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Payson High’s top-ranked softball team begins its quest for a state championship on Wednesday, but it was the Longhorns’ long-shot baseball team that had everyone talking after rallying from a 1-0 deficit with four runs in the final two innings to upset Chino Valley in a
first-round playoff game on Saturday. Read all about the baseball team’s upset win and their upcoming schedule on page 5B. You’ll also find an extensive look at the softball team in our special state tournament B section inside.
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Heroin death
Tragic tale of brothers with a shared addiction by
Alexis Bechman
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Payson’s heroin scourge has claimed another victim. A pair of brothers who swore to stand together and shared matching tattoos, also shared a drug habit. HITS But now one lies in a coffin, the other, facing drug charges. Police say they found seventh in a series Nicholas Whittington, 23, and Samuel Whittington, 25, at a Main Street apartment complex Wednesday morning. Nicholas lay dead inside from a heroin overdose. Outside, Samuel was reportedly trying to cover up what had happened. Nicholas’ death is the second heroin-related death since October in Payson.
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• See Heroin overdose, page 9A Photographer DJ Craig captured this awesome image of some of the 150 runners in Saturday’s 5K Color Run. The fun event started in Star Valley and set out to raise money for Payson High School’s Adventure Club. For a story and more photos, see page 12A.
Prank call spurred juvenile court reform Gila County judge unearths, sets right, historic wrong by
Pete Aleshire
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Mrs. Cook picked up the phone, with no sense of impending history. “Cookie, just a minute, said a vaguely familiar voice. “My friend wants to talk to you.” Then another teenaged boy’s voice came on the line. “Are your cherries ripe today?” he asked. She stared at the phone, aghast. “Do you have big bombers?” the voice said, on the edge of a giggle. She thought she recognized the voices. She thought one was the Gault boy, who lived in the trailer court and sometimes answered the phone and took messages. And the other boy — that sounded like the Lewis boy. So she called the sheriff’s office. That childish prank in Globe in 1964 and Mrs. Cook’s firm response set in motion a
chain of events that would force far-reaching change in the way the criminal justice system deals with juveniles. The case ended up in front of the United States Supreme Court, although winning ultimately did nothing whatever for that young teenager. It did, however, ultimately overshadow the career of a distinguished Gila County judge, who found himself castigated by the highest court in the land for running a “kangaroo court.” And finally, the strange 1964 case of Gerald Gault has offered a complex grace note for Gila County Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill, who finally rendered justice 50 years delayed. After a distinguished career on the bench now nearing its end, Cahill has taken up explaining to lawyers and law students the way in which a brave and determined woman attorney changed the law of the land, wearing a frowned upon hat.
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Help run local law enforcement out of town Wednesday during the annual Special Olympics Torch Run on the Beeline Highway. As part of Special Olympics 50th celebration, members of Arizona law enforcement community are teaming up with Special THE WEATHER
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Olympic athletes around the state for the annual Olympic Torch Run, which kicks off the summer games. In Payson, officers will meet at Chapman Auto Center at the corner of Highways 87 and 260 Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Local residents can walk along with the athletes as they head to Western Village with the torch. From there, the officers and other supporters will ride bicycles to the Highway 188 turnoff. Det. Karen Baltz, with the Gila County Sheriff’s Office, said they had planned to ride to Sunflower, but because of road construction, will stop at the area at the Highway 188 turnoff. The Payson Posse will escort riders safely down the highway. Bikers will then be
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This reconstruction of the case comes mostly from the court records Judge Cahill meticulously assembled, after months of research with the help of Lisa Pferdeort. He presented the case recently to a group of students at Summit Law School in Phoenix and to an expanding number of professional gatherings of lawyers since. Juvenile defendants had no rights
The juvenile justice system in 1964 bore little resemblance to the system today. Juveniles had few of the rights accorded to adult defendants — and judges had few constraints on their power. So when the Gila County sheriff got the complaint from Mrs. Cook, a deputy went straight to Gerry Gault’s house at 10 a.m., made the arrest and took the 15-year-old boy down to the jail.
• See Gila County, page 8A
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shuttled back to Payson. Baltz started volunteering with Special Olympics years ago in California as a “hugger,” someone who helps and encourages special-needs athletes through their events. She said she loves helping the group and wishes she could do more, but given her heavy caseload at the sheriff’s office, she can only help organize this annual event. Jonathan Manley, law clerk at the Payson Gila County courthouse, said he is excited to participate in this year’s ride. The Payson area Torch Parade is at 9 a.m., Wednesday, May 6 starting at Chapman Auto Center; meet there at 8:30 a.m. The route continues south on Highway 87 to Western Village.
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In a treat for the ears, eyes and mind, the Tonto Community Concert Association presented SAXational, by Ron Verdi for its last concert of the season. As an added bonus, Verdi performed with the Payson High School Concert Band adding a decidedly local spin on the event. Verdi and the band offered a history of the saxophone (including props) with samples of jazz and pop music spanning 50 years. The professional musician with a music degree from the University of Arizona, has amassed a collection of 100 saxophones in addition to 150 rare wind, brass and percussion instruments. After a career in
education and playing with the Phoenix Symphony, he moved to Southern California to found the Side Street Strutters Jazz Band. The Strutters became the house jazz band of Disneyland Resort for 22 years. He effortlessly and humorously combined a description of the instruments with an introduction into the song he and the band would play. Starting at the beginning of the creation of the saxophone, Verdi introduced Adolphe Sax, a Belgian musical instrument inventor who created the instrument in the late 1800s. But Sax did not have much luck with the patents he filed on the instrument Verdi told the audience.
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Ron Verdi brought one of the world’s most bizarre and tuneful collections of saxophones to Payson last week for the final concert of the Tonto Community Concert Association season. He brought teeny, tiny instruments and a rare sax towering more than six feet tall. The Payson High School band provided backup, to the delight of the audience that packed the high school auditorium.
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“He died penniless never knowing how popular his instrument would become,” he said before launching into a song with the sax section of the band playing saxophones from the soprano to alto to baritone. Tiny 5-foot-2-inch Veronica Volk could barely hold up the huge baritone, but she proudly and easily played her solos. In fact, Verdi had each player perform a solo to feature their instrument. Verdi pulled out one of the most unique sounding saxophones, the slide saxophone, to play the Duke Ellington song “Mood Indigo,” intended to mimic the unique playing style of Johnny Hodges. “Johnny Hodges would start a note lower and swoop into it,” said Verdi. But Verdi said the challenge of playing that particular saxophone lent itself to very few songs. “I gotta tell you folks, I haven’t found a whole lot of musical value in this (slide sax),” he told the audience to laughter. In fact, the whole evening provoked lots of laughs. Especially when Verdi brought out saxophones smaller or larger than anyone had ever seen. Take the French-made sopranino for example.
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“It’s the smallest sax in the world,” said Verdi. “It was gifted to me by Wilt Chamberlain. It was his tie pin.” The audience busted at the visual. Verdi and the band then played a raucous
song from the Roaring Twenties that captured the vaudeville days, “Saxaphobia.” Next, a tuba player played the riff from “Jaws” as another student used airport flashlights to guide Verdi in with a six-anda-half-foot-tall saxophone: the contrabase. “Only 12 of these were made,” said Verdi, “The City of New York commissioned them (late 1880s) and debuted them in the Thanksgiving Parade.” He and the band then played “Stompin’ at the Savoy.” The low notes that emitted from the huge instrument made many laugh. Verdi noted that he got to play the instrument on the soundtrack for “Horton Hears a Who.” As his finale, Verdi soloed with a soundtrack of the most iconic saxophone pop songs from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, such as the 1974 song “Pick Up the Pieces” by the Average White Band. Many of the sax players in the band had a secret smile as non-sax players rolled their eyes and giggled at the sometimes cheesy choice of songs. At the end of the concert, TCCA board member Larry Stephenson said he loved how the concert brought in families, especially the younger siblings of the band members. “It was a great performance,” said Stephenson.
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sary of the National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. Last year, more than 74 million pounds of food nationally and almost 9,000 pounds locally were collected. All local donations go directly to the Payson Food Bank. The need for food donations is great and the food drive’s timing is crucial as the food bank’s pantries are depleted. So, on Saturday, May 9, please leave a non-perishable food donation (please, no glass) in a bag by your mailbox. Your letter carrier (or a volunteer) will do the rest.
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There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529). • Ultimate Football Fan Giveaway: Cardinals Season Passes for 10 winners. Each winner receives two season tickets. Earn drawing tickets now through July 31 by playing your favorite slots, table and bingo games. • Let’s Maz a Deal: Every Tuesday in May Hot Seats every hour from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. $14,000 up for grabs! • Mother’s Day Buffet: Sunday, May 10 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant. • Harry Luge Band: May 15, doors open 8:30 p.m., show 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets $10 advance or $15 at the door. Available at the gift shop. • Diane Moore & Mogollon: May 22, doors open 8:30 p.m., show 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets $15 advance or $20 at the door.
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Payson Christian School The Payson Christian School, 1000 E. Frontier St., has a busy schedule this week. Tonight, Tuesday, May 5 at 5:15 p.m., it presents its Student Showcase. It benefits from a night out at Chili’s, Wednesday, May 6 – go to paysonchristianschool.org and download a flyer to submit when eating at Chili’s to make a contribution to the school. The students of the school participate in National Day of Prayer at noon, Thursday, May 7 at the school flagpole Also on Thursday, there will be a high school meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, call the school at (928) 474-8050.
Special Olympics Torch run Special Olympics is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. As part of the celebration, members of Arizona law enforcement are teaming up with Special Olympics for the annual Olympic Torch run. The Payson area Torch Parade is at 9 a.m., Wednesday, May 6 starting at Chapman Auto; meet there at 8:30 a.m. The route continues south on Highway 87 to Western Village. A motorcycle and law enforcement escort will lead the parade and carry the lit Olympic Torch. For details, call Ruby, (928) 595-2206 or Lucy, (928) 595-2136.
Senior law, benefits program Powell Place Senior Living, 806 W. Longhorn Rd., Payson, will have a program on senior law and benfits at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 6. The program is with Daniel Nunez, elder law adviser with Jackson White Elder Law.
Studio recital Music students of Dr. Victoria Harris will present a studio recital at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 6. The recital will be held at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson. The program is open to the public, free of charge. Refreshments will be served following the recital. For further information, call (928) 4749490.
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The 21st Annual Payson Wildlife Fair is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 9 at Green Valley Park. No admission is charged. There will be free fishing — the lake will be stocked with twice the number of trout with which it is usually supplied. And poles and bait will be available to use free of charge. Participants can also enjoy games and wildlife displays.
National Day of Prayer
The National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 7, 2015. Rim Country events include: Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson at 6:30 a.m.; Gila County Court House, 714 S. Beeline, Payson, at 8 a.m.; Payson Christian School, 1000 E. Frontier Street, Payson, at noon; and B. Diane McDaniel Park, 3615 E. Highway 260, Star Valley, at 4 p.m. All events are open to the public. Events will also be held in Pine at the Pine Elementary School flagpole at 7:30 a.m.; and the Pine First Baptist Church at 7:30 a.m., call (928) 476-3553 for a reservation.
Wearable Art Fashion Show
The Gila Community College Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 7 in room 301 on the Payson campus of GCC, 201 N. Mud Springs Rd. This annual event showcases the designs and creations by students of wearable art instructor, Leslie Peacock, an award-winning wearable artist and teacher. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For further information call the college at (928) 468-8039.
Community Breakfast Shepherd of The Pines Lutheran Church hosts a community breakfast from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., Friday, May 8 at 507 W. Wade Lane. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, coffee and juice. Rim Country residents and visitors are invited to join the congregation for food and fellowship. A free will offering will be accepted. The church will host a breakfast on the second Friday of every month from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. For more information, go online to www. shepherdofthepineslutheran.com or call (928) 474-5440.
Lowery’s Window & Door will have a grand re-opening from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, May 8 at 107 W. Wade Lane, Payson. There will be giveaways and food, plus a radio station broadcast on-site.
‘Stamp Out Hunger’ food drive is Saturday Saturday, May 9 marks the 22nd anniver-
more. The Arizona Game & Fish Department; the Mogollon Sporting Association; Payson Parks, Recreation & Tourism; and the U.S. Forest Service sponsor the event.
AARP Smart Driver course
The next AARP Smart Driver course will is from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 9 at the Payson Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway. There will be an hour’s break for lunch. Call (928) 472-9290 to register, or stop by the Payson Senior Circle. AARP members pay a fee of $15 for the course and non-members pay $20 (cash or check), due on day of class. The class is designed for those 50 and older, but is open to everyone 18 and over. With completion of the class, participants may also earn a discount on their vehicle insurance.
Volunteers are needed for the annual North American Migratory Bird Count May 9 at various Gila County locations. Similar to the Christmas Bird Count put on by the Audubon Society, the NAMC has bird watching volunteers fan out across the United States to count the number of migratory birds. For more information on the program, please visit: AZFO.com. In Gila County, Brian Ison will serve as the compiler this year. The veteran bird watcher has tally forms and will assign areas to count. If interested in volunteering, please send Ison an email at: lwrkenai@ cox.net.
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The Rim Area Gardeners, Your Hometown Garden Club, present the annual Garden Walk from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 9. This year there will also be a plant sale as part of the event. Visit some of the Payson area’s outstanding gardens. Each of the five gardens open to the public reflects the individual homeowner’s taste and gift for working with nature. At each site, a RAG Club member will greet and guide you through the garden. Tickets are $5 each and include information on reaching the sites. The tickets may be purchased at: Ace Hardware, Fancy Finds Gift Shop in Pine, the Payson and Pine libraries, Plant Fair Nursery in Star Valley, or at any of the gardens on the day of the walk. The plant sale is at 506 N. Woodhill Rd., Payson. See related story on page 10A.
Soroptimist International of Zane Grey Country is once again selling delicious See’s Chocolates for Mother’s Day. It will be available at Safeway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 9. For special orders, please call Jean Oliver at (928) 474-6167.
This year, this very special event is planned for Saturday, May 9 (in the past it has been held in early June). It will take place from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the track at Payson High School. There is still time to get a team together. The moving luminaries program will be at 9 p.m. – candles, many in specially decorated containers, are ignited at the same time in remembrance of those who have lost their battle with cancer and in encouragement and hope for those still fighting the disease. Those interested may purchase a luminary bag for $10 until the day before the Relay for Life. The event will also feature activities, games, food, entertainment and more. To learn how to participate or help as a volunteer, contact Linda at (928) 951-3750; Angie at (928) 978-1277; or Breanne at (480) 338-2172. Leave a message and you will be contacted.
Spring sale
Just in time for Mother’s Day, there will be a spring sale of plants, crafts, baked goods and jewelry from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday and Saturday in the gazebo on the 1000 block of W. Driftwood Dr., Payson West.
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The 21st Annual Payson Wildlife Fair is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 9 at Green Valley Park. No admission is charged. There will be free fishing — the lake will be stocked with twice the number of trout with which it is usually supplied. And poles and bait will be available to use free of charge. Participants can also enjoy games; wildlife displays featuring birds of prey, rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and alligators; information booths and
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Tuesday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Payson Christian School: 5:15 p.m., Student Showcase, 1000 E.Frontier St.
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• Special Olympics Torch Run: 9 a.m. from Chapman’s to Western Village, Payson • Senior law and benefits program: 10 a.m., Powell Place, 806 W. Longhorn Rd., Payson • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Studio recital: 6 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church
• National Day of Prayer: assorted events, varying times • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Wearable Art Fashion Show: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Payson campus, GCC, room 301
• Community Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., Shepherd of the Pines, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson • 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
• Garden Walk and Plant Sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., various sites, sale at 506 N. Woodhill Rd., Payson • Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Relay for Life: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., PHS track
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Looking ahead May 13 • Job Fair: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Payson campus, Gila Community College, bring resume and dress appropriately • Shelby School Play: 12:30 p.m., Shelby School in Tonto Village, also 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 15 May 14-16 • Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo: gates open at 5 p.m., performances at 7 p.m., Payson Event Center
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The terrible lesson of Nicholas Whittington
• May 5, 1877: Nearly a year after the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Sitting Bull and a band of followers cross into Canada hoping to find safe haven from the U.S. Army. By early 1881, Sitting Bull was the chief of only a small band of mostly older and sick people, and he finally agreed to move 187 Indians to the United States, where they were assigned to the Standing Rock reservation in South Dakota. • May 6, 1937: The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and crewmembers aboard the hydrogen-filled blimp. The “zeppelin” flew at a speed of 6 mph, propelled by a three-horsepower steam engine. • May 4, 1984: New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen releases “Pink Cadillac” as a B-side to “Dancing in the Dark,” which will become the first and biggest hit single off “Born in the U.S.A.” • May 3, 1999: Mark Manes, at age 22, was arrested for supplying a gun to Eric Harris and Dylan Kleibold, who later killed 13 people at Columbine High School in Colorado.
The killer strikes again. Last week, Nicholas Whittington, 23, died on the floor of a Payson apartment from an overdose of heroin. Perhaps you don’t think we should put that on the front page. Such depressing news. Such a squandered life. Such a needless tragedy. He made his terrible choices. He had every chance to turn away, to get clean, to stay clean. He started on the drugs as a teenager and followed the heroin death spiral to its grim, demeaning end. He went to rehab. He quit and quit and quit again. He overdosed and friends saved him. He overdosed again and paramedics saved him. And then one night, deep in the darkness, he sank to his knees, he fell to his side, while his brother slept in his own stupor and his girlfriend waited and wondered and the 17-year-old girl just starting her own descent slept off her dose. All alone there in the night, his life’s breath rasped into silence. Easy enough to condemn him. Easy enough to point to all his wasted chances. Easy enough to shake our heads and conclude there was nothing we could do. So why put this sad, lonely death on the front page of a newspaper that treasures the beloved community, the view of the Rim, the faces of the children at the school concert, the volunteer groups and the food bank drive? What good comes from staring so hard, pausing so long over this dispiriting death? We do it because this killer stalks our children. It is true enough that by the time Nicholas Whittington died, he was lost already. But once he was a boy, who loved his brother — who went to serve his country. But once he had all the world ahead of him, the possibilities uncounted. But once he had all the dreams of any child — all the yearning and hope and possibility. Something happened. He stumbled off the path. He lost himself in a thicket of thorns. We must understand what happened — because this despair stalks us, our children, our homes, our beloved community. So we write about it. So we focus on the lack of treatment. So we focus on the lack of support for desperate families. So we put this pathetic death on the front page, although we know many will close their minds with the comfort of condemnation. We will say that it cannot happen to us nor to those we love. Surely the flaw lay in Nicholas Whittington, not in the drug, not in the indifference of the community, not in the denial of the families. But here’s the thing to remember about the death of Nicholas Whittington: He could not save himself. He could not turn aside. Seeing the flames rising up to consume him, he could not step out of the path of his destruction. Who can know what impulse, denial, reckless confidence or deep fear impelled him that first time to take the drug into himself. Nor that second time. Nor the third time. We can only say that he was tempted, he yielded, and then the demon took him, knowing his name from the start. Our children may have a hundred reasons to experiment with drugs. But once the demon takes them, it doesn’t matter. Every addict has her own reasons — but eventually all addicts are the same. So we cannot wait, wrapped in our judgments. We cannot wait until after our children yield to temptation and pressure and fear. We cannot wait past that first time, that second time, that third time. We must reach out to them now, before they have shut their ears and sought the comfort of the demon in the dark. That’s why we put the death of Nicholas Whittington on the front page. So that he can teach us this terrible lesson. So that his death will have meaning he could not find in his life.
