Rim Review February 17, 2016

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Travel

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Ken Brooks shares some of his favorite travel destinations.

Artist Bill Ahrendt to speak at Archaeological Society meeting Feb. 20.

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MARRIAGE CONFERENCE PLANNED The First Baptist Church of Pine is hosting a Marriage Conference — the art of marriage, going to the heart of God’s design in February. The deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 19.

The cost is $35 per couple. The event is from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 and from 2:45 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21 at the First Baptist Church of Pine, 4039 N. Highway 87.

First Baptist will provide a light breakfast and lunch on Saturday and a light dinner on Sunday, however the church is unable to provide child care.

To register, call the church, 928-476-3552 or email Marriage First at AOM&MarriageFirst.org.

SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP DINNER

The Payson Special Needs Family Support Group holds its sixth annual lasagna dinner and dance from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Tonto Apache Recreation Center gym. The theme of the dinner and dance is Valentine’s.

All special needs families and caregivers are welcome and there is no charge this year.

Optional swimming will follow the party at the Tonto Apache pool.

AT THE PAYSON LIBRARY Bill Ahrendt

ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP HOSTS ARTIST The Rim Country Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society meets at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Holy Nativity. The church is located at the corner of Easy Street and Bradley in Payson. Guests are invited to attend.

Visitors are welcome.

The guest speaker will be Bill Ahrendt, a renowned local artist (his home and studio are in Pine).

At age 7 he began drawing, having announced to his family that he was going to become an artist. Unwaveringly, he put art at the top of his priorities through public school years and through the Los Angeles Art Center School, and the Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio, from which he graduated magna cum laude in 1956. Winning the Institute’s prized travel scholarship at graduation allowed him to tour all the major museums of Europe from a studio base, which he established in Rome, Italy and later Munich, Germany.

For more than 11 years Ahrendt studied and worked on developing his technique in various European locations.

During his 11 years in Europe his study of the work and techniques of the Old Masters remained his primary focus.

Upon his return to the U.S. he chaired the art department of Glendale Community College and acted as contributing editor for Arizona Highways magazine.

Ahrendt now devotes his efforts to interpreting a full range of Southwestern historical sagas in his drawings, oils and tempera paintings. Anyone with a love of the history of the American West will not want to miss his presentation.

The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., presents an advanced class on eBooks, including how to get audio books using OverDrive at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 in the meeting room of the library.

Adult cooking classes return to the library Saturday, March 5 — see photo at right for more information.

A children’s Spring Reading Roundup is planned from March 7 through March 16. The program is for infants through those who are 18.

More information will be available soon.

In the meantime, to get details about any of these programs, contact the library at 928-474-9260.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SUPERSTARS!

Tickets are now on sale for the Payson Elks Lodge annual Men’s SUPERSTARS! event, which is Saturday, March 5. The cost is $20 per person and includes a dinner choice of stuffed pork chops or Cornish game hen.

This event is open to the public. Deadline for ticket purchases is Friday, Feb. 26, but don’t wait until the last minute to buy as this event will sell out. For more information call 928-474-2572.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS Open up your studio to friends and visitors to show and sell your art as part of the Payson Art League’s ’Neath the Rim 15th Annual Open Studio Tour Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 29, 30 and May 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Applications are due by March 1.

For information contact Sally Myers at 928-4728651 or www. paysonartleague.org or paysonart league@gmail.com

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Registration is open now for a number of March youth programs planned by the Payson Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department.

Both Youth Soccer and High School Soccer League registration closes March 4, with practices starting March 14 and the season beginning March 28. The cost to participate is $30 per child.

Go online to paysonrimcountry.com or to the park office in Green Valley Park to learn more.

A camp for future Longhorn baseball players is slat-

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ADULT COOKING CLASS AT LIBRARY Adult cooking classes return to the library Saturday, March 5 when there will be a program on learning about food to eat to prevent a diagnosis of diabetes. The class is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and requires registration, which opens Feb. 24. The class is presented by Cassandra Vortruba, a graduate student at Zukerman College of Public Health, with training in maternal and child health and a PharmD candidate at the College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona. Call the library at 928-474-9260 for details. ed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 16 at the high school baseball field.

The program is for area youngsters in the third through ninth grades and costs $25 per participant and includes a T-shirt and lunch. Pre-registration closes March 15.

On-site registration will be held as well, but there is no guarantee of a T-shirt.

Go online to paysonrimcountry.com or to the park office in Green Valley Park to learn more.

A new offering this year is a dance camp from March 21 through March 24 at Vibe Dance Studio, 1207 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson. The cost is $35 and registration closes March 15.

The camp offers a variety of styles and will include a closing recital: ballet and lyrical dance is the theme of the Monday, March 21 class; jazz and hip hop will be featured Tuesday, March 22; cheer and tumbling is the focus of the Wednesday, March 23 class; and the recital/showcase is Thursday, March 24.

The classes are for those ages 4 to 14: those 4 to 8 meet from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; those 7 to 11 are in class from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and those 10 to 14 train from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Go online to paysonrimcountry.com or to the park office in Green Valley Park to learn more.

A TASTE OF RIM COUNTRY The 15th Annual A Taste of Rim Country, hosted by the Library Friends of Payson, Inc., is from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 12 at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. The event includes samplings of appetizers and/or desserts from area restaurants, caterers and chefs.

Guests can enjoy a complimentary wine-tasting table and participate in a 50-50 Cash Raffle and Silent Auction of donated items of fine arts, jewelry and more. So far, six participants are registered: Mazatzal Hotel & Casino’s Cedar Ridge Restaurant, Sal & Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant, Shelia’s Creekside Steakhouse, Rim Country Health, Cardo’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant and The Randall House.

Tickets are priced at $35 each, $20 of which is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution, and

Rim teens will be out there this Saturday at the annual Lip Sync Contest, see details inside along with other concert notes.

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CALLING ALL CAR-CRAZY KIDS The Rim Country Classic Auto Club is calling all car-crazy kids to build cardboard show vehicles for the 2016 Beeline Cruise-In Car Show.

The group is hosting a “Build Your Dream Vehicle” contest, sponsored by Payson Concrete.

There is no cost to enter. The contest is about letting imaginations run wild and getting creative while having fun and being involved in one of the Rim Country’s biggest, most popular events.

The event is open to individual children ages 5 to 12 plus vehicles made as a school class project will also be accepted.

The vehicle must be made of 100 percent cardboard, but it can be finished/decorated in any material. The vehicle can be no smaller than 36 inches long, 24 inches wide and 18 inches high. Parents can assist only in using tools that are not safe for children to handle.

The child/class is responsible for having their vehicle placed in front of the large ramada at Green Valley Park no later than 8 a.m., Saturday, April 30, with a sign, 8-inches-by-10-inches, displaying their name(s) and age(s).

Car show participants will select the winners and award plaques and prize money will be awarded: $50 for best of show; $25 for first choice, second choice and third choice.

After the 4 p.m. awards it is the entrant’s responsibility to remove their entry from the park.

Call J. Zezima at 928-478-6989 for additional information.

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include a ballot on which to vote for your favorite chef entries. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold.

They are available now at the circulation desk of the Payson Public Library at 328 N. McLane Rd. There will be no ticket sales at the door on the evening of the event.

Tickets sell out fast, so patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets as soon as possible.

For more information, please contact the Library Friends at P.O. Box 13, Payson, AZ 85547, or email us at library_friends@hotmail.com.

