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Rim Country’s economy continued to register strong gain, outperforming the weakening statewide figures, according to Payson’s monthly budget tracking report for December. Payson’s revenues continued to grow in almost every category, with a strong 8 percent gain in local sales, a 58 percent jump in building permits and a 14 percent rise in plan review fees. By contrast, state-shared sales tax rose by just 4 percent. The state collects its share of the sales tax statewide and doles it out based on population. That means Payson’s sales have grown at twice the rate as the statewide average for the fiscal year that
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started in June of 2014. The state’s unemployment rate for November ranked 47th nationally, at 6.8 percent — a full percentage point above the national average. Other western states enjoying an oil and gas boom like North Dakota, Nebraska and South Dakota all had unemployment rates below 3.3 percent. On the other hand, Arizona is at least doing better than California — still stuck with a 7.2 percent unemployment rate in November according to federal figures. Gila County’s unemployment rate stood at 7.7 percent in September, down from a high of 13.4 percent in January of 2010. The Gila County unemployment rate remained a full percentage
• See Rim Country, page 2A
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Payson Fire Chief David Staub wants to add an emergency medical vehicle to the department’s equipment to cope with a steady rise in medical calls that have driven call volume up 29 percent in 10 years. The photo below shows a firefighter using a specially designed breathing mask to treat a dog for smoke inhalation after a house fire.
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Fire department faces rise in calls Medical cases account for 70 percent – fires just 2 percent Alexis Bechman
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With the fire department’s call volume rising steadily, Payson’s new fire chief is exploring creative ways to handle more calls without a budget boost. Last year, the department answered 204 more calls than the year before. Since 2006, call volume has jumped 29 percent overall. But that’s not because of a rise in fires — mostly it reflects the national surge in calls for medial assistance fire departments answer. In fact, medical calls in Payson account for 70 percent of the call volume and fires just 2 percent of all calls. Chief David Staub said due to Payson’s large population of retirees, the number of medical calls will likely only increase and he doesn’t see a drop in overall call volume ever. With baby boomers hitting retirement, Staub is looking for new ways to handle the additional medical and miscellaneous non-fire calls. Under traditional fire management, such an increase in call volume would call for a new engine company. But Staub doesn’t have the budget to hire a new engine company, which includes nine new firefighters and a truck. The town did add another fire station and truck several years ago. “How do I answer this increase in an environment where people don’t want to pay more taxes?” Staub said as he sat in his new THE WEATHER
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office at the Main Street fire station. Staub took over last year after former chief Marty deMasi retired after 35 years on the job. All signs of deMasi are gone from the walls now, even the chief’s office is laid out differently. Staub uses a conference table for meetings instead of sitting behind a desk. Sitting behind a small, round table, fidgeting with a paper clip, Staub is calm, despite the budget implications. For fiscal year 2013-2014, the PFD budget is $3.14 million, covering the salary of 28 firefighters, two administrators and the cost of three stations. The department saw a brief upswing in funds when it landed a $784,600 federal grant in 2012 to hire six new firefighters. The town was turned down for the grant four times before it landed the coveted Staffing For Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. The money from that grant recently ran out. Surprisingly, the town decided not to reapply for the grant, choosing instead to absorb the cost of the six firefighters into the town’s general fund. Besides police, the budget for the fire department is one of the largest, costing $205 per capita, with the department serving some 15,300 residents. The fire department accounts for about one-quarter of the general fund spending. With a copy of the annual report on the table, Staub points to the sharp rise in calls every year. “How do we address this?” he said. “How do we continue to provide service that Mr. and Mrs. Smith expect and we know that there is going to be an increase in demand with essentially flat revenue?” One answer: Hire more firefighters. But
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A laid-back winter storm brought just short of half an inch of rain to Payson Sunday and Monday, with an 80 percent chance for rain today, dropping to 40 percent by tonight. The fitful storm deposited more snow atop the Mogollon Rim, the White Mountains and Flagstaff areas, but in Payson brought only gentle rains. The light snowfall in the high country didn’t cause anything like the carnage for travelers as the foot of snow dumped over New Year’s. The forecast calls for clouds, a high of 43 and a low of 33 today, clear skies on Wednesday — and a good chance of heavy fog on Thursday. The skies should then clear and temperatures rise into the low 60s heading into the weekend, with the next chance of rain in Payson not forecast for another week. Flagstaff will likely continue to get snow through Wednesday,
good news for the ski resort and winter sports outlets there. Flagstaff should get 1-2 inches of snow today and an inch or so on Wednesday. The ski resort received about 3 inches of new snow between Sunday and Monday on a settled base of 24-30 inches. The Sunrise Ski Resort on the White Mountain Apache Reservation near Show Low has gotten about 6 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours, with more snow expected today and Wednesday. The resort has about one-third of its runs open with snow depths of about two feet. The mountaintop resort reports about 50 inches of snowfall so far for the season. Snowfall atop the Mogollon Rim has also left plenty of the white stuff for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling, with most of the forest roads closed for the winter. The Rocky Mountains as of Jan. 9 reported near-normal snowpack,
• See Storm, page 2A
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that is not likely to occur, especially with the SAFER grant gone. Currently, the town has 10 firefighters on duty at any one time plus a battalion chief. Ideally, the department would have three firefighters at each station. However, to save money, the station off Tyler Parkway
• See Fire department, page 9A
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Seeking justice since 2012, Mesa del Caballo resident J. Alan Smith will have another day in front of Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Administrative Judge Dwight Nodes at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 15. In numerous other appearances, Smith has requested a subpoena to obtain records from water hauler Jim Pearson of Pearson Transport/Pearson Water Com-
pany. Smith asserts that Pearson’s records will prove he charged for hauling water to East Verde Estates and Mesa del residents. So far, however, Pearson has avoided providing the documents or showing up for mandatory hearings. For anyone interested in listening to the hearing, the Arizona Corporation Commission website will have a link to the live hearing. (http://www.azcc.gov/divisions/ broadcastservices/livebroadcast. htm)
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The most recent winter storm graced Payson with less than half an inch of rain and didn’t produce the low-elevation snowfalls that snarled traffic on Highway 87 over the New Year’s holiday. It did produce some dramatic cloudscapes, however.
Storm brings dash of rain, dusting of snow From page 1A for the first time in several years. That’s good news for the hard-pressed reservoirs along the Colorado River, which depend on snowmelt from the Rockies to fill up every spring. Levels have dwindled to far below normal, prompting the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to warn of possible water rationing this year — with Phoenix and Tucson standing near the end of the line when it comes time to curtail deliveries.
Despite the series of storms since New Year’s, Rim Country remains in drought conditions — with rainfall about a third below normal for the past 12 months. The series of storms have done little to refill depleted reservoirs or even boost stream flow in the Verde and Salt river watersheds. Roosevelt Lake is just 42 percent full, with nearly 1 million acre-feet. The other Salt River reservoirs are mostly full, but they hold only a fraction of the water stashed behind Roosevelt Dam.
The Salt River at Roosevelt Monday carried 248 cubic feet per second, about 76 percent of normal. Tonto Creek carried 28 cubic feet per second, about half of its normal flow. Northern Gila County remains either “abnormally dry” or in “moderate drought,” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Southern Gila County remains stuck mostly in a state of “severe drought.” California continues to languish in mostly “extreme” or “exceptional” drought.
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Rim Country sales tax collections rise 8 percent From page 1A point above the statewide average, but that’s affected by portions of the Apache reservations in southern Gila County with unemployment rates above 50 percent. The December tracking report yielded mostly good news for Rim Country, however. Payson relies on local sales taxes to fund most town services, so the 8 percent jump to $2.8 million for the June-December period has bolstered town finances. But every other major source of revenue rose as well. That includes: • A 9 percent jump to $926,000 in the statewide income tax receipts distributed to the states based on population. • A 4 percent rise in state-shared sales taxes to $546,000. • A 12 percent rise in local vehicle taxes to $393,000. • A 58 percent rise in building permits to $127,000. • A 14 percent rise in plan review fees
to $66,000. • A 10 percent rise in state-shared gasoline taxes (HURF) to $597,000. Despite the healthy rise in tax revenues, Payson continues to spend more than it takes in — depleting its reserve fund. The town has so far spent $218,000 more than it took in, reducing the reserve fund to about $992,000. The town pays for most services from its $13.7 million general fund, with the exception of the $5.6 million water department fund. The water fund gets its money from water bills and impact fees and grants, mostly to build the Blue Ridge pipeline. The town’s deficit would look much worse in the general fund if the town’s various departments hadn’t managed to stay under budget by a total of almost $900,000 throughout the fiscal year. The police department’s $4.8 million budget represents about 35 percent of the general fund — running to about $400,000 per month. So far, the department has spent about
$400,000 less than budgeted. The fire department’s $3.3 million budget comes in second in the general fund tally, about 24 percent of the total. So far, the fire department has spent about $200,000 less than the amount budgeted. Overall, the town’s general fund departments remain about 12 percent below budget. General fund budgets include:
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Council: $107,000 Town Manager: $274,000 Town Clerk: $211,000 Information Technology: $615,000 Attorney: $408,000 Tourism: $121,000 Court: $213,000 Benefits: $1,200,000 Fire: $3,300,000 Police: $4,817,000 Planning: $721,000 Streets: $544,000 Parks/Rec: $334,000
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Unity Church of Payson hosts music and comedy concert
Singer-songwriter and Unity favorite Greg Tamblyn returns to Unity of Payson for another fun musical program, A Healthy Dose of Comic Relief at 7 p.m., Friday Jan. 16. Tamblyn has been a successful singer, songwriter, and humorist for more than 20 years. He combines outstanding audience rapport with an irreverent sense of humor. He has become widely known for his inspiring songs about the power of the human spirit, as well as his off-the-wall send-ups of modern life, such as “The Shootout at the I’m OK, You’re OK Corral,” “Analog Brain in a Digital World” and “Self-Employment Made Harder by Difficult
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Boss.” Tickets are $10 in advance available through unityofpayson@gmail.com or by calling (928) 478-8515, and $12 at the door. Light dessert refreshments will be served. The concert will be in the Central Arizona Board of Realtors conference room, 600 E. Highway 260, Suite 14 (across the parking lot from Tiny’s Restaurant). For more information, go online to www. UnityofPayson.org.
See documentary on family
What is family and does it still matter in today’s society? “Irreplaceable” is a documentary that seeks to address these fundamental questions. This full feature film will be presented at Mountain Bible Church at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18. Its host, Tim Sisarich, travels the world to explore what “family” really means — and why it is so important to humanity. Different cultures, different traditions, different faiths, and different family structures are examined in the light of the changing views about “family.” No matter your stage of life, married or single, or religious persuasion, this is a must-see as you look to your future and to the future of those in your circle of friends and family. Mountain Bible Church is at 302 E. Rancho Road, Payson. Child care will be available. For more information, call the Mountain Bible office at (928) 472-7800.
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Violin, guitar duet concert
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. For more information, visit the association website at www.tccarim.org or call (928) 478-4363 or (928) 474-4189.
Blood drive
A blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19 at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. If you would like to give blood, please contact Pat or Jon at (928) 951-0863 or log onto www.bloodhero.com and use the sponsor code payson. At the time of year when Arizona’s patient population is at its highest, blood donations are at the lowest. “We hope to encourage more blood donations while people are still focused on the spirit of giving,” said Audrey Jennings, Regional Center Director for United Blood Services/Arizona.
Library Friends host author
The Library Friends of Payson will have Carole Emma Mathewson, a local author, review her recently published novel, “The Waste of War” Monday, Jan. 19. Based on the lives of two of her ancestors, Civil War surgeon Harley Mathewson and his wife, a nurse; the novel depicts the war, its generals and battles, from the vantage point of a surgeon. In order to arrive at story lines, Mathewson has researched all the battles, campaigns and Carole hospitals in which Mathewson the duo served. One reviewer of the book commented that we should never forget the cost of the war that preserved the Union and ended slavery. Mathewson will have books to sell and sign. She can accept cash or checks, but not debit or credit cards. The Library Friends of Payson presentation for the community, which is held in the library meeting room, will start with a short business meeting at 10 a.m., and the program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Although the library will be closed for Martin Luther King Day, there will be a sign on the front door directing attendees to the side door. The public is invited to both the business meeting and the free one-hour program. Light refreshments will be served.
Learn about the Mogollon Monster – if you dare…
As part of the Northern Gila County Historical Society’s Learning Local History series, NGCHS member and local Bigfoot investigator/researcher Chuck Jacobs will give a presentation on the Mogollon Monster, a History of Bigfoot in the Rim Country. Native American legends of Bigfoot-like creatures go back hundreds of years, long before the arrival of white explorers and settlers; and occasional encounters are reported even up to the present day. Did you ever wonder where the name Mogollon Monster came from? Chuck will tell you at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20 on the upper floor of the Rim Country Museum. Light refreshments will be served.
Mount Cross congregation to dedicate new building
The bishop of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will come to Payson to dedicate the new Mount Cross building at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan 25. The new building houses a large worship center so all interested people are invited to attend the service. Refreshments will be served. Mount Cross Lutheran is at 601 E. Highway 260, across the highway from Tiny’s. Sunday services are at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Spaghetti Dinner
The third- and fourth-grade class of Payson Christian School is sponsoring a spaghetti dinner benefit to raise money for an April trip to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. The dinner is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Payson Christian School, 1000 E. Frontier St. The spaghetti is being prepared by Gerardo’s Firewood Café and the salad is being donated by Macky’s Grill. There will also be rolls, drinks and dessert. Tickets are $8 for a full plate and $5 for a half plate and can be purchased by calling the school at (928) 474-8050. A limited number of tickets will be sold.
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Tuesday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Democratic Women of Rim Country host PUSD Superintendent Greg Wyman: noon, Tiny’s
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• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.
• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Moose Lodge Dinner Special: 5 p.m., Highway 260 in Star Valley
• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • Greg Tamblyn performs “A Healthy Dose of Comic Relief”: 7 p.m., 600 E. Hwy. 260 (CABR conference room)
• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center
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Looking ahead Jan. 18 • TCCA presents Alex DePue and Miguel DeHoyos on violin and guitar respectively, 2:30 p.m., PHS Auditorium • Dedication service for new building at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Hwy. 260 at 3 p.m. Jan. 19 • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., blood drive, Shepherd of the Pines, 507 W. Wade Lane • 10 a.m., local author at library
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Fire department gets creative
• Jan. 13, 1128: Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God. The self-imposed mission of the Knights Templar was to protect Christian pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. • Jan. 14, 1860: The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee of ThirtyThree submits a proposed constitutional amendment protecting slavery in all areas where it already existed. The proposed measure was not enough to stem the tide of seceding states. • Jan. 15, 1870: The first recorded use of a donkey to represent the Democratic Party appears in Harper’s Weekly, drawn by political illustrator Thomas Nast. Four years later, Nast originated the use of an elephant to symbolize the Republican Party in a Harper’s Weekly cartoon. • Jan. 12, 1932: Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, becomes the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Caraway had been appointed to the Senate two months earlier to fill the vacancy left by her late husband, Thaddeus Horatio Caraway.
What does a fire department do? Mostly answer medical calls. That surprising reality has put the Payson Fire Department in a bind, as it confronts a rising volume of medical calls and challenging budget constraints. Every time someone calls with shortness of breath or a simple fall or a busted smoke alarm or some other non-life-threatening difficulty, the department must roll a fire truck with two or three firefighters on board. If it’s a medical call, the private ambulance company in town also dispatches a vehicle manned by paramedics. Fire Chief David Staub is considering pushing for a solution employed by Mesa and other departments, which outfitted a lower-cost vehicle to answer many of the routine calls. We’re happy Chief Staub’s thinking outside the box to find a solution to this difficult — and expensive problem. We hope he won’t limit himself to deploying a lower-cost vehicle. We hope the chief — and the council — will ask some more open-ended questions, especially with the state constantly imposing new mandates and increasing the long-term benefit cost of public employees — especially police and firefighters. For instance, why not let the ambulance companies provide the first response whenever possible? The private ambulance company can charge insurance companies for its services, while the fire department generally does not. Granted, in some cases protecting the patient may require the combined efforts of the ambulance paramedics and the fire department paramedics. That’s fine, let the dispatcher make the call — making sure to ensure patient safety when there’s any doubt. Clearly, we need a trained, professional, adequately manned fire department to cope with the brush and structure fires that not only endanger lives — but could easily grow into a catastrophe in our brushy, overgrown neighborhoods. But fires account for just 2 percent of the department’s calls. Surely, we have an opportunity for creative thinking here. Of course, Payson and the surrounding communities must continue to work together to solve what amounts to a regional problem. Payson can rely on sales taxes to fund public safety. The residents of Star Valley, Pine, Whispering Pines and unincorporated communities must rely on property taxes, which have declined in recent years. They face an even more urgent budget crisis in the next two years, although they all rely much more heavily on highly trained volunteer firemen and on private ambulance companies. We hope that Payson and the fire boards of those outlying fire districts will revive the discussions about closer cooperation. We suspect that they can help reduce costs by sharing resources and Payson can benefit from returning to a greater reliance on a core of trained volunteers — especially if only 2 percent of the calls involve structure fires. Clearly, all the communities of Rim Country face a potential financial crisis in providing adequate public safety protection — whether it’s for a structure fire or chest pains. We’re glad Chief Staub has at least raised the issue.
Into the breach, again “Once more into the breach again, dear friends, once more,” cried Henry V in Shakespeare’s prose. Well, it ain’t Agincourt — but Mesa del Caballo’s effort to get the Arizona Corporation Commission to watch out for the consumers does seem kind of epic, after repeated hearings and thousands of pages of filed paperwork. This Thursday, the valiant advocates for that unincorporated community will once again try to force Brooke Utilities and the water hauling company it employed to provide some proof they didn’t rip off Mesa del residents by imposing questionable water hauling charges that doubled or tripled the hefty summer water bills for many residents. The water company has since changed hands, but neither Brooke nor the water hauling company have provided clear and convincing records to justify the charges. The issue goes to a hearing on Thursday before the Corporation Commission, with a couple of new members elected with the help of bundle of dark money put up by companies the ACC regulates. So we’re not optimistic — but admire the determination of the tenacious advocates for the community willing to charge the barricades again.
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Thanks to all who helped residents of Canal apartments All the fine folks at Canal Senior Apartments are back in their homes. Canal Apartments and Payson Regional Housing Development, general partner owner, wish to thank all who helped make this monumental task a success. Sunshine Cleaning worked day and night to accomplish the cleaning and restoration that took place. The Town building department was most cooperative in providing timely inspections. The Senior Center volunteers, under the direction of Joanne, were extremely helpful in both the evacuation and process of moving tenants back. The community contributions for motel accommodations and also for food to restock the residents’ refrigerators were a real blessing. We thank the residents for their understanding and cooperation during this crisis. We, the staff at the Canal Senior Apartments, served the residents with compassion and dedication to make this all happen as quickly as possible. Special thanks to all the fire and law enforcement, Sunshine Cleaners, The Senior Center, The Salvation Army, The Humane Society of Central Arizona, Quality Inn, Majestic Mountain Inn, America’s Best Value Inn, Mattress Experts, Mountain Bible Church, Rim Country Health, The Powell House, Gila County C.A.P., Gerardo’s, Wildwood Enterprises, Rim Country Rotary, Zane Grey Kiwanis, Falconcrest Bed & Breakfast, Payson Regional Medical Hospital, Senior Circle, Mogollon Health Alliance, Expedition Church, Ponderosa Bible Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Community, Presbyterian Church, First
Church of Nazarene, Knights of Columbus, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Church of Seventhday Adventists, Payson Art League, Payson Lioness Club, Rim Country Coalition, Payson Care Center, Macky’s Grill, Chili’s Restaurant, Pizza Factory, Dominoes, LDS Ladies, Head To Toe Salon, Trinkets and Treasures, Time Out Thrift Store, Almost New Thrift Shop, Time Out Shelter, Hospice Foundation, Southwest Behavioral, Dominos Pizza, and Payson Senior Apartments. In addition, all the local businesses and res-
idents that reached out to help. Many local residents offered to open up their homes to house those without one. We are grateful for the community donations that helped house the displaced tenants and provide them comfort. There are so many who helped (sorry if we missed listing you above) and we are overwhelmed with the outreach and compassion of the Payson community. With sincere gratitude, The Canal Staff; Michele Bailey, Sam Conti, Andy Watson, and Rick Croy
department. It is one thing to complain to fellow hunters at the sporting goods stores and cafes, but to get anything done, we all need to individually respond to the agency. As the old adage states, “preaching to the choir” has very limited impact, but a grassroots groundswell message can be powerful in changing hunting experiences for the better. Squeaking wheels really do get attention when the numbers of responses are significant in number. The public responses can be made by email or hard copy letter to the Arizona Game and Fish Department and they must be made prior to Feb. 15, 2015. I would recommend to keep the responses to the point and brief without inflammatory remarks. Restating some of your experiences in the field on recent hunts would be logical to substantiate your opinion. It could also be important to state concerns about big game hunting for the future generations of young outdoorsmen. The email address is azgamebranch@ azgfd.gov while hard copy responses can be mailed to Hunt Guidelines, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086. I would encourage all of you big game enthusiasts to contact other hunters and make sure
your voice is heard, numbers of responses will make a difference. Dennis Pirch
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Big game hunters need to speak up now Editor: In a Jan. 7 recent news release, the Arizona Game and Fish Department asked for public input on future big game management in the state. Amber Munig, big game management supervisor stated, “we are seeking your ideas, comments, concerns, or observations on how to meet the many demands by the hunting public, as well as fostering new opportunities for continuing our hunting heritage for future generations.” The department puts out a call for comments twice a year as it develops guidelines for future hunting seasons. With the fall hunting seasons just recently finished, many hunters have fresh insights about the impact of current management policies when it comes to the number of elk, deer and other game animals in each unit. Many hunters in the Rim Country had concerns about the deer and elk seasons and the number of tags being allocated per unit in addition to the number of hunts offered. Now is the time to let your voices be heard and spend the time and energy to put your thoughts on paper or email and send them to the
Unhappy consequences of ‘graduating’ from Hospice Editor: After my husband, Tom, was “graduated” from Hospice Compassus on Dec. 24, 2014, I was scrambling to replace his loaned bed, wheelchair and other items necessary for his care. I ran into block walls every step of the way until Jan. 7, 2015 when the manager at Mountain Respiratory renewed my faith in human kindness. I previously bought Tom’s nebulizer equipment at Mountain Respiratory and returned to buy more. The manager explained they could no longer sell the equipment without the nebulizer, so he gave me three sets, free, to tide us over until we located another distributer. It is very sad that Hospice “graduated” my 87-year-old husband who suffers from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body dementia, but worse yet, did not offer back-up suggestions for the equipment they had in place here. This has been a nightmare. Martha Mitchell
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First-ever, student-run JRE awards assembly by
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More than 20 students were chosen to greet parents and guests at the first-ever Julia Randall Elementary (JRE) awards assembly in December. JRE Principal Will Dunman asked students to host the assembly to build leadership skills as part of the school’s HERO (help everyone, respect others) program. “Students are empowered with confidence and given opportunities to build leadership skills,” said Dunman. A student council representative from each grade level, second through fifth grade, conducted the ceremony. Emmy White, fifth-grade Student Council representative, welcomed visitors and introduced second-grader Patience Laycock to lead the crowd of more than 800 in the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the fifth-grade choir singing the national anthem as parents, grandparents, siblings and friends joined in. Steene Stone, a third-grade student in Mrs. Laird’s class, talked about JRE’s anti-bullying activity, classroom competition and anti-bullying pledge before leading the student body in reciting the HERO theme. Before the awards presentation, fifth-grader Claire Hancock, from Ms. Haught’s class,
described the three awards. Bobby Davis, representing Kiwanis, presented the Terrific Kid awards (most improved) while fifth-graders Claire Hancock and Emmy White awarded the Longhorn Pride awards (students living up to the HERO theme), and the Legendary Longhorn awards (outstanding overall academic effort, behavior and leadership).
“Terrific Kid” honoree Darius Lorig, fifth-grader, said, “It’s really nice. I’ve worked hard.” Legendary Longhorn winner, fifth-grader Maddie Ashby said it was a great surprise. Dunman said, “Leadership is communicating a person’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.”
Sydney Dando (above) was the Kiwanis Terrific Kid Award recipient for the second grade. Thirdgrader Steene Stone (at right) talked about the school’s anti-bullying activity, classroom competition, anti-bullying pledge and led the student body in reciting the HERO theme.
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An attorney with the Gila County Attorney’s Office has left the office. Joy Riddle started with the county attorney’s office two years ago and mostly handled drug-related cases, putting several known drug dealers behind bars. Riddle was also involved in the high stakes case against Brandon Lee Lewis. A jury in 2013 found Lewis guilty of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest after a scuffle ensued between him and three officers. Judge Peter Cahill later threw out the felo-
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The JRE fifth-grade choir singing the national anthem at the first student-run awards assembly.
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Mrs. Lorenz’s fifth-grade class award winners at the Julia Randall Elementary School’s first-ever student-run awards ceremony.
ny convictions against Lewis saying police and prosecutors withheld crucial evidence from the defense that could have affected the outcome of the trial. Riddle and Marc Stanley prosecuted the case. Stanley left the GCAO shortly thereafter. Riddle confirmed with the Roundup Tuesday that she has left the office, but said it was not because of misconduct. Riddle said she left for personal reasons and that her professional record is clean, both with the county and the State Bar of Arizona. Neither County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp nor Chief Deputy Shawn Fuller responded to a request for comment.
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PRMC ranks as top performer on national quality measures by
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Peter Drucker, leadership and management guru, is credited for saying: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Organizations worth their salt consistently measure their performance, comparing their numbers month over month, year over year within their organizations as well as comparing their performance against others in their industry. The health care industry is no different. We measure the quality of our care — to you, our patient — through a process called “Core Measures.” We monitor recommended treatments that our industry shows produce the best results. The experts agree that these recommended treatments benefit the patient by reducing the risk of complications, reducing the number of recurrences, and producing better outcomes. A few of the conditions we measure for both inpatients and outpatients involve: AMI (Acute Myocardial Infarction – a heart attack), Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Surgical Care Improvement Project – (reduction in the risk of infection after surgery), Immunization Management, Stroke, prevention of Venous Thrombosis Embolisms. Payson Regional Medical Center ranks No. 1 for the second quarter of 2014 for inpatient and outpatient core measures. We are proud to say that we are one of 14 facilities in our hospital system with 100 percent for inpatient and outpatient measures. “We commend our physicians and clinical staff for their professional work in delivering the right treatment the right way at the right time. Achieving these measures tells us that we are providing excellent healthcare to our patients at Payson Regional Medical Center” said Lance Porter, Chief Executive Officer. Not only do we measure our performance month to month and year over year, others in the industry measure our performance and recognize us as a top performer in the industry. Recently, Payson Regional Medical Center was named a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by the Joint Commission, the nation’s leading accreditor of health care organizations. The honor recognizes hospitals that excel at meeting the Commission’s stringent measurements for exemplary patient care. This was the third time PRMC has earned the designation and only 1,224 — or approximately one-third of eligible United States hospitals received this award. Payson Regional Medical Center… QUALITY THAT COUNTS… and we’ve got the numbers to prove it.
