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Riding Into The Wind
In This Issue
When Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper took to the open road in “Easy Rider” – circa 1969, Harley’s were a symbol of what it meant to be young, male and counter-culture.
Four wheels
move the body. Two wheels
move the soul. – Author Unknown
Even up to 1987, half of all Harley riders were men, under the age of 35. Today, you’re likely to find women, and established baby boomers, with a median age of 47 who own homes and 401Ks. Things which are decidedly not counter-culture. In fact, the entire industry is going mainstream according to the Motorcycle Industry
The Secret Garden
Council Owner Survey just released in 2009. The survey shows
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there are over 10 million Americans who now own a motorcycle. That’s greater than the entire population of New York City. All on two wheels.
Motorcycling has gone main stream. Beverly LeResche, co-owner of Superstition Harley-Davidson, in Apache Junction has been in the industry for over thirty five years and seen the changes. She started out in ’73 with her late husband, Jerry opening a small dealership in Wisconsin. At the time
The Road From England To Arizona
she didn’t ride.
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Harley-Davidson, Continued on page 31
Sizzlin’ Hot
Summer Zen
It’s a fact that Arizona Summers are
disappeared under their rocks to get away
sizzling hot and, as a rule, most sane
from the heat, we’ve designed a Summer
people will spend the next six months in a
Road Tour for The Children of the Wind.
mall or on their couch in air-conditioned Bikers.
Bikers
are
people, drink our beer and have a good time. We’re offering up specials to help you save money – while spending money; good causes to help you add to your lifetime-karma points ; and clues, riddles and scavenger hunts to introduce you
comfort in front of their Big Screen. Not
cool reasons to ride our roads, meet our
to things you never knew you wanted to
always
know about us...and now you will.
breaking the rules.
Area Walking Maps Pages 15-18
We initially called the tour the Five and
Few things in life will keep one from
Dime which was a nod to our incredible
riding. They’re like those mail carriers
array of cheap thrills and lo-cost fun
who brag: Neither snow nor rain nor heat
throughout this region. It also tied in with
nor gloom of night stay us from the swift
our feature on Woolworths. (One of those
completion of our appointed rounds”
things you’ll want to pay attention to
Bikers? They have a different motto.
because it is the answer to a clue.)
“Whatever it is, it’s better in the wind.” So, this summer, long after the
We call it the Five and Dive and we
last of the winter visitors have left for
hope to heat things up (economically)
cooler climes, and even lizards have
this summer while offering you some
But then one of our friends suggested the
Five
and
Dive,
over
beers
at
Summer Zen, Continued on page 10
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum: For those of you that are lucky enough to live in Globe, Miami, Kearny,
events, but with the construction of the Benson Outback Bridge across Silver
The Secret Garden By Kim Stone
Winkelman, Gold Canyon, or Apache Junction, Boyce Thompson Arboretum
and plant exhibits. This is the
is a mere 30 – 40 minute drive from
spectacular geologic location
your front door. As close as it is, there
where
is a strong likelihood that some of you
investor Colonel William
haven’t visited the Arboretum since
Boyce Thompson was
you were kids, or if so, not since the
perceptive
first term of the Reagan administration.
to create “the most
It’s understandable: How can a world-
beautiful
class destination like Boyce Thompson
multimillionaire
enough garden
shrubs,
Suspension Bridge over Queen Creek, the only chance of getting wet is from the rain above, not the water below. The
broadest, and most mature trees,
King Wash and the 130 feet long Berber
and
completely redesigned in the early 1990’s
were
and now includes eight defined plant
the
communities from the arid outback
1920’s, 30’s and 40’s and
with authentically replicated Aussie
they continue to have
buildings, an Aboriginal ceremonial
a dominant presence
area, and an ethno-botanical garden.
other
cacti
eight-acre Australian Desert Exhibit was
succulents
planted
during
the
New this year is the completion of
of its kind in the
many exhibits at the
Papuana Pass and the Bottle Tree Grove.
Arboretum be reached in the time it
world”
90
Arboretum. But in
Easily seen from the highway is a
takes to bake a tuna casserole, and yet
years ago. The 323
the last 25 years, a
thatched-roof, shade structure known
stack up to more distant attractions that
acres
true resurgence and
as a “quincho.” It’s constructed from
require more time, gasoline, and traffic
and
refocus of purpose
materials imported from Argentina and
to get to?
contain over 12,000
has taken place, and
is thought to be the only one of its kind
plants
across
if it’s been a while
in the U.S. It forms the entrance to the
loading up the kids and the dogs (yes,
the arid land regions
since you’ve visited,
newly enhanced South American Desert
you can bring the dogs) and making
of the planet, with
now’s the time to
Exhibit where more than a dozen, large
the short trip to Boyce Thompson
the largest collections
find out what you’re
Argentine saguaros and other large
Arboretum at the base of Picket Post
from
Mountain, where Queen Creek and Silver
America, and the Sonoran
King Wash converge, and where 100
and Chihuahuan Deserts of
feet tall volcanic cliffs rise above three
North America.
It’s a question best answered by
miles of trails and 40 unique gardens
nearly of
gardens
natural from
areas
Australia,
South
Most of the of the tallest,
throughout
missing. Crossing
cacti were planted last summer. These Queen
fetching, columnar cacti contribute
Creek or Silver King Wash
their bulk and character to the other 700
used to be challenging or impossible during heavy rain
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The Merritt’s of Youth I met her husband first, in the summer of 1964.
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By Darin Lowery
front door and smiled.
We had just moved into a new subdivision – ‘Portrait
“I guess it’s just us now, Kiddo.” She motioned me to
Park’ – and it promised clean suburban living, far from
follow her into the kitchen, where she poured a bottle
the more interesting grime and crime of the City.
of Coca-Cola (forbidden in our house) into a glass
He was very tall and so slim he looked, to this nine
and toasted me. “You are now officially the Man in My
year old, as though he could turn and vanish. The
Life. Drink up!” She looked me up and down. “I’d pour
sunlight bounced from his shoulders and obscured his
something stronger, but you’re what- nine?”
face, the pale green snap brim hat a beacon to search
I nodded and asked, “Well, how old are you?”
for every evening at five-thirty. That was the time we’d
“Fifty-two.”
meet, as he passed my house. “Ready for our evening
“Is that old?”
constitutional?” he’d ask. I’d nod and fall into step
“Ancient. You’ll find out, someday.” She rinsed
beside him. He never felt a need to hold my hand,
the glasses and took me downstairs. “Honey, I
even when we crossed the street, and I appreciated
need some help, and I’ll pay you for your time. My
that. After that first early evening stroll, I expected a
husband was a collector. I guess I am too, but this
test at its conclusion, worried because we hadn’t yet
room is so packed, I can’t turn around in it.” After the
studied the Constitution in school. He laughed when
agreed upon sum of one dollar an hour, we opened
I told him that, and I didn’t know why.
boxes and sorted. It was a big job.
When he died in the spring of the following year
A box of postcards from the thirties, mostly from
I felt lost. The air had begun to warm and I missed
tropical locations, feathery palms and tight messages,
our neighborhood walks. It had been a time to count
stamps fluttering from age. Magazines from the War
on- something solid and true for me, a child who had
years, the ads noticeably sober due to rationing. He’d
parents with other concerns.
packed away penknives and matchbooks and old
Mrs. Merritt called my Mother one morning and
keys; hand painted neckties and something called
asked if she could spare me for an hour. Since Bob
‘suspenders’ (‘Kept his trousers up and his manhood
died, she needed help in the basement. When I walked the two blocks, alone now, she opened the
Darin Lowery, Continued on page 6
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‘known universe of the way things work’ and to accept something new. That’s why it’s a discovery.