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TRAVEL TALK | KEN BROOKS

SOME FAVORITE DESTINATIONS The other day I began thinking tainment, fine restaurants, and about some of my favorite vaca- theater. Plan at least two days tions and destinations. I’ll review here to wander around.

Now, continuing north, you will a few of those that came to mind.

Driving or taking the train reach one of my favorite cities — from Los Angeles up to Seattle is Seattle. Here, you want to take one fine vacation. From Southern one of the ferries out to an island or two just for the ride California you pass and the scenery that can through ranches, farms be viewed from the boat and I suggest you take rail. See and experience the Highway 101 so you as much of the San Juan can view miles of the Islands as time permits.

Pacific Ocean. There There is shopping at are many interesting the waterfront as well cities, towns and villagas downtown. Be sure es on your way north to have some smoked to San Francisco. If you salmon before leaving like, you can visit winerKEN BROOKS the area. Almost anyies, interesting eateries and end up in the City one you speak with will by the Bay. recommend their favorite seafood In San Francisco you can either restaurant. Some restaurants bed down for the night or take two even smoke the fish in back of or three days to see the many their establishment. The mounsights offered here. Be sure to ride tain range in back of the city is one or two cable cars as they ding a mind blower. I hope the sky is and clank their way up and down clear for you when there. the hills of the city. Fisherman’s If time is not an issue, from Wharf is a great place for a walk- Seattle drive north to Vancouver, ing tour and to either have lunch Canada. It’s not that far and well worth the visit. Be aware that you or dinner.

I recommend a crab or shrimp must now have a passport card Louie — any seafood here is fresh or passport to enter and depart from the sea and worth the money. the U.S. and many other counYou can dine looking out on the tries. Vancouver is very beautiful bay and all the activity around with wonderful parks, high-rise the wharf. There will be fishing buildings, an interesting bay with boats being attended to as well activities and friendly people to as many tourist shops, a muse- help you along the way. Take a um and interesting people. You city tour here so you won’t miss will find a chocolate factory, cook- the main sights.

I have written several times ies being baked and hundreds of other sights around the wharf. about seeing the Old South You can see fishermen cooking with New Orleans as one of the crab in large pots and many locals main focuses. Perhaps even a take a cooked crab home for din- paddle-wheel boat trip up the ner wrapped in newspaper. At Mississippi River. Your travel your hotel or motel you will find agent will be able to recommend brochures of things to do and trips that will interest you. In New Orleans you want to spend at points to visit.

You will also want to include least two days to walk the French a visit to the old Ferry Building. Quarter, sample a few recomIt now is a wonderful mall with mended restaurants (there are many interesting shops to browse. many) and visit a museum or two.

Pick up a loaf of sourdough bread You may find taking a Hurricane here and take it back to your room Katrina Tour interesting, showto munch on. ing what happened that fateful From the bay area, continue day and during the weeks of its to head north through the beauti- aftermath.

While you are in this area of the ful mountains stopping along the way at the small towns to walk world, also visit nearby Lafayette, around a bit and to take in the Baton Rouge, Natchez, Vicksburg sights. Portland will be the next and Biloxi. This is really the Old big city on this route — well more South and wonderful to experior less. If you are staying on 101, ence. you will make a jaunt east to Our national parks should reach Portland. It is an amazing, be seen at least once. You friendly city with much to see want to visit the Grand Tetons, and do. The city is positioned on Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore the Columbia River. Here, you and in California, Yosemite, plus can take a river boat ride, visit the many lesser-known federal the interesting shops near and holdings that dot the country from in downtown and stop into the coast to coast All are mighty and several bookstores that offer hard not to be forgotten. I suggest this to get publications. Portland has trip to be in the spring or fall when everything: good evening enter- the crowds are less. Some of these

parks close for winter so be sure to check with the park service to learn when the sites are open.

If you have not visited Washington, D.C. and New York City at least once, you should plan to do so. Washington is so very special and unique and New York is mighty. You can do these by organized tour or on your own. In both New York and Washington, D.C., plan to take a guided tour of the city. These are not that expensive and show you the highlights (and you don’t have to worry about the parking). It’s the only way to really enjoy the experience.

I think you would find renting a car in Orlando, Fla. interesting and after visiting there, driving south to visit Ft. Lauderdale and Miami and doing an Everglades tour then heading up the state’s west coast to Tampa, visiting the many fine towns along the way.

It’s a different part of our country and fun to explore. Some time ago I joined the AAA Auto Club and use their maps and travel books to plan driving trips. You might look into joining yourself if you plan to do a lot of driving this year.

The Northeast of the United States is colorful and interesting, especially in fall colors. New England is full of early American history with interesting towns and cities. October is a good month to see the blaze of gold, browns, reds and greens throughout the area. A guided tour might be the best way of seeing this part of the country.

Alaska and Hawaii are always interesting. Hawaii should be visited for its wonderful tropical scenery and climate and fine hotels as well as fantastic beaches. You can see mountains and volcanoes in one day’s drive.

Alaska is best seen in the spring, summer and fall of the year. A cruise on the inside passage for seven days is a good starter visiting interesting towns along the way and perhaps Glacier Bay. There is so much to see and visit away from the good old USA it’s hard to select just a few here, but I’ll give it a go.

A few years ago we drove through the Canadian Rockies to visit Jasper National Park along with Lake Louise and Banff.

Everyone, if they possibly can, should visit this part of the world before cashing in. The mighty mountains, valleys and rivers are almost beyond belief. It’s expensive, but worth the time and money.

New Zealand is special with its 1,100 miles of coast, beautiful farms, cities and villages. The North and South Island have their treats for the eye and belly and

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Inside the Great Nave of the San Francisco’s Ferry Building Marketplace.

you should try and make this trip if at all possible. It’s a special place.

While in the Pacific, try also to stop off on your way to New Zealand in the Islands of Tahiti.

Visit Moorea and Bora Bora at least. These are some of the most beautiful tropical spots on earth.

The Norwegian Fjords should be seen from the deck of a cruise ship. Select a cruise that visits several fjords and spends a little time in Norway, it’s a wonderful and scenic country and worth the time to visit.

Many cruises that visit the Norwegian Fjords also stop at St. Petersburg, Russia. This city is special because of its heritage of palaces and museums containing some of the world’s most trea-

sured art and craft collections.

Visiting the palaces is awe-inspiring. They are well kept and you can see how the royal families of Russia lived. Some of these palaces have more than 1,000 rooms.

This is probably one of the most interesting cities in the world.

Western Europe should be seen because of its history and because so many American families originated from there. We’re talking about the British Isles, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Holland and more. These countries have become modern while retaining some of the Old World trappings.

Many travelers choose one country at a time to fully explore.

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STORAGE THAT MOVES Some of the best dialog of WHEN YOU DO! any comic-based film DEADPOOL

the most excellent “Zombieland” and fans Let’s get something out of the way from of that fine film will remember the fast, the get go. “Deadpool” proudly waves the R snarky quips. In “Deadpool” the quips are rating from the movie rating agency — very faster and snarkier. proudly. We have lots of extreme violence Which give Ryan Reynolds and his and constant foul language. There are totalromantic lead Morena Baccarin (as girlly naked girls strutting around a strip club and some pretty standard sex scenes. The friend Vanessa) plenty to work with. The banter between and among the characters 36-year-old Brazilian beauty has done some involved the sort of talk you might hear in Andy McKinney great work, but mostly on TV. She had a sophomore dorm if the sophomores had Reviewer strong roles in the cult space epic “Firefly,” lively tongues and quick wits, but never in a revival of “V”’ and in “Homeland” — all mixed company at any place of time. The R TV shows. She gets to display her prerating is earned many times over. viously unknown to me comic abilities as she and Still with me? “Deadpool” also happens to have Reynolds bat sexual bon mots back and forth. some of the best dialog writing in any comic bookThis is the first time in the bigs for director Tim based film in recent memory, or maybe ever. Star Miller. He did however get an Oscar nomination for a Ryan Reynolds plays “Deadpool,” a high-end ex-sol- short film, so he has recognized talent.

