Archive for Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Plenty of locals to take part in bass tourney
April 7, 2009
Professional anglers from around the country — including at least eight local fishermen and an up-and-coming California competitor — are expected to enter the inaugural FLW Stren Series bass tournament to be held April 16 to 18 at Roosevelt Lake.
Yellow Jackets will try to sting Horns’ diamond prospects
April 7, 2009
Boosters can bet the family farm the Longhorns will have their hooves full today, April 7, against the visiting Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets.
Coed track meet offers Longhorn athletes an opportunity
April 7, 2009
Payson High track and field team members have a golden opportunity Wednesday, April 8, to etch their names in school record books.
Team of Baker, Talbot, Holmes, Ceylar win poker play
April 7, 2009
The great game of golf met the wildly popular game of poker April 1 at a Payson Men’s Golf Association-hosted tournament.
Touring Julia Randall Elementary
April 7, 2009
A group of interested Paysonites touring the new Julia Randall Elementary School facility.
It takes hard work to put on FLW tourney
April 7, 2009
The committee in charge of the scheduling, planning and hosting the upcoming FLW Stren Series Bass Tournament is a dedicated, hard-working group that simply won’t be denied in its quest to showcase Payson and Roosevelt Lake.
Hope gleams for opening of natural bridge
State parks board orders staff to determine cost of reopening travertine arch for weekend visitors
April 7, 2009
The Arizona State Parks board Friday asked staff to investigate whether Tonto Natural Bridge could reopen during construction work on the lodge, salvaging the crucial summer travel season.
A bridge at last for Tonto
ADOT, county agree to build safe crossing near Punkin Center
April 7, 2009
Tonto Creek floodwaters overturned Charlie Moring’s truck as he attempted to cross, killing him in 1995.
Battle seesaws; brat-sellers win
Civil War re-enactors draw more than 3,000 to make-believe battle in Green Valley Park
April 7, 2009
The attack came suddenly on a breezy Rim Country afternoon, shattering the chatter of the crowd with the rattle of rifles, the screams of the dying, the shouted orders of the officers.
‘Dump the Drugs’ day is for unused medicine
April 7, 2009
Unbeknownst to parents, some kids raid the medicine cabinets for unused prescription pills and sell them, swallow them, or both.
Around Rim Country
$6 jewelry sale April 7-8 at hospital lobby
April 7, 2009
A $6 jewelry sale is planned by the Mogollon Health Alliance from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, April 7 and 8.
School juggles budget crisis very carefully
April 7, 2009
We’ve been trying to come up with a good metaphor for preparing a school board budget these days.
Canine partner helps officer find drugs
April 7, 2009
This column is an interview with Globe Police Department K-9 Unit Brian Hudson.
Great customer service
April 7, 2009
Last Saturday, I had the very unpleasant pain of depressing my brake pedal and discovering the brakes didn’t work.
Efforts of mayor commended
April 7, 2009
Thanks to Payson Mayor Kenny Evans in his efforts to untangle the U.S. Forest Service environmental approval process required for proceeding with the Blue Ridge project to bring a permanent water supply to the citizens of Payson and the Rim Country.
Mayor has Payson going in right direction
April 7, 2009
Congratulations to Mayor Kenny Evans for his professional and speedy diplomacy (Payson Roundup, March 24) acquiring 20 percent of the water infrastructure money allotted to the entire state of Arizona from the Federal Stimulus Plan.
Motorcycle crash claims one life
Second crash on Beeline severely injures man
April 7, 2009
One motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured over the weekend in a series of collisions on Gila County highways.
‘Oklahoma!’ will be presented by Payson theater group
Play opens April 16 at high school
April 7, 2009
Circle skirts will swirl during Payson High School’s performance of “Oklahoma!” which opens at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16.
The case of the missing flags
April 7, 2009
It was the curious case of missing flags Friday for Payson’s Patriotic Events Committee.
SV council to appoint new councilor
April 7, 2009
The Star Valley council will appoint a new council member Tuesday night from a pool of three applicants.
Budget cuts into NAU distance learning offerings
April 7, 2009
Budget cuts have quickened the transition from video conferencing to internet classes for students enrolled at Northern Arizona University’s Payson distance learning campus.
Rodeo Committee offers scholarships to students
April 7, 2009
Scholarship applications are available for all Payson School District high school seniors at the Payson High School guidance office.
GCC school briefs
April 7, 2009
Evidence is a course being offered at Gila Community College in an effort to better educate students on the criminal justice system and how evidence plays a role in that system.
Senior Center is up and running
April 7, 2009
April is such a lyrical month, no wonder it is National Poetry Month.
Don’t be fooled when it comes to payment
April 7, 2009
No one likes being the target of an April Fools’ prank.
What would a day without a Realtor look like in Rim Country?
April 7, 2009
It is interesting to read about Realtors.
Pine Realtor with Prudential Arizona Properties earns national honor among 64
April 7, 2009
Sixty-four individual agents and teams with Prudential Arizona Properties were recognized by Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services as earning top honors among 62,000 Prudential sales associates throughout North America.
Pine enrollment decline prompts class cuts
April 7, 2009
The Pine Strawberry School District board Monday night eliminated pre-school and laid off its teacher, along with one special education teacher and a paraprofessional due to declining enrollment.
Drivers ask to be safe during work zone week
April 7, 2009
With a number of highway projects under way across the state, and more on the way this summer, the Arizona Department of Transportation is asking everyone to drive cautiously through work zones, to keep themselves and those at work safe.
Lots of talent
April 7, 2009
Wanna be a rock star?

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