Also from August 18
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Rim celebrates 125th Rodeo- August 14, 2009
- Dusted off those boots and that hat yet? Polished up your biggest belt buckle? Made sure those jeans and that Western shirt are pressed crisp? Good, you’re ready for rodeo weekend in Payson!
2:55 p.m.
- 125th Rodeo draws big crowds
- August 18, 2009
- The August Doin’s came roaring out of the chutes for the 125th time this weekend, drawing big crowds, filling up hotel rooms and prompting town officials to claim changing horses some place out in the middle of the stream this year worked out just fine.
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- Rodeo parade results
- August 18, 2009
- APS and Rim Country Chamber of Commerce sponsored the 125th Annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo Parade on Saturday, August 15.
- 125th Rodeo draws big crowds
- Town claims rousing success, despite change in management
- August 18, 2009
- The August Doin’s came roaring out of the chutes for the 125th time this weekend, drawing big crowds, filling up hotel rooms and prompting town officials to claim changing horses some place out in the middle of the stream this year worked out just fine.
- Social Security answers key questions
- August 18, 2009
- Social Security celebrates its 74th anniversary on Aug. 14th. Since numbers were first issued in November 1936, about 442 million numbers have been assigned. Want to learn more about the history of Social Security cards and numbers? Step back in time with a visit to our history page. Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/history/ ssn/ssncards.html.
- All decked out: Hannah Montana, on horseback yet
- August 18, 2009
- As a first time rodeo-goer, I expected to see rough and tumble men spitting tobacco, decked out in 10-gallon hats, leather chaps and 10-o’clock shadows.
- 125th Rodeo finale an action-packed thrill ride
- August 18, 2009
- Fans expecting wild and wooly action at Sunday’s performance of the 125th Annual Payson Rodeo had their expectations turn true.
- FAN Club ready for upcoming football season
- August 18, 2009
- Friends And Neighbors (FAN) Club member Eileen Daniels knows what awaits the support group in the coming weeks.
- PWGA prez a repeat senior champion
- August 18, 2009
- Payson Women’s Golf Association President Karen Peterson represented her hometown club well, winning for the second consecutive year the low-gross senior championship of the Northern Arizona Women’s Golf Association.
- PMGA championship play closing
- August 18, 2009
- Terry Lindsey and Ralph Lindo took first flight laurels in a Payson Men’s Golf Association-hosted individual low-net and low-gross tournament played Aug. 12 at Payson Golf Course.
- Parks & Recreation Department has plenty of fun for all this fall
- August 18, 2009
- The Women’s “Step Outside” Day planned for Aug. 22 is canceled due to insufficient interest.
- Turning sugar into dough
- August 18, 2009
- Four years ago, the Daltons bought the financially melting Sugar Shack, turned it around and are now counting the chocolate coins. They hope to do it again with Cardo’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant, which they bought Aug. 7 from former owner Rick Floyd.
- Realtor offering first-time homebuyers workshop Saturday
- August 18, 2009
- The Realtors at Four Seasons Realty don’t want to see any eligible buyers miss the opportunity to get $8,000 from Uncle Sam.
- Men versus women
- August 18, 2009
- Most of us have heard the phrase “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.”
- Two out of three tax dollars come from Rim Country
- Mines boost assessed value in southern county, Payson value rises 6 percent
- August 18, 2009
- Payson’s status as the county’s breadwinner is slipping, county supervisors said Monday before they approved this year’s tax rate.
- Frontier locked down
- Search for ‘man with gun’ finds nothing
- August 18, 2009
- It was a few tense hours at Frontier Elementary School Monday after students reported seeing a man with a gun in the area.
- Year-end sales tax: hotels suffer
- In the past year retail trade has carried the load as real estate, hotels falter
- August 18, 2009
- Retail trade remained the anchor of Payson’s economy through the end of the fiscal year, with hotels and entertainment taking a heavy hit.
- Community Almanac
- August 18, 2009
- Join Penny Navis-Schmidt for a free introductory session of Qigong at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Club USA in the Sawmill Crossing.
- Longhorns build team at camp
- August 18, 2009
- A week-long preseason training camp and 10 after-school practice sessions have given first-year Payson High football head coach Matt Mayo the opportunity to assess his new team.
- Death squads are here and have been for over 35 years
- August 18, 2009
- I’ve noticed that most of the media, young adults, and Democrats strongly support President Obama’s health care reform bill. On the surface, “free” health care sounds wonderful, but it is not free nor is anything from the government any good. Obama is endorsing a health care plan that is dangerously sympathetic to “cost-effective” end-of-life treatments and taxpayer-funded abortion on demand.
- A cowboy who protects his own
- August 18, 2009
- I was heading for my monthly supply trip to Heber when I received a panicked call from a friend of mine, Ronald Wayne Knight, saying his dog needed doctoring bad and he had to kill a javelina with a rock.
- Rodeo parade should not be politicized
- August 18, 2009
- My husband and I just attended our first Rodeo Parade.
- Health plan puts insurance industry profits at risk
- August 18, 2009
- “I don’t want the government messing with my Medicare.” This is a direct quote from one of the protesters at one of the town hall meetings last week. But as a quote it seems significant when you realize that most of the anger comes from this very clear lack of understanding and by those that believe lies like the one about “Death Panels.”
- Second Fireman’s Appreciation Barbecue was bigger and better
- August 18, 2009
- The second annual Fireman’s Appreciation Barbecue took place Aug. 9 and was attended heavier than last year. Over 400 folks, including firefighters from all districts, enjoyed a free barbecue generously hosted by KRIM Radio and the Optimist Club of Rim Country.
- Learn about ‘the joy of volunteering’ Wednesday
- August 18, 2009
- In May, when the weather was still pleasantly cool, I looked forward eagerly to summer meals: salads, food cooked on the grill, sandwiches, Jell-O molds — you know, the kind of food you crave on hot, summer days.
- Reed Cox was good for the Payson Senior Center
- August 18, 2009
- For those who come to the Senior Center in Payson, Reed Cox is an extraordinary man. His guidance and countless contributions to Payson seniors have earned our respect and admiration. He is always there working side by side with the staff and volunteers. I suspect he knows anyone who comes there by name and always is smiling with a welcome.
- Home under water watch
- August 18, 2009
- My home is one of the homes being “watched” in Mesa del.
- Defense authorization bill makes America safer
- August 18, 2009
- The U.S. Senate recently considered annual legislation that sets the policy and spending priorities for the Department of Defense. The measures in the defense authorization bill guide our domestic and foreign policy for years to come.
- Kids learn to ‘cowboy up’
- Teacher turned world champion roper takes the wisdom of a bull rider to school
- August 18, 2009
- What does it mean to “cowboy up”?
- Backpacks banned
- Trying to avert back problems, middle school encounters parent problems
- August 18, 2009
- This year’s backpack ban at Rim Country Middle School has inflamed some parents who say their sixth-graders are struggling to carry possessions minus a convenient sack.
- Sex offender found guilty
- August 18, 2009
- A former Payson resident was found guilty of eleven counts of sexual conduct with minors.
- Hwy. 87 roadwork delays continue
- August 18, 2009
- Drivers began to feel the effects of the Highway 87 improvements last week, when Arizona Department of Transportation crews closed the highway down to one lane for excavation work.
- Health care system needs to be torn down and rebuilt
- August 18, 2009
- This is a reply to Terry L. Putnam from an “incompetent.”
- Rodeo success shows way to the next step
- August 18, 2009
- Whew. Nothing blew up. Praise the Lord. In fact, the 125th running of the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo went beautifully.
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