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Measles ‘crown fire’ feared

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One Gila County case, spreading nationwide by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

“That first case here will be a spark and we will have a crown fire, not a smoldering fire,” said Dr. Judith Hunt, a pediatrician with Banner Health in Payson and the Payson Christian Clinic.

Hunt said there is a confirmed case of measles in Globe, but none in Payson yet.

Measles is one of the most contagious diseases, spreading among the unvaccinated even without direct contact, according the Arizona Department of Health Services.

The ADHS flier states, “Measles … can be spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus can live in the air and on surfaces for at least two hours. A person with measles is infectious four days before the start of the rash until four days after the rash begins.”

Hunt said it starts with a cough, runny nose and watery eyes — it seems like it’s a cold. The person will have a

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low fever, about 99 degrees and it can climb to around 103, she said.

“They are infectious before the rash shows up,” Hunt said.

The rash can present two to four days after onset and begins at the hairline and spreads down to the face, body See Measles, page 2A

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Common Core battle rejoined Budget woes, standards debate threaten schools Pete Aleshire

federal standards, just as districts like Payson have geared up to implement the new tests.

Meanwhile, newly elected state Superintendent of The battle against the adoption of federal standards Public Instruction Diane Douglas delivered her own and the tests linked to the standards has resumed now broadside against the federal standards, in the course of that the dust of the election has settled. a speech that decried the state of eduThe Payson Tea Party recently heard cation in Arizona. The state now ranks a fresh call to action from a critic of the dead last in per-student funding and Common Core federal standards, Vicki 47th in quality, according to a ranking by Alger, who reviewed bills introduced in Education Week. this session to upend the process.

“The current state of education is “Just because we fund public schools poor,” said Douglas, who was elected through the government doesn’t mean on a platform based almost entirely on that politicians know how to run schools resistance to the federal standards. or what education is best for other peoShe addressed the House Committee on ple’s children,” she said. “Arizona is Education and detailed a host of probalways on the cutting edge of expanding lems. parental choice, giving parents more “Too many Arizona children are not options and the competition that inspires receiving the education they deserve, is something we’re seeing.” one that will prepare them to contribute Arizona has one of the most extento our great state as active citizens and sive network of charter schools in the allow them to pursue their dreams and country, privately operated schools that ambitions.” receive money from the state, but don’t Vicki Alger spoke to members The twin presentation came against have to abide by many of the regula- of the Payson Tea Party recent- the backdrop of Gov. Doug Ducey’s tions imposed on regular public schools. ly about the Common Core recent budget proposal that provides a National studies suggest that on average federal standards. tiny net increase in K-12 funding, but students in Arizona’s charter schools includes just $74 million of the $336 milscore worse on standardized tests than comparable stu- lion in inflation funding repeatedly ordered by various dents in regular K-12 schools. state courts. Ducey mostly offset even that increase for Alger reviewed an array of already introduced bills that would effectively pull Arizona out of the use of the See Common Core, page 2A by

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People flocked to Green Valley Park this week to take advantage of unseasonably warm weather, with highs in the 70s. The trend should continue on into next week, with the next chance of rain not forecast until next Wednesday.

Costly business mistakes Chamber session to help block blunders by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

From opening without a business plan to posting boring posts on Facebook and failing to do basic marketing, several upcoming free seminars will address some of the most common mistakes small-business owners make in Rim Country.

Bobby Davis, the town’s economic director, and Ana Gutowski, Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO, teamed up to host the luncheons. The pair said they were frustrated to see smaller businesses closing or struggling and committing cardinal business blunders.

Take for example a used clothing store that marketed

• See Business seminars, page 8A

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Payson faces civil suit from struggle during an arrest Alexis Bechman

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A Payson man’s lawsuit against the town and several police officers for assaulting him during an arrest in 2011, claims the officers’ conduct was not only grossly negligent, but taken with an “evil mind.”

No trial date has been set yet and neither side has reached a settlement.

Brandon Lee Lewis launched his suit against the town and three officers in 2012, but the lawsuit awaited the outcome of his criminal trial for resisting arrest.

According to various reports, in October 2011, Lewis ran his truck over a low retaining wall THE WEATHER Weekend: Sunny with highs in the low 70s and overnight lows in the upper 30s. Details, 8A

near a West Frontier Street apartment complex. Several officers arrived to investigate.

Suspecting Lewis was drunk, officer Jessie Davies started a field sobriety test while officers Justin Deaton and Lorenzo Ortiz looked on.

Deaton and Ortiz approached when Lewis reportedly cursed Davies, telling him to leave him alone. Because Lewis would not

take his hand out of his pocket and turned to walk away, the officers grabbed Lewis, who in turn started to swing wildly, according to police reports. They brought him to the ground when he resisted and Ortiz dropped his weight on Lewis, delivering several strikes to Lewis’ face.

Deaton hit Lewis twice in the leg.

After he was cuffed, Lewis reportedly smashed his head

into the hood of Deaton’s patrol vehicle repeatedly, leaving a large dent. Lewis claimed the officers slammed his head into the hood. The officers said he did it to himself.

A jury in May 2013 found Lewis guilty of aggravated assault on Davies and Deaton, resisting arrest and criminal damage.

However, Superior Court

Judge Peter Cahill threw out those convictions and dismissed all charges with prejudice against Lewis citing “grossly improper” actions by prosecutors and police before, during and after the trial. Cahill concluded the prosecutors had withheld key evidence about the car repairs, failed to tell the defense one witness was on the “Brady list” of unreliable witnesses,

failed to provide several police reports and used the plea bargaining process to influence the civil case.

All the while, Lewis’ lawyer Michael Harper and the town’s lawyer Michael Warzynski have been busy interviewing witnesses for the civil case, including all three officers, Lewis, a neighbor

• See Payson, page 8A

Lawmakers target photo radar by

Pete Aleshire

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Assorted state lawmakers have once again launched an assault on photo radar traffic tickets, which still provide Star Valley with nearly $1 million annually.

Multiple photo radar speed cameras on Highway 260 have bolstered Star Valley’s budget throughout the recession, compensating for the little town’s lack of a cut of the sales tax or a property tax. The town has maintained a healthy budget cushion throughout the past four years, partly because it doesn’t have a fire department and contracts with the Gila County Sheriff’s Office for police service — and partly with the help of a steady stream of fines from traffic tickets.

Star Valley relies on a contractor to run the equipment, which can produce a $210 ticket for going even 10 or 15 miles over the speed limit.

Three different bills introduced into the Arizona Legislature could affect Star Valley’s bottom line.

Senate Bill 1167 would ban the use of photo radar statewide. Republican Sen. Kelli Ward maintains any use of photo radar violates constitutional provisions against unreasonable search and seizure.

One other bill would require a sworn police officer to review the tickets before they’re issued, which would at minimum force a change in Star Valley’s procedure.

A third bill would prevent license suspensions if someone misses a court date after receiving a photo radar ticket.

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Measles can spread like wildfire From page 1A and then to the hands and feet over the next three days, lasts five to six days and fades in the same order it appeared.

The disease was so rare until recently that younger doctors practicing today have never seen it.

The most vulnerable to the disease are children under a year old — they cannot be vaccinated for measles (mumps and rubella — MMR) until they are 12 months old. A booster is given when a child is 4 to 6, but can be given within as soon as a month after the initial vaccination, according to the ADHS. The vaccine is 97 percent effective in the prevention of measles, according to Debbie McCune Davis, executive director of The Arizona Partnership for Immunizations.

The elderly and those with compromised immune systems are also at risk, Hunt said. The older people may have had measles as a child, but over time, their immune systems become less effective — their resistance to getting the disease again is diluted.

Hunt said adults concerned about getting the measles can have their primary care physicians order blood tests for “titers� and these can determine if they still have immunity to the disease.

The ADHS says up to a third of measles cases become severe and may progress to pneumonia, seizures, encephalitis, brain damage and death. If pregnant women contract the disease it can lead to

side effects of the disease far outweigh any reaction from the vaccine.

The leading authorities on autism in the U.S. have said children should be vaccinated, according to a broadcast news report this week.

Hunt urged those concerned to talk to their health care providers about the vaccine. “The doctors in Payson are incredible and want to help their patients make informed decisions,� she said.

The vaccine is always available and can still be taken by older children.

She recommended visiting the website stopthespreadaz.org or calling Lucinda Campbell with the Gila County Health Department at (928) 474-1210 or going online to gilacoaz.gov.

Hunt said people are also welcome to call the Payson Christian Clinic at (928) 468-2209.

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Dr. Judith Hunt urges parents to get children vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella, given the reappearance of measles cases in Arizona — including one in Gila County. premature labor and miscarriages, Hunt said. “The community has lost its fear of measles. We don’t have a healthy respect for it,� she said.

The oft-cited link between vaccinations and autism has been

Flu claims life of Valley girl, widespread in state Not many cases of the flu have been confirmed in Gila County by the Arizona Department of Health Services, but Dr. Judith Hunt said many health care providers have seen cases not officially confirmed and reported.

However, the hard-hitting strain this year has sent patients to the hospital. Hunt said she is treating babies in the hospital with flu complications. “It’s very hard to take care of sick infants.

The fact that the vaccine (for the flu) was not given makes me very angry. It hurts to see these babies so sick,� she said. “Vaccines are always available. Get them.�

An elementary school student died of the flu this week in the Valley, an indication of the danger posed by a strain that has evolved to make this year’s flu shot less effective than normal. Health officials develop a flu vaccine for the U.S. each year based on strains circulating in Asia six months before the flu season. The flu virus constantly changes its outer protein coat to evade the immune system and sometimes it has changed so much by the time it spreads to the U.S. that the vaccine developed and manufactured months earlier no longer provides complete protection. But even when the vaccine is only 20 percent effective, it can

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The current vaccine protects against three different strains, H3N2, H1N1 and influenza B viruses.

The H3N2 strain prevalent this year is particularly virulent, landing many of its victims in the hospital.

That strain claimed the life of the Valley girl, who had no underlying health problems.

Still, it’s a pale shadow of the flu strain that in 1918 killed some 50 million people worldwide.

Some material for this article came from an article by Cronkite News writer Mackenzie Conception.

Common Core, budget concern school reformers From page 1A for inflation with a large cut in “non-classroom� budgets.

Alger’s speech in Payson was billed as an examination of the effort to improve education through funding of charter schools and school vouchers, but she spent most of her time detailing her concerns about national academic standards going under the heading of “Common Core.�

Educators and consultants developed the grade-by-grade academic standards and accompanying curriculum and standardized tests through the National Conference of Governors. The U.S. Department of Education then adopted the standards and linked federal funding to state adoption of those standards.

Arizona has adopted the core standards and this year rolled out the related AZMerit test.

State laws will impose financial penalties on school districts whose students don’t make sufficient progress as measured by the new test. The state has also required districts to link teacher evaluations to how their students score on the tests.

However, resistance to national standards and national standardized testing has galvanized many critics of federal education policy like Alger.

Speaking to the Payson Tea Party, she reviewed several new attempts in the Legislature to curtail Arizona’s embrace of the proposed national standards.

House Bill 2180 would require the State Board of Education to adopt several assessment tests with national norms, but not necessarily the same tests and assessments at the heart of Common Core. “This is not a tough reform,� said Alger, since

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All vaccines cause side effects in some people, but the risk and

If you think you or your child has the measles, first call your health care provider for instructions on what to do. Calling ahead will avoid exposing others. It is very important to stay home and away from others when sick.

Doctors don’t have a cure for measles once you catch it, but can treat the symptoms and take steps to prevent its spread. Some treatments can prevent measles in people already exposed who have not yet developed symptoms.

Some material for this article came from an article by Cronkite News writer Mackenzie Conception.

it would allow parents to potentially go to a website and see how students in their school compare to students nationally.

House Bill 2392 would prohibit the Arizona State Board of Education from implementing the existing Common Core standards. Arizona has previously reviewed and adopted core portions of those standards and districts have trained teachers and adjusted curriculum to accommodate the new tests, which the state has used to replace the old, Arizona-only AIMS tests. “The bill would say we could not use any assessments developed out of state.�

House Bill 2190 would also direct the State Board of Education to revise the standards yet again in math, reading and American history — but to adopt standards specific to Arizona. “As the state board of education is revising standards, it is expressly prohibited from making any agreement with an out-of-state testing company,� she said.

Alger noted that the quest for an overhaul of curriculum to produce national standards has spurred a decade-long battle, with constant shifts as the federal government has worked to encourage implementation of standards to make it possible to compare students in one state

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However, time after time the ambitious goals and promises made by the reformers have fallen through. “By 1984, we were going to eliminate illiteracy. By 2000 we were going to have a 90 percent high school graduation rate. By 2014 we were going to be 100 percent proficient in math and reading.�

Instead, she noted, the graduation rate stands at about 70 percent, proficiency scores have lagged and U.S. students score in the middle of the pack amongst industrialized nations on many measures. “How are students, teachers and schools supposed to get anything done when about every 10 years they are subjected to the chaos and cost and constant upheaval of the comings and goings of a new administration in Washington. There are no silver bullets in education. We all know this.�

Superintendent Douglas’ testimony covered similar ground, with a much broader indictment of the state’s educational system than she offered in her campaign.

She offered a telling list of statistics documenting the plight of the nation’s worst-funded public education system.

Among the studies and statistics she cited: • Arizona scored a D+ in a rating of quality in a survey published in Education Week. • High school graduation rates dipped again last year and 60 percent of the high school graduates who go to community college classes have to start with remedial classes in core academic classes like English and math. • Arizona teacher salaries rank 42nd nationally, contributing to a growing shortage of qualified teachers throughout the state.

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The Mazatzal Hotel & Casino hosts a summit for area non-profits Thursday, Feb. 12. Reservations are needed by Friday, Feb. 6. Contact Patty Wisner at (928) 474-6044, extension 5501.

General Manager Roger Leslie will discuss how non-profits may become eligible for receipt of unclaimed jackpot funds in 2015.

Seating is limited to two members from each organization attending. The program is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the casino’s Fireside Conference Room.

Payson School Board When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9 Where: 902 W. Main Meeting highlight: Superintendent’s report Other business:

• Payson Elementary celebrates employees and a student • Possible change in board meeting schedule • A legislative summary report Comments may be made during the constituent comment portion of the meeting.

The agenda will not be complete until later on Friday. Go online to see the final version.

First Friday music

First Friday, Feb. 6 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson will feature a music program from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with trumpeter “Dr Jass” Claudio Zamorano. He will be joining the Fossil Creek Gang with Dale and Suzanne Knighton and Gerry Reynolds. The group plans a concert of popular Dixieland tunes.

A $5 donation includes dinner and drinks. Canned goods accepted for the food bank.

Thursday, Feb. 12 for a Valentine’s Party with stories, cards, snacks and a movie.

SUPERSTARS! SUPERSTARS! tickets are now on sale at the Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway.

The show is at 6 p.m., Saturday, March 7.

Guests will enjoy a dinner of either prime rib or salmon and listen as some local male singers entertain. Tickets are only $20 each, but must be purchased by Friday, Feb. 27.

This show will sell out, so don’t wait until the last minute to get tickets. Call (928) 4742572 for more information.

Youth Art Show tonight

Local student artists are invited to get an entry form for the 2nd Annual Library Youth Art Show, sponsored by the Payson Area Advisory Youth Council.

The show is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6, with the work on display in the library meeting room Saturday, Feb. 7.

Students in kindergarten through high school may submit one piece of artwork for each of four categories: photography, painting, sketching, 3-D art/sculpture.

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Have breakfast Saturday and help the Pride of Payson Marching Band of Payson High School. The breakfast is from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 7 at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane. The cost is $5 per plate and includes sausage, juice and coffee with the pancakes.

Ventriloquist program

Yoly Pacheco, a very funny ventriloquist with lots of great friends, is visiting Payson.

There will be a performance at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6 at the First Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, Payson.

Local churches are sponsoring the free event.

Family Movie Night

Shepherd of the Pines is hosting Family Movie Night for the families of the Payson area at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6.

The movie is “Because of Winn-Dixie” — it’s about a mischievous dog that befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends. This movie is rated PG. As always, admission, popcorn and lemonade are free and everyone is welcome.

Shepherd of the Pines is at 507 W. Wade Lane on the south side of the high school.

For further information, please call (928) 474-5440 or visit the website: www. shepherdofthepineslutheran.com/events.

Movies are shown the first and third Fridays of every month.

Revival services

There will be a two-night revival service at the Tonto Apache Reservation, in the gym, at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 8.

The special guest speakers and singer are Brother Bronson Taylor and Brother Adam Baca from the Navajo Nation.

Everyone is invited to attend the services.

Benefit Pancake Breakfast

A pancake breakfast to benefit the PHS Pride of Payson Marching Band will be held from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 7 at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson.

In addition to pancakes, breakfast will include sausage, juice and coffee. The cost is $5 per plate. Tickets will be sold at the door.

For more information, call the church at (928) 474-5440.

At the Mazatzal Casino

There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529).

• Cupid’s Cash: Feb. 14, 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Slots Hot Seats! Win up to $500!

Couples earn bonus points 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

See Players Club for details.

• Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Special in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant, Saturday, Feb. 14 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Filet Oscar - Tender Filet Mignon Steak topped with Crab Meat, Asparagus Spears and Fresh Hollandaise, served with choice of side dish and all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar.

Includes one glass of Spumante California

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Sparkling Wine and a piece of our own home-baked Red Velvet Cake.

• The Comedy Machine presents A Funny Valentine’s Comedy Show featuring Bob Kubota, Andy Kern & Steven Briggs in two shows, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. See Players Club for details.

• Hogs Gone Off-Roading Ranger and RZR Giveaway: Earn tickets now through May 2. Two Grand Prize Drawings May 1 May 2 starting at 6 p.m. $11K cash prizes on drawing nights.