Also in her first big screen hit is young Brianna dier who discovers true love and terminal cancer at just about the same time. He is offered a chance to Hildebrand. She plays one of the X-Men, a talented live by nefarious creeps who torture him to stimulate mutant named Negasonic Teenage Warhead. She his latent mutant abilities. (The film inhabits the acts like a detached, angry teenage girl might act, same universe as the “X-Men”). They really torture which is trying to all around her, but she uses her him quite well, cure his terminal cancer and also super powers to help out, so we forgive her her teenchange his movie star good looks to skin mottled and age angst. hideous. In the trailer his bartender says he looks I count this one as an action/comedy. It runs for like “What happens if you cross an avocado with an one hour and 48 minutes. I have already mentioned older and angrier avocado.” the strong R rating and I am not kidding around While he appreciates the gift of life, he does not about that. appreciate the nefarious creeps turning him into a “Deadpool” debuts in the theaters 25 years to the monstrous freak. Lucky for us in the audience, he month from the day the character comes to life in the seems to be a focused sociopath who has no problem comic book “New Mutants #98” which I guess is cool. in seeking out said creeps and dealing with them as The character Deadpool mentions in a snarky way they deserve. His new powers included rapid healing actor Liam Neeson’s three “Taken” films in one of his and some kind of super ability to do geometry at a asides. Neeson played a small role in the 1988 Dirty lightning-like speed while doing acrobatics under Harry film “The Dead Pool.” Director Tim Miller fills hostile fire. At one point he predicts where the heads the screen with odd bits of movie memorabilia like of three bad guys will line up and managed to jump, this. spin and fire a single round that takes all three heads This four saw blade flick is not for the middle at once. Amazing math skills combined with super school boys who will like it the most, but who won’t athletic abilities allow him to defeat all comers. be let in the door. Made on a generous $58 million The writing really does set a nice high mark. budget, “Deadpool” came up No. 1 on its opening We expect our comic book heroes by now to have a weekend and to my surprise looks to turn a profit. certain snarky quality to them. Writers Rhett Reese Watch for the usual Marvel Comics cameo by Stan and Paul Wernick pour it on. They both helped write Lee.

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BY TERESA MCQUERREY RIM REVIEW EDITOR

Andy McKinney really knows his Zombie movies and he has written a book to prove it, “A Gross of Zombies — Reviews of 144 Zombie Movies.”

Just released by AuthorHouse publishing, the book shares McKinney’s take on Zombie movies made over the decades. He includes a list of more than 700 Zombie movies that have been made from 1932 through 2015. He says the 1932 movie, “White Zombie,” is the first known Zombie movie made.

He includes movies that can in any way be considered a Zombie movie: movies with, the traditional slow-moving, brain-eating Zombies, demon Zombies, space alien Zombies, funny Zombies, metaphorical Zombies and Zombies in love.

McKinney says if a country has any sort of film industry it has probably produced a Zombie movie, but most still come from the U.S. He reports that in 2014 alone, there were 50 new Zombie movies released.

The 144 Zombie movies are in alphabetical order,

not year of production, so thumb through the 299page book and see what titles jump out at you. Some of the earliest films McKinney reviews were made in the 1940s.

His rating system — “brains” — a good one is a four-brainer.

And how did he get to be such a Zombie movie expert? He likes movies — writing about them on a weekly basis for The Rim Review is a good indicator of that fact. McKinney’s book’s back cover tells the tale: He “lived for 30 years in Alaska. The long winters gave him plenty of time to watch movies ....

He loves the flickers and finds Zombie films fascinating and loads of fun.”

In his book’s introduction, he writes, “I like traditional style Zombies best myself but the various subgenres are also worthwhile .... This book is best used to inform and warn the Zombie fan .... We just want to have fun and be entertained .... We don’t have to have a perfect movie to enjoy it but there are some that simply suck an hour and a half away from your life. Avoid them, I will tell you in the following pages which to avoid at all costs.”

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A LOOK AT BOOKS | TERESA MCQUERREY

Rim authors making the rounds Several Rim authors are sharing new works. The Rim Review’s own movie guru has just released “A Gross of Zombies — Reviews of 144 Zombie Movies” which you can read more about on Page 4 of this issue.

Today at noon at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., prolific Rim author Marsha Ward is the guest of the Arizona Professional Writers Rim Country Chapter.

New author Diane Dickerson will have a book signing for her “The Diaries of Margaret Klenke Tasset, 1930-1939” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 at the library.

Award-winning Rim author Susan Haught has just released her contemporary women’s romantic fiction, “A Promise of Fireflies.”

southwestern Kansas.

Margaret often references the conditions of life in those trying times, but for the most part, her diary writings reflect the daily accounts and typical musings of the young woman she was.

She had an active social life with friends and was courted by a couple of her high school male friends, one of which was Clarence “Sweet” Tasset, whom she would eventually marry.

Through her diary entries, readers will see a love story unfold as she shares her innermost feelings for the man who becomes the love of her life.

This book was conceived at a

APW RIM COUNTRY CHAPTER HOSTS MARSHA WARD

Payson-area author Marsha Ward will speak on creating memorable characters at the Arizona Professional Writers (APW) meeting at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 17 in the Payson Public Library meeting room. The program is free and open to the public.

Award-winning author and poet Marsha Ward has been a journalist, editor and publisher, and lost count of the number of her published works several years ago when it hit 900. These days, she is best known for her acclaimed historical novel series, the Owen Family Saga, which is set in the American West in post-Civil War times. Her latest novel “Gone for a Soldier” is a prequel and details the horrors the Owen family endured during “The Unpleasantness” that took place in Virginia from 1861-1865, both on the battleground and the home front.

Ward is the founder of American Night Writers Association and a member of Western Writers of America and Women Writing the West. A popular workshop presenter and writing teacher, she makes her home near Payson.

When she is not writing, she loves to travel, give talks, meet readers, and sign books. Learn more at MarshaWard.com.

DIANE DICKERSON BOOK SIGNING

Diane Dickerson will be selling and signing copies of her book, “The Diaries of Margaret Klenke Tasset, 1930-1939” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Payson Public Library.

A resident of the Rim Country for 10 years, Dickerson’s book is a transcription of the actual diaries her mother, Margaret Klenke Tasset, kept between 1930 and 1939 during the depth of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era in

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Diane Dickerson will sell and sign copies of her book, “The Diaries of Margaret Klenke Tasset, 1930-1939” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Payson Public Library.

family reunion in 2012 at the family farm, which is still owned and operated by one of the Tassets.

“We were passing around the two diaries of Margaret and it occurred to me that we should really preserve those books as they were showing some wear.

