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Gila County avoids election furor despite state’s 3rd highest turnout by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

The furor over the six-hour lines at the polls in Maricopa County this week has spawned a major backlash, but the election went smoothly in Gila County — which had the third-highest turnout in the state.

Gila County voters largely mirrored the preferences of voters statewide, supporting Donald Trump on the Republican side and Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side.

The turnout here was a whopping 58 percent — high for a presidential preference primary election with nothing else on the ballot.

The Gila County Elections Department had 20 polling places — which compares to the 60 polling places in Maricopa County, where many voters gave up trying to cast a vote.

Please note: Gila County has a population of 54,000 and Maricopa County a population of 4 million.

For an account of the election fiasco in Maricopa County, please see page 5A. Gila County’s Republicans gave Trump 3,885 votes; Ted Cruz earned 1,941.

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Clinton garnered 2,506 votes from the county’s Democrats, with Bernie Sanders getting 1,562. The unofficial results on the Arizona Secretary of State’s website, as of Thursday, March 31, show Trump with 288,839 votes or 46 percent (of Republican voters that participated) and Clinton with 261,538 or 56 percent (of Democrats that took part).

Only registered Republicans, Democrats and members of the Green Party could vote in the March 22 preference election. However, many Independents changed their registration before the vote so they could cast a ballot.

The board of supervisors canvassed Gila County’s results at its March 29 work session.

Eric Mariscal, the county’s director of elections, presented the canvass report. The county has 20,503 registered voters and 11,698 cast ballots March 22. Most voted early by mail — a total of 9,110. The precincts with the largest number of early ballots were primarily in northern Gila County, with Whispering Pines participating voters submitting 62 percent of their ballots

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Two dozen volunteers turned out last week to throw a kit-built bridge across Pine Creek, the latest effort by the Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Committee to safeguard that unincorporated community.

The group used $41,000 in donations and money from the Fire on the Rim bike race and a lot of volunteer sweat and ingenuity to put together the impressive, fiberglass bridge — creating a key link in a hiking, horse and mountain bike trail that now loops through Pine and Strawberry.

The volunteers have in the past several years constructed or upgraded the Bearfoot Trail and the Pine Trail to create a continuous link, which includes a portion of the Arizona Trail.

The group has concentrated on building or extending trails into a firebreak surrounding the community, relying on grants and volunteer effort. The work dovetails with the Payson Ranger District’s long-term effort to clear buffer zones around Pine and Strawberry to protect the communities from wildfires.

See Pine volunteers, page 5A

Child porn spurs plea Alexis Bechman

revealed Loyd had downloaded porroundup staff reporter nographic material from a file sharing website. Some of the images were of a After admitting to downloading child 9-year-old girl. The National Center for pornography, a Payson man faces up Missing and Exploited Children had to 15 years in prison and lifetime pro- identified the child in these photos. bation.

Loyd told police he did not have a Stephen Patrick Loyd, 33, pleadproblem with child porn, ed guilty to one count but did have a problem of attempted sexual with “regular pornograexploitation of a minor “As he continued phy.” He said while he in exchange for the Gila to search, he also was searching for porn, County Attorney’s Office he downloaded a series dismissing nine other downloaded and of photos with the girl in counts. viewed sexually them and subsequently Had a trial jury con- exploitative imagviewed other images/vidvicted him on all counts, eos of other minors.

Loyd could have spent es of an underage Following his arrest decades in jail given female. Mr. Loyd for downloading these Arizona’s severe penal- stated it was not his images, the Payson ties for possessing child Police Department had porn, with the minimum intent to view these a forensic examination mandatory sentence for images, but recogcompleted on Loyd’s one count of possessing electronics. nized by doing so, child pornography 10 In April, the PPD he re-victimized this requested years.

10 additional In 2011, a prominent young child.” counts of child porn after Payson real estate agent Probation report experts reportedly found was sentenced to 90 43 images, 10 video files years behind bars after and Internet history and a jury convicted him keyword searches relating to child poron 10 counts of child pornography. nography.

Robert Flibotte later sought clemency, The images found allegedly showed but then-Gov. Jan Brewer denied his young girls in various stages of undress. request.

The videos depicted prepubescent girls Judge Gary Scales was scheduled performing sexual acts. Loyd’s Internet to sentence Loyd Monday in Globe, but history revealed he had searched for sentencing was continued to 11:30 a.m. things like “preteen nudes,” according on May 3. to a pre-sentence report.

In December 2014, the FBI contacted local police after an investigation See Child pornography, page 2A by

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Gov. Ducey signs ban on photo radar Star Valley faces $400,000 financial impact by

Peter Aleshire

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Gov. Doug Ducey dealt a body blow to Star Valley’s budget by signing a ban on photo radar on state-maintained highways.

And just to pound the nail in the fiscal coffin, the Arizona Attorney General has declared that the private companies that run the photo radar programs on any other city-maintained roads have to get a private detective license.

An array of photo radar machines on the highway through Star Valley initially generated nearly $1 million in tickets annually —

which most recently yielded a net gain of about $418,000 to the town of 3,000. Star Valley has no property tax and minimal sales tax revenue to make up the loss of revenue — but has maintained a reserve fund of nearly $2.6 million right through the recession.

The photo radar provided more than enough money to cover the town’s $385,000 contract with the Gila County Sheriff’s Office for police protection. That works out to a thrifty $128 per resident.

By contrast, Payson pays about $5.4 million annually for its police department, about $360 per resident.

Lawmakers have considered a ban on

photo radar on state highways for the past couple of years. Then-Gov. Janet Napolitano approved the use of speed cameras on state highways and interstates, but then-Gov. Jan Brewer ordered the removal of all the state-operated cameras years go.

SB 1241 will affect just two towns still maintaining speed cameras on state-operated highways — Star Valley and El Mirage, which had cameras on State Route 60.

The bill will take effect 91 days after the end of the current legislative session, which will probably last for at least another month. That means Star Valley will likely get two or three months of revenue

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School board questions AG’s report by

Michele Nelson

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The Payson Unified School District board wished it could ask the Auditor General’s office why it fails to do a direct apples-to-apples comparison when analyzing how district schools spend money.

At its March 28 meeting, PUSD Business Manager Kathie Manning explained how the district stacked up against peer districts and the state when it comes to spending in the classroom, transportation and operations.

The AG’s report focused on a decline in the share of the budget going to the classroom compared to operations.

“Continuing its long decline, classroom spending dropped to 53.6 percent, its lowest point since monitoring began in 2001.” (to see the report, go to: https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload. aspx?ik=38483506) Board member Shirley Dye had questions after looking at a graph posted on the AG’s website per-student spending on classrooms and operations since 2001.

“They have not showed the actual spending per pupil from 2001 to 2013 ... I understand that you can see there in 2006, you see the line take a dip … and the fixed

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Payson School Board members Shelia Deschaaf, Shirley Dye and Jim Quinlan raised questions about a state report on school spending trends. costs are operational,” said Dye. “This is very deceiving.”

Superintendent Greg Wyman agreed the report cherry picked numbers.

“I would be very cautious of any report.

They pull the data from many sources,” he said. “You need to go in and understand where they got their data. We throw

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around data … it’s misused and misapplied.”

For instance, as utility bills rise the district has to pay them, although they’re not counted as classroom costs. “The APS bill has gone up, all these bills have gone up without the dollars coming in,” he said.

See Board questions, page 2A

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From page 1A As a result, fixed operational costs have forced cuts in more controllable categories — like classroom spending. “In any school district of the state there are local decisions made for the budget,” said Wyman. “When you make those localized decisions, it has the impact of positively or negatively affecting this report.”

Board President Barbara Underwood focused on PUSD’s relatively high transportation costs.

“Does that mean we need to put more students on a bus to maximize it?” she said.

Manning responded the higher transportation costs mostly reflect the district’s geography.

“We were recently on a (transportation) performance audit,” said Manning. “It indicated our transportation is working very efficiently. That cost is not due to inefficiencies, but to the miles we drive.”

Picking up more children on a given route would require earlier start times for either the middle school or the elementary schools.

Wyman said students in far-flung areas such as Christopher Creek would have to spend their whole day on a bus if the district tried to extend routes and perhaps require elementary students to ride with older students.

“Those are some of the limitations we are bound by,” said Wyman.

In comparison, he said one district in Phoenix has a one square mile radius and almost no transportation costs.

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The Payson School Board debated the conclusions of an Auditor General’s report that documented a gradual decline in the percentage of the district’s budget going to cover “classroom” costs.

Sheila Deschaaf said the report should have included a cost of living comparison.

“We are not comparable to Snowflake,” she said.

Manning said although Payson has a higher poverty rate and larger class sizes, the AG report showed Payson students performed as well or better than peer districts — which included districts with 2,000 to 20,000 students — compared to Payson’s 2,400.

Jim Quinlan saw the discrepancy in that. “This seems pretty wide spread,” he said.

Manning agreed.

“They lumped medium and large together,” she said, “so obviously we’re on the very low side of that range. There are a lot of efficiencies that can be gained by a larger district.”

To sum up the report, Manning said PUSD’s plant operations are similar to the districts in the peer group, the square footage per

student is low and food service costs are low — but transportation costs are high.

Regarding the students, PUSD has solid academic performance numbers, an attendance rate close to the state average and a graduation rate of 75 percent, despite a higher-than-average poverty rate.

“That is important in the student achievement category,” said Manning.

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early. However, the precinct with the top number of early ballots was Roosevelt, with 77 percent; it also had the highest number of participating voters, 81 percent, but Roosevelt has only 133 registered voters and 107 cast ballots.

Mariscal said polling place numbers were slim — only 2,282 voters cast ballots in person, with an additional 306 voting provisional.

Mariscal’s numbers show that Gila County had a 57 percent voter turnout, the third highest in the state. Ahead of Gila were Yavapai with 67 percent and Pima with 60 percent.

He said the only difficulties encountered by voters were waits of about 15 minutes during the lunch hour and after work when polling places are traditionally the busiest.

There was also a glitch in the Globe area when phone lines went out briefly, he said.

Gila County consolidated precincts into 20 districts with polling places for the election.

The districts with the most registered voters were those serving Globe, Miami and Claypool. District 2, which is primarily the Globe precincts, has 2,021 registered voters and 1,072 cast ballots (53 percent); District 3, which includes Miami and Claypool precincts, has 1,981 registered voters and 979 (49 percent) of them voted.

Payson’s eight precincts were consolidated into four districts — 5 (1,859 voters, 1,147 ballots); 6 (1,599 voters, 1,116 ballots); 7 (1,697 voters, 1.093 ballots); and 8 (1,909 voters, 1,213 ballots) — so in Payson all four districts had more than a 60 percent turnout,

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in District 6 nearly 70 percent of the voters participated in the March 22 election Star Valley has 1,271 registered voters and 918 participated in the election, representing a 72 percent turnout. Pine and Strawberry’s two precincts were consolidated. Together there have 1,455 registered voters and 963, or 66 percent, participated. In fact, all of the North County voting districts, regardless of how many precincts they included, had at least 61 percent of registered voters take part in the March 22 election.

Breaking down the vote, while Trump and Clinton won their respective preference races, it was not a “clean sweep” — at least for Clinton. In three of the county’s districts Bernie Sanders beat or tied Clinton. He had the victory in District 18 with 17 votes over Clinton’s 14; he also won District 11, 20 to 17; and tied in District 9, where each received 5

votes.

Clinton had more votes than Trump in only three districts, all in southern Gila County: 303-218 in District 1; 338-220 in District 2; and 348-205 in District 3. Each of those districts had more Democrats than Republicans participate — in #1, 559 Democrats voted to 455 Republicans; in #2, 597 Democrats cast ballots to the Republicans’ 459; and in #3,628 Democrats voted, while only 347 Republicans participated.

Republican-leaning North County generally had higher turnout rates than Democratleaning South County.

Turnout in Pine-Strawberry totaled 66 percent.

Turnout in the eight Payson precincts ranged from 61-64 percent.

Turnout in Star Valley hit 72 percent.

Turnout in Whispering Pines reached 64 percent.

By contrast, turnout in Globe precincts ranged from 53-58 percent, while turnout in Miami and Claypool dropped to 49 percent.

Almost no one voted by mail in precincts dominated by voters on the Apache Reservation in South County. Total turnouts were also low, including percent in Canyon Day, 20 percent in Carrizo and 19 percent in San Carlos.

And the winner for highest turnout?

Roosevelt in Tonto Basin, with an eye-popping 80 percent.

Gila County’s turnout not only topped urban Maricopa County by 7 percent — it came in strikingly higher than many other rural counties in the state. The lowest turnouts were in Apache (27 percent), La Paz (35 percent) and Santa Cruz (39 percent).

Child pornography download prompts plea From page 1A Loyd told a probation officer that he began searching for adult porn to offset his feelings of loneliness. He said he downloaded some images of females from another country, but he believed them to be of age.

“As he continued to search, he also downloaded and viewed sexually exploitative images of an underage female,” probation wrote. “Mr. Loyd stated it was not his intent to view these images, but recognized by doing so, he re-victimized this young child.”

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before his arrest.

Now Loyd will likely have to register as a sex offender and serve a lifetime of probation.

Various family members and friends of Loyd wrote letters on his behalf for Judge Scales to consider.

Loyd’s father wrote that his son is very mild natured and would never intentionally hurt anyone, much less a child.

A friend of Loyd’s asked Scales to consider that we all make mistakes.

“Does a single mistake blemish the outstanding individual that I can personally attest to him being?” the man wrote. “No it

does not.”

Other family members wrote that Loyd is kind, intelligent, religious and this behavior was out of character.

“That’s who he is and has always been, a joyful and full-hearted person who puts his entire self into the relationships he has with the ones he loves,” his sister wrote. “... I ask that the court would see Stephen as the person I have described. Please do not see him as a stereotype or a generalization because this would be a grave mistake because that is truly not who he is.”

Another friend of Loyd’s wrote that they did not believe Loyd had

done anything wrong, was misled and wrongly accused.

“I know of no one who hasn’t landed somewhere on the Internet that they didn’t mean to be,” they wrote.

Another family member acknowledged that Loyd had made a costly mistake.

“Pornography is a major problem today, it is literally everywhere,” the family member wrote.

“I also feel that, even though he did something that he shouldn’t have, and probably every young man around his age has at one time or another, they just didn’t get caught. I also think he was a victim of entrapment.”

Photo radar ban a blow to Star Valley From page 1A before going cold turkey.

In theory, SB 1241 leaves cities free to use speed radar cameras on locally maintained streets.

However, Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s recent opinion will add a complication for any town contemplating speed radar locally.

Currently, several different companies operate speed-radar systems for towns. Those companies review the photographs of speeders and match license plates to driver’s license records before issu-

ing a ticket.

Back in 2010, then-Attorney General Terry Goddard issued an advisory opinion saying the people reviewing the photos of speeders didn’t need a private investigator’s license, since they operated under the authority of the town or state.

However, Brnovich came to a different conclusion.

The opinion from the Attorney General doesn’t have legal force. However, it does offer a strong strategy and rationale for people who go to court to challenge the validity of the ticket.

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empowerment. It tells the true story of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teenager who was targeted by the Taliban for advocating for girls education. Rather than be silenced, Malala emerged as a global voice for the education rights of all children.

The two local service groups will host this award-winning film from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, April 16 at the Payson United Methodist Church, 414 Easy Street.

There is no admission charge and refreshments will be served. School supplies for Rim Country Public Schools and/or free will donations to support local events of Soroptimist International and Amnesty International Payson would be appreciated. The film is being shown in memory of Ed Blair, who was a champion of Human Rights, and who had asked that this film be shown at this year’s Payson Amnesty International Film Festival.

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

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PHS agriculture students selling garden gold

Students in the Payson High School agriculture program are selling garden compost to raise funds to attend state and national competitions.

There is a limited amount available, so it will only be sold on a few occasions or until the supply is gone. Get a 60-pound bag for $5, buy five bags and get one free.

The next sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 2. The students are also selling the compost for $50 for a tractor bucket-load, however, 48 hours notice is needed for tractor loading.

For other available times, contact David Rutherford, instructor for the program and the school’s FFA advisor, at (360) 339-2305 or david.rutherford@paysonschools.com.

Garden classes

The Payson Community Garden hosts gardening classes at 9 a.m., Saturdays through May 7 at the Nazarene Church, 300 E. Tyler, Payson (or the garden as temperatures warm).

Saturday, April 2, Glen McCombs, owner of Plant Fair Nursery, will teach the Community Garden’s one mandatory class on irrigation using water wise gardening.

A few plots remain for rent at the Payson Community Garden. The cost is $60 each and includes water, soil and manure.

To learn more, including renting a plot, visit the Payson Community Garden website: www.paysoncommunitygardenaz.com.

Benefit at Moose Lodge

The greater Payson area Moose Lodge in Star Valley is having a fundraiser Jam Session, hosted by the Plan “B” Band. All musicians and singers are welcome. It is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 2.

Additionally there will be an all you can eat spaghetti dinner for $5 per person.

Lioness Club plans Enchanted April

The payson Lioness Club will have an afternoon tea and fashion show from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 2 at the United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy St. Seating is limited, the cost is $15 per person and proceeds benefit the group’s scholarship fund and area charities. Call (928) 468-1185 or (928) 474-9520 for details.

Kirkin o’ the Tartans

The Payson Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., will again hold its Kirkin o’ the Tartans Sunday, April 3. The service will begin about 10:30 a.m., with a hymn sing at 10:15 a.m.

The piper this year will be Michael Donelson.

The Kirkin’ is the annual blessing of clan tartans, to commemorate the secret blessing of tartans at a time when the wearing of tartans and kilts were banned in public in Scotland by the ruling English monarchy.

This is the fifth year of the annual celebration.

Cinnamon Twist will again be part of the celebration in addition to Donelson.

Stringfever performs April 3

Live On Stage, Inc. and The Tonto Community Concert Association and Live on Stage present a performance by Stringfever - four world class musicians playing five and six-stringed electric violins, viola and cello in a truly original show at the Payson High School Auditorium in Payson at 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, April 3.

Stringfever includes brothers Giles, Ralph and Neal Broadbent and their cousin, Graham. Stringfever’s show has some of the most creative techniques audiences will see

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The Tonto Community Concert Association present a performance by Stringfever - four world class musicians playing five and six-stringed electric violins, viola and cello in a truly original show at the Payson High School Auditorium in Payson at 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, April 3. Single tickets are $25 and are available at the door. For more information, visit the association website at www.tccarim.org or call (928) 478-4363 or (928) 472-2423. being played on instruments.

Single tickets are $25 and are available at the door. Children and students under age 18 are admitted at no charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

For more information visit the association website at www.tccarim.org or call (928) 478-4363 or (928) 472-2423.

your books with pens or pencils. Adults can bring their children to color as well.

Meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Payson United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy Street (behind Ace Hardware) every Tuesday. The program is free.

For information call Sally Harvey (480) 213-8472 or Joyce Kennedy (928) 978-1884.

Scholastic Book Fair

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The Rim Country Middle School has a Scholastic Book Fair scheduled from Monday, April 4 through Friday, April 8 in the school’s library.

The fair hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the event is open to the public.

Visit RCMS website for more details: http://www.edline.net/pages/Rim_Country_ Middle_School.

Free AARP Tax-Aide service

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

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

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

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

Democratic Headquarters opens on Beeline Highway

The Democratic Clubs of Payson are opening a headquarters serving northern Gila County at 509 S. Beeline Hwy., Payson, next to Wendy’s.

Beginning Monday, April 4 the headquarters will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.

Residents are invited in for free coffee and cold drinks and good political conversation. Additional hours and days will be added as the election season progresses.

For information please call the headquarters at (928) 970-2610 or George at (928) 472-6029.

Color Time begins April 5

A new program of coloring fun is beginning Tuesday, April 5.

Come and relieve your stress and enjoy conversation as you join in coloring

From Head to Toe Essentials is sponsoring a fashion show contest in April.

Registration is due by April 5 and there is a $10 entry fee per category.

The categories in competition include: handmade outfit; recycled; head to toe outfit; repurposed item; repurposed furniture; restyled hat; lawn art. Prizes will be awarded to first place in each category and the No. 1 overall entry.

To get details about category requirements, stop by Head to Toe Essentials, 904 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson or call (928) 474-0700.

The show will be Saturday, April 23.

