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PAYSON ROUNDUP FRIDAY | JANUARY 2, 2015 | PAYSON, ARIZONA

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Crashing through a winter wonderland

Storm dumps a foot of snow, snarling traffic, delighting visitors by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Rim Country Educational Alliance Chairman Mary Kastner

Alliance signs contract University plans being drawn up by

Pete Aleshire

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Just before noon Wednesday, the police scanner in Payson sprung to life with officers around Rim Country radioing in call after call of slide-offs and vehicles slip-sliding into each other.

A severe winter storm brought with it the first real snowfall of the season and left icy, slick roads in its wake.

In all, Payson received a foot of snow over the New Year’s holiday and Pine saw 15 inches in two days, according to the National Weather Service in Flagstaff.

At Green Valley Park, families took to the slopes with a variety of store-bought and homemade sleds.

Ana Gutowski, CEO of the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, appeared on Fox10 Phoenix Thursday morning and again Friday promoting Payson as the perfect place to play in the snow. Her work appeared to pay off with nearly all the hotels in town booked up.

While the storm left a winter wonderland of snow dusted trees and powdered hills perfect for sledders, it created a nightmare for first responders and snowplow drivers.

The Arizona Department of Transportation at noon Wednesday closed Highway 87, 12 miles north of Strawberry, due to limited visibility and icy conditions.

A short time later, southbound Highway 87 was closed at the Highway 188 turnoff with crews directing traffic through Globe. At the Bush Highway turnoff, officers closed northbound 87 with the roads impassable.

With semis and trailers unable to make it up the roadways, a snarl of traffic developed on 87 and many motorists came to the rescue of each other, pulling out shovels to help get vehicles back on the road.

Not everyone was so helpful.

Deputies suspect a man driving a white dually pulling a horse trailer struck several vehicles on Highway 87 northbound into Payson, causing an eight-vehicle wreck. Officers caught up with the driver in Payson, pulling him over in the Big Lots parking lot for a possible hit and run.

In all, between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Wednesday, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office took 23 weather-related vehicle calls, assisting motorists stuck in the snow everywhere from Water Wheel on Houston Mesa Road to Lion Springs and Kohl’s Ranch.

Department of Public Safety officers responded to 42 collisions, 32 slide-offs and 58 motorists stuck in the snow.

In town, Payson Police Lt. Woody Eldredge said things weren’t too bad.

While there were a number of calls, none resulted in serious injuries.

Payson Fire Chief David Staub reported the same. Staub estimated that firefighters took half a dozen weather-related calls, helping at several multiple vehicle wrecks, but it didn’t warrant bringing on additional firefighters to manage the call volume.

The contract’s signed — now all they need is money.

The Rim Country Educational Alliance has finally signed a contract with dck Capital Solutions to buy land for a university and draw up final plans for both buildings and infrastructure.

“I think this is a big step forward,” said Rim Country Educational Alliance Chairman Mary Kastner, “it’s not an ‘oh my’ thing.”

The contract calls on dck to come up with $2.2 million to pay for the early engineering and planning work and to help arrange financing for the $4.2 million purchase price for 253-acre Forest Service parcel.

The contract includes a $250,000 retainer from the Alliance, which is money the Alliance will now have to raise.

“That’s our next hurdle,” said Kastner. “I’ve already met with other foundations to try to find the money.

We’re still working it out. There are a variety of options we can pursue.

I’m working on that 24/7.”

A month ago, the Rim Country Educational Foundation and the Mogollon Health Alliance had offered to advance the Alliance the money for the land purchase, which would have covered the $250,000 needed to start dck working on the plans and infrastructure design.

However, a public dust-up between then-Alliance chairman Steve Drury and Payson Mayor Kenny Evans about the proposal derailed the effort. Evans withdrew from active involvement with the project and the Mogollon Health Alliance and the Foundation withdrew its offer to provide front money for the land purchase. At the same time, Drury resigned the chairmanship.

Kastner said she is continuing to meet with Evans and perhaps the Foundation, but didn’t know whether that offer could be revived to by Pete Aleshire provide the necessary front money roundup editor to move more quickly to buy the land It wasn’t really the best of times. and complete the final designs.

But it was way better than the worst of Kastner remained confident the times. project will proceed now that the So with apologies to Charles Dickens for backers have picked the site, gotten stealing his opening. Rim Country altera good price from the Forest Service nately staggered and jogged through 2014 See Alliance, page 2A — to stand on the brink of a potentially awesome 2015.

In today’s issue on pages 4A through 6A, WEATHER the Roundup summarizes the big develWeekend: The 5-day opments of 2014 in education, elections, forecast calls for water, fire and other key issues. sun with temps The year brought mixed results, with rising heading gains and losses. Despite progress, supinto next week.

Details, 7A porters didn’t quite clinch the deal on volume 26, no. 1

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The winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on Payson on New Year’s Eve lured a passel of sledders, snowman-builders and snow lovers to Green Valley Park on New Year’s Day.

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Frosty said he’d be back again some day, Rim Country residents just didn’t realize it would be so soon.

“We were ready to bring others on, but our call volume never really increased,” he said.

Due to the storm, however, crews couldn’t airlift a stroke patient to the Valley. Staub said it was too dangerous

for a helicopter or a fixed-wing aircraft to fly, so the patient was stabilized at the local hospital.

Elsewhere around the state, crews in northern Arizona were busy closing roads and taking slide-off calls.

building a university campus in Payson — with a dismaying breech among backers dominating the end-of-year headlines.

Payson and Gila County also made virtually no progress when it comes to reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in Rim Country — despite the haunting and lethal example of the Yarnell Hill Fire.

On the other hand, the regional economy made solid gains — with a rise in new businesses, a controversial but welcome discussion of an industrial park providing year-round jobs, completion of a land exchange for a copper mine that will help the struggling economy of southern Gila County, a steady increase in Payson sales tax receipts, and major progress in building the Blue Ridge pipeline.

The region’s schools had a strong year overall, especially in Payson. The Payson Unified School District staggered into 2014 in disarray, with a costly falling out

between the Payson School Board and then-superintendent Ron Hitchcock. But incoming Superintendent Greg Wyman quickly restored a sense of unity and progress. Overwhelming voter approval of a budget override demonstrated strong community support for a school district battered by years of state funding cutbacks.

Overall, the hard-fought election that dominated the end of the year proved a triumph for Republicans at the state and national level. Returning state budget woes will likely dominate the political agenda in 2015.

Still, the region appears poised for a banner 2015. Local officials hope that finalizing the plan to build the 1,000-student first phase of a 6,000-student university on 253 acres of land owned by the U.S. Forest Service will jump-start the local economy.

The start of construction on the university will likely trigger real construction of

Interstate 40 was closed in both directions 15 miles east Kingman at U.S. 93 to Williams with crews working around the clock to clear the highway of snow and ice.

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the Blue Ridge pipeline, which has been slowed by Payson’s reluctance to borrow money from the state’s water fund for construction.

The combination of the university and the pipeline will likely encourage a rash of other businesses and developments.

Developers with permits to build hundreds of homes have started the process of seeking final approvals, which will likely accelerate once the timeline on the university finally becomes clear.

So after years of struggling through the frustrating aftermath of the Great Recession, Rim Country appears finally poised to fully recover.

And that means we can go back to fighting about growing too fast — and finding a way to protect the things we love about Rim Country from the impact of the economic growth we’ve hoped for through the long, twilight of the non-recovery.

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A young couple is picking up the pieces after losing everything, including their dog, in a devastating fire early Monday morning.

With not even enough time to grab their shoes, three people ran out of an upstairs apartment after a quick moving fire broke out around 1 a.m. on a balcony in the Forest Hills Condominiums.

Casey VanDermeer and two friends heard a crash and looked outside to see flames on the balcony.

Fire Chief David Staub believes the crash VanDermeer heard was likely the double pane glass popping after the fire started on the patio and spread to a chair and futon.

VanDermeer and her friends rushed outside and down the stairs to watch the unit quickly fill with flames. VanDermeer’s husband, Steven Quat (pronounced Cat) VanDermeer, was working at Walmart at the time. When firefighters arrived five minutes later, the whole unit was engulfed and flames were spreading through the attic to an adjoining unit.

Firefighters stopped the fire before it could take over the other unit, but the damage was done. The VanDermeers’ unit is a total loss.

The unit below has water damage and two units to the west will need repair, Staub said.

While everyone in the complex was able to get out safely, the VanDermeers’ Chihuahua Diego did not survive. While firefighters initially thought all of the pets were safe, including several dogs, cats and a fish, they learned the next day that Diego had died in the fire.

“This young couple just lost everything and then to lose a pet, a member of the family as well, it is really sad,” Staub said.

Staub said it is lucky VanDermeer and her friends were awake at the time since they

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The town’s UDC limited the number of homes served by one road to 20, traditionally a cul-de-sac. The IFC, however, allows 30 homes in a neighborhood with a single point of access, with more allowed for a subdivision with sprinklers.

In a 5-2 vote, the planning commission recommended the town update the code to match the IFC, saying if residents on Heather Circle want to preserve their neighborhood they should split their lots.

Although there was a sizable crowd at the Dec. 18 council meeting, no one spoke up during the public comment period against the code amendment.

Somewhat surprised, Mayor Kenny Evans

closed the public hearing and the council unanimously approved the change.

Councilor Rick Croy pointed out the area off Heather Circle is zoned R1-10 mobile home, which is how the area came into the town when it was annexed from the county.

“It seems like this should have been rezoned in the beginning to prevent something like this from happening,” he said.

Croy added that the area is zoned for multiple homes so he didn’t know how the town could “deny someone their rights” to build a subdivision there.

Planning Director Sheila DeSchaaf said the code amendment applies townwide and not just to Heather Circle.

“In this case the consternation started because there is not the ability connect to another roadway.”

Town drafts agreement for Rim Ranch development

Industrial park will still go through planning, zoning hearings by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Town staff is in the midst of hammering out a pre-annexation development agreement with the future owner of the Rim Ranch (also known as Fox Farm) for the site of a reported ammunition manufacturing facility.

The Roundup received a draft of the agreement, which lays out land and development plans for the 80 acres at the end of Granite Dells Road pending annexation.

The agreement, the first of its kind for Payson, lays out conditions, restrictions and requirements for development, public infrastructure and who will pay for all these improvements.

Both the town and landowner can back out of the agreement if the deal doesn’t go through, but the agreement offers certain assurances if it does.

According to the draft, the new owner plans to close on the property May 14, although it does not specify who the owner is. Jim Antich, with Advanced Tactical Armament Concepts, LLC, is the reported buyer, according to information from Mayor Kenny Evans. Antich would not return a request for comment.

The land currently sits in Gila County, zoned residential. The land would need to be rezoned industrial to meet Antich’s plans.

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on $300 the Red Cross donated, which they used to buy shoes and basic necessities.

“This is quite the end of the year for them,” she said. “I have no idea what they are going to do, but good things are coming I hope.”

Bette is asking anyone who would like to help the couple to send a check to Steven VanDermeer, 307 E. Pine Street, Payson, AZ 85541.

semi-trucks rumbling down the road will ruin the beauty of the area, which is popular with hikers and bikers.

Dozens of residents have turned out at council meetings expressing their concerns, some worried the town is offering a back-door deal all in the name of economic development even if it means ruining a beautiful area.

Antich has only attended one meeting so far and things didn’t go well when he was booed by some in the crowd.

Antich told the council and residents in August that ATAC only looked at the Rim Ranch after exhausting all other options.

When he couldn’t find a site big enough to meet the needs for expanding his company, he asked the town to help.

Evans proposed the Rim Ranch. Antich said he plans to build a campus of sorts there, a cluster of buildings that will fit into the landscape seamlessly.

Under the pre-annexation development agreement, if the town annexes the Rim Ranch, it would amend the general plan to include the land and rezone it to meet the developer’s plans, which are not laid out in the draft.

This, however, does not guarantee the town will give the property industrial zoning. The agreement stipulates that the town council can reject any ordinances, including those to annex, rezone or amend the general plan.

Among other provisions in the agreement: • The town cannot guarantee the outcome of Planning and Zoning Commission hearings.

• The town cannot guarantee if the town council will amend the general plan, annex the property or rezone the land.

• If the land is annexed, the town will provide services similar to those it offers within town.

• While the town will help the developer secure Forest Service easements to improve Granite Dells Road and help secure economic incentives from the state, the town will not put out any money to do so.

• If annexation, rezoning and general plan updates do not go through, the agreement is rescinded.

• All development will meet town codes.

• The developer will cover the cost of extending a water line and electricity to the property and cover the cost of sanitation service. It will also pay to improve Granite Dells Road.

• The agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture of any kind between the town and developer.

When and if the pre-annexation development agreement is approved, it will be available from the Gila County Recorder and should include site plans, proposed development and improvement plans for Granite Dells Road. Those exhibits were not in the draft.

campus. dck will also effectively take over the land purchasing arrangements, which includes finishing archaeological work required by the Forest Service before final transfer of title.

The plans will include detailed engineering and cost estimates to provide water, sewer, electricity and streets to the campus and spin-off facilities. It also includes site plans and engineering plans for “academic buildings, student housing, student services, athletic facilities, dining, parking, retail, entertainment, hospitality, research laboratory and support services.”

The contract requires the Alliance to eventually pay dck back the $2.2 million it will put out up front.

However, the predevelopment contract will allow the preparation of all the plans necessary to actually award construction contracts. At that point, the Alliance will draw on a promised loan from National Standard, which would cover all of the costs and repay the money spent on the project up to that point.

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might not have spotted the fire before it overcame their unit.

“We could have been looking at a rescue situation then,” he said.

Investigators believe the fire was started by discarded cigarette butts on the balcony.

Bette VanDermeer, Steven’s mother, said the couple was already struggling to make ends meet with their car repossessed the previous week. Now, the couple is getting by

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and selected the project developer.

“We want to buy the land as soon as we can. I don’t know exactly what the time frame is. We may need a bridge loan. But the $250,000 to dck is due right away — it’s part of the $2.2 million in the predevelopment contract. That’s what we’re looking for right now.”

Once dck receives the retainer, it will use its own money or financing it arranges to provide the rest of the predevelopment money, mostly for final engineering plans.

The contract calls for dck to meet with the university partner — presumably Arizona State University — to finalize plans for the

c o r r e c t i o n

In the story, “Alleged brawl ends with three arrests,” that ran in the Dec. 30 issue, the Roundup reported the name of Jimmy Johnson’s wife as Lori, based on inaccurate information from police reports. It is Corey.

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Copper mine will contribute to state’s economic prosperity for years to come

• Jan. 1, 1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue a declaration, signed by representatives of 26 countries, called the “United Nations.” The signatories vowed to create an international postwar peacekeeping organization.

• Jan. 2, 1981: Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, is captured by British police, ending one of the largest manhunts in history. For five years, investigators had pursued every lead in an effort to stop the serial killer.

Sutcliffe himself was interviewed nine times. When Sutcliffe was finally convicted, he had killed 13 women.

• Jan. 3, 1984: A woman died at Disneyland after falling from a ride.

She had apparently unfastened her seatbelt while on the Matterhorn bobsled.

• Jan. 4, 1999: For the first time since Charlemagne’s reign in the ninth century, Europe is united with a common currency when the “euro” debuts. Eleven European Union nations launched the currency in the hopes of increasing European economic growth.

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This month, Congress approved and the president signed into law legislation that paves the way for the expansion of the Resolution Copper Mine in Superior.

I’m extremely proud to have worked as a team with my Arizona colleagues in the Senate and House, most notably Sen. Jeff Flake and Reps. Paul Gosar and Ann Kirkpatrick, to advance this legislation.

The Resolution Copper Mine is a tremendous opportunity for Arizona and the United States, economically and strategically.

This project will tap the largest copper deposit ever discovered in North America. Over time, it will produce 25 percent of U.S copper demand.

Perhaps most importantly, the mine will create an estimated 3,700 mining and mining-related jobs and generate over $61 billion in economic activity over 60 years, according to an independent study by Elliot D. Pollak & Company.

That is the economic equivalent of Arizona hosting two Super Bowls every year for more than half a century.

Arizona is the nation’s top copper-producing state and Superior is part of that legacy. The Resolution Copper Mine is built on top of John McCain Superior’s old Magma Mine.

The mine site was reopened in 2004 as the Resolution Copper Mine after billions of dollars in capital investment brought new technologies that made it possible to bore deeper into the ore body.

However, in order to maximize production and job growth, the mine must expand its footprint onto adjacent Forest Service property.

Nearly 10 years ago, Sen. Jon Kyl and I first introduced a bill known as the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, which proposed to transfer approximately 2,400 acres of Forest Service land to Resolution Copper so the mine could grow. In exchange, the company would transfer to the federal government about 5,000 acres of the company’s most environmentally significant land throughout the state.

Unfortunately, our bill was stalled for many years over concerns raised by environmental groups, some of whom take a hard-line position against mining. Native American tribes began voicing speculation about the mine’s potential to damage nearby areas. While the land exchange does not involve any Indian lands or federally recognized sacred sites, tribes worried that the majestic Apache Leap Cliff — celebrated by Apache folklore — could somehow be impacted by the mine.

