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Are you ready for some football? Arizona State University’s football team begins the season with a five-day stay at the Rim Country’s Camp Tontozona.
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Internet at Camp T makes earlier visit possible BY KEITH MORRIS
ROUNDUP SPORTS EDITOR
Arizona State University’s football players working on summer school credits can now continue their education as they train at Camp Tontozona. The addition of Internet service to the facility allows coach Todd Graham to move the team’s annual stay at the remote facility tucked into the pines of Tonto National Forest east of Payson from late in the practice schedule to the first week of practice, which is what he’s wanted since taking over as head coach before the 2012 season. “The problem was since he might have 20 or 25 kids in summer school to get ahead and there was no Internet there allowing for online courses, the team couldn’t go up until summer classes ended,” said ASU Associate Athletic Director Mark Brand. However, the athletic department received funding to set up Internet at the site, allowing student-athletes who need to use it the ability to take tests or submit homework from the camp. The lack of technology was a primary factor in the development of the mountain training camp. Players are still not
allowed to use cell phones during their stay and the same goes for the general public. But most don’t bother trying since cell phone reception is poor at best in the picturesque location off of East Highway 260. The team is scheduled to arrive at Camp T on Tuesday, Aug. 2, with morning practices from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 through Friday, Aug. 5. The camp ends with a Maroon & Gold Scrimmage from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 6. The trip to Camp T is meant to be a team-building and bonding experience for the Sun Devils. However, with the two-a-day practices they’ve been dealing with coming up later in the preseason schedule, that didn’t leave a lot of time for those fun kinds of experiences like games, exploring and sitting around the campfire. But they only practice once a day the first week, making Camp T a great spot to open the practice season. “The goal of having everybody come out of Camp T is for us to come out as a team,” Graham said. “And during the acclimation period, you can only practice once a day, and so, going up to Camp Tontozona, I really couldn’t
do all the leadership and development stuff because I was missing out on twoa-days. So, I just like it better reporting up there.” Graham said he envisions a longer annual stay for the Sun Devils with more work on Camp T. “If we could improve that place, maybe put in a turf field, and improve the accommodations where our guys could fit in the showers, stuff like that ... I would love to report to Camp T and to be there for two weeks,” Graham said. “What I’m saying is, you don’t have the distractions. But it’s impossible for us to do that right now from an accommodations standpoint.” The practices during the week don’t attract the large number of spectators that final Saturday practice does each year. Players practice in helmets the first three days and also won’t be in full pads for the final Saturday practice at Camp T like they’ve been in past years. They’ll be wearing “shells,” or helmets, shoulder pads and jerseys. But what won’t change is interaction between the players and fans, which has always been a big part of the attraction for fans to come to Camp T for an up-close look at the team. Players sign
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autographs and pose for photos with fans after the final practice. Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Director Cameron Davis loves the change in schedule. Camp T usually occurs the same week as the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo, which takes place the third weekend of August. “It is actually a great move,” Davis said. “It brings a major event to a weekend that normally has nothing on it. The hotels will be able to accommodate more people than in years past. The town is working to build a whole weekend of activities.” An ASU Pep Rally featuring the Sun Devils Cheerleaders, mascot Sparky, family games and featured speakers and music returns for the second consecutive year on Friday, Aug. 5 at Green Valley Park. A Glow In Bowl Family Fun Run at Green Valley Park on Saturday, Aug. 6 caps the activities. “We are also working with the chamber to offer Rim Country businesses the opportunity to include special offers in our Camp T Goodie Bag that will be handed out to fans during the practices at Camp T,” Davis said.
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A variety of football-oriented games are part of the ASU Sun Devil Pep Rally at 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5 at Green Valley Park at the end of West Main in Payson.
