School bus totaled in crash Track team, staff escape injury by
Michele Nelson and Keith Morris
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Sitting forlornly in the transportation parking lot, a mangled activities bus awaits a fate far from Payson Unified School District. A car smashed into the front of the bus carrying the Longhorn track team on Wednesday, March 25 in Bylas, 41 miles outside of Globe. The crash totaled the bus and sent one student to the hospital to receive stitches on their knee.
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No one else reported injuries. On Tuesday, the board will vote to allocate money to purchase a new bus. “Denver obliterated that thing pretty good — it was demolished,” said Jonathan Ball, track coach. Assistant track coach Denver White and a dozen athletes were riding in the bus when a driver attempting to execute a U-turn from the right hand lane, hit the bus’ front passenger side. The crash took out its headlights and crushed the hood
into the engine. Carl’s Towing brought the bus from the accident site to Payson, said Brent Bailey, director of transportation and maintenance for the district. “(But) it didn’t get here until morning,” said Bailey. Ball reported that the accident happened as the team was returning from the Safford Tri-County Invitational late on Wednesday. “Denver said a vehicle in front of him … pulled over, (where the) road opens up and the speed limit drops going into a
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A crash totaled a Payson bus, but everyone escaped serious injury.
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Man tries to ram deputy Alexis Bechman
paraphernalia, assault on a law enforcement officer, unlawful flight, A man is facing disorderly conduct, trescharges after reportedly passing and DUI to the trying to ram a sherslightest degree. iff’s deputy’s vehicle as A judge released he fled from a home in Wagenhals on his own Ox Bow Estates early recognizance. Sunday morning. Around 1 a.m. Sun Brian Wagenhals Deputies encounday, an Ox Bow Estates tered the man when they respond- homeowner on Nottingham Lane ed to a call reporting a trespasser called the Gila County Sheriff’s in the subdivision south of Payson Office after spotting a prowler in off the Beeline Highway. the yard, said Lt. Tim Scott with After a search through the the GCSO. forest south of town, officers When deputies arrived, Wagenarrested Brian Jay Wagenhals See Wild chase, page 2A on charges of possession of drug by
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Walmart employees wait while a bomb-sniffing police dog searches for a bomb in the building on Monday morning after the manager received a bomb threat.
Call prompts evacuation of Walmart by
Alexis Bechman
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Customers and employees were evacuated from Payson’s Walmart Monday morning after someone called in a bomb threat. An unidentified man called the store manager shortly after 9 a.m. reporting an explosive device was planted in the store, according to Police Chief Don Engler.
Management quickly got everyone out of the store and police blocked the entrances to the parking lot before allowing customers to leave. Employees milled around the east end of the parking lot furthest from the store awaiting instruction, most standing quiet while others listened to music or called their families. Gila County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Dennis Newman brought in a bomb-sniffing dog that checked throughout the store, outside the building and in the parking lot. Police found no bomb and reported no injuries. Police cleared the 24-hour store to re-open at 11 a.m. The caller reportedly spoke with the manager briefly, making the threat and hanging up, Engler said.
While police are following up on information, they do not have a suspect. On Sunday, a man walked into a Buckeye Walmart and said he had a bomb in his backpack. Police found no bomb in the man’s backpack, but arrested Zaya Badal, 26, of California on felony charges. There is no indication that the incidents are related.
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The company charged with the largest forest restoration project in history has encountered fresh difficulties, including a slow start in undertaking its vast thinning project and difficulties getting even its first, small-scale mill up and running. Good Earth Power AZ several months ago announced with some fanfare a plan to open a mill in Williams to process thousands of tons of biomass and a related plan to produce compost at the same site. The Oman-based company has a contract to thin a vast swatch of central Arizona under the terms of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI). But Williams canceled the company’s grading permit for the mill site after the company started a smoldering, underground fire it had trouble putting out in a pile of wood chips left by a previous WEATHER
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mill operator. The company has also not made any concrete moves forward in a plan to combine woody debris with food waste to produce compost for use in flower beds and home landscaping. Buffeted by media accounts of the canceled building permit, the lack of necessary zoning and the stubborn underground fire, the company issued a statement trying to explain the setbacks and underscoring the difficulty of creating almost from scratch the network of mills and power plants necessary to absorb millions of tons of lumber and biomass from the eventual clearing of some 2.4 million acres. Thinning 30 acres a day
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The company said it is now thinning about 30 acres a day, which works out to about 625 acres a month. That’s a significant increase in the pace of operations since January, but still far behind the schedule established for the project nearly four years ago. Ultimately, the company’s 10-year contract with the Forest Service requires it to clear 40,000 acres annually. In the nearly two years the company has had the
Barton said the bill will allow law-abiding concealed permit owners to defend themselves if shooting breaks out in a public building and that opponents were motivated by a “hatred of guns.” Meanwhile, Rep. Bob Thorpe got his gun bill, HB 2431, past a key House Committee. That bill would prevent voters or future Legislatures from adopting any rules on the transfer of firearms that are more restrictive than federal laws. The bill appears aimed
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Lawmakers want to end many firearm restrictions Rim Country’s representatives in the Legislature continue to take the lead in ensuring Arizona has among the most gun-friendly laws in the nation. And sometimes, they get tangled up in headline-producing arguments, as when Sen. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) ended up making what she later termed a “flippant comment” suggesting it would be better to require everyone to go to church on Sundays than to regulate guns. In the meantime, a key Senate Committee has approved Rep. Brenda Barton’s (R-Payson) bill (HB 2320) that would allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit to take their gun into public buildings unless the town or county or state agency goes to the expense of putting up metal detectors with guards and a gun locker. Then-Gov. Jan Brewer repeatedly vetoed a version of the same bill, but Gov. Doug Ducey has not said what he will do if it passes the Senate.
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This Forest Service map shows the vast area affected by the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, with Payson at the center. contract, it has cleared about “This is a massive expres3,700 acres — including about sion of good faith that GEPAZ 90 acres near Christopher Creek. gets little credit or recognition That puts the company about for. Even more remarkably, there 70,000 acres behind the original are those who appear to be very actively working to sabotage the schedule. The company’s statement said 4FRI project to promote their own it has already invested millions in economic interests by working to the project. See 4FRI, page 10A
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“Probably we should be debating a bill requiring every American to attend a church of their choice on Sunday to see if we can get back to having a moral rebirth.” Sen. Sylvia Allen
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Rep. Barton’s HB 2320 allowing people with concealed carry permits to ignore efforts by government agencies to keep guns out of public buildings has provoked some of the most lively exchanges. It has passed the House and last week passed a Senate committee on a split vote, where Sen. Allen championed it. Advocates for the bill said cities can always use guards and metal detectors at each entrance to a
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Lawmakers vote to reduce gun limits From page 1A building if they want to enforce a ban on guns in places like city council chambers. Critics, including the Arizona Association of Cities and Towns, said towns and counties can’t afford to pay the costs the bill would impose to keep people from bringing guns into town council meetings. Payson has had several issues in which police have required people with concealed carry permits to not bring guns into the council chambers, including incidents involving Mike Voden, currently facing murder charges for shooting to death his neighbor over a dispute about a dog. Voden at one point simulated pointing a gun at a council member. During the Senate hearing, Sen. Allen took exception to criticism of Barton’s bill, saying people need to protect themselves from violent people with guns, thanks to the decline of morals in the country. “Probably we should be debating a bill requiring every American to attend a church of their choice on Sunday to see if we can get back to hav-
“If (a gun) is laying on the table, it’s a horrible thing and it’s going to jump up and do something. But we know it’s not going to do anything unless there’s a human involved.”
Rep. Bob Thorpe (R-Flagstaff)
also made headlines for insisting that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, an idea in accord with certain interpretations of the Bible. She also got into a spirited exchange with Sen. Steve Farley (D-Tucson), one of the bill’s opponents. Farley disagreed with the assertion that people who get a concealed weapons permit can be trusted in all circumstances to carry a gun. He noted that
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ing a moral rebirth,” she said according to an account of the hearing published in the Capitol Times. “But that would never be allowed.” During a previous term, Allen
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15 states with concealed weapons laws, including Nevada, don’t recognize Arizona’s permit because of the minimal requirements. “This is just rubbish,” said Sen. Allen, according to the Capitol Times report. “The people who care about this want to do it right, do go through the trouble of getting a permit. I don’t care what Nevada does … People are out there breaking the law are not taking the time to get a permit.” Rep. Barton also defended her bill at the hearing. She said law-abiding citizens need to carry guns to defend themselves from criminals. “Ultimately, that’s what this is about, a self-defense wherever you are. You never know when something’s going to happen.” She said opposition is based entirely on an emotional “hatred of guns.” “If (a gun) is laying on the table, it’s a horrible thing and it’s going to jump up and do something. But we know it’s not going to do anything unless there’s a human involved.”
Mental health forum Cenpatico of Arizona, the Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) for Gila County, will host a community forum from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., March 31 (tonight) in the Payson School District board room at 902. W. Main St. Cenpatico of Arizona CEO Terry Stevens will answer questions about behavioral health services in Gila County, along with a representative of Health Choice Integrated Care, which will begin providing behavioral health services in Gila County later this year. Cenpatico will provide services in Gila County through Sept. 30 and will work closely with Health Choice to ensure a smooth transition. As of Oct. 1, Cenpatico will offer services in the new southern Arizona region.
Wild chase From page 1A hals reportedly tried to ram Sgt. John France’s patrol vehicle. Wagenhals fled and officers found his vehicle between Round Valley and the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino. With the help of the Payson Police Department, Tonto Apache Tribal Police and Tonto National Forest law enforcement, officers set up a perimeter and searched the area. They located Wagenhals on foot. According to Wagenhals’ Facebook page, he ran a handyman business in Payson. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery of a bank inside a Kingman grocery store and armed robbery of a Golden Valley Bank in 2009. A judge sentenced him to five years of probation. Wagenhals has also been convicted of shoplifting, criminal trespass, DUI, according to online court records.
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Forum on area’s behavioral health services
Cenpatico of Arizona, which provides behavioral health services for Gila County will have a community forum from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 31 in the board room of the Payson Unified School District Office, 902 W. Main, St. Cenpatico of Arizona CEO Terry Stevens and a representative of Health Choice Integrated Care will answer questions and talk about behavioral health services in Payson.
Shoot for the Heart
Shoot for the Heart hosts a spring fishing seminar on bass and crappie fishing. Art Chamberlin is the guest speaker. He is known statewide as a fishing guide and has spoken at all the major outdoor conventions in Arizona. He has more than 40 years of experience in teaching tips on catching bass and crappies. All ages are welcome to attend this free seminar at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 31 at Mountain Bible Church, 302 E. Rancho Road, Payson. There will be fishing door prizes for those in attendance and refreshments to follow the talk.
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Community members have two opportunities to learn about sex trafficking Wednesday, April 1 at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260. The presentations are free to the public. The first is designed for senior citizens and grandparents and is at 9:30 a.m. in the Mount Cross log building. The second, at 5 p.m., will target all community members, especially preteens, teens and their parents. For more information, contact Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 474-2552, or Jodi Lorenz, Jodi.lorenz@pusd.com.
Free Easter Pageant in Mesa
The public is invited to attend the Mesa Easter Pageant, “Jesus the Christ,” which presents the life, ministry and mission of Jesus Christ through music, dance, and drama. This presentation is for all religions, ages, and cultures. What began as an Easter sunrise service on top of a cotton wagon in 1928, has now become the largest, annual, outdoor Easter Pageant in the world. “Jesus the Christ” is not a passion play focusing on the crucifixion, rather it is a celebration of the resurrection of the Savior. Each year, people travel from throughout the world to see this spirit-filled and beautiful one-hour outdoor production. This spectacular event is free to the public. No donations are accepted and no tickets or reservations are required.
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Pine/Strawberry Fuel Reduction Inc. invites Pine and Strawberry residents to attend a 2 p.m. meeting, Saturday, April 4. The brush pick-up program is scheduled for discussion. A committee official reports the U.S. Forest Service has already raised the fire danger to “HIGH” and relative humidity is just 14 percent — and it is only the end of March. The meeting is at the Pine Community Center.
Friday, April 3rd, 5-7 pm,
First of all, many thanks to Second Time Around for the great show for the March, First Friday Dinner. Also to members of the PHS Drama Department.
For April’s First Friday, the Drama Department is back to perform more numbers from the musical, Tarzan. Also two of our favorite singers/storytellers, Buckshot Dot and Anne James will share Scottish stories and songs. Dar Harris will be looking up your Scottish Tartan, too! A Scots/Irish Stew and Bread is on the menu!
Time Out Thrift Shop reopens
Time Out Thrift Shop reopens at its new location in the Bashas’ Shopping Center Wednesday, April 1; hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The formal address is 244 E. Highway 260 . Time Out Thrift Shop supports our local domestic violence shelter.
Apache Tribe, Northern Gila County Sanitary District, Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District, CH2MHill and eGreen-IT Solutions of Phoenix — anticipate collecting tons of unwanted televisions, computers, monitors, batteries, chargers, cell phones, VCRs, CD and DVD players, printers, small appliances, fax machines, cables and cords during the event. No more than two televisions or monitors per vehicle will be accepted during the event. eGreen-IT Solutions uses state of the art software to erase all hard drives and will provide companies and individuals donating e-waste a certificate of disposal for their records. For information, call (928) 474-5242, ext. 381 or (928) 337-3565.
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800 W. Main Street 474-2059 The Pageant will be held at 8 p.m. from Wednesday, April 1 through Saturday, April 4 on the north lawn of the Mesa Arizona Temple Visitors’ Center, 525 E. Main St., Mesa, Ariz. The pageant lasts for 1 hour and 5 minutes (65 minutes). A listing of local Holy Week Services is on page 3B of today’s Roundup.
Easter Eggstravaganza
The Easter Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt is Saturday, April 4 at the Rumsey 2 Softball Field, near Taylor Pool on North McLane Road, and is for children ages 0 to 12 and youngsters with special needs. It will be divided into age groups: those 0 to 3 start hunting at 9:30 a.m.; ages 4 to 5 start at 9:45 a.m.; those 6 and 7, 10 a.m.; those 8 and 9, 10:15 a.m.; and ages 10 and 12, 10:30 a.m.; special needs, 10:45 a.m.
Resurrection Celebration
The Payson Christian Ministerial Fellowship hosts the Resurrection Celebration for Easter at the big ramada in Rumsey Park on North McLane Road from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 4. The event features live entertainment including music from local churches; ventriloquist Yoly Pacheco; the Resurrection Drama; and the Easter story. Mountain Bible members Katie Jones, Dave Yoder, Don Gibson, Dave Brooks, Chris Blum and Pam Jones will be among the musicians participating. Also planned: a puppet show; a skateboard raffle; a dunk tank; bounce houses; face painting; a clothing giveaway and more. Come out for the festivities — everything is free. Guests are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the local food bank.
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Members of Soroptimist International of Zane Grey Country will once again be selling delicious See’s Candy for Easter. It will be available at Safeway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 2 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, April 3 at National Bank. For special orders, please call Jean Oliver at (928) 474-6167.
Secretary of State to speak
Michele Reagan, Arizona Secretary of State, will be the guest speaker at the Payson Tea Party from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 2. She spent 12 years in the Legislature serving on the commerce and elections committees. Her campaign slogan “easy to vote, hard to cheat” is playing out in current election integrity legislation. The meeting is at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260. For more information, call (928) 951-6774.
Facing a chronic or progressive condition
Find out what you and your family need to consider and plan for when diagnosed with a chronic and/or progressive condition that affects your life — financially, estate, health care, available benefits, quality of life and survivorship. Matt Baehr, WMS financial advisor and planner, and Lora G. Johnson, elder law attorney, will present a program from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, April 3 at Payson Care Center, 107 E. Lone Pine Dr. in the main dining room. Refreshments will be provided. Reservations are required. Call Daniel Bryant at (928) 472-7450 or email Cindy
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First Friday celebration
Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., is hosting a varied event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for First Friday, April 3. Members of the Payson High School Drama Department will perform musical numbers from “Tarzan” and Buckshot Dot and Anne James will also be performing with stories and songs. With The Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan coming up soon, they will be sharing Scottish stories and songs. Dar Harris will be available to look up your Scottish Tartan too. The evening’s menu features Scots-Irish Stew and Bread.
Down the Street Gallery hosts student show for First Friday
Down The Street Art Gallery is hosting the Payson Community Christian School Kids Art Show from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., First Friday, April 3. The show will be available for viewing throughout April. Entries were judged by Donn Morris and Minette Hart at the school and the top three works from each grade were sent to a statewide art show.
Electronics Waste Recycling
Rim Country residents can get rid of their electronics waste for free at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Electronics Waste Recycling Event on Saturday morning, April 4 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Town of Payson MultiEvent Center, 1400 S. Beeline Highway. ADEQ and its partners — Payson Water Department, Gila County, Tonto
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). • Hogs Gone Off-Roading Ranger & RZR Giveaway: Earn tickets through May 2. Two Grand Prize Drawings. Drawings are May 1 and May 1 starting at 6 p.m. $11K cash prizes on drawing nights! • Easter Buffet, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant. Slow roasted prime rib, applewood smoked ham, salmon filets in lemon butter sauce, assorted vegetables, potatoes, rice and pasta, soup and salad bar, awesome variety of homemade desserts, coffee, tea or soft beverage included. • Easter Bingo Special: April 2 Evening Session Only. Wear an Easter bonnet and receive a special free! • Mazatzal’s Tax Relief: Wednesday, April 15 from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. Slots Hot Seats with $48,000 up for grabs!