This Spring as I was taking a webinar
The accident happens when we
on Social Media, and in one of the
let our routine lives actually be cracked
sessions the speaker suggested we
by one of these moments. We follow
check out the work of several bloggers.
the lead. We allow the possibility. And
At the time I was also beginning to pull
the result is like a fresh breeze in a
together this Summer issue and my
static room.
own time was limited. I had blown off
– Robert M. Pirsig
It’s that Aha Moment which makes
several other suggestions, choosing to
us smile...and often change course. Just
wait until after I got this paper to press to
ask Pete Page about that one.
leisurely follow up on all these suggested
The idea of following the back roads
side-roads of greater enlightenment.
of mainstream is tailor-made for those
And yet, this time I did. The first piece I read, while mildly interesting,
And that, my dear readers, was the
mentioned another blogger who was
serendipitous moment which changed
writing about rural tourism. It’s a
the course of this issue, and launched
subject which speaks to me, and so
the Five and Dive Summer Tour.
I went further down the rabbit hole.
Here’s the thing about serendipity
That’s when I discovered Joanne Steele
though, which means: “the making
and her piece about bikers and why they
of fortunate discoveries by accident.”
are a good match for those communities
Serendipity,
who live on the outer reaches of big
us to break out of our own agreed
cities and six-lane highways.
upon course. Our way of thinking. Our
by
definition,
requires
on two wheels. As Pirsig, and others have said of the journey, “you see things from a bike and experience life in a
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Our cars enclose us in a cocoon of comfort. Allowing us to program the temperature around us, and plug in our destination on a GPS. While life whizzes by at 70 mph on our way to get where we are going – we miss out on those serendipitous moments. It is the exact opposite of experiencing
*A special note of thanks to Steve and Tracy Quick of The Huddle Sports Bar, and The Independent Riders who agreed to get up at 5am for a photoshoot, so I could have some images to use for this issue. Yes, five in the morning. Afterwards they invited me to ride out to Roosevelt Lakes Resort for breakfast. It was my first Harley ride (and definitely not last) and another of those “moments.” Sitting on the back of Stan’s bike and feeling the wind, smelling the morning air, riding in the company of friends – I knew why 10 million Americans own bikes. And I thought to myself, how lucky I was to have happened upon this morning. I had almost written about something I’d never experienced. Now, I get it. Serendipity strikes again.
the journey on a bike. For when you are on a machine built
more
for
discovery
–
than
destination – anything can happen. That is why this issue is dedicated to those on two-wheels. See you this summer, in all the Cheers,
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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Darin Lowery, Continued from page 3 in, Honey.’). Snapshots
found leather luggage,
too, but not many – old
plastered
black and whites with
travel
scalloped corners. “You
snappy
can take anything you’d
ones), fur coats with big
like,
she
shoulders, and scores of
said, looking somewhat
vintage hats. The hats
stunned and a little tired.
were covered in veils and
“He’d want you to have
gemstones and a few
something of his.”
looked like they could
Sweetheart,”
with
1930’s
stickers
(the
European
shrieked.
dropped fifteen dollars.
hat?” I asked, thinking
“Omigod! These people
We loaded six boxes into
of
just
walked
her Chrysler.
the
house
“Can
I
the
have
his
snap-brim
in
the sunlight. She
frowned.
“No,
fly.
She
out
of
and
I still have the ‘Top
left
everything!” It definitely
Hat’ sheet music.
not that. But anything
seemed
A
In 1990, in a fit of-
else, sure.”
bottle of milk still sat in
what would you call
I didn’t take anything.
the refrigerator, I know,
it, nostalgia? I dialed
Mrs. Merritt
because I checked.
Directory
called
the next day, slightly
that
way.
Mrs. Merritt pointed
Assistance.
There wasn’t a Merritt
a few things out. “That’s
listing
a Victrola, Hon. You see
neighborhood, but there
those old records? They
was a number for her
to come with me to
weigh
daughter further south.
an
She
music, but back in the
After
where
day… my folks used
and a long beep, I left
they sell dead people’s
to have parties. Back
a
stuff. This time we don’t
then, you cranked up
never returned.
know the guy. Loads
the turntable and then
Mrs. Merritt’s spirit
of fun. I’ll pick you up
rolled up the rug so you
rides shotgun with me
in twenty.” My Mom
could dance.”
whenever I visit the shops
breathless.
It
may’ve
been the Viceroys. “Honey,
you
Estate
want
Sale?”
explained,
“It’s
a
ton.
Funny
in
our
the
old
recording
message.
It
was
but
We found boxes of
of Globe-Miami, and I
only
sheet music (“Oh! Fred
can hear her appreciative
things that ever came
Astaire
murmurs and see her
into our house were
Rogers!
brand new. A childhood
Hat!”) and fussy lamps
something
during the Depression
with lace shades. A giant
endearing- – a wacky
did that to her.
marble nude stood to
1940’s canister set with
the right of the curved
exploding floral designs,
staircase.
or a way-cool V8 Ford
looked
confused,
consented.
We an
The
pulled
up
immense
in
Lake
of
the
north
to
house
Forest,
one
It
was
and I
Ginger
loved
I
Top
giggled.
marked
‘Not
delight
when
hubcap
I
find
especially
with
original,
tony
suburbs
For Sale’. Mrs. Merritt
chipped turquoise paint.
of
Chicago.
sniffed, “It looks like a
I know she’d approve of
bad reproduction, but it
the twenty-eight vintage
a
probably cost a mint.” I
telephones (in twenty-
swimming pool in the
giggled again, because I
eight
back. It even had a porte-
didn’t understand what
on a low table in my
cochere and a butler’s
she meant. “Honey, this
living room.
pantry.
place is over the top. Let’s
Italianate,1920’s, tennis
nine
courts
with and
In one of the bedrooms,
we
opened a closet and
cash out and take off.” Between
us
we’d
vintage
colors!)
She’d call it a ‘laugh riot’
and
a Viceroy.
light
up
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Keeping Watch
The views may be inspiring, but that is largely where the romance ends with the job. As fire season approaches, the
– It’s A Job
seasonal job of a Fire Tower watcher begins in Arizona. Here in the state there are 102 towers scattered through the forests with seven
or electricity. Still, it is considered a
of them located on the Tonto.
live-in structure.
