Also from April 17
Lead stories
11:12 a.m.
New program will ID students in need of help- April 14, 2009
- Billed as an exciting embarking into a new era of Payson education reform, the Payson Unified School District Board Monday night took the first steps in starting a new system that officials say will help more students leave elementary school on grade level.
2:00 p.m.
Blue Ridge paperwork snag snipped- April 17, 2009
- The paperwork snags that had backed up the Blue Ridge Reservoir pipeline project gave way with a rush this week, as the Tonto National Forest gave Payson the go-ahead for the next step.
All stories
- New life for historic building
- Spirit of Julia Randall, however, will remain in the Rock Building
- April 17, 2009
- I for one will miss her, As she taught me from the start, And I know she is now in heaven I know with all my heart — Poem “Julia” by former student Eddie Armer
- Computer checkups bring peace of mind
- April 17, 2009
- Flu season has come and gone, but allergy season has reared its ugly head and most likely there will be some sort of summertime stomach virus that will have us all in a panic.
- ‘Oklahoma!’ performed by PHS theater club this weekend
- April 17, 2009
- Looking for something fun and entertaining to do this weekend? The Payson High School Musical Theatre Club will present “Oklahoma!” this Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and tomorrow, Saturday, at 7:30 p.m.
- Landfill to offer free disposal events to encourage recycling
- April 17, 2009
- The Gila County Board of Supervisors are pleased to announce in honor of Earth Day the Buckhead Mesa Landfill will accept greenwaste at no charge on Saturday, April 18 to encourage residents to clear their property of weeds and brush in preparation of wildfire season.
- Snow, rain perks up trees, plants
- April 17, 2009
- One day the bees were busy pollinating the various blossoms on our fruit trees and the next day we were surrounded by a light dusting of snow.
- Tourney has lots of dollars up for grabs
- Fishermen after $260,000 in three-day FLW bass tourney
- April 17, 2009
- More than $260,000 in prize money is up for grabs at the FLW Stren Series Bass Tournament that kicked off yesterday, April 16, at Roosevelt Lake.
- Spring is the time for new beginnings in nature
- April 17, 2009
- Spring is the time for “new beginnings” and it is shown to us by new birth of the animals and birds around us.
- Lobos no match for surging Longhorn nine
- April 17, 2009
- Former Payson High School coach and teacher, Mike Loutzenheiser, a member of the Payson High Class of 1987 once said, “a win over Snowflake is the greatest feeling in the world, I don’t care what sport it is — tiddlywinks, pingpong or anything else.”
- Easter egg hunt goes on despite snow, sleet and rain
- April 17, 2009
- Saturday, April 11 everyone woke up to snow, sleet and rain for the annual Easter egg hunt, but that didn’t stop 10 eager kids from coming out to find 500 eggs hidden by the Easter bunny.
- Mother of two readies for Boston Marathon challenge
- April 17, 2009
- The challenge of running 26.2 twisting, hilly miles in front of 500,000 spectators doesn’t dampen Carolyn Fruth’s enthusiasm for her first try at the legendary Boston Marathon.
- A lifelong love affair with flying
- April 17, 2009
- Dennis Satterfield has been hooked on flying for more than 60 years. “My parents would take us to a little grass strip in Polo, Ill. used by crop dusters and small planes. I’ve been hooked since I was 5,” he said.
- Like to hike? Join PATS on April 25
- April 17, 2009
- Like to hike, but not sure where to go?
- Many opportunities to help humane society cause
- April 17, 2009
- What an exciting time. We are finally — after all these years of dreaming, planning, hoping and praying — breaking ground for the new shelter. YES!
- State high school sports governing group sends coaches back to class
- April 17, 2009
- Arizona’s high school coaches have yet another hoop to jump through now that the Arizona Interscholastic Association has mandated all pass a “Fundamentals of Coaching” class before the start of the 2009-10 season.
- Fishing report
- April 17, 2009
- The road should be open this week into Ashurst Lake near Flagstaff, but it is not the place to be if the wind picks up. Try Kaibab Lake or Dogtown Lake near Williams instead if the wind is blasting across Anderson Mesa.
- Former owner takes over Granny’s Attic
- April 17, 2009
- After selling Granny’s Attic Antiques in 2005, Jan Curtiss is back at the helm of the new and used antique store just east of the Highways 87 and 260 intersection.
- Time may be right to convert Traditional IRA to a Roth
- April 17, 2009
- Do you regularly contribute to a Traditional IRA?
- Candle Factory still open in Swiss Village
- April 17, 2009
- The Payson Candle Factory is celebrating its 30th year in Payson.
