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Kelly Small, of Pine, at the Memorial Day Festival in May, is one of many ...
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Firefighters expect 100 percent containment of the Poco Fire this weekend.
Carly and Peter Stoltenberg witnessed the third bear attack.
Roger Kreimeyer, organizer of Payson’s Community Garden, proudly displays the first shipment of produce grown ...
Lois Grumbo’s community garden plot brought her back into contact with members of her family.
Pete Aleshire
Richard Johnson, chair of the Rim Country Educational Foundation (left), and Payson Mayor Kenny Evans ...
A bear ripped open this tent in Ponderosa Campground where the Stoltenbergs and friends had ...
Arizona Game and Fish officers killed three bears over the weekend, including two young male ...
Last weekend Payson’s Concert Under the Stars in Green Valley Park featured jazz and country ...
The Forest Service has vowed to keep closures in effect until the region gets a ...
“We are trying to figure out if we can afford it through our club. We’d ...
Deb Scwalm’s Strawberry Macaroon Pie, with a happy face on each strawberry, won awards for ...
The recent pie-baking contest at the Payson Farmers Market had 14 entries. Winners for best ...
Payson fields at Rumsey Park will be buzzing with youngsters from all over the state ...
Club Rim Volleyball team members and coaches expressed thanks to those who made donations and ...
Chaparral Pines Golf Course
Payson Unified School District Office
Gila Community College Payson Campus
Arlene Heffernon
Friends enjoying la dolce vita at an open-air market in Italy.
Ruth Case
Edna Sylvain
Eating a healthy diet is one of the keys to keeping a heart in good ...
Staying active is the norm for senior citizens these days. The Rim Country is a ...
The Payson Senior Center has been around for nearly 30 years and it has grown ...
Donations to the Senior Center can be made anytime during the year and count for ...
Russ and Helen Christofferson were named Senior Center Volunteers of the Month for May.
Ronald Houser
Tom Russell
Seniors and others can save on health care costs by taking advantage of free and ...
Why did the small herd of elk cross Hwy 260 in the early morning hour ...
“... the ADE is overreaching when auditors are making a decision on classroom instruction. Casey ...
Kevin Bruce
Jason Amperse displays the small punctures left by a black bear’s teeth. Another man suffered ...
Firefighting helicopters staged at the Payson Airport while battling the 12,000-acre Poco Fire, which didn’t ...
Dr. Patrick Marasco, left, discusses his PulseCare™ Closed Pulse Irrigation™ system with Dr. Alan Michels ...
Adriana “Adri” Marie Cruz
Wilburn B. Liley
Bradley and his mother show off the award with some of the firefighters impressed by ...
Payson Fire Chief Marty DeMasi gives Bradley Mitchell (at right) an award for saving his ...
Bradly’s sister at December accident scene.
Out with the old: The Humane Society last week tore down the venerable, but decaying ...
Tylor Wilson
Steve Estes, call sign KR7KWK, fine tunes his receiver as he attempts to pick up ...
Terry Ryan, a member of the Superstition Springs contingent of the recent Ham Radio Operators ...
Paul Zelez has created a great way to attach and secure an attenna while out ...
Payson will host three Little League tournaments next week — 10-11-year-old girls’ fast pitch; 11-12-year-old ...
Bradley, a 10-year-old, gave his mother CPR after their car rolled.
The best helmets to keep football players safe range in price from $170 to $300 ...
Brian Young, the new head coach for the Payson High School baseball team is no ...
One of the organizers of the Payson Community Garden, Roger Kreimeyer, will be among the ...
Picnic spread
Chicken with bean salad
Jimmy Carson gets the paddleboards ready to go.
Paddleboards beached and ready for action
“There’s not going to be many big changes, but a few subtle things will be ...
The Rim Country Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution recently welcomed three new ...
Junction 87 in Concert Rim Country favorites, Junction 87 will perform country music at 7 ...
Jason Amperse points to claw marks on a backyard barbecue grill made by a black ...
“It really is a crock. I had granddaughters in (the Achieve Hour). The kids felt ...
Ivy
Asteroid
Judy Sterba, Arvid Thompson and Elaine Rackley served up free food to picnic-goers at the ...
Sun Devil Sign for Camp Tontozona
The ASU Sun Devils will return to Tontozona, the school’s famed football training facility for ...
Sweetie Pie
Joanne Jones of Payson recently celebrated graduations with two of her grandchildren, Logan and McKenzie ...
CH2MHill employees handed out three gallons of water per person to Pine residents who had ...
