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THE PAYSON ROUNDUP • PAYSON, ARIZONA
Events
Fantastic views and more on Forest Road 300
Payson Area Habitat for Humanity’s Annual Golf Tournament
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Rim Area Garden Club’s Annual Garden Walk Family History Fair sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints First Friday Jazz Concert and Ice Cream Social Strawberry Festival Swap Meet — “The Biggest Yard Sale on the Mountain” PAGE 2
Travel If you think you can’t afford a cruise vacation, think again. Ken Brooks discusses budget cruise lines. PAGE 3
History Historian Tim Ehrhardt takes a look at Rim Country roads and how they were traveled in years gone by. PAGE 5 Pete Aleshire photo
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Play at one of Payson’s most exclusive courses while helping Habitat for Humanity build and repair homes in Rim Country for deserving families in need! Payson Area Habitat for Humanity’s fifth annual charity golf tournament takes place at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 1 at Chaparral Pines Golf Club.
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Arizona Senate and House members to speak Arizona Sen. Chester Crandell and Arizona House members Brenda Barton and Bob Thorpe will be the guest speakers at the Payson Tea Party on Thursday, May 29 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., hear about the issues our Legislative District 6 delegation worked on this past session (water, education, public lands, etc.) and their plans for next term. For more information, call (928) 951-6774. Garden Walk The Rim Area Garden Club presents its annual Garden Walk from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31. Each year the Rim Area Garden Club selects several unique gardens to feature at this annual event. This year’s selections offer a variety of flowers, shrubbery, garden themes, as well as organic vegetables. There is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy. Tickets are $5 each and are available at Ace Hardware, Plant Fair Nursery, Payson and Pine Libraries, Fancy Finds Gift Shop in Pine or at any of the gardens on the day of the walk. For more information, contact Nancy Jones at (928) 474-2876.
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Have a good time and help your neighbors Opportunities abound in Rim Country for helping out your neighbors while having a good time. Think about participating in one or more of these worthwhile events that will benefit the residents of Rim Country.
PAHH GOLF TOURNAMENT Payson Area Habitat for Humanity’s fifth annual charity golf tournament takes place at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 1 at Chaparral Pines Golf Club. Play at one of Payson’s most exclusive courses while helping Habitat for Humanity build and repair homes in Rim Country for deserving families in need! Your round of golf will include green fees, golf cart, range balls, box lunch, afterplay buffet and much more. There will be a silent auction plus a raffle for a half-carat diamond donated by Overman Designs. All events of the day are open to the public. Call Habitat for Humanity at (928) 4740330 or register online at www.payson habitat.org.
Gardening class The Payson Community Garden will have a class in the garden at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 31. “Walking the Garden, Garden Structures” will be given by Glen McCombs of Plant Fair. The garden is located on Tyler Parkway next to the Church of the Nazarene. The class is free and open to the public. Please join us and see how the garden is developing. Family History Fair A free Family History Fair will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, 913 S. Ponderosa St. The public is invited to this event featuring family history help and tutors, cultural history displays, information on how to research family history from home, family history book displays and stories. There will be light refreshments. Wi-Fi is available and laptops are welcome.
PAYSON COMMUNITY KIDS NEEDS SUMMER SESSION VOLUNTEERS Payson Community Kids will offer a summer program of fun, crafts and projects for children in grades K-12 through June until the middle of July. Hours will be
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help with all parts of the program. Men and women — any hobbies or projects you can share or time you can spare would provide fun for everyone involved. If you miss having children in your life, this is a very rewarding opportunity. For more information, visit our website at www.paysoncommunitykids.com, find us on Facebook at Payson Community Kids, call Perla at (928) 478-7160 or stop by 213 S. Colcord Road.
FREE SPACES AVAILABLE AT STRAWBERRY FEST SWAP MEET Karolyn’s Wish was set up by the children of Karolyn MacLean, who passed away several years ago. Karolyn’s wish was to help every kid in Pine and Strawberry, especially those less fortunate. Karolyn’s children are hosting a Swap Meet at Strawberry’s Windmill Corner Inn during the annual Strawberry Festival which takes place June 7 and 8. They will sell “garage sale” stuff at the Karolyn’s Wish Booth to raise funds for local children. They are also offering 14 free spaces for neighbors to sell their items. “The Biggest Yard Sale on the
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FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ CONCERT AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL Community Presbyterian Church, at 800 W. Main St., will be celebrating “First Friday” June 6, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Gerry Reynolds and Friends will present an evening of vocal ballads, jazz and tunes from the Great American Songbook. There will be no dinner, but an Ice Cream Social instead. Admission is $5, but for every can of food you bring you get $1 off the admission price up to $5. Cans collected go to the Payson Area Food Drive. For more information, call (928) 4742059.
NON-PROFITS COMING TOGETHER MEETING JUNE 20 All local non-profit organizations interested in coordinating efforts for a Christmas program that will help as many families as possible are invited to the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino Fireside Conference Room on Friday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please use the side entrance. Contact Michell Marinelli at (928) 4746044, x5304 for more information.