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Men’s Breakfast

U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar will hold a Town Hall on rural issues at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9 at the Messinger Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Road, Payson. For more information call (928) 445-1683 or visit GOSAR.HOUSE.GOV.

The Men’s Ministry at Ponderosa Bible Church invites all men in the community to a delicious hot breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 7.

Following the $1 meal — consisting of sausage, gravy, biscuits, fruit bowl, orange juice and coffee — the series “Stepping Up” continues. It is an excellent series of messages that will encourage you as a man, husband, father and grandfather. This is a perfect opportunity to meet new friends.

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

3rd Annual Christy Walton Memorial Zumbathon The 3rd Annual Christy Walton Memorial Zumbathon starts at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main St., Payson.

Lisa, Claudia, Bernadette and Crystal invite everyone to attend the event held in honor of their friend, Christy Walton.

Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. The $10 entrance fee includes a raffle ticket and a bracelet.

For more information or to make a donation, please contact Claudia at (928) 9510962 or Lisa at (928) 951-3879.

Flute Circle A Native American Flute Circle meets at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7 at Tom Russell’s insurance office behind Fargo’s Steakhouse on East Highway 260.

Meet other people learning to play this easy-to-learn instrument or just come and enjoy the soothing music. There is no charge.

Call (928) 474-1233 for more information.

Sunday jazz concert features Frank Smith Quartet The Frank Smith Quartet with jazz guitarist Ted Goddard performs at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

The talented Frank Smith plays sax, flute and piano; he and Goddard will be accompanied by upright string bassist Steve Douglas and local drummer Gerry Reynolds.

A $5 donation is requested. RSVP gerryreynolds@Hotmail.com.

Volunteers with AARP Tax Aide will prepare tax returns for those with low to moderate incomes through Wednesday, April 14 at the Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, on Airport Road, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mondays and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays.

The service is free, but is only for basic personal income tax returns.

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Rim senior residents wanted for Spelling Bee

Payson Regional Home Health along with other local, senior-focused agencies will host a free Rim Country Senior Spelling Bee Tuesday, Feb. 24. Registration is requested

by Tuesday, Feb. 10.

This exciting community-wide event is for seniors age 60 and older.

The registration forms are available at Payson Regional Home Health, Hospice Compassus, Payson Senior Center, Senior Circle, and Majestic Rim Retirement Living.

Return the forms to Teresa Bryan.

The competition will be hosted at Majestic Rim and the public is welcome to cheer on their senior candidate.

For questions concerning this competition or to sign up for this free event, contact Teresa at (928) 472-5245 or Becky Friend at (928) 472-6340 by Feb. 10.

Hear about Angel Flight

Local pilot and Registered Nurse Marie Fasano will speak about her experiences flying humanitarian missions for Angel Flight and Flying Samaritans at noon, Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson. The mission of Angel Flight West is to arrange free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs.

Fasano is one of the command pilots for Angel Flight West. She will relate the stories of patients and pilots who fly with Angel Flight.

The event is sponsored by the Democratic Women of Rim Country. All are welcome.

For more information, call Carol at (928) 468-1115.

Northern Gila County Fair Looking for Volunteers

The Northern Gila County Fair supports hobbyists, gardeners, farmers, and ranchers but it can’t be done without volunteers.

The next meeting of the fair board is at

5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the PHS agricultural building.

Organizing this year’s fair will continue at the meeting.

What kind of volunteers are needed?

Managers for special events, vendors, craft fair, marketing, website, ticket taking, large animal, and horse. Also needed are a president, secretary, treasurer, volunteers for Wednesday exhibit drop-off, Thursday judging and Friday through Saturday exhibit and livestock area volunteers. Volunteers are needed to be on the teams of every manager as well.

Have just have a few hours or would you like to be involved all year? All help is needed. Please come out and talk to the fair board about how you can help the Northern Gila County Fair. This year’s dates are Sept. 11-13.

Rainsong Concert

Grammy nominated and Nammy Award winning artists, Rainsong, will present a concert of sacred Native American music at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane.

Rainsong travels North America and abroad sharing their music at First Nation gatherings, powwows, churches and conferences.

The community is invited. There is no charge. A love offering container will be available for anyone wishing to contribute.

The artists will be available to autograph their CDs and DVDs.

Community Breakfast

Shepherd of The Pines Lutheran Church is hosting a community breakfast from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., Friday Feb. 13 at 507 W. Wade Lane. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, coffee and juice.

Rim Country residents and visitors are invited to join us for food and fellowship. A free will offering will be accepted.

The church will host a breakfast on the second Friday of every month from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

For more information, go online to www. shepherdofthepineslutheran.com or call (928) 474-5440.

See’s Valentine’s Candy

The Pine Library has a large variety of favorite Valentine See’s Candy for that special someone. While you are picking out your favorite candy, take a chance to win a gorgeous See’s Candy gift basket valued over $160. The drawing will take place at noon, Friday, Feb. 13.

Contact the library at (928) 476-3678 with any questions.

Library Valentine’s Party

Come to the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,

Time for Taste of Rim Country

The Library Friends of Payson 14th Annual A Taste of Rim Country Fundraiser is from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7 at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, Payson.

Tickets are priced at $35 each, and include a ballot on which to vote for your favorite chef entry. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold.

Stop by the library to learn more and purchase tickets.

MHA offers health career scholarships Mogollon Health Alliance is now accepting applications for its Human Health Career Scholarships. These scholarships are given to applicants residing in northern Gila County and who are pursuing careers in various health care fields. Awards will be given at the discretion of the MHA Auxiliary Scholarship Committee.

Applications and information may be obtained from the MHA office at 308 E. Aero Drive, (928) 472-2588. Applications are also available at the following locations: Gila Community College, Payson High School, Payson Center for Success, and the Payson Roundup.

Those interested can also download them at the website by visiting www.mogollonhealthalliance.com.

The deadline for application submissions for the fall semester is Tuesday, March 31, 2015. For more information, call (928) 4722588.

Romance novels on sale For the month of February, in honor of Valentine’s Day, the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore is featuring paperback romance novels. Buy 10 for just $1. Patrons who buy at least $3 worth will receive a library tote bag free of charge.

Not a romance novel fan? A limited number of paperback westerns are also on special for February — 10 for $1.

All proceeds directly support the Payson Public Library. The bookstore is to the right of the circulation desk of the library at 328 N. McLane Rd., Payson.

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Friday • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• First Friday music at Community Presbyterian Church, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., $5 per person • 2nd annual Library Youth Art Show, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., work displayed all day Saturday • Ventriloquist show: 6 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. tyler Parkway, Payson • Family Movie Night: 6:30 p.m., Shepherd of the Pines, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson

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• Benefit pancake breakfast for PHS marching band, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Shepherd of the Pines, 507 W. Wade Lane, $5 per plate • Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Ponderosa Bible Church, 1800 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson • Zumbathon: 10 a.m., Senior Center, 514 W. Main, Payson, $10 per person, benefits Alzheimer’s Association • Flute Circle: 2 p.m., Tom Russell office, behind Fargo’s

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

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pine Community Center • Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public • Jazz Concert: 3 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main, Payson

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Paul Gosar visits: 5:30 p.m., Messinger Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Rd., Payson

• Deadline to register for Senior Spelling Bee, see details above • Hear about Angel Flight and Flying Samaritans: noon, Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson, hosted by Democratic Women of Rim Country • Northern Gila County Fair Board: meets 5:30 p.m. at PHS agricultural building, fair planning meeting, new volunteers encouraged to attend • Rainsong Concert: 7 p.m., Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar, love offering accepted

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Looking ahead Feb. 13 • Community Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, love offering accepted • Drawing for See’s Candy Valentine Gift Basket: noon, Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library, Pine • Valentine’s Party: children’s event, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Payson Public Library Feb. 14 • Valentine’s celebration: casino

PAYSON ROUNDUP

OPINION

4A Friday, February 6, 2015

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lookback • Feb. 6, 1891: Members of the Dalton Gang stage an unsuccessful train robbery in California — an inauspicious beginning to their careers as serious criminals. Bob, Emmett and Grat Dalton were only three of the 10 Dalton sons. The majority of the Dalton boys became law-abiding citizens, and one served as a deputy U.S. marshal.

• Feb. 5, 1918: The steamship Tuscania, transporting over 2,000 American soldiers bound for Europe, is torpedoed and sinks off the coast of Ireland by the German submarine U-77.

Feb. 8, 1936: The first National Football League draft was held. Jay Berwanger was the first to be selected by the Philadelphia Eagles.

• Feb. 7, 1984: While in orbit 170 miles above Earth, Navy Capt. Bruce McCandless becomes the first human being to fly untethered in space when he exits the U.S. space shuttle Challenger and maneuvers freely.

McCandless orbited Earth in tangent with the shuttle at speeds greater than 17,500 mph.

Get the shots Get them now The shocking return of measles as a killer scourge demonstrates the cost of our vulnerability to junk science and professional alarmists.

It also demonstrates a great challenge for we journalists, as we seek balance in an unbalanced world.

A case of measles at Disneyland has underscored a frightening trend, spreading new measles cases across the country thanks to the terrible ease with which this virus spreads.

The Disneyland case made headlines and led to a cluster of cases and exposures in the Valley. But it only dramatized the creeping return of a once epidemic scourge. Just a few years ago, the U.S. reported only a handful of measles cases, thanks to the effectiveness of a vaccine that also prevents mumps and rubella — once common afflictions of childhood.

But last year, health officials reported nearly 700 cases. This year promises to be worse — perhaps much worse.

What happened?

Several years ago, an unethical and irresponsible medical researcher faked the statistics in a scientific paper that claimed to have found a link between the measles vaccine — given in two doses to infants — and the development of autism. This seems like a sensational finding, especially in view of a frightening surge in the number of children diagnosed with autism.

As it turned out, he faked his results. The paper was withdrawn and the researcher was disgraced. Although some children have a reaction to the vaccine, it remains safe and effective. By contrast, the measles virus itself makes everyone who contracts it miserable — and can easily kill.

Alas, the bogus, junk science did enormous harm.

Many parents heard just enough of the rumors to decide they didn’t want to subject their children to the vaccine. Many states like Arizona thoughtlessly adopted laws that made it far too easy for parents to seek an exemption from school rules requiring vaccinations for children who attend.

As a consequence, the measles vaccination rate in the U.S. has fallen steadily. It has dwindled to about 92 percent, right on the edge of a level that will destroy the so-called “herd immunity” that keeps us safe. The loss of this vaccination-based immunity poses a special danger to infants too young to get a vaccination themselves.

All too often, reporters found themselves trapped by the rules of our own profession — so we became part of the problem. Journalists strive for fairness and balance.

We try to cover all sides of a controversy. We try not to inject our own opinion and dispassionately quote even people we vehemently disagree with.

The peddlers of junk science and publicity hungry fear mongers know how to take advantage of the otherwise sound and worthy rules of journalism. Virtually every responsible expert on infectious diseases has dismissed the bogus alarms about the measles vaccine.

They have with an urgent and unified voice urged parents to get their children vaccinated.

Unfortunately, a few hysterics and opportunists continue to peddle their snake oil information. Far too often, journalists find themselves quoting one expert who represents the shared opinion of the responsible doctors — and then quoting the lone quack spouting nonsense with confidence. The reader is left with the impression that there’s still a debate about the safety of the vaccine.

Even irresponsible politicians like Sen. Rand Paul — himself a doctor — contribute to the problem by stressing parents’ rights to make ill-informed choices rather than the responsibility of every parent to protect their children — and everyone else’s children as well — by getting the vaccine.

Make no mistake: There’s no debate about the safety and benefit of the vaccine.

Every child should have the immunizations against measles, mumps and rubella.

And the state should change the law to carefully restrict the grounds on which parents can refuse to protect their children with the vaccine.

Enough of the junk science and confusion.

Get the vaccine. Get it now. Protect our children.

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‘Facts’ instead of ‘spin’ Editor: Once again, you have a letter writer who spins the Obama regime’s talking points and attacks Congressman Gosar, who is among the very few actually representing the will of the people in Cesspool, D.C. Here are a few actual facts: Congressman Gosar is totally correct. The “recovery” isn’t!

The pathetic GDP growth rate is phony money, inflated by the $8 trillion in new debt Obama has incurred for us in the last six years and the government phony money printing presses running 24/7. Gas is now “only” 110 percent of what it was when Obama took office because of drilling and fracking on private land that Obama has not yet been able to stop. (His EPA is trying, though.

Obama wants European gas prices. He said so!) Drilling permits on federal controlled areas are down 50 percent under Obama, and Obama announced he was going to (illegally) declare 12 million acres of Alaska previously set aside for oil exploration off limits to drilling for the billions of barrels of known oil reserves there. If the unemployment rate was still calculated like it was before The One took office, it is still over 10 percent.

There are over 20 new taxes found so far on every taxpayer in the $2 trillion Obamacare disaster, and today it was revealed that the Obamacare subsidies for non-taxpayers will cost each American taxpayer $50,000 over the next 10 years. Obama just proposed taxing the 529 plans that were established to help the middle class pay for their kids’ college, in addition to his $329 billion tax increase on everyone making over $50,000 per year (“the rich”).

Obama’s $1 trillion stimulus was sold to us to pay for infrastructure, but it went to his cronies and phony solar projects like Solyndra. The evil Koch brothers rank 59th in political donors! The top 58 are all Obama donors!

Oh, by the way, the top 1 percent pay 38 percent of income taxes and the bottom 50 percent of actual taxpayers pay 2.3 percent. The 40-plus percent below that get more back than they pay in. Obama is destroying everything, but his 1 percent cronies, and we in the taxpaying middle class are going to be welfare paupers if the wannabe king gets his way!

Dale Oestmann

Hashknife Support Team says thanks Editor: Hashknife Pony Express would like to thank all of the Payson area people who were on the side of the road cheering us as we galloped by and those who waited at the local post offices for our arrival. Your support and donations help this historical event continue each year.

Special thanks to: Pine, Payson Elementary and Julia Randall school students, principals, secretaries and teachers; Creekside Restaurant; Town of Star Valley; Payson Parks and Recreation’s Kaprice and Stacy; Payson Police Department and Police Volunteers; KMOG;

KRIM; the Payson Roundup; Safeway; Pet Club; Sawmill Theatres; DJ Craig; Elks Lodge; Chapman Auto Center; Scoops; Dairy Queen; the security team of Robbie, Jacob, Trace and Jesse; Payson and Pine post masters and all postal workers.

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Time Out Thrift shop moving Editor: This is to thank the great people of Payson.

Over the years they have supported the Time Out Thrift Shop by donating and purchasing items. In doing so, they have helped so many people, probably without even being aware of how much it means to us.

Without their support we would not be able to announce that the Time Out Thrift Shop is moving! Yes, it’s true-really. We are moving into the Bashas’ shopping center. Our new location is between Payson Jewelers and Paradise Nails.

It’s newer, larger, brighter and has great parking. Everyone is so excited, as you can imagine.

So when you are in the Bashas’ Shopping Center look for the “Coming Soon” banners at our new location!

We, at Time Out, truly want to thank all of you for helping to make our dream come true. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Elizabeth Keddington, community awareness chair, Time Out board

Stop Resolution Copper exchange Editor: I am a tribal member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and it’s ironic how the Oak Flat Land Exchange bill was enacted into law (Dec. 2014) through a “rider” on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Remember that USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack wrote in 2009 to Ron Wyden, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, that this area had “unique and significant natural and cultural qualities ... These lands of historical, cultural and environmental significance are adjacent to Apache Leap and Gaan Canyon in the Tonto National Forest. These areas are considered sacred places to the Apache and Yavapai Tribes and are used to conduct religious ceremonies.

Gann Canyon is a perennial stream and an ecologically significant and riparian area.”

Where is the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)? Where is the consultation with the San Carlos Apache Tribe? NEPA has statutes that set forth prerequisite obligations before a federal action is taken.

Executive Order 13175 directs each federal agency to consult with American Indians about projects that have substantial direct effects on one or more American Indian Tribes relating to “Consultation” and “Coordination” with Tribal Governments.

The 2004 Forest Service Manual requires that tribes must be consulted with by the Forest Service on matters that affect tribal rights

and interests to ensure compliance with the laws and executive orders and especially with regards to established laws that protect areas of significance to Indian tribes that are located on National Forest System lands.

The San Carlos Apache Tribe along with other tribal governments have raised concerns that the land exchange bill was contrary to crucial policies and executive orders that require federal land management agencies to protect and preserve sites that are highly sacred to tribes. Therefore, Oak Flat has been the focus of historic government protection and it is important that meaningful consultation with the tribes is conducted to ensure tribal participation and especially to ensure proper protection of this site.

Resolution Copper Company continues to act with its supreme above-the-law behavior and sadly supported by Arizona Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, Congressman Paul Gosar and Senator John McCain.

Resolution Copper Company proposes to use 18,000 acre feet per year, which is almost 6 billion gallons of water per year! Water is precious.

Water is life. We must all do everything we can to also protect our water!

Finally, their action was definitely not in the public interest of American citizens across the nation!

Valerie O. Key

Bipartisan energy policy bill Editor: On Jan. 23, Arizona Representatives Paul Gosar and Ann Kirkpatrick held a joint town hall meeting in Florence to emphasize the importance of bipartisan cooperation to solve the important issues facing our country. We applaud their efforts.

We work with many fish and wildlife habitat-protection groups who don’t always agree, but who do agree that it makes just plain good sense to seek consensus and work for our shared priorities. And, a piece of legislation co-sponsored by Representatives Gosar and Kirkpatrick, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act, is one of our priorities.

This measure was introduced in the last Congress and it was co-sponsored by the majority of Arizona’s representatives. It seeks to modernize the development of renewable energy resources while protecting critical fish and wildlife habitat on federal lands.

