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A sprinkler system saved a kitchen and likely an entire apartment complex from extensive damages Thursday night after a pot of oil boiled over, officials say. Brandon Jones was heating up the oil to cook some chicken in an upstairs apartment at Northview Apartments, 213 W. Bonita St., around 7 p.m. when he stepped outside. Within minutes, a grease fire erupted. Flames licked up the backsplash and to the overhead cabinets. Heat triggered a sprinkler in the center of the kitchen ceiling, smothering the flames. An outside alarm sounded,

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The rolling green grass stopped at the fence line and what lay beyond was an unsightly junk lot. A Town of Payson storage yard north of Green Valley Park had turned into an unorganized junkyard for police and fire scraps in recent years, until complaints triggered some much-needed cleanup work. The town had left piles of scrap wood, ripped up vehicles, military trucks and a whole lot of rubbish in plain sight of visitors strolling along the upper loop at the park off South Green Valley Parkway. The Roundup sent town officials several pictures of the mess and asked if they planned to clean things up. Within days, crews were busy moving things around. Police Chief Don Engler and Fire Chief David Staub admit they needed to get the yard organized. “We certainly want to be good neighbors,” Staub said. “The reasons why it got like that are numerous.” Volunteers have been busy filling a roll-off dumpster and dump truck full of waste. Several of the old vehicles, including a Suburban with half its roof torn back after the fire department used it for a training exercise, are gone or moved to another part of the yard out of sight of the park.

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Roger Kreimeyer felt stuck. He kept hearing from people who recently moved to the Rim Country say, “We’d like to volunteer, but we don’t know where or how.” On the other end of the spectrum, he heard from organizations: “We need volunteers, but we can’t find any.” So, Kreimeyer decided to try out a new program offered by his church, a website that connects volunteers with organizations seeking help. “This is a program the LDS church tried in three cities,” he said. “Recently it was proven to be successful.” Kreimeyer calls the website Just Serve. It can be found at www.justserve.org. It’s kind of a dating service for volunteers and organizations with a set of questions to fill out, but just like those dating services, the Just Serve website has a review process.

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alerting Brandon and everyone else in the complex. Brandon found smoke billowing from the stove in the tiny kitchen. He and his wife Alecia moved into the complex only a few months ago and are expecting their first child next month. Alecia was at the store at the time and returned home to a parking lot full of fire trucks. Fire Capt. Rick Winton said when firefighters arrived, the fire was out, but the sprinklers were still going. Crews turned the system off. They then entered the unit below Jones’, grabbed everything on the ground, piled it on the beds and covered it with tarps. Water did seep into

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Certain things will not be accepted “Political, for-profit fundraisers and proselytizing (i.e., missionary work),” said Kreimeyer. Nor will the site accept membership drives or the sale of products or services. He did say that since many non-profit organizations need help during fundraisers, Just Serve would happily find partnerships. Fundraisers for personal gain or for a for-profit business will not be allowed. The hope is that organizations from those nationally recognized all the way down to personal projects can find help to complete good works in the community. “If your family would like to organize a group to clean up and beautify a traffic circle, Just Serve can help find volunteers,” said Kreimeyer. The website has already launched into service. Kreimeyer inaugurated the Just Serve website with the Academic Decathlon regional

competition held on Feb. 6 and 7. Volunteers at the event said they enjoyed the process of signing up online. “It was easy,” reported Cliff Potts. If no events are on the horizon, volunteers can create a profile indicating their interest in the types of volunteering they like to do said Kreimeyer. The website stores this information and then when an event comes along that matches the interest, the volunteer is notified. Now, Kreimeyer would like to make sure those without computers don’t feel left behind. If a volunteer would prefer to work with a Just Serve coordinator on the phone, Kreimeyer and Jay Phillips will walk them through the process and sign up people. In the end, Kreimeyer hopes this website will bring a sense of ownership to the people of Rim Country by getting them out into the community serving others and making the Rim Country a better place. “Doing a good deed daily is good for the soul,” said Kreimeyer. To contact Roger Kreimeyer by phone, please call (928) 468-1365. To contact Jay Phillips, please call (928) 978-2884.

Pine residents have filed formal complaints against Robert McNabb’s operation of his Little Stinker business with the Gila County Community Development Division. The business, at 6563 W. Ute Trail and 5 Cool Pines in Pine, is on commercially zoned property, but the county claims he’s doing things not allowed in a commercial zone, much less a residential area. The alleged violations include: storage of tools and equipment outside fence; parking of company trucks at night in the right of way; leaving debris like old woodpiles, trash, appliances, tires, old automobile parts, metal, chairs; failing to close gates at night; producing foul odors. The county staff has recommended changes, including that all “operations and storage” in this zoning district “be conducted within a completely enclosed building or within an area contained by an opaque six-foot high wall, fence or approved landscape screen; all debris inside/ outside of the fence must be

removed; company trucks must be parked inside the property at night; all equipment/tools used by the business must be kept inside the fenced area; all gates must be closed at night; eliminate all foul smelling odors. Hearing Officer Jim Weeks will consider the cited violations at 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 20 in the Gila County Board of Supervisors’ conference room, 610 E. Hwy. 260, Payson. The court-like hearing will hear from a limited number of witnesses, according to Patsy Clayton, Gila County Community Development code compliance specialist/administrative assistant. Clayton said two witnesses will testify on behalf of concerned citizens. County Director of Development Bob Gould will present the county’s testimony. Clayton said attorneys will represent both the county and McNabb. Gould said Michael Harper will represent McNabb. Seating at the supervisors board room is very limited and the hearing officer will not take any comments from the general public.

Schools seek state-denied inflation pay ‘Constitutional crisis’ hinges on court mediation by

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panel of appeals court judges. The move comes in the midst of a high-stakes game of constitutional chicken, with Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposed 2015-16 budget offering only a fraction of the long-overdue inflation adjustment ordered by the courts — with even that offset by fresh cuts. The state has no backup plan if the court, in the end, orders back payments. Gov. Ducey’s proposed $9.09 billion budget provided $75 million of the $337 million the courts ordered the state to fund this year, with the potential of an ultimate $1.3 million in illegally withheld inflation adjustments hanging over the budget. In addition, Ducey’s bud-

get includes a 5 percent cut in “non-classroom spending.” Arizona has one of the worst funded public education systems in the country and suffered some of the deepest cuts during the recession. Inflation adjusted per-student spending by the state has declined from $4,654 in Fiscal 2008 to $3,512 this year, according to an analysis by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. That’s a 24 percent decline in state support. However, the state faces something approaching a budget meltdown if the court’s current order stands. The court could potentially order the state to restore the full inflation funding for fiscal 2015 and 2016 and perhaps even the $1.3 billion in

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adjustments withheld going back to 2010. In his State of the State address, Ducey said such a ruling could provoke a “constitutional crisis” if the Legislature decides to ignore the court orders. Ducey’s budget assumes the schools will settle for a much smaller inflation adjustment and won’t get the $1 billion in pastdue payments. Republican lawmakers say they simply can’t afford to make the payments without tax increases they maintain would damage the economic recovery. The state has cut taxes almost every year for the past decade, including cuts for corporations in the depths of the recession. The school districts have said

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The Gila County Board of Supervisors is moving forward to secure $2 million in financing to put a large, used modular building on the county complex in Globe. Meanwhile, the old NAPA building on West Main in Payson, purchased by the county for about $450,000 sits empty. The only use being made of it is to provide extra parking for the Gila County Sheriff’s Payson office, exactly the use Supervisor Mike Pastor predicted when he voiced objections to the purchase in July 2014. Steve Stratton, director of public works for the county, said, “We are working with

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expanded and remodeled to construct a secure point of transfer for prisoners, both from law enforcement vehicles to the jail and from the jail to the courts. This would also allow expansion for GCSO dispatch. With the courts moved into the NAPA building, adult probation could move into the space currently used by the courts and the county attorney staff would be able to spread out on the second floor of the county building closest to South Colcord. The satellite offices of the county recorder and assessor could be moved to the county building closest to the Beeline. Once the assessor and recorder staff is moved, the modular building would be taken away and parking for the county complex expanded.

Payson promptly cleans up junk in town yard From page 1A “We still have some work to do,” Engler said. “Some of the vehicles still need to be moved. For one, we are trying to find the keys.” Engler expects crews to finish most of the work by this weekend. The fire department took the lead in moving several woodpiles near the park fence line, some used to create smoke and heat for live fire exercises in the training facility on the site, while other piles were thrown away. “There is a valid use for all the items you see there, but I agree they need to be cleaned up and either stacked or stored properly,” Engler said. PPD volunteers moved some of the vehicles away from the fence line and behind a building on the site. Several armored vehicles will

be shipped back to Tucson along with miscellaneous military items the town received through surplus program and no longer needs. To keep the lot from turning into a dumping area again, police and fire departments are working together. While the town looked at adding slats to the chain link fence to help block the view of the yard from the park, Engler said they quickly realized visitors in the park could still look down into the yard over the top of the fence. “It looks a lot better though,” Staub said. “And we have plans to make it look even more appealing.” Long-term plans for the site include turning it into a parking garage to accommodate visitors on busy weekends, like Fourth of July and the annual car show, but no definitive design is in place.

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Complaints triggered the Town of Payson to clean up its storage yard just north of Green Valley Park. In recent years the site had become cluttered with debris from the Payson police and fire departments.

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the administration from the Superior Court, and their consultant, to design the building to suit their needs. Once that is accomplished we will present the plans to the county manager and the board of supervisors.” A discussion in October, outlined the following tentative plan for the Payson property, including a remodel, expanding the building and reassigning space to just about every department operating at the county complex and doing away with the modular building housing the satellite offices of the county recorder and assessor. The NAPA building would be remodeled and expanded for both the Superior and Justice courts, with entry from West Frontier. The sheriff’s office would also be

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The Payson Public Library in conjunction with the Payson Area Advisory Youth Council hosted the second annual Library Youth Art Show Feb. 6 and 7. Students in kindergarten through high school could enter work in any of four categories: photography, painting, sketching and 3-D art/sculpture. There was a tie in the drawing category for first between Emma Glembocki, fifth grade, for a mountain horse scene, and Landon Lefler, third grade, for a hawk. First place in the painting category went to Cordella Prather, second grade, for “The Lighthouse” and the runner-up was Angel Alatriz, third grade, for “Walking with Dinosaurs.” The photography category was won by Alex Rusch, fourth grade, for her “Kitty in ’da Box” and Jacob Michalicek was runner-up with his “Portrait of the Artist.” Angel Alatriz won first place in the 3-D category with his construction of a pirate ship with Popsicle sticks, the runner-up was Elizabeth Thornton, third grade, for her jungle diorama.

the state should pay about $252 million annually through fiscal 2019 to make up for the illegally withheld payments. However, with the current tax cuts phasing in, the state already faces a projected budget deficit. The projected deficit prompted Ducey to propose a $75 million cut in state support for the state’s universities, sweeping funds from the Department of Commerce and Department of Tourism and “non-classroom” cuts for K-12. Prisons remain almost the only major category slated for an increase. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee did budget projections based on the assumption that the state makes the payments already ordered by the courts. In that case, the state

would face a deficit of $480 million in fiscal 2015 and $1.02 billion in fiscal 2016, after adjusting current spending levels for inflation. Previous estimates by the JLBC show that the state has cut taxes every year since 1990, with the exception of 2003. The reduction in state revenues will top $1.4 billion annually by 2016. State general fund revenue, as a share of personal income, has dropped from $53.34 per $1,000 of personal income at its peak in 1977 to $33.07 this year, according to calculations based on JLBC data prepared by Tom Rex, with the Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity based at Arizona State University. The legal standoff involving the Legislature, the courts and the schools dates back to 2000 when voters approved Proposition 301 requiring the state to adjust school spending for

inflation every year. During the 2009-2010 recession, the Legislature not only stopped funding inflation, but cut school spending significantly. Lawmakers argued that increases in previous years had exceeded the inflation rate and so they shouldn’t have to fund the inflation increases during the recession. Voters approved a temporary 1 cent sales tax increase to fund schools, but lawmakers used some of that money for other hard-pressed departments and still didn’t fund inflation for the schools. The school districts have won their point before superior, appeals and state supreme court judges. The state has so far refused to pay either the $1.3 billion illegally withheld from 2010 to 2013 and continues to dispute the amount it should have to pay in 2014 and 2015.

Kitchen fire in apartment doused by sprinklers From page 1A the lower unit via the ceiling and walls, but was contained to the kitchen, Winton said. Shawn Hamilton, who lives in the lower unit, said he was surprised how quickly firefighters grabbed everything and moved it, but was happy to see they cared about keeping things dry. Another tenant, who did not want to provide her name, said she heard the alarm

and at first thought it was her refrigerator making noise. When she realized it was the fire alarm, she was about to break the glass to get out an outside fire extinguisher, but didn’t see any flames. Hinton said the fire charred the cabinets above the stove, but the damage could have been much worse. “The sprinklers definitely served their purpose,” he said. “Everyone was able to get out of the building safely.”

If the building had not had sprinklers, firefighters would have battled a roaring grease fire, he said. The Red Cross assisted Hamilton and his roommate find a place to stay for the night since the power was turned off. The Joneses stayed with friends. Alecia said they lost all of the food in their refrigerator and could use some help getting back on their feet. If anyone would like to donate, call (928) 951-0612.

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munity about disaster preparedness and trains and organizes teams of volunteers that support first responders during disasters. With proper CERT training, residents can help protect their families, neighbors and co-workers when a disaster occurs. For more information about CERT and the upcoming training, contact John Swenson, training officer, at (928) 472-3331.

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The Nook is having a sale featuring 50 percent off all Valentine items, 50 percent off red clothing and 50 percent off all flowers and flower vases. The Nook is at 408 W. Main St., Payson, just west of the fire station and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

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Passport on a Plate

Members of the Artists of the Rim Gallery, 618 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, invite residents and visitors to stop by and make a Valentine’s donation of non-perishable food for the food bank at the Community Presbyterian Church. Contributions may be made through Sunday, Feb. 15. Call (928) 472-1159 for more information.

Children are invited to become world travelers at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road. They will join fellow travelers and “visit” one country on each of the seven continents through stories, crafts, games and traditional ethnic snacks. The program is at 2 p.m., Feb. 21; March 14, April 4 and May 16, and at 11 a.m., April 25. Reservations are required. Call the library at (928) 474-9260.