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Tuesday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Easter party: 4 p.m., Payson Public Library • MHA Scholarship application deadline: call (928) 472-2588 for details • Forum on behavioral health services: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., PUSD board room • Shoot for Heart: 6:30 p.m., program on bass and crappie fishing
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• Program on Children and Sex Trafficking, 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Mount Cross Lutheran Church, call (928) 474-2552 for details • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center
• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 6 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 • Moose Lodge Dinner Special: 5 p.m., Highway 260 in Star Valley • Secretary of State speaks: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Payson Tea Party, Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260
• 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 • Life planning for those with chronic or progressive condition: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Payson Care Center, make reservations, (928) 472-7450 • First Friday events: Community Presbyterian and Down the Street
• Electronic waste recycling: 8 a.m. to noon, Payson Event Center • Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Pine Fuels Reduction meeting: 2 p.m., Pine Community Center
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Lashed to the White Whale
• March 31, 1931: Knute Rockne, the legendary Notre Dame football coach, is killed in a plane crash. He was 43. From 1918 to 1930, Rockne compiled a record of 105 wins, 12 losses and 5 ties, and won six national championships. • April 1, 1948: Soviet troops begin stopping U.S. and British military trains traveling through the Russian sector to and from Berlin. In June, the Soviets began a full-scale blockade of the U.S.-British-French sectors. Thus began the Berlin Blockade, when U.S. aircraft began dropping supplies into Berlin. • March 21, 1971: A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. The death sentences were later commuted to life in prison. • March 30, 1980: A floating apartment platform for oil workers in the North Sea 235 miles east of Scotland collapses, killing 123 people. No one was expecting that a large wave would collapse and capsize the platform.
Hold your breath, boys, we’re lashed to the great White Whale and who knows when he’s going to dive deep. Leastwise, that’s what it feels like sometimes trying to keep track of the Forest Service’s effort to reform its management of millions of acres of Northern Arizona forests before the place burns down. Witness the struggle of Good Earth Arizona to build the mills necessary to make the absolutely vital Four Forest Restoration Initiative work. The plan is to reinvent the timber industry to make a profit on the small trees and brush that pose a threat to both forest health and every community in the forest — including the whole of Rim Country. The plan’s easy to explain – but hard to implement. A century of overgrazing, clear cutting, fire suppression compounded by a policy paralysis caused by lawsuits has in the past century produced a badly overgrown forest. We’re heading into yet another fire season soon, this time after a winter and spring that nourished plenty of grass to turn a flicked cigarette into a disaster. So a coalition of environmental groups, loggers, researchers and local officials came up with the 4FRI plan to thin the forest by guaranteeing timber companies a sufficiently reliable supply of wood that they would invest in the mills needed to turn those millions of small trees into energy, plywood, compost and lumber. But the Forest Service gambled on small, relatively inexperienced contractors to carry forward the largest forest restoration logging project in history. The first contractor gave up without accomplishing much of anything after nearly two years of scrounging for a plan and financing. Good Earth Arizona took over, with more resources and international experience — but without the infrastructure a project of this scope would seem to demand. The company has spent the last 16 months working on its plan, seeking financing and trying to ramp up to the challenge. The results have proven disappointing so far — but the scale of the challenge would have daunted any company. But we’re all lashed to the White Whale now, with little choice in the short term but to root for Good Earth AZ to succeed. Changing contractors again would no doubt cause another couple of years of delay — with our fate hanging in the balance with the onset of every fire season. Even if Good Earth can ramp up to the 2,500-acre monthly pace it promises, it will take years to make a real dent in the problem — which has accumulated for a century. So in the meantime, we can only pray for Good Earth’s success — and plead with the Payson Council, the Gila County Board of Supervisors and the Star Valley Council to prepare for the worst by adopting a firewise building code — and making brush clearing and thinning in town a top priority.
Answer the call Women and children who fled violent homes with nothing need someone to pick up food from the community food bank. People heading out to search for strangers lost in the wilderness need more hands and eyes and hearts. Children with no place to go after school need someone to sit with them and read and open the world to their hungering minds. Dogs abandoned and forsaken need someone to pet them and talk to them and walk them until they can find a home. So the Time Out Shelter and the Gila County Sheriff’s Posse and Payson Community Kids and the Humane Society of Central Arizona have joined forces with a host of other community charities and organizations to seek volunteers through a website run by the Just Serve campaign. You can find out how to contact these worthy causes and find out what they need by going to JustServe.org and putting Payson in the box where it asks where you live. We will regularly run the listing of the needs of the local organizations. We live in the beloved community, brimming with the most interesting, open-hearted people anywhere. Rim Country takes care of its own and always answers the call. So we hope that you will read the story on page 2A of today’s paper listing the many needs, then go to the JustServe.org website. You will gain as much as you give, for love does not diminish in the giving — it multiplies like the loaves and the fishes. “‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in.” Matthew, 25
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Arizona politicians want hunters to rid Grand Canyon of bison by Senator John McCain and Congressman Paul Gosar
tice today is to spend money hiring private sharpshooters to kill and remove animals overarizona populating an area. The U.S. Departments of The Grand Canyon has a buffalo problem. Agriculture and Interior spend roughly $100 By some estimates, nearly 600 unwanted bison million on projects like this each year. As an alternative, we believe the Park Service have migrated inside Grand Canyon National should enlist volunteer Arizona hunters to Park from their range on the Kaibab National help protect and preserve the Grand Canyon. Forest. The impact of these one-ton mammals Sportsmen are the most skilled and knowledgehas been dramatic, as they have gone to work chowing down pristine grasses, trampling native able wildlife advocates, and they are more than vegetation and crushing hidden archaeological ready to lend a hand without asking for a dime of tax money in compensation. sites inside the park. Outside of Grand Canyon National Park, the The damage is so bad that the National Park Service is now developing a plan that includes bison hunt is among the most coveted Arizona culling the herd. To be clear: These bison aren’t hunting opportunities. Only a handful of tags the genuine, iconic American buffalo seen roam- are issued annually at a cost of more than $1,000 ing Yellowstone National Park or the Great each. It would not take much to rally volunteers Plains. They’re actually the brood of a bison- to track the bison hiding inside national park cattle crossbreeding experiment that was aban- borders where hunting is restricted. Enlisting citizens to cull animal populations doned in the 1900s. These northern Arizona “beefalo” may look inside national parks without transforming the like bison, but they graze like cattle, and the land into game preserves is not a new concept. Park Service is now left with no choice but to As recently as 2012, a number of hunters in use lethal means to reach a more manageable Colorado were employed to cull an exploding elk population inside Rocky Mountain National number. The federal government’s standard prac- Park.
State licensed hunters should be permitted to do the same in Arizona under closely monitored conditions, in coordination with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. We also believe that volunteer sportsmen helping to cull the herd should be allowed to take the carcass of the bison they hunt. Under a narrow interpretation of current federal regulations, animal meat harvested on Park Service property must be donated to charity. That is why we recently introduced the Grand Canyon Bison Management Act in both Houses of Congress, bipartisan legislation that would allow volunteer hunters to keep the bison in exchange for their work helping protect the park. As the Parks Service works to reduce the exploding bison population in Grand Canyon National Park, it should save taxpayer dollars to put Arizona hunters to work doing what they love, and accomplish this important task for free. Sen. John McCain is Arizona’s senior senator. Rep. Paul Gosar serves the 4th District, which includes much of central and northwest Arizona.
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Future of education Editor: Welcome to the State of Arizona, home of the most unintelligent children in the United States. We are proud to announce that we have become a Third World country in education. Our next goal is to have the most unintelligent children of all the Third World countries. Education is not our main goal. We would like to thank our families and friends for all their support. Everyone is completely happy. Your Guv-o and his cronies. David L. Slater
Why good teachers leave Editor: In the March 17 issue of the Payson Roundup there was a list (though not complete) of school personnel who recently left Payson Unified School District. For most of those people, money was not the issue. Small-town politics, as well as being asked to keep unethical practices quiet, is what’s driving good, moral teachers away from PUSD. I came to Payson High School to teach math in 1990. For 23 years I saw dozens and dozens of teachers come and go. I, however, chose to stay and make Payson my home. My kids were born in Payson and graduated from Payson High School. I had planned to teach seven more years and finish my career at PHS. Instead, I left. However, it was not because of money. The downfall of PHS began soon after the dismissal of Principal Roy Sandoval. Mr. Sandoval and I didn’t always see eye to eye, but we could talk about our differences. Mr. Sandoval may have made some unpopular decisions, but the
Arizona Department of Education ranked PHS as a “Highly Performing School.” So what did PUSD do? PUSD hired a principal that had been unsuccessful in Pine and unsuccessful at Payson Center for Success. Upon that principal’s retirement, PUSD hired a non-experienced principal who asked not to have an assistant principal. She thought she could do it all. She was in over her head, and only lasted one year as principal. She too wanted “yes” people and was not open to hearing other options/opinions. PUSD went on to hire an expensive director of student achievement. Since she was hired, PHS has gone from an “A” school to a “C” school. The new administration didn’t want angry parents and bad PR. So when I caught seniors cheating on their final exam, I was told to, “Let it go.” Giving them a 0 percent would mean they would not graduate. Another student was allowed to “earn” a half credit in math although she did not do the complete course. I fought it and again was told, “Let it go.” There are countless other unethical decisions made involving students, teachers and coaches. But the mandate was, “Let it go.” When I refused to “Let it go.” I was suspended for one day the last week of school. That day, I received a phone call and was told that after 23 years at PHS I was being transferred to Rim Country Middle School. It was not an option (despite there being another math teacher that would have welcomed the move). I refused the transfer and found employment elsewhere. My point is: good teachers continue to leave, and it’s not about the money. It’s about lack of good leadership and being asked to support/ make unethical decisions. Teachers are afraid to
speak up and stand up for what is right. You see where it got me. Teachers are afraid of retribution. One common thread throughout all this is … the school board president. It can’t be about hiring friends and family. It needs to be about hiring great teachers and great administrators. People that can make tough decision and the right decision, not people that are afraid of “bad PR.” Payson residents … I know you just approved another override, but pumping more money into the system is not the answer. Try getting rid of (popular) teachers who don’t teach. Find leadership that is willing to listen to the teachers. They’re the ones who are in the classroom. I regret that I could not finish my career at PHS, but … “Better to fail with honor than succeed by fraud.” (Sophocles) Kyle Frewin, former PHS math teacher
Payson library failing public Editor: Today I made time to drive to the library to gather the tax forms needed to file. I was dismayed to find only one form available. When I inquired within, I was told that they had no booklets, but I could make copies of each form I wanted from their main binder. The woman doing the copying said the charge would be 20 cents per page. I felt frustrated; where is the public to go to get the forms necessary to be a responsible law abiding citizen in this town? Isn’t the public library here to serve the public? I would think that the library would reach out and request the forms necessary and not charge the public over double the cost to make a copy. Donna Steckal Payson resident 20 years!
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Congressman seeks to pull funding from Common Core Federal proposals would eliminate grants to develop national academic standards
would ensure even the states that didn’t pull out would still not get the promised grants. Gosar said the federal government should leave education to the states. The federal budget for the Department of Education is about $67 billion, up from $29 billion in 2000, before the launch of “No Child Left Behind.” Spending has remained relatively steady in by Pete Aleshire the Obama years, except for a spike in 2009 roundup editor as part of the economic recovery package, Rep. Paul Gosar, who represents Rim according to information compiled by the Country, last week joined with 33 other con- New America Foundation (febp.newamerica. gressmen seeking the elimination of federal net/background-analysis/education-federfunding for national academic standards and al-budget) “Over the last couple years, the Obama testing, commonly referred to as “Common administration has lured more than 40 Core.” Gosar and others wrote a letter to a key states into adopting Common Core standards in order to receive significant committee head seeking a budgrants and federal funds. Most states get rider to strip funding from now have buyer’s remorse as this several of the Obama adminisextortion has been nothing short of tration’s education initiatives. a disaster. Unfortunately, as the fedThe effort to establish national eral government’s role in education standards grew out of then-Preshas increased, test scores and perforident George Bush’s “No Child mance have not improved. Common Left Behind,” which the Obama Core has led to boredom and comadministration expanded into its placency in classrooms throughout $4.3 billion “Race to the Top.” As the country, shackling students and part of that initiative, the adminPaul Gosar teachers as most days are now spent istration embraced a national set of standards adopted by the U.S. Council teaching to standardized tests,” wrote Gosar of Governors, providing financial incentives in the letter. “Standards for education should be estabfor states that adopted the standards. lished by local communities, parents and The administration’s “Race to the Top” teachers, not bureaucrats in Washington, initiative would lose all funding in the Republicans’ $1 trillion budget resolution. D.C. threatening to withhold funding. As a That would include most of the money the father of three, I know that a good education federal government has provided to states is critical to the future prosperity of our as an incentive to align their curriculum with nation’s youth. That is why I am committed to reforming our broken education system those standards. The budget proposal also strips out money and ending Common Core once and for all. I for Common Core academic standards, urge the Appropriations Committee to adopt intended to build critical thinking skills and this commonsense rider that is consistent allow parents to see how their children are with federal law.” One study by the Brookings Institute docdoing compared to other children nationwide. Critics say the standards represent a umented small gains in student test scores federal takeover of schools. Some states that nationally, but couldn’t determine whether have adopted the standards have seen test those gains were concentrated in states that had moved to adopt the Common Core stanscores plummet. The Arizona Legislature is considering dards. A second study by the National Center for several bills that would effectively revoke the state’s earlier embrace of these national Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education standards, set to go into effect this year. Research came to a similar conclusion. Most experts say it’s too soon to tell School districts statewide, including Payson whether the new, generally more rigorous schools, have already stopped administering the AIMS test and shifted to the AzMerit test, Common Core standards will help. Some states like Arizona have just started to implebased on the national standards. Critics of the move to pull Arizona out ment them. Others have struggled to train of the national standards would cost hun- teachers and realign their curriculums with dreds of millions in federal grants. However, the test, resulting in big initial drops in stuGosar’s rider and the Republican budget plan dent scores.
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Recently honored by Soroptimist International of Zane Grey Country were (from left) Candace Conte, Cassandra and daughter Lauren Barnett, Kaycee Simpson, Marilyn Horne, Karen Williams and Jean Oliver, president of SIZGC.
Soroptimists give awards at annual banquet As part of its celebration of Women’s History Month in March, the Soroptimist International of Zane Grey Country recently made monetary awards to outstanding Rim Country women at the group’s annual Women’s Awards Banquet. Kaycee Simpson and Karen Williams received the Violet Richardson Monetary Award, which honors teenagers for their volunteer work in our community. Cassandra Barnett received the Women’s Opportunity
Monetary Award for her achievements in overcoming extremely difficult circumstances and pursuing her goal of becoming a registered nurse as a single head-of-household young woman and mother. She receives her R.N. in May from Gila Community College. Marilyn Horne, director of Rim Country Literacy, received a grant to help defray the cost for women in accomplishing their goal in pursuing their GED — General Educational Development.
Gila County celebrates National County Government Month Gila County will mark National County Government Month (NCGM) with a series of events. Local public events will include: On April 14 residents can attend an open house in county offices to receive information, view demonstrations and/ or listen to presentations. On April 18, Earth Day, the Buckhead Mesa and the Russell Gulch
Landfills will accept green waste at no charge to encourage residents to clear property of weeds and brush in preparation of wildfire season. Green waste includes tree limbs, pine needles, brush, grass clippings and leaves. The county will sponsor an art contest for all schools within Gila County focused on “Recycling and Our Environment.”
The county will display entries at the Gila County Courthouse throughout April. Submit entries no later than Friday, April 17. Contact Sharon Winters at (928) 402-8531 for more information. For more information about NCGM, visit the National Association of Counties website at http://www.naco. org/Counties/countiesdo/Pages/ncgm.
Planning for Your Future with Matt S. Baehr & Laura G. Johnson
Friday, April 3, 2-4 p.m. at Payson Care Center Financial Planner Matt S. Baehr and Elder Law Attorney Laura G. Johnson will inform you and your family of the things to consider when dealing with a chronic or progressive illness.
Seminar will cover: Medical Care • Financial Management • Maintaining Quality of Life • End-of-Life Planning To reserve your seat, call Daniel Bryant at 928.472.7450, or email Cindy Bryant at Cindy@healthperspectives.org. Got a specific question or area you'd like addressed? Email your suggestions to Cindy Bryant.
