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WINTER 2012
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Silver Lullaby, Continued on page 8
Frank BalaamPage 16
By LCGross
I had heard about St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox
Monastery (located just south of Florence) years ago,
and I fi nally made the time to visit it in June 2011.
Although I am not Orthodox, the visit was a spiritual
experience for me in much the same way any place of
serene beauty confi rms the presence of a Greater Hand
at work in the universe. The monastery is out in the
desert and seems to be an unlikely spot for such beauty
since the desert south of Florence is a
fairly non-descript fl at expanse
of the Sonoran Desert. You’ll
see a lot of greasewood,
shrub brush, and cholla
cactus, but that’s about it.
However, the monastery
compound stands out
because of the various kinds
of stately palm trees that
grace the grounds and its
orchards and olive groves.
Rockhounds, Continued on page 26
Silver Lullaby:
Dan
ny Ja
ckso
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By Darin LowryTurtles by nature aren’t especially
pretty things – interesting perhaps, what
with God’s inherent skill in detail and
nuance, but hardly a creature many
artists strive to capture in their medium
of choice. Enter Danny Jackson, a forty-
fi ve year old Navajo silversmith from
Chinle, Arizona, who will tell you fl at out
and upfront that he loves this particular
reptile. “Desert turtles are known for good
luck and long life – this is a universal belief
in all tribal cultures – and they’re rare to see,”
he says. Danny works in what is known as the
‘shadowbox’ style (two layers of silver are
joined: the back piece is acid washed, creating
a black background; the piece in the forefront
is curved, cut and stamped) and the resulting
jewelry pieces, turtles included, glow with a
deep, ethereal calm. “I wanted to make something
others didn’t. Everyone else was doing fl at pieces,
or adding stones.”
St. Anthony's, Continued on page 10
Greater Hand
A Long History of Caring for History
Page 22
By LCGross
ockhounds come in all ages, gender
and political persuasion. Although
skill is involved, it is not necessary in the beginning.
You simply have to like hunting for rocks in
unlikely places and under adverse conditions.
Bring passion to the hunt and the rest will follow:
knowledge of the universe and your very own rock
collection which you can share with others. I know this, because my mother was ‘one.’During our frequent trips between Texas
and Kansas or Colorado in the ‘60s to visit the grandparents, mother would suddenly spot some outcropping of rocks rising out of a grassy fi eld which to her trained eye promised a virtual gold mine of discovery. Turning to a passel of slumbering kids in the back of our stationwagon-turned-kid camp, she would implore us to pile out of the car and follow her across an open fi eld to the top of the outcropping to hunt for rocks.
2 WINTER 2012
WINTER 2012 3y fi rst winter in Globe,
I nearly froze to death.
Even my Border Collie
and Yellow Lab were shivering, and for
once I had to coax them outside for a tinkle. This was
almost seven years ago: a snowstorm had blanketed the
area with enough white stuff to cut us off from the rest
of the world for three days. I immediately contacted
my realtor, a very nice lady named Angela, and, with
chattering teeth demanded my money back. She
seemed somewhat surprised. Apparently she had no
control over the weather, either. ‘I’m from Chicago,’ I
seethed. ‘I came to Arizona to get away from this sort
of thing.’ She assured me it would get warmer, and it
did… in June.
When I purchased my charming, hundred year old
home from the former owner (a rotund former Soviet
bricklayer), eight of the fourteen windows were broken
– six of those just days before closing, and the backyard
was littered with lime green golf balls. Someone was a
poor shot. Two doors in the laundry room had been
completely chewed through by some sort of animal
– or a feral child. I fi gured it must’ve been done by
rabid javelinas. While the furnace in the basement was
relatively new, something had also gnawed through a
few yards of ductwork. I was left unprepared for the
harshness of the coming cold, but soon remedied the
situation as best I could.
Avoiding the tinfoil-covered-window look (since
alien rays from another planet don’t scare me) I hung
a few heavy draperies over the 1970’s aluminum
tracks, fi red up the Kenmore range and hoped for
the best. My hands were so cold that fi rst winter
(and didn’t completely thaw until the fi rst leaves of
spring appeared) that even my dogs screamed when
I petted them.
Six winters came and went. Six seasons of raw
knuckles and stacks of blankets, double socks and
really hot showers. Dipping my frozen fi ngers into my
morning coffee didn’t help much either. Oh, I could’ve
turned up the heat, sure – but I learned my lesson when
I got a gas bill for $498. That was for, like, a weekend’s
worth of heat. Finally getting smart, I bit the bullet,
ordered new windows and hit the jackpot. And what a
set of windows they are!
Dual-pane, vinyl clad, with two locks each. They’re
actually sexy. Banished forever are the days of sliding
and pushing, pulling and cursing the old, warped and
pitted aluminum frames. Now, with a simple fl ick of
my toned and tanned wrist, voila! A perfect opening
and closure, each and every time. The utter joy of still
having ten fi ngers is exhilarating. I have a licensed
general contractor named Tim to thank for this Mode
of Modern Living: he ordered and installed my new
windows. And he didn’t show up drunk or hung
over, either: he showed up, period. Clean, funny and
conscientious – and with drop cloths, too. He even built
deep window sills for each unit, so now I can line up all
my goofy junk and my therapist and I can
begin to deal with my hoarding issues.
But that’s another story.
This winter, my living room feels like
the set of Masterpiece Theatre, though I’m missing a
fi replace and a couple of wingchairs, and my smoking
jacket is currently at the cleaners. Still, it’s nice n’ toasty
while I sit and sip my coffee (rather than soak in it),
stroke the heads of my snoozing hounds and gaze
through the new windows while rabid javelinas feast
on my geraniums.
A New View of Globeby Darin Lowery
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4 WINTER 2012
This New Year’s Eve, a friend
passed along a great piece of
advice for approaching the
New Year with gusto instead of
guilt. Forget resolutions, she
said. They sound too much like
onerous duties which we know
we should do, but don’t really
want to. Replace this with a true
“Bucket List.” The ‘Bucket List’ is
the new term for all those things
we want to do before we, well...,kick the bucket. This is an
excellent exercise for getting your mind to break loose of it’s
worrisome tendencies to dwell on the “shoulds”...and think
bigger to the “why nots?!?” And I can’t think of a better way to
start a new year!
If road trips are part of your bucket list, then you’re going
to love our new regional map and pull out section! Beginning
this year we are including a map of the area which features a
wide range of things to see and do within a hundred miles of
Globe-Miami.
Discover the Copper Corridor which takes you past the
huge and awesome open pit mine at Ray, or travel the nail
gripping, hairpin turns and scenic vistas of the Apache Trail.
You might also set your sites on rafting the Salt River, hiking
the Pinal Mountains, hunting for fossils or exploring the
ancient ruins of Besh Ba Gowah. All within a few
minutes of Globe-Miami! Why Not?
Maybe you want to spend more time
digging in the dirt? Then you’ll want
to check out the Spring Plant Sale
at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
where you can spend time with the staff picking their brains
on the best plants etc for your location. Or join up to take
some fi eld trips with the local rockhounds to hunt for fossils
and gems? Or, on the tamer side, just go visit Mike at Golden
Hills Nursery where you’ll discover all about bare root trees
and more. Why Not?
If you want to explore your creative side, then start with this
months’ artist showcase at the Center for the Arts. We feature
two artists who let the creative rule in their work. Frank Balaam
is hosting a complete showing of his Ocean Light paintings
done in a ‘raw reversal’ technique. This requires unbelievable
skill and results in a palpable sense of light and interplay
among all the elements. And Jim Lindstrom, who began as
a graphic artist but has been playing with his photography
lately and mirroring the images, just put up a show titled,
Rustic Kaleidoscope which takes every day objects and turns
them into works of art. Why Not!?!
Looking for some adventure to add to that bucket list? Sure
we have river rafting, off roading, fi shing, boating, and hiking
here, but what about treasure hunting through our 20+ antique
shops, or slowing down to discover the pleasure of front porch
swings and sidewalk strolls? Yes, you can fi nd all that here and
more. So this winter, as you’re building that bucket list for the
year don’t forget, Globe-Miami has much to offer. Why Not!?!
Best Regards,
(See our Globe-Miami Bucket List of fun, frilly, fanciful,
fabulous things to do on Facebook/globemiamitimes)
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Spring wildfl owers are notoriously localized, fi ckle,
and hard to quantify. Wildfl ower seasons are easier
to describe, but they lend themselves to fanciful
hyperbole, mainly because their emotional impact often
overshadows the reality on the ground. There is morbid
silence bordering on despair during sparse wildfl ower
years. But in stellar seasons, like the spring of 2001, grown
men channel Julie Andrews with song and dervish whirls
through fi elds of lupines, owl clover, and goldpoppies. I
am one of them.
Most adjectives, no matter how heartfelt, don’t lend
much credence to an objective appraisal of the last
decade of wildfl owers. For that, I had to sift through the
detailed fi eld notes that I’ve kept over the years, skip over
the plethora of oohs and aahs, and try to drill down to the
nitty-gritty of what was actually observed.
What sounds easy, though, really defi es most scientifi c
methods: wildfl owers are impossible to count, diffi cult
to measure, and there is generally no easy baseline to
compare them from year-to-year. So anecdotal appraisals
inevitably rule, with comments like the one I wrote for
the state of Mexican goldpoppies in 2001: “Easily the
best in 23 years.” Seven years later, I noted that the show
of yellow brittlebush on the hillsides across from the
entrance to the Arboretum was the best in 30 years. The
problem is that these comments mean nothing without
points of comparison. The average person who doesn’t
spend decades madly scribbling in tiny notebooks has
little context to be impressed.
I made a better attempt in April, 2008, by writing
that the west-facing slopes of hills near Silly Mountain
“appeared to seamlessly morph from an opaque dressing
of poppy orange to clear, brittlebush yellow.” This paints
a better picture and infers that poppies bloom fi rst, that
they are orange-ish, and that they are eventually forced to
hand over the reins to the more heat-tolerant brittlebush.