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TRAVEL TALK | KEN BROOKS
AN AFFORDABLE CRUISE For many years the thought of basic fare. Many of these presenpurchasing a cruise sounded too tations are in the same class as expensive for the average vaca- found on Broadway and Las tioner. Well, think again. The Vegas. cruise lines continue to build new I have written in the past about and mostly larger ships and now, positioning cruises. These are some of the cruising routes are moving a ship from say Florida to experiencing over the Mediterranean or capacity. And, to countvice-versa. The lengths of er the problem many these vary from two cruise lines are dropweeks to as many as 18 ping prices to fill the and 19 days. You usually ships. get a port or more in the Many of the so-called Mediterranean, perhaps budget lines are buildan island or two in the ing ships with opportuAtlantic and maybe two nities for passengers to or three ports in the spend extra money onCaribbean. The fares for board during their these vary from $699 per KEN BROOKS cruise. There was a time person on up to $1299 when the only extra charges on- minimum. These are the cruises board were bar bills and casino. you should bend the budget to Today, many of the larger ships book a room with a private baloffer not only the same extra cony. In the past we have taken charges, but also shore excur- several of these positioning cruissions purchased on the ship, extra es and spent many hours on our restaurant fees in theme restau- balcony enjoying the sea air while rants, art auctions, and great reading a book and experiencing shopping opportunities in the area complete privacy. of ladies wear. You’ll find budget cruise lines These extra expense charges that position ships as well as the often make up fully one-third of so-called premium lines of the cruise lines’ profit. So, from Princess Cruises, Holland the budget lines the thought is to America Line and Celebrity “get-em-on then entice them with Cruises. goodies to charge extra prices The so-called deluxe lines for.” It seems to be working. would include Seabourn Cruises, Which lines are these? I pro- Silversea Cruises, Oceana Cruises pose that Carnival Cruise Lines, plus a few others. The difference Royal Caribbean Cruises and can be more deluxe and larger Norwegian Cruise Lines are the accommodations, high-grade No. 1 budget lines cruising out of meals and sometimes even gourNorth America. met with activities usually enjoyed There are also budget seasons by the upper class of passenger. to keep in mind for lower fares. The budget cruise passenger Those are usually fall and some usually wants plenty of party winter months depending on the activity and good bars and cruise itinerary. Stay away from lounges with appropriate musical dates that include spring break, entertainment while the premium Christmas and New Year’s. cruise passenger often seeks highSome of the lines are operating, er grade music and entertainat different times of the year, ment, less noise and better food. three- and four-day cruises from The deluxe cruiser wants a lot of New York City, Florida and Los quiet time, perhaps educational Angeles. Year-round two- and lectures and upscale entertainthree-day cruises operate out of ment along with a suite-type of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, to the accommodation. Bahamas which is only 100 miles Some of the older ships in servof sea travel from the coast of ice by Carnival, Royal Caribbean Florida. and Norwegian Cruise Lines get What is considered a budget updated refurbishments but, still cruise? I suggest that a cruise fare are not on par with some of the of fewer than $100 per night per newer, flashier vessels coming on passenger would be good value. line today. Often these ships offer Today, there are fares for as little shorter two-, three-, four- and fiveas $45 per night per passenger. Be day cruises from various ports at prepared to spend extra on-board sometimes rock bottom prices. as outlined above. Consider what These are more of a party cruise. the average cruise includes: your Not long ago we took the grand stateroom, three meals per day in kids on a four-day Princess Cruise the main dining room or buffet out of Los Angeles and the entire dining area and transportation. family of the six of us enjoyed our This is all possible even on a budg- cruise days to the fullest. The et fare. Sapphire Princess remains very The big shows in the main the- deluxe, great food and entertainatre are also included in your ment.
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I suggest you identify a good travel agent to assist you in choosing a cruise line, the itinerary and extra charges that may apply. They can also book your air to and from the ship. We also fly to our departure port the day before the ship sails. This is wise since bad weather or mechanical problems can cause flight delays and cancellations. If you book your transfers, hotels and air through the reservations department of the cruise line, they then might be a little more interested in your reaching your departure port before sailing time. If you wish to see Alaska by cruise ship notice that the fares are less if you select a departure in May and September. Holland America’s Statendam shows fares from $499 in September, but rates start at $799 in July as an example. Alaska weather is difficult to anticipate. The best weather I have yet experienced on the inside passage itinerary was early May. However, it can be full of rain and wind. Who knows? I find that many cruise line fares during the first two weeks of December and not to include Christmas and New Year’s are often reduced. People stay home getting themselves and the home
ready for the holidays. We have cruised this period and saved a lot of money. This fall you will find less expensive fares to Mexico and the Caribbean. Check them out. FIRST-TIME TIDBITS
If this is going to be your first cruise here are a few tidbits of information to make the boarding day a little easier. We always fly into the departure port a day early and rest comfortably in a nice hotel before boarding time. We usually pick a hotel near the cruise port that offers free transportation to the dock. Get cash in advance for extras and tipping. A lot of one dollar bills are useful. Plan your transfers from airport to hotel in advance as well as what service is available when your cruise is over and you need to get back to the airport. Be sure to note when embarkation begins and ends. Most cruise lines want you onboard at least an hour-and-a-half before sailing. They perform their safety and lifeboat drill a half hour before sailing. Show up either early or later to avoid long lines at the check-in. Most lines now ask you to precheck-in via computer which
speeds up the process on the dock. I find that it’s much faster now. If you are a suite passenger you will, most likely, be checked-in at a different point on the dock to speed your embarkation. You will identify your checked luggage with the bag tags given to you by your cruise line. Make sure they are all filled out. When you arrive at the dock, workers will take your bags and place them on carts that will be taken to the ship. You will find your baggage placed in your room two or three hours after boarding. Your main dining room assignment will be prearranged before sailing day. You will have indicated if you wish first seating at 6 p.m. or late sitting at 8:30 p.m. And, you will have indicated if you want a table for two, four, six or eight. Upon checking in you will receive a boarding card which is the key to your cabin and will indicate what sitting and table number you have been assigned. Your photo will be taken and placed on the cruise key for identification which you will show upon embarkation and disembarking. You keep this “key” with you at all times. Some folks wear them around the neck hanging on a ribbon. You also use this key to purchase all onboard items. In your travel handbag make sure you have your air tickets, passport, charge cards and cash. Also you must present your documents at check-in. Remember your room number. It’s important. Avoid the buffet if you can. The lines move rather slowly and on some ships get pushy. We usually dine in the main dining room for all meals. You can have good service, fine food and interesting tablemates. Now, all you have to do is start looking for your cruise and book all components. Bon voyage!