Accountable judges

Gila County Superior Court Judge Tim Wright will present “How Arizona Judges are Accountable” from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 5 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson.

The Payson Tea Party is presenting a series of five “Our Arizona Courts” presentations on varied Tuesday nights in the future. The April 5 presentation will touch on how the bench is monitored through the Arizona Code of Judicial Conduct, the Rules of Professional Conduct, and the Ethical Rules enforced by the State Bar’s Lawyer Discipline system. For more information, call (928) 951-6774.

Community Breakfast

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson, is hosting a community breakfast at 8 a.m., Friday, April 8. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, specialty sausage, hash browns, coffee and juice. Breakfast is at no charge, but free will offerings are appreciated. Please contact Pastor Steve DeSanto with any questions, (928) 474-5440.

Shred-A-Thon set

The next Payson Shred-A-Thon is from 10 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full, whichever comes first), Friday, April 8 at the Walmart parking lot, 300 N. Beeline Hwy. Look for the TNT Shredding truck.

The service is HIPAA compliant, meeting privacy requirements for document disposal.

The cost is $6 per bankers box (10-inches-by-12-inches-by-15-inches), cash or check. Other sized boxes may be used, but the cost will be based on estimated volume.

Part of the proceeds will be donated to Partners of the Forest, which works to

educate the public and improve the health, safety and welfare of national forests with trash removal.

The event is sponsored by the Men of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Partners of the Forest and TNT Shredding.

For more information, call Tim at (480) 329-7412.

Fishing Festival planned

The Rim Country Optimist Club’s 10th Annual Fishing Festival is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 9 at Green Valley Park.

No fishing license is required for all those who register. This is an event for all ages.

There wills be food, music and a big raffle in addition to help with fishing, including some equipment to use.

For more information contact either Jim Tye, (928) 468-2453 or Joan Young, (928) 472-2264.

Smart Driver Course

An AARP Smart Driver Course will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 9 at the Banner High Country Seniors, 215 N. Beeline Hwy. There will an hour break for lunch.

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

The fee for AARP members is $15; non-members pay $20 (cash or check), payable on day of class.

The class is designed for those 50 and older, but is open to all people 18 and over.

Participants may earn a discount on your vehicle insurance.

Jazz concert April 10

The Payson Friends of Jazz present the group Trace, performing jazz standards at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 10 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

Trace features John Hesterman on guitar and bass, as well as performing the vocals; Sandy Lamont, guitar and vocals; Jay Maynes on keyboards, flugel horn and vocals; and Gerry Reynolds, drums.

Please RSVP to Gerry-Reynolds@hotmail.com.

Organizers recommend a $5 donation, which includes refreshments.

Annual film festival set

One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

In recognition that Education is a Human Right, and in support of education for girls and women everywhere, Amnesty International Payson and Zane Grey Soroptimist invite Rim residents and visitors to attend the Fourth Annual Human Rights film screening.

This year’s moving film, “He Named Me Malala,” is an inspiring and deeply moving documentary about courage, survival and

During April the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore is offering a 2-for-1 special on all books in the 50-cent area. This is the time to save even more on interesting books on a wide range of topics.

Bookstore stock is constantly changing, so stop by often. Bookstore volunteers are always happy to help you, and all proceeds directly support the library. The LFOP Bookstore is located to the right of the circulation desk just inside the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road. For more information visit the Library Friends of Payson website at www.libraryfriendsofpayson.org

Indoor Rummage Sale

Ponderosa Chapter #64 of the Order of the Eastern Star invites Rim residents and visitors to attend an Indoor Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 at the Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson.

Anyone wishing to donate materials for the sale or get additional information, including about dropping off or having contributions picked up, should contact Marjorie Winemiller, (928) 468-0790.

Eastern Star is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping needy children, battered women, veterans, medical research and promoting education through scholarships.

Calling all car-crazy kids

The Rim Country Classic Auto Club is calling all car-crazy kids to build cardboard show vehicles for the 2016 Beeline CruiseIn Car Show. The group is hosting a “Build Your Dream Vehicle” contest, sponsored by Payson Concrete.

There is no cost to enter. The event is open to individual children ages 5 to 12 plus vehicles made as a school class project will also be accepted.

The vehicle must be made of 100 percent cardboard, but it can be finished/decorated in any material. The vehicle can be no smaller than 36 inches long, 24 inches wide and 18 inches high. Parents can assist only in using tools that are not safe for children to handle.

The child/class is responsible for having their vehicle placed in front of the large ramada at Green Valley Park no later than 8 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016 with a sign, 8-inches-by-10-inches, displaying their name(s) and age(s).

Call J. Zezima at (928) 478-6989 for additional information.

Vendors are also invited to contact organizers for a spot at the show.

Local food vendors and non-food vendors are invited to visit http://clubs.hemmings. com/rccac/ if they are interested in participating in the show. Space is available on a first come basis. For more information, call Sandi, (928) 476-2168.

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion

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Saturday • Compost sale from PHS students: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., PHS ag building, W. Wade Lane • Payson Community Garden class: 9 a.m., water wise gardening, Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway • Moose Lodge benefit: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Moose Lodge, Star Valley • Lioness Club Enchanted April tea and fashion show, 3 p.m., United Methodist Church, $15 per person

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Looking ahead

• Kirkin’ o’Tartans: 10:15 a.m., music; 10:30 a.m., service, Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main, Payson • TCCA presents Stringfever: 2:30 p.m., Payson High auditorium, single tickets, if available, $25 at door

• Scholastic Book Fair: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rim Country Middle School Library, open to the public

• Scholastic Book Fair: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rim Country Middle School Library, open to the public • Color away stress: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Payson United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy, free • Learn about county superior court: Judge Tim Wright speaks, 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson, hosted by Payson Tea Party

April 6-8 • Scholastic Book Fair: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rim Country Middle School Library, open to the public April 8 • Community Breakfast: 8 a.m., Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson • Shred-a-Thon: 10 a.m. to noon, Walmart parking lot April 9 • Optimist Fishing Festival: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Green Valley Park

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PAYSON ROUNDUP

OPINION

4A Friday, April 1, 2016

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Wretched bungling of election

• March 31, 1889: The Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris. The Tower was almost demolished when the lease on the land expired in 1909, but its value as an antenna for radio transmission saved it.

• April 1, 1929: Louie Marx introduced the Yo-Yo. • April 3, 1948: President Harry Truman signs off on legislation establishing the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948, known as the Marshall Plan, to aid in the economic recovery of Europe after World War II. • April 2, 1992: A jury in New York finds mobster John Gotti, nicknamed “the Teflon Don” for his ability to avoid conviction, guilty on 13 counts. FBI official James Fox was quoted as saying, “The don is covered in Velcro, and every charge stuck.”

Mercifully, Gila County elections officials ran a smooth, clean, responsible election. Moreover, Gila County residents demonstrated their civic responsibility with the third highest turnout in the state.

However, that only partly mitigates our dismay at the election fiasco in Maricopa County — where some voters had to wait in line for six hours and mysterious glitches turned people away because their party registration had somehow changed in the computer.

The bungled election drew a justifiably angry crowd to hearings before the House Elections Committee — where lawmakers had set the stage for the debacle by first setting the early, stand-alone presidential preference primary and then cutting financial support for counties by a third.

Admittedly, the crowd grew raucous and sometimes rude. But that didn’t justify shutting off testimony after hearing from about 20 percent of the people who had gathered — many of whom waited hours for a chance to speak. Apparently, lawmakers didn’t have as long to sit in a hearing doing their jobs as they expected voters to have to stand in line waiting to vote instead of doing their jobs.

We can think of no justification for the incomprehensible decision by Maricopa County election officials to reduce the number of polling places from 200 to 60 — in a county with a population of 4 million. We can’t imagine why Secretary of State Michele Reagan did nothing to intervene long before the polls opened.

By contrast, Gila County had 20 polling places for a population of 54,000.

Maricopa County officials admitted they’d made a mistake.

Well. Duh. However, critics claimed darker motives. They said the inexcusable lack of sufficient polling places represented a deliberate effort to keep minorities and poor people from voting. As evidence, they pointed out that many minority communities had no polling places at all — even though people in those neighborhoods were much less likely to take advantage of mail-in balloting.

The results in Gila County underscored that observation. On the San Carlos Apache Reservation precincts, only 3-5 percent took advantage of mail-in balloting, with the great majority of votes cast at the polls. In higher-income precincts in Gila County, most people voted by mail.

However, the accusation doesn’t really make political sense in a presidential primary election. Since minority voters tend to heavily favor Democrats, Republicans in the general election benefit from anything that reduces turnout by the poor and by minorities.

However, it doesn’t help Republicans to depress minority voter participation in a primary. We’re pretty sure the Republican officials running the Maricopa County election weren’t trying to somehow hurt front runner Donald Trump and help Hispanic runner-up Ted Cruz.

By the same token, we’re pretty sure they didn’t hope to hurt Bernie Sanders in his challenge of Democrat Hillary Clinton, who generally gets more minority votes.

Nope. The whole idiotic bungle makes no real sense politically. But it does carry a lesson.

Perhaps clueless, smug , entitled party leaders on both sides should ponder the success of the insurgent candidates — Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

Perhaps they should realize that the citizens they represent are sick and tired of being manipulated, ignored and deceived. The inexcusable incompetence in handling this election only underscores the arrogance and contempt the system routinely heaps on voters.

We could cite all sorts of examples. But you need look no further than the story in today’s Roundup about the dismaying flood of undisclosed “dark money” in the system. The U.S. Supreme Court opened the floodgates with a ruling allowing corporations and special interest groups to spend as much money as they like on elections, without so much as disclosing the source of that money. Lamentably, our own representatives in the Arizona Legislature have benefited significantly from “dark money” support.

Lawmakers could easily require disclosure of dark money sources and spending — but as you can see from the story they’re more interested in reaping the benefits.

Still, we hope the furor over this incompetence in a primary election where it didn’t make much difference will force improvements before either the Aug. 30 primary or the general election — when it will matter a great deal.

In the meantime, aren’t you happy you live right here in heavenly Gila County instead of down in the sweat-stained county of Maricopa?

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SB1516 will make dark money a whole lot darker want to turn enforcement powers over to the IRS? We repeat, THE IRS! Whatever happened to state’s rights? Most of our leaders don’t trust SB1516 is nothing short of a pure deregula- the federal government to perform any task, but tion of political committees in Arizona. Under we should count on them for our transparency in the false pretenses of streamlining our system, our election process? this proposal abdicates nearly all responsibility Moreover, by allowing such nonprofits, which for regulating political committees. If you think do not risk their status with the IRS for their dark money rules our current system now, buck- work on ballot measures (because the IRS conle up because it’s about to get a whole lot darker. siders such advocacy “lobbying,” and not camArticle 7, Section 16 of the Arizona Constitution paign activity), we will see the rise of these same enacted in 1910 says, “The legislature, at its first groups using their ballot measure campaigning session, shall enact a law providing for a gen- to offset candidate spending for tax purposes. eral publicity, before and after election, of all What does that mean? You can expect these campaign contributions to, and expenditures of shadow organizations to get more involved in campaign committees and candidates for public local issues, school bonds, overrides, transporoffice.” tation elections, and state and local initiatives SB1516 flies directly in the face of this consti- because it behooves them to do so. They would tutional provision by creating massive loopholes be incentivized to meddle in local measures for contributors, political committees, parties, because it just frees up more money to attack and ballot measure committees. Basically, they whatever candidate is in their crosshairs. have legitimized the shady business of setting Every local PAC that currently struggles to up dark money 501(c)(4) organizations and then pass their local school issue year after year written the rules in such a way that it encourag- should be concerned that they may now face es everyone to go that route. well-funded, anonymous opposition looking to Under current law, all groups whose prima- launder money into a “No” campaign to free up ry purpose is to influence Arizona elections more ammunition for their candidate races. must register and report. SB1516 would change Speaking of ballot measures, SB1516 also the definition of “primary purpose” to exempt significantly reduces the transparency on a proany entity that is recognized as a 501(c)(4) cess that has worked in a rather open manner social welfare nonprofit by the IRS and is in in the past. Groups formed to support/oppose good standing with the Arizona Corporation ballot measures would no longer have to register Commission. as political committees and report their contriThis creates a BLACK HOLE sized loophole butions/expenditures so long as they organize for any entity that has properly filed a form themselves as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organi990 with the IRS — a tax return that does not zation with the IRS. Groups could bankroll ballot disclose publicly any contributor to the enti- measures under the cover of darkness without ty. It would essentially require those entities fear of being discovered or even having to file a to fall out of standing with either the IRS or campaign finance report.

Corporation Commission before any commitWhen it comes to bankrolling, SB1516 also tee-related reports could be required. creates colossal loopholes for contributors to Think about that for a moment. Do we really throw massive parties with food and beverages,

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send millions of emails, and use real or personal property to assist the campaign without it being considered a contribution. We repeat — SB1516 allows an individual to spend an unlimited amount on these items to benefit a candidate and those amounts will never be reported.

It also allows one candidate to contribute to another candidate’s committee by repealing a 1986 voter-approved provision that prohibited such transfers — a provision that remains in law today in ARS 16-905 (F) until SB1516 becomes law.

It also allows a wealthy individual, corporation, or union to pay for a committee’s legal or accounting expenses and it wouldn’t even be considered a contribution, and thus not disclosed! The icing on the cake is that it eases the rules on people who donate too much money and allows a candidate who receives a contribution in excess of the limits to “reattribute” the excess contribution to someone else. Could people donate “millions” and just “reattribute” to other smaller donors?

Arizonans are demanding light and transparency, and are being met with darkness and obfuscation. The majority of voters are fed up with the money pouring into our political system. They believe that they have a right to know who is spending money in our elections and how much people are spending. Instead of doing something about it, our Legislature appears to be set on making things worse.

Make no mistake, this is not a conservative or a liberal issue. This is not a Republican or a Democrat issue. As we have seen with Trump and Sanders, both sides are fed up with business as usual and insiders using their wealth and trickery to stay in power. This dark money grab is EXACTLY why both movements exist and are gaining power.

If the Legislature can’t see it coming, they will be doomed to be consumed by it.

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Important issues not being covered by the Roundup Editor: Is there a reason why the Roundup has failed to report on the issue of less than affluent communities in Southern Gila County applying to be picked as Promise Zones (Similar to GWB’s Enterprise Zones) by HUD of the federal government? And why the Promise Zone issue has been kept a virtual secret by the elected leadership of that area? Email questions to Supervisor Marcanti go unanswered.

There are reportedly conditions that must be met in order to be selected as Promise Zone that some have found online that includes gun control in zones under HUD’s authority.

Is there a reason why the Roundup has failed to report on the issue of Gila County’s Diebold touchscreen voting machines that can be hacked to change a vote from outdoors with a $10 device?

We are told by the County Department of Elections that this issue is overblown because so few electors use the touchscreen machines and in any event the county will have new machines in place for the May 17th special election.

Can’t Diebold provide a fix for our 40-plus

machines by May 17 that would be cheaper than $3,000 each ($120,000 total?) for new machines? That’s $2 from each county resident’s pocket. Is it really necessary?

How much help for the communities in South County would that provide?

Additionally, in at least one polling place the machine has never been used. That is a very expensive machine because of some undoubted federal government regulation.

This reader is disappointed that readily available stories of truly important issues are receiving less attention by the Roundup staff, who look for news eight hours a day than “Spring sprang too soon.”

George Demack Editor’s note: The controversy about the Promise Zones is centered entirely in South County, so far as I know. Alas, we have no readers in Globe that I know of so we have concentrated our coverage of county issues that directly affect our readers. I’ve asked the reporter who covers Gila County to look into the issues you raise about the voting machines, which is new to me. As you can see from the accompanying editorial, we think free, fair, transparent and fraud-free elections remains an issue of vital importance.

Blind allegiance dangerous Editor: After reading a letter to the editor, I discovered one more person on the planet that believes Hillary doesn’t lie. I think that brings the total to four. When a Hillary supporter was asked why would you vote for someone who has been caught in numerous lies, the response was, “All politicians on both sides lie.”

Unfortunately, that is true in too many cases.

We the People are partly responsible. Instead of holding them accountable, we circle the wagons if it is someone we support. We deny, rationalize, and blame others for bad behavior. When there are no consequences, a culture of corruption and deception is birthed which has been the norm in Washington. Therein lies the reason that non-establishment candidates are doing so well on both sides this year.

When we the voters turn our heads and allow this to happen, truth becomes the victim and we are doomed for more of the same. Blind allegiance is downright dangerous.

By the way, the TV commercial referred to in a prior letter says “yes, and ...” not “yes, but ...”.

Amazing the difference one word can make.

Yes, we shall know the truth, and the truth shall make us free.

Mark Smith

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Proposition 123: Boon or bane? by

Alexis Bechman

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If voters approve a funding measure in May, Payson Unified School District could see an increase of nearly $500,000 to its budget every year for the next decade, money sorely needed by the district.

While supporters, including the governor, say Proposition 123 will settle an education funding lawsuit while helping teachers, others, including Payson Unified School District Superintendent Greg Wyman, say it is a temporary fix that does not address the underlying lack of funding for schools.

On Monday, Payson Mayor Kenny Evans endorsed Prop. 123 at the Republican Club meeting at Tiny’s Restaurant.

Holding up a jar of red candies, Evans said it symbolizes the value of the state trust land, with each red candy representing $100 million. Picking out three candies and the half of a fourth, Evans said that is how much Prop. 123 proposes taking out of the fund each year, in addition to the normal annual distribution, to put toward education.

In all, Prop. 123 would put $3.5 billion into public education over

the next decade.

He said the move gives schools more money without raising taxes.

“As an educator, businessman and mayor of Payson, I am proud to throw my support behind Proposition 123,” according to a statement Evans made that was published on the Let’s Vote Yes for Arizona Schools, in Support of Prop. 123 website. “…I know how much that’s going to mean to Payson residents — their kids are going to have more stability in the classroom and a better education without a tax increase.”

While Evans was correct in saying the measure would increase education funding by $3.5 billion over 10 years, not all of it is coming from the state trust land fund.

Roughly, $1.4 billion would come from the general fund and $2 billion from increasing annual distribution of state trust land funds.

Public schools currently get about $100 million annually from the fund.

Prop. 123 came about to settle a lawsuit between the schools and the state. In 2010, school districts sued the state after the Legislature failed to boost school funding to account for inflation

as required by the 2000 voter-approved Prop. 301, which required automatic inflation adjustments.

Prop. 123 would increase distributions from 2.5 percent to 6.9 percent of the average value of the funds for 10 years.

If approved, PUSD is poised to get $500,000 each year, enough to give each teacher a $4,000 raise.

Each district can decide how to use the extra money.

Christian Palmer, with the Let’s Vote Yes for Arizona Schools committee, told the Payson Republican group Monday that voters must pressure school boards to put the money toward teachers.

He said 123 money could help districts stop the mass exodus of teachers for better paying jobs and encourage others to take up teaching.

Speaking to the Roundup in November, Wyman said taking money from the land trust capital would cost schools money in the long run, since the law already reserves the fund for education.

He said the deal gives schools 70 percent of what they are owed in withheld inflation payments.

He said much of the money will go for raises, since the district has been in a virtual pay freeze

for years.

“I believe that for the majority of school districts employees will see raises. Any freeze on salaries in school districts has been applied to all employees, not just teachers, so raises will address all employees,” he said.

He said the district will have to consider the impact of dozens of changes in state law that will affect the budget before figuring out what to do with any extra money that comes in from Proposition 123.

The $500,000 represents a roughly 4 percent increase in the district’s overall budget, much less than the cuts of the last several years.

However, the proposition has picked up broad support.

“School districts across the state are going to receive millions upon millions of dollars if Proposition 123 passes. That’s money going to students, teachers and ultimately the betterment of cities and communities,” said Sharon Harper, chairman of the Let’s Vote Yes for Arizona Schools.

Early ballots for Prop. 123 go out April 20 with the polls open May 17 for the special election.

Voting fiasco spurs stormy hearing by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

Last week’s six-hour lines at the relative handful of open polling places in Maricopa County this week spurred a furious political backlash.

Hearings on what caused the hours-long lines spurred raucous legislative hearings, apologies by public officials, calls for a re-vote and allegations by some that the debacle stemmed from a deliberate attempt to suppress voting – especially by minorities.

Gov. Doug Ducey also weighed in with a surprising call for both parties to allow Independent voters to cast ballots for either party in any primary.