Years of congressional hearings examined these and other concerns. After much negotiation, a bipartisan, bicameral compromise bill was added to the National Defense Authorization Act. This was entirely appropriate, given that copper is the second most-utilized metal by the Defense Department.

But it is important to note that the land exchange bill contains several key bipartisan concessions that make it fundamentally different from the original bill.

First, the mine will be required to undergo a full environmental impact study before any land is traded.

Second, the bill mitigates Native American concerns over the loss of Oak Flat Campground, where traditional activities are occasionally organized. As a condition of the land exchange, tribes can continue to use Oak Flat for many years until the company needs to mine underneath it.

Finally, the bill forbids the mine from damaging Apache Leap and designates the cliffs as a Forest Service special management area, placing it under permanent federal protection.

I respect the views of environmental advocates and Native Americans. But I also believe this legislation strikes the right balance in allowing the mine to move forward while addressing their concerns.

Arizona is ready for this mine, and Resolution Copper is ready to hire from surrounding communities and tribal members whenever possible, as they’ve publicly pledged.

I’m very proud that by working together, we were able to advance this crucial project, one that will contribute to Arizona’s economic prosperity throughout the 21st century.

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What community means Editor: Rim Country residents have once again embraced the true meaning of Christmas and the holiday season.

Residents gave more than 500 pounds of food to the food banks through the ChariTree celebration.

And the tags flew off our Angel tree (at Edward Jones) this year in record time and the generosity of the participants was staggering.

More than 100 tags were fulfilled and after they were gone we had at least five more people showing up every day to give more (they were referred to the other Angel trees in town).

In other towns, people fight over bargains — here, they are racing to be the first to give to others.

We are blessed to witness the happiness of those who give and the tears of joy in those who receive. This is what it means to be a community.

Chris Walsh

Angel’s project a success Editor: My name is Leticia and my son is Angel Alatriz — he does an Angel Project for kids here during Christmas.

I wanted to let you know that thanks to the community we were able to help 400 children in the Payson area and there were more than 1,000 gifts collected.

I would like to thank Debbie Blazer and her brother for all their hard work and good hearts.

My son hurt his hand a week ago Monday, so he had a difficulty wrapping gifts. So his little friends helped him wrap. Thank you Brice and Jasmin.

I appreciate all the support from KMOG and the Payson Roundup — they made it possible for other people to know what my son does.

Angel has a good heart and wants to help others and the only way he could do that is with the help of others.

As the New Year arrives, I see all the wonderful blessings that this year has brought and hope that this coming year we can continue to see what this great community can do.

Leticia (Angel’s mom – from the Angel Project)

Holiday filled with gratitude Editor: As a resident of the Canal Senior Apartments, I, and my fellow residents, have gone through an unhappy disaster since Nov. 5 and into the holiday season.

I wish to express my extreme gratitude to all those who have rushed to help us through this difficult time of displacement.

I’d like to thank Jenny Scott of the Salvation Army for providing us with shelter and setting up a fund drive to keep us as comfortable as possible. The local food banks, the Mogollon

Health Alliance, and all of the small businesses and local organizations in town that are too numerous to mention — but know who they are — and the anonymous donors, your benevolence has been greatly appreciated.

I also thank deeply lastly — I believe that we are all most thankful to — Joann Conlin and the staff of the Senior Center for their above and beyond dedication. Their kindness has been so overwhelming it brings a tear to my eye.

Our apartment manager, Michele Bailey, also did the best that she could, considering she was between a corporate and public situation.

I thank you all and I thank the good citizens of Payson for all of your help. May your God go with you.

Thomas A. Budniak Canal Senior Apts. resident

Remembering seniors at Christmas appreciated Editor: We at Gila Aging Services want to thank Chris Walsh and Pat Kolasinsky from the Edward Jones office in Payson for once again having the Christmas tree for our seniors.

They provided the tree and facilities for the community to go and pick out a needy senior’s tag and provide a Christmas present.

We know that this takes away from their business and they have done it for several years now and again this year.

Pat does the tags and coordinates our office picking up the presents for distribution.

We appreciate their support and kindness to some of the people that would not be having a “bountiful” Christmas without their hard work and generosity.

The community comes together and puts together amazing presents for these people.

We regularly see tears of joy. They are truly appreciative of the thoughtfulness.

Thank you so much, Chris and Pat. Ann Leonard, program director, Gila Aging Services

Respect educators Editor: The real source of educational problems remains a lack of respect for educators. This is why about 50 percent of all educators currently licensed in Arizona are not in the classroom, and why we have a huge teacher shortage.

If you allow the far right wing neocons to dominate the school boards and inject their twisted political dogma that public employees are by nature wasteful of tax dollars, you will continue to end up with our low ratings and massive teacher turnover.

Coming in last is not a problem for the true believers as long as it is done cheaply. Prisons and their cost is always more politically attractive to the neocon’s mind than preventing the eighth-grade bad boy from becoming the next inmate.

Teachers are professionals, not causal

employees or seasonal hands to be dismissed when they refuse to dance to your beat.

Think it is unfair?

How about we start rating doctors on their political positions rather than their skill sets to keep you alive?

Go tell some of those old Tea Party boys their doctors are Democrats and see how long it takes to forget what they said last week at Tiny’s.

John Hansel

Stranger in Safeway makes Christmas the best ever Editor: I would like to take a moment to say a huge thank you and God bless to the stranger who picked up my grocery tab on Christmas Eve at Safeway.

That was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me and I greatly appreciate the kindness he showed.

It was the best Christmas ever!

Robin Miller

Easy remedy for Arizona’s roadside litter problem Editor: Recently, I participated with the Payson Lions Club in a roadside trash pickup on a one-mile section of Highway 188 near the intersection with Highway 87.

The Lions Club collected 12 large blue bags of trash along this short highway segment. This sort of activity is conducted all over the state of Arizona by various volunteers that adopt sections of highway to clean in an ongoing battle against roadside littering.

This year, on a summer-long road trip through British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Alaska, we covered more than 9,500 miles.

We saw many wonderful sights and the scenery, as in Arizona, was magnificent, yet during this trip, we were struck by the complete lack of trash along their highways. For literally hundreds of miles we would not see any pop can, beer bottle, or paper litter, etc. We saw no signs for volunteers conducting cleanups so this was not the reason for the lack of litter although, like Arizona, there were signs warning of fines for littering.

This stark contrast in conditions made us stop and think: “Why are their roadsides so clean and ours in Arizona so littered?”

Our conclusion was that they perhaps simply had more pride in their countryside’s beauty than some in our fair state. Or maybe it’s a cultural thing as we have been raised in a throwaway society.

Whatever the reason or reasons, this is a problem and people can easily remedy it by disposing of litter in an appropriate litter can.

The Payson Lions Club will continue doing periodic trash pickup at this location, but would prefer it if the problem simply was disposed of properly.

Bill Davis

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2014: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Payson council, judge races contested for first time in years by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

After years of uncontested elections both for the Payson Town Council and superior court judge, 2014 brought with it a number of challenged races. Among those were attorneys Tim Wright, Chuck Walker and Steven Burk battling it out for the Division II judge seat on the county’s superior court.

After decades on the bench, Judge Robert Duber II sud- Judge Robert denly announced his Duber II retired, retirement, citing citing a hostile a hostile environ- environment. ment with County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp and his staff.

Wright, Payson’s town attorney, emerged victorious, easily taking the win.

For town council, incumbents Ed Blair, Su Connell and Fred Carpenter faced Chris Higgins off against Robert alone prevailed among the chalLockhart, Chris lengers for seats Higgins, Charlene on the town Creach Brown and council.

Lew Levenson. For mayor, Randy Roberson vied for incumbent Kenny Evans’ seat.

Lockhart, Higgins, Roberson and Brown aligned themselves as the Voice of Rim Country and pushed hard for change, saying new voices and opinions were needed on the council. Controversy stuck when an outside group put up anti-campaign signs, asking voters to say no to Roberson, Brown and Lockhart, claiming they were bad for business. In the end, Connell, Carpenter and Evans retained their seats, but

Higgins unseated Blair, ending an 8.5year run.

money so Litrell could get another saddle and the men rode off.

Cable outage

Fox Farm and pool hoopla

In one of the worst cable outages, nearly everyone in Rim Country was without Internet and phone service Dec. 16 with a break in a fiber optic line coming out of Camp Verde. Officials initially said a squirrel or a raccoon munched through the line, but then backtracked and said they had not determined a cause.

Verizon, SuddenLink and CenturyLink all share space on the single fiber optic line, which runs both above and below ground depending on the terrain. Customers questioned why there was no backup line.

At the post office, a long line formed as it took more than 15 minutes to process each package. At businesses, where credit card machines were down, employees went back to hand written receipts and manual credit card machines or closed down altogether.

Two items that generated plenty of attention for the town were the council’s decision in May to lift an “as long as anyone can remember” ban on building outdoor pools and talk of annexing the Fox Farm/Rim Ranch from the county.

The decision to allow pools came as part of an overhaul of the town’s water impact fees. One small change, setting the rate for a pool, opened the door for new, outdoor pool construction. As it turns out, you could always build a pool because the town’s ordinance only explicitly banned above or belowground outdoor pools.

The town is still working to annex the Fox Farm, but residents have already spoken out about potential plans to build an ammunition manufacturing facility at the end of Granite Dells Road.

Canal Apartments flooding

Thanks to a small candle fire in late November, dozens of low-income Canal Senior Apartments residents were displaced for more than a month. While sprinklers quickly squashed the flames, they continued to run for some time, sending thousands of gallons of water through the three-story complex. Water poured down the walls and pooled in the hallways, forcing crews to rip out carpeting and drywall in half of the building. The community rallied, though, and donated tens of thousands of dollars to put residents up in hotel rooms, provide meals and transportation. By Christmas, everyone was back home.

Fire chief changes and tragedy

It was a year of changes for several Rim Country fire departments.

With Payson Fire Chief Marty deMasi’s retirement in 2013, the town hired Pine-Strawberry Chief David Staub to take over once deMasi’s accrued time

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Dozens of residents were displaced from the low-income Canal Senior Apartments when a small fire triggered the sprinkler system which flooded the three-story complex. off ran out. The P-S fire board in May then selected Gary Morris as Staub’s replacement.

For the Hellsgate Fire Department, they not only acquired a new fire chief, but also battled the sudden and devastating loss of one of their own.

In March, Lt. Bobby Mollere died while taking a wildland fire pack test on the Payson High School track. The news rocked the small, close-knit department. At his service in the Valley, a member of nearly every emergency department turned out to pay their respects.

Then in June, Chief Gary Hatch retired after 32 years with the department.

Gary Hatch, Battalion Chief Dave Hellsgate fire Bathke accepted the chief, retired in chief’s position.

June after 32 In Christopheryears with the Kohl’s, fire chief Rob department.

Jarvis resigned. When the board found out it was to take a job elsewhere, they asked him to leave immediately and for a deputy to escort him to his vehicle. In his wake, former Payson fire marshal Robert Lockhart took over as interim chief.

Stolen saddle

Payson was thrust into the national spotlight in October, but not for reasons tourism officials might hope. A veteran, riding horseback across the country to raise awareness and money for wounded veterans, had his ride interrupted when someone stole his saddle.

Matthew Litrell said the whole thing wouldn’t have happened if police hadn’t rousted his riding partner in the middle of the night and asked him where his camping permit was for the event center. Frustrated with the midnight interruption, Litrell’s riding partner stomped off and didn’t come back till morning. In that time, someone stole Litrell’s saddle.

Embarrassed, the town donated

Hospital hacked

In August, the health company that owns Payson Regional Medical Center and other rural hospitals announced that computer hackers stole 4.5 million patient records. The stolen information included patient Social Security numbers, phone numbers, addresses and other personal identifying information for those treated in the past five years.

Baby killed

In May, a 3-year-old accidentally shot his 18-month-old brother dead with a handgun found at a neighbor’s Payson apartment.

Store closes

In October, the owner of Paper and Metal Scrappers announced suddenly that she was closing the store. After 10.5 years in business, Barb Wilembrecht said she was closing down to spend time with husband Cliff, who was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy.

Roundup adds weekly health pages; Ebola panic hits home by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Starting in January of 2014, the Payson Roundup added a weekly feature — Your Health. Every Tuesday, the Roundup devotes two pages to health and health-related news from Payson Regional Medical Center, Payson Care Center, Rim Country Health, and the Mogollon Health Alliance.

The contributors are offered the opportunity to showcase staff and programs, and the Roundup writers provide regular features on health issues including coverage of the Senior Circle’s Lunch & Learn programs and a column called “The Healthy Foodie.”

Shocking suicide at Payson hunting supply store

Oleg Topolev chose to end his life Wednesday, March 12 — and in the process inflicted a horrifying trauma on the owner of a Payson hunting supply store and his son.

Topolev reportedly walked into Chasin’ A Dream Outfitters on Highway 87, asked to look at a .45 caliber pistol, managed to distract the owner — then quickly loaded the gun with a bullet he’d brought from home and shot himself once in the chest.

Topolev, 49, apparently planned his dramatic suicide carefully after a string of personal setbacks.

The police said when they went to

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A Payson man plotted and carried out a suicide — shooting himself in a local hunting supply store in the presence of the owner and the owner’s son. the subject’s home they discovered he had put all his affairs in order and had cash in an envelope with instructions to use the money for his cremation.

Veterans hope VA reforms will increase Rim Country access

The scandal over the Department of Veterans Affairs health care wasn’t news to Rim Country vets. They have been dealing with delays in care since the 1970s when many were discharged after service in Vietnam.

There’s plenty of blame to go around, too.

Bud Huffman, Jim Muhr, Mil Thornton and Kevin Whitaker sat down

at the Roundup in August to discuss the scandal, the solution offered by Congress, and a better approach for veterans’ health care in rural Arizona.

Vietnam veterans, they have years of experience dealing with the VA and also volunteer to help other veterans.

Huffman traces the problems with delays in care and falsified appointment records back to the administration of President Jimmy Carter when a program to give bonuses to VA workers started.

Muhr and Thornton talked about the pervasive sense of entitlement among the bureaucrats. “To sum it all up, the top management level in the VA is (a

Contributed photo

The Roundup launched a weekly feature called “Your Health” in January of 2014 — with contributions from Payson Regional Medical Center, Rim Country Health, Payson Care Center and the Mogollon Health Alliance.

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Payson Supply Line ended operations in October after 10 years of shipping “care” packages to active duty military in Mideast war zones.

Mann and his family immeculture) based on greed and diately began a voluntary, what they can put in their self-imposed 21-day quarpockets. It’s not the care proantine, taking all the recomviders,” Whitaker said. mended precautions. He took Budget issues prompted the his temperature twice daily VA to put a moratorium on and exhibited no symptoms. constructing or acquiring new When the quarantine ended, space, which helps explain Mann told the Roundup in why Rim Country does not have a full-service clinic for Allen Mann was a phone interview, “We were well prepared, we had enough veterans. “Congress has never the subject of groceries and other supplies, given the VA what it needs to Ebola rumors so it wasn’t that difficult.” be a good health care provid- after returning from missionary er,” Thornton said.

Payson Supply Line ends None are sure the solutions work in Liberia. decade of service to soldiers in the new legislation will take care of the problems.

The Payson Supply Line officially “The money is just a Band-aid unless closed its doors Oct. 25, ending the ship(Congress) truly makes a change,” ment of “care” packages to active duty Muhr said. military in Mideast war zones.

Organizers Butch and Kathy Klein Ebola scare in Payson makes and Lud and Marian Kaftan decidnational news ed to end operations now that so few Payson came under the na­tional spot- U.S. troops remain in combat zones in light after rumors spread that a Payson Afghanistan and Iraq.

In 10 years, the Payson Supply Line man was infected with the Ebola virus.

The actual facts proved far less sent nearly 2,000 boxes with touches of home and goods unavailable from the alarming.

Allen Mann returned to Payson military to service personnel.

“Because we chose to do something Sept. 28 from missionary work in rural for someone in need, we were really Liberia.

After receiving a panic-stricken blessed and able to help others,” Klein phone call, the Roundup located Mann said.

That is the real lesson of the Payson and talked to him about his trip. He said he was feeling fine, except for a little Supply Line — step up, help others and be enriched by unexpected blessings. jet lag.

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2014: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Fire building codes year in review by

Pete Aleshire

roundup editor

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4FRI thinning project makes substantial gains by

Pete Aleshire

roundup editor

After years of frustrating delay, the U.S. Forest Service this year made solid progress in launching an effort to thin dangerously overgrown forests — at no cost to taxpayers.

In a major step forward for the best hope of protecting Northern Arizona communities from wildfire, Good Earth Power AZ, LLC (GEPAZ) has finally signed a lease to build a small-tree lumber mill on a 37-acre parcel in Williams.

In addition, the U.S. Forest Service has shifted to a thinning and forest health approach in allocating money for thinning and controlled burns. The Forest Service claims it has already treated some 300,000 acres based on the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) approach — which would thin 1,000-trees-per-acre thickets on millions of acres to densities of more like 30 to 80 trees per acre.

