Also from June 19
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Quick action saves child- June 19, 2009
- The scariest day of Stephanie Creasy’s life turned out to be the best day, when she saved an 8-year-old’s life.
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- Construction on Highway 87 between Payson, Pine begins June 22
- June 19, 2009
- The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will begin construction of a project to improve State Route 87 between Payson and Pine on June 22.
- Bags are packed and leaving on a jet plane
- June 19, 2009
- “All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go … kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you’ll wait for me … I’m leaving on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again.” You may remember that those are some of the lyrics to Peter, Paul & Mary’s 1969 No. 1 hit, “Leaving On A Jet Plane.”
- One busy weekend in Pine, Strawberry
- June 19, 2009
- Many folks entered to win the quilt “Arizona Mountain Home” depicting the four seasons in the Rim Country at the Strawberry Patchers Quilt Show. Last week’s festivities in Pine and Strawberry proved to be every bit as fun and exciting as promised. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen so many people in Pine and they kept streaming in non-stop throughout the weekend.
- June is Adopt a Shelter Animal Month
- June 19, 2009
- It’s another busy day here at the Humane Society of Central Arizona.
- Payson 4th promises music, fun, fireworks
- June 19, 2009
- An old-fashioned, small-town celebration is in the works for the Fourth of July.
- Seeking birds, finding a father
- June 19, 2009
- The wind rustled through the spiny oak leaves as my father and I read the small sign beside the paved trail, which explained the greatest variety of birds occurs at the edge of two habitats — like oak woodlands and the grasslands.
- Sometimes you only think you are out of trouble
- June 19, 2009
- We were there to see the magnificent stained glass windows high up above the altar in the chapel of Kings College in Oxford.
- Disc golf tournament comes back to Rumsey Park for the third time
- June 19, 2009
- Several years ago, Jerry Novak surprised many by predicting disc golf, a sport normally played in larger metropolitan areas with huge parks, would someday become a popular recreational offering in the Rim Country.
- Aerial salute given for Candy Hart
- June 19, 2009
- Saturday, friends of Candy Hart showed up at Creekside Steakhouse for an aerial salute to Candy who passed away this year. They released balloons into the air hoping they would reach Candy in heaven. John Matus flew over in his plane.
- Going green with computers
- June 19, 2009
- It’s a hot topic right now … energy savings, environmental responsibility, and renewable resources. Many times, we brush over these topics —we’ll be environmentally responsible the next time we buy a car or build a house. Besides, we fill up our recycle bin every week, don’t we?
- Campers, part-time residents make the village a busy place
- June 19, 2009
- The village was extremely busy with visitors and campers along with our part-time residents. The Control Road was nothing but a big dust cloud for the whole weekend. Quads and dirt bikes ruled the road and caused an enormous amount of noise and dust.
- Quick action saves child
- 8-year-old saved from drowning
- June 19, 2009
- The scariest day of Stephanie Creasy’s life turned out to be the best day, when she saved an 8-year-old’s life.
- Silver Anniversary
- June 19, 2009
- Ed and Sandy Traxler of Gisela, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary June 16.
- Payson budget shortfall grows, $1M needed
- Insurance jump, legislature’s budget, Humane Society funding prompt town to siphon off water department’s reserve funds
- June 19, 2009
- The Payson Town Council voted Thursday to take a million-dollar gulp out of the water department’s reserves to make up a fresh projected shortfall in next year’s budget.
- Two sets of missing children found
- Children found in tent with drug paraphernalia
- June 19, 2009
- A mother who told deputies she took her children away from their legal guardians in Oregon to get away from a drug problem, was found Sunday inside a tent at a Rim Country campground with her children and several friends. Drug paraphernalia was also reportedly found in the tent.
- Gila board questions $6.17M spending ceiling
- June 19, 2009
- The question burned: Can Gila Community College re-examine its budget after approving it?
- Around Rim Country
- Free Concert Under the Stars Saturday
- June 19, 2009
- The Summer Concert in the Park series continues Saturday, June 20 with the Landon Shill Band, featuring country and rock music.
- Taking advantage of pet owners
- June 19, 2009
- My 16-year-old male cat developed kidney failure and had to be put to sleep. I called my veterinarian and found out they wanted $135 to put him down, so I called the other small animal vets in the area to find about their fees, one was $90, one was $143 and the other was $168. And one said that I would have to pay for an office call to determine if the cat needed to be put down.
- PAWS members take care of dog park, not the town
- June 19, 2009
- The people referred to as a “private group” in a recent letter are PAWS — Payson Area Woofers Society. How can anyone compare us to the YMCA? We are driven volunteer dog lovers.
- Checks and balances of Constitution being ignored
- June 19, 2009
- “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” — Declaration of Independence
- Caps on Social Security income tax should be lifted
- June 19, 2009
- Saving Social Security has been much in the news lately. Perhaps we should eliminate the income level at which folks no longer contribute to Social Security.
- Point Fire reporting appreciated
- June 19, 2009
- I would like to thank you for your coverage of the Point Fire.
- Some dog owners not being held responsible
- June 19, 2009
- Last week I was attacked by a pack of dogs. An animal control officer took a report. The dog owner was not asked to show proof of rabies shots for his four dogs, nor was he cited.
- There was more than one way to pass the test
- June 19, 2009
- The military was a considerable change for an independent young cowboy from Payson. It wasn’t so much I couldn’t have adjusted as it was I was just a little mule-headed.
- Neighborhoods sought to take part in National Night Out activities
- June 19, 2009
- On Tuesday, Aug. 4, neighborhoods throughout Payson are invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 26th Annual National Night Out (NNO) crime and drug prevention event.
- Payson student graduates Smith College
- June 19, 2009
- 2005 Payson High School graduate Tina Jackson graduated May 17 from Smith College in Northampton, Mass. with a bachelor’s degree in Italian studies and a minor in chemistry.
- Hiller Graduates
- June 19, 2009
- Sarah Morgan Hiller (maiden name Meyocks) graduated Saturday, June 13, from the University of Washington Seattle.
- Payson cowboy earns title shot
- June 19, 2009
- Payson cowboy Trevor Haught advances to the National High School Rodeo Association finals as the Arizona state bareback champion.
- Sun Devil softball camp has 50 participants signed up
- June 19, 2009
- After an anxious month in which registration lagged and Payson’s inaugural Sun Devil Softball Camp was teetering on cancellation, sign-ups jumped to over 50.
- 300 show up for sports club expo
- June 19, 2009
- The Third Annual Tonto Rim Sports Club Expo held June 7 turned into an overwhelming success attracting more than 300 inquisitive visitors.
- Will session on sportsmanship include shaking opponent’s hand?
- June 19, 2009
- Maybe someone associated with professional basketball star LeBron James reads the sports pages of the Payson Roundup.
- Top crappie angler shares some secrets
- June 19, 2009
- When it comes to crappie fishing the springtime months of March and April are hard to beat when the fish are in the shallows on the spawning beds.
- Stars aligning for a great Father’s Day fishing adventure
- June 19, 2009
- With temperate weather, back-to-back years of great runoff filling the lakes and superb fishing opportunities, the stars are aligning for a terrific Father’s Day fishing adventure.
- Gambling on gardening in the Rim Country
- June 19, 2009
- Gardening is always a gamble. It’s a partnership with Mother Nature, said Annie Spencer, one of the participants in the Payson Community Garden project.
- SV councilor, town clerk resign suddenly
- June 19, 2009
- In a period of 24 hours Monday, Star Valley lost two sisters. Councilor Nathalie Stroup and Town Clerk Sarah Luckie terminated their careers with the town that has seen two other officials resign in a year.
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