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Police negotiators defuse domestic violence Michele Nelson

of Rim Country’s plague of domestic violence — both the most common violent Linda Walker barricaded herself in crime and the most dangerous call for her Ox Bow Estates home in December, police to answer.

Officers Michael Varga and Michael frightening her partHansen spent six hours ner who feared for making a connection Walker’s safety. with Walker.

So she called law “She wouldn’t enforcement. answer the phone,” Both Gila County said Varga, “(but) we Sheriff and Tonto Apache Police officers One in a series had to develop communication somehow. We responded, but Walker don’t want a team to would not commuburst in there.

We kept pleading with nicate. So, the sheriff and the Tonto her to answer the phone.”

Officer Michael Apache Police called in the Payson Varga Payson Police Police Department’s Crisis Negotiating Domestic violence danger negotiator Team, a group of highly trained officers who often find themselves in the vortex Domestic violence calls expose law

“... Our job is to get it back down — we say, ‘the light bills we can take care of — you do not have to commit suicide’”

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enforcement officers to some of the most dangerous situations they will ever face.

People in domestic violence situations have heightened emotions and a diminished ability to make rational decisions say officers.

Such a call can all too often involve weapons, children in danger or hostages.

“They are in crisis,” said Hansen, “They are in the worst part of their life .... There are an overwhelming number of citizens of Payson that are in crisis or mentally ill or struggling and hurting or have some problems. That’s why we play a vital role in this situation.”

Varga offered examples.

“You have all these significant stress-

• See Police, page 2A

Food drive triumph 30,000 lbs. food, $50,000 cash by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Remember Winter? Photographer DJ Craig after the last winter storm caught this frosty sunrise in Green Valley Park. Don’t expect anything like this soon. The forecast calls for highs in the mid to low 70s on into next week before dipping into the 60s at the end of next week.

Pine, Young gym floor tests scheduled by

Peter Aleshire

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The rubberized gym floor in the Pine Strawberry School on Feb. 16 will get another test to make sure it’s not emitting worrisome levels of mercury gas, the Department of Environmental Quality confirmed on Thursday.

The tests will monitor the air continuously for an eight-hour period starting at 7 a.m., which will include normal usage of the gym.

The state will also test the gym floor in Young during the week of Feb. 15.

The State School Facilities Board undertook the statewide survey after an insurance company found damaged floors in St. David and Round Valley were THE WEATHER

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Measuring mercury risk emitting low levels of mercury.

When Pine school asked the School Facilities Board about repairing a crack in the gym floor, the state did tests and advised the precautionary closure of the gym while state officials scrambled to figure out what levels of mercury in the air posed a health problem.

They told the school district it was safe to reopen the gym and cafeteria after a second set of tests showed levels at only a fraction of the level deemed risky by the federal government.

In the meantime, the School Facilities Board undertook a survey of the state’s 220 school districts and found 176 suspect floors in 73 districts. Those floors installed decades ago used rubberized floors hardened with a catalyst that included mercury salts.

That survey revealed Young had one of the suspect floors.

So far, the state has not tested whether the Young floor is releasing mercury into the air.

The survey also revealed that two floors in Payson schools and one floor in Tonto Basin did not contain mercury.

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The new tests in Pine come in response to concerns raised by parents and school officials at a recent town hall meeting hosted by ADEQ, the Arizona School Facilities Board and the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Two sets of earlier tests found the levels of mercury outgassed by the rubberized floors remained far below the levels federal standards have deemed risky. However, parents at the meeting worried that levels might rise when children were actually using the gym floor or might vary in the course of the day.

That prompted the state to order additional tests, since the Pine gym is one of the first of the mercury-containing, rubberized floors tested.

The first two rounds of testing revealed levels of about 0.29 micrograms per cubic centimeter of air. Federal standards consider anything below 3.0 micrograms safe — more than 10 times the concentration measured in the first two sets of tests in Pine.

However, the insurance company that covers most Arizona school district paid to replace the

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water-damaged floor in St. David, although it had lower concentrations of mercury than in Pine.

In that case, adjusters feared the water damage could lead to increased out-gassing.

Officials also agreed to replace the floor in Round Valley, which was also damaged but had lower levels of mercury than the Pine floor. State officials at the meeting in Pine said those decisions came before local officials fully understood the federal standards and the experiences of other states with the rubberized floors.

Replacing a gym floor costs about $750,000 if the mercury has also seeped into cracks in the foundation beneath the rubberized covering.

The explanation left many parents who attended the Pine session unsatisfied, saying children shouldn’t be exposed to mercury, even if no tests or studies conclusively documented a health risk.

State officials agreed at the end of the meeting to undertake the additional eight-hour testing during hours of normal use, partly to reassure parents and partly to set up a baseline for testing the state can apply to the other 176 suspect floors — including the one in Young.

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It came down to the wire, but the Payson Area Food Drive met this year’s holiday goal to raise 30,000 pounds of food and $50,000 to feed the area’s hungry.

And they did it in just a few months, starting around Thanksgiving and wrapping up “Souper Bowl” Sunday.

Chuck Proudfoot, the food drive’s organizer who also runs the Community Presbyterian Church food bank, said they feared they would not make the goals this year, now the seventh year of the drive. However, a last-minute push by local churches collected the last needed cans to meet the goal.

“We pronounce it happy,” he said.

On Thursday, the food count stood at 29,000 pounds and one can, but donations from three churches had not yet been counted.

Proudfoot felt confident with Mountain Bible and the Church of the Nazarene donations they would hit 30,000 pounds.

While food donations just met the goal, monetary donations exceeded expectations with $54,539 collected. Of that, $31,950 has already been spent to buy food and stock food baskets, which Community Presbyterian Church, St. Vincent de Paul and the Pine-Strawberry Food Bank provide.

John Wilson, PAFD treasurer, said 66 percent of all monetary donations come directly to the PAFD post office box, with residents giving 34 percent of the money directly to the food pantries.

As the food banks purchase food to supplement donations and government supplies, they tell Wilson how much they need and he reimburses them with money from the PAFD coffers.

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Prescott bomb threat prompts Payson arrest by

Alexis Bechman

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A 36-year-old man that reportedly placed a fake bomb on a Prescott government building was arrested in Payson Tuesday with the help of local officers.

Rhett Michael Underwood faces charges of misconduct involving a simulated explosive device and obstructing government operations after he allegedly placed a fake bomb on the front door of a Arizona Department of Child Safety building in Prescott in October 2014.

Officers evacuated the office, in the 1000 block of Ainsworth Drive, and the surrounding area for four hours as Arizona Department of Public Safety explosive ordinance technicians worked. They determined the device was fake.

Prescott Police Department detectives later tied Underwood to the bomb after finding his DNA on the device.

On Tuesday, Prescott detectives, U.S. Marshals, Payson

Police and the Gila County Sheriff’s Office went to Shadow Rim, the Gila Scout Camp off Forest Road 32 and arrested Underwood. Underwood was working at the camp, replacing a floor, said Det. Sgt. Erik Axlund, with the criminal investigations division.

Underwood was arrested without incident.

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Opening arguments in a trial of a Valley man accused of strangling his ex-wife last year in Payson started Thursday.

Just as soon as the trial started, it almost ended.

During opening remarks, a defense lawyer stated that the victim in the case has two prior felony convictions. The state asked for a mistrial, saying the defense was not supposed to reveal those convictions. The Gila County Attorney’s Office later withdrew that motion.

Christopher Lee Wooley is charged with aggravated assault by strangling.

On April 11, Wooley was visiting his ex and their two children, then ages 2 and 3, in Payson, according to a police report from investigating officer Justin Deaton.

Wooley’s ex-wife told Deaton they had a few alcoholic drinks when an argument broke out about when Wooley would pick the children up the next day. The woman wanted him to pick them up in the morning, but he wanted to sleep in and get them in the afternoon.

As they argued, Wooley allegedly rose and grabbed the woman by the throat and

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“She advised she kept thinking that she was going to die lying there on the floor with her children sleeping upstairs.”

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slammed her on the ground.

The woman said Wooley strangled her on the ground and she feared she would die.

“She advised she kept thinking that she was going to die lying there on the floor with her children sleeping upstairs,” Deaton wrote.

The woman said she had put cartoons on before she put her children to bed to help them sleep.

As Wooley strangled her, the woman said she thought she was going to die in her living room.

Duncan Rose, with the Gila County Attorney’s Office, played a recording of the 911 calls for the jury. In them, you hear the woman say that he held her down by her neck, pinning her down because he “got mad.”

The woman screamed. She put her hand in Wooley’s face and he bit her finger. He got up, threw a bottle across the kitchen and

left, heading to his mother’s home.

That is where officer Jared Meredith caught up with Wooley and noticed he had a scratch mark on his neck and that he appeared to have been drinking.

Meredith separated Wooley from his mother at her home while he waited for Deaton to arrive. Wooley told Meredith he had been at his mother’s home for an hour while his mother said he had been there for 15 minutes, Meredith testified Thursday.

Wooley told Deaton that his ex-wife had hit him twice and he had put his hands out to hold her back, but had not strangled her.

He said she had hit him with closed fists and any injuries she had would have been self-inflicted, Deaton wrote.

The defense questioned why Deaton had not taken photos of Wooley when Deaton had taken pictures of Wooley’s ex. Deaton said Wooley had minor marks on his body while she had several very noticeable marks that he wanted to document.

The defense asked Deaton if he had already made up his mind that Wooley was the suspect before he even spoke with Wooley. Deaton said he had not. He decided to arrest Wooley based on her injuries and Wooley’s story not “adding up.”

The trial continues Friday.

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ors, then you have this one moment,” he said.

“A socio-economic issue that is occurring that is percolating for days then finally you have a crisis moment. Somebody’s cheating. A bill didn’t get paid. Foreclosure. Kids have problems at school. Couldn’t pay the electric bill and electricity gets cut off. Common stressors all of a sudden cause some sort of action. Our job is to get it back down there — we say, the light bills we can take care of — you do not have to commit suicide.”

Or the person in crisis is on drugs or suffering from a mental illness. Whatever the reason, Varga and Hansen said they are not themselves.

To cope with such explosive and dangerous moments, the Payson Police Department’s Crisis Negotiating Team has years of training to untangle the messy reality of domestic violence.

Varga. “When you see a box, it’s an absolute last choice.”

Unlike the typical Hollywood depiction of Hansen and Varga, just like every other officers storming into a home, in a domestic recruit, received basic training when they violence case the goal of the Negotiating went through the police academy. Once they decided to focus on negotiations, they received Team is to persuade the person in crisis to come out him or herself. To keep the negotimore specialized training with the FBI. Varga, with his degrees in social behav- ators safe, keeping a distance is also critical.

The black box allows the negotiators to ioral sciences and criminal justice, has a talk to the person barricaded in the home focus on war vets. He received training from from a distance, as was the the Department of Defense case with Walker. to learn the intricacies of “Somebody’s cheating.

Despite listening to a dealing with post-traumatic disembodied voice, Walker A bill didn’t get paid. stress disorder. ended up voluntarily turning Hansen, a former school Foreclosure. Kids have herself in to get help. resource officer, finds he has problems at school.

Varga and Hansen say that a rapport with children.

DV often sits at the heart of To keep current with the Couldn’t pay the electric PTSD episodes, child abuse, changing needs in negotia- bill and electricity gets sex crimes, suicide, and drug tion, both officers have yearcut off.

Common stressabuse. ly training with other negoti“A lot of times it has a ators from around the state ors all of a sudden cause domestic violence compoin addition to quarterly train- some sort of action.” nent,” said Varga. “Maybe ings with teams from around Officer Michael Varga even half have a domestic viothe area. This training can Payson Police negotiator lence component. On top of prepare them for negotiatthat, add drugs and alcohol.” ing through social media, as The communication needthey recently had to do with a teen who threatened to harm himself over ed to establish rapport with people in crisis requires intense concentration and a careful Facebook.

Varga ended up talking with the teen approach.

It also requires a whole team, including the through Facebook’s private messaging system while the teen sat at his desk in his command of the scene and backup officers locked room putting up pictures through the ready to step in to handle the situation if it escalates. social media website.

In the case of Walker, Chief Don Engler Yet, some of the most intense training comes from within the police department as served as command.

During the Oxbow case with Walker, upset ...’ We rephrase what they said.” the team picks apart what transpired.

The thing that sets them off could be “People would say we are rude to each Engler made the decision to deny Walker’s other,” said Varga. “Many wonder, how do request for Hansen, the primary, to talk to talking about a wife or intimate partner. It could be about a family member — or a holyou guys talk to each other afterwards? It is her face to face.

“That was made obviously for safety,” iday. The goal for the negotiating team is to so bare. (But) we laugh at each other a lot.” intently listen to help the person find enough said Hansen. “That was his Tactics for a successful resolution resolution to surrender. decision.”

“The misconception is “You’ll say things and If a negotiator came to the The team, which usually consists of three that we are doing most of door, the person in crisis could officers, now only has Hansen and Varga. The they will hang on the two officers have a special mixture of com- use a gun or weapon against term ... (such as) ‘Your the talking,” said Varga. “We want to be listening to the passion, courage and drive to help people lost the negotiator, which would person. If we are doing most wife told us.’

We avoid raise everyone’s emotions. in pain to de-escalate their emotions, make a of the talking, we might miss While one of the negotiatconnection and get help. accusatory speech ... something.” ing teams takes the lead on “Both in negotiations and forensic inter‘you’ is an accusatory So, when do Varga and views, we’re building a rapport,” said Hansen. establishing a connection to Hansen know they have suc“We try to bring that emotional level down. the person in crisis, the other word … We employ ceeded? negotiating team members tactics like emotionWe have to be able to build a rapport.”

“In my experience, it’s work to gather information to Hansen explained that forensic interviews al reflection. ‘Tell me oftentimes a question,” said feed to the primary negotiator. involve interviewing children, a special talent Hansen. “Sometimes they ask, “The primary’s job is to why you’re upset ... ’ because they are so suggestible.

“There is a very specific way to interview solely communicate with that We rephrase what they ‘What’s going to happen to me when I’m out?’ For me, children — one that does not suggest any person in crisis,” said Hansen. said.” that’s the point where they By using the information answer,” he said. “You want to hear it from Officer Michael Varga are ready to talk about a surgathered by other members of their words.”

Payson Police negotiator render plan.” the team and actively listening In the case of Walker, the officers had Engler said the Crisis to resort to a tactic they don’t like to use to the person in crisis, the priNegotiating team has about a because it’s not as natural as talking on a mary negotiator navigates the 98 percent success rate, which keeps his offichallenging terrain of a person in crisis. cellphone.

Anything can make a difference, especially cers, the victims, perpetrators, those in crisis “We have a box that we deploy into a house that has a microphone and speaker,” if the negotiator stumbles upon a “hot spot” and most importantly the community safe.

“These guys do an outstanding job,” he said Varga. “We can be 300 yards away at a or “barb” that sets the person off emotionally.

“You’ll say things and they will hang on said. “They interact with these people and command post.”

But the box is a last effort to safely com- the term,” said Varga. “(Such as) ‘Your wife they are able to encourage them to come out told us.’ We avoid accusatory speech ... ‘you’ ... it reduces the risk to the community ... municate.

“The problem with throwing a box, we is an accusatory word ... We employ tactics (and) it helps with the safety of the suspect. lose rapport when we take that action,” said like emotional reflection. ‘Tell me why you’re It’s much safer to have them come out.”

The years of training

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Valentine’s event tonight

library meeting room, will start with a short business meeting at 10 a.m.; the program begins at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited.

The library will be closed on Feb. 15, Presidents’ Day, but the meeting room will be open. Call the library at (928) 474-9260.