Party at Sun Devil pep rally Come join in all the fun as the Town of Payson welcomes the staff, players, coaches and fans of ASU Sun Devil Football to Payson and Camp Tontozona. The Sun Devil Football Pep Rally is a big party to kick off the Sun Devil football season. Slated the night before the intrasquad scrimmage at Camp Tontozona, the pep rally is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5 at Green Valley Park in Payson, 1000 W. Country Club (go west on Main to the park at the end of the road). There will be all kinds of activities for the entire family. Several ASU alumni are scheduled to attend. Activities include: • Sun Devil Spirit Squad presentation • Sparky the Sun Devils’ mascot • Football competitions and games • Football obstacle course • Alumni autographs • Motivational speakers • Food vendors The event also features a live music concert with True to Life Band, a high energy dance/ cover band that has entertained all over the world. All events at the pep rally are free. For more information, call 928-472-5110. The night after the Saturday morning scrimmage, stick around for the Glow in the Bowl Fun Run. Come decked out in your best glow gear. The town will provide glow accessories in a goody bag, which each pre-registered participant will receive before the race. If there are any available, same-day entries will also get one. Check in is at 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6 at Green Valley Park, with onsite registration from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The race starts at 8 p.m. Registration is $30 for adults and $12 for children age 12 and under.
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Kicker Zane Gonzalez enters his senior season as the school recordholder for career points.
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Visitors to the Camp Tontozona ASU Maroon & Gold Practice on Saturday, Aug. 6 have a chance to meet team members and collect autographs — like this calm young lady at last year’s big event.
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Northern Arizona
Sat., Sept. 10 Texas Tech
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at Colorado
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at Oregon
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Sat., Nov. 19 at Washington
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Fri., Nov. 25
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at Arizona
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Keeping expectations in check BY KEITH MORRIS
Conference USA West Division championship. A trio of talented youngsters Young teams carry low — redshirt sophomore Manny expectations. High expectations led to Wilkins and redshirt freshmen disappointment for Arizona Brady White and Bryce Perkins State’s football team last sea- — are battling for the starting quarterback position in the son. There’s little danger of that up-tempo offense. The return of a talented pair happening again this year. No, instead of entering the of running backs should help season with a target on their the new quarterback. Leading backs like they did in 2015, now rusher Demario Richard (1,098 the Sun Devils have the oppor- yards) and Kalen Ballage (653 yards) give the Sun Devils a tunity to surprise everyone. Most of the experts don’t potentially strong rushing expect much from a team attack if an offensive line with just four starters back on returning only one senior startoffense, a roster featuring nary er can hold up. Richard rushed a quarterback who’s thrown a for over 100 yards seven times pass in a Division I game and last season and enters this with more than half its assis- season on the Maxwell Award (nation’s top player) watch list. tant coaches new to the staff. ASU went 6-7 a year ago, He and fellow junior Ballage suffering through the first los- made the Doak Walker Award (nation’s top running back). ing season A n d in Todd keeping the 2016 PAC-12 Media Poll Graham’s defense honfour seaest are receivsons as North Division ers like redhead coach. 1. Stanford shirt senior He led the 2. Washington Tim White, Sun Devils 3. Oregon who caught to a 28-12 4. Washington State 57 passes record his 5. California and ranked first three 6. Oregon State second with seasons in 633 receiving the desert, South Division yards and tied winning 10 1. UCLA for the team games in 2. USC lead with eight both 2013 3. Utah TD catchand 2014. 