- Blue Ridge paperwork snag snipped
- Forest Service, town council reach cost-share agreement
- April 17, 2009
- The paperwork snags that had backed up the Blue Ridge Reservoir pipeline project gave way with a rush this week, as the Tonto National Forest gave Payson the go-ahead for the next step.
- Tea Party just a starting point
- April 17, 2009
- About 40 people lined Beeline Highway by the Gila County complex Wednesday at a Tea Party to protest government spending amidst cold lashing winds and a cacophony of people honking their car horns in apparent support.
- District to take over Pine Strawberry water
- April 17, 2009
- The Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District board and Brooke Utilities have signed a stipulated agreement that could allow PSWID to take possession of the two water companies by May 22
- Chain saw skirmish line aids Christopher Creek
- Stimulus money funds firebreak around ‘most endangered’ community
- April 17, 2009
- A skirmish line of orange-helmeted, chain saw wielders this week attacked the overgrown forest threatening to engulf Christopher Creek, the most fire-menaced community in Rim Country.
- Payson anglers among top 10 in first day FLW tournament standings
- April 17, 2009
- A pair of Payson anglers are among the top 10 fishermen at the conclusion of Day 1 of the FLW Stren Series Tournament being held at Roosevelt Lake (See page 1B). Clifford Pirch is ranked seventh among the professionals and Chris Perkes is sitting fifth among the co-anglers.
- Major crimes in Payson drop 7 percent
- Payson police add officers in face of serious crime drop
- April 17, 2009
- The shorthanded Payson police force in 2008 handled a steady rise in emergency calls — but still made fewer arrests and investigated fewer serious crimes.
- Around Rim Country
- Neighborhood plans cleanup day April 18
- April 17, 2009
- Residents of Payson North Unit 5 are invited to “Tract Attack 2009” — a neighborhood cleanup day — from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 18.
- Wood industry key to saving Rim forests
- April 17, 2009
- Call it a wake up call.
- A trip report from the Middle East and Central Asia
- April 17, 2009
- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl recently led a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation visit to Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey. During the trip, which included Senator Jeff Sessions and Representatives Jane Harman, Chris Carney and John Kline, Senator Kyl maintained a log of their activities. The following are excerpts from his log:
- Hunting with children is family time
- April 17, 2009
- In response to the letter submitted by Joe Miele of C.A.S.H. (Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting).
- An assignment for sixth-graders
- April 17, 2009
- OK. Here’s the assignment, sixth-graders. Write a biography about a historical figure who has changed the world.
- Thanks to businesses that sponsored Pine Easter egg hunt
- April 17, 2009
- Would like to add a “thank you” to the letters page to Pine by Design and Mission Hills Mortgage Bankers for sponsoring the egg hunt and other activities on Sunday, April 12.
- We can’t spend our way out of debt
- April 17, 2009
- Warning! If you consider yourself a socialist, if you believe in any form of totalitarian government, you should not read this column.
- When I die, there’s something I plan to correct
- April 17, 2009
- Mothers are the most wonderful creatures on Earth. I never told my mother that because I was a typical dumb kid. But I will. Someday. As soon as I get the chance.
- Economy is big concern for Congresswoman
- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick says unemployment will hit double digits before recovery takes place
- April 17, 2009
- U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick said she expects unemployment numbers to hit double digits before any recovery is seen, when she addressed local leaders Thursday afternoon at The Rim Club in Payson.
- No measles in Payson or Gila County
- April 17, 2009
- Despite the rumors, nobody has measles in Gila County.
- Name of Hwy. 188 accident victim released
- April 17, 2009
- A motorcyclist killed after being thrown off his bike April 3 on Highway 188 has been identified.
- Timber industry can thrive on small trees
- NAU expert touts economic and forest health benefits
- April 17, 2009
- Talk about your irony.
- Tonto bridge bids leave parks ‘giddy’
- Bids to fix the lodge come in at less than half expectations, boosting odds of reopening
- April 17, 2009
- The lowest bids to repair the historic lodge at the shuttered Tonto Natural Bridge State Park came in at less than half the state’s estimates, which could boost hopes for a quick reopening.
- Crews work to keep Mother Nature at bay
- April 17, 2009
- Phase two at the landslide site on Highway 87 that will cost at least $8 million to repair is under way, the Arizona Department of Transportation reports.
- Officers find lost man
- April 17, 2009
- It took more than five hours to locate a man involved in a rollover accident Tuesday and details remain as fuzzy as the memory of the man who called police to report the accident.
- Payson couple honored by DAR
- April 17, 2009
- The Mogollon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution awarded the distinguished National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service Award to Richard and Marilyn Wolfe at its recent meeting.
- New Briefs
- April 17, 2009
- In honor of Earth Day, the Buckhead Mesa landfill will accept greenwaste at no charge on Saturday, April 18.
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