Also from November 17
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Forest road plan spurs criticism- November 17, 2009
- Tonto National Forest has taken its controversial road show on the road. Next stop: Payson on Wednesday.
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- PHS has new girls, boys basketball coaches
- November 17, 2009
- With two rookie head coaches at the helm of the Longhorn basketball programs and a second-year coach guiding the wrestling team, it’s obvious a youth movement is under way on the Payson High School campus.
- Archery class scores bull’s-eye
- Students learn bow shooting and safety at rec class
- November 17, 2009
- Hanna Osier started the National Archery in the Schools Program in late October. Daughter of a successful archery hunter, Osier pulled back her bow on the first day in the National Archery in the School Program.
- Drawing results for spring hunts released
- Remaining tags available first-come, first-served by mail or in person
- November 17, 2009
- The more than 35,000 hunters who applied for a tag to hunt spring turkey, javelina, buffalo or bear in 2010 can find out if they were drawn by visiting the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site at www.azgfd.gov/draw or by calling (602) 942-3000 (option 2).
- Payson boys finish 15th at state CC meet
- November 17, 2009
- At first glance, Payson’s 15th place state team finish among 17 teams at the 3A Arizona State Cross Country Championships doesn’t seem to be much of an accomplishment.
- East Region reigns supreme in state football playoffs
- November 17, 2009
- With the first two rounds of the 2009 AIA 3A state football championship tournament in the record books, two gridiron particulars turn glaringly obvious.
- Longhorn girls finish in top 10 at state
- November 17, 2009
- By finishing 47th overall in a field of 119 of the finest long distance runners in Arizona, PHS junior Jacquelyn Oesterblad led the Lady Longhorn cross country team to a ninth-place state team finish.
- Covering the basics of homeowners insurance
- November 17, 2009
- In a previous career, I owned an insurance agency.
- Business Briefs
- November 17, 2009
- The holiday season, a time of year when many Arizonans give back to their communities is fast approaching.
- Tellabration celebrating 10 years of tradition
- November 17, 2009
- Rim Country residents and visitors are invited to gather round in the cultural hall of the Pine Community Center for an old-fashioned evening of storytelling.
- Annual fish fry benefits girls, boys basketball
- November 17, 2009
- Members of the Friends And Neighbors (FAN) booster club admit they are in “a slow down mode,” but that doesn’t mean they won’t be sponsoring two upcoming Payson High School team benefits.
- Forest road plan spurs criticism
- Payson site of debate Nov. 18 on Tonto Forest’s plan to ban cross country travel — but leave 4,500 miles of dirt roads open
- November 17, 2009
- Tonto National Forest has taken its controversial road show on the road. Next stop: Payson on Wednesday.
- Noise prompts gun fire
- Drug bust ensues after man shoots at roommates
- November 17, 2009
- Police say a 47-year-old man who got angry with his roommates for making too much noise, was arrested Sunday after shooting a bullet through a second story floor, nearly hitting his roommates.
- Bad septic system can poison wells
- November 17, 2009
- Most Star Valley residents get their water from a well, flush their toilets into to a septic system and have never tested their groundwater.
- Severe drought still grips Rim Country
- Meteorologists hold out hope for a wet winter as water in Pacific warms
- November 17, 2009
- Arizona has slipped back into “severe” drought — with only the dim hope of a wet “El Niño” winter on the clear, sunny horizon. Weekend clouds delivered about .15 of an inch, the first rain this month.
- Multi-hazard mitigation plan on Star Valley agenda
- November 17, 2009
- It could be a short Star Valley council meeting Tuesday night with only one agenda item.
- Community Almanac
- November 17, 2009
- Space is available for GED testing on Saturday, Nov. 21. Anyone wishing to take the test must pre-register at 719 S. Beeline Highway by Wednesday, Nov. 18
- Star Valley getting real
- November 17, 2009
- Turns out, that whole bit about ostriches hiding their heads in the sand when danger threatens is just a myth. Ostriches may be goofy looking, but they ain’t that foolish.
