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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Winter Gardening in Globe-Miami. Part 1
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 …
Read More »Youth theater excels in building skills and confidence
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 …
Read More »Gila County to move recycling bins due to improper use by public
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 …
Read More »Church makes Journey Bags for kids thrust into foster care
Globe Police sergeant set the ball rolling several months ago Contributed Article Some trips take weeks or months to plan and are greatly anticipated, but some journeys taken by children in the Globe Miami area can be nightmarish as they are removed from their homes and placed in the …
Read More »Become a child advocate in 2018 and make a difference
New Year’s resolutions typically focus on self-improvement: lose weight, stop smoking, exercise more often. This year, why not resolve to do something even more lasting: improve the life of a child who’s suffered abuse and neglect? As Court Appointed Special Advocates, volunteers receive in-depth training to advocate in court and …
Read More »CASA volunteer Diana Wheeler recognized
On November 30, 2017, the Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Southern Gila County paid special tribute to CASA Diana Wheeler as she celebrated eight years with the program. Over the past eight years, Diana has been assigned to six cases and has been an advocate for fourteen children. Guest …
Read More »Ellison honored as Gila County Rancher of the Year 2017
Nathan Ellison was honored as Rancher of Year during the annual Gila County Cattle Growers Association dinner and live auction Nov. 18. This year’s celebration of the ranching lifestyle was the third of its kind in as many years and also featured the newly named Wrangler of the Year, John …
Read More »Cobre Valley Youth Club announces plans to grow and more in newsletter
We are happy to share the first newsletter coming out of our all new Cobre Valley Youth Club. globemiamiThis content comes to you through GMTimes staff and/or contributed content through press releases, submitted articles and non-profit organizations.
Read More »Chasing Totality
The woman next to me, probably in her early twenties, was jumping up and down like a contestant on the The Price is Right. It was T-minus three minutes, and the moon was poised to eat up the last sliver of the sun. She and I and a hundred other …
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