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Record rainfall in August by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Rim Country has seen its sixth wettest monsoon since 1981.

A normal monsoon in Payson delivers 5.45 inches of rain. This

year, the area has received an average 8.88 inches.

That’s a lot of extra water.

Tonto Village columnist Janet Snyder reported that Dara Sutton, a resident of Bear Flat, has kept

weather records for many years and agrees that August has been a record month.

According to her records, it rained 6.66 inches in August.

Normally, it rains about 3.72 inch-

es in August.

As for total rainfall (or precipitation), Sutton reports 23.38 inches. Normal precipitation is 18.07 to this point in the year.

The good folks at weather.

astro50.com take rainfall measurements at Granite Dells as well as a few other places around the community.

• See August, page 2

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Sterner, Croy & Underwood win council slots, Swartwood mayor by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

The final vote tally produced a final shakeup in the Payson Town Council election, with Janell Sterner rising from fifth place to second place in the bid for three council seats.

The Gila County Elections Department has now counted the roughly 3,000 outstanding ballots — so don’t expect any more surprises.

As of Tuesday night, Sterner had the fewest votes of the five Payson council candidates. When the county posted the results of the provisional ballots Thursday night, Sterner moved up to third place with an additional 763 votes. That pushed Hallie OvermanJackman out of that spot. Just 66 votes separated Sterner and OvermanJackman.

Joining Sterner on the council is Barbara Underwood and incumbent Rick Croy.

For mayor, Craig Swartwood defeated Michal Hughes, the town’s current vice mayor. Swartwood had a little more than 58 percent of the votes.

Swartwood Friday morning said he couldn’t wait to take office and was very excited for the new start.

He thanked Hughes for running a clean campaign.

“It is obvious he really cares about Payson and the surrounding areas,” he said. “I thank all of my supporters for

their votes and I hope to earn the support of those that didn’t vote for me.”

Hughes said serving the town for the last eight years on the council had been one of the great honors of his life and thanked the community for supporting the council.

“I want to congratulate Craig, Barbara, Rick and Janell,” he wrote.

“You all ran races that you can be proud of. Let your guiding principle during your time in office be to make the best decisions you can objectively, and with the best interests of the Town of Payson as a whole.”

For the council seats, all of the candidates secured enough votes that the town will not have to hold a run-off election in November.

Underwood, who currently serves as a school board and Planning and Zoning Commission member, took the most votes for council, with 2,607, or 25 percent.

Underwood was unable to talk to the Roundup Thursday night due to a sore throat. In a later email, she said she was very humbled by the response.

“I can’t thank everyone enough for their support. I am most impressed with the clean campaign everyone ran and how close the race was,” she wrote. “I will work diligently to study the issues and make informed decisions keeping the town’s best interest

• See Payson results page 10

Coverage for kids Michele Nelson

Unfortunately, Gila County has among the highest medically uninOn Sept. 1, Arizona started to sup- sured rates in the state. A whopping port children who qualify for KidsCare 30 percent of the county’s residents are currently covered by AHCCCS. after a six-year hiatus.

The expansion of KidsCare means The Arizona Health Care Cost eligible parents can pay between $50 Containment System program expandand $70 per month to cover their chiled eligibility for children in families dren through KidsCare. making up to double the poverty level, Families can still qualiwith federal money. fy even if they own a home A family of four making or a car, since eligibility less than $49,000 per year depends on income for the can qualify. The threshold past 60 days. for a family with one child However, if a child is is $23,760 a year. currently covered by an The federal governinsurance plan the famiA SICK ment is covering the full ly must wait for 90 days SYSTEM cost. The state pulled out before getting coverage. of the program during the There are exceptions recession six years ago that cancel out the waiting and refused to go back into the pro- period. Those exemptions include: gram until this year.

• The child is currently on AHCCCS On May 6, after a bi-partisan effort, or a subsidized insurance marketplace the bill to reinstate KidsCare landed program. on Governor Doug Ducey’s desk and he • A parent’s employer stops offered signed it into law. Advocates estimate insurance. it could extend coverage to 30,000 • The parent’s coverage changes children. due to a job change, divorce or a death However, several lawmakers contin- in the family. ue to pursue a lawsuit to overturn the • A child has special needs. expansion of all state-run programs • Current premiums exceed 9.5 perunder the terms of the Affordable Care cent of family income.

Act, which could eliminate coverage KidsCare suggests parents consult for an estimated 300,000 Arizona res- with a trained Health Insurance speidents. Rim Country representative cialist to learn how KidsCare can work Rep. Bob Thorpe and Rep. Brenda for them.

