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- Retail holiday sales stay steady for most
- December 2, 2008
- It was a busy holiday weekend for Rim Country stores with early bird sales and bargain-hunting shoppers.
- More potential slides menace Hwy. 87
- December 2, 2008
- Experts still don’t know what caused an ancient landslide site to collapse and close Highway 87 March 21, but they have discovered three similar sites nearby that could endanger Payson’s connection to the Valley.
- Controlled burns return
- December 2, 2008
- The Tonto National Forest Service on Monday started a week-long series of prescribed fires on the outskirts of Payson and Pine, with plans to burn several hundred acres every day throughout the week as weather allows.
- Main Street lights up for holiday
- December 2, 2008
- The state champion Longhorns will parade down Main Street in style beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 as the headliners for the annual Main Street/APS Electric Light Parade.
- Airport cuts costs, plans for the future
- December 2, 2008
- The Payson Airport needs a new restaurant, meeting space and other facilities included in a master plan in order to boost the region’s economy — without cost to taxpayers, says Dick Mumma, president of the Payson Regional Airport Authority.
- It was all about pilgrims, turkeys
- December 2, 2008
- Pilgrims, Native Americans and turkeys converged last Tuesday afternoon at Payson Elementary School as three first-grade classes performed a series of Thanksgiving skits.
- Help available for special dietary needs
- December 2, 2008
- Holiday cooking can be stressful, especially when the cook has to cope with special dietary needs. That was the case this Thanksgiving when one of our guests was gluten intolerant. As our company was arriving the day before Thanksgiving, the meal I had planned for that night included a rice dish made with beef broth. After checking labels in the major stores, I purchased a package of beef broth that did not include wheat gluten in its listed ingredients. Being on the careful side, I called the company when I got home to double check and sure enough, though not listed, the broth did contain gluten.
- SV could limit age of manufactured homes
- December 2, 2008
- If you plan to move to Star Valley in a manufactured home or park model older than 20 years, you may find yourself shutout if the Star Valley council passes a proposed ordinance.
- Lessons for the field of life — never give in
- December 2, 2008
- Congratulations, Longhorns.
- It’s all about science
- Feature Teacher
- December 2, 2008
- Dr. Minturn introduced me to the fascinating field of anthropology, and Tom Loges had the knack to make college algebra seem easy!
- CSI Club perks students’ interest in science
- December 2, 2008
- The crime lab was littered with test tubes, and pieces of ransom notes lay on various tables. Investigators wore goggles as they slid the paper pieces into test tubes.
- Generous contributions appreciated
- December 2, 2008
- This is the time of year when we all give thanks and count our blessings. Therefore, this letter is to thank all of those folks who have involved themselves in saving the tabs from aluminum drink cans for the Payson Womans Club.
- What has happened to town’s concern for youth
- December 2, 2008
- For months, our town leaders have pushed hard to get support of their proposal to lease town property to the YMCA. Their main concern, they claimed, was the town’s youth. “It’s all about the children. They need a place to go and something to do to stay out of trouble. We owe it to them.”
- False information being spread about water problem
- December 2, 2008
- In a recent letter to the editor, Sam Schwalm continues to make accusations and spread fear and false information to citizens in the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District. Contrary to Mr. Schwalm’s statement that I have been aggressively trying to silence any discussions, I wish to open the discussion further and to its broadest context so the citizens of our community may be well-informed with complete and factual information of all the events that have transpired.
- Observation about the economy
- December 2, 2008
- The $700 billion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is all told, a drop in the liability bucket which comes close to $2.7 trillion.
- Two local businesses pay it forward to Senior Thrift Store
- December 2, 2008
- Gene and Betty Neumann of Neumann Paint, 1006 N. Beeline Highway, provided a much-needed facelift to the Payson Senior Thrift Store by organizing an exterior paint project and furnishing all the paint.
- What really happened to the Rainy Day Fund
- December 2, 2008
- Recently there has been much said about the town’s current financial problems.
- Longhorns’ triumph leaves us breathless
- December 2, 2008
- Excuse us. We really are gonna write this. Just gotta catch our breaths.
- Around Rim Country
- Annual PHS Winter Concert is tonight
- December 2, 2008
- Payson High School’s Music Department will present its annual Winter Concert at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2 in the high school auditorium on West Longhorn Road.
- First Friday events add to holiday fun
- December 2, 2008
- The merchants and others along old Main in Payson are giving the holiday a boost with special events planned for the Dec. 5 First Friday Arts & Antiques Walk, which is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Champions!
- Longhorns ‘all heart’ in thrilling come-from-behind victory over archrivals
- December 2, 2008
- The Payson Longhorns’ storybook season ended Saturday with a cliffhanger game, an impromptu parade and enough lessons in character and persistence to carry a community hungry for good news through the bleakest of times.
- County attorney warns of mail and fax lottery scams
- December 2, 2008
- The Gila County Attorney’s office has issued a consumer warning for fraudulent lottery scams, the latest phishing scheme in the district.
- The cavalry is coming
- December 2, 2008
- As of this writing, it appears that the federal government’s plan to buy mortgage-backed securities is beginning to have an effect on the mortgage markets and may result in a stimulation of home sales and refinancing.
- Parents, fans, boosters did Payson proud
- December 2, 2008
- Rim Country parents, family members, fans and boosters did Payson proud at the 3A state championship football game in Flagstaff.
- Lady Longhorns put 2-0 record on the line
- December 2, 2008
- The Lady Horns will put their unblemished 2-0 record on the line when they play host to the Fountain Hills Falcons at 7 p.m. tonight, Dec. 2, in Wilson Dome.
- Horns now move to basketball court
- December 2, 2008
- Payson High School’s most accomplished basketball players will take to the court today, Dec. 2, without as much as a day’s practice.
- Longhorns 3A State Champions
- Longhorns rally from 20-point deficit to defeat Yellow Jackets
- December 2, 2008
- Like a heavyweight fighter who courageously picks himself off the mat and rallies to win the boxing title, the Longhorns erased a 20-0 first-half deficit to edge Blue Ridge 34-33 in double overtime for the 3A state championship
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