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Is xylitol too good to be true? Out-patient therapy So, you’ve met the perfect guy. No, I mean he’s so know, it makes you fat!” Xylitol does have some side effects. Researchers perfect you just know there’s got to be some deep found that subjects taking xylitol often had loose dark secret he’s hiding. Such as: He likes to run around during the full stools for a while until their bodies adjusted to digesting a sugar alcohol. moon howling. Yet, with a third less calories, people didn’t get fat. He sleepwalks and eats everything in the fridge. Researchers have undertaken hundreds of studHe doesn’t even call his mother on Mother’s Day. ies on xylitol since the Fins undertook their research. Gasp. For some, the jury is still out on whether this sugar Well, meet xylitol. The sugar reduces cavities and rebuilds that not only balances your insuteeth. Most studies had subjects lin, it repairs your teeth. The chew gum or a breath mint, but Yep. Europeans have used this H e a l t h y purists argued it’s not possible sugar for decades to remineralize to have valid results without a enamel, decrease cavity produccontrol group munching on some tion and increase glucose intolersort of flavorless placebo gum to by Michele Nelson ance — which makes it safer for see if just increased saliva flow diabetics. saved teeth. Well, xylitol isn’t actually a The National Institutes for Health, however, refersugar, it’s a sugar alcohol that — get this — is made enced a study done on 15-month-olds (yes, little chilfrom corncobs or birch trees. dren!) for 12 months that proved just eating xylitol Crazy, eh? I told you it’s too good to be true. has dental benefit. But studies show xylitol could change your life for The researchers compared syrup of xylitol to the better. syrup of sorbitol given by syringe to the children. Back in the 1970s, the researchers in Finland did They found the xylitol prevented cavities, while the a multi-year study on humans to test the safety of sorbitol did not. xylitol. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ Called the Turku Sugar Studies, those Finnish PMC2676064/) scientists discovered: This would be like finding out that perfect guy not Xylitol can be incorporated into a wide variety of only calls his mother on Mother’s Day, but also gets food items directly to replace sugar. More than 100 her flowers and a birthday gift every year. different products were made from xylitol (except Moreover, in diabetics xylitol seems to avoid yeast bread. Xylitol disrupts the yeast’s ability to inflaming the glucose-insulin process. grow). Xylitol is absorbed more slowly than sugar so it The taste and overall quality of the xylitol prod- does not rev up blood sugar levels. This means insuucts was comparable, and in some cases superior, to lin has time to work, unlike with sugar that causes regular sugar items. hyperglycemia and overloads insulin. Substantial amounts of xylitol can be consumed All good things even for people who are not diaregularly with no adverse health affect. betic. No potentially damaging bacterial adaptations to Xylitol can be found at most health food stores, xylitol occurred. including Back to Basics in Payson. (From http://www.kiddsdental.com/nutrition/xyliThat perfect guy? Well, he probably doesn’t exist. tol-research/turku-sugar-studies) But then, if the first date’s a dream and he sends OK, by now you’re shaking your head and saying his mother flowers — you might as well take a — “No, way. A sugar that makes your teeth better, chance. Even if he doesn’t rebalance your blood tastes good, doesn’t hurt the body and can be used in sugar in the long run — but there’s something to be most recipes? It must have some deep dark secret. I said for shiny teeth.
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form of skin cancer, within two years. AKs are rough-textured, dry, scaly patches on the skin that are caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light such as sunlight. They occur most often on areas such as the face, scalp and ears. They can range in color from skin-toned to reddish-brown. They can be as small as a pinhead
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or larger than a quarter. Fortunately, skin cancer can be avoided with treatment, such as cryotherapy (freezing); topical medication; and photodynamic therapy. Additional treatment options include curettage, chemical peel, dermabrasion, surgical incision and lasers. To reduce your risk of skin cancer you can take some precautions: • Regular skin evaluations by a dermatologist can catch the disease early so that it can be treated. • In between visits to the dermatologist, perform thorough selfchecks. • Avoid damaging sun rays and protect your skin by seeking the shade during high sun hours (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). • Do not use tanning booths! • Understand sunscreen, and use a broad spectrum (UVA/ UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day. For extended outdoor activity, use a water-resistant, broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. Do yourself a favor and get checked before the summer season to ensure you are properly caring for and protecting your skin from the sun’s damaging rays. For more information, including additional details about AKs and how to identify the signs of skin damage, visit www.spotsignsofAK.com.
now available for bladder control issues Choosing the Rim Country Health Therapy Team can play an important role in recovery What do we know about bladder control problems? Problems with bladder control or “urinary incontinence” is not a normal part of aging. This condition affects more than 20 million Americans, about 85 percent of which are women. Nearly half of all aging adults have bladder control problems. Unfortunately, most people affected do not seek medical help, either due to embarrassment or because they don’t know that safe and successful treatment exists. Left untreated, urinary incontinence can lead to other more serious health conditions. What treatments can work? Bladder control problems can be successfully treated in more than 80 percent of people. Within the past few years, medical research has proven that programs like that offered by Rim Country Health can help reduce leakage by 65 percent to 70 percent among the majority of those people experiencing bladder control problems. In fact, the government’s Agency for Health Care Research and Quality recommends this approach before the introduction of drugs or surgery for bladder control problems. Therapeutic exercises can help strengthen the muscles needed for proper bladder function. Simple exercises for the hip, abdomen and pelvis can strengthen the muscles needed for proper bladder control and help decrease leakage. How can therapeutic exercise and electrical stimulation be used to help increase motion and joint stability? Slow, gentle stretches and simple strengthening exercises alone, or in combination with mild electrical pulses, can improve joint movement and provide the stability needed to help protect joints during everyday activities. How can electrical stimulation be used to re-strengthen muscles? You or a loved one should consider trying our program if you have: • Sudden, strong urges to urinate • Bladder leakage when coughing, sneezing, laughing,
moving or exercising • Difficulty controlling the time and place to urinate • Difficulty getting to the bathroom • Two or more trips to the bathroom after going to sleep • Side effects from bladder control medications How can you get help? ACP’s Bladder Control Program is offered locally by Rim Country Health and Rehabilitation Out-Patient Therapy Department. You should speak to your doctor or your loved one’s doctor about these treatment options and call (928) 474-1120. A quick professional health evaluation is all that is needed to get started with the program. What can you expect with Rim Country Health’s Bladder Control Program? The program is based on treatment guidelines established by the government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The programs are implemented by the
Rim Country Health professional clinicians and the patient’s physician. This team of health care professionals will assess your or your loved one’s overall health, which will likely include the ability to walk, turn, sit and stand. They may also review other possible factors such as diet, fluid intake, and current medications to evaluate their possible impact on the type of bladder control problem you or your loved one are experiencing. After that, a specific treatment program will be developed to best meet your or your loved one’s needs and personal goals. You can feel confident knowing that the out-patient therapy department at Rim Country Health recently earned a 100 percent quality rating with no deficiencies from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Rim Country Health and Rehabilitation is located at 807 W. Longhorn Road in Payson. Visit our website at www.rimcountryhealth.com.
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Banner partnership focuses on improving health care in Rim Country by
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providing yearly scholarships for health related education, giving grants to fund training for emergency response personnel and sponsoring local Women’s Wellness Forums and other local health fairs. MHA has also taken an active role in attempts to bring a university to Payson, including working with the Rim Country Educational Foundation in efforts to fund the potential purchase of land to house the university. This undertaking may be strengthened through the new local ties to Banner Health.
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Residents and visitors in Payson can look forward to a new level of health care as Arizona-based Banner Health prepares to take over ownership of Payson Regional Medical Center. This change comes at the conclusion of an 18-year lease agreement between the Mogollon Health Alliance (MHA) and Tennesseebased Community Health Services. Those involved in the decision to partner with Banner believe the change will provide greater clinical support to Rim Country residents and give them more reasons to stay in Payson for health care. The transition is expected to take place on Aug. 1, 2015.
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Why Banner Health?
Banner Health, which is headquartered in Phoenix, is one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the U.S. and is recognized as a top health system in the country. Banner celebrated its 15-year anniversary in 2014. The Banner Health mission is “To make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care.” As a nonprofit organization, this means Banner historically has reinvested in the communities it serves by expanding patient care services, adding more beds to local hospitals and improving patient care through use of new technologies and physician services. Banner also works to maintain existing equipment and facilities and supports the community by paying salaries to local staff. Banner has expressed its intent to offer jobs to all qualified staff now working at the hospital as part of its plan to avoid any interruption of services during the transition. The organization’s ability to accomplish a seamless transition and willingness to work with existing hospital staff were important considerations in the decision to partner with Banner Health. Other factors included clinical quality, demonstrated experience and the ability to expand care in the area. Telemedicine is also anticipated as an important gain for the Payson area. This use of telecommunications will bring specialists closer to home for residents in Rim Country. Banner has also committed to a capital investment of at least $25 million in the medical center and the Payson area over the next seven years. Initial plans will likely focus on technology updates and expanding the availability of telemedicine in Payson. A community and hospital assessment will be needed to determine further program expansion needs and make the best use of the remaining funds. What is Banner Health?
Banner Health services has been a recognized name in Payson for more than 20 years through the Banner Health Clinic located near the hospital. Banner also has direct ties to Rim Country Health (RCH), which recently hosted Banner’s “Brain Gym,” a special program designed to assist those in the early stages of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease. RCH shares a close working relationship with several Banner hospitals in the Phoenix area in connection with skilled nursing and short-term rehab with an emphasis on wound care and a low need for hospital readmission. The
new agreement with Banner will connect Payson Regional Medical Center with all of Banner’s experience and resources. “We will look forward to an opportunity to grow our presence in Payson, and bring the benefits of our infrastructure of innovative clinical care and technology to this region,” said Becky Kuhn, executive vice president for Community Delivery at Banner Health. The Banner Health enterprise of hospitals offers a complete list of comprehensive patient services, hospice and home care. Banner’s research divisions are recognized internationally and help ensure that Banner facilities have access to the latest techniques and technology. Telehealth is an innovative way to use telecommunications to provide better health care. Telehealth may include conversations between health care providers on the phone or may encompass sophisticated robotic surgery with the patient in one location and the surgeon in another. Banner Telehealth allows Banner physicians and other team members access to Banner experts at locations throughout the Banner Health system. This means doctors and other care providers at Banner in Payson can have access to experts at other Banner facilities to answer on-the-spot questions, provide consultations about best care options, monitor patients during on-going care and track clinical outcomes to improve care in the future. The Banner connection also provides access to specialized services through the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Banner Concussion Center, Banner Heart Hospital, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Banner Children’s, Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics and Western States Burn Center. Banner Health’s overall commitment to patient care includes more than $153 million in charity care through its financial assistance programs to assist uninsured patients. Ensuring the highest quality patient care is also a top concern for Rim Country Health, which is why RCH Director of Marketing Bret daCosta is pleased to
see Banner Health take ownership of the hospital in Payson. “My frequent visits to Banner facilities in the Valley have given me many opportunities to see the efficient, modern operation of the Banner Health system. I’m looking forward to having that level of care available right here in Payson.” Calling on hospital case managers is a key part of daCosta’s role at RCH. Once he makes the initial contact, Rim Country Health’s Admissions Director Becky Underwood takes over. “Becky does an amazing job coordinating the intake process to make sure each patient makes a seamless transition from the hospital to our facility,” daCosta said. “Our team of over 150 dedicated employees make it our mission to ensure each resident at RCH is cared for 24 hours a day to help them get back to their normal routines and daily living as soon as possible. “Rim Country Health will always be grateful for the excellent care and services our current hospital has provided. We look forward to continuing our strong relationship with Banner and the Mogollon Health Alliance,” daCosta said. MHA connection
Mogollon Health Alliance (MHA) is the community service organization that has served as owner and lessor of Payson Regional Medical Center since the hospital became a for-profit operation in 1997. The MHA board and staff monitor hospital operations as they work to ensure medical needs in Rim Country are being met. MHA contracted with Community Health Systems (CHS) in 1997 for an 18-year, prepaid lease that allowed the organization to eliminate nearly $15 million in existing debt and ensure the continued availability of hospital care to the Payson area. Under CHS management, PRMC has grown into a 44-bed facility with services including diagnostic, imaging, medical, surgical and emergency care. The hospital has also been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson
Reuters. Despite the hospital’s major financial turnaround, successful physician recruitment efforts and community health care initiatives, Payson Regional Medical Center has remained one of the most expensive hospitals in the country. As the end of the 18-year agreement with CHS approached, MHA made the decision not to renew the lease. “We sincerely appreciate the mutually beneficial relationship Mogollon Health Alliance and Community Health Systems have had over the past 18 years. This affiliation produced positive health care outcomes for our community and stabilized our small rural hospital,” said MHA President Kenny Evans in a recent press release. He continued, “After evaluating our mission and vision for Payson, we believe this board decision represents a powerful and positive step forward for all of Rim Country.” Although specific details have not been released, the agreement includes a significant endowment from Banner Health that will transform MHA into a major charitable foundation. This funding will allow the new foundation to carry on the mission and tradition of MHA to continue to provide educational opportunities and sustained quality health care in Rim Country. The current board of directors for MHA is expected to serve on the new foundation board. MHA is the nonprofit leader in the community to promote rural health care issues. Recent noteworthy accomplishments by the group include teaming with the owner and administrator of Rim Country Health and Rehabilitation (RCH) Harvey Pelovsky to bring a kidney dialysis center back to Payson. The dialysis center is located on Rim Country Health’s 8-acre campus. MHA also partnered with RCH to add a Phase III Cardiac Rehab and Fitness Center adjacent to the dialysis center. These facilities, which are open to the public, complement Rim Country Health’s full service in- and out-patient therapy departments. Other MHA accomplishments include
Payson Regional Medical Center is Banner’s most recent acquisition as the health system continues to grow. Banner is also scheduled to open the Banner Fort Collins Medical Center in Colorado in April of this year. The agreement between Banner Health and MHA comes less than a month after Banner completed a merger with the University of Arizona Health Network. Under that merger, Banner acquired two academic medical centers in Tucson as well as a campus in Phoenix. With the addition of the newly-named BannerUniversity Medicine enterprise, Banner Health employs nearly 45,000 people in Arizona and is Arizona’s largest private employer. In 2014, Banner added the Casa Grande Regional Medical Center under the new name Banner Casa Grande Medical Center. This hospital works closely with Rim Country Health’s sister facility, Oasis Pavilion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which is also located in Casa Grande. In 2013, Banner created its Banner Family Pharmacy services division and added Arizona Regional Medical Center in Apache Junction under the new name Banner Goldfield Medical Center. Banner Health began in 1999 as the result of a merger between nonprofits Samaritan Health System and Lutheran Health Systems. Samaritan Health System had been in operation since 1911 providing clinical care in California and Arizona, primarily in the Phoenix area. Lutheran Health Systems was founded in 1938 and had been long-respected as a health care provider in rural communities across the West and Midwest. At the time of the merger, Banner Health had facilities in 14 states with 22,500 employees, 32 hospitals and more than 2,800 beds. Banner Health Network incorporated in 2011. The Banner enterprise now employs more than 39,000 staff members and includes 28 acute-care hospitals and a growing network of health care facilities in seven western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. Banner recognized for quality
Banner Health Systems has received national recognition for commitment to excellent patient care and innovation. Truven Health Analytics named Banner as one of the Top Five Health Systems in the U.S. in 2013. Banner was named one of HealthCare’s “Most Wired” health systems in the country in 2014 and received HIMSS Analytics recognition for 21 hospitals that reached Stage 7, which is the final stage of electronic medical records adoption. Banner was also recognized as a Top Leadership Team/Large System by HealthLeaders magazine.
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Wildfire reforms make it into budget by
Pete Aleshire
roundup editor
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FLAME Act amendments require the Forest Service to increase its firefighting budget and to fund forest restoration projects.
The just-adopted Senate Budget Resolution includes far-reaching reforms in how the federal government allocates money to fight wildfires. Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake both pushed for the FLAME Act amendments, which require the Forest Service to dramatically increase its firefighting budget and to also fund forest restoration projects. The two Arizona senators on
Friday issued a joint statement: “We believe that thinning our forests is one of the best ways to control the ballooning costs of fighting wildfires. We also believe that the Forest Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior should have the funding they need to fight wildfires.” Several other amendments were included in the final budget resolution, which shored up fire suppression funding and set ground rules for using money set aside for natural disasters like hurricanes to be used for fighting
County gears up for tough budget work by
Teresa McQuerrey
roundup staff reporter
Building a county budget is never an easy task, given the range of county services and its limited revenue — compounded by a helpless reliance on the state for much of its funding. This year, thanks to Governor Doug Ducey’s budget for Arizona, Gila County may face new problems. The Legislature adopted Gov. Ducey’s budget in record time, which included total general fund spending of $9.1 billion for FY 2016, $9.3 billion in FY 2017, and $9.5 billion in FY 2018. Recently, the County Supervisor Association published the following information about the impact of the state budget on counties. The FY2016 state budget contains signifi-
cant impacts to the counties, including: • $12 million cost-shift of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC): Requires the director of the ADJC to assess a “committed youth confinement cost sharing fee” to each county, based on county population, not the number of juveniles in state custody. • 1 percent constitutional property tax cap liability shift: Could cost $1 million per county with new rules on meeting a constitutional limit on property taxes for counties, community college districts, and cities and towns. The one percent property tax cap affects Pima and Pinal counties this year and other counties moving forward. • Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) $21 million, cost-sharing arrangement will charge every town and county a fee for rev-
enue collected on behalf of the jurisdiction. • Loss of lottery revenue, excludes Mohave, Pinal and Yavapai counties, for the purposes of receiving a $550,000 appropriation in place of the county share of lottery revenue. • The Presidential Preference Election (PPE) strikes language requiring the Arizona Secretary of State to reimburse counties 100 percent of the cost of a Presidential Primary, instead stipulating that the state reimburse counties $1.25 for each active registered voter in the county on January 1 of the year of the PPE. After hearing the report, the Gila County Board of Supervisors started work on the FY 15-16 budget. County budget officials asked the supervisors for direction in developing the budget, based on the state budget and the board’s priorities.
County may change public voting process by
Teresa McQuerrey
roundup staff reporter
Gila County may soon consolidate polling places into vote centers, according to an item on the agenda for a work session of the Gila County Board of Supervisors this morning, Tuesday, March 31. Eric Mariscal, director of county elections, and Cate Gore, administrative clerk for the elections department, made the presentation the to board. As more and more voters vote by mail, the number showing up at polling places has declined. Moreover, the county elections department has struggled to find enough
“enthusiastic” poll workers. Mariscal said Gila County must consider consolidating the number of polling places. He recommends the board create a smaller number of “vote centers” to replace the neighborhood polling places. Vote centers were established in Yavapai County in 2010; in Yuma County in 2012 and in Graham County in 2014, he said. “If vote centers are equipped properly with electronic poll books and ballot on demand printers (where the printers make economic sense), voters will be able to vote at any center anywhere in the county without regard to their assigned precinct,” he
said. The county would save money on poll workers, rent for polling place facilities and the cost of printing excess ballots. Currently, the county prints ballots for 100 percent of the potential voters, even though only about half actually vote. “Should the board of supervisors decide to establish vote centers within Gila County, an ample amount of time will be provided for public input to allow voters the opportunity to test the equipment and discuss the vote center concept,” Mariscal said in his report. He added his office is currently researching the equipment of qualified vendors.