At the Mazatzal Casino

There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529). • Cupid’s Cash: Feb. 14, 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Slots Hot Seats! Win up to $500! Couples earn bonus points 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. See Players Club for details. • Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Special in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant, Saturday, Feb. 14 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Filet Oscar - Tender Filet Mignon Steak topped with Crab Meat, Asparagus Spears and Fresh Hollandaise, served with choice of side dish and all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar. Includes one glass of Spumante California Sparkling Wine and a piece of our own home-baked Red Velvet Cake. • The Comedy Machine presents A Funny Valentine’s Comedy Show featuring Bob Kubota, Andy Kern & Steven Briggs in two shows, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. See Players Club for details. • Mardi Gras Treasure: Feb. 17, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Slot Hot Seats! Win up to $500! • Cajun Style Mardi Gras Buffet: Feb. 17 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant. Enjoy all your favorite cajun dishes, soup and salad bar, home-baked desserts. Drink specials all day long! • Bingo Matinee Dream Catcher Special: Buy a Dream Catcher Pack and receive a Regular Pack FREE!

Zane Grey Friends of NRA banquet

Zane Grey Friends of NRA is hosting its 20th Annual Dinner and Auction at 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Mazatzal Casino. For ticket reservations, please call Tallie at (928) 595-0546. Dinner tickets may also be purchased at Rim Country Guns or online at www.friendsofnra.org/az. Saturday, Feb. 14 is the deadline for the early bird specials. The upcoming banquet features a prime rib buffet, Gun of the Year Kimber Pro Carry II 1911 with 24k gold embellishment and custom Crimson Trace master series lasergrips and Friends of NRA collectible merchandise Half the money raised will be spent in the state in which it was held. The other half supports qualifying national-level programs like the Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program, Women On Target®, and other educational and safety services. State Fund Committees, made up of volunteers, review grant applications from local organizations and make recommendations to the NRA Foundation on how the money might best be used in their areas. For more information about Friends of NRA, visit www.friendsofnra.org. More information about The NRA Foundation can be found online at www. nrafoundation.org, or by calling (800) 4236894.

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

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‘States on Plates’ event

Members of the Payson High School Culinary Arts Program cordially invite the community to its States On Plates PHS Chef Event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Rim Country Middle School Cafeteria. Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for children. Come on down and enjoy many foods from different states!

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Volunteers are needed to keep the Northern Gila County Fair alive. Come to an open house meeting at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17 in the small dining room of the Mazatzal Casino’s Cedar Ridge Restaurant to see what you can do to keep this important tradition a part of the lives of all Rim Country residents.

The Library Friends of Payson extend a special invitation to veterans and their families. The presentation is in the library meeting room, will start with a short business meeting at 10 a.m., and the program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Although the library will be closed for Presidents’ Day, the meeting room will be open and there will be a sign on the front door directing attendees to the side door. The public is invited to both the business meeting and the free program. Light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please call the library at (928) 474-9260.

Help keep the Northern Gila County Fair alive

The Northern Gila County Fair is looking for volunteers. To learn about the opportunities and keeping the fair alive, an open house is planned at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17 in the small dining room of the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino’s Cedar Ridge Restaurant. You can also call (928) 478-6793 for information. Volunteers are needed for special events, vendors, the craft fair, marketing, website, large animal and horse departments. There is also a need for volunteers to handle Wednesday exhibit drop-off, Thursday judging and Friday through Saturday exhibit and livestock areas. Every department manager needs volunteers as well. Whether you have just a few hours or can contribute time throughout the year; everyone is needed. Please come out and talk to the fair board about how you can help the Northern Gila County Fair, which will take place Sept. 11-13, 2015.

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St. Philip’s St. Philip the Apostle Parish, 511 S. St. Philip St., Payson, welcomes all to begin their Lenten journey of spiritual renewal by receiving the mark of ashes at Ash Wednesday Services. On Wednesday, Feb. 18 ashes will be distributed at three Masses: 8 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. Throughout Lent every Friday join the congregation in the praying of the Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m. in the Church. Spanish Stations of the Cross begin at 7 p.m. In addition, all are welcome to come in for year-around Friday services. Leave behind the noise of the world and take time for personal reflection and prayer in Eucharistic Adoration which begins after the 8 a.m. Mass from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. You may come any time you have 15 minutes or an hour to spare to pray quietly in the presence of Our Lord Jesus. Friday

Adoration closes with the community gathering for the Benediction service from 4:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Shepherd of the Pines Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, will celebrate Ash Wednesday Service with the Imposition of Ashes at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18. Holy Communion will be served. The theme for the service will be “Yearning for Home.” Mid-week Lenten Services will be held the following five Wednesday evenings with a potluck soup supper at 5 p.m. and a service at 6 p.m. The theme for the services will be “Calling Us Home.” The community is invited to join the congregation for these special services. For more information, call Pastor Steve DeSanto (928) 474-5440 or go online to www.shepherdofthepineslutheran.com.

Author shares journey to publication

The Rim Country District of Arizona Professional Writers host local independent author Connie Cockrell at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 18 in the meeting room of the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. Cockrell will discuss the challenges and triumphs of getting a book into print. “From the first challenge to write to getting a book published is a long and perilous journey,” she says Cockrell’s books run the gamut from science fiction to contemporary stories. To date, she has published two stand-alone novels and a four-book series. Additionally, her stories have been included in four different anthologies. Cockrell is currently working on a number of writing projects, including a contemporary young adult series and three collections of short stories. A few of her books will be available for purchase and signing following the presentation. Cockrell’s publications are also available through Amazon and other eBook vendors. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Gila County Spelling Bee

Gila County School Superintendent Linda O’Dell has announced that this year’s Gila County Spelling Bee is at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19 in the Payson High School Auditorium, 301 S. McLane Road in Payson. The Gila County Spelling Bee is a public event, sponsored by the Gila County School Superintendent’s Office. Everyone is encouraged to come out and show their support of the talented students as they compete to represent the county. The winner of the county spelling bee will advance to the state competition, which is Saturday, March 21 at Eight/Arizona

PBS in Phoenix. A total of 27 students from around the state will compete for the chance to represent Arizona in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in late May. For more information on the Gila County Spelling Bee, please contact Holly Sow by phone at (928) 402-8784 or by email to hsow@gilacountyaz.gov. You can also find information on this and other upcoming events on the Gila County Superintendent of Schools’ website at www.gilacountyesa.org.

Boost brain health

A special program on brain health is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20 at Rim Country Health, 807 W. Longhorn Rd., Payson. The free Brain G.Y.M. is presented by the Mogollon Health Alliance and Rim Country Health, along with Banner Alzheimer’s Institute. Seating is limited to 20. Register by calling (602) 230-2273.

College financial aid workshop

Rim Country students, their parents and guardians are invited to attend the Financial Opportunities for College Workshop at Gila Community College at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20 in room 104. Learn about scholarship opportunities from local service organizations and assistance programs such as WIA Adult, WIA Youth, and Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Presentations, applications and literature will be available. No reservation required. The campus is located at 201 N. Mud Springs Rd. For more information, call (928) 468-8039.

Special movie showing benefit scheduled

The Sawmill Theatres and Friends of Rim Country Gila Community College host a special showing of “The Spongebob Movie: Sponge out of Water” at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Sawmill Theatres. Admission is only $5 and will help support scholarships for local students through Friends of Rim Country Gila Community College.

Community Emergency Response Team training

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is again offering the FEMA 20-hour Basic CERT Training course on three consecutive Saturdays: Feb. 21 and 28 and March 7 at the Senior Circle, 215 North Beeline Highway from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The CERT program educates the com-

Military Honor Guard needs volunteers

The Payson Military Honor Guard needs volunteers to help serve the greater Payson area. Families that have lost a military veteran are entitled to military funeral honors and the Payson Military Honor Guard provides this service. To learn more, contact Kim Riley at (928) 595-1016 or Bud Huffman at (928) 474-4392.

Books wanted

Got books? Rim Country Literacy Program is collecting books. They may be dropped off at any time at the RCLP Office, 103 E. Aero #D, located behind the Pinon Café. There is an outside bin on the porch. No encyclopedias, please. Call (928) 468-7257 for more information. The RCLP office is open from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday.

Paperback romance novels and westerns on sale

For the month of February, in honor of Valentine’s Day, the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore is featuring paperback romance novels. Buy 10 for just $1. Patrons who buy at least $3 worth will receive a library tote bag free of charge. Not a romance novel fan? A limited number of paperback westerns are also on special for February — 10 for $1. All proceeds directly support the Payson Public Library. The bookstore is to the right of the circulation desk of the library at 328 N. McLane Rd., Payson. For more information, go online to the Friends’ website www.libraryfriendsofpayson.org.

SUPERSTARS!

SUPERSTARS! tickets are now on sale at the Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway. The show is at 6 p.m., Saturday, March 7. Guests will enjoy a dinner of either prime rib or salmon and listen as some local male singers entertain. Tickets are only $20 each, but must be purchased by Friday, Feb. 27. This show will sell out, so don’t wait until the last minute to get tickets. Call (928) 4742572 for more information.

LOTTERIES Powerball (Feb. 11) 11 13 25 39 54 (19) Mega Millions (Feb. 10) 7 42 53 58 71 (15) The Pick (Feb. 11) 1 3 10 13 19 29 Fantasy 5 (Feb. 12) 3 6 7 14 27 Weekly Winnings (Feb. 10) 13 16 17 39 Pick 3 (Feb. 12) 437

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Friday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Valentine Party for children • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion

• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Zane Grey Friends of the NRA: early bird deadline for Feb. 28 banquet

• Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pine Community Center • Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public

• Presidents’ Day • Library Friend of Payson host Betty Merritt: 10 a.m., meeting room of Payson Public Libary (lifrary is closed, go to side door south of main entrance)

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Open house meeting for Northern Gila County Fair: 5:30 p.m., small dining room of casino restaurant

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Looking ahead Feb. 19 • Gila County Spelling Bee: 1 p.m., Payson High auditorium, public encouraged to attend Feb. 20 • College financial aid workshop: 4 p.m., Gila Community College Payson Campus, Room 104 Feb. 21 • CERT training starts, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Hwy., continues Feb. 28 and March 7, call (928) 472-3331 for more

PAYSON ROUNDUP

OPINION

4A Friday, February 13, 2015

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A sickening silence about university plan

• Feb. 14, 1842: Fans of Charles Dickens organize the Boz Ball, an elite party for the celebrated English writer during his first trip to America. (Dickens’ earliest works had been published under the pseudonym Boz.) Only members of New York’s aristocracy were invited. • Feb. 15, 1903: Toy-store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window in Brooklyn, advertising them as Teddy bears. Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt for permission to use his nickname, Teddy. The president agreed. • Feb. 12, 1938: Best-selling author Judy Blume, known for her children’s books and young-adult novels, including “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” and “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” is born in Elizabeth, N.J. Blume’s books have been beloved by several generations of readers. • Feb. 13, 1991: Sotheby’s announces the discovery of a long-lost manuscript of “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. The manuscript was the first half of Twain’s original version, heavily corrected in his handwriting, which had been missing for more than a century.

A sickening silence has settled over the effort to bring a four-year university campus to Payson. Back in December, the long-deferred dream seemed finally on the verge of fulfillment. The independent Forest Service appraisal set the value of the 253-acre parcel needed at just $4.1 million, settling any lingering doubts about where to put the 6,000-student campus. Moreover, the Forest Service appeared willing to part with another 10 or 20 acres Arizona State University negotiators said they wanted to provide space for spinoff facilities, like a retail shopping area. Then the Rim Country Educational Foundation, with the backing of the Mogollon Health Alliance, announced a plan to front the money for the purchase of the land, completion of the archaeological work and completion of final engineering and infrastructure plans. But just when they seemed ready to close on this urgently needed project, a devastating dispute between Payson Mayor Kenny Evans and then-Alliance Chairman Steve Drury broke out over the details and implications of the Foundation’s offer to buy the land to keep the project moving. The dispute boiled over, with awful consequences. Mayor Evans withdrew from active involvement with the project. Mr. Drury resigned from the board. The Foundation — and the Mogollon Health Alliance — essentially withdrew their farsighted and creative effort to come up with money for the land purchase. Alliance Board Member Mary Kastner took on the chairmanship upon Drury’s departure, trying to gather up the broken pieces. She continues to work on lining up donations or financing for the land purchase. We hope Mayor Evans and the Foundation Board, with the full backing of the Mogollon Health Alliance Board, will now come forward to heal the wounds this needless division has inflicted. We believe the solution now lies with the Mogollon Health Alliance, which has showered blessings on this community in the years it has labored to shore up the medical center and bring high-quality health services to this community. Now, if the MHA will front the money for the land purchase, we can start building this year. Once backers of the university campus have the land, everything else can move forward. We hope Arizona State University will finalize a deal with the title to the land secure. But if ASU will not or cannot make a commitment, owning the land will make it easy to recruit another university. Forget the bruised feelings. Heal the wounds. Turn the dread silence into cheers of celebration.

The existential threat Lots of problems make headlines. Lots of crises flare up and fade away. Lots of issues clamor for our attention. But the threat of an uncontrolled crown fire remains the existential threat to the survival of every single community in Rim Country. That’s why we’re so excited about the growing support for the Forest Service’s Four Forests Restoration Initiative (4FRI), perhaps the only way to prevent the next mega-fire. The most recent bit of good news comes in the form of a crucial endorsement of the Forest Service prescription for forest rejuvenation. The so-called Stakeholders Group consists of 30 wildly diverse groups, which spent years forging a consensus among local officials like Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin, key environmental groups and even timber company officials on the need to log small trees and leave the remaining big trees standing. The Forest Service eventually adopted the 4FRI approach, then began working out a detailed plan for forest restoration. The Forest Service’s initial refusal to embrace the Stakeholder Group’s crucial strategy for saving the old-growth trees spurred anxiety lest the whole plan unravel. Fortunately, the Forest Service listened to the suggestions and recently released an environmental impact statement for the first million acres. After carefully studying the details, the Stakeholder Group has endorsed the Forest Service’s preferred alternative. This provides a firm foundation for this vital effort to save the forest. Now it’s time for the loggers to get to work. We’re living on borrowed time already — holding our breaths through every fire season. We’ve no more time to waste.

