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- Payson Longhorns whip the Santa Cruz Dust Devils
- September 25, 2009
- The Longhorns came prepared to roll over any team that came into Longhorn Stadium.
- Edge of tragedy
- The Battle of Big Dry Wash near the brink of the Mogollon Rim was one of the most hard-fought and needless of the Apache wars
- September 25, 2009
- Lt. Thomas Cruse crouched behind a tree on the brink of the most vivid, deadly day of his life, a few hundred yards from the Apache war party at the very center of a thrilling, tragic history.
- Memories are eternal
- September 25, 2009
- The wind blew too strong that night outside Las Vegas on Highway 95. Arlene Keefer and her husband, Bob, were driving home to Payson from visiting a friend, and the wind blew their Chrysler into the path of an oncoming semi-truck.
- Carwash Boys come to the rescue
- September 25, 2009
- In the column last week I mentioned a little about the Flatlander party. Well, I’ve got some pictures to back it up.
- First sign of fall colors already showing
- September 25, 2009
- Summer is over! It is so hard to believe that the summer has been here and gone so quickly. Fall officially arrived on Tuesday, Sept. 22. I noticed the silver maple tree across the street from my house has started to lose the green in the leaves. The shade is muted to a very pale yellow, but soon the whole tree will be a beautiful golden color and very soon the frost will be on the lakes on top of the Rim. I have mixed feelings about summer ending, but I also look forward to the beautiful colors that nature displays this time of year.
- Chilly mornings signal changing seasons
- September 25, 2009
- Whew, we sure are heading into fall with some nippy mornings. The temperature this week has been in the cool, lower 40s. I’ve noticed a few leaves starting to turn, too. Thank goodness for the sunny afternoons — they make the transition a little easier, don’t they?
- Support the kids tonight at Homecoming
- September 25, 2009
- Do you remember that time many, many eons ago when you were sitting in high school English class and you just weren’t catching on to what the “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Somebody was all about?
- Laptop thieves can steal your sanity (and your data)
- September 25, 2009
- Having your car stolen is just plain ridiculous. Insurance claims, police reports, and sudden reliance on the bus system can get old in a hurry. Typically, you will be able to get insurance money to buy a different car. The real hassle is replacing all of the things you had stored inside the car — CDs, golf clubs, school books, and your gym clothes.
- First visible sign of meth use is rotten teeth
- September 25, 2009
- What continuous or extended use of meth does to your mouth is permanent and cannot be “naturally repaired.”
- Shelter bracing for another winter
- September 25, 2009
- You can feel it in the air, summer is coming to an end. For many reasons, this is a blessing. It brings to an end the swarms of flies and bees, as well as the struggle to keep our animals in a cool and shady spot.
- Homecoming victory could turn fortunes of Longhorns
- September 25, 2009
- Homecomings represent bizarre days for frenzied high school football coaches scrambling for a bit of normalcy.
- Cross country teams can be proud of Four Corners accomplishments
- September 25, 2009
- The Four Corners Invitational has long had a reputation as one of the most competitive cross-country meets on the Arizona prep sports scene.
- Patterson Training instructors honored
- September 25, 2009
- Shari Patterson-Blaylock and Kari Wegenke have attained the pinnacle of success in horseback riding instruction by being named two of the Top-50 teachers in the United States.
- Rim Country Challenge ready and set to go
- September 25, 2009
- Mary McMullen and Deb Rose of the Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department will for the second year serve as race directors and hosts of the Fourth Annual Rim Country Challenge to be held Oct. 3 in Green Valley Park and on Payson streets.
- Slow down in elk country in low light
- September 25, 2009
- The growing number of vehicle-wildlife collisions in the Rim Country is a losing situation for all involved. In most cases, there are injuries or even fatalities to the occupants of the vehicles, and the wildlife is either killed on impact or must be put down when officials arrive at the scene of the accident.
- Boys soccer team suffering from injuries
- September 25, 2009
- The name of the prep game for the Longhorn soccer team is “injuries” — serious ones.
- Strike a balance between saving for retirement, college
- September 25, 2009
- If you have young children, you may want them to attend college someday — and you may want to help them pay for it.
- Business Briefs
- September 25, 2009
- Visit any Chili’s Grill & Bar across the country on Monday and 100 percent of all profits will be donated to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
- Celebrating 65 years of marriage
- September 25, 2009
- Virgil and Irene Orth were each born and spent the early years of their lives in eastern Kansas, meeting for the first time as teenagers, at a farm sale.
