Also from July 2
Couples
- Wedding: Heap and Flake
Obituaries
Photos
Polls
Do you think the Rim Country will have a major wildfire this summer?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 66% | |
| No | 25% | |
| Undecided | 7% | |
| Total | 277 | |
All stories
- Cannon brought era of iron men and wooden ships
- July 2, 2010
- I once saw a photo of a “reproduction” of the Nina, smallest of Columbus’ ships. Coming from a sea town, I immediately knew it was pure fiction.
- Pies popular with shoppers
- July 2, 2010
- The Payson Farmers Market’s first Pie Baking Contest Saturday June 26 drew 14 participants and appeared to be very popular with shoppers.
- Higher Power Band amps up with A-list musicians
- July 2, 2010
- The instrumentalists who are The Higher Power Band have some high-flying credentials. Manager and bandleader Orlando Gordoa says they try to have A-list musicians play with them at as many performances as possible.
- Coach hosts junior net camp
- July 2, 2010
- The Payson Youth Volleyball Camp, hosted by Lady Longhorn coach Arnold Stonebrink and several varsity players, tipped off yesterday with a morning and afternoon session in Wilson Dome and old Payson High School gymnasium.
- Off the beaten path
- July 2, 2010
- Most trout streams of north-central Arizona have as their origin the Mogollon Rim, but there are a few exceptions, which should create some interest among anglers.
- Winslow a tournament favorite
- July 2, 2010
- The road to a berth in the 11-12-year-old (Major Division) Arizona State Little League tournament travels through Winslow.
- Players can still register for soccer camp
- July 2, 2010
- Parents and children who were a bit lackadaisical in registering for the upcoming Challenger British Soccer Camp may now breathe a sigh of relief.
- LL softball stars in 9-10 age division hope to feast on home cookin’
- July 2, 2010
- The Payson 9-10-year-old Little League softball all-stars enjoy the home field advantage when they open area-district post-season tournament play at 3 p.m., Monday, July 5 on Rumsey I ball field.
- Experience buoys teen all-stars
- July 2, 2010
- Insiders are predicting that Payson’s 13-14-year-old Little League softball all-stars could have the talent to upset perennially tough Snowflake in the upcoming area-district post-season tournament.
- Amateurs added to Moto X
- July 2, 2010
- Thunderbird Entertainment, the promoter of “Moto X Maddness” being held today, July 2, and tomorrow at the Payson Event Center, has added Amateur Arenacross racing to the holiday entertainment schedule.
- Payson superintendent named FFA administrator of year
- July 2, 2010
- Payson Unified School District Superintendent Casey O’Brien was recognized as the Arizona FFA (Future Farmers of America) Administrator of the Year at the annual FFA awards ceremony June 10 in Tucson.
- Heirloom silver jewelry of artist Mina Cavanaugh at gallery
- July 2, 2010
- It’s just July, but it might be time to start giving the holiday gift-giving season some thought. A place to stop and shop this month is the Artists of the Rim Gallery at 408 W. Main, Payson.
- Gifted, talented program organized for students
- July 2, 2010
- To encourage local gifted youth, Payson mom Laurel Wala recently abandoned her plan to move with her family to Mexico for the next year and instead head the newly organized Payson Area Association for the Gifted and Talented.
- Bogus signatures get Globe attorney ruled off primary ballot
- July 2, 2010
- A few bogus signatures booted one superior court judge nominee off the Aug. 24 primary ballot. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Buttrick ruled June 18 that Globe attorney Steven Burk (Rep.) lacked 43 signatures of the 217 needed to run for superior court judge of Gila County.
- Payson Regional Medical Center wants your vote in annual opinion poll
- July 2, 2010
- Payson Regional Medical Center is a nominee in “Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Business.” This is an annual opinion poll conducted by Arizona Business magazine.
- ‘History Detectives’ films PHS grad and her basket
- July 2, 2010
- Cherie Cloudt never particularly wanted to be on television. “Who wants to be on TV?” she asked, laughing.
- Oil is more than gasoline
- July 2, 2010
- I grew up in the oil patch in Signal Hill, Calif. Oil is wonderful and the odor isn’t nauseating, as the talking heads on television would have you believe.
- Facts needed about alternative power sources
- July 2, 2010
- I was pleased to see Jon Kyl’s articles on the excessive amounts of water required for present production of electricity through solar panels.
- School programs should be geared for college
- July 2, 2010
- In the Tuesday, June 22 issue of the Roundup, the Payson Unified School District Board president was quoted as saying, “Not everybody goes to college … I don’t want us to gear our whole program to college because only 20 percent are going.”
- Where’s the Tea Party?
- July 2, 2010
- The Town of Payson, Gila County and the state of Arizona have all raised your taxes lately and not a peep from you guys.
- Yield does not mean speed up
- July 2, 2010
- Yield: to give way to. This, for the benefit of the majority of drivers who use the roundabout just north of town.
- Many drivers not paying attention to their surroundings
- July 2, 2010
- On Sunday I was able to spend an hour of so sign waving to support my choice for Congress, Bradley Beauchamp. Response was favorable with a lot of smiles and waves — and no curses or obscene gestures. Great.
- Nitrogen saved our lives
- July 2, 2010
- In regards to the Friday, June 25 letter from Al Buckner. We drove about 100 miles at 80 miles per hour (about an hour and a half) before stopping to rest. At that point we saw the right front was almost flat (not all the way flat).