Not every year is full of Julie Andrews moments, and
2002, 2003, and 2007 proved to be real stinkers. The years
2004 and 2006 were spotty and forgettable. 2009 was a
little better, favoring yellow fi ddlenecks, purple bladder
pods, and a respectable smattering of the most common
species, but it lacked large masses of anything in
particular. After disappointing fall rains, the 2010 season
was rescued by a deluge of ten inches of rain in January
and February that brought out the sandbags along with
some impressive masses of color.
In good-to-great wildfl ower years, like 2001, 2005,
and 2008, few people can resist the seductive pulse of
raw fl ower power. Wildfl owers shows like these win hearts
by softening the preconceived notions of what a desert
is supposed to be, by making it feel safe, inviting, and
accessible, like a multi-million-acre backyard garden.
Timing is everythingThe “sweet spot” for the fl owering of desert annuals
and herbaceous perennials is generally mid-March to
mid-April, but the ideal rain needed to generate these
fl owers is hoped for in October, November, and December,
nudged along with a good, half-inch drenching every few
weeks after that.
But every year is unique, which makes reliable
wildfl ower prognostication a dicey proposition. Heavy
October rain in the 2001 season favored huge shows of
goldpoppies that spread in unbroken masses for miles.
Unusually large amounts of January and February rain
in the 2005 season produced hillsides of owl clover
with freakishly large specimens of globe mallow and
scorpionweed (some as tall as me). 2008 was like a
Mini-Me of 2001, with most of the rain coming in
November and December. Then 2010 broke all the
rules with the fl ooding rains of January and the
eleventh-hour germination that came with it.
This year, the Arboretum has received over four total
inches of rain during the critical months of October,
November, and December, and masses of tiny grasses
and wildfl ower seedlings are prominent on the desert
fl oor. The stage is set—as long as January and February
rains don’t disappoint—for a fl oriferous March climax
that might just leave us speechless.
B O Y C E T H O M P S O N A R B O R E T U M
Desert Wildfl owers – Beyond Description
San Carlos Reservation 2008 - Mexican goldpoppies
Boyce Thompson Arboretum 2010 – Desert Hyacinths
Peachville Mountain, 2010 – Mexican goldpoppies mixed with Desert Lupines
Near Roosevelt Lake, 2010 – Owl Clover
By Kim Stone
Jim Lindstrom just knew something big
was in store for him when he reached 25.
Turns out it was cancer. He was diagnosed
with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and immediately
began treatment. As actor Will Smith, in the
movie ‘Hitch’ says after accidentally kicking
his soon-to-be-girlfriend in the head, “I saw
that going a little differently in my mind.”
Looking back, Lindstrom says it was a good
experience. Sort of. It got him off his wild ways with drugs, and he says, it made him
a kinder person. “I’m more empathetic now. I know what it is like to have the wind
kicked out of you.
He had been working for a graphics design fi rm when he was diagnosed, and
when his boss discovered the diagnosis she fi red him. That too ended up being a
blessing of sorts. After he got on the other side of his cancer, he found a position with
the Yellow Pages when yellow page advertising was still king. It was at a time when
computers were just being introduced into the offi ce. And yes, he is that old.
The company had just purchased their fi rst Macintosh and asked if anyone in
the offi ce wanted to learn it and teach others. Lindstrom happily volunteered. He
eventually moved up the ladder to Advertising Coordinator where he was in charge
of helping the sales people WOW their customers. Working on a quota system,
Lindstrom said he was usually done by 10 every morning, and he could work on
other things like writing (Lindstrom has written several sci-fi pieces) or designs for
his own use. "I loved that job and expected I’d be there forever, until they laid me off
15 years later in a big ‘re-structuring.’"
He smiles again.
"I was devastated. Did I already say, I loved that job!?!”
Through a series of positions with other companies, Lindstrom has once again
managed to land in a position he likes, almost as much, with an insurance provider
in the Valley.
However, he is fi nding more and more reasons to spend time in Globe when his
schedule allows. Yes, by weekday, he is an information consultant for an insurance
company in the Valley, but on the weekends, Jim Lindstrom is one of us. A Globe-ite.
He has been coming to Globe ever since meeting up with Darin Lowery who many
of you know as a writer for GMT and part of the fabulous staff at The Pickle Barrel
Trading Post. Jim says he used to pass through town on vacations to the family cabin
in Pinetop, but it took meeting a “local” and spending time here to really fall in love
with the place, the people, and the Globe-vibe.
Lens
The Chair's in their natural state on Darin's patio... and under the artful eye of Jim Lindstrom
Lindstrom, Continued on page 7
6 WINTER 2012
Life Through AJIM LINDSTROM
By LCGross
WINTER 2012 7
Now he comes up often on the weekends and he and Darin have collaborated
on several projects including a children’s story about Velma, an overweight border
collie (Summer Edition 2010) who gets healthy through diet and exercise, and a
blog, aptly titled 4Hands2Visions.com which showcases their collective talent in
writing, photography, art and life.
This Fall, Lindstrom began experimenting with
manipulating images he took around town and
one of the fi rst pieces he did was of three old metal
chairs which sat rusting on Darin’s back patio. Using
computer software and his graphic design background,
he mirrored the image and saturated the colors to
achieve his fi rst "AHA" moment.
The effect was “other worldly.” He liked the fi nished piece so much he began
experimenting with other images; a tall oak tree, a large mechanical wheel, the grill
of a car. This January, Lindstrom is showcasing his work at the Center for the Arts.
Titled Rustic Kaleidoscope, it offers 20 views of nature and the real world thru
the lens of a kaleidoscope and Lindstrom’s own perspective. The word kaleidoscope
stems from Ancient Greek and means “an observer of beautiful forms.”
Maybe Lindstrom has always had this talent to see beauty in the ordinary. Maybe
the cancer helped to not only
make him kinder, but more
aware. Or maybe it is just
his natural curiosity with the
world around him that helps
him see what we do not.
In any case, his work “of
beautiful forms” is on display
at the Center for the Arts thru
January and on the blog he shares
with Darin at 4Hands2Visions.com.
Please visit one or both to see Globe
through a new lens.
Lindstrom, Continued from page 6
He comes from a long line of
silversmiths, dating from the 1800’s,
and his is the fourth generation. His
three brothers and one sister make
them the Jackson 5 and yes, one of
his brothers is named Michael. When
he was six years old he began making
plain silver rings, some with bezels
and stones. After a year or so, with his
parents keeping half of the proceeds for
supplies and letting him keep the rest
(“I didn’t like that part of it.”) He became
a buffer. Erasing minute imperfections
in the silver – buffi ng out the hammer
marks, scratches, and solder lines –
taught him a lot about the art of jewelry
making. It was his brother Tommy
who told him, ‘My name is going
on each piece and it has to be
perfect’. Because the Jackson
family designs
are considered
‘museum/gallery’
quality, Danny kept
at it until each piece
shone. “Every little corner
is checked. I learned this
because of him.” He
continued his buffi ng
through high school.
Silver Lullaby, Continued from page 1
Marriage then took him to Globe and
Phoenix. He returned to his parents’
home in Chinle one day while they
were out of town. Their tools
and silver were where they
left it; he began to ‘work’
the metal and created a
few small pieces. His efforts
were rewarded when they
returned and thought his
work was theirs. “If it was
good enough for them
to think that, then I’ll
start doing my own,”
he remembers thinking.
That was in 1994. Since then,
he’s been designing and executing his
own work and attends NAU towards a
degree in Art Education.
The Navajo nation, with a
population of 300,000, is second only to
the Cherokee in size. An abundance of
artists dwell in the Navajo community,
such as weavers, sand painters,
silversmiths, and woodworkers. A
2004 study found approximately 60
percent of all families have at least one
member making arts and crafts.
Learning how to do so is strongly
encouraged; jewelry making
is taught in the schools and
in fact Danny’s father and
older brother (Gene and
Tommy Jackson, both well-
known silversmiths) were
former artists-in-residence.
”You need to pass this on
for the culture to survive,”
Danny stresses. “The younger
generation has to learn and
the older generation has to
teach.” The Navajo are a tight
group, with family members
living in very close proximity
to each other. Referencing the
axiom, ‘it takes a village to raise a
child’, he continues. “Up here, the
village is the family. You need your
grandparents and uncles. In Navajo
culture, Father doesn’t instruct children
to behave and learn – it’s the Mother’s
brothers – it’s a matriarchal system.”
It was through this intensive
tradition of learning that Danny
developed his craft. While buffi ng
fi nished silver all those years taught
him to look for imperfections and
to strive for seamless perfection, the
actual creation of a piece is critical and
painstaking. A commissioned piece he
did a while back – a large sterling turtle
with four smaller turtles cut into it – was
created as a table centerpiece which
measured 5 x 6 inches. Each turtle had a
Blue Gem turquoise stone mounted into
it, and Danny counted 540 individual
stamps by the time he completed the
piece. The stamping is done with a
chisel, at room temperature – and not a
machine. “It freaks people out!” he says,
laughing. In the shadowbox process,
Danny cuts designs into the silver with
a tiny jeweler’s saw; the delicate cutouts
of horses and hands, in one particular
piece, are miniscule. Some of his tools
are custom made by his father-in-law,
a former machinist. “[In my work] you
burn your fi ngers, you cut your fi ngers.
If someone tells you they do their own
stuff, I always say, check their hands.”
Currently, Danny is creating
gradient sterling bead necklaces. They
are as lustrous as pearls and as timeless,
but don’t be fooled by the simplicity.
Each bead is actually a hollow half,
hammered into a circular shape and
8 WINTER 2012
Silver Lullaby, Continued on page 9
“There’s a feeling of gratifi cation knowing you’ve created a piece that wasn’t there before.”
WINTER 2012 9
then joined seamlessly. Danny’s buffi ng experience comes
into full play here, and the resulting pieces are exquisite.
If gold would be sunshine, then silver is slumber – quietly
satisfying and pleasing.
“There’s a feeling of gratifi cation knowing you’ve
created a piece that wasn’t there before,” Danny explains.
“My Mother used to say a part of us goes into each piece
– literally! When I’d burn myself buffi ng, [everything]
combines on
an atomic level.
We get cut, we
bleed – it all
goes into a piece.”