It establishes a comprehensive leasing program for wind and solar projects on public lands, reinvests royalties from development revenues back into states and counties and reinvest royalties in a new conservation fund for landscape-scale development impacts on wildlife and habitat.

Particularly during these days of budget cuts and the need to find revenues to support critical habitat protection projects legislation like this just makes good sense. We hope that all of Arizona’s Congressional Delegation will join Representative Gosar and Kirkpatrick in their bipartisan efforts.

Brad Powell, vice president, Arizona Wildlife Federation

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PAYSON ROUNDUP

BUSINESS

Friday, February 6, 2015

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Trident making wine from whatever’s at hand by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

The second winery in Gila County has started bottling wine for sale, but it’s not the typical made-from-grapes type of wine.

Trident Winery makes wine from anything but grapes — melons, berries, apples, pears, peaches, strawberries — in fact, anything the owner’s produce suppliers need to sell quickly.

“I’ve had suppliers tap me on my shoulder and say, ‘You need raspberries?’ and I say, ‘No I don’t,’ until I started thinking about it,” said Ray Stephens, the owner and wine maker of Trident.

Stephens also owns the canning company Urban Survivalist, but he decided to branch out into the wine making business. Still, it took courage.

“Twenty years ago, I made a batch of wine out of saguaro fruit,” he said. “It was nasty.”

Stephens said the recipe he used back then had lots of mistakes built in, such as exposing the fermenting fruit to too much air.

Not one to give up, Stephens decided to try again with the help of his friends.

“I have a lot of friends that have wine kits,” he said. “They come with yeast and condensed grape juice.”

But the typical wine made of grapes didn’t satisfy Stephens. He has eclectic taste. His canning business makes more than the typical tomatoes or cucumber pickles. Stephen cans zucchini in pickle and relish form, pear jams, and his own Asian sauces not normally seen on grocery shelves.

From there, it wasn’t a huge jump for Stephens to mix fruits, herbs and native plants into wines.

He likes to use the native plants ocotillo and prickly pear.

“I grew up making a tea from ocotillo

flowers,” said Stephens.

His ocotillo wine tastes light, refreshing and fills the mouth with the flavor of flowers.

Other wines, such as his Melon and Star Anise mix have a sensual, round flavor with the anise only adding a subtle background note.

“I used four different types of melon — green, orange, yellow and white,” he said. “I dropped my use of anise to one percent to give it a back taste.”

He’s figured out how to add blueberry to wines, but it wasn’t easy. The humble blueberry ended up humbling Stephens.

“I’ve learned I better do my research first,” he said.

The story goes like this: One of his produce suppliers sold him a ton of blueberries packaged in five-pound clamshells.

“Customers don’t want to buy that many blueberries,” said Stephens.

“They want to buy little batches.”

Excited at the deal he got, he decided to make blueberry wine for the first time. Stephens mixed up a batch, tossed it into the fermenting container and … it stopped fermenting in three days.

“I found out there’s an acid in blueberries that inhibits the yeast from fermenting,” he said.

Stephens says the wine making and food processing business is about making mistakes you can fix.

So he decided to add the blueberry “sauce” to a batch of apple wine. It turned out perfect.

“We call it Brapple. It’s really good,” said Stephens.

Another secret weapon in the taste wars Stephens has is his partner, Julie LaMagna.

“I do the fruit, Julie researches the herbs,” said Stephens.

LaMagna researched the benefits of maca and star anise. The duo will con-

b u s i n e s s • Steve Coury Ford is planning to host this year’s Business Showcase in April.

• Southwest Behavioral Health celebrates its new location with a ribbon cutting Friday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 107 E. Aero Drive. The empowerment center provides peer and family support, personal care and group services.

• Payson Care Center is offering free Valentine portraits Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 107 E. Lone Pine. Must be 55 or older and call to set up an appointment.

• Jared Tenney, a physical therapist in Payson for the past 17 years, recently earned his doctoral degree in physical therapy from the University of St. Augustine. Tenney also holds degrees from the University of Arizona and Northern

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Owner Ray Stephens and his partner, Julie LaMagna, experiment with unique blends at Trident Winery. tinue to explore other unique blends.

However, people used to grape wines, and in particular sweet grape wines, will be surprised. Stephens’ wines surprisingly lack sweetness, but make up for that lack with a punch of alcohol.

“My wines have anywhere from 16 to 20 percent alcohol,” said Stephens.

“White wine has anywhere from nine to 12 percent and red wines have 14 percent.”

For the lightweight, Stephens’ wines can go right to the head. However, many people find they have fewer headaches when they over-indulge because Stephens does not use sulfates to preserve his wines.

Instead, he’s found the alcohol protects the wines better than preservatives, which he learned while completing a mas-

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

The Time Out Thrift Store is shaping up to relocate.

By this spring, Time Out will be in a bigger location in the Bashas’ Shopping Center, near Payson Jewelers.

Edna Welsheimer, executive director of Time Out, Inc., said the move provides more space to sell furniture and household goods.

At the current thrift store location next to Alfonso’s, off the Beeline Highway, the only place to put furniture is on the front stoop, which is not only small, but trucking the furniture in and out every day is tough on workers, she said.

Known for its low prices and specials, Welsheimer said none of that would change with the move; customers would just have more variety and selection to choose from.

enough cases for national distribution.

“I am in the Beverage Place in Payson,” he said.

Currently, he sells most of his wines at farmers markets and over the phone.

Customers can find out more about Trident wines through their Facebook page, including why Stephens chose the particular picture for his label.

“The Trident stands for the Navy trident,” he said. “The eagle has his head down to symbolize humility and the pistol is cocked because we’re always ready.”

A new twist to the wine business will prove whether Stephens and LaMagna are ready for anything.

They plan on opening a tasting room in Pine off Hardscrabble Road by summertime.

Are investors returning to Valley housing market?

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Arizona University.

Tenney specializes in spinal rehabilitation, manual therapy and general orthopedic physical therapy. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, with the NSCA, working with Jared Tenney athletes of all ages. To schedule a consultation with Tenney, call (928) 474-0429.

• Kevin Dick Investment Management Group has moved its office to 620 E. Highway 260, Building E, just across the parking lot from its former location. For more information, call (928) 474-4350.

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ter wine-making class at U.C. Davis.

On his kitchen table, Stephens has numerous glasses lined up with samples of his different wine types.

His professor at Davis told the class to monitor and report on how long the samples remain drinkable, what color the samples change to, and what sort of mold or other degradation occurs.

Stephens said because of the high alcohol content of his wines, his professor said she was particularly interested in his results.

“Most people said the wines they used were undrinkable in a couple of days. My wines lasted longer than a week,” he said.

Stephens said he hopes to find distributors for his wines soon, but because he makes small batches he doesn’t have

In anticipation of the move, Time Out is running two promotions: First, guess the date of the grand opening and you could win a $75 store gift certificate. If there is more than one winner, second- and third-place winners will receive a $25 gift certificate. Enter as often as you like — send entries to Donna Lahti, P.O. Box 1587, Payson, AZ 85547. Second, Time Out is hosting a grand opening raffle.

Customers get one ticket for each single transaction purchase of $10 or more at the current thrift shop location. Prizes will be awarded on grand opening week at the new location.

In addition, Time Out needs volunteers to help move and staff the larger location. Call (928) 472-8007 or visit www.timeoutshelter. org for more information.

All donations and purchases directly support Time Out, Payson’s domestic violence shelter.

Investors appear to be returning to the Phoenix-area housing market.

The latest monthly report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University examines that new trend, as well as the possibility of a future supply problem.

Here are the highlights of the report on Maricopa and Pinal counties, as of November: The median single-family-home sales price went up 5.5 percent from November 2013 to November 2014 — from $200,000 to $210,990.

President Obama announced a housing plan in Phoenix that might help create both more demand and a supply problem.

Investors are returning to Phoenix, with their percentage of the area’s home purchases up over the past four months.

After the housing crash, Phoenixarea home prices shot up from September 2011 to summer 2013.

Then, the median single-family-home price rose just another 5.5 percent from November 2013 to November 2014. Realtors will note the average price per square foot went up about 5 percent. The median townhome/ condo sales price actually dropped 2 percent.

“Prices in the Phoenix-area housing market remained relatively flat in 2014, when you take into account the general level of inflation,” says the report’s author, Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business. “When you look at the change in the mix of sales — with more expensive luxury homes

being sold — there is not much real upward price momentum.”

Orr adds there also isn’t much downward price momentum because both supply and demand remain relatively low. The number of single-family-home sales dropped 9 percent from November 2013 to November 2014. The low demand has largely been masking the fact that the market also has a low supply of homes — a situation that appears to be getting worse.

“The rate of new listings has dropped significantly since April, and active listings even dropped slightly in November, which is unusual and signals a weakening supply,” explains Orr. “It would not take much of an increase in demand to overwhelm the current level of supply, and if this occurs, we should expect prices to start rising once more. We will have to wait and see how firsttime home buyers react to the new lending environment in 2015.”

Orr’s concern about the potential supply problem stems from a number of things meant to stimulate housing demand: • Down payments being reduced to 3 percent on certain Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conventional loans.

• Continued drops in mortgage interest rates for all types of loans.

• Reduced mortgage insurance premiums announced by President Obama in Phoenix.

Orr weighed in on the President’s new housing initiative by saying it may help middle-income renters buy their first homes. However, he also doesn’t think the overall impact will

RIM COUNTRY SENIOR

Spelling Bee It’ll be fun and it’s free!

Any senior over age 60 is encouraged to register.

Pick up and return your registration form on or before February 10th at: Payson Regional Home Health, Hospice Compassus, Payson Senior Center, Senior Circle, or Majestic Rim Retirement Living.

be that great.

“By the government’s own numbers, it will only add 250,000 sales nationally over the next three years — increasing sales only about 1.6 percent,” Orr says. “It’s a step in the right direction, but only a small step.

A resurgence in home buying will probably occur anyway.”

Meantime, foreclosures remain well below long-term averages for the Valley. Completed foreclosures were down 39 percent from November 2013 to November 2014.

Earlier, the loss of these bargain properties prompted a trend of investors leaving the Phoenix area for cheaper areas of the country, but now, that’s changing. The percentage of residential properties bought by investors was up to about 16 percent in November, the highest level since May. All-cash purchases are also back on the upswing.

“While investor purchases are still below the peak levels we saw in the Phoenix area after the housing crash, the levels have started to recover over the last four months,” says Orr. “However, we may see fewer international buyers in the market now because of the recent dramatic rise in the value of the dollar against most foreign currencies.”

Rental-housing demand in the Valley remains strong, partly because many people had their credit damaged during the housing crash and because millennials are waiting until later in life to enter the home market. Rents rose 4.8 percent in the Phoenix area from November 2013 to November 2014.

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PAYSON ROUNDUP

OUTDOORS

6A Friday, February 6, 2015

Snow, lessons, happy faces The annual Rim Country Middle School ski trip by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

The day had bright sunshine and bright snow that glittered like diamonds, but the brightest things were the smiles from the Rim Country Middle School students.

Heather and Savannah Jones positively radiated.

Best buddies, but not from the same family, they couldn’t contain their excitement on their their first time ever skiing.

“Do you think it’s OK to go down the bunny slopes without our coach?” asked Heather as she scarfed down her lunch.

When asked if they had learned how to get off the lift, turn and stop, both girls eagerly nodded their heads.

“You’re ready to go then,” said the lunchtime chaperone.

“We have to hurry up and eat,” said Savannah.

Each year, Scott Davidson, seventh-grade science teacher and leader of the Outdoor Adventure Club, takes groups of children to Sunrise Park Resort to introduce them to the sport.

In fact, Sunrise makes it affordable for all of

Arizona’s school children.

For a mere $15, school children from around the state can come mid-week to Sunrise get a ski pass, equipment rentals and a lesson.

Normally, a lesson, lift ticket and rentals for a new skier cost $120.

For many children, that price is beyond the reach of their families — not to mention the time involved with getting to the resort.

In a school district in which 70 percent of the families qualify for free or reduced lunches, many families live at or only slightly above the poverty level.

Many of those families also have parents or guardians who work too much to take the students on an outing.

Davidson said many of the kids in his Outdoor Adventure Club have not even visited the streams and lakes around Rim Country.

Yet studies show repeatedly that getting children outside for physical activity combats obesity and all its health consequences.

Arizona is one of the worst states in the union for childhood obesity.

Research done by the Child Policy Research Center, National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality and the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, shows that about 31 percent of the children in Arizona are considered either overweight or obese (2008).

Most tragic of all, more than half of Arizona

children who live at the federal poverty level suffer from weight problems. That’s 10 percent more than the national average.

One young man simply refused to let the limitations of his family get in the way of learning to ski.

Because this trip is so affordable, Jesus Sanchez, decided he could raise the money to go himself.

Incredibly, Davidson said Jesus not only wanted to go on one trip, but both trips.

Davidson usually has one group go the last week of January and the other the first week of February.

“I told him I have some donated money to help out students in his circumstances, but he said he would make the money on his own,” said Davidson.

And Jesus did — by doing odd jobs around the community — he went on both ski trips.

Like Savannah and Heather, Jesus burbled over with joy just getting out onto the slopes and sliding around with his friends.

For Savannah and Heather, they’re now hooked.

“I wish we lived here,” said Savannah. “This is so fun!”

Then they donned their jackets and hats to rush outside to slide down the bunny slope — without their coach, or rather ski instructor.

Davidson is sure they will come back next year.

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Payson High School teacher Scott Davidson’s Outdoor Adventure Club took advantage of great rates offered by the Sunrise Ski Resort in the White Mountains to give about 30 kids an introduction to skiing this week.

The Basics #4 — Vehicle Modifications Many of us, myself included, end up over-modifying our vehicles. The key here is understanding what is needed, what is enough, and knowing when to stop. Although each make and model of vehicle will have different weaknesses that need to be addressed, for this column we will use the 1997-2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ as an example. Why? Because they are very common, quite affordable, and they don’t need much to make them outstanding trail performers.

The Wrangler TJ model was introduced in 1997 as a replacement for the Wrangler YJ, which was produced from 1987 through 1996. The YJ is maybe best known for its square headlights, but it was also the last Wrangler to have leaf spring suspension, and Jeep’s efforts to make them more stable for high-speed highway driving (in the name of safety) seriously limited their off-road capability. The new TJ model came equipped with coil spring suspension front and rear, which provided a much smoother ride than the buckboard-stiff YJs, and also allowed for much greater “flex,” which simply means that the individual wheels can move up and down more to stay in contact with the ground in off-highway situations. The TJ model was an instant hit, even though many of us at the time thought that it was too car-like, and that it was not “Jeepy” enough.

The 1997 Wrangler TJs did have some first-model-year problems. The steel mounting brackets for the new coil spring suspension were too thin and flimsy, and they did not hold up well to any kind of heavy, off-road use.

This was basically corrected in the 1998 model year, but all TJs can have suspension bracket issues if they spend a

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lot of time in four-wheel-drive on rough trails.

So let’s say that you have a TJ, or are thinking about buying one … what modifications (mods) or upgrades does it need to “be all that it can be?” One of the most vulnerable areas on a TJ is the rear-mounted gas tank, which can easily be damaged by a protruding rock on a backcountry trail. It is not a case of if you will hit a rock … trust me, you will.

A number of companies make sturdy aftermarket skid plates to protect that gas tank. That should be one of your first mods.

Stock from the factory, TJs also sit pretty low, again to make them handle better for high-speed highway driving in the name of safety. This is understandable, as most Jeeps spend virtually all their time on pavement, and may only see four-wheel-drive used occasionally during a snowstorm or something. To make your TJ work better in real world, off-highway use, a little lift and a little

bigger tires can make a huge difference.

Both will increase your ground clearance, so you don’t hit those rocks, but don’t go overboard here. Four inches of lift and tires two inches bigger than stock is about the maximum you can go without triggering the need for additional (and more expensive) mods. And the lift and tires are related. You need the lift so the bigger tires don’t hit the body when flexing on rough backcountry trails, which can both cause body damage and tear up expensive tires.

While talking tires … in a previous column we talked about staying with a modest all-terrain type tread, and not going all-out with gnarly mud tires.

They’re overkill for what we do.

Okay. Now we have a gas tank skidplate, a four-inch lift, and more aggressive tires two inches bigger than stock. Is there anything else? One more weak point on a TJ that needs to be addressed is the flimsy factory steering linkage. During any kind of off-highway travel, especially with the added weight and leverage of larger tires, the stock steering linkage is simply too weak to hold up to the repeated stress. It is also vulnerable to getting bent or broken if you accidentally hit a rock that you didn’t see while you were crossing a streambed or something. Heavy duty aftermarket steering linkage, while not inexpensive, will pretty much eliminate this potential problem.

With the four mods we have discussed today, you have gone a long way toward making that TJ into the Jeep that it really can be. Are you done? Probably not, but you are at a good point to drive it for a while and see if your type of fourwheeling really requires anything more. It will still drive and handle well on the highway, and it will still clear a

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With some basic modifications, and a good spotter, it’s pretty amazing where a Jeep Wrangler TJ can go. standard seven-foot-high garage door so you can still keep it in the garage.

Today we have been discussing one particular vehicle make and model, and every other make and model will have its own strengths, weaknesses, and basic things that will make it better.

The list of potential stuff to upgrade most common vehicles is virtually endless, and you are only limited by your desire and the amount of money you want to spend. If you run with a club or some other group, you can gain valuable insight into what works and what doesn’t. However you will probably also experience a situation where one of your buddies, who drives a rig that is

bigger and badder than yours, will drive right up (or through) something that your vehicle has trouble with. Being the way most of us are, you will feel embarrassed and let down, and you will immediately start figuring out what you will need to do to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. It tends to be an expensive, never-ending cycle, and nearly all of us suffer from it to some extent. But if you can be smart and keep those urges under control, you will probably find out that your rig, with just a few basic mods and careful driving, will go 99.9 percent of all the places that you really need to go.