The pay is around $11 and
•S ignal Peak Tower built in 1934 is one Photo by Lu Dubois
hour and includes your ‘lodging’, which typically consists of a 14’ x 14’ utilitarian box, ringed by windows and sitting on top of a tower pedestal that ranges from 30’ to 75’
cave can be rocked by wind, lit up by
in the air. The
birds
eye
view
from
these
towers is the stuff of poetry. But getting up close and personal with nature when it comes to thunder storms can also be just a tad unsettling. In a ’95 interview the US National Park Service, Roy Lemons talked about the year he spent manning the Signal Hill Tower on the South Rim in 1937. Lemons describes a storm which came in with a vengeance, bringing with it lots of lightening. He had gone down to the bottom of the tower to wait out the storm, but knowing that the lightening was probably causing small fires he went back up to take a look. What he saw changed his mind about lightening. A big bolt struck close to the tower. “It looked like the size of a highway”, he said,”Red and pulsating. It hit the ground. Must have lasted just a second or two. It scared the daylights out of me. I stayed down there in my car till it was over.” In his season of fire watching he saw ‘tremendous lighting storms on the North Rim” and echoed the sentiments of other Fire Tower operators before and after him when he said, “I never had any fear of lightening. But I do now.” Most Fire Towers have a stool in them which sits on glass insulators. When the big lightening storms come in close, operators will sit or stand on that stool with their arms tucked in close to their body. It’s just another day on the job. You might wonder why anyone would want to spend their life this way; living 30 ft or more in the air, where the bathroom is at the bottom of the tower and your bed is at the top. Where your little man/woman-
lightening and overall give one cause to question any previously held romantic notion of living a life of serenity in nature.
of the older units and also the highest sitting at an elevation of 5204. It offers only a utilitarian 7’ x 7’ observation deck and residents live in a small cabin at the base of the tower. •M t. Ord Tower built in 1983 is the tallest on the forest at over 100’ in the air. And the newest. It too includes a 14’ x 14’ structure for resident spotters. •D iamond
Point Tower,
built
in
Still, people sign on every year to take
1936 has the dubious distinction of
the job. One woman wrote, “I just wanted
attracting the most lightining hits,
to see if I could live with myself.” And
presumeably because of it’s proximity
the famous author/environmentalist,
to the Rim. Luckily there is a small
Edward Abbey once worked a season as
observation deck which prevents a live
a lookout in the 1950s where his journal
body from living in the tower.
entries became the basis for the classic, Desert Solitaire. “For the first time, I felt I was getting close to the West of my deepest imaginings, the place where the tangible and the mythic come together.” So if you’re looking for a job this summer. Look up. You may just discover your future. The seven towers located on the Tonto include: •H umbolt Tower, built in 1958. Sits atop
• Aztec Tower built in 1956 is 41’ high and has the distinction of getting the most visitors every year. Located near Workman Creek Falls, it is more easily accessible than many of the others. It too has a 14’ x 14’ living structure for a resident spotter. •M cFadden Tower built in 1964 is the shortest tower on the forest at only 20’ high.
Humbolt Mountain at an elevation
•C olcord Tower built in 1960 sits near
of 7812. It includes a 14’ x 14’ living
Parallel Canyon and also contains a
structure – albeit no running water
livable 14’ x 14’ structure.
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The Road From England To Arizona - Pete’s Story Walk
through
the
doors
By Linda Gross
of
Livingston’s Appliance in downtown
Originally
from
Southhampton,
Globe and you’ll find the walls lined
England, Pete says he got his first bike
with new washers and dryers in the
in 1961. The country was still feeling
front. In the back, you’ll discover a shop
the effects of WWII – even then –
that can only be described as “managed
and more people rode bikes and
chaos” where a tall, lanky guy with
motorcycles with little side cars as he
strong hands and a quiet demeanor
was growing up than owned cars. When
is busy working his repair magic on a
he was 16 he worked a paper route to
variety of sewing machines, vacuum
make money for his first motorcycle.
cleaners, and washers. But, if you take
It was a 50 cc moped and although it’s
a closer look you’ll see a framed and
top speed was only 30 mph, it provided
fading portrait of a motorcyclist on a
his first taste of freedom which came
GSX-R Suzuki taking a corner low to the
with owning his own set of wheels. The
pavement, a calendar showing famous
racing would come later.
road races in Europe, motorcycle ‘kitch’
In a career which spans over 30 years, Pete has put more hours on a bike than most and covered two continents, 42 states and wore out just a few bikes.
and and enough dog eared photos of Suzukis, Hondas, Triumps, Harley’s and the like tacked up to the wall so as to dominate one whole section. Pete Page, who owns Livingstons is known by most around here as the
Pete, and his new BMW in Orlando, just before heading out for a Cross-Country tour which included 42 states.
My friend hopped off the bike and threw down his helmet declaring, “I’m not racing with you anymore. You frighten me to death!” So Pete got on the PA and announced
“enough.” For Pete, it was that day on the track when he and Jim were going hard at it, and another rider tried to pass them on the inside. The rider clipped them and the force knocked Jim off the back.
that #26 needed a jockey. Three guys
“But I didn’t know he got knocked
showed up and he picked a kid ten
off,” Pete says, “so I headed into the
years his junior. Although Jim had only
turn and there is no one holding the
jockeyed a couple times before this he
back wheel down...and over I went.”
was a quick study and the team was a
He flipped so hard, his helmut came
formidable competitor on the track.
off and his nose ended up on the right side of his face. It took a
He started racing side cars
surgical team to patch him up
“appliance guy., A few, it seems know
in 1975 when he was in his late
and he feels lucky to this day
him as ‘British Pete’, and fewer still -
twenties. These were stripped
that it was only his nose which
those who ride bikes themselves- know
down
took the brunt of what could
that before Pete focused all his attention
sidecars resembling a “perch”
on appliance repair as being a duly
more than an actual “side
That wreck marked the
respectable, steady form of income, he
car.” Using farmers fields
ending of one era and the
actually spent quite a bit of time racing
where the crops were being
motorcycles in England and touring
rotated and the fields left to
No more dirt tracks.
this country from the back of a BMW.
rest - both farmers and racers
The next bike he purchased
picked up a bit of cash by
was a Suzuki GSX-R.
motorcycles
with
have been much worse.
beginning of another.
turning these fields into race Pete Page
”That was the bike to
tracks. Entry fees were about
Pete, with Jim in the jockey position takes a turn on a dirt track in England.
$25 and winnings never exceeded $100. The bikes were raced by teams of riders. The “jockey’ balanced behind
They made it to the National
have, “ Pete says. “You could squeeze 150 on that bike,” he says. "Of course nowdays riders are doing 200.”
and then pop over and
In a tough sport where taking
“jockey” for me.” Pete
calculated chances at high speeds
He says the day he was cornering his Suzuki going about 140 in a race, and laying it down so low to the ground that everything was scraping pavement...and a kid passed him on the outside and turned to give him alittle wave of the hand as he sped past, Pete had to admit it might be time to retire from racin’.
said. “We were at this
define success, it is inevitable that
Pete, turns to point at the Calendar
wrecks will happen. But sometimes
behind his head which shows a vintage
the driver and would fling his body to the left and right – much like sailing – to keeping
the
rear tire on the track as the bike would take turns
the
turns
at
high speed. “I
used
to
race
Championships one year, and while it took being good to get there, it took being very good to place. Pete says in the first race, they were sitting on the starting line with the National Champ on their left and the local Champ on their right. When the starter went off, the riders blasted off the starting line,
with a friend of mine
and within the first turn Pete said they
who would race solo,
were running fourth.
race had
one just
time
and
taken
practice run.
a
that wreck you walk away from makes you look at things differently - and say
British Pete, Continued on next page
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British Pete Continued
The two left for the states three months
later,
flying
into
Orlando
much about Jim’s eclectic passion for motorcycles
and
his
photographic
photograph of the famous Isle of Man
where they found two brand new
memory sticks in Pete’s mind. Jim took
race. “Back in those days,” he says, “it
BMWs awaiting their arrival. They did
them to his shop just down the street
was nothing to still be racing at 40 or
42 states in six months from Alaska to
from Pegs. Inside there was an array
45. Nowdays it’s sixteen year olds...and
Mexico and everything in between.
of “very unusual bikes, “a museum of sorts,” says Pete. Jim lived upstairs and
they’re winning!” He goes on to explain the Isle
rented the back for a
of Man – consists of six 37 3/4
motorcycle shop. “He
mile loops. In 1958, a Scotsman,
had alot of knowledge
Bob McIntyre became the first
up
rider to ever lap the Mountain
“but Jim wasn’t as good
here,”
with
nearly 50 years to bump that
needed a guy who could
record up by 26 mph. Today’s
make all those unusual
record stands at 126 mph. Pete
bikes
can only smile.
was Pete.
birthday, Pete and his friend Allen decided to do a cross country tour of the US. For two British boys this was
The name meant “fast” and it described the bikes which Jim and Pete represented back in those days. Pete describes Jim’s collection of bikes as “a bit of a museum.”
hands.
says
circuit at 100 mph. It would take
In 1992, just before his 50th
his
Pete
run.
