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- Huge increase in Christmas for Kids registration
- December 5, 2008
- The doors had only been open for six hours and nearly 80 applications were already submitted for the Christmas for Kids program.
- There is plenty of need this holiday season
- December 5, 2008
- If the wool in your sweater has you itching to give this holiday season, you’re in luck, with more than five ways to get involved, donating a gift or money to make the holidays brighter for the community has never been easier.
- Beware of fraudulent charitable appeals this holiday season
- December 5, 2008
- The holiday season is the time of year when many Arizonans give back to their communities, it is also a time when crooks take advantage of people and their generosity.
- Payson, Tonto Apache Tribe in negotiation for police contract
- Payson council gives go-ahead to negotiate $202,000 contract
- December 5, 2008
- Good news for Payson. Good news for the Tonto Apache Tribe.
- For some, the moment of truth comes a few seconds too late
- December 5, 2008
- I once heard a story about a farmer who paid good money for a Missouri mule that he couldn’t get to do a lick of work.
- Ethics and the law
- December 5, 2008
- It is very disturbing to read about the extortion techniques that have been promoted by town government on developers and those attempting to develop their property before issuing permits.
- Raising money to open pool
- December 5, 2008
- The Friends of Payson Parks and Recreation (FPP&R) was organized to help the parks and recreation department with recreational costs the town budget could not cover. The effort to secure a community recreation center was a part of this goal.
- Barking dogs are not the problem
- December 5, 2008
- I’ve never done this before, but I just can’t let this one go. To the lady in the gold minivan, who obviously had more money than sense, because she can afford the fuel to drive around the entire Payson Ranchos neighborhood, and can take pictures of all the barking dogs!
- Thanks for community support
- December 5, 2008
- Question: What do you get when you combine 10 kids, 250 scones and 2.5 gallons of Devonshire cream?
- Oil Changes for Charity
- December 5, 2008
- Time Out, Inc. wishes to express our gratitude to Steve and Sandie Miller of Miller Auto Works for their idea, “Oil Changes for Charity.” Steve Miller attributes this successful fund-raiser to the dedication of many in the Payson community.
- Keeping our highways safe
- December 5, 2008
- Rather than think of the extra patrolling on the Beeline as a “new revenue-raising technique” why not think of them as doing their job and keeping our highway safe for us?
- A letter to Strawberry residents
- December 5, 2008
- In the more than 20 years that our family has lived on the hillside property in Strawberry, water always flowed through the tap.
- K2 well not dead
- December 5, 2008
- Brooke Utilities is now suing the Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District (District) for breach of contract on the K2 well project called the Joint Water Development Agreement (JWDA).
- Murky waters become clearer by the day
- December 5, 2008
- The recall election of three Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District (PSWID) board members paved the way for the board to go ahead with its predetermined plan to use water that is conveniently available in Strawberry for the planned needs of commercial developers in Pine. This is my opinion.
- Don’t set fire to town groups
- December 5, 2008
- So, let’s say the heater doesn’t work so well. Your feet got cold in bed last night.
- Around Rim Country
- Last chance to sign up for holiday help
- December 5, 2008
- The Rim Country Optimist Club and Public Safety Christmas for Kids will be accepting applications from families needing assistance for the Christmas holiday season. The Optimist Club will provide a complete holiday meal for qualifying families, including senior citizens. Public Safety Christmas for Kids will provide gifts for the children of qualifying applicants (17 years and younger; children must be living with applicant).
- Bad economic climate postpones college expansion plans
- December 5, 2008
- Gila Community College does not necessarily need to purchase the county-owned buildings on its campus in order to expand, county officials said this week.
- Star Valley now has an official outgoing mail box
- December 5, 2008
- It’s official. You can now send outgoing mail from Star Valley through a U.S. post office box.
- Stop signs, curbs in Mud Springs plan
- After a year of turmoil, STAC adopts $100,000 plan to slow traffic before an empty room
- December 5, 2008
- After a year of struggle and stress, Payson’s traffic committee on Wednesday will recommend to the town council a $100,000 list of curbs, stop signs, raised crosswalks and center islands to ensure an extended Mud Springs Road doesn’t become an informal highway bypass.
- Firefighters rally to save fire marshal
- Parks boosters meet to come up with fund-raising plan to restore seasonal workers in parks
- December 5, 2008
- Fund-raising and budget squeezing could save the job of the Payson fire marshal and perhaps avert the dismissal of at least some of the part-time workers in the parks department, the Roundup has learned.
- Christmas parties planned
- December 5, 2008
- The holiday season is here, whether we are all ready or not. I guess I am a slow starter, but a few of my neighbors are decorating their homes and the lights look so festive.
- Watch out for elk and hunters in the high country
- December 5, 2008
- It is starting to look like Christmas around the community. Lights are going up, as are different displays.
- Generosity of businesses, residents astounding
- December 5, 2008
- We sure had a lot to give thanks for in Pine as the holiday brought a wonderful dousing of rain. And boy did we need it! Let’s hope that was the beginning of a very wet winter.
- Costa Rica called to Payson teen
- December 5, 2008
- For two summers, Payson High School senior Christina Breen worked 30 hours each week, and walked her paychecks straight to the bank, as she watched with envy as her friends spent their money on entertainment.
- THE LIFE OF A LURKING LUNKER
- Forest Service plans ambitious repair of Tonto Creek to make it once more a trout’s paradise
- December 5, 2008
- Where oh where do the lunkers lurk? Where oh where have they gone?
- Won’t you give them a home for the holidays?
- December 5, 2008
- Following are some of the many wonderful animals available for adoption at the Payson Humane Society. The animal shelter is located at 812 S. McLane Road. Call (928) 474-5590 for more information, or visit us online at www.paysonhumanesociety.com.
- Arizona Eastern Railway unveils historic route heading from Globe to casino in ’50s dome car
- December 5, 2008
- All aboard The Copper Spike Train Excursion, Arizona Eastern Railway’s (AZER) newest passenger train, running from Globe’s historic Main Street to the Apache Gold Casino Resort, starting Dec. 13.
- Fixed annuity may help fill retirement gaps
- December 5, 2008
- Can you ever save too much for retirement? Probably not.
- Payson nearly triples dog license fee
- December 5, 2008
- Dog license fees may double or triple, despite town council qualms about the impact on dog owners during hard times.
- Towns may be forced to send money to state
- December 5, 2008
- Payson and Star Valley may be forced to dole out nearly $85,000 to help alleviate the state’s budget shortfall if a lawsuit filed by the Arizona League of Cities and Towns fails.
- Wrestling team opens short of men
- December 5, 2008
- Payson High School’s 2008-2009 wrestling team was short-manned when it opened on the road at Fountain Hills Nov. 26.
- Where’s the respect?
- December 5, 2008
- You can have a perfect season. You can have an unbelievable win in the state championship game. But you can’t get the respect you deserve.
- Big bucks found on the Strip
- December 5, 2008
- There are a few places in the West that consistently produce big muley bucks, and two of those spots just happen to be in Arizona.
- ASU puts famed Camp Tontozona up for sale
- December 5, 2008
- It’s official. The famed and much-loved Arizona State University Camp Tontozona is up for sale. Just three months after the last group of football players walked off the field in front of a crowd of 3,200 fans, ASU has pulled the plug on a tradition going back nearly 50 years.
- Longhorns open season with heart-stopping victory in OT
- December 5, 2008
- The heart-stopping high jinks from Payson High’s Longhorns continue.
- Lady Longhorns roll to another win
- December 5, 2008
- Stacy Anderson’s Lady Horns are making the winning territory familiar ground in these early days of the 2008-2009 basketball season.
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