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Turnover spurs charter debate Michele Nelson

ALA provided figures on teacher turnover in response to a request from the Roundup.

The eight-school American Many maintain the relative Leadership Academy district ease with which charter schools had a 44 percent fire teachers constiteacher turnover tutes an advantage, Charter School Report rate during the enabling them to 2014-2015 school bad teachers.

TOUGH shed year, more than However, turnover double the rate at rates approaching the Payson Unified 50 percent in a sinSchool District, gle year can also according to staexact a toll. tistics provided by In the end, it comes down to each district. the question — are teachers the Even more striking, ALA fired root problem with education?

12 percent of those who left, while PUSD fired no one.

See Teacher, page 2A by

roundup staff reporter

Diamondbacks will upgrade Rumsey Keith Morris/Roundup

The Arizona Diamondbacks have promised to help upgrade Rumsey Field, where the Sun Devils practiced during Tontozona week in 2015. by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

After several years of applying, the Diamondbacks have chosen Payson as this year’s grant recipient to improve the fields at Rumsey Park.

The Diamondbacks will help the town replace the infield, add new electronic scoreboards, pitching mounds, shade

screens and bleachers at the Kiwanis east and west softball fields.

Cameron Davis, Parks, Recreation and Tourism director, said the town just learned that the Diamondbacks had chosen Payson, although the details and amount have not been determined.

Every year, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation selects one town for the Diamonds Back Field award.

In 2014, Prescott received the 34th Diamonds Back Field. Previous towns that have also received the award include Parker, Flagstaff, Camp Verde, Goodyear, Show Low and several communities in the Valley area.

Since 2000, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has built or refurbished

• See Diamondbacks, page 9A

Routine traffic stop yields big drug bust by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

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A police dog led Gila County Sheriff’s deputies to 37 pounds of marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags when an officer grew suspicious after making a routine traffic stop.

A routine traffic stop Feb. 13 ended with officers uncovering nearly 40 pounds of marijuana hidden in a false compartment of a vehicle.

Jesus Manuel Rodriquez Apocaca of Mexico was heading eastbound on State Route 260 when an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer spotted him speeding.

The officer stopped Apocaca near the fish hatchery turnoff by Kohl’s Ranch and became suspicious after he observed signs of “criminal activity,” said a DPS official.

Apocaca agreed to let officers search the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu sedan. A Gila County Sheriff’s Office K-9 alerted officers to the rear seat of the vehicle.

Within a false compartment built into the rear seat, officers found 23 vacuum-sealed packages, totaling 37 pounds of marijuana.

Apocaca was coming from Mexico and headed to Indiana. He was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Besides the marijuana, with a street value of about $22,200 in Phoenix, officers seized the Malibu and $615.

The DPS Gila County Narcotics Unit is conducting the ongoing investigation.

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Outage solutions Officials explore $3 million fix by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Payson town officials continue to explore ways to improve the region’s Internet service after the area experienced three Internet and cellphone outages last year.

“To say the Rim Country is vulnerable is an understatement,” said Bobby Davis, economic development director. “There is an urgent need for a short-term redundancy system and a long-term broadband last mile connection.”

Currently, most of the town receives Internet and cellphone service through a CenturyLink-owned fiber optic line that runs from the Valley area, up Interstate 17 to Camp Verde, east along State Route 260 to “To say the Rim Pine and down to Payson along State Country is vulnerable is Route 87.

When that line is cut or goes an understatement.” down, nearly all service to the area Bobby Davis goes out as well.

Payson Economic Development director These outages not only affect residents, but the 911 system, businesses and health services.

After three major outages, Mayor Kenny Evans and Davis started meeting with various local businesses, organizations, other communities and providers to find a solution.

After months of meetings, the best solution so far is to run a new See Officials seek, page 9A

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Controlled burns to continue by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

Rim Country residents can expect more large, controlled burns this week to create a buffer zone around forested communities.

Tonto National Forest fire specialists will most likely conduct a 732-acre burn around The Knolls subdivision and The Rim Club from Monday through Thursday. This 732-acre burn will affect THE WEATHER Outlook: Sunny with temperatures rising to the upper 60s by the weekend. Details, 9A

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the Payson, Star Valley and Round Valley communities. Smoke will linger in the area through the weekend.

Crews will then move over to the junction of Forest Roads 198 and 199 and east of Shoofly Ruins. This 800-acre burn just northeast of Payson will affect the communities of Star Valley, Payson, Mesa del, Freedom Acres and Beaver Valley. Smoke may linger in the area through the weekend.

Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell smoke during burning operations, which will end at 4 p.m. daily. Signs will be posted on affected roads warning motorists to slow down for the safety of the public and firefighters, especially on Forest Roads 198, the Pyeatt Draw Road and FR 199 during the day, and the Houston Mesa Road during evening hours when smoke will settle in the valley and limit visibility.

The burns are part of an effort launched in 2001 to create buffer zones around Rim Country communities to give firefighters a place to make a stand should a crown fire like the Rodeo-Chediski bear down on the region again.

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Michele Nelson

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The MHA Foundation’s Black and White Ball still has its small-town charm, even though the charity has been transformed into a multi-million dollar organization.

The theme this year channeled old Southernstyle of Savannah.

The table decorations included white fabric roses in a glass bowl lit by an internal glow.

The dessert was cake with pineapple lollipops. Throughout the South the pineapple is a traditional expression for welcome.

A layered cake had Rhett Butler and The Overman family served as one of the prime sponScarlett O’Hara on one layer with a plantation sors of the Black and White Ball Saturday and got into See Black & White, page 8A the spirit of the Southern Belle theme.

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desire to wear an ALA patch or compete in an ALA jersey. The ALA world is small and close. Reagan personally saw lives changed Parents who don’t see a problem as a result of impulsive ALA ‘leadership American Leadership Academy: For Amy Jensen, the teachers and admin- decisions.’ Where she once felt a sense of istrators at ALA made all the difference in pride for her school and team, she ultimately the world, especially to her oldest son who felt shame and embarrassment.”

ALA had 175 teachers serving 4,150 stustruggled to cope.

Dan wrote of the numerous notifications dents on eight campuses for the 2014-15 “I have access (to teachers). I’ve met his family received about teachers: school year. with teachers all hours of the day and “Fall of 2013. We were notified that the night. Nothing is secret,” she said. “I get a junior high executive director was replaced.

That’s 24 students per teacher. response back quickly. I’m not waiting and He would be the second of three directors in hounding for an answer .... They are all car- two years. ing and involved.”

“Sept. 23, 2013: Notified that the sixthDistrictwide teacher turnover: Jensen said she wanted her children to go grade teacher was replaced. The classroom someplace that did not just crank out high was cleaned out over night and the stu1 resigned, no reason given school graduates. dents returned the following day to blank 6 resigned to pursue advanced education She found that the teachers connected walls and a missing teacher. The P.E. coach with her children through what she called replaced the sixth-grade teacher, and the 10 resigned to care for family the “human factor.” remainder of the year was a challenge.

4 resigned for medical reasons “It was more of a family feeling,” she said.

“Nov. 3, 2014: Inquired as to the where1 resigned because of not wanting to “People here have bent over backwards ... abouts of the athletic director and learned renew their highly qualified status (because) every family is different and every she was no longer employed by ALA. 19 resigned to pursue new jobs child is different.”

Notification from the school to families was 11 resigned to move out of state Rustie Weinberg appreciated the tutoring not made in this circumstance. offered by teachers and the ease of access to 2 fired due to inability to renew their “December 2014: Learned that our daughcommunicate with teachers. ter’s junior high social studies teacher was highly qualified status “My daughter ... struggles in her math. removed along with several other teachers 19 fired due to poor performance There is tutoring offered every and coaches that were fired 18 transferred within the organization week,” she said. “If I have any Charter School Report over winter break. concern, I email a teacher. I “Feb. 11, 2015: Notified that do not feel left out of the loop. the dean of students was terTOUGH minated. He was fired on a Turnover by campus: They help me stay connected.”

The support for Weinberg’s Monday evening and students ALA-Mesa: 4 of 17 (24%) daughter has helped her to arrived on Tuesday to an empty ALA-Anthem: 8 of 13 (62%) start getting As. office and many rumors.”

ALA-QC Elem: 10 of 27

(37%) Her son’s German teacher The turnover prompted Dan ALA-Gilbert: 10 of 27

(37%) has given Weinberg her phone number to and Elizabeth to remove their children from ALA-QCHS: 34 of 67

(51%) call her at any time for help.

ALA to attend district schools again. Back in “The teachers that my kids have had the Chandler Unified School District, he said ALA-STV: 7 of 24 (29%) care about them becoming better,” said his children needed extra help to catch up on Weinberg. math and reading.

A total of 91 teachers turned over at the Neither Jensen nor Weinberg mentioned “Our most important element of the ALA district. teacher turnover. school, namely academics, was also the area When asked about teacher turnover ini- that had failed us the most,” he said. tially, Glenn Way and Brent McArthur said Payson Unified School District: April Wiltbank’s kindergarten-aged they didn’t believe it was anything other daughter experienced the same struggle than normal. when she returned to a district school.

PUSD had 128 teachers serving 2,351 The numbers provided in response to “She had (ALA) honor roll the entire year students at five campuses during the persistent Roundup inquiries after former and I was also told their curriculum was a 2014-15 school year. teachers and parents provided turnover fig- year ahead,” said Wiltbank. “When I moved ures from one campus told a different story. her back to our public school system, she That’s 18 students per teacher. was behind. She had to go to Title 1 services An analysis by ALA and PUSD to catch up with her peers.”

However, the experience At the Roundup’s Districtwide teacher turnover: of these parents seems to request, McArthur compared a list of ALA staff “I have access (to teachers). fly in the face of one of the 11 retired quantitative measurement from the 2014-15 school I’ve met with teachers all 4 left for another Arizona school district year to the present 2015-16 hours of the day and night. measurements of ALA’s success.

Overall, the school 1 left to take a teaching job in another school year. has standardized scores He said the eight cam- Nothing is secret. I get a state puses, six with kindergar- response back quickly. I’m higher than the state aver2 were promoted ten through sixth-graders not waiting and hounding age — certainly higher 4 moved out of the state than the average scores in and two with middle and 1 resigned to pursue another career high schools, have a com- for an answer .... They are the Payson Unified School None were fired District.

That might reflect bined enrollment of more all caring and involved.” different demographics, than 5,650 students.

Amy Jensen To serve those students, Turnover by campus: ALA parent but ALA officials say it reflects a strong academic ALA has 227 teachers. focus and high standards.

In 2014, ALA ended the Payson High School 6 of 44 (14%) Moreover, the school has year with 4,150 students Rim Country Middle 6 of 37 (16%) grown rapidly in recent years, expanding to and 175 teachers.

Julia Randall 4 of 32 (12%) However, between those two years, ALA more than 5,000 students. That also seems Payson Elementary 6 of 24 (25%) had a 44 percent turnover of its teaching to run counter to the complaints of its critics. staff, according to the administration’s cal- Research on teacher consistency Center for Success 1 of 4 (25%) culations.