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wildfires. The senators’ joint statement added, “As catastrophic wildfires grow in frequency and intensity across the West, it is critical that we do everything we can to prevent them from spreading in the first place. The Senate Budget Resolution calls for a common-sense, fiscally responsible approach to addressing the growing threat of wildfires and protecting fire-prone communities across the country.” Forest Service firefighting costs have increased dramatically in recent years, but the previous budget approach provided roughly 70 percent of the rolling 10-year average for fire suppression. As a result, the Forest Service has repeatedly
run through its fire budget quickly, then must “borrow” money from other accounts — including money reserved for forest thinning projects to prevent megafires like the Rodeo Chediski. Under the old budget formulas, Congress generally appropriated $1 billion annually for the Forest Service wildfire budget, while the agency actually spent $2 billion annually. If the FLAME Act provisions had been in place in the current fiscal year, the Forest Service firefighting budget would have risen from $1 billion to $1.5 billion and the agency would have been required to set aside another $750 million for forest restoration projects designed to prevent fires.
PUSD performing better than peer districts by
Michele Nelson
roundup staff reporter
Citing only two deficiencies, the Arizona Auditor General presented Payson Unified School District with an exceptional financial performance audit — according to administration. “I’ve been through a lot of these (financial) audits at other districts,” said Kathie Manning, PUSD business manager. “This is a remarkable performance audit.” Superintendent Greg Wyman agreed. “Generally the findings are much more substantial than this,” he said. Part of the job of the Auditor General includes making specific recommendations to schools, government agencies and the programs they administer, said Wyman. PUSD’s report covered the 2011-12 school year, said Manning, but with so many school districts to cover, the office only finishes a fraction of the school district audits every year. Wyman said the performance audit covers many of the same areas that the Auditor General’s report covers, but with the purpose of helping the district run more efficiently. Manning said PUSD’s audit found that overall Payson’s students performed better than peer districts and the operations were adequate. At the time period the report covered, PUSD was rated a ‘C’ district. It has since increased to a ‘B’ rating. The graduation rate of 81 percent was higher than the 77 percent graduation rate around the state. Payson’s AIMS scores were higher across the board in all
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tested subjects compared to peer districts and those around the state. In regards to its operations, the Auditor General said PUSD did pretty well with less administrative costs per student, a wellrun and efficient transportation program, and slightly higher “cost per square foot” because the district had more square footage than peer districts. The two areas the Auditor General asked PUSD to address included increasing security on computer systems and lowering food service costs. “Our password requirements were weak,” said Manning of some of the issues the Auditor General had with PUSD’s computer systems. She said the other areas to address included limiting access to the accounting system. “We had too broad an access to the accounting network by two employees,” she said. The Auditor General also preferred to see Director of Information Technology Joni de Szendeffy as the first contact for the computer system rather than Manning. And the auditors wanted PUSD to remove access to the systems in a more timely manner when employees left the district. As for the food service, the Auditor General felt the district paid too much for staff and had a contract that did not give the district the best deal. Manning said the district has fixed all the problems, including renegotiating a new food service contract with the help of the Auditor General’s Office. “They worked with us in a process that they recommended and it worked out well for us,” she said.
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Advocates need volunteers to protect kids in court Child abuse and neglect is a tragic reality for thousands of victims every year in the state of Arizona. Recent reports from the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) and the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) reveal sobering statistics. In the reporting period of April 2014 through September 2014, the statewide Child Abuse Hotline received 25,076 calls as the number of children in outof-home care due to substantiated cases of abuse or neglect rose from 15,751 to 16,990. The most recent Child Fatality Review Report from DHS states that 11 percent of child deaths in 2013 were due to maltreatment, with children under five accounting for 80 percent of the total. The study concluded almost all of
those deaths were preventable. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Gila County helps these abused and neglected children heal so they can live happier, safer lives. CASA volunteers ensure kids are not lost in the overburdened legal and social services systems and don’t languish in unsupportive foster homes. CASA advocates stay with children until their court case is closed and the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. CASA volunteers serve as critical figures in the lives of children who have suffered from abuse or neglect. After receiving special training, CASA volunteers gather all of the information involving a child’s case and make formal recommendations to the court on the child’s behalf. As a result, children with a CASA
volunteer spend less time in foster care and receive better access to support and services. CASA of Gila County invites the community to learn more about the work of its advocates, and consider becoming a volunteer. For more information, visit www.CASAofGilaCounty.org, or call (928) 474-7145. The CASA program is administered by the Arizona Supreme Court and has programs in all 15 Arizona counties. County programs recruit and train community-based volunteers to speak up for the rights of abused and neglected children in court. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to foster children who have the greatest need for an advocate. Volunteers do not provide placement or a home for the child, but
act as advocates and submit recommendations directly to the judge. CASA volunteers complete 30 hours of training to prepare them for their duties. Child Abuse Statistics
• The statewide Child Abuse Hotline gets 50,000 calls a year. • Neglect is the most common form of child abuse followed by physical abuse. • Reports of child abuse and neglect have risen steadily since 2009. • Nearly 17,000 Arizona children currently live in out-of-home care. CASA Volunteers
• Volunteers must be at least 21 years old. • Volunteers go through a rigorous screening process including interviews,
reference check, a fingerprint check, and polygraph exam. • Volunteers are asked to make a commitment to one case until its conclusion, typically involving 15-20 hours per month. • Volunteers must complete 30 hours of pre-service training. • CASA volunteers are advocates, not mentors. Their objective is to help the court system determine the best outcome for the child. • CASA volunteers try to build a 360-degree view of the child and his or her surroundings. To do this, they meet with teachers, counselors, physicians, and guardians. • CASA volunteers work to ensure that children are in safe, permanent homes where they can thrive.
Payson compiles $23 million project wish list for budget Alexis Bechman
roundup staff reporter
From new vehicles to carpet and ball field lights, the town’s top brass presented its $23 million wish list of capital improvement projects next fiscal year on Tuesday, March 24. Of course, the town doesn’t have the money for everything, so the council sets the priorities based on the list. Last year, the town spent $1.66 million, not counting grants, on capital improvement projects.
Most of that went toward the C.C. Cragin water pipeline. Other projects funded included a few new Main Street lights, repairs to the event center, a new utility vehicle, lawn mower, pickle ball courts, a crack seal machine for Streets and Roads, two police cruisers and virtualization servers. For fiscal 2015-2016, the Water Department wants as much as $14 million for the Cragin project, mostly through a Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona loan, said
Hope Cribb with the finance department. Town Manager Debra Galbraith said she asked every department chair for a wish list of capital projects. Councilor Su Connell said it would helpful to get a subtotal of the top items. Police Chief Don Engler said his top priority is finishing work on the town yard near Green Valley Park. Already, crews have removed debris and junk from the site after several residents complained. The town
Highway stop yields drug bust Roundup staff Police arrested two New Mexico residents Saturday after officers reportedly found four pounds of methamphetamine in their vehicle. A Department of Public Safety officer stopped a Toyota Corolla around 8:30 a.m. Saturday near milepost 266 on State Route 260 for a routine traffic stop. Suspicious, the officer requested the assistance of the Gila County Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force. A search of the vehicle revealed Fatima Patricia Arenivar and Victor A. Arenivar-Gomez, both
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of Albuquerque, N.M., had approximately four pounds of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Police booked both Arenivar and ArenivarGomez into the Gila County jail in Payson on charges of transportation of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Sheriff Adam Shepherd thanked DPS for its ongoing efforts to get illegal drugs off the streets and communities.
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Local World War II survivor turns 103 As a young mother, Janina Malicki experienced firsthand the terror of war as Nazis invaded her native Warsaw, Poland. The local centenarian recently turned 103 years old, and her remarkable story was featured in the 2014 edition of Life Care LEADER magazine, a publication of Life Care Centers of America. Married to a Polish American who assisted the Polish underground in Warsaw, Malicki and her two young daughters were snatched off the streets by
Nazis in December 1943 and sent to an internment camp. The article details their wartime experiences and eventual immigration to the U.S. when their camp was liberated in 1944. For more information or to obtain a complimentary copy of LEADER magazine, stop by Payson Care Center or call (928) 4746896. Malicki resides at Payson Care Center which is one of 17 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Arizona managed or operated by Life Care Centers of America.
birth announcement Gwen Paige Gonzalez was born Feb. 18, 2015 at Payson Regional Medical Center, Payson, to Joshua Emery Gonzalez, Payson, and Tracy Gwen Fitzpatrick, Payson. Maternal grandparents are Dan and Diane Fitzpatrick. Paternal grandparents are Julie and Dan Snyder. Baby Gwen joins brother Emery Ethan Gonzalez, 2, at home.
The Parks department would like to add new lights at the Kiwanis field, replace the turf on the Rumsey south soccer field, improve playground access at Green Valley Park and replace the small pier at Green Valley Lake for boats and anglers. Tourism and Recreation Director Cameron Davis said the department desperately needs a tractor with a ground hog for the event center. Besides that, he would like to create a master plan for parks and recreation and the trails system. Assistant Town Manager and Town Engineer LaRon Garrett said Payson needs to work on Manzanita Street to Evergreen,
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California; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren of Washington, California, and Arizona; her sister, Rita Kennann of California; and many nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Loretta McCormick, Irene Brady, Doris Shurtleff, Bernadette Schmidt Debus, Pauline Tripp, Leo, Armand, and Edward Parisee, and Peter Ross. A Vigil will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, April 6 at Messinger Mortuary, 7601 E. Indian School Rd., Scottsdale with a rosary at 4 p.m. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 7 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 7655 E. Main St., Scottsdale. Interment will follow at Paradise Memorial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Boulevard, where Rose will be buried with her husband, Edward, who died in 1984, and their daughter, Rosemarie, who passed away in 2005. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St., Payson, AZ 85541.
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Rose Lesnick, 100, a resident of Payson and formerly of Yonkers, N.Y., passed away peacefully on March 16, 2015. Rose was born on Nov. 28, 1914 in Halifax, Mass. and was raised in North Westport and Fall River. She was the oldest of Edouard and Valentine Parisee’s 11 children. After graduating from B.M.C. Durfee High School, Rose moved to New York City, where she began working for Sheffield Farms Co., owned by National Dairy Products Corp., which later became Kraft. There she administered vehicle registration for all of the company’s trucks in the east. She loved to go bowling with coworkers and see shows at Radio City Music Hall and other venues. In 1942, Rose married Edward C. Lesnick, Sr. and became a homemaker for many years while residing in Yonkers. Later she started her own business providing vehicle registration for a number of automobile dealers in Yonkers. She and her husband retired to live in Arizona in the 1980s. Rose is survived by her son, Edward (Ned) Lesnick, Jr. of
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pave the town yard at Green Valley Park, slurry the streets and continue to replace the lights along Main Street, among other projects. The airport wants security fencing, an aircraft wash rack, crack sealing the parking ramp, repair of drainage issues, pickup truck and ADA access route to the ramps. The Water Department’s lengthy list includes $13 million for the Cragin pipeline, improvement work to the Green Valley Lake shoreline, new water mains along Bonita Street, a radon removal study and several other replacement and improvement projects.
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needs another $37,500 to relocate the fire department’s training facility off-site and add new fencing. Police also want $92,000 to add a metal storage building for police evidence. The new building would take the place of an old, dilapidated building and give police some much needed storage space. From there, Chief Engler said he would like four new police vehicles and the money to purchase new weapons for the officers. Officers currently provide their own guns and standardizing the guns all the officers carry would help with training. Galbraith said now that the town yard is cleaned up, they could use three-quarters of it for event parking. Fire Chief David Staub said his top priority is also moving the fire training facility out of the yard. Other than that, he would like a new, $1.2 million ladder truck and type 1 engine. The age of the current trucks makes it hard to find spare parts. In town hall, staff would like new carpet and microphones for the council meetings. The library wants new carpeting.
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4FRI contractor faces fresh delays in building mills From page 1A discredit the efforts of GEPAZ and the 4FRI stakeholders group in the media and in the community. These parties are not true stakeholders who are committed to forest health, preventing massive wildfires and assuring community safety.� The project remains the only large-scale response likely to reduce the rising risk of catastrophic wildfires in Central Arizona and remains a potential national model for a cost-effective approach to a growing national crisis. Agreement on big trees
The Forest Service recently produced a draft environmental impact report that set out the guidelines for the thinning of nearly a million acres, the largest environmental impact report ever attempted. The report largely allayed fears of many of the groups that developed the 4FRI approach that the Forest Service would allow the contractor to focus on the large, high-value, old-growth trees. However, the re-established consensus about the need to protect most of the remaining fire-resistant, old-growth trees left unresolved questions about the ability of Good Earth to pull off the massive project. Good Earth noted that it faces enormous challenges in creating a network of mills, wood-burning
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Good Earth Arizona says it is committed to build new mills necessary to turn a profit on small trees like those in the thinning project above. However, the international company has faced delays in getting started on a proposed small-tree mill in Williams. power plants, roads, trucks and other infrastructure necessary to annually process the millions of tons of biomass that would come off 40,000 acres annually. The company, which has not released detailed financial information but which is thought funded in part by the royal family of Oman, took over the project from Pioneer Forest Products in 2013. Pioneer couldn’t raise money to build the mills to process the small trees and produce furniture and biofuels called for in
Payson bus crashes From page 1A community from about 65 to 50 and the vehicle wanted to do a U-turn,â€? said Ball. “He pulled into like a turning lane and then shot right in front of Denver trying to do a U-turn.â€? Ball said he and the rest of the team were ahead of White when Ball got the call about the accident. “We were in a terrible service area and the call dropped,â€? said Ball. “He said they got in an accident and he didn’t let me know where, when the call dropped ‌ right after that we saw emergency vehicles, a police car and an ambulance race past us and I told the bus driver I think that’s where they’re going. So we had to get the bus turned around and get to the accident.â€? Ball said originally it took both a large yellow bus and the smaller white activity bus to transport all of the team down to the meet, but once it finished, many students went home with parents. That left enough space for the 13 from the activity bus on the large bus to get home. The team on the bus did not get home until about 1 a.m. “We went through a pretty tough night,â€? said Ball. “I believe we got on the bus about 6:30 p.m. left Safford and got home at 12:45
and it’s a three-and-a-half hour drive.� Ball said to his knowledge no one was cited at the scene, but he said the police report might show otherwise. Despite the shake up, the athletes on the bus participated in a track meet on Saturday over the weekend, which impressed Ball. “The majority of the kids on the activity vehicle were throwers and two of our throwers in the accident didn’t get cleared to participate, but we did have Frankie, Korben, Danielle Bland and Kortni Egbert, who were all on the activity bus who did participate,� said Ball. “That just shows you the resiliency of these kids, and Denver White, too, to get right back at it.� The district has gotten right back into the game, too. The insurance company came by on Monday to finalize the claim. On Tuesday, the board will vote to allocate enough money to purchase a new bus, despite the board anticipating the insurance company will cover a portion of the cost to replace the bus. At the transportation department a shiny new activity bus already is on loan to see if the district would like to purchase it. The new bus sits nose to nose with the sad remains of a bus smashed in the line of duty.
the group’s business plan. The company struggled for about two years to get off the ground, before giving up. Pioneer sold the contract to Good Earth, with Forest Service approval.
The company conceded that it left the burning pile of woodchips on the Williams site unsupervised, causing the fire to get temporarily
out of control — and that it had trouble putting out the essentially underground fire. However, the company is continuing to push to get the necessary zoning and permits from Williams, while also still considering backup plans to build mills in Flagstaff and elsewhere. The company has already bought one existing mill in Heber, which the company says can process 120,000 board feet daily. Only a fraction of that wood has gone through the mill so far from the roughly 3,700 acres thinned in the past 16 months. The company also has a contract with Novo Power in Snowflake, which can turn wood debris into electricity — but has so far delivered less than the promised amount of biomass. However, the company said it has doubled the pace of its thinning operations this year and expects to thin 2,500 acres per month by the time it gets ramped up this summer. Thirteen projects underway
The company’s statement said it has 13 thinning projects under-
way, most of them on the Kaibab National Forest. The only project on the Tonto National Forest underway is the 585-acre Woodchuck project. The company also has eight “inactive� task orders, most of them on the Coconino National Forest, including 4,300 acres near East Clear Creek and 952 acres near Christopher Creek. “Good Earth remains 100 percent committed to the 4FRI project and its goals to create an industry and a sustainable economic model that will fund longterm forest restoration.� Protecting reservoir
Rim Country has an enormous potential stake in the 4FRI project, since Forest Service officials have said they will make the watershed of the C.C. Cragin Reservoir a high priority once the project gets up and running. A thinning project on the watershed would significantly increase runoff into the reservoir, while a crown fire on the same watershed could dramatically increase erosion and start to fill in the reservoir with mud.
Drops plan to make jet fuel
Although Good Earth essentially had to adopt the Pioneer’s business plan to get the contract, it has since dropped references to some of the more controversial elements of the Pioneer plan. That includes a plan to use a technologically unproven method to turn wood scraps into jet fuel and a plan to produce furniture, in competition with overseas producers with much lower labor costs.
