Rim Review December 2, 2015

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THE PAYSON ROUNDUP • PAYSON, ARIZONA

INSIDE

Parade

Electric Light Parade Saturday, Dec. 5 on Main Street and other holiday fun throughout the Rim Country.

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Travel

Ken Brooks writes about ocean, river and lake cruises.

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Movies

Andy McKinney says ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2’ is a very good movie.

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Faith

Simone Lake writes about Advent One and Advent Two. PAGE 5

Food

Swap out salt for herbs and spices.

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History’s Mystery Page 8

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RIM REVIEW • DECEMBER 2, 2015

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ADVENT SERVICES MOUNT CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH

Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260 (across from Tiny’s Restaurant), will hold a midweek Advent finger food supper at 5 p.m. (a free-will offering will be accepted from those attending) on Wednesday, Dec. 2 in the church vestibule.

The congregation and guests will decorate the church’s Christmas tree that evening as well.

A service will follow at 6 p.m., which will begin with the lighting of the decorated tree.

The Advent services at Mount Cross continue on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, with supper in the log building at 5 p.m. (free-will offering) and a service in the church sanctuary following at 6 p.m.

All are welcome to join in the Advent gatherings!

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Advent services at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Easy St., started Sunday, Nov. 29 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 20 at 9:10 a.m. in the Parish Hall.

The subject of the services will be the stories behind favorite Christmas carols.

Pastries, juice and coffee will be served.

Editor’s note: Information on additional Advent services will be published as it is made available from area churches.

FIRST FRIDAY AT COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Are you already humming your favorite Christmas carols? Well, don’t be shy! Come out to First Friday and get your Christmas caroling on, after all, ’tis the season to sing joyfully.

There will be a Christmas Sing with Buckshot Dot from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4 at Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St. In the back of the church sanctuary will be The Mudhens Model Train Show.

Guests can enjoy a hot soup bar for a suggested donation of $5 per person. All donations of money and/ or non-perishable food items will benefit the local food banks.

Any questions, please call the office at 928-474-2059.

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The annual Electric Light Parade is part of Payson’s holiday celebration. The parade starts at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5 — rain or shine — come early and get a good parking spot and enjoy the fun and festivities. You can keep warm for the annual Electric Light Parade with some delicious baked treats and hot cocoa or coffee from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St. The Presbyterian Child Learning Center’s Pre-K class is sponsoring the treats and all donations/proceeds will go toward the children’s Christmas community service programs for their neighbors throughout Payson. Come early, get a good spot to watch the parade and park for free.

BELL RINGERS NEEDED It is a holiday tradition that has been part of the Rim Country for many years. The local chapter of the Salvation Army is in need of volunteers to serve as bell ringers in front of a number of area stores through the Christmas season.

This is the only fundraising event held by Payson Salvation Army during the year. It is important to fill all of the time slots to collect as many contributions as possible during this time. Please consider finding some time this holiday season to help Payson Salvation Army fill all of the time slots.

To register as a bell ringer, contact John Morgan, 928-474-8454.

GALLERY PLANS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION This coming First Friday — Dec. 4 — Down the Street Art Gallery will be celebrating its eighth anniversary.

The gallery is home to some of the finest artists in Rim Country and it has been voted Rim Country’s Best Art Gallery four years running and hopes to make it five in 2016.

CAROL’S COOKIE SALE Carol’s Cookie Sale, presented by the Ladies of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, is from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 5 in the parish hall, 1000 N. Easy St. The community is invited to walk among the goodie-laden tables, selecting their own assortment of homemade cookies and candies to take home in a decorative tin. This is a great way to get a variety of cookies for holiday entertaining and gift-giving without having to spend hours in the kitchen.

The proceeds support Rim Country children, youth and women. For more information, please contact Sue Becker, 928-595-4123.

GIFT TREES Several “gift trees” are spring up around Rim Country.

A “Senior Angel Christmas Tree” is in the Pine Strawberry Thrift Shop. The tags on the tree are “gift guides” for some of the area’s seniors, including those that may be residing in care facilities.

Choose a card, sign it out with the thrift shop cashier and look around the shop to see if there may be something in stock that suits the needs of the “senior angel” or keep the guide for shopping elsewhere.

Wrapped gifts for this program need to be returned to the thrift shop by Saturday, Dec. 5.

Organizers are still searching for those who might benefit from the program. If you know of a senior who needs some extra love for the holiday, let the folks at the thrift shop know about them by calling 928-4764633.

The Pine Strawberry Thrift Shop, located in the PS Community Center on North Highway 87 in the center of Pine, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.

The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree is at National Bank of Arizona, 804 S. Beeline Highway.

The “Angel” tags on the tree are supplied by area social services and the public schools. “Santas” for the “Angels” are invited to come into the bank take a tag (or more) and purchase the items requested for the child. Details on return of the gifts for distribution will be on the tag.

Hunting for a mystery from history? Read Roundup editor Pete Aleshire’s tale of seeking evidence of the Spanish here.

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Due to the annual Electric Light Parade, there will be no ballroom dance party at The Center at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5.

HOLIDAY RAFFLE BENEFITS SENIOR PROGRAMS Holiday raffle tickets are on sale to benefit the Senior Center and its Meals on Wheels and Dial-aRide programs.

Winners will enjoy a holiday basket filled with generous gifts from many local merchants. Tickets are only $1 each or six for $5 and are on sale at The Center, 514 W. Main St., and from members of Unity Church.

Unity members are gathering the donations and creating the baskets as part of their quarterly program to give back to the community.

The raffle drawing is Dec. 6 at the Unity of Payson church, but you need not be present to win. Winners will be called, so please write your name and telephone number on the raffle ticket.

For more information, call Sarah Berry at 602-6962231 or Ric Hinkie at 928-848-4501.

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Another “Angel Tree” is planned at Chris Walsh’s Edward Jones office, 411 S. Beeline Highway, Suite B, Payson.

“Santas” for this “Angel Tree” are invited to help less fortunate seniors in the community or the children passing through the Time Out Shelter. Stop by during regular business hours through Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Collect a tag and then shop for the “angel” in need.

Wrapped gifts should be returned to Walsh’s office, along with the tag, by Friday, Dec. 18 for delivery.

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TRAVEL TALK | KEN BROOKS

OCEAN, RIVER AND LAKE CRUISING Many of us have already taken our big vacations, but often retired people travel in the wintertime. It also may be a good time to begin planning for next year’s adventures. Planning is sometimes half the fun of the experience.

In January and February of 2016 a fairly new cruise company has scheduled a most interesting 10- and 11-night cruise that includes Costa Rica, Panama, the Canal crossing, the San Blas Islands, Golfito, Coiba Island along with Cartagena, Colombia. The company is Pearl Seas Cruises and it is using its smaller, luxury “Pearl Seas” ship.

The cruises will explore tropical rainforests and historic cities along the way.

You can call 1-888-891-8359 or www. pearlseascruises.com for more information.

River cruising continues to grow in popularity with American travelers. This past summer, parts of Europe have experienced drought and some of the popular rivers have less water than needed for cruising. However, I understand major parts of the Rhine are being dredged right now. The Danube in Austria has enough water for boat cruising at this time, so travel continues. I KEN BROOKS understand that very few European river cruising companies have had to cancel as of this writing.

Crystal Cruises, a luxury ocean cruising company, will launch a river cruise program in Europe in March 2017. Crystal will build two 70-suite, luxury river yachts that it says will boast the same six-star service and world-class dining as the line’s oceangoing ships. Each vessel will have 250-square-foot suites with walk-in closets and bathrooms with double vanities, plus two 500-square-foot penthouse suites.

Itineraries will include overnight stays in some ports of call as well as scheduled evening events. Electric and manual bicycles and Segways will be on board for guests to use as well.

Over in Asia, Avalon Waterways will debut a new vessel on the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar soon. It will carry 30 passengers.

Another cruise operation will begin on the Mekong River in Cambodia and Vietnam soon.

In India, two 56-guest sister ships are set to debut on the Ganges River this December.

Next spring, you can cruise during “tulip time” in Holland. A new riverboat is being built and operated for this experience.

Next year, beginning in April, the American Queen Steamboat Company travels the Columbia and Snake Rivers in Oregon out of Portland. This is a paddle-wheel boat that many enjoy. It will run through Nov. 6 of next year.

Don’t forget the wonderful paddle-wheel steamer trips on our Mississippi River that begin in New Orleans and end in Memphis.

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A cruise vacation is no longer limited to ocean travel. More and more companies are offering river cruises and even sailing around the Great Lakes.

Start making plans now for an adventure on the water this summer.

stops and free shore excursions along the way. I understand the southern cooking onboard is supreme, as well as the planned entertainment in the evenings. Book a cabin with a balcony to enjoy your own private viewing space for the passing river scenes.

