Supervisors Meet Tuesday

Gila County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:am. The meeting includes several Planning and Zoning Public Hearings.

The Supervisors will hear an update from the Globe Boys and Girls Club and consider proclaiming Friday as Boys and Girls Clubs Day for Kids in Globe.

Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores will present Globe Police Officer Danny Rice with the Offcer of the Quarter Award.

Globe Salvation Army Major Arrested for Murder in Pennsylvania

Globe Salvation Army Major Brenda Smith has been arrested for murder in Pennsylvania. The Lewistown Sentinel reports that the 54 year old grandmother was charged with criminal homicide Thursday after police discovered her son-in-law dead at his home in Mifflintown.

Smith changed her story several times but finally confessed to shooting the man in the head at close range. She is being held without bail at the Mifflin County Pennsylvania Correctional Facility

Obituaries

Scott Michael Johnson of Central Heights passed away Saturday morning at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix. He was 27. A Memorial Service is pending.

Albert Standing, Jr. of San Carlos passed away Sunday at Talkalai Lake. He was 31. Arrangements are pending.

'Dilla'

dilla The Film from mikey sauls on Vimeo.

From Open Culture:

It’s one part Bambi, nine parts Looney Tunes, and runs just under three minutes. Dilla, as the film is called, was created by four students at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. It was apparently their senior project completed earlier this year. Nice work Mike, Stanley, Dominic and Mikey …

Daily Nature Photo

Daily Nature Photo from The Nature Conservancy 9/18/2010 Merritt Island

Gold-N-Oldies Car Show

Gold-N-Oldies Car Club holds its 18th Annual Car Show on Saturday, October 16 in downtown Miami. It will be from 7:am until 3:pm. All proceeds from the show go to local charities such as the Gila Community Food Bank, the Globe Salvation Army and Our Lady’s St. Vincent. Entry forms for the show are available by calling John Espinoza at 425-7963.

Lions Club Presents Eyeglass Processing Event

The Globe Lions Club presents an Eyeglass Processing Event Monday night at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. This is an opportunity to see what happens to all the old eyeglasses that club members collect. The event starts at 7:00.

Globe Council Meets Monday

Globe City Council meets Monday at 6:pm. The Council will proclaim Friday, September 24 as Boys and Girls Clubs Day for Kids. The meeting will also include a presentation by Gila Regional Partnership Council.

Obituary

Former Globe resident Ronnie Eugene Holguin passed away Wednesday at his home in Chandler. He was 40. He is survived by his wife Anita; 2 daughters; his brother; 3 sisters; and his parents Roland and Vera Valencia, Sr. of Globe.
Visitation for Ronnie Holguin will be Monday from 9 to 10:am at Lamont Mortuary. The funeral is at 10:00.

Miami Seeks Input for EPA Grant Application

The Town of Miami is seeking public input for a grant application to the US Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA administers a Brownfields Grant Program that annually provides nearly $75 million to communities and non-profit organizations to address contaminated property.

One part of the program is called Community Wide Assessment Grants. That’s where a town can apply for grants to develop an inventory of Brownfields, conduct community involvement activities, and conduct site assessment and cleanup planning.

The Town will host two public meetings in the Miami Council Chambers on September 29 and October 6 to discuss the grant application and to gather public input. You can also view the grant application at Miami Town Hall.

Obituary Correction

A Memorial Service for Hazel Cox will be held NEXT Saturday, September 25 at 10:am at Lamont Mortuary.
(We've been announcing that the service will be held tomorrow.)

Author Seeks Photos for Book About Miami

Author and historian Dr. Santos Vegas will be at the Miami Memorial Library today (Friday) from 10 until 3 and tomorrow from 9:am until Noon. Dr. Vegas is in town to scan photos for his upcoming book “Around Miami” which will be part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. The older the photo the better. All photographs will be returned to you immediately.

Gila County Fair Continues Through Sunday

The Gila County Fair continues today through Sunday. There's lots of live entertanment, a carnival, exhibits, go cart races, rodeo events and more.

For rodeo fans there is bull riding and goat roping, followed by an open air dance at the arena tonight (Friday). There’s a big Ranch rodeo competition and goat roping tomorrow (Saturday) during the day.

Go cart racing will be held tonight and tomorrow afternoon.

The Apache Crown Dancers will perform tomorrow at 11:am and 1:pm. San Carlos Royalty from the various schools will be introduced. Native American craft items will be offered for sale.

Entertainment begins tomorrow at 4:pm with Chris Petty and his “Dance Party,” alternating with the Slightly Right country and rock band until 8:30.

Something new has been added for the very young kids. Big Wheel races for 2 to 12 year olds begin at 9:30 tomorrow morning. Bring your own trikes or other pedal-driven little vehicles, but no two wheelers.

Police Log

A two vehicle accident with injuries occurred yesterday evening on North Broad Street. One driver was cited for failure to control her vehicle to avoid an accident.

A Rhode Island woman was arrested late yesterday morning after Globe Police and EMS were called to Fry’s for a possible overdose. 32 year old Ariel Harmon was charged with use of dangerous drugs.

51 year old Timothy Artoff of Mesa was arrested for shoplifting yesterday evening at Fry’s.

51 year old Barney Absher was arrested at a traffic stop last night for DUI.

A Gila County Sheriff’s deputy arrested 24 year old Rafael Villela on a DUI warrant.