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- State budget ‘devastating,’ says Evans
- Legislature’s plan would cut Payson’s budget by $500,000
- June 9, 2009
- The version of the state budget adopted by House and Senate Republicans would blow a big hole in the bottom of Payson’s already floundering budget boat, said Payson Mayor Kenny Evans.
- Housing contribution: ‘Extortion’ or charity?
- Council cuts link between town approval and affordable housing donation
- June 9, 2009
- On a split vote Thursday, the Payson Town Council eliminated a system that asked developers to make a “voluntary” contribution to an affordable housing fund at the same time they received their approvals to build.
- Bikers in chain-reaction pileup
- June 9, 2009
- Two vehicles in a slow lane on Highway 87 collided Sunday as a motorcycle tried to pass a truck with a travel trailer. The slow lane ended before motorcycle driver Scott Brown could complete passing on the right, police said Monday.
- Pine quilt show just around the corner
- June 9, 2009
- The 19th Annual Strawberry Patchers Quilt Show is June 12, 13 and 14 at the Pine Community Center.
- Donald H. Ryan
- June 9, 2009
- Donald H. Ryan died at his Payson home June 5, 2009.
- Rev. Mary Magdalene Glaze
- June 9, 2009
- The funeral service for Rev. Mary Magdalene Glaze, age 78, of Payson, formerly of Enid, Okla., will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 11 at the Living Word Fellowship in Enid, Okla., with Rev. Terry Glaze, Rev. Terrell Glaze and Rev. Cliff Richey officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Okla., with arrangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.
- Council’s courage key to housing
- June 9, 2009
- Poor Tantalus, punished for revealing the secrets of the Greek gods with eternal hunger and thirst. He stood parched in a room waist deep in water, which receded whenever he stooped to take a drink. He starved, never dying, beneath a great tree groaning with fruit, whose branches rose whenever he reached for them.
- Which sort are you?
- June 9, 2009
- How many times have you hiked up some beautiful spot — let’s say the East Verde River — and shook your head in disgust at a discarded beer can, a trashed camp site, or a candy bar wrapper?
- Thanks to all who made National Day of Prayer a success
- June 9, 2009
- Thank you to each person who made this year’s National Day of Prayer a success here in Rim Country. Thanks first go to Mary Wolf and Nelson Beck for their extra support and encouragement in arranging the event at Rumsey Park, along with the Payson Roundup and KMOG for their announcements.
- Pine and Strawberry need to incorporate as separate towns
- June 9, 2009
- My wife and I moved her father to Strawberry in 1986, and we have been here off and on ever since, with the last 11 years as permanent year-round residents.
- Contributors thanked
- June 9, 2009
- Payson American Legion Riders, Post 69 wishes to thank the following contributors for their generous donations to our annual charity motorcycle run. Their support has allowed us to raise more than $2,600 for the Payson Supply Line.
- Volunteers made ramada happen
- June 9, 2009
- In the recent issue of the Roundup on the editorial page a very nice, complimentary article was written regarding the new ramada we have recently constructed. On behalf of the organizations, volunteers and groups involved, I would like to express our thanks for that article. There were a large number of volunteers who gave of their time and energy in building this structure and organizations who contributed funds to this project to supplement the grant money we had received. This was indeed a community effort along with a great deal of support from District One Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin.
- No funding for Humane Society
- June 9, 2009
- I was hoping (the town council would) not have to make the cuts that were necessary to the Payson Parks and Recreation Department. However, I completely understood the necessity with the budget situation such as it was, and I supported the council’s decision in this regard.
- Thanks for yard sale success
- June 9, 2009
- On behalf of Region 61 of the International Police Association, I want to thank all of those who participated or contributed in any way to the success of our yard sale on May 30. This, our second annual yard sale, was a fund-raiser for a scholarship program benefiting dependents of local law enforcement personnel.
- Around Rim Country
- Rim Country packed with fun, festivities
- June 9, 2009
- The 19th Annual Strawberry Patchers Quilt Show is June 12, 13, and 14 at the Pine Community Center. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
- Sloppy-looking athletes make for sloppy play
- June 9, 2009
- I’m an “old school” type of guy, especially when it comes to sports.
- Payson High School golf — a tradition of excellence continues
- June 9, 2009
- A tradition of excellence that few other Arizona high schools can match could be the calling card for the Longhorn golf team. Since the spring of 1999, when Bret Morse took over as coach, the Horns have won four state runner-up titles, a state championship and several region crowns.
- Brits share soccer skills
- June 9, 2009
- Last year, the inaugural Challenger Sports British Soccer camps proved to be a big hit on the Rim Country recreation scene.
- ‘Geo-Kidz’ shows joys of nature to children
- June 9, 2009
- “Nature Deficit Disorder” and “Leave No Child Inside” are not just plays on words.
- Winning with three clubs
- June 9, 2009
- Playing a tournament with only three clubs can be a challenge for the most veteran of golfers.
- Businesses overcoming challenges honored
- June 9, 2009
- After all the bad news — the tumbling stock market, the sleepless nights and penny-counting days, Thursday’s 2009 Rim Country Business Awards offered local business leaders a chance to celebrate.
- Wind fans fires
- June 9, 2009
- Serendipitous strikes of lightning have allowed the Forest Service to manage the subsequent fires along the Mogollon Rim and reduce fuel loads in previously worrisome sections.
- Body found; mystery lingers
- June 9, 2009
- The body of Mark Russell Irby, a 51-year-old Chandler architect missing since January, was found Saturday at Chevelon Canyon Lake, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
- Plunge in sales taxes spurs fears
- June 9, 2009
- Retail sales plunged in Payson in April, upending the town’s budget planning process and raising the ominous possibility the recession could deepen rather than ease.
- E. Verde gets a little help from its friends
- June 9, 2009
- The East Verde takes care of Payson. Time for Payson to take care of the river.
- Fighting cancer — with memories and miles
- 33 Relay for Life teams raise $42,000-plus to fund research
- June 9, 2009
- The 2009 Relay for Life in Payson has netted $42,000, and more money is expected to come in over the next few weeks.
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