If you have not yet taken a week or more cruising in the Mediterranean, plan to do so in 2016 if you can. This is one of my favorite cruise areas. It offers beautiful scenery, history, classic architecture, interesting people and fine dining and the shopping is said to be good in these ports. Most of these cruises depart from either the port of Rome or Barcelona. Both cities are well worth a two- or three-day stay to do some sightseeing before or after your cruise. In Italy you should plan several days to explore other cities of interest and history.

A roundtrip cruise from Southern California to visit four islands in Hawaii is a great way to see the highlights of the islands along with about eight or nine seadays to relax and enjoy the Pacific Ocean.

Relax, read, be entertained onboard, sip a few beverages, gain a couple pounds in the dining room, and be catered to all during the 15-day voyage.

We have discussed repositioning cruises in other articles and these are great for longer cruises of 14 to 18 days as the ship positions from, let’s say, Florida to Europe.

Fares are often a real bargain.

Then, there are cruises available during the spring, summer and early fall on the Great Lakes. You could begin in Montreal or Chicago.

If you begin in Chicago, your first stop would probably be in Mackinac Island where you would be met by tour guides and horse-drawn carriages. (There are no cars on the island.) You would first be brought to the Victorian-era Grand Hotel. You’ll have time to stroll through Fort Mackinac, a former American military outpost, and charming town, which holds many seductive shops.

Your cruise boat will then probably sail from Mackinac to the dramatic Soo Locks into Lake Superior to arrive at Sault Ste. Marie, where you may be given a lecture about the lock systems. A visit to the Valley Camp Museum Ship will probably be part of your experience. It houses a cargo hold of a 20,000-square-foot museum with more than 100 exhibits including lifeboats from the sunken Edmund Fitzgerald, made famous by a song by Gordon Lightfoot.

The next stop would be in Detroit where you can take a tour to the Henry Ford Museum as well as a drive through the downtown area where there are significant signs of revitalization.

Later, a sail through Lake Huron and Georgian Bay to reach Little Current, a tiny town on Canada’s Manitoulin Island that is home to the Ojibwe people.

Later, at the northern end of the Welland Canal, you will board a motorcoach for Niagara Falls while your boat traverses six locks. From the Falls, you drive through Ontario’s beautiful wine country for a stop at a winery for some wine tasting, this is followed by passage through the Eisenhower Lock en route to Lake Ontario, the Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence Seaway.

The cruise in this direction ends in fascinating Montreal. Plan to spend an extra day or two here to at least stroll through Old Montreal. The dining is exceptional here and I know you will enjoy every minute of it.

The landscape, history and culture of the Great Lakes and the region’s colorful towns and cities make for a very attractive cruise.

If you have not already done so, think about taking an Alaska cruise next summer. There is beautiful scenery from the ship almost all the way as well as the glaciers. Your ship will likely stop in little towns where it can be fun to stroll.

The Caribbean is always a great destination year-round, with many ships plying the seas to show you the various islands on their itineraries. Book a cabin with a balcony if you can. It makes for a lot more enjoyment while at sea.

We’ll have more vacation ideas later in this series. Happy Travels.

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AT THE MOVIES

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2

A very good movie The long-awaited and eagerly anticoriginal novels and the adaptation of same ipated forth and final installment in the for the big screen. popular Hunger Games franchise has hit The cast of course has no competithe screens as promised. I found it too tion in teen films. Among them, the five somber for such a story of the triumph of Oscar nominees took a total of 15 Academy the commonality over the vile dictatorship Award nominations — and three wins. of President Snow.

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and I wanted sunlight on a hill with flags Liam Hemsworth play the trio of teen flying and heroic music blasting as our heroes, the core of the story. But the bench heroes basked in the cheers of the people. Andy McKinney of second and third tier players also has Reviewer Alas, it was not to be. some truly great actors. Woody Harrelson The movie comes much closer to the and Donald Sutherland (as President truth of things for that kind of fanciful culmination. Snow) do their parts, and the late Philip Seymour First of all, the very filming has a downcast look to Hoffman returns in one last appearance. Stanley it. The skies are more often than not gray and over- Tucci reprises his role as Caesar Flickerman and cast. The cityscapes are drab and colorless concrete Elizabeth Banks is back as Effie Trinket. I love the and stone canyons devoid of color. The look carries names of the “Hunger Games” characters. Finally, I no hope with it, but rather a determined sense of want to especially mention the wonderful and subtle struggle against an impossible fate. We admire the performance by Julianne Moore as President Alma courage of the revolutionaries, but the damage done Coin. She manages to display Coin’s utterly ruthless even to or maybe especially to, the victors comes all ambition so gently and so softly that we almost miss too brightly to our attention. it. Goodness me, she is good.

The tale has two main struggles, struggles that This long, two-hour-and-17-minute movie does we recall from the other films. The mega struggle not drag, not even for a minute. It carries a mild takes place between the totalitarian government, a “PG-13” rating for a lot of killing, but not for naked government so vile — as we know — that it forces people or bad language. They made the movie for the children of the oppressed to murder one another what seems like a prudent $125 million after the in public spectacle. We expected that. The other twice as expensive “Spectre.” Even with that budget, struggle takes place within the heart of the teenage the film will make gobs of money for the sun-tanned protagonist, Katniss Everdeen. We want to know if producers. It took in less than the other “Hunger she will find true love and happiness with her long- Games” films over the opening 3-day weekend, but time love interest Gale Abernathy or the boy she still managed $101 million in domestic box office shared her adventures with, Peeta Mellark. To sur- receipts and an overall total of $245 million worldvive, she has had to ignore Gale and pretend to love wide. That is enough.

Peeta. All of us want to know how this works out.

Fun fact — the little nephews of Jennifer The unexpected push and pull is more elevated Lawrence, one an infant, played a small boy and a and philosophical. The question arises “In war, how baby in the film. far is too far? What horrors can we commit in justice “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” didn’t and what horrors taint our souls so badly that the quite come out as great as director Lawrence intendstain cannot be expunged?” ed, but it is still a very good movie and spectacularly “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” makes so for a teen flick. Three-and-a-half saw blades. us face this not fun at all question head on and in a decidedly non-trivial way. Somber? Oh yes, very, but COMING ON DECEMBER 4 very necessary to the story and to the audience.

Director Francis Lawrence directed three of the “KRAMPUS” In this Christmastime horror story, a boy misfour Hunger Games movies (four so far, rumors takenly invites a demon into his home, just in time abound about a fifth film, but we will see). You for the holidays.

This is based loosely on European might want to visit his other two famous films, “I folklore. Rated “PG-13.”

Am Legend” and “Constantine.” Lawrence I think shoots for greatness here and very nearly gets it, COMING DECEMBER 5 never mind some bits that do not quite ring loudly “CASABLANCA” enough with authenticity.

This great film will be shown in a one-time event The three writers also have a past with the series.

Peter Craig and Danny Strong helped each other at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. This wonderfully write the screenplay for “Mockingjay - Part 1” so made classic movie comes with a special price of $5. they knew what they wanted to end up with. Ditto See Bogart, Bergman and Paul Henreid on the big the other writer, Susan Collins. Collins wrote the screen. In this case, bigger is better.

MY JUNIPER VISTA JOURNAL | TERESA MCQUERREY

‘Casablanca’ trivia items on IMBD I am a little bit of a trivia nerd — watching “Jeopardy” was my “treat” during summer vacations spent at my grandmother’s. When I remember when it’s on, I still like to watch it.

So, when I saw Sawmill Theatres was having a special showing of “Casablanca” I started recalling some of the trivia I “knew” about it — It had so many different writers, it was edited together into the great film it was. It was referenced in the television

series “NCIS” to emphasize a turning point in the up-until-then tense relationship between the new boss of the agency and the lead character, Gibbs.

Then I just checked out the IMBD website — I am not nearly anywhere close to being a “Casablanca” trivia expert.

Would you believe there are more than 140 entries of “Casablanca” trivia on the site? Before the movie shows — check it all out.

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FIRM FOUNDATION | SIMONE LAKE

ADVENT ONE AND ADVENT TWO have suggested there are more than 350 Biblical fulfilled prophecies of the coming Messiah. The fact of prophecy is one of the strongest evidences that clearly confirm that the Bible is inspired

by God. There are a multitude of specific predictions that are evident of the fulfillments of Advent One or points to the future fulfillment of Advent Two. Scriptural accounts of Advent prophecy are so preSo Thanksgiving is cisely accurate that if a great prelude to the you compared it from a next calendar event — mathematical probabiliAdvent.

