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- White wins constable race; Allen scoops Senate
- 09:33 p.m., August 24, 2010 Updated 08:59 a.m.
- Former Gila County Sheriff’s deputy Colt White celebrated his win over three Republican challengers in the constable race late Tuesday night with family at his side.
- Send in the clowns
- August 24, 2010
- Saturday morning, nearly 3,000 people lined Main Street for the Ropin’ and Ridin’ Rodeo Parade that included three hometown heroes who rescued a 4-year-old boy lost in the woods Aug. 16.
- Social Security recipients need to be cautious of scams
- August 24, 2010
- These days, everyone needs to be cautious of scams — Internet, mail and even phone scams — which can damage your credit score and pocketbook.
- Payments arrive with direct deposit – no matter what
- August 24, 2010
- These days, almost everyone gets their benefit payment by direct deposit. Whether you receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you can depend on your payment arriving in your account on time, every time.
- Have a girls’ night out
- August 24, 2010
- Mothers and grandmothers are invited to come out to the Payson Regional Medical Center’s Senior Circle for a special program on giving children a healthy start as the new school year begins.
- Family traces rodeo history back to the 1920s
- August 24, 2010
- While the rodeo is a fun way to spend a weekend for some, for others it is a way of life that stretches back through generations.
- Advanced student class learns about the importance of voting
- August 24, 2010
- Eighth-grade students in Ted Tatum’s social studies class last week perhaps grew a bit jaded while learning one of life’s fundamental lessons — the potential for corrupt politicians.
- Vote intelligently and prayerfully
- August 24, 2010
- Americans have yet another opportunity to change the current economic and political affairs of our state and nation. All congressional seats are up for re-election, approximately one-third of Senate seats and at least 30 gubernatorial seats, not including state offices.
- Tell the truth
- August 24, 2010
- Why is it when a Republican conservative is campaigning he or she is proud to proclaim that they are a conservative, while a Democratic liberal does everything they can to not proclaim their liberalism?
- Vote for Christensen
- August 24, 2010
- professional constable is important to Gila County.
- Michelle Dyer is best candidate for constable
- August 24, 2010
- I would suggest that Michelle Dyer is the best candidate for Gila County constable. She has 31-plus years of service as a law enforcement professional.
- A big thank you from BTS High Country Hotties
- August 24, 2010
- On behalf of the Blue Thong Society Chapter’s “ High Country Hotties” and “Baby Blues,” I would like to extend a big thank you to Macky’s Grill, Greg and Cari Day, Nina Davis, Macky’s employees and the wonderful crowd who attended their “Karaoke under the Stars” last Wednesday, Aug. 11.
- You made my day
- August 24, 2010
- This letter is long overdue, but I’m thinking and meandering as any 90-year-old will do. I really want to thank Terry and Duke Wilbanks for use of the downtown Lone Pine Hotel and its spacious grounds. Many of us who have been over there love the place.
- FAN Club support appreciated
- August 24, 2010
- This is a belated report on our spring and summer activities and a big thank you to all who continue to support our kids in their fund-raising efforts. Your ticket purchases go a long way in helping maintain the extra-curricular programs.
- Slow down, Longhorn, Payson Parkway used as raceways
- August 24, 2010
- This morning, Wednesday, Aug. 18, I watched as animal control removed the body of a beautiful white goose that had been hit by a car.
- National Guard is pawn in political process
- August 24, 2010
- solving the illegal immigration problem? Will they do like the last time and spend their time reading maps in some air-conditioned office building, or will they actually be out there beating the brush for drug trafficking human mules and border jumping illegal aliens.
- Parolees use library to meet parole officers
- August 24, 2010
- It has been discovered that our Payson Public Library is being used as an office for convicted state prison felons who are required to see their assigned parole officer.
- Group’s purpose is to improve health of streams
- August 24, 2010
- Before long, we hope that the Tonto Watershed Improvement Group, better known as TWIG, will be a household name.
- Rodeo shows we’re doing fine after all
- August 24, 2010
- Man, they had cowboys flying every which way. And ain’t no doubt — the bulls won this round. But cowboys ain’t happy unless that bull’s darn near too tough to ride — and the mud not quite deep enough to drown in.