Twenty-one of those teachers were terResearch backs up what Wiltbank and the A total of 23 teachers left the district. minated either for poor performance or Glenns saw in their children as a result of because of their inability to renew their the high turnover rate. highly qualified status.

In a paper written for the Center for levels with 100 percent turnover were espeThe other 52 either resigned for various Longitudinal Data in Education Research, cially affected, with lower test scores by reasons or moved out of the state. the University of Michigan’s Matthew anywhere from 6 percent to 10 percent of Another 18 teachers moved to lateral Ronfeldt, Stanford University’s Susanna a standard deviation based on the content positions within ALA. Loeb, and the University of Virginia’s Jim area.

“For the ’14-15 school year, we had a 44 Wyckoff found that high teach• The effects were seen in percent teacher turnover rate as a district,” er turnover affected student both large and small schools, “Our most important new and old ones. said McArthur. achievement.

In comparison, between the 2014-15 The authors postulated that element of the school, • The negative effect of school year and the current year, Payson even if those teachers who left turnover on student achieveUnified School District had and 18 percent were replaced by teachers who namely academics, ment was larger in schools turnover rate. did just as good a job, what was also the area with more low-achieving and In Payson, out of 130 teachers in the dis- happened to staff relation- that had failed us the black students.” trict, 11 retired, and the remaining 12 either ships? What happened to the In an email, ALA recogmoved or changed careers. community of the school? Did most.” nized that teacher retention is Dan Glenn important. those things Consequences ALA parent affect student “Across the nation, 46 per“Across the nation, achievement? cent of teachers will leave the ALA parents said the high 46 percent of teachers T h e profession within four years. teacher turnover rates had a researchers analyzed a set of Within Arizona, 24 percent will leave within big impact on their children. will leave the proNew York City test-score data the first year while 20 percent will leave Elizabeth and Dan Glenn fession within four told the stories of what their years. Within Arizona, from fourth- and fifth-grad- within the second year. This means that ers over the course of eight 44 percent of educators are leaving the child experienced and what years. profession within Arizona within their first they as parents experienced. 24 percent will leave Their report found: two years in the field. Please see the report “Our junior high daughter within the first year • For each analysis, stu- from ADE on this statewide teacher retenwas amazing at ALA,” said while 20 percent will dents taught by teachers in tion issue that all districts and charters Elizabeth. “She excelled in all the sports she participat- leave within the second the same grade-level team in are currently facing: (http://www.azed.gov/ the same school did worse in leadingchange/files/2015/06/6-23-15-what-ised in, and was even awarded year.” years where turnover rates the-err-taskforce-doing.pdf).”

Runner of the Year award American Leadership Academy were higher, compared with In a study published in Editorial Projects from the CAA along with varin an email to the Roundup years in which there was less in Education, (http://www.edweek.org/ ious other achievements. She teacher turnover. media/eperc_qualityteaching_12.11.pdf), the was involved in orchestra • An increase in teacher turnover by authors said across the nation, recruiting, and choir as well as honors classes. She watched teachers and coaches disappear 1 standard deviation corresponded with a retaining, developing, and evaluating quality one after another. It finally wore Reagan decrease in math achievement of 2 percent teachers has become a key focus to improvdown until she realized that she had lost all of a standard deviation; students in grade ing the outcomes with students.

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U.S. Senate candidate visits

The Payson Tea Party will host U.S. Senate candidate Kelli Ward at its Tuesday, Feb. 23 meeting.

Ward recently resigned her position as chairman of the Arizona Senate Education Committee to pursue her campaign against long-time Senator John McCain.

The Payson Tea Party meets from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at Tiny’s Family Restaurant 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson. For more information, call (928) 951-6774.

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There will be a special showing of the movie “Risen” at Sawmill Theatres at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27. The $7 admission includes a small drink and a small bag of popcorn.

Mountain Bible church invites Rim residents and visitors to come watch this incredible film.

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).

• Oriental Buffet $10: Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant.

• Hogs Gone Outdooring March 7-May 8: Grand Prize Drawings for $6,000 Hunter’s Dream Gift Card May 5, Mahindra XTV 1000s May 6, Boat & Trailer May 7, Second Chance Cash Drawings May 8 from 3 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. The more you play, the more entries you earn.

• Bracket Madness: 40 winners every week! Win your share of $37,675 in cash and free play!

• St. Patrick’s Day Bingo: Thursday, March 17 evening session. Wear green and receive a Free Special Pack at the time of purchase!

Book signing

Diane Dickerson will have a book signing for her “The Diaries of Margaret Klenke Tasset, 1930-1939” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd.

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Free AARP Tax-Aide service

AARP tax-aide volunteers assist low-to-moderate income taxpayers prepare and e-file Federal and AZ personal income tax returns. Though special attention is given to those 60 and older, any age is welcome and you need not be a member of AARP. You must bring: your photo ID; social security cards or ITIN’s for everyone listed on the return; 2014 tax return; all 2015 tax related documents.

New this year: For those who are deaf and hard of hearing, assistance will be provided by someone fluent in American Sign Language. Spanish language assistance is also available.

Now through April 12, hours are Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please arrive at least 2 hours prior to closing times. The Elks Lodge on Airport Road and the Beeline is the tax site location.

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26 at Anytime Fitness, 101 E. Highway 260 (immediately east of Pizza Hut), Payson.

Guests can tour the facility and visit with personal trainers.

To RSVP, contact Jaimee Hilgendorf at the Chamber, 100 W. Main St., Payson, (928) 474-4515, or e-mail Jaimee@rimcountrychamber.com.

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At the Mazatzal Casino

Trinkets & Treasures, 512 W. Main St., Payson, the Senior Center Thrift Store, has furniture priced to sell as well as winter clothing for 50 cents a piece and winter coats at 50 percent off.

The first Friday of every month is Roll the Dice day for discounts of 25 to 50 percent off almost everything in the store.

Stop in and meet the new store manager, Diane, and check out all the super deals.

The store is always in need of volunteers and will also pick up donations. To make arrangements or learn more, call (928) 4743205.

Proceeds from the store help support both the Meals on Wheels and Dial-a-Ride programs offered area residents by The Center (formerly the Payson Senior Center).

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Now is the time to apply for college financial aid for fall 2016. To apply, students will need to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Preference is given to applications received

by March 1 and some scholarships require that the student complete a FAFSA application even if they don’t qualify for grants. Gila Community College is here to help with the process. Attend a free financial aid workshop at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Payson campus, 201 N. Mud Springs Rd. Everyone is invited, including parents, regardless of what college or university the student will be attending. The staff will walk you through the process and answer your questions.

For more information, leave a message at 928-478-6518, and your call will be returned, or email paysontaxaide@gmail.com.

Calling all artists

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

Applications are due by March 1.

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

Lenten Services

• Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260 (across from Tiny’s Restaurant), will have mid-week Lenten Suppers and Services held on Wednesdays during Lent. The suppers are held at 5 p.m. (free-will offering) and services at 6 p.m. Both the suppers and the services take place in the church’s log building at the southeast corner of its campus.

• The Rock of Ages Lutheran Church is presenting “The Passion” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24. Everyone is invited to join in “The Passion” Lenten meditation.

Rock of Ages is located at 204 W. Airport

Road (corner of Airport and McLane), Payson. For more information, call Pastor David Sweet, (928) 970-7606.

• Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson, hosts a soup supper at 5 p.m. and Lenten service at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24.

The theme of the service is, Gethsemane: A Place of Strength.

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

At the Payson Library The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., presents an advanced class on e-Books, including how to get audio books using OverDrive at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 in the meeting room of the library.

Adult cooking classes return to the library Saturday, March 5 when there will be a program on learning about food to eat to prevent a diagnosis of diabetes.

The class is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and requires registration, which opens Feb. 24.

Cassandra Vortruba presents the class.

A children’s Spring Reading Roundup is planned from March 7 through March 16.

The program is for infants through those who are 18.

More information will be available soon.

In the meantime, to get details about any

of these programs, contact the library at (928) 474-9260.

Finding personal peace

Peace is something most of us want to experience in relationships, activities and ourselves - in every aspect of our lives.

Join Shiranda Deerwoman, M.A., for a free introduction and fresh approach to achieving peace. Shiranda is an educator, specialized kinesiologist and healing arts professional. She will share highly effective techniques for transforming stress and going beyond self-doubt, fear and worry.

You will have an opportunity in this meeting to come to peace in the situation in which you want it most.

The program is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 at Healthy Perspectives Body-N-Mind Wellness Center, 1107 S. Beeline Hwy., Suite 2, Payson.

For questions about the work, contact Shiranda at (928) 478-6928 or go to www. healwhatcausedit.com. Contact Healthy Perspectives Body-N-Mind Wellness Center at (928) 472-7120 to RSVP for one of these events. You are also welcome to be spontaneous by showing up.

Chamber Mixer

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The Payson Campus of Gila Community College is offering the class, Introduction to Computers (CMP101) from 10:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Monday, Feb. 29.

This is a first course in computers designed to provide students with a handson experience of the personal computer and its uses in society. Basic operating system functions as well as application programs from the current Microsoft Office Suite will be taught including: basic web-based email, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

To learn more stop by the office at Payson GCC, 201 N. Mud Springs Rd.

Republicans host U.S. Senate candidate

The Rim Country Republican Club meets Monday, Feb. 29 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

Members and guests may gather at 11 a.m. to order lunch and to socialize. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the speaker will be Dr. Kelli Ward, candidate for U.S. Senate. Everyone is welcome to attend. Call Nancy Cox at (928) 472-1172 for more information.

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Payson Tea Party hosts U.S. Senate candidate, 6 p.m., Tiny’s, 600 E. Beeline Hwy.

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., registration opens for next adult cooking class, to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 5 • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

• Workshop on college financial aid, 5:30 p.m., Payson GCC campus

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Looking ahead

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 2 p.m., prongram on e-Book, audio book use with OverDrive • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 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 • Chamber Mixer: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Anytime Fitness, call (928) 4744515 for reservations

• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; book signing, 11 a.m. to 1 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 • Special showing of “Risen”: 10 a.m., Sawmill Theatre, $7 fee includes small drink and small popcorn

February 29 • Republicans host U.S. Senate candidate Kelli Ward, Tiny’s 11 a.m.

March 1 • Studio tour applications due, call (928) 472-8651 for details March • Town of Payson offers variety of youth activities, call parks office for details March 12 • Payson Library Taste of Rim event, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., limited tickets

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The wolf sits down to dinner The wolf’s dressed up nice, ever so polite, sitting at the dinner table.

Mary’s little lamb went missing a week ago.

Now Mary’s among the missing.

But the wolf keeps making little jokes and picking his teeth with what looks an awful lot like Mary’s hair clip.

So at what point do you decide the wolf’s dangerous?

Seems like we must be just about there when it comes to the Arizona Senate’s attitude toward public schools.

For instance, the state Senate has voted 17-13 to eliminate most restrictions on an already rapidly growing program designed to give tax money to people who put their children in private or religious schools.