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GOD’S NOT DEAD
Low-budget religious-themed film does well at box office “God’s Not Dead” is very much a Also appearing — as themselves — film for Christian believers. The proin “God’s Not Dead” are Willie and ducers made the film for a tiny $2 milKorie Robertson from the popular lion and it has thus far returned a fab“Duck Dynasty” TV show. The ulous $57 million at the box office. Christian rock group The Newsboys In the world of low-budget films, also appear as themselves. this is a miracle in itself. Watch the credits at the end of the The film has found an audience, in film. We rarely see the job title listed spite of crushing reviews by the main- Andy McKinney for an apologetic researcher. stream critical community. Christians Reviewer Apologetics in Christian theology are will find their faith strengthened, the defenses of doctrine, or in this scoffers will likely be bored. case, of God himself. It comes from the The story comes from a series of actual court Greek meaning verbal defense. Once again we cases brought by the Alliance Defending learn something from the flickers. Freedom which readers may remember as the Alliance Defense Fund, its previous name. The MORE RELIGION IN FILM Christian-themed films have always been ADF specializes in litigation involving issues of with us. In 1912 “The Miracle” hit the screen in religious freedom. In the fictionalized and stylized movie ver- a spectacular production which included not sion, a freshman enters a philosophy class dom- just one of the first color movies ever made — inated by a strongly anti-religious professor. hand colored film — but also live actors, an The student, played with a natural kind of acting orchestra and a full chorus. Audiences were by 21-year-old Shane Harper, must defend his stunned. The tale comes from the 1200s in which position that God exists in the class against the a nun leaves her convent to associate with a professor. It isn’t exactly a debate but the scale knight and eventually returns to God through is heavily weighted against the freshman and in the intervention of the Virgin Mary in the form of favor of the professor, a man with decades of a statue which comes to life. The 1950s seem to be the most prolific decade experience. Kevin Sorbo plays the professor. He is the only name actor in the film and his for at least the popularly received films. “David decades of acting experience shows. Viewers and Bathsheba” and “Quo Vadis” came to the will most remember him from his TV role as screens in 1951. Both are still seen from time to Hercules where he showed his muscles and beat time on TV. Other well-received films from that decade that you might have seen or heard of people up. Sorbo can act just fine. The young student has everything working include “The Robe,” “The Silver Chalice” and against him. He doesn’t have the knowledge the biopic of St. Peter “The Big Fisherman.” The base or the experience base to prove God’s exis- giant films of that decade remain “The Ten tence. His beautiful girlfriend dumps him for Commandments” and “Ben Hur,” both of which endangering his future with a possible bad starred Charlton Heston. Anthony Quinn starred in “Barabbas” in 1961 grade. Only the campus minister seems to be and returned two years later to star in “The able to give him hope and direction. A collection of side stories provide a buffer to Shoes of the Fisherman” which also featured Sir the formal presentation of proof in the philoso- Laurence Olivier. Also in the 1960s were phy class. A young Muslim girl finds Christ. The Charlton Heston again in “The Agony and the campus minister and his visiting friend, an Ecstasy,” the story of Michelangelo and Pope African minister, experience a series of mira- Julius II and the painting of the Sistine Chapel. cles. A jerk businessman comes to God and a In 1963 Sidney Poitier won best actor for “Lilies cancer victim discovers peace. I won’t mention of the Field.” While not biblical, it is a film of what happens to the professor in case someone Christian faith. And it is set and was filmed in wants to see the film. Sorbo plays the professor Arizona, which makes it more fun for us. Most of these famous films did well financialvery well. Director Harold Crank also directed the TV ly and they were all produced by the major movie “Jerusalem Countdown.” That was a Hollywood studios. Some of them still are thriller based on a bestselling novel by a enjoyed by watchers either on TV or on DVD at Christian evangelist. He used actors David A.R. home. But the 1980s brought a big change. Such White and Marco Khan in the TV movie. White films as “Jesus of Montreal” and “Agnes of God” plays Rev. Dave and Khan plays the father of the did not have the mass appeal or the big budgets Muslim convert in “God’s Not Dead.” Crank has of the earlier films. This trend continued into the 1990s. The only other credits but none as famous as “Jerusalem two films that are well remembered from that Countdown.” The writers are also experienced in decade with a Christian theme are “The Hollywood. Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzel- Apostle” and “A Prince of Egypt.” Robert Duvall, man also collaborated on “Earth vs. the Spider.” who wrote, directed and starred in the movie, Konzelman is better known for the 1998 classic received an Oscar nomination for his role as a “Point Blank.” He penned the religious-themed Christian evangelist on the run for murder. This “What if ...” in 2010 which also starred Kevin is not a traditional theme in religious films. Still, Sorbo and grossed $800,000. Clearly “God’s Not the film was profitable. But it was not nearly as Dead” is the most successful film the writers profitable as Dream Works first animated offering, “A Prince of Egypt.” Prince is an adaptation and the director have made. This predictable drama rates an appropriat- of the life of Moses. It did win an Oscar and ed PG rating. There is no offensive language or became a multi-centemillion dollar hit for skin at all. It runs one hour and 53 minutes. The Dream Works. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 film gets an average three saw blades.