Despite this, the
jewelry he creates
aren’t simply shiny
baubles – they are
exuberant, fl uid; they
move with a life of their own, like rushing
water or molten glass. Bright and quick,
but soothing as well. How best to describe
his work are the words of a woman who
admired a sterling turtle necklace he
had created.
“She said, ‘Danny, that piece was
talking to me. I had to come back for it’.
It became a part of her, which is pretty
neat – it called her back, because she had
dreamed about it.”
Silver Lullaby, Continued from page 8
The contrast between this natural
landscape and the oasis which has
been coaxed into being reminds me
of the many times I've spent at Boyce
Thompson Arboretum in the scorching
heat of summer. Nature has responded
with a true fl ourish to many loving
hands which have been at work on this
oasis since 1995. Where once the sun
scorched the ground and those who
toiled here, there is now a vast canopy of
shade and a slight breeze weaves it's way
through the campus of small chapels
and individual gardens.
It was not always this way.
St. Anthony's, Continued from page 1 A world away on a mountain
peninsula in Greece, Mount Athos is
home to 20 Orthodox monasteries
and is referred to by Orthodox people
throughout the world as the Holy
Mountain. It was here that a young boy
raised in poverty joined the monastic
life at age 19. He was, of course, Father
Ephraim, a priest-monk for almost 60
years. He is believed to be the fi rst abbot
to establish an authentic Athonite
monastery on American soil.
Since coming to the United States in
1995 with six other monks to establish
St. Anthony’s, Father Ephraim is also
credited with founding seventeen other
monasteries through America and
Canada. He now oversees
the monasteries he has
helped to establish
but call St. Anthony's
home. His presence
here is one reason
that so many pilgrims
from all over the world
travel to this spot in the
Sonoran desert.
Today, nearly 45
monks live and work at
the monastery, and there
are housing quarters for
pilgrims (both men’s
quarters and women’s
quarters). Pilgrims
may come for a day or ten days and are
required to attend all services, which
include the main service starting at
1:45 AM and lasting until 4:00 AM every
morning. Pilgrims are mostly Greek
Orthodox, but being Orthodox is not
required in order to make a day-visit
or to stay for several days. While there
is no charge for a visit, donations to St.
Anthony’s are accepted.
A review by Anna from LA (on Yelp),
provides a good insight into a day in the
life of a pilgrim visiting the monastery:
“The fi rst night I went at 1 AM
and was able to kiss Father Ephraim’s
hand. After the Divine Liturgy, there
was a breakfast of freshly baked bread
(made by the monks), large and small
bitter green olives from the olive
orchards on the grounds, two types of
halva, jam, nuts, fresh fruit from the
orchards, and coffee. This is a typical
fasting breakfast (no animal products).
After breakfast, you may go back to bed
for another three hours of quiet time.
Walking back to my room at 5 AM was
beautiful. The desert stars and moon
were bright, casting shadows on the
cacti and the air was cool and fresh.
Your fi rst clue that you are indeed nearing a sanctuary is the view of a white chapel sitting serenely on a hill top. Surrounded by desert and protected by an imposing stone wall, the chapels glistening white architecture and cross can be seen for miles. It is one of the newer chapels on the property and is dedicated to the Prophet Elias (also Elijah) whose name is honored in Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Completed in the summer of 2008
The grounds of the Greek Monastery are more reminiscent of Europe than the Sonoran desert.
10 WINTER 2012
St. Anthony's, Continued on page 11
WINTER 2012 11
During the day, a person is pretty
much free to roam the beautiful
grounds. Lunch is served at 11:30 AM,
and there is no talking aloud, except
for a monk reading a chosen Bible
passage in Greek. When one of the
monks rings a bell, you are allowed to
pour water. The typical fasting lunch
that I ate consisted of braised green
beans with calamari, fresh bread,
olives, salad, and Greek macaroni.
After lunch visitors can approach
Father Ephraim for his blessing, go to
the book store, and speak with some
of the monks or with other pilgrims.
Another mandatory service is Vespers
at 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Dinner is served
afterwards. Following dinner is the
last mandatory service. Then, you are
ready to go to bed at 7:30 PM. I was
able to fall asleep almost right away.
I was feeling extremely peaceful and
happy, yet exhausted.”
Requirements for visiting:
The Monastery readily accepts
day visitors who wish to see the
grounds from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM,
seven days per week. Visitors are asked
to stop at the gate house upon arrival
and, if a monk is not immediately
available at the bookstore when you
arrive, please wait at the gift shop
until a monk returns.
When visiting the monastery,
please be respectful and wear proper
attire (i.e., for men this means long-
sleeved shirts and trousers, and for
women this means long skirts, long
sleeves, and a head covering. To view
all the guidelines, please check the
St. Anthony’s Monastery website
(www.stanthonysmonastery.org/
visitorguide).
Directions: From the Phoenix
area, take I-10 east (towards Tucson)
and take exit 185. Follow the signs
for Coolidge/Florence (a left at
the exit ramp, followed by a right
turn 1/2 mile later). You will be on
Hwy 387 North that takes you to
Route 87. Turn right on 87 South,
heading towards Coolidge. You will
pass Coolidge on your right, but
continue on 287 East until you reach
Florence (9 miles past Coolidge). Stay
on your right, taking Route 79 towards
Tucson. After mile marker 124, turn
left on Paisano Drive. Follow it all the
way to the end, where it turns left.
This unmarked road is St. Joseph’s
Way, and it will take you to the
monastery’s parking lot.
St. Anthony's, Continued from page 10
12 WINTER 2012
The Society Page Cobre Valley Regional Hospital 2011 Wine
and Art AuctionThe Art and WIne Auction raised over $32,000 thanks to corporate sponsorships and an enthusiastic crowd of bidders. All in the name of a good cause!
Christmas Season at the Center
Leroy and Velma Tucker, with Jeri and Bill Byrne
Bob Zache & Leslie Parker
Candy Sullivan, Nicole Sullivan, Donna Hanson of the Copper Belles enjoyed the evening and helped to add “ambiance” to a stellar evening of art for a good cause.
Kim and Ann Stone
Sheena Guerrero, Shannon Long, Hanna Byrne and Diana Jargenson
Neal Jensen and Evelyn Vargas
Chris and Dana Cecil Peter Peifer and wife Karen
Ian Lamont with Jane Allen
Wendy Hunsaker, Angie Crago, Cami Lucero, Nicole Gregory of Great Western Bank
The Community Players and Choir put on an exceptional Holiday musical revue at the Center in December with 4 sold out performances!
John and Sue Armer, Shirley Dawson, Dorothy Tippett, Janet Gibson and Diane Wheeler enjoyed the Holiday mixer at the Center.
WINTER 2012 13
The Society Page
Around TownBrianna Pastore wed Lucas Rodriquez in an outdoor backyard wedding in Phoenix. Lucas and Bri, shown here with their parents: Paul, Renee, and Brandon Pastore (left) and George and Cheree Rodriguez (right).
Brianna Pastore wedsLucas Rodriguez on 11.11.11
Weddings & Anniversaries
Candice and Amy perform to an appreciative audience during Vida e's First Friday Open Mic night.
Marc Marin – One of the Hosts of Ghosts of Globe Tour which brought in a record 300 people who took the tour!
Pastors Barbie and Dan Morton of the First Christian Church bid a fond farewell to this community after 16 years of service. Their going-away party was hosted at the Dream Manor Inn. Shown here with Joyce and Ed Lowe.
Donna Barth, with PHI Air Evac and Rebecca Bernal of Dream Manor Inn. Rebecca had the winning ticket for a free helicopter Ride, courtesy of Air Vac, at the Chamber mixer in November.
Big John who provided the DJ sounds for the evening and local radio personality, Bill Taylor
Jim and Nancy Mckay celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary at the Center for the Arts with 100 family and friends on December 17th, 2011. Their original wedding party, along with family members fl ew in from Canada and Minneapolis to attend the gala evening in Globe! Nancy wore the same dress, she wore in 1971.
The Sisterhood of Xi Alpha: Kathy Ryan, Janice Marlow, Leora Hunsaker, Robin Eubank, Leslie Felix
Dave Sadler (Brother-in-law), Jim and Nancy Mackay, sister Pat Sadler (Maid of Honor), Ed Gilpin (Brother-in-law), sister Janice Gilpin (Bridesmaid)
Jimmy Lindstrom, Linda Gross and Darin Lowery
Nick and Betty Rayes also attended to wish the Morton's well on their journey.
Mackay 40thWedding Anniversary
14 WINTER 2012
Growing up I always detested the
study of American History because
it seemed so boring and removed
from my daily experience. But
now that I work at a school,
I have been revisiting the
subject from a 6th grade
perspective and fi nding
myself both enlightened
and curious to learn more.
A friend recently asked if I had ever
read the U.S. Constitution in its entirety,
and I had to admit that I didn't think I
had. It had always seemed inaccessible
to me – stuck in a realm reserved
for professional politicians and
commentators. But I decided, with all
of the political and economic upheaval
and the upcoming presidential election,
what better time than now to read the
document that forms the basis of all of
our nation's laws? Besides, my friend
assured me that it was remarkably
simple and beautifully written.
The U.S. Senate's website provided
me with the original text, along with a
paragraph-by-paragraph explanation
of the terminology. The process of
investigating the Constitution produced
quite a few realizations, reminders, and
moments of clarity for this political
neophyte.
“We the people of the United
States...”
I was struck by these immortal
words that began the Preamble to
the Constitution and were echoed
years later in the Gettysburg Address,
when Abraham Lincoln spoke of a
“government of the people, by the
people, for the people.” (How ironic
that I, one of these people, had such
a limited knowledge of the document
delineating the powers of my nation's
government and my rights as a citizen!)
The ideal set forth by our founding
fathers was one of a nation whose people
governed themselves through their
representatives and were guaranteed
certain unalienable rights. The extent
of powers granted to Congress by the
Constitution surprised me and showed
the measures the framers took to make
the former a reality. Now, whether
or not the justice, tranquility, common
defense, general welfare, and blessings
of liberty spoken of in the Preamble
were actually attained, is a different
story, but the pursuit in itself is
admirable and important.