Lawmakers originally sold the Empowerment Scholarship Account program as a way to give options to the parents of children with special needs or children attending failing public schools. The program has gradually expanded, sucking money out of the public school system — like a leech on the heart muscle.

Currently, about 2,200 students take advantage of the taxpayer grants to attend private schools, collecting an average of $3,500 for each kid without special needs and about $14,000 annually for kids with special needs.

Most of the money for the Empowerment Scholarships are going to higher-income families. The vouchers generally don’t cover a year’s tuition at a private school, so mostly people who can afford to pay the balance have taken advantage of the vouchers.

Mind you, this comes on top of perhaps the nation’s most generous support for charter schools. Of course, charter schools are still public schools. They subsist on taxpayer dollars, but must take any student who applies and may not charge tuition — although many do pile on fees.

The net effect of all this has been to divert millions from the state’s struggling, public district schools.

Critics of the program point out that the worst-funded public school system in the nation can’t afford to siphon off hundreds of millions to private schools.

Please note — despite the economic recovery, lawmakers again cut public schools and public universities this year. We’ve cut education spending more deeply than any other state since the onset of the Great Recession.

Now, the Arizona Senate wants to remove almost all limits on the taxpayer-funded Empowerment Scholarships to private schools.

Supporters argue that taxpayers could actually save money, since the vouchers generally amount to less than the state and local property taxpayers spend on students in district schools.

That’s just more charming wolf-talk — like the initial assurances the program was intended strictly to benefit kids trapped in F and D public schools — or special needs kids who couldn’t get the services they needed in neighborhood schools.

Clearly, a shocking number of Arizona lawmakers want to privatize education by gutting our public schools.

Why else would they tenaciously defend making our schools dead last in state support?

Why else would they refuse to make the inflation adjustments in the budget voted by taxpayers?

Why else would they vote to divert hundreds of millions — perhaps billions — from public schools to private schools?

They ought to support high-quality public schools.

They ought to throw open through education the doors of opportunity for every child.

They ought to create a universal public education system capable of sustaining a modern, high-tech economy.

Instead, they seem mindlessly intent on hollowing out our public schools.

This can only serve to deepen the already growing divide between rich and poor as they hand out vouchers to the families that can afford to flee the schools lawmakers have abandoned.

Of course, they’ll deny it, sitting wolfishly at the table, dabbing at his big mouth with a bit of wool.

Alas, the lamb is long gone.

And before you listen any longer to the wolf, best find out what happened to Mary.

We’ve got to watch out for our children, after all.

• Feb. 22, 1732: George Washington is born in Westmoreland County, Va., the second son of a plantation owner. Initially a loyal British subject, Washington eventually led the Continental Army in the American Revolution and became known as the father of the United States.

• Feb. 23, 1958: Five-time Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina is kidnapped in Cuba by a group of Fidel Castro’s rebels. Fangio was released the next day after the Cuba Grand Prix ended.

• Feb. 24, 1988: The U.S. Supreme Court votes 8-0 to overturn the $200,000 settlement awarded to the Reverend Jerry Falwell for his emotional distress at being parodied in Hustler magazine.

The court ruled that Hustler’s parody, although in poor taste, fell within the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech and the press.

• Jan. 21, 1988: In Baton Rouge, LA, TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart confessed to his congregation that he was guilty of an unspecified sin. He announced that he was leaving the pulpit temporarily.

Swaggart had been linked to an admitted prostitute.

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maintain the viability of this industrial base by Dear US Forest Service Chief Tidwell: ensuring a stable supply of forest treatment I write concerning the request by the Eastern task orders. To this end, I have enclosed a Arizona Counties Organization (EACO) that you letter addressed to you by EACO leaders that increase the supply of Forest Service lands for contains several action items that I ask you industry-driven forest restoration. to actively consider. Among these requested I also write to express my appreciation that actions include the rapid release of the 68,000you agreed to meet with EACO leaders recently acre Upper Rocky Arroyo Project Area and the to discuss their request.

30,000-acre Larson Forest Project Area (which As you know, the forest products industry John McCain was finalized in August 2014). Respectfully, in Arizona was instrumental in supporting the these projects should not remain on the shelf Forest Service’s White Mountain Stewardship Contract, the forerunner to the Four Forest Restoration until the fourth quarter of FY2016 as currently planned.

Finally, I note with gratitude that you have provided Initiative (4FRI).

The forest restoration work in eastern Arizona not an additional $10 million to the 4FRI program to acceleronly treated approximately 50,000 acres in some of the ate environmental clearances and that you are working most fire-prone forests of our state, it seeded the region to reallocate task orders that have gone underutilized with a sustainable wood products industry that will be by your agency’s anchor contractor, Good Earth Power. vital to 4FRI’s objective of treating 2.4 million acres of Actions such as these are laudable movements in the right direction, and I ask that these rebalanced task federal land in Arizona.

My constituents, however, warn me that the timber orders be transferred this spring. industry in eastern Arizona is currently in survival mode I am hopeful that my continued dialogue with you and and barely operating due to a lack of lands that are my constituents will lead to more successes in restoring NEPA-approved for treatment.

Arizona’s forest ecosystem.

It is imperative that the Forest Service effectively John McCain, United States senator

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This should be an embarrassment to the current Forest Service decision makers, but apparently it is not.

The companies that submitted a bid on the original 4FRI and lost should bring a lawsuit so shine a light on this questionable ordeal, win the bid, and start clearing the forest as originally planned. This should have happened years ago.

Senators Flake and McCain ... are you aware of this fiasco taking place in our state?

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Editor: The Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) has been one of the biggest rip-offs in Arizona’s forest clearing history. Millions of dollars have been given to a company, headed by a former Forest Service executive. This company submitted the worst bid when the project was started, yet was awarded the contract.

This company was supposed to have cleared perhaps 60,000 acres by now, yet the completed cleared amount is around 6,000 acres.

Now the Forest Service wants to spend more money to help a company that has not performed ... millions

Editor: As it turns out, Arizona ended up with a surplus in our general fund of more than $1.5 billion. This information came a few months after we’d balanced the budget and made several cuts — including $99 million from our state universities. I’m sure there are hundreds of demands being made for this money; however, before we start new programs and make everyone’s dreams come true, we should live up to our Constitution, which clearly states our responsibility to fund our state universities so they are as “nearly free as possible.”

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Parents make the difference in teaching kids to read by

Michele Nelson

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Simple things can help kindergarten children with literacy, like reading a book at bedtime, making up stories to go with pictures, reading the same book over and over, and making flashcards of high frequency words.

Theresa Lammers had hoped to show these tools to parents at the Payson Elementary School Parent University on Thursday, Feb. 4, but only a handful of parents showed up and all left before the second session.

Lammers, a petite woman who started working at Payson Unified School District 25 years ago, said she only wanted to work with people shorter than her — and she’s found that

Payson cops arrest four by

Alexis Bechman

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They were looking for a fugitive, but although he got away, police arrested four Payson residents on drug charges Saturday night.

The Payson Police Department’s SWAT team went to the West Frontier Apartments, at 300 W. Frontier Street, to arrest a felony fugitive.

The fugitive left just before police arrived, said Police Chief Don Engler.

Police are not releasing the name of the man.

While searching the apartment, police found half an ounce of methamphetamine and an undisclosed amount of heroin and marijuana.

Police arrested Deana Garner, 55; Larry Gonzales, 40; Justin Daily, 33 and Talisa Thiele, 27 on various charges.

Officers had been watching the unit and based on their surveillance say meth was being sold at or near the residence, Engler said.

The Special Enforcement Unit continues to pursue the felony fugitive.

niche teaching kindergarten through second-graders struggling with learning disabilities and/or developmental delays in reading.

“Every kid is different,” said Lammers.

With very young children, it’s hard to determine if they simply need a little more help to overcome a lack of vocabulary or have a genuine learning disability such as dyslexia, she said.

One thing determines the difference.

“If they have a disability, they don’t change,” she said.

Lammers spent a good amount of time talking about the changes in school readiness she has seen throughout the years she has worked at PUSD. Most had to do with a severely limited vocabulary.

“With technology, it’s screen time everywhere,” she said.

This screen time keeps children from exploring ideas and thoughts outside of the video or game the child plays on the screen.

Lammers said one of the most critical things parents can do for their children is to talk to them, ask them questions and babble about putting on their shoe or what the bug does in the grass.

Coming into kindergarten with a broad understanding of a lot of words allows the child to take off after learning to decipher the symbolism of letters.

If they come into kindergarten without the understanding of what the word represents, they have two things to learn instead of one.

That added struggle can result in developmental delays.

Moreover, those children don’t ask for help.

“I don’t know if they are afraid to ask,” she said.

So, she has a room for those students who need a little extra attention and help.

Lammers has taken many classes to learn how to teach students who struggle with reading — she even took a class on how to teach other teachers the techniques she showed — even if it means working with the taller set.

Lammers said the school offers lots of chances for parents to help their struggling child, including talking to the teacher or attending parent-teacher conferences.

Teachers can suggest books and explain that when a parent reads the book over and over, it helps the child to start memorizing the words so when they go to another book, those memorized words will stand out.

Teachers can give parents a list of high frequency words, such as ‘is,’ ‘the,’ ‘on’ and ‘to’ for them to make flash cards.

“If they learn those 100 words, it helps,” said Lammers.

Police disrupt drug sales by

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Three people were arrested Wednesday night for selling drugs from a home in the neighborhood behind The Home Depot, police say.

Police had been watching the home in the 400 block of West Johnson Drive and believed the residents were selling methamphetamine and heroin.

On Wednesday night, the Payson Police Department, Gila County Narcotics Task Force and the Gila County Sheriff’s Office searched the

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home and found approximately four grams of heroin, two grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

“Evidence located during the search warrant confirmed drug sales were occurring,” said Police Chief Don Engler in a press release.

Police arrested Joseph Daniel Hunter, 36; Anthony Louis Miotto, 28; and Julee Marie Chester, 28; all of Payson, on various charges.

The PPD has arrested these three before for other crimes, Engler said.

The Gila County Narcotics Task Force has also investigated them.

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Parents who read a book over and over at bedtime have a huge impact on how quickly children learn to read, Theresa Lammers said at a lightly attended Payson Unified School District “Parent University” session.

Working on rhyming syllables prepares the child to recognize words when they hear them, such as the ‘ch’ in chair.

Pointing to words and sounding out the letters helps the child to identify the written letter and the sound it makes.

Talking about the pictures in the book without reading the story helps a child comprehend what the book is about.

Lammers said she makes a game of finding words that start with a letter.

“I say to the student, ‘I found three words that start with f, now you find

some,” said Lammers.

Already this year, Lammers said she has one student who has taken off. She said he’s about ready to move into the general population of students.

With all of the challenges that come from competition with screens, a lack of vocabulary and parents who often find themselves between jobs with little time to give to their children, Lammers doesn’t despair over the challenges of her job.

“We expect more from our students and they are rising to the occasion,” she said.

