“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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Delivering on a Promise
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 …
Read More »A Martial Arts Master in Globe Teaches Physical and Spiritual Health
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 …
Read More »Homeless in Gila County
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 …
Read More »Gila Monster Construction: A Roof Over Our Heads
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.” …
Read More »Lighting Up the Fields
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 …
Read More »The Great Get-Away: Theodore Roosevelt Lake
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 …
Read More »Who You Gonna Call?
“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 …
Read More »Trail Running in Globe
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 …
Read More »Moving to the Forefront : Globe Police Department
Chief Dale Walters says there are two things cops hate – 1) status quo 2) change. He’s the exception. “I love change,” he says. “If you’re not at the forefront, you’re falling behind.” To date, he has focused on partnerships and training, personnel, and professionalism. “There’s not a whole …
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