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Introducing Globe-Miami Commons Page 28
Photo by LCGross; View of Sleeping Beauty Mine and FMI Mining operation
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very community has its story to tell which gives both a flavor and feel unique to the people and the place. It is this
“uniqueness” which helps draw people in to visit, and reaffirm to those already here that this is truly ‘home.’ In my native state of Kansas, Marci Penner launched the Kansas Sampler Foundation in the 1990’s and visited all 627 communities in that state to discover their stories. From that came the “We Kan” club, Kansas Sampler Foundation and something she calls ‘The 8 Wonders of Kansas.” What Penner identified even before she started her journey, is that every town has a story to tell, and every story fits broadly into one of eight categories: Architecture, Art, Customs, Cuisine, Geography, History, Commerce and People. In this edition of the paper, we are going to launch our own version of “The 8 Wonders” and suggest candidates for each category. We invite you to weigh in with your suggestions by emailing us or submitting your suggestions on our website [see “8 Wonders]. Each quarter we will pick entries to write about, and perhaps turn the final selections into a book at the end of 2012. So to get us started, here are our selections for Fall: 8 Wonders, Continued on page 3
Mrs. Cheves Page 8
PRISCILLA & HARVEY NIETO
Hard Work & Good Energy By Darin Lowery
The Annual Fall Festival held in Globe’s Historic Downtown each year has been extended to a fourday event! Festivities begin on Friday, October 28th, and run through Halloween night, which is on a Monday this year. It is fun for the entire family and offers up everything from old fashioned pumpkin carving contests to a marketplace of hand crafted items, the infamous “Prison of Terror” and the crowd pleasing Ghosts of Globe Tour! Check out all the events on page 26, and then make your plans for Fall Festival 2011 in Globe!
anto Domingo, one of the Rio Grande pueblos, lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don Juan de Oñate y Salazar and the conquering Spaniards named this place in the 1600’s; Santo Domingo was the Spanish headquarters in the province of Queres, though the earliest known name for the village was Gipuy. Locally, this pueblo has been called Kewa for many years, and in 2009 the name was formally changed to reflect this. Priscilla Nieto was born and raised here, and she and husband, Harvey, have raised their five children in Santo Domingo. This community of approximately 5,000 is known as the most conservative of the nineteen New Mexico pueblos; pride in native history and customs is strong. Unlike other tribes, eighty percent of children entering school speak their native language, which is Keresan. The Catholic religion is a heavy influence as well, and August 4th of each year the patron Saint Dominic is honored with a large feast and traditional Corn Dance. Nieto, Continued on page 6
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The Strawberry Roan Page 24
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S CUSTOMS S Electric Light Parade This Mainstreet event is hometown spirit at its best! In its 12th year, the Light Parade attracts dozens of floats with lights and jingles coming from tricycle-riding enthusiasts to the largest flatbed trailers. The event attracts over 5,000 to the downtown area and has become a holiday favorite of visitors and locals alike. The parade starts out at The Depot and makes a big loop down Pine Street and back up Broad Street. It happens on the second Saturday of December, when the sun goes down. For information on the Light Parade, please visit globemainstreet.com.
Great fortunes in copper mining and ranching helped to build Globe-Miami’s buildings at the turn of the century. Our area is fortunate to have a majority of these grand buildings still standing and serving as a viable part of the community. I wrote a piece once on Seward, Alaska, a town devastated by a tsunami in the late ‘60s. All of their old buildings were washed out to sea in one awful event and they rebuilt with concrete tilt-up buildings. Just consider for a moment what GlobeMiami would be without the historic buildings and you can begin to understand the importance of our architecture. With so many buildings which are worthy of the title, there is one which played a significant role in both the history of Globe as well as the current heartbeat of downtown today. That building is the old courthouse which today is known as the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts. The building was constructed in 1906 and was designed to impress. It was built with dacite stone and included Egyptian ornamentation and a generous degree of decorative features on both the exterior and interior. A grand staircase with copper clad railings was installed and a central atrium feeds light into the building from above. The Gila County Courthouse occupied the building for 70 years before moving to new quarters in 1976. The building sat virtually empty for 10 years before a small group convinced the County to “give” them the building, in exchange for “fixing it up.” That began what would be a twenty-year labor of love to restore the building to its original grandeur. The group recovered the original floor plan of the building and began tearing out seventy years of remodeling add-ons by the County until they were able to open up the arches and expose the copper-clad staircase with its atrium views. It was back breaking work by an all-volunteer army of artists and local citizens. It was their vision of what “could-be” that keep work going on the building. Today the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts serves as a key anchor for the historic district and is a vibrant center of social activity for the entire community. It houses many artistic pursuits including the local theater group, artists guild, musical lessons and Oak Street Shops. 8 Wonders, Continued on page 30
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From t he Desk of t he Publisher
The weather is changing. The leaves are changing. And we are changing! You’ll notice (1) a new masthead with GlobeMiamiTimes, which has also gotten it’s own website this Fall (and absorbed all the content from GMTnewsnviews), (2) design changes with GMTeconnect and (3) an introduction to our new social networking site we call, GlobeMiamiCommons (see page 28). ALL of these changes are designed to use our resources as a print and on-line publisher to “bring GlobeMiami to you!” And provide a great experience when connecting with our community! Our line up of articles this Fall begins with the story of Mrs. Cheves, the librarian for the Miami Free Library who took on that job during the Great Depression when there was precious little money to go around for something as ‘elective’ as reading. John Michael’s story of Cheves reminds us that great mountains can be moved....even in tough times. Part of her magic was that she didn’t focus on the tough times, but on what could be done with what she had...at that moment. And all those moments? Well, they added up.
Our feature on the 8 Wonders of Globe-Miami was inspired by a woman who made a mountain of positive energy for 627 small communities across Kansas, by simply helping them to identify their best assets. I liked the idea, although I have to admit it was intimidating to be the one selecting which candidates for our “wonders” went to press! All I can offer is this; we have many wonders to talk about and this project will provide a good year’s worth of entertainment while we all debate what goes on this list! One that didn’t make ‘that’ list, but did make the paper is the story about how that famous Marty Robbins song, The Strawberry Roan, got it’s start, and how a poem found it’s music right here in Globe. Thanks to Mick Holder of the Hat Ranch, we get a little insight into some of Globe’s early history. Holder grew up ranching here and has a wealth of stories to tell, so we hope to get him back next season for another story.
Publisher Linda Gross New writers, Megan and Jessica, joined us this quarter. Megan Wallace wrote the wrap up story on the GlobeMiami Farmer's Market and has done a beautiful job in creating a blog for the market, which I encourage you to check out at gmfarmersmarket.blogspot. com. Jessica Doong moved from LA to Globe recently, and will be working with GMT to write and develop websites through our new site Globe Miami Commons. Her piece on managing your e-mail will strike a chord and might even lead to taking your life back from that insidious time-eating tool we need to survive! See: “Confessions of an e-mail hoarder.” Enjoy the Holiday Season!
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Special Note regarding The Copper Spike Excursion Train This August, the owners of the ‘Copper Spike’ and Arizona Eastern Railroad sold the business to Genesee and Wyoming for 90.1 million dollars. The sale has created much uncertainty about the Copper Spike’s operation for the 2011-2012 season since G&W is first and foremost a freight company with a stellar reputation. Since the news in August many have stepped up to see what could be done to ensure this important economic and social asset does not get abandoned. To get the "Rest of the Story", please see "Save Copper Spike" on Mainstreet’s website: www.globemainstreet.com.
A Special Thank You to Greg Lucker
A photographer for over thirty years, Greg Lucker has sharpened his craft shooting weddings, portraits, rock concerts and now his new passion, landscapes and nature. Covering the concert scene for seven years, Greg has covered everything from the small no-name bands on the club circuit, to mega bands like U2 at the Rose Bowl. His first gallery show will feature his concert work. His new passion of shooting landscapes and nature combines his passion for hiking and climbing, and has earned him publication of several photos for the California State Parks, including their 2011 calendar. Greg spent a day out at Mick Holders ranch last Spring and gave us the shot we used for his bio.
