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Election shakes up power structure Swartwood takes big lead, but Payson council too close to call by

Newcomer Davis may edge Star Valley incumbent by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

It is coming down to the wire, at least for who will secure a seat on the Payson Town Council.

For mayor, Realtor and former Payson mayor Craig Swartwood was holding a solid lead of 416 votes over current Vice Mayor Michael Hughes. As of press time, Swartwood had 57.3 percent of the votes or 1,608 votes.

The county at press time had still not counted 2,500 early ballots and about 400 ballots turned in at the polls. The county did not provide a breakdown of how many of those ballots came from Payson — but the town accounts for about 30 percent of the county’s population. The county may not finish counting those ballots until Friday afternoon or even next week.

The mayor’s race could flip if the provisional ballots fall heavily in Hughes’ favor.

As of Wednesday, just a few votes separated the council candidates.

Craig Swartwood had a There are comfortable lead for mayor three open over Michael Hughes. seats on the council and Barbara Underwood, current Payson Planning and Zoning Commission member, had garnered the most votes, with 1,665 or 24.69 percent. It appears likely Underwood will take a seat on the council, but as of Wednesday, the county elections department had yet to count provisional and some early ballots.

Trailing Underwood with the second highest vote count was Hallie Overman-Jackman with 1,302 votes or 19.31 percent. Behind her was incumbent Richard Croy with 1,274 votes.

Just 28 votes behind Croy was Kim Chittick with 1,246 ballots and just three votes behind Chittick was preschool teacher Janell Sterner with 1,243.

Given how tight the race is, the three new council members likely won’t be crowned until Friday or early next week.

• See Payson council, page 2

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

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Rim Country Republicans gathered in Payson on Tuesday night to wait for election results.

Sandoval could take on Gila County School Superintendent job quickly by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Roy Sandoval, the apparent winner of Tuesday’s Republican primary race for Gila County School Superintendent could go to work immediately. Unofficial results, posted at 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30 showed Sandoval with 54.6 percent of the vote (2,426) over Gail Gorry’s 45.1 percent (2,003).

Sandoval told the Roundup he was contacted last week about the possibility of starting with the county as soon as the election

results were final.

He’s prepared to commute between Payson and Globe; something he has actually been doing for the past couple of years he said. Sandoval consults with several schools in the Globe area.

The Gila County Board of Supervisors have a special meeting set for 10 a.m., Friday, Sept.

2 to take action on a recommendation from county manager Don McDaniel to appoint the winner to the office immediately rather than Roy Sandoval got 55 percent waiting until Jan. 2, 2017. of the vote for county school See Sandoval, page 3 superintendent.

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Newcomer Bobby Davis edged out incumbent George Binney in the Star Valley council election, although provisional and mail-in ballots could change the results.

The Star Valley Town Council had three seats open for election in the primary. Early results from the county show 990 votes were cast, including three write-in votes.

Vying for the three seats were incumbents George Binney, Gary Coon and Barbara Hartwell and challengers Ray Armington and Bobby Davis, who is also the economic development director for neighboring Payson.

Preliminary counts from the county have the seats going to Gary Coon, with 233 votes (23.5 percent); Bobby Davis, 223 votes (22.5 percent); and Barbara Hartwell, 206 (20.8 percent).

Incumbent Binney received 172 votes (17.3 percent) and challenger Armington had 153 votes (15.45 percent).

As with the county races, until all the early and provisional ballots are counted, the outcome remains unofficial.

Star Valley town manager/attorney Tim Grier said a general election council run-off could occur if three candidates don’t end up with 50 percent of the vote plus one. The formula relies on dividing the total number of votes cast by three, then dividing that result again by two.

The formula is complex, he said, it is based on the total number of ballots cast in the election. So, until the final numbers are known, results of many races remain undetermined.

Evans loses primary bid for supervisor seat by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Young rancher Woody Cline topped Payson Mayor Kenny Evans (opposite) in the supervisor race.

Republican Woody Cline of Young scored a surprising upset victory over Payson Mayor Kenny Evans in the contest for the Gila County Supervisor District 3 seat.

As of press time, Cline had 54 percent of the vote and Evans 46 percent in the Republican primary. Cline garnered 638 votes to Evans’ 547.

The not-yet-counted votes might change the outcome, but probably won’t. If Cline’s numbers hold up, he’ll face incumbent Democrat John Marcanti, of Globe, in the general election.

Evans, however, conceded the race on Wednesday. “I extend my congratulations to Mr. Cline on his victory. He started earlier, worked harder and was clearly better organized in the race for county supervisor. I wish him and Rim Country all the best as they tackle the enormous state, county and local challenges we are facing.”

• See County races, page 2

Memorial recalls tragedy of 1970 Labor Day flood Deluge spawned one of state’s worst disasters by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

The memories cast a heavy shadow across the memories of those who were there. Now, a band of Christopher Creek residents have resolved to shine a light on the shadow of that terrible tragedy — the 1970 Labor Day Flood.

A tropical storm dumped an estimated 18 inches of rain on Rim Country, generating a 30-foot-high wall of water that rushed down Tonto Creek, sweeping away homes, campers and cars — and claiming perhaps two dozen victims.

At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3 families, supporters and residents will dedicate a memorial to the victims in front of the Rim Country Historical Society Museum in Green Valley Park.

The memorial grew out of a gathering three years ago in Christopher Creek to honor those who died and the first responders who saved many lives.

“Many people were just swept away. Some call it ‘the deadliest natu-

ral disaster in the history of Arizona,’” according to an article written by Tim Ehrhardt, an area historian and former columnist for The Rim Review.

The Sept. 10, 1970 Payson Roundup devoted its front page to coverage of the Labor Day Flood, “… took a toll of at least 10 lives in the Payson area.

Six others were still reported missing late Tuesday,” that early report stated. “The known dead: Mrs. Margaret Dickinson, 59, Payson; Susie Allen, 28, Phoenix; Kyle MacDonald, 40, Mesa; Ina MacDonald, 33, his wife; two of their children, Sue, 8, and Nan, 10; Gilbert A. Duthie, 39, Mesa.

“The bodies of three unidentified drowning victims had been recovered.

Those of a man and a girl were found near Gisela, and that of another man was found in the Kohl’s Ranch area.

“Still missing were Arthur Dickinson, 59, who was believed to have been with his wife Margaret, when their car went into Sycamore Creek; Tod and Sloan Chandler, who

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were in the MacDonald party; Randall MacDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle MacDonald; and an unidentified man and wife who lived near the Tonto Rim American Baptist Camp and whose home was swept away.”

The Roundup reported, “Hundreds of holiday travelers were marooned in and near Payson, and a hundred or more rescuers spent Sunday, Monday and much of Tuesday scouring the flood-swept land for victims and survivors ... The Payson schools opened their cafeteria to serve both rescuers and marooned visitors, supplying hot food and beverages to about 80 on Saturday, 14 on Sunday, and 100 (mostly rescue squad) on Monday.

“The gymnasium at Julia Randall Elementary School was opened to visitors, and about 40 persons slept there.

The lobbies of the Ox Bow Inn and Kohl’s Ranch Lodge also served as sleeping quarters for travelers.”

The highway patrol asked for the schools to send buses to the Mount Ord area to pick up refugees and a church bus also went to help. Instead of the 175 expected, “only 80 were able to reach the buses.”

The flood destroyed bridges and damaged long sections of highway.

The state needed 6,000 yards of dirt to fill the gashes in the road north of

Nyle Leatham photo courtesy of the Northern Gila County Historical Society

The 1970 flood swept away many cars and killed as many as two dozen.

Sycamore Creek, which is between Sunflower and Payson.

Roundup columnist Rod Britain, who has been involved in the development of the Labor Day Flood reunion and memorial, talked about the histor-

ic and upcoming events in his Friday, Aug. 26 column.

Many others facts have come to light since the Labor Day Flood reunion:

• See Memorial, page 5

Payson Roundup LOCAL Friday, September 2, 2016

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County races From page 1 A rancher , Cline made only a couple of appearances in Payson and talked mostly about his opposition to reintroducing the Mexican gray wolf and opposition to federal land management policies.

Evans spent much of his time campaigning on the San Carlos and White Mountain Apache reservations, which will play a key role in the general election, but don’t have many Republican voters.

Evans stressed economic development in the struggling areas of the county, based on his three terms as Payson’s mayor.

The county has 28,310 registered voters, but only 8,230 ballots were cast in the Aug. 30 primary election. Provisional numbers put the turnout rate at about 29 percent.

Until 2,500 early ballots are counted and an additional 460 provisional ballots are verified and counted, the final vote in many races remains unknown.

Incumbent District 2 Supervisor Mike Pastor, a Democrat from Globe, defeated challenger Fred Barcon, Miami, 924-297, or 75.3 percent to 24.2 percent. He faces unopposed Republican primary victor Tim Humphrey, also from Globe, in the Nov. 8 general election.

Other Gila County races District 1 Supervisor Tommie Cline Martin, a Payson Republican, is unopposed, as are most elected county officials. County Attorney Bradley Beauchamp had no primary opposition and no Democrats are running for the post; Assessor Deborah Hughes is unopposed; Treasurer Debora Savage is unchallenged; Payson Constable Tony McDaniel has no contest; Superior Court Judge, Division 1, Bryan Chambers is also unopposed.

County Sheriff Adam Shepherd, a Rim Country Republican, had no primary contest, however Darrell Stubbs, of Globe, is seeking election to the post as an Independent.

County Recorder Sadie Jo Bingham, Globe, had a Republican primary contest with Monica Wohlforth, also of Globe. Bingham received 3,359, 76.2 percent, votes to Wohlforth’s 1,046, 23.7 percent.

To vote in the Nov. 8 general election, residents must register, or re-register if changing parties, by Oct. 10.

Early voting begins Oct. 12, and Oct. 28 is the last day to request an early ballot by mail.

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Voters and candidates gathered in the Payson Republican headquarters on Tuesday, including Payson Vice Mayor Michael Hughes (center).

Hughes apparently lost his contest with former Payson mayor Craig Swartwood to succeed outgoing Mayor Kenny Evans.

Payson council races still in a dead heat From page 1 On Tuesday night, Sterner joined Hughes and Star Valley council candidate Bobby Davis at the Republican headquarters in Payson to eat pizza and watch the early vote numbers come in. When the first votes were posted, Sterner’s father, Don Ascoli, sighed when he realized Sterner was trailing the other candidates in votes.

Sterner maintained a bright smile throughout the night mingling with fellow supporters.

Across the room, Hughes spoke with Rim

Country Educational Foundation President Gary Cordell and earlier in the night, several supporters. Toward the front of the headquarters, Davis ate with his wife and chatted with people as they came through the front door.

Over at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino, Kim Chittick rented out the presidential suite to hold a small gathering as a thank you to her supporters. She said she had stayed up the night before cooking as a way to calm her nerves.

Countywide, the election’s office was counting approximately 2,500 early ballots

Wednesday morning. The recorder’s office was verifying the signatures on another 460 provisional ballots Wednesday and expected to send those to the elections office later Wednesday or early Thursday for counting, after the Roundup’s deadline for the Friday paper.

In all, 7,558 ballots were mailed within Payson for the mayor and council race.

Given the turnout, the town will not have to hold a run-off election in November to determine the council seats. That will save the town a lot of money, said Town Clerk Silvia Smith.

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by Steve Pierce. The former Chicago police officer left the Republican Party in 2014, citing the party’s positions on water, education and child welfare. He ran as an independent in state Senate District 6 representing Rim Country in 2014, but lost narrowly.

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Arizona Sen. John McCain and Rep. Paul Gosar both survived unexpectedly strong challenges in their Republican primary contests for re-election.

Sen. McCain beat off a challenge by former state senator Dr. Kelli Ward, who in the closing week of the campaign suggested the 80-year-old, longtime senator was “old” and “weak.”

McCain garnered 52 percent of the Republican vote statewide compared to 39 percent for Ward, who tried to capitalize on criticism of McCain from the most conservative wing of the Republican Party. McCain’s embrace of comprehensive immigration reform including both tougher border enforcement and a path to legal status for many of the 11 million people here illegally alienated many in the party.

McCain also clashed with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and though he said he would support the party’s nominee, stayed away from the Republican convention. By contrast, Ward attended the convention and spoke at a rally there.

In Gila County, McCain did a little worse than he did statewide. McCain took 50 percent of the Republican vote in Gila County, drawing 2,493 votes compared to Ward’s 1,950.

Some 3,000 ballots remained uncounted countywide, including both Republicans and Democrats.

McCain will face Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick in the general election. The former Flagstaff state lawmaker, prosecutor and congresswoman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. In Congress, she represented a district that included Southern Gila County.

Congressional District 4 Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Prescott) beat off a challenge by Buckeye councilor and minister Ray

State Legislative District 6 Rep. Paul Gosar defeated a primary challenger, despite a flood of outside money.

Sen. John McCain will face former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in the general election.

Strauss, despite an infusion of out-of-district money.

One of the most conservative members of Congress, Gosar’s huge district includes Northern Gila County and most of western Arizona. Known for his assaults on the federal government and clashes with House Republican leadership, several mysterious Super PACs poured at least $400,000 into the race against him late in the campaign. The Super PACs had connections to mainstream House Republican leaders and consultants, leading to speculation that the opposition came as punishment for his refusal to support the leadership.

California agricultural interests also poured money into the race for reasons that remain unclear.

In Gila County, Gosar drew a whopping 73 percent of the Republican vote, a little better than the 71 percent he drew districtwide.

In the general election, he’ll face comedian and marijuana activist Mikel Weisser.

However, the district is considered a safe Republican seat with a lopsided Republican majority, with 65 percent Republicans, 35 percent Democrats and 30 percent Independents.

the most hotly contested races in the country in the swing district Kirkpatrick gave up. The district is almost evenly balanced between Republicans and Democrats, according to the Independent Redistricting Commission.

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu drew 32 percent of the Republican vote, besting businessman Gary Kiehne, former state treasurer Ken Bennett and several other rivals. Babeu first tried to run against Gosar in the newly redrawn District 4 in 2012, but ran into a host of troubles. Undocumented immigrant Jose Orozco claimed he and Babeu had been gay lovers since meeting online in 2006 — despite Babeu’s stated, hardline views on illegal immigration.

Babeu denied the allegations, but came out as gay saying his sexual orientation was the only thing true in Orozco’s statement. Babeu dropped his congressional bid, but was easily re-elected as sheriff.

Babeu will face former state lawmaker and police officer Tom O’Halleran, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. O’Halleran served in the Arizona House as a Republican from 2001 to 2006, where he sometimes clashed with the leadership and carved out a strong position pushing for reform of Child Protective Services. He served in the state

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Republican incumbents Rep. Brenda Barton (R-Payson), Rep. Bob Thorpe (R-Flagstaff) and Sen. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) faced no opposition in the Republican primary.

Democrat Nikki Bagley, a grape grower and community college instructor and former mayor of Jerome, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the Senate seat.

She will face Sen. Allen, who owns part interest in a charter school and heads the Senate Education Committee. Bagley has made increasing state support for K-12 schools and universities her central campaign issue, criticizing Sen. Allen’s votes during the recession to cut school spending.

Former teacher, superintendent of schools and longtime naval reservist Alex Martinez was the only Democrat running for the two House seats in District 6, which includes all of Rim Country. Democrats hope running a single candidate will give them a better chance of knocking off one of the incumbents.

The district has an edge for Republicans. Voter registration for the district is 38 percent Republican, 29 percent Democratic and 33 percent Independent. In the past, the Independents have broken more strongly for the Republicans. In drawing up the district map, the Independent Redistricting Commission calculated that in a normal election the Independents had a roughly 7 percentage point advantage.

The office has been vacant since June 30, 2016 when its former occupant Dr. Linda O’Dell resigned to take the job of superintendent/principal for the Pine Elementary School District. It could remain vacant another four months if Sandoval’s installation isn’t held until

January.

Sandoval said he had heard the winner of the primary would fill the superintendent’s remaining term around the time O’Dell resigned.

“I’m excited about it. I think this is the first time there has been a Payson High School graduate in that office,” he said.

Presenting the proposal to the supervisors, McDaniel cites Arizona Revised Statutes 11-253, paragraph 16, which gives the board the power to “Fill by appointment all vacancies occurring in county or precinct offices.”

The primary election results will not be official until canvassed by the board of supervisors later in September.

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The great service of Kenny Evans

• Sept. 2, 1959: Henry Ford II introduces his company’s newest car, the Falcon. The compact car was an overnight success. In just one day, dealers had snapped up every one of the 97,000 cars in the first production run.

Sept. 2, 1963: “The CBS Evening News” was lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.

• Sept. 3, 1982: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s U.S. Festival opens in San Bernardino, Calif.

Entertainment included The Police, The Kinks and Fleetwood Mac, along with games for the Atari Video Computer System. The Apple Macintosh was still 18 months away.

• Sept. 1, 1998: The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 finally goes into effect.

The law required that all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. have air bags on both sides of the front seat.

Payson Mayor Kenny Evans suffered a woefully undeserved setback in his effort to win the Republican nomination for the District 3 Gila County supervisor’s seat.

The unofficial numbers suggest Young rancher Woody Cline edged him out of the nomination, which would give him the right to take on Globe businessman and incumbent John Marcanti, a Democrat.

We fear the voters have made a grievous mistake. It’s possible that the final count of all the mail-in ballots will somehow reverse the results, but that now seems unlikely.

The county will suffer as a consequence, since we suspect Mayor Evans had a better chance of unseating Marcanti, in a district that tilts to the south and to Democrats — given the large block of San Carlos and White Mountain Apache reservation voters. The county favors the south in almost all things, thanks to Globe’s lock on the board of supervisors.

We confess: We didn’t see it coming. Mr. Cline seemed focused mostly on his bitter criticism of the federal government’s efforts to reintroduce the Mexican gray wolf and other federal land management policies. He seemed to have little to say about the grave problems facing the economically stagnant county of 52,000 — largely left out of the economic recovery that has taken root in the Valley.

Mayor Evans had big, exciting ideas. He wanted to work out a compromise solution that would allow the world’s largest copper mine to operate without destroying Oak Flat, sacred to the Apache. He wanted to help bring growth and development to the reservations. He had played a key role in the nearly completed Tonto Apache water settlement, demonstrating his deep knowledge and ability to work out complicated solutions. He had demonstrated the grasp of federal policies, big bureaucracies, land use and politics the county board of supervisors so urgently needs to master.

Alas, we should have done more to illuminate those issues so voters would understand the stakes. But we took his victory in the primary for granted, looking more toward the tough general election campaign any north county Republican would face in that strange, gerrymandered district. The district starts in far south county, tiptoes through Globe, loops over to the reservation lands then straggles north to pick up just enough north county voters. We can’t help but conclude the district was cleverly designed to allow the struggling, shrinking south to retain control of the county.

But Kenny Evans has no apologies to make: He has served Payson and Gila County with vision, determination and grace. He would have provided heroic service if all he’d done was to finally secure the water rights to C.C. Cragin and money to build the pipeline. But he has done far more in his time as mayor, including moving mountains in an effort to bring a university campus to Payson.

We hope Payson will continue to take advantage of his vision and energy — perhaps with an appointment to the Rim Country Educational Alliance board. His grasp of the stakes involved and his negotiating skills remain the best chance of making that long-shot dream a reality.

In the meantime, we thank him for his service. Payson has benefited in a hundred ways from the time he has lavished on this community.

