or the last 46 years, Globe produced some of
the most desirable turquoise in the world. It
came from the mountain shaped like a woman at rest –
Sleeping Beauty.
It is the kind of
turquoise people expect
to see when they think of
classic 'American turquoise',
says Monty Nichols. He owned the
lease to the Sleeping Beauty mine for the
last 24 years. He also owns the Yellow Hair Trading & Mining Company, as
well as True Blue, the mine's gift shop in Globe.
To the chagrin of many, Nichols and his crew stopped mining
Sleeping Beauty earlier this year. The lease ended in July. The turquoise
supply grew scarce, and due to the increasing restrictions of
government laws and liabilities, Nichols says he and resources
company BHP Billiton are not currently interested in renewing it.
“I wasn't comfortable keeping it open,” he says bluntly. “The
diffi culty of mining in America overwhelmed the mining operation.”
This has rippling effects far and wide.
By Jenn Walker
Prior to culinary school, sous chef Tasha
June Kenton didn't know how to boil an egg.
Eight years later, after graduating from the
Scottsdale Culinary Institute, she and Chef
Ferrin are pushing the envelope by introducing
Apache cuisine and regional edible plants to
the kitchen at Apache Gold Casino.
Kenton was born and raised on the San
Carlos Apache Reservation. Her family taught
her how to make some traditional foods, like fry
bread, but it is only in the last several months
that she has truly dug into her culinary roots.
Over the summer, Kenton and Ferrin
were asked to prepare a Native American
banquet menu for the Arizona Indian Gaming
Association. The expectation level was
high. Kenton and Ferrin were told to go 'all out'
on the courses.
Apache Gold, Continued on page 18
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San Carlos sous chef brings traditional foods to Apache Gold
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The Matrix. The Market. The Mine.
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TURQUOISETURQUOISEBy Jenn Walker
Turquoise, Continued on page 32
SLEEPINGSLEEPINGBEAUTYBEAUTY
TURQUOISETURQUOISE
Walking Map Provides Peek at Past & Present
Did you know the building that sits on the
corner of Mesquite and Pine Street dates back
to the late 1880’s, and once was the boarding
house for miners, politicians and fortune
seekers in the area? Today it houses Past
Times Antiques and serves as a temporary
headquarters for the local Humane Society
whose president also owns the shop.
2 WINTER 2013
Boyce Thompson Arboretum Schedule of Events
General Tour of the Arboretum every day at 11am through April
❁ January – Australia Day
❁ January – Tom Bogan Camera Basics Class
❁ January 27 – Edible and Medicinal Plants Walk
❁ February 2 – History of the Arboretum Walk
❁ February 2 – Australian Plants Tour
❁ February 2, 3, 4 – Painting Classes
❁ February 2, 10, 16, 24 – Guided Bird Walks
❁ February 7 – Bear Aware lecture
❁ February 13-17 – Language of Flowers
❁ February 23 – Geology Tour
❁ February 23, 24, 25 – Painting Classes
❁ March-April Weekend – Wildfl ower Walks at 11 am
❁ March 9-24 – Spring Plant Sale
❁ March 23 – Welcome Back Buzzards
Check out http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu for details about these events.
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By Jenn Walker
There is something
very intriguing about
San Carlos artist Carrie
Curley. Perhaps it is
the eloquent way she
speaks, her voice soft
yet strong. Perhaps it is
her artistic mystique.
Or perhaps it is because
this modest artist is a
rare fi nd on the Apache
reservation, being both
female and a painter.
And at 24, she is quite
accomplished.
If you were in Globe
earlier this fall, there's
a good chance you
have seen Curley's
work around town. She
designed the 2012 Apache Jii Day poster. It is a painting
of a beautiful young Apache woman. That's Curley's
cousin Maria.
In October, Curley had her fi rst art showing at
Vida E Caffe in downtown Globe. Globe Miami Times
happened to be there, and the place was packed.
Like any artist's tool, Curley's brush is her voice box.
“[To me] creating means freedom to express
yourself in any form, any way you want,” Curley says.
“I'm trying to do good for my people as an artist,”
she continues. “When I pick up my brush it's all there
for people to recognize how I feel.”
Her message is clear in the painting “Usen, bi
chiih'di kii”, which was on display at the October
show. The piece is broken up onto four canvases fi tted
together. It depicts the train ride that took the Apaches
to Fort Sill when they were captured in 1886. From the
steam of the train arises words like “warriors”, “prayers”,
and “sickness”.
“It just came to my head that I show this to the
people, that this needs to be recognized,” she recalls.
“It had a lot of meaning to me in my heart to get that
out there on canvas, the whole fi nished product. I cried
after I was done.”
“I hope that people do remember that, the
hardship that our ancestors went through, and how
they were treated,” she adds. “Not all history is beautiful,
but it's history.”
Above all, her greatest inspiration is her culture.
The songs, the feathers, the beads, the clothing,
the hair, the dancing – all of it. Her cousin's Sunrise
Dance, or coming of age ceremony, inspired her piece
“Womanhood”, which she made last year.
Apache women are often the focus of Curley's work,
dancing at ceremonies, or wearing their traditional
camp dresses.
“Apache women don't really seem to get recognized
out there, I guess, as fi erce, as warriors,” she says. “But
there are female warriors out there in the world, I'm
sure there is one in every culture. For us it was Lozen.”
Lozen was a female Apache warrior who fought
alongside Geronimo against the Mexicans and
Americans in the Apache wars. She took on duties
typically done by men, i.e. fi ring guns and riding horses.
“It inspires me a lot... the warriors that we are,” she
continues. “And I try to embrace that in art too, being as
that I am a female, and I try to show other young ladies
to hold that spirit and be fi erce.”
Her pieces “Carriers of Life” and “Journey of the
Women”, which were shown with her other work at
Vide E earlier this year, will be shown again in February
at the Ziindi Vol. 1.2 opening art show, an all-female
indigenous artist exhibition at the Navajo Nation
Museum. Curley is still new to displaying her work
publicly, and she was not expecting to participate.
THE WARRIORIN THE WOMAN
San Carlos artist speaksout with her paintings
Artist, Continued on page 5
Curley's painting appeared on the 2012 Apache Jii Day poster.
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Gold Casino (pp17-20). We have partnered with
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(pp1), Tasha June Kenton is a good place to start.
She and Chef Matt Ferrin are bringing traditional
Apache foods to the menu this year and drawing on
recipes from Kenton’s grandmother. And an interview
with Linda Michel, Gaming Director will fi ll you in on
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are bringing back live poker!
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turns out we as individuals and as a community can help. (pp23)
The piece on Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (pp1) and the
decision to close the mine after nearly forty years is a subject
close to the hearts of many. As are all Arizona turquoise mines,
this one began as a large open pit copper mine in which turquoise
deposits were leased from the copper company itself. Closing an
operation is an economic decision which factors in the value of
copper and the cost of insurance that copper companies have
to pay in order to let the mineral miners work in the mine. The
Sleeping Beauty mine, which began in the ‘70s, grew into one of
the large turquoise mining operations in the U.S. and produced
some of the fi nest turquoise in the world. The mine’s operator,
Monty Nichols weighs in on the mine, the matrix and the market.
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There are now several opportunities to “extend the
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Nonetheless, with the
encouragement of her mother and
friends, she submitted her work and
was one of ten indigenous females
selected to showcase her art.
Though publicity is relatively new
to her, art is not. She has been drawing
since she was young, starting with the
holiday cards she made for her shima
('mother' in Apache) when she was
little. Three years ago, she picked up
the paintbrush.
“Just like anything I was intimidated
by it,” she remembers. But then she
began stroking, and things simply fell
into place.
These days she draws from an
eclectic collection of artists for
inspiration, adoring both the aged and
modern. Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
are as infl uential to her as graffi ti artists
Pose, Seven, and '80s graffi ti artist Seen,
as well as her friends and fellow painters
on the reservation. Often times she will
tie Day of the Dead into her work, even
though Apaches are not big on death,
she says.
“Some people get scared by it, or
they question it a lot,” she says. “But to
me, it's beautiful... We do have a lot of
warriors, and ancestors that we need
to remember and recognize [for] what
they fought for and died for.”
Sometimes a painting will take just
two days to complete. The design she
made for Apache Jii Day took several
months. Regardless, each one is
preceded with prayer and thought.
“I really have to be in that moment
to paint, just feel the painting, because I
do, it just comes to me,” she says.
The material matters less. The
surface could be wood, a canvas, or if
she's feeling particularly spontaneous,
a wall, like a piece she made on the wall
by the train tracks. Typically she uses
acrylic, charcoal, spray cans and paint
markers. But hearing music is a must.
That means having the right playlist:
Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Common, Los
Lobos, pow wow Navajo and Apache
songs, jazz, whatever it takes to get her
in a good mood and hyped to paint.
The fi rst time she ever painted
outside of her studio, her room,
was during the fi rst Poets on the
Rez, a monthly poetry and music
event that has been held at Gila County
Community College for the last year.
“I was so nervous that night,”
she remembers. “Man I was really
nervous. It was the fi rst time I got up
in front of people, and I was scared,
petrifi ed of what people would think of
me painting.”
But she put on her headphones and
did it anyway. As an artist, Poets on the
Rez became a huge outlet for Curley.
The painting she created that fi rst night
now hangs in the offi ce on campus.
The community college is where
Curley also works and goes to school.
She is has a little more than a semester
left until she receives her AA degree
in the arts, which she began pursuing
in 2007. When she is not in class, she
works part time as a custodian there.
She is a recognized face at school, and
several of her pieces hang on the walls
on campus.
“This is like my home away from
home,” she says cheerfully outside of
one of the classrooms. Once, work and
school took a toll on her artwork. That is
no longer the case.
