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Arrested for rape She said no, but he kept going by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Police arrested a 21-year-old Payson man last week after a teen came forward saying he had raped her in his bed.

The man denied raping the 17-yearold, but admitted she had said “No” repeatedly to his advances, according to a police report.

Officers arrested the man on charges of sexual assault and sexual misconduct with a minor. It is the Roundup’s policy not to name the

Michele Nelson/Roundup

The American Leadership Academy in Queen Creek is just a year old and a model for the school the charter wants to build in Payson. Today, we launch a series on the divergent views on what the charter might do for — or to — Payson.

Today, read the results of a reporter’s tour of the Queen Creek campus on page 8A.

Charter schools: Boon or Bane?

Michele Nelson

What will happen to Payson Unified School District?

Will ALA open on time?

Why did ALA decide to come to Payson?

With just months to go before the American Leadership Why did the charter school decide to move onto the univerAcademy charter school opens its doors in Payson, the stage sity site? is set for competition in education in Rim Country.

How many students will enroll?

A check for $30,000 sits at the Town of Will this be a positive or negative for the Payson planning department to pay for the community?

Charter School Report ALA plans.

The Roundup has taken a tour of the The charter school has found a 10-acre Ironwood campus in Queen Creek to talk to site on a corner of the 253-acre parcel the parents who are both happy and unhappy Rim Country Educational Alliance bought with the charter school. from the Forest Service for a 6,000-student In a series of upcoming articles, the university and various support facilities. paper will explore what ALA is and the Payson Unified School District has differences between charter schools and explained the potential challenges and public schools. changes for the district to the parents, The series starts today on page 8A, with teachers, administrators and community, saying the loss of a tale of two schools. On the one hand, a tour of an ALA camup to 600 students the charter school hopes to enroll would pus reveals first-rate facilities, polite, active, engaged students reduce the possible district budget by several million dollars and comments by enthusiastic parents. On the other hand, annually. interviews with teachers and parents disillusioned with ALA’s Parents have signed up students at one of the monthly open approach paints a much different picture. houses held by ALA. To get a glimpse at what awaits Payson parents and students, start our series on page 8A today.

Now questions flutter around the community:

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roundup staff reporter

Choice TOUGH

victims or suspects in sexual crimes.

We will name perpetrators of sexual crimes at the time of conviction.

According to the teen, she met the man at work. They exchanged numbers and agreed to hang out.

On Jan. 15, the teen and a friend met up with the man and several of his friends. The teen’s friend eventually left, leaving the girl with the man and his friends. They traveled to the man’s home. The man’s friends left, leaving the two alone.

• See Rape suspect, page 2A

Dispatch merged Call center cheaper, more efficient by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Payson dispatchers will now handle calls for the Pine-Strawberry Fire District.

On Thursday, the Payson Town Council approved the agreement, with P-S paying the town $35 for each incident dispatched within the district’s response area.

P-S is the latest district the town provides dispatch services for with it already dispatching for Hellsgate, Beaver Valley and Christopher-Kohl’s, among others.

In July, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office is tentatively scheduled to merge dispatch services with the Payson Police Department.

Payson-based GCSO dispatchers will move over to the PPD, which has

better equipment and more room.

The move comes after both agencies have struggled to attract dispatchers, with the PPD’s dispatchers currently working mandatory overtime to make up the difference.

Beyond solving staffing issues, centralizing dispatching services in one location will improve efficiency.

Dispatchers won’t have to call another dispatch center to request resources.

Dispatchers, for example, will already know where the Hellsgate fire truck is and can call on them directly to respond.

Mayor Kenny Evans complimented the agencies for working out such an agreement.

“Even though we are different municipalities, we are working together to benefit the citizens,” he said.

Let the Students struggle with excess stress MONSTER Go, kiddo by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Lots of students say they can have sleep, friends or good grades — but not all three.

Talk to valedictorians of Payson High School and they are the first to admit they had to choose between sleep or friends to keep their grades up, play a sport, volunteer and participate in family responsibilities.

Research backs up their anecdotal evidence.

Recently, Stuart Slavin, a pediatrician and professor at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, tested 2,100 students from a Fremont, Calif. high school for anxiety and depression.

Slavin found 54 percent of the students showed moderate to severe symptoms of depression.

When it came to anxiety, 80 percent showed moderate to severe symptoms — all from the drive to succeed.

Stanford education scholar Denise Pope had similar findings for adolescent stress when she queried 4,317 high school students from high-performing schools.

More than half the students reported the 3.1 hours of homework they averaged every night contributed the most to their stress. Forty-three percent said tests caused the most stress.

The highly stressed students reported problems with headaches, exhaustion, weight loss and stomach problems.

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Many also juggled sports practice, band rehearsals, weekend assignments and sports games.

Payson Unified School District Superintendent Greg Wyman agreed that many students burn the candle at both ends by having a job, participating in a sport, and having a relationship while still trying to keep up with homework.

“In my teaching life — I remember having conversations with (my students) where I said, ‘Something is going to give. I don’t know what,’” he said.

Wyman said PUSD now works at helping kids stay healthy and focused.

“One of our values is balance,” he said.

“Eat healthier and get rest. Find that balance in your life so you’re not putting it towards one area of your life.”

Stress can have long-term effect on young people.

The Centers for Disease Control says childhood stress leads to heart disease, lung “I remember having cancer and shortened life spans, in conversations with my disease, addition to depression and anxiety. students where I said, Moreover, high school years jammed with stress may not even translate into success in ‘Something is going college or careers. to give. I don’t know A 2015 report said only 14 percent of colwhat.’” lege professors thought their students ready Greg Wyman for the rigor of college due to a lack of critical PUSD Superintendent thinking skills.

The same study reported only 29 percent of employees ready for the workplace.

Slavin decided to do something about the stress he saw with his medical students. He remade his program. He made introductory classes pass/fail, gave his students a half day off every other week, and put his students in small learning groups so they could connect with other students.

He has seen a tremendous reduction in stress and anxiety.

Wyman said teachers at PUSD have started taking the time to talk to stressed out students.

At the Parent University the district hosts, Wyman said parents can hear ideas on how to help students live a healthier life.

“It’s not just about one thing, it’s about lots of things,” he said.

But he agrees that coordinating large projects and homework load amongst teachers could improve.

“We can always do a better job,” he said.

White amur’s better for weed control than as a main course by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

This young angler pulled this monster out of Green Valley Lake recently, a fish big enough to double as his younger brother.

Fortunately, photographer DJ Craig hurried over — snapped a photo — then convinced the young fisherman to quickly return the giant to the lake.

Why? It’s a white amur — stocked into the lake to gobble up the weeds to keep the waters of the lake that both provides final treatment for the town’s wastewater and a haven for fishermen trying to hook one of the stocked rainbow trout.

• See White amur, page 10A

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Rumsey field upgrades its artificial turf covering

Crews begin installing artificial turf costing $332,000 on the Rumsey South Multipurpose field in Payson last week.

The town will pay for the “FieldTurf” surface through a lease agreement over the next seven years.

Crews started work on Jan. 18 and hope to finish by the end of February.

The artificial turf is an updated and upgraded version of the previous artificial turf fields in Rumsey Park. The new field will now include “tuft-

Woman holds friend at knifepoint by

Alexis Bechman

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Payson has had a great working relationship with the company for nearly 20 years, which is the pioneer in outdoor, sand filled, artificial sports turf use in the western United States, according to Nelson Beck, Payson parks supervisor.

A 19-year-old woman is in jail after reportedly holding a 17-year-old friend hostage last week.

Around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 report that a man was chasing two females around the area of the Houston Creek RV Park in Star Valley.

Officers searched the area, but couldn’t find anything.

As a deputy was walking back to his patrol vehicle, he noticed something “pop”

up in the window of a utility trailer and then “pop” back down, said Lt. Tim Scott with the GCSO. When he walked around the trailer, he found Logan Conway inside reportedly holding a knife to the throat of a 17-year-old friend.

With his gun drawn, the deputy told Conway to put the knife down and let the teen go. When Conway removed the knife, the deputy holstered his weapon and Tasered Conway in the thigh so the teen could get away.

Officers learned Conway might have overdosed on methamphetamine so they called

paramedics.

As officers walked her over to the ambulance, she slipped out of the handcuffs and started running away, Scott said. After a short foot pursuit, officers got her back into custody.

Investigators later determined that what the original caller had reported about a man chasing the teens was false.

Conway was arrested on charges of endangerment, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, escape in the second degree and a warrant.

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Club donates to food banks The Rim Country Camera Club donated more than $2,400 to two food banks in the area, thanks to sales of nearly 600 scenic calendars.

The club put together a calendar using the work of local photographers and sold nearly 600 copies.

“This it is not about us, it is about how these two fine organizations use these monies to help people who really need it. We also thank those organizations that help sell (the calendars). These monetary donations are

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but a small drop in the bucket of the needs of these good people who are just a bit down on their luck,” said club President Greg McKelvey.

The club is already working on gathering photos for its 2017 edition.

The donations went to the Pine-Strawberry Food Bank, which spends $2,500 a month to feed 85 families, many of them seniors.

The St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank remains the largest in Rim Country.

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tion to the ongoing community food drive, which also benefits several Rim Country food banks.

Pictured at right is Sharon Balentine with the Pine Strawberry Food Bank and representatives of the St. Vincent food bank at left.

Calendars are available at the Payson Roundup, Tymeless Antiques, Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, Payson Public Library, Computer Guys, Western Village, Beverage House, Ironhorse Signs and St. Vincent de Paul.

Rape suspect ignored teen’s pleas to stop From page 1A The teen said she asked the man if they were going to watch a movie, but do nothing else and he told her it was going to be “just a movie,” wrote Det. Michael Hansen in his report.

When she went into his home, the man led her to his bedroom and closed the door.

The teen told Hansen this was the first red flag that something was wrong.

As they watched the film, the teen said the man tried kissing, touching and massaging her.

She told him to “please stop” and that she didn’t want to do anything.

The man told Hansen he heard the teen say this, but he persisted. After they had kissed for a while, they started having sex “out of nowhere,” he said.

Hansen asked if the teen had told him “No.” He said she had, but he insisted.

“He advised that he will just ‘ask and ask and ask,’ but won’t force her,” Hansen wrote.

The teen said she began crying during the assault and the man stopped and asked, “What’s wrong?”

She told the man to stop at least six to seven times, she told Hansen.

Hansen asked the man why he had continued to push the teen to have sex.

“Because I liked her, ’cause I wanted to be with her, because I wanted to have sex, I guess,” the man said.

Looking back on the incident, Hansen asked the man if he should have stopped.

“I think I should have,” the man told Hansen. He denied raping her though, saying it wasn’t like he had tied her up.

The teen told Hansen that after the assault she had to wait for her friend to pick her up.

As they waited, she said the man played with a knife. The teen said she was too scared to call 911 for help and waited several days to report the incident to a school official because she was afraid.

He denied knowing she was 17 years old.

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Little League registration

The Payson Little League has registration from 8 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at Scoops and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Big 5 through February.

If anyone needs more information, they can call (928) 978-3417.

Male singers wanted

Applications for the Men’s SUPERSTARS! event, scheduled for Saturday, March 5, are now available at the Payson Elk’s Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway. All male singers are invited to apply and audition for the show. Applications must be completed and returned to the Lodge by Saturday, Jan. 30.

For more information, call the Lodge at (928) 474-2572.

Hashknife Pony Express

The Hashknife Pony Express will gallop through Rim Country on Wednesday, Jan. 27.

The third annual Welcome Hashknife Pony Express begins at 2 p.m. at the B. Diane McDaniel Community Park on East Highway 260 in Star Valley. Enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs and the fixings. The Hashknife riders are expected to ride through Star Valley at approximately 3:30 p.m. enroute to Payson. Please RSVP to Star Valley Town Hall at 928-472-7752 if you plan to attend.

Riders will take a break at the Payson Post Office at 4 p.m. before cleaning up for a banquet at the Mazatzal Casino at 6:30 p.m.

At the Post Office, the riders will have the Kids Cowboy Camp Booth open with information and merchandise. They will happily pose for photos as they pick up the mail.

Anyone may attend the banquet, which is a dinner dance. Tickets are $30 per person and may be purchased at the Rim Country Chamber or Bob’s Western Wear.

For more information, please call local organizer Justin Deaton at (928) 978-2954.

Payson Amnesty group to host ‘Lunch Letters’ For over 52 years, Amnesty International has been writing letters to free prisoners of conscience, individuals who have been unjustly imprisoned. As a continuation of the popular International Write For Rights letter writing event in December, Payson Amnesty International is hosting a lunchtime letter writing opportunity Thursday, Jan. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crosswinds Restaurant, 800 W. Airport Road. Purchase lunch and Payson Amnesty International will supply everything needed to write a letter and save a life! Join us for Lunch Letters as we support human rights issues locally and around the world.

Please call Penny at 928-978-1268 for more information.

How to get eBooks and audio books from the library The Payson Public Library is introducing OverDrive, a means to download eBooks and audio books from the library directly to your device.

A program on the technology is planned for 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28 in the library’s meeting room.

The library is at 328 N. McLane Rd., Payson. For more information, call (928) 474-9260.

Language Exchange at library The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., is hosting a unique way to

learn Spanish and English. In its Language Exchange program, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Fridays, practice your Spanishspeaking skills or improve your English in an hour of conversation.

Organizers say this is a great way to learn vocabulary, slang and informal expressions in a relaxed atmosphere. All ages are welcome.

See ‘Ant-Man’ at the library The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, presents ‘Ant-Man’ at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29. Please join us for this Marvelous movie.

For more information, call 928-474-9260.

