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Take care of your skin during winter months
December 25, 2006
The thermostat is turned up to keep winter’s chill away, but the same heat that keeps you toasty, dries out the air and, with it, your skin. During the winter, the best thing for your skin is to moisturize.
Setting New Year’s resolutions for 2007
December 25, 2006
At this time of year, as one calendar rolls into another, it is a symbolic time to reflect, re-focus and, if need be, start again.
Emergency responders went beyond call of duty
December 25, 2006
I recently had an accident while moving bags of steer manure from my SUV to my back yard.
Lester “Les” A. Holtzen
December 25, 2006
Lester “Les” A. Holtzen died Dec. 21, 2006. He was born at home in Red Cloud, Neb. on March 8, 1920. He grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, and joined the Navy at the age of 17.
Carter James Bell
December 25, 2006
Carter James Bell was born at 12:42 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2006 to Jason and Stacy Bell at Payson Regional Medical Center.
Mya Christine Burge
December 25, 2006
Mya Christine Burge was born at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 2006 to Ashlee Burge at Payson Regional Medical Center.
Military family stays close despite distance
December 25, 2006
At just 20 years old, Anna Noe has seen much of life and death as she trains to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) at the Brooke Army Medical Center.
Christmas spent at a child’s bedside
December 25, 2006
Two-year-old Mila Phillips has been sick for most of her young life. During her second year of life, she started losing weight, and she stopped eating and walking.
A place to call home
Shelter for veterans last chance for many who find themselves on the street
December 25, 2006
Christopher had no place to go and had been homeless for about a week when the Rim Country Food Bank mentioned the Veterans Helping Veterans shelter in Payson.
Habitat applications accepted through Dec. 31
December 25, 2006
Immediately after finishing a 13th home, Payson Area Habitat for Humanity is preparing to build and sell another 13 townhomes for low-income Rim Country residents.
Physical therapy for women treats more than injuries
December 25, 2006
Physical or occupational therapy is usually associated with recovery from an accident or illness. But it can also be used to combat conditions that pose special problems for women such as post-mastectomy complications, osteoporosis, incontinence and pelvic pain.
Save money, energy by properly winterizing your home
December 25, 2006
The temperature has dropped, the first bills for heat have arrived and it is time to winterize your home.
Zachary Lee Pearson
December 25, 2006
Zachary Lee Pearson was born at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 5, 2006 to Ryan and Rhiannon at Payson Regional Medical Center.
Open letter to the cat killers
December 25, 2006
Tonight, I felt sorry for you boys and your parents. Sorry that you’ve never known the compassion and intelligence of an animal.
Liquor sales tax could pay for new county facilities
December 25, 2006
Listen up, taxpayers. From everything I have read, the county needs a new courthouse and jail.
Growth management should not be equated to communism
December 25, 2006
Councilor Tim Fruth, last night at the Payson town council meeting, you were very adamant about how you learned in “school,” that managed growth doesn’t work — it failed in the Soviet Union, and it will fail in Payson.
Jump-starting your car battery in a hurry may lead to injury
December 25, 2006
Winter may lead to car battery trouble for some, as cold weather greatly reduces the operating efficiency of batteries.
2007 a year of using what was learned in 2006
December 25, 2006
The Payson Regional Economic Development Corporation has worked to build a foundation for future growth through most of 2006.
Elk Ridge named Firewise Community
December 25, 2006
The Elk Ridge subdivision is the first community in Payson to receive Firewise Communities/USA recognition from the National Firewise Communities Program.
Fossil Creek documentary to premiere in Phoenix
December 25, 2006
In an age of increasing energy needs, what would cause Arizona’s largest electric company to voluntarily remove one of its hydroelectric facilities?
A true student-athlete
December 25, 2006
Mark McCarty is a junior at Payson High School and is a true example of a student-athlete.
Adult dodgeball tournament planned for February
December 25, 2006
Almost every elementary school student of the past four decades has played some version of dodgeball, either on the playground or in gym classes.
Boys finally rest after grueling 2 weeks
December 25, 2006
Longhorn boys basketball coach Chuck Hardt and his players are breathing a huge sigh of relief that they’ll finally have a respite after playing 11 games in just over two weeks.
Shallow roster cheats girls from Chinle match
December 25, 2006
The Lady Longhorns did not have the unique opportunity Dec. 23 to showcase their skills in a newly built $33 million, 6,500-seat basketball arena that is drawing raves as the finest high school facility in the state.
Become the ultimate outdoors woman
December 25, 2006
The Arizona Wildlife Federation will sponsor its second annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) winter workshop Feb. 2 to Feb. 4 at Saguaro Lake Ranch.

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