“Now I see a change that art is
taking over my life,” she says. “But that's
something I want.”
Although she is making a name for
herself, Curley has no plans to leave
San Carlos.
“I am really blessed to be here, being
a Native American and being raised on
the reservation, I don't think there's
nothing like it,” she says. “The pure
unique beauty, and the air, the cleanest
air by far you'll ever see... It's a simple
life and I couldn't ask for more.”
That said, expect to see more of her
work around town soon.
Curley's art will be featured on Feb. 5 at
the Copper Mine Picture Cafe in Miami.
Her work will also be showcased at
Hózhó: Ziindi Vol. 1.2 Opening Show at
the Navajo Nation Museum on Feb. 15.
Artist, Continued from page 3
Curley at her fi rst art show in October at Vida E Caffe.
Curley stands with her unfi nished piece at Poets on the Rez in September.
6 WINTER 2013
J
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by Darin Lowery
It’s interesting to note how
terminology changes: the use of
the word antiques changed in the
early '70s to nostalgia, which then
moved into retro, which soon became
vintage – and along the way various
permutations entered the collectors’
lexicon – shabby chic, Hollywood
Regency, Art Moderne, and more. It
seems the current rage is something
called steampunk: a simple illustrative
example being the contents of a
riveted metal, glass fronted cabinet
owned by an industrial-goggled
physicist working in a Victorian-era
insane asylum. Items of interest include
deformed human skulls, iron gears,
early box cameras, and disgusting stuff
fl oating in aged glass laboratory jars.
Personally, I like something cheerier,
like the ‘dogs playing poker’ prints
seen in neighborhood taverns
along the Rust Belt.
We continue the ABC’s of
Antiquing, having covered A
through F previously.
is for Ginger, as
in Ginger Rogers
– one of the
best entertainers of the
twentieth century. Known
primarily as an actress,
she also sang and wow,
did she dance – ‘and did it
backwards, in heels’, as former
Texas Governor Ann Richards
said many years ago. Rogers did
THE ABC’S OF ANTIQUING PART II73 fi lms during the golden age of the
Hollywood studios. When she and
Fred Astaire fi nally danced in a fi lm
(usually in the second reel, after
a lot of nonsense involving
mistaken identities) the
screen lit up with stardust
and song. I met her once,
while she was in Chicago
on her book tour; her
publicist wouldn’t let
her sign my 8X10 fan
still from 1938, but she
did autograph the book
I purchased.
is for Hummel, the
adorable porcelain
fi gurines fi rst
introduced to the world in
the 1930’s by Franz Goebel. This
is said with only a trace of sarcasm.
The craftsmanship is superb and
the subject matter – rosy cheeked
children – is endearing to millions. The
cherubic tots are frozen in timeless
activity: hanging laundry,
skipping to school, or
caught in a downpour.
A modern version
would have them
texting or going
through a metal
detector, but the
pure ‘innocence
factors causative
in representing
what we wish was a
simpler time.
is for Italian pottery
of the '60s and '70s – organic
shapes with an intaglio twist,
those blocks of raw color on a textured
surface – absolutely perfect! Their
work was the antithesis of streamlining
and brought a warmth which most
postwar pottery lacked. Look for Bitossi,
Fantoni and Bellini for the most vibrant
work. My fave is anything in Rimini Blu
– a sketchy azure glaze with navy and
jade accents.
is for jukebox. While not a
collector or an expert, I’m an
afi cionado. I took a date to an art deco
cafe in Chicago once, where we listened
to a Bunny Berigan recording of ‘I
Can’t Get Started’ on an old Wurlitzer.
That was in 1974, when bars had ferns
instead of NO SMOKING signs,
years after the heyday of
jukeboxes. Theirs was
a big and gaudy box
with glowing plastic
panels lit within
– total lollipop
colors – and the
dance music
boomed from its
stack of scratchy
78s. Go online and
look at photographs
of the greats, like the
Mills Empress (sleek and
sexy) or the Packard Manhattan
(a cousin of the ‘Lost in Space’ robot).
‘K’ is for Kovel’s. Ralph and Terry
Kovel (rhymes with ‘oh well’) began
writing books on antiques in 1968 and,
after 95 books, are still going strong
with newspaper columns and television
shows adding to their reach. They are
amazingly well informed and offer
Antiquing, Continued on page 7
Winter 2013 7
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concise, well-researched information
on any subject related to the collecting,
care and value of antiques. Information
can be found online at kovels.com or at
any bookstore. Whether you subscribe
to their newsletter or pick up a guide, it
is money well spent to discover what’s
in your possession.
is for lunchbox. Never
underestimate the value of
a good lunchbox. Besides making the
world’s landfi lls safe from discarded
paper bags, they offer a mode of
personal expression missing in those
tacky cellphone covers. Vintage metal
lunchboxes – those popular from the
1950s through the early '80s – have
retained (or regained) their desirability
and still command high prices. On
a recent website, a Mickey Mouse/
Donald Duck lunchbox (1954) was
listed for $535; a Strawberry Shortcake
(1980) was tagged at $190 and, for the
budget-conscious, a Fall Guy lunchbox
(1981) was priced at $165. While my
personal lunchbox has no super hero
graphics – it’s a plain stainless steel
rectangle with a handle – there are a few
old STP decals on the inside. Its primary
purpose, which is to carry my midday
meal, is served every workday. It cost
me a dollar at a thrift shop in Scottsdale
about seven years ago.
The prevalence of ‘downsizing’ was
addressed in PART I of the last issue
and after seeing so much empirical
evidence of its usefulness (clutter-
free hallways, found pets thought
lost, and families reunited through
the ministrations of pop psychology
and huge ‘GOT TRASH?’ trucks) it was
time for me to get on the bandwagon.
To paraphrase the message from the
home décor bible, House Beautiful:
keep what you love, discard or donate
the rest, and live in serenity. I will add to
this sage advice: buy the best example
of what you like at the best price you
can fi nd, and train your kids as to its
value so they don’t add it to the ‘yard
sale’ pile when you die.
Antiquing, Continued from page 6
8 WINTER 2013
TAKE A TRIP WITH ME – AUTOMOBILES OF GLOBE-MIAMIBy Linda C. Gross
A dusty old ledger of automobile tags uncovered in the basement
vault of the former Gila County Courthouse recently revealed much
about the citizenry in 1918. At the time, the practical and affordable
Model T accounted for more than half of the worlds’ sales in cars, yet
here in Globe-Miami it appears folks tended to go with more variety.
From the practical to the sporty, the Main Streets of Globe and Miami
at that time refl ected the personality, purse strings and panache of
automobile owners.
The early 1900’s was a hey day of possibilities in engineering and
design for automotive would-be manufacturers. Over 1800 of them are
believed to have existed between 1896 and 1930, and the number of cars
exploded from just 300 in the US in 1896 to 1.7 million by 1914. Cars
were powered by steam (40%), electric (37%) and gasoline (22%). And
new ways of marketing were introduced, most signifi cantly, when GM’s
Alfred P. Sloan established the idea of offering different makes of cars
which would provide options for buyers to “move up” as their fortunes
improved - and stay with the same company. And fi nancing was brought
into play when in 1926, with over 75% of buyers using credit to buy
their cars, General Motors and Dupont established the General Motors
Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) to bypass fi nancing through the banks.
Take a look at some of the automobiles of Globe-Miami in 1918.
The Saxon Six Touring Car, owned by E.B. Scott
of Miami, the Saxon was manufactured between
1913-1923 and was offered in a small two seat
roadster or the fi ve passenger tourer with electric
starter and headlights.
The Kissel Touring
Sedan, produced in
1917, was owned by
John Dalmolin of
Christmas, Az.2 The
Kissel, manufactured in
Hartford Connecticut
from 1906-1930, built
custom high-quality
automobiles, hearses,
fi retrucks and taxicabs.
The two passenger Gold
Bug was a favorite of
Amelia Earhart.
The Pope-Hartford roadster was
owned by W.H. Howard of El Capitan. The
company, which made their mark building
the Columbia High Wheeler bicycle in 1878,
was a short lived entry into the automobile market,
producing cars for only three years from 1915-1918 before shutting
down the operation and returning to motorcycles and bicycles.
The Marmon, owned by Dr. Clarence
Gunter of Globe and E.B. Grider, enjoyed
a reputation as a reliable, speedy upscale
car. The Marmon Motor Car Company was
established in 1902 and manufactured in
Indianapolis, Indiana from 1902-1933.
They came in a variety of models and had
just begun work on a V-16 engine when the
Great Depression forced the company to
cease operations in 1933.
The Roamer Touring model, owned
by L.T. Cobb of Globe, “ became very
popular with the affl uent country club
set and Hollywood elite.” Manufactured
between 1916 and 1929 in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, the automobiles used the
Rochester-Duesenberg, a powerful 80
h.p. engine.
Automobiles, Continued on page 9
Winter 2013 9
The Buick K49 was owned by J.V. Rawlins of Globe. Considered
a luxury brand, “it became the brand of choice for aristocrats and
politicians” and the cars were known to break all kinds of distance and
hill climbing records. A popular add-on feature in the early '20s were
a very stylish and expensive "Houk" wire wheels as a factory option,
along with an after market running board tool box.
By the ‘30s and the onslaught of the Great Depression, over 80
percent of these car manufacturers either ceased to exist or were
folded into larger companies.
The Overland 90 Roadster, owned by J.G. Hales
of Miami, was one of the most recognized models
of this era, although the company had a rocky
start. The original Overland Automobile Company
ran out of cash in 1907 after manufacturing just
47 cars. The company was saved by John Whys,
who injected needed cash and business acumen
into the company. Renamed the Overland-Willys
Company, it went on to produce so many models
that even todays historians are confused as to
when it was made!
