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The Little Library That Could

Patti Daley July 25, 2021 Living 0

“The library is the heart and the barometer of the health of the city,” says Rayel Starling, Globe Public Library Director. The Globe Public Library closed to in-person use in March 2020, following CDC guidelines. The services continued. The staff never stopped answering the phones. “The next day we started …

Putting Globe on the Map.

Patti Daley July 16, 2021 Business, Government 0

Serving on the Transportation Board. Road-building Relationships. Steve Stratton is happy to be back out on the road again. “Everywhere we go,” he says, “people come in and ask, please fix my roads.” Steve is chairman of the Arizona State Transportation Board, a seven-member advisory board that reviews transportation projects, …

Krystal Ellsworth: Big-Time Dancer, Small-Town Girl

Patti Daley May 25, 2021 Living 0

Krystal Ellsworth has danced on stage with the biggest names in music, starred in a feature film, and is awaiting release of her latest project — Lethal Love Letter, a film shot in 14 days in the heat of a pandemic. “I knew I wanted to pursue dance,” Krystal says, …

Globe Chief of Police: Meeting the Challenge

Patti Daley May 18, 2021 Government, Police 0

“Nothing can prepare you for Globe,” says Chief of Police, Dale Walters, a big man in charge of a big mission: To provide security and confidence within our community Through a dedicated commitment To service, integrity and professionalism The biggest challenge for GPD, day in and day out, is simply …

Second Generation Miners: Paul Scales

Patti Daley April 21, 2021 Business 0

***This 12-part series on mining in the Globe-Miami-Superior region focuses on individuals who represent more than one generation of mining professionals. Paul Scales is an operator of electrical automation at BHP in Miami.“It’s a broad, interesting job,” he says. “There’s a lot of instrumentation, environmental monitoring, and things of that …

Second Generation Miners: Jason Green

Patti Daley March 20, 2021 Business 0

“Capstone would like to hire more veteran talent.” He has traveled the world, jumped out of a helicopter, and dove deep beneath the sea to explore a shipwreck. Since October 2020, Jason Green has been the Senior OpEx Advisor II for Capstone at Pinto Valley. “I lead projects across the …

Arizona ranks lowest in the country for school counselor to student ratio. At GHS, Aja DeZeeuw is responsible for more than double the recommended ratio of 1 counselor for every 250 students. Photo by Patti Daley

So Many Choices. School Counselors Help Students Navigate the Future

Patti Daley March 13, 2021 Education, Living 0

High school students face a lot of choices. Most local students aspire to higher education, many have an eye toward the trades, a few to the military and some to something else. “My job is to help them figure out what that something else is and help them prepare for …

Forging One’s Path: Misty Groseth, M.Ed. San Carlos High School Counselor

Patti Daley March 13, 2021 Education 0

When Misty Groseth was in high school, she didn’t really know what she wanted to do for a career. “I knew I wanted to be in a helping profession,” she says,”and I knew I wanted to work with youth.” Today Misty Grosweth, M.Ed. is the school counselor to the 315 …

Old Buildings, New Dreams

Patti Daley March 1, 2021 Living 0

Talmage and Rachel Hansen are a couple of civil engineers with a dream — to live and work in a small town where they can walk to the store and their four children can bike to school. They’ve chosen downtown Globe to pursue it. “It’s got the layout and it …

Second Generation Miners: Fred Sanchez

Patti Daley February 21, 2021 Business 0

Maintenance Supervisor Capstone Mining Corp. Fred Sanchez is a people person who maintains machinery at Pinto Valley Mine. The mine owners have changed over the years and so has Fred’s job, but he’s been a part of the operation for over 45 years.  “I love being around people,” he says, …