Almanac

Community Almanac
February 3, 2012
John Carpino and the Hot Cappuccinos will be providing live music for the benefit and fund-raising event for Payson cancer patient Jaci Hill, Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Buffalo Bar and Grill in Payson. The event starts at 7 p.m.
Community Almanac
January 31, 2012
February is Classic Romance month and the schedule is as follows: Feb. 3 “From Here to Eternity,” Feb. 10 “It Happened One Night,” Feb. 17 “An Affair to Remember,” Feb. 24 “Love Me or Leave Me.”
Community Almanac
January 27, 2012
Staff at the H-4 Ranch in Tonto Basin will teach participants how to hook up harnesses, fit collars, and use different hitches for draft horses for farming. The lesson takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 at the ranch, located off of Highway 188 at milepost 269. A barbecue lunch will be served for $8.
Community Almanac
January 24, 2012
The Pine/Strawberry Thrift Store at 3916 N. Highway 87 in downtown Pine (at the community center) is having sales Jan. 25 to Jan. 28 on ladies’ and men’s blazers, suits and jackets at 50 percent off the marked prices. Adult shoes will be 50 cents a pair. From Feb. 1 to Feb. 4, Valentine’s and home décor will be featured and there will be a bag sale of clothing for $2 a bag. The store
Community Almanac
January 20, 2012
To raise money to purchase library materials, the Pine Library has started a See’s Candy Sale and will be raffling a Valentine’s gift basket. The candy sales — cash and carry — started Wednesday, Jan. 18 and there is limited availability. Tickets for the gift baskets are $1 for one, six for $5 and 15 for $10. The drawing will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Community Almanac
January 17, 2012
The 4th Annual Lip Sync contest will be Feb. 18. All students from area high schools, both private and public, along with home-schooled students are invited to compete. There will be $1,100 given in prizes. Choice of music and preparation needs to be completed by Jan. 18 when tryouts will take place.
Community Almanac
January 13, 2012
Businesses, clubs and organizations sponsoring or interested in sponsoring a Relay for Life team are invited to a mixer to learn more about the event from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13 at the community room of Messinger Payson Funeral Home.
Community Almanac
January 10, 2012
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — C.O.P.D.  is an umbrella term used to describe chronic lung diseases that limit your airflow. Kim Sleeper, respiratory therapist, will help improve breathing, stay active and improve your life at the Senior Circle lunch and learn at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11. The Senior Circle is planning a trip to Barleens Arizona Opry on Tuesday, March 13. Participants will enjoy music, and comedy and a chicken dinner lunch with all the fixings.
Community Almanac
January 6, 2012
The Payson Senior Circle has planned the following activities in the coming weeks: Jan. 17 — Members will take a trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens. The visit includes a privately guided tour of the garden’s main trail followed by lunch. Enjoy a special exhibition about design and sustainability. The luxury motor coach departs Payson at 9 a.m. Reservations required by Jan. 6.
Community Alamanac
January 3, 2012
The Town of Payson is accepting live Christmas trees for recycling at the Payson Event Center parking area, 1400 S. Beeline Highway (across from the Mazatzal Casino). Christmas trees will be accepted, free of charge, until Jan. 29, 2012. Barricades and cones are set up on the north side of the P.E.C. parking lot to designate the drop-off location. No yard waste, tree trimmings or other household debris can be accepted. This service is provided to help the community responsibly dispose of and recycle their cut Christmas trees.
Community Almanac
December 30, 2011
Contributions to Payson Schools’ 2011 Credit for Kids campaign, the dollar-for-dollar state tax credit for extracurricular activities, must be postmarked or in the APS drop boxes by midnight Saturday, Dec. 31. Give yourself and Payson Schools a Happy New Year with a contribution to your choice of activities, sports, programs and/or schools. Any amount is welcome up to $200 for single taxpayers and $400 for married taxpayers.
Community Almanac
December 27, 2011
Start the New Year right with a New Year’s Sunrise Prayer Serive at 7 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 1. Meet at the top of Houston Mesa Road, about two miles east of Beeline Highway. Participants will then hike about five minutes to an overlook of the Rim Country where there will be a prayer service for the community and the nation. In case of rain or snow, the service will be at the Wolf’s Den, 612 N. Beeline Highway, Payson (the coffee shop north of the Swiss Village Circle K). For details, call (928) 472-8178.
Community Almanac
December 23, 2011
The Regional Payson Area Project… for a Fire Wise Rim Country (RPAP) free brush drop-off points at Blattner and Pine Pits will be closed for the next two weekends so staff can have the Christmas and New Year’s holidays off. The brush pits will reopen Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7 and 8, weather permitting.
Community Almanac
December 20, 2011
Select from hundreds of books and gifts at the Mogollon Health Alliance “Books Are Fun” Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21 in the Payson Regional Medical Center West Lobby (Labor & Delivery entrance).
Community Almanac
December 16, 2011
The Payson chapter of the Salvation Army is in desperate need of volunteer Holiday Bell Ringers for the entire week before Christmas, Monday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 23.

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