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The flu has officially arrived in Payson. Confirmed cases of Influenza A have prompted PRMC to issue the following visitor restrictions. Effective immediately, the restrictions are: • No visitors under 12 years of age • If you have a fever and cough or sore throat, please go home, rest and take care of yourself. If circumstance requires your presence, you must wear a mask. • If you feel you have the flu and feel the need to visit the Emergency Room or your doctor’s office, please don on a mask upon entry. • Most importantly, cover your cough and use frequent hand hygiene to prevent the spread of the flu or any other respiratory illness. The CDC reports that this flu is particularly bad for people 65 and over, children and people with underlying health conditions. Flu season usually lasts into spring. The Arizona Department of Health report for the week ending Jan. 3, 2015 showed there were six confirmed cases of the flu in Gila County in just the one week from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3. How do I know if I have the flu?
You may have the flu if you have some or all of these symptoms: fever* cough sore throat runny or stuffy nose body aches headache chills fatigue sometimes diarrhea and vom-
dren, people 65 and older, pregnant women and people with certain medical conditions) and this is true both for seasonal flu and novel flu virus infections. If you are in a high risk group and develop flu symptoms, it’s best for you to contact your doctor. Remind them about your high risk status for flu. Health care providers will determine whether influenza testing and treatment are needed. Your doctor may prescribe antiviral drugs that can treat the flu. These drugs work better for treatment the sooner they are started. Are there medicines to treat the flu?
Yes. There are drugs your doctor may prescribe for treating the flu called “antivirals.” These drugs can make you better faster and may also prevent serious complications. How long should I stay home if I’m sick?
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Be selfish if you have the flu — don’t spread it around, keep it to yourself — stay home, rest, get well. iting *It’s important to note that not everyone with flu will have a fever. What should I do if I get sick?
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CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or other necessities. Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine, such as Tylenol®. You should stay home from work, school, travel, shopping, social events, and public gatherings. What should I do while I’m sick?
Stay away from others as much as possible to keep from infecting them. If you must leave home, for example to get medical care, wear a facemask if you have one, or cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Wash your hands often to keep from spreading flu to others.
Top 10 reasons to sign up for health insurance Even if you’re young, you’re not invincible. Accidents can happen to anyone. Be prepared. Get health insurance. The health professionals at Payson Regional Medical Center offer these top 10 reasons for enrolling for health insurance. • Without health insurance, you may not be able to afford medical care when you or a family member needs it. • People with health insurance are more likely to see their doctor before their condition worsens and becomes more expensive to treat. Individuals who have diabetes and do not have health insurance have a higher mortality (death) rate than those who have diabetes and health insurance. • If you don’t have health insurance and experience a serious illness or medical emergency, you will be responsible for all of your medical costs. Health insurance helps protect you and your family from financial hardships that may result from health care expenses. • Some colleges, universities, and international programs require proof of health insurance to enroll. • You cannot be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, such as having diabe-
tes or having a previous cancer diagnosis. • All Health Insurance Marketplace plans must cover the following essential health benefits. These benefits are minimum requirements for all plans in the Marketplace. - Emergency services - Hospitalization (such as surgery) - Ambulatory patient services (outpatient care you get without being admitted to a hospital) - Pregnancy, maternity, and newborn care - Mental health and substance use disorders - Prescription drugs - Lab services - Pediatric services - Rehabilitative and habilitation services and devices (help people with injuries, disabilities, or chronic conditions gain or recover mental and physical skills) - Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management • Marketplace health plans must cover a set of preventive services like screenings, tests, and vaccinations to keep adults and children healthy. Depending on your age, gender and other risk factors, your doctor may tell you it’s time for a mammogram,
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colonoscopy or other screening that can detect disease in its earliest, most treatable stages. Or, it may be time to screen for high blood pressure or high cholesterol to give your doctor information that can help prevent a stroke or heart attack. Best of all, these preventive services are free of charge — no copays or deductibles. - Preventive care for all adults: 15 preventive services - Preventive care for women: 22 preventive services - Preventive care for children: 25 preventive services - Medicare preventive care: 23 preventive services • You may qualify for lower costs on a health plan. Depending on household income and family size, you may qualify for financial assistance from the government — or subsidies — toward the cost of the premium and other financial obligations like copays or deductibles. • Some individuals and families may qualify for low-cost coverage through Medicaid. In all states, Medicaid provides health coverage for some low-income people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. And in some states, the program covers all low-income adults below
a certain income level. Arizona has chosen to expand Medicaid coverage. This expansion increases the eligibility limits for adults to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (equivalent to an annual income of $16,105/year for one person; $32,913 for a family of four in 2015). However, citizens must enroll in the program; it’s not automatic. • If you can afford health insurance coverage in 2015, but don’t sign up, you may have to pay a penalty ($325 per adult, $162.50 per child – up to $975/ family or 2 percent of family income, whichever is higher). Penalty example: Family of four with household income of $40,500, 2% of income = $810, penalty = $975; Family of 4 with household income of $65,000, 2% of income = $1,300; penalty = $1,300. If you need help reviewing the health insurance options on the Health Insurance Marketplace, the application coordinators at Payson Regional Medical Center can help. Through February 15 (the enrollment deadline for 2015), call (928) 472-1271 to make an appointment. Change isn’t always easy, but in this case it can bring a wealth of health benefits.
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Many health benefits of avocados Weekly Calendar of Events MON:
Tai Chi 9-10 a.m. Bunco 1-3 p.m. ($3 to play) Diabetic Education 1-2 p.m. (last Monday of month - Jan. 26)
TUES: Knitting 9-11 a.m. (all levels) Feeling Fit 10-11 a.m. Pinochle 12-3 p.m. Fresenius Dialysis Outreach (2nd Tuesday) Mexican Train 12-3 p.m. 12 Step Rim Country Women’s AA meeting 3-4 p.m. WED: Member Lunch & Bingo (meets Jan. 14, 11:30 a.m.) Lunch & Learn - Chest Pain (Jan. 21, 11:30 a.m., free) Mah Jong 1:30-4:30 p.m. THUR: T.O.P.S. 7-9 a.m. Tai Chi 9-10 a.m. Widowed Women’s Grief Group (meets 1st Thursday of month, 9:30-11 a.m.) Pinochle 12-3 p.m. Ballroom Dancing 3-4 p.m. Lost Loves Suicide Loss (meets 1st Thursday of month, 4-5:30 p.m.) FRI:
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Senior Circle is located at 215 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson (928) 472-9290. Hours of operation: M-TH 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; F 9 a.m. – 12N January is open enrollment month for membership in the Tonto Apache Gym. Dues are $55 for the months of February, March and April (that’s $55 for all three months) and are payable at Senior Circle during the month of January.
I’ve always had a bit of sibling rivalry with my cholesterol, triglycerides, small dense LDL, nonsister. But don’t all siblings? HDL cholesterol and others. Don’t get me wrong, I love her to death, but I I explained this all to my sister in an email. always tried to do better in school; keep my room She said: “Yuck. They’re too slimy.” cleaner; and have a better tan — we grew up in That’s fine. My momma likes avocados. My Southern California. daddy likes avocados. We can exchange recipes, So maybe she’s got a better job and a bigger while my sister’s driving home to her lovely, house and shorter list of dumb moves on her life large home. resume. Maybe she’s taller and talks faster and Growing up, my mom used avocados in guacahas silky hair. But on one point I’ve got her beat: mole, salads and as a topping for Mexican food and chili. I like avocados. Yum! My mom loves them. So does my dad. Sis says Avocados originally came from Mexico and they’re slimy. Central America. When the Spanish discovHa. But does she know the weird berry with the ered the fruit, they spread it to Europe and the Caribbean. From there, huge seed so beloved by giant avocado cultivation moved to ground sloths can lower her T h e California, Florida, Indonesia, cholesterol levels? South America, Israel, South Granted, she has great cho- H e a l t h y lesterol levels, but that’s not Africa and Australia. really my point. Avocados are classified in In a study published this the Lauraceae flowering plant by Michele Nelson month, the American Heart family that includes cinnamon, Association showed that by camphor, and bay laurel. They eating one avocado a day, along with a heart- also technically can be called a giant berry. healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet, Some scientists believe the avocado might overweight and obese people lowered their LDL have developed its enormous seed as a result “bad” cholesterol levels and raised their HDL of co-evolving with the giant sloth. The huge, “good” cholesterol levels. shaggy creature died out after the last ice age, Yep. An avocado a day helps keep bad choles- but until then it loved avocados and evolved a terol away. way to digest the chemicals in the skin that can Researchers fed 45 healthy, yet overweight, give horses colic. The 17-foot-tall creature then people aged 21 to 70 different diets and com- shambled about, leaving a scattering of slimy, pared results (Journal of the American Heart pooped-out avocado seeds all ready to sprout. Association). I did not mention this tidbit to my sister in the The baseline diet was a typical American diet. email. Then subjects ate three different diets specificalAll I know is — I adore avocados. I put them ly designed to lower cholesterol: one had lower on chicken, stick them in sandwiches, and even fat without avocado, another had moderate-fat spread them on bread like butter. levels without avocado, and the third featured a The researchers for the American Heart moderate-fat diet with one avocado per day. Association found that most people only use The researchers discovered that the bad-cho- avocados in guacamole. lesterol was 13.5 mg/dL lower with the avoca“But guacamole is typically eaten with corn do-a-day diet than the typical American diet. chips, which are high in calories and sodium. The other diets showed a slight improvement Avocados, however, can also be eaten with salin cholesterol numbers, but nothing as impres- ads, vegetables, sandwiches, lean protein foods (like chicken or fish) or even whole,” said senior sive as the avocado-a-day diet. On top of that, the avocado munchers had study author Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D. Hmm, think I’ll send my sister another email. better blood work with improvements in total
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Register now for Circle’s Tucson trip The Payson Regional Medical Center’s Senior Circle, with Free Spirit Vacations & Events, is still taking reservations for a President’s Day trip to Casino del Sol in Tucson. Reservations are due by Monday, Jan. 19. The cost for the 3-day, 2-night trip is $395 double occupancy or $350 single. Payment may be made at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, by personal or cashier’s check or credit card. The Senior Circle is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday. Participants will need to drive to the Mesa Hilton, 1011 W. Holmes Ave., to catch the bus to Tucson (this is due to the $200 price drop from the original promotion). The event, Monday, Feb. 16 through Wednesday, Feb. 18, is the new version of BransonFest Out West” — dubbed Tucson
SOLFest. It features five shows and multiple other activities. Participants can enjoy country dance and line dance lessons, happy hour by the pool, fun and fitness, a putting contest and karaoke. Concerts include performances by Ron Rose, Uptown Angels, Paul McDermand, and Stars on the Water, plus a group of senior entertainers. Rose will offer an evening of classic country songs made famous by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings. He is also a gifted instrumentalist playing the guitar, banjo, fiddle, piano and harmonica. Uptown Angels is a trio of women who bring the popular songs of the 1920s through 1960s in the style of iconic sister acts — the Andrews, McGuire and Lennon sisters. Their act includes choreography and vintage costumes. Paul McDermand is a steel
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drum and marimba artist with a repertoire that includes standards, Latin, Broadway and popular works. Stars on the Water is an easy listening quartet offering a combination of rock and roll, reggae and the fun music of Jimmy Buffet. Their performance is scheduled to be a Jimmy Buffet Tribute. The Casino del Sol is the only casino resort to have earned a Forbes Four Star Award and is also an AAA Four Diamond Award-winner. It features a number of different dining options as well as more than 1,300 slot machines; 22 table games including blackjack and poker; bingo; and a variety of special promotions. Golf and spa services are offered at an additional charge. The spa has massages, facials, body scrubs and body treatments, nail services and couples’ offerings. 77484_PAYS_HCMan_6_375x10_5c.indd 1
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cali jean christopherson Cali Jean Christopherson was born Oct. 14, 2014 at Payson Regional Medical Center to parents Courtney L. O’Dell and Charles W. Christopherson of Payson. She weighed 10 pounds and was 21 inches long. Cali has a big brother, Levi, age 5; and a big sister, Kiera, age 1-1/2. Her grandparents are Lonna Sue Masterson and Wayne Christopherson and Nanette Tucker and Daniel O’Dell; her great-grandparents are Nancy Tucker, Marilyn O’Dell, Yvonne Christopherson and Mary Masterson. Contributed photo
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WEATHERREPORT Forecast by the National Weather Service
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PAYSONREPORT
Rain
43/33 Wednesday
Mostly sunny, 20% chance of AM rain
51/31 Thursday
Sunny
55/33 Friday
Mostly sunny
Payson Statistics DATE H Jan. 2 36 Jan. 3 39 Jan. 4 55 Jan. 5 62 Jan. 6 66 Jan. 7 66 Jan. 8 58 Jan. 9 58 Jan. 10 51 Jan. 11 51 Jan. 12 50
L PRECIP. 10 9 16 24 28 33 30 28 31 0.02 33 0.36 38 0.09
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2015 thru today 0.57 30-year Average through Dec. 22.08
Jan. 2015 0.57 Jan. Average 2.01
Average Payson Precipitation from the office of the State Climatologist at Arizona State University.
PAYSON POLLEN COUNT FORECAST Tuesday
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Thursday
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Dominant pollen: Juniper High: Pollen levels between 8.1 and 12.0 tend to affect most individuals who suffer from the pollen types of the season. Symptoms may become more severe during days with high pollen levels. Medium: Pollen levels between 4.1 and 8.0 will likely cause symptoms for many individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season. Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 4.0 tend to affect very few individuals among the allergy-suffering public. Source: pollen.com
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Finally — the solar panels have arrived at Gila Community College (GCC). Construction started in December to install solar panels in the parking lot at GCC. But the build-out has not been without its challenges. Staff said the week construction began, all the lights in the parking lot had to go off-line. Unable to find rental lights locally that were bright enough to light up lot, the college turned to the Town of Payson. However, the night the lights were needed, Payson had to use its lights to help with an accident. Classes were canceled, despite being the week before finals. “Everyone made up the time,� said staff. Now drivers only need to watch out for orange cones and a limited number of parking spaces. On a positive note, most of the panels have now been installed.
