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Time for A Taste of Rim Country It is one of the region’s most popular events — the annual A Taste of Rim Country — an evening of food, fun, music and more to benefit the Payson Public Library. Space at the event is limited, so only a certain number of tickets will be sold. They always are gone before the event, so get your tickets now. The cost is $35 per person and may be purchased at the library, 328 N. McLane Road, Payson. A Taste of Rim Country is at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7 and hosted by the Library Friends of Payson, Inc. There are 11 participating chefs this year and they will offer appetizers and/ or desserts for guests to sample. The participants are Cocktail Cheesecakes, Creekside Steakhouse, Dimi Espresso, Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, Miss Fitz 260 Cafe, Payson High School Culinary Club mentored by Gerardo Moceri of Gerardo’s Firewood Cafe, Native Grill & Wings, The Randall House, Sal & Teresa’s, The Sweet Shoppe, and Zane Grey Country Barbecue & Pizza at Kohl’s Ranch. The evening also includes a complimentary wine-tasting table; a 50-50 raffle for cash; and silent auction of donated fine art, jewelry and more. Fred Carpenter will serve as Master of Ceremonies, deejay and announcer and Jack Quinn will be taking photos.
passion for cooking — developed in his travels from the United Kingdom to Spain to Thailand — with Ana’s extensive experience creating original cocktail recipes. The result is a brilliant menu of cheesecakes flavored with alcoholic spirits. Each cake is an original recipe developed by Jeff. For the teetotaler, classic nonalcoholic New York cheesecakes are also offered. Cocktail Cheesecakes has supplied several local restaurants with custom cheesecakes, either as part of their dessert menu, or for special occasions — Gerardo’s’ Firewood Café; The Pour House in Star Valley; and, most recently, THAT Brewery in Pine. Jeff plans to debut two new flavors for this year’s Taste of Rim event: Death by Chocolate, and White Chocolate Toffee.
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The Dimi Espresso crew with owner Tom Plets, at right.
About the participants
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Christopher Taylor of Creekside Steakhouse. CREEKSIDE STEAKHOUSE
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Jeff and Ana Gutowski of Cocktail Cheesecakes. COCKTAIL CHEESECAKES CATERING
In 2009, Jeff and Ana Gutowski created a unique dessert concept, Cocktail Cheesecakes. The idea combines Jeff’s
For more than four decades, Christopher Creek’s Creekside Steakhouse has been a fixture in Zane Grey Country, offering family style meals as well as original entrees served with Western hospitality in an informal setting. The new operators, Sheila Marcum and Mike Jelinek, are continuing this tradition. The entire restaurant and bar has been remodeled. The restaurant is open daily, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Chef Christopher Taylor has decades of creative cuisine under his belt. He was
previously with Kohl’s Ranch. This year, Christopher will prepare a soup and sandwich combination for the Taste of Rim event. Christopher began his chef career as a dishwasher in a Mexican restaurant at the age of 15. When nearly all the chefs staged a walkout, he grabbed a spatula and began filling plates instead of cleaning them. For the next 30 years, Christopher has honed his skills, learning to create original dishes. New this year, the restaurant will have its own seasonal herb garden to complement its signature dishes, and everything is prepared onsite. As they dine, guests can watch as deer, elk, wild turkeys and squirrels eat on the nearby feeders
from Fair-trade growers all over the world. By roasting them himself, he can create the perfect blend for his patrons. Love coffee but not the caffeine? Dimi uses an in-house process of decaffeination using Swiss water, with no chemicals, to produce the great flavor without the “jitters.” In addition to a great coffee menu, Dimi offers authentic hot chocolate, a dozen fresh brewed teas, and pastries — cookies, cinnamon rolls, homemade scones and original recipe sopapilla cheesecakes. Specialty quiches homemade by Tom’s mother are available daily. Customers can even purchase coffee and loose leaf teas in bulk.
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One of Taste of Rim’s most loyal supporters over the years has been the Tonto Apache Tribe and the Mazatzal Casino, participating in nearly every Taste of Rim event since its inception as the Mayor’s Cup in 2002. There are three separate restaurants within the casino. The Cedar Ridge family dining room offers one of the most extensive menus in Rim Country, with its daily signature prime rib entrée, a soup and salad bar, and daily specials.
Dimi Espresso is a local success story. Established in 2013 by Tom Plets to re-create an authentic Italian espresso experience, the shop is much more than a coffee house, it is a place for guests to relax and enjoy each other’s company. Sofas, lounge chairs, books and even board games invite guests to get comfortable as they enjoy a perfectly brewed coffee, chosen meticulously by Tom and his staff of skilled baristas. Tom now roasts his own coffee right on the premises using green coffee beans
The annual Taste of Rim Country event to benefit the Payson Public Library is Saturday, March 7.
