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Tonto Natural Bridge closing for repairs - February 20, 2009
- Gloom turned to joy for Rim Country advocates for Tonto Natural Bridge State Park on Tuesday, as the State Parks Board voted to close the park only temporarily to fix the roof of an historic lodge near collapse as a result of recent heavy snowfall.
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- Tonto Natural Bridge closing for repairs
- February 20, 2009
- Gloom turned to joy for Rim Country advocates for Tonto Natural Bridge State Park on Tuesday, as the State Parks Board voted to close the park only temporarily to fix the roof of an historic lodge near collapse as a result of recent heavy snowfall.
- County vote leaves Main Street out
- February 20, 2009
- Gila County’s new offices will move into the First American Title building on Highway 260, two supervisors decided Tuesday in a vote that overruled northern county Supervisor Tommie Martin and the three Paysonites who spoke in favor of the Womans Club on Main Street.
- Payson jostles for stimulus funding
- Blue Ridge pipeline, third fire station, streets contend for a sliver of the $4.2 billion in stimulus money coming to Arizona
- February 20, 2009
- Although Arizona wound up in line for a relative pittance of the federal stimulus projects, Payson hopes last-minute bids for help on the Blue Ridge pipeline and a new fire station might sneak into contention.
- Tom Loeffler named to fill open spot on GCC board
- February 20, 2009
- Tom Loeffler, a retired educator, will fill the vacancy on the Gila Community College board, county Superintendent of Schools Linda O’Dell said Thursday.
- Around Rim Country
- February 20, 2009
- Community Almanac
- Bike trails needed
- February 20, 2009
- We hope Rim Country community leaders hop on the recent plea for dedicated trails for mountain bikers and ride it whooping, hollering like a thrill rider on a downhill run on a spring day.
- Tonto bridge is a stimulus for Rim Country
- February 20, 2009
- They’re eating the seed corn down in Phoenix.
- County supervisors hit one over the fence
- February 20, 2009
- Our own Tommie Martin and Supervisors Dawson and Pastor, stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for local school districts this past Tuesday. By voting to allocate Federal Forest Fees to the school districts, based on a formula submitted by the district superintendents of Gila County, they have brought some sunshine into a pretty gloomy financial forecast. PUSD is grateful for their courageous support of our students and schools.
- Humane society moving forward with plans
- February 20, 2009
- The Payson Humane Society greatly appreciates the media support the Payson Roundup has given us to build a new facility for the animals that come under our care.
- What is the difference between hunting and cock fighting?
- February 20, 2009
- When I was a kid I loved to hunt. I preferred shooting something alive to targets. As an old man I seem to feel sorry for the animals. I still love to see a father take his son or daughter hunting, so you see I am confused.
- Tonto Natural Bridge should not be on the ‘chopping block’
- February 20, 2009
- I do not understand the Arizona State Parks Board decision to consider closing the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park.
- Thanks for community support
- February 20, 2009
- Thank you for your overwhelming support and comfort during a time of need with the loss of my son, Joshua William Lee Stubbs. Your thoughts, prayers and kind words were greatly appreciated.
- Mountain cowboy just ‘says stuff’
- February 20, 2009
- Anyone reading My Horseback Opinion might wonder, where the heck does Jinx come up with this kind of stuff? When Jayne and I got married, one of my girl cousins told her, “Jinx just says things; no one knows why.” With that in mind, let me give you a little personal background. My lineage runs back through six generations of Mogollon Rim and Tonto Basin ranchers, lion and bear hunters, lawmen, packers, prospectors, bootleggers, bank robbers, cowboys and other men of common sense. They all said stuff — they all had opinions.
- Silent stroll revealed land’s meaning
- February 20, 2009
- I opened my eyes, realizing vaguely that some change in the sound of the four big recip engines driving the aircraft had jarred me awake. Still half asleep, I took a casual glance out the window, expecting to see the Pacific 20,000 feet below, deep blue water glinting in the final rays of the setting sun.
- Pearls of wisdom presented at wellness forum
- February 20, 2009
- Pearls are highly prized commodities — created by lowly mollusks. A pearl begins as an irritant, which is then coated over by the materials the mollusk uses to build its shell.
- Mountain bike advocate urges Payson to change gears
- February 20, 2009
- Trail-loving mountain bikers could drop $5-10 million a year if Payson will just build a network of looping, single-track, non-motorized trails, said Payson Mayor Kenny Evans.
- Barrier keeps mud from slide off Hwy. 87
- February 20, 2009
- If you’ve driven south on Highway 87 after the recent thrash of rainstorms, you may have noticed mud accumulating at the site of the March landslide and wondered if another landslide took place.
- Piano concert to benefit college students
- February 20, 2009
- Victoria Harris will perform a piano concert at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, to benefit Gila Community College students who will be traveling to London in May.
- Firefighters hold burns near Payson
- February 20, 2009
- Wildland firefighters held more prescribed fire operations near Payson through Friday. Prescribed fire is always dependent on optimum weather conditions prior to ignition.
- Students shadow newspaper staff
- February 20, 2009
- Victoria Pierce wanted to job shadow someone who created manga — a Japanese-type of comic book. She ended up at the Payson Roundup.