And
He
that
So, the Great South American
Road
ended at Globe that
Trip
fateful day
when Jim offered Pete a job and his friend decided the Great Road Trip
venturing into alien – but awesome
In England you’d end up in the ocean if you rode more than 200 miles in any direction. The idea of
“It was great. People were friendly
would not be so great going solo, and
everywhere we went. They’d hear the
returned to England.
They had barely arrived back in
years without a contract or salary –
riding thousands of miles of blacktop
England with bikes in tow before they
or really any wage. “If we sold a bike,
and never running out of road was
started planning a second trip. They
we’d split it 50/50 Pete says. The
a strange kind of wonderful.
landscape.
accent, you know and want to talk.”.
Pete worked for Jim nearly three
Pete
had met another rider while on the
business was called Moto Veloce- Fast
wrote to fourteen BMW dealerships
first tour of the US, who talked about
Motorcycles, and they were known
and told them what they wanted to
his journey from Fairbanks Alaska to
for just that. In 1995, Jim passed
do. Only one wrote back, he said. A
Tierra del Fuego a small Argentinean
away unexpectedly and Pete found
dealership in Orlando Florida, said
province.
just
himself running the shop himself.
they had one such BMW on the floor
the ticket for their next big adventure
By then he was also doing all the
and would have to order the other one,
and within a year, they were landing
repairs for the appliance business
and would they send an international
back in Orlando for their “South
which the landlord operated in the
money order. No problem, Pete said.
American Trip.”
front of the building. Pete says he just
That
sounded
like
Heading west put them in the path
couldn’t do both, and decided the
of Globe, Arizona, where they pulled
appliance business was more reliable
over for a bite to eat at Peg’s Cafe –
than the bikes, and he closed out
now Joe’s Broadstreet Grill.
the business.
When they came out to get on their bikes, a note stuck to the windshield read, “If you’re a biker, come see me. – Jim “ They met up with a short, broad, who
Working on bikes at the back of the shop.
bushy rode
up
Today, he works on smaller, less complicated
machines;
washers,
dryers...sewing machines. Yet, that quote from “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” which says, “ The test of the machine
bearded
man
is the satisfaction it gives you,” still
on
little
holds
this
sway
here. Whether
your’re
500 Honda to Peg’s. It was
talking
Jim Whitstruck, who had moved
Machines, when they are out of kilter –
to Globe several years earlier.
Pete can fix them.
about
Bikes
or
Washing
He had been staff photographer
As Pirsig says,“ There isn’t any
to President Truman and while
other test. If the machine produces
the exact details of how he
tranquility, it’s right. If it disturbs you,
went from that to living over
it’s wrong until either the machine or
a motorcycle shop in Globe,
your mind changes.” Pete is the Zen
Arizona may be lost to history,
master of machines.
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The Society Page Around Town
Easter Parade
Downtown Globe ~ April 3
Main Street hosts the Easter Parade again this year!
David Rodgers has his own take on the Easter Parade Little Miss Bigando and her dog took 1st Place.
Lerry Alderman accepts hs raffle rize from Levi Schaeffer during the fundraiser for Miami’s Hotstetler Pool held at the Bullion Plaza Museum. Thanks to generous donations ever since it was announced the pool might have to close- they are well on their way to opening this summer!
Paver Party
Molly with Alice Hueppelsheuser inside The White Porch. Alice is a poet, and a familiar face who puts us all to shame by walking everywhere she goes!
CopperSpike in Miami for a day
Kip Culver and Molly Cornwell, lead the Walk down Broad street to the tunes of Irving Berlin and the Easter Bunny
Spring 2010
Scott Stennerson and Globe’s mayor, Fernando Shipley did most of the custom saw cuts, along with Councilman Larry Lederman(not shown)
Helping to make the streetscaping grant monies go further, were more than 20 volunteers including City employees and local business owners who came out on weekends to lay pavers at the N end of Broad.
It had been 77 years since a train pulled into the old Southern Pacific Rail Station in Miami. This Spring a collection of city, county, and local officials - and the Eastern Arizona Railroad, proved it could be done again. This historic event is hoped to be the first of many on-going efforts to bring the excursion rail line to Miami.
Linda Gross and Molly Cornwell
Steve Terrico, engineer for the Copper Spike and Susan Hansen of the Genesis Group
Delvan Hayward, with her mother’s old train book in hand.
Over 150 people rode the train. For the story, see gmtnewsnviews.com
LeeAnn, Paul, Ric, Bob, Kane and Kip lay Brick on a Saturday morning. Catch “ The Paver Rap” a 2 min. video by GMT – posted on GlobeMiamiTimes FACEBOOK.
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Brandon Parker has organized the Copper Crawl for 7 years. Seen here with daughter Ruby who took 3rd place in her age category, talking with Deb and Cheryl prior to the race.
The Globe Hotshots ran the Copper Crawl
Street Party for CVCA
Fred Leeder and Molly Fitspatrick, from Rhode Island, just happen to discover the festivities for Boomtown, while they were here visiting. Jumping in with both feet, they participated in the copper crawl and both got 2nd in their age categories.
Mike Scales times the Men’s drilling event for Clifford Jaramillo of Colorado Ed Gardea, Ortega’s Shoes with brother Freddie G., the drummer for the band
April 14, 2010
Bullion Plaza Open House
Tom Foster, Linda Gross, Rosemary Castenada prepare to photograph a collection of historic photographs owned by Bank of the West, for the Museum.
Matt Kannegaard of Ram Construction donated hundreds of hours to the project providing both equipment and labor. Shown here with Kip Culver of Globe’s Historic Mainstreet, who knows all to well how valuable “volunteers” can be in getting things done.
The band Slightly Right played in Globe this Spring to help raise funds for the Center for the Arts. Well known in the Valley for their “little bit rock, a little bit country-straight up music”
Fred Barcon and wife, Joannie were on hand during the open house to support.
Joe Sanchez and Linda Pearce greeted people. Seen here is Senator Ed Pastor’s desk which he donated to the museum.
