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Twist, turns of legislature leaves towns in limbo- August 21, 2009
- The unbearably prolonged state budget deadlock may still unhinge the precariously balanced budgets of Payson and other towns throughout the state, said Arizona League of Cities and Towns Executive Director Ken Strobeck at a special Payson council session on Thursday.
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- Community almanac
- August 21, 2009
- Payson First Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, will have an Indian Fry Bread Dinner from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21.
- Flag football has added benefit; more time to register
- August 21, 2009
- The 120-plus young athletes who signed up to participate in the town-sponsored NFL Flag Football program this season are in for a special treat.
- Youth football teams in new league for 2009
- August 21, 2009
- Say goodbye to the Central Arizona Football Association and hello to the Northeastern Arizona Youth Football League.
- Familiar face could be seen in playoffs
- Longtime coach brings years of winning experience to Goodyear
- August 21, 2009
- It’s more than nostalgic for longtime Longhorn football fans to glance over to the West region and see a friendly rival building Goodyear Estella Foothills into a state championship contender.
- Fall sports open this week
- August 21, 2009
- The Payson High School football and volleyball teams launch the 2009 season with controlled scrimmages this week, a full seven days before the soccer and cross-country programs kick off.
- Warner a rare role model in pro sports
- August 21, 2009
- I haven’t had the chance to buy Arizona Cardinal quarterback Kurt Warner’s new book First Things First: the Rules of Being a Warner. But a friend has and he claims it is a fascinating story about the life of the two-time NFL MVP who miraculously led the Cards last season to the Super Bowl.
- MSA to help with fight against noxious weeds
- August 21, 2009
- With the long summertime growing season, plant growth can be phenomenal and that is also the case with weeds that can choke out the healthy grasslands in the Rim Country.
- Calling all entries for 55th annual county fair
- August 21, 2009
- Summer is on the run toward fall and it’s time to start thinking about the 55th Annual Northern Gila County Fair. The call is out to get entries ready.
- Even with recession, we are still the land of (investment) opportunity
- August 21, 2009
- Over the past several months, you may have become somewhat discouraged at the prospects of investing for your future.
- Y0u*r p@$$w0rd: selection is key to good Internet security
- August 21, 2009
- It may seem like everyone is out to get you…the slowest line at the grocery store is the one you are in, the school crossing guard makes you wait after you drop your kids off, and you find your morning newspaper in the rose bushes.
- New owner on the ‘Kutting Edge’
- August 21, 2009
- If you have driven down East Bonita Street, you’ve probably seen Kutting Edge Hair and Nail Salon with its large blow dryer shaped sign.
- Water trickles, the earth heaves
- Vivid geology of Sedona bears witness to the death of stars, the drift of continents, the power of water and the thoughts of rocks
- August 21, 2009
- Oak Creek swishes and sighs at my feet as the day dies, the rising moon reflected in its pensive waters. Lifting my eyes to the darkening form of Cathedral Rock, I try to imagine upheaval, catastrophe, flood and violence.
- Sunday’s steak fry will buy Christmas gifts for needy children
- August 21, 2009
- Did anyone make it to the rodeo this year? I couldn’t believe the crowd that was there on Saturday night — not a spare seat to be had. From what I hear, Friday was the same. That is a great thing for the Rim Country as attendance has been falling off for the past few years.
- Buyers trading in gas guzzlers for fuel sippers
- August 21, 2009
- In the four weeks since the Cash for Clunkers program went into effect, the program has delivered on what the president and Congress hoped it would — drive up auto sales.
- Ocean fishing trip nets shark
- August 21, 2009
- Debbie Dawson and her family went fishing out of Oceanside, Calif. recently, and the family is still talking about the unbelievable experience they had.
- Lots of activities planned for bash
- August 21, 2009
- Labor Day weekend is only two weeks away. The summer has flown by too quickly. The nights are getting chilly enough for the windows to be open and to cuddle up with a quilt.
- Present-day cowboys prove times they are a-changin’
- August 21, 2009
- Wow, wasn’t last Friday through Sunday just another great rodeo weekend here in Payson?
- Accuracy of GCC budget scrutinized
- Payson board members frustrated with missing numbers, county attorney now examining document
- August 21, 2009
- Omissions and inaccuracies marring Gila Community College’s recently passed budget are leading some board members to fear for the college’s credibility.
- SV council unhappy with tax code
- August 21, 2009
- Star Valley’s councilor George Binney picked up a tax stone Tuesday night and threw it at the Goliath of government. Binney expressed his dissent for the tax code and the repercussions for not following it at the town council meeting.
