Patti Daley
A traveler, Patti Daley came to Globe in 2016 to face the heat, follow love, and find desert treasure. She writes in many formats and records travel scraps and other musings at daleywriting.com.
Patti Daley
July 29, 2023
Health&Spirit, Living
Carolyn Larsen, 33, is married, with two children and three college degrees and this month she’ll represent the state of Arizona in the Mrs. International pageant in Kingsport, Tennessee. “Who couldn’t use a little more poise and grace?” she says, in response to why she decided to do it. “You …
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Patti Daley
June 2, 2023
Education, Living, Outdoors
4-H Shooting Sports Club in Gila County has tripled enrollment in program that includes archery equipment, pneumatic arms and firearms Patti DaleyA traveler, Patti Daley came to Globe in 2016 to face the heat, follow love, and find desert treasure. She writes in many formats and records travel scraps and …
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Patti Daley
April 14, 2023
Living
Before there was a man on the moon, there was a man named Coach Vargas leading Vandals basketball. That era comes to an end as Ken Vargas retires as head coach. It’s a position he has held for over two decades and one he knew he wanted since the second …
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Patti Daley
March 18, 2023
Business, Culture
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 …
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Patti Daley
February 27, 2023
Business, Health&Spirit
“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 …
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Patti Daley
February 21, 2023
Business, Culture
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 …
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Patti Daley
January 20, 2023
Culture, Education, Health&Spirit
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 …
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Patti Daley
December 20, 2022
Health&Spirit
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 …
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Patti Daley
November 28, 2022
Business
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.” …
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Patti Daley
September 19, 2022
Culture, Living
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 …
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