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New approaches needed for financing preventive forest management by

Roy Miller

pine-strawberry fuel reduction member

As we are at once blessed and cursed by another week of sunny, 60- to 70-degree weather, it feels like time to take the opportunity to call attention to the ever-present wildfire risk that annually threatens our communities. The current ecosystem types surrounding Rim Country already constitute a serious wildfire threat in “ideal” conditions. As anyone who has been for a hike on our many great trails can attest, our forests are characterized by a ponderosa pine over-story that is accompanied by a high-density, highly combustible chaparral under-story of manzanita and oak brush. This composition provides a highly flammable “ladder” fuel, which, accompanied by high winds, hot temperatures, and low humidity, is essentially the perfect recipe for catastrophic wildfire. Of course, the previous assessment does not account for the extreme topographic features of Rim Country, a complicating and often catalytic factor when evaluating wildfire threat. Considering that climate change influences and land management policies have further contributed to uncharacteristically dense forests, the threat of large-scale devastation in Rim Country from wildfire is currently a very real one. The last several decades have been associated with extremely significant impacts on communities located within the Wildland-Urban Interface area. The destruction of our forests

from high-intensity, high-severity wildfire would not only have devastating economic impacts due to a loss of recreation and tourism dollars, but the potential costs associated with post-fire flooding are astronomical. In June 2010, the Schultz Fire burned a total of 15,051 acres of Coconino National Forest bordering the City of Flagstaff. The burn was followed by the fourth wettest monsoon season on record in Flagstaff, resulting in debris flows, severe erosion, and substantial flooding in residential areas. According to a study conducted by NAU’s Ecological Restoration Institute, the Schultz Fire has resulted in a total cost of $58.6 million solely for suppression and mitigation. Furthermore, a study conducted by NAU’s Rural Policy Institute determined that a fire just like the Schultz Fire, only on the south side of the San Francisco Peaks instead of the northeast side, would result in a minimum negative economic impact of $1.2 billion. The recognition of the effectiveness of various policy alternatives for financing fuels reduction treatments in recent years has led to a host of options for wildfire-threatened, cash-strapped communities. Payment for Ecosystem Services is at the moment a concept of great interest in ecological economics, as it has the potential to open a whole new world of possibility for helping our communities adapt and our forests recover. The concept is simple — people benefit tremendously from the services that they derive from the ecosystems they live in (i.e., clean air, food, water, recreation, etc.); thus, there are financial

opportunities for residents and businesses alike to help contribute to restoring and maintaining the health and function of ecosystem processes, so that they may continue to deliver these services. Donations, match grants, and the efforts of non-profit interest groups and volunteers can only go so far and do so much. If our fire-threated communities want to find a proactive solution to solving forest health concerns, the time to act is now, while we still have a forest to protect. There are a multitude of options available for securing alternative financial resources, but since not all of our communities are incorporated, every single one of these potential options necessarily includes community unification and collaboration. Our humble communities need to leverage all the resources we have; this includes working alongside local government agencies to find innovative policy solutions, to collecting pennies in a jar on the counter of the local gas station, and everything in between. The bottom line is that a solution is out there, and we need to bring our communities together to find it if we want to reduce public safety risk and protect a vibrant community thriving in a healthy forest for many generations to come. We need to find these solutions before we lose everything we have. Roy Miller is an M.S. candidate, environmental sciences and policy, NAU; a board member, Pine-Strawberry Fuel Reduction, Inc.; Globe Interagency Hotshot Crew (formerly).

care for everyone. It is difficult to imagine why Barton and Thorpe propose such radical and irrational action that penalizes low-income folks, eliminates thousands of existing jobs, increases health care costs for everyone, and deprive the state of billions of federal dollars for health care services. What do they have against their own constituents? Are they ignorant of the consequences of their proposal? Do they simply not care about what happens to so many people in our region? It simply confounds understanding why these politicians want to penalize their own constituents and endanger our communities. The plan of Barton and Thorpe to throw so many low-income Arizonans “under the bus” can only be characterized as contemptible and pernicious. Raymond Spatti

an account with this public monopoly whether you use any electricity at all. That is coupled with the charge for having it delivered to you (like you or they have a choice). Then, a personal favorite of mine, my cost to me to be billed by them under the billing charge. How about that metering charge (with a smart meter, of course). Along with the metering charge is the meter reading charge which I thought was eliminated by the use of the “smart meter.” In addition, I was charged with both an environmental benefits charge and environmental improvement charge which is OK with me because I was helping clean the air but at the same time I was charged the Four Corners Adjustment, which makes me pay for the operation of some of the dirtiest coal-fired plants in the nation. It seems they get you coming and going. Now there are others and some are even about how much electricity I actually used. (That is not true for the LFCR Adjuster which isn’t even explained on their Web page.) What I would really like to see is how much of my bill goes to the $8 million annual salary of the CEO and where I paid for the $15 million in “dark money” that helped APS elect their people to the Arizona Corporation Commission that oversees their (or more accurately, my) expenses. Steve Davis

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Barton, Thorpe throw poor under the bus Editor: The new year had barely begun before politicians resumed their damaging, political games led by our own Teapublican state representatives Brenda Barton and Bob Thorpe. Along with other Republican legislators, Barton and Thorpe are suing the state in an effort to overturn expanded eligibility for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. The Affordable Care Act funds 90 percent of the cost of health care for low-income people added to the program, including 350,000 Arizonans. The law allows states to withdraw from the program should federal funding dip below 85 percent of the cost. So it was a no-brainer that Gov. Brewer decided to participate in the program. Previous bi-partisan legislation backed the governor and acknowledged the immense benefits of participating in the program. But now the lawsuit sponsored by Barton and Thorpe seeks to withdraw health care from about 10,000 of our neighbors here in Gila County and hundreds of thousands across the state. Barton and Thorpe’s plan would also eliminate thousands of jobs held by health care workers across Arizona. It would expand unreimbursed costs on hospital emergency rooms and thus further increase the cost of hospital

Utility company rip-off Editor: I received my electric bill the other day and was struck by the number of categories of charges I pay for along with my electricity. There are 15 in all since two new ones have been added this month. To start, you have the the charge for having

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Crush of bills will weigh on Payson schools Superintendent Wyman details possible impact of new laws by

Pete Aleshire

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Payson Unified School District Superintendent Greg Wyman on Monday offered the school board a quick survey of a host of bills racing through the Legislature that could have a big impact on schools this year — quite aside from the enormous potential impact of Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposed budget. Wyman previously briefed the board on the likely impact of the governor’s proposed budget, which added up to a roughly $400,000 cut in the district’s $14 million operations and maintenance budget, along with another year of receiving no money to upgrade or maintain facilities. Gov. Ducey’s budget will give the district about one-third of what courts have ordered to compensate for an illegally withheld inflation adjustment, offset by a 5 percent cut in “non-classroom” spending. Wyman’s briefing this week centered on other bills that could have a big impact. Most of the bills either restrict what school districts can do to help pass bond issues; cancel for the next few years graduation tests and school ratings; regulate online classes and keep school districts out of the business of setting up charter schools, which get an extra $1,000 per student. Wyman said the legislative session has already started moving at “warp speed” with the goal of finishing within 65 days — or sometime in mid-March. By contrast, many recent legislative sessions have gone on into May or June. Legislative leaders say they plan to limit the number of new bills introduced to about 800, compared to the 1,300 introduced last year. As one example, he cited the four days it took a bill requiring schools to administer the citizenship civics test to every graduating senior to go from introduction in a committee to landing on the governor’s desk. “The civics bill is a fantastic example of the speed at which things are moving, since they had it out and done in three days. That seems to have set the tone. There is an interesting dynamic down there because they’re moving them

through as fast as they are.” Even so, he said only a small percentage of the bills will actually become law. The bills must each get through several committees then a floor vote in both the state House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate, before going to the governor for a signature or veto. However, lawmakers can also use a “strike-all” bill to replace a bill that’s already come through committee with completely new language on a completely different subject — even a bill that might have died earlier in committee. In addition, Wyman predicted few, if any, of the bills introduced by Democrats in the Republican-controlled Legislature will ever escape from committee. “In a normal year, you get 1,300 bills. X number of them are Democratic: Good chance very few of them will be heard, so there’s a weeding out.” Bills still making their way through the Legislature that affect education include: Testing and school rankings

The state has adopted the new AZMerit test to replace the long-standing AIMS graduation test this year, part of the adoption of national academic standards. Existing state law links teacher evaluations and school rankings and funding to student performance on that test. However, the state hasn’t put in place a fully developed system to ensure all districts can administer the test. So lawmakers are considering a series of temporary fixes while school districts struggle to get the new system into place. Several bills focus on that goal, including: SB 1191: Prohibits districts from requiring a student to pass a standardized test to graduate for the school years from 2015 to 2018, but exempts the new civics exam from the moratorium. The bill would become effective immediately instead of going through the normal 90-day waiting period after the governor signs it. SB 1289: Prevents the state from issuing letter grades for schools in 20152016. This would give the schools time to adjust to the new test before they receive a state ranking based on the results. Also prevents districts from linking student test scores to teacher evaluations during

Superintendent Greg Wyman that period. Relations with online programs and charter schools

Arizona has more charter schools with greater freedom than almost any other state. The Legislature has repeatedly expanded the program, which provides taxpayer money on a per-student basis to privately run schools. Charter schools get an extra $1,000 per-student in state aid, presumable to make up for the lack of bonding and other extra help that flows to regular public schools. Seeking both the extra money and greater freedom to design programs free from state mandates, several districts have set up charter schools — including PUSD, which set up an alternative high school for 50 to 100 students as a charter school. Last year, the Legislature barred public schools from establishing charter schools and started to phase out funding for the existing district-run charters. This year, several proposed laws would further benefit charters and restrict regular district schools. SB 1286: Private universities and colleges could set up charter schools, but not public universities like ASU, NAU and U of A, all of which have large teacher training programs. SB 1074: Requires school districts to sell or lease vacant or unused buildings to charter schools on the same basis as any other entity. Some districts have worried that nearby charter schools could siphon off students, which would cost the districts money. For instance, Payson’s loss of 20 students this year will add an estimated $100,000 to the budget deficit. The law would require a district to seek the highest return on sale or lease of the unused facilities, even if it meant setting up a charter school on its doorstep. SB 1093: Makes it easier for a student

to take online courses from one program, but also enroll in a district school. The district can’t charge the student fees to take exams after taking online courses so they can also get credit in the district school. Wyman noted that the bill leaves crucial financial questions unaddressed. Currently, students can enroll in online courses offered by school districts like Mesa or Scottsdale. In that case, the district gets the per-student state support. But it’s unclear who would get the money if the student took online classes from one school or program and also enrolled in traditional classes at a different district. Payson doesn’t offer its own online program, so the district could wind up paying a portion of the cost of a student’s education, but get no money from the state for that student. SB 1131: This bill would require districts to let online and charter students participate in district extracurricular activities, like music, drama and athletics. The district could charge a fee of no more than $200 per activity per school year. However, that’s less than the district currently charges its own students for many of those extracurricular activities. The bill appears to contain language that would allow districts to charge more if their own fees were higher than the $200. However, Wyman expressed concern that the bill provides one more incentive for people to pull their children out of public schools for online or charter school programs, since they could still get all the extras from the district. “It’s one thing to give someone a choice as to which school they want to attend, but then you want the district to pick up the liability for someone who made a choice,” said Wyman. HB 2478: The bill would give charter schools the same right as regular public schools to contract with Joint Technical Education Districts, which provide vocational education statewide. “I think this is also going to cost us money,” said Wyman, since the charter students wouldn’t have to take the vocational classes through the district, which means the district wouldn’t get credit for the enrollment. Bond issues

Several bills would make it harder for school districts to pass budget overrides and bond issues on which they critically depend in the face of the steady decline

in state support in perhaps the worst funded public school system in the country. SB 1173: Would bar school districts from providing any information at all to anyone seeking to engage in any political activity, including bonds and overrides. Wyman said the bill would impose additional administrative costs on the districts since they’ll have to have someone screen all requests for information to make sure the person making the request doesn’t have some political purpose. SB 1173: Requires any district seeking voter approval of a bond issue or override to include in a statement sent to voters the total amount of state, federal and local money the district receives on a per-student basis. HB 2079: Requires ballot measures for bonds to use the words “property tax measure.” The law already requires the language to say “the issuance of these bonds will result in a property tax increase sufficient to pay the annual debt service on bonds.”

County honors employees by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

In a brief ceremony at its Feb. 3 meeting, the Gila County Board of Supervisors honored longtime employees. Separate presentations were made in Payson and Globe. The county acknowledged 18 employees from its Payson area offices. Serving for five years: Arthur D. Decker, Patrice Etter, Mark S. Gann, Victoria L. Garcia, Debra I. Gildersleeve, Sarah Haynie, Wade K. Haynie, Thoreina Hensley, Earl D. Laforge and Megan A. Miller. Serving for 10 years: Kristine L. Feezor, John R. France and David Hornung. Serving for 15 years: Darde de Roulhac and Violeta Worthey. Serving for 20 years: Leona Bowman and Allen D. Oswalt. Earning honors for serving the county in the Payson area for 25 years was Daniel C. Savage.

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Forest restoration plan gaining momentum Key groups endorse 4FRI prescription by

Pete Aleshire

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The Forest Service blueprint for restoring millions of acres of densely overgrown, fire-prone ponderosa pine forest has won a vital endorsement from a group of expert skeptics. The Stakeholder Group that practically invented this approach to forest restoration has now endorsed the draft of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI). The action appears to have settled a key dispute about the Forest Service approach to using timber companies to dramatically thin the forest while leaving the now-scarce old-growth trees alone. “After five years of intense collaborative work, the Stakeholder Group would like to commend the U.S. Forest Service on the Final Environmental Impact Statement. The final analyses and decision honored or directly incorporated many of the recommendations provided by the Stakeholder Group.” The letter from the group of local officials and environmentalists to the Forest Service appears to go a long way toward healing a rift that centered on the so-called “large tree retention strategy.” The Stakeholder Group, which included Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin, an array of other local officials, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Grand Canyon Trust and 30 other groups, spent years developing a consensus on how logging could restore restore forest health. Landscape of stunted thickets

As a result of a century of cattle grazing and fire suppression, tree densities on millions of acres of northern Arizona ponderosa pine forest have increased from about 50 trees per acre to closer to 1,000 trees per acre. The change has not only made for a landscape of stunted tree thickets, it has made the whole region vulnerable to catastrophic, town-threatening, forest-destroying crown fires. The government can’t afford to spend $800 an acre thinning some six million acres by hand to make it safe to return fire to its natural role in maintaining forest health. So the coalition of loggers, environmentalists and local officials developed a plan to revive a timber industry with mills and power plants that could use the millions of tons of brush and small trees. However, the Forest Service’s attempt to implement the 4FRI plan spurred grave concerns within the Stakeholder Group. The Forest Service refused to accept the ban on cutting most trees larger

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This thinning project along Colcord Road near Christopher Creek followed the 4FRI prescription. Crews removed the small and mid-sized trees, leaving a much more open forest. than 16 inches in diameter that had proved the key to the group’s hard-won consensus. However, the recent release of the environmental impact statement on the first million acres has apparently allayed the key concerns about the overall blueprint for the largest restoration effort in history. The Stakeholder Group endorsed “Alternative C,” which is also the Forest Service’s preferred alternative. Treating a million acres

