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- Payson has three in top 10 of national bike race
- July 28, 2009
- A trio of Payson state champion cyclists have ridden their way to honors in the granddaddy of all mountain bike competitions — USA Cycling’s National Mountain Bike Cross Country Championships. The gold medal showdown was held July 17 near at Sol Vista near Granby Ranch, Colo.
- Ted Meredith Roping winners reap rewards of cash, buckles, saddles
- July 28, 2009
- There’s good money to be earned in team ropings.
- Plenty of activities in August
- July 28, 2009
- The entry fee for youths 14- to 17-year-olds entered in the Tonto Rim Sports Club 3D Archery shoot is $15 rather than $25 as reported in Extra Points on July 21.
- PMGA President’s Cup a hot contest
- July 28, 2009
- There’s was an old-fashioned, junkyard dog fight going on in the Payson Men’s Golf Association President’s Cup tournament.
- Local sports official shares stories from four-time Super Bowl referee
- July 28, 2009
- For veteran high school sports official Tim Fruth, also the Payson High School assistant principal, the highlight of the National Association of Sports Officials 27th Annual Summit was reliving football memories with a man who officiated in four Super Bowls.
- What kind of buyer are you?
- July 28, 2009
- Charles Clark introduced a breakthrough system that figures out what motivates a buyer based on certain personality types.
- Design topic of chamber’s Business Buzz luncheon
- July 28, 2009
- Learn from experts how to re-make Rim Country communities into desirable destination locations.
- Itty bitty lots: No way
- Payson council won’t study affordable housing idea
- July 28, 2009
- Little tiny lots in Payson — just to supply affordable housing?
- A magical night
- Payson’s endangered concert series ends with dancing, glow sticks
- July 28, 2009
- It was a perfect evening for jazz in the park Saturday night. Like the music itself, the evening glowed with improvised, magical moments as guitarist John Darst freewheeled through a solo. Couples swayed on a dance floor of fresh cut grass and children tossed green glow sticks in the starry, dark sky with a streak of laughter.
- Motorcyclist dies in elk crash
- July 28, 2009
- A motorcycle rider is dead and his passenger in serious condition after they collided with an elk west of Star Valley Friday night.
- Lost woman found
- July 28, 2009
- It was another busy week for Tonto Rim Search and Rescue volunteers who battled sleep deprivation and exhaustion in a series of overnight rescues.
- Rescued horses return the favor at camp
- July 28, 2009
- When school is out for the summer, a group of volunteers turns to horses to teach at-risk and disabled children some of life’s invaluable lessons.
- ‘Cash for clunkers’ may spur car sales
- July 28, 2009
- If you’ve been holding on to that beloved gas guzzling SUV for the last 20 years, now may be the time to trade it in for a new, fuel-efficient vehicle.
- Community Almanac
- July 28, 2009
- Payson Elks Lodge is again presenting “PEACH Night” — Payson Elks Arts, Crafts and Hobbies Night — from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 30.
- Council understands that tax hikes add up
- July 28, 2009
- We were resigned to paying our $5 or $10 per year. Perhaps even patriotically eager.
- Molly’s letter to the community
- July 28, 2009
- Hi, my name is Molly and I am a 4-year-old American foxhound. My owner and I read Mikey Marazza’s article about the trash and graffiti at box canyon. My owner had surgery back in December; he needed some exercise, so I started taking him hiking.
- In memory of Barbara Kermeen Phillips
- July 28, 2009
- We want to thank all of our great friends and families for your support, concern and love.
- Reagan speaks out against socialized medicine
- July 28, 2009
- On youtube.com, “Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine” listen to the truth on socialized health care.
- Separation of church and state
- July 28, 2009
- In a recent letter in support of Mr. Pyle — the writer attempted to refute the argument that we are, in fact, a nation of laws, not a Christian nation. He argued that when my father taught me about enlightenment rationalism and its legacy within our Constitution, he was teaching me a “belief.” This is an interesting projection of a sort.
- Who could resist pressure with open voting ballot
- July 28, 2009
- The Democrats in Congress and the White House want to abolish the secret ballot for union elections. I am quite sure that having the “card check” system will work to the advantage of the corrupt union bosses who cannot win a fair election.
- Supervisor wants transparency — not takeover
- July 28, 2009
- I make it a point not to respond to press coverage unless invited to do so, but your article “Water district takeover urged” deserves some comment.
- Businessman blames supervisor for meeting
- July 28, 2009
- There is an old episode of M*A*S*H where Hawkeye (Captain Pierce) is being court-martialed for insubordination against Major Burns. After Major Burns presents his diatribe Hawkeye states “to say the least I am sure that’s the way Major Burns sees it. To say the most, it is utterly untrue.” In other words, people may see things the way they want to with disregard for the factual record.
- Suspended license trips up alleged burglar
- July 28, 2009
- After nearly two months of tracking, Payson police officers stumbled upon a man they believe was part of a recent high-volume burglary during a routine traffic stop Wednesday.
- Don’t let the heat get you
- July 28, 2009
- Record heat is expected in the Valley this weekend and in the Rim Country temperatures are forecast to range from the mid to high 90s. It is a good deal cooler than the extreme of 115, but still quite a bit warmer than most of us are used to.
- Payson debates sign standards
- July 28, 2009
- It took consultant Angela Dye several years to come up with a comprehensive set of recommendations on how to transform Payson’s highway strip mall frontage into something classy — all mountainy and cool.
- From Anthropology to Zumba®: College adds classes
- July 28, 2009
- Gila Community College is offering three new general education courses this fall semester.
- Be warned: Swine flu will return
- July 28, 2009
- Flu season is inching closer and the swine flu will return, David Fletcher, director of Gila County’s Health Department told county supervisors recently.
- Payson plans crime-fighting block party
- July 28, 2009
- The Payson Police Department, along with the National Association of Town Watch, is gearing up for another National Night Out.
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