Registered Independents outnumber the voters registered for either major party. In Gila County, Independents account for 29 percent of the registered voters compared to 37 percent statewide. Independents can vote in normal primary elections if they declare a party preference, but not in the Presidential Preference election.

By contrast, the election passed quietly in Gila County – with waits of no more than 15 minutes during the hours of peak voting.

Protesters jammed the House hearing and police arrested one masked protester who helped lead the audience in chanting “re-vote.”

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and others have called for a US Justice Department investigation into the reasons for the long lines and the effect on minority voting. Arizona for decades was on a Justice Department watch list for previous violations of the voting rights act – but Congress essentially repealed the core provisions of the act.

Now, states like Arizona with a previous history of violations no longer need to get clearance from the U.S. Justice Department for election law changes.

Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell at hearings before the state’s House Elections Committee shouldered the blame for the debacle and the decision to cut the number of polling places from 400 in 2008 and 200 in 2012 to the 60 overwhelmed polling places in the Presidential Preference election last week.

She testified that the county expected 71,000 people to vote at the polls, but 83,000 showed up.

Of the 1.2 million eligible voters in Maricopa County, about 880,000 received early ballots.

Maricopa County has a population of 4 million – four times as many as Pima County.

However, Pima County had twice as many polling places and experienced far fewer problems.

The rules in the Presidential Preference primary allow Independents to vote only if they change their registration before the election. But that means that they don’t receive mail-in ballots, which accounted for the bulk of people voting. Efforts by Independents to vote in either of the heavily contested primary races may have increased the number of people going to the polls.

Purcell called it a “giant mistake” on her part.

Moreover, Secretary of State Michele Reagan admitted to other problems in a press conference this week – although she stressed her office has no direct control over what county recorders do throughout the state.

She admitted that the state’s website erroneously showed 100 percent of the precincts

reporting when only a handful had actually reported. As a result, her office released election results while frustrated voters continued to stand in line trying to vote.

Outraged voters jammed the House hearing, although only a relative handful of them got to speak. Most expressed frustration at the delays. Some said even though they’re registered Democrats or Republicans – they weren’t allowed to vote because they were listed as Independents at the polling place.

Purcell said she decided to dramatically reduce the number of polling places to save money after the state cut support for county election costs by $2 million, or about two thirds.

Mayor Stanton maintained that the polling places in Maricopa County were especially sparse in Hispanic neighborhoods, with one polling place for every 108,000 residents.

Avondale Councilman Lorenzo Sierra also called for an investigation, saying that the county didn’t have a single polling place in his city, which is 50 percent Hispanic.

Gov. Ducey’s call to open all primaries to Independent voters will likely face opposition among legislative Republicans – although legislative leaders on the Democratic side expressed support.

Currently, Independents can vote in state party primaries of their choice — but not in the Presidential Preference election, where the rules are set by the respective political parties.

Secretary of State Reagan is in the meantime pushing a bill to eliminate the presidential preference primary to save the $10 million cost of holding a separate primary for the presidential race. The primary for other legislative offices is on Aug. 30 and the general election on Nov. 8.

Pine volunteers build key bridge From page 1A Similar firebreaks are credited with having saved Alpine and Springerville from the Wallow Fire. The lack of such a firebreak led to the deaths of firefighters trying to save the community of Yarnell several years ago.

The Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Committee is also in the midst of a fundraising drive trying to raise $83,000 to continue brush pickups in that community. The group stepped forward when the Arizona State Forester’s office quit providing grants for brush pickup several years ago and has struggled to raise the money to haul brush to the Gila County landfill each year.

Janet Brandt said the group is “going to make a decision the middle of next month as to what we’re going to do,” with fundraising efforts lagging behind the ambitious goal. “We could save the money we raised and do another fundraiser next year – and do one year of brush pickup with that. Or go a completely different direction for removing brush within the community.”

In the meantime, the trail-building effort continues, with another volunteer work day scheduled for April 9.

The ambitious trail building program has provided valuable recreational amenities for the community. More importantly, the trails also feed into the fire breaks – providing a safe way for firefighters to move around the perimeter of the community in an emergency.

The lack of such a safe trail system linked to firebreaks played a role in the death of 19 Prescott hot shot firefighters when confronting the Yarnell Fire.

Brandt said hundreds of volunteer hours have created a first rate trails system and the Fire on the Rim Bike Race has made the region known to mountain bikers.

The bridge over Pine Creek represented a new level of sophistication in the group’s trail building efforts.

Talking REAL ESTATE

By Kimberly Anderson, REALTOR® Kim@LivingInPayson.com | 928-978-3913 http://www.LivingInPayson.com

How secure is your home?

A home is a place where you should feel secure and protected.

A security system is a great way to add that security but can be costly. If you don’t have a security system there are a number of things you can do to make your home more secure.

The exterior appearance of a home can say a lot about whether or not a home is a sure bet for a break-in. If there is clutter in the yard, overgrown trees, newspapers in the driveway or fliers stuck in the doors, this may let an intruder think you out of town. But if the home’s exterior is well-maintained there’s a good chance that intruder may move on to a more obvious target.

If you have sliding doors or windows, insert a long pole into their track to prevent a possible intruder from tampering with them and gaining access from outside. Existing locks on all entrances and exits of a home are useless if they aren’t used. Make a habit of keeping them locked and replace any in poor shape. Locks should be accessible to the inside in case of an emergency. Now that spring is here, it’s great to have the windows open but don’t forget to lock them up when you leave your home.

The use of timers on lamps to scare off a potential intruder is the oldest trick in the book. But most intruders who want to get into a home will look for the easiest option, so it can actually do the trick and can easily safeguard your home when you’re not there to do so. Installing outdoor motion-activated lights or timers to automatically turn on lights can discourage potential intruders and also alert you to potential dangers. Also, make sure that you have plenty of lights that come on at home to get you to and from your car at night safely, such as porch lights and garage door lights.

Make sure that you always replace a burnt out bulb as soon as possible.

I love my furry friends and couldn’t live without them. But there’s nothing as irritating as a barking dog. However, this can also serve as one of the biggest detractors when it comes to an intruder who’s casing a home. There are few things that will alarm an otherwise quiet community like a barking dog. So a dog that can protect your turf may be an ideal security system without any monthly payments or required installation, even a small dog with a big bark could discourage an intruder.

If you are thinking of adding a security system some of the new “smart home” devices are pretty awesome. They have all kinds of options for securing your home, remote control for turning on lights, appliances, heating & cooling, etc., allowing you to manager your home remotely from your smart phone. Check it out it’s pretty cool.

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Some of the two-dozen volunteers for the Pine-Strawberry Fuel Reduction Committee who built a bridge over Pine Creek as part of a network of trails and firebreaks paused in their labors for a group photo.

The 60-foot fiberglass bridge from E.T. Techtonics came in pieces, together with box after box of nuts, bolts and washers.

The crew had the end struts and chords in place by lunch, said Mike Brandt in an email.

“Our typical trail work days are usually through mid-day, but given the scale of this project (and the excitement to see it built) more than half the crew continued working through the afternoon until almost sunset. By the end of the day, the beams and rails were in place, and it really looks like a bridge. All of the hardware needs to be tightened, and the plants will be put into place. Then concrete ramps will be poured (we heard rumors that these will feature patterns of bear paws), and the connecting trails will be groomed.

Brandt said the materials cost $41,000.The group received a $2,500 grant from Arizona Public Service and Walmart Foundation and

raised the rest of the money through the Rim Mountain Bike Race.

Brandt noted, “Also, Mike of Gordon Trucking (a Home Depot subcontractor) picked up the unassembled bridge from where it was stored in Pine and drove it out closer to the worksite free of charge. Uncle Toms Kwik Stop donated pizza to the crew, PSFD sent a sawyer out to cut a large tree, Home Depot gave us (2) $50 gift cards and Chelsea and Chris of the Payson Ranger District provided invaluable support. And of course the project could not have been accomplished without the expertise of Brennan McLaws of Blue Moon Contracting and the hours of hard work put in by the awesome Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Trail Crew.”

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Gila County losing money on out-of-area prisoners by

Teresa McQuerrey

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For longer than anyone involved in the detention services of the Gila County Sheriff’s Office can remember, the charge to house out-of-county prisoners has only been about $55 a day.

That is about the lowest fee charged by any county in the state that accepts self-surrendering prisoners from other counties. Only Graham County is lower — it doesn’t charge anything.

At a meeting of the Gila County Board of Supervisors March 29, officials from the GCSO said last year the

department brought in $28,242 for the 191 prisoners it housed from out of the county last year. By contrast, it had to spend $42,945.

All totaled, those 191 prisoners were in Gila County jails for 517 days — some only spend a single day as a detention guest, others spend multiple days or make multiple visits.

Officials said it costs $85 per day to house prisoners. That does not include the costs of providing medical services to those needing them or utilities.

The self-surrender prisoners from other counties are primarily detained

for driving under the influence charges and the courts give them the option of doing their time in their own county facilities or serving it elsewhere.

Lt. Swede Carlson with the GCSO said many of the self-surrenders come from Maricopa County — there the cost is $266.41 for the first day (the most expensive in the state) and $81.85 for every day of their sentence thereafter.

The first day fee is higher due to the processing required to incarcerate an offender.

Most of Maricopa County’s self-surrenders also have to serve that time in

Joe Arpaio’s “Tent City” making the less expensive option of serving time in an enclosed facility more appealing.

Additionally, according to Sheriff Adam Shepherd, the Gila County facilities are less crowded than those in Maricopa.

The service of providing detention facilities for out-of-county self-surrenders is becoming overwhelming, Carlson told the supervisors.

Shepherd and his staff want the supervisors to consider raising the first day fee to $175 and make the rate charged for each subsequent day in detention $90.

Fees for detaining out-of-county self-surrenders in other counties range from $57 daily in Apache County to $258.67 for the first day and $75.47 for each subsequent day in Cochise County.

The Gila County Supervisors — Mike Pastor, John Marcanti and Tommie Martin — all expressed support for the proposal and indicated they wished it had been an item for action rather than just discussion (the March 29 meeting was a work session).

Shepherd’s staff said they would like action to be taken in time for the new fees to go into effect July 1, 2016.

East Verde Firewise committee wins award from State Farm by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

The East Verde Park Firewise Committee was one of more than 100 projects nationally to win a $500 award from State Farm to encourage brush clearing to protect communities from wildfires.

The small, unincorporated community just outside Payson will use the money to help recruit and feed volunteers who in May will clear a buffer zone in the thick underbrush on one side of the community.

East Verde Estates has been working with homeowners for the past several years to encourage them to clear brush and other hazards away from houses. The community also has a Fire District Board that has sponsored regular brush pickups for undergrowth cleared from around homes.

The Payson Fire Department provides protection to the community through an annual contract.

Last week, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm

announced the final recipients of the Wildfire Preparedness Day Project Award. A total of 125 projects were selected from nearly 300 entries that spanned 40 states.

The project funding awards, in conjunction with NFPA’s third annual national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day event on May 7, 2016, were started to help raise wildfire awareness, promote collaboration, and bring neighbors together to work on projects that can help protect homes, neighborhoods and entire communities from future wildfire risk or current post-fire impacts.

Residents provided a brief description of the proposed project and how the State Farm award will fund the project that will begin or be completed on May 7, 2016. Descriptions included how groups or individuals would work toward reducing the risk of wildfire or impact of a recent fire, and/or advance preparedness for wildfire in the community.

Wildland fires are a serious threat to lives and property. The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) cites more than 72,000 U.S. communities are at risk from wildfire. The

combination of drought, mild temperatures, high winds and an excess of dried vegetation in forests and grasslands has made fire seasons progressively worse over the past 50 years.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), more than 68,000 fires burned over 10 million acres in 2015, now considered one of the worst fire seasons in decades.

For more information about national Wildfire Preparedness Day, please visit www. wildfireprepday.org.

Founded in 1896, NFPA is a global, nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards.

The association delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in Peter Aleshire/Roundup furthering the NFPA mission.

For more information visit www.nfpa.org. The East Verde Estates Firewise Committee won a $500 All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed grant to help stage a Wildfire Preparedness Day project to online for free at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess. protect the neighborhood in May.

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

Catholic Church of the Holy Nativity A Roman Catholic Church under the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. 1414 N. Easy St.(corner of Easy Street & Bradley Dr.), Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 478-6988, wwwholynativitypayson.com. The Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews, Pastor. Sunday: Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday: Low Mass & Holy Unction 10 a.m. First Wednesday of the month: Benediction & Chaplet of Divine Mercy 5:30 p.m. followed by potluck supper. High Holy Days: Mass 10 a.m.

Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. 1036 E. Christopher Creek Loop, 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). Tues. & Thurs. Bible Studies. Join us Palm Sunday, March 20th , for a FREE Southwestern Gospel Concert with Phil Dickey during the worship service.

Potluck to follow concert.

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

First Baptist Church of Pine 4039 N. Highway 87, 476-3552, Website: www.fbcpine.com. Sundays: Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Fellowship 6 p.m. Communion service the first Sunday during Morning Worship. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m. first Saturday of each month. Women’s Bible Study 9:15 Tuesday mornings. AWANA program on Mondays as follows: Sparks for K-2nd 2:30-4 p.m.; TNT, Trek and Journey 6-8 p.m. All other activities, please contact the church office Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or Friday 9 a.m. to noon.

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.

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

Community Christian Church An independent, undenominational fellowship. Meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. Open Communion served every Sunday.

Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday’s sermon title is “Many Other Signs.” 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.

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

Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) At Rock of Ages you will find a worship service designed to praise God and enrich faith. Our purpose is to serve all people in God’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of the Holy Bible. We are a friendly, family oriented church. All are welcome! Rock of Ages Lutheran Church is located at 204 W. Airport Road (corner of Airport Rd and North McLane).

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

Adult Bible class is held on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Thursdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m.

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 507 W. Wade Lane, 928-474-5440, Pastor Steve De Santo. Sunday: Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.

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. 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.

Wednesday: Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson.org. Email: stpaulspayson@gmail.com. WE Welcome Everyone.

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 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

Service 11 a.m. Nursery, Adult and Youth Bible Studies during both services. Wednesday evening fellowship and Bible study for all ages! For more details and information on other weekly events, check out our website at www.pbcpayson.org or call the church office at (928) 474-9279.

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.

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.

New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224.

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

Payson First Church of the Nazarene Come join us for a time of fellowship and worship as we praise the Lord!

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

Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St. behind ACE Hardware); Pastor Carl Peterson. Services: 8:30 a.m. Informal; 11:00 a.m.

Traditional. Safe nursery care provided. We are a growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. Our mission is to Love Like Jesus. For more information on our choir and handbell programs and ministries and mission to the community, visit our website: paysonumc.com or call 928-474-0485, M-F, 8 a.m. - 12 noon.

Ponderosa Bible Church of Payson 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. Dr. Joe Falkner - Sr.Pastor, Sunday: Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship

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.

Tonto Basin Bible Church Hwy. 188 off Dryer Dr., Tonto Basin, Pastor Robert Melotti, (928) 4792299.

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m., worship service 10:45 a.m., Children’s Church 10:45 a.m., no Sunday eve. service. Wednesday Night Bible Study Fellowship 7 p.m. Potluck every third Sunday at noon following the worship service.

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

Tonto Village Chapel Tonto Village Chapel exists to serve, love and uplift the Lord Jesus Christ.

Our mission is to operate in the community as a light House through fulfilling the great commission as found in Matthew 28:18-20. We welcome an opportunity to worship with you on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school/Bible study at 10:45 a.m. for adults, children and youth, or Tuesday evening Bible study and prayer meeting at 5 p.m. For questions or information please call the Church at (928) 478-5076.

Unity Church of Payson Spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer, Licensed Unity Teacher. Our mission is to inspire and awaken one another to a greater experience of God and life through the practical application of spiritual principles. Sunday services at 10:00 a.m., 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). For more, go to www. unityofpayson.org. or 928-478-8515.

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After five years at the corner of Manzanita Street and Highway 260, Ayothaya Thai Cafe has relocated to a smaller location.

The restaurant is now just west of Bashas’, at 136 E. Highway 260, just a short drive through the parking lot from its former location.

While the space is decidedly smaller, the decor still has the exotic flares and bold colors found in the old location. The walls are blue and purple and adorned with art of distant lands, sparkly wall hangings and wall-mounted dragon heads.

The new location can seat 88 and was formerly occupied by the Chinese restaurant the Wok Express, which was in business for decades.

Ayothaya originally opened its doors in 2011, bringing authen­ tic Thai cuisine to Payson.

The menu has remained mostly the same through the years.

There are 91 items on the menu and an additional five desserts, ranging from fried bananas with coconut ice cream and pineapple sauce to Thai donuts.

The savory dishes incorporate a variety of flavors, from lem­ ongrass, ginger, kaffir lime, garlic, Thai basil, turmeric, chilies, pepper, coconut and cumin. And most dishes can be ordered with meat, seafood or tofu.

What you will not find at the new location is a sushi bar or a stage for live music. Neither of those features was used at the old location in recent years.

For more information, call 928-474-1112 and to peruse the menu, Alexis Bechman/Roundup visit www.AyothayaThaiCafe.com. You can also order online.

Ayothaya is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday though Friday and 11 Ayothaya Thai Cafe serves up 91 menu items with distinctive spices at its new location in the Bashas’ shopping center. a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Kevin Dick earns financial adviser award Kevin Dick, an independent financial advis­ er affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network, has achieved Commonwealth Leaders status for 2016.

This distinction recognizes successful financial advisers based on a ranking of annual production among Commonwealth’s network of more than 1,650 financial advis­ ers.

Commonwealth is the nation’s largest pri­ vately held independent broker/dealer–RIA. “We are pleased to recognize Kevin Dick with this exclusive distinction. Achieving

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Nonprofits have major economic impact Arizona’s array of nonprofit groups not only help people — they help the economy, according to a report based on state data.

The 21,000 charitable organi­ zations that operate in the state have a total economic impact of $22.4 billion, or nearly 8 percent of Arizona’s gross state product.

This figure includes direct non­ profit revenue of $10.4 billion plus $12 billion in indirect and induced economic activity.

The Arizona Community Foundation partnered with APS and the Maricopa County Industrial Development Author­ ity to fund the research, which was conducted by ASU’s L. William Seidman Research Institute in partnership with The Phoenix Philanthropy Group, the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, and the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation. “We often think of the non­

profit sector in terms of its social impact — social services which is certainly invaluable to Arizona — but we knew there was an eco­ nomic impact that was significant and probably overlooked,� said Steve Seleznow, president and CEO of the Arizona Community Foundation.

The report shows that the nonprofit sector employs more than 166,000 people — one in 16 Arizonans. The number of peo­ ple employed has increased 12 percent in the past five years.

Salaries totaled $7.7 billion in 2014.

A regional breakdown of the data shows that Maricopa County nonprofits create 199,509 jobs and generate $10.1 billion in wages and salaries; Pima County nonprofits create 63,319 jobs and generate $3.2 billion in wages and salaries; and nonprofits out­ side Maricopa and Pima counties create 61,437 jobs and generate

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The $28 million in revenue generated in 2014 compares to the state’s construction sector, although the nonprofits employ 32,000 more people than the con­ struction sector. Nonprofits also employ more people than manu­ facturing, finance and insurance, agriculture, and mining.

Perhaps most notably, more than 72 percent of nonprofit rev­ enue is generated by earned rev­ enue, fees for services, and gov­ ernment contracts — not from philanthropic contributions. “The report fills a long-stand­ ing knowledge gap and asserts

a strong argument for including nonprofits in any conversation when discussions occur about how to advance the economic vitality of our state,� said Dr. Robert Ashcraft, professor of nonprofit studies and executive director of the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation.

And while nonprofits are exempt from federal income tax, they do pay property, sales and payroll taxes, plus city, county and state use taxes. The report shows that Arizona’s nonprofit sector generated approximately $2.1 billion in state and local taxes. That accounted for 9.5 percent of all state and local tax revenue in Arizona.

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Horns stampede to 7 titles on Mogollon track by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Payson High track and field athletes turned in several impressive performances at the Mogollon Early Season Meet in Heber on Friday, March 25.

The boys team finished third among 12 scoring teams with 96 points.

Snowflake won with 219.5, followed by Show Low with 149.

Payson’s girls team placed fourth (72.5) among 14 scoring teams.