Alternative C would mechanically thin 434,000 acres and use controlled burns on another 593,000 acres. The plan doesn’t call for a firm restriction on cutting big trees, but repeatedly underscored the need to save as many of the big, old-growth, fire-resistant trees as possible. These giants older than 150 years old and larger than 16 inches in diameter once dominated a forest so wide open you could gallop on horseback through grass growing tall enough to brush the horse’s belly. The big trees that once dominated across millions of acres now constitute less than 3 percent of the trees in the forest. After studying the details, the Stakeholder Group decided Alternative C more or less conformed to the original plan to protect the big trees and restore a diverse, resilient forest. The group concluded the alternative would “support healthy, diverse stands, supporting abundant populations of native plants and animals; thriving communities in forested landscapes that pose little threat of destructive wildfire; and sustainable forest indus-

tries that strengthen local economies while conserving natural resources and aesthetic values.” By contrast, currently the thickets of trees have dried up streams and left 74 percent of the forest in an unhealthy condition and the old-growth trees rare across the landscape. In a full third of the forest, trees grow so tightly packed together that they stand in grave danger of total destruction from a crown fire — which also poses a threat to the survival of every community in Rim Country. In addition, an alarming 71 percent of the forest has a “high hazard” rating for bark beetle infestations, which can devastate a forest during a drought. About onethird of the trees are heavily infested with mistletoe as a result of drought, overcrowding and the elimination of the low-intensity ground fires that once helped keep mistletoe under control. Restoring springs and streams

Alternative C would restore 74 springs, provide 82 miles of fencing to bring back aspen groves and restore 39 miles of streams. It would also involve building some 517 miles of temporary roads and decommissioning 770 miles of unneeded roads. The treatments would leave about 17 percent of the treated area with closed canopy conditions, with tree limbs overlapping. Those stands remain vulnerable to crown fires, but they would be surrounded by open areas which would prevent runaway crown fires. The areas subject to bark beetle infestations would declined from about 83 percent with no treatment to about 26 percent. The areas subject to crown

fires would decline to about 10 percent.

run by Pascal Berlioux, who now works for the Stakeholder Group. After a year of delay, Pioneer Forest Products admitted it couldn’t get financing to build the small-tree mills it has promised and got permission from the Forest Service to turn the contract over to Good Earth Power. Good Earth Power has been working for most of the past year to line up financing and develop a plan for turning the millions of tons of biomass into profitable products. Late last year, the company announced plans to build a small-log mill in Williams to handle trees coming off thinning projects around Flagstaff. The company also announced plans to partner with another company to produce compost at the Williams plant from mulched brush and trees. The announced projects represent just a fraction of the capacity needed to handle the massive amount of wood and brush the Forest Service wants to remove on the first million acres covered by the environmental impact statement.

Creating meadows, grasslands

The treatments would create a mosaic of open, grassy spaces and tree clusters on perhaps half of the acreage, create enhanced grasslands on about 300,000 acres while improving soil and watershed conditions. By dramatically decreasing tree densities, the project should not only start streams and springs flowing again, it will also likely increase the amount of rain and snowmelt flowing down into the reservoirs that sustain the Valley. The broad agreement on the details of the restoration plan represents a major step forward for the project. That shifts the focus back to the efforts of the latest contractor to move forward on the massive undertaking. The Forest Service originally picked Pioneer Forest Products over the objections of the 4FRI group, which had developed the original plan in conjunction with a different timber company

Forest Service seeks comment on plan to reopen gravel pits near Young The U.S. Forest Service wants to revive two gravel pits south of Young to help Gila County maintain local roadways. The Tonto National Forest is seeking comments on the plan to double the size of one, inactive, 2.3-acre gravel pit and deepen a second nearby pit to about 30

feet. The plan calls for reopening the Connor Canyon Mineral Material borrow pit 20 miles south of Young and the Board Tree Saddle Mineral borrow pit nine miles south of Young. A notice of the proposal concluded that rock and gravel from

the reopened pits would help repair and maintain State Route 288 between Reynolds Creek and Young, as well as in the stretch between Young, Roosevelt and Globe. Both pits lie along SR 288, one at milepost 280.8 and the other at mile post 294.3.

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Acting Young and Payson District Manager Don Nunley concluded that reopening the pits would have no significant environmental impact and therefore didn’t require an environmental assessment. The notice did observe that the pits lie close enough to foraging areas used by endangered Mexican Spotted Owls. However, since the pits won’t operate at night and aren’t within earshot of an actually nesting area, operations likely won’t impact the owls.

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Pete Aleshire

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Rim Countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy cooled a bit in November and December, according to Paysonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest financial tracking report. The figures show Payson maintained its 6 percent year-to-year gain in local sales tax receipts, still a little better than the 5 percent rise in state-shared sales tax reflecting the statewide economy. However, the rapid rise in building permits and taxes related to construction slowed. The October figures had shown a striking 80 percent rise in building permit revenues. The January report showed a smaller, but still robust 51 percent gain compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Moreover, the November sales tax figures broken down by category showed a surprising 23 percent drop in the construction sector after months of solid gains. In addition, the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collections for plan review fees reflecting projects still early in the pipeline showed just a 6 percent year-to-year increase, compared to a 51 percent jump in that same category back in October. Taken together, the figures suggest that a building boom that looked ready to take off in the fall has stalled â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or at least moderated. The shift could reflect the return to limbo of the once seemingly imminent prospects for finalizing a deal to build a univer-

sity campus in Payson. In December, the Rim Country Educational Alliance seemed poised to buy a 253-acre Forest Service parcel to build a 6,000-student campus thanks to an appraisal that put the price at a surprisingly affordable $4.2 million. But the project got tangled up in an apparent difference between the Rim Country Educational Alliance, which controls the project, and the Rim Country Educational Foundation, which has so far raised all the money for the project. The Foundation and Payson Mayor Kenny Evans had announced plans to buy the parcel so the Alliance could finalize a deal with Arizona State University and move forward. However, a dispute between then-Alliance Chairman Steve Drury and Mayor Evans concerning whether the purchase by the Foundation would undercut the Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s control of the project stalled the effort to buy the land. The Alliance has the legal responsibility for negotiating with ASU and the Forest Service, but gets most of its money from the separate Foundation, which has its own board and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t report to the Alliance board. Stung by Druryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criticism, Evans said he would leave the negotiations and the land purchase to the Alliance. The Foundation then evidently withdrew its offer to front the money for the land purchase.

Drury resigned his position on the Alliance board, which then elected Mary Kastner as his successor. Kastner said the Alliance has now signed an agreement with DCK Global to draw up detailed plans for the campus, although it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the roughly $500,000 it needs to pay DCK to start work, nor the $4.1 million it needs to buy the land. She has said the Alliance is working on raising or borrowing the money, but would not offer a timetable for moving forward with the land purchase. All of that uncertainty may have affected the willingness of developers and builders to

move forward with projects that seemed imminent in the fall, as evidenced by the slowdown in plan review fees, building permits and sales taxes related to construction. Alternatively, the statewide slowdown that has already affected the state budget deliberations may have also affected Payson. Still, other sales tax categories seem to be holding their own, according to the detailed breakdown of sales by category. The detailed numbers by category reflect November sales rather than December sales. The November sales figures show a 12 percent gain for retail

sales over November of 2013. The figures rose 16 percent for accommodations and 18 percent for restaurants and bars, signs of the recovering tourist economy heading into the holiday season. The overall revenue figures for the year from June to December showed an encouraging 10 percent gain for state-shared gas tax revenue and a 9 percent gain for state-shared income tax revenue. However, the rise in income tax collections on a statewide basis reflects figures from two years ago, since it takes that long for the state to distribute a share of the income tax to cities and counties.

The only actual decline on Paysonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revenue front came with the 8 percent drop in vehicle license taxes, which mostly reflects sales of new cars locally. However, despite the broad gains Paysonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revenues are still running behind the projections made back in June when the council adopted the fiscal 2014-15 budget. The town has so far had to take about $428,000 out of the $1.2 million reserve fund to keep the books balanced. Fortunately, the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s various departments have mostly spent less than the council budgeted. The savings amount to about $800,000 so far â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or about 10 percent of the adopted general fund budget. Without that savings, the town would now be broke. The townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $13.7 million general fund pays for most town services, with nearly two-thirds of that going to police and fire. Those two categories add up to more than $500 per resident. The police departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget totals about $4.8 million, but it remains about 14 percent below budget so far. The fire departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget totals $3.3 million and it remains about 11 percent below budget so far. Only information technology has so far significantly exceeded its budget. The townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer department has a total budget of $615,000 and so far itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running about 15 percent over budget. However, that reflects equipment purchases and payments on contracts. Town officials said even that department should end the year under budget.

Chevron gets a facelift and beer growlers New owners spent $600,000 to create a distinctive business by

Alexis Bechman

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It is the only place in town you can pick up a beer growler and a tank of gas. Feb. 6 marked the first day of business for the remodeled Chevron at 706 E. Highway 260, across the street from Giant gas, after nearly four months of work. Owners Team CB Petroleum Properties LLC marked the occasion by toasting Dom PĂŠrignon champagne in plastic cups and hot lattes from a new espresso machine. Nearly everything at the service station is new, including an upscale vibe the owners hope will attract a Chaparral Pines crowd. Shawn Dugan, with CB Petroleum, said they spent about $600,000 on the property, $400,000 of which went inside. Crews replaced everything from the plumbing to the flooring. They added flat screen TVs, a walk-in beer cooler, rows and rows of liquor, cigars, and several new food and beverage stations, including ready-to-eat tamales, soft serve ice cream, iced coffee, espresso and hot dogs. Customers can pick up everything from a pack of cigarettes to coffee from a new drive-thru, Dugan said. Unique to the station are several beer taps behind the counter. Glass growlers available in three sizes, 16-, 32- and 64-ounce, can be filled with one of several beers on tap, including three from Pineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s THAT Brewery. Once a customer purchases an empty

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The Chevron on Highway 260 features many new offerings including a convenient drive-thru thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open 24/7. The owners also bought Rim Liquor and carry a wide variety of alcohol including local and craft beers on tap. bottle (16 oz., $5.99; 32 oz., $6.99; 64 oz., $7.99) the cost to fill them is $2.99, $4.99 and $8.99 respectively. Besides THAT, beers on tap include Stone IPA, Kiltlifter, Full Moon, Bourbon Country and BigLeaf Maple.

THAT Brewery agreed to change the name of its Backwoods Blonde to Rim Liquor Ale, Dugan said. Dugan said they decided to incorporate a large selection of alcohol to compete against the other chains and

to offer something different. CB bought Rim Liquorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liquor license and decided to keep the name to honor the former owners. In the walk-in beer cooler, customers will find beers from around the world,

shelved by location. One shelf features beers from Belgium, another Mexico, Ireland, Asia, England and Texas. The station will soon feature a check cashing and payday loan machine, only one of a handful in the state, Dugan said.

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Its takes a village to put on a regional academic decathlon competition and the village of Payson responded to the need on Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7. More than 100 community members converged on the Payson High School campus Friday after school to judge students in the Northern Arizona Regional Academic Decathlon Competition in speech, interview and essay writing skills. On Saturday, students completed written exams on the subjects they studied during the year. The competition wrapped up with a game-show-like super quiz, with questions that truly humbled those watching. Payson Town Council member Fred Carpenter, volunteering for the second year in a row, had only praise for the students who competed. “If you’re worried about the future of this country, these kids will restore your faith,” he said to the interview volunteers waiting to be trained. Every two years, the competition moves from one school in the Northern Arizona region to another. This year, Payson completed the second year of its twoyear commitment. But it wasn’t easy. Volunteers who said they could help had to cancel, while others filled in at the last minute. Sue Yale, who works in the

Prudential Arizona Realty office with Cliff Potts, said he recruited her at the last minute. “He said they were short volunteers,” said Yale. She and many of the other employees from the Prudential office dropped everything to help on Friday evening. Payson Unified School District Superintendent Greg Wyman volunteered to judge as well as former PUSD superintendent Johnny Ketchem and his wife, former Payson High School principal Kathe Ketchem. Johnny felt so proud of the students he disregarded the instructions from the interview chair and gave a few kids perfect 10s on all categories. “I just thought they were too good to give them anything else,” he said. Academic Decathlon is just that, a series of 10 competitions for the mind. The competitions are designed to take a single subject and pick it apart from the art, to the music, history, math, science and economics of the subject. This year, the students studied, New Alternatives in Energy: Ingenuity and Innovation, which had some grasping to understand the concept. The year before, students studied World War I. The 10 competitions include essay writing; giving a prepared speech; answering questions during a prompt, on-the-fly interview; and seven written exams in

The Tonto National Forest will waive fees at many recreation sites and amenities on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 16. Fees at all national forests and grasslands will be waived at many day-use sites, such as picnic grounds and developed trailheads and at all standard amenity fee sites operated by the Tonto National Forest. Visitors to the Tonto National Forest are encouraged to contact the appropriate ranger district office to confirm which recreation

sites will have fees waived, and which sites will charge fees. • Cave Creek Ranger District (480) 595-3300 • Globe Ranger District (928) 402-6200 • Mesa Ranger District (480) 610-3300 • Payson Ranger District (928) 474-7999 • Pleasant Valley Ranger District (928) 462-4300 • Tonto Basin Ranger District (928) 467-3200

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Students and judges participating in last weekend’s academic decathlon enjoyed some delicious food at the high school cafeteria during a break in the two-day event. each of the subjects: art, music, social science, science, economics, mathematics, language and literature. On Friday, the volunteers arrived at 4 p.m. and worked straight through judging students until close to 8 p.m. At that time, all headed straight for the culinary arts department to grab a plateful of delicious Rim Country cooking, then sat around talking in the PHS cafeteria, sharing

war stories and triumphs of the amazing kids that enjoy challenging themselves to go above and beyond. Volunteers once again manned the stoves and served up a much-needed meal to exhausted, but happy students and their judges. Once again, the village succeeded in coming together to support the needs of the kids and school.

Show birds some love over Valentine’s weekend up in higher numbers during this year’s GBBC, too. “It’s called an ‘echo flight,’” explains Marshall Iliff, eBird project leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. “After a huge irruption like we had last winter, the following year often yields highHouse finch er-than-usual numbers as well. The abundance of lemmings that produced last year’s snowy owl irruption likely continued or emerged in new areas of eastern Canada, more owls may have stayed east after last year’s irruption, and some of last year’s birds that came south are returning.” “This may also be a big year for finches,”

Give Mother Nature a valentine this year and show how much you care about birds by counting them for the Great Backyard Bird Count. The 18th annual count is taking place Feb. 13 through 16. Anyone in the world can count birds at any location for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count and enter their sightings at www.BirdCount.org. The information gathered by tens of thousands of volunteers will help track changes in bird populations on a massive scale. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society with partner Bird Studies Canada. Bird watchers fell in love with the magnificent snowy owl during the last count when the birds were reported in unprecedented numbers across southeastern Canada, the Great Lakes states, the Northeast, and down the Atlantic Coast. Expect snowy owls to show

notes Audubon Chief Scientist Gary Langham. “GBBC participants in North America should be on the lookout for larger numbers of pine siskins and redpolls. These birds also push farther south when pinecone seed crops fail in the far north of Canada.” Bird watchers from 135 countries participated in the 2014 count, documenting nearly 4,300 species on more than 144,000 bird checklists — that’s about 43 percent of all the bird species in the world! In addition to the U.S. and Canada, India, Australia and Mexico led the way with the greatest number of checklists submitted. Editor’s note: Gift shops at both the Rim Country Museum in Green Valley Park and the Visitors Center of the Payson Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest have nice selections of books to help identify birds common to not only Rim Country, but throughout the Southwest.