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ROADS Paramount Pictures’ “The Ten Commandments” starring Charlton Heston remains one of the most popular Christian-themed films of all times.
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Two unlikely blockbusters entered the Christian film annals with the new millennium. Catholic and now hopefully recovering drunk Mel Gibson stunned the movie world and the Christian community with his graphic depiction of the last days of Jesus in “The Passion of the Christ” in 2004. Gibson directed and produced the film and also had a hand in the script. It won an Oscar for best cinematography. It brought in over $600 million at the box office worldwide and is still shown in Christian precincts at Easter time. This was on a budget of $30 million and is one of the most profitable films of all time. In 2002, billionaire Philip Anschutz financed a small film called “Joshua,” a $9 million budget film which disappeared without a ripple in the movie pond that year. I saw it by happenstance at a film fest in Seattle and liked it for its theme, Jesus returning to Earth to improve the lives of folk in a small town. Apparently, this wetted Anschutz’s appetite for making films. He came back in 2005 to make the first of the “Chronicles of Narnia” films. The three Narnia films are based on the books by English don and lay theologian C. S. Lewis. The films’ box office totaled over $1.5 billion making them one of the great successes in Hollywood history. “Fireproof” scored big at the box office in a story of Christian marriage. The film
cost a miniscule half million to make but returned $33 million. The Sandra Bullock vehicle of cross racial adoption by a Christian family “Blind Side” brought in over 10 times its $29 million budget. This hits both ends of the movie spectrum, one a low budget film with a great message, the other a Hollywood movie with a famous actress and a moving story. But the new year of 2014 has already given Christian audiences three very big success stories. “Son of God” came out in February and had good success in a retelling of the life of Christ. In March “God’s Not Dead” came out. It is a contemporary tale of anti-Christian bias in a university setting. And in April to complete the trio of small budget, big success films, we have “Heaven is for Real,” a film version of the book of the same name. This year’s big budget Hollywood extravaganza “Noah” I omit from the listing of religious films due to its departure from the original text. As a disaster film however is has found good success and has returned the producers money with a handsome profit. There have been many other religious films that have never found an audience. It is just as hard to make a good, entertaining and successful religious film as it is to do the same in any other genre. We make over 3,000 feature length films in the USA every year, but we only hear about a few of them. The best of our film makers make it look easy, but it isn’t.
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This time of year people flock to the “Next obstacle was Screw Tail Hill, Payson area from Phoenix. According to installed by the Creator as a proving Google Maps, it takes just 1 hour and 26 ground for automotive cooling systems. minutes to get from Phoenix to Payson Few passed.” via car. But it wasn’t always that easy. Don Dedera article, May 11, 1967 Here’s a look back. Arizona Republic In the late 1800s people traveled by In the same article referenced just wagon or horse from Phoenix to Payson. above, Dedera further explains what Freighters faced a daunting task hauling every traveler from Phoenix to Payson goods. A key obstacle of the needed. early road (and calling it a road “Two spare tires were S.O.P., is being kind), was Reno Pass. and I recall once arriving at the This was a treacherous spot little mercury mine town of leading into Tonto Basin, Cinnabar to the tune of my secthrough which Payson was ond blowout. That offered yet reached at the time. An another dilemma — go back Arizona Republican article on without a spare, or press on to Oct. 13, 1895 stated that, Payson, where the Brothers “wrecks of wagons strew the Flack might or might not have roadside and bits of boxes and the right size tire. That is, if TIM EHRHARDT of household effects, show your engine block didn’t melt where the many have come to grief. on Ox Bow Hill.” Sudden turns are necessary, where the Ah yes, the notorious Ox Bow Hill. raging torrent of the creek has cut off the When Roosevelt Dam was built, a road road so carefully and expensively made, now known as the Apache Trail was conand occasional stretches there are where structed. This path was sometimes used the roadway has been thrice constructed by travelers to avoid the other treacherat different levels. Yet it is the only ous spots, but it did not eliminate Ox Bow “wagon road” into Tonto Basin from the Hill and its very steep grade. Over the west and must be traveled.” Yet Reno years the route up it has gradually Pass wasn’t the only challenging spot, as improved, but even today it puts vehicles that article makes clear. to the test. “The climb from Sunflower valley to The route has gotten gradually easier, the top of the gap is not an easy one. with every generation of travelers before Then there are sections where the wagon reminding the newer ones of how much axle drags on the soft granite of the road, tougher that they had it. The early ones while the wheels are far down in the ruts who traveled by horse and wagon faced that have been made by a quarter of a plenty of challenges. The early autoists century of travel and by the rushing fared little better, with machines that water. “Screwtail hill,” coming out of weren’t very strong to begin with and Round Valley, is another two-mile stretch roads that would challenge even today’s that tests even the endurance of a moun- cars. Dirt roads and river crossings, tain pony to climb, and here and there some flowing very strongly, were par for along the way are bits of road that the course until the road was paved in remind one of the path trod by Dante in the 1950s, making it an all day journey. his famous visit to the regions beyond the Still though, it was a two-lane highway Styx.” until just a few years ago. Travelers in Screwtail Hill was another one of the 1980s and 1990s surely remember those infamous spots for a long time, the backups on those two-lane roads. with a steep grade that made every trav- Four-lane segments existed, but on a holeler a little bit wearier. Even as the days iday weekend the narrowing down of of horses and wagons passed into times your two-lane side back to one created of horses under a hood, ie: car, Screwtail mile-long traffic jams. The four-lane Hill still created issues. Here is a view- highway all the way from Phoenix to point of that hill from a pre-paved Payson is a blessing that has made a Beeline Highway standpoint. once long journey a relatively short one.
