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- Plenty of holiday activities to keep Rim Country busy
- November 27, 2009
- Kickoff Christmas with the annual Swiss Village Lighting Ceremony and enjoy the festivities from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 27 and again from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 28.
- Roundabout welcome still in the works
- November 27, 2009
- There has not been much buzz about the roundabout in awhile. Apparently, the unique traffic control system has lost its chatter factor.
- Giving thanks
- November 27, 2009
- Ashlyund Whetstone, Jackson Lloyd, Hunter Reynolds, Zacharia Messenger and Christopher Menghini offer up a choreographed Thanksgiving song at Payson Elementary School.
- H1N1 vaccine available for targeted groups Dec. 11 at JRE
- November 27, 2009
- People in targeted groups can receive an H1N1 vaccination from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at the Julia Randall Elementary School’s gymnasium.
- Man arrested for construction site thefts
- November 27, 2009
- A Department of Public Safety officer’s intuition paid off Monday when a 42-year-old Payson man was arrested on charges of burglary for reportedly taking several items from a construction site.
- Tom survives one more Thanksgiving
- Teacher’s pet gives children chance to talk turkey
- November 27, 2009
- Tom bristled, making an odd humming sound. Then he fixed Hailey with a beady stare: all wattle and beard.
- Former manager in council race
- Three Payson councilors running for re-election despite a bleak budget
- November 27, 2009
- Turns out Payson council candidates in a recession are as hard to find as a developer who wants a building permit.
- Schools work to help homeless children
- November 27, 2009
- When Allic Bales lost her job just over a year ago, she didn’t worry about losing her home. Although financially secure, she felt traumatized nonetheless.
- New positions raise questions about Pine fire
- Pine-Strawberry fire chief wants to keep newly created battalion positions
- November 27, 2009
- When the Pine-Strawberry Fire Board approved creating three new battalion chief positions in October, it scorched a few eyebrows around town.
- Compass Bank robbed
- November 27, 2009
- The FBI and Payson police officers are searching for one man who robbed the Compass Bank, at 613 S. Beeline Highway, at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon at about 3:30 p.m.
- School district compensates for chaos of families
- November 27, 2009
- Granted, it’s the day after Thanksgiving.
- Helping those who need a hand
- November 27, 2009
- When many us wake up on Friday morning, our bellies will be full of turkey and pie and our minds good cheer.
- A lot of dough all the way around
- November 27, 2009
- The Julia Randall Elementary School PTO just finished up their annual Cookie Dough Fund-raiser.
- More questions than answers
- November 27, 2009
- As a result of a letter to the editor Nov. 17, the Pine-Strawberry Fire Board chair has raised many more questions than answers. He has clouded the issue with unrelated facts and apparently seems to have been misinformed.
- Jon Kyl is wrong
- November 27, 2009
- The Big Lie. That is what the Soviet Union based their government on. “Big Lies,” provocation and the occasional atrocity. This was true until “glasnost” a new openness and a new economy called “perestroika,” initiated by Gorbachev, brought the eventual end to the Soviet Union.
- Thought for the day
- November 27, 2009
- The House members and the Senate members of our Congress are not even smart enough to be morons. Let’s just start all over again, maybe we could do better with a bunch of halfwits.
- Still a believer
- November 27, 2009
- I heard on the TV news that the United States (Postal Service) was no longer going to deliver mail to Santa Claus because in one state they had sex predators send letters to kids.
- Thank you for Radiothon help
- November 27, 2009
- Soroptimist International of Zane Grey Country thanks everyone who helped make our sixth annual “Up, Up and Away with Domestic Violence” Radiothon a great success. Thank you to all of our donors, over $15,000 was pledged.
- Hondo was the character to beat all characters, Part II
- YOUR TURN
- November 27, 2009
- Last week, I left off where we were driving past some trees on a two-lane highway in Texas when Hondo, one half of a two-man DI team of which I was the sane half, suddenly yelled something, yanked up the emergency brake on his Chevy, skidded onto the soft shoulder, grabbed his loaded .270 rifle, and bailed out …
- Pirch’s first-place finish aired Sunday
- EXTRA POINTS
- November 27, 2009
- Friends and family of professional angler Clifford Pirch gathered Sunday morning in his parents’ north Payson home to watch nationwide televised coverage of Clifford’s first-place finish in the Walmart FLW National Guard Western Division Tournament.