4. Arizona es. Redshirt And talk 5. Arizona State j u n i o r of champion6. Colorado Cameron ships filled Smith looks the air. PAC-12 Champion: Stanford to return to The outregular duty look is much bleaker as the Sun Devils kick after surgery sidelined him for off the preseason at Camp all of last season following a promising 2014 campaign. And Tontozona this year. At least, that’s the media’s 6-foot-5, 212-pound redshirt junior Ellis Jefferson and redtake. The PAC-12 media poll that shirt sophomore Jalen Harvey ranked ASU No. 2 in the PAC- should take on bigger roles to 12 South Division prior to last help the Sun Devils overcome season has the Sun Devils list- the graduation of DJ Foster and ed at No. 5 in the South this Devin Lucien. Expect redshirt junior tight year, ahead of only Colorado. end Kody Kohl to serve as a Despite the losing record, there were highlights, including primary target in the passing a 38-23 win at No. 7 UCLA on attack after catching 32 passes Oct. 3 and a 52-37 victory over a year ago. Redshirt senior left tackarch-rival Arizona. But losing several close le Evan Goodman is the only games overshadowed those tri- starter back on the offensive umphs, as they just couldn’t get line. Redshirt senior linebackthe job done in other big games. Among them, a 61-55 triple er Salamo Fiso and junior overtime heartbreaker against defensive lineman Tashon Oregon, a 48-46 disappoint- Smallwood lead the defense. Fiso is on the preseason ment at Cal and a 43-42 punch to the gut against West Virginia watch list for several awards after recording 253 tackles the in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl. They had trouble keeping last three seasons. Smallwood offenses off the board and sim- anchors the defensive line after ply turned the ball over too notching 43 takedowns a year often in crucial situations to ago. Sophomore Kareem Orr live up to the lofty expectations. returns to the secondary after Things started poorly with a 38-17 defeat against Texas a breakout season a year ago. A&M. They also failed to com- Orr set the ASU school freshpete for 60 minutes in a 42-14 man record with six intercepsetback against No. 19 USC and tions, returning one for a toucha 34-18 loss at No. 4 Utah, as down in a season that saw him well as in a 38-24 head scratch- earn consensus Freshman AllAmerican honors. er at Washington State. While the experience may be Now Chip Lindsey takes over as offensive coordinator replac- lacking, the talent is there. Projections may shape the ing Mike Norvell, who has been hired as the head coach at the outlook for a team, but they University of Memphis. Lindsey don’t a season make. Young squads inevitably spent the last two years as the offensive coordinator and quar- experience growing pains. But sometimes they grow up terbacks coach at Southern quickly. Mississippi. The Golden Eagles Any parent can attest to broke five major offensive single-season school records last that. We’ll just have to wait and season en route to winning see how fast this season goes by. nine games and claiming the ROUNDUP SPORTS EDITOR
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The long-lasting legends of Tontozona BY MAX FOSTER
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Camp Tontozona, Arizona State University’s scenic mountain retreat nestled in the ponderosa pines 17 miles east of Payson, has been hailed by fans, coaches and journalists as one of the most unique university football training camps in the country. Positioned in a scenic basin surrounded by towering mountains, Tontozona’s centerpiece is the expertly groomed football field where some of ASU’s finest have trained and practiced. A bubbling spring forms a natural whirlpool on the camp’s grounds and Tonto Creek is just a few a minutes’ walk away. The name, Camp Tontozona — combining nearby Tonto Creek and Arizona — was chosen in the late ’50s, about the time legendary ASU football coach Frank Kush began contemplating using the site for preseason training. About seven years before Kush, ASU acquired the property when the Arizona Board of Regents deeded it to Arizona State College at Tempe, now ASU. ASU football teams trained annually at the camp from 1960 until 2007, when then coach Dennis Erickson decided the facilities were not up to snuff and began holding preseason training in an $8.4 million bubble in Tempe. ASU alumni never forgave Erickson for throwing the towel in on Tontozona. In 2011, Erickson was fired and replaced by Todd Graham who embraced the idea of training at Tontozona. “I want to take my teams to Camp T because that is where the tradition and season begin,” he has told the media. “Coach Frank Kush had a vision and it worked out very well. I want to perpetuate that tradition.” Tontozona, Kush said, was an ideal training site because there were no distractions, which allowed the players to focus only on football. “No (phone) calls, no girls, no cars, no nothing,” former ASU assistant coach Bill Kajikawa once told his “Theory
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The presence of legendary ASU football coach Frank Kush at the 2015 Sun Devil preseason scrimmage at Camp Tontozona thrilled the fans and more than a few players and coaches as well.