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Keeping the love of Jesus alive for RCH residents by

a set of songs and share the words with those attending, though many have come to so many of the programs they know them by heart. We also do the older hymns,” Hittle said.

The current group has Hittle and Crandall, as well as Sandy and Dave McLaren, all of Calvary Chapel, Warren from Ponderosa Bible Church and Jay from Mount Cross Lutheran Church, she said.

In addition to Hittle on the guitar, Sandy McLaren sometimes plays the flute and Jay plays a whole collection of harmonicas. On occasion, Hittle’s grandson has participated, playing the drums.

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Each week Rachel Crandall of Calvary Chapel visits Rim Country Health to lead a Bible study for the facility’s residents. The third Friday of every month, she returns with Elyse Hittle — wife of Calvary Chapel Pastor Joe Hittle — to give them a Christian music program, sharing the stage with representatives from other churches in the community.

The music program started about 10 years ago. The Bible study grew out of the music program and has been offered for at least four years.

Bible study at RCH

“We’re studying Matthew now,” Crandall said.

There is not any order to the studies.

“You can’t just go from one to the next, you’d be covering the same material,” she explained.

Crandall puts a lot of prayer into her efforts. She said she prays before each meeting with the residents of Rim Country Health and she prays about what book to study.

“Most are elderly and many have dementia. I want to make it understandable for them,” she said.

It is something the residents choose to attend as they want and as they are able. Before each Bible study session, Crandall said she and her helper go from room to room and invite the residents to attend.

Once everyone has gathered for the study, Crandall said they start with a prayer and then review what they studied the week before, do the new study and take time for questions. She invites those attending if they have any prayer requests and then they close the study with prayer. Often she will stay after the study concludes and pray with individual residents.

Crandall prepares for the week’s Bible study by studying herself, using two different Bible commentaries and seeing the modern context to apply the

What RCH residents have given in return

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Rachel Crandall (left) and Elyse Hittle, both from Calvary Chapel, minister to residents of Rim Country Health with a weekly Bible study, monthly Christian music program and visiting with individual residents. lesson where possible.

Crandall was Hittle’s helper when the study started. Then, when Hittle’s obligations as a pastor’s wife made it necessary for her the shift some of her focus, Crandall took over as leader.

“I feel very blessed to do this ministry. I myself am only a spoon and I am feeding these people the Bread of Life,” Crandall said.

“Rachel has a great heart for this and we feel like Jesus is helping us show

them He loves them in this difficult time of life,” Hittle said.

“Jesus changed our life and we want to see it happen for others,” she added.

Crandall said she has always, ever since she was a child, had a special place in her heart for the elderly.

“Some people don’t feel comfortable around the elderly. We do and consider it a blessing that Rim Country Health has allowed us to do this,” Crandall said.

Christian music at RCH

Hittle sings and accompanies herself on guitar for the Christian music programs she brings to Rim Country Health. She is part of a group of between five and 10 people who come to RCH each month. Over the Christmas holidays, the group brings the children’s choir to participate, which creates a collection of about 30 voices.

“Over the years we have developed

Crandall said what she’s learned from teaching the Bible study is that the residents are listening and they can answer questions that come up and they have come to know Jesus.

“A couple of different residents in the Bible studies have wanted to be baptized,” she said.

Hittle said some residents have shared they have had near-death experiences and dreams and seen Jesus.

“One had a brother who was a pastor with a young family, including a new baby. They were killed in a car wreck, leaving this person very bitter. They said they had a dream and saw their brother, holding his infant. He said they should not be bitter because the family was together and with Jesus,” Hittle said.

Another resident told them after being thought dead as a child and being revived, they were not afraid of death.

“We’re so blessed we get to share the love of Jesus with these people and so encouraged by giving. We are giving what Jesus gave us. If God can use us, He can use anyone,” Hittle said.

The programs are both open to the public. The Bible study at Rim Country Health is from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every Thursday; the music program is from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Friday of the third week of the month.

Activities an integral part of healing process at RCH by

Heather Westrom

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As a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), I have had the privilege of working in many different environments, including St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Barrows Neurological Institute, Phoenix and Tempe Adult Health Care Services, and currently Rim Country Health & Rehabilitation.

Each of the previously mentioned settings, have catered to the needs of individuals who have been forced to adjust to life with disabilities resulting from age-related declines, injury or disease.

Throughout my experiences as a CTRS, I have personally witnessed the resilience of the human spirit, as obstacles were overcome and therapeutic goals achieved through the element of adapted recreational pursuits within a structured context. The specific activities chosen are to reflect the desires

of the individual served (preserving the element of “choice”), and are intended to meet a specific therapeutic purpose.

For example, if an individual enjoyed painting prior to sustaining a stroke, which resulted in hemiparesis impairing their entire right side, a goal may be developed which incorporates using adaptive equipment to paint a picture with the affected side. Such a goal would be implemented with the support of the facilitator, and within a controlled environment.

The ultimate aim of therapeutic recreation services is to promote healing, restore confidence in one’s abilities, encourage socialization within a safe environment, and improve and/or maintain cognitive and physical functionality, which can lead to an increased quality of life.

As the director of the Activities Department at Rim Country Health I work alongside the activity staff to

develop a program of activities intended to meet the unique needs of resident groups on each particular unit.

Serving the community as both a skilled nursing facility and rehabilitation center, perhaps one of the greatest challenges RCH faces is seeking to overcome the social stigma associated with nursing care facilities, which are often viewed as cold, impersonal and institution-like.

At Rim Country Health (RCH), we understand the emotional and psychological challenges involved in the decision to pursue long-term care, when the demands of an illness or injury severely compromise a person’s autonomy and warrant such a decision. Thus, the staff at RCH strives to provide a home-like environment, where staff are not only adequately trained to provide medical care, but also a variety of activity programs, which combat boredom, foster creativity, encourage friendships,

challenge the mind, and also provide opportunities to increase or maintain independence.

Oftentimes, the activities offered at RCH are among the main points of interest for the residents served, alongside meal choice. The Activities Department at RCH, also provides opportunities for residents to enter the community, on what is termed, “community outings” where special transportation is provided by the center to enjoy lunch out at a restaurant, or attend a movie at the theater, go bowling, and many others.

For more information contact me, Heather Westrom, at Rim Country Health, 928-474-1120 or at work email: hwestrom@rimcountryhealth.com.

Rim Country Health is located at 807 W. Longhorn Rd., Payson. It has served the community for more than 30 years.

To learn more, call the number above for an appointment to visit and see all the facility has to offer.

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Heather Westrom is the director of the Activities Department at Rim Country Health.

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Since I missed cooking with meat so early studies. much, I used all those soy meat replacers Heart disease they sell at the marketplace. You know — soy burger, soy sausage, even soy A study by the American Heart pepperoni.

Association showed that eating 50 grams I’ve since learned that I should have of soy every day only reduced the LDL branched out with my protein sources. cholesterol by 3 percent, not the 13 perMoreover, soy doesn’t quite live up to its cent earlier claimed. billing.

And by the way, in order to drop LDL In the 1990s, soy was touted as the by that 3 percent, you’d have to eat 1-1/2 savior of bones and breasts, slayer of hot pounds of tofu or drink eight glasses of flashes, cancer and milk intolerance. soy milk a day.

Well, research since has cast doubt I can barely get down eight glasses of on some of those early claims, while also water a day — and have you tried tofu? raising more questions.

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The story goes, drink a glass of soy milk a day to avoid those pesky and disruptive hot flashes.

Soy has isoflavones, a plant-based estrogen. Seemed a wonderful solution to an aging woman’s loss of hormones.

Problem is, the studies showed soy just doesn’t have enough of these isoflavones to make a big difference. Still, scientists argue for more studies.

Breast cancer

On the flip side, soy seems to also inhibit some of the worst effects of estrogen. Did you know that estrogen stimulates the growth of breasts and breast cancer cells?

Studies have not proved soy reduces the incidence of breast cancer among post-menopausal women.

On the other hand, some other studies suggest starting in on soy as a teenager might protect against cancer later.

Memory and brain function

Some believe soy can help memory and brain function, you know, give old, tired brains a boost.

Seems the jury is still out on studies.

One showed benefits, others showed no benefit.

Worse yet, some studies show that too much soy can lead to memory problems.

No wonder I felt so wonky during my foray into the world to veganism.

Now I realize some people feel much better eating a vegan diet, but that is another topic for another column.

As for me, I have not given up completely on soy. Nothing tastes better in my stir-fry than a dash or two of soy sauce. I will also always enjoy a great bowl of edamame at a sushi restaurant.

I’m just happy I don’t have to eat tofu anymore.

Vegetable Stir-Fry

Recipe courtesy of George Stella www.foodnetwork.com 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and julienned 1 yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, and julienned 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion 1 cup half-moon sliced yellow squash 1 cup small broccoli florets 1 baby eggplant, cut into chunks

8 ounces firm tofu, cut into large chunks 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce (check the label: no more than 2 grams sugar per serving) 2 cups sliced bok choy 1 cup fresh mung bean sprouts 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 cup snow peas 2 tablespoons sesame oil Start by preparing and cutting all the vegetables and measuring your ingredients so that they are ready to go. Once you begin stir-frying, it goes very quickly.

In a wok or large skillet, heat canola oil over high heat until almost smoking.

Add the peppers and onion while stirring constantly. While continuing to stir, add successively the squash, broccoli, eggplant, tofu, garlic and teriyaki sauce.

Cook, stirring, constantly for 2 minutes.

Add the bok choy, sprouts, pepper and salt and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes more.

Stir in snow peas and sesame oil and remove from heat.

Serve immediately.

Payson Fire Department partners with PHS to teach CPR by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

If you’re the Payson Fire Department and you have more than 50 CPR mannequins, a full body Automated External Defibrillator equipment, AED dummy and certified trainers what do you do?

Partner with the Payson High School physical education department to train students on the life saving technique.

“Seventy-five to 85 percent of heart attacks happen in the home,” said Vince Palandri, a PFD captain and lead on CPR training.

Meaning most people witness a person going into cardiac arrest. They know that person is unresponsive and needs immediate help.

Palandri considers this skill so critical, he had originally wanted to train all incoming freshmen.

That seemed to pose problems with the high school administration trying to find time in a schedule so tightly booked there was no time to squeeze in the training.

Yet, that might not be an option if the Legislature decides to pass a bill this session requiring all high school students be trained in CPR before they graduate.

Palandri explained that a lot of people have expressed concern over doing CPR because of the breathing part.

“There is resistance to the nor-

mal CPR training,” said Palandri.

In the past, CPR techniques required a person to push for a certain amount of times then stop and force a breath into the person’s mouth.

Understandably, people are worried about disease working on a stranger’s mouth.

Research, however, has discovered that after the heart goes into arrest, the human body has three or four minutes of oxygen floating around. If a person performs CPR for that amount of time, usually paramedics can arrive to take over, said Palandri.

The students in Donna Moore’s P.E. class were asked a difficult question, however. What do they do if they are out in the woods with a friend or family member and they suffer a heart attack — no one is around and there is no cell service?

The hard truth?