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Nieto, Continued from page 1
Priscilla Nieto and Harvey Abeyta are well respected artists – Santo Domingo jewelers produce the finest handmade beads of any native tribe – and are recognized for their intricate and painstakingly executed jewelry. Known primarily for designing and creating necklaces (although the family creates quality bracelets and earrings, too) the process from original concept to final product is an arduous one. Beads fall into two primary categories – what comes from the ocean is shell; what is taken from Mother Earth, stone. These tiny beads- discs and tubes, a hole drilled though- are known as heishi and are cut, ground, shaped, sliced, drilled, and polished – with oil or animal fatand then strung by hand on extremely strong string. The necklaces are fastened by tying, rather than by silver clasps and the material used – actually, carpet threading – is durable and comfortable. Priscilla tells us the wearer doesn’t feel the weight of the piece, adding, “We used to use cotton string, then waxed cord. Our people are always looking for
better materials- then the word goes out. Thank God for this – we share ideas, but we keep our techniques to ourselves!” Priscilla’s favorite materials are coral and turquoise. “To us, turquoise has a very deep connection to the woman – shells and coral, too, because everything comes from Mother Earth”. Jet (which is technically petrified coal) is considered both male and female. Much of the turquoise comes from Cerrillos, northeast of Santo Domingo. “Our people used to have access, and work by hand with the sandstone and turquoise’, she says. Sandstone was used as a shaping tool; after softening the shells and turquoise with waterusually by soaking in bowls for several days – the material was ground smooth. “Turquoise is a really hard stone. Back [in the old days] candles or animal fat were brought to a hard boil and the stone would be immersed in it. This [stabilized it and] made it easier to work with.” Centuries ago the Spanish brought metal tools; many years after that drilling was accomplished with a hand pump tool, utilizing a flint. Today, Dremel’s are the accepted norm. A piece of turquoise is drilled halfway through, then flipped around and the process is repeated in order to avoid breakage. Because shells are thinner, one straight pass-through is all that’s required. The beads are then ready to be strung. Priscilla continues, “My parents are my teachers. I was seven years old when I started shaping [material] on the sandstone, and then I started drilling.”
“I picture [the necklace] in my mind,” Priscilla adds, “and sometimes I draw it out. I then prioritize. In the winter months after Christmas, business slows down. We slice and drill the material in different sizes and sort it. We constantly work; the hours are long, starting at four a.m. up to midnight. Sometimes we take a thirty minute nap or break for lunch, go grocery shopping or do something with the kids. Everybody pitches in.” Indeed, everyone does. Their children, ranging in age from 1630, each have a specialty: silver-smithing, fashioning contemporary pieces or working in the old techniques. Nothing is written down, she confides – everything is passed down orally. “As long as you want to learn, and you have the patience,” she empathizes. While her father, Raymond, was a silversmith, as was her brother, Robert, the pueblo isn’t celebrated for silver work – it’s the beads. There are those who do excel in pottery, however, in fact, her mother, Reyes, was a potter. “My family was very poor. We used to get water from our neighbors, in buckets. We then got a pump in the kitchen. We never had electricity – we used candles or kerosene lanterns. Now [everybody] is spoiled – better living now, but smarter then. I’m glad my parents taught me survival
skills, because [when technology crashes] people will panic – what will people do?” She pauses. “In the old days we ate birds, deer and rabbits: we still use plants, to eat and drink medicinally.” When asked about specific symbols in their work, Priscilla is passionate. “Here in the village we hold our culture strong, so I won’t talk about it. We put good intentions into our work, and look forward to the person who will wear it. We do a prayer – a blessing – for the wearer of the piece, and we hope they accept this with their heart – all of the teaching from the Parents and from our Family.” She pauses. “Wear it in good health, with protection. That is what makes me happy. This all comes from Mother Earth, and like a mother cradles her
children, Mother Earth does the same thing, providing us the materials.” She laughs, and then adds, “[The jewelry] should be free, but we have to pay for those materials!” Nieto, Continued on page 7
Fall 2011 Nieto, Continued from page 6 The Santo Domingo people are known as traditionalists, and there is much pride in the fact that their jewelry is not only made by hand but imprinted with blessings and good will. “My feeling as an individual is to stick with the traditional.” Harnessing good energy is key; “As long as it’s good intentioned,” she asserts, “and has a good purpose, the wearer will feel safe and protected. Whoever accepts the piece is in the healing process.”
Upon reflection, Priscilla elaborates. “I just want to pass on what I’ve learned from my parents, and share it with others. What really matters is how you learned, how you pass it on, and the look in someone's eye. It feels good. It has good energy.” The jewelry of Priscilla Nieto and Harvey Abeyta can be seen at the Pickle Barrel Trading Post in historic downtown Globe. For a more detailed history of the Santo Domingo Pueblo, please view this link: www.newmexicohistory.org/ filedetails.php?fileID=529
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K.C. Cole, the LA Times science writer, once wrote a piece about the difference between ripples and waves. Ripples are created by making a splash and are over almost as soon as they begin. Think Britney Spears. Waves, on the other hand, are created from the ground up, and they continue to go on long after the force that began them fades away. Think Elvis Presley. Here in Globe-Miami, the story of Mrs. Emily Cheves as written by John Michael Benson is the story of one such wave.
IN THE BEGINNING In 1931, as the Great Depression moved into high gear, a young woman disembarked in Globe, having traveled from Washington, D.C. via New Mexico, where she had deposited her young daughter into the safe keeping of her best friend and her husband. She was traveling west for her health and planned to stop over in Globe to visit a friend. Little did she realize when she stepped off the train that day into the bright Arizona sunlight that she was in fact stepping into her lifework and one might say upon reflection that it seemed almost destined.
MIAMI FREE LIBRARY & CIVIC ORGANIZATION: It all started in October of 1925, when four women, Mrs. N.D. Brayton, G.R. Reynolds, W.E. Christianson and E.W. Wright formed a corporation for the purpose conducting studies and activities along educational, charitable, social, and economic lines. Its membership was made up of most of the prominent women in town at the time, and they soon raised enough money to buy a lot and build a very fine building. However, over the next five years clouds of discontent developed among the members and the association soon dissolved. The building reverted to the bank with an outstanding note of ten thousand dollars. It was at this point that Mrs. Bertha K. LaFleur stepped in with her own plan for the building. She enlisted the support of three friends; Eugenie Downy, Iris Copp and Anna Willis and together they bought the building at the top of Adonis Avenue and launched the Miami Free Library and Civic Organization on December 12, 1930. It was anything but an auspicious time to open such a venture.
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MRS. CHEVES By John Michael Benson
Since there were no funds for lights, the library opened promptly at 10 am and closed in the late afternoon when there was no longer enough sun to illuminate the pages. Yet, even this little bit provided a valuable service to the community; not the Mrs. Emily Cheves doing what she did best; showing the world outside of Miami least was to offer much needed space to and engaging childrens' imagination. warm up and pass the long days of many The country was heading into who were suffering in the hard times the Great Depression and the ladies' and were without money or a job. enterprise started with very little money, not much in the way of reading materials and a part-time librarian. The prospects for success were slim to none, so when Mrs. LaFleur learned of the young woman visiting from Washington D.C. who had worked for the Library of Congress, she made it a point to introduce herself and inquire if the woman could be persuaded to stay awhile and run the “new library.” It is hard to know exactly what Mrs. LaFleur said to Emily Cheves that day that made her give up her journey West and settle into a little mining community just as the effects of the Stock Market Cheves was always looking out for the crash began to be felt by the people as little ones who came to the library. She made sure they had chairs in their size! far away as Miami, Arizona. The chairs were saved from a basement But whatever it was, it was enough and 'decorate' the library today. A nod to Mrs. Cheves and the many children to persuade Mrs. Emily Cheves to accept who went through her doors. a position. It was in September of 1931 that With little money to go on herself, Emily Cheves took over the direction Mrs. Cheves procured newspapers of the new library. What she found was and magazines such as the Saturday nothing like what she had known in Evening Post, Look and Life. She would Washington. Instead of books sitting in eventually bind these together by years pristine rows, perched upon hardwood and they would later provide college shelving and graced by light flowing students with a wealth of archives from in through 20ft windows, she took those years. (Much later, in another charge of four kitchen tables and just time, all of these archived treasures enough books to fill two small alcoves in were unceremoniously dumped at the entryway. the landfill.) As part of her agreement with the Miami Free Library and Civic THE GUARDIAN ANGEL WHO Organization, a small space within CROSSED THE STREET the library was converted to her living As the year 1931 moved to a close, quarters. Mrs. Cheves would make the Mrs. Cheves become aware of a family library her home in more ways than one of children living across the street from over the course of her long tenure, but the library. She discovered they had lost the first order of business in 1931 was both parents and their guardian was simply to keep the library open on a less than the stellar person the mother regular basis. had envisioned for her children's’
future. Instead he used their inheritance for his own pursuits of whiskey and gambling, leaving the children to fend for themselves. So on that Christmas morning in 1931, Mrs. Cheves crossed the street and left a basket at their front door. A few days later all the children appeared in mass at the library to express their gratitude and the brief exchange began a friendship which would last their lifetimes. Mrs. Cheves took a special interest in the children’s early development and over the years gave each one encouragement, guidance and direction. And when it came time, she always acted in their best interest. Having encouraged two of the sisters to go to nursing school, she was dismayed to find that the funds set up for their schooling had been sorely used up over the years by the guardian and that there was now only enough money left from the trust fund to send one sister to school – not both. Once she heard this, she invited her friend, Tom O’Brien, then Vice-president and general manager of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company, to the library to “take refreshments.” She was aware that he knew one of the girls as she had dated the son of one of the Inspiration Hill families. By the time he had finished his refreshments, Mrs. Cheves had his commitment to underwrite the educational expenses of both girls. She later arranged for the youngest boy to attend the Jesuit Boarding School and remained a part of the children’s lives as they went on to marry, have successful careers and begin raising children of their own. She was a beacon to which they all looked and the next generation has often reflected on what their parents lives would have been like had not that guardian Angel crossed the street that Christmas morning in 1931.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS & CACTUS BLOSSOMS As years passed, it could be said that although the South might have its Steel Magnolias, this small mining camp struggling to survive the Depression was about to meet a couple of Steel Cactus Blossoms who could give those Magnolias a run for their money. With a small tidy sum of her own capital, it was Mrs. LaFleur with dogged determination and Mrs. Cheves with kid glove diplomacy which won over both the locals and community and statewide leaders. Together they insured that the Miami Free Library continued to grow and thrive, even in bad times.
