Also from June 23
Lead stories
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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.
All stories
- New coach won’t fix what is not broken
- Matt Mayo named as Longhorns’ new football coach
- June 23, 2009
- The search for a Payson High School football coach has finally ended.
- Lindsey, Vincent win golf tourney
- June 23, 2009
- The performances of Troy Neal and Herb Sherman in the Payson Men’s Golf Association Two-Man Best-Ball Championships might leave some wondering why the two didn’t once coach high school golf rather than basketball.
- Doctor goes from treating PHS athletes to Olympic volunteer
- June 23, 2009
- For the past four years Dr. Olivia Morris has been caring for Payson High School athletes treating just about every type of injury imaginable.
- Jessi James second in roping, joins Haught at rodeo finals
- June 23, 2009
- After more than a week’s delay, the results of the Arizona State High School Rodeo championships have been tabulated.
- Home run derby should be a delight once again
- June 23, 2009
- The Payson Parks and Recreation Department is hosting of myriad of summer activities sure to tickle the delights of both the young and old.
- Global warming will impact Rim
- Federal study projects a 4-10 degree temperature increase in the Southwest
- June 23, 2009
- Best we finish the Blue Ridge pipeline, thin those spindly forests, keep all our fire insurance policies up to date. Oh, yeah, and don’t get too fond of pinon pines.
- Brooke boss, PSWID to meet in open meeting
- June 23, 2009
- In one of the more bizarre twists to occur in the cantankerous water war between Brooke Utilities President Bob Hardcastle and the Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District, Hardcastle has requested a meeting with no lawyers present.
- Woman dies in cycle accident
- Husband injured in crash in Camp Verde
- June 23, 2009
- A beloved Walgreens cashier was killed Thursday afternoon near Camp Verde while riding a motorcycle with her husband.
- Neighbors protest zoning change
- School board member’s plan to turn two-acre lots into one-acre lots would ruin neighborhood say protesters
- June 23, 2009
- The council enjoyed one of those “only in Payson” moments last week, when angry neighbors crowded town hall to complain that turning seven two-acre lots into 14 one-acre lots would ruin the peaceful, rural nature of the neighborhood.
- Stroup quit council post on sister’s behalf
- A week after resigning from the Star Valley council, Nathalie Stroup explains what drove her to leave
- June 23, 2009
- Star Valley Town Councilor Nathalie Stroup said she resigned last week after the town reportedly treated her sister unfairly.
- Around Rim Country
- Meet the merchants of Main Street
- June 23, 2009
- Come out to meet some of the merchants of Main Street at a special Main Street mixer from 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 24. Those attending are asked to bring finger foods to share, and their choice of beverage to Down the Street Art Gallery, 703 W. Main St.
- GCC board needs more local control
- June 23, 2009
- Gila Community College’s recently approved popcorn budget — airy and without substance — is indicative of a broader problem. The college has no autonomy.
- Happy to be in Payson
- June 23, 2009
- My husband has been moved to Powell House here in Payson from Mesa.
- Biggest fight for freedom is over health care rights
- June 23, 2009
- Right now, as you read this letter, politicians in Washington are scheming behind closed doors to impose a massive government-run health care system on the American people. This will be a $1.6 trillion cost to taxpayers for the “down payment” on this plan.
- St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank thanks players and sponsors
- June 23, 2009
- St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank gratefully says “thank you” to our golf tournament sponsors and players. We wish to thank the following individuals and companies for their generous support of our eighth annual “Tee Off for Hunger” golf tournament that was held April 25.
- Relay for Life thanks sponsors, participants
- June 23, 2009
- The 2009 Relay for Life Committee would like to thank all of our sponsors, participants and the members of the community who helped make this year’s American Cancer Society fund-raising event such a success in these difficult times.
- Races draw many out-of-town visitors to Rim Country
- June 23, 2009
- Within the past two weeks, the Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department has put on two wildly successful races in Payson — the Payson Area Trails System (PATS) “Circle the Peak” National Trails Race on June 6 and the 4th Annual Payson Sprint Triathlon on June 13. Both of these events not only provided a fun and enjoyable competition and atmosphere for participants, but also drew a high percentage of out-of-town visitors to the Rim Country.
- For the town council
- June 23, 2009
- Please help us who love our town and do not want it to become overrun with stray animals. The Humane Society is doing a super job of caring for and finding homes for dogs and cats that would otherwise be roaming our neighborhoods. We owe a debt of gratitude to all those who perform such a valuable service for Payson.
- Thanks for help with silent auction benefit
- June 23, 2009
- Down The Street Art Gallery hosted its second silent auction for the Humane Society on First Friday on Main Street, June 5.