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The company noted that previous efforts like the White Mountain Stewardship project took a long time to get up and running, despite a $700 per-acre government subsidy that the 4FRI project lacks. If the company received that same subsidy, it would by now have collected $2.5 million for the thinning projects it has completed. Instead, the 4FRI plan would save taxpayers some $1 billion on the first 2.4 million acres thinned.
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Gila County Sheriff’s Office. An Arizona Department of Public Safety Ranger helicopter and the all-volunteer group Tonto Rim Search and Rescue were called in to help deputies. DPS located the woman and brought her out to the command post at the trailhead. DPS then went back into the canyon and dropped off members of TRSAR into the jug to help extricate the two children from the area. TRSAR then walked with the male adult back to the command post. The entire rescue wrapped up Monday morning, hours after it had begun, Scott said. No one was injured.
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Horns stay hot in final round at Chaparral Pines
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Ben Myer watches his fairway shot on Friday at Chaparral Pines.
Unbeaten for at least 5 years says coach by
Keith Morris
roundup sports editor
It all came down to one final shot. Dean Harpe needed this. The Payson High senior planned his strategy. His golf ball sat 12 feet from the cup. After carefully surveying the terrain and lining it up, Harpe tapped the ball with his putter. His execution was perfect and the ball dropped. His birdie putt on the No. 9 and final hole at Chaparral Pines on Friday afternoon capped an even-par round of 35 that lifted the Longhorns to a 36-stroke
victory over Gilbert Christian in their final home match of the season. Harpe earned medalist honors to help Payson shoot 155. The Knights shot 191. Following Harpe for the Longhorns, sophomore Mitchell McGuire overcame illness to shoot 39, senior Ben Myer carded 40 and senior Mason Ridley 41. Gilbert Christian’s top golfer came in at 44. “I’m really proud we’re having scores within one or two strokes of one another — that’s what you want,” said Payson coach Denny Morse. The coach said he’s pleased with what he’s seeing from his team, which
trimmed 12 strokes off the 167 score it recorded in beating three other teams its only other home match of the season on March 6. The team hasn’t lost a ninehole match at home in at least five years according to the coach. Morse said the Longhorns have improved as the season has progressed. “The highlight for me was the fact that our team has gotten so much more consistent this year as a team,” he said. “Our No. 4 and No. 5 have been the difference in our average scores so far this year. “One week, Clayton White will step up, the next week Ben Myer will step up, and in fact, while Clayton struggled at No. 5 this week with a 50, our No. 6, Bryce Goodman, actually stepped up with a real solid 42. So we have six players right now, maybe even seven.” Harpe’s strong final hole left him feeling good about his round. “I played good, then bad, then finished off in a good way, so that’s always good,” he said. “I’m a little disappointed I let it get away. I was 2 under at one point and let it get back to 1 over, so I got it back to even on the last hole. I’m happy with it.” He also hammered his tee shot onto the green from 315 yards on No. 3. “I drove the green, which is always a good shot,” he said. “I hit a 3 wood and it caught the hill just right and scampered onto the green.” He improved on his 3-over 38 in the other home match. He pointed to how he handled a bad shot on No. 7 as a key to the improvement. “I had a triple bogey on No. 7 last time, so I avoided that today,” he said. “I played it different. I didn’t hit a good second shot but I didn’t let one mistake add two to three, so I just kind of managed it from my first mistake.” While Harpe finished strong, that was not the case for Ridley, who played with him in the two-team event. He would have posted a lower score if not for some trouble on the greens on No. 9. “What is interesting is to see how well Mason Ridley is playing with his 41, in spite of the fact he had a four-putt and a triple bogey on the last hole at a point when he would have been at or even par,” Morse said. “So I’m really proud of the progress that Mason Ridley has made this year as our No. 2.” Ridley said it’s not the first time he’s dealt with the demons on No. 9.
Morse said he managed the course “I had a pretty good start and a rough last hole, but overall I think I really well. “His strength is his consisplayed pretty well,” he said. “I tripled tency in his short game,” the coach said. the last hole. I’ve had a few bad scores “Ben is steady hole after hole. Ben has on this hole. This hole’s just difficult. been the most consistent player probaI try to not let that happen (triple) but bly n our team for the last several weeks this hole can be difficult sometimes. It’s and he’s making a huge difference in just a challenge at times, especially with our score.” Harpe and Ridley usually play in septhe up tee box. There’s a tee box that’s getting reseeded and I can’t hit driver arate foursomes but got to play together on the up tee box very well because it with two Gilbert Christian golfers since puts the fairway bunker in play, so it there were only two teams in the event. brings in the 5-iron. It’s not the club I So that made what amounts to senior night for those two and Myer a great usually hit on this hole.” Fortunately, he played well on sev- experience. eral other holes to minimize the effect “This is probably the only match I of No. 9. will get to play with a teammate,” Harpe “I probably could have improved on said. “We had a lot of fun and we were it,” he said of his round. “My putting just really laughing with each other. It’s was a little rough today, the greens good, we keep each other laughing and were running fast. But overall I hit the having a good time. If he’s down I try ball pretty well.” and make him laugh.” Among the highlights of his round The coach thanked Chaparral Pines was a drive that went about 300 yards personnel for allowing his team to use on No. 5. “I had a pretty nice drive then the challenging course for their home hit a wedge in and made a two-putt for matches and practices. par,” he said. “It’s the third-hardest See Depth, page 6B hole on the course, so it was a good hole to get par on.” And he set himself up for success with strong play most of the day to reach the greens. “I had some pretty nice approach shots, like No. 7, I probably left it 10 feet from the hole and then two-putted for par,” he said. McGuire, normally the team’s No. 3, impressed his coach. “Mitchell was sick the entire round,” Morse said. “There was hardly a hole in which he could actually walk the hole without sitting down to rest. By the time he got home he was running a high fever, yet he shot our team’s second-low with a 39, and that’s pretty incredible.” And Myer had his moments, as well. He nearly had a hole-inone on No. 4, leaving his drive within a foot of the cup before sinking Keith Morris/Roundup the putt for a Mitchell McGuire battled illness to shoot 39 on Friday. birdie 2.
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Track and field coach: ‘He was kind of toying with them’ Moceri wins both distance races to lead Payson boys track team by
Keith Morris
roundup sports editor
Photo courtesy of DJ Craig
Kandace Baez competes in the hurdles in the Scottsdale Horizon Husky Invitational on March 14.
“He was kind of toying with them.” That was Payson track coach Jonathan Ball’s assessment of Gerardo Moceri’s tactics in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races at Wednesday’s Safford TriCounty Invitational. The junior won both races going away, crossing the finish line in 4:55.16 in the mile and 10:54.29 in the two-mile. And it wasn’t like he was fresh. “That’s a tough double when you win the 3,200 and 1,600,” Ball said. “And we wanted him to get a workout so he ran in the 800 and 400, which are not his events, but we were trying to push him. And to still be able to win the 1,600 and 3,200 and dominate — he was kind of toying with them.” His coach said Moceri’s running well.
“He’s running at a real high level now, so it’s fun,” Ball said. “When you can be patient, pick your moments, then take off and bury people, you know you’re a good runner.” His victories were just two of the highlights for the Longhorns as they scored 143 points to finish second to Safford (157) among nine boys teams. “That’s really solid,” Ball said. Braden Hancock won the triple jump with a season-best 42-feet 2.5-inch effort and Trevor Clawson won the 800 in 2:05.61. Clawson’s top events are the 200 and 400, but he won the 800. “We take a couple of moments during the season to run him in the 800 to teach him the 400 is an easy race compared to the 800,” Ball said. “And he ran it in 2:05. So that’s pretty cool when you can pick up a victory and it’s not even your event.”
Clawson also finished second (11.81) in the 100, a race Chaz Davis (11.87) placed third in. Hancock won despite nursing a hamstring injury most of the season. “That’s a gigantic monster jump,” Ball said of his triple jump. “We’re going to the Mt. SAC Meet in California soon and he had to jump over 41-0 to qualify and he wanted to compete. He was able to get a really good pop out of that jump. Now we’ll try to go light with him to get that hamstring feeling well.” Chaz Davis finished third (24.10) in the 200. The 4x100 team of Spencer Herrera, Chaz Davis, Bowen Sweeney and Clawson finished second (45.00). Herrera, Chaz Davis, Matt Davis and Clawson finished third (3:35.72) in the 4x400. Also taking third were: Herrera
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Rim Country Church Directory Aglow International Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane. The Aglow Bible Study is held each Tuesday at the Crossroads Fellowship Hall. Prayer and Praise 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.; Bible study 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call 474-6933 for more information. Baha’i Faith For location and information, call (928) 472-3191 or (928) 468-8962. Calvary Chapel Payson 1103 N. Beeline Hwy. at Sherwood Dr.; (928) 468-0801, Email: office@ calvarypayson.com, web: calvarypayson.com. Sunday: Services at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.; Upper Room Prayer Meeting For Jesus at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Men’s & Women’s Discipleship at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Fellowship Dinner at 5 p.m.; Old testament Study, Calvary Kids, Jr. High & High School Youth Groups at 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Christ-Centered Recovery Study using the One Step To Freedom program at 6:30 p.m. Faith-based discipleship program for those dealing with strongholds in their lives such as substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, etc.; Young Adult Fellowship 6:30 p.m. Childcare is provided for all of the above services. Friday: Friday Fellowship at the Friday’s – a fun night for the whole family! Games, snacks, followed by worship and a short Bible study and prayer, 111 W. Rancho Rd. Catholic Church of the Holy Nativity A Roman Catholic Church under the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. 1414 N. Easy St.(corner of Easy Street & Bradley Dr.), Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 478-6988, wwwholynativitypayson.com. The Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews, Pastor. Sunday: Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday: Low Mass & Holy Unction 10 a.m. First Wednesday of the month: Benediction & Chaplet of Divine Mercy 5:30 p.m. followed by potluck supper. High Holy Days: Mass 10 a.m. Christians Together Independent-non-denominational. Meeting Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. Hwy. 260, Christopher Creek, first driveway past fire station on left. Pastor Ed Hepworth, 478-4857 (church), 478-4310 (home). 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Thursday Bible Study. For more information, call Pastor Ed. Church at Powell Place 806 W. Longhorn Rd. Payson, (928) 474-6249. Non-Denominational Sunday Services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Church for the Nations Payson (CFTN Payson) meeting at 901 S. Westerly Road in the Chapel at Messinger’s. Sunday service 10 a.m. Pastors Nevin and Dina Hershberger invite you to come to join dynamic praise and worship with uplifting prophetic teaching. Contact Pastor Nevin at (602) 757-3778 or Pastor Dina at (602) 757-3830. Like us on Facebook. Church of Christ 306 E. Aero. Sunday Bible classes 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. For Bible studies any day of the week, call Bob Nichols, 468-0134. By understanding and living the principles taught in the New Testament, we attempt to accomplish the spiritual mission of the church, rather than being a social or recreational institution. Church of Christ in Payson 401 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5149. Sunday: Bible classes for all ages 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m., A-Capella singing, song practice 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: Ladies Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study 6:30 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PONDEROSA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 1 p.m., 472-8709, 474-6367 or 4681103, Missionaries 472-7956. MOGOLLON WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., 474-6367, 468-8157, Missionaries (928) 863-5396, 468-8886. MANZANITA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Sacrament Meeting 11 a.m., 474-3788, 472-2266, Missionaries (928) 863-5396, 468-8886. FAMILY HISTORY CENTER: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa, 468-0249; Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment: V. Green (928) 474-4181. PINE WARD: Highway 87; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to noon; Sacrament meeting 9 a.m. (928) 476-3118. Missionaries at (928) 600-7546. TONTO BASIN SERVICES: Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sacrament meeting 10 a.m. 479-2484. CHRISTOPHER CREEK SERVICES: Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sacrament meeting 10 a.m. followed by Sunday School, Priesthood and Relief Society. 4784608. SPANISH BRANCH: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sacrament meeting 9 a.m. YOUNG BRANCH: Sunday 9:30 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 11:20 a.m. Sacrament meeting. 462-3326 or 462-3388. BLUE RIDGE BRANCH: Sunday 10 a.m. Sacrament meeting; 10:50 a.m. Sunday School; 11:25 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society. (928) 477-2138. Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of the month. Sunday Fellowship Meal every 3rd Sunday of the month. Women of CORP Ministries and Bible studies lead by Simone Lake. Other various Connection Groups available throughout week. For more information, contact: 1-928-476-4249 (ch), 1-928-472-6439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www.sermon.net/CORP Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 474-2059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: cpcpayson.org. Crossroads Foursquare Church We invite you to join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m. Find us at www.crossroads4square.com, on Facebook or at 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson. Desert Community Christian Fellowship, SB Pastor Eric Woods, (928) 479-2216, 173 Stephen’s Way, Tonto Basin. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday services 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday worship 6 p.m. East Verde Baptist Church Houston Mesa Road at Whispering Pines Control Road, 474-9385. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m. Eckankar: the religion of the light and sound of God Why are we here? We are here to learn by experiences, to grow spiritually. Pay attention to your feelings, intuition. God loves each one of us and he’s everywhere. For more information, call 877-300-4945. Expedition Church 301 S. Colcord Road (two blocks west of Hwy. 87, just north of Bonita). Expedition is a non-denominational church whose mission is to “make disciples who love God and people.” Sunday services are at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. For more information, go to www.discoverexpedition.com, Facebook at ExpeditionChurchPayson, or call (928) 474-9128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey! Fireproof Your Marriage Discover the power of 2=1 “Married For Life” and “Parents For Life” courses. Call (928) 478-4715 for more information. First Baptist Church (Independent/Fundamental) 303 W. Main St., 474-3530. Sunday School for all ages, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (nursery provided); Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Pine 4039 N. Highway 87, 476-3552, Website: www.fbcpine.com. Sundays:
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Fellowship 6 p.m. Communion service the first Sunday during Morning Worship. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m. first Saturday of each month. Women’s Bible Study 9:15 Tuesday mornings. AWANA program on Mondays as follows: Sparks for K-2nd 2:30-4 p.m.; TNT, Trek and Journey 6-8 p.m. All other activities, please contact the church office Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or Friday 9 a.m. to noon. Forest Lakes Community Church A non-denominational church meeting in the school district/library building at 417 Old Rim Road in Forest Lakes. Worship is Sundays at 10 a.m. All are welcome to join us in the pines! Gisela Community Church Tatum Trail, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum. Sunday Morning Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
Group, grades 9-12, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Adult Cell Group, 6 p.m. Nursery and Pre-Primary available for morning worship services. Wednesday: Legacy Singles (55+ years of age) coffee at Dimi’s 9 a.m.; High School Cell Group, 7-8 p.m.; Adult Prayer and Bible Study 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nursery available. Thursday: Men’s Bible Study 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Payson Women’s Bible Study 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pioneer Clubs (Grades 1-5), 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays when school is in session. Visit our website www.pbcpayson.org. Rim Country Cowboy Church Meets at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Star Valley Baptist Church, 4180 E. Highway 260, Star Valley. Service includes live music by the Country Gospel Misfits. For more information, call (928) 474-5557. Rim Valley Church 208 S. McLane Road, Pastor Brandon Pratt, (801) 513-4286.
Gospel Meetings All are invited to come and hear the simple teachings and doctrine of Christ. The gospel of Christ still provides an anchor for the soul in a turbulent world. These meetings present the gospel story simply and freely. Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., Mogollon Health Alliance, 308 E. Aero Dr., Payson.
Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wisconsin Synod) 204 W. Airport Rd. (corner of Airport Rd. and N. McLane). Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Sunday Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend! For more information, please call pastor David Sweet, (928) 474-2098.
Iglesia La Roca 302 E. Rancho Rd. Nuestro proposito es que usted encuentre una relacion personal con Dios y pueda experimentar la hermosura de su presencia en cada uno de nuestros servicios: Miercoles 6:30pm Ensayo del Ministerio de Alabanza, Jueves 6:30pm Estudios Biblicos, Domingos 12:30 Tiempo de Celebracion y Adoracion, para mayor informacion comunicarse con los Pastores Carmelo y Ruth Andujar. Dr. Carmelo Andujar, Pastor (928) 2380240, Ruth Andujar (407) 341-9775, Secretaria de La Roca (928) 595-0874. Te invitamos a vistitar nuestra pagina web: www.iglesialarocapayson.com. “Visitenos, Sera un placer tenerles en nuestra Iglesia”
St. Benedict’s Catholic Mission Church Meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Young School for Catholic Mass.
