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- Rim school tracksters win several track titles
- May 15, 2009
- The Rim Country Middle School Maverick track and field team flexed its muscle in the boys high jump competition of the White Mountain League finals held May 8 on Longhorn track.
- Longhorn golfers second at state
- Payson upsets Safford for second place at tourney
- May 15, 2009
- With all four Longhorn players scoring at least one round in the 70s, the PHS golf team pulled off an upset in the 3A Arizona State Golf Championships.
- Payson High named East tourney host
- May 15, 2009
- Jason Lobik is calling it “a feather in our cap.”
- Archers to test skills at Jim Jones Shooting Range May 17
- May 15, 2009
- Retired law enforcement officer and avid archer Les Conner hosted two 3D archery shoots last year that proved to be popular, especially among hunters.
- Bass tourney showcases Roosevelt Lake
- May 15, 2009
- Payson and Northern Gila County took a major step in showcasing Roosevelt Lake as one of the best bass fisheries in the West, by hosting the FLW Stren bass fishing tournament, a couple of weeks ago.
- Nossek, Wilson going for 3A state tourney gold
- May 15, 2009
- Strong performances from Maddie Nossek and Matt Wilson could earn the two Payson High track stars 3A state gold medals.
- Tony Mularski wins pin prize, team wins tourney
- May 15, 2009
- Only two weeks after scoring the seventh hole-in-one of his career, 83-year-old Tony Mularski flirted with yet another ace during a Payson Men’s Golf Association three-man scramble tournament.
- Rally for Cure tourney raises $3,000 for breast cancer
- May 15, 2009
- A hectic opening agenda grasped the collective attentions of Payson Women’s Golf Association members.
- Committee helps keep Rim Country pioneer spirit alive
- May 15, 2009
- Keeping the frontier spirit alive in the Rim Country has been the mission of the Gila County Pioneers Committee since it was formed in 2006.
- Bonita Creek Community earns firewise recognition
- May 15, 2009
- As the 19th anniversary of the 1990 Dude Fire looms less than two months away, the community of Bonita Creek worked toward and achieved national Firewise Communities USA recognition.
- Silky Rose and the Rose Buds: Part 2
- May 15, 2009
- The Rose Buds turned six weeks old recently. They didn’t find too much to celebrate that day, though, as that was the day their weaning process became official. It was also the day they received their first shots.
- Military news
- May 15, 2009
- Air Force Airman David J. Gillaland has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
- Take a hike for National Trails Day
- May 15, 2009
- Explore and enjoy your local Payson Area Trails System (PATS) on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 6 by participating in the “Circle the Peak” Trail Race on the Monument Peak Loop Trail, a 4-mile route, which begins and ends at the Boulders Loop Trailhead at the east end of Granite Dells Road.
- Eagle Scout honors
- May 15, 2009
- Payson Troop 454 has two Eagle Scouts who will be receiving their Eagle Scout Awards.
- Sawdust Festival was a family affair
- Loggers festival traces its roots back to 1975
- May 15, 2009
- The Payson Loggers Sawdust Festival, which will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, can trace some of its strongest roots to a very civic-minded family — the Floyds.
- No instruction book came with county job
- May 15, 2009
- Pam Fisher’s daughter was barely 13 months old when Fisher gave birth to twin boys.
- Internet, Web sites have become indispensible
- May 15, 2009
- [You] Dot Com Like it or not, the Internet revolution is in full swing, and it’s bringing us along for the ride. Most of us are discovering the necessity of working online, both for business and personal reasons. There are certainly some resistant curmudgeons who feel that they don’t need a Web site. Rest assured, they will hop on the virtual roller coaster soon enough.
- Antique tractors on display Saturday in Pine
- May 15, 2009
- Tomorrow morning the people of Pine and Strawberry invite our neighboring towns and communities to come join us for several fun activities.
- Pastor Elaine Watskey will be missed at Mount Cross
- May 15, 2009
- It was just about three weeks ago, while I was sitting in the 8:30 sermon at Mount Cross Lutheran Church (paying close attention and never once drifting off), that it happened.
- Rollover under investigation
- May 15, 2009
- A 29-year-old Payson man reportedly weaving in and out of traffic near Star Valley Saturday, slammed into another vehicle after he lost control and rolled, authorities said.
- Almost too many area events to keep up with
- May 15, 2009
- This past week has been extremely busy. There were meetings Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, besides dominoes on Wednesday afternoon. Activity again picked up on Saturday.
- Plans being made for community potluck
- May 15, 2009
- The Christopher Creek Homeowners Association meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m., Saturday, May 23.
- Annual Fool’s Day Fun event well attended
- May 15, 2009
- Approximately 200 children and families attended the April 11 Fool’s Day Fun-Stop Underage Drinking event.
- Gila College briefs
- May 15, 2009
- Gila Community College will be offering health care prerequisite classes this summer for individuals interested in the health care and nursing fields.
