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Christopher Creek

Christopher Creek loses another favorite character
Christopher Creek

Christopher Creek loses another favorite character

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Dec 11, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek is just one of more than a dozen small hamlets along a 50-mile expanse of Rim Country. Beginning at… Read more

Christopher Creek ready for the holiday season
Christopher Creek

Christopher Creek ready for the holiday season

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Dec 4, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The old freight wagon along the Loop in front of the Lan… Read more

Christopher Creek

Lots of activities happening in Christopher Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Nov 20, 2020
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Christopher Creek will soon say so long to a couple that are leaving after 40 years. Pam and Mel Milhon will be movin… Read more

Christopher Creek

Weather brings October surprise to the Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Oct 30, 2020
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Christopher Creek received its very own October surprise early this week. By noon on Monday the rainfall total hit ex… Read more

Christopher Creek

Fall colors reaching their peak in Christopher Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Oct 23, 2020
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Christopher Creek has a history that features pioneers, ranchers, cowboys, bootleggers, feudists, attacks and many, m… Read more

Christopher Creek experiencing an Indian summer
Christopher Creek

Christopher Creek experiencing an Indian summer

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek is enjoying a mid-October warm spell that one might qualify as Indian summer. Read more

Water problems plaguing area — but there are benefits
Christopher Creek

Water problems plaguing area — but there are benefits

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Oct 9, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek is getting down to a trickle. The tanks for wildlife are mostly dry. Our monsoon was pitiful and ou… Read more

The sounds, sights of fall in Christopher Creek
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Christopher Creek

The sounds, sights of fall in Christopher Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Sep 25, 2020
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Christopher Creek is experiencing the beginning of the sexually active period for a segment of the local population. … Read more

The most violent month of the Pleasant Valley War
Christopher Creek

The most violent month of the Pleasant Valley War

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Sep 11, 2020
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Christopher Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory was our address back in the 1880s. We became a part of Gila Coun… Read more

Devastating Labor Day flood was 50 years ago
Christopher Creek

Devastating Labor Day flood was 50 years ago

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Sep 4, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek began getting some rain on that Friday afternoon. It continued to rain, off and on, throughout the … Read more

Christopher Creek

Enjoying Mother Nature’s simple entertainments

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Aug 21, 2020
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Christopher Creek is our theater. The stage is the ridge and the adjoining meadows along the creek. The players are t… Read more

Christopher Creek says goodbye to great lady
Christopher Creek

Christopher Creek says goodbye to great lady

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Aug 14, 2020
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Christopher Creek had a sawmill north of the highway and just east of the creek. In the early 1960s, all that remaine… Read more

Many Christopher Creek residents enjoy the Loop
Christopher Creek

Many Christopher Creek residents enjoy the Loop

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jul 31, 2020
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Christopher Creek Loop is a two-mile-long stretch of paved road connecting to State Route 260 on both ends. It serves… Read more

Rain on the Rim at last – plus good chance for more
Christopher Creek

Rain on the Rim at last – plus good chance for more

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jul 24, 2020
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Christopher Creek finally got some rain. The backside of Christopher Mountain, above Woods Canyon Lake, the Bear Flat… Read more

Christopher Creek

Celebrating July 1776, parade had 76 entries

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jul 10, 2020
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Christopher Creek enjoyed a spectacular day for our parade celebrating the birth of the nation in July 1776. And ther… Read more

Christopher Creek

Area residents thankful for work on Bush Fire

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jun 26, 2020
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Christopher Creek celebrates the tremendous efforts of the Incident Command Teams and especially the long, hot, tirel… Read more

Christopher Creek

Smoke, ash of Bush Fire pouring through canyons

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jun 19, 2020
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Christopher Creek has seen a bad week of smoke and ash from the growing menace of the Bush Fire. From late morning an… Read more

Christopher Creek

Remembering a wild night awaiting the Dude

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jun 12, 2020
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Christopher Creek received a wake-up call sometime just after 10 p.m. on the 27th of June 1990. Shortly after hearing… Read more

Christopher Creek

Recent lightning gives rise to memories of the Dude

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jun 5, 2020
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Christopher Creek had a brief shower last Friday evening. Distant lightning came from the back of Christopher Mountai… Read more

Christopher Creek

Death of Common Courtesy came without an obituary

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • May 29, 2020
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Christopher Creek saw a busy holiday weekend. Cabin rentals were at capacity. Parking lots were full. Hosted campsite… Read more

Christopher Creek

The symphony of sounds around Christopher Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • May 22, 2020
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Christopher Creek has a sound of its own. It is an aggregation of seasonal, time of day, event, and historical sounds… Read more

