Also from June 15
Lead stories
9:24 a.m.
94-year-old suspected of molesting kids- June 11, 2010
- Police say a 94-year-old man inappropriately touched at least three children at a local trailer park and believe there could be more victims.
3:00 p.m.
Payson may see property tax increase- June 15, 2010
- The Payson Town Council on Thursday will consider a 14-percent increase in the town’s maximum primary property tax rate — but there’s less to the possible increase than meets the eye.
All stories
- Poker tickles fancy of Payson Men’s Golf Association play
- June 15, 2010
- Members of the Payson Men’s Golf Association went toe-to-toe June 2 in an ABCD formatted “poker” tournament in which the best two scores on par 4 holes were counted, the best three score on par 3s and the best three on par 5s.
- Hikers not lost as feared on Hell’s Gate Trail
- June 15, 2010
- A father and daughter hiking team feared lost on the treacherous Hell’s Gate Trail is safe, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
- Budget move in Flagstaff gives new depth to athletic pool
- June 15, 2010
- Flagstaff Coconino High School might be producing some exceptional teams in all sports next school year.
- Community Almanac
- June 15, 2010
- The Payson Education Center has enrollment packets available and is accepting enrollment applications for the 2010-2011 school year.
- 136 compete in annual Town of Payson Sprint Triathlon
- June 15, 2010
- Brian Folts and Corrine Frayer easily ran, swam and biked their way to first-place finishes in the Town of Payson Sprint Triathlon.
- Harris resigns to take position in Los Alamos, N.M.
- June 15, 2010
- Town Parks and Recreation Sports Coordinator Joseph Harris has resigned to accept a similar position in Los Alamos, N.M.
- Club Rim wraps up banner season
- June 15, 2010
- Club Rim’s five age group volleyball teams have turned in the best overall performance in five years of existence.
- Thanks to the American Legion
- June 15, 2010
- The Payson Supply Line gang would like to send out this belated thank you to the American Legion here in Payson.
- Response to an unhappy letter writer
- June 15, 2010
- The Payson Roundup gave a letter writer and others an excellent response. If the unhappy letter writer wrote the Huffington Post he would probably have received the answer he wanted.
- Pinyon needle scale threaten Payson, rural areas
- June 15, 2010
- Pinyon needle scale eggs have already hatched in southeast Payson, Trailwood, Beaver Valley Estates and Round Valley. The immature scales “crawlers” have emerged from the egg state and have attached themselves to the needles on the ends of the branches, says Bob Celaya, forest health specialists for the Cooperative Extension Service.
- 42 new state trails designated by parks board
- June 15, 2010
- The Arizona State Parks Board recently designated 42 trails from across Arizona as newly recognized State Trails System trails, adding more than 101 miles of trails to the State Trails System.
- Dyer seeks GOP nomination for constable spot
- June 15, 2010
- Deputy Constable Michelle Dyer has resigned from Gila County, Payson Regional Constable’s Office to seek the Republican nomination for the office of constable.
- GCC board member to address CAC group
- June 15, 2010
- Gila Community College board member Tom Loeffler will untangle the college’s sometimes complicated and often dramatic twists and turns at a Citizens Awareness Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 22.
- Police say car burglaries on the rise in Payson
- June 15, 2010
- Police say thieves are taking advantage of Payson’s small town mentality and breaking into unsecured cars and stealing whatever they can find.
- Contentious issues on GCC board agenda for Thursday
- June 15, 2010
- A pack of ongoing, somewhat contentious issues are slated for discussion at Thursday’s regular Gila Community College board meeting, which immediately follows a special board meeting to adopt next year’s $4.5-million budget. A public hearing is scheduled for the budget meeting.
- SV meeting called ‘most important’
- June 15, 2010
- Star Valley will host “the most important meeting it is likely to have” Tuesday night when it votes on an agreement with Payson for the purchase of three wells and limits on pumping of the divisive Tower Well.
- Former Lady Horn star sets sights on Italy trip
- June 15, 2010
- The wages Mary Hagen has saved from working long hours as a waitress and office assistant at Payson’s Organic Cafe are not enough to fulfill her dream of a lifetime.
