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National Day of Prayer Rim Country schedule

Churches and others around the Rim Country are planning a series of events Thursday, May 2 to mark National Day of Prayer throughout the day in Payson and Pine.

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GLORY DAYS and MUSCLE CARS

For me, it was the Mustang — the twinge of glory and shame. But that’s just me. I spent a perfect, sun-drenched, cloud-spattered, green-grass day in Green Valley Park on Saturday at the 20th annual Beeline Cruise-In classic car show recollecting those glory days — and eavesdropping on other lives.

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IBS — uncomfortable, but not fatal

IBS — Irritable Bowel Syndrome — is uncomfortable, but it’s not fatal, Dr. Ihor Zakaluzny told Senior Circle members at a Lunch and Learn earlier this month. Zakaluzny, with Payson Surgery Associates, is a board certified general surgeon with extensive experience in gastrointestinal endoscopy and diseases, general gynecology, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries, as well as interest in surgical nutrition and surgical infection.

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Get tickets now for Sunset Jazz and Wine Auction

The Humane Society of Central Arizona is gearing up for their upcoming fund-raiser and is proud of the many sponsors that are supporting this event. The Sunset Jazz and Wine Auction promises guests a fun and lovely early evening full of events in a spectacular outdoor setting.

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Colorado: Most endangered river

WASHINGTON – A new ranking lists the Colorado River as the most-endangered river in the country, as increased demands on its water supply have put the river “at a breaking point.”

The sneeze of Spring

Misery loves company among allergy sufferers

Puffs of orange dust move lazily up into the air as soon as the warm spring sunshine hits the pollinated buds on the junipers.

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One fish, two fish, shy fish, bold fish

Fishing season sneaks up on a disheveled writer and his deadlines

So I’m standing in the driveway getting ready to go back to work and cover yet another night meeting when something strange and wondrous insinuates itself into the weary corner of my eye down on the East Verde River, ponded up behind the crossing.

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Pet Adoption: Black cats and dogs need love too

When people go to the Humane Society or animal shelter looking to adopt a pet, they are more than likely going to leave with one that is a lighter color or one with interesting markings.

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Native American flute program enlightening

It has been said that to stay young at heart one should keep open to new thoughts and experiences and never quit learning.

377 seniors lose Medigap coverage

Jumping through all the hoops and meeting all the assorted deadlines to get Medicare after paying for it through a lifetime of work is bad enough.

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Low-cost health care for your pet

The Humane Society of Central Arizona and PAWS in the Park have teamed up to bring the M.A.S.H. mobile vet to Payson on Saturday, April 13.

When the heart has become a weak pump

The eye doctor said it means my cholesterol is high. My family doctor said it is fine, and it happens with age. Have you heard of this? What causes it?

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New York City — for shopping, sightseeing and theatre

If you have not traveled to New York City at least once in your life, it’s time to do so. No other city offers the excitement, shopping opportunities, sightseeing and live theatre as does New York City.

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Keeping hands healthy

Pain, stiffness, cramping of ‘trigger finger’ may stem from tendon swelling, strain

Our hands get lots of action and sometimes all that movement can result in problems like trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Sunday concert hosted by Unity of Payson

Unity of Payson on Sunday, April 7 will celebrate spring with a concert by Ron and Jen Paul.