Christopher Creek

Christopher Creek embracing reduction of COVID-19 restrictions

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • May 15, 2020
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Christopher Creek has been recently entertained by a mating pair of mallard ducks currently residing in the waters ju… Read more

Christopher Creek

Locals share how they discovered Christopher Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • May 1, 2020
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Christopher Creek will have a parade on July Fourth. Unnamed local officials announced the intention to defy governme… Read more

Christopher Creek

Residents tell how they came to live in Christopher Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Apr 24, 2020
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Christopher Creek and how we found it is the theme for this week. Let us begin with some of the early stories — this … Read more

Christopher Creek

A road trip leads to a life-long home

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Apr 17, 2020
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Christopher Creek wasn’t much more than a store with a bar, a gas station, and some cabins along the narrow, winding … Read more

Christopher Creek

High hopes for baseball returning to Valley

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup Columnist
  • Apr 10, 2020
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Christopher Creek may not be ready for this, but these are desperate times. For many years, this column has been devo… Read more

Christopher Creek

Spring starting to bloom in Rim Country

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Apr 3, 2020
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Christopher Creek is showing all of the trappings of spring. The daffodils have bloomed, fruit trees are blossoming, … Read more

Christopher Creek

Community accommodating for health emergency

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Mar 27, 2020
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Christopher Creek is practicing social distancing. Seeing as how we are fairly new at it, we are doing pretty well. W… Read more

Christopher Creek

Area welcomes rain in advance of the dry season

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Mar 13, 2020
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Christopher Creek welcomed the rains this week. We need to squeeze out all there is from March and early April before… Read more

Christopher Creek

A trip through time at the Gillette Ranch

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Mar 6, 2020
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The Christopher Creek area has been my bailiwick for many years. There is no place that gives me more enjoyment, unle… Read more

Christopher Creek

Remembering the long ride up to the Rim

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Feb 28, 2020
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Christopher Creek is about a two-hour drive from most parts of the Valley if you don’t dawdle in Payson. It is a leis… Read more

Hiking in Rim Country can be good for your health
Christopher Creek

Hiking in Rim Country can be good for your health

  • by Dave Elston, Special to the Roundup
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • 0

Rod Britain is spending time in the Valley this week and I am grateful that he asked me to fill in for him. Rod wante… Read more

Christopher Creek

Updates on restaurants in the Christopher Creek area

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Feb 14, 2020
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Christopher Creek observed the 62nd ride of the Hashknife Pony Express with around 20 folks showing up at Creekside f… Read more

Christopher Creek

Old magazine a great promotion for Rim Country

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jan 31, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek was often the subject of one of the featured articles in the Tonto Trails magazine. The annual publ… Read more

Christopher Creek

Premiere of ‘Eminence Hill’ sells out at Sawmill Theatres

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jan 24, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek’s crystal, cold waters must have been quite enticing to one Bob Kiser, local entrepreneur. Having r… Read more

Christopher Creek

Slow melt of snow good for forest

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jan 17, 2020
  • 0

Christopher Creek wears a patchwork winter coat; with as much bare ground as there is snow-covered. A good quantity o… Read more

Christopher Creek

A white Christmas in Christopher Creek

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Jan 10, 2020
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Christopher Creek closed out 2020 with a white Christmas, the breathtaking beauty of which would make Hallmark greeti… Read more

Christopher Creek

Residents, visitors enjoy lots of holiday fun

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup contributor
  • Dec 27, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek crossed its collective fingers for enough snow to make a white Christmas. The mid-December parties … Read more

Christopher Creek

Holiday celebrations pack the weekend

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Dec 13, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek celebrates the holiday season this weekend with three scheduled events sponsored by our two great c… Read more

Christopher Creek

Recent rain, snow dampen drought conditions

  • by Rod Britain, Roundup columnist
  • Updated Dec 6, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek congratulates Payson for its recent milestone. They had an official all-time record for November ra… Read more

Hellsgate proposes working together with Payson, Christopher Kohls
Hellsgate meeting
Christopher Creek

Hellsgate proposes working together with Payson, Christopher Kohls

  • by Alexis Bechman roundup staff reporter
  • Apr 13, 2018
  • 0

As local fire districts struggle to provide basic services, the Hellsgate Fire District has proposed a solution. Read more

Generous volunteers create success
Creek Day
Christopher Creek

Generous volunteers create success

  • Sep 22, 2017
  • 0

Plenty of folks turned out to make the annual Creek Day celebration Sept. 16 a big success. Read more

Comings and goings in Creek
Christopher Creek

Comings and goings in Creek

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Apr 14, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek is a place of peace and joy, a place of happiness and pleasure, a place of giving and sharing. It i… Read more