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COVER STORY | PETE ALESHIRE
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Forest Road 300 can take you to the edge of the world — the dizzying uplift of the Mogollon Rim — and there you’ll find the largest stand of ponderosa pines.
Forest Road 300 Forest road on top of the Rim offers a route through history I fingered the long-healed scar hacked into the vanilla-scented bark of a tall, yellow-red ponderosa pine — left to mark a dangerous wagon road through one of the most tragically thrilling periods of American history. Turning, I walked 100 yards through a logged-over, secondgrowth forest of spindly pines and so came suddenly to the edge of the world — the dizzying uplift of the Mogollon Rim. Standing just off Forest Road 300 — known to history as the General Crook Trail — I could see south 100 miles and back 100 years to a violent, morally wrenching conflict that defined American history and character. The 250-mile-long General Crook Trail once linked Fort Apache in the White Mountains with Camp Verde in the Verde Valley and Fort Whipple near Prescott. Now the well-graded Forest Road 300 runs along much of that route, hugging the Mogollon Rim for 70 miles. Forest Road 300 offers a wonderful day’s adventure and access to a wealth of lakes and hiking trails. Check for possible forest closures before heading out and remember that the dry conditions preclude fires anywhere in the forest.
Don’t venture off the road at all, since the hot underside of an off-road vehicle can easily set dry grass on fire. At the point the well-graded gravel road crosses Highway 60 you can either go east toward Show Low or west toward Pine where the dirt road reconnects to paved Highway 260, which follows the old wagon route down into the Verde Valley. Either route takes you past troutstocked high-country lakes and vista points offering a panoramic view from the edge of the Rim, the abrupt leading edge of the Colorado Plateau made famous by the expansive storytelling of writers like Zane Grey. The well-maintained road offers a fascinating glimpse of the ecology of a ponderosa pine forest, especially if you head toward Pine through the scar of the Dude Fire. When Crook arrived to make war on the Apaches in the 1870s, these ponderosa pine forests were dominated by gigantic, widely-spaced, 400-year-old trees and tall grass. Low intensity ground fires burned through every five to seven years, clearing out the dead wood and seedlings. These fires merely scarred the fire-resistant, thick-barked bases of the mature trees, whose lowest branches were 20 or 30 feet above the flames. But once Crook and his military successors broke the resistance of the Apache, settlers moved in and transformed the ponderosa pine ecosystem. Loggers went to work and soon cut down
most of the fire-resistant, old-growth trees, and forest managers devoted themselves energetically to preventing fires. As a result, the forest of towering, widely spaced giants was replaced by thickets of smaller, stunted trees. When the inevitable fires finally got loose, they had a devastating effect — as the Dude Fire demonstrated. Decades of accumulated undergrowth and downed wood provided the fuel for a holocaust, climbing up into the mature trees and sterilizing the topsoil. The result is a haunted forest along one stretch of Forest Road 300, dominated by the towering, blackened skeletons of the trees scourged by the Dude Fire. But Forest Road 300 also offers a route through history, threading through the heart of a terrain that the Apache defended against all odds for three centuries before falling to Crook’s war of attrition in the 1870s. The Apache fought the Spanish and the Mexicans to a standstill, partly because they could always retreat into the wilderness of present-day Arizona and New Mexico. But the arrival of the Americans in the 1840s and 1850s forced the Apache into a hopeless, twofront war. Ironically, Crook respected and admired the Apache more than any other commander — which made the bearded, unconventional, fearless Crook their most effective enemy. He relied heavily on Apache scouts, the only ones who could hold to the faint trail of a band of fleeing warriors. The Crook Trail played a cru-
cial strategic role, as it supplied the network of forts from which Crook dispatched roving patrols of soldiers and Indian scouts that could remain on patrol for months at a time. Although the Apache resisters remained expert at eluding the soldiers, the constant hunt kept them from accumulating the supplies they needed to survive. This war of attrition eventually broke their resistance, thanks largely to the logistics of the Crook Trail. Captain John Bourke left a fascinating account of the 1871 campaign in his 1891 “On the Border with Crook,” which also described the majestic Mogollon Rim country. Ironically, Crook’s victory cleared the way for the loggers whose impact Bourke later lamented. “What was then the ‘forest primeval’ on the Mogollon has since been raided by the rapacious forces of commerce ... equipped with every modern appliance for the destruction of the old giants whose heads had nodded in the breezes of centuries. Man’s inhumanity to man is an awful thing. His inhumanity to God’s beautiful trees is scarcely inferior to it. Trees are nearly human; they used to console man with their oracles, and I must confess my regret that the Christian dispensation has so changed the opinions of the world that the soughing of the evening wind through their branches is no longer a message of hope or a solace to sorrow.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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The wonders of the Mogollon Rim are tucked away in spots all along Forest Road 300.