- New product improves archery hunt
- OUTDOORS UNDER THE RIM
- November 27, 2009
- In the last decade, archery equipment has progressively improved, with bows that are lighter, faster and more efficient to use in the field. The engineering departments of the major archery equipment producers are constantly developing ideas that will give their company the edge in sales in the outdoor market.
- Five soccer players make All-Region team
- November 27, 2009
- The naming of a pair of sophomore soccer standouts to the East All-Region team unveiled a bright future for the Longhorn program.
- California field named after Payson retiree
- November 27, 2009
- While Gary Campbell now spends much of his time hitting the links with his Payson Men’s Golf Association buddies, he once spent most of his day strolling the hash marks and sidelines of high school football fields.
- Horn wrestlers have full roster
- November 27, 2009
- The good news coming out of Longhorn wrestling team practices is that the squad has a full roster — 103 to 275 pounds — prompting hope there will be no weight class forfeitures this season.
- Pilgrims’ progress
- November 27, 2009
- Karlie Andren adjusts her paper hat at Payson Elementary School’s Thanksgiving feast.
- Sunny day hike
- November 27, 2009
- Sometimes the simplest hike can reveal nature at its finest and a surprise or two. Walking through the ponderosa pines and breathing the forest air is one the benefits of living in the Rim Country. Miles of trails, which can take you through the pines, the desert or the red rocks, are close and an ultimate high for a photographer or anyone who enjoys the outdoors.
- Cyber-scams can ruin holiday spirit
- COMPUTER CORNER
- November 27, 2009
- Before we get too far along this holiday season, let’s take a few moments to go over a few things that will help us avoid holiday heartache. This “most wonderful time of the year” is also prime-time for cyber-criminals.
- Memories of Mom and Elvis
- DJ’S MUSIC TRIVIA
- November 27, 2009
- I’d like to dedicate this week’s music trivia column to my mother, Betty Miller, who passed away two weeks ago. Mom was 85 years old.
- Festival of Lights will take place tomorrow
- 11:52 a.m., November 27, 2009 Updated 11:52 a.m.
- The 10th annual Tellabration storytelling event was a huge success. The Cultural Hall was packed and the crowd seemed to enjoy listening to the seven tellers spin their yarns.
- Village will be represented in choral society concert
- November 27, 2009
- How many ways can a person use leftover turkey? If you are of the Catholic faith, you will not worry about meat leftovers until Saturday, since Friday normally is a no meat day.
- Deb Minter enjoys beauty of the area
- November 27, 2009
- Hello again, fellow Christopher Creekers. Well it is just about time for all of the holiday festivities and events to get under way. The “running of the carts” (ATV and golf cart parade), putting lights up on homes and businesses and other fun things are all right around the corner
- Chamber of Commerce events for December
- November 27, 2009
- The Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a chamber mixer at Crabdree Insurance from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Dec. 11 at 111 W. Cedar Lane.
- Avoid estate planning mistakes
- November 27, 2009
- If you’ve been investing for a while, you probably have learned to avoid key mistakes, such as chasing after hot stocks or making frequent trades based on short-term price fluctuations.
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore opens
- November 27, 2009
- Habitat for Humanity celebrated the new location of ReStore in the McDonald’s shopping center.
- East Verde artists ribbon cutting
- November 27, 2009
- On Nov. 3 the artists from East Verde Estates celebrated with a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony.
- Gift basket winner sees Cards game
- November 27, 2009
- Johnny Frost of Payson, was the winner of the recent HSCAZ Cardinals basket generously donated by Lewin and Associates, a Mesa marketing and public relations firm. The drawing was held Oct. 24 at the conclusion of the HSCAZ golf tournament at the Payson Golf course. The winning ticket was sold by Ace Hardware (and Humane society volunteer) Ron Tipps. Johnny was told his was the last ticket sold.
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