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There are things that we take for granted in life, but the one that deeply touched me recently is that people donate blood so that others can live. Recently my 13-year-old granddaughter was admitted to the hospital after losing over half of her blood. It was later determined that she has a rare blood disease. My granddaughter, who is 5 feet, 8 inches, and 130 pounds, should have hemoglobin of 12 units of blood. Her hemoglobin was at 5. She and was lying in a hospital bed, gray in color and lethargic. Over the course of the next few days, the hospital transfused 8 units of blood into her and she was later discharged with her hemoglobin at 10. As I sat there next to my granddaughter and watched the ruby red blood flow into her arm, I thanked all the people who had donated blood and saved her life. It was something I had taken from granted; the people who line up at the blood drive van and donate “our” lifeline. So, thank you to all of you who give a part of
you to others so that they can live. I can never repay you for what you have done. Donating blood
Step 1 Donor registers. Health history and mini physical are completed. About 1 pint of blood and several small test tubes are collected from each donor. The bag, test tubes and the donor record are labeled with an identical bar code label to keep track of the donation. The donation is stored in iced coolers until it is transported to a Red Cross center. Step 2 Donated blood is scanned into a computer database. Most blood is spun in centrifuges to separate the transfusable components — red cells, platelets and plasma. The primary components like plasma, can be further manufactured into components such as cryoprecipitate. Red cells are then leuko-reduced. Single donor platelets are leukoreduced and
bacterially tested. Test tubes are sent for testing. Step 3 Steps 2 and 3 take place in parallel. The test tubes are received in one of three Red Cross National Testing Laboratories. A dozen tests are performed on each unit of donated blood — to establish the blood type and test for infectious diseases. Test results are transferred electronically to the manufacturing facility within 24 hours. If a test result is positive, the unit is discarded and the donor is notified. Test results are confidential and are only shared with the donor, except as may be required by law. Step 4 When test results are received, units suitable for transfusion are labeled and stored. Red cells are stored in refrigerators at 6ºC for up to 42 days. Platelets are stored at room temperature in agitators for up to five days. Plasma and cryo are frozen and stored in freezers for up to one year. Step 5 Blood is available to be shipped to hospitals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Help find missing dog Editor: My mother and father are from Rhode Island and were out visiting my brother who now lives in Scottsdale. They were in Payson Wednesday and stopped at Walmart and their little Cairn Terrier got out of the car and ran off into the woods. They have been searching for her and are just heartbroken She’s about 4 years old, very shy and timid — so please do not try to chase her, her name is Ariel. If you could help post something I would greatly appreciate it. Everyone in the town has been so wonderful and helpful so far. Kat Pytka 310-846-7826
Kids need our help Editor: Payson Community Kids (PCK) is a nonprofit organization formed to help youngsters who need and want assistance with their educational and socialization skills. The after-school activities include reading and math improvement, homework, art projects, and playground games. The kids range from kindergarten to middle school grades. There is a group of high schoolers who meet the third Monday of each month to attend an educational program. The younger kids are provided a healthy snack upon arrival and healthy meals are provided by local service organizations and restaurants.
PCK is staffed primarily by volunteers. We read with the kids, offer encouragement, help with homework, supervise them at play. Due to the rapid growth in the number of kids participating, we are short of volunteers. Volunteers are needed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from about 2:30 to 4 p.m. Because we are working with children, volunteers must undergo a background screening check which requires a modest fee. If you are interested in performing this important and rewarding community service, you can call PCK at 928-478-7160 for more details. Jon Weakly, volunteer
Beware global warming deniers Editor: The key position in Mr. Wescott’s letter to the editor (4/24/2015) “Thoughts on climate change” is: “So-called climate change alarmists and climate change skeptics differ ... in the belief that human CO2 emissions are changing the global climate in harmful ways. The alarmists believe that our CO2 emissions are driving us to disaster, but skeptics believe that that theory has yet to be adequately demonstrated.” Mr. Wescott’s letter offers a website he prefers. I have viewed it. Mark Twain’s quote comes to mind regarding the site: “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” For example: that site says: “CO2 measurements are suspect: “... The increase in CO2
emissions is based on data from the top of Mount Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Mauna Loa is a volcano and ... a volcano is [not] the best place to be taking CO2 measurements.” What the vast majority of climate scientists say: “CO2 levels are measured by hundreds of stations scattered across 66 countries which all report the same rising trend.” They are not limited to data from Mauna Loa. For how many decades did the tobacco industry deny any link between smoking and lung cancer? Seems to me something similar is going on here. The website skepticalscience.org debunks 176 mythical arguments used by deniers of human-caused global warming. Mr. Wescott’s claims are among them. I wish he were correct. We would not need to look at the hard facts and figure out how to adapt and survive in the post fossil fuel age. Unfortunately, believing deniers’ myths makes it easy to keep our heads in the sand, and carry on with the status quo. Well, some folks won’t believe there is a problem with the sewer until the sewage backs up to their door. Then it’s too late for the easier solutions. When it’s too late for climate solutions, there will be no solution. Jerry Wala
worthnoting “A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching.” — Sri Swami Sivananda
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New ranger has old connection Debbie Cress will take over as the new head ranger for the Payson and Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts in the Tonto National Forest. She will begin her new assignment on May 11. “We are excited that Debbie is returning to Payson,” said Tonto National Forest Supervisor Neil Bosworth. “She has a farming and ranching background, and will bring her passion for natural resources with her to Payson. The Tonto National Forest is one of the most complex and heavily visited national forests in the nation.” Cress replaces Angie Elam, who served as the Payson district ranger for the past several years. Elam is now a deputy forest supervisor on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Washington State. Cress was born and raised in southern New Mexico. She received her degree in range science from New Mexico State University in 1993. She has worked seasonally on the Cibola National Forest in Grants, N.M. and the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National Forests in Montana. Debbie returned to the Forest Service in 2004, as a vegetation and rangeland management specialist, NEPA project manager, and seasonal fire information officer for the Tonto National Forest. In 2013, she became the district ranger in Glenwood, N.M. on the Gila National Forest until accepting the offer to return to Payson and the Tonto National Forest. Cress and her husband Jason, enjoy hiking, canoeing, backpacking and camping, as well as traveling to scenic locations both near and far. Debbie will return to their home in Payson to begin work on May 11, 2015. District Fire Management Officer Don Nunley, served as the acting Payson district ranger since Elam’s departure in early January. Bosworth thanked Nunley for serving as the ranger during the transition, “I am grateful for Don’s willingness to assume the district ranger responsibilities these last few months. He was able to continue working with the community on projects important to Payson.”
County patrol vehicles get radar detectors The Gila County Sheriff’s Office recently got 10 radar units, putting speed detectors in nearly its entire fleet of patrol vehicles. The sheriff’s office, in partnership with the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, purchased 10 Eagle series radar units. Lt. Tim Scott said about half of the patrol vehicles already have permanent, mounted radar detectors, but the other half had hand-held detectors. These new units will be mounted permanently in the patrol vehicles and let officers capture the speed from vehicles in front of them and behind them. The governor’s office provided funding to purchase the radar units.
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Payson High School students Adam Jergens and Kelsey Barlow (at left) tell the second-graders in Kim Beery’s class all about the FFA program at the high school, while Miriah Bacon looks on.
Earth Day brings high school and elementary students together by
Michele Nelson
roundup staff reporter
What could be more perfect on Earth Day than a lesson in how plants grow? For the second-graders in Kim Beery’s class not much. With the help of Payson High School FFA students and 4-H volunteer Cassie Lyman, the second-graders read Cris Peterson’s book, “Seed, Soil, Sun: Earth’s Recipe for Food” and identified parts of plants and what parts of the plant we eat. “When you eat broccoli, you are eating flowers,” Payson FFA student Miriah Bacon told the class. “Really?” they all cried in unison. The second-graders thought it was something else. They understood that when eating lettuce, they eat the leaves and potatoes are roots. But they didn’t know the wonderful thing about worms. “You guys know worms have a
really important role in the garden,” said Lyman. “They make a rich fertilizer called castings,” then her voice dropped to a whisper, “That’s worm poop!” A chorus of “Ewwww!” rang out. Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated around the world to bring awareness to the need for clean air, water and sustainability. The founder of Earth Day, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, created the day after witnessing the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif. From the momentum generated by that first Earth Day in 1970, the United States government passed the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts in addition to founding the Environmental Protection Agency. Earth Day went global in 1990 to bring awareness to recycling efforts as well as continuing to ask for clean air and water. Some 200 million people in 141 countries participated, which helped to launch the first
RODEO Friday & Saturday Gary Hardt Memorial
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May 14, 15 & 16, 2015 at the Payson Multi Event Center
May 18 and 19, 2012 at the Payson Multi Event Center across from the Casino on Hwy. 87 May 14 Entry a can of food for the food bank May 15 Gates Open at 5pm Performance at 7pm May 16 Gates Open at 5pm Performance at 7pm
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Gates Open 5pm Performance at 7pm
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United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Rim Country has had a centuries-long relationship with the Earth from the ridge top ancient peoples who grew corn, beans and squash to the ranchers who settled the area in the late 1800s to the home gardeners of today. The tradition of students working with the land and environment continues with the strong 4-H and FFA programs in the community and at the high school. FFA students Kelsey Barlow and Adam Jergens explained to Berry’s class that they could learn about growing things and taking care of animals when they went to high school in the FFA program. But all the second-graders cared about at the moment — identifying the parts of the plant and coloring. “So, we’re going to look at the five parts of the plant,” said Bacon holding up a page the kids could color. “What’s number 1?”
FFA student Miriah Bacon teaches the students about what parts of the plant they eat. “Roots!” they all answered and then they grabbed crayons to get down to business.
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Annual Senior Circle Health Fair a great success by
Mindy Strickling
payson regional medical center
More than 100 Payson area seniors came out for the annual health fair at PRMC’s Senior Circle facility last Wednesday. Members had an opportunity to have their cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure and vitals checked and receive their confidential results in the mail. Once they have the information, they can follow-up with their physicians to discuss the results and have any questions answered. Participants also took advantage of a PVD (peripheral vascular disease) screening. Peripheral vascular disease is a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the limbs. The ankle brachial pressure index screening technique was used. This test can identify the presence of PVD in asymptomatic patients. Health information on C-diff, a bacterial infection that causes mild to severe diarrhea, and MRSA, a serious staph infection that can be life-threatening, was also provided to attendees, including information on how to prevent and treat these aggressive infections. Hospice, Rim County Health help at health fair
Hospice Compassus provided two volunteers to assist with these screenings. Rim Country Health was there to introduce Myofascial Release therapy. This therapy is an effective hands-on therapy that can directly change and improve health of the fascia. The fascia is a dense, tough tissue that surrounds and covers all of the muscles and bones in the body. The purpose of this release technique is to break down scar tissue, relax the muscle and fascia and restore good posture. The Senior Circle staff would like to thank the volunteers from all of the different organizations that participated and made this event possible for the community.
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Representatives from Payson Regional Medical Center, Hospice Compassus and Rim Country Health all shared their expertise with participants at the Senior Circle Health Fair April 29.
Event just one of many Circle benefits
This annual health fair is just one of the many health benefits of being a member of Senior Circle and it couldn’t provide such events without the help of the many volunteers who so generously give their time and expertise. Other benefits include regular educational programs from health care providers at Lunch & Learn events; a variety of discounts on local and national services; exercise programs and support groups; materials to benefit those undergoing cancer treatment; and travel opportunities. For more information on the Senior Circle program and the many benefits it offers, please call the Payson Regional Medical Center Chapter at (928) 472-9290 or stop by 215 N. Beeline Highway between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday or from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday. Membership is open to all residents 50 years of age and older.
A day in Payson at the Senior Circle by
Joanne Ivins
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The gaunt man struggled with the four-wheeled walker before setting it breathlessly in front of the desk. “My wife can’t use this walker anymore,” he said. “She only rests in bed.” Joan leaned forward, focusing on the elderly gentleman’s concerns. She then helped him find a different walker in the medical loan closet. He left with a bedside commode and precious sense of support. Another caregiver entered within 10 minutes. The blueeyed woman radiated health, a former instructor at Senior Circle. Joan reviewed item availability through the loan closet. The woman said, “I want to keep him home. He took care of me for 40 years and I want to take care of him now.” Bed bound after a recent fall, he had been very ill and would likely not
recover. Joan took a phone call and I asked if the woman had considered Hospice. I explained a physician determines if one is medically eligible due to prognosis. Hospice follows the patient in the home and assists as a team, which includes a nurse, social worker, medical director, chaplain and volunteer. All durable medical equipment and medication related to the admitting diagnosis are covered in the Medicare Hospice benefit. The care giving wife seemed encouraged and said she would follow up with their family physician. Joan completed the phone conversation and gave her longtime friend a hug. I watched the woman exit, prepared to resume her 24/7 duty of love. A professional nurse in the Valley prior to retiring, Joan has fond memories of helping others experience the unknown. She
remembers observing a new father in maternity standing tall and proud in a starched army uniform. He loomed over a newborn bassinet, face fearful and hands clasped tightly behind his back. “You can touch the baby,” Joan gently urged. “Are you sure Ma’am?” She reached over for the service man’s shaky hand and placed it on his son’s small fist. Joan remembers tears of joy on the man’s cheek as she bridged the father-son connection. Now in retirement, Joan has joined many other good-hearted volunteers to connect members to new experiences at Senior Circle. Her interest genuine, Joan’s easy way provides welcome to those who enter the ground-floor facility. Two exercise classes backto-back brought in senior men and women, who greeted each
other and swapped plans for the weekend. Joan opened a room showcasing supportive products for women with cancer. Wigs, colorful scarves, beautiful hats and mastectomy items were displayed. The Circle’s Advisor, Jan Parsons joined us; she had chosen the calming paint colors of this private meeting room. This active facility has a sense of community one could not find in a city. The people who exhibit caring hearts create Payson Regional Medical Center’s Senior Circle. The lyrics of “I’ll be there, I’ll be there, just call my name and I’ll be there,” swam through my head after experiencing a truly awesome day in Payson. Call to ask about the educational lunches, numerous classes and opportunities to socialize as a member of Senior Circle at (928) 472-9290.
Keep your heart right here in Payson with care from Sam Gillette, D.O., and Toby Paulson, D.O. Dr. Gillette and Dr. Paulson are cardiologists who can help diagnose and manage heart disease as well as provide routine checkups. Call Payson Healthcare Specialists at 472-3478 or visit PaysonDoctors.com to request an appointment. Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance plans welcome. Sam Gillette, D.O. Cardiologist
Toby Paulson, D.O. Cardiologist
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Weekly Calendar of Events
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Healthy Kiddos Payson Unified School District hosted a student health fair at Julia Randall Elementary School, which featured everything from a climbing wall to a health conscious Mogollon Monster. Hundreds of community members stopped by to lend their support, as kids played games, spun the roulette wheel for healthy snacks, bounded about on trampolines and just generally had a great time. With the help of sponsors Payson Regional Medical Center and others, backers hoped to make healthy fun for Payson youngsters. The federal Centers for Disease Control reports that childhood obesity has in the past 30 years doubled among children and increased four-fold among teenagers. In 2012 more than one-third of U.S. children were obese or overweight. Obesity in childhood dramatically increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, bone and joint problems, stroke, poor self-esteem, sleep problems and other health difficulties.
MON:
Tai Chi 9-10 a.m. Computer Class 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - new Windows 7 Class started May 4 Bunco 1-3 p.m. ($3 to play) Diabetic Education 1-2 p.m. (except Monday, June 1)
TUES:
Knitting 9-11 a.m. (all levels) Feeling Fit 10-11 a.m. Pinochle 12-3 p.m. Fresenius Dialysis Outreach (2nd Tuesday) Mexican Train 12-3 p.m. 12 Step Rim Country Women’s AA meeting 3-4 p.m.
WED:
Lunch & Learn: Physical Therapy after Joint Replacement (meets May 13, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free). As we age the probability of having a joint replaced becomes greater. To ensure a successful outcome, promote mobility, function and quality of life, it will be necessary to undergo physical therapy after a procedure. Join Mike Barland and Angie Prock for a discussion about the various aspects of physical therapy and recovery. Call (928) 472-9290 at least 48 hours in advance to reserve a seat. Mah Jong 1:30-4:30 p.m.
THUR: T.O.P.S. 7-9 a.m. Tai Chi 9-10 a.m. Widowed Women’s Grief Group (meets 1st Thursday of month, 9:30-11 a.m.) Pinochle 12-3 p.m. Ballroom Dancing 3-4 p.m. Lost Loves Suicide Loss (meets 1st Thursday of month, 4-5:30 p.m.) FRI:
Feeling Fit 10-11 a.m. Line Dance 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The Senior Circle is now registering for a new Windows 7 computer class, which started Monday, May 4. It is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Monday, except holidays, and taught by Barbara Allen. To learn more, call (928) 472-9290. The Senior Circle is at 215 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson. It is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday. For details about programs and membership, call (928) 472-9290.