of Coaching Football” class at Arizona State. Kush recalls that early on it took a great deal of cooperation and effort to build Tontozona and its access roads to what they are now, “We were going up there when nine miles of the road from Payson to Kohl’s Ranch was dirt.” Because there wasn’t enough room for a full-sized football field in the narrow meadow at Tontozona, Kush approached a construction crew working near Kohl’s Ranch and solicited the heavy equipment needed to widen the area. Later, with the help of assistant coaches, friends, family and players, a regulation field was forged out of the pine-studded forest. Rob Peterson is among the former ASU stars that remember Tontozona well. He and his twin brother were members of ASU’s 1975 team that finished 12-0 and beat Nebraska 17-14 in the Fiesta Bowl. “Boys went to Camp
Tontozona, but they came out men,” he remembers. “We practiced three times a day; full contact in the morning, shorts and shirts right after lunch and full pads in the afternoon.” Since NCAA regulations now limit the number and scope of practice sessions, those types of workloads are outlawed. At Tontozona, those who blew an assignment or committed a mental mistake were sent packing up fabled Mt. Kush, located just south of the practice field. “At night we laughed, cried and nursed each other’s wounds,” Peterson recalls Of course, there were those players who couldn’t — or wouldn’t — meet the rigorous demands of training camp at Tontozona. “Some disappeared during the night never to return,” Peterson said. Athletes who chose to quit had to ring a bell at mid-camp to hitch a ride back to Tempe. But that often was too humiliating for some. So, they hitch-
hiked to Payson and south on the Beeline back to the ASU campus. But for all those who failed, there were even more who thrived at Tontozona and went on to highly successful NFL careers. They included Danny White, Benny Malone, Mark Malone, Curley Culp, John Jefferson, Charley Taylor and of course, Pat Tillman. Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson played football at ASU and attended two sessions at Camp Tontozona before signing a professional baseball contract. For Peterson, stepping on the carefully manicured Tontozona field was a privilege. “Just to have the chance to practice where former ASU players were molded into champions was a great honor,” he said. Over the years, much of the success of Kush’s teams was attributed to the rugged training sessions at Camp Tontozona. Some compared stays at
Tontozona to a Marine boot camp. In the 1960s and 1970s, many an ASU player who had a love-hate relationship with the camp said the mental toughness gained at Tontozona was the reason the Devils were able to pull out wins in the waning moments and often upset more talented opponents. Kush remembers that in the early years of Tontozona, torrential downpours almost caused him to give up on the camp. “We practiced many times in ankle-deep mud,” he said. Practicing in the mud was nixed several times by ASU coaches who followed Kush. Both Larry Marmie and Dirk Koetter opted to break camp early and return the team to Tempe because of the downpours that drenched the retreat. Each time Marmie and Koetter left, ASU had subpar seasons prompting Sun Devil football faithful to blame the decision to depart Tontozona as a contributor to the dismal season. Today’s Camp Tontozona, which has been upgraded with new buildings, dormitories and other facilities, is vastly improved over what it was in Kush, Marmie and Koetter’s tenures. In the 1960s, Tontozona was a Spartan retreat that had no hot water, phones or televisions and about the only spectators at practices were bears, squirrels and mountain lions. Although camp facilities have been upgraded, Graham is pushing for even more improvements and said recently that the team would extend its stay up to a full week or more if enhancements were made. A testament to Graham’s commitment to bringing back the Camp T tradition unfolded during the 2012 preseason training when he and the players climbed the fabled Mt. Kush. It was a blast from the past that allowed long-suffering alumni and football fans to breathe a huge sigh of relief and predict great things to come.