SIMONE LAKE ty, one would easily see For those who have that, the probability of 9 not heard, Advent by definition is that arrival of a prophecies coming true of Christ notable person — Christ — with is 1/10 to 76th power. 1/10 to 76th the time frame beginning four power is like picking the same Sundays prior to Christmas. So grain of sand four times in sucstarting this year, Sunday Nov. 29 cession. Each and every prophecy is the first day of Advent, which in the Old Testament of Christ continues until Sunday, Dec. came true.

20. During this time, Christians In the New Testament we see around the world observe this one of the first accounts of the sacred occasion as a season of coming of Christ. remembrance, reflection, expec“And the angel answered and tation, prayer and fasting, said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will acknowledging the coming and come upon you, and the power of second coming of Christ. the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who Advent One The first coming of Christ we is to be born will be called the Son see documented in many scrip- of God.’” Mary and Elizabeth’s visit was tures, declaring the truth of His coming in the Old Testament. We filled with joy, excitement and see the manifold prelude of blessings.

Elizabeth exclaims, “But why prophecies broadcast throughout a timeframe from Genesis to is this granted to me, that the Malachi, giving clear direction on mother of my Lord should come how to look for and see Christ, the to me?” Mary would come to visit coming Messiah. Some experts with Christ in her womb.

After our wonderful meals of Thanksgiving and blessed times with family and friends, November is the month that hopefully leaves us with hearts of gratitude, to an almighty God from whom all blessings flow. Apostle Paul says it well to the church at Corinth, “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Likewise the shepherds were overjoyed that the angels … a multitude of heavenly hosts came to them … praising, singing and saying “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, good will toward men!”

This compelled the shepherds to go and see …

“So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven that the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

They CAME! “And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.”

In the gospel of John, this author echoes both Advent One and Advent Two. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” Solidifying the Deity and what some may call the Incarnation of Christ, John tells us that “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Christ himself tells us His reason for coming… so save us sinners.

“I have not come to call the

righteous but sinners to repentance.”

And “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill” Advent Two

During the Last Supper, with Christ and His disciples, his desire was to eat this Passover meal with them before He went to suffer on the cross. He mentions drinking with them again when He sees them again: “Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.’”

Jesus Christ promised them that He is coming again to receive them as His own.

John publicizes loud and clear Advent Two, “Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,’ says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

This Advent season, my hope for you is to look and see that Christ has come to you in Advent One and come to you in Advent Two. So while Christ has committed to come to you, I invite you to

come to Christ.

The response to COME is to GO — Go and know the risen Savior, currently sitting on the right hand side of God. Go and know the Redeemer of the world.

Go and know the God and Creator of the world that will call you His friend and heir to his kingdom.

Come and Go! Resources

Luke - Chapter One, Luke Chapter Two, Luke 5:32, John - Chapter One, Matthew 5:17, Revelation 1:7 Calendar

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About the Author

Simone Lake is a Christ follower, bride of Pastor Dr. John Lake (of Church on Randall Place), passionate pray-er and Bible teacher. A graduate of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Simone holds a Master’s degree in Theology and an Apologetics Certificate from BIOLA. For over seven years, she has written Firm Foundation, published in The Rim Review, every first Wednesday of the month. Visit her online: www. deeprootsinchrist.com, www.simonelake.com, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Audios available at: http://deeprootsinchrist.sermon. net, twitter.com/@SimoneLake, facebook.com/DeepRootsinChrist.

Celebrate season with religious sights and sounds In many ways, secular celebrations garner more attention than religious gatherings during the holiday season. But all it takes is a little digging to find religious services to fill our calendars come the month of December.

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MIDNIGHT MASS

Many Christian churches commemorate Jesus Christ’s birth with a special midnight Mass on Dec. 24. Some Christians wait until the clock strikes midnight to place baby Jesus figurines into their Nativity scenes at home. Midnight Mass may bring entire communities together to share the holiday season message of joy and peace.

Midnight Mass also may feature awe-inspiring performances by church choirs or private performers who lend their talents to the festivities.

ADVENT SERVICES

This week, many area churches begin the celebration of the holiday with Advent services. A couple have provided information to the newspaper about their plans: Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260, Payson (across from Tiny’s Restaurant) will hold a mid-week Advent finger food supper at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2 in the church vestibule. The congregation and guests will decorate the church’s Christmas tree that evening as well. A service will follow at 6 p.m., which will begin with the lighting of the decorated tree.

The Advent services at Mount Cross continue on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, with supper in the log building at 5 p.m. and a service in the church sanctuary following at 6 p.m.

LIVING NATIVITY

The Advent services at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Easy Street, started Sunday, Nov. 29 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 20 at 9:10 a.m. in the Parish Hall. The subject of the services will be the stories behind favorite Christmas

Area houses of worship and community centers may produce their own Living Nativity performances. Costumed volunteers and actors present the story of Christ’s birth and the good news that followed.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANTS

In some areas, children play integral roles in recreating the story of Christmas.

Private Catholic schools may offer perfor-

mances of Christmas pageants that explain the Nativity and other events leading up to the birth of Christ. Parents and extended members of the family can enjoy a religious experience while also sharing praise for their youngest performers.

VOLUNTEER EFFORTS

Houses of worship may organize clothing drives, holiday meals, toy donation collections, and many other community events this time of year. Volunteer to lend a hand at such events, which can help to remind you that the holiday season is one of giving.

CAROLING

Christmas caroling, which likely evolved from the British tradition of wassailing, has largely fallen out of favor. However, many close-knit towns and communities still include caroling among their traditions.

Caroling can be a great way to spread holiday cheer. Although carols are often a blend of religious and secular tunes, many people find their faith is revitalized by caroling during the holiday season.

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2015 HOLIDAY HOUSE LIGHTING CONTEST The 11th Annual “Light the Rim” Contest entries are due by 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the chamber or Payson Roundup office.

Judging takes place the evenings of Dec. 14 and 15, with winners announced Friday, Dec. 18.

Sponsors are: Payson Care Center, first; Bay Equity Home Loans, second; Sunshine Cleaning and restoration, third; with assistance from The Home Depot, APS Community Connectors; and the Payson Roundup.

Prizes to be awarded include: $250, first; $150, second; $100, third; plus gifts to all finalists who participate in the program.

For questions please call the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, 928-474-4515; stop by 100 W. Main St., or mail to P.O. Box 1380, Payson, AZ 85547. Those interested may also go online to www.rimcountrychamber.com.

CHORAL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Payson Choral Society’s Christmas presentation of “Christmas Traditions,” directed by Daria Mason, with accompaniment by Gail Gorry and Sue Becker, comes to the Payson High School Auditorium at 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12 and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13.

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Choral Society members, the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce and at the Payson Public Library. Tickets will also be available at the door before each concert. Concert tickets are $10 at the door and $8 if purchased in advance. Children and students up to age 18 are admitted free. For added information, call John Landino, 928-468-0023.

RIM COUNTRY FIRE ANGELS TOY DRIVE In the past one of the biggest toy drives in the Rim Country has been associated with the very popular Tamales for Toys events.

Unfortunately, the Rim Country Fire Angels are unable to produce the tamales for this year’s toy drive due to scheduling conflicts and time constraints.

However the need is still for toys for the area’s children in need, and the group is still asking the public to donate a new unwrapped toy for a boy or girl, for ages 1-15 or make a monetary donation.

The Rim Country Fire Angels is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Donations — both unwrapped, new toys and monetary contributions — may be dropped off at Fire Station 11 on West Main Street, Payson; the Payson Town Hall main lobby or the Payson Community Development office; or Kohl’s Ranch Lodge.

If you have any questions, please contact Monica Savage at 928472-5120.

A Toy Drive Day is planned at the Payson Elks, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12.

Monetary donations can be mailed to: Rim Country Fire Angels, 603 E. Hunter Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

HELP VETERANS The Payson Elks Lodge is collecting new sweatshirts, sweat pants, T-shirts, socks, slippers and 2016 calendars for hospitalized veterans in Prescott.

Last year, because of the community’s generosity, the members of the Payson Elks were able to deliver 60 packages to these vets at Christmas time.

The Elks already received a call from a veteran’s residence in Prescott asking to be added to the list. So that means there is a need to make 120 packages this year.

Please be generous again this year and donate. There is a drop off box inside the Lodge for these items.

ELKS NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENT Tickets are now on sale for the Payson Elks Lodge New Year’s Eve SUPERSTARS! Duets night. Guests will have a choice of prime rib or baked chicken for only $25 per person or $45 for two. The price includes dinner, show, party favors and champagne toast. This event is open to the public.

Tickets must be purchased by Dec. 23 — NO EXCEPTIONS. Get your tickets at the Lodge or call 928-474-2572 for more information.

WIN A FENDER GUITAR SIGNED BY ALICE COOPER To raise funds to support its many programs, Time Out, Inc. is raffling a Fender guitar signed by rock legend Alice Cooper.