I proposed to the family that the diaries be transcribed and I volunteered to undertake the task. My sister-in-law, Rosann (Dockendorf) Tasset, stepped up and said she would transcribe the second diary. So we each took the diaries back home with us to begin the task. It didn’t go as quickly as I had hoped ... now, three years later, the diaries are transcribed and proofread by all of the children of Margaret and Clarence,” Dickerson writes in the book’s foreword.

The book includes commentaries by all the children of Margaret and Clarence in which they reflect on her writings and her influence on them.

Images of her actual handwriting are included as well as photos of her family and of her

friends and photos that portray the important events in her life with Clarence.

The author, Dickerson, one of a set of twins, who were the fourth and fifth of eight children born to Margaret and Clarence Tasset.

She was born in Dodge City, Kan. and grew up on the family farm south of Spearville, Kan. and attended St. John’s Grade School and Windthorst High School. She graduated from St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kan., with a bachelor’s of arts degree in mathematics in 1968. She taught high school mathematics for one year in Greensburg, Kan. before moving to Tucson, Ariz., where she married Brian Dickerson. She has lived with her husband in Tucson, Ariz., in Ventura, Calif. and now in Payson.

She earned a master’s of secondary education in 1973 while teaching at Canyon Del Oro High School in Tucson. Her careers include teaching, computer support specialist, residential real estate appraiser and QuickBooks bookkeeping consultant. She says she wrote the book to preserve and to share the diaries with present and future descendants of her parents.

Dickerson said she thinks it would also be a good resource for those interested in writing fiction or learning more about life in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression.

Her publisher has asked if she would be interested in marketing it for a movie, but she said that was not why she wrote the book, however, if any of her family —

other family members don’t want to see the story commercialized in that way.

She said her favorite entries from her mother’s diaries were about life right after her marriage in 1934 when the newlyweds went to McAllen, Texas where Clarence worked in the orchards. They were only there for four months, but so were their best friends — Margaret’s best friend had married Clarence’s best friend — and even though the work was hard and wages low, they all still had a good time, getting together for card games and listening to baseball games and the Friday night fights on the radio, going to dances and the movies.

Dickerson said the thing that surprised her most as she read her mother’s diaries and transcribed them was the romantic triangle of sorts in which Margaret was involved. Two young men she had known in high school were courting her at the same time and while she was falling in love with Clarence, she worried about the other beau and always felt bad that she may have hurt him with her choice.

The book publisher is AuthorHouse and the book can be found and purchased online at their website or at Barnes&Noble. com or at Amazon.com by searching its title and/or author.

Dickerson will be selling the books for $18 at the book signing, which is a discount from online sales.

“Profits are going to the Windthorst Heritage, which is working to preserve an historic German Catholic church,” Dickerson said. Two of her family’s ancestors Frank Klenke and Henry Tasset, along with Herman Thesing, “were dispatched to Southwest Kansas in 1877 on behalf of the German Catholic Aurora Homestead Association of Cincinnati, Ohio to inspect land for their new settlement. The association eventu-

ally bought ten sections of land for ten dollars per acre from the Sante Fe Railroad. The new settlement would be named after Ludvig Von Windthorst.” (From the Windthorst Heritage, Inc. website.)

HAUGHT’S NEW BOOK

Award-winning author Susan Haught’s new book, “A Promise of Fireflies” is contemporary romantic women’s fiction.

In the book her main character, Ryleigh Collins discovers a blood-stained journal among her deceased mother’s belongings, her curiosity leads her to a puzzling Mark Twain look-alike who shatters her family history, and her sense of belonging.

Bearing a treasure chest of secrets and a deeply scarred heart, Ryleigh returns home to her ex-husband’s appeal to take him back. Overwhelmed, she seeks refuge at a resort in the quiet majesty of the Rocky Mountains. But as the snow deepens, so do her feelings for Logan Cavanaugh, the distinctly reserved resort owner.

Two lost souls collide in a paralyzing snowstorm, but when the skies clear, Logan surrenders to a deepening guilt he can’t fight.

Ryleigh’s sense of abandonment is further compromised with his sudden departure, though she refuses to believe they’ve left their shared memories frozen in the mountains of Colorado.

To learn more, contact Susan Haught, Four Carat Press, at susanhaughtbooks@gmail.com.

Editor’s note: Rim Country authors are encouraged by the staff of The Rim Review and Payson Roundup to get in touch with us about recently released work and your upcoming events.

We need the information about appearances with local groups and book signings at least two weeks in advance of the event date in order to place it in calendar listings and possibly do a story.

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Margaret Klenke Tasset’s life during the Great Depression in the Dust Bowl of southwestern Kansas is detailed in transcriptions of her diaries by her daughter, Diane Dickerson.

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Lip Sync Contest photo at left by DJ Craig; top photo by Dennis Fendler; photo above contributed

Music of all kinds will be heard around Payson this weekend. Friday, Feb. 19, the Rock of Ages Lutheran Church hosts a Christian concert with Chris Driesbach; Saturday, Feb. 20, area students are on stage at the PHS Auditorium for the annual Lip Sync Contest; and Sunday, Feb. 21, the area’s popular jazz series returns to Community Presbyterian Church.

Music abounds in Rim Country This weekend music lovers will find heaven in the Rim Country. Beginning Friday, Feb. 19 and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 21, a wide choice of music will be offered for your listening pleasure.

CHRISTIAN CONCERT WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC

Chris Driesbach is coming to Payson to present a Christian concert at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19 at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 204 W. Airport Road.

His songs are all original Christian music and he loves to tell the story of the church and his journey to faith. He played music professionally for 30 years before turning his talents to Christian music, which he has performed throughout the country.

During the last nine years he has presented concerts at more than 700 Lutheran churches in 41 states from Anchorage, Alaska to Orlando, Fla. Driesbach has been writing Christian songs for the last 11 years, including a song about his personal experience with Hurricane Katrina when he lived in New Orleans. There, he was a member of Crown of Life Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

He lost all of his musical equipment in the flood following Katrina, but generous WELS members gave money to replace it, along with funds and other assistance to rebuild his church and the homes of 41

members of the congregation, including Driesbach.

He said he was so moved by the generosity of others that he wanted to start traveling to present thank-you concerts at no charge.

“I have a deep desire to go sing my songs and tell the happy story about Jesus and meet and worship with my brothers and sisters all around the USA. This wonderful thing God is letting me do is really a dream come true!” he says in his biography.

Driesbach has recorded six Christian CDs. He is married and lives in Huntsville, Ala. “My plans are to continue a limited schedule playing music in our churches about 20 weeks per year. The rest of the time I’m a house-husband support system for my wife who is an RN in administration at the Huntsville hospital,” he writes.

Copies of his CDs will be available at the concert and refreshments will be served.

LIP SYNC CONTEST

The Rim Country Optimist Club and the Rotary Club of Payson, with the help of Payson High Longhorn Theatre Company, are proud to sponsor the Eighth Annual Lip Sync Contest. This family-friendly event is Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Payson High School Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the performance at 7 p.m.

Students will compete to win up to $1,100 in prize money including a $100 “audience choice” prize.

In addition, four faculty groups from Payson High School, Rim Country Middle School, Center for Success and Administrative Leadership will be competing against each other for a $500 school grant provided by the two clubs.

The Rotarians and Optimists thank the school staff for their efforts, which are “beyond the call of duty.” Their support of this event helps the clubs give youth a different avenue of competition in addition to the proceeds being used for scholarships.

Hopefully the staff will have as much fun as the kids.