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A Valentine’s Fun & Chocolate Extravaganza event is planned for 6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12 at the Payson United Methodist Church.

There is something for everyone — a silent auction featuring a 7-day vacation at a luxury resort (and a choice of seven different destinations) and golf for four at The Rim Golf Club, special “live” musical guests, a video you are sure to remember, a game you will not want to miss, a chocolate buffet (and other goodies and fruit for you non-chocolate lovers) plus some other surprises.

Tickets are $10 per person. For questions or to purchase tickets, please call Nancy Landino at (928) 978-6169.

Proceeds benefit the church’s ministries, missions and activities for those in need.

Constitutional attorney is guest speaker

KrisAnne Hall, Constitutional attorney, national speaker, author and radio show host will present “The Disarming of America” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson.

A former prosecutor, Hall travels the country teaching classes about how relevant and reliable our founding documents are and what we can do to defend, promote and preserve liberty for generations to come.

Her presentation is co-sponsored by the Payson Tea Party, the Gila County Republican Committee and the Rim Country Republican Club. Check out krisannehall. com (she will have books and tapes to sell) or call (928) 951-6774 for more information.

Payson Lions Club offers flag service

The Lions of Payson will be flying 3-footby-5-foot American flags at businesses and homes throughout the Payson area for the Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 Presidents’ Day celebration. This patriotic display is a community service as well as a fund-raiser for Lions.

For $36 a year, flags are prominently displayed either in ground sleeves or in wall brackets seven times on key holidays.

Proceeds serve the Lions Foundation eyesight and hearing program in the Payson area.

To participate, just sign up and the Lions will handle the rest. To join the program, visit the club’s website at www.paysonlionsclub.com for the entry form. For more information, call (928) 474-2176.

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).

• Valentine’s Dinner Show - Elton John Tribute Saturday, Feb. 13. Doors open 5 p.m., dinner at 5:30, show at 6:15 p.m. $70 per couple or $40 single. Get your tickets at the gift shop.

• Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Special: Feb. 14, 4 to 9 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant, $50 per couple.

Smart Driver Course

AARP Smart Driver Course is from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Banner High Country Seniors, 215 N. Beeline Highway (includes 1-hour lunch break).

To register, call (928) 472-9290 or register in person at Banner High Country Seniors.

The cost for AARP members is $15; non-members pay $20 (cash or check) on day of class. Class is designed for people age 50+ but is open to all people 18 and over. You may also earn a discount on your vehicle insurance.

Benefit showing of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’

The Sawmill Theatres will have a special showing of “Kung Fu Panda 3” at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 13 for $5 per person.

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The Fossil Creek Gang will join jazz artist Tony Vacca in concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main, Payson. This performance marks the return of the popular jazz series presented by the Payson Friends of Jazz and the Community Presbyterian Church. The series bring Renee Patrick to Payson in March; Trace and John Hesterman in April; and Howard Alden in May.

Proceeds will support scholarships for local students through the Friends of Rim Country Gila Community College.

Benefit spaghetti dinner

Rim residents are invited to support Tonto Basin School 8th-graders at a benefit spaghetti dinner from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, following the Kenny Hartnell Tournament, at the school cafeteria.

Tickets may be purchased at the door, $5 for kids and $7 for adults. Dinner includes spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and a beverage.

Any help with donations of desserts, drinks and bread would be greatly appreciated.

For more information, please contact the school at (928) 479-2277.

Thank you dinner

Members of the Greater Payson Moose Lodge are excited to announce an event to express their gratitude to members and the community, along with Abate, MMA, AAA-Med/ex organizations for their generous support for making the Lodge’s 2015 Christmas event the most successful yet.

The Lodge will be hosting free dinner, along with entertainment from the Plan B Band, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13. The menu includes stuffed manicotti, veggies, fresh garlic bread and a side salad.

This is a free event, however, we will be accepting donations for all Moose Charities.

Please join us for an evening with great

Chris Driesbach is coming to Payson to give a Christian concert at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 204 W. Airport Road, at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19. His songs are all original Christian music and he loves to tell the story of the church and his journey to faith. He has played music professionally for 30 years on the west coast and has taken his Christian music throughout the country.

Marriage conference planned

The Senior Citizens Affairs Foundation, serving Pine and Strawberry, is hosting a Valentine’s Day dance from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14 at the Senior Dining Room in Pine.

Appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. Admission is only $1 per person.

For more information, call (928) 476-4633.

The First Baptist Church of Pine is hosting a Marriage Conference — the art of marriage, going to the heart of God’s design in February. The deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 19.

The cost is $35 per couple. The event is from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 and from 2:45 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday Feb. 21 at the First Baptist Church of Pine, 4039 N. Highway 87 in Pine.

First Baptist Pine will provide a light breakfast and lunch on Saturday and a light dinner on Sunday, however the church is unable to provide childcare.

To register, call the church, (928) 476-3552 or email Marriage First at AOM&MarriageFirst.org.

Church plans Valentine’s celebration

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food, entertainment and raffles and great folks. The Lodge is located in Star Valley.

For more information, please call (928) 474-6212.

Valentine’s Day dance

Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson, is having a Valentine’s Dinner and Movie at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14. The evening will also feature a performance by Cinnamon Twist.

All are welcome, but please call church office to RSVP, (928) 474-2059.

Hear stories in honor of Black History Month

The Library Friends of Payson are pleased to have dedicated library volunteer and storyteller Alice Natale entertain the community with African tales in honor of Black History Month Monday, Feb. 15.

The Library Friends of Payson presentation for the community, which is held in the

poser, educator and recording artist for Half Note Records, official label for world famous Blue Note clubs.

The Fossil Creek Gang, a local group that sings and performs on various instruments tunes from early-era jazz to soulful blues ballads, will join Vacca in his program.

The cost is $5 at the door and includes refreshments. RSVPs are encouraged: contact Gerry-Reynolds@hotmail.com.

Calling all artists

Open up your studio to friends and visitors to show and sell your art as part of the th Payson Art League’s ’Neath the Rim 15 Annual Open Studio Tour Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 29, 30 and May 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Applications are due by March 1.

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

A Taste of Rim Country

The 15th Annual A Taste of Rim Country, hosted by the Library Friends of Payson, Inc., is from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 12 at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. The event includes samplings of appetizers and/or desserts from area restaurants, caterers, and chefs. Guests can enjoy a complimentary wine-tasting table and participate in a 50-50 Cash Raffle and Silent Auction of donated items of fine arts, jewelry, and more. So far, six participants are registered: Mazatzal Hotel & Casino’s Cedar Ridge Restaurant, Sal & Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant, Shelia’s Creekside Steakhouse, Rim Country Health, Cardo’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant and The Randall House.

Tickets are priced at $35 each, $20 of which is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution, and include a ballot on which to vote for your favorite chef entries. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold. They are available now at the circulation desk of the Payson Public Library at 328 N. McLane Rd. There will be no ticket sales at the door on the evening of the event.

Tickets sell out fast, so patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets as soon as possible.

For more information, please contact the Library Friends at P.O. Box 13, Payson AZ 85547, or email us at library_friends@ hotmail.com.

LOTTERIES

The Payson Special Needs Family Support Group holds its 6th annual lasagna dinner and dance from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Tonto Apache Recreation Center gym. The theme of the dinner and dance is Valentine’s.

All special needs families and caregivers are welcome and there is no charge this year. Optional swimming will follow the party at the Tonto Apache pool.

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Jazz saxophonist Tony Vacca performs at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Methodist Church Valentine’s event, 6:30 p.m., $10 per person, silent auction, food, more

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

• Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public • Valentine’s Dance: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Senior Dining Room, Pine, $1 per person • Valentine’s Dinner and Dance: 5:30 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main, Payson, free, but make reservation in advance, (928) 474-2059

• Learn about Black History Month: 10:30 a.m., the Library Friends of Payson present storyteller Alice Natale with African tales

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Feb. 18 • Constitutional attorney speaks: 6 p.m., Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson Feb. 19 • Christian concert: 6 p.m., Rock of Ages, 204 W. Airport Rd., Payson Feb. 21 • Jazz concert: 2 p.m., Community Presbyterian, 800 W. Main, Payson March 1 • Studio tour applications due, call (928) 472-8651 for details

Sunday

• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Benefit showing of “Kung Fu Panda 3”: 10 a.m., Sawmill Theatres, $5 per person, benefits Friends of Rim Country Gila Community College • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Benefit spaghetti dinner: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tonto Basin School, $7 for adults, $5 for kids, to send students on graduation trip • Thank you dinner: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge, Star Valley

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• Feb. 14, 1867: Sakichi Toyoda, whose textile machinery company spawned the Toyota Motor Corp., is born.

In 1937, Toyota was formed as a spin-off of his Toyoda Loom Works. “Toyota” reportedly was considered a luckier name than “Toyoda” and is easier to write in Japanese characters.

• Feb. 11, 1937: After a six-week strike by General Motors autoworkers in Michigan, GM president Alfred P. Sloan signs the first union contract in the American auto industry. Among other things, GM agreed to give workers a 5 percent raise and permission to speak in the lunchroom.

• Feb. 12, 1988: In the waning days of the Cold War, two Soviet warships bump two U.S. Navy vessels in waters claimed by the Soviet Union off the Crimean peninsula. A confrontation was defused when the U.S. ships departed.

• Feb. 13, 1991: Sotheby’s announces the discovery of a manuscript of “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. The manuscript, missing for more than a century, was found in a trunk with some old papers.

We have published part two of a four-part series concerning the pros and cons of a charter school, American Leadership Academy, coming to Payson. The second part was focused on reports sent to us and heard in public meetings from former teachers of ALA. In return, we met with the leaders of ALA for their response to charges leveled by these former teachers, which is certainly the right thing to do.

The teachers raised many points about their experience in the charter school. Among other things they talked about the fact that the owners and other ALA leaders are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). We included their comments and observations, which seemed like an integral part of the story.

Unfortunately, the discussion of the impact of the charter school on our community has the potential to unleash something even worse — divisive prejudice. When we visited the “ALA Truth Be Told” Facebook page, started by a group of residents in the Valley, we found it full of attacks on the LDS community. Additionally, we found posts from local residents that furthered this prejudice and division.

One Payson resident posted a “Mormon Mafia” poster on this anti-ALA Facebook page, which we understand has been since deleted.

We must express our total disgust for such tactics It shouldn’t matter what religious affiliation the owners and leaders have, anymore than if they were Catholic, Protestant or Jewish. The only thing that matters is whether they provide a solid education for the children.

We will continue to explore all the issues raised by the proposed opening of a charter school in our community.

That includes covering all sides of the issue. Our goal, as your community newspaper, remains to provide our readers as much information and possible — and helping parents make the decision should the American Leadership Academy open a school here. For some parents, that may include understanding the background and philosophy of the people who founded the school and continue to direct it.

But we treasure the contribution that LDS members have made to our community at all levels — especially to our schools. We hope no one will engage in the stone-throwing or small-minded prejudice we have sometimes seen reflected on websites.

By all means, discuss the issues confronting our children, parents and our school system. But don’t let it ever justify prejudice and intolerance.

You came through You did it again.

Rim Country residents in barely two months made this year’s Community Food Drive a smashing success.

The drive got started late and struggled at the start.

Organizers had hoped a series of smaller food drives would work as well. Perhaps they had grown a little weary, after staging long, successful, but strenuous food drives for each year since the Great Recession struck so many families so hard.

But as the need grew, these good-hearted people — led by key churches — made the food drive once again a community priority.

We did what we could, running the tally of the donations and news stories. But as always, the good-hearted people willing to lavish time and love and compassion on their neighbors carried the day.

They had a secret weapon, of course.

They made their appeal to the people of Rim Country, who have always helped their neighbors — going back to the days when they staged a rodeo on Main Street and turned out at barn raisings.

So Rim Country residents quickly contributed 30,000 pounds of food and more than $50,000, to ensure no one need go to bed hungry in Rim Country.

Make no mistake, despite the economic recovery — many families still struggle. Many working families who found they couldn’t get work to support their children during the recession moved away — resulting in a drop in enrollment in the school district. But many more stayed and struggled — taking whatever work they could find to get by, waiting for times to get better.

Fortunately, they had the food banks, supported mostly by local churches to rely upon.

And those food banks have all of you to rely on in their turn. Given the great good works of the churches who led the way in sustaining the food drive, a quote from Job seems in order.

“If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep, If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.”

Fortunately, our beloved readers, the good people of Rim Country, lifted up their hands to help and turned not against their neighbors.

That’s why we love living here, in such a community.

Every time the call goes out, we know the result You’ll do it again.

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Here we go again Editor: Shortly before Christmas, a Town of Payson bureaucrat announced plans to build a community recreation center in Rumsey Park. The timing of this announcement was suspect, coming during a period when all citizen activity was directed at preparing for Christmas. Such a plan to build in Rumsey Park would certainly again elicit another campaign to place the idea before the voters. In 2008, the voters turned down a proposal to build such a facility in Rumsey Park. It was suggested the voters were not against a recreation facility, but rather crowding it into a town park. The proposed building would have reduced park space and cut down most of the remaining ponderosa pines.

Ironically, the very next week headlines in the Roundup state the lack of park space in Payson.

The Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission wants more park space in Payson says vice chair, Rory Huff. Right now, Rumsey Park is the only public land where citizens can walk, picnic or play under the ponderosa pines. We need to keep that option available for all.

About a week ago, we read in the paper a grant from APS was helping the town to develop a plan to revitalize Main Street. We all know if the small businesses on Main Street are going to survive, they need business traffic. With the amount of available space along the street, it would seem like a win-win to place a recreation center on Main and help in the effort the town is starting. Who knows, a recreation center might even bring a coffee café or a small sports shop to Main Street or, hope against hope, even a new restaurant. Maybe the town bureaucrats can keep the park as is and help the businesses on Main Street in one positive action.

Let’s hope the town doesn’t have to spend thousands of taxpayer dollars on another vote to find out their citizens want Rumsey Park to remain an enjoyable park as it now is. Let’s hope.

Tom Loeffler

Country.” Is Mr. Evans delusional; or worse yet, deceitful?

Dictionary.com defines a legal partnership as; “a contractual relationship between two or more persons carrying on a joint business venture with a view to profit, each incurring liability for losses and the right to share in the profits.”

Perhaps someone should advise ASU that Mr. Evans believes they may be liable for losses? The last thing we were told was that Payson and ASU hadn’t even entered into formal negotiations yet!

Perhaps he is only delusional, as the Urban Dictionary defines as someone “who is not thinking clearly, or thinks something will happen that, in all likelihood, will not.” Hopefully, Mr. Evans is not being deceitful, defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “not honest: making or trying to make someone believe something that is not true.” So, which is it?

Paul Frommelt Editor’s note: We searched the website high and low for the video to which Mr. Frommelt refers without success. To our knowledge, ASU more than five years ago signed a memorandum of understanding with the Town of Payson to negotiate building and operating a university campus in Payson. ASU officials say the ongoing talks haven’t yet risen to formal negotiations but the discussions continue. Mayor Evans and the Rim Country Educational Alliance board have always described ASU as the “preferred university partner” in their public comments.

The diet of Lent

Editor: The Town of Payson Water Department is a criminal enterprise. I own a duplex in Payson North. It has only one water meter connection, so should be billed as one basic charge plus water use.

For some reason, I am charged two minimum fees of $30.43 each, but the water is charged as if it was a single family residence. So for two residences using 3,500 gallons each, I am charged the 5,000-10,000 gallon rate for 7,000 gallons combined.

Either I pay this extortion or the town cuts off the water! The poor ladies at the front desk said they can’t do anything about it, and no one who can has ever called me in response.