Barton joined in that lawsuit.

To find a qualified consultant, In 2010, Arizona became the only please go to: www.CoverAz.or/connecstate to reject the KidsCare program. tor or call toll free to 1-800-377-3536.

At the time, it provided care for 50,000 To apply independently, go to: www. children. In 2015, Arizona ranked 40th healtherarizonaplus.gov and select nationally in the percentage of chil- individual and family to being an applidren with health insurance. cation. by

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for a mere $5.5 MILLION (yikes)

Photo courtesy of Suzy Tubbs, ERA Young Realty and Investment

An 8,800-square-foot Rim Club estate called Majestic Mountain, with an elevator, 360-degree views of the Mogollon Rim and Tonto National Forest, barn wood from the 1700s and lighting fixtures from the 1800s is on the market for $5.5 million. by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Rim Country real estate market finally heating up

Things are on the upswing in the Rim Country real estate market with more home sales and buyers paying more for them, continuing a three-year trend.

Realtors report seeing higher sales and shorter days on market as the market continues its rebound since the 2008 recession crashed the local market.

Jim Lewin, president of the Central Arizona Board of Realtors (CABOR), said the market started to turn around in 2013 and every year since then, things have only improved.

“2016 has been a very good year,” he said.

For the Rim Country area, the average list price has hit $425,700, with the average home selling for $241,630 in Payson.

“The market is very robust right now in the Northern Gila County region, particularly in the price ranges below $300,000,” said Broker Clifford Potts with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Advantage Realty. “A

sale within 60 days is predictable if a property is in good condition and priced competitively as compared to recently sold, similar properties.”

Sales include some eye-popping price tags.

Several homes have sold for close to a million dollars in the past year.

Of the 505 residential sales in the last year, 27 were for properties more than $500,000.

An 8,800-square-foot Rim Club estate called Majestic Mountain, with an elevator, 360-degree views of the Mogollon Rim and Tonto National Forest, barn wood from the 1700s and lighting fixtures from the 1800s is on the market for $5.5 million.

It is the priciest house for sale in Payson and listed by Suzy Tubbs at ERA Young Realty. The home has a rustic mountain home feel with Victorian touches and a golfing theme.

The highest actual sale in recent times is a $1.55 mil-

• See Rim Country, page 3

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Sgt. Rodney Cronk — the Angel of Fossil Creek — has retired. Hapless flip-flopIn the sinister dark. wearing hikers beware.

In the pouring rain.

In the blazing sun.

Sgt. Rodney Cronk always showed up in an emergency.

Sometimes, he hiked the grueling four-mile-long, 1,500-foot-steep Fossil Creek Trail three times a day — determined to rescue flip-flopwearing hikers without a bottle or water to their names. Each of those suffering hikers felt a gush of relief when they caught the sight of Sgt. Rodney Cronk, in his tall cowboy hat, swinging down the rugged trail with a pack full of water — and never a word of reproach.

When hikers feared to hike out, Cronk would gently prod them along, steering them up the four-mile trail so he wouldn’t have to call a team of rescuers with a stretcher — or a horse-pulled cart.

Now after years of grueling, good-natured service, Cronk was given a special parting gift last week at his retirement party, a shirt that read: Fossil Creek Rescue Squad Cronk No.1.

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• See No. 1 Fossil Creek rescuer, page 2

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Monsoon records (Since 1899, Flagstaff area)

Average: 8.31 inches Wettest monsoons: 1904 13.95 1911 12.65 1982 13.16 1986 20.00 1990 12.21 2014 12.73 2016 9.87

East Verde crossing photo by Peter Aleshire/Roundup

August rainfall sixth heaviest since 1899 From page 1 So far this year, Payson has seen 4.23 inches just in August. For the year, they report the area has received 14.01 inches.

So, really, what are the monsoons?

The National Weather Service says the word monsoon actually has its roots in the Arabic word, mausim, which means season.

This concept of the seasonal shift with accompanying rains, came from the observations of seafaring traders that sailed the waters off of the Arabian and Indian coasts. When the seasons shifted in the summer, they noticed the dry northeast winds of winter turned to the southwest. With that shift came buckets of rain.

Climatologists now know that large-scale wind shifts occur around the globe from deserts to tropical areas and on all continents.

Wettest August: 1986 8.06 1951 5.50 1909 6.73 1904 8.77 1902 6.10 2016 6.34

So what brings the rain?

Most of the year, winds blow from land to sea.