“After two minutes, you’re not pushing very hard,” said Palandri.

Hopefully, you have other people with you to spell you. If not, Palandri said the incident could be fatal — or the patient could revive.

The Payson Fire Department not only has head and chest mannequins, they have a full body mannequin that works with an AED device to train people on how to give an electric shock to hopefully restart the heart.

Palandri had two students work the machine that syncs

with the AED device to talk them through the steps to perform a successful resuscitation effort.

“The device comes with a razor because you might have to shave the hair to put on the device,” said Jared Kline, another PFD trainer.

If the patient has water on them, rescuers must wipe off a dry patch or the electrical shock could be ineffective.

Scissors help to cut off shirts or bras. Any metal earrings or necklaces need to be removed as well.

Lots to remember in the heat of the moment, but the AED training came after a day of other training, so the students remembered the steps of shaking the patient and asking if they were OK. After opening up the shirt and checking for metal or water, one student

started compressions while the other prepared the AED device.

Placing the patches in the correct location, the students waited for the training recording to give them permission to start the shock.

The voice on the machine told them their efforts were successful. They had revived the patient’s heart.

Palandri said Payson has

AEDs throughout the town.

In a press release, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office just announced the gift of three AEDs from the MHA Foundation.

“Mogollon Health Alliance (Foundation) purchased three AEDs at a cost of approximately $1,500 each and gave the Sheriff’s Office the needed equipment. The AEDs were issued to Deputy Mark Essary, Deputy Matthew Binney and Deputy Matthew Havey. All three deputies have current medical training either as an EMT, paramedic and registered nurse,” said Sheriff Adam Shepherd in the press release. “The Sheriff’s Office is not always the first person to arrive when someone has a medical emergency, but knowing that we have a piece of equipment that could save the life of someone in need is invaluable.”

Palandri said in Belgium, the country believes students knowing how to do CPR is so important, 80 percent of the students know how to perform CPR. In comparison, about 18 to 20 percent of U.S. students know how to do CPR. That frustrates Palandri.

“It’s disheartening,” he said, “When people (in the U.S.) see someone collapse on the street, they go and get them a pillow.”

He said if someone can do CPR on that person while they wait for paramedics to arrive, they could significantly increase that person’s odds of survival.

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The MHA Foundation’s Black and White Ball at the Mazatzal Casino on Saturday raised money for charity with the help of a gourmet prime rib dinner with layers of dessert and even a comedy routine by Payson Mayor Kenny Evans and Councilor Su Connell.

Black & White Ball raises money for health care From page 1A home as the topper.

The Overmans, Chad and Melissa, decided to go over the top and wear true Southern outfits for the evening.

Melissa had on a white gown with green embellishments, similar to the frock worn by Scarlett O’Hara during the opening scene at the barbecue in “Gone With the Wind.”

Chad had on a long coat with a smart hat to top it off.

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Others wore their cowboy hats, but would it be a Payson event without one?

The Black and White Ball offers the women of Payson a chance to break out their glitteriest jewelry and longest gown.

Many had their hair piled high.

The men they brought to escort them had dapper suits and ties to match the fancy evening.

Up on stage, Gary Cordell, vice president of the MHA Foundation and leader of the Sonoran Swing Big Band crooned to diners.

The buffet dinner had something for everyone, from vegetarian options to prime rib.

Mayor and President of the MHA Foundation Kenny Evans recognized a few of the sponsors of the event, Banner Health, Payson Jewelers, Diamond Ventures and Overman Jewelers.

Many more supported the event at the silent auction table including Dr. Charlie Beier, Trident Winery, The Computer Guys, Gerardo’s Firewood Café, The Mountain Spa, Overman Designs, The Rim and Chaparral Pines Golf Clubs, Mazatzal Casino, Above and Beyond Aesthetics, Fargo’s Steakhouse, Rim Country Health, the Payson Roundup and individuals who donated original oil

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The high point of the evening came when Payson Jewelers and Overman Designs picked winners of the jewelry they had donated.

Shawn Thomas from Banner Health won the necklace and earrings from Payson Jewelers, Jason Norbit from Payson Care Center won the jewelry from Overman Designs.

But the point of the evening is to support health care in Rim Country.

Becky Prock of Rim Country Health said her organization does much more than simply house residents in assisted living and apartments, the care center also does myofascial massage, physical, occupational and speech therapy, gait or balance therapy, and cardiac rehab.

“We have transportation that can come and get them,” she said.

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Payson Roundup Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Officials seek backup for phones, Internet Outage Timeline

From page 1A fiber optic line from the Forest Lakes area to Payson. This would tie Payson into northern Arizona Frontier line so an outage in the Valley would re-route service automatically to the other line, creating a loop.

Building the fiber line from Forest Lakes to Payson will therefore not only help Gila, but Navajo and Apache counties.

“By extending the CenturyLink fiber east to Frontier’s network, northern Gila County will have a new broadband avenue if the CenturyLink fiber going west is cut, and by Frontier extending west toward Payson and the CenturyLink network, southern Apache and Navajo counties will have a broadband path from the west if the Frontier fiber is cut to their east,” he said.

Davis said the idea is to run the line along an APS power pole under a joint pole agreement, with a third party managing the connections between CenturyLink, Frontier and a Point of Presence (PoP), where the major Internet service providers (ISPs) like Suddenlink come together to form a “self-healing fiber and microwave solution.”

Besides a line from Forest Lakes, another possible solution is to work with APS to run a fiber line along the power lines that parallel State Route 87 from Rye to Fountain Hills and establish a secondary trunk in the Valley area.

Current APS cost analysis estimate that crews could run the Forest Lakes fiber line for approximately $100,000 per mile, about $3 million, not counting the equipment that it takes to interconnect the multiple ISPs together on each end.

“We do not have estimates for the Highway 87 project, but we will be in discussions with APS hopefully within a week to discuss the feasibility of this project,” Davis wrote. “It is believed that if it can happen, most of the work will fall on APS to run and manage the fiber, as the towers are hard to access, with long distances between them.”

With the right persuasion and pressure on the appropriate entities, Evans and Davis believe a long-term solution is possible.

December 16, 2014 An outage lasting more than eight hours, including Internet and cell service, after a line break in the Camp Verde area.

December 10 Town officials speak with Navajo/Apache counties Internet technology directors.

December 11 Town officials tour Red Rock Telecom POP in Phoenix with Simms. This non-traditional carrier is interested in working with rural Arizona on broadband and phone solutions.

February 25, 2015 Eight-hour-plus Internet and cell service outage due to a line intentionally cut north of Phoenix.

September 28 13-hour Internet outage and a 21-hour cellular service outage after a contractor digs in the wrong location and severs the line east of Strawberry.

January 11, 2016 Meeting in Payson with Red Rock Telecom, which presents its preliminary ideas for a possible solution.

CenturyLink estimates it can run a fiber line down the Beeline Highway to the Valley for $15 million and from Forest Lakes to Payson for $7 million.

October 7 Town officials meet with Suddenlink and GovNET to discuss what can be done with local Internet service providers; afternoon meeting with local businesses, government entities and concerned citizens.

January 18 Payson Mayor Kenny Evans speaks with Frontier about bringing a fiber line from Forest Lakes to Payson. Frontier estimates that it will cost at about $3 million for the 30-mile fiber run.

October 21 Jim Simms, an independent consultant, explains options for resilient and redundant solutions for the town’s broadband needs.

Town officials consider approaching APS about joint pole use as a possible solution.

January 21 Town officials attend meeting in Taylor with mayors and councilors of Navajo and Apache counties and present what Payson has done so far to bring resiliency to the area.

November 18 Learn Navajo/Apache counties also experiencing similar broadband issues.

Simms discusses non-traditional carriers and a Point of Presence (POP) in the local area to bring resiliency.

February 4 Meet with Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN) officials who are tentatively interested in helping Payson fund an infrastructure solution.

December 9 Gather cost information from each sector in the area about annualized costs for phone, Internet and fiber connections.

Provide contact information to Coconino, Navajo and Apache counties to see if there is an interest in forming a committee to explore solutions for northeastern Arizona.

February 11 Discussion with APS about joint use of power poles both for Forest Lakes to Payson and Rye to Fountain Hills fiber lines.

Diamondbacks help upgrade Rumsey fields From page 1A baseball fields representing a community investment of more than $10 million, according to its website. With support from APS, and charitable contributions from D-backs players, the program has allowed children from across the state to play baseball and softball at quality facilities.

The evaluation and determination of the location of each field is determined by a grant process.

Davis said the town applied in the past and this year, when they found out they had won, everyone in the town was very excited.

Payson Little League president Barbara Rasmussen, who had helped the town apply, cried she was so happy, Davis said.

The town recently added new lights at the fields so the town could host larger tournaments. Davis said they secured the American Softball Association’s state qualifier tournament July 8-10. It should bring with it 50 teams.

The town last hosted the tournament four years ago.

Davis is hopeful the improvement work will be complete by the Little League’s opening day in April, but that could change due to the weather and construction deadlines.

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Payson Statistics DATE H Feb. 12 76 Feb. 13 74 Feb. 14 71 Feb. 15 74 Feb. 16 77 Feb. 17 72 Feb. 18 66 Feb. 19 65 Feb. 20 74 Feb. 21 74 Feb. 22 68

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Precipitation 2016 thru today 4.24 30-year Average through February 3.92

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Payson announced last week that the Diamondbacks have awarded the town a grant to add a better surface, scoreboards and other features to the playing fields in Rumsey Park. The park already hosts the town’s Little League teams (above) and the town recently added more lighting.

F O R The following reports and arrests were released by the Payson Police Department and Gila County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

After reviewing cases, the Gila County Attorney’s Office often drops or modifies charges. If your name is listed and you are exonerated, please contact the Payson Roundup at editor@payson.com.

Feb. 1 – Noah Felix Perez, 32, Payson – dangerous drugs-possession, drugs paraphernalia-possession and child support warrant; Sharon Louise Diamond, 45, drug paraphernalia-possession and dangerous drugs-possession; Sonya Marie Abbott, 38,

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Feb. 2 – Landen Caylan Johnson, 25, Payson – failure to pay a fine, DUI-extreme with BAC .20 or higher, DUI with BAC of .08 or higher and DUI-alcohol, drug, vapor or combination thereof.

Feb. 3 – Jo Ann Martinez, 35, Payson – domestic violence and disorderly conduct-fighting; William David Rinehart, 34, domestic violence and disorderly conduct-fighting; Eric William Vanvleet, 54, Payson – shoplifting.

Feb. 4 – Ashley Dawn Sangster, 31,

Ganado, Ariz. – shoplifting; Curt Andrew Manning, 43, Transient/Payson – tampering with physical evidence-destroys, mutilates, alters, conceals or removes, 2 counts domestic violence, criminal damage-deface or damage property and 2 counts murder-1st degree-premeditated; Luke Andrew Manning, 19, Payson – drug paraphernalia-possession.

Feb. 6 – Carrie Ann Ingram, 44, Payson – prescription-only drugs-unlawful possession, criminal trespass-2nd degree and felony shoplifting with convicted priors.

