News from our neighbors
Around the Rim with stories, news and events from Pine-Strawberry, Christopher Creek and Tonto Village.More News from our neighbors
- Woman helps people find what makes them happy
- July 3, 2009
- Lipstick is one of Vivian Seville’s pure joys. She wears it, sometimes in a warm brown, along with earrings and it makes her happy.
- Caring for others
- Small business group helps woman in need
- July 3, 2009
- Even with rain leaking in and state funding slowly siphoned away, Esther Alicia Careaga continued caring for the developmentally disabled adults and children of Payson with a smile on her face for the last 10 years.
- Pine library, Strawberry Patchers team up to teach children to quilt
- July 3, 2009
- Inspired by the two youthful entrants in the recent Strawberry Patchers Quilt Show, the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library in Pine added a quilting class for youth to its summer enrichment program.
- Some pets terrified by fireworks
- July 3, 2009
- Here it is, the third of July. As our country prepares to celebrate its 233rd year of independence, we here at the Humane Society of Central Arizona prepare for the magnificent fireworks show.
- Happy ending for Gia; siblings still here
- June 26, 2009
- Gia was the first to arrive. We had heard through the grapevine that there was a litter of 12.
- Retired police officer goes back to work
- June 26, 2009
- After working for the Payson Police Department for nearly three decades, it is no surprise that when Sgt. Todd Bramlet could finally retire in March, he could not tear himself from the organization that had strongly shaped his life and personality.
- For the love of golf
- June 26, 2009
- Bob Purkey hopes to teach kids something they can keep with them the rest of their life — the love of golf. For the second year, Purkey has a four-week opportunity to instill this passion and maybe a little discipline along the way.
- Gambling on gardening in the Rim Country
- June 19, 2009
- Gardening is always a gamble. It’s a partnership with Mother Nature, said Annie Spencer, one of the participants in the Payson Community Garden project.
- June is Adopt a Shelter Animal Month
- June 19, 2009
- It’s another busy day here at the Humane Society of Central Arizona.
- Is 72 hours long enough for your pet?
- June 12, 2009
- There’s been a lot of focus on us lately — focus on how long we hold animals; focus on how much it costs on a daily basis to operate our facility.
- Of books and cooking
- Library director leads program based on noted Arizona author’s work
- June 12, 2009
- Fans of reading, Mexican food and cooking had a red-letter day last month at the Payson Public Library with the Capirotada Cooking Class and Book Discussion.
- It took time, but mother of nine earns college degree
- June 5, 2009
- The course of Angela Parker has been steady, despite the tumult that life threw. The mother of nine children earned her bachelor’s degree this month from Brigham Young University — two online classes at a time.
- Ode to a racing man
- Bud Matson was a NASCAR pioneer
- June 5, 2009
- Tucked away in the corner of Bud Matson’s hilltop home is a small sign that reads, “It’s nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.”
- Bundles of cuteness ready for homes
- June 5, 2009
- The first batch of kittens have cleared their health checks, been spayed and neutered and have made their way up to the main house for adoption. There’s nothing in cat house #5 but bouncing bundles of pure kitten cuteness.
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