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- Investments can make great Mother’s Day gifts
- May 8, 2009
- Mother’s Day arrives this Sunday.
- Arson plea averts trial for murder
- Victim’s family frustrated
- May 8, 2009
- A Payson man on Thursday sidestepped a murder trial by pleading guilty to arson charges for setting fire to a car that had a dead man inside the trunk.
- Around Rim Country
- PHS drama presents ‘The Educated Princess’
- May 8, 2009
- This classic tale about a princess who wants to learn, is based on the story of Princess Ida
- Two teens win annual Mother’s Day essay contest
- May 8, 2009
- “It was the most entries we have probably even had,” said Melissa Higginbotham
- Volunteers honored for hospital service
- May 8, 2009
- Several dozen volunteers were recognized by the Payson Regional Medical Center April 23 for donating more than 10,000 hours to the hospital and improving the lives of patients.
- Mother’s love knows no measure
- Adoption will add five children to blended family of 11 others
- May 8, 2009
- A little less than a week from today, Penni Stonebrink is getting one of the all-time top Mother’s Day gifts — her family is growing with the addition of five children.
- Anglers have $600,000 impact
- Study finds 300 fishermen lured to bass tournament spent freely during their time in Rim Country
- May 8, 2009
- The professional bass fishermen, fans, family and hangers-on lured to Rim Country for the recent FLW Bass Tournament dropped nearly $600,000 into the Rim Country economy, according to the results of a spending survey filled out by 80 percent of the fishermen.
- Longhorns open state quest in Surprise
- First round game is against Chinle
- May 8, 2009
- The last time Payson High School won a state baseball championship the team flourished under the leadership of Bryan Zumbro, Cade Bradley and Hunter Walden.
- Lady Longhorns fail to qualify for state tourney
- May 8, 2009
- Surprise, surprise. After believing all week that the Lady Longhorn softball team would make it into the 3A state tournament, probably as a No. 15 seed, players coaches and fans learned late Wednesday afternoon the team is not in the postseason.
- White Mountain League qualifiers battle for honors
- May 8, 2009
- More than 300 track and field qualifiers representing 10 small town, middle and junior high schools battled May 6 on the Payson High School track for White Mountain League individual and team honors.
- Third Payson Sprint Triathlon could attract 80 athletes
- May 8, 2009
- Sprint triathlons are exacting tests of an athlete’s strength, speed and endurance. Throw heat into the mix and you have an exigent trial that is sure to test the grit of the finest of competitors.
- AIA says all student athletes need to have their physicals
- May 8, 2009
- Among the most obtuse decision student athletes make each spring is not taking advantage of physical exams offered by high schools.
- Wildlife Fair at Green Valley Park Saturday
- May 8, 2009
- Tomorrow morning Green Valley Lake and the surrounding area will be bustling with activity where outdoor recreation will be the focus.
- PMGA golfer Larry Smith teams with Terry Lindsey for tourney win
- May 8, 2009
- Payson Men’s Golf Association member Larry Smith is on a roll.
- Business openings
- May 8, 2009
- Payson Physical Therapy staff and owner Scott Nossek (center) held a ribbon cutting for their new, larger facility at at 405 W. Main St., Suite D, May 1 during the First Friday on Main Street event.
- Dogs need protection from heat, too
- May 8, 2009
- It’s official. It’s getting hot. Just today we got a call from a woman who had seen a dog locked in the car at Walmart, who was obviously struggling because of the heat.
- Police hunt is on for Mother Goose kidnappers
- May 8, 2009
- Someone made off with Mother Goose just before Mother’s Day Wednesday and Payson police are still looking for the thieves.
- Main Street facelift close to getting cut
- Debate on returning $315,000 grant for lack of match divides Payson Town Council
- May 8, 2009
- The once-ambitious, now-minimalist plans for a pedestrian-friendly Main Street narrowly avoided a sorrowful burial at Thursday night’s Payson Town Council meeting.