Camp T provides economic benefits for Rim BY ALEXIS BECHMAN
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Camp Tontozona is probably the Rim Country’s biggest event. In the past, at least 8,000 people have made the journey to the mountains for the five days of practices. Town offi-
cials say the impact of Arizona State University’s Camp T on the local economy is nothing less than a touchdown. Already, local hotel rooms are booking up. Part of the draw is the town’s pep rally Friday, Aug. 5. The idea behind the pep rally event — now in
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its second year — was to capture more of the fanfare and drive revenue into local businesses and hopefully having more of the Sun Devil Nation staying the weekend instead of just coming into town for the Saturday scrimmage, said Cameron Davis, tourism director. The 2014 camp drew 8,000 ASU fans to Rim Country, with 3,500 of those coming for the final scrimmage. At local restaurants, there were lines for tables. Payson has 700 hotel rooms and with the average overnight guest spending upward of $400 on a room, meals and gasoline, Camp T delivers a major boost to the economy. Davis said local hotels and restaurants aren’t the only businesses that see gains, “The entire region sees the benefit.” Solid proof exists that the excitement, economic benefits and hype of the Arizona State University football team’s stay
at Camp Tontozona spills over into Pine and Strawberry. It surfaces each August when fans and boosters swarm the two town’s restaurants, lodgings and watering holes to mull over next season’s gridiron hopes. The biggest influx of Devils disciples into Pine and Strawberry traditionally occurs just after the team’s Saturday scrimmage at the scenic mountain camp located east of Payson near Kohl’s Ranch. Frequent Tontozona visitors know scrimmage morning can be a hassle due to the large crowds, limited parking, only mountainside seating and long hikes from Highway 260 into the camp. ASU does provide limited shuttle service, but because the wait for a ride can be lengthy, most choose to hike in. Those interested in a more up-close and personal look at the team often opt to attend the weekday practice sessions
which draw far fewer fans and are less hectic. In case of inclement weather, which has often happened in past years, practices will move to the recently renovated all-weather surface on the multi-purpose field near the library at Rumsey Park in Payson, (328 N. McLane Road). The Christopher Creek area also enjoys an economic boost due to Camp Tontozona. The annual invasion of Sun Devil Nation for the August 6 scrimmage has the folks at the Landmark in Christopher Creek making preparations for the crush of fans following the morning practice. They will have Greg Paul band from noon to 5 p.m. and the Tessa Karry band in the evening. The special menu will feature pork, brisket and hot dogs outside on the patio for lunch. Editor’s note: Max Foster and Rod Britain contributed to this article.
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Doing the laundry for the 105 athletes, along with 50 or 60 staff members and coaches that come to Camp Tontozona each summer is a challenge for Jerry Neilly, ASU’s equipment operations coordinator for football.
Keeping it clean for players, coaches and staff
Doing laundry with no washing machines or dryers a challenge BY KEITH MORRIS
ROUNDUP SPORTS EDITOR
Doing the laundry for a college football team is quite an undertaking under ordinary circumstances. But doing it with no washing machines or dryers on site creates additional hurdles. That’s the situation Arizona State University’s Equipment Operations Coordinator for Football Jerry Neilly faces each summer when the Sun Devils visit Camp Tontozona. “It’s kind of a unique situation,” Neilly said. “We’re up in the middle of the mountains with 105 athletes and 50 or 60 staff members including coaches, so getting laundry done is a challenge.” When he arrived at ASU in 2012, the year new Sun Devils head coach Todd Graham restarted the annual visits to Camp Tontozona, and learned the facility had no laundry facilities, he looked into the possibility of changing that. “When I first got here I tried to get some washers and dryers installed, but it’s just too costly when we’re only here five days a year,” Neilly said. So the only option was to find the nearest Laundromat. That would be Payson Laundry, which is owned by brothers Beau and Laron Porter. Neilly leads a staff of 14