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Arizona wants principled leadership on immigration U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick

mon-sense reforms can’t pass or why they have to wait until after the next elecHere are some truths Arizonans know tion before something can be done. But Arizonans can’t wait any longer. about our border all too well: Our state needs solutions like term limits • Arizona has suffered from federal inacto bring real change and promote principled tion to fix our broken immigration system. leadership — not politicians who change • To build the strong, diverse economy their positions depending on their for the 21st century that Arizona audience and the political convedeserves, we must pass comprenience. hensive immigration reform at the That’s why I’ve been fighting federal level that keeps families since my days in the Arizona together and secures our border.

Legislature to pass sensible solu• Empty slogans like “complete tions that secure our border by the danged fence” or false promisproperly supporting the brave es to build “a beautiful wall” may men and women who defend it, help politicians like Donald Trump expanding the use of technology and John McCain win a primary, to track remote regions, and even but they’re not serious proposals Ann Kirkpatrick deploying the National Guard to to tackle a complex issue that the border when needed while impacts Arizona’s economy, small businessalso calling on Congress to do its job and es and families, not just our border.

Visit places like Nogales, San Luis, or any pass comprehensive reform and the DREAM town near the border and you’ll hear varia- Act. In Congress, I’ve fought to allow Dreamers tions on these truths again and again from to serve in the military and have been a small-business owners, ranchers, farmers, educators, sheriffs, local officials, Dreamers strong, consistent proponent for comprehensive immigration reform that includes and so many others.

You’ll hear their anger and frustration the DREAM Act — because as a former about how Washington is broken, about how prosecutor I know our law enforcement the only time they see John McCain is when community should be focused on stopping he’s up for re-election or filming another the cartels and capturing violent criminals, not ripping families apart. campaign commercial near the border.

Those are the kind of real-world soluYou’ll hear how they’re tired of excuses from career politicians about why com- tions an overwhelming majority of residents by

senate candidate

in border communities here in Arizona and other states want.

Approximately $31 billion in trade moved through Arizona’s ports of entry last year — and we can significantly increase those opportunities if we elect new, principled leaders who put politics aside, break the gridlock in Washington, and find common ground to pass real solutions that create jobs and boost our state.

Arizonans have seen John McCain walk away from immigration reform every election year for more than a decade. And that’s the case today, as he now refuses to even discuss comprehensive immigration reform because it’s an election year. In July, he told Politico, “All I focus on is my election. Then I set the agenda for the next year.”

In other words, every time John McCain runs for office, he runs from comprehensive immigration reform.

As our state’s next U.S. senator, I’ll never back down from the fight to pass tough, fair, comprehensive immigration reform that secures our borders and includes a pathway to citizenship for those who play by the rules and the DREAM Act — even if it’s not politically convenient.

Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick represents Arizona’s 1st Congressional district, which includes parts of Pima and Pinal counties and Northern Arizona. She is a candidate for U.S. Senate against Sen. John McCain.

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Democracy at stake

Editor: Since its earliest days the labor movement has sought to improve the quality of work life, create workplace democracy and participate in employer/employee decision-making.

The many benefits and protections workers enjoy today never existed until unions won them for working people.

Those benefits include the minimum wage, Social Security, an eight-hour workday and weekends off, overtime pay, safety standards, holiday pay, health and welfare protection, family and medical leave, grievance and arbitration procedures, pension plans and the advancement of civil rights and human rights.

The decline in union membership over several decades — in large part the result of deliberate, effective, and often illegal tactics by employers — has a substantial negative impact on the welfare of all American workers.

Organized labor not only protects and strengthens the rights of union workers, it is the most powerful voice for fair treatment of all employees and the most effective check on corporate influence in Congress and legislatures across the nation.

During the last few years, initiatives designed to lower labor standards, weaken unions, and erode workplace protections have been launched.

Such far-reaching and mean-spirited structural changes weaken the bargaining power and political influence of organized labor.

Unions may be with a checkered history and might not be perfect. But as an institution, unions are an essential bulwark for democracy.

Let us pause a moment to read the fine print on the results of Election Day: The rich and the special interests are making a hostile takeover of our democracy.

Mind you, this isn’t a partisan issue.

The rich and special interests looking to cash in on political power have increasingly come to dominate both parties — and elections at almost every level.

Granted, they can’t always have their way. Please note the weird Republican primary involving Republican Paul Gosar, who represents Rim Country. Outside Super PACs, unleashed by the awful Citizens United Supreme Court decision poured some $400,000 into the primary race. Apparently, they sought to punish Gosar for voting against the Republican leadership in the House. Or maybe they had some beef with his votes on issues related to agriculture. They don’t have to say. They don’t have to reveal their sources. They can buy all the votes they want.

Consider this USA Today analysis of donations in the presidential race. Wealthy individuals have donated $134 million to the Super PACs mostly supporting Hillary Clinton.

Meanwhile, fat cat Republicans and special interest groups have donated $51 million to political action committees supporting Donald Trump. The analysis showed that 156 individuals and corporations have donated more than $1 million each to sway the election.

The unlimited, undisclosed donations by people and corporations seeking to corrupt and control government represents the single greatest threat to our democracy in modern times. So no matter who you support, make it clear to the politicians that reform of campaign contributions remains the most important issue.

This election year let us cast our votes in support of candidates who agree it is unacceptable to treat workers as little more than obstacles in the path to bigger profits.

As we pay tribute to the worker on Labor Day, let us honor labor leaders and union members committed to social justice and equal economic opportunity for all people.

With our voices and our votes let us show support of organized labor and necessary measures to strengthen unions.

James Kimes

Back to school food Editor: With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies and school food. That’s right — school food!

In past years, our nation’s schools were used by the USDA as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. It is neither a surprise nor coincidence that one-third of our children have become overweight or obese. Such dietary mistakes at an early age become lifelong addictions, raising their risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

Then came President Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requiring double the servings of fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat for breakfast. The guidelines are supported by 86 percent of Americans.

Most U.S. school districts now offer vegetarian options. More than 120 schools including the entire

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school districts of Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Hous­ ton, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Oakland, Philadelphia and San Diego have implemented Meatless Monday.

Some schools have dropped meat from their menu altogether.

As parents, we need to involve our own children and school cafeteria managers in promoting healthy, plant-based foods in our own schools.

Going online and searching for “vegetarian options in schools” provides lots of good resources.

Preston Ricolletti

Political truths Editor: The election is over and the winning candidates gather their supporters for a post election speech. The winning candidate steps up to the podium, clears his/her throat and starts to address the crowd. His/her speech might go something like this: Thank you, thank you, thank you. I want to thank you all for your support and your contributions to my campaign. But I have to tell you, your measly contributions didn’t really buy you anything. My devotion is to the big boys with the deep pockets. You know what I mean, the Golden Rule. He who got the gold makes the rules. Oh, and by the way, I don’t have to let you know who those big boys are. You have no right to that information. The Supreme Court made sure of that. It’s to protect us elected officials from snoopy constituents. Sorry, that’s just the way it is.

Wayne Donnay

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Casino celebrates anniversary by

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A long-lived dream of generations of community leaders has been to make Payson a destination, not just a pass through to the lakes and campgrounds of the Mogollon Rim. The Tonto Apache Tribe made part of that dream a reality 23 years ago when it opened the Mazatzal Casino initially with only 180 slots allowed through a state compact. The new Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, opened in 2007, has more than 400 slots and employs more than 300 area residents.

Through funds generated by the casino the Tonto Apache Tribe has contributed more than a million dollars to help local municipalities and schools since opening its gaming operation.

The Tonto Apache Tribe’s Mazatzal Hotel & Casino is celebrating 23 years with an allday party on Saturday, Sept. 3.

And the focus is on more winning: • From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., all players on selected banks will receive $23 in MazCa$h if their bank of slots are selected during the “Bank On It” promotion — this is like a Hot Seats promo, but with players on an entire bank of machines winning instead of just one individual.

• Starting at 2 p.m. and continuing through 11:45 p.m., all existing Mountains Of Money (MOM) members who earn 10 points will get $23 in MazCa$h (must be a MOM member on or before Sept. 2, 2016 to qualify) • The Summer Spectacular drawings will take place every hour from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

— five winners will receive $2,300 in cash.

• All guests can enjoy our “throwback” hot dog special — get a hot dog for just 99 cents from 11 a.m. to midnight (available at the grill only).

• An anniversary Table

Games Special features the Throwback Free Ace. Players can present their MOM Players Card to the Players Club and get a yellow free ace to play. The free ace event is valid Sept. 3 only and is limited to one per person. See rules at the Players Club or the casino’s website for more information.

Topping off the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino’s 23rd Anni­ versary party is a concert by Desperado — An Eagles tribute band. Tickets are $10, purchased in advance and $15 on the day of event. Doors open to the event center at 7:30 p.m., the show starts at 8 p.m., guests must be 21 or older to attend.

Complimentary popcorn and birthday cupcakes will be available for guests by Players Club at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., while supplies last.

The new Mazatzal Hotel & Casino has 40 all suite rooms and an indoor swimming pool, plus four dining venues in addi-

tion to the more than 400 slot machines.

The “old” casino, now the west wing of the complex, serves as a special event center with a capacity for 500 guests if both the main floor and former restaurant space, now called the Fireside Room, is used.

Among the most recent “additions” to the casino’s offerings: • Tiger’s Gaming Lounge, featuring the latest and greatest in gaming systems for young people. It has 13 systems and a capacity for about 20 players.

• Coffee Korner, featuring assorted hot and cold specialty coffees and beverages, along with great pastries and comfortable seating.

The casino has also had some really big winners in recent years. In both 2012 and 2013, it had two million-dollar prize winners and in 2015 a player won $500,000, said the casino’s marketing director, John Giles.

Memorial honors victims of flood From page 1 • One couple and their son were returning from dropping off a car, which they had donated to a missionary woman on the Navajo reservation. A few miles from a tiny town of Aneth in southeast Utah, the bridge on McElmo Creek had washed away. The victim’s car and trailer were swept down the raging creek. However, their 10-year-old son, Dewey, escaped from the plunging vehicle and grabbing a bush along the bank, he held on for dear life until rescued by two Ute Indian policemen.

• Heather Fuller and her friend, Pamela Weese, made their way out of a sinking vehicle, clawing their way to a tree on higher ground as Heather watched the remainder of their families wash down Tonto Creek. Wet and cold, they waited for rescue.

The Sept. 10, 1970 Roundup had this account, “The party had been staying at a cabin north of Kohl’s Ranch owned by the Fuller family. Fearing the building might be washed away, MacDonald had everyone get into their cars. Mrs. MacDonald drove the leading auto, MacDonald the second.

As they approached the TontoHorton Bridge over Tonto Creek, Miss Weese said, ‘I saw a huge wall of water coming.’ “‘The water caught him up and the car went over a cliff like a toy,’ Miss Weese said. ‘I saw him clinging to a tree. Then he disappeared.’”

• A couple of young friends were caught in the floodwaters, desperately holding on to a tree awaiting rescue. Suddenly, Kim Ashby’s hands slipped from the tree as Karen “Cookie” White quickly reached into the floodwaters, grabbed a handful of hair and brought Kim back to relative safety. This is an event that Cookie blocked from her memory for 43 years.

• Moris and Beverly Rhodes and their three children were camping along the creek and were washed away in their Volkswagen minibus. Along the Tonto, just before the confluence with Christopher Creek, are the engine, transmission and undercarriage of the Volkswagen minibus swept away at the Horton Creek Bridge. Dave Elston tells of the search and recovery effort on

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Talking REAL ESTATE

By Kimberly Anderson, REALTOR® Advantage Realty

Real Estate Terms: The 'Debt to Income' Ratio and How It Affects Your Home Purchase

The real estate market is rife with terminology that can make a home purchase seem more than a little complicated.

If you're currently looking for a home and are considering your loan options, you may have even heard the term 'Debt to Income' ratio. In the interest of simplifying things, here are some insights on what this term means and how it can impact your home investment.

Determining Your 'Debt to Income' Ratio - It's important to consider what exactly your DTI ratio is before your home purchase as this will quickly determine how much home you can actually afford. To calculate this number, take your monthly debt payments – including any credit card, loan and mortgage payments - and divide them by your monthly gross income to get a percentage. In the event that your monthly debt is $700 and you make $2800 in income, your DTI is 25%.

What Your DTI Means To The Bank - The DTI is a very important number when it comes to a home loan because it enables the bank to determine your financial situation. A DTI of 25% leaves some wiggle room, as most banks will allow a DTI percentage that runs between 36-43%. In the case of the above example, this means that the most debt this person could take on per month is about $1200. While banks vary on this percentage, credit history plays an important part in the DTI that will be allowed.

Paying Down Your Debt Or Purchasing A Home - In the event that you have a DTI ratio that exceeds what your bank will allow, you will need to consider your debts before moving on to investing in a home. If you're planning on purchasing a home in the next year, it's a good idea to tackle high-interest debt first. However, if you happen to have a chunk of money saved up that you're planning on putting into a down payment, it's worth considering that putting more than 20% down may slightly increase the DTI percentage your bank will accept.

What’s next? - There are many fancy terms that go along with the world of real estate, but it's important to understand what they mean so you can make them work in your favor.

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the day following the flood, in which young Dave and his dad participated. Focusing their eyes on the ground, he happened to look up to find the body of that Volkswagen minivan hanging precariously some 25 feet above the ground in an oak tree.

Heather Fuller continues to come to Rim Country to fish the area streams and will be attending the dedication.

Seven families representing 18 of the flood victims will be in attendance. Two of the survivors will also attend. Susan Leota Allen, the lone victim from Christopher Creek, along with her daughters Lori and Lisa.

Janis Hall has helped locate victims’ family members. She shared this account, “Upon contacting the Fellars family, the daughter named Nancy kept saying to me that she thought it was a hoax when she heard about it because it had been so long and why would anyone be so nice to remember them in this way.”

The 1970 Labor Day Flood resulted from the remnants of Tropical Storm Norma, according to Ehrhardt.

“Tropical Storm Norma started as a tropical disturbance on Sunday, Aug. 30 and became a tropical storm the next day. Over the following days it strengthened, with winds of 60 miles per hour on Thursday, Sept. 3. It would weaken into a mere tropical depression by the following day, but its outflow was sucked into Arizona.

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“Frank Kush’s Arizona State University Sun Devils football team was practicing at Camp

Tontozona when the storm hit. According to the Sept. 10, 1970 Payson Roundup, ‘players saw two automobiles and parts of two cabins from a neighboring area float by.’ A little bit upstream from Camp Tontozona, on Tonto Creek, is where the worst part of the tragedy occurred.”

Sandy Carson, vice president and archivist for the Northern Gila County Historical Society, said photos of the flood’s aftermath taken by the late Nyle Leatham and donated to the Society, will be specially displayed at the Rim Country Museum for the dedication.

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This Labor Day, the Forest Service and its volunteers will fan out through the forest to educate people on the Pack It Out program designed to collect campers’ trash.

For the past two years, the Forest Service and its volunteers have joined with the Whispering Pines Fire Department to provide dumpsters at various locations.

These locations are for trash created during the summer holiday weekends, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. This past Fourth of July, the Forest Service broke records by gathering about 10,000 pounds of trash.

They hope to do it again this coming weekend.

Gila County will provide the dumpsters that will sit at the Whispering Pines Fire Department and the Home Depot parking lot.

These dumpsters are for campers’ trash only. Locals wishing to dump their own trash must either haul it to the dump or put it in the can provided by their rubbish company.

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During the 2014 election race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, much ado was made over the core subject standards for K-12 education.

Not much has happened to change those standards since.

But not for lack of trying on Diane Douglas’ part.

Since 2015, when Gov. Doug Ducey asked the State Board of Education to review Arizona’s English and math standards, the Arizona Department of Education has worked diligently to create new standards.

Now, the public that seemed upset by the standards two years ago has a chance to weigh in.

Douglas and her staff will travel around the state holding town hall meetings around the state, including Payson. During previous sessions, not many people showed up.

Douglas and her staff will

Diane Douglas be in Payson from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19. The Payson Unified School District will open its doors to host the meeting in the district board room at 902 W. Main St. Two hundred teachers volunteered on the Arizona Standards Development Committee and spent more than 3,000 hours reviewing Arizona’s K-12 standards.

The teacher volunteers came

from 10 counties primarily from K-12 districts, charter schools and higher education faculty.

The ASDC also reviewed 2,000 public comments on the current standards. Douglas and her staff also held public hearings across the state.

During her campaign, Douglas often decried the Common Core standards as a decree from the federal government with no input from the people. The standards were mostly initiated by a coalition of states and developed by teachers, administrators and consultants.

Arizona adopted its version of the Common Core standards 2010. The plan calls for a review of the standards every five years.

Payson school officials have generally praised the current standards, saying they’re more rigorous and place a greater emphasis on critical thinking skills than were the old, Arizona-only AIMS standards.

Payson has adopted the gradeby-grade AzMERIT testing regime to track student mastery of the new standards.

Payson Unified School District superintendent has said the district and students need time to phase in the new standards and indicated drastic changes in the adopted standards would represent a setback.

For the next 45 days, the public and organizations such as Arizona First, an organization that works to ensure that standards have academic integrity, rigorousness, coherency, clarity and measurable results, will have the opportunity to weigh in on the new standards before they are codified and taught to students.

If Rim Country residents cannot make the Sept. 19 event, the ADE welcomes online comments or phone calls at 602364-2333, fax 602-364-0902, or email: K12standards@azed. gov.

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In a survey of 728 likely Democrat, Republican, Independent and non-declared voters across Arizona, based on projected 2016 general election turnout, Democrat Hillary Clinton is leading by 1 percent, well within the margin of error over Republican Donald Trump.

(Numbers may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.)

In the last six presidential

contests, Arizona was won by a Republican five times. The last Democratic candidate to carry Arizona was Bill Clinton two decades ago in 1996.

“Donald Trump continues to slowly increase his numbers, coming to a near virtual tie here in Arizona,” Mike Noble, managing partner of OH Predictive Insights and chief pollster, said.

“Typically, during an election year, Arizona gets little-tono attention in a presidential contest but this election year appears to be an enigma.

“Hillary Clinton’s Demo­ cratic vote is more consolidated compared to Donald Trump’s

Republican vote, 83 to 73 percent,” said Noble. “Surprisingly, the gender gap between the two candidates is nearly non-existent in Arizona, with Clinton leading Trump by 4 percent with female voters.”

Methodology: This survey employed live callers and automated phones which was completed by OH Predictive Insights on Aug. 25-27 from a 2016 general election sample. Poll was weighted to reflect likely general election turnout. The sample size was 728 completed surveys, with a MoE of ± 3.63 percent with 23 percent cellphones/77 percent landlines.

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DUI penalties harsh by

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Arizona DUI laws

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A drunken night three years ago has landed a Window Rock man with a one year probation sentence.

Jaken Trent Yazzie, 24, was sentenced Friday for endangerment and DUI in Payson.

In December 2013, someone reported Yazzie driving recklessly on the highway, according to a pre-sentence report. Payson Police found Yazzie parked at a local Circle K. Yazzie said he had drunk while at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino after his friends pressured him to drink.

Results showed Yazzie’s blood alcohol content was .231. The state’s legal limit is .08.

At sentencing Friday, Yazzie said he was sorry for his actions and was hanging out with the wrong crowd and didn’t understand his limits. He said he had learned that the actions we take as young adults can have far reaching consequences and was trying to do better.

On his own, Yazzie completed an alcohol program through the Winslow Guidance Associates.

Judge Gary Scales said he could see that Yazzie was remorseful and was getting his life back on track. He found no aggravating factors.

Scales sentenced Yazzie to a year of probation and 10 days in jail, with nine of those suspended for completing the alcohol screening. He also ordered him to pay more than $2,000 in fines and have an ignition interlock device installed on his vehicle.