- Beeline head-on crash sends three to hospital
- September 25, 2009
- Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove a driver from a vehicle Wednesday morning after a head-on collision occurred in an unlikely place. It happened north of Rye on a one-way stretch of Highway 87.
- Town’s height limit could hit 7 stories
- Payson may double maximum building heights to allow for affordable housing, commercial projects
- September 25, 2009
- Does Payson need seven-story apartment complexes and hotels?
- Many dollars lost from last census
- Local leaders hope this time the count includes everyone
- September 25, 2009
- Tonto Basin Elementary has lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal aid during the past decade because of what Superintendent Johnny Ketchem says were incomplete census numbers from 2000. He says not everyone was counted.
- Rim pioneers honored at dance
- September 25, 2009
- Duke Wilbanks is adamant about wanting townspeople to understand that tomorrow’s Fourth Annual Gila County Pioneers Dinner and Dance is a community-wide event.
- Fiddlers contest, heritage festival on tap
- September 25, 2009
- It is going to be a high-energy, action-packed weekend in the Rim Country.
- Community Almanac
- September 25, 2009
- The Payson Farmers Market closes for the season after this Saturday, Sept. 26. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon with fresh-picked, local produce to stock up for winter.
- Remembering the pioneers
- September 25, 2009
- The Gila County Pioneers Committee flies pretty much under the radar and apparently that’s the way they want it. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t give them a pat on the back and a huge thank you for their selfless contributions to the Rim Country.
- Only decisive force can prevail in Afghanistan
- September 25, 2009
- “Growing numbers of Americans are starting to doubt whether we should have troops in Afghanistan and whether the war there is even winnable. We are confident that not only is it winnable, but that we have no choice. We must prevail in Afghanistan.
- Fight to win or get out
- September 25, 2009
- I see where the world’s greatest military minds have told Obama what is needed to succeed in Afghanistan and his response is to say “he wants to study it.” I’m not sure what he wants to study or how he is going to go about studying it since he has less knowledge/experience on fighting a war than the lowest PFC in the Army.
- Thanks for the help with new trash and recycling program
- September 25, 2009
- Cindi and I would like to say thank you for your help to bring attention to a new trash and recycling program for the Rim Country.
- … but are worth waiting for!
- September 25, 2009
- Does that title look odd to you? Let me explain it.
- Options abound for elderly in Rim Country
- September 25, 2009
- Senior residents of the Rim Country have an array of care options available — including no-care communities.
- Candlelight vigil to honor domestic violence victims, survivors
- September 25, 2009
- On Thursday, Oct. 8, the community is invited to participate in Time Out’s annual candlelight walk/vigil honoring those who have died and those who have survived the social epidemic known as domestic violence.
- Payson High School, county health to hold flu clinic Sept. 30
- September 25, 2009
- Payson High School and the Gila County Health Department will offer the seasonal flu shot (not the H1N1 flu vaccine) free to all Payson High School and Payson Center for Success students on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the school library.
- JRE’s Donna Moore is Gila County’s teacher of the year
- September 25, 2009
- Donna Moore is the type of gym teacher who leads her kids in yoga to reduce stress during days of standardized testing. She’s the sort who decides she wants to teach kids golf, and starts fund-raising to buy a nine-hole course. She’ll also teach her students Dance Dance Revolution to get their little legs shaking.
- Wildlife watchers helped to connect with nature thanks to state program
- September 25, 2009
- Don’t talk or breathe too loudly. Be careful not to break twigs as you walk. Keep near the bushes so you don’t cast a shadow.
- Payson school district to show off rock building work Oct. 2
- September 25, 2009
- The Payson Unified School District’s office is now located in the historic Julia Randall rock building at 902 W. Main St.
- Bypass proponents make their case
- September 25, 2009
- Do the residents of Payson want a bypass? Judging by the 30 people who attended the latest Arizona Department of Transportation meeting Thursday afternoon, the answer is a resounding “yes.”
- New charter school prospects spike Payson district interest
- September 25, 2009
- Applications to start $14 million worth of new charter schools statewide could be released in the next two months, and Payson schools are interested, Superintendent Casey O’Brien said Thursday.
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