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- Hiking the Grand Canyon
- Payson couple goes rim to rim
- May 22, 2009
- For Morris and Phyllis Brown, age has never been a limiting factor. When they met 18 years ago, neither doubted it was possible to fall in love again while in their 50s, and when they decided to hike the Grand Canyon together, not once but several times, they knew it could be done with a little patience and persistence.
- Fishing tips for the improverished novice
- Rim Country creeks and lakes get double dose of rainbows for the holiday weekend and writer ponders the complexities of outsmarting a creature with a peanut-sized brain
- May 22, 2009
- I sat in the middle of the Tonto Creek, a poorer man, but distinctly wiser. Somewhere overhead in the waving leaves of the willow tree, my delicately handcrafted, $2.75 Caddis pattern fly clung to the willow branch.
- Hundreds attend ramada dedication
- May 22, 2009
- The communities of Pine and Strawberry have several reasons to celebrate this week.
- Web site promotion 101: Using Facebook and MySpace
- May 22, 2009
- We’ve discussed the benefits of creating and maintaining a Web site for your business, hobbies, family, or other passions.
- Big crowds expected on Highway 260 this weekend
- May 22, 2009
- The big Memorial Weekend is upon us, so be careful if you are out driving.
- Lightning, slight rainfall seen in Tonto Village
- May 22, 2009
- There was rain in the Village on Monday afternoon along with thunder and lightning. Actually, the “rain” was so slight it wasn’t even measurable. There was rain in the Village on Monday afternoon along with thunder and lightning. Actually, the “rain” was so slight it wasn’t even measurable.
- Sawdust Festival back to life in the Rim Country
- May 22, 2009
- The Payson Arizona Loggers Sawdust Festival is back in town, this Saturday and Sunday at the event center. Professional loggers and amateurs alike will descend upon Payson and compete for cash and prizes. The grand prize, the coveted “Logger of the Year,” will go to the logger with the most points at the end of the two-day event.
- School Briefs
- May 22, 2009
- The Daughters of Gila County Pioneers will offer a scholarship to a female student who graduates from a high school in Gila County this spring.
- New town homes offer high-end, custom living near GCC
- May 22, 2009
- For Cheryl Schlotman, the completion of phase one at Rim Ridge Estates, 201 N. Durango Court, has been a long time coming.
- Five reasons to be more bullish about today’s financial markets
- May 22, 2009
- During a long downturn in the financial markets, it’s hard for some people to be cheerful about their prospects for investment success.
- Sawdust Festival is time for family fun
- May 22, 2009
- Memorial Day Weekend is a time of remembrance and family fun. As part of your family fun this weekend, plan to spend some time at the Payson Loggers Sawdust Festival.
- Morris golf tourney raises senior scholarship money
- 2009 scholarship goes to PHS senior Jeff Day
- May 22, 2009
- The Jack Morris Memorial Golf Tournament is more than an opportunity for those who knew the former Payson High School football coach to remember their fallen friend.
- ‘Walk for Pat’ journey has ended in San Diego
- May 22, 2009
- The former Army Ranger who walked through Payson April 9 saying “Pat Tillman’s memory must live on” has reached San Diego, ending his 3,000-mile trek. Rory Fanning, 32, began “Walk for Pat” Sept. 17, 2008 at Virginia Beach, Va. with a goal of reaching the Pacific Ocean while earning pledges for the Pat Tillman Foundation.
- Volunteers important to staging rodeo
- May 22, 2009
- Payson Rodeo Boss Bill Armstrong is known to be a master at spewing superlatives.
- Expectations high for great fishing this holiday weekend
- May 22, 2009
- It’s Memorial Day Weekend and all the major lakes and streams in the area have plenty of catchable-size rainbow trout for the anglers who want to escape to the cool pines of Rim Country. Expectations are high for the thousands of campers who brought their fishing gear with the hopes of having trout for supper.
- Community swim meet will take place May 30
- Event is open to anyone who can swim at least 25 yards, ages 6 to 70 and up
- May 22, 2009
- Wendy Ward has two reasons for hosting the inaugural Payson Community Swim Meet.