People gathered for a briefing on the Poco Fire, near Young, AZ
Crews battling the Poco Fire near Young have been struggling with temperatures in the low- ...
Firefighters are setting backfires to combat the 12,000-acre Poco Fire near Young. Fire officials assured ...
Mayor Kenny Evans appeared at a town hall meeting Thursday to report ASU and the ...
“It was pretty scary for our crews to be out in front of that if ...
Walter “Wally” C. Obrecht
Shirley Nay
Joanne “JoJo” Lawson
Closure order map
Garden tools and supplies
Arizona Susan G Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
Dr. Terry Rousseau
“There are no loaded balloons in there. It’s realistic. There are no outstanding, glaring items ...
Charlotte Cooper enjoys a chocolate ice cream cone while her mom, Ali Manista, sits patiently ...
Susie Watson, left, of Rim Country Jams, helps Norma Pearson and Shirley Weyand decide on ...
Michael Phillips to Brittany Valead
Eric Day Stevens and Megan Leigh Stephens
James and Mari Janecek
A young boy fishing
Earlene Brewer and Marilyn Schaal took first place in the Payson Women’s Golf Association’s 2012 ...
Local youth football teams will have home field advantage this year in the battle for ...
Winston
Rockie
Riley
Noah
Mesquite
Lady
JWow
Honey
Joe Miller, left, Judy Alender, and Kay Miller check out the Purple Smoke Tree during ...
Donna Hickman, left, and Laurette Shiya discuss the success of the Garden Tour as more ...
Catalina Copeli outraces the competition, in any stroke she happens to be using. Her natural ...
Closure order
“Nothing has come close to the peace I found floating on an inflatable lime green ...
Paddleboarding is similar to kayaking, but only requires six inches of water.
DC-10 drops retardant on Poco Fire.
Sil Egler (right), financial secretary for Council 9995, presented a check for $800 to Jim ...
Coach Sean Ford
Fundamentals were not the only thing taught at the recent Longhorn Academy for basketball skills. ...
Several Rim youngsters are successfully growing gills and mad skills with the Pikes Swim Team. ...
Youth camp was the biggest ever, with 50+ participants.
Leoni Dobbins and Vicki Gault launched Chari-Tea last month. The idea debuted May 30 with ...
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park remains the best-known tourist draw in Rim Country in spite ...
Black Bear
By Monday the Poco Fire had slowed its once-explosive growth, although it continued to cast ...
Flames from the Poco Fire closed State Route 288, the main road into Young from ...
Star Valley Fire Chief Gary Hatch (above) directs the attack on an attic fire that ...
“I had one call ... they wanted to address the board, but they did not ...
Firefighters spent Monday night trying to keep flames of a house on Buckskin Drive in ...
The Rim Country Gardeners' Mogollon Garden Tour 2012
Environmental groups claim that bald eagles in the Sonoran Desert, like the juvenile bird shown ...
Gila Community College
These two young ladies have found a perfect place to watch the next race at ...
Kyle Kinkel, left, gets a pony ride, led by Megan McCartney, Saturday monring at the ...
Poco Fire as seen from Hwy 260 near the top of the Mogollon Rim.
North side of fire
Slop over that was contained along FR 512
The Poco Fire as seen from the Mogollon Rim, Saturday, June 16.
DC-10 after making drop on Poco Fire at sunset
Ricky Nelson
Josh LaManna
Workers this week used giant cranes to hoist these trusses onto the top of the ...
Penny Inman-Orsini kisses Adam Richard on the cheek for returning a treasured bracelet that belonged ...
Penny Inman-Orsini’s tears of heartbreak turned to tears of joy when a beloved memento of ...
With shoppers, vendors, music and tiny ponies, the atmosphere at the Payson Farmer’s Market is ...
Jeremy Staat
Chelsie Stodghill of Pine won a silver medal for her barrel racing skills at the ...
Bubba Nielsen (at left) shows the correct way to swivel turn and protect the ball ...
Learning how to shift the ball from a dribbling position to a shooting stance, these ...
Graham Ellison
The Hellsgate Fireflies Auxiliary participated in last weekend’s Food Festival in the Bashas’ parking lot, ...
Detective Michael McAnerny (right) accepts the Officer of the Year award from a representative of ...
The first lesson in paddleboarding is learning how to get on and off the board ...
This quilt by Brenda Dickinson won the top awards at last weekend’s Strawberry Patchers Quilt ...
Ravine
Precious
Marnie
Heathcliff
Carson’s custom trailer holds eight paddleboards behind his Volvo and stands out in a crowded ...