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2 Lanes Saloon Ace Hardware Apache Gold Bar B Que Asia Restaurant Besh Ba Gowah Boston Lake House Grill Boyce Thompson Arboretmu Please remember to give merchants a call in advance if you’ll Butcher Hook be arriving in groups of 20 or more. Center for the Arts It really helps to be prepared, and Country Kitchen helps us serve you better. Thanks Gila County Museum Globe’s Main Street Rated Guayo’s On the Trail Hill Street Mall Hog Haven Attractions At ttractions iin n tthe he A Area! rea! Howlin’ Javelina Irene’t Real Mexican Food Jake’s Corner Bar Jerry’s Explore one of the oldest, Joe’s Broadstreet Grill and best preserved ancient Ruins of the Salado Indians. Judy’s Cookhouse Gift Store • Museum La Casita Downtown Public Meeting Room (Seats 50) La Casita East Jess Hayes Road – Just 1.25 miles north of Downtown Globe Libby’s el Rey Admission: Liquor Stables Ages 12-65 – $3; Over 65 – $2 Children under 12 – FREE Past Times Antiques Open 7 Days a Week, 9am-5pm Pickle Barrel Trading Post 928-425-0320 Porter’s Cafe Roosevelt Lake Resort Shamrock Bar & Lounge Simply Sarah’s Superstition Harley Davidson The Drift Inn 25% OFF The Huddle Admission Vida e Caffee WITH THIS COUPON. LIMIT 1 PER PERSON
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The debate on Immigration has raised the question of legal versus illegal immigrant. Ellie LaChapelle used to teach Citizenship classes and speaks from first hand experience when she says the test is neither easy or simple. Here are a few of the questions that must be answered correctly. See how you do! 1. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? 2. Who elects the President of the United States? 3. How many amendments are there to the Constitution? 4. What is the Congress? 5. How many representatives are there in Congress? 6. How many senators in Congress? 7. Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die? 8. How long a term does each senator serve? 9. How long a term does each representative serve? 10. Name the right guaranteed by the first amendment. 11. How many times may a Senator be re-elected? 12.How many times may a Congressman be re-elected? 13. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.
14.Name the senators from Arizona.
15.Name the thirteen original states.
Answers: 1) England 2) The electoral college 3) 27 4) The Senate and the House of Representatives 5) 435 6) 100 7) Speaker of the House of Representatives 8) 6 years 9) 2 years 10) Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of the government 11) No limit 12) No limit 13) Must be a natural-born citizen of the United States; must be at lest 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years 14) Senator John McCain and Senator Jon Kyl 15) Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island and Maryland.
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To The Rescue! The first faces to greet you as you walk into Past Times Antiques are rescue dogs – every one. Toby,
creates “throw-away” lives. If they could get one point across and have it stick, it would be this: If you have an animal get it fixed. Don’t add to the cruelty. Laurie, who has seen everything in her ten years
and most of their personal time to take care of,
of dealing with this problem says, “...even those who
house and show the cats.
are feeding wild cats out of the kindness of their
Lucy and Benji were all rescued by Cheryl and Richard
The numbers tell the story. Since 2000, the Shelter
hearts don’t realize they are contributing to the cruelty
Brazell, just hours before they were to be put down.
has placed 400 dogs. A majority of the dogs that go
and slow death of the street.” Both Blue Mule and
The story repeats itself further down, where the owners
through the Shelter are not that lucky. Dogs which
the Society offer to loan out traps. “And a hungry cat
of the Drift Inn, already parents to two dogs – and
are brought in by their owners are euthanized almost
will go in one,” says Laurie.
adamant about not adding a third, found themselves
immediately. Dogs which are “found” and brought
with a little white fluff of a dog when the animal
in are kept for 3 days. It is simply a matter of not
control worker placed “Claraclause” in Lisa’s arms just
enough funding, staff or volunteers to do otherwise.
before Christmas last year and said, please take this one. It’s her last day.
The outlook for cats is significantly better thanks to Laurie and Jon who not only show the cats in their
Here in Globe-Miami, the animal shelter is located
art studio, but spend hundreds of hours socializing
up by the Old Cemetery. It was built by the Humane
wild, ferrel kittens, tending to wounds and diseases,
Society over 30 years ago and by some accounts
and personalizing their stories in a way that invites
might be considered one of the “most challenged”
good homes. To date, they have placed over 2,100 cats.
facilities in the state. It is small, hardly adequate
“Those are just the cats we track through the vet,”
for the volume of homeless dogs which find themselves
Laurie says, “but there have been hundreds of others
behind bars because a former owner found them
over the years which she has fostered putting the
inconvenient, or a good Samaritan found them
number closer to 3,000.
wandering the streets and brought them
“The animals we take in just need time and
in. the facility is tucked away from
visibility,” says Laurie. “Then we can do something
public view, making it less
with them. That is the challenge up there,” she says,
likely that animals are
indicating the dog shelter which sits up at the Old Cemetary. Out of sight. Out of mind. Most dogs don’t have a chance. Claraclause, Drifter, Benji, Toby and Lucy have been among the most fortunate. This year, the local Humane Society is facing
A sign on the Blue Mule tries to stem the tide
several changes in the coming year, which could
If you need to get a cat off the street Laurie will do
bode well for the dogs. Maybe. The facility where the
what she can to help. Just remember – this is not her
Shelter is now standing is land which the City
“job.” She is just one woman fighting a tidal-wave
would like for the Cemetery. While, there are lots of
of mis-guided and blantant irresponsibility when it
moving parts to this equation, overall it might afford an opportunity to create a
comes to caring for these animals.
currently taking care of 40 cats at
better shelter, with more visibility
the moment.
in a new location.
There
In addition, after ten years
Laurie puts special touches on her animals bios to make them more adoptable. Here, she has awarded, “grandma” a ten year ol cat the purple ribbon award for being “Super friendly”.
is
the
ten-year-old
gray long-haired female which
of managing the reins of the
Laurie
group, Shannon Coons will
who was obviously someones
be stepping down. It’s a job
pet at one time (she was
with its share of burn-out
declawed). Found wondering
and still, she and her group have had several successes to
to be euthanized. Last year the Shelter euthanized
point to: the Gila Humane Society
nearly 15 dogs/cats a week. This year they are
helped the community spay
averaging 12 dogs/cats a month.
and neuter a few thousand dogs and cats with money
named
“Grandma”
on the street with most of
viewed by the public – and thus adopted- before having
The Society has been around since 1965. It began
She is
her teeth gone, Dr. Eubanks of Samaritin Vet Hospital (who has
Drifter and ClaraClause, on their super cool bed at Lisa & Eileens. Snatched from Disaster into the lap of luxury.
worked closely with the human society for years) went ahead of managed to pull the rest of her
to deteriorate in the 1990’s but was revived again in
from
local/corporate
bad teeth- leaving her with her canines. She eats just
June of 2000 when Shannon Coons took over as
donations. In 2004 they began helping those in the
fine, Laurie says, and has earned the blue ribbon
president. Although they began with a new Board
community that really couldn’t get their animals
award for “Super Friendly.”
and several volunteers at the time, over the last ten
fixed. And in 2007 they paid the Arizona Humane
years the lions share of the work has been done by
Society to bring their van up to spay 198 animals.
Elizabeth Williamson,
and
Shannon herself and local business owners, Laurie
If it sounds like all the Humane Society does is
Manzano and Jon Stahlnecker of the Blue Mule, who
focus on Neutering and Spaying, it might be because
volunteered their building, a lot of their own money
this is the leading cause of pet over population which
Then there is the little grey striped kitten which is the only one to survive out of a litter of wild kittens. His mother was caught in a trap and left in 90 degree heat Humane Society, Continued on next page
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and attitudes. Yet, it also has its rewards. It
before the owners brought her in
is found in the eyes and
to Laurie. “She was dehydrated
wagging tails of cats and
and I put her in the bathtub
dogs who have homes-
to cool her down and gave
and lives - because folks
her a solution-but it all
like
just ran out both ends.