As the temperature rises during the summer, the air pressure begins to fall causing low pressure.

Out on the ocean, the water is also heating up, but the air does the opposite than inland — creating higher pressure from the warm, wet air.

This pressure difference ultimately draws the moist air from the ocean inland, causing thunderstorms. This creates a feedback loop as the humidity levels rise over the land, causing more thunderstorms, which further increase the humidity, which generates more storms.

This cycle of storms continues until the temperatures begin dropping inland as ocean waters reach their peak during the fall.

The pressure diminishes, which reduces the onshore flow of moisture and the monsoons come to an end.

‘No. 1 Fossil Creek rescuer’ retires From page 1

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A tall, quiet man who loves to joke around, Cronk’s work for the Gila County Sheriff’s Office was invaluable.

Cronk began his career with the GCSO in 1995 as a detention officer working out of the jail in Payson.

Cronk attended the Northland Pioneer College Basic Police Academy from August 1996 to June of 1997 where he was awarded outstanding cadet in physical fitness and driving.

Upon completion of the academy, he was transferred from detention to patrol, working in the northern district of the sheriff’s office in July of 1997.

During his time on patrol, Cronk was assigned as the sheriff’s office liaison with the volunteer groups, such as search and rescue, along with all the duties related to being a deputy sheriff.

Cronk was also the search and rescue coordinator and eventually became the lead coordinator after he was promoted to sergeant in May of 2012.

During his time as a patrol sergeant, he was instrumental in helping establish the Mounted Posse.

At Cronk’s retirement last week, staff played a slide show with the country ballad “Big Iron”

by Marty Robbins playing underneath. Many of the pictures showed Cronk riding on his tall horse. He also rode in the Special Olympics torch run every year, riding his bicycle down the

Beeline Highway and then jogging the last few miles uphill to the county line near Sunflower.

He also ran in the Monster Mudda 5K during the police vs. fire race and belayed out of helicopters with search and rescue.

Like the Texas Ranger mentioned in Robbins’ song, Cronk kept a big iron on his hip, but for him, it was an aluminum belay device for his dauntless rappels.

Cronk could hike and search where many could not go. He never seemed out of breath, even after a hard hike. Not surprisingly, he spearheaded the GCSO physical fitness program.

Sarah White, chief administrative officer, said while Cronk had a hard shell, once you got past that, he had the softest heart.

Johnny Sanchez, chief deputy, said Cronk was a tenacious worker that never gave up.

“He has been a spark plug,” he said. “He will be a hard act to follow.”

When asked if he had anything to say, Cronk said working with the volunteer groups, like the Mounted Posse and Tonto Rim Search and Rescue, had been one of his favorite parts of the job.

During his tenure with the GCSO, Cronk was also in the Army National Guard. He was deployed in 2003-2004 and again in 2009-2010 to Iraq.

No word yet if Cronk plans to stay on as a volunteer with search and rescue. He may just take his horse and ride off into the sunset.

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From page 1 lion home in the Rim Club in November. Realtor Wendy Larchick said it took some creative marketing to sell that home on Spirit Hollow.

“Last year, you were hard pressed to make a million-dollar sale,” she said.

When Larchick took on the listing, it was one of her biggest.

The home garnered some attention, but only “lowball” offers from a Valley buyer.

This upset the seller so Larchick resorted to aggressive target marketing, sending emails and calling buyers and agents of a caliber that could afford the home, which featured 1940s reclaimed barn wood and stone.

She attracted two other buyers and soon a three-person bidding war developed. The home sold for $60,000 over the list price to a Valley couple. Larchick and her team of 10 have made several of the other high-end home sales.

They include a $998,000 home with four bedrooms and six bathrooms in The Rim Club on Arrow Point and a home that sold for $856,500 in Chaparral Pines on Trailhead Drive with juniper countertops, copper eaves and hand hewn log beams.

Larchick, a business attorney by trade, credits her success to both her team and the $100,000 they spend a year on marketing.

Larchick said it takes a lot of work to sell a home these days. Buyers are cautious and need information and reassurance before moving forward with a sale.

Because there are often few comparable homes, Larchick talks with builders and tells buyers how much it would cost to build the same home today. Often, it is much more.

Lewin said he has not seen buyers need as much convincing to buy as Larchick described. He said he has seen buyers waiting for new listings and then quickly coming up from the Valley to view them. Up to 70 percent of the homes in the Pine-

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Strawberry area are second homes. Although Payson does not have as high a concentration of second homes, it is still a huge segment of the market, Lewin said.

