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The bull rider’s best friend Alarmed by fires But cool, damp conditions turn fires into forest management tool by

Alexis Bechman

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Two lightning-sparked forest fires on the Mogollon Rim above Pine-Strawberry this weekend alarmed residents — but not fire crews.

Firefighters quickly snuffed out one blaze, but decided to let the other one continue to burn inside a perimeter they established.

The first fire, the Pivot Rock Fire, started Thursday evening roughly eight miles northeast of P-S and 3.25 miles from the State Routes 87 and 260 intersections on the Rim. As of Monday afternoon, the fire had grown to 360 acres and Coconino National Forest officials say they will

Offhand courage and broken bones; all in a day’s work by

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Clifford Maxwell (left in photo above) and Luke Kraut are veteran rodeo bullfighters whose job is to help bull riders get to safety after leaving the bull. They did just that during the Spring Rodeo in Payson this weekend. Above, Kraut stands between the bull and a thrown bull rider.

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Some people call them rodeo clowns.

And, sure, they don’t exactly dress like cowboys. No, they wear makeup and baggy clothing with bandanas hanging out.

But these aren’t clowns.

They’re rodeo bullfighters.

And bull riders owe them their lives.

“When you make a great save, there’s nothing better than the feeling that the bull rider was able to get up and get away,” said veteran rodeo bullfighter Clifford Maxwell.

Maxwell, 47, of Taylor, worked the Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo in Payson this past weekend. So did Australian native Luke Kraut, 46, of Wickenburg. Both have been working as rodeo bullfighters for years.

“I just got my 20-year gold card from the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association),” Maxwell said before heading into the Payson Event Center arena on Saturday night.

Next month, the Tonto National Forest will release its long awaited Travel Management Plan barring offroad vehicle travel and designating a network of some 5,000 miles of dirt roads and trails for off-roaders.

Anne Thomas, project leader for Travel Management for the Tonto said that after years of work, the final plan is nearly settled.

“Next month the public will be able to see where we will be able to land,” she said. “We know there are many, many more routes that are out there. When you are looking at almost 6,000 miles of known routes, Neil (Bosworth forest supervisor for the Tonto) is very aware he’s not going to get it right.”

However, release of the plan will bring an end to unrestricted off-road travel, except in several carefully defined areas, said Thomas.

In other words, off-road vehicles will

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the time, asked me not to ride bulls anymore, so I took off the chaps and put on the cleats and here I am.”

Kraut’s riding career was a bit longer.

“I rode bulls professionally for 12 years in Australia and in the U.S.,” Kraut said.

“My family rodeoed in Australia.

We’ve always rodeoed. My dad was a

• See Daring rodeo, page 2A

• See Firefighters, page 9A

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It’s hard to make a living as a rodeo bullfighter. Maxwell is a full-time firefighter with the Timber Mesa Fire and Medical in Show Low and also owns Maxwell’s Custom Cabinets with his wife. They have a daughter, a son, and two grandchildren.

Maxwell tried his hand at bull riding.

“I rode bulls for a few years,” he said.

“I wasn’t very good. I got hurt probably in 1994 and my daughter, who was 3 at

continue to let it burn to benefit the forest health.

“This wildfire will be managed where needed and allowed to function as nature intended,” said a Forest Service press release. “This means it does not have a planned end date, but fire managers have carefully determined the perimeters within which the fires may run their natural course.”

Currently, 45 personnel are managing the fire as it creeps across the forest floor. Fires like this help reduce the risk of future major wildfires by burning through low-level fuels.

The fire, on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District, is expected to grow and fire-

no longer have the legal right to drive anywhere and everywhere.

Instead, motorized vehicles must stay on roads, trails and areas designated for motor vehicle use — unless they’re in one of the cross country areas or have a hunting tag and are driving cross country to retrieve an animal they’ve shot.

Thomas said Congress in the early 2000s ordered the Forest Service to control motorized access to the forest to protect the environment, watersheds and endangered species.

“The rule was very specific,” she said.

“Once you have gone through travel management, no longer are you allowed to permit, whole areas and whole forests to be open. That is probably going to be the single biggest change.”

The Travel Management Plan will have a big impact on forest management, she said. Thomas said those who made comments on the plan when the Forest Service presented it in 2013 and 2014,

• See Tonto, page 6A

Schools will get federal money Color Run’s Chromatic Crescendo by

Teresa McQuerrey

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The Gila County Board of Supervisors last week approved distribution of $1.4 million in federal Forest Fee money to local school districts — including $350,000 for Payson.

Gila County Schools Superintendent Linda O’Dell told the board the FY 2015 Secure Rural Schools Act funds (Forest Fees) will go to nine school districts in Gila County, with $46,000 set aside for county roads.

O’Dell explained that the different fiscal calenHOLIDAY DEADLINES

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dars used by the federal government, county and schools accounts for the distribution timeline.

Payson, Pine, Tonto Basin and Young schools will get nearly $632,000, which O’Dell released last week.

Schools get money based on their enrollment and the percentage of public lands within their boundaries. Federal land accounts for a whopping 71 percent of the acreage in the four Northern Gila County districts. The Young district, with only 41 students, has the highest percentage of public lands — 30 percent and gets $137,454 of the current distribution. The Payson Unified School District acreage is 19 percent public lands. With its 2,165 students, its allocation is $350,079 — the highest amount.

The Pine district has 10 percent federal land and 147 students, so it will get $73,182. Tonto Basin has 12 percent public lands and 65 students, so is receiving $71,038.

While Globe has only 8 percent public lands in its district boundaries, it has 1,719 enrolled, so Globe will get $254,191. Miami has 12 percent public lands and 1,069 students; it is receiving $191,562.

The balance is shared by the Gila Regional School District, 5 percent, 68 students, $44,449; Hayden-Winkelman, no public land and 264 students, $48,728; and San Carlos, with 9 percent public lands and 1,429 students, getting $223,228.

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pickup man and the four of us boys wanted to rodeo and away we went and just kept rodeoing.

“I come from a working ranch in Australia, run cattle and horses. It’s just been a way of life I was born into I guess.”

He also works as a blacksmith in Wickenburg, where he’s lived for 22 years.

“I’ve got the two worst jobs in the world,” he joked. “I shoe horses for a living, which is a terrible way to make a living.” He threw in a public service announcement: “Kids stay in school, do not shoe horses.”

Kraut is married with three sons. All three have been involved in rodeo.

“My oldest son rode bulls for a while, but he’s sort of out of it right now,” Kraut said.

“My two youngest are 12 and 14 and they actually qualified for the National Junior High Rodeo Finals Rodeo in Lebanon, Tenn. (next month.) “They ride barebacks and chute dog.”

Kraut said the rodeo bullfighters’ job is to protect the bull rider after he’s been bucked off.

“If anybody’s going to get hooked, it’s supposed to be me,” Kraut said. “That’s my job is to make sure that cowboy has a safe passage back to the bucking chutes or fence or wherever.”

The baggy pants and bandanas are just things to get a bull’s attention.

“They move to the stuff that’s moving, that’s why we wear the baggies with the bandanas on it,” Kraut said. “It’s a distraction.

You’ve just got to get in their face, get their attention off of the bull rider and onto you.”

And the bullfighters are pretty good at what they do.

“You’re a little bit more in control when you’re fighting bulls,” Kraut said. “You’re on the ground already. If you know how to read cattle you can sort of see which way they’re going and what they’re doing and sort of work from that perspective.”

Maxwell has had more success as a bull-

fighter than he did as a bull rider.

“I’m better on my feet than I was on top of them,” he said. “So it’s easier for me to read a bull from my feet than try to make the natural moves riding them.

“You’ve just got to learn the animal. It’s all reaction. If you think about it, you’re too late.”

Both Kraut and Maxwell have had their share of injuries fighting bulls.

“I broke my nose, my leg and some ribs,” Maxwell said. “So I’ve been fairly lucky.”

The broken leg was the most recent of those injuries. It happened three years ago in Scottsdale.

“I was making a pass on a bull and he caught me and threw me up about 15 feet in the air and when I landed on my feet I rolled it and snapped that fibula bone on the outside.

“We taped it back up because I was hoping it was just the ankle. I went back out for another bull and went to plant and drive and I could feel crepitus in the bone and I’m like, ‘naw, I’m done. I don’t need to screw it up.’”

Although he admits he should have taken longer to return to work, he missed just three weeks of his firefighting job and a month of rodeos.

Kraut can relate.

“I’ve been jumped on with two feet sort of in the middle of my back and broke some ribs,” Kraut said. “That took quite a bit of time to get over. It took me about six weeks until I was really good. But I fought bulls two weeks after that.

“When you’re too dumb to do anything else, you’ll do what you know,” he said with a chuckle.

Yeah, he doesn’t take much time off to recover from injuries.

“A couple of years back I was (at a rodeo in) Arizona fighting bulls and I reached back to see where this bull was and he hit my thumb just right on the end of his horn and just broke it,” Kraut said. “The bone popped straight out through the skin. We’d already worked about eight bulls and we had about

another 12 bulls to go, so we just taped it up and finished them 12 bulls then went to the hospital afterward.”

Some bulls are worse than others.

“Diamond G (Rodeos) had a bull named Orange Crush,” Maxwell said. “Up in Heber there’s seven bucking chutes and they’re all different colors and he took me and mopped me down each of the bucking chutes because I had each color on my shirt. I only ended up with two little stitches in my side, but he mucked me out pretty good. Him and I had a history. He’s since passed. He hooked me more than any other bull has.”

Maxwell’s daughter was involved in rodeo, so is his granddaughter. Maxwell said he feels like those he works with are family.

“My kids grew up doing it and we never had to worry about where our kids were at or if they were getting in trouble because somebody was always watching them for us,” Maxwell said.

“This job is great. I love it. Rodeo’s our extended family.”

Maxwell has worked as many as about 40 rodeos in a year.

“I’ve slowed down quite a bit, but when I was in my prime we were doing 30-40 rodeos a year,” Maxwell said. “We put runs together, so we would spend weeks away. But that would help us so we don’t have to drive back and forth, back and forth.”

Although he’s cut down on the number of rodeos he works, Maxwell has no plans to quit anytime soon.

“Everybody keeps asking me how long I’m going to keep doing this,” he said. “I’ll keep doing it until I feel like I’m not doing the job correctly,” he said.

Kraut said he isn’t sure how many more years he’ll continue as a rodeo bullfighter, but he’ll know when it’ll be time to walk away.

“It’s just a big adrenaline rush,” Kraut said. “If I’m craving it, I’m going to do it.

When I’m not craving it I’m going to be out because if you’re not craving it, it becomes a job and nobody really wants a job.”

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The Payson Patriotic Events Committee invites Rim Country residents and visitors to participate in its annual Memorial Day ceremonies.

Two programs are planned Sunday, May 29, one at 9 a.m. at the Payson Pioneer Cemetery and another at 10 a.m. at Mountain Meadows Memorial Park, Round Valley.

Two additional programs take place Monday, May 30, one at 8 a.m. at the flag pavilion of the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino and the second at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial at Payson’s Green Valley Park.

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Shepherd of the Pines luncheon, open house

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church plans a free Community Luncheon and Open House at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, May 29. All are invited to enjoy brats, hot dogs, salads, drinks and desserts at the church, 507 W. Wade Lane.

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

Payson Library launches summer programs

The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., has the months of June and July packed with activities for Rim Country youngsters.

The theme of the season’s reading program is On Your Mark, Get Set… Read and features a bag for participants and book logs to track their reading through the course of the program. The bags are available starting Tuesday, May 24 and they can start their reading logs and collecting prizes June 1, according to Elaine Votruba, assistant manager and children’s librarian.

The program includes contests, workshops, movies, story time and more.

Stop by the library for complete details.

Legislators to speak

Arizona House members Brenda Barton and Bob Thorpe representing Legislative District 6 will be speakers at the Payson Tea Party meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 24.

The Tea Party members also hope to introduce Gila County District 3 Supervisor candidate Woody Cline from Young, who will represent the south/east part of Payson and Star Valley as well as communities east and south to Globe.

All are welcome to attend the weekly meetings held at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260. For details, call 928-9516774.

Payson Christian School open house scheduled

The Payson Christian School plans an open house from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 25.

The school will have live classes for parents and the community to observe. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please call 928-4748050.

