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- AIA ousts Globe on rule infraction
- February 17, 2009
- The Arizona Interscholastic Association has booted the Globe Tigers from the 3A state boys basketball tournament for an alleged violation of the domicile rule.
- Vandals target Main Street business twice in one week
- February 17, 2009
- The first time it happens you think maybe it is a fluke, the second time someone throws a rock through your window in the same week, you know it’s no accident.
- Payson woman shares TOPS success story
- February 17, 2009
- Winning the weight-loss war often feels like a personal victory in a challenging war of attrition.
- Star Valley work-study session to talk about rental taxes
- February 17, 2009
- Star Valley’s Mayor Chuck Heron is promising one of the shortest council meetings Tuesday with nothing major scheduled on the agenda.
- Buy and sell at the business showcase
- February 17, 2009
- For the 17th anniversary of the Business Showcase and Market Place, organizers decided to shake things up a bit and for the first time let businesses not only showcase their products, but sell them.
- Health Fair slated for Feb. 26
- February 17, 2009
- If awards were given out for the best contemporary inventions, my vote would go to the person who developed the mute button on the TV remote control.
- RCMS seventh-grader finishes third at bee
- February 17, 2009
- Ernesto Tobias, a seventh-grader from Rim Country Middle School, finished third in the Gila County spelling bee Feb. 6.
- Anglers vow to protect Rim streams
- February 17, 2009
- A hardy band of about 25 local flycasters has started a Rim Country chapter of Trout Unlimited, the pre-eminent national organization dedicated to protecting the streams.
- School Briefs
- February 17, 2009
- Payson Elementary School is holding its 10th Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the school, located at 500 E. Rancho Road. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children and $20 for families of five.
- Going Green gets a start at Payson High School
- February 17, 2009
- Faced with limited recycling in town, Payson High School’s new Go Green Club will personally transport the plastic and aluminum that accumulates in the school’s new recycling bins on campus to recycling centers down the hill.
- Self-taught chef loves supporting library
- February 17, 2009
- Leonie Dobbins, owner of The Red Elephant Bakery Café, has taken part in A Taste of Rim Country for the past two years.
- Thanks for the help
- February 17, 2009
- The Greater Payson Moose Lodge and Women of the Moose would like to thank the following sponsors for your donations to our annual Children’s Christmas Party.
- Attacks against consulting firm baseless
- February 17, 2009
- On behalf of Economists.com I urge the residents of the Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District to disregard the baseless, unsubstantiated and false allegations made by Sam Schwalm against our firm and the district’s board.
- Above and beyond the call of duty
- February 17, 2009
- On Monday, Feb. 9 and again on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, our beautiful log building on Main Street was vandalized by someone throwing a large rock through the front windows.
- Unfounded accusations wastes the time and resources of water district
- February 17, 2009
- Over the last few months, you have published several letters to the editor and written many stories quoting Sam Schwalm, a resident of the Pine Strawberry community. Most recently, a letter was published which raised issues concerning the integrity of the board of Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District and the competence of our consultants, especially Dan Jackson of Economists.com.
- Don’t let this be the one that got away
- February 17, 2009
- We caught a glimpse of fish futures in Rim Country. And it was THIS BIG! No. Really. Maybe not Moby Dick. But, you know, big.
- Boat launched on Highway 87
- February 17, 2009
- Bullet the Kevlar boat lived up to its name this weekend when it took an out of water voyage. Bullet prematurely launched from its trailer, skidded over a concrete barrier, landed in two lanes of traffic and was subsequently dragged 7/10 of a mile uphill but, miraculously, had little damage to its hull.
- Reservoirs full to the brim, more rain due
- Second wet winter soaks Rim Country, fills Roosevelt and replaces drought worries with flooding potential
- February 17, 2009
- A second sopping wet winter has swapped fears of drought for potential flooding, as the Salt River Project opens the sluice gates and sends water rushing down to the Valley.
- Humane Society gambles on funds
- Group building $3.5- million animal shelter will break ground still $2 million short of fund-raising goal
- February 17, 2009
- Cortez burned his boats to give his soldiers no choice but to conquer the New World.
- School could get $1.4 million in federal funds
- Supervisors asked to disburse fed funds based on enrollment
- February 17, 2009
- Payson Unified School District could receive a $1.4-million windfall this year in combined federal aid from both the stimulus bill and money for rural schools. The district lost $292,000 in the current fiscal year after state budget cuts, according to county officials.
- Foreclosure laws you need to know
- February 17, 2009
- The news media is reporting that we may face a second round of foreclosures in the next few months.
- Four Seasons Realty expands offices into outlying areas
- February 17, 2009
- The media is bombarded with stories of a crippled housing market, but one local real estate office reports business is doing well — good enough to warrant a new office in Christopher Creek.
- Questioning an athlete’s eligibility is very familiar
- February 17, 2009
- If the student-athlete eligibility incident going on at Globe High School sounds all too familiar, there’s a reason for it.
- Fishing tourney expected to have positive impact on Rim Country
- February 17, 2009
- With the Rim Country economy struggling, the boost local business owners are hoping for could be an upcoming FLW Outdoors bass tournament.
- Lady Horns win East, on to state
- February 17, 2009
- A 57-51 East Region tournament victory over Alchesay sends the Lady Longhorns into the 3A state tournament with an advantageous No. 3 seed.
- Horns celebrate regional title
- First round opponent will not be determined until late Tuesday
- February 17, 2009
- The Longhorn boys basketball team is celebrating its hard-earned state tournament berth but won’t know its seed or first round opponent until later today, Feb. 17.
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