PRMC celebrates Hospital Week by
Lance Porter, CEO
payson regional medical center
Most people only visit hospitals when a loved one is sick or a friend is having a baby. The staff at Payson Regional Medical Center (PRMC) is different in this regard. Each day, hundreds of staff members come to the hospital to provide compassionate, personalized care for friends, neighbors and those they do not know. These providers work together around the clock, seven days a week to make healthcare available any time it is needed, whether for one person or multiple people in times of community crisis or natural disaster. National Hospital Week, established in 1953, and celebrated this year from May 10 through May 16, honors the dedication of all the men and women who deliver and support the care provided in hospitals. The dates overlap those for Nurses Week (May 6 - 12 this year) and were chosen to coincide with Florence Nightingale’s birthday in recognition of her efforts to revolutionize the way hospitals were run in the United States. Although much has changed in healthcare since the mid- to late-1800s when Nightingale cared for patients, one thing has remained constant: hospitals are foundations of their communities, nurturing and caring for individuals from all walks of life. Payson Regional Medical Center is proud to serve the Rim Country with the most-needed, quality clinical services. PRMC has a medical staff of more than 110 skilled physicians and allied health practitioners in a variety of specialty areas. These specialties include: Cardiac Care; Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory; Emergency Department; ICU; Surgical (General, Vascular, Orthopedic, Gynecological, Urologic and Ophthalmologic); Labor & Delivery; Diagnostic Imaging; Laboratory; Rehabilitation; Telemedicine; Home Health Services; and Pain Management. PRMC would also like to rec-
Lance Porter, CEO Payson Regional Medical Center ognize the many volunteers that help out in a number of capacities in the hospital every day. They truly make a difference in the lives they touch and contribute greatly to the high level of care the hospital is able to deliver day in and day out. The hospital touched 32,982 lives last year through inpatient and outpatient care. PRMC performed 3,523 surgeries, delivered 182 babies and cared for 13,434 patients in the emergency room. Due to the teamwork and commitment of the staff, this quality care has earned PRMC recognition as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission. This award was established only three years ago
and the hospital has received the distinction for all three of these years. Hospitals are significant contributors to the communities they serve. In addition to providing vital health care services, hospitals are also major employers in the community. According to the American Hospital Association, hospitals provide more than 5.5 million jobs across the United States. The hospital is one of the major employers in Payson. This Hospital Week, PRMC is pleased to recognize the staff, volunteers and other healthcare providers for their ongoing commitment to the community and thank them for their tireless dedication to the well being of the Rim Country residents!
Less waiting for emergency care (and a lot more care, if you need it). In a medical emergency, every minute matters. So, at Payson Regional Medical Center, you’ll find faster care in the emergency room. We work diligently to have you initially seen by a medical professional* in 30 minutes – or less. And, with a team of dedicated medical specialists, we can provide a lot more care, if you need it.
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Gila County case forced juvenile court reforms From page 1A When his mother got home, she was puzzled to find her son missing — and his chores undone. She later learned a sheriff’s deputy had taken him away. After a frantic inquiry, she was told he was being held as a witness in a case and would spend the night in jail. She could see him in court the next day at 3 p.m. Gerry Gault appeared the next day before Judge Robert McGhee. Gault had no lawyer, nor did a prosecutor present a case. No court recorder kept a record. Mrs. Cook did not appear. No one was sworn in to give evidence. The judge simply asked the boy a series of questions. In the years of appeals that followed, no one could ever agree on exactly what the boy said during the hearing. Gault later said he had merely dialed Mrs. Cook’s number and handed the phone over to his friend — Ronald Lewis, who made the comments about cherries and bombers. The judge sent Gerry home to his parents, but scheduled a hearing on whether to lock him up as a delinquent for the next week. As it turns out, this wasn’t Gerry’s first scrape with the law. He’d previously gotten in trouble for allegedly stealing a baseball mitt. At that time, Judge McGhee warned the boy if he ever saw him in court again, Gerry was going to do time. The delinquency hearing didn’t take long — without sworn testimony, a statement by Mrs. Cook or lawyers involved on either side. A deputy and the judge later said the boy admitted making the comments. His parents, present during that hearing, ever afterward insisted that their son didn’t admit to making the statements. No one can settle the matter in the absence of any record of the testimony. “I told you the last time you were before me that I would send you to prison if I saw you again,” said the judge. The boy’s parents begged the judge to call Mrs. Cook to testify, to establish which boy actually spoke the weighted words. The judge refused. Instead, Judge McGhee sentenced Gerry to a lockup for juveniles in Fort Grant until the age of 18. By all odds, the story should have ended there. The lockup for juveniles even then was a rough place. The guards and counselors used razor strops to mete out discipline. While there, Gerry remembers another boy who was sexually assaulted. In shame and despair, the boy hung himself. Although in the end Gerry spent only six months in lockup, his
Attorney Amelia Lewis, Gila County Superior Court Judge Robert McGhee and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas all played key roles in the case of Gerry Gault, a teenager who made a prank phone call that resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that transformed the juvenile justice system. Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill used these photos in his presentation on the case.
classmates said he was emotionally battered by the experience. He also had a criminal record that would dog him for years. But that’s how the system worked, at a time when juveniles had few rights and judges few limits on their discretion. But that was before Amelia Lewis took up Gerry Gault’s case. She applied to law school after her husband died — he was deputy county attorney of Navajo County. She was pregnant when she applied, but determined. She wrote a brilliant and meticulous application and appeared before the admission’s committee to argue that pregnancy constituted “service to her country,” which would give her an admissions preference. This shocked the admission’s committee, Cahill observed, but they gave her points for spunk. The Gaults convinced her to appeal his case. When informed that juveniles had no right of appeal, Lewis filed a writ of habeas corpus with the Arizona Supreme Court, which instead assigned her petition to a Maricopa County panel of judges for review. She was informed she
could not dispute the facts of the case, only challenge the judge’s jurisdiction. Undaunted, she argued that Judge McGhee could only exercise proper jurisdiction if he had a proper hearing, with things like a court record, sworn testimony and lawyers present. It was a clever, doomed argument — but it injected into the case issues that would ultimately gain the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court. Cahill said, “the U.S. Supreme Court was extremely critical of Judge McGhee — but the way he conducted the hearing was not unusual. But U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortus described it as a kangaroo court.” Amelia Lewis extracted admissions from the judge on which the appeals would ultimately turn. The judge said he concluded Gerry was “habitually involved in delinquency involved in immoral matters.” Lewis asked for an example. The judge brought up the July 12, 1962 baseball mitt issue. “A referral made to our office, no follow-up was requested by the Globe Police Department whether the boy had stolen a baseball
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glove from another boy and lied to the police about it.” However, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Fortus later concluded that “it was unknown whether he did steal a glove. It was unproven and unadmitted.” Nonetheless, the Maricopa County panel of judges rejected the appeal, saying Judge McGhee did have jurisdiction. The Arizona Civil Liberties Union then joined Lewis’ appeal of that ruling to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court justices also upheld Judge McGhee’s actions, ruling “we do not think due process requires that an infant has a right to council. The parent and the probation officer may be relied on” to speak for the juvenile. Undaunted, Lewis wrote to the clerk of the Supreme Court saying she wanted to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. As an aside, she asked the clerk “is there any set decorum as to what the court prefers women lawyers to wear when they appear? Does one wear a hat, etc?” The clerk advised her not to wear a hat. She did anyway — and they made her take it off, noted Cahill. But before the hearing, she sought high-powered help. She sent the case file to famed, New York attorney Norman Dorsen, who turned it over to an attorney in his office — Traute Mainzer. Mainzer saw in the case a chance to protect the helpless. She knew something about helpless. Her family fled Germany to Holland to escape persecution by the Nazis. In Amsterdam, she taught gardening to Anne Frank, who left a world-famous diary of her time hiding from the Nazis. When the Nazis occupied Holland, Traute sent her own two children into hiding. When they were discovered and sent to a concentration camp, she had herself smuggled into that camp to be with them. She was reunited with Anne and Margot Frank in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp — where Anne ultimately died. Traute survived the concentration camps and made her
Gila County Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill first dedicated himself to setting right a 50-year-old wrong and now uses the case to help law students and others understand how the system works.
Before 1967, Arizona juveniles had almost no rights in court. Juvenile hearings didn’t involve lawyers on either side, didn’t swear in witnesses and didn’t keep a recording of the proceedings. The judge could rule without providing a rationale and with little fear of appeal. A Gila County case involving Gerry Gault and a prank phone call changed all that. way to the United States, where she played a vital role in forever changing the juvenile justice system here. Before the U.S. Supreme Court, the extraordinary session on the Gault case stretched for more than two hours. The attorneys for Arizona got rough handling from the justices. Abe Fortas, a man of deep political ambitions beyond the court, signaled his take on the matter when he said, “(Gault) has this whatever you want to call it, a ‘hearing’ or whatnot.” So on May 15, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Gerry Gault’s conviction, effectively giving juvenile defendants across the nation the same right to representation, regular hearings, confrontations with witnesses and sworn testimony as adult defendants. The Supreme Court then remanded the case back to Arizona for “further proceeding.” That should have been the triumphant end of the movie. Well, not quite. Gault had been released some two years earlier. Now at age 18, he wanted to enlist in the Army. But the Army rejected his application, based on his criminal
history. Amelia Lewis asked Gila County to purge his record, but the county probation department said no state court had taken the “further proceeding” ordered by the Supreme Court — so the conviction stood. Despite her strenuous efforts, no state court would purge Gerry Gault’s criminal record prior to his turning 21, when it didn’t matter. Once he turned 21, Gerry Gault did join the military and served a long and honorable career — but he remained embittered by the denial of justice — twice. And there the case rested for 50 years. That’s when Judge Cahill came across a record of the U.S. Supreme Court case. Intrigued by the role of Gila County, he researched the case — only to find that the record of Gerry Gault’s conviction still stood. So Judge Peter Cahill scheduled a hearing to consider vacating the 1964 conviction. The state of Arizona did not object, at long last. So Judge Cahill vacated the conviction “in accord with what is right and just.” And only 50 years late.
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Heroin epidemic can also claim ‘the girl next door’ by
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The rising number of heroin arrests and overdoses in Payson has revealed a startling truth: The heroin addict in Payson could well be the girl next door. “Kayla” falls perfectly into the category. Born and raised in Payson, she comes from a large, loving family. Well-liked by both her teachers and classmates, she was a straight A student and played on several teams. But things in her life did a complete 180 when one of her friends offered
her the drug. She had taken prescription pain killers for a sports injury, but nothing prepared her for the impact of heroin. It was cheaper than the pills. She loved the way it made her feel numb, freezing her hectic, busy life for just a little while as the thick black substance turned to smoke in her lungs and ash on the tin foil. Tragically, the drug soon transformed her from beloved classmate to thieving liar. She fell prey to addiction, wanting more and more every day. “I never went a moment without being high. Even in my senior year of high school as I sat in class, I was always
high. I don’t even know how I passed high school to be quite honest. I don’t remember a lot of that year,” she said. She began stealing from her parents, friends, and place of work to feed her addiction. She was easily smoking $100 of the drug a day as her addiction spiraled out of control. Kayla’s high came crashing down in one night. Kayla was in the woods partying with her “friends” when she started to have a seizure. The partiers panicked and drove her to the local hospital. They left her on the sidewalk, apparently not worried she would die. When a staff member finally found
her, she was near death. She had overdosed, and ended up in a coma for several months. After she came out of the coma, she had to relearn basic tasks again. She doesn’t even remember who she was partying with that night and who left her for dead. There are countless other stories like this one, some worse than others, some better. But the bottom line is that something needs to be done about heroin. In the last two years the deaths from heroin in the United States have doubled. Internationally, Russia has the most heroin users, with 2.5 million. Russia consumes more than 70 tons of hero-
in each year which causes at least 80 deaths each day. More than 980,000 users have contracted HIV and AIDS from sharing needles in the last decade alone, according to huffintonpost.com. In Payson, police need to increase monitoring of heroin users and their suppliers. Otherwise, the age of users will keep getting younger and younger until something is done to stop it altogether. Editor’s note: Narcotics Anonymous holds meetings in Payson every day except Tuesday and Saturday. For more information, call (928) 978-8001, (480) 341-3264 or (480) 897-4636.
Heroin overdose claims one brother, sends the other to jail
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Nicholas Whittington overdosed on heroin and died in a Payson house less than a week after he got out of rehab. He and his brother shared an addiction, which Nicholas started as a teenager. From page 1A Paramedics have responded to several other nonfatal overdoses, as drug use rises, especially heroin. The Payson Police Department recently held two town hall meetings on the heroin problem, which spurred an outpouring of support and concern from community members. Many parents struggling to cope with a child’s addiction said they didn’t know where to turn for help. Recovering addicts shared stories of lives ravaged by drugs. “This is our concern,” said Police Chief Don Engler, speaking Monday about Nicholas’ death. Many of those addicts and parents and officers would have recognized the tragic imperatives of the path Nicholas trod, which ended with him lying in the doorway between the bedroom and the bathroom in an apartment on April 29, a syringe nearby. Less than a week earlier, Nicholas had just completed a 90-day stint in a Prescott rehabilitation facility. He had called on his brother to pick him up, according to police reports. Samuel had moved to Payson from the Valley just a week earlier to live with his girlfriend Miranda Altstatt, 24. He’d been evicted from his apartment in the Valley, according to police. Altstatt told detectives she knew Samuel was a heroin addict, but invited him to live with her in the hopes she could help him. However, shortly after he arrived, he wanted to use. Because she did not want him to get sick and take it out on her, Altstatt
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contacted some people to get drugs, according to police reports. Altstatt admitted she uses methamphetamine, according to police reports. On April 26, the couple drove to Prescott and picked up Nicholas. They brought him back to Payson. Trisha Popoff, 22, Nicholas’ girlfriend, said she thought Nicholas was coming back to the Valley to stay with her. She said Nicholas had overdosed several times before, but she had managed to save him. She said Nicholas had started using drugs in high school. He tried to quit repeatedly, but always fell back into drugs. Samuel told detectives he does not use drugs because of the “testimony” of his brother’s life, according to reports. The brothers have matching tattoos on their arms, which read “My brother’s keeper.” The tattoo shows two hands touching and a pair of dog tags, according to photos posted on a Facebook memorial page. Nicholas also had “Stay true” tattooed on his knuckles. When police arrived Wednesday, they found Samuel standing outside in a red shirt. Inside, officers found Altstatt and a 17-year-old female sitting on an inflatable mattress. In the bedroom, they found Nicholas, his body cool to the touch. Capt. Julie Swanson declared him dead at 9:55 a.m. Payson paramedics had gone to the same apartment earlier that week. On April 27, Altstatt and Samuel found Nicholas passed out in the bathroom from heroin. Paramedics gave him Narcan and he recovered. Swanson said heroin slows the breathing and if someone takes enough they can lapse into unconsciousness. On April 28, Nicholas returned to Altstatt’s apartment in a hospital gown. Popoff said she was hysterical when she learned Nicholas had overdosed April 27 and wanted him to come back to the Valley. But he stayed in Payson. On Wednesday, Altstatt and Samuel say they went to bed although Nicholas continued to move restlessly about the apartment. Altstatt said Nicholas had been on edge since his arrival. When they woke the next day, they found him dead in the bedroom. This story raised a few red flags for Det. Mike Hansen and officer Mike McAnerny. Hansen asked Altstatt how Nicholas could have overdosed without
Students direct one-act plays by
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In their last performance as Payson students on May 7 and 9, the Payson High School Longhorn Theatre seniors will direct the Senior Directed One Act Plays. These include: Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes, directed by PHS Senior Larissa Popke, tech directed by PHS Senior Zach Harney. What its about: a heart wrenching, but sweet, story about a man named Charlie (played by PHS Senior Robert Schnepp) who takes part in a science experiment and makes a friend, Algernon. Gerp, Gerp
by Vern Harden, directed by PHS Senior and Thespian Troupe 4972 Officer and State Thespian Officer Cody Rislund, tech directed by PHS Junior Jasmine Ernst. What it’s about: A story about a classroom of students, such as Cherry (played by PHS Senior and Thespian Troupe 4972 Officer Elle Leblanc) and Jeffrey (played by PHS Senior and Thespian Troupe 4972 Officer and State Thespian Officer Steven Martinez). Watch as these students, as well as others, discover more about each other, and more about themselves. Mommy Why
by Vern Harden, directed by PHS Senior and Thespian Troupe 4972 Officer Emily Blakley, tech directed by PHS Senior and Thespian Troupe 4972 Officer Cameron Rislund What its about: A play about the struggles of
their noticing. McAnerny wondered where was the needle Nicholas had used. “My experience is when I find those people, the rig kits, and the needles are usually there and even in the subject’s arm,” he wrote in a police report. McAnerny found four fresh track marks on Nicholas’ right arm. He also found a black pen tube in Samuel’s pants pocket, one end melted. Samuel said he had picked it up, but it was not his. Altstatt said she was craving a hit of meth, but didn’t have any. So she took heroin instead, along with Samuel and the 17-year-old in the bathroom on April 28. She said she hid her use of the drugs from Nicholas because he had just gotten out of rehab. The underage teen said she smoked “black” or heroin April 28. Samuel continued to deny using heroin, even after Hansen found squares of tin foil in his backpack, which users typically use to heat heroin. Altstatt finally admitted that several other people had come to her apartment April 28, opening it up as a “drug house.” She said she lied so she wouldn’t get anyone in trouble, but now, “at this point, she didn’t care because someone had died and people needed to get their addictions taken care of.” She said they’d all used heroin before going to bed. When they woke, they found Nicholas dead. Engler said heroin builds up in a person’s system so an addict never knows if the next hit will prove fatal.
In October, housekeepers at a Payson hotel found a man in his 20s dead from heroin. The man was found alone and police have yet to arrest anyone in connection with his death. Engler said users rarely supply accurate information, determined to protect themselves and fellow users. In this case, the group tried to cover up what happened, he said. Swanson said it is “so sad” to see someone die at an age when they had “so much life.” She said heroin use in Payson has gotten steadily worse in her 20-year career here. Popoff said she does not know whether to be happy or sad about the death of her friend. He’s gone, but at least he is no longer in pain, she said. She has known Nicholas since seventh grade and they dated for three years. She said after one of his overdoses they discussed what kind of funeral he would like to have. She said she feels for the Whittington’s mother, who she described as being incredibly strong. Police arrested Samuel and Altstatt for use of narcotic drugs, involving a minor in a drug offense, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with physical evidence. The 17-year-old will face similar charges, Engler said. If you, or someone you know is dealing with addiction and would like help, contact Hansen at (928) 474-5177 x432 for a list of community resources. That list will also be available at the PPD’s front desk.