Jehovah’s Witnesses North Payson Congregation, 1616 N. McLane, 474-7867, 474-2750: Public Discourse, 10 a.m., Sunday; Watchtower Study, 10:40 a.m., Sunday; Tuesday Congregation Bible Study, 7 p.m., Ministry School, 7:30 p.m., Service Meeting, 8 p.m. South Payson Congregation, 474-7867, 474-8346: Public Discourse, 1 p.m., Sunday; Watchtower Study, 1:40 p.m., Sunday; Thursday, Congregation Bible Study, 7 p.m., Ministry School, 7:30 p.m., Service Meeting, 8 p.m. Congregation Espanol de Testieos de Jehovah, 472-7867, 474-8763: Discurso publico, Domingo, 4 p.m.; Estudio del Atalaya, Domingo, 4:40 p.m.; Estudio de Biblia, Lunas, 7 p.m., Escuela del Minitero, 7:30 p.m., Reunion de Servicio Miercoles 8 p.m. Kriya Meditation Learn Kriya Meditation Tuesday nights, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. in Payson. By donation. For location and info, please call Zuné at (928) 472-7654. Lifehouse Christian Center Meets at Mountain High Coffeeworks, 3652 N. Cemetary Rd., Pine, AZ 85544. Pastors Phil and Roxanne Castle, (928) 242-0773. A spirit filled church and congregation with a very unique and wonderful praise and worship time. Services are at 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by a free meal. Mount Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA) 601 E. Highway 260 (across from Tiny’s Restaurant), 474-2552. Ken Lentz, Interim Pastor. Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service; 10:30 a.m. Praise Service. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month. Visit our website atwww.mountcross.org. Church office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a warm, loving church community that extends itself to others and welcomes everyone with joy. Mountain Bible Church Our Mission at Mountain Bible is quite simple: Loving God…Loving People. It is our desire before God to develop and offer ministries, inside and outside our church, that further this important cause. Are we succeeding? We invite you to be our guest this weekend and see for yourself! Located at 302 E. Rancho Road in Payson, we offer two opportunities to worship on Sunday mornings: 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. Many children and student ministries are available on Sundays and throughout the week. More details are available through our office (928) 472-7800 and on our website (www.mountainbible. org). Please let us answer any further questions you may have about our church…and we hope to meet you soon! New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224. Services: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. Payson Bible Fellowship Meets at Rim Country Health and Retirement Community, 807 W. Longhorn Road. Every Sunday 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Conversation, 9 a.m. Praise and Worship, 9:30 a.m. Prayer and Bible discussion. 1st and 3rd Sundays: 10:15 a.m. Open Discussion, 11:15 a.m. Close. Payson First Assembly of God We invite you to come and worship with us as we celebrate Christ Jesus’ total victory for us on the Cross! Adult Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service, 6:30 p.m.; and Wednesday Evening Family Night, 6:30 p.m. We are located at 1100 West Lake Drive, (the church at Green Valley Park). For more information call, (928) 474-2302. Payson First Church of the Nazarene 200 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5890. Sundays: Morning Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Monday through Friday: Safe Haven Preschool 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Lighthouse Club 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Children’s Bible Quizzing 3rd-6th grades 2:30-5:30 p.m., and Prayer and Praise 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays: Children’s Bible Quizzing K-2nd grades 3:154:15 p.m. Thursdays: Youth Night 6:30 p.m. Last Saturday each month: Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8:00 a.m. and the Ain’t Nearly Done (ANDY) Group 11:30 a.m. For more information on locations, times and topics, contact the church office. Office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Payson Living Word Bible Church 208 S. McLane Road (across from the High School). Services Sundays starting at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. with Kids Church and nursery provided. PLW is a Spirit Filled Contemporary Church based on Faith; we believe speaking the Word of God will move mountains in our lives. We have a mission here at PLWBC: Love, Win, Build and Change. There are many activities at the church so come out and be a part of our family. The Lord is doing great things. If you have any questions, the church number is (928) 474-8606. Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St., behind ACE Hardware), 474-0485; Pastor Carl Peterson. A growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. We invite you to worship with us Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (Contemporary) or at 11 a.m. (Traditional). Kid’s Church along with free and safe nursery care is provided. Please call the church for information on additional programs, ministries and our mission to the community. Payson United Pentecostal Church - The First Church Website: www.paysonupc.com. All meetings and events are held at Mesa del Caballo. Kids’ Church, Sundays at 10 a.m. (Behind the Veil Puppety) Experience Pentecostal-style worship and preaching, Sundays at 6 p.m. Around the Table Bible Study, Wednesday at 7 p.m. All are welcome to experience the difference of the earliest New Testament message and not the traditions and customs that followed. Go back to the message of the First Church – Acts 2:38. Pastor Dale Lewallen 469-2171. Pleasant Valley Community Church Young Public School Cafeteria on Hwy 288 & Baker Ranch Road. A non-denominational service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Come early for refreshments and fellowship. Ponderosa Bible Church 1800 N. Beeline Hwy., (928) 474-9279. “Preparing God’s people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Dr. Joe Falkner, Sr. Pastor; Curtis Fahrlender, Pastor of Student Ministries; Jim Hurlburt, Pastor of Worship and Outreach. Sunday Worship: Traditional Service 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Contemporary Service 11 a.m. to 12 noon; Youth Bible Study (Grades 7-12) 9:30 a.m.; BLAST I (Bible Learning And Sharing Together) Grades K-6 9:30 a.m.; BLAST II, Grades K-4, 11 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Middle School Youth Group, grades 6-8, 4-5 p.m.; High School Youth
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church WE Welcome Everyone. 1000 N. Easy St. (Corner of Sherwood & Easy St.). 928-474-3834. The Rev. Daniel F. Tantimonaco, Rector. St. Paul’s parishioners and Father Dan invite you to join us as WE participate in worship, Christian education, outreach and fellowship activities. Sunday: Holy Eucharist Services are at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The 10 a.m. service includes traditional and contemporary music. Child care is provided. Our Praise Band leads us with contemporary music on the last Sunday of the month. Christian Education programs offer Children’s Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sunday Adult Group Study at 9 a.m. Wednesday: We celebrate the Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Quarterly: Taizé, a Service of contemplation and music, is held quarterly on a Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. (Call for dates). We have very active Women’s, Men’s and Bible Study groups. A Film Review group and Book Club are just some of our other regular programs. (Call Church for dates and times). Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson. org. Email: pasepchurch@qwestoffice.net. WE Welcome Everyone. St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 511 S. St. Phillips Street, 474-2392. Daily Masses Monday-Friday 8 a.m, Sat. 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Spanish 12:30 p.m.; Confession at 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call Mrs. Judith Carroll, Religious Education office, (928) 474-1269 for Catholic education programs for children and adults. Call Mr. Allen Holder, Life Teen Director, (928) 474-2392 for Sunday evening youth group activities and other youth-focused events. Seventh-day Adventist Church 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson; Pastor Steven Salsberry; Elder Sharon Judd. Saturday services: Sabbath School/Bible Study 9:30a.m.; Worship Hour 11 a.m. We welcome all visitors. Come and join us for uplifting fellowship. Call 928-474-9209 for Prayer Meeting times and location, and for coming local events, or visit our website: http://payson.adventistfaith.org. Shepherd of the Pines Ev. Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 507 W. Wade Lane; (928) 474-5440, Pastor: Steve DeSanto. Sunday: Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Sunday School, 8:30 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. Holy Communion celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. Adult Bible Study, Monday evenings 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free Family Movie Night, First and Third Friday evenings of every month at 6:30 p.m. A community breakfast is hosted on the second Friday of every month at 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Visit Shepherd of the Pines on our website: www.shepherdofthepineslutheran.com. Shepherd of the Pines United Methodist Church - Overgaard 3015 Highway 277, Overgaard, (928) 535-5208. Pastor Noni Dye. Worship service 9 a.m. w/childcare. Adult Sunday School 7:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 9 a.m. Shiloh Christian Fellowship 501 E. Rancho Road (across the street from Payson Elementary School), 474-3138. Non-denominational church teaching verse by verse and chapter by chapter through the Bible. Contemporary Worship and family oriented, children’s ministries and nursery provided. Sunday Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. Bible Study on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Star Valley Southern Baptist Church 4180 E. Highway 260, 4 miles east of Payson, (928) 474-5557. Sunday Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. and the Worship Service is at 10:50 a.m. The Sunday Evening Service begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday features the Rim Country Cowboy Church Service at 6 p.m. Music is by the Country Gospel Misfits. Come join us! Strawberry Chapel in the Pines Fossil Creek Road, Strawberry, 476-3893. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wed. Bible study 7 p.m. Tonto Basin Bible Church Hwy. 188 off Dryer Dr., Tonto Basin, Pastor Robert Melotti, (928) 479-2299. Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m., worship service 10:45 a.m., Children’s Church 10:45 a.m., no Sunday eve. service. Wednesday Night Bible Study Fellowship 7 p.m. Potluck every third Sunday at noon following the worship service. Tonto Basin Catholic Mission Meets Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. at the Tonto Basin Chamber building for Catholic Mass. Tonto Creek Shores/Tonto Valley Bible Church Lots 240-241 Valley View Road, Gisela, 474-1360. Tonto Valley Bible Church Valley View Drive, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. (combined service with both churches). Tonto Village Chapel Tonto Village Chapel exists to serve, love and uplift the Lord Jesus Christ. Our mission is to operate in the community as a light House through fulfilling the great commission as found in Matthew 28:18-20. We welcome an opportunity to worship with you on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school/Bible study at 10:45 a.m. for adults, children and youth, or Tuesday evening Bible study and prayer meeting at 5 p.m. For questions or information please call the Church at (928) 478-5076. Unity Church of Payson Spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer, Licensed Unity Teacher. Our mission is to inspire and awaken one another to a greater experience of God and life through the practical application of spiritual principles. Sunday services at 10 a.m., 600 E. Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). The 1st Sunday of each month is our inter-generational service and we celebrate birthdays and bring non-perishables for the foodbank. The 2nd Sunday browse the Unity of Payson library, 3rd Sunday pot luck, 4th Sunday power prayer follows service, 4th Tuesday Chili’s give-back day, 4th Friday 4 p.m. hiway cleanup, on-going noon Faithlift 1st and 3rd Wed. To find out more:www.unityofpayson.org. 928-478-8515. The Way of Adidam The Way of Adidam, based on the spiritual teachings of Adi Da Samraj, is offering free tours of the Da Love Ananda Botanical Gardens. Water conservation techniques will be discussed. Also, beginning in July, tours will include seven meditation sites surrounding Lake Love Ananda. In addition, we are offering area study group meetings. For further information, telephone 928-472-4700 and ask for Pat Rollins. For worldwide information, go online to www.adidam. org. Young Baptist Church (928) 462-3476. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday prayer service, 6 p.m.
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ORGANIZATIONS 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.
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Arizona Cactus Navy luncheon
An informal get-together of Navy and Coast Guard veterans in the Payson area is held on the first Thursday of each month at La Sierra restaurant on north AZ 87 at Forest Dr. in Payson. The group meets for coffee or lunch at 11 a.m. to share stories and camaraderie among fellow vets of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, other conflicts, and peacetime naval service. For questions please call (928) 970-0066.
Rim Country 4 Wheelers
Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 9 a.m. Wednesdays (until March) 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 Chuck Jacobs at (928) 595-0967.
Card players wanted
The Saving Graces of Payson — a Canasta card-playing group — is looking for a few ladies who enjoy fun, laughter and friendship. This Red Hat group meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Crosswinds Restaurant patio room. There is a break for lunch around noon and play and resumes after lunch. Anyone interested in joining will be welcomed. You do not need to know how to play, the members will be happy to teach the game. Please contact Queen Mum AnnMarie at (928) 468-8585; please leave a message if there’s no answer.
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.
Alzheimer’s caregivers support groups
The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group invites caregivers, families, service providers and members of the community to attend any or all of the following: • First and third Wednesdays of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center. For more details, call Mary, (928) 474-3560. The Payson Senior Center is located at 514 W. Main St.
87 Mountain Biking Club
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
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with the season-opening breakfast planned at 9 a.m., Thursday, April 2 and tee-off at 10 a.m. To sign up, call Mary Quigley at (928) 957-2017 or Nina Szakal at (928) 970-0495.
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The Ladies of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, represented by Diane Baran (left), recently presented a $350 donation to Marion Cobo, administrator, and Durk Lynch, family nurse practitioner at Payson Christian Clinic. It is one of several local charities supported by the Episcopal Ladies’ group as part of their ongoing outreach effort. The clinic provides affordable healthcare and is run totally by volunteers. Ms. Baran is a retired nurse who volunteers her time at the clinic. Donations for this important community service may be sent to Payson Christian Clinic, 701 S. Ponderosa St., Suite D, Payson, AZ, 85541 or made online at http:// www.paysonchristianclinic.com/donate.html. All donations are tax deductible and qualify for the Arizona tax credit for the Working Poor. 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.
PAWS meets
The PAWS group (Payson Area Woofers Society) meets at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 1 at the conference room at the Payson Public Library. Members will discuss the annual Easter bake sale, to be held Saturday, April 4 in front of Safeway. Everyone is invited to come and have refreshments on us. We will need bakers and helpers at the event. If you have any questions, please call Dorothy Howell, (928) 472-7396.
to serving our Rim Country youth. It provides scholarships and awards programs for deserving students as well as a special dental program. Other needs of children are supported with community projects, activities and donations. At meetings, speakers inform members of local community happenings and events. The members of Kiwanis invite Rim residents to join them in supporting the area’s children and their families when they meet at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., Thursdays. Contact Mike Clark, (602) 510-9431 or Bobby Davis, (928) 978-4323.
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The Rim Country Classic Auto Club (RCCAC) holds its monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260 in Payson. For information, call Steve Fowler at (928) 478-6676.
TOPS 0373 Payson (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson. We meet every Thursday morning. Our weigh-in starts at 7 a.m. Our meeting starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 8:50 a.m. We are a non-profit support group for anyone wishing to drop those extra, unhealthy pounds. You gain new friends, along with invaluable information and support in your weight loss journey. Come check us out! If you have any questions, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.
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The Payson Lady’s 9-hole Golfers are inviting Rim Country women at all skill levels to join. Play is Thursday mornings,
Genealogy Society
The Northern Gila County Genealogy Society meets at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 2 at 302 E. Bonita. Vicki Farnsworth will present a program on Indexing: Making Records Searchable Online. Everyone deserves to be remembered and you can help make this possible. No special skills or time commitments are required. Together, we can help people from around the world find and trace their ancestry for free. During Vicki Farnsworth’s presentation, participants watch a guided, interactive tour of how to do indexing. They will then watch an actual member attending the meeting get signed up by creating an online account to utilize the Familysearch.org site and/or Indexing. Finally, those attending will watch as the new indexer processes a batch of records with the audience’s help. Depending on time and how many participants bring their own laptops, members may be able to have many attendees sign up and complete a batch of records.
Lost Loves
Lost Loves, a support group for adults who have lost a loved one through suicide, meets on the first Thursday of each month at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson. Adults suffering from such a loss are welcome to attend the group sessions which are free of charge. The group is facilitated by a professional counselor an da survivor of suicide loss. Please contact Elizabeth at 928468-2133 for more information.
Computer Club
The Payson Area Computer Club meets at 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 3 in the Payson Library meeting room. Club President Ray Baxter will show members and first-time visitors what we can expect when Windows 10 is released later this year. He will give a demonstration using the Preview Version he has downloaded to a spare laptop. Windows 10 has the best features of W7 and W8.1. More importantly it will be a free upgrade for those using these older operating systems.
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Expedition Church, 301 S. Colcord Rd. Expedition Church invites you to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Sunday, April 5 at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Enjoy an egg hunt, great music and an inspiring message to help deal with obstacles and challenges in life. First Baptist Church of Pine, 4037 N. Highway 87 Resurrection Sunday, April 5, 6:40 a.m. for Resurrection Sunrise Service. Immediately following the service breakfast will be served, then there are Bible studies for all ages at 9:15 a.m., and the 10:30 a.m. Worship Service in the sanctuary. Payson 1st Assembly of God, 1100 W. Lake Dr. Good Friday service at 6 p.m., April 3. Resurrection Celebration service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, April 5. Payson First Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway Good Friday Service, April 3, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. — reflect on the life of Jesus — His suffering and sacrifice for each of us. Easter Sunday Service, Sunday, April 5, 9:30 a.m. — puppetry, teen group drama program, worship. Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 204 W. Airport Rd. Maundy Thursday, April 2, service at 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 3, service at 7 p.m. Easter, April 5, Sunrise service at 6 a.m.; Easter breakfast, 7 a.m.; Easter late service, 9 a.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Easy St. April 2, 6:30 p.m. - Maundy Thursday, Foot Washing April 3 - Good Friday, Liturgy, noon; Stations of the Cross, 3 p.m. Ecumenical Good Friday Service at United Methodist Church, 414 N Easy St., Payson, 7 p.m., April 3. A modified Tenebrae service will be held. April 5 - Easter Sunday Services, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church Holy Thursday, April 2: 7:30 a.m., rosary; 8 a.m., Morning Prayer; 6 p.m., Mass of the Lord’s Supper; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., evening visit to Eucharist Repository in the Parish Center Hall Good Friday, April 3: 7:30 a.m., rosary; 8 a.m., morning prayer; 3 p.m., Stations of the Cross (English); 4 p.m., Stations of the Cross (Spanish); 6 p.m., The Passion of the Lord Holy Saturday, April 4: 8:30 a.m., rosary; 9 a.m., Morning Prayer; no confessions; 7 p.m., Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday: 8:20 a.m., rosary; 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Mass (English); noon, Mass (Spanish). Shepherd of The Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Ln. Maundy Thursday, April 2, service, 6 p.m., Holy Communion will be served. Good Friday, April 3, Tenebrae service at 6 p.m. Easter Sunday April 5, Son-Rise Service at 7 a.m. with Holy Communion; pancake breakfast, 8 a.m.; Easter Resurrection Service, 10 a.m. with Holy Communion.
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Professional since 1975 Experience from Denver, CO Southern, CA & Chandler, AZ Vet Recommended Formerly of AE Pets For Appointment call 928-970-2484
CARS 2013 Honda CRV, EXL, 2-WD Drive, Basque Red, 22K Miles, Moon Roof, Leather Seats, Back-up TV, Paint Protection, Security Alarm, All Season Matts on the floor, $19,500. 928-474-5940 or 928-951-6033 Cell Ray’s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main, 928-978-8375 2001 Isuzu Rodeo 4x4, SUV, 136K Miles, $3,995.