I am being ripped off by the town for more than $30 per month now! What is it going to be when Blue Ridge comes on line, and water rates triple?

Dale Oestmann

Editor: This week marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when many Christians abstain from animal foods in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the desert before launching his ministry.

But meat-free Lent is much more than a symbol of religious devotion to Christ. It helps reduce the risk of chronic disease, environmental degradation, and animal abuse. Dozens of medical reports have linked consumption of animal products with elevated risk of heart failure, stroke, cancer, and other killer diseases. A 2007 U.N. report named meat production as the largest source of greenhouse gases and water pollution. Undercover investigations have documented farm animals being beaten, caged, crowded, deprived, mutilated, and shocked.

Lent offers a superb opportunity to honor Christ’s powerful message of compassion and love by adopting a meat-free diet for Lent and beyond.

After all, it’s the diet mandated in Genesis I-29 and observed in the Garden of Eden.

Our supermarket offers a rich array of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, as well as the more traditional vegetables, fruits and grains. Entering “vegan recipes” in our favorite search engine offers more products, recipes, and transition tips than we can use.

Preston Ricolletti

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Editor: I noticed on the Town of Payson’s official tourism website, paysonrimcountry.com that there is still a video showing our mayor boasting that Payson and ASU have “partnered” to build a university in “Rim

Editor: The Constitution prescribed the following oath to be taken by the president-elect: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability,

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preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Regarding the Presidential Oath of Office, Justice Joseph Story wrote: “The duty imposed upon him (or her) to take care, that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of his oath of office, that he will ‘preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.’ The great object of the executive department is to accomplish this purpose.” Story wrote further that if the president does not honor his oath, his office “will be utterly worthless for ... the protection of rights; for the happiness, or good order, or safety of the people.”

You remember that President Obama was a senator before being elected president. As a member of Congress he took the following oath. “I _______ solemnly swear, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic [emphasis added]: that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion: So help me God.” The president is commander and chief of the armed forces and as such is an elected officer. He has no military superior to obey the orders thereof like enlisted military personnel do. He is bound by his previous affirmation “against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” he took as a senator. Just like all of us who have served our country.

The subtle distinction between officer oath and enlisted oath is that officers are bound to disobey any order that violates our Constitution, while enlisted personnel are bound to obey only lawful orders.

Once you swear (or affirm) to something as defending our country, there is no time limit on how long you must continue to do that solemn duty. It is a lifelong obligation just like being a parent.

Divorce does not change being a parent of a child and nor does retirement or discharge from public or military service change your obligation.

Maybe the oath of office of the president does not clearly state or include the obligation but I am sure “we the people” expect, and rightfully so, that his job is to protect us from all “enemies, foreign and domestic.” It would not be much of a reach to conclude that the words “protect and defend” in the Presidential Oath means “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

While uniformed Americans serving our nation defend our Constitution with their lives, many elected officials debase it by enacting extra-constitutional empowerments of the central government, invariably to appease special constituencies (like the NRA) and/or to perpetuate their office.

Although military service personnel who violate their oaths are remanded for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, politicians who violate their oaths are often rewarded with re-election. However, those who do not abide by their oaths, elected officials first and foremost among them, must rightly and justly be removed from office, posthaste, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

I invite anyone to take or reaffirm the oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic ...”

In addition, to respect the Office of the President of the United States regardless of who occupies that office from any political party, race, religion, or gender.

You would certainly shock George Orwell, to know that people could be so totally immersed in right wing media that they become oblivious to the rest of the world and forget what is important to the survival of our society.

Dr. Roy C. Starr, Ph.D.

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Family and friends of three Hellsgate firefighters who received promotions this week gathered for the board meeting. The promotions included now Captain Bobby Doss, Engineer Brian Wiggins and Deputy Chief John Wisner.

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One has been with the Hellsgate Fire Department as a reserve for five years, another has worked there since 2004 and a third employee was only the second full-time hire for the district in the early 90s.

On Wednesday night, Hellsgate honored these three dedicated employees with promotions.

The fire board promoted John Wisner from captain to deputy chief, engineer Bobby Doss to captain and reserve firefighter Brian Wiggins to engineer.

Chief David Bathke said he was proud to offer internal promotions. Wisner beat out candidates in a nationwide search for a new chief deputy, a position Bathke held before he became chief.

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Former Chief Gary Hatch looked on with tears in his eyes during the pinning ceremony.

Hatch said he remembers hiring all three employees and even the first time each walked into his office.

The promotions went into effect Dec. 26, but the fire board recognized them at the year’s first board meeting, swearing each in and then having family members pin each with new badges.

Wisner started with the district in 1993 as a volunteer. He was promoted to captain in 1997.

Besides Hatch, Wisner is the longest-serving employee and is planning to retire in five years.

Wisner said he dreamed of one-day becoming chief, but mostly just wanted to help the community and was happy to do that in any position. As chief dep-

uty, Wisner will no longer work on the truck, but as Bathke’s second in command and do more code enforcement. Wisner will help Bathke with day-to-day operations, freeing Bathke to focus on projects like securing a certificate so Hellsgate can offer ambulance service and working with PHI Air Medical.

Doss is the first Hellsgate firefighter to go through training with PHI to become an air paramedic. When she finishes training soon, Doss will work one half of her shift on a PHI helicopter based out of Payson Banner Medical Center and the other half on the truck in Hellsgate.

When Doss joined Hellsgate in 2004, she never dreamed she would become a captain, much less a firefighter.

After several tragic events in Doss’ life, her father encouraged

her to join Gisela Fire to help her cope with several “waves of loss.” Despite the small district’s lack of resources, Doss loved the work and helping others. Two years later, she tried out for Hellsgate, but failed the physical agility test. She tried again and passed the test.

She rose to engineer and now captain.

Wiggins was promoted to engineer Wednesday after working five years as a reserve firefighter, making him now one of only nine full-time, paid firefighters in the department.

While Wiggins worked parttime with Hellsgate, he also worked full-time as a paramedic with LifeStar ambulance to support his family. He always dreamed of becoming a full-time firefighter and jumped at the chance to apply.

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Tax Consideration for buyers and sellers. Buyers and sellers need to be informed about tax considerations before entering into a transaction. If you have purchased or sold a home last year, there are a number of tax deductions for which you may qualify. Here are some important factors to keep in mind.

Profitability - According to the IRS, if you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may be able to exclude up to $250,000 of the gain from your income as a single tax filer or $500,000 on a joint return in most cases. When completing the questionnaire regarding the sale of your home, be sure to indicate that the home was your primary residence if you did not rent it out for more than two of the last five years.

Interest - Currently, much of the interest paid on a mortgage is tax-deductible.

A married couple filing jointly can deduct all of their interest with a maximum of $1 million in mortgage debt secured by a first or second home. If you pay a mortgage insurance premium and that amount is reported on your 1098, you may also deduct those premiums as mortgage interest.

Selling costs - Broker commissions, title insurance, legal fees, advertising costs, administrative costs, and inspection fees are all considered selling costs and currently may be used to reduce one’s taxable capital gain by the amount of the selling costs.

Refinanced mortgage points - They may be deductible, but not all at once. Homeowners who refinance may be able to immediately write off the balance of the old points and begin to amortize the new points. Interest paid on a home equity loan or similar line of credit may also be deducted. If the points are paid in full at closing, and not financed in the new mortgage, you may deduct them all in the current year.

Points/origination fees - On a home loan, if points or origination fees are paid during the purchase of a home, they are currently generally tax-deductible for the year in which they were paid.

Repairs/remodels - Qualifying capital improvements may be able to be deducted, including costs of a new roof, fence, swimming pools, garage, porch, builtin appliances, insulation, heating or cooling systems and landscaping. These items are added to your “basis” or “cost” of the home when you sell it to reduce any capital gains.

Relocation expense - If you move because of a new job, you may be able to deduct some of your moving costs. To qualify for these deductions, you must meet several IRS requirements, one being that your new job is at least 50 miles farther from your old home than your previous job. Moving cost deductions can include travel or transportation costs, lodging expenses and fees for storing your household goods.

Property taxes - Currently property taxes are deductible from your income. If you have an impound or escrow account, you can’t deduct the money held for property taxes until the money is actually used to pay your property taxes. City or state property tax refunds reduce your federal deduction by an equal amount.

If your only source of income is social security, and you pay property taxes on your home, though you do not have to file a federal income tax return, you may file an Arizona PTC form and receive a refund of a portion of your property taxes.

You may also qualify to freeze the amount of property taxes you pay if you are 65 or older.

First-time buyer credit - For those buyers who took advantage of the first-time homebuyer credit in 2009 or 2010, remember that if within 36 months of the date of purchase, the property is no longer used as your principal residence, you are required to repay the credit. If you purchased your home and used the credit in 2008, the credit had to be repaid over a five-year period and should be paid in full with the filing of your 12/31/2015 income tax return.

Tax laws change every year and certain tax deductions become available while others phase out. Speak with a professional tax consultant about these and other considerations. Thank you to Debra Daniels, CPA, with Seely, Mullins, & Associates, P.C. for assisting in reviewing and commenting on this article.

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Arizona State University and the City of Mesa have unveiled their plans to open another branch campus there.

The ASU campus would reportedly go into downtown Mesa, where the city’s years-long effort to lure other universities had yielded mixed results — with the five campus it started with dwindling to three.

ASU already operates a polytechnic campus in East Mesa, one of four campuses enrolling 91,000 students — making it the largest public university in the country.

The ASU Board of Regents has approved a goal of enrolling 125,000 students in ASU by 2025 to keep up with the demand for college degrees as the state grows.

The public announcement of the plans for another Mesa campus comes as backers of the construction of a university campus in Mesa continue closed-door “discussions” with ASU, which remains publicly non-committal about plans to build a campus in Payson.

The Mesa plans haven’t yet progressed to the signing of a memorandum of understanding, something ASU and Payson did more than five years ago.

Backers of the university plan in Payson say the project manager hired by the Rim Country Educational Foundation has entered into a contract to build a construction entrance onto the site off Highway 260, which would likely eventually serve as the main entrance into the campus. The Foundation hired the project manager and consultants as part of a nearly $1 million contract to complete the pre-development work.

That means the contract for the road work and the engineering studies doesn’t have to go through the Rim Country Educational Alliance at its public meetings. The Foundation consulted with the Alliance before hiring the project manager, but remains the group paying the bills.

The Foundation-hired project manager and engineering consultants are continuing work on detailed engineering and cost estimates, especially for infrastructure like roads, sewers, electricity and water. The consultants are reportedly also working out the implications of suggestion by ASU officials that the dorms should accommodate most of the students enrolled, given the limited amount of housing elsewhere in the area. Providing housing for almost all of the 1,000 students in the hopedfor first phase of the eventual 6,000-student campus would increase the risk that the investors in the dorms would wind up with

empty rooms should enrollment projections fall short.

ASU has more publicly in the past week discussed the possibility of operating an additional campus in downtown Mesa, as revealed in Mesa Mayor John Giles’ State of the City speech on Feb. 4. ASU President Michael Crow released a video Giles played as part of his speech.

However, most details of the plan, including cost, number of students and other key details remain unclear. ASU and Mesa have not worked out timing of the expansion, degree options or financing.

ASU also already operates a branch campus in the West Valley in Glendale, but in that case ASU developed the campus itself. The struggle to find a partner to provide new facilities without a direct contribution from ASU has slowed President Crow’s once-ambitious expansion plans.

ASU several years ago concluded a deal to open a branch campus in Lake Havasu City in a converted retail space, but so far enrollment there has fallen short of projections.

Mesa put together a plan to convert a large, existing building into a “multiversity” campus. The city sent out a national invitation to colleges to apply for space in the new facility. Five universities ended up opening programs, including Illinois-based Benedictine University, Pennsylvania-based Wilkes University, Upper Iowa University, Missouri-based Westminster College and Pennsylvania-based Albright College. In addition, Phoenix-based Grand Canyon University had announced plans to build a 100-acre campus in Mesa.

Many of those plans have since changed.

Grand Canyon, a Christian college, canceled its expansion last year. Westminster and Albright both pulled out last summer.

Benedictine continues to operate, with degrees in fine arts, criminal justice, communications arts, theology and business administration.

Wilkes University continues to operate in the Mesa complex and Upper Iowa University has moved to the East Valley Institute of Technology in West Mesa.

Gerardo’s contributions lauded by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Gerardo Moceri, longtime chef and owner of Gerardo’s Firewood Café, received the Hero of Education award at the Payson Unified School District meeting on Feb. 8.

“Gerardo Moceri has been a true HERO to Education,” said Superintendent Greg Wyman. “He has been a very active parent and volunteer over the years.”

Wyman then reeled off Moceri’s volunteerism feast which included coaching soccer for the high school, holding fundraising dinners for sports teams and business clubs, providing lunch for staff around the district and getting involved with the culinary arts program.

In fact, many of the culinary arts students have held jobs at the Firewood Café.

Moceri said, “For 15 years the restaurant has been there mainly for the kids.”

When the Moceris started the restaurant, his children were just starting school.

Through them, Moceri has made a connection with the district and the other students in Rim Country.

“There are a lot of kids in Payson that started in 2002 (with the restaurant) and now they are 30 years old,” he said. “They worked the salad station ‚ Justin Richardson was 16 ... It’s the parents and the community that

did it.”

During last year’s A Taste of Rim Country, a fundraiser for the Payson Public Library, Moceri partnered with the Payson High School culinary arts program to win first place.

“It is wonderful when a true partnership can be formed and works toward a greater good,” said Wyman. “Mr. Moceri is a great example of that type of partnership as a parent, business owner and community member.”

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House moves to restore vocational education money Committee votes to put back $30 million after talks with governor by

Peter Aleshire

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A key House committee this week voted to restore almost all of the $30 million lawmakers cut from the budget for job training programs last year.

Lawmakers last year slashed funding for special job training districts that funded programs like Payson Unified’s culinary arts, business and agricultural programs and Gila Community College’s nursing, fire sciences and public safety programs.

Payson officials warned that the proposed 50 percent reduction in the network of JTED programs could force layoffs and limit job training opportuni-

ties for students not heading directly to college.

However, the House Education Committee this week approved HB 2642, which Senator Don Shooter (R-Yuma) hashed out with representatives of the governor and representatives of the JTED districts.

Last year, Gov. Doug Ducey proposed the $30 million budget cut starting in July of 2016 that the Legislature embraced.

In his proposed budget for fiscal 2016, Ducey proposed restoring $10 million of the amount cut in a grant-based program for which the vocational districts would compete.

The Education Committee unanimous-

ly supported the restoration of funding, which would avert layoffs and elimination of programs. The state’s surplus estimated to reach some $1 billion by the end of the current fiscal year made the restoration of funding relatively painless.

The measure still must pass the Senate and avoid a veto by the governor. Shooter warned against amendments that changes the terms of the bill he had negotiated with the governor’s office.

Lawmakers have criticized some of the JTED districts for supporting programs that might not lead directly to a certificate that would get a student a job.

That would include things like a degree in public safety, which might help a student get hired by a police department, but wouldn’t substitute for going through the police academy.

The JTED programs — like the Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology (NAVIT) — have also

built strong relationships with local high schools. NAVIT will pay the tuition costs for Payson High School students to take courses at Gila Community College.

The rise in high school students taking college classes has helped boost GCC’s faltering enrollment. The dual-credit classes can also significantly cut the cost of a college degree for many students, by helping students accumulate one or two semesters of college credit by the time they graduate high school.

Senate President Andy Biggs said he supported the effort to restore funding for vocational education.