Arrive early and bid on one or more of the wonderful silent auction items. Advance tickets can be purchased through Friday, Feb. 19 for $10 adults, $5 for students from club members at Payson Public Library, Oasis Christian Books & Gifts and Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets purchased at the door are $12 for adults and $6 for students.

All adult ticket holders will receive a coupon to use at Sal and Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Joan Young at 928-4722264.

JAZZ SERIES RESUMES

After a brief hiatus, the popular concert series presented by The Payson Friends of Jazz and The Community Presbyterian Church resumes with a concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21. Admission is $5 per person.

Taking place at the church, 800 W. Main St., the featured artist is saxophonist Tony Vacca, a professional performer, composer, educator and recording artist for Half Note Records, official label for world famous Blue Note clubs.

A native of New Jersey, Vacca began his professional career at the age of 7 performing in the family band and continued throughout his teenage years playing sax and keyboards.

Over the course of his career, Vacca has performed and recorded with such jazz legends as Lionel Hampton, Sammy Davis, Jr., Richie Cole, Conti Candoli, Irvin Mayfield, Jon Faddis, The Four Tops, Sam Moore, The Temptations, Tony Bennett, Frank Foster, Marvin Stamm and Doc Severinsen.

He was a featured soloist with both the Bob Stone and Rob Parton Big Bands and can be heard on Parton’s first release, “Rob Parton’s Jazz Tech Big Band” on the Sea Breeze label.

His debut CD, “Three Point Landing” was released in 2001 and co-produced by CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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The Fossil Creek Gang, with Gerry Reynolds, Suzanne Knighton and Dale Knighton will accompany jazz saxophonist Tony Vacca in a concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Community Presbyterian Church, which is located at 800 W. Main St.

Music lineup FROM PAGE 6

Grammy nominated Irvin Mayfield. It received rave reviews around the globe as “thoughtful, demure, straight-ahead post-bop.” Released on Half Note Records, the official label for the world famous Blue Note Jazz Clubs, “Three Point Landing” was voted one of the five best Arizona CDs by Phoenix Magazine in 2013.

The 2014 season featured Vacca as the headliner for the “Music at the Wrigley Mansion Jazz Series” where he performed with some of the top keyboard players in the Valley, including Judy Roberts, Nick Mansion and Nicole Pesce.

He is available for concerts, clinics and master classes throughout the world. For more information, contact him at tvacca@saxplayer.com.

The Fossil Creek Gang, a high-spirited and talented local group that sing and perform on various instruments the tunes from early-era jazz and soulful blues ballads, to late century swing and pop, will join Vacca in his Payson performance at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St. The Fossil Creek Gang includes Suzanne Knighton, Dale Knighton and Gerry Reynolds.

Singing since 5, Suzanne Knighton has played upright bass, guitar and keyboard most of her mature life in restaurants, hotels, resorts and casinos in the western U.S., usually in varied styles from folk, rock, blues to jazz. Making a living with music for more than 30 years, husband Dale Knighton joined her early in her career to form the group Whitewater.

Dale Knighton is a multi-talented musician who plays guitar, keyboards, banjo, harmonica and he also sings.

Touring with his wife, Suzanne, they achieved success in the western-states circuit. Earlier, Dale assembled banjos for Gariepy Banjos, and he played for several years at Knott’s Berry Farm. He is a master string performer.

For more than 20 years, Gerry Reynolds has been an active jazz combo and big band drummer in Arizona. He is known for organizing music events, mostly jazz, in Rim Country, and he played with many professional artists in more than 100 Sunday afternoon performances at the Community Presbyterian Church of Payson.

A new group, Fossil Creek Gang, was formed when Suzanne and Dale added Gerry as their drummer. They all reside in Strawberry.

An RSVP to attend the concert is advised; reply to GerryReynolds@hotmail.com.

Future jazz concerts offered by the Payson Friends of Jazz and the Community Presbyterian Church, which will take place at the church, 800 W. Main St. include: • Jazz and soul vocalist Renee Patrick, with a quartet, at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 13.

• The smooth jazz tones of Trace, featuring vocalist John Hesterman, at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 10.

• The world-renowned jazz guitarist Howard Alden Trio, 2 p.m., Sunday, May 22.

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SUPER CROSSWORD

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NATIONAL REPLACEMENTS ACROSS 1 Flynn of old films 6 Hardly subtle 13 Census datum 16 Actor Belushi 19 Primed 20 Its capital is Bucharest 21 Install, as tile 22 Prefix with polar 23 Old directory-assistance request, in Belmopan?

26 Pan coverer 27 Vitamins, e.g.

28 “___-haw!”

29 Ale barrels 30 Caesar of 1950s TV 31 Add an inducement, in Stockholm?

36 Rock band staple, in Doha?

42 Galaxy unit 43 Steelmaking places 44 Divided-skirt garment 46 Really anger 50 ___ facto 51 In the vicinity 53 Early TV comic Louis 55 Contemptible 56 Alternative to GPS 58 Tart pie topping, in Sanaa?

64 “Break ___!” (“Do well!”)

66 Duo quadrupled 67 Gets close to 68 Dependents expecting meals, in Budapest?

74 Mortise’s counterpart 75 Full-speed, archaically 76 Place to live 77 Really tough puzzle, in

Manama?

81 Like Bach’s music 86 Paul’s “Exodus” role 87 RR building 88 Less effectual 90 ___ lang syne 91 Hip-hop artist 94 Bona fide 98 Radiate 99 Jai ___ 101 Hand over a duty, in Thimphu?

104 Beach Boys hit, in Kigali?

108 Will be now?

109 Locality 110 Lav, in Bath 111 Promise 117 Deli salmon 118 Orwell novel, in Port-auPrince?

123 Sch. URL ender 124 Sporty truck, briefly 125 Norm 126 Ornamental ruffle 127 “You’re right” 128 Actor Wass 129 Argue in too much detail 130 Long suit DOWN 1 Land o’ leprechauns 2 Bausch & Lomb brand 3 Balsa floater 4 Sign of rot 5 Greek harp players of old 6 Chastain of women’s soccer 7 Pol Trent 8 Gallic pals 9 Lao-tzu’s universal 10 Journalist Curry

11 Pen tip 12 ___ kwon do 13 Vulcans, e.g.

14 Dictionary of geography 15 Needle hole 16 Kentucky Derby drink 17 ___ Montoya (“The Princess Bride” swordsman) 18 Center 24 Israeli leader Golda 25 Soap stuff 29 Deborah of “The King and I” 31 La ___ (Philadelphia university) 32 Intl. commerce group 33 Munch on 34 Richard Gere title role of 2000 35 Fictional Solo 36 Arabian ruler 37 Lead-in to suction 38 Snow queen in “Frozen” 39 Blockhead 40 300, to Livy 41 Pier 45 Tangle up 47 Pond flora 48 Melon, e.g.

49 Lea females 51 “Tra” follower 52 Producing an effect 54 So-far nonexistent 57 Carta lead-in 59 Everest, e.g.

60 Outer: Prefix 61 High degree 62 Conclude 63 Premaritally named 65 Duffel with workout gear, maybe 68 “You could ___ pin drop”

69 Far from cool 70 “___ any drop to drink” 71 Egyptian ___ (spotted cat breed) 72 Grafton’s “___ for Outlaw” 73 Sharif of film 74 Ski lift type 78 Manna eater 79 Donovan of “Clueless” 80 Speak wildly 82 Waikiki site 83 Cease 84 Arm bone 85 Early utopia 89 “I’m not impressed” 92 The old man 93 Samara-dropping tree 95 Green gp.

