There was a time when a gardening revolution took hold across the country. During World War I and World War II, US citizens were encouraged to plant vegetable gardens in backyards, churches, city parks, and playgrounds. By 1943, more than 40 percent of all produce grown in the country came …
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Being part of Arizona’s “Copper Triangle,” most people only think of copper when they think of mining in Gila County. But there was another mineral that was heavily mined here—the notoriously white, fibrous mineral known as chrysotile, the most commonly used form of asbestos. Before major health concerns, there was …
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“The dean of Arizona travel writers” is making a stop in Globe-Miami, coinciding with this year’s AZ Poppy Fest, a celebration of spring and its flowers throughout the entire month of April in Globe-Miami. Roger Naylor—an Arizona-based writer and hiker who has written about his travels throughout the state for …
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By Paul Wolterbeek: Gila County Government In December 2024, KIKO AM/FM Radio signed off for the last time, concluding an extraordinary chapter that began in 1958. Under the visionary leadership of Willard Shoecraft, KIKO grew from broadcasting in the Copper Hills Hotel lobby to a revered institution in Globe–Miami, Arizona. Guest …
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The long-standing partnership between Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) and Gila Community College (GCC)—Gila Pueblo Campus, has played a key role in our community’s educational opportunities for more than a decade. This collaboration has enabled CVIT to offer industry-driven Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs to high school students, …
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Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) is at the forefront of shaping our community’s future by partnering with local industries and offering programs that provide employers with a steady stream of well-trained, job-ready candidates. As a Career Technical Education District (CTED), CVIT offers high school students from Globe, Hayden-Winkelman, Miami, …
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“We have to be a world-class organization.” Colleen Roche has a big job in a medium-sized company. To stay competitive, her team has to be efficient. As Operations Support Manager for Capstone Mining in Pinto Valley, her mandate is to keep operations focused on producing copper. “Everything that is not …
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“The technology is fascinating!” Michelle Montague looks for minerals in the tall walls of a mining blast area or the dredged dirt from deep drilling. She loves being out in the field, finding the ore that’s core to the mining operation. “It’s like opening a christmas present,” she says. …
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Tortilla Factory and Restaurant in Mammoth serves up fresh, hand-stretched tortillas. It takes a lot people to make Maria Torres’ hand-stretched tortillas. “It’s a lot of labor” says Torres, the owner of Mi Pueblito Mexican Food and Tortillas Mi Pueblito in Mammoth. “My product, it’s a good quality. I use …
Read More »The Ore Cart Trail was initiated several years ago by a group calling themselves the Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition. Newly formed back in late 2003, the CCEDC conceived of the idea to create a trail which would” increase tourism along this corridor of small mining towns” from Tucson to …
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