Arizona is ranked first in the country for the strictest DUI enforcement with some of the harshest DUI penalties, including a minimum of 10 days in jail following a DUI arrest, according to a survey by WalletHub. The state is ranked first for criminal penalties and No. 2 in prevention, according to the survey,

• Minimum jail time for a first conviction: 10 days An ignition interlock device required after first offense for at least one year Minimum fine for first offense: $750 • Minimum jail time for a second conviction: 90 days Minimum fine for 2nd offense: $1,750 • After a third offense, felony DUI Vehicle is impounded Mandatory alcohol assessment • Average insurance rate increase after DUI: 37 percent Source: WalletHub

which looked at 15 different measurements to calculate state rankings, including fines, minimum jail time and mandatory ignition interlock devices.

In 2014, alcohol-impaired driving was the cause of 31 percent of motor vehicle fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Yazzie told a probation officer that after he turned 21, he drank four times. On the last occasion, under the pressure of friends and being inexperienced, he drank too much while at the casino.

Since the arrest, Yazzie completed alcohol treatment, making “substantial strides in his life,” probation wrote.

“With the support of his family, Mr. Yazzie is sober, he completed alcohol treatment, he is enrolled in college and has several positive longterm goals,” probation wrote.

Children’s theater back in town by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Do not follow the White Rabbit’s mistake that made him mutter, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!”

Make sure to carefully check the clock so children show up at exactly 4 p.m., Monday, Sept.

12 at the Payson High School Auditorium to audition for “Alice in Wonderland” with the Missoula Children’s Theatre.

MCT has spaces for 50 students to perform.

This will be the fifth year that Missoula Children’s Theatre has come to Payson. Each year the MCT touring staff brings adult directors, costumes, scenery, props and makeup to produce a complete show in one week.

Auditions will last two hours. However, certain cast members will be asked to remain for a rehearsal immediately after the audition.

Auditions will cast: Alices of various sizes Alice’s sister Margaret The Mad Hatter The March Hare The Queen and King of Hearts The Knave of Hearts More than one Cheshire Cat Tweedledum and Tweedledee The Flower Band Cards and Lobsters Children from grades 1 to 12 may audition. No advance preparation is required.

To help with backstage responsibilities, assistant directors will be cast to work during the weeklong rehearsals.

The players will have two performances after just a week of rehearsals. The first will be on Friday, Sept. 16 and the second on Saturday, Sept. 17. Both performances will be at 6:30 p.m. in the PHS Auditorium.

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Advanced tickets are available at the Oasis Christian Books & Gifts, ReStore and the 260 Cafe will have $7 tickets for adults and $5 tickets for students.

The prices go to $8 and $6 at the door the days of the performance.

Missoula Children’s Theatre could not find success in Payson without the generous support of the Payson Longhorn Theatre, The Shelby School, Plant Fair Nursery, Miller Auto Works, Premier Dental and Tonto Silkscreen.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Kathy Siler at Kathy.siler@pusd10.org or call 928-472-5775.

Arsonist heading to prison A Payson woman who set a vehicle on fire last year, was recently sentenced to several years in prison for arson.

Deborah Lynn Olson, 54, pleaded guilty to attempted arson of a structure. Olson both pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Gary Scales on Aug. 19, electing not to complete a pre-sentence report

with the probation department.

On March 24, 2015, deputies with the Gila County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle fire.

Deputies spoke with the victim and a witness said Olson set the vehicle on fire.

Through the investigation, deputies learned that Olson had admitted to the arson multiple

times during voice mails and through text messages, according to Deputy Gila County Attorney Matthew Greve, who prosecuted the case.

Scales sentenced Olson to two years in the Arizona Department of Corrections. She must also pay the victim and insurance company more than $11,000 in restitution.

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ADOT relents on memorials by

Alexis Bechman

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Recognizing the need of families to grieve for those killed in crashes, the Arizona Department of Transportation will now allow memorial markers that abide by certain rules along state-maintained highways.

The rules ensure markers don’t distract passing drivers or damage vehicles leaving the roadway.

Until now, ADOT often quickly removed roadside memorials.

“We have heard the concerns shared with us and developed this way for families to honor loved ones, and we’ve done it in a way that promotes safety,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said. “Those who have already placed memorials can work with us to keep tributes that meet these requirements and to replace those that don’t.”

A family should submit a request to the ADOT engineering and maintenance district for the area with the intended design and location of area. The plan must meet these requirements: Size and materials: A marker may be up to 30 inches high and 18 inches wide made of wood, plastic or composite materials no more than 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide. It may include a plaque up to 4 inches by 4 inches and up to 1/16 of an inch

thick. It may be anchored up to 12 inches in the ground, but not in concrete or metal footings.

Placement: In consultation with ADOT officials, families will place markers as close as possible to the outer edge of the highway right of way. Markers may only be placed in front of developed property if the property owner gives written permission to the family.

Memorials already along highways may remain if they meet safety standards for placement, size and materials. However, those who placed them must contact the area ADOT district office to identify themselves as contacts should ADOT ever need to remove the memorials.

ADOT will tag unapproved memorials, with a 60-day notice for removal. If crews do need to remove a memorial, they will document and photograph their contents and leave a notice saying where the memorial items may be picked up.

ADOT will continue to remove without notice any memorial that presents a hazard, but will leave notice of where the items can be picked up within 60 days.

For more information on roadside memorials check at azdot.gov/memorials.

Payson residents should contact Vernon Dumbeck, 928-779-7520 or vdumbeck@ azdot.gov.

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The widening of North Manzanita Street is expected to mostly wrap up this week. Crews started paving the street Monday after widening it, taking it from a narrow, bumpy road with dozens of potholes to one of the nicest streets in town. A 1,500-foot section of road, from East Evergreen Street to the back of the Big Lots shopping center, has been smoothed out with curbs, gutters and a sidewalk added. The town is paying for the improvements using money from the Gila County transportation tax. Town Manager LaRon Garrett said work should mostly wrap up this week, with the paving, but striping may be done next week.

When it’s time to harvest the garden, bigger isn’t better by

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After a slow start this year, my garden is now starting to produce bounty.

Although not as good as last year’s crop, this year’s offerings are proving to be more than adequate.

It’s been an uphill battle with weather, bugs and various viral and fungal diseases.

Now is the time of peak harvest for most of my plants.

Many gardeners are faced with the dilemma of when to harvest the fruits of their labors. Some go for big; some go for small and tasty and others are not quite sure when to pick. I favor small and tasty myself.

When vegetables are smaller, they contain the maximum amount of nutrients and taste.

Plants have this biological imperative to reproduce and give their seeds the best start. They do this by producing fruit that offer the best nursery for the seeds. When the fruit is at the height of its best reproductive time, the seeds start to grow. The trick is to harvest the fruit at this time. Any longer

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and the fruit lose taste and nutrients because they go to producing the best seeds. In the case of most vegetables, bigger is not better!

The biggest producers for most of us are summer squash. They can turn into baseball bats overnight.

Unless you are going for the biggest prize at the fair, summer squash are best about six to eight inches long. Harvest winter squash before frost when their shells harden. A good way to test hardness is to press your thumbnail into the squash at the stem end. If it does not puncture easily, it’s ready.

Slicing cucumbers are best when about six inches long.

Pickling cucumbers are at their best when at least two inches long. When cucumbers turn yellow, they also turn bitter.

Green beans are another crop that can get away from you. Bush beans are another notoriously fast producer of fruit. If you like fresh green beans, pick them before the seeds start to form about two to three weeks after

they bloom. When they get older and you can see the seeds forming, they tend to be stringy and tough and not nearly as sweet. For shell-out beans, harvest when the pods are full, green and firm, but not dried out. If it’s dried seed beans you are after, pick the pods when they are dry and crack open easily. This is true of peas also.

Okra is always best when picked at three to four inches long. They get tough when large. The heirloom variety of okra called “Burgundy” stays tender up to six inches and longer.

Our garden favorite, tomatoes, are best picked (and eaten!) when they are uniformly colored and come off the vine readily. Tomatoes do continue to ripen off the vine. It is better to harvest tomatoes early rather than late.

Harvest eggplants while their color is still bright and the fruit should bounce back when you press on it lightly. It’s amazing how quickly eggplant will go dull when left on the plant. They will also become bitter.

Once you slice into the fruit and find the eggplant’s seeds are brown, the taste will have a bitter flavor.

Sweet peppers are an easy one to harvest. You can pick them at any time in their cycle. Peppers will continue to turn red or orange if left on the plant.

When the fruit reaches the size and color you desire, harvest it. Hot peppers can vary in heat depending on the amount of stress they undergo. They can be made hotter by limiting their

water and nutrients before harvest; cooler weather tends to tone down the heat.

Melons can be tricky to grow up here as we have a comparatively short season of warm weather. Muskmelons are ready when the fruit slips off the vines easily and the netting (raised areas on the skin) is even and the fruit is firm. Watermelons will produce a “sweet spot” that is yellow on the underside and makes a dull thump when tapped. Their color also changes from shiny to dull. An old-time method of determining watermelon ripeness is the tendril test. Tendrils are the little curlicues coming off the vine. When the one closest to the ripening watermelon turns brown, supposedly the watermelon is ripe.

Cabbage is best when the heads are very compact and firm. Harvest a head carefully by cutting it from the base of the plant and leave the plant. It will reward you with a few smaller heads that grow out from the sides where you have cut the main head. Cabbage sometimes splits before you can harvest it. This happens when the plant takes up too much water before harvest, causing the inner leaves to grow faster than the outer leaves. Harvest these heads as soon as possible. To stop splitting once it starts twist the head one half turn to break some of the roots. You can also root prune the plant by cutting the roots out one foot from the plant. This slows the uptake

of water. Another member of the cabbage family, Brussels sprouts, are ready when they are about one inch wide. Start at the bottom of the plant and work upward. The more sprouts you pick off, the larger the upper ones will get. To make sprouts mature faster, cut off the top few inches of the plant once they have started to form on the bottom 12 inches.

Potatoes show you they are ready to harvest when the green part of the plant begins to die out. Sweet potatoes however continue to grow so they can be harvested when they reach a size you want.

Any greens are always best when picked small. This includes leaf lettuces, spinach and arugula. It’s usually a good idea to pick these types of veggies as well as Swiss chard, scallions, radishes and any member of the cabbage family when there is enough to fix one meal.

When your crops start to ripen, visit your garden daily. If you keep on top of the harvest your plants will continue to produce. If you leave fruit on too long, the plant produces chemicals that signal the plant to shut down and make seeds. So remember, harvest small for the best flavor and nutritional punch.

Please come join the High Country Garten Club at 6:30 p.m. every first Thursday of the month at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, in the log cabin, 601 E. Highway 260.

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Walling’s death leaves a void by

Michele Nelson

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On Tuesday, friends of Thomas Walling, the Payson Unified School District Auditorium Director, found him in his apartment.

He had passed away.

His death has sent ripples of grief throughout the community for a gentle soul who lived to serve. He served the community. He served the school district. He served anyone who used the auditorium. But most of all, he served the kids.

The Payson High School graduate presided over countless events at the auditorium, including plays, concerts, community forums, graduations, political speeches and many other events. He ran the lights, set up the sound, directed students and built the sets.

Payson Mayor Kenny Evans said Walling’s loss was a blow to the whole community. “He was always there, without hesitation, no matter what you asked of him.”

He played a crucial role at seemingly every event in town, including helping make Payson’s prize-winning Fiesta Bowl floats.

Cameron Davis, Parks and Tourism director, said the town would not have taken first place at the parade without Walling’s talents.

“He was always so proud of the team and what we accomplished. He volunteered hundreds of hours and worked tire-

lessly to help showcase Payson in the best possible light,” said Davis. “He was truly one of a kind.”

Walling worked each event with loving attention to detail despite limited resources, determined to make every production shine — especially when it involved kids.

When the wireless microphones cut out, he figured out he had to make audience members turn off their cell phones.

He worried about the floor of the auditorium having patches actors could trip on. And he had never-ending stories of lights going out as he scrambled to keep everything taped and pasted together.

Most recently, he set up columns and colored lights for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas’ visit to Payson, to the delight and surprise of her staff.

“They wanted to look official,” he said. So he gave them what they wanted.

It was difficult to learn anything about Walling because he never talked about himself.

He’d rather talk about others.

He adored John Siler, the founder of the theatre program at the high school. He had the utmost respect for Kathy, John’s wife and current director of the drama program.

“Thomas was my honorary son, best friend, closest colleague, and expert techieat-hand, always loyal, forever helpful and seriously funny,”

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PHS Auditorium Director Tom Walling died unexpectedly this week. Top photo, he appeared with PHS drama teacher Kathy Siler in the Lip Sync show. Above, he played the role of Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. said Siler. “Losing him is huge, absolutely huge. There will be no replacing him, but Longhorn Theatre will do their best to fill in some of the spots until more help is acquired.”

Even in his off time, Walling volunteered thousands of hours for his favorite local organizations, the Optimist Club’s Lip Sync Contest, Tonto Community Concert Association (even serving on the board), the Junior Drama Club at the high school (troupe director), and sound guy at Ponderosa Bible Church.

He had other offers, but he could never bear to leave Payson. He made little money, but learned how to get by. He had no desire to own a huge home or flashy things. He just wanted to work in the auditorium, make great sets and serve.

Kathy said Walling was a master of theater technology.

The shock and grief of his

loss passed through the tightly knit community of drama and music students at Payson High School on Wednesday.

Everyone had a story about Tom. Drama students flooded social media with tributes.

Newman Becker had a note Walling wrote that has made a difference to him.

“I never thought this could mean more to me than it already did. But here we are.

The note reads: ‘Newman, I’m so proud of you. Your vision for this show is amazing. I’m glad I was able to help you, as you know, this show has been a passion of mine for years. And I could not be more happy having you bring this amazing story to life. Great job. T-Tom.’” Becker concluded, “I never knew how much I would cherish these memories, and I wouldn’t have any of them without you.

I’ll miss you, Tom. We all will.”

O B I T U A R I E S Duncan Bennett Downing (1939-2016)

Duncan Bennett Downing, 76, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2016. Ben was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on October 1, 1939. He grew up an “Army brat” as he and his mother moved many times with his stepfather, an Army officer. (Parents deceased.) He attended several schools but the highlight peaked at Kaiserslautern-American High School and the unbeaten football team his final three years. As his stepfather retired, Ben joined the Army and served in Toule, France in the Military Police.

Upon completion of that assignment he soon moved with his family to Phoenix in 1965. He was very proud to have served in several assignments in his 31 years with the Phoenix Police Department. He completed

his Masters Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University during that same period of time.

For many years, he enjoyed bowling, along with fishing, boating, camping, and traveling. Married to his sweetheart Shirley for over 53 years, his three daughters Diane, Sue, and Katherine were his pride and joy. Also surviving him are six grandchildren, several cousins, his brother-inlaw and many good friends across the U.S.A. A memorial service was held on August 22, 2016 at 1:30pm at Trinity United Methodist Church, 3104 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051.

Donations may be made to Humane Society of Central Arizona, P.O. Box 242, Payson, AZ 85547 or Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix AZ 85014.

Patricia A. Parker (1933-2016)

Patricia A. Parker, 83, passed away quietly at home in Payson on August 26, 2016 after a long illness.

She was born on April 14, 1933 in Amarillo, TX. She moved to Southern California and met her husband of over 60 years Donald “Jerry” Parker. They had one child

Kirk in 1963. Jerry was a Marine in the Korean War and Kirk was in the Air Force. They moved to Payson in 1990 to retire and have been here ever since. Pat loved her family and friends; and loved making new friends. She will be greatly missed. Rest with the Angels Pat, We Love You So!

Jack Dwayne Nelson (1938-2016)

Jack Dwayne Nelson, 77, of Payson, AZ passed away at home on Monday August 15, 2016, of complications due to kidney disease.

Jack was born on September 25, 1938, in Wynewood, OK, to Robert Lee and Eunice Ina Nelson, married to Georgia Marie Nelson. They would have celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on September 19, 2016. At the age of 17 Jack served in the Army National Guard, at Fort Huachuca, AZ. He worked in route sales with Frito Lay being one in Phoenix, AZ. Upon retirement in Sun City, AZ in 1997. He loved his retirement life by golfing, fishing camping, also went to the café and drank coffee and talked to everyone. Jack loved his family and friends; but most of all he loved to talk and tease with everyone. He also helped take care of his grandson Quinten, while Quinten’s parents were at work. Jack will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Georgia Marie; daughter Jacqueline Sue and her husband Steven Lloyd Beckwith, their son Tony and his wife Leah and grandchildren Josh, Alex, Taylor, Christian, Trinity,

Aubrie, Jaycee and Shayla; great-granddaughter Jesse; son David his wife Vicki Nelson their son’s John and his children Hannah and Sinai, Jacob and his wife Shayla Nelson, their daughters Kaydence, Kamryn and Vickie’s son, Zachary other son Michael Lee and his wife, Jodi Nelson, their boys Skyler, Quinton and Payton. Brother Robert Lydon and his wife Phyllis Nelson and sister Juanita (Fay) Nelson, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, nephews, nieces … too many to mention.

A Celebration of Life service including military honors, will be held at Messinger Payson Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Road, Payson, AZ 85541; 928- 474-2800. His body was donated to science.

The family would like to express their sincere thank you to Dr. Alan Michaels and Hospice Compassus of Payson, AZ for all their excellent care in the home with helping Jack in his final days of life. Memorial donation may be made to Kidney Foundation or Hospice Compassus of Payson, AZ.

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C L U B S 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: Saturday - intersection of Longhorn Road and Payson Parkway Friday - Home Depot parking lot, (south end) Sunday - Town Hall parking lot Monday - Payson Elks Tuesday - Green Valley Park, Parks and Recreation Office Wednesday - Walgreens Thursday- Payson Library.

Bingo at Senior Center

The Payson Senior Center and Payson Helping Payson host bingo every Friday at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Tickets go on sale at noon and games start at 1 p.m. Now offering 25 cent hot dogs.

Computer Club

The next meeting of the Payson Area Computer Association is at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2 in the Payson Library meeting room (side entry door), 328 N. McLane Road.

Harold Rush will present “Photomatix software.” This software processes digital photographs to produce a photo as your eyes see the scene rather than one that is lacking reality due to the camera’s limitations.

Visitors are welcome, and your first meeting is free. For more information about the association, please visit atwww.pacaonline.net.

Tai Chi and Qigong

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

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

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 2 p.m.

Mondays at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson.

There are no fees or dues. The only membership requirement is a desire to not compulsively overeat anymore.

Call the following members for more information: Denise, 928-978-3706; Mary Jo, 928978-4663; Ted, 928-951-3362; Alice at 602-8280917 or 928-478-4361.

Order of the Eastern Star

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

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

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

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

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

Alateen meetings have been suspended until further notice. For information call Helen at (928) 978-6424.

TOPS in Pine The TOPS 412 (Take off Pounds Sensibly) Pine group meets Tuesdays at the LDS chapel in Pine. Weigh-in is at 8 a.m., the meeting starts at 8:15 a.m.

For more information, call Barbara at 928978-4750 or Charlotte at 928-978-3640.

Senior Singles with Spirit The Senior Singles with Spirit group is composed of men and women who are young in spirit and have an enthusiasm for life.

The purpose of this group is to build lasting friendships, share ideas, have fun, and enjoy activities with like-minded people. The choices are many and varied and all up to you.

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

For more information, call Paula at 480695-2786.

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

Color Time Tuesday Enjoy a relaxing and fun time of coloring every Tuesday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This activity is a great way to relieve stress and express creativity.

Adults can bring their children to color with adult supervision, too. You can stay for some of the time or all the time. Bring your own or share some of the supplies on hand.

