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8:02 a.m.
Longhorns stomp the Cougars- September 4, 2010
- Behind determined running by senior Westin Gibson, the Longhorn football team improved to 2-0 Friday evening in PHS stadium with a convincing 39-6 win over the Chino Valley Cougars.
1:42 p.m.
Feds may buy out some Tonto Basin homes- September 7, 2010
- Tonto Basin residents stuck in flood-prone homes, resigned to rebuilding every time floods rip through may have another option — let the feds buy you out.
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- Bikers slated to visit Payson
- September 7, 2010
- Organizers hope that a plan to bring perhaps 5,000 motorcycle riders to Payson in October will lift the battered tourist economy and help local non-profits with a big, late-season event.
- Flicker of life showing up in Payson building permit figures
- After a disastrous year, town officials take heart from a handful of projects approved in July
- September 7, 2010
- So the patient is lying in his hospital bed in a coma. Hasn’t stirred in months. Suddenly, he gasps — but doesn’t open his eyes. Are we encouraged?
- Juveniles enlisted to help clean graffiti off buildings
- September 7, 2010
- When graffiti happens, homeowners and business owners are normally the ones left to clean up the mess.
- Annual pioneer gala on tap for Sept. 25
- September 7, 2010
- For the past five years, a handful of dedicated men, many of whom have pioneer roots and were once standout athletes at Payson High School, have joined forces to take on a task once shouldered by the former Cowbelles by paying a fitting tribute to Rim Country pioneers.
- Hospice saved the day
- September 7, 2010
- My 81-year-old mother has been taking care of my 100-year-old grandmother for the last year. My grandmother is confined to a wheelchair and has lost all ability to perform her activities of daily living.
- Fall is coming to the Rim fast
- September 7, 2010
- Watch out! Fall is sneaking in behind your back! Have you noticed how much later in the morning it gets light, and how much earlier in the evening dusk falls?
- New members: July-August 2010
- September 7, 2010
- Specializing in senior retirement planning. Small business and individual health insurance.
- Chamber news briefs
- September 7, 2010
- The Majestic Mountain Inn and Fargo’s Steakhouse are holding a Bonus Chamber Mixer. The mixer will be poolside at the Majestic Mountain Inn on Sept. 9 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- Chamber Insider
- from the manager
- September 7, 2010
- The summer of ’10 is on the back stretch, with July and August finished.
- Cell phones, lost nerve key in pair of arduous rescues
- September 7, 2010
- The last place you want to second-guess yourself is at the top of a waterfall some 700 feet deep in a remote, rugged canyon.
- Debate hits on private prisons
- But immigration, governor’s fumble dominate Goddard-Brewer clash
- September 7, 2010
- A portion of Wednesday’s contentious debate in the governor’s race swirled around one issue that has touched Rim Country — the state’s decision to house violent criminals in a private prison in Kingman built for medium security inmates.
- Students getting involved
- September 7, 2010
- Normally, Macie Chernov reserves her Saturdays for relaxation — a little bit of television, perhaps a jaunt around the block on her bicycle.
- New P-S fire chief seeks to reorganize department
- September 7, 2010
- As Pine-Strawberry Fire Department’s new fire chief, David Staub said he doesn’t plan to make any major changes right away, but says they are coming.
- Why now?
- September 7, 2010
- Tea Partyers want to “take back our country” and put a stop to “out of control federal spending.” My question is “why now”?
- PSWID does not need speculative well drilling
- September 7, 2010
- We congratulate Sam Schwalm for being a “self-proclaimed watch dog.”
- Arizona air quality
- September 7, 2010
- As I opened the Sunday issue of The Arizona Republic, and observed the headline news, “EPA set to punish county (Maricopa) over air quality,” stupid is as stupid does.
- What was the point?
- September 7, 2010
- What possible good could come to the people of Rim Country from the Roundup’s publishing “Home prices off by nearly a third”?
- Thanks to Hike, Bike and Run
- September 7, 2010
- Scott Davidson and the entire Outdoor Adventure Club would like to thank Mick Wolf at Hike, Bike and Run for his kind donation of bicycle tubes.