Feb. 7 – Derek Elliot Perkins, 29, Payson – theft, burglary-2nd degree-residential structure, probation violation and drug paraphernalia-possession.

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O B I T U A R I E S Shirley Mae Broadston (1935-2016)

Shirley Mae Broadston, 80-year-old resident of Gentry, Ark., died Feb. 16, 2016 at her home. Born July 4, 1935 in Silver Lake, Iowa, she was the daughter of Earl McCord and Eunice Crew McCord. Shirley married Jack Broadston on Dec. 19, 1954 in Las Vegas, Nev. She worked as a service representative for Arizona Public Service for many years. Shirley and Jack moved from Arizona to Gentry in 2001. She was a member of Falling Springs Church and the Gentry Senior Activity Center.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack.

She is survived by one son,

Jeff Broadston and wife Susana of Decatur, Ark.; one daughter, Michelle Owens of Decatur; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Loye McCord of Sun City, Ariz.; and one sister, Juanita VanLandingham of Sun City, Ariz.

Memorial services are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 at Falling Springs Church, Decatur, Ark., with Pastors Dennis Cottrell and Mark Rotramel officiating. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.

Elizabeth Ann Silcock (1938-2016)

Elizabeth Ann Silcock, known as Ann by her family and friends, was born July 15, 1938 in Corpus Christi, Texas; she died Jan. 30, 2016.

She was a long-time resident of Payson, Ariz. She had many friends in the Payson area and was involved in many community affairs, social and political groups.

She retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department as a sergeant. In

Payson, she continued to work as a dispatcher for law enforcement and fire departments.

Ann was a true patriot. She loved her country, she loved her family and friends, and she loved Payson.

She is survived by her brothers, Lewis Stephens, Gary Stephens, Tom Stephens; and her sister, Gayle Wilson.

Burial will be at Payson Pioneer Cemetery at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016.

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It’s PETRIFIED

But it isn’t a FOREST

The dark spots in the white layer above are petrified logs sticking out of the sediment in which they were buried 220 million years ago. As erosion removed hundreds of feet of overlying sediment, the rock-hard fossilized logs settled down onto the current surface. This process gives the illusion of a toppled forest laying on the present surface. Actually, the logs were carried down an ancient river and lay scattered at about the densities of the dark stub ends of the logs showing in the white layer above. In the photo below, as erosion removes the sediment from beneath the logs, they settle and break off in sections.

Story and Photos by Greg McKelvey professional geologist and amateur photographer

Deeply buried logs don’t decay due to a lack of oxygen.

However, as water seeps through the buried log, dissolved minerals gradually replace the organic matter of the log, leaving the colorful agates and calcites of the petrified log.

At Blue Mesa in the Petrified Forest National Park logs on the ridgeline overlook the eroded slopes of the Painted Desert.

Different concentrations of minerals like iron and magnesium give the sediments their different colors.

The giant tree trunks lie scattered across the colorful, eroded landscape of the Petrified Forest National Park.

It seems obvious: Some cataclysm befell an ancient forest, scattering trees like piles of pick-up sticks.

But looks can deceive — and so can the names of national parks.

In truth, the Petrified Forest was never a forest at all — but instead presents a giant puzzle for geologists and photographers alike.

No doubt about it, the Petrified Forest National Park (PFNP) and the adjacent Painted Desert harbor some of the planet’s most unique collections of fossils. The 150 species of fossilized plants, ancient reptiles, dinosaur bones and trackways open special windows into our Earth’s past.

The giant, fossilized logs define the landscape — most of them tropical conifers that grew 220 million years ago.

But they did not topple and die anywhere near where they lie now.

Instead, they washed down an ancient river before settling into the mud of a great delta. They ultimately sank into earth and turned to stone. Up above, life continued to evolve. Roughly 90 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed this same patch of earth. As the logs were

fossilized beneath the Jurassic surface, on the land above life was dominated by the “big guys” before they too failed to adapt to our ever changing planet.

Today, millions of tourists visit the park and collectors scour outside the park for petrified wood. The sheer volume of material in commercial stores and preserved in the park testified to the number of trees washed down that ancient river.

Tourists strain to imagine that ancient, tropical forest rising all around them.

But they’d do better to imagine that river delta, depositing layers of mud and driftwood logs — layer upon layer, as those lone trunks accumulated in the mud, slowly sinking into the earth.

Eventually, the earth shifted and those buried layers of petrified logs topped by the younger, also fossilized, dinosaur bones rose once more toward the surface.

Erosion carried away the softer material, gradually concentrating the harder fossils on the surface we see today.

But how can we reconstruct this ancient puzzle, scattered across millions of years of change, buried beneath thousands of feet of sediment?

If you see geologists down on hands and knees looking at the rocks with a small magnifying glass, you can bet they’re seeking those clues in the details of the minerals and grains.

• See Petrified Forest, page 6B

This chunk of petrified log sits on a pedestal of softer material, surrounded by splinters of fossilized wood left when other buried logs fell apart. Note the hill in the background topped with more logs. Imagine all the space in between filled with soft sediments and buried logs. As the sediment washes away, the logs become concentrated on the new surface.

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CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS JULIETs

Rim Country 4 Wheelers

JULIETs - Just Us Ladies Into Eating Together - meets for lunch and conversation the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Crosswinds Restaurant at the Airport at 11:30 a.m. It is just for fun, no book to read, no dish to make. Everyone is welcome, no reservations required.

For additional information please call Chris Tilley at (928) 468-9669.

Payson Tea Party The Payson Tea Party will have its regular meetings at 6 p.m., the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

Masonic Lodge The Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70, located at 200 E. Rancho Road in Payson, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

For more information, go online to www.paysonmason.org or contact Bill Herzig, secretary, at (928) 474-1305 or (928) 951-2662.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 9 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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Soroptimists

The local Soroptimist club invites all women who are interested in working with and for the community to improve the status of women to join members for lunch at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, at noon Wednesdays.

Anyone interested should contact Jean Oliver, (928) 474-6167; or Audrey Wilson. (928) 468-3108.

Ukulele fun

Rim residents, regardless of skill level, are welcome to join Ukulele Fun from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Wednesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

If you have any ukuleles you would like to donate or sell, please call (928) 595-2086.

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The Payson Senior Center and Payson Helping Payson host bingo every Friday at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Tickets go on sale at noon and games start at 1 p.m.

please visit www.zanegreykiwanis. com.

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87 Mountain Biking Club meets at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the 87 Cyclery shop, 907 S. Beeline Highway.

Members have group trail rides throughout Gila County for every level of rider (beginners to advanced).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Payson Lions Club

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The Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country meets on all other Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Tiny’s Restaurant.

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

The club also For more information about Zane Grey Kiwanis,

ond Saturday of each month.

The group meets at the Payson Library Community Room at 9 a.m. for a business meeting and a program of interest. There is also a meeting the last Saturday of each month for a breakfast and socialization.

Club members participate in community projects and are known for providing emergency communications during natural disasters. Please see the website for more information: www.TontoRadio.org.

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

Membership in Lions is open to all adults interested in giving something

back to their community. Meetings are held at at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday at the Crosswinds Restaurant at the Payson Airport.

PEO meeting

Chapter DF of the P.E.O. Sisterhood meets at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26 at the Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, Payson. Lynn Fincher will present a program on Learning the Web. The hostess is Jean Larson. Visiting P.E.O.s are welcome. For further information, call Jean at (928) 4763521.

Bingo at Senior Center

The Payson Senior Center and Payson Helping Payson host bingo every Friday at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Tickets go on sale at noon and games start at 1 p.m.

Now offering 25 cent hot dogs.

HAM group issues invitation

Amateur Radio Operators (HAMS) and any who are interested in becoming a HAM operator are encouraged to join Tonto Amateur Radio Association (TARA) the sec-

The Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction committee’s trail work in January and February is on the Bearfoot Trail. Participants will be doing maintenance and then start the prep work for the new bridge crossing Pine Creek.

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

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

Republicans host U.S. Senate candidate

The Rim Country Republican Club meets Monday, Feb. 29 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson. Members and guests may gather at 11 a.m. to order lunch and to socialize. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the speaker will be Dr. Kelli Ward, candidate for U.S. Senate.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Call Nancy Cox at (928) 472-1172 for more information.

PAWS meeting

The Payson Area Woofers Society (PAWS) is having its monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 2 in the conference room at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. Mark Scott, the Town of Payson’s Animal Control Officer, will be the speaker. He will be sharing updates on what is happening in his role, positive results in town with animals and answering questions. Everyone is invited to come and bring your questions. Complimentary light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please call Dorothy Howell, (928) 472-7396.

Payson Elks

Tickets are now on sale for the Men’s SUPERSTARS! show at the Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway. The show is Saturday,

March 5 and with the purchase of a ticket, you have a dinner choice of a stuffed pork chop or Cornish game hen. Tickets sell out fast.

Payson Mens’ Golf Association

The Payson Mens’ Golf Association 2016 Golf Season begins with a free breakfast, followed by a 4-man scramble tournament Wednesday, March 16. Anyone, not yet a member, interested in joining may call Payson Golf Course, (928) 474-2273. Join in the fun in a handicapped format.

Rim Country Flyers Radio Control (RC) Club The Rim Country Flyers Radio Control (RC) Club is for airplane and helicopter RC enthusiasts.

It is a chartered club with the Academy of Model Aeronautics.

The group’s flying field is in Rye and all who are interested are invited to drop by the flying field at 9 a.m. the third Friday of the first month of each quarter (the remaining meetings for the year are on April 22; July 15; Oct. 21) or visit the club’s website at rimcountryflyers. com or call (480) 295-2269 for additional information.

Bridge results Winners a bridge results Wednesday, Feb. 17 were: Myrtle Warter and Sherry Proctor, N/S and Emillie and John York, E/W, first; Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, N/S and Diane Bricker and Kathy Salvaggio, E/W, second; Mary Kastner and Tim Demaray, N/S and Hilda Jungblut and Betty Mashl, E/W, third.

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

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

Alanon Alanon meets: Monday at 6 p.m., St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Payson; Wednesday at 1 p.m., Southern Baptist Church, Star Valley. For information call Kali at (503) 354-4402.

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SPORTS

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

3B

Longhorns hope to sparkle this year on the diamond by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

The aura of confidence circulating in the Payson High preseason baseball camp is almost a sure indication the upcoming season will be one for the ages.

Maybe a campaign to rival the 1999 season during which Bryan Zumbro almost single-handedly pitched the Longhorns to their first and only state championship.

Yep fans, the team could be that good, partly because it lost only three seniors off of last year’s 14-17 team that played the most competitive schedule in Division 3.

Also, coach Brian Young believes the all-important intrinsics are there, saying the team is, “The right kids with the right mentality.”

Five of the six players who received postseason honors at the conclusion of the 2015 season return to the Longhorn fold. The ace among them is hardnosed shortstop Ruben Estrada, a four-year letter winner, who was chosen to the Division 3 All-State First Team the Arizona Republic All-State Team and the Div. 3 All-Section 5 First Team.