Forest Road 300 FROM PAGE 6
Meandering along the rim-hugging road with frequent stops to walk to the cliff edge, I tried to imagine Crook and Bourke making their way through this same country more than a century ago. One vivid encounter took place right in this stretch as Crook and Bourke rode in the lead of a detachment of soldiers. Several arrows flashed suddenly past, launched by about 15 Tonto Apache warriors, who immediately took flight. The soldiers spurred their horses and cut off two of the warriors, forcing them to take shelter behind several boulders. “There they stood; almost entirely concealed behind great boulders on the very edge of the precipice, their bows drawn to a semi-circle, eyes gleaming with a snaky black fire, long unkempt hair flowing down over their shoulders, bodies almost completely naked, faces streaked with the juice of the baked mescal and the blood of the deer or antelope ... with not the slightest suggestion of cowardice,” Bourke wrote. “They seemed to know their doom, but not to fear it in the slightest degree.” Seeing the soldiers closing on them, the warriors fired a final volley of arrows and then seemingly jumped from the cliff at their backs. “We were all so horrified at the sight, that for a moment or more it did not occur to anyone to look over the crest, but when we did it was seen that the two savages were rapidly following down the merest thread of a trail outlined in the vertical face of the basalt, and jumping from rock to rock like mountain sheep. General Crook drew bead, aimed quickly and fired; the arm of one of the fugitives hung limp by his side, and the red stream gushing out showed that he had been badly hurt; but he did not relax his speed a particle.” Bourke and Crook rode for hundreds of miles through those ancient forests, usually sitting atop his “faithful mule” Malaria, a beast he described with the blend of humor and animosity affected by anyone who has plumbed the fetid, malignant, random mind of a mule. “Malaria had been born a first-class mule, but a fairy godmother, or some other mysterious cause, had carried the good mule away, and left in its place a lop-eared, mangy specimen, which enjoyed the proud distinction of being considered, without dissent, the meanest mule in the whole Department of Arizona” Of course, a journey that consumed days and led through danger in 1871 now takes a couple of hours — more of a jaunt than a journey. Still, when I slowed down, pulled to the side of the road, and wandered toward the rim, I almost expected Bourke to come wandering out from among the trees, cursing his mule and casting a long look back over his shoulder. Then standing on the rim with a view out toward forever, I started and spun at the snap of a twig behind me. I could see nothing save dreaming trees, dim memories, and old crimes.
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MOVING AROUND THE BOARD ACROSS 1 Uproar 4 Cry of insight 7 Raise a design on 13 Relies on 19 Pita sandwich with mashed chickpeas 21 Force 22 Flirt with a bit 23 Comic strip in which Popeye first appeared 25 On key 26 Gin flavorer 27 Creme-filled cookie 28 Totals (up) 30 “___ want for Christmas ...” 31 1925 Sergei Eisenstein film classic 37 Pat gently 40 Patron 41 New Hampshire college city 42 Very big bird 43 Travel with the band 47 Germane 48 Truth or ___ 50 Party LBJ belonged to 51 Auto’s shock absorbers, springs, etc. 55 Fruit beverage 57 Other, to Juan 58 “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto) 59 Site for online bids 62 Besides that 66 St. Patrick’s isle 68 Two-person country fair contest 73 Charming notion
75 “Woo-hoo!” 76 2002-03 Bravo reality show, with “The” 77 Medications for some anemia patients 80 Big name in energy bars 81 Off. helper 82 With 126-Down, first instruction 83 Tony-winning Kazan 85 Stats, e.g. 87 Elect (to) 89 Teammate of Michael Jordan 94 XI minus IV 97 Yiddish writer Sholem 100 Size above med. 101 1982 high-tech film 102 Eye, to poets 103 Opera boy with “night visitors” 105 Nest egg user, often 108 Speaker of Romany 110 Train driver 115 Helper of Frankenstein 116 Pre-1991 superpower 117 Horde 118 Besides that 122 Covert 124 Theme of this puzzle 129 Recital finale 130 Certain 12-step group 131 Sierra ___ (California range) 132 Charred the outside of 133 Most current 134 Co. leader 135 Of old DOWN 1 Early P.M. periods 2 Author Roald 3 Medley
4 Mil. jets’ site 5 Bygone serf 6 Early warning 7 Imitates 8 Pal of Curly 9 TV’s Arthur 10 Dinner crumb 11 Shreds 12 Bean holder 13 Corkscrew 14 TV’s ___ Tin Tin 15 Like wild animals 16 Crept around 17 Mark on a bikini wearer 18 Gloria of feminism 20 Single-celled creature 24 ___ Aviv-Jaffa 29 “Explorer” girl 32 Aleutian island 33 Facial spots 34 Kachina doll carver 35 Really liking 36 ___ out (used frugally) 37 Erte’s style 38 Nonpros 39 Tacos’ kin 44 Sugar ending 45 Like some high hairdos 46 Mold anew 49 ___ sunshine (hot beam) 52 Kia model since 2002 53 Born, to Luc 54 Three R’s gp. 56 It doesn’t require a piercing 60 U.K. novels, poems, etc. 61 More chichi 63 Gloria Estefan’s music 64 Ones jeering 65 Above, to a bard