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and daughter-in-law, Mike and Penny Foree of Payson; and daughter, Tammy Foree, of Phoenix. Also surviving are four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a sister, Doris Reamer of Topeka,

Kan. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Mountain View Lutheran Church, 11002 S. 48th Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85044. A reception follows. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Mountain View Lutheran Church.

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ents, Mac Bevell and Brookie Durkin, both of Mesa, Ariz.; by his son, Jacob Bevell; his sister, Eileen Uria; and his brothers, Bob Bevell, Alan Bevell, Lee Bevell and John Bevell. Services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 14 at the LDS church located at 1718 N. Date St., Mesa, Ariz. 85201.

Ruth June (Bunny) Greer (1942-2015)

Ruth June (Bunny) Greer passed away Feb. 11, 2015. She was born July 10, 1942 to Melvin Ittner and Helen Mary Hudson in Indianapolis, Ind. Ruth was raised and also raised family in the Bay Area of Northern California and then spent her last 17 years living in Star Valley, Ariz. Ruth is survived by her husband of 54 years, John Greer; sons, John (Laurie) and Randy (Diana); four grandchildren and one great-grandson. She is preceded in death by her parents

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Betty Jean Foree was born Aug. 16, 1929 to Fritz and Julie Heideman on a farm near Volland, Kan. where she grew up until marrying her love, Bill in 1947. They moved to Mesa, Ariz. in 1961 where they raised their children. Beginning in 1983 they enjoyed living and recreating in Forest Lakes, then Payson, while maintaining a second home in Ahwatukee. Betty died Feb. 6, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Bill G. Foree; their son

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and one son, Duane. Ruth’s main focus in life was her family, especially her grandchildren and also traveling both in this country and around the world. No services are planned by Ruth’s last wishes. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or any charity of your choice would be appreciated. Her spirit and soul are in the Lord’s hands and her body has been donated to Science Care for research.

Robert Pierce passed away on Feb. 4, 2015. He was born on Sept. 22, 1922 on a cotton farm in Glendale, Ariz. to parents Clarence and Jesse Pierce. After graduating high school in Phoenix in 1942, he volunteered for the Navy, where he served his country during World War II as an aircraft mechanic in the South Pacific. He was proud of his service and would tell anyone who asked. Robert was a member of the Sheet Metal Union and worked for many years in

Phoenix. Robert moved to Payson full-time with his wife, Mary Pierce in 1980. He passed away very peaceful, with his family by his side. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Pierce; four sisters and one brother. He is survived by three sons, two daughters, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 14 at the LDS Church, 913 S. Ponderosa St., Payson, Ariz. 85541.

Reginald W. Buxton (1923-2015)

Reginald W. Buxton, 91, born June 12, 1923 in Detroit, Mich., passed away Feb. 5, 2015 in Payson, Ariz. He joined the Army Air Force and served in World War II. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict, ultimately retiring as a Major. He was the recipient of the DFC, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Medal with the Silver Oakleaf Cluster. Reg will be cremated and interred at the National Memorial

Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix, Ariz., with his wife, Betty Ellen, who pre-deceased him in 2012. No services are planned at this time. He is survived by his daughter and sonin-law, Susan and Edward Rocha of Mesa, Ariz.; son and daughter-in-law, William and Mindy Buxton of Palm Springs, Calif.; and son, Gary K. Buxton of Reno, Nev. He is also survived by three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was loved and will be missed.

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Johnson back to lead PHS softball program by

Keith Morris

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Talk to Curtis Johnson for a few minutes and you realize the man knows softball. That was pretty clear when he led Payson High’s 2006 varsity squad to the first state semifinal appearance in program history in his only full season leading the Longhorns. He resigned for personal reasons early the next season, but returned as varsity assistant coach under Kadi Tenney last year. When Tenney announced she was stepping down as head coach after one very successful season to spend more time with her family, the school district promoted Johnson to be her successor. Payson High athletic director Jennifer White said she’s confident they found the right person to lead the program. “He has a lot of experience coaching girls, he’s very dedicated, he definitely is passionate about the sport and he works very well with the girls,” White said. He becomes the Longhorns’ third head coach in three years. Will Dunman served as the coach from 2000-05 before stepping down to focus

on his job as principal of Payson Elementary. Dunman then replaced Johnson after his resignation on March 21, 2007 and remained in charge of the program through 2013 before he was forced to step down because of a rule implemented by the district preventing school administrators from also serving as a paid coach. Dunman, the Julia Randall Elementary principal served as a volunteer assistant softball coach last season and will continue in that role this year. Realizing coaching stability is a key to building and keeping a winning program; White said she’s hoping Johnson remains the head coach for years to come. “Kadi and Will have nothing but incredible things to say about him, so I’m really excited for him to continue in our program,” she said. “We’re hoping he’s going to be here for a while.” It’s crucial the district has the right person in place because after three straight years of knocking on the door of history, the Longhorns may just be ready to knock it down this spring. Payson has gone 86-18 the past three years, reaching the semifinals in both 2012 and ’13 and

advancing to the Division 3 title game for the first time a year ago with just one senior. “I’m extremely excited about this team,” said Johnson, who owns the Farmers Insurance business on Main Street. “I’m optimistic about returning to state and seeing if we can finally bring the trophy home. We’ve got the team to do it, but we’ve got some work to do.” Although this will be just his second full season as a varsity head coach, Johnson has plenty of softball coaching experience. “I’ve been coaching for 18 or 19 years, from rec ball, to travel or club ball to Little League,” he said. Johnson, who coached the Rim Country Middle School team from 2006-12, and his wife, Jeri, have been married 32 years and have three daughters and four grandchildren. They moved to Payson in 2002. Two of their daughters played softball for Payson High. His youngest daughter, Candice, graduated in 2008 and went on to pitch at Sul Ross State University in West Texas. Sherra Johnson graduated in 2004 and played for the Longhorns during her junior and senior years Keith Morris/Roundup after the family moved to the area before her Curtis Johnson returns as head coach after leading the See New coach, page 8B Longhorns to the state semifinals in 2006.

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Is 2015 finally the Year of the Longhorn? It all started Monday. The stretching. The throwing. The fielding practice. The batting practice. Practice, practice, and more practice. Thirty-two young ladies stepped onto the Payson High varsity softball field this week to begin lay-

ing the foundation for what they hope turns out to be a special season. With memories of a frustrating 5-3 loss to Winslow in last year’s

Division 3 state chamas their head coach in MORE THAN A pionship game still fresh 2006. He appears to be in their minds, 11 varthe right person to help sity veterans are back these girls get to the at work trying to make next level. And there’s sure this season ends only one level higher by Keith Morris differently. than where they were Sure, the past three last season. seasons have been great They open the seaand all, what with the 86-18 record, the back-to- son March 5 at Cottonwood Mingus. How will it back state semifinal appearances and the first end? I can’t wait to find out. trip to the title game in program history, but this group of girls has been there and done that. Now they want more. All that’s left is the elusive crown no Longhorn has ever worn. This could just be the year. Why not? Although Arianna Paulson was a great player and the key to the three winningest seasons in program history, she was the only starter to graduate last spring. Everyone else returns. And her younger sister, junior Arissa Paulson, is one of the best pitchers to ever put on a Payson uniform and appears headed in her older sister’s footsteps to continue her career at Brigham Young University. And she’s the kind of powerful hitter that can haunt opposing pitchers’ dreams, as her 12 home runs a year ago attest. Her freshman sister, Aubrielle, also a pitcher, joins the team this spring, as does junior Anilese Hayes, a transfer from Lakeside Blue Ridge. She’s another strong hurler who brings a big stick to the plate. And new head coach Curtis Johnson has a wealth of experience as a club ball coach and led the Longhorns to the semifinals for the first time in program history in his only previous season

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Above, varsity player Sadie Dunman warms up her throwing arm during the second day of practice. At left, junior varsity players Jodi Taylor bats and Rebecca Carr fields a ground ball. The season starts March 5 at Cottonwood Mingus.

Varsity basketball team buys uniforms for 8th-graders Wildly successful raffle makes it all possible by

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A year ago, Payson High assistant boys basketball coach Randy Herrera had an idea to help raise needed funds for the high school boys basketball program, as well as the school’s bass club, which he heads. He wanted to set up a raffle in which one winner a day for 30 days each November would be drawn to receive top-notch hunting or other outdoor gear. Head coach Joe Sanchez loved the idea and the fundraiser, sponsored by the Payson Fan Club, has proven to be a great success. In its first year, The Ultimate Sportsmans Giveaway raised enough money for the varsity boys basketball team to get new home and away uniforms. They handed down their old uniforms to the junior varsity team and the JV players passed their old unis down to the freshman team. “We sell tickets for $100 each and I think we sold close to 300 the first year,” Sanchez said. “We give away a prize every day in November, either a gun or a bow through Chasin’ A Dream

Outfitters.” This year’s raffle wasn’t quite as big, but it was big enough to outfit another team with new duds. “This year we raised a little less but a lot of people said they didn’t hear about it this year, so that’s on me,” Sanchez said. “I need to get more parents’ help to really push it in the offseason. But I think we made around $10,000-11,000. And with part of that money we wanted to buy the Rim Country Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team uniforms. Their uniforms still said Mavericks on them and they looked worse than our practice uniforms, so we decided we were going to buy them new uniforms with reversible jerseys.” He said it was gratifying to see their reaction when surprised with the new unis. “At one of their practices, our varsity boys went and presented them with the new jerseys and surprised them,” Sanchez said. “Me and (eighth-grade) coach Carpenter talked and obviously coach Carpenter was very thankful for it.” Sanchez said RCMS and

Payson Elementary and Julia Randall Elementary all had different mascots for their athletic teams, but that’s now changing. “They were the RCMS Mavericks, and I think it used to be the JRE Bulldogs and the PES Panthers and now they’re all Longhorns,” the coach said. “It was just something that we felt needed to happen. All the schools have gone to Longhorns and we wanted them to have uniforms that said Longhorns in purple and gold to really support the program.” He said it was really the varsity players who made it happen. “Our boys were behind it, they were OK with spending their money,” Sanchez said. We could have easily bought them some stuff they wanted, but our boys were giving back and they were excited to do it for the eighthgrade boys.” Sanchez said all the boys basketball teams in the Payson school system are really part of one big program. “We feel like we’ve got three good sets of uniforms for the next few years for the varsity, JV and freshman teams,” Sanchez said. “Before, some of them didn’t match and some of them

were stained, so we felt really good about getting ours the first time we did the fundraiser and the second time we were like, ‘you know what, we don’t need to buy uniforms, let’s try to help another program,’ and really they’re part of our program. “We’re excited for those eighth-graders to be in the program and it was great to see our boys mesh a little bit with them and talk with them and give them their uniforms.” Sanchez said he’s thrilled with the name change in the feeder schools that’s uniting players at all levels. “I’m not sure who was behind the change, but I’m glad it happened,” Sanchez said. “When you hear Payson, it’s the Longhorns. I’m really glad to walk into JRE and see a big Longhorn and a bunch of purple and gold Longhorn posters. I think that’s how it should be and I hope it stays like that.” Herrera works part of the year in Alaska and he got the idea because he saw a similar program up there. “We brought it to the school board a couple of years ago and at first they weren’t too excited about giving guns away and obvi-

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Members of the Rim Country Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team pose with their new uniforms as Payson varsity players look on. ously our kids can’t sell tickets because it’s a raffle,” Sanchez said. “The coaching staff and parents have to be the ones selling tickets. So they allowed us to do it and it’s obviously been the most successful fundraiser we’ve ever done as the boys basketball program.” Sanchez said he hopes to have tickets for the 2015 Ultimate Sportsmans Giveaway available by March 15. Tickets for the fundraiser are $100 each and

only 400 tickets will be sold. A total of 30 winners will be drawn throughout November, with ticket holders able to win multiple prizes. Tickets will be available through Joe Sanchez at (602) 448-0174 or Chasin’ A Dream Outfitters, located at 612 S. Beeline Highway, or call (928) 468-6181. They are hoping to raise enough money to buy a basketball shooting machine for the PHS boys basketball team.

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Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinic The Humane Society of Central Arizona will have a Low-cost Spay/ Neuter Clinic on Saturday, March 7. Space is limited. Come to the shelter during business hours to sign up. A $25 cash deposit is required to reserve a space. That $25 will go toward the total cost of surgery but is NON-REFUNDABLE. Vaccines will be available only to those who are having their animal spayed/neutered. Fees are as follows: Cat Spay $60, Cat Neuter Humane $40. Dog Spay: 0-39 lbs. $75, 40-70 lbs. $95, over Society of Central 70 lbs. add $1 per pound. Dog Neuter: 0-39 lbs. Arizona $70, 40-70 lbs. $80, over 70 lbs. add $1 per pound. Lactating $10-$20, In Heat $10-$20, Pregnant $15ADOPTION $40. Cryptorchid $10-$50. Pain Medication (injecOPTIONS tion) $15. Pain Medication (take home) $12 per box. Vaccines for Dogs: Canine Rabies $10, DA2PP $15, Bordatella $10. Vaccines for Cats: Feline Rabies $10, FVRCP $10, FeLV $15. Microchips $25. We are located at 605 W. Wilson Court (just south of Main Street off McLane). Business hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, please call (928) 474-5590.

Tai Chi and Qigong

Tai Chi and Qigong classes are offered at 9 a.m. Saturdays at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church parish hall, 1000 N. Easy St., Payson. The program is especially designed for seniors 50 or older, but is beneficial for all ages. There is no charge, but donations are accepted to help the church with utility bills. For details, call (928) 478-6032.

TARA - Tonto Amateur Radio Association

Amateur Radio Operators (Hams) and any who are interested in becoming a Ham are encouraged to join TARA at 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Payson Public Library Community Room. This month there will be a presentation about Receiver Design, including a short history and the development of the amateur radios now available. The program will be presented by Ray Adams, K7MLE, president of TARA. More information about TARA may be found on the web at www.TontoRadio.org.