The 4FRI contractor hopes to start producing lumber and wood chips by March 2015. The Williams mill will initially focus on cutting logs 7 to 9 inches in diameter to help clear away the dense thickets of trees that pose a grave fire danger on millions of acres of ponderosa pine forest.

“We are prepared to begin milling 50,000 board feet a day and then steadily increase until we are producing 300,000 board feet daily,” said Good Earth Power CEO Jason Rosamond.

Backers of the 4FRI project hope it can dramatically reduce tree densities across millions of acres of Northern Arizona forests by providing a large enough supply of small trees that contractors can thin the forest and turn the small trees into wood products at virtually no cost to taxpayers.

The Good Earth business plan ultimately envisions turning the millions of tons of biomass into jet fuel and finger-jointed furniture. However, initially Good Earth will simply truck brush and small trees from nearby west side task orders to Williams for composting or chipping.

On the east side of the 4FRI project region, contractors will reduce the trees and brush to wood chips and deliver the material directly to customers.

Slash from the same forests heads to the NOVO Power biomass plant in Snowflake.

The mill will process the smaller diameter trees over the remaining eight-year life of the Phase 1 4FRI contract, which ultimately calls for thinning 40,000 acres annually.

The announcement came as the U.S. Forest

Service finally released a draft environmental impact statement of the first 300,000 acres covered by the 4FRI contract. The draft impact statement won praise from environmental groups and local officials who approved of the many references to saving as many of the big, old-growth, fire-resistant trees as possible. Years of conflicts between logging projects focused on the big trees and environmentalists’ efforts to protect those fire-adapted trees in a diverse and healthy ecosystem had caused years of legal deadlock and the near death of the timber industry in Northern Arizona. A consensus approach on saving the big trees remains the key to the 4FRI approach.

Good Earth officials said they would ramp up operations to work at a faster pace. “We need to be restoring 2,000 to 2,500 acres a month by June 2015 to support the capacity that we are creating,” Rosamond said. “That means more logging sites, more loggers, more truckers and more jobs at all GEPAZ facilities.”

Good Earth hopes to ramp up to the target 40,000 acres annually by 2016.

If the 4FRI approach works, it could potentially save taxpayers billions of dollars while still providing protection for forested communities from devastating crown fires.

The Forest Service has spent some $17 million in the past decade just clearing buffer zones around Rim Country communities. Thinning projects in the White Mountains saved communities like Alpine, Nutrioso and Springerville from the Wallow Fire, the largest wildfire in state history. However, the Forest Service paid contractors about $800 per acre to do those projects. Paying for thinning on the 2.6 million acres covered by the 4FRI project would cost some $2 billion. The 4FRI approach not only forgoes the subsidy, but also creates local jobs in the new mills capable of handling the small trees and slash.

Already some two years behind schedule due to the failure of the originally selected contractor to obtain financing, the eagerly awaited 4FRI project has picked up welcome momentum in the past few months.

The U.S. Forest Service recently completed the draft of an unprecedented environmental impact statement on the first 300,000 acres planned for thinning. Instead of marking individual trees for cutting, the new method will describe the diverse, open, less-dense forest the planners hope to restore — then leave the contractor much more free to cut as necessary to fulfill the prescription.

In the 18 months since the Yarnell Hill Fire killed 19 firefighters trying to protect a woefully unprepared community, Payson and Gila County have taken few actions to avert a similar tragedy here.

Payson grappled with a fire department recommendation to adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface building code, but in the shadow of an election year, put off any action for at least 18 months.

The town did set up a committee to try to convince residents to voluntarily clear thickets and brush from their properties — but after one event, the unfunded committee has not undertaken many visible actions.

Meanwhile, Gila County has done nothing to overhaul its own building codes — although the communities built in forested, unincorporated areas face a much greater danger of wildfire than Payson.

The county hasn’t even managed to get the Forest Service to make it a priority to provide emergency escape routes for forested communities with a single entrance and exit to the community.

The tragic Yarnell fire graphically demonstrated the consequence of a lack of local action to improve building codes to include things like fire resistant roofing materials, a bar on porches open on the underside where fires can get a start, getting rid of overhanging, flammable eaves and tougher health and safety laws so the town can compel property owners to clear dangerous thickets.

Yarnell sits in the middle of a mass of oak and brush that hadn’t burned in 50 years. The fire started on state-owned land, burned out of control and bore down on Yarnell. A Prescott Hotshot crew got caught in the overgrown brush trying to make their way to a cleared safe zone to help protect Yarnell.

The deaths of the Yarnell firefighters triggered national grief and investigations, but little concrete action from the state or local governments.

A study showed that only the homes in Yarnell cleared to a Firewise standard survived the rain of embers from the raging fire. The post-fire investigations faulted Yarnell for not having even spent grant money for thinning projects and the state for the confusing communications and failure to put the safety of the firefighters first in tackling the blaze.

In the wake of the fire, Payson initially tackled a plan to customize international building codes dealing with fire safety, especially wildfires, to Payson conditions. But that effort stalled in a ponderous attempt to overhaul virtually every section of the building code.

Payson Mayor Kenny Evans says he favors a locally adapted wildlands fire code, voluntary efforts to clear brush, tougher town regulations and closer cooperation between fire departments in the region.

At one point, the town planned to complete that overhaul this summer. But while the code review process continued to plod along through the election, town officials say they probably won’t get to the sections dealing with the crucial WUI code until sometime next year.

Firewise

Council members at a study session early in the year said they preferred a mostly voluntary approach to convincing homeowners to clear their lots to prevent a fire from spreading rapidly through town. Several said they didn’t want town officials to tell them how to maintain their own property and so didn’t want to give building or fire officials that kind of power. Several expressed concerns about imposing restrictions that would prevent new businesses from coming to town.

The council has mostly left that issue to various homeowners associations for the past four years, with barely a mention at meetings. When the council did take up the issue at a study session, councilors generally voiced support for voluntary efforts, but skepticism about giving the town the power

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to force people to clear their lots. They finally set up a citizens committee under the leadership of Councilor Fred Carpenter. The committee spent several months discussing the options, made a report to the council and staged a Firewise awareness day.

But committee members say they haven’t gotten much support from the town and the committee has remained mostly silent for the past few months.

WUI building code

Payson’s Building Advisory Board deadlocked in early 2013 on a recommendation by the Payson Fire Department to adopt a somewhat modified version of the International Wildland-Urban Interface building code. Half of the building board members wanted to adopt the code as recommended, the rest wanted to make modifications to make the code more suited to Payson and less expensive for builders.

The matter rested there for months until Evans decided he would try to get the council to consider the WUI code as part of a total overhaul of the town’s building codes. Town staff prepared a massive book containing all the codes with thousands of proposed additions and deletions and gave them to the council. However, months later at least some of the council members didn’t realize they were supposed to review those changes. The issue finally went before the council in a study session.

Fire department operating agreement

Five fire chiefs led by former Hellsgate chief Gary Hatch spent more than a year hashing out the details of a possible joint operating agreement or outright merger of as many of the seven Rim Country fire districts as possible. The chiefs estimated the agreement could save $200,000 to $500,000 in overhead and operating costs, while improving training and coordination. The drop in property values during the recession has thrown most of the small, property-tax-dependent fire departments into budgetary crisis.

Payson had earlier helped accelerate the crisis, at least for Hellsgate, by ending a mutual aid agreement that at one time paid Hellsgate as much as $200,000 to respond to calls in Payson near the Star Valley border. But Payson ended that agreement when it decided to build a third fire station on the boundary between the towns.

Payson Fire Chief Marty deMasi attended many of the merger study sessions, but Payson pulled out of the discussions before the group came to a conclusion. deMasi has since retired and Payson hired Pine-Strawberry Fire Chief David Staub to replace him.

The ebb and flow of the endless battle over Rim Country water in 2014 by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

It’s always an endless battle over water in Rim Country and 2014 ended up quite the year.

Payson Water Company

Payson Water Company, the water company that bought out Brooke Utilities, won a rate case and solved the water shortage problem for Mesa del Caballo, but neither made rural Rim Country residents happy.

Initially, PWC sought a 118 percent increase in the base rate for its customers in the communities of Geronimo Estates, Deer Creek, Mead Ranch, Whispering Pines, Flowing Springs, Gisela/Tonto Creek Shores, East Verde Park Estates and Mesa del Caballo.

By the end of the process, the company lowered its request by 35 percent.

Customers now pay a base rate of $25.42 instead of the $16 they used to pay Brooke Utilities.

That base rate ensures repairs, maintenance and testing can be done on the system to provide adequate water service to all customers.

The most important fix PWC brought to its customers was relieving the water shortages in Mesa del Caballo.

At the end of 2013, PWC won the support of the Arizona Corporation Commission to run a pipeline from Mesa del Caballo to the Town of Payson’s wells.

This committed the customers and company to buying into the water rights

granted to them by SRP — an expensive prospect.

When the rate hearing started in early February, numerous residents from communities under PWC’s umbrella intervened in the case. They won small victories, such as East Verde Park’s Tom Bremer forcing the ACC to require PWC to revise a fee structure for people using too much water during the dry months.

Gisela residents won a small concession to their rate structure due to their farming lifestyle and proximity to Tonto Creek.

The biggest winners?

Mesa del Caballo residents will no longer suffer the high cost of hauling water to their community with trucks during the dry summer months. Their bills used to skyrocket to 10 times what they normally paid.

P/S Water Improvement District

The year started with the water district under the leadership of the Gila County Board of Supervisors.

It ended with a whole new board that has serious issues with its management company, CH2M Hill.

In January, the board of supervisors held a hearing to listen to arguments from the community on why a special election should be held in May to elect a whole new board.

The supervisors cautioned the community that three of the seven board member positions would be up for re-election again in the November general election.

Sensing the mood of the community,

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In May of 2014, Richard James, Tom Weeks, Russell Brock, Lawrence Bagshaw, Don Smith, Paul Randall and Trent McNeely won seats on the Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District board in a special election. Smith ended up losing his seat to Maher Hazine in the November general election. the supervisors agreed to move forward with a special election.

In May, Tom Weeks, Russell Brock, Paul Randall, Lawrence Bagshaw, Trent McNeely, Richard James and Don Smith won seats on the board.

In the November election, Don Smith lost his seat to Maher Hazine, who will start on the PSWID board in January.

The board hit the ground running in May by promptly passing a new budget.

Then it settled down to review the Water Master Plan. The Master Plan shows the average use of water as well as the maximum day use and amount of “lost” water in the system due to leaking pipes, inaccurate meters, illegal connections, line breaks, and usage by the fire depart-

ment.

After tallying up all these numbers, PSWID will be able to decide what infrastructure requirements are necessary to provide for current and projected demands.

What the board discovered has them concerned about costs. Miles of pipe need to be replaced, new tanks need to be purchased and old tanks need repair work.

So, they have taken a sharp pencil to where they can cut costs.

No. 1 on their list is tightening up operations and maintenance costs.

At its last two meetings, the board has focused its attention on the contract with its management company, CH2M Hill,

sloppy fieldwork, and a lack of attention to inventory.

CH2M Hill has served as the management company for PSWID since 2009.

However, since the management company came on board, community members have questioned the operations costs paid to the company.

Board members read letters of complaint from community members that reported sloppy and late work on repairs, a lack of supplies needed for repairs, numerous trips to Payson to stock up on inventory, and wasted time while supplies were purchased.

Board members also complained of sloppy accounting practices that end up costing PSWID late fees.

The board was also unhappy with the contract with CH2M Hill. They told CH2M Hill they would like to see more accountability in the contract as well as changing the contract from a five-year contract to a one-year contract.

Gary Young from CH2M Hill’s corporate office assured the board changes could be made, if the board presented its requests to the company.

At its first meeting in December, the board presented a list of amendments to its contract with CH2M Hill, which included spending less on operations and management, visibility of accounting — especially with rebatable accounts, inventory controls, hiring an accounting staff independent of CH2M Hill, clarity regarding job responsibilities, providing oversight in the field, and reducing the contract from five years to a yearly contract.

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2014: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Education has many ups and downs in 2014 by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

The schools in Rim Country, from K-12 to the community college, weathered slim budgets, staffing upheavals, and close votes during the 2014 school year, but also saw new directions and capital improvements.

Superintendent shuffle

The Payson Unified School District stumbled into 2014 without a superintendent, still smarting from the wounds of the controversial tenure of the previous leader.

Ron Hitchcock had set out to bring the district into compliance with the new Common Core Standards required by Arizona and the federal government.

The district was behind in preparations to meet the new requirements, but when principals’ heads rolled, classroom procedures were overhauled, and a whole new type of administrator created — too much change, done with what some considered a heavy hand, expended all political goodwill and Hitchcock was out by January of 2014.

To soothe the stormy waters, the PUSD board voted to bring in former Tonto Basin Superintendent Johnny Ketchem on an interim basis.

Ketchem had also worked as a principal for Payson Elementary School earlier in his career.

His small-town manners and longtime relationships served to restore civility to the district. He listened to the concerns of teachers and staff while solving problems such as the overcrowding at Payson Elementary.

Yet by May, he was ready to hand the reins over to newly hired superintendent, Greg Wyman.

Wyman came to Payson from Tempe Union High School, but he had previously worked in the small town of Snowflake, so he had experience in both large and small school districts.

Sheila DeSchaaf

Angela Prock

So far, Wyman’s management philosophy based on Disney’s “if the staff is happy the customers are happy” style has brought peace to the district.

Recently Wyman spoke to different community groups, from the Payson Tea Party to the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, to prepare them for lean times due to the shortages in the state budget.

At the same time, sweeping reforms have forced schools to revamp curriculum, reporting and evaluations.

The voters of Payson understood that the override is the one tax they have a complete say over. It goes directly from property taxes to fund the salaries of 22 teachers.

Those teachers spend much of their money in Payson buying supplies and services.

For some, any tax is a burden.

But for the majority of the voters in the Payson school district, they understood that this tax is an investment in the community.

Override

In an act of generosity, faith and support of the local schools, Rim Country residents in the Payson Unified School District voted to continue a property tax aimed at keeping the arts, advanced classes and physical education in the schools.

But the campaign was not easy. It took a lot of educating to explain to the voters how the state has fallen down on its responsibility.

Starting in 2008, the Arizona state budget started slipping deeply into the red.

With a Legislature determined to slash corporate and income taxes to nothing, the state turned to sales taxes to fund most of its responsibilities.

Unfortunately, the recession and a sluggish recovery have kept the state budget in flux.

K-12 schools now are funded at 2010 levels. Teachers have seen few if any raises; buildings were left to rot; and classroom funding has ceased to exist.

PUSD School Board

After a year of ups and downs and a lot of controversy, the school board will start the new year with two fresh new faces.

In a tight race too close to call until the County Elections Department had counted all the votes, three women vied for two open seats on the Payson Unified School District Governing Board.

Sheila DeSchaaf and Angela Prock decided to join forces to run as a team.

The two have children in the school district and work in town.

The third candidate, Darlene Younker, offered the community years of experience. She had sat on a school board in California for more than a decade. Retiring to Payson, she decided it was time to give back to the community.

Leaving the board was long-

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Huff had sat on the board during good times and bad. He oversaw the bond passage that allowed the district to build a new Julia Randall Elementary School, upgrade buildings at the middle and high school, and other capital improvements.

At his last meeting, board president Barbara Underwood lamented losing his historical knowledge.

Also leaving, Devin Wala. He had a short, but volatile term (only two years), but he oversaw Ron Hitchcock leaving and hired both Johnny Ketchem and Greg Wyman.

Gila Community College

Gila Community College also had a year filled with triumph and tragedy.

The Payson campus built a new facility for a career training class, committed to its independence by moving forward with accreditation, and saw many changes with the board.

Longtime board member Robert Ashford passed away in January. Ashford had been on the board for 14 years and served as its president for 12.

Often at odds with the Northern Gila County board members, Ashford nevertheless oversaw a steep rise in enrollment while on the board.

Gerald McCreary was appointed to complete Ashford’s term.

He won election to the post in November and will remain on the board for another six years.

The board also had other shake-ups.

The seat once held by Tom Loeffler remained empty until early in 2014 when John Zilisch decided to fill the gap. The 13-year Payson resident has two degrees in education and spent his career training employees.

He too won his election in November and will remain for a six-year term.

After 10 years of service, Larry Stephenson decided to retire. The long-term board member saw many changes over the years of his tenure, but left on a high note — getting the ball rolling with independence.

For the past year, Stephenson painstakingly collected the mountains of documents necessary to start the accreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission.

He will be replaced by Jan Brocker. She has a Ph.D. in education and spent her career working for universities in Colorado including time on an accreditation team. Her term starts in January.

This year saw the inauguration of a cosmetology program at the Payson GCC campus.

The program brought together not only GCC, but NAVIT and Gila County government.

A new modular building went up over the summer in time to welcome the first class in early September. So popular is the program that the first class was accepted by lottery.

This year also saw medical billing and coding come to GCC. The popular and in-demand skill will allow many more students to find good-paying jobs.

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Mayor Kenny Evans

University project makes big gains until civil war breaks out by

Pete Aleshire

roundup editor

The heroic, bewildering, vital, baffling effort to build a university campus in Payson lurched through 2014.