Only 200 tickets will be sold. The cost is $10 per ticket or six for $50. Purchase a chance at the Time Out Thrift Shop in the Bashas’ Shopping Center.

Max Foster top photo/DJ Craig bottom photo

There will be all kinds of opportunities for Rim Country youngsters and the area’s young visitors to have a meet-and-greet with Santa — and often Mrs. Claus too — at many of the events planned for the holidays. Plus there will be a chance to learn about different holiday traditions at a variety of programs.

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IN THE KITCHEN | FAMILY FEATURES

SWAP OUT SALT FOR HERBS AND SPICES There is much to be said for salt — it was one of our first preservatives and while it gets a lot of bad press, it still can add great taste to more than a few dishes.

But we need to revisit the old mantra of “all things in moderation” when it comes to salt for our health’s sake.

Most Americans consume about a 1,000 milligrams of sodium over the amount recommended by nutrition and health experts.

New research shows cooking with spices and herbs could help you ditch the salt shaker and meet sodium recommendations.

Limiting or cutting salt from your diet is easy. Use simple spice swaps to create tasty, low-sodium meals. From seasoning eggs with basil instead of salt to adding spices and herbs to no-salt tomato sauce, the McCormick Kitchens offer these easy tips and recipes to make low-sodium meals full of flavor: • Beat 1/8 teaspoon herb instead of salt into 2 eggs before scrambling.

• Add oregano, garlic powder and red pepper to no-salt added tomato sauce for a tasty, low-sodium pasta dinner.

• Try making Citrus Herbed Chicken with Asparagus, Fiesta Citrus Salmon or Tuscan Pasta. These dishes don’t call for any salt. Instead, they swap in basil, garlic powder and oregano.

For more low-sodium tips and recipes — such as shaved vegetable salad with Italian herb vinaigrette — visit McCormick.com/ recipes/low-sodium.

FIESTA CITRUS SALMON

Preparation time: 5 minutes; cooking time: 15 minutes; makes 4 servings 1/4 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons McCormick Perfect Pinch Salt-Free Fiesta Citrus Seasoning, divided 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar, divided 1 pound salmon fillets In small bowl, mix juice, oil and 1 tablespoon each seasoning and sugar. Place salmon in large resealable plastic bag or glass dish. Add marinade; turn to coat well. Refrigerate 30 minutes, or longer for extra flavor.

In another small bowl, mix remaining seasoning and sugar. Remove salmon from marinade. Discard any remaining marinade. Rub salmon evenly with seasoning mixture.

TUSCAN PASTA

Preparation time: 15 minutes; cooking time: 25 minutes; makes 6 servings 1, 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained 1, 8-ounce can no-salt added tomato sauce 1 tablespoon sugar (optional) 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar, divided 2 teaspoons McCormick Garlic Powder (or similar) 2 teaspoons McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning (or similar) 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Black Pepper, ground (or similar) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound zucchini, sliced 1, 8-ounce package sliced mushrooms 1 small onion, chopped 6 ounces pasta, such as spaghetti or linguine In medium saucepan, mix tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar and seasonings. Bring to boil on medium heat.

Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes.

In large skillet, heat oil on medium-high heat. Add zucchini, mushrooms and onion; cook and stir 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Stir tomato sauce into vegetables.

Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on package.

Drain well. Place pasta in serving bowl. Add vegetable mixture; toss well.

CITRUS HERBED CHICKEN WITH ASPARAGUS

Preparation time: 10 minutes; cooking time: 20 minutes; makes 4 servings 1/4 cup flour 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Garlic Powder (or similar) 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Black Pepper, coarse ground (or similar) 1 pound thin-sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 tablespoon oil 1-1/2 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon McCormick Basil Leaves (or similar) 1 teaspoon McCormick Oregano Leaves (or similar)

1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tablespoons lemon juice In shallow dish, mix flour, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder and pepper. Reserve 2 tablespoons. Moisten chicken lightly with water. Coat evenly with remaining flour mixture.

In large nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium heat.

Add half of the chicken pieces; cook 3 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining chicken, adding additional oil, if necessary. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.

In medium bowl, mix stock, basil, oregano and reserved flour mixture until well blended. Add to skillet along with asparagus. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to

low; simmer 3-5 minutes, or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring frequently. Stir in lemon juice.

Return chicken to skillet; cook 2 minutes, or until heated through.

Editor’s note: Spices have a shelf life just like everything else. Check the jars and cans of spices in your pantry for an expiration of “best if used by” date and then replace as needed to get the best flavor for your dishes. You might find some useful information about herbs and spices and just about every other food and its shelf life on the website, stilltasty.com.

Sources: McCormick Spice and Family Features.

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COVER STORY | PETE ALESHIRE

The search for a Spanish arrastra Jon Cline killed the engine of his ATV, turned, and looked down at me at the bottom of the washed out gully of a Jeep trail, the barrier between me and a great slab of mystery.

I squinted at the grooved memory of a road, the ATV Jon had loaned me muttering between my knees. I wanted to turn around — or maybe beg him to come back down and gun the ATV up the gully. Otherwise, it seemed like I would make either a fool or mush of myself by rolling his ATV in a hopeless attempt to get up that hill.

But then I wouldn’t get to see the mysterious trail marker he believes the Spanish left sometime in the 1700s, pointing the way to a lost gold or silver mine.

More importantly, I would not get to see the massively mysterious arrastra ore crusher he and others cite as evidence the Spanish made their way up the East Verde River in their obsessive and restless search for riches — although the degree-carrying archaeologists scoff at the notion.

Besides, if I chickened out now — Jon would conclude I am a wimp.

Now, most folks know that deep in my heart of hearts, I am in fact a bookish wimp. I don’t hang glide, rappel down cliff faces, free-climb Half Dome, trek the wilderness with a pocketknife or skin elk with nail clippers. I appreciate the manly arts, raised three sons and rarely complain of being cold — even if my lips are blue.

But otherwise, I’m pretty much a wannabe macho.

But let me tell you a story about Jon. He’s from a pioneer family that arrived before we screwed the place up, when all the Salado ruins still had pottery and stone tools in them.

He’s also missing most of one thumb.

Polite people would not ask about the missing thumb, but I’m a reporter and so naturally enough I asked. Here’s the story of Jon’s missing thumb.

He was on horseback, roping calves for branding and castration.

So, you see, right there, he’s got me.

I did a roundup once, riding a mule that weren’t neck-reigned. Suffice to say, the mule ended up in charge and I ain’t no cowboy — in spite of having the boots and the hat.

So to get back to Jon: He was roping calves preparatory to the worst day of their little calfish lives when a big thunderstorm rolls in.

He drops the rope on the calf with practiced poise and dallies it around the saddle horn, neat as new leather chaps.

No sooner does he cinch it down tight than an enormous peal of thunder cracks right overhead.

Everybody but Jon goes loco.

The horse starts to bucking. The calf goes crazy as a teenager when the hormones hit. Before Jon can calculate the angles, the calf’s tangled up in a barbed wire fence and his horse has left the earth.

Next thing Jon knows, the rope snaps, with a crack like thunder and he’s in the air, innocent of either horse or saddle.

He lands in a cow pie and the impact knocks even the memory of air out of his lungs.

Pete Aleshire photos

Jon Cline led Roundup editor Pete Aleshire on a quest to find a massive arrastra used for crushing and concentrating ore. Cline’s convinced the cluster of some 40 metates were used to grind ore. Below, the stones used to crush the ore, with holes drilled for chains or ropes.

Takes him a mite to get his breath back.

He staggers to his feet and starts wiping the muck off his hand. At some point he notices all the blood — and the absence of most of one thumb.

Well, turns out, the rope was under such intense pressure stretched between the calf and the horse it snapped back at him like the tip of a whip with it broke. That rope snapped his thumb off neat as a castrator’s knife.

Jon looks over at Duke — or Jake — I don’t at this moment remember the dog’s name. Duke’s over on the other side of the fence wolfing something down. Now, Duke and the other dogs always waited on the other side of the fence, since the cowboys with the castration knifes would toss the scraps to the waiting dogs. So those dogs had gotten pretty adept at catching little bits of meat in the air.

Jon knew right then and there he was never going to see his thumb again, although he’d gotten so attached over the years.

Well, so now you see why I could not get off that ATV and let Jon drive it up that gully. If you don’t see, then you’re probably a woman with no hope of gaining insight into the strange workings of the male mind.

Suffice to say that I gunned it, teetered and tottered up that miserable satire of a road and somehow came to rest alongside Jon, who watched with his unflappably amiable smile.

I thus paid the admission charge

to an adventure and a mystery — the quest for the Spanish arrastra on the East Verde River, which has had Jon in its grip for some years now.

The archaeologists will tell you that the Spanish never made it to Rim Country.

