By Carol Broeder and David Abbott The proposed Cobre Valley Regional Aquatic Center (CVRAC) just might help foster better communication among family, friends and neighbors, improve the overall health of residents in the Globe-Miami area and make it more attractive to businesses that want to set up shop locally. …
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Gila County is home to more than 20 historic bridges. Nine of them are listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the official list of U.S. buildings, sites, and objects that are worth preserving for their significance in American history. “Many who visit from out of town and …
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When a language disappears, culturized traditions and local knowledge are lost. So too, a way of life, and a unique worldview. Within the next 50 years, nearly half of the world’s roughly 6,500 languages could be lost. Western Apache, the official language of the San Carlos and White Mountain reservations …
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The Summer Youth Musical Theatre Program will present “Shrek The Musical Jr.’ at High Desert Middle School, located at 4000 High Desert Dr., beginning on Friday, July 5. Watch as Shrek (Joey Keel), Donkey (Ally Shank) and fellow fairytale misfits fight a fearsome dragon (Ruby Parker), save a feisty princess …
Read More »By Deni Seymour For years, I’ve been collecting photographs of Native American headdresses on a private Pinterest board—photographs I’ve found while investigating Southwestern weaponry, warrior and ceremonial garb, as well as the more mundane aspects of clothing, footwear, and material culture. As an anthropologist and historian I have a natural …
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Ranch kids are different. They grow up with purpose. Responsibilities. Pride in tradition and a love for the land they live on. “They look you in the eye,” says Seth Joel, a photographer from New York. “L.A. kids don’t do that.” “Respect for the family is tremendous,” says Charlie Holland, …
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Thoughts of the wilder part of the West typically conjure Apaches as the most formidable warriors in the region. The nineteenth century Apache are attributed with a fighting style and tactics so effective that they resisted enemy aggression and remained free longer than any other American tribe. Yet, in some …
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Antiquing in historic downtown Globe and Miami never fails to fill a weekend with adventure and surprise. From vintage porcelain figurines to a carved oak rocking chair, a roaring 20s fringed flapper dress or a 1950s tin windup carousel toy, you never know what you might find. The people you …
Read More »*Introducing our readers to a historical research piece on the Tonto Basin area which was first published in the Journal of the Southwest in 1991. Written by Adam M. Sowards, it explores the governmental rivalries in managing the Tonto from the mid-1800’s to modern times. The full article : “Reclamation, …
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Over 500 women are running for major political office this fall, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. In the past year, revelations of widespread sexual harassment in industry and politics spawned the #MeToo movement, inspiring women to seek higher office in record numbers this …
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