DRIVERS Payson Concrete Looking for Experienced CLD Driver Must have Experience Hauling Equipment, Drug Testing and Background Check; Apply within: 1900 E. Hwy 260, Payson 928-474-2231
GENERAL
1997 Lincoln Signature Series, 57K Miles, Like New, $4,995.
MOTORCYCLES Harley Davidson 2004 Standard Softail, Excellent Condition, $6200. Call 760-608-1314
RVS 1999 Class “A” 28’ Motor Home, One Owner, Very Clean, Low Mileage, No Slide Outs, Call 928-300-6779
TRACTORS
Shih Tzu, 9 weeks Old, AKC, First Shots, $500. 928-468-8523
Advanced Tactical Armament Concepts, LLC, manufacturer of HPR Ammunition is currently recruiting for: Operators, Inspectors & Runners apply at: hprammo.com Greenskeeper wanted, Chaparral Pines Golf Club. FT/Seasonal, 40+ hours per week, $9/hour. Must pass drug test, punctual. Applications available at security gate or maintenance yard. Rewarding P/T Food Service positions open now at local Christian Camp. Call Chris at 928-478-4630 ext 305 for more info on these positions
COLLECTIBLE ITEMS Polish Pottery, Fenton Glass, Sun Purple Glass Available at Pine Country Antiques in Pine, 4078 Highway 87, 928-476-2219
FIREWOOD FIrewood, Oak and Juniper, call for prices, FIrewise and Landscaping. 928-970-0132.
FURNITURE Baldwin Console Piano w/Bench and Lots of Music. $1000.obo Large Solid Oak Jewelry Armoire, $100.obo Both in Excellent Condition!! 928-472-9344
MISCELLANEOUS *CANCER CASES* www.cancerbenefits.com Call 800-414-4328.
Town of Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Tractor, 2009 Montana Diesel w/6’ Bucket, 6’ Gannon, 4x4, Shuttle Shift, Model 2740, 230 Hours, Excellent Condition, In Payson, $13,500.obo Bill 928-830-0055
TRAILERS 1994 Conquest 32ft Travel Trailer w/One Kick-Out, Permanent @ Lamplighter RV Park, #62, $5,000.obo Call 520-431-2416 Ask for Joe.
EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATIVE/ PROFESSIONAL
20 ft. and 40 ft.: Shipping Containters, 928-537-3257
BACKHOE SERVICE AND YARD CLEANING “BEST PRICES IN TOWN AND FRIENDLY SERVICE” Tree-Trimming, Brush Removal with Hauling Service WE ALSO SELL FIREWOOD
928-951-6590 928-978-5473 ELECTRIC BICYCLES 3 & 4 Wheel Models 928-472-9200 THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades? Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More!
Executive Secretary Highly motivated individual wanted! Duties: customer relations, accounts payable/receivable, scheduling, payroll. Microsoft Office and QuickBooks. Keyboarding and 10-Key by touch. Fax or Email resumes to 476-6595 or office@stodghilltrucking.com
CONSTRUCTION Laborers & Operators Must have valid drivers license. Please send resume to main@teepeecontractors.com. Questions - call 520-836-8513
DENTAL
YARD SALES
2. 1300 N. Camelot Drive, Thurs. April 2 thru Sat. April 4 from 8am to 2pm Daily: AZ HELPING HANDS is holding another Fabulous Estate Sale! EVERYTHING MUST GO! Entire Household of Furniture, Full Kitchen & Decor Items, Refrigerator, Washer & Dryer!
AUTOS/VEHICLES CARS
Charles M. Beier D.D.S. Attention Dental Hygienists! We are looking for a Full Time
Dental Hygienist. This is a great opportunity! Full Benefits, Excellent Pay and Four Day Work Weeks. Please Stop by: 414 S. Beeline Hwy, Suite 5, Payson, AZ, Call 928-472-9303 or Fax us your Resume 928-472-9554 Thank you! PT Registered Dental Hygentis, To work M & T 8-5pm; Send References and Resumes to: alpinefamilydentistry@ident.com or fax to 928-474-8369
1932 Ford Roadster, 327/400 Engine, 350 Automatic, 9” Ford Rearend, Rumble seat, 2” Chopped Top, Show Winner,$40,000. 480-560-3678 or 480-967-9210
DRIVERS
DELIVERY WAREHOUSE PERSONNEL
Delivery, Wharehouse Personnel Part Time or Full Timje Must have valid current AZ drivers license. Apply in person at Rouds Fine Furnhishings- ask for Merle.
2007 Mustang GT, Premium 24,000 miles, Adult driven, Not smoked in, No accidents, always garaged, V8 Auto Trans,$17,900/obo, Call 928-970-0755
2011 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ Low mileage vehicle (23500)in great condition. Has all the options of the LTZ (top of the line) model plus Sun Roof and GPS and leather interior.. $15,000. 918-468-2170 or 928 970-2170 fredm1997@gmail.com.
* Softball Field Prep * Youth/Adult Sports Officials & Rec Leaders * Event Center Laborers * Special Events laborer Must be 15 years or older Pick up applications at Parks and Recreation Office 1000 W. Country Club Dr. Payson, AZ
HEALTH CARE BANNER HEALTH CLINIC PAYSON is seeking an experienced Referral Coordinator Please apply on line at: BannerHealth.com Job#139015 CASE MANAGER: Provide case management services for SMI, Substance Abuse population and children/families. Min. req: HS/GED plus 4 years exp in BH or combined BH education and exp with at least 1-year case mgmt. exp; 21 yrs of age HABILITATION TECH Part-time position in an innovative Habilitation setting, providing training, supervision and therapeutic activities for individuals with disabilities. Requirements: 21 yrs of age, good driving record, dependable, pass fingerprint clearance. Experience helpful but training is provided Generous benefit package. Bilingual encouraged. Submit application/resume to: Horizon Human Services, 600 E. HWY 260 #8, Payson, AZ 85547 AA/EOE/M/F D/V HIRING: Medical Computer Typist/Transcriptionist REQUIRED:Prior Med.Office experience,Word/Excell; Hours: 4-Days/wk; Pay-D.O.E. Mail Resume & References to Payson Specialty Clinic, PO Box 1463, Payson,AZ 85547
YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS
1. 1603 W. Mesa Dr. (Behind Payson Golf Course) Fri. & Sat. April 3 & 4 from 7am to 2pm: Something for Everyone! Guns, Tools, Household & Kitchen Items, Kids Stuff, Priced to Sell!
Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Various Positions, Mostly Seaking weekends and/or Weeknights
Part-Time or FullTime. Must have valid current AZ drivers license. Apply in person at
Rouds Fine Furnishings, ask for Merle.
Ophthalmic Assistant Certification a Plus, Full Time Possition, Send resumes to: Payson Roundup Newspaper 708 N. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541 or email: classads@payson.com
HOSPITALITY
SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS Tuesday & Friday 1x3 CD
Health Insurance
Specialists Medicare Plans (all types) Affordable Care Act Life • Dental Long-term Care
LEGAL SERVICES AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer / Paralegal AZCLDP #81438
www.TomRUSSELLinsurance.com
Living Trusts Wills/Living Wills Powers of Attorney Deeds Patty Rockwell 928-476-6539
928-474-1233 Since 1994 - Behind Fargo’s Steakhouse
Turning 65? We’re the LOCAL Pros!
CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction
New Homes,Remodels,Decks, Painting, Garages, Wood/Tile Floors, Affordable Prices, Don 928-978-1996, Lic. & Bonded, Res. Lic.#ROC185345 Commercial Lic.#ROC182282 In Payson Area 35 years
R.W.P. CARPENTRY & REMODELING: Quality Additions, Cabinet Installation, Decks, Finnish Work, Painting, Drywall, Etc.20yrs Experience, Licensed & Bonded ROC200461, Payson B/L#PH9305, Call Robin 1-928-595-1816
HANDYMAN DHW Home Services Decks/Porches Sheds Drywall Texture Matching Paint Remodeling 928-595-1555 Credit Cards Accepted not a licensed contractor Don’s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Tree Trimming, Hauling, Rototilling. 928-478-6139 JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed
HAULING Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2014
HOME REPAIRS
Lawn Care
HAULING
Diversified Services IOWA BOY - HONEST, DEPENDABLE
(Inexpensive) Not a Licensed Contractor
JOE - 970-1873
HOME SERVICES Call The Cheaper Sweeper
Call The Cheaper Sweeper You’ve tried the rest, now try the best!
Windows to Walls, Baseboards to Ceiling Fans WE CLEAN IT ALL!
Gift Certificates Available
Call The Cheaper Sweeper for a free estimate: (928) 472-9897
REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE HOME INSPECTIONS AZ and ASHI Certified Home Inspector 14 years Experience Payson License #PO0049 www.inspectaz.com Dan Harris 928-970-1187 Park Model w/18’x15’ add on in Star Valley 55+. Like new. Great Views. Open House Sat 11-4. 480-258-1929
MOBILES FOR SALE Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712 REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712
RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment For Rent
Now Renting!
Canal Senior Apartments 807 S. Westerly Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Independent, vibrant living located off Historic Main Street and just down the road from Senior Center. Home-like setting and big smiles from our professional staff. We offer spacious 1 an 2 bedroom apartment homes. For 25 years Syringa Property Management has been creating cheerful communities for individuals who want to enjoy an independent and enriching retirement.
See Manager for details Phone (928) 468-5650 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298 Apartments For Rent
Aspen Cove is your Pot o’ Gold at the end of the Rainbow APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •
2 Bedrooms/2 Baths 2 Bedrooms/ 1.5 Baths Washers & Dryers Covered Parking Pet Friendly
ASPEN COVE
801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541
(928) 474-8042
Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com Lazy “D” Ranch RV Park Studio, Apts. & RV Spaces for Rent - Call for Availablity Water/Sewer/Trash & Cable Included 928-474-2442
Don’t delay... Adopt a Cat TODAY! MISSING YOUR DRY CLEANER? Call me to do your Ironing and Alterations 928.978.5240 Very Reasonable
PAYSON HUMANE SOCIETY 812 S. McLane - 474-5590
LANDSCAPING
Waitress
Diamond Point Shadows is now accepting applications for waitress. Please apply in person, Tuesday-Friday after 3:00
Yard Maintenance Minor landscaping and tree trimming. All work affordable. Call:Dennis 928-595-0477 not a licensed contractor
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
Order: 10074885 Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Dispatcher 911-200644- on server art#: 20125215 Class: Administrative/Professional Size: 2.00 X 2.00
Positively Payson
Warm & Cozy Community nestled in the Pines!
Part-Time Library Clerk I Town of Payson
Forest Hills Condominiums
333 N. McLane Large 1-2 Bedrooms WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE WASHER & DRYER COVERED PARKING PET FRIENDLY CLOSE TO RUMSEY PARK & LIBRARY
$11.30-$16.96/hr.
Obtain required application by calling (928)474-5242 x233; pick one up at Town Hall; or download at www.paysonaz.gov. Human Resources, 303 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 04/09/15. EOE
COMMERCIAL FOR RENT
RESTAURANTS Bashas Shopping Center, 128 E. Hwy. 260. Energetic People Come Join Our Crew! PT/FT, Monthly Bonuses. $50. Sign-up Bonus, Vacation Pay.
OakLeaf Yardworks
Call Caroline 928-472-6055
Now Accepting Applications for: P/T House-Keeping Apply in person at Quality Inn of Payson Formerly the Best Western of Payson 801 N. Beeline Hwy NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! MUST BE ABLE TO WORK WEEKENDS
SUBWAY: Apply within,
LANDSCAPING
Get the best results!
IRIS GARDEN SERVICE
az cans
928-474-4848
10% Off Your Full Cleanup!
ARIZONA CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING NETWORK
Find what you’re looking for or sell what you’re tired of looking at in the Payson Roundup Classifieds Call 474-5251
COMPLETE YARD & GARDEN CLEANUPS, DEBRIS REMOVED, REASONABLE; PAYSON LIC. 928-474-5932 Cell 928-951-3734 not.lic.contr.
Adoption A CHILDLESS MARRIED couple seek to adopt. Love, Happiness and Bright Future. Financial security. Expenses paid. Let’s help each other. Lisa and Eric 1-855-983-3121. (AzCAN)
landscape services-pick up 2014 Maintenance Ɣ Clean Ups Yard Weeds Ɣ Trimming Ɣ Hauling Quality Work…Affordable Prices!
928-951-0859 FREE Estimates/SENIOR Discounts
2)) Your 1st Service 2))
ADOPTION: Enthusiastic, active, devoted couple seek to adopt and create adventurous family. Allowed expenses paid. Hillary & Joel. 1-800-515-1005. (AzCAN) Financial SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! WIN or
Bonita and Beeline, high profile, 200sq.ft. office space. Shared reception/wait area, shared utilities, $200 per month. Dani 928-595-2968.
Order: 10074884of Payson, Police/Fire/911 Town Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Part Time Library Clerk-200643 Dispatcher Trainee $15.58-$23.38/hr. or art#: 20125213 Class: Administrative/Professional Dispatcher I $16.38-$24.56/hr depending Size: 2.00 X 2.00
DON’T MISS THIS 1550sf/New Energy Efficient AC,Carpet,Bathroom, Large Visible Signage from Highway, Ample Parking Front/Rear 807-A S. Beeline, Payson, 928-478-4110
Eagle Springs Professional Plaza Medical Suite Available also Office Space Available 1000sf to 3500sf 928-978-0149
upon qualifications, plus excellent benefits. Must be willing to work irregular hours such as holidays, nights and weekends.
Obtain required application by calling (928)474-5242 x207; pick one up at Town Hall; or download at www.paysonaz.gov. Human Resources, 303 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 04/30/15. EOE
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Order: 10074879 Healthy Perspectives Cust: -Healthy PerspectivesWellness Center is seeking a part-time Keywords: Admin Staff Office Member (20-25 hrs) in support of all aspects of daily art#: business 20125206operations. Responsibilities encompass client relaClass: Administrative/Professional administrative & sales support, computer work, general Size:tions, 2.00 X 3.00 accounting & keeping facilities organized & spiffy.
New Store Condition Beeline Highway, 800sf,
LARGE 2500sf. Store, Ridiculous low Terms,
Three Office Complex, Reception Area,1000sf., Only $650. 928-468-1365. Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft. On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558
CONDOMINIUMS Spacious & Bright -3 BR/2 BA Condo, 1550 s.f.,Fireplace, lg. open kitchen, W/D, balcony with view. Large Master Suite. Quiet complex w/pool - small dog OK. A great place to live! Non-smoking $850.00, 602-763-4397
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Health minded with professional image, possess "Can-Do" attitude and is Client Service focused. Must have working experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Outlook) and Intuit QuickBooks. Experience considered (+): POS, PowerPoint, Publisher, Social Media and current computer technology.
Complete application and submit resume to:
Attn: Cindy Bryant 1107 So. Beeline Hwy, Ste #2, Payson, AZ 85541 Phone: (928) 472-7120 Fax: (928)472-7329 Email: Cindy@HealthyPerspectives.org
Order: 10073430 Cust: -McDonalds Keywords: Help Wanted art#: 20123185 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 4.00
Join our friendly Team
HOMES FOR RENT 201-A N. Manzanita, 2Br/1Ba Unit Safeway/Bashas location. Water/Sewer paid. $625.mo Avail. April 1st. 928-474-2017 or 928-472-6453 2BR/2BA, year-lease, 1550sq.ft., split floor plan, each w/own bath, deck/views, near Green Valley Park, 2-car garage, excellent neighborhood, $975/mo., 928-474-1162/928-978-5300, smoking/pets-no. 3BR/2BA large covered deck, covered parking, eat-in kitchen, fenced yard, pets ok, smoking, no, great room, W/D, $925/plus security deposit,928-848-4501. www.paysonhomesforrent.com.
Completely Remodeled: 3Br/2Ba/2-Car Garage, RV Gate, Central AC/Heat, Wood/Tile Floors, Gas Fire-Place/Stove, All Appliances, $1,100.mo Jim 602-367-8897 or Chris 928-978-1600
McDonald’s invites you to join our professional, friendly and dedicated team. McDonald’s is committed to outstanding customer service, people development and professional growth. The McDonald’s Team offers Part-Time and Full Time employment with wages starting at $8.10 per hour. Flexible hours, training, advancement opportunities, management development, employee retirement benefits, insurance, performance reviews and raises, and many other benefits. McDonald’s rewards outstanding performance.
PAYSON Please pick-up an application and learn of the opportunities available at your McDonald’s today.