Free clothing distribution

Kaitie’s Closet is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization collecting clothes for free distribution to those in need in Rim Country.

Everyone in Rim Country needing children’s clothes is welcome.

Kaitie’s Closet’s next distribution is from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 25 at Rim

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Parents, be sure and bring your children to receive new shoes at this distribution.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for their donation of new shoes, gently used children’s clothing and monetary donations. We look forward to continuing to provide for the community during the 2016-2017 school year beginning in July.

Experience meditation

Come and experience the relaxation and stress relief that comes from meditation from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 25 at the Unity of Payson meeting room, 600 E. Hwy. 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, across parking lot from Tiny’s). No previous experience is necessary and this is not a class, just a group of interested local people led by Betty Daily who guides attendees through an hour of quiet reflection. A “love” offering is optional. For more information, go to www.unityofpayson.org or call 928-478-8515.

Payson Sport Shoe Program baseball distribution

The Payson Sport Shoe Program will be distributing baseball shoes and some equipment at Green Valley Park.

The program, a mission of Payson United Methodist Church, gives clean and sanitized used shoes to children participating in Payson baseball and soccer programs.

Distribution will take place at Green Valley Park on the lawn just west of the Parks and Recreation office from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 26.

Shoes and other available equipment are free.

Pine Library Friends to host book sale May 27-29 Have a book you’ve finished reading and it’s on the shelf gathering dust?

If so, the books can be put to great use by donating them to Pine Library Friends before the group’s annual Memorial Weekend Book Sale and Raffle.

The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 27, 28 and 29 in the library activity room, which is located behind the cultural hall at the Pine Community Center.

In addition to the book sale, Friends will raffle off a Gift Card Tree. Raffle tickets are $2 each, six for $5 and 15 for $10.

The drawing will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 29. Tickets may be purchased or books donated at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library or at the book sale.

All proceeds benefit the local library.

Pine holiday pancake breakfasts have twist The holiday weekend pancake breakfasts provided by the Mountain Village Foundation at the Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Festivals have a twist this year.

The foundation will have tickets for sale for the Sept. 4 raffle of a furnished, handmade dollhouse, estimated to be worth $400.

Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The breakfast of pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange juice is served from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday and Sunday at the three holiday festivals (Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day). The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children.

All proceeds from the breakfasts and the raffle support the needs of children and families in the Pine and Strawberry communities.

Arts & Crafts Festival The Pine Strawberry Arts and Crafts Guild annual Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Festival is this weekend in Pine at the Community Center.

The guild has presented the festival, along with one over the Fourth of July and Labor Day holiday weekends, every year since 1980.

Admission is free to the public. Show hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 28 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sunday, May 29.

The festival vendors and boutique exhibits are juried, a committee of guild members examines photos of original work provided by prospective show participants. Only those applicants whose photos of their work meet guild standards for quality and originality are invited to attend. All work must be handcrafted.

Learn more about the Arts & Crafts Festivals at www.pinestrawberryartscrafts. com.

Get Navajo tacos in Pine this weekend Come celebrate Memorial Day weekend in Pine and enjoy a Navajo taco prepared the Senior Citizens Affairs Foundation way — they are delicious.

Tacos will be sold from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 in the Senior Dining Room located directly behind the Pine Strawberry Thrift Store at the Community Center in Pine.

Proceeds benefit the Pine Strawberry Meals on Wheels Program.

The Senior Citizens Affairs Foundation sponsors the sale.

The town’s Taylor Pool, in North Rumsey Park, 501 N. McLane Rd., opens for business Monday, May 30.

While the water fun starts on a Monday, the pool will be regularly closed Sunday and Monday. Public swim is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission is $2 per person.

Contact the Payson Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department for details at 928-4725110 or go online to paysonrimcountry.com.

Volunteers needed for Mogollon Monster Mudda

The Town of Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism department needs help with the June 3-4 Mogollon Monster Mudda at the event center.

Volunteer registration staff and course marshals are needed. To learn more, email tourism@paysonaz.gov or call 928-472-5110.

About 125 volunteers are needed and each will receive a commemorative T-shirt. To sign up to help, you can go to the website JustServe.org as well as contacting the Parks, Recreation and Tourism office, 928-474-5242.

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Tuesday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; summer reading participants can get program bags starting today • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• District 6 Representatives speak: 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Payson Tea Party meeting, Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Sports shoe distribution: 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., west of parks office, Green Valley Park

• Pine Library Friends book sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., library annex behind Pine cultural hall at the Community Center • 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

• Pine Library Friends book sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., library annex behind cultural hall at the Community Center • Pine Arts & Crafts Festival: pancake breakfast, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.; festival, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Navajo tacos, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Community Center • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

May 29 • Pine Library Friends book sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., library annex behind Pine cultural hall at the Community Center • Pine Arts & Crafts Festival: pancake breakfast, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.; festival, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Navajo tacos, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Community Center • Memorial Day ceremonies: 9 a.m., Payson Pioneer Cemetery; 10 a.m., Mountain Meadows Memorial Park, Round Valley

Thursday

• 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.

• Payson Christian School open house: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., call 928474-8050 for details • Free children’s clothing distribution, with shoes: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Rim Country Middle School, hosted

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• May 22, 1868: Near Marshfield, Ind., The “Great Train Robbery” took place.

The robbery was worth $96,000 in cash, gold and bonds to the seven members of the Reno gang.

• May 24, 1883: After 14 years and 27 deaths during construction, the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River in New York is opened, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. It was the largest suspension bridge ever built to that date.

• May 23, 1900: Sgt. William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery on July 18, 1863, while fighting for the Union as a member of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry.

Carney was the first black soldier to receive the Medal of Honor.

• May 25, 1994: The ashes of 71-yearold George Swanson are buried in the driver’s seat of his 1984 Corvette in Pennsylvania. Swanson had bought 12 burial plots to ensure that his beloved white Corvette would fit in his grave with him.

• May 22, 1992: Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the last time. He had been host for 30 years.

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where ...” said Alice.

“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “... so long as I get SOMEWHERE,” Alice added.

“Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”

Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland”

Turns out, browsing “Alice in Wonderland” is a wonderful way to prepare yourself for reading Forest Service reports.

Don’t take our word for it: Consider the curious case of the Tonto National Forest Travel Management Plan. Not just curious — but curiouser and curiouser.

Maybe a decade late, the Tonto National Forest says it’s nearly ready to release its Travel Management Plan, which will finally prevent cross-country travel by off-road vehicles.

Congress ordered all the national forests back in about 2005 to come up with a system to ban driving cross country in an ORV, after the explosion of off-roaders led to huge environmental damage to millions of acres.

All the other forests in Arizona have already adopted their plans, which involved designating roads and trails for off-roaders and imposing a ban on cross-country travel — with certain narrow exceptions, like a hunter retrieving game.

The Tonto started issuing draft plans back in about 2009, but they never seemed to take. The most recently released plan — back in 2012 — would ban cross-country travel and leave 5,300 miles of existing roads and trails open for use. In addition, the plan would actually add about 1,200 miles of roads to the system — mostly user-created trails the Forest Service figures aren’t doing damage to streams, archaeological sites or wildlife.

The plan would also designate about 1,400 acres still open for unlimited cross-country travel — sacrifice areas for the hot-dogging off-roaders who just have to rip across hillsides.

The Payson Ranger District under that plan would have about 1,000 miles of open roads — virtually unchanged from a draft version released back in 2010.

However, after getting blasted from every side for the draft plan, the Forest Service decided it really needed to go back and do a full-fledged environmental impact statement on the plan.

Cue the elevator music as nearly five more years slip by.

Now, the Tonto National Forest promises to release the latest version next month.

Not to worry, says the Forest Service — even after the Tonto National Forest adopts the plan — rangers can still make changes at the district level on a case-by-case basis.

Jeez. So why didn’t we adopt the 2009 plan, ban cross-country travel and start the tinkering from there?

So here’s our prediction: The five-year wait (since 2012) will yield a plan that looks pretty much the same — with 1,400 acres of open range, 5,000 to 6,000 miles of designated roads and trails and no one to enforce the ban on cross-country travel. Nonetheless, off-roaders will rail about their constitutional right to make ruts and washouts anywhere they please on public lands and environmentalists will insist no one but owls and wolves has a right to the use of public lands.

And responsible members of the public will be left scratching their heads, looking for a middle ground — and wishing the Forest Service would do something about the destructive yahoos who wouldn’t mind trashing the place and setting fire as they leave.

Still, can’t wait to see the plan.

Hopefully it will include some provision for people in Beaver Valley and other Rim Country communities to escape out a Forest Service-approved back door route, should a wildfire come roaring up to the front door. Gila County has been pleading with the Forest Service to approve secondary access to subdivisions since at least 2009, but the Tonto Forest has repeatedly insisted it has to come up with a Travel Management Plan first.

Oh, well. We’re almost used to falling down the Forest Service rabbit hole.

Where else would fine tuning the third draft of the environmental study take priority over providing a way for people to escape from a crown fire?

Where else would you let off-roaders trash the open forest for a decade, while you’re trying to figure out exactly which 6,000 miles of dirt roads they can use?

Kind of crazy. Just ask Alice.

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.

“Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat. “We’re all mad here. I’m mad.

You’re mad.”

“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.

“You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”

Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland”

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TOWN OF PAYSON 303 N. Beeline Highway Phone: (928) 474-5242 Mayor - Kenny Evans

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A nuisance bear is being sought after repeatedly showing up at the Pioneer Pass campground in the Tonto National Forest.

A sub-adult male bear was captured in Parks, Ariz. and had to be relocated.

A mountain lion is suspected of killing a Mesa family pet.

Javelinas attacked a Fountain Hills resident and her dogs.

It’s the time of year when wildlife are on the move, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) cautions people to take steps to reduce wildlife interactions with humans.

“In spring, many wildlife species venture out of the hills looking for new home territories, water and food, and that often brings them into town.

“People who love wildlife should understand that feeding wild animals puts them in danger,” said Jay Cook, regional supervisor at the AZGFD Mesa office.

“When wildlife learn to view humans as a food source, they lose their fear of people, and that can lead to attacks that end badly for both humans and wildlife.”

The problem of wandering wildlife is not confined to Arizona’s rural communities because even Arizona’s biggest cities are surrounded by deserts, forests and ripar-

ian areas. Smaller prey animals like ground squirrels, rabbits, mice and birds are also abundant in urban areas, and their presence will attract predators, too. While feeding birds and tree squirrels is legal, some counties have ordinances against feeding other wildlife because of the dangers it can pose to both people and wildlife.

Predators like mountain lions, coyotes and bears are common and abundant in Arizona, and though they are elusive and not always seen, they know that human habitation often signals available food.

Arizona Game and Fish advises homeowners to discourage migrating wildlife from staying by eliminating temptations such as outdoor pet food and water dishes, over-full bird feeders that attract rodents, open trash containers and even small pets left outdoors.

It’s equally important to discourage or “haze” predators such as coyotes and mountain lions by making loud noises, waving your arms and throwing things to scare them away. Cook says anything that makes wild animals uncomfortable around humans will help teach them to stay clear.

“It’s a selfish act to put food out to attract wildlife into town for your viewing pleasure,” said Cook. “We want people to think twice before luring wildlife into trouble by feeding them.”

For more tips on living with wildlife and how you can help keep wildlife wild, visit azgfd.gov.

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Il Ducey and his minions Editor: Now that Il Ducey, through his minions, Barton, Allen and Thorpe has made our local representatives subject to arrest and imprisonment for regulating whether our local community can ban plastic bags, what is to stop those power-hungry lunatic legislators in Phoenix from passing a law to commandeer the town’s Blue Ridge Reservoir water?

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Food bank meet summer need Editor: With hot temperatures quickly approaching, many families throughout Arizona will face the impossible choice of putting food on the table or paying rent, high utility bills and extra child care costs. That’s why CBS 5 and Walmart are teaming up to raise support for struggling families served by St. Vincent de Paul over the summer months.

Throughout the month of June, the Payson community is invited to take action this summer by donating non-perishable foods at any Walmart location in cen-

tral and northern Arizona. Non-perishable items could include cans, boxes of cereal, oatmeal, mac and cheese, dried beans or other legumes, or canned meats.

Monetary donations can be made at www.

SummerRelief.org. Every dollar donated is tax deductible and will go directly to feed, clothe, house and heal the most vulnerable individuals and families — the homeless and working poor.