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Following are just two of the many wonderful pets available for adoption at the shelter. All pets are already spayed or neutered and current on vaccinations. To learn more, stop by the shelter or visit www.humanesocietycentralaz.org. BAXTER

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Baxter is a sweet, older gentleman who needs some major help with his diet plan! Since he isn’t the strapping young lad he once was, he is not much for a whole lot of playing; he would rather eat and sleep. Can you blame him? That sounds like the life! He does like to be petted — get scratchin’ on his neck and he’ll start to purrin’. A slower-paced Baxter household that is willing to help with his weight, would be ideal for this boy. Baxter recently had to have eye removal surgery due to a ruptured cyst, but is getting along just fine for only having one eye now.

Men and women are invited to the local Aglow International quarterly meeting featuring a Valentine celebration message on the love of God, Saturday, Feb 14. Rev. Dan Hammer is the Senior Pastor of Sonrise Chapel in Everett, Wash. and was a featured speaker at the 2014 Aglow National Conference. He will be speaking via a DVD presentation entitled “Goodness of God.” Join in with fellow Christians, to share the love of God and be inspired by Rev. Hammer’s message. Light refreshments are available at 9 a.m., with the meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Crossroads Church Fellowship Hall, 114 E Cedar, Payson. For more information, call (928) 472-6146.

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Payson Elks

The Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The cost is $6 per person unless otherwise indicated. The specials for the coming week: Monday, Feb. 16 - Chicken Wings, choice of side Tuesday, Feb. 17 - Steak Sandwich, choice of side, $7

Wednesday, Feb. 18 - Chili Burger, choice of side Thursday, Feb. 19 - Chicken Salad, choice of side Regular menu items are also available. Every Friday night the club’s regular menu is available from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with entertainment from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Elks Club has karaoke, with potluck at 6 p.m. every Wednesday.

Library Friends of Payson program

The Library Friends of Payson will host a program by Betty Merritt Monday, Feb. 16. Merritt is the founder and director of The Merritt Center. She will share information about her free educational program that assists returning combat veterans in their transition from the combat area to home life. The center has worked with people in transition since 1989. The Library Friends of Payson extend a special invitation to veterans and Betty Merritt their families. The presentation is in the library meeting room, and will start with a short business meeting at 10 a.m., and the program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Although the library will be closed for Presidents’ Day, the meeting room will be open and there will be a sign on the front door directing attendees to the side door. The public is invited to both the business meeting and the free program. Light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please call the library at (928) 474-9260.

Order of the Eastern Star

The Ponderosa Chapter #64 O.E.S. meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays at the Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson. All Eastern Star members are invited. Ladies with any Masonic family affiliation are encouraged to join the group. In addition to the meetings, the ladies gather at 10 a.m. every Wednesday for a fun game of canasta. For more information, contact Lois Miller, secretary, at (928) 474-0521.

Payson Art League meeting set for Feb. 17 The next meeting of the Payson Art League is Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway. Bring artwork to show, socialize and enjoy refreshments beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. and features a program by Shirley Bertram. She began collecting miniatures in 1985 and then started miniature doll-making in 1987. Bertram is self-taught and her work is in museums throughout the world. Bertram will talk about and demonstrate some of the special effects used in creating miniatures; techniques that also be used in full-size pieces of art or home décor.

Author shares journey to publication The Rim Country District of Arizona Professional Writers will hear local independent author Connie Cockrell at its noon meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the Payson Public Library community room. Cockrell will discuss the challenges and triumphs of getting a book into print. The Payson Public Library is at 328 N. McLane Road. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Special Needs Family Support Group The Special Needs Family Support Group meets at La Sierra restaurant at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 18. All families, children, caregivers, group home and day program representatives are welcome. The group now has a website: paysonspecialneedssupportgroup.org.

Payson Walkers The Payson Walkers group invites everyone to join its daily, hour-long walk, mostly on pavement. The start time is 9 a.m. from the following sites: Saturday: West end of Longhorn Sunday: Senior Circle parking lot Monday: Elks Lodge on Airport Road Tuesday: Parks and Recreation office, Green Valley Park. Wednesday: Walgreens Thursday: Payson Public Library Friday: Home Depot.

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All four of the following Elvis Presley songs reached No. 1 on the pop charts, three of them in 1956. Which Presley song went to No. 1 in a later year? A) “Don’t Be Cruel,” B) “Hound Dog,” C) “Love Me Tender,” or D) “Suspicious Minds”? The correct answer was Presley’s 1969 “Suspicious Minds” — the King’s last chart-topping hit. Happy Valentine’s Day to all! DJ Craig – (928) 468-1482 Website: www.djcraiginpayson.com

About all those ghosts around here Christopher Creek had yet to have a name the date and Dave Elston will again share his when a family from the Oklahoma panhandle knowledge. You’ll get more details, but you gazed from the edge of the Rim into a wild can bet this one will sell out early. Nancy and Eric returned from their wincountry where they each would, over the next 40 years, live out their lives. ter excursion last weekend. Warm weather John Bowman, his wife Kate, his mother, brought a number of folks up from the Valley known as Grannie by everyone, and son last weekend as well. Chuck was able to man Lewis eased their two wagons over the edge a crew to install new shelving in the CCHOA and off on the perilous trail when container behind the fire station. calamity struck. The wagon driven another week Alex and Dave were there to help us. by Kate, with Grannie as passenger, in the creek It’s good to see Marcia back to tipped over pitching them down off work. the edge into the rocks. Grannie was Happy Valentine’s Day wishes go bruised and sore, but Kate could out tomorrow to all the ladies in my not move her leg. She had a broken life — past and present. A greeting femur and in the predicament they is all you get. were in, that could have been fatal. Moderate smoke, which has waftLewis, 23, was dispatched down ed through town off and on this off the Rim for help. Several miles last week, will continue for another down the trail he stopped at Sam Rod Britain week. CKFD firefighters are firing Sharp’s ranch. Sam sent Lewis back the debris piles on the west end of up to help out while he sped off to get more town and on both sides of the creek. There help from Henry and Sarah Haught. Some are easily 100 piles to burn on the old Cheney hours later they arrived with splint boards, property, more recently known as the Village. strips of material and a jug of whiskey. As she awoke from her nap in her easy This is how the Bowmans arrived in this chair she became aware of the little girl sitarea. Kate spent several months with the ting nearby on the couch. She was dressed Haughts. She recovered, but walked forever in a long, white dress and a bonnet. The with a limp. youngster had been sitting quietly, watching John met ol’ Isador Christopher and even- 94-year-old Mimi as she napped. This encountually sat down for a day of dickering. In the ter is the most recent in a series of sightings end, John Bowman bought the CI ranch for of the little girl in the bonnet ... the earliest of $2,500. The year was 1903. these going back 35 years. The tale of the Bowmans is one of many Mimi’s granddaughter grew up in the stories of the early pioneer families right here Creek. When she was young, she remembers in our area. a woman named Tara who lived on the corner Frank Gillette was born here and went to of Coffey Lane. Tara and Mandy, her grandthe Gordon Canyon School. As a kid he sat on daughter, told the story of several sightings the porch or around a fire and soaked in all of the little girl in the bonnet. Each time the the stories. He put them all down in his 1984 little girl appeared, she would raise her hand book, “Pleasant Valley.” and point off while repeating the same three Was it John and Kate who appeared in words, “It’s up there.” Karen’s bedroom? She thinks so. She was Over the years we have heard of as many quite timid last Friday evening after her as eight different people who have been ghost story came out. At a wine tasting in visited by the “Bonnet Girl.” Four of these Payson, however, a number of ladies shared witnesses have been young girls as well. One their own ghost stories with her. was visiting her grandmother, who lived next Even though it’s a while off, here’s your door to the house on the corner of Coffey first heads-up for the next wine-tasting host- Lane. You may speculate that young girls and ed by the Creekside Restaurant: April 11 is 94-year-olds may be more easily approached

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Mimi Tidwell, 94, is a longtime resident of Christopher Creek.

by those from the other side. So it is that we conclude our little series on the ghosts of Christopher Creek. We end up with a mystery. No one seems to know anything about the “Bonnet Girl” ... neither who she might have been nor how she died. And when she pointed off and spoke those words, “It’s up there.” — What do you suppose it was she was speaking of and where is “up there”? … and that’s the last of the spooks in the Creek.

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aroundthe rim Lots happening at Pine library Have you ever checked out of a hotel or motel having not used those tiny bottles of shampoo, conditioner and lotions? Probably so, travelers do so most every day. But now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very special reason for scooping up those articles and donating them to the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library. As part of the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership in the Northern Gila County â&#x20AC;&#x153;Read Onâ&#x20AC;? project, those donated soaps, lotions and conditioners will be added to book bags for needy children. A special basket is in place at the library where the items can be donated. For the Read On project, the communities of Payson, Star Valley, Tonto Basin and Pine-Strawberry have joined forces to raise the importance of early childhood literacy. All involved agree that raising proficient readers should be a huge priority in Northern Gila County. The effort is being co-sponsored by First Things First, a partnership that has a mission to support the development, health and early education of all Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children, birth through age 5. Read On activities will include monthly books for all children including Lady Bug, a magazine club for kindergarten children. The activities will also feature literacy celebrations and events, community awareness efforts, early childhood centers, Head Start, Pre-K parent-child reading events, reading tutors and public school parent-child reading nights.

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The Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library in Pine is a resource for children in a variety of ways. Currently it is conducting a campaign to collect sample-size hygiene products â&#x20AC;&#x201D; shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, etc. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to include in book bags for needy children.

Day, Monday, Feb. 16 thanks to President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The jams are free of charge. Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Outdoors program, which has desigStudents learn to prep, cook and present nated five fee-free holidays on public lands. Sweets for your sweetie and more Day-use fees will be waived Monday at all stanPayson High School culinary arts students will Because the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library will dard sites operated by the Tonto National Forest.Â host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;States on Platesâ&#x20AC;? benefit dinner from 5 p.m. to be closed tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 14, today is the Camping and campground fees are not waived. 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26 in the Rim Country Middle last day to buy scrumptious Seeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Candy for your School cafeteria. School Daze valentine sweetheart. The dinner will feature menu items from around Hurry over, the library closes today at 5 p.m. Pine-Strawberry School archers, most of whom the country including Alaskan salmon, jambalaya, Also at the library, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jake and the Neverland have blossomed into some of the finest competitors Texas sheet cake and more. Pirates Battle for the Bookâ&#x20AC;? will be the shown during in the state, return to action tomorrow, Feb. 14 at the The meal is all you can eat. Movie Madness at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25.Â Ben Avery Range north of Phoenix. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 5 March 3 to 7 library director Becky Waer and her The team, which is coached by Dean Pederson to 12 years of age. Call Rachael at (928) 978-7874 for staff will host a celebration of Dr. Seussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; birthday. and Margaret Bullard, is a member of the National tickets. During the celebration, Waer has set up a display Archery in the Schools Program which is a national of all Dr. Seuss books available locally. After leafing physical education curriculum that has its origins in Bad call? through the books on display at the library, children 2003. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been more than two weeks since the Super will have the opportunity to complete an The program curriculum was designed to Bowl ended, but coach Pete Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to pass activity sheet and turn it in for a raffle ticket rattlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teach Junior Olympic Archery Development- the ball rather than run from the 1-yard-line in the for drawings for Dr. Seuss books and match- the rim style target archery to students in the fourth Seattle Seahawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 28-24 loss to the New England ing stuffed animals. through 12th grades. The core content covers Patriots is still being scrutinized on sports talk shows The drawings will be held at 1 p.m., archery, history, safety, techniques, equip- and social media. Saturday, March 7. Students do not need to ment, mental concentration and self-imCarroll has defended his highly unpopular decibe present to win. provement. sion to pass into the middle of the defense rather In recent meets Veronica Blanch, Michael than handing the ball off to Marshawn â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beast Modeâ&#x20AC;? Classrooms last Aguon and Caleb Barlow have been gold Lynch. medal winners. Gov. Ducey calls it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Classrooms First,â&#x20AC;? The pass from Russell Wilson was intercepted gift Also at the school, the annual talent show wrapping the Patriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; narrow win. but in reality itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a proposed budget that will be held at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Thursday, cuts $113 million from neighborhood public Max Foster Orlando Magic basketball player Elfrid Payton is Feb. 19 in the gymnasium. schools. among those who got in on the criticism tweeting, The basketball season wrapped up just â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jesus himself (is) the only person that would have The cuts are being touted to be for â&#x20AC;&#x153;non classroomâ&#x20AC;? spending, but include school lunches, last week with both the boys and girls teams defeat- kept me from giving Marshawn Lynch the ball and he counselors, transportation, speech therapists, librar- ing Mayer. would have had to come down and tell me.â&#x20AC;? Spring sports, including softball and track and ians, heating/air-conditioning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; costs all crucial to While fans around the country were quick to critfield, get underway this week. childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic success. icize the call, I heard one well-known Phoenix-area While cutting school funding, the governor propostelevision announcer defend it saying it was proper es to increase prison spending by $52 million includ- Toe-tappinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; good time to pass because the Patriots had their run defense ing building a new private prison. The next in Pine-Strawberryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly fiddlers personnel in and were aligned in â&#x20AC;&#x153;the boxâ&#x20AC;? or on the At a time when we should be investing in educa- jams will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the line of scrimmage. tion, the governor is turning his back on our public Cultural Center. Local musicians Chuck and Barbara The Patriots were indeed in a Gap-8-type defense, schools. Casey, who have built a reputation as two of the but choosing not to run against that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dâ&#x20AC;? is a slap in For more information on the budget crisis read finest artists in Arizona, traditionally head the per- the face of offensive linemen. Payson School Superintendent Greg Wymanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s formances. Most â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oâ&#x20AC;? linemen love to block that type of alignimpact statement in the Feb. 3 edition of the Payson As a husband and wife performing team, the pair ment because its mano a mano â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no tricks, no gimRoundup. Also go to: expectmorearizona.org. micks, just line up and put a hat on a hat. is known as Trouble in Paradise. My bet is Seahawks linemen would have loved for Both play guitar, violin, mandolin, cello and sing Free visit Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call to have been a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blastâ&#x20AC;? play for Lynch in vocals. At most monthly jams, other artists show up regu- the â&#x20AC;&#x153;B Gap (between guard and tackle). Those looking to enjoy a fee-free visit to the The gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outcome might have been different. Tonto National Forest may do so on Presidents larly to join in on the boot-scootinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fun.

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it is? The gals are only there on Wednesdays. If Jake is nowhere in sight, the gals keep opening the door and call for him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jake, come on Jake!â&#x20AC;? He is very well behaved, he will lay down and it seems that he just enjoys being with the gals. Jake is also a beggar and a follower. If he knows he will get a treat, he will hang around, and even howl a bit,Â until he gets a treat. He also follows anyone who is out walking, he will just tag along for a while.Â He is truly a neighborhood dog.