- Thanks to Down the Street gallery
- June 23, 2009
- On behalf of the Humane Society of Central Arizona, I would like to thank Down the Street Art Gallery and all the artists who donated toward the silent art auction.
- Humane Society is dedicated group
- June 23, 2009
- My family and I first moved to Payson in 1969 and I have never known of a more dedicated group than those who serve the Humane Society.
- How to use a name
- June 23, 2009
- Our glorious leader should have used the name, commissar in place of czars, which would be more in keeping with his agenda and situation.
- Thanks for making Square Dance Festival a success
- June 23, 2009
- We want to say “thank you” to the members of Zane Grey Twirlers Square Dance club for all your help in making our 29th Annual Square Dance Festival a success
- Response to harsh words
- June 23, 2009
- As the judges of the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee parade, we would like to bring the following to your attention and also the attention of Sharron Skill, Payson Rodeo Reunion, Inc. entry after her harsh words were printed.
- Thank you from the family of Kelly Enerson
- June 23, 2009
- We wish to thank hospice, the doctors and nurses, for the excellent care given to Kelly while he was going through his surgery, treatments and hospital care during his illness. Also to everyone for the cards, gifts, phone calls and food brought to our home. Thanks to all who ckecked on Kelly and asked about him at the Beauty Mart and every person for their kind prayers.
- Thanks to swim meet sponsors
- June 23, 2009
- We would like to thank the following sponsors for their generosity in sponsoring the Payson Community Swim Meet on May 30th: Payson Apothecary Pharmacy, Payson Physical Therapy, Rim Sight & Sound, Jason Giarrizzo of West USA Realty, Anderson Dental, Safeway and Pioneer Title Agency.
- Humane Society is important
- June 23, 2009
- Has anyone ever watched “Animal Cops” on the Animal Planet?
- Pinal wants to break up with Gila County
- June 23, 2009
- They’ve been going steady for 30 years, but Pinal and Gila counties’ differences might make for a breakup. Pinal County Supervisor Bryan Martyn pushed Friday to create a group to study whether the two counties in the Central Arizona Association of Governments should stay together.
- Growth will link Rim and Valley
- ASU experts predict fresh growth will concentrate population, challenge education, but praise Rim Country’s advance planning
- June 23, 2009
- Once the recession recedes, Arizona will likely resume rapid growth that will increasingly make Rim Country a satellite of a “megalopolis” stretching from Phoenix to Tucson, said Nancy Welch, assistant director of the ASU-based Morrison Institute
- Join the Senior Center
- June 23, 2009
- I admit, I don’t know either the words or lyrics to any contemporary music, nor do I recognize the artists’ names, but I was in seventh heaven a week or so ago
- Matching funds for Humane Society grant achieved
- June 23, 2009
- The Humane Society of Central Arizona is pleased to announce the generous matching funds offer of $5,000 from an anonymous donor has been met.
- Time is running out on $8,000 tax credit
- June 23, 2009
- We recently attended a seminar, and one of the discussions centered upon the First Time Homebuyer’s Tax Credit.
- Food drive reaps big results
- June 23, 2009
- Realtors from the Prudential Arizona Properties office in Payson collected 35 bags of food totaling 460 pounds for the local food bank earlier this month.
- Club ASU hopes to build local interest in attending college
- June 23, 2009
- Arizona State University has arrived in Payson, thanks to the efforts of local volunteers and excited middle- and high-school students.
- Plan critiques Main Street clutter
- Consultant’s bold design replaces ‘scorched earth’ landscaping, but town lacks money to realize vision
- June 23, 2009
- Payson’s Main Street alternates between “scorched earth” landscaping and clusters of signs so thick “you can’t see what’s going on,” said Angela Dye, the town’s landscape and design consultant.
- Beaver Valley takes step to start water district
- June 23, 2009
- Beaver Valley’s “one-man” water company could turn into a water district with an elected board if the current proposal passes county muster.
- Tuition increase, cuts on GCC board agenda
- June 23, 2009
- The Gila Community College board will meet Thursday to discuss possible cuts and a potential 30-percent increase in tuition.
- Airport president protests $30,000 sewer hookup fee
- June 23, 2009
- The head of the group running the Payson Airport argued in vain against a $30,000 sewer hookup fee, which the town sprang on the independent group without any warning.
- Fifteen Year-Old Boy Dies While Hiking in canyon
- June 23, 2009
- A 15-year-old Boy Scout from Las Vegas died Saturday while hiking in a canyon east of Camp Verde.
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