Summer can be such a tough time for so many. We often hear from people asking how they can help. We’re especially hoping that people who have never given will be inspired to step up and donate. I can assure you, you’ll feel better for doing it. You’ll be a hero to a family in need.

Last year, St. Vincent de Paul’s food pantry in Payson helped provide more than 18,000 individuals with food boxes in the community. St. Vincent de Paul operates five charity dining rooms and 83 volunteer-run food pantries in Arizona. Together, they provided more than 10 million meals to hungry individuals and families last year.

Those in Payson who need food boxes and assistance with rent and utility bills may call 928-474-9104 to request help. For more information on St. Vincent de Paul, its services and other ways to help, visit www.

StVincentdePaul.net.

Steve Zabilski, executive director, St. Vincent de Paul

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Many lose food stamps by

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Elizabeth Bagby-Emmons’ 8-year-old daughter was coming home after being placed in foster care for two years. But, as she prepared for her child’s return, she was unable to put food on the table. Bagby-Emmons had lost her food stamps, and with that, the ability to feed her child.

“What more can the state do to me? What more can they pull?

They’ve got my kid, now they’re going to take my food away,” Bagby-Emmons said.

Like roughly 21,000 others in Maricopa County, Bagby-Emmons was mailed three notices that her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, would be cut off.

To have their benefits reinstated, those 21,000 must get a job or participate in work-related activities, or prove they should be

exempt from the regulation. The work requirement was waived during the recession, but with the improving economy it has been restored, leading to challenges surrounding communication of the change, the availability of jobs for those who try to seek them and whether food-based charities will be able to handle any increase in demand.

As of February, 965,434 people in Arizona were issued SNAP benefits, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security.

The average issuance per person is $120 per month. Approximately 9,800 lost their benefits on April 1, according to Angie Rodgers, president and CEO of the Association of Arizona Food Banks.

“A lot of people see this as a program change. It’s really not a change,” said Mark Darmer, assistant director for the Division of Employment and Rehabilitation

Services of the Arizona Department of Economic Security.

“It is, the state has been under a waiver for a number of years due to the high unemployment, and these requirements that are part of the normal program have not had to be enforced because we were under a waiver.”

In August 1996, a new rule required that these adults must take part in work or work-related activities for an average of 20 hours per week or an average of 80 hours per month. If not, they will only be able to receive benefits for three months over a time span of three years Able-bodied adults were exempt from the requirement to work part-time or participate in job training activities, during the recession and years after. As the economy improved, Arizona lost its waiver, according to an information page on the AAFB website.

Club donates trees to Payson For the second year, the High Country Garden Club has donated an Autumn Blaze Red Maple to the Town of Payson Parks Department.

Plant Fair Nursery in Star Valley provided the tree, which has been planted near last year’s donated tree in Green Valley Park.

This forms the beginnings of a grouping, which will eventually have three to four like variety trees just north of Lake Drive, near the amphitheater restroom and Payson Veterans Memorial.

Although several native trees were left in the area when the Green Valley Park was constructed nearly 20 years ago, many of the native trees have not done well with the irrigated turf and have died, said Nelson Beck Payson parks supervisor.

The donated red maples are beginning to re-tree the recreational site. Beck said the trees are so far doing well in the irrigated environment.

Beck thanked garden club president Sallie Loman, and all the members of the High Country Garden Club, for the donation.

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High Country Garden Club tree planting at Green Valley Park, left to right: Yvonne Bickford, Jan Owen, Eileen Lawson, president Sallie Loman, secretary Cathy Hicken, Joyce and Carol Teig, Peggy Smith, Nancy Cox and Willa and Ralph Patterson. helped the group choose the maple tree for the location.

The group paid for the tree with funds from its annual plant sale. This year’s plant sale was held May 21.

“We are selling all kinds of vegetables, herbs, iris plants, xeriscape and houseplants,” said

Loman.

The group uses the money to offer scholarships to high school seniors, to host a booth at the S.T.E.M Fair, a hands-on vegetable table for children at the Gila County Fair, school supplies for kids in need and a elder tree at Christmas.

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To end its year, the Rim Country Middle School Choir held its own concert on May 16.

So many kids have joined the choir the auditorium had a more than respectable crowd full of family members and friends.

RCMS Choir Director Daria Mason picked a cute musical about modern day kids suddenly losing all power to their devices while their grandparents babysat them.

Pre-Internet-era grandparents took the power outage in stride, organizing board games, a paper airplane-building contest, and a kitchen gadget music performance.

By the time the kids’ parents returned home, the power was back on and the kids had returned to living on their devices. Yet, the kids all agreed it had been one of their best days ever.

Mason told the audience that practicing for this particular performance had been the most difficult she had ever experienced because of many end-of-the-year distractions.

“This might be a little rough around the edges, so just love them through it,” she said.

That love must have filtered through because the performance brought much laughter and enjoyment.

Truth in taxation hearing Notice of tax increase

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Payson man faces ‘trial by Facebook’ as rumors swirl by

Alexis Bechman

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No doubt — he had too much to drink, before he started dancing and laughing in Rumsey Park back in April.

He probably didn’t expect the police to show up.

And he certainly didn’t expect the social media furor that ensued.

A photograph of the 35-year-old man was put up along with a caption suggesting he was “extremely dangerous” and had been arrested for soliciting sexual

acts from children. One person urged anyone who read the post to alert police if they saw the man — even if he wasn’t doing anything.

By the time the furor subsided, police had charged him with drinking alcohol — but not with any sexually-related charges.

On April 2, around 4:30 p.m., someone spotted the man carrying a bottle of wine and dancing in the street on Forest.

Roughly an hour later, police went to the skate park in Rumsey Park after get-

ting reports the man was seen drinking alcohol there.

Police found him drinking a bottle of Yellowtail chardonnay inside the skate park. When questioned, the man denied owning the bottle and said he didn’t know who the wine belonged to.

Several witnesses said they saw the man drinking from the bottle. They said the man was also flirting and hitting on them and “being weird in this manner,” officer Jared Meredith wrote in his report.

Police arrested him for public intoxication.

But the investigation provided no evidence he’d done anything else improper and officers brought no other charges against him.

The man’s employer told the Roundup the social media uproar had proved very upsetting — including at the church they both attend. He described the man as a hard worker who has made mistakes, but would never have done the things talked about in the Facebook furor.

After the social media uproar, the Payson Police Department went to Facebook and clarified their interaction with the man. Chief Don Engler said, “citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate, or harasses (name redacted) or any other member of our community will not be tolerated.”

In response, one man wrote that in the culture of social media, people are tried and convicted based on what someone posts and not on facts, adding it reminds him of the Salem witch trials.

Two critically injured on motorcycle Crash took place on deadly turn north of Pine on Saturday by

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Photo courtesy of the Pine-Strawberry Fire Department

Neither the driver nor the passenger on this motorcycle were wearing helmets when they crashed head-on into a car on an accident-plagued stretch of Highway 260 north of Pine.

Two people were flown to the Valley Saturday after their motorcycle crashed head-on with a vehicle north of Strawberry.

The corner, at milepost 273 on State Route 87, claimed two motorcyclists’ lives in 2014 and sent several more to the hospital with serious injuries.

As Pine-Strawberry Fire Chief Gary Morris saw the corner’s collection of white crosses grow in 2014, he contacted the Arizona Department of Transportation and they put in additional signage and lowered the speed limit from 40 mph to 30 mph.

That curbed the number of wrecks.

Saturday’s accident was the first serious motorcycle accident at that location since ADOT reduced the speed limit and installed warning signage in September 2014.

On Saturday, a motorcycle heading southbound on 87 crashed head-on with a northbound passenger vehicle.

Neither the male nor female on the bike were wearing helmets. Both were seriously injured and flown to the Scottsdale Osborn Hospital trauma center in separate helicopters.

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Crosses mark a place where many fatal accidents have taken place on a sharp curve on Highway 260 north of Pine. Signs and a lowered speed limit have reduced the toll, but another accident on Saturday left two motorcycle riders in critical condition. five on-duty firefighters and the fire chief to the scene with an engine and two ambulances.

A passenger in the vehicle was taken to Banner Payson Medical Center with minor injuries.

Moments after P-S Fire arrived at the crash, dispatch reported a second medical emergency. The Payson Fire Department responded to that emergency along with a PMT ambulance. That patient was transported to Banner Payson Medical Center.

Tonto National Forest will limit cross-country driving From page 1A can also make comments on the updated plan once it’s released next month.

She said the Forest Service understands that people who have just moved to Payson will be frustrated they will not have a voice, but she said this is only

the first phase.

“Let’s say you just moved to Payson and you have not been able to participate yet,” said Thomas. “Those conversations will continue at the district level.

They will go through a process.

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After the overall plan is complete, those interested in either motorized or non-motorized trails may work with their local ranger district on upgrading, maintaining, opening or building trails.

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“Right now, travel management deals with the motorized vehicles and snowmobiles,” said Thomas. “We have not come out with a rule that deals with feet, horses and bikes. It is just dealing with motorized travel.”

She said groups interested in non-motorized trails might work with the local ranger district to maintain, upgrade or reroute existing trails.

Virtually every other forest in the state adopted a Travel Management Plan years ago.

However, Tonto Forest officials felt the forest had too many stakeholders and issues to simply make a blanket statement or divide the forest up into districts.

“Some forests did it district by district, some did it by the whole forest,” she said. “Looking at it as the entire forest, we just realized that it was bigger than that ... we just realized we needed to do the full environmental impact statement.”

That finished, Rim Country should see the Travel Management Plan next month.

The Rim Country Mountain Biking Association has already started to make connections with the Payson Ranger District.

Michael Bonnett just met with

Debbie Cress, the head ranger for the Payson Ranger District.

“The meeting I had with Debbie Cress was very positive,” he said. “They are open to new trail proposals and want to work with us. The next step is to get them some rough ideas and move forward from there.”

Mike and Janet Brandt from

the Pine-Strawberry Fuels Reduction Committee say RCMBA is doing all the right things, like they did.

PSFRC has worked with the Forest Service since 2009 to build a new trail, the Bearfoot Trail. They have also maintained and rerouted other trails to make them more accessible.

“We need to have a little bit for everybody,” said Mike. “We need to support each other.”

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Memorial Day ceremonies planned in Rim Country Observances stretch from Sunday to Monday Rim residents and visitors are invited to attend several special Memorial Day ceremonies planned this weekend. The Payson Patriotic Events Committee has selected the theme, “Never Forget, Ever Honor, More Than Ever” for the 2016 programs planned throughout the community.

Tributes are scheduled at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 29 at the Payson Pioneer Cemetery; 10 a.m., Sunday, May 29 at Mountain Meadows Cemetery in Round Valley, south of Payson; 8 a.m., Monday, May 30 at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino flag pavilion; and 10 a.m., Monday, May 30 at the Green Valley Park Veterans Memorial.

Tribute details

9 a.m., Sunday, May 29 The Annual Pioneer Cemetery Tribute begins with a flag raising ceremony and opens the cemetery for visitation. The Pioneer Cemetery Board sponsors this tribute.

10 a.m., Sunday, May 29 The Annual Mountain Meadows Tribute in Round Valley is sponsored by the Messinger Payson Funeral Home and supported by the Payson Patriotic Events Committee, the VFW and the American Legion.

Memorial Day ceremonies include a service at the Pioneer’s Cemetery in Payson.

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8 a.m., Monday, May 30 The tribute at the Mazatzal Hotel &

Casino is a flag raising ceremony, which includes music, welcoming remarks, invocation, the national anthem and flag-raising, speakers, benediction, bagpipe music and closing remarks.

10 a.m., Monday, May 30 The Payson Patriotic Events Committee presents the tribute at the Veterans Memorial in Green Valley Park. The program includes music; opening remarks and a welcome from the committee’s chair, retired USMC Col. Bill Sahno; the national anthem and flag raising; invocation by Father Lowell Andrews; Presentation of the Colors by the CAP Cadets; speakers, including Payson Mayor Kenny Evans and Payson Town Councilor Su Connell, who is making a special tribute, the chiefs of the Payson Police and Fire Departments and a representative from the Tonto Apache Tribe. Eric Landau will present a medley on his bagpipe and also play “Amazing Grace” near the end of the ceremony. Following Landau’s medley, another medley of the service hymns of the U.S. military is planned, along with an Honor Guard tribute, presentation of the flags of the U.S. military services, a rifle salute and the playing of “Taps.” Andrews will then lead the benediction and the audience will be given the opportunity to observe a moment of silence. The closing remarks will be followed by march music.

