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7:10 a.m.
Home Rule rejection would spur devastation- February 16, 2010
- The Blue Ridge pipeline will die. So too an ASU campus in Payson. Mayor Kenny Evans will step aside.
3:00 p.m.
Decision to hire firm gets SV review- February 19, 2010
- After declaring the supposed water wars over between Star Valley and Payson, a civil war of sorts broke out at Tuesday’s Star Valley Council meeting.
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- Become familiar with the various wealth-transfer strategies
- February 19, 2010
- To retire comfortably, you need to save and invest regularly.
- Handymen, helpers keep old shelter running
- February 19, 2010
- It’s been a pretty challenging winter so far here at HSCAZ. We’ve been dealt a few powerful blows from Mother Nature, as well as a few nasty rounds of health issues with our puppies and kittens.
- Community Almanac
- February 19, 2010
- Certified teacher Trina Gunzel will again be teaching Spanish Classes for students.
- Girls basketball wraps up
- February 19, 2010
- With the Lady Longhorn basketball campaign at an end, most players are turning their attention to the spring sports of softball and track and field.
- Mourning loss of ‘father of Sun Devil sports’
- February 19, 2010
- Arizona State University and the entire state is morning the loss of teaching and coaching legend and World War II hero Bill Kajikawa.
- Spring-like weather stirs gobblers
- February 19, 2010
- Even though it is only mid-February, I would like to think that spring is in the air with this past week’s warmup. If you have lived in the Rim Country for any length of time, this kind of balmy weather may just be an interlude before the next winter blast.
- Prospects brighten for Tonto Bridge
- February 19, 2010
- Payson has made progress in talks with Arizona State Parks in its efforts to work out a deal to keep Tonto Natural Bridge State Park open, despite the state’s growing budget woes.
- Storm caused structural damage at church
- February 19, 2010
- The residents of Tonto Village are still experiencing the consequences of the big snow and rainstorm from a few weeks ago. There is still a lot of snow that is melting making running water everywhere, including a never-ending supply of mud that sticks to shoes, and of course, into the house.
- Effects of big snowstorm still being felt
- February 19, 2010
- The snow continues to melt slowly in the Heber Overgaard area in these warming mid-day afternoons and then freeze again at night. Although there are areas that are clear, many areas are still muddy that are not obviously soft by just looking. The creeks are running and many creek beds are saturated deep into the rock and sand. Even with four-wheel drive, many roads routing into to these areas remain challenging and possibly treacherous.
- Payson council approves roundabout
- Financial terms convince councilors to contribute $400,000 in gas tax money for a $1.7-million Highway 87/Airport Road roundabout
- February 19, 2010
- The Payson Town Council Thursday swallowed hard, shook their collective heads, then approved spending $400,000 in gas tax money to pay the town’s share of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 87 and Airport Road.
- Celebrate cooking and eating
- February 19, 2010
- A cooking class on Fat Tuesday — the traditional day when the Mardi Gras season ends and Lent begins — is the perfect place to share a lesson about celebrating both cooking and eating.
- Saving lives one disaster at a time
- February 19, 2010
- The smell of death permeates the rubble. He can’t escape it, but the surrounding heartbreak pulls in Payson resident Randy Roberson. He needs to help.
- Rim Country wins new tools to lure job-producing firms
- Region nearly lost out on reviving Enterprise Zones to provide tax breaks to manufacturing firms
- February 19, 2010
- In the nick of time, the state has approved an Enterprise Zone that could help lure major new businesses to Rim Country — perhaps even manufacturers which could erase the area’s economic boom/bust cycles.
- Singer’s life reflected in his songs
- February 19, 2010
- Have you had a chance to stop in Bob’s Western Wear yet? It’s the new western clothing store on the Beeline Highway, between the Dairy Queen and Prudential.
- Nominate outstanding volunteers
- February 19, 2010
- Do you know of an individual in Pine or Strawberry who has made an outstanding contribution to the community in 2009? Why not honor them publicly?
- Computer scam du jour: 2010 census fraud
- February 19, 2010
- You’ve seen the commercials — a movie star or famous athlete reminding you to participate in the 2010 census. “Be counted,” they say. Eventually, census workers will work to count every person living in the United States. But just like everything else, the bad guys have taken this as an opportunity to scam you out of your money or personal identity. If we’re not careful, we will indeed be counted — counted among those who have been scammed.
- Many talented people up in Christopher Creek
- February 19, 2010
- One of the things I continue to be impressed by is the amount of artists and talent up here in Christopher Creek. I am finding that there are more than just a couple great amazing writers, artists and crafts people. It is really pretty amazing!
- Gila college shortchanged in state tax aid
- Eastern Arizona College gets 9 times as much state money per student as Gila Community College
- February 19, 2010
- Arizona’s bizarre community college laws bar Gila County from operating its own school, while providing other rural districts with up to nearly nine times as much money per student.
- Decision to hire firm gets SV review
- Council concerned with future water, open meeting issues
- February 19, 2010
- After declaring the supposed water wars over between Star Valley and Payson, a civil war of sorts broke out at Tuesday’s Star Valley Council meeting.