Snowflake won with 142, followed by Show Low (141.5) and Ganado (99).

The Longhorns won three boys events.

Payson High Sports Schedule Friday, April 1 Golf Wrangler Invitational at Wickenburg GC Track Scottsdale Distance Classic at Paradise CC, 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 2 Golf Wrangler Invitational at Wickenburg GC Monday, April 4 Softball Camp Verde, 3:30 p.m.

Track Fountain Hills Monday Night Madness Invitational, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 5 Baseball Blue Ridge, JV-3:45 p.m., V-6 Wednesday, April 6 Softball At Blue Ridge, 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, April 7 Baseball Goodyear Estrella Foothills Wolves Classic Golf Fountain Hills, Gilbert Christian at The Rim Club, 2 p.m.

Friday, April 8 Baseball Goodyear Estrella Foothills Wolves Classic Softball Page, JV-3:45, V-6 p.m.

Track Blue Ridge Invitational, 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 9 Baseball Goodyear Estrella Foothills Wolves Classic Golf ACP Short Course at Springfield GC, 10 a.m.

Monday, April 11 Golf Vs. Phoenix NW Christian at Hillcrest GC, 3:45 p.m.

Softball Saguaro, JV-3:45, V-6 p.m.

JT Dolinich won the 100-meter dash in 11.67 seconds, Gerardo Moceri won the 800 in 2:04.66 and Korben White won the discus with a throw of 132 feet, 9 inches.

Payson performed very well in the throwing events with three of the top five efforts in the shot put and three of the top six in the discus.

White also finished second in the shot put with a 42-9 toss.

Show Low’s Jaisen Brown (46-6.5) won the shot put. Trey Glasscock finished third with a 40-10 throw.

Francisco Apodaca (38-2.75) placed fifth. Glasscock (116-2) finished fifth in the discus and Apodaca (110-8) sixth.

Payson’s 4x100 relay of DiAndre Terry, Alex Suarez, Chaz Davis and Dolinich finished second to Show Low in 46.04.

The Longhorns took third in the 4x400 relay as Trevor Soriano, Nathan Cluff, Moceri and Terry crossed in 3:51.55.

Christian Mann finished third in the 1600 (5:00.51) and sixth in the 800 (2:16.56).

Brigham Flake placed fourth (11-0) in the pole vault. Ben Abney (9-6) was seventh.

Dolinich placed fifth (19-7.75) in the long jump and eighth (24.65) in the 200.

Soriano finished fifth in the 400

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Payson High’s golf team returned from an 18-day spring break layoff to compete against host Camp Verde and Sedona Red Rock at Verde Santa Fe Golf Course on Tuesday, March 29.

Mitchell McGuire fired a season-low 42 and Bryce Goodman matched his best round of the year with a 43 to lead the Longhorns to a 187 score. Rayce Mathews carded 48 and Clay Kaufman rounded out the scoring with a 54 as Payson finished second. Red Rock won with 169 and Camp Verde shot 205.

“This was Mitchell’s best match of the year,” said Payson head coach Randy Mathews.

“We are very close to shooting really good numbers. The team is working hard and with some improvement on their short

Payson won four events in the girls meet.

Abby Greenleaf won the 1600 in 6:01.20, finishing almost 11 seconds ahead of the next closest competitor.

Shay England won the 300 hurdles in 52.58 and finished seventh (19.26) in the 100 hurdles. Meredith Kiekintveld won the 100 hurdles in 16.72.

Kiekintveld also ran on the winning

Put tough losses behind them with rout of Red Rock by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Jake Beeler peered into the home dugout with a big smile.

Then, he made like an alligator. The junior began moving his arms together then apart, trying to replicate the motion of a gator’s mouth. He used his fingers as the teeth.

He was saying that he basically ate up the last pitch he saw, lining it for an RBI double that helped break open a close game.

Later, teammates yelled out to Carl Adcock on second base after the senior missed a home run by inches, lining a double off the fence.

“You need to get in the weight room,” one Longhorn said.

Yes, the mood was much lighter than it had been in the three preceding games as Payson’s baseball team routed visiting Sedona Red Rock 12-4 on Monday night.

The Longhorns had lost their previous three games by a combined four runs. Monday’s win sq­uared their power points record at 4-4.

Positive energy

“I really liked how we came out with some positive energy,” said Payson head coach Brian Young.

“That was missing from our last few games. Without it our guys haven’t had a lot of fun. But that was back tonight.

“No matter how things go, if we don’t have fun then results don’t matter to us.”

The Division 4 Scorpions entered the game 7-2 in power points games and 10-3 overall.

Payson outhit Red Rock 8-7 and took advantage of seven walks. All four Scorpion runs were the result of five errors by Payson.

Red Rock led 2-0 after a half inning.

Jason Daniels was 2-for-2 with a double and four RBIs for the Longhorns. Adcock doubled

and drove in three. Hunter Paul reached base four times, going 1-for-1 and drawing three walks and scoring three runs. Nate McMullen walked twice.

“Our offense did a nice job,” Young said. “We figured out that we needed to be patient and then things really started clicking.

“By the fourth and fifth innings we started being a little relentless at the plate where you could see guys just weren’t going to be denied. That hasn’t happened much for us this year.

If we can find that on a gameto-game basis we will be very tough.”

The offensive production overshadowed a sloppy game in the field.

“Honestly it might have been one of our more poor efforts in the field,” the skipper said. “But we created enough positives to overcome a handful of errors.”

Paul started and scattered six hits and a walk over six innings.

None of the four runs he allowed were earned. He struck out eight and hit a batter.

Ruben Estrada surrendered just one hit and struck out the side in closing the game. He hit a batter.

“Hunter Paul did a fantastic job,” Young said. “Six strong innings. He wouldn’t have given up any runs if we had done a better job defensively. I like how he is attacking hitters and not walking very many people.”

The Longhorns were scheduled to return to the diamond at Chino Valley on Wednesday, April 30. They were also set to entertain North Canyon on Thursday, March 31.

They open Section 1 (Division 3) play at home against Lakeside Blue Ridge at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

“We just need to find some ways to repeat this performance,” Young said. “This is a lot more of what we thought our team would look like all year.

“If we can build off of this one and keep the momentum going we will have a strong finish to the year.”

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Girls win four crowns

4x100 relay that also included Hailey Roberson, Hannah Goldman and Taylor Brade. They crossed in 55.49.

Kyra Ball finished third (13:51.48) in the 3200. Hannah Goldman finished a strong third in the 400 (1:08.05), crossing just .30 back of the runner-up and .84 behind the winner.

The Longhorns placed third in the 4x800, as Anna Schouten, Ball, Brade and MacKenzie Mann crossed in 11:05.16.

Mann took fourth (2:41.24) in the 800.

Schouten (2:41.68) placed fifth.

Kristen Peter (4-6) placed fifth in the high jump. Kiekintveld finished sixth (14-11) in the long jump.

Baseball finally fun again for Longhorns

Coach: Golf team ‘very close’ by

(54.96) and seventh (24.62) in the 200.

Terry placed eighth (12.26) in the 100. Daely Pentico tied for eighth (18-6) in both the long jump and triple jump (36-10.5).

games I believe this team will be ready to compete with our (Division 3) state rivals.”

Bailey Newman shot 47 and Jordan Jones 51 to lead the Longhorns junior varsity squad to a win over Red Rock.

The Longhorns compete in their first 36-hole tournament of the season today and Saturday at the Wrangler Invitational at Wickenburg Golf Course.

“This type of tournament will test our games and ready us for the state tournament (May 13-14 at Antelope Hills Golf Course in Prescott),” coach Mathews said.

Payson returns home for its second and final home match at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 7 at The Rim Club against Gilbert Christian, Fountain Hills and possibly Show Low. Mathews encourages fans to come out and show their support for the team.

Photos by Keith Morris/Roundup

At top, Carl Adcock leaps to avoid being hit by a low pitch during Payson’s 12-4 win over Sedona Red Rock on Monday. At bottom left, Longhorns’ first baseman Efrain Amaya-Medina makes a great catch of a foul ball while crashing into the dugout protective wall and the Red Rock scorekeeper as catcher David Card slides to avoid a collision with the fence. At bottom right, Jake Beeler makes like an alligator, indicating how he ate up a pitch for a double.

PHS rolls over Copper Canyon Softball team pounds out a dozen hits by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

File photo Keith Morris/Roundup

Mitchell McGuire enjoyed his best round of the season to lead the Longhorns at Verde Santa Fe Golf Course.

Rust wasn’t a factor.

Playing for the first time in 11 days, Payson’s softball team routed visiting Glendale Copper Canyon 17-2 on Tuesday, March 29 in a five-inning game stopped early by the mercy rule.

The Longhorns pounded out 12 hits in dominating their first game since going 2-2-2 in the Gracie Haught Classic.

Karlie Smith went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Kalea Smith smashed a home run among her three hits, drove in a pair and scored four runs.

Bryndee Hall reached base four times, going 3-for-3 with a walk, scoring two runs and driving in another.

The home team erupted for 10 runs in the fourth expand on a 7-1 lead and improve to

4-3 in power points games. Copper Canyon entered the game with a 4-1 power points record.

Other big contributors to the Payson offense included Jodi Taylor, who singled, walked, scored twice and drove in two; Kylie O’Donnel, who doubled, walked twice, drove in a pair and scored three times; Rachel Spooner, who singled and drove in two; and Becca Carr, who drove in a pair.

Kalea Smith scattered three hits and struck out 11 Aztecs in pitching all five innings for the win. Only one of the two runs she allowed was earned. She didn’t issue a walk.

The Longhorns beat visiting Phoenix Veritas Prep 8-1 on Wednesday, March 30 in a game that finished after our deadline.

They return to action with another home game against Camp Verde at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 4.

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2014 dark money spending on lawmakers topped $750K Rim Country lawmakers boosted by undisclosed donors by

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Arizona lawmakers considering a bill that would reduce regulation on groups that spend money in elections without disclosing the source benefited by more than $750,000 during the 2014 election cycle, in what’s dubbed “dark money” spending.

In the Arizona House of Representatives, roughly $389,000 was spent by dark money groups to help elect 29 of the body’s 60 members. Almost all of that spending — $373,000 — went to help Republican law-

makers.

In the Arizona Senate, dark money groups spent $361,000 to help elect 18 of the body’s 30 members. About 66 percent of that — $240,000 — went to help Republicans.* State lawmakers representing Rim Country benefited from the flood of dark money into the system.

State Sen. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) benefited from about $56,000 in dark money spending.

Representatives Brenda Barton (R-Payson) and Bob Thorpe (R-Flagstaff) each ben-

Senator Dark Money help Sen. Catherine Miranda, D - Phx $63,648.62 Sen. Jeff Dial, R - Chandler $56,445.73 Sen. Sylvia Allen, R - Snowflake $55,597.67 Sen. Carlyle Begay, R* - Window Rock $43,999.82 Sen. Steve Smith, R - Maricopa $38,823.01 Sen. John Kavanagh, R - Fountain Hills $36,135.89 Sen. Bob Worsley, R - Mesa $34,099.15 Sen. Don Shooter, R - Yuma $6,603.37 Sen. David Farnsworth, R - Mesa $6,000.00 Sen. Barbara McGuire, D - Kearny $5,500.00 Sen. Martín Quezada, D - Phoenix $4,676.17 Sen. Lynne Pancrazi, D - Yuma $3,000.00 Sen. Kimberly Yee, R - Phoenix $1,891.56 Sen. Steve Yarbrough, R - Chandler $1,799.95 Sen. Adam Driggs, R - Phoenix $1,250.00 Sen. Gail Griffin, R - Hereford $836.66 Sen. Lupe Contreras, D - Avondale $622.25 Sen. Debbie Lesko, R - Peoria $500.00 Total $361,429.85

Brenda Barton efited from about $8,200 in dark money spending.

Dark money groups are classified in the state’s campaign finance database as “Independent Expenditure (Corp/LLC/Labor),” a subset of “Independent Expenditure” spending. The groups report spending on elections, but not who has given them money.

Senate Bill 1516 passed 18-10 along party lines in the Arizona Senate, with only Republican support. It is expected to receive a full vote in the House of Representatives today.

The provision of the bill pertaining to dark money regulation would get rid of the current requirement for the groups to spend more than half of their money for “social welfare,” meaning non-election spending.

Instead, as long as the Internal Revenue Service holds the group in good standing, they could

Sylvia Allen

Bob Thorpe spend all of their money on elections.

If the bill passes in the House, it will go to Gov. Doug Ducey who will either sign or veto it.

Ducey benefited from $3.5 million in dark money spending in 2014.

Dark money spending that is

Representative Dark Money help Rep. Kate Brophy McGee, R - Phoenix $44,083.22 Rep. Jay Lawrence, R - Scottsdale $31,577.60 Rep. Doug Coleman, R - Apache Junction $29,695.68 Rep. Darin Mitchell, R - Litchfield Park $26,531.62 Rep. Vince Leach, R - Tucson $25,905.49 Rep. Steve Montenegro, R - Litchfield Park $23,541.61 Rep. Bob Robson, R - Chandler $23,454.31 Rep. Mark Finchem, R - Oro Valley $21,756.87 Rep. Justin Olson, R - Mesa $20,629.53 Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R - Scottsdale $19,395.62 Rep. Paul Boyer, R - Phoenix $19,094.04 Rep. Tony Rivero, R - Peoria $15,024.00 Rep. Anthony Kern, R- Glendale $14,640.33 Rep. Heather Carter, R - Cave Creek $13,205.49 Rep. Frank Pratt, R - Casa Grande $8,255.77 Rep. Brenda Barton, R - Payson $8,219.71 Rep. Bob Thorpe, R - Flagstaff $8,219.70 Rep. "T.J." Shope, R - Coolidge $8,132.67 Rep. Rebecca Rios, D - Phoenix $7,726.00 Rep. Rick Gray, R - Sun City $6,300.00 Rep. Reginald Bolding, D - Laveen $3,000.00 Rep. Lisa Otondo, D - Yuma $3,000.00 Rep. "Rusty" Bowers, R - Mesa $2,861.66 Rep. David Gowan, R - Sierra Vista $1,008.57 Rep. David Stevens, R - Sierra Vista $1,008.57 Rep. Lela Alston, D - Phoenix $989.00 Rep. Karen Fann, R - Prescott $875.00 Rep. Mark Cardenas, D - Phoenix $622.25 Rep. Jose Espinoza, D - Tolleson $622.25 TOTAL $389,376.53 attributed to a lawmaker combines the money spent by dark money groups advocating for their election, or advocating for the defeat of their opponents.

Note: *Sen. Carlyle Begay changed from a Democrat to a

Republican last year. If dark money spending on his 2014 candidacy is counted as going toward a Republican, it brings the portion spent on Republicans up to $284,000, or 79 percent of the overall dark money spending.

First Payson High band musician makes All-State Band by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Concert Details:

For the first time in Payson High School history, senior band member Sabrina Bonn will play in the All-State Concert Band.

It’s been a six-year process to beat out all the greatest musicians in Arizona.

“I started in music in sixth grade,” said the musician.

Bonn said she first tried out for the All-State Concert Band when she was a sophomore, but her nerves got in the way.

Same thing happened her junior year. No surprise as the best musicians from all of the schools in the state with a music program compete.

But something was different this year.

“I felt more collected and calmed down,” said the French horn player.

The audition for the All-State Band lasts a scant 10 minutes, said Bonn’s PHS music director Jose Martinez. The musician must play a prepared piece, scales and sight read music — in other words, play a piece without ever seeing it before.

Every year it’s a long process to even reach the state tryouts.

First, the musician must practice — a lot.

Bonn said she practices more than an hour a day at school and then up to another hour a day at home.

“It’s about doing it over and over,” said Bonn, “I love it.”

Next, Bonn had to try out and play in the regional competition.

She’s achieved this goal since she was a freshman.

All that leads up to the audition she did on Friday, March 11 against 57 other French horn players in the state.

Martinez knew Bonn had something special when he first met her. Martinez is Bonn’s third music teacher during her fouryear stint at PHS. “She’s very self-motivated,” he said. “She doesn’t want to be bad. Her dedication and focus

AMEA All-State Festival Saturday, April 23 Ardrey Memorial Auditorium General Admission Choir – 3:00 p.m.

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Bonn said each of the three music teachers she has had in high school (she had Mike Buskirk all three years of her

middle school music training) provided a different perspective on music.

Her freshman year, Daria Mason taught music. Mason has taught music for years in the Rim Country at all levels and ushered Bonn into the more competitive high school music scene.

Her sophomore and junior years, Sergio Beraun gave her challenging music and asked her to play loud.

Martinez, she said, has slowed things down focused on the phrasing and musicality of pieces.

“One thing I tell my students, it’s all black and white on the page and we turn it into color,” said Martinez.

All these experiences have helped her to shape what she

plans on doing in the future — teaching and performing music.

The senior has already been accepted to her dream college — New Mexico State.

Both Martinez and Beraun graduated from that university.

Martinez said NMS has a great music major.

“They probably have one of the best music lead programs around,” he said.

In other words, even if Bonn wants to have a degree in music education, Martinez said she will also get a lot of play time as well.

“They push you as a musician,” said Martinez.

That suits Bonn just fine, she said she will always want to play — and if she lands a spot in an orchestra somewhere, she’s fine with that.

For now, the PHS senior will perform in the AMEA All-State Concert on April 23 at Northern Arizona University.

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Sabrina Bonn’s work with Payson High School music director Jose Martinez resulted in a Payson first this year when Bonn qualified for a seat on the All-State Band.

Benefit for Tonto Basin library repair Things will be busy down in Tonto Basin Saturday, April 2. The Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce and Cactus Flats are teaming up for a benefit to raise money for the area’s library building repair.

The Cactus Flats Seventh Tonto Basin Wild West Days starts at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 2 and continues throughout the day with a variety of events.

First there is a quad and four-wheel poker ride, which begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at about 1 p.m.

The cost to participate is $20 per rider and there will be cash prizes and a barbecue. Get details from Cactus Flats, 928-479-2233.

The barbecue, hosted by Tonto Basin Marketplace

is at 2 p.m.

There will be live entertainment from local bands starting at 1 p.m., including Ron Gibson, New Direction, Larry, The Thirsty Band and more. The featured band, Coyote Moon, begins performing at 6 p.m.

Several games and other events will also be offered as part of the festivities: Corn Hole Tournament, register to participate starting at 2:30 p.m., game begins at 3 p.m., Chicken Drop, 50/50 drawing, raffles and more.

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Payson Roundup Friday, April 1, 2016

F O R The following reports and arrests were released by the Payson Police Department and Gila County Sheriff’s Office.

All persons listed in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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

March 14 – Jered Wade White, 39, Payson – child support warrant; Aaron Michael Weidenbacher, 28, Phoenix – false reporting to law enforcement agency, misconduct involving weapons-carrying a concealed deadly weapon without a permit and misconduct involving weapons-prohibited possessor possessing deadly weapon; Tommy Holdren Jr., 22, Payson

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– failure to pay a fine.

March 15 – Miranda Rochelle Robinson-Badger, 24, Payson – narcotic drugs-possession, criminal trespass-3rd degree-real property and felony shoplifting with convicted priors; Michael Scott Ferrell, 39, Payson – domestic violence, assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury, fugitives from justice and dangerous drugs-possession; Ashley Marie Arellano, 25, failure to pay a fine; Troy William Leonard, 44, Mesa – DUI-alcohol, drug, vapor or combination thereof.

March 16 – Mary Leigh Dunn, 71, Tonto Basin – shoplifting-concealment; Jessica Ladawn Hill, 24, Oxbow Estates – shoplifting; Mark Anthony Noreiga, 23, Peoria – failure to pay a fine; William Taulli, 44, New Mexico – transportation of marijuana, possession of mari-

R E C O R D juana, produce marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia; Lorri Taddei, 51, Pine – disorderly conduct/domestic violence; Nicholas Isabelle, 41, Pine – disorderly conduct/ domestic violence.

March 17 – David Anthony Hernandez, 27, Brawley, Calif.

– driving with a suspended/cancelled revoked license; Matthew Ronald Selig, 39, Payson – theft, driving with a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, drug paraphernalia-possession, dangerous drugs-possession, felony shoplifting with convicted priors; Female Juvenile, 15 – shoplifting; Jason Allen Moffitt, 44, Payson – domestic violence and assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury; Darnell Kuuleialoha Purdy, 36, Payson – domestic violence and assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury.