Until next time ... Happy Jeepin’.

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Trevor Anderson is in control of Vinny Leon of Gilbert Williams Field in their match at the Payson Invitational on Jan. 23. Anderson, a Payson High senior, finished third at 132 pounds.

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Trevor Anderson knows a couple of things about state wrestling championships.

First, his father won one. Second, his brother won one.

Now, he’d love to find out just what winning one himself feels like.

After preparing all season for the challenge, he and his Payson High teammates take to the mat for the 12-team Division 3 Section 1 tournament at Winslow on Saturday looking to finish among the top four wrestlers at their weight to qualify for the D3 state tournament at Prescott Valley Event Center next ThursdayFriday.

As a senior, this is his final chance to do what his father, Eric, did as a senior in 1988 and his brother, Connor, did as a senior two years ago. He said there’s no denying the pressure he’s felt trying to match their accomplishments.

“I was focusing on it like every time I lost, it would just eat at me because I felt like I wasn’t ever going to be good enough to live up to that expectation,” he said.

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Last year, he made it to the medal stand, finishing sixth at 126 pounds.

Now, back at 132 pounds, the weight he competed at his first two varsity seasons before dropping down a weight class last season because senior teammate Dallin Macnab competed there.

He said, although he wants nothing more than to win it all this season, winning or not winning a state title won’t define his life.

“I (felt pressure to win like my father and brother) for a long time, but my mom actually had a bit more of an optimistic view on it,” he said.

“She said, ‘it’s not a burden, but a privilege to have that legacy, to have those same genes.’”

His family’s success on the mat is certainly a motivational tool for him this season.

“They both won it their senior year, so I’m hoping I can do the same,” he said. “I’m using it more like motivation now.”

He really just wants to return to the state tournament and see what happens.

“First place is always in (my) sights, but if I qualify then it’s anybody’s game in the state tournament and you can place at any spot,” he said.

He also plays football and has run on the track team the last three years but isn’t sure if he will this spring.

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The bust is believed to be one of the largest in the history of Gila County, according to Gila County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp.

Judge Gary Scales will sentence Carlson Feb. 23 in Globe for transportation of a dangerous drug for sale, possession of a dangerous drug for sale, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Carlson faces a mandatory prison sentence between five and 15 years.

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“I’m not much of a runner,” he said.

He’s one of only two seniors on the wrestling team and the only 12th-grader with wrestling experience, which naturally makes him a team leader.

“We’ve got a lot of new wrestlers, so we’re building up the program a little bit,” he said. “I try to be a leader by example. I just try to go out there and wrestle my best. (Sophomores) Dylan Keeney and Brendan Macnab are both pretty big leaders, too. They work hard. Anybody can be a leader on a team. But, yeah, I’ve worked hard here for four years, making sure the others work hard as well.”

Longhorns wrestling coach Zach Lee said Anderson certainly is one of the team leaders. “He’s in a leadership role on the team,” the coach said. “He definitely helps get the team going and stuff. He’s a good kid.

He’s been around for a long time.”

When asked what’s his favorite sport, Anderson said he likes both football and wrestling. “Football is a lot of fun, but I guess being the only senior with experience and being in the program for a while, I guess this is kind of my sport,” he said of wrestling.

Anderson excels in the classroom and is a member of the National Honor Society. He said his brother has been accepted at Brigham Young University, which he plans to attend after completing his church mission in Paraguay.

A plan to smuggle drugs across state lines as Christmas gifts turned into one of the largest methamphetamine busts in Gila County history.

A jury last month convicted Amber Carlson, 37, of New Mexico, of wrapping six pounds of meth in wrapping paper to disguise them as gifts.

Carlson and an accomplice drove all night Dec. 23 from New Mexico to the Valley, picked up the drugs and then headed back to Albuquerque, according to the Gila County Attorney’s Office.

Officer Larry Anthony of the Arizona Department of Public Safety stopped Carlson’s truck just east of Globe on Highway 60 because of illegal window tinting and a cracked windshield.

Anthony suspected that the pair might be hiding something and called on the Gila County Narcotics Drug Task Force, which brought K9 Ducco to sniff the vehicle for drugs.

Ducco quickly alerted officers to Carlson’s purse and a Victoria’s Secret shopping bag that contained Christmas gifts, which Carlson told officers were for her children.

Officers discovered the packages were not presents, but bundles of meth worth as much as $300,000. Carlson had a smaller amount of

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Payson faces lawsuit due to arrest struggle From page 1A who witnessed part of the arrest and a friend Lewis called on to help move the disabled truck.

In all, Harper plans to call at least 33 witnesses including Arizona Department of Public Safety criminalist and AZ POST academy instructors if a civil trial is scheduled. Harper would not comment on the case.

The town and all three officers deny Lewis’ claims of excessive force and say officers used reasonable force to get control of a combative and aggressive Lewis, who continued to struggle even when he was cuffed.

Warzynski writes that Lewis assumed the risk of injury when he refused to follow the officers’ instructions and tried to leave the scene, according to online court records.

Harper maintains Lewis did not resist arrest and the officers brought him to the ground and

beat him up.

“Apparently upset by a perceived lack of cooperation, and without any reasonable justification, defendants Davies, Ortiz and Deaton took Mr. Lewis to the ground and assaulted him while he lay in the middle of the road,” according to Lewis’ complaint.

Lewis repeatedly screamed, “I’m not fighting,” according to a recording a nearby resident took with a cell phone.

Deaton wrote that Lewis only started screaming that when a friend yelled that he had a camera.

Harper says the officers’ actions were outrageous and caused Lewis extreme emotional distress and humiliation.

Harper recently tried to file a fourth amended civil complaint, but a judge denied it saying he had not shown good cause.

Warzynski argues it is an undisputed, material fact that Lewis was drunk when he ran

From page 1A trendy wares for women, Davis said. While the owner opened with enthusiasm, she was not prepared to handle a slow down in winter business or a larger retail chain moving into the area. Months after opening, the store closed, joining the pile of small shops that have come and gone in recent years.

Beginning next week, business owners and entrepreneurs are invited to attend several free workshops at the Central Arizona Board of Realtors meeting room at 600 E. Highway 260, suite 14.

The first luncheon, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. Feb. 11, will tackle social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and review sites, like Yelp.

Gutowski said businesses can longer just set up a website and sit back. They have to actively engage in social media and do so in a way that transforms social media followers into customers.

The Feb. 25 luncheon will address building a marketing plan on a shoestring budget, again hosted by Gutowski.

On March 11, the Northern Arizona Service Corps of Retired Executives will tackle building a business plan and on March 25, Phillip Blackerby, of Blackerby Associates, will discuss finances in a seminar titled, “Real Cash,

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Lois Jean (Taylor) Bissett, 83, of Payson, Ariz., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Lois was born in Payson, Ariz. on Aug. 25, 1931. She attended first through eighth grades in the “Red Rock Building,” which is where Julia Randall School is now located. Lois was seven years old when her parents, Richard and Valda Taylor, purchased the Doll Baby Ranch. She enjoyed ranch life, especially riding horses.

The family moved to Chandler, Ariz. in 1945 so Lois and her older sister, Fern, could attend high school. Lois also attended Arizona State University.

Lois was married to Dwight Arlen “Bucky” Sossaman from 1950 to 1959 and lived in Colorado and Chandler, Ariz.

Their daughter, Deborah Jean, was born April 18, 1951 and their son, Dwight Arlen Jr. “Koko,” was born April 2, 1952.

Lois moved back to Payson in 1967, just before the “Big Snow.”

She and Don Bissett were married on Nov. 22, 1971 in Elko, Nev. and Lois began working for the Gila County Auto License Department in 1974. She retired from the department in 1993.

Lois was very involved in the Daughters of Gila County Pioneers and the Payson Womans Club and served as treasurer for both organizations.

She loved reading and decorating for Christmas with her huge

collection of Santa figurines.

She and Don enjoyed spending time together until his passing in 2010.

They loved their home in Payson Ranchos and made many changes and improvements to it over the years. Throughout her life Lois spent much of her time focused on the needs of her large extended family.

Lois is preceded in death by her husband, Don Bissett; parents, Richard and Valda Taylor; and brother, John Taylor. She is survived by sisters, Fern Spears and Patty (Jim) Rhoades; children, Debbie Morris, Koko (Nora) Sossaman; step-daughters, Vicki Bissett Rhea and Shelly Bissett; grandchildren, Tanya Winters, Willie Morris, Bennie Morris, Barbie Calloway, Ty Sossaman, Nikki Hardin, Heather Rhea, Melanie Stedman, Shayne Herring, Jenna Herring; nieces and nephews, Alice (Karl) Stambaugh, Margaret (Dwight) Payne, Kym (Darren) Reid, Aaron (Megan) Taylor, Joshua Taylor and Nicole Taylor; and many precious great-grandchildren.

A potluck get-together to remember Lois will be held at Mountain Bible Church, building C (Activity Center) at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 21.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Payson Pioneer Cemetery, P.O. Box 33, Payson, AZ 85547 or Daughters of Gila County Pioneers, P.O. Box 94, Payson, AZ 85547.

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He has asked that a judge dismiss the case.

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All of the luncheons are from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., are free and include a catered lunch from Gerardo’s thanks to several sponsors, including the Payson Roundup, Payson Care Center and Crabdree Insurance.

The workshops are funded in part through a Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the USDA that the Industrial Development Authority of Gila County received in October.

There is a 40-seat maximum for the luncheons, so reserve a spot by calling the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce at (928) 474-4515.

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Doris A. Wright, age 89, went home to her heavenly Father on Feb. 4, 2015 in Payson.

Born Aug. 6, 1925 in Storkville, Colo. to the late Steven and Violet (Adamson) Jones, she came with her family to Arizona as a baby.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert W. Wright.

Mrs. Wright is survived by her five children, Bob Goodger (Janice), Susan Flanders, Berri Ketchem (Marvin), Linda Wright and David Wright; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild; her brother, Stephen Jones; and

“Maggie,” her cat.

Friends are invited to visit with the family from 2 p.m. until the funeral service at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 at the Payson Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway.

Private burial alongside her husband will take place on Monday at Phoenix Memorial Park.

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Martin Michael Dorris (1987-2015)

Martin Michael Dorris, born Nov. 27, 1987, died Feb. 4, 2015.

A brilliant light was extinguished Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. As a Marine, and avid outdoorsman, and oil field entrepreneur, Martin Michael Dorris accomplished more in his short life than most do in a lifetime. His zest and inspiration touched everyone he met.

He is survived by his family, Misti McAfee, Mindy and Travis Wells and Matthew McMillion; Bonnie Dorris, Lucky Glover and James McMillion; and three

nephews.

Friends are invited to the visitation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11 at Messinger Payson Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Rd., and the funeral at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12 at Payson Living Word Bible Church, 510 S. McLane Rd.

Ted Sparks (1948-2015)

Ted Sparks was born May 2, 1948 and died Feb. 2, 2015.

Ted served in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his son, Clint Sparks; daughter, Shannon Sparks Mills; brother, Kenny Sparks; and sister, Sue Welch.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at the American Legion, 709 E. Highway 260, Payson.

Vena C. Welge (1929-2015)

Vena C. Welge, formerly of Decatur, Ill., passed away peacefully with family at her side at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix.

The funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10 at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Payson.

Vena, better known as “Patty,” was born Sept. 5, 1929 in Champaign, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Phillips. She married Edwin Welge of Decatur, Ill. in 1948 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Decatur, Ill. She is survived by her husband, Ed of Pine, Ariz.; son, Peter Welge of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; daughter, Kristine Keith of Bakersfield, Calif.; granddaughter, Jennifer Welge; and great-grandson, Maddox of Burien, Wash.; and her younger sister, Nancy Garrett of Casa Grande, Ariz.

The newlyweds were some of the first travelers on the Alaskan Highway. They had an exciting trip on the dangerous, narrow dirt and gravel road to experience the outback of North America.

While on their trip, they stopped in Atlin, Canada to visit her great uncle to help work his gold mine.

They made this trip a few more times to continue to experience

the wild country.

Another memorable venture for Patty and her family took place in 1984. It was then the family traveled to Germany to visit with ancestral relatives.

The family moved back and forth between Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley for Ed’s job in the oil patch. During these transfers, Patty loved to teach catechism at the local Catholic Church.

Ed retired from his job as a supervisory oil and gas engineer at the State of California and they moved to Pine, Ariz. in 1990.

Patty loved to hike trails with her dog, Rolfe, in Pine. Another favorite of Patty’s was the local book club at the Payson Public Library.

Through the years, she was known for playing tennis, painting, needlepoint and making others smile. But her favorite pastime was her children, grandchildren and great-grandson, Maddox.

She was always known as a compassionate, listening individual who was a rare person that actually lived unconditional love for others. She will be deeply missed by her family and so many others.

God Bless you, “Patty.”

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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Computer Club

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

Todd Longfellow, an instructor at Gila Community College will present the topic Using WordPress to Create a Website. All members and guest are invited to attend.

If you have questions please email the club secretary at rittenhousesara@gmail.com or go to the PACA web site.

Tai Chi and Qigong

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

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

For details, call (928) 478-6032.

Narcotic Anonymous

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.

Rim Recovery NA meets in Payson: Monday at 5:30 p.m. – 408 W. Main #11 (entrance behind the building) Wednesday at 6 p.m. – 408 W. Main #11 (entrance behind the building) Thursday at 7 p.m. – 107 E. Airline (Steps House – directly behind old batting cages) Friday at 6 p.m. – 408 W. Main #11 (entrance behind the building) Sunday at 6:30 p.m. – 10 E. Airline (Steps House – directly behind old batting cages).

Before you use again, please call: Patty S. at (928) 978-5240, Bill N. at (928) 978-8001, Jesse at (928) 978-5905.

Photography/Camera Club to meet Monday

Rim Country Photography/ Camera Club will meet Monday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. This month’s presentation is Tips for Better Images

by Peg and Rex Lavoier. Points

covered will include digital vs. film, settings on the camera, composition and nature photography. In addition, a review of images from the photo shoot on Jan. 24 at Roosevelt Dam will be discussed. Please bring your JPG samples from the shoot on a thumb drive or other portable media of a couple images. It is always interesting to see how different people interpret the same subject.

Please note, this month’s meeting venue has changed. We will meet at Tonto Basin Ranger District visitor center, located 1.8 miles past the suspension bridge and dam on Highway 188 at milepost 243 overlooking Roosevelt Lake. It is approximately one-hour drive from Payson. Carpooling is available; meet at ERA parking lot at 5 p.m., departing at 5:15 sharp. Please call Peg or Rex at the visitor center if you have any questions, (928) 4673200, Thursday through Saturday.

The Rim Country Camera Club (R3C) is s group of photography enthusiasts that meet once a month, hold field trips and occasional seminars focused on learning, mentoring and having fun with photography.

The meeting is open to all those interested in photography and there is no charge to attend.

Rim Area Gardeners The Rim Area Gardeners meet Monday, Feb. 9 at the Church of Christ, 410 E. Tyler Parkway, Payson for fellowship at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting and program begin at 7 p.m.

Gary Karlowski, resident Rosarian, will be giving a presentation on Growing and Pruning Roses.

Members are also previewing gardens for the 2015 Garden Walk.

If you are interested in sharing your garden and would like to be considered, contact Nancy Jones at (928) 474-2876 for an appointment.

Payson Area Singles The Payson Area Singles is a social group for men and women of all ages. There are no dues.

Get out and join members for a weekly breakfast at Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson, at 9 a.m.

Tuesdays. Come find out what activities are planned or suggest some-

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The Rim Country Optimist Club members and other volunteers are preparing for the upcoming Lip Sync Contest that will award scholarship money to the student winners.

The event is Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Payson High School Auditorium. To learn more, call (928) 472-2264. thing new.

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

Democratic Women of Rim Country The Democratic Women of Rim Country meets at noon, Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson. The speaker will be Marie Fasano, pilot and Registered Nurse, who will talk about flying with Angel Flight and Flying Samaritans. Come at 11:30 a.m. to order food and visit with friends. For more information, call Carol at (928) 468-1115.

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Working at the shelter for so many years, I’ve heard a lot of different things and opinions. I know that people may only believe what they hear, so I’d like to take a minute and address some of those things to help clear the air and better educate the community.

MYTH 1. HSCAZ is affiliated with other shelters like the Arizona Humane and the Humane Society of the United States.

This is not true. HSCAZ is not part of or affiliated with the Arizona Humane Society Humane Society (AHS), the Humane Society of Central of the United States (HSUS) Arizona or any other shelter organization. We stand alone and ADOPTION depend on the generosity of OPTIONS individuals, grants, businesses, Resale Store sales and other organizations, for the funds necessary to provide daily care for each animal who enters our shelter.

MYTH 2. After an animal has been at the shelter for 72 hours, it is euthanized.

Once an animal is off of a stray hold (72 hours if the owner is not known and 120 hours if the owner is known) we begin the process of medically and behaviorally evaluating them. Most animals that become HSCAZ’s are available for adoption within a week or two. We do not have a hard time frame to euthanize animals. We do our best to work with them and place them into appropriate homes.

MYTH 3. HSCAZ can provide veterinary services to the public like euthanasia and can help me pay my vet bills.

Unfortunately, HSCAZ does not have the funding to be able to assist the public with veterinary costs.

By law, we are no longer able to perform euthanasia for the public. Euthanasia must be performed by your veterinarian. The only time HSCAZ provides veterinary services to the public is when we offer low-cost vaccine and spay/neuter clinics.

MYTH 4. You have to know someone associated with the shelter to become a volunteer or to adopt.