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• Irv and Louise Bossert, 601 N. Spur, Payson Directions: On N. Highway 87 turn west at stoplight at Forest, go past tree in center of road, then turn south on Spur, to second place on left. This “water wise” garden is a must-see for anyone serious about sustainable gardening. Captured water sustains an enclosed vegetable garden and other shrubs and flowers. The Bosserts started gardening in Rim Country 35 years ago in a summer cabin in Thompson Draw II. A decade ago they bought a cabin on Spur on an overgrown lot. Built in about 1972, it also had an orchard with apple, peach and apricot trees, which now live off just rainfall. The couple has tamed the wild they found. “We were lucky when we found this place, but we did a lot of work,” Louise said. “The work never finishes,” added Irv. The elk pose an ongoing challenge, drawn to the wealth of flowers nourished by the water harvesting and distribution Irv created. The 14 tanks hold 5,000 gallons of water that run off the roofs. The harvested water sustains the gardens for the two months before the monsoon starts. The sun filters through the pines, spotlighting the main flower garden on the property between the house and the street, enclosed in a split-rail fence surrounded by wire to deter the elk. The flower garden has irises and tulips. They recently planted a peony and a Korean lilac, Louise said. Irv said people don’t have to spend a lot of money on fancy water harvest systems, they just need a system that works. • Dong Soon Trisdale, 506 N. Woodhill Rd., Payson Directions: Go to Forest and turn left (west), on McLane turn right (north) to Alpine Village. Turn into Alpine Village on W. Sherwood and follow that to Woodhill, turn left to eighth place on the right. This garden features an amazing display of plants in a diminutive setting. The trees range from native to exotic, with every inch being utilized. The tour plant sale is at this location. It will feature bulbs, herbs and more. • Lovenia Villareal and Bill Roundtree, 803 N. Blue Spruce, Payson Directions: Follow curve right on Woodhill,
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which then becomes Country Lane. Continue to Blue Spruce; cross Sherwood which then becomes Blue Spruce North, home is second on right. This home has a wonderful, open, inviting curb appeal with walls, flowering shrubs, and a side yard with a terraced vegetable garden with kale, lettuce and more. The handcrafted drainage system features walkways and many plantings. Built to solve drainage problems, the terraces double as flower and vegetable beds. Years ago, Bill worked in Phoenix and his travels brought him through Payson. Life eventually took him to Colorado where he met Lovenia. The couple moved to her family’s home in Kansas and then, after visiting Arizona in the late winter about five years ago, decided to relocate to Payson. “The neighbors called this place ‘The Tombs’ when we first moved here,” Lovenia said. There was a faux drainage and piles of pine needles. The couple cleared the property and put in terraces, making the most of a compact space. Both Lovenia and Bill have gardened all their lives. “Of course when we were kids, it was work,” Bill said. Each year they like to add an exotic plant or two to their growing horticultural and floricultural collection. Among their most recent additions: a Japanese lilac, a cotoneaster tree and a chaste tree. Bill didn’t know why it is called a chaste tree, but a visit to Wikipedia showed this definition — “it has been long believed to be an anaphrodisiac (quelling the libido) but its effectiveness remains controversial.” Bill also likes to plant at least a couple of new varieties of tomatoes each year. Among the best he has found are Cherokee purple, Steakhouse and Brandywine. The best for sauce is the San Marzano, he said. The new varieties added this year are Red Lightning and Porterhouse. He can get tomatoes that weigh up to
a pound and thinks he might even get two-pounders this year. He said novice gardeners can find a lot of plants almost guaranteed to grow. Lovenia said gaillardias and butterfly bushes are easy, so are sedums and succulents and there are lots from which to choose. Another plant she recommends is stonecroft, which is a sedum with an interesting texture and is very hardy at Payson’s elevation. “It’s not much to look at on its own, but it enhances whatever you plant with it,” she said. • Vee and Dean Gooding, 800 W. St Moritz Dr., Payson Directions: Back to Sherwood, turn left (east), go to St. Moritz on left, and then turn left to Monarch turn and house is on corner of St. Moritz and Monarch. Features include two sheltered gardens, which produced greens all winter as well as a terraced vegetable garden. There is a water collection system housed inside a sunroom and whimsical ideas for the grandkids. Many varieties of fruit trees suitable for the Payson area thrive at this location. • JoAnne Chilcoat, 622 E. Flowing Springs Drive, Payson (just outside of Payson) Directions: Take Monarch back to Sherwood, turn left and go back to McLane. Turn left (east) to Airport Road turn right, go to roundabout, go (north) past Home Depot on Highway 87 for two (2) miles just past mile marker 287 to Flowing Springs Road on right. Turn on this road, which becomes a gravel road for 2.7 miles go through access gate at Flowing Springs and follow road to East Flowing Springs Road. Then turn right, cross the river two times until you reach dead end sign, house is on left. You will discover a unique garden design. Meander on many paths and enjoy the solitude of this rural setting. Green Thumb markers will guide guests on the Garden Tour route.
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This year, rather than being held in June, the Rim Country’s Relay for Life will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 9 at the Payson High School track. There is still time to get a team together. The moving luminaries program will be at 9 p.m. Those interested may purchase a luminary bag for $10 until the day before the Relay for Life. For information, contact Linda at (928) 951-3750; Angie at (928) 978-1277; or Breanne at (480) 338-2172. Or go online to acsevent.org
and search Relay for Life of Rim Country for registration information available to download. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is the world’s largest fundraising event to end cancer. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. Today, with the support of thousands of volunteers, the American Cancer Society is helping save more than 400 lives a day.
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In May 1985 Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Wash., ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight the nation’s biggest health concern cancer. A year later, 340 supporters joined the overnight event. Since those first steps, the Relay For Life movement has grown into a worldwide phenomenon, raising nearly $5 billion to fight cancer.
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San Carlos Apache chairman mourned Tanayia White Ned Anderson, Sr., the 13th Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in southeastern Arizona, and former President of the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, passed away on April 16, 2015. Anderson, the son and grandson of prestigious Western Apache leaders including John Rope, devoted his life’s work to protecting and enhancing tribal self-governance and tribal sovereignty, and was an influential voice for native rights including the right to vote. He was an ardent defender for self-governance and was an instrumental tribal leader in Arizona and a strong supby
porter of the Democratic Party. Anderson received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arizona in 1973. He leaves behind his wife, Delphina; five children; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Chairman Anderson was held in State at the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council Hall on April 24. A funeral was held on April 25 at the Ernest Stanley Activity Center in Chairman Anderson’s hometown of Bylas, Ariz. He will be eulogized as a champion for self-governance, defender of water rights, devoted husband, father and grandfather. His legacy of leadership and love for the Apache people
will ensure his memory lives on. “Chairman Anderson’s work in negotiating the delivery of Central Arizona Project water continues to impact and benefit American Indian communities today. He worked tirelessly to enhance our water resources and was a brilliant leader. The San Carlos Apache Tribe is deeply saddened by the passing of our great leader,” said Terry Rambler, the current Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Donations can be sent to P.O. Box 123, Bylas, AZ 85530. The funds will be used to establish an educational scholarship in memory of Chairman Anderson.
Federal grants available to create rural jobs The United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, is now accepting applications for grants to support rural businesses and help create jobs. The new program is designed to assist with startup or expansion of small and emerging private businesses and/or nonprofits in rural communities. Eligible applicants include public bod-
ies, government entities, Indian tribes and non-profit organizations. The Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Native American set-aside will be awarded competitively through a national competition. The Native American set-aside is nearly $4 million. An additional $22 million will be allotted among the states for non-set aside applicants.
The grants can provide technical assistance or establish revolving loan funds; support rural distance learning programs; acquire or develop land, buildings, plants and equipment; and build or improve access roads, parking areas, utility extensions, and water and waste disposal facilities. Applicants are encouraged to contact Community Economic
Development Coordinator Jeff Hays at (928) 759-9301, extension 103 or by email at jeff. hays@az.usda.gov. The deadline for Native American RBDG applications is May 8 by 4 p.m. The deadline for non-Native American applications is June 12 by 4 p.m. Additional information can be found on page 15665 of the March 25 Federal Register.
O B I T U A R I E S Edward Burgin (1936-2015)
Deacon Edward Burgin was born Feb. 22, 1936. He was 79, a Permanent Deacon assigned to St. Philip the Apostle and The Church of the Holy Nativity Catholic Churches in Payson, Ariz. On Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Payson, Ariz. he passed away suddenly and entered into everlasting life with Jesus. He was born in Troy, Ohio to the late Loretta and William Burgin. Ed was ordained a Permanent Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church on June 10, 1978 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chandler, Ariz. In his almost 37 years as a Permanent Deacon he also devoted many years serving both the Native American and prison ministries. He was also the Spiritual Advisor with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He was an Army veteran, civil engineer and farmer. Alongside his wife Katie, Ed enjoyed a lifetime partnership and many countless activities together. Among those activities, house flipper extraordinaire was one of their most enjoyable moments, spending countless hours designing, remodeling houses from top to bottom. His great gift was the light of Christ he carried in his daily life through service, generosity, and kindness to all. He was a devoted husband of 49 years to Catherine (Katie), and a loving father to his sons Greg, William (Bill) and Timothy (TJ) and daughter Renee. Ed is survived by his wife, Catherine (Summers) Burgin; children, Greg Burgin, Bill Burgin, Timothy Burgin, Renee Lambing; 10 grandchildren (Renee)
Sydney, 24, Morgan, 21, Nolan, 17; (Bill) Austin, 23, Parker, 21, Victoria (Tori) 19, Timothy (TJ) his wife Mandy and their four children Connor 16, Carson, 14, Cadence, 10, and Cortni, 8. Also surviving are sisters: Eileen Petticrew, Carol Gendron, Janet Harris, Nancy Garber and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and many godchildren — and his faithful fourlegged companion, Buddy. Please join us in the celebration of his life. Rosary and viewing will take place at 6 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Church of the Holy Nativity Catholic Church in Payson, Ariz. with the Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015 at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Payson, Ariz. with Rev. Fr. Edward Lucero and Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews officiating. A lunch reception will immediately follow in the parish hall. Deacon Edward Burgin will be laid to rest in Mesa, Ariz. at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations are made to: Society of St. Vincent de Paul, P.O. Box 1317, Payson, AZ 85547-1317. His heart was always about serving and helping others — the St. Vincent de Paul Society is founded on this principle.
(1925-2015)
Col. USAF (Ret.) Donald D. Sockrider, 89, of Payson, Ariz., died from complications of liver cancer on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at his home in Payson. Don was born on May 14, 1925 in Auburn, Ind. to Dale and Grace (Mochamer) Sockrider. He graduated early from Troy High School in Ohio to join the Army during WWII. After the war, Don attended the Universities of Alabama, Toledo, New Mexico and Kalamazoo College. He graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Mathematics and Education from Colorado College. Don’s military career spanned 38 years beginning with WWII, where he graduated from the Army Air Corps Navigation School. He was assigned to a B17 Bomber crew, flying 34 combat missions over Germany, as well as bombing missions during the Korean War. He also flew supplies into wartime Viet Nam as part of the Arizona Air National Guard. During his civilian professional career, Don was a teacher, and banker where he worked in various departments, eventually becoming an Assistant Vice President. Don’s final civil position was with the State of Arizona as Senior Budget Analyst and Assistant Director of the Joint Legislature Budget
Committee; retiring in 1990. Don’s first wife, Joan (Earl) Sockrider, predeceased him. Surviving them are their children, Sandra (Scott) Lacey, Kimball (Cathy Whitney) Sockrider, Susanne (Ron) Bragg and Donald Jr. (Angie Fraijo) Sockrider. In addition there are nine grandchildren, Samantha Lacey Hamilton, Craig Lacey, Sarah Sockrider Barela, Bryan Sockrider, Vanessa Bragg Kettle, Victoria Bragg, Lacey Sockrider Lloyd, Ashley Sockrider Wilcox and Donald Sockrider III. He was also blessed with 13 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is his second wife, Isabella (Go); and her children, son, Michael Go; two daughters, Susan (Larry) Haukenes, Diane (Lance) Dodd; and three grandchildren, Erik Haukenes, Elis Haukenes and Chani Roth. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Wednesday May, 6 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Ponderosa Bible Church in Payson, Ariz. Graveside services are scheduled for Thursday May 7, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona located in Phoenix.
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(2015) Harold Bernhagen, 95, of dren. Payson, Ariz. passed away A graveside service was held peacefully on April 17, 2015. on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at He is preceded in death by his Tonto Basin Cemetery. dear wife, Geneiva; and his son, Dennis. He is survived by his son, Tom; five daughters, Vearl, Linda, Lea, Dian and Nancy; 24 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchil-
Susan Gray (1952-2015)
Susan Gray, 62, passed away in Payson on May 1, 2015. Born in Fallon, Nev. on July 2, 1952, she was the daughter of Justine and CJ Anderson. She will be sorely missed by her beloved husband, Kenneth of Payson, her partner in life for 33 years. She is survived by her beloved children, Robin Elder of Louisville, Ky., Nick Jesch of San Tan Valley, and Kevin Gray of Chandler; her beloved grandchildren, Haylie, Madison, McKayla and Valentine; and her beloved sister, Janet Sanderson of Payson. Susan was an employee of Intel Corporation for many years in Santa Clara, Calif. and Aloha, Ore. where she and Ken met and were married in 1982. Susan and Ken moved to Chandler
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in 1987 to support his work as an Intel employee. A parttime Payson resident since 1999, she and Ken moved there full time in 2012. Susan enjoyed spending time with her sister, working on craft projects, and playing with her two Shitzus, Cookie and Betsy. She was a big fan club member for Voice singer Terry McDermott and had a great time following him to concerts in many different states as well as to his homeland in Scotland. Susan will be remembered at a private family ceremony. In lieu of flowers or other gifts, Susan would want you to tell those close to you that you love them a lot, because we never know when we’re going to lose them.
April 23, 2015 was a very special day for Charles Ray Ybarrondo Sr. as he quietly slipped into eternity to be with his Lord. Born into this world Nov. 18, 1920 of humble beginnings to Raymond Ybarrondo, a chauffeur, and Sabra (Dormer) Ybarrondo, a homemaker, in Los Angeles, Calif., Chuck was the oldest of four, the other three being younger sisters. During Chuck’s childhood he developed a love for the ocean. Maybe that is why he joined the Navy after graduating from high school. He was proud of his years in the service from 19401945, which included the service of Radioman throughout several excursions during WWII along with service in times of peace. After Chuck’s honorable discharge, a friend of his got him a job of Air Traffic Controller, which was the career for his lifetime, along with dozens of other smaller endeavors to keep him busy and make extra money. There was never a dull moment, Chuck was always doing something. In 1978 Chuck married the final love of his life, Susie. They had 23
fabulous years together and very seldom did you ever see them apart. They enjoyed each other’s company tremendously. It was very difficult for Chuck when Susie passed away in 2002. Now he is with her. Chuck leaves behind three sons, Charles Jr., Robert and Raymond; and one stepson, Randy (Lisa) Peters; one stepgrandson (apple of Chuck’s eye), Josh (Annie) and their two boys; along with several nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces. Wherever Chuck went, he tried to brighten peoples’ lives. He had a wonderful sense of humor and is quite well known for his generous heart as he gave to many local charities and always seemed to be buying someone a box of chocolates or See’s candies. A memorial service is scheduled for May 12, 2015, at 4 p.m. at The Expedition Church, where he attended. A light snack will be served after the service. The church is located at 301 S. Colcord Rd, Payson, AZ 85541. In lieu of flowers, please give to a local charity of your choice. If you have questions, call (928) 978-5183.
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Explosion of color on a 5K run boosts Adventure Club by
Michele Nelson
roundup staff reporter
Runners galore, some even in tutus, came out to support the Payson High School Adventure Club running a 5-kilometer race at the same time getting doused in multiple puffs of color. The point? Raise money to help kids learn through international travel. Last year, 11 students and five adults went to Greece, Rome and parts of Turkey to live the world history they studied at school. “It was such a great day,” said Jennifer White sponsor of the Adventure Club. “We had a great group of parents that have been working all year to organize this event.” White said the event had 156 registered runners. Numerous sponsors not only donated money, they volunteered to throw color at the racers. “The F.A.N. Club was gracious enough to help us organize the event and all the proceeds will support students’ educational travel,” said White. This year will mark the third year White has taken students overseas to experience international travel. The trip will be arranged through the EF (Education First) Foundation. For 50 years EF has arranged for students to travel to foreign countries. The founder of EF, Bertil Hult, decided to found the organization when he accidentally learned that immersion aids in picking up a new language. Hult suffered from dyslexia, yet when he moved from his native Sweden to London, he found he learned English in a few months by living in the country. His organization now not only facilitates trips, but exchange programs for students to live with a host parent for a year. White told the Payson Unified School Board in March that this summer the Adventure Club students would travel to Paris, Rome and Florence to see the Castle of Versailles and other points of interest during the French Revolution. Then they will travel by train to Milan to spend a couple of days in Florence. “It’s an exciting opportunity for them,” she told the board.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Run for GLORY
Longhorns softball team determined to make
HISTORY by
Keith Morris
roundup sports editor
The Longhorns received their treasure map on Thursday. The booty they seek is the first state softball championship in school history. The path to that prize is now mapped out. Top-seeded Payson (31-1) charges into the postseason on a 26-game winning streak and begins its quest for glory with a second-round game against No. 17 Benson (15-14) at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Rose Mofford Softball Complex in Phoenix, where all but the final round of the tournament takes place. A win there sends the Longhorns on to the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Friday, May 8 against No. 8 Sedona Red Rock (17-4) or No. 9 Snowflake (22-10-1). Payson coach Curtis Johnson said losing only one senior from a team that reached the state championship game a year ago can only help the Longhorns this time around. And winning the consolation bracket at the Wickenburg Wrangler Classic in early March and winning the Gracie Haught Classic at Payson also helped prepare this team. “I like that fact that we’ve got a lot of playoff experience,” he said. “And playing for the Gracie Haught Championship — playing in that atmosphere. We won the consolation bracket of the Wickenburg tournament, so we’ve gotten a lot of exposure to those types of games and that’s one of the reasons why I specifically went to win those tournaments, it wasn’t about just playing time and evaluating talent, I wanted to get this
Photos by Keith Morris/Roundup
Above, (from left to right) Brylee Hall, Sadie Dunman, Payton Petersen and Anilese Hayes and the Longhorns have had a lot to smile about this season. At top, Payson players celebrate winning the Gracie Haught Classic. At left, senior Payton Petersen underhands the ball to a teammate during preseason practice. Below, Sadie Dunman (15) and Aubrielle Paulson celebrate Payson’s 3-0 win at Winslow in a rematch of last year’s state championship game. team used to playing in the championship atmosphere.” Things should get really interesting should the Longhorns get to the 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9 semifinals for the fourth consecutive season, where either No. 4 Tucson Tanque Verde or No. 5 defending champion Winslow should await. Winslow (23-6) eliminated the Longhorns in the semifinals two years ago then broke their hearts by scoring two runs in the top of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and post a 5-3 win in last year’s title game. The Bulldogs have reached the championship game for six years running, winning the crown in 2010 and last year. Payson beat Winslow 3-0 in the only meeting between the teams this season. If Winslow doesn’t reach the semis, it’s likely because Tanque Verde (27-2) knocked them out in the quarterfinals. The Hawks would love a rematch with the Longhorns, who edged them 1-0 in eight innings in the title game of the Gracie Haught Classic using the international tiebreaker of starting extra innings with a runner on second base. If Payson reaches the title game at 7:45 p.m. on Monday, May 11 at Arizona State University’s Farrington Softball Stadium, another intriguing matchup awaits with No. 2 Camp Verde, No. 3 Show Low (19-6-1) or No. 6 Tucson Empire (26-5) the most likely opponents, although don’t count out No. 10 Nogales (29-4) or No. 7 Mohave Valley River Valley (20-10). Payson beat Camp Verde 5-0 in Payson on March 10 and 3-1 in Camp Verde on April 9. The
Cowboys have shown an ability to compete with the Longhorns in recent years, including in last year’s tournament when the Longhorns had to rally for a 5-2 win in the quarterfinals. But it’s Empire that the Longhorns really want another shot at after the Ravens handed them their only loss this season 3-1 in the Wickenburg Wrangler Classic on March 7 in one of only two games the Longhorns allowed more than two runs. They also beat Mohave 13-4 in the consolation final of that tournament the same day. Johnson believes a bunch of teams could win it all, including the Longhorns. “There’s anywhere from 10 to 12 teams capable of winning it,” he said. “I like our chances as well as anybody’s, but we’ve got to play good ball. In a single elimination, one bad game and you’re done, and the next thing you know, hey, ‘We’re still the best team but we went home early.’” Despite their low seeding, Johnson likes the Ravens’ chances to reach the title game. “If I was doing my brackets I’d have us and Empire in the championship game,” he said. “But there’s always surprises. Anything can happen.”
