrossFit sweat is produced live, in real time, inside one of the 14,000 CrossFit gym affiliates worldwide.

What is CrossFit? The textbook definition is pretty straightforward: CrossFit is constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. “The payoff,” says CrossFit founder Greg Glassman, “is an inordinate adaptation of fitness that you didn’t think was potentially achievable.” That’s pretty heady stuff, and maybe a bit intimidating. But one of the founding principles of CrossFit is universal scalability, which means that each unique Workout of the

Keeping track of the workout.

Day (known as the “WOD,” for short) is scaled to match the fitness level of each individual participant. Weights can be lowered, reps and sets reduced, rests extended, or one exercise substituted for another. Universal scalability means universal accessibility, so Glassman doesn’t exaggerate when he says, “Your grandmother could—and should—be working out with us.” Seven of the 38 members currently enrolled with CrossFit Globe-Cobre Valley are over the age of 60—and they’re having a blast. “In the majority of cases,” says CrossFit coach Kathy Walker, “you’re not too old and you’re not too heavy” to do CrossFit. While the daily workouts—the WODs—are challenging for everyone regardless of their age or fitness level, it’s the cumulative results and class comradery that keep everyone coming back for more. CrossFit is not about body sculpting and six-pack abs. But the byproduct of becoming fit and healthy leads to a better body image, with vastly improved self-confidence for both men and women. Crossfitters are strong—and that strength looks and feels good.

Two experienced, certified coaches CrossFit Globe-Cobre Valley is a fully sanctioned CrossFit affiliate gym started by Greg and Kathy Walker, both certified CrossFit trainers. They’re transplants from Tucson, where Greg and his daughter ran CrossFit Northwest Tucson, a thriving gym with nearly 400 members. CrossFit is marketed mainly by word-of-mouth, and it was Kathy’s son who urged her to take a class in San Diego in 2010. “It was a ten minute workout, the hardest ten minutes I’ve ever done,” she recalls. “And I said, ‘Okay, I’m hooked.’” Back in Arizona, she discovered CrossFit Northwest Tucson and from there, rapidly distinguished herself as a top-shelf CrossFit athlete. In 2013, she received her certification as a CrossFit coach and in 2014, won a silver medal at the CrossFit Games. Lest you think this is the achievement of some hotshot barely out of her thirties, Kathy Walker didn’t attend her first CrossFit class until she was 51 years old.

Coaches Greg and Kathy Walker help Cami Lucero do her very first inverted hang on the rings.

Greg Walker is similarly qualified and has an even longer pedigree. With a backround of playing competitive football and riding off-road motorcycles, he gained his own CrossFit coaching qualification in 2009, then went on to participate in three CrossFit games, winning a gold medal in 2011. He, too, was a late bloomer, not beginning his passion for CrossFit until his late 50s.

CrossFit comes to Globe By 2016, Greg and Kathy had decided to leave Tucson (Greg’s daughter would continue running the gym). They wanted to open another CrossFit affiliate gym somewhere with a warm climate in a community that didn’t yet have CrossFit. Greg had been coming to Globe for decades as a nexus point to stage his motorcycle rides, so he already had a familiarity with Globe and thought it would make a good fit. Kathy agreed, and in August 2016, they opened CrossFit Globe-Cobre Valley on the corner of Pine and Cedar streets. Crossfit, Continued on page 11

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CrossFit really is for everybody CrossFit is designed to be gender neutral. Even though men will always have brute muscle capacity in their corner, CrossFit requires just as much coordination, accuracy, agility, and balance. These skills come naturally to women. “That’s not macho stuff,” founder Greg Glassman points out. Woman find they improve quickly—and excel—with CrossFit. In fact, 60% of all Crossfitters worldwide are women. Sarah Alexander joined CrossFit Globe-Cobre Valley in October 2016 to lose some baby weight. She began with one day a week, then two, finally reaching five. “Now I can’t get enough of it,” she told me. Her husband, Travis, saw the progress she was making, not just in her body, but in her growing confidence and self-esteem. Three months later, he signed up for CrossFit himself.

“Your grandmother could— and should—be working out with us." ~ Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit

Debra Moya is working through a set of back squats in a recent workout.

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Since then they have married (the ceremony conducted in their gym, of course), built a house, and have made a long-term commitment to coaching CrossFit in the area. Their mission is be the catalyst that members need for their physical and mental evolution. Even more broadly, Greg says that “we’re here for health, wellness, and fitness for Globe, Arizona.”

Coach Greg Walker, who just turned 69 years old, holds one of his signature “statue” handstands.

When Shawna Fierro, a mother of three, started CrossFit, she couldn’t do a proper pushup and barely made it through her first workout. Six months later, she was swinging 30-pound kettlebells and doing hand stands. She credits Greg and Kathy with believing in her when she was afraid to believe in herself. And she gives a shout-out to the unwavering support that class members give each other. The class camaraderie “helps get us through every workout and is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before.” Kathy readily agrees. “You can’t explain the culture in here until you step into it.” Greg feels the same way. “Man, woman, 8 to 80. It doesn’t matter. We’re all in this together.” u

“We’re here for health, wellness, and fitness for Globe, Arizona.”

The first class at Crossfit Globe-Cobre Valley is free. If you don’t want to jump into a formal class immediately, Greg and Kathy Walker can arrange a one-on-one introduction. They’ll even run you through a sample workout to see if it’s something you’d like to try.

~ Coach Greg Walker

Schedule (check website for most current info)

Commercial gyms are usually overstocked with specialized equipment, so you’ll no doubt be struck by the amount of open space in one outfitted for CrossFit. Except for a neat line of stationary rowers, there isn’t another exercise machine to be found in Greg and Kathy’s gym. Mention this to Greg and he’ll give you his stock response. “We are the machines.” What he means is that a typical CrossFit workout will use some combination of running, pushing, pulling, lifting, climbing, jumping, carrying, swinging, and squatting, using medicine balls, kettlebells, ropes, barbells, rings, pullup bars— and your own body. All done at high intensity, of course. These functional movements are the core movements of everyday life. No fancy machine is needed.

Monday ~ 5am, 7am, 8:15am, and 5:15pm Tuesday ~ 5am, 7am, and 8:15am Wednesday ~ 5am, 7am, 8:15am, and 5:15pm Thursday ~ 5am, 7am, and 8:15am Friday ~ 7am and 5:15pm Saturday ~ 7:am Location: 200 S. Pine St. in Globe Phone: (520) 405-1818 Drop in fee: $15 Monthly membership: Contact Greg or Kathy www.crossfitglobecobrevalley.com Coach Kathy Walker demonstrates rope climbing technique.

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THE DISTRICT Did you know?

3 A rizona has 31 Legislative Districts. 3 L egislative District 8 and is one of the largest in Arizona which spans nearly two dozen communities, including Globe-Miami.

3 Each District has (1) Senator and (2) House Representatives

INDEPENDENTS CAN VOTE IN THE ARIZONA PRIMARY! But you can only choose one party ballot. LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARY IS JULY 30TH. Request an Early Ballot by calling (928) 402-8740. Early Ballots mailed out by August 1

What is Permanent Early Voting and How do I sign up? Signing up for PEVL means you automatically get ballots mailed to you each election cycle. These early ballots are mailed approximately 27 days prior to any election. Getting a ballot early allows time to review and study the issues, research candidates and vote in the convenience of your home.

