Guest Contributor
January 17, 2018
The Visitors View
>What started out as a working cattle ranch, Arizona Zipline Adventures (AZA) is now the site of Southern Arizona’s first and fastest Zipline EcoTour as well as an outdoor adventure hub located on the backside of Mt. Lemmon and southern Pinal County. AZA is nestled at the base of the …
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Kim Stone
January 17, 2018
History
You would think that news of an Arizona stage coach robbery in the waning months of the 19th century would quickly fall out of the frontier news cycle. Yet this particular heist propelled the story of a young woman in her twenties onto the pages of newspapers and magazines across …
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globemiami
January 17, 2018
Announcements, Living
GLOBE- The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is inviting you to share your painted rocks in our gallery! The Globe Rocks phenomenon has caught the imagination of our area, and we’d like you to showcase your painted rocks at the CVCA. Bring in rocks you’ve painted or found to …
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globemiami
January 14, 2018
Health&Spirit, Living
The Globe-Miami area is about 3500 feet in elevation, and offers a year-round growing season for dedicated gardeners. Mary Hysong, is a local grower who sells produce from her gardens at the Globe and Superior Farmers’ Markets. She has nearly 20 acres of land just east of Miami and offers …
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globemiami
January 13, 2018
Health&Spirit, Living
Gardening success starts in the winter when the ground is hard and the wind can be cold. A local Globe-Miami gardener, Mary Hysong, has been coaxing robust crops of garden vegetables from her 20-acres east of Miami for nearly thirty years. Here she outlines her top six tips for getting …
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Aimee Staten
January 12, 2018
Breaking News
On Jan.10, a coyote was confirmed to have rabies near the Lazy JR RV park in Tonto Basin. The Gila County Animal Care and Control Officers are responding to this situation and have increased surveillance in that area. The best way to protect yourself and pets is to keep your …
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Kim Stone
January 12, 2018
Business
A WiFi connection has become one of life’s necessities when we’re on the road. Our smart phones have a cellular network we can tap into for internet access, but for laptops and most tablets, an available Wi-Fi network is the only way to reach the outside world. We are all …
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Libby Rooney
January 12, 2018
Arts & Entertainment, Living
Learning music and theater in school correlates strongly with higher achievement in both math and reading, and brain research has shown that not only does music improve skills in math and reading, it also promotes creativity, social development, personality adjustment, and self-worth. The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is …
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Aimee Staten
January 10, 2018
Announcements, Living
Over the coming week, Gila County will remove the green recycling bins it has provided in Globe-Miami due to ongoing and excessive contamination with trash and hazardous materials. The bins will be relocated to Russell Gulch Landfill and placed under surveillance, with the hope that this will cut down on …
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Linda Gross
January 9, 2018
History, The Visitors View
Chrysotile, Arizona was home to one of Arizona’s most prolific asbestos mines in the early 1900s. At the time there were over a hundred and fifty of these mines found throughout Central Arizona, largely concentrated in the Salt River region. Collectively they produced some 75,000 tons of asbestos from 1913 …
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