Welding Instructor Charlie Valenzuel is on a mission. Charlie Valencia is a welding instructor with decades of experience in mining, so he knows what it takes to make it in the business and survive. He spent decades in the mining industry and is a baseball coach at High Desert Middle …
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The state of the housing market in the Globe-Miami area has been a topic of debate for years, if not decades, and solutions seem to be elusive if the region is to experience the growth community leaders hope and plan for. The City of Globe has gathered the resources to …
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When voters in the Miami Unified School District mail in their ballots for November’s upcoming election, they will have the opportunity to renew an initiative that brings a significant amount of money to help pay for maintenance and operations for Miami schools. The initiative, known as an “override,” is a …
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The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) not only provides job training for high school students in the rural areas of eastern Arizona, but also gives them tools to deal with life beyond the classroom. From agriculture to health care, CVIT offers career and technical education programs to enhance the …
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On a warm summer night in the desert at the Gila County Fairgrounds go-kart track, lightning flashes off to the east in the direction of the San Carlos Apache Reservation as Andy Hetrick, President of Gila Monster Go Karts, announces that there is a 30% chance it will rain. “But …
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For “Burro Whisperer” Monique Wylde Williams, it’s all about love. “Burros showed me kindness, patience, joy, generosity, friendship and love when I needed it most,” Williams says. “In the long run, these are the things that matter, and I try to keep my focus there. They are such loving and …
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Gila County District 2 Supervisor Tim Humphrey once again showed support for the Cobre Valley Youth Club, giving a $5,000 donation from to help fix the roof over the kitchen of the organization’s new location at the site of the former Knights of Columbus building in eastern Globe. “By remodeling …
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Miami High School recently brought a group of poet-teachers to its campus, the L.A. Street Poets, a nonprofit organization that goes into classrooms to teach poetry as a means to “transformational change,” and as a tool for healing. Poets Frank Escamilla and Maira Rios used their art form to teach …
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This is part one of a series that explores housing in the Globe-Miami area and what is being done to address long-term growth to facilitate an expanded workforce in southern Gila County. Future economic growth of the Globe-Miami area hinges on several factors, including infrastructure upgrades, potential community projects and …
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Mary Yazzie, a graphics instructor at Miami High School for the past 15 years, has worked with CVIT for more than a decade. Her graphic design classes help prepare students with “real-world” classroom experience. “We like the program a lot,” Yazzie says. “By the time they’re finished, my kids have …
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