Shelby charter school recruiting students for upcoming year by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

The 2015-16 school year is barely drawing to a close and Shelby School is recruiting for the new year.

School representatives Elizabeth Fowler and Annetta Carpenter presented a program May 18 at the Payson Public Library to share information about the school and encourage enrollment for the coming year. One or two similar programs are planned in June.

While students can be enrolled at any time, the school is pushing to get as many new enrollments completed by June 30 as possible.

Located in Tonto Village, 17 miles and about 20 minutes from Payson, the school is a tuition free-charter school.

It serves youngsters in the kindergarten through 10th grades with a staff of seven and provides free transportation to and from the school for students from Payson, Pine and Star Valley (and possibly Tonto Basin in the new year if there is a demand). Covering kindergarten through the 10th grades, the school provides a single site for families with students of varying ages.

The school was first chartered in 2000 and was recently re-chartered for another 20 years.

The curriculum aims to help students

access academics through the arts, integrating theater, engineering, art, music and sports with foundational skills in reading and math. Special attention is given to also incorporating the interests, hobbies and talents of the individual student in their studies.

“We have a low student to teacher ratio which allows for greater attention, interaction and flexibility,” said Fowler.

Carpenter and Fowler both gave examples of this approach. One student was struggling to translate his knowledge of geometry on paper and so he was able to show his knowledge through his skateboard skills. Other students, brothers, wanted to build a clubhouse.

It was a family project, but Carpenter, in discussing it with their mother, learned the parents were taking over a project that could be a great learning tool for their sons. She encouraged the parent to urge the boys to make decisions about the project and complete it themselves.

“We entice students with their interests,” Fowler said, adding often this helps the young people realize they know much more than they can sometimes communicate in traditional ways.

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“TEAMS” is an acronym for Time; Environment; Actions; Mindset; Speech.

The brochure produced to provide an overview of the school detailed the TEAMS elements by which students are assessed and on which they are asked to reflect.

Time: Honoring personal time as well as the time of others by being on time, turning things in on time, accountability, responsibility, persistence and follow through to completion.

Environment: Organization and cleanliness of personal surroundings while respecting the space of others, proper use of supplies and equipment as well as manners for borrowing and sharing.

Actions: What is done, how it’s done, choices or decisions made, quality of work, and the application of personal knowledge and skills along with teamwork.

Mindset: Openness to learning new things, willingness to try, ability to learn from mistakes, confidence, self-awareness, commitment, respect, honesty and trust.

Speech: The quality of language enhances the quality of results in life.

Positive and supportive self-talk, communication with others, discussions, negotiations, respect of the thoughts and

ideas of others, handling disagreements, creating win-win situations are encouraged.

The mission of the Shelby School: “The total well being of each student is our priority. Our goal is for students at The Shelby School to be mindful of the

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PHS inducts five greats into inaugural Hall of Fame class Chaz Davis, Rylee Chapman named PHS Athletes of Year by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

The spotlight shined brightly on Payson High’s athletic success last week as the school honored its top student-athletes from this school year while enshrining some of the greats of past decades in the Longhorn Athletic Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet at Wilson Dome on Thursday, May 19.

The inaugural class of inductees into the Hall included Chuck Hardt, R.C. LaHaye, Ted Pettet Sr., Dennis Pirch and Dan Reid. See future issues of the Roundup for profiles on the five inductees.

The event program reads the Hall began as a way of “recognizing the greatest Longhorns to coach or play in Payson who have made a major contribution once they left Payson High School.”

First-year Payson High athletic director Barry Cromer was instrumental in the event, which was a partial fundraiser for the PHS athletic program.

“I was very surprised there was no Hall of Fame for the school considering its rich history of athletic success,” Cromer said.

Pirch molded Payson’s wrestling program into the envy of the state, leading the Longhorns to a record 10 team state championships. He is the only PHS coach to be named a National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year.

LaHaye is one of the most accomplished wrestlers to ever don a PHS singlet. He went on to win All-America honors at Western State College of Colorado and become a head coach at Grand Canyon

Photo submitted by Jake Swartwood

The inaugural PHS Hall of Fame class includes (from left to right) R.C. LaHaye (represented by his father), Dennis Pirch, Dan Reid, Ted Pettet Sr. and Chuck Hardt. See future issues of the Roundup for profiles on the five inductees.

University. He wasn’t able to be at the ceremony but his father was there to accept the plaque on his behalf.

Reid coached the most successful track and field teams in PHS history and was an assistant football coach for several years. He was inducted into the Arizona Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2010.

Pettet taught at PHS for 22 years and founded the PHS track and field program. He also coached basketball and baseball and served as PHS athletic director.

Hardt earned several region and state coach of the year honors in basketball and track and field. He also founded the PHS cross country team and was an assistant on the 1979 boys basketball and 1981 football state championship teams.

The inductees were each presented with a plaque and they will be immortalized in Wilson Dome with a plaque by the concession stand.

The athletic director said 111 people attended.

“We raised about $2,000 in silent auction items and with some ticket sales,” Cromer said.

“I thought for a first time that the awards and Hall of Fame dinner was very successful and hope that the banquet will con-

Photos by Keith Morris/Roundup

Above, Chaz Davis was voted Payson High Male Athlete of the Year after excelling in football, basketball and track. Above right, Rylee Chapman was voted Payson High Female Athlete of the Year. Chapman will play basketball at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (see story below). tinue to grow and be a staple at the community to the high school to go into the Hall. There will be of the Year. Brigham Flake and the high school. The five Hall of and the Hall of Fame came up,” more individuals going in in the Rebecca Carr won the Longhorn Famers enjoyed the ceremony Cromer said. “We had most of upcoming years that will be just Award. Brandon Nicholson and and all said something positive the coaches in the meeting and as deserving.”

Reed Hunt were honored as Fan and inspirational to the high we put a list of people we thought Chaz Davis and Rylee of the Year. Ashley Mann was school athletes and coaches as would be worthy. I then had the Chapman were recognized as selected Parent of the Year. they continue their careers.” coaches vote for five and we PHS Athletes of the Year. Gerardo The Tonto Apache Tribe and Cromer said the idea to start came up with five very deserv- Moceri and Anna Schouten were Gerardo’s were selected Sponsor a PHS Hall of Fame came up at a ing individuals. Don Heizer, Jake named Scholar Athletes of the of the Year.

Swartwood and Miles Huff were Year. Gage Ryden and Savanna monthly coaches meeting.

Max Foster contributed to “We discussed ways to bring really great in thinking of names White were chosen Newcomer this story.

Best friends to continue playing together at Chandler-Gilbert CC by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

After a fire destroyed her family’s house forcing them to move across town, second-grader Brittanny Proctor had to change schools.

She’d been enrolled at Julia Randall Elementary but was now alone as a new student at Payson Elementary.

But not for long.

“We had to move and I had no friends,” Proctor said. “But Rylee was there and she asked me if I wanted to be friends. We’ve been best friends ever since.”

The bond between Proctor and Rylee Chapman has only grown stronger over the last 10 years.

And while many people go their different ways after high school, that won’t be the case for these friends.

Both of them on Wednesday signed Letters of Intent to play women’s basketball at ChandlerGilbert Community College.

They’re glad to have each other for support as

they move to the next level.

“I’m very happy we both made it,” Chapman said. “The support system is going to be great.

It means a lot to me to have her going with me because we’ve been playing together for a very long time.”

Proctor echoed her sentiments.

“We have each other’s back and we will always have each other’s back,” Proctor said.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College women’s basketball coach Brian Rosario was at the ceremony. He took over as the Coyotes head coach four weeks ago after the former coach resigned.

“The last coach retired and everyone quit or graduated and I was left with no players,” Rosario said. “I had a tryout about two weeks ago and Brittanny and Rylee both were there.”

Chapman is a 6-foot-1 post player and Rosario said there’s nothing like height in basketball.

“Rylee has size and that’s something you can’t teach,” her new coach said. “She’s so raw and there’s such an upside to her. The ceiling is so high for her.”

Proctor is a shooting guard and Rosario is also excited about her ability to put the ball in the basket.

“I love her shot,” he said. “She has the ability to expand that so we’ll try to add range to that shot.”

Proctor is considering a career in sports medicine. “I really love helping people,” she said.

Chapman isn’t sure what kind of career she’d like to have, but is considering something in the graphic design or photography field.

Both hope to continue their basketball careers at a four-year university after two years at ChandlerGilbert.

“I’m hoping to have another one of these (ceremonies) in two years when they sign with a fouryear university,” Rosario said.

Payson girls basketball head coach Miles Huff is thrilled for the two young ladies.

“I’m so excited for those two,” he said. “I Keith Morris/Roundup couldn’t be more proud that they’re going to get to go to the next level and extend their playing Brittanny Proctor (at left) and Rylee Chapman careers. They both are very hard workers and both pose for a photo with Chandler-Gilbert CC women’s basketball coach Brian Rosario. were huge assets to our team.”

40,000 new Florida-strain bass placed in Roosevelt Lake larger than last year Roosevelt Lake received Ramp. “The entire stocking 40,000 new Florida-strain bass rim country effort went as smoothly as possible and many thanks to the residents recently. Bryant fishing report volunteers,” said Dickens.

Dickens, an aquatics program Roosevelt Lake water level biologist with AZGFD, stated currently stands at 50 percent that the Gila County Roundtable full. The recent storms helped members all arrived 30 minutes somewhat, however recently, early to the release sites and the Tonto Creek flow dropped when the truck arrived, the fish to 17 percent and the Salt River were in excellent health. The flow is slightly below 50 percent fingerlings, which were larger James of normal flows for this time than last year, measured in the Goughnour of year. The water conditions 3- to 4-inch range. Half of them in the lake are clear and the were stocked into the Tonto end of the lake from the Cholla Ramp. water temperature is in the mid 70s and The other half were driven down to the getting warmer by the week.

Bass fishermen are reporting good Salt end and released out of Badger

fishing conditions. The spawn appears to be very successful with many anglers reporting huge schools of shad seen along the shoreline and tucked tightly into brush. Post spawning bass and juvenile bass in the 12-inch range are feeding on these shad aggressively. Larger and smarter bass will follow along below the shad ball and the action, picking up easy meals as injured shad fall to the bottom. A deeper running crankbait can be very effective when targeting larger bass. If you’re not finding shad in your location, try a drop-shot or Texasrig technique using a translucent color bait such as a Hologram Morning Dawn Roboworm. Both the 4- and 6-inch size

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Successful crappie fishing reports increased dramatically recently due to the stable weather conditions and the post crappie spawn activity. Clearly the crappie are gathering in large schools and are heading into their summer pattern.

Successful crappie anglers are fishing in 25 feet depths in submerged trees. Vertically fishing a small curly tail grub on a 1/16 ounce jig head is an excellent technique for late spring early summer crappie fishing.

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Pine, Strawberry archers set sights on national honors by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

The success of some of the younger members of the Pine Strawberry School archery team at the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) National Tournament has Coach Dean Pederson dreaming of bigger and better things.

“I’m hoping next year we have a few qualify for the world (NASP) shoot,” he said.

That would be a Herculean

accomplishment for a small, rural school with less than 200 students going head to head against archery teams from around the world.

Pederson’s optimism over challenging the sport’s big dogs is probably due to the success of the seventh grade team members at the national tournament held May 12-14 in Louisville, Ky. With another year of experience and maturity, those fledgling archers could by next year be ready for the big stage.

At Louisville, the one-two punch of seventh graders Emma Paine and Raci Miranda led the Buffalos in both the 3-D Challenge and on the 10-15 meter range.

In 3D, Paine took top honors among the 15 P/S qualifiers scoring a 270 that was highlighted by 12 perfect “ten” scores. Among the 230 seventh grade national qualifiers, Paine was 29th. Of the 1572 girls competing she was 205th.

On the 10-15 meter range,

Miranda was tops among the Buffs posting a 274 with 11 tens.

A one point in the competition she hit five consecutive tens and her lowest score was an eight.

Also in the 10-15 meter shoot, Paine stayed hot on Miranda’s sneakers shooting a 272.

In 3D, Miranda returned the favor pushing Paine to the limit before finishing second on the team with a 264 and nine tens.