They certainly built their missions down

by Tucson and a fort or two nearby in their long, losing battle with the Apache. They wandered widely across the Southwest, looking for treasure and built their settlements in New Mexico. But no one’s found convincing evidence they set up shop in Rim Country.

Still, Jon has spent years chasing the rumor of their passing.

So soon as my legs stopped shaking from getting up that hill, he led me to an arrangement of stones he believes serves as a Spanish trail marker. On a sloping expanse of rock, he pointed to a huge slap balanced on top of two smaller rocks — with air showing beneath. Didn’t look natu-

ral at all: Someone had to have put it there — a triangle pointing in three directions.

Then we trooped back to the ATVs for the last leg of the trip, picking our way down a steep, eroded road to the East Verde River.

After a little bushwhacking, boulder-hopping across the swollen stream and a scramble through the streamside willows, we found a long, stone, retaining wall — perhaps four feet high. He suspects the Spanish built that wall — although it looked in awfully good shape to me for sitting in the floodplain for 300 years.

Then the one-thumbed cowboy blew my mind.

He led me to two massive blocks of limestone, sitting on the edge of the East Verde River. We clambered to the top of the largest boulder and found the whole flat top of the stone had been dug out in a ring maybe eight inches deep — with a round raised center — like the hub of a wagon wheel. Two big, flat stones lay in the groove — with holes where the chains used to attach them to a cross bar, so they could be dragged around in the groove to crush the ore-bearing rocks. The arrastra had an outlet, with grooves carved across it — so water would wash out the lighter materials. These grooves would concentrate the heavier fragments of gold and silver.

Jon displayed the massive ore concentrating slabs with a flourish of proud discovery.

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Pete Aleshire photo

Jon Cline stands on the edge of a reputed Spanish arrastra, used to grind ore.

History’s mystery CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6

Then he led me on downstream, to another great, flat slab of rock. The ground-level rock face had no fewer than 40 metates — shallow depressions ground into the surface of the rock. I’ve seen many such hollowed out holes in rock over the years — always in places where the ancient ones ground corn and seeds 600 years ago. But I had never seen 40 in one place — ground into every possible surface.

Jon’s theory: The Spanish used the shallow depressions to grind ore samples. Only after they tested the richness of the vein did they go to the work of creating the arrastra so they could undertake a major operation.

I gotta admit: I caught the fever — wandering along the banks of the East Verde through the golden glory of fall. Call it gold fever — or perhaps just the thrill of mystery.

We made it back to the ATVs and started the trek home as the light lengthened.

Maybe the Spanish did come here, hiding their trail so they would not have to pay the king his share. Then again, maybe some miner in the 1800s without the money to buy proper mining equipment adapted the Spanish methods to his own quest for riches. And maybe even now, treasure lies hidden somewhere in the fissures of the East Verde.

All I know for certain is that as we bounced and bucked out the long road home, I felt a great bubble of joy. On a hill with a splendid view toward the Mazatzals, we stopped to admire the sunset.

“How you doing?” asked Jon. “Good. Great,” I said, flexing my hands, tingling from the vibrations of the ATV. My thumb, in particular, was sore from working the throttle.

He noticed me flexing. “That’s the biggest complaint I get from folks first time they ride. Sore thumb.” He laughed. “Not a problem for me. Lucky.”

Yeah. Lucky.

So we watched the storm clouds catch fire over the mountains.

And I’ll tell you, gentle readers, I don’t know if the Spanish found gold on the banks of the East Verde.

But I found treasure there, crimson and gold — a soul’s ransom.

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RIM HISTORY JUST FOR FUN SALOME’S STARS

SUPER CROSSWORD

© 2015 King Features Syndicate, Inc. World rights reserved.

THE ARTIST WITHIN ACROSS 1 Pink bird 9 ___-jongg 12 Return 20 Spray types 21 Simian beast 22 The college world 23 Displayed collection of choice coffees?

25 Lawfulness 26 Spanish for “those” 27 Displayed collection of animals 28 Certain Nebraskan 30 Most draftable 31 Brew for a Brit 33 Group of connected electric generators?

36 2012 Robert Pattinson film 40 Las Vegas’ state: Abbr.

41 Stale-smelling 42 Period when some buttercup-family plants are grown?

46 Vast, grassy Argentine plain 51 Actress Wynter 52 One day ___ time 53 Biol., e.g.

54 One driving too fast 56 Touchdown area 58 “Neon” tank swimmers 61 Daddy deer 62 Group overseeing quadrennial games?

67 Cartoonist Bil of “The Family Circus” 70 “It’s ___-brainer!”

71 Wee one 72 Beijing locale

73 Engine fuel sold all over the country?

79 Razor option 80 Lampoon 81 Combo punches 85 Things that destroy 87 Cousin of a 401(k) 89 Austrian peak 90 Inner Hebrides isle 91 Muscle jerk 92 Slammer used by a global crime-fighting agency?

96 En ___ (all together) 99 Tree with acorns 100 Rate 101 The Netherlands before 1939?

107 Stuff in soap 108 “Ooh ___!”

109 Name of 11 pharaohs 110 Actress ___ Dawn Chong 112 Generic dog 116 Radiating heat or light, say 118 Entertainer Rita did a pressing job?

122 Greatest 123 “... man ___ mouse?”

124 Came into, as debt 125 People going “Achoo!”

126 ___ degree 127 Their names are hidden in eight answers in this puzzle DOWN 1 Stardom 2 Most August-born folks 3 Western U.S. oil giant 4 ___ scale of hardness 5 “It ___ far, far better ...”

6 Yuletide beverage 7 Doughnut coating 8 Capital near Lillehammer 9 West of film 10 Cook’s tie-on 11 2002 #3 hit for Cam’ron 12 Actor Rory 13 Liner locales 14 Refrigerator stick-on 15 Writer LeShan 16 Under 17 ___ acid 18 Person quoting 19 Inuit canoe 24 Metallic veins 29 Bullets, e.g.

31 Dr.’s gp.

32 Tedious list 34 YSL part 35 Variety 36 A-F link 37 Joie de vivre 38 ___ a hand 39 Iquitos natives, e.g.

40 Supersecret org.

43 News note 44 ___ part (play on stage) 45 Noonday nap 47 Principles of artistic beauty 48 Cato’s 1,503 49 The Evita of “Evita” 50 Soccer site 54 Cul-de-___ 55 It follows chi 57 Margarine 59 General ___ chicken 60 ___-tiller 63 Ark unit 64 Prefix with 72-Across

65 Redact jointly 66 Oxy target 67 Tree knots 68 Accept avidly 69 Skylit courts 74 It airs “Fresh Air” 75 “How ___ I to know?”

76 Whirl 77 Hang laxly 78 Like a live ball 82 Stirred to life 83 Obligation 84 Devitalizes 86 Austen title 88 Middle name of Elvis 89 Just swell 92 Compound variants 93 Guitarist Cline 94 Italian father 95 Sugar ending 97 Make it there 98 Schick tool 101 Members of the masses 102 Japanese noodle soup 103 Beethoven’s “Fuer ___” 104 Offscourings 105 Yellow fruit 106 Of ___ (in some way) 107 Helmsley or Lewis 111 “There’s ___ in the air” 112 Citadel 113 Concerning 114 Moose, e.g.

115 10:1, e.g.

117 “___ who?!”

119 Stadium cry 120 Here, in Haiti 121 Stocking flaw

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t feel sheepish about looking to spend more time with that special person during the upcoming holidays. Do it because it’s the right thing to do.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Never mind letting misunderstandings repair themselves. Consider speaking up while the healing process can be shorter and sweeter and leave fewer scars.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Romance is easily awakened in the Geminian heart, especially around the happy holiday season. So go ahead and make those plans with that special someone.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Moon Children can glow with their own inner light as the holiday season magic takes hold.

It’s a very special time for Cancers and Libras together. Enjoy.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) It’s a good time for you fabulous Felines to take pleasure in your special gift for, well, taking pleasure! Look for this holiday season to give you every reason to purr.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) This is a good time to let others who are in your life get a little closer to you. You’ll both find out what you’ve been missing for far too long.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Open up your eyes and see some welcome surprises you’ve missed or overlooked for too long. What you find can lead to other favorable changes.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) What you expect to be potentially troublesome might simply be especially challenging and well worth your efforts to check out. Good luck!

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A friendship might not seem as trustworthy as you’d like. OK. Ask your questions, get your answers and settle the matter once and for all.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A family situation moves into a new area because of (or, maybe, thanks to) some decisions you might have felt you could not avoid making.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You could be cutting it very close if you hope to make those holiday plan changes in time to avoid problems. Get a friend or family member to help.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Friends show how important you are to them. Keep these precious relationships thriving. They affect much that will happen to the fabulous Fish in the new year.

