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- Three Lady Horns on all-region team
- November 20, 2009
- A trio of Lady Longhorn standouts have been chosen for the 3A East All-Region team by a voting of coaches.
- Payson Bears capture youth football league championship
- November 20, 2009
- Coach Mike Conway swells with pride as he recalls his team’s recently completed championship season.
- Rangers mollify some off-road critics
- Meeting to unveil maps detailing 1,000 miles of road changes on Tonto National Forest draws big crowd, lots of questions
- November 20, 2009
- A heaping dose of confusion. A spicy dash of confrontation. A soothing dollop of conciliation.
- More people needing help from community
- Demand is up by 57 percent in Payson
- November 20, 2009
- Although an influx of federal stimulus money designed to help low-income residents pay monthly bills has mitigated state cuts, soaring demand has nevertheless strapped available resources, the Payson case manager for the Gila County Community Action Program said Wednesday.
- Mock accident drives home need to drive safely
- November 20, 2009
- The crypt creeper walked slowly around the scene of mangled cars. Two victims lay motionless in a passenger car and another in a truck. When firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene, the crypt creeper had already taken one life and another lay paralyzed.
- Council approves Blue Ridge pipeline contracts
- November 20, 2009
- The Payson Town Council moved toward awarding another key contract to build the Blue Ridge pipeline at its regularly scheduled council meeting on Thursday night.
- Holiday dinner donations being collected
- November 20, 2009
- Hello again, fellow Creekers. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the Christopher Kohl’s Fire Department is gearing up for a holiday dinner donation event for needy families in our community.
- Host a holiday party without the hassle
- Lots of good eating recipes for the holidays
- November 20, 2009
- Your holiday party could be just a family gathering, an open house or a whole gang of people descending on your cozy Rim Country home. Regardless of the group you have to feed, there are things to do to take the hassle out of holiday entertaining and make it just as happy for you as for your guests.
- Artist reminds us to ‘Be Thankful’
- November 20, 2009
- Next Thursday, for the sixth consecutive year, the good folks at the Elks Lodge in Payson will be hosting the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
- Time to be thankful for blessings
- November 20, 2009
- Is Christmas here already? I have gone to many of the businesses in Payson recently and I see Christmas decorations everywhere. It is not even Thanksgiving yet.
- Workshop for protecting agriculture lands will be Dec. 11
- November 20, 2009
- Join Yavapai County Cooperative Extension and the Central Arizona Land Trust as they present Protection of Agricultural Lands: Options for Saving Family Farm and Ranches, a workshop for land and estate preservation. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at the City of Cottonwood Public Safety Building, 199 S. 6th St. in Cottonwood.
- Trio of seniors expected to lead Horns’ basketball
- November 20, 2009
- Because the nucleus of last season’s East Region championship boys basketball team graduated with the class of 2009, a trio of seniors must now shoulder the leadership load.
- Fish fry helps boys, girls PHS basketball
- November 20, 2009
- A great way to enjoy a fine meal, revel in great, small-town camaraderie and support the Payson High School boys and girls basketball teams is to take advantage of the annual fish fry when it is held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Rim Country Middle School cafeteria.
- Upcoming softball clinic will focus on pitching, hitting and fielding
- November 20, 2009
- While Payson has turned out some outstanding fastpitch softball pitchers — Rachel Ray, Brenna Zumbro, Candice Johnson and Becky Larkins to name a few — local teams and leagues have long struggled from a shortage of depth.
- OHV Decal compliance numbers unacceptable
- November 20, 2009
- The Arizona Game and Fish Department is re-enforcing earlier efforts to get all OHV owners in the state to take part in the new OHV Decal program that went into effect Jan. 1.
- OHV Decal compliance numbers unacceptable
- November 20, 2009
- The Arizona Game and Fish Department is re-enforcing earlier efforts to get all OHV owners in the state to take part in the new OHV Decal program that went into effect Jan. 1.
- Two-plus months left in quail season
- 03:00 p.m., November 20, 2009 Updated 08:59 a.m.
- One of the more popular hunts in Arizona has been going on for six weeks and there is still over two months left in the season.
- State parks funding task force recommends $14 or $15 vehicle surcharge
- November 20, 2009
- A task force appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer recommends adding $14 or $15 to annual vehicle registrations to help sustain Arizona State Parks.
- Using fire as a tool to improve forest health
- November 20, 2009
- Sixty-five years ago Smokey Bear was introduced to the American public as the symbol of fire prevention.
- Tellabration storytelling event Saturday
- November 20, 2009
- There were no politicians, flowery speeches, or ticker tape parades, but by all accounts the 35 people who came out to honor 10 local veterans at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library last Wednesday, made the event a huge success.