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The Longhorns pose for a team photo before the start of a record-breaking season. Not pictured is Becky Bauer.
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Only state championship will satisfy this team Powerful hitters, flawless fielding support superstar pitcher by
Keith Morris
roundup sports editor
After two months of beating opponents silly, one of the best teams in Payson softball history is four wins from being able to call itself the best ever. At 31-1, these Longhorns have already won more games than any previous Payson team. But even 34 wins won’t give these players the right to call themselves the best because that would just get them as far as last year’s squad — the Division 3 state championship game. While becoming the first team in program history to get that far was something for last year’s team to celebrate, the players won’t be celebrating a repeat performance. Only a state title will satisfy. “We could have 100 wins right now and if we go to state and stumble it’s going to go down as a disappointment,” said coach Curtis Johnson. “You’ll sit back and reflect what a fun, strong season this was, a lot of good positives, but nobody remembers the previous strong seasons except maybe coaches and some of the players. If we fall short in state, that’s going to be that.” The skipper said high expectations like that bring tremendous pressure, but not as much as the players would feel if they hadn’t lost 3-1 to Tucson Empire in the Wickenburg Wrangler Classic on March 7 after starting 5-0. “The last thing you want to do is be putting yourself under pressure like that,” he said. “But the fact that we did lose a game early to a quality team has kept the entire conversation about an undefeated season (off the table). How much pressure would we be feeling if we were 32-0 right now? That’d be tough.” They’ve reeled off 26 consecutive wins since that loss, crushing most foes in the process behind a powerful offense, stellar defense and one of the best pitchers to ever wear a Payson jersey. Junior Arissa Paulson is 25-1 with a microscopic 0.29 earned run average and 333 strikeouts in 143 innings. She’s fired five no-hitters. She’ll be pitching at Brigham Young University in two years. The best player in the state in the division and possibly all divisions, she also powers the thunder-
Photo courtesy of DJ Craig
Rachel Spooner’s ability to get on base is one reason she’s a key part of a deep Payson outfield.
Payson leaders Batting Average
(Minimum 30 plate appearances)
Arissa Paulson Anilese Hayes Aubrielle Paulson Payton Petersen Cori Barnett Rachel Spooner Jewel Johnson Home Runs Arissa Paulson Anilese Hayes Cori Barnett Jewel Johnson Runs Batted In Arissa Paulson Anilese Hayes Cori Barnett Becky Bauer Jewel Johnson Sadie Dunman Payton Petersen Runs Sadie Dunman Arissa Paulson Aubrielle Paulson Anilese Hayes Cori Barnett Jewel Johnson Becky Bauer
.545 .432 .408 .407 .349 .333 .304
ous offense in the No. 3 spot in the order. As crucial as she is to the team, it’s not a one-person success story because no player 9 does it alone. 8 This is a team in 5 the truest sense of the 2 word. You’ll find contributors throughout the bat53 ting order, starting with 39 freshman leadoff hitter 26 20 Aubrielle Paulson, who’s 19 been a spark plug for 17 the offense with her 15 speed and ability to bunt for hits from the left side of 41 the plate. She’s also 41 came up big defensive38 ly at third base shutting down 31 teams hoping to generate 29 offense by bunting their way 29 on with her vacuum glove and 24 cannon-strong throwing arm. Walks In the No. 2 hole, Sadie Sadie Dunman 18 Photo courtesy of DJ Craig Dunman brings senior leadership, Anilese Hayes 13 Freshman leadoff hitter Aubrielle sound defense and a good eye at Karlie Smith 13 the plate that’s helped her lead the Paulson has proven to be a key Arissa Paulson 12 Longhorns in walks and share the member of the team with her abilJewel Johnson 9 lead in runs. She does whatever it ity to get on and run the bases, as Ali Tenney 9 takes to reach base, being hit by well as her strong fielding at third pitches a team-leading eight times. base. Stolen Bases She’s also a good bunter, moving Cori Barnett 7 runners over with a high rate of Aubrielle Paulson 7 success. Becky Bauer 6 The heart of the order features Sadie Dunman 5 Arissa Paulson, Anilese Hayes and Anilese Hayes 4 Jewel Johnson 4 Cori Barnett in the 3-4-5 holes. The trio Karlie Smith 4 have combined to swat 22 home runs and drive i n 118 runs. Hayes, a junior, also plays a key Wins defensive role in the infield at shortstop and Arissa Paulson 25 Barnett provides strong defense in center Aubrielle Paulson 6 field, while also serving as a senior leader. And there are no holes in the order, with Strikeouts senior catcher Payton Petersen (.407 avg., Arissa Paulson 333 15 RBI), junior first baseman Jewel Johnson Aubrielle Paulson 59 (.378 on base, 29 runs, 19 RBI), junior out fielders Becky Bauer (24 runs, 20 RBI, six steals Earned Run Average and several nice catches) and Rachel Spooner (.333 Arissa Paulson 0.29 0.75 Aubrielle Paulson avg., .438 on base), sophomore outfielder Karlie Smith (.411 on base) and senior outfielder Ali Tenney (.417 on base) also contributing at the plate, in the field, on the base paths or in all three areas. And junior Brylee Hall has done whatever she can to help, batting .417 in a limited role and also giving up her jersey when Arissa Paulson forgot hers on the trip to Winslow. “It was cool and an honor,” she said when asked how it felt to have her wear her No. 14 jersey in pitching the Longhorns to a 3-0 win in the rematch of the Longhorns’ heartbreaking loss to the Bulldogs in last year’s state final. Her .588 on base percentage would lead the team if she had enough plate appearances to qualify. And freshman Jodi Taylor (.471 Keith Morris/Roundup on base) has helped take some of the load off Petersen behind the Teammates welcome home Arissa Paulson after she hit a home run to lift Payson to a win in the Grace Haught plate. Classic.
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Smash Sisters clobber the ball by
Keith Morris
roundup sports editor
Photo courtesy of Curtis Johnson
Payson’s three big home run hitters are (from left to right) Arissa Paulson, Anilese Hayes and Cori Barnett.
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“Home runs are actually mistakes,” said Payson High softball coach Curtis Johnson. Well, the Longhorns make a lot of mistakes. The coach wants his batters to hit line drives and says homers are the result of getting under the ball. Arissa Paulson hits her share of liners, many of which result in drives between outfielders that go for doubles. But she also sends the ball soaring over the fence fairly regularly, as well. She has nine home runs this season, which leads the Longhorns. Her 11 blasts as a sophomore got opponents’ attention, prompting some coaches this season to decide to put her on first with four pitches out of the strike zone. That’s just fine with the Longhorns because fellow junior Anilese Hayes can hit the ball a long way, too. The cleanup batter has belted eight round-trippers this spring, three of them after the pitcher walked Paulson in front of her to avoid facing Payson’s No. 3 hitter. But the Smash Sisters aren’t the only deep threats in the Payson batting order. Senior Cori Barnett has launched five dingers from the No. 5 spot. After Hayes made Show Low pay for walking Paulson ahead of her with a tater on April 24, the Cougars walked Hayes to lead off an inning the next time she came to the plate. And Barnett ripped a ball over the middle of the plate over the left-field fence for a two-run blast that left Show Low coach Carl Nix wondering what he could possibly do to deal with the Longhorns’ triple threat. He’s not alone. Blue Ridge’s coach elected to walk Paulson twice in their first meeting in Lakeside on March 26 and Hayes belted two home runs. Barnett also blasted off in a 12-2 Longhorns’ rout. All three do their best to simply hit the ball square and drive it on a line. “And they are really nice to hit, but I’d rather have line drives and if I do hit it over then that’s great,” Hayes said of home runs. Paulson and Hayes both had eight homers before Paulson hit her ninth in the regular-season finale at Globe on Wednesday. Hayes said there is sort of a friendly competition to see who winds up with more long balls, but it’s not what’s really important. “It would be awesome to be the home run leader, but I think it’s nice just getting doubles or triples to move runners,” Hayes said. Hayes said she isn’t insulted when teams don’t give Paulson anything to hit, deciding to take their chances with her. “I think it’s funny, because that’s their mistake,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to pitch to Riss, either, but I don’t think they realize the power that me and Cori have coming behind her, too.” Barnett said her confidence as a hitter isn’t always high, so hitting a homer helps her. “It just gives you like the extra boost of confidence for your next at bat,” she said. “My confidence at the plate is sort of lacking in some games, which is sometimes why I strike out. But when you hit home runs it kind of just makes you feel better about your appearances at the plate because when you hit a home run you just know that you watched the ball all the way to the bat and you kept your weight back and you had good form and that you had good muscle memory from all your practices. And it’s like hard work paying off.” Payson has scored at least 10 runs 17 times in outscoring opponents 293-15 this season. And the three mashers in the middle of the order are a huge reason for the offensive thunder. Hayes, who transferred to Payson last summer after leading Blue Ridge in homers
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31 Wins 1 Loss Mingus Monument Valley Mohave San Tan Independence Empire Kingman Snowflake Mohave Camp Verde Show Low Fountain Hills Joseph City Santa Cruz St. Mary’s Safford Snowflake Tanque Verde Blue Ridge Morenci Holbrook Winslow Camp Verde Snowflake Blue Ridge Alchesay Estrella Foothills Round Valley Mingus Show Low Fountain Hills Globe
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as a sophomore, enjoyed making her former team pay for walking Paulson ahead of her twice only to watch her knock the stuffing out of the ball twice, then walking her and having Barnett drill one out. And the same thing happened against Show Low. Hayes is just glad she doesn’t have to pitch to the Longhorns. “I think it’s awesome because the first time it happened Riss was on base and I hit it over then I got on base and Cori hit it over,” she said. “I think they were kind of confused like, ‘Now what do we do because all three of those girls have power?’ They can’t walk us all on because the bottom of our lineup is strong and will move us around. So I think it’d be hard to pitch to our lineup.” Johnson can’t help but enjoy filling out his lineup card for each game. “Having them hit 3-4-5, anytime they’ve walked any of them intentionally, the next girl has always come up and made them pay,” Johnson said. “And that’s absolutely powerful because coaches watching that will say, ‘This is a mistake because we’re just giving them a free run.’” He said it’s a combination of power, technique and mistakes that have led to the home runs. “Our goal is to hit line drives and ground balls,” Johnson said. “Home runs are accidents. You actually got underneath it when you hit a home run. But that’s the end goal, to put the ball in play with line drives and ground balls. “All three are very strong girls and they do have good batting technique, so you put the two together and have the technique and the power and that’s the result you see.”
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Head coach Curtis Johnson (left) and assistant coach Bob Watson have guided the Longhorn softball team this spring with the help of volunteers Will Dunman and Dr. Toby Paulson.
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Meet the winningest Longhorns softball team ever
6-Cori Barnett
7-Karlie Smith
10-Arissa Paulson
9-Anilese Hayes
•Senior •Outfielder •Favorite activity: Any outdoor activity/family activities. •Why play softball: I enjoy the sport and being with my team. •What makes this year’s team so good: Confidence and lack of team drama. •How is this year’s team different: Our confidence and lack of team drama. •What are you most proud of: Dedication. •Favorite moment: My line drive home run over center. •Who’s your hero: My sister, Cami. She always encourages me to do my best and stay true to myself. •Have a motto: Only the strong survive. •Favorite music: Taylor Swift/ George Strait •Favorite TV show: Criminal Minds •Favorite movie: American Sniper •Favorite actor: Will Ferrell •Goal: Being a state champion. •Future plans: To become a flight nurse and have a family of my own.
•Sophomore •Outfielder •Favorite activity: Playing softball. •Why play softball: I love playing softball and I enjoy being part of a team. •What makes this year’s team so good: We all get along and understand each other. •What are you most proud of: Our team has only let the other teams score a few runs this season. •Most difficult thing you’ve overcome: My shoulder injury in the beginning of the season. •Who’s your hero: Jewel Johnson, because she’s awesome! •Have a motto: Oh My Lanta •Favorite music: Dustin Lynch •Favorite TV show: Law and Order: SVU •Future plans: I want to be a physical therapist or speech therapist.
•Junior •Pitcher •What makes this team so good: Faith, trust and pixie dust. •How is this year’s team different: More experience, we have been together longer, so we have better chemistry. •Favorite moment: Game Day! •Goal: To be better than I was the day before. •Future plans: I will be attending BYU on a softball scholarship after I graduate next year.
•Junior •Shortstop •Favorite activity: Playing softball. •What makes this team good: We all have the same goal and we work hard every day to reach it. •Favorite moment: The Wickenburg tournament, because that’s when the team clicked. •Who’s your hero: Payton Petersen, because she has such positive energy. •Have a motto: No, I just go with whatever is working that day. •Favorite music: Michael Jackson and George Strait #KingGeorge •Favorite TV show: The Fosters •Favorite movie: Forever Strong •Favorite actor: Kevin Hart •Goal: Win state this year. •Future plans: I want to play college softball, become a physical therapist, and have a big family!
4-Ali Tenney
•Senior •Outfielder •Favorite activity: Sleeping ... I never get to do it anymore. •Why play softball: It’s fun. •What makes this year’s team so good: Talent, hard work, good chemistry, passion. •How is this year’s team different: We all stepped up to be leaders. •Favorite moment: Winning the Gracie Haught Tournament. •Who’s your hero: Emma Watson. She’s intelligent, talented and kind. She’s not afraid to fight for what she believes in. •Favorite music: Pentatonix •Favorite TV: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. •Favorite movie: The Lion King •Favorite actor: Chris Evans •Goal: Be happy. •Future plans: NAU, high school history teacher.
14-Brylee Hall •Junior •Outfielder •Favorite activity: Either participating in FFA or softball. I really like challenging things. •What makes this team good: Being able to come out and bond with a bunch of good friends. •How is this year’s team different: Knowing everybody’s strengths and weaknesses and how we can build on both. •Favorite moment: Winning the Gracie Haught tournament. •Who’s your hero: My dad, he has pushed me and helped me become who I am today. •Favorite music: George Strait •Favorite TV show: The Walking Dead •Favorite movie: Unbroken •Favorite actor: Andrew Lincoln, without a doubt •Goal: To witness winning state. •Future plans: To attend U of A and run for state FFA office. I want to become an agriculture education teacher.
11-Jewel Johnson •Junior •First Baseman •Returning starter brings strong bat and glove to the team.
15-Sadie Dunman
5-Rachel Spooner
8-Payton Petersen •Senior •Catcher •Favorite activity: Anything that involves being outside. •What makes this team so good: We work very well together and are all very determined. •Who’s your hero: Anilese Hayes. •Have a motto: YOLO •Favorite music: Anilese Hayes and Sadie Dunman #crew •Favorite TV show: Gossip Girl •Favorite movie: Footloose •Favorite actor: Chuck Bass •Goal: Win state.
•Junior •Outfielder-Infielder •Favorite activity: Playing softball and playing trumpet. •Why play softball: It’s fun. •What makes this year’s team so good: Team compatibility. •How is this year’s team different from last year’s team: It’s not much different, but we’ve all been playing together for a long time so we work well together. •Favorite moment: Winning the Gracie twice. •Favorite musical group, singer, song: Sleeping With Sirens •Favorite TV show: Pretty Little Liars •Favorite movie: Stuck In Love •Favorite actor: Anna Kendrick •Future plans: Go to a university, major in music.
1-Aubrielle Paulson
12-Jodi Taylor •Freshman •Catcher •Has provided depth behind the plate. She’s also fashioned a .471 on-base percentage.
•Freshman •Third Baseman-Pitcher •How is this year’s team different: I’m on it. •Favorite day: Day I was born. •Who’s your hero: My daddy because he’s the best guy I know and he braids my hair. •My motto: You’re not hardcore unless you live hardcore. song: Sweet •Favorite Caroline •Favorite TV show: King Julien •Favorite movie: School of Rock •Future plans: Play softball at a D-I college, get married and have a big family.
