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- ‘World renowned’ real estate firm opens in Payson
- April 24, 2009
- A new real estate company has taken up shop in the Rim Country, and according to the man who made the move possible, it is one of the premier real estate companies in the world.
- Plan for maturing CDs
- April 24, 2009
- Some things, like fine wines, get better with age.
- It felt good to exercise First Amendment right
- April 24, 2009
- On April 15, my daughters and I had the privilege of exercising our First Amendment rights by joining with several Rim Country residents to participate in the Payson Tea Party.
- Turkey hunting is a safe outdoor activity
- April 24, 2009
- Turkey hunting is actually one of the safest outdoor activities whether you are talking about team sports, other types of hunting or outdoor hobbies such as mountain biking.
- Ex-Payson coach goes to Hall of Fame
- Dennis Pirch recognized for wrestling work
- April 24, 2009
- Modest, unpretentious, humble, self-effacing — all are adjectives that over the years have been used to describe former Payson High School wrestling coach and teacher Dennis Pirch.
- Elks surprise Longhorns 8-6, dropping them to third place
- April 24, 2009
- If there is a certainty in prep sports, it is that nothing is certain.
- Lady Longhorns battling for state tourney spot
- April 24, 2009
- If the 3A Arizona State softball tournament were to begin today, the Lady Longhorns would slip into the postseason as a 16th and final seed.
- Sign up now for T-ball league
- April 24, 2009
- Youth T-ball registration is down from past years prompting town recreation coordinator Joe Harris to urge parents to get their children signed up as soon as possible or face a hit in the pocketbook.
- PHS golfers finish in third place
- April 24, 2009
- Longhorn golfers fared well at the White Mountain Invitational against many of the opponents the team will go up against in the state championship.
- Tickets available for sporting association annual banquet
- April 24, 2009
- As a former Payson High School coach, I have very fond memories of the Mogollon Sporting Association and all the financial support and encouragement these men and women have donated to our community.
- An explanation of animal shelter hours
- April 24, 2009
- We recognize the importance of our customers’ time, and with that in mind, we offer the following explanation of our shelter hours.
- Once a gearhead always a gearhead
- Lots of horsepower in these Fords
- April 24, 2009
- It’s been 50 years since Gordon Metcalf laid a little scratch down on the drag strips of Southern California, but today he is once again behind the wheel, this time of two classic Fords.
- Turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO!
- April 24, 2009
- Three deuces, a four-speed and a 389. Turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO!
- Christopher Morley is a delightful read
- April 24, 2009
- “Parnassus on Wheels” by Christopher Morley, 1917, and its sequel “The Haunted Bookshop,” 1919, are two delightful books that make us glad there are books in this crazy world of ours.
- Family time is good time along Tonto Creek
- April 24, 2009
- This past week has been very hectic for the Snyder household. Our youngest daughter, Carolyn Peterson, visited us for the first time since she moved to Iowa.
- Wireless computer network security is a must
- April 24, 2009
- Identity theft is bad news. Let’s be honest, we hate to see someone wearing the same new shirt we have; it lessens our individuality.
- Fire board raises tax rate to hire full-time staff
- April 24, 2009
- The April 13 fire board meeting brought out a lot of opposition to the raising of the district taxes. Not many of the residents are for the proposed budget to raise the tax rate from $2.02 to $2.30.
- Town finds $1.1M in mystery fund
- Money found in fiscal attic will help Payson break even for the year
- April 24, 2009
- Good news. While rummaging through some boxes in its fiscal attic, Payson found $1.1 million stashed in two mislabeled reserve funds, according to the town’s March fiscal report.
- Role of lobbyist divides county
- April 24, 2009
- Whether to retain an existing lobbyist or hire a grant writer to optimally position Gila County as millions of federal dollars shower down has supervisors divided.
- Rainy day fund eyed by SV council
- April 24, 2009
- Star Valley’s financial advisor suggested Tuesday evening that the town drastically change next year’s budget to better prepare for a rainy day.
- Tax revenue declines, but shows signs of rebound
- Retail sales slide, but real estate shows signs of life in sales tax report
- April 24, 2009
- Payson got a half a glass of economic news with the release of March sales tax figures — down about 8 percent from last year as the economy began its slide into recession.
- Rim pioneer families lose well-loved daughter
- April 24, 2009
- Another link to the Rim Country’s past was lost last week when Margaret B. “Marty” McCord McDaniel, 84, of Payson, died April 17, 2009.
- Around Rim Country
- GCC student art show and sale tonight
- April 24, 2009
- Gila Community College students of acrylic painting and pastel drawing classes are presenting a student art show and sale of gallery-quality work from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday, April 24 at the From Head to Toe Salon, 904 N. Beeline Highway, between Back to Basics and the Laundromat. The community is encouraged to attend.
- Found money offers lessons
- April 24, 2009
- Payson received some good budget news — finally.
- Earth Day: A greener Payson Unified School District
- April 24, 2009
- Are we a greener school district than we were one year ago? Absolutely. Are we saving taxpayer dollars in doing so? You bet. It seems appropriate, as I write this column today: Earth Day, to share with the community how PUSD has contributed this year toward a greener Payson.
- Where’s the uproar?
- April 24, 2009
- This letter is in response to your “Chain saw skirmish line aids Christopher Creek” dated Friday, April 17.
- A bull and a bear battle in the woods
- April 24, 2009
- Java was an old maverick bull with nine wrinkles on his horns. He was in his prime, wise in the ways of fighting and tough as a bundle of Indian rubber.
- Traveling to a new country can get a little nutty
- April 24, 2009
- I hadn’t seen my brother-in-law since he and Betty saw us off at the airport in Karachi, eight years earlier. So I was enjoying the drive around the Midlands as Peter and I searched for a house for Lolly and me and the kids somewhere near my new duty station, RAF Upper-Heyford, which was just a few miles north of Oxford.
- Group wants families, officials to recognize children
- April 24, 2009
- First Things First Gila Regional Partnership Council asks families and elected officials to recognize children during the Week of the Young Child, April 19-25.
- CASA honors those who help the helpless
- April 24, 2009
- Gila County’s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program honored volunteers with special awards this week as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month winds downs.
- Gifted students show off projects
- April 24, 2009
- Whether or not the Mohawk Indians actually ate men during battle is a mystery, said Frontier Elementary School student Luke Descheemaker.
- Freak rock accident hurts two, kills dog
- April 24, 2009
- A “freak accident” ended tragically Sunday near the Paleo Lookout Site off Highway 260 with a dead dog and two people with broken ankles, fire officials said.
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