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- Native Air donates $15,000 to Gracie Lee Haught Memorial Fund
- February 12, 2010
- Native Air recently donated $15,000 to the Payson-based Gracie Lee Haught Children’s Memorial Fund under its Flight for a Cause fund-raising program.
- Joint PHS varsity, JV spirit line brings home state silver medal
- February 12, 2010
- Some of Payson High’s sports teams have had their share of struggles in the 2009-2010 school year. But one unheralded team brought home a state silver medal last month. And it did so in its first venture into a statewide competition.
- Sweeten this Valentine’s Day with financial gifts of bonds, stocks and cash
- February 12, 2010
- You could give flowers. You could give candy. You could give jewelry, a watch or a gift certificate.
- Weather watcher
- How fast is the wind blowing?
- February 12, 2010
- Watching the snow melt isn’t a particularly popular pastime, but one Payson weather aficionado happens to indulge himself occasionally.
- Arpaio scorns critics
- February 12, 2010
- Maricopa County inmates will soon ride their exercise bikes to power television sets, America’s toughest Sheriff Joe Arpaio told a packed house at Tiny’s Restaurant Thursday.
- Win a sweet deal if you know trivia answer
- February 12, 2010
- Last Thursday morning, as I was on my usual volunteer shift at the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, Lauree Moffett, general manager of Kohl’s Ranch, strolled in and announced, “Have I got a sweetheart of a deal for you!”
- Columnist shares news from Heber Overgaard
- February 12, 2010
- With the snow receding more every day, people are tackling the job of removing trees and branches from their yards. “I enjoy going out and cutting up these limbs and trees,” said Dave Cook, who is the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.
- Silent Auction and Bake Sale planned for Feb. 27
- February 12, 2010
- A couple weeks ago I wrote about Scott Fredrick’s hospital stay and the medical expenses that have accrued as a result. I am pleased to follow up with a couple more ways you can help.
- Thanks to county maintenance crew for storm cleanup
- February 12, 2010
- What a great Super Bowl game! No matter who you rooted for, you must admit that it was exciting, and the commercials made it worth the watching. Wasn’t Betty White terrific? Abe Vegoda is 89 years old and he was funny! The Snickers commercial was my favorite. The game was the most-watched television program of all time.
- Pony Express rides through CC
- February 12, 2010
- Well, the See Canyon story is not over, it appears. I’ve been given a whole bunch of new information by Jayne Peace Pyle, a local writer. She has done a ton of work regarding this particular story.
- Farmers Market returns at new location
- Old and new vendors expected at Highway 260 location
- February 12, 2010
- The Payson Farmers Market will be a lot harder to miss this year with its new location in the parking lot in front of Legacy Furniture near the intersection of Highway 260 and Beeline Highway.
- Residents approve joining sanitary district
- February 12, 2010
- The Northern Gila County Genealogical Society is now accepting donations for its annual Benefit Yard Sale, to be held April 23 and 24.
- Music lovers can enjoy an embarrassment of riches for Valentine’s
- February 12, 2010
- For those who love music, the Rim Country is the place to be for Valentine’s weekend. There is an embarrassment of riches here, with five 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; jazz is heating up old Main; and rock ’n’ roll fans can see tributes to Fleetwood Mac and Heart at the Mazatzal Casino.
- Keep pets current on shots to avoid quarantine
- February 12, 2010
- It seems that with all the bad weather, a few of the javelina herds have been displaced. In the last three weeks, we have seen two different dogs that have tangled with a herd. In both of the cases we saw, the incidents were right in the front yards of their homes.
- Payson’s sales tax drops while state’s rises
- Arizona sales tax receipts jumped 8 percent in December, but Payson’s dropped by 14 percent
- February 12, 2010
- Payson’s tax revenues swooned in December, despite a rise in sales tax figures statewide.
- Residents OK joining sanitary district
- Airline, Luke Drive property owners say ‘yes’ to becoming part of district
- February 12, 2010
- Although there were fears it wouldn’t pass due to cost concerns, it took less than a year for Airline and Luke Drive residents to collect enough ‘yes’ votes to join the sewer district.
- SV business burglarized
- February 12, 2010
- Since the Gila County Sheriff’s Office took over patrol in the Star Valley area in July from the Payson Police Department, deputies have kept occupied with a high number of vehicles versus elk collisions, thefts, burglaries and tagging.
- Sanitary board sidesteps decisions
- February 12, 2010
- With a board member missing from their Thursday meeting, the Northern Gila County Sanitary District could not come to a decision on whether or not it should participate with a local business group interested in starting an open dialogue on business development needs.
- Tribe writes out checks to Payson, SV
- February 12, 2010
- The towns of Payson and Star Valley got a boost in their bottom line last week when the Tonto Apache Tribe gave each town a check.
- Eight Horn wrestlers going to state
- February 12, 2010
- Armed with eight qualifiers, including the East Region’s outstanding wrestler in the upper weight divisions, the Payson Longhorns travel today, Feb. 12, to Prescott Valley for the two-day Class 3A State Championship Tournament.
- Pull out the fishing rods to ready for season
- February 12, 2010
- The fall and winter hunting seasons are now history with most outdoorsmen storing their bows and rifles until next August.
- Two dogs stolen from Humane Society
- February 12, 2010
- All it took was a pair of wire cutters and thieves made off with two dogs this weekend from the Humane Society of Central Arizona’s animal shelter.
- Tough times pose tough tests for all
- February 12, 2010
- Last month, when the Payson Town Council furloughed town workers and imposed $1 million in fresh cuts, we hoped they were overreacting.
- More federal spending is not the answer
- February 12, 2010
- I am always proud to represent a district where folks know the value of a hard day’s work. In Greater Arizona, we all learn from a young age that you have to earn every opportunity you get, and that’s the lesson we teach to our kids. Even during one of the worst economic downturns in decades, people don’t ask me for handouts or for the government to take care of everything. They want to know what I am doing to help them provide for themselves and their families.
- Taking one step toward nuclear power … but two steps back
- February 12, 2010
- United States energy policy shouldn’t make it more expensive for American families to heat their homes or drive to work and school. Some lawmakers, however, advocate policies — like “cap-and-trade” — that would have dramatic, harmful effects on family budgets.
- Proposed four-day school week
- February 12, 2010
- I would like to propose a four-day school week in the Payson school district. This type of schedule would have positive effects on the school district’s budget.
- PUSD override, another viewpoint
- February 12, 2010
- A recent contributor to Mail Call proclaimed that the override proposed by the Payson Unified School District should be passed by voters to promote economic activity in Payson.
- People have endured, now it is time for Congress to feel the pain
- February 12, 2010
- Mr. President, at one time, you said we all have to share the pain of the worst recession (the 1930s being a depression) in our country’s history. “We the people” have endured the cost of the cash for clunkers program.
- Blair is the best choice
- February 12, 2010
- Ed Blair is your best choice for town council. I listened to Ed at the recent (Citizens Awareness Committee) meeting. His personal involvement in the issues and responsive action to voter concerns are excellent examples of how a council person should represent the people. Ed had a good grasp of the dollars and challenges of our current budget crisis.
- Who says dreams can’t come true?
- February 12, 2010
- One of my earliest memories is the day my oldest brother Bill let me have a look through a little microscope he’d just gotten from somewhere. From that moment on, I wanted one.
- Horns lose heartbreakers
- February 12, 2010
- The first round of regional playoffs Feb. 9 saw both Longhorn teams lose heartbreakers. The girls lost to Blue Ridge by one, 33-34, and the boys lost to Alchesay 57-62.
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