The year brought mostly good news for the project, starting with a lower-than-expected appraisal on a 253-acre parcel of U.S. Forest Service land that has long been the preferred site for a phased-in, 6,000-student campus.

The $4.2 million price tag for the land ended the last-minute search for an alternative site and once again focused the project on the Forest Service site.

The new year should see the long-awaited agreement between ASU and the Rim Country Educational Alliance to build the campus. The Alliance hopes to acquire not only the 253 acres in the original proposal, but perhaps another 21 acres for spin-off facilities.

Unfortunately, the last two months of the year were dominated by a conflict between Alliance Chairman Steve Drury and Payson Mayor Kenny Evans. By the time the smoke cleared, Evans had said he would step away from the project and leave it in the hands of the Alliance. Shortly thereafter, Drury resigned from first the chairmanship and then his seat on the Alliance board.

Despite the bitterness and confusion, the Alliance board ended the year with several steps forward. The board elected Mary Kastner as the new chairman and approved a proposed contract with DCK Capital Solutions to draw up plans for the campus, complete necessary archaeological work and arrange financing for the $4.2 million purchase price of the land.

Kastner and other backers of the project have reportedly met with DCK Capital Solutions to plan the next few steps forward.

The flurry of activity leaves uncertain the status of another plan to finance the purchase of the land with the help of the Rim Country Educational Foundation and its parent non-profit, the Mogollon Health Alliance.

Evans had helped midwife a plan for MHA to advance the money for the land purchase and up to $540,000 worth of archaeological work. The title would end up in the hands of a not-yet-created special purpose entity, which would enjoy tax breaks that would substantially reduce the cost of the project.

Drury questioned the proposal and insisted DCK could finance the purchase. It remains unclear which option the Alliance will pursue now to buy the land.

Most other elements of the project seemed to have fallen into place at year’s end.

The predevelopment agreement with DCK calls for the company to put up or finance some $2.2 million for predevelopment costs, like detailed site plans, engineering and infrastructure.

The developer would get the money back once the Alliance borrows money to start construction.

The Alliance board nearly a month ago voted to buy the 253acre Forest Service site providing Drury could satisfy the final two ASU conditions — more land and a fundraising guarantee. Drury said Tonto National Forest officials agreed to sell an additional 21 acres to the Alliance, while retaining 14 acres for its planned new facilities.

Evans said he has met with officials with the ASU Foundation about the necessary financial guarantees. That includes about $10 million to ensure ASU does not suffer operating losses with the first, 1,000-student phase of the campus. ASU also wanted to make sure that the campus didn’t have to absorb the cost of the initial $10 million for things like streets, electricity, water and sewer — which would ultimately benefit other aspects of the project like a research park, conference hotel, retail area and other spin-offs. Evans said the town could defer and spread out those costs to help keep the cost of the campus and the tuition low.

A recent study by TetraTech put the infrastructure cost of Phase 1 at $10 million and the cost of all subsequent phases at another $10 million. Payment of water impact fees to Payson for the Blue Ridge pipeline represents nearly one-third of the total infrastructure cost. That doesn’t include the cost of the actual water lines and storage tanks.

Evans said the Foundation and the Mogollon Health Alliance acted to buy the land in advance of the Alliance SLE board action to reassure donors and keep the project moving forward. He said the Foundation would arrange a simultaneous close of escrow to buy the land and then immediately transfer title to a long-established special purpose entity (SPE), which in turn is controlled by the Alliance (SLE) board.

The pieces now appear in place to complete the sale of the 253 acres for the campus in January, followed by the purchase of an additional 21 acres for a research park and commercial businesses in a year or so. The construction of the campus could go forward before the purchase of the additional 21 acres is completed.

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At the library bookstore

During the month of January the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore is featuring a storewide clearance sale. All items are being offered at three for the price of one.

This includes all books, hard cover as well as paperbacks, videos and items on the 50 cent table. Shoppers can mix and match. The second and third items must be of equal or lesser value than the first item.

It’s a great way to ensure that you have plenty of reading and viewing material for the cold winter months yet to come.

Bookstore stock is constantly changing. Therefore, the wise patron will stop by frequently.

All proceeds directly support the library.

The LFOP Bookstore is located to the right of the circulation desk just inside the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road. For more information, visit the Library Friends of Payson website at www. libraryfriendsofpayson.org.

Christmas tree drop-off

As in past years, the Town of Payson is accepting Christmas trees for recycling at the Payson Event Center (Rodeo Grounds) just south of town and west of the casino.

Residents can bring their trees and deposit them in the designated area at the Payson Event Center parking lot.

Drop-offs can be made any time of day through Jan. 26, 2015. Please be sure all decorations have been removed prior to disposal and please remember this service is for residential Christmas trees only.

No brush or yard trimmings and no commercial dumping will be accepted.

This service is free of charge and provided as a community service by the Town of Payson.

Residents of the Rim Country interested in acquiring some of the Christmas tree wood chips for mulching or ground cover at their homes, should stop by the Community Development Office, Payson Town Hall Complex from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and register for this, first come/first served, free distribution.

White stone ceremony

Unity of Payson will hold its white stone ceremony Sunday, Jan. 4, part of the first-Sunday inter-generational service led by Licensed Unity Teacher Dr. Lynnette Brouwer. In Biblical times the white stone represented freedom, honor and overcoming. Each individual will receive a white stone on which they can write or draw their own individual message of freedom and overcoming.

To reach Unity of Payson or get more information: unityofpayson@ gmail.com or http://www.unityofpayson.org.

At the Mazatzal Casino

There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529). • Slots Happy Hour, every Monday-Wednesday 7-10 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. win 3x-10x bonus points. • Big Game Giveaway: Earn entries by playing your favorite slot, table or bingo games. Grand Prize is 2 tickets to the Big Game plus $5,000 cash. Drawing is Jan. 18 — $4,900 in cash prizes will be given away starting at 4 p.m. Earn 4x points from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. the night of the drawing.

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Renee Patrick opens the second half of the Rim Country’s Jazz Concert Series, performing with the Beth Lederman Trio at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson. • Tailgate Toss: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hotseat winners get $25 Maz Cash plus token to Hot Coal Toss for up to $100 additional Maz Cash. Hotseat Neighbors get $25 Maz Cash. • Jan. 3, UFC 183 World Light Heavyweight Championship: Jones vs. Cormier. See it in the Apache Spirits Lounge. • Every day through March 20: Earn 2500 base points and get a black hoodie, Earn 3500 base points and get a camo hoodie.

Men’s Breakfast

The Men’s Ministry at Ponderosa Bible Church cordially invites all men in the community to a delicious hot breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 3.

Following the $1 meal, participants engage in a series called “Stepping Up.� It is an excellent series of messages to encourage all men as individuals and in their roles as husband, father and grandfather.

Ponderosa Bible Church is located at 1800 N. Beeline Highway, just south of Home Depot.

Wearable art class

Registration is now open for the wearable art class at the Payson Campus of Gila Community College.

It is from 12:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. and starts Wednesday, Jan. 7. The class meets once a week.

Students of all sewing levels, from basic to advanced, are invited to attend the class taught by award-winning wearable artist, Leslie Peacock of Payson. Students are encouraged to work out their original jacket or vest designs with the help of the instructor. Students work at their own pace.

Each year in May, the students present their annual fashion show, modeling the garments they have made during the previous two semesters. This show is a popular annual event and attended by over 75 members of the community and an excellent way for students to gain recognition of their talents and creativity.

Anyone having questions or interested in registering for this class is invited to call Gila Community College at (928) 468-8039 for details.

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vated domestic violence.

Dec. 24 – Cubb Parker Connolly, 36, Payson – driving with a suspended/cancelled/revoked/license.

Dec. 25 – Johathan Lee Martinez, 27, Goodyear – domestic violence and disorderly conduct-fighting; Jeffrey Harvey Kenna, 51, Payson – assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury; Mario Mercado Jr., 23, Glendale – felony shoplifting with convicted priors.

Dec. 26 – Jonathan Lee Martinez, 27, Goodyear – shoplifting; Weslee Duke Sexton, 21, domestic violence, criminal dam-

Jazz concert

The second half of the 2014-15 Jazz Concert Series season opens with a 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11 performance by vocalist Renee Patrick, who is performing with the Beth Lederman Trio. The concert is at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson. A donation of at least $5 is requested at the door to cover program expenses.

Patrick has connected with individuals and crowds with her voice and music over the past several years in the Valley and has made frequent visits to Payson to perform in the jazz series hosted by the Community Presbyterian Church.

Patrick’s latest CD, “Feel The Rain,� was a collaboration with Judy Roberts, who has also performed in Payson on a number of occasions and helped raise funds for a performance-quality piano for the Payson High School Auditorium.

TCCA season continues

The Tonto Community Concert Association opens second half of 2014-2015 season with duet of violin and guitar.

International duo Alex DePue and Miguel DeHoyos will transport concert-goers on a wildly eclectic and virtuosic tour of classical and popular repertoire at the Payson High School Auditorium at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18.

Single tickets are $35 as available. Children and students under the age of 18 will be admitted free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.

Season tickets to the Tonto Community Concert Association 2014-2015 season are also still available at $90 for this concert and the remaining three concerts — Piano Battle, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 3; Live from Nashville (a review), 7 p.m., Friday, March 20; and SAXsational, 7 p.m., Thursday, April 30. For more information, visit the association website at www.tccarim.org or call (928) 478-4363 or (928) 474-4189.

First Friday at CPC

Celebrate First Friday of the New Year with Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

There will be a warm meal of

The January Chamber Luncheon is at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 6 at the Mazatzal Casino, which is catering the lunch. Table sponsors are Schuh Williams, LLC, Anytime Fitness and Club USA. The theme of the luncheon is “Out with the Old and In with the New� and it will feature a sneak peak of the Chamber’s new website.

Reserve a seat by contacting Laura Samuels at (928) 474-4515 or email laura.samuels@rimcountrychamber.com.

Ribbon cutting The Chamber will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Accounting For You, LLC, at noon, Wednesday, Jan. 7.

The business is at Suite Q in Bonanza Square, 200 W. Frontier St. – look for the yellow door.

The Pour House is providing food.

Contact the above number for additional information.

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Pine Child Find The Pine Strawberry Elementary School District will have its annual Child Find activities for all 3- and 4- year-olds the second Tuesday of each month during the school year.

Child Find is a state-mandated program to identify children who may require services to address a potential disability in learning, speech, vision, hearing, physical growth or some other possible developmental delay.

The district will conduct the screenings by appointment. Special arrangements may be made for alternate days.

To schedule a preschool screening or for more information, call the Pine Strawberry Elementary School, (928) 476-3283.

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during days with high pollen levels.

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individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season.

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Those interested should send a letter with a brief statement on why you would like to be on the board to ceo@rimcountrychamber.com or call Ana Gutowski at (928) 474-4515 for more information.

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Dec. 22 – Male Juvenile, 16 – minor with alcohol in body, domestic violence, criminal damage-deface or damage property and disorderly conduct-fighting.

Dec. 23 – Scott Bryan McBrayer, 46, Payson – domestic violence and assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury; Traci Anne Umbenhauer, 52, Payson – aggra-

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Pine gets second highest snow total in Arizona by

Teresa McQuerrey

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Nestled up against the face of the Mogollon Rim — which was predicted to get the highest amounts of snow in the New Year’s storm — Pine had 14-1/2 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. That made it second only to Flagstaff, which recorded nearly 16 inches of snow.

Payson totals ranged from 4.3 inches at one reporting sta-

tion to 9-1/2 inches at another.

Friday temperatures in Payson were expected to remain low, with a high of 37 and an overnight low of 14, so residents and visitors will continue to deal with the white stuff — and icy conditions in some spots. As the weekend progresses into the first week of the new year, temperatures are predicted to rise — getting as high as 60 to 63 degrees on Tuesday. The overnight lows will get up into the low 30s, but remain below freezing.

Storm closes highways From page 1A On Wednesday, a semi crash closed Interstate 17 northbound at State Route 179, the turnoff to Sedona.

As of Friday morning though, all state highways were open, but there were reports of dense flog near

Winslow and snow falling on Highway 87 on the Rim near Clints Well and on Highway 260 near Heber.

Officials are warning drivers to take it easy with icy roads around Payson. Overnight temperatures expected to stay below freezing through next week.

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Reaching state final makes softball team year’s top sports story by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

From runners to rodeos, Rim Country saw its share of athletic highlights in 2014.

The performance by Payson High’s varsity softball team ranks at the top of the list.

After watching their previous two seasons end in the semifinals, the Longhorns entered this spring looking to not only reach the final for the first time, but to lasso their first state championship. And they came oh so close under first-year head coach Kadi Tenney. PHS went 29-9, earning the No. 1 seed for the Division 3 state tournament. Among their victims was perennial powerhouse Winslow, which wound up as the No. 2 seed.

Payson reached the championship game for the first time and wound up in a rematch with a Winslow team making its sixth consecutive appearance in the final. The Bulldogs scored two runs in the top of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie on May 17 and cap a 31-1 season with their third crown (1988, 2010).

Payson’s 2-0 victory at home on April 8 was Winslow’s lone setback and that triumph was key to the Longhorns winning the Section 5 championship and the top seed for the tournament.

While the title that’s eluded this group of standouts the last three seasons would have been marvelous, it was a magical season nonetheless. Sisters Arianna and Arissa Paulson led the way with their overpowering pitching and powerful hitting. Both made the Division 3 All-State First Team and Arianna, the team’s only senior, was selected the Division Player of the Year.

She earned a softball scholarship from Brigham Young University.

The Longhorns enjoyed the three best seasons in program history Keith Morris/Roundup with her on the team, setting the Arianna Paulson led the Longhorns to the best school record for three softball seasons in program history. wins in a season at 28-4 in 2012, topping it at 29-5 in 2013 and equaling it at 29-9 in ners who finished ahead of him 2014, for a three-year record of graduated and Gilbert Williams Field sophomore Kenneth Owens, 86-18 (.827).

Her graduation leaves a who finished fourth, now combig hole in the lineup but with pete in Division 2. So the stage everyone else returning, the was set for the youngster and Longhorns should make another he rose to the challenge despite run at claiming their first title dealing with a couple of injuries in the weeks leading up to the this coming season. state meet. Now his challenge is Chapman wins 100 dash repeating and possibly winning After placing sixth as a fresh- three titles with a huge target on man, Payson’s Wyatt Chapman his back.

Chapman also finished fourth eyed a higher finish in the in the 200 in 23.15 and ran the Division 3 state track meet this anchor leg of the fourth-place spring. And on May 9 the soph4x100 relay. omore became one of the few Chapman’s performances underclassmen to win the 100helped Payson finish seventh as meter dash championship at a team, the best the Longhorns Mesa Community College. He have managed in the four years ran the race in 11.05, more than since the AIA switched from a tenth of a second ahead of classes to divisions.

Lakeside Blue Ridge senior Bryce Senior Kohl Shannon placed Henderson, who placed second in second in the pole vault by clear11.16. The 10th-grader is the first ing a personal-record of 13 feet. non-senior to win the Division 3/ In addition to running on the Class 3A event since Snowflake’s 400 relay with sophomore Chaz Matt Reidhead claimed the 3A Davis, junior Matt Davis and crown as a sophomore in 2007.

Chapman, junior Trevor Clawson He’s the first Payson kid to win the race. Todd Kreimeyer ran placed fifth in the 400 in a PR 11.20 as a senior in the 3A meet 49.80, sixth in the 200 (23.70) and ran the anchor leg on the in 2006.

Chapman finished sixth in ninth-place 4x400 relay (3:38.83) 11.12 as a freshman after turning that also included Chaz and in the third-fastest time (11.08) in Matt Davis and Braden Hancock. the prelims. Four of the five run- Senior Jesse Barry finished ninth

in the triple jump in a PR 41-7.75 and Brian Skinner took 10th in the high jump (6-0).

The PHS girls finished 27th, led by senior Danya Svir’s tie for fifth in the

high jump (5-0).

She also helped the 4x400 relay finish eighth in 4:20.72 after cutting 11 seconds off their previous best to run a 4:13.36 in the prelims. Also on the team were Rachel Knauer, Abby Greenleaf and Kandace Baez.

Boys reach soccer semis again

Seniors played a key role as Payson High’s boys soccer team bounced back from a disappointing 4-14-3 season in 2013 to enjoy one of the best seasons in program history this fall. The Longhorns and their 11 seniors went 14-5-1 and reached the state semifinals for the third time in four years.

They rose to No. 1 in the power rankings before a loss to defending state champion Chino Valley in the final week of the regular season left them the runner up in the section and knocked them down to the No. 2 seed for the state tournament.

Lakeside Blue Ridge beat them 1-0 to advance to the championship game for the sixth straight season after Payson beat the Yellow Jackets 4-0 in Payson in the only regular-season meeting between the teams for the its first win over Blue Ridge since 2002, the year PHS went 19-3-2 and claimed its only state title.

Chino Valley (21-1-1) repeated as champion this season by beating Blue Ridge in the title game.

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A bareback bronc rider tries to hang onto a horse that loves to fly during the 130th World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo on Aug. 16.

Young cowgirls and cowboys shine

The 130th edition of the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo attracted top professionals and big crowds to the Event Center once again in August, but some of the stars of tomorrow competed in the Arizona High School Finals Rodeo in Payson June 11-15.