TIMELINE: PRIMARY ELECTION Tuesday, August 28 Primary Election Day Monday, July 30 Last day to register to vote Wednesday, August 1 Early voting begins Friday, August 17 at 5pm Last day to request early ballot by mail

In the Primary on August 28th Democrats and Republicans: Senate-Democrat

Natalie Fierros-Bock (D) Sharon Girard (D) *Voters will choose 1 House-Democrat

Carmen Casillas (D) Pablo Correa (D) Linda Gross (D) *Voters will choose 2 Senate-Republican

Frank Pratt (R) Palmer Miller (R) House-Republican

David Cook (R) House TJShope (R) House In the Primary on August 28th, both Democrats and Republicans can select their candidates to run in the General. NOTE: Independents can also vote, by requesting either a (D) or (R) ballot by July 30th.

Friday, August 24 at 5pm Last day to vote early in person

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I will take an integrated approach to job creation by strengthening our education, healthcare, infrastructure and environment.” Only by building our house from the ground up will we improve the lives of all and ensure the future of our communities for generations.

✔ Refocus our $ and attention on public education to ensure that all our children get the chance they deserve to succeed.

✔ Preserve the Affordable Care Act and fix its inadequacies. ✔ Work on a comprehensive system that is effective and equitable for all.

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More Is Happening At Summer Youth Theater Than Meets The Eye Photos and story Sonia Yanez

very summer, local youth come together to sing, dance and act as part of the Summer Youth Musical Theatre Program (SYMTP) at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts. The youth, under the direction of Paul Tunis and managed by Leslie Kim, put on performances for the community and have done a variety of shows including Seussical Jr., Beauty and the Beast, and most recently, Les Miserables (School Edition). The actors typically get the recognition, but what most people don’t see is the work being done behind the scenes. There are so many jobs that need to happen for a show to come together, including lighting, music, props, sets, choreography, costumes and more. One of the youth behind the scenes is Ryan Bertoldo, a senior at Globe High School. He said that he’s been helping with SYMTP for 1.5 years. “It’s just like a second family,” he says. Regarding some of the other youth volunteers, he adds, “Harry and Kenneth Werrell help a lot with the set. Jacob Myers (a member of the Midnight Cicadas, Globe’s robotics team) is also helping out with sound this time.” For the Les Miserables show, Harry and his brother Kenneth have been up in the balcony working the spotlights. Kenneth, age 17, said it’s his fourth show and that he’s done different jobs for different shows. His favorite job so far has been “making props.” Two floors down from the theater stage is the “sweatshop,” otherwise known as the basement. There, Diana Tunis, Jennifer Werrell and Rebekah Fraze can be found hard at work making the costumes for the shows. They’re surrounded by fabric, sewing machines, dye and most things imaginable for making wonderful wardrobes. One of the specific things they were working on for Les Miserables was to make the clothes appear dirty and worn. A variety of costumes are made for each show from simple to elaborate. The casts for plays can be large, and each actor may have several costume changes, resulting in dozens of costumes. When it all happens so seamlessly, most people don’t think of how much work goes into each production. There is definitely no shortage of hustle and bustle when preparing for plays or other events. The youth hosted a “Vive la Cornhole” tournament on June 16, and the day before the tournament, every youth participant helped prepare the second floor by taking on various tasks, such as moving furniture, sweeping and mopping, taking out the trash, dusting, and stringing lights. So between the behind-the-scenes jobs, offstage contests among the youth that add to the fun, and the fundraising events, a lot is going on at SYMTP. The community that has been built among the youth and staff is remarkable. Elena Brantley, age 16, has been involved with youth theater for eight years. She has had a starring role in several productions, and she also takes part in some of the behind-the-scenes work. “I love helping Diana out with costuming,” she says. “I get to sew and watch really complex costumes come to life. I get to help create a big part of a character.” SYMTP truly is arts education. According to its website, the organization has reached more than 3,000 youth in the past 20 years. For more information on the program, play schedules and how to get involved, see: symtp.org. u

The youth participate in circles of gratitude where they write thank you notes to each other.

Cleaning and prepping before an event.

Diana Tunis and Rebekkah Fraze working on costuming. .

VOTE

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FOR SENATE DISTRICT 8

Vote for someone who will represent you!

“I am a candidate for state senate because I believe in Arizona. When elected I will support Arizona as we become a prosperous growing economy where everyone is treated with dignity and equality.” ~Sharon Girard

“Sharon Girard has spent over thirty years as a physician’s assistant, working with Planned Parenthood, rural and migrants health clinics, and emergency departments. As a volunteer in free clinics she worked closely with women, men and families who had no health insurance, or not enough. Their stories and struggles spurred Sharon to political advocacy and action.” ~ Arizona List “A proud advocate for public schools, Sharon will work to increase teacher pay and school funding, and will fight for policies that will, grow jobs in LD 8 and across Arizona.”

Thank you...

PRIMARY AUGUST 28 EARLY BALLOTS Come out August 1 /Sharon Girard for AZ Senate LD8

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The Society Page

Local First Arizona Hosts Mixer June 7th

4TH OF JULY PARADE Miami Business Alliance representing over two dozen small businesses in Miami.

Joe and Holly Brantley (Globe-Miami Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market) , Patty Sjolin (Miami Business Association), Mary Hysong (Hysong Grows).

Heritage Health Care Hosts Chamber Mixer

Patti Sjolin, Terry Perez, and Lisa Remos

Chamber Installation and Awards Dinner

May 10th

Marcia and Joe Skammel, Tom Foster and Elizabeth Eaton

June 26th ~ Dream Manor Inn

Freeport McMoRan: Frankie Dalmolin, Robin Horta, Curtis Huddleston, Steve and Janelle Palmer.

(L) to (R) Ellen Kretsch, Molly Cornwell, Tom Thompson, Franceen Gregovich-Benton, Bryan Seppala, Christie Cothurn and Erica Muniz.

The staff at Heritage includes; (L) to (R) Tim Summerhays (Executive Director), Carra Carr (Hospital Liaison), Sylvia Armijo (Business Office Manager), Shoshanna Abels (Rehab Director), Crystal Tower (Admissions Coordinator), Armida Dixon (Director of Nursing), Lynn Heimer (Health Information Manager), Lisa Fletcher (Social Services Director)

Margret Celix was awarded the Golden Service Award for her work with CASA, March of Dimes Walk for Babies and the Miami School Governing Board.

Dalmolin Excavation was awarded the Business of the Year. Since 1970 the Dalmolins have served the local area and have played an instrumental role in the development of Old Dominion Historic Mine Park; donating equipment, personnel and expertise to bring many projects at the park to completion.

