How do museums maintain relevance and cover operating expenses when patrons are not allowed inside their buildings? When the coronavirus hit, businesses around the world were forced to close to prevent the spread of the disease. Public spaces like museums were included in the closures and about 85,000 institutions (90% …
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Griffin, Meddler, Alder, Rock House , Juniper Fires – August 29, 2020 Morning Update Griffin Fire: 61, 995 acres 44% contained Cause: Lightning Grass and Brush The Griffin Fire (started 8/17) has merged with the Gin Fire (started 8/16) and Champion Fire (started 8/23). Location: 5 miles northeast of Globe, AZ in the Apache mountains west of Hwy 60 Meddler Fire: 4,452 acres 84% contained Cause: Under Investigation Grass …
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Griffin Fire Grows, Communities Remain in “Set” and “Go” Ko’ Ba Nagoni i’ Fire crews worked throughout the night to build and burn out along existing roads southeast of the Griffin Fire to protect homes along the Highway 60 corridor and keep the fire from moving toward Cutter. Crews today …
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What do you do? “My days are never the same,” Dennis says, “which is awesome.” Dennis Palmer, 36, is the Operations Support Superintendent at the Pinto Valley MIne. He supervises 10 supervisors and oversees departments that include fleet and facilities, tailings operations, SX/EW and leaching operations and the assay lab. …
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As the coronavirus turns the world we know upside down, many are relearning the joy of simple pleasures and finding new ways to practice self-care. Something that does both is being around companion animals. However, in the summer heat with most social opportunities closed due to the pandemic, people sometimes …
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Food sustains our bodies, evokes emotion, marks ritual and ceremony, shows relational connection, and defines culture. The gathering, cooking, and eating of food is unique between different ethnicities and distinctive to places, including a community like Globe-Miami. We have our own local food history and culture which is one of …
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Flowering plants don’t just look pretty – they can also do some serious garden work. Beautiful, aromatic blossoms attract beneficial insects – such as pollinators – to the garden. And in vegetable gardens, you can enlist flowering plants to help with pest control, either attracting predators that keep populations of …
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PHOENIX, May 29, 2020 Beginning today at 6:00pm, visitors to the Tonto National Forest will not be allowed to ride or take a horse, mule, burro or donkey into the area where the Salt River Horses currently reside (map included at end of release). On May 21, 2020, Arizona Department …
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Whether you’re a Globe-Miami native living elsewhere and longing to return, or you’re already living here but renting – and dreaming of a house of your own – everyone deserves to have a place to call home. That’s been the goal of Habitat for Humanity since the day the organization …
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Death of a loved one tops the list of the most stressful losses a human can experience. In the midst of a global pandemic, many experience it alone. As of Apr. 30, 2020, Gila County has recorded no deaths from COVID-19. Yet dozens of members of our community have died …
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