News for Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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Music for your life

TCCA brings eight performances to area

The Tonto Community Concert Association’s 2012-2013 season will feature eight varied acts including entertainers, singers and musicians to dazzle and delight Rim Country residents and guests.

The Wild West in the Rim Country

Chapter 22: ANCIENT BONES

For some weeks we have been investigating the violence that plagued the Rim Country during the closing years of the 19th and early years of the 20th centuries. In this concluding chapter we take a flight of imagination back over the centuries to seek answers for several discoveries of ancient bones in the Payson area.

A new take on picnic favorites

Picnics are a perfect way to enjoy getting together with friends and family this summer. No matter what your destination — beach, park or just your backyard — there’s no need to settle for standard fare.

An Oasis in The Desert

The history of Palm Springs is varied. More than 2,000 years ago, Palm Springs’ first residents were the ancestors of today’s Cahuilla bands. The Agua Caliente existed as peaceful hunters and gatherers, living off the land.

The Amazing Spiderman

Only slightly above average

One industry insider of my acquaintance prognosticated that it is just too soon to begin another Spiderman series.

Getaway Around Rim Country

Festivities start Friday, July 20 with the Pleasant Valley Fire Department dinner from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., along with a program by Cindy Shanks on the last group of sheep to walk the sheep driveway west of Young.

Good 2 Go

On Saturday, July 28, a two-hour program of history from Rim Country will be presented at the LDS Church — Stake Family History Center, 913 S. Ponderosa St., Payson. The program will start at 4 p.m., with six historians talking about six different Rim Country topics.

Friends present A Taste at The Bridge

On Saturday, Aug. 4, the Friends of the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park will present A Taste at The Bridge from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Little League elbow is overuse injury

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