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Gila County government is considering a loan of $2.5 million to buy, place and remodel a modular building — being called the Copper Administration Building — in order to get out of paying rent on buildings where assorted services are housed. The board of supervisors heard a presentation on the plan at its Jan. 6 meeting. Estimates would put annual payments at a little more than $200,000 a year. However, if the county could secure a good interest rate, the cost could be lower. The total estimated cost of the financing will be $2,545,000, consisting of $2,000,000 of principal and an estimated total of $545,000 in interest. Currently it is paying about $160,000 in rent, with no control on whether or not the rent will go up – as it has in past years. The modular building is more than 20,000 square feet and could provide office space for probation, the county library district and other departments. It would be on county property on the same site as the courthouse, which houses the bulk of its offices. A new modular building was also looked at, but the county would need to spend approximately $1.6 million for 8,000 square feet, including delivery and set up. The supervisors are scheduled to consider adoption of a resolution to secure the financing at the board’s Jan. 27 meeting. Other business
The supervisors approved a proclamation making 2015 The Year of Reading in Gila County. The proclamation encourages parents and grandparents and other guardians to regularly read with their children and grandchildren. To this end, Read On Globe/Miami, Read On Northern Gila County and Read On Copper Corridor form a local collaborative with more than 120 community partners collectively that promote reading as the crit-
ical pillar in the education of the county’s students. Read On volunteers at the 2014 Gila County Fair distributed over 1,500 free books to children. The purpose of “The Year of Reading� is to raise public awareness of the importance of reading to the success of children in school and in life by embedding literacy awareness activities into community events throughout the year. Some of the larger events being considered are Dr. Seuss’ birthday in March; a focus on Arizona books and authors in late spring; Attendance Awareness Month in September; and a Polar Express reading event in December. Coming Jan. 24, the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records is encouraging readers to participate in National Readathon Day. The event is from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24. More than 500 books are available from Reading Arizona, a new ebook service from the Arizona State Library compatible with iOS, Android and Kindle tablets at www. ReadingArizona.org/.  National Readathon Day is an effort founded by Penguin Random House, the National Book Foundation, GoodReads, and Mashable to encourage literacy and raise funds to bring books to underserved communities. The founders are asking libraries, bookstores, and community centers to host reading get-togethers for participants, and to organize fundraising teams. Contact your local library for more information about events in your area.  “While the collection in Reading Arizona is still growing, there’s something for everyone: contemporary ebooks, digitized out-ofcopyright works, and self-published ebooks,� said Joan Clark, State Librarian and Arizona State Library Director. Books may be borrowed within the state simultaneously by multiple users. Readers decide how long to keep a title, rather than being tied to a traditional return date. Reading Arizona is powered by BiblioBoard, a content management system
from BiblioLabs. The project is funded by a Library Services and Technology Act grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services. “The collection includes early Arizona fiction and histories, as well as contemporary works by authors such as Jana Bommersbach, Edward Abbey, Jon Talton and James Sallis,� said Laura Stone, Digital Content Director. “I am especially pleased that we are able to include works from the University of Arizona Press,� she added. Patrons accessing the website inside Arizona are able to see the collection and create a user account to mark favorites, download ebooks to an offline bookshelf, and offer ratings and comments. Once patrons create an account, they can access the site even when traveling outside the state. A “Getting Started� guide provides further instructions online. Background
Reading Arizona builds on Pima County Public Library’s Arizona Centennial project by the same name. The original project featured an interactive map highlighting 100 books about the state, which is still available to readers at the website. The website also includes a blog, Back Story with Reading Arizona, with more information about how the project was developed. The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records is a division of the Secretary of State. Through its branches, the State Library provides access to unique historical and contemporary resources, and statewide leadership to the library, archives and museum communities. BiblioLabs, based in Charleston, S.C., provides libraries with access to digital content — historical, contemporary or even the library’s own physical collections. With a focus on making the experience easy and fun for patrons. The BiblioBoard platform offers access through native apps on tablet devices and the Web. All content is curated into thematic collections and topical anthologies for easy browsing.
Gila Community College board members sworn in Newly elected Gila Community College (GCC) board member Dr. Jan Brocker and returning board member John Zilisch met at the Payson campus on Jan. 12 for Gila County Schools Superintendent Linda O’Dell to swear them in to the board. Also in attendance, outgoing board member Larry Stephenson. Stephenson was honored at the ceremony with a plaque commemorating his decade of service. The college has also erected a new bench outside the administrative offices with a plaque in his honor. The GCC board will meet for the first time this new year on Wednesday, Jan. 14.
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House fires, like this one in Payson, actually constitute less than 2 percent of the fire department’s calls. But the number of medical calls has risen steadily, taxing the department’s resources. The department handles about one call per hour.
PFD FACTS • Busiest time – 10 a.m.-7 p.m. • Busiest day of the week – Friday • Slowest day – Sunday • Busiest month – July • Slowest month – February • Average response time – 4:36 minutes • Total number of calls in 2013 – 2,884 • Medical calls – 2,014 • Fire – 56 • Hazardous condition – 56 • Service call – 409 • Good intent – 241 • False alarm – 108 ers for real emergencies. A Mesa Fire spokesman told The Arizona Republic it costs an average of 32 cents a mile to run a TRV, as opposed to $2.76 to run a traditional fire engine. Staub believes that approach could work in Payson. During peak call times, he proposes putting a two-person crew on the streets in a TRV, likely using the department’s existing ambu-
lance. That would leave three staffed engines in the stations, but the TRV would take those calls that dispatchers decide don’t require a fire engine. Staub said Mesa’s TRV model has worked and Payson can adapt it to meet its needs. “I think it is a possibility,” he said. “We need to at least try.” Funding a TRV is an issue though. Staub is working out how much money they would need to staff a TRV, but Staub only needs to staff it roughly 12 hours a day and likely not every day given the low volume of calls on Sunday, for example. Staub is writing up a proposal and will meet with town staff as the next budget cycle ramps up. No word yet if or when a TRV will hit Payson’s streets, but Staub says the department has got to look outside the box to keep up with demand. “There is a new breed of fire chiefs who are going, ‘OK, the model I grew up on of four-man engine companies responding to every call isn’t going to be palpable, so how do we still provide a high level of service that still takes care of your needs, keeps our folks safe and meets our need to do it as efficiently as possible?’”
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only has two firefighters on duty. Studies suggest that the crews on a two-man truck are slower in accomplishing critical tasks and suffer more work-related injuries. That station also only handles 8 percent of all the department’s calls, with stations 11 and 12 in the heart of town picking up most calls. The Main Street station is the busiest, handling half of all calls. With medical problems accounting for the majority of calls, firefighters don’t usually need a fire truck. But they usually take the fire truck in case a fire call comes through while they’re on the medical case. That happened recently when the back deck of a home caught fire. Two of the town’s engines were handling other calls, one a false alarm and the other a medical call, leaving only one engine free. At least two engines are needed on fire calls, so the fire managers have enough firefighters to operate safely. As a result, the other two engines had to hastily wrap up their calls and head to the fire scene. If those firefighters had not been in a fire truck, they would have had to return to the station and picked it up, possibly adding an additional five minutes to the response time. Even five minutes can make a huge difference when fighting a fire. “I know 70 percent of calls are EMS, but I don’t know when the other 15 percent will happen, so if I say that I’ll send out a vehicle that takes care of 70 percent of the calls and then we get a fire, then we are in the wrong vehicle.” During peak service hours, Payson receives about three calls an hour, one call per engine. During this peak time, roughly 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Staub is looking at how to answer low acuity calls, such as someone falling and needing help or even changing the battery in a smoke alarm. Staub is looking to Mesa where the fire department has used Transitional Response Vehicles (TRV) since 2006. These vehicles take low-level calls, freeing up larger trucks and first respond-
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Where the world began — and ended
Preshistoric Verde Valley evokes world of Sinagua story and photos by Pete Aleshire roundup editor
I sat on the shore of the place where the world begin, and watched it steam in the cold light of dawn. The 75-degree water welling up into the dark mirror of Montezuma’s Well turned to vapor in the morning chill — as it must have a thousand years ago when the ancient myth makers concluded that the ancestors of all human beings climbed up through this bizarre lake into this, the Fourth World. They fled just ahead of rising floodwaters sent by Gods disgusted with the strife, greed and deceit of human beings. Modern geologists, the myth makers of a later age, maintain this 470foot diameter, 55-foot deep well was spawned by a 1,000-gallon-per-minute spring welling up from the heated depths of the earth. An ancient history
The misnamed Montezuma’s Well has drawn human beings for at least a thousand years, offering shelter, fresh water, and a still, small sense of awe. Its constant waters, scattering of ruins, and sobering Indian burials make it the perfect touchstone to understanding the long, turbulent occupation of the valley by human beings stretching back at least 1,000 years. A succession of peoples have found their way to this enigmatic hill in the midst of the great Verde Valley, a geologically fascinating rift nurtured by the year-round Verde River and crowded with fossils, artifacts, ruins, history and scenery. The ancient Sinagua established a thriving civilization with castle-like outposts scattered throughout the valley, a rich center of trade nestled between other, sprawling civilizations. They built and expanded and prospered for at least 600 years before abruptly vanishing in the early 1400s, a baffling chapter in a regional drama. The Sinagua left this rich valley to a new mingling of cultures, the Yavapai and Tonto, who were later marched some 180 miles to a barren, malarial reservation in Eastern Arizona. Only a straggling few managed to return to their homeland in the Verde Valley and in Rim Country by then thickly settled by miners, ranchers and farmers. Montezuma’s Well, Montezuma’s Castle, Tuzigoot in the Verde Valley and the ruins of Walnut Canyon and Wupatki near Flagstaff offer a marvelous way to seek a connection to this ancient civilization, which lived in a careful balance with the land for 1,000 years. The first humans
No one knows when human beings first arrived in the rich valley, which is the product of millions of years of tempestuous geology which included long periods as ocean bottom, mountain ranges, a vast lake, and finally this sporadically watered transition zone from the ponderosa pines on the bordering mountains to the desert scrub of the 3,000-foot-high Valley floor. Archeologists suspect that the biggame-hunting Clovis people wandered into the valley more than 10,000 years ago. In any case, they left behind spear points and stone tools 2,000 to 10,000 years old. The first evidence of a more settled way of life comes in the form of pottery fragments and tools dating back to between 1 and 700 A.D., when the first scattered family groups of the Southern
Sinagua set up shop along the meandering Verde River, hunting and gathering a wild bounty of agave, mesquite beans as they gradually transitioned from wild foods to corn, beans and squash. Starting in about 700 A.D. the Verde Valley formed the stage for a remarkable mingling of cultures as trade, innovation, and large-scale migrations see-sawed back and forth across this region perched between the Pueblobuilding Anasazi to the north and the irrigation-based Hohokam to the south. Initially, the Hohokam exercised the greatest influence. The Hohokam built great cities and hundreds of miles of irrigation canals along the Salt and Gila River, particularly on the broad planes where present-day Phoenix stands. The Hohokam cremated their dead, decorated beautiful pottery, and treasured colorful parrots, copper bells, and other items imported through their extensive trade contacts with the civilizations in Mexico. Hohokam-style pithouses and irrigation systems make their appearance in the Verde Valley in about 700 A.D. Hohokam influence fades
But the dominance of the Hohokam culture begin to fade between 1000 and 1125 A.D. with the influx of the Anasazi or Ancestral Pueblo from the north, the builders of the great pueblos at places like Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon. The people of the Verde Valley begin building cliff-houses in rugged canyons, Anasazi ceramics displaced Hohokam, and people in many of the valley settlements shifted to Anasazi-style burials. The Sinagua civilization in the Verde Valley peaked between 1300 and 1400, when they constructed the large pueblos at Tuzigoot, Montezuma’s Castle, Montezuma’s Well. The most stunning remnant of the Sinagua culture is Montezuma’s Castle, a five-story, 20-room dwelling perched beneath an overhang in a limestone cliff. Together with a now mostly vanished 45-room pueblo, Montezuma’s Castle sheltered up to 300 people and was accessible only through long ladders. But the Sinagua vanished in the early 1400s seemingly at the peak of their power for reasons that remain mysterious. Did overpopulation exhaust the soils, cause conflicts, or spur epidemics? Did the Sinagua collapse when the intricate trade networks which bound them to the Hohokam and Anasazi shattered in the withering of those other cultures at about the same time? Archeologists have noted the steadily more fortress-like appearance of their pueblos and speculated that the Sinagua might have finally been overwhelmed by the after-effects of a severe drought in the 1300s. First settlers arrive
The first American settlers turned the ruins of an ancient pueblo. The government soon set up Fort Verde. Initially, the Army’s efforts to contain the Indian raiding proved ineffectual, partly because the volunteers lacked horses, weren’t paid for more than a year, set out on a long campaign with just 30 rounds of ammunition per man, and were reduced to making their own shoes. The force of more than 120 soldiers dwindled to less than half a dozen, before the government finally sent a regular army unit to take on the
job of curtailing the raiders. Conflicts between the Indians and the settlers escalated inexorably, especially with an influx of miners eager to capitalize on the rich mineral deposits around Jerome. The settlers often slaughtered Indians seemingly at random, destroyed hunting grounds and seized the Indians’ most productive growing areas. The once wildly free, but scattered and insular bands of Yavapai and Apache found themselves faced with a stark choice between continued raiding and starvation. Initially, the Apache and Yavapai enjoyed many advantages over the poorly equipped, ineptly led soldiers. The Indians knew the terrain intimately, resupplied themselves by raids on the settlers, and could cover 40 to 60 miles a day on foot — and up to 80 miles a day on stolen horses. The Army units had trouble even finding the elusive guerrilla warriors, and had little chance of overtaking them once the Indians discovered the Army had picked up their trail.
Cha-lipun and about 2,300 mostly starving Indians surrendered to Crook at Fort Verde on April 6, 1873. It marked the virtual end of large-scale Indian warfare in Arizona, although the heyday of Geronimo’s small band of raiders lay ahead.
