Also from August 3
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Record rains cause flooding, accidents- August 3, 2010
- Severe rains from monsoonal storms Friday and Saturday flooded at least half a dozen businesses in Payson and washed away plans for a police-sponsored event.
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- Police officer will appeal demotion to town council
- August 3, 2010
- A Payson Police officer demoted a month ago for unknown reasons is appealing the decision.
- SV council has general plan approval on agenda
- August 3, 2010
- After dozens of corrections and changes and nearly four years of work, the Star Valley Town Council could finally adopt its first general plan.
- Payson Town Council plans to stash water underground
- August 3, 2010
- Everyone knows by now that Payson will be awash in water from the Blue Ridge Reservoir in three or four years.
- Police watching Jakes Corner for escaped convicts, accomplice
- August 3, 2010
- A woman who police say helped three men escape from a Kingman prison Friday has local ties to Jakes Corner.
- Business Briefs
- August 3, 2010
- The Phoenix Suns charities donated $4,000 to the Rim Country’s Gracie Lee Haught Children’s Memorial Fund this summer.
- Home–(emotion+clutter)+ competitive price=sale
- August 3, 2010
- How do you get your home sold?
- Chump change southwest Payson burglar baffles police
- August 3, 2010
- A strangely unambitious burglar is hitting cars and homes in southwest Payson. Leaving behind TVs and larger valuables, the thief is making off with change and food.
- World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo celebrates 126 years
- August 3, 2010
- Payson is where rodeo began in 1884, organized by “Arizona” Charlie Meadows and others and fashioned after the Wild West shows that were popular at the time. So, in 2010 the Annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo will celebrate its 126th consecutive year Friday, Aug. 20 through Sunday, Aug. 22.
- First Things First group makes future plans
- August 3, 2010
- Just four years after voters across Arizona approved the First Things First early childhood initiative, a ballot measure seeks approval to sweep the money and chop the deficit.
- Programs give health tips, activities
- August 3, 2010
- Learn more about the benefits of tai chi/qigong by attending the next Lunch and Learn. Penny Navis Schmidt will be the guest at the next Lunch and Learn from 11 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Aug. 11. Please register for the event by calling (928) 472-9290. A light lunch is served and the event is free.
- Enjoy the season’s bounty
- August 3, 2010
- One of the things I like about this time of year is the blooming of the agave plant. They are so unusual, with those tall stalks topped with round balls of flowers.
- Fry Bread for Families is Aug. 11
- August 3, 2010
- Tonto Apache Tribal Enterprises and its employees are hosting their next Fry Bread for Families event Aug. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the southwest corner of Mazatzal Hotel & Casino.
- Awakening Earth Expo features musical play
- August 3, 2010
- The Second Annual Awakening Earth Expo in Pine Aug. 7 and Aug. 8 features a special attraction this year. The Maya Joy Dancers, a 14-member local troupe, will perform their environmental play, “Awakening Earth” at 3 p.m. in the air-conditioned Cultural Hall on both days of the event, and at 6 p.m., Saturday at Crystal Lotus Gallery. Admission is free to all three performances.
- School’s community building effort more than just a game
- August 3, 2010
- The games freshman played in small group circles at Payson High School one recent afternoon during the waning days of summer vacation seemed, on the face, like simple fun.
- Colt White is best candidate
- August 3, 2010
- Colt White is the best candidate for the position of constable for the Payson precinct.
- Bill of Rights being stripped away
- August 3, 2010
- What is happening in this country? Federal law requires all immigrants not naturalized to carry identification papers, i.e., green card, visa, etc., the same if we were in any other country.
- Senator Allen is the right choice
- August 3, 2010
- At a time when politicians do not seem to be listening to the voters and their approval rating is at an all-time low, we, in District 5 are lucky to have a senator who listens and really works for her constituents.
- Crosswalks don’t need to be marked with painted lines
- August 3, 2010
- When you try to run down pedestrians in an “unmarked crosswalk,” consider the repercussions.
- Technology exists to utilize biomass in our back yard
- August 3, 2010
- An hour before the sun rises over Blantyre, Malawi, Feligasi Dyeratu prepares for a day of wood gathering. Her 12-year-old daughter, Gertrude, is packing the small bundle of food that will sustain the two of them until they return before dark.
- Ag building a victory for all
- August 3, 2010
- Pop a cork on the champagne — or the sparking cider — or the moonshine — whatever the Future Farmers of America uses to celebrate.
- Community Almanac
- August 3, 2010
- Anyone interested in starting one or more new reading groups is invited to East West Exchange, 100 N Tonto St., Ste. 102, Payson from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4.
- Rabid bat found on Main; people cautioned to avoid animals acting suspicious
- August 3, 2010
- A rabid bat was found on Main Street last week and Payson Animal Control Officer Don Tanner is urging residents and visitors to be cautious around animals acting suspicious.
- Ground broken for new PHS ag building
- August 3, 2010
- For such a dramatic story, Monday’s groundbreaking of Payson High School’s new agriculture building offered decidedly little drama.
- Record Rains
- Payson’s 3.8 inches hits rainfall high water mark as Tonto Creek flows at 17 times normal
- August 3, 2010
- Monsoon storms dumped 3.8 inches on Payson in July, the most ever recorded — and a full inch ahead of the second highest total, the National Weather Service reported on Monday.
- Record rains cause flooding, accidents
- Stores flooded on Wade Lane, Bonita
- August 3, 2010
- Severe rains from monsoonal storms Friday and Saturday flooded at least half a dozen businesses in Payson and washed away plans for a police-sponsored event.
- 30 accidents keep police busy
- August 3, 2010
- At least 30 vehicles were involved in weather-related crashes over the weekend with six vehicles piling up in a southbound section of Highway 87, south of town Sunday.
- Payson SO pair are on target for Athens
- August 3, 2010
- Payson’s David Frohme and Roseanne Hendricks could be entrants into the Special Olympic World Games when they are held in the summer of 2011 in Athens, Greece.
- Winslow man Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year
- August 3, 2010
- On just about any frosty morning in autumn, you’ll find Wildlife Manager Ken Clay III bunking at the Vincent Ranch Wildlife Area so he can get up early and patrol the big game hunts in the Mogollon Rim area.
- Medallion fray is focus of PWGA
- August 3, 2010
- Payson Women’s Golf Association members can never be accused of losing focus. In fact, they concentrate so intensely that members spent the entire month of July participating in the annual Medallion Tournament, which is a low gross and low net formatted shoot-out.
- Details for bass tournament at Roosevelt Lake firming up
- August 3, 2010
- The number of local anglers who have officially registered for the FLW National Guard Western Series bass tournament to be held Sept. 22 through Sept. 25 at Roosevelt Lake is now six.
- Annual alumni volleyball tourney, benefit a success
- August 3, 2010
- Another of the annual Payson High Alumni volleyball tournaments and benefit dinners has come and gone with a double dose of healthy success.
- Lady Horns tap Wilcox for head coach post
- August 3, 2010
- Newly appointed Lady Longhorn soccer coach Amy Wilcox has long been in the forefront of the Rim Country sports scene and later active at Paradise Valley Community College and Eastern New Mexico University.
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Question of the week
Do you think new Principal Anna Van Zile has a valid idea in eliminating the Asst. Principal and replacing it with an Athletic Director position that would share her duties as Principal?
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