- Payson may see property tax increase
- As primary rate goes up, secondary rate could decline as bonds are paid off
- June 15, 2010
- The Payson Town Council on Thursday will consider a 14-percent increase in the town’s maximum primary property tax rate — but there’s less to the possible increase than meets the eye.
- Hospital riding out state budget storm
- Looming cuts in federal medical programs could prove costly
- June 15, 2010
- Like a cold man with a bent umbrella in a hailstorm, Payson Regional Medical Center has so far survived the state budget storms — but is keeping a worried eye on the black sky.
- Top town workers to take buyout, return under contract
- June 15, 2010
- To save money, Payson plans to offer both Water Department head Buzz Walker and Acting Community Development Director Ray Erlandsen buyout packages and then rehire them as private contractors.
- Double dipping raises questions
- June 15, 2010
- Let’s see if we have this straight: Payson Water Czar Buzz Walker and Acting Planning Department Director Ray Erlandsen will retire, take a buyout payment of $40,000 or $50,000, collect their pensions — and then report right back to work as private contractors the next day.
- Democrats show political and intellectual bankruptcy
- June 15, 2010
- Who needs a debt commission when White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is on the case? He wants to allow federal agencies to redirect half of any unnecessary, unspent money in their budgets to other initiatives and half to deficit reduction. Currently, agencies must return all money they don’t spend, giving them an incentive to spend it all.
- A person’s right to free speech
- June 15, 2010
- I see Ted Paulk wants to take away an individual’s right to free speech, as in Ed Welge.
- Headline is misleading
- June 15, 2010
- Headline “Unhappy with others expressing different opinions” is totally misleading in connection with Ted Paulk’s letter to the editor.
- Wine, cheese event raises $100,000 for humane society
- June 15, 2010
- A sold out crowd of animal lovers enjoyed the “Country Wine, Jazz, Cheese and Chocolate Festival” last Saturday, June 5.
- Numerous lessons learned from ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’
- June 15, 2010
- One of my favorite books is “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” written in 1997 by Robert T. Kiyosaki.
- Business Briefs
- June 15, 2010
- This combined mixer, from 5:50 p.m. to 7 p.m., will be a real start to the summer. A networking opportunity under the cool early evening sky at National Bank’s Main Street location, combined with great snacks from Macky’s Grill.
- Budget, border top concerns of governor candidate
- June 15, 2010
- Gubernatorial candidate Buz Mills said he will make the cuts to balance the state’s massive budget deficit, but will not skimp on funding to secure Arizona’s border, which he said is under attack from illegal immigrants.
- Forest thinning project gets another boost
- Federal officials offer support for effort to protect Rim communities from wildfire by using timber industry to thin 750,000 acres
- June 15, 2010
- Prospects for a groundbreaking effort to thin a million acres of forest and reinvent the timber industry got another boost this week with a tour of Rim forests by top federal officials.
- Bring your own bag is a hard habit to make
- June 15, 2010
- Paper or plastic? Or are you the kind of shopper that remembers to bring your own shopping bags? I have a heavy-duty mesh bag that holds tons of groceries, but despite the fact that it is bright red and resides in the front seat of the car, all too often I forget to take it into the supermarket with me.
- Senior Circle plans summer fun
- June 15, 2010
- Don’t forget to pick up Bikini Car Wash tickets at the Senior Circle. Donation tickets are just $5. The car wash is June 19 at Walgreens.
- Food collected during drive nearly all given out
- June 15, 2010
- Launching a food drive in the middle of a recession would normally be abortive. But the Payson Area Food (PAF) Drive was a fruitful event, raising enough funds and cans to keep the local food bank’s stockpiles plump.
- Five illegal immigrants turned over to federal officials
- June 15, 2010
- Five illegal immigrants, including a child, were handed over to immigration officials after a deputy stopped the vehicle they were traveling in for speeding.
- Registration has started for upcoming kindergarten classes
- June 15, 2010
- Payson Unified School District encourages parents whose children will be 5 years old before Sept. 1, to register them for kindergarten as soon as possible.
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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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