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TRAVEL TALK | KEN BROOKS
CRUISING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER For more than 10 years now Mississippi River beginning in river cruising has grown to be a New Orleans and cruising all the major segment of the travel busi- way up to Minneapolis/St. Paul in ness. Few forms of travel have warm weather. During the cooler received more positive accolades months the vessel mostly offers than river travel has over the last itineraries operating between several years. The reasons are New Orleans and Memphis and vice versa. several. Cruising down Let’s discuss a typ(or up) a river is easy to enjoy, very comfortable, ical sailing beginning the service crews are in New Orleans with well trained to please stops at Oak Alley and passengers, dining Baton Rouge, which onboard is almost gourwas named by a French explorer for the “Red met and the boats themStick” that marked the selves are mostly built boundary between tribal in the last few years and hunting grounds along are very modern. The KEN BROOKS the Mississippi River cabins are good-sized, bluff. well furnished and all Baton Rouge is the capital of have windows and/or balconies. The itineraries are most inter- Louisiana and one of the largest esting. And remember, you never cities on the river. During your lose sight of land and the water is time here you may want to visit always smooth. The towns, villag- the Louisiana State Museum, the es and cities where the boats stop Louisiana State Capitol Building are all interesting in their unique or the old Governor’s Mansion. The next day the boat sails ways. In many cases, you have but to walk off the boat and start into St. Fancisville. Here, you can exploring since you usually dock experience true southern hospiright in the heart of town. tality as you explore this quaint Many boat companies sailing river town filled with historic in Europe include a selection of sites, charming restaurants and shore tours. It’s up to you to make fantastic shopping. the choice of where and what you Later, the cruise goes into want to see and visit. Natchez, which is older than New Also, most river cruise compa- Orleans and boasts more antebelnies include beer and wine with lum homes than any other city in your fare. All onboard dining is the United States. Natchez is a included. Each day you might stop pure delight. for a few hours in one, two or On another day, the boat will even three towns to explore before tie up at Vicksburg for a visit to moving on. the Vicksburg National Military Since the boats carry some- Park, which preserves the site of where between 95 and 150 guests the important Civil War battle. you have the possibility of making You can explore the forts, trenchnew friends. es, and cannons, two antebellum These riverboats cruise the homes, Union gunboat exhibits, major rivers of Europe, several and cemetery with the graves of areas of Asia, the Amazon and more than 17,000 Civil War solnow there are two paddlewheel diers. boats cruising in America. Keep in mind that as you cruise American Cruise Lines is now along the Mississippi you enjoy operating the American Queen the many sights available to you carrying some 400 passengers as you sit on your private balcony exploring the heritage of the and watch the world go by. This is
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relaxing at its best. The passing river traffic is always also interesting. Another stop is at Helena, which became a major port when passenger river boats began cruising the Mississippi. Full of Civil War history and beautiful antebellum and Victorian homes, Helena also played an important role in the development of blues music. Now, on to the cruise’s end at Memphis. After collecting your suitcases, check into a 4-star hotel and rent a car or book a tour to see all the sights of this most interesting city. One of the sights to visit is Elvis Presley’s home, Graceland. You can tour Elvis’ fascinating mansion, his private jet, the racquetball building that houses a collection of his ornate jumpsuits and capes, plus the Meditation Garden where Elvis and members of his family have been laid to rest. You could also visit the National Civil Rights Museum in the former Lorraine Hotel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The museum chronicles key episodes of the American Civil Rights Movement and its legacy to inspire civil and human rights globally through its
fascinating exhibits, photos, narratives and collections. You will find a cruise on the Mississippi will calm your soul, so said one recent reviewer of the American Queen. It’s like taking a bite out of the proverbial American apple pie. It’s a real taste of Americana. Service is excellent, the accommodations spacious and comfortable and your fellow passengers will be easy to meet and chat with. All boat activities are geared to the older traveler. Everything that happens is offered with chairs to sit in and the travel talks are available in the main lounge. You might enjoy finding a rocking chair located at the front of the boat to watch the river traffic and the many birds flying over. The entertainment features the golden oldies we all tap our feet to. You can also stroll around the nice promenade deck. Your crew will be all American and easy to converse with. The officers are also all American. It is possible to book the river cruise through a tour company, which will include your airfare, before and after cruise hotels, additional sightseeing and baggage handling to name some of the extras. One of these companies
is Avalon Waterways. They may be contacted at www.avalonwaterways.com. I can’t imagine anything nicer than one of these Mississippi River cruises most any time of the year. During the warmer months, the American Queen operates cruises further up the Mississippi. One week offers a St. Louis to Minneapolis/St. Paul itinerary, stopping at Hannibal, Burlington, Davenport, Dubuque, La Crosse and on to Minneapolis. There are also other itinerary mixes you might enjoy. The dress code is casual resort attire for both onboard and ashore. For dinner, men’s clothing might include a sport shirt and slacks with a sport coat or sweater. The ladies might find a sweater and slacks or a dress appropriate. Be sure to bring comfortable walking shoes, a hat, rain wear and a jacket for cool evenings. The same company also now offers a paddlewheeler boat sailing up the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Northwest as well as small luxury boats cruising the “inland passage” from Charleston to Miami. I’ll talk about these cruising opportunities soon.
FIRM FOUNDATION | SIMONE LAKE
Fastings and prayers A MUSE
A couple of weeks ago my pondering begin with the many responses I heard in regards to this time of year ... “I am no longer this (particular religion) so I don’t practice this.” “Make sure you SIMONE LAKE indulge in Mardi Gras before you begin.” “We did it in the past but it is not required anymore.” The time of year I am referring to is Lent
on the Christian calendar. Latin for the number 40, this 2015 year, Lent began on Feb. 17 on Ash Wednesday and leads up to Resurrection Sunday on April 5. This is counted by the six days of the week. Sundays themselves are not counted as part of these 40 days because they are generally set aside as days of renewal and celebration similar to “mini-Resurrection of Sundays” of sorts. As I pondered the variety of responses from people, including those in any form of media, I noticed that not one person I heard was quoting or referring to the One in whom we are to pray. And not one person
I heard was referencing the instructions and direction from the One in whom we are to fast. THE BIBLE ON FASTING
Jesus expects us to fast as a spiritual discipline. In the pages of the Bible, Jesus clearly speaks of His expectation of fasting He tells us in the gospel of Matthew chapter six and He first begins with what NOT to do. “Moreover, whenever you are fasting, stop being like the actors on the stage of life, of a sad and gloomy countenance, for they mask their faces in order that
they may appear to men as those who are fasting. Assuredly, I am saying to you, they have their reward and the receipt for the same in full. But as for you, when fasting, massage your head with olive oil and wash your face, in order that you may not appear to men to be fasting but to your Father who observes in the sphere of the secret, and your Father who observes in the sphere of the secret will reward you.” Jesus clearly explains 1. How not to fast: Openly to be seen by and lifted up by people CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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AT THE MOVIES
BLACK OR WHITE