“In 1923, Ned Jordan was on a cross-
country train trip on the Union Pacifi c
Railroad. As the train sped across
Wyoming, he looked out the window
and saw a stunningly pretty young
woman on a horse, riding alongside
the tracks as though racing the train,
smiling and waving and looking like
she was having the time of her life.
Shortly thereafter, someone on the train
remarked that they were "somewhere
west of Laramie," and Ned Jordan had
a fl ash of inspiration. He wrote the
phrase "somewhere west of Laramie"
on the back of an envelope, and started
composing the copy to go with it.”
– Wikipedia
The Haynes, owned by G.A. Martin of Winkelman, was produced
by Elwood Haynes, who helped to pioneer the automobile industry
with an internal combustion engine in the fall of 1893, which he
built in his kitchen. Haynes would go on to advertise his motorized
buggy' as America's First Car in 1893. In 1899, Elwood Haynes
became the fi rst person to drive 1,000 miles in a motor car. They
continued to produce cars until 1924.
The Jordan Sedan, owned by Dr. John E. Bacon, was produced by
the Jordan Motor Car Company – known more for attractive styling than
advanced engineering. It seems Ned Jordan thought the cars of the day
“too dull”, and proceeded to offer a variety of colors with names such as
Apache Red, Venetian Green and Egyptian Bronze. The cars were produced between 1916 and
1931, and the ad “Somewhere West of Laramie” was selected as one of the 100 most infl uential
advertising campaigns of the last century.
Automobiles, Continued from page 8
10 WINTER 2013
By Linda C. Gross
Sisters on the Fly started as all good fi sh tales do. With a whopper. Two sisters on
a fi shing trip in Montana with a kid and a guide, caught an eight-pound trout. As the
story goes, they were celebrating that evening with a glass of wine and having such
a good time they decided to invite some girlfriends along on the next trip. And the
rest is history.
As they say that’s how they’ve been rollin’ ever since.
The group is now 2400 strong with “Sisters” in all 50 states and even in Canada,
England and Australia. Somewhere along the way they decided it would be fun to
outfi t vintage trailers which has morphed into personality statements of each owner.
When you see their caravans going down the road, it is an unmistakable sight.
Adventures begin when a Sister proposes a destination and whoever can swing
into line is welcome to join. They have been fl y fi shing in Montana, cowgirl-ing in
Wyoming and kayaking in Arizona....and in March they will be rolling into downtown
Globe for a three-day event they are calling the “Old West Hwy Hitch-Up.”
Leora Hunsaker, the organizer of this adventure, is Sister #52, and has been part
of the group since its early days. She and her brother, Kip Culver, Globe’s Main Street
director, have wanted to bring the group to Globe for years and 2013 is the year.
Hunsaker says that she got hooked on the group years ago when a gal walked
into her sign store in Globe and wanted a cowgirl on her trailer...a really big cowgirl.
“When I saw hers all restored and decked out in western cowgirl, that was it for me,”
says Hunsaker. “I knew I had to join.” Today she pulls a 14-foot trailer with an SUV
and has participated in towing clinics, outdoor expos, fi shing and kayaking trips,
horseback trips and more.
The details of the three-day event were still being worked out during press, but
we can tell you they are planning a ‘car show’ – in this instance a trailer show of more
than 50-plus units, and will sell tickets for a sneak preview of each, with proceeds
going towards the ongoing restoration efforts at the Center for the Arts.
Check out www.globemainstreet.com for more up-to-date information.
THIS IS HOW WE ROLL!
Winter 2013 11
Law and OrderNew Facebook Series
There's a new Sheriff in town beginning this year as Andrew Sheppard replaces John Armer (pictured here), who is retiring after serving more than a decade in that position.
/globemiamitimes
Hanging in the sheriffs'
offi ce is this piece originally
done by Jess Hayes in the
mid-80s, which has been
revised several times since
showing all the men who
have held this offi ce dating
back to W.M. Lowther,
the fi rst sheriff of Gila
County. We thought it
would be fun to research
tales of law and order from
this list and post them
on Facebook.
So, look for our new
series "History of Law and
Order" every Friday on our
facebook page. Not a fan yet?
We hope you'll join us!
12 WINTER 2013
assured me it was either a semi-truck
or an Egyptian sphinx. Of course it was
neither and simply turned out to be an
old rusted wheelbarrow. My fi rst thought
was to kick it with the other foot just to
satisfy my anger, but then a light went
on in my head. I limped back to the shed
and retrieved a shovel. After ten minutes
of heavy digging, sweating (and quite a
bit of gasping), I was able to uncover the
thing and drag it to the upper yard while
the snapdragons looked on curiously.
It was obvious the hunk of metal had
seen better days, and probably served its
designed purpose for quite a few years
before being thrown to its death down the
hillside. Luckily, it was now in the hands
of someone who had devised a new plan
for it, a rebirth you might say. My idea
was a simple one. A wheelbarrow is a
great invention, because not only can it
move large amounts of anything, but in
the continuous fl ood of ideas swimming
through my cranium, would also
make a fantastic planter.
And this is where it all began.
I chose a spot at the end of the drive
for the weathered piece and placed it at
the best angle for viewing, then eagerly
fi lled it with a fresh fl at of petunias which
cascaded over its edges. Just the sight of
it made my head spin with excitement.
I suddenly had the urge to add more. If
you are a gardener then you understand
the term, ‘enough is never enough’. The
thrill of adding just one more hanging
basket, another raised planter bed, or
yes, even a wheelbarrow, hooks me like a
slot machine arm at the casino, which is
so eagerly pulled hour after hour, hoping
for the big win.
And so, with a partially-fi nished
vision in front of me, I continued on
my quest.
The next installation was a much
needed and much larger fl ower bed for
the fading snapdragons. Ours quickly
became a massive plot measuring
There is a partial truth when I say
that I practically ‘stumbled’ upon the
idea of a garden space at our house in
Globe. My partner Darin has lived here
now for several years, enjoying his small
but quaint patch of snapdragons, which
by the middle of each summer, were
struggling at best. Minute as it was,
the joy of watching those few blooms
explode with color simply brought a
smile to our faces.
On a particular day in early spring of
last year, as I was clearing some brush
from the hillside behind the house,
I clumsily tripped over something
buried in the soil. My throbbing toes
Harmony, Continued on page 13
After
One Man's Garden – In Pursuit OfBy Jim Lindstrom
Winter 2013 13
fi fteen-feet long by four-feet deep.
During construction, I discovered an
old steel girder on the property, which
quickly fi lled its new position as the
front retaining wall of the enlarged
fl ower bed. A small row of fencing and a
couple of makeshift rock walls added a
bit of security I was sure would ward off
the hungriest of javelinas.
In my experience, I have found that
working a little potting soil and sand into
the ground can really push those fl owers
into an Oscar-winning performance.
On the other hand, planting
directly into Globe’s unprepared,
heavily clay soil (caliche) can easily
result in a few funerals for those same
bloomers, so take the time to make it
right from the start.
If digging through hard ground
doesn’t ignite enthusiasm, another
option is to build your garden out
of recycled parts and fi ll them with
nutrient rich soil which can be
purchased from the local nursery; we
like Mike Shirley’s Golden Hills. Old fi le
cabinets, vintage washing machines,
and claw foot bathtubs are all excellent
alternatives and can be found at one of
the many antiques stores around Globe.
In addition to the sheer joy and
enduring sense of accomplishment
gardening brings, a host of health
benefi ts have also been documented.
Studies have shown that
simply seeing a garden has healthy
psychological effects. Growing and
tending your own garden can be
a powerful stress reliever. Medical
professionals have long agreed on
the therapeutic effects of gardening,
back to the 19th century. In fact, there’s
an entire medical journal dedicated
to the topic.
According to the Harvard naturalist
and Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O.
Wilson, we have a biologically-based
need to experience nature and be a part
of the natural world: we are designed
to prefer viewing fl owers and grass
rather than concrete or steel. Experts
believe that it is this connection to
nature that allows us to be restored by
it through lower blood pressure and
improved immune function, among
other things. The nice part is you don’t
have to have acres of land to reap the
benefi ts. A small plot in your yard or a
few pots to tend inside your apartment
can do the trick.
Globe’s arid temperatures provide
a multitude of fl oral possibilities for
the garden. Petunias thrive in hot sun
during the summer months and will
persevere during the coldest winter
nights. Zinnias and marigolds stand
strong against the sweltering heat of
the day while emitting both a bitter
taste and unpleasant odor that
javelinas abhor. Roses, herbs, summer
snapdragon and cannas are a few others
which fl ourish during summer while
providing endless blasts of color and
quietly permeating the nasal cavities
with deliciously irresistible scents.
I chose all of these for our garden
along with a few coleus, gazanias
and lantana.
I believe humans can develop an
attachment to their plants just as they
would a family pet. My grandmother
had several tea roses which she lovingly
dug up and transplanted each time
they moved to a new zipcode. They
always had that ‘worn out’ look, as if
grandma had accidentally fed them
weed killer instead of fertilizer. I too
have my favorites. This would explain
my reason for yanking two enormous
peacock irises from their comfortable
mound of dirt in Gilbert to bring along
on my journey. I could almost feel their
resistance as I uprooted the three of us
to begin a new chapter in Globe. Three
months later they were thanking me by
fl ourishing in their new oversized pots.
I am happy to say I will never
consider our garden complete. Over
the past few months, we have added
fl agstone pavers, a fi re pit and a
unique refl ecting pool. The design of
this special oasis continues to expand,
both in my mind and in reality. It
truly is a labor of love and I continue to
smile despite the heat, the scorpions,
and of course, the javelinas.