Fall 2011 They were able to get both the city and county to commit hard dollar support on an annual basis and in 1937. It was the Miami Copper Company and the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company who both pledged a monthly donation in support of the Library.
Delvan Hawyard and the author, John Michael Benson
Then in 1938, seven years after the women got the doors opened on a new library, they paid off their mortgage. It had been a long haul but the library was becoming an integral part of the community. The war years were to bring the end of the Depression and a new attitude toward higher education with the introduction of the GI Bill. In 1962 the Federal Library and Construction Act was passed. It’s primary aim was to provide funding for under-served and/ or disadvantaged communities in need of library services. While it did bring some financial relief to small libraries like Miami’s, it was incumbent upon local librarians to constantly find ways to run their programs and meet demands. Mrs. Cheves was, by this time, a master at the art of creative engagement. Something that took little money, but a good dose of imagination and ingenuity, was her arrangement of the Library. The center was dedicated to the children of Miami. She laid out a large glass table filled with sea shells from the East Coast, and hung a cross bow and buffalo head on the wall above. She would fill the room with her collection of dolls from all over the world, and within this magical space children of all ages found it to be “the most enchanted place in town surpassed perhaps only by the Grant(d) Theater on Saturday afternoons.” It was a space which jump started more than one child’s imagination as they became a knight of the round table, a pirate sailing on his ship upon the high seas or even a great buffalo hunter. For Mrs. Cheves this was always the most beloved part of the library as she would always engage children in conversation about the surroundings
and would then retrieve a book from the book shelves and press it into their hands and young mind would start to grow and blossom. When the schools’ secondary curriculum moved more toward college preparatory, this space was needed for the high school students as they did research for reports and term papers. Mrs. Cheves took it upon herself to start, what would become one of the most successful fundraising drives ever to be undertaken; to build a new children’s room at the rear of the library. People from all walks of life got behind the effort. The Unions donated the manpower and everyone who was asked to buy a block for the wall did so. The big window at the rear of the room was also a memorial donation. When it was pointed out that this new room would take up most of her beautiful garden. She just smiled and said, “I will now have an even better garden,” referring to the children whose minds would blossom in the new addition. As Emily Cheves was nearing retirement, she was called upon by Polly
Rosenbaum of the Arizona Legislature, who was a champion of education and libraries in particular. She had been fighting for ten long years to improve the library system in the State and to get additional monies. When it was clear that the State was to go on a county based system, Rosenbaum enlisted Cheves' help in steering the new county library to Miami. Both women had bent the ear of many a powerful figure over the years and garnered respect in many quarters of the State. So it is no surprise that Miami was chosen as the home of the new Gila County Library. Today the legacy continues through the efforts of the current librarian, Delvan Hayward. One only need watch her and one is reminded of Emily Cheves. Recently a group of young people were attending a program and there were several children getting out of hand. A mother who was somewhat embarrassed told Delvan she would take them and leave. Delvan, instead, put her arm around the woman’s shoulder and assured her that all the children needed to participate in the program and said they should stay. They did and are on their way to being good library citizens. It was just like watching Mrs. Cheves.
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Holiday Entertaining By Sarah Bernstein
“Good Cooks know that what matters most is not what’s on the table, but what's in the chairs.”
Consider these tips to ensure a stress-free experience:
With the Holiday season just around the corner, many of us will find ourselves entertaining friends and family. While the thought of this for some can evoke sheer terror, for others it can bring great comfort and joy. Being prepared is the best recipe for success! Making things ahead of time allows a host more quality time with his or her guests. Remember, we don’t have to be Martha Stewart. That job has already been taken!
• For planning purposes, an RSVP can be very helpful, you may also want to inquire to see if a guest has specific concerns.
There's many great cookbooks and books this season on entertaining. A few of my favorite which I carry in the store include:
• Define your purpose for entertaining – it makes decorating/setting the table and reining in what to serve so much easier. • Remember, your guests want to see your smiling face – not your backside in front of the stove. • Read all recipes carefully preparing your shopping list.
Before you begin, ask yourself these simple questions: • Who: Will you have close friends who all know each other or a large group?
• When: Does your date and time conflict with other dates? It helps to plan.
• What: Is the occasion casual, formal? Holiday or a celebration?
• How: What is the spin? Is it a themed party, casual, formal, cocktail etc.
• Where: Will the location be your home, a friend's home, a rented hall?
• Give your guests a directive to dress code etc, if you feel this is needed.
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• Clean up a day or two before so as not to frantically be running the vacuum and breaking a sweat before your guests arrive. • Prepare as many dishes as you can in advance – reheat them or allow them to come to room temperature before serving. Have your serving pieces staged (you can even use a post-it note to remember what goes where!) • Have your table set and decorations placed hours before the event. All you’ll have to do is put out butter, dressings, ice/water, etc. when your guests arrive.
The Gathering of Friends, by Michelle Huxtable. This book has gotten a fivestar rating from readers who rave about it’s organization, graphics and content. Based on several dinner parties with ten12 guests, it includes menus, shopping lists and a tablescape for each occasion!
Fabulous Parties by Mark Held. Packed with advice and inspiration from three of Los Angeles' ,premier party providers. Includes many years of hands-on experience as floral designers and caterers to Los Angeles A-Listers. Includes fabulous photographs showing the harmonious relationship between food and flowers.
• Don’t forget to use all of those beautiful things people have given you over the years to enjoy. You’re not a curator your the hostess with the ‘most-est’. Go for it! Make it memorable! • Work out your beverage logistics. • Meet and greet your guests. • Serve/Sit down and enjoy the meal with your guests and know that you are one more link in a long chain of shared meals from the beginning of time – food is the celebration of life! • Clear, put up and organize your kitchen – enjoy your company. Your dishes will wait. It’s called job security. • Be prepared to have fun. Be prepared to help those you love make lasting memories for years to come.
Food for Friends, by Fran Warde. Fran Warde ran a catering business before starting her own cooking school. Before I ran across Fran’s book I was afraid to entertain. This book showed me cooking can be simple, fun and entirely worth it!
Check out Sarah's and Chef Londa's classes in cooking and entertaining this Fall! Classes include All Things Pumpkin, Fall Soups, Day of the Dead Mexican Cuisine and more. Find her Class Schedule on-line at GMTeconnect or call the store: 928-425-3637
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Quarterly Contest Winners Holly Lamont ers rottT T e b Glofor GM
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Submitted 'It's not just veggies" Honorable Mention
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Rick Powers Submitted "Take Me Too" Honorable Mention
"Lola Volunteers"
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The Society Page
GLOBE HIGH SCHOOL "Hall of Fame Dinner"
Dr. Tim Richards, Jim Phillips and Dr. Ron Nelson
Jim and Glenna Lee. Class of '57!
Dee Hunt, Lynne Perry and Armida Bittner Carlos and Cruz Salas with Rose Mofford were on hand to celebrate the unveiling of GHS Hall of Fame.
The GHS Cheerleaders – Go Tigers!
Weddings & Vows
Engaged!
Justin Justice & Andrea Marcanti will tie the knot next September. Shown here with friend, Paul Botkin, and Justin's daughter, Ryleigh.
Rebecca and Carl Williams who have hosted hundreds of weddings, finally got to host the August 27th wedding of their son Curtis. Samatha and Curtis married in an outdoor ceremony at Dream Manor Inn.
