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
April 15, 2022
Government
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 …
Read More »
Patti Daley
March 16, 2022
Government
“We worry about all of Globe,” says John Angulo, Public Works Director. From parks to potholes and the new pool, water, sewage, city facilities, Public Works is a part of almost everything happening in the City of Globe. They manage the fleet of city vehicles and the safety of streets …
Read More »
Patti Daley
February 21, 2022
Education, Health&Spirit
Read one book a night to a newborn, infant or toddler. Within 3 years, that’s over 1000 books! That’s the simple idea behind the 1000 books before Kindergarten program -– a little at a time adds up to a lot. “Reading opens up so much knowledge and curiosity and excitement …
Read More »
Patti Daley
February 21, 2022
Covid-19, Health&Spirit
Tired of Covid-19? Imagine being a nurse on the front lines of a two-year infectious pandemic. “We have had sicker people in this hospital than this hospital has ever seen before,” says Rhonda Mason, Chief Nursing Officer at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center (CVRMC) in Globe.“We have stretched people further …
Read More »
Patti Daley
December 18, 2021
Education, Living
San Carlos High School (SCHS) students are planting seeds, petting bunnies, sniffing basil, and eating radishes, some of them for the first time ever. “I have always had a passion and excitement for educating the public about production agriculture,” says Kimberly Kerr DeSpain, AG Instructor and FFA Advisor at SCHS. …
Read More »
Patti Daley
December 1, 2021
Arts & Entertainment, Business
There’s something “in the air” at Stewarts’ Vintage Nook, the newest addition to Miami’s arts and antique district. Could it be the largest collection of Golden Age radios in the state of Arizona? “You say these radios all work?!” asks a customer, astounded as he looks around. “Yes sir,” says …
Read More »
Patti Daley
October 14, 2021
Education
According to the US Department of Education, students who complete career and technical (CTE) courses while in high school obtain higher median annual earnings than students that do not. “AG students are going to be much higher in continuing with their education than other fields,” says Jimmy Crosby, “because the …
Read More »
Patti Daley
September 25, 2021
Living
Since 2014, Carol and Jim Ptak have lived a peaceful life on Gryphon Ranch with their horses and highland cattle, running a grass-fed beef operation that the two of them could handle on their own. “It was a high quality of life,” says Carol Ptak. “It’s why we moved to …
Read More »
Patti Daley
September 22, 2021
Health&Spirit
West Nile Virus (WNV) strikes again in Gila County. Dr. Jeff Eubank of Samaritan Veterinary Clinic in Globe has confirmed the first case in a local horse this year. Horse owners and humans beware. “With all these mosquitoes due to our weather, we want to stay ahead of this,” says …
Read More »
Patti Daley
September 18, 2021
Health&Spirit, Living
The Seed Library at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts (CVCA) has a huge assortment of flower and vegetable seeds available free to anyone with an interest in growing. The library currently holds more than 300 packets of seeds, alphabetically sorted and located in an antique file cabinet in …
Read More »