An Interview with Kip Culver, Main Street Director This August a representative of Iowa Pacific traveled to Globe and met with Kip Culver to inform him that the company had sold the Arizona Eastern Railway to Genesee and Wyoming Inc. for 90.1 million dollars in cash. This was shocking news …
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Miami Presbyterian Church celebrates its Centennial year
The Miami Presbyterian Church turns one hundred this Fall. It has seen the history of two world wars, a Great Depression, nearly as many reverends, and many fluctuating fortunes as the price of copper went up – and then down – and then up, again. And still, it has survived …
Read More »Wishing for My Father’s Car
By: John Gross I bought a new car this year. It came with every amenity I could imagine, and some I have yet to discover. It has an air conditioner that uses a Freon gas that will not impact our ozone leading to global warming. If driven carefully, it can …
Read More »Hunter-Gatherer: Collectible Cereal Boxes
If you’re looking for a 1978 ‘Frosted Rice’ piece, hawked by Tony the Tiger, expect to pay about $98.
Read More »DarinLand: Growing a Green Thumb
'Nature’s Bad Boy', that’s me.
Read More »Tim Harmon- Cowboy,Craftsman,Bronze Artist
Tim Harmon may just give up his day job and pursue his avocation full time this year. Recently, the lanky, soft spoken contractor from Globe, was invited to join the Western Artists of America and showcase his work at the Seventh Annual Western Artists show in Corsicana, Texas in January. …
Read More »Hunter-Gatherer: Vintage Mannequins
And frankly, having an attractive, elegantly dressed woman standing in my bedroom- even if she’s inanimate- is more than many fifty-five year old guys have to come home to.
Read More »Finding magic in clearing the clutter
There is more to clutter than you think. What one chooses to surround themselves with, and how they occupy space, can say many things about a person. In the practice of Feng Shui, these things reflect dreams, relationships and thoughts. Schneider explains how rearranging or removing clutter can result in new beginnings.
Read More »Copper Spike adds meal service in the Dome Car
Harking back to a time when white linen table cloths and waiters in white jackets were the de riguer, the Dome Car offers a step back in time and a thoroughly enjoyable dining experience.
Read More »Hunter-Gatherer: Collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Don’t be afraid to pay a lot- there will come a time when classic examples will be completely unavailable.
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