An expertly built film Based on a true life situation “Black or White” done to either the child or to other family members. refers to a 7-year-old girl of mixed race parentage. It The terrible flaws of human beings and of our legal also refers to our all too quick rush to judgment, the system are on full display. The grieving grandfather urge we all have to see the world in stark seems to be well on his way to becoming a terms of right and wrong, or “Black or full-fledged drunk as he self-medicates to White.” The film holds lessons for all of us control his pain. on all sides or no sides of the great debates The grandmother — wonderfully played over race in America that have gone on for by Octavia Spencer (“The Help”) — has a all of my long life and will continue far into gigantic blind spot for her druggie son, the future. We should see the film on that Eloise’s distant father. basis. But it has such power and craft that Spencer received the AAFCA award for we should see it just for the pleasure of best supporting actress for this role. seeing an expertly built film. In one small, if chilling, sequence it Andy McKinney And like many of our favorite films, Reviewer seems that the court-ordered psychologist the producers made it for a song, or a who repeatedly examines the little girl Hollywood song. Nine million dollars still puts things in the wee one’s head that did seems like a lot of money, but in movie making not appear there on their own account. This has terms, it makes only a small stack. Most of it was happened in real life in court cases involving young tossed into the pot by star Kevin Costner from his children. A more horrifying thing to put at the door personal stash in his role as producer. We call that of our court system we find hard to imagine. commitment to a project. We can watch such shenanigans by the adults Costner opens the film just as his wife breathes and not just run screaming from our seat because her last, a victim of an auto accident. He and she the shenanigans find a kind of balance in the sheer have raised their granddaughter Eloise since her adorableness of the young star, Jillian Estell. She mom (their daughter) died in childbirth. also projects a purity of spirit that we relish in a The dead daughter/mother fell for a fast-talking, child. considerably older black druggie before she was of For this, we commend the director Mike Binder, age and died in childbirth at age 18. The druggie dad who also wrote the script. The director is charged disappeared. At the grandmother’s death, the wid- with bringing out the best in the actors. Binder has ower, Costner, has to face not just the sudden loss written and directed a half dozen or so other films, of his wife, but also the prospect of raising Eloise as all serious films, but none of them made him famous. a single grandpa. This one will reward Costner and Binder as Enter the grandmother on the father’s side of the producers, but not lavishly. It returned a small family. She has a ferocious determination to pro- $19 million on a budget of $9 million. To save tect her granddaughter from the white grandfather money, Costner had the film made in New Orleans, and to make sure that little Eloise has the benefit although the setting is Los Angeles. Watch for Paula of growing up surrounded by a large and loving Newsome as the family court judge. extended family. The movie is rated PG-13 for language, drug use The action in the film revolves around a vicious and disturbing themes. Two hours and one minute. fight in family court over who gets full custody of the child. COMING MARCH 6 Legal stuff can often become barbarically brutal. We are shown this barbarity in the pre-trial cogitat- CHAPPIE What happens when a re-programmed, non-thinking by both legal teams. ing police robot becomes fully self-aware? Rated R The white grandpa is a lawyer, as is the grand-unfrom the folks who brought you “District 9.” With cle of the child. Anthony Mackie plays the grandHugh Jackman and Dev Patel. mother’s lawyer and brother as a brilliant, smooth and unrelenting practitioner of the legal game. The UNFINISHED BUSINESS Vince Vaughn and Dave Franco take a business grandfather’s legal team is equally unrelenting — and in both cases the best interest of the little girl trip to Europe with unexpected results. This comedy carries a hard R rating as usual with Franco’s seems to get lost in the struggle among the adults. No one seems to care about any collateral damage comedy films.
Get ready to garden in Rim Country The High Country Garden Club meets at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 5 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Easy St. at the corner of Easy Street and Sherwood. The speaker for the evening will be Glenn McCombs of Plant Fair Nursery. He will be discuss-
ing spring gardening, so members and guests should bring their questions about what and when to plant in the Rim Country. Refreshments will be served and all those interested in gardening are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Sallie at (928) 468-6102.
Jazz concert at Presbyterian Church Jazz clarinetist Joe Hopkins performs authentic New Orleans Dixieland and Chicago/New York style jazz with The Fossil Creek Gang at 2 p.m., Sunday March 8 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St.
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RIM HISTORY RIM HISTORY BACK WHEN | STAN BROWN
CHARACTERS BELOW THE RIM
CHAPTER 14: GLENN “SLIM” ELLISON
Cherry Creek or the Q Ranch. I told em, If ever there was a rough and tumble Damit we built and named that country and cowboy it was Slim Ellison, son of Pearle U got the same names on UR maps. Now I Ellison, grandson of Jesse Ellison of Q can’t even go in there. Ranch fame. He has left his legacy not only “Ses he, Too many careless people. in the memories of Rim Country old-timers, “Now, sez I, if U hadn’t over protected but in his extensive correspondence with so long it w’dn’t need it now. How friends and his several books, the hell did that big forest grow notably “Cowboys Under The from grand canyon over to N. M. Mogollon Rim.” [1] His letters without U herdin it? My granddad were written on his lap at range kept the juniper down by fire, camps or later from his retirenow look at it. It got all the open ment home in Globe. country covered and grass gone.” A collection of his books and June 30, 1971, “The Injun correspondence at the Arizona Reservation shore got 2-big fars State University Library in Tempe [fires]. One at Bull Flat went out has this short biography, “Glenn over the Rim onto Sitgreaves STAN BROWN Reynolds ‘Slim’ Ellison, cowboy, Forest, tuthar one head of Corizzo storyteller and author, was born Creek doin about same. I hear its to Pearle Grafton and Lourinda Frances 78 mi sqr. Its been ready to happen since (Price) Ellison in Globe, Arizona on July 19, 1929 I know of. When it litened we use to 1891 and lived almost his entire life in Gila wonder why it didn’t burn. It was splittin County. Ellison served at various periods pine ever where & the ground on south as a cowboy, trail driver, homestead ranch- slope of Rim was foot deep in needles & er, and camp cook in central Arizona and dead limbs & matted down little pines. received little formal education. He was the “Boy I knew after they stopped the nephew of Arizona’s first governor, George Injuns from burnin & over protected it they W. P. Hunt. Glenn Ellison died in Globe, really had fuel to crown out come summer. Arizona in January of 1983.” I bet a donut to a hoss biskit the injuns Something of Slim Ellison’s life can be didn’t put em out or contain em till the fire flavored through his comments about the decided to quit.” world around him, including ecology and He describes seeing photos of how the religion. The following quotes keep his Indians tied a small, burning pine tree to original spelling and grammar. In a letter a horse’s tail and rode it through the land to retired Ranger Fred Croxen, May 21, setting everything on fire. They did this in 1971, he wrote, “I received UR smoke June, just before the summer rains to burn signal and glad to hear that this old hea- the dead grass and thin out the underthen ain’t plum forgot. Well Fred, we got a growth. drouth on. Forest Rangers closed all side “… The Great Brains in D.C. over proroads. Won’t let me drive into my bro’s on tectin & fraid for scair of fire. Now look
what old J. Q. Public will have to pay & most of that stuff wasn’t good, so steep & ruff it c’dn’t be got at. Now they’ll seed it with a lot of foreign grass. I think theyr twisted. It will take 400 yrs to grow back. “… Just lookin at the Corriso fire on TV & hearin em wail about the horrible loss … Well sez I, It’s ur own dam fault.” He went on to describe how small trees have been allowed to crowd in among the old growth. When he would cut a tree for “board or shake makin’” they had 200 to 300 year rings.” By preventing the cleansing burns little trees and scrub growth take over and the bigger trees are crowded. A fire now would climb the ladder of small branches into the tops of the fir and pine trees. “Of course the Smoky Bears has to keep people scared so they can have a job. It’s funny how that wonderful pine forest growed … without Smoky Bears to herd it. Now after all their herdin they got the most expensive fire in Ariz history.” Perhaps it was partly due to the insistence of men like Slim Ellison that the Forest Service changed their policy in recent years, and now allow the forest fire to burn unless it endangers human settlement; in between controlled burns they thin out the forest to prevent the next fire from climbing that green ladder. It would seem from his coarse language and rough demeanor that a religious faith was far from Slim Ellison. However on closer examination we discover it was a common trait in Rim Country pioneers to have a sense of awe in the presence of the Creation around them and to privately worship the Creator who stood behind it all.