- Baffling tourney ruling outrages Longhorn fans
- May 8, 2009
- The Lady Longhorns softball team’s omission from the 3A state tournament has coach Will Dunman seething, players angry and parents and fans questioning the fairness of the playoff system.
- Hard times forge the tie that binds
- May 8, 2009
- What’s the cliché? Ah, yes: When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
- PSWID has trouble representing the community
- May 8, 2009
- When we elect people to represent our interests, there are certain basic things that we expect from them. Our elected representatives should serve with integrity, should be honest with us, and should treat our tax money with care. The PSWID board is falling well short of those basic expectations.
- Enjoying Jinx’s column
- May 8, 2009
- In the 22 years that I have lived in Payson, I have not subscribed to any of the various papers that have come and gone, until now.
- Everyone has a right to an opinion
- May 8, 2009
- Regarding the Democratic Headquarters sign on Highway 87, I believe there is a freedom of speech issue that should be addressed. I understand the Town of Payson considered it a campaign sign and ordered it removed.
- Be wary, Payson
- May 8, 2009
- I feel that I can no longer maintain my silence after the ridiculous story in regards to the $1.1 million “mystery money.” Does our town manager think that because Payson is no longer in dire straits that she emerges the hero?
- There’s a reason dog is man’s best friend
- May 8, 2009
- I was 8 the year Jack was born to Queen, a mostly black-and-tan female with just enough Airedale to give her an attitude
- When kids are involved, great ideas aren’t always so great
- May 8, 2009
- These days it’s impossible to overlook the fact that a holiday is coming.
- Town to continue chamber funding
- May 8, 2009
- Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce Manager John Stanton made a low-key plea for town funding, despite bleak budget projections for 2009-10. The chamber had asked for $48,000 to underwrite the operation of a visitors center, but at last week’s budget study session, Stanton quickly accepted the same payment from the town as this year — $36,000.
- Still time to join Relay for Life
- Annual event is June 5, 6
- May 8, 2009
- Even though the annual Relay for Life event in Payson is only a few weeks away, there is still time for teams and individuals to join the festivities.
- Prank brings not so simple consequences
- May 8, 2009
- Just before graduation last year, 18 Payson High School seniors performed what they thought were simple pranks at the Payson High School.
- Star Valley council examines meeting location options
- May 8, 2009
- With a limited number of affordable commercial properties in town, the Star Valley Town Council discussed the option of renovating its current space to hold town meetings Tuesday night.
- Children do grow up fast — remember your mothers
- May 8, 2009
- Sunday is Mother’s Day and in honor of my mother and all mothers —
- Flying offers one of a kind views
- Payson Aero Fair is May 16 at the airport
- May 8, 2009
- For longtime pilot and Aero Fair organizer Marie Fasano, a day spent in the sky is a little heaven on earth. The sights and colors of the Rim never grow old, the natural bridge never loses its luster, and the squeal of first-time passengers never fails to amuse.
- Ex-champion hopes to recapture Sawdust title
- May 8, 2009
- Irene Neal competed in every Payson Loggers Sawdust Festival from 1980 until the event was discontinued after the 1993 event. Every one of those 13 years, she won the rolling pin throwing contest and still holds the record for the distance toss of 113 feet.
- Social media requires a clean computer
- May 8, 2009
- You’ve seen the coup attempts. Facebook … MySpace … Twitter …. Blogspot.
- Fire department’s back parking lot looking good
- May 8, 2009
- The back parking lot of the Hellsgate Fire Department, station #22 in Tonto Village on Thompson Road, looks great.
- Choral Society to perform two concerts on Saturday
- May 8, 2009
- This Saturday, we Rim Country residents are in for another musical treat. On Saturday, the Payson Choral Society, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium, will present its spring concert, “It’s All About Love.”
- Aggressive action by fire crews saved the day
- May 8, 2009
- I couldn’t resist bushwhacking up to Dripping Springs with some family members to check out ground zero for the recent fire. What a sight.
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