BORN THIS WEEK: Time spent at home alone nurtures your mystic self. Spending your time with others nurtures them. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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JUST FOR FUN KING CROSSWORD DOWN 1 Mimicked 2 Stubborn one 3 Portent 4 Pouch 5 Wedgwood product 6 See 26-Across 7 Possess 8 Fondness 9 Grouch 10 Tresses 11 “At Last” singer James 16 Coloration 20 Type of code 21 Way 22 Satchel 23 Scepter topper 24 Fish eggs 25 Prohibit 26 Courteney of “Friends” 27 Literary collection 28 Part of TGIF 29 “To be or ___ ...”

31 Pair 34 Actress Myrna 35 Campus mil. program 37 Glasses, slangily 38 Shove 39 Old Turkish title 40 Unhurried 41 Open slightly 42 Unspoken “Alas!”

43 Silents star Negri 44 From the beginning 46 Shade provider 47 Youngster

TRIVIA TEST 2015 KING FEATURES

1. MOVIES: What was the 1953 film for which Frank Sinatra received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?

2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is a natatorium?

3. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Who once said, “I have not failed.

I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”?

4. CHEMISTRY: What is the symbol for the element copper?

5. LITERATURE: What was the name of the captain in Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”?

6. MUSIC: What pop artist had a No. 1 hit with “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)”?

7. GEOGRAPHY: What is the highest point in the United

States east of the Mississippi River?

8. AD SLOGAN: What company’s product was featured in ads with the slogan “the ultimate driving machine”?

9. FOOD & DRINK: What flavor is the liqueur Cointreau?

10. LANGUAGE: What is a courgette?

SUPER CROSSWORD

MAGIC MAZE WON MORE THAN 50 U.S. OPEN TENNIS MATCHES

Answers 1. “From Here to Eternity” 2. Building containing an indoor swimming pool 3. Thomas Edison 4. Cu (Latin “cuprum”) 5. Captain Nemo 6. Rupert Holmes 7. Mount Mitchell, North Carolina 8. BMW 9. Orange 10. Zucchini

SUDOKU ANSWER

KING CROSSWORD

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

U.S. OPEN TENNIS MATCHES

BY FIFI RODRIGUEZ

BY LINDA THISTLE

PREVIOUS CROSSWORDS

ANSWERS

ACROSS 1 Andy’s pal of old 5 Comic Margaret 8 Rue the run 12 Cougar 13 Explanation 14 “Animal House” group 15 Voters’ choice 17 ___ accompli 18 Lair 19 Squid squirt 20 Striped animal 21 “CSI” evidence 22 Pen name?

23 Trip around the world?

26 With 6-Down, Peter Pan’s foe 30 Bellow 31 Pooch 32 Really enjoying 33 Three-part European union 35 Friars Club event 36 Dove’s comment 37 Junior 38 Ashen 41 Suitable 42 Hot tub 45 Wrinkly fruit 46 Ouster 48 “Scat!”

49 Fond du ___, WI 50 Leer at 51 Oscar winner Goldie 52 “___ Doubtfire” 53 Melt

WEEKLY SUDOKU

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Rim Country Church Directory Aglow International Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane. The Aglow Bible Study is held each Tuesday at the Crossroads Fellowship Hall. Prayer and Praise 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.; Bible study 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call 474-6933 for more information.

Baha’i Faith Payson For location and information, call (928) 951-4404 or (928) 978-6519.

Calvary Chapel Payson 1103 N. Beeline Hwy. at Sherwood Dr.; (928) 468-0801, office@calvarypayson.com, calvarypayson.com. Sunday: Services at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m., Devotion & Prayer at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday: Men’s & Women’s Discipleship at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Fellowship Dinner at 5 p.m., Service at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday: Christ-Centered Recovery & Young Adult Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Childcare is provided for all of the above services.

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.

p.m.; Sacrament meeting 10 a.m. followed by Sunday School, Priesthood and Relief Society. 478-4608.

SPANISH BRANCH: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sacrament meeting 9 a.m.

YOUNG BRANCH: Sunday 9:30 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 11:20 a.m. Sacrament meeting. 462-3326 or 462-3388.

BLUE RIDGE BRANCH: Sunday 10 a.m. Sacrament meeting; 10:50 a.m. Sunday School; 11:25 a.m. Priesthood/ Relief Society. (928) 477-2138.

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: 1-928-476-4249 (ch), 1-928-4726439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www.sermon.net/CORP

Church at Powell Place 806 W. Longhorn Rd. Payson, (928) 474-6249. Non-Denominational Sunday Services beginning at 10:30 a.m.

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 Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints MOGOLLON WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., 474-6367, 468-8157, Missionaries (928) 863-5396, 468-8886.

MANZANITA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 11 a.m., 474-3788, 472-2266, Missionaries (928) 863-5396, 468-8886.

PONDEROSA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 1 p.m., 472-8709, 474-6367 or 468-1103, Missionaries 472-7956.

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa, 468-0249; Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment: V. Green (928) 474-4181.

PINE WARD: Highway 87; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to noon; Sacrament meeting 9 a.m. (928) 476-3118.

Missionaries at (928) 600-7546.

TONTO BASIN SERVICES: Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sacrament meeting 10 a.m. 479-2484.

CHRISTOPHER CREEK SERVICES: Sunday 10 a.m. to 1

First Baptist Church (Independent/Fundamental) 303 W. Main St., 474-3530. Sunday School for all ages, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (nursery provided); Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

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.

Forest Lakes Community Church A non-denominational church meeting in the school district/library building at 417 Old Rim Road in Forest Lakes.

Worship is Sundays at 10 a.m. All are welcome to join us in the pines!

Gisela Community Church Tatum Trail, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum. Sunday Morning Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.

Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. Hwy. 260, Christopher Creek, 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). Thursday Bible Study. For more information, call Pastor Ed.

Church for the Nations Payson (CFTN Payson) meeting at 901 S. Westerly Road in the Chapel at Messinger’s. Sunday service 10 a.m. Pastors Nevin and Dina Hershberger invite you to come to join dynamic praise and worship with uplifting prophetic teaching. Contact Pastor Nevin at (602) 757-3778 or Pastor Dina at (602) 757-3830. Like us on Facebook.

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) 474-9128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey!

Community Christian Church An independent, undenominational fellowship. Meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. Open Communion served every Sunday.

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. 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.

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.

Desert Community Christian Fellowship, SB Pastor Eric Woods, (928) 479-2216, 173 Stephen’s Way, Tonto Basin. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday services 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday worship 6 p.m.

East Verde Baptist Church Houston Mesa Road at Whispering Pines Control Road, 474-9385. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m.

Expedition Church 301 S. Colcord Road (two blocks west of Hwy. 87, just

Iglesia La Roca 302 E. Rancho Rd. Nuestro proposito es que usted encuentre una relacion personal con Dios y pueda experimentar la hermosura de su presencia en cada uno de nuestros servicios: Miercoles 6:30pm Ensayo del Ministerio de Alabanza, Jueves 6:30pm Estudios Biblicos, Domingos 12:30 Tiempo de Celebracion y Adoracion, para mayor informacion comunicarse con los Pastores Carmelo y Ruth Andujar. Dr. Carmelo Andujar, Pastor (928) 238-0240, Ruth Andujar (407) 341-9775, Secretaria de La Roca (928) 595-0874. Te invitamos a vistitar nuestra pagina web: www.iglesialarocapayson.com.

“Visitenos, Sera un placer tenerles en nuestra Iglesia” Mount Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA) 601 E. Highway 260 (across from Tiny’s Restaurant), 474-2552. Ken Lentz, Interim Pastor. Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service; 10:30 a.m. Praise Service. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month. Visit our website atwww.mountcross.org. Church office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a warm, loving church community that extends itself to others and welcomes everyone with joy.

Mountain Bible Church Our Mission at Mountain Bible is quite simple: Loving God…Loving People. It is our desire before God to develop and offer ministries, inside and outside our church, that further this important cause. Are we succeeding?

We invite you to be our guest this weekend and see for yourself! Located at 302 E. Rancho Road in Payson, we offer two opportunities to worship on Sunday mornings: 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. Many children and student ministries are available on Sundays and throughout the week. More details are available through our office (928) 472-7800 and on our website (www.mountainbible.org). Please let us answer any further questions you may have about our church…and we hope to meet you soon!

New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 4763224.

Services: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m.

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Rim Country Church Directory Payson First Assembly of God We invite you to come worship with us as we celebrate Christ Jesus’ total victory for us on the Cross! Sunday mornings we have an adult Bible class at 9 a.m.; a Pre-Service Prayer time at 10 a.m., and our Celebration and Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday evenings we now have an informal “Family Gathering” meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with child care provided. Wednesday evenings we offer classes for children, ages Preschool - 5th grade and our Middle School/High School age youth meet on Thursday’s at 6:30 p.m. We are located at 1100 W. Lake Drive, (the church at Green Valley Park). For more information call, (928) 474-2302.

