In the band room at High Desert Middle School, tennis shoes tap in sync on the floor to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, and trumpets blare. The music reaches a crescendo, and then suddenly comes to a halt. The tempo was a bit slow, says band …
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What’s With the Bicycle on the 60?
Your questions about cyclists along the highway, answered Every year, adventurous spirits hop on their bicycles and ride long roads throughout the Southwest. They come from as far as Europe, Canada, and other parts of the U.S. From time to time, they inevitably stop in Globe. Jenn WalkerJenn Walker began …
Read More »Inside the Kitchen: Home Baker Dana Talks Sweets
GMT is launching a new series called Inside the Kitchen! Each quarter, we are taking a peak inside resident kitchens around town. It smells like a bakery walking into Dana Cecil’s kitchen. She just made her infamous raspberry bars several hours earlier in preparation for this interview. “It’s really funny, …
Read More »Molly Cornwell, Globe’s people person
The Get R’ Done Award goes to… It was only a matter of time before Molly Cornwell would be featured in this column. We started this column two issues ago with the idea that every quarter, we would celebrate one person in the community who is making difference, or, as …
Read More »Just Released: Amy Schugar’s Music Video for “500 Miles”
Rock n’ roller Amy Schugar, who spends a portion of her time in Globe, just released the music video for her sultry track “500 Miles” yesterday. Watch it here! Also, we spent some time interviewing Schugar for our latest issue. If you haven’t grabbed a copy from the stands yet, …
Read More »“To Feel the Earth in the Southwest” With Moccasins
Some Native Americans wear moccasins to reflect their identity and heritage, or to feel a connection to their ancestors. Others wear them only during ceremonies, as a sign of respect. To many, moccasins play an important role in oral tradition. Currently displayed at the San Carlos Apache Cultural Center in San …
Read More »Class of 2014 is Largest to Graduate from Gila Community College
Yesterday marked a significant moment in the history of Gila Community College. As this year’s college graduates gathered in the High Desert auditorium for their commencement ceremony, Senior Dean Dr. Stephen Cullen announced that the graduating class of 2014 was the largest class to graduate from the college thus far.A …
Read More »Hunting Plants at Boyce Thompson
Thanks to Mark Siegwarth, the executive director of Boyce Thompson Arboretum, I decided to pay a visit to the arboretum this afternoon. Siegwarth gave a lecture Friday evening at Bullion Plaza for this month’s First Friday lecture series. He shared some fun, lesser known facts about the arboretum, as well …
Read More »Crowning of the La Reina de las Flores
If you’ve been in this community very long, surely you have seen the La Reina de las Flores around town. These young ladies are involved in an ongoing tradition that has spanned decades. The La Reina De Las Flores Scholarship Pageant has been around for the last 30 years; this …
Read More »The Secret to Keeping the Globe Ranger District Alive
Donnie and Barbie Borinski live a different lifestyle than most. They spend their summer months in Colorado, Wyoming or Montana, backpacking in the wilderness. Then, in either the fall or spring, the couple, along with Mate, their three-year-old Australian shepherd, drive out to Globe in their 2011 Tiger Bengal TX …
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