Homes above $300,000 are selling at “historically high numbers,” said Potts, with 96 of the 505 sales so far this year.

However, there remain a great number of homes in that segment of the market, 203 out of 441 active listings, still for sale.

From Jan. 1 through August, the average price of a home sold was $238,300 after an average of 146 days on the market. The lowest selling home went for $39,000 with the median price $212,900.

On land sales, the market has not been as strong this year as last, Lewin said.

While land is selling at a higher price, real estate agents are seeing fewer sales.

Lewin believes that is because it is cheaper to buy a home currently than build one, especially in areas outside Payson where homebuilders must add septic and water hookups.

Overall, Lewin said home inventory is lower than what they have historically seen.

“It is a brisk market.”

With the market improving, more people are getting in the real estate game. CABOR has seen a 20 percent increase in Realtor membership this year.

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Sterile debate about a still flawed reform

• Sept. 7, 1930: The cartoon “Blondie” made its first appearance in the comic strips.

• Sept. 5, 1958: Boris Pasternak’s romantic novel “Dr. Zhivago” is published in the United States. The book was banned in the Soviet Union, but still won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958 after admirers smuggled out the manuscript.

• Sept. 6, 1972: A West German police attempt to rescue nine Israeli Olympic team members held hostage by Palestinian terrorists ends in disaster. All nine hostages were killed.

Terrorists from Black September had stormed the Israeli quarters in the Olympic Village in Munich early the previous morning.

• Sept. 8, 1986: Nissan’s first Euro­ pean manufacturing plant opens in Sunderland, Britain, an area hit hard by plant closings. Some 25,000 people applied for the first 450 jobs advertised.

Struggling families got some help from the Arizona Legislature this year, with the long overdue decision to accept federal money to extend medical coverage to an estimated 30,000 children.

Lawmakers pulled out of the KidsCare program six years ago during the recession to save the small state share of the program. That decision cost 50,000 children their health care coverage in the depths of the recession.

Now, families making up to 200 percent of a federal poverty level wage can get medical coverage for their children through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.

If they’re leaving another health plan to get coverage, they have to undergo a 90-day waiting period, with certain exceptions.

The decision to expand KidsCare represents a welcome decision to put children ahead of politics — something depressingly rare in the current political climate.

The KidsCare question is just a part of the larger debate about the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration’s controversial, flawed effort to do something about the sometimes lethal lack of medical insurance in this country.

Nineteen states — almost all controlled by Republican governors and legislatures — have refused to expand their Medicaid (AHCCCS in Arizona) programs. The ACA offered states full coverage of people making between poverty level wages and 138 percent of a poverty level wage. Arizona initially refused to approve the expansion, but last year reluctantly signed on — a decision that provided health care to an estimated 300,000 citizens.

Lawmakers offered all kinds of bogus objections to an expansion of their programs. Some speculated that although the federal government footed the full bill initially, some day the feds would shift 20 or 30 percent of the cost to the states — as it does with the regular AHCCCS population.

Strangely enough, some argued poor people were better off without medical insurance — at least the level of insurance provided by AHCCCS. This strange conclusion was based on a study comparing people on Medicaid to the uninsured in some other states. However, the study didn’t take fully into account the fact that people with existing medical problems were more likely to figure out a way to get on AHCCCS. Fortunately, another series of more recent studies demonstrates the benefits states and citizens have reaped from the expansion of Medicaid programs.

For instance, one study by researchers from the Harvard Medical School compared 9,000 low-income adults in the expansion states of Arkansas and Kentucky to similar adults in Texas, which has not accepted the expansion. The study found people who obtained coverage had much lower out-ofpocket spending, were much less likely to skip needed medication and were much more likely to get medical care. They went to the emergency room less, got screened for diabetes and chronic conditions and had improved health.

Moreover, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities found the expansion states reaped big savings from the expansion. Louisiana will save $700 million, New Jersey $350 million and other states similar amounts.

Of course, none of this should obscure the continuing flaws in the Affordable Care Act — which provided insurance to perhaps 30 million people, but did nothing to significantly reduce the shocking cost of health care in the United States.

Moreover, the policies provided through the ACA health exchanges have started to crumble. Gila County will likely end up with only one plan offered for people getting insurance through the exchange who don’t qualify for AHCCCS. Premiums have risen and choices have narrowed as insurance companies report big losses. Those losses apparently reflect a sicker-than-expected group of people seeking coverage through the exchanges. The young, healthy people needed to keep rates low have apparently opted to pay the fines rather than seek even subsidized coverage.