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Grand Opening ~ May 16th

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5th Annual Hats Off Dream Manor Inn ~ June 16th

Heritage Health Care was well represented with Lisa Fletcher, Kaylyn Macias, Shoshanna Abels, Kaitlyn Reid, and Michelle Dickison-Greenwall

San Carlos Cafe: L to R, Arlene Pemberton, Juanita Hooke, Anita Johnson, Donna McGill, Kaylee May, Tiffany May. Top Row: Ian Stevens, Tasha Pemberton and Trinity Pemberton. The table is and have been for years sponsored by Juanita Hooke at the San Carlos Cafe' in San Carlos.Â

Carolyn Gillis introduced Globe Mayor, Al Gameros, who was the keynote speaker at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event.

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LAW AND ORDER

Andy Hall, Little Feet, and Vigilante Justice at the Hanging Tree By Kim Stone

Just days before embarking on his legendary trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1869, John Wesley Powell was still trying to round out his ten-man crew. When he spotted nineteen-year-old Andy Hall piloting an oar-driven homemade boat, he knew he’d found his man. Andy, with an adolescent’s moxie and fearlessness, saw only adventure not peril, and jumped at Powell’s offer to join the expedition. This was no pleasure cruise, and Powell’s flotilla of four wooden boats would face more hiccups than just rapids. Two boats were lost, and four of the original 10man crew abandoned the expedition along the way. Andy Hall, however, stuck it out with pluck and a plomb, and in his notes, Powell wrote that Andy was “a good hand at work or play.” When Powell completed his epic 99-day journey at the mouth of the Virgin River on the west side of the Grand Canyon (an area now inundated with the waters of Lake Mead), Andy Hall was there with him. “We had the greatest ride that was ever got,” was how Hall later described it. Thirteen years later, his paddling days behind him, Andy was living in Florence, Arizona, working as a shotgun messenger (a job most of us know as “riding shotgun”) for Wells Fargo and Company on the stage run from Casa Grande to Globe. It was August, 1882 in a particularly hot stretch of Arizona desert, and Andy felt some relief as he climbed in elevation towards Pioneer Pass in the Pinal Mountains south of Globe. His was guarding a buckboard that carried $5,000 of mine payroll bound for Globe. Because the last tenmile stretch on the north side of the mountain wasn’t wagon friendly, the gold had to be transferred to a team of sure-footed mules that would lug it the rest of the way to its destination. The packer waiting at Pioneer Pass was Frank Porter, and for him, this transfer from wagons to mules was old hat, though he more often loaded express goods or the mail rather than a strongbox full of gold. Word spreads quickly about valuable payroll deliveries like this, and for three ne’er-do-wells from Globe, the prospect of collecting more money than they would earn in ten year’s wages was too enticing to pass up. One of the scoundrels was a local photographer by

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the name of Cicero Grime. His brother was the second, a diminutive, five-foot-tall dance instructor named Lafayette. The last was Curtis Hawley, known to be as big as Lafayette was small. They were more opportunists than outlaws, and their half-baked scheme amounted to just two “bullet” points: • ambush • shoot like hell Hall and Frank Porter were loading the mules when Cicero Grime just happened to ride by. He stopped and helped them load the gold onto the lead mule, all-thewhile eyeing Porter, Hall, and the pack train to size up their collective vulnerabilities. He saw that Hall had only a pistol to defend himself (his shotgun had jammed and wouldn’t fire), while Porter was unarmed. Riding off alone towards Globe, Cicero reached his two waiting compadres a few miles down the trail and filled them in with what he had learned. The plan was for Cicero to ride into Globe while Curtis and Lafayette remained behind to do the dirty work. The two hid in a gully near Six Shooter Canyon and waited. With no forewarning of foul play, the pack train methodically clip-clopped down the mountain, Andy Hall in the lead. The gold-laden mule was second in

line, followed by the rest of the mules with Frank Porter bringing up the rear. Grime and Hawley waited until the front of the pack train began to pass, then let loose with a broadside of gunfire. The lead mule with the gold strongbox was shot and went down. Another bullet struck Hall in the leg. Through all the melee and confusion, Hall hadn’t seen who fired the weapons. His first instinct was that it was an Indian attack. Hall told Frank Porter to ride into town for a posse. Despite his wound, Hall stayed behind to track the bandits. Hawley and Grime, meanwhile, had already transferred the gold to saddle bags and were quickly making their way on foot down the mountain towards Globe. The thieves crossed paths with Dr. F.W. Vail from Globe, who was up in the mountains doing some prospecting. After briefly befriending him, Hawley and Lafayette each shot Vail, left him for dead, then rode off with his two horses. When Hall came upon Hawley and Lafayette, he held his fire, not sure that these two were the ones who pulled off the heist. Together, they continued towards Globe, amicably at first, as if all were wary of the same common enemy. But Hawley sensed that Hall was becoming suspicious of the contents of their plump and weighty saddlebags. He waited for the next opportunity to move behind Hall, and then he shot him in the back. Repeatedly. It wasn’t long before Frank Porter reached Globe with the news of the ambush, and a posse was quickly on its way into the Pinal Mountains. Vigilante justice would ultimately determine the fate of these murderers, ending with one last walk down dusty Broad Street to Globe’s most versatile sycamore tree. u

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12th Annual Arizona Rural Policy Forum August 8-10; Sale ends Aug 7th Wickenburg Community Center Cost: $125 General Admission

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The 12th Annual Arizona Rural Policy Forum helps to connect rural economic development professionals, nonprofits, community leaders, business owners, and other rural stakeholders who are interested in sustaining rural communities. The event, hosted by Arizona Rural Development Council, is expected to bring participants from all over the state for three days. For more information and to register please go to: azrdc.org/2018

Old Dominion Days September 12-15th Gila Historical Museum Free Experience Arizona’s Golden Age! There will be events held on each day including history presentations, ice cream making, antique appraisals, Big Nose Kate's fashion show, Tortilla Toss Championship and more! Fun for the whole family! Visit the museum website at www.gilahistorical com for more details.

Globe-Miami Chamber Parking Lot Every Saturday 8-11am June thru September The local farmers’ market offers an array of locally grown produce, handmade crafts, baked goods and entertainment. It is a great way to visit with neighbors, meet new friends, pick up something special for your week and kick off the weekend. If you have something to sell, talk to market manager, Holly Brantley 928-701-1108 about a booth or simply sharing a table with others.

Summer Concert Series June-August Locations Vary • 7pm-9pm Enjoy a hometown summer in the park concert series hosted by Miami Genesis and friends. The concerts are free but plan to bring your own seating and sit back and enjoy the music or join us on the dance floor. The schedule of performers are as follows: • July 20th: Junction 87, located at the 1916 Train Depot Complex • A ugust 4th, 7pm: Cover Ups, located at the 1916 Train Depot Complex • A ugust 18th, time tba: Mimelight, located at the Globe City Park • S ept 12th, time TBA. Steve Holmquist, in conjunction with the Old Dominion Days Event at the Gila County Historical Society

7th Annual Prickly Pear Festival August 18 • 7am–6pm Superior, Arizona This event is billed as a “Celebration of our incredible Edible Desert,” and will include a series of classes demonstrating the many uses of the prickly pear fruit. There will be vendors, food demonstrations, guest speakers, live music and a youth pageant. For more information visit www. superiorarizonachamber.org.