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Apache lose their lands
But the odds tilted fatally against the Indians in 1871 with the appointment of General George Crook as commanding officer of the Arizona Military Department. He organized pack mule trains that could keep up with cavalry units covering 40 to 60 miles a day and set about recruiting Indian scouts. He quickly realized only Indian trackers could hunt out the raiders in the rugged wilderness surrounding the Verde Valley. So he skillfully capitalized on the divisions between different Apache bands and between the Yavapai and the Tonto Apaches. He offered the sometimes-starving warriors survival for their families and a chance to continue an ancient warrior tradition against traditional enemies. Crook’s use of these Indian scouts quickly took its toll, especially when he launched a winter campaign in 1872. The campaign sparked only a few major battles, since the Indians avoided pitched battles with the better armed and supplied troops whenever possible. However, the winter campaign quickly drove the Indians to desperation since they frequently had to abandon supplies when the pursuing scouts and troopers came upon their hidden, winter camps.
The Yavapai and Tonto Apache who surrendered settled along a stretch of the Verde River, where Army officers showed them how to irrigate crops and directed the construction of a five-milelong irrigation canal. Other bands continued to live off the reservation in Fossil Creek and Rim Country. The Indians in the Verde Valley enjoyed a rich first harvest on 57 acres, which greatly upset a politically powerful group of contractors in Tucson afraid that the Indians would win the Tucson Ring’s lucrative supply contracts with the Army. The Tucson Ring successfully pressured the government to remove the now-peaceful Indians to the fetid San Carlos reservation, where the government had already assembled many Apache bands long hostile to the Verde Valley Indians. A small detachment of soldiers supervised the Feb. 27, 1875, 180-mile march of some 1,476 Indians across frozen mountains and flooded streams in the dead of winter. One old brave carried his wife the whole 180 miles and nearly 10 percent of the Indians who started the march died or escaped along the way. Although some of the Yavapai and Tonto Apache returned to the valley years later and
Montezuma’s Well (top) and Montezuma’s Castle (above) in the Verde Valley bear witness to the 1,000-year occupation of the region by the Sinagua. The 600-year-old ruins (top, left) pictured sit on the lip of Montezuma’s Well, a tiny lake left when a dome of limestone collapsed as a result of the actions of an ancient spring (above, left), which dissolved the limestone then provided a source of fresh water for irrigation. won a small allotment of land, this cruel winter march marked the end of the Indian occupation of the Verde Valley that stretched back thousands of years. Other Tonto Apache bands left the reservation and drifted back to the Payson area, where after decades of effort they finally won the right to a small reservation here. Pondering complex past
Pondering that history of triumph and loss, I wandered across the silent parade ground at Fort Verde, which offers an absorbing glimpse of a soldier’s life in the Indian wars that straggled across the Southwest for decades. The buildings are empty now, save tableau’s of furniture and a scattering of left-behind utensils — as mute and eloquent as the fingerprints in the plaster walls of Tuzigoot, the children buried with baskets over their faces in the floors of Montezuma’s Castle, or the steam rising from the mirrored surface of Montezuma’s Well. Perhaps the world did start back there in that ancient caldron, in the struggle of a few survivors to escape the judgment of the Gods. Of course, the Sinagua have vanished and we’ve seized the Verde Valley from the Yavapai and the Apache. But certainly we can identify with their cautionary tales concerning the wages of greed, and anger, and arrogance. And perhaps we should post a watch now down in the well, should the water ever begin to rise when the long suffering Gods tire finally of the follies of this, the Fourth World.
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Coach looking for girls to take care of ball Turnovers cost Horns in losses
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Keith Morris
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Arissa Paulson scored 13 points but it wasn’t enough for Payson as visiting Lakeside Blue Ridge posted a 55-36 Division 3 Section 4 girls basketball victory on Thursday night at Wilson Dome. Jayda Hinton poured in 11 of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter as the Yellow Jackets outscored the Longhorns 17-9 to win their section opener. Kiana Carroll added 13 points for Blue Ridge (6-2). “We played very poorly,” said Payson head coach Miles Huff. “I think the biggest thing is taking care of the ball and converting our possessions into points. We’re not going to score 60 points a game, but if we can take advantage of possessions and limit turnovers, it’ll be beneficial for our team.” Huff said the Longhorns probably committed more than 25 turnovers against the Yellow Jackets, and had a similar number in a 42-31 loss at Goodyear Estrella Foothills two nights earlier against a Wolves team that’s No. 13 in the Division 3 power rankings. “Estrella Foothills is a good shooting team and they move the ball well, but again, it’s the same issues — ball handling, not taking care of the ball and throwing the ball away,” Huff said. “We had 25-plus turnovers in both games, which is frustrating because we had been on a streak of reasonable amounts in each game. I’d like to be at about 15 turnovers or somewhere in that area.”
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At left, Sadie Dunman passes the ball past a Blue Ridge defender during Thursday’s loss to the Yellow Jackets. Above, Cori Barnett (center), Aubrielle Paulson (3) and Brittany Proctor scramble for the ball as Blue Ridge’s Jayda Hinton tries to find a teammate to pass to. Arissa Paulson scored 16 points to lead Payson (7-10 overall) against the Wolves. The Longhorns, who fell 1-1 in the section with Thursday’s loss, rebounded to improve to 4-5 in power points games with a 38-15 win against a struggling Show Low team on Saturday night. Against the Cougars, Arissa Paulson scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Payson. Cori Barnett added eight points and seven rebounds
and Brittany Proctor had six points to go with four assists. “It’s nice to be able to bounce back from a couple of tough losses and hopefully get back on track for this stretch we have coming up,” Huff said. The Longhorns return to section play at 6 p.m. today at Wilson Dome to face No. 10 Holbrook, before hosting a Cottonwood Mingus team they beat earlier this season at 6 p.m. Thursday. Huff said he just hopes to see his
team play better tonight against the Roadrunners than they did last week. “At this point, I’m not even concerned if we win or lose, but that we put together a solid game as a team with (cutting down on) the turnovers and throwing the ball away and all that,” he said. “I would rather see us have a solid team game and not focus so much on the outcome. If we can do that against a team like Holbrook, we’ll be in good shape from that point forward, I think.”
Blue Ridge 55, Payson 36 Blue Ridge 55 — 2-Yatohm 1 3-6 5, 3-Cosay 0 0-2 0, 10-Tenijieth 0 0-0 0, 11-Peace 1 1-2 3, 14-Hinton 8 7-12 24, 22-Carroll 4 5-5 13, 24-Hacha 5 0-0 10, 31-Tessay 0 0-0 0, 40-Hawkins 0 0-0 0, 54-Berry 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 16-27 55. Payson 36 — Aubrielle Paulson 0 2-2 2, Bittany Proctor 0 1-2 1, Sadie Dunman 2 0-0 4, Cori Barnett 2 2-4 6, Taylor Vaughn 2 0-0 4, Arissa Paulson 5 3-11 13, Rachel Knauer 1 0-0 2, Rylee Chapman 1 0-0 2, Terena Ward 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 8-19 36. Blue Ridge 17 12 9 17 — 55 Payson 8 10 9 9 — 36 3-point goals — BR: Hinton. P: none.
Rim Golf Club ranked No. 16 Payson’s Rim Golf Club continues to be recognized as one of the top golf courses in the nation. In its latest rankings, Golfweek lists the private course at No. 16 among residential courses in the country. Last year, the 7,200-yard Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrishdesigned course was ranked No. 66 in Golfweek’s ranking of all modern courses across the country, a list that refers to those built after 1960. The Rim
Golf Club was one of only three Arizona courses to make the list. Another well-respected golf publication, Golf Digest, had The Rim Golf Club ranked No. 9 in Arizona for 2013/2014. With the launch of a new reciprocal membership program, The Rim Golf Club members now have access to Payson’s other private course, Chaparral Pines, as well as Stone Canyon in Tucson. Golf Digest also considers
Stone Canyon and Chaparral Pines among the best in the state, and has ranked them at 4 and 19, respectively. “Arizona is well-known for its top-notch golf clubs, which sometimes can make industry recognition difficult,” says Steve Loy, co-owner of The Rim Golf Club in a press release. “That is why it is an honor to be affiliated with three clubs that are continually recognized for their distinction among the rest.”
Golfweek ranks The Rim Golf Club as the No. 16 course in the nation.
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Ice fishing a great adventure during the winter months
Ice fishing offers a great adventure during the winter months.
The rods and reels have been stored in to Willow Springs Lake to try our luck at the garage for months waiting for that first catching trout through the ice. early springtime trip to Roosevelt Lake We could walk from the highway to for bass and crappies. There is still a lot a narrow cove on the backside of the of winter left with cold temperalake, which would likely have plenty of safe ice. We chopped through tures and hopefully many more almost 18 inches of ice before dropmajor snowstorms to improve the outdoors under the rim water level at Roosevelt Lake. If ping our lines into the frigid water. you have the fishing urge, maybe It didn’t take long before we were catching healthy rainbows that an ice fishing expedition to one seemed very eager to bite corn, of the high elevation lakes of the salmon eggs and worms. After that White Mountains or maybe the first trip, I was hooked on taking at Mogollon Rim might be on your least one outing per winter, providbucket list. ing the ice is thick and safe enough Arizona is not one of the ice fishing hotspots of North Dennis Pirch on one of the trout lakes in the north country of Arizona. America. But growing up in Iowa, Of course, access is difficult to fishing through two feet of ice on one of the backwater sloughs of the most of the Rim Lakes with the exception Mississippi River created many fond mem- of Willow Springs, which is within easy ories for me of catching bluegills, crappies, walking distance of Highway 260. It takes walleyes, and yellow perch. A number many weeks of hard freezing temperatures of years ago with a rare Saturday off in to make safe ice at the 7,400-foot elevation, January from basketball and wrestling, and the narrow coves on the backside of coach Chuck Hardt and myself journeyed Willow Springs are the only safe areas for
ice fishing. A foot of ice beneath the snow is sufficient, but a long rope tied to a nearby tree is always a wise precaution when venturing to a fishing area. There are also a number of lakes on the White Mountain Apache Reservation, which are accessible by paved road during the winter. Sunrise Lake and A-1, both are at 9,000 feet in elevation and have safe ice by January if it is a normal winter in temperature. Rainbows and brook trout inhabit both of these bodies of water. Get a $9 daily reservation permit at Hon Dah, which is approximately 15 miles from these lakes. If you try ice fishing, make sure you layer your clothing. It is always easier to take a jacket or vest off on a warm day. Sunscreen is a must for your face and hands because of the sun and the snow reflection. Another important tool is a good pair of polarized sunglasses. With the brightness of the sun and snow on a clear
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Instructor’s passion lives on in her students Editor’s note: Rim Country writers enrolled in Roundup Editor Pete Aleshire’s creative writing class at Gila Community College last semester wrote a series of stories about Payson. So here’s the latest evidence that Rim Country boasts some great writers — and wonderful stories. by
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Some describe ZumbaŽ as “a Latin-inspired dance fitness party� (www.zumba.com). The website boasts, “We take the work out of workout,� and refers to it as “exercise in disguise.� Can you imagine a more fun invitation to “burn a ton of calories without even realizing it?� The website goes on to claim that “Licensed ZumbaŽ instructors help people let loose and achieve their health goals like never before. They move and motivate, energize and inspire!� Wow, I’ll say! I recently found such an instructor still very actively doing this, even two years after physically leaving the planet. Amazing! New to Payson and looking for something fun and upbeat to do, I decided to hop aboard this fitness party train. Delighted to discover this class offered virtually everywhere in town, I picked the closest location to my house, to get in on this undulating good time. Truth be told, a secret little part of me maybe also chose what I foolishly imagined as the “easy� class location: at The SITCOM MOMS ACROSS 1 Lundgren of “Rocky IV� 6 Bathers’ scrubbers 12 Like alcoves and nooks 20 Mr. T’s TV group, with “The� 21 Approach and speak to boldly 22 Loathed one 23 Vinton, Eunice and Ellen’s mom 25 Planted again 26 ___ Lingus (Irish carrier) 27 “It’s cold in here!� 28 Hold together firmly 30 Also 31 Outpatient facility 34 “Allow me, ___ may ...� 37 Bud and Kelly’s mom 40 ___ acid (fat product) 41 Garcia of fashion 43 Applies, as a coat of wax 44 Wednesday and Pugsley’s mom 48 Proficient 52 Salad green 53 Suffix with bureaucrat 54 May honorees 56 Curly’s buddy 57 Casino client 61 Rudy, Vanessa, Theo, Denise and Sondra’s mom 65 Scented 66 Long green 67 Work with 68 Milk, in Paris 69 Comic Leary 70 Coin of Chile 71 Sped 73 TV actress Jennie 74 Pizzazz 75 In favor of 76 Pious person 78 ___ jumping (extreme sport) ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
79 Portrayer of 23-Across 82 Big vultures 83 Once - blue moon 84 Outlaw Rob 85 Reindeer kin 86 Like single-purpose committees 88 Slow, to Solti 90 Portrayer of 61-Across 96 How blackbirds may be baked? 99 Otoscope views 100 Pollen piece 101 Portrayer of 37-Across 105 Assembled 106 Wildlife 107 From ___ Z (thoroughly) 108 Brunei ruler 110 Post-op area 112 Muhammad ___ 113 Whale’s kin 116 Portrayer of 44-Across 121 Precise 122 Little hills 123 Physicist Mach 124 They include Saturdays 125 Least crazy 126 Alloy of zinc and copper DOWN 1 Digital transmission, for short 2 Literature’s “Moor of Venice� 3 More wary 4 Bud 5 “Let’s see now ...� 6 Oz Lion player Bert 7 Wind instruments with finger holes 8 Bar code scanner: Abbr. 9 Dandy dude 10 “Hang on ___� 11 Razor sharpener 12 Krypton, e.g. 13 Force 14 Stengel and Kasem 15 Summer, to Jules 16 The lady 17 Many a taxi 18 Edit 19 Pa 24 Easy as ___ 29 “A Doll’s House� family name 32 Louse-to-be 33 Winter spikes 35 Giant flops