Also, Mackenzie Aguon (253) Cash York (248) Jordan Wain (234) and Caleb Barlow (233)

showed well in 3-D. On the 10-15 meter range, Kendall Brooks (265), Wain (264), Barlow (260) and Aguon (256) lent depth to the Buff cause.

“Our students did well,” said Pederson. “A lot of our younger students shot personal bests on the national stage.”

Some team members who had qualified for national at the Arizona State Championships on March 19 did not make the trip to nationals for various reasons.

To travel to Louisville, team members had to raise a travel expense which was about $600 per student-athlete.

One of the most successful fundraisers was a bake sale held

at Payson Safeway.

“We raised a big chunk of our money in one day at the bake sale,” said P/S co-coach Margaret Johnson. “Safeway is so awesome in letting us set up bake sale booths in front of their store.”

The national tournament marks the end of the 2015-16 for the archery team members but the younger athletes will use the off season to hone their skills for next year.

The graduating eighth graders, however, will not have a school team to compete on since Payson High does not field an archery squad.

Their options are to join a club team or compete unattached.

WEATHERREPORT Tuesday

Forecast by the National Weather Service

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Sunny

73/45 Wednesday

Sunny

72/42 Thursday

Sunny

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Friday

Sunny

Dancing in the big ramada at Rumsey Park was part of the celebration honoring the volunteers who serve Time Out, Inc.

Time Out honors crucial volunteers Kerry Rawsthorne, Bob Watson named Woman & Man of Year Time Out held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon under sunny skies at Rumsey Park Sunday, May 15.

Guests ate, played, danced and had fun.

Organizers treated its volunteers to a picnic meal, fun games, prize drawings and entertainment. Paul Foster and the Honky Tonk Heros provided the music.

Named Time Out’s Man and Woman of the Year were Kerry Rawsthorne, a Time Out volunteer since 2012 and Bob Watson, a Time Out volunteer since 2011. These two

volunteers both work at the Time Out Thrift Shop and display the kind of dedication and energy so much needed to keep Time Out in its current position of being voted Best Thrift Store in Payson for 14 years in a row.

Kerry logged more than 814 hours this past year, and works as a sorter and a floor person in the store. Bob logged 659 hours keeping the receiving area in top shape, as well as testing electronics and keeping the manager, his wife, happy. The talent and dedication of these two are real blessings to

Time Out. In calendar year 2015, 65 volunteers served nearly 10,000 hours at the shelter, thrift store and transitional housing. Time Out could not exist without them.

It is the mission of Time Out, Inc., to help individuals break the cycle of abuse in their lives.

For information on volunteering at Time Out, go online to www.timeoutshelter.org, or pick up an application at the Time Out Thrift Shop.

Firefighters monitor wildfires north of Pine From page 1A

Strawberry Fire

fighters will be doing burnouts to facilitate where and how it moves.

Smoke will be noticeable.

Fire managers are working to make sure they protect cultural resources, timber sales, minimize adverse effects to Christmas trees, caves, streams, seeps and range fence.

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South of where the Pivot Rock Fire is burning, a second lightning-caused fire started last week.

On Friday afternoon, residents began phoning the P-S Fire Department and Payson dispatch center, alarmed to see smoke billowing from above the town near Milk Ranch Point.

P-S Fire Chief Gary Morris said the Strawberry Fire was putting up considerable smoke, but the winds pushed it north.

Coconino Forest Service officials sent an engine and Hotshot

crews to the scene and contained the fire to two acres by late afternoon Friday.

P-S Fire was not needed; however, Morris went to the scene and met with the incident commander for a briefing.

Juniper Fire

East of Payson, officials are using another lightning-caused fire to burn through fuels and reduce the threat of a major wildfire.

The Juniper Fire started May 17 in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area/Tonto National Forest, east

of State Route 288, between Young and Roosevelt Lake.

There are 148 personnel on the fire, which has grown to 28 acres. Crews plan to let the fire burn, but monitor it closely.

Road closures

On Monday, the Forest Service announced all National Forest System lands roads and trails to the east of State Highway 288 and to the west of Forest Road 203 (Cherry Creek Road) would be closed.

State Highway 288 and Cherry Creek Road will remain open.

Payson Statistics DATE H May 13 92 May 14 86 May 15 81 May 16 78 May 17 72 May 18 69 May 19 80 May 20 82 May 21 77 May 22 76 May 23 78

L PRECIP. 46 50 0.01 50 45 45 0.10 44 0.09 40 47 49 46 38

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2016 thru today 5.42 30-year Average through May 7.90

May 2016 0.46 May Average 0.55

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

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Dominant pollen: Grasses-Mulberry-Mesquite High: Pollen levels between 9.7 and 12.0 tend to affect most individuals who suffer

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during days with high pollen levels.

Medium: Pollen levels between 7.3 and 9.6 will likely cause symptoms for many

individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season.

Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 7.2 tend to affect very few individuals among the

allergy-suffering public.

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Vernon Dwight Randall (55) of Payson passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on May 18, 2016 in Mesa, Arizona.

Vernon was born November 14, 1960 in Mesa, Arizona to parents Ronald Ray “Rony” and Julia Patricia “Pat” Randall joining big brother Ronald “Pete” and sister Denella who he called “Sissy”.

He attended Whittier Elementary and Carson Junior High in Mesa. He graduated from Gilbert High School where he was an officer in the FFA. He attended nursing school at Mesa Community College and was a registered nurse at Mesa Lutheran Hospital and Casa Blanca Clinic.

Vernon married his best friend Wanda Petersen on March 1, 1985 in the Mesa LDS Temple. They welcomed their daughter Mandy in 1987 and son Nick in 1992. Vernon was a great daddy and took pride in everything his kids did. The only thing that could top fatherhood was becoming a grandpa.

Vernon was the life of the party. He made friends everywhere he went. He loved to cook and feed the masses. He

was spontaneous, fun-loving, stubborn, sarcastic, ornery and loved by everyone.

In 2001, Vernon and his family moved to Payson, Arizona to get out of the heat and the hassle and be closer to his parents. He enjoyed the small town but dearly missed his hometown of Mesa.

Vernon is survived by wife Wanda, son Nick, mother Pat and sister Denella all of Payson; daughter Mandy, sonin-law Logan, and grandkids Lincoln, McKenna and Lot Campbell of Mesa; and brother Pete and his wife Christyne Randall of Tonto Basin, nieces and nephews, too many extended relatives to count and literally hundreds of friends and loved ones. He was preceded in death by his father Rony.

A visitation will be held in the valley Tuesday, May 24th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the LDS Ward Building, 1455 N. Harris Street, Mesa, AZ. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 28th at 11:00 a.m. with a viewing beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the LDS Stake Center, 913 S. Ponderosa Street, Payson, AZ. Burial will follow at Payson Pioneer Cemetery.

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Adventure Club event raises $5,000 for student travel

A blast of

by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Principal of Rim Country Middle School Jennifer White threw another great Color Run to support student travel.

“We had 125 runners. It was great,” she said, “We have a whole committee that works all year long to put on this event.”

She said the Color Run Committee works with the Fan Club to manage the fundraising.

White said the run goes through Star Valley. What gives the run its color – chalk.

As the runners pass by stations, volunteers toss a handful of ground-up, colored chalk that stains the runner.

White said the run isn’t for points or to break speed records.

“It’s more of a fun run and really to get our community out there,” she said.

This year, the run had 10 sponsors.

Volunteers from RCMS, the

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Sheriff’s Posse, and the community helped to make the event successful.

“It’s a great fundraiser,” said White, “I know that a rough estimate (of what we raised) is $5,000.”

That money will help students traveling to the British Isles this summer to get a flavor of Ireland (of course they will visit the Blarney Stone), Wales, to see Windsor Castle and London.

But White said another group of students also travels around the States.

“Just this March that passed… we did Washington D.C. and New York,” said White.

The Color Run helps students to get out of their comfort zone.

“It’s a great community event and also supports these kids (to) see there is life outside Rim Country,” said White.

Photographer DJ Craig caught these shots of the Color Runners braving the explosion of colorful chalk to raise money for student travel.

Boy becomes a bouncy, bouncy hero by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

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Roundup reporter Keith Morris captured these splashes of color as the runners trotted through Star Valley.

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Eight-year old Jestin Frost courageously saved a little two-year-old boy when the bouncy house they played in at the Color Run started losing all its air.

“We were jumping in the bouncy house,” said Jestin.

“When I was looking at him, I saw him going down.”

What Jestin saw was the air going out of the bouncy house, dropping he and the toddler to the ground as the floor deflated.

As the walls started folding in on them, Jestin said he knew he had to do something.

“I got my hand and pushed it (the doorway) up,” said Jestin. “He walked out.”

Jestin said the two were

the last ones in the bouncy house.

Jestin said the toddler’s grandmother waited outside and took her grandchild away.

The brave boy’s mother, Amanda, said she wouldn’t expect anything less of her oldest child.

“That’s just how my son is — he’s a helping kid,” she said.

Amanda said Jestin is a great older brother to his four-year-old sister, Destini.

“He’s the first to baby her if Mom and Dad aren’t there.”

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The Power of

RED Blood red landscape defines Southwest Story and Photos

by Greg McKelvey

geologist, photographer

The rusted red layer in these sandstones on the shore of Lake Powell don’t follow the contours of the rock layers themselves, showing the complex history of the rock. The same oxidized iron colors Bryce Canyon in Utah (below).

Converging lines.

The rule of thirds.

The drama of patterns.

All vital to “wow” photography.

But here in the Southwest, red is the master.

Magazines, posters, books, articles, photographs, paintings and just about every other form of graphic arts in the Southwest United States is replete with red.

From Utah’s Escalante Grand Staircase to bottom of the Grand Canyon and across to the youngest rocks in Wyoming, lurid red rocks dominate and draw the photographer’s eye.

But why so much red?

Was it always so?

Likely not.

In fact, the patterns and history of colors in a landscape not only delight the photographer’s eye — they inform the geologist’s eye.

The color and the patterns in which it occurs can reveal deep-buried secrets and the ancient history of the Earth.

Next time you visit the coast, or a mountain lake, or mud flat try to remember that these same sorts of places existed in the past. Trudge over sticky, stinky black muds to gain a better angle for the white bird you want to photograph, but as you move across the surface remember that the black and multi-colored soft rocks will one day erode away to reveal the red cliffs beneath.

Same thing with sand dunes of old. Look no farther than Sand Dune National Park in Colorado or the dune fields in Death Valley for what it was like as the older rocks formed.

Next time you clean out your shoes after a productive dune walk (wonder how the Jackson family would dance that one), take a magnet or stud finder and push it through the sand.

Hmmm black minerals stick to the magnet! Gold panners know to look for the black sands as an indicator of gold in The layers of sandstone in Antelope Canyon (ab distinctive red color fro streams. m the oxidized iron in ove and top) get their the As the wind blows a grain of sand, the heavier ones accumu- layers. The iron comes from the exploded cores sedimentary rock late while the lighter grains have moved on. These black min- comprises the bulk of the Earth’s core and ma of giant stars and erals, magnetite and other minerals, also contain iron. Oxidize ntle. the iron and the resulting new minerals turn red, orange even yellow.

When water with a dash of acid finds these minerals at the surface or in the ground water, the black stuff can rust to new colorful minerals. The rust takes place when water hits iron, splits up into oxygen these patterns may reveal long ago events. Fossils are not just preserved and hydrogen due to the properties of the iron — then recombines with trees and animals, rocks can freeze events in time. the iron. The resulting rusted iron The rock layers of Escalante Grand Staircase reveal countless exammolecule has two iron atoms bonded ples where the colors change and cross the boundaries of the rocks as with three oxygen atoms. This sim- originally formed. That means, at least to me, that no matter where I trek ple chemical process creates most of up the staircase, I am likely to find originally un-oxidized rocks, rusted the red in the landscape. bands that go in different directions and colors that range beyond red.

