Also from August 28
Births
- Isla Rose Prock was born to Jared “Joe” and Kelly Prock at 8:40 a.m., Aug. 8, 2009 at Payson Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long. Proud maternal grandparents are Buddy and Robin Morris of Payson and Dick and Penny Lundholm of Ivins, Utah. Proud paternal grandparents are the late Kenneth Prock and Tanya Bolin of Queen Creek. She is also welcomed by her uncles, aunts and two cousins Danny, Maureen and Logan Morris of Alameda, Calif., Monte and Amy Morris of Sacramento, Calif., Ricky, Heather and Elise Lundholm of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Justin Prock of Payson.
- Garrett John Prock was born to Angela Dawn Prock and Darrin Kenneth Prock on Aug. 22, 2009 at Payson Regional Medical Center. Garrett joins his 17-month-old sister, Logann Elizabeth Prock. Maternal grandparents are Patricia Jahnke and Kevin John Jahnke. Paternal grandparents are Kenneth Prock and Danny Prock. Maternal great-grandparents are Gerry and Maurice Hatcher and paternal great-grandparents are Jean and Kenneth Grubbs.
Couples
- Wedding: Benshoof and McDowell
Obituaries
Photos
Lead stories
3:00 p.m.
SV council’s wrist slapped- 3:00 p.m., August 28, 2009 Updated 8:49 a.m.
- The Star Valley Council did break the state’s open meeting law two times in two years, the Gila County attorney’s office has determined after a six-month investigation.
All stories
- Fishing derby will fund new preschool in Tonto
- August 28, 2009
- When small-town America sees a need, they rally behind the cause, and that’s what is happening in Tonto Basin this fall! The school district was hoping to build an addition to house the preschool program with the aid of state funding, but a moratorium was placed on all new school construction.
- Shelter offers more than 3 strikes
- August 28, 2009
- Strike three and you’re out! That’s a pretty common phrase, but not one we use here at HSCAZ.
- All Bikes and stuff
- A yard full of memories
- August 28, 2009
- It’s hot in Rye, and the sun reflecting off two acres piled high with old bicycles, scooters, motorcycles and cars makes it even hotter. The air is still, and the bikes take the heat stoically. They are, after all, inorganic. That doesn’t mean they are immune to the effects. Most of the bikes are rusty and dusty and look as if they’ve seen better days.
- Printer problems produce full-color headaches
- August 28, 2009
- School is back in session. Term papers, book reports, and group projects will soon be due. After countless hours posting comments on Facebook, students will spend a few frazzled moments trying to complete assignments before the due date. Except for the Facebook part, it has been happening like that for a long time.
- Unusual flu season coming
- Swine flu no more deadly than normal, says health official
- August 28, 2009
- The flu season is quickly approaching and an information campaign is under way so people can protect themselves from the swine flu.
- Kyl: Health care reform is huge dose of control
- August 28, 2009
- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl made a Rim Country appearance before a polite and mostly supportive group of business leaders this week to stump against President Barack Obama’s health care reforms.
- Writer got it all wrong
- August 28, 2009
- To Mr. Al Poskanzer: you have it all wrong.
- The Conservative’s Declaration of Independence
- August 28, 2009
- Obama, who campaigned as the great facilitator, and pledged to unite us all — Republican and Democrat, red and blue, black and white, conservative and liberal — has instead polarized this nation like no one before.
- Rules of the road for investors
- August 28, 2009
- If you have money in the market, you may sometime wonder what on earth is going on in the financial world.
- Longhorns take on St. Johns tonight
- August 28, 2009
- If there is a given this evening in St. Johns, where the Longhorns take on the homestanding Redskins, it’s that defending 3A state champion Payson will be pitted against a well-coached team.
- 12-year-old’s dream becomes a reality
- August 28, 2009
- The dream of playing golf on the national level turned true for 12-year-old Dean Harpe when he stepped onto the 114-year-old Pinehurst course in North Carolina — one of the most historical and exclusive clubs in the country.
- Residents of forest communities grateful for fuel break
- August 28, 2009
- Eighteen ladies enjoyed playing dominos and a card game called “hand and foot” at Pat Guevara’s home in Hunter Creek. They also enjoyed some delicious snacks. The ladies will meet every Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m at different homes in Christopher Creek throughout the summer months.
- ‘Village’ of Payson steps up for its own
- August 28, 2009
- Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote in a New York Times best seller, “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child.” That was 1996, but she reaffirmed that belief in her own presidential campaign in 2007.
- Flores, Lindo, Peacock take top honors Aug. 19
- August 28, 2009
- Ed Flores, Ralph Lindo and Steve Peacock won both tournament and closest to the pin honors during a Payson Men’s Golf Association individual low net and low gross links fray played Aug. 19 at Payson Golf Course.
- Rim Country Middle School Mavericks open big
- August 28, 2009
- The Rim Country Mavericks football and softball teams opened the 2009 season on a winning note, sweeping the Holbrook Roadrunners. The cross country team was equally successful, winning two of three races. The campaigns tipped off Aug. 21.