A look at the presidency of
John Adams (second president
of the United States) reveals the
beginnings of a pattern of nuanced
confl ict that would plague
future U.S. presidents – the
tension between preserving
our nation's security (or
perceived security) and protecting
the rights of its people. Adams can be
lauded for keeping the nation out of
offi cial war with France following the
French Revolution, but he also signed
into law the Alien and Sedition Acts.
These acts made it diffi cult for foreigners
to become U.S. citizens, allowed the
president to deport any such foreigners
if deemed to be a threat, and made
it illegal to criticize the government.
Clearly, these controversial laws, borne
out of the Federalist Party's fear of
disloyal French residents, breached the
First Amendment rights of free speech
and a free press. They limited the rights
of an entire group of people simply
because of their ethnicity.
One may argue, as Abraham Lincoln
did during the Civil War, that there is
cause for suspension of civil liberties
during times of war. In a draft of his
report to Congress he expressed: “[T]
he whole of the laws which I was sworn
to [execute] were being resisted...in
nearly one-third of the states. Must
I have allowed them to fi nally fail of
execution?... Are all the laws but one
[the right to habeas corpus] to go
unexecuted, and the government itself...
go to pieces, lest that one be violated?”
The Constitution does make
provisions for the suspension of the writ
of habeas corpus (right of jailed people
to require their jailers to justify their
imprisonment in court) “when in cases
of rebellion or invasion the public safety
may require it.” However, Lincoln's
actions were controversial because he
took upon himself a power commonly
interpreted to be reserved for Congress.
Though it's not unreasonable to
claim that certain concessions might be
necessary during wartime, the extent
to and conditions under which such
concessions should be made is open to
interpretation and subject to the whims
of fl awed and often irrational people.
During World War II, following Japan's
attack on Pearl Harbor, President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered
We the People
Constitution, Continued on page 15
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Attractions/Entertainment
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center/Museum131 N Plaza CircleMiami, Az 85539928-473-3700
Besh Ba GowahJess Hayes Road928-425-0329Open 7 days a week 9am-5pmRated Top Ten attractions in Area
Center for the Arts101 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-0884Open Mon-Sat at 10am; Sun at noon
Gila County Historical Museum1330 N Broad StreetGlobe, Az 85501928-425-7385Open Mon-Fri10am-4pm; Sat at 11am
Hollis CinemasCedar & BroadGlobe, Az 85501Holliscinemas.com
Bars/Good Eats
Corner Lunch Shoppe270 S SutherlandGlobe, Az 85501928-425-825410:30am-3:30pm dailycornerlunchshoppe.comLunch on the patio. Open on Sundays.
DeMarco’s Restaurant1103 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-402-9232Open 6 days a week. Closed TuesdaysDemarcosrestaurant.com Italian * Take Out * Catering
Drift Inn, The636 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-9573Open at 10am 7 days at weekHistoric Bar 1902 * World Famous Bloody Mary’s
Good Junk Bakery & Bar B Que570 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501602-931-0584Bakery and Bar B Que
Guayos el Rey716 W Sullivan StMiami, Az 85539928-425-9960Open 6 days a week at 11am: Closed on WednesdaysA tradition of fi ne Mexican food.
Guayos on the Trail14239 S Az Hwy 188Globe, Az 85501928-425-9969 Open 6 days a week at 11am. Closed on TuesdaysA family tradition. Plus great parking for those visiting the lake with big rigs.
Huddle, The392 N BroadGlobe, Az928-425-0205Open at 10am 7 days a weekLocal Sports Bar and ATV headquarters
Irene’s1623 E AshGlobe, Az 85501928-425-7904Open 11am 9pm 6 days a week. Closed TuesdaysMexican Restaurant serving lunch and dinner
Joe’s Broad Street Grille247 S BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-4704Joesbroadstreetgrill.comDiner serving Breakfast & Lunch
JUMBO Chinese Restaurant2058 Hwy 60Globe, Az 85501928-425-2615Open 7 days a week at 11amServing Lunch & Dinner, plus Buffet
Libby’s el Rey999 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-2054Open 11am 6 days a week. Closed TuesdaysMexican Restaurant serving lunch and dinner
Noel’s Sweets226 N Broad StGlobe, Az 85501928-425-2445Old Fashioned ice cream parlor & gift shop
Zen’s Cafe1535 S StreetGlobe, Az928-425-8154Open 7 days a week 6am - 9pmBreakfast * Lunch * Dinner
Shopping/Home DecorAnother Shade of Red517 W SullivanMiami, AZ 85529928-473-3848Furnishing, house plants & more for the home
Clock Shop, The394 N Broad Globe, Az 85501928-812-2602Open Wed- SatSpecializing in fi ne clocks: service & repair
Furniture Store, The182 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-701-2775Open Mon - SatFurniture, Art, Collectibles, Home Lighting
Golden Hills Nursery5444 E Golden Hills RoadGlobe, Az 85501928-6004Open 6 days a week. Closed SundaysEverything for yard and garden & more!
Grandma Weezy’s Antiques411 SullivanMiami, Az 85539928-473-9004Open 7 days a week 9am–4pmAntiques, Collectibles & Used Furniture
Hill Street Mall383 S HillGlobe, Az 85501928-425-0022Open 7 days a week. 10am-5pmAntiques, Collectibles, Quilt Shop
JH Antiques406 W GibsonMiami, Az 85539480-947-9124Open Sat-Sun 10am-5pmAntiques & Collectibles
Julie’s Quilt Shop600 W Sullivan StMiami, Az 85539928-473-7633Open Mon- Sat 10am-6pmFull service Quilt shop for all your projects
Ortega’s Shoes150 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-0223Open Mon-Sat at 9:30amFamily Shoe store, Sports Central
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Past Times Antiques150 W Mesquite StreetGlobe, Az 85501928-425-2200Open 5 days a week Tues- Sat.Antiques, Furnishings & home of Humane Society Pres.
Pickle Barrel Trading Post404 S BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-9282Open 7 days a week 10am-6pmPicklebarreltradingpost.com Truly! You won’t believe what’s inside!
Pinal Lumber & Insulation1780 E Ash StGlobe, Az 85501928-425-5716Open 7 days a weekFull Service Stocking Lumber Yard. NOW- with location in Tonto Basin *Just behind the Butcher Hook!
Pretty Patty Lou’s551 S Broad StGlobe, Az 85501928-425-2680Open Wed-sat 10am-5pmWomen love this thoroughly delightful store!
Sullivan Street Antiques407 W Sullivan StreetMiami, Az 85539928-812-0025Sullivanstreetantiques.comWe represent fi ne antiques
Soda Pop’s Antiques505 W Sullivan Miami, Az 85501928-473-4344Open Friday and Saturday at 10amAntiques, Restored Gas pumps, vintage radios, and more. This ain’t no museum. This junk’s for sale!
Simply Sarah’s386 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-3637Open Tues-Sat 10:30-5pmA woman’s spoils store
Tri City Furniture751 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-0374Open Mon-Sat at 9amHome Furnishings, Appliances and U-Haul Rental
True Blue Jewelry & Gifts200 W AshGlobe, Az 85501928-425-7625Open Mon-Fri 9am-4pmHome of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. Gift shop.
United Jewelry135 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-7300Open at 9:30am Mon-Sat Jewelry, Musical Instruments, Long Guns
White Porch Antiques, The101 N Broad StGlobe, Az 85501928-425-4000Open Thurs-Mon 10am-5pmA multi-dealer shop which is always worth the trip!
Sleep & StayCedar Hill Bed & Breakfast175 E CedarGlobe, Az 85501928-425-7530cedarhillaz.comBed and Breakfast since 1992
Chrysocolla Inn246 Oak StreetGlobe, Az 85501928-961-0970Historic B&B with modern conveniences
Copper Miners’ Rest198 Chisholm AveMiami, Az 85539928-473-8144copperminersrest.com
Bed & fi x your own D%#! Breakfast
Dream Manor InnHwy 77Globe, Az 85501928-812-1694Dreammanorinn.com
Globe-Miami’s Premier Event experience
Services60’s Motors867 E Ash StreetGlobe, Az 85501928-425-9228Open 6 days a week at 8am
Complete Automotive Service & Sales
Bernie’s Trophies/Be Optimistic120 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-3433
Trophies / Hair Salon
Diamond M Dental Assoc.198 W OakGlobe, Az 85501928-425-0670
Full service family dental clinic
Desert Oasis Wellness Center138 S BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-3207Open Mon-Friday 9am-5pm
Chiropractic, Acupuncture & Wellness
Globe Gym201 W Ash StGlobe, Az 85501928-425-9304
Full Fitness Gym, Training, Classes
Jackson Hewitt Tax ServicesR&R Accounting385 N Broad StGlobe, Az 85501928-425-2146Full service tax & accounting
ML & H Computers390 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-3252Computer service, repair and offi ce supplies + WIFI
Mountain View Dentistry5981 W Electric Dr.Globe, Az 85501928-425-3162Full service, Family Dentistry
Noah’s Ark Mobile ClinicBehind the Chamber of Commerce928-200-2076Available on Mon*Wed*ThursFull Vet care for your pet!
Palace Healthmart Pharmacy100 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-5777Hometown full-service pharmacy & gifts
Service First Realty430 N BroadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-5108Real Estate/premier property mgmt fi rm
Western Reprographics375 SutherlandGlobe, Az 85501928-425-0772Full service signs, banners, decals, embroidery & more
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St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery- Florence4784 North St. Joseph’s WayFlorence, AZ 520-868-3188
Whether you are Greek Orthodox or not, you owe yourself a visit to this oasis just south of Florence. Simply strolling the
grounds brings one closer to the spiritual nature of life. See our cover story.
Mount Athos Restaurant - Florence444 N Pinal ParkwayFlorence, Az 520-868-0735
Owner George Koulouris came to Florence in 2005 from New York City and serves up fi ne Greek, American and Italian cuisine for lunch and dinner. His place gets rave reviews for food and ambience, and like the Monastery, Mount Athos seems to have been transported to the desert from another world. Lucky us.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum - Outside of Superior37615 U.S. Highway 60 Superior, AZ 520-689-2723www.http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu
It has been called one of the most beautiful places in Arizona and is truly an oasis of lush variety in our own back yard! Boyce Thompson Arboretum is open 7 days a week and is a must- see for so many reasons! 100 year old trees, variety of plants from all the deserts of the world, fabulous staff, workshops, outdoor events and educational venues.
