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Converting to a home office

The Carey Bros.

January 20, 2010

With the flurry of activity that accompanies tax preparation season, some may have decided it is time to create a home office.

Fibromyalgia, a baffling illness

Dr. Donohue

January 20, 2010

My 50-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. She is in a great deal of pain, and medications have provided no relief. She has been told there is no cure. Exactly what is fibromyalgia? What causes it?

the first church in town

The Story of Payson, Arizona -Chapter 34, The First Church In Town

By Stan Brown

January 20, 2010

Settlers in Payson and the Rim Country had a faith in God that was born of adventure and survival in the wilderness. However, it was not until 1935 that the town organized its first local church. After all, these families had little time to develop churches and rituals. They spent their lives in virtual isolation on far-flung ranches, having defied comfort and the malicious terrain to make their way into these valleys. The first record of a Christian mission outreach to Payson is in 1898.

Catalina — A special retreat

By Ken Brooks

January 20, 2010

When I was a young boy growing up in Los Angeles the big trip was for my parents to take me to Catalina Island.

Score big: game-day entertaining

January 20, 2010

The Arizona Cardinals’ quest for a return engagement at the Super Bowl may be done for another season, but there is still plenty of good football in the near future.

Diamond tribute

Tonto Community Concert Association season resumes with tribute to pop icon and his music

By Teresa McQuerrey

January 20, 2010

TCCA hosts “dead-on” Neil Diamond tribute?

Get in balance at Women’s Wellness Forum

By Teresa McQuerrey

January 20, 2010

Meeting the challenges of every-day life coupled with the stresses resulting from the new economic climate, it is hard to stay in balance. So, the 12th Annual Women’s Wellness Forum is featuring the theme of getting in balance.

Order of the Eastern Star plans Chili and Pie Dinner

January 20, 2010

Members of Ponderosa Chapter 64, Order of the Eastern Star, will once again be cooking up their famous Chili and Pie Dinner from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Road, Payson.

County declares state of emergency

January 20, 2010

Gila County declared a state of emergency Wednesday morning, as two more storms threatened to dump up to six inches of rain, potentially isolating communities by flooding roads. This latest round of storms comes after a first storm dropped eight to 12 inches of snow on the Rim, and buckets of rain in town.

Jan. 21 Chamber Mixer postponed

January 20, 2010

The Chamber mixer, scheduled for tomorrow, Jan. 21 at the Payson Library, has been re scheduled for Jan. 28, due to potential adverse weather conditions.

16 from Rim Country in P.F. Chang runs

By Max Foster

January 20, 2010

Tom Cooka was the only Rim Country runner to compete in P.F. Chang’s Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona Marathon, but the half-marathon drew 15 from Payson.

Payson council forms youth advisory board

Town seeks advice from teens on services, planning and future

By Pete Aleshire

January 20, 2010

Town councils often make decisions that affect residents for generations.