Lead stories
1:54 p.m.
Food hauled over flooded Tonto Creek- February 9, 2010
- Although the sky was cloudy and gray, Tonto Basin volunteers and homeowners were all smiles Monday — it was supply delivery day.
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- Getting things straight with levels
- February 10, 2010
- Romans built the Coliseum, Greeks the Pantheon, Egyptians the Pyramids. And, all this was accomplished without the help of modern tools or construction equipment. Granted, construction projects were measured in generations rather than months or years, but the quality of workmanship was impeccable ñ and accurate.
- Get ready to garden
- February 10, 2010
- It’s fruit tree pruning season and the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County is offering three free deciduous fruit tree pruning demonstrations conducted by Extension Agent, Jeff Schalau. Come and learn why, when, and how to prune your backyard fruit trees. Demonstrations will cover apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, cherries, and more. Fertilization, irrigation and fruit thinning will also be discussed.
- Music lovers can celebrate Valentine’s weekend
- February 10, 2010
- Valentine’s weekend in the Rim Country is bringing an embarrassment of riches for music lovers. There are three concerts planned. At Gila Community College’s Payson campus there will be a chamber music concert; the Tonto Community Concert Association is presenting a review of music memories from Hollywood; and jazz is heating up old Main.
- Have a Valentine dessert & coffee party
- February 10, 2010
- Let’s face it, just as weddings are all about the bride, Valentine’s Day is another day that’s really for the girls. If it were banished from the calendar forever, most guys would do a little victory dance on some imaginary football field.
- Mexico — Cha, cha, cha
- February 10, 2010
- Many folks will be enjoying a three-day weekend for President’s Day and next month area schools dismiss for spring break, so perhaps now is the time to consider a visit to Mexico. Recently Mexico has suffered from poor publicity due to the H1N1 flu outbreak, as well as the drug problems, along with the general downturn in the U.S. economy.
- Forest Rangers Protected Payson
- The Story of Payson, Arizona -Chapter 36
- February 10, 2010
- A close relationship between forest rangers and the people of Payson existed from March of 1907 when the Tonto National Forest was established. The ranger’s station and house, along with a barn for horses and mules, were the center for the Payson Administrative District, and the first ranger assigned here was Fletcher Beard, a cowboy turned forest ranger.
- Macular degeneration and cataract surgery
- February 10, 2010
- Is it possible to get wet macular degeneration from a scratch on the left eye during cataract surgery, or could it have been a cyst that caused wet macular degeneration?
- John McCain holding Payson town hall
- February 10, 2010
- Senator John McCain is hosting a Town Hall forum beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 in the Payson High School auditorium.
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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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