Harmony, Continued from page 12
Before
Gardening is how I relax. It's another form
of creating and playing
with colors."– Oscar de la Renta
14 WINTER 2013
The
Soci
ety
Pag
e Annual Christmas Concert
December 12
The Youth of Christmas Present have talent galore and are not shy about sharing it on stage.
The theme of this year's Christmas show was "Christmas through the Ages," and a cast of nearly 60of all ages performed musical skits showing celebrations from every decade from present back to 1912 when Arizona became a state.
Loner'sToy Run
Group shot of the LonersJim Warburton, a founding father of the Loners (L) and Donnie Grimes, National Chairman (R)
Light Parade & Awards
It was a chilly night, but the crowds turned out to watch the parade on Broad Street. This year the theme was "No Place Like Home" and there were 32 entries for the parade. Ten awards were handed out ranging from Best Commercial Entry won by CEMEX, to Best Overall Lighted Vehicle which went to the Hot Rod Sleigh 1950 Ford.
The Loners Motorcycle Club held
their 32nd Annual Toy Run in December,
riding from Bullion Plaza in Miami to
American Legion in Globe to deliver
toys for children. Members came from
as far as Tucson and California to join
the Globe Chapter in the ride. Each year
the Loners fi ll a 20-foot U-Haul with
toys to donate to kids in the area.
Winter 2013 15The Society Page
Trena Grantham and Bryan Seppela
Neal Jensen and Carol Welsh
The Baker girls: Suzi, Jordan and EdenThe Gardea Family
Christmas Mixer and Awards CeremonyCenter of the Arts / December 12
Tanner Hunsaker (and daughter, Sadie) of Western Reprographics shared top honors for the best Historic Float with the Az SilverBelt, Holly Sow (and daughter, Miriam) and Publisher Sherri Davis
Dr. Reusch and his vintage car won an award for Best Use of Lights.
Lynn and Vernon Perry accepted an award for the Best use of Theme
Angela and Don Earven won the"Best Holiday Heart" award for the Dylan Earven Foundation
Cobre Valley Hospital took the prize for Most Unique
16 WINTER 2013
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Pay attention to the payouts – Every slot machine has a different pay table. Even
if two machines look identical, one machine may pay a jackpot of 2,000 credits and
another 15,000 credits. Chances are, the odds against making the 15,000 credits is
higher than making 2,000 credits, but you should be aware of the maximum you can
win on your machine. Do not play a slot machine
on which you do not understand the pay table.
Ignore idea of "hot" or "due" machines –
It is absolutely impossible for a slot machine
to be "hot" or "due" for a jackpot, just as it is
for a machine to be on a roll. The machines are
randomized every spin.
Avoid tight machines – While there is no such
thing as a "due" machine, loose machines and
tight machines are realities. Typically, the
higher the slot denomination ($0.25, $1, $5
etc.), the looser the machine, and the more
money it is programmed to pay back for
every dollar in. Finding loose machines is
possible, as casinos tend to place them
in high visibility areas where lots of
patrons will see other players win.
Always get points – If you are not a
member of your casino's players club,
why not? Have your card inserted into
your slot machine for every spin, as you
will earn valuable points for each dollar
of play. Some casinos even give some of
these points back as cash, making your
gambling dollar stretch even further!
Always play max credits – I know it is a bit deceiving that it's called a "penny"
slot when you can bet $2.00 at a time. But you really need to be prepared to bet
the maximum, whether it is three quarters or 200 pennies, because most machines
only pay bonuses and progressive jackpots when the maximum credits were bet.
Even on non-progressive machines, the jackpot payout for the maximum credit bet
is typically disproportionately higher than on any other level.
Avoid multiple-payline slots – Though playing multiple-payline slot machines
makes it seem like you have better chances, you're actually increasing the odds
against you drastically. You have to pay more to play these machines and the
payouts aren't as good as on single line machines.
Play with coins – Playing with coins rather than feeding bills into the machine
will extend the time of your play.
Play the highest denomination possible – Play the highest denomination
slot that you can afford, as these machines almost universally pay back at a
higher percentage.
Beware the taxman – Any large gambling win brings tax implications. Recognize,
however, that the casino will give you a form with your winnings if the casino
is going to report your win to the tax authorities. Otherwise, the secret of your
win is safe!
Try the machine next to you – According to industry insiders, casinos almost
never place two loose machines next to each other, meaning if you're on a tight
machine that's not paying much there's a good chance a loose one is nearby.
Courtesy of Slot Hints & Tips:
thegamblesociety.com
Slot Hints and TipsWhat’s new on the gaming fl oor?
An interview withLinda Michel, Gaming Director
for Apache Gold Casino
GMT: We know you are always changing up
the fl oor with new products, so tell us what’s
in store for patrons this winter?
Linda: Sure. We like to keep things fresh
for our customers, and beginning in January
we will be bringing in several new games,
including the latest evolution of the popular
Wheel of Fortune with an extreme spin.
It offers the player three physical wheels
,giving them the thrill of spinning which came
with the original Wheel of Fortune. Two of the wheels are made of credit awards,
the other displays multipliers up to 10X. It comes with a dual seat and surround
sound chairs, and a 103-inch LCD monitor, making this game a total experience
for players.
Other new games include Crystal Fortunes, which is the latest development
in the Fort Knox series with eight progressive award levels and three credit
awards. And down by the Players Club, we will be featuring our pop culture
favorites like the new Beverly Hillbillies game and Elvis the King. The new Elvis
features four of his songs which loop during play, and all four progressive jackpot
levels are named for Elvis hits: “Hound Dog,” "Jailhouse Rock”, "Heartbreak
Hotel” and “Viva Las Vegas.”
GMT: Anything else with the slot fl oor?
Linda: Players will also notice more open fl oor space near the Cabaret
Lounge, where we are taking some older machines off the fl oor and
making space for tables in that area.
GMT: What about Tournaments?
Linda: Our popular Slots Tournaments will continue each week, but in 2013
we are bringing in new machines which are more interactive. So for instance,
instead of just hitting the spin, a player gets bonus points if they reach up and
pop a balloon with their other hand before it disappears. Slot tournaments are
free to get in. All you have to do is bring ID and register.
GMT: We hear you are bringing poker back. Is that true?
Linda: Yes, we are pleased to announce that Live Action Poker is back! Our
three-card poker has been such a hit that we are bringing on Ultimate Texas
Hold ‘Em. The game is played on Blackjack tables and players do not compete
against each other, but rather heads up with the dealer. And for those who have
been waiting for us to bring live action poker back – the wait is over! We will
be adding two live action poker tables to the center fl oor after the fi rst of the
year. The actual date has not been determined, but look for an announcement in
January. All table games will open at 3 p.m. and run through midnight.
GMT: What’s new in Bingo?
Linda: This year we are bringing in Video King hand held electronic devices
which track players cards for them. Now you can choose between the paper
version or the new electronic version at the same paper prices.
Tables will also offer inexpensive video games you can play in the hall during
admissions, and 30 minutes after the session.
APACHE GOLD CASINO & RESORTWinter 2013Welcome To
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So the two came up with an
Apache-inspired menu primarily
using foods native to the area,
but with a modern twist.
They started with
ingredients like mesquite
beans, mesquite wood, acorn,
beef, trout, quail, cactus pads,
prickly pear, black walnuts and
the stocks of century plants.
The end result was salad
made out of prickly pear and cactus
pads, grilled quail glazed with agave
nectar, pinon nut rice pilaf, smoked trout
with jalapeno hush puppies, acorn dumplings,
shredded beef with acorn, tortillas, a vegetarian
dish of squash and corn, poblano pasta salad,
and black walnut cake. They made ash bread,
which is comparable to thick tortillas made over
an open fi re and they made a mesquite roasted
New York strip loin with wild rosemary potato
medley. The wild rosemary came from plants
growing around the property.
Chefs also prepared three Apache-inspired
beverages – 'Indian tea' infused with simple syrup,
Apache Kool-Aid and prickly pear iced tea.
“Everything we used was in my backyard,”
Kenton says, including the beans, the cacti and
the century plant.
Kenton and her 85-year-old grandmother
chopped the mesquite wood and hand picked
the beans.
Kenton could not have brought this menu
together without her father and grandmother. Her
father is a medicine man in San Carlos, and they
were the ones who advised Kenton how to use these
foods, based on how they have traditionally been
used generation to generation.
For instance, Apaches used to suck on mesquite
beans for their sweet taste, and grind them up to
make fl our.
So Kenton ground up the beans and
infused it into a simple syrup to
sweeten the Indian tea.
All in all, Kenton and
Ferrin had two weeks to
conceptualize and prepare
the menu from the time
they were notifi ed. It was
a huge success. Since the
banquet, the kitchen
is receiving consistent
requests to reproduce
items from that menu.
Gradually the kitchen
is incorporating some Apache
and native food dishes into the buffet,
like prickly pear mousse, pomegranate mousse
and jalapeno cornbread. Eventually they
intend to dedicate one day a week to serving
these foods.
In the meantime, the two chefs are developing
a winter banquet menu using different plants
that are more readily available and in season.
Prickly pear, for instance, is only available
during the summer, Kenton says, and
century plants are only available for a month.
Black walnuts are even harder to come across.
Kenton is not even sure how her grandmother
came up with them for the banquet.
“Everything we used for that menu was
hard to fi nd,” Kenton says.
Acorns aren't exactly plentiful on San
Carlos, either.
“Around here, with the drought and
everything that's going on, the [oaks] don't
produce a lot [of acorns],” she says.
And harvesting them is a labor-intensive process.
“I can understand why the price is so high,
because it takes a lot of work,” Kenton explains.
“When I went with my grandma to pick acorns, we
sat on the ground and picked them one by one.”
