Also from June 2
Births
- Lillian J. Fisher was born May 19, 2009 to Ashley Welch and Alexander Fisher, both of Payson at the Payson Regional Medical Center. Grandparents are Andrea Welch, Samule Welch and James and Darlene Fisher; great-grandmother is Sharyn Belcher.
- Dominic K. Gibson was born at 9:06 p.m., Feb. 15, 2009 in Payson to Jamie Wilson and Billy Gibson. The baby’s maternal grandparents are Anthony and Yvonne Alvarez; paternal grandparents are Bill Gibson and Sheila; maternal great-grandparents are Jay and Evelyn Tsinnijinnie; paternal great-grandparents are Bill and Sharon Gibson.
Couples
- Wedding: Stokes and Weeks
- Engagement: Phillimore and Montijo
Obituaries
Photos
Lead stories
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Homes not in sewer district could join soon- June 2, 2009
- Payson’s last frontier — as the Northern Gila County Sanitary District manager calls the last large section of town with septic tanks — could soon lose its leaky tanks, which occasionally lead to sewage seeping above ground.
All stories
- What’s wrong with being calm?
- June 2, 2009
- This is a simple response to the “political” cartoon that the Roundup ran in the May 26 issue.
- Airport plan needs $700,000 match
- June 2, 2009
- The Payson Regional Airport needs about $11 million in improvements to accommodate the near doubling of takeoffs and landings between now and 2028, according to a just completed Airport Master Plan.
- Payson nails down Blue Ridge grant
- June 2, 2009
- It’s official. Payson will be the first community in the state to get clearance to spend federal stimulus money.
- New fees for dog tags, night in jail
- Payson sets host of new fees for everything from a night in jail to tags for your vicious dog
- June 2, 2009
- Payson may be broke — but it’s not for lack of thinking up things for which to charge people.
- Thank you, Payson
- June 2, 2009
- When I saw my photo on the front page of the Payson Roundup, Tuesday 26 May, I was so grateful that tears welled in my eyes.
- Swim meet raises funds for Pikes
- June 2, 2009
- While the inaugural Taylor Pool Community Swim Meet was a blast for all who participated, it also met its main goal of earning much-needed funds for the cash-strapped Payson Pikes youth swim team.
- Sports club shooting range appeal is growing
- June 2, 2009
- Former Roundup reporter Erin Turner had never fired a handgun or rifle until she accepted an invitation to visit the Jim Jones Shooting Range. The invite, which was issued in the summer of 2007, persuaded Turner to somewhat reluctantly visit the range — located at the Tonto Rim Sports Club — south of Payson
- Former PHS athlete is enjoying life as a Marine
- June 2, 2009
- Former Payson High School football and baseball player Tyler Williams stopped by the Payson Roundup last week for a short visit.
- Seven Longhorns earn All-East, two named to all-state teams
- June 2, 2009
- All-East, two all-state teams and selection to the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game are individual honors state high school players battle for during their prep careers.
- Arizona High School rodeo finals return to Payson Event Center
- June 2, 2009
- Riding, roping, racing and wrestling is the name of the game at any rodeo, but at the Arizona High School Rodeo Association state finals, another highlight is the annual prom.
- SBA rolls out American Recovery Capital Loan Program
- June 2, 2009
- The Arizona District Office of the Small Business Administration will host a number of workshops to discuss the new loan program for small businesses called “ARC Loans” or American Recovery Capital Loans.
- Housing industry could face same restrictions as automotive industry
- June 2, 2009
- The future of housing, just like the automotive sector and many other American industries, is now under close scrutiny by the federal government.
- Business briefs
- June 2, 2009
- Main Street merchants are kicking off summer with their monthly block party celebration on June 5, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Homes not in sewer district could join soon
- June 2, 2009
- Payson’s last frontier — as the Northern Gila County Sanitary District manager calls the last large section of town with septic tanks — could soon lose its leaky tanks, which occasionally lead to sewage seeping above ground.
- Motorcycle crash results in two being airlifted to Scottsdale
- June 2, 2009
- A motorcycle crash on Highway 87 north of Pine on Sunday resulted in two people being airlifted to a Scottsdale hospital, police said. Both were released Sunday evening.
- Around Rim Country
- Get your child into fishing lessons today
- June 2, 2009
- Youngsters in grades 1-4 will get a chance to learn age-appropriate fishing techniques from professional bass fisherman Mark Kile from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 3 at Green Valley Lake.
- Blue Ridge grant vital to our future
- June 2, 2009
- Go team! So it looks like Payson will be the first community in the state to actually spend its federal stimulus money – thanks to the marathon efforts of the town staff, spearheaded by Mayor Kenny Evans.
- Thanks for the donation
- June 2, 2009
- The Payson Multi Purpose Senior Center members and the board of directors wish to thank Bill Armstrong and the Rodeo Committee for the donation of several crates of food.
- Do the right thing
- June 2, 2009
- My jog ended on a Rumsey Park soccer field. As I walked past the large green and gray sign insisting “No Dogs on the Field,” I was greeted by four leash-less dachshunds and their female companions.
- Taking care of pets is a social issue
- June 2, 2009
- Just as children don’t ask to be born, neither do cats or dogs. Both are born with beating hearts and only seek to be loved and cared for.
- D-Day engineer survived, went on to build a family
- June 2, 2009
- As we approach the 65th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion on June 6, my thoughts turn to my late uncle, Harold Ickes.
- APS gives $70,982 energy rebate to schools
- June 2, 2009
- The Payson Unified School District has received a $70,982 check from Arizona Public Service’s Solutions for Business Program.
- First Friday kicks off summer
- June 2, 2009
- The Main Street merchants kick off summer with a block party for the First Friday Art & Antique Walk, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, June 5.
- Garden tour leads to gems of nature
- June 2, 2009
- The planting zone maps and descriptions like “high desert” and “foothills” don’t do Rim gardeners justice.
- Payson Senior Center, Thrift Store need volunteers
- June 2, 2009
- There are many wonderful people in Payson and today I would like to introduce one of these very special people
- Farmer’s Market set to open July 4
- June 2, 2009
- As gloom slopped around town with a depressed economy and a divisive presidential election, Lorian Roethlein sought light.
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