- Community Almanac
- August 24, 2010
- Dresses, skirts and lamps will be on sale for one-half off the marked prices Aug. 25 through Aug. 28 at the Pine/Strawberry Thrift Store, 3916 N. Highway 87 in downtown Pine.
- Forest restoration project get $2 million grant
- 4-Forests project gets boost in effort to protect forest communities by using timber industry to thin trees
- August 24, 2010
- The effort to protect Rim communities from wildfires, restore forest health and revive the region’s timber industry got a major boost this week with word of a $2 million federal grant to begin detailed planning.
- Payson sets July fire call record
- August 24, 2010
- Lightning strikes, medical calls and house fires made for the busiest July in history for the Payson Fire Department.
- Neither mud nor lawyers can stop rodeo
- Tough cowboys, angry bulls, happy crowd catches spirit of World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo
- August 24, 2010
- As white monsoon billows of clouds towered overhead, three riders who symbolized the laconic, tough virtues of this transformed cow town slopped out into the deep, sucking mud in the rodeo grounds arena.
- Strawberry well owner upset with PSWID lawyer
- August 24, 2010
- Strawberry Hollow Well owner Loren Peterson is upset with the Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District board and its attorney David Davis and he’s not holding back his feelings.
- Pipe gushes for hours
- August 24, 2010
- Thousands of gallons of water spewed onto a Strawberry street late Saturday night after a 10-foot section of a water main pipe ruptured. The burst highlighted what Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District (PSWID) members say they already know — the area has outdated pipes that desperately need to be replaced.
- Campaign battle continues to the bitter end
- August 24, 2010
- On the eve of the election, the ferocious war between state Sen. Sylvia Allen and Republican primary challenger Rep. Bill Konopnicki escalated Monday with new allegations from Konopnicki that Allen underreported her campaign expenditures.
- Electronic Election Night Reporting system in place
- August 24, 2010
- Gila County unveiled its brand new, electronic Election Night Reporting system this week, designed to allow spectators and candidates to view real-time results on a computer.
- Compassionate Friends to hold butterfly release, picnic at park
- August 24, 2010
- Bereaved families, relatives and friends who have experienced the death of a child are invited to attend The Rim Country Compassionate Friends Butterfly Release and Picnic at noon, Aug. 28 at Green Valley Park. The event is in remembrance of all beloved children who have died. The picnic begins
- Beaver Valley Day celebration set for Sept. 4
- August 24, 2010
- Food, games and entertainment will highlight Beaver Valley Day, Saturday, Sept. 4 in Beaver Valley, a community about 6 miles northeast of Payson on the Houston Mesa Road.
- Gila jobless rate remains high at 11%
- August 24, 2010
- Gila County’s unemployment rate edged upward to 11 percent in July, well above the state and national averages. The rate would drop to 10.7 percent if adjusted for normal seasonal job losses.
- Rodeo a success in spite of rain
- August 24, 2010
- Mother Nature tried her best, but couldn’t put the clamps on the 126th Annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo.
- Youngsters to showcase football skills
- August 24, 2010
- The Town of Payson Parks and Recreation Department will host the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31 at Rumsey Park north multipurpose field. The event is free.
- FLW Day promises to be an angling showcase for all
- August 24, 2010
- FLW Day in Payson, to be held Sept. 18 at Green Valley Park, is rapidly turning into a premier angling showcase that will feature attractions for fishermen and women of all ages.
- McGuire, McKenna finish on top
- August 24, 2010
- With many members in Williams at Elephant Rock golf course competing in an invitational tournament, the Payson Men’s Golf Association’s weekly low net shootout was reduced to two flights.
- Lady Horns open 2010 season vs. Holbrook
- August 24, 2010
- The 2010 volleyball season tips off today, Tuesday, Aug. 24, when the Lady Longhorns host the Holbrook Roadrunners in Wilson Dome. Varsity game time is 6:30 p.m.
- Horns handle CV in preseason scrimmage
- August 24, 2010
- Although the starters on the Longhorns football team didn’t receive all the playing time they yearned for in a preseason scrimmage against Camp Verde, coach Byron Quinlan was mostly satisfied with their attitudes and efforts.
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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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