Our intentions are never to make anyone feel that they have to know someone to make things happen. HSCAZ welcomes anyone who is interested in volunteering and adopting.

MYTH 5. Our adoption fees are high so we can make money.

This is definitely not the case. On average, we spend between $300 and $400 on a healthy animal to make them available for adoption. This includes spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, microchip, deworming and an overall general health exam.

Even our highest adoption fee of $150 doesn’t cover the costs we incur.

MYTH 6. We are a no-kill shelter.

While we try very hard to place all the animals in our care, we are not always able to do so. Usually euthanasia happens because of a severe medical issue we can’t financially treat or a contagious disease that could jeopardize the rest of the animals

at the shelter. It can also happen due to behavioral issues that are not manageable or pose a safety issue to the public. Euthanasia is not a decision we take lightly, but it is something that does happen.

I hope the six myths debunked have helped answer some of your questions and/or concerns.

We work very hard to help the community in any way we can, including education outreach. If you have any questions, please reach out and ask. You can call us at (928) 474-5590, or send an email to hs@humanesocietycentralaz.org.

Attention Pet Lovers

Why pay more? Come to the Humane Society Resale Store & Vintage Boutique and save! Visit our complete pet section with anything from large carriers, travel carriers, bowls, grooming tools, training pads, collars, harnesses, leashes, toys and rawhide treats.

We also have a great selection of pet outfits for all seasons and occasions; even hats and shirts for their two-legged family members! We are located at 510 W. Main St.; hours are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Adoptable Pets

(CoDA) is a 12-step fellowship of women and men whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. We gather together to support and share with each other in a journey of self discovery — learning to love ourselves.

Meeting time is at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Philip’s Catholic Church (education building to right of church), 511 S. St. Philips St., Payson.

For more information, contact Sharon (480) 244-1393 or Diane (928) 468-1852.

Payson Elks The Payson Elks Lodge is located at 1206 N. Beeline Highway. Tickets for the Valentine’s Day dinner must be purchased no later than 2 p.m.,

The Rim Country Optimist Club (Friends of Youth) works in a variety of ways to help youth in the community. Through fund-raisers, activities, scholarships and financial support, members strive to expand and enhance opportunities for young people of all ages.

The group meets once a month, at 5:15 p.m., the second Tuesday at the Cedar Ridge Restaurant of the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino.

The next meeting is Feb. 10 and will feature Brian Mabb, principal of Payson High School, as the speaker.

He will cover a variety of subjects including Common Core and ways that both individuals and organizations can work effectively with the high school. There will be time for questions on these topics and others. As always, visitors are welcome.

The group’s next event is the annual Lip Sync Contest Saturday, Feb. 28 with students competing for scholarship money. The final act of the evening will be the Payson School District’s administrators.

For more information or tickets for the Lip Sync Contest, contact Joan Young at (928) 472-2264 or visit the club’s website at http:// www.rimcountryoptimist.com.

Beyond Limits

Beyond Limits is an interdenominational Christian group for adults with developmental disabilities, age 18 and older. The ministry, which began in 2005, is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization.

For more information or if your church would like to host a monthly meeting, call Mark or Jennie Smith at (928) 468-8434.

Unity ‘Faithlift’

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Tuesday, Feb. 10. The evening’s dinner is a choice of baked chicken or grilled-to-order steak. Music will be by Landon Shill.

Tickets for SUPERSTARS! are now available. The dinner for the event is a choice of prime rib or salmon. These tickets must be purchased by close of business Friday, Feb. 27. Get them now because this event always sells out.

Beyond Limits meets this month at Crossroads Foursquare Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10.

A great evening of music and inspiration will follow a delicious free dinner. Family, caregivers and service providers are always welcome.

Afterward, at 7 p.m., the public is invited to a Native American concert

by Rain Song.

Need a spiritual boost mid-week?

Unity of Payson’s spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer will lead bi-weekly noon “faithlifts” using Eric Butterworth’s book, “Discover the Power Within You.” All are welcome.

Sessions begin promptly at noon in the Payson Public Library meeting room. Upcoming “faithlifts” are Feb. 11; Feb. 25; March 11; and March 25.

Daughters of the American Revolution

The February meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13 in the conference room of the Payson Public Library.

The speaker will be Alice Natale, who will discuss African Stories and Art Insights.

The DAR focuses on preserving American history and securing America’s future through education and patriotism. Women age 18 and older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution are eligible for membership. Prospective members and guests are welcome at all meetings.

For further information, please contact Regent Kathy Farrell at (928) 472-9752 or Registrar Cathy Boone at (928) 474-3960.

Bridge results

Winners at bridge Wednesday, Feb. 4: Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, first; Diane Bricker and Kathy Salvaggio, second; Bonnie Eller and Flo Moeur, third.

For information and reservations, call Kay Hutchinson, (928) 474-0287.

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Following are just two of the many wonderful pets available for adoption at the shelter. All pets are already spayed or neutered and current on vaccinations. To learn more, stop by 605 W. Wilson Ct. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or visit www.humanesocietycentralaz.org.

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College on quest for independence by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Gila Community College board member Gerald McCreary made a second report on the college’s years-long journey to seek accreditation and independence at its board meeting on Feb. 5.

“The package was sent in, (but) it was going to be sent back to us as incomplete,” said McCreary.

“She (Dr. Anthea Sweeney of the Higher Learning Commission) agreed to go through our packet and give us recommendations on what we need to add to our packet … I do expect to have a report from her at the next meeting.”

The GCC board already has in hand the 19 points needed for the Eligibility Requirements.

However, many of the requirements appear to involve mostly paperwork, including things like where it’s located, the existence of a governing board, having a mission statement, student support services, classes with labs, libraries, financial aid, offering classes that lead to a degree and having a financial base of support.

Ironically enough, the district’s second-class, provisional status may have actually given it added financial stability in the past three years. The rest of the community colleges in the state

get far more support from the state than GCC, which must rely almost entirely on local property taxes and tuition. However, the deep cuts in state aid to most colleges in the past three years have cause financial upheavals in college districts that previously received more help from the state.

Still, the college may have trouble providing a couple of things on the 19-item checklist.

Currently Steven Cullen serves as the senior dean of all the GCC campuses, but he is hired and paid for by Eastern Arizona College. Therefore, the GCC board has no authority over his position.

Other areas not clearly published are: appropriate policies for students, administrators, faculty and staff.

Nor is it clear the district keeps a record of inappropriate, unethical or untruthful dealings with its students, businesses or governmental agencies with which the college works.

The last two requirements have to do with a plan to achieve accreditation or a revocation of accreditation in the past.

One item didn’t show up on the Higher Learning Commission’s 19-item list: enrollment.

At the Jan. 14 board meeting, McCreary reported that GCC’s

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full-time equivalent (FTSE) enrollment fell below Arizona’s mandated amount of 900 FTSE. At the Feb. 5 meeting, Jan Brocker asked for a clarification on whether that lack of FTSE would keep GCC from meeting the Higher Learning Commission requirements or simply that it violated state requirements.

McCreary deferred to others to answer the question, so Cullen explained what he understood.

The problem apparently lies with the state’s rules on converting from provisional to regular status, not on the Higher Learning Commission’s requirements.

“It is kind of a Catch 22,” Cullen said, “If the Higher Learning Commission approves us, then the argument would have to go to the state of Arizona (for approval), but the Higher Learning Commission more than likely will look at state statutes.”

Cullen said GCC used to have 1,050 FTSE, but after the recession has struggled to bring its numbers back up. He hopes things like teaming up with high schools in the region could get the college back up to 1,000 FTSE within the year.

McCreary reported at the Jan. 14 meeting Sweeney estimates it would take GCC three to five years to achieve accreditation.

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AIA rejects Payson appeal of football placement Longhorns moving up to Div. 3 for next 3 years by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

PHOENIX — The Arizona Interscholastic Association on Tuesday denied Payson High’s appeal of its initial placement in Division 3 for football for the next three-year scheduling block.

PHS athletic director Jennifer White appeared before the AIA’s nine-member football advisory committee to present the

school’s case for remaining in Division 4, but the appeal was denied by a 6-3 vote with the committee citing the Longhorns’ competitive history and trust in the new formula it is now using to try and place schools in the best division.

But many people are questioning that complicated formula, which will leave the Longhorns competing in Division 3 for a three-year period beginning

this fall against schools as large as Glendale Copper Canyon, with an enrollment of 2,276. That school was initially placed in Division 2 but was one of 31 schools that won their appeals to change divisions on Tuesday.

In all, 54 schools appealed their initial placement in football, with Payson being one of 23 losing those appeals.

Initially, Division 3 included 51 schools, but that number grew

to 57 following the appeals process as nine schools moved into the division and three departed.

Ten of those schools in D3 feature enrollments of at least 2,000 students. Payson has 703.

Current Division 4 Section 5 rivals Blue Ridge, Show Low and Snowflake also appealed their placement in Division 3 and all were also denied with their competitive history listed as the reason for the denials.

In addition to Copper Canyon, five other schools — Phoenix

Arcadia (1,745), Glendale Cactus (1,288), Scottsdale Cactus Shadows (1,705), Phoenix Greenway (1,468) and Phoenix Thunderbird (1,499) — successfully appealed down from D2 to D3, while three schools — Phoenix Moon Valley (1,464), Tempe (1,572) and Phoenix Washington (1,708) — successfully appealed up from D4 to D3.

Tucson Empire and Sahuarita Walden Grove successfully appealed down from D3 to D4 and Phoenix North Pointe Prep

succeeded in appealing from D3 to D5.

Schools whose appeals were denied have the option to file another appeal, but White didn’t immediately return a text message asking if she planned to take that action.

White said she has appealed PHS’s placement in volleyball, which was to be heard and ruled on today, as well as in baseball and softball, and those appeals will be heard and ruled on Tuesday.

Girls close on high note Dominate Cougars 48-14 by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

This season has featured its share of disappointments for Payson’s girls basketball team.

But things couldn’t have gone much better in the season finale against visiting Show Low on Tuesday as the Longhorns honored their three seniors by rolling over the Cougars 48-14 to snap a seven-game losing streak and end the campaign with a big victory. “It was fun for the girls. I’m glad they were able to go out on a positive note,� said first-year Longhorns varsity head coach Miles Huff, whose team finished 9-17 overall and seventh in the nine-team Division 3 Section 4 standings at 2-6. “I think it’s huge (for them), especially because they’re not going to the playoffs this year, so that’ll kind of be their final memory of basketball and I’m glad it could be a positive one like that with a win.�

Fittingly, one of the seniors led the way as Terena Ward poured in a game-high 16 points in a total domination by the home team. Payson outscored the Cougars 29-14 at halftime and outscored Show Low 19-0 in the second half. The Longhorns went ahead by 30 points in the final quarter, resulting in a running clock.

Ward scored 14 of her gamehigh 16 points in the first half, including eight in the second

Payson 48, Show Low 14 Show Low 14 – Madison Maxwell 0 4-4 4, Kyra Villalba 0 0-0 0, Michelle McVeigh 2 0-0 4, Lissa McVeigh 0 0-0 0, Kylie Tregaskes 0 2-5 2, Alex Sandoval 1 0-4 2, Stevie Studer 0 0-0 0, Sunee Reidhead 1 0-2 2, Courtney Duncan 0 0-1 0, No. 40 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 6-16 14.

Payson 48 ‑ Aubrielle Paulson 0 4-9 4, Brittany Proctor 2 0-1 4, Sadie Dunman 1 2-4 4, Cori Barnett 2 2-6 6, Taylor Vaughn 1 0-0 2, Arissa Paulson 3 0-2 6, Rachel Knauer 0 2-2 2, Rylee Chapman 2 0-4 4, Terena Ward 7 2-4 16, Abby Schreur 0 0-1 0. Totals 18 12-33 48.

Show Low 5 9 0 0 - 14 Payson 10 19 8 11 - 48 3-point goals – None.

quarter. Nine Longhorns scored.

Ward joined Sadie Dunman and Cori Barnett in playing their final varsity basketball game and the three were recognized in a brief ceremony before the game in which their families joined them on the court. “It was emotional, but it was fun,� Dunman said. “It was a rough season here and there but I think we all stuck together and that was the biggest part of it, that we were a family the entire season and that we had fun no matter what. And tonight was fun, I’m definitely happy we finished it on a win.�

Huff said he hopes the returning players can use this game to fuel their offseason preparations for next season. “We had a tough stretch there, but hopefully that can take us

through the offseason and we can keep building on that,� he said.

He said the three seniors will be missed. “I’ve had all three of them for anywhere from three to four

years as a coach,� said Huff, who formerly coached the Payson junior varsity. “I’ve had Sadie all four and Terena and Cori three. I’ll miss them. They were a big part of the program for four years.�

Boys push Show Low in season finale by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Payson’s boys basketball team surfed into Tuesday’s sea-

son finale against Show Low riding a wave of emotion from a thrilling win over Eagar Round Valley four nights earlier that

snapped a 10-game losing streak.

And for a while, it looked like the Longhorns might be able to top that dramatic 55-54 victory

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Matt Davis races upcourt trying to lose a Show Low defender and go in for a layup as Chaz Davis trails the play after the two Longhorns combined to steal the ball.

by upsetting a Cougars team ranked No. 10 in Division 3 at Wilson Dome. The home team led by as many as eight points, 20-12, when senior Matt Davis capped an 11-2 run with a pair of free throws with 5:21 to play in the first half.

But the Cougars ended the half on an 10-4 run to cut the deficit to two points, 24-22, by intermission and Show Low went ahead to stay when Sean Potter was fouled on a putback and converted the free throw to put the visitors up 31-30 with 4:23 left in the third quarter and the Cougars led 36-30 after Justin Slone capped a 10-0 run on an inside basket with 3:50 to play in the third. Show Low built as much as a 13-point lead, 51-38, with 7:22 left in the game, before improving to 20-9 with a 61-53 win. “I felt like our boys played very hard,� said Payson coach Joe Sanchez. “We played tough with one of the best teams in the state. Sean Potter is one of the best guards in Division 3 and we shut him down. Our team played

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At left, Aubrielle Paulson goes in for a layup against Show Low. Above, Terena Ward capped her career with a big night.

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aroundthe rim Get help getting ‘Firewise’ now Pine Strawberry Fire Captain Mike acknowledged as two of the leaders in Brandt has spent the past few weeks the fire prevention effort in Pine and prior to his retirement later this month Strawberry.

Both were winners of the inaugucompiling a “Hazard Mapping Project� of subdivisions that would be used by ral Firewise Leadership Awards given firefighters during home or wildland during a fire education conference in Denver, Colo. fire crises.

The Brandts were also recognized Brandt has been the Rim Country leader in wildland/urban interface fire in 2008 at the Backyards and Beyond education and prevention for decades. Conference held in Tampa, Fla. In 2010, Mike Brandt was voted Because our two communities are considered to be in a high-hazard fire “Best Firefighter� in the Roundup’s environment and most agree that it is annual “Best of� competition.

For more information, call Mike not a question “if� a wildfire will occur but “when,� his mission to protect and Brandt at (928) 476-4272. educate is crucial.

For decades, Brandt has cam- Scholars crowned paigned long and hard to make our Pine Strawberry School Science towns Arizona Firewise Communities. Fair results are in and grand prize He says the ability to live more safe- winners in all grade levels have been ly in a fire environment depends on the crowned. actions taken before a wildfire crisis.

In the lower elementary level (K-2), His strategy for those pre- Oliver Abney took top honors. fire actions is built partly on the Angelica MacFarlane was first and “Survivable Space� concept which Shaya Chester and Grace Robbins secinvolves modifying landscape ond in the upper elementary design by reducing fuels and (3-4 grade) competition. using building materials that rattlin’ Darby MacFarlane and make home ignition from a the rim Alyssa Baeuerlyn were first wildfire unlikely even without among the fifth-graders and direct firefighter intervention.

Emma Paine claimed the If grasses, brush, trees and sixth-grade title. Abby Ast other common forest fuels took home seventh-grade lauare reduced or removed, a rels and Mercedes Miranda “Survivable Space� is created. claimed the eighth-grade title.

The work begins with indiOther winners: vidual homeowners, but also First: Holly Carl, Animal includes building fire breaks Max Foster Science; Meredith Kiekintveld, around communities and subBehavioral and Social Science; divisions.

Emma Paine, Behavioral It has been proven that thinning and Social Science; Jerusha Paine, tree densities significantly limits the Cellular and Molecular Biology; potential for deadly crown fires such Lizzie MacFarlane, Chemistry; Hector as the one that killed six inmate fire- Alvarado, Chemistry; Ryan LaFave, fighters during the Dude Fire east of Engineering; Mercedes Miranda, Pine.

Medical and Health Sciences; Raci Brandt will give free of charge a Miranda, Medical and Health Sciences; “Homeowner’s Firewise Guide for Hunter Ferguson, Physics and Arizona� to those who live in a sub- Astronomy; Doyle Figeroa; Physics division that has not earned Firewise and Astronomy; Darby MacFarlane status. and Alyssa Baeuerlyn, Plant Science.

In Pine and Strawberry Portals I Second: Brianna Suski, Behavioral and II have earned Firewise recogni- and Social Science; Brian Hall, tion.

Behavioral and Social Science; During my days as a Payson Makenzie Abney, Chemistry; Joey Roundup reporter, I helped cover Ramirez, Katelyn Brooks, and the Kohl’s Tonto Creek Subdivision Victoria McCrum, Chemistry; Lars Homeowner’s Association’s drive to Tanner, Engineering; Cooper Sharp, become a Firewise Community. The Engineering; Chance Bridges, Earth HOA didn’t possess the authority to and Planetary Science; Donnie Sandy, implement or enforce rules or regula- Environmental Science; Joerge tions, but the nearby Rodeo-Chediski Ramirez, Environmental Science; Abby Fire of 2002 seemed to prompt resi- Ast, Medical and Health Science; Quiad dents to pursue a Firewise designation. Tanner, Physics and Astronomy; Gwen At first, some homeowners were Lawrence, Physics and Astronomy; reluctant to remove some of their pine Cash York, Jacob Roberts, and trees and vegetation, but once the fuel Sebastian Yocum, Plant Science.