Free day at the museum In honor Zane Grey’s 144th birthday, Rim Country Museum will be providing tours free of charge on Jan. 30. Zane Grey was born Jan. 30, 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio.

He came to Payson in 1918 and subsequently wrote numerous books about his beloved Tonto Rim (known to us as the Mogollon Rim). Please join us in his celebration.

Refreshments will be served. The museum is located at 700 S. Green Valley Parkway.

Free AARP Tax-Aide service AARP tax-aide volunteers assist low-to-moderate income taxpayers prepare and e-file Federal and AZ income tax returns. Though special attention is given to those 60 and older, any age is welcome and you need not be a member of AARP. The IRS-certified volunteers prepare per-

sonal returns, and small Schedule C businesses with expenses less than $25,000, no employees, no depreciation, and no inventory. You must bring: your photo ID; social security cards or ITIN’s for everyone listed on the return; income documents, 2014 tax return, itemized statement of expenses and any other tax related documents.

From Feb. 1 through April 12, hours are Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge on Airport Road and the Beeline. For more information, leave a message at 928-478-6518, and your call will be returned.

Last chance to win tickets for the Grand Canyon Railway

Ponderosa Chapter #64, Order of the Eastern Star is selling raffle tickets for two, round-trip coach class tickets on the Grand Canyon Railway. Tickets are $5 each or six for $25 and only 300 tickets will be sold.

The drawing for the tickets will be held at the O.E.S. Stated Meeting Feb. 1, 2016. It is not necessary to be present to win and the tickets are valid until Oct. 31, 2016.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Marjorie Winemiller at 928-4680790 (Payson) or Kathleen Hemmingsen at 602-615-5331 (Pine and Strawberry).

Eastern Star is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping needy children, battered women, veterans and furthering medical research.

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Auxiliary Building, located at 306 E. Aero Dr., on Wednesday, Feb. 3 only, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Arts & Crafts supplies and fabric will be in bursting bags and will be sold for $1 each.

Proceeds from the sale will go to support the many programs and scholarships offered by the MHA Foundation. For more information, call 472-2588.

Veterans Benefits Counselor returns to Payson Feb. 4 Robert Thompson, a Veterans Benefits Counselor from the Arizona Department of Veterans Services, will be at the DES office in Payson, on Thursday, Feb. 4. The address is 100 N. Tonto St. #100. Appointments will be seen from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (walk-ins on a time available basis). The appointments will start at 9 a.m. and are one hour long.

Any interested veterans may contact Thompson at (602) 627-3261 to schedule an appointment, or call at any time to get information and/or claim assistance without an office visit.

Non-Profit Summit The 3rd Annual Non-Profit Summit is from noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Mazatzal Hotel & Casino’s Fireside Room.

Attend to find out how your non-profit may become eligible for receipt of unclaimed jackpot funds in 2016. Seating is limited to two members from each organization. Please RSVP to Patty Wisner at (928) 474-6044, extension 5501.

Non-profit organizations that received confirmation of eligibility last year may submit 2016 Renewal form in lieu of attending. Renewal forms are available at Players Club of the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino.

Calling all artists Open up your studio to friends and visitors. Show and sell your art. The 15th Annual ’Neath the Rim Open Studio Tour is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 29, 30 and May 1 form 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Payson Art League sponsors this event.

Applications are due March 1, 2016.

For information, contact Sally Myers, 928-472-8651 or www.paysonartleague.org or paysonartleague@gmail.com.

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Wednesday • 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.

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Hashknife Pony Express: Star Valley 2 p.m.; Payson Post Office 4 p.m.; dinner banquet 6:30 p.m. at Mazatzal Casino

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• 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 • Language Exchange: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Payson Public Library • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • See ‘Ant-Man’: 3:30 p.m., Payson Public Library

• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Rim Country Museum: Free day in honor of Zane Grey’s birthday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center

• Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public

Feb. 3 • Arts & Crafts $1 Bag Sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 306 E. Aero Dr. Feb. 4 • Veterans Benefits Counselor: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., DES office, 100 N. Tonto St. Feb. 10 • Non-profit Summit: noon to 1:30 p.m., Mazatzal Casino Fireside Room

Friday

• 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.

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Amnesty writes ‘Lunch Letters’: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crosswinds Restaurant • eBooks presentation: 2 p.m., Payson Public Library

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4A Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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No means no means no

• Jan. 26, 1500: Spanish explorer Vicente Yanez Pinzon, who had commanded the Nina during Christopher Columbus’ first expedition to the New World, sights the coast of Brazil during a voyage under his command, the first European explorer to do so.

• Jan. 25, 1759: Scottish poet Robert Burns is born. The day is still celebrated

by Burns fans with high-spirited “Robert Burns Night” feasts, featuring haggis and other Scottish delicacies, as well as enthusiastic drinking, toasting and speechmaking.

• Jan. 27, 1965: The Shelby Mustang GT 350 is launched. The Shelby, a Mustang modified for racing, featured a 306 horsepower V-8 engine and today is a valuable collector car.

• Jan. 24, 1989: Ted Bundy, the confessed serial killer, was put to death in Florida’s electric chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach.

The terrible, dismaying, tragic Payson rape case now heading into the tangles of the legal system illustrates just how far we still have to go to give women the freedom, security and respect they deserve.

The details of the case are heartbreaking — but tragically common.

A teenage girl hanging out with friends ends up at the house of a 21-year-old Payson man. Her friends eventually head home, his friends eventually head home — and the teenager is left alone with a man she knows only slightly.

She makes it clear she doesn’t want things to go any further.

He persists.

She reluctantly kisses him, protesting she doesn’t want it to go any further.

He persists.

She says no, no, no, no, no, no, no — six or seven different times.

He persists.

She weeps. He asks — what’s wrong?

She asks him to stop.

He persists.

Days later when she overcomes her fear and shame, she reports the rape to police.

He’s surprised when the police show up. He admits to having sex, acknowledges that she told him to stop repeatedly — and yet insists it wasn’t rape. He seems in the police report oblivious to what he has done — and to the threat she felt when he toyed with a knife after the assault.

Now, we don’t mean to prejudge the case — that’s a task for the jury, if it ever gets that far. We’re just making some observations based on the police report — and the evidently mutually agreed upon facts.

But we know this: A woman should never have to say “no” more than once.

In fact, some states have adopted the notion that sex cannot be considered consensual unless a woman says “yes.” Mere silence — perhaps a terrified, confused, drug-or-alcohol-affected silence — cannot give assent.

Rape — any sort of forced sex of intimacy — is a betrayal of manhood. Many men — far far too many men — believe that force, dominance and aggression remain manly qualities. But strength requires discipline, power demands restraint. A true man must protect women — not prey upon them, not frighten them, not wound them.

Nothing excuses rape. No mean no means no means no.

But clearly, too many men have gotten lost in a vile and violent need for dominance and power. They have betrayed their manhood — as surely as cancer cells betray the body.

Consider the wretched statistics on this tragic crime.

The United States Department of Justice estimates that there were 174,000 rapes or sexual assaults in this country in 2013 — which almost certainly is an underestimate.

Rape remains the most underreported violent crime in the country, thanks to the shame and the fear of the victims that they’ll be victimized again by the second-guessing and the legal system. They know they will have to tell the story in court and endure a cross examination that all too often still tries to blame the woman for this failure of manhood.

It doesn’t matter what she was wearing. It doesn’t matter what she was drinking. It doesn’t matter who she willingly had sex with before. It doesn’t matter if she knew him or loved him. No means no.

But the public attitudes that persist and the trauma of the legal process prevents many women from reporting an assault. In fact, the Department of Justice estimates that only about a third of rapes are ever reported to authorities.

Population studies suggest 15 to 20 percent of women in this country will suffer a sexual assault in their lifetimes.

And the rest will live in fear’s deep shadow.

Studies show that only about 26 percent of rapes are committed by strangers. Some 26 percent are committed by a current or former intimate partner and another 7 percent by another relative. Friends and acquaintances account for roughly 38 percent of rapes, including the most recent Payson case. About 40 percent of sexual assaults take place in the victim’s own home.

Mercifully, the evidence suggests the rate of sexual assault has been declining steadily over the past 30 years.

The age-adjusted, per-capita rape rate has declined by an estimated 85 percent since 1980, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey.

No one’s quite sure why the incident of rape has declined — along with the rates of most other violent crimes. Perhaps it has something to do with the nation’s changing demographics. We suspect it has something to do with changing social attitudes — as women realize they have a right to control of their own bodies and the right to say no. Perhaps finally men men realize that rape isn’t a woman’s problem — it’s a man’s problem, since men remain overwhelmingly the perpetrators.

And that’s why we put the story on the front page.

So men will change this pathology of masculinity.

So men will understand that no means no — whether it’s shouted or whispered or trembled in silent terror.

No means no means no means no.

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Support for rescuers Editor: Another year has past and suddenly 2016 is upon us. 2015 was a busy year for Tonto Rim Search and Rescue. The volunteers of TRSAR spent countless hours training and refining their skills so that they can continue to be a capable unit, able to respond to any emergency they are called upon to help resolve. They responded to 49 search and rescue missions in 2015, helping to make Rim Country a safer place for everyone who lives or visits this beautiful wonderland we call home.

Once again, on behalf of the Tonto Rim Search & Rescue Dog Tracking Team, I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Alan Hallman for his generous donations of veterinary services for our primary search and rescue dogs. This will be the fourth year in a row that Dr. Hallman and his Star Valley Veterinary Clinic has provided quality health care for our search dogs. His contribution toward the health and welfare of our dogs helps to make it possible for our all-volunteer dog teams to be ready and able to serve Rim Country at a moment’s notice, rain-or-shine, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Thank you, Dr. Hallman, for your contribution and service to our community and to the search dogs of Tonto Rim Search and Rescue.

Greg Red

Letter to Gosar Dear Congressman Gosar, Writing as one of your constituents from Payson, I would like to comment on your Jan. 5, 2016 statement regarding President Obama’s executive order on gun control.

I take exception to your statement and find it lacking in presenting alternatives to making gun ownership, safer, less threatening to law enforcement, easier to track guns or ammunition involved in criminal acts, prevent children from discharging guns, firearm safety training, and research into alternatives into preventing gun violence.

It is Congress’ responsibility and that of the president to protect the citizenry from all enemies foreign and domestic.

An enemy by definition is a person who is actively opposed to someone or something.

Protecting the “rights of law-abiding citizens” is one thing, but defending them is another. There is no right to purchase and discharge firearms contained in the Second Amendment, only the right to bear arms which means to carry firearms. Who can buy arms is not addressed in the Second Amendment, nor is when they can be used, what kind of guns, why arms are necessary other than in defense of the nation, how the arms are to be responsibly used, where arms are to be stored, and neither how, where, or when arms are to be carried.

A gun or any other type of weapon classified as an armament is a commodity. As a commodity it can be regulated, banned or restricted for trade.

It is the purview of lawmakers to enact laws and law enforcement to enforce these laws.

When lawmakers fail to make laws to protect their citizens from grievous bodily harm; then they, not only fail to protect and defend citizens from enemies both foreign and domestic, they fail to perform the jobs they were elected and

sworn to perform.

Automobiles do not come with a right to drive and did not exist when the Bill of Rights was enacted. They are deadly weapons in the possession of the mentally ill, unqualified, the senile, under-aged, criminals, and those impaired by drugs. Having a driver’s license, obeying the laws of the road, and registering a vehicle is common sense. Laws and regulations applying to drivers cannot stop the criminals, the senile, mentally ill, and those impaired by drugs from driving. However there are laws to keep the unqualified, under-aged, and those convicted of reckless driving from having their licenses to operate an automobile disallowed or revoked.

Anyone can buy an automobile who has the money and park it in their driveway. If they drive it without a license or registration they are breaking the law.

Now gun owners would jump on this comparison to justify anyone owning a gun. Not a valid argument. Automobiles are not designed to kill or injure like guns. Manufacturers do everything they can to make automobiles safe; not so with guns. If automobile manufacturers fail to make them safe they can be sued or forced to include safety devices that are available by Congress.

Laws have and can be made to make users of automobiles use safety devices (seat belts as an example). Why? To prevent harm and save lives.

Gun safety technology exists to make them safer just as President Obama suggested. In my opinion he did not go far enough in absence of Congress not doing anything other than blocking research and bills designed to make gun ownership responsible and well regulated.

Guns serve no useful purpose in a modern society.

Possessing guns with bullets is not necessary to hunt, or defend yourself from wild animals.

Game and Fish personnel do it every day with traps and tranquilizers.

Handguns are not needed for hunting. There are several non-lethal methods of defending self and property.

Shooting guns may be fun for some people and that is OK but why not paint balls and lasers instead?

We have a military to defend the nation. I don’t think ordinary citizens with guns is a valid backup for a superpower military with nuclear and every other weapon at its disposal. That rationalization for gun ownership is a dog that does not hunt. We, as a society, need to move away from a gun ownership mentality. There is no good to come of a society obsessed with guns, gun culture or fear.

Congressman Gosar, you should be ashamed of the content of your statement. It shows your disrespect, contempt, and lack of support for the Office of the President of the United States.

You accuse the president of partisan politics while professing your own partisan politics.

Rather than taking the ball handed off to you by someone trying to win the game, you fumble it. Instead of addressing the obvious problems regarding gun ownership, you spew NRA talking points and cry foul about the method the president used to get Congress to get off their special interest butts and fix the problems and maybe prevent a few deaths or serious injuries.

Congressman you were elected to examine both sides of the issues, report to your constituents the facts involved, ask for their opinions and support, propose changes, use good judgment, and most importantly protect them from ene-

mies who may cause them harm. Congressman Gosar you are not a lawyer or a judge. You are a “lawmaker.”

