The Tonto Basin Visitor Center invites you to join them on August 10th when they will be celebrating Smokey’s 75th birthday. Get your picture taken with Smokey Bear from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. Cake and prizes will be provided for everyone and special Smokey Bear items will be sold …
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A lesson in Integration and Integrity. Remembering Daisy Moore & Marietta Bryant.
In 1946, when Daisy Moore and Marietta Bryant were hired to teach African-American children in Globe and Miami, they didn’t know that they would be fired just a few years later after Arizona retracted the law requiring children from “African ancestry” to be segregated from “White” children in kindergarten through …
Read More »Armida Guerena Bittner: Spirit of Education
In this feature, we tap into one of our region’s rich resources — retired teachers. “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” says Armida Guerena Bittner, last December, shortly after her 80th birthday, She was holding her book club members captive through a full reading of “She Persisted,” a gift she …
Read More »Miami school district receives grant to educate and engage parents
The Miami Unified School District was recently awarded a $360,000 grant over three years that will support parent education and engagement. Awarded by the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family, the Parents Commission on Drug Education and Prevention Grant will provide the district $120,000 each year, Miami High School …
Read More »Miami Beat the Heat for youths starts July 2
Faced with nearly a dozen incidents involving juveniles in June, the Town of Miami Police Department will launch its first annual “Beat the Heat with the Miami Police” program next month. “We have come together to set forth a few weeks to sit down and interact with the youth of …
Read More »Summer lunch program draws dozens of kids
The Globe Public Library is participating in the Summer Lunch Buddies program, offering food for students with limited access during the summer months when school is not in session. The need for healthy meals for children 18 and younger does not stop when the last school bell rings David AbbottJournalist, …
Read More »Midnight Cicadas are headed to Houston April 17 after taking 1st Place in Regionals.
GLOBE- The Midnight Cicadas’ scored a major victory while competing at Arizona’s North Regional FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC) competition on March 16, where they took first place! The win means they are eligible to go to the FIRST World Championship to be held in Houston April 17-20. In addition nine …
Read More »CASA of Gila County Calls Community to Action for Child Abuse Prevention Month
(Globe, AZ) – In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, CASA of Gila County is issuing a call to action for residents of Gila County to stand against child abuse and take action to support children who have been abused or neglected. Children come into the child welfare system …
Read More »Online resources help parents of young children find answers
Globe-Miami (March 5th, 2019) – For tech-savvy parents of babies, toddlers and preschoolers sometimes having all the answers at the tip of their fingers – or in their case at the touch of their smartphone – can be a double-edged sword. With so much information just a search away, which …
Read More »7 Ways to Show Your Love for Home & Hearth
These simple tips can save you $$$ And help the environment. 1 Don’t Heat an Empty House During the winter, turn down your thermostat to 68%F when you’re home, and to 55%F at night or while you are away. Consider an upgrade to a programmable thermostat. 2 Turn off Your …
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