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March 18 – Beau James Lootans, 45, Payson – theft; George William Schiller IV, 22, Payson – disorderly conduct-fighting; Tyler Aric HarenRalph, 21, Payson – disorderly conduct-fighting; Cecelia Ann Christie, 44, Payson – false reporting to law enforcement agency; Joseph Glenn Snyder Jr., 48, Gisela –warrant; Jose Cordero, 36, Star Valley – disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct/domestic violence and assault/domestic violence.

March 19 - Cory Lynn Burback, 28, Star Valley – domestic violence and assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury.

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Mostly sunny, 20% chance of AM rain

Weather courtesy of Bruce Rasch, weather.astro50.com

63/36 Saturday

Sunny

68/38 Sunday

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72/38 Monday

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2016 thru today 4.29 30-year Average through March 6.28

March 2016 0.05 March Avg. 2.36

Average Payson Precipitation from the office of the State Climatologist at Arizona State University.

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Medium: Pollen levels between 7.3 and 9.6 will likely cause symptoms for many individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season.

Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 7.2 tend to affect very few individuals among the allergy-suffering public.

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O B I T U A R I E S Richard (Dick) Keenan 1932-2016 Richard (Dick) Keenan went home to Jesus on Saturday, March 26, 2016. He was born on March 8, 1932 to George and Elizabeth Keenan in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

He served in the U.S. Air Force. Afterward he continued his government service as a civilian working at Hill Air Force Base and the Air Force Plant Representative Office at Thiokol Corporation, where he retired. He lived in Brigham City, Utah until 1998 when he moved to Payson, Arizona. He was a devoted husband and beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and left everyone he touched with warm and happy memories. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting, and traveling. He was preceded in death by his par-

ents, George and Elizabeth Keenan.

He is survived by his siblings, Ruth Smith, Robert Keenan, Gerald Keenan (Edith), and Barbara Keenan.

He is also survived by his wife, Joan; daughters Kim Gallegos (Ron), and Kelly Keenan; step son George Binney (Brenda) and step daughter Maria Morgan (Mike); 8 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. A graveside service with military honors will be held on Friday, April 1st, 2016 at 11:30A.M. at Evergreen Cemetery in El Centro, California.

Robert L. Ostermeier 1926 - 2016 Robert L. Ostermeier, long time resident and business owner in Phoenix, passed away March 16, 2016. Affiliated with Standard Oil of California, he was a 35-year Chevron owner and dealer in Phoenix. He later retired and entered real estate sales.

Robert was born September 28, 1926 and raised around Strasburg, IL. He enlisted in the Navy and served in the

submarine service during WWII. Married 67 years to wife Betty, they raised their sons Steve, Richard (Debra), David (Nancy), and daughter Tricia VanAllen (Jim). Four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren completed his joy and pride in life - his family.

Private services will be held at a later date.

Edith Renate Healy 1936-2016 Edith Renate Healy, 79, died March 28 in Sun City, AZ. Born Sept. 2, 1936, in Wiesbaden, Germany, to Josef and Viktoria Heuss Schnee, she emigrated in 1957 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1961.

Edith lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she worked as a dental assistant. She received an associate's degree in nursing from Marian College in 1982 and a bachelor's degree in health arts from the College of St. Francis in 1987.

After moving to Arizona in 1985, Edith worked as a bedside nurse before assuming administrative duties at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.

She moved to Payson in 1995, where she practiced long-term geriatric nursing. After retiring in 1997, she volunteered for the Library Friends of Payson, a nonprofit organization that provides financial and community support to the Payson

Public Library. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Tempe.

Survivors include sons Kevin Healy (Erika) of Peoria, AZ, and Thomas Healy (Elsa Kramer) of Indianapolis; grandchildren Tia Black of Tualatin, OR and Erich Healy of Tucson, AZ, T.J. Healy of Phoenix, AZ, and James Healy of Colorado Springs, CO; great-granddaughter Ruby Healy of Colorado Springs, Co; and Ruby's grandmother Julie Colvin of Glendale, AZ. Memorial contributions may be made to the Library Friends of Payson Inc., 328 N. McLane Road, Payson, AZ 85541, or to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 715 W. Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282.

A memorial service will be on April 8th, 2016 at Green Acres Mortuary, Scottsdale, AZ at 11:00 a.m.

Judson Lloyd Bowers 1917-2016 Judson L. Bowers, 98 years old, peacefully passed away Easter Sunday, 27 March, 2016, at his home in Payson, AZ. He was born 6 December 1917 in Detroit, MI to Alva Newell Bowers and Nettie Mae Shockey. He is predeceased by; his parents; siblings, Avonell Smith, Alberta Prewitt, Howard Bowers, and Alva Bowers; wife Agnes Blair Bowers; daughter, Susan Bowers Austin. Judson is survived by his children, Judson Bowers, Jr. (Cathy) of Apache Junction, AZ, Roxey W. Bowers (Judy) of Payson, AZ, Kay A. Houghton (Bill) of Payson, AZ, and Robert A. Bowers (Karen) of Surprise, AZ. Dad was a man of many talents. Quitting school after 8th grade amidst the Great Depression, he “rode the rails” with a friend for a while then returned home in Michigan to find work anywhere he could.

The CCC program in northern Michigan helped him to focus on the value of honest work.

Meeting and marrying the love of his life, Agnes, was the best thing that ever happened to Dad. Mother taught school while Dad worked in various auto plants in the Detroit area.

He met Henry Ford several times.

After our family settled in the small town of New Baltimore, MI, Dad found his niche by becoming the leading salesman with AAA Insurance Company. This employment gave him extra time in serving in various government and civic capacities; taking his unloaded guns to school in an after-

school program (which he created) and taught the students the value of gun safety, creating an Education Fund for students who could not afford to attend college on their own, serving as an auxiliary police officer, was town Planning Commission president, owning the town newspaper, etc.

Fishing and hunting were his second and third loves. He and Mother drove the Alaskan Hwy. 4 times, fishing along the way.

After retiring, they moved to Cherry, AZ for many years, then to Dewey, AZ, and finally to Payson, AZ. Dad found a hobby in hot-air ballooning and became a balloon observer in Japan, Europe, England and the USA. After being married for 72 years, Mother died in 2010 and Dad was never the same again.

He missed her dearly and lost much of his desire to build, to hunt and fish. His “spiritual” side was found in nature, with all of its serene beauty and wild life. We children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will miss this wonderful man. He was one-of-a-kind.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, 2 April at 9:00 a.m. at the Heritage Memorial Park Cemetery, 12000 E. Heritage Memorial Lane, Prescott Valley. A luncheon will follow at the Prescott Country Club, Dewey, AZ. In lieu of flowers, Father asked that donations be made to the Agnes Bowers Fund, Julia Randall Elementary School (where Mother tutored), P.O. Box 919, Payson, AZ 85547.

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Willow flycatcher may lose spot on list by

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Federal officials have rejected a request to remove the acuna cactus from the endangered species list, but might delist the Southwestern willow flycatcher.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also rejected pleas to list six other species as endangered.

The decisions on the eight species in Arizona were part of a batch of preliminary decisions released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on 29 species across the country.

The service said there was enough evidence to advance 16 of the 29 to a “rigorous� 12-month review process to see which ones will be added to, stay on or fall off the list. “The petition is the first step in evaluating whether something warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act,� said Jeff Humphrey, a Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman for the Southwest region.

Six species in Arizona did not make the cut for further consideration, but the service said it would review the petition to add the Western bumblebee to the endangered list.

Tierra Curry, senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, said it’s not surprising that the acuna cactus will stay on the list, noting that climate change has made the desert hotter and drier. The cactus was added by the Fish and Wildlife Service in 2013, when the known population of the small, barrel-shaped plants had dwindled to just 3,600.

Curry said the Center for Biological Diversity was “definitely going to oppose� the delisting of the Southwestern willow flycatcher during an upcoming

public comments period. The bird has been listed as endangered since 1995. Several areas around Rim Country could provide critical habitat for the songbird, especially on tributaries leading into Roosevelt Lake.

Fossil Creek and portions of Tonto Creek and the East Verde River also provide potential habitat.

The Fish and Wildlife Service said it received a petition from multiple groups seeking to take the bird off the endangered species list, and decided that there were substantial challenges to the bird’s scientific classification that merited another look.

The flycatcher is found in the Southwest and breeds in trees and shrubs by rivers, swamps and wetlands, according to the service. “I think that’s definitely a bad decision,� Curry said of the plan to move forward on the flycatcher. “Rivers in the Southwest have

Three S’s of Gardening The warm weather we have for good yields. The amount of enjoyed has the gardener’s mind sun does not have to be continuturning to plans for the upcom- ous. Three hours in the morning ing season. The big three of gar- and three in the afternoon with dening are site, sun and soil. By midmorning shade will work as deciding on these three early, well. Leaf crops such as lettuce, your garden plan can come spinach, and bok choy will do reasonably well in 3 to 4 hours together.

The choice of a site may be of sun a day. Root crops like the most important of the three. beets, carrots and potatoes may One thing to consider is to keep do well with 4 to 6 hours. Bear it close. Plant your garden where in mind that sun and shade patyou will see it and walk by it. terns change with the seasons.

Seeing your garden is a great A little observation of your area reminder to care for it. Make sure will benefit your garden plan. If access to the garden is easy. If no one area has the right amount you need to bring in heavy bags of sun, you may have to plant sevof soil, compost or mulch, make eral smaller plots. Gardens plantsure you have an easy pathway. ed near trees compete for water Otherwise, you will end up work- and nutrients as well as sunlight. ing way too hard and gardening Tree roots extend slightly beyond will not be fun. Also, make sure the drip line, the outer foliage you have a close by water source reach of the tree. Try to avoid tree root zones. and keep the garIf that is not posden area flat as possible. A small sible, water and slope is fine, but fertilize more too much and you frequently. will have problems The third with erosion. element is soil.

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never been more threatened,� she added, noting dropping water levels and high demands from a growing human population.

The requests on the cactus and the flycatcher were the only ones to delist species in Arizona — the other six all sought to put plants, animals or insects on the list.

The service rejected five of those six, but agreed to consider the petition for the Western bumblebee. The bee was once one of the most common bumblebee species, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. However, its populations have declined in the past 20 to 30 years, especially in the West.

The service said substantial findings showed that disease, pesticide use and climate change, among other factors, have impacted the species.

Petitioners sought emergency listings for the Arizona wet salts

tiger beetle and the MacDougal’s yellowtops shrub, amid fears that proposed development near the Grand Canyon threatened to destroy their habitat. But the development was rejected, putting the beetle and shrub out of harm’s way, Curry said.

She said the service’s decision to not move forward on petitions for two lizards and a silk moth was likely due to inadequate information to prove they were threatened.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has been deciding the fate of more and more petitions in batches in the past two years in an effort to increase efficiency, Humphrey said. Additionally, environmental and advocacy groups have been filing petitions in batches, he said.

He said the service is trying to release results three or four times a year, with the next set of petition decisions likely to be released around May.

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aroundthe rim Congratulations on another success Christopher Creek area residents Last week’s column mentioned Chad were shocked to learn of the proposal Stluka five times. The spelling was to stop the flow of water coming from submitted correctly and was edited See Spring! The Epa (sic), the Corpse five times. We have erred in pre(sic) of Engineers and the Water Rights vious mentions and Chad pulled me Commission of the current administra- aside the Monday evening of the fire tion along with Coconut (sic) County board meeting and told me that he is officials claim that the yearnot a Saint and please get his round supply of water flowing another week name spelled correctly. Well, into Christopher Creek does in the creek we tried. (Editor’s note – So not belong to Salt River Water did we… First we thought it Users association. They mainwas St. Luka because another tain that the water that falls columnist had used that spelling; but then zooming in on his on top of the Rim is collected in an aquifer belonging to name tag, saw it was Stluka the Colorado River water supand tried to undo the previous ply and rightfully belongs to editing, but not catching all of California and Las Vegas. “our mistakes” once it was in In a statement released Rod Britain other hands, it was changed today, officials stated their back again… Sorry, Chad.) position that See Spring is classified as The Easter egg hunt last Saturday a leak and they propose to plug it. They was again a huge success and was further stated that Christopher Creek well attended. Kudos to members would still run during the rainy season of Christopher Creek Homeowners and during winter snow-melt, which Association who chipped in to help Alex they cannot control. Stocking of fish in and Irma Armenta with the event. All the creek will therefore be problematic. of the eggs were found, but they’re still A public comment forum has not been hunting for three kids. announced.

“Two Tall” Bill Hamner was all duded

up last weekend. Susan looked pretty spiffy as well. They were attending the wedding of Mogollon’s Duane Moore and Lisa. Bill stood up with Duane as best man.

Duane and Judy Hansel celebrated his birthday riding the Verde Valley railway!

Kathy Daugherty, from Tall Pines Market, spent some time in Mesa at Banner Desert and is currently recovering from her illness.

Best wishes to Sheila Marcum as she deals with her medical issues.

We sadly report the passing of two area gentlemen. Both have been longtime residents. Dan Christian had lived up in See Canyon Homes. Don Treat spent much of his life out at Gordon Canyon on Colcord Road. Don’s granddaughter, Trevir, says the memorial service for Don Treat will be at the Spur Bar in Star Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 2.

Up at Creekside on a recent Sunday morning, we spoke with a couple by the names of Chris Johnson and Todd Christiansen. They related that they come to visit in Christopher Creek a

couple times a year. What struck me was that they come to the Creek to spend time while, in fact, they live in Sedona!

Jack Kalmar was back a week ago.

He looks much better and his health is much improved. He told me of the multitude of weather forecasting websites and his disappointment with them all when it came to Creek conditions.

The National Weather Service/Flagstaff does a pretty good job. When you pinpoint Christopher Creek on the map, the site employs all manner of algorithms to focus a forecast at our elevation and location. They hit rain and snow amounts along with temperatures fairly close.

Accuweather has a cute feature by the name of “Minute to Minute” that tells you when rain is coming and how long it will remain right down to the minute. Plug in Christopher Creek Loop, Payson, AZ 85541 in the search bar.

Fifteen years ago last Thursday we were visiting Delicias, Mexico on one of our periodic trips to a manufacturing facility for my company. Over break-

fast one morning our plant manager and host, Reyes, noticed my difficulty reading an article in their local Spanish-language newspaper’s sports section.

My explanation was that the problem did not stem from reading the words in Spanish, but in simply understanding what they meant. The translated sentence read, “The pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson, threw a 100 mile-per-hour fastball and hit a dove which exploded on impact.” In Spanish or English that was just hard to comprehend!

Winter has returned! Tuesday’s snowstorm caught many in the Creek unprepared. Temperatures dipped substantially and a period of rain and winds preceded the white stuff. The winter storm left us that day with just a smidge less than two feet of snow, which melted away rapidly.

We leave you with the fact that much of what you just read is absolutely true.

We won’t be able to do this again until 2022.

Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone … and that’s another week in the Creek!

Return of ‘winter’ — April Fool’s joke on us all As I look out of my office window on a Tuesday morning, the snow showers are coming down almost horizontally.

The day is early yet, so who knows at this point if we will have an accumulation of that white stuff. I am just happy we have some kind of moisture - everything has been so dry.

I have lost some of my herbs because of the lack of enough water. My garden is not as important as the forest that surrounds me. There have been many brush fires in the area over the past few weeks, mostly because there have been campfires abandoned by the campers before the fire was completely out.

Tonto Village and Bear Flat have experienced such fool-hardy actions.

Luckily, the brush fires have been small in nature, but who knows what will happen if there is a next time. Something as insignificant as throwing out a cigarette butt could cause catastrophic damage to our forest. Please use your ashtray at all times to prevent wildfires.

This week, March 27 to April 2, is Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week, so it makes it doubly important to be aware of sparks of any kind and then continue that awareness all throughout the summer.

If you would like to know more about the forest conditions, there is a website for that: garyroberts@fs.us. or www. fs.fed.us. Visit either to find out about the Tonto National Forest’s conditions before you head out to enjoy a camping trip. the

day of the new year January first. The story goes that peasants in the outlying rural areas had no knowledge of the change. Others refused to accept the new fangled calendar. The “old” new year’s week, March 25 to April 1 continued to be village celebrated. The sophisticated April Fool’s Day Frenchmen dubbed their ignorant compatriots, “fools.”

Today is a day for tricks, The “fools” were sent bogus pranks and jokes, so be the invitations to non-existent New first to pull a fast one on your Year’s celebrations on April friends. The following parafirst. The “fools” became known graphs give a bit of a backas “poisson d’Avril” transground on this day so that you lated to April fish. Why fish? can impress your friends as to Janet Young fish lack the experience the origin of the day. Have fun Snyder to escape the hook. A favorite with it, but don’t be too mischiehoax was to attach a paper fish vous. to the back of someone without his or The French history of April Fool’s Day — Blame Pope Gregory XIII and a her knowledge. The practice of playing calendar if you find yourself the target jokes on others on April 1 spread to the of an April Fool’s joke. Until the 1500s, rest of Europe.

History is not an exact science. In the Julian calendar was used to mark the days. The first day of the year began fact, there are holes in the Gregorian around March 25 on the Julian calen- calendar French theory of the beginning dar. This date coincided with begin- of All Fools Day. England continued to nings of spring and annual spring cele- use the Julian calendar for nearly 200 brations of light returning to the earth. years. Playing jokes on the first day of France adopted the new Gregorian cal- April began long before the Gregorian endar in 1582, which made the first was adopted in 1752.

Tonto Village Chapel

On April 10, the Tonto Village Chapel will host Bill Dicky at a Sunday morning concert. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for an enjoyable singing concert.

Another day to mark your calendar is April 14 for a women’s Bible study group. The group will meet at the chapel at 10 a.m. The focus of the study has yet to be determined. There will be more information on the subject of the group next week.

One more date to be circled on your calendar is Saturday, May 7 for a memorial service at the chapel for the long- time resident of the Village, June Milke. June passed away a few months ago and the family has scheduled the memorial for all of June’s acquaintances as well as family.

Birthdays

This coming week has several birthdays, for instance, Bill Fausz, a former resident of Thompson Draw has his big day on April 3; followed by Colcord Estates resident, Melvin Palmer - he is such a delightful man. On April 7, Eileen Kittock of Christopher Creek has her big day. Eileen is also a Domino Diva and she will start playing again as soon

as the weather is warmer and she can stay in her cabin. Another Christopher Creek resident, Margot Holmes lights another candle for her birthday cake on April 8.

You know those memories that make you laugh out loud? I hope you make many new ones on your big day. Happy birthday each of you.

Hints and tips

Instead of a recipe this week, I have a few helpful hints: • To keep hot oil from splattering, sprinkle a little salt or flour in the pan before frying • To prevent pasta from boiling over, place a wooden spoon or fork across the top of the pot while the pasta is boiling (or add oil to the water before adding the pasta).

Both of these hints have saved me more than once and of course the hints come from the Hellsgate Fireflies cookbook, “Fireflies Can Cook” that can be bought from any auxiliary member for only $10. The proceeds are benefiting our hard-working firefighters so the cause is more than worthwhile.

See you next week, same time, same place if the creek don’t rise.

Characters under the Mogollon Rim - Nan Pyle, Part One Nan Pyle brought culture and England and Europe. From her progress to the little cow town of childhood she had a love for animals and made them the Payson, and the day she subject of her painting arrived she immediately back when and sculpting. She also made the dust fly with was a find horsewomher energetic plunge an and her great energy into civic affairs. enabled her to pursue Nathalie Huntress many other interests.

Smith was born in New She excelled in ballet Jersey in 1915 (some and puppetry, and was records say 1916), the a charter member of the daughter of a publisher Puppeteers of America. and art editor, and heir- Stan Brown ess to a family fortune.

She came to Arizona She was always known for her health and simply as Nan. After attending bought a 300-acre ranch in New art school on the East Coast she River. While her sophisticated studied painting and sculpting in upbringing hardly prepared her

for the rugged ranch life, she was able to blend with her new surroundings and she erected a square dance barn, and entertained with barn dances.

A rancher from the Payson area began attending the dances; his name was Lewis Pyle, lion hunter, forester, and pack train operator, from a pioneer Rim Country family. It is not clear how many dances with Nan it took, but soon they were courting and then married in 1952.