- Shelter struggling in tough times
- May 22, 2009
- The house is full of bouncing babies. Puppy and kitten season is in full swing. Most of the kittens still need to gain some weight and get through their health checks before they reach the main house for adoption. We could use a few volunteers to be kitten Grandmas, or foster families. Small fries like these need extra special care to make it.
- Seniors score a touchdown
- May 22, 2009
- The night was steamy, but hopes were high Thursday night as Payson High School’s Class of 2009 sweltered in purple and black caps and gowns.
- Water company take over by PSWID stopped
- May 22, 2009
- A bank’s change of heart means the Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District will not assume control of Pine and Strawberry water companies by today, May 22, as originally agreed upon.
- Payson gets its first subdivision in months
- Council approves 11-home project on Park Drive, despite pleas of neighbors
- May 22, 2009
- Someone finally wants to build some new houses in Payson. And the neighbors are really unhappy.
- Teen crossing highway struck by pickup truck
- May 22, 2009
- A 15-year-old from Payson High School was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in the intersection of Highways 260 and 87.
- Fence possible as district looks to close campus
- May 22, 2009
- Polo shirts? Fences? Color-coded identification cards?
- Around Rim Country
- Benefit estate sale slated for Saturday
- May 22, 2009
- An estate and memorabilia sale will be held at the home of the late Anna Mae Deming, 710 W. Main St., from 6 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 23.
- Funny numbers
- May 22, 2009
- Let us get this straight. Lots of people have spent years working on a plan to make Main Street more pedestrian friendly — so it can serve as a busy street front for tourists and residents.
- Thankfully, humans are noble
- May 22, 2009
- I’m approaching 72 years old and just finished my morning exercise by activating the lever on my recliner.
- Thanks to Payson Area Trails System volunteers
- May 22, 2009
- With the 2009 American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank all of our community members who are volunteers for the Payson Area Trails System (PATS).
- Arizona in disarray
- May 22, 2009
- Our Arizona state government is in disarray and is ineffective.
- Ruling does not make sense
- May 22, 2009
- What is wrong with our civil judicial system in Payson?
- Obama’s plan does not create lasting jobs
- May 22, 2009
- Obama’s goal to create good paying jobs may be genuine, but he is off target on several fronts.
- Bull rider was older, but hadn’t lost any style
- May 22, 2009
- I thought I had put aside politics last Saturday when I took a little time out for some fun. Harry Shill, longtime resident of the Payson area and one of the last rodeo cowboys around, asked me to judge a bull riding contest. This was something I hadn’t done before, but I decided, what the heck? I’d give it a shot. Judging a bull ride would be like watching some old cowboy top off a couple of broncs so I told Harry, “Sure, count me in.”
- The wildest thing at wilderness camp was me
- May 22, 2009
- A couple of weeks back I mentioned that I got an unusual gift one Christmas, three weeks at a wilderness camp. I also said it was a gift that didn’t pan out — the understatement of the century.
- Memories are bitter and sweet for WWII veteran
- May 22, 2009
- Come Memorial Day, memories bitter and sweet will flood the mind of World War II veteran Lois N. Brice.
- Main Street may yet see results of federal grant
- Divided Payson council votes to include $300,000 grant in the budget in hopes of
- May 22, 2009
- Main Street may get a little face lift after all. It all depends on whether the state legislature blows any more gaping holes in Payson’s budget.
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters name top ‘Bigs’ for the year
- May 22, 2009
- A recent awards ceremony and appreciation dinner for Big Brothers Big Sisters attracted community leaders, advocates and the children impacted by the mentorship program that positively influences Rim Country’s youth.
- Gardening the waterwise way
- May 22, 2009
- Drought conditions may have a grip on the Rim Country again this spring, but that doesn’t mean residents have to put their gardening goals on the back shelf.
- Concert group brings music to the Rim Country that makes a difference
- May 22, 2009
- When the curtain rises on the first performance of the 2009-2010 Tonto Community Concert Association season in September, it will be a different curtain than the one that closed at the end of the most recent show.
- Ex-Roundup reporter wins Arizona Press Women’s top honor
- May 22, 2009
- Carol La Valley won the 2009 Outstanding Writing Award given by Arizona Newspaper Association through Arizona Press Women (APW).
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