As a sidelight, the only way to While geologists have names for the reds, browns, oranges and yellow make iron is to create it in the core minerals, it makes little difference to the camera (even in monochrome of a giant star, then scatter it into photography!). These unique patterns and lines flee in every direction. space when the star runs out of fuel That said, it is possible that the dunes were always red. Imagine the and goes supernova. This scattered 1,000 meter high (yes 3,000 feet high) sand dunes in Namibia. These are star-stuff makes up most of the sands derived from rocks already red and now blowing in the wind along Earth’s core and mantle — and is the Skeleton Coast. Fossilize these into rocks and of course it would be the fourth most common element in red! Second generation perhaps, but red none the less. the crust. We can’t live without it, Is it possible that the famous Antelope Slot Canyons are carved into since it carries oxygen in the blood sandstones that were always red. While I find the sculpting of the rocks and chemically orchestrates a host and lines from the original bedding in the rocks exceptionally pleasing of other vital reactions. Turns out, in the soft and thrice-reflected light, so would it be if the colors lines are iron also creates a living land- at different angles. scape — full of color and change.

Put water in contact with rocks and water always wins — eventually.

Every photographer on the Black minerals turn red. Water flows, permeates and follows the path of planet feasts on these lines, col- least resistance and along the way it leaves its mark. ors and shapes. The patterns flow So those stunning hues of red with their emotional impact, also carry from how and when the weath- clues to the deep history of the earth. ering took place. The oxidation So from the hemoglobin in the blood that moves through a photogramay have taken place in the pher’s brain to the rusted red traces of ancient upheavals that stimulate ancient past. So for the photographer, the geologist’s brain — red rules.

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ORGANIZATIONS Moose Lodge events

The Loyal Order of the Moose meetings are at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

The Women of the Moose meet at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month.

The Moose Lodge is located on E. Hwy. 260 in Star Valley. For more information, call (928) 474-6212.

Payson Tea Party

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

For more info call 928-951-6774.

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 928474-1305 or 928-951-2662.

Rim Country 4 Wheelers

Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 8 a.m.

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

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

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

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

NARFE to hold annual picnic May 25

The Mogollon Chapter 1235 of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will have its annual picnic from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 25 in Ramada 4 at Rumsey Park.

There will be barbecue pork sandwiches, coleslaw and beans, plus dessert, iced tea and cold water. Plates, napkins and silverware are provided. The cost is $6 per person.

All active and retired federal employees are invited to attend.

For more information, call Dale at 928-468-6227.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

republicans host sandoval

Soroptimists

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

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

Ukulele fun

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

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

87 Mountain Biking Club

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

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

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

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

Rim Country Rotary Club

The Rim Country Rotary Club meets at 6:45 a.m. Thursdays at the Cedar Ridge Restaurant of the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino.

Members invite Rim residents to join them in their work for Payson youth and the area’s food banks.

For more information, go online to www.rimcountryrotary.

Kiwanis meeting

The Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country meets on Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Tiny’s Restaurant, except the first Thursday of the month when an evening meeting is at 6 p.m. at Crosswinds Restaurant.

For more information about Zane Grey Kiwanis, please visit www. zanegreykiwanis.com.

Payson TOPS meeting

TOPS 373 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a weight loss support

Buying or Selling?

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The Rim Country Republican Club meets Monday, May 30 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson.

Members and guests may gather at 11 a.m. to order lunch and to socialize. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the speakers will be Roy Sandoval, candidate for county school superintendent; and Jason Hayes, associate director for the American Coal Council.

group for anybody wishing to drop those extra unhealthy pounds — sensibly.

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

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

Meetings are in the two-story building across from Walmart (formerly known as the Senior Circle), 215 N. Beeline Highway. If you have any questions, call Ilona at 928-4723331.

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

Membership in Lions is open to all

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

Mogollon Sporting Association The Mogollon Sporting Association (MSA) is a nonprofit, 501-C-3 organization that formed in March 1993. Its mission is to raise funds to benefit youth and wildlife conservation programs throughout the Rim Country. All members are volunteers. The MSA has raised in excess of $2 million since its inception with 100 percent going to the immediate community.

The MSA group meets at 6:15 p.m. each Thursday at the Payson School District Board Room, 902 W. Main St. New members are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

For details, go to www.msapayson. org or call James Goughnour at 928495-1351.

Tonto Creek fly fishing video premiere May 28

Join the Payson Fly Casters and local Trout Unlimited Chapter 530 at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 28 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson, and see the premiere showing of the Tonto Creek video shot last week on the creek with local expert Jim Strogen, the Roundup’s trout fishing columnist.

Strogen and Fly Caster’s Ric Hinkie have chronicled on video how to prepare for a fly fishing trip, what gear to take, safety precautions, where and how to fish, what flies to use and how to rig them.

Action shots of casting and actual fish caught are included along with an interview with Arizona Game and Fish representatives.

The video will be shown as part of the monthly meeting of the two groups beginning at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Ric Hinkie at 928-848-4501.

Republicans host Roy Sandoval, Jason Hayes

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The annual business meeting of NGCC is at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 2 at Banner High Country Seniors, 215 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson.

Election of new officers and selection of board members will take place at that time.

Bridge results

Winners at Ladies Tuesday Bridge for May 17 were: Connie Gyde, first; Mary Kemp, second; Hilda Jungblut, third.

The group needs more players.

Games begin at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Area residents and guests are welcome. Please call Carol Blann at 928-978-3881 for reservations and information.

Winners at Wednesday Bridge for May 18 were: Wanda Sitz and Phon Sutton, first; Flo Moeur and Joan Young, second; Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, third.

For information and reservations, call Kay Hutchinson at 928474-0287.

Payson Walkers

The Payson Walkers departure time is 8 a.m. for daily walks which are about an hour in length on sidewalks. Departure points are: Wednesday - Walgreens Thursday- Payson Library Friday - Home Depot parking lot, (south end) Saturday - intersection of Longhorn Road and Payson Parkway Sunday - Town Hall parking lot Monday - Payson Elks Tuesday - Green Valley Park, Parks and Recreation Office.

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous

The Rim Country Republican Club will meet Monday, May 30 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson. Members and guests may gather at 11 a.m. to order lunch and to socialize.

Law Office of

When experience and dedication count, call Jesse for all of your Real Estate needs.

“a real estate broker sensitive to your needs”

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is dedicated to improving the lives of those with mental illness and those who love them through education, support and advocacy.

NAMI Family Support Group meets from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

Registration is now open for NAMI Basics, a free six-week, peer-directed education program developed specifically for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness/serious emotional disturbance or who are experiencing symptoms but have not yet been diagnosed.

The Basics class begins on Tuesday, May 31 and is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the MHA Foundation Community Building, 304 E Aero Dr. (in front of Almost New Thrift Store). Email namipayson@yahoo. com or call 928-301-9140 for details.

Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the speakers will be Roy Sandoval, candidate for county school superintendent; and Jason Hayes, associate director for the American Coal Council.

Among other issues, Jason will discuss the impacts of the EPA regulations on our energy industry.

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

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MERCHANDISE ANIMALS CHOCOLATE LABRADOR PUPS litter of seven “pointing labs�: one female, three males available for next pick call 702-423-2813.

FURNITURE Estate Furniture 2-Couches 1-office Desk 1-Large Thick Glass Dining Table w/2 Chairs 2-Bedroom sets 1-Baby Dresser Metal School Lockers Garage stuff - some tools Much More $Various prices! Setting up Apts. for this Sat. & Sun. May 28 & 29 Please Call: 770-826-2022 Good Used 28 inch Color TV, $50.obo; 928-978-5089

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Call Howard at (928) 476-2142

All Leather Tan Recliner, $100.

Schwinn Stationary Exercise Bike $100. ($600 Brand New/Programable & Never Been Used).

Also: High Chair, Seseme StreetBaby Walker, & Portable Bed/Playpin;Call to make offer!

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HVAC/R Technicians & Installers Stable positions with established HVAC residential and commercial contractor.

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6. HUGE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SALE 7390 Toya Vista, Mesa Del; Thurs. Fri. & Sat. May 26, 27, 28 & 29 from 7am to 2pm: Lots of Furniture, Patio Set, Ladders, Tools, New Queen Mattress, Box Spring, Antiques, Console Radio, Tile Saw, So Many Things! We’ll have it All! 8. 1509 W. Cloud Nine (in Airpark) Lots of Woodworking Tools, and other Misc. Tools, High Performance Engine Parts, Heavy Duty Inflatable Fish-Hunt Boat, Jewelry, Freezer, much more. Friday only, May 27, @ 7 am 9. 510 N. Woodhill Rd. Fri. & Sat. May 27 & 28 from 7am to 2pm: Multi-Family Yard Sale: Lots of Good Stuff: Furniture, Electronics, Clothes, Household Items, Kids Stuff, Men’s Stuff, Antiques, Tile & Pedistal Sink, Home Improvements, Lots of Everything!

AUTOS/VEHICLES ATVS 2004 Kawasaki 700 v-twin, All new fluids, New DMC Duel Exhaust K&M Intake, Fully Automatic, Low Miles, Runs Perfect, Asking $2500.

Call Jeff @ 928-221-0252 2008 Polaris Atv Sportsman 700x2 5500 miles good condition, $4100.00 623-556-1557 or 417-825-5302 Located in Strawberry Az.

Mobile ATV/UTV Repair!

Call Mike 970-507-1199

YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS

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ESTATE SALES 4. 553 Mountain View Rd. (Star Valley), Fri. & Sat. May 27 & 28 from 8am to 4pm: ESTATE SALE - 100 YEARS STUFF: 6 Garages; Vintage; Furniture, Tools, Household Items, Hunting, Camping, Collectibles and So Much More! Don’t Miss Out! No Early Birds!

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Lincoln Arch Welder, $185. Almost New, Call 928-951-3770

YARD SALES 3. COLLECTORS SALE! 6148 Hidden Pines Loop, (Pine) Fri. & Sat. May 27 & 28 from 7am to 4pm: 6ft Star Wars Metal Sculpture, Fishing Boat & Motor, IKEA Round Bed & Cupboard, Antique Chair, Chest and Game Table, Framed Art, Kachinas, Polish Pottery, Stained Glass Chandelier, Dog Door Panel for Sliding Door, Large Gourds, Beads, Quilt Materials, Ladder, CD Player, Printers.

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7. BIG MOVING SALE 602 Jungfrau Circle; Fri. Sat. & Sun. May 27, 28 & 29 starting at 8am: Furniture, Household Items, Kitchenware and So Much More!

Everything MUST Go!

Two kayaks for sale (in Payson) includes lightweight Werner paddles.

Like new! 12 ft $325.00, 10ft $300.00 Rich 480-516-3034.

CARS

YARD SALES 10. 6320 Barton Dr. (Pine), Fri. Sat. & Sun. May 27, 28, & 29 from 8am to 5pm: We have 2 Garages Full, Lots of Furniture, Plants, Bed, Knick Knacks and More!

11. 613 W. St. Moritz Dr. Fri. & Sat. May 27 & 28 from 7am to 11am: MOVING SALE: Furniture, Shelfs, Household and Garden Items, Quilting Books, Art Work and More!

12. Big Big Yard Sale: 912 W. Chatham Dr. Fri. & Sat. May 27 & 28 from 7am to 4pm!

2. Huge Multi Family Yard Sale 5155 Oak Drive and 10106 B Fossil Creek Rd. Strawberry Fri, May 27 and Sat, May 28. 8 am-2 pm Household items, including electric stove and hood, antique carnival glass, decorative items, beer and liquor mirrors, furniture, and much much more!

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CARS Military Jeep M38A1, $8500.neg.

Well Taken Care of! 928-472-1100 ask for Dan Shover.

TRUCKS 2005 Chevy Silverado 2500 Duramax diesel, shortbed, 4 door, 4wd, Automatic, Loaded; All the Goodies, Heated Leather Seats etc., 35K Orig. Miles, Like New, Sacrifice $28,000.

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Building Maintenance F/T. General cleaning, painting, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, pool maintenance.

Must pass drug screen and have good work ethic. $11.50/hr. Health Insurance, 401K, Paid Vacation.

Applications available at Rim Security Gate or email resume to: Lhassinger@therimgolfclub.org

Newspaper

is seeking an independent contractor to deliver newspapers.

Earn Extra Income ($105.per + week) Tuesdays and Friday Afternoons, in Payson, Arizona Approx. 80 miles per week, Approx. 6 hours per/week Must be 21 years of age, good driving record, dependable transportation, Preferably 4-Wheel Drive.

Attach Proof/Copy of Arizona Driver’s License to Application Our Company does Background Checks Applications available after 3:00 p.m. at 708 N. Beeline, Payson, AZ

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Busy office in search of someone who is Detail oriented, Mechanically inclined, Can multi task very well and Good with people.