Vince & Pattie Barcon, married on Dec. 31, 2010, celebrated their wedding vows in a small ceremony in Miami on May 21st.* Shown here: Dean Moreno (Patti's Mother), Ryan Espinoza (Patti's Son), Patti & Vincent Barcón and Winona Dale Barcón (Vincent's Mother).
Congrats to all!
Andrea's friend and fellow co-worker at the SilverBelt, Erica Lem, is also engaged to David Brantley. Seen hereat the PMFHE Octoberfest, with Artie Ridenhour.
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AROUND TOWN Nancy McKay had the winning raffle ticket on the last day of the Farmer's Market. Shown here with Laura Gottschalk and Paul Buck, the Market organizers.
Lilly Vega and Pam Moore enjoy the fare at the Gila County Fair.*
All American Beef Cookoff at Gila County Fair: D.C. Cattle Company, winner of the 2011 traveling trophy and bragging rights for an entire year. Shown here: Sadie Tomerlin, Joe Stewart, David Cook and Karie Jones*
Ed and Carol Carpenter and newlyweds, Lori and Manuel Abeyta, attended the "Man Cave" opening at Dream Manor Inn.*
Pinal Mountain Foundation for Higher Education held their annual Octoberfest fundraiser and everyone was on hand to have a good time! John O'Donnell, Jerry McCreary and William Herrera.
Local Bronze artist,Tim Harmon with Mrs. Richard Kruse of Scottsdale who purchased Raised in the Rocks.
Lynn and Vernon Perry enjoy the Globe Homecoming parade with their daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Ellie and Gary Chapelle and Pam Yerkovich Lois Monarez celebrated her 20 year anniversary of the Batting Cages in September, providing entertainment, and developing skills for kids of all ages!*
*Photographs provided by Lee Ann Powers
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We all have those areas of our lives that could do with a bit—or in this case, a lot—more management. Maybe you have a junk drawer or closet you’ve been meaning to organize, stacks of photos to put into albums, paperwork to file, or a backlog of calls to return. Perhaps the task seems manageable at first, but it keeps getting postponed for more pressing concerns. Pretty soon you’re faced with what seems like an insurmountable goal; you may as well give up before you even begin. Such has been the story of my eightyear-long relationship with my Google email account and its seemingly infinite mass of storage space. I had managed to accumulate over 22,000 inbox messages, 13,000+ of them unread, in the fouryear span since my friend insisted on archiving old emails for me. So when I was commissioned to read and write about the “Control Your Email” chapter of Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better by Adam Pash and Gina Trapanit, I realized that this would be my opportunity to finally start organizing and downsizing this area of my digital life.
WORKING SMARTER, FASTER AND BETTER
Confessions Of A
Chronic Email Hoarder By Jessica Doog
Maybe you are in the same boat as I am—one full of emails. Or maybe you haven’t yet gotten up the courage to delve into the world of electronic correspondence. It is rather a different animal than its traditional counterpart and, as Pash and Trapani point out, one that can “both [empower] and [overwhelm] its users.” This duo shares a series of tips, or “hacks,” to guide anyone looking to effectively manage or embark on this journey. One of the biggest problems I face each day when I log into my email account is an overwhelming sense of information overload. Gmail is pretty good at catching spam, but I still find my important or substantial emails getting
lost in a sea of advertisements and other unimportant-but-notquite-spam emails. I keep asking myself how I ended up on so many mailing lists. It seems that, for every mailing list I unsubscribe myself from each day, there are three more that I am added to. I realized that most of these junk messages I receive are either the direct or indirect result of entering my email address when registering for membership to various websites. Pash and Trapanit suggest using services such as Mailinator (mailinator.com) and Dodgit (dodgit.com) that offer free, public, disposable email addresses when registering on websites. They also recommend setting up filters so that low-priority emails bypass your inbox and get filed someplace for later review. The duo enlightened me about a Gmail-specific feature, Priority Inbox, which automatically files all incoming messages into one of three folders: those that are deemed important and unread, those you have starred, and everything else. Employing that tactic made it easier for me to tackle the biggest task of all— freeing my inbox of that “festering pile of unfulfilled obligations.” Pash and Trapanit set before me the ambitious goal of emptying my inbox into a mere three folders: Archive, Follow Up, and Hold. Now, archiving may seem like a scary proposition for some. I, for one, considered it a black hole where emails go to die. After all, it is a single, unbrowsable folder with no subfolders. But Lifehacker demystified the concept for me. The authors refer to the Archive as “your long-term email reference library” where any email exchange that’s closed should go. They assured me that messages could be retrieved from the searchable Archive and that very specific searches
could be run and saved using Gmail’s advanced search operators and Quick Links function, respectively. So if I wanted to save a search of all emails from Joe containing the phrase “book club,” I could. The Follow Up folder is for emails that take more than a minute to respond to. Messages in this folder represent tasks you have yet to complete; thus, Pash and Trapanit stress the importance of mapping each of these messages to an item on your todo list. They describe the Hold folder as “a temporary holding pen for important messages you’ll need quick access to within the next few days.” Whether you’re waiting for a coworker to get back to you with urgent information or you’re holding onto a delivery confirmation number for a package, the Hold folder helps you to keep important information in an accessible place. Now I just have to remember to review the Hold folder weekly to archive messages that are no longer relevant. So you might be wondering how I did with my inbox overhaul. Just as Lifehacker advised, I started from my oldest messages and began deleting or archiving emails. I have to admit that it was hard at first. I found myself wandering down memory lane as I scanned old emails and reminisced about past events, situations, conflicts, and relationships—a bunch of still frames capturing who and how I was at different points in my relatively short life. Some emails, like painful memories, I was glad to erase. Though each one represented a piece of my journey and played a role in my evolution as a person, they were ready for the Archive. The hard part was (and still is) letting go, even when the email or the situation was never resolved. I couldn’t bring myself to go with just three folders, so I threw in an extra one called “For Reference” for those select emails that I still want to be able to browse. Though I still have thousands of messages awaiting their fate in an email purgatory folder, I am proud to share that my inbox is now officially empty and ready to take on any new messages that come my way.
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OAK WHITE CENTER FOR PORCH THE ARTS
CONNIES LIQUORS
PICKLE BARREL TRADING POST
ADOBE RANCH SPA KNOTS B GONE
PALACE PHARMACY BERNIE'S TROPHIES BE OPTIMISTIC
TRAIN DEPOT
POLICE
BALDWIN ENGINE TRAIN
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am 120 North Broad • Globe, AZ 85501
NADINE’S ATTIC
TRUE BLUE JEWELRY
Love, Mom & Dad
UNITED JEWELRY
GLOBE GYM
ENGRAVE IT!
FIRE
VIDA E CAFE
ea.
ORTEGA’S SHOES
NOEL’S SWEETS FASHIONS SHIRLEY’S GIFTS BACON’S BOOTS PA AST ST TIMES TIM IMES SA NTIQ NT IQ QU UEES PAST ANTIQUES
GLOBE ANTIQUE MALL
(928) 402-8018
HOLLIS CINEMA
KIMS TOUCH THE SKY MASSAGE LA LUZ SIMPLY SARAH THE HUDDLE ML& H COMPUTERS THE CLOCK SHOP
HACKNEY
$8
Open Sundays
TO APACHE GOLD CASINO & SHOWLOW LA CASITA EAST & DREAM MANOR INN Railroad Parking
P
PINE YESTERDAYS TREASURE’S
Custom Design • Trophies Built Personalized Engraving for all occasions!
CEDAR
MESQUITE ONE WAY this block only
OASIS PRINTING SALVATION ARMY
SERVICE FIRST REALTY
GLOBE PROPERTY MGMT JOHNS FURNITURE LA CASITA GOOD JUNK BAKERY COPPER PARROT BAR & RESTAURANT ALLTIMA REALTY
DRIFT INN SALOON BLUE MULE GALLERY
Awards & Trophies
MUNICIPAL BUILDING CITY HALL
To Besh ba Gowah Pinal Mountains
EL RANCHITO
Bernie’s
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STAINED GLASS STUDIO CEDAR HILL BED & BREAKFAST
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GEORGE’S HAMBURGER SHOP
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LOCATION!
SALVATION ARMY PRESCHOOL YUMA
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OLD JAIL
HILL STREET MALL POST OFFICE CHRYSOCOLLA INN
GLOBE WALKING MAP
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MIAMI WALKING MAP ADONIS
MIAMI WALKING MAP
TO GLOBE
TO PHOENIX
HWY 60
DICKS BROASTED CHICKEN
BOOK BANK
COPPER TOWN SPORTS BAR
CREEKSIDE COFFEE
Antique Shop
FOREST AVENUE
*Please note: This map is not to scale, it is intended for informational purposes only.