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Center, formerly known as The Longtime class attendee Senior Center. Whew, was I mis- Peggy Jantz graciously brought taken. Fun? Yes. But easy? No. me up to speed on the history Stumbling in and making of this particular ZumbaÂŽ class. my way upstairs, I signed in, Later, current teacher Bernie paid my small fee, and tried to filled in the rest of the story for find a suitable “spotâ€? to occupy. me. This class had startIronically, this proved the very toughest part of the experience. ed out in another location: in Apparently, ZumbaÂŽ dancers — the Community Room of Rim fun-loving and amazing beings Country Health, roughly seven — have a territorial bent, and years prior. A vivacious woman unsuspecting new students com- with an enormous love of dance mit near social suicide if they named Christy Walton taught dare trample on a veteran mem- this class, and also several othber’s “space.â€? Oops! Something ers. Whetten said that Walton I need to consciously work on, in eventually brought ZumbaÂŽ to “every place in town.â€? future classes. Walton’s joy and enthusiasm The rhythmic, pulsing music soon started. Feet began tap- attracted a loyal following of ping, hips began swaying, arms dedicated dance students. Then tragedy struck: in stretched to the ceilthe prime of her ing, and the party life, Walton sufreally got rolling. Beautiful instructor fered what Jantz Bernadette “Bernieâ€? described as a “shocking and Whetten fearlessly suddenâ€? death. In and flawlessly took mid-October of 2012, the group of around Walton died from a 20 dancers through massive stroke. It a non-stop 45-minute brought the dance playlist of up-tempo class — and the music, leading by entire community — example rather than to its knees. Christy wordy explanations. Walton touched a lot A saucy cha-cha Christy Walton of lives. morphed into some “Her whole life salsa steps. One minute we belly danced, and the was devoted to dance. I think next we performed moves simi- she was an ASU Dance major,â€? lar to western line dancing. One Jantz said. [NOTE: she minored song featured a distinctly hip in dance at ASU]. “She just hop beat, and the next took the really loved music, Jazzercize, dancers through a fascinating all of that. Our class was so medley of classic dance moves, devastated at her loss, and we ranging from the Charleston to really didn’t know what to do. the twist. Someone sent around an email Bernie brilliantly commanded sign-up list after her services, the room, yelling out numbers and we met for coffee to try to correlating to the next set of figure it out.â€? Over coffee, some steps: “Eight! Four! Two! One!â€? dancers decided that continuThis allowed the group to move ing with the class might prove as a cohesive whole, almost as if too emotionally painful. The others respected their decision but by magic. At the end of the set, I decided that Christy would have scratched my head in amaze- wanted the class to continue, so ment, wondering how we man- they masterminded a plan to do aged to pull that off. It felt like just that. Later, Jantz said, they the dance version of improv missed the camaraderie of the meets Broadway musical — in coffee group, so decided to keep Miami. It it all seemed to happen it going, both to honor Walton on its own, with very little ver- and to foster connection and balization. Slightly sweaty and group cohesiveness. extremely exhilarated, I had to An avid, devoted attendadmit that the class had felt ee of several of her classes six much more like a fun party than times per week, Whetten said an obligatory workout, exactly of Walton, “She wouldn’t have as promoted. Refreshing! wanted us to crumble and quit The class ended with students — she would’ve wanted us to inquiring about other students continue.â€? Whetten, who’d and the whole room burst into worked her way up to help serve friendly chatter. Then someone the class as a self-described mentioned the monthly coffee “butt modelâ€? (i.e. an unofficial, up-front demonstration assisgroup. “Coffee group?â€? I asked. They tant) played Christy’s DVDs on the TV/stereo system, and in the had my attention! “Yes, people from this class meantime got ZumbaÂŽ instrucmeet socially once a month for tor-certified. “Two days later we danced at coffee. That started because of Club USA (another of Walton’s Christy.â€? “Christy?â€? I asked, not realiz- class locations) ‌ bawling, ing I had just uttered the name dancing, putting cards on the of the unofficial group leader. wall,â€? Whetten explained, wip-
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ing her misting eyes as she recalled it. “She would’ve said, ‘Keep going!’ She would’ve told us to ‘Go hard or go home.’â€? Whetten smiled through tears. “She made SUCH an impact.â€? She described students who still drive to class from Gisela and Pine. Whetten continued describing the class. “I didn’t want to lose the class I loved; that class is just FUN. There’s no pressure, no drama, nobody’s looking around judging anyone else. It’s just dancing. We all love to dance, love music, and there’s always something a little different.â€? Whetten said she was certified to teach the first week of December 2012, “but played videos another couple months ‌ not comfortable to stand up there alone just yet,â€? as she “weaned her way off of them.â€? Of seeing Walton on the DVDs, Whetten admits, “That was hard, seeing her there.â€? Whetten describes a few signature items of Walton’s that are to this day still prominent in the class. “Her (coin) skirts are not usual to a ZumbaÂŽ class ‌ but they are fun, so many of us still wear them to this day. We play her signature songs a lot, especially ‘Boogie Shoes.’â€? Whetten described the pink bandanna Walton often wore, and pointed to how she keeps one from Walton right on the handle of her sound system. It became obvious that Walton still attends every class! Every coffee group discusses Walton as well. Not just for her love of dance, and how she really inspired someone’s daughter in hip hop, for example, but also for her deep concern with children’s advocacy, and her involvement with the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. Walton’s reach does not end there. Jantz describes how a group of women in South America actively dance to Walton’s DVDs down in Guyana on Sunday mornings, courtesy of a former class member, Patty Ryan, now a Peace Corps volunteer. Jantz says, “Patty rides her bike for miles and they dance on Sundays at 6 a.m., if that tells you anything. It’s quite a hit with the women in her little village. It’s just so fun.â€? Quite a hit. So fun. Giving back. Bringing people together. Advocating for children. Spreading joy across this community and this planet. These descriptions represent just the tip of the iceberg of comments I heard that day about this amazing woman who unknowingly currently assists me in finding connection and discovering joy in a new town. Her influence blows me away. I don’t even know her, but I can almost hear her whisper to me, “Go hard, or go home!â€?
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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Beyond Limits Disability Ministry
Beyond Limits will kick off the new year meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Payson First Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway in Payson. A delicious free dinner will be provided, followed by music and an inspirational program. Family members, caregivers and service providers are always welcome to join us. Beyond Limits is an interdenominational Christian group for adults with developmental disabilities, age 18 and older. The ministry, which began in 2005, is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization. For questions or further information, call Mark or Jennie Smith at (928) 4688434.
Pro Rodeo Committee Payson Pro Rodeo Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month in the Swiss Village Quality Inn (formerly Best Western) conference building at 6 p.m. New members welcome. For information, call (928) 4727294.
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.
Join the Gila County Sheriff’s Posse
The Gila County Sheriff’s Posse is looking for new members. The Posse was founded back in 1967 as a volunteer group to serve the Sheriff and the people of Gila County. The Posse is called on for many emergencies such as forest fires, floods and snow. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Gila County Sheriff’s Posse building, located just north of Main Street on McLane Road. The public is invited. Call the Sheriff’s Office at (928) 474-2208, ext. 8978 for further information or visit our Web site www. paysonposse.org.
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.
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La Sierra Restaurant, across the highway from Maverik Gas Station. At the meetings, each member is invited to ready what they have most recently written. At noon, following the meeting, members can stay to visit over lunch. For more information, call Nadine at (928) 476-4659.
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The Payson Walkers group invites everyone to join its daily, hour-long walk, mostly on pavement. The start time is 9 a.m. from the following sites: Wednesday: Walgreens Thursday: Payson Public Library Friday: Home Depot Saturday: West end of Longhorn Sunday: Senior Circle parking lot Monday: Elks Lodge on Airport Road Tuesday: Parks and Recreation office, Green Valley Park.
Payson Tea Party
The Payson Tea Party meets every Thursday night (except holidays) at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There are great speakers and/or great interaction each week on local, state and federal issues. All are welcome. Call (928) 468-1131 for more information.
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.
International Police Association
The International Police Association (I.P.A. Region 61 Northern AZ) meets for breakfast at Mazatzal Casino Restaurant at 9 a.m. every Wednesday. All honorably retired law enforcement and active law enforcement personnel are welcome. For more information, call Michelle Dyer at (928) 970-0247 or go online to www.ip_usa.org.
Romeo Club wants members
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.
Payson Elks Lodge
The Payson Elks Lodge is located at 1206 N. Beeline Highway.
Lunch specials Wednesday, Jan 14 - Chicken Parm Sandwich with side Thursday, Jan. 15 - Beef and Noodles with salad. All specials are $6 unless noted. Regular menu also available.
Coming events Jan. 24 — Murder Mystery tickets are now on sale and they are going fast. Only 100 tickets will be sold and more than half of them are already sold. The title of the Murder Mystery is “Class of ’54 or Return of Rock N. Roley” and it promises to be
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The Payson Elks will host a Murder Mystery dinner show Saturday, Jan. 24. Tickets are now on sale and they are going fast. Only 100 tickets will be sold and more than half of them are already gone. The title of the Murder Mystery is “Class of ’54 or Return of Rock N. Roley” and it promises to be a good time. Tickets are $10 and the meal will be malt shop burgers and fries and sundaes. Get tickets at the Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway. a good time. Tickets are $10 and the meal will be malt shop burgers and fries and sundaes. Feb. 14 — Sweetheart Ball. Menu will be baked chicken or grilled-to-order steak for $15 each. Tickets will be available soon, so put it on your calendar. March 7 — Male SUPERSTARS! will be back again. SUPERSTARS! events have been very successful and have sold out each time. Mark your calendar.
Calling all ladies Have you ever seen a bunch of senior ladies, wildly dressed? Wearing beautiful, wild Red Hats with lots of feathers? Outrageous jewelry? Ever wonder what they do? Where they go? Wonder no more. Come to one of Fancy Flair of Red’s luncheon meetings and see for yourself. Good company and door prizes await you — but most of all FUN! No RSVP needed. If you are 55 to 100, the door’s open. We meet the second Wednesday of every month at different establishments. Contact Queen Mum Mary Smith at 468-8766 for more information.
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.
Unity ‘Faithlift’ & coffee Need a spiritual boost midweek? Starting Wednesday, Jan. 14
Unity of Payson’s spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer will lead bi-weekly noon “faithlifts” using Eric Butterworth’s book, “Discover the Power Within You.” All are welcome. Butterworth was an ordained Unity minister, author of numerous books and articles, and for decades led Sunday services in New York’s Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. Sessions begin promptly at noon. The first session is in the Payson Public Library meeting room. Future “faithlifts” are Jan. 28; Feb. 11; Feb. 25; March 11; and March 25. Unity of Payson’s next monthly coffee social at Dimi Espresso is at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Rimstones Rock Club The Payson Rimstones Rock Club will meet Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Payson Library, 328 N. McLane Road. The board meeting will be held at 2:30 p.m. The regular meeting will follow at 3:30 p.m. Gary Langdale will be speaking about faceting gemstones. Treats for the meeting will be provided by those members whose last names begin with F through J. The January field trip will be to Hewitt Canyon to collect watermelon marble. Meet behind Taco Bell at 7:45 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 17.
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.
Kiwanis issue invitation Members of the Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country, an international service club serving the children of the world, are dedicated to serving our Rim Country youth. It provides scholarships and awards programs for deserving students as well as a special dental program. Other needs of children are supported with community projects, activities and donations. At meetings, speakers inform members of local community happenings and events. The members of Kiwanis invite Rim residents to join them in supporting the area’s children and their families when they meet at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., Thursdays. Contact Mike Clark, (602) 510-9431 or Bobby Davis, (928) 978-4323.
TOPS 0373 TOPS 0373 Payson (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson. We meet every Thursday morning. Our weigh-in starts at 7 a.m. Our meeting starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 8:50 a.m. We are a non-profit support group for anyone wishing to drop those extra, unhealthy pounds. You gain new friends, along with invaluable information and support in your weight loss journey. Come check us out! If you have any questions, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.
Writing group The group, “Write Your Story” now meets at 11 a.m. Thursdays at
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The January monthly meeting of the Rim Country Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society will take place at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Holy Nativity, 1414 Easy Street, Payson. A special feature will be a film, “Those Who Came Before,” which discusses the prehistoric peoples that existed through out the Southwest. Snacks and refreshments will be available. There is no charge to attend the showing, and guests are welcome.
Payson Amnesty International
Start your year with a commitment to shine a light on human rights! Amnesty International is one of the oldest grassroots human rights organizations in the world. The Payson Chapter of Amnesty International will hold its regular meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19 at Payson Methodist Church, 414 Easy St. Join members of this award winning local chapter as they plan upcoming events to support human rights locally and globally. To find out more, call Penny, (928) 978-1268.
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Winners at Wednesday Bridge, Jan. 5 were: Mary Kastner and Tim Demaray, first; Wanda Sitz and Phon Sutton, second; Eleanor Love and Mike McGlothin, third. For reservations, call Kay Hutchinson at (928) 474-0287.
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The Payson Lioness Club meets at 9 a.m. the third Saturday of the month at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260. Sponsored by the Payson Lions Club, the Payson Lioness Club is part of the world’s largest service organization. Members enjoy activities, service projects and events that benefit local charities. All interested persons are welcome to attend. You are never too young or young at heart to be a Lioness. For more information, call Carol at (928) 9784132.