•Senior •Second Baseman •Favorite activity: Anything outside. •What makes this team so good: We mesh well together, we have the best pitching-catcher duo in the state and great hitting. •Favorite moment: Winning the Gracie tournament. •Who’s your hero: My daddy, he’s always been there and always pushed me to do my best. •Have a motto: To be mentally strong, because I get down on myself very easily. •Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl •Favorite movie: Glory Road •Goal: Win the state championship. •Future plans: Going to Eastern Arizona College and playing softball. I am going into exercise science to be a physical therapist.
3-Becky Bauer •Junior •Outfielder •Varsity veteran usually starts in left field. Ranks fourth on team with 20 RBI and third with six stolen bases. Sound defensive player who can lay down a bunt to move runners over.
Depth powers golf team to finish as runners-up Longhorns clinch Just eight weeks ago Clayton White, Bryce Goodman and Matthew Myer weren’t anywhere to be seen during Payson High varsity golf matches. It just goes to show how hard work and commitment can pay off. The emergence this season by the three has left coach Denny Morse with seven golfers ready to chip in when needed. And they were needed in the Longhorns’ recent nine-hole match at Verde Santa Fe Golf Course on Wednesday, April 29 with three PHS varsity players out sick. Dean Harpe was the medalist among the 20 individuals competing with a sizzling 3-under-par 33 to lead the Longhorns to a solid 157 and a runner-up effort behind Sedona Red Rock in a four-team nine-hole match also involving Camp Verde and Flagstaff Northland Prep. White carded an “outstanding” 39, according to Morse. Mitchell McGuire
finished with a solid 40 and Goodman tallied a 45. “Bryce had a skillful 4 over through eight holes followed by his painful 5-over on his last hole,” Morse said. “Though tough to handle, Bryce’s great attitude turned his tough hole as a game-changing lesson to learn from.” In his first year, Goodman has “owned” the No. 4 position in recent weeks behind the top three of Harpe, Mason Ridley and McGuire. White, Hunter Harrison and Ben Myer and junior varsity player Matthew Myer, who shot 56 to complete Payson’s scoring, give the Longhorns plenty of depth as the season winds down. The depth helped the Longhorns overcome the loss of a trio of golfers to beat Camp Verde and Northland Prep by some 20 shots. Keith Morris/Roundup Payson has qualified for the state tournament scheduled for May 15-16 Bryce Goodman has added depth to the Payson High golf team. at Antelope Hills in Prescott.
3rd section title Payson beat host Globe 17-0 in six innings on Wednesday to wrap up the best regular season in program history and a third consecutive section championship. The Longhorns’ 26th consecutive victory left them with an 8-0 Division 3 Section 5 record. They finished one game ahead of runner-up Winslow for the second straight season. Payton Petersen was 5-for5 with two doubles, a triple and six RBI to lead the 18-hit attack. Arissa Paulson also went 5-for-5 with two doubles and her ninth home run, drove in three runs and scored three more. Karlie Smith had three
hits and two RBI, Aubrielle Paulson collected two hits and Sadie Dunman drove in two. Anilese Hayes drew four walks and scored three runs. Arissa Paulson pitched a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts to improve to 25-1.
Div. 3 Section 5 Final Standings Payson Winslow Show Low Snowflake Blue Ridge Round Valley Globe Holbrook Alchesay
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Payson Roundup SPORTS Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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UPSET!
Longhorns trample Cougars in playoffs Keith Morris
through. Evans smacked the ball over the head of the first baseman, bringing a run home with bases SURPRISE — David Evans wasn’t having a loaded. Then the Longhorns’ leadoff hitter got good day when he walked to the plate in the top another base hit, putting Payson ahead 3-1. of the sixth inning of Saturday’s Division 3 state That gave sophomore pitcher Jake Beeler the baseball tournament game. edge he needed. The No. 9 hitter was 0-for-2 and had committed Beeler had managed to hold the line up to that an error. point. He scattered eight hits, walking two and And the pressure was on. Trailing 1-0, the striking out five. Chino’s single run had come on Longhorns had loaded the bases with one out and one of Payson’s three errors. “I loved how Jake needed to score. threw,” the coach said. “He had 12 ground ball Enter the hero. outs. I just love how focused The senior left fielder lined was and how he stayed in Payson 4, Chino Valley 1 he the first pitch he saw down the control.” ab r h bi Chino ab r h bi right-field line for a two-run Payson Beeler pitched his way out of single to put Payson ahead. He Estrada ss 4 0 2 1 Coffin lf 3 0 1 0 several tight spots, keeping the 2b 3 0 0 0 Redfern 2b 4 0 1 0 added a run-scoring single in Paul Sarnowski 3b 2 0 0 0 Bell dh 4 0 2 0 Longhorns in the game. In the the seventh, as the Longhorns Morgan cf 4 0 0 0 Moreland p 4 0 1 0 fifth inning, with Cougars on 4 0 1 0 pulled off a 4-1 upset of Chino Adcock dh 3 1 1 0 Tippit c second and third with one out, Valley at Surprise Sports Duran rf 0 1 0 0 Delbridge 1b 3 1 1 0 Beeler struck out the Cougars’ Lane c 4 0 0 0 Clawson cf 3 0 1 1 Complex. Daniels cr 0 1 0 0 Hixon 3b 2 0 1 0 top RBI guy then got the next Payson entered the tourna- Ricke 1b 2 1 1 0 Brooks ss 2 0 0 0 batter to ground out — mainment with a 13-15 record and Beeler p 3 0 1 0 taining a 1-0 deficit. as the No. 20 seed in a field of Evans lf 4 0 2 3 “I thought it was huge,” Totals 29 4 7 4 Totals 30 1 9 1 24 teams. The Cougars were Payson Young said of that stretch. 000 003 1 — 4 17-10 and No. 13. Chino Valley 000 100 0 — 1 “The difference between us But it’s the Longhorns movE-Payson 3, Chino Valley 2. DP-Payson, Chino chasing one run or two or three ing on to face No. 4 Scottsdale Valley 3. LOB-Payson 12, Chino Valley 9. BB-Paul, is a pretty big deal. Getting out Sarnowski 2, Adcock, Coffin, Hixon. SB-Estrada, Christian (17-8) in the second Coffin 2, Bell. of that inning really gave us a round at 6:30 p.m. Friday at chance.” Surprise Sports Complex. IP H R ER BB K Payson Evans said his teammates 7 8 1 0 2 5 Payson coach Brian Young Jake Beeler (W) covered his earlier error. “I PB-Lane. said when the Longhorns first had the strikeout and a liner drew the Cougars, he feared Chino Valley IP H R ER BB K popped out of my glove and I pitcher Josh Redfern, who was Cole Moreland 5 1 1 1 4 3 got a little down on myself,” 2 6 3 2 0 3 8-2 with 68 strikeouts on this Josh Redfern (L) Evans said. “It feels good when 7 7 4 3 4 6 tally sheet — one per inning Totals the rest of your team picks you HBP-By Moreland (Ricke in 4th, Estrada in 5th), pitched. Redfern had upset No. By Redfern (Ricke in 6th) up.” 3 Fountain Hills just three days WP-Redfern Now determined to smothPB-Tippot 2 earlier. er Payson, the Cougars pulled “Chino was one of the teams starting pitcher Cole Moreland I didn’t really want to see after he walked Carl Adcock. Determined to put because they had the real good pitcher,” Young the game away in the sixth inning, the Cougars said. “But once we started looking at them, they sent in their star — Redfern. had only beaten one playoff team coming in, so we But Longhorn batter Hunter Lane got to first started to like our chances a little bit more. We had base on a fielding error. Rattled, the ace then hit beaten five.” Ryan Ricke. That loaded the bases. Redfern setFortunately, the Cougars used Redfern for the tled down then, striking out Beeler. whole game against Fountain Hills and elected Enter Evans, with the bases loaded and the to save their star, given Payson’s unimpressive season on the line. season record. Evans drove in his run. Now with the season on the line, Young talked Then Ruben Estrada drove in another, putting to Evans after his error. the Longhorns ahead 3-1. “I could tell he was frustrated and I just put my The Longhorns also loaded the bases in the sevarm around him and said, ‘Hey, we’re gonna need enth with three singles. you,’” the skipper said. “‘You’re a senior, this is Once again, Evans played the hero. He delivered not how it’s gonna end. You’re gonna come up big.’ a two-out single in the seventh, bringing in the And he had a heck of a game.” final run in the Longhorns’ 4-1 upset. Evans said the pep talk helped. Several Longhorns played key roles. “Throughout the game good and bad happens, Center fielder Logan Morgan’s long throw from it’s how you come back from it that makes you the See Payson advances, page 10B player,” Evans said. “I just felt like I had to come by
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The Longhorns celebrate their win over Chino Valley in the first round of the state Division 3 playoffs in Surprise on Saturday. If they upset No. 4 Scottsdale Christian on Friday they will still need three more upset wins to claim a state championship.
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Payson second baseman Hunter Paul watches as the catcher’s throw hits the Cougars’ runner at second base in the Longhorns’ upset win on Saturday.
Ruben Estrada slides safely into second base as the Chino Valley player misses a high throw. The Longhorns scored a 4-1 upset against the No. 13 Cougars in the first round of the state playoffs on Saturday. They play again on Friday against No. 4 Scottsdale Christian
Taran Sarnowski hits a pitch in the Longhorns’ Saturday win in Surprise.
Payson Roundup LOCAL Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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SENIORS Month of May is nature’s gift to the Rim Country Our days are growing shrub was introduced longer! No more getting into Europe in the 1500s, up in the dark and cold. and believed to have been Evenings are filled with brought to the American gold from the setting sun Carol Zebb colonies before 1750. Its shining through newly Roundup columnist hardiness and adaptabiliopened leaves. Days ty to varying soils made it are warm and nights are cool. May, popular with the colonists. Very likely, beautiful May is here! pioneer women took shoots with them May is nature’s gift to Rim Country. It as families traveled westward across comes wrapped in bright sunshine, tied the country — and aren’t we glad they ’round with a warm breeze, decorated did? with greenery. May is a sensory delight — the serenade of returning songbirds, Payson Center radiant blossoms that delight the eye, If you enjoy movies, plan to be at the good feeling of soil in the garden the Center, 514 W. Main St., at 10 and the wonderful fragrance of lilacs a.m. Wednesdays. A light movie will be wafting through the air. It is hard to imagine anything more shown every Wednesday, open to the American than lilacs, but they are not public. You may want to stay for the native to this country. They originated Center’s delicious lunch. If so, make a in mountainous regions of Romania, the reservation by calling (928) 474-4876, Slavic nations, Asia and Greece. The 24 hours in advance.
SENIOR MOMENTS
The Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 6 and May 20, in the Center Dining Room. The meeting offers support and information to family members and caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients. There will be open Wii time beginning at 1 p.m. May 13 and 27. Come in and try your hand at one of the Wii games. The Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens offers legal assistance at 9 a.m., Tuesday, May 12. Advance appointments are required and may be made by stopping in the Center weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or call the above phone number. The PGCSC will present a program on Medicare fraud and abuse at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 21 in the Center. Put on your dancing shoes for an evening of Ballroom Dancing at the Center beginning at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 16.
You can pick up a full schedule of activities and luncheon menus during regular hours weekdays at the Center. The Center will be closed May 25 for Memorial Day. Senior Circle
Two Lunch and Learn programs are scheduled for May: Physical Therapy after Joint Replacement discussed by Mike Barland is at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 13 and Chest Pain and the E. R. is the topic to be discussed by Becky Nissila, director of emergency services at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 27. Call (928) 472-9290 for reservations or to learn about other Senior Circle activities. Senior Circle is located at 215 N. Beeline Highway Other
Here’s your chance to expand your
own personal library without breaking the bank — the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore is offering two hardcover books for the price of one during May. The second item must be of equal or lesser value than the first. There are many books by well known, contemporary authors and books on a multitude of subjects. The store is located inside the library at 328 N. McLane Road, just to the right inside the main entrance and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday when the Library is open. Think about it: Mother’s Day is almost here, which brings to mind what my own mother used to tell me when I was young and complaining about something: Kicking won’t do you any good unless you are a chorus girl or a football player. She was right. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers out there.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Moose Lodge events
The Women of the Moose meet at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month. The Loyal Order of the Moose meetings are at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. The lodge has a Thursday Fish Fry from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and weekly dinner specials are available. Also, on the second, third, and fourth Thursday Diana Marie provides music from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The lodge is open to members and their guests. The Moose Lodge is located on E. Hwy. 260 in Star Valley. For more information, call (928) 474-6212.
Rim Country CoDA
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a 12-step fellowship of women and men whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. We gather together to support and share with each other in a journey of self discovery — learning to love ourselves. Meeting time is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Philip’s Catholic Church (education building to right of church), 511 S. St. Philips St., Payson. For more information, contact Sharon (480) 244-1393 or Diane (928) 468-1852.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America will meet at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the American Legion Post #69, located at 709 E. Highway 260. We would like to invite all members to join us. For more information, contact Post Commander Dwayne Cunningham, (928) 951-1691.
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.
further information, call Lynne at (928) 472-2230.
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Aglow International
Deb Welch of “Light the Fire” Ministries is the guest speaker at the Aglow International meeting Saturday, May 9 at Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson. The annual Payson 24/7 Prayer Initiative is one example of her networking with intercessors to pray strategically for local, national and global concerns. She is a published author and speaker along with teaching and leading prayer assignments nationally and internationally. All are welcome for a morning of insight and inspiration. Nibbles are available at 9 a.m., with the meeting from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Call (928) 472-6146 for more information.
Alzheimer’s caregivers support groups
The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group invites caregivers, families, service providers and members of the community to attend any or all of the following: • First and third Wednesdays of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center. For more details, call Mary, (928) 474-3560. The Payson Senior Center is located at 514 W. Main St.
Rim Country Camera Club
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 more information, call Steve Fowler at (928) 478-6676.
PAWS meeting
The Payson Area Woofers Society (PAWS) is having its monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 6 in the conference room at the library, 328 N. McLane Road. Rita Givens from Wonder Dogs will be the guest speaker, discussing the peer-assisted training for service and therapy dogs offered by the business. Becky Wiles will provide a demonstration. Everyone is invited to come and learn more about this amazing group. Complimentary light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please call Dorothy Howell, (928) 472-7396.
Arizona Cactus Navy luncheon
An informal get-together of Navy and Coast Guard veterans in the Payson area is held on the first Thursday of each month at La Sierra restaurant on north AZ 87 at Forest Dr. in Payson. The group meets for coffee or lunch at 11 a.m. to share stories and camaraderie among fellow vets of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, other conflicts, and peacetime naval service. For questions please call (928) 970-0066.
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Join members of the Rim Country Classic Auto Club at their monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 6 at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson. For more information, call Steve Fowler at (928) 478-6676.
Find your German ancestors Do you have German ancestry but don’t know how to find where they came from in Germany? Then you are invited to attend the May 7 meeting of the Northern Gila County Genealogy Society at 302 E. Bonita St. at 1:30 p.m. to hear Joan Trask give tips on finding German ancestors. In her presentation, “Finding the Leaves on Your German Tree,” she will also explain how to find relevant microfilm from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Don’t speak or read German and you know all those records are written in German? Joan will show you how to read those records. If this is the help you’ve been looking for, please join us and bring a friend to what will be a most informative program.
Lost Loves Lost Loves, a support group for adults who have lost a loved one through suicide, meets from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the first Thursday of each month at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson. Adults
suffering from such a loss are welcome to attend the group sessions which are free of charge. The group is facilitated by a professional counselor an da survivor of suicide loss. Please contact Elizabeth at (928) 468-2133 for more information.
Payson Tea Party The Payson Tea Party meets every Thursday night (except holidays) at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There are great speakers and/or great interaction each week on local, state and federal issues. All are welcome. Call (928) 468-1131 for more information.
High Country Garden Club The High Country Garden Club meets at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 7 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Easy St., Payson, located at the northwest corner of Sherwood and Easy Streets. The speaker will be Patrick Teague of Creative Landscaping of Payson. His discussion will be on Sustainable Landscape Design, including control of slopes, animal
and drought tolerant plants, all-year blooms, and little to low maintenance yards. He will also be inviting the club to see one of the gardens he designed here in Payson. This should be a fun and informative program and we invite all those interested in gardening and landscaping to attend. For more information, please contact Sallie at (928) 468-6102.
Plant sale The High Country Garden Club Annual Plant Sale is from 7:30 a.m. to noon, May 16 in the Walmart parking lot. There will be many plants, vegetables, Xeriscape plants, yard art and baked goodies will be available for purchase.
P.E.O. gathering Chapter DF of the P.E.O. Sisterhood meets at 9:30 a.m., Friday, May 8 at the Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, Payson. The hostess will be Lynne Wayne. The presentation at the meeting will be a report from the group’s delegate regarding the Arizona State Convention. Visiting P.E.O.s are welcome. For
The Rim Country Camera Club meets at 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 11 to hear a program by Nick Berezenko. He is a longtime contributor to the Arizona Highways Magazine and photography instructor at Gila County Community College. This presentation will cover the steps he takes to submit images for an Arizona Highways stock call. His process includes maps of where he has taken photos, a keen eye, a mastery of post image processing and an understanding of what they likely will find appealing.
Call for entries Rim Country Camera Club-R3C is looking for a logo. Please submit your ideas to gempressphotos@ gmail.com. The Rim Country Camera Club (R3C) is s group of photography enthusiasts that meet once a month, hold field trips and occasional seminars focused on learning, mentoring and having fun with photography. The meeting is open to all those interested in photography and there is no charge to attend. The meeting location is in the home of Harold Rush. Please call (928) 474-9673 or (928) 978-1339 for directions and a map.
Bridge results
Bridge winners Wednesday, April 29 were: Sue Chester and Jerri Koch and Sue and Larry Hoecker, tied for first; Mary Kastner and Tim Demaray, second; Flo Moeur and Sharon Vaplon, third. For information and reservations, call Kay Hutchinson, (928) 474-0287.
40 years of matching perfect people with perfect Rim Country properties. Rely on me! John Hanna
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MERCHANDISE ANIMALS Alfalfa Hay & Bermuda for Sale! 3 String Bales, 928-978-7604
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Dog Nail Clipping in the comfort and convenience of your home by Tracy. Local professional groomer of 24 years. $12.00 928-978-4959 Dog Sitter Wanted for 7 dogs in your home/yard. Keep safe till I recuperate from hip surgery. Call 928-245-7241 Looking for a gently used horse shade for two horses. Approximately 10’x20’. 928-535-6249
CARS
Two Cemetery Plots in Mountain Meadows Memorial Park; Side-by-side, Under Tree, valued more than $3000. Asking $2,000. Call Dave 602-740-6556
MOVING SALE! 156 Paul Drive, East Verde Park, 3rd house on left, Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, 8am-3pm. Collectibles, furniture, generator, pool table, tools, 8x12ft utility trailer with ramp, and much more.