Slim, like others, was not prone to show his emotions except for anger at wrong doing, and of course the distances were so great that being part of a church fellowship was impossible. Much of life in the Rim Country was solitary. However, Slim Ellison’s faith shines between the lines in his letters. He often refers to himself as “Old Heathen Slim” reminding us that he viewed himself as a sinner in the sight of God. Yet the God he knew could laugh and was well aware of the human predicament. Slim would refer to cowboys like himself as the “old Goddammers” but he capitalized the “G”. His signature as an “old heathen” was prefaced, as often as not, with “Adios”— a clear reference to his faith in God. In numerous places his correspondence spoke in awesome terms of the beauty of nature, the wonder of life among the animals, the importance of caring for the Earth as a precious gift, and the mystery of the Providence that guides our lives. In at least the following instance Slim’s faith surfaced in unmistakable terms. It was in a letter to Jack and Joan Rogers, owners of his late father’s Q Ranch. He wrote, “Howdy, U lovable, ole hard-twisted & ringboned cow people. Hope U R fine, heads up struttin. I’m askin the good Lord to high point the trails U ride & smooth out the ruff spots. Amen. Old Heathen Slim Ellison.” [1] A large collection of Slim Ellison’s correspondence and his sketches can be found in the Rim Country Museum library archive. Other books are “Back Trackin” and “More Tales From Slim Ellison.”
Fasting and praying leading up to Resurrection Sunday FROM PAGE 3
2. How to fast: Taking care of yourself physically so no one knows that you are fasting 3. This is a spiritual discipline that is done between each individual and God 4. When we obey the proper way of fasting, God will reward us openly In addition, God clearly explains through His prophet Isaiah from the Old Testament of scripture the perfect outline of fasting in chapter 58. He starts out with a sharp reality of where they are in regards to fasting then continues: “Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.”
BIBLICAL OUTLINE FOR FASTING
a. False fasting (verses 2-5) b. Sincere fasting = True worship (verses 6-7) c. Blessings that will come (verses 8-10) d. Healing that will come (verses 11-12) e. Continually promises (versus 13-14) The Bible is very clear — the spiritual staples of followers of Jesus include prayer and fasting. This example is shown over and over again in the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible. WHY FAST AND PRAY?
This is a season of clinging to Christ and drawing deeper in Him through increased times of worship, confession, repentance, fasting, contemplation and prayer; seeking and devoting ourselves to the matters of the heart and soul, while stripping and unraveling the entangled habits of the flesh. This time focuses our eyes on the intense significance of Christ and His crucifixion — increasing our longing and delight for Resurrection Sunday. YOUR PERSONAL PLAN OF ACTION
1. If you haven’t already done so, I invite
you to: • See Jesus the Lamb of God • Come and see where He is staying • Remain with Him • Follow Him (John 1:36-39) 2. I invite you to ask the Lord to guide you and show you how you need to implement fasting as part of your spiritual discipline as a follower of Christ. SUGGESTIONS
1. Read the date of today of the Proverbs and/or Psalms 2. Read each of the four Gospels from the Garden of Gethsemane to the end of each book. Write down details you have never noticed before. Write down comparisons as well as similarities. 3. Listen to The Shadow of Your Wings by Fernando Ortega - http://fernandoortega.com ONLINE RESOURCES
1. Journey to the Cross - Gospel Coalition - http://www.thegospelcoalition.org 2. Lenten Lights: Eight Biblical Devotions to Prepare for Easter - http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/lenten-lights
BOOKS
1. Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough: A Guide to Nine Biblical Fasts by Elmer L Towns. Foreword by Bill Bright 2. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster 3. Love To The Uttermost: Devotional Readings For Holy Week by John Piper 4. Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter by Orbis Books 5. Reliving the Passion by Walter Wangerin Jr. 6. God Is on the Cross: Reflections on Lent and Easter by Dietrich Bonhoeffers 7. Christian Fasting: A Theological Approach by Kent D. Berghuis CALENDAR
Bible Study: Acts of the Apostles starting Tuesday March 3. Come anytime. Check www.churchonrandallplace.org for moreinformation. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Simone Lake is a Christ follower, bride of Pastor Dr. John Lake, Bible teacher and a passionate pray-er. Visit her: www.deep rootsinchrist.com, www.simonelake.com, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
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Chefs’ competition always a treat FROM PAGE 2
Weekend dinner buffets feature dozens of dishes from salads to main and side courses to desserts. Wednesdays offer all-youcan-eat crab leg dinners for just $16. On Fridays, the restaurant features an all-you-can-eat fish fry, which was voted the Best of Rim Country for 2013 and 2014. The Apache Spirits Lounge features live entertainment and food in a sports bar setting. The Grille is open 24-hours a day and offers sandwiches, appetizers, salads, burgers, pizza and desserts. Just last year, the casino opened the Coffee Korner, featuring gourmet coffee products and fresh-baked pastries in a comfortable coffeehouse setting.
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Rick DePhilippis, executive chef at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino.
Overseeing all of this is Executive Chef Rick DePhilippis, who has been with the casino for 18 years. Rick is an Italian chef by trade, having started his career in his family’s restaurant at the age of 15 in San Diego. Over the next 45 years, Rick has worked in the food service industry as chef and restaurant manager. Rick and his Sous-Chef, Chris McKim, have brought their extensive experience to create the menus at the Cedar Ridge, using variations of Rick’s original recipes. Beginning in March, Rick will be appearing on AzTV channel 7 cable show’s “Morning Scramble” once a month, doing cooking demonstrations. MISS FITZ 260 CAFÉ
The building housing Miss Fitz 260 Café is more than 40 years old and has been through several owners, but has always included
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Josh Gonzalez, second from left, and Jeremy Prest, second from right, representing Miss Fitz 260 Café at the 2014 Taste of Rim event.