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Ray’s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main, 928-978-8375 SOLD/2002 Chevy Impala, Clean Car Fax, One Owner, $4995.SOLD 1991 Mercedes Benz, Very Clean Car, Clean Car Fax, One Owner $3995. 2008 Mini Cooper S-Model, Leather, Vista Roof, 6sp, All the Extras, Low Miles, $11,995. 2005 KIA Optima, Power Group, Sun Roof, Premium Wheels, Very Clean, $5450. SOLD/2008 Ford F150 XLT, Low Miles, Nicely Equipped, Camper Shell, $11,500.SOLD
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Steve Coury Ford 4397 E. Hwy 260 Star Valley, AZ 928-474-8888 Payson Pet Care Veterinary Clinic We are actively recruiting for Experienced Vet Tech(s), Receptionist w/ exclt phone and client svcs skills, and Janitor. Send resume to cathi@paysonpetcare.com, fax 928-472-9610. Applications available at 1010 N. Beeline Hwy. DFWP, Drug screen req’d.
Payson Vacation Rental Housekeeper Flexible to accommodate rental bookings: holidays, weekends, quick turns. Bonded. Insured. Email rates, references: svfltd@aol.com
SUBWAY: Apply within, Bashas Shopping Center, 128 E. Hwy. 260. Energetic People Come Join Our Crew! PT/FT, Monthly Bonuses. $50. Sign-up Bonus, Vacation Pay.
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HOSPITALITY Now Accepting Applications for: P/T House-Keeping Apply in person at Quality Inn of Payson Formerly the Best Western of Payson 801 N. Beeline Hwy NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
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Applicant must have Arizona Class B CDL with TankerAirbrakes-HAZMAT endorsement, and must be organized with good customer service skills, job includes local route deliveries and minimal service work. Company benefits include: Medical, 401K plan, paid holidays and vacations. Salary based on experience.
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Caregiver Needed for an Assisted Living Care Home that is experience in Housekeeping duties, Meal Prep, Laundry and Tender Loving Care, Please Call 928-978-2897
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
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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
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Gila County Sheriff’s Office Positions Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd Globe and Payson
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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 HABILITATION TECH Part-time position in an innovative Habilitation setting, providing training, supervision and therapeutic activities for individuals with disabilities. Requirements: 21 yrs of age, good driving record, dependable, pass fingerprint clearance. Experience helpful but training is provided 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
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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.
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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
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LEGAL NOTICES 12643: 1/9, 1/13, 1/16/2015 NOTICE (for publication)ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name:ESR5 Properties, LLC# L19732864-II The address of the registered office is: 205 N. Fawn Dr., Payson, AZ 85541 III The name and address of the Statutory Agent is Susan D. Rocha 205 N. Fawn Dr., Payson, AZ 85541 IV] Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and address of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are Edward C. Rocha 205 N. Fawn Dr., Payson, AZ 85541, Susan D. Rocha, 205 N. Fawn Dr., Payson, AZ 85541, Managers & Members. 15618: 12/23, 12/30/2014; 1/6, 1/13/2015; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #14-05461 Tatum Jr Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $74,137.00 executed by Ted T. Tatum, Jr., a married man, 299 S Tatum Trail Payson, AZ 85541 , dated January 5, 2010 and recorded January 7, 2010, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2010-000158 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County,
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LEGAL NOTICES State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on March 5, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Lot 21, GISELA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, according to Map No. 555 and Certificate of Correction recorded in Docket 431, Page 481, records of Gila County Arizona. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 299 S Tatum Trail Payson, AZ 85541. Tax Parcel No.: 304-48-021 3. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Associatio; Care of/Servicer: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3415 Vision Drive Columbus, OH 43219; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 12/04/2014 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 12/04/2014, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017. NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-4500840 12/23/2014, 12/30/2014, 01/06/2015, 01/13/2015 15624: 12/23, 12/30/2014; 1/6, 1/13/2015; IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA Janet S. Story and Sara Rodriguez-Story, Petitioners DOLORES ACOSTA GARCIA and ABEL CHAPARRO PUERTA, Respondents BRYAN ABEL CHAPARRO ACOSTA, CHILD CASE NUMBER: JD201400046 NOTICE OF INITIAL DEPENDENCY HEARING TO: Abel Chaparro Puerta, Father, and a Dolores Acosta Garcia, Mother Of Bryan Abel Chaparro Acosta. Father’s last known address: Country of Mexico. Mother’s last known address: 300 South Cherry Flats Road, Space 31, Miami, AZ 85539. WARNING YOU MY LOSE CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THIS HEARING. If you fail to attend this hearing without good cause shown, the court may regard your failure to attend as a waiver of your rights and an admission of the truth of the statements made in the petition. The hearing may proceed without you any may result in a judgment of dependency, the termination of parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship. Juvenile Court Rules of Procedure 48 (C) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Petitioners and Attorneys for the child, Janet Story and Sara Rodriguez-Story, have filed a Dependency Petition with the Juvenile Court in Gila County regarding the above-named child and the child has been made a temporary ward of the Court. You may obtain a copy of the Petition by contacting Janet Story or Sara Rodriguez-Story by mail at P.O. Box 2944, Scottsdale, AZ 85252 or by telephone at 480-947-8864. A copy of the Petition is also available to you at the court listed below. A HEARING HAS BEEN SET to consider the Petition on: Date of Hearing: February 3, 2015 Time of Hearing: 1:30 p.m. Location: G i l a County Superior Court, 1400 E. Ash, Globe, AZ 85501. Name of Judicial Officer: Honorable Gary V. 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LEGAL NOTICES you have waived legal rights and are deemed to have admitted the allegations in the petition. The hearings may go forward in your absence and may result in an adjudication of dependency and the termination of parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship based upon the record and evidence presented. Juvenile Court Rules of Procedure 48 (C). You have a right to make a request, or motion prior to any hearing that the hearing be closed to the public. Juvenile Court Rules of Procedure 48. TODAY’S DATE: 12/17/20-14 /s/ Janet S. Story; Janet S. Story, Petitioner and Attorney for Child 15626: 12/30/2014; 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/2015; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #12-07405 Buzan Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $167,000.00 executed by Duane N. Buzan and Patrice E. Buzan, husband and wife, 5492 Pinal Canyon Drive Globe, AZ 85501 , dated April 28, 1999 and recorded May 6, 1999, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 1999 7534 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on March 12, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Parcel No. 1: A Parcel Of Land Being A Portion Of That Property Described In Docket 762, Page 520, Gila County Records And Being Situate In The Southwest Quarter Of The Southeast Quarter Of Section 27, Township 1 North, Range 15 East Of The Gila And Salt River Base And Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, More Particularly Described As Follows: Commencing For A Tie At The 1/2 Inch Steel Reinforcing Bar With Aluminum Cap Stamped L.S. 14169, Marking The C-S-S 1/64 Corner Of Said Section 27, From Which The 4 Inch Steel Capped Pipe Marking The South Quarter Section Corner Of Said Section Bears South 00 Degrees 17 Minutes 39 Seconds West, A Distance Of 660.51 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 11 Minutes 03 Seconds East, A Distance Of 208.28 Feet To The Point Of Beginning; Thence North 00 Degrees 48 Minutes 57 Seconds West, A Distance Of 152.80 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 11 Minutes 03 Seconds East, A Distance Of 285.08 Feet; Thence South 00 Degrees 48 Minutes 57 Seconds East, A Distance Of 152.80 Feet; Thence South 89 Degrees 11 Minutes 03 Seconds West, A Distance Of 285.08 Feet To The Point Of Beginning. Parcel No. 2: A Vehicular Access And Utilities Easement As Shown On Gila County Record Of Survey No. 705, Said Easement Crossing Parcel “A” On Said Record Of Survey No. 705. Parcel No. 3: A Vehicular Access And Utilities Easement Having A Boundary More Particularly Described As Follows: The Point Of Beginning Being The C-S-S 1/64 Corner Of Said Section 27 And The Southeast Corner Of Said Easement Crossing Parcel “A” As Mentioned Above; Thence North 00 Degrees 17 Minutes 39 Seconds East, A Distance Of 20.00 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 11 Minutes 03 Seconds East. A Distance Of 207.89 Feet To The Westerly Boundary Of Subject Parcel Described Hereinabove; Thence South 00 Degrees 48 Minutes 57 Seconds East. Along Said Westerly Boundary, A Distance Of 20.00 Feet To The Southwest Corner Of Subject Parcel; Thence South 89 Degrees 11 Minutes 03 Seconds West, A Distance Of 208.28 Feet To The Point Of Beginning. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 5492 Pinal Canyon Drive 5496 Pinal Canyon Drive Globe, AZ 85501. Tax Parcel No.: 207-23-007T. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC; Care of/Servicer: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC 4425 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, 5th Floor Coral Gables, FL 33146; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 12/11/2014 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 12/11/2014, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Com-
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LEGAL NOTICES mission expiration is 04/20/2017. NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-FH4502814 12/30/2014, 01/06/2015, 01/13/2015, 01/20/2015 15627: 12/30/2014; 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/2015; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #14-05576 Winquest Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $343,000.00 executed by Paul Winquest aka Paul M Winquest and Renee Winquest aka Renee S Winquest, husband and wife, 850 Verde Ln Globe, AZ 85501 , dated August 26, 2010 and recorded September 17, 2010, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2010-010360 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on March 6, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: The land referred to in this policy is situated in the State of Arizona, County of Gila, City of Globe, and described as follows: Lot 3, CRESTLINE TERRACE UNIT VII, PHASE 2, according to Map No’s 771A and 771B, records of Gila County, Arizona. EXCEPT THEREFROM all coal, oil, gas and mineral deposits as reserved in instrument recorded in Book 41 of Deeds, Page 211. APN # 205-39-022 The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 850 Verde Ln Globe, AZ 85501. Tax Parcel No.: 205-39-022 8. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Associatio; Care of/Servicer: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3415 Vision Drive Columbus, OH 43219; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 12/05/2014 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 12/05/2014, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017. NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-FH4502921 12/30/2014, 01/06/2015, 01/13/2015, 01/20/2 15632: 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27/2015 TS No. AZ08001212-14-1 APN 302-11-025A TO No. 8493027 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated August 17, 2006, and recorded on August 21, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-014319 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on March 11, 2015 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 182 N ROCKING HORSE BEND, PAYSON, AZ 85541 THAT PORTION OF LOT 23, OF BONITA CREEK RANCH NO.2, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 160, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 23; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 23, NORTH 54°05’28” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 82.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 28°27’34” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 218.88 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF ROCKING HORSE BEND ROAD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 277.00 FEET AND CENTRAL ANGLE OF 05°03’03”, A DISTANCE OF 24.48 FEET ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF ROCKING HORSE BEND ROAD; THENCE IN SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 116.490 AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 37°17’14”, A DISTANCE OF 75.81 FEET ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF ROCKING HORSE BEND ROAD TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 23; THENCE NORTH 25°59’46” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 242.24 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 23 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 302-11-025A Original Principal Balance $84,000.00 Name and Address of original Trustor STEPHEN R PLUMB, AN UNMARRIED MAN 182 N ROCKING HORSE BEND, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of the Beneficiary BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. c/o Bank of America Home Loans 7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, in-
LEGAL NOTICES terest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. DATE: December 3, 2014 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Rosenda Cardenas, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.priorityposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Priority Posting and Publishing 714-573-1965 State of ARIZONA County of MARICOPA On this 3rd day of December, 2014, before me, SUSAN E. LINDERMAN-JOHNSON personally appeared ROSENDA CARDENAS, whose identity was proven to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who he or she claims to be, and acknowledged that he or she signed the above/attached document. Susan E. Linderman-Johnson, Notary Public Commission Expires: August 20, 2017 SUSAN E. LINDERMAN-JOHNSON Notary Public - Arizona Maricopa County My Comm. Expires Aug 20, 2017 P1125218 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 01/27/2015 15637: 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3/2015; NOTICE OF CONTINUED INITIAL/ PUBLICATION HEARING ON DEPENDENCY PETITION No. JD 201400049 Honorable Gary V. Scales IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the matter of: QUINTON JAMES GOLDY d.o.b. 08-19-2012 CARTER GABRIEL GOLDY d.o.b. 10-16-2014 CARMEN ALEXIS GOLDY d.o.b. 10-16-2014 Person(s) under 18 years of age. TO: NICHOLE MARY ELIZABETH GOLDY, CLINTON GIMLEN, ARMANDO CRUZ aka CREWS, 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 Dependency Petition pursuant to Title 8, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Rules 4.1 and 4.2 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure; and Rule 48(D) of the Arizona Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court. 2. The Court has set a continued initial/publication hearing on the 19th day of March 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at the Gila County Superior Court, 714 S. Beeline Hwy., #104, Payson, AZ 85541, before Honorable Gary V. Scales for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Petition. 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 Petition. 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, as well as an order of paternity, custody, or change of custody in a consolidated family law matter and an order for child support if paternity has been established. 5. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Dependency Petition, Notice of Hearing, and Temporary Order by submitting a written request to: TRACEY L. HEINRICK, Office of the Attorney General, 120 W. 1st Ave., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85210-1312. The assigned case manager is Sharon Dalbey and may be reached by telephone at 928.468.9818. 6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three (3) working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling 928.474.3978. 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 TRACEY L. HEINRICK Assistant Attorney General 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27/15 CNS-2702790# 15641: 1/6, 1/9, 1/13/2015 NOTICE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR RYE CREEK STORAGE, LLC 1. Name: RYE CREEK STORAGE, LLC, File No. L-1969896-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 1101 S. Sutton Road, Payson, AZ 85541 III. The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: Allen A. Lehman, Jr., 1101 S. Sutton Road, Payson, AZ 85541 IV. Management of the limited liability company is reserved in a manager. The name and address of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Manager, Allen A. Lehman, Jr., 1101 S. Sutton Road, Payson, AZ 85541; Member, Allen A. Lehman, Jr. Family Trust dated June 19, 1998, Allen A. Lehman , Jr. and Christina S. Lehman, Trustees, 1101 S. Sutton Road, Payson, AZ 85541 15642: 1/6, 1/9, 1/13/2015 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF ORGANIZA-