YARD SALES
APPLIANCES GE Gas Stove, 4 Burners plus Grill/Griddle in the middle. White, Excellent Condition, $200.obo 630-303-2738 Kitchen Aid: 36 inch Gas Cook Top, Electric, Ignite, 6 Burners, Stainless Burner Covers, Excellent Condition, $400.Firm, ($1800 NEW), 928-474-6011
2. 3993 Pine Ranch Circle (Pine off Randall Rd) Fri. & Sat. May 8 & 9 from 7am to 2pm: HUGE BARN YARD SALE IN PINE: Recently Returned Telluride CO with a Rider Truck full of Antiques, Tools, Guns, Furniture, Collectibles and Quality Men’s Clothing; with Lots of Nice Stuff Priced Right!
BUILDING MATERIALS
COLLECTIBLE ITEMS
FURNITURE Day Bed with trundle and 1-twin mattress-Like New $150 or best offer; Gray frame futon with beige mattress and mattress cover $100 or best offer Call 602-369-0869 Like New: King size Oak Headboard, Footboard w/Frame, $200. Beautiful Kidney Shaped Redwood Desk w/Inlay, $200. 3 Piece Oak entertainment center in good condition, $175. Oak Shelf Unit, Good Condition, $75. 928-474-2385
GUNS/KNIVES All guns never fired, new in box. F&H Scar 308 Desert Tan, Kimber Master Carry PRO w/laser, 45 cal. Smith & Wesson 460, Nikon M-308 16x42 BDC Scope, 474-8827.
HUNTING/FISHING SUPPLIES 2007 Flagstaff Pop-Up Camper, Slide-out Dinette, Lots of Extras, Model #228D-MAC/LTD Series, Excellent Condition, $5,500.obo 602-828-2695
LOST AND FOUND LOST! Indian 3 strand beaded necklace. Lost in vicinity of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Easy Street, Sunday April 26. Reward. Call: 928-474-1541
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14’ Aluminum Boat, 2000, Sea Nymph-V, 4-stroke, 8.0-HP, Johnson, 54-lb. Foot-c trolling motor, 2-depth finders, Never used. $5,500. Dave 602-740-6556
3. 184 W. Old Town Court, Fri & Sat. May 8 & 9 from i8am to 2pm: Lots of Stuff, Jewelry, Books, Dishes, Furniture, Baby Items, Cloths, 2 Freezers, Electronics, Excersize Machine, Fraft Items, Sewing Items and Much More! (Beaver Valley, Houston Mesa Road 5.5 miles to Beaver Valley Estates, Pass Mail Boxes and Pass the Fire Department over the creek and first Right on Old Town Court.) 4. Rim Country Optimist Garage Sale: 1112 S. Deer Born Drive, Fri. & Sat. May 8 & 9 Starting at 8am 5. Two Home Moving Sale: 407 & 409 E. Timber Dr., Payson Fri., Sat. & Sun. May 8, 9, & 10 from 8am to 2pm: New RV Brown Water Holding Tank, Tools, Garden Tools, Household Items, Refrigerator, TV, Grandfather Clock, Dining Room Table w/Chairs, Oak Dresser w/Mirror, Chests of Drawers, Vacuum, Motorcycle Travel Trailer, Hide-a-Bed Sofa, Desk, Futon, Occasional Chair, Hutch, Storage Units, End Tables, Bookshelves, File Cabinets, Cookware, Dishes, Men’s Clothing. 928-679-6953 or 928-468-1034 6. 1111 W. Crestview Dr. Fri. & Sat. May 8 & 9 from 8am to ?: Multi-Family Yard Sale: Lots of Stuff! (Located in Payson West, Drive west on Longhorn to the End and turn Right then second street turn Left) Coming Soon: HUGE 4 FAMILY YARD SALE Fri. & Sat. May 15 & a16 from 7am to 3pm and Sun. May 17 from 7am to Noon: 800 & 801 North Madison Drive, Country Club Vista Antique Stoves, Vintage Gas Station & Beer Signs; Misc. Pictures, Charles Russell Prints, Dolls, Wood Carved Ducks, Guns, Knives, Minnie Fridge, Power Tools/Tools, LOTS AND LOTS OF MISC. SEE YOU THERE! SPRING SALE! Plants, Crafts, Baked Goodies, Jewelry Get your Mother’s Day gifts here! Fri. & Sat., May 8 & 9, 8am-2pm In the Gazebo- 1000 block of W. Driftwood Drive.
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AUTOS/VEHICLES
Greenskeeper wanted, Chaparral Pines Golf Club. FT/Seasonal, 40+ hours per week, $9/hour. Must pass drug test, punctual. Applications available at security gate or maintenance yard.
TRAILERS 2007 Northwood Arctic Fox SilverFox 26X Trailer, $25,000.obo. located in Payson. Main Living area slides out, includes rocking chair, dining table-seats four, hide-a-bed, separate mastersuite. 10 gallon hot water heater, skylights, microwave, oven and stove, large refrigerator and freezer, over the range hood/vent, full-sized shower, separate toilet, sink and vanity, retractable awning, two sets of double doors, electronic brakes and duel axle shock absorbers. Contact Kevin at 602-369-5386
EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATIVE/ PROFESSIONAL Paralegal for Full Time, Contingent on Experience; Call 928-232-9270
CLERICAL/OFFICE FT Medical Front office postion. Please send resumes to: Payson Roundup Newspaper 708 N. Beeline Hwy Payson, AZ 85541 Medical Billing Specialist
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CAR-TRUCK-CYCLE WANTED WANTED VEHICLE with under 100k miles priced below $3000. Also want Pre-1980 MOTORCYCLE. Will do repairs to both. 928-468-7060.
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Payson Concrete is accepting applications for a Mechanic-Welder, and Laborer with Crusher Experience Drug Testing and Background Check; Apply within: 1900 E. Hwy 260, Payson 928-474-2231
NOW HIRING CNA’S, RN’S & LPN’S
Order: 10075560 Cust: -Payson Care Center Keywords: CNA's, RN's, LPN's art#: 20126181 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 3.00
Arby’s Shift Managers & Team Members 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. Banner Health Clinic - Payson is seeking an experienced Medical Assistant Must be certified or willing to be within six months of hire. Apply at BannerHealth.com Job#142449 NOW HIRING: Medical Office Experience Only/Front Office 4-Days-a-week,day/evening hours, must be flexible, Excell & Word,Transcription a plus,Pay-DOE Send Resume & References to: Medical Clinic PO Box 1463, Payson,AZ 85547
PT Certified MA for Busy Dermatology Practice in Payson, Submit Resume to Fax 928-472-6025
We’re Hiring! Looking to hire team members and Shift Managers for all shifts. We train and promote from within. Shift Managers $9.25 to $10.00/Hour Plus vacation Team Members Starting at $8.05 Apply in person at: 230 E State Highway 260, Payson, AZ
Full-time, Part-time & PRN Positions Available. Competitive wages and benefits. Please inquire about sign-on bonus for full-time positions.
Boston’s Common House
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Boston’s Common House full/part time Waitresses, cooks, BArtenders must have valid Arizona Drivers license. aPply in person Monday-Friday, 8-10 am or 2-4pm 202 West Main ST. Ask for Manager
107 E. Lone Pine Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 (928) 474-6896
FULL/PART TIME WAITRESSES, COOKS, BARTENDERS MUST HAVE VALID AZ DRIVERS LICENSE. APPLY IN PERSON MONDAY-FRIDAY 8-10AM OR 2-4PM 202 WEST MAIN ST. ASK FOR MANAGER
Order: 10075409 Cust: -Payson Care Center Keywords: Cook & Dietary Aide art#: 20125503 Class: Administrative/Professional Size: 2.00 X 3.00
COOK & DIETARY AIDE NEEDED
at Payson Care Center. Must have experience, preferably in long-term care. Sign on bonus for full-time. Inquire for details about the sign on bonus.
LABORERS Tire Tech Wanted Must be experienced in tire work. Apply in person at Big O Tires 901 S. Beeline Hwy, Tuesday -Friday. Ask for Alfonso. +
TIRE TECH WANTED
Payson Senior Center needs a COOK. MUSTS: strong exp. in cooking & baking, . Required: food handler cert. Lift 50 lbs. Hours: M-Th 6:30am-2pm. Requires a drug test & background check. Email resume to: pseniorctr@gmail.com or in person at 514 W Main St. M-F 8-4. We are a drug-free. non-smoking, EEO employer.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of housing discrimination call the Arizona Attorney General’s Office
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
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Must be experienced in tire work. Apply in person at Big O Tires, 901 S. Beeline Hwy, Tuesday-Friday. Ask for Alfonso
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SERVICES
Order: 10073430 Cust: -McDonalds Keywords: Help Wanted art#: 20123185 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 4.00
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MECHANICAL 2 Experienced general Automo2 EXPERIENCED tive Mechanics wanted ! Full-TimeGENERAL Positions, must have own AUTOMOTIVE tools, current & valid Arizona Drivers License. ASE cerMECHANICS tificate WANTED! not necessar y. Work on foreignFull-Time and domestic cars. Positions, Apply in person to Southwest must have own tools, Transmission, 212 W. Aero Dr between 8:00am and 5:00pm current & valid Arizona ask for Nick Adams.
Drivers License. ASE certificate not necessary. Work on foreign & domestic cars. Apply in person to SOUTHWEST TRANSMISSION, 212 W. Aero Drive between 8:00am and 5:00pm ask for Nick Adams.
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Specialists Medicare Plans (all types) Affordable Care Act Life • Dental Long-term Care
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.
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Order: 10073824 Cust: -Gila County Personnel Keywords: Weekly 3x3 art#: 20123738 Class: General Size: 3.00 X 3.00
Gila County Career Opportunities Globe:
Payson:
Lube Specialist Public Health Nurse Deputy County Manager Juvenile Detention Officer
Part-time Deputy Constable WIC Nutritionist Automotive Service Worker Administrative Clerk Senior
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2001 Chevy S-10 Blazer 4x4r $2,000. Call 928-951-1962
THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades? Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More!
Laborers, Operators, CDL Drivers, $12. to $20.p/h, Valid Driver’s License Required, Call Brent 480-646-6040
All Steal ATV Trailer, w/Ramp 5ft wide, 17.5ft long, $1,350.obo 928-978-6007
CARS
928-951-6590 928-978-5473
Day and evening shifts. Applications available at guardhouse on Rim Club Parkway. Submit to hmyers@therimgolfclub.org
1999 Class “A” 28’ Motor Home, One Owner, Very Clean, Low Mileage, No Slide Outs, $13,500. Call 928-300-6779
2006 Bounder Diesel, 34’ Three Slides, Equipped for Full Timing. See at 1202 N. Hillcrest Dr. Payson 928-468-0077
RESTAURANTS
Experienced Servers & Dishwashers
1984 Itasca 26ft. Motor Home in Good Condition, Fully Appointed Including Generator, $3,000. 602-694-6511 or 480-710-1133
1. NARFE Fundraiser, Fri. & Sat. May 8 & 9 from 8am to 4pm; 1103 S. Sierra Ancha Lane. Heirloom vegetable plants, herbs, cactus, iris, flowers and houseplants. Quilt fabric, books, rice cooker, houswewares, electric broom.
Make your Own Stepping Stones and Tiles! Engineered Forms (Both Round and Square),10 New Windows 2x5 Dual Pane, Several New Cathederal Windows, Call Jerry 928-951-3721.
Polish Pottery, Fenton Glass, Sun Purple Glass Available at Pine Country Antiques in Pine, 4078 Highway 87, 928-476-2219
2011 Ford F150 FX-Ford, Like New, 49K Miles, Fully Loaded, Was $33,995. Now $29,995. Save $3000.
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Ray’s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main, 928-978-8375
2004 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer, Leather Interior, Loaded, Was $8,495. Now $7,495.
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CERTIFIED LIFE GAURD PT Seasonal Pick up application at the Chaparral Pines Main Security Gatehouse.
Instructor Opening
MathemaƟcs Instructor GILA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, in partnership with Eastern Arizona College, has a MathemaƟcs Instructor posiƟon open in Payson. Excellent salary and benefits oīered. The PosiƟon Open NoƟce, which includes applicaƟon instrucƟons and other important informaƟon, may be viewed and printed at hƩp://www.eac.edu/Working_at_EAC/list.asp Or, you may call 928-428-8915 to have a noƟce mailed or faxed. Closes at 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2015. Equal Opportunity Employer Gila Community College continues to provide outstanding academic and workforce development programs to the adults of Gila County. COME BE A PART OF OUR TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE!
Now accepting applications for FOOD & BEVERAGE POSITIONS & HOSPITALITY POSITIONS • COCKTAIL SERVERS • BARTENDER • SERVERS • HOSTESS • DISHWASHERS • GUEST SERVICE REP. • GUEST ROOM ATTENDANT Must be flexible with shift requirements (weekends and holidays) and must be 18 years or older to apply. Server positions must have major chain experience and prior experience.
Gila County Sheriff’s Office Positions Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd Globe and Payson
911 Dispatcher • Detention Officer • Deputy Sheriff • Public Health Nurse (Jail) Temporary Accounting Clerk Specialist Gila County is an equal opportunity employer
Applications and salary information available at: www.gilacountyaz.gov Order: 10075624 Cust: -Gila Community College Distric Keywords: FT Math Instructor art#: 20126265 Class: General Size: 3.00 X 4.00
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Instructor Opening
Cosmetology Instructor
We offer Great Benefits; Exceptional 401 (k) Plan Excellent Medical Benefits Package; Dental & Vision Incl. Great Wages Personal Time Off Program (19 days) Discounts on Employee Meals
GILA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, in partnership with Eastern Arizona College, has a Cosmetology Instructor – Payson Campus posiƟon open. Excellent wage and benefits oīered. The PosiƟon Open NoƟce, which includes applicaƟon instrucƟons and other important informaƟon, may be viewed and printed at hƩp://www.eac.edu/Working_at_EAC/list.asp Or, you may call 928-428-8915 to have a noƟce mailed or faxed. PosiƟon closes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Equal Opportunity Employer
Apply online at 777play.com; or at the Human Resources M-F (7a-4p) or Drug-free environment. EOE.
Gila Community College continues to provide outstanding academic and workforce development programs to the adults of Gila County. COME BE A PART OF OUR TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE!
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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
HANDYMAN A AFFORDABLE 1 HANDYMAN Custom Quality Home Maintenance Repairs & Remodeling Trades Master Whatever Needs Done! Steve @ 928-978-4861 DHW Home Services Decks/Porches Sheds Drywall Texture Matching Paint Remodeling 928-595-1555 Credit Cards Accepted not a licensed contractor Don’s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Tree Trimming, Hauling, Rototilling. 928-478-6139 JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed
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OakLeaf Yardworks Yard Maintenance Minor landscaping and tree trimming. All work affordable. Call:Dennis 928-595-0477 not a licensed contractor
LEGAL SERVICES AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer / Paralegal AZCLDP #81438
Diversified Services IOWA BOY - HONEST, DEPENDABLE
(Inexpensive) Not a Licensed Contractor
JOE - 970-1873
HOME SERVICES Call The Cheaper Sweeper
Call The Cheaper Sweeper You’ve tried the rest, now try the best!
Windows to Walls, Baseboards to Ceiling Fans WE CLEAN IT ALL!
Gift Certificates Available
Call The Cheaper Sweeper for a free estimate: (928) 472-9897
HOUSEKEEPING “Spotless Cleaning Services” Licensed, Professional, and Reliable. Free Estimates w/satisfaction guaranteed. Call Today: Home or Business for a Spotless Shine Every Time! 928-225-0657
Living Trusts Wills/Living Wills Powers of Attorney Deeds Patty Rockwell 928-476-6539
REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE
F.S.B.O. Excellent Value, 3Br/2Ba, Split Floor Plan, Garage 27x23, Fenced Yard, 1/4 Acre, Payson Proper, $135K 928-978-6633 394-1597 (AzCAN)
az cans ARIZONA CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING NETWORK Financial SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! WIN or Pay nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-960-3595 to start your application today! (AzCAN) SELL YOUR STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don’t have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-
Help Wanted ADVERTISE YOUR JOB Opening in 77 AZ newspapers. Reach more than 2 million readers for ONLY $330! Call this newspaper or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AzCAN) DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED in Phoenix! Learn to drive for Werner Enterprises! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Earn $40K first year! CDL training in Phoenix! 1-888-512-7114. (AzCAN) Instruction / Training AIRLINE CAREERS begin here. Get FAA approved Aviation Technician training. Financial Aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance, 866314-5370. (AzCAN) MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES needed! Become a Medical Office Assistant! No experience
HOME INSPECTIONS AZ and ASHI Certified Home Inspector 14 years Experience Payson License #PO0049 www.inspectaz.com Dan Harris 928-970-1187
LAND FOR SALE Commercial Land for Sale: Zoned for Apartment Units or Condos; All Utilties at Property Line, for more info call 602-978-8583
MOBILES FOR SALE 55+Park 705 E. Miller #11; 2Br/1Ba, Doublewide 24x44, Needs Repair, Large Shop, Covered Patio, Storage Shed, Nice lot, $5,000. 928-978-2658 Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712 Park Model w/18’x15’ add on in Star Valley 55+. Like new. Great Views. Open House Sat 11-4. 480-258-1929 REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712
RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba Apartment w/Office (Upper Round Valley), Backs National Forest,Nice Yard, All Utilities Included, Preferably looking for Single Mature Individual,$650.mo 928-474-1470. Apartment For Rent
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Canal Senior Apartments 807 S. Westerly Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Independent, vibrant living located off Historic Main Street and just down the road from Senior Center. Home-like setting and big smiles from our professional staff. We offer spacious 1 an 2 bedroom apartment homes. For 25 years Syringa Property Management has been creating cheerful communities for individuals who want to enjoy an independent and enriching retirement.