- Twist, turns of legislature leaves towns in limbo
- Payson Town Council told to brace for financial traumas
- August 21, 2009
- The unbearably prolonged state budget deadlock may still unhinge the precariously balanced budgets of Payson and other towns throughout the state, said Arizona League of Cities and Towns Executive Director Ken Strobeck at a special Payson council session on Thursday.
- Mesa del residents organize as state investigation looms
- August 21, 2009
- Residents of Mesa del Caballo, plagued by water shortages and furious with their water company, have taken the first steps toward forming a water improvement district.
- Gila College faces appalling servitude
- August 21, 2009
- We are appalled by the chaotic, absentee, manifestly unfair indentured servitude of Gila Community College.
- Rodeo Reunion was great
- August 21, 2009
- This year’s Rodeo Reunion was a great get-together for these old friends, from ranching to rodeoing, all had a connection here.
- Do what’s best for Americans, not for insurance industry
- August 21, 2009
- We are third generation owners of a small family business and we are 100 percent behind the insurance reform that includes a public option.
- There has always been medical care rationing
- August 21, 2009
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just reported that life expectancy in the United States is less than at least 10 other developed countries. If we do in fact have the best health care in the world, why would this be?
- Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water
- August 21, 2009
- I think most would agree that there needs to be some adjustments to our current health care system.
- Live without health insurance and see what side you favor
- August 21, 2009
- I am not sure how many of the folks who are opposed to health insurance reform have ever lived without insurance.
- Investigate the alternatives
- August 21, 2009
- People are asking about alternatives to Obama Care. There are lots of ideas that would help.
- A conversation with Mr. Bureaucrat
- August 21, 2009
- The problems with Obama’s health bill are numerous as quills on a porcupine’s tail, but the one that has finally caught the attention of the American people can be found in section 1223. This 10-page segment states that the elderly be required to submit to euthanasia counseling sessions in which a bureaucrat (I’m sure he would be a well-qualified bureaucrat with the best of intentions) would help them understand their relative and declining value to society.
- Early radio and TV was sometimes unintentionally funny
- August 21, 2009
- The name of the program I don’t remember. The name of the actor who played the hard boiled detective I do — Richard Gargan.
- Historian to speak at humanities lecture at Payson Library
- August 21, 2009
- Historian Reba Wells Grandrud of Phoenix will present “In Their Own Words: Diaries of 19th Century Women” at the monthly Library Friends of Payson gathering at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Payson Public Library Meeting Room.
- Gila County Fair to feature ‘The Wall’
- August 21, 2009
- This year’s Gila County Fair, celebrating its 40th year, will feature the traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which stands in Washington, D.C.; three nights of great stage entertainment including Conner Cecil and his band on stage Saturday night; a bigger and more diversified carnival; and all the many exhibits entered by residents.
- Highways photo editor to judge fair photos
- August 21, 2009
- Rim Country photographers have a chance to have their work judged by Arizona Highways photo editor Jeff Kida at the 2008 Northern Gila County Fair.
- School district calendar unchanged; two weeks for fall, spring breaks
- August 21, 2009
- This year, the murky pot of school calendar scheduling will remain unstirred.
- Culinary arts students prep for competition
- August 21, 2009
- Payson High School students Brett Goodwin and Justin Richardson from teacher Devon Wells’ Culinary Arts Program are preparing for a high-level statewide culinary competition. The winner will be named the U.S. Foodservice Student Chef of the Year.
- Payson school enrollment increases
- Tenth-day average is up 100 students
- August 21, 2009
- A surprising increase in enrollment this year in Payson Unified School District has district officials hopeful that recent declines have temporarily abated.
- Safe canning workshop set
- August 21, 2009
- An introduction to safe canning principles will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 29 at the University of Arizona, Yavapai County Cooperative Extension Office, 840 Rodeo Drive, in Prescott. Call (928) 445-6590 for more information.
- 64 entries took part in annual rodeo parade
- August 21, 2009
- APS and Rim Country Chamber of Commerce sponsored the 125th Annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo Parade on Saturday, Aug. 15. The parade was co-chaired by Brian Tollefson and John Wakelin.
- Gas prices statewide rise by less than penny at $2.64 per gallon
- August 21, 2009
- It may be too early to call it the end of a price climb, but for the first time in three weeks, the statewide price of fuel rose by less than a penny, signaling a possible plateau of pump prices.
- School backpack ban lifted
- August 21, 2009
- Parent complaints convinced officials at Rim Country Middle School to reverse the controversial backpack ban for sixth-graders.
- Shelter has August Blowout Sale
- August 21, 2009
- The dog days of summer have arrived. And we’re not just talking about the weather, we’re talking about dogs.
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