Please send resume to: 708 N. Beeline Hwy Payson, AZ 85541.

Newspaper PART-TIME INSERTER High Energy Position 20-25 Hours per week Mon, Tue, Thur, Friday’s 8:00 AM - Finish Must be able to Lift up to 25 lbs.

Work at a very fast pace, be able to stand for the period of the day. This is a minimum wage paying job.

Must be Able to Pass Background Check Pick Up Applications After 3pm at the Roundup Office and attach Copy of Drivers License.

708 N. Beeline Hwy.

PRESS OPERATOR The Payson Roundup is accepting applications for an experienced web press operator.

We are an award winning, twice weekly newspaper and produce products for a limited number of commercial printing customers.

We are looking for someone with experience in running 5 units of Goss Community, negative stripping, plate making and with a pride for quality.

Mechanical abilities and forklift experience are also desirable.

This is a fulltime position with a complete benefit package.

Payson is located in the heart of Mogollon Rim country where outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing abound.

Please send your resume to publisher@payson.com, OR Payson Roundup 708 N. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541.

Security FT PT, all shifts, background ck, computer or typing, able to be on feet, work ethic, service oriented. Pay DOE, PU/Return app Mon-Sat 11am-2pm, 814 N Beeline Hwy, Suite J, Payson

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

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LEGAL NOTICES 16155: 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: B548499 AZ Unit Code: B FNMA Loan#: 1703087147 Loan No: 0010857211/BUTLER Min No: 100073500011915997 AP #1: 30236499 “NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL.” T D SERVICE COMPANY OF ARIZONA, as duly appointed Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust Recorded December 8, 2006 as Instr/Seq No. 2006-020661 in Book —Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of GILA County; ARIZONA and re-recorded July 20, as Instr.

No. 2011 2011-008036 in Book —Page said Deed of Trust describes the following property: LOT 67, PAYSON RANCHOS UNIT FOUR, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 371, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. The street address is purported to be: 913 WEST COLT DRIVE, PAYSON, AZ Said sale of property will be made in “as is” condition without convenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances. Said sale will be held on: JUNE 22, 2016, AT 11:00 A.M. ** AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE GILA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1400 E. ASH STREET, GLOBE, AZ 85501 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL BALANCE: $230,000.00 NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIARY: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA c/o seterus 14523 sw millikan way ste 200 Beaverton, OR 97005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF ORIGINAL TRUSTOR: WIL-

LEGAL NOTICES LIAM H. BUTLER, MANDIE E. BUTLER 913 WEST COLT DRIVE PAYSON, AZ NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF CURRENT TRUSTEE: T D SERVICE COMPANY OF ARIZONA, 4000 W Metropolitan Dr # 400, Orange, CA 92868 ALL INQUIRIES REGARDING THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: Seterus 14523 SW Millikan Way Suite 200 Beaverton, OR 97005 (866) 570-5277 Date: March 8, 2016 T D SERVICE COMPANY OF ARIZONA as said Trustee, By SUSAN EARNEST, ASSISTANT SECRETARY The successor Trustee appointed herein qualifies as a Trustee of the Trust Deed in the Trustee’s capacity as an Escrow Agent, as required by Arizona revised Statutes Section 33-803 Subsection A NAME OF TRUSTEE’S REGULATOR: ARIZONA STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: 800.280.2832 or you may access sales information at www.auction.com, TAC# 992882A PUB: 05/03/16, 05/10/16, 05/17/16, 05/24/16 16181: 5/17, 5/20, 5/24/2016; NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: GRATEFUL ONE, LLC II. File No: L-2063691-5 III. The address of the known place of business is: 340 N. Mountain Meadow Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

IV. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Patricia Finch, 340 N. Mountain Meadow Dr., 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: Patricia Finch, (x0 member, 340 N. Mountain Meadow Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

16183: 5/17, 5/24/2016 RIM TRAIL DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES DISTRICT Notice of Budget and Rate Hearing; May 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Whispering Pines Fire Station #72 144 Belluzzi, Rim Trail, Arizona. Proposed Budget for 7-1-16 to 6-30-17. Operating Revenues: Miscellaneous Fees $380 Water Fees $90,000 Total Revenues: $90,380 Operating Expenses: Administration: Professional Services (4,900) District Management (16,000) Insurance (4,315) Legal Fees (1,000) Administration-Other (4,300) Water Operations: Depreciation (13,200) Electricity (3,135) Water Operator (21,240) Repair/ Maintenance- Labor & Material (9,200) Infrastructure-Labor & Material (4,000) Testing Lab Fees (850) Chemicals (220) Water OperationsOther (820) Other Income/Expense (302) Operating Income 6,898 Eliminate Non-Cash Expenses -Depreciation from Above: 13,200 Positive Cash Flow from Operations 20,098 Less Reduction of Principal-WIFA Loans (1,375) Less Capital Projects: Distribution System Mapping/Payson Pipeline (4,200) Repair 40K gallon storage tank (20,000) Replacement of WTK storage tank (15,000) Turbidity Issue Resolution (28,000) Water Rights (20,000) Net change in Cash Balances (68,477) Cash at Beginning of Year 110,035 Ending Cash Balance 41,558 Budget details are available by writing to the District office at 240 E. Box Elder Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 or by visiting the District’s Web Site: www.rimtrailwater.org RIM TRAIL DOMESTIC WATER IMPORVEMENT DISTRICT RATE AND FEE SCHEDULE effective 07/01/2016 [Subject to the Terms and Condition in the Current Rules and Regulations of the District] Monthly Water Rates Per Meter: A .

Base Minimum Fee - Applies to all installed meters Includes 3,000 Gallons, and $79.00* B. Water Usage in Excess of 3,000 Gallons: 4th 1000 Gallons or Part Thereof (3001 to 4000 Gallons), and $5.00** 5th 1000 Gallons or Part Thereof (4001 to 5000 Gallons), and $5.50** 6th 1000 Gallons or Part Thereof (5001 to 6000 Gallons), and $6.00** Each Additional 1000 Gallons or Part Thereof (Over ^000 Gallons) $8.00** C. If Meter Turned off at Customer Request but not Removed (includes after legal transfer to a New Property Owner) $79.00 Connection Fees (all work to be completed by District Staff); A. Initial Base Meter Installation Fee (Includes Turn-On Service) or $3,000.00*** B. Re-installation of Meter (if

LEGAL NOTICES previously removed at customer or prior owners request) $3,000.00*** C. Service Line installation per Lineal Foot from Distribution Main Meter Location to $60.00*** (or Cost - Whichever Is Higher), and D. New Customer Security Deposit, and $150.00*** E. Assessment for Newly Created Lots not included in 1980 and 1984 District Bonding $3,000.00*** Turn-On Service (Includes a Special Meter Reading): A. For Existing Property Owner $60.00 B. For New Property Owner (if Existing Service Previously Turned Off) $60.00 Turn-Off Service (Includes a Special Meter Reading) $60.00 Special Meter Reading Requested

by Customer $40.00 Transfers or New Applications for Service (Includes a Special Meter Reading) $60.00 NSF Check $30.00 Monthly Late Charge; The Greater of 2.5% of the Total Balance Due or $5.00 Security Deposit for Delinquent Accounts; Amount To Be Determined by Board Reserve assessment per active meter (annually if needed); Amount Periodically Set by Board of Directors *Flat Rate For Low Volume Water Users.

Customers using 36,000 gallons of water or less per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) based on previous year usage will only pay the base rate of $79.00 per month and not be subject to a gallonage charge. In the event the water user exceeds 36,000 gallons usage for the fiscal year they will be charged at the standard rate for excess usage in those months of excess usage and will not be eligible for the flat rate for the coming year. **Once every three years, if a water customer suffers a water usage bill more than double the average usage due to accidental water usage, mysterious disappearance, theft of water, or plumbing failures, they may request the District allow partial forgiveness of charges per the then existing policy in the Rules and Regulations of the District. ***Fees for connection and related services and are due and payable to the District 50% upon application for service (necessary to obtain building permits) and 50% when the meter is installed per then existing Rules and Regulations of the District.

Proposed changes to the 2016 - 2017 Rate Schedule for RTDWID. I. Water Rate for Public Entities; If a government entity has a facility in the District with a meter connection, the monthly rate to be charged will be at 50% of the current standard minimum rate.

LEGAL NOTICES 16187: 5/20, 5/24, 5/27/2016; NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: KLAVER’S KATERING, LLC II. File No: L-2087079-6 III. The address of the known place of business is: 9627 W. Gibson Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

IV. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 17470 N. Pacesetter Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85255.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members.

The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Ruth H. Klaver, (x) member, 9627 W. Gibson Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541; Robert Klaver, (x) member, 9627 W. Gibson Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

16189: 5/24, 5/31, 6/7, 6/14/2016; IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA Arvin Bernstein, Trustee of the AB Trust, Plaintiff, v. MORTGAGE NOTES, INC., an Arizona Corporation; ROBERT MEYERS, JR., an individual; MICHAEL F. DEGREGORY AND DIXIE L. DEGREGORY, husband and wife; JOHN DOES I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHPSI-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. CV201500166 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICAITON THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO DEFENDANTS MORTGAGE NOTES, INC., an Arizona Corporation; ROBERT MEYERS, JR., an individual; MICHAEL F. DEGREGORY AND DIXIE L. DEGREGORY, husband and wife; JOHN DOES I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHPSI-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANTS, I-X; PARTIES IN POSSESSION I-X; SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS, I-X; GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, I-X THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANT AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH A REDEEMABLE INTEREST IN GILA COUNTY TAX PARCEL ID 206-03-128.

LEGAL NOTICES YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, in this action in this court. If served within Arizona, you appear and defend within 20 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, 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 SCHEDULE DCOURT 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 of response upon the Plaintiff’s attorney.

RCP 10(d); ARS Section 12-311, RCP 5.

The name and address of

LEGAL NOTICES Plaintiff’s attorneys are: Shawn C. White, Frederick C. Horn, STERNFELS & WHITE, P.L.L.C., 16803 E. Palisades Blvd., Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268.

SIGNED AND SEALED THIS DATE; 3/16/16 By /s/ Karen Rubio, Clerk 16191: 5/24, 5/31/2016 PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §48-805, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TONTO BASIN FIRE DISTRICT WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR THE 2016-2017 FISCAL YEAR YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. DATED: JUNE 22, 2016.

TIME: 6:00 P.M. PLACE: ST 1, 373 S. OLD HWY 188 TONTO BASIN, ARIZONA. DETAILED COPIES OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE IN TONTO BASIN OR BY MAIL AT: PO BOX 48, TONTO BASIN, ARIZONA 85553.

TONTO BASIN FIRE DISTRICT 2016-2017 BUDGET SALARIES & PAYROLL EXPENSE: INCLUDES ALL TOTAL: $568,403 INSURANCE: $23,000; FUEL PRODUCTS: $35,750; MAINTENANCE: $39,500; SUPPLIES: $47,090; DISPATCHING: $10,730; PROFESSIONAL EXPENSE: $46,550; TRAINING EXPENSES: $17,000; TURNOUTS, UNIFORMS, GEAR: $15,000; UTILITIES: $22,200; TOTAL OPERATIONS: $256,820.

CAPITAL OUTLAY: RESERVE ACCOUNT $300,000; LEASE PUR 351 $ Tablets $11,600; EQUIPMENT/HOSE $26,500; AFG TRUCK & EQUIP $425,000; OFFICE EQUIPMENT $4,000; WILDLAND EQUIP VFA $5,000; LEASE PURCHASE $42,750; TOTAL: $814,850.

TOTAL BUDGETED AMOUNT: $1,640,073; LAST YEAR’S BUDGETED AMOUNT: $1,473,272; INCREASE/DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR: $166,801 I N C O M E : AMBULANCED/EMS REVENUES $175,000; FUNDS TRAINING & AGREEMENTS $31,000; FIRE DISTRICT ASSISTANCE TAX $42,250; BILLING (OUT OF DISTRICT) FIRE $105,000; UNENCUMBERED FUNDS (CHECKING) $64,600; PREVIOUS YEARS FUNDS (RESERVE ACCOUNT)

PAYSON ROUNDUP

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES

OFFICIAL BUDGET FORMS GILA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GILA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FISCAL YEAR 2017

$300,000; GRANTS AFG, VFA, HOMELAND SEC. ETS. $400,000; TOTAL INCOME: $1,117,850; TOTAL LEVY REQUIREMENT: $ 5 2 2 , 2 2 3 ; INCREASE/DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR: ($18,004); ESTIMATED TAX LEVY RATE: $3.25; ESTIMATED NAV: $16,074,473; LAST YEARS TAX LEVY $3.25; INCREASE/DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR: ($0.00)

GILA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GILA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 SUMMARY OF BUDGET DATA Increase/Decrease From Budget 2016 To Budget 2017 Budget 2017 I.