Becoming An Outdoor Woman Workshop September 7-9 Friendly Pines Camp, Prescott, AZ During this three day workshop BOW gives women (18 and older) the opportunity to learn about hunting, fishing and related activities in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Your fees include a shared cabin, all meals and instruction for the three days. For more information visit the BOW website at www.azwildlife.org

49th Annual Gila County Fair September 20-23 Gila County Fair Grounds From the All American Beef Cook Off on Thursday night to the livestock auction on Sunday, the Gila County Fair has something for everyone in the family. For complete information on the fair, and the program line up for September 2018, go to www.gilacountyfair.com.

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You know your from Arizona when... ...you feed your chickens ice cubes to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs. ...the cold-water faucet is hotter than the hot-water faucet. ...a rainy day puts you in a good mood. ...you take rain dances seriously. ...your driver's license probably doesn't expire for another 30 years. ...it's pure bliss whenever the temperature dips below 90 degrees. ...this is your definition of a "river."

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INTERNATIONAL COACHES TEACH SOCCER TO LOCAL YOUTH Story and photos by Sonia Yanez

ore than 250 million people in over 200 countries play soccer, making it the most popular sport in the world. In America, other sports dominate, but that doesn’t mean soccer doesn’t have a home here. In the Globe-Miami area, a free soccer camp was open to local youth on May 5 and gave kids the chance to try it out and see if they would be interested in enrolling in the longer camps. International coaches with Challenger Sports hosted the camp. Challenger Sports is a new provider for the Globe-Miami area, and employs more than 1,500 coaches in the U.S. and Canada. According to Amanda Martin, regional commissioner for Cobre Hills Soccer AYSO 543, who seemed to be enjoying the day watching the kids and coaches play and learn, “This is what the coaches came here to do - coach the kids, educate about where they’re from.” The free soccer camp had 26 participants. “We even had 3-yearolds out here today.” Martin is excited about two new programs they are implementing for younger players. Prior to this year, AYSO soccer players had to be age four and above. Coaches Rob Cleaver from England and Natali Suto from Brazil.

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Seventeen players, ages 3-11, were in the British Soccer group. The coach of this program was Rob Cleaver from Blackpool, England. Cleaver said, “I do it because I love helping young children learn soccer skills, my passion for the sport, and I’ve been playing nearly 19 years. I’m 22 now.” Cleaver explained that soccer is by far the biggest sport in Europe and he sees it growing in the United States. He said, “It’s easy, you can do it anywhere and it’s a good way to keep fit.” He said that back home in England, he coaches, plays for his local teams and also referees at times. Following their time in Globe, the coaches host camps in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Scottsdale. They spend February to November in the U.S., return home for 2 months, then fly back and do it all over again. Cleaver said it would be his dream to get a permanent job in the U.S. “The weather is better, the people are lovely and the food is better. It’s a great opportunity.” He plans to keep coaching indefinitely, “It’s a way to help the community. Help the kids get exercise.” The older group consisted of players ages 12-18. They were in the TetraBrazil group. According to the Challenger Sports website, “The TetraBrazil curriculum has been designed … to provide teams, coaches, and players with the same expert level of training received by professional clubs in Brazil.” The coach for TetraBrazil was Natali Suto. It is her first year with the program and she first came to the U.S. two years ago to learn English in New York. Suto started playing soccer at the age of 7 and has been playing for 18 years. She said she does it because, “I love the children.” Suto has a physical education degree and said she has more work opportunities in the United States than she does back home. Suto also plays on a soccer team in Brazil when she is home. She said she wants to continue to coach in the future, “I will try for more years.” Cleaver and Suto are both staying with host families in the Phoenix area because local host families can be difficult to find. Anyone interested in hosting these international coaches may contact the regional commissioner at ayso543rc@gmail.com. Following the free camp preview, Challenger Sports coaches returned to teach the full camp June 4 - 8. The fall soccer season begins in August and early-bird registration is taking place now. More information may be found at www.ayso543.com. u

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By Mila Besich

he Seventh Annual Prickly Pear Festival hosted by the Superior Chamber of Commerce is set for Saturday, August 18th 2018 in the quaint and dynamic mountain town of Superior, Arizona. The festival celebrates all the edible wonders of the Sonoran Desert while showcasing the many products and health benefits of the Prickly Pear cactus. Along with the festival activities, most of the local restaurants and retail merchants will have special sales and prickly pear items for sale. This year’s event will feature a Prickly Pear Foraging hike, which begins at 7:00am. Those attending the hike should meet at the Superior Municipal Airport located on US 60. Hikers should wear long pants and sleeves along with sturdy shoes. To pick the Prickly Pear fruit, you will need tongs and a bucket or container to hold your fruit. Following the hike, stop by the Veterans of Foreign War Hall on Main Street for a pancake breakfast; make sure you top your pancakes with the homemade sweet and tangy prickly pear syrup. The cost for breakfast is a generous donation of your choice, the

7th Annual Prickly Pear Festival A Celebration of Our Edible Desert breakfast includes sausage, pancakes, coffee and juice. All proceeds benefit the local VFW Post. At 10:00am, let the fun begin at the Superior Town Hall, located at 199 Lobb Avenue just a block off of Main

Street. This restored school, now the local municipal complex, will play host to many educational speakers on the edible desert, a prickly pear beer making demonstration, live mariachi music, Mexican folklorico dancers, food trucks, the Prickly Pear Pageant and the Cactus Lounge, which will feature the Superior’s famous Prickly Pear Margarita. The vendors, art show and demonstrations will run until 5:00pm. The Cactus Lounge will close at 6:00pm. The third annual Prickly Pear Pageant is a pageant that celebrates vintage clothing and a unique theme each year. Prizes are awarded to the contestants, who best showcase the theme of the pageant. This year the theme of the pageant is “Hollywood Inspired.” Participants can contact Tina Casillas at 480-399-5895 or tinamarie2000@gmail.com The Second Annual Prickly Pear Cookoff will be held from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the Superior Senior Center, located at 360 Main St. Those wishing to enter a dish in

the contest should contact Mila BesichLira no later than August 1st, 2018. For complete rules and regulations contact azccedc@gmail.com. This year there will be two categories for entries, desserts and main entrees/appetizers. Cash prizes will be awarded. The presentation by contestants will happen between noon and 1:00pm. New to the festival this year will be the Superior Prickly Pear Margarita Shake Off, hosted in the Cactus Lounge. This event invites local bartenders along with novice bartenders to show off their skills and earn the title as “The Most Superior Prickly Pear Drink Maker” For more information on contest entry and rules contact the Superior Chamber of Commerce at 520-689-0200 or via email at iamsuperioraz@gmail.com. Superior is located 60 miles east of Downtown Phoenix and is an easy drive on the newly expanded US 60 Highway. For an up to date festival schedule, visit www.superiorarizonachamber.org. u

Wallets just got harder to lose The simple leather wallet in your pocket or purse has evolved with features like Bluetooth connectivity, speakers, and RFID-blocking technology. Who hasn’t misplaced their wallet at one time or another? I search for mine on a daily basis with about the same frequency as I look for my phone. With just a few thousand square feet in my house to hide, they both act as if it is to their advantage to frustrate me. If I lose my iPhone, I can go to any internet connect device I haven’t lost yet and use Find My iPhone to locate it. A traditional wallet, though, has been a laggard, still folding into pockets and purses with technology as old as the animal hide used to make the first one. To put it bluntly, what we haven’t been able to master as responsible adults is now built into today’s smart wallets. Now you can find it if you misplace it, plus a whole lot more. There are many to choose from, and most of them masquerade as what you expect a stylish, normal wallet to look like.