The program meets at Payson United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy Street (behind Ace Hardware and Habitat Restore). Call Sally Harvey 480-213-8472 or Joyce Kennedy 928-978-1884 with any questions. This

free program is open to all.

Veterans of Foreign Wars

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

All members are invited to attend.

For more information, contact Post 9829 Commander Ken Dale, 928-363-1037.

Moose Lodge events

The Women of the Moose meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month.

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

The lodge has a Thursday Fish Fry from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and weekly dinner specials are available.

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

Masonic Lodge

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

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

Card players wanted

The Saving Graces of Payson — a Canasta card-playing group — is looking for a few ladies who enjoy fun, laughter and friendship.

This Red Hat group meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Crosswinds Restaurant patio room. There is a break for lunch around noon and play and resumes after lunch. Anyone interested in joining will be welcomed. You do not need to know how to play, the members will be happy to teach the game.

Please contact Queen Mum Ann-Marie at (928) 468-8585; please leave a message if there’s no answer.

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Senior Center offers writers’ workshop

The Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St., has added a writers’ workshop to its weekly calendar of activities.

The workshop is at 2 p.m. Wednesdays.

For more information, call 928-474-4876.

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Winners at Wednesday Bridge for Aug. 24 were: Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, first; Ray Boehm and Ed Koshinski, second; Myrtle Warter and Sherry Proctor, third.

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

Catholic Church of the Holy Nativity A Roman Catholic Church under the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. 1414 N. Easy St.(corner of Easy Street & Bradley Dr.), Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 478-6988, wwwholynativitypayson.com. The Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews, Pastor.

Sunday: Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday: Low Mass & Holy Unction 10 a.m. First Wednesday of the month: Benediction & Chaplet of Divine Mercy 5:30 p.m. followed by potluck supper. High Holy Days: Mass 10 a.m.

Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. 1036 E. Christopher Creek Loop, first driveway past fire station on left. Pastor Ed Hepworth, 478-4857 (church), 478-4310 (home).

10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Tues. & Thurs. Bible Studies. Join us on Sunday, April 17th for worship service followed by a Mexican Food Potluck for the Retirement of Pastor Ed & Susan Hepworth.

Sept. 4 the sermon title is “Reshaped in God’s Language.”

Communion Sunday, 2-4 p.m. Bible Study Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 474-2059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: cpcpayson.org.

Crossroads Foursquare Church We invite you to join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m. Find us at www.crossroads4square.com, on Facebook or at 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson.

Expedition Church 301 S. Colcord Road (two blocks west of Hwy. 87, just north of Bonita). Expedition is a non-denominational church whose mission is to “make disciples who love God and people.” Sunday services are at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. For more information, go to www.expedition.church, Facebook at ExpeditionChurchPayson, or call (928) 474-9128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey!

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

Wednesday: Bible Class 6:30 p.m. www.paysonchurchofchrist.com Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of the month. Sunday Fellowship Meal every 3rd Sunday of the month. Women of CORP Ministries and Bible studies lead by Simone Lake. Other various Connection Groups available throughout week. For more information, contact: 1-928-476-4249 (ch), 1-928-472-6439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www.sermon.net/CORP Community Christian Church An independent, undenominational fellowship. Meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. Open Communion served every Sunday.

Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. On Sunday, Sunday,

Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St. behind ACE Hardware); Pastor Carl Peterson. Services: 8:30 a.m. Informal; 11:00 a.m. Traditional. Safe nursery care provided. We are a growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. Our mission is to Love Like Jesus. For more information on our choir and handbell programs and ministries and mission to the community, visit our website: paysonumc.com or call 928-474-0485, M-F, 8 a.m. - 12 noon.

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

Rock of Ages Lutheran Church is located at 204 W. Airport Road (corner of Airport Rd and North McLane). Pastor David Sweet, (928) 970-7606 or (928) 474-2098. Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.; Holy communion is celebrated at the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.

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

Church For the Nations Payson Sunday Experience at 901 S. Westerly Rd @ 10 a.m. Contact us at 928-444-8791 or email us at info@cftnpayson.com for more detailed information on mid-week connection events and community outreach. Visit us on our website at cftnpayson.com and like us on Facebook. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER! Church of Christ 306 E. Aero. Sunday Bible classes 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. For Bible studies any day of the week, call Bob Nichols, 468-0134.

By understanding and living the principles taught in the New Testament, we attempt to accomplish the spiritual mission of the church, rather than being a social or recreational institution.

tional Christian church that ministers to the entire family. Our vision is to reach this community with God’s love and Word and see lives transformed for His glory. We are mission minded and believe in showing people Jesus, not just talking about Him. Join us Sunday mornings at 10:45 for contemporary worship and teaching of God’s Word. We also offer various other ministry meetings throughout the week for junior high, high school, and college-aged students. Visit our website @ paysonfamilychurch. org. Or our Facebook page for more information.

First Baptist Church of Pine 4039 N. Highway 87, 476-3552, Website: www.fbcpine.com.

Sundays: Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Fellowship 6 p.m. Communion service the first Sunday during Morning Worship. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m. first Saturday of each month. Women’s Bible Study 9:15 Tuesday mornings. AWANA program on Mondays as follows: Sparks for K-2nd 2:30-4 p.m.; TNT, Trek and Journey 6-8 p.m.

All other activities, please contact the church office Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or Friday 9 a.m. to noon.

Mount Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA) 601 E. Highway 260, 474-2552. Rev. Scott Stein, Pastor. Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service; 10:30 a.m.

Praise Service. Holy Communion is celebrated every week. Visit our website at www.mountcross.org. Church office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a warm, loving church community that extends itself to others and welcomes everyone with joy.

Mountain Bible Church Please be our guest this weekend, 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at 302 E. Rancho Road where our goal is to ‘Love God and Love People!’ We have many adult, children and student ministries on Sundays and during the week. Our Spanish Church called “La Roca” meets Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Want more information?

(928) 472-7800 or www.mountainbible.org New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224.

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

Payson Family Church 501 E. Rancho Rd. 474-3138. We are a new, non-denomina-

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 507 W. Wade Lane, 928-474-5440, Pastor Steve De Santo.

Sunday: Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church WE Welcome Everyone. 1000 N. Easy St. (Corner of Sherwood & Easy St.). 928-474-3834. The Rev. Daniel F. Tantimonaco, Rector. Sunday: Holy Eucharist Services are at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The 10 a.m. service includes traditional and contemporary music. Child care is provided. Wednesday: Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson. org. Email: stpaulspayson@gmail.com. WE Welcome Everyone.

Seventh-day Adventist Church 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson; Pastor Steven Salsberry; Elder Sharon Judd. Saturday services: Sabbath School/Bible Study 9:30a.m.; Worship Hour 11 a.m. We welcome all visitors. Come and join us for uplifting fellowship. Call 928-474-9209 for Prayer Meeting times and location, and for coming local events, or visit our website: http://payson.adventistfaith.org.

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

Unity Church of Payson Join us and live Practical Christianity, a positive path for spiritual living. We sing, laugh, love, pray, and support each other and our Payson community. We meet at 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot).

Join us September 8 at 6:30 for World Day of Prayer. For more, go to www.unityofpayson.org (See ‘What’s Happening’ tab for the latest activities.) or call 928-478-8515.

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aroundthe rim Christopher Creek LDS branch has long area history by

Marsha Ward

guest columnist

Christopher Creek is blessed to have two churches. One, the Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship, stands on a hill beside the fire station, and another, the Christopher Creek branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, stands in a vale to the west.

I’ve recently read a history of the LDS branch in this area, written by Melvin A. Palmer, an early cabin owner in the Creek. Palmer, 86, is a thoughtful man who takes joy in his religion and likes to share it with others.

In 1959, he and his wife Wanda purchased a lot on the south side of the creek, toward the west end of what became Columbine Road. He built a home that served as a weekend retreat. Even when they were away from their Mesa home, the Palmers made a point of going to Sunday services, though they had to drive 45 minutes to Heber, or 30 minutes to Payson, to do so.

Melvin loves nature. His father taught him to love all God’s creations, and the young Melvin started a habit whenever he stayed at their ranch outside of Overgaard, Ariz., of slipping out early in the morning to observe the deer when they came out to feed.

Melvin continued this practice in Christopher Creek. He would leave

early or at dusk, go to what he called “the waterford,” (what we know as “the car wash”), head north to then Highway 260, and descend part way down the hill overlooking Paul Ashby’s corn field. He waited quietly for the deer to come eat and play. This spot became special to him.

One day in October of 1973, he had a thought: If the deer felt safe enough there in that special meadow to come time after time to eat, why couldn’t there be a little shelter there for the sons and daughters of God to be fed spiritually? Melvin closed his eyes and envisioned a beautiful chapel there in the meadow as the hymn, “Come to the church in the wildwood, come to the church in the vale,” played through his mind.

Over the next year, Palmer petitioned for permission from church leaders to hold Sunday services in the area and to invite others to join their family and friends in worship.

The Palmer family, their friends, and young people from Mesa began putting on entertaining programs on Friday and Saturday evenings, inviting attendees to join them at church services. The invitation always mentioned that camp clothes were acceptable in church, a tradition maintained in the Christopher Creek branch to this day.

The first location for Sunday ser-

Photo by Marsha Ward

The Christopher Creek branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. vices was a large log cabin at Grey Hackle Lodge. Meetings took place Sunday from June 1976 through mid-November, and again in the spring until May 1977. But the lease was not renewed, which left members of the church with no place to worship.

For several months, services were held in homes and backyards and forested places in the Creek and Tonto Village. Then Palmer finalized a lease on more than three acres in the beloved meadow, with an option to

buy, with homesteaders Paul and Polly Ashby. A large construction office trailer was purchased, moved to the lot and furnished by willing members of the church with the necessary accoutrements for Sunday services.

The Christopher Creek branch was born when O. Lee Moore was called as the first “branch president.” Palmer was his counselor. Increasing numbers of visitors attended meetings on summer weekends until it became clear that the trailer didn’t have room.

Through the labor and donated materials of the members, it was expanded over the summer of 1982 and into 1983, to double in size. Moore served in the office of branch president until 1991, when his health deteriorated and Duane Rowley was called to serve in his place.

By the time Gary Martin of Tonto Village became the fourth branch president, the expanded trailer was no longer large enough, and people had to take chairs outside under the trees for Sunday classes. Martin facilitated a brand new building, which was dedicated on Sept. 1, 2002.

The Christopher Creek branch retains some of the traditions of those early days, including two community barbecues each year. On Saturday, Sept. 3 at 5 p.m., the Labor Day potluck barbecue will begin, with steaks provided by the branch, and side dishes and desserts furnished by attendees.

I hope to see you there to wrap up another week in the Creek!

A note from Rod: The Great 1970 Rim Country Flood Disaster memorial dedication is at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3 in front of the Northern Gila County Historical Society’s Rim Country Museum in Green Valley Park. All interested parties are welcome to attend, but please bring your own chairs.

Seems autumn is edging its way into Rim Country already August is behind us and now on to September and autumn, my favorite time of year. I love the colors of the season — the reds, oranges, all shades of brown and maybe a bit of green now and then. The hummers leave for warmer climates, the squirrels are feverishly gathering nuts for the cold weather to come. We have a black walnut tree in our yard and the nuts are falling, so the squirrels are gathering all of them up and where they are putting them is a mystery — I think it’s somewhere in our tall ponderosa pines, but following them has been a job in futility. We have a pair of them going in our yard every day and sometimes they make a game of gathering by hiding from one another. They are a joy to watch. But, since there are two, will we have babies in the spring?

Shelby School Students of The Shelby School and of the Payson Longhorn Theatre marched in the Rodeo Parade to promote the fifth yearly tour of

Missoula Children’s Theatre to Payson. Festively dressed as characters from “Alice in Wonderland,” MCT’s upcoming musical, they made their way up Main Street.

Auditions for the show will be Monday, Sept. 12 and performances at 6:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17 and 18. More details will be provided as the dates approach.

If there is someone in the Village who is keeping track of the precipitation in Tonto Village, please let me know by emailing jbsnyder2@hotmail.com. Anyway, here are the totals submitted by Dara Sutton of Bear Flat, who has kept track of the rain and snowfall in Bear Flat for many years.

Janet July had a measurable Snyder rainfall of 5.81 inches. The Hellsgate Fire Department average is 4.32 inches. So far in August the amount was The date for the September 2016 fire board meeting is at 5:30 p.m., 6.66 inches. the average for August is Wednesday, Sept. 14. The board will 3.72. The total amount of rainfall for meet in the conference room at the the year so far is 23.38 inches. The Star Valley Fire Station. Anyone who average is 18.07. is interested in the board’s activities Birthdays can always go to the Hellsgate website.

Renae Wagner starts September Rainfall off with her birthday on Sept. 5. Renae The rainfall totals for Bear Flat is a Domino Diva during the sumsomewhat reflect the totals for Tonto mer months. Renae carpools with at Village, so the following statistics may least four other Divas and they make the trip from Colcord Estates every be of interest. the village

Wednesday afternoon.

Pretty soon, the temperatures will start dropping and all the Divas will be packing up and going back to the Valley. Hopefully some will return for the annual Christmas party.

Marge Tolby of Tonto Village III is next, with her birthday on Sept. 12.

Jeff Yunkens is next, with a birthday on Sept. 14. Jeff is a Hellsgate firefighter.

Birthdays are good for us. The more we have, the longer we live.

Happy birthday to all of you, and may all of you enjoy a healthy year.

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aroundthe rim Last Arts & Craft Guild festival of the season this weekend The annual Labor Day Arts and “Customers can now park on the Crafts Festival to be held tomorrow, street with the exception of the front of Saturday Sept. 3 and the following our white fence in front of the ramada day, Sept. 4, is sure to draw crowds. and grounds, which is for handicap Although visiting flatlanders obvi- parking only,” said Hura. ously look forward to the high country visits, they result in long lines of Bikers prep bumper-to-bumper traffic on Beeline.

It appears increasing numbers of Usually, northbound traffic is mountain cyclists are descending on backed up from mid-town to past Pine each weekend to practice for the THAT Brewery and those wanting to upcoming Fire on the Rim race. pick up their mail on Saturday, best It’s not unusual to see riders of all wait until the following Monday. ages pedaling through Pine over secThe traffic can be an inconvenience, tions of the racecourse. but the festival plays a huge On Sunday, I hailed a very role in the welfare of the two rattlin’ robust Valley pair down as towns because profits benefit the rim they rode Randall Drive to needy causes. ask them if they would be The festival will be open competing. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorBoth replied “yes” so I row and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. asked them about the course the following day. knowing PSFR trail volunThe Labor Day event is teers have been putting a lot the final of three holiday fesof work in on improving it. tivals sponsored by the Pine Both riders said they thorStrawberry Arts and Crafts oughly enjoyed the course Max Foster Guild. The guild has been except for the journey up hosting the events since 1980.

Hardscrabble Road to the top Guild member Catherine of the mesa that overlooks Pine.

Hura expects this weekend’s festival “That’s a killer, really tough,” said to be a big hit saying, “There are more one of the cyclists.

“If you make it than 80 original hand-crafted juried up that, the rest (of the ride) is fairly art booths, food booths and entertaineasy.” ment ... it will be fun for everyone.”

The annual race has grown by leaps A festival favorite of many locals and bounds partly due to the support and visitors are the $5 pancake breakof locals.

To show your backing, stop fasts that include sausage, orange by Ponderosa Market 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. juice and coffee. The scrumptious breakfasts, served up by the Mountain on Saturdays and Sundays to purVillage Foundation, will be from 7 a.m. chase Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race raffle tickets, souvenir T-shirts to 10 a.m. both fair days.

This year, guild member Wendy and Italian Feast dinner tickets from Dravillas has added a new twist to the Pine Strawberry Fire Reduction volunteer Katie Calderon and her crew. breakfasts.

The race will be held Sept. 16-18.

A Vermont Farmhouse Dollhouse, fully assembled, painted, wallpapered Lots of ink and furnished will be raffled. The dollThe Pine Strawberry Water house is estimated to be worth $400.

Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and Improvement District received plenty of Payson Roundup ink last week the drawing will be held Sept 4.

Hura also expects the very pop- in reporter Michele Nelson’s story ular husband and wife musical duo, “Sticker shock for Pine water.” Pete Chuck and Barbara Casey of Trouble Aleshire’s editorial “Pine water district awash in problems” and a folin Paradise, to entertain both days.

The really good news for the spon- low up blog on Tom Garrett’s “I’m soring guild and visitors is that during Listening.” a June 14 meeting with ADOT repAleshire was on target when he resentatives, parking restrictions on wrote “The District has lifted the Beeline were mostly removed. building moratorium, secured far

Max Foster photo

The Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library is once again planning to host its popular benefit “Wine Around the Library” in October. more water than anyone expected and scrambled to cope with a host of problems.”

He also points out the district faces some snags, which this columnist believes, is to be expected considering the quagmire of troubles this board inherited in 2013 when four PSWID board members facing recall stepped down.

In Garrett’s blog, he touches on that point writing, “It has been a learning experience for our new board, but there’s a lot to learn when you take over from ... a board whose priorities were sadly very wrong.”

In Nelson’s story she tells of the “outrage” expressed by customers Bob and Pamela Hougary and Realtor Ray Pugel when they received what they believed to be exorbitant water bills.

Customers, however, should have been aware of the rate hike since the board held several meetings earlier this summer mulling over increases before finally adopting them.

Also, Nelson penned a front page story on June 23, “Pine hikes water rates,” detailing the increases.

In Garrett’s blog, he contends Pugel, who he calls a “canny businessman” might have known he was being undercharged, “He must have won-

dered how come he was getting water bills that were so ridiculously low.”

Due to incorrect meter readings, Pugel was being charged a 1/100 rate lower rate than he should have been.

“Ray was the top man (chairman) of the old board. How could he not know what the rates are?” Garrett asks.

In Nelson’s article, she writes, that Pugel was also upset with particulates in the (water) line to which Garrett replied, “Ray, you don’t suppose that any of that mud and silt over at your place came out of the Milk Ranch well, do you?”

Pugel sold the Milk Ranch well to the district.

Really Ray? Complaining about water quality?

I vividly remember the day I was sent to the Milk Ranch I site to do a story on a water discovery in Pine. I met with Mr. Pugel and hydrogeologist Mike Plough. After the pump was turned on, I commented the water was sandy and gritty, a comment Mr. Pugel poo-pooed saying the quality was just fine.

County Supervisor Tommie Martin later echoed the same comments I had made about the sandy water.

Throughout the time Mr. Pugel peddled the wells to the water district, he

continued to emphasize the water was up to snuff, or would be once the well settled.

And when I wrote that then-PSWID president Bill Haney said that Pine customers would never accept thirdworld quality water from the well, Mr. Pugel was very upset with my story.

His argument was that “sound bite” quotes like that didn’t belong in a newspaper.

The bottom line in the hullabaloo is that current board members have done a remarkable job since taking over the reins of the district and deserve a pat on the back for their unselfish service.

Rumors are that only two current members will run for re-election, which means others will need to step up to fill the void and hopefully continue the progress PSWID has enjoyed the past three years.

No trail work due to rain Rain forced postponement of the Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Trail Committee work last Saturday, Aug. 27, but the going-away celebration for Tonto National Forest Recreation Officer Chelsea Muise was held at Mike and Janet Brandt’s home in Pine.

Muise is leaving the Rim Country for Oregon.

The workday will be rescheduled.

Library benefit Wine Around the Library has, since its inception in 2014, become one of the most popular and well-received benefits in the Rim Country.

Evidence of success exists in the popularity of the first two fundraisers that were huge hits attracting 100-plus attendees and an impressive list of enthusiastic sponsors.

Most important about the fundraiser is all proceeds benefit the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library in its quest to remain “The finest small town library in Arizona.”

