Also from September 18
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3:00 p.m.
Propane bills could drop 10 percent- September 18, 2009
- SemStream has over-collected about $652,000 from its Payson customers, which should result in an additional drop in charges of 5 to 10 percent in the next 12 to 18 months, according to company President Douglas Mann.
10:14 p.m.
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Elks rip Longhorns
- September 18, 2009
- The defending state champion Longhorns self destructed Friday evening in Eagar Springerville losing 34-6 to the Round Valley Elks
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- Elks rip Longhorns
- September 18, 2009
- The defending state champion Longhorns self destructed Friday evening in Eagar Springerville losing 34-6 to the Round Valley Elks
- Propane bills could drop 10 percent
- SemStream may return overcharge through cut in monthly bills
- September 18, 2009
- SemStream has over-collected about $652,000 from its Payson customers, which should result in an additional drop in charges of 5 to 10 percent in the next 12 to 18 months, according to company President Douglas Mann.
- Commission delays Mesa del hearing
- September 18, 2009
- Brooke Utilities bought a little more time before officials have to face an irritated Arizona Corporation Commission to reply to complaints of water shortages by residents of Mesa del Caballo.
- Church school riles neighbors
- Payson council on a split vote upholds plan for Christian school on Mud Springs, softens requirement for block wall
- September 18, 2009
- The Payson Town Council on a 6-1 vote not only rejected pleas to prevent Payson Community Christian Church from building a private school for 250 students on Mud Springs Road, it eased some restrictions imposed earlier by the planning commission.
- Community will miss Pat Willis
- September 18, 2009
- Pat Willis lost his battle to cancer this week. It was a battle he waged for many years — fighting quietly and courageously, never letting the disease come between him and making a difference in his community.
- Star Valley Town Council does a good job
- September 18, 2009
- After reading the Roundup article “Star Valley cracker barrel meetings start again,” I was amused and disgusted at the same time. Amused that after all that has happened, Chuck Heron would try to revive his involvement in Star Valley government activities and disgusted at his reasons.
- SV sets dates for water study sessions
- 03:00 p.m., September 18, 2009 Updated 09:12 a.m.
- A week after former mayor Chuck Heron announced he is reforming his cracker barrel discussions, the Town of Star Valley announced it is launching its own water work-study sessions on the last Tuesday of each month — the same night Heron planned to use.
- Government health care will be a monopoly
- September 18, 2009
- The federal government ignores the fact that the competition problem with health insurance companies could be solved by trashing the federal law that allows states to ban health insurance sales across state lines. If we truly wanted to protect consumers of health insurance it would be done the same way we protect consumers of screwdrivers, bread and motel rooms. Give them the power to tell their insurance companies, “I’m taking my business down the road to the next state.”
- Park offers ‘Splendor in the Grass’
- September 18, 2009
- As I write this week’s music trivia article, I’m looking out at Green Valley Park. I’m in awe of just how beautiful this park really is, complete with picnic and playground areas, shade trees, a nine-acre, man-made lake and two historical museums. What a wonderful asset this beautiful park is to Payson.
- Video cards not just for gaming fanatics
- September 18, 2009
- You’ve probably heard of video cards — the internal hardware devices that enable your computer to produce higher quality images and graphics. What you don’t know, however, is that your computer may not even have a video card. Many computers, especially those that are a bit older, merely have an “onboard chipset” for displaying graphics.
- Farmers market fills tasty void
- Vendors offer produce, herbs, muffins, bread, cheese and honey
- September 18, 2009
- The tomatoes are endearingly ugly with their blemishes. They grow either in Payson or close by, were delivered to the farmers market by car and not semi-truck, and they taste delicious.
- Christopher Creek Car Show Classic coming in October
- September 18, 2009
- Hello. For those of you reading this column you will have noticed a little bit of a change, since Mikey Marazza is not writing the column. Mikey moved to Payson and thought it was important that Christopher Creek was still represented in the paper. So, first of all, I would like to thank Mikey for all of the terrific past work and also for always thinking of the community.
- GLH Children’s Fund thank you
- September 18, 2009
- Thank you to our sponsors and all the people who made the 2009 Gracie Lee Haught Jackpot Barrel Race and roping event a great success.
- Time to get ready for colder weather
- September 18, 2009
- Brrrr! Did you feel the chill in the air this morning? (I’m writing this column on Tuesday.)
- Pine, Strawberry well-represented at fair
- September 18, 2009
- The Northern Gila County Fair hasn’t been held under the Pine ramada for some time now, but thanks to a group of dedicated 4H and FFA kids Pine and Strawberry were well represented at this year’s event.
- Cross country teams improve as season progresses
- September 18, 2009
- Payson High School coaches Johnathan Ball and Chuck Yale are singing the praises of their young runners on both the boys and girls teams.
- Round Valley players give deceased coach special tribute
- September 18, 2009
- Football fans traveling to Springerville-Eagar this evening to take in the Payson vs. Round Valley game will notice Elk players will not wear award stickers on their helmets as they have in past seasons.
