A Halloween themed fun-fundraiser in family mixer style for the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, put on in partnership with the CVCA, the Globe Downtown Association and the City of Globe. Tickets are only $13 each and all ages will be wrist-banded at the door. After a full fun …
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Pack Burro Racing Debuts in Arizona with the Superior Burro Run
SUPERIOR, ARIZ. — On October 12, 2019, the Town of Superior’s Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Superior Burro Run, the first BurroCross event in Arizona. BurroCross is Arizona’s adaptation of Pack Burro Racing, a sport that has been popular in Colorado for over 70 years. BurroCross involves “burros” (the Spanish …
Read More »Local 4-H Groups Prepare for Gila County Fair
Paraphrasing the lyrics of a Broadway show tune from a bygone era, our county fair is a great county fair. It’s the best county fair in our state. And well it should be, considering the fair is entering its 50th year. The first fair was held in 1970 at the …
Read More »Gateway of colorful pots welcome addition to Miami
“Recycling at its best.” That’s what Patty Bringhurst calls the project lining the gateway to Miami with painted pots, which are really not pots at all. Rather, they are manhole collars that had been sitting the Town of Miami’s Public Works’ Yard for 10 or 15 years now. Town staff …
Read More »Tonto National Monument Designated as International Dark-Sky Park
Roosevelt, AZ – On May 7, 2019, the National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced that Tonto National Monument has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park. This prestigious award means that Tonto National Monument has exceptional opportunities to observe the night sky, and has implemented …
Read More »Healing Through Art. One woman’s journey.
“Creativity helps us envision ourselves as whole and complete, it’s a part of our healing process,” says Nja Onê (pronounced Inja Ōnay), an artist, performer and entrepreneur who came to Globe from Las Vegas with her husband Dan two years ago. “You have the right and the power to be creative,” …
Read More »Miami Loco Arts Festival April 12 – 14th
MIAMI-For 10 years the Miami Loco Arts Festival has been bringing artists and art appreciators together in the sleepy mining town of Miami, Arizona. Miami Loco is presented by the non-profit Miami Arts Commission (MAC). Miami Loco is a FREE, all-inclusive all-volunteer art walk of diverse cultures, all ages and tastes …
Read More »Big Snow, Big Season Record Snowfall, Extended Season
Flagstaff, Ariz. — Resort officials at Arizona Snowbowl announced the resort is extending its season due to the incredible snowfall its experienced this season. While aiming to fulfill its goal to be “first to open, last to close in Arizona,” Snowbowl plans to stay open from 10 a.m. to 4 …
Read More »Saying YES! to a Salt River Adventure
Rafting Season has returned to the Salt this year and writer Kim Stone took a trip with the SaltRiverRafting Co, SRR this last weekend to share with our readers. After a quick 40 minute drive on US 60 from Globe to the bottom of Salt River Canyon, I parked in …
Read More »BHP announces partial trail closures at Old Dominion Mine Park beginning Feb. 11th.
BHP, the mining company which owns the popular Dominion Mine Park across from Globe’s Chamber of Commerce, has announced that work will begin on the upper area of the park on February 11th and run through April 30th. globemiamiThis content comes to you through GMTimes staff and/or contributed content through …
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