And a pair of young Rim Country rodeo stars rode off with awards.

Bryndee Hall, 14, placed sixth in the all around cowgirl competition at the Junior High Rodeo Association Finals Rodeo June 22-28 in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Payson High freshman was the Arizona Junior High Rodeo Association Reserve All Around Cowgirl in qualifying for the nationals in four of the five events she competes in — pole bending, breakaway, ribbon roping and goat tying. She qualified for the nationals in pole bending the previous year.

Meanwhile, Pine’s Chelsie Stodghill, 18, qualified for the National High School Rodeo Association Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyo. July 13-19 in barrel racing for the third consecutive year. She earned a rodeo scholarship to Weatherford College in Texas.

Payson’s Monty James, 16, won the Arizona Junior Rodeo Association All Around Cowboy Award for the second consecutive year.

Baseball team No. 6 seed

A season that began with so much promise ended for Payson’s varsity baseball team with a 4-2 loss to No. 11 Sahuarita in the second round of the Division 3 state tournament at Surprise

Payson sophomore Wyatt Chapman (1667) races to victory in the 100-meter dash in the Division 3 state track meet on May 9 at Mesa Community College. He’s the first non-senior to win the event since 2007.

Baseball Complex on May 9. The Longhorns (18-9), who returned all but one senior starter from a team that reached the semifinals the previous year, earned the No. 6 seed and a first-round bye. But Sati Santa Cruz struck out 13 Longhorns in a dominant performance on the hill.

3 individual state tournament behind six medalists. It marked the team’s highest finish in four years.

Junior Chase Elmer finished

second at 138 pounds to lead the Longhorns. Seniors Dallin Macnab (132) and Steve Perry (285) and freshman Dylan Keeney (113) all placed third.

Senior Tate Sweeney (145) finished fourth and junior Trevor Anderson (126) sixth.

Golfers fifth in state

Football team stumbles down stretch

The Longhorns stood in a 10th-place tie after the first round of the Division 3 state golf tournament at Antelope Hills Golf Course in Prescott, but wound up fifth thanks to a strong final round. Junior Dean Harpe led the way. His 146 matched the third-lowest score but a scorecard tiebreaker left him fifth on the individual leader board.

Junior Mason Ridley tied for 17th.

Four consecutive victories had Payson’s varsity football team 5-2 and brimming with confidence entering the final three weeks of the regular season. But losses to Snowflake (65-27), Lakeside Blue Ridge (41-17) and Show Low (60-29) left the Longhorns 5-5 and at No. 17 in the power rankings and out of the 16-team Division 4 state tournament for the first time in three years.

While the new spread read option offense performed well enough most nights to produce wins, opposing offenses ran around and through a porous defense characterized by poor tackling. Their final three opponents outscored them 166-73.

Rule knocks spikers out of tourney

Payson’s volleyball team finished 16th in the Division 3 power rankings and appeared headed to the 16-team state tournament.

However, the Longhorns (4117-5 overall, 10-7 match record) missed the tournament because of an Arizona Interscholastic Association rule guaranteeing all five section champions a berth in the tournament. Tucson Empire finished 18th in the power rankings, but the Junior Gerardo Moceri helped lead Ravens took Payson’s spot in the field by virtue of their the boys soccer winning the crown in weak team to a strong Section 2. season.

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from his stomach, the likes of which most in the audience had never before witnessed.

That sent students, teachers and coaches fleeing for the exits hoping they would never again witness such regurgitation.

Wow, some memories you just can’t erase no matter how much time has passed.

Prompted by the memory of the failed resolution decades ago, I decided to “Google” the record books to find out if such a feasting category still exists.

Sure enough, I learned Sonya “the Black Widow” Thomas set a record in 2003 with 65 eggs in 6 minutes and 40 seconds. That mark was recently broken by Joey Chestnut who devoured 141 eggs in eight minutes.

Although my buddy’s record-setting attempt was a failure, I’m sure each New Year’s he hoists his grandchildren up on his knee to spin the yarn of his bold undertaking.

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book of world records trying to find a feat he thought he could master to earn his place atop the prestigious world rankings.

Finally, he came across a record he was sure he could top.

It was “the most hard-boiled eggs eaten” in a pre-designated amount of time.

Because my friend was known for his colossal appetite, that challenge seemed a logical choice.

Many years have passed since that New Year’s so I’d don’t recall how he “practiced” for his record setting attempt, but I do remember the effort took place in the school gym during “zero hour” so students could cheer on his attempt.

Seated at mid-court in front of buckets of hard boiled eggs and the scoreboard clicking off seconds, he rushed into the endeavor much like a hard-nosed fullback plowing through tacklers on his way to the end zone.

With each egg he choked down, students’ cheers rose in support of his quest.

Finally with only seconds remaining and several eggs left, he stuffed all into his mouth in a last gasp attempt that reminded his friends and students of those Godzilla-like efforts he made during his final bench lifts in the weight room.

But then, the wheels came off the wagon.

No longer able to stomach the vast number of eggs he had devoured, my friend uncorked a forceful expulsion

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A bid for free publicity or a brief senior moment? The backward “4” in the price sign at Uncle Tom’s Texaco in Pine caused more than a few second looks.

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Among the highlights of the past to his businesses.

Then maybe, he reasoned, some holiday season was the marvelous outdoor Christmas lighting at newspaper hack and former math Marlene and Rick Kubiak’s home in teacher would write about it giving Strawberry. From Thanksgiving eve Uncle Tom’s some free advertising.

That Tom is a smart man. until last evening, Thursday, throngs of well-wishers stopped by the home to revel in the splendor of the holiday Music for the younger set lights.

The Isabelle Hunt Memorial Public The display earned a first place Library’s “A Happy Music Education showing in the “Light the Rim” house Program” is sure to be a child-worlighting contest, but that wasn’t the thy hit. Beginning Jan. 7, it will be real reward for the hours of hard held from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the work put in by the Kubiaks and their first and third Wednesday of each friends and neighbors who helped. month and open to children 3 to 5 “Winning first place was really years age. The musically talented special, but getting the food and cash Junetta Clifford hosts the program. for our local food bank was such a Library Manager Becky Waer blessing,” Marlene said. says about the offering, “Children With loads of food being donated will move with the rhythm of sound each day, volunteers were kept busy and music, learn songs and listen to trucking the items to the food bank. a story.”

“We are so grateful for all She promotes the offerthe kind comments, the suping “as a great opportunity port of the community to ‘do rattlin’ for your child to experience it again next year,’ but most the rim music in a group setting with of all, the donations for those children of their own age.” in need of a helping hand,” Parents will be asked to Marlene said. remain inside the library during program hours.

More spirit Computer savvy The Christmas spirit of giving was obvious all Ray Baxter is primed and around the Rim Country eager to help you better masMax Foster as well as at the Kubiak ter your computer or laptop. home. The Pine-Strawberry He will do so during a Builders Club collected 1,129 cans computer training class to be held and packages of food that were from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, donated to the food bank, gifts were Jan. 24 in the library activity room collected at the “Tree of Giving” set on Randall Drive. The class is limup at the senior center and distrib- ited to 24 pupils and registration is uted to needy seniors, the Church on required. The fee is $10 and students Randall Place held a Christmas party should bring their own laptop and open to all, the Ponderosa Market power supply. collected and stored turkeys for the To register, visit the library or call needy and well-wishers turned out in (928) 476-3678. droves to the annual Christmas tree auction held at P/S School. Money Whacky resolution earned there went to classroom and Since yesterday, Thursday, was club projects that can’t be funded in New Year’s, most readers have the cash-strapped school budget. already formulated their resolutions and are well on the way to making Need an optometrist? them come true.

I’ve known Tom Weeks for almost Studies show the most common 25 years and never suspected he are to lose weight, volunteer to help might have dyslexia. others, quit smoking, save money, That is until I spotted the sign get a better job and eat healthy. high atop his Uncle Tom’s Texaco However, the most unusual reson which the price of gas had an olution I ever heard of took place inverted “4”. about 40-plus years ago during my Needless to say, the backward first couple of years in public edunumeral caught the attention of most cation. passersby.

A teaching-coaching friend decidI tried to track Tom down to find ed his resolution was to find a way out what was up, but he’s such as to etch his name into the “Guinness busy man serving on the water board, Book of World Records.” fire board and running a family busiMy friend, a PE teacher, was ness, I couldn’t catch up with him. young, eager, extremely physically Then a thought struck me — fit and intelligent, but marched to the maybe Tom inverted the 4 on pur- beat of a different drummer. pose hoping it would draw attention For weeks he leafed through the

Back in October I mentioned the Battle of Saratoga fought in 1777, where the strategy of the British was to separate New York and New England from the southern states, where support for the Revolution was fading. Had they succeeded, most historians agree, the Revolution would probably have ended right there and then.

General Gates, who commanded the Continentals at Saratoga, was an overambitious, lackluster general, a retired British officer who thought that he, not George Washington, should command the Continental Army. He plotted against Washington with wealthy cronies in the Continental Congress. His idea of battle strategy was to set up a defense and let himself be attacked. A year earlier, Gates’ men fought bravely at Trenton with Washington, but Gates was not with them. He claimed illness as an excuse not to fight and slipped off to Baltimore to plot against Washington. your turn This was the man who stopped the British at Saratoga?

Not a chance, Johnny!

What is incredible is the name of the man who did stop them — twice! — Benedict Arnold.

The Battle of Saratoga was fought in two major engagements. “First Saratoga: The Tom Garrett Battle of Freeman’s Farm,” was fought on Sept. 19, 1777.

Gates’ plan was to simply stand still and accept the charge of the British, but General Arnold, who had been given command of the left wing, believed that the British would surely outflank them if they did that, and so he asked permission to move his men to prevent it. Gates refused, but allowed Arnold to send a small number of men on reconnaissance. Arnold’s small force arrived just in time to stop a British flanking movement. They held on until reinforcements could arrive and the battle ended in a draw, but the Continentals would have been outflanked, and probably slaughtered.

However, instead of giving Arnold the credit he was due, Gates, always jealous, relieved Arnold of his command.

The British and American armies withdrew to camp and prepared for their next encounter: “Second Saratoga: Battle of Bemis Heights,” on Oct. 7, 1777. This time, Arnold was ordered to remain in camp, but he was unable to stay out of the fight when a particularly crucial moment arrived.

Sir Edward Creasy, who took it from the “Field-book of the Revolution” by American historian Benson John Lossing in 1852 explained: “The British centre still held its ground; but now it was that the American general Arnold appeared upon the scene, and did more for his countrymen than whole battalions could have effected. He had listened for a short time in the American camp to the thunder of the battle, in which he had no military right to take part, either as commander or as combatant. But his excited spirit could not long endure such a state of inaction. He called for his horse, a powerful brown charger, and springing on it, galloped furiously to where the fight seemed to be the thickest. Gates saw him, and sent an aide-de-camp to recall him; but Arnold spurred far in advance, and placed himself at the head of three regiments which had formerly been under him, and which welcomed their old commander with joyous cheers. He led them instantly upon the British centre; and then galloping along the American line, he issued orders for a renewed and a closer attack, which were obeyed with alacrity, Arnold himself setting the example of the most daring personal bravery, and charging more than once, sword in hand, into the English ranks.”

After having won the day, Benedict Arnold received a grievous wound, which blew away part of the bone of his left leg, leaving him forever with one leg two inches shorter than the other, but he earned our everlasting gratitude. Just days later, with no more fighting, British General Burgoyne surrendered.

Arnold lost that gratitude after trumped-up and never-proven charges were brought against him by Gates and his wealthy cronies. Disgusted and angry, he did the unthinkable: he betrayed the American cause.

We can NEVER excuse or forgive his treachery, Johnny.

But we do have to give him credit, however grudgingly, for what he did at Saratoga.

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Popular music through the decades As noted in last week’s Music Trivia column, I’m beginning the new year with something a little different — a 10-part series chronicling the evolution of American popular music in the 20th century — 1900-1999. Each week we’ll look at what music was popular in each decade and what influenced that popularity.

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1900-1909 – A New Era for Popular Music

It was the age of Teddy Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers, the Ford Model T, powerful financier and monopolist J.P. Morgan and the San Francisco earthquake. The urbanization of America was continuing, intensified by the vast wave of immigration that began in the 1880s and reached an all-time peak in this decade. And the same time, themes of bold innovation and expanding opportunity made the first years of the new century an exciting era for popular music and the recording industry.

Prior to the late 1800s, recorded music simply did not exist in America nor anywhere else in the world. Until that time, all music was live, sung or played on instruments. It was in 1877 that Thomas Edison introduced the first phonograph, a contraption that “played� brown wax cylinders to produce musical sound, though not of very high quality.

In 1901, the “recording� industry went through a seismic shift with the founding of Photo courtesy of DJ Craig the Victor Talking Machine Company, which introduced a 12-inch recording disc with a When popular music took a turn back at the start of the 20th century. playing time of three-and-a-half minutes. With This week’s question Sheffield, England in the 1960s before hitting the signing of world renowned operatic singer the big time.

Enrico Caruso to a contract in 1904, Victor What event influenced the recording of Billy He was propelled to pop stardom when was on its way to becoming the recording Murray’s 1904 song “Meet Me in St. Louis�? his version of “With a Little Help From My industry’s undisputed leader, signing many of Was it A) The completion of the Gateway Friends,� a cover of the Beatles’ hit from the the world’s top artists.

Arch, B) The St. Louis World’s Fair, C) The St. year before, reached No. 1 in England and Several musical categories dominated the Louis Walk of Fame, or D) The first pitch being debuted on America’s Billboard charts. His hit records of 1900-1909. thrown out at the Cardinals’ Busch Stadium? song would later be inducted into both the Male quartets: The sweet, four-part barGrammy and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame. He Last week’s question bershop harmonies of 1904’s “Sweet Adeline� performed the song at the famous Woodstock by the Hayden Quartet perhaps symbolize the In 2014, there were nine different artists Festival in New York State in 1969 and his decade more than any other sound. The group whose songs held the No. 1 spot sometime version later became the theme song for the also recorded such enduring standards as “In during the year on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

TV series “The Wonder Years.� the Good Old Summertime� (1903) and “Take Last week’s question asked if you Cocker’s 1974 throaty cover of “You Are So Me Out to the Ball Game� (1908). could name the artist who had two Beautiful� reached No. 5 in America and his Parlor ballads: Sheet music was dj’s music of her songs climb to No. 1, “Shake 1983 duet with Jennifer Warnes, “Up Where still very popular during the decade, trivia it Off� which topped the chart in We Belong,� the theme song from the movie which allowed families to gather both September and November and “An Officer and a Gentleman,� went to No. 1. around the parlor piano and sing “Blank Space� which was No. 1 in all Rolling Stone magazine’s lists him 97 on its along to such songs as “In the Sweet of December, and has also started off 100 Greatest Singers list.

Bye and Bye� (1903), “In the Shade of 2015 as America’s top hit.

So long, Joe, we’re gonna miss you. the Old Apple Tree� (1905), “Harvest The choices were A) Meghan Also, congratulations to the Town of Payson Moon� (1909) and “I Wonder Who’s Trainor, B) Taylor Swift, C) Iggy and to all of the countless volunteers who toiled Kissing Her Now� (1909).

Azalea, and D) Katy Perry. for so many hours putting together Payson’s Topical songs: The decade was DJ Craig The correct answer is the highly float entry in this year’s Fiesta Bowl Parade particularly rich with songs that talented and somewhat nerdy Taylor in Phoenix — which brought home the coveted directly reflected the events of the Swift, who appears to have left her Spirit of Arizona award. The float’s creativity day. The Wright brothers’ historic 1903 flight country roots behind and has now turned her and craftsmanship easily outdistanced the at Kitty Hawk was soon followed by Billy attention to pop music, with an element of hip- other entries. You done us proud, folks!

Murray’s smash recording of “Come Take a hop thrown in.

Finally, may all of you enjoy peace, happiTrip in My Airship� and the first transcontiness and good health in 2015. Vow to begin nental automobile race in 1903 led to another Several final notes each day this year with smile that will last the Murray hit, “In My Merry Oldsmobile.�

Last week, we sadly said goodbye to musi- day long. And if you happen to come across Some 27.5 million “records� were sold in cian and performer Joe Cocker, who died at someone that isn’t wearing one, give him one 1909 alone, mainly due to the invention of the the age of 70, after battling cancer. of yours. recording disc. And more dramatic changes Known for his gritty voice, Cocker began DJ Craig, (928) 468-1482 would be coming in the decades ahead. his singing career in the pubs and clubs of www.djcraiginpayson.com

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Don Farmer

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Both my father, Bud Farmer, and uncle, Jim Hagen, have deep roots in the Kohl’s Ranch/ Christopher Creek area.

Dad passed away in 2000, but Jim is still alive and well, living in the See Canyon Homes subdivision.

The following tale is about an adventure the two boys experienced with Jim’s dad, my father’s stepdad, back during Prohibition.