Charity events such as Wine Around the Library are crucial because the funds the library receives from the county are not sufficient to keep doors open.

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RETURN GATE Gila County Board of Supervisors ENTRY GATES Road Runner Trash ERA Realty - Susie Tubbs TIMED EVENTS RETURN GATE J. Adam Shepherd, Gila County Sheriff BANNERS Alliant Gas Anderson Dental Droup: Justin Church, DMD Anytime Fitness Automotive Specialists/260 Automotive Big O Tires Burger King Canyon State Credit Union Crabdree Insurance & Financial Services Darrell Stubbs Deb’s Dogs Diamond J Veterinary Empire Cat Four Seasons Motorsports Giant Gila County Sheriff Gila County Attorney’s Office Gila County Sheriff’s Posse Iron Horse Signs Jake’s Corner Bar & Grill Kenny Evans King Spurs KMOG Radio Station KRIM Radio Station Little Caesar’s Pizza Lowery’s Window & Door Main Street Animal Hospital Macky’s Grill Majestic Mountain Inn McDonald’s Messinger Funeral Home Milam Crane, Inc. Murer Electric Napa Auto Parts Native Grill & Wings Payson Care Center Payson Chevron/Rim Liquor Payson Concrete & Materials

BANNERS cont.

Payson Care Center Payson Chevron/Rim Liquor Payson Concrete & Materials Payson Fire & Ambulance Payson General Rental Payson Roundup Payson Wireless Pet Club Feed & Tack Pizza Factory Plant Fair Nursery Post Net Printing by George Quality Inn Payson Quality Pumping Realty One Group - Deborah Rose Rim Country Chamber of Commerce Rim Country Tractor Roy Haught Family Safeway Stores Tetra Tech, Inc. The Home Center Town of Payson Town of Star Valley Wells Fargo JUMBO TRON SPONSORS Adam Shepherd - Gila County Sheriff AmeriGas Banner Health Berkshire Hathaway - Advantage Realty Bob’s Western Wear Bradley Beauchamp, Gila County Attorney Art & Evan Lloyd - Lloyd Law Group Bob Stahl - 4 season’s Motor Sports KMOG 103.3 FM Mazatzal Hotel & Casino and Tonto Apache Tribe Paul Gosar Uncle Herb’s Dispensary OTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS APS Chapman Auto Center - Mutton Bustin Sheep Coldwell Banker Bishop Realty - VIP Tent E.W. Parker Enterprises - Steers: Jr. Steer Riding Payson Park & Rec Crew

OTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS cont.

Spurs - Leon King Payson Fire Dept. - Ambulance Payson General Rental - Forklift Pine Ice Salt River Rodeo - Stock Contractor Rockin’ B Productions Sound, Booth Announcer Four Seasons Motorsports Rodeo Office Trailer and ATVs Justin Healers Sports Medicine Safeway - Dan Dillon Gila County Sheriffs Posse King Spurs Quality Pumping - Porta pots, wash stations U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard Cowgirl Historical Foundation Miss Rodeo Arizona & Queens Paige Creasy, Payson Jr. Teen Queen Jake’s Corner Bar & Grill - VIP food Moonshine Mafia & Bonfire Rodeo Dance Bands Tonto Apache Tribe Mazatzal Hotel & Casino Wells Fargo Stage Coach & Team Don Engler and Payson Police Dept.

John Cline - EMT Blue Line Rental Keith - Gila Materials Road Runner Trash

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Dr. Drew Justice - Veterinarian Dick and Becky DeWart Mike Farrel and the KMOG Gang KSWG - 96.3 FM Jeff Chadwick - CEO Wrangler Marketing Ram Rodeo Series Art Llyod - Lloyd Law Group April - Quality Inn U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard Al and Linda Pelletier

Thank you to our Rodeo Committee Members and the many Volunteers that helped make our rodeo a great experience for the fans!

Payson Roundup LOCAL Friday, September 2, 2016

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What’s in a nickname? Often more than you’d like to know

SUPER CROSSWORD

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TIME FOR A FRESH START ACROSS 1 Keys that get “tickled” 8 Mysteries 15 Longtime Volkswagen model 20 Port near Naples 21 Allay 22 Brand of deodorant 23 SkyDome national anthem 24 Harley-Davidson product 26 TV’s Sajak 27 Meditation sounds 29 With 64-Across, Japan’s place 30 A teacher prepares it 31 Also called 38 Nero’s 111 39 Political analyst Myers 40 Devilish look 41 Black-and-white bird 44 Optical storage format for burning data 46 Put-___ (pranks) 47 Ranch jaunt 49 “Socrate” composer Erik 52 Black-and-white bird 54 With 112-Down, backbeat instruments 56 Billionaire Bill 57 Marking the start of, as a 133-Across 60 Homer epic 62 Mani offerer 63 Hydroxyl-containing

compound 64 See 29-Across 66 Less jagged 70 Cuts down 72 Film set at Faber College 76 Life-or-death 77 Shoe part 79 County south of Niagara 80 ___ Pet 82 Org. backing guns 83 Like films, restaurants and bonds 86 Key of Chopin’s “Raindrop” prelude 89 Less abundant 92 Suspicious 94 Bump hard 95 Choir song 96 #1 Beatles hit of 1964 98 Unbroken 100 Whaler, e.g.

102 Non-rush-hour, say 103 Pilot 105 Some Japanese cartoons 109 Uncle, in Rio 110 Pampering treatment 114 Carport’s kin 117 Meal crumb 118 Sked guess 119 Dernier ___ (very latest fashion) 120 Bed for eggs Benedict 125 49ers’ home, for short 128 Fast Amtrak train 129 Creator of Tigger and Eeyore

TRIVIA TEST

BY FIFI RODRIGUEZ 2016 KING FEATURES

1. THEATER: The song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” comes from which musical?

2. ANATOMY: What is the most abundant mineral in the body?

3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president said, “The ballot is stronger than the bullet”?

4. LITERATURE: What was the name of Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper?

5. TELEVISION: What was Beaver Cleaver’s real first name in the show “Leave It to Beaver”?

6. COMICS: What is the name of the pet duck in the “Hagar the Horrible” comic strip?

7. ASTRONOMY: What is the

130 Chemical salt in spinach and parsley 131 Epoxy, e.g.

132 How some things are chiseled 133 An apt one is spelled out by combining the first two letters of nine Across answers in this puzzle DOWN 1 14-legged crustacean 2 Move out of 3 Kansas city 4 Stimpy’s pal 5 Gershwin the lyricist 6 Granted 7 “Me too” 8 Bolt down 9 Sydney’s state: Abbr.

10 Patricia T. O’Conner’s “Woe ___” 11 Really go after 12 Showy parrot 13 Corporal on “F Troop” 14 Sch. term 15 Actress Fonda 16 Bits of work 17 Alternative to Wheat Thins 18 Compound in pottery glazes 19 Compounds paired with thymines in DNA 25 Nobody ___ (mine alone) 28 Sizzling bacon sound 32 Munsters’ boy 33 Worship

nearest star to Earth, aside from our Sun? 8. GEOGRAPHY: Which one of the five Great Lakes lies entirely within the United States?

9. GAMES: What game’s coin-operated version debuted in 1931?

10. MEASUREMENTS: How many bits are in a byte?

34 Japanese mushroom 35 Author Kesey 36 Fed Eliot 37 After, to Gigi 42 Israeli desert region 43 Got silver, as hair 45 Was too long, as a sentence 47 Was given no choice 48 Suffix with direct 49 Fish-on-rice dish 50 Trembly tree 51 Mellows out 53 ___ fruit (tangelo kin) 55 Munched 58 Not fitting 59 Less distant 61 “The way I ___ ...”

65 Frazier fighter 67 Black-clad mercenary 68 Actor Flynn 69 Update the arsenal of 71 Hollywood’s Meryl 73 Dogfight 74 “Mighty Bruins” sch.

75 Frauds 78 Old Yankee Combs 81 Stepping (up) 84 Analogous 85 Hollywood’s Stiller 87 Middle Corleone brother 88 Meat jelly 89 Wear for mob quellers 90 Promise to marry 91 Beats into shape again 93 Part of BYO 97 Lots in life

99 Nothing at all 101 Paleolithic tool 103 Trim up, say 104 Adam and ___ 106 Gordon of “Oklahoma!”

107 Typo list 108 One fishing with a net 111 “___ is an island ...”

112 See 54-Across 113 “Challenge accepted!”

115 “___ Ask of You” 116 Composer ___ Carlo Menotti 121 “Bali ___” 122 Mel’s Diner waitress 123 Orbitz listing 124 Born, to Gigi 126 Rural denial 127 Go by jet

MAGIC MAZE ANSWER

MAGIC MAZE TEXT-SPEAK

Answers 1. “Carousel” 2. Calcium 3. Abraham Lincoln 4. Mrs. Hudson 5. Theodore 6. Kvack 7. Proxima Centauri 8. Michigan 9. Pinball 10. 8

WEEKLY SUDOKU

BY LINDA THISTLE

Find the listed words in the diagram. They run in all directions — forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.

CROSSWORD ANSWER

SUDOKU ANSWER

SALOME’S STARS ARIES (March 21 to April 19) As tensions ease on the home front, you can once more focus on changes in the workplace. Early difficulties are soon worked out. Stability returns as adjustments are made.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new romance tests the unattached Bovine’s patience to the limit. But Venus still rules the Taurean heart, so expect to find yourself trying hard to make this relationship work.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s a good time to consider home-related purchases. But shop around carefully for the best price -- whether it’s a new house for the family or a new hose for the garden.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A contentious family member seems intent on creating problems. Best advice: Avoid stepping in until you know more about the origins of this domestic disagreement.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A recent job-related move proves far more successful than you could have imagined. Look for continued beneficial fallout. Even your critics have something nice to say.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Ease up and stop driving yourself to finish that project on a deadline that is no longer realistic. Your superiors will be open to requests for an extension. Ask for it.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You should soon be hearing some positive feedback on that recent business move. An old family

problem recurs, but this time you’ll know how to handle it better.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Some surprising statements shed light on the problem that caused that once-warm relationship to cool off. Use this newly won knowledge to help turn things around.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Your spiritual side is especially strong at this time. Let it guide you into deeper contemplation of aspects about yourself that you’d like to understand better.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your merrier aspect continues to dominate and to attract folks who rarely see this side of you. Some serious new romancing could develop out of all this cheeriness.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You’re always concerned about the well-being of others. It’s time you put some of that concern into your own health situation, especially where it involves nutrition.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Just when you thought your life had finally stabilized, along comes another change that needs to be addressed. Someone you trust can help you deal with it successfully.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a sixth sense when it comes to finding people who need help long before they think of asking for it. And you’re right there to provide it.

I was reading a book by Winston killings.” When some of his thralls, or Churchill where he mentioned that he and slaves, possibly captured Frenchmen or President Roosevelt privately referred to Englishmen from a Viking raid, accidentalJoseph Stalin, the murderous dictator of ly started a landslide on a neighbor’s propthe Soviet Union, as “Uncle Joe.” You erty, the neighbor’s friend, Eyiolf the Foul, might think that a ruthless man like Stalin killed the thralls. Naturally, in the Viking would be happy with a nickname way, Erik thereupon killed Eyiolf, that sounded so harmless, but and also naturally he bailed out oddly enough when Stalin heard your turn in his Viking ship when people about it he became very angry. demanded he be punished.

Why? Churchill never said.

Purely by accident Erik ran Makes you wonder though, across a large chunk of frozen doesn’t it? turf of which the major portion Reading that got me interested was covered with a permanent in nicknames of kings, dictators, ice sheet two miles thick and nobles and others. I’d heard some half the size of Europe. Being an that sounded fitting enough, such enterprising Viking, he thought Tom Garrett as Alexander the Great, who was that maybe he could sell the idea truly great, but I asked myself, of settling there to Icelanders, “What about all those other nicknames who were after all living in a place called I’ve heard some time or other? Did they Ice Land, an appellation to whose accureally fit the man?” racy I can personally attest. However he I’m sure you’ve all heard of Leif doubted that he would convince many Erikson, who made the first ever recorded people to settle in his new acreage if he voyage to the North American continent named it accurately, and being the Viking in the year 1001 when he wintered on the version of a land developer he named it — northern tip of Newfoundland, found some you guessed it! — Greenland.

I won’t go into detail about why all the handy-dandy gooseberries, cranberries and squashberries, made them into a wine kings and nobles I looked up were named of sorts, and named the place “Vinland” as they were. Some are fairly self-explanor Wine Land, no doubt hoping he could atory.

I don’t think kings and nobles would be pull off a big real estate coup like the one his daddy, Erik the Red — whose name my cup of tea. Why? Check this very short caught my attention in Iceland — did list of kingly titles and see how many of each there were: before him.

The Devil (2), The Damned (2), The One day up in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, I found myself standing before Accursed (3), The Mad (4), The Cruel (4), a statue of Erik the Red on the capital The Terrible (4), and The Bad (13).

Uh-uh! Not my kind of people, Johnny. building lawn, hinting he must have been By the way, ever heard of Vlad II of someone special. Curious, I looked him up, wondering how he had earned his nick- Wallachia? No? Well, maybe you know name. Nuts! He was simply a redhead, but him by the nickname he was given: Vald I kept on reading and read a story that is Dracul, or Dracula, which means Dragon. well worth repeating.

You know what? In all those pages I Erik’s father was banished from Norway only found one The Mild, The Merry, or the for “some killings” and settled in Iceland. Kind Hearted.

Erik grew to manhood and also did “some Nope, not my kind of people!

Rim holidays – April Fool’s Day Practical jokes were a regular part of the for cooking supper. She took the dare Rim Country settler’s daily life. Laughter and everyone was surprised when Hunt was a necessity amid the dangers of the dutifully went out and chopped the wood, carrying it in his arms. He acted as if he frontier and the hardships of survival.

James Callaghan entered the 16-to-1 had done this all his life, and tried unsucSaloon on April Fool’s Day, sidled up to cessfully to hide the large blister he got the bar and asked the assembly, “Did you from the chopping. They all had a good know that tall, sun-baked cowboy that laugh at his expense. come in here last night?”

After Duette Ellison and George Hunt The regulars searched their memory were married he put on a lot of weight, and confessed they must have missed him. and became very portly. He was in for “Well,” continued Callaghan, “he come more teasing when visiting the ranch, and in here with a hat made up of brown wrap- they goaded him into catching a horse to ping paper. And by golly, his shirt and vest ride. Instead of helping him they spooked was made of paper too!” the horse just enough to keep it The men looked curious, “Is running around the corral. Then that right?” relenting they helped him catch back when “Yep, and the closer I looked the horse, and to his credit the the more I could see his chaps governor took all this teasing in and pants and even his boots was good humor. made of paper. And he had paper The Tonto Apaches were spurs!” known for their sense of humor; The growing group was dubithey loved to laugh, unless the ous, but Callaghan went on. “And joke would hurt someone else. wouldn’t you know Judge Randall Then they restrained their taunts. come in here and arrested that Stan Brown Matriarch Ola Smith Casey told fellow for rustling!” how her mother and her aunt Then Callaghan added, “April always went barefoot except Fool!” It was corny enough to elicit laugh- when they traded at the store. For such ter and prompt another round of whiskey. occasions they bought shoes “like white Out at the Chilson range-camp the joke people wore.” After clomping around in was not so mild. The cook called the cow- them for days they were told that these boys out of the sack to breakfast at 4 a.m. were men’s shoes. The ladies didn’t know And down at McDonald’s store on Main men’s and women’s shoes were different Street someone signed an IOU with dis- but when they found out they laughed until appearing ink. Other folks found the laces the tears ran down their faces. [1] in their shoes were gone or their shaving “April Fools” began in 1562 when Pope mugs were empty of soap.

Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Over in Apple Valley the ranch hands Christian world. Prior to this New Year’s were teasing Jesse Ellison’s daughter Day fell on April 1, but on the new calDuette over her boast that she could han- endar it was Jan. 1. Many people did not dle a maul like any man. They called her hear about the change and continued to on it and when she lifted the heavy maul celebrate the new year on April 1. Others, over her shoulder to hit the wedge it pulled who knew about the change, called them her over backward. She toppled over and “April Fools.” The wise ones played tricks from that day the cowboys teased her on the “fools.” about “how well” she could handle a maul.

So April first became a day to secretly So it was that teasing and jokes were set clocks back an hour, to tell people an ongoing part of daily life in the Rim “your shoelace is untied” or “school is Country, and when April 1 came around canceled today.” Then would come the each year it simply amplified to the fun. words, “April Fool!” It was an annual day When the future governor of Arizona to be on one’s guard, a day when the usual was courting Duette Ellison the cowboys jokesters were turning up the pranks. thought his hands were too soft and lily[1] As told to Nick Houser in a 1970 white for that cowgirl. They bet one of oral history, on file at the Rim Country the other Ellison girls that she would not Museum. dare ask George Hunt to cut some wood Next: Easter

Help needed around community the budget deficit.

The third annual event will be held from 4 p.m. to sunset Saturday, Oct. 8. A limited number of tickets at $20 each are available at the library or from governing board members. Sponsorships at $100 each are also being sold.

A silent auction is sure to feature a number of very nice prizes. At last year’s benefit, prizes included four Diamondbacks tickets, three gift baskets, hand-crafted throws, a quilted bed runner, gift certificates and more.

during the summer and help is needed — either food products or money.

Demand is increasing while supplies are dwindling. The local bank serves an average of 85 families a month doling out meat, dairy, produce, bread, canned goods and other staples.

Donation boxes can be found at various businesses in Pine and Strawberry including the Ponderosa Market.

Call Marti Heinert at 480-296-4337 about donating or receiving food.

Monetary donations can also be sent to: Pine Strawberry Food Bank, P.O. Box 1534, Pine, AZ 85544.

Supplies continue to dwindle

Thought for the Week

Last week, I wrote donations to the Pine Strawberry Food Bank have dropped

“Always let your moral compass be your guide.”

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PAYSON ROUNDUP

Friday, September 2, 2016

communityalmanac

Payson Library events

Upcoming events at the Payson Public Library include: • “Let’s Talk Spanish” language learning program, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Friday; • Teens Only Pizza and Ping-Pong Party, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

3; • Preschool Story Time for ages 2 to 5, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; • Baby Story Time for ages 0 to 23 months, 10:30 a.m., Thursday.

The Payson Public Library is at 328 N. McLane Rd., in Rumsey Park. For more information, call 928-474-9260.

First Friday events

The First Friday celebration at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sept. 2. The featured performer is Anne James, of Cinnamon Twist and Aine, who will be doing a solo program “Remembering the 50s.” She will be playing a historic guitar from the legendary 50s group “The Browns.”

Supper is barbecue pork sandwiches and donations will be accepted to benefit the church’s food bank.

Home Town Country Radio Show The Senior Center has opened its wonderful facility to embrace the whole community. Thanks to this generosity, the Humor Me Theater Troupe has finally found a home for community theater to showcase the amazing talent in the Rim Country.

The group’s production, “Home Town Country Radio Show,” is hilariously funny and full of great stories about country life. Local bands and talents will guest star.

The “Home Town Country Radio Show” celebrates the heart of the simple life at 7 p.m., First Fridays at the Center with a Heart, the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Proceeds benefit the Senior Center’s Meals-on-Wheels program.

Brush pits closed for Labor Day

The Regional Payson Area Project… for a Fire Wise Rim Country (RPAP) brush pits will be closed for the Labor Day holiday weekend, so that staff and volunteers can spend the time with their families.

Men’s Breakfast

The Men’s Ministry at Ponderosa Bible Church cordially invites all men in the community to a delicious hot

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breakfast at 8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3 in the Worship Center. The cost is only $2.