Please note, insurance companies have always made a profit by doing their best to exclude people who actually need coverage — that’s why the ACA’s insistence insurance companies not exclude people based on pre-existing conditions remains the most popular part of the new system.

But you can’t fix that problem without a financial structure that makes health care coverage universal — as every other advanced industrialized nation has discovered.

Tragically, we’ve been treated to a sterile, misleading, pointless political debate about this effort to reform the world’s most expensive, inequitable, high-tech, gap-ridden health care system. Democrats cling to the flawed half-measure. Republicans continue to vilify and exaggerate, without offering a workable alternative.

All we know for sure is that we can’t continue to watch the costs of the health care system rise when we’re already paying three or four times as much as other industrialized nations for a system riddled with injustice and inefficiency.

Restarting the KidsCare program’s a great start, but we’ve got a lot of work still to do. And if the politicians ever decide they’d rather protect kids than score political points, we can make some real progress.

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Flaw with Payson campus Editor: In October 2015 David Young, director of ASU at Lake Havasu, reported the campus enrollment at nearly 150. His stated goal was to grow the campus in the next five to 10 years to 1,000 students.

How’s he doing? The local paper just reported that the campus has a “total of 155 students for its fall semester.” Bottom Line: Four years to attract 155 students and growing at about 5 percent per year.

Why is this relevant to Payson? Because Lake Havasu actually has an ASU campus, which they are aggressively trying to grow.

Payson has a land grab, paid for by a health care charity, thinly masquerading as an unnamed educational institution. Having achieved the former, does the SLE even care about the latter?

Even if they do, it would appear there are some hard lessons to be learned from the Lake Havasu experience.

Importantly, ASU/Lake Havasu’s recruitment history is completely consistent with NAU’s satellite campus experience: 26 statewide campuses with a 2015 total enrollment of 2,238 students.

Is there any reason to think that the principality that is neither Payson nor Star Valley can do very much better?

Howard Levine

Harsh language merited Editor: Back in 1993, I read in a national news magazine about President Bill Clinton’s appointments to various posts in his administration. I was struck by how many came from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental interest group. He appointed Carol Browner to head the EPA. She brought in more than a dozen more environmental group attorneys or officials, including ones from Clean Water Action, NRDC, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club, Sierra Club Political Action Committee, Tennessee Environmental Action Fund, and Southern Environmental Law Center.

I suspect that those who stayed are now in upper management. Ms. Browner was later made energy secretary under President Obama.

Consequently, it should not be surprising that as far as the EPA is concerned, its poor performance in court is not a bug, but a feature. It shifts blame for unpopular (but agency-favored) decisions from the agency to the courts. “Hey, what could we do?”

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is especially pernicious. The issue of a small fish in Tennessee is illustrative. The state wanted to build a dam.

Some groups objected and demonstrated that the fish would be threatened if the dam was built and they provided surveys and expert opinion. Trouble is, the fish species wasn’t limited to just the subject area surveyed but also lived in similar but unsurveyed habitats elsewhere. The species was not in danger of extinction. http://tinyurl.com/zvdonp5 The science behind ESA, being often somewhat fuzzy, is easy to fudge or obfuscate and is influenced by various biases. This is important since, as Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico was quoted in a Forbes article, “The Endangered Species Act is one of the most heavy-handed unbending laws we have ... it gives bureaucrats the power to destroy entire economies with hardly a second thought.” Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas added, “Amid historic drought in the Great Plains, the last thing we need is another federal agency intruding into the lives and private

property rights of Americans. In this case, we are talking about a bird that is populous enough that we can still hunt them in Kansas. This is not about preservation of a species; it’s about federal control of private landowners and limiting the ability to develop and grow rural America.”

A Forbes article by Larry Bell is instructive.

Please see http://tinyurl.com/hyoh385 Early on, the EPA did worthwhile work on our behalf. As it ran out of big stuff to regulate, it chased ever smaller (or non-existent) “problems” and became a politicized cudgel to advance agendas beyond that of ameliorating environmental hazards to human well-being. It is good that it be examined closely and its means and methods be made known to the American people who, after all, have to fund it. Given the back-room deals and foot-dragging at the agencies, a little of Congressman Gosar’s harsh language may help drag the issues into the light.