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contributed a dozen books every month to the library sponsored by the club. Years later when the new Main Street Library was dedicated, the mayor proclaimed October 5, 1985 “Nan Pyle Day.” She took up one of the club’s projects, the establishment of a medical clinic in Payson, and joined by her husband Lewis, they worked for it with great enthusiasm. She was fond of saying, “We mend bodies in the hospital and mend minds in the library.” To move the clinic toward being the area’s much needed hospital Nan devoted much of her time to fund-raising. After her husband Lewis Pyle died in 1974 she followed his wish to sell their “Sunflower Ranch” in Wonder Valley and give the proceeds to the clinic, about $100,000. The clinic was then named the Lewis R. Pyle Memorial Hospital.

Nan’s love of animals resulted in her establishing a small animal hospital in the back yard of their Main Street home. She arranged for a veterinarian to come from the Valley each

month, and later helped finance a full-time vet in Payson. She was also instrumental in the development of the Phoenix Zoo, and as cats were her special interest she founded the Canyon State Cat Club. Needless to say she served on the board of the Arizona Humane Society.

As much as she loved animals, Nan loved people more.

She worked closely with the local school district. “I think everyone should serve on a school board,” she said. “I always took a large dose of ulcer medicine before I went. I never realized how many, many things had to be considered until I was a member.”

Recognizing the need to challenge pre-school children she built and maintained the “Small Fry Kindergarten.” Then when the Head Start Program was begun, she donated the building to the school district.

She foresaw the day when ranching would no longer be the mainstay of Payson’s economy and with the hope of providing a new economic base for the town she built an art center. It was a

complex on south Main, housing a wide variety of art forms.

Classes were held at the center beginning in 1964 and students came throughout the summer to take courses offered by artists and professors from several universities.

As if all this was not enough, Nan also served on the board of the Payson Pioneer Cemetery, the Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts. She was also a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, an organization promoting the professional and personal growth of women educators.

NEXT: Nan Pyle, Part 2 Sources Article in Tonto Trails by Marguerite Buchanan (Noble), “Nan Pyle of Payson” “Nan Pyle: Payson’s Unhappy Millionaire” by Gordon A. Sabine, Arizona State University Libraries, 1993 Interviews with local citizens

Everyone invited to annual Fishing Festival The Rim Country Optimist Club’s 10th Annual Fishing Festival at Green Valley Park is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 9. It is open to all ages.

Registration is free and a fishing license will not be required.

Some fishing poles will be available for those who do not have their own equipment.

This year, the event’s raffle includes two Cardinals pre-season tickets, a guided fishing trip for two, fishing equipment, many gift certificates, and a vari-

ety of items and gift baskets.

Organizers expect to have at least 43 raffle drawings.

Even if you don’t fish, be sure to stop by and buy raffle tickets.

The festival is the result of a cooperative effort of the Rim Country Optimists, Payson Parks and Recreation, Arizona Game and Fish, Payson Fly Casters, Scoops Ice Cream, Fred the DJ, who will provide the music and be master of ceremonies for the raffles and DJ Craig, who will take photos. The Payson Rotary

Club Foundation will again provide hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks and more.

The Rim Country Optimist Club requests that anyone who wishes to donate a raffle item or wishes to purchase raffle tickets (you don’t need to be present to win) contact Jim Tye, (928) 468-2453 or Joan Young, (928) 472-2264. To learn more about the Optimist Club, go online to: http://www.rimcountryoptimist.com/ or see Rim Country Optimist Club on Facebook.

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Child needs help from area residents I’ve always admired and respected Pine-Strawberry School kindergartner Ayden Taylor and his family desper- Roy’s leadership skills, which are obviately need our two communities’ help. ously crucial to becoming a successful Ayden, 5, was diagnosed on Nov. school or district administrator.

1, 2014 with Acute Lymphoblastic Over the years, Roy has led by examLeukemia and since has been waging a ple probably knowing that others were ferocious uphill battle against the dread- watching him to see how he would respond in certain situations. ed disease.

I’ve always known him to arrive early He is being treated at Phoenix and stay late — a quality he could have Children’s Hospital.

The cost to fight cancer, however, is developed during his coaching years taking a huge financial toll on his fami- when school days that included road ly, which is struggling to pay mounting games could last from early morning one day until early morning the next day. medical bills.

Roy also has always had a shared Pine Strawberry School special education paraprofessional Amy Abney and vision for what public education should second-grade teacher Candi Paine are be for children, teachers and taxpayers spearheading the movement to raise and that will bode him well should he be elected county superintendent. money to help pay expenses.

He has always been well respect“The family has accumulated lots of medical bills and travel expense in rela- ed in education circles, among parents and especially with former students in tion to Ayden’s treatment,” said Paine.

First on the fundraising list is a ben- part because it is well known he has pulled himself up by his own efit to be held from 11 a.m. to bootstraps.

2 p.m., Thursday, May 5 in the rattlin’ I’ve heard countless stories Pine Strawberry School gymna- the rim about how hard he worked to sium. become a good student, a standAlthough the benefit is still in the planning stages, it will out athlete and a selfless, dediinclude lunch and a live auction. cated classroom teacher.

Volunteers and donations of And while there will be those goods or services are needed to who don’t sometimes agree with make the fundraiser a success. him, he is always willing to lisCall Abney at 928-951-6254 ten. to donate, volunteer or pitch in Max Foster With the deadline to quality to help with the upcoming fundfor the election over the horiraiser. zon, Roy is currently collecting Childhood Acute Lymphoblas­ tic signatures to have his name placed on Leukemia, also called ALL, is cancer of the ballot. the blood and bone marrow. The term He also has a campaign website at “acute” means the leukemia can prog- http://www.roysandoval.com. ress quickly if not treated and would Dinner shelved probably be fatal in a few months.

Treatments can include chemotheraPine Strawberry Fuel Reduction py, stem cell transplants, radiation ther- Committee member Barbara Huber says apy and targeted therapy. there will be no benefit dinner this year Chemotherapy kills cancer cells and as there were the last two summers. stops them from dividing. Stem cell The benefit was to be held June 5 at transplants give the patient new blood The Bear restaurant in Strawberry and cells from a donor’s blood or bone mar- Huber was in charge of the planning and row. staging of the fundraiser.

Radiation therapy uses high energy However, restaurant owners balked X-ray to kill cancer cells. at holding a third consecutive benefit Targeted therapy uses medicines to and Huber, along with fellow committee attack cancer cells without harming nor- members, are in the process of planning mal cells. another type of PSFR benefit.

As a cancer survivor, I’ve undergone Huber promises more information on some of those treatments at Mayo Clinic an alternative at a later date. and none of them are fun.

The canceling of the dinner comes on I can’t imagine what it’s like for a the heels of learning that barring some 5-year-old to endure them. type of a last-minute miracle donation of $30,000, there will be no brush pickup Sandoval hopes to replace O’Dell program this summer.

Despite the two setbacks, PSFR comAs a former public school teacher and coach for 37 years, it was exciting mittee members continue work on other to learn that Roy Sandoval has decid- projects including building a pedestrian ed to run for the Gila County School bridge over Pine Creek on the Bearfoot Superintendent position being vacated Trail.

PSFR trail work schedule is: by the retirement of Pine resident Linda • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 9 O’Dell.

Roy and I joined the Payson Unified — Work on bridge assembly; bring own School District in 1985, he fresh out of lunch, snacks and water.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, April 24 — Northern Arizona University and I after teaching-coaching stints in Tempe and Work on the Bearfoot Trail; bring own snacks and water.

Show Low. Also, committee member Katie Over the years, I’ve watched Roy as a biology classroom teacher, a wrestling, Calderon is spearheading an inaugural softball and football coach, an associ- Firewise Festival to be held from noon ate superintendent and as Payson High to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 30, at the Pine School principal. I also taught his two Community Center ramada.

The event will focus on fire safety and daughters.

let the cat out of the bag, telling all it was actually an April Fools’ joke.

Some were a bit peeved at us.

But, dang, it was one for the ages.

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Ayden Taylor, 5, was diagnosed on Nov. 1, 2014 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and has since been waging a ferocious uphill battle against the dreaded disease. how to protect homes, lives and property from a catastrophic wildfire.

Music will be provided by the band Fossil Creek Gang, Smokey Bear will attend, gift baskets will be raffled, children can mingle with goats from the Fossil Creek Creamery and a food truck will be available to cure hunger pangs.

Also, the Pine Strawberry Fire Department to be on hand as will a U.S. Forest Service Wildland Fire unit and Ace Hardware stove and chimney experts will be available to demonstrate how to avoid chimney and ash-caused fires.

Jim Paxon, a former U.S. Forest Service fire information officer, who became the voice of the 2002 RodeoChediski Fire will make a special appearance.

Paxon authored the book, “The Monster Reared His Ugly Head, the Story of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire.”

My faux pas

In Rattlin’ the Rim two weeks ago, I mistakenly called Christy Powers the chairman of the local blood drive. The chairman is actually Sheri Earp.

April Fools’

Today being April 1 I can’t help but recall probably the most successful April Fools’ joke I’ve ever been involved in.

To pull it off years and years ago, I enlisted the help of friend Teddy Pettet, who was then a Payson High teacher and the Longhorn baseball coach.

Together, we contrived a joke in which I would write a story about a big-time major league baseball prospect moving to Payson from his former home in Florida. He was moving to small-town Payson to avoid excessive media attention in Florida.

We named him Billy Bob and gave him

a fictitious slate of credentials that would render him a sports agent’s dream.

I even quoted his former Florida high school baseball coach — who Teddy and I named Loof Lirpa — April Fool spelled backward.

Lirpa was quoted in the story as saying Billy Bob had movie star good looks, was popular with the girls, had been homecoming king, was an honor roll student and a certain first round pick in the next professional baseball draft.

We went so far as to photograph and publish a picture of Teddy outside the PHS weight room with bat in hand holding the door shut with his foot.

The cutline beneath the photo said Teddy was fending off big city reporters determined to interview Billy Bob. After concocting the façade, we agreed it was so far-fetched no one would believe it.

But lo and behold, there were those fell for the gag.

While having a spring break dinner at the Mormon Lake Steak House, a customer approached, commenting about the PHS shirt I was wearing and inquiring about the Longhorns’ new baseball player.

“He must be really great,” I recall the man saying. “Payson was lucky to get him away from Florida ... I wish our school would have gotten him.”

I immediately realized there were those who had fallen hook, line and sinker for a story Teddy and I thought was too far-fetched to be believed.

Teddy and I also learned that during the spring break, teenage girls were seen circling the PHS campus hoping for a glimpse of Billy Bob. A few of the baseball players also admitted they were anxious to see their new teammate in action. When school resumed after spring break, Teddy and I

The Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library staff is hosting “Artist in Training” sessions for children Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays throughout the month of April. The program involves students making independent art projects. During March, the projects included making Dr. Seuss projects in celebration of the author’s birthday.

The staff is also hosting “Story Times” at 10:15 a.m. each Wednesday throughout the month.

At 11 a.m. on April 6 and 20, “Happy Music” events are sure to enthrall young visitors.

“Lego Times” are held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Thursday.

Movie Madness returns to the library at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 6 with the showing of “The Sponge Bob Movie; Sponge Out of Water.” It is 92 minutes and rated PG. There is limited seating.

Also the library is hosting at 1 p.m., Friday, May 20 a book discussion on the novel “Looking for Jane,” by Judith Redline Coopey.

The book focuses on 15-year-old Nell who was born with a cleft palate and left foundling on the doorstep of a convent.

She yearns to know her mother, whose name, she knows, was Jane.

A book reviewer apparently enjoyed it writing, “From the first page I felt for Nell. She was dropped at the convent and had a speech problem so others did not treat her as well as they should have.

The author did a good job of describing Nell’s journey to find her mother as you felt as if you were on the journey with her.”

For more information on any library offering, call 928-476-3678.

Navajo rug raffle to support library

While enjoying all our library’s wonderful offerings, don’t forget to purchase a raffle ticket that has as a prize a very collectible Navajo rug appraised to be worth $3,000.

The rug was handwoven by Glenna Begay, an 85-year-old Navajo Nation tribal elder who was born and now lives on the top of Black Mesa area near Kayenta, Ariz.

The rug is woven in a tight fine weave put together on a traditional Navajo upright stand and is 32-inches-by-57inches. It features the colors yellow, orange, white, dark brown and black.

Tickets are $10 each and only 150 will be sold. The drawing is set for May 27, but could be earlier if all tickets are sold.

Bingo

Beginning Thursday, April 7, the Senior Citizens Affairs Foundation (SCAF) will host bingo the first and third Thursday of every month in the senior dining room at the Community Center.

The public is invited.

Thought for the week

“Life’s problems wouldn’t be called ‘hurdles’ if there wasn’t a way to get over them.”

Authors and their creations – Who controls who?

It has always seemed ironic to me tive, Sherlock Holmes. that almost the same thing happened to In fact, Robert Louis Stevenson, each of the two most widely read writ- famed author of “Treasure Island” and ers of detective mysteries, two much more, wrote to Doyle people whose books and short your turn all the way from Samoa, saying, “My compliments on your stories are still bought and read very ingenious and interesting today — Agatha Christie and adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle. ... can this be my old friend Joe Each of them created a Bell?” detective who was so popular Doyle tried medicine with readers that as hard as first, opening a practice in they tried to quit writing about Portsmouth, England, but was him neither of them ever manTom Garrett aged it. not too successful. He had Arthur Conan Doyle was, of tried writing before with minor course, the creator of Sherlock success, so while waiting for Holmes. Born in 1859, Doyle studied at patients to show up he tried it again. the University of Edinburgh Medical Though he struggled to find a publisher, School where Dr. Joseph Bell taught he finally sold the very first Sherlock his med students to use observation, Holmes story, “A Study in Scarlet,” to inference and deduction in analyzing Ward Lock & Co. for a few pounds, but illnesses. Later, Doyle planted Bell’s had to wait a year to see it published. It ideas and methods in his fictional detec- received good reviews, though, so Ward

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Doyle correctly believed that Ward Lock was taking advantage of him, so he submitted a story to the Strand Magazine. From that point on, as the public clamored for more and more Sherlock Holmes, and The Strand published story after story, Doyle’s fame as a writer grew.

Unfortunately, Doyle thought of himself as more than a “mere” writer of popular fiction. He longed to be known as a “serious author” as it is usually termed by literary critics.

Personally, I think you will agree with me, that writing which fills a need of the general public so perfectly that people of all types clamor for more is about as “serious” as writing gets.

After all, those who love to read do it for two reasons: One is to learn things and other is to enjoy what they are

reading. Supplying both of them in one set of pages is all anyone can do, isn’t it, Johnny?

Anyway, Doyle fell into the same trap that others have fallen into: failing to recognize the intrinsic greatness of his most popular creation. So, thinking he could do better he tried to scare off The Strand by demanding £50 (50 pounds) per short story. They promptly handed him a contract for six more. Then, telling his mother that writing about Sherlock Holmes took his mind “from better things,” he tried to sabotage his next deal by demanding £1,000 for 12 stories.

They just paid it.

So in 1893 Doyle “rid himself” of Holmes the hard way: After only three years of writing about Holmes, he foolishly killed him off in the last of the 12 stories, “The Final Problem.” Just think of it; in one and the same story Doyle

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He then set to with confidence and wrote a batch of losers, a fact I can attest to because I have most of them in a volume rarely read by anyone.

Five years later — and broke — Doyle had to literally “eat his words.”

He wrote another Sherlock Holmes episode, “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” a full length novel, setting it before Holmes’ death.

But it was not enough for the public.

Before dying in 1930, Doyle was forced to write another Sherlock Holmes novel and over 30 more Sherlock Holmes short stories, the last one written in 1927, 34 years after he tried to kill off his great creation.

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The Humane Society of Central Arizona is excited to once again be participating in Arizona Gives Day, Tuesday April 5. This day of giving has raised $4.5 million dollars for Arizona charities since its Humane Society inception in 2013. of Central HSCAZ is regisArizona tered online at www. azgives.org. Since ADOPTION we are a 501c(3) reg- OPTIONS istered nonprofit, all donations are tax deductible. To serve the approximately 900 animals we care for in a year, donations are vital to our organization.

If you are unable to help monetarily, we are always in need of cleaning supplies, dog and cat food, old towels, linens, etc. We rely on help from the community to keep our doors open and provide shelter, medical treatment and care for the lost, abandoned and homeless animals of Rim Country. Please consider contributing to HSCAZ on Arizona Gives Day. You can give online

(www.azgives.org), on our website (www.humanesocietycentralaz.org), by mail or in person at the shelter. Our address is 605 W. Wilson Ct., Payson, AZ 85541. Please come down and see us and we can show you around our facility and tell you more about what we do to help the community.

Vaccine Clinic

Mark your calendars for the HSCAZ semi-annual Vaccine Clinic, taking place April 16 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

No appointment necessary, first come first served basis, with the exception of cats who automatically move to the front of the line. Please remember to bring proof of a current rabies vaccine if you are looking to get a 3-year rabies shot (an actual certificate or vet bill is acceptable proof, not tags). Payson residents can receive free vaccines with proof of residency (utility bill, junk mail, car insurance, etc… ID cards are not accepted). For more information, please call (928) 474-5590.

from at the Humane Society Resale Store & Vintage Boutique! Dressers, end cabinets, coffee tables, dining sets, bed headboards and frames, large wall mirrors, recliners, chairs and more.

Buying new furniture? We will pick up your used for free!

We’re at 510 W. Main St., open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., (928) 468-6419.

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

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

only membership requirement is a desire to not compulsively overeat anymore.

Call the following members for more information: Denise, (928) 9783706; Mary Jo, (928) 978-4663; Ted, (928-) 951-3362; Alice at (602) 8280917 or (928) 478-4361.

Order of the Eastern Star

If you are a r/c (radio control) car or truck enthusiast then you are invited to a get-together at 1 p.m. this and every Sunday at the Payson Multi Event Center, north side of the warm-up arena.

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

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

The Ponderosa Chapter #64 O.E.S. meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays at the Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson.

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

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

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

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Overeaters Anonymous meets from 2 p.m. Mondays at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson.

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bug who loves to give kisses. I take a little time to warm up first, and then I just can’t get enough love! I am not particularly interested in playing. Fetching doesn’t interest me in the slightest, and I am pretty indifferent to toys. What I do love is food! Put some kibble in a Kong or a puzzle toy, and keep me occupied for a long time. And of course, if you have food for me, I will happily work on learning for you! I have plenty of energy for outdoor fun and love to get out on walks. I can be pretty picky about my dog friends, so please, no dog parks!

I prefer to have one or two good dog buddies and not meet every dog that passes by. A girl has to maintain her standards!

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I like my pillows the same way I like my humans, warm and cuddly! I’m not really in to the active, playful lifestyle, but I’m seriously the best lap warmer around. I take things in stride and prefer to be laid back and cool at all times. If my sweet, easy-going personality doesn’t captivate you, my gorgeous green eyes are sure to do the trick.

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For more information, call Barbara at (928) 978-4750 or Charlotte at (928) 978-3640.

Senior Singles with Spirit The Senior Singles with Spirit group is composed of men and women who are young in spirit and have an enthusiasm for life. The purpose of this group is to build lasting friendships, share ideas, have fun, and enjoy activities with like-minded people. The choices are many and varied and all up to you.

The group meets at 8:45 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

For more information, call Paula at (480) 695-2786.

Friendship Bible Class Friendship Bible Class, a non-denominational Bible study for women, meets at 1 p.m. every Tuesday at Majestic Rim. All women in the community are invited. For information, call Marilyn at (928) 474-6712.

Veterans of Foreign Wars The Veterans of Foreign Wars

of the United States of America will meet at 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson.

All members are invited to attend.

For more information, contact Post 9829 Commander John Putman, 602329-8686.

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.

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.

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

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

Alzheimer’s caregivers support groups The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group invites caregivers, families, service providers and members of the community to meet the first and third Wednesday of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main, Payson.

For details, call Mary, (928) 4743560.

Mothers of Preschoolers The Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group is now meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the first Wednesdays at the Payson First

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Complimentary light refreshments will be served. For questions, please call Dorothy Howell at (928) 472-7396.

Rim Country Classic Auto Club 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.

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TO SEE MORE PHOT O TEXT PR AN S, D I.D. # FOUND IN T HE AD TO 56654 More ways than ever to publish and pay for your classified ad!

