Jenn Walker
Jenn Walker began writing for Globe Miami Times in 2012 and has been a contributor ever since. Her work has also appeared in Submerge Magazine, Sacramento Press, Sacramento News & Review and California Health Report. She currently teaches Honors English at High Desert Middle School and mentors Globe School District’s robotics team.
Jenn Walker
May 27, 2013
Announcements
The first draft of Arizona Fish and Game’s revised hunting guidelines are up online for review. Hunting guidelines are used by wildlife managers to determine annual season structures, lengths, dates, permits allocated, etc. Jenn WalkerJenn Walker began writing for Globe Miami Times in 2012 and has been a contributor ever …
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Jenn Walker
May 11, 2013
Education
High Desert’s assistant principal reflects on her role in the school and her history in the classroom It’s not everyday someone has the heart to greet you with a smile after mediating a standoff between five young girls in their office. But Lori Rodriguez is not your everyday someone. Long …
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Jenn Walker
May 9, 2013
Living
After 46 years of waking up at 5 a.m. to work in Arizona’s mines, Fred Jimenez had to decide what to do next. The Gila County native spent the ‘60s working at the Inspiration Copper mine in Miami, spent another 25 years working at the Cyprus mine in Tucson, and …
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Jenn Walker
May 8, 2013
Living
How a former artist and Miami native wound up becoming Miami’s librarian Stereotype a librarian. What comes to mind? Glasses, perhaps. Someone who is soft spoken and introverted. What doesn’t typically come to mind is someone well-traveled, mischievous, artistic, outspoken, and yet charismatic. Librarian Delvan Hayward just happens to be …
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Jenn Walker
May 6, 2013
Living, Outdoors
Round Mountain Park in Globe-Miami is likely to surprise you for the variety of trails and amenities are packed into this city park as our writer, Jenn will confirm in this brief introduction to a favorite Globe-Miami park. It is 9 a.m. and already the sun is suspended high in …
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Jenn Walker
April 15, 2013
Arts & Entertainment, Business
In 2009, the Apache Stronghold Golf Course closed for seven months. While it was considered one of the best public courses in the state back in its heyday, neglect had turned it into an eyesore. However, thanks to a maintenance team and a new golf director, the course is starting to regain its beauty.
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Jenn Walker
April 14, 2013
Health&Spirit
If you want to avoid surgery or medicine, consider some of these century-old options When we are in pain, we instinctively want to stop it as quickly as possible. Modern medicine has helped make this possible. If back pain is the problem, we pop a couple pills, from Advil to …
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Jenn Walker
April 1, 2013
Living
To say gardening in Globe-Miami is easy would be a lie. Our soil is a challenge, as is the heat. Yet it is not terribly difficult, either, nor should it be left to only those who have a "green thumb". It just requires a little TLC and trial and error. Take it from some of Globe-Miami's most dedicated growers - they're the ones you see selling at the Globe-Miami Farmers Market every year.
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Jenn Walker
January 23, 2013
History
In September 1910, the Arizona Daily Star reported a murder committed by two ex-cavalry men at an abandoned stage station in Globe. They called it one of the most heinous crimes in the history of Gila County. The two managed to escape the scene, but they could not hide for …
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Jenn Walker
January 1, 2013
History, Outdoors, The Visitors View
Once upon a time, the Old Dominion was one of the most prolific copper mines, a dominant player in the national copper market and a major employer here in Globe-Miami. More than 80 years later, the site now serves as one of the few self-guided mine tours in existence, as well as a walking park, open to the public and free of charge.
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