260 Café in the name. The iconic original sign is still in use, touting homemade pies. Happily, the latest owners, Kathy Bickert and Diane Fitzpatrick, have maintained its tradition of good, home cooking, and Chef Jeremy Prest (Diane’s son) and his partner, Josh Gonzalez, have elevated the quality enough to have won the Best Breakfast Restaurant in the Roundup’s Best of Rim Country survey for two consecutive years. Jeremy began his cooking career 20 years ago as a teenager, and has been creating original dishes ever since. Josh has more than 25 years of experience, and they make a great team. The heart of the Miss Fitz 260 Café is old-fashioned good home cooking with an original twist. Their award-winning breakfast menu includes a pork carnitas guajillo, “Build your own Omelet,” Eggs Benedict, a rainbow omelet made with pico de gallo, avocado, and jalapeño, along with more traditional choices like biscuits and gravy and corned beef hash. Desserts include homemade pies and cobblers made daily. Pies are sold by the slice or by the whole pie by special order. Beginning March 26, Jeremy and Josh (who just became father to a beautiful baby girl), will open the restaurant for dinner. The menu will include upscale items — pot-sticker appetizers, and entrees of pork loin with raspberry chipotle and chutney, miso-marinated swai (a delicate white fish dish), shrimp scampi, and grilled steaks. PHS CULINARY CLUB WITH GERARDO’S FIREWOOD CAFE
Last year’s winner of the coveted Best of the Best trophy went to the Payson High School Culinary Club. This group of teenagers, partnered with local restaurateur, Gerardo Moceri of Gerardo’s Firewood Café, created Gourmet Chicken and Grass Fed Beef Burgers and Chocolate Gelato.
More than 100 students are enrolled in the culinary curriculum, which begins with money management, sales, and job seeking skills, then moves to food preparation and cooking dishes. Students are trained in every aspect of the food industry: planning meals, purchasing ingredients, developing recipes, budgeting, staffing and serving. These
which he purchases locally as much as possible. He uses goat cheese from the Fossil Creek Creamery. He makes his own Italian sausage, tomato sauce, and Mozzarella cheese on the premises and you will never see any canned items on his pies. Later this spring, there will be some menu changes at the Firewood Café, and perhaps a special reservation-only wine event, in which several wines will be showcased in the course of the evening’s dinner. Check with the café’s front desk for details. NATIVE GRILL & WINGS
In 1978, Floyd and Judy Anderson left snowbound Buffalo, N.Y. and settled in Arizona to live their dream of owning a restaurant featuring New York-style pizza. They called it the Native New Yorker, and after several years, added something new — spicy Chicken wings. They were the first to offer Buffalo-style wings in Arizona, which were an immediate hit. In fact, the wings
gutted and remodeled the building to create a modern kitchen, sports bar with wide-screen HD TVs, and spacious, family dining. They are both hands-on managers, filling in when and wherever they are needed. The restaurant maintains a lively business, and the staff is among the friendliest in town. The center of the menu is, of course, chicken wings — bone-in or boneless — with your choice of 12 different sauces from mild to crazy hot, and half a dozen different dry rubs. Chicken strips are available with the same sauce and dry rub choices. Customers can order wings singly, if they want to sample one of the sauces. But, ordering them by the pound is much more typical. Pizza is still offered, made NewYork style with thin crusts, as are the calzones. The extensive menu includes burgers made from fresh ground beef served on brioche buns; sliders made from either ground beef, buffalo
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Blaze Nicholls, Ben Diamon, Jacque Marshall and Robert Marshall of Native Grill & Wings.
are very hard-working students, too. More than half of them work at local food businesses in addition to carrying a full scholastic load. The club’s association with Gerardo Moceri is a huge factor in the success of the program. Gerardo has been mentoring local students for many years. He employs them in his restaurant, providing invaluable handson experience from greeting customers to bussing tables to food preparation and serving. Gerardo’s Firewood Café creates authentic gourmet Italian food from fresh ingredients,
overtook the pizza in popularity to the point that the restaurant changed its name to Native Grill & Wings, and has expanded to 30 franchises all over the American West. Just last year, a Payson franchise opened in the Bashas’ complex and has become a popular family restaurant. The owners, Jacque and Robert Marshall, are both longtime Arizona residents who relocated to Payson when this opportunity presented itself. Jacque was a kindergarten teacher and Robert was the manager of global customer support for a hi-tech corporation. They completely
chicken, BBQ pork, or fish; salads (try the Apple-Walnut Salad with mango citrus vinaigrette, or the Greek flatbread salad); grilled and deep fried fish; and signature desserts (upside down pineapple cake, native cookie sundae, and of course, New York style cheesecake). All the recipes have been created and fine-tuned over the years, and the newest menu debuted in January of this year. Jacque and Robert are planning a special St. Patrick’s Day event at the restaurant with a special Irish menu and possibly live entertainment. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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This is the first time Native Grill & Wings has participated in the Taste of Rim fundraiser. THE RANDALL HOUSE
Nestled in the cool ponderosas in Pine is The Randall House, on a homestead built by one of the earliest pioneer families in Rim Country in the late 19th century. It began as a two-room log cabin (which serves as the entryway today). The owners, George and Mary Ellen Randall, hosted many daily visitors, serving them with coffee and pastries. The house is still owned by the Randall family. For the past 16 years, current managers Barbara and Patrick O’Connor maintain the tradition of welcoming travelers. Many customers drive all the way from the Valley for a meal. Breakfast is served until 11 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and all day on Sundays, and features daily house omelet specials, stuffed croissants, quiches (a best-seller), and fresh-baked pastries, all made from scratch on the premises. The lunch menu, served after 11 a.m., includes fresh salads served with homemade dressings, daily soup specials, and a variety of sandwiches, from grilled Angus burgers to wraps to classic deli sandwiches. Guests can enjoy their meal with coffee, a full Italian espresso menu, any one of more than 20 fresh-brewed teas, fruit smoothies or classic Italian sodas. For dessert, Barbara’s pies are a longtime favorite. She offers cream pies, fruit pies, and a Jack Daniels pecan pie, all of which can be ordered by the slice or whole. New on the menu this year is a take-out pot roast dinner. The Randall House has been a
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From The Randall House, from left, Christina, manager Barbara O’Connor, and Barbara.
perennial participant in the Taste of Rim events, and is known for setting a beautiful table presentation as well as unique food. SAL & TERESA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
The first thing greeting visitors at Sal and Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant on the south edge of town is the spicy smell of great Mexican food. The second thing is the 7-foot tall metal sculpture of a mariachi guitarist. Owner Larry Chavez oversees the creation of authentic Mexican food, complete with the restaurant’s own original recipe for green chili sauce, touted as “the world’s best green chili.” The restaurant is open daily. Breakfast is now served on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Sundays, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu features a “Build your own Burrito” and a signature Churro
Waffle, a secret recipe cooked like a waffle, covered with cinnamon sugar and served with chocolate sauce and maple syrup. Traditional breakfast items are also offered — the biscuits and gravy are a popular favorite. Every day features a special lunch entrée with rice and beans for just $6.49 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dessert choices include “fried ice cream,” a cinnamon chimichanga, Mexican funnel cake and the restaurant’s signature homemade sopapillas with honey. It is difficult to find a seat on any Tuesday at Sal & Teresa’s — it’s Dollar Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to closing. Tacos and tostadas are only $1 each and other items are reduced — the sopapillas and the red or green green enchiladas are only $1.50 each. Thursdays feature a popular $5 Loco Burrito, filled with your choice of chicken, ground beef or shredded beef, deep fried, then covered with red or green sauce and shredded cheese. This is the first time Sal and Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant has entered the annual Taste of Rim Country event. THE SWEET SHOPPE
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Kassidy Vaughn, Cassandra Hayes and Monica Vaughn of The Sweet Shoppe.