Call 928-474-5251 • Online at PaysonClassifiedsNow.com • Email ClassAds@payson.com DEADLINES: 10AM Monday for Tuesday issue • 10AM Wednesday for Friday issue WASTE MATTERS

Order: 10080941 Cust: -Waste Matters Keywords: CDL Drivers art#: 20133791 Class: Drivers Size: 2.00 X 2.00

CDL Drivers Wanted

Local Company, no travel, w/clean driving record, drug testing required.

Apply in person at 22 N. Cornerstone Way in Star Valley, AZ Mon-Fri 8am-2pm No phone calls please.

Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District

Order: 10080905 Cust: -McDonalds Keywords: Bookkeeper art#: 20127096 Class: Accounting Size: 2.00 X 4.00

Pine-Strawberry, AZ FULL-TIME DISTRICT MANAGER for 3,200 customer district in the cool mountains of central Arizona at 6,000’ altitude. Under policy direction from the Board of Directors plan, direct, and oversee District programs, services, and resources in accordance with approved goals, policies, and directives. Compensation and benefits based on experience and qualifications. Respond with letter of interest, resume and compensation requirements by U.S. Mail to PO Box 134, Pine, AZ 85544 or by E-mail to rbrock@pswid.org. See full job description at www.pswid.org.

Order: 10080890 Cust: -Pine Strawberry Water Improvem Keywords: District Manager art#: 20133059 Class: Administrative/Professional Size: 2.00 X 4.00

ENTRY LEVEL RESERVE FIREFIGHTER Part-Time Position w/pension plan Candidate must possess or successfully obtain outside of work hours - Fire Operations and EMT certification (tuition provided)

SEASONAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER Part-Time on Call-Out Candidate must possess or successfully obtain outside of work hours - Basic Wildland Certification and Red Card Qualification (tuition provided)

Pick up and submit applications at 80 S. Walters Lane Star Valley, AZ 85541 (928) 474-3835 www.hellsgatefire.org

Join our friendly Team

Order: 10079582 Cust: -McDonalds Keywords: Help Wanted art#: 20115075 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 4.00

MERCHANDISE

SUVS

Part-Time Position Bookkeeping experience required, Drug testing, background and credit check will be completed prior to employment.

Starting pay $9.00 hr.

Applyininperson person with General Manager Apply with New General Manager atatPayson McDonald’s.

Payson McDonald’s Order: 10081025 Cust: -Hellsgate Fire Department Keywords: Jay has., on server art#: 20133891 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 4.00

Join our friendly Team

ANIMALS Dog Nail Clipping in the comfort and convenience of your home by Tracy. Local professional groomer of 24 years. $12.00 928-978-4959

FURNITURE Cherry Buffet w/China Top Federal Style, $800. 928-951-0899 Electric Recliner / Lift Chair Brown upholstery with side pocket for remotes. Transitions from recliner to lift occupant to standing. $199.00 928-978-1323 Mission Style Premium Wood & Leather Sova, Love Seat, Chair and End Table, $800.

8x10 Off White Shagg Rug $50.

562-505-6622 or 928-474-6696

MISCELLANEOUS

Caregiver: Must have Experience in an ALF, with ALL Certification & Fingerprint Clearance, Call 928-468-2461

1998 Dodge Durango 4Wheel Drive, 144K Miles, 3 Rows Seats, Runs Strong, Looks Great, Well Maintained, $3995.

928-970-0882

TRAILERS 2002 Quad Trailer, Purchased new at 4 Seasons in Rye, 14’x5’, Like new tires, spare never used, Single axel, Have clear title, Asking $750.

Call 928-978-4692

TRUCKS 2005 Chevy Silverado 3/4 Ton, 4 door 4wd, Duramax diesel, All the Goodies, Second Owner, Purchased in 2007, 35K Orig. Miles, Nicest In AZ, $28,900. Call Don, 602-647-2014 or 928-468-1068

10ft, 20ft, 30ft. and 40ft.

Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257 Used Golf Clubs 1. Complete Set of Titleist Irons, $150.

2. Complete Set of Iron, #1, 3, 5, 7 Hybrid Woods w/Bag, $400.

928-474-9559

PERSONALS Ride Sharing on a regular basis between Payson & Flagstaff, will share expenses! 872-233-5152

YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS

CLERICAL/OFFICE

ESTATE SALES

Looking for Clerical Worker for Medical Office Must have Computer and Typing Skills 25-30hrs/per.week, Monday through Thursday; Send Resume to PO Box 1318, Payson, AZ 85547

4. Estate Sale 1000 W Chatham Payson Fri, Apr 1, Sat, Apr 2 and Sun, Apr 3.

8am-4pm Fri, 8am-4pm Sat 9am-noon Sun Beautiful Broyhill dinning set and hutch, Queen bedroom suite, desks, file cabnets, leather couch and chair, corning ware, pyrex, art, garden, tools, and many many more household items.

GARAGE SALES

CONSTRUCTION WANTED: Experienced Painters Call 928-474-3955

GENERAL

3. 1001 S. Mud Springs Rd., Fri. & Sat. April 1 & 2 from 7am to 3pm; Picture Frames, Quilt Fabric, Art and Garden Suplies, Speaker/Sound & Many Household Items.

YARD SALES 2. 909 W. Country Lane (Payson), Sat, April 2 from 8am to 1pm: Household Items and Misc.

2. PINE CABIN ESTATE SALE Orloff Road Pine Fri, Apr 1 and Sat, Apr 2.

8 am start time Selling our PINE, AZ cabin and everything in it! Follow the bright GREEN ESTATE SALE signs starting at the corner of Rte 87 & Hardscrabble to the estate sale on Orloff Road.

Just a sampling of what is included in the sale: furniture, yard items, garage items, decorator items, fishing gear, kitchen ware, pictures, and a lot more.

FT Maintenance/Laborer, $10.p/hr.

Must have AZ DL/Apply in person: The Rim Golf Community Association 904 S. Beeline HWY Suite B NO PHONE CALLS PERMITTED Local Home Entertainment Business, Seeking Installer, Duties Include; Home Wiring, Audio/Video Installation, Some Out-of-Town Work, Experience Preferred, 30 to 40 hrs-p/w, Call 928-468-1155 or Email Resumes to:scott@azwhe.com Needed: Part-Time Bather & Brusher also needed Part Time Experienced Groomer, 928-468-1914

HEALTH CARE Caregiver ad

PAYSON Please pick-up an application and learn of the opportunities available at your McDonald’s today.

To apply online visit www.mcarizona.com

LANDSCAPING

928-476-6539

SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS Payson Airport Aera, Yardwork and Light Hauling, Reasonable Rates, Free Estimates, 928-468-6379 or 928-951-2520

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

JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed

REAL ESTATE Mountain Home in Pine, 3000sf, 3-Story, 4Br/3Ba, Lower Level Apt, Incredible Views, Forest/Rim, 2-FPs, Large Lot/Privacy, 928-978-0089

R.W.P. CARPENTRY & REMODELING:

MOBILES FOR SALE 1 BR. 1 BA. Mobile Home, 8143 w. fossil crk. rd.#1A, AZ, 85544., 1994, custom metal pitched metal roof. $5,500. 480-519-5119 Move-in-Ready 55+ Park 2Br/1Ba, New Windows, Storage Sheds, Refrig., Washer/Dryer, Screened Porch, Fenced Yard, Nice Space, 705 E. Miller, #14, $8900.

928-978-2658

ROC200461,Payson B/L#PH9305 NO JOB TO SMALL! Also Yard-Work and Debri-Halling CALL ROBIN 1-928-595-1816

HAULING

HOME REPAIRS

Lawn Care

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

Provide companionship, personal care, meal prep, shopping.

Experience preferred.

Please apply in Person @ 200 W. Frontier St. #K, Payson or call (928) 474-0888.

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

2Br/1Br Water, Sewer, Trash Included, $600.mo + $600.Dep. Pets-No, 928-478-6188

Spring< << Yourself over

Cove!

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

Payson Senior Center is looking for an

Executive Director

to manage all aspects of Senior Center operations

Order: 10079403 Cust: -Gila County Personnel art#: 20127705 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 2.00

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

(928) 474-8042

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com

: : : : for Rent Apartments

Spring has

:

Sprung:at

Forest Hills Condominiums 333 N. McLane :

Relax by our cool swimming pool Large 1-2 Bedrooms

Wood Burning Fireplace Washer & Dryer • Covered Parking • Pet Friendly Close to Rumsey Park & Library

Call Caroline 928-472-6055 Positively Payson

Tonto Oaks Apts. & Mobile Homes

120 S. Tonto St. Come live next to the BEST tenants in Payson!

Beautiful, Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments w/storage room Call Cindy for availability (928) 472-9238 or email tontooaksapts@yahoo.com

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT

Gift Certificates Available

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

HOUSEKEEPING HOUSEKEEPING ETC. Cleaning Services, Regular Schedulled Cleanings, Organizing and Move-Outs!

Call Shari for a Quote!

928-951-1807

LANDSCAPING Landscaping, Lot Cleaning, Tree Trimming, Raking and Hauling, Cooler Service. Reasonable Rates, Small and Large Jobs, Call Don 928-478-6139

OakLeaf Yardworks Yard Maintenance Minor landscaping and tree trimming.

Firewising!

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

UNFURNISHED RENTAL HOMES NEEDED Pine Prudential Rentals x3 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HomeServices Advantage Realty PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

609 S. BEELINE HWY. PAYSON, AZ 85541 474-5276

www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

500 E. Saguaro Cir., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . $950 112 E. Pine St., 3BD, 2BA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950 905 N. Beeline Hwy #9, 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . $925 1101 N. Colcord Rd., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . $850 200 E. Malibu Dr. B3, 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . $825 1108 W. Birchwood Rd., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . $800 602 N. Easy St. #B, 2BD, 2BA. . . . . . . . . . . . . $725 512 W. Longhorn #1, 2BD, 1BA. . . . . . . . . . . . $725 107 E. McKamey, Sp. 31, 1BD, 1BA . . . . . . . . $575 607 S. Beeline Hwy. Sp#20, 1BD, 1BA . . . . . . $460 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C5, Studio 1BA . . . . . . . . $425 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C4, Studio 1BA . . . . . . . . $400

FURNISHED HOMES

1104 S. Elk Ridge, 4BD, 3BA . . . . . . . . . . $2000

COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE 601 N. Beeline 408 W. Main St., Suite 8 & Suite 11 708 E. Hwy 260, A2, C2, C1- A & B 1322 W. Red Baron Rd. #A & #B

RV/MOTOR HOME SPACE

A Cozy 1Br/1Ba, Mobile,Private lot in town location,Covered porch. Immediate occupancy, $400/month. References and rental history required.

Agent/Owner 928-472-8430.

Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park, Nice quiet family park, Travel Trailers, furnished $400.00 mo, RV Spaces $256.55 mo, with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Game room, and Wifi, Call Shawn at 928-474-2406 RV Space 55+Age Park, $275.mo Sewer and Trash Included, Pets-OK, 480-390-8901

WANTED TO RENT

ASPEN COVE

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

You’ve tried the rest, now try the best!

Order: 10080859 Cust: -Payson Senior Center Keywords: Executive Director art#: 20132841 Class: Administrative/Professional Size: 2.00 X 2.00

928-476-3279

Pine 3 Br, 1 Ba ...........$850 Pine 3 Br, 3 Ba .........$1750

MOBILE/RV SPACES

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

:

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

Independently Owned & Operated

RENTALS

Quality Decks, Finnish Work, Painting, Drywall,etc.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Equal Housing Opportunity. Equal Opportunity Access.

Independently Owned & Operated

New Cavco 2 BR, 1 BA, MH 14 x 48, close in Payson 55+ age park, $39,900. Financing available 480-390-8901

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One bdrm apts and also apts with special design features for individuals with a disability. Must be 62 years of age or older, or disabled, regardless of age. Inquire as to availability of subsidy. Call (928) 474-6761, Mon-Thur 8 am to 5 pm. TDD 1-800-367-8939

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HomeServices Advantage Realty

HOMES FOR SALE

to Aspen

PAYSON SENIOR APARTMENTS 311 S. McLane Road Payson, AZ 85541

HOMES FOR RENT

1983 MH 2 BR, 1 BA, 14 x 56, close in Payson 55+ age park, $16,500. Financing available Call 480-390-8901 Chaparral Pines Golf Club Needs: Landscape and Facility Assistant Worker, 20/hrs p/w, (Flexible), $10.p/h.

Drug Screening; Pick-up Application at Security Gate

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Order: 10080901 Cust: -Payson Senior Apartments CMB G Keywords: Jay has art#: 20133729 Class: Apartments For Rent Size: 2.00 X 2.00

Prudential Pine

MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2015

1986 Capri Bayliner, 19ft Long, Runs Great, 125 Horse Outboard, $5000.obo 928-978-4572

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan, seats 7, good condition, runs great, well maintained. $2700/firm, no offers, senior owned, 928-363-1562 /480-277-2761 cell.

HOUSEKEEPERS Wanted, Apply in Person 602 E. Hwy 260, Payson, AZ

HANDYMAN

BOATS

1992 Cadilac DeVille, $1000.

1990 Hull Double Axel Trailer 7x17 Flatbed, $1500.

One Log Splitter, $700.

Out-of-State Owner will Take Highest Offer First Week of April 928-978-2192

AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer/ Paralegal

Apartments For Rent

AUTOS/VEHICLES

CARS

Patricia Rockwell

AZCLDP #81438

HOSPITALITY

CHILDCARE Toddler Caregivers needed; must be:18yrs old w/HS diploma/GED. Daycare experience preferred. Must have a love for children,patience,hard working & flexible.Call Barb 928-474-4637

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS WILLS LIVING WILLS FINANCIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY MEDICAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY DEEDS

HIRING: Experienced In House Medical Billler & RN w/IV Skills Pay D.O.Experience, Send Resume & References Required: Cardiology Clinic, PO Box 2581,Payson, 85547

EMPLOYMENT

Interested parties should email pseniorctr@gmail.com for a detailed job description and for any questions.

All resumes must be submitted via email. Resumes must be submitted by April 10, 2016 to be considered. We are a drug-free and an EEO employer.

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.

LEGAL SERVICES ad attached

5. MOVING SALE!!

505 E. WADE LANE, Saturday Only, April 2 from 7am to ?: Antiques, Tools, Household etc.

BOOKKEEPER POSITION

HEALTH CARE

Get the best results!

Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft.

On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558

HOMES FOR RENT 3/2 Upscale Quiet Neighborhood, 2-Car Garage,Storage, Serene, Private, Minimum maintenance backyard w/deck & tall trees.

Lap-dog only, Lease + Deposits.

Must See!928-978-9100 Beautiful 2 Story 3Br/3Ba, Upgraded Kitchen, Spa Bath, View, Quiet Neighbohood, Oversized 2 Car Garage / Workshop Space, Down Stairs ideal for teenager or mother-in-law quarters, $1400.mo + Dep. Call 928-978-9100 For Rent 3Br/2Ba + 2-Car Garage and Yard in the town of Payson; $1100.mo + Sec. Dep. Call Sherry 949-212-8911

New 2 BR, 1 BA, Manufactured home, 55+ age community. $625.00, 480-390-8901.

LOOKING FOR: 3Br+/2Ba+, 1/2+ Acre, 2-Car Garage, Ready to Move in Now! Call 720-955-0121 WANT TO RENT - 1 BEDROOM Apt. or Room in Private Home or Studio etc. Female Fire Fighter for Tonto Forest Service, Mid May thru Mid August, then off to college.

Please call Kasey 928-532-7295

LEGAL NOTICES 16092: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2016; TS/File 201863T.10244 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on NOVEMBER 16, 2008, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2006-019657 in the Office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona - NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on APRIL 27, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 1, Block 14, of Globe Townsite, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, Recorded in Map No. 63; Thence Northerly 113.5 Feet More or Less; Thence Easterly 110.00 feet more or Less; Thence Southerly 113.5 feet more or less parallel to the Westerly boundary of said Block 14; Thence Westerly along and parallel to the Southerly boundary line of said block, a distance of 110.00 feet more or less to the point of beginning, according to the official Plat on

LEGAL NOTICES file in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 63. Purported Property Address: 951 N. HIGH ST., GLOBE, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 208-02-039. Original Principal Balance: $55,800.00 Original Beneficiary: WMC MORTGAGE CORP., 3100 THORNTON AVE., BURBANK, CA 91504-3183. Current Beneficiary: MORGAN CARTER, 1402 E. MOJAVE ST., COTTONWOOD, AZ 86326.

Original/Current Trustor: ERIC SCHEINDLINGER, 939 N. EAST ST., GLOBE, AZ 85501. Said Trustee’s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $55,573.47 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: JANUARY 4, 2016. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation.

580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent.

Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on January 25, 2015, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018.

16098: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on December 30, 1999 in Instrument No. 1999-20440 in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder At the Front Entrance of the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 at 11:00 AM on June 8, 2016: LEGAL DESCRIPTION AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO Purported Street address: 631 Brooks Avenue AKA 231 N. Summit Ave, Miami, AZ 85539 Tax Parcel # 206-18-096 Original Principal Balance $29,488.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON f/k/a THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWMBS 2004-R1, in c/o Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd, Coppell, Texas 75019.

Name and Address of Original Trustor:Raul Encizo, Jr., husband of Dutchess Encizo, 631 Brooks Avenue AKA 231 N. Summit Ave, Miami, AZ 85539

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LEGAL NOTICES Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Jason P. Sherman, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite #400, Phoenix, AZ 85012, 602-222-5711 Dated: February 25, 2016 /s/ Jason P. Sherman Jason P. Sherman, Trustee Manner of Trustee Qualification: The Trustee qualifies pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-803(A)(2) as a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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

STATE OF ARIZONA }} ss.

COUNTY OF MARICOPA } The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on February 25, 2016, by Jason P. Sherman, a member of the State Bar of Arizona, as Trustee. /s/ Yolanda R. Gardner, NOTARY PUBLIC A r i z o n a Maricopa County My commission expires: 02/09/2019 EXHIBIT “A” ALL AND SINGULAR THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF LOT 631, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN BLOCK 41, OF RED SPRINGS ADDITION TO THE TOWNSITE OF MIAMI, COUNTY OF GILA, STATE OF ARIZONA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: THE SURFACE AND THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF 40 FEET LYING IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 631, WHICH CORNER IS IDENTICAL WITH THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 633; THENCE SOUTH 71 DEGREES 55 MINUTES, 24.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 39 DEGREES 54 MINUTES EAST, 36.40 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST 36.25 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 68 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST, 50.65 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDE OF SAID LOT 631 (WHICH IS NORTH 26 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST, 7.52 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 631); THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST, 29.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 51 MINUTES, 80.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. 16100: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2016; TS No. AZ07000406-15-1 APN 208-02-009 TO No. 150320800-AZ-VOO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated September 6, 2013 and recorded on September 9, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-010693 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on May 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 439 S EAST STREET, GLOBE, AZ 85501 ALL AND SINGULAR THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, LYING AND BEING IN BLOCK 2, GLOBE TOWNSITE ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 63, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AND BLOCK 2A, EAST GLOBE MAP NO. 1 ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 2, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN CONVEYED, FROM WHICH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, BLOCK 2A, EAST GLOBE MAP NO. 1 BEARS NORTH 22°29` WEST 154.75 FEET; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 66°47` WEST, 235.8 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST SIDE LINE OF EAST STREET; THENCE RUNNING NORTH 23°01` WEST, ALONG THE EAST SIDE LINE OF EAST STREET, 50 FEET; THENCE RUNNING

LEGAL NOTICES NORTH 66°47` EAST, 235.8 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO A LINE RUNNING NORTH 22°18 WEST, FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 22°18` EAST AND PARALLEL WITH PARKER STREET 50 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO A RIGHT OF WAY OR EASEMENT ONLY TO PASS OVER FOR PURPOSE OF INGRESS AND EGRESS, TO AND FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PREMISES, OVER THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY, TO-WIT: A STRIP OF LAND 35 FEET IN WIDTH, EXTENDING FROM MAPLE STREET AND LYING ADJACENT TO AND ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF THE END LINES OF LOTS 6, 5 AND 4, BLOCK 2A, EAST GLOBE MAP N0.1, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 2, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 208-02-009 Original Principal Balance $109,971.00 Name and Address of original Trustor SHAWN R. W. BOLINGER AND SHANNON D. FOERSTER, HUSBAND AND WIFE 439 S EAST STREET, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of the Beneficiary First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation c/o RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation 5016 Parkway Plaza Blvd., Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28217 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: February 16, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766. Order no.