- One of summer season’s highlights fast approaching
- August 28, 2009
- The countdown to the end of August and the summer season is fast approaching. The nights are cooling down to the high 40s. That’s blanket weather! My own personal indicator of the weather changing is that I wear my socks to bed. I have been wearing them for a week now. I am sorry to see the summer end, and especially to the end of stocking of the trout in the creeks. I have been lucky enough to land a few large trout, large enough to stuff with cornbread and crab stuffing and bake them on the grill. Delicious!
- Come enjoy a special ice cream party Sunday
- August 28, 2009
- We have been blessed with a reprieve from the incessant heat with some very nice rain and cloud cover this past week. It may not be in the amount that we could use, but it certainly helped!
- We are truly blessed
- August 28, 2009
- As I’ve been sitting here writing this week’s music trivia column, I’ve been peering out my front window and watching our Rim Country monsoon weather finally begin to act as it should.
- Mission in Ecuador
- August 28, 2009
- Earlier this year, Cassie Jones of Payson traveled to Ecuador with Simone Lake of Pine, a full-time minister serving as Bible teacher, international speaker, missionary and author.
- SV council’s wrist slapped
- County attorney’s investigation finds open meeting violation
- 03:00 p.m., August 28, 2009 Updated 08:49 a.m.
- The Star Valley Council did break the state’s open meeting law two times in two years, the Gila County attorney’s office has determined after a six-month investigation.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters event raises $21,000
- August 28, 2009
- Students from Payson Center for Success ham it up at the recent Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl For Kids’ Sake event to help others.
- Peace breaks out in water war saga
- Star Valley town officials downplay importance of impact of Payson’s Tower Well on water supply
- 03:00 p.m., August 28, 2009 Updated 08:51 a.m.
- Once upon a time, a just-released report showing that Payson’s Tower Well in Star Valley caused a dramatic drop in the water level of several wells would have provoked a fresh outbreak of the water wars that triggered Star Valley’s incorporation.
- Community Almanac
- August 28, 2009
- There will be a free Child Identification Program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at Payson Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Road, east of the fire station.
- False charges merit reply
- August 28, 2009
- Ordinarily, if we saw someone wandering down the street with their fly open, we’d either look politely the other way or give them a discrete heads up.
- Sick of promised hope and change
- August 28, 2009
- Do you believe in the Constitution and our Bill of Rights? Do you cherish your freedoms?
- Several scientific evidences show geologic layers deposited quickly
- August 28, 2009
- In response to the article about the geology of the Sedona area in which millions or billions of years were cited 10 times, I would like to show several scientific evidences that would verify that geologic layers have been deposited quickly, not over long periods of time.
- Don’t fear the health bill
- August 28, 2009
- After reading a recent “conversation” regarding what was called Obama’s health bill, I decided to read that particular section of the bill. Sorry, Sarah, no “death panel.” Sorry, Rush and others, no “euthanasia counseling sessions.”
- Tragedy in East Verde Park
- August 28, 2009
- As part of a small community in Payson I am saddened to learn of the tragic motorcycle accident that recently took Ken Shelton’s life.
- Napoleon may have lost Europe, but he was right about one thing
- August 28, 2009
- Knowing young men as we all do, you might think the first thing they would mention about a place they’d been to would be the members of the opposite sex.
- Illness changes woman’s outlook
- August 28, 2009
- Carolee Morris, like many women, initially wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. She started college, essentially to find a suitably educated husband, but then she wanted to have children and raise them as was culturally expected.
- Beaver Valley Day celebration set for Sept. 5
- August 28, 2009
- Food, games and entertainment will highlight Beaver Valley Day, Saturday, Sept. 5 in Beaver Valley, a community about 6 miles northeast of Payson on the Houston Mesa Road.
- The tale of two pals and their pigs
- 4-Hers are getting projects ready for upcoming Northern Gila County Fair Sept. 11-13
- August 28, 2009
- Their moms refer to them as Mutt and Jeff — with much affection and not a small dose of humor. Jake Beeler and Brooks Randall are two 10-year-old, fifth-grade students at Frontier Elementary School.
- Mount Cross pastor brings extensive experience to post
- August 28, 2009
- Ken Lentz brings a German seminary education and a long history of service in the Lutheran Church to his new post as interim pastor of Mount Cross.
- Cafe opens next to Re-Runs Boutique
- August 28, 2009
- After expanding their consignment store to a new, larger space on Main Street, Andy and Cindy Kofile decided to once again expand their business.
- Board: New high school years off
- August 28, 2009
- After spending at least $25 million to construct a new elementary school and update the middle school, it looks like it will be at least 14 years before the school district can consider building a new high school.
- Town OKs agreement to run Tonto bridge
- Payson can now operate state park, even if state budget meltdown closes system
- August 28, 2009
- The Payson Town Council has approved an innovative agreement to allow the town to take over Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in the event of a state budget meltdown.
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