The Old Magma Copper Company SmelterThe Smelter at Superior, closed in 1971 laying off hundred of Superior workers.The downtown is now dotted with a few restaurants and small shops, but there are plans underway to renovate the old Magma Hotel and more. Check out the newest eatery on the main drag: Steven McNealys will be serving “a little slice of home cookin’”
Caboose Visitors CenterThe Superior Chamber of Commerce is hosting the little Red Caboose visitor center which sits on the highway and is staffed by volunteers. It’s a great place to stop in and get information!
Bullion Museum & Cultural Center-MiamiWest end of Miami
The old schoolhouse-turned- cultural museum, has been gaining momentum as a museum and cultural center over the last several years and now hosts many new displays and an excellent variety of exhibits unique to this region and Miami’s own history. Open Fridays and Saturdays 11am - 3pm.
Sports Hall of Fame - Miami1052 Adonis Avenue Miami, AZ 85539473-2621
Miami Highschool was a powerhouse of athletic talent winning 44 State Championships over nearly 80 years. The Sports Hall of fame is not just a testament to the athletes, but the community from which they sprang. Housed in the back of the Miami Library, it is a pleasure to explore.
Chamber of Commerce - Globe1360 North Broad StreetGlobe, AZ 85501-2712425-4495Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; Saturdays 10-3
Gila County Historical Museum1330 North Broad StreetGlobe, AZ 85501425-7385Open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 11am-3pm
Located just behind the Chamber, the Museum provides a rich resource for history buffs and visitors wanting to know more about the history of this region.
Old Dominion Walking Park*Pending.* Scheduled to open this Spring
The entrance to the park is on Murphy Street, off Hwy. 60 in Globe, above DeMarco’s Italian Restaurant. Designed on the site of one of Globes earliest and historically important underground mines, the Old D Park offers a 3 mile loop with 4 x 4 educational signs and a covered picnic area.
Historic District- Downtown GlobeGlobe’s Historic Downtown District is unique. Harking back to the time when all your business and entertainment was done in one central downtown district, Globe’s business district boasts 70 shops, restaurants and service business within an 8-block area. Just off of the main hwy, the entrance to this bustling Historic District is accessible from the west end at the RR trestle and from the east end just before the overpass.
Besh Ba GowahJess Hayes RoadGlobe, Az 85501928-425-0320Open 7 days a week from 9am-5pm
Dating back to 1200AD and the Rio Salado indians, Besh Ba Gowah is one of the largest single-site archaeological collections in the Southwest and is one of the most signifi cant fi nds of Southwest archaeology.
El Capitan Pass - OverlookThis pass was used by Kearny’s army of the West in a march to california in 1846. It bypassed the impassable canyon on the Gila river. Picnic area and overlook.
Maria'sHwy 77, Winkleman, AZ520-356-6807Open 7 days a week 7am-8pmMexican Diner. Great place for breakfast or lunch if you're doing "the Loop."
Winkleman-Kearny-RayLocals will say “If you wink...you might miss Winkleman”... but the road between Winkleman and Superior is rich with mining history and current mining activity. The views are awesome and the stopover at the visitor center for the Open Pit Mine at Ray is totally worth the drive by itself!
Salt River Rafting: Begins here.The Salt River has been called a mini-Grand Canyon and every year rafting companies set up in March to take people on 1/2 day and 3-day trips,
complete with Class 4 rapids and the beauty of the Salt canyon. The put in is 45 minutes north of Globe. For more info on rafting trips see: gmteconnect.com.
Asarco: The Ray MineThe Ray Operations employees over 800 people, processes 250,000 tons per day and operates a concentrator and a SX-EW plan. Their visitor ‘overlook’ is a fantastic opportunity to get up close to view an open pit mine in operation. You’ll fi nd the entrance to the Visitors Center approximately 18 miles west of Hayden
Tonto National MonumentHwy 188Tonto BasinOpen 7 days a week 8am - 5pm
Turn onto State Highway 188 and drive 25 miles to Tonto National Monument. The well-preserved Lower and Upper cliff dwellings were occupied during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries. Reservations are required for Upper Cliff Dwelling tours.
The Apache Trail The Apache Trail weaves it's way along the Salt River following a migration route used by the Salado Indians in 1300AD. It has some of the most rugged terrain and awesome views you'll fi nd on any scenic route. One caution: Take your time. It is not a fast way to get from point A to point B. Bring a camera!
Butcher Hook928-479-2226Open 7 days a week of course!www.butcherhook.com
Long a tradition in Tonto Basin for anyone heading to the Lake, The Butcher Hook encompasses an RV park, convenience store, gas station, bait shop, restaurant and bar.
NOTE: The Copper Spike Excursion Train is not running this season. After successfully proving it's mettle over the last 5 years, and with a banner year of serving almost 27,000 people last year, the Copper Spike was part of a large buy out (of Arizona Eastern RR) in August which involved the transfer of all assets to Genese and Wyoming, a successful freight company. While G&W is not interested in operating an excursion train, there are many ideas being discussed and we are all hopeful something can be worked out to bring it back next year! You can read more at www.globemainstreet.com or log on to the Copper Spike facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Copperspiketrain
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100,000 Americans of Japanese descent
to evacuate their homes along the West
Coast and relocate to detention camps.
Unlike Germans and Italians who were
rounded up individually based on their
potential threat to the U.S. and given
loyalty hearings, the Japanese, two-
thirds of whom were American citizens,
were blindly rounded up and herded
like cattle into remote camps to be
incarcerated for up to four years without
due process of law.
Unfortunately, this was not an
isolated incidence of racism but,
rather, the climax of a series of racist
laws propelled by the anti-Japanese
sentiment rampant among white
laborers and nativists during the late
1800s and early 1900s. These laws,
fueled by the fear that the incoming
wave of Japanese immigrants would
threaten the prosperity of white
workers, included intermarriage
restrictions, school segregation laws,
and citizenship restrictions. Nativists
capitalized on American anxiety over
the economic and political rise of Japan
to cast Japanese Americans as immoral
and menacing pawns, sent by Japan to
prepare for future military conquest.
It's not diffi cult to see how the threat
of losing money and physical security
compelled America's citizens and its
government to blatantly disregard
constitutional rights for an entire group
of people. But one has to wonder whether
it's during such times of distress, when
these rights are at greatest risk, that they
should be upheld with greatest fervor.
A shining example of such courage
was the recently deceased Gordon
Hirabayashi, a Japanese American
man (then a senior at the University of
Washington) who resisted internment
during World War II. “This order for
the mass evacuation of all persons
of Japanese descent denies them the
right to live,” Hirbayashi wrote in 1942.
“I consider it my duty to maintain the
democratic standards for which this
nation lives. Therefore, I must refuse this
order of evacuation.”
In his own words, Hirabayashi
“wasn't a rebel looking for a cause.”
His heroism didn't lie in the simple fact
of his defi ance but in the motivation
behind the act. Hirabayashi wasn't just
trying to avoid imprisonment; he simply
couldn't bring himself to not do what
he considered to be the right thing. In
fact, he even willingly turned himself in
to the FBI and, following a federal trial
and conviction, hitchhiked his way to
his assigned prison in Arizona to serve
the time he had been sentenced to.
Four decades later, Hirabayashi was
vindicated when the Supreme Court
ruled the internment “had been based
on political expediency, not on any
threat to national security.”
As a nation of citizens endowed
with inalienable rights, we have choices
to make every day. We can choose to
exercise our rights to voice dissent
against and even antagonize the
government, corporations, political
parties, individuals, or the like. We can
support legislation that limits or violates
the rights of others in hopes that it will
increase our own security. But we can
also exercise our rights by doing our
part as individuals to uphold those very
virtues our forefathers espoused in the
Constitution—to behave justly, walk in
peace with those around us, defend the
defenseless, seek the common good,
and advocate for freedom.
Author Jessica Doong
assists at Inspired Learning
Academy where the 6th
grade kids are learning
about the Constitution. I
asked her to write a piece
on our Nation's document to take us into
an Election Year.
Constitution, Continued from page 14
16 WINTER 2012
My recent painting series, Ocean
Light Through the Trees, draws
inspiration from the wild coasts of
Central California and renders my
perspective of life gleaned from a
lifetime of traveling and painting. Some
things are just too vast and powerful to
paint, yet as artists our job is to capture
them as best we can on a small rectangle
of white canvas - it’s what we do.
The gnarled old Monterey Cypress,
dripping orange lichen, clung to the
cliff edge. It breathed deeply the living
sea mist and absorbed the tingling,
electric light. The greatest power on
the surface of the earth writhed and
thundered a hundred feet below, and
my wife, Nora, and I sat on a rock, sketch
books and pencils in hand, inspired
and intimidated.
I felt as inadequate as a post card
of the Grand Canyon. I shouldn’t,
I was born to this experience and I
remembered when my brother and I
would lean over the edge of the cliffs,
suspended by gale force winds blowing
off the Irish Sea. My birthplace is on
the Lancashire coast in the North of
England and our job after school was
to catch fi sh for dinner. We would
walk out a quarter of a mile on the
sands below the cliffs to set “night lines”
at low tide. Flocks of Curlew, Sand
Pipers and Herring Gulls would scream
eerily aloft into the salt wind ahead
of us. The wild storm and the sinking
sands and the racing tides, which every
year marooned the unwary, all added to
the energy of being alive. The question
I now faced was, “How do I paint
that feeling”?