96 Indian bread 97 Amer. money 98 County officer 100 Pressed 102 Less difficult 103 Very dry, as champagne 104 Bill ___ and His Comets 105 Whittle away 106 Infiniti rival 107 Adversity 111 Starbuck’s captain 112 Pudding starch 113 ’60s hairdo 114 Dark genre 115 Unorthodox sect 116 ___ Stanley Gardner 118 Brazil 119 Bistro check 120 Cain raiser 121 Slithery fish 122Pro-gun gp.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) St. Valentine’s Day magic rules the entire week for romantic Rams and Ewes. Music, which is the food of love, is also strong. The weekend offers news both unexpected and anticipated.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your aspects favor the arts -which the Divine Bovine loves, loves, loves. Also, for those looking for romantic love, Cupid is available for requests. After all, his mother, Venus, rules your sign.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Loving commitments continue to grow stronger. Ditto budding relationships. A recent move to help start up a new career-linked direction soon could begin to show signs of progress.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Single Moon Children might be eager to take that proverbial chance on love. But your more serious side will feel better if you take things slowly and give your moonstruck self more time.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) It’s a love fest for Leos and Leonas this week. Paired Cats might expect to be purr-fectly in sync.

And with matchmaking friends, single Simbas searching for romance shouldn’t have too far to look.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) More understanding on both sides can work miracles in restoring ailing relationships to health. Make the first move, and you’ll be closer to your much-wanted reunion.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Accept the fact that you are worthy of being loved, and you’ll find proof in what is revealed to you over the course of the week. Also accept a compliment offered with great sincerity.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Planning to take a new direction in life is exciting. And so is a new awareness of someone’s special affection. Expect a slow and mostly steady development of the situation.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Although you might still feel you weren’t treated quite right in a recent matter, all that will work out in time. Meanwhile, enjoy the week’s special qualities and potentials.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Deciding not to give up on a troubling romantic situation helps start the healing process. Expect to find some valuable insight into yourself as things move along.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) The week is filled with positive potentials, but it’s up to you to make the right choices. The advice of someone who truly cares for you and your well-being can be priceless.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) It’s a good time to make yourself available to possibilities of the romantic kind. Already paired? Good. In that case, be sure to reassure that special person of your feelings.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your generosity gladdens the hearts of others, and you bask in their joy.

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JUST FOR FUN KING CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Grand tale 5 Slight application 8 Big party 12 Netlike structures 14 Desertlike 15 Accelerator 16 Start a garden 17 That man’s 18 Bob and Jakob of music 20 Urge on 23 “Scat, gnat!”

24 Close by 25 Baseball legend Casey 28 “Le Coq ___” 29 Ritzy violin, for short 30 Do some lawn work 32 Placed a bet 34 Chinese menu staple 35 Acknowledge 36 Prove false 37 Up 40 Nonstick spray name 41 “And” or “but” (Abbr.)

42 Bergman/Boyer thriller 47 Horse’s neck hair 48 “Hamlet” setting 49 Formerly, formerly 50 On pension (Abbr.)

51 Medicinal amount DOWN 1 Work unit 2 Pellet for a certain

shooter 3 “___ Complicated” 4 Code 5 Clothing 6 Carte lead-in 7 Trademark for Yul or Telly 8 Fireplace fuel 9 Geometry calculation 10 Legal claim 11 Tosses in 13 Overlay with plaster, perhaps 19 “___ Cassius has ...”

20 Third-party abbr.

21 Cat call?

22 Brazilian rubber area 23 Scatter about 25 More mighty 26 Old-time actor Jannings 27 Centers of activity 29 Ballesteros of golf 31 Tiny 33 Nozzle attached to a Bunsen burner 34 Jog one’s memory 36 “___ Ha’i” 37 Pinnacle 38 Bellow 39 Hostels 40 “Hey, you!”

43 Hearty brew 44 Stickum 45 Day fractions (Abbr.)

46 Prop for 29-Down

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with another state?

8. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Suez Canal?

9. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president was born with the name Leslie King?

10. MOVIES: In the Disney movie “Aladdin,” how long was the genie inside the lamp before Aladdin released him?

Answers 1. James Brown 2. Laa-Laa 3. Weightlifting 4. Plums 5. William Shakespeare 6. 1 billion 7. Maine 8. Egypt 9. Gerald Ford 10. 10,000 years

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Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions — forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.

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1. MUSIC: Who was known as “The Godfather of Soul”?

2. TELEVISION: What was the name of the yellow character on the children’s show “Teletubbies”?

3. SPORTS: What competition features activities such as clean, jerk and snatch?

4. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of dried fruit are prunes?

5. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What famous playwright once observed, “The course of true love never did run smooth”?

6. MATHEMATICS: What number does the prefix giga- represent?

7. U.S. STATES: Which U.S. state shares only one border

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TAKE A HIKE | TERESA MCQUERREY

Hike brings spy thriller music to mind It is just a hike, but what waits at the end of it might get imaginations whirling.

This Saturday, Feb. 20, there will be a guided hike to a seismological bunker located slightly northeast of Chaparral Pines.

Did you know Payson has a seismological bunker? Actually it had two, according to history columnists Tim Ehrhardt and Stan Brown.

And here is the spy thriller connection — they weren’t built to monitor earthquakes, they were built to monitor underground nuclear tests — around the world.

And they were “commissioned” through the 1950s predecessors of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, more commonly known as DARPA (cue “X Files” and/or spy thriller music here).

The bunker(s) were part of the Tonto Forest Seismological Observatory, which was “opened” with some fanfare (at least locally) April 6, 1963.

Ehrhardt’s article, which was published in October 2007, included the following: Here are some more detailed facts about the station, as released at the time of its opening: • It was the fifth seismic station built under the Department of Defense VELA UNIFORM program. (The others were located at Lawton, Okla.; Baker, Ore.; Vernal, Utah; and McMinnville, Tenn.)

• It was located four miles from Payson, which was described in the release as “the lumbering and ranching community.”

• It occupied 23,000 acres and had a recording building with 5,600 square feet of floor space, a utility building with 1,200 square feet of floor space, and two massive concrete-and-steel underground vaults (note these are what are now referred to as “bunkers”) at a size of 1,100 square feet each.

• 14 miles of unimproved roads were on the site.

• Four hundred miles of signal cable were used to connect the recording building with underground measuring devices.

The four VELA UNIFORM stations other than the Payson station were supposedly designed to form a seismological system across the United States, “a system for recording seismic data from both natural and man-made earth disturbances.”

They were constructed according to standards set forth by the “Geneva prototype” specifications, which were set forth by the Conference of Experts in Geneva, Switzerland in 1958.

The Payson station was distinctly unique as it was said to be built as an experimental station, where new seismological devices could be tested.

The release stated that the “Tonto Forest Seismological Observatory (called the TFSO in some resources) was built on the seismically ‘quietest’ site of the 12 sites surveyed in the United States.”

ABOUT VELA UNIFORM

from Wikipedia website “VELA UNIFORM an element of Project VELA conducted jointly by the United States Department of Energy and the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Its purpose was to develop seismic methods for detecting underground nuclear testing, and it involved many experts from academia, the sponsoring military agencies

and the Atomic Energy Commission.

“VELA UNIFORM incorporated seven underground nuclear tests in the continental United States and Alaska from October 1963 to July 1971. Seismic traces from multiple locations were analyzed for each of these events to develop methods for differentiating underground nuclear tests from other seismic events (such as earthquakes) and locating the test site. The program also involved numerous experiments using conventional high explosives.”