Jon, Lisa, Eileen, Cheryl,
She died a few hours
Shannon,
Richard
and
Laurie, others
later. “ It was Laurie
cared enough to stand
who went up to
up for them.
trap the remaining kitten
and
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bring
Humane Society was
him back to the
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pick him up, he purrs, his belly has a
for the 1st Annual Five and Dive Tour.
nice soft round feel and he is in good
Riders will be asked to contribute a $1
hands. Soon, he’ll be in a good home.
or more at each of the five locations
Asked how she ended up with
and all monies collected during the
all these cats and the keeper of their
12 week tour will go towards the
futures, she laughs. “ I told people when
needs of this organization.
Support Your Local Humane Society
I was young, I was going to end up with Marvin - a street dog who found a home with Sarah & Ken.
a Cat House. And here I am, living in an old Bordello, surrounded by cats!.” As a well known artist in the area, reflect
both
a
social and environmental theme. Her artwork has been used to raise funds for the Humane Society and other local causes, though she has little time for painting these days. She put a sign up several months ago because she was overwhelmed with the number of people who would just drop off bags, baskets and boxes of kittens and cats. There has been no “dumping” since she put up the sign. The new president of the Humane Society, Cherly Brazell says one of her key projects will be to establish an outreach program to kids to teach them responsibility toward pets, and to show the the consequences of over-population – perhaps by even letting the older kids visit the shelter. “We also want to see what could be done in stopping the practice of selling puppies in parking lots. Maybe this will slow down the backyard
Maggie, a drifter from Magdelna NM, now calls Pickle Barrel home.
Mother doesn’t want a dog Mother says they smell. And never sit when you say ‘sit” Or even when you yell. And when you come home late at night And there is ice and snow, You have to go back out because the dumb dog has to go. Mother doesn’t want a dog. Mother says they shed. And always let the strangers in And bark at friends instead. And do disgraceful things on rugs And track mud on the floor, And jump up on your bed at night And snore and snore and snore.
breeding. And ensuring that all dogs which leave the shelter are actually spayed and neutered. “ Anyone who has spent time working for or volunteering for the Humane Society know the demands of being at the front lines where a humane society meets up with inhumane treatment
Mother doesn’t want a dog. She’s making a mistake. Because more than a dog, I think, She will not want this snake. *This poem is part of my Mother’s copious collection of notes, poems, inspirations and writings from nearly 40 years as a teacher.
Our friends over at The Blue Mule Gallery have agreed to host a photo contest for rescue dogs. We’re calling it the, “Rescue Dog Days of Summer - A Wall of Fame for Those Who Cared .” The display will showcase dogs who have been adopted by our participating merchants, as well as any local resident or visitor who would like to contribute a photo of their “rescue dog!” It’ll cost you a $1 (donation) to enter your photo into the Wall of Fame, which you know goes towards a good cause, and your photos will help drive home the point that no dog should go homeless! So please bring us your favorite photo and a short BIO of your rescue pooch! We’ll host a People’s Choice Award for the most endearing pooch and story, as well as a general raffle for all entries. The final votes will be tallied at the end of the Tour on September 10th, and a raffle with cash prizes and gifts will be held at Blue Mule Gallery. See the Gallery for more info.
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The bear was a mature adult, we could see right away. He was grubbing in the leaves under a big black walnut tree, too busy to hear us approach, I guess, because when we rounded the curve in the trail, there he was, about
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Summer Hiking Can Be A Challenge By Bob Zache
40 feet away, as startled to see us as we
we hopped back. I zoomed in with my camera, took one photo of it all coiled up and we back-tracked down to the rocky creek bottom and proceeded. We had lunch at the Tony Ranch, a little ramshackle cabin abandoned many years and now used as a camp spot
Trail all begin off the Pioneer Pass
along some snacks: peanut butter
by back packers and hikers. The trail
Whether a boar or sow, we never
road, Forest Service Road 112, which
and jelly sandwich, M&Ms, peanuts,
down Haunted Canyon has to leave the
determined; we assumed “he” because
is reached by driving to the end of
walnuts, pecans or almonds; trail mix,
creek bed to bypass the “Box,” a narrow
he was so big, maybe 150 pounds, with a
Ice House Canyon, off Jess Hayes
a banana, apple or orange. Sports
canyon with sheer rock sides; you
thick, glossy, black coat. He had fattened
Road just past the Globe Community
drinks are good – they will replace the
either hike around or swim through.
up during the summer and was still
Center. All the trails begin at about
electrolytes you’ll be sweating
feeding well.
4,500 feet elevation and end near the
out – but plain old water is
My son and I had been dropped off
top of the mountain at about 7,500
fine. Just be sure you have
water, so this hike is suitable
at the top of the Six Shooter Canyon
feet; so you progress from high desert
plenty of it – two quarts
for the heat of summer.
Trail near Ferndell Spring and were
chaparral with mesquite and cat claw,
for a long hike, ten miles
About three miles down,
hiking down, to be picked up a couple
through juniper, pinon pine, and on
or more.
we came to Pinto Creek and
of hours later, five miles down where
up through maple, sycamore, walnut,
the trail crosses the road up to Pioneer
oak, ponderosa pine and fir, spruce
that’s on the test we give
Pass; there’s an iron bridge there that
and aspen at the top. A wide variety
for the college hiking class; it’s
crosses Pinal Creek. The top mile of
of wildflowers – and hummingbirds –
multiple choice and relevant this time
trail used to be an old mine road but
are abundant all summer long at the
of year: What do you do if you see a
Though we saw no rattlers, we saw
it’s all washed out now and closed to
high elevations.
snake in the trail? (A) Scream and run
several bull snakes on the trail of another
Though you should be properly
the opposite direction. (B) Get a big
good hike recently – up Four Peaks
equipped and prepared for hiking
rock and kill it. (C) Find a long stick and
to the top of Brown’s Peak, the peak
We stared at each other, the bear
anytime during the year, hiking these
move it carefully off the trail. (D) Find
farthest north. El Oso Road, which takes
and us, for maybe five seconds, though
or any other trails during the summer
a stick and see if you can tease it into
off to the west up the mountain at the
it seemed longer. Then he turned to his
requires some special thought – think
curling up and posing for a photo. The
end of the Tonto Creek end of Roosevelt
right and trotted off through the pine
water. And don’t forget food. Fuel your
answer, of course, is (E) None of the
Lake, is well maintained. It twists and
trees to a low ridge about 50 yards away.
body for a hike starting the day before;
above. If it is a rattle snake, it probably
winds up the mountain to the crest of
There he stopped, turned around and
and just because you might be on a diet,
has already buzzed at you to get your
the ridge just north of the Four Peaks
sat up on his back legs with his nose in
stressing your body on a six or seven
attention. Stop, locate it, and move
then forks off south to the trailhead.
the air to sniff at us. We watched him
mile hike is not the time to count
away; then, just find a way around it
The first 2 1/2 miles are a pleasant hike
test the air for another 10 seconds and
calories. Eat a good breakfast and take
and continue on up the trail. If it’s not
up a well defined trail; the next quarter
he turned and went on down the other
a rattle snake, do the same thing: just
mile is steep, to the bottom of a narrow
side of the little ridge.
walk away and leave it alone.
chute where both hands are needed in
were to see him.
motorized vehicles. About half a mile down is where we saw the bear.
Now here’s a question
Other than that, there is plenty of shade and stretches of running
after hiking almost two miles down the road, came to our ride out, parked at the mine gate waiting for us.