This season, Young expects Estrada to bat leadoff and possibly see some time at third base.

Most importantly in the coach’s eyes, “He is a great leader and really sets the tempo on offense for us.”

Taran Sarnowski is another crucial weapon in the Longhorn arsenal.

After winning 2015 all-division firstteam honors, the four-year letterman seems this season destined for even bigger and better things.

Although he played third base in 2015, Young anticipates he will spend most of this year catching and could pitch when called upon.

“Taran has a lot of power and will hit in the middle of the order,” Young said. “He has been a big run producer his whole career and should finish that way.

Senior Carl Adcock struggled with arm problems last season but appears this spring to have completely recovered.

“He is stronger than ever and will do a fantastic job in the outfield,” Young predicts.

Adcock’s strength on defense is the quick jumps he gets on balls and is considered by many to be the consummate “smooth operator” in the field.

Offensively, “his swing looks great right now,” praised Young.

Junior pitcher Jake Beeler returns to the team having pitched the Horns to an opening round state tournament victory last season and in the second round just missed upsetting favored Scottsdale Christian.

“He is bigger and stronger and comes back with the confidence he can be a great pitcher,” remarked Young.

Although Hunter Paul plays in the infield, his talents on the mound will give Young two quality starters to choose from.

“He showed signs of just how good he could be in the summer and it was pretty impressive,” said Young.

Ryan Ricke, a 6-foot-5-inch returning pitcher joined the team last week fresh off a stellar basketball season in which he was the team’s second leading scorer.

In baseball, “He just keeps getting better,” Young said. “He has worked on some new pitching styles and is going to be really tough.”

If needed, Ricke can also play in the infield and outfield.

Multitalented sophomore Koy Duran returns after lettering his freshman season playing infield, outfield and sometimes pitching.

Junior Shad McNeeley and senior Silas Galster are “Fighting for some outfield time with some younger guys moving up from our jayvee team,” says the coach.

Jason Daniels, David Card, Nate McMullen and Efrain Amaya-Medina are among those who have moved up to varsity from the lower levels.

McMullen is the younger brother of Nick McMullen, one of the finest players to ever don a Longhorn uniform.

Nate’s mother, Mary, was inducted into the Paradise, Calif. High School Hall of Fame and holds the basketball record for most points scored in a career.

Also for the Longhorns this year, Grayson Barr has returned after sitting out last year due to an injury.

Getting ready

The Horns prepped for the upcoming campaign playing 12 summer-league games and going all-Schwartznegger in a fall-winter program that focused on weight lifting, conditioning and arm strength.

“We have a lot of guys who are returning bigger and stronger and it is going to pay off for us,” Young anticipates.

With summer play and off-season work buoying the team this upcoming season, Young envisions experience, competition and confidence will characterize the squad.

“Our players have really raised the bar on the quality of play that they find acceptable from themselves,” he says. “Guys are out there fighting for positions, at-bats and innings on the mound.

“We are going to have some talented guys that won’t be in the lineup every day and that’s a good problem to have.”

Members of the Mogollon Sporting Association and Arizona Game and Fish celebrate the MSA’s donation.

MSA donations total: $2 million by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

Is there a civic nonprofit in Arizona more altruistic and philanthropic than the Mogollon Sporting Association?

Probably not.

Since MSA’s founding 24 years ago, the organization has doled out more than $2 million to youth programs and wildlife-conservation projects in the Rim Country.

Just a few years ago, MSA donated $14,000 to various Payson school district programs and another $10,000 in matching money to help fund a water catchment project in the Tonto National Forest.

A few years later, MSA donated $6,500-plus to purchase a high jump pit for the Payson High School track team, a portable backstop for the baseball team and SmartBoards at Frontier Elementary School. MSA also donated $1,000 to pay for PHS wrestling officials. In 2011, MSA granted $9,000 in matching funds to help the PHS band purchase new uniforms.

It’s not unusual for the MSA to enlist student-athletes to help out with conservation projects. Years ago, a group of PHS wrestlers helped rebuild a fence and watershed east of Payson.

The pay they received went into the wrestling club fund.

The association has also footed the bill for trout stockings in Green Valley Park just prior to the annual Wildlife Fair.

MSA has purchased metal detectors for Game and Fish officers to use in investigating poaching, and bought an herbicide spray unit and trailer to be used in the effort to eradicate noxious weeds in the forest.

In funding outdoor conservation projects, the MSA often teams with other organizations including the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Arizona Bowhunters Association and the Wildlife Conservation Council.

In addition to the annual donations, the association funds the Ted Pettet Scholarships that go to a pair of outstanding graduating PHS seniors who have participated in extracurricular activities.

The two scholarships are worth $2,000 each.

The list of donations goes on and on because providing financial help to local schools, youth programs and wildlife projects has been MSA’s mission since former Payson mayors Craig Swartwood, Ted Pettet and others helped found the organization following a meeting with former PUSD Superintendent Ron Sipus and then-Tonto Forest District Ranger Steve Gunzel.

The money MSA donates is raised mostly at its yearly banquets, auctions and raffles that traditionally take place in the spring at the Mazatzal Casino and are considered the most festive in the Rim Country if not the state.

MSA members, including President Jack Koon, ask little in recognition for their tireless work, but their accomplishments have not gone unnoticed around the state.

In 2006, the Arizona Game and Fish Department bestowed the MSA with statewide recognition as the Conservation Organization of the Year.

In August 2005, at the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center, the MSA was inducted into the Outdoor Hall of Fame. At the time, Steve Hirsch, president of the Wildlife for Tomorrow

Mogollon Sporting Association Banquet The 2016 Mogollon Sporting Association dinner and banquet will be held May 7 at the Mazatzal Casino. Doors open at 4 p.m. and a prime rib buffet will be served.

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General raffle tickets for a myriad of valuable prizes are available for five strips for $100, if pre-ordered. Each strip has five chances to win.

There will also be major drawings for Vortex BIG 10 Optics and a gun safe with several guns. Tables for eight persons can also be reserved.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call Jack Koon at 928-978-0059 or 928-474-1662.

Foundation that sponsors the Arizona Hall of Fame, said MSA was chosen because of the contributions the organization makes in the Rim Country. “The Mogollon Sporting Association is a perfect example of how a group of dedicated individuals can have a very positive effect on wildlife and people as well,” “Their program to utilize youth volunteer labor not only gets the job done, but also instills an appreciation for the great outdoors in these young people.”

Also, one of the MSA founders — Gary Barcom — a Payson man, long known for his conservation efforts and civic contributions, was in 2008 inducted into the Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame.

Barcom has also received the MSA’s Legacy Award as has Pettet.

It annually goes to a person — not necessarily an MSA member — who contributes significantly and unselfishly to the Rim Country’s environment, education, conservation and economy.

Among those who have praised the MSA and its members is former Payson High School wrestling coach and teacher Dennis Pirch, a former Legacy Award winner and a tireless worker in the cause of conservation.

“If it is good for kids and funds are a little short, the MSA will step up to the plate and make it happen,” he said. “That’s just the kind of people they are.”

Former Payson High band director Daria Mason has also lauded the MSA saying, “Without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we are doing,” she said. “They are absolutely essential to our (band) success and to that of many others in our schools and in the town.”

Former PHS softball coach and Rim Country Middle School principal Will Dunman, whose programs received several donations from MSA , frequently praised the association calling it “a tremendous asset to our community and our schools.”

Top teams slug it out by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

The Arizona Interscholastic Associa­ tion Division III boys basketball tournament has begun for 24 teams in each bracket that advanced via top finishes in section tournament.

In the D-III girls state tournament, which began Feb. 17 and will wrap up Feb. 27 with the championship game at Gila River Casino, only one of the teams that qualified from Section V remains.

The Payson girls compete in Section V, but were eliminated in the first round of the S-V tournament.

Valley Christian, the S-V champion and a state No. 1 seed, played last evening against No. 6 Winslow (results not available at press time).

If the Trojans muzzled the barking Bulldogs, they will play the winner of an elite-eight matchup pitting No. 5 Safford against No. 4 Chinle.

In the boys D-III state tournament, Section V sent Poston Butte, Scottsdale

Christian and Valley Christian.

Poston Butte took a No. 21 seed to the “Big Show” and was beaten, 57-45 in the opening round by Holbrook.

Valley Christian entered with a No. 8 seed and received a first round bye.

But in the second round, VC dropped a 53-52, heartbreaker to No. 9 Yuma Cibola.

Scottsdale beat Tuba City 56-33 in the second go-around after earning a bye in the first.

In the final eight, the Eagles played No. 6 Window Rock yesterday at Gila River. If Scottsdale Christian emerged victorious, it will play today, Friday, the winner of the North Canyon (No.18) vs.

Snowflake (No. 2) elite eight game.

Scottsdale Christian’s No. 3 state seed was hotly debated around the state mostly because the school posted a sterling 24-4 record and had beaten Estrella Foothills, the No. 1 seed, 74-71 in double overtime.

Payson High gave the Eagles a good battle before falling 65-51 on Feb. 5.

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LEGAL NOTICES 16053: 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1/2016; TS No. AZ08000131-15-1S APN 304-20-047 TO No. 150047556-AZ-VOO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated May 24, 2007 and recorded on May 31, 2007 as Instrument No. 2007-009259 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder Front Entrance, Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 8550 on March 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 906 E WAGON WHEEL CIR, PAYSON, AZ 85541 LOT 48, OF COW TOWN ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO. 221. APN: 304-20-047 Original Principal Balance $185,000.00 Name and Address of original Trustor JOSEPH A MUSTACA AND WENDY L MUSTACA, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP 906 E WAGON WHEEL CIR, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of the Beneficiary The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate holders of the CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2007-17CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-17CB c/o Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC 4425 Ponce de Leon Blvd.

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LEGAL NOTICES session or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale.

The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. DATE: December 8, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832. Order no.

AZ16-000002-1, Pub Dates, 02/09/2016, 02/16/2016, 02/23/2016, 03/01/2016.

16055: 2/9, 2/16, 2/23/2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of WALTER E. DIBBLE, JR. Deceased.

NO. PB 201600009 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JAMES DIBBLE has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate.

All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative, c/o RICHARD C. KEYT, 7373 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite B-165, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258.

DATED this 2nd day of Feb-

LEGAL NOTICES ruary, 2016. s/Richard C. Keyt RICHARD C. KEYT 7373 East Doubletree Ranch Road #B-165 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Attorney for Personal Representative 16056: 2/9, 2/16, 2/23/2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of KENNETH BUCKINGHAM, Deceased No. PB2016-00001 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN to all creditors of the Estate that: Rebecca J. Bucking1. ham has been appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate.

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

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Claims against the Estate may be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to Rebecca J. Buckingham, care of Rilus M. Dana, Dana and Associates, L.L.C., 1234 S. Power Road, Suite #102, AZ 85206.

Dated this 2nd day of February, 2016.