See Manager for details Phone (928) 468-5650 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298
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COMMERCIAL FOR RENT 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 1119 N. William Tell Circle 2Br/1.5Bth Home for Lease $800.mo + $400.Deposit, First/Last, Avail. May 1st, Contact Ruben @ 602-931-2510
801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541
(928) 474-8042
Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com Lazy “D” Ranch RV Park Studio, Apts. & RV Spaces for Rent - Call for Availablity Water/Sewer/Trash & Cable Included 928-474-2442 Positively Payson
Warm & Cozy Community nestled in the Pines!
3+ BR, 2 BA, House, 804 N. Wilderness Circle, Payson, AZ, 85541, 6 months lease, unfurnished, 1700 sq. ft., W/D, Microwave, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Air Conditioning, Outdoor Area, Cable/Satellite TV Hookups, Carpet, Laundry Facilities, Parking Available, Storage Available, Located in Woodhill division off of Sherwood., $ 1400, 907-841-2991.
Call Caroline 928-472-6055
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Green Valley Apartments 905 S. McLane Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Newer apartments located off historic Main Street and just down the road from beautiful Green Valley Park. 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes Bright, open layouts Onsite laundry facility Playground area Community room Satellite ready
See Manager for details Phone (928) 472-4639 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298
HORSE PROPERTY & HOME Home for Rent in Star Valley, 1800sf, AC, Split floor plan, 3Br/2Ba on 1+ acre, Super-sized Kitchen, Large laundry room, Open living room/great room, Lots of closets & storage, Fenced yard, Private well. Includes 4 stalls, Lighted 70ft round pen, Wash station, Water and electricity for horses. Wonderful family setting. $1,350.p/mo. Call 602-999-1777
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LEGAL NOTICES 15745: 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-40273 Mayo Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $168,300.00 executed by Patrick J Mayo, a married man, 2808 W. Nicklaus Drive Payson, AZ 85541 , dated December 10, 2011 and recorded December 16, 2011, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2011-013755 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on June 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811A), all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Lot 217 and 218, of COUNTRY CLUB VISTA, UNIT TWO, according to the plat of record in the office of the county recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map(s) No. 261. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 2808 W. Nicklaus Drive Payson, AZ 85541. Tax Parcel No.: 302-38-218A 5. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Current Beneficiary:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Care of/Servicer: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. One Home Campus Des Moines, IA 50328; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 03/25/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 03/25/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017. NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-4518762
LEGAL NOTICES 04/14/2015, 04/21/2015, 04/28/2015, 05/05/2015 15760: 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12/2015 ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF GILA In re the Marriage of: Jorge Efren Fuentes Hernandez, Petitioner, and Arcelia Fimbres Vargas, Respondent. Case No. DO-201500002 SUMMONS (Petition for Dissolution of Marriage). TO: ARCELIA FIMBRES VARGAS: STREET ADDRESS: AVENIDA 18 DE MARZO Y HIDALGO (COLONIA LA ESPERANZA #110; CITY, STATE, ZIP: CASAS GRANDES, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO 31631. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, in this action in this Court. If served within Arizona, you shall appear and defend within twenty (20) days after the service of the Summons and Petition upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If served outside of the State of Arizona whether by direct service, or by publication - you shall appear and defend within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Petition upon you is complete, exclusive of the day of service. Service by publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. Service by mail must include signature confirmation or certified mail, signed return receipt signed by the party to be served; and, an Affidavit filed with the Court by the serving party stating (a) that the summons and a copy of the pleading and other documents being served were dispatched to the party being served; (b) that such papers were in fact received by the party as evidenced by the receipt, or copy of the signature confirmation containing the signature of the party served and cash register receipt or package label, a copy of which shall be attached to the Affidavit, and (c) the date of receipt by the party being served and the date of the return of the receipt or signature confirmation to the sender. Service by mail shall be deemed complete from the date of receipt by the party being served, provided that no default may be had on such service until the required affidavit has been filed. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that in case of your failure to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file and Answer/Response or other proper response in writing with the Clerk of this Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you are required to serve a copy of an. Answer/Response or other response upon the Petition. A copy of the Summons and Petition, together with all accompanying and attached documents in the above entitled matter, can be obtained from the Petitioner at: JORGE EFREN FUENTES HERNANDEZ, 1107 S. MCLANE RD #24, PAYSON, AZ 85541. Either spouse, or both spouses, may file in the conciliation court a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of preserving the marriage by effecting conciliation between the parties. REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITIES MUST BE MADE TO THE DIVISION ASSIGNED TO THE CASE BY PARTIES AT LEASE THREE (3) JUDICIAL DAYS IN ADVANCE OF A SCHEDULED COURT PRO-
Order: 10075157 Cust: -Central Arizona Association of Keywords: CAG TIP art#: 20125613 Class: Public Notices Size: 3.00 X 3.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Central Arizona Government’s (CAG) Fiscal Year 2015-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is available for review. The TIP will be available for review and comment from April 1, 2015 to May 15, 2015. A copy of the TIP is available during normal business hours at 1075 S. Idaho Road, Apache Junction, Arizona, from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM or can be downloaded from the CAG website (www.cagaz.org). If you have any comments or questions please contact Andy Smith at 480-4749300 or by email at asmith@cagaz.org. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, this notice also serves to inform interested parties that maximum reasonable accommodation for physical and information access to and regarding the proposed project will be provided to person(s) with special needs.
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LEGAL NOTICES CEEDING. SIGNED AND SEALED THIS DATE: ANITA EXCOBEDO, CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT, GILA COUNTY By: /s/ , Deputy Clerk 15764: 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12/2015 No. CV2014-00144 / RUTZ PROPERTIES LLC v LEWIS SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION STERNFELS & WHITE, P.L.L.C. Shawn C. White, Esq., SBN: 022755 Frederick C. Horn, Esq., SBN015458 16803 E. Palisades Blvd. Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 Telephone: (480) 816-9985 Facsimile: (480) 816-5342 Email: swhite@sternfelslaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA RUTZ PROPERTIES, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL G. LEWIS ; KENNETH M. WARD; LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.; CHAPARRAL PINES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, an unknown association; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; ABC CORPORATIONS I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANTS, I-X; PARTIES IN POSSESSION I-X; SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS, I-X; GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, I-X, Defendants. No. CV 201400144 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO DEFENDANTS MICHAEL G. LEWIS ; KENNETH M. WARD; LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.; CHAPARRAL PINES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, an unknown association; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; ABC CORPORATIONS I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANTS, I-X; PARTIES IN POSSESSION I-X; SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS, I-X; GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, I-X, THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, UNKOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANT AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH A REDEEMABLE INTEREST IN GILA COUNTY TAX PARCEL ID 302-87-614 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, in this action in this court. If served within Arizona, you appear and de-
LEGAL NOTICES fend within 20 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If served out of the State of Arizona — whether by direct service, by registered or certified mail, or by publication — you shall appear and defend within 30 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you is complete, exclusive of the day of service. Where process is served upon the Arizona Director or Insurance as an insurer’s attorney to receive service of legal process against it in this state, the insurer shall not be required to appear, answer to plead until expiration of 40 days after date of such service upon the Director. Service by registered or certified mail within the State of Arizona is complete 30 days after the date of receipt by the party being served. Service by publication is complete 30 days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. Service upon the Arizona Motor Vehicle Superintendent is complete 30 days after filing the Affidavit of Compliance and return receipt or Officer’s Return, RCP 4; ARS Sections 20-222, 28-502, 28-503. Copies of the pleadings filed herein may be obtained by contacting the Clerk of the Superior Court, Gila County, located at 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that in case of your failure to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MUST BE MADE TO THE DIVISION ASSIGNED TO THE CASE BY PARTIES AT LEAST THREE JUDICIAL DAYS IN ADVANCE OF A SCHEDULED COURT PROCEEDING. YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file an Answer or proper response in writing with the Clerk of the Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you are required to serve a copy of any Answer or response upon the Plaintiff’s attorney. RCP 10(d); ARS Section 12-311, RCP 5. The name and address of Plaintiff’s attorneys are: Shawn C. White, Frederick C. Horn, STERNFELS & WHITE, P.L.L.C. 16803 E. Palisades Blvd. Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 SIGNED AND SEALED THIS
LEGAL NOTICES DATE: 10/1/14 By Illegible Clerk 15766: 4/21, 4/28, 5/5/2015 Notice: Notice is given to JOHN DOE that you have been identified by Talisa Thiele, the natural mother, residing at 615 W. Main St. Payson, AZ, as a potential father of a child born on September 13, 2014 in Payson, Arizona. You are informed of the following: 1. Talisa Thiele, the natural mother, plans to place the child for adoption. 2. Under §§ 8-106 and 8-107, Arizona Revised Statutes , you have the right to consent or withhold consent to the adoption. 3. Your written consent to the adoption is irrevocable once you give it. 4. If you withhold consent to the adoption, you must initiate paternity proceedings under title 25, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and serve the mother within thirty days after completion of service of this notice. 5. You have the obligation to proceed to judgment in the paternity action. 6. You have the right to seek custody. 7. If you are established as the child’s father you must begin to provide financial support for the child. 8. If you do not file a paternity action under title 25, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and do not serve the mother within thirty days after completion of the service of this notice and pursue the action to judgment, you cannot bring or maintain any action to assert any interest in the child. 9. The Indian child welfare act may supersede the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding adoption and paternity. 10. You may wish to consult with an attorney to assist you in responding to this notice. 15769: 4/28, 5/1, 5/5/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: DDC INTERNET MARKETING, LLC File No. L-1990196-1 II. The address of the known place of business is: 505 N. Briarwood Rd., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Donna Cecil, 505 N. Briarwood Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015
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: Donna Cecil, (x) member, 505 N. Briarwood Rd., Payson, AZ 85541; Duane Cecil, (x) member, 505 N. Briarwood Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.
minated, as well as any other known interested parties’ names. NOTICE OF HEARING AN INITIAL HEARING HAS BEEN SET TO CONSIDER THE PETITION: HEARING DATE: June 12, 2015 TIME: 2:30 PM BEFORE: HONORABLE RICK LAMBERT HEARING PLACE: (x) 2001 College Drive, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
15772: 5/1, 5/5, 5/8/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: LABOR ONLY LLC File No. L-1971627-8 II. The address of the known place of business is: 6203 w. South Rd., Pine, AZ; PO Box 727, Pine, AZ 85544. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Shawn Alberts; 6203 w. South Rd., Pine, AZ; PO Box 727, Pine, AZ 85544. (A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Shawn Alberts; 6203 w. South Rd., Pine, AZ; PO Box 727, Pine, AZ 85544.
NOTICE: You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) days before your scheduled court date. The failure to appear at the Initial Hearing, Pretrial Conference, Status Conference or Termination Adjudication Hearing, without good cause, may result in a finding that the parent, guardian or Indian custodian has waived legal rights and is deemed to have admitted the allegations in the Petition. Failure to appear at the Initial Hearing, Pretrial Conference, Status conference or Termination Adjudication Hearing, without good cause, may result in a finding that the parent, guardian or Indian custodian has waived legal rights and is deemed to have admitted the allegations in the Petition. The hearings may go forward in the absence of the parent, guardian or Indian custodian and may result in the termination of parental rights based upon the record and evidence presented.
15773: 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/2015 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA MOHAVE COUNTY In the Matter of: ETHAN DOUGLAS HARRINGTON (Name of Minor Child) Dated: February 24, 2015 Case Number: SV 2015-07001 NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: Your rights may be affected. (ESTE ES UN AVISO LEGAL. Sus derechos podrian ser afectados.) An Important court proceeding that affects your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or the other court papers, contact an attorney for legal advice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PETITIONER: TANYA GARCIA has filed a Petition for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship with the Mohave County Superior Court regarding the above named child or children and FATHER / STEVEN HARRINGTON Name of parent or parents whose rights are to be ter-
Order: 10075156
PUBLIC NOTICE Under Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (49 U.S.C. 5310) transportation program of the U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration the Central Arizona Governments (CAG) is requesting comment on the CAG Human Services Coordinated Transportation Plan. This provides notice that Central Arizona Governments (CAG) is accepting comments from residents and interested parties within Gila and Pinal counties (cities, towns, tribal communities). This grant program provides coordination assistance to eligible organizations that provide vehicles to transport seniors and disabled persons. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, this notice also serves to inform interested parties that maximum reasonable accommodation for physical and information access to and regarding the proposed project will be provided to person(s) with special needs. Transportation service providers in your area may be applicants for the Section 5310 grant program, and may include, but are not limited to, the following applicants: CAG, Central Arizona Council on Developmental Disabilities, Coolidge Cotton Express, Cobre Valley Transit, GEST, Globe Active Adult Center, Horizon Human Services, Pinal Hispanic Council, East Valley Adult Resources, Mountain Health and Wellness, On the Go Express, Payson Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Pinal County, PPEP/Encompass, Pinal Gila Council for Senior Citizens, San Carlos Apache Nnee Bich’ o Nii Services, Town of Hayden, Town of Kearny, and City of Maricopa. Anyone wishing to review and comment on submitted CAG Human Services Coordinated Plan should do so by June 30, 2015, to CAG, located at 1075 S. Idaho Road, Suite 300, Apache Junction, AZ 85119. The CAG Human Services Coordinated Plan can be viewed on the CAG website: http://www.cagaz.org/ For further information, contact Angela Gotto, CAG 1075 S. Idaho Road, Suite 300, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, or call at (480) 474-9300, or toll free at (800) 782-1445, or by e-mail at agotto@cagaz.org.
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LEGAL NOTICES 15774: 5/1, 5/5, 5/8/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: HERITAGE 8136, LLC File No. L-1998933-9 II. The address of the known place of business is: 754 E. Sycamore Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Janine Durham, 754 E. Sycamore Lane, 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: Janine Durham, (x) member, 754 E. Sycamore Lane, Payson, AZ 85541; Jonathan Janas, (x) member, 754 E. Sycamore Lane, Payson, AZ 85541. 15776: 5/5, 5/12/2015 Separate sealed bids for construction of C.C. Cragin Raw Water Penstock Phase 1 will be received (Name of Contract) by Town of Payson from bidders. (Owner) Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM on JUNE 3, 2015 at (Time) (Date) Town of Payson, Town Clerk Office, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541 . The work to be performed under this project shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment required to construct the facilities and features called for by the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and as shown on the DRAWINGS. Phase 1 of the C.C. Cragin
LEGAL NOTICES Raw Water Penstock pipe designed to provide raw water conveyance from the existing concrete tailrace connection box at the SRP generating station to Penstock Station 358+00 and includes 18 inch ductile iron piping, drain lines, combination air/vacuum release valve assemblies, valves, fittings and other appurtenances. This project is funded by Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) . Plans and specifications have been prepared by Sunrise Engineering, Inc. and will be available after MAY 5, 2015 at their office at 2152 S Vineyard, Suite 123, Mesa, AZ 85210 , telephone ( 480 ) 768-8600 , upon receipt of $ 125.00 for each set picked up (or $175.00 mailed). These costs are non-refundable. The ENGINEER for this Contract will be the Town of Payson and they will be represented by LaRon Garrett, P.E. as Public Works Director. A pre-bid tour will be held on MAY 21st , 2015, at 10:00 a.m., leaving from the office of the Owner (Date) (Time) at 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541. Attendance at the pre-bid tour is mandatory. (Location of Office) Names of those in attendance will be recorded. Bidders shall comply with all federal, state and local nondiscrimination statutes in the operation, implementation and delivery of, including state
LEGAL NOTICES 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 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 nonperformance and may result in termination of funding, civil action or both. The prevailing rate of wages, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the Davis-Bacon act, shall be paid for each craft or type of labor needed to perform the contract. This is also an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) project. Bidders on this project will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11518, 11246, and 11375, as well as other Federal Regulations indicated in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
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The Longhorns softball team has already won more games than any team in program history as they head into the state tournament this week in Phoenix. At left, Sadie Dunman makes a play at second base. Above, Aubrielle Paulson tries to beat the throw to first.
Division 3 Baseball State Tournament At Surprise Sports Complex First round Saturday, May 2 Game 1: 17-Rio Rico 2, 16-Winslow 0 Game 2: 9-Estrella Foothills 8, 24-Tuba City 0 Game 3: 12-Wickenburg 16, 21-Page 7 Game 4: 20-Payson 4, 13-Chino Valley 1 Game 5: 14-Amphitheater 15, 19-Chinle 1 Game 6: 22-Blue Ridge 4, 11-Snowflake 1 (15 inn.) Game 7: 10-Thatcher 11, 23-Show Low 1 Game 8: 18-Walden Grove 12, 15-Sedona Red Rock 0 Second round Friday, May 8 Game 9: 17-Rio Rico vs. 1-Northwest Christian, 6:30 p.m. Game 10: 9-Estrella Foothills vs. 8-Sahuarita, 4 p.m. Game 11: 12-Wickenburg vs. 5-Bisbee, 4 p.m. Game 12: 20-Payson vs. 4-Scottsdale Christian, 6:30 p.m. Game 13: 14-Amphitheater vs. 3-Fountain Hills, 6:30 p.m. Game 14: 22-Blue Ridge vs. 6-Yuma Catholic, 4 p.m. Game 15: 10-Thatcher vs. 7-Combs, 4 p.m. Game 16: 18-Walden Grove vs. 2-Willcox, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday, May 9 Game 17: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 11 a.m. Game 18: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 11 a.m. Game 19: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 11 a.m. Game 20: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 11 a.m. Semifinals Friday, May 15 Game 21: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 6:30 p.m. Game 22: Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner, 4 p.m. Final Saturday, May 16 Game 23: Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner, 7 p.m.
Payson advances From page 5B short center field to catcher Hunter Lane nailed a runner at the plate that snuffed out a budding Cougars’ rally. “He threw a perfect strike from center field and Hunter made a nice tag,” Young said. “That is a tough play to put a throw on the money and make a good tag with a runner coming full speed at you.” Young said his team was ready for the pressure of the tournament thanks to playing the toughest schedule of any Division 3 team, with 12 games decided by two runs or fewer. The Longhorns had beaten five of the 24 teams in the playoffs, while Chino had beaten just one. “The guys didn’t panic,” he said. Beeler said the Longhorns didn’t see themselves as underdogs. “We expected to win this game,” he said. The pitcher said it was a real team effort. “I had fun, pitched a strong game, had my defense behind me, David came through and knocked in some runs and we
kept hitting the ball and scored some more, and we get to play another game,” Beeler said.
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Longhorns pitcher Jake Beeler on Saturday held Chino Valley to one unearned run in the first round of the state tournament.