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Rim Country enjoys early White Christmas- December 24, 2009
- Rim Country residents got an early white Christmas as a festive, but well-behaved storm blanketed Payson with six inches of snow — and not much more than that in Show Low and Flagstaff.
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- Legislative grinch raids parks budget
- State budget crashes, Payson may rescue Tonto Natural Bridge
- December 24, 2009
- The state budget crisis this week brought only bad news for state parks, increasing the odds Payson may have to take over the Rim Country’s best-known tourist attraction.
- Don’t want Arizonans to find a higher tax bill under the tree
- December 24, 2009
- What’s on your Christmas list?
- We could use a few more like this guy
- December 24, 2009
- I have a lot of books. Used to have a lot more, but I screwed up when I moved up from the Valley. Thinking that I wouldn’t have room for them, I got rid of some of them. And yes, as you’re probably thinking, I’ve gone out and bought most of them again.
- A football game was part of famous Christmas Truce during World War I
- December 24, 2009
- Sometimes there are stories and fables that remain fresh in our minds for decades.
- SV residents upset with big gravel trucks
- December 24, 2009
- Imagine you live on a sleepy, narrow road where the only travel you see is local. Now imagine gravel trucks driving past your home day in and day out trucking gravel to the highway.
- Community Almanac
- December 24, 2009
- All remaining Christmas merchandise at the Senior Thrift Store, 512 W. Main St., will be half off the marked prices through Dec. 26. The store will be closed Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday.
- Getting together with family for the holidays
- December 24, 2009
- Have you been naughty or nice? The big test is just hours away and Santa Claus or St. Nicholas will be here very soon. I hope that everyone is ready. Dad, get your tools out to help jolly ol’ St. Nick put all those toys together, and Mom, are those cookies baked for Santa to eat on his way to another house? He does need his nourishment to keep going, he has a long way to go.
- SEO poisoning of our computers is hard to swallow
- December 24, 2009
- SEO, or search engine optimization, is a useful tool for businesses trying to get prominent exposure on the Internet. When certain keywords are added into a Web page, search engines take note and deliver this information to us when we do an Internet search. When we type a phrase into our search engine, such as Google, the program reverts back to the keywords it has previously detected on various Web sites. The more exact the match, the higher up the Web site will be in the search results. It’s a simple concept, and we have learned to accept the listed Web sites as the best possible answer to our questions or curiosities.
- A Rim Country Christmas
- December 24, 2009
- Christmas in the Rim Country has many facets — all unique, all beautiful. Residents are blessed to have neighbors willing to share their skills and talents to make the holidays more merry and memorable.
- Christmas events were very successful
- December 24, 2009
- Christopher Kohl’s Fire Department wishes to thank everyone who donated to their toy drive. It was a huge success.
- Quilt Angels donate to Senior Center
- December 24, 2009
- Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is enjoying a very relaxing holiday with friends and family today. Can you believe we are on the verge of 2010 all ready? It seems like it wasn’t that long ago we were entering into the new millennium.
- Christmas filled with classic songs
- December 24, 2009
- I was blessed this past Saturday to play music for the Payson Community Kids’ Christmas party, hosted by the good folks at the United Methodist Church.
- Remember homeless pets this holiday season
- December 24, 2009
- Boo is a 1-year-old Lab mix. She has been in two previous homes before finally being turned over to us on Dec. 15. Her first home was abusive and she was mistreated.
- Payson tax revenue down, expenses rise
- Recovery falters as town spends more than it brings in
- December 24, 2009
- Payson’s fledgling economic recovery has apparently faltered, perhaps brewing more trouble for Payson’s battered finances.
- Rim Country enjoys early White Christmas
- Well-behaved winter storm delivers six inches, but may be gone before the big morning
- December 24, 2009
- Rim Country residents got an early white Christmas as a festive, but well-behaved storm blanketed Payson with six inches of snow — and not much more than that in Show Low and Flagstaff.