Your opinion of the legal use of executive power is outside of your job description. Your feeble attempt to introduce legislation to restrict the Executive Branch from providing meaningful leadership on important issues concerning public safety or pressing social issues is like denying food to a starving child because you don’t like the color of their skin.

In summary, Congressman Gosar stop acting like a Republican and start acting like a statesman. Do what is right and not what is politically correct. You are not defending the Second Amendment, you are pandering to a special interest group. If you had the best interests of your constituents at the forefront you would propose an amendment to the Constitution modeled after the 18th Amendment which was repealed by special interest resulting in more harm to the public safety than can be enumerated. The Second Amendment is no longer needed in a technologically advanced society. If you had the gravitas you would introduce an amendment to repeal the Second Amendment putting an end to the controversy.

Dr. Roy C Starr, Ph.D.

Secular progressives have hijacked Democratic Party Editor: In response to your question about censorship, I say let the fur fly even if it is provocative and rude. We should all be adult enough to accept there are opinions contrary to our own. The secular progressives have hijacked the Democratic party. Backed by the mainstream media, liberal academics, and the Hollywood elite, they have enjoyed success by shaming anyone that would disagree with their liberal agenda.

Here are examples of some of their propaganda: If I disagree with the policies of a black president and say “all lives matter,” then I am a racist.

If I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman, then I am homophobic.

If I am pro-life, then I am a sexist waging war on women.

If I am outraged at the barbaric practices of Planned Parenthood, then I obviously caused the shootings at the Colorado Springs clinic.

If I believe the Iran nuclear deal will lead to global warming on a scale never imagined, then I am a fear monger.

If I believe our biggest threat is radical Islamic terrorism, then I have Islamophobia.

If I have worked all my life and achieved a measure of success, then I am a greedy rich guy enjoying white privilege.

If I believe our out-of-control welfare policy leads to destruction of work ethic and self-esteem, then I must hate poor people.

If I am a follower of Jesus Christ, then I am an intolerant religious fanatic.

And on it goes, ad nauseam.

Having said this, I will defend the First Amendment right to voice any opinion and call me whatever. However, there are many of us who will not be intimidated into silence. To do so would allow the secular progressive ideology to morph into Fascism.

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Democrat challenging Rep. Gosar Weisser also pushing initiative to legalize marijuana by

Alexis Bechman

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The director of a group to reform marijuana laws announced last week that he is running again for Congress in the district that represents Rim Country and offered updates on the latest Arizona bills relating to the plant.

Democrat Mikel Weisser ran against Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) in 2012 and 2014, but lost in the heavily Republican district. He announced to the members of the Democratic Club of Northern Arizona Wednesday that he has decided to run again for the Democratic nomination.

The group was the first to hear the news.

Weisser said while he supports legalizing marijuana in Arizona for recreational use, it is not his only concern. He said his No. 1 priority is education followed by resolving immigration issues.

“As long as the Republicans use this (immigration) as an issue against us, we are not going to have equality. We have 11 million people in our country that have to worry about what is going on in a society that is entirely made up of immigrants.”

Weisser said he plans to also focus on improving life in rural Arizona where some communities don’t have basic amenities, like paved roads, reliable electricity, water, or health care facilities.

“These are things that the modern society doesn’t have to have happen. We can improve that,” he said.

Beyond running for Congress, Weisser, a former history teacher, spent the bulk of his hour with the Democratic club discussing marijuana.

Weisser, who is the deputy director of the Arizona National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), said the legalization of marijuana for medical use has already brought in millions of dollars to the state.

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Mikel Weisser has run unsuccessfully twice against Rep. Paul Gosar in the district that represents Rim Country in Congress.

He’s running again, but also pushing a ballot measure to legalize the use of marijuana.

Based on records from the Arizona Department of Health Services, medical marijuana consumption is going up every year since voters approved it in 2013. In that first year of the program, cardholders spent $40 million on medical-marijuana products; in 2014, $140 million and in 2015, $215 million.

Nationally, cannabis is a $14 billion industry, with $10 billion of that for hemp, he said.

Two groups are currently working to collect signatures to now get recreational marijuana use approved in Arizona.

NORML is supporting both of those efforts, but not endorsing

either specifically.

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona, sponsored by the Marijuana Policy Project, has filed a ballot initiative with the Arizona Secretary of State. In order for it to make the 2016 ballot, the campaign needs 150,000 signatures from voters, but is aiming to collect 225,000 to make up for invalid signatures.

The initiative would allow adults 21 years of age and older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana, consume marijuana in private, grow up to six plants in a secure area of their home and enacts a 15 percent excise tax

on retail marijuana sales.

A competing initiative, the Campaign to Legalize and Regulate Marijuana, has collected 80,000 signatures. It would allow adults 21 and older to consume a “limited” amount of marijuana, reduces criminal penalties and establishes a 10 percent tax.

If either makes it to the ballot, it will as Prop. 108, Weisser said.

“It is a winning issue since it is part of a 10,000-year continuum with an 80-year interruption. Democrats believe that they can win with this issue here in Arizona. Republicans believe that they can perpetuate reefer madness to a controlled society.”

When the Arizona Legislature reconvened, several new bills were introduced.

Among them, four Republican bills Weisser labeled as “bad,” and three Democrat bills he praised as “good.”

The good bills include HP 2007 and HB 2006 introduced by Rep. Mark Cardenas (D-Phoenix).

The bills would legalize recreational use for adults, allow people to grow their own and decriminalize the plant.

On the other side, Rep. Kelly Townsend (R-Mesa), introduced HB 2061, which would disqualify pregnant women from the list of patients that can qualify for medical marijuana.

Rep. Jay Lawrence (R-Scottsdale), introduced HCR 2019, which would eliminate the right of naturopathy and homeopathy physicians to write prescriptions for the drug. Instead, only doctors of medicine and osteopathy could issue referrals.

It would require that qualifying patients get a new referral every six months, instead of once a year. And it would make it a class 2 felony to provide medical marijuana to patients under 18.

Another bill would end the discount patients receive on their medical marijuana application if they are food stamp recipients.

Another bill would make it illegal to grow marijuana outside.

Web camera keeps an eye on sandhill cranes The new sandhill crane camera launched last week by the Arizona Game and Fish Department has already received upgrades to further improve the wildlife watching experience for viewers. New upgrades include the addition of audio to hear the cranes’ vocalizations; increased DSL speeds for smoother streaming; and, a quality high-definition picture for clear views of the birds.

The solar-powered camera provides a live feed of up to tens of thousands of sandhill cranes at their wintering grounds at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area in southern Arizona.

The department offers the live stream as part of its Watchable Wildlife Program, which seeks to connect and engage the public with their wildlife.

The live stream can be viewed at www.azgfd.gov/sandhillcranes.

The best time to view the birds is a half-hour before sunrise and up to a half-hour after, just before they leave the roost to feed for the morning. Or, the cranes return to Whitewater Draw sometime in the late morning, generally before noon and remain at the wildlife area for

Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

the remainder of the day.

While the department will do its best to keep the camera focused on the cranes and other interesting subjects, there will be times it isn’t possible due to the unpredictability of wildlife.

Viewers that don’t see activity when they try the camera are encouraged to routinely check back.

The live stream will be offered from October, when cranes first

start to arrive at Whitewater Draw, through March or early April when the birds leave to migrate to northern nesting grounds.

For those that find the live stream viewing fascinating, the department encourages a trip to Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area for a full sensory viewing experience. The sight of up to 10,000 birds is impressive. More information can be found at https://

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Two species of cranes are found in North America, the endangered whooping crane and sandhill cranes.

Cranes of all species sport long necks, beaks, and legs with short tails that are not visible when the wings are closed.

Sandhill cranes are predominantly grey with red heads and the largest subspecies can stand nearly four feet tall. Sandhill cranes are long-lived and mate for life.

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State/federal program covers nursing home bills About half of Rim Country Health residents fully covered by

do not affect ALTCS eligibility.

If applicants pass the financial requirements, then they work on the medical. Applicants must need handson care to perform daily living activities. If they are already classified as disabled, they likely meet this requirement.

If approved, ALTCS benefits include full coverage of acute care services, including in-home and out-of-home care. Zuber said the coverage is great and things like transportation are even covered if the person cannot drive.

If people don’t initially qualify, they may still get coverage in the future after nursing home bills have eaten into the a couple’s assets. Once again, the rules of the program allow the spouse to protect his or her interest in the house, retirement account and other jointly owned assets.

For more information, contact Zuber Rim Country Health at 928-474-1120 and visit www.azahcccs.gov.

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roundup staff reporter

Your parent needs long-term care, but you don’t know if they qualify for assistance. If they do, will it mean losing their home? Where will Mom go?

These are just some of the questions Christine Zuber, social services director at Rim Country Health, hears as residents ask if they should apply to the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), which pays nursing home bills for low-income seniors.

With so much unknown, people have a lot of fear, she said.

But there is help.

ALTCS falls under the umbrella of the Arizona Medical Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Medicaid program, which gets the bulk of its money from the federal government. But you don’t have to be on AHCCCS to qualify for the program.

The state created the program to help individuals 65 years and older who are physically or developmentally disabled defray the high cost of a skilled nursing facility, residential care facility or in-home care.

Zuber said the biggest concern she hears when people come in for information on ALTCS is the income requirements.

People mistakenly believe they have to sell off their home, car and all assets to qualify.

Not true — especially if a spouse owns half of the assets.

“The spouse still has to be able to live,” she said. “So, they can’t take away from the spouse.”

ALTCS financial requirements

About half of the residents of Rim Country Health are covered by the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS). The program has strict limits on income and resources before it will cover nursing home bills. However, counselors say that the program also has rules that protect the resources of a surviving spouse. Even if people don’t initially qualify for coverage, they can often qualify once they spend down their resources.

From start to finish, it takes three to six months to apply for ALTCS and for the state to process the request. The program rejects about 73 percent of people that apply.

Zuber can work with anyone who needs help with the process. About half of the residents at Rim Country Health are on ALTCS. Around the state, most

nursing homes accept ALTCS. In four years, she has helped about 50 people through the process. And thereafter, she helps with the required annual review.

She first helps applicants work through the complicated financial requirements. People must fall under a specific income level and have a lim-

ited amount of liquid assets. So she often suggests applicants use a law firm specializing in helping the elderly for help. She said the state will ask for a lot of information, including wills, trusts, IRAs, etc. Nearly every type of asset that can be converted into cash is counted. However, a home, vehicle, life insurance or burial plot are exempt and

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Health care system can cut costs with value-based payments by

John T. Standley

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The U.S. health care system is afflicted with a debilitating chronic illness — rising costs. Health spending could top $10,000 a person this year.

Fortunately, there’s a cure. It’s called value-based care, and it represents a fundamental change in how we pay for health care.

Instead of paying health care providers for what they do to a patient, value-based care compensates them for how their patients do after they leave the doctor’s office. By emphasizing outcomes instead of inputs, value-based care can improve patient health — and cure our nation’s health-cost disease.

In 2013, U.S. health care costs hit $2.9 trillion. Spending is projected to increase 5.7 percent annually through

2023. By then, health costs will account for 19.3 percent of the economy.

That hits consumers in the pocketbook. Employees now pay nearly 37 percent of their own premiums and outof-pocket costs.

The problem stems from how we pay for care.

Traditionally, providers have been compensated for the number of services they administer. Doctors, hospitals, and the like receive payment even if these services are unhelpful or unnecessary.

Value-based care flips the script by paying providers according to the quality of care, not the quantity.

The government has laid out a vision for transforming our health care delivery system according to the principles of value-based care. In January, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary

Sylvia Matthews Burwell announced a historic goal to shift 30 percent of Medicare spending toward value-based care by the end of 2016 — and 50 percent by 2018.

In March, President Obama and Secretary Burwell launched the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network. This consortium of private payers, providers, employers, states and consumers is working to accelerate the adoption of alternatives to the conventional fee-for-service model, like value-based care.

Pharmacies can play an important role in achieving the network’s goals.

Consider one of health care’s biggest cost-drivers — the inability of patients to consistently take their prescription medicines. One in two patients fails to adhere to his prescription regimen.

That failure exacerbates basic illnesses and ailments. Chronic diseases that could be managed with a pill metastasize into trips to the emergency room.

This lack of prescription adherence costs the health care system nearly $300 billion annually. It’s responsible for about 125,000 deaths and 10 percent of all hospitalizations each year.

Pharmacists can address the adherence crisis head on.

Many are teaming up with other health providers to coordinate patient care. As part of my company’s Rite Aid Health Alliance, for instance, our pharmacists and health coaches are partnering with medical providers to help patients with chronic diseases better manage their conditions.

Improving adherence would save money. A 1 percent increase in pre-

scriptions filled by Medicare beneficiaries would reduce spending by 0.2 percent. That might not seem like much — until considering that Medicare spends nearly $600 billion annually.

Pharmacists can also hasten the shift to value-based care by helping patients avoid getting sick. America’s more than 290,000 pharmacists interact with patients every day. They’re uniquely positioned to deliver preventive care like immunizations and educate patients about making healthier lifestyle choices.

Pharmacies have expanded their roles and services. In doing so, they’re helping the United States embrace value-based care — which can improve our nation’s fiscal and physical health.

John T. Standley is the CEO and chairman of Rite Aid.

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Happily, healthily fermenting I’ve known my friend Stacey for about 10 years now. She’s vivacious, bubbly, driven and just a tiny bit possessed with pure, healthy foods, raised in the garden and eaten at home.

We took classes together to learn the art of fundraising — she dreamed of funding community and school gardens everywhere, I just wanted to have a career.

Unfortunately, Stacey didn’t realize her dream exactly as she saw it. Instead, she went back to school again last year to learn to be a chef.