On First Friday my husband and I went to theÂ Community Presbyterian Church on Main Street to enjoy the music of the Fossil Creek Gang featuringÂ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Jassâ&#x20AC;? Claudio Zamorano playing the trumpet. Many will remember that Dr. Zamorano was a heart surgeon at the Arizona Heart Institute. He had to leave due to family matters in Chile. Many of his patients were in the audience, including my husband. The church was packed to overflowing with about 100 people. Did you know that there is now a site on Facebook called Tonto Village Friends? Check it out. I just found out about it a week ago. What a great way to keep up with your neighbors.

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On Monday, Feb. 16, Tonto Village II and Scottsdale resident Rick Meeker will celebrate his birthday. Rick is one of our fishing buddies along with his wife Theresa. Rick mentioned that he received new fishing poles for Christmas and he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to try them out in Tonto Creek this spring. Happy birthday, Rick. If you have any news for the Village, feel free to email me at janet_snyder2001@yahoo.com, or call me at (928) 478-9935. Have a great week.

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Green Valley Apartments 905 S. McLane Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Newer apartments located off historic Main Street and just down the road from beautiful Green Valley Park. 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes Bright, open layouts Onsite laundry facility Playground area Community room Satellite ready

See Manager for details Phone (928) 472-4639 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298 Living Trusts Wills/Living Wills Powers of Attorney Deeds Patty Rockwell 928-476-6539

REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE For Sale By Owner, corner lot, Woodhill, $243,900. Call for Aptmt, 480-323-0533, Granite Counter Tops, Solar System, Alarm System, Plantation Shutters, Spa, Sreened-In Porch, Laminate/Tile Flooring, ceiling moulding/wainscoting, additional upgrades.

MOBILES FOR SALE F.S.B.O. Furnished 2Br/2Ba Mobile Home in Adult Community, Newly Painted w/Deck & Sun Room, $22,900. Call 602-405-5371 Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712 Park Model, Like New, In Great Location, 40K Invested, Any Reasonable Offer (Fishing Boat Included) 928-978-3538 REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712

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

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Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft. On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558

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APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •

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3+ BR, 3 BA, House, 201 N Trailwood Rd, Payson, AZ, 85541, 12 months lease, unfurnished, approx 2800 sq.ft., W/D, Microwave, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Air Conditioning, Outdoor Area, Cable/Satellite TV Hookups, Carpet, Hardwood Flooring, Laundry Facilities, Storage Available, Beautiful Panoramic views from covered deck living room and kitchen. 2 Master Bdrms. Not available until sometime in Jan/Feb $1,750.00 mo. 928.978.7001 Loren@LorenPeterson.com. OWNER AGENT PETERSON REALTY

3BR/2BA/2C, Payson Ranchos; Fenced backyard backs to NFS; Immaculate! Newer carpet/floors; 2 decks w/nice forest-views; Gas fireplace; Washer/dryer/fridge; Non-smoking; No pets; Application/creditcheck/references required; $950/mo. w/one-year lease. (602) 617-7394.. Beautiful 2 Story 3Br/3Ba, Furnished, Upgraded Kitchen, Spa Bath, View, Quiet Neighbohood, Oversized 2 Car Garage / Workshop Space, Down Stairs ideal for teenager or mother-in-law quarters, $1400.mo + Dep. Call 928-978-9100 Completely Remodeled: 3Br/2Ba/2-Car Garage, RV Gate, Central AC/Heat, Wood/Tile Floors, Gas Fire-Place/Stove, All Appliances, $1,100.mo Jim 602-367-8897 or Chris 928-978-1600

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Call Caroline 928-472-6055

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609 S. Beeline Hwy. Payson, AZ 85541 474-5276 www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS 204 N. Stagecoach Pass, 4BD, 3BA $1700 812 W. Longhorn Rd., 3BD, 2.5 BA $1325 1501 N. Beeline Hwy #28, 3BD, 2BA$975 403 E. Eidelweiss Cir., 2BD, 2BA . . $750 207 W. Cherry St., 2BD, 1BA . . . . . $675

BISON COVE CONDOS 200 E. Malibu Dr. Units C4 and C6 available Pine Model, 2BD, 2BA Unfurnished $800 Furnished $950

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

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Nice and Clean, Newly Remodeled Mobile Home for rent.

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

Apartments For Rent

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Pine, 1BR, 1BA . . . . . $425 Pine, 3BR, 3BA . . . . $1900

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LEGAL NOTICES 15654: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/2015 TS/File 201709T.10066 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on DECEMBER 1, 2008, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2008-015177 in the Office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on MARCH 13, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: Lot 24, RIM TRAIL MOUNTAIN CLUB TRACT PLAT 2, according to Map No. 97, records of Gila County, Arizona. Purported Property Address: 194 NORTH RIM TRAIL RD., PAYSON, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 302-04-018C. Original Principal Balance: $500,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: POLYCOMP TRUST COMPANY FBO RICHARD C. ZIGRANG IRA 3902850 and WILLIAM D. ZIGRANG, Trustee of the WILLIAM D. ZIGRANG MONEY PURCHASE AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN and HELEN FAIRFIELD, Trustee of the HELEN L. FAIRFIELD TRUST dated 4/9/2004 and RICHARD W. LAYTON and MARY K. LAYTON, Trustee of the RICHARD W. and MARY K. LAYTON TRUST dated 9/12/1974 and TERRY WILLIAM BLATNICK and LISA BLATNICK, Co-Trustees of the BLATNICK FAMILY TRUST dated 12/11/2000 and SEASIDE FUNDING INC., a California corporation, 28430 LOMO DR., RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 and 701 NEWHALL RD., HILLSBOROUGH, CA 94010 and 79630 RANCHO LA QUINTA, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 and 7164 EADS AVE., LA JOLLA, CA 92037 and 1426 COOP ST., ENCINITAS, CA 92024 and 6965 EL CAMINO REAL #105-545, CARLSBAD, CA 92009. Original/Current Trustor: ROGER J. ABDIN, 26223 N. 93RD AVE., PEORIA, AZ 85383. Said Trustee’s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $499,361.25 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: NOVEMBER 19, 2014. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. 580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on December 10, 2014, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018 15660: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE TS No.: AZ1400264047 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 021-976032-7-703 TSG No.: 8496949 ORIGINAL TRUSTEE SALE RECORDED ON 11/25/2014 IN THE OFFICE OF THE GILA COUNTY RECORDER.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015

LEGAL NOTICES The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on 04/20/1999 in Instrument number 1999 6695, book number , at page , records of GILA County, Arizona, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT (in lawful money of the United States) At the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash, Globe, AZ, on 02/24/2015 at 11:00AM of said day: See Exhibit “A” Attached Hereto and Incorporated Herein for All Purposes. Exhibit A LOT 35, OF CRESTLINE TERRACE UNIT ONE AMENDED, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 153. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL COAL, OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSTER RESERVED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 41, OF REAL ESTATE DEEDS, PAGE 211. Property Address: 1205 CRESTWOOD DRIVE, GLOBE, AZ 85501-1514 Tax Parcel No.: 205-28-035 Original Principal Balance: $89,826.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. c/o WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE 3476 STATEVIEW BLVD FT. MILL, SC 29715 Name and Address of Trustee: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, 6 Campus Circle, 2nd Floor, Westlake, TX 76262. Name and Address of Original Trustor: JAMES G. HARO AND CAROLYN M. HARO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, 1205 CRESTWOOD DRIVE, GLOBE, AZ 85501-1514. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designations, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon as provided in said note(s) advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Dated: 11/24/2014 First American Title Insurance Company, 6 Campus Circle, 2nd Floor, Westlake, TX 76262 877-276-1894 DEEANN GREGORY AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY The successor Trustee appointed herein qualifies as a Trustee of the Trust Deed in the Trustee’s capacity as a title insurance company as required by Arizona Revised Statutes Section 33-803, Subsection (A)(I). This company may be assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain may be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number on the day before the sale: (916) 939-0772 or visiting http://search.nationwideposting.com/prope r t y S e a r c h Te r m s . a s p x Name of Trustee’s Regulator: Arizona Department of Insurance. State of Texas County of Tarrant. Before me, Tammy Rossum on this day personally appeared DEEANN GREGORY, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that this person executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 11/24/2014. Tammy Rossum (Notary Seal) TAMMY ROSSUM Notary Public, State of Texas My Commission Expires February 03, 2016 NPP0240690 To: PAYSON ROUNDUP 01/23/2015, 01/30/2015, 02/06/2015, 02/13/2015 15670 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2015 File ID. #14-04757 Orosco Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $81,338.00 executed by Maria Isabel Orosco, an unmarried woman and Lupe O. Quintana, an unmarried woman, 19 B Roosevelt Resort Roosevelt, AZ 85545 , dated November 5, 2003 and recorded November 17, 2003, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2003-020181 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on April 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: The Westerly 60 feet of the following described property: That portion of HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 70, located in Section 14, Township 3 North, Range 13 East (Unsurveyed), of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at Corner No. 3, HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 70; thence South 13 degrees, 17 minutes, 00 seconds West, a distance of 433.36 feet; thence South 79 degrees, 35 minutes, 50 seconds West, a distance of 284.07 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 10 degrees, 04 minutes, 10 seconds East, a distance of 100.00 feet; thence South 79 degrees, 35 minutes, 50 seconds West, a distance of 125.00 feet; thence North 10 degrees, 04 minutes, 10 seconds West, a distance of 100.00 feet; thence North 79 degrees, 35 minutes, 50 seconds East, a distance of 125.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 19 B Roosevelt Resort Roosevelt, AZ 85545. Tax Parcel No.: 204-06-019B. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:PNC Bank, Nat

LEGAL NOTICES City Real Estate, Nat C Mt; Care of/Servicer: PNC Mortgage, a division of PNC Bank, NA, 3232 Newmark Drive Miamisburg, OH 45342; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 01/13/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 01/13/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017. NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-4508037 0 15671 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #14-05080 Owen Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $250,215.00 executed by Gerald F. Owen and Leslie W. Owen, husband and wife as joint tenants with right of survivorship, 606 North Eagle Ridge Road Payson, AZ 85541 , dated February 14, 2013 and recorded February 27, 2013, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2013-002405 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on April 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Lot 188, of WOODHILL UNIT ONE, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No, 677 to 677C. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 606 North Eagle Ridge Road Payson, AZ 85541. Tax Parcel No.: 302-90-188 2. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC; Care of/Servicer: Cenlar, FSB 425 Phillips Blvd Ewing, NJ 08618; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 01/09/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 01/09/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/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.

LEGAL NOTICES A-FH4508056 15673: Notice is hereby given in accordance with State and Federal Guidelines: Payson Unified School District intends to destroy Special Education Records for students who have exited from any special education programs on or before June 2008.If you are a student of eighteen (18) years or a parent of said student and you would like to receive these records, please contact the Special Services Office at 928-472-5800 BEFORE April 24, 2015. 15676: 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/2015 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of )NO. ) WILLIAM HUDSON T A Y LOR, ) NOTICE TO CREDITORS ) Deceased,)) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JOSEPH C. TAYLOR has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at 8100 W. Orangewood Ave., Glendale, Arizona 85303. DATED this 17 day of January, 2015. /s/ Joseph C. Taylor JOSEPH C. TAYLOR 8100 W. Orangewood Ave. Glendale, AZ 85303 Personal Representative PLATTNER, SCHNEIDMAN, SCHNEIDER & JEFFRIES, P.C. By:

/s/ Jamin Carnahan Jamin Carnahan 9141 East Hidden Spur

Trail Scottsdale,

Arizona

85255 602-274-7955 Attorneys for Personal Representative 15677: 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on August 1, 2005 in Instrument No. 2005-013602 And Including Loan Modification Agreement Recorded 06/06/2011 as Instrument #2011-006422, And Also Including Loan Modification Agreement Recorded 04/17/2014 as Instrument #2014-003786 in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, Arizona at 11:00 a.m. on April 13, 2015: LEGAL DESCRIPTION SHOWN ON EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO Purported address: 843 Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel #30422090B Original Principal Balance $204,250.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: PHH Mortgage Corporation, 2001 Bishops Gate Blvd., Attn: Mail Stop SV-01, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054. Original Trustor: James F. Gosnell and Tracy A. Gosnell, Husband and Wife, 843 Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 The Trustee qualifies pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-803(A)(2) as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. The name, address, and telephone number of the Trustee is: Jason P. Sherman, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite #400, Phoenix, AZ 85012, (602) 222-5711. The Trustee’s Regulator is the State Bar of Arizona. Dated: January 12, 2015 /s/ Jason P. Sherman, Jason P. Sherman, Trustee STATE OF ARIZONA))ss. COUNTYOF MARICOPA) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on January 12, 2015, by Jason P. Sherman, a member of the State Bar of Arizona as Trustee. /s/ Kari Sheehan, NOTARY PUBLIC, My commission expires: 09/12/2018. EXHIBIT “A” PARCEL NO. 1: THE EAST ONE-HALF OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: PARCEL 5, AS SHOWN ON RECORD OF SURVEY RECORDED AS SURVEY MAP NO. 1857, BEING A PORTION OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 119, RECORDS OF GILA

LEGAL NOTICES COUNTY, ARIZONA. PARCEL NO. 2: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 596, PAGE 153, OVER THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PORTION OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 119, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA; BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST, 640.56 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 6 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE MOST NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED AS DOCKET 596, PAGE 153, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, A DISTANCE OF 75 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID MOST NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY, 50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY PARALLEL WITH SAID MOST NORTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION OF THIS LINE WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST, 366.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 41 DEGREES 38 MINUTES EAST, 50 FEET TO A POINT ON LINE 406 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST, 366.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 3: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 367, PAGE 716, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: A PORTION OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 119, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT SOUTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST, 640.56 FEET OF CORNER NO. 6 OF SAID H.E.S. NO 119; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST, 357.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36 DEGREES 49 MINUTES EAST, 250.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, 192.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 47 DEGREES 13 MINUTES EAST, 90.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 388.05 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE NORTH 52 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST, 615.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO.4: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 367, PAGE 716, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTHWESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 350.00 FEET OF CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, 528.46 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36 DEGREES 49 MINUTES EAST, 250.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, 192.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 47 DEGREES 13 MINUTES EAST, 90.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 54 MINUTES WEST, 514.60 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 380.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 5: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 367, PAGE 716, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: COMMENCING AT CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 730.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 54 MINUTES EAST, 514.60 FEET;

LEGAL NOTICES THENCE SOUTH 47 DEGREES 13 MINUTES EAST, 49.20 FEES; THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 23 MINUTES EAST, 213.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES 44 MINUTES EAST, 127.12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36 DEGREES 08 MINUTES WEST, 562.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 420.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 6: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 374, PAGE 157, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE LINE BETWEEN CORNER NO. 3 AND CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119 THAT LIES SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 1,150.0 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 4; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST, 562.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 38 DEGREES 42 MINUTES EAST, 179.28 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 205.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 822.56 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 310.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 7: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 434, PAGE 178, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE LINE BETWEEN CORNER NO. 3 AND CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119 THAT LIES SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 1,460.0 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 4; THENCE NORTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 822.56 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 168.22 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST, 974.59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 350.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 8: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 434, PAGE 178, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE LINE BETWEEN CORNER NO. 3 AND CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119 THAT LIES SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 1,810.00 FEET FROM CORNER NO. 4; THENCE NORTH 24 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST, 974.59 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 484.07 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES WEST, 811.05 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 250.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 9: AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS CREATED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED AS DOCKET 749, PAGE 605, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, 50 FEET IN WIDTH LYING ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: COMMENCING AT CORNER NO. 4 OF SAID H.E.S. NO. 119; THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST, 2060 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 811.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST, 132.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 46 MINUTES EAST, 137 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 37 DEGREES 06 MINUTES WEST, 832.06 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 270 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Order: 10074388 Cust: -Town of Payson / P&Z Keywords: P & z hearing- vaughn art#: 20124488 Class: Public Notices Size: 4.00 X 7.50

LEGAL NOTICE The Town of Payson Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 5:00 P.M. on Monday, March 2, 2015 on Item(s) A-D below. If a recommendation is made by the Planning Commission the Town Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, March 19, 2015 on Item(s) B-D below. All meetings are held in the Town Council Chambers at 303 North Beeline Highway: Item A

S15-001, An application for an 11 lot single family residential subdivision, Heather Estates, filed by Jeff Vaughn Homes, LLC on the property located at 1210 N. Heather Circle, Gila County Assessor Parcel Number 302-23-001K.