Charles and I looked at each other
We’ve already seen several snakes
places to find hand holds to climb the
then, let out our breath and relaxed a
on our hikes this spring, most recently
rocks; it is an extremely tough hike.
little. We realized we had just had a very
right beside the trail hiking down
The peak is 7,657 feet elevation, so
rare encounter with a really impressive
Haunted Canyon. Five of us were
though it’s a tough hike, it’s still cool.
animal; hardly ever will you see a bear
ferried to the upper end of the canyon
It’s a temptation to leave your backpack
in the wild; they hear you coming, or
by friends on ATVs, down a really
at the saddle before starting up the
smell you, and will disappear long
rugged trail off Oak Flats and past
last half-mile, and that’s okay. Just be
before you ever get a chance to see
the limestone quarry. We found the
sure to take your water with you; it’s
them. Still, we watched behind us as
trail – sort of – all covered with trees
farther than it looks.
we continued on down the trail. Just
blown down this past winter and after
in case.
bushwhacking through all the brush
Born and raised in Miami, Robert J.
The Six Shooter Canyon Trail is
and across a little side canyon, found
Zache graduated from Miami High
still one of our favorite trails to hike.
the trail again, promptly lost it and
School in 1955. After spending time
And like so many other trails in the
made our way down a ridge to the creek
in the U.S. Army and the mines, he
Pinal Mountains and elsewhere in the
bottom that led to Haunted Canyon. A
graduated from ASU with a BA in
Tonto National Forest, you can hike
couple of miles above Tony Ranch the
Journalism, and went on to work for the
it year around, though deep snow at
unmistakable nerve jangling buzz of
Phoenix Gazette, Gila Pueblo College
the higher elevations can make them
a black rattler made us all jump. I had
and the Arizona Silver Belt. He retired
difficult in the winter. Six Shooter
just walked past it and the lady behind
from the Silver Belt several years ago,
Canyon Trail, Telephone Trail, Kellner
me was just coming up on it; about
and now writes a regular column
Canyon Trail and Icehouse Canyon
three feet from both of us it buzzed and
“Zache Talk” for the Nugget.
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Remembering Woolworth’s Frank Woolworth won a fortune, not by showing how little could be sold for so much but how much could be sold for little.” – New York Times 1919 The year was 1997 and the retail giant, Woolworths, Master of the Five and Dime, the inspiration behind all the others who have come since; Wal Mart, Target, Home Depot, Costco, was closing its last store in the United States. It was located on Broad Street in Globe, Arizona and had been a fixture of the community since 1916. Originally built as a grand two-story building worthy of it’s place as one of the captains of American capitalism the Globe store was reduced to one story when a fire broke out on the upper floor in 1935 and destroyed the second floor. It was then that the Art Deco front was added with the distinctive tile work and architectural details of that era. During the close-out sales, Kip Culver, the Main Street Director, purchased the iconic baskets which Woolworth used in all their stores. They were lightweight, rectangular tin “buckets” with a cloth handle and covered in cheery striped cloth. Just the right size for narrow aisles and a plethora of small items. You can find them now perched in a corner downstairs, where Molly Cornwell manages and owns The White Porch Gifts and Antiques. Here they once again are put to good use by shoppers. Molly’s Shop is a fitting landing place for anything Woolworth-memorabilia related, considering her family history. Molly is the great-granddaughter of both F.W. Woolworth’s 5th President (paternal, paternal), and the West-coast district manager (paternal, maternal). Alfred L. Cornwell presided over the empire from 1946 to 1954, during which time Robert W. Weber presided over the fastest growing district stretching from the Rockies, West. Story handed down that these two hard-working men were fierce company adversaries, but were united (against all forbidding) in family, when their two only children fell in love and eloped. These two were Molly’s grandparents hence the true-life love story and
Woolworth’s, Continued on next page
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Woolworth’s Continued
3. Everybody likes to make a good bargain. Let him. Small profits on an
both the inherited & collected F.W.
article will become big profits if you
Woolworth’s memorabilia.
sell enough of the articles.
The
real
life
story
of
Frank
Woolworth and the 118 year dynasty which he established is well researched and written about in the book, “ Remembering Woolworth’s” by Karen
This beam in the basement is the only remaining physical sign that Woolworths existed here.
temptation to careless buying.
thoughts of having a good time.
5. Supervise details, but don’t allow
miserably as a sales clerk, when asked
left was one written in 1890 leaving
clerk’s job.
by the store owner to do a window
everything
Jennie.
6. I prefer the boy from the farm to
display out of some new fabric which
Although he’d had a new will drawn
the college man. The college man
came in. Frank threw himself into the
up many years later, he never signed
project, scrubbing every bit of glass
it, and when he died, Jennie was
and wood until it shined and laying
incompetent. It would take years to
out a bright bolt of red fabric with gold
clear up the confusion.
ribbon and bobbins. The effect was so
The man had nearly $30 million
stunning, the store had record sales
in personal property, and owned
that day, and Woolworth discovered his
25% of Woolworth stock estimated at
true calling. Merchandising.
around 13 million. Not to mention he owned the iconic Woolworth Building out right. (The Woolworth Building had many firsts of it’s kind including: Yet, he did not appear to be a wealthy many when it came to family. His children – raised on a five and dime fortune- were neither frugal or good with money. They provided tabloids with a steady stream of juicy material about lavish lifestyles and messy divorces. (Barbra Hutton – the woman who was called one of the richest women in the world- and one of the unhappiest- was part of the Woolworth dynasty). It would be some of the original
From this humble beginning Frank Woolworth went on to build one of the most successful retail empires of it’s day. In England,where they were known as “Woolies” customers broke down in tears and staged protests when the stores began closing in the late ’80’s. The great empire had prospered through five wars, the Great Depression and social upheval at home and abroad. Frant Woolworth’s business acumen has been studied by the best in the business and in many
founders and Board members who would oversee the expansion of the Woolworth stores until the name “ was known all over the world.” In an interview shortly before his death in 1919, a young reporter asked him to summarize the secret of his success. He came up with seven business tips which he had lived by. Nearly hundred years later they still resonate: 1. Of course you will be discouraged. But keep on.
ways provided a blue print of how to
2. If you believe in an idea, give it a
conduct business today for the big box
chance. Some of my first stores failed
discount houses.
because I placed them in the wrong
Frank Woolworth died in 1919, just three years after the Globe store
part of town. There’s always a right location. Find it.
today. Many young men fail because No one ever built a business on
time of a high-prized organizer on a
wife
7. There are plenty of opportunities
and with cash. Large credit is a
opened. Turns out the only will he his
the business.
they are not willing to sacrifice.
a young store clerk who was failing
to
won’t begin at the bottom to learn
4. I believe in doing business by
them to absorb you. Don’t waste the
Plunkett Powell. She tells the story of
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School is out, and your brain is on vacation, but can you match up these famous quotes with the authors?
(1-4) It’s not too late to enroll in summer school! (5-9) You could be Governor of Alaska! (10-13) You’d make a great Bartender! (14-16) You are wise and gorgeous! 1: The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist. _______________________________ 2: What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. _____________________ 3: We are what we think . ________________
Oscar Wilde Russell Baker Voltaire Confuscious George Carlin Buddah Albert Einstein Epictetus Dr Seuss Mohammed William Blake Seneca Ben Franklin Epicurus Mark Twain Thoreau
4: God grant me the serenity to accept the things cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the diffference ____________________________ 5: Trust in God, but always tie your camel. ______________________________________ 6: Do not regard anything of value which can be taken away. _____________________ 7: A man is wealthy in proportion to the things he can do without. _______________ 8: If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. ______________________________________ 9: Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. ______________________________________ 10: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ______________________________________ 11. Everything that lives is Holy. _______________________________________ 12: It’s a troublesome world. All the people who are in it... are troubled with troubles almost every minute! _______________________________________ 13: Imagination is more important than knowledge. ___________________________ 14: Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did. ______________________________________ 15: Common sense is not so common. _______________________________________ 16: The old believe everything, the middleaged suspect everything, the young know everything. ___________________________
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FACEBOOK Pages, Workshops and Information You Can Find On...