only give me $200 or so and I go on to the next one.” The Payson Laundry features 40 standard washers and seven super loaders — five at Camp Tontozona. He and 35-pound load machines and a five others take over Payson pair of 50-pounders, and 28 dryLaundry after it closes and ers. It takes $2.25 for a regular spend about four hours a night wash and another quarter for washing and drying uniforms four additional minutes. Five and other clothing after the minutes in the dryer costs a Wednesday, Thursday and quarter, or an estimated $1.50 Friday practices. to $2 per load. They also spend a lot of Putting that many quarquarters. ters into Payson machines “I drive around to dif- requires a Laundry m a n a g e r ferent banks and take as lot of work. Michele Van many quarters as they can “ T h e Meter said give me. I ask for $500, but problem is she makes we have to sure to fill they usually only give me keep feedthe change $200 or so and I go on to the ing those m a c h i n e s , next one.” dryers with as well as quarters Jerry Neilly the deterand after ASU Equipment Operations gent and 20 minutes Coordinator for Football fabric softif they’re ener vending not dry you machines have to add before Neilly and his staffers another quarter,” Neilly said. arrive. And it’s not like they can But there’s really no need. load up the clothing in a couple They come prepared. of laundry bags in the back seat “We take about $1,000 worth of the car to get them to the of quarters, about a 100-pound laundry. bucket of dry detergent and “We load the laundry up in liquid fabric softener — I like big containers in an 18-foot Snuggle — with us every year,” Budget truck and strap the conNeilly said. tainers down,” Neilly said. “We Turning $1,000 in cash into drive over to the laundry and 4,000 quarters takes time. back the truck up and unload “They give me the cash and I it and use every washer and drive around to different banks dryer in the facility and it takes and take as many quarters as us several hours.” they can give me,” Neilly said. He said they usually don’t “I ask for $500, but they usually get back to Camp Tontozona
until after midnight. They open up the “equipment room” at 6 a.m. “We use a truck as a makeshift equipment room for the week,” Neilly said. For the most part, the operation has gone pretty smoothly. However, Neilly said they did have trouble with one washing machine. “I’ve had one little incident,” he said. “One of the washers had something wrong with it; it was like it had a razor blade inside and our load was shredded. We ruined an entire load of laundry that night. Luckily I brought extra. We just avoided that machine after that.” All those uniforms and clothing, along with helmets, pads and other equipment like generators to run the practice clocks and headsets, takes up a lot of space. So, in addition to the 18-foot Budget truck, Neilly and his staff also load up a 24-foot Budget truck and a 51-foot semi trailer and haul everything up from Tempe and then back down at the end of the camp. “It’s a production on our
end to make sure practices run smoothly,” he said. Just as it is for the players and coaches, Neilly said the time at Camp Tontozona is a team-building experience for him and his staff, as well. “It’s just a unique experience,” he said. “I had the same position at the University of Tulsa under Graham before coming to Tempe. “We never got to do anything like this there because we didn’t have an off-site program and I always hoped I’d get a chance to experience an off-site (camp). “There’s nothing like Camp Tontozona; the people are great and super helpful, super friendly and it’s awesome to get up to see the woods. I was a Boy Scout from the second grade through high school. I love camping, all that stuff. We jump off Tillman Rock and hike up Mt. Kush. I have 12 student equipment managers and one fulltime assistant, so it takes 14 of us to make this all go around. It’s just a good chance for me to bond with them.”