According to Ehrhardt’s article, “It was an active time in the Cold War between the United States and Russia, as both nations were building their nuclear arsenals. Simultaneously, the nations also rushed to create systems that could help monitor what the other was doing; hence the space race that took place during the same era. The United States decided that they wanted to try to monitor nuclear reactions occurring outside of the country and began looking for sites to place monitoring stations. As it turns out, the geology of this area proved to be a perfect spot, putting it as a front-runner for such a station from the start.”

According to a 1990 report, “DARPA Technical Accomplishments — An Historical Review of Selected DARPA Project — Volume 1” by Sidney G. Reed, Richard H. Van Atta and Seymour J. Deitchman of the Institute for Defense Analyses, prepared for DARPA, plans for the seismograph stations were first formulated in September 1959. The TFSO was one of 120 similar stations to be constructed around the world.

Ehrhardt’s column goes on, “The Oct. 13, 1961 Payson Roundup article about the seismograph station documented a meeting that was held in the area with Alan Rugg, who spoke on behalf of the U.S. Air Force and as the field representative for United Electro-Dynamics of Pasadena, Calif. This was still fairly early in the process and some rumors had caused concern.”

Among these: would there be any nuclear testing in the area? Rugg said no, the station was for recording purposes only.

“The article went on to state very clearly the purpose of the station.

“This project is a three phase project: (1) to determine any atomic blasts by enemy nations; (2) to determine atomic blasts by any nation; (3) and in the event of more peaceful co-existence, it is regarded by those involved as a very scientific project which should prove invaluable to the world.

“Yet even at that point in 1961, the Payson site had not been decided for sure .... Finally, early in 1962 the site was chosen, yet there were still obstacles to clear.

The site covered more than 20,000 acres; acreage which was to be withdrawn from the Tonto National Forest. According to Payson Roundup articles at the time, a key hurdle was cleared Feb. 21, 1962 when the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs passed a resolution saying that they had no objections to the withdrawal of the acreage from the forest.”

(So, apparently there was a time when Congress could act quickly.)

“The Sept. 21, 1962 Payson Roundup estimated that 100 people would be employed in construction on the proj-

Federal government of the United States photo

This is a photo taken of the explosion from a 14 kiloton device dropped from a B-50 bomber on Oct. 30, 1951 at the Yucca Flat, Nev. proving ground.

ect. Construction on the project continued through the fall and winter. Finally the big day for the station arrived on April 6, 1963 when it was dedicated. The April 5, 1963 Payson Roundup was filled with advertisements welcoming the Tonto Seismological Laboratory (this is the way Ehrhardt’s article referred to the place rather than the Tonto Forest Seismological Observatory) to the area.

“Over the next 12 years the Cold War progressed and numerous technological advancements occurred, including man reaching the moon numerous times. The March 6, 1975 brought news of the closing down of the observatory. It was the last of the five stations to be shut down, in part because it was termed “the best in operation.” The shutdown was gradual, taking the remainder of 1975 to complete. A number of parties expressed interest in some or all of the facility, including Payson Schools, which tried to obtain at least one of the four metal buildings at the observatory site.

Ultimately though, the observatory became a maintenance yard for Gila County, being obtained in April 1976.

“Today, part of Chaparral Pines is located where the observatory once existed.”

Historian Stan Brown wrote this about the TFSO for the Roundup.

“The United States Air Force had the responsibility of searching the entire 48 states for the best location of a seismological observatory that could detect underground nuclear blasts.

“That search was completed in the spring of 1961 with the determination that Payson was the best place in all America because of its granite rock formations, relative isolation and the availability of much land. Immediately rumors began to fly among local residents that atomic bombs would be exploded underground at the site, or that an ammunition depot was being

installed.

“Construction got underway in May 1962. 100 seismometers were installed in the ground in vertical tanks and vaults spread over six square miles. The center of this working and experimental observatory was adjacent to today’s Chaparral Pines subdivision. While cattle grazing and forestry was not disrupted after construction, a law was put in place withdrawing 44 mining claims in the area and outlawing any new claims. A buffer zone of one mile was set aside as top security around the recording building, a utility building and two underground vaults containing four rooms each.

“There was a 400-mile array of signal cable that fanned out from the laboratory, and reached almost to Little Green Valley and Gisela. 14 miles of unimproved roads were put in for maintenance, and 23,000 acres of National Forest land were involved in the project. Incoming signals were processed and evaluated in the central recording building.

“The observatory was built by the Army Corps of Engineers, and operated by the Air Force. It was dubbed “Project VELA UNIFORM” and was dedicated on April 6, 1963.

“The Phoenix Gazette carried photos of the laboratory and seismometers, and headlined, ‘New Tonto Forest Observatory — Sensitive Ear For Free World.’ The article stated, ‘The Western world’s largest experimental seismic observatory, designed to test equipment for detecting and identifying underground nuclear explosions and natural earthquakes up to one quarter of the way around the world, is in operation near mile-high Payson.’

“In December of 1967 the Phoenix Gazette announced the project was to be expanded by seven new sites, including sites at Pleasant Valley and in the Sierra Ancha Mountains. The installation was touted to be permanent, and cost the government millions of dollars. However, in 1973 ... it was shut down after operating only 10 years. Apparently the testing was no longer thought vital to our national interests. The Control Center became the Gila County maintenance yard along Route 260. One of the underground vaults was cleared and a hole punched in its side to be used for firefighting practice by the Forest Service. Local residents eventually carried off other leftovers, such as the steel dome covers for the seismometers that inverted into barbecue cookers.

“Those seismometers could measure movement in the earth as minute as one-millionth of an inch. With the growing rumble of traffic along Highway 260 one imagines this site would not be chosen today.”

PATS HIKE TO SEISMOLOGICAL BUNKER Visit the Rim Country’s seismological bunker on a guided Payson Area Trails System (PATS) hike starting at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 20. Meet at the trailhead at the end of the pavement on Chaparral Pines Road.

It is an easy 2-1/2-mile round trip with a mix of sand, dirt and rocks underfoot.

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TOOLS 42 inch Kubota rotary tiller, 3 point hitch, PTO driven, w/operator s manual. $800.obo Please call 928-595-0236 or 928-595-0435

YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS

The Payson Roundup is accepting applications for an experienced web press operator.

We are an award winning, twice weekly newspaper and produce products for a limited number of commercial printing customers.

We are looking for someone with experience in running 5 units of Goss Community, negative stripping, plate making and with a pride for quality.

Mechanical abilities and forklift experience are also desirable.

This is a fulltime position with a complete benefit package.

Payson is located in the heart of Mogollon Rim country where outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing abound.

Please send your resume to publisher@payson.com, OR Payson Roundup 708 N. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541.

HEALTH CARE Habilitation Tech

Customer Service Representative Sexton Pest Control is Hiring! We are currently accepting applications from individuals with experience working in customer service, customer relations, customer support and sales to work as part of our team. We are seeking candidates that are outgoing, personable & competitive looking for both professional and personal development. Apply Now for IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION! For more information about compensation, benefits or to apply for the position please contact Vivian Prentice at 602-942-3653 or vprentice@sextonservices.net

LOCAL NEWS

GARAGE SALES Huge Garage Sale Rim Country Self Storage, Tonto St. Units: B33, B34, C5 Fri. 2/12 & Sat. 2/13; Fri. 2/19 & Sat. 2/20 from 8am to 1pm Hummels, Indiana Glass, Collectibles, Furniture, Books.