“For several weeks, Senator Don Shooter has been leading an effort to restore funding to Arizona’s Joint Technical Education Districts (JTEDs), while at the same time establishing reforms to make sure money is flowing to strong courses and programs. In the past few days, the plan came together, and the

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game and PHS has placed in the top for the state in the past three years.

The team will compete again on April 4-6 at the Arizona FBLA State Leadership Conference in Tucson. More than 1,500 students will gather from all over the state to compete in 80 events. The top four students in each event will go to the FBLA National Leadership Conference this summer in Atlanta, Ga. The PHS FBLA IT Academy has placed in the top 10 on three different national conferences in the past eight years.

FBLA is one of the largest student organizations in the world, preparing 250,000 students annually for careers in business.

“Our PHS chapter gives students the knowledge of information technology fields through various courses that span the ninth grade to graduation,” said Evans. “The introductory course is a semester-long course showing how a computer works, introducing computer network concepts, and a beginning course in programming. Next on the evolution of the computer knowledge is an in-depth research

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Evans said the advanced class is a combination of juniors and seniors in a two-hour class. This year they are studying computer maintenance certification and next year they will complete another professional certification of computer networks.

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The Payson Unified School District school board recognized Angel Alatriz as a Hero of Education at its Feb. 8 meeting.

“Proving that it’s never too early to share your gifts with others, we recognize Julia Randall Elementary School fourth-grader and Hero of Education Angel Alatriz,” said Superintendent Greg Wyman.

Despite his youth, the young man has been helping people with Christmas presents, blankets, clothes and school supplies for the past five years. His altruistic work started when a classmate’s house burned down. His family had always helped others, so it didn’t take much prodding for Angel to follow suit.

Soon, Angel, with the help of his mother Letitia, launched the Angel project.

“With a Facebook presence, a dedicated phone line, a lot of word-of-mouth and supporters like Dr. Michels’ office and the Payson Fire Department, Angel leads a year-round effort to gather clothes, shoes, toys and school supplies.

Last year, he also added a blanket drive for senior citizens,” said Wyman.

Those blankets proved invaluable when a recent house fire next to Angel’s family forced his family and neighbors to evacuate.

Shivering in the cold, the neighbors were most grateful when Angel distributed blankets.

On top of seeking donations, Wyman said Angel works odd jobs and holds yard sales to raise money for school supplies, which resulted in 82 backpacks being distributed to students in need at the district.

The superintendent ended the presentation with praise for Angel.

“Angel is proving again the qualities of the students in the district,” he said.

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On Feb. 6, 13 Payson High School Future Business Leaders of America students attended the Arizona Region 2 conference held at ASU Poly Tech campus near the MesaPhoenix Gateway Airport.

They did great.

“It was a victorious return home as this group of business leaders came home that evening with 12 medals,” said Bud Evans, the FBLA adviser.

The students took tests and performed in competition with 300 other students.

Samuel Doria earned third in Introduction to Technology and first in Introduction to Business.

Nick Wanapha won second in Introduction to Information Technology.

Marshall Parsons earned three second-place medals in Computer Problem Solving, Network Design, and Networking Concepts.

Raven Lee took home second in Introduction to Business Procedures.

Kevin Price was also a three-time winner for first place in Cyber Security, Network Design, and Networking Concepts.

Freshman, Dexter Tiffany secured first place in Computer Problem Solving and Introduction to Information Technology.

FBLA has four types of competition events.

Knowledge of a long list of business and Information Technology skills are judged with a multiple-choice test.

PHS students consistently take top wards in Network Design, with both a rigorous test and a 20-minute problem-solving session involving a business computer network.

The students get help from the community, including SmartSystems owner Scott Moody, who helps coach in the months prior to the state competition.

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He said the House committee’s action would put the funding restoration on “the fast track.”

The Senate president added, “when Senator Shooter introduced his bill last week, the House decided to mirror the Senate proposal, and in a rarely-seen show of support, more than 50 House members signed on as a prime sponsor.

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Brave season ends: Longhorns go down fighting Loss to Alchesay knocks girls out of tough postseason tournament by

Max Foster

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The Payson High School girls basketball season screeched to a halt Tuesday evening at Valley Christian with a 51-40 loss to the Alchesay Falcons in the opening round of the single elimination Division III, Section V tournament With the defeat, PHS wrapped up the 2015-16 campaign 9-18 overall.

The team entered the section tournament clutching a sixth seed against the No. 3-seeded Falcons.

Although the team came up short, the effort was Herculean.

“The game was amazing,” coach Miles Huff said. “The girls played their hearts out. As a coach, I could not ask any more from any player.

They held the second leading scorer in the section to two points the first three quarters, and that level of defense kept us in the game.”

In the other first-round sectional game Tuesday at Valley Christian, No. 4 Blue Ridge outlasted No. 5 Tempe 44-31.

With Payson’s loss, all that remains for players is to turn in their uniforms, await the naming of all-section and all-division players and kick back and enjoy a season-ending awards ceremony.

Looking back on what could have been a frustrating year for Huff, he has no regrets.

“For the season, I am so proud of my team and what they were able to do,” he said. “The amount of fight and heart they showed was truly amazing. This group of seniors leaves behind something they can truly be proud of.”

While the season has only been over a few days, the coach is primed for the future, “I look forward to getting back to work soon and seeing what this promising group of younger players can accomplish.”

Photo courtesy of DJ Craig

Seniors on the Longhorn basketball team earlier celebrated the season with their parents. Student-athletes all depend on parent support, whether it’s paying the sports fees, showing up at games, sharing their victories and soothing their defeats. The PUSD sports program survives almost entirely on fees and donations.

Four Payson wrestlers dreaming of championships by

Max Foster

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Every passionate prep wrestler who has donned a school singlet goes to sleep at night dreaming of winning a state championship.

That’s the fabric from which they make wrestlers.

Today, Friday, Feb. 12, and tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Prescott Valley Event Center, four Payson High grapplers will have the opportunity to make that dream become a reality.

Dylan Keeney (126), Brooks Randall (132), Chris Johnson (160) and Tito Vega (220) travel with coaches Don Heizer, Dave LaMotte and Rocky Beery to near Prescott where wrestlers from around Arizona will battle for two days for the privilege of carrying the moniker “state champ” with them for the remainder of their lives.

To qualify for high school wrestling’s “big show,” the grapplers had to finish among the top four in their weight class in one of four D-III section tournaments held last weekend around the state.

The Longhorn qualifiers earned their state ducats at the Section I tournament at Bradshaw Mountain High School.

Keeney advances to state as the section runner-up having won three matches by falls before losing the championship showdown 10-5 to Chino’s Kendall Foster.

In the first round at state, Keeney (474) is paired against Zach Lopez (30-18) of Shadow Ridge.

The good news in the seeding is that

Foster (44-1) is in the opposite bracket from Keeney, which means the two probably will not go head to head until the championship finale. Keeney does, however, have two legitimate tough guys in his bracket in Ramiro Vasquez (44-5) of Yuma and Sabino’s Joey Bassilla (55-13).

Even to a wrestling novice, it’s obvious

the 126-pound competition will be fierce.

Randall was 24-14 during the year and qualified with a fourth place section showing.

At state, he opens against Jalden Segundo (20-6) of Buckeye, but has in his bracket the very talented Mason Fagotti (43-11) of Show Low.

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Although Johnson takes a fourth place seed to state, he was a much better wrestler than that during the regular season posting 42-8 credentials.

He is pitted in the first round against Coolidge’s Jesus Zambrano (35-5). In his bracket, however, is Holbrook’s Jedde Bowman (38-15) who pinned him in the sectional showdown.

Vega shone in the sectional tournament, advancing to the gold medal round with two wins by falls and a bye.

But in the battle for the sectional crown he was pinned by Jaisen Brown of Show Low. At state, Vega (36-11) begins pursuit of D-III honors against Humberto Ayala of Kingman (30-12). Vega’s nemesis, Brown, is seeded into the opposite bracket so the two probably won’t meet until tomorrow’s weight class finale.

But before Vega can think about a rematch against Brown, he must get past two very good wrestlers in his bracket — Tucson Amphi’s David Gonzales (375) and Damien Mendez (31-6) of Cesar Chavez.

While there are individual favorites in each weight class, Heizer knows well every wrestler in the tournament is formidable.

“Once you qualify for state competition and the names are on the brackets, everybody is dangerous,” he said. “This is the time of the season when legends are born.”

With the end of the season looming, Heizer looks back remembering a goal that was set early on, “To wrestle on Saturday night the second weekend of

The schedule For the Division III state tournament, Session I begins at 11:30 today, Friday, Feb. 12.

Session II tips off at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday. The medal rounds begin at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Finish times can vary.

Adult all-day passes are $15 and $13 for senior and military all-day passes. Student all-day passes are $5 with a school ID. Children under 5 years old are admitted free.

February, the later the better.”

In preparing for state competition, Heizer is certain LaMotte and Berry have played crucial coaching roles preparing the athletes.

“They have shared observations with the wrestlers regarding refining techniques and tactics that can make the difference at this final stage of the season.”

While the trip to state might be a new adventure for some of the wrestlers, for Heizer it is old hat.

He’s been to state tournaments so often he probably considers the events his second home.

As a head wrestling coach in Colorado, his teams were consistent state qualifiers and after moving to Payson in the 1980s, he teamed with Arizona Coaches Hall of Fame coach Dennis Pirch to lead the Longhorns to 10 state championships.

Apache Lake Tournament champs weigh in with huge fish by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

Those watching the Let’s Talk Fishin’ tournament Feb. 6 at Apache Lake might have walked away believing there is some Zen-like correlation between success in high school wrestling and professional bass fishing.

That would have been a logical conclusion since two former scrappy Payson High School wrestlers, Clifford Pirch and D.J. Daniels, dominated tournament fishing.

“The pair caught more than 30 fish and by the end of the day. They released six back into the lake because they were too small to keep,” said tournament director Tracy Purtee.

Of course, 30 is a good number if you’re “meat fishing” as Pirch calls it, but for the tournament the two longtime friends could only weigh in five.

“That came to an amazing 32.29 pounds, that’s 6.8 pounds per fish,” said an amazed Purtee.

The total weight is a Let’s Talk Fishin’ tournament record and, Purtee believes, possibly an Apache Lake record for five fish in any tournament.

Following Pirch and Daniels’ amazing showing, fellow anglers anxiously quizzed the duo on what bait they were using.

It was Pirch’s custom spider bait rig that can be seen on www.cliffordpirchoutdoors.com.

Pirch returns to fishing action tomorrow, Feb. 13, at a Wild West Bass Trail tournament at Roosevelt Lake.

Organizers are expecting about 100

teams to participate, including several who entered the Let’s Talk Fishin’ shootout.

With warm weather flowing into the state on the heels of rain, snow and frigid temperatures, Pirch is not sure what fishing conditions will be. “It’s anyone’s guess whether it will be a winter pattern or spring-type fishing with as warm as it has been the last week.”

He is, however, predicting the lake will be filled with bass, but the key to winning will be, “Getting on the right school of fish to bring in those bigger bass.”

With the Let’s Talk Fishin’ tournament in the record books and the Wild West to wrap up tomorrow, Pirch will turn his attention to the Bassmaster Elite series and pursuit of the 2016 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship at Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota.

On the circuit he will fish about 11 elite tournaments mostly in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

More Let’s Talk Fishin’ local results

Payson’s Levi and Jim Armstrong finished fourth with 16.39 pounds and a big fish of 6.35 pounds. Pine angler Chuck Thompson paired up George Sizemore to take ninth place.

Kirk Russel and Tom Karavities were 10th.

Mike and Bruce Reynolds weighed in the biggest fish of the day — a 6.35pound lunker.

Pine’s Jake Randall and Rod Nelson finished fourth in the Avid Division with 8.06 pounds. Their big fish tipped the

Clifford Pirch and D.J. Daniels capitalized on shifting weather conditions to dominate a bass tournament on Apache Lake. The pair caught 30 fish in the course of the day — and the five they kept for weigh-in tipped the scale at 32.29 pounds — a stunning 6.8 pounds per fish. scales at 2.50 pounds. Dwayne and Zack Adams were 10th.

In the high school team division, Art and Casey Chamberlin of Tonto Basin were second with 4.73 pounds and a

2.09-pound big fish.

Art Chamberlin, along with Curt Rambo, are known as two of the area’s finest crappie fishermen, but this time out, Chamberlin was equally as good

catching bass.

The next Let’s Talk Fishin’ tournament is Feb. 20 at Apache Lake.

For more information go to: www. letstalkfishin.com.

Payson Roundup Friday, February 12, 2016

An innovative plant to turn small trees and slash into fuels cleared state environmental review in just 85 days.

The Concord Blue facility in Eagar will create 40 new jobs — 30 during construction and 12 to actually operate the plant.

The facility by Concord Blue provides another possible outlet for millions of tons of small trees and wood debris harvested by the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) and other forest thinning operations.

Good Earth, the 4FRI contractor, had originally proposed making a partnership with Concord Blue to turn small diamater trees and wood waste into jet fuel, through a similar process.

Good Earth’s critics questioned whether the then-experimental technology could be scaled up in time to make much of an impact

on processing biomass from the 300,000 acres in the initial 4FRI project.

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) officials said they approved the Concord Blue plant in Eagar in record time, issuing a class II permit to produce renewable electricity and wood char using an innovative process.

According to Concord, the facility will process 75 tons per day of wood fuels to operate.

“The Concord Blue facility in Eagar, Arizona offers the potential to increase the market value for small-diameter ponderosa pine stands that we need to thin in order to create fire adapted communities and resilient ecosystems in the forested regions of our state,” said the State Forester, Jeff Whitney.

Using a unique technology that heats wood

to create a natural-gas-like fuel, Concord plans to generate electricity from materials collected during forest thinning operations, as well as community plant trimmings and sawmill wood debris. Applying this technology at its Eagar plant will produce one megawatt of electricity for the Navopache Electric Co-Op Incorporated, as well as generate enough power to run the plant.

“Concord’s plan to use wood from forest thinning would help foster healthy forests, reduce excess wood that could fuel larger forest fires, clean up unwanted wood debris, and promote community safety,” ADEQ Director Misael Cabrera said.

ADEQ has focused on streamlining its approval process and now issues air quality permits 70 percent faster than it did four years ago.

Community food drive has a strong finish From page 1A While the PAFD receives most of the checks, most residents opt to drop off their donations at the food banks with 90 percent of canned donations landing on their door. Those numbers are pooled and added to the PAFD total.

Proudfoot said they collected more food in the past when supermarkets let the PAFD place collection boxes inside.

Supermarkets now participate in the drive by prepackaging up bags of food, which customers can buy and the supermarkets give to the food banks.

Proudfoot said while that is great, people gave more when they could drop off what they

wanted or could afford in boxes placed at the doors.

Drive organizers had to pare down this year’s food donation goal based on having fewer collection boxes in the community.

Among the churches, Proudfoot

said the Church of Christ collected the most with 680 pounds, Community Presbyterian had 633 pounds and the Methodist Church, 100 plus pounds.

Proudfoot said churches announce the drive in flyers.

Before the holiday drive, local Realtors collected $4,200 and 2,000 pounds of food during their own drive to benefit the PAFD. Those totals do not go toward the holiday food drive.

Proudfoot said those donations came just in time because the PAFD had just run out of money.

He believes this year’s donations will last through the spring, but then month-long drives will be needed to hold over until next year’s holiday push.

Already, several organizations have signed up to host monthly drives.

To donate, drop food off at any of the food banks or mail checks to PAFD, P.O. Box 703, Payson, AZ 85547.

Local concert will feature Christian music

Chris Driesbach performs a free concert of original Christian music at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19 at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 204 W. Airport Rd., Payson.

