Mike Burkett

Recent stories

’Tis the season for Main Street’s light parade
REVIEW FEATURE
December 3, 2002
Every year, when they light the official White House Christmas tree, the newspaper wire services are flooded with stories which reveal every imaginable detail about the event: How many light bulbs are on the tree, how much electricity the thing consumes per second, how many pine needles it sheds every 15 minutes.
Thief steals 12-foot tree from man’s yard during the night
December 2, 2002
In a true display of bah-humbug Christmas spirit, some Grinch chopped down and made off with the 12-foot Colorado blue spruce from a local man’s yard early Monday morning. The spruce is now likely standing in someone’s home stolen property serving as a symbol of the season of giving.
25 bikes assembled in 8 hours
December 2, 2002
Twenty-five unsuspecting Rim country children will receive 25 shiny, brand-new bicycles this Christmas, thanks to the combined effort of several local business owners, community volunteers, the Payson Police Department and the employees of Chapman Auto Center, who assembled each and every bike during a single eight-hour shift Friday.
Love of motorcycles a lifetime affair
December 2, 2002
In many respects, Ruth Sorrell is your typical biker chick.
Project Blue Light shows support for officers
December 2, 2002
September 11.
The big crash: Self-help in times of computer crises
LIVING
December 2, 2002
There are, it is safe to say, four basic types of computer users:
Hospital’s new CEO wants to ‘make a difference’
November 28, 2002
Chris Wolf’s father has been a physician for 44 years. His uncle also is a doctor.
Gisela water treated for contamination
November 28, 2002
Testing has revealed that Brooke Utilities’ Tonto Creek Shores water system which serves Gisela violated the drinking-water maximum contaminant level for total and fecal coliform bacteria for the month of November.
102-year-old woman living the good life
November 28, 2002
Mary Larson isn’t sure, but she thinks she was born in Hubbard, Ariz.
Art Guild show makes shopping a snap
November 28, 2002
Since there is no more personal gift than one made by hand, the Pine-Strawberry Art and Craft Guild’s annual holiday season show and sale which wraps up Sunday afternoon may well provide one of the most personal shopping experiences to be found anywhere in the Rim country.

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