Facebook for Business – A Workshop
like to eat fresh produce to find out
for business owners; taught by Linda
where they can get it in the local area. If
Gross, publisher of GMT and Brian
you fit in either of these categories, you
Deitch, Computer Networks
should check out the site.
July
10th
–
10am-Noon.
Gila
Community College, $60; Register online gmteconnect.com. *This is not a college-class. It is a workshop taught by a small business owners – for small business owners. *You must pre-register and pay for the class before July 1. Limit of 15 participants.
The group also plans to set up a physical location to sell produce on the 2nd Saturday of each month at Cedar Hill Bed & Breakfast. If you have produce to sell or trade, just let Linda know you’re coming (no charge
Facebook is an excellent format for
businesses
with
to
customers
communicate
about
products,
services, events and more. It engages your customers 24/7 and creates a
for booth, etc.) and what you’ll need (tables?) Otherwise drop by on Second Saturday between 8am-10am to see what’s available. Email linda@cedarhillaz.com
or
conversation with them in a way that
call 928-425-4455. Cedar Hill Bed &
standard advertising and marketing
Breakfast, 175 E Cedar Globe, AZ 85501
does not accomplish. We will cover
Watch for more details on this to be
the basics of setting up a Facebook account
for
business,
posted on Facebook.
managing
security issues, keeping your privacy, while making your page personal. We will show you how to post images and videos, and understand the use of posts, comments, and links and why these are critical to your audience. For more information, contact Linda Gross 928-701-3320 Homegrown – A FACEBOOK
Five and Dive Summer Tour 2010 -
Farmers Market
FACEBOOK Page
A growing community online. This
We recently launched this site to
FACEBOOK page was started in May
coordinate the efforts of this Summer’s
by a local group who is interested in
BIKER
networking about all-things “green
FACEBOOK page offers up scavenger
and growing.”
clues
The group wants to
tour. The for
riders,
Five local
and lore
Dive and
build a community of growers who
merchant information, plus images
are interested in selling, bartering, or
and video of riders and events and
giving away locally grown produce.
tour information.
It’s also a good place for those who
Don’t miss out! Get online!
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Announcing a new full-featured Classifieds program we are launching this summer. GlobeMiamiTimes has recently added Noah’s Classifieds, the leading online classifieds software, to their line-up on GMTeconnect.com. For the next six months all ads are FREE during the Beta test period, and we invite you to give it a spin and let us know what you think. It works on a “dibs” system right now. See something you like? You can put a “Dibs” on it to give you time to contact the seller and work out the details. It relies heavily on e-mail, so you’ll need to have one - or create one - to work with this program. The Seller then manages their own account and can delete the listing if the “dibs” resulted in a sale. Find Gila County Classifieds online beginning June 18th at GMTeconnect.com. Happy Buying and Selling this Summer!
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REALTY
INSURANCE
RESTAURANTS
PHOTOGRAPHY
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GLOBEMIAMITIMES Boyce Arboretum, Continued from page 2 is thought to be the only one of its kind in the U.S. It forms the entrance to the newly enhanced South American Desert Exhibit where more than a dozen, large Argentine saguaros and other large cacti were planted last summer. These fetching, columnar cacti contribute their bulk and character to the other 700 South American plants added to this exhibit since 1993. Even though Boyce Thompson Arboretum has created exhibits from eight of the world’s deserts, it also has a number of specialty gardens that feature plants more related to each other than to a particular region of the world. It’s the Arboretum version of plant nepotism and one example is the Taylor Desert Legume Garden, where plants in the bean family are grown and arranged according to their importance as food, fodder, industry, medicine and ornamentals. Other gardens include the collection of fragrant, old garden roses in the Heritage Rose Garden and the historic masses of golden barrels and other succulents in the two acre Cactus and Succulent Garden. The Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden (known affectionately as the Hum-But) and the Wing Memorial Herb Garden are two slightly different specialty gardens because they are designed with plants combined by their usefulness rather than their genetics. The newest garden of this type is the Children’s Garden where kids can become a sundial, experience a living rainbow, find their way through a bamboo maze, and even make a frog croak. With an invaluable membership program, frequent photography and horticulture classes, weekend bird, reptile, butterfly, tree, and geology walks, festivals that celebrate plants, music and culture, year-round plant sales, and a “top-shelf” bookstore, Boyce Thompson Arboretum has evolved to become a world-class botanical garden. It’s still the same pretty place to picnic, and it’s still just as close as it always was, but now – today – it is so much more.
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1: Russell Baker 2: Confuscious 3: Buddah 4: Epictetus 5: Mohammed 6: Seneca 7: Epicurus 8: Thoreau 9: Twain 10: Benjamin Frankin 11: William Blake 12: Dr. Seuss 13: Albert Einstein 14: George Carlin 15: Voltaire 16: Oscar Wilde
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Harley Davidson, Continued from page 1
Harleys would place a real pig on the back of their bike and take a victory lap after every win. They won
Beverly
so consistently, the hog became
synonymous
with Harley. With over 10 million motorcycle
owners,
it is safe to say, not everyone
owns
a
She learned in ’74 on an X90 Lightweight so
Harley. Something which is a mysterious
she would have some credibility with buyers
phenomenon to those who do. Yet, according
who came in to talk bikes when she’d be the
to webBikeWorld, sales of Street Bikes far
only one in the shop. Back then both buyers
exceed the other categories of Dual Sport,
and sellers were mostly men. Women who rode
Off Road and Scooters by a margin of 40 80%.
were often considered ‘rough.’ Beverly was
And it is this market where Harleys excel:
an anomaly. She was neither male nor ‘rough.’
heavyweight street bikes built for comfort on
She just made it her business to know her
the road. It’s that love of the road combined
customers and know her bikes, a trait which
with a powerful machine and newly designed
remains at the heart of her success.
comfort of the ride which translates into more folks discovering the joy of the road. In April of this year, Joanne Steel who writes a blog ruraltourismmarketing.com posted an excellent piece on Bikers and Rural Tourism. She says communities – especially rural communities – are missing a great opportunity if they are not marketing to today’s Biker. She goes on to say, “today’s bikers are passionate about their bikes and the Stan and Bones
open road. They are also generally middle-to-upper class folks who love the
Harley-Davidson itself is quite the success
challenge of scenic, un-crowded back roads
story both for the bikes it has produced over
and take very good care of their bikes. They are
the years and its avid customers who make up
community spirited people and drop money
a culture unto itself. Started in 1903, the
into rural communities where they often spend
Company has survived the economic and
a night, hang out at bars and restaurants and
social upheavals of five wars, and the Great
– in general raise the economic bar for rural
Depression. In fact it was one of just two
communities and back road businesses.“
major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression. In 1973 when
Sounds like old fashioned Good Business. Good Times.
Beverly opened the first dealership, there were only three models: the Sportster, Super Glide, Electra Glide and the Lightweights. Today there are nearly forty models and a multi-million dollar industry in accessories and add-ons. The company generates 5% of their revenue just by licensing the logo. The name HOG, commonly associated with Harleys, came from the early 1900’s when a group of farm boys who raced
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