Chris Driesbach is coming to Payson to present a Christian concert at Rock of Ages Lutheran, 204 W. Airport Rd. at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19.

His songs are all original Christian music and he loves to tell the story of the church and his journey to faith. He played music professionally for 30 years before turning his talents to Christian music, which he has performed throughout the country.

During the last nine years he has presented concerts at more than 700 Lutheran churches in 41 states from Anchorage, Alaska to Orlando, Fla. “I was an atheist until age 33, and after that sort of a new-age spiritualist. Nine years later I became a Lutheran and a Christian at the same time in 1995,” he writes in his biography.

Driesbach has been writing Christian songs for the last 11 years, including a song about his

personal experience with hurricane Katrina when he lived in New Orleans.

He lost all of his musical equipment in the flood following Katrina, but generous WELS members gave money to replace it, along with funds and other assistance to rebuild his church and the homes of 41 members of the congregation, including Driesbach.

He said he was so moved by the generosity of others that he wanted to start traveling to present thank-you concerts at no charge.

“I have a deep desire to go sing my songs and tell the happy story about Jesus and meet and worship with my brothers and sisters all around the USA. This wonderful thing God is letting me do is really a dream come true!” he says in his biography.

Driesbach has recorded six Christian CDs. He is married and lives in Huntsville, Ala.

O B I T U A R I E S James Maxwell Downes (1915-2016)

James Maxwell Downes, a resident of Payson from 1998 to 2011, born Dec. 13, 1915 in Terre Haute, Ind., passed peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 8, 2016 in Youngtown, Ariz.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Edna; two brothers, Tom and Bob; four sisters, Josephine, Jessie, Nora, and Helen; his first wife, Betty; and a grandson, Christopher. He is survived by his current wife of 60 years, Carol Downes; six children, Jim (wife Kathleen), Edna, Johnny (wife Susan), Cindy (husband Pete), Cathy (husband John), Jeff (wife Monica); 12 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

Over the course of his 100 years of life, Jim saw and experienced an amazing amount of history — the transition from horse and buggy to automobiles, the invention of television, man walking on the moon, the Internet, and phones that allow you to see who it is you’re talking to.

As a young boy during the Depression, he worked a variety of odd jobs to help support

his parents and siblings. Later he served in the Army at Camp Roberts during World War II. After his discharge at the end of the war, he became a long haul truck driver hauling cattle, molasses, hogs, just to name a few; when he stopped driving trucks he became a mechanic and made sure the trucks were in good running order for the other drivers, and then ended his working life as a dispatcher telling the other drivers where to go. However, the two most important jobs he held were those of Husband and Father — and by extension Grandfather, three generations out.

Jim was an amazing storyteller and would bend your ear for hours with the slightest bit of provocation. His memory was incredible, remembering the tiniest of details that allowed the listener to “see” the story unfold.

Jim was deeply loved and his passing will leave a hole in the hearts of many. He will be laid to rest at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, Calif. at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. Jim’s request was that a donation be made to the Leukemia Society, or a charity of your choosing, in lieu of flowers.

David Martin Hardman (1985-2016)

David Martin Hardman was born Nov. 29, 1985. He passed away Jan. 24, 2016.

He is survived by his wife, Brianne; his children, Chevy and Crue; his brothers, Bobby, Kelly and Derek; and his parents, Bob and Gail.

David’s Celebration of Life memorial will be Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to Noon at the Payson Elks Lodge. There will be a Benefit for his wife and children at the Spur Bar in Star Valley on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m.

He Will Truly Be Missed!

Sharon Louise Zeigler (1943-2016)

Sharon Louise Zeigler, 72, passed away Feb. 3, 2016 surrounded by her family at her home in Mesa, Ariz.

She was born Dec. 6, 1943 in Denver to Erwin and Lois (Morse) Faast.

Sharon grew up in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Mesa and attended Mesa High School before she received a bachelor’s of science degree in education from Arizona State University.

Sharon married Bob in 1966 in Mesa and raised her family in the mountains of Flagstaff.

Sharon was a member of the Unity church and a licensed Unity teacher, doing much of her course work at the Unity Village Campus in Missouri. She had a passion for spiritual teachings and books and loved to share these with the people in her life.

She relished her retirement years at her lovely cabin in Pine, Ariz. She adored growing beau-

tiful flowers, cooking amazing food, and making friends over a good game. She is known for her great parties, ultimate hospitality, and no one could forget her chicken and dumplings.

Her wit and laughter will be dearly missed.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Erwin and Lois Faast; and her husband, Bob Zeigler. Sharon is survived by her son, Scott Zeigler; son, Guy (Heather) Zeigler; daughter, Christy Zeigler; grandchildren, Hayden Zeigler, Laken Zeigler, Beckett Zeigler and Carson Zeigler; and her sister, Marilyn (Walt) Cunningham.

A memorial service and open house will be held at 461 N. Temple St. in Mesa from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20.

Condolences may be left online at Christy Zeigler’s Facebook page.

Micheal William Larkins (1957-2016)

Micheal William Larkins of Phoenix, Arizona died on January 23, 2016.

He was born on April 11, 1957 in Kankakee, Illinois to William and Diane Schaumburg. His parents divorced and his mother remarried Thomas Larkins and Mike was later adopted by him.

Mike is survived by two daughters, Crystal Larkins

and Vanessa Larkins.

Two brothers, Richard Larkins and Todd Schaumburg; and a sister, Tobi Beam. Four grandchildren: Dylan, Tristan, Matthew and Katelyn.

A Celebration of Life and potluck will be held on February 21, 2016 at the Sportman’s Chalet from 1-3.

Come and join us to celebrate his life. We’ll miss you Mikey!!

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Payson water future faces frightening peril Forest Service wants to protect 100-square-mile watershed from crown fires by

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The U.S. Forest Service this week released the details of a plan to dramatically thin 64,000 acres of hillside forest to protect the C.C. Cragin Reservoir and surrounding communities from the effects of a catastrophic wildfire.

The Forest Service is now seeking public comment on the draft of the streamlined proposed action plan, posted online at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/coconino/CWPP. You can send comments by email to FS-comments-southwestern-coconinomogollon@fs.fed.us.

The preliminary assessment shows conditions ripe for a ground-searing, forest-destroying crown fire on virtually the entire, tree-crowded watershed of the reservoir on which Rim Country’s water future depends.

The Forest Service hopes to use a mixture of logging sales, controlled burns and hand-thinning to remove perhaps 25 million trees on 100 square miles of thickly forested land. Payson, the Salt River Project and the National Forest Foundation have partnered on the project and will help raise the money to do mechanical thinning in areas where a timber sale isn’t economical.

A tree survey shows that 94 percent of the watershed currently stands vulnerable to a devastating crown fire, with flames racing from treetop to treetop, rather than burning along on the ground. Such fires burn much more intensely, killing almost every tree and searing the soil so it cannot absorb water normally afterward.

Such a fire on the steep slopes above the 15,000-acre-foot C.C. Cragin Reservoir could readily cause mudflows that would denude the slopes of soil and fill up the reservoir.

The nightmare that haunts Payson and Salt River Project, which share the flow from the reservoir, remains a fire like the 137,000-acre Hayman Fire in Colorado in 2003. In the two years after the fire, erosion increased 1,400-fold. The silt killed all the fish in the tributaries leading into a municipal reservoir. Denver spent $25 million repeatedly dredging out the reservoir — which filled with mud again every year.

Payson and Salt River Project have invested millions in the C.C. Cragin Reservoir, a pumping system and 11 miles of pipeline atop the Rim, all at risk in the event of a crown fire.

Payson will ultimately invest some $50 million in the system, which will nearly triple the town’s sustainable water supply — providing virtually all the water necessary to assure the town’s future growth.

Even if mudflows didn’t fill up the reservoir, increased erosion could affect water quality and cause problems for the town’s ultimate water treatment system.

Most of the water from the reservoir, ultimately flows down the East Verde into the Verde and on down to reservoirs SRP uses to supply customers in the Valley. Payson will get about 3,000 acre-feet annually and SRP about 11,000 acre-feet.

Currently, the watershed is among the most productive in the state, catching both winter and summer storms. SRP emptied the reservoir in 2014 to do maintenance work and runoff from the relatively dry winter of 2014-15 filled it to the brim in a single year.

The draft report showed how dense and unhealthy conditions have become on the whole watershed, after a century of Forest Service efforts to stamp out almost every fire. Snuffing out the once-routine, low-intensity ground fires has resulted in a sea of trees, conditions ideal for a crown fire.

Overall, tree densities average 500 per acre — mostly oak and ponderosa pine, with areas of aspen and juniper. Tree densities have reached 1,000 per acre on about 3,300 acres.

In most areas, trees are packed in so densely that they’re starving one another for water and nutrients — leaving huge swaths of the forest vulnerable to mistletoe, bark beetles and other causes of widespread tree death.

Only about 1 percent of the entire watershed resembles the kind of conditions natural to the forest. About 42 percent shows “moderate” departure from natural conditions and 48 percent shows “high” levels of departure from natural conditions. That left 76 percent of the watershed vulnerable to an “active” crown fire, with the entire canopy lost to the flames.

Another 18 percent remains prey to a “passive” crown fire, with flames spreading from one cluster of trees to another.

The thinning project would dramatically change conditions across most of the watershed.

Currently, between 1 and 50 tons of woody debris has accumulated on each acre. The project would reduce that total to 3 to 7 tons in the ponderosa pine zones and 10 to 15 tons in the mixed conifer areas.

Moreover, the project would reduce tree densities from up to 6,000 trees per acre at present to an overall average of 120 to 325 trees per acre.

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The 15,000-acre-foot C.C. Cragin Reservoir remains vulnerable to the effects of wildfire, which is why the U.S. Forest Service, Payson, the Salt River Project and the National Forest Foundation have joined forces to support a thinning project to reduce the risk of crown fires and subsequent erosion. The Forest Service map at left shows the dark, shaded project area.

The planners said they would leave standing as many large trees as possible, since ponderosa pines more than 150 years old remain relatively resistant to fire — so long as they’re not surrounded by small trees that will carry the fire up into their lower limbs.

The plan calls for removal of some of the big trees in certain areas. For instance, several fire lookout stations are so hemmed in by big trees spotters don’t have a clear view. For instance, loggers would take out 35 old-growth trees around the Baker Butte fire lookout tower.

The plan would also approve the removal of large trees close to roads that would make it hard for logging trucks to maneuver.

The plan would also allow for the removal of some 16- to 18-inch diameter trees in areas heavily stocked with such old-growth trees when necessary to create a landscape with a mixture of tree sizes and ages.

Overall, the goal remains the restoration of a forest once again dominated by those large trees, but with enough space between individual trees and patches of trees to prevent a crown fire from racing through the whole forest.

The plan also took into account the needs of various endangered species, including birds like the Northern goshawk or the Mexican spotted owl that depend on patches of dense forests for nesting and foraging.

The plan would include treatments designed to create good nesting areas in 3,000 acres and foraging areas in 25,000 acres for the spotted owls. That essentially means leaving more clusters of trees that are still sufficiently separated to interrupt the run of crown fires.

The plan also includes about 8,000 acres with treatments tailored to help the goshawks nest and forage.

The photo by Peter Aleshire above shows the dam that creates the C.C. Cragin Reservoir at low water near the end of a dry summer. The Forest Service photo at right shows the area around the Baker Butte fire lookout tower. The plan would cut about 35 old-growth trees that block the view from the fire tower. In the distance note the smudge of smoke from last summer’s General Fire.

Map courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service.

This map shows that almost the entire watershed of the C.C. Cragin Reservoir is vulnerable to a crown fire, which could not only kill virtually every tree but could result in a dramatic increase in erosion — filling the reservoir with mud.

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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Payson Walkers

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

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

Activities at the Senior Dining Room in Pine The following activities are now available at the Senior Dining Room in Pine. Come join and meet some new friends. The Senior Dining Room is located at the P/S Community Center, 3866 N. Highway 87, Pine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tonto Amateur Radio Association (TARA) The monthly business meeting of the Association will be held at the Payson Library at 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 13. After the business meeting, Don Ascoli, a retired Motorola employee, will present a program on semi conductors.

The association also has an informal breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. the last Saturday of the month at the

Crosswinds Restaurant. All interested in Amateur Radio are invited to attend. Please call John Swenson at (928) 472-3331 or (817) 228-2710 for further information

Aglow International

Rev. Doug Eckert and Cheryl Nemec will be speaking at the quarterly Aglow meeting on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson. Their story of the path their lives took to come together is multi-faceted and led by God. Both work together as Grief Share facilitators and disaster relief respondents. Join us for light refreshments at 9 a.m.; the meeting follows from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Call (928) 472-6146 for more information.

Trail work schedule

The Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction committee’s trail work in February is on the Bearfoot Trail.

Participants will be doing maintenance and then start the prep work for the new bridge crossing Pine Creek.

Meet in the parking lot of the Pine LDS Church and carpool to the locations. In case of inclement weather, the work will be rescheduled and notification made.

• Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Work on the bridge prep. Bring own lunch/snacks/water.

• Saturday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Work on the bridge prep. Bring own lunch/snacks/water.

Bridge results

Winners at Ladies’ Tuesday Bridge for Feb. 9 were: Cindy Love, first; Mary Kemp, second; Kay Hutchinson, third.

The group needs more players, so if you want to have some fun play is at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Area residents and guests are welcome.

Please call Hilda Jungblut at (928) 468-2137 for reservations and information.

Tai Chi and Qigong Tai Chi and Qigong classes are offered at 9 a.m. Saturdays at Rim Country Health, 807 W. Longhorn Rd., Payson.

The program is especially de­ signed for seniors 50 or older, but is beneficial for all ages. There is no charge. For details, call (928) 478-6032.

Storyteller hosted The Library Friends of Payson are pleased to have dedicated library volunteer and storyteller Alice Natale entertain the community with African tales in honor of Black History Month Monday, Feb. 15.

The Library Friends of Payson presentation for the community, which is held in the library meeting room, will start with a short business meeting at 10 a.m.; the program begins at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to both the business meeting and the free, one-hour program. We extend a special invitation to middle school and high school students for this program.

The library will be closed on Feb. 15, Presidents’ Day, but the meeting room will be open. There will be

And don’t forget dessert!!! A Sweetheart Chocolate Cake for Two with Strawberry Filling, Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate Syrup.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 600 E. Highway 260 • (928) 474-5429

Payson Village Shopping Center • 474-9126 • www.paysonjewelers.com

We Buy Gold, Silver & Coins

“Celebrating 3128 years Celebrating years in Country” inthe theRim Rim Country

Alcoholics Anonymous

Mondays at the Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson.

All Eastern Star members are invited to attend. Master Masons and all ladies with any Masonic affiliation or family members in Freemasonry are encouraged to join the group.

In addition to the meetings, the ladies gather at 10 a.m. every Wednesday for a fun game of O.E.S. Canasta.

For more information, contact Marjorie Winemiller, secretary, at (928) 468-0790.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other to help others recover from alcoholism. For more information on local meetings, call (928) 474-3620.

Payson Amnesty International Amnesty International is one of the largest and oldest grass roots human rights organizations in the world. Through letter writing, petitioning and human rights actions, members shine a light on human rights in our community and throughout the world. Join the local Payson Amnesty International chapter from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15 at Payson United Methodist Church, 414 Easy St., as members

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Tiny’s Family Restaurant

A very special gift for a very special woman.

A real 12” long stemmed rose, preserved and dipped in real 24k gold. Each rose is unique (no two are alike) and like your love for her, it will last forever. Give her a single rose she’ll remember and cherish forever.

take action and plan events to support human rights both locally and globally.

For more information, call Penny at (928) 978-1268.