NASH STREET
Parking
CHISHOLM
P
JULIES QUILT SHOP
CITY HALL
CITY PARK
INSPIRATION AVENUE
SULLIVAN STREET
A MIAMI PLACE
LEMONADE ANTIQUES
GILA AGING OFFICES
GIBSON STREET
GREY PARROT ANTIQUES
JH ANTIQUES
KEYSTONE AVENUE
COWGIRL ANTIQUES
YMCA
COPPERMINE PICTURE CAFÉ
P
A NEW SHADE OF RED
SODA POP'S ANTIQUES
COPPER CITIES COLLECTIBLES
GRANDMA WEEZYS ANTIQUES
MIAMI ROSE
MIAMI AVENUE
SSULLIVAN ANTIQUES
GRANDMA”S HOUSE
BURGER HOUSE
COPPER MINERS’ REST
BULLION PLAZA Straight Ahead
GUAYO’S EL REY
Mining Rocks November 5th Bullion Plaza Cultural Center
Food, Booths and Demonstrations
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What’s Up With The Teepee Anyone who has been to Globe in the last 70 years can remember the Tepee on the corner of Broad Street and Cottonwood. But you may not know it's history. Now that it is "back in the news" with a new paint job, people are wondering what's next for this icon of Globe's downtown district. There Photo courtesy of "Growing Up in Globe" FB Group; are no plans for the Teepee submitted by Brandi-Amber Keenan yet, although some ideas are being tossed around at the city. Should it be incorporated into plans for a new library? Moved to another location for a visitors center? More on the possibilities later. For now, here is a bit of it's history as researched and provided to us by Donna Anderson.
A Step Back....
In the early 1930s the Dora brothers built a produce warehouse on the current site of the Teepee at Cottonwood and Broad Street. Then in 1940, when Rena Dora, wife of one of the brothers, wanted something to do, the brothers added a Teepee to the lot which connected to the warehouse. Rena opened up a fast food drive-thru, one of the first in Globe, and ran it for ten years before the produce company moved and Blanch Richardson opened the Pic-A-Rib in 1952 in the large warehouse portion of the building. The Pic-A-Rib closed in 1972 when Richardson retired and shortly afterwards, two women opened up the Red Roan. A life-size horse was added to the exterior “ambiance” of the building and was a topic of conversation and a photographer's joy to have two such unusual architectural features (the Teepee and the Horse) to an otherwise drab building. Sadly, the Red Roan closed in 1980, and took the horse with them. The El Lugar expanded into that part of the building from approximately 1985 to 1990, before it too, closed. Over time, the larger building deteriorated and was uninhabitable by 2011, when the City of Globe purchased the property and tore down the building – leaving the Teepee in tact. They have since repainted it according to an old 1940s photo and it now sits in the middle of an empty lot – awaiting it’s next adventure.
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New Book Features Children of Hollywood In the new book, “Raised by the Stars,” Nick Thomas interviews nearly thirty children of actors from cinema’s Golden Age. They talk about the joys and difficulties of growing up in the shadow of the Hollywood spotlight. One of those featured is the late character actor, Jack Elam, who was born in Miami. Elam was best known for his villainous characters in Westerns, roles made even more malevolent by his squinting or rolling eyes. “The song ‘Moon over Miami’ was a long-running family favorite, even though the song was based on Miami, Florida,” said his daughter, Jackie, who lives in California. “His mother died when he was very young and I know that it was a tough time growing up in the Great Depression.” Elam lived in Miami until he was nine, working at various jobs including picking cotton, and moved to California to live with his father who was an accountant. Initially, Elam also took to accounting, but soon turned to acting. “He agreed to arrange the financing for three Westerns in exchange for a small part as a ‘heavy’ in each film,” Jackie explained. “Then, Daryl Zanuck was looking for an actor to play a ‘heavy’ in the picture, Rawhide, with Susan Hayward and Tyrone Power. It was the break my dad needed and the beginning of a long career.” Many years later, Elam “switched sides” and began playing affable good guy sidekick roles, such as alongside James Garner in "Support Your Local Sheriff" in 1969. “Comedy became easier for him as he got older, because of the physical demands of Westerns,” said Jackie. “At a certain point, you just don't want to do the hard, manual labor of an action film. In terms of material such as villain or comedy, I don't think he had a preference. He just liked to work and really enjoyed the camaraderie of the set.” Given the hectic lifestyle of living in the celebrity bubble, relationships
between parent and child could sometimes be difficult. The lack of privacy due to constant media and fan attention, and the busy shooting and travel schedules could be tough on family life and sometimes left children feeling neglected or abandoned.
While some of the children interviewed in the book had somewhat rocky relationships with their famous parents, Elam and his daughter were always close. But Jackie had no real interest in acting. “I dabbled with acting briefly in my early twenties, but ended up taking a different job path and am now an academic administrator at an arts college,” she said. In fact, few of the children interviewed became actors. Many, however, did take an interest in arts or entertainment: Walter Matthau’s son became a director, Rex Harrison’s son is a writer, Errol Flynn’s daughter is a photographer, and Red Skelton’s daughter paints. Others, like Jackie Elam, just didn’t inherit the acting genes. Jimmy Stewart’s daughter became an anthropologist and spent years living with gorillas in Rwanda, while Rosalind Russell’s son is a businessman. “Once in a while I spot one of my dad's films on a class syllabus – and it's great to know that these films are still being watched and discussed,” said Jackie. “He remains a very cool dude.” “Raised by the Stars” is published by McFarland, and includes interviews with the children of prominent actors such as Errol Flynn, Jimmy Stewart, Rex Harrison, Rosalind Russell, and Bing Crosby, as well as many supporting and character actors like Jack Elam who were popular in the '40s, '50s, and beyond. More information at the website: www.raisedbythestars.com
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Museum Lecture Series The Museums’ First Friday and Hardscrabble Lecture series present a range of historical perspectives on our area. Held the first Friday and 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Miami Memorial Library, 1052 Adonis Avenue in Miami, all programs are free to the public. October 12th: “Paranormal Studies in the Area” by Tom Foster Tom Foster, executive director of Bullion Plaza and Museum, has done extensive research with paranormal teams over the last several years to identify and record paranormal activity in the area. Focusing especially on the unsolved murder of Kingsley Olds in 1904, who was accused of killing two young girls, he meticulously recreated the murder with a team of paranormal researchers. Come and hear his experiences.
November 4th: “Arizona Eastern Railway History,” by Donna Anderson Donna Anderson, author of “Globe” a centennial book about the history of the region, will present a 20-minute video showcasing the history of RR in this region and that of the Arizona Eastern Railway in particular and then talk further about the relationship the railroad had to the development of this region. Q&A session will follow her talk. November 9th: “Following the Paper Trail” by Linda Gross In 1918, a highly unusual trial took place in the 9th circuit federal court. It was the trial of Dea Gin Foo vs the United States. Dea Gin was accused of smuggling an illegal Chinese boy into the country and had been betrayed by his brother Dea Goon Foo. Despite strong evidence, and powerful representation, the trial was dismissed after only one person had taken the stand and no further charges were ever brought. The trial highlights a little
known facet of Chinese immigration at the turn of the Century: that of “Paper Sons.” Linda Gross, publisher of GlobeMiamiTimes, has spent four years researching the history of Chinese in the area and Dea Gin Foo in particular. She will be discussing his role in the early Chinese community and the subject of “Paper Sons.” December 2: A Holiday Open House for our museums, Gila County Historical Museum and Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum. Hours: 4-7pm Holiday fare and refreshments served. The event is open to members and the public. Please join us for this social occasion which recognizes the importance of our museums and all the folks who make them possible. December 12th: “The Days of Radio” by Ron Hughes A gentleman named Guglielmo Marconi began transmitting sounds by air waves in the late 1800s, and about 25 years later radio was born. Radio was a proven medium and became a major influence in the 1900s, making its mark most prominently in the United States. In the mid ‘20’s many companies sprung up just to produce radios and related equipment. As time progressed, greater innovations in the technical as well as aesthetic aspects of radio production began to bloom. By the 1930’s, with the Great Depression in full tilt, radio became the only solace for an otherwise dull and difficult time. New and more varied programs were broadcast-variety shows, comedies, mysteries and music shows came into being. By the 1940’s and WWII, radios became the home entertainment center with short wave, police bands and phonograph turntables built into the radio sets. Radio had now reached it’s peak.
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By Megan Wallace Saturday mornings at the Globe City Hall Park this summer were ripe with beautiful produce, friendly vendors, and a great feeling of community. All who were lucky enough to be there at the Globe-Miami Farmers’ Market were certain to find something to tickle their fancy at one or more of a variety of vendor booths!