The study, “Go Fish” continues.

Ponderosa Bible Church is at 1800 N. Beeline Hwy., just south of Home Depot.

Payson Farmers Market

Beaver Valley Day Sept. 3

Beaver Valley Day, Saturday, Sept.

3, offers a day of family fun including a car and bike show featuring hot rods, classic muscle cars and motorcycles.

Enjoy a large community rummage sale, food, a bounce house and games for kids. The event and all its activities are open to the public.

Festivities begin at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast and a Firewise Education program at 10 a.m., featuring guest speaker Gary Roberts, Fire Prevention Officer with the Tonto National Forest Service.

Afternoon activities include live music by Orange Colored Skies, a barbecue hamburger lunch, games and silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Firewise program and community projects.

Beaver Valley is located off Houston Mesa Road, 7 miles east of Hwy. 87. For information, call 928-468-9269.

At the Mazatzal Casino

There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529).

• Celebrate With Us! Mazatzal’s 23rd B-Day is Sept. 3. Enjoy food, hot seats, Players Club exclusives and more!

Summer Spectacular drawings held every hour from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be five $2,300 cash winners! Live entertainment is Desperado - Tribute to the Eagles. For tickets/info: MazatzalCasino.com/Events.

• Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

Every Tues., Wed. and Thurs. in September from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Slot Hot Seats for $200 Maz Cash and Chicken Dinner ($49 Meal Comp).

Free dance lessons

Learn Country Western dance with Lynn and John Pajerski at the newly reopened Ox Bow Saloon from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturdays.

The lessons are free. For more details, call Lynn at 480-734-1647 or John at 480-861-0802.

Northern Gila County Fair advance ticket sales

This year in addition to advance ticket sales for the carnival, for the

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We’re honoring our Farmers & Vendors on Labor Day Weekend for all their hard work, give ’em a special thanks when you see them! Thanks Quality Movers for rescheduling Cantaloupe Bowling, starting at 10:00. Also enter to win a Family pack of 4 Free tickets to exciting BearAzona! There’s fun for everyone at The Payson Farmers Market. Only 2 more Saturdays. Open 8am~noon.

816 S. Beeline Hwy, behind Chili’s. WIC/EBT accepted. very first time, the Northern Gila County Fair has advanced ticket sales for fair-goers who would like a 3-day pass.

Wristbands for fair entry are at Bob’s Western Wear, 605 S. Beeline Hwy.; Lowery’s Windows and Doors, 107 Wade Lane, Ste. 3; and at Griffin’s Propane, 1315 W Red Baron Rd. Wristbands are $10 each and good for Friday, Saturday (including the special event) and Sunday, Sept. 9, 10 and 11.

Advanced carnival tickets can be found at the same locations and are for unlimited carnival rides, Sept. 8–11.

They are good for any single day and cost $20 each. Redeem them at the carnival ticket booth.

Normal ticket prices for admission are $3 for Friday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 11; and on Saturday, Sept. 10 admission is $3 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., then $5 admission for the Ranch Rodeo and dance.

More information about the fair, the schedule of events and exhibits can be found at www.NorthernGilaCountyFair. com.

Amateur Radio instruction for FCC license test

The Tonto Amateur Radio Association is sponsoring instruction to enable participants to pass the FCC Radio Amateur General Class License test starting Tuesday, Sept.

6. It will continue through October every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the Banner High Country Seniors building, 215 N. Hwy. 87, Payson. Those interested should contact John Swenson at 817-228-2710.

Dale Bellisfield, RN, HN-BC, RH(AHG), a holistic Registered Nurse and medical herbalist is starting a series of programs on wellness.

The introductory session is free and will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 700 W. Main St., Payson.

There will be a fee for subsequent classes. To learn more and register, contact Bellisfield at 928-978-8348.

St. Philips’ Holiday bazaar crafters’ spaces available

Spaces are available for crafters wishing to participate in the Seasonal Holiday Bazaar at St. Philip’s Church from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5. To reserve a space or more information, contact Karen at 480-518-3618 or Connie at 612-805-9354.

World Day of Prayer Event at Unity of Payson Students of The Shelby School and of the Payson Longhorn Theatre marched in the Rodeo Parade Saturday, Aug. 20 to promote Missoula Children’s Theatre 5th yearly tour to Payson. Festively dressed as characters from “Alice in Wonderland,” MCT’s upcoming musical to be performed by 60 local students, they made their way up Main Street.

Auditions for the show are Monday, Sept. 12 and performances are at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17 and 18. More details will be provided as the dates approach.

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Friday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Spanish language learning program, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.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 • First Friday events: Presbyterian Church, music, dinner, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Senior Center, community theatre, 7 p.m.

auditorium.

The Payson Longhorn Theatre and The Shelby School bring the Missoula Children’s Theatre residency in Payson to the Rim Country.

For more information, contact Kathy Siler, kathy.siler@pusd.com or 928-472-5775.

Child Find program

Wellness Group

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Join members of Unity of Payson at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8 at 600 E. Hwy. 260, on the east side of the parking lot at Tiny’s.

The congregation will join together with millions across the world praying together.

Today’s World Day of Prayer began humbly. The original idea developed out of a class assignment for ministerial students at the Kansas City based

country

Unity Institute and Seminary in 1993.

Now the simple suggestion of having a day of prayer has become a worldwide phenomenon and is celebrating its 23rd year.

Look for the Unity event signs. All are welcome.

For more information, go to www. unityofpayson.org or call 928-478-8515.

Alzheimer, dementia programs scheduled

The Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St., will host two special programs: • A Banner Alzheimer’s COMAPSS Workshop – 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9 • Brain Health Workshop – 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 For more information, call 928-4744876.

Holiday Cooking Class

At a special benefit holiday cooking class at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept 10, participants will be making eggnog, flambé, baked cheese, etc., presented by the Friends of Rim Country Gila Community College. Donations are tax deductible. Call Judy 928-978-0472 to reserve your seat for this fun event.

AARP Smart Driver Course

The next AARP Smart Driver Course is from 9:45 a.m. until 3 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break, Saturday, Sept.

10 at the Banner High Country Seniors, 215 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson.

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

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

The class is designed for those 50 and older, but is open to all people 18 and over. You may also earn a discount on your vehicle insurance.

Missoula Children’s Theatre audition

An audition for the Missoula Children’s Theatre musical production of “Alice in Wonderland” is Monday, Sept. 12 at the Payson High School Auditorium at exactly 4 p.m.

Those auditioning should arrive a few minutes early and plan to stay for a full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to remain for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.

Students in the first through 12th grades are encouraged to audition.

No advance preparation is necessary.

Assistant directors will also be cast to aid in rehearsals throughout the week and to take on essential backstage responsibilities.

The Missoula Children’s Theatre touring productions are complete with costumes, scenery, props and makeup.

MCT Tour Actor/Directors will conduct rehearsals throughout the week after school hours.

“Alice in Wonderland” will be presented at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17 in the PHS

The Pine Strawberry Elementary School District has renewed its Child Find activities for all three- and fouryear-olds.

Child Find is a state-mandated program to identify children who may require services to address a potential disability in learning, speech, vision, hearing, physical growth or some other possible developmental delay.

The district will screen all threeand four-year-olds living in the district by appointment on the second Monday of each month during the school year.

Special arrangements may be made for alternate days.

To schedule a screening or more information, call PSES, 928-476-3283.

Community Yard Sale

Clean out your closets and reserve your booth now for the Community Yard Sale, which is from 7 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St. The Community Presbyterian Church sponsors the event. It’s a great one-stop shopping experience featuring many vendors and shoppers.

For just $10, participants get a 10-foot-by-19-foot space to sell items.

Organizers do the advertising and manage the event. The church will be open for restrooms and drinking fountain.

All booth rental proceeds go to our Deacons Assistance Program, serving families in need in the Rim Country with financial assistance for utilities, rent, prescriptions, and our food pantry. It works closely with St. Vincent de Paul to offer our citizens help when needed.

Reserve your space now by calling the church office at 928-474-2059.

Benefit raffle

Rim Country Guns is holding a raffle to raise some funds for Fayth and Robert Lowery. Their daughter Emma has been in a Valley hospital for tests.

Raffle prizes are a Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport II or a Marlin 1895E 45-70. Each is valued at more than $700.

Tickets are $20 and available at Rim Country Guns or call Suzy Tubbs 928978-3256. All of the money raised from the raffle will be for the Lowerys.

The drawing is at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 19. KRIM will do live broadcast of drawing. Printing by George has donated all printing for tickets and promotional posters for the benefit.

Inaugural Jack Koon Memorial Golf Tourney

The inaugural Jack Koon Memorial Golf Tournament is Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Payson Golf Course.

Jack Koon was known throughout Rim Country as a supporter of wildlife, conservation and youth programs.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. There will be special hole prizes, raffles and auctions while lunch is being served.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

Get your foursome together and join in honoring Jack Koon.

For more information and to register, visit www.msapayson.org or contact Ted Pettet, 928-517-1128.

LOTTERIES Powerball (Aug. 31) 5 10 24 56 61 (12) Mega Millions (Aug. 30) 28 32 41 51 71 (11) The Pick (Aug. 31) 7 14 18 24 35 39 Fantasy 5 (Aug. 31) 6 9 21 27 32 Pick 3 (Aug. 31) 659 5 Card Cash (Aug. 31) 7d 9S 9C 2C QH

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• Beaver Valley Day: 8 a.m. on • Arts & Crafts Festival: 8 a.m., Pine Community Center • Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• 1970 Labor Day Flood memorial dedication: 10 a.m., in front of museum at Green Valley Park, bring chairs • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center

• Arts & Crafts Festival: 8 a.m., Pine Community Center • Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public

• LABOR DAY

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• FCC license test preparation: 6 p.m., Banner High Country Seniors, 215 N. Beeline, Payson, also held Thursdays, continues through October, call 817228-2710 for details

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Order: 10083360 Cust: -Rim Golf Club Community Associ Keywords: Landscape Maintenance FT Landscaper/Maintenance ~ Rim Golf Club Community Association ~ art#: 20137114 Maintain and beautify all common areas, experienced with Class: General concrete, rock, and road maintenance. Must be honest, reliable Size: 2.00 X 2.00 and can work independently. A valid driver’s license is required.

Send resume to, or apply at: 904 S. Beeline Hwy., Suite B, Payson, AZ 85541 928-474-4809

MERCHANDISE ANIMALS DOG SITTING, HOME AWAY FROM HOME! 24-7 LOVING CARE In My Home, Yvonne: 928-468-2105 REWARD FOR LOST DOG: Near Manzanita and North Easy Street. Little Yorkie, 12 years old, Greay and Brown, Very, Very Friendly, had his collar and tags on, goes by the name of Chewey! lease call 573-590-1368

FIREWOOD FREE: Firewood, Oak, Large Pieces, you cut: 805 W. Main St. 623-910-1122

Order: 10083449 Cust: -Hospice Compassus Keywords: pu ad art#: 20137225 Class: Healthcare Size: 2.00 X 3.00

Heavy Duty Log Spitter, 22-Ton, 5.5 HP-Engine, Less than 20 Hours, $750.Firm, Call 602-882-2600 (In Pine)

MISCELLANEOUS *DOWNWINDERS CANCER CASES* www.cancerbenefits.com Flagstaff Office; 928-774-1200 or 800-414-4328.

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

Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257 THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades? Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More!

STORAGE ITEMS Order: 10079403 Serving Rim Country Cust: -Gila County Personnel for 20 years! art#: 20127705 Class: General remember why you do what you do, when you Size:You’ll 2.00 X 3.00 join the fabulous care team at Hospice Compassus!

Hiring in the Payson, AZ office:

Full Time Social Worker Part Time Social Worker Full Time RN Case Manager Full Time RN Admissions Nurse PRN RN

Are you passionate about care & enjoy working with a great team? We may be the perfect opportunity for you!

We have great benefits and competitive pay.

20 Storage Containers Brand New one trip from manufacturer built in 2016 to ISO standards. Patented easy open door w/high security lockbox included. Jeff 602-793-8439

Call Mary Jane Rogers at 928.472.6340

ESTATE SALES 4. HUGE ESTATE SALE! 1102 W. Saddle Ln. Payson

Sat, Sep 3. 7am-2pm EVERYTHING:furniture, tools, western items, antiques, household items, golf cart, more!

Desert10083440 schools FeDeral creDit Union Order: Cust: -Desert Payson Schools Branch Credit Union Keywords: Wording attached art#: 20137214is seeking an Class: Administrative/Professional Size: 2.00 X 4.00

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Member Solutions Representative Stop in and drop off your resumé today.

We’re voted one of the Best Places to Work!

Desert Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

300 N. Beeline Highway Payson, AZ 85541 inside Wal-Mart.

equal housing lender

Join our Friendly Team

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

Now offering a 30 Day Retention Bonus!

PAYSON

Please pick up an application and learn of the opportunities available at your McDonald’s today. To apply online, visit: www.mcarizona.com

NURSING DEPARTMENT OPENINGS

Order: 10083354 Gila County’s only full-service health care campus (In and Cust: -Rim Country Health Outpatient Rehab – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care – Behavioral Care for Keywords: Aug '16.doc Adults – Dialysis NURSING – Apartments andOpenings more) has the following openings: art#: 20137103 RN or LPN – 2 Full-time Days Class: Healthcare Size: RN or 2.00 LPN –X 4.00 2 Full-time Nights

$800 SIGN ON BONUS Expires August 31, 2016

PLEASE NOTE: We now have a revised and improved pay plan for Nurses and Nurse Aides. We appreciate the student nurses that train with us through our friends at Gila Community College.

*Dormitory at no charge for Nurses to stay in. *Moving assistance – *Tuition assistance

Please send resume to lkruse@rimcountryhealth.com or apply in person.

807 W. Longhorn

Sat, Sep 3. 7am-2pm Longhorn - S Colcord. Lots of items. Rain or Shine. No early birds or presales. Come take a look.

MOVING SALES 6. Moving Sale! Sat. & Sun Sept. 3 & 4 9607 W. Fossil Road, Strawberry, from 8am to 5pm: 1,000 plus books, antiques, mirrors, furniture, 55 gallon aquarium, and Much More!

YARD SALES 1. 109 N. Spring Rd. Fri. & Sat. Sept. 2 & 3 from 7am to 1pm: Some Furniture, Household Items, Lots of Odds & Several Ends.

Top of the Driveway 3. Garage Sale 600 East Phoenix Street Payson

Fri, Sep 2. 7am-12pm Moving Sale!!! Everything priced to sell. Antique oak dining room table with chairs; Southwest artifacts, knick-knacks, pictures; quilting fabric and kits; jewelry making supplies and beads and sooo much more.

7. Yard Sale: Saturday Sept. 3 from 7am to 2pm @ 1114 S. Sequoia Circle (off E. Phoenix St.); Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Tools, Cast Iron Cookware, RV Stuff, etc.

8. HUGE SALE; LOW, LOW, PRICES! 3138 N. Kysar Way (Pine), Sat. Only, Sept. 3 from 7am to 1pm:

2. Lil Red Barn Sale 3997 N. Cindy Way (Randall & Cindy) Pine

Fri, Sep 2, Sat, Sep 3 and Sun, Sep 4. Starts 8 am Vintage, Antique & One of a Kind Items!

New Purses, some Concealed Weapon, Vests, Jewelry & Sunglassess!

Something for Everyone! Look forward to seeing you at the Lil Red Barn!

Say you saw the Ad & Receive a 25% discount!

2014 Arctic Cat Wildcat 1000x w/Trailer Low Mileage (1320), Low Hours (130), Lots of Extras, Metal Roof, Cargo Box, Rearview and Side Mirrors, 50 watt VHF Rugged Radio w/microphone and Antenna and rear Hitch, The Big Tex Trailer, comes w/mounted tool box, spare tire, wheel and spring loaded finger lift ramp/back gate. (Motivated Sellers), $15,000. Call Tony 602-578-7503 or John 419-283-8754

CONSTRUCTION Brookes Utilities A Water Operator should be experienced and well trained in all aspects of operating public potable water systems including regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction; working knowledge of Title 14 and 16 of the Arizona Administrative Code; experience handling toxic water treatment chemicals; electrical system requirements and general knowledge of the Uniform Electrical Code; maintain generally good health at all times; be able to perform the physical requirements of the position without limitation including digging, backfilling, lifting of heavy materials, and long hours with few rest periods; operate heavy equipment including backhoes, cranes, and various industrial power tools; read blueprints and wiring diagrams as required; possess good communication skills; be able to work under highly stressful emergency conditions with numerous competing demands; loading of materials on and off of service equipment as required; tolerance of high temperature conditions for extended periods of time; periods of high physical exertion; climb ladders, tanks, and equipment as may be required; excellent driving record without citations or violations; availability for after hours on-call emergency work; pleasant disposition and cooperativeness in dealing with fellow employees, supervisors, customers and members of the public and regulatory agencies. Please submit resume.

HR@jaco.com

EDUCATION

HEAD START Come join a WINNING TEAM! Now accepting applications for: Classroom Support Aide Payson 25 hours per week / 34 weeks per year Pay starts at $8.55 Teacher Payson 40 hours per week / 40 weeks Pay starts at $14.25 with AA degree Teacher Assistant Payson 35 hours per week / 40 weeks

CARS

Apply today at www.PGCCS.org/Careers Visit our website to see our Employment listings

Ray s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main,Payson 928-978-8375 2012 Fiat Pop 500, Hatchback 2dr, 5sp Transmission, Fully Loaded, $8750.

2005 Nissan Murano SL, Sport Utility 4dr, Automatic and AWD, $8495,

Program provided by Pinal Gila Community Child Services is 100% federally funded.

EOE

GENERAL

2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring Wagon, 39k Miles, Under Factory Warranty good till 2022; $11,500.

2013 Kia Soul 4dr Wagon, 30K Miles, Under Factory Warranty good till 2023, $11,995.

We Buy Cars

Order: 10083522 Cust: -Ace Hardware and Nursery art#: 20127841 Class: Miscellaneous Size: 2.00 X 4.00

ANNUAL GARAGE SALE

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AUTOS/VEHICLES

Hardware & Nursery 507 N. Beeline Highway (928) 474-5238

FRIDAY & SATURDAY Sept. 2nd and 3rd from 8am to 2pm

McDonald’s invites you to join our professional, friendly and dedicated team. McDonald’s is committed to outstanding customer service, people development and professional growth.

The McDonald’s Team offers Part-Time and Full-Time employment with wages starting at $8.50 per hour. Flexible hours, training, advancement opportunities, management development, employee retirement benefits, insurance, performance reviews and raises, and many other benefits.

McDonald’s rewards outstanding performance.

C.N.A.’s – Evening Shift Full-time C.N.A. – Night Full-time C.N.A.’s – Double Weekend RN/LPN – Pool -2 each

Sat, Sep 3. 8 AM - 3 PM Nana moved out and everything must go. Gardening needs, maps, books, frames, glasses, pots & pans, antique glassware, small Flat screen, antique cabinet and more. Come quick before it s gone.

GARAGE SALES

Assistant Service Manager

Rim Country Health, Payson, AZ

5. Everything Left Must Go 503 W. Arabian Wy Payson

Email to Mary.Rogers@hospicecom.com

9. Saturday Only 127 W Cottage Creek Ct Payson

ATVS

YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS

To apply online and learn more about an exciting opportunity to work for Hospice Compassus: Pease visit our website at www.hospicecompassus.com

GARAGE SALES

Don’t drive all over Town! Save on Clearance Items, Discounted Items, Tools, Paint, Light Bulbs, Plumbing & Electrical, Christmas Decorations and Lots More!!!