Payson. The program is free and open to the public.

An award-winning author and poet, Ward has been a journalist, editor and publisher and lost count of the number of her published works several years ago when it hit 900.

These days, she is best known for her acclaimed historical novel series, the Owen Family Saga, which is set in the American West in post-Civil War times. Her latest novel, “Gone for a Soldier,” is a prequel and details the horrors the Owen family endured during “The Unpleasantness” that took place in Virginia from 1861-1865.

Ward is the founder of American Night Writers Association and a member of Western Writers of America and Women Writing the West. A popular workshop presenter and writing teacher, she makes her home near Payson. Learn more at MarshaWard.com.

Order of the Eastern Star Lenten supper The Ponderosa Chapter #64 O.E.S. and service meets at 7 p.m. the first and third

APW Rim Country Chapter meeting Payson-area author Marsha Ward will speak on Creating Memorable Characters at the Arizona Professional Writers (APW) meeting at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Payson Public Library meeting room, 328 N. McLane Road,

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson, hosts a soup supper at 5 p.m. and Lenten service at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The theme of the service is, The Upper Room: A Place of Service.

For more information, call Pastor Steve DeSanto at (928) 474-5440.

Sustainable Rim Country meets

Sustainable Rim County is a non-profit, non-partisan civic organization devoted to conserving the beauty of Rim Country for our enjoyment and for future generations.

The public is invited to its next meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18 at the Payson Library meeting room.

The agenda includes selecting 2016 projects and activities. For details, call Ray at (928) 478-6295.

Valentines’ Day Specials

SATURDAY 3 to 9 pm & All Day SUNDAY APPETIZERS Panko Crusted Shrimp • Homemade Crab Cakes

Valentine Dining & Gifts

Also includes: soup, salad, choice of potato, vegetable and freshly baked bread.

A real rose dipped in real gold!

Nothing outshines it for Valentine’s Day

signs to direct visitors to the side door. If you have any questions, please call the library at (928) 4749260.

Library Friends of Payson, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, supports the library with programs and materials not covered by the town budget.

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per couple

We Buy Gold, Silver, Old Coins and Native American Jewelry

Payson Book Festival photo

If you are a r/c (radio control) car or truck enthusiast then you are invited to a get-together at 3 p.m. this and every Sunday at the Payson Multi Event Center, north side of the warm-up arena.

Meet fellow enthusiasts and try your skills and your rig’s ability on one of several courses that will be set.

Being there will answer most questions, but if you have them, call (928) 978-2365.

$24.95

Open Monday-Friday 9:30-5:00, Saturday 9:30-2:00

Marsha Ward will be the guest speaker at the noon, Wednesday, Feb. 17 meeting of the Arizona Professional Writers Rim Country Chapter meeting at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd.

Radio control car/truck enthusiasts wanted

Have Tiny’s Dinner for Two Under Candlelight Dinner for Two includes: Black Angus T-Bone Steak or Fried Shrimp or Chicken Parmesan or Chicken Cordon Blue

author is guest speaker

ENTREES New York Strip Steak Lobster Mac & Cheese Cioppino (Clams, Mussels, Shrimp, Calamari & Fish) Chicken Marsala DESSERTS Amaretto Tiramisu • Creme Brulee Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Please call for reservations: (928) 468-6500 (Limited Regular Menu also available) 512 North Beeline Highway

Sweethearts That’s Sudteeruk in Thai!

Join us at Ayothaya Thai Cafe for our special 5th Annual Valentine’s Dinner & Champagne Sunday February 14th 11am to 10pm Sudteeruk Four Course Menu Appetizer: 2 curry puffs, 1 crab puff, 1 Siam roll Soup: Wonton Ginger for 2 Entrees: Choice of Two Thai Curries • Drunken Noodles • Hong Kong Fried Rice • Teriaki • Pad Thai Bangkok Fried Rice • Thai Garlic Garden • Pra Ram Lang Song • Orange Chicken Dessert: Sudteeruk Custard for two to share Champagne: Barefoot Pink Moscato Champagne (1 glass each)

And a GIFT!

$35 per couple (add $5.00 for Shrimp dishes) Reservations Suggested! 928-474-1112

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

Baha’i Faith Payson For location and information, call (928) 951-4404 or (928) 9786519.

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

Catholic Church of the Holy Nativity A Roman Catholic Church under the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. 1414 N. Easy St.(corner of Easy Street & Bradley Dr.), Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 478-6988, wwwholynativitypayson.com. The Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews, Pastor.

Sunday: Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday: Low Mass & Holy Unction 10 a.m. First Wednesday of the month: Benediction & Chaplet of Divine Mercy 5:30 p.m. followed by potluck supper. High Holy Days: Mass 10 a.m.

Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. Hwy. 260, Christopher Creek, first driveway past fire station on left.

Pastor Ed Hepworth, 478-4857 (church), 478-4310 (home).

10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Thursday Bible Study. For more information, call Pastor Ed.

6 p.m. Wednesday worship 6 p.m.

East Verde Baptist Church Houston Mesa Road at Whispering Pines Control Road, 4749385. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m.

Expedition Church 301 S. Colcord Road (two blocks west of Hwy. 87, just north of Bonita). Expedition is a non-denominational church whose mission is to “make disciples who love God and people.”

Sunday services are at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. For more information, go to www.discoverexpedition.com, Facebook at ExpeditionChurchPayson, or call (928) 474-9128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey!

First Baptist Church of Pine 4039 N. Highway 87, 476-3552, Website: www.fbcpine.com.

Sundays: Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Fellowship 6 p.m. Communion service the first Sunday during Morning Worship. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m. first Saturday of each month. Women’s Bible Study 9:15 Tuesday mornings. AWANA program on Mondays as follows: Sparks for K-2nd 2:30-4 p.m.; TNT, Trek and Journey 6-8 p.m. All other activities, please contact the church office Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or Friday 9 a.m. to noon.

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

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

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

Church of Christ 306 E. Aero. Sunday Bible classes 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. For Bible studies any day of the week, call Bob Nichols, 468-0134.

By understanding and living the principles taught in the New Testament, we attempt to accomplish the spiritual mission of the church, rather than being a social or recreational institution.

Church of Christ in Payson 401 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5149. Sunday: Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Singing Practice 5:30 p.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m. Tuesday: Ladies Bible Class 10 a.m.

Wednesday: Bible Class 6:30 p.m. www.paysonchurchofchrist. com Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints MOGOLLON WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 11 a.m., 474-6367, 468-8157, Missionaries (928) 254-8140.

MANZANITA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 1 p.m., 474-3788, 472-2266, Missionaries (928) 254-8140.

PONDEROSA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to 12 noon; Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., 472-8709, 474-6367 or 468-1103, Missionaries 472-7956.

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

PINE WARD: Highway 87; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to noon; Sacrament meeting 9 a.m. (928) 476-3118. Missionaries at (928) 600-7546.

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

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

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

YOUNG BRANCH: Sunday 9:30 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 11:20 a.m. Sacrament meeting. 4623326 or 462-3388.

BLUE RIDGE BRANCH: Sunday 10 a.m. Sacrament meeting; 10:50 a.m. Sunday School; 11:25 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society.

(928) 477-2138.

Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of the month. Sunday Fellowship Meal every 3rd Sunday of the month. Women of CORP Ministries and Bible studies lead

by Simone Lake. Other various Connection Groups available throughout week. For more information, contact: 1-928-4764249 (ch), 1-928-472-6439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www.sermon.net/CORP Community Christian Church An independent, undenominational fellowship. Meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. Open Communion served every Sunday.

Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. This week’s sermon: “The Exit in Wilderness.” Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 474-2059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: cpcpayson.org.

Crossroads Foursquare Church We invite you to join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m. Find us at www.crossroads4square.com, on Facebook or at 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson.

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

Gospel Meetings All are invited to come and hear the simple teachings and doctrine of Christ. The gospel of Christ still provides an anchor for the soul in a turbulent world. These meetings present the gospel story simply and freely. Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., Mogollon Health Alliance, 308 E. Aero Dr., Payson.

Mount Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA) 601 E. Highway 260 (across from Tiny’s Restaurant), 474-2552.

Ken Lentz, Interim Pastor. Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m.

Traditional Service; 10:30 a.m. Praise Service. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month.

Visit our website atwww.mountcross.org. Church office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a warm, loving church community that extends itself to others and welcomes everyone with joy.

Mountain Bible Church Please be our guest this weekend, 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at 302 E.Rancho Road where our goal is to ‘Love God and Love People!’ We have many adult, children and student ministries on Sundays and during the week. Our Spanish Church called “La Roca” meets Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Want more information? (928) 472-7800 or www.mountainbible.org New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224.

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

Payson First Church of the Nazarene Come join us for a time of fellowship and worship as we praise the Lord! 200 E. Tyler Parkway (928) 474-5890. Sundays: Morning Worship Service 9:30 am; Sunday School for all ages 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Monday- Friday: Safe Haven Childcare Center 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Lighthouse Club 2:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Prayer and Praise 6 p.m.; Wednesdays: Women’s Bible Study 1-2 p.m.; Children’s Quizzing 3-6th grades 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Thursdays: Youth Night 6:30 p.m.; Last Saturday of each month: Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m.; Senior Activities each month. For more information on locations, times and topics contact the church office. Office hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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

The Lord is doing great things. If you have any questions, the church number is (928) 474-8606.

Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St., behind ACE Hardware), 474-0485; Pastor Carl Peterson. A growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. We invite you to worship with us Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (Contemporary) or at 11 a.m. (Traditional).

Kid’s Church along with free and safe nursery care is provided.

Please call the church for information on additional programs, ministries and our mission to the community.

Pleasant Valley Community Church Young Public School Cafeteria on Hwy 288 & Baker Ranch Road. A non-denominational service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Come early for refreshments and fellowship.

Ponderosa Bible Church of Payson 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. Dr. Joe Falkner - Sr.Pastor, Sunday: Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship Service 11 a.m. Nursery, Adult and Youth Bible Studies during both services. Wednesday evening fellowship and Bible study for all ages! For more details and information on other weekly events, check out our website at www.pbcpayson.org or call the church office at (928) 474-9279.

Rim Country Cowboy Church The Rim Country Cowboy Church is now meeting at the Payson Living Word Bible Church, 202 S. McLane Rd. (across the street from the High School), Wed. at 6 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call Bob Neff (307) 254-5533.

Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) At Rock of Ages you will find a worship service designed to praise God and enrich faith. Our purpose is to serve all people in God’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of the Holy Bible. We are a friendly, family oriented church.

All are welcome! Rock of Ages Lutheran Church is located at 204 W. Airport Road (corner of Airport Rd and North McLane).

Pastor David Sweet, (928) 970-7606 or (928) 474-2098. Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.; Holy communion is celebrated at the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Adult Bible class is held on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Thursdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church WE Welcome Everyone. 1000 N. Easy St. (Corner of Sherwood & Easy St.). 928-474-3834. The Rev. Daniel F. Tantimonaco, Rector. St. Paul’s parishioners and Father Dan invite you to join us as WE participate in worship, Christian education, outreach and fellowship activities. Sunday: Holy Eucharist Services are at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The 10 a.m. service includes traditional and contemporary music. Child care is provided. Our Praise Band leads us with contemporary music on the last Sunday of the month. Christian Education programs offer Children’s Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sunday Adult Group Study at 9 a.m. Wednesday: We celebrate the Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Quarterly: Taizé, a Service of contemplation and music, is held quarterly on a Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. (Call for dates). We have very active Women’s, Men’s and Bible Study groups. A Film Review group and Book Club are just some of our other regular programs. (Call Church for dates and times). Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson.org. Email: stpaulspayson@gmail.com WE Welcome Everyone.

Seventh-day Adventist Church 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson; Pastor Steven Salsberry; Elder Sharon Judd. Saturday services: Sabbath School/Bible Study 9:30a.m.; Worship Hour 11 a.m. We welcome all visitors.

Come and join us for uplifting fellowship. Call 928-474-9209 for Prayer Meeting times and location, and for coming local events, or visit our website: http://payson.adventistfaith.org.

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

Star Valley Baptist Church 4180 E. Highway 260, 4 miles east of Payson (928) 474-5557.

Sunday Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday Night offers children’s ministries from 5-7 p.m. ARMOR for boys 1st-6th grade and GO for girls 1st6th grade. All are welcome!

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

Tonto Basin Bible Church Hwy. 188 off Dryer Dr., Tonto Basin, Pastor Robert Melotti, (928) 479-2299.

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m., worship service 10:45 a.m., Children’s Church 10:45 a.m., no Sunday eve. service.

Wednesday Night Bible Study Fellowship 7 p.m. Potluck every third Sunday at noon following the worship service.

Tonto Creek Shores/Tonto Valley Bible Church Lots 240-241 Valley View Road, Gisela, 474-1360. Valley View Drive, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. (combined service with both churches).

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

For questions or information please call the Church at (928) 478-5076.

Unity Church of Payson Spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer, Licensed Unity Teacher.

Our mission is to inspire and awaken one another to a greater experience of God and life through the practical application of spiritual principles. Sunday services at 10 a.m., 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). The Gifts of Imperfection class coming Sunday afternoons Jan. 31 and Feb. 14 & 28. For more, go to www.unityofpayson.org or 928-478-8515.

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

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aroundthe rim February moisture is short in the Creek Christopher Creek is rockin’ some the presentation and we came to know springtime temperatures this week. he spends nearly 10 hours in preparaEarly week winds and mild overnight tion for one of these deals. lows have taken care of most of the Guests included Jr. from Star Valley, remaining snow. It was just a dozen a six-pack of folks from Payson, a coudays ago when we were shivering ple from Overgaard, LR’s daughter through some low single-digit Kathy from Indiana and Dave’s lows. another week sisters, Karen Cole and Nancy February is our wet month of in the creek Sharpe. the winter. However, other than Competitors in Taste of Rim the half-foot of snow on the first, we haven’t seen any addiA Taste of Rim Country at tional moisture. The 10-day the Payson Public Library is outlook isn’t too promising, right around the corner and either. Thus far the much-touttickets are always at a preed El Niño winter has been a mium. Mike from Kohl’s and less than spectacular producer Sheila from Creekside will both Rod Britain hereabouts. be vying for recognition.

Ward has top release

Former resident dies

Whoa, look at this! Creek author, Marsha Ward, hit No. 1 in Hot New Releases in Western Religious Fiction on Amazon this week.

A former Creek resident that moved down to Rye about 15 years ago has passed away. Bob Magness, 86, spent most of his weekends in the mountains over his 44-year career in the pressroom at the Arizona Republic and Gazette.

Throughout the ’80s and ’90s Bob was well known hereabouts for his annual 4th of July celebration. This

Two dozen-plus enjoy wine event

Last Saturday’s Winter Wine in the Pines event up at Creekside saw a crowd of 25 wine enthusiasts in attendance. Once again, Dave Elston gave

observance was held on his large deck on the other side of a wash behind his cabin. Access was across the bridge on the River Why. Bob was a native of Jerome, Ark. and served his country in the Army.

Recognition goes to his wife, Rita, who looked after him in his declining years.

No services are planned. Bob, we are proud to have known you.

Elks event a blast

Let’s catch up on a few loose ends.

Several months back, some nice folks from Payson invited me to participate in a small theatrical production for the Payson Elks Lodge. My trepidation was on a number of levels, only one of which was traveling to Payson a dozen times at night in January of an El Niño winter.

Secondly, none of these folks were familiar, having met a couple of them only once or twice. Then, to top it off, they were asking me to play the role of a religious figure with a foreign accent.

This couldn’t be good.

Practices were held and we stunk it up pretty good as a whole. As the month went by, things improved incrementally and the cast was getting used to each other. We came to learn that the play

was just part of the production — that there were a number of vocalists as well.