Frank Hagen likely possessed the natural ability to befriend almost anyone instantly. His powerful vices however were whiskey, beer and women and he died early on as the result of this hard living. He had a knack for selling — and sewing machines and supplies were his choice to peddle. Arizona, still being a fairly wild place in the years of the Great Depression, his sales route covered great distances over bad dirt roads as he hand-delivered orders to his customers.

Some years back, Dad told me the story of the boyhood experience they had in the summer of 1932. Dad was 12 at the time and Jim six years younger.

Frank had a new batch of beer all bottled up and packed into a couple of wooden crates.

He had cushioned the bottles using straw to fill the spaces around them. These he had packed onto the floorboards of the rear compartment of his Model A Ford sedan. On top of this was camping gear, as they would be sleeping outdoors this trip.

The rumble seat was open and stuffed full with bolts of sewing material, a couple of repaired machines and a full supply of related sundry items that would be delivered and sold along the route, which would take them to the Payson area via Mesa and Globe. With Frank at the wheel and the two boys beside him in the front seat, they departed Phoenix early while it was still dark to avoid most of the stifling summertime heat.

Finished with his rounds in Globe, the trio headed for Payson by way of the road over Roosevelt Dam through Tonto Basin. They stopped at every ranch house along the way

selling goods and taking orders for the next round. Arriving at the filling station located at the top of Oxbow Hill late in the day, Frank inquired about some “shine.� He said they had been on the dusty road all day coming from Globe and he certainly could use a drink. The proprietor claimed that he had been keeping tabs on them as soon as they had crossed the dam because everyone had to be careful of the revenuers. It was local legend this station was a place for travelers to refill their radiators with water after coming up the long, steep and winding road that climbed Oxbow Hill; as well as a known transfer point for Rim Country liquor headed to Globe and Phoenix.

Once Frank had finished his deliveries and calls in Payson they headed to Christopher Creek to enjoy a few days of peaceful, cooler weather camped beside the creek.

On Saturday night, they loaded into the car and headed to Kohl’s Ranch where a dance was held every week during the summer months.

Frank had told the boys to stay out in the car while he went on in to enjoy the high-life. Boys being boys, it was not long until they snuck in to see for themselves what was going on.

Jim still recalls Pappy Haught playing his fiddle and he would continue to play as long as his glass was filled with the local brand — Mint Springs whiskey. It was late when Frank had enough and the ride back to camp would have been dangerous if Frank were sober enough to drive faster than 4 or 5 miles an hour. At that slow speed it took a couple of hours to make the 5 or 6 miles back to the camp.

The next day some of Frank’s newfound drinking buddies showed up in camp during the afternoon. Frank had placed a few of the home-brewed beers into the creek to cool them down. In those days he bottled beer in refillable brown bottles that had a reusable clasp style stopper.

Well, Frank was a two-fisted drinker and when he pulled a beer from the creek and turned it up, he generally did not stop swallowing the beer until the bottle was empty.

Needless to say, as the empties accumulated, Frank would remove fresh beers from the crates and put them into the cool creek water.

Dad, who evidently had a bit of prankster in him at 12 years, collected a few of the empties, refilled them with creek water and recapped them before sneaking them back into the creek alongside the beer-filled bottles. Then he sat back and waited. Not long after, Frank reached into the stream for a fresh beer, popped the top and turned the bottle up.

Dad told me that Frank had over half the bottle emptied before he realized something was wrong. He suddenly forced the flow to a stop and a good bit of water went down the wrong pipe. He then began choking on the water and with each new gasp, a good bit of it flew out of his mouth and nose. The choking soon ceased and the cussing started as he tried to sort what had just happened to him. Soon his attention focused on the two giggling boys.

Realizing the prank, Frank started out chasing Dad, but almost instantly, the 12-year-old rockhopped across the creek and scrambled up the opposite bank.

We all know how slippery Christopher Creek rocks can be, so it was no real surprise as Frank attempted the same move my father had made, he slipped off a rock and landed belly deep in the middle of the creek.

By now, the other men had figured out the prank and were all belly-laughing at what they were witnessing. Frank stood up dripping wet, surveying the situation and then broke into laughter himself thus letting Dad off the hook for pulling a good joke. He hauled himself — wet clothes and all — back to his seat and continued the party — albeit checking the contents of the bottles a bit more carefully from then on.

I never knew my father to drink more than the occasional beer or two and the liquor bottles he received from customers at the holidays stayed unopened for years. Jim Hagen will have an occasional glass of white wine, but both men pretty much remained teetotalers for their entire lives.

Both went on to become Eagle Scouts and served on the staff at Camp Geronimo when it was located on Tonto Creek right where the new highway alignment bridges cross over the creek. But that is another tale all its own.

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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 For location and information, call (928) 472-3191 or (928) 468-8962.

Calvary Chapel Payson 1103 N. Beeline Hwy. at Sherwood Dr.; (928) 468-0801, Email: office@ calvarypayson.com, web: calvarypayson.com. Sunday: Services at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.; Upper Room Prayer Meeting For Jesus at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Men’s & Women’s Discipleship at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Fellowship Dinner at 5 p.m.; Old testament Study, Calvary Kids, Jr. High & High School Youth Groups at 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Christ-Centered Recovery Study using the One Step To Freedom program at 6:30 p.m. Faith-based discipleship program for those dealing with strongholds in their lives such as substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, etc.; Young Adult Fellowship 6:30 p.m.

Childcare is provided for all of the above services. Friday: Friday Fellowship at the Friday’s – a fun night for the whole family! Games, snacks, followed by worship and a short Bible study and prayer, 111 W. Rancho Rd. 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.

Christians Together Independent-non-denominational. Meeting Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway.

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

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.

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.

Gospel Meetings All are invited to come and hear the simple teachings and doctrine of Christ.

The gospel of Christ still provides an anchor for the soul in a turbulent world.

These meetings present the gospel story simply and freely. Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., Mogollon Health Alliance, 308 E. Aero Dr., Payson.

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) 2380240, 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” Jehovah’s Witnesses North Payson Congregation, 1616 N. McLane, 474-7867, 474-2750: Public Discourse, 4 p.m., Sunday; Watchtower Study, 4:40 p.m., Sunday; Tuesday Congregation Bible Study, 7 p.m., Ministry School, 7:30 p.m., Service Meeting, 8 p.m.

South Payson Congregation, 474-7867, 474-8346: Public Discourse, 10 a.m., Sunday; Watchtower Study, 10:40 a.m., Sunday; Thursday, Congregation Bible Study, 7 p.m., Ministry School, 7:30 p.m., Service Meeting, 8 p.m.

Congregation Espanol de Testieos de Jehovah, 472-7867, 474-8763: Discurso publico, Domingo, 1 p.m.; Estudio del Atalaya, Domingo, 1:40 p.m.; Estudio de Biblia, Lunas, 7 p.m., Escuela del Minitero, 7:30 p.m., Reunion de Servicio Miercoles 8 p.m.

Kriya Meditation Learn Kriya Meditation Tuesday nights, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. in Payson. By donation. For location and info, please call Zuné at (928) 472-7654.

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.

Lifehouse Christian Center Meets at Mountain High Coffeeworks, 3652 N. Cemetary Rd., Pine, AZ 85544. Pastors Phil and Roxanne Castle, (928) 242-0773. A spirit filled church and congregation with a very unique and wonderful praise and worship time. Services are at 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by a free meal.

Church of Christ in Payson 401 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5149. Sunday: Bible classes for all ages 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m., A-Capella singing, song practice 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: Ladies Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study 6:30 p.m.

Mount Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA) 601 E. Highway 260, 474-2552. Rev. Glenn Zimbleman, Pastor. Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service; 10:30 a.m. Praise Service.

Holy Communion celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.

Visit our website at www.mountcross.org. Church office hours: MondayFriday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a grace-filled place where people can come with questions and not feel judged. It is a place where Imperfect People serve to make a difference.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PONDEROSA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 11 am to 2 pm; Sacrament Meeting 11 am, 472-8709, 474-6367 or 468-1103, Missionaries 472-7956.

MOGOLLON WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 1 pm to 4 pm; Sacrament Meeting 1 pm, 474-6367, 468-8157, Missionaries (928) 863-5396, 468-8886.

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

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa, 468-0249; Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 6 pm and by appointment J. Foster 978-4031.

PINE WARD: Highway 87; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to noon; Sacrament meeting 9 a.m. 476-3757.

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

CHRISTOPHER CREEK SERVICES: Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sacrament meeting 10 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. followed by Sunday School, Priesthood and Relief Society. 478-4608.

SPANISH BRANCH: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 am to 12 pm. Sacrament meeting 9 am.

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), 1-928-472-6439 (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. 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.

Eckankar If you have experienced seeing a light when your eyes were closed, you most likely were experiencing the Light of God, and if you have heard a sound which you could not account for, you may have experienced the Sound of God. For more information on these spiritual experiences, call (877) 300-4949.

Expedition Church 301 S. Colcord Road (two blocks west of 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) 474-9128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey!

Fireproof Your Marriage Discover the power of 2=1 “Married For Life” and “Parents For Life” courses.

Call (928) 478-4715 for more information.

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:

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, 476-3224.

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

Payson Bible Fellowship Meets at Rim Country Health and Retirement Community, 807 W. Longhorn Road. Every Sunday 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Conversation, 9 a.m. Praise and Worship, 9:30 a.m. Prayer and Bible discussion. 1st and 3rd Sundays: 10:15 a.m. Open Discussion, 11:15 a.m. Close.

Payson First Assembly of God The church at Green Valley Park (1100 West Lake Drive) invites anyone who wants to have a fresh, new encounter with God every week to come and join us. With a full-time Children’s Pastor and Youth Pastor, we are a church that ministers to the entire family! Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Bible Study - 6:00 p.m.; and Wednesday Bible Study for all ages - 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more information, or for a ride to any service, contact Pastor Kelly Wooldridge at 928-474-2302.

Payson First Church of the Nazarene 200 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5890. Sundays: Morning Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Monday through Friday: Safe Haven Preschool 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Lighthouse Club 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Children’s Bible Quizzing 3rd-6th grades 2:30-5:30 p.m., and Prayer and Praise 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays: Children’s Bible Quizzing K-2nd grades 3:154:15 p.m. Thursdays: Youth Night 6:30 p.m. Last Saturday each month: Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8:00 a.m. and the Ain’t Nearly Done (ANDY) Group 11:30 a.m. For more information on locations, times and topics, contact the church office. Office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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 Website: www.paysonupc.com. All meetings and events are held at Mesa del Caballo. Kids’ Church, Sundays at 10 a.m. (Behind the Veil Puppety) Experience Pentecostal-style worship and preaching, Sundays at 6 p.m.

Around the Table Bible Study, Wednesday at 7 p.m. All are welcome to experience the difference of the earliest New Testament message and not the traditions and customs that followed. Go back to the message of the First Church – Acts 2:38. Pastor Dale Lewallen 469-2171.

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; Gale Dawson, Pastor of Missions and Administration; Jim Hurlburt, Pastor of Worship and Outreach. Sunday Worship: Traditional 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.; 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. Middle School Youth Group, grades 6-8, 4-5 p.m.; High School Youth Group, grades 9-12, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Adult Cell Group, 6 p.m. Nursery and Pre-Primary available for morning worship services. Wednesday: Legacy Singles (55+ years of age) coffee at Dimi’s 9 a.m.; High School Cell Group, 7-8 p.m.; Adult Cell Group, 6 p.m.; 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.; Payson Women’s Bible Study 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 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.

Rim Country Cowboy Church Meets at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Star Valley Baptist Church, 4180 E. Highway 260, Star Valley. Service includes live music by the Country Gospel Misfits. For more information, call (928) 474-5557.

Rim Valley Church 208 S. McLane Road, Pastor Brandon Pratt, (801) 513-4286.

Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wisconsin Synod) 204 W. Airport Rd. (corner of Airport Rd. and N. McLane). Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Sunday Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend! For more information, please call pastor David Sweet, (928) 474-2098.

St. Benedict’s Catholic Mission Church Meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Young School for Catholic Mass.

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: pasepchurch@qwestoffice.net.

WE Welcome Everyone.

St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 511 S. St. Phillips Street, 474-2392. Daily Masses Monday-Friday 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. Judith Carroll, Religious Education office, (928) 474-1269 for Catholic education programs for children and adults. Call Mr. Allen Holder, Life Teen Director, (928) 474-2392 for Sunday evening youth group activities and other youth-focused events.

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 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 507 W. Wade Lane; (928) 474-5440, (928) 478-8603. 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. Wednesday Evening Worship Service 6 p.m. (Dec.-April). Men’s Bible Study each Monday at 9 a.m. Adult Bible Class (study) Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Visit Shepherd of the Pines on our Web site: www.shepherdofthe pineslutheran.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. Nondenominational church teaching verse by verse and chapter by chapter through the Bible. Contemporary Worship and Family Oriented, children’s ministries and nursery provided. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:45 a.m. First and third Mondays Women’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Bible Study (in the Fellowship Hall) 6:30 p.m.

Star Valley Southern Baptist Church 4180 E. Highway 260, 4 miles east of Payson, (928) 474-5557. Sunday Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. and the Worship Service is at 10:50 a.m. The Sunday Evening Service begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday features the Rim Country Cowboy Church Service at 6 p.m. Music is by the Country Gospel Misfits.

Come join us!

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 Basin Catholic Mission Meets Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. at the Tonto Basin Chamber building for Catholic Mass.

Tonto Creek Shores/Tonto Valley Bible Church Lots 240-241 Valley View Road, Gisela, 474-1360.

Tonto Valley Bible Church 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.

The Way of Adidam The Way of Adidam, based on the spiritual teachings of Adi Da Samraj, is offering free tours of the Da Love Ananda Botanical Gardens. Water conservation techniques will be discussed. Also, beginning in July, tours will include seven meditation sites surrounding Lake Love Ananda. In addition, we are offering area study group meetings. For further information, telephone 928-472-4700 and ask for Pat Rollins. For worldwide information, go online to www.adidam. org.

Young Baptist Church (928) 462-3476. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wednesday prayer service, 6 p.m.

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The Payson Area Computer Club’s next meeting is at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 2 in the Payson Library meeting room.

Todd Longfellow, an instructor at Gila Community College, will present Using WordPress to Create a Website.

All members and guests are invited to attend.

If you have questions, please email the club secretary at sarar812@msn.com or go to the PACA website.

Men’s Breakfast

The Men’s Ministry at Ponderosa Bible Church cordially invites all men in the community to a delicious hot breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 3.

Following the $1 meal, participants engage in a series called “Stepping Up.” It is an excellent series of messages to encourage all men as individuals and in their roles as husband, father and grandfather.

Ponderosa Bible Church is located at 1800 N. Beeline Highway, just south of Home Depot.

Tai Chi and Qigong

Tai Chi and Qigong classes are offered at 9 a.m. Saturdays at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church parish hall, 1000 N. Easy St., Payson.

The program is especially de­ signed for seniors 50 or older, but is beneficial for all ages. There is no charge, but donations are accepted to help the church with utility bills.

For details, call (928) 478-6032.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 2 p.m. Mondays at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson.

There are no fees or dues. The only membership requirement is a desire to not compulsively overeat anymore.

Call the following members for more information: Denise, (928) 9783706; Mary Jo, (928) 978-4663; Ted, (928-) 951-3362; Alice at (602) 8280917 or (928) 478-4361.

Order of the Eastern Star

The Ponderosa Chapter #64 O.E.S. meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays at the Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson.

All Eastern Star members are invited. Ladies with any Masonic family affiliation are encouraged to join the group.

In addition to the meetings, the ladies gather at 10 a.m. every Wednesday for a fun game of canasta.

For more information, contact Lois Miller, secretary, at (928) 4740521.

Payson Area Singles

Payson Area Singles is a social group for men and women of all ages.

Those interested are invited to join members for their 9 a.m. gatherings Tuesday at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260.

For more information, call Nadine at (928) 476-4659.

Moose Lodge events

The Loyal Order of the Moose meetings are at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

The Women of the Moose meet at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month.

The lodge has a Thursday Fish

Fry from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and weekly dinner specials are available.

Also, on the second, third, and fourth Thursday Diana Marie provides music from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The lodge is open to members and their guests.

The Moose Lodge is located on E. Hwy. 260 in Star Valley. For more information, call (928) 474-6212.

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Friendship Bible Class, a non-denominational Bible study for women, meets at 1 p.m. every Tuesday at Majestic Rim. All women in the community are invited. For information, call Marilyn at (928) 474-6712.

Veterans of Foreign Wars

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America will meet at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the American Legion Post #69, located at 709 E. Highway 260.

We would like to invite all members to join us. For more information, contact Post Commander Dwayne Cunningham, (928) 9511691.

Masonic Lodge

The Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70, located at 200 E. Rancho Road in Payson, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

For more information, go online to www.paysonmason.org or contact Tom Jones, secretary, at (928) 474-1305 or (818) 314-9950.

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 9 a.m.

Wednesdays (until March) 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 Web site at www.rimcountry4wheelers.com or call RC4W President Chuck Jacobs at (928) 595-0967.

Card players wanted

The Saving Graces of Payson — a Canasta card-playing group — is looking for a few ladies who enjoy fun, laughter and friendship.

This Red Hat group meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Crosswinds Restaurant patio room. There is a break for lunch around noon and play and resumes after lunch. Anyone interested in joining will be welcomed.