GENERAL PaysonPAYSON Senior Apartments SENIOR APARTMENTS is seeking a full-time quali- is seeking a fied full-time maintenance qualified technicianWith a Can Do MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN attiwith a “Can Do” attitude. tude. Forty unit apartment complex.Great Forty unit apartment benecomplex. benefits. fits.Go to Great 311 S. Mclane Go to 311 S. McLane for for an appointment .

Mon- an appointment . day thruthru Thursday, Monday Thursday,8-5 8-5 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

SUBWAY: Apply within, Bashas

Shopping Center, 128 E. Hwy. 260. Energetic People. Come Join Our Crew!

PT/FT, Monthly Bonuses. $50. Sign-up Bonus, Vacation Pay.

HEALTH CARE FT or PT Position Avail.

CNA/MA Certified Required for Busy Dermatology Practice 313 S. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ Submit Resume in Person or Fax 928-472-6025 NEEDED NOW!!!

Experienced In House Medical Biller RN w/IV Skills Pay D.O.Experience, Send Resume & References Required.

Internal Med Clinic, PO Box 2581,Payson,85547

SERVICES COMPUTER SERVICES

theITDGroup LLC Virus\Malware Removal Hardware\Software troubleshooting Laptop screen repair Offer Remote support Wireless installation Printer installation Sam Escochea 928-363-1790 sam@theitdgroup.com

CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction

Building Maintenance Engineer General plumbing,Electrical & Equipment repairs, Maintenance,etc. for Clubhouse & Pool.

Full-Time, $14-$17/hr Benefits.

Send resume to snordstrom@therimgolfclub.org

New Homes,Remodels,Decks, Painting, Garages, Wood/Tile Floors, Affordable Prices, Don 928-978-1996, Lic. & Bonded, Res. Lic.#ROC185345 Commercial Lic.#ROC182282 In Payson Area 35 years

HANDYMAN Complete Home Repair and Remodel

Culver s Hiring Team Members Now!

Complete Home Repair and Remodel service. No job too big or small.

20+ yrs exp in kitchens, baths, Windows, doors +more. Custom woodwork and cabinetry. Reasonable and dependable. Free estimates.

602.826.1937

Hiring Fair August 27th at the restaurant 9am-3pm 805 Hwy 260, Payson AZ Apply online Culvers.jobs

Don’t delay... Adopt a Cat TODAY! PAYSON HUMANE SOCIETY 812 S. McLane - 474-5590

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS WANTED

The Payson Roundup is seeking independent contractors to deliver newspapers on Tuesdays and Fridays in the EARLY MORNING HOURS.

Must be 21 years of age or older, must have a good driving record and 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. Monday through Friday at 708 N. Beeline Highway, Payson.

PAYSON ROUNDUP

Electrical Services Free Estimates. Skilled in all residential electrical and Installing Water Heaters, Swamp Coolers, HVAC, Etc. Contact Mike 928-517-1384 HANDY CARPENTER Repairs & Small Remodeling Work, 20yrs Experience, Doors, Windeows, Decks, Sheds, Kitchen, Bath, etc.

Ask for Dennis 928-978-1385

Handy Man Sam One Call We Do It All Licensed and Insured.

Plumbing, Drywall, Carpentry, Electrical, Flooring, Tile, Remodeling, Repairs, and Painting, and much more!

Senior Discount Serving Payson for over 20 years (928)978-8642 JIMMY S ALLTRADES Since 1993 Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned, Window Screen Repair 928-474-6482 not licensed

R.W.P. CARPENTRY & REMODELING: Quality Decks, Finnish Work, Painting, Drywall,etc.

ROC200461,Payson B/L#PH9305 CALL ROBIN 1-928-595-1816

Re-Levels & Repairs All Home Repair & Mobile Home Re-Leveling. 17 years Exp 520-414-0857

HAULING

HOME REPAIRS

Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2015

Lawn Care

HAULING

Diversified Services IOWA BOY - HONEST, DEPENDABLE

(Inexpensive) Not a Licensed Contractor

JOE - 970-1873

Payson Roundup CLASSIFIEDS Friday, September 2, 2016 HOME SERVICES

HOMES FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM, Stove, Refrig., Evap Cooler, W/D Hookup, Trash Included!! 436 W. Frontier, $700.

928-474-8833

Going On Vacation?

Home Check Service available. Customized to fit your needs. Rates start at $20 per visit. References available.

Contact Karen (928) 970-2830

LANDSCAPING Antonio s Landscaping Landscaping, Yard Maintenance, Stonework and Firewood Available, Call Antonio @ 928-951-4267 or 928-363-1382

Legal Services

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Patricia Rockwell AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer/ Paralegal

928-476-6539 AZCLDP #81438

REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL FOR SALE C-3, 500 W. Main, Renovated Historical House. home/business. Plus 888 sq/ft repair shop on 1/2 acre. (928) 978-3246

MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

2Br/2Ba, Den/Study, MFG Home, 1400sf,FP,All Appliances Upgraded,Covered-Front/Back Porch/Patio w/Storage Shed, Single Car Garage w/Work Shop,Extra-large lot w/Fenced yard/Trees,Smoking/Pets-No, $1000.mo 480-338-3464 or 408-300-8583 3Br/1Ba Completely Remodeled,All Appliances: New Wood Floors/Carpeting, Dishwasher,W/D,Evap Cooler, Large Storage shed w/Shelves, Fenced Yard, 803 W.Colt Dr./Payson $950. 619-733-9550 or 619-922-0776 Alpine Village, 1101 N. Tyrolean 3bdr/2ba, Great Open Floor Plan, FP, Garage, AC, Deck, Hardwood Floors, Tall Pines, $1295.mo, 602-620-0396 Beautiful Luxurious Tri-Level Townhouse on G.V. Lakes. Very Quiet. Over 2100 Sq. Ft. Good Credit and Ref. Required. Small Pet OK. Non-Smoking. $1200 per month. 901 W. Madera Ln. Call (928) 951-4320 Beautiful, Cozy Home, 3Br/2.5Ba Avail, Payson, Beautiful Views, Very Reasonable Price; Please Call Flavio, Se Abla Espaniol: 602-384-7177 Great 2 bedroom, 2 bath home in town for rent. Wraparound enclosed porch, large workshop, patio, wood burning stove, large lot, lots of trees. Close to everything, quiet and private., $ 900, RENTED. Large D-Wide, 4Br/2Ba on 1/2 Acre, Pets-Smoking Outside Only, $900.mo $300.Dep. 1-928-963-1535 Prudential Pine

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HomeServices Advantage Realty PO Box 329, 3640 Hwy 87, Pine, AZ 85544

928-476-3279

UNFURNISHED RENTAL HOMES NEEDED

Independently Owned & Operated

Berkshire-Hathaway 1x3 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

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609 S. Beeline Hwy. PaySon, aZ 85541 474-5276

www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

1998 CAVCO Park Model, 8x30 Addition, Wood Storage Shed, Stained Glass Windows, 2 Parking Spaces, Updated, Star Valley, $26,000. 480-352-6351

906 N. Hillcrest Dr., 4BD, 4.5BA.....................................$2200 1007 Carson City Cir., 3BD, 3BA................................$1500 306 S. Bentley St., 4BD, 2BA.........................................$1100 613 S. St. Phillips St., 4BD, 3BA....................................$1050 609 N. Ponderosa Unit C, 2BD, 2.5BA...........................$1050 7395 N. Toya Vista Rd., 2BD, 2BA....................................$950 602 N. Ponderosa #A, 2BD, 2BA.....................................$950 1206 N. Easy St., 2BD, 2BA.............................................$925 703 W. Saddle Ln., 3BD, 2BA..........................................$875 707 W. Bridle Path Ln., 2BD, 2BA....................................$875 509 E. Granite Dells Rd. #A, 2BD, 1BA...........................$825 200 W. Saddle Ln., 2BD, 1.5BA.......................................$800 512 W. Longhorn #4, 2BD, 1BA.......................................$750 606 N. Easy St. #D, 2BD, 2BA.........................................$695

FURNISHED HOMES

MOBILES FOR SALE

1110 S. Sequoia Cir., 3BR, 3BA.........................$2300-$2600 200 E. Malibu Dr. Unit F3, 2BD, 2BA .............................$1200

3Br/2Ba Older DoubleWide, 0.13 Lot/StarValley,$77,500.

COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE

2Br/2Ba 1978 SingleWide, 14x64 0.13 Lot/StarValley,$82,000.

Nice Lots, Near Forest Service, Fenced, Septic, O.W.C/Terms, 928-978-2192

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1100 Sq.Ft 2BDR/2BAApartment In Central Payson, Central Heating and A/C, F/P., Washer/Dryer Hookup $750.p/m, 480-326-7203 or 480-926-9024

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

Independently Owned & Operated

Remodeled 2Br/1Ba Home, All Utilities Paid except Gas, $950.mo Remodeled 1Br/1Ba w/Carport, Kitchenette Apt. $650.mo All Utilities Paid, Smoking/Pets-No 928-978-3775

MOBILES FOR RENT

1Br/1Ba Fully Furnished Apt. Water Garbage and Trash Included, Washer/Dryer, $450.mo + $450.dep. 928-472-8564 or 928-978-1444

2Br/2Ba 1978 SingleWide 14x64 0.13 Lot/Star Valley, Rent/Sell/O.W.C. $700.mo 928-978-2192

Got Shade?

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

Agent/Owner 928-472-8430.

Apartments For Rent

Cool off at ASPEN COVE! COVE! ASPEN

APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •

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

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801 E. FRONTIER ST. , PAYSON, AZ 85541

(928) 474-8042

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

Call Caroline 928-472-6055 Duplex (Pine) 2Br+Den/1Ba, Garage, Screened-in Patio, FR, LR, $995.mo, 2Br/1Ba $875.mo, Both Include: Yards, Water + Electic, Smoking-No, 480-248-6144 Owner/Agent Positively Payson

Tonto Oaks Apts. & Mobile Homes 120 S. Tonto St.

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I have what you need!

GLORIOUS 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

Call Cindy for availability & Details (928) 472-9238 Studio Apt, 350sf, Ceramic Tile throughout, Squeekie clean, Ready to move into, Agacent to park, $539.mo Includes free cable Lazy D. Ranch (Star Valley) 928-474-2442 www.lazydrvpark.com

HOMES FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba Clean & Cozy Furnished Cabin, Senior Neighborhood in Pine, $600.mo w/1yr lease, Shorter Term Lease Rates Availalbe, 928-476-3989 Smoking/Pets-No

MOBILE/RV SPACES RV Park in Great Location on Hwy 260, 4 Miles East of Payson Spaces $295.mo Includes Free Cable TV/Water & Trash, 928-474-2442 www.lazydrvpark.com

ROOMS FOR RENT Room for Rent: Use of Kitchen, Washer/Dryer, Nice View, Nice Area, Cul-de-sac Street, $400.mo + $300.Sec. 928-363-1422 Roommate Wanted: Single Person to Share Home, Second Bedroom of 2Br/1Ba Mobile, Bedroom fits twin to full size bed comfortably, Large LR and Big Fenced Yard, $350.mo, $350.Sec. Share Utilities; Please Text: 602-829-9453

LEGAL NOTICES 16285: 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #16-40594 Ashmus Title No: 21602117 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 07/18/2007 as Document No. 2007-012062 and Re-Recorded on 02/01/2008 as Document No. 2008-001409 for the reason of to separate the Deeds of Trust Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on October 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrance to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in

LEGAL NOTICES accordance with ARS 33-811).

The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as:A Parcel of land located in the City of Payson, County of Gila, State of Arizona, and known as: Being Lot Number 148 in FOREST PARK as shown in the Recorded Plat/Map Thereof in Map # 579 of Gila County Records. A Parcel of land located in the city of Payson, County of Gila, State of Arizona, and known as: being Lot Number 148 in FOREST PARK as shown in the Recorded Plat/Map Thereof in Map # 579 of Gila County records. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be:109 S Forest Park Drive Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 304-49-148 2 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an as is condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

Original Principal Balance: $300,240.00 Original Trustor: Edith M. Ashmus, an unmarried woman 109 S Forest Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 Current Beneficiary:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Care of / Servicer Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc 3476 Stateview Boulevard, MAC #X7801-014 Fort Mill, SC 29715 Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4586281 08/12/2016, 08/19/2016, 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016 16286: 8/9, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2016 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA RICKIE RENDON, as an individual and a partner in CO-JO PHASE II, an Arizona partnership: Plaintiff, v.

CO-JO PHASEII, an Arizona partnership; the heirs of SUZANNE E. GERDES, deceased, including her daughter ROBERT A GERDES; MARY ANN HAAK, an unmarried woman; the heirs of PATRICIA R. VINE, deceased; heirs of JAMES McMURRY AND JOYCE McMURRY, husband and wife, deceased; and the heirs of ILA C. THOMPSON, deceased; Defendants.

NO. CV201600100 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION (Assigned to the Honorable Timothy M. Wright) Plaintiff, through undersigned counsel, hereby gives notice of service by publication upon the known heirs of Patricia R. Vine, James, McMurry, Joyce McMurry and Ila C. Thompson, all deceased, to Rule 4.1(l) & (m) of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure.

Summons directed towards these unknown heirs are attached as Exhibits 1-4 hereto. A copy of the Complaint filed in this action may be obtained by contacting Michael J. Harper at the address and telephone number included at the top of this filing.

DATED this 1st day of August, 2016.

HARPER LAW OFFICES, PC /s/ Michael J. Harper

By Michael J. Harper Attorneys for Plaintiff RICKIE RENDON, as an individual and a partner in CO-JO PHASE II, an Arizona partnership: Plaintiff, v.

CO-JO PHASEII, an Arizona partnership; the heirs of SUZANNE E. GERDES, deceased, including her daughter ROBERT A GERDES; MARY ANN HAAK, an unmarried woman; the heirs of PATRICIA R. VINE, deceased; heirs of JAMES McMURRY AND JOYCE McMURRY, husband and wife, deceased; and the heirs of ILA C. THOMPSON, deceased; Defendants.

NO. CV201600100 SUMMONS THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: Exhibit 1, 2, 3, & 4 (names of heirs that are now deceased) The heirs of PATRICIA R. VINE, deceased The heirs of JAMES McMURRY, deceased The heirs of JOYCE McMURRY, deceased The heirs of ILA C. THOMPSON, deceased YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, in this action in this Court. If served within Arizona, you shall appear and defend within 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, registered or certified mail, or by publication-you shall appear and defend within 30 days

LEGAL NOTICES after the Service of the Summons and Complaint upon you is complete, exclusive of the day of service. Service by registered or certified mail without the State of Arizona is complete 30 days after the date of filing of the receipt and affidavit of service with the Court.

Service by publication is complete 30 days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. ARCP 4, A.R.S. §§25-311 TO 25.381.22.

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.

YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file a proper response in writing with the Clerk of this Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required. You are required to serve a copy of nay response upon the Plaintiff. ARCP 10(d), A.R.S. § 12-311, ARCP 5.

REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION for persons with disabilities must be made to the Division assigned to the case by parties at least three judicial days in advance of a scheduled Court proceeding.

The name, address and telephone number of Plaintiff s attorney is: Michael J. Harper, HARPER LAW OFFICES, PC, 111 W. Cedar Lane, Suite C, Payson, AZ 85541.

SIGNED AND SEALED THIS DATE: 6/7/16 Anita Escobedo, Clerk By: /s/Megan Miller, Deputy Clerk 16288: 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2/2016 TS No. AZ07000289-16-1 APN 302-36-328 6 TO No. 8650602 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated June 13, 2008 and recorded on June 19, 2008 as Instrument No. 2008-008503 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder Front Entrance, Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 8550 on October 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 807 W BRIDLE PATH LN, PAYSON, AZ 85541-3012 LOT 159, OF PAYSON RANCHOS UNIT THREE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO. 348 AND RE-RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO. 349. APN: 302-36-328 6 Original Principal Balance $139,313.00 Name and Address of original Trustor SUSAN E SHILTS, AND JERRY E SHILTS, WIFE AND HUSBAND 807 W BRIDLE PATH LN, PAYSON, AZ 85541-3012 Name and Address of the Beneficiary PennyMac Loan Services, LLC c/o PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 3043 Townsgate Road #200 Westlake Village, CA 91361 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. DATE: July 20, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com

LEGAL NOTICES at 800.280.2832FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic 702.659.7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ISL Number 15006, Pub Dates: 08/12/2016, 08/19/2016, 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016, PAYSON ROUNDUP 16291: 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE TS No.: AZ1600273995 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 023-3887892-703 TSG No.: 8654356 ORIGINAL TRUSTEE SALE RECORDED ON 07/07/2016 IN THE OFFICE OF THE GILA COUNTY RECORDER. 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. The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on 01/11/2010 in Instrument number 2010-000246, book number , at page , records of GILA County, Arizona, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT (in lawful money of the United States) At the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash, Globe, AZ, on 10/07/2016 at 11:00AM of said day: See Exhibit A Attached Hereto and Incorporated Herein for All Purposes. Exhibit A LOTS 9, 10, AND THE EAST HALF OF LOT 11, BLOCK 22, INSPIRATION TOWNSITE, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 39, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. Property Address: 4360 LOCOMOTIVE DRIVE, CLAYPOOL, AZ 85532 Tax Parcel No.: 206-06-351 Original Principal Balance: $87,878.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. c/o Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 3476 Stateview Blvd Fort Mill, SC 29715 Name and Address of Trustee: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1500 Solana Blvd, Bldg 6, Ste 6100 Westlake, TX 76262 Name and Address of Original Trustor: MERRELL G. CLAYBURN, AN UNMARRIED MAN, 4360 LOCOMOTIVE DRIVE CLAYPOOL, AZ 85532. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designations, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon as provided in said note(s) advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. Dated: 07/07/2016 First American Title Insurance Company, 1500 Solana Blvd, Bldg 6, Ste 6100 Westlake, TX 76262 866-429-5179 KATHERINE WHITE AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY The successor Trustee appointed herein qualifies as a Trustee of the Trust Deed in the Trustee s capacity as a title insurance company as required by Arizona Revised Statutes Section 33-803, Subsection (A)(I). This company may be assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain may be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number on the day before the sale: (916) 939-0772 or visiting http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx Name of Trustee s Regulator: Arizona Department of Insurance.

State Of: TEXAS County Of: TARRANT Before me, Lisa A. McSwain on this day personally appeared KATHERINE WHITE, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that this person executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 07/07/2016.

Lisa A. McSwain (Notary Seal) LISAA. MCSWAIN Notary Public, State of Texas Comm. Expires 11-16-2016 Notary ID 11177656 NPP0289067 To: PAYSON ROUNDUP 08/19/2016, 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016 16292: 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9/2016 TS No. AZ07000310-16-1 APN 102-10-019 TO No. 160207641-AZ-VOO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2007 and recorded on August 28, 2007 as Instrument No. 2007-014453 and that said Deed of Trust was modified by Modification Agreement

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LEGAL NOTICES and recorded March 14, 2014 as Instrument Number 2014-002643 and that said Deed of Trust was modified by Modification Agreement and recorded September 3, 2015 as Instrument Number 2015-008737 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder Front Entrance, Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 8550 on November 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7737 SOUTH HOPI AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 LOTS 1 AND 3, BLOCK 3, OF GILA PUEBLO HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO. 125.

APN: 102-10-019 Original Principal Balance $170,317.00 Name and Address of original Trustor JAMES B. THOMPSON AND ANGELINA M. THOMPSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE 7737 SOUTH HOPI AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of the Beneficiary U.S. Bank National Association c/o U.S. Bank National Association 4801 Frederica St Owensboro, KY 42301 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. DATE: July 25, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Lana Kacludis, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic 702.659.7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ISL Number 15992, Pub Dates: 08/19/2016, 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, PAYSON ROUNDUP 16298: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16/2016 TS No. AZ07000348-16-1 APN 302-60-043 7 TO No. 8658284 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated October 8, 2015 and recorded on October 9, 2015 as Instrument No. 2015-009968 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on November 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day.