Monty Ambrose
Camille Levee is the new director of Time Out, Inc. She hopes to develop new ...
Volunteer Committee marketing chairwoman Laura Bartlett presents a summary of the effort to bring a ...
Candy Bridges garden has many interesting little touches, one just needs to wander about and ...
With two trusses up work slowed down on the new roof for the old gym ...
The Old Payson Jail on McLane, near W. Main
Benches, gliders and boulders perfectly designed for sitting in quiet reflection are all part of ...
The garden plots at the home of Leo and Phyllis Lee in Trailwood are tidy ...
Candy Bridges’ Breath of Life Retreat House in Pine welcomes all with the sounds of ...
The gardens of Jim and Candy Bridges’ Breath of Life Retreat in Pine are just ...
Leo Lee has a rake in his hands several hours every day to keep the ...
Junction 87
Watchable Wildlife Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn where and when to look ...
The breathtaking vistas of Canada sweep past through the observation cars on the Rocky Mountaineer.
Pulled pork made in a slow cooker.
Looking like synchronized swimmers, these two racers are off to a fine start early Saturday ...
Kenny Nix looks severely bored or deep in thought as he waits for his next ...
Danielle Bennion holds up her participation medal after she crosses the finish line in Rumsey ...
Launa Farber got off to a great start on her bicycle after whipping through the ...
Sabrina Cly shows the form that helped her foursome take first place in the Jack ...
Gary Cordell has long been a big contributor to the Jack Morris Memorial Golf Tournament ...
Howard Edward (Ed) Childers
George I. Blalock
Dr. Kevin Raymer
A gurgling fountain welcomes visitors to the Breath of Life Retreat House in Pine, owned ...
At the home of Leo and Phyllis Lee, sweet sculptures and overflowing ground cover entice ...
Cori Teller and Georgia Diez didn’t give up on snagging both ends of this calf ...
Getting a quick start is always the best way to lasso in a short time ...
Brooke Dollarhide didn’t expect this calf to veer left and paid the price by having ...
Hotshots
“Our focus every day is providing high-quality safety care to our patients.” Chris Wolf Payson ...
Veronica Shipley Youngdell gives an enthusiastic thumbs up as she enjoys a bungee ride at ...
There were plenty of unique gifts available, like this baby bib with chocolate-covered strawberry design.
At the Strawberry Patchers Quilt Show, Debbie Stanton of Pine took the Quilting Sisters 2012 ...
The traffic was slow with curiosity in Pine on Saturday afternoon as many locals and ...
Lorian Roethlein and her husband John own a technical recruitment agency and use telecommuting to ...
Clinton Gimlen
Staff Sgt. Thomas Boyd shows off the nearly five-pound bass he landed during Warriors on ...
Leo Lee's garden
Pro bass fishermen treated 32 veterans of the nation’s wars to a peaceful day on ...
Heather Klomparens looks like she is pleased with her position in this race as she ...
Mailey Martell attempts to cool off as she plays at the Farmer's Market with a ...
Tracy Sekandari, kneeling, chats with Roger Kreimeyer as she continues planting some new shoots in ...
Kenny Nix looks severly bored or deep in thought about his next event as he ...
Cori Teller and Georiga Diez didn't give up on snagging both ends of this calf ...
Douglas Ralph Henneman Rachel Tenney Shannon Lee Chambers Ronald Lee Hines Jason Lee Estrella
Brady Payne dismounts to go after this calf during the tie-down competition of the Arizona ...
Number of individuals served by day in May
Taylor Peterson
Andrew Rivas (right) came through Payson May 26 with Bill Noble as part of the ...
Local teens taking part in the 2012 Youth Handcart Trek are in the midst of ...
Tigger
Wendy
Sandy
Rascal
Skipper
Payson
Rutty
Pretty Girl
The early morning start of the trail race was a good time to begin, as ...
Hanna Chapman takes aim during the mid-morning archery competition at the Mountain High Games. Many ...
Jamie Carlen
Jack Morris
Forrest Waggoner took home the majority of awards. The Payson High School graduate was named ...
Besides selling new and used wares, the friends plan to start a book club at ...
Diane Arnold (left) opened Sweet Nostalgia in the Twin Pines Shopping Center recently with the ...
James Reardon
Tickets for the Strawberry Patchers Opportunity Quilt, pictured here, will be sold during the 16th ...
Laredo
Joker
Jerome
Fred
Fancy
Dharma
Bisbee
Bear
Nancy Jean (Bradford) Robertson
Robert (Bob) Leon Melton
Elfreda Bourne
David Michael Arthur
Devon Burris dismounts before the rope has tightened and his horse has come to a ...