You do not need to know how to play, the members will be happy to teach the game.

Please contact Queen Mum AnnMarie at (928) 468-8585; please leave a message if there’s no answer.

Soroptimists

The local Soroptimist club invites all women who are interested in working with and for the community to improve the status of women to join members for lunch at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, at noon Wednesdays.

Anyone interested should contact Jean Oliver, (928) 474-6167; or Audrey Wilson. (928) 468-3108.

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The Rim Country Classic Auto Club (RCCAC) holds its monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260 in Payson. For information, call Steve Fowler at (928) 478-6676.

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The Romeo Club — Retired Old Men Eating Out — is looking for new members. The group meets at 11 a.m. every Wednesday at a different restaurant.

Come join in the fun. Call Harvey Pierman at (928) 468-0125 for location or more information. There are no dues, no speakers and no rules.

The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group invites caregivers, families, service providers and members of the community to attend any or all of the following: • First and third Wednesdays of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center.

For more details, call Mary, (928) 474-3560. The Payson Senior Center is located at 514 W. Main St.

87 Mountain Biking Club 87 Mountain Biking Club meets at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the 87 Cyclery shop, 907 S. Beeline Highway.

Members have group trail rides throughout Gila County for every level of rider (beginners to advanced).

Everyone is encouraged to join and learn about all the great mountain biking trails Payson and the surrounding area has to offer.

For more information or questions, please call (928) 478-6203.

Rim Country Classic Auto Club The Rim Country Classic Auto Club (RCCAC) holds its monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260 in Payson. For information, call Steve Fowler at (928) 478-6676.

Arizona Cactus Navy luncheon An informal get-together of Navy and Coast Guard veterans in the Payson area is held on the first Thursday of each month at La Sierra restaurant on north AZ 87 at Forest Dr. in Payson.

The group meets for coffee or lunch at 11 a.m. to share stories and camaraderie among fellow vets of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, other conflicts, and peacetime naval service. For questions please call (928) 970-0066.

Breast Cancer Support Group has a new home The Breast Cancer Support Group now meets in the “Common Room” of the Senior Apartments, 311 S. McLane (the big three-story blue building right in back of the high school — on the corner of McLane and Wade).

The group gathers from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the second Thursday of every month. The January meeting is Thursday, Jan. 8.

This is a non-profit group and the members are there to support anyone dealing with breast cancer.

If you are newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment, or a longtime survivor — come on out and meet our members who’ve “been there and done that.”

There is no cost — no membership fee. A light snack is served along with hope, information and support.

For more information, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.

Even though this will be the first article published for HSCAZ in the New Year, I think it’s important to reflect on all the amazing things that have happened in 2014.

1,050 animals were taken in by our shelter. 400 animals were adopted into forever homes. 338 animal comHumane panions were reunited Society with their families. 78 of Central Arizona animals were transferred to other rescues.

51 humanitarian hold ADOPTION residents were kept safe OPTIONS until they could return home. 126 animals were served by HSCAZ’s low-cost clinics. We have a 95 percent live release rate for 2014, which means we save lives!

You can continue to show the animals your support by adopting, volunteering, spaying/ neutering and donating. We can always use volunteers and have many positions we are looking to fill. Even if you only have a few hours a week, you will be making a huge difference by volunteering your time. Donations are appreciated and accepted all year long.

Though our needs may vary some depending on the season, we can always use monetary donations, gift cards, blankets, toys and wet food. Drop your donations by the shelter at 605 W. Wilson Court (just south of Main Street, turn west on South McLane Road), or mail your check to HSCAZ, P.O. Box 242, Payson, AZ 85547.

HSCAZ is proactive in reducing the pet overpopulation in our area and will continue to offer low-cost spay/neuter clinics as well as low-cost vaccine clinics throughout 2015.

We are positive that 2015 will bring many more successes. Thank you to everyone who helped make a difference this year. Without you we wouldn’t be able to do what we do and we sincerely appreciate you! To the volunteers who help make such a huge difference by your selfless actions, thank you! To the donors who helped keep things running and made it possible for the animals to have warm beds and full bellies, thank you! Last but definitely not least, to the staff: I have never been more honored to work with such a wonderful group of caring, loyal and hard-working people. You guys rock and I am forever grateful for all of you!

On behalf of the staff, volunteers and fourlegged friends: Happy New Year!

Low-cost spay/neuter clinic

The Humane Society of Central Arizona will hold a low-cost spay/neuter clinic on Saturday, Jan. 10. Space is limited and you must sign up at the shelter prior to the clinic.

Surgeries will be performed on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a non-refundable $25 deposit due at the time of registration.

The $25 deposit will be put toward the total amount due for the surgery. To register,

please come by the shelter during business hours, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have any questions, please call (928) 474-5590.

Price list for services is as follows: Surgeries: cat spay $60; cat neuter $40; dog spay 0-39 lbs. $75, 40-70 lbs. $95, over 70 lbs. plus $1 lb.; dog neuter 0-39 lbs. $70, 40-70 lbs. $80, over 70 lbs. plus $1 lb.; lactating or in heat $10-$20; pregnant $15-$40; cryptorchid $10-$50; pain medicine $15 (injection) or $12/ box (take home).

Dog vaccines: Canine Rabies $10, DA2PP $15, Bordatella $10.

Cat vaccines: Feline Rabies $10, FVRCP $10, FeLV $15.

Microchips: $25.

INKY

Inky is a sweet, older gentleman who enjoys nap time on a big fluffy bed! He warms up quickly with some good petting on his neck and chin area and will let you know when he is enjoying it with his unique meow.

This boy would Inky do best in a quiet, slower-paced household.

He wouldn’t mind a calmer kitty friend, but dogs are not his style! Inky is exceptionally sweet and has been at the shelter since 5/20/14. It’s definitely time he find his forever home.

TATER

I am a gentle boy who came from a rough situation. I am a little shy, but like attention.

Take it slowly and you will find that I am an affectionate boy who bonds strongly to my people. Can you help me build some confidence?

I would love to go to a calm home where I can have some training and structure. Other dogs are okay. I like having them Tater around, but don’t play much — at least not until I am comfortable enough to be brave! I will need slow exposure to new situations, because things like loud cars or crowds can be a little scary. I much prefer quiet lap time with my favorite people. Tater has been at the shelter since 7/22/13. He may be a little shy at first, but he worth taking the time to get to know. Once he is familiar with you, he is very outgoing, loving and loyal!

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ANIMALS Alfalfa Hay & Bermuda for Sale! 3 String Bales, 928-978-7604

WINTERIZING & REPAIRS

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LOST DOG: Black and White Border Collie, Answers to “Zodi� Microchipped and Tagged, Contact Humane Society of Central Arizona in Payson 928-474-5590

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AUTOS/VEHICLES

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2006 Buick Rendevou! 8 passenger SUV, Fully loaded, including On-Star, 6 way heated seats, sunroof, much more, 58,000 miles, $11,000 Firm. 928-474-3510

Alligator, Juniper or Oak, Can Mix, Call for Prices 928-535-5503

HOUSTON MESA FUELWOODS

Summer Firewood Sale, Shaggy-Bark Juniper $240.

Aligator Redheart Mix $260. and Oak $300,

AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING, LOCAL: Will Pick Up, Good Prices, DAVE’S AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING, Parts for Sale, M-F, 9-5, Sat 9-1, 928-474-4440

Delivery Available 928-474-9859

LOST AND FOUND

I BUY & REPAIR CARS, TRUCKS,

FOUND: Hearing Aid found 12/29 on Peach Loop Trail on the Ridge. Contact Paula at the Payson Roundup Newspaper 928-474-5251 x 102

RV’S & TRAILERS RUNNING OR NOT 928-951-3500

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Granite/Marble/All Natural Stones Sales/Fabrication/Installation All Floor Coverings 113 W. Aero Drive (928) 468-6789 paysongranitedesign@aol.com

PET SITTING

1969 Reids Equipment Trailer For Sale is a medium-heavy duty equipment trailer originally designed for a backhoe. Trailer has pintle-style hitch and attached steel ramps. Also the deck is all steel (no wood). Can be seen locally by appointment, leave message.. $3500.00 OBO. 928-595-2860 adams@npgcable.com.

Rewarding P/T Food Service positions open now at local Christian Camp. Call Chris at 928-478-4630 ext 305 for more info on these positions

HEALTH CARE CASE MANAGER: Provide case management services for SMI, Substance Abuse population and children/families. Min. req: HS/GED plus 4 years exp in BH or combined BH education and exp with at least 1-year case mgmt. exp; 21 yrs of age Generous benefit package.

Bilingual encouraged.

Submit application/resume to: Horizon Human Services, 600 E. HWY 260 #8, Payson, AZ 85547 AA/EOE/M/F D/V

ADMINISTRATIVE/ PROFESSIONAL

RETAIL

Program SpecialistBig Brothers Big Sisters PT. Enroll/assess volunteers, parents and children. Match and rovide on-going support. $15/hour.

Resume/cover letter: mstilwell@bbbsaz.org

DRIVERS DRIVER WANTED Payson area full time seasonal from Oct-Apr. Must have CDL Class B with Hazmat and Tanker Endorsement, Pay D.O.E. Call 928-474-3334

EDUCATION Pinal Gila Community Child Services, INC. Seeking hardworking, dependable people to fill the following position: Classroom Support Aide Payson

Order: 10073608 Cust: -Tom Russell & Associate Keywords: Obamacare Guidance art#: 20123443 Class: Miscellaneous Size: 2.00 X 3.00

AUTO DETAILING

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Ovens, Walk-Ins, A/Cs, Electrical, Plumbing,

Payson Vacation Rental Housekeeper Flexible to accommodate rental bookings: holidays, weekends, quick turns. Bonded. Insured.

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NEW & USED UTILITY TRAILERS 928-468-2026

Lhasa Apso: Adorable, AKC Pups,Potty/pad trained, Shots, $400. to $450.

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GENERAL

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Visit our website at 222.pgccs.org to see our updated employment listings.

Program is 100% federally funded-EOE

Payson Chevron Now Hiring for CSR = $8.-9. to start Shift Mgr. Trainees = $8.50 -10.

Barristas = $8. to 10.

Call Shawn 602-549-3719 to Schedule an Interview

SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS MOBILE WELDING Repair, Fabricating, Gates, Piped Fencing, & Chain Link Fence; Insured; 928-369-8960

CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction

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

HANDYMAN Don’s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Pine Needles, Tree Trimming, Hauling. 928-478-6139 JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed

GENERAL

Community Bridges is currently recruiting for EMT’s in Payson.

Must have current Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification within the State of Arizona and a valid Arizona DL in good standing.

Apply at 803 West Main Street

Steve’s Handyman Service Homes, Mobile Homes,Trailers, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, Tile, Hardwood Floors, Painting.

Honest & Dependable, Credit Cards Accepted 928-301-6237

Kellie Padon, Owner Veterinary Technician

(928) 472-6210

www.paysonpetsitting.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured

LIVESTOCK WORKER

Order: 10072679 Must possess as a livestock worker and provide one letter Cust: -Town of6 months Paysonexperience / HR of referenceParks to thatand experience.

Dates need: 02/01/2015 Keywords: Rec ad-pick upofold ad-need proof thru 12/01/2015.

One temporary art#: 20122095position opening. $875.00 per month plus housing and food. Live in mobile camp or bunkhouse.

3/4 work guarantee.

Must be able to ride a horse Class: Administrative/Professional and repair Size: 2.00 fences.

X 2.00 Must be able to lift 50 pounds. May be on call 24 hours per

LIVESTOCK WORKER

Order: 10073669 Cust: -High Country Must possess 6 monthsAgricultural experience asServ a livestock worker and provide one letter of refKeywords: Calvin Inda Ranch erence to that experience.

Dates ofCO6007987 need: 02/01/2015 thru 11/15/2015. Six temporary art#: 20123518 position openings. $875.00 per month plus housing and food. Returning employees may Class: General be offered longevity pay and/or production bonus. May be asked to sign a contract. Live Size: 2.00camp X 2.00 in mobile or bunkhouse. 3/4 work guarantee. Must be able to ride a horse and

day, 7 days per week. All work tools and equipment provided. Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worker will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Feeds and waters livestock on range or at ranch headquarters. Herds, examines animals for diseases and injuries, vaccination of livestock, and applies medications and insect sprays, delivery of offspring, branding or identification marks and castration of livestock.

Cleans and repairs stalls. Maintain ranch buildings and equipment. May assist with irrigating, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock.

repair fences. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. May be on call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. All work tools and equipment provided. Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worker will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Feeds and waters livestock on range or at ranch headquarters.

Herds, examines animals for diseases and injuries, vaccination of livestock, and applies medications and insect sprays, delivery of offspring, branding or identification marks and castration of livestock. Cleans and repairs stalls. Maintain ranch buildings and equipment. May assist with irrigating, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock.

CALVIN INDA RANCH / MONTROSE, COLORADO Call Craig Workforce Center, (970) 824-3246 or contact your nearest State Workforce Center.

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ENCHANTED MESA PROPERTIES / OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO Call Craig Workforce Center, (970) 824-3246 or contact your nearest State Workforce Center.

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McDonald’s invites you to join our professional, friendly and dedicated team. McDonald’s is committed to outstanding customer service, people development and professional growth.

The McDonald’s Team offers Part-Time and Full Time employment with wages starting at $7.95 per hour.

Flexible hours, training, advancement opportunities, management development, employee retirement benefits, insurance, performance reviews and raises, and many other benefits. McDonald’s rewards outstanding performance.

Town of Payson Recreation Coordinator – Event Center $16.79 - $25.18/hr.

Obtain job description and required application by calling (928) 474-5242 x207; pick one up at Town Hall or download at www.paysonaz.gov.

Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 01/15/15. EOE

PAYSON Please pick-up an application and learn of the opportunities available at your McDonald’s today.

Order: 10073719 Cust: -Rim Country Health Keywords: Help Wanted Nurse art#: 20123583 Class: Healthcare Size: 2.00 X 5.00

NURSING DEPARTMENT OPENINGS

Gila County’s only full-service health care campus has the following openings; C.N.A.’s—Evening shift-Full-Time-3 Openings C.N.A.’s—Night shift—Full-Time-2 Openings RN/LPN—Pool—2 Each PLEASE NOTE: We now have a have revised and improved pay plan for Nurses and Nurse Aides. We appreciate the student nurses that train with us through our friends at Gila Community College.

$800 sign on bonus—expires January 31, 2015.

No phone calls please.

Please send resume to: jporter@rimcountryhealth.com Rim Country Health, Payson, AZ

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

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The best job opportunity in Payson

Job Opening for HVAC SERVICE TECHNICIAN Description Will work directly with HVAC Lead Personnel.

Places emphasis on overseeing the quality of the technical maintenance of the facility. Preferred candidates will have job experiences of keeping equipment systems, building and grounds ready for use by completing preventative maintenance schedules, restoring and repairing equipment, and completing HVAC maintenance operation requirements. Preference given to certification in HVAC. Two to five years experience in HVAC preferred.

Benefits Offered Competitive Pay, Exceptional 401 (k) Plan; Excellent Medical Package; Dental & Vision; PTO Program (19 days); Discounts on Employee Meals.

Apply online at 777play.com or at Human Resources department M-Th(7-4). Drug-free work environment.

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HOME SERVICES Call The Cheaper Sweeper

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Windows to Walls, Baseboards to Ceiling Fans WE CLEAN IT ALL!

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TREE SERVICES

OFFICE SPACE Various Sizes 255sf to 3000sf PRIME LOCATION 708 HWY 260 PAYSON, 928-472-7035

HOMES FOR RENT 1. 2Br/2Ba, Complete New Kitchen, Remodeled Baths, Fenced Yard, Inside Storage, Arizona Room.

2. 3Br/2Ba Fireplace, Large 20x20 Metal Shop, 110/220, Airlines.

3. Small 1Br Studio, New Refrig., Microwave, Fence Yard.

928-472-9085 1Br/1Ba Furnished, Senior Neighborhood/Pine, $600.mo; Application/Credit Report, Required, 928-476-3989

LEGAL SERVICES

3+ BR, 3 BA, House, 201 N Trailwood Rd, Payson, AZ, 85541, 12 months lease, unfurnished, approx 2800 sq.ft., W/D, Microwave, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Air Conditioning, Outdoor Area, Cable/Satellite TV Hookups, Carpet, Hardwood Flooring, Laundry Facilities, Storage Available, Beautiful Panoramic views from covered deck living room and kitchen. 2 Master Bdrms.

Not available until sometime in Jan/Feb $1,750.00 mo.

928.978.7001 Loren@LorenPeterson.com.

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE

HOME INSPECTIONS AZ and ASHI Certified Home Inspector 14 years Experience Payson License #PO0049 www.inspectaz.com Dan Harris 928-970-1187

MOBILES FOR SALE Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712 REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba W/D, D/W, Private Patio, All Electric, $500.mo, $500.Dep. Longhorn Apt. 401 W. Frontier St. 928-978-1331

MOBILE/RV SPACES Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park Nice and Clean, Newly Remodeled Mobile Homes for rent.