Often, great things happen from small beginnings. Barely two years ago, Monica Vaughn and Jaimie Peace joined forces to create The Sweet Shoppe in Payson. Both were running successful home businesses — Monica’s Cake Love by Monica and Jamie’s Fruitable Arrangements — which became the perfect springboard for a unique eating experience in Payson, The Sweet Shoppe. The venture was so successful that they expanded from a small storefront into a real restaurant, located in the Sawmill Crossing, serving breakfast and luncheons of deli-style sandwiches, homemade soups, and signature salads, all while still catering custom
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Chef George Skinner and Manager Mike Beers of Zane Grey’s Country Barbecue and Great Pizza at Kohl’s Ranch.
cakes and fruit arrangements. The shop’s breakfast menu includes “Loaded Oats” — oatmeal with choice of extras like pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins and more. The Breakfast Sandwich is two scrambled eggs with choice of ham or bacon, an assortment of cheeses, and choice of breads or tortillas, along with a fruit cup and drink. For lunch, sandwiches and salads are served with your choice of side dish (fresh fruit cup, orzo salad, chips, sourdough roll, or small side green salad), and cake cup or cookie. Beverages include soft drinks, vitamin water, Gatorade, and fresh-brewed teas supplied by nearby Scoops Ice Cream shop. Original recipe sandwiches such as a Sweet Shoppe BLT, made with cream cheese, bacon, tomato and avocado on toasted sourdough bread are customer favorites. Regular deli sandwiches are made from freshly sliced meat and cheeses on a variety of breads. Each day features a different homemade soup, all made from scratch — Monica’s original cream of red potato and bacon, and the corn chowder with bacon are customer favorites. ZANE GREY’S COUNTRY BARBECUE AND GREAT PIZZA
The name has changed over the years, but the quality of food coming from the dining room of Kohl’s Ranch resort has always been of the highest quality. Zane Grey Barbecue & Great Pizza is the latest name, and the menu is simple, but memorable. The restaurant is now part of the Wild Thyme Restaurant Group, founded in 2009 Chef Mercer Mohr and Heinrich Stasiuk, with its flagship restaurant in Sedona. Local manager Michael Beers grew up in Los Angeles and began his career as a bartender, later learning to cook. He gradually
made his way into restaurant management. He didn’t even know Kohl’s Ranch existed, until he booked a weekend for his wife’s birthday. Ironically, just last July, when the Wild Thyme group bought the dining room, they returned to manage the restaurant. They now live onsite fulltime. Michael is busy developing the restaurant’s evolving menu while overseeing many special events and catering jobs. The restaurant operates with a “chef by committee” approach, he says. The house specialty, barbecue brisket, is legendary. They also serve barbecue pulled pork, short ribs, chicken breasts and wings. The pizzas are made artisan-style from hand-tossed crusts made onsite, and topped with homemade sauce. The salad menu includes hummus and pita, classic wedge salad, and Caesar salad. Daily soup specials are available, as is a traditional Angus rib-eye steak. Fridays feature a fish and chips special, with fresh Atlantic or Alaskan cod. Their most popular dessert is their homemade peach cobbler. The restaurant carries an extensive wine list and offers six different beers on tap, with more bottled microbrewery ales available. Breakfast is served every Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and features apple wood-smoked bacon, wild thyme potatoes, chicken chorizo, and homemade honey biscuits and butter. Omelets are made to order, and the mini burritos make a perfect grab and go breakfast. The Zane Grey restaurants have always been formidable competitors in the Taste of Rim events, with several wins under their belt. This year, Michael and his chefs will be busy catering a special event at Kohl’s Ranch on CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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RIM HISTORY JUST FOR FUN SALOME’S STARS
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A STEP BACKWARDS ACROSS 1 Sol, la or ti 5 Low-pitched 9 Salt Lake City resident 14 Ahead by a single point 19 Otherworldly glow 20 Admit openly 21 Spanish appetizers 22 More sensible 23 Datum for a hard drive 26 Brand of fake fat 27 Geriatrics topic 28 Vegetable in Cajun cuisine 29 Beach birds 31 St. Patty’s land 32 Gains’ opposites 34 Australian avian 35 Defunct figure-skating show 37 Robin’s place 39 Woven together 41 Take one’s turn after all others 42 Actress married to Steven Spielberg 47 Develops an affinity for 48 Strong glue 49 MGM lion 50 Sling mud at 54 Mushy food 55 Itinerary info 56 Morgenstern of 1970s TV 57 Hoarse 62 Evoke 64 Camera-to-computer upload 66 Like some sci-fi aliens, location-wise 67 Caterer’s receptacle
69 Got the gold 70 Fruity frozen dessert 71 Jackson or Lincoln, e.g. 74 Lay to final rest 75 Actress Daly and novelist O’Connell 76 Largest frat in the U.S. 77 Pooch name 79 Lowly worker 81 ___-la (utopia) 83 College e-mail ender 84 Supreme Court’s Sotomayor 85 With 33-Down, arm of the Indian Ocean 89 Voyager Golden Record, e.g. 92 Roving sorts 93 Is sickeningly sweet 96 Old fruity soda 97 Sailor’s reply 99 In shape 101 Should it happen that 106 Skinny 107 Epsom ___ 108 Redding with a Grammy 110 Flynn of early films 111 Classic tune 113 Snapshot go-withs 116 Edmund of “Miracle on 34th Street” 117 Apple messaging software 118 Like men 119 Ovid’s 2,002 120 Swamp plant 121 Bête ___ 122 Multitude 123 Word hidden backwards in this puzzle’s eight longest answers
DOWN 1 Vocally twangy 2 Expenditure 3 Three, in Lille 4 Deserves 5 Bit of luggage 6 Chevrolet hatchback 7 Collection for a wrench 8 Hive cluster 9 Actress Hagen 10 Maneuver 11 Each 12 Strong dislike 13 “It’s Gonna Be Me” band 14 Mil. hangout 15 Sierra Nevada brew 16 New York tribe members 17 Least distant 18 Cuba’s Guevara 24 Part of CIA 25 Cook Deen 30 Continuing dramas 33 See 85-Across 36 Kitty 38 Snowball impact sound 40 Extend ___ welcome 42 Beer cask 43 Galore 44 Moniker for TV’s Tim Taylor 45 Make amends for 46 Sod-busting tool 47 ___ II (Gillette razor) 51 Stole’s kin 52 ___ stick (jumping toy) 53 Utopia 55 The “D” of CD