For representing the storm-
ravaged, coastal trees I chose the
artistic style I developed called “Raw
Reversal” painting. “Raw” painting is
a technically-challenging, extension
of the raw passions I found in the
“Naive” art world of Jamaica in the
1980s. After completing a series of
mural-sized paintings for a client at
Rio Chico, Jamaica, I stayed on the
island and painted throughout the
winter in the mountains south of Ocho
Rios. I also wrote about Primitive
Art for Jamaican Airways Magazine
while offering guided tours for visiting
art critics who were fascinated by
the Rastafarian, “Naive” painters
who created primitive, frequently
spiritual canvases with passion and
unsophisticated enthusiasm. “Raw”
painting proceeds contrary to the
traditional painting techniques which
begin in the distance and progress to
the foreground overlaying colour upon
colour. By reversing the traditional
approach to the landscape, each
brushstroke of translucent oil paint
is applied over the pure white canvas
and consequently incorporates
both refl ected and refracted light,
intensifying each individual colour
in order to represent the vibrancy of
sunlight glowing through windows of
translucent leaves giving the effect of
light streaming through stained glass of
a cathedral.
Sounds easy. Unfortunately, for
maximum luminosity, each brushstroke
must be applied over the white canvas
without subsequent over-painting and
this is where the technically challenging
part comes in if you want a more
realistic painting instead of primitive,
somewhat stylized painting. Effectively
you need to know to a great extent where
every brushstroke is going to go before
you even begin. This in turn could be
an incredibly dull and boring limitation
if you didn’t allow enough space in
your approach to take advantage of
those wonderful unexpected surprises
which continuously enliven the
painter’s journey.
When painting in Raw
Reversal, I also adopted
a heavy impasto texture
because the thickness
of the paint eliminates
the deadening effect
of obsessive detail
engendered by fi lling
in the last tiny spaces
between leaves. It also
gives physical substance to
the distant light allowing it
to bully its way onto the
foreground, distorting
earlier brushstrokes and
brushing off their colours
as the light passes through
the dense undergrowth.
Thus, my Raw Reversal
painting technique
brings sophistication
to the naivete’ without
sacrifi cing any of the
primal passion.
The emergence of the
Raw Reversal approach
in my paintings began in 2005, after
professor Wilt’s blatant destruction of the
historic Pioneer Hotel which housed my
art and gallery. A senseless fi re destroyed
25 years of my art and life since moving
to America in the 1980s. With so many
of my paintings perishing overnight
due to the carelessness and greed of a
derelict building owner, I changed artistic
direction from portraits to painting
trees and submerged myself in the
forest for its inspiration of creativity and
renewal after seemingly total destruction.
I have always had an affi nity for trees
who are at the mercy of us all to provide
a safe and nurturing environment for
their continued existence and I have
deep respect for their courage in the face
of daily encroachment and devastation.
For six years, I have been exploring
the forests of America, observing,
sketching and painting on canvas a
very psychological portrait of trees in a
primeval setting.
Before the fi re, I mainly painted
portraits, murals and fi gurative
compositions using a technique I
called “Linear Expressionism”. The
brightly coloured energetic line in my
portraits captured the rhythm of the
music and the energy for the musicians
Carlos Santana, and the estates of Janis
Joplin and Jerry Garcia. I also used
Ocean Light Through the Treesby Frank Balaam
Balaam, Continued on page 17
Portrait of the Artist – Sketching in the Forests of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
WINTER 2012 17
a canvas. For the present, my question
was answered by using my linear
expressionism to harness the power and
surging rhythm of the immense ocean.
Combining the techniques of “Raw”
and “Linear” with a heavy impasto oil
paint, I have achieved a vision of the
living coast which vibrates with passion
and energy. As an unusual style, “Raw
Linear” came about not because I
wanted to acquire an artistic style, it
came about in the old-fashioned way
as necessity breeds invention. I needed
to evoke a power which
traditional styles of
painting simply could
not achieve. Developing
a style is like walking
into a maze, knowing
intuitively where you
want to be, yet being
prepared to take any
twist, turn and backroad
to fi nd your way through.
My ocean paintings
combine the vigor of
pounding waves with
the valiant life energy of
coastal trees as they cling
to the edge of our world.
For me, my paintings
must always refl ect my
surroundings and they
must continually evolve
to mirror the reality of
life while focusing on
the beauty of living that
remains amidst the forces
that transform us.
It is the nature of all things to
merge and separate in a continuous
fl ow of life enfolding vast experiences
into one moment, so it seems only
natural that the fl uid nature before me
should include my pasts and presents
and solidify on canvas in a present
moment of time to be lived into the
future. As I study my completed
Ocean Light Through the Trees series, I
see the energy of my lines used to create
portraits of Jerry Garcia passing through
the raw passion of Jamaican folk art,
merging with prisms of stained glass
light streaming through the canopy
of individual and solitary trees facing
the ocean: sentinels embracing light
and life.
Frank Balaam is a British artist living in
Globe, Arizona who travels and paints
in the forests of the United States. The
Ocean Light Through the Trees series
is an extension of the artist’s forest
paintings incorporating the ocean light
and trees from the Central Coast of
California. Canvases range in size from
approximately 6 feet x 4 feet to 3 feet x 3
feet and are painted with oils on canvas.
His newest exhibition, Ocean Light
Through the Trees, will preveiw at the
Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, January
2 - 29th with an informal artist reception
on January 21st, 10am-4pm. A portion
of sales will be dontated to the Summer
Youth Musical Theatre Progam, a
theatre program allowing local youth to
celebrate the arts. For more information,
www.frankbalaam.com
“Linear Expressionism” to depict the
abandonment of homeless people, the
frenetic energy of the mentally ill and
the culmination of the lives in the elderly
whose colourful spirits remained intact
as their faces quietly portrayed and
contrasted the fading of their lives.
Light is very important in the
landscape of the coast so it seemed
natural to use the same Raw painting
technique for the my coastal forest
paintings that I used for my treescapes
because I wanted to give the distant
and foreground light equal weight as
they burst forth through the foliage.
With the magnifi cent vision of ancient
trees rooted in stone surrounded by the
hustle of the foaming liquid light before
me, my next question was how to create
the energy and rhythm of the powerful
and vast ocean.
For the vibrant writhing light of the
Pacifi c ocean, I instinctively seized the
expressive linear style of my portrait
paintings with its consuming energy
contained in singular brilliant lines. In
this style, colours are “born” onto the
canvas as solitary lines. They interact
and coalesce with their contemporaries,
then in their own time, leave the life
they once described as they exit their
journeys of life on the canvas. I believe
this linear element in my paintings once
again best explores individuality versus
connectedness while imparting the
essence of movement, energy and life
to the stillness of the frozen moment on
Balaam, Continued from page 16
A portion of Ocean Light Through the Trees- Sea Air – 40” x 58” - Oils on Canvas
Linear Expressionism – Rock MusicianPortrait Series – Jerry Garcia – 30” x 40”
18 WINTER 2012
Take off work a little early
on Friday or Saturday to
enjoy the scenic drive thru
Devils Canyon. We are expecting a
great season for wildfl owers, including
blankets of colorful poppies along
Route 60 for those coming up from
Phoenix, but ditto for those making the
drive from the other sites.
Stop at Boyce Thompson
Arboretum (just west of
Superior), where they will
be hosting their world-famous Plant
Sale which begins March 10th and runs
through the 25th. In our opinion, their
plant sale is absolutely the best in the
state! Thousands of desert-appropriate
trees, shrubs, cacti and fl owering plans
for sale, plus the super friendly and
knowledgeable, BTA staff on hand to
answer any questions you have about
plants or gardening in this region.
Cruise through downtown
Superior, where you’ll
discover a new diner and a
woman’s boutique have recently opened
on Main, or pull out your camera and
get a shot of Apache Leap or Superior’s
classic downtown ‘streetscape.’
Once in Globe, you can head
directly to the Historic Train Depot at
the south end of Broad Street where
the home tour begins or pop into the
Methodist Church on the corner of
Cedar and Hill street fi rst for a pancake
breakfast (beginning at 9am), or for a
chili lunch at noon. Both are just $3.
For a special treat, check
out Joe’s Broad Street Grill,
where they will be offering
their famous Cornish Pasties on both
Saturday and Sunday. Owner, Lyndi
Oddonetto says she will be baking 200
pasties – serving them fresh out of the
oven both days, but that last year they
sold out of them by 2. So arrive early to
get yours!
This year the tour will include
four homes and three
buildings. And cars and vans
will take you around town to each of
the stops. You can get your ticket and
packet of information at the Old Train
Depot and head out on your adventure.
In addition to the homes and buildings,
other stops on the tour will include:
The annual Antique Show
will be held in the
auditorium at Globe High
School. With over 45 vendors bringing
in their fabulous fi nds, it’s bound to be
a good time! The school is also within
walking distance to the historic district,
so it is easy to get to on your own, or as
part of the tour!
The 28th annual Globe Historic Home and Building Tour hosted by the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce is one of the biggest visitor draws of the year and this year is no exception. There is a great line-up of events happening all weekend long which make for a full dance ticket.
WINTER 2012 19The Globe Cemetery
dates back to the late
1800’s when Globe was
founded. While Chief
of Scouts Al Seiber’s grave attracts
the most visitors every year, there
are several others of historical note
including Judge Aaron Hackney who
started the still-publishing Arizona
Silver Belt in 1878. Not to mention
family names which trace back four
generations. The cemetery offers a
rich and varied look at the fabric of
Globe’s past and it is a beautiful place
to walk and imagine the lives of those
who founded much of this area.
A Centennial Evening –
This was still being
decided at press, so
all we can say is there are plans
to host an evening event worth of
the Community Players and Globe
Main Street which has brought
us such fun events as the Bawdy
Broad Tour and Ghosts of Globe, as
well as song and dance theatrical
reviews. So stay tuned. You can fi nd
out more information by going
to the Chambers website at www.
globemiamichamber.com or ours, at
www.gmteconnect.com.
Second Saturday’s
are held throughout
the year and falls on
this year’s Home Tour weekend. It
is an opportunity for all the local
merchants to offer specials, or do a
sidewalk sale.
The Old Jail will be conducting
tours and offer extended hours
on both Saturday and Sunday to
all of our Home Tour guests. Built
in 1910, it offers a fascinating
look in local history. Catch
the 20-minute historic video
which APS underwrote for the Globe
Main Street program and later enjoy
a guided tour by knowledgeable
volunteers who help fi ll in “the rest of
the story!”
Tours are free, but if you want to
donate to our Historic Preservation
efforts, we never turn down
your generosity!