Item B

A15-001, An application filed by the Town of Payson to abandon a 27 foot wide roadway easement along the east property line of parcels located at or between 1101 N. Heather Circle and 1215 N. Heather Circle.

Item C

P14-006, An application filed by the Town of Payson to amend the Unified Development Code provisions pertaining to the Design Review Process and Planning and Zoning Commission duties.

Item D

P15-001, An application filed by the Town of Payson to amend Section 154-14 of the Unified Development Code provisions pertaining to Home Occupations.

All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and comment on the proposed requests. Materials relating to the above-referenced hearing items are available at the Town of Payson website, www.paysonaz.gov or at the Community Development Department at 303 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, Arizona 85541, a minimum of 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing. This department welcomes written comments at the address listed above. The Town of Payson endeavors to make all public meetings accessible to persons with disabilities. With 48 hours advance notice, special assistance can also be provided for sight and/or hearing impaired persons at public meetings. Please call 474-5242 (voice) or 472-6449 (TDD) to request an accommodation to participate in the meeting. PUBLISH PAYSON ROUNDUP: February 13, 2015 Sheila DeSchaaf, Planning & Development Director

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LEGAL NOTICES 15678: 2/6, 2/10, 2/13/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: GOD 411 LLC File No. L-1966135-8 II. The address of the known place of business is: 814 N. Beeline Hwy, Ste. J, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: James H. Bolt, 230 W. Sun Flower Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: James H. Bolt, (x) member, 230 W. Sun Flower Dr., Payson, AZ 85541; Susan C. Bolt, (x) member, 230 W. Sun Flower Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. 15679: 2/13, 2/17, 2/20/2015 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF 4WARD, INC. An Arizona Non-Profit Corporation Pursuant to A.R.S. §10-3202 ARTICLE I The name of the Corporation is 4WARD, INC. ARTICLE II The purpose for which the corporation is organized is exclusively for charitable purposes, including, for such purposes, making distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE III The purpose of 4WARD, Inc. is to promote the educational, cultural and social welfare of tribal youth in the Payson area by providing tribal youth with opportunities to grow, learn, and develop in order to

LEGAL NOTICES achieve personal and educational success. ARTICLE IV No part of the net earning of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Articles II and III. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on: (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue Laws). ARTICLE V Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all its assets exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such a manner, or to such organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious or scientific pur-

LEGAL NOTICES pose as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Laws) as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Superior Court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purpose or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purpose. ARTICLE VI The power of indemnification under the Arizona Revised Statutes shall not be denied or limited by the bylaws. ARTICLE VII The initial Board of Directors shall consist of three (3) directors. The names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the directors until the first annual meeting of the Board of Directors, until their successors are elected and qualified are: Tashina Smith #7 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 Casandra Stouder 308 W. Frontier St., Unit G Payson, Arizona 85541 Allen Holder 201 W. Bonita St. Payson, Arizona 85541 The number of persons to serve on the Board of Directors thereafter shall be fixed by the Bylaws. ARTICLE VIII The street address of the known place of business of the Corporation is: #30 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 ARTICLE IX The name and address of the statutory agent of the Corporation is:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015

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Tashina Smith #7 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 ARTICLE X The name(s) and address(es) of the incorporator(s) is/are: Tashina Smith #7 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, Arizona 85541 Casandra Stouder 308 W. Frontier St., Unit G Payson, Arizona 85541 Allen Holder 201 W. Bonita St. Payson, Arizona 85541 All powers, duties and responsibilities of the incorporator(s) shall cease at the time of delivery of these Articles of Incorporation to the Arizona Corporation Commission ARTICLE XI The corporation will not have members. Executed this _ day of _, 2014 by all of the Incorporators. Signed: /s/Tashina Smith Signed: /s/Casandra Stouder Signed: /s/Allen Holder 2/6, 2/10, 2/13/15 PAYSON ROUNDUP CNS-2711752 15682: 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6/3015 TS#: 15-33310 Order #: 8512616 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 2/6/2014 and recorded on 2/11/2014, as Instrument No. 2014-001204, in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, at public auction to the highest bidder at the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ , on 4/21/2015 at 11:00 AM of said day: LOT 1, OF NASH POINT HIDEAWAYS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE

COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO. 372. EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF LOT 1, NASH POINT HIDEWAYS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 12 OF STRAWBERRY CREEK FOOTHILLS, ACCORDING TO PLAT MAP NO. 572, GILA COUNTY RECORDS, SAID POINT BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF NASH POINT HIDEWAYS; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 53 FEET 26 SECONDS EAST, MEASURED (NORTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, RECORD) ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12, BEING THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1, A DISTANCE OF 159.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTH 1 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE LINE BETWEEN LOTS 1 AND 2 OF NASH POINT HIDEWAYS, A DISTANCE OF 8.30 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 51.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 107.69 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Per A.R.S. Section 33-803 (A)(2) the successor trustee appointed here qualifies as a Trustee of the trust deed in the Trustee’s capacity as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. ACCORDING TO THE DEED OF TRUST OR UPON INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE BENEFICIARY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A.R.S. SECTION 33-808(C): Street address or identifiable location: 5175 NORTH DIME DRIVE STRAWBERRY, AZ

LEGAL NOTICES 85544 A.P.N.: 301-03-006A Original Principal Balance: $211,500.00 Name and address of original trustor: (as shown on the Deed of Trust) ROBERTA K. HOLMES, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN 5175 NORTH DIME DRIVE STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544 Name and address of beneficiary: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Inc. 1235 N. Dutton Ave, Suite E Santa Rosa, CA 95401 NAME, ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER OF TRUSTEE: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) Carrie Thompson Jones, a member of the State Bar of Arizona Law Offices of Les Zieve 112 North Central Avenue, Suite 425 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Phone Number: (602) 688-7420 SALE INFORMATION: Sales Line: (714) 573-1965 Website: www.priorityposting.com Dated: January 14, 2015 Carrie Thompson Jones, a member of the State Bar of Arizona Per A.R.S. Section 33-803 (A)(2) the successor trustee appointed here qualifies as a Trustee of the trust deed in the Trustee’s capacity as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. State of Arizona )) ss. County of Maricopa ) On, January 14, 2015 before me, Joseph John Tirello, Jr., a Notary Public for the State of Arizona, personally appeared Carrie Thompson Jones, a member of the State Bar of Arizona, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Joseph John Tirello, Jr Notary Public Joseph John Tirello, Jr

LEGAL NOTICES Notary Public - Arizona Maricopa County My Comm. Expires Aug 5, 2017 P1130626 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 03/06/2015 15683: 2/13/2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Hearing Date: March 16, 2015 State of Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Commission Pursuant to A.R.S. § 37-1126, notice is hereby given that the Navigable Stream Adjudication Commission (“Commission”) will hold public hearings March 16-20, 2015 and March 30-April 3, 2015 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Arizona State Land Department auditorium, 1616 West Adams, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. The hearings may be continued further if necessary. The purpose of the hearings is to receive physical evidence and testimony on two narrow issues: (1) navigability or non-navigability of the Upper Salt River and the Lower Salt River in their “ordinary and natural condition” at the time of the State of Arizona’s admission to the United States on February 14, 1912, consistent with the Arizona Court of Appeals decision in State v. Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Comm’n, 224 Ariz. 230, 229 P.3d 242 (App. 2010); and (2) segmentation of the Upper Salt River, and the Lower Salt River consistent with the United States Supreme Court’s decision in PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, 556 U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 1215 (2012). In addition, it may be necessary on these dates for the Commission to continue a previously held hearing regarding (1) navigability or non-navigability of the Verde River in its “ordinary and natural condition” at the time of the State of

LEGAL NOTICES Arizona’s admission to the United States on February 14, 1912, consistent with the Arizona Court of Appeals decision in State v. Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Comm’n, 224 Ariz. 230, 229 P.3d 242 (App. 2010); and (2) segmentation of the Verde River consistent with the United States Supreme Court’s decision in PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, 556 U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 1215 (2012). Interested parties may submit evidence to the Commission office prior to the hearings. During the public hearings, the commission will receive additional evidence including testimony. The Commission will conduct its hearings informally without adherence to judicial rules of procedure or evidence. Evidence submitted in advance of the hearings will be available for public inspection during regular commission hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on holidays. The commission office is located at 1700 West Washington Street, Room B-54, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Please call first to review evidence at (602) 542-9214. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to communicate evidence to the Commission or who require this information in an alternate format may contact the Commission office at (602) 542-9214 to make their needs known. George Mehnert, Executive Director. February 9, 2015

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Bass biting at Roosevelt Lake Good morning, Rim ensures healthy trout Country anglers. What rim country in our local lake and a a difference a week fishing report wonderful place for family fishing experiences. can make. The warmer Panther Martins, powtemperatures this past er-baits, Roadrunners week have increased the and Z-Rays on an ultrawater temperature in light rod can be a lot of Roosevelt Lake by three fun for any angler. If you degrees. Water temperatures of 58 degrees need help selecting a are being reported fishing rod for trout fishing, give Rim Country and that has the bass James Goughnour Custom Rods a call at becoming more active. (928) 468-0263. Lower elevation lakes The first signs of spring mean like Lake Havasu are reporting some pre-spawn activities so if the Bill Luke Bass Days family this warming trend continues, it fishing tournament. This year won’t be long before Roosevelt the tournament will be at the Lake spawning activities begin. Pleasant Harbor Marina at Lake This past week, several anglers Pleasant on March 13-15. This reported catching far more bass is the tournament where you than the previous month. The can use live bait and weigh in water flows into the lake are fish every hour. Over $50,000 in still 200 percent above normal cash prizes will be given away. flow rates and the lake level This is a great family event with has increased over three feet in many activities for all ages. You the past two weeks. This water can check out all of the details at coming into the lake is stained www.billlukebassdays.com. Another upcoming event is the and now covers most of the lake except for the areas close to Mogollon Sporting Association the dam. Successful techniques banquet. The very popular aucreported this past week include tion and banquet will be held at crank-baits and small swim- the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino baits. A drop-shot technique will on May 2. I’ll be providing be very successful around cover updates as this community event such as brush and submerged gets closer, but if you have any logs. Another option is to fish questions, would like to make a structure, such as humps that donation or would like to purare in 10 feet of water and drop chase tickets, give me a call to reserve your table at (928) 468off quickly to 25 plus feet. Trout fishing was called excel- 0263. lent this past week by experiHave a great week of fishenced trout anglers. The warmer ing and I hope see you on the weather certainly brought more water. families and anglers out to Green James Goughnour owns Valley Lake. The Community Fishing Stocking Program Rim Country Custom Rods.

New coach has high expectations From page 1B junior year. Johnson said he’s looking to help this year’s team take the final step after watching a Winslow team that Payson beat 2-0 in the regular season score two runs in the top of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie in last year’s championship game and crush the Longhorns’ bid for glory. “Last year, Kadi did a phenomenal job,” he said. “The team performed extremely well. We were disappointed to lose in the championship and our goal is to build on success we had last year. The main focus is improving our mental toughness as a team.” Bob Watson takes over as the varsity assistant coach, with Dunman returning as the volun-

teer assistant, and Toby Paulson joining the staff as another volunteer assistant. Tamara Hayes takes over as the junior varsity head coach, with Alison Nordquist and Trae Dunman serving as her assistants. “My goal was to put together as experienced a staff as I possibly could and we’ve got a good, very experienced group,” Johnson said. White said Tenney simply needed more time to spend with her family. “We would have loved to have Kadi stay,” White said. “She did a fantastic job. Her daughter’s graduating this year, she has lots of younger kids. Coaching takes a lot of time and effort and hard, hard work, so I think she just needed a little more time with her family.”

Sports Briefs Little League signup ends Feb. 28

Registration for Payson Little League ends on Feb. 28. Parents may sign up boys (baseball) and girls (softball) ages 5-14 at Big 5 Sports Goods from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 28. The fee is $75 per child for the first child in a family, with discounts for additional children from the same family. The fee is $50 for the coach pitch division, which is for kids ages 5-7. The other divisions are minors for those ages 7-11, majors for ages 9-12, intermediate for ages 11-13 and juniors for ages 12-14. Parents should bring their child’s birth certificate and three documents listing the family’s home address such as a utility bill (although only one of the following can be submitted: power, water, gas, phone), bank statement, cable or satellite bill, etc. Children will be asked to pick up a box of jerky sticks or choco-

late bars at signup to sell as part of the league’s fundraising effort. “We have a lot of expenses and we have to earn that somehow,” Payson Little League president Barbara Rasmussen said. Tryouts are Saturday, March 7, and opening day is Saturday, April 11, both weather permitting. For more information, call Rasmussen at (928) 978-3417. PMGA needs new members

The Payson Men’s Golf Association is looking for new members for the upcoming season. The PMGA plays each Wednesday beginning March 18 through October at Payson Golf Course. The dues are $62 a year and greens fees are $29 to walk and $40 to play a round with a cart, with a $10 fee that goes into the weekly prize fund. Opening day is March 18, with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. followed by a fourman scramble. To join, call Herb Sherman at (928) 472-7018.

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