58 Fate who cut the thread of life 59 Secondary option list 60 Heat to 212 degrees in advance 61 As of now 63 Old Toyota 64 Prefix with 39-Across 65 “It will come ___ surprise ...” 66 East, in Bonn 67 Go ___ smoke 68 Bond girl player Diana 72 Hot ___ oven 73 “ ‘Tis ___” (“So sad”) 74 Draw out 77 Like women: Abbr. 78 Same 80 No, in Selkirk 82 Lock holders 84 Kind of piano 85 Comparable things 86 Sovereign’s “I,” often 87 Revised 88 Supporting 90 “C ___ Cookie” 91 Food tuna 93 Tricolor cat 94 Chinese fruit 95 Car security system 98 Easy putt 100 Gossip tidbits 102 Pinch into small folds 103 Good smell 104 Kind of boom 105 ___ the Cow (milk mascot) 109 Markdown 112 Shanghai-to-Tokyo dir. 114 Adaptable truck, briefly 115 Church perch
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Disappointed about something that didn’t go your way? Cheer up. Look at the reasons it happened, and you could find a valuable lesson about what to do (or not do!) the next time. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time to do some reassessing of plans and goals -even how you considered redoing your bathroom. The point is to be open to change if change can improve things. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Take some time to learn who is the right person (or persons) to approach and discuss your ideas with for your new project. Also, reserve time to prepare for an upcoming family event. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Dealing with a demanding situation, as you recently did, could drain much of your own emotional reserves. Take time to relax and indulge yourself in some well-earned pampering. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) The regal Lion might feel that she or he is above emotional displays. But showing your feelings can be liberating for you, and reassuring for someone who has been waiting for you to do so. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) An emotionally needy person might make more demands than you can cope with. Best to ask for some breathing space NOW, before resentment sets in and makes communication difficult. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) An unexpected spate of mixed signals could cause serious schedule setbacks. Best to focus on straightening everything out as soon as possible and get everyone back on track. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Be aware that someone in the workplace could try to use a disagreement with a colleague against you. If so, be prepared to offer your side of the story with the facts to back you up. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) An unexpected challenge to a previous decision can be unsettling. But your reservoir of self-confidence -- plus your loyal supporters -- should help carry the day for you. Good luck. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) While the idea of making some sort of major move in the near future continues to interest you, don’t overlook a new possibility that could be emerging closer to home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Be careful not to base an upcoming decision on gossip or anything you might hear if it can’t meet provable standards. That’s true regardless of whom the source might be. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might still need to do some solid reassessing early in the week before you can close that sensitive situation. A new job-related opportunity could present itself later in the week. BORN THIS WEEK: You are extraordinarily sensitive to people’s feelings, and you’re always ready to offer comfort if necessary. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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JUST FOR FUN KING CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 ___ Alamos 4 Colorado Springs org. 8 Incite 12 Sternward 13 Lump 14 Beatle or apostle 15 Render immobile 17 Do in 18 Met melody 19 Carillon components 20 “Rocky Horror” heroine 22 Duel tool 24 Early birds? 25 Protective walls 29 Earlier than 30 Goof 31 Pinch 32 Sun-shades 34 State with certainty 35 “___ and the Tramp” 36 Suspicious 37 Big-time glitch 40 Groovy 41 Serve tea 42 Overly fearful 46 Shrek, for one 47 Highlander 48 Thickness 49 Loathsome sort 50 Pruritus 51 ___ out a living
DOWN 1 You can’t stand having one 2 Son-gun link 3 Alien 4 Dark 5 High-protein bean 6 Wood-shaping tool 7 Doctor’s due 8 Maintenance 9 Bar 10 Sea flier 11 Right angles 16 War god 19 Tolerate 20 Military vehicle 21 Taj Mahal city 22 Not merely prompt 23 Arguments in favor 25 Incite 26 Academy Awards prop 27 Layer 28 Agile 30 Birthright barterer 33 Bruce Wayne’s butler 34 A long time 36 Disinclined 37 Name for a Dalmatian 38 “Forget it” 39 Emanation 40 Gator’s cousin 42 Omega preceder 43 Don’t just sit there 44 Sort 45 Easter purchase
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Answers 1. Pluto 2. London 3. Nick Bottom 4. Lewis Erskine 5. USHER (us, she, he, her and hers) 6. Selene 7. Baptism 8. Tatooine 9. Halfway between Norway and Iceland 10. A derringer pistol
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KING CROSSWORD Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions — forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.
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1. ASTRONOMY: What former planet in our solar system was downgraded to a “dwarf planet” in 2006? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Where was Shakespeare’s Globe Theater located? 3. LITERATURE: What was the name of the character in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” who had a donkey’s head as a result of a spell? 4. TELEVISION: What was the name of the agent played by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. on “The F.B.I.” series? 5. LANGUAGE: What five-letter word contains five personal pronouns? 6. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Greek goddess of the moon? 7. RELIGION: What is the first
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of the seven sacraments in Christian theology? 8. MOVIES: What was the home planet of Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”? 9. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Faroe Islands located? 10. HISTORY: What type of gun was used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln?