- Horns must be wary of Elks
- September 18, 2009
- If comparative scores mean anything in prep football, which they sometimes don’t, the Round Valley Elks (1-1) are favorites over the Payson Longhorns (1-2) in tonight’s East Region opener in Eagar-Springerville.
- An Alaskan adventure of a lifetime
- September 18, 2009
- How would you like the opportunity to combine an archery caribou hunt with fishing for silver salmon in Alaska? That is exactly what local resident and owner of Payson Apothecary Pharmacy, Craig Mathews, had a chance to do in August. This was his second trip to the “land of the midnight sun” for the two-week combined fishing and hunting expedition.
- Lady Horns best Redskins
- September 18, 2009
- A sweep of the always-potent St. Johns Redskins has stamped the Lady Longhorns as an East Region title contender.
- Company offering free seminar after national promotions tour
- September 18, 2009
- After a 48-state tour to promote the American dream, Mike Fish is back in the Rim Country where he started Sound Life Education six months ago.
- Cutting your losses on an investment can be more painful than you think
- September 18, 2009
- Why do stock prices fall? Various factors are involved, but in a nutshell, prices drop when more people want to sell stocks than buy them.
- Older pets still have love to give
- September 18, 2009
- Featured in today’s article are few of our older dogs. These are dogs that qualify for our senior to senior adoption program. This program is designed to encourage senior people to adopt senior pets.
- County readies $8M bond
- September 18, 2009
- The $8 million bond Gila County will float to pay for new buildings makes good business sense, county officials say, despite minor protests from some county employees who consider it a shopping spree.
- Candy helps students boost grades
- September 18, 2009
- Turns out Snickers bars are useful for more than their luscious caramel.
- Payson rebuffs fee waiver for school district project
- Council rejects request to waive $6,257 in town fees for school work
- September 18, 2009
- Enough’s enough, concluded the Payson Town Council when faced with a plea for building fee mercy from the Payson Unified School District.
- Frontier to hold festival Saturday
- September 18, 2009
- This year’s Fall Festival at Frontier Elementary School promises family fun with music, a petting zoo, face painting and more.
- Parks board slashes staff, Tonto bridge stays open
- September 18, 2009
- The Arizona State Parks Board has approved another round of layoffs and cuts that will take the operating budget for the 29-park system down to $19 million, a 27 percent decrease from the already severely reduced total for 2009.
- Payson High to celebrate homecoming next week
- September 18, 2009
- Students and teachers will be stepping back and forward through time all next week as part of the homecoming festivities.
- Community Almanac
- September 18, 2009
- A benefit garage sale for the Returning Combat Veterans Retreat Program at the Merritt Center will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1303 W. Aviator Circle.
- Student wants class credit
- September 18, 2009
- Hello, my name is Porsha Campbell and I am 13 years old. I am writing a letter to you because it is an assignment that we can choose to do in social studies.
- It was self-defense
- September 18, 2009
- A viscous chow mix terrorized the neighborhood for years. After many situations, animal control removed the dog “permanently.” The dog’s owner sent a friend and adopted the dog back, and it continued to terrorize the neighborhood.
- Bureaucrats make life miserable — for no good reason
- September 18, 2009
- We are all happy that the Water Wheel Fire is under control, and hope that the perpetrators get caught. But what is this three-week closure of the road to Whispering Pines, Verde Glen, Rim Trail and Washington Park? The official reason is that some of the guard rail supports got weakened by the fire on a tenth-of-a-mile stretch of the road between Beaver Valley and Whispering Pines.
- Health care debate is deeply personal
- September 18, 2009
- Referring to health care reform in a Labor Day address to union members in Cincinnati, President Obama said, “The time to decide is now.” I could not disagree more.
- Some things are a long time coming
- September 18, 2009
- I’ve mentioned before that I first got interested in the Rim Country when I was given three Zane Grey books for Christmas. Two of the books took place during the French and Indian war, and had nothing to do with Arizona, but the third one was The Riders of the Purple Sage, which happens right here along the Rim.
- Fair will move to event center next year
- September 18, 2009
- Friends uncovered secrets about other friends this weekend at the Northern Gila County Fair.
- SV hires auditor, lets council members speak
- September 18, 2009
- It was a lengthy, two-hour meeting for the Star Valley council Tuesday night that handled a dozen decisions ranging from an audit to councilors speaking with the press.
- Friends of the Poor Walk will help neighbors in need
- September 18, 2009
- What happens when you need a friend and there’s no one there? Having no one to turn to in a moment of need is a trying experience for anyone, but especially for the poor.
- Investigation continues into school threats
- September 18, 2009
- After someone scrawled a threatening message in two Payson High School girls’ restrooms last week, police say they continue to interview persons of interest but have made no arrests.
- Tourney’s 2 wins, 2 losses a lesson
- September 18, 2009
- The Lady Longhorn soccer team finished with a sister kisser in the Show Low Cougar Invitational.
- Welcome fall with festivals and fun
- Big weekend of events starts with Homecoming, followed by Heritage
- September 18, 2009
- Rest up. There is another high-energy, action-packed weekend waiting right around the corner.
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