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- SV council agrees to provide $5,000 to help park
- July 9, 2010
- The Star Valley Town Council Tuesday approved a $5,000 payment to Tonto Natural Bridge State Park to help keep the landmark attraction open through the summer.
- Community Almanac
- July 9, 2010
- Every Friday at the Payson Public Library there is a creative writing workshop for children.
- County attorney names officer of the quarter
- July 9, 2010
- Four times each year, the Gila County Attorney’s Office recognizes a member of the Gila County Law Enforcement community for their superior service in the prosecution of criminal matters.
- Registration extended for youth football
- July 9, 2010
- Payson Youth football officials have scheduled yet another day of registration. It will be held 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow, July 10, at Chapman Auto Center.
- New Rim Country archery shop opens
- July 9, 2010
- If you have driven south on the Beeline, no doubt you have seen the rough sawn post adorned with elk antlers — this is the new archery shop in town.
- PWGA sparkles in Flag tourney
- July 9, 2010
- The Payson Women’s Golf Association 18-hole group shined in the highly competitive Northern Arizona Women’s Golf Association seniors tournament contested June 22 at Flagstaff Ranch.
- South American daredevil thrills holiday motocross crowd
- July 9, 2010
- The high-flying antics of 22-year-old Chilean Javier Villegas thrilled the sparse but enthusiastic audience that attended Moto X Madness July 2 and 3 at Payson Event Center.
- The football gods are calling
- July 9, 2010
- Rejoice football purists — the gridiron promised land awaits you.
- Little League all-stars remain in state race
- July 9, 2010
- A pair of Payson Little League baseball and softball all-star teams are alive and well in postseason play, but three others have been eliminated with two losses each.
- Avoid self-inflected pain — never go back
- July 9, 2010
- What is happiness? I don’t know. I’m not sure anyone knows. But I do know this: Whatever happiness may be, it’s made up of many parts, some of them large, some of them small.
- Solar cells don’t require water
- July 9, 2010
- Dan Adams commented on Jon Kyl’s correct statement that water is required to use the sun to generate electricity with a misstatement.
- Army Band performance was absolutely terrific
- July 9, 2010
- Thank you, Pine, for hosting the 108th Army Band of the Arizona National Guard.
- Thanks to all who helped with golf camp
- July 9, 2010
- Thanks to all who participated in the third annual golf camp. The staff at Payson Parks and Recreation who handled all the paperwork. To the instructors, John Wyatt, Brandan and Jeffrey Kelley for your expertise, patience and dedication, thank you very much.
- Fireworks are not necessarily ‘the American thing to do’
- July 9, 2010
- Due respect to Su Connell, we do not live in the time of John Adams. Our forests are now crowded with homes. Thousands of people come to the cooler mountains just for the joy of nature. Fireworks could be a draw, but it certainly isn’t the thing that holds our community together.
- Phony $50s being passed around
- July 9, 2010
- Just thought the Payson Roundup and its readers would be interested to learn that my local bank gave me a counterfeit $50 dollar bill.
- Fire department was a big help
- July 9, 2010
- I am a newcomer to the city of Payson. I would like to commend the Payson Fire Department.
- Charity golf tournament a success
- July 9, 2010
- Thanks to the generosity of Chaparral Pines, our volunteers, sponsors and guests, our June 27 golf tournament was a great boost to Payson Area Habitat for Humanity. Our event chairperson Fred Badger did a spectacular job, with the help of our Executive Director Cris Royer, and board members Ric Hinkie, Lois and Ivon English.
- Thank you, Payson and Mazatzal Hotel & Casino
- July 9, 2010
- Dennis Pirch and I are helping to plan the FLW Series bass fishing tournament coming to Payson this September.
- Humane society thanks sponsors, volunteers, attendees
- July 9, 2010
- The Humane Society of Central Arizona wishes to thank the many sponsors, contributors, friends, volunteers and attendees who came together to make the June 5, “Country Wine, Jazz, Cheese and Chocolate Festival” at La Cienega Ranch a huge success.
- Kyl and McCain visit the Arizona border
- July 9, 2010
- Many communities in the country deal with effects of illegal immigration, but none like those near the border in Arizona. There, American citizens no longer feel safe in their homes and worry about the security of their property — indeed, the failure to secure the border is altering their way of life.