Once gathered, the acorns have to be ground
up and removed from the shell, and the seed is
then ground up into a powder. It can take a week to
produce a sizable quantity of acorn powder. Buying
the equivalent of a Folgers can full of powder costs
around $35, she says.
“That is our Apache Gold,” she adds.
Still, Kenton hopes to keep the acorn stew and
dumplings on the menu year-around, granted that
there is enough acorn.
Soon they are meeting with a local herbologist,
who will identify 200 edible plants that the chefs can
potentially use for the winter menu.
“Not a lot of kids, or not a lot of people my age
know all this stuff,” Kenton says. “There's a lot of
things that they used to eat a long time ago that I've
never even heard of.”
“Right now we're trying to preserve our culture
and our language,” she adds.“I mean we're on the
reservation, we should have dishes that show off
our culture, show off what we have here.”
As long as Kenton continues impressing,
people are likely to keep coming back for more.
Apache Gold, Continued from page 1
Acorn powder is used in stews and partridge berries are used to make 'Apache Kool-Aid!
Chef Matt Ferrin and Sous Chef Tasha Kenton
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USGA Rating of 74.6
Design by Tom Doak
Call us at 1-800-APACHE or visit the
web at www.apache-gold-casino.com.
Winter 2013 19
Out And About
Susan Hansen, Vice Mayor of Miami, accepts a check from the Tribe for $14,183 for the Miami Fire Department. Presenting the check is Dr. John Bush (center) Vice Chairman,Terry Rambler, Chairman(right), and Robert Olivar, Casino Enterprise Board Chairman(back).
The Casino's General Manager, Gary Murrey and Robert Olivar, Chairman of the Casino Enterprise Board, make the announcement for this year's 12-D funds. On hand to receive them were members of Graham County, who received $16,521.86 for their program, Helping Hands, which assists those in need of health and safety home repairs, and Council members from the Town of Miami, who received $14,183 for equipment on behalf of the Miami Fire department.
Ken Duncan, Jr, Gail Haozous Executive Director SCAT Planning & Economic Development and Joe Papa Ameresco; renewable energy.
The planning committee for this years 2012 Energy Summit. The tag line this year was: "Shrinking your carbon footprint until the moccasin fi ts."
John Lewis, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority (GRICUA), and Ken Duncan Jr.
The San Carlos Color Guard presented the colors before the concert
L to R: Ken Duncan Jr. – Energy Coordinator San Carlos Apache Tribe, Eddie Nash – Tribal Energy Auditor, Lizana Pierce – Project Manager Department of Energy, Sandra Campbell-Begay – Sandia National Laboratories, Jamie Alley- Department of Energy, Gail Haozous – Planning Director San Carlos Apache Tribe, Williard Haozous Jr. – Tribal Energy Auditor
San Carlos 3rd Annual Energy Summit
Awarding This Year's 12-D Funds
Tracy Lawrence Concert
The Tracy Lawrence Band delivered a great performance to a sold out crowd in the Apache Gold Pavilion!
Shrinking your carbon footprintuntil the moccasin fi ts.
20 WINTER 2013
Winter 2013 21
Walking Map, Continued from page 1
A walking map now provides visitors with the histories and current use of
over 30 buildings throughout the historic district in Globe, giving a peek at the past
and present.
The map, which is located in the Copper Spike Excursion books which once
sold for $8, is now being offered FREE as part of the Home Tour packet and through
the White Porch Gifts and Antiques and Pickle Barrel Trading Post. Although the
vouchers for train rides are no longer valid following the discontinuation of the train
in the summer of 2010, the booklet is a must have if you are a visitor to this area. They
contain not only a walking map of the area, but a driving tour of mines and their
locations in this region, plus information about key landmarks. ■GMT
22 WINTER 2013
Resolutions are those things we think we have to do – or should do – to be happy.
Bucket lists are things we want to do. Resolutions are pain. Bucket lists are joy.
So now that we’ve all found ourselves on the other side of the Mayan Apocolypse,
perhaps it is time to look to to the future and think about the things we want to do
before we kick the bucket.
Bucket lists include everything you’ve every wanted to do, whether its big, small
or random. Remember the movie where Morgan Freeman’s list includes something
as simple as getting kissed by a pretty girl? And Jack Nicholson wants to go bungee
jumping? See? The fi eld is wide open on this process. That’s why it is so good for us to
unleash our inner dream machines and put it down on paper.
Don’t be the person Ross is talking about when he says, “Every man dies – Not
every man really lives.” William Ross.
Start your bucket list now! Go for 100 items on your list. If you don’t have 100
things you want to do with your life... start thinking up things! Need some help?
There are a ton of websites which provide some great ideas. We will post our own
Bucket List 101 on Facebook this winter.
Here’s some questions to get you started:
• What do you wish you could do before you die?
• What have you always wanted to do but have not done yet?
• Any countries, places or locations you want to visit?
• What are your biggest goals and dreams?
• What do you want to see in person?
• What experiences do you want to have / feel?
• Are there any special moments you want to witness?
• What activities or skills do you want to learn or try out?
• What are the most important things you can ever do?
• What would you like to say/do together with other people?
• Are there any specifi c people you want to meet in person?
• What do you want to achieve in the different areas: Social, Love, Family, Career,
Finance, Health (Your weight, Fitness level), Spiritual?
Think you answered them all? Try more! Visit http://personalexcellence.co/
blog/whats-on-your-bucket-list-101-things-to-do-before-you-die/. ■GMT
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A child who starts school having never opened a book or been read to at home is at a disadvantage over their peers who did get those early childhood lessons. And sometimes they never catch up although they may do a full year's work and show substantial progress.
State standards require teachers to bring all the children in their class along at the same rate, regardless of the skills they came into the classroom with at the beginning of each school year. This poses a challenge in classrooms which now reach 25-30 kids – all with vastly different skill levels.
Globe Unifi ed School District Welcomes YouHome of the Tigers
How Public Schools Are Being Challenged in the 21st Century
Insiders explain why public schools are hard hit, and how we can help not only students, but teachers tooBy Jenn Walker
Arizona public schools have had some major
challenges thrown their way. Just ask Globe School
Board Member Jacque Cline Griffi n.
Griffi n is no stranger to the state's public school
system. She’s been on Globe's board since January
2009. Prior to living here, she was a school board
member in Payson, her hometown.
Griffi n put her four children through home
schooling and enrolled them in private schools,
but eventually they all wound up in public schools.
Thus, for her, becoming a school board member
was a no-brainer.
“Because I had kids in school, it was the logical
place for me to get involved,” she says.
One of the major challenges public schools
are dealing with is the Department of Education's
A-F letter grade system, which was implemented
in 2010.
Even though 'grading' schools seems simple
enough, the method is not cut and dry, Griffi n
explains. The state's grade system relies on two
parts. Half is determined by test scores and
graduation and dropout rates. The other half is
determined by growth scores.
“It's a convoluted mathematical equation
that they don't always give you all the pieces to,”
Griffi n says.
For instance, if you have three seven-year-old
kids in a second grade class at different levels, no
matter what their level is – below the second grade
level, average, or advanced for a second
grader – they are all expected to show a
year's worth of progress by the end of
the school year in order to keep their
school's rating high. (See graph on
page 24)
“We should be setting standards.
I'm not against that,” Griffi n says.
“But it also sometimes feels like
an impossible task, all these
kids, get them all nine months of
advancement, each and every one
of them, including the bottom 25
percent that are behind to start with.”
Not to mention the fact kids learn at different
rates, she adds.
The other challenge is that even if a student
starts the school year below their grade level, after a
year's worth of work, they are still “behind”, which
still negatively affects the schools rating. Somehow
that one teacher is expected to play catch up with
any students who are behind.
“That's the struggle for all public schools,
and even private schools I'm sure, because they
don't all come in with the same skill set and yet
they're expected to exit with the same skill set,”
Griffi n says.
Furthermore, if the bottom 25 percent makes
great strides one year, and not the next year, that
too negatively affects how the school is 'graded',
she explains. So in order for a school's grades
to stay high, students must show consistent
progress, or growth, year to year, no matter what
level they are at.
“That's why I think we need help,” Griffi n says.
“Everybody can help somehow... If we're all going
to have public education then we all ought to work
together to make it the best it can be.”
She offers several solutions.
“Every home and household needs to
understand what this [grading system] means,”
Griffi n says.
Ideally, understanding the system will help
parents understand what is being expected of
their children.
“I think communities need to support their
schools,” she adds. “It doesn't have to be fi nancially
and it doesn't have to necessarily be with time, but
maybe the way they could help is to express to the
legislators why the schools need more resources.”
Teachers could get more support from parents
in preparing students.
It is tempting to think, “I have something better
for us to do” when your kid comes home from
school with homework, she says.
It is just as tempting to think, “my kid is
supposed to read 20 minutes a day, [but] I fi gure
if we get in 20 minutes in a week, that ought to be
good enough,” she adds.
This only makes a teacher's job harder, yet it
happens all the time.
Lastly, she suggests that parents spend time
reading to their kids when they are little. As the
director of the Gila County Library District for the
last 14 years, she also knows a thing or two about
childhood literacy rates.
“About 30 percent of kids struggle to learn to
read, and that's assuming that they all start at the
Public Schools, Continued on page 24
24 WINTER 2013
same place,” Griffi n says. “The kids that are behind,
either in their language development, or in their
vocabulary or their exposure to language, really
start at a disadvantage.”
“Something like 90 percent of the brain is
developed by the time you're fi ve,” she adds.
Griffi n suggests exposing children to language
and the arts at an early age and helping children
understand that words tell a story.
How well a child reads has little to do
socioeconomic status, Griffi n point out.
“It isn't about money,” she says. “It's
language exposure.”