Crisp lettuces, crunchy carrots, and spicy peppers for the veggielovers. Juicy pears, sweet peaches, and ripe melons for the fruit-lovers. Handsewn aprons, fresh-baked bread, and carefully crafted rolling pins for those seeking homemade items for their kitchens. Plant starts, compost bins, and worms for the home gardeners. And brownies, cupcakes, limeade, jam, and cinnamon rolls for those with a sweet tooth. A farmers’ market doesn’t just happen without a handful of people stepping up to the plate. Chris Jones, University of Arizona Extension Agent, asked Laura Gottschalk to start the Farmers’ Market to bring fresh produce to the community. Laura, a volunteer with Americorps VISTA (a national
program to fight poverty), recruited Paul Buck as Market Manager. Paul recalls how he initially turned the job down, but finally agreed, “Laura was scraping the bottom of the barrel to get me. And the only reason I said yes is because I’m dating her!” Paul took the lead in organizing the market, writing the rules, regulations and bilaws, and helping secure the location for the market. When asked what motivated him in his endeavors as Manager, Paul replies, “I wanted to keep doing something agriculturally related. I’m an agronomist by training, so I’ve always been kind of a plant person anyway. So I wanted to stay involved.” So what was the key to the market’s success? Paul states simply, “People were there to buy produce.” There were several special attractions during the season, the kids’ table being the biggest hit. There, kids could color, get their faces painted, or play with the provided hula hoops and other toys. Also, several of the produce vendors accepted WIC vouchers (a federally-funded health and nutrition program for women, infants, and children), which added to the market’s appeal, and gave more people in our community access to delicious fruits and vegetables. In addition to Globe’s own Randy Burkhalter, the market’s big produce vendors were Roosevelt’s Peter and Patricia Bigfoot, and Jerry Ullum, who drove a long way to bring us a wide variety of produce. These vendors saw it as more of an opportunity to provide valuable community service than an opportunity to get rich. Says Paul of their wares, “You’re getting stuff that was picked that morning or the night before, in gardens that did not use a single drop of chemicals.” Many people worked behind the scenes to make the market a success. Thanks go to the Hohokam Resource Conservation and Development Council and the Southern
Gila County EDC who helped fund the market. Holly Brantley, the Farmers’ Market Board Secretary, wrote a weekly article in the local papers advertising the market. The rest of our Farmers’ Market Board consisted of Cayci Vuksanovich (President), Pat Romero (Vice President), and Bob Zache (Treasurer). So, what’s the bottom line? Recounts Paul, “We kind of set a pie-in-the-sky idea at the beginning of the year of $25,000.” After closing day (the biggest day of the season), total market revenue came to $27,360 for the year. Laura exults, “This definitely exceeded my expectations...I had no idea it would be this big and amazing.
But the real bottom line has nothing to do with sales. It’s the warmth of a greeting from a familiar face on a beautiful Saturday morning, the satisfaction of sharing something that brings a smile, delicious edibles, goods hand-crafted by a neighbor, and fun for children, all at a park near you. So thank you vendors, customers, contributors, and friends for being part of something wonderful, and we’ll see you next year! For additional information, visit gmfarmersmarket.blogspot.com.
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THE BED AND BREAKFASTS OF GLOBE MIAMI WELCOME YOU THIS FALL!
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This is the story of how one poem about an outlaw horse which couldn’t be rode; a poem which became a song, started in a burg under the Pinals, and eventually traveled the world. It has been called America’s greatest horse ballad and perhaps the “...finest tribute to an outlaw horse,� ever penned. Popularized by Marty Robbins, the story goes that in 1940, Robbins once convinced a Phoenix radio station that he could sing The Strawberry Roan better than the singer they had hired. He did, and he got the job. Robbins would go on to perform the song for the rest of his career. Yet it is the story behind “The Strawberry Roan� which brings us back to Globe and the poet who first penned those words, and the musician who made it into a song. Curly Fletcher was a showman and early promoter of western ‘performance productions’ – the early harbinger of modern rodeos. But his passion was poetry and that is how he would often refer to himselfas a poet. His work, and his passion, took him all over the country and he often found himself in Globe. He and his brother, were, in fact, the first promoters of the Gila Valley Winter Stampede. He would perform his poems at these ‘’performance events� and the poem which became a famous song was originally titled “The Outlaw Broncho� (original spelling). It was published in the Arizona Record in December of 1915, and later published as part of a collection in 1917, 1926 and 1931.
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The poem, which tells of an outlaw horse that no cowboy could ride, struck a cord with audiences and it was picked up by the Broadway musical production, “Green Grow the Lilacs,� in 1931 giving it an even wider distribution. For those of you unfamiliar with this musical, you might know it by it’s later title, the award winning production of “Oklahoma.� In a piece done by John White in 1970 for the Arizona Record (Miami’s mewspaper), in which he outlines the origins of the song, White tracks it to Curly Fletcher and Globe, though he states that the music itself was ‘worked out’ by an unknown balladeer. However, for those who still have ties to that time period, there is only one man who could have given The ‘Roan its tune. That man was “Tamale Joe�, aka Edward William Hargett. Hargett had come to Globe with his wife, Mary Fuentes, from San Antonio, Texas in approximately 1905 to find work with the mines. When that proved to be bad for his health, he turned to selling his
“THE STRAWBERRY ROAN�
GOT IT’S GROOVE By Mick Holder
I was hangin' 'round town, just spendin' my time Out of a job, not earnin' a dime A feller steps up and he said, "I suppose You're a bronc rider from looks of your clothes." "Well, you figured me right, I'm a good one." I claim "Would you happen to have any bad ones to tame?" Said "I've got one, a bad one to buck At throwin' good riders, he's had lots of luck." I gets all het up and I ask what he pays To ride this old nag for a couple of days He offered me ten; I said, "I'm your man, A bronc never lived that I couldn't fan." He said: "Get your saddle, I'll give you a chance" In his buckboard we hopped and he drives to the ranch I stayed 'til mornin' and right after chuck I stepped out to see if this outlaw can buck. Down in the horse corral standin' alone Is an old Caballo, a Strawberry Roan His legs are all spavined, he's got pigeon toes
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Little pig eyes and a big Roman nose Little pin ears that touched at the tip A big 44 brand was on his left hip U-necked and old, with a long, lower jaw I could see with one eye, he's a regular outlaw. I gets the blinds on 'im and it sure is a fright Next comes the saddle and I screws it down tight Then I steps on 'im and I raises the blinds Get outta the way boys, he's gonna unwind He sure is a frog-walker, he heaves a big sigh He only lacks wings, for to be on the fly He turns his old belly right up to the sun He sure is a sun-fishin', son-of-a-gun. He's about the worst bucker I've seen on the range He'll turn on a nickel and give you some change He hits on all fours and goes up on high Leaves me a spinnin' up there in the sky I turns over twice and I comes back to earth I lights in a cussin' the day of his birth I know there are ponies that I cannot ride There's some of them left, they haven't all died. I'll bet all my money, the man ain't alive That'll stay with Old Strawberry When he makes his high dive.
wife’s tamales who, it is said, would make them by the ‘washer tub’ full and he would sell out daily. He was also musically versatile enough to be at home with most all the different cultures and music in Globe and it is said that his rendition of the Old Cornish hymn “ Asleep with Jesus� caused many a Cousin Jacks to move back to Wales. The story goes, that as he was listening to the cadence of Curly Fletcher recite his poem of the outlaw roan at one of those early ‘performance contests,’ he began tickling the keys of the piano. While Fletcher was reportedly annoyed with this distraction during his recitation, the audience in attendance that day was thrilled. Cowboys who heard the song offered to drag a piano up to the rodeo grounds the next day so Tamale Joe could perform his rendition during the scheduled arena Strawberry Roan, Continued on page 25
Fall 2011 Strawberry Roan, Continued from page 24 performances. Tamale Joe assured them that his guitar would be just fine. And so it was that “The Strawberry Roan” was first performed on that bright sunny day at an arena in Globe, Arizona, by Tamale Joe. Curley’s brother, Fred, later contacted him and asked that one of their contract employees be taught the cords, and from then on you could say, 'the horse had left the barn.’ Curley spent many years in frustration trying to gain royalties for his original work but never succeeded. It seemed ironic that he didn’t credit Hargett’s contribution himself. Perhaps he thought it might weaken his own claim. In the thousands of reprints and uses he did not receive even a “thank you,” but then again, neither did Tamale Joe.