B.

Expenditures: Current General Fund Unexpended Plant Fund Retirement of Indebtedness Plant Fund TOTAL

%

$

7,010,194 142,500

$

7,115,533 261,500

$

(105,339) (119,000)

-1.5% -45.5%

$

7,152,694

$

7,377,033

$

(224,339)

-3.0%

Expenditures Per Full-Time Student Equivalent (FTSE): Current General Fund $ Unexpended Plant Fund $ Projected FTSE Count

16195: 5/24, 5/27, 5/31/2016; ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FOR-PROFIT or PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 1.

ENTITY TYPE: (x) FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION.

9,669 /FTSE 197 /FTSE 725

$ $

7,906 /FTSE 291 /FTSE 900

$ $

1,763 /FTSE (94) /FTSE

LEGAL NOTICES 2.

ENTITY NAME: Lyman Ranches Limited; FILE NO. 2080310-0 3.

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION SERVICES: N/A. 4.

CHARACTER OF BUSINESS: Beef Cattle Ranching.

5.

SHARES: Common, Series: 1, Total: 1000.

6.

ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 6.1 Is the Arizona known place of business address the same as the street address of the statutory agent? (Yes).

7.

DIRECTORS: Jared C. Lyman, 276 E. Hashknife Arena Rd., Payson, AZ 85541; Cassandra L Lyman, 276 E. Hashknife Arena Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

LEGAL NOTICES 8.

S TAT U TO RY AGENT: Jared C. Lyman, 276 E. Hashknife Arena Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

9.

INCORPORATORS: Jared C. Lyman, 276 E. Hashknife Arena Rd., Payson, AZ 85541; Cassandra L Lyman, 276 E. Hashknife Arena Rd., Payson, AZ 85541. By checking the box marked “I accept” below, I acknowledge under penalty of perjury that this document together with any attachments is submitted in compliance with Arizona law. (x) I accept; /s/ Jared C. Lyman, Jared C. Lyman, Incorporator; Dated 03/22/2016. (x) I accept; /s/ Cassandra L Lyman, Cassandra L Lyman, Incorporator; Date 03/22/2016.

22.3% -32.4%

TOTAL ALL FUNDS ESTIMATED PERSONNEL COMPENSATION Employee Salaries and Hourly Costs Retirement Costs Healthcare Costs Other Benefit Costs TOTAL

III.

Amount

CURRENT GENERAL AND PLANT FUNDS A.

II.

Budget 2016

5B

$

$

$

$

$

$

SUMMARY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND RATES A.

B.

Amount Levied: Primary Tax Levy Secondary Tax Levy TOTAL LEVY

$

4,335,129

$

4,111,994

$

223,135

5.4%

$

4,335,129

$

4,111,994

$

223,135

5.4%

Rates Per $100 Net Assessed Valuation: Primary Tax Rate Secondary Tax Rate TOTAL RATE

0.8735

0.8522

0.0213

2.5%

0.8735

0.8522

0.0213

2.5%

IV.

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §42-17051

$

V.

AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM PRIMARY PROPERTY TAXES IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT AS CALCULATED PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §42-17051

$

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4,335,129

SCHEDULE A GILA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GILA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 RESOURCES CURRENT FUNDS Restricted Fund 2017

General Fund 2017 BEGINNING BALANCES-July 1* Restricted Unrestricted Total Beginning Balances REVENUES AND OTHER INFLOWS Student Tuition and Fees General Tuition Out-of-District Tuition Out-of-State Tuition Student Fees Tuition and Fee Remissions or Waivers State Appropriations Maintenance Support Equalization Aid Capital Support Property Taxes Primary Tax Levy Secondary Tax Levy Gifts, Grants, and Contracts Sales and Services Investment Income State Shared Sales Tax Other Revenues Proceeds from Sale of Bonds Total Revenues and Other Inflows

$

PLANT FUNDS Retirement of Unexpended Indebtedness Plant Fund 2017 2017

Auxiliary Fund 2017

$

$

$ 728,000 728,000 $

$

$

$

$

$

1,400,000 $

$

$

$

$

315,200

$

$

Other Funds 2017 $

$ $

$

1,025,000 1,025,000

$

1,400,000

$

1,400,000

529,000

-13.4%

4,335,129

4,111,994

5.4%

50,000

325,000

325,000

100,000 80,000

200,000 80,000

-50.0%

80,000

6,645,994

0.8%

100,000

TRANSFERS Transfers In (Transfers Out) Total Transfers

6,425,329 $

-29.0% -29.0%

458,000

4,335,129

$

% Increase/ Decrease

$ 728,000 728,000

142,800

275,000

Total All Funds 2016

Total All Funds 2017

272,800 $

$

$

$

$

142,500 (142,500) (142,500)

6,698,129

$

142,500 (142,500)

261,500 (261,500)

-45.5% -45.5%

142,500

Less: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Total Resources Available for the Budget Year

$

7,010,829 $

272,800 $

$

142,500 $

$

$

7,426,129

$

7,670,994

-3.2%

*These amounts exclude amounts not in spendable form (i.e., prepaids, inventories, and capital assets) or amounts legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.

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SCHEDULE B

GILA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GILA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 EXPENDITURES AND OTHER OUTFLOWS

General Fund 2017 TOTAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE BUDGET YEAR (from Schedule B) EXPENDITURES AND OTHER OUTFLOWS Instruction Public Service Academic Support Student Services Institutional Support (Administration) Operation and Maintenance of Plant Scholarships Auxiliary Enterprises Capital Assets Debt Service-General Obligation Bonds Debt Service-Other Long Term Debt Other Expenditures Contingency Total Expenditures and Other Outflows

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CURRENT FUNDS Restricted Fund 2017

PLANT FUNDS Unexpended Retirement of Plant Fund Indebtedness 2017 2017

Auxiliary Fund 2017

Other Funds 2017

Total All Funds 2017

$

7,010,829 $

272,800 $

$

142,500 $

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

7,010,194

272,800

142,500

$

7,010,194 $

272,800 $

$

142,500 $

$

$

7,426,129

Total All Funds 2016 $

% Increase/ Decrease

7,670,994

-3.2%

7,282,994

7,406,433

-1.7%

142,500

261,500

-45.5%

7,667,933

-3.2%

$

7,425,494

$

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SCHEDULE C

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Payson Roundup OUTDOORS Tuesday, May 24, 2016

6B

Unexpected flowers, mind-blowing views by

Connie Cockrell

hike columnist

Our group of 18 braved the threat of rain on May 17 to head north just past Strawberry to the large dirt parking lot that sits on the left side of Highway 87 northbound just before mile marker 273.

At the trailhead, the black clouds and chill breeze kept us all guessing as we pulled on gear and readied ourselves to hike.

I opted for a positive outcome and wore just shorts and T-shirt.

Others, probably more sensible than I am, brought rain gear and wet weather jackets. We started off.

Going through the gate we went southwest on the dirt road. The cloud cover was kind of heavy but spots of sunshine encouraged me to think I made the right choice.

To be honest, this part of the trail is a little boring, except for this time of year. The entire trail was lined with manzanita in full bloom. No bride could have asked for a more beautiful aisle than

Nash Point Trailhead: From Payson, travel 87 north to mile marker 273 and CAREFULLY pull off to the left and park.

Distance: Approximately 5.4 miles out and back trip.

Regular cars are OK. Shorts in warm weather.

Difficulty: Easy. Elevation change about -7 feet. though you drop down then back up again.

Highlights: Fantastic views.

the red-branched, sage-leaved, pink bell blossoms that lined the single-track road we followed.

Occasional oak and juniper provided a little shade with the single ponderosa standing sentinel.

At about 3,000 feet, we took the right fork off of Forest Road 9365R. The road leads downhill until at 1.8 miles you reach a point where the entire Calfpen canyon lies around you. To your right, you can see Nash Point, a rocky outcropping that rises up at the edge of the canyon. Down we go, then up again. This is where we saw the white multi-blossomed flower that my Arizona Wildflowers book did not identify.

The crisp white blossom balls on black seedpods from a red single stem were striking.

Then it was a climb up to the point. The bright green lichen covering square rocks as stepping stones enticed the majority of the hikers to climb up and get the best 360-degree view of the Calfpen area. In the distance we could see the light glinting off of the cars parked at the Fossil Creek trailhead. We snacked and

The wily trout of Tonto Creek

Although trout are plentiful in all the way up to the Tonto Creek both lakes and streams in Rim Hatchery parking lot (the lower Country, many fly fishermen pre- lot downstream from the hatchery fer fishing for trout in streams. entrance where the hatchery trail The challenge of casting in tight sign is located). Any pull-out along conditions, reading the water to the road provides easy access to know where a fish is likely to the creek which is usually just a be looking for any bugs floating short scramble down the bank to downstream, and the solitude a likely fishing hole. along the creek is something that Trout feed on the aquatic I truly enjoy. We are fortunate to insects in the stream. In Tonto have access to such water close Creek, this includes mostly mayflies (swimmers and clingers), to Payson.

Tonto Creek is my favorite caddisflies, black flies, and beestream and is only about a half tles. You will sometimes see hatches of insects (often small mayflies) hour east of town off of 260.

Fly fishing in small water like flying above the water, which are Tonto Creek is quite a different great to try to match when fish are proposition than fly fishing in the feeding on them. The vast majority of the time, trout are lakes at Green Valley focused on the aquatwhere you have all LIFE on ic insects that are kinds of room for actually in the water, back casts. That is the FLY so I believe these a luxury you rarely stages of the insects’ have in a small creek lives are the most with trees and bushes all over the place productive to imitate grabbing at your flies. in your fly selection.

The challenge is well The insects are often worth the effort. The in these aquatic stages for a year or more, chance to hike along JIM STROGEN while they are in the a beautiful creek Fishing Columnist flying adult stage for and sneak up on an sometimes as little as unsuspecting trout is something I look forward to each a day. The insects in Tonto Creek trip. The Arizona Game and Fish are generally small, so imitations Department stocks Tonto Creek in size 14 to 20 usually work best. weekly, so the likelihood of suc- Zebra midges and copper johns, cess in catching trout is good April are good weighted flies to try. through September.

Unweighted brown, green, gray Some fly fishermen like to and black flies work well espeuse a smaller rod like a 7.5-foot, cially in combination with a zebra 3-weight rod in bushy creeks, and midge or copper john dropper. they work well in helping make Another effective combination is casts in tight conditions. I use an elk hair caddis as a dropper the same rod that I use at Green with a zebra midge or copper john Valley, which is a 9-foot, 5-weight trailer.

Tonto Creek has many relarod. The 9-foot rod might be considered long for the conditions, tively shallow pools where trout but I like the fact that it gives me will often be found. These smallthe ability to reach across the er flies, or the dry/midge combicreek, remain hidden, and cover nation will help keep you from water with very little line out. I hanging up on the bottom. If you just get a little creative with my come to a larger, deeper pool, or casts to accommodate the longer one that has a faster current, you might try a larger beadhead fly rod length.

I fish Tonto Creek from just to get your offering down to the below the Kohl’s Ranch bridge bottom of the pool where the trout (downstream from the 260 bridge) are likely swimming.

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It’s about time.

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Robyn Bossert (928) 978-3853

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rested as we enjoyed that marvelous view.

The geology of the area is mixed sandstone from sea bottoms and volcanic rock from the volcanic age of the area. It’s always amazing to me to find such a mix of geologic eras, coexisting on the same trail. The hike back to the trailhead gave me

time to ponder such wonders.

The day turned out to be wonderful and sunny. Perfect hiking weather. The clouds, dark with foreboding and bright sunny cumulus, gave the day a bit of excitement. Those of us who were brave enough to face the weather were glad we did. The views were worth the chance.

Photos courtesy of Randy Cockrell