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LEGAL NOTICES mon designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 201 E QUAIL HOLLOW DR, STAR VALLEY, AZ 85541 LOT 41, QUAIL VALLEY SUBDIVISION UNIT TWO, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 622, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA APN: 302-60-043 7 Original Principal Balance $93,279.00 Name and Address of original Trustor JODY ROBERTSON, A SINGLE WOMAN 201 E QUAIL HOLLOW DR, STAR VALLEY, AZ 85541 Name and Address of the Beneficiary The Money Source, Inc. c/o The Money Source, Inc. 500 South Broad Street, Suite 100A Meriden, CT 06450 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: August 4, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic 702.659.7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ISL Number 16345, Pub Dates: 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016, PAYSON ROUNDUP 16299: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16/2016 TS No. AZ08000617-15-1 APN 101-07-082 TO No. 150324554-AZ-VOO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated September 9, 1992 and recorded on October 29, 1992 as Instrument No. 623473 in Book 887, on Page 572 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on November 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 616 UTAH AVE, HAYDEN, AZ 85135 LOTS 12 AND 13, BLOCK 5, HAYDEN TOWNSITE PER MAP #170 RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. APN: 101-07-082 Original Principal Balance $152,190.00 Name and Address of original Trustor WILLIE V DANIEL & VICKI ROMO DANIEL H/W 616 UTAH AVE, HAYDEN, AZ 85135 Name and Address of the Beneficiary U.S. Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Mid-State Trust IV c/o Ditech Financial LLC 7360 S. KYRENE ROAD TEMPE, AZ 85283 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees,

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LEGAL NOTICES charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: July 25, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Lana Kacludis, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic 702.659.7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ISL Number 16386, Pub Dates: 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016, PAYSON ROUNDUP 16300: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #15-05103 Ontiveros Title No: 733-1600821-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 06/11/2001 as Document No. 2001 8472 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.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 WELL BE FINAL AND WELL OCCUR at public auction on November 18, 2016 at 11:00 am at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501 and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: A parcel of land situated in the North half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 1 North, Range 15-1/2, East, G and S R B and M, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point from which the SE corner of said North Half of the Northwest Quarter bears South 50 Degrees 44 Minutes East 910.8 Feet; THENCE South 63 Degrees 16 Minutes West 70.0 Feet; THENCE North 16 Degrees 30 minutes West 150.0 Feet; Thence North 73 Degrees 49 Minutes East, 52.9 Feet; THENCE South 49 Degrees 57 Minutes East 150.0 Feet; THENCE South 63 Degrees 16 Minutes West, 67.7 Feet to the Place of Beginning. Together with an easement for ingress, egress and utilities over a strip of land 50 Feet in width to the right of the following described line; Beginning at a point on the South Side line of the North half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township I North, Range 15-1/2 East, G and S R B and M, Gila County, Arizona From which the North Quarter corner of said Section 34 bears North 24 Degrees 06 Minutes East, 1439.33 Feet- THENCE North 00 Degrees 07 Minutes West, 100.0 Feet; THENCE North 33 Degrees 36 Minutes East, 36.7 Feet; THENCE north 10 Degrees 02 Minutes East, 240.0 Feet; THENCE North 47 Degrees 30 Minutes 30 Seconds West 52.9 Feet THENCE North 48 Degrees 28 Minutes West, 96.36 Feet; THENCE North 28 Degrees 00 Minutes West 125.0 Feet.The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 690 S Agave Dr Globe, AZ 85501-1420 Tax Parcel No.: 205-18-009A The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an as is condition, but without covenant or

LEGAL NOTICES warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $10,000.00 Original Trustor: Dave F Ontiveros and Dora R Ontiveros, married to each other 690 S Agave Dr., Globe, AZ 85501-14220 Current Beneficiary:U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Banc of America Funding 2008-FT1 Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2008-FT1Care of/Servicer Nationstar Mortgage LLC 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd Coppell, TX 75019 Current Trustee:Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4588128 08/26/2016, 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016 16303: 9/2, 9/6, 9/9/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: WITHOUT A TRACE, LLC File No: 802 S. Santa Fe Circle, Payson, AZ 85541.

II. The address of the known place of business is: 802 S. Santa Fe Circle, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Michael D. Hammers, 802 S. Santa Fe Circle, 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: Barbara K. Hammers, (x) member, 3760 Redwood Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066.

16306: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #16-03382 Yoxall Title No: 21602334 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 07/06/2007 as Document No. 2007-011497 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS

LEGAL NOTICES DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on November 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as:Lot 143, PAYSON NORTH UNIT FOUR, according to Map No. 452, records of Gila County, Arizona.Together with an undivided 1/292 interest in Tracts, A through G, Payson North Unit Four, according to Map No. 452, records of Gila County, Arizona.The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be:1213 N Easy Street Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 302-68-144B 9 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an as is condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

Original Principal Balance: $125,000.00 Original Trustor: Teodora M Yoxall, a single woman 1425 N Easy Street, Payson, AZ 85541 Current Beneficiary:U.S. Bank National Association Care of / Servicer U.S. Bank Home Mortgage 4801 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 Current Trustee:Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4590078 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016, 09/23/2016

LEGAL NOTICES 16307: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #15-02123 Landgraf Title No: 21501995 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 07/11/2005 as Document No. 2005-012210 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on November 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811).

The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as:Lot 19, THE PORTAL PINE CREEK CANYON UNIT IV, according to Map No.s 650, 650A and 650B and amended in Map Nos. 657, 657A and 657B, records of Gila County, Arizona.The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 6580 West Ruin Hill Loop Pine, AZ 85544 Tax Parcel No.: 301-69-019 8 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an as is condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

Original Principal Balance: $305,900.00 Original Trustor: Brian S. Landgraf, an unmarried man 11440 East. Sweetwater Ave-

LEGAL NOTICES nue, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259 Current Beneficiary:PMT NPL Financing 2014-1 Care of / Servicer PennyMac Loan Services LLC 6101 Condor Drive, Suite 200 Moorpark, CA 93021 Current Trustee;Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4590252 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016, 09/23/2016 16308: 9/2, 9/6, 9/9/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 1.

ENTITY TYPE: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2.

ENTITY NAME: D & T + 3 LLC 3.

FILE NUMBER: L21150067 4.

STATUTORY AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS: Street Address: DALLAS WALKER, 28 N CHILDRESS CIRCLE, STAR VALLEY, AZ 85541.

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ARIZONAKNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 28 N CHILDRESS CIRCLE, STAR VALLEY, AZ 85541.

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DURATION: Perpetual 7.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE: Member-Managed The names and addresses of all Members are: 1.

DALLAS WALKER, 28 N CHILDRESS CIRCLE, STAR VALLEY, AZ 85541.

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DILLON WALKER, 2818 E LORRETTA DR, TUCSON, AZ 85716.

ORGANIZER: DALLAS WALKER; 08/15/2016 16309: 9/2, 9/6, 9/9/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: IRONHORSE SIGNS LLC File No. L-2110254-1 II. The address of the known place of business is: 201 E. Cedar Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Daryl Oberg, 201 E. Cedar Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Daryl Oberg, (x) manager, 201 E. Cedar Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

Payson Roundup CLASSIFIEDS Friday, September 2, 2016

Yard Sale Guide 1. 109 N. Spring Rd. Fri. & Sat. Sept. 2 & 3 from 7am to 1pm: Some Furniture, Household Items, Lots of Odds & Several Ends.

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2. Lil’ Red Barn Sale 3997 N. Cindy Way (Randall & Cindy) Pine

Fri, Sep 2, Sat, Sep 3 & Sun, Sep 4.

Starts 8 am Vintage, Antique & One of a Kind Items!

New Purses, some Concealed Weapon, Vests, Jewelry & Sunglassess!

Something for Everyone!

Look forward to seeing you at the Lil’ Red Barn!

Say you saw the Ad & Receive a 25% discount!

3. GARAGE SALE 600 East Phoenix Street Payson Fri, Sep 2. 7am-12pm Moving Sale!!!

Everything priced to sell. Antique oak dining room table with chairs; Southwest artifacts, knick-knacks, pictures; quilting fabric and kits; jewelry making supplies and beads and

sooo much more.

4. HUGE ESTATE SALE! 1102 W. Saddle Ln. Payson Sat, Sep 3. 7am-2pm

EVERYTHING: furniture, tools, western items, antiques, household items, golf cart, more!

For the Weekend of September 2-5 5. EVERYTHING LEFT MUST GO 503 W. Arabian Wy Payson Sat, Sep 3. 8 AM - 3 PM

Nana moved out and everything must go.

Gar-dening needs, maps, books, frames, glasses, pots & pans, antique glassware, small Flat screen, antique cabinet and more.

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6. MOVING SALE! Sat. & Sun Sept. 3 & 4 9607 W. Fossil Road, Strawberry, from 8am to 5pm: 1,000 plus books, antiques, mirrors, furniture, 55 gallon aquarium, and Much More!

7. Yard Sale: Saturday Sept. 3 from 7am to 2pm @ 1114 S. Sequoia Circle (off E. Phoenix St.); Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Tools, Cast Iron Cookware, RV Stuff, etc.

8. HUGE SALE; LOW, LOW, PRICES! 3138 N. Kysar Way (Pine), Sat. Only, Sept. 3 from 7am to 1pm: 9. Saturday Only 127 W Cottage Creek Ct Payson Sat, Sep 3. 7am-2pm Longhorn - S Colcord.

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Young boys soccer team eyes 2017 by

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Payson Boys Soccer Roster

Payson opened the boys soccer seaNo. Name Yr. son with an 11-0 loss at home to Camp 1 Gage Ryden So. Verde at Rumsey Park on Tuesday Fr. 1 Hunter Harold afternoon.

But wins and losses don’t really 2 Salvador Zermeno So. matter this season.

4 Bryan Marquez-Reyes So. At least, that’s Chris Avakian’s 5 Robbie Wilcox Fr. point of view.

So. 6 Charlie Francis Although it may be difficult for some to see what he envisions, the Payson 7 David Bullard Sr. High boys soccer coach doesn’t need Fr. 9 Owen Pippin binoculars to focus on a bright future.

10 Daniel Cluff Sr “We’re going to be climbing the mountain this year,” Avakian said.

Fr. 11 Dalton Harold “We’ll get to the top of the mountain 12 Justin Wang Jr. within the next year, year and a half Fr. 13 Brandon McEntire and then we’ll be a force to be reck14 Oscar Dorme Fr. oned with.”

He’s confident in that.

Jr. 16 Jadyn Hinton The talent is there and he and 17 Cole Tenney So. assistant coach Chris Harold see it.

Mario Cruz Jr. 18 Just like he’s seen it with previous teams that struggled with varsity inex18 Hayden Gibson Fr. perience for a year or two then rose Sr. 20 Dalton Perkes to challenge for a state championship.

43 Randy Adcock Jr. The roster features just three Fr. 81 Dylan Michels seniors, only one of whom boasts varsity experience.

“We lost a lot,” Avakian said. “Like I told the kids, ‘We just have to win the look up to,” Avakian said. games we can win and take our lumps The other returning starters are where we take them.’” sophomores Cole Tenney and Gage Only three starters return from a Ryden. team that struggled and failed to make Tenney played right midfielder as a the state tournament in 2013 but built freshman and is expected to move to on that experience to enter the 2014 center-mid to replace Gerardo Moceri, Division 4 state tournament as the No. who graduated.

2 seed before losing a heartbreaker to “He’s a leader and an all-around Blue Ridge in the semifinals. good guy,” Avakian said. “He’s also Eight seniors positive and off last year’s rosencouraging his ter graduated. teammates.”

“We’re going to be climbthree Only Ryden rarely ing the mountain this starters return. came off the field But Avakian as a freshman. year. We’ll get to the top expects the middle He’s a leader on of the mountain within school program defense. the next year, year and a they started three “He’s the smallyears ago will realest guy on the field half and then we’ll be a ly begin to pay divbut the meanest,” force to be reckoned with.” idends soon.

Avakian said.

“We’re not very “He’s a pit bull, Chris Avakian Payson boys soccer coach experienced but a a real tenacious lot of the kids have guy,” added Chris played in the midHarold. dle school for two or three years, so we The defense will be counted on this hope that helps us,” he said. year.

Only seven of the 20 listed on the “Our defense is our strength combined varsity and junior varsity because we don’t have many guys that roster are upperclassmen. can score,” Avakian said.

Midfielder Daniel Cluff is the lone The Longhorns were scheduled returning senior starter. to host Flagstaff Northland Prep on “He’s the leader, the one the boys Thursday, Sept. 1. They continue the

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At top, Charlie Francis has little elbow room to work against a Camp Verde opponent. Above, Oscar Dorme fights for control of the ball.

action in the Show Low Invitational on Sept. 9-10 and play four more away games before returning home to take on Snowflake at either 4 or 6 p.m. on Sept. 28.

The only other home game comes at 1 p.m. on Oct. 8 against St. Michael.

Not counting the Show Low tournament, the schedule features just four home games and seven away games.

Payson competes once again in the Class 2A East Region with eight other schools — Lakeside Blue Ridge, Holbrook, Eagar Round Valley, St. Johns, St. Michael, Shonto Prep, Show Low and Snowflake.

Blue Ridge should again be a state power after finishing second to Chino Valley a year ago. Chino Valley claimed its third straight state crown and doesn’t appear to be slowing down.

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Longhorns Dalton Harold (11) and Gage Ryden wage a mid-air battle for the ball against Camp Verde in the season opener at Rumsey Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Boys XC coach thrilled to have magnificent seven by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Just fielding a full team of five scoring runners has been a challenge for Payson boys cross country coach Jonathan Ball the last several years.

So with seven student-athletes coming out for the team this fall, Ball has reason for optimism.

Although the Longhorns probably won’t be winning a team state championship this season, there are many other attainable goals.

“The thing I really like about cross country is that you can easily see progress from one year to the next, one month to the next and even one week to the next,” Ball said. “It’s a very benchmark oriented sport in regards to did you run further than you did last year, or did you run faster than you did last month? And right now with our four returners, they are running further and faster than they did at this time last year.”

A quartet of runners returns from last season in seniors Daely Pentico and Joseph Ramirez and sophomores Christian Hillman and David Pasquini-Jonanssen. New to the roster are senior Julien Sanchez, junior Shane Rherras and sophomore Austin Rice.

The coach said he wants to see gradual improvement.

“Even with adding our three newcomers we are going to have to grow this team through competing on the open level (JV) to get to the varsity level,” Ball said. “The goal for this team is to have all seven athletes competing hard at the varsity level by the end of the season at our sectional meet, and I think it’s an obtainable goal.”

Pentico leads the team.

“Daely is ready for the varsity level right now,” Ball said. “He has learned a lot about competitive running the past two years, and through a great track season where he qualified

for state on our 4x800 team, and won his heat in the 1500 at the Decathlon State Championships, he has developed some patience in running. A lot of young runners get kind of caught up in the moment and go out too hard, then after about a mile or so they can’t respond very well. Daely seems to be over that phase and is ready to have a breakout season.”

And Pentico isn’t the only runner who’s shown something to the coach.

“I have also been impressed with Julien, Austin, Joseph and Christian with different workouts,” Ball said. “So right there we will have a scoring five. We just have to develop them and keep improving with them.”

The team opens the season at the Chandler Invitational on Saturday and hosts the Payson Invitational on Wednesday at Payson Golf Course beginning at 4 p.m. The middle school race is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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Members of the Payson boys cross country team include (from left) Joseph Ramirez, Julien Sanchez, David Pasquini-Jonassen, Shane Rherras, Christian Hillman and Austin Rice. Not pictured is Daely Pentico.

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Harriers looking for several girls to step up by

Keith Morris

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The graduation of two of their top runners from the last several seasons leaves Payson High’s girls cross country team searching for contributors this fall.

Fortunately for coach Jonathan Ball, he’s got plenty of candidates to fill the void left by the departure of longtime standouts Abigail Greenleaf and Anna Schouten.

“The good news is we have seven newcomers, many of which will make an immediate impact,” Ball said.

The girls have been working on improving since they began training.

“With having such a new team we have some new points of emphasis this season,” Ball said. “We have been working in the weight room to become stronger, which in turn will help us lengthen our strides, which is another point of emphasis. The last thing we are really emphasizing with this new group is pack running — not comfortable pack running, but trying to stay in contact with the teammate in front of you; not letting them get out of your sights.

“Last season at the state meet our one-five pack time was 8 minutes and 25 seconds, meaning our top runner came in 8:25 ahead of our fifth runner.

“If we want to make it to state again and improve from our 15th place from last season we need to cut that pack time down. If we cut it to under three minutes, with the front runner we have, we should be a pretty good team.”

Junior Kyra Ball enters her junior campaign as the

clear team leader after two strong seasons as one of the Longhorns’ top two runners in most meets. She’s one of three returning runners from a 2015 squad that finished 15th in the Division 3 state meet, the same 57-school division Payson finds itself in again this year.

Ball turned in six top-five finishes as a sophomore, including a second-place showing at the Alchesay Invitational, as well as a third-place showing at Blue Ridge’s Shane Morris Invitational.

“She is much stronger this season and is looking to pick up where she left off,” said her coach and father.

Also back are sophomores Melissa La Spisa and Amy Borges. La Spisa “has had a very solid summer and is doing her best running right now,” coach Ball said.

“Melissa had a decent freshman season but is much more confident this season and is looking to make vast improvements.”

“Amy is back and looking to make improvements from her freshman season,” Ball said.

“She too will benefit from added strength and will be fighting for a spot in our top five.”

New to the team are juniors Becca Ralls and Gabby Ferguson; and freshmen Holly Carl and Jordan Kile.

“I am very excited about this group of athletes,” Ball said.

“There is a lot of talent here.

“The thing I like most is that they have been put into situations a few times during practice where they have to increase the tempo and you can see our pack starting to develop. I call these four along with Melissa and Amy the money pack, and if we can cut down the time between Kyra and these six,

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From left to right, Jordan Kile, Holly Carl and Kyra Ball run during practice.

that’s where we have a chance to be a very solid team.”

The Longhorns open the season Saturday at the Chandler Invitational. They host the Payson Invitational on Wednesday at Payson Golf Course with the first varsity race at 4 p.m. The middle school race begins at 2.

Tim Ernst enjoys big day of golf Tim Ernst enjoyed a big day in the Payson Men’s Golf Association on Aug. 24.

He was closest to the pin on both the fifth (1 foot, 9 inches) and eighth (15-2) holes en route to firing a round of 76 to claim the low gross title in the PMGA’s Individual Low Net Tournament at Payson Golf Course.

Among those competing in the net portion of the event, Mike Anderson won the A Flight with a 65.4 score, which included winning closest to the

pin on No. 2 (16-2).

Tim Hughes (67.4) finished second.

Gary Vaplon (59.7) won the B Flight over runner-up Lou Crabtree (65.8) and Mike McKee, who finished third with 66.1.

Dave Rutter finished his round strong, winning closest to the pin on No. 17 (6-11) and finding the hole from 24 feet away on No. 18 to win the longest putt.

Herb Sherman was closet to the pin on No. 14 (6-1).

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Members of the Payson girls cross country team include (from left to right) Karissa Ball, Gabby Ferguson, Melissa La Spisa, Amy Borges, Deborah Glasscock, Mady Abney, Jordan Kile, Kyra Ball, Holly Carl and Becca Ralls.

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