We were thrilled when Sunset magazine
came out with their feature on Globe this month
and talked about the charms of our small
community including a visit to the Center for the
Arts and our own Vida E Cafe, which they called
“Globe’s Living Room.
It is true, that much of the pleasure of our
town is spending time enjoying the simple things,
like a chat over coffee and a stroll along Broad
Street. Or a movie at Hollis Cinemas and lunch
on the patio at the Corner Lunch Shoppe. Or
fi nding out just What’s Inside at The Pickle Barrel
Trading Post or discovering the inestimable
charms of Pretty Patty Lou’s and Simply Sarah’s.
Maybe for you, it’s just a matter of getting your fi x
of our world famous, Globe-Mexican food (see
the Facebook page: I love Globe-Miami Mexican
Food, which has over 1,800 Fans) and enjoying
the drive through Devil’s Canyon or the lower
Salt River Canyon.
Whatever it is, we know you’ll enjoy the 28th
Annual Home Tour Weekend and hope to see you
this winter...in all the right places!
GLOBE-MIAMI
~ See CedarHill Bed and Breakfast's ad on page 25 for this season's events! ~
20 WINTER 2012
By Bob Zache
The big coffee
cup hanging over
the sidewalk on Broad
Street and Mesquite has
been a magnet for good
food in downtown Globe for
two generations. It’s the La Luz
del Dia Bakery and Café.
And from the School of Hard Knocks
at La Luz del Dia to Le Cordon Bleu College of
Culinary Arts in Scottsdale, the Vasquez/Diaz/
Salazar family has learned how to prepare good
food for people.
It all started because Carmen Vasquez
wanted a hamburger as good as the one
she used to get at the ballpark.
It’s a family business that her
daughter, Dolores Diaz, now runs
and where her granddaughter, Anissa
Salazar, worked many years before
recently graduating from Le Cordon
Bleu College. They sometimes joke that
Dolores graduated from the College of
Carmen, the School of Hard Knocks.
Carmen Vasquez and her husband
Ernie started the La Luz del Dia Bakery in
1973 in Miami. They prospered there and
in 1976 moved to Globe.
When they fi rst opened, they featured
good pastries and coffee. One day Carmen told Ernie that she would sure like a
hamburger like they used to get at the Little League Ball Park in California where they
came from. Ernie told her if she wanted one like that, she’d have to make it herself.
So she did, and the business took off from there. Other specialties followed as
customers requested them: tostados, tacos, burros,
green chili, menudo, huevos rancheros and other
delicacies. For many years, she made tortillas by
hand but gave that up as the business grew and it
became too time consuming.
The couple came from South El Monte where
they met Sal Casillas, a native of the Globe-Miami
area. When Sal and his wife moved back to Globe
where he opened his own glass shop, Ernie came
with them to help with the move. He fell in love
with the community and he and Carmen visited
and spent vacations here eight years before moving.
They started with no experience in the business but
some help from family who had a bakery.
Graduate, Continued on page 33
La Luz del Dia Bakery Graduate Moves On
Anissa Salazar
WINTER 2012 21
Carmen and Ernie are semi-retired now and Dolores
Diaz, who started working there many years ago, now
manages the bakery-restaurant. Her husband, Danny Diaz,
was head of transportation for Miami School District when he
passed away in 2002. Their two daughters, Kristina Diaz and
Anissa Salazar, and other relatives and friends now work there. A
younger brother, Michael, is a student at ASU. Dolores’ brother, Larry,
comes in two nights a week and helps Ernie bake Mexican bread,
cookies, empañadas, other pastries and, of course, the hamburger buns.
Anissa grew up in the business, helping her mom and grandmother
in the café. She remembers at age six or seven, dipping doughnuts for
her grandfather – not in the hot cooking oil, but in the chocolate or
sugar glaze – and getting one as payment for her work. Later they came
in weekends to clean tables and waitress for tips. She left Miami High
School in 2000, graduated from Liberty High School in 2001 and tried
nursing for awhile before returing to food service.
Anissa especially loved working in back with her grandfather, baking
the breads, cookies and other pastries, and helping her grandmother
decorate the cakes she specialized in. Finishing at a cake decorating
school just whetted her appetite so she looked up Le Cordon Bleu College
of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale.
There were many long days of getting up at 4 a.m., driving to Scottsdale,
attending classes and fulfi lling an externship at the Four Seasons Resort,
getting off at 10 p.m., driving home, getting up and doing it again, week
after week. Toward the end of her schooling she went to work full time at
the Four Seasons Resort six days a week.
She graduated October 29, is still full time at the Four Seasons
and now plans to work toward a Bachelor Degree in Hospitality and
Resort Management.
Will Anissa ever come back to Globe and work at her family’s La Luz
del Dia Bakery and Cafe? She’s not sure. Maybe. Someday.
Graduate, Continued from page 20
22 WINTER 2012
While history itself is often
fascinating and entertaining, the actual
work of preserving history is more
often tedious, wrought with diffi culty
and devoid of accolades or even
small tokens of appreciation. Yet, we
all benefi t because a few do choose to
take on the task of curator, museum
director, or volunteer, and help to
preserve and share history with us all.
Here in Globe-Miami, the Gila
County Historical Society Museum has
been around for nearly 40 years and
outgoing museum director, Bill Haak
and his wife Lynn, have been involved
with it for nearly 30 of those years. This
Fall, Bill steps down as director and
Lynn will retire from her board position
with the Arizona Historical Society
in November.
Although they were not historians
when they fi rst joined the local museum
board in ’81, they learned, and today
both are published authors and
recognized across the State for their
work in historic preservation.
The Haaks fi rst moved to Globe in
1981 when Bill accepted a position with
the Copper State Medical Associates as
a pediatrician. It didn’t take long for the
them to be roped into board positions
with the historic museum and they’ve
been busy with fund raising activities,
grant writing projects, archiving
historical records, overseeing building
improvements and in general solidifying
the museums’ ‘moxy’ in the community
and among peers in the museum world
of historians and archivists.
It has not always been an easy road
since when they joined the museum
it had a large, but mostly inactive
membership and no budget to speak of.
In 1988, the Schminke family purchased
a strip of land and earmarked a portion
of it for use by the chamber of Commerce
and the Museum. The chamber built
a new building and the Gila County
Historical Society was “gifted” the
museum building which was the former
Mine Rescue Station.
The gift of the property breathed new
energy into the Museum and it’s merry
band of board members. When Lynn
Haak took over as Board President in ’85,
the Board launched the tradition of the
monthly Hamburger Fry to raise money
each month for museum projects. Over
25 years later, the hamburger frys are
still held the last Friday of every month
from April through September, and
bring in over $3000 annually. A tidy sum
when you take into account they only
charge $5 for a full plate!
It helps that Bob and Marian Boice
have donated the beef all these years
and volunteers and board members
handle the grunt work each month of
setting up tables, serving and cleaning
up. The hamburger frys have the feel
of an old fashioned Sunday in the Park
with long folding tables stretched out on
the lawn under the trees, while friends
and neighbors, jockey for a seat at the
table to enjoying a ‘burger...for a good
cause. Visitors are welcome to join in!
In 1996, the Board started a building
fund knowing they desperately needed
space to house a growing inventory
of donated and collected items
which were building up in storage
units. At the time the Museum
had $10,000 in savings and
estimated the addition would
cost in the neighborhood of
$100K. Although it took 3
years, they were able to raise
the money through individual
and corporate donations and
fundraisers. Once construction
got underway, it helped that their
contractor, Hunter and Hunter, agreed
to build the new addition at cost
+10% and Dale Fletcher of Kino Floors
donated the labor to install the new
tile fl oor. Others pitched in to make
the new building a reality and keep it
within the limited budget including
Gerry Kohlbeck of Pinal Lumber who
contributed materials and the Haaks
and many others who pitched in to build
and refi nish the library shelving, display
cases and all interior details.
During construction, the old printing
press was moved onto the new slab and
the walls of the new addition framed
around it.
“They’ll have to take out a wall to
move that thing out of the building,”
laughs Bill.
Since completion of the new wing,
the Haaks and the Museums’ Board’
has overseen the expansion and
documentation of over 400 images,
the addition of the 1920 Seagraves Fire
Engine owned by the City, the 1954
American Le France co-owned by the
Globe Fire Department and the Museum,
a growing library whose archives now
A Long History of Caring for HistoryLocal Historians, Bill and Lynn Haak retire in 2012
Museum, Continued on page 23
Lynn Haak, with fellow Board members Tom Conto, Dorothy Tippett and Charlie Snow at this years Christmas Open House at the Museum
By LC Gross
WINTER 2012 23
include over 500 documents, journals,
books, research documents and more
and a library of books for sale by local
authors. They have also garnered
two Smithsonian traveling exhibits
for this area; Between Fences and
Key Ingredients.
Of special interest to those doing
research on family names in the area is
the Brides and Grooms Index for Gila
County done by Dorothy Morris for the
years 1881 to 1970 and the 2 complete
binders which document where
everyone is buried in both the old Globe
Cemetery and the Pinal Cemetery.
“We can actually send you right to the
grave”, Lynn says. Adding,”…not literally,
of course.”
As for donations, Bill and Lynn
laugh when they say, “Not every item
that is old has value to a museum!...We
must have had 20 old typewriters come
through the door. “
Bill says, “...we did keep one for
display,” and adds that perhaps if
another came through the door that he
could prove George Hunt used in his
store, the museum might keep that one.
“Otherwise we are saying no to any more
typewriters.”
“We are here to serve as an archive
for items of historical relevance –
not as an antique shop! Although we
sometimes get talked into things, we
try to stick with our original mission
statement, and represent the historical
record of Southern Gila County.”
Of course, that can take many forms
from a collection of photographs from
a local family to old mining artifacts.
In the past the decision to accept a
donation to the Museum was largely
handled by Haak, but today there is
a donations committee, which
evaluates items for their value to the
Museum’s archives.
In their many years with historic
museums, both Haaks have been
recognized at the State level. Bill received
the Al Merito Award from the Arizona
Historical Society for cataloging and
copying the extensive photo collection.