- 71% of SV crashes involve an elk
- November 20, 2009
- Every year hundreds of motorists strike elk in the Rim Country, the majority on Highway 260, where elk migrate to get food and mate.
- State auditor to look at Gila college finances
- November 20, 2009
- In an apparent coincidence, the Arizona auditor general’s office said this week that it will soon examine Gila Community College’s finances for fiscal year 2006.
- Blue Ridge water key to college plans
- Payson mayor explains link between pipeline and push to convince ASU to build a 1,500-student campus in town
- November 20, 2009
- Sing along now: The hip bone’s connected to the thigh bone. The thigh bone’s connected to the shin bone.
- Community Almanac
- November 20, 2009
- The Women’s Ministries of Payson First Assembly of God, 1100 W. Lake Drive (the church at Green Valley Park), will hold their annual Holiday Craft and Bake Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21. Entry is from the upper level parking area. All proceeds go to missionaries and charities of the church.
- GCC report is a good start
- November 20, 2009
- A gust of transparency has lifted the spirits of those fighting for information in the case of Gila Community College’s mysterious finances.
- Another trick by Obama
- November 20, 2009
- Well, Obama pulled another one of his sneaky tricks. Now he’s bringing the 9/11 mastermind Mohammed and four of his co-conspirators to New York for a civilian court trial. Obama knows they would be convicted in a military court, but he’s already working on getting them off and just blocks from where 3,000 of our loved ones were massacred.
- Support for health care reform
- November 20, 2009
- Just a note to those who wrote to Congressional Representative Ann Kirkpatrick urging her to vote no on the health care bill, there were just as many who wrote in support of health care reform. I suspect (the previous letter writer) didn’t vote for Ann Kirkpatrick in 2008 or he would know that health care reform was a prominent Democratic platform plank. Those of us who support a Christian ethic of caring for our neighbors hope that intelligent senators will also vote to support health care reform.
- Thank you to the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee
- November 20, 2009
- On behalf of the Payson Reaching Out Breast Cancer Support Group, I’d like to say “thanks a million” once again to the wonderful organization that does so much for our community.
- Paper went all out to help
- November 20, 2009
- I want to thank the Roundup for the unexpected article written by Alexis Bechman with my son’s story. I am with the volunteer group Soldier’s Angels, and when I asked the Roundup for help with a Veterans Day fund-raiser, they went all out.
- Where is the patriotism at the Payson Pioneer Cemetery?
- November 20, 2009
- During the 15 years we have lived in Payson, there have always been flags placed on the graves of the many veterans laid to rest at the Payson Pioneer Cemetery. This Veterans Day there were no flags placed on those graves. The large flag was not displayed at half-staff.
- Thanks for successful drive
- November 20, 2009
- The St. Philip Council of the Knights of Columbus would like to thank the residents of Payson and Walmart, Bashas and Safeway for the successful Tootsie Roll drive for the Payson Special Olympics and the handicapped held the weekend of Nov. 13, 14 and 15.
- Community should attend fire board meetings
- November 20, 2009
- Again, I am writing to you regarding the Pine-Strawberry Fire District.
- Political correctness kills
- November 20, 2009
- We all recognize the problem of political correctness and how it always starts at the top of any organization. When that happens, all “loyal” members of that organization, right down to the sweepers, must parrot the words of their superiors in their words, actions and attitudes.
- Misunderstanding about assistant superintendent discussion
- November 20, 2009
- There seems to be some misunderstanding in the community regarding an item on the Payson Unified School District Governing Board agenda; specifically a discussion regarding a position of assistant superintendent. I would like to clarify the reasoning behind this request.
- Hondo was the character to beat all characters
- November 20, 2009
- I’ve mentioned that the first part of the American Southwest I ever got to see was Wichita Falls, Texas. That happened because Sampson AFB, a basic training base located in frigid upstate New York, closed down and the drill instructors on the base were allowed to pick a new Air Training Command assignment.
- Club makes blankets, quilts to help children
- November 20, 2009
- The people most affected by domestic violence are often children. When police are called and forced to remove children from a violent home, they are placed with Child Protective Services, relatives or in foster care.
- Break cuts water service to Strawberry homes
- November 20, 2009
- A water break in an aging, 20-foot section of six-inch PVC pipe cut water service to about two-thirds of Strawberry residents for 20 hours Sunday, Nov. 14.
- APS offers weatherization, help with utility bills
- November 20, 2009
- For low-income residents struggling to pay utility bills, help is available.
- Police charge three with burglaries
- November 20, 2009
- A theft ring stretching from Forest Lakes to Payson was broken up Tuesday, Nov. 10, when four people were arrested in connection with multiple burglaries in both towns.
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