Her dream now is to change the world one person at a time with each bite they take. She has a blog called Your Beeting Heart. pickles? They just give a sandwich Always cute that girl.

A huge part of Stacey’s healthy a sour punch, right? And I can only eating tips come from preparing fer- handle a couple of those on a sandwich. mented foods.

No. I found out Not something Stacey’s really I’ve been excited T h e onto something. about. Sauerkraut H e a l t h y The National makes my tongue Institutes of Health retreat into my have declared fermouth.

by Michele Nelson mented foods have So, when Stacey life-improving described one meal qualities — they she made for herself — a grilled cheese sandwich literally make us happier.

The NIH found fermented foods with hot pink jalapeño kraut, true dill pickles on the side and a beer — she have a mood-enhancing effect, even over depression. had me wondering.

Yep, that’s right. Our foodie ancesI mean, what’s the big deal with

FOODIE

tors in trying to save foods from going bad stumbled on a way to improve our moods.

Fermented foods contain probiotics that help to feed the micro biome in our gut, according to the NIH. Once the micro biome is happy, we’re happier.

Hard to believe, but true. This whole research on fermented foods has even spawned a new area of research called nutritional psychiatry.

Can you hear the doctor now?

“Just eat a jar of sauerkraut and call me in a week.”

Crazy, but studies show it’s true.

The basis for this new form of

study comes from realizing that the brain functions off of the foods we eat. So, foods that make our gut happy make us happy.

So, what is fermentation?

It’s a biological process that metabolizes sugars into alcohol, gasses or acids.

The process requires a lack of oxygen or heat. So you’ll see in recipes it is critical to create an air-free environment.

Cooks use yeast, vinegars or microorganisms such as lactobacillus found in yogurt to ferment foods from yogurt, pickles, kimchi, sourdough bread, to wine and beer.

Now, the modern U.S. diet does not utilize many of the fermented foods our ancestors ate, sauerkraut, pickles, olives, etc. in normal everyday meals.

Instead, people eat lots of sugary and artery-clogging fats.

Except my wonderful friend Stacey. With her extensive organic garden that produces almost more than she can handle — fresh eggs from her chickens and her fermented foods — she always strikes me as over-the-top happy.

In fact, she’s inspired me to train my tastebuds to get used to fermented foods.

I hope I’m as bubbly as she is — or maybe that’s just the fermenting veggies.

Spicy Antipasto Vegetables Love and Wild Honey.com Ingredients: Enough chopped cauliflower and/or carrots to fill up a quart mason jar about half way About 1/4th of a large sweet onion, cut in large pieces 1 or more sliced jalapeño peppers depending on strength of said pepper 3-5 garlic cloves (they will lose their potency, making them edible and spread their garlicky goodness to surrounding vegetables) 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1 tablespoon dill seed or fresh dill to fill jar quart wide-mouth mason jar 1 tablespoon sea salt 1 tablespoon whey (eg. The liquid drained off yogurt. Yes, the yogurt matters, as this is the bacterium that will inoculate your ferment. You may leave out the whey and use one more tablespoon of salt if you wish.)

Filtered water Instructions: 1. Fill jar with the veggies.

2. Add the sea salt and/or whey.

3. Fill water to the top of the jar right below where the cap lines begin.

4. Place a cap (I used the Ball wide-mouth plastic jar lids) on and shake a bit to dissolve salt.

5. Choose your cover. I turn a Ball plastic cap lid over to keep any vegetables from reaching the air and then place a napkin on top, held tightly with a hair elastic. The idea is to keep the veggies submerged to prevent mold and covered to prevent buggies/unwanted bacteria. Next time I will use the Pickle-It mechanism I got for Christmas.

6. Let ferment! Let sit anywhere from a few days to a week. This REALLY depends on the warmth in your home. This last one took a seven days but in the summer took three.

Classes help caregivers cope with overwhelming demands Rim Country Health, The Center, others get training in hopes of passing it along by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

After more than 70 people attended an Alzheimer’s and dementia caretakers’ conference in July at Rim Country Health, officials knew there was a tremendous need for additional classes.

Christine Zuber, social services director at Rim Country Health and Kim Valdez, Rim Country Health LPN, recently completed Banner Health’s Alzheimer’s Institute training program.

They can now offer caretaker training courses locally and are planning monthly one-hour classes starting in the spring.

“We will focus on dementia-related diseases with a focus on Alzheimer’s,” said Joann Conlin, director at The Center, who also completed the training. “Our goal is to educate people on Alzheimer’s whether it is a loved one, a friend or just a community member who wants to have knowledge about

the disease.”

Zuber said she was excited to become a trainer so she can work with Rim Country Health staff as well as the community about these complicated diseases. Dr. Angela Allen, who led April’s training program for caregivers, instructed the class Zuber and the others recently attended.

Zuber said it is normal to feel unprepared and overwhelmed to provide care to a loved one with memory loss, but there is help.

“It is important that they know there are resources available and there is a whole community behind them,” Conlin said.

Before the community classes start in the spring, the local trainers will work with their staff so they can better help dementia patients. Among staff that will receive additional training include those at Rim Country Health, Powell House, The Center volunteers and representatives from local churches.

“After that, we will offer monthly community outreach programs, going over a portion of the training,” Conlin said.

Topics will include: • The diseases associated with changes in memory and thinking • The progression of dementia and Alzheimer’s • Current treatments and strategies • Improving communication to avoid arguments • Improved daily living • Finding in-home and community help • Ways to improve the health of those caring for an individual with dementia • Power of attorney • Planning ahead In addition to the monthly classes, they will also offer Brain Gym, which focuses on methods to exercise various cognitive domains of the brain.

For more information, contact Zuber at 928-474-1120.

Rim Country Health Social Services Director Christine Zuber (above), The Center Director Joann Conlin and others have taken training courses on how people can care for loved ones afflicted with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.

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This American Leadership Academy in Queen Creek is only one year old. ALA officials say the campus they plan to build in Payson this year will look a lot like it. In today’s first part in a series, a Roundup reporter toured the campus and talked to students and teachers. In subsequent installments, we’ll talk to teachers and parents who have a different view of the school.

Roundup reporter tours American Leadership Academy’s brand new school in Queen Creek by

Michele Nelson

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Amidst fields of cotton and sorghum interspersed with a smattering of housing developments, the American Leadership Academy Ironwood sprouts from empty farmland.

A line of American flags on four-foot poles march down the entry road, whirling around the traffic circle that divides the elementary and high school’s parking lots.

Each school has an entrance lobby decorated with the Declaration of Independence and a replica of the painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware into Valley Forge.

A large window looks into the receptionist area where two people sit waiting to answer questions.

Executive Director Bill Guttery walks briskly to the elementary school to meet in Elementary School Director Cristina Schubert’s office. The tour starts on her campus.

“The Payson campus will look a lot like this,” said Guttery.

Everything smells new: No surprise, as the Ironwood campus has only been open for a year.

The muted beige and blue colors soothe, while the sisal fabric tacked on the lower half of the hallway walls protects them from little feet and back packs, explained Guttery.

The two directors, ALA calls its principals directors, have the next few hours planned with interviews of parents and a tour of the two campuses.

First up, an interview with longtime ALA parent, Rustie Weinberg.

Three kids in system

A traumatic experience at a public school drove Weinberg to seek an alternative.

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The tiny, bubbly, bespectacled mother of three drops her eyes and subdues her voice as she tells the story.

“My son was in fifth grade at the time,” she says. “His grades started slipping and the teacher just had a baby and she was getting upset.”

So, like any involved parent, Weinberg set up a meeting with the teacher to talk about what she could do to help her son through the rough patch.

Instead of offering support, the teacher berated her son so badly he left the conference crying.

Weinberg told her son he was not going back there. But where could she go?

At the same time, ALA had just started in Gilbert. Since building that first campus, ALA has spread into three other areas and Weinberg has put her children at each campus.

The beginning was a little rough, however.

“It was just trailers,” she said.

“There were goats and sheep.”

But the warm, inviting atmosphere of the administrators instantly made Weinberg a fan, she says.

“I went to the campus to look at it,” she says. “The kids were engaged … the teachers were happy and that makes a difference.”

After a brief time at the school, Weinberg says she saw her son’s self-esteem improve.

Weinberg also noticed that the school atmosphere made her son feel comfortable and at home. He particularly liked the uniforms.

“This is one of my proud mom moments,” she says. “I don’t want to be around girls that don’t dress modestly.”

The focus on leadership has inspired her son to become an Eagle Scout.

His brother and sister have had good experiences at ALA as well.

As a parent, Weinberg has a deep commitment to her children’s education.

She feels ALA respects her interest in her children’s education.

“With ALA, here’s one of my biggest driving forces with ALA as a parent,” she said. “They support me.”

Whenever she has had a question or concern, the teacher and administrators have answered

them and offered support.

“My daughter struggles in her math class,” she says. “There is tutoring offered every week.”

If she has a concern, she emails the teacher and receives a prompt reply.

“That’s a big thing with me,” she said. “Open access. They are welcome to it (visiting classrooms), I can walk in any day.”

Ironwood Elementary School

Director Cristina Schubert has a soft voice and shining eyes that express her gentle nature, perfect for understanding young children.

Yet the order and respect that permeates the classrooms belies an ability to set standards and boundaries necessary for a good leader.

Schubert’s love for her students shows when they run up to her to give her a hug as she walks down the hallways.

“I started as a second-grade teacher six years prior (to coming to ALA),” she said.

Once entering each classroom, from kindergarten to fifth grade, a student instantly shows up to shake a visitor’s hand and explain the lesson under way.

“Hi, my name is Katy,” said a kindergartner. “Today we’ve just finished math.”

Schubert explained that each student has a job: One is assigned as greeter, the next line leader, and another works at the computer to help move Power Points along.

Each classroom also has the rules of expected behavior clearly posted, as well as the mission of ALA and the subjects for the day.

In one fourth-grade classroom, a teacher had three groups working on re-teaching and enrichment projects.

The enrichment group worked with cards. The re-teaching group worked on worksheets, while another group sat in a corner listening to the teacher re-teach the class.

Out on the playground, the fifth-grade class lined up to come back into the building.

“Each grade has their own recess and lunch period,” said Schubert.

Each class also has their own art or technology period.

In the gym, the P.E. class lined up to play a lively game of dodge ball, except the students didn’t

try to hit each other; they tried to knock over the orange cones.

Along the hallways, teachers have a bulletin board to show off their students’ best work.

The whole system has a purpose, said Schubert.

“It’s making them feel respected,” she said.

The tour over, Schubert turned the visitor over to another ALA parent, Amy Jensen.

Jensen has two high school children, one in middle school and two in elementary school.

“We moved from Utah in July,” she said. “We looked at different schools. We started briefly with the older kids at Benjamin Franklin Charter School — then we heard about this campus …

We were treated like royalty.”

The tall, elegant, soft-spoken mother wore her hair in an upsweep. She had patiently waited for the interview while the tour of the elementary school completed, despite having a child at home getting home schooled.

Jensen said her children needed a little extra support — one of the reasons she loves ALA. “People here have bent over backwards to help,” she said. “Every family is different. Every child is different.”

She said she has had her children attend public, private and charter schools in Utah and Arizona and feels at home at the Ironwood ALA campus.

On the curriculum: “I love Saxon math, Spaulding reading and Riggs,” she said. “I found that only private and charter offers those curriculums.”

On transparency: “It’s nice. I think with charter schools there is more attention to detail,” she said. “They have more freedom and the parents have more input and the children have more input.”

On the campus culture: “The fact that the culture is the same (on each campus) helps,” she said. “The rules and the uniforms (are the same).”

Ironwood High School

Guttery took over from that moment. He wanted to make sure the Rim Country community got a flavor of how the middle school will look and work.

The Ironwood ALA Junior and High School campuses sit across from each other, surrounded by 40 acres full of sports fields.

Guttery hopes to add tennis courts to the baseball/softball field and the football/track/soccer field. Guttery has never worked in education before, but he’s thrilled to be here now.

“I worked in business for more than 20 years,” he said.

He knows his facilities. He showed off the pristine auditorium with perfect acoustics. He said he spared no expense on the science labs. His dance room looks like something out of a Juilliard ballet class. The school has not only band and choir, but also a string orchestra.

The weight room would put the Cardinals’ to shame. There is a basketball court for games and one for practice and P.E. classes.

And the wrestlers have their own room to practice.

But Guttery calls his school small, with 900 kids in both junior high and high school.

High school students Noelle Jenson, Jerni Theabold and Bailey McCabe (the student body president) agree with him.

The three girls eagerly answered questions, taking time out from their lunch hour.

“I came from a public school,” said McCabe. “I was bullied.

There is no bullying here.”

And that’s how Guttery said he expects his junior high and high school to run, with students and staff respecting each other.

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WEATHERREPORT Tuesday

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Campy parody a comic delight by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

In homage to Shakespeare, the Payson High School Theatre Troupe performed “Commedia Delight,” a play of mistaken identity and redemption with an Italian lilt instead of the thees and thous of Shakespeare.

In fact, April White played Fellini, a playwright with the traveling troupe that supposedly thought up many of Shakespeare’s plays — from a “Comedy of Errors” to “Hamlet.”

Technical director Thomas Walling said it was a challenging play for the students.

“It was a different genre of Commedia dell’arte ... a sophisticated play on that,” he said.

Commedia dell’arte started in the late 1600s in Italy.

Traveling troupes of professional actors would perform essentially improvisational pieces using stock characters such as devious servants, military officers full of themselves or miserly merchants.

Yet, unlike the traditional Commedia dell’arte that masked the actors and actresses Payson High’s play used costumes.

Between the gentlemen wearing puffed hats with multi-edges, doublets, stockings and pantaloons and the women wearing skirts and flowing blouses with corsets, placing the Renaissance time period proved effortless.

