Archive for Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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Band gets new life at Julia Randall
December 30, 2008
After a three-year hiatus, band has re-started this year at Julia Randall and Payson Elementary Schools.
Hooks celebrate 50 years of marriage
December 30, 2008
Norman and Janet Hook of Gisela celebrated 50 years together with friends and neighbors a week before their Dec. 29 anniversary.
Seven places to bring in the New Year
December 30, 2008
While Payson may not play host to the world’s greatest New Year’s party, taking place in Times Square, there are still plenty of places to raise a glass with friends and celebrate. Here are seven places to bring in 2009.
Social Security increases benefits
December 30, 2008
Social Security is bringing a little happiness to its clients in the New Year: they will receive a 5.8 percent increase in benefit payments beginning with the January payments.
This is global warming?
December 30, 2008
A rare snowfall in Las Vegas, glaciers building up in Alaska, blizzards, snow storms, ice storms coast to coast and border to border and beyond. Sub-zero temperatures and reported sub lows are occurring all over our nation, and this is global warming? You have to be looney.
Resolutions for a Goldwater Centennial
December 30, 2008
This New Year’s Day is a particularly special day for Arizonans. It marks the 100th birthday of a public servant who made his mark on Arizona and the country.
Church says thank you
December 30, 2008
Crossroads Four Square Gospel Church held its annual Christmas celebration dinner, “The Reason for the Season the Birth of Jesus Christ,” Sunday evening, Dec. 14 at Tiny’s.
Give money for a real need
December 30, 2008
Why not donate the $30,000 you want to raise to the Humane Society Building Fund where the need is real?
Winter travel calls for good judgment
December 30, 2008
The holidays can bring out the best in people, but sometimes they make people forget their common sense, too.
Around Rim Country
New Year’s prayer service planned
December 30, 2008
All Christians are encouraged to begin 2009 right: with other “pray-ers” as we praise the Lord and seek His will for our world, nation, state, community, church and ourselves.
Gila college gets to join community college council
December 30, 2008
Gila Community College has officially joined the Arizona Community College Council after a snub — or oversight — originally excluded its presence.
Main Street merchants celebrate on Friday
December 30, 2008
Payson’s old West Main Street is thriving, and its merchants are open for business and celebrating.
Pipe break damages senior center
December 30, 2008
The Payson Senior Center is currently closed due to damage that occurred Sunday night when a pipe in the ceiling broke.
2008 was one busy year
December 30, 2008
January 2008 was a busy month with arrests, school violence, flooding and a local quilter receiving national honors, as well as kidney dialysis services returning to the Rim Country.
What is your new year’s resolution?
Only 8 percent of Americans are successful in achieving resolution
December 30, 2008
When millions of Americans pop the corks off champagne bottles in the first seconds of Jan. 1, those who make resolutions will officially be obliged to keep them.
Black ice closes Hwy. 87 for 17 hours after holiday
December 30, 2008
Highway 87 was closed for more than 17 hours over the holiday weekend due to ice and inclement weather conditions.
Act now and buy with low interest rates
December 30, 2008
While the mortgage market continues to generate a lot of chatter in both the media and Washington, interest rates are currently near or at an all-time low. Now is the time to act and take advantage of these low rates.
Homebuyer and homeowner tax incentives for 2009
December 30, 2008
The United States government, in its effort to stimulate the economy, is offering incentives to the housing market.
A Christmas gift worth remembering
December 30, 2008
I must admit, I’m not a big fan of the “Your Roundup” blog on our newspaper’s Web site.
Sports in review
Rim Country 2008 was year for the record books
December 30, 2008
The always-bustling Rim Country sports scene was highlighted in 2008 by two gridiron blockbusters — one great and the other not so great.

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