Third: Bobbie Rose Price, reduction improvements began, homeowners seemed to be on board with the Behavioral and Social Science; Dwayne Schank, Behavioral and Social project.

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A writer’s world is a world of ideas, Part 3 It has taken us a while to get here, but now I can show you why I so often tell people, “If you want to write, read.�

Last week and the week before, I told how a visit to the Staten Island Public Library, a checked out book of Chinese fairy tales, and my curiosity over some pieces of mud I saw floating in a mud puddle led me to the world of writing — the world of ideas.

As I mentioned, having read exactly one library book, and having almost accidentally learned something from it, I went to the library in search of a book on mud puddles that explained how floating pieces of mud managed to break the law of gravity. Well, the librarian probably thought I was nuts when I asked her for a book on mud puddles, but she your turn led me to an encyclopedia and told me, “You can find almost anything in here.�

I didn’t find a thing about mud puddles in those huge volumes, but I began dropping into Tom Garrett the library and checking out a book or two. Years later I learned about tiny little plants called algae which grow in water and do a lot more than occasionally create bubbles of oxygen that float varves of mud. I learned that algae growing in rivers, lakes and seas generate a good portion of the life-giving oxygen we breathe. And I learned a lot more, Johnny.

I learned that books are filled with knowledge, that knowledge is ideas, and when you are chock full of ideas you have a strong urge to write about them.

It helped that my third-grade teacher had a unique way of teaching writing.

She brought in “spoils� — newspapers that had to be thrown away because they were the first ones off the press while the crew was still making adjustments to ink and alignment. She would give us each a paper, tell us to find an article that interested us, and have us write something about it. Quite often, an article touched on something I had read about, so I would write about that. Just short things at first, and then longer ones, and longer ones, and ...

In no time at all I found myself in a world of ideas unlike anything I had dreamt existed. And it didn’t turn me into a kid with his head stuck inside books either. Just the opposite! Because knowledge was the shortcut to success, it seemed that everything I did, from playing baseball or football, to flying kites off Ward Hill, to learning to swim the length of the swimming pool when other kids my age were lucky to be able to swim its width, could be enhanced by secrets hidden between the pages of a book.

And so reading and writing became a part of my life. I did make one big mistake, though. I wrote a Halloween poem one year and the teacher made me get up in front of the whole school and read it. Do I have to tell you that I didn’t write any more poems?

However, I developed a habit that has served me for a lifetime. When I run across a problem I just ask myself if the solution to it can be found in a book. I can’t tell you how many times the answer to that question has been yes.

You can go from ignorant to educated on most subjects in the time it takes to flip 50 pages. I learned how to repair cars. I learned how to grip a golf club. I learned how to find my way in the woods, or in the desert, or far out at sea. I thought at first I would be writer, but there were too many other things that interested me, so writing became something to keep me busy, bring in a few extra dollars, and let me think and write about all those wonderful ideas I learned between the pages of a book.

As I said — you want to write? Read!

You’ll find yourself so full of ideas they just come flowing out of you!

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Pine Strawberry Fire Captain Mike Brandt retires later this month and will be available to help Pine and Strawberry residents not living in Firewise areas assess what needs to be done to make their property a “Survivable Space.�

To learn more, call him at (928) 476-4272.

Patterson, Chemistry; Brian Wintrich, Engineering; Jordan Wain, Medical and Health Sciences; Rhiley Dillon, Physics and Astronomy; Haley Hargett, Plant Science.

The projects will be on display through tomorrow, Saturday, in the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library.

Local winners along with other champions from around Gila County will compete March 5 in the Regional Science Fair in Miami.

Winners there advance April 7 to 9 to the Phoenix Convention Center for the granddaddy of all competitions — Arizona State Science and Engineering Fair.

The state fair brings together first place winners from school, district, county and regional science fairs around Arizona to compete for thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarships.

Coach needed

Pine Strawberry School Athletic Director Megan Ward is scouring our two towns in search of a girls’ softball coach.

Ward says the new coach must be someone who is available for all practices and games.

Currently Mike Ward and Freddy Miranda are helping coach, but neither can be available full time.

Practices begin after school Monday,

Feb. 9 and 11 girls have shown an interest in playing.

The team usually plays two games each week, most often on Tuesdays and Thursdays and practices 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

The team plays in the Verde Valley Athletic League against teams from Camp Verde, Mingus, Clarkdale, Beaver Creek, West Sedona, Mayer and Oak Creek.

The Lady Buffs’ first game is Feb. 24 and the season continues through the last weekend in April.

For more information or to apply, call Ward at (928) 476 -3283.

At the library

The Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library will be the site for a “Design your Own Valentine� gala From Feb. 10 to 13.

Children of all ages are welcome to design their own special valentine with all supplies provided by the library staff. The library is closed on Feb. 14.

The Friends of Pine Library meet at 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23. Call Carol (623) 363-5985 for details.

At 12:30 p.m., Feb. 25 the monthly “Movie Madness� program will feature “Jake and the Neverland Pirates — Battle for the Book.�

A celebration of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday is in early March, watch for details.

Meet our new neighbors in Tonto Village Do we have fantastic weather or what? The only problem — the fruit  trees and spring flowers start coming up and then we get a major frost or snow and the blossoms on the apple trees get wiped out. The result — no the apples. I am going village to keep my fingers crossed that doesn’t happen this year.

I had an opportunity to visit with one of our new neighbors this weekend: Chuck and Aimee Olinger Janet and their four chilSnyder dren, Carly, Charlie, Caylee and Caden.

The Olingers bought the property right next to the fire station on Johnson and Mathews. They have created a mini farm with rabbits, three horses and two llamas. The llamas are the most unusual animals we have seen in the Village.Â

The three horses are tame, except for one that has not been broken yet.

Chuck and Aimee lived in Mesa before they found the perfect home in the Village. They both are real estate agents with Arizona Elite Properties.

Aimee is working on opening up an office in Payson. Three of the children are attending school in Payson and the fourth is still at home.

They plan to build new fencing and stalls in the near future and eventually open a bed and breakfast and maybe a catering business.

The Olinger family — Chuck, Aimee, Carly, Charlie, Caylee and Caden — with their llamas.

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I asked the Olingers about the personality of the llamas and they said that they were very mild-mannered and their kids could handle them with ease. Chuck said shearers come and shear the llamas once or twice a year and the wool from each llama brings in about $400. That pays for the feed for all the stock.

The February fire board meeting is at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the Star Valley fire station.

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The Divas are meeting at 1 p.m. every Wednesday for an afternoon of good food, lots of laughter and competitive dominoes, called Chicken Foot.

The ladies get together in the Tonto Village fire station meeting room. The Divas are a great bunch of ladies who will gladly help anyone who would like to join the group but doesn’t know how to play.

Birthdays

Kara Shaw of Tonto Village III and the treasurer of the Hellsgate Fireflies will celebrate her birthday on Feb. 11. Tim Ehrhardt of Mead Ranch and Hellsgate firefighter Thorry Smith will also share that day with Kara. Happy birthday to all of you.

On Feb. 13, longtime resident Virginia Rankhorn will add another candle to her birthday cake. Have a wonderful day, Ginny.

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Rockin’ in a new era Hart, and Johnny Mathis proved that there was still a huge market for love songs with his like “Chances are” (1957).

Folk music record sales exploded like never before thanks to Harry Belafonte and the Kingston Trio, while country music saw new stars emerge, such as Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Faron Young and Patsy Cline.

But the end of the decade saw the frenetic music industry excitement of the previous few years diminish with Elvis Presley doing Army duty, the careers of other rock greats sidetracked by turbulent life changes, and the tragic deaths of rising stars Buddy Holley, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.

A new jolt was needed, and was just a few short years away.

We continue our 10-part series chronicling the evolution of American popular music in the 20th century, 1900-1999, which looks at the music that was popular during each decade and what influenced that popularity.

This week we turn our attention the century’s sixth decade.

1950-59 – Rockin’ in a new era

The June 1950 invasion of North Korea across the 38th Parallel into South Korea dj’s music got the decade trivia off to a tense beginning.

After a strong response by American-led United Nations forces, the conflict dragged on, with deaths DJ Craig totaling more than one million, until an armistice took effect in July 1953.

The presidency of Dwight Eisenhower was highlighted by the beginning of the 41,000-mile Interstate Highway System that would transform American travel and living patterns. The 1957 Supreme Court ruling in the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, setting aside the “separate but equal” doctrine in public education, bolstered a new civil rights movement to combat America’s continuing racial divide.

Due to declining attendance and soaring popularity of television, movie theater owners installed bigger screens and better sound systems. As a result, such epics as “The Ten Commandments” (1956) and “Ben-Hur” (1959) dominated the decade’s box office. Marilyn Monroe became America’s love goddess, while a defiant new male image was forged by Marlon Brando and James Dean.

The phenomenal popularity of “I Love Lucy” helped make television a fixture in nearly every American home. “What’s My Line”, “Gunsmoke”, “The Honeymooners” and “Dragnet” ruled the airwaves.

“My Fair Lady” (1956) and “South Pacific” (1959) gave Broadway its biggest musical successes of the era.

Top Artists/Records of the ’50s

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This Week’s Music Trivia Question

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Late in the 1950s Elvis Presley changed music forever. singers Nat “King” Cole, Eddie Fisher, Tony Bennett, Perry Como dominated the pop record charts of the early 1950s, but had to share their success with the emergence of female singers Kay Starr, Rosemary Clooney, Jo Stafford, Teresa Brewer and the decade’s top female artist, Patti Page (with her 1950’s blockbuster hit “The Tennessee Waltz”).

But revolutionary change was on the way. It had been forecasted in the 1940s “jump blues” of Louis Jordan and the postwar country sounds of Hank Williams, and by such “race” record hits as “Rocket 88” (1951) by Jackie Brentson and his Delta Cats.

When 19-year-old Elvis Presley cut his first Sun Records disc, “That’s All Right”, in July 1954, forging R&B and country into the new force of rock ’n roll, the music world would not be the same again.

Bill Haley & His Comets claimed the first rock and roll song to reach number one with “Rock Around the Clock” in 1955. After Elvis’ RCA debut the following year with “Heartbreak Hotel” and his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was seen by an astounding 82

percent of the television audience, he became the undisputed King of Rock ’n Roll.

But rock had other royalty as well. Little Richard’s manic energy (heard in his 1956 “Tutti Fruity”); Jerry Lee Lewis’ piano pyrotechnics (1957’s “Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On”); Buddy Holly’s infectious rockabilly (as in his 1957’s “That’ll be The Day”); and Chuck Berry’s combination of lyrical ingenuity and relentless drive (with in his 1958 “Johnny B. Goode”) all forged their images into the Rock ’n Roll Hall of Fame. Fats Domino and The Everly Brothers showed rock’s gentler side.

The late 1950s saw the rise of many new “Teen Idols” – Pat Boone, Ricky Nelson, Connie Francis, the Bobbys (Vinton, Vee and Darrin), Paul Anka, Annette Funicello and many more captivated teenage record-buyers and “America Bandstand” enthusiasts.

But even with the rise of rock ’n roll, there was plenty of room in 1950s music for other sounds. Crooner Frank Sinatra enjoyed his finest decade, Ella Fitzgerald established herself as the peerless female vocalist with her “songbook” celebrations of George Gershwin and Rogers &

In addition to Elvis Presley’s debut on Billboard’s pop chart in 1956 with his chart-topping single “Heartbreak Hotel”, Presley had four other hits reach number one that same year. Which of the following Presley hits reached number one, but not in 1956?

A) “Don’t Be Cruel”; B) “Hound Dog”; C) “Love Me Tender” or D) “Suspicious Minds”?

Last Week’s Question

In September of 1947, pianist and composer Francis Craig, accompanied by vocalist Bob Lamm, released his debut song that went on to top the charts for 17 weeks, longer than any other song in the first half of the 20th century.

Last week’s question asked if you could name Craig’s smash hit. The choices were A) “Near You”; B) “I’ve Heard That Song Before”; C) “The Gypsy” and D) “Buttons and Bows.”

The correct answer was “Near You”.

Each of the other songs was also a mega hit in the 1940s.

“I’ve Heard That Song Before” by the Harry James Orchestra, was number one for 13 weeks in early 1943. “The Gypsy” by The Ink Spots was the song of the year in 1946. “Buttons And Bows” was a huge number one hit for Dinah Shore in late 1948.

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Get out and enjoy the warm weather Christopher Creek is where this ghost walks into a bar and the bartender says, “Sorry, fella, we don’t serve spirits.” This week we continue with the third of four in a series of Christopher Creek ghost stories. We move on, now, to apparitions, which, for my money, another week are spookier than manifestain the creek tions.

Having been present for a lightning strike and a light fixture falling from the wall, my expeRod Britain rience with thin, wispy or smoky visions is zero. The reader should be reminded we have to rely on other’s accounts. In may be pointed out, however, that these are not individual encounters. These spirits have been have been seen on multiple occasions and they seem to hang around the same general area.

She woke to find them near her bed. The man was standing and the woman was seated in the corner. They were both dressed in pioneer clothes - she in a long dress with an apron; he in work clothes, perhaps overalls. He wasn’t standing over the bed so as to be threatening.

They were older folks and may have been holding a conversation although no words were heard. While they were talking, the woman was doing something in her lap - perhaps mending - as

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Rain and melting snow brought up the level of Christopher Creek recently. she rocked back and forth in her rocking chair.

That was the way they were described to me by Karen Thornton, a retired school librarian, a CKFD board member and a Payson Library volunteer.

She lives in a cabin she built just down from the carwash. She graciously agreed to allow me to tell of her ghostly encounter.

When asked if she thought she knew her spooky visitors, Karen replied, “No!” Upon first hearing her story, something clicked in my memory. It was a picture.

The Christopher-Kohl’s Fire District board, effective Jan. 20, has made Bob Lockhart, former Payson fire marshal, its new fire chief.

It was a cool, pretty day in the Creek for the Hashknife Pony Express handoff in front of 25 patient souls gathered to witness the annual event. A number of folks from Payson made

the trip for lunch and joined in to greet the riders as they passed by.

By last Thursday night the easy, warm rains came, and as they arrived you could almost detect a bit of that salt/sea smell. By Saturday evening we had received almost two inches, making January’s total just shy of three-and-a-half inches.

Up See Canyon the rain was more significant and along with the melt-off brought about a fairly significant rise in the Creek.

CKFD personnel put up barricades Friday evening to prevent motorists from driving into the roaring waters.

Warm weather arrived and by Tuesday the temperature was in the 60s and that looks to continue into next week. It’s a great time to work outside!

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My request for another interview with Karen Thornton was answered with an invitation to come for lunch. To test my theory as to who her nighttime visitors may have been, there needed to be a face to face meeting to ask more questions and show her some pictures. We sat at her kitchen counter. She closed her eyes and when asked again she described the woman and answered specific questions. Then she went through the same and described the man again answering some pertinent queries.

When she opened her eyes she was shown a picture of a woman. “Oh, my God, that could very well be her,” were her exact words. “Who is she? Who IS she? Her hair’s the same, her clothes… the same rocker. Who is she?”

Next she was shown a picture of the couple and asked if she recognized the man. “Oh, wow, who are they?” she asked. “The hair’s the right color, but the moustache I don’t remember.

He could very well be the guy.

Who are these people?” She was quite excited when she was told the couple must have felt obliged to come visitin’. After all, you built your cabin on their ranch.

Karen, meet John and Kate Bowman … and that’s another week in the Creek.

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JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed Tile,Carpet and Wood Installer 35 years Exp. Repairs/Drywall/Custom Showers Local References if needed Realters Welcome 928-951-2823

HAULING Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2014

HOME REPAIRS

HAULING

Diversified Services IOWA BOY - HONEST, DEPENDABLE

(Inexpensive) Not a Licensed Contractor

FRONT DESK Payson Senior Center needs energetic, friendly person to greet people, answer phones, schedule transportation, and assist Director with a variety of administrative tasks. MUSTS: good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel & Social Media.

Level 1 Fingerprint clearance required. EMAIL resume to: pseniorctr@gmail.com by Feb. 11. We are a drug-free, smoke-free and an EEO company.

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

GENERAL

Comfort Keepers is seeking mature, caring, people for non-medical in-home care.

Provide companionship, personal care, meal prep, shopping. Experience Preferred, Apply on-line @ https://ck527.hyrell.com 928-474-0888

Busy real estate office in Christopher Creek, AZ needs an office assistant to work 3 days per week.

Office experience required with an ability to efficiently manage numerous deadline driven tasks. Excellent customer service skills & extensive computer experience with MS office programs required. Real estate experience a plus.

Pine/Strawberry Arts & Crafts Guild is seeking reliable individual to work during Festivals/Seasonal.

For Info call Olga 928-476-3142 Rewarding P/T Food Service positions open now at local Christian Camp. Call Chris at 928-478-4630 ext 305 for more info on these positions

Treatment Coordinator

NOW HIRING Treatment Coordinator position. Seeking outgoing people person, self motivated, organized, dependable, team player. Duties include conducting the new patient exam process, setting contracts and discussing finances, coordinating insurance benefits, marketing, clinical assisting, etc. Starting at 3 days per week with expected increase as the practice grows.

Send resume to PaysonOrthodontics@gmail.com Now accepting new patients.

Get the smile you always wanted Today!