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Rim Country Church Directory Catholic Church of the Holy Nativity A Roman Catholic Church under the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. 1414 N. Easy St.(corner of Easy Street & Bradley Dr.), Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 478-6988, wwwholynativitypayson.com. The Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews, Pastor. Sunday: Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday: Low Mass & Holy Unction 10 a.m. First Wednesday of the month: Benediction & Chaplet of Divine Mercy 5:30 p.m. followed by potluck supper. High Holy Days: Mass 10 a.m. Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. 1036 E. Christopher Creek Loop, first driveway past fire station on left. Pastor Ed Hepworth, 478-4857 (church), 478-4310 (home). 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Tues. & Thurs. Bible Studies. Join us on Sunday, April 17th for worship service followed by a Mexican Food Potluck for the Retirement of Pastor Ed & Susan Hepworth. Church For the Nations Payson Sunday Experience at 901 S. Westerly Rd @ 10 a.m. Contact us at 928-444-8791 or email us at info@cftnpayson.com for more detailed information on mid-week connection events and community outreach. Visit us on our website at cftnpayson.com and like us on Facebook. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER! Church of Christ 306 E. Aero. Sunday Bible classes 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. For Bible studies any day of the week, call Bob Nichols, 468-0134. By understanding and living the principles taught in the New Testament, we attempt to accomplish the spiritual mission of the church, rather than being a social or recreational institution. Church of Christ in Payson 401 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5149. Sunday: Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Singing Practice 5:30 p.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m. Tuesday: Ladies Bible Class 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Class 6:30 p.m. www. paysonchurchofchrist.com Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of the month. Sunday Fellowship Meal every 3rd Sunday of the month. Women of CORP Ministries and Bible studies lead by Simone Lake. Other various Connection Groups available throughout week. For more information, contact: 1-928476-4249 (ch), 1-928-472-6439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www. sermon.net/CORP Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. On Sunday, July 31 the sermon will be “God’s Compassion.” Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 474-2059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: cpcpayson.org.
Hwy. 87, just north of Bonita). Expedition is a non-denominational church whose mission is to “make disciples who love God and people.” Sunday services are at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. For more information, go to www.discoverexpedition.com, Facebook at ExpeditionChurchPayson, or call (928) 4749128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey! First Baptist Church of Pine 4039 N. Highway 87, 476-3552, Website: www.fbcpine.com. Sundays: Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Fellowship 6 p.m. Communion service the first Sunday during Morning Worship. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m. first Saturday of each month. Women’s Bible Study 9:15 Tuesday mornings. AWANA program on Mondays as follows: Sparks for K-2nd 2:30-4 p.m.; TNT, Trek and Journey 6-8 p.m. All other activities, please contact the church office Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or Friday 9 a.m. to noon.
Pastor, Sunday: Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship Service 11 a.m. Nursery, Adult and Youth Bible Studies during both services. Wednesday evening fellowship and Bible study for all ages! For more details and information on other weekly events, check out our website at www.pbcpayson.org or call the church office at (928) 474-9279. Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) At Rock of Ages you will find a worship service designed to praise God and enrich faith. Our purpose is to serve all people in God’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of the Holy Bible. We are a friendly, family oriented church. All are welcome! Rock of Ages Lutheran Church is located at 204 W. Airport Road (corner of Airport Rd and North McLane). Pastor David Sweet, (928) 970-7606 or (928) 474-2098. Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.; Holy communion is celebrated at the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Adult Bible class is held on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Thursdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 507 W. Wade Lane, 928-474-5440, Pastor Steve De Santo. Sunday: Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.
Mountain Bible Church Please be our guest this weekend, 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at 302 E. Rancho Road where our goal is to ‘Love God and Love People!’ We have many adult, children and student ministries on Sundays and during the week. Our Spanish Church called “La Roca” meets Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Want more information? (928) 472-7800 or www.mountainbible.org New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224. Services: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. Payson Family Church 501 E. Rancho Rd. 474-3138. We are a new, non-denominational Christian church that ministers to the entire family. Our vision is to reach this community with God’s love and Word and see lives transformed for His glory. We are mission minded and believe in showing people Jesus, not just talking about Him. Join us Sunday mornings at 10:45 for contemporary worship and teaching of God’s Word. We also offer various other ministry meetings throughout the week for junior high, high school, and college-aged students. Visit our website @ paysonfamilychurch.org. Or our Facebook page for more information.
Crossroads Foursquare Church We invite you to join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m. Find us at www.crossroads4square.com, on Facebook or at 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson.
Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St. behind ACE Hardware); Pastor Carl Peterson. Services: 8:30 a.m. Informal; 11:00 a.m. Traditional. Safe nursery care provided. We are a growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. Our mission is to Love Like Jesus. For more information on our choir and handbell programs and ministries and mission to the community, visit our website: paysonumc. com or call 928-474-0485, M-F, 8 a.m. - 12 noon.
Expedition Church 301 S. Colcord Road (two blocks west of
Ponderosa Bible Church of Payson 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. Dr. Joe Falkner - Sr.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church WE Welcome Everyone. 1000 N. Easy St. (Corner of Sherwood & Easy St.). 928-4743834. The Rev. Daniel F. Tantimonaco, Rector. Sunday: Holy Eucharist Services are at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The 10 a.m. service includes traditional and contemporary music. Child care is provided. Wednesday: Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson.org. Email: stpaulspayson@gmail.com. WE Welcome Everyone. Seventh-day Adventist Church 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson; Pastor Steven Salsberry; Elder Sharon Judd. Saturday services: Sabbath School/Bible Study 9:30a.m.; Worship Hour 11 a.m. We welcome all visitors. Come and join us for uplifting fellowship. Call 928-474-9209 for Prayer Meeting times and location, and for coming local events, or visit our website: http://payson.adventistfaith. org. Tonto Basin Bible Church Hwy. 188 off Dryer Dr., Tonto Basin, Pastor Robert Melotti, (928) 479-2299. Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m., worship service 10:45 a.m., Children’s Church 10:45 a.m., no Sunday eve. service. Wednesday Night Bible Study Fellowship 7 p.m. Potluck every third Sunday at noon following the worship service. Tonto Creek Shores/Tonto Valley Bible Church Lots 240-241 Valley View Road, Gisela, 4741360. Valley View Drive, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. (combined service with both churches). Unity Church of Payson Join us and live Practical Christianity, a positive path for spiritual living. We sing, laugh, love, pray, and support each other and our Payson community. Our service is at 10 a.m. Sundays at 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). For more, go to www.unityofpayson.org (See ‘What’s Happening’ tab for special events) or call 928-478-8515.
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12 | RIM REVIEW • AUGUST 3, 2016
Steve Coury The Auto Repair Specialists at Steve Coury Ford
Approved BUY FOUR SELECT TIRES, AND GET UP TO AN $80 REBATE BY MAIL* On these name brands: Goodyear, Dunlop, Continental, Pirelli and Yokohama *Dealer-installed retail purchases only. Limit one redemption per customer. $80 rebate on Pirelli. $60 rebate on
Goodyear, Dunlop, Continental and Yokohama. Taxes extra. Offer expires 8/31/2016. Submit rebate by 9/30/2016 by mail-in rebate form or online at fordowner.com. Tire rebate by prepaid debit card or apply to an active Owner Advantage Rewards® account. Cannot be combined with any other tire manufacturer sponsored rebate/offer. See participating dealership for vehicle applications, rebate and account details.
$25 REBATE BY MAIL ON ANY MOTORCRAFT® BRAKE SERVICE* *Retail purchase only. Dealer-installed brake pads or shoes. Exclusions apply. Limit one redemption per axle.
Taxes extra. Offer expires 8/31/2016. Submit rebate by 9/30/2016 by mail-in rebate form or online at fordownwer. com. Rebate by prepaid debit card or apply to an active Owner Advantage Rewards® account. See participating dealership for vehicle applications, rebate and account details.
THE
WORKS
• Synthetic Blend Oil Change* • Tire Rotation • Brake Inspection and more
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$
95
OR LESS AFTER $10 MAIL IN REBATE
* Up to five quarts of Motorcraft® oil and oil filter. Taxes, diesel vehicles and disposal fees extra.
4397 E. Hwy 260, Star Valley, AZ 928-474-8888 • www.stevecoury.com