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Planners pan airport change- November 11, 2008
- Heeding dire financial warnings and homeowner pleas, the Payson Planning Commission Monday put off voting on a proposed general plan amendment involving 220 acres near the airport.
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- Edwards says council, mayor have made town a ‘plaything’ of special interests
- November 13, 2008
- Former Payson Mayor Bob Edwards has delivered a scathing assessment of the new town council and pointedly sidestepped a question about whether he might run again.
- Nippy weather leaves Pine with dusting of snow
- November 13, 2008
- We awoke Monday morning to a light dusting of snow on our lawn in Pine. Although it had completely melted by 9 a.m., it was a vivid reminder that winter is on its way.
- Rain, hail and snow surprise village residents
- November 13, 2008
- What a surprise! Monday morning we looked out the window and the ground was white! During the night there was rain and then some hail (that was kind of loud, we have a metal roof) and after that, it was quiet, so we could finally get some sleep, and we did not expect snow. It wasn’t much, maybe a quarter inch or so, but it was a surprise.
- Residents brave cool weather to hang up the Christmas lights
- November 13, 2008
- This last Saturday, those who braved the cooler temperatures to hang the Christmas lights along the road were Judy Toole, Karen Thornton, Laura Alvin, Nancy Olson, Morgan and Margie Alvin, Chuck Schmitt and Mark Alvin.
- Supply line ready to send holiday packages to troops
- November 13, 2008
- Several thousand miles away in a dusty desert camp in Iraq, a soldier hears his name called out in mail call. He hasn’t received a piece of mail in several weeks and is shocked to see two 30-pound boxes with his name.
- Adventure bound
- Satisfying a dream takes couple to the high seas
- November 13, 2008
- Luis and Ramona Coppelli both had a dream. She, 20 years younger than he, dreamt of a family and a child. He, after two divorces and a surgical decision to have no more children, led a life driven by the sea.
- QUILT Roundup
- Award-winning quilts on display
- November 13, 2008
- After only four years, the annual Rim Country Quilt Roundup is gaining national attention and visitors. This year’s four-day event promises even more classes, vendors and award-winning quilts and quilters.
- Former police officer creates jewelry
- November 13, 2008
- Dick Wolfe wasn’t always a jewelry maker. He used to conduct investigations for the attorney general in Phoenix and he said he has even had grenades thrown into his office and all of his car tires slashed.
- The Story of Payson, Arizona
- Founded by miners, built by ranchers: the story of payson, arizona - Chapter 7: A POST OFFICE NAMED PAYSON
- November 13, 2008
- By the year 1884 the village of Union Park was growing along the crossroads that came from Ox Bow Hill on the south, the mines around Marysville to the west, Pine to the north, and settlers under the Rim to the east. Businesses and homes intermingled as residents claimed the tillable properties on the meadow by the springs. The wash came to be called The American Gulch, named after the American Mine at its mouth on the East Verde River.
- Most everyone uses too much salt
- November 13, 2008
- odium, sodium, sodium! Medical people continually tell us to cut down on it. How much is too much? Many packaged meals contain 10 percent to 40 percent.
- Thanksgiving travel destinations
- November 13, 2008
- If you are like me, Thanksgiving has flown in so fast this month I realize now that I must begin making plans for the great event that is soon to occur.
- Red cabbage flavors fall feast
- November 13, 2008
- Certain foods remind me of fall. A tray of beautiful red cabbages with a hint of purple and blue on their ruffled leaves resembles a bouquet of flowers. Raw red cabbage is a flavorful addition to salads, or it can be slow-cooked to sweet perfection as a side dish.
- ideas for leftover holiday ham
- November 13, 2008
- Many families make a ham in addition to turkey for the big holiday meal. Family Features and Cook’s Ham provided the following recipes to make use of leftover ham
- Sheriff warns of new telephone scam
- November 13, 2008
- An elderly couple in Globe received a frightening call last week when a scammer, posing as their grandson, said he needed bail money.
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