- Reagan’s moral clarity helped bring down totalitarianism
- November 17, 2009
- On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as the Berlin Wall fell. The 20th anniversary of that historic moment provides an opportunity to reflect on the Cold War and what that period of history can teach us.
- Has my service in the military been wasted?
- November 17, 2009
- Re: Barry Standifird’s letter Nov. 13 — The chains of slavery are almost forged. Once we lose all three parts of the First Amendment, along with the Second Amendment, all of the Constitution and all of the lives lost to obtain and protect it will have been for naught.
- New Pine fire department positions not needed
- November 17, 2009
- This is in response to former Pine-Strawberry board member Jessica Barnett’s Nov. 6 guest commentary. The standard of coverage by the fire department members is not an issue here rather than holding our elected officials of the Pine-Strawberry Fire Board fiscally responsible.
- Kirkpatrick is not listening
- November 17, 2009
- Late Saturday night Speaker Nancy Pelosi brought her trillion dollar health care “reform” bill to a vote in the U.S. House — and it passed by a mere two votes. One of the “yes” votes for this harmful legislation was cast by our own Rep. Kirkpatrick. As a small-business owner, I couldn’t be more disappointed with her vote.
- Disappointed with cemetery on Veterans Day
- November 17, 2009
- I was very disappointed as I drove by Payson Pioneer Cemetery on Veterans Day. It appeared that no one took the time to place flags on our veterans’ graves.
- Upset over school bond money use
- November 17, 2009
- I have been a high school sports fan since 1989, when I moved to Payson.
- P/S Fire Board chairman responds to recent letters
- November 17, 2009
- Two letters were printed in the paper related to the vote to create the position of battalion chief at the Oct. 26 meeting. Three board members felt that this action was in the best interest of providing better emergency service to our residents. I was one of those three-to-two “yes” votes. Because of our dreaded property taxes, let’s first look at the cost. These positions will be filled by promoting personnel from within our own fire department.
- ‘Sparky’ encourages students to make good decisions
- November 17, 2009
- Arizona State University’s mascot, Sparky, proved he had a lot more to offer than good dance moves Friday.
- Trip to Japan on Payson High students’ agenda
- November 17, 2009
- Will they eat sushi on top of Mt. Fuji?
- Celebration of Life is Dec. 3 at church
- November 17, 2009
- Hospice Compassus, Messinger Payson Funeral Home and Rim Country Hospice Foundation will host a “Celebration of Life” at 6 p.m., Dec. 3 by Gerardo’s Italian Bistro.
- Festival of Lights will take place in Pine, Strawberry
- November 17, 2009
- The Pine Strawberry Business Community will hosts its first Festival of Lights.
- Challenge extension given to fight child porn charges
- November 17, 2009
- A 72-year-old man accused of downloading and scanning photos of underage children onto his computer received an extension to challenge grand jury proceedings last week.
- Prescribed burn will be in Payson Ranger District this week
- November 17, 2009
- Verde Glen residents will see smoke this week as the U.S. Forest Service plans to burn 600 acres in the area starting Tuesday. Crews will also be out clearing debris piles in the Payson, Pine/Strawberry and Christopher Creek areas all month long.
- Country music show will be benefit Lions Club efforts
- November 17, 2009
- Payson Lions Club presents an evening with the No. 1 Country Tribute Show, “The Legends of Country Music.” Proceeds benefit the Payson Lions Charitable Foundations.
- Jail commander named to national board
- November 17, 2009
- From what and when an inmate eats to where they sleep, standards and guidelines regulate almost everything in Arizona’s jails.
- Stolen Big Brother, Sister items replaced by donation
- November 17, 2009
- Payson is filled with good-hearted citizens of all kinds. Some come forward when a family loses everything in a fire, others drop off cans at the food bank and some construct homes with Habitat for Humanity.
- Quilt show draws 1,500 spectators, 128 exhibits
- November 17, 2009
- More than 1,500 people went through the exhibition hall at the Mazatzal Casino during the weekend’s quilt show.
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