AZ16-000246-1, Pub Dates, 03/11/2016, 03/18/2016, 03/25/2016, 04/01/2016.

16108: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #16-40208 Grainger Jr Title No: 21600723 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 09/13/2004 as Document No. 2004-014274 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on June 8, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33811).

The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State: PARCEL NO. 1 That part of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast

LEGAL NOTICES quarter of Section 26, Township 1 North, Range 15 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, described as follows: BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of this parcel of land which bears South 89º 53’ East, a distance of 132.09 feet from the Northwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section 26; THENCE continuing South 89º 53’ East, a distance of 133.71 feet to the Northeast corner; THENCE South 41º 29’ East, a distance of 153.00 feet to the Southeast corner; THENCE South 47º 35’ West, a distance of 100.00 feet to the Southwest corner; THENCE North 41º 29’ West, a distance of 243.40 feet to the Northwest corner, the PLACE OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO. 2 An easement for ingress and egress and utilities being 20 feet in width, as created in instrument recorded in Docket 286, Page 825, records of Gila County, Arizona, described as follows: BEGINNING at a point which bears South 89º 53’ East, 265.80 feet from the Northwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 1 North, Range 15 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona; THENCE South 41 º 29’ East, 153.00 feet; THENCE South 47º 35’ West, 40.0 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE South 42º 25’ East, 19.93 feet; THENCE North 82º 40’ East, 47.93 feet; THENCE South 54º 53’ East, 29.6 3 feet; THENCE South 82º 40’ West, 80.21 feet; THENCE North 42º 25’ West, 30.33 feet; THENCE North 47º 35’ East, 20.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 487 W. Hackney Avenue Globe, AZ 85501 Tax Parcel No.: 207-22-033B 2 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable.

Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $91,563.00 Original Trustor: Wayne R. Grainger Jr., a single man and Misti L. Katich, an unmarried woman Pinal Creek Rd #7, Globe, AZ 85501 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: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4566169 03/25/2016, 04/01/2016, 04/08/2016, 04/15/2016 16112: 3/25, 3/29, 4/1/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF TONTO AGGREGATE GROUP LLC (Pursuant to A.R.S. §29-632) ARTICLE I NAME OF ORGANIZATION The name of the organization is TONTO AGGREGATE GROUP LLC (“Company”).

ARTICLE II KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS The known place of business of the Company is #32 Tonto Apache Reservation, Unit F Payson, Arizona 85541 ARTICLE III NAME AND STREET ADDRESS OF STATUTORY AGENT The name and address of the statutory agent is as follows: Farrell Hoosava #32 Tonto Apache Reservation, Unit F Payson, Arizona 85541 ARTICLE IV PURPOSE OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The purpose of the Company is to conduct any business permitted pursuant to the laws of the State of Arizona.

ARTICLE V DISSOLUTION The Company is perpetual.

ARTICLE VI MANAGEMENT Management of the Company is reserved to its Members.

ARTICLE VII NAME AND ADDRESS OF MEMBERS The name(s) and address(es) of the Members of the Company are as follows: Farrell Hoosava #32 Tonto Apache Reservation, Unit F Payson, Arizona 85541

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES Dated this 18th day of February, 2016. /s/Farrell Hoosava, Member 3/25, 3/29, 4/1/16 CNS-2857046# 16113: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Case Number: PB2016-00023 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA GILA COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of JOSEPH EDWARD STEELE JR. NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: 1. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: GLORIA LYNN WOODROW has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate on MARCH 8, 2016. My address is: 5232 E. Dodge St., Mesa, AZ 85205 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 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: 3/8/16 /s/Gloria Lynn Woodrow Personal Representative 3/25, 4/1, 4/8/16 CNS-2857110# 16114: 3/18, 3/24, 4/1/2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE OCUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of MARK STEVEN TOMASKO, Deceased. No. PB2016-00022 NOTICE TO CREITORS BY PUBLICAITON NOTICE IS GIVEN to all creditors of the Estate that: 1.

David Tomasko has been appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate.

2.

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

3.

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

DATED this 11th day of March, 2016.

DANA AND ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. By: /s/ Rilus M. Dana RILUS M. DANA 1234 S. Power Road, Suite #102 Mesa, AZ 85206 Counsel for Personal Representative 16116: 3/25, 3/29, 4/1//2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF KUPER, LLC Pursuant to A.R.S. §29-632, the undersigned states as follows: 1. Name. The name of the limited liability company is KUPER, LLC (the “Company”).

2. Business Address. The address of the known place of business in Arizona is: 501 Scott Drive Payson, Gila County, Arizona 85541 3. Statutory Agent. The statutory agent’s name and address are: ST Service Co. 4250 North Drinkwater Boulevard, 4th Floor Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 4. Dissolution. The duration or life period of the Company is: Perpetual.

5. Management. Management of the Company is vested in a manager or managers. The name and address of each manager at the time of the formation of the Company are: Richard Adams P. O. Box 2800 - 150 Carefree, Arizona 85277-2800 Janet Adams P. O. Box 2800 - 150 Carefree, Arizona 85277-2800 6. Members. The name and address of each member who owns a twenty percent (20%) or more interest in the capital or profits of the Company are: Richard Adams P. O. Box 2800 - 150 Carefree, Arizona 85277-2800 Janet Adams P. O. Box 2800 - 150 Carefree, Arizona 85277-2800 Dated: March 10, 2016 /s/Janet Adams JANET ADAMS 3/25, 3/29, 4/1/16 CNS-2858993# 16119: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/2016 Trustee’s Sale No.: 3240.003 Notice Of Trustee’s Sale Recorded: 3/2/2016 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under this deed of trust, recorded August 25, 2008, at Instrument Number 2008-011311, as assigned to Beneficiary pursuant to that certain Assignment of Deed of Trust dated August 7, 2015 and recorded September 11, 2015 at Instrument Number 2015-008966, all in the Official Records of Gila County Recorder, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION

LEGAL NOTICES AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the County Courthouse located at 1400 East Ash Street, in Gila County, Globe, Arizona, on June 1, 2016, at 11 o’clock a.m., to the highest bidder. Legally described as: See Exhibit “A” attached hereto. Tax parcel number(s): 302-36-165A Original principal balance: $240,000.00 Description of Personal Property: All personal property and fixtures located on, or utilized in connection with, the Property and described in the deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) and or referenced in filed Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 101 – 103 – 105 West Roundup, Payson, Arizona – Gila County Name and address of trustor: Karen L. Lloyd Donald A. Lloyd 207 West Roundup Payson, Arizona 85541 Name and address of original beneficiary: Compass Bank 15685 North Greenway-Hayden Loop, Suite 100A Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 NOW: CFS-4 IV, LLC c/o Midwest Servicing Inc. 230 CrossKeys Office Park Fairport, New York 14450 Name, address and telephone number of Trustee/Successor Trustee: James B. Ball Poli & Ball, PLC 2999 North 44th Street, Suite 500 Phoenix, Arizona 85018 602/840-1400 Telephone Dated this 1st day of March, 2016. /s/ James B. Ball, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is qualified per A.R.S. § 33-803(A)(2), as a Member of the State Bar of Arizona State of Arizona ) )ss.

County of Maricopa ) On this 1st day of March, 2016, before me personally appeared James B. Ball, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee, whom I know personally, and acknowledged that he executed the same. My Commission Expires: May 31, 2017 /s/ Michelle Garcia, Notary Public My Commission Expires: May 31, 2017 Exhibit A The land referred to herein below is situated in the county of Gila, State of Arizona, and is described as follows: Lots, I J and K, Payson Ranchos Unit Two, according to Map No. 220, records of Gila County, Arizona. Tax Parcel No. 302-36-165A 16122: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/2016; TS No. AZ07000058-15-2 APN 301-08-003 TO No. 160051361-AZ-DMO 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 November 30, 2006 and recorded on December 5, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-020435 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on June 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5058 N BEAR TRAIL, STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544 LOT 3, STRAWBERRY RANCH FOUR, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 308, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 301-08-003 Original Principal Balance $283,500.00 Name and Address of original Trustor JOHN E WALLEN, A SINGLE MAN 5058 N BEAR TRAIL, STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544 Name and Address of the Beneficiary CIT Bank, N.A., formerly known as OneWest Bank N.A. c/o Financial Freedom, a division of CIT Bank, N.A. 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING AUSTIN, TX 78758 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without

LEGAL NOTICES 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: March 3, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT w w w. i n s o u r c e l o g i c . c o m FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766. Order no.

AZ16-000323-1, Pub Dates, 04/01/2016, 04/08/2016, 04/15/2016, 04/22/2016.

16123: 3/29, 4/1, 4/5/2016 Notice Of Publication Articles Of Organization Have Been Filed In The Office Of The Arizona Corporation Commission For I Name: AZ Scape LLC. L-20-74859-9. II The address of registered office is: 207 E Longhorn #1, Payson AZ 85541. The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: National Contractor Services Corporation, 1010 E Jefferson St Phoenix AZ 85034. III Management of limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Jack Vazquez Legarreta, 207 E Longhorn #1, Payson AZ 85541, member.

16124: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/2016; HEARING ON DEPENDENCY PETITION NO. JD 201500035 Honorable Timothy M. Wright IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of: NOAH JEFFREY CARTER d.o.b. 06-16-2006 Person under 18 years of age.

TO: JEFFREY WALTER CARTER, fatherof the above-named child.

1. The Department of Child Safety, (DCS or the Department), by and through undersigned counsel, has filed a Dependency Petition pursuant to Title 8, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Rules 4.1 and 4.2 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure; and Rule 48(D) of the Arizona Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court.

2. The Court has set a continued initial/publication hearing on May 26, 2016, at 11:30 a.m., at Gila County Superior Court, 714 S. Beeline Hwy., #104, Payson, AZ 85541, telephone number 928.474.3978, for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Petition.

3. You and your child are entitled to have an attorney present at the hearing. You may hire your own attorney or, if you cannot afford an attorney and want to be represented by an attorney, one may be appointed by the Court.

4. You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. You are advised that your failure to personally appear in court at the initial hearing, pretrial conference, status conference, or dependency adjudication, without good cause shown, may result in a finding that you have waived your legal rights and have admitted the allegations in the Petition. In addition, if you fail to appear, without good cause, the hearing may go forward in your absence and may result in an adjudication of dependency, termination of your parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship based upon the record and the evidence presented to the court, as well as an order of paternity, custody, or change of custody in a consolidated family law matter and an order for child support if paternity has been es-

LEGAL NOTICES tablished.

5. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Dependency Petition, Notice of Hearing, and Temporary Order by submitting a written request to: TRACEY L. HEINRICK, Office of the Attorney General, 120 W. 1st Ave., 2nd Floor, Mesa, Arizona 85210. The assigned case manager is Sheena Walters and may be reached by telephone at 928.468.9877.

6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three (3) working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling 928.474.3978.

7. You have the right to make a request or motion prior to any hearing that the hearing be closed to the public.

DATED this __ day of March 2016.

MARK BRNOVICH Attorney General TRACEY L. HEINRICK Assistant Attorney General 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/16 CNS-2862141# 16125: 3/29, 4/1, 4/5/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: JON’S YARD SERVICE LLC File No. L-2077236-7 II. The address of the known place of business is: 212 N. Titel St., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Jon D. Hamilton, 212 N. Titel St., Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members.

The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Jon D. Hamilton, 212 N. Titel St., Payson, AZ 85541; Teri L. Hamilton, 212 N. Titel St., Payson, AZ 85541.

16126: 4/1, 4/8/2016 REQUEST FOR BIDS The Town of Payson will accept sealed bids at the office of the Town Clerk, 303 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, Arizona, 85541, until 2:00 PM, Mountain Standard Time on May 10, 2016 for improvements to the section of North Manzanita Drive starting approximately 500 feet north of SR260 and extending 2,500 L.F. north to Evergreen Street, excluding the new roundabout at the intersection of Malibu Drive, North Manzanita Drive and East Park Street. The North Manzanita Drive Improvement Plans show these sections to be from Station 10+00 to Station 18+93.30 and from Station 21+76.16 to Station 25+18.12. At that time, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work includes construction of approximately 1,200 L.F. of new water main.

Bid envelopes must be clearly marked in the outside lower right hand corner: Sealed Bid o f (Firms Name) N o r t h M a n z a nita Drive Reconstruction It is anticipated bids will be considered for award May 19, 2016 at the Town Council meeting. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Contract documents may be examined at the following location: Town of P a y son, Engineering Department 303 N. B e e l i n e Highway Payson, A Z 85541 Construction specifications and bidding documents may be obtained from Town of Payson, 303 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 474-5242.

A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on April 26, 2016 at 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time in the Town of Payson Council Chambers, 303 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, Arizona 85541.

Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided and be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check or Surety Bond payable to the Town of Payson, Arizona, for not less than Ten Percent (10%) of the total bid.

Each bidder shall be a licensed General Contractor in the State of Arizona.

Contractor shall comply with all federal, state and local nondiscrimination statutes in the operation, implementation and delivery of, including state and federal civil rights and disabilities laws.

In particular, the contractor shall ensure that the Town of Payson’s obligation for program, facility and service accessibility in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act are complied with in all activities arising under this contract, and shall hold

LEGAL NOTICES harmless the Town of Payson for any and all loss, including but not limited to damages, costs or expenses, incurred or arising from any alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities act under the auspices of this contract unless resulting from an intentional or actual negligent act of the Town of Payson and its employees.

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

Published: April 1 & 8, 2016 in the Payson Roundup 16127: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22/2016; TS#: 039470-AZ Order #: 160032024-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 6/2/2005 and recorded on 7/7/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-011938, in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the below date, time and place. THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST, OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL TWO OF RECORD OF SURVEY/MINOR LAND DIVISION RECORDED APRIL 5, 2004 AS SURVEY MAP NO. 2635, GILA COUNTY RECORDS. COUNTY ASSESSOR’S TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 301-20-015H STREET ADDRESS or IDENTIFIABLE LOCATION: 3879 NORTH HIGHWAY 87 PINE Arizona 85544 Further information related to the sale and the Subject Real Property will be made available to the public through www.auction.com.

In accordance with A.R.S. § 33-808(B), the time of sale will be between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at a specific place on the Subject Real Property, at the County Courthouse, or at a specific place of business of the Trustee. Sale Date: 6/22/2016 Sale Time: 11:00 AM Sale Location: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE GILA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1400 E. ASH STREET, GLOBE, AZ 85501 ACCORDING TO THE DEED OF TRUST OR UPON INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE BENEFICIARY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A.R.S. SECTION 33-808(C): ORIGINAL TRUSTOR: REX L ASTLE, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY 3879 NORTH HIGHWAY 87 PINE Arizona 85544 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE AS SHOWN ON DEED OF TRUST: $228,000.00 CURRENT BENEFICIARY: NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CURRENT TRUSTEE: Clear Recon Corp. 2 N. Central Avenue, Ste 1135 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: (602) 457-5793 Visit this Internet Web site: WWW.AUCTION.COM Automated Sale Line: (800) 280-2832 Dated: 3/21/16 CLEAR RECON CORP 16129: 4/1, 4/5, 4/8/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF COUNTING STARS INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. Pursuant to the provisions of Title 29, Article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, the undersigned adopts the following Articles of Organization for the purpose of forming an Arizona limited liability company.

ARTICLE I Name.

The name of the Company is COUNTING STARS INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. (the “Company”).

ARTICLE II Registered Office. The address of the registered office of the Company shall be 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, Arizona, 85541.

ARTICLE III Statutory Agent. The name and address of the initial statutory agent of the Company is: Sheena Christensen; 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, Arizona, 85541.

ARTICLE IV Date of Dissolution. The Company shall have perpetual existence. There is no date by which the Company

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ARTICLE V Management. Management of the company is vested in a manager. The name and address of the initial manager is: Name/Title Address Sheena Christensen, Manager 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, Arizona, 85541 ARTICLE VI Members of the Company.

The names and addresses of each person who is a member of the Company at the time of its formation are: Name/Title Address: Sheena C h r i s tensen, Member 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, Arizona, 85541 Rani Primmer, Member 44 N. Seldom Creek, P a y -

LEGAL NOTICES son, Arizona, 85541 ARTICLE VII Purpose. The purpose and business of this Company shall be providing veterinary services, and to transact any other lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under Arizona law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on the date set forth below. /s/ Sheena Christensen, Sheena Christensen Date: 2/18/2016 Manager/Member 16130: 4/1, 4/5, 4/8/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: TIM BAKER HORSESHOEING, LLC

LEGAL NOTICES File No. L-20779399 II. The address of the known place of business is: 980 W. Lenora Way, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Brittany R. Baker, 980 W. Lenora Way, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members.

The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Timothy R. Baker, (x) member, 980 W. Lenora Way, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140. Brittany R. Baker, (x) member, 980 W. Lenora Way, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140.

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LEGAL NOTICES 16131: 4/1, 4/5, 4/8/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: MOUNTAIN WEST LOG HOME FINISHING LLC File No. L-20708313 II. The address of the known place of business is: 200 N. Parkwood Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Robert Neumann, 200 N. Parkwood Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a

LEGAL NOTICES twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Robert Neumann, (x) manager, 200 N. Parkwood Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

16132: 4/1, 4/5, 4/8/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: SPLATZ ICE CREAM NOVELTIES LLC File No. L-2076612-7 II. The address of the known place of business is: 1302 W. Random Way, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Colleen Johnson, 1302 W. Random Way, Payson, AZ 85541.

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LEGAL NOTICES (A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Colleen Johnson, (x) manager, 1302 W. Random Way, Payson, AZ 85541.

16134: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/2016 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA GILA COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of: NICOLASA CARMONA GARCIA, An Adult.

No. PB201600038 NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Donna Allison (Fiduciary License No.

LEGAL NOTICES 20316), (herein, “Petitioner”), has filed in the above-named Court a Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy, Determination of Heirs, and Transfer of Assets to Conservatorship (Herein, “Petition”).

A hearing has been set to consider the Petition on the 28th day of April, 2016, at 1:30 pm before: HONORABLE BRYAN B. CHAMBERS, Gila County Superior Court, Globe Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501.

This is a legal notice; your rights may be affected. Este es un aviso legal.

Sus derechos podrian ser afectados. If you object to any part of the petition or motion that accompanies

LEGAL NOTICES this notice, you must file with the court a written objection describing the legal basis for your objection at least three days before the hearing date or you must appear in person or through an attorney at the time and place set forth in the notice of hearing.

DATED this 30th day of March, 2016.

ANDERSEN PLLC /s/Samantha Garber Stirling 17015 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 225, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone: 480-265-9165 Fax: 480-265-9101 mandersen@andersenpllc.c om

YARD SALE GUIDE Weekend of April 1-3 1. 909 W. Country Lane (Payson), Sat, April 2 from 8am to 1pm: Household Items and Misc.

2. PINE CABIN ESTATE SALE Orloff Road in Pine Fri, Apr 1 and Sat, Apr 2.

8 am start time Selling our PINE, AZ cabin and everything in it! Follow the bright GREEN ESTATE SALE signs starting at the corner of Rte 87 & Hardscrabble to the estate sale on Orloff Road. Just a sampling of what is included in the sale: furniture, yard items, garage items, decorator items, fishing gear, kitchen ware, pictures, and a lot more.

3. 1001 S. Mud Springs Rd., Fri. & Sat. April 1 & 2 from 7am to 3pm; Picture Frames, Quilt Fabric, Art and Garden Supplies, Speaker /Sound & Many Household Items.

5. MOVING SALE!!

505 E. WADE LANE, Saturday Only, April 2 from 7am to ?: Antiques, Tools, Household etc.

4. Estate Sale 1000 W Chatham in Payson Fri, Apr 1, Sat, Apr 2 and Sun, Apr 3.

8am-4pm Fri, 8am-4pm Sat 9am-noon Sun. Beautiful Broyhill dining set and hutch, Queen bedroom suite, desks, file cabinets, leather couch and chair, corning ware, pyrex, art, garden, tools, and many many more household items.

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