She knows a well-to-do family with two incomes
and nice things, and two children at ages three and
fi ve. Yet, because the mom and dad are consistently
busy, the kids stay entertained with electronics
and no one is reading to them. As a result, their
vocabulary is limited.
On the other end of the spectrum, there are
parents who don't have their GED, and struggle to
read themselves, Griffi n says.
“But your kid doesn't really care,” she quips. “A
two year old isn't judging an adult on how well they
are reading.”
The bottom line?
“Read to your kid, they like to hear the sound of
your voice, they like that time together,” she says.
As for public schools, there are more challenges
on the way.
Debbie Leverance is a project manager at the
Gila County Superintendents Offi ce. She also spent
20 years as a teacher, principal and administrator
in Globe.
Now, one of her primary focuses is on Common
Core Standards, which will be implemented
throughout the nation starting next year. Arizona
is one of 45 states that have committed to the
new standards.
“Common Core was developed in response
to a situation in which employers can't fi nd
graduates that they're able to hire and train,” she
says. “We don't have people graduating that are
adaptable, creative, collaborative, team players or
can communicate.”
“So the status quo is not working,” she adds.
Furthermore, the future graduates will live in is
going to look much different from today's world.
“The stuff that we have now with computers
was really something that was truly science
fi ction when I was a kid,” Leverance says. “So we
cannot even pretend to know what our graduates
are going to be facing in terms of jobs and just day-
to-day living.”
Public Schools, Continued from page 23
Public Schools, Continued on page 25
The love of learning begins at an early age. Those who fail to get it at this stage, struggle.
Winter 2013 25
“What we do know, is that they need to be problem solvers, they
need to have some kind of creativity to be successful, they need to
communicate and they need to be able to collaborate,” she adds.
“Those are some of those 21st century skills, that no matter where
they want to go to work, or how they want to spend their life, they
are going to be essential.”
"Common Core standards are expected to prepare students,
changing both how teachers teach, and how students are
expected to learn," she says.
The standards will ask teachers to teach less but deeper, so
that students will absorb what they learn and not simply memorize
it. Students will be expected to read more informational and less
literary text, and make arguments based on facts.
They will be expected to make more connections between what
they learn and the real world, Leverance says. One of the most
common problems in teaching is highly programmed learning,
where information only sticks with students long enough to pass
standardized tests.
“But if you are really trying to develop thinking skills, you have to
give them their brains,” she says.
Beginning in spring 2015, Arizona schools will be tested on these
standards through PARCC, or the Partnership for Assessment of
Readiness for College and Careers. Testing will begin in spring 2015. It
will be an online test compared nationally.
“We're changing the way we teach and learn and we're going
to test in the second year,” Leverance says. “It's not going to
happen overnight.”
“I'm suspecting that [Arizona's] testing is going to be very low,”
she adds. “Our schools have a lot of challenges, and our schools
have not gotten much money to help. They have been chronically
underfunded.”
So how can students and parents prepare?
Parents ought to 'help' less, she recommends.
“Often when students are doing their homework, or even learning
things in class, they won't read it,” she says. “Sometimes it's just so
much easier to give them the answer.”
“[But] we need to help our students look at the text and get
information from that text.”
Another tip. Read to them. And have them read to you. And turn
off the T.V.
Public Schools, Continued from page 24
Volunteer At Your SchoolWe each possess skills that are valuable to a student. Some of the things
you can do to contribute are...
• Be a tutor or a mentor
• Help students with homework
• Listen to children read
• Play educational games with students
• Assist with math or science
• Share information about local history
• Help students learn another language
• Support special projects or activities
• Assist with after-school programs
• Provide offi ce support
• Become involved with school leadership
To volunteer at your local school, please
contact that school directly to fi nd out about
its specifi c volunteer opportunities.
Globe Homecoming Parade
Globe's new high school principal Bobbie Armenta
was born and raised in Ray, graduating from San
Manuel High. He spent four years in the Air Force
and has an engineering degree from ASU, which
initially steered him into the mining industry,
where he worked for the Ray Mine until he
retired in 2000. It wasn't until retirement that
he found himself being pulled into education,
fi rst as a coach and athletic director for Ray,
and later as assistant principal and athletic
director for GUSD.
He says he's had a lot of educators in his
family and you might say...he's fi nally walking in
the family footsteps. His years as assistant principal
and athletic director have given him a good connection
with both students and parents in the district and he is
looking forward to his role as Principal. ■GMT
26 WINTER 2013
Vince Lombardi once said, “ The
measure of who we are is what we
do with what we have.” His message
is particularly true with regards to
education these days.
A quick look at public education
reveals a staggering list of challenges.
They range from keeping
good teachers to meeting the
demands of state mandates, and
implementing new programs and
educational standards while dealing
with shrinking budgets and stiff
competition from a wide range of
alternative school options (which
didn’t exist 20 years ago). Under such
an onslaught of problems, it’s easy to
become disillusioned, so it’s all the
more amazing to fi nd so many who
have made public education their
life’s passion and continue to believe
in the system, working hard to make
it all work.
Jerry Jennex, the new GUSD
School superintendent, is a big
guy with a soft voice and a career
spanning 33 years in public
education. From his days as a coach
and high school history teacher, to his
19 years as superintendent with two
school districts in Michigan before
accepting the position in Globe,
Jennex has seen it all. He knows
the challenges of trying to meet the
expectations of many bosses, from
parents to school board members
to the community at large. Not to
mention the students themselves.
And he doesn’t shrink from the
challenge. He just goes to work.
Jennex knows he doesn’t have
money to throw at the problems that
face the district, so he is depending
on his team of administrators,
teachers and support staff to help
him meet the challenges. And he has
been especially appreciative of the
growing role the Globe High School
Alumni have been willing to take on
as needs are identifi ed.
“This is really a great community,"
he says, "and so many people do care
and want to help us succeed.”
His favorite read as an educator
is a small book simply titled,
“Who Cares?” It makes the point
that people take precedence over
programs and processes. Jennex
believes it. This attitude plays out
in his relationships with those he
leads. In Michigan when the school
board negotiated a pay cut for
support staff in the district, Jennex
voluntarily took a 10 percent pay cut
as well. “I couldn’t
ask bus drivers
to do with less
money, unless I
was willing to so
as well,” he says. Here
in Globe, he plans to
continue advocating
for his teachers and
administrators.
It’s welcome
news coming
from a district
which has seen
it’s fair share of
turmoil stemming
from what many
would describe as a heavy-handed
approach from those at the top.
“It left some emotional and
psychological damage,” Jennex says,
and his fi rst order of business when
he arrived was to “do a lot of listening
and observing.”
“I want to assure people I’m here
for the long haul. I believe in investing
in people because education is a
people intensive business,” he says.
With the conviction of someone who
has successfully held this seat for
nearly two decades, he goes on to
say, “We are going to work through
our issues and fi x stuff that needs
to be fi xed." In the book, "Who
Cares?," authors Kelly Middleton
and Elizabeth Petitt explain that
today’s public schools compete with
private schools, charter schools and
home schooling for federal dollars
in addition to, student numbers and
parents affections and according to
them, the answer to the dilemma
faced by public schools may be
found in the lessons learned in
looking at the demise of Montgomery
Wards – once the undisputed king
of retail.
The authors point out that
public schools, like the king of
retail, once cornered the market for
educating young minds, and later
failed to change when the landscape
indicated a need to do so. The
authors make the point that what is
needed is a return to the basics of
what made both institutions great
in the beginning: customer service
and products that meet the needs of
its customers.
It is still too early to see how these
lessons may translate throughout
the district, but it is already apparent
that communications have improved
and more people are being involved
in decisions. And it’s not just district
staff. It’s parents.
“Our focus is on helping kids do
well. I know parents want that too,”
Jennex says.
“Together we are going to fi nd
our way through all the challenges
and do what we can to help every
kid succeed. This means we need to
constantly look at what is working
and what is not and be willing to try
out new approaches. Education is no
longer about the 'sage on the stage,'"
Jennex says. “It is more about one-to-
one instruction where the student can
learn at their own pace. These online
programs may be the answer to more
personalized instruction.” A new pilot
program using on-line instruction
is scheduled to launch in the math
and science classes at the high school
level sometime this winter, and while
Jennex has high hopes for bringing
new methods in to teach, he is quick
to point out that online instruction
doesn’t take teachers out of the
equation. Far from it, he says. “We
want our teachers to facilitate and act
as guides to students learning.”
Sasha Radonvich, HR Assistant and Superintendent Jennex go over a schedule.
A small note from Cayci Vuksanovich, Board President, echoes what many feel after meeting the new superintendent.
Jerry and his wife of 36 years Debbie attended the Governor's Ball held at the Center for the Arts in September.
"Who Cares?""Who Cares?"Jerry Jennex, GUSD's new Superintendent
talks about public educationBy Linda C. Gross
Winter 2013 27
A Penny Saved Is...A Piece of History
Did you know there has never been a coin in
circulation in the U.S. worth as little as the penny
is worth today? Not only does the penny hold little
value in our economy today, but it actually costs
the U.S. Mint more than twice what the penny is
worth to produce.
So why do we hang on to the penny? You might
say tradition. Back in 1872, when the penny was fi rst
minted in the United States, it was made of pure copper and there were
plenty of things back then that actually cost one cent! As metal prices soared
people began melting them down for the metal, creating a big enough
problem for the government that the U.S. changed the composition of the
penny in 1982 to 97.5% zinc and only 2.5% copper. Still, that hasn’t stopped
people from melting them down for metal prices (although this is illegal.)
And who can blame them? The penny has little market value as currency.
So will the penny go the way of the two-cent piece which was
discontinued back in 1897 because it was deemed useless for trade purposes?