SUBWAY: Apply within, Bashas Shopping Center, 128 E. Hwy. 260. Energetic People Come Join Our Crew! PT/FT, Monthly Bonuses. $50. Sign-up Bonus, Vacation Pay. Worship leader/guitarist needed for Sunday worship and rehearsal, 2-4 hours weekly. $25/per hour.

Please call 928-607-6143 Sarah, or 480-201-6772, Georgia.

HEALTH CARE HIRING: Medical Computer Typist & Front Office Manager, both w/REQUIRED PRIOR Med Office experience & knowledge: Word/Excell; Hours: 4 Days/wk; Pay DO Experience.

Mail Resume & References to Payson Specialty Clinic, PO Box 1463, Payson,AZ 85547

Order: 10073824 Cust: -Gila County Personnel Keywords: Weekly 3x3 art#: 20123738 Class: General Size: 3.00 X 3.00

Home Health RN or LPN Immediate Position Home Health RN or LPN Current position is for a high tech pediatric patient in Payson. He Requires skilled nursing shifts to augment the care he Receives from his family. He is vent dependent @ noc; Resp Rx; enteral feedings; med administration. For more information, please call Pat Lundberg, RN at 602.509.4889 or 480-429-2825 or email at pat.Lundberg@spechomehc.co m

Housekeeper (Part-time) Family-owned lodging establishment in Strawberry seeks hard-working housekeeper.

Position requires physical stamina and a very high attention to detail. $12/hour. Must be available Sundays and Mondays. 15-20 hrs/wk.

Please email inquiries and resumes to: pslodging@gmail.com

SERVICES CONSTRUCTION

Call The Cheaper Sweeper You’ve tried the rest, now try the best!

HOUSEKEEPING Debbie Does Dusting Home and office cleaning. Reliable, prompt and insured. Free estimates. 602-510-0886 Debbiedoesdustingaz@Yahoo.co m Housecleaning by Lupe Thompson, call 928-978-3423.

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

Flagstone & Concrete Driveways, Pavers and Sidewalks.

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

OakLeaf Yardworks Yard Maintenance Minor landscaping and tree trimming.

All work affordable.

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

LEGAL SERVICES AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer / Paralegal AZCLDP #81438

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

R.W.P. CARPENTRY & REMODELING: Quality Additions, Cabinet Installation, Decks, Finnish Work, Painting, Drywall, Etc.20yrs Experience, Licensed & Bonded ROC200461, Payson B/L#PH9305, Call Robin 1-928-595-1816

HANDYMAN Don’s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Tree Trimming, Hauling, Firewood. 928-478-6139 Steve’s Handyman Service Homes, Mobile Homes,Trailers, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, Tile, Hardwood Floors, Painting.

Honest & Dependable, Senior Discounts, 928-301-6237

Payson:

Lube Specialist Public Health Nurse Juvenile Detention Officer Associate Jury Commissioner Temporary Accounting Clerk Spec.

Property Appraiser I Administrative Assistant Courtroom Clerk Technician

Call The Cheaper Sweeper

Gift Certificates Available

Gila County Career Opportunities Globe:

HOME SERVICES

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

HOSPITALITY

Rewarding opportunity for a dedicated, compassionate social service professional to complete client assessments, develop, monitor and evaluate individual care plans, agency outreach and provide referral services to elderly and disabled adults. Advocates and provides support services for clients enabling them to extend and enrich independent living through health, financial and social services. H.S., 2 yrs experience, $10.30-$12.88 plus excellent benefits. Apply at: Gila Aging Service 809 W. Longhorn, #B15, Payson, AZ 85541, FAX 520-770-8505 or www.ccs-soaz.org. EOE.

JOE - 970-1873

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

Case Manager

Fax resume to: (928) 472-3648

*CANCER CASES*

Beautiful Elk or Deer Head, w/Great Rack, Ready to Hang, Call for Apt. to see! 317-523-7030 or 928-468-1448

CLERICAL/OFFICE

Send resume, writing samples and a cover letter to our editor, paleshire@payson.com

EOE.

MISCELLANEOUS

5 Horse Compressor, Twin Cylinder, Twin Pulleys, 220 Volt, Hose Real and Hose w/Connector, 4 More Quick Connect , Air Tank is 20in.x4ft Has Extra Hose, $775.

928-970-1093

Do you love children and this community?

Payson Community Kids is looking for an outgoing, organized, creative, and compassionate person to fill their Volunteer Coordinator Position. 20 hours a week.

Please email resumes to pckvc14@gmail.com

HANDYMAN

Lawn Care

FURNITURE Elk Antler Chandelier, 36in. wide, 20in. High, 6 lights, $725.

928-970-1093

HEALTH CARE

Journalist Wanted

Office Assistant

LOST AND FOUND

DD Service Coordinator Wanted, Payson AZ

EMPLOYMENT

small-town living

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

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

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

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

Get the best results!

Part-time Deputy Constable Juvenile Detention Officer WIC Nutritionist Justice Court Clerk Associate

Bylas: Early Literacy Community Liaison

San Carlos: Early Literacy Program Coordinator

Gila County Sheriff’s Office Positions Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd Globe and Payson

911 Dispatcher • Detention Officer • Deputy Sheriff • Public Health Nurse (Jail) Gila County is an equal opportunity employer

Applications and salary information available at: www.gilacountyaz.gov

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

REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 55+ OxBow Estates, 2008 Laurel Creek Park Model 1 Br, Fully Furnished, w/Deck & Shed, $29,500 or Rent to Own $650 w/Lease 928-476-8650, www.juniperroost.com Beautifull “FOR SALE”, New Paint/Carpet, 3Br/3.5Ba, FP’s, 1.25 Acres In Town, Bring Your Horse, $587,500. Call: 602-290-7282 For Sale By Owner, corner lot, Woodhill, $243,900. Call for Aptmt, 480-323-0533, Granite Counter Tops, Solar System, Alarm System, Plantation Shutters, Spa, Sreened-In Porch, Laminate/Tile Flooring, ceiling moulding/wainscoting, additional upgrades.

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

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba Fully Furnished Apt. Water Garbage and Trash Included, Washer, $400.mo + $400.dep. 928-472-8564 or 928-978-1444

PAYSON ROUNDUP APARTMENTS FOR RENT

HOMES FOR RENT

Apartment For Rent

Now Renting!

Canal Senior Apartments 807 S. Westerly Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Independent, vibrant living located off Historic Main Street and just down the road from Senior Center.

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

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

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

and a Happy NEW APARTMENT, too!

APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •

3BR/2BA 1632sq’ in Alpine Village. Furnace/AC, Range, MW, Fridge & W/D. $1350/mo, 1-yr lease incl sewer/trash. No smoking, no pets. 928-978-1836 3BR/2BA/2C, Payson Ranchos; Fenced backyard backs to NFS; Immaculate! Newer carpet/floors; 2 decks w/nice forest-views; Gas fireplace; Washer/dryer/fridge; Non-smoking; No pets; Application/creditcheck/references required; $950/mo. w/one-year lease. (602) 617-7394..

55+ OxBow Estates, 2008 Laurel Creek Park Model 1Br, Fully Furnished, w/Deck & Shed, Rent $650 per/mo. w/1yr.

Lease 928-476-8650, www.juniperroost.com Extra Nice!!! 2BDR/2BA, 2/Car-Garage, Smoking-No! $950/month + Deposit, All Appliances, Near High-School, 1-970-729-0222 or 928-978-1452

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

ASPEN COVE

801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541

(928) 474-8042

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com Apartments For Rent

Warm & Cozy Community nestled in the Pines!

Lease Top Floor Estate, Furnished, Regular $1595. if you cook & clean $695.

One orTwo Tidy People

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

Large, Clean, Quiet: 2BD/1BA Apartment In Nice, North East Area, Back Patio, W/D Central Heating/Cooling, Pets-No,$700.mo Call Dennis @ 928-978-1385

One Bedroom Complete First Floor $1195. or 4Br unfurnished 2nd Floor, 2+acres, $1795.mo, Background Check, Smoking-No 928-978-6505 PROPERTY CARETAKER Bring your Own Trailer, Live on Property, Take care of Horse.

Have References/Background Check, Zero Drug/Drinking Tolerance.602-290-7282,In Town Prudential Pine

ARIZONA REALTY

Lazy “D” Ranch Star Valley RV Spaces, Studio Apts.

(Water, Sewer,Trash, Cable Included) For Details and Availability Call 928-474-2442 Positively Payson

Tonto Oaks Apts. & Mobile Homes

120 S. Tonto St.

Location, Location, Location!

That’s right... Close to

EVERYTHING!!!

Beautiful, Amazing LARGE Apartments Call Cindy for details and availability (928) 472-9238 or email tontooaksapts@yahoo.com Rentals CD

Now Renting!

Green Valley Apartments 905 S. McLane Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Newer apartments located off historic Main Street and just down the road from beautiful Green Valley Park.

2 & 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes Bright, open layouts Onsite laundry facility Playground area Community room Satellite ready

See Manager for details Phone (928) 472-4639 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Bonita and Beeline, high profile, 200sq.ft. office space. Shared reception/wait area, shared utilities, $200 per month. Dani 595-2968.

PO Box 329, 3640 Hwy 87, Pine, AZ 85544

928-476-3279

Pine, 1BR, 1BA . . . . . $425 Pine, 3BR, 3BA . . . . $1900 RENTAL HOMES NEEDED Independently Owned & Operated

Pine Prudential Rentals x3

Prudential

ARIZONA REALTY

Property Management

609 S. Beeline Hwy. Payson, AZ 85541 474-5276 www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

204 N. Stagecoach Pass, 4BD, 3BA $1700 812 W. Longhorn Rd., 3BD, 2.5 BA $1325 2904 W. Hughes, 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . $975 1501 N. Beeline Hwy #28, 3BD, 2BA$975 905 N. Beeline Hwy #8, 3BD, 2BA. . $850 200 E. Malibu Dr #B3, 2BD, 2BA. . . $825 403 E. Eidelweiss Cir., 2BD, 2BA . . $750 207 W. Cherry St., 2BD, 1BA . . . . . $675

BISON COVE CONDOS 200 E. Malibu Dr. Unit C4 available Pine Model, 2BD, 2BA Unfurnished $800 Furnished $950

Independently Owned & Operated

Studio , 1 BA, valley rd, Star Valley, AZ, very private guest house, elect, water, trash, cable inc. sm pets ok with deposit. , $650.00, 928-978-1522.

MOBILES FOR RENT

PAYSON TRAILER RANCH Spaces starting @ $310.

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

All Include Cable/Water/Sewer/Trash Discount for 6-12/mo.lease.

928-517-1368

Completely Remoldeled Store Beeline Highway, 800sqft, Move-in Special. 2500sq.ft. store, Ridiculous low Terms, Three Office Complex, Reception Area, 1000sq.ft., $650. 928-468-1365.

MOBILES/RVS 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

Nice and Clean, Newly Remodeled Mobile Home for rent.

CONDOMINIUMS 2Br/2Ba Town-House, $875.p/m, Smoking-No, Across from Green Valley Lake, Contact Virginia, 623-780-1394 Cell 602-615-5142

HOMES FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba Furnished, Senior Neighborhood/Pine, $600.mo; Application/Credit Report, Required, 928-476-3989 Smoking/Pets-No

Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park

24’x40’ Doublewide 2Br/w2Ba. Lot Space, sewer, and trash are included. $500 Move-in special.

Travel trailer for rent $380.00 a month, microwave, water, sewer, trash, and Wi-Fi included RV Spaces also available for $256.55.mo Walking distance to downtown Payson with onsite Manager, Laundry facilities, Game room and wifi.

Call Shawn at 928-474-2406

ROOMS FOR RENT Room: Sweet Clean Quiet Home (w/Free Wifi, Cleaning Services, & Utilties); $430.mo (Non-Refundable)for Single or a Couple, 928-468-2404 or 480-434-2934;Smoking-No

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

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

928.978.7001 Loren@LorenPeterson.com.

OWNER AGENT PETERSON REALTY

Two Fully Furnished & Decorated Bedrooms, 32in. Flat Screen TV in Each Room, $400.mo No Pets, “Small Caged Animal-OK, 928-978-5627

WANTED TO RENT Wanted Living Quarters, Pro-Bono Living Quarters in exchange for handyman/caretaker work, references/work history avail. experienced, non-smoker/drinker, no drugs/issues, phone calls only 480-434-2723 Would like either Large 3-4Br/Rental/Cabin or Two 2Br/Cabins in the Rim/Pine-Strawberry Area, Willing to pay 1yr/Rental up front Call/Text 270-485-4423

LEGAL NOTICES 15646: 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/2015 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 12/10/2014 TS No. : AZ-14-629324-BF Order No.: 140142896-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 7/27/2007 and recorded 8/9/2007 as Instrument 2007-013453, in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 3/18/2015 at 11:00:00 AM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: LOTS 74 AND 75, OF COLCORD MOUNTAIN HOMESITES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 239. Purported Street Address: 895 SOUTH RUNNING ELK ROAD, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 303-19-075A Original Principal Balance: $212,012.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): SEAN TANNER, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY PO BOX 2421, PAYSON, AZ 85547 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) -645-7711 Sales Line: 714-573-1965 Login to: w w w. p r i o r i t y p o s t i n g . c o m AZ-14-629324-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TS No.: AZ-14-629324-BF Dated: 12/9/2014 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Reina Isip, Assistant Secretary State of: California County of: San Diego On 12/9/2014 before me, Ashley Maxwell , a notary public, personally appeared Reina Isip who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Ashley Maxwell Commission No. 2065217 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 5/18/2018 IDSPub #0075753 1/16/2015 1/23/2015 1/30/2015 2/6/2015 15654: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/2015 TS/File 201709T.10066 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 DECEMBER 1, 2008, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2008-015177 in the Office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on MARCH 13, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: Lot 24, RIM TRAIL MOUNTAIN CLUB TRACT PLAT 2, according to Map No. 97, records of Gila County, Arizona. Purported Property Address: 194 NORTH RIM TRAIL RD., PAYSON, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 302-04-018C. Original Principal Balance: $500,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: POLYCOMP TRUST COMPANY FBO RICHARD C. ZIGRANG IRA 3902850 and WILLIAM D. ZIGRANG, Trustee of the WILLIAM D. ZIGRANG MONEY PURCHASE AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN and HELEN FAIRFIELD, Trustee of the HELEN L. FAIRFIELD TRUST dated 4/9/2004 and RICHARD W. LAYTON and MARY K. LAYTON, Trustee of the RICHARD W. and MARY K. LAYTON TRUST dated 9/12/1974 and TERRY WILLIAM BLATNICK and LISA BLATNICK, Co-Trustees of the BLATNICK FAMILY TRUST dated 12/11/2000 and SEASIDE FUNDING INC., a California corporation, 28430 LOMO DR., RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 and 701 NEWHALL RD., HILLSBOROUGH, CA 94010 and 79630 RANCHO LA QUINTA, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 and 7164 EADS AVE., LA JOLLA, CA 92037 and 1426 COOP ST., ENCINITAS, CA 92024 and 6965 EL CAMINO REAL #105-545, CARLSBAD, CA 92009. Original/Current Trustor: ROGER J. ABDIN, 26223 N. 93RD AVE., PEORIA, AZ 85383. 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 $499,361.25 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 19, 2014. 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 December 10, 2014, 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 15660: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE TS No.: AZ1400264047 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 021-976032-7-703 TSG No.: 8496949 ORIGINAL TRUSTEE SALE RECORDED ON 11/25/2014 IN THE OFFICE OF THE GILA COUNTY RECORDER. The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on 04/20/1999 in Instrument number 1999 6695, book number , at page , records of GILA County, Arizona, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT (in lawful money of the United States) At the front en-

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015

LEGAL NOTICES trance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash, Globe, AZ, on 02/24/2015 at 11:00AM of said day: See Exhibit “A” Attached Hereto and Incorporated Herein for All Purposes. Exhibit A LOT 35, OF CRESTLINE TERRACE UNIT ONE AMENDED, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 153. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL COAL, OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSTER RESERVED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 41, OF REAL ESTATE DEEDS, PAGE 211.

Property Address: 1205 CRESTWOOD DRIVE, GLOBE, AZ 85501-1514 Tax Parcel No.: 205-28-035 Original Principal Balance: $89,826.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. c/o WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE 3476 STATEVIEW BLVD FT. MILL, SC 29715 Name and Address of Trustee: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, 6 Campus Circle, 2nd Floor, Westlake, TX 76262. Name and Address of Original Trustor: JAMES G. HARO AND CAROLYN M. HARO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, 1205 CRESTWOOD DRIVE, GLOBE, AZ 85501-1514. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designations, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon as provided in said note(s) advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Dated: 11/24/2014 First American Title Insurance Company, 6 Campus Circle, 2nd Floor, Westlake, TX 76262 877-276-1894 DEEANN GREGORY AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY The successor Trustee appointed herein qualifies as a Trustee of the Trust Deed in the Trustee’s capacity as a title insurance company as required by Arizona Revised Statutes Section 33-803, Subsection (A)(I). This company may be assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain may be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number on the day before the sale: (916) 939-0772 or visiting http://search.nationwideposting.com/prope r t y S e a r c h Te r m s . a s p x Name of Trustee’s Regulator: Arizona Department of Insurance.

State of Texas County of Tarrant.

Before me, Tammy Rossum on this day personally appeared DEEANN GREGORY, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that this person executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 11/24/2014. Tammy Rossum (Notary Seal) TAMMY ROSSUM Notary Public, State of Texas My Commission Expires February 03, 2016 NPP0240690 To: PAYSON ROUNDUP 01/23/2015, 01/30/2015, 02/06/2015, 02/13/2015 15664:P 1/30, 2/6/2015 AT&T Mobility, LLC plans to construct wireless facility AZPHU3403 CASPR No: N/A at 902B Hillcrest Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. Questions, comments, or concerns regarding potential effects on Historic Properties, in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act should be directed to Attn. Debra Okano 12900 Park Plaza Dr., 5th Fl. Cerritos, CA 90703.

