This was originally posted Aug 4th, 2016. This year she turns 106 and her celebration at the Train Depot with family, friends and community had to be postponed due to covid-19 concerns. So we are re-posting this feature on her! Please leave your comments and well wishes below! I decide …
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Historic Book Clubs gathering of minds, hearts
Their resumes – should they choose to print them these days – would read like a Who’s Who of Globe and Miami, and although tea and cake is consumed on a regular basis, there is far more happening at the Tuesday and Wednesday Book Clubs’ monthly meetings than would ever …
Read More »Exploring the Globe Cemetery.And some of its lesser known stories
With its weathered, and often cracked headstones dating back to the late 1800s, it’s easy to let the Globe Cemetery capture the imagination. Covering roughly 32 acres of land in the hills on the west end of town, its entry lined with tall, ominous cypress trees (also known as graveyard …
Read More »Palmer Report October 14th- 20th
Tucked away in the copper foothills of the Rocky Mountains is a mining town called Globe-Miami, Arizona. With a temperature that is normally 10-12 degrees cooler than the Phoenix Valley, Globe provides a quick get away for those looking to escape the lingering summer heat. Get in your car and …
Read More »The renewal of Bullion Plaza as a Cultural Center
It took approximately three years of Tom Foster’s life to move an 1882 salvaged steam hoist from the Harqua Hala gold mine in western Arizona to the Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center. In order to do so, Foster, the museum’s executive director, had to disassemble it completely, to the …
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