- Prescribed Burning - Stehr Lake
- February 19, 2010
- Red Rock Ranger District fire management crews are conducting a prescribed burn today, Feb. 19 in the area of Stehr Lake and FR 502, which is located to the west of Fossil Creek, north of the Verde River and northeast of the old Childs powerplant.
- Hayworth delivers no surprises in speech
- GOP senate candidate pummels McCain’s record at meeting
- February 19, 2010
- Former Congressman and radio host J.D. Hayworth started his march on Sen. John McCain in Payson this week to attack the incumbent’s right flank at a gathering of Republican activists.
- Odd votes, dark plots
- February 19, 2010
- You know why peace is symbolized by a white dove? So darn fragile — so easy to wring the little bird’s neck, leaving you with a sad flutter of feathers. Don’t take our word for it — just read the latest report out of the Star Valley Town Council, where a spasm of second thoughts underscores how easy it would be to destroy the fragile truce in the Rim Country water wars.
- Welcome to North Mexico
- February 19, 2010
- Think back to 1987, when we voted to have English as our official language. Though the majority of citizens were in favor of this amendment, we have more voting material, etc. printed in Spanish than ever before.
- Support the school override
- February 19, 2010
- Mr. Tovar’s reasons for not supporting the school override sadden me.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters thanks community for support
- February 19, 2010
- I am writing on behalf of the staff and board of Big Brothers Big Sisters in Payson to thank this community for its support of our mentoring programs.
- Vote yes for the school override
- February 19, 2010
- Most senior and middle-aged citizens (with private school graduates the exception) are the lucky beneficiaries of a public education. Shouldn’t we vote for the school override for today’s students, so we hold up our end of the bargain? It’s called paying it forward and to deny this current student body the opportunity we had is negligent, selfish and just plain wrong. For the most part we had reasonably sized classes, nurses, libraries, etc. Don’t our students nowadays deserve the same?
- Vote for Su Connell
- February 19, 2010
- I have gotten to know Su Connell over the last few years. She is an amazing woman. She seems to be everywhere all the time. If someone asks her to make an appearance, take a leadership role or help with some project, Su does it without hesitation.
- Don’t cut law enforcement or firefighter positions
- February 19, 2010
- This letter is to all town, city and state managers, governors, and lawmakers in our United States of America. Never cut law enforcement and firemen census positions from your budgets. In the USA a national law should be passed by our Congress to make budget census for all police and fire department officers a priority, never to be adjusted downward.
- Evans endorses McCain as candidates converge
- February 19, 2010
- Payson Mayor Kenny Evans this week joined 30 other Arizona mayors in endorsing Arizona Senator John McCain, who faces a challenge in the Republican primary from former Phoenix Congressman J.D. Hayworth.
- Public needs to take more interest in the woods
- February 19, 2010
- I found the timber wars article disturbing.
- Give our children the best education possible
- February 19, 2010
- This is in reference to David L. Tovar’s letter:
- Pay as you go
- February 19, 2010
- I noticed that in the “Letters to the Editor” on Tuesday, Feb. 9, a gentleman, in his “golden years,” commented that he would not vote for the school override because he had already raised his children, and had none in Arizona.
- College campus would be good for Payson
- February 19, 2010
- The recent letters to the editor regarding the proposed ASU campus in Payson are baseless at best.
- Who says dreams can’t come true? Part II
- February 19, 2010
- Last week I was talking about how much I always wanted to own a microscope, knowing the chances of it were very slim. A decent one cost a year’s pay. Let me put that in perspective for you.
- Rollover injures two
- February 19, 2010
- Two people were seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a rollover on Highway 87 near Sunflower and a motorcyclist escaped injury in a separate incident farther down the highway.
- Anderson not miffed, recruits Arizona
- February 19, 2010
- Dakota State University football coach Josh Anderson continues to recruit in Arizona, adding four of the state’s prep players — including Payson High’s Logan Garner — to the Trojans’ 2010 roster.
- Baseball Preview: Returning letter-winners give a coach solid nucleus
- February 19, 2010
- When we last saw the Longhorn baseball team, it was the spring of 2009 and PHS had just been eliminated from the 3A state tournament by a second-round 11-6 loss to the Chino Valley Cougars.
- The census is coming to town between March 1 and April 2
- February 19, 2010
- The 2010 census is under way and Rim Country residents can soon expect to receive a letter from the director of the U.S. Census Bureau explaining the process. The letter explains that census takers will be coming to homes to deliver a form to be filled out and mailed back.
- Beloved Small Cafe reopens its doors
- After being closed nearly seven months, the Small Cafe reopens under new owner and slightly different name
- February 19, 2010
- It’s known for its delectable breakfasts and lunches as well as cozy country feel. After being open umpteen years, the Small Cafe was a Rim Country institution for good food. When the cafe closed in July, stomachs around the Rim Country grumbled in sorrow.
- Medal of honor recipient visits town
- February 19, 2010
- Rim Country residents were treated to a rare treat Thursday afternoon from a Medal of Honor recipient.
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