Archive for Friday, January 9, 2009

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Special group of dedicated people keeps shelter going
January 9, 2009
Red’s babies. It’s a term you’ll often hear around the shelter. These are usually the pups that are living in the front puppy house where Red, aka Kenneth Wright, most often works.
Owner plans to wok up area scene with buffet
January 9, 2009
A Show Low chef is bringing a new restaurant to town. The former Country Kitchen, near the intersection of Highways 260 and 87 in the Payson Village Shopping Center, will soon be converted to China Wok Buffet.
Future looks bright for Rim Country anglers
January 9, 2009
The month of December has been a very wet 31 days with almost 6 inches of rain in the bucket.
Longhorns travel to Show Low for East game
January 9, 2009
A 79-32 pounding of San Tan Foothills sets the stage for the Longhorn boys basketball team (8-7) to travel today (Jan. 9) to Show Low where the East Region campaign tips off.
Who’s looking out for individual investors?
January 9, 2009
If you’ve been investing for a while, you know that there are few guarantees in the investment world and that you’re going to be taking some risks with your money.
Little League officials gearing up for season
January 9, 2009
The 2008 Little League season was one of the most successful in local youth sports history. Hundreds of of boys and girls played during a fun-filled spring and summer season.
Scholarship named after former coach
January 9, 2009
This spring, a pair of Payson High School graduates will be the recipients of the first-ever Ted Pettet Scholarships valued at $2,000 each.
Grand Canyon State Games start Jan. 11
First of 39 events begins at WestWorld
January 9, 2009
Calling all weekend warriors and amateur athletes — it’s time to etch another chapter into Payson’s storied Grand Canyon State Games history book.
Man still missing near Forest Lakes
January 9, 2009
Searchers are still looking for a 51-year-old Chandler architect who has been missing for a week.
How I learned a really different method of teaching
January 9, 2009
Not all teaching jobs are created equal. Some are so much fun they seem more like a pleasure cruise than a job.
Community needs to challenge supervisors on facility needs
January 9, 2009
A mother walked into the grocery store, accompanied by her 3-year-old child. As they walked down the candy aisle, the 3-year-old grabbed two big bags of candy and tried to place them in the shopping cart. The mother took the candy away and returned it to the shelf. The child started screaming, threw himself on the floor and continued kicking and screaming, “I want candy!”
Pine-Strawberry Fire Department awards banquet a huge success
January 9, 2009
We here at the PSFD would like to thank all of the sponsors who helped make our annual awards banquet a huge success.
Pine-Strawberry Fire Department awards banquet a huge success
January 9, 2009
We here at the PSFD would like to thank all of the sponsors who helped make our annual awards banquet a huge success.
Around Rim Country
Payson Jazz Trio performs Sunday
January 9, 2009
Payson Community Presbyterian Church has just acquired a Baldwin baby grand piano, and it will have its first public performance at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11 when Bob Smolenski leads the Payson Jazz Trio, with guest guitarist John Darst. It is a magnificent sounding black beauty; so don’t miss this special performance.
Mud Springs goes out like a lamb
January 9, 2009
The Mud Springs extension roared into town politics like a hungry lion a year ago, but on Tuesday gamboled out like a fuzzy lamb.
One-on-one with Hardcastle
Controversial water company owner breaks decade of silence
January 9, 2009
After several years of refusing Payson Roundup requests for face-to-face interviews, Brooke Utilities President Robert Hardcastle consented this week to an interview, and used the occasion to raise questions about the motives of some of those leading the effort to take over the Pine and Strawberry water companies.
Low interest rates good for borrowing
January 9, 2009
The upside of what might be the longest recession since the Great Depression is the historically low interest rates, experts said at the Guerrilla Tactics —Business Financial forum Tuesday at Gila Community College.
Blaze engulfs two-story house
January 9, 2009
Police and fire officials are still investigating what sparked a two-alarm blaze that quickly engulfed a two-story home Wednesday afternoon on a scenic hilltop east of town.
New supervisors seek sweeping county changes
New roles for current employees proposed, end to lobbying
January 9, 2009
Roughly an hour after the newly sworn-in Gila County supervisors garnished new Chairman Shirley Dawson with her gavel, she proposed sweeping changes to county organization, including the introduction of a legislative manager and public information officer.
New year is the time to get involved in community
January 9, 2009
It is a new year and it is time to get involved with your community.
New snow makes village look like a picture postcard
January 9, 2009
Brrrr! The weather outside is chilly! The thermometer in Tonto Village has hardly moved since the Christmas holiday.
Snowy weather puts animals on the move
January 9, 2009
Many of us spent this week trying to establish new routines or settle back into the old ones. Sometimes I wish I could take an extra week just to recover from the holidays, but I suspect even that wouldn’t be enough!
Forest on the edge
Blunders uproot old-growth ecosystem
January 9, 2009
My snowmobile coasted to a halt in the unbroken snow. Game and Fish Habitat Specialist John Goodwin roared up beside me, then cut his engine.

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