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- Photo Gallery: Family Fun Fourth
- July 5, 2007
- Throngs of people came to Green Valley Park Wednesday to take part in the Fourth of July festivities.
- Lady Horns tested on national stage
- July 5, 2007
- The Gonzaga University Lady Bulldog women’s basketball camp provided a national stage for 11 Lady Longhorns to showcase their hardwood expertise.
- New courthouse could be a catalyst in our town
- July 5, 2007
- On November’s ballot, you will be asked to approve two new taxes — one to fund the construction of a new courthouse and another to fund new jail facilities in Payson and Globe.
- Understanding our native wildlife
- July 5, 2007
- Early June is the most common time for fawns and elk calves to be born in Rim Country. As newborns they are born frail, wobbly and thin. This often gives people the misconception that they are starving orphans in need of help.
- Church briefs
- July 5, 2007
- Beyond Limits Disability Ministry is meeting this month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 10 at Mountain Bible Church, 302 E. Rancho Road, Building C, Payson.
- Pet adoptions discounted in July
- ADOPTION OPTIONS
- July 5, 2007
- The summer of 2007 has brought a lot of animals to the shelter. So we have decided it’s a great time for a July sale.
- Frank DeVaney
- July 5, 2007
- Frank DeVaney, 42, died July 2, 2007 in Payson. He was born May 30, 1965 in Mesa.
- Tonto track stars head to Junior Olympic finals
- July 5, 2007
- Next up for a foursome of Tonto Apache Track and Field members is the prestigious Region X Junior Olympic championship finals. The meet will be held July 12 through July 15 in Albuquerque, N.M.
- Cooler, closer days of summer football
- July 5, 2007
- Traveling to the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff to watch an Arizona Cardinals preseason practice session or scrimmage has long been a popular gridiron respite for Rim Country football fans.
- Men’s soccer tournament continues as Fourth of July tradition
- July 5, 2007
- The players entered in the Payson Fourth of July 40-years and Over Men’s Soccer tournament might take offense to being called the “Over the Hill Gang,” because most of the players participating can still turn in a spirited game of soccer.
- Pine angler on a roll this fishing season
- OUTDOORS UNDER THE RIM
- July 5, 2007
- “When you’re hot, you’re hot,” would be an accurate description of local angler, Buddy Randall, of Pine. In the last month, he won three major bass tournaments on Roosevelt Lake and finished second in the Bill Luke Dodge Big Bass Quest to markedly increase his tournament fishing earnings.
- Payson kicks off play with 9-4 win over Flagstaff
- July 5, 2007
- Solid pitching, good defense and powerful hitting paced the Payson Major Division (11-12-years) All-Stars in the early going of the Area 1 postseason tournament.
- Recreation Roundup
- July 5, 2007
- Register by July 27 for the flag football season, which begins Aug. 27.
- Sculptor, painter First Friday features
- July 5, 2007
- While strolling Main Street for Payson’s third First Friday Night Art and Antiques Walk, stop by Down the Street Art Gallery to view Gail’s bronze sculptures and April Bower’s watercolors and metalwork.
- Tentative $39 million town budget approved
- July 5, 2007
- The Payson Town Council held a public hearing and approved a motion to adopt the tentative budget at last night’s (Thursday’s) council meeting.
- Initial AIMS results show general improvement
- July 5, 2007
- AIMS (Arizona Instrument for Measuring Standards) results for Spring 2007 indicate that all Arizona students either approach or meet minimum standards in the subjects of reading, writing and math.
- Governor vetoes bill that might have benefited Kuenzli killer
- July 5, 2007
- If Harold Fish is to be a free man again, his liberty might have to come through the appeals courts, rather than by a legislative fix.
- From pottery to jewelry, artists display talent
- July 5, 2007
- While working as an art director and graphic designer for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., artist Jim Garrity and his wife Diana drove through blizzards to reach the Tucson Gem Show.
- Traditional jazz with a hint of tropical flavor
- July 5, 2007
- Professional pianist Beth Lederman returns to Payson Sunday for an afternoon of traditional jazz, spiked with Brazilian flavor.
- ACLU doing more than anyone to destroy our democracy
- July 5, 2007
- A letter writer in the June 22 Payson Roundup suggested that there are worse forces out there than the ACLU. He suggested that this is the Christian Extremist Right. I take issue with this writer.
- Pine needs to get realistic about water problem
- July 5, 2007
- I just drove past our water stage sign and we are in stage 5. We had been in stage 4 for over a week. But you can bet we will have a huge influx of people to during this Fourth of July weekend.
- Profile article didn’t cover man’s biggest accomplishments
- July 5, 2007
- I realize Royce O’Donnell’s whole life story is an adventure. So, trying to put it into print is a daunting task. However, I have some issues I feel need to be clarified.
- Why have citizen task forces if you ignore them?
- July 5, 2007
- If you recall some time back, the Mayor’s Law Enforcement Task Force made the recommendation that, when Chief Gartner retired, Commander Don Engler replace him.
- Stop issuing building permits until water shortage solved
- July 5, 2007
- Every week, it seems a new article is written about the Rim Country’s water shortage in Payson, Strawberry, Pine and Star Valley.
- Thank you for making KRIM party successful
- July 5, 2007
- KRIM’s Sixth Birthday Party was a night unlike any other in Rim Country, and we couldn’t have done it without some very special people.