67 Sue Grafton’s “___ for Evidence” 69 Lens locale 70 Fast escape 71 “Adios!” 72 WWII female enlistee 73 U.S. spy gp. 74 Sprinkles, as with powder 78 45s’ cousins 79 Seine, e.g. 84 GI address 86 Hanging ___ a thread 88 Tree on Maui 90 Sony ___ (line of PDAs) 91 Grimm beast 92 Preadult 93 Playwright William 94 Small suitcases 95 Funny Coca 96 Old Chrysler chief Lee 98 Old PC screens 99 Football’s ___ Trophy 104 Film genre 106 Part on a sitcom, say 107 Beethoven’s “___ Overture” 109 Seat of Siskiyou County, California 111 Made known 112 Suffix with president 113 ‘90s-’00s boy band 114 Ms. Lauder 119 ___ dog’s life (toiled away) 120 Hosiery flaw 121 Onetime Texaco rival 123 Before 125 Rural refusal 126 See 82-Across 127 Opp. of neg. 128 Egg: Prefix
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Try using that Aries charm to warm up the usual set of workplace naysayers, and then back it up with a solid block of facts and figures to sell your idea to your colleagues. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) While nothing can deter a determined Bovine from following a course you believe in, it helps to have some supporting data and statements by trusted colleagues to make your case. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Take advantage of new information that could help make your career transition easier. The weekend is a good time to re-establish relationships with people you haven’t seen in a while. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Personal matters demand your attention as once-stable situations begin to shift. Quick action to shore things up is called for in order to avoid more problems down the line. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Although your financial picture begins to brighten, “thrift” and “caution” are still the watchwords for fiscally astute Leos and Leonas to live by. Expect news about a family matter. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Before you try to blame a colleague for a workplace problem, make sure you have the proof to back you up. Make some quiet inquiries on your own to try to solicit more information. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Trying to cheer up a depressed friend or downcast family member can be difficult. But keep at it, and your efforts should soon pay off in ways you might have never expected. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Taking a new look at an old and frequently recurring problem might lead you to consider making some surprising changes in the way you had been handling it up till now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Despite what the naysayers might say, setting your sights on a new goal could be one of the smartest things the typically sagacious Sagittarian has done in a long time. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Rebuilding an unraveling relationship won’t be easy. But you can do it, if you really want to. Just remember to keep the lines of communication open between the two of you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) A new friendship could develop into a close relationship. Meanwhile, reassure an old friend who might be feeling neglected that he or she is still an important part of your life. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might be feeling that you’re still in over your head as you continue trying to adjust to your new situation. But the pressures ease by week’s end, giving you time to come up for air. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for sensing the feelings of others. You might consider a career in some aspect of counseling. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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JUST FOR FUN KING CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Space 4 Angels’ illuminants 9 Total 12 Past 13 Vote into office 14 Gorilla 15 Moon, for instance 17 Youngster 18 CDs’ forerunners 19 Winter weasel 21 Easter egg container 24 Golf props 25 “The ___ Daba Honeymoon” 26 Water barrier 28 Vaults 31 On pension (Abbr.) 33 In medias ___ 35 Tragic 36 Speaks unclearly 38 Guy’s counterpart 40 Away from WSW 41 Regretted 43 Maestro, e.g. 45 Wisconsin, the ___ State 47 Slight amount 48 Genetic messenger 49 Duke Ellington classic 54 Whatever number 55 “Excavating for ___” 56 Trouble 57 More (Sp.) 58 Subsided 59 Ram’s mate