If history is any judge, the value of the one-cent penny might skyrocket if
they get discontinued. Just look at the value of
the 1864 two-cent coin of the “uncommon
Small Motto variety.” It’s worth just over
$145 today.
So keep your pennies safe. They may
be worth more than you know. ■GMT
28 WINTER 2013
When the White Mountains are
packed with snow, it's a good sign for
rafting junkies. That's because come
March, that snow melt will feed into the
Salt River, creating rapids that make for
a quality rafting season.
However, the last two rafting seasons
have been bleak, thanks to the drought,
says Donnie Dove, 30-year veteran
rafting guide and owner of Canyon Rio
Rafting. His Flagstaff-based company is
one of several that takes people rafting
down the Salt River rapids. His has
been leading excursions down the Salt
River every year for the last 15 of the 20
that it's been in operation.
Dove is keeping his fi ngers crossed
that this year will bring more snow.
By that he means at least six to ten
snows, what it would take to produce a
rafting season.
“Now having said that, we get one
pineapple express coming through
from Hawaii that's just loaded with
moisture, well hell, in one weekend's
time you can have half of that,” Dove
says. “So it really is a crapshoot.”
Typically a good season lasts from
March until the fi rst week of June.
Last year provided a mini-season,
ending around April 15.
“Just about the time it starts getting
super hot down in Phoenix, we run out
of water,” Dove says.
Granted Mother Nature cooperates
this year, Canyon Rio will begin
Rafting, Continued on page 29
“There's no other river like it in the United States,” Dove adds. “There's one hill
that has probably 1,000 saguaro cacti and all of them
are over 40 feet tall.”
By Jenn Walker
Winter 2013 29
offering its daily trips in early March.
The excursions start at the bottom of
the Salt River Canyon, about 40 miles
from Globe, by the Highway 60 bridge
crossing the river. The company has
eight to 35 guides available throughout
the week and on weekends, and offers
up to 15 trips a day going down an
approximate ten-mile stretch of river,
hitting rapids about every mile.
So why raft the Salt?
"The cool water offers a refreshing
balance to the springtime heat," Dove
says. And, everything is in bloom during
rafting season.
“[The river] is really the jewel of the
desert,” Dove says. “Because you're
starting out in the high desert [heading]
way down into to the low desert, you
have Ponderosa pines all the way to the
saguaro cacti.”
Canyon Rio also offers a multi-
day trip, either three or fi ve days long,
venturing down a longer stretch,
which Dove describes as nothing short
of amazing.
“It's a very short season, there's
a limited number of people that can
even possibly go down it because it's
heavily regulated by the Forest Service,”
he explains. “So if someone can spend
three to fi ve days, they can get one
incredible adventure down into the
multi-day area.”
Dove suggests tuning back in
around the beginning of February to see
if Canyon Rio opens up on a limited or
full-time basis.
Also, keep an eye on the water levels
on the Canyon Rio website to see what
this year's season will be like.
"The Salt is considered between
a class III to IV river, so during a good
season you should expect at least
700 cfs, or cubic feet per second.
Anything up to 3500 and 4000 cfs will
make for a fun ride," Dove says.
For now, Canyon Rio is
taking names.
“We want to wait until we have
water and then we want your money,”
he says.
And, because high waters are not
guaranteed, Canyon Rio is offering full
day passes at half price.
Other companies offering tours
down the Salt River include Colorado-
based companies Mile to Wild, Salt
River Rafting and Wilderness Aware.
For additional information, visit
canyonrio.com
Rafting, Continued from page 28
30 WINTER 2013
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by Darin Lowery
We found her on a warm September
morning last year; the discovery was
somewhat less than spectacular. A tiny
crusted ball of feathers lay shivering
slightly though barely moving at the
base of our sweeping
mulberry tree. A broken
eggshell, saw-toothed
edges at the break
like an old cartoon,
rested a few inches
away. It was a bright
white against the
vivid acid-green
lantana leaves.
I was wrestling with
a kinked and stubborn
garden hose, attempting
to water the towering
pine tree on the corner of our property.
I’d planted this tree as a sapling
eight years ago (it was my fi rst, although
potted, indoor Christmas tree ever) and
because I failed to water it frequently,
the fact that it stood, tall and graceful,
Eva, Continued on page 31
was a source of delight.
Whether it was a soft chirp or a short
blur of movement – perhaps it was a
ray of sunlight illuminating something,
dappling through leaves to the ground
– I turned slowly and saw her.
She was tiny and ugly, and I wasn’t
even sure what I was looking at. So much
trash will blow through that corner of
the yard when the javelinas knock over
neighbor’s garbage bins, it could’ve been
a wet coffee fi lter or a wad of dryer lint.
But then she squeaked again, a tinny
sound, like rice kernels falling in a cast
iron pan. She was two days old.
Frankly, my fi rst thought was to let
nature take its course. The car needed
to be washed, the dogs needed a bath,
and the pile of laundry waiting to be
done was formidable. What’s to be done
with a newborn bird? I was hesitant to
ask my partner Jimmy what he thought.
He’d been making the case for weeks to
keep chickens in the side yard (‘they’ll
eat anything— we won’t even have to
compost!’) and only the day before had
suggested getting a desert tortoise who
could live in our unfi nished basement.
Apparently they’re happy digging
underground. I wasn’t ready to start
a farm, and the house’s foundation
wasn’t that stable. We already have three
dogs, thank you. That seemed enough
communing with nature for me.
Jimmy stepped out into the yard,
took one look at this crumpled, clotted
creature and said, ‘Of course we have
to take care of her. She’s a newborn, for
God’s sake.’
She looked even smaller when
we placed her into a plastic hanging
plant basket, fortifi ed with old white
washcloths. We hung it in the laundry
Winter 2013 31
room. She immediately went to sleep.
Jimmy is an excellent researcher –
give him ten minutes and a laptop and
he can chart a course to Saturn. Videos
abound on the Internet for the feeding
and care of all sorts of birds, all of which
require an eyedropper and loads of
patience. We pureed canned dogfood,
ripe bananas and hummingbird juice
in a blender and set up a little feeding
station on the kitchen table. The
fi rst several attempts were a
struggle, but by the end
of the second day, she
lined up for chow like a
veteran.
We picked up
a very nice cage –
designed for rabbits,
but perfect for our dove
– at Hoofi n’ It Feed & Tack
here in Globe. It sits atop
our refrigerator, where Jimmy
has created ‘Eva-ville’. It’s an elaborate
complex of perches, twigs, stands and
feeding areas. When possible, we leave
her cage door open, where she sits and
surveys the newly installed hanging pot
rack. She has yet to test its perchability.
Concerned with the attentions of
an aging Border Collie and an ancient
Yellow Lab and notwithstanding the
furtive upward glances thrown by our
newest and youngest dog (a totally
insane ten-month-old Doberman, as
tall as a mare), we monitored all ingress
and egress. Eva yawned. The Doberman
stretched and took a nap. The Border
Collie couldn’t even hear Eva’s birdsong,
and the Lab, who walks into walls some
nights, seemed not to even see her.
Eva is an amiable, affectionate bird-
- she enjoys sitting on top of our heads
or riding our shoulders as we make
coffee and do the dishes. About a month
after we found her we decided to do a
test fl ight outside, believing that she
might be ready for the Big Sky. Jimmy
even fi lmed the event – she went up,
then came right back down to his
shoulder. This happened twelve times.
She just wasn’t ready to go. But two
days after that, as I was watering the
short beige stubble of lawn in front of
our porch, my hose got tangled and it
sprayed in her direction. She panicked
and was gone.
It came as a surprise
to realize how attached
we’d become to
this little bird. The
kitchen was too
quiet; her empty
cage was desolate,
devoid of light and
music. Even the dogs
were somber. I kept
telling myself that this
was really all about nature
taking its course – it was time for Eva
to follow her instincts. Still, there was
an emptiness in the air and our eyes
felt unfocused – rather like a hangover
feeling; we’d had an exhilarating time,
and now it was past.
In captivity or in the absence of
predators, doves can live from ten
to twenty-seven years. They have an
affi nity for humans who care for them,
and when they leave those humans,
they oftentimes return and start their
own family close by. They are one of the
ten most abundant birds in the U.S.,
despite the fact that millions of them are
hunted and killed each year. This is why,
once caged, they shouldn’t be released.
They are known as the ‘doves of the
Bible’, probably originating in northeast
Africa or Arabia, and are the most
commonly kept bird in the world. Ring-
necked doves, especially pure
white ones, are very popular
with magicians.
Eva is a Ring-necked dove
(Streptopelia capicola), and
her softly issued ‘cooka-loo’
confi rms it. She is a lovely grey
fawn color, with a charcoal
ring at the back of her graceful
neck, a white throat and
perfectly articulated wings.
She is eleven and a half
inches long.
The day after she
disappeared, I was ecstatic
to see her again as I left for
work; she reclaimed her spot
on my head for a moment, but
then took off. Jimmy returned
Eva, Continued from page 30 home for lunch to fi nd her perched on
the porch, too warm and too hungry
but very excited to see him. Eva’s little
feather-dance confi rmed it. He phoned
with the news and said she was safely
back in the house— I could hear cooing
in the background. She hasn’t been
outdoors since.
Our house is certainly a menagerie,
with all sorts of barking, snarling,
fl apping and snoring. We continue
to remind each other that Eva is
loose in the kitchen or that the Lab
has wandered— backwards— into
the basement. While we may be the
protectors in a sense, it is the animals—
each with a distinct personality— who
keep us sane while driving us crazy,
who shower unconditional love while
wetting the fl oor, and who let loose
with a cacophony of howling when the
mailman delivers. Above all, it is Eva
(who really is above it all) who shows
us that ugliness grows to beauty and a
song can indeed make the day sweeter.