Creek community tradition continues
Columnists

Creek community tradition continues

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek continues to flow at an accelerated rate as it has for the last three months. This is despite the f… Read more

Elk herds returning to summer feeding grounds
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Elk herds returning to summer feeding grounds

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
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Christopher Creek is smack dab in the middle of elk country. Now is the time of year when herds are moving from canyo… Read more

Spring break brings lots of visitors our way
Christopher Creek

Spring break brings lots of visitors our way

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek celebrity, Spencer, was having breakfast at Creekside Sunday with his parents, Terry and Cheri Shor… Read more

Warmer temperatures a true joy
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Warmer temperatures a true joy

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek got an early shot of welcome, spring-like temperatures this week. Mid to high 60s could hang around… Read more

Another crazy winter storm
Columnists

Another crazy winter storm

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek got another crazy winter storm on Monday and Tuesday. What started out as a snow event, dropping an… Read more

Christopher Creek

Creekside had a larger retiree demographic back in the day

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek in years past had a much larger retiree demographic. Going back 30 years, names such as the Wilsons… Read more

Storm run-off not as bad as expected
Columnists

Storm run-off not as bad as expected

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Apr 7, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek has been recognized with an entry in a drop-down menu on the new Payson Roundup website which debut… Read more

Christopher Creek

Creekside had a larger retiree demographic back in the day

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek in years past had a much larger retiree demographic. Going back 30 years, names such as the Wilsons, Byrnes, Pennington, Sim… Read more

Storm run-off not as bad as expected
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Another Week in the Creek

Storm run-off not as bad as expected

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Apr 7, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek has been recognized with an entry in a drop-down menu on the new Payson Roundup website which debuted last Friday. If you fo… Read more

Big, wet snow means lots of runoff in area creeks
Columnists
Another Week in the Creek

Big, wet snow means lots of runoff in area creeks

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Apr 7, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek gets a little wild from time to time. We are not talking about bears, javelina, mountain lion or nightlife. Over the last 30… Read more

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Anatomy of a January Mogollon Rim snowstorm
Christopher Creek

Anatomy of a January Mogollon Rim snowstorm

  • by Rod Britain roundup columnist
  • Updated Oct 18, 2019
  • 0

Christopher Creek got snow. A record-setting snow it was not, however, but it was a good one. Read more

Christopher Creek

Five horses dead in semi rollover

  • Alexis Bechman
  • Updated Feb 22, 2017
  • 0

He has worked with rodeo stock before, but never wrestled wild bucking stock on the side of the highway. Read more

Christopher Creek man dies after chain reaction crash
Christopher Creek

Christopher Creek man dies after chain reaction crash

  • Alexis Bechman
  • Updated Mar 15, 2017
  • 0

A Christopher Creek man died Monday after crashing several vehicles in a Payson intersection. Read more

Late, fast-melting snow no deterrent
Christopher Creek

Late, fast-melting snow no deterrent

  • Rod Britain
  • Updated Mar 17, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek held its last social event of winter last Saturday. This same event is oft touted as the kickoff of the summer social calend… Read more

Christopher Creek

Hiking around Christopher Creek great

  • Rod Britain
  • Updated Mar 17, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek is surrounded by great hiking trails. You are familiar with the Highline trail system, which stretches from the 260 Trailhea… Read more

Christopher Creek

The special blessings of a close-knit community

  • Updated Mar 24, 2017
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by Dave Elston, Special to the Roundup Read more

Christopher Creek

Snow a spectacular parade backdrop

  • Rod Britain
  • Updated Mar 24, 2017
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A Christopher Creek instant classic would be the best way to describe last Saturday night’s Christmas Electric Light Parade. The 17 superbly d… Read more

Columnists

Holiday celebrations stacking up

  • Rod Britain
  • Updated May 8, 2017
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Christopher Creek’s new homeowners, Pam and Dave Voita, hosted Thanksgiving and a birthday celebration in their newly remodeled cabin on Uphil… Read more

Monsoon lifts, muddies the creek
Christopher Creek

Monsoon lifts, muddies the creek

  • Rod Britain
  • Updated Jun 1, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek is normally a beautiful, babbling brook, but on Monday evening it became a boisterous, boiling, brown brew, bashing its way … Read more

Christopher Creek

Saying goodbye to a really great guy

  • Rod Britain
  • Updated Apr 12, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek held a memorial for John Matus at the Creekside Restaurant last Friday afternoon. Folks from all over filled the historic bu… Read more

Christopher Creek

There’s always a good time somewhere

  • Rod Britain
  • Updated Apr 12, 2017
  • 0

Christopher Creek is three miles west of Colcord Road, which winds for about 10 miles through ponderosa pine and oak trees beneath the awe-ins… Read more

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