Did we mention that Marilyn Tice and Cheri Short from the Creek did a tremendous job on a couple of crucial items on my costume?

The big Saturday finally came and cast members arrived early. Perhaps it was the liquid encouragement and perhaps the practices were finally paying off, for there was a point when it all started to come together as we met and seated the 120 members of the audience.

The characters had come to life.

Fame is fleeting and recognition is scant. That being said, here is a rundown on all who participated. The cooks were Bob Troutman and Adrian Troutman. The waitresses were Debbie Hite, Nancy Zirinski and Patti Ippolito.

Behind the bar were Dianne James and Noele Gingry.

Singers were Terry Lowman, John Landino, Frank Gonzales, Cheyene Riley, Patricia Coccoran along with Don and Candy Brooks.

Others who helped were Kim Riley, Randy and Karen Wood, Gil Slagle, Larry Bertram, Sharon Collins, Chuck Bailey, Dana Smith, Ginger Cunningham and Wade Cunkelman.

Members of the cast included Angel, played by Myra Tanner, Wes Guillaume was Bo Jalais, Terry Lowman was the detective, and Mama Rosa was played by understudy Barb Anderson because Gerry Bailey came down with laryngitis at the last minute. Marco Roni was portrayed by Paul Oles, Randy Norman was Rocco Scarfazzi, Tara Misu was well played by Patti Guillaume.

Jim Ahrberg was the male understudy and maître d’. Elsa Romanowitz had the part of Clair Voyant, Father Al Fredo was played by yours truly and Minne Norman was our director.

Well, this was not Academy Award stuff, but all who participated should be proud of the finished product!

Pony Express bypass painful

We continue to hear much grumbling about the Hashknife Pony Express not honoring the 45-year tradition of a handoff while passing in front of Creekside.

Olive Matus tells me she remembers the very first rider coming through the Creek 58 years ago. Locals have long come out to support this event.

Leave it to some new jack-wagon to come along and break with tradition ... and that’s another week in the Creek.

Farewell football; can hardly wait for baseball The football season is now officially over Valentine’s dinner on Valentine’s Day starting about 3 p.m. On the menu will be filet — sad, sad! But, the baseball season is the mignon, deep fried shrimp with all the just around the corner. Of course, I will be village fixings, including a bottle of champagne watching the Arizona Diamondbacks this and a special dessert all for $40 a couple. season, hopefully, they will have a great Reservations are going fast, so call 928-478season. In the meantime, the television is 4332 as soon as possible. What a great way full of political ads and the primaries. Who to treat that special someone in your life knows what to expect? This is such an with a fantastic dinner. unusual political season.

Another holiday is fast approaching ...

Sad news Valentine’s Day is Sunday, Feb. 14, fol- Janet lowed by Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. Snyder I just learned of the passing of Carol Fulp 15. Remember, if you go into Payson to pay on Jan. 31 in the Valley. A celebration of life bills or do banking or go to register to vote, was held Feb. 6. Carol had been a longtime the places will be closed for the day. It is a federal resident of the Village, but because of heart probholiday. lems, she could not stay at her cabin because of the Sunday, Valentine’s Day is a biggie ... for flowers, altitude. Carol would come and visit for short visits candy, special dinners and mushy Valentine’s cards on and off over the years. I especially remember for those special people in your life.

Carol being a part of the Tonto Village Fire Sirens Speaking of special dinners, the Double many years ago, and she would be in charge of the D Restaurant in the Village is hosting a special bake sales the auxiliary would put on every year.

Carol was also a big part of the Vacation Bible School that was held every year at the Tonto Village Chapel.

Carol’s absence leaves a big hole for all of us who remember her. Condolences to all of Carol’s family.

Get well

I have just learned of the unfortunate accident that sidelined Simone Lake for a while. Simone, get better soon — there is still much joy ahead of you!

Domino Divas

The Divas were overjoyed this past Wednesday afternoon ... Jake the Hound Dog finally showed up after three or four weeks — either the Divas were not at the fire station or Jake just didn’t want to come out in the cold. He came into the meeting room howling away as if to say, “I’m back, where’s the food?” He is such a gentleman though, he goes to every lady to get a scratch behind the ears and a huge hug. After he gets his treat, he leisurely lays down and takes a nap. He stays with the ladies until

it is time to go home, then follows them out to their cars. What a guy! He sure is loved.

Birthdays

What a lucky guy Clint Daniels is! He will surely get the royal treatment for his birthday since it falls on Feb. 14. Clint is a resident of Tonto Village III and most times he can be spotted on his quad riding down Johnson Boulevard. Have a wonderful day, Clint.

On Feb. 16, Rick Meeker of Tonto Village II and Scottsdale adds another candle to his birthday cake.

Rick is one half of our fishing buddies. We can hardly wait for fishing season to start. I can taste that fresh trout now.

On a personal note, our granddaughter Bethany and her husband, Dan McGrew will celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary. Best wishes for a long and happy marriage to you both.

That’s it for this week, see you again, same time, same place.

Characters Under the Mogollon Rim – Lafayette P. Nash, Part 2 It was early July in Tonto Basin, on to Pine and Strawberry. At least 1882, and the temperature was getting Green Valley and Pine had built secure quite warm. The postmaster at Reno, places where people could “fort up.”

Lafayette P. Nash, was startled to find In years to come the widow of the the old army camp filling with cavalry Nash’s son William would narrate a units from Fort McDowell. They had story handed down among the family been called out, along with troops from traditions. She wrote in a letter to a Forts Thomas, Apache and friend in Pine, “A rider came to Verde to pursue a large band their house and told Mrs. Nash of renegade Apaches that had back when that a band of Apaches were broken from the reservations raiding the ranches. Of course at San Carlos and Cibeque.

Mrs. Nash was terribly frightened ... She decided that if they The band had already murdered several ranchers, stowere all to die she would dress len cattle and horses, burned her two children (Walter and buildings, and they were Nina) and herself in the prettiest headed toward the old camp. clothes they had and lay them on It was as if lightning struck Stan Brown the bed and wait for the worst the neophyte postmaster! to come. Then she put out all His wife and two children the lamps and the fire in the were unprotected, out on a ranch in fireplace.

Strawberry Valley. Furthermore the vil“During the night she heard skirlages of Green Valley and Pine lay in mishing and commotion around the cow the path of the marauders. L.P. quickly barn. After a time all became quiet and recruited a cowboy to race with the Mrs. Nash was sure the Indians were warning, first to Green Valley and then creeping up to the house to kill them

and burn the house down.

“Mrs. Nash waited and morning came and they were all alive. All the Indians wanted was the cattle, which they took.

The children lived to wear their pretty clothes on a more pleasant occasion.”

[1] The famous battle that ensued between the Apaches and the U.S. Cavalry, known as The Battle of Big Dry Wash, was the final pitched battle in Arizona during the Indian Wars.

The problem with the timing of this often repeated family legend is that the daughter Nina was just 12 months old and Walter had not yet been born when the 1882 Indian attack took place.

In later years there were other alarms about possible Indian raiders, and so this story may actually refer to a date after Walter’s birth (April 26, 1884) and before their third child, Louis P. Nash (born Aug. 27, 1888). [2] The position of postmaster at old camp Reno in 1882 thrust L.P. Nash into the political limelight. He enjoyed the

attention enough to run for the House of Representatives in the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature. There would be five representatives from large Yavapai County. Nash won the seat and was present when the Legislature opened Jan. 12, 1885 in Prescott.

While he was running for the office, during the year 1884, the couple’s second child was on the way and L.P. with his wife Mary joined with other young families in the area to acknowledge the need for a school. He became a prime mover in the establishment of the Strawberry School, aided by his increasing political influence. Their appeal was made to the superintendent of schools for Yavapai County, Bucky O’Neill. Dorothy Ferguson’s notes in the Pine-Strawberry Museum say, “O’Neill was a personal friend of Lafayette Nash. This association may well have eased and speeded up the granting of a school district in Strawberry Valley.”

So it was that Yavapai School District #33 was established and “O’Neill told

the fathers to go home and build their school. He would see to its furnishings.”

He did just that, including “quite elegant furnishings” and even an organ.

The Strawberry School is a tourist attraction today, acknowledged to be the oldest standing schoolhouse in the state.

Next: Nash Part 3 Sources [1] Correspondence between Mrs. William H. Nash and Ms. Dorothy Ferguson in the Pine-Strawberry Museum at Pine, Ariz.

[2] A close look at the letter from Mrs. William Nash includes two phrases that point to another instance other than the 1882 raiders. “Here is a story that Nina told me ...” But Nina was only 1-year-old in 1882, hardly able to remember details. Then she writes, “Mr. Nash was away getting supplies ...” She says nothing about his being in Tonto Basin as postmaster.

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The Rim Country Classic Auto Club is calling all car-crazy kids to build cardboard show vehicles for the 2016 Beeline Cruise-In Car Show.

The group is hosting a “Build Your Dream Vehicle” contest, sponsored by Payson Concrete.

There is no cost to enter. The contest is about letting imaginations run wild and getting creative while having fun and being involved in one of the Rim

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The event is open to individual children ages 5 to 12 plus vehicles made as a school class project will also be accepted.

The vehicle must be made of 100 percent cardboard, but it can be finished/ decorated in any material. The vehicle can be no smaller than 36 inches long, 24 inches wide and 18 inches high.

Parents can assist only in using tools that are not safe for children to handle.

The child/class is responsible for having their vehicle placed in front of

the large ramada at Green Valley Park no later than 8 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016 with a sign, 8-inches-by-10-inches, displaying their name(s) and age(s).

Car show participants will select the winners and award plaques and prize money will be awarded: $50 for best of show; $25 for first choice, second choice and third choice.

After the 4 p.m. awards it is the entrant’s responsibility to remove their entry from the park.

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aroundthe rim Some still worried about school gym The discovery of mercury in the poly- like a good option in the 1980s, there mer, rubberized floor covering in the are today many uncertainties associated Pine Strawberry School gymnasium with the floor covering. caused a brouhaha in our two commuIn Ohio, where there are many such nities that peaked during a community floors in schools, churches and rec cenmeeting held Feb. 2 at the school. ters, the department of health recomHopefully, the answers experts gave mends an environmental contractor be soothes anxieties. contacted to determine if the floor has Roundup editor Pete excessive mercury levels.

Aleshire attended the meeting If it does, the Ohio Department and penned an informative and rattlin’ of Health recommends removing interesting story, “Gym said the rim and replacing the floor with an safe,” that appeared in the Feb. alternative option.

5 edition.

School Facilities Board repAs a former teacher, basketresentatives and experts at the ball coach, referee and a picklocal school meeting told the up basketball player, I too was audience testing had shown concerned about the mercury the floor was safe and there is because I’ve spent countless no evidence that it needs to be hours inside gyms with the same replaced.

Max Foster or very similar floors.

While the problem at P/S has The covering is a rubber-like been addressed, what remains polymer that was developed to be determined is how many in the late ’60s and was considered other schools in our state have similar an improvement over traditional wood floors? floors because they were durable and And do they emit excessive levels of had better sound absorbing qualities mercury? than wood.

Only time and testing will tell.

I’ve seen those type floors in school To view the testing results done on the cafeterias, multipurpose rooms, track P/S gym floor go to: http://www.pineesd. and field facilities and gyms around org/news/what_s_new/update_on_gymArizona. nasium_re-_opening I was, however, completely naive Pine angler pockets prize money about the mercury.

What we have learned in the past few In the Avid Division at a Let’s Talk months is that mercury was used as a Fishin’ team tournament held last weekcatalyst to help the mixture maintain a end and Roosevelt Lake, Buddy Randall soft texture. and Rod Nelson finished fourth overall According to one of the manufactur- with 8.06 pounds including a “Big Fish” ers of the surface, Tartan, the finished of 2.50 pounds. floors contain 0.1 to 0.2 percent mercury.

Last November, the angling partners Whether or not it is a health concern took fifth in a Let’s Talk Fishin’ tournahas had tongues wagging since the dis- ment with a total weight of 7.19 pounds covery of its existence in the gym. and a big fish of 1.80 pounds.

State officials, who participated in the Organizers of the fledgling Wild West Feb. 5 meetings, concluded it was not a Bass Trail circuit say Randall will enter concern. In Aleshire’s story we learned a team tournament to be held tomorrow, some who attended the meeting argued Saturday, Feb. 13 at Roosevelt Lake. it was an issue and the state School Several fishermen from Payson and Facilities Board should replace the floor. around Gila County are expected to join Scientists tell us mercury does not him. pose much of a health risk when it is swallowed or comes in contact with the Boogie down skin.

Senior Citizens Affairs Foundation However, mercury vapor is almost completely absorbed by the body when (SCAF) members suffering from the Rocking Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie it is inhaled.

High levels of inhaled mercury can Flu will want to attend the Valentine’s permanently damage the brain and kid- Day Dance to be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14 in the senior dinneys.

We do know that the polymer flooring ing hall.

The admission is only $1 and there is capable of emitting mercury vapors, will be special music and light refreshbut officials at last week’s meeting said ments. they were convinced the levels in the Members are asked to wear their Pine Strawberry School gymnasium were not high enough to cause damage. “Valentine’s Day finery.”

Call 928-476-4633 for more informaHowever, some tests done by manufacturers around the country have tion. shown the floors may contain enough The winners mercury to be above the Environmental Pine Strawberry School teacher Stacy Protection Agency’s Toxic Characteristic Flanagan has released the name of the Leaching Procedure (TCLP) standard.

While the rubberized flooring seemed science fair winners advancing March 3

Max Foster photo

Learning good hunting ethics, such as never hunt around homes whether it’s with a bow or gun, can begin with a 14-year-old inheriting a vintage .22 and then learning sportsmanship from mom and dad. to the Gila County Fair.

Representing Pine Strawberry School are fifth-graders Makenzie Aguon, Shayla Chester, Melody Larson and Windy Paine; sixth-graders McKenna Alford, Doyle Figueroa, Jasob Roberts and Cash York; seventh-graders Hazel Brooks, Raci Miranda, Emma Paine, Joerge Ramirez and Lexi Ward; and eighth-graders Abby Ast, Jessie Fitch and Kayla Schrank.

Ast is a former local and county science fair winner who advanced to the state science fair in the medical elementary division.

The science fair projects are on display in the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library until closure, today, Feb. 12.

Madder than mosquitoes in a mannequin factory

The Portals III Homeowners Association has fired off letters to Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin and the Arizona Game and Fish Department asking for help curbing alleged big game bow hunting in the subdivision.

Allegations are that a deer hunter killed a deer on the Portals III border.

Homeowners have found arrows in trees and buildings and a couple of months ago, a hunter trailed a wounded deer into the subdivision where he was ready to shoot in the direction of where residents were walking.

Wife Kay and I have lived in Portals III 25-plus years and have never had a single problem with hunters. We also refuse to put up any of those tacky and unnecessary “No Hunting” signs plastered throughout Portals III. I have hunted since I was 14 years old and before I got my first rifle — a 1908 Model 12 Remington pump action .22 — I had to pass an AG&F safety course and have my shooting skills scrutinized by

my father.

He was raised during the Great Depression and was respectful of other people’s properties because he knew how hard they had worked for them.

Consequently when hunting, we never infringed on the rights of others, especially property owners.

Prior to his death, we quail hunted many times on private ranch land south of Payson.

But before we did, we asked the landowner for permission to be on the property, went out of our way to respect them and their property, returned all gates the way they were when we found them, sometimes shared our harvest with the landowners and tried to leave the land better than we found it.

Most importantly we never fired shots within 100 yards, or in the direction of homes, pens or livestock.