Walling said the extensive wardrobe of PHS drama department makes it possible.

“We can take a skirt and add bows for a ball gown,” he said.

“We have WWI Navy uniforms ... we can do any time period.”

In fact, Walling said when the PHS Theatre Troupe competes, the judges often wonder if the school rents the wardrobe.

“We’ve gotten compliments,” he said. “The judges ask if we rent the costumes.”

The play centered on the mistaken identity of Not-So-Bene Pantalone and Bene Pantalone.

Not-So-Bene, played by Carly

Banning, represented the miserly merchant. She extracted taxes and rent, even threatening to take their homes if they did not pay.

An opera singer called Maestra (played by Crystal Kubby and Steven Martinez) attempts to lighten the mood by bursting into song, especially around bread, but that only makes the townspeople more afraid.

When Not-So-Bene found out Bene’s traveling troupe of entertainers would hit the town soon, she set off to waylay. But when Bene (played by Tierney Phillips) arrives anyway, with her assorted actors, a designer, a playwright, and clowns, the town bursts with joy.

Mistaking Bene for Not-SoBene, the townsfolk relax and start enjoying their lives.

Then Not-So-Bene returns.

Totally confused because of the transformation of her town, Not-So-Bene goes under cover to figure it all out. But she has no idea that someone else has been living undercover in her town Delight. Things get more and more convoluted until the final scene when the troupe performs a play based on Signora Insalata’s (played by Elliot Zalewski) story.

The Signora’s story explains how Not-So-Bene and Bene are her daughters, split up when they were quite young by tragic circumstances.

That helps Piccola, daughter of Not-So-Bene (played by Cassie Satathite) and Expresso daughter of Bene (played by Naomi Cobos) figure out they are cousins.

Bene and Not-So-Bene learn how the Signora has searched and searched for them before finding them all together in the town of Delight.

The play ends with a fit of joy in the reunification and hope from the townspeople that NotSo-Bene might turn out to be more Bene than not.

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during days with high pollen levels.

Medium: Pollen levels between 7.3 and 9.6 will likely cause symptoms for many

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Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 7.2 tend to affect very few individuals among the

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O B I T U A R Y Colin Jay Sterling (1977-2016)

Colin Jay Sterling was born on June 8, 1977, to Herbert Sterling and Nance Prahl, in Duluth, Minnesota.

Colin was raised in Fox Lake, Illinois.

Colin owned and operated Sterling Home Services here in Payson. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and cooking for his friends.

As a person and friend, Colin was fiercely loyal to those who were loyal to him. He was someone who always went out of his way to help others.

Colin is survived by his wife, Angela Brunick; his daughter, Stevi Sterling; his sons, Jesse and Korbin Brunick; his mom, Nance Prahl; his uncle, Rich Prahl; his grandfather, George Prahl; his sister, Emilie and brotherin-law, John and their children, Paige and Morgan; close family friends, the Tackmans; as well as

many cousins and more beloved friends.

Colin was preceded in death by his father, Herbert Sterling.

Colin passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 17, 2016, from an accidental gunshot wound while at his home.

Colin was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends in many, many ways.

May God bless the memory of Colin Jay Sterling.

A Memorial Service will be held in Colin’s honor this Saturday, January 30, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Messinger Mortuary here in Payson.

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Roundup reader Anthony Incardona took this marvelous photograph of Granite Dells wrapped in mist and snow during the recent major winter storm that ultimately dumped some 15 inches on snow on Payson. Don’t look for more snow anytime soon, though. The National Weather Service on Monday predicted clear skies in Payson all week, with temperatures climbing above normal by Wednesday. However, another winter storm will likely hit northern Arizona late Saturday, although it won’t generate much snow or rain until Monday.

White amur gives young Green Valley Park angler a thrill From page 1A The white amurs — also called grass carp — can actually grow to 100 pounds and have been used in China for weed control for 2,000 years. The Chinese have long used the fish to weed flooded rice fields — harvesting the fish themselves once they’ve gotten the weeds in the fields under control.

Most states ban the weed eaters, for fear they’ll get loose and unsettle the ecosystems of ponds, rivers and streams.

However, the fish have exacting reproductive requirements — requiring large,

relatively swift-flowing rivers to tumble their eggs along. A single white amur can lay a million eggs, but few of the young survive long enough to have much impact on the weeds.

Some states and nations have found the grass carp can control invasive plants like hydrilla much more cheaply and efficiently than chemicals. In many ponds and lakes, such invasive plants clog waterways — often releasing so much nitrogen into the water when they die and decay that they virtually sterilize the lake.

Without fish like the amur to eat them, plants like hydrilla can expand by 254

percent per year. Mechanical and chemical removal remains both expensive and inefficient.

The white amurs mostly munch on the tops of water plants beneath the surface, which means they’re unlikely to strip away the kinds of water plants that shelter waterfowl — like cattails.

Payson has struggled to keep the lake balanced. The Northern Gila County Sanitary District releases extensively treated wastewater into the lake, where natural processes give it one final cleaning as it soaks back into the water table.

The treated water remains high in nutri-

ents, which together with the relatively warm, shallow water promotes all kinds of plant growth. The town has been removing cattails along the shoreline, partly to avoid attracting so many water birds — who themselves introduce nitrogen to the water with all those bird droppings.

Lake managers have kept looking for new ideas to maintaining a healthy balance in a lake that started out as a way to handle wastewater, but which has become a major recreational amenity for the whole area.

Which brings us back to the white amur. The white amurs will sometimes

end up hooked. People who fish for the amurs will use white bread, corn, cherry tomatoes and other odd baits. Reportedly, a white amur on the end of a hook will put up quite a fight — although DJ Craig didn’t get the details of the battle from Green Valley Lake’s most amazed angler.

In fact, the photographer didn’t get the lad’s name — so we don’t know who to credit with the “biggest fish” record from the lake.

Fortunately, the public spirited young lad put the giant fish back where he could do the most good — munching weeds on the bottom of Green Valley Lake.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Top wrestling teams converge on Payson for tourney by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

Wilson Dome turned into a hotbed of high school wrestling Jan. 22-23 when 19 teams from around the state, almost 300 student-athletes, parents and fans packed the facility to watch and cheer almost non-stop Payson Invitational mat action.

When the PI battles subsided late Saturday afternoon, the ferocious competitiveness of the tournament became obvious.

A pair of Payson wrestlers Dylan Keeney (126) and Chris Johnson (160) who had dominated a week earlier at the Buckeye Verrado tournament had to settle for second and third place.

Keeney finished second with an 8-1 record and Johnson posted a 7-1 record to take third.

While the pair didn’t win gold medals, the two drew accolades from former PHS coach Dennis Pirch, a former National High School Coach of the Year and an Arizona Coaches Association Hall of Fame member.

Pirch praised both Keeney and Johnson for their wrestling prowess and potential.

Also for Payson, 220-pound Tito Vega took second with a 6-1 mark.

In the 170-pound division, Marco Vazquez was 5-3 and placed fifth.

Brooks Randall (132) compiled a 3-4 tournament mark, Victor Olvera (138) was 1-4, Pierce Norman (145) 1-5 and Ulises Vazquez (0-6).

Following the invitational, longtime

tournament director Don Heizer, also the PHS head coach, reflected upon his wrestlers’ accomplishments.

“The tournament was an opportunity for wrestlers to prepare themselves for regional tournaments in two weeks,” he said. “The competition was the highest level we have faced thus far. Our wrestlers from top to bottom made progress.”

The highlight of the tournament for the PHS wrestlers, Heizer continued, was “The aggressiveness and improved demonstration of technique.”

He also explained the change of tournament administration from manual to the Web-based TrackWrestling.com.

“Things were great thanks to the hard and precise work of Pam Ryan, Kathy River and Whitney Heizer.

“Bret River provided his usual stellar skills in announcing the event demonstrating why he will be announcing at the upcoming state tournament.”

Once the Van Horn?

At the tournament, some longtime wrestling fans and coaches who had previously competed in the tournament asked, “Wasn’t this once called the Tim Van Horn Invitational?”

Yes, it was. Let’s take a look back at its history.

The Payson Invitational has its roots in the 1970s when former PHS coach Dennis Pirch founded it.

In 1987 it was renamed the Tim Van Horn Memorial in memory of a longtime wrestling team booster killed in an outof-state traffic accident.

Photo courtesy of DJ Craig

In 2010, former PHS coach Travis Koppenhafer decided to resume use of the original name of the tournament.

Whatever the name, the tournament has showcased some of Payson High School’s finest wrestlers including

Christopher Pirch, R.C. LaHaye, Matt McCarty, Larry Wilbanks, Zack Lee, Nate Lee, Clifford Pirch and Porter Wilbanks.

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Joe Sanchez might soon become the Rim Country’s single largest consumer of PeptoBismol.

He likely needs the remedy because it’s said to cure upset stomachs and that’s what the Payson High School boys basketball coach could be suffering from after his team was involved in three, nail-biting, two-point decisions in four days.

The streak began Jan. 19 in a 57-55 loss to Poston Butte and continued the following day when Sedona Red Rock upset PHS 64-62.

On Jan. 22 in Scottsdale, the Longhorns finally survived a two-point thriller outlasting Scottsdale Prep Academy 64-62.

The Horns have an opportunity to further improve on their 7-15 record at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 26 against Combs in Wilson Dome.

Sanchez is probably among those hoping for a blowout PHS victory to ease his dyspepsia.

Since Payson beat Sedona Red Rock 58-51 on Dec. 4, the recent loss can be considered an upset of sorts.

In it, Payson took a 45-44 lead into the final eight minutes, but Red Rock outscored the Horns 20-15 to salvage the win.

On the bright side, Payson was bolstered by good scoring balance with three players finishing in double figures.

Senior Chaz Davis, the team’s leading scorer, finished with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field.

Sophomore Julian Parker contributed 11 points including 6-of-6 at free-throw line and a three-pointer.

Alex Suarez chipped in with 10 points.

Trey Glasscock and Korben White tallied six each.

In addition to Davis leading the team in scoring, he pounded the boards for 10 rebounds, dished out five assists and had five steals.

It was the type of all-around game that would render Larry Bird proud.

The Horns’ second leading scorer, Ryan Ricke, was held in check with four points, but like

File photos courtesy of DJ Craig

The Longhorns have won one game and lost two games in the past week, all by two-point margins. The boys play again tonight at 7 p.m. against Combs in the Wilson Dome. all good players do on off nights, contributed in other ways with five rebounds and six assists.

Against Combs this evening, the Longhorns will be facing a team looking to recover from a 65-37 loss on Jan. 22 to Poston Butte.

Since Payson lost to PB by only two points, the Horns seem to be a favorite — but high school sports are not geometry and nothing is a “given.”

The Coyotes do not have a player averaging in double figures, but Brian Tucker, a 5-foot11-inch sophomore guard, averages about nine points per game and is capable of going off as evidenced by the 19 points he scored in a 60-59 loss to Chandler Prep.

Whomever Sanchez assigns to guard Tucker, it will be his duty to make sure he doesn’t have another such offensive outburst.

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The Payson Tea Party invites you to hear Gila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp discuss the changes to the County Attorney’s office since he took over, and answer questions of interest from the audience. Please join us on Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 6 to 7:45 p.m., at Tiny’s Restaurant on East Highway 260.

For more information, call 928-9516774.

Payson Walkers

The Payson Walkers now depart at 9 a.m. for daily walks which are about an hour in length on pavement.

Departure points are: Wednesday - Walgreens Thursday- Payson Library Friday - Home Depot parking lot, (south end) Saturday - end of Longhorn Road Sunday - Town Hall parking lot Monday - Payson Elks Tuesday - Green Valley Park, Parks and Recreation Office.

Bridge results

Bridge results for Wednesday, Jan. 20, as follows: Myrtle Warter and Sherry Proctor, first; Wanda Sitz and Phon Sutton, second; Mary Kastner and Tim Demaray, third.

For information and reservations, please call Kay Hutchinson at 928-474-0287.

Payson Amnesty group to host ‘Lunch Letters’

and Retired Federal Employees will hold their monthly no host luncheon and meeting on Jan. 27. The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. The meeting is held at Tiny’s Restaurant on Highway 260. This month our speaker is Val Sullivan.

She will speak on genealogy.

All active and retired federal employees are invited to attend.

Any new members will receive a free lunch.

Please remember the Payson Food Bank and bring non-perishable food items.

For more information, call Dale 468-6227.

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Rim Country 4 Wheelers

Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 8 a.m.

Wednesdays in the Bashas’ shopping center parking lot in front of the Big 5 store.

The route and destination may be prescheduled or may be decided on the spot; the level of difficulty may range from easy to moderate.

Saturday trips are also scheduled at least once a month and are usually decided on at the previous month’s meeting. For all trips, have a full tank of gas, lunch, and a lawn chair.

For more information, visit the Web site at www.rimcountry4wheelers.com or call RC4W President Tom Doyle, (928) 600-9009.

Soroptimists

The local Soroptimist club invites all women who are interested in working with and for the community For over 52 years, Amnesty to improve the status of women to International has been writing let- join members for lunch at Tiny’s, ters to free prisoners of conscience, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, at noon individuals who have been unjust- Wednesdays. ly imprisoned. As a continuation Anyone interested should conof the popular International Write tact Jean Oliver, (928) 474-6167; or For Rights letter writing event Audrey Wilson. (928) 468-3108. in December, Payson Amnesty International is hosting a lunchtime letter writing opportunity Ukulele Fun Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 11:30 Ukulele Fun is open to anyone a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crosswinds interested from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Restaurant, 800 W. Airport Road. every Wednesday at St. Paul’s Purchase lunch and Payson Episcopal Church on the corner of Amnesty International will supply Easy St. and Sherwood. For more everything needed to write a letter information, call (928) 595-2086. and save a life! Join us for Lunch Letters as we support human rights 87 Mountain Biking Club issues locally and around the world.