- What happen to the Grand Old Party?
- September 7, 2010
- After our home was broken into by illegal aliens, we were inclined to agree with Governor Brewer’s signing of the law against the border drug traffickers
- Shriners appreciate support
- September 7, 2010
- The Zane Grey Shrine Club of Payson wishes to thank all the businesses that supported our recent golf tournament to raise funds for Shriners Hospitals for Children.
- Reasonable federal rules yield unreasonable result
- September 7, 2010
- Poor Tonto Basin. Especially, the folks stuck on the wrong side of Tonto Creek.
- Community Almanac
- September 7, 2010
- Sponsored by Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, Tonto Apache Tribal Enterprises and its employees are having fry bread sales to raise funds for families from the Payson community.
- Meals on Wheels funding question before SV council
- September 7, 2010
- The Star Valley Town Council will decide Tuesday night if it wants to help fund the Meals on Wheels program.
- Blasting scheduled on Highway 260 east of Payson
- September 7, 2010
- Following the holiday weekend, work will resume to widen Highway 260, 15 miles east of Payson.
- ASU signing still in limbo despite flurry of meetings
- Deal near as succession of meetings work on details of $500 million campus
- September 7, 2010
- The plan to build a Arizona State University campus in Payson has spurred a flurry of high-level meetings in the past week, although the negotiators have still not set a date to sign a memorandum of understanding between the town and the university.
- Rural mail changes cause voting problems
- September 7, 2010
- Recent changes to rural residents’ mailing addresses led to a voting fiasco on Election Day when people arriving at the polls complained they never received early voting ballots.
- Payson barely stays on budget
- Year-end budget and sales tax figures suggest the town eked through the year — and perhaps has gotten through the worst
- September 7, 2010
- A million-dollar loan from the water department enabled Payson to eke through the fiscal year that ended in June, according to just-released figures that remain preliminary.
- Feds may buy out some Tonto Basin homes
- Residents need to take part in national flood insurance program
- September 7, 2010
- Tonto Basin residents stuck in flood-prone homes, resigned to rebuilding every time floods rip through may have another option — let the feds buy you out.
- Licensed real estate appraisers are an undervalued bunch
- September 7, 2010
- In almost all cases, when you buy a home with a mortgage, the lender will require an appraisal of the property by a licensed real estate appraiser.
- Casino celebrates 17 years
- September 7, 2010
- The Mazatzal Hotel & Casino celebrated its 17th birthday Friday, according to Marketing Director Karen Ammann.
- Survey finds Americans adverse to oil stocks
- September 7, 2010
- With the ebb and flow of oil stocks buoyed to the lingering crisis in the Gulf, concerns about investing in oil companies continues to swell.
- PMGA members ready for state play
- September 7, 2010
- They qualified to get into the qualifications now they must qualify to reach the finals, said Payson Men’s Golf Association member Herb Sherman.
- Youth archery program set
- September 7, 2010
- Move over Robin Hood, make way for a band of merry young archers who will soon be learning the skills of seasoned bowmen.
- Plans being finalized for Thunder Mountain Ride
- September 7, 2010
- Oct. 8 to Oct. 10 at Green Valley Park and on roadways around the Rim Country.
- Lady Horns finish as tourney runners-up
- September 7, 2010
- The Lady Longhorns turned in one of their finest performances ever in the Payson Invitational Tournament finishing as runners-up in the championship bracket.
- Great turnout for Punt, Pass & Kick
- September 7, 2010
- Todd McCarthy and Aleah Sekandari emerged from the Payson Punt, Pass and Kick competition as the overall points winners.
- Memorial softball tourney to honor Mike Barr
- September 7, 2010
- Mike Barr’s affinity for recreational softball and the annual Town of Payson Home Run Derby have prompted friends to found a coed softball tournament they plan to play each fall in his memory.
- Longhorns stomp Cougars 39-6
- Offense packs explosive one-two punch
- September 7, 2010
- An offense purring like a fine-tuned V-8 and a rock solid defense that refused to budge either on the ground or through the airways can be credited for the Longhorns’ 39-6 shellacking of the Chino Valley Cougars.
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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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