The smart wallet communicates The biggest leap forward is not that smart wallets talk to you—they don’t yet, anyway—but that they link via Bluetooth to your smart phone. If you walk away from your wallet, you’ll receive a notification on your phone that reminds you of your forgetfulness. Some smart wallets also have a speaker, and your phone will tell it to play an alert tone if you stray too far. A slight uptick in sophistication turns the tables and allows your wallet to find your phone, too, with a double tap on the wallet’s imbedded chip. It’s like a high tech buddy system where they both have your back. One super advanced wallet has GPS capability and will display a map on your phone with the actual location of your lost wallet, much like Find My iPhone works. All wallets that feature Bluetooth connectivity require something to connect to, so you can’t do without a smart phone. Whether it be an iPhone, Android, or Windows phone (depending on the smart wallet’s app), you’ll need at least one to pair via Bluetooth with your smarty pants wallet.

Smart wallets may also protect your IDs and credit cards from roving skimmers Another feature that many of these smart wallets share is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) blocking technology. RFID is a wireless technology widely used for inventory management and ID badges. But in the credit

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your wallet and your phone in the same pocket like I do. This little tech marvel of a billfold is also Wi-Fi enabled with a camera that will take a photo of any reprobate who might try to make off with it. My favorite feature of all is built into a smart wallet called the Walli that micromanages the credit card slot you use the most. If the slot senses that is left empty for too long, you’ll receive a notification on your phone that the slot longs to be refilled with your missing card. This could save a panic-filled return trip to the grocery store an hour after you notice it’s gone missing.

Here is a quick list of eight wallets that are way smarter than the one you’re using now. This list is also posted on www.globemiamitimes.com with links and more information for each individual wallet. • Walli – https://www.mywalli.com/products/walli • V oyager Smart Wallet – https://cuirally.com/smarttech-leather-goods card world, it is used for what are called “contactless” cards like Visa PayWave and MasterCard PayPass. It’s the kind of card that you wave in front of a reader to make a purchase. A professional skimmer with the right equipment— and hellbent on skullduggery—can potentially skim personal information from your card at a distance. RFID blocking smart wallets have materials sewn into them that block this skimming technology. The jury is still out about whether this threat is real, exaggerated, or the purview of the hopelessly paranoid, but wallets with this tech are increasingly common. By the way, 90% of us use “contact” cards that have to be inserted into a store’s key pad terminal at checkout. As the name implies, they have to contact the machine that reads them—physically inserted into that hard-to-find slot at the bottom—so there is no wireless information floating around to be captured and stolen. If RFID blocking is your primary concern, you can also use a DIY method and retrofit your existing wallet by wrapping your cards in several layers of off-the-shelf aluminum foil. According to most sources, this is as effective as other high tech materials. Snidely Whiplash would surely say, “Foiled again!”

Even more features you can’t live without One particularly high priced wallet called the Volterman has its own power station that can charge your phone either wired or wirelessly. This is handy if you keep

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Photos by Elizabeth Eaton

Downtown Historic Globe, Arizona

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THE STORY OF TONTO NATIONAL FOREST 1926–1996

According to early estimates, as many as two million cattle once grazed the Tonto. This old photo shows a cattle drive circa late 1800's which would have been reminiscent of those that eventually made their way to Tonto Basin. Unknown Photographer

"Thus, the diverse landscapes of Tonto and the lower Salt River Valley influenced the mode of economic livelihood of the respective regions' inhabitants. As different as those landscapes and economics were, water connected them and they shared similar environmental histories. However, eventually that mutual resource did more to divide the regions than connect them." ~ A. Soward

By Patricia Sanders

Early white settlers in the Tonto Basin spoke of a “stockman’s paradise.” Grama grass that reached your stirrups. Tonto Creek was timbered “from bluff to bluff,” and “fish over a foot in length could be caught with little trouble.” In those days, “there were no washes at all,” and Black Grama covered the slopes on both sides of the river. It “came up in bunches, approximately five inches at the base, grew to a height of 2 to 2½ feet with a sheaf-like spread of 2 to 2½ feet.” At the time stock was first brought in, “There was little brush in the country … and it was possible to drive a wagon nearly anywhere one desired. … Nearly all the north slope of Mt. Ord was a Pine Bunch grass country.” “It is little wonder they flocked to this stockman’s paradise with its fine grasses, well-watered ranges and ideal climate.”

"In 1898, President William McKinley reserved parts of what would become later the Tonto National Forest, and in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt created the Tonto in name. Besides that, Congress also approved the first federal reclamation project to build Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River. Changing trends in federal land law altered the political landscape of the West and promised to transform the physical landscape as well." So wrote Fred W. Croxen, senior forest ranger in the 1920s. He was describing the Tonto Basin of the late 1800s, according to old-timers who had seen it with their own eyes. Croxen lamented, “Stories told by these old men while I have been with them, sound like fairy tales, for everything differed so much in those days from what we see of the ragged end of it all at the present time.” “The ragged end of it all.” Croxen wrote this in 1926. By then, in the words of Florance Packard, the Tonto Basin was already “worn out and gone.” Beginning with Fred Croxen, a line of intelligent and dedicated forest supervisors attempted to return the Tonto Forest back to its original paradise-like state – or as much as possible. They advocated putting the long-term recovery of the forest ahead of short-term profits. They understood the economic realities of the stock industry, but they also – as forest supervisor F. Lee Kirby said – believed “Nature does not compromise.” An article in the Journal of the Southwest, by Adam Soward outlines the discovery of Tonto Basin in the late 1800's which brought both ranchers and farmers to the region in growing numbers. The resulting clash of competing interests and demands upon the land would eventually include the federal government and establish a series of federal policies regarding the management of both forest and water resources which can be seen today. In "Reclamation, Ranching, and Reservation: Environmental, Cultural, and Governmental Rivalries in Transitional Arizona," Soward lays out the relationships between those working the land and those managing the land and water resources. The full article is posted on GMTs website with permission.

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JUBILEE AND THE MYSTERY OF MR. GRENDINI By Sonia Yanez

The Globe-Miami area has a rich history marked with many milestones. Two such events are currently in progress. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Miami hit its 100th anniversary on July 1, 2017. Their celebration has been ongoing for the past year and has included a jubilee pilgrimage, jubilee picnic, jubilee fiesta and the revival of Our Lady’s Courier. Their Jubilee Finale Celebration took place July 1, 2018. Bishop Edward Weisenburger was in attendance to celebrate the mass. Holy Angels Catholic Church in Globe had its Jubilee Kickoff on September 29, 2017. Their celebration began with a visit from Bishop Gerald Kicanas, and activities included a Living Rosary, a jubilee choir, participation in the Christmas light parade and the creation of a centennial book.