87 Mountain Biking Club meets Please call Penny at 928-978at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the 1268 for more information.

87 Cyclery shop, 907 S. Beeline Highway.

NARFE meeting Members have group trail rides The Mogollon Chapter 1235 of throughout Gila County for every the National Association of Active level of rider (beginners to advanced).

Payson Lions Charitable Foundation and its parent Payson Lions Club serve Rim Country by conducting service and fund-raising projects to help those in need of eye exams and eyeglasses as well as hearing exams and hearing aids.

Membership in Lions is open to all adults interested in giving something back to their community. Meetings are held at at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday at the Crosswinds Restaurant at the Payson Airport.

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

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

Rim Country Corvettes Rim Country Corvettes is not a formal club with meetings, dues, etc.

It is a group of Corvette owners from the Rim Country who enjoy driving their special cars and meeting new Corvette owners with the same interests.

There is a monthly run that members are alerted to via the Internet, with a meeting location in Payson and other details.

Anyone interested in joining this group can contact organizers via e-mail: Don and Jeannie McLaughlin, djmack1@npgcable.com or Bill and Marilynn Berggrenn, ienjoy@npgcable.com. Send your name, address, phone number, year of Corvette and e-mail address.

Activities at the Senior Dining Room in Pine The following activities are now available at the Senior Dining Room in Pine. Come join and meet some new friends. The Senior Dining Room

is located at the P/S Community Center, 3866 N. Highway 87, Pine.

Monday: Poker, 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday: Canasta, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Arts Party, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., held once a month.

Wednesday: Hand & Foot, 9 a.m.; Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Polish Poker, 1 p.m.

Thursday: Stitch ‘n Time, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. third Thursday of the month Friday: Poker, 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m.

Saturday: Walkers Club, 9 a.m., meets at the P/S Elementary School Track.

For more information, call the P/S Thrift Store at (928) 476-4633.

Narcotics Anonymous

Drug Problem? If you think you may have a problem with drugs, give yourself a break. There is a way out, with the help of other recovering addicts in Narcotics Anonymous.

We have been there.

Payson meetings: Rim Recovery - Thursday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., 107 E. Airline Dr. (Steps House – directly behind old batting cages).

Recovery in the Pines- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 p.m. at 213 S. Colcord, Room 213, in rear, off Ash Street (Payson Community

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The group uses the faith-based program for those dealing with substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, etc. Childcare is provided.

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The Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country is pleased to announce a new club meeting option — an evening meeting the first Thursday of each month.

The Kiwanis will now meet at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Denny’s Restaurant.

The club also meets on all other Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Tiny’s Restaurant.

For more information about Zane Grey Kiwanis, please visit www. zanegreykiwanis.com.

Rim Country Coalition The Rim Country Coalition is a group of local agencies and community members whose focus is the prevention of substance misuse/abuse among older adults in the Payson area. The group seeks to help “connect seniors in the Rim Country.”

The group meets at 1 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.

For more information, contact Carol Wilson, 1-800-293-9393 or Dee Redfield, (928) 970-1298.

Payson TOPS meeting TOPS 373 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a weight loss support group for anybody wishing to drop those extra unhealthy pounds — sensibly.

Come check us out. The first meeting is free and you get lots of information, lots of support, and you will meet caring, upbeat people.

We meet every Thursday morning. Weigh-in starts at 7 a.m. and the program is from 8 a.m. to 8:50 a.m.

Meetings are in the two-story building across from Walmart (formerly known as the Senior Circle), 215 N. Beeline Highway. If you have any questions, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.

Christ-Centered Recovery Christ-Centered Recovery Study meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at Calvary Chapel Payson, 1103 N.

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Applications for the next Men’s SUPERSTARS! are available at the bar. They must be completed and returned by Jan. 30. Applicants do not need to be Elk members. The show is on March 5.

Sweetheart Ball tickets are now on sale. The price is $25 per person or $45 for two. The dinner features a choice: Rollie’s prime rib or baked chicken. Dance to the music of Junction 87. Date of the ball is Friday, Feb. 12.

For more information, call (928) 474-2572 or stop by the Lodge at 1206 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson.

Genealogy meeting

The Northern Gila County Genealogy Society has a membership meeting and guest speaker scheduled for Feb. 4 at 1:30 p.m. The guest speaker is Larry Kennedy, a former pilot for Northwest Airlines, and a carrier based fighter pilot during the cold war era of the 1960s.

All residents in the Rim Country are invited to attend the meeting. The Society is located at 302 E. Bonita St. in Payson.

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Today we have the fourth part of our series about the route the old-timers drove when they wanted to go to the Valley in the early 1950s. In this segment, we will travel to the south up Slate Creek Hill to what is known as the Slate Creek Divide, at the Gila/ Maricopa County line.

Start at Cane Springs

Our trip for today begins where we stopped last time, at Cane Springs, which was an important water stop along the old route during the hotter times of the year. As we said before, with a good four-wheel drive vehicle you can cross the creek and follow the old route a couple of miles farther south, where just before a cattle gate it bears to the left and returns back to the current Highway 87 alignment along a ridgetop. The old route is pretty easy to miss at this point, and if you reach the gate, you passed it. Stop and backtrack about 50 yards and look to your left (east).

It’s there, but hard to see at first.

If you want to, take a walk and follow it on foot. You’ll have to climb over the fence (it’s easier at the nearby corner post on your right), but the old road is clearly visible all the way back to where it crosses above the southbound lanes of the current highway. From there, it generally follows the path of Highway 87 to the bottom of the hill where the highway crosses Slate Creek. You’ll need to backtrack to the highway and head south to get there.

Off the highway

When you get to the crossover at the bottom of the hill, where the concrete center divider starts, pull over to the left if traffic allows. Once again, be careful, people really fly through here.

Once you are safely stopped, look across the northbound lanes and across the creek and you will see a narrow, steep road heading up the mountain. That is the old Mount Ord road, and it goes all the way to the top, but it is in pretty bad shape nowadays and requires a good four-wheel drive vehicle to travel it. You will also see three poles that look like telephone poles. Once, they supported a billboard sign, and it is the location where the processing mill for the Ord Mine used to stand. The mine and mill produced mercury, which was found in reddish-colored veins of cinnabar in the slate rock strata of the mountain. The Ord Mine was a large complex operation at one time, and there were several levels of deep tunnels inside the mountain. Most of the tunnel entrances have been closed off now, and for good reason.

The slate rock strata is extremely unstable, and the mines were prone to sudden collapse.

Dangerous history of mining

The mercury produced by this and other mines was used for many years to extract gold from the ore taken out of area gold mines. The process was expensive and extremely toxic to the miners involved, and many old miners suffered from the effects of long-term mercury poisoning.

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At the bottom of Slate Creek Hill, a section of the old Bush Highway can be seen just to the right of the northbound lanes of the current highway, in the upper-center of the picture. Slate Creek itself is in the foreground.

Mercury was also used for many years in the manufacturing of the primers for ammunition cartridges for firearms. The demand for mercury for these uses peaked during World War I, and fell off after the war when more modern processes were developed for both gold extraction and ammunition manufacturing.

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Site of Goswick Camp

Before we move on from this spot, a few more things: From where you are standing, and to your right under what is now the northbound lanes of the highway, there used to be a row of houses that were used by the mill workers. This settlement was known as Goswick Camp, and the old route crossed Slate Creek at this point and can still be seen on the far side of the creek, past where the Mount Ord road turns up the hill. The houses were torn down when the highway was realigned, and no trace of Goswick Camp remains. Highway engineers have put a lot of money and effort into taming Slate Creek at this highway crossing, as this is another spot that sees a lot of water after storms. During the “Labor Day Floods” in early September of 1970, rains from the summer monsoons were boosted by moisture from a Pacific hurricane and caused floodwaters that came roaring down the canyon and completely obliterated the highway here. The road was closed for 14 days while crews worked around the clock to get it rebuilt and reopened. That storm killed 28 people, including several down near Sunflower. And finally, looking to the northeast, partway up the hill to the right of the northbound lanes, you can see a short piece of the old route on the side of the hill above the creek.

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The stonework along the old Bush Highway is visible from the current Highway 87 in a number of locations. This shot was taken south of Cane Springs.

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Now let’s move on. The old route to the south up Slate Creek Hill basically followed the current highway alignment, but with a sharp eye parts of it can still be seen in a couple of locations up on the mountainside to your right.

Since this section of the old route is no longer drivable, we’ll jump ahead. Take southbound Highway 87 to the top of the hill, where the “new” Mount Ord road, Forest Road 626, turns to the left, and a paved road to the right goes down to the old stretch of the Beeline that follows Sycamore Creek.

This spot is called the Slate Creek Divide, and it is here where we will end our trip for today. This is a good place to take a break at one of the large truck pullouts on either side of the highway before heading back home. In the next segment of our tale, we’ll pick up the old route again and go on down to Sunflower.

Until next time ... Happy Jeepin’.

Photo by Chuck Jacobs

In this view from the northbound lanes of the current Highway 87, the old Bush Highway can be seen in the background. This must have been quite the steep climb for the vehicles of the day.

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Must be able to lift 75 pounds. 3/4 work guarantee. Must possess 6 months experience as a general ranch worker and provide the contact information of one previous employer who can speak to applicant’s related experience. All work tools and equipment provided.

Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worker will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Worker must be familiar with and able to safely operate an ATV and be able to ride a horse. Attend to livestock including cattle and other farm animals. Feeds hay and supplements to livestock on range or at the ranch, assist with calving, and observing livestock on a daily basis for herd health. Must be familiar with and able to readily identify livestock diseases and bring livestock back to ranch headquarters for treatment of disease. Able to detect and assist with calving problems, Assist with castration and dehorning of livestock, vaccination, treatment of newborn livestock for disease, moving livestock to and from pasture, and livestock identification marking. Maintain all fences, corrals, bunkhouses, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper livestock management. Must have knowledge of flood irrigation. Assist with haying operations. Must be able to identify and assist with control of noxious and poisonous weeds under supervision.

May have to work weekends during calving, and irrigation season. Light mechanical skills preferred.to maintain small equipment in a working condition and observe safe practices. Worker must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the employer's requirements during the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with Colorado climatic conditions.

DEAN MANTLE RANCH / RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO Call Craig Workforce Center, (970) 824-3246 or contact your nearest State Workforce Center.

Refer to order #CO6374162 Order: 10079838 Cust: -High Country Agricultural Serv Keywords: Excorporation Ranch ad Four20132308 temporary position openings. Date of need 3/1/2016 to 12/15/2016 art#: Class: $11.27General per hour + housing (bunkhouse) A signed contract may be required.

Size: 2.00 X 4.00 Work tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at 3/4 time guarantee.

GENERAL RANCH WORKER

no cost to the worker. Transportation & subsistence expenses to worksite provided by employer or paid by employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Must be able to ride horses and/or ATV in order to move the livestock safely. Must have 6 months experience and provide (1) reference from previous employer with knowledge of applicants skills. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. Attend to livestock—feeds and waters livestock by tractor and/or team on range or at ranch headquarters—calving, maintaining cattle herd health. Builds & cleans corrals. Wean calves, vaccinations and pregnancy check cows. Moves livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with castration of livestock, and identification marking. Maintain all fences, corrals, cabins, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management. Cleans livestock stalls corrals and sheds, brushes and shovels. Must have knowledge of building and repair of fence, irrigation knowledge and management, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock. Light mechanical skills preferred. Maintain ranch buildings.

Maintain equipment in a working condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7 days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations, calving season, irrigation and haying season. Workers must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the employer’s requirements during the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with Colorado climatic conditions.

G5 RANCH / ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO Call Craig Workforce Center, (970) 824-3246 or contact your nearest State Workforce Center.

Refer to order #CO6379499 Order: 10079843 Cust: -High Country Agricultural Serv Keywords: G5 Ranchad art#: 20132311 Two temporary position openings. $11.27 per hour plus housing.

Class: General Work2.00 40 hrs per week. 3/4 work guarantee. Must possess 6 Size: X 4.00

GENERAL RANCH WORKER

temporary position openings. $11.27 per hour plus housing. Work 48 hrs per week.

3/4 work guarantee. All work tools and equipment provided.

Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worker will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. A signed contract may be required Must be able to ride a horse to move the cattle from current grazing areas to new grazing areas to assure sufficient food and to practice good range management. Must repair fences to keep the animals contained and assure their safety.

Performs any combination of the following tasks on the ranch. Attend to livestock—feeds and waters livestock by tractor and/or team on range or at ranch headquarters—calving, maintaining cattle herd health. Builds & cleans corrals. Wean calves, vaccinations and pregnancy check cows. Moves livestock to pasture for grazing. Assist with castration of livestock, and identification marking. Maintain all fences, corrals, cabins, ranch buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management.

Cleans livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Must have knowledge of building and repair of fence, irrigation knowledge and management, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock. Light Mechanical skills preferred. Maintain equipment in a working condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7 days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations, calving season, irrigation and haying season. Workers must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the employer’s requirements during the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with Colorado climatic conditions.

months experience as a general ranch worker and provide the contact information of one previous employer who can speak to applicant’s related experience. Dates of need: 02/20/2016 thru 12/15/2016. All work tools and equipment provided. Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worker will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract. Must be able to lift 75 pounds. A signed contract may be required Performs any combination of the following tasks on the ranch. Must be able to ride a horse. Attend to livestock—feeds and waters livestock by tractor on the range or at the ranch—calving, maintaining cattle herd health. Builds and cleans corrals. Wean calves, vaccinations and pregnancy check cows. Herds livestock to pasture for grazing.