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RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1100 Sq.Ft 2BDR/2BA Apartment In Central Payson, Central Heating and A/C, F/P., Washer/Dryer Hookup $700.p/m, 480-326-7203 or 480-926-9024 2Br/1Br Water, Sewer, Trash Included, $575.mo + $575.Dep. Pets-No, 928-478-6188 Apartments For Rent
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2 BR, 2 BA, 174 Elizabeth, East Verde, AZ, unfirnished, W/D, Stove,Micro, Refrig. RENT TO OWN w/ lease on E. Verde River. 1300 sq.ft, fenced, new roof., $800/mo. + $800 security, 480-733-3956 or 480-287-0294 2Br/1Ba Sitting Room, Dining Room, Stove, Refrig. W/D Hook-ups, Enclosed Tandum Garage, Evap Cooler, $750.mo. 207 W. Elm, Payson, 928-474-8833 2Br/1Ba, Beautiful Geronimo Estates, Carport, Newly Tiled/Carpeted/Decorated $750.mo + $500.Dep. Approved Dogs w/$200.Dep. Contact Janet, 480-991-4904 or Eddie, 480-338-6642 3+ BR, 1.5 BA, House, 89 N Milky Way Star Valley, AZ 85541, Star Valley, AZ, 85541, 9 months lease, unfurnished, 1500-1650 sq. ft., Water Included, Fireplace, Outdoor Area, Cable/Satellite TV Hookups, Hardwood Flooring, Laundry Facilities, Parking Available, Small Dogs Allowed, Storage Available, $ $950/mo, 480-431-9846 or 480-431-9847.
APARTMENTS FEATURING:
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Call 474-5251, ext. 108.
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2 Bedrooms/2 Baths 2 Bedrooms/ 1.5 Baths Washers & Dryers Covered Parking Pet Friendly
ASPEN COVE
801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541
(928) 474-8042
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3BR/2BA 1632sq Alpine Village, deck/views. No smoking/no pets $1300/mo 1-yr lease includes sewer/trash. 928-978-1836 More pics here: http:tiny.cc/9xr3tx
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HOMES FOR RENT Beautiful 2 Story 3Br/3Ba, Upgraded Kitchen, Spa Bath, View, Quiet Neighbohood, Oversized 2 Car Garage / Workshop Space, Down Stairs ideal for teenager or mother-in-law quarters, $1400.mo + Dep. Call 928-978-9100 Beautifully FURNISHED ,New Paint/Carpet, 2Br/2Ba w/FP, 1800sf, MAIN HOUSE, 1.25 Acres In Town, Bring Your Horse, TV s, $1,350.mo Call: 602-290-7282 CARETAKER:Live on Property in Exchange for Work,Take care of Horse & Property. Have References,Zero Drug/Drinking Tolerance.602-290-7282,In Town.
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Completely Remodeled: 3Br/2Ba/2-Car Garage, RV Gate, Central AC/Heat, Wood/Tile Floors, Gas Fire-Place/Stove, All Appliances, $1,100.mo Jim 602-367-8897 or Chris 928-978-1600 IN PAYSON:Move-In-Ready, Nice 2Br/2Ba,New Paint/Flooring, Custom Blinds,All Appliances, Covered Patio, Fenced Yard, Very Sharp,Must See $975.mo Call Don,928-468-1068 or 602-647-2014 Like New MF-Home 3Br/2Ba, Split Floor Plan, Great Room, $950.mo + Dep. 928-978-1704 Pine Duplex 2Br+Den/1Ba, Yard, Garage, Patio, Water + Electic Included, $950.mo Smoking-No, 480-248-6144 Studio , 1 BA, valley rd, Star Valley, AZ, very private guest house, elect, water, trash, cable inc. sm pets ok with deposit. , $650.00, 928-978-1522.
MOBILES FOR RENT 2Br/1Ba Mobile on Private Lot, Completely Restored, New Hardwood Floors, Heating/Cooling, Laundry, Very Lg Storage, Lg Deck, w/Views, $675.mo 928-288-2440 Trailer Space: Includes, Water/Sewer/Electric, $350.mo 1Br Park Model,Includes All Utilitis, $700.mo w/Security Dep. $700. Call Steve 928-474-9859 or 928-978-9701
MOBILE/RV SPACES Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park Nice and Clean, Newly Remodeled Mobile Home for rent. 24 x40 Doublewide 2Br/w2Ba. Lot Space, sewer, and trash are included. $500 Move-in special. Travel trailer for rent $380.00 a month, microwave, water, sewer, trash, and Wi-Fi included RV Spaces also available for $256.55.mo Walking distance to downtown Payson with onsite Manager, Laundry facilities, Game room and wifi. Call Shawn at 928-474-2406
MOBILES/RVS FOR RENT FULLY FURNISHED: 1Br/1Ba, $600.mo + Dep. Water/Trash Included, Free Laundry on Site, Call Eugene 602-501-0020
ROOMS FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba Clean & Cozy Furnished Cabin, Senior Neighborhood in Pine, $600.mo w/1yr lease, Shorter Term Lease Rates Availalbe, 928-476-3989 Smoking/Pets-No Room: Sweet Clean Quiet Home (w/Free Wifi, Cleaning Services, & Utilties); $430.mo for Single or a Couple, 928-468-2404 or 480-434-2934;Smoking-No
WANTED TO RENT Looking for quiet private party RV Space for the season. Need water & sewer hookup, electric optional, Please Call 928-358-2578
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Chef Gerardo Moceri of Gerardo’s Firewood Cafe will work with the students of the PHS Culinary Club for their entry in the 2015 Taste of Rim Country to benefit the Payson Public Library the evening of Saturday, March 7. Tickets, if available, are $35 per person. Visit the library at 328 N. McLane Road to purchase.
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the weekend of A Taste of Rim Country, but the Wild Thyme group is sending Executive Chef Manny Martinez of Los Abrigados in Sedona to present the Zane Grey Country Barbecue and Great Pizza’s entry. Sponsors The event is sponsored by: Gold ($500): Ellen and Bill Olsen; Silver ($250): Kevin Dick Investment Management Group, Absolute Adjusting, Vee Jeanne, Pioneer Title Agency, Crabdree Insurance, Christel Aigner, and George Henry’s Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, LLC; Bronze ($100) Payson Pet Care Veterinary Services, Blanchette Family LLC, Plant Fair Nursery, Chris Smith Investments, Lloyd Law Group, Karen Thornton, The Computer Guys USA, Su Connell and Stan Garner, Rim Country Guns, David Milster and Judy Mackenzie, Edward Jones, Messinger Payson Funeral Home, Western Village, Home Center Supply LLC (True Value), Sara and Earl Brown, State Farm Agency (Matt Crespin), Mattress Experts LLC, Affordable Automotive, RV and Marine, Lynette and Elmer Walters, and Michael’s Flooring. With the purchase of a $35 ticket, guests get a ballot on which to vote for their favorite chef entry for Best Sweet, Best Savory and the coveted Best of the Best awards. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the Payson Public Library, providing equipment and supplies, and supporting programs that are not included in its regular budget from the Town and County. The Library Friends of Payson, Inc., is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to support the Payson Public Library. For more information, please contact the Library Friends at P.O. Box 13, Payson AZ 85547, or email library_friends@hotmail.com. The group’s website is www.libraryfriendsofpayson.org.