- Center Ridge Apartments open house
- May 15, 2009
- The NRP Group announced the grand opening of 48 affordable apartment homes located at 105 E. Main St. earlier this month.
- Pony rides at Kohl’s Ranch Lodge this summer
- May 15, 2009
- Remember the first time you saddled up a horse or rode bareback on a pony? Well, if not, don’t despair because Kohl’s Ranch Lodge, located just outside of Payson, is offering pony rides throughout the summer.
- Investors can learn from gardeners
- May 15, 2009
- Spring is here. If you’re a gardener, you know it will soon be time to put in your flowers or vegetables.
- Get ’em ladies!
- Spring rodeo lures world champions, some from Payson
- May 15, 2009
- Penny Conway’s been roping calves on the run for 40 years now — and she allows some things have changed and other things haven’t.
- Threat, assault on police gets teacher arrested
- May 15, 2009
- A middle school teacher on administrative leave was arrested Tuesday evening after reportedly threatening the school’s principal and then assaulting officers at his home.
- Blue Ridge advances, legislature threatens
- Meetings with SRP intended to start money flowing, so long as state does not drain town’s bank account
- May 15, 2009
- Payson officials recently completed another round of key meetings to crank open the financial spigots on the Blue Ridge pipeline, with a few fearful looks over their shoulders at the budget berserkers at the legislature.
- County extends lobbying contract
- May 15, 2009
- The county will continue its $6,500 monthly federal lobbying contract, supervisors decided Tuesday in a divided vote during which one supervisor banked his entire career on building a bridge across Tonto Creek.
- Investigation into alleged meeting violations ongoing
- May 15, 2009
- After two months, the Gila County Attorney’s Office says it is continuing its investigation into accusations the Town of Star Valley violated the open meeting law.
- Around Rim Country
- Payson Aero Fair is Saturday at airport
- May 15, 2009
- The Payson Regional Airport Authority will have the 2009 Payson Aero Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 16 at the Payson Airport.
- County politics still shortchange Rim Country
- May 15, 2009
- Gila County politics are absurd. In what other world does an area (like Payson) that supplies the majority of property taxes and has the majority of the population receive less representation than the rest of the county?
- Grandchildren will pay for debt
- May 15, 2009
- In response to Don Wickstrom’s letter to the editor in the May 5 Roundup, I want to say that he represents the present administration and the regime that sits in office dolling out zillions of taxpayer dollars to interests of the UAW and other unions that backed the Obama-led party last year.
- Thanks to parents and businesses
- May 15, 2009
- I am a volunteer coach for the high school track team. Last Friday and Saturday we hosted the regional meet.
- Brass going to China cheaply
- May 15, 2009
- This is in response to the letter written by Don Evans in the May 1 Roundup.
- Do the homework and bring on the tea parties
- May 15, 2009
- Some observations on the letter “Do your own Homework” in the May 5 Roundup.
- Values are the backbone of America
- May 15, 2009
- This country was formed by a group of men who carefully constructed, word for word, line by line, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights using Bible-based principles (values).
- Carrying on an old family tradition
- May 15, 2009
- I come from a long line of rebels and I mean that in every sense of the word.
- Sometimes we don’t get the picture until it’s too late
- May 15, 2009
- Forty-three years after I first watched “Star Trek,” my son David pointed out something to me I had never thought of. This is fun to think about, so let’s back into it slowly.
- Arizona treasurer to talk about state finances
- May 15, 2009
- Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin will be speaking in Payson at noon, Monday, May 18 at the Gila Community College Payson campus.
- ‘Stolen’ goose was a pet on a stroll in the park with owners
- May 15, 2009
- The case of the missing goose has been successfully solved
- Spring Rodeo adds steer riding event
- May 15, 2009
- The Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo will have an added attraction at the Friday and Saturday night performances.
- Aero Fair offers close-up views of old and new planes
- Restored B-25 Mitchell Bomber will be on display
- May 15, 2009
- Aircraft from around the world will fly into the Payson Airport May 16 at this year’s Aero Fair and, for the first time, one of the great World War II aircraft, the B-25 Mitchell Bomber, with a wingspan of 76 feet, will thunder down the runway.
- Aero Fair events
- May 15, 2009
- This year, the Aero Fair, on May 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., has an international flavor, and not just from the food vendors
- Part-time art, PE teachers needed by Pine Strawberry
- May 15, 2009
- The two part-time teachers that Pine Strawberry School District hopes to hire for physical education and art next year would absorb its financial cushion, however, Superintendent Mike Clark says the classes are vital to a student’s education.
- Citizens law enforcement academy coming
- May 15, 2009
- The Gila County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with Payson Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Gila County Attorney’s Office will be holding a Northern Gila County Public Safety Law Enforcement Citizens Academy.
- Public spending habits flawed
- County administrator hits government spending patterns in good times and bad
- May 15, 2009
- The prevailing government philosophy of spending high and taxing low during flush times is completely wrong, county Deputy Manager John Nelson told residents at the Citizens Awareness Committee meeting Thursday.
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