- Glad concert series drawing from local talent pool
- July 5, 2007
- We would like to extend our appreciation to the Town of Payson, the Payson Parks and Recreation Department, the Payson Roundup/Rim Review and our Rim Country neighbors and friends for supporting our first-ever performance in Green Valley Park as part of Payson’s Concert Under the Stars series on Saturday, June 23.
- New Alpine Heights CCRs clarify language of earlier covenants
- July 5, 2007
- I encourage all property owners in Alpine Heights to read the proposed new CCRs carefully and compare them to the existing CCRs.
- Want to know how to feel really important?
- July 5, 2007
- I’ve found the answer to self-assurance. If you want to be treated like you’re special, if you want to be treated like you’re so important, if you want every one in the room to jump straight in the air when you walk in, then be a foster parent for an animal from Payson Humane Society. Or adopt one.
- Vandals destroying special sites
- July 5, 2007
- Alicia Keller usually captures the beauty of the Rim Country with her camera. That was her plan during a recent visit to the Water Wheel Campground, off Houston Mesa Road.
- Charter school issues invitation to open house
- July 5, 2007
- The Shelby Charter School will host an open house Sunday, July 15, to give area residents an opportunity to become acquainted with the school.
- Star Valley working to finance utility
- July 5, 2007
- In a work-study session prior to Tuesday’s council meeting, Star Valley officials heard a presentation about financing the acquisition of a water utility.
- Star Valley street improvements approved by council
- July 5, 2007
- A streets improvement program was passed 6-0 by the Star Valley Town Council on Tuesday, which will result in the completion of the hard surfacing of all public roads in town.
- Competitive bee buzzes for Rim Literacy
- July 5, 2007
- Rim Country Literacy is calling all wordsmiths, good spellers and adults who know how to have fun.
- A dream of life in the Rim Country
- July 5, 2007
- Richard “Rich” Henry’s story with the Rim Country started in 1938, when he was 10 years old.
- Alvin Eugene Dawson
- July 5, 2007
- Alvin Eugene Dawson, 79, died July 2, 2007 in Payson, Ariz. Mr. Dawson was born on July 30, 1927 in Paragon, Ind., to Ernest N. and Oval Dawson.
- Edward Ralph Smith
- July 5, 2007
- Edward Ralph Smith, 81, of Payson, died June 22, 2007. He was born Aug. 26, 1925 in La Junta, Colo.
- Lifelong cowboy finds new range
- July 5, 2007
- Standing more than 6 feet tall, with light brown hair and mustache, dirt-stained jeans and weighing about 175 pounds, Charlie Motley epitomizes the American cowboy.
- If it’s a holiday, ‘Stormy’ has a costume
- PAYSON PEOPLE
- July 5, 2007
- In modern times, where speed and productivity matter above all else, where technology rules society and where the “me first” attitude reigns supreme, one woman places the happiness of others above anything else.
- Caring, though painful at times, is part of what makes us human
- YOUR TURN
- July 5, 2007
- I showed him the empty jelly jar — empty, that is, except for three tiny captives hunkered down together in it. I suppose the sadness I felt showed in my voice.
- Overcrowded shelters symptom of our disposable society
- FOCUS ON PETS
- July 5, 2007
- So often, my columns are inspired by something I read. Many people supply me with articles that appear in papers across the country. This column was inspired by a feature article on the front page of The Arizona Republic on June 28.
- Audience loved production of ‘The Loathsome Lady’
- CHRISTOPHER CREEK
- July 5, 2007
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints staged its production of “The Loathsome Lady” this past weekend. It was a full audience throughout the weekend.
- Military Brief: Andrew D. Sanders
- July 5, 2007
- Air Force Airman Andrew D. Sanders has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
- Think it’s hot? It’s 140 degrees in Iraq
- PINE-STRAWBERRY
- July 5, 2007
- A few clouds are rolling in, very few, but it is a good sign. Hopefully, soon, we will get some relief from this heat.
- Visitors came up to beat the heat, but guess what?
- TONTO VILLAGE
- July 5, 2007
- The weather is hot, hot, hot. My third daughter, Vicki Nelson, and her husband, Bill, from Yuma came here for a few days hoping to get away from the extreme heat.
- Are you prepared to help aging parents?
- FINANCIAL FOCUS
- July 5, 2007
- If you have your parents during much of your adult life, consider yourself fortunate. As they age, however, you will need to become increasingly aware of added responsibilities you may have to assume. And by planning ahead, you can help make everyone’s lives easier.
- Heath, Martell engaged
- July 5, 2007
- Nick Heath and Dana Martell are engaged. Nick, son of Rick and Lynda Heath, will marry Dana, daughter of Brenda and the late Tom Martell, this summer.
- McDowell, McLaws to wed
- July 5, 2007
- Steve and Darla McDowell announce the engagement of their daughter DeAwna McDowell to Brennon McLaws, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ivan McLaws.
- Former milkman to wed winery namesake
- July 5, 2007
- Mlle. Denise Mary Lee Chauvin of Star Valley and Mr. David Kenneth Prechtel of Pine have announced their engagement.
- Virtual Academy information available
- July 5, 2007
- The Arizona Virtual Academy will host a Parent Information Session Thursday, July 12 at the Best Western Payson Inn, 801 N. Beeline Highway.
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