Also from December 9
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- FBI looking for bandits that robbed Compass Bank
- December 9, 2009
- The FBI believes an organized group called the High Country Bandits robbed the Payson Compass Bank Nov. 25.
- Update on power, shelter and roadway conditions
- December 9, 2009
- The Arizona Department of Transportation reports all highways in Arizona are open and there are currently no restrictions in place.
- Holiday travel suggestions
- December 9, 2009
- There are many people whose families are scattered around the country and when holiday time approaches some people wonder if they want to get involved in visiting relatives or would they rather take a vacation over Christmas and perhaps New Years. If you are among those who wish to get away the later part of December here are of few ideas for vacation escape.
- December treats at Tonto National Monument
- December 9, 2009
- Come join a park ranger for an afternoon tour of Schoolhouse Platform Mound at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12 and enjoy its fascinating cultural history. Have you have ever wondered how people survived hundreds of years ago? The Schoolhouse Platform Mound was occupied for more than 100 years. Park Ranger Jan Harper will touch on farming, natural resource use, why Schoolhouse Platform Mound is different from others located in Tonto Basin, and other historical insights into the area.
- $400 prize awaits best holiday lighting display
- December 9, 2009
- The fifth annual Holiday Lighting Contest for residents of Payson and Star Valley boasts a whopping $400 first prize this year.
- The Excursion Mine
- December 9, 2009
- Southwest of Payson, the land lies mostly still. Yet poking around into the history reveals far more than just a chunk of private land in the midst of Tonto National Forest. It reveals ties to a big local name and a big state name. This is the story of the Excursion Mine.
- Helpful holiday hosting how-tos
- December 9, 2009
- With the holiday season in full swing, party planners everywhere look to answer the same festive question with their annual gatherings: How do you spread the holiday spirit among guests? While décor and music play a role, nothing raises spirits more than a memorable hors d’oeuvres and drink spread that satisfies appetites and makes guests jolly.
- Merry Music
- Payson Choral Society brings the beauty of Christmas to the Rim Country with a program of songs for all tastes
- December 9, 2009
- As a child I started getting excited about Christmas when we would hear carols on the car radio – I think it must have been a time when the commercial world actually waited until after Thanksgiving to start revving up the holiday shopping season engines… or I was too young to pay attention to commercials and such.
- Make safety a priority when decorating for holiday
- December 9, 2009
- It was in the movie, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” that actor Chevy Chase demonstrated all of the wrong things to do when trimming the house for the holidays. While the scene was a riot, home decorating safety is no laughing matter.
- Fibroids can cause anemia in women
- December 9, 2009
- I am 42 and have an anemia. My doctor thinks it results from my menstrual bleeding, which is quite heavy. I have been taking iron pills, but I am still anemic.
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