Anna Van Zile
“They form little groups that use drugs together, that are involved in stolen property.” Don ...
Last week’s bear encounter at Ponderosa Campground highlights why every camper needs to inform themselves ...
Ann James watches the fingering of one of her students, Ellen Chavarria, at the Senior ...
Forest Berry Cobbler
The 16th Annual Strawberry Patchers Quilt Show will be held in conjunction with this weekend’s ...
Getting a taste of Strawberry
Don’t miss the 22nd Annual Strawberry Festival taking place June 9 and 10 at the ...
Coleus, Lantana, Cuphea, Marigold & Alternanthera
The Durango and Silverton Railroad is one of the most dramatic and scenic trips you ...
Canning allows you to make a blue ribbon dessert, such as Spiced Applesauce Cake, to ...
Home canning is a great way to preserve your favorite fruit, whether it’s from the ...
Matthew Kester had a great time playing with the green 'noodle man' at the Mountain ...
Peter Cahill
In spite of a banner season, Kaitlyn Wessel did not receive enough votes from coaches ...
Cale Novack
Lady Longhorn catcher Taylor Petersen was named on Sunday to the Arizona Republic’s All D-III ...
Audrey Mae Bower
Virginia Elinor “Ellie” Ashby
William Lewis Burge
The nine graduates of New Visions Academy wait with anticipation to turn around and present ...
Brittany Staub, left, receives the Louella Kleinz Leadership Award from Principal Mike Clark, during the ...
Casey O'Brien, center, stands and waves to the crowd during the Rim Country Middle School ...
This student was so busy with the controls he missed his rocket taking off. The ...
With assistance from a Julia Randall Rocket launcher, Azuceha Coronado, left, gets a nearly perfect ...
Brittany Staub receives the Louella Kleinz Leadership Award from Mike Clark during the Pine-Strawberry 8th-grade ...
Hope turned to controversy after the US Forest Service awarded a 300,000-acre thinning contract last ...
Village Wool celebrated its one-year anniversary with a ceremonial ribbon cutting June 1. The yarn ...
As the month of June progresses, we shall begin to see billowing clouds building up ...
Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores predicts years of turmoil in Eygpt.
Tailer Massie-Yates puts a finishing touch on her rocket in preparation for launching in Mr. ...
The Rim Country rumbled with the sound of crunching metal as 12 drivers competed for ...
Robert Schmidt, a graduate of New Visions Academy, gives a thumbs-up sign following a thoughtful ...
The Ladies of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, represented by Diane Beran (far right) present a ...
This student below was so busy with the controls, he missed his rocket taking off.
With assistance from a Julia Randall Rocket launcher, Azuceha Coronado (left) gets a nearly perfect ...
The student below was so busy with the controls, he missed his rocket taking off.
Each of the three graduating eighth-graders at Tonto Basin Elementary School received a laptop computer ...
Outgoing superintendent Casey O’Brien stands and waves to the crowd during the Rim Country Middle ...
This year's Mtn High Games, conducted at the Payson Event Center, June 1-3, had something ...
ASU Football
“What makes me irritated is that this good old boy network needs to stop ...” ...
Throngs of ASU football fans would visit Rim Country each summer to watch the Sun ...
Mountain High Games
Robert Henley, director of development, and April Quinlan, program specialist, presented High School Big Brother ...
Bubba Gump
Carter Thomas Connolly and Angelina Lynn Arthur
James M. Hinton and Karen Sue Wainner Hinton
Raymond R. and Dorothy E. Adams
James Harry Woody Jr.
Carl O’Hara
Vernon Carl Vickers
Charlotte Lee Casey
Phase I of the Pine Creek Canyon Road project, which includes moving a water main ...
New Manager Sean Ford, a Payson High School graduate, has taken over as Taylor Pool ...
Join the Rim Country Riders ATV Club when they meet at 10 a.m. Sunday, June ...
Children had fun dressing in turnout gear at the annual Fireflies Memorial Breakfast Fund-raiser for ...
Gary Campbell
Shawn Haler of Chandler was among those who participated in the Willow Springs Summer Trout ...
Football could be the sport most affected if the Arizona Interscholastic Association okays scheduling changes ...
Warning sign for campers, fishermen, and users of Arizona's National Forests.
Payson native and Payson High School graduate Jessalyn Carpino was recently awarded the President’s Prize, ...
Bear up a tree
“With a 50-50 mix of human and natural causes of fire, it’s a much less ...
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