Photo by Greg Lucker
Mitchell “Mick” Holder was born in 1941 to Lora Mae and Frank Haught. When Frank died as a result of a horse accident, Lora Mae moved to Phoenix to work at Goodyear building WWII bombers, where she met and married Kendrick Holder from Payson. The couple later moved to Globe, where Mick, his brother and sister all graduated Globe High School. He served six years in the Navy during the Vietnam war, and purchased his first ranch while he was still in the Navy. When he got out of the Navy he went to work as Asst. Personnel manager and later as the property manager for Miami Copper Company. As he says, “It was a good job, and not physically taxing so I could put in eight hours for the company and another eight hours at the ranch.” Today Holder owns the Hat Ranch at Salome which he calls home. In addition to managing his ranch properties he writes for various publications, and hopes to pass along information regarding ranching practices and history as well as acknowledge the fortitude and grit of those early pioneers who first settled this area.
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EVENTS FOR FALL FESTIVAL 2011
Friday, October 28th 5-8pm
Friday kicks off with the Carnival and Fall Marketplace on Oak. And it’s opening night for The Prison of Terror!
Copper Rim Elementary Carnival on Oak Street This is a perfect time of year to be outdoors and no better way to spend it than exploring Oak Street during the Fall Festival! Copper Rim Elementary and Cobre Valley Center for the Arts team up each year to bring the festival to Downtown Globe. The event is fun for the entire family and includes dozens of booths filled with food vendors, kids games, handcrafted items – and yes a pumpkin carving contest. This is one of the biggest fund raising events for Copper Rim and they pull out all the stops in making it a success. The preparations start months in advance and during the Carnival, they raffle dozens of beautiful gift baskets which have been put together by volunteers and donated for the cause. Booths are designed and staffed by the various grades. Each grade level is encouraged to come up with a fun game or event for their booth. And they don’t disappoint! Food booths are hosted by the Copper Rim PTO and the Center for the Arts and include everything from cotton candy to caramel apples and tacos to hot dogs.
The BYOP Pumpkin Carving Contest You are asked to ‘Bring Your Own Pumpkin,’ which you can carve there (tables and tools provided) or bring one from home that you’ve carved. A
note of caution for all of you with devious minds...there is a ‘Ringer” category if you try to sneak in a professionally carved pumpkin. The official judging of all entries begins at 8pm and winners announced shortly thereafter. Yes, there are prizes, but the best is the bragging rights to the Best Carved Pumpkin at the Fall Festival! Yes, this ultimate prize could be yours...but you’ll have to be on your game. Over the years we’ve gotten some pretty good carvers! The Fall Marketplace vendors who do hand-crafted items will be on hand to help jump start your Holiday shopping, from custom soaps to t-shirts and knitted wool purses. You won’t believe the variety! New this year will be the Gypsy Booth, hosted by Hill Street Mall, which will include a Henna artist, Tarot Card reader and acoustic guitarist. $1 Hayrides will be offered though out the day by Carol and Joel Haugh.
Now, good manners prevent me from saying when or naming names, but during one of these tours last year someone got so scared they punched one of Holly’s brood right in the mouth. Although no serious damage was done, these kind of antics do not make the other ghosts and goblins happy...and trust me, they all have cell phones so news travels fast. So, please be a good sport and mind your manners while you prepare to be scared out of your wits! Tickets are $5 at the door.
Saturday, October 29th 10am-Dusk The carnival and Fall Marketplace return for a full day of merriment. Booths open at 10am and run till dusk. Plus! This is the only night for the ever popular Ghosts of Globe Tour.
Ghosts of Globe Walking Tour
Prison Of Terror Friday, October 28th Saturday, October 29th Monday, October 31st 7-11pm Here’s a riddle. What do you get when you put 40 would-be thespians together in an old, very authentic, 1910 territorial jail and give them a year to think up ways to scare people? Right! You get... Globe’s very own Prison of Terror! Holly and Joe Brantley, and their brood of thespians and set designers started working on this year's Prison of Terror within days of dismantling the 2010 version. This year they have expanded it to the 2nd floor of the jail. A place few have seen, and may never want to see again! Dare I say any more? Due to mature scaring tactics and the need for a strong constitution, no children under the age of eight will be allowed.
Starts at The Old Jail/ Oak Street Tours Begin at 6:30-11pm Tours take approximately one hour Cost: $5 per person (No one under eight will be permitted) Globe is well known for it’s colorful past and haunting characters. From mining barons to back room bordellos, the Ghosts of Globe Tour is an excellent way to enjoy the towns’ history while you are escorted by local volunteers in period costumes. You’ll hear stories of haunting ghost apparitions and tantalizing tales of yore, all for just $5. The organizers have expanded the tour to include additional stops and even a mock cemetery. The Huddle Sports Bar and M. L. & H. Computers have offered their back lots for this occasion which involves bringing in a ton of dirt and reproducing some of the famous headstones from the Old Globe Cemetery. For the more adventurous, there will also be a map to the old Globe Cemetery where you can visit the dead in person. Plus, Hill Street Mall will be teaming up with George's Hamburgers and Skate Castles Spook House to stay late and join in the festivities. Fall Festival, Continued on page 27
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EVENTS FOR FALL FESTIVAL 2011 CONTINUED Sunday, October 30th 5-8pm All Hallows Eve Feast This is the only night the Prison of Terror WILL NOT be open. It seems, even the dead need a night off. Instead, the Community Players will be hosting a Food and Beer Garden for All Hallows Eve and there will be a holiday photography booth by the folks at fullcirclePhotoworks. (see below)
7th Annual ‘Pictures on the Porch’ 5-8pm Returning for the 7th year, fullcirclePHOTOWORKS will be set up on Oak Street for Family portraits and Halloween mayhem! This year, we are offering two nights. Sunday night is ideal for families wanting holiday portraits or parents who don’t want to compete with the crowds on Halloween! We will also take pet portraits that night. We have two new cool backdrops this year and we’re bringing back the CD option which allows you to get 4-6 hi-res images on a CD with a photographers release. Prices are: 4x6 carded portraits $10, hi-res CD $39. credit card, check or cash accepted.
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Monday, October 31st 5-8pm Trick Or Treating The bewitching may start when the sun goes down, but trick-or-treating starts at 5:30pm. Downtown merchants generously donate hundreds of dollars of candy and enlist volunteers to help them hand it out as thousands of children come in for the Halloween festivities. (*Note: You can help by making a ‘candy donation’ to any downtown business or to the Mainstreet program who will distribute it.)
Annual Historic District Costume Contest Begins at 6:30pm The organizers have added two new categories this year including a ‘family’ category. As Molly says, “If you got Dad to dress up too, we thought there should be a category!” Judging begins at 6:30pm and shortly after the winners are announced, they can get their portrait taken at Pictures on the Porch for FREE between 7 - 7:30.
All Time Top Halloween Songs Our favorite DJ Big John Libynski with Golden Sounds will be on Broad Street with all the Halloween music you know and love and yes, ghosts and goblins will be dancing in the street! I asked Big John, what were his all time Top Halloween Songs? Could you guess what they are? I asked him to write them down. He gave me his Top 13. Are they a Lucky 13? Scary 13? Who knows! Here’s what you need to know: The first reader who can guess 10 our of 13 correctly gets $100 in Holiday Cash Dollars to spend with any of the participating merchants. That way you get Holiday spending money and we get to keep the $$$s local! LOOK for clues on our facebook page beginning October 13th. We will be giving one clue every day until Halloween night. Remember, you have to be the FIRST person who sends us the correct run-down of songs. In the event of a tie, we'll draw names. The winner will be announced Halloween night. You do not have to be present to win. Email your entry to: linda@ globemiamitimes.com. Please include "Big John" in the subject line. Good Luck to one and all!
Pictures on the Porch Halloween Night Join us for your 7th annual POP! It was a success from the beginning and initially we also did POP events for Easter, Valentine’s Day and Christmas. We even did one evening of pet portraits INSIDE her shop where a million breakable items sat on shelves not two-feet from barking, squirming dogs. We survived, as did all the million breakable items, but she and I decided against any more pet portraits inside! It’s been a great journey with many good memories.
Prison Of Terror The last night of mayhem and madness is enough to bring out the naughtiness of even the most friendly ghost and ghoul. See details for October 28.
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Join the Conversation
A new site offers social network to mainstreet
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The word is used to denote a shared geographical area or a village park. The goal of our new site is to establish a home town on-line village where you can feel comfortable with the neighborhood, Where the information being shared has relevance to the Globe-Miami community and it’s visitors and where you can launch a conversation, check out a jobs board, post an event, research community services and share your information, questions, and interests. The technology behind this is something called Buddypress and it is a software that recognizes we
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don’t want to be talked AT, as much as we want TO talk to each other. What Buddypress does is take your normal website with information and adds a layer of social networking, so you share information between each other, much as you might do if you met your neighbor on the sidewalk.