Examines animals to detect diseases and injuries. Assist with castration of livestock, and branding. Maintain all fences, corrals, cabins, buildings, range improvements, and livestock equipment used for proper cattle management. Must have, irrigation knowledge and management, planting, cultivating and harvesting hay for livestock. Light Mechanical skills preferred to maintain equipment in working condition and observe safe practices. Assist with the shipping of cows and calves. Longer hours (night shifts during calving) and more days (up to 7 days per week) may be required when feeding cows supplemental rations, calving season, irrigation and haying season. Workers must be willing and able to perform all duties according to the employer’s requirements during the contract period. Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with Colorado climatic conditions.

OLDLAND BROTHERS / RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO Call Craig Workforce Center, (970) 824-3246 or contact your nearest State Workforce Center.

Refer to order #CO6375907

SCHLEGEL CATTLE COMPANY / EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO Call Craig Workforce Center, (970) 824-3246 or contact your nearest State Workforce Center.

Refer to order #CO6374482

Order: 10079825 Cust: -Hospice Compassus Keywords: ad on server and attached art#: 20131737 Class: Healthcare Size: 3.00 X 4.00

MERCHANDISE ANIMALS Dog Nail Clipping in the comfort and convenience of your home by Tracy. Local professional groomer of 24 years. $12.00 928-978-4959

FIREWOOD Alligator Juniper $250. Spit and Delivered Locally, 928-472-7077 if no answer, please leave message

FIREWOOD “BEST PRICES IN TOWN AND FRIENDLY SERVICE” Also BACKHOE SERVICE & YARD CLEANING Tree-Trimming, Brush Removal with Hauling Service

FIREWOOD ALIGATOR JUNIPER UNSEASONED OR PINE FULL HONEST MEASURED CORDS, WE DELIVER. 951-330-0643 Firewood for Sale: Juniper, oak & Mesquite, $300.per cord, Split, Delivered, and Stacked! Nick 480-669-9756

LOST AND FOUND FOUND: Mother’s Ring at Rim Country Middle School Gym 1/2/2016, Call to describe: 978-5007

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www.cancerbenefits.com Flagstaff Office; 928-774-1200 or 800-414-4328.

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Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257 Gila County Liquor License #6 GILA COUNTY LIQUOR (Bar) please contact S. Patel, 1-480-735-1984 or LICENSE #6 sushma.s.patel@gmail.com

(BAR)

PLEASE CONTACT S. PATEL AT 1-480-735-1984 OR SUSHMA.S.PATEL@GMAIL.COM

I BUY ESTATES! (928) 474-5105 THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades?

Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More!

RED CORVETTE, 1985 55K Miles, New Tires, New Exhaust, Looks Great, Runs Great; $9500.obo 928-468-6425 79654

SUVS 2005 Mercury Mountaineer AWD

Chaparral Pines Golf Club Fittness Center Attendant Must work weekends, excellent customer skills, be able to lift 50 pounds, FT/PT Pick up application at Security Gate

NOW $5,288.

Was $7,998.

Call 928-474-8888 STK# RP0625A

EMPLOYMENT CHILDCARE Daycare From My Home $10/$12 hourly. Flexible hours.

Louiegonzo@aol.com

DRIVERS Route Driver

ROUTE DRIVER Full-Time Position Available For Payson Area

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.

Send resume to: Griffin’s Propane P.O. Box 1790, Payson, AZ 85547 928-478-6972 Griffin’s is an equal opportunity employer

GENERAL

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Upload Resume @ www.employment-dynamics.co m Training/meeting room available.

GARAGE Garage DoorDOOR Sales SALES – GARAGE DOOR TECHNICIAN Motivated sales position for someone with someone with mechanical skills looking to enter the garage door trade. Benefits included, 6 figures first year, we provide truck.

Drug test and background check.

Call Ed 602-814-3650 Looking for Experience Cook, Mexican Quizine, Salary D.O.E. Contact Tonto Basin IGA, 928-479-2000 or send resumes to tontobasinmaketplace@yahoo.c om

1996 Ford Explorer 4x4 NOW $3,988.

Was $5,979 Call 928-474-8888 STK# FP1870A

CBI Inc. is hiring for EMT & Independent Licensed Counselors Great Benefit package, Tuition Assistance and SIGN ON BONUS for Licensed Social Workers or Counselors Send resumes: recruiting@cbridges.com

Order: 10079017 Majestic Rim Retirement Living in Payson, AZ Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Dispatcher Trainee has thePolice/Fire/911 following employment opportunities available: art#: 20131192 Class: General Full-time UNIVERSAL SPECIALIST – 40 hours, includes weekends.

Size: 2.00 X 2.00 Duties include serving meals, light housekeeping & concierge and hospitality services.

Part-time DINING ASSISTANT – 20 hours, includes weekends.

Duties include food prep, line service, dining service and dishwashing duties.

Looking for caring individuals with a strong desire to work with an elderly population.

Background check and references are required.

Please apply at Majestic Rim – 310 E. Tyler Parkway.

For additional information, call (928) 474-3912.

Majestic Rim is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Order: 10079685 Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Town of Payson, Recreation Coordinator art#: 20132108 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 2.00

Come work for the number one employer in the White Mountains!

Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low is now hiring for: Medical Technologist Ultrasound Tech Cath Lab ARRT Physical Therapist * Sign on Bonus / Relocation Assistance / Yearly Increases / Excellent Benefits * Apply online at www.summithealthcare.net or call to speak with the recruiter at 928-537-6367

Ophthalmology back-office F-T position; exp. a + SDOE, fax resume to 928-474-4534 Attention D. Burns

Newspaper PART-TIME INSERTER High Energy Position 20-25 Hours per week Mon, Tue, Thur, Friday’s 8:00 AM - Finish Must be able to Lift up to 25lbs.

Work at a very fast pace, be able to stand for the period of the day. Starting Pay $8.05/hr.

Must be Able to Pass Background Check Pick Up Applications After 3pm at the Roundup Office and attach Copy of Drivers License.

708 N. Beeline Hwy.

AUTOS/VEHICLES CARS

HEALTH CARE Caregiver ad

Mobile RV & Trailer Repair!

Call Carl 928-951-3500

STORAGE ITEMS Mobility Scooter, bought new, used 3 wks, paid $1000. make offer. 928-468-8075

GENERAL

PRESS OPERATOR The Payson Roundup is accepting applications for an experienced web press operator.

We are an award winning, twice weekly newspaper and produce products for a limited number of commercial printing customers.

We are looking for someone with experience in running 5 units of Goss Community, negative stripping, plate making and with a pride for quality.

Mechanical abilities and forklift experience are also desirable.

This is a fulltime position with a complete benefit package.

Payson is located in the heart of Mogollon Rim country where outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing abound.

Please send your resume to publisher@payson.com, OR Payson Roundup 708 N. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541.

Seeking Experienced RN’s - $2,500 Sign on Bonus Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center is a not for profit 89 licensed bed facility located in the beautiful White Mountains in Show Low, AZ! We are seeking EXPERIENCED RN’s for the following areas: ICU / L&D / Med Surg / Home Health / ER / Surgery Full Time / Part Time / PRN shifts available! Summit Healthcare offers yearly increases, tuition assistance, excellent benefits, Sign on Bonus, Relocation Assistance plus much more! Apply online at www.summithealthcare.net or call to speak with the Nurse Recruiter at 928-537-6367 $2,500 Sign on Bonus plus Relocation Assistance! Salary DOE w w w. s u m m i t h e a l t h c a r e . n e t 928-537-6367

SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS Brandt’s Bookkeeping & Accounting Experienced accounting, bookkeeping, payroll etc. Licensed & insured. Hold bachelors degree & currently obtaining masters in accounting.

928-978-5800

CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction

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

Order: 10079875 Cust: -Deborah Rose/Central AZ Proper Keywords: Licensed Realtor art#: 20132348 Class: Sales/Marketing Size: 2.00 X 2.00

POSITION: VARIOUS FOOD & BEVERAGE ROLES Hiring for the Season: Servers, Bussers and Runners Line Cooks - Head Line Cook Part-time positions avaiable with flexible hours. We are looking for bright energetic individuals for seasonal and permanent positions.

We offer competitive pay with opportunity for advancement. If you are interested in joining our team please pick up an application at: The Rim Golf Club Guard House Rim Club Parkway 928-472-1460 or email hlusk@therimgolfclub.org

Serving Rim Country for 20 years!

Hospice Aide Inpatient Unit RN

If you are passionate about impacting patient & family care and enjoy working with a great team, a clinical position with our company may be the perfect opportunity for you!

We have great benefits and competitive pay.

To apply online and learn more about an exciting opportunity to work for Hospice Compassus: Pease visit our website at www.hospicecompassus.com Call Mary Jane Rogers at 928.472.6340

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You’ll remember why you do what you do, when you join the fabulous care team at Hospice Compassus!

Hiring in the Payson, AZ office:

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Email to Mary.Rogers@hospicecom.com

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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

Senior Discount: 928-478-6139 JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed

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Apartments For Rent

Call Aspen Cove!

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APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •

2 Bedrooms/2 Baths 2 Bedrooms/ 1.5 Baths Washers & Dryers Covered Parking Pet Friendly

ASPEN COVE

801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tile,Carpet and Wood Installer 35 years Exp. Repairs/Custom Showers Local References if needed Realters Welcome 928-951-2823 Robin H.

HAULING

HOME REPAIRS

Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2015

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(Inexpensive) Not a Licensed Contractor

JOE - 970-1873

HOME SERVICES Call The Cheaper Sweeper Call The Cheaper Sweeper

You’ve tried the rest, now try the best!

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

Gift Certificates Available

Call The Cheaper Sweeper for a free estimate: (928) 472-9897

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

Call Shari for a Quote!

928-951-1807

LEGAL SERVICES ad attached

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS WILLS LIVING WILLS FINANCIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY MEDICAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY DEEDS

Patricia Rockwell AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer/ Paralegal

928-476-6539 AZCLDP #81438

REAL ESTATE BUSINESSES FOR SALE

(928) 474-8042

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com LAZY D RANCH Studio/Apt.$150 off Feb. Rent, w/6mo or longer lease before Feb. 5th, W/S/T/C Included, Call 928-474-2442 Positively Payson

Warm & Cozy Community nestled in the Pines!

Forest Hills Condominiums

333 N. McLane Large 1-2 Bedrooms WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE WASHER & DRYER COVERED PARKING PET FRIENDLY CLOSE TO RUMSEY PARK & LIBRARY

Call Caroline 928-472-6055

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

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

HOMES FOR RENT 1800sf 3Br/2Ba, Open Floor Plan, Newly Remodeled, Wet Bar, Large Front Deck, Garage, All Electric, Electric Pellet Stove, Peacefull Country Feel, Minutes from Walmart. Full Credit/Criminal Check, $1250.mo First/Last + $1000.Sec. Dep. Cats-No, 928-978-4491 1Br/1Ba Overlooks GV Lake 704 S.Oak, Stove,Refrig, Trash Included, Large Wood Stove,AC,W/D Hook-ups, Gated Yard,Covered Carport, $610.mo 928-474-8833 2000sf Home, Completely Remodeled, avail Feb.1st. 3+ Bedroom Upstairs/downstairs, 2 Full Bath, Mini-bar with Sink and Fridge downstairs, Large yard, $1250.mo No: pit bulls, rottweilers, chows or cats! Located in Star Valley on quiet lot, 623-221-5049 3Br/2Ba House (Pine) in a 50+ RV Park, FP, Heat Pump, Garage, Opportunity to reduce rent w/Laber, $1100.mo Call Vicki, 602-403-5800 Beautifully “FURNISHED” ,New Paint/Carpet, 2Br/2Ba w/FP, 1800sf, MAIN HOUSE, 1.25 Acres In Town, Bring Your Horse, TV’s, $1,400.mo Call: 602-290-7282 High on Hill, Great Views, Nice Clean 3Br/2Ba, Front/Rear Decks, $985.mo 928-468-1068 or 602-647-2014 New 2 BR, 2 BA, Manufactured home, 55+ age community. $650.00, 480-390-8901.

Laundromat in Pine for sale or lease, call Vicki for information; House on Premises for lease also.

602-403-5800

COMMERCIAL FOR SALE C-1 Business, 215 W. Frontier, 3 Rooms, Kitchenette, Sitting Area, Sink,Work Area, Beautiful! Must See!, 780sf, Paved Parking, $146,000. APT. ONLY, Call 928-951-4851.

HOMES FOR SALE

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

1st Mo + Deposit!

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

Pine Prudential Rentals x3 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HomeServices Advantage Realty PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

609 S. BEELINE HWY. PAYSON, AZ 85541 474-5276

www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

OPEN HOUSE SAT/SUN 11-4 EAST VERDE ESTATES 2 BR/1 BA, 768sf, Stunning Remodel in/out .29 Acres. Website: lovepayson.com $159,000.