- SV council would like to do away with tax
- February 20, 2009
- Although the Star Valley council did not make any decisions at Tuesday night’s council meeting, they came to a consensus that the rental tax should be eliminated if possible.
- Legislature hoping to help owners find shelters for horses
- February 20, 2009
- PHOENIX — Some people are finding it impossible to keep their horses as the economy worsens, leaving owners scrambling to sell or find shelters for their animals. They occasionally wind up setting horses free to fend for themselves.
- Lenders for Life
- February 20, 2009
- When Tara Keeney says she is a lender for life, she means it. After three years and many bumps in the mortgage business later, Lenders For Life Home Mortgage Corporation is still helping Rim Country residents make good financial decisions that last.
- Jeffrey Carlton Holland
- February 20, 2009
- Jeffrey Carlton Holland, formerly of Strawberry, died Feb. 14, 2009 in Ft. Collins, Colo. He was born June 11, 1974 in Waukegan, Ill. to Jerry Carlton Holland of Payson and Cheryl Lee Marie Hendrickson Holland of Strawberry.
- Ex-PHS student now an Air Force captain in Iraq
- February 20, 2009
- Most in the Rim Country picture Bryan Zumbro hurling a fastball or snapping a pigskin to an awaiting quarterback.
- Betty J. Klundt
- February 20, 2009
- Betty J. Klundt died Feb. 16, 2009 at her home in Payson. She was born Aug. 22, 1926 in Chicago, Ill. to Fay and Bessie (Hand) Dollar.
- Brian A. Ponczak
- February 20, 2009
- Brian A. Ponczak died Feb. 15, 2009 in Phoenix. He was born Jan. 21, 1937 in Hamtramak, Mich. to Thaddeus and Genevieve O. Ponczak.
- Simple turns complicated in Payson
- February 20, 2009
- Oops. That more or less summarizes Thursday night’s Payson Town Council discussion of a change in the planning process that was supposed to make things simple.
- Face of DPS will now devote his energy to family and classic cars
- February 20, 2009
- After 33 years with the Department of Public Safety, including 14 years in the Rim Country, Sgt. John Whetten has seen and experienced it all.
- A taste of Rim Country
- Culinary students share talents at upcoming event
- February 20, 2009
- For the second year, students in the culinary arts program at Payson High School will share their talents and skills at A Taste of Rim Country.
- School dances were great fun
- February 20, 2009
- I had the absolute pleasure this past Friday to provide entertainment for two elementary school dances — Tonto Basin School’s annual Valentine’s Dance and Julia Randall Elementary School’s Country Hoedown.
- Broken tree limbs all over Pine
- February 20, 2009
- Everywhere I go around town I see broken tree limbs dangling here and there. We counted at least 13 branches torn from good-sized juniper and oak trees on our property.
- Warmer weather will be appreciated
- February 20, 2009
- Tonto Village still has mounds of snow on the ground and it snowed again during the night of Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
- Javelina, other animals out looking for food
- February 20, 2009
- Because of all the snow we have been getting, the animals are out looking for food.
- Sporting group helps school program
- February 20, 2009
- My sincere apologies to Payson High School senior Ben Sandoval for an error in my story about the state wrestling tournament held Feb. 13 and 14 in Prescott.
- Longhorns seek state title double, host Sedona
- February 20, 2009
- Pursuit of the state championship that has narrowly escaped the Longhorns the past two seasons begins tomorrow, Feb. 21, in Wilson Dome against Sedona Red Rock.
- Holbrook will be tough for Longhorns
- February 20, 2009
- Holbrook’s 11 state placers in 14 prep wrestling weight divisions will be a formidable state tournament first round foe for the Payson Longhorns.
- Lady Longhorns take on Tuba City tonight
- February 20, 2009
- Any doubts the 3A North is the most competitive basketball region in the state should have been erased early this week when the Arizona Interscholastic Association announced the 16 teams that earned berths in the state tournament.
- Tournament bass fishing is a spectator sport
- February 20, 2009
- Competitive tournament bass fishing has quickly become a spectator sport.
- It took 30 years, but bowler rolls a 300 game
- February 20, 2009
- It took Frank LaSpisa more than 30 years, but he finally can stake claim to having bowled a 300 game.
- Don’t forget about inflation when you retire
- February 20, 2009
- During your working years, you put money away, hoping that it will grow enough to help provide you with a comfortable retirement. But once you retire, haven’t you reached your goal? You don’t still need to invest for growth, do you?
- State fish and game offers free outdoor expo March 28-29
- February 20, 2009
- The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Outdoor Expo is Arizona’s largest “outdoors” public event, intended on exposing people of all ages to our state’s magnificent outdoor recreational opportunities. The entire family can explore numerous activities and demonstrations that include live wildlife displays, camping, archery, hunting, fishing, shooting sports, wildlife conservation, off-highway vehicle riding and boating.
- Arizona is No. 1 for identity theft
- February 20, 2009
- The statistics on identity theft in Arizona are startling. Almost 300,000 Arizonans had their identities stolen in 2007, the equivalent of everyone in Payson having their identities stolen 20 times over in one year.
- Shelter lowers pet adoption fees
- February 20, 2009
- It’s another busy work day at Payson Humane Society. The day starts at 7:30 a.m. for the staff and the dog yard volunteers.
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