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- Country duo calls it quits
- October 23, 2009
- I can’t believe it! Country music is losing its legendary ampersand.
- Running Horns at Holbrook
- October 23, 2009
- Willie Nelson’s country and western hit song, “On the Road Again” could easily serve as the Payson High School cross country team’s theme song.
- We must look out for the overlooked
- October 23, 2009
- Finally, the great recession has yielded some good news for beleaguered Rim Country residents girding for their winter heating bills.
- Not guilty plea lodged in SV town manager assault case
- October 23, 2009
- It started out innocently enough. Star Valley Town Manager Tim Grier attended a cracker-barrel discussion put on by the former mayor to hear citizens’ concerns.
- Top quilters, terrific quilts come to Rim Country
- October 23, 2009
- The finest quilters and most fabulous quilts and fabric art converge in Rim Country next month.
- Networks help connect families
- October 23, 2009
- Have you ever sat down at the computer to catch up on the news only to hear your kids complain that they need to check Facebook? Or discovered that you can’t e-mail your sister because your teenage daughter is finishing a term paper? A network is a great solution for homes that need multiple computers. A network will allow you to maintain multiple computers that can share files, a printer, and even an Internet connection.
- County wants to avoid state cuts
- October 23, 2009
- The fewer times state lawmakers hear the words “Gila County,” the fewer chances arise for them to cut its funding, Deputy County Manager John Nelson told supervisors Tuesday.
- Crazy for color
- Seeking fall’s chromatic clues to happiness and balling babies
- October 23, 2009
- So I’m just sitting here on the banks of the East Verde, my brain sparking from a contact high with yellow.
- Yard work hours help community
- October 23, 2009
- Wow! The pine needles falling fast! My hubby and I are raking up the needles and the pine cones almost every day! The wind that we have been experiencing does not help!
- A weekend of celebrations in Christopher Creek
- October 23, 2009
- The Creekside Restaurant is sponsoring the second annual Oktoberfest Celebration. It starts at noon, tomorrow (Oct. 24) in front of the restaurant.
- Many interesting things to do in Pine, Strawberry
- October 23, 2009
- You don’t have to head to Flagstaff or the White Mountains to see beautiful fall colors. The drive between Payson and Strawberry offers some absolutely beautiful scenery. All along the East Verde River, Pine and Fossil Creek Road are bursting with brilliant shades of yellow and red — but you’d better hurry, because many spots are starting to fade to more muted oranges and browns, so it won’t be long before the leaves drop and winter creeps in. For now though we are enjoying a few more days of sunny, relatively warm weather.
- It is all about pride for Longhorns
- October 23, 2009
- Pride will be the only thing at stake when the Alchesay Falcons and Payson Longhorns clash at 7 p.m. this evening in Whiteriver.
- Former PHS student hosts charity golf tournament
- October 23, 2009
- As one of Cable Morris’ former teachers and coaches, I came to believe he was more interested in playing football than academics.
- Karen Peterson is PWGA champ for the third time
- October 23, 2009
- Karen Peterson has three-peated as the Payson Women’s Golf Association Club Champion.
- Late October is great time to get outdoors and take a hike
- October 23, 2009
- There are so many outdoor activities other than fishing and hunting that can be enjoyed in the Rim Country during the fall. Kathy and I make it an annual event to enjoy the autumn colors in a couple of our favorite canyons under the Mogollon Rim.
- Fall wilding permits for Coconino National Forest available Friday
- October 23, 2009
- Wilding permits, which authorize collecting live plants and trees from national forest lands for personal use, will be available starting Friday, Oct. 23 on the Peaks District of the Coconino National Forest.
- Drama students hope to perform for statewide audience
- October 23, 2009
- Kathy Siler of Payson High School’s drama department hopes students win the chance to perform the “Three Musketeers” in front of 2,000 drama students and teachers statewide.
- Are you neglecting your 403(b) plan?
- October 23, 2009
- Are you a teacher or employed by a non-profit organization?
- Business Briefs
- October 23, 2009
- Rachel Pruet joins three other stylists at Shear Oasis Salon, which recently opened in the Swiss Village Shops.
- TRN reduces feral cat population
- October 23, 2009
- Payson Friends of Ferals is an arm of HSCAZ which was brought together to help humanely reduce the numbers of unwanted free-roaming cats in our community. In the five years since we started the program, we have, through the generosity of donations and grants, spayed and neutered almost 2,000 cats.