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Each church has decades of stories. This is one such story, written by Paul Palma Licano, a longtime Miami resident and member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament who passed away in April 2017. “This story begins in the summer of 1953, my brother Joe, Gilbert and Rudy Ballesteros and I had just graduated the eighth grade from Bullion Plaza School. We were members of the church choir, under the direction of Denise Weber, Father Weber’s sister. One day after practice, Ms. Weber told us to speak with Father Weber. Fr. Weber said he was having the organ removed by Mr. Grendini and he wanted to hire us to assist. Fr. Weber said Mr. Grendini was a person who restored musical instruments and was going to be working on the organ.” The story goes on to describe Mr. Grendini as a medium-sized man with a wide mustache and short beard. He was staying at the YMCA on Sullivan Street in Miami. When the boys met with Mr. Grendini, he offered them 15 cents per hour each. “The next morning we began working in the choir loft. With screwdrivers in hand, we were instructed to remove the lead pipes. It took two of us per pipe, and the short pipes required all of us to remove them. We worked until the afternoon. We asked Mr. Grendini for our pay and he said he would pay us at the end of the whole job.” The boys worked for about three hours per day, three times a week for several weeks. Much of the heavy work was done by the men of the parish. The boys also assisted Mr. Grendini with sanding a piano at Inspiration Country Club. After the sanding was completed and the piano varnished, Charlie Bejarano, who played trumpet in the Miami High School band, was called to assist in the final tuning of the piano. Mr. Grendini had Charlie play a “C.” Mr. Grendini also hit a “C” on the piano and proclaimed it was perfect. “The next day as we were walking to YMCA to meet Mr. Grendini, we talked about how we were going to spend our money. When we arrived, the clerk told us Mr. Grendini left in the middle of the night and did not pay his rent. Upset, shocked, and angry, we went to the church to see Fr. Weber. Fr. Weber told us he did not know where Mr. Grendini was. Rudy loudly demanded Fr. Weber pay us. Fr. Weber threw up his arms and said, ‘Listen, boys, Mr. Grendini hired you, he is the one who stole from you. He stole from me too.’ So we can only imagine the old organ ended up sold for scrap or sold out from under us.”

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“It's in those quiet little towns, at the edge of the world, that you will find the salt of the earth people who make you feel right at home.” ~ Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road

Globe to Catalina Foothills Ray Mine The Ray Mine has a history dating back more than 100 years. Today it offers visitors an up-close look at a major Arizona copper producer which extracts 250,000 tons of ore daily with projected ore reserves until 2044. Mining operations and equipment may be viewed daily from 7am to 2pm.

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Catalina State Park The park sits at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains and offers 5,500 acres of foothills, canyons, and streams. It includes both hiking, equestrian and biking trails as well as camping and picnicking areas. Open year round. Hours are 5am-10pm daily.

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Check out the local neighborhood farmers’ market held each week at the Steam Pump Ranch on North Oracle Road. (North of the Home Depot Retail Center). With 30+ vendor stalls, the Market attracts approximately 700 people each week.

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SUMMER 2018 Marley McDonal models on Sullivan Street in Miami. Photo by Tina M. Strickland

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Baker is the founder of Arizona Creative Professionals, a “community” of photographers, videographers, models, makeup artists and designers. He was inspired by the idea of creating opportunities for photo shoots without the high cost generally involved and that most freelance artists cannot afford. Photography is a costly endeavor. A fashion photographer, or any photographer using a model, must also take into account the cost of paying the many professionals involved: makeup artists, lighting technicians, designers, and, of course, models. To create a high-quality photograph a team of skilled professionals is necessary, and, for the individual artist hoping to get into this very competitive market, the struggle is real. Yes, there are photography groups that have been formed with the intent of easing this struggle. The group hires a model, a makeup person, lighting expert – whatever they need for the shoot, and share the costs. On the day of the shoot the photographers show up at the site, they crowd around the one model while tripping over each other, camera shutters blinking, everyone trying to get the perfect angle, capture the models Mona Lisa moment and hope to create at least one professional photograph for their portfolio.

Make up artists and models getting ready for a photo shoot.

The concept of sharing costs does help the artists, but the difficulty of trying to get a good shot while maneuvering around the different photographers and complying to the fashion, makeup and ambiance decisions of the group or group leader, limits creative decisions by the individual artists. Frustrated, Baker stepped up to find a better solution. The idea of Arizona Creative Professionals, created three years ago, is simple. First, the group is open to be all inclusive to many creative and professional people, not limiting the group to only photographers. That way, a bigger “pool” of creative talent is created. When they go

on a shoot, there may be several models, a body painter, a makeup artist, a videographer, lighting technicians and costume designers. The individual artists can spread out and be creative, not having to follow a shared group theme because there are numerous teams rather than just a single model and one professional crew. Second, the artists share their work with each other in a barter system, which cuts costs drastically. Third, none of the artists or professional crew can exhibit their work without giving equal credit and recognition to all the creative professionals involved. That’s the reason that the behind-the-camera professionals have an interest in being members of the group. These are the ground rules of ACP, and the approximately 300 members, mostly from the Valley, are enjoying the benefits. Posted on the group’s Facebook page, “Our goal is to have fun, learn, share.” Photographer Rodrigo Izquierdo took part in the Miami photo shoot last year and returned to exhibit his work at this year’s Miami Loco Art Festival in April. Excited about ACP, Izquierdo has joined the administrative team to support and help more artists learn and grow through the opportunities created. Izquierdo discovered his love and skill at photography by accident and is self-taught. AZ Creative Professionals, Continued on page 33

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Like many photographers, he uses social media as a digital exhibit space, easily accessible to all and free. Social Media, like ACP, is another example of artists finding a cost-effective platform where they can receive support and learn from each other. Izquierdo posts his photographs in GuruShots, a social media gaming app. It is different from Instagram and classified as a game because participants compete to win prizes, which include participation in exhibitions and cash. Besides giving photographers the satisfaction of sharing their work internationally and the undeniable social-media â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixâ&#x20AC;? from receiving a generous number of likes, it gives artists the opportunity to learn from other artists through their comments, their likes, and through observing the work of others. The app is free and open to all photographers; professional, novice and all levels in between. An interesting side story about Izquierdo: on September 11, 2001, long before he discovered his love for photography, he was working his shift as flight attendant for a Peruvian Air flight that left JFK that morning and arrived in Peru as the second tower of the World Trade Center fell. The sudden drop in ticket sales after the terrorist attack brought on massive layoffs in the flight

Model Cynamon Strong takes a stance on Sullivan. Photo by Rodrigo Izquierdo

industry, Izquierdo among those affected. A citizen of Peru, he was at an unexpected crossroads in his life. With the severance pay he received from the airlines, he bought a ticket to California with the intent of improving his English so he could later return to Peru as a translator. As life happens not always according to plan, his English did improve but he has not returned to live in Peru. Instead, he fell in love with his future wife, and 15 years later is living in Phoenix, has a good job at a bank and is in the process of opening a photography and art studio downtown. The concept of art is constantly changing and always has. The mediums used to make art, the places

where it is exhibited, the expectations of society to specific content, etc. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graffiti in an alley or a museum exhibition, ancient cave drawings or digitally edited clips, seen on an iPhone in Instagram or developed in a darkroom on light sensitive bromide photographic paper; art will always be something that makes us stop and look a little longer. It may make us smile or cry, it may make a political statement or simply be an aesthetic representation of nature, and sometimes, it will leave us confused. Some art will only be noticed and appreciated after the artist has died. And yet, had those artists not made their art, the world would be a narrower, less inquisitive place today. Vive le Art! u

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Replacing single pane windows with more energy efficient dual pane windows are said to save between $100/yr up to $500/yr not only through the design of the window, but the installation comes with a tight seal which stops air from leaking in or out. Add to this the new designs such as easy-to-clean double hung windows and low-e glass which blocks UV light and solar heat, it is easy to see why windows are high on the list of upgrades which catch a buyer's interest.