To apply online visit www.mcarizona.com
Order: 10073824 Cust: -Gila County Personnel Keywords: Weekly 3x3 art#: 20123738 Class: General Size: 3.00 X 3.00
Gila County Career Opportunities Globe:
Lube Specialist Public Health Nurse Chief Deputy Assessor Temporary Accounting Clerk Specialist Property Appraiser I Automotive Service Worker
Payson: Part-time Deputy Constable WIC Nutritionist
Bylas: Early Literacy Community Liaison
Gila County Sheriff’s Office Positions Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd Globe and Payson
911 Dispatcher • Detention Officer • Deputy Sheriff • Public Health Nurse (Jail) 911 System Coordinator** Temporary Accounting Clerk Specialist Gila County is an equal opportunity employer
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Education MORENCI SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking Highly Qualified Teachers in the following areas: Kindergarten, 4th & 5th grade regular education and special education, Middle School Science and Social Studies, High School Biology, Physical Science and Girls Physical Education. Excellent Salary, Benefits and Subsidized Housing. Arizona “A” Labeled School District. For additional information: CSalazar@ morenci.k12.az.us. (AzCAN)
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PAYSON ROUNDUP HOMES FOR RENT
ROOMS FOR RENT “Ladys Only� Large Furnished Bedroom, Outside Enterance, share kitchen & Bath, Close to shopping, $400.mo + $100.Dep 1-928-277-9590 (Pets-Smoking/No)
HORSE PROPERTY & HOME in Star Valley, 1800sf, AC, Split floor plan, 3Br/2Ba on 1+ acre, Super-sized Kitchen, Large laundry room, Open living room/great room, Lots of closets & storage, Fenced yard, Private well. Includes 4 stalls, Lighted 70ft round pen, Wash station, Water and electricity for horses. Wonderful family setting. $1,495.p/mo. Call 602-999-1777
Large Studio, Full Kitchen, Lots of Storage,Laundry Room with W/D, All Appliances, Newly Remodeled, Pets-Neg.,Utilities Included, Avail.-April 1st; $550.p/m+Dep. 480-236-9625
Lease Top Floor Estate, Furnished, Regular $1595. if you cook & clean $695. One orTwo Tidy Ladies
One Bedroom Complete First Floor $1195. or $1295 furnished. 4Br 2nd Floor, unfurnished, w/Private Entrance, 2+acres, $1795.mo, Background Check, Smoking-No 928-978-6505
NEW CUSTOM VICTORIAN HOME 3Bd/2Bath Den, In Town,Historic District, Energy Efficient. Deck-w/Views,Laundry, Upgraded Appliances, Vaulted-Ceiling, Ceiling-FansThroughout, Carport,Home Office/OK. $1195/mo. 928-288-2440 Pine Prudential Rentals x3
Prudential
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Property Management
609 S. Beeline Hwy. Payson, AZ 85541 474-5276 www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS 913 E. Lone Pine Cir., 2BD, 1BA . $750 Shady Pines Cabin 5, Studio, 1BA$395
BISON COVE CONDOS 200 E. Malibu Dr. Units C2 and C4 available Pine Model, 2BD, 2BA Unfurnished $800 Furnished $950
Independently Owned & Operated
Rent your home with ease now! Give us a call to find out how. Unfurnished Large 4Br/2Ba, Double-Wide, MFH, on Almost 1/2 Acre, Close to Payson, $1000.mo, $500.Dep., $500. two weeks ok, (Pets-Smoking/No) 1-928-277-9590
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LEGAL NOTICES 15711: 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/2015 TS No. AZ06000001-15-1 APN 302-60-004U TO No: 150004536-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 11/14/2013, and recorded on 11/15/2013, as Instrument No. 2013-013436 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on 5/15/2015 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: 306 EAST SPRINGDALE DRIVE, STAR VALLEY, AZ 85541 LOT 10, QUAIL VALLEY SUBDIVISION UNIT ONE, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 594, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 302-60-004U Original Principal Balance $122,000.00 Name and Address of original Trustor ROBERT FRANKLIN ORR A SINGLE MAN 306 EAST SPRINGDALE DRIVE, STAR VALLEY, AZ 85541 Name and Address of the Beneficiary American Financial Resources, Inc. c/o LoanCare, A Division of FNF Servicing, Inc. 3637 Sentara Way Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the 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: 2/6/2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Rosenda Cardenas, 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
LEGAL NOTICES Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.priorityposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Priority Posting and Publishing 714-573-1965 State of ARIZONA County of MARICOPA On this 6th day of February, 2015, before me, LINDSAY M. BROWN personally appeared ROSENDA CARDENAS, whose identity was proven to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who he or she claims to be, and acknowledged that he or she signed the above/attached document. Lindsay M. Brown, Notary Public Commission Expires: April 9, 2015 Lindsay M. Brown Notary Public Maricopa County, Arizona My Comm. Expires 04-09-15 P1133758 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 03/31/2015 15716: 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/2015 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY In the Matter of: ZAKKARY MANUEL WESTBERRY (Name of person requesting name change) Case Number: CV2015-090445 NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. An important court proceeding that affects your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this Notice or the other court papers, contact an attorney for legal advice. 1. NOTICE: An application for Change of Name has been filed with the Court by the person(s) named above. A hearing has been scheduled where the Court will consider whether to grant or deny the requested change. If you wish to be heard on this issue, you must appear at the hearing at the date and time indicated below. 2. COURT HEARING: A court hearing has been scheduled to consider the Application as follows: DATE: APRIL 6, 2015 TIME: 2:30 p.m. BEFORE: Commissioner MARGARET BENNY, 222 E. Javelina Avenue, Courtroom 303, Mesa, AZ 85210. DATED: 2/16/2015 /s/ Jaquelynn Griego, Applicant’s Signature 15724: 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14/2015 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. MARILYN S. PATTERSON and HAROLD B. PATTERSON, wife and husband; H & M INVESTIMENT COMPANY, LLC; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; BLACK CORPORATIONS I-X; WHITE COMPANIES I-X; BLUE PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE AFORENAMED DEFENDANTS, IF DECEASED, Defendants. No. CV201500004 SUMMONS THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS: H & M Pine Investment Company, LLC c/o Marilyn S. Patterson, Statutory Agent 3317 North Highway 87 Pine, AZ 85544 You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, to this action in this Court. If served within Arizona, you shall appear
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and defend within 20 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, exclusive of the date of service. If served out of the State of Arizona, whether by direct service, by registered or certified mail, or by publication, you shall appear and defend within 30 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you is complete, exclusive of the date of service. Where process is served upon the Arizona Director of Insurance as an insurer’s attorney to receive service of legal process against it in this state, the insurer shall not be required to appear, answer or plead until expiration of 40 days after date of such service upon the Director. Service by registered or certified mail without the State of Arizona is complete 30 days after the date of filing the receipt and affidavit of service with the court. Service by publication is complete 30 days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. Service upon the Arizona Motor Vehicle Superintendent is complete 30 days after filing the Affidavit of Compliance and return receipt or Officer’s Return. RCP 4; A.R.S. Sections 20-222, 28-502 and 28-503. YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that in case of your failure to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the division assigned to the case by parties at least 3 judicial days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding. YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file an Answer or proper response in writing with the Clerk of this Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you are required to serve a copy of any Answer or response upon the Plaintiff’s attorney. RCP 10(D); A.R.S. Section 12-311; RCP 5. The name and address Plaintiff’s attorney is:
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Leonard J. McDonald, Jr. TIFFANY & BOSCO, P.A. Seventh Floor Camelback Esplanade II 2525 East Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85016 SIGNED AND SEALED this date: January 7, 2015 GILA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: Jullian DeLarde Deputy Clerk 15728: 3/17, 3/24, 3/31/2015 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA GILA COUNTY in the Matter of The Estate of MARTIN M. DORRIS (X) an Adult Case Number PB201500019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF A WILL NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: 1. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Bonnie Dorris has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate on 2/27/2015. Address: 615 W. Main St Payson, AZ 85541 2. DEADLINE TO MAKE CLAIMS. 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. 3.NOTICE OF CLAIMS: Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at 615 W. Main St, Payson, AZ 85541 4. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT: A copy of the Notice of Appointment is attached to the copies of this document mailed to all known creditors DATED: 2/27/15 Jo Ellen Vork Attorney for Martin M. Dorris Estate 15732: 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-40172 Gyring Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $243,000.00 executed by John S. Gyring and Betty J. Gyring, husband and wife, 912 East Willow Circle Payson, AZ 85541 , dated October 24, 2005 and recorded October 19, 2006, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2006-017937 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on June 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: The land referred to in this policy is situated in the STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF GILA, CITY OF PAYSON, and described as follows: Being Lot Number 33 in COWTOWN ESTATES as shown in the recorded plat/map thereof in Map No. 221 of Gila County Records. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 912 East Willow Circle Payson, AZ 85541. Tax Parcel No.: 304-20-032 3. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is� condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Care of/Servicer: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc 3476 Stateview Boulevard, MAC #X7801-014 Fort Mill, SC 29715; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 03/04/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 03/04/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as
LEGAL NOTICES Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017. NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-4515209 03/24/2015, 03/31/2015, 04/07/2015, 04/14/2015 15737: 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21/2015 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA RUTZ PROPERTIES, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL G. LEWIS; KENNETH M. WARD, LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.; CHAPARRAL PINES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, an unknown association; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANTS, I-X; PARTIES IN POSSESSION I-X; SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS, I-X; GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, I-X Defendants. THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO DEFENDANTS . MICHAEL G. LEWIS; KENNETH M. WARD, LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.; CHAPARRAL PINES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, an unknown association; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANTS, I-X; PARTIES IN POSSESSION I-X; SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS, I-X; GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, I-X, THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANT AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH A REDEEMABLE INTEREST IN GILA COUNTY TAX PARCEL ID 302-87-614 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, in this action in this court. If served within Arizona, you appear and defend within 20 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, service, by registered or certified mail, or by publication - you shall appear and defend exclusive of the day of service. Where process is served upon the Arizona Director or Insurance as an insurer’s attorney to receive service of legal process against it in this state, the insurer shall not be required to appear, answer to plead until expiration of 40 days after date of such service upon the Director. Service by registered or certified mail within the State of Arizona is complete 30 days after the date of receipt by the party being served. Service by publication is complete 30 days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. Service upon the Arizona Motor Vehicle Superintendent is complete 30 days after filing the Affidavit of Compliance and return receipt or Officer’s Return, RCP 4; ARS Sections 20-222, 28-502, 28-503. Copies of the pleadings filed herein may be obtained by contacting the Clerk of the Superior Court, Gila County, located at 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that in case of your failure to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILI-
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LEGAL NOTICES TIES MUST BE MADE TO THE DIVISION ASSIGNED TO THE CASE BY PARTIES AT LEAST THREE JUDICIAL DAYS IN ADVANCE OF A SCHEDULED COURT PROCEEDING. YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file an Answer or proper response in writing with the Clerk of the Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you are required to serve a copy of any Answer or response upon the Plaintiff’s attorney. RCP 10(d); ARS Section 12-311, RCP 5. The name and address of Plaintiff’s attorneys are: Shawn C. White, Frederick C. Horn, STERNFELS & WHITE, P.L.L.C., 16803 E. Palisades Blvd., Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 SIGNED AND SEALED THIS DATE: 10/1/14 By /s/ Karen Rubalcava, Deputy Clerk 15738: 3/31, 4/3, 4/7/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: HALLMAN INVESTMENTS, LLC File No. 103 S. Walters Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. II. The address of the known place of business is: Henry Alan Hallman, 103 S. Walters Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Henry Alan Hallman, member, 103 S. Walters Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. 15739: 3/31, 4/3, 4/7/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
LEGAL NOTICES HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: HALLMAN REAL ESTATE, LLC File No. 103 S. Walters Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. II. The address of the known place of business is: Henry Alan Hallman, 103 S. Walters Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Henry Alan Hallman, member, 103 S. Walters Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. Invitation for Bids
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Payson Roundup SPORTS Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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Defense helps Horns snag big win at Blue Ridge by
Keith Morris
roundup sports editor
Look beyond the 3-9 overall record and Payson’s baseball team shows promise. After a 0-4 performance that doesn’t count in the all-important power points used to seed the Division 3 state tournament against strong competition in the season-opening
Fountain Hills Invitational, the young Longhorns showed signs of life by winning two of their first three power points games. And, although they’d dropped four in a row since heading into Thursday’s Section 5 opener at Lakeside Blue Ridge, one of those losses came against a strong Fountain Hills team and the other three were by one run,
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Shortstop Ruben Estrada fires the ball to first base in Payson’s 8-7 home win over Camp Verde on March 10. The Cowboys avenged that loss by pulling out a 5-4 game at home on March 24.
PHS softball moves to 19-1 Payson’s softball team kept rolling on with a 12-2 win at Lakeside Blue Ridge in the section opener on Thursday, then beat Morenci 8-0 in a non-section contest at home on Saturday. Anilese Hayes belted two home runs and drove in five runs and Cori Barnett was 3-for-4 with four RBIs to lead the offense against the Yellow Jackets. Payson won despite collecting just six hits thanks in part to seven walks and the three round-trippers. Arissa Paulson struck out 16 Yellow Jackets in a four-hit performance. Both runs were earned, ending Payson’s string of nine consecutive shutouts. Blue Ridge scored one run in
the first inning and another in the third. Payson 8, Morenci 0
Arissa Paulson was 3-for3 with a home run and four RBIs and struck out 10 Morenci batters in five one-hit innings as Payson improved to 19-1 on Saturday. Aubrielle Paulson fanned three in working the final two innings, allowing two hits and one walk. Anilese Hayes also homered and tripled as the Longhorns collected nine hits. PHS plays at Holbrook today at 4 before playing at Winslow in a rematch of last year’s Division 3 state championship game won by the Bulldogs 5-3 at 3 p.m. on April 7.
Depth powering golf team From page 1B “We in particular want to thank Wade Dunagan,” Morse said of the new Chaparral Pines Golf Club general manager. “What a gracious, approachable guy he is; very supportive of junior golf. We couldn’t be more pleased with he and (head pro) Brandon Kelly and their staff. Sarah Johnson is the director of
golf for both The Rim Club and Chaparral Pines and that team of people have really made our golf experience wonderful.” The Longhorns return to the links on Tuesday when they visit Bison Ranch in Show Low for a nine-hole match against the Cougars, as well as other old 3A East Region rivals Lakeside Blue Ridge and Snowflake. Holbrook is also expected to participate.
Track team hitting stride From page 1B in the 800 (2:09.39), Sweeney in the long jump (19-2) and Korben White in the discus (127-3). The girls finished third with 84 points. PHS swept the second-fifth places in the 3200, as MacKenzie Mann finished second (14:20.46), followed by Kyra Ball (14:22.39), Anna Schouten (14:54.70) and Megan Porter (15:08.18). Olivia Long placed second (28-11) in the triple jump. The activities van some of the team was riding home from the meet in was involved in an accident (see story on Page 1A). Denver White, the throw-
ers’ coach, was driving and most of the kids in the vehicle were throwers. Three days after the accident, White took several of those athletes to the Buckeye Throwers Meet on Saturday. Korben White went 39 feet 8 inches in the shot put and 121-4 in the discus. “Two of our throwers in the accident didn’t get cleared to participate,” Ball said. “But we did have four who were on the activity bus compete — Francisco Apodaca, Korben, Danielle Bland and Kortni Egbert. That shows you the resiliency of these kids, and Denver White, to get right back at it.”
Hughes fires 73, Anderson edges Manganiello Tim Hughes fired a 73 to win the low gross championship at the Payson Men’s Golf Association’s Individual Low Net Tournament on Wednesday, March 25 at Payson Golf Course. Mike Anderson edged Lou Manganiello 64-65 to win the low net A Flight title. Jim Kennedy (59) finished first in the B Flight low net competition, while Jim Dalgleish (62) was second, Steve Vincent (63) third
and Ralph Lindo (65) fourth. Dan Dorough won the C Flight low net competition with 60, followed by Jim Livingston (64) and Dave Rutter (69). Vincent found the cup from 21 feet 1 inch on No. 9 to win the longest putt. Closest to the pin honors went to: Tim Ernst (No. 2, 19-9), Larry Smith (No. 5, 4-0), Alex Armenta (No. 8, 6-4), Don Pollock (No. 14, 4-1) and Troy Neal (No. 17, 2-0.25).
including a 5-4 heartbreaker at Camp Verde on March 24. But the Longhorns didn’t hang their heads. No, they went out and beat a 9-2 Blue Ridge team 5-2 in the Section opener in Lakeside on Thursday night. “We picked up a real big win in Blue Ridge,” said Payson coach Brian Young. “This was by far our best defensive game of the year. We had guys making diving catches, throwing the ball well, and communicating. It gives your pitcher a lot more confidence when the defense goes out and does its job. “I really liked the energy from our players. It’s easy to hang your head when you aren’t getting the results you want. We challenged them to go back to the process of having good swings and making plays defensively and they really stepped up in this game. They just had a lot of fun. That is the
formula for us. Now we look to try to repeat that and we will be on the right track.” The Yellow Jackets led 2-0 after two innings but the Longhorns got on the board with a run in the third and went ahead to stay with a three-run fourth highlighted by Taran Sarnowski’s two-run double. They tacked on a run in the seventh and Ryan Ricke and Hunter Paul combined on a three-hitter. Ricke scattered three hits and allowed just two unearned runs in pitching the first six innings for the win and Hunter Paul worked a hitless seventh. Payson’s only error led to both Blue Ridge runs. Ricke did walk five and Paul two, but the Longhorns still prevailed. Carl Adcock had two of Payson’s seven hits. “Ryan threw six very strong innings,” Young said. “He did walk five but I liked how Ryan
competed and challenged hitters. He put the ball in play and the defense was very strong.” “We were a little bit better with seven hits (against Blue Ridge) and some of them came at big moments,” Young said. “We hit the ball a lot harder than we did against Camp Verde. Not all of them fell for hits. “That is something we have gone back to talk about. Can you have a productive at bat without getting a hit? The answer is yes. Overall our guys just competed well in this game.” Camp Verde 5, Payson 4
Trailing 5-1 entering the top of the seventh, Payson scored three runs but the Cowboys stranded the tying run at second base to hand the Longhorns their fourth consecutive setback on March 24. Payson managed just five hits.
PHS beat Camp Verde 8-7 in Payson on March 10. “This was a tough game because we made some simple mistakes that hurt you in a onerun game,” Young said. “Our guys battled hard. “We didn’t hit enough balls hard. We only had five hits and that just isn’t going to get the job done.” Ruben Estrada scattered four hits in his first start of the season and first action at all on the mound this season, but walked four and hit a pair. The Cowboys’ first four runs reached base via the walk. Jake Beeler threw the last two innings. The Longhorns were scheduled to continue section play at Whiteriver Alchesay on Monday and at home against Holbrook today at 5:30 p.m. (JV 3 p.m.) and at home against Snowflake at 5:30 p.m. (JV 3 p.m.) Friday.