Two 24’x40’ Doublewides each are 2Br/w2Ba A 14’x64’ Single wide, 3Br/2Ba, On a Corner Secluded lot.

Lot Space, sewer, and trash are included RV Spaces also available for $256.55.mo

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Brand New Schult MF Home, in Quiet Park in Heart of Payson, 2Br/1Ba w/Upgraded Cabinetry, Move in Ready, Tree Shaded Lot, Asking $28,900. Financing Available for those who qualify. Call for Details 480-390-8901

PAYSON TRAILER RANCH Spaces starting @ $310.

1 & 2 Bdrms Starting @ $425.00 1st Mo + Deposit!

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DANGEROUS Tree Removal Lot Thinning, Fire Prevention INSURED Call 928-369-8960

Living Trusts Wills/Living Wills Powers of Attorney Deeds Patty Rockwell 928-476-6539

MOBILES FOR RENT

3BR/2BA 1632sq’ avail by Jan15 @ $1350/mo on 1-yr lease. No smoking, no pets. Drive by 607 W St Moritz in Alpine Village but do not disturb tenants. 928-978-1836 Absolutely an executive gem!

Beautiful 3BR/3BA townhouse on cul-de-sac across from GCC. All features are upgraded in this 2000 SF luxury home. Gorgeous kitchen opens to great room with fireplace. Wonderful laundry room with W/D. Large 2 car garage and cov’d Outdoor Area. Small Dogs Allowed Non-smoking - $1350.00, 602-763-4397.

Beau. 3BR/2BA Condo, 1550 SF w/fireplace, W/D & huge Master Bedroom Suite. Open floor-plan & cov’d patio Small Dog OK, Non-Smoking $900.00, 602-763-4397.

Beautiful, Cozy Home, 3Br/2.5Ba Avail, Payson., Beautiful Views, Very Reasonable Price Please Call Flavio, Se Abla Espaniol: 602-384-7177

15607: 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/2014, 1/2/2015; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 11/6/2014 TS No. : AZ-14-641675-CL Order No.: 733-1401074-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 5/12/2010 and recorded 5/26/2010 as Instrument 2010-005596, in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 2/13/2015 at 11:00:00 AM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lot 224, of Payson Ranchos Unit Three, according to the Plat of Record in the Office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 349. Purported Street Address: 802 WEST BRIDLE PATH LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 302-36-394B Original Principal Balance: $98,928.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC C/O M&T Bank 1 Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY 14203 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Samuel W. Cook, Jr, an unmarried man 802 WEST BRIDLE PATH LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) -645-7711 Sales Line: 714-573-1965 Login to: www.priorityposting.com AZ-14-641675-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE

LEGAL NOTICES CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TS No.: AZ-14-641675-CL Dated: 11/4/2014 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: John Pascual, Assistant Secretary State of: California County of: San Diego On 11/4/2014 before me, Ashley Maxwell , a notary public, personally appeared John Pascual who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Ashley Maxwell Commission No. 2065217 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 5/18/2018 IDSPub #0074456 12/12/2014 12/19/2014 12/26/2014 1/2/2015 15609: 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/2014, 1/2/2015; DCS’S NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP No. JD 201300011 (Honorable Gary V. Scales) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of: XZAVIER MICHAEL RAY VIDALES d.o.b. 11-09-2002 GEOVANNI VICTORIA RAE RICH d.o.b. 07-25-2006 ANIYA ROSE MARIE LOPEZ d.o.b. 05-14-2008 Person(s) under 18 years of age.

TO: MARCELINA ANGELA NAOMI SPURGEON aka RICH and JOHN DOE (a fictitious name), parents and/or guardians of the above-named children.

1. The Department of Child Safety, (DCS or the Department), by and through undersigned counsel, has filed a Motion for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship pursuant to Title 8, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Rules 4.1, 4.2, and 5 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure; and Rule 64, of the Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court.

2. The Court has set a Publication hearing on the 13th day of January, 2015 at 2:30 p.m., at the Gila County Superior Court, 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501, before the Honorable Gary V. Scales for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Motion.

3. You and your children are entitled to have an attorney present at the hearing. You may hire your own attorney or, if you cannot afford an attorney and want to be represented by an attorney, one may be appointed by the Court.

4. You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. You are advised that your failure to personally appear in court at the initial hearing, pretrial conference, status conference or dependency adjudication, without good cause shown, may result in a finding that you have waived your legal rights and have admitted the allegations in the Motion. In addition, if you fail to appear, without good cause, the hearing may go forward in your absence and may result in an adjudication of dependency, termination of your parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship based upon the record and the evidence presented to the court.

5. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Motion for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship and

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LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

Notice of Hearing by submitting a written request to: SCOTT SPADAFORE, Office of the Attorney General, 120 W. 1st Ave., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85210. The assigned case manager is Jason Stein and may be reached by telephone at 928-425-3101.

6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling 928-425-3231.

7. You have the right to make a request or motion prior to any hearing that the hearing be closed to the public.

DATED this__day of December, 2014.

THOMAS C. HORNE Attorney General SCOTT SPADAFORE Assistant Attorney General 12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 1/2/15 CNS-2695547# 15625: 12/26/2014; 1/2, 1/9, 1/16/2015; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 11/21/2014 TS No. : AZ-14-641494-CL Order No.: 733-1401068-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 11/1/2012 and recorded 11/8/2012 as Instrument 2012-013994, in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 3/2/2015 at 11:00:00 AM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lots 1, 2, 3 and that portion of Lots 18, 19 and 20, all in Block 9, of Cobre Valle Townsite, according to the Plat of record in the Office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 56, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 11.50 feet North of the Southwest corner of Lot 18, said Block 9; Thence North, a distance of 110.00 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 20, in said Block; Thence East, a distance of 70.00 feet; Thence South, a distance of 100.00 feet; Thence West, a distance of 70.00 feet to the point of beginning; Except title to any mine of gold, silver, cinnabar, copper or lead or to any valid claim or possession held under the existing laws of Congress, as set forth in patent from United States of America. Purported Street Address: 5986 RUTH AVENUE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 Tax Parcel Number: 206-09-075A Original Principal Balance: $69,005.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: M&T Bank C/O M&T Bank 1 Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY 14203 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Juan C. Salazar-Figueroa, a married man as his sole and separate property 5986 RUTH AVENUE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) -645-7711 Sales Line: 714-573-1965 Login to: w w w. p r i o r i t y p o s t i n g . c o m AZ-14-641494-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLEC-

TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TS No.: AZ-14-641494-CL Dated: 11/19/2014 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Valerie Frost, Assistant Secretary State of: California County of: San Diego On 11/19/2014 before me, Ashley Maxwell , a notary public, personally appeared Valerie Frost who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Ashley Maxwell Commission No. 2065217 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 5/18/2018 IDSPub #0075187 12/26/2014 1/2/2015 1/9/2015 1/16/2015 15629: 12/26/2014, 1/2/2015 ORDINANCE NO. 864 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND PAYSON TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TOWN CODE CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS AND CONFORMING CHANGES TO TOWN CODE SECTION 154-07-002(D)(3).

2014 CONSTRUCTION CODE AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, the Town of Payson desires to amend sections of the Payson Town Code pertaining to Building Regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town also desires to amend a portion of Chapter 154 of the Payson Town Code to conform with such Building Regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town of Payson has found that the adoption of this Ordinance is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the citizens of the Town of Payson as a lawful exercise of police power vested in the Town; and WHEREAS, certain amendments to Payson Town Code Chapter 150: Building Regulations and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) were declared to be a public record by Resolution 2818; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Common Council to amend the Payson Town Code by reference pursuant to A.R.S. ‘ 9-802; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND PAYSON TOWN COUNCIL ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The amendments to Chapter 150 of the Payson Town Code and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) set forth in Resolution 2818: a. are necessary for the protection of the public=s health and safety, b. were declared to be a public record by such Resolution, and c. all the provisions are referred to and added to the Payson Town Code and adopted by this reference.

Section 2. At least three copies of the Standardized Codes and the amendments to Chapter 150 and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) adopted by this Ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Payson Town Clerk and shall be maintained and kept available for public use and inspection.

Section 3. Section 150.99 of the Payson Town Code is amended

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and as amended shall read as follows: ‘ 150.99 PENALTY. Any person violating any provision of this Chapter or the Standardized Codes adopted under this Chapter shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion of every day during which any violation is committed, continued, or permitted. Such violations shall be punished pursuant to Section 10.99.

Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict.

Section 5. The effective date of the Standardized Codes adopted by this Ordinance and the amendments to Chapters 150 and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) made by this Ordinance shall be July 1, 2015. During January through June of 2015, any applicant shall have the option of using the provisions of the Codes and the provisions of Chapters 150 and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) as they existed prior to this Ordinance or using the provisions as amended by this Ordinance.

Section 6. If any section or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND PAYSON TOWN COUNCIL this 18 day of December, 2014, by the following vote: AYES 7 NOES 0 TIONS 0 ABSENT 0

ABSTEN-

Kenny J. Evans, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Silvia Smith, Town Clerk Timothy M. Wright, Town Attorney 15631: 12/30/2014, 1/2, 1/6/2015 CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION TO BE A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP A.R.S. Sec. 29-308C The parties hereto do hereby certify that an agreement was made effective the 8th day of august, 2014, at Tempe, Arizona, pursuant to the provisions of the Arizona State Limited Partnership Act. 1.

Name of the Partnership: The name of this Limited Partnership is XANTHI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. 2.

Name of Limited Liability Partnership: The name of this Limited Liability Partnership is XANTHI LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP. 3.

Street address of chief executive office in Arizona: The location of the principal place of business of the partnership is 5882 S. Hospital Dr. #2, Globe, Arizona 85501.

4.

Name and address of the service of process agent: The registered agent for service of process for this Limited Partnership is PAUL D. WENZ whose address is 2409 South Rural Road, Suite B, Tempe, Arizona 8528-2447, and whose telephone number is (480) 921-2220.

5.

Statement of Status for which this application is made: By filing this application, the Partnership hereby applies for status as a limited liability partnership pursuant to A.R.S. Sec. 29-1101 et.seq.

In the event that the above named designated agent for service of process resigns and a new agent for service of process has not been filed with the Secretary of State, or if the above named agent for service of process cannot be found or served with reasonable diligence, then the Secretary of

State is appointed the agent for service of process.

6.

The Partners: The General Partner(s) of this limited Partnership and place of residence are as follows: XANTHI ROBISON, 5882 S. Hospital Dr. #2, Globe, AZ 85501.

7.

Term: The Partnership shall begin and be effective on the date set for the above and shall continue for Ninety-nine (99) years thereafter unless sooner dissolved by law or by agreement of the parties hereto or unless extended by a majority agreement of the Partners.

8.

Powers: Each person dealing with the limited liability partnership shall be entitled to rely upon any deed, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, bill of sale, assignment, declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions affecting property, grant of easement, security interest or other encumbrance, or other instrument of conveyance or transfer of any interest in real or personal property, and any contract (including an option, purchase or sale contract, indemnity agreement, escrow instructions or contract amendment) that may be related to the acquisition, disposition or encumbrance of any real or personal property, that has been executed and delivered by the general partner were the sole party in interest therein, both legally and beneficially. Every such contract or instrument purporting to be the action of the limited liability partnership which has been executed and delivered in its name by the general partner shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that, at the time of delivery thereof, the general partner had full power and authority to take such action, and to execute and deliver such contract or instrument, on behalf of the limited liability partnership for the purpose of carrying on its business in the usual way pursuant to A.R.S. Section 29-654B. Each person dealing with the limited liability partnership shall be entitled also to rely upon the identity of the general partner set forth in the partnership agreement, until an amendment changing the general manager has been filed with the Arizona Secretary of State.

GENERAL PARTNERS: /s/ Xanthi Robison, XANTHI ROBISON PAUL D. WENZ, having been designated to act as statutory agent, hereby consents to act in that capacity until resignation or removal by the partnership. /s/ Paul D. Wenz, Paul D. Wenz, Statutory Agent 15634: 1/2, 1/9, 1/16/2015 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, GILA COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of MARIA HANCOCK Deceased.

NO.PB201400115 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (For Publication) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JOHN HANCOCK has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at: The Prescott Law Group, PLC 116 N. Summit Ave. Prescott, AZ 86301.

DATED December 29, 2014. /s/

Taylor

R. Nelson Taylor R. Nelson Attorney for Personal R e p r e s e n t a tive

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PHS girls keep busy over break Play six games in nine days by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Payson’s girls basketball team took this week off after playing six games in nine days to close the 2014 portion of the schedule. The Longhorns return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Goodyear Estrella Foothills.

Arissa Paulson scored 20 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked four shots and Cori Barnett added 10 points and six boards, but it wasn’t enough for the Longhorns in a 42-36 loss to visiting Snowflake on Dec. 19.

“It’s a tough loss anytime we lose to Snowflake, but our girls fought the whole game and it was a tough game all the way down to the end,” said head coach Miles Huff.

The Horns then went 2-2 in their own 16-team Holiday Hoops Tournament on Dec. 26-27. PHS beat Coolidge 32-23 and lost to eventual champion Sanders Valley 36-26 on Dec. 26. Valley beat Whiteriver Alchesay in the championship game. Payson beat Florence 47-9 and lost to Glendale Apollo

41-32 on Dec. 27.

Arissa Paulson was one of 10 players selected to the all-tournament team.

Paradise Valley beat Gilbert Campo Verde for the consolation championship.

Huff said playing a Valley team that earlier this year won the Window Rock Tournament, says a lot about his squad’s competitiveness.

“The team played really well,” Huff said.

“We only lost to Valley by 10 and they were the eventual champion. That shows the level we were able to maintain throughout the tournament.

“Something I really noticed in this tournament was pretty much every player was able to contribute in some way. Everybody played a part, which was pretty cool.”

Another cool thing was the Longhorns getting the opportunity to play at US Airways Center, the home of the Phoenix Suns, in a 46-11 victory over Globe on Dec. 22.

Arissa Paulson enjoyed another big game, scoring 18 points, pulling down eight rebounds, coming away with five steals and blocking three shots. Barnett chipped in seven points and Rylee Chapman six as nine

First-year Payson head coach Miles Huff believes the Longhorns are headed in the right direction as they get set for the 2015 portion of the schedule.

Fishing constituency group donates $25,000 to Florida-strain bass fundraising effort Angler constituency group Anglers United has donated $25,000 for purchasing sub-adult Florida-strain largemouth bass to combat the increasing and overwhelming gizzard shad populations at Roosevelt Lake.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department during the past year has been soliciting such donations.

“The generosity of Anglers United is amazing,” said Chris Cantrell, AZGFD fisheries chief.

“This project shows us another example of how the anglers have stepped up to help further conservation in Arizona. Anglers United, AZ Anglers, and Midweek Bass Anglers Club have made this effort a success, and we look forward to identifying another project in 2015 that needs additional financial support.”

This puts the total amount raised for Florida-strain bass stockings in Roosevelt Lake at more than $32,000.

In April, the AZGFD partnered with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to stock about 500,000 fry of Floridastrain bass.

The AZGFD will be ordering the largemouth bass to arrive from Florida this spring.

If you have ever wanted to join a fishing club and give back, Anglers United and Midweek Bass Anglers Club are two great options. For more information, contact Martin Jones at martinjones820@gmail.com (Anglers United) and John Reichard at bassncd@msn.com (Midweek Bass Anglers Club).

Also check out the AZ Anglers’ Facebook page.

PHS Sports

SCHEDULE FRIDAY – JAN. 2 Boys Basketball Payson at Lakeside Blue Ridge Tournament Wrestling Payson at Chino Valley Tournament

SATURDAY – JAN. 3 Boys Basketball Payson at Lakeside Blue Ridge Tournament Wrestling Payson at Chino Valley Tournament

TUESDAY – JAN. 6 Girls Basketball Payson at Goodyear Estrella Foothills, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball Goodyear Estrella Foothills at Payson, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY – JAN. 7 Wrestling Payson at Flagstaff, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY – JAN. 8 Girls Basketball Lakeside Blue Ridge at Payson, 6 p.m.

Boys Basketball Lakeside Blue Ridge at Payson, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY – JAN. 10 Girls Basketball Payson at Show Low, 6 p.m.

Boys Basketball Payson at Show Low, 7:30 p.m.

of the 10 players who played scored.

Boys at US Airways Center

The Payson boys played Globe following the girls game, which tipped off at 2 p.m. The teams were invited to be a part of a weeklong series of high school games in the NBA arena after each team sold a certain amount of Suns tickets.

“I think it was just cool for the girls to play on that stage, to have that experience of playing there and being on the court,” Huff said.

After Tuesday’s 7:30 p.m. game in Goodyear following the freshman and JV contests, the Longhorns return home to face Lakeside Blue Ridge at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, with the boys game to follow. Both the girls at 6 and the boys at 7:30 p.m. visit Show Low on Saturday, Jan. 10.

Huff said the team enters January feeling pretty good about the state of the team.

“We have a positive outlook because we can see our improvement and are excited for the major part of our season coming up,” he said.

Photos by Keith Morris/Roundup

Freshman Aubrielle Paulson takes a shot in Payson’s win over Heber Mogollon on Dec. 15.