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Payson budget balances on wobbly figures- July 10, 2009
- Payson finally has a budget — but the council still has no idea whether the town will go on a record-breaking federally funded spending spree or wind up resorting to more layoffs and cutbacks.
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- Month-long surveillance leads to arrest of three on drug charges
- July 10, 2009
- After more than a month of surveillance, police arrested three men Friday morning after finding half a pound of marijuana in a west side home.
- Now popular Cardinals should have plenty of practice visitors
- July 10, 2009
- For the past 22 years — the Arizona Cardinals have swooped into Flagstaff for their annual training camp — the state’s football fans, including those from the Rim Country, have pretty much had their own way watching practices and scrimmages.
- In the long run, charitable giving pays off for everyone
- July 10, 2009
- You’ve probably heard that “generosity is its own reward.”
- Community Almanac
- July 10, 2009
- Girls in the Payson area, including current Girl Scouts, have the opportunity to learn more about plans for troops during the upcoming school year.
- Artificial Rim Lakes create natural beauty
- Scenic Bear Canyon Lake is one of the least visited of the Rim Lakes
- July 10, 2009
- Bear Canyon Lake gleams in the sunlight that slants through breaks in the afternoon pileup of thunderheads, deep, narrow, dramatic — and completely artificial.
- Highway 260 was a bottleneck from Christopher Creek to Payson
- July 10, 2009
- Another 4th of July holiday is now gone until next year. It seemed as though the whole population of the Valley was in the Rim Country.
- Chain saw team in Christopher Creek to help bring down trees
- July 10, 2009
- The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Chain Saw Team was in Christopher Creek helping residents cut down some very large trees on their property. They will be in the area for the next two weeks to get hands on training and help neighbors who may have trees that need cut.
- Theft of alcohol, party lead to charges being filed against three
- July 10, 2009
- After thieves made off with $400 worth of alcohol from the Cactus Flats Bar in Tonto Basin, deputies located the alcohol and three suspects at a party later that evening.
- CG Blues will make Saturday concert special
- July 10, 2009
- I would like to thank all of the Roundup readers who have called or stopped me on the streets of Payson to wish me congratulations on my recent engagement to Ann. Your warm words are sincerely appreciated.
- Mountain lake fishing report
- July 10, 2009
- The following summary was condensed from a report compiled by Rory Aikens with the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- Spur Bar to reopen in Star Valley
- July 10, 2009
- More than a year after a fire forced the closure of the Spur Bar in Star Valley, its new owners plan to reopen it with all its cowboy charm within a few months
- Sporadic monsoons bring welcome relief
- July 10, 2009
- Well I guess you could say that summer has arrived.
- Payson budget balances on wobbly figures
- Record $57 million spending plan meets state deadlines, but disguises deep uncertainty
- July 10, 2009
- Payson finally has a budget — but the council still has no idea whether the town will go on a record-breaking federally funded spending spree or wind up resorting to more layoffs and cutbacks.
- PUSD saved from slashes
- July 10, 2009
- The Payson Unified School District unveiled Thursday night a lean $18.7 million budget for 2010 that nevertheless appeared to maintain programs.
- Airport upgrade wins council OK
- Joint meeting results in agreement to seek engineer to draw plans for $9 million airport revamp
- July 10, 2009
- The Payson Regional Airport Authority brought the ambitious, $9 million master plan to upgrade the airport in for a smooth landing before the town council Thursday.
- New, fresh face joins Star Valley council
- July 10, 2009
- The Star Valley Town Council is becoming rather proficient in swearing in new council members.
- Payson’s own field of dreams
- July 10, 2009
- Build it. They will come. Now, maybe that’s a corny line from a nostalgic baseball movie about one man’s dream of a magical cornfield — but it also speaks to the power of a vision.
- People are watering lawns on off days
- July 10, 2009
- The photo of the man spraying around his yard on the front page of the Roundup’s Web site last week sure is deceptive, and it makes it look like water is plentiful here in Payson.
- Arizona is right behind California
- July 10, 2009
- This is one major reason California is on the brink of bankruptcy. And Arizona is right behind them.
- Say hey to flatlanders
- July 10, 2009
- Ray Pugel’s column on Valley residents was spot on!
- Choice of worship is called freedom of religion
- July 10, 2009
- Yes, this country was founded by mostly Christian men. They were smart enough, however, to include a separation between church and state. This separation was not intended to keep God out of government.
- It was all about making money at any cost
- July 10, 2009
- This letter is in response to the Roundup’s second lead editorial entitled “Government ‘help’ picks pockets.”
- Column was an embarrassment for educated readers
- July 10, 2009
- We don’t discredit the inherent wisdom of the “American Cowboy” who discusses things with his horse and with fellow cowboys at the local bar.
- Cool’ people help raise money for Humane Society
- July 10, 2009
- Payson really is a “cool” mountain town with “cool” residents and visitors.
- Lightning part of life on the Mountain
- July 10, 2009
- A good part of my growing-up years were spent on top of the Mountain (Mogollon Rim) at the Buck Pasture and in the country from Fred Haught Ridge east to where Knoll Lake is now.
- Knowing too danged much can sometimes be a problem
- July 10, 2009
- As books go, the one I had in my little blue AWOL bag as I boarded an aging Air National Guard passenger aircraft one morning at Travis AFB in California was a great find. It was as though someone had said, “Hey! Let’s write a book that’s just what Tom Garrett is looking for.”
- Council ponders sunset on rental tax
- July 10, 2009
- The Star Valley council is inching closer to demolishing the 2-percent rental tax.
- Payson schools schedule fall registration
- July 10, 2009
- The kids are moaning and groaning. Parents are quietly shouting, “Hallelujah!” School in the Rim Country resumes on July 29.
- Free child identification program is at Masonic Lodge July 11
- July 10, 2009
- On Saturday, July 11 there will be a child identification program held at Payson Masonic Lodge, located at 200 E. Rancho Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Little League teams lose, one in title game
- 10-11-year-olds advance to District title game
- July 10, 2009
- A pair of Payson Little League all-star teams are out and another battling for the District One tournament championship.
- Former Rim middle school student wins college roping championship
- July 10, 2009
- A Payson-born and Gisela-raised young cowboy has lassoed and tied his way to the College National Finals Rodeo team roping championship. Trevor Connolly, now a senior on the Southeastern Oklahoma State Rodeo team, hooked up with Ryan Van Ahn to win the title June 14 to 20 in Casper, Wyo.
- Equestrian events come to event center
- July 10, 2009
- Payson Event Center will be a beehive of equestrian activity throughout July and August.
- Postseason not nice to softball all-stars
- July 10, 2009
- The postseason for the Payson Little League Fast Pitch 11-12-years All-Stars was short lived, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t productive.
- Perfect match for every personality
- July 10, 2009
- It’s another hot day at the shelter. The number of animals we have increases on a daily basis, and the urgency and importance of finding our animals forever homes becomes stronger and stronger. Our puppy and dog huts are full, and every kennel we have is being used.
- Park booth brouhaha or a misunderstanding?
- July 10, 2009
- Hot dogs ain’t free. Vendor permits in Green Valley Park ain’t free. Speech? Definitely free — so long as you phrase your request to speak freely carefully.
- Payson 10-11-years Little League All-Star team advancing to state
- July 10, 2009
- The Payson 10-11-years Little League All-Star team is advancing to state as the Region One and District One champions.
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