- Brave firefighters died to save us
- July 9, 2010
- They died to save our forest. So it would be a terrible oversight to forget them. In today’s Roundup, we recall the tragic maelstrom of courage and miscalculation that led to the deaths of six firefighters, working heroically to save first the homes of strangers and then one another.
- Fourth of July’s loud bangs send Labrador running
- July 9, 2010
- Not everyone enjoys Fourth of July festivities. The loud bangs and pops from fireworks were enough to send one black Labrador running for the hills.
- Highway 260 blasting resumes on Monday and Thursday at 2 p.m.
- July 9, 2010
- The Arizona Department of Transportation will close a two-mile segment of State Route 260 15 miles east of Payson for about an hour each day beginning at 2 p.m. on Monday (July 12) and Thursday (July 15).
- Dems, GOP candidates agree GCC needs its independence
- July 9, 2010
- Most Democrats and Republicans running in local races agree on one issue — Gila Community College should gain independence. Local party officials are even working together, aiding the fight.
- Dude Fire revealed monster that still stalks Rim Country
- Exhibit examines lessons in tragic deaths of six firefighters 20 years ago when blunders and courage confronted a hurricane of flame
- July 9, 2010
- Their fate was sealed five miles overhead as the top of the roiling mushroom cloud of hot air began to disintegrate.
- SB1070 boycott costly to new ammo firm
- Business partners say they support new law despite being shut out of lucrative contract
- July 9, 2010
- At least one local business is already feeling the aftereffects of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law.
- Summer so far has highs, lows
- July 9, 2010
- Another summer week comes, then goes here at HSCAZ. It’s been one of those summers so far with many highs and many lows. We tend to focus our energies toward the highs, because we are believers. You will often read that in this column.
- Blasting scheduled on Highway 260, east of Payson
- Road closed Monday and Thursday at 2 p.m.
- July 9, 2010
- The Arizona Department of Transportation will close a two-mile segment of State Route 260, 15 miles east of Payson, for about an hour each day beginning at 2 p.m. on Monday (July 12) and Thursday (July 15).
- Weather was perfect for a great weekend
- July 9, 2010
- I hope that it was a great weekend for everyone. The weather was perfect for outdoor activities and enjoying a barbecue with family and friends.
- P/S Medical Clinic seeks two board members
- July 9, 2010
- I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July weekend. We had perfect weather in Pine — sunny with a gentle breeze to cool things down a bit.
- Panda and a bunny call Christopher Creek home
- July 9, 2010
- Hello again, fellow Creekers. What do China, Arkansas, Los Angeles and a Playboy Bunny have in common? Christopher Creek of course! It’s that time again for another installment of my “better know your neighbor” series. This time I was fortunate enough to have two terrific interviews.
- Marty Robbins enjoyed incredible success on pop and country charts
- July 9, 2010
- Each early morning for the past 14 years, local “good guy” Clyde Johnson has hiked from his home on Brassie Drive to Green Valley Lake, picking up trash along every step of the way.
- Manager explains what Stepshouse is and is not
- July 9, 2010
- In an effort to continue the message of hope and help, this month’s column features Stepshouse, a sober living environment set in a home-like atmosphere. Spiro is the manager of the Globe facility which has 17 beds in two houses. Payson also has a Stepshouse where there are 25 to 30 beds in two houses. The Valley has several facilities that have a total of 75 beds. There is also a women’s facility in the Valley.
- Many e-mail accounts — one inbox
- July 9, 2010
- Most of us use multiple e-mail accounts. You may have separate e-mail accounts set up for work, home, volunteer service, school, and more. If you run a business, you likely have even more. Chances are, you would like to check these e-mails regularly, but it becomes bulky and time consuming to log into each separate account. Let’s simplify.
- July 4 celebration a huge success
- July 9, 2010
- The moisture we had took a respite from our afternoons with calm and sunny days. However this upcoming weekend, there is the possibility that shows we will have the return of the cumulus cover that cools and carries moisture to our afternoons.
- A year after the market low, how should you invest?
- July 9, 2010
- It’s been more than a year since stock prices hit their low point during the long bear market.
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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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