1/30, 2/6/15 CNS-2709887# 15665: 1/30, 2/6/2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE The Town of Payson will hold a public auction in the Payson Town Council Chambers, 303 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, Arizona, 85541, at 11:00 AM, MST on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 for the sale of 6 small tracts of surplus property within the Highlands at the Rim Subdivision (Assessor Parcel Numbers 304-61-131 and 304-61-133-137) located in the 200 block of S. Rim Club Parkway.

The minimum bid price is $1,000.00 for all six parcels.

It is anticipated that the winning bid will be considered at the Town Council meeting scheduled for March 5, 2015 for award of the property purchase to the highest bidder. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Anyone interested in bidding on this property may obtain a full bid information package at the following location: Town of Payson, Clerks Department 303 N. Beeline Highway Payson, AZ 85541 All bidders must be in attendance at the public auction.

Bidder shall comply with all federal, state and local nondiscrimination statutes in the operation, implementation and delivery of, including state and federal civil rights and disabilities laws. In particular, the contractor shall ensure that the Town of Payson’s obligation for program, facility and service accessibility in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act are complied with in all activities arising under this contract, and shall hold harmless the Town of Payson for any and all loss, including but not limited to damages, costs or expenses, incurred or arising from any alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities act under the auspices of this contract unless resulting from an intentional or actual negligent act of the Town of Payson and its employees.

Failure to comply with the nondiscrimination or accessibility requirements herein shall be construed as non performance and may result in termination of funding, civil action, or both.

Published: January 30 and February 5, 2015 in the Payson Roundup 15668 1/30, 2/3, 2/6/2015 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR: I.FINA HERBS, LLC #L-1977797-5 II.The address of the known place of business is: 168 Cohea Lane,Young, AZ, 85554.

III. The name and street address of the Stautory Agent is: Susan Angelo 168 Cohea Lane Young, AZ 85554 A. (x)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: (x) manager Susan Angelo 168 Cohea Lane Young, AZ 85554

LEGAL NOTICES 15669 1/30, 2/3, 2/6/2015 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR: I. TONTO BASIN ENGINEERING, LLC, L-1975797-8 II. The addrress of the known place of business is: 200 Old State Route 188, Lot 133, Tonto Basin, AZ 85553.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Robert Beckhorn, 200 Old State Route 188, Lot 133, Tonto Basin, AZ 85553 B(x) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Robert Beckhorn, PO Box 681, Tonto Basin, AZ 85553.

15670 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2015 File ID. #14-04757 Orosco Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $81,338.00 executed by Maria Isabel Orosco, an unmarried woman and Lupe O. Quintana, an unmarried woman, 19 B Roosevelt Resort Roosevelt, AZ 85545 , dated November 5, 2003 and recorded November 17, 2003, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2003-020181 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on April 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: The Westerly 60 feet of the following described property: That portion of HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 70, located in Section 14, Township 3 North, Range 13 East (Unsurveyed), of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at Corner No. 3, HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 70; thence South 13 degrees, 17 minutes, 00 seconds West, a distance of 433.36 feet; thence South 79 degrees, 35 minutes, 50 seconds West, a distance of 284.07 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 10 degrees, 04 minutes, 10 seconds East, a distance of 100.00 feet; thence South 79 degrees, 35 minutes, 50 seconds West, a distance of 125.00 feet; thence North 10 degrees, 04 minutes, 10 seconds West, a distance of 100.00 feet; thence North 79 degrees, 35 minutes, 50 seconds East, a distance of 125.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 19 B Roosevelt Resort Roosevelt, AZ 85545. Tax Parcel No.: 204-06-019B. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:PNC Bank, Nat City Real Estate, Nat C Mt; Care of/Servicer: PNC Mortgage, a division of PNC Bank, NA, 3232 Newmark Drive Miamisburg, OH 45342; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 01/13/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 01/13/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017.

NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-4508037 0 15671 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #14-05080 Owen Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $250,215.00 executed by Gerald F. Owen and Leslie W. Owen, husband and wife as joint tenants with right of survivorship, 606 North Eagle Ridge Road Payson, AZ 85541 , dated February 14, 2013 and recorded February 27, 2013, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2013-002405 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on April 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Lot 188, of WOODHILL UNIT ONE, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No, 677 to 677C. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 606 North Eagle Ridge Road Payson, AZ 85541. Tax Parcel No.: 302-90-188 2. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest

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LEGAL NOTICES thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC; Care of/Servicer: Cenlar, FSB 425 Phillips Blvd Ewing, NJ 08618; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000.

Dated: 01/09/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 01/09/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee.

Trustee/Successor /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017.

NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property.

A-FH4508056 15673. 1/ 30/2015 Notice is hereby given in accordance with State and Federal Guidelines: Payson Unified School District intends to destroy Special Education Records for students who have exited from any special education programs on or before June 2007.If you are a student of eighteen (18) years or a parent of said student and you would like to receive these records, please contact the Special Services Office at 928-472-5800 BEFORE 05/08/2015.

15674: 2/3, 2/6, 2/10/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: SAF-T-CAP LLC File No. L-1967947-7 II. The address of the known place of business is: 2158 N. Flowing Springs Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: David Sanchez Jr., 2158 N. Flowing Springs Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

(B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: David Sanchez Jr., 2158 N. Flowing Springs Rd., Payson, AZ 85541; Craig Russell, 70 E. Rainbow Dr., Star Valley, AZ 85541.

15676: 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/2015 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of )NO. ) WILLIAM HUDSON T A Y LOR, ) NOTICE TO CREDI) Deceased,)) TORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JOSEPH C. TAYLOR has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at 8100 W. Orangewood Ave., Glendale, Arizona 85303.

DATED this 17 day of January, 2015. /s/ Joseph C. Taylor JOSEPH C. TAYLOR 8100 W. Orangewood Ave. Glendale, AZ 85303 Personal Representative PLATTNER, SCHNEIDMAN, SCHNEIDER & JEFFRIES, P.C. By:

/s/ Jamin Carnahan Jamin Carnahan 9141 East Hidden Spur

Trail Scottsdale,

Arizona

85255 602-274-7955 Attorneys for Personal Representative 15677: 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2015 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 August 1, 2005 in Instrument No. 2005-013602 And Including Loan Modification Agreement Recorded 06/06/2011 as Instrument #2011-006422, And Also Including Loan Modification Agreement Recorded 04/17/2014 as Instrument #2014-003786 in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, Arizona at 11:00 a.m. on April 13, 2015: LEGAL DESCRIPTION SHOWN ON EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO Purported address: 843 Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel #30422090B Original Principal Balance $204,250.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: PHH Mortgage Corporation, 2001 Bishops Gate Blvd., Attn: Mail Stop SV-01, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054.

Original Trustor: James F. Gosnell and Tracy A. Gosnell, Husband and Wife, 843 Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 The Trustee qualifies pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-803(A)(2) as a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

The name, address, and telephone number of the Trustee is: Jason P. Sherman, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite #400, Phoenix, AZ 85012, (602) 222-5711.

The Trustee’s Regulator is the State Bar of Arizona.

Dated: January 12, 2015 /s/ Jason P. Sherman, Jason P. Sherman, Trustee STATE OF ARIZONA))ss. COUNTYOF MARICOPA) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on January 12, 2015, by Jason P. Sherman, a member of the State Bar of Arizona as Trustee. /s/ Kari Sheehan, NOTARY PUBLIC, My commission expires: 09/12/2018.

EXHIBIT “A” PARCEL NO. 1: THE EAST ONE-HALF OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: PARCEL 5, AS SHOWN ON RECORD OF SURVEY RECORDED AS SURVEY MAP NO. 1857, BEING A PORTION OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 119, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. PARCEL NO. 2: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 596, PAGE 153, OVER THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PORTION OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 119, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA; BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST, 640.56 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 6 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE MOST NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED AS DOCKET 596, PAGE 153, RECORDS OF GILA

LEGAL NOTICES COUNTY, ARIZONA, A DISTANCE OF 75 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID MOST NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY, 50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY PARALLEL WITH SAID MOST NORTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION OF THIS LINE WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST, 366.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 41 DEGREES 38 MINUTES EAST, 50 FEET TO A POINT ON LINE 406 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST, 366.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 3: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 367, PAGE 716, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: A PORTION OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 119, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT SOUTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST, 640.56 FEET OF CORNER NO. 6 OF SAID H.E.S. NO 119; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST, 357.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36 DEGREES 49 MINUTES EAST, 250.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, 192.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 47 DEGREES 13 MINUTES EAST, 90.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 388.05 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE NORTH 52 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST, 615.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO.4: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 367, PAGE 716, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTHWESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 350.00 FEET OF CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, 528.46 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36 DEGREES 49 MINUTES EAST, 250.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, 192.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 47 DEGREES 13 MINUTES EAST, 90.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 54 MINUTES WEST, 514.60 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 380.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 5: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 367, PAGE 716, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: COMMENCING AT CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 730.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 54 MINUTES EAST, 514.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 47 DEGREES 13 MINUTES EAST, 49.20 FEES; THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 23 MINUTES EAST, 213.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES 44 MINUTES EAST, 127.12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36 DEGREES 08 MINUTES WEST, 562.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 420.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 6: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 374, PAGE 157, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE LINE BETWEEN CORNER NO. 3 AND CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119 THAT LIES SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 1,150.0 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 4; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST, 562.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 38 DEGREES 42 MINUTES EAST, 179.28 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 205.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 822.56 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 310.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 7: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 434, PAGE 178, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE LINE BETWEEN CORNER NO. 3 AND CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119 THAT LIES SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 1,460.0 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 4; THENCE NORTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 822.56 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 168.22 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST, 974.59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 350.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 8: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 434, PAGE 178, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE LINE BETWEEN CORNER NO. 3 AND CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119 THAT LIES SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 1,810.00 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 4; THENCE NORTH 24 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST, 974.59 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 484.07 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES WEST, 811.05 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 250.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 9: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 749, PAGE 605, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARI-

LEGAL NOTICES ZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: COMMENCING AT CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 2060 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 811.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST, 132.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 46 MINUTES EAST, 137 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES WEST, 832.06 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 270 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. 15678: 2/6, 2/10, 2/13/2015 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF 4WARD, INC. An Arizona Non-Profit Corporation Pursuant to A.R.S. §10-3202 ARTICLE I The name of the Corporation is 4WARD, INC. ARTICLE II The purpose for which the corporation is organized is exclusively for charitable purposes, including, for such purposes, making distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

ARTICLE III The purpose of 4WARD, Inc. is to promote the educational, cultural and social welfare of tribal youth in the Payson area by providing tribal youth with opportunities to grow, learn, and develop in order to achieve personal and educational success.

ARTICLE IV No part of the net earning of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Articles II and III. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on: (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue Laws).

ARTICLE V Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all its assets exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such a manner, or to such organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious or scientific purpose as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Laws) as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Superior Court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purpose or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purpose.

ARTICLE VI The power of indemnification under the Arizona Revised Statutes shall not be denied or limited by the bylaws.

ARTICLE VII The initial Board of Directors shall consist of three (3) directors. The names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the directors until the first annual meeting of the Board of Directors, until their successors are elected and qualified are: Tashina Smith #7 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 Casandra Stouder 308 W. Frontier St., Unit G Payson, Arizona 85541 Allen Holder 201 W. Bonita St. Payson, Arizona 85541 The number of persons to serve on the Board of Directors thereafter shall be fixed by the Bylaws.

ARTICLE VIII The street address of the known place of business of the Corporation is: #30 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 ARTICLE IX The name and address of the statutory agent of the Corporation is: Tashina Smith #7 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 ARTICLE X The name(s) and address(es) of the incorporator(s) is/are: Tashina Smith #7 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 Casandra Stouder 308 W. Frontier St., Unit G Payson, Arizona 85541 Allen Holder 201 W. Bonita St. Payson, Arizona 85541 All powers, duties and responsibilities of the incorporator(s) shall cease at the time of delivery of these Articles of Incorporation to the Arizona Corporation Commission ARTICLE XI The corporation will not have members.

Executed this _ day of _, 2014 by all of the Incorporators.

Signed: /s/Tashina Smith Signed: /s/Casandra Stouder Signed: /s/Allen Holder 2/6, 2/10, 2/13/15 PAYSON ROUNDUP CNS-2711752 15678: 2/6, 2/10, 2/13/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: GOD 411 LLC File No. L-1966135-8 II. The address of the known place of business is: 814 N. Beeline Hwy, Ste. J, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: James H. Bolt, 230 W. Sun Flower Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

(B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: James H. Bolt, (x) member, 230 W. Sun Flower Dr., Payson, AZ 85541; Susan C. Bolt, (x) member, 230 W. Sun Flower Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

Payson Roundup SPORTS Friday, February 6, 2015

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Club Payson back in action by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Club Payson is back in action with girls ages 4-18 competing on six teams in the Arizona Region of USA Volleyball, as well as a fundamental program offering

basic instruction to the youngest girls.

Coach Trevor Creighton has high expectations for the teams, which began practicing in December and continue through the middle of May, playing in a couple of Saturday tournaments

Keith Morris/Roundup

A girl in the Club Payson fundamental program works on her serve during a recent practice at Payson High School’s Wilson Dome.

Longhorns battle Cougars to end

Keith Morris/Roundup

Payson cheerleader Grace Golembewski performs a stunt during Tuesday’s boys basketball game.

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as a team and played with a lot of heart. They left it all out on the court.”

The Longhorns finished 6-23 overall. They stood at No. 47 in the Division 3 power rankings at 3-14 as of Wednesday morning.

Chaz Davis led the way with 14 points and Matt Davis chipped in 11 for the Longhorns, who were just 4 of 7 from the free throw line, while the Cougars went

16-for-28 at the charity stripe.

Potter and Sam Tate both scored 16 points for Show Low, while Rhett Ricedorff added 10 points.

It was an emotional night as the Longhorns recognized their six seniors in an on-court ceremony with their families before tipoff.

“Saying goodbye to the six seniors was tough,” Sanchez said. “They are a special group.

Four of the seniors — Spencer Herrera, Matt Davis, Braden Hancock and Ryan Wacker — played all four years in the program. Hunter Lane and John Figueroa were the other two and they were a great addition to this group of seniors. At the end of the day, it is about more than basketball. These six seniors are great men of character and I am excited to see what they do after high school. It was a privilege and an honor to coach them.”

Show Low 61, Payson 53 Show Low 61 — Sean Potter 4 7-13 16, Sam Tate 6 3-5 16, Justin Slone 2 0-0 4, Ian Crowe 0 0-0 0, Xavier Vargas 3 1-3 7, Rhett Ricedorff 4 1-2 10, Nick Reidhead 2 4-4 8, Cade Smith 0 0-1 0. Totals 21 16-28 61.

Payson 53 — Alex Suarez 1 0-0 2, Hunter Lane 0 0-0 0, Ruben Estrada 3 0-0 6, Chaz Davis 5 2-3 14, Spencer Herrera 3 0-0 6, Matt Davis 4 2-2 11, Hunter Harrison 1 0-0 2, Braden Hancock 3 0-2 6, Wyatt Chapman 0 0-0 0, John Figueroa 1 0-0 2, Ryan Ricke 2 0-0 4, Trey Glasscock 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 4-7 53.

Show Low 10 12 25 14 — 61 Payson 13 11 14 15 — 53 3-point goals — SL: Potter, Tate, Ricedorff. P: C. Davis 2, M. Davis.

Sports Briefs PMGA needs members

The Payson Men’s Golf Association is looking for new members for the upcoming season. The PMGA plays each Wednesday beginning March 18 through October at Payson Golf Course. The dues are $62 a year and greens fees are $29 to walk and $40 to play a round with a cart, with a $10 fee that goes into the weekly prize fund. Opening day is March 18, with breakfast

at 8:30 a.m. followed by a fourman scramble. To join, call Herb Sherman at (928) 472-7018.

Men’s basketball

Registration ends today for Payson Parks & Rec’s Men’s Basketball League. The cost is $305 per team. Sign up at the Parks & Rec Office at 1000 W. Country Club Drive. Call (928) 474-5242 ext. 7 for more information.

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“We’re expecting great things from all of our girls, and we’re hoping to send several of our teams to the Southern California National Qualifying Tournament in April,” he said. “Hundreds of teams from all over the west compete in this two-day tournament that’s held in the Los Angeles Convention Center. It’s quite a rush to walk into an enormous room where girls are playing on 75 volleyball courts.”

Club Payson features 18’s (18-and-under), 17’s, 16’s, 14’s, 13’s and 12’s.

“We’ve got girls competing at every level,” Creighton said.

“Our 18’s and 17’s are competing in the Championship Division.

The 18’s got first place in their first tournament and are currently ranked No. 2 out of 61 teams in the state. Our 17’s are ranked No. 32.”

Last year, Club Payson’s 16’s team finished seventh in the state and the 17’s wound up 10th in the state. Both those teams went to the National Qualifying Tournament in Southern California. Club Payson teams will also participate in the Arizona Qualifier this year.

Shelli and Trevor Creighton coach the 18’s, Hannah Armenta the 17’s, Rachel Creighton and Mandie Smith the 16’s, Mckenzie and Josh Oakley the 14’s, Kamae Carnes the 13’s, Courtney Ferkol and Emma Creighton the 12’s and Smith and Carnes the fundamentals.

Club Payson is a nonprofit organization and is accepting donations to help pay for equipment, entry fees and travel expenses for the National Qualifier. To donate, email Shelli Creighton at shelli.creighton@ pusd.com.

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