This is the highest volunteer award that
AHS gives each year.
Lynn, who has sat on the Board of
the State Historical Society since 1986
(and will retire in 2012) received the
Sharlot Hall Award in 2008. For any
historian, this is quite an honor. Named
after Sharlot Hall who is considered
the fi rst offi cial and unoffi cial state
historian and of whom it is said, “ She
was a dreamer and a romantic – a teller
of tales whose stories and poems have
helped keep history of Arizona alive,”
the award is given each year to “...a
living woman who has made a valuable
contribution to the understanding
and awareness of Arizona and it’s
history.” And it was also 2008 when
both Haaks were inducted into the
Arizona Culturekeepers Membership:
100 people for 100 years of keeping
Arizona’s history alive.
In 2009, the Haaks were asked
by Arcadia Publishers to do a book on
Globe. It was published in 2010 and
contains 200 photographs gleaned
from the Gila County Museum and the
Haaks own personal collection. Bill
Haak also wrote Copper Bottom Tales
and compiled a soft cover book on
Globe’s Historic Buildings which is in
its second printing.
Today, the Museum is in the black,
with a full contingent of active board
members. They recently upgraded
their computer system to include the
museum software “Past Perfect” which
enables them to maintain and share all
fi les and images that have been entered.
As Lynn explains, “ It will keep a
complete inventory with photos and
provenance, as well as run the business
and membership information.” All work
which has been done by hand up until
now. A group is hard at work on the data
entry for the new system, and while that
is labor intensive and time consuming,
Lynn says it will be well worth the effort.
Even though both Bill and Lynn
are equally committed to being “really
retired” this time around, they plan
to remain on the museum board and
contribute where needed. There are
plans to re-design the layout of the
museum and new displays are being
planned. There is still much work to
be done, but the Gila County Historical
Society Museum has managed to
establish a good foundation as a
museum thanks to the credible work of
the both Bill and Lynn Haak in steering
its’ course over nearly thirty years.
The new museum Director is Donna
Anderson, who was a newspaper
publisher and is the author of the
Centennial book, Globe,Az. The museum
is open to the public 5 days a week from
10am-4pm and you may fi nd more
information on the museum by going
to www.gmteconnect.com/business
directory/museums, or by calling
(928) 425-7385.
Museum, Continued from page 22
Bill and Lynn Haak have been involved in the museum and historic preservation for 30 years.
Lynn points out the newly re-designed pottery display using one of the beautiful solid wood and glass cases the museum received from the State after the Az Gem and Mineral museum closed.
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FACTS:The Ray Mine, owned and operated by Asarco, is one of the worlds largest open pit copper mines. It was started in 1952 by the Kennecott Copper Corporation on the site of what was the, the towns of Ray and Sonora. It was purchased by ASARCO in 1986.
The deepest open pit mining operation in the world is The Bingham Canyon Mine. Located in Salt Lake County, Utah, it has been in production since 1906. It is almost a mile deep and 2.5 miles wide covering 1,900 acres.
Large-scale copper production began in this area in 1911 and the Ray Consolidated Copper Company grew out of this process. In the late ’40’s Kennecott Copper Corporation took over the Ray mines and it was determined that open pit mining should replace the underground mining operations. Later, Kennecott was taken over by the American Smelting and Refi ning Company (ASARCO).
Today, the Ray Operations consists of a 250,000 ton/day open pit mine with a 30,000 ton/day concentrator, a 103 million pound/year solvent ext ract ion-electrowinning operation, and associated maintenance, warehouse and administrative facilities.
A local railroad, Copper Basin Railway, transports ore from the mine to the Hayden concentrator, concentrate from the Ray concentrator to the smelter, and sulphuric acid from the smelter to the leaching facilities.
Photography by LCGross
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"Your wrinkles either show that you're nasty, cranky, and senile, or
that you're always smiling."– Carlos Santana
26 WINTER 2012
Staying in the car wasn’t really an option. She
then regaled us with tales of metamorphic,
igneous and sedimentary rocks which in
their entirety seemed to explained close to
everything about how the world was formed.
For mother, being close to rocks was like being
close to what made the world go round, and I
suspect most rockhounds feel the same way.
Looking back on our adventures as a family
I can remember mountains of rocks, large
and small, which we dutifully packed around
with us as we moved from Texas, to Colorado
to Kansas and fi nally to Arizona. Each time,
mothers “rock collection” was packed just
as carefully as the dining room table and our
set of Universal Standard Encyclopedias. The
process of packing all this around though
eventually took its’ toll on the collection and
it began to dwindle after several dozen moves
where it seemed expedient to leave some of the
“lesser rocks” behind.
Still, I have several dozen “precious rocks”
from those early years, and think of mother
and her love of exploration and rocks when I
see them. And another funny thing happened,
even though at the time I didn’t recognize it. I
took a liking to some of those rocks...and the
art of discovery.
So it was a real pleasure when I met up
with John O’Brien, the Show Coordinator for
this year’s 54th Gila County Gem and Mineral
Show, to talk about the upcoming show.
O’Brien, who moved to Globe recently to take
a position as Director Med-Surg/ICU at Cobre
Valley Hospital, is quite the rockhound, with
a personal life-long focus on fossils. Although
he has more than enough fossils to start a
museum, the hunt continues. While he was still
in Nevada, he launched an interactive website
for kids, called fossilsforkids.com and has spent
time in the classroom with kids teaching them
how to fi nd fossils and hopefully sparking their
interest in the universe through the study of
rocks, gems and fossils. His website garnered
a 2008 award from the Elementary Science
Rockhounds, Continued from page 1 Harrison G. Yocum was fi rst and foremost a horticulturist and collector who is credited with co-founding the Tucson Botanical Gardens in 1964. But in the desert if you don’t fi ght every rock you fi nd, you learn to love it and work with it and Harrison Yocum loved rocks, along with just about anything else in nature. Mother took a fi eld trip once with Harrison and 40 others and her fi les contain photos and info from that trip. Her copy of his workbook is coffee stained and yellowed with time, but, Yocum’s “A Rockhound’s Handbook” is a wealth of serious scientifi c information about rocks as well as a rollicking good read through the lighter side of what it means to be a rockhound.”
We thought it would be fun to re-publish his Rockhound word puzzle done in 1972. There are 112 gems and mineral names listed here. Find atleast 50 of them and submit your puzzle to us where it will be entered into a Rockhound Raffl e!
We’ll be awarding many raffl e prizes which will be on display at this month’s 54th Gem and Mineral Show out at the fairgrounds. They include a copper splash presented by Roy and John Trobaugh with “Rocks by Nature,” some very nice fossils from the collection of John O’Brien, and more cool prizes for the rockhound in everyone!
Raffl
e En
try
Name _____________________________________________________Phone _________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail ____________________________________________________________________________________
Big Hint: If you attend the Gem and Mineral Show, we promise, there will be people there who can help you complete your puzzle!
RULES: Your Entry must be in by January 27th at 5pm. Winners will be announced in the Arizona SilverBelt and on our facebook page: facebook/globemiamitimes on Wednesday February 1.
SUBMIT: Raffl e Entries may be mailed to: Publisher: GlobeMiamiTimes – 175 E Cedar Globe, Az 85501, or dropped off at the Center for the Arts – 101 North Broad Street Globe, Az 85501, The Pickle Barrel Trading Post – 404 South Broad Street, Globe Az 85501, or True Blue Jewelry – 200 W Ash Street Globe, Az 85501.
Rockhounds, Continued on page 27
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Program and includes such kid-friendly
categories as “I Gotta Question” page
where kids can fi nd answers to alot
of common questions and email him
special questions. His “Now and Then”
page shows cool pictures of different
kinds of fossils that you might fi nd in
the fi eld and what the animal they came
from might have looked like a million
years ago. And my favorite is his section
on “Shark Teeth” which includes both
current and pre-historic sharks and
their teeth!
Gem and Mineral Show
This year’s show will include
lots of new interactive booths and
events geared towards families along
with several kid-friendly exhibits.
These include:
• Free fossil presentations each day
at 11am and 2pm. These will be
educational, entertaining and
everyone leaves with a fossil! (Groups
over 15 should contact John at
408-421-2654
• Gold Panning: Your chance to learn
how to pan for gold and fi nd some of
your very own!
• The Fossil Pit: Dig through our pile of
sand pit full of fossils and try to fi nd as
many fossils as you can per minute.
And, of course, you get to keep what
you fi nd! (small fee)
• Forever Pets: each day from 9am
until noon, local artist, Marianne
Williamson will paint your pets’
portrait on a rock for just $15. Please
bring a 5 x 7 picture or larger for her to
work from.
• Geode Cutting: Your chance to fi nd
amazing crystal fi lled cavities by
getting your very own geode and
getting it cut in two by our crew. each
geode is unique in it’s own way and
although we can’t guarantee what is
in the middle, it could be a gleaming
bundle of crystals.
• Rough Rock Cutting: You can either
buy rock on-site from one of the
great vendors present or bring your
own – and as long as it fi ts into the
equipment, we can cut it for you.
(small fee)
The show runs 9am-5pm Friday and
Saturday and 9am-4pm on Sunday.
Students and children are free to
attend; adult admission is $3 per person
or $5 per couple.
The Gila County Gem and Mineral
Society meets every 1st Thursday of the
month at 7pm at 413 Live Oak Street in
Miami, where they work on rocks, plan
trips or just “chat about our hobby.”
The club has various lapidary machines
which include different size saws,
grinders and tumblers that members
can use, but years of experience from
our members that we love to share.
“If you hit the road at ten to four,
And drive a hundred miles or more,
Then look for rocks till your eyes are sore,
You’re a rockhound.... ...“I pick up rocks
where ere’ I go,The reason why I do
not know.For rocks are found, Like fools like me,
Where God intended them to be.
1st & last stanza of a poem printed in “A Rockhound’s Handbook” by Harrison G. Yocum;
Author Unknown
Rockhounds, Continued from page 26
This ammonoid used to live in the seas approximately 240,000 years ago. Photo courtesy of fossilsforkids.com and John O’Brien
Trilobites lived over 500 million years ago and are one of the most universally recognized fossils.