DOWN 1 Petrol 2 Khan title 3 Cauldron 4 Lent a hand 5 Outstanding athlete 6 Islander’s neckwear 7 Group of eight 8 Cordwood measures 9 Content 10 “Once ___ a time, ...” 11 Apportion (out) 16 Wapiti 20 Anthropologist Margaret 21 Behind ___ (in jail) 22 First victim 23 Halves of weekends 27 “Little Women” woman 29 Sea eagle 30 Prognosticator 32 Pharmaceutical 34 Cracker type 37 Teeter-totter 39 Tilted 42 Pulitzer Prize category 44 Find 9-Across 45 “Dracula” author Stoker 46 Actress Paquin 50 Can material 51 Have bills 52 Depressed 53 Shelter
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2 BR. 1 BA. in Pine, AZ, will trade cabin plus cash for Valley house, azzimmer@outlook.com BEST DEAL IN WOODHILL Beautiful 3Br/2Ba Split Plan w/2mbr’s, New Appliances, Paint, Carpet, Lighting & Fans 805 Country Lane,$238,500. 928-978-4011
In Town/Quiet 3bd/2.5ba./Bonus Room 2C Garage/Kitchen Appliances/Fence Walk to Parks/Schools $989/mo + Dep, Small Pets/Pet Fee For Appointment928-474-2724 or 602 358-1722
PINE, AZ 4BDR/2BA LOFT 1.25 Acres, Views on Ridge, Very Private!!, A/C. W/D, Pellet-Stove, Decks, $1100/mo Call for Brochure 602-882-6834
3Br/2Ba Charming Home in Alpine Village, All Appliances, Large 2 Car Garage, Fenced Yard, Smoking-No, $1195.mo, 480-515-1395 or 1-800-429-3157 Beautiful Town House w/Garage 904 W. Madera on Green ValleyLake 2 Master Suite Bdrms/2.5Ba, Washer/Dryer/Refrigerator Smoking-No $950.p/mo+deposit Call 928-951-4320 1Br/1Ba $575.pm,Fenced Yard, Includes Water/Trash/Sewer, 110 E. Aero,Totally Remodeled, All Electric. Please leave mesage we will return call:928-978-2435 or 928-970-0634 Get local news twice a week with a subscription to the Payson Roundup, 474-5251, ext. 108.
MOBILES FOR RENT Mobile Home Sites Available, Owner Will Help w/Moving Costs. Also: Nice and clean travel trailers for rent at Mountain Shadows R.V. Park. Lot space, water, sewer and trash are included for only $380.mo. RV Spaces also available for $256.mo. Walking distance to downtown Payson with onsite manager, laundry facilities and wifi. Call Shawn at 928-474-2406
MOBILE/RV SPACES
PAYSON TRAILER RANCH Spaces; 1 & 2 Bdrms, 1st Mo + Deposit! Starting @ $300.00 Cable/Water/Sewer/Trash Included, Discount for 6-12/mo.lease. 928-517-1368
INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT
INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT WAREHOUSE SPACES FOR LEASE, M-1 Zoning, 30’x40’ Double Bays 14’ Tall Garage Doors, Large Parking Area w/Security Fence. 928-595-0252
MOBILES/RVS FOR RENT RV Space Available
IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY YEAR ROUND RV PARKING IN STAR VALLEY, AZ
LOW MONTH TO MONTH AND LONG TERM RATES LOW OR NO DEPOSIT WITH REFERENCES CALL OR STOP BY ANYTIME
928-474-2442 Lazy D RV Park & Apartments 3655 E Hwy 260, Star Valley, AZ
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1303 W. Red Baron Rd. 4000sf, Lots of Parking, 2 Bathrooms, Office, 3 Phase Power, $.60 p/square foot. 928-468-6320
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Busy Pine location…Main bldg., 1,150 sqft open concept w/loft. 2 decks,ADA, 2 restrms. Dream locale antiques,coffeeshop,office. Commercial backlit sign, 6261 Hardscrabble, 602-463-5665.
ForSaleByOwner.com ID#23907500 3700sf on 1.5 Acre, Close in, Secluded, Gated, $429K, Will Carry 75%, 805 N. Mudsprings, Payson 480-216-2960
Commercial/Residential Space for Rent, Will Build to suit on Main Street, 602-670-1340 Eagle Springs Professional Plaza 903 E Hwy 260 1650sf Medical Office 1000sf Office w/Private Bath 2350sf Office w/Private Bath & Breakroom Mike 928-978-0149 Office for Rent, 501 W. Main Street, Suite C; 602-670-1340
RIVERFRONT with PANORAMIC MOUNTAIN & FOREST VIEWS! OPEN CONCEPT 3500sf, 3bedroom/3bath, 3/car garage. OPEN HOUSE SAT/SUN 11-4 www.LOVEPAYSON.com 928-478-1553
MOBILES FOR SALE Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712 REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712
RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1B Apt, 3rd Floor, Completely Renovated, Avail June 1st, $725.mo Includes all Utilities, 602-670-1340 2Br/1Br Downstairs, Water/Sewer & Trash Included, Pets-No, $575.mo + $575.Dep. 928-478-6188 or 928-951-3524
Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft. On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558
OFFICE SPACE Various Sizes 255sf to 3000sf PRIME LOCATION 708 HWY 260 PAYSON, 928-472-7035
ROOMS FOR RENT Looking for Someone Neet and Clean, Middle age Couple or Lady, to share my nice 2 Level home in nice area/Alpine Heights w/Veiw of Rim. No Smoking/Small Pet ok. Renter must love animals. $800. + Utilities. Will also consider Renting for Weekends or Vacation/Summer 928-420-3885 Very Nice Mature Lady on Fixed Income; Looking to share nice home w/nice people, rent range is $350 to $400. Please call at 480-307-0562 Leave Message
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TUESDAY SPECIAL $4.00 Hamburger with purchase of drink
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