- Catching the Christmas spirit
- December 24, 2009
- I have this problem, maybe you can help me with it. Maybe, I can help myself with it.
- The big, promised change
- December 24, 2009
- Obama gave us a big change alright, it’s corruption, bribery, blackmail, socialism and anything but transparency, honesty, and Chicago style politics.
- Chairman is forgetting about First Amendment right
- December 24, 2009
- Let me get this straight. A taxpaying citizen voices his or her opinion in a letter to the editor regarding their concern of recent action taken by elected Pine-Strawberry Fire District board members and called hypocritical by the chairperson in a public media?
- Rim Country students write letters to Santa
- December 24, 2009
- Dear Santa, I really, really want a Leapster Two. I want a new stuffed animal puppy. What is your favorite kind of cookie? I’m serious. Mine is cinnamon. Please don’t put me on the naughty list. I’ve been a good girl. — Love, Abbygale
- How about an overpass for students?
- December 24, 2009
- Regarding the crosswalk needs near the middle school, has consideration been given to a pedestrian overpass?
- How safe is the Novel H1N1 vaccine?
- December 24, 2009
- In the mid 1970s, I was a medic in the U.S. Army. That’s also the period of the last outbreak of the swine flu or Novel H1N1 as we refer to it today. True to form, the military ordered mandatory immunizations and, as I was working in an Army dispensary, we administered the shot to the GIs in our corner of the world. Not long after, we experienced a very high incidence of GIs who returned with flu-like symptoms. We all believed it was the result of the vaccine.
- December is most dangerous home-fire month of the year
- December 24, 2009
- The tree is up, the candles are lit, and the extension cords are plugged in. With all of the traditional touches comes the most dangerous month of the year. The items I listed below are of special concern for us and your safety over the next few weeks and from all of us here at the department, we wish you all the best for the holiday season.
- Wrestling coach, student charged with disorderly conduct
- December 24, 2009
- Police say following an exchange of words and a brief scuffle on school grounds, the Payson High School wrestling coach and a student were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
- Check out the 2009 holiday house lighting entries
- December 24, 2009
- If you are looking for something to do during the holidays, you might want to check out the 2009 House Lighting Contest entries.
- Holiday Hoops tourney draws 16 teams
- December 24, 2009
- The Holiday Hoops girls basketball tournament will return to its former glory Dec. 28 and Dec. 29 when 16 teams from around the state gather in Wilson Dome and the old PHS gymnasium to battle for honors.
- Two Longhorn football players make All-Star team
- December 24, 2009
- A pair of Longhorn football players has been chosen to play in the Arizona Football Coaches Association North vs. South All-Star game, and another is on the doorstep of participating.
- Boys basketball East title chase remains a mystery
- December 24, 2009
- Although coach Jared Swanson and his Longhorn basketball players are focused on the upcoming Alvarez Tire Hoops Classic at Bradshaw Mountain, they also harbor questions about what’s occurring in the baffling East region title chase.
- The gift of time with loved ones is priceless
- December 24, 2009
- It is Christmas morning and family and friends surround me as we open gifts with anticipation and surprise. That nagging question that always seems to arise in me returns, “Did I get the right present for many of my relatives?”
- Attorneys bring years of litigation experience to town
- December 24, 2009
- No one really wants to go to a lawyer unless they absolutely have to. No one wants to be involved in a lawsuit, except maybe the lawyer.
- New year means new opportunities for Roth IRA conversion
- December 24, 2009
- If you already have a Roth IRA, you’re aware of its biggest benefit: Your earnings grow tax free, provided you meet certain conditions. If you don’t have a Roth IRA, you may want to consider one — and it may be easier for you to do just that in 2010.
- Man pleads not guilty to stabbing
- December 24, 2009
- A man police believe assaulted his elderly mother and then stabbed a friend who tried to intervene, pleaded not guilty Dec. 14 at an arraignment hearing in Globe.
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