- Expensive light pollution in Rim Country
- July 2, 2010
- Fellow residents, you and I are paying for the biggest source of light pollution in the Payson-Star Valley area. The recipient of this dubious distinction is our own Gila County. Specifically, the Gila County Maintenance Yard and sheriff’s impound storage yard on Highway 260 on the east side of Star Valley.
- Rediscovering America’s founding principles
- July 2, 2010
- When Thomas Jefferson finished drafting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, he and the other Founders launched the revolution that resulted in our independence from Great Britain and the beginning of a unique experiment in representative government.
- Independence Day: The pride and sorrow
- July 2, 2010
- On this day, of all days, our hearts are full; our hearts are broken. Our hearts are full, because we love this land so dearly. Our hearts are broken, to know the price so many have paid to safeguard those things we love.
- Community Almanac
- July 2, 2010
- Get a bag of clothes for $1(no boutique or western wear included); 10 regular books for only $1; 10, 25-cent drinking glasses, cups or glass vases for only $1; and all 25-cent knick knacks will be 10 for $1.
- Rim Country offers tributes, fireworks this weekend
- July 2, 2010
- The Fourth of July in Rim Country is not all about the fireworks. There are all kinds of events taking place from Friday, July 2 through Sunday, July 4. But, of course, a big fireworks display at Green Valley Park will top off the weekend at 9 p.m. Sunday.
- Rollover blocks southbound traffic at Corvair Curve
- July 2, 2010
- Southbound Highway 87 was closed for several hours Thursday night after a tractor-trailer rolled over four miles south of town.
- Rollover blocks southbound traffic at Corvair Curve
- July 2, 2010
- Southbound Highway 87 was closed for several hours Thursday night after a tractor-trailer rolled over four miles south of town.
- Out-of-county money fuels Rep. Konopnicki campaign
- July 2, 2010
- State senate Republican candidate Bill Konopnicki has trounced Republican incumbent Sen. Sylvia Allen in fund-raising for August’s primary, attracting nearly $73,000 since November, mostly from Phoenix-area lawyers and lobbyists, according to campaign finance forms released this week.
- Remember: No fires
- July 2, 2010
- With the Fourth of July holiday weekend upon us, Arizona public land managers remind the public that fire restrictions are in place throughout the Rim Country.
- Fire victim doing fine
- Volunteer firefighter loses home, says donations should go to veterans’ groups
- July 2, 2010
- Despite losing all his possessions in a recent trailer fire, volunteer firefighter Mike Weller said he doesn’t need a thing, and encourages those wanting to help to donate to a veterans’ group instead.
- Big plans, lots of water for E. Verde River
- July 2, 2010
- A gush of water and a rush of plans could soon transform the East Verde River and bring more visitors to the Rim Country.
- Patriotic songs will fill the park on July 4th
- July 2, 2010
- Happy birthday, America! It’s hard to believe that our country is 234 years old and still going strong. (Well, sort of.)
- Plenty to do in Pine over holiday weekend
- July 2, 2010
- What a gorgeous summer in the Rim Country. I am trying to drink in every moment since the older I get the faster the days seem to blur by.
- Fireworks part of Heber-Overgaard celebration
- July 2, 2010
- It appears we are now in a mid-day to afternoon cycle of cloud building and possible afternoon rain. This is part of our normal summer daily monsoonal ebb and flow process. However, along with the pleasantly cool thunderstorms, lightning presents itself as well.
- Taking out the garbage (blog SPAM) on your site
- July 2, 2010
- We’ve talked about the importance of having a blog. If you are in business, it is essential to communicate with your customers and prospects.
- Quad and Kids ’n’ Kritters Parade Sunday
- July 2, 2010
- This week I am having a great time with our son, Bill Jr., his wife Shari and our granddaughter Gatlyn and our grandson Christian.
- Fire danger high in Rim Country
- July 2, 2010
- Well the summer season is out in full force and it is as beautiful as ever up here. However, as you know, there has been very little rainfall and we are on fire restriction.
- Shelter in desperate need of help
- July 2, 2010
- vol-un-teer 1. One who provides services of his or her own free will. 2. An unselfish contributor of time and talent for the good of others. 3. A person whose dedication to a cause or organization inspires others to give of themselves.
- Former Valley Realtor joins ERA team
- July 2, 2010
- Former Valley Realtor Gail Martelle recently joined the Rim Country real estate firm ERA Young Realty & Investment.
- Office supply store celebrates 11 years
- July 2, 2010
- The owners of Quality Plus, Gary and Rosemary Reed, are celebrating their 11th business anniversary.
- Systematic investing can smooth ‘bumps in the road’
- July 2, 2010
- In the investment world, there aren’t many certainties, but here’s one of them: prices will always go up and down.
- Hidden treasures
- Writer whose tumbleweed life somehow left him rooted in Rim Country reveals eight of his favorite places
- July 2, 2010
- I sit, contented and amazed amid the music and the mysteries. I am perched upon a water-smooth granite sculpture, light rock veined with a great ribbon of blue-black. The East Verde River splashes through a series of pools just in front of me.
- Rollover blocks traffic at Corvair Curve
- July 2, 2010
- Southbound Highway 87 was closed for several hours Thursday night after a tractor-trailer rolled four miles south of town.
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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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