- Church burns for second time
- Star Valley fire called ‘highly suspicious’ by Hellsgate officials
- October 23, 2009
- Three months after a suspicious fire destroyed part of an empty church in Star Valley, another blaze broke out Saturday night, this time reducing the building to a pile of ash.
- Wildfires burn 700 acres
- October 23, 2009
- Three human-caused fires that have burned more than 700 acres in the Rim Country continued to burn Thursday as fire crews worked to reinforce containment lines and expel smaller fires.
- SemStream to cut bills 21%
- Company ordered to pay back $652,000 in overcharges starting next month
- October 23, 2009
- Home heating bills this winter should drop by 21 percent for customers of SemStream, thanks to a refund for a $652,000 overcharge that will show up on bills starting in November.
- 16-year-old student arrested for threatening messages
- October 23, 2009
- Turns out a 16-year-old student who wrote threatening messages in several Payson High School restrooms thought it was all a joke.
- Gila college board seeks voters’ OK for tax levy
- October 23, 2009
- Despite lingering questions about the exact size of Gila Community College’s budget deficit, board members approved Thursday a tax levy ballot measure for a March election.
- Payson gives back Main Street grant
- October 23, 2009
- A seven-year effort to spruce up Main Street came to an ignominious end Thursday when the Payson council voted unanimously to give back a $300,000 grant for lack of local matching funds.
- Community Almanac
- October 23, 2009
- Register now through Monday, Oct. 26 for the next Dutch Oven Cooking class presented by the Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department. The class is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 for those 16 and older at Rumsey Park, Ramada 4. The cost is $30 per person.
- Merchant Marines invade Payson
- October 23, 2009
- Payson has an astonishing number of Merchant Marine veterans. My last count was 22. We have a total of 16 World War II veterans, of which seven are deceased. The remaining six are post World War II veterans.
- Where art thou?
- October 23, 2009
- I assume that most all of you Roundup readers realize what a big disaster our country is in and things don’t appear to be any better down the road, unless you want socialism.
- Clarification
- October 23, 2009
- I want to clarify that I am not the Ira that Ed Welge refers to in his letter to the editor that was in the Friday paper, dated Oct. 16.
- Outpouring of compassion appreciated
- October 23, 2009
- We would like to thank the citizens of our great town of Payson for their outpouring of compassion in our time of grief after the death of our beloved granddaughter Kaitlyn (Kaitie) Gooch on Oct. 3, student of Rim Country Middle School.
- Kerry-Boxer bill is bad for the country
- October 23, 2009
- While health care continues to dominate the national debate, climate change is not far behind.
- Where are the promises?
- October 23, 2009
- I hope all the people who were conned into voting for Obama now realize what a scam artist he is. Where is the transparency in his administration? I’m not sure one can see it behind closed doors.
- Looking under a helmet, Part II
- October 23, 2009
- I left off last time at the point where my buddy Vinny and I had just cleaned out seven high-ranking squadron NCOs in a poker game. Oops! Not true.
- Report ranks Arizona ninth in reliance on sales taxes
- October 23, 2009
- Arizona ranks ninth nationally in its reliance on sales taxes to fund its state and local governments, according to a report by a nonpartisan tax research organization.
- ‘Miracles’ lead to marathon run
- October 23, 2009
- As a boy, Todd Poer wanted desperately to be an athlete. Despite horrid asthma, he tried out for track anyway. A quarter of the way around the track, Poer’s asthmatic fits forced him to stop.
- U-Turn program offers men a new way of life
- October 23, 2009
- Everyone falls down in life sometimes. The men at U-Turn for Christ are picking themselves up from years of bad decisions.
- Payson school district to hold inservice day Oct. 28
- October 23, 2009
- Payson Unified School District will observe a half-day inservice day on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
- PRMC restricting visitor contact with patients
- October 23, 2009
- To help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses to patients, Payson Regional Medical Center is asking visits to be limited.
- Airport’s $10 million plan ready to take off
- State, federal officials give good review to Payson’s five-year plan to move taxiway, add hangars, terminal, restaurant
- October 23, 2009
- Payson got overall approval this week for its ambitious, $10 million, five-year plan to expand the airport — mostly with hoped-for federal money.
- Lady Horns lay claim to state play spot
- Payson runs over Roadrunners 6-0
- October 23, 2009
- Although the 3A state championship tournament bracket has not yet been seeded, it appears the Lady Longhorns will be advancing to the big show as the East’s No. 4 seed.
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