SOCIAL NETWORKING Of course, the site allows you to be a visitor without signing on to the ‘community.’ But if you want to share in the social network of the site, it asks that you sign on and set up a profile. This lets others know who they are talking to. As to a real identity or ‘stage name’, we leave that up to you. We are not Google+. The benefits of having a profile on Commons is you can launch your own group. Let’s say “Little League.” You are a coach and want to start a group to track, discuss and share things specific to the teams, where they play, what’s new etc. Or, you love off-roading and start a group for this area to talk about some great off road adventures. How about an antiques group to discuss the latest ‘finds,’ history and treasure hunts? Maybe you even want to start a Redflex Camera ‘Fan’ club (ha!), or, my own personal favorite; Local Stories; untold stories of the area. Remember: it is free to set up your profile and use any of the social network tools on the site.
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for blogging and is used for building websites from small one page affairs to massive e-commerce sites by wellknown names like Starbucks and Zappos. The beauty of wordpress for businesses in the Globe-Miami area is: • You don’t need to hire a computer geek to run your own site or make changes. It’s super user friendly! • It’s scalable. You can start out with three basic pages and add features and content as your business and your comfort level dictate. • Search Engine Optimization is built into every wordpress site, so you get noticed on the Net! • New plug-ins are being designed constantly for this platform to seamlessly work with new technology and trends. Need a calendar? Want your website to tie in with your facebook? • Want e-commerce? Your wordpress website will never be ‘out of date’ or ‘out of touch.’
Commons gives you the option of purchasing a basic site which gives you several pre-built themes to choose from and several popular plug-in features for just $10/month or a premium site with 20 themes and a host of basic and paid plug-ins and hosting features for $20/month. We also offer to set up your site including
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custom header and plug-ins beginning at $400 and provide on-site training and content management.
WEBSITE HOSTING The other feature of Commons is a hosting site for wordpress websites. Wordpress is now the leading platform
This Fall look for our one-hour and three-hour workshops on setting up a wordpress site and managing your website.
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Then ask us about our Election Packages for the winter edition. We will be running a special pull out section for candidates running for local office. Get your name and your platform in front of voters for the three months leading up to the election in March. For more information see: globemiamitimes. com/Election Year or call 701-3320.
The Globe Miami 2011-2012 Community Concert Series
The Globe-Miami Community Concert Series is entering it's 55th season and continues to bring nationally recognized talent to the local area. This is an exceptional opportunity to see performances by individuals and groups, who command much larger ticket prices in urban centers. Remaining true to the groups mission in providing quality entertainment for a price which residents in rural communities can afford, the season ticket price for FIVE concerts is $35.00 for individuals and $80.00 for a family of four. For a complete schedule of concerts log on to: gmteconnect.com Edgar Cruz – Monday, October 24th 7pm Named Oklahoma’s Best Performing Artist/Acoustic Guitarist five out of the last ten years by the Oklahoma Gazette, Edgar Cruz gives over 200 live performances a year, mesmerizing audiences everywhere with his unorthodox style. In addition to being the recipient of many industry awards, he has been an honored headliner for over ten years at the annual Chet Atkins Festival in Nashville, has toured throughout the U.S., Europe and South America, and has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS and PBSaffiliate television and cable stations. See more: www.edgarcruz.com.
Join today! Memberships for 2011-2012 Season Adults $35 | Students $10 | Family (1 or more students) $80 | Single Parent Family $45
Please send _____ Adult Membership(s) ______ Family Membership(s)
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Enclosed is my check for $________________ Name _____________________________________________________________________ E-mail ____________________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ City _____________________________________ State _________ Zip________________ Phone:_____________________________________________________________________ For more information,call 425-6466 or 425-3988 or visit GMTeConnect.com Make checks payable to Globe-Miami Community Concert Association, P.O. Box 1222, Claypool, AZ 85532
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The Cat Murals Miami Artist, Marianne Collins, who may be best known for her work in painting wildlife on copper splashes, began a project two years ago to add whimsical cat murals throughout Miami and Globe to commercial and residential buildings. It was designed as a business project which was easy, inexpensive, historic and more on the whimsical genre. Did you know cats were brought to the area to control the vermin problem in the early 1900’s? Local business owners have been eager to sign on, many of whom have had their own pets memorialized on the walls of their building. Collins has currently painted 119 cats around the area and launched a “Cat Festival” in the Fall complete with art shows, cook offs, cat adoptions and guided tours. The murals project has been termed “Norman Rockwell with a twist.” You can pick up a map showing all the locations of the murals from Marianne at her shop on Sullivan Street, or download a map from gmteconnect.com.
Open Pit Mining From a perch in Globe, one can gaze across Cobre Valley and see the relic landforms which for years have yielded this valley’s namesake metal. Just past the greenery of the golf course situated on the valley floor lies a stair-stepped mountain of tailings which were deposited over 100 years of milling copper rich rock. The current owner, Freeport McMoRan, continues the tradition of maintaining a grass cover on the sandy slopes with re-seeding cattle grazing activities. Above the tailings and below the Sleeping Beauty Mountain, the sun shines brightly on the multicolored open pits and ore piles of the Copper Cities Mine (owned by BHP Billiton). Note: The dark horizontal strip is a recently reseeded and watered slope of the tailings. And the whitest/brightest area in the picture is the Copper Cities Deep Pit (Open pit). This is where turquoise is mined by lease agreement. The really orange and colorful areas right of the pit are the leach dumps at Copper Cities. Colors represent different minerals in the material.
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As a huge copper-producing area, Globe-Miami is home to several active mining operations including Carlotta Copper, Freeport McMoRan and BHP Billiton. A key component of those operations is the Rod Mill which sits on Hwy 60 and is owned and operated by FMI. According to their website, it was completed in 1969 and is the first of its kind to be located at a "mine site.” The plant uses the Southwire design casting system with Morgan mills to produce 7,500-pound and 15,000-pound copper rod coils. The Miami rod plant treats cathodes from Miami and other domestic operations and produces approximately 316 million pounds of copper rod per year. This copper wire is then shipped out of the area to be used in architecture and industry including electrical, medical and and hi-tech fields.
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The event which is second only to the discovery of copper in this region in changing the course of history for our region was the arrival of the railroad in December of 1898. The railroad would bring money and goods from the east coast and deliver copper and cattle to markets far and wide. It would be Arizona Eastern Railway which grew by “construction and consolidation” that brought a line from Bowie to Globe to reach the rich mining operations of this area. The line was officially named the Gila Valley Globe and Northern, but became affectionately known as the ‘Go Very Gently and Nervously’ due to the many mishaps it experienced in those early years. It was the railroad which brought people from the East Coast and West Coast to Globe and the 1916 Depot was built, in part to accommodate the huge influx of passenger traffic thanks to the marketing of the Apache Trail Tours by Southern Pacific.
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S PEOPLE S Rose Mofford Almost 90 and Rose Mofford is still making news and causing a stir wherever she goes. Mofford, who was born and raised in Globe, worked her way up from office secretary to Secretary of State to the 18th Governor of Arizona, finally retiring from office in 1990. Although she is just one of several Globe-Miami alum who went on to state and national prominence, she is perhaps the most well-known of Globe’s homegrown alum. Mofford, who spent fifty years in government service starting at the age of 18, began her career when she helped the 1940 campaign of Joe Hunt for state treasurer. She went on to work as his secretary and later that of the entire Tax Commission, and served for 20 years as assistant secretary of state under Wesley Bolin. In an excellent piece by Jon Kaufman of the Arizona Republic in 2007, he noted she was a “...beloved, dedicated, good-natured and sometimes salty woman of the people. Mofford never fit the stereotype of a political climber.” He goes on to say, that as a Democrat she served “...as a bridge between two Republican governors who in less than 10 year were ousted from office for misconduct. (Mecham and Symington). She was credited with “reinvesting the system with dignity and honor,” by former senate Democratic leader Alfredo Gutierrez. Recently, she was on hand for the christening of the new Hall of Fame at Globe High School and this summer announced her decision to place the contents of her library including a lifetime collection of kachinas with the local museums and CVCA.
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Cornish Pastie As a mining community, we have drawn inspiration from all quarters of the world; and with over 20 nationalities helping to found our region, the local dishes draw on many influences including Lebanese, Italians, Mexicans, Chinese, Irish and more.
We’ll kick off this series with an all-time favorite of everyone’s, the Cornish Pastie. The Pastie was a traditional meal of miners and was originally brought here by the Cornish miners of England. The large tin mines played out in the early 1900s and thousands of miners migrated to the United States to work in the copper and silver mines of the Southwest. The pastie consists of a flaky pie crust folded over on itself and stuffed with a combination of ingredients, the most traditional being beef, potatoes and onions, although there are as many variations on this traditional dish as there are cooks. You can get homemade, fresh out of the oven Pasties every Thursday at Joe’s Broadstreet Grill in downtown Globe.
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