One of the most effective ways to create WOW in an older home is to knock out a wall or remove the kitchen island. Many historic homes have smaller bedrooms, cramped kitchens and formal dining areas that don't meet buyer's needs. Modernizing older homes by opening up these areas to provide more space and light can improve the home's market value by as much as 25%.

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“You can’t catch a fish off the ocean and serve it as sashimi,” John says, referring to a Japanese dish of thinly sliced raw fish. “It has to go through a private purveyor; there’s only a handful in the U.S.,” he adds. “They control and grade the fish.” He gets most of his fish from Japan and Los Angeles, the salmon from Scotland. “We carry the highest grade. We get the same grade, the same fish, that they serve in New York,” he explains. “We bring it in twice a week. And by law, it has to be frozen at least once. That’s the sushi grade fish.”

His Training There was a time when John Wong didn’t want anything to do with the restaurant business. Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, John grew up digging potatoes on the family farm. His parents owned a country-style restaurant. When they were ready to retire, they asked John if he wanted to be in that business. His response, “No. Never. Ever.” So his parents sent him to college and John earned a math degree. John claims he was an average student. “While I was doing math, I was also doing fine arts. That was my passion, and I did math for my parents.”

He also did math for corporate America as a risk analyst for General Electric. “It was a really good company,” John says. “It allowed me to travel to Singapore, India, London, various places. Doing mathematics… risk analysis and forecasting. They paid for my masters, and my green card as well.” On one of his last assignments to India and Australia, John was inspired by the food. Perhaps he yearned for the restaurant business after all. After 10 years, John took some time off. With 18 months and a backpack, he traveled to Spain, France, Germany, through much of East Asia, and down to New Zealand and Australia. In each place, he’d ask local bar and shop owners to teach him something, and a lot of them did. “I would sweep their floor or do their prep and they would teach a little bit here and there,” he explains, describing how he learned the foundation and fundamentals of cooking. “I really got influenced by Spanish food,” he says of his time in Barcelona. “And Asian food was awesome. It just came really natural.” John opened his first restaurant, with a partner, in Melbourne, Australia. It was called Simply Noodles. In 2001, he returned to the United States, and opened Asia, a new restaurant in Mesa, with the same menu, same concept. It was a popular dining spot in Mesa for 15 years, winning 95 percent of the chef-off contests that he put on with fellow restaurateurs. In 2009, John married Globe local Deborah Yerkovich. They had two sons, and by 2016, the commute was taking a toll on family life. John decided to close his restaurant in Mesa. “It was hard,” he admits. “But worth it.”

The Idea John “sat around for a while” in Globe and considered his options. He went to look at an old building downtown for sale by Dr. Wilt. “I didn’t give it much thought,” he recalls. “I came and looked at this building. It was very small. The roof was caving in.” He went home and drew up plans for a new restaurant. “Hey, maybe I can do it,” he soon thought and put in an offer on the building. Three to four months later, he became Dr. Wilt’s first buyer.

Although it took longer to open than planned, John Wong is happy with the outcome, which he says is exactly as he envisioned it. Photo by Kenneth Chan

“He was very happy that I was going to make it into something,” John notes. The restaurant John made exudes an urban charm, distinguished by its red awning and discrete signage. The interior sports clean modern lines with an Asian flair. “During my time off, I put a package of 40 pages together of every detail of this whole entire restaurant,” John says, describing how he came up with the design. “Down to every piece of equipment I’m going to carry by model number. Every inch, from that wall to this beam, was in this document, in this business plan that I proposed to the city.” It took a lot of work. The structure was stripped down to the wood, and extended out the back to make space for a prep station and a new restroom in the back. It took over 18 months, and John had his hand in every detail and did much of the physical work. He got help from licensed contractors for electricity and plumbing, and of course, family pitched in, including his brotherin-law Darrel Yerkovich who brought John’s vision for his outdoor sign to life and custom-built the lights that shine on the sushi plates. Bloom, Continued on page 37

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“The business runs with a staff of 14 and growing, John says. It’s a bigger crew than he had before, and essential to the success of the venture." Photo by Jenn Walker

Bloom, Continued from page 36

“It’s fabulous!” says Tracy Quick of Bloom. (Tracy owns the bar across the street.) “It’s been so much fun just watching it come to life from the windows of the Huddle.” John is quick to acknowledge help from many corners: “I’m very thankful for my family, their longs hours of patience, hard work, and belief. Thankful for the Cormacks and the Yerkovich family. Thankful for Darrel Yerkovich for pulling me out of my jams. Fletchers for their beautiful bar top and blinds, and Western Repro, Tanner for being so pretty. And the city for their support.”

The Concept

Staff prepares sushi at the the private tasting event held at the Train Depot last summer. Photo by Kenneth Chan.

To test the appeal of a wok-sushi restaurant in Globe, John held a private tasting at the Train Depot last summer. He handed out pamphlets to “nearly every business in town,” inviting folks to try the food. He served three wok entries, four sushi rolls and three wines. “It was packed!” John exclaims. Expecting 150, the event drew 230 patrons at $40 per ticket, and affirmed John’s belief in the potential of his venture. “The root foundation is good people and service,” John says. “And to get just a handful of people believing in my vision, the ripple across the pond begins.” It took six months longer than planned to open, due mostly to process and construction delays. John is happy with the outcome, which is exactly as he envisioned it.

The Crew The business runs with a staff of 14 and growing, John says. It’s a bigger crew than he had before, and essential to the success of the venture. “I want them to come in and feel like they own this place,” John says of his employees. “I want them to take care of this place.” John recruited servers and sushi chefs from his old team and is investing in local talent. Servers train for a month, wok cooks for three, and sushi chefs, up to a year. “I have to be there,” John says, “to lead, to inspire, to show my way.” What is it like to work at Bloom? “I love it!” exclaims Kristin Battista, a server at Bloom, who commutes from Mesa for the opportunity to work for John again. “John is different,” she explains. “He doesn’t just care about the restaurant. He cares about you as a person.” The restaurant has been open for almost two months, and already it’s had an impact. “It’s brought a bit of life to the downtown area,” Tracy says. “And they’re great neighbors.” It probably will never be ‘business as usual’ for John, who is already working on special events for Bloom and taking notes on his next culinary adventure. John Wong seems undaunted by the high-risk nature of the restaurant business. “Whenever you go after something you’re passionate about, it works out… in some way,” he says. u

SUMMER 2018

Luis Rodriguez joined the band in 2015. “A lot of the drummers don’t know how to play what he plays,” Neto says of Luis. “He’s got that good cumbia beat.” Photo by LCGross

