PHOENIX, Ariz. (Aug. 24, 2018): Malissa Buzan, who has been Gila County Community Services Director since 2012, has been re-elected to a two-year term as president of the Arizona Community Action Association (ACAA), a statewide nonprofit organization that unites communities to eliminate poverty through community-based initiatives and solutions. A lifelong Gila …
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O’Halleran Introduces Legislation to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) introduced the Rural Developing Opioid Capacity Services (Rural DOCS) Act, legislation aimed at increasing treatment capacity of providers in the Medicaid program for individuals suffering from opioid or other substance-abuse disorders. globemiamiThis content comes to you through GMTimes staff and/or contributed content through press …
Read More »The Lady and the Cowboy: There’s always time for true love
Magnetic attraction. Easy companionship. True love late in life. This is the love story of Mary Testa and Levi Lertique, written in memory of Levi and the love that he and Mary shared. Sadly, Levi has passed on, so the story is told mostly in Mary’s words: In late May …
Read More »Hope Clinic brings a healthy vibe to downtown Globe
Perhaps the largest remodel to take place in Globe’s Downtown District in the last twenty years promises to infuse the area with a healthy vibe. The Hope Clinic, owned by Chad Campbell, P.A., and Holly Rooney, M.D., will triple the space of their current medical practice and add a healthy eatery …
Read More »Volunteers change lives and save taxpayer dollars
GLOBE-Consider making a difference during Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 1-7 The first full week of April is set aside each year to honor and thank volunteers. But if you ask the 65 million Americans who donate their time and talents to nonprofits, most would say that they’re the ones who …
Read More »Dr. Thea Wilshire Retires as San Carlos Apache Wellness Center Clinical Director
By *Teresa Noise. Apache Messenger On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, the San Carlos Apache Wellness Center said goodbye to its Clinical Director, Dr. Thea Wilshire, with a farewell banquet. Dr. Wilshire was responsible for the clinical services for the Wellness Center, including all therapeutic day services. She has 21 years …
Read More »Car Seats to College: TOPS Classes Serve Parents of All Ages* Part 2
Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services (TOPS) is not just for teens – the organization offers classes and family-sustaining resources for all parents and parents-to-be throughout Gila County. Classes cover pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and parenting. They are free and open to parents and parents-to-be of all ages. And TOPS’s services don’t stop …
Read More »New Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act To Expand Treatment and Prevention Options
PHOENIX-February 12- In a Special Session of the Legislature, members of the Arizona House and Senate Legislature unanimously passed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act, which Governor Ducey signed into law on January 26, 2018. The Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act provides funding for treatment, improves oversight and enforcement tools, and extends life-saving …
Read More »Pinal Cemetery – A local treasure with no one to care for it.
By Erika Flores and Patricia Sanders It’s at once grand and forlorn: the sprawling cemetery bounded by Main Street, Golden Hill, 4th Avenue and N. Arbor Ave in Central Heights. It’s a cemetery no one claims – and yet so many are buried here, from the infamous to the upstanding …
Read More »Winter Gardening in Globe-Miami. Part 2
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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