Cooka-loo!
32 WINTER 2013
“There are a lot of people all over the
world who make a living off of Sleeping
Beauty,” Nichols says. “My customers
are heartbroken, to say the least.”
Within the last 24 years, Sleeping
Beauty has become one of the
largest turquoise mining operations
in the U.S. Nichols' company sold the
renowned turquoise in various sizes
to clientele worldwide, as close as
California and New Mexico, and as far
as Florida, New York, Italy, Germany,
Spain and China.
Turquoise is found in other parts
of Arizona, as well as New Mexico,
Nevada, Iran and China. At the Bisbee
mine down south, turquoise tends to
have a rich brown matrix, the vein-like
mineral deposits that often run across
its surface. Turquoise from Nevada and
China tends to be greener.
Yet Sleeping Beauty turquoise is
coveted by many for its unique physical
characteristics. It typically has a light,
sky blue coloring, comparable to the
shade of a robin's egg. It has little to
no matrix. The only other region of the
world with turquoise like it is 'Persian
turquoise', found in Iran, Nichols says.
“I didn't have to sell to my
customers,” he says. “Sleeping Beauty
turquoise is considered the best in
the world.”
Before it was a turquoise mine,
Sleeping Beauty was mined for copper.
Chemically, turquoise must form in
the presence of copper phosphate
and aluminum. Sure enough, after
copper mining the site ended in the
'70s, Sleeping Beauty became a
turquoise mine.
Starting in 1988, Nichols and his
partner at the time, William 'Waldo'
Preston, acquired the lease to Sleeping
Beauty after L.W. Hardy. From then
on, they ran the show together, until
Preston's passing 10 years ago.
In those years, they modernized
and mechanized the mine by bringing
in excavators, 50-ton trucks, and
conveyor belts and screens, moving
most of the workers from scouting
turquoise 'on the ground' to working
alongside the conveyor belts inside.
Back in the old days, less than 50
percent of Sleeping Beauty turquoise
was recovered. With this process,
Nichols' crew recovered more than
95 percent.
Turquoise, Continued from page 1
Turquoise, Continued on page 33
Mediz does all of his own turquoise cutting. In any given day, Mediz may cut 50 stones. First he slices the turquoise with a diamond saw. Then he grinds the outer edges and mounts it onto a dop stick with jeweler's wax. Then it is ready to cut.
Sleeping Beauty was solely mined for turquoise starting hte '70s and grew into one of the largest turquoise mining operations in the US.
Winter 2013 33
Now, the mine is in the hands of BHP
again, and is currently being assessed
for more potential copper mining.
"The timing is unfortunate," Nichols
says. "Sleeping Beauty turquoise has
always been a booming business, and
the value has always gone up. But
within the last two or three years, the
turquoise market is approaching its
second peak," he adds. The last peak
occurred in the '70s, with turquoise
sales reaching an all-time high in 1972.
John Mediz remembers it well.
“In the 1970s, turquoise was king,”
says the owner of Globe's Rock Shop.
“Everybody was buying turquoise."
Mediz is a rock guy. He used to own a
couple mines in Globe-Miami, and has
owned the Rock Shop on Ash Street since
1970. He sells every type of rock and
stone imaginable, including turquoise.
He carries turquoise from the Sleeping
Beauty and Morenci mines in Arizona,
as well as the Fox, Carico Lake, and
Royston mines in Nevada. Like Nichols,
Mediz works with clientele from all over
the world. He ships as far as Europe and
China, and has clients who visit from
abroad yearly to buy whatever large
pieces are available. As far as turquoise
goes, his walk-in customers are usually
interested in whatever Sleeping Beauty
turquoise he has in stock.
And in the mid-'70s, he remembers
spending as many as 15 days a month
cutting turquoise in his shop.
The cut stones were then used to
make squash blossoms, bracelets and
rings, he remembers. At that time he
had a large clientele of Zuni and Navajo
buying his cut turquoise.
Turquoise buying is different these
days, he notices.
“I don't see people wearing big
chunky things,” he observes. “I don't
see anybody wearing squash blossoms
anymore.”
This is because the turquoise
demand shifted, Nichols says.
While baroque and Native American
turquoise jewelry dominated the
market for many years, nowadays it
only occupies about 10 percent of
the turquoise market. Fine jewelry,
made of turquoise set in silver or gold,
or matched with diamonds and opal, is
far more profi table now, dominating the
other 90 percent of the market.
Nichols typically sells Sleeping
Beauty turquoise uncut, or “in the
rough”. Most of his clients are middle
men, who use the stones to make
Turquoise, Continued from page 32
Turquoise, Continued on page 34
34 WINTER 2013
cabochons, beads, barrels and tubes to
sell to jewelry makers. On any given day
he might sell to a customer who then sells
to as many as 500 Navajo and Hopi in
New Mexico.
Up to this point, Sleeping Beauty
has made at least 50 percent of U.S.
turquoise stock, he says. Now that
Sleeping Beauty is stopping production,
its price has already risen 30 to
50 percent.
“We could sell it all right now,”
he says.
Instead, he will continue to sell
Sleeping Beauty turquoise by demand,
as long as it stays profi table and
supplies remain.
Meanwhile, Nichols also owns
the renewable multi-year lease to the
Kingman Mine in northwestern Arizona
with his partner Marty Colbaugh. "It
is the only other industrial turquoise
mining operation in the state," Nichols
says. Like Sleeping Beauty, the Kingman
closed and reopened, and changed
hands in ownership. Nichols and
Colbaugh have been mining there for
seven years since it reopened.
Kingman turquoise is equally
desirable to Sleeping Beauty turquoise,
Nichols says, but its physical
characteristics are much different.
It often has a spiderweb matrix, or
is splotched with 'birds eyes', created
by golden-colored iron pyrite or copper
pyrite deposits, contrasting Sleeping
Beauty's typically clear matrix.
As turquoise sources are
diminishing, the value of turquoise is
increasing as it is becoming more rare.
Dr. Carol Jones is a paleontologist
who teaches geology at the Payson
branch of Gila Community College.
“Be careful if you are buying modern
material,” she cautions. “The good stuff
has been mined out.”
Much of what is left, she adds,
is “what is politely called stabilized
turquoise”, which is when porous
chunks of turquoise are impregnated
with wax, plastic or oil in order to
improve their quality.
Also beware of reconstituted
turquoise, she says, which is small bits
of turquoise that are powdered and
reformed into chunks.
Finally, beware of fakes.
“Some people just sell plastic,”
she says.
Others will dye magnesite or
halite blue and sell it as turquoise,
Nichols adds.
He suggests a couple methods to test
'suspect' turquoise. One is to simply
try breaking it open. Another is to heat
a pin with a lighter and touch it to the
rock. If it is plastic, it will melt.
"Another easy way to determine
whether or not turquoise is real is by
the price. Chances are, if a strand of
'turquoise' beads is selling for $8, it is
probably not real," he says. A real strand
normally sells at $400.
As long as the price of turquoise
stays up, it will remain valuable,
he adds.
“It's an age-old gemstone,” Nichols
says. “It's been around thousands of
years, since the Egyptian pharaohs
wore it.”
And it' value is not likely to change.
Jenn Walker is
originally from
Sacramento, CA, where
she has written for
various publications as
a freelance writer. Jenn
moved to Globe-Miami
last year on a whim. She
initially signed on to do freelance stories
for GlobeMiamiTimes (GMT) in 2012
and joined GMT full-time this year as
a writer/photographer and co-
administrator of GMT Facebook page.
Turquoise, Continued from page 33
Winter 2013 35
By Jenn Walker
Different Kinds Of Homes In A Different Kind Of Town
Superior opens up eclectic homes for annual home tour
When was the last time you visited
Mattie Earp's grave? Celia Ann “Mattie”
Blaylock Earp, lover and common law
wife to the infamous Wyatt Earp, rests
in Superior, AZ. This year's fi fth annual
Superior Home Tour is an excellent
opportunity to pay Mattie a visit,
since the Forest Service just opened up
that area.
Every year, Superior attracts
as many as 1000 people to tour its
eclectic homes. On January 26 and
27, visitors can embark on the self-
guided tour through the town. Six
homes will be shown this year, one of
which was recently featured on Arizona
Highways Roadshow.
This is a different kind of home tour
in a different kind of town, says event
coordinator Sue Anderson.
“This is not a Scottsdale or Mesa
Home Tour where you're going to
see these glorious, beautiful festive
homes,” she says.
Superior hosts a small artists'
community, and several of the homes
are owned by artists, she says. The
artistic infl uence is obvious.
“What we've got going for us
is the ability for people to go and
do wonderful things, very creative
things, using recycled materials, things
from garage sales, thing being thrown
away, and just do magnifi cent things
with their homes,” she explains.
One of the homes is a quintessential
party house, she says, equipped with a
soda fountain and jukebox.
In between viewing homes, visitors
can stop to listen to live music, as well
as historians discussing Superior's
history and mining, along Main Street.
Several artists will make the trip to
Superior from the infamous village of
Mata Ortiz to craft, showcase and sell
their pottery on-site. An antique show
is scheduled with at least 15 dealers
selling jewelry and furniture, and an art
show will take place at the senior center.
The “chocolate lady” Mary Joseph
will have her decorative chocolates
for sale out of Porter's Cafe, and
Saturday morning the Superior Fire
Department will host a pancake
breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m.
A $12 dollar ticket covers two
days access to the tour, the
entertainment and the shows. Tickets
are also available for $10 prepaid
over the phone.
In addition, each ticket holder
will receive two-for-one tickets to the
Boyce Thompson Arboretum and the
Renaissance Festival.
Find the schedule of events online
at http://superiorazchamber.net,
or call (602) 625-3151 for additional
information.
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