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- YMCA election halted
- August 15, 2008
- Superior Court Judge Robert Duber Friday said he will halt a scheduled November special election on whether the Town of Payson should lease park land to the YMCA for a pool and fitness center.
- Phil Dickey will present concert at Ponderosa Baptist Church
- August 15, 2008
- Inspirational recording artist Phil Dickey will present a concert at Ponderosa Baptist Church, 1800 N. Beeline Highway at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 17.
- Fireflies plan biggest fund-raiser of the year for Aug. 30 at the chapel
- August 15, 2008
- Good news for the Hellsgate Fire Department Auxiliary, aka, the Fireflies.
- Resignation of SV manager effective now
- August 15, 2008
- The Star Valley town council accepted the town manager’s resignation effective immediately Thursday night at a special meeting.
- Group offers 40 pages of design rules
- August 15, 2008
- The 40-pages of proposed regulations for commercial buildings and apartment complexes in Payson would provide the town with “an orderly aesthetic growth pattern in keeping with the cultural and historic foundations” of the town by using natural materials, forest colors and rustic buildings to protect the “mountain, forest character and heritage” of Payson.
- Students’ online class offerings increased
- August 15, 2008
- In continuing technology’s slow erosion of brick and mortar restraints, Payson students’ opportunities for virtual learning expanded Monday night.
- Wild water year for Rim fills reservoirs
- Rains deliver 1.3 million acre feet and give region a four- to six-year
- August 15, 2008
- Half roller coaster, half water slide, the fitful winter and monsoon rains this year showed up just in time to fill nearly empty reservoirs.
- Cowboy up Payson
- August 15, 2008
- Jolee Lautaret, Kingman, gets ready to throw her rope during the Women’s Professional Rodeo event Thursday night at the Payson Event Center.
- Wildfire season has been a fizzle, so far
- Payson Ranger District reports dramatic drop in wildfires, wins $400,000 for additional thinning
- August 15, 2008
- Well-timed rains, the brief imposition of campfire restrictions and citizen cooperation this year have dramatically reduced wildfires so far this season, Tonto National Forest Fire Management Officer Gary Roberts said Monday.
- Around Rim Country/Community Almanac
- Celebrate 124th Rodeo weekend
- August 15, 2008
- They rode that horse until his head came up
- August 15, 2008
- Witness to a beautiful sight at Green Valley Park
- August 15, 2008
- Doris E. Gregory
- August 15, 2008
- Doris E. Gregory, 71, died Aug. 4, 2008.
- Solar and wind does not work as a power source
- August 15, 2008
- Against extension of the school board override
- August 15, 2008
- Why the Y?
- August 15, 2008
- Book writing workshop features Betty Webb on Aug. 23
- August 15, 2008
- Beginning and experienced writers are invited to learn how to write and sell a book successfully at a writing workshop featuring nationally-known novelist Betty Webb, of Scottsdale.
- Fall computer classes starting at Gila Community College
- August 15, 2008
- Are you a beginner with computers, or an advanced pro? Do you want to improve your business with important presentations using Power Point?
- How I met my brother, Charlie
- August 15, 2008
- To a youngster, life can be very puzzling. Things happen. Everybody else knows why they happen, but you don’t. And the more they tell you, the less you understand.
- New subdivision centers around equine facilities
- August 15, 2008
- Just six miles west of Main Street in Payson sits an $8 million, 116-lot proposed subdivision ready for development on the historic Doll Baby Ranch.
- Firefighters help hearing impaired with visual fire detectors
- August 15, 2008
- A smoke alarm can save a life. But for the hearing impaired, a traditional detector is of little use.
- Glenn H. Ashby
- August 15, 2008
- Glenn H. Ashby died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008.
- Jesse Clinton Kelso
- August 15, 2008
- Jesse Clinton Kelso, 91, died Aug. 14, 2008
- Janet Crocker McQueen
- August 15, 2008
- Janet Crocker McQueen died Aug.13, 2008.
- Payson athletes in Special Olympics
- August 15, 2008
- Experienced triathletes, Special Olympic athletes — including three from Payson — families and volunteers will unite in the inaugural Swim, Bike, Run and Special Olympics Unified Triathlon.
- Popular demo derby coming to Event Center
- August 15, 2008
- Nelson Beck has never wavered in his conviction that there is plenty of room on the Rim Country recreation calendar for one of the wackiest entertainments ever held in the Payson Event Cente
- 3-D archery shoot will take place at sports club
- August 15, 2008
- Add competitive 3-D archery to the long list of outdoor activities available at the Tonto Rim Sports Club.
- New offense befuddles defensive strategy
- August 15, 2008
- An innovation that has the potential to change the game of high school football could be unveiled this season.
- Blackberry bushes producing great fruit
- August 15, 2008
- Are you looking for an outdoor activity that the entire family can enjoy?
- Pet calendar spaces available
- August 15, 2008
- There’s a lot going on this time of year at Payson Humane Society. As always, there are many animals to care for on a daily basis. This keeps us busy each and every day.
- Photographers will have pro photo editor judge work
- August 15, 2008
- Rim Country photographers have a chance to have their work judged by Arizona Highways photo editor Jeff Kida at the 2008 Northern Gila County Fair.
- Higher authority leads couple on African odyssey
- August 15, 2008
- The African odyssey of Daryl and Mary Jo Oft began three years ago. The couple, who own Diversified Solutions in Payson and Globe, participated in a global evangelism effort in 2005. Their participation took them to Kaswanga, Kenya on the island of Rusinga in Lake Victoria.
- Feature your pet on humane society calendar
- August 15, 2008
- All you animal lovers out there, now is your time to let your pet be in the spotlight and to help out the Humane Society. It is time for the 2009 Payson Humane Society Pet Calendar and they can use your help.
- An appeal to help the less fortunate, donations needed
- August 15, 2008
- Those at the Pine-Strawberry Food Bank are very appreciative of the donations they’ve received, but there’s more to be done.
- Republican headquarters opens in Payson
- August 15, 2008
- Charlotte Mortensen feels deeply John McCain would make an excellent president.
- East Verde flows could change since SRP controls the spigot
- Blue Ridge deal with Payson and water needs in Phoenix could combine to turn East Verde into a tourist draw
- August 15, 2008
- Water experts and Payson officials hope improvements in a pipeline and a deal between the town and the Salt River Project may eventually bolster flows in the East Verde River — and thereby nurture the region’s tourist business.
- Knocked down, stomped on, cussed out: Rodeo Boss loves his rodeo
- Cowboying helped raise Bill Armstrong’s joyful sprawl of a family, now he wants to make sure rodeo never dies in Payson
- August 15, 2008
- He’s been stomped. Cussed out. Beat up. Passed over. Fussed over. Fumed at. Broke up, knocked down, bucked off, stepped on, kicked out — called back. And in his turn, he’s kicked, yelled, hollered, loved, lost, won, slugged, praised, ridden, roped, tumbled — and always, always, always gotten up and dusted off and climbed back up into the saddle.
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