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LEGAL NOTICES TION OF EPCR SALES, LLC. FILE # L-1810654-4 The Articles of Organization of EPCR SALES, LLC, (Articles of Organization ), initially filed with the Arizona Corporation Commision in April of 2013 are hereby amended as follows: 1. Article I of the Articles of Organization is hereby amended to update the name of the limited liability company: The name of the professional limited liability company is: COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE RESPONSE NETWORK, LLC Dated: November 20, 2014. EPCR SALES, LLC Signed by /s/ Charlie M. Smith, Charlie M. Smith, 11/6/2014. 15644: 1/9, 1/13, 1/16/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: URBAN SURVIVAL LLC File No. L-1957435-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 3465 Harps Way, Pine, AZ 85544. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Mrs. Margaret Welsh, 6240 N. 34th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017. (A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Ray Stephens, (x) manager, 3465 Harps Way, Pine, AZ 85544; Julie La Magna, (x) manager, 3465 Harps Way, Pine, AZ 85544. 15647: 1/9, 1/13, 1/16/2015; NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: LET’S TALK FISHIN, LLC File No. L-1968602-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 504 W. Ashby Apple Dr, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Teresa Purtee, 504 W. Ashby Apple Dr, Payson, AZ 85541. (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Tracy Purtee, (x) member, 504 W. Ashby Apple Dr, Payson, AZ 85541; Teresa Purtee, (x) member, 504 W. Ashby Apple Dr, Payson, AZ 85541. 15651: 1/13, 1/16, 1/20/2015 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION NONPROFIT CORPORATION 1. ENTITY NAME: Treat the Children, Inc. File No 19731933 2. CHARACTER OF AFFAIRS: Diagnose, treat and educate children of all area with medical and structural health conditions. Educate the parents in the condition and care of the child (children). 3. MEMBERS: (X) The corporation WILL have members. 4. ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 4.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same as the street address of the statutory agent? (Yes). 5. DIRECTORS: Robert L. Gear, Jr, 3543 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014. 6. STATUTORY AGENT: Robert L. Gear, Jr, 801 E. Hwy 260, Payson, AZ 85541. 7. INCORPORATORS: Robert L. Gear, Jr, 3543 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014. By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law. (x) I ACCEPT: /s/ Robert L. Gear, Robert L. Gear, Dated, (x) Corporation as Incorporator for Treat the Children, Inc. Dated: 12/24/2014. 15652: 1/13, 1/16, 1/20/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: HESS INDUSTRIES, LLC File No. L-1974195-6 II. The address of the known place of business is: 607 E. Amarillo Circle, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Daniel Hess, 607 E. Amarillo Circle, Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Daniel Hess, (x) manager, 607 E. Amarillo Circle, Payson, AZ 85541; Diana Hess, (x) member, 607 E. Amarillo Circle, Payson, AZ 85541. 15653: 1/13, 1/16, 1/20/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: MAUREEN BUCHANAN, PLLC File No. l-1974132-2 II. The address of the known place of business is: 607 E. Amarillo Circle, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Maureen Buchanan, 607 E. Amarillo Circle, Payson, AZ 85541. (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Maureen Buchanan, (x) member, 607 E. Amarillo Circle, Payson, AZ 85541. 15656: 1/13 1/20, 1/27, 2/3/2015 ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF GILA In re the Marriage of: Melissa Devaney, Petitioner, and Noah Perez, Respondent. Case No. SV201400008 ORDER TO APPEAR READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. This is an important court order that affects your rights. If you do not understand this Order, contact a lawyer for help. All parties, whether represented by attorneys or not, must be present. If there is a failure to appear, the court may make such orders as are just, including granting the relief requested by the party who does appear. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN THE OCURT ISSUING A CIVIL ARREST WARRANT, OR WHERE APPLICABLE, A CHILD SUPPORT ARREST WARRANT, FOR YOUR ARREST. IF YOU ARE ARRESTED, YOU MAY BE HELD IN JAIL FOR NO MORE THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE A HEARING IS HELD. Based on documents filed and pursuant to Arizona Law, IT IS ORDERED THAT YOU: Noah Perez Appear at the time and place stated below so the court can determine whether the relief asked for in the Petition or Motion should be granted. INFORMATION ABOUT COURT HEARING TO BE HELD: NAME OF JUDICIAL OFFICER: Honorable Gary V. Scales DATE AND TIME OF HEARING: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 3:30 pm PLACE OF
LEGAL NOTICES HEARING: Continued Initial Hearing on Severance TIME ALLOTTED FOR HEAING: 30 minutes EVIDENCE: N/A. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a true copy of this “Order to Appear” and a true copy of the documents filed with the Petition/Motion shall be served by the moving party on the party who is required to appear and a true copy of these documents shall be mailed immediately to parties who have appeared in this action, in accordance with Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, Rule 43. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that at least three work days prior to an evidentiary hearing, the parties shall exchange any exhibits to be offered at the hearing, and a list of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all witnesses who may testify. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the assigned judicial officer five days before your scheduled date. Dated 12/12/14 /s/ Gary V. Scales, Judicial Officer 15657: 1/13/2015 PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE APPLICATION OF TONTO BASIN WATER COMPANY, INC. FOR APPROVAL OF AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE EXISTING RATES CHARGED BY THE COMPANY (DOCKET NO. W-03515A-14-0310) Summary On August 21, 2014, Tonto Basin Water Company, Inc. (“Tonto Basin”) filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application for an approval of an adjustment in its existing rates using a test year ending June 30, 2014. Tonto Basin requests authorization to increase its rates to generate operating revenues of $524,460. This would constitute an increase in revenues by $220,872 or 72.62 percent over test year operating revenues of $303,588. For information about how Tonto Basin’s revenue increase request would affect your individual bill, you may contact Tonto Basin at 7581 E Academy Blvd., Suite 229, Denver, CO 80230; e-mail: info@jwwater.net; phone number: 888-644-6771. The Commission’s Utilities Division (“Staff”) is in the process of auditing and analyzing the application, and has not yet made any recommendations regarding Tonto Basin’s proposed rate increase. The Commission will determine the appropriate relief to be granted based on the evidence of record in the proceeding. THE COMMISSION IS NOT BOUND BY THE PROPOSALS MADE BY TONTO BASIN, STAFF, OR ANY INTERVENORS; THEREFORE, THE FINAL RATES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION MAY DIFFER FROM AND MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE RATES REQUESTED BY TONTO BASIN OR RECOMMENDED BY OTHER PARTIES. How You Can View Or Obtain A Copy of the Rate Proposal Copies of the application and proposed rates are available from Tonto Basin at its website, www.jwwater.net/tonto, and at the Commission’s Docket Control Center at 1200 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, for public inspection during regular business hours, and on the Internet via the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) using the e-Docket function. Arizona Corporation Commission Public Hearing Information The Commission will hold a hearing on this matter beginning April 20, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Commission’s offices, Hearing Room No. 1, 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. Public comments will be taken on the first day of hearing. Written public comments may be submitted by mailing a letter referencing Docket No. W-02370A-14-0310 to Arizona Corporation Commission, Consumer Services Section, 1200 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, or by submitting comments on the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) using the “Submit a Public Comment” function. If you require assistance, you may contact the Consumer Services Section at 602-542-4251 or 1-800-222-7000. About Intervention The law provides for an open public hearing at which, under appropriate circumstances, interested parties may intervene. Any person or entity entitled by law to intervene and having a direct and substantial interest in the matter will be permitted to intervene. Anyone who wishes to intervene you must file an original and 13 copies of a written motion to intervene with the Commission no later than February 17, 2015, and send a copy of the motion to Tonto Basin or its counsel and to all parties of record. Your motion to intervene must contain the following: 1. Your name, address, and telephone number and the name, address, and telephone number of any person upon whom service of documents is to be made if different from yours; 2. A short statement of your interest in the proceeding (e.g., a customer or potential customer of Tonto Basin, a member or shareholder of Tonto Basin, etc.); 3. A statement certifying that a copy of the motion to intervene has been mailed to Tonto Basin or its counsel and to all parties of record in the case; and 4. If the proposed intervenor is not represented by an attorney who is an active member of the Arizona State Bar, and is not an individual representing himself or herself, information and any appropriate documentation demonstrating the intervenor’s compliance with Arizona Supreme Court Rules 31, 38, and 42, as applicable. The granting of motions to intervene shall be governed by A.A.C. R14-3-105, except that all motions to intervene must be filed on or before February 17, 2015. For more information about requesting intervention, visit the Commission’s website at http://www.azcc.gov/divisions/utilities/forms/interven.pdf. The granting of intervention, among other things, entitles a party to present sworn evidence at the hearing and to cross-examine other witnesses. However, failure to intervene will not preclude any interested person or entity from appearing at the hearing and providing public comment on the application or from filing written comments in the record of the case. Intervenors’ direct testimony will be due by 4:00 p.m. on February 23, 2015. Filing deadlines are set forth in the Rate Case Procedural Order issued in this docket on November 7, 2014. ADA/Equal Access Information The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, as well as request this document in an alternative format, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, Shaylin Bernal, E mail SAbernal@azcc.gov, voice phone number (602)542-3931. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
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Spencer Herrera battles Blue Ridge’s Trey Tenijieth for the ball during the Yellow Jackets’ win on Thursday night.
Boys competitive in loss to Jackets Host Holbrook tonight by
Keith Morris
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The Longhorns wanted to put a 39-point boys basketball loss to Goodyear Estrella Foothills behind them when they played host to a strong Lakeside Blue Ridge team on Thursday night. And Payson certainly turned in a more competitive performance against the Yellow Jackets, who are No. 9 in the Division 3 power rankings, jumping out to a 7-0 lead and holding a two-point lead with two minutes left in the first half. But it was a game of streaks and Blue Ridge had more of them in posting a 71-57 Division 3 Section 4 victory. It started so well for the Longhorns, as it took the Yellow Jackets 3:38 to get on the board. But the Horns didn’t score again in the opening quarter and an 11-0 run left the visitors with an 11-7 lead 20 seconds into the second quarter. The lead changed hands several times in the second quarter with the Horns going up 26-24 on an Alex Suarez bucket with 2:00 remaining in the half. But a half-court buzzer-beating basket by Trey Tenijieth capped a 10-0 run that gave the visitors a 34-26 halftime advantage. The Longhorns came out hot in the second half, going on a 10-4 run capped by a Matt Davis’ three-point basket to pull within two points, 38-36, with 4:55 left in the third quarter. Davis’ strong perimeter shooting led the comeback as the senior drained three of his four threepoint field goals in the quarter. All 12 of his points came after intermission. But the Horns went cold and the Yellow Jackets outscored them 16-3 the rest of the quarter to build a 15-point cushion and
Payson got no closer than 10 points in the final period, trailing by as many as 16 before falling by 14. Chris Williams scored 20 points to lead four Yellow Jackets in double figures. Freshman Mason Berges added 16, Tenijieth 14 and Mckay Bergest 13. Blue Ridge won the game at the free-throw line, making 19 of its 31 attempts. Payson, meanwhile, was just 6 of 7 at the charity stripe. Chaz Davis scored eight of his game-high 22 points in the second quarter and nine in the final period for Payson. Ryan Ricke chipped in nine points. Payson (5-15 overall, 2-7 power points, 1-1 section) followed that game up with a loss 49-28 at Show Low on Saturday night. The Cougars are No. 7 in the Division 3 power rankings with a 7-1 record. The Longhorns return to Wilson Dome to host another strong team in Holbrook, which is No. 11 in the Division 3 power rankings, tonight at 7:30 and Cottonwood Mingus on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Blue Ridge 71, Payson 57 Blue Ridge 71 – Mitch Halls 0 0-0 0, Chris Williams 5 9-12 20, Josh Vital 0 0-3 0, Mckay Berges 4 4-4 13, Trey Tenijieth 4 3-6 14, Mason Berges 5 3-3 16, Dominic West 0 0-0 0, Justin Faria 0 0-0 0, Adam Padilla 4 0-3 8. Totals 22 19-31 71. Payson 57 - Alex Suarez 1 0-0 2, Ruben Estrada 0 0-0 0, Chaz Davis 7 6-7 22, Spencer Herrera 2 0-0 4, Matt Davis 4 0-0 12, Hunter Harrison 0 0-0 0, Braden Hancock 2 0-0 4, Wyatt Chapman 1 0-0 2, Ryan Ricke 4 0-0 9, Trey Glasscock 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 6-7 57. Blue Ridge Payson
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3-point goals – BR: Williams, Mc. Berges, Tenijieth 3, Ma. Berges 3. P: C. Davis 2, M. Davis 4, Ricke.
REC ROUNDUP Payson Parks & Rec closes its youth volleyball season with a tournament at Julia Randall Elementary gym on Saturday, Jan. 24. Games are scheduled every hour beginning at 9 a.m., with the championship game at 1 and the consolation game at 2. Third-fourth grade hoops
Registration ends on Jan. 23 for third-fourth grade basketball. The cost is $30 per player.
Register online at paysonrimcountry.com or at the Parks & Recreation Office, located at 1000 W. Country Club Drive. Men’s basketball
Registration ends on Feb. 6 for Payson Parks & Rec’s Men’s Basketball League. The cost is $305 per team. Sign up at the Parks & Rec Office at 1000 W. Country Club Drive. Call (928) 474-5242 ext. 7 for more information.
Ice fishing a fun activity From page 1B day, eye protection is a must. A lightweight camp chair makes fishing on the ice that much more comfortable, especially during the slow times. Snacks and hot drinks make the day even more fun for everyone. The fishing rod and reel should be the shortest rod possible — a five-foot ultralight will work.
There are ice fishing rod and reel combinations, which are about two feet long and can be purchased at some sporting goods departments. They are perfect for the adventure. If you go, be safe, take the necessary precautions, always go with a friend, and take a rope for that extra bit of protection. Enjoy the winter conditions in the high country of Arizona, God’s creation.
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