DANA AND ASSOCIATED, LLC By: /s/ Rilus M. Dana RILUS M. DANA 1234 S. Power Road, Suite #102 Mesa, AZ 85206 Counsel for Personal Representative 16060: 2/16, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8/2016; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 1/12/2016 TS No. : AZ-15-695738-BF Order No. : 733-1501891-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 7/29/2013 and recorded 8/1/2013 as Instrument 2013-009128 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 4/27/2016 at 11:00AM Sale Location: At the Front Entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lot 9 and 10, Pine Creek Subdivision No. 1, according to Map No. 190 and Amended Dedication recorded April 22, 1960 in Docket 114, Page 124, records of Gila County,

LEGAL NOTICES Arizona. Purported Street Address: 3514 N PINE CREEK DR, PINE, AZ 85544 Tax Parcel Number: 301-26-009A Original Principal Balance: $255,189.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, NA C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): David L Sutton and Terri L Sutton, husband and wife 3514 N PINE CREEK DR, PINE, AZ 85544 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 800-280-2832 Login to: www.auction.com AZ-15-695738-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-15-695738-BF Dated: 1/8/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Martha Sanchez, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 1/8/2016 before me, Courtney Patania a notary public, personally appeared Martha Sanchez, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Courtney Patania Commission No. 2044156 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 11/1/2017 IDSPub #0101496 2/16/2016 2/23/2016 3/1/2016 3/8/2016 16065: 2/12, 2/16, 2/19/2016 Articles of Incorporation Of Rim Country Friends of Tonto Natural Bridge State Park Inc. 1.

NAME: The name of the corporation is Rim Country Friends of Tonto Natural Bridge State Park Inc. 2.

PURPOSE: The purpose for which is corporation is organized is the transaction of any or all lawful business for which non-profit corporations may be incorporation under the laws of the State of Arizona, as they may be amended from time to time.

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CHARACTER OFAFFAIRS:: The character of affairs of the corporation will be to provide assistance to the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park including, but not limited to the following: providing funds, equipment or services; encouraging individuals to volunteer their services to the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park and providing programs of interest to members of the Rim Country Friends of Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, Inc., or to Patrons of the park. Such corporation is organized to operate with in the meaning of Section 502 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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The Corporation will have members.

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LIMITATIONS: No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall insure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, directors, officers or other private person, 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 its stated purpose. 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 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 internal revenue code or (b) by corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(a) of the internal

LEGAL NOTICES Revenue Code (or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue laws.)

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DISSOLUTION: U p o n the dissolution of the corporation the Board of Directors, shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of its assets, exclusively for the purpose of the corporation in such manner, or to such organization organized and operating exclusively for charitable, educational, religious or scientific purposes at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding provisions 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 the purpose or to which such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine which are organization and operation exclusively for such purpose.

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INDEMNIFICATION; the power of indemnification under the Arizona Revised Statues shall not be denied or limited by the bylaws.

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BOARD OF Directors: The initial board of directors shall consist of seven (7) directors. The names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as Directors until the first annual meeting of Directors or until their successors are elected and qualified are: a.

John R. Wilson, 1005 S. Carson City Circle, Payson Az. 85541 b.

Vern Lies, 33 E. Saddleback Trail, Star Valley, AZ. 85541 The number of persons to service on the board of directors thereafter shall be fixed by the Bylaws.

9. KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS: The street address of the known place of business of the corporation is: 1005 S. Carson City Circle, Payson, AZ 85541 10. STATUTORY AGENT: The name and address of the statutory agent of the corporation is: John R. Wilson, 1005 S. Carson City Circle, Payson, AZ 85541 11. INCORORATORS: The name and addresses of the incorporators are: John R. Wilson, 1005 S. Carson City Circle, Payson, AZ 85541 Vern Lies, 33 E. Saddleback Trail, Star Valley, AZ 85541 All powers, duties and responsibilities of the incorporators shall cease at the time of delivery of these Articles of Incorporation to the Arizona

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Corporation Commission.

Jeri L. Chilson, Member 342 W. H. Bar Ranch Road Payson, AZ 85541

12 DISCRIMINATION: The Corporation will not practice or permit discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race national origin, religion or physical handicap or disability.

13 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: The incorporators, directors, officers, members, employees and agents of the corporation shall not be individually liable for the corporation’s debts or other liabilities, and the private property of such individual shall be exempt from any c o r porate debts or liabilities, Additionally, the personal liabilit y of the directors of the corporation to the corporation for monitory damages for b r e a c h of judiciary duty as a director shall be limited or eliminated as and to the extent provided by law.

14: AMENDMENT: The articles of incorporation of this corporation may be amende d by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of directors of this corporation at any regular or special meeting called for t h a t purpose.

Incorporators Signatures: /s/ John R. Wilson, John R.Wilson /s/Vern Lies, Vern Lies Dated this 14 day of January, 2016 16068: 2/16, 2/19, 2/23/2016 NOTICE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR 1.

CHILSON INVESTMENTS, LLC L - 20643047 2.

The address of the known place of business is: 342 W. H Bar Ranch Road Payson, AZ 85541 The name and 3. a d d r e s s of the Statutory Agent is: Jeri L. Chilson 342 W. H Bar Ranch Road Payson, AZ 85541 4.

Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager.

The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company is: Jeri L. Chilson, Manager 342 W. H. Bar Ranch Road Payson, AZ 85541

John C. Chilson, Member 342 W. H. Bar Ranch Road Payson, AZ 85541 16077: 2/23/2016 LEGAL NOTICE The Town of Payson Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at 3:00 P.M., Monday, March 7, 2016 on the application listed below.

A16-001, An application filed by the Town of Payson to abandon the west 6 feet of the 16 foot-wide Public Utility Easement located on the east side of Lots 42 and 43 of Mogollon Rim Amended Subdivision, 601 S. Colcord Road, Gila County Tax Parcel number 304-03-039.

All meetings are held in the Town Council Chambers at 303 North Beeline Highway.

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.

16079: 2/23, 3/1, 3/8/2016 INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PAYSON AIRPORT PAYSON, ARIZONA A.D.O.T. PROJECT NO. E5S1X Sealed bids for improvements to the Payson Airport, A.D.O.T Project No. E5S1X, will be received by the Town of Payson at the Council Chambers, Town Hall at 303 North Beeline Hwy, Payson, Arizona 85541 until March 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. MST and then opened and read aloud.

The work involved includes the following: SCHEDULE I Evaluation and Repair Twy A1 and A2 Infield Drainage

LEGAL NOTICES A digital copy may be downloaded for $25.00. A hardcopy may be purchased for $75.00 for each set.

There will be no refunds.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in an amount not less than five percent of the total bid made payable to Town of Payson, or by a Bid Bond in like amount executed by a Surety Company.

The Bidder must supply all the information required by the proposal forms and specifications and he/she must bid on all items of every schedule. The Town of Payson reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all portions of the various bid items. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the opening thereof.

A Pre-Bid meeting will be held at the Payson Airport Restaurant overflow parking lot on March 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., MST. All bidders are advised to examine the site to become familiar with all site conditions.

The proposed contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11246 of 24 September 1965, as amended and to the equal opportunity clause and the Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications, including the goals and timetables for minority and female participation.

A Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities must be submitted prior to the award of the proposed contract, including any subcontracts in excess of $10,000.00.

The proposed contract is subject to the provisions of Department of Transportation Regulations 49 CFR Part 26 (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation).

Minimum wage rates as established by the Secretary of Labor are applicable to all schedules awarded for this project.

Any questions regarding this project are to be directed to the office of Armstrong Consultants, Inc., AZ Office: Mesa, Arizona, (602) 803-7079, for interpretation.

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Published: February 23, 2016 March 1, 2016 March 8, 2016

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The great logs of the Petrified Forest have been largely stripped of roots and branches, evidence they were carried in a river to the place where they were buried and fossilized.

Petrified Forest From page 1B Scientists report a variety of mainly conifer tree species present in the PFNP, but see only a very few limbs, twigs or leafs.

Most of the logs sit on top of rocks that contain no fossil trees, mostly in a single sedimentary unit.

The strata where the trees are sticking out of the rocks (Crystal Forest area) are not typical rain forest soils, but rather sand, small gravel beds composed mostly of hard quartz fragments and mud units. The softer muddy rocks form the colorful white, red and maroon bands and have only a few petrified fossils. These logs, before being replaced by silica, were washed down old river channels and scattered on a flat floodplain. Other vertebrate and shell fossil finds confirm the geologic environment of their final home.

Petrified wood forms when plant material is buried by sediment and protected from decay by oxygen and organisms.

Groundwater rich in dissolved solids flows through the sediment replacing the original plant material with silica, calcite, pyrite or another inorganic material such as opal. The result is a fossil of the original woody material that often preserves minute details of the bark, wood and cellular structures. The red, orange, purple and yellow colors are due to trace amounts of iron in the silica while the grays and blacks come from minute amounts of manganese oxides.

Some of the best photographs I have seen are of these giant tree trunks and broken logs, now colorful silica, show trunks on top of white pedestals where the hard petrified tree protects the rocks below from being eroded away.

Look around at the Long Logs area, for example, and note the many logs horizontal on the ground surrounded by tons of small chips. The surface is the current resting place for these fossils. Not one sticks out of the rocks. These are here because the softer material has been eroded away leaving the hard and heavier materials. Remove more softer stuff and the logs will just lag behind on the surface.

Many of the logs look like cordwood waiting to be stacked!

When the supporting clays are

eroded away, these massive silica replaced tree are far too heavy to support their own weight and break perpendicular to the trunk.

I enjoyed a chance meeting with a resident artist, Matt Tucker, tasked to photograph locations where the Park Service has historic images. These images of Panorama Knoll in the Long Logs area are dramatic evidence of just how much erosion does occur in these soft rocks. In just 125 years the top darker layer is missing from the Knoll. I estimate erosion removed upwards of five feet of soft muddy rock. No wonder the Little Colorado River runs muddy!

The government originally set aside these lands in 1906 and today the PFNP covers only 20 percent of the area known to have these special fossils.

One of the largest deposits of petrified wood in the world, more logs will break the surface as water sends more soft materials down the Colorado River system to the Sea of Cortez.

Over the years, collectors and scavengers have removed a great deal of material and some of the best amethyst and other crystals are long gone from the park.

Collecting is prohibited so future generations can enjoy this treasure.

That said, erosion (the process of removing soft dirt) will, over time, uncover more treasures as the rocks known to contain the petrified wood are still buried under younger layers of soft rocks. More than half of the Blue Mesa Member of the Chinle Formation has yet to be exposed.

If you bring your camera to the PFNP, I suggest that in addition to taking shots of the trees, piles and vistas, take some time to look for wildflowers, animals, rock art, close up features in the rocks and visit the early Native American sites. US Route 66 even runs through the park!

For details of programs, park hours, fees and passes and events, contact park officials at 928-5246228 or visit their website at www. nps.gov/pefo/index.htm.

For details of the geology of the Petrified Forest National Park, please refer to the Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report CM-12-A by J.W. Martz et al published in 2012.

This Google Earth image shows the straight lines of the giant, petrified logs in the soft sediments of the Petrified Forest.

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