BLAST I (Bible Learning And Sharing Together) Grades K-6 9:30 a.m.; BLAST II, Grades K-4, 11 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Student Ministries (grades 7-12) 6-7:30 p.m. Nursery and Pre-Primary available for morning worship services. Wednesday: Legacy Singles (55+ years of age) coffee at 9 a.m., please call 474-9279 as locations vary. Adult Prayer and Bible Study 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nursery available. Thursday: Men’s Bible Study 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. (in recess for the summer); Payson Women’s Bible Study 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. (in recess for the summer). Pioneer Clubs (Grades 1-5), 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays when school is in session.

Visit our website www.pbcpayson.org.

Payson First Church of the Nazarene Come join us for a time of fellowship and worship as we praise the Lord! 200 E. Tyler Parkway (928) 474-5890.

Sundays: Morning Worship Service 9:30 am; Sunday School for all ages 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Monday- Friday: Safe Haven Childcare Center 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Lighthouse Club 2:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Prayer and Praise 6 p.m.; Wednesdays: Women’s Bible Study 1-2 p.m.; Children’s Quizzing 3-6th grades 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Thursdays: Youth Night 6:30 p.m.; Last Saturday of each month: Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m.; Senior Activities each month.

For more information on locations, times and topics contact the church office. Office hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Rim Country Cowboy Church The Rim Country Cowboy Church is now meeting at the Payson Living Word Bible Church, 202 S. McLane Rd. (across the street from the High School), Wed. at 6 p.m.

All are welcome. For more information, call Bob Neff (307) 254-5533.

Payson Living Word Bible Church 208 S. McLane Road (across from the High School). Services Sundays starting at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. with Kids Church and nursery provided. PLW is a Spirit Filled Contemporary Church based on Faith; we believe speaking the Word of God will move mountains in our lives. We have a mission here at PLWBC: Love, Win, Build and Change. There are many activities at the church so come out and be a part of our family. The Lord is doing great things. If you have any questions, the church number is (928) 474-8606.

Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St., behind ACE Hardware), 474-0485; Pastor Carl Peterson.

A growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people.

We invite you to worship with us Sunday at 8:30 a.m.

(Contemporary) or at 11 a.m. (Traditional). Kid’s Church along with free and safe nursery care is provided. Please call the church for information on additional programs, ministries and our mission to the community.

Payson United Pentecostal Church - The First Church Meet at Mesa del Caballo Clubhouse (8119 E. Mescalero).

Kids’ Church at 1 p.m. and Worship & Word Service at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday. Family Bible Study at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. We are a Book of Acts church, preaching the original salvation message first preached to the church on the Day of Pentecost. We baptize in Jesus’ Name for the remission of sins and rejoice in the experience of the gift of the Holy Ghost. All are welcome to join us in worshipping Jesus in Spirit and in Truth. Pastor Dale Lewallen (928) 474-2455. Website: www.paysonupc.com Pleasant Valley Community Church Young Public School Cafeteria on Hwy 288 & Baker Ranch Road. A non-denominational service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Come early for refreshments and fellowship.

Ponderosa Bible Church 1800 N. Beeline Hwy., (928) 474-9279. “Preparing God’s people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Dr. Joe Falkner, Sr. Pastor; Curtis Fahrlender, Pastor of Student Ministries; Allen Mann, Part-time Associate Pastor. Sunday: Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Contemporary Service 11 a.m. to 12 noon; Youth Bible Study (Grades 7-12) 9:30 a.m.;

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) 9707606 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.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church WE Welcome Everyone. 1000 N. Easy St. (Corner of Sherwood & Easy St.). 928-474-3834. The Rev. Daniel F. Tantimonaco, Rector. St. Paul’s parishioners and Father Dan invite you to join us as WE participate in worship, Christian education, outreach and fellowship activities.

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. Our Praise Band leads us with contemporary music on the last Sunday of the month. Christian Education programs offer Children’s Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sunday Adult Group Study at 9 a.m. Wednesday: We celebrate the Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Quarterly: Taizé, a Service of contemplation and music, is held quarterly on a Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. (Call for dates). We have very active Women’s, Men’s and Bible Study groups. A Film Review group and Book Club are just some of our other regular programs. (Call Church for dates and times).

Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson.org. Email: stpaulspayson@gmail.com WE Welcome Everyone.

St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 511 S. St. Phillips Street, 474-2392. Daily Masses MondayFriday 8 a.m, Sat. 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Spanish 12:30 p.m.; Confession at 2 to 3 p.m.

Saturday. Call Mrs. Catherine Trudell, Religious Education office, (928) 474-1269 for Catholic education classes and programs for children and adults.

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.

Shepherd of the Pines Ev. Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 507 W. Wade Lane; (928) 474-5440, Pastor: Steve DeSanto. Sunday: Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Sunday

School, 8:30 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. Holy Communion celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month.

Adult Bible Study, Monday evenings 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. A community breakfast is hosted on the second Friday of every month at 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Visit Shepherd of the Pines on our website: www.shepherdofthepineslutheran.com.

Shepherd of the Pines United Methodist Church Overgaard 3015 Highway 277, Overgaard, (928) 535-5208. Pastor Noni Dye. Worship service 9 a.m. w/childcare. Adult Sunday School 7:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 9 a.m.

Shiloh Christian Fellowship 501 E. Rancho Road (across the street from Payson Elementary School), 474-3138. Non-denominational church teaching verse by verse and chapter by chapter through the Bible. Contemporary Worship and family oriented, children’s ministries and nursery provided. Sunday Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. Bible Study on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Star Valley Baptist Church 4180 E. Highway 260, 4 miles east of Payson (928) 4745557. Sunday Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday Night offers children’s ministries from 5-7 p.m. ARMOR for boys 1st-6th grade and GO for girls 1st-6th grade. All are welcome!

Strawberry Chapel in the Pines Fossil Creek Road, Strawberry, 476-3893. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wed. Bible study 7 p.m.

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, 474-1360. 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).

Tonto Village Chapel Tonto Village Chapel exists to serve, love and uplift the Lord Jesus Christ. Our mission is to operate in the community as a light House through fulfilling the great commission as found in Matthew 28:18-20. We welcome an opportunity to worship with you on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school/Bible study at 10:45 a.m. for adults, children and youth, or Tuesday evening Bible study and prayer meeting at 5 p.m. For questions or information please call the Church at (928) 478-5076.

Unity Church of Payson Spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer, Licensed Unity Teacher. Our mission is to inspire and awaken one another to a greater experience of God and life through the practical application of spiritual principles. Sunday services at 10 a.m., 600 E. Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). The 1st Sunday of each month is our inter-generational service and we celebrate birthdays and bring non-perishables for the foodbank. The 2nd Sunday browse the Unity of Payson library, 3rd Sunday pot luck, 4th Sunday power prayer follows service, 4th Tuesday Chili’s give-back day, 4th Friday 4 p.m. hiway cleanup, on-going noon Faithlift 1st and 3rd Wed. To find out more:www.unityofpayson. org. 928-478-8515.

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JEEPIN’ THE RIM COUNTRY | CHUCK JACOBS

THE BASICS - WINCH TO RESCUE We have written about winches in the past and about how important they are when it comes to being prepared when out on the trail.

In this column we are going to talk about a real-world series of events that occurred on a Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) trip where preparedness and having vehicles with winches meant the difference between making it through and having to turn around and backtrack to get back to civilization.

For readers who may not be familiar with the RC4W, it is a Payson-based four-wheel-drive vehicle club, whose members meet Wednesday mornings in front of the Big 5 store in Payson for weekly trips, and run some Saturday trips as well. The RC4W is not technically a “Jeep Club” although most members do drive Jeeps. I write quite a bit about the RC4W because I have been a member since 1999 and have been elected club president for the past two years. These are my friends and “Jeepin’ buddies” and you couldn’t find a better bunch of folks to hang out with anywhere.

Getting back to our story… the trip route that day was not scheduled in advance, but was decided on the spot by the folks who showed up. We call these “serendipity trips” and they make up about half of the Wednesday outings. The other half are pre-scheduled trips, with members notified by email. Since the past few trips had been long, all-day affairs, the decision was made to stay close to town this time, run a short trip, and get back home in the early afternoon.

We headed out to the Pyeatt Draw area with 11 vehicles to run a route that we were familiar with, but part of which we hadn’t driven for a couple of years.

The first part of the trip was rough, rocky, and steep, but uneventful. The weather was great, and the views were stunning. After that our route dropped down off the high ground into the woods, and we came upon a large, dead pine tree that had recently fallen and was blocking the road.