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In 2008, Neto and Family played at a Relay for Life benefit themed Imagine There’s No Cancer. For the event, Sally rewrote the lyrics to John Lennon’s song, Imagine, and Neto, a cancer survivor, sang it. That day, the band became Neto & Imagine. In 2012, his daughter left the band to have a baby, and Neto invited Joe Sanchez to play the keyboard. At 82, Joe evokes the youth of his early days in Miami. “My dad and mom came from Spain. We used to make wine in the cellar. My mom would dance and play the castanets while my dad strummed on a flamenco guitar, and my brothers and I, two in each tub, we would crush the grapes.” “Music was always a part of our family growing up,” Joe continues. “My Dad had a barbershop, and he gave lessons there.” Joe also learned music in grade school, where it was part of the curriculum. In 1950s, Joe was a part of the George Sanchez Orchestra, playing mamba and cha cha at local dance clubs. Originally a percussionist, Joe took on the keyboards when his brother Tony left for dental school. He’s been playing ever since. Even while in the service.

“Almost everywhere I was stationed, we would find a piano and a couple of guys who knew how to sing and to play and we’d form a little group and entertain people.” After the service, Joe played the big band sound with his brothers for many years. They played at the Bullion Plaza and other ballrooms from Superior to Safford and the Riverside in Phoenix. A letter carrier for 20 years, postmaster in three districts, mayor of Miami, and county supervisor, Joe is amazed at what he’s doing now. Neto & Imagine specialize in dance music, including classic rock, country, cumbias, corridos, boleros, and a bit of blues.Their inspiration, Joe says, comes from the people who dance to their music. “If they’re having a good time, we’re having a good time,” Joe says, with a smile. Luis Rodriguez, a drummer, swept into the music scene with the British Invasion in the 1960s. “A group of us loved the sound of the Animals and the Rolling Stones,” he says. In high school, Luis teamed up with two friends, who knew a few chords. “I set up tin cans and I started playing,” Luis explains. “That’s how I picked up my drumming at that point.”

Keyboardist Joe Sanchez travels with a big collection of hats and puts a new one on with every song. Photo by LCGross

The group added a bass player and learned some songs. When they were sounding pretty good, Luis asked his father for a drum set. “I’ll buy you that drum set,” he said to Luis, pointing to a Gretsch drum they found at Bernsteins in Miami, “but you gotta pay me back.” Luis was in seventh heaven. His first band was called The Midnight Special, named after a song by Johnny Rivers. They played at school functions, then branched out into local venues. After high school, the band split up. Luis moved to the Valley; he worked as a barber for 20 to 25 years and earned a teaching degree at ASU. “It runs in my family,” Luis explains. “Everyone is an educator.” He returned to Globe in 1995 to become a bilingual coordinator for Globe School District. Luis listened to Neto & Imagine at a family reunion, and when Joe came by his table, he made an offer. “If you ever need a drummer, I’m available,” Luis told him, and added, “I could play anything you guys just played.” “A lot of the drummers don’t know how to play what he plays,” Neto says of Luis. “He’s got that good cumbia beat ”

It’s been almost three years since Luis joined Neto’s band. “And... I’ve been having a ball,” he says. The youngest of the five, still working full-time at the mines, Manny Gonzalez, bass player, wasn’t sure about joining another band. But he was drawn to Neto & Imagine, about a year ago, by the experience of the musicians and how quickly they learn a song. “When Neto threw me 50 songs,” Manny recalls, “I said, ‘I’m in.’” His bandmates appreciate what Manny brings to the group. “We’re all good musicians in our own right,” says Luis, “but Manny makes us better.” “It’s always getting better,” Manny muses humbly. “It’s amazing how the comradery, the lines and avenues of our thinking and playing come together. “ Manny remembers Saturday evenings, when the Gonzalez men would play guitar on the porch, sing passionately, drink beer, talk and sing some more. His father gave him a guitar and he played at their feet. “At seven years old I was able to get right in there with them and mix in,” he says with warm pride. “And Mom said, ‘it’s ok.’” Imagine, Continued on page 39

SUMMER 2018 Imagine, Continued from page 38

In 11th grade, Manny changed instruments. Wowed by a banjo-player from Arkansas, Manny asked him to play guitar in his band, Joshua Still. He told his bass player to just be a singer, and Manny took over on bass. In art class that day, Manny heard a message: play bass, and you will play your whole life. “I’m almost 60,” Manny states with amazement, “and I’ve been playing my whole life.” Manny’s been a member of more than a dozen bands, some for more than 15 years. For many years, he played in multiple bands, because he liked them all. “This is it,” Manny says of his experience of Neto & Imagine. “I’ve come full circle.” Keith Gustafson, the saxophonist, has also come full circle. The only classically trained musician in the band, Keith was born and raised in Chicago. In the fourth grade, he fell in love the saxophone. His parents tried to get him to play viola, and then the drums. It didn’t work. “I had the saxophone in my heart,” Keith says. After two years, his parents relented. Keith played saxophone in a rehearsal band in Chicago. “I got a real good education from some of the better players,” he acknowledges. Keith also earned himself a scholarship to college playing classical music on the saxophone.

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“Folks had never heard that before,” he says. “It worked out great.” Keith went to North Central College in the suburbs of Chicago, where he studied music performance and teaching, and met his wife. By 27, Keith was married with children, working as a technical writer, and facing an opportunity to travel the world selling GTE Telephony systems. He chose to return to teaching. “I made the right decision,” Keith affirms, citing time spent with his family. In 1978, Keith moved his family to Globe to teach music in Miami schools.

He became principal at San Carlos High, and in 2000, was one of the founders of Cobre Valley Institute of Technology, a vocational school still serving students in the region. Keith retired from education in 2001 and went back to playing sax. The newest member of Neto & Imagine, Keith joined the band last fall. He was invited to a rehearsal by Joe Sanchez, and according to Manny, “it just fit.”

Group Dynamics The maturity of the band has its perks. “We’ve all been in a group where someone walks out and won’t play

anymore,” Joe explains. “This group here will listen and get better.” “You know that song, Sugar Pie Honey?” Neto asks, referring to a new song they just practiced. “Everytime we play it, it’ll get better. It’ll smooth out and get better. “ The othermembers are quick to acknowledge the strength of Neto’s leadership. “Neto is the leader,” Manny underscores. “We are Imagine.” “You need a strong leader and organization,” Luis agrees. “That’s what Neto and Sally bring to the group.” Sally Valquez is Neto’s wife and affectionately carries titles of coach, manager and number one fan. “I never get tired of it,” she demures, watching the band practice in her living room. For every dance, she makes the song list. “She thinks of the crowd,” says Luis. “She thinks of what they will like.” The band practices twice a month and performs for many family and charity events. Last month, they played a cancer benefit at the Train Depot. In May, they played a party at the Elks Lodge, to celebrate as Luis’ wife, Lori, retired after 31 years of teaching. “If someone calls us about something, we’ll be there,” Neto says of his band. They joke about playing for food. Sometimes for booze. But mostly, for the enjoyment. “It’s just good for the soul,” says Neto. music.” “I