I cannot imagine why a bow hunter, or one with a rifle for that matter, would hunt in a crowded subdivision. It’s simply unethical, unsafe and a black eye to all legitimate hunters.

It will be interesting to see what information Martin and Game and Fish comes back with.

half months before more can be gathered.

Of course, wood can be purchased, but at about $275 a cord for juniper, that’s an expensive proposition.

Firewood supplies dwindling

Take Pride Project founder and president Ira Gibel says the civic group is now taking nominations for the “Volunteer of the Year” award. Nominees must be residents of Pine and Strawberry who volunteer for different causes. Nominations must be submitted by the last day of March.

They can be sent to: Take Pride Project in Pine and Strawberry, P.O. Box 1204, Pine, AZ 85544.

It’s obvious around Pine and Strawberry that the cold and snowy weather we’ve experienced has greatly depleted homeowners’ firewood piles.

I was certain a few months ago that the wood our family had cut, split and stacked would be sufficient for the winter, but looking at the pile today I have my doubts.

Only thing is, wood gathering permits in the Tonto National Forest are valid only from April 1 to Dec. 31.

Which means those depleted woodpiles must last at least and one-and-a-

Fuel Reduction meets

Homeowners and other residents concerned about protecting our two towns from a catastrophic wildfire should attend a Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Committee meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the Pine Senior Center dining room.

Most likely, the future of the brush pickup program will be discussed and possibly ways to earn the about $80,000 needed to keep it afloat.

To donate or learn more about PSFR, log on to: http://psfuelreduction.org/ about/.

On the PSFR trail building agenda, volunteers will continue to work on the Pine Creek Bridge project. Dates are: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, volunteers should bring own lunch, snacks and water; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, bring own lunch, snacks, water.

Gibel calls for nominations

Thought for the week

“In a world full of people who couldn’t care less, be someone who cares more.”

There’s thinking and then there’s just thinking you’re thinking – Part 2 Last week I mentioned some- day after that I read a great thing I once read in a book writ- answer to my question about ten by a philosopher named who is “me.” While discussDescartes — namely, “I think, ing poisonous snakes a writer mentioned that black mamba therefore I am.”

Now while philosophy may be venom is so fast it can knock very interesting to some people, a human flat on his back in just 45 minutes. Then it just does not resonate he mentioned an African in my stuck-in-reality your turn “white hunter” who was world. You know what bitten on his left hand I’d say if you waltzed by a mamba. Knowing up to me and said what how little time he had Descartes said? to get help, and knowYou say, “I think, ing he’d never make therefore I am.” it, he took his machete I say, “You should and chopped off his own learn to finish your sentences.” hand.

Tom Garrett “Oh? What did I leave Whew! Not a happy out?” thought, is it?

“You should have said, ‘I But it answered my question think, therefore I am unusual.’” about as fast as that machete See? Like it or not my brain is must have swept through the air. focused on simple truths.

The “I” or “me” we talk about is As I read that comment by the conscious part of our brains.

Descartes, though, it made me What that man demonstrated as wonder about something. I real- he swung that machete is that ized that we all say “I” all the we could chop off a lot of bits and time and I wondered just who or pieces of ourselves and the “I” or what that “I” or “me” was. “me” would still exist. That’s not By coincidence the very next a deep, philosophical thought, is

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it? But it’s a useful one to keep in mind. You know? Just in case ...

Oddly enough, as that very sobering thought rattled around in my head I realized that the writers of the “Star Trek” series had gotten something terribly wrong about their famous transporter, so let’s think about, “Beam me up, Scotty,” for few minutes.

Suppose Captain Kirk steps into ship’s transporter to get transported down to a planet.

What we first see is Captain Kirk slowly fading out. Then we see someone who certainly looks like Kirk slowly fading in down below. But is it really Captain Kirk?

Well, what’s a “Kirk?” A specific human being. OK, into the transporter goes Captain Kirk and out pops another Captain Kirk down below. But how do

we know that the 185 pounds of very specific molecules that were the real Captain Kirk actually arrived down there?

We don’t. And in fact they do NOT arrive down there, and one “Star Trek” episode clearly proves it.

Remember the Bad Kirk — Good Kirk episode? Captain Kirk is down on a planet. The transporter beams him up, but there’s a slip-up and TWO Kirks come out? Remember? The Good Kirk and the Bad Kirk?

But that’s impossible if the actual Kirk is what goes into that transporter and what comes out of it. If that’s true, only the same material, in the exact same quantity, that went in can come out! If two Kirks come out it proves that something quite different is going on in that transporter. And it’s not hard to fig-

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Order: 10080062 Cust: -Brian Stillwell art#: 20132587 Class: Administrative/Professional Size: 2.00 X 2.00

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LEGAL NOTICES 16048: 2/5, 2/9, 2/12/2016 NOTICE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I Name: McSpadden Enterprises, LLC II

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LEGAL NOTICES The address of the known place of business is: 601 North Broad Street Globe, Arizona 85501 The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: W.A.S., Inc. 9141 E. Hidden Spur Trail Scottsdale, AZ 85255 III Management of the Limited Liability Company is vested in

Order: 10079993 Arizona Department of Water Resources Cust: -Game and Fish 3550 Department North Central Avenue Keywords: Amended Notice Phoenix, Arizona 85012 art#: 20132495 Class: Public Notices AMENDED NOTICE Size: 2.00 X 5.00 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATER

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3. Point of diversion: The Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter (NW1/4SE1/4), Section 35, Township 11 North, Range 14 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona.

4. Places of use: The Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the (SW1/4SW1/4), the Northwest quarter of the Southwest (NW1/4SW1/4) and the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter (SE1/4SW1/4) Section 36, Township 11 North, Range 14 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona.

5. Description of dam and reservoir: N/A. SUBMITTED MAPS AVAILABLE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Protests to the issuance of the Permit to Appropriate Public Water PD\ EH ÀOHG E\ DQ\ SHUVRQ ZKR DOOHJHV WKDW WKH SURSRVHG DSSURSULDWLRQ FRQà LFWV ZLWK YHVWHG ZDWHU ULJKWV LV D PHQDFH WR SXEOLF VDIHW\ or is against the interests and welfare of the public. Protests must be submitted either in writing or on a form provided by the Department to the Arizona Department of Water Resources. Permitting Unit, 3550 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, within sixty (60) days after the date of issuance of the Notice. A copy of the stated protests must also be forwarded to the applicant.

The Notice is issued this 20th day of January, 2016.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Order: 10080190 Cust: -MTE Communications Keywords: Statement of Non-Discrimination art#: 20132742 Class: Public Notices Size: 2.00 X 7.00

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Order: 10080189 Cust: -Gila County Elections Keywords: Public Notice art#: 20132741 Class: Public Notices Size: 3.00 X 2.50

LEGAL NOTICES a Manager or Managers.

The name and address of each Manager of the limited liability company at the time of formation of the Limited Liability Company is: NAME ADDRESS Udon McSpadden P.O. Box 2749 Globe, Arizona 85502-2749 In the event Udon McSpadden Is unavailable or incapable of acting as Manager, then it shall be: Kim McSpadden P.O. Box 2749 Globe, Arizona 85502-2749 The name and address of each Member owning a twenty percent (20%) or greater interest in the capital and profits of the limited liability company at the time of formation of the Limited Liability Company is: NAME ADDRESS Patsy McSpadden and Kim McSpadden Co-Trustees of the McSpadden Family Trust U/T/A dated October 29, 1999 P.O. Box 2749 Globe, Arizona 85502-2749 Kim McSpadden, Trustee of the Eric McSpadden Legacy Trust U/T/A dated August 7, 2013 P.O. Box 2749 Globe, Arizona 85502-2749 2/5, 2/9, 2/12/16 CNS-2838008# 16049: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26/2016: TS No. AZ08000589-15-1 APN 207-22-042 TO No. 150304095-AZ-VOO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated September 2, 2011 and recorded on September 6, 2011 as Instrument No. 2011-009930 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on April 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 145 S. ESCALERA ST, GLOBE, AZ 85501 LOT 5, BLOCKS 4 AND 5, CENTRAL PARK ADDITION, ACCORDING TO AMENDED MAP NO 330, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA APN: 207-22-042 Original Principal Balance $116,062.00 Name and Address of original Trustor BRIAN ZAPATA, AN UNMARRIED MAN 145 S. ESCALERA ST, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of the Beneficiary BANK OF OKLAHOMA, N.A. c/o BANK OF OKLAHOMA, N.A. (BOK) 7060 S YALE AVE TULSA, OK 74136 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale.

The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: January 8, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766. Order no.

AZ16-000087-1, Pub Dates, 02/05/2016, 02/12/2016, 02/19/2016, 02/26/2016.

16051: 2/9, 2/12, 2/16/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: Spring Management, LLC FILE NUMBER: L20579800 II. The address of the known place of business is: 8709 W. Deer Drive Strawberry, AZ 85544 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Durfee Law Group, PLLC 1423 S. Higley Road, Suite 127 Mesa, AZ 85206 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: Arthur Thomas Johnson manager P.O. Box 61 Coolidge, AZ 85128 The Mystic Family Trust, dated December 1, 2015 member manager P.O. Box 61 Coolidge, AZ 85128 2/9, 2/12, 2/16/16 CNS-2833789# 16052: 2/9, 2/12, 2/16/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: Rustic Enterprises, LLC FILE NUMBER: L20579764 II. The address of the known place of business is: 8709 W. Deer Drive Strawberry, AZ 85544 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Durfee Law Group, PLLC 1423 S. Higley Road, Suite 127 Mesa, AZ 85206 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: Spring Management, LLC manager P.O. Box 61 Coolidge, AZ 85128 The Mystic Family Trust, dated December 1, 2015 member manager P.O. Box 61 Coolidge, AZ 85128 2/9, 2/12, 2/16/16 CNS-2833797# 16057: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4/3016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-40863 Baca Title No: 21504248 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 09/16/1996 as Document No. 96-014990 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on April 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501, and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Lot 24, Block 8, HAYDEN TOWNSITE, according to Map No. 170, records of Gila County, Arizona; Except all minerals and mineral rights as reserved in deed recorded in Docket 48, Page 168, records of Gila

LEGAL NOTICES County, Arizona. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 189 Second Street 231 E 2nd Avenue Hayden, AZ 85235 Tax Parcel No.: 101-09-031 0 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is� condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $22,750.00 Original Trustor: Roberto L. Baca and Sarah C. Baca, AKA Sarah S. Baca, husband and wife as joint tenants with right of survivorship 920 8th Street, Safford, AZ 85546 Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Care of / Servicer Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. One Home Campus Des Moines, IA 50328 Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar A-4561066 02/12/2016, 02/19/2016, 02/26/2016, 03/04/2016 16058: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-05570 Grasso Notice is hereby given that Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $48,001.00 executed by Barbara E Grasso, an unmarried woman as to an undivided 50% interest and William F. Buck IV, an unmarried man as to an undivided 50%, 8909 W Wild Turkey Ln Strawberry, AZ 85544 , dated October 22, 2007 and recorded October 30, 2007, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2007-018264 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 29, 2016 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 196 of Strawberry View Three, according to the Plat of record in the Office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 449. Interest, as tenants in common The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 8909 W Wild Turkey Ln Strawberry, AZ 85544. Tax Parcel No.: 301-55-088. 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 B e n e f i c i a r y : Sp r i n g l e a f Finance/f/k/a American Equity; Care of/Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. 3217 S Decker Lake Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84119; Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000.

Dated: 01/29/2016 /S/Leonard J. McDonald, 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,

LEGAL NOTICES County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 01/29/2016, by LEONARD J. MCDONALD, 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-4561307 02/12/2016, 02/19/2016, 02/26/2016, 03/04/2016 16059: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. 124770 Title No. 150308190 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on 02/28/2007 in Instrument No. 2007-003324, Book xx, Page xx, records of Gila County, Arizona, at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501 on 04/28/2016 at 11:00 AM. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS Secured property is legally described as: LOT 106, OF EAST VERDE PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO. 144 PURPORTED STREET ADDRESS: 238 Chelsea Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 TAX PARCEL NUMBER(S): 302-31-107 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE: $152,000.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5 8742 Lucent Blvd, Ste 300 Highlands Ranch, CO 85374 Name and Address of Original Trustor: Joseph G. Williams 238 Chelsea Drive Payson, AZ 85541 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 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. Name and Address of Trustee: Christina Harper, Esq. 301 E. Bethany Home Road, #A-227 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Telephone: (877) 914-3498 Sales Line: (714) 730-2727 Dated: January 26, 2016 Christina Harper, Attorney at Law Successor Trustee The Successor Trustee herein qualifies as Trustee of the Trust Deed in the Trustee’s capacity as a member of the Arizona State Bar as required by A.R.S Section 33-803(a)(2). The Trustee’s regulator is the Arizona State Bar. A-4561127 02/12/2016, 02/19/2016, 02/26/2016, 03/04/2016 16061: 2/12, 2/16, 2/19/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: GASTINEAU CONSULTING LLC II. The address of the known place of business is: 9684 JUNIPER RD., STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: MARC GASTINEAU, 9684 JUNIPER RD., STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544.

III. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: SUSAN GASTINEAU, MEMBER 9684 JUNIPER RD., STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544; MARC GASTINEAU, MEMBER, 9684 JUNIPER RD., STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544 16062: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4/2016; TS No. AZ07000387-15-1 APN 207-09-011 TO No. 150313028-AZ-DMO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

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LEGAL NOTICES The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated December 4, 2006 and recorded on December 19, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-021255 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on April 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5475 S RANDALL AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 THE LAND REFERRED TO IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF GILA, STATE OF ARIZONA, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:THE SURFACE AND THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF TWO HUNDRED FEET IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCELS OF LAND:LOTS 5 AND 6, BLOCK 4, GLOBE HEIGHTS, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 81, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 207-09-011 Original Principal Balance $180,000.00 Name and Address of original Trustor WARREN CLARE WAMPOLE AND TONI A. WAMPOLE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP 5475 S RANDALL AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of the Beneficiary CIT Bank, N.A., formerly known as OneWest Bank N.A., formerly known as OneWest Bank, FSB c/o Financial Freedom, a division of CIT Bank, N.A. 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING AUSTIN, TX 78758 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale.

The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M.

LEGAL NOTICES (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: January 20, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766. Order no.

AZ16-000149-1, Pub Dates, 02/12/2016, 02/19/2106, 02/26/2016, 03/04/2016.

16063: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26/2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA INANDFOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of BEVERLY MAE STILL, Deceased. No. PB2016-00006 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN to all creditors of the Estate that: 1.

Gloria Jane Still has been appointed a Personal Representative of the Estate.

2.

Claims against the Estate must be presented within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.

3.

Claims against the Estate may be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to Gloria Jane Still, care of Rilus M. Dana, Dana and Associates, LLC., 1234 S. Power Road, Suite #102, Mesa, Z 85206.

DATED this 5th day of February, 2016.

DANA AND ASSOCIATES, LLC. By: /s/ Rilus M. Dana, RILUS M. DANA 1234 S. Power Road, Suite #102 Mesa, AZ 85206 Counsel for Personal Representative 16066: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26/2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA INANDFOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of RICHARD DISABATO, Deceased.

No. PB2015-00048 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: 1.

LYNN MALONEY has been appointed a Personal Representative of this Estate on June 2, 2015.

2.

All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claim within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.

3.

Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative by and through her attorney, Law Offices of Jo Ellen Vork PLLC, 615 West Main Street, Payson, Arizona 85541.

LAW OFFICES OF JO ELLEN VORK, PLLC Date: January 28, 2016 By: /s/ Jo Ellen Vork, JO ELLEN VORK, Attorney for Personal Representative

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