Patti Daley, Author at Globe Miami Times

The Art of Restoration: Life, Craft and Hard Work

Patti Daley March 18, 2023 Business, Culture 0

Blue and Lisa Saiz have built a thriving automotive business in Globe, atop a steep dirt hill and a lot of hard work. “You take chances,” says Blue Saiz. “I’ve lost, yeah. But I’ve gained more than I’ve lost.” Patti DaleyA traveler, Patti Daley came to Globe in 2016 to …

Hearts of Miami Engaged

Patti Daley February 27, 2023 Business, Health&Spirit 0

“Miami needs a lot of sprucing up, but you have to start somewhere,” says Evelyn Vargas, leader of the new non-profit organization Hearts of Miami Engaged (H.O.M.E.). H.O.M.E. is a dedicated group of citizens with a common purpose. That purpose? “Economic development,” says Phil Stewart, a local business owner and …

Delivering on a Promise

Patti Daley February 21, 2023 Business, Culture 0

Ken Reynolds started his business with a cell phone, a Suburban, a single Penski truck and an American Express card. That was 30 years ago. Today Accurate Cargo Delivery Systems Inc. has a fleet of 85 vehicles. Penski trucks, semis and 26-ft. box trucks. 80 drivers make 650 deliveries a …

A Martial Arts Master in Globe Teaches Physical and Spiritual Health

Patti Daley January 20, 2023 Culture, Education, Health&Spirit 0

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to develop more calmness, clarity and concentration? Or maybe to improve your physical fitness, or to work on your boundaries with people? Help is at hand, and his name is Master Chand Hee Kim. He’s a ninth-degree black belt, and for more than …

Homeless in Gila County

Patti Daley December 20, 2022 Health&Spirit 2

It’s difficult to count the homeless in Gila County. Best efforts put the number at about 50 on any given day. “They are hidden in plain sight,” says Barbara Kannegaard, founder of the Homeless Coalition, a nonprofit grassroots effort to ensure fellow humans have food, water, and a place to …

Gila Monster Construction: A Roof Over Our Heads

Patti Daley November 28, 2022 Business 2

Shelby Barrowdale, owner of Gila Monster Construction (GMC), has been into construction all his life and all around the U.S. and Mexico. He grew up here in Globe, where he mostly got into trouble. “Work in construction probably saved me from that,” he says. “I learned some discipline and structure.” …

Lighting Up the Fields

Patti Daley September 19, 2022 Culture, Living 0

When the county was working on the baseball fields in Claypool, they needed a manlift and asked if RAM Specialists could help erect the new sports lights. The answer: Of course. “That’s a good community project, so we did that,” says Matt Kannegaard, co-owner of the Miami-based business. But instead …

The Great Get-Away: Theodore Roosevelt Lake

Patti Daley July 29, 2022 Living, Outdoors 0

Roosevelt Lake is the largest lake within the borders of Arizona. Located just 30 miles from downtown Globe, 80 miles east of Phoenix, and 150 north of Tucson, it’s the place to go for folks wanting a wet way to beat the summer heat. “Two and a half hours door …

Who You Gonna Call?

Patti Daley May 23, 2022 Government, Living 0

“BE PREPARED, BE PROFESSIONAL, BE SAFE, BE NICE” That’s the creed put forth from the Globe Fire Department (GFD), one of the busiest single house departments in the state. With 17 career firefighters & up to 15 reserves, GFD handled nearly 2000 calls in the past year. 80% of them …

Trail Running in Globe

Patti Daley April 23, 2022 Health&Spirit, Outdoors 0

Reid Burrows, 27, an ultramarathoner from New Brunswick, Canada, has run all over the U.S., and for two weeks in March 2022, he ran around Globe. “Globe is a hidden gem for the trail community,” he says. “It’s a hidden gem in Arizona.”Reid came to Arizona to train for the …