PRESS OPERATOR

Part-time position in an innovative Habilitation setting, providing training, supervision and therapeutic activities for individuals with disabilities. Requirements: 21 yrs of age or older, AZ driver license, good driving record, must pass DPS fingerprint clearance. Dependable, experience helpful but training is provided.

Generous benefit package.

Bilingual encouraged.

Submit application/resume to: Horizon Human Services, 600 E. HWY 260 #8, Payson, AZ 85547, Fax 928-474-7094, email ines.tarango@hhwaz.org AA/EOE/M/F D/V

SOLTERRA SENIOR LIVING AT WHITE MOUNTAINS Located in Lakeside, Az Currently hiring a FT Assisted Living Clinical Care Coordinator (LPN in good standing) Please Fax Resume: Attn: HR Dept 928-537-0765

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LABORERS

Payson Roundup Call 474-5251, ext. 108.

Laborer Wanted, Must have Valid Driver s License Reliable Transportation and Pass a Drug Screening Test: Leave Message, Benefits; 928-237-0397

REAL ESTATE MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE 1983 MH 2 BR, 1 BA, 14 x 56, close in Payson 55+ age park, $17,900, Financing available Call 480-390-8901 New Cavco 2 BR, 2 BA, MH 14 x 52, close in Payson 55+ age park, $39,900. Financing available 480-390-8901

Busy Real Estate Agent needs Assistant.

Licensed Realtor preferred but will consider someone that would get their real estate license.

Must have excellent computer skills, good people skills, reference required.

Fax resume to (888) 983-8181

Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712

SERVICES

REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712

MISCELLANEOUS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

10ft, 20ft, 30ft. and 40ft.

Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257 THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades?

Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More!

Chaparral Pines Golf Club Needs: FT Seasonal Assist.

Maintenance Help, ASAP w/Experience in Repairs, Plumbing and Electrical, $10.p/h. Pick-up Application at Security Gate

WE BUY CARS!

2 Elect. Keyboards, 1 draft table, 4 legged night table, 3 way lamp stand, 2 crystal singing bowls.

Contact Jill 928-468-6074

MISCELLANEOUS

SALES/MARKETING

2004 Saturn L300 below blue book $3550.

SUVS

RESTAURANTS Need: Full/Part-Time Hostesses, Waitresses, & Dishwasher, Experienced, 18 and Older, Apply between 2pm and 5pm Gerardo s Firewood Cafe 928-468-6500

Ray s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main,Payson 928-978-8375

FURNITURE

Custom Oak, Sales/Student Desks, 2 x4 , some with a lap drawer or keyboard pullout; file drawer and two regular drawers in each desk. $50.ea obo 928-978-3151

GENERAL

Inventors-Entrepreneurs Companies are looking for new products to develop.

Turn your ideas into something solid. Call 928-200-4509.

CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction

New Homes,Remodels,Decks, Painting, Garages, Wood/Tile Floors, Affordable Prices, Don 928-978-1996, Lic. & Bonded, Res. Lic.#ROC185345 Commercial Lic.#ROC182282 In Payson Area 35 years

MOBILES FOR SALE

RENTALS

HANDYMAN

Tile,Carpet and Wood Installer 35 years Exp. Repairs/Custom Showers Local References if needed Realters Welcome 928-951-2823 Robin H.

HOUSEKEEPING HOUSEKEEPING ETC. Cleaning Services, Regular Schedulled Cleanings, Organizing and Move-Outs!

Call Shari for a Quote!

928-951-1807

LANDSCAPING Landscaping, Lot Cleaning, Tree Trimming, Raking and Hauling.

Reasonable Rates, Small and Large Jobs, Call Don 928-478-6139

Legal Services REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS ad attached

WILLS LIVING WILLS FINANCIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY MEDICAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY DEEDS

Patricia Rockwell AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer/ Paralegal

928-476-6539 AZCLDP #81438

Newly Remodeled 2Br/1Ba downstairs unit in quiet neighborhood!

Water/Trash/Sewer w/Washer & Dryer included! No-pets $700.mo + Dep.Call Bonnie 928-978-1415

PAYSON TRAILER RANCH 1 & 2 Bdrms Starting at $425.00 Spaces starting at $310.

1st Mo + Deposit!

All Include Cable/Water/Sewer/Trash Calll 928-517-1368

Apartments For Rent

You’ll lo e Aspen Co e

APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •

2 Bedrooms/2 Baths 2 Bedrooms/ 1.5 Baths Washers & Dryers Covered Parking Pet Friendly

801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541

JIMMY S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed

Newly Remodeled 2Br/1Ba downstairs unit in quiet neighborhood!

Water/Trash/Sewer w/Washer & Dryer included! No-pets $700.mo + Dep.Call Bonnie 928-978-1415

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

ASPEN COVE

Don s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Tree Trimming, Hauling!

Senior Discount: 928-478-6139

HOMES FOR RENT Quiet 2Bd/1.5Ba:Covered Porch/RV Parking w/Deck, Treed Fenced Yard, Central Payson, $750.p/m+Security, Seperate Laundry Area, Avail Anytime: 928-951-4422

(928) 474-8042

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft.

On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558

HOMES FOR RENT 2Br/1.5Ba plus large master suite/family rm loft, cozy-custom in-Payson, log, energy-efficient tot/elec, washer-dryer, lg-fenced/cul-de-sac/lot w/shed, $895. annual/lease, 928-476-3989 New 2 BR, 2 BA, Manufactured home, 55+ age community. $650.00, 480-390-8901.

Beautiful Townhouse, GV Lakes, New Carpets/Paint, 1700+sq.ft.

Carport, Small Dog-ok, Smoking-No, Good Credit & References Required,$1100.mo 912 W. Madera Lane 928-951-4320

HORSE PROPERTY FOR RENT 2/BR, 2/BA, 1344 SF, 288 E Buckboard Trail, Gisela, AZ, 85541, 12 months lease, yard maintenance inclulded, $750.without Horses or $900.with Horses, Call Chuck Olinger 602-881-8736.

MOBILE/RV SPACES Kachina Doll Trailer Park Three Trailers; All 1Br/1Ba, $485 to $525.mo.

Two Mobiles:1Br/1Ba, $565 to $750.mo. Call 928-951-6137 or 928-474-0791 Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park, Nice quiet family park, Travel Trailers, furnished $400.00 mo, RV Spaces $256.55 mo, with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Game room, and Wifi, Call Shawn at 928-474-2406 RYE RV PARK 1Br/1Ba, (Furnished) $350.mo & Up; Free Laundry On-site, Utility Dep. Water/Trash Included, Spaces $200.mo 602-502-0020

Find what you’re looking for or sell what you’re tired of looking at in the Payson Roundup Classifieds Call 474-5251

12 | RIM REVIEW • FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Steve Coury

Retail purchases only. Up to 5 quarts of Motorcraft® synthetic blend oil and Motorcraft oil filter. Taxes, diesel vehicles and disposal fees extra. Hybrid battery text excluded. Rebate form must be submitted by 4/30/16. See participating dealership for vehicle exclusions and details through 3/31/16. Rebate form available on FordOwner.com

4397 E. Hwy 260, Star Valley, AZ 928-474-8888 • www.stevecoury.com

Monday-Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:00-4:00