928-478-1553

MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE 1983 MH 2 BR, 1 BA, 14 x 56, close in Payson 55+ age park, $17,900, Financing available Call 480-390-8901 New Cavco 2 BR, 2 BA, MH 14 x 52, close in Payson 55+ age park, $39,900. Financing available 480-390-8901

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

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1100 Sq.Ft 2BDR/2BA Apartment In Central Payson, Central Heating and A/C, F/P., Washer/Dryer Hookup $750.p/m, 480-326-7203 or 480-926-9024 2Br/1Ba AC/Heat, All Electric, Washer/Dryer, Upstairs, Smoking/Pets-No, $595.mo Call 928-474-8263 or 928-951-4237 79653

Adult/Senior Living Studio and One Bedroom Apartments Starting at $615. with All Utilities Weekly Light Housekeeping Included Small Pet OK with Deposit Meal Service Available Call Angie M-F 8-5 928-474-1120

202 N. Stagecoach Pass, 3BD, 2BA. . . . . . $1350 1103 N. Camelot, 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . $1200 502 S. Ponderosa St #B, 3BD, 1.75BA . . . . $995 609 N. Colcord Rd., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . $900 1106 N. William Tell Cir., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . $860 905 N. Beeline Hwy #28, 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . $850 609 N. Granite Dr., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800 1101 N. Colcord Rd., 3BD, 2BA. . . . . . . . . . . . . $800 1500 N. Easy St., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $795 1302 N. William Tell Cir., 2BD, 2BA. . . . . . . . . . $775 204 E. Jura Cir. #B, 2BD, 1BA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $650 607 S. Beeline Hwy. Sp#5, 1BD, 1BA . . . . . . . . $550 607 S. Beeline Hwy. Sp#20, 1BD, 1BA . . . . . . . $460 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C5, Studio 1BA. . . . . . . . . $425 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C4, Studio 1BA. . . . . . . . . $400

COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE 1500 Bravo Taxiway 601 N. Beeline 408 W. Main St., Suite 8 & Suite 11 708 E. Hwy 260 C1, A, B & E 708 E. Hwy 260 C2 1322 W. Red Baron Rd. #A

RV/MOTOR HOME SPACE Independently Owned & Operated

MOBILE/RV SPACES Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park, Nice quiet family park, Travel Trailers, furnished $400.00 mo, RV Spaces $256.55 mo, with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Game room, and Wifi, Call Shawn at 928-474-2406 RYE RV PARK 1Br/1Ba, (Furnished) $350.mo & Up; Free Laundry On-site, Utility Dep. Water/Trash Included, Spaces $200.mo 602-502-0020

MOBILES/RVS FOR RENT #7-Mobile 1Br/1ba Enclosed Patio/Yard/Storage,$750. #15-Trailer 1Br/1ba $525. #12-Trailer 1Br/1ba $485.

RV Space $300.

Min.3mo.lease; Includes Cable/Water/Rubbish 1001 S. Goodfellow 928-951-6137

FOR SALE Custom made vintage Italian solid marble coffee table.

Round 42” diameter. $20000

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LEGAL NOTICES 16023: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS#: 15-40107 Order #: 8569511 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 3/7/2009 and recorded on 3/16/2009, as Instrument No. 2009-003204, in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the Front Entrance of the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501, on 3/16/2016 at 11:00 AM of said day: LOT 234, ALPINE VILLAGE UNIT ONE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 610 THROUGH 610D AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JUNE 24, 1985 IN DOCKET 647, PAGE 986 AND CERTIFICATE OF AMENDED DEDICATION RECORDED MARCH 17, 1986, PAGE 544 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JULY 8, 1986 IN DOCKET 676, PAGE 157. Per A.R.S. Section 33-803 (A)(2) the successor trustee appointed here qualifies as a Trustee of the trust deed in the Trustee’s capacity as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. ACCORDING TO THE DEED OF TRUST OR UPON INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE BENEFICIARY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A.R.S. SECTION 33-808(C): Street address or identifiable location: 404 West Saint Moritz Drive Payson, AZ 85541 A.P.N.: 302-79-234 Original Principal Balance: $360,000.00 Name and address of original trustor: (as shown on the Deed of Trust) MICHOL J. KERNS, A WIDOW 404 WEST SAINT MORITZ DRIVE PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and address of beneficiary: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc F.K.A Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc., F.K.A. Libert Reverse Mortgage, Inc. 14405 Walters Road, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77014 NAME, ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER OF TRUSTEE: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) Eric L. Cook, a member of the State Bar of Arizona Law Offices of Les Zieve 112 North Central Avenue, Suite 425 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Phone Number: (602) 688-7420 SALE INFORMATION: Sales Line: (800) 280-2832 Website: www.auction.com Eric L. Cook, a member of the State Bar of Arizona Per A.R.S. Section 33-803 (A)(2) the successor trustee appointed here qualifies as a Trustee of the trust deed in the Trustee’s capacity as a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

A-FN4556389 01/05/2016, 01/12/2016, 01/19/2016, 01/26/2016 16026: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26/2016; NOTICE OF HEARING ON DEPENDENCY PETITION No. JD 201500038 Honorable Gary V. Scales IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of: SAMANTHA LYNN ALANIZ d.o.b. 03-13-2000 ADEN MICHAEL TAYLOR d.o.b. 10-06-2002 Person under 18 years of age.

TO: CASSIE RENEE HALL and JUSTIN I. ALANIZ, parents of the above-named child, SAMANTHA LYNN ALANIZ. 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 March 24, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at Gila County Superior Court, 714 S. Beeline Hwy., #104, Payson, AZ 85541, telephone number 928.474.3978, for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Petition.

3. You and your child/ren 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.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES 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, Arizona 85210. The assigned case manager is Richard Stockwell and may be reached by telephone at 928.468.9807.

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 2015.

MARK BRNOVICH Attorney General TRACEY L. HEINRICK Assistant Attorney General 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26/16 CNS-2829988# 16029: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26/2016; TS/File 01351428.10217 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 recorded on MAY 3, 2011, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2011-005120 in the Office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona - NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on FEBRUARY 17, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: Lots 1, 2 and 3, STRAWBERRY KNOLLS UNIT THREE, according to Map No. 316, records of Gila County, Arizona; Together with an undivided 1/6 interest in and to the property described as follows: A portion of Tract A, STRAWBERRY KNOLLS UNIT THREE, according to Map No. 316, records of Gila County, Arizona, and situated in the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 22, Township 12 North, Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the Northeast corner of said Tract A, said corner being also the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of said Section 22; THENCE run South 88?56’36” West, along the North line of Tract A, a distance of 284.00 feet to a point, said point being the True Point of Beginning of the parcel of land described and the Northeast corner thereof; THENCE South 22?35’17” West, a distance of 121.66 feet to a point; THENCE North 89?26’37” West, a distance of 28.00 feet to a point; THENCE North 22?28’07” West, a distance of 36.07 feet to a point; THENCE South 79?23’30” West, a distance of 79.53 feet to a point, said point being an angle point on the West line of Tract A; THENCE North 00?16’00” West, along the West line of Tract A, a distance of 90.00 feet to the Northwest corner of Tract A; THENCE North 88?56’36” East, along the North line of Tract A, a distance of 177.14 feet to the True Point of Beginning. Purported Property Address: 5073 N. HWY 87, STRAWBERRY, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 301-10-001 and 301-10-002 and 301-10-003. Original Principal Balance: $260,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: SANDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.L.L.P., 2211 N. PEIDRA CIRCLE, MESA, AZ 85207. Original/Current Trustor: DOUGLAS A. MacLEAN,

LEGAL NOTICES HC 1 BOX 908, STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544. Said Trustee’s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $141,598.66 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: NOVEMBER 2, 2015. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. 580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary.

Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on November 13, 2015, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018.

16040: 1/22, 1/26, 1/27/2016 Articles Of Organization Of Rim Country Hardwood Flooring LLC, (An Arizona Limited Liability Company) 1. Name. The name of the limited liability company is: Rim Country Hardwood Flooring LLC. 2. Known Place of Business. The street address of the registered office in Arizona is: 1000 S. Butte Crest Circle, Payson, AZ 85541 located in the county of: 3. Statutory Agent.

The name and street address of the statutory agent of the company is: American Contractor Insurance and Bonds, Inc., 6717 N. Black Canyon Highway, Phx, AZ 85015. 4.

Dissolution. The latest date, if any, on which the limited liability company must dissolve is: 5.a. Management. Man-

LEGAL NOTICES agement of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: 5.b.

Kevin Leroy Gaddie, member, 1000 S. Butte Crest Circle, Payson, AZ 85541. Executed this 14 day of April, 2015. /s/ Kevin Leroy Gaddie Phone: (701) 213-5481. Acceptance of Appointment By Statutory Agent: I, American Contractor Insurance and Bonds, Inc., having been designated to act as Statutory Agent, hereby consent to act in that capacity until removed or resignation is submitted in accordance with the Arizona Revised Statutes. /s/ - Amber Ridenhour, American Contractor Insurance and Bonds, Inc. 16041: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #16-40003 Steele Title No: 21600005 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 02/28/2014 as Document No. 2014-002152 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on April 13,2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501. and the property will be sold by

5B

LEGAL NOTICES the Trustee 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 33Â811).

The sale shall convey 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 Lot 6, Block 28, EAST GLOBE PLAT NO. 3, according to Map No. 19, records of Gila County, Arizona.

Parcel No. 2 That certain portion of Alleyway Abandoned

by Ordinance No. 483, recorded in Docket 888, Page 431, lying between the Easterly Prolongations of the Northerly and southerly lines of Lot 6, Block 28, EAST GLOBE PLAT NO. 3, according to Map No. 19, records of Gila County, Arizona, and a line parallel to and 10 feet Easterly of the Easterly line of said Lot 6. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 393 South Sixth St Globe, AZ 85501-1302 Tax Parcel No.: 208-05-339 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, 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, expressed 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

LEGAL NOTICES proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $108,900.00 Original Trustor: Mark Steele, an unmarried man 393 South Sixth Street; Globe AZ 85501-1302 Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Care of / Servicer Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. One Home Campus Des Moines, IA 50328 Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar A-4558867 01/26/2016, 02/02/2016, 02/09/2016, 02/16/2016 16043: 1/22, 1/26, 1/29/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: DPRACING, LLC File No. L-20496893 II. The address of the known place of business is: 502 W. Sherwood Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Julie Pentico, 502 W. Sherwood Dr., 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 Pentico, (x) manager, 502 W. Sherwood Dr., Payson, AZ 85541; Daely Pentico, (x) manager, 502 W. Sherwood Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

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Bass circuit adds Roosevelt events by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

A fledgling West Coast bass fishing circuit looking to make a splash with working anglers will soon join an impressive list of organizations — WON, All-Star Couples, Bassmaster and FLW — that have sponsored professional and amateur fishing tournaments at Roosevelt Lake.

Wild West Bass Trail will host two upcoming tournaments at the lake. The first, on Saturday, Feb. 14, is a team tournament the second, Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20, is a Pro-Am formatted tournament.

Jim Goughnour, a Payson Roundup fishing columnist, angling guru and owner of Rim Country Custom Rods, predicts local anglers will flock to the tournament, “I’m guessing most every local angler will be participating. “I know Clifford (Pirch) and Buddy (Randall) have confirmed, but Bobby O’Donnell, Keith Hunsaker, Jake Randall, John Browning and several more will be there.�

Pirch, a former Roundup outdoor columnist, three-sport star at Payson High and accomplished tournament professional, competed in the pro division at a Wild West Bass Trail tournament held Jan. 16-17 at Lake Pleasant. Due to other commitments, he competed only the first day, but still managed to finish fourth overall, weighing in 11.72 pounds.

In the co-angler division, O’Donnell was fifth with 4.56 pounds and Browning 22nd with 1.85 pounds. Both also fished only one day of the tournament.

Payson fishermen at the upcoming Roosevelt tournament could be joined by several competitors from near the lake. “Most anglers from Tonto Basin will fish it,� predicts Goughnour.

Wild West also has tournaments scheduled for Feb. 27-28 at Lake Havasu, March 26 at Lake Mohave and the team championship is June 25-26 at Lake Mead.

Several will also be held in California.

Although Wild West has only been in existence about two months, it has already attracted an impressive list of sponsors and partners including Lowrance, Ranger Boats, Fishclipper, General Tire, Power-pole and Gary Yamamoto custom baits.

In Arizona, Teams Tourna­ ment Director Jim Kirkwood insists Wild West will be a hit. “This circuit is just what the West Coast anglers have been waiting for,� he said. “With a low entry fee, outstanding payback and the ability to compete without traveling long distances — what more could the anglers ask for?�

The entry fee for the team tournament is $300 and WWBT claims 100 percent payback of those fees.

Girls shut down by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

Those who know Miles Huff and Jake Swartwood, especially their former teachers and coaches in the Payson School District, know both are fierce competitors.

The pair also enjoyed successful athletic careers in the district playing on winning teams.

Those two factors probably rendered watching the Lady Longhorn basketball team they coach get hammered 40-17 by Sedona Red Rock doubly frustrating.

On Jan. 20 in Wilson Dome, the PHS players simply had no answer for the Scorpions’ stifling defense and high-powered offense that has fueled the team to an impressive 19-5 season record.

The Payson “O� misfired all evening long, scoring one of the lowest point totals of the season.

The team’s two-point 18 percent field goal percentage is also among the lowest of the current campaign.

Heck, it might be the most anemic in recent memory.

The team’s leading scorer, senior Rylee Chapman, finished with just six points on 3-of-8 shooting.

Point guard Aubrielle Paulson was held in check, scoring just four points.

Sophomore forward/center Kylee O’Donnell had only two points but corralled a team high seven rebounds and blocked two shots.

Probably the best hope for the coaches and players is to forget the loss and focus on a 6 p.m. game tonight, Jan. 26, against Combs in Wilson Dome.

The San Tan Valley school enters the game sporting a 16-6 record and is fresh off a 38-20 win over Globe.

The Coyotes’ offense is fueled by Cydnee Colpate (8.5 ppg) and Landry Armstrong (7.1 ppg). Armstrong is also a ferocious rebounder having hauled in a team high 101 this season.

Payson players might also want to button up their pockets tightly because their opponents are thieves extraordinaire having recorded an impressive 272 steals, 61 from Nikki Ruiz, a very quick 5-foot-2inch senior guard.

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Two new bass fishing tournaments on Roosevelt Lake will likely attract top local anglers.

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