No big deal, it’s pretty common to find these. Previous travelers had found a way to get around the tree, creating a new bypass, but we hate to see those… and we try to take the time to remove the blockage instead. So we hooked a chain and tow strap to the tree and tried to simply drag it out of the way with a Jeep. The first try didn’t work, as the tree was a little too heavy and the ground was a little too muddy for good

traction. We finally got it, but it took two Jeeps pulling from two different directions to get the road opened up again.

We went on to our planned lunch spot, ate lunch under the pines, then on to the second part of our trip. It wasn’t long before we came upon another large, dead pine down across the road.

This one was about the same size as the other one, but had taken a medium sized oak tree down with it. Once again, there was a new bypass created, and we actually had use it to get around to the opposite side, so we could get to the correct angle to remove the two trees. This place was a lot tighter tree-wise than where the first fallen tree was, so we immediately decided that winching was the correct tactic. Cable was pulled, and the pine tree was winched sideways to free it from some other trees that were holding it in place. Then, another vehicle with a winch was worked into a position where it could winch the tree lengthwise for a short distance. Finally, the first vehicle was repositioned, the cable was pulled again, this time to a pulley (called a “snatch block”) that was hooked to a chain around yet another tree, and brought back to the tree to be moved. This allowed us to winch the blocking tree directly away from us and out of the roadway, actually using the downed oak tree as a “skid rail,” to keep the big pine from snagging on the many large rocks covering the ground. After that, the second vehicle’s winch was used to pull the oak tree out of the way, thus re-opening the road. It took a little time, and was quite technical, but it all went smoothly. The key was having the right equipment and knowing how to use it.

We moved on, figuring that we had completed our major task of the day, when we came upon yet another downed tree about a half-mile from the junction with the main road. This one, another dead pine, was huge… about 60-70 feet long and at least 20 inches in diameter, laying straight across the road, with no way to get around it. We didn’t think that we would be able to even budge it with our puny equipment, but with the only alternative being to turn around, we decided to give it a try. Once again we pulled the winch cable, running it through a snatch block that was hooked to a chain wrapped around the tree, and bringing the cable hook back to an attachment point on the winching Jeep. This has the effect of doubling the pulling power of the winch, in this case

Photos by Chuck Jacobs

Much of the route in to the Fred Pantry Cabin is slow going over the Pyeatt Draw, which is rough, rocky and brushy and on a recent trip blocked by several fallen trees.

9,500 pounds times two, or 19,000 pounds of pulling force. The tree actually moved slightly, showing that it had possibly broken when it hit the ground, although after that the winch just dragged the Jeep toward the tree, sliding all four tires. A second Jeep with a winch was brought up next to the first one, and a second cable and snatch block setup was run, again hooking the cable back to the vehicle. This was an 8,000pound winch, so the pull using the snatch block was double that…

16,000 pounds. Then, using both winches at the same time, with a combined pulling power of 35,000 pounds, the tree yielded with a mighty CRACK, breaking in two. The two sections were then winched out of the way, and the road was cleared. A few minutes later everyone was at the main road and headed home, tired and sweaty, but knowing that the right equipment and knowledge can enable you to do some truly amazing things. And that, my friends, is what real fourwheeling is all about.

Until next time… Happy Jeepin’.

RIM COUNTRY 4 WHEELERS Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 8 or 9 a.m. (depending on the time of the year) Wednesdays in the Bashas’ shopping center parking lot in front of the Big 5 store.

The route and destination may be prescheduled or may be decided on the spot; the level of difficulty may range from easy to moderate. Saturday trips are also scheduled at least once a month and are usually decided on at the previous

month’s meeting. For all trips, have a full tank of gas, lunch, and a lawn chair.

For more information, visit the website at www.rimcountry4wheelers.com or call RC4W President Chuck Jacobs at 928-595-0967.

In advance of checking out the group, pick up a few maps from the Forest Service - the members of the group can answer probably any question you have about the challenges of a given route and more.

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Home-like setting and big smiles from our professional staff. We offer spacious 1 an 2 bedroom apartment homes. For 25 years Syringa Property Management has been creating cheerful communities for individuals who want to enjoy an independent and enriching retirement.

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

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

Call Shari for a Quote!

928-951-1807

LANDSCAPING Mario & Mario Landscaping and Masonry Complete Landscaping & Irrigation, Tree Service and Removal. Rock, Retaining Walls, Block Fencing Walls, Wrought Iron Fences.

Flagstone & Concrete Driveways, Pavers and Sidewalks.

Licensed, Bonded and Insured. Home Maitenance Available. Call 928-282-3118 Mention this add and get 10% Off!

OakLeaf Yardworks Yard Maintenance Minor landscaping and tree trimming.

All work affordable.

Call:Dennis 928-595-0477 not a licensed contractor

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928-476-6539 AZCLDP #81438

REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE Beautiful 5Br/3Ba home on 1.67 Acres in Middle Round Valley, In Door Pool, Garden, Fruit Trees, More, Possible Lease/Purchase, $298,000; 928-978-4011

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

HOMES FOR RENT

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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

Senior Discount: 928-478-6139

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RENTALS

Now Renting!

Canal Senior Apartments 807 S. Westerly Road Payson, AZ 85541

See Manager for details Phone (928) 468-5650 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298

Apartments For Rent

This Fall make ASPEN COVE Your New Home

Units Available! Apply Today!

3+ BR, 1 BA, Duplex, Round Valley, AZ, 85541, flexible lease, 1500 sq. ft., Water Included, W/D, Microwave, Outdoor Area, Carpet, Parking Available, Cats Allowed, Small Dogs Allowed, Large Dogs Allowed, Located on quiet 7 acres of trees at end of the road, adj to Natl Forest, Available 1 January, $850/mo, 480.229.1831, john@scottsdaletrails.com.

Holiday Deal: $100 OFF FIRST MONTH S RENT: 2Br/1Ba, Mobile, Private Driveway, Large Fenced Back Yard, Bright Spacious Living Room, Dual Pane Windows, Central Heating, Swamp Cooler, W/D Hookups, Quiet Neighborhood, Near Hospitasl, $700.p/m, 928-581-6329

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

1st Mo + Deposit!

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

APARTMENTS FEATURING: • 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

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com PineCrest Apts., 1 & 2 Bedrooms, Storage Unit, Laundry & BBQ, $525.mo & up, 480-734-0858 STUDIO APT. Star Valley w/1 Car Garage, Gas & Electrice Included, $750.mo for one person; no pets Call 708-670-8289 or 928-951-5584 For More Information!

Studio BR, 1 BA, Apartment Unfurnished, Star Valley, AZ, 85541, flexible lease, studio guest house, water,elect,trash, tv,all included, quiet property, $ 650.00 +dep, 928-978-1522.

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Best Office Value in Payson. 3 private offices, secretary/reception area, 1000sq. ft, centrally located, view, just $750 per month., single office $225, 928-468-1365.

Location! Last available retail store at this location. 580sq.ft. Great start-up. Last tenant did so well, he moved to a bigger store. Won t last, 928-468-1365.

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

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

HOMES FOR RENT 2 or 3Bd or Den/2Ba, Very Clean, Fenced Yard, 2 Car Parking, $750.mo + Dep. 928-478-6113

2Br/1Ba Den, Restored Home on Private Acre in town, Central Heating, Cooling, FP, Laundry, Fenced Yard, $800.mo 928-288-2440

Senior Lady or Couple to Rent New 1Br Apt. Attached to our home. Reduced Rent in exchange for part-time senior care for Elderly Lady. 928-978-4011 Super Nice 3BR/2BA. Corner Lot, Fenced, Near Hospital, $1200 + Dep. No-smoking/small pets ok?

Avail Now, Landlord Pays Sewer Call 928-310-3732

MOBILE/RV SPACES Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park, Nice quiet family park, RV Spaces $256.55 mo, with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Game room, and Wifi, Call Shawn at 928-474-2406 RYE RV PARK 1Br/1Ba, (Furnished) $350.mo & Up; Free Laundry On-site, Utility Dep. Water/Trash Included, Spaces $200.mo 602-502-0020

ROOMS FOR RENT 1 BR, private 1 BA, in lovely home.

1200 N Karen Way, Water garbage internet incl. $400 + share electric. 661-324-5290.

ROOMMATE WANTED! Mature, Responsible Person to share my Beautiful Mountain View Home!

W/D, Cable, Own Bathroom & Views! $375.mo + Utilities: 928-474-2106 or 480-242-5812 Single Roommate wanted, to share home, centrally located in Payson, $400.mo.

Smoking/Pets-No, Must pass background and credit check.

928-476-3148.

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16 | RIM REVIEW • DECEMBER 2, 2015

Steve Coury

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From our family

to yours

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