Paul Wescott

Editor’s note: No doubt about it, some efforts to protect species have misfired — and some have proven much too costly. On the other hand, 70 to 90 percent of Americans support the effort to prevent species extinction, depending on the poll. Some 1,600 species are currently listed and making it onto the list significantly reduces the odds a species will die out. The species that have recovered or greatly increased their numbers include the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, gray whale, grizzly bear, whooping crane, red wolf, southern sea otter, California condor, black-footed ferret, Apache trout, Gila trout, California brown pelican, Key’s deer and many others. Still, Mr. Wescott raises important points and the ESA certainly needs continual scrutiny and reform. But would it help if in disagreeing we dismissed or ridiculed one another’s motives and intentions?

Another day care option Editor: This is response to a recent article about local preschools in the Payson area. The article failed to include the preschool at the Nazarene Church on Tyler Parkway.

Safe Haven CDC has successfully prepared students for kindergarten since 2008 with a Biblebased Christian curriculum. The preschool hours are 8:45 to noon. The day care hours are 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. and are for children 3 years of age and potty trained. Safe Haven offers an after school program for students up to 10 years of age as well. Fees are dependent on the number of hours at Safe Haven and if there is more than one child.

Safe Haven is a state-licensed and DESlicensed day care which includes ongoing training for the teachers. With the close proximity to the Payson Community Garden and the Majestic Rim Retirement Living Center the students are fortunate to be able to walk on field trips to see “a garden grow,” pick from the pumpkin patch and entertain seniors while trick or treating.

Additional information can be obtained by calling 928-468-6924.

Judy Prince

Focus on Old Town Payson Editor: This letter is about Old Town Payson. When pioneers moved here in the 1880s, they mined, ranched and logged the huge trees. When the sawmill was built here, the town started developing

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toward Main and McLane as settlers built homes and opened businesses. Markers with a lot of interesting history have already been put by many of these old buildings, and First Friday already draws visitors to this area every month.

Farther down Main Street is Green Valley Park, named for Green Valley, which was Payson’s original name. The local history museums and first ranger station are by the main lake. This large heavily used park has walks, docks, grassy areas by the water for picnicking, bird watching and fishing for stocked trout, a children’s playground, and hilly area where concerts are held and folks sled in wintertime.

Frequent events are staged in the park throughout the year.

McLane Road and Green Valley Parkway both connect to the event center.

It’s interesting to visit Old Town Flagstaff and Old Town Cottonwood. As I think about the problem of trying to make all of our Main Street feel like one cohesive unit, I wonder how it would be to concentrate our efforts for now on simply starting where all the old buildings actually begin nearer McLane, and run it down to include Green Valley Park. It’s really Old Town Payson. Why don’t we call it that and focus on improving that first?

Lois McClusky

Why oppose health care?

Editor: Once again, I have been wrongly accused of wanting the public to pay for my wife’s insurance by someone apparently unable to comprehend my simple message.

For at least the 10th time: We pay Blue Cross Blue Shield $611.35 per month for a $6,000 deductible policy because my wife has a pre-existing condition. I am not asking or suggesting that anyone other than me pay this bill ... I never have; and Mr. Oestmann, I am a Vietnam vet, not a Marxist as you suggest.

Rep. Paul Gosar wants to overturn the Affordable Care Act. In the Payson Roundup, he bragged that he has voted 56 times to kill this program. If Gosar succeeds, with the help of the insurance lobby who only wants to insure healthy people, once again my lovely wife will be without health care coverage. How on earth can this be a good thing for anyone? Around 50 percent of Gila County residents depend on some sort of ACA program for their health insurance — 300,000 Arizonans statewide are dependent on government programs for health care. Why is Gosar working so hard to terminate these people’s insurance? It’s not hard to figure out; can you say campaign contributions?

I just don’t understand why people like Oestmann are opposed to their neighbors having health care.

Ted Paulk

worthnoting “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” — Oscar Wilde

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Pipeline reaches Payson’s doorstep by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

Crews have brought the C.C. Cragin pipeline to the doorstep of Payson and Mesa del Caballo, which will rely on the pipeline for its water supply.

Unfortunately, as crews restore one section of roadway they’ve started tearing up another.

On Monday, crews began installing seven miles of pipeline along Houston Mesa Road from Mesa del Caballo to Washington Park for the delivery of C.C. Cragin water in 2018.

Crews will be trenching 10-hour days Monday through Friday, said Payson Town Manager LaRon Garrett.

Earlier this year, heavy equipment tore up the road north of Whispering Pines and the 32 Road out to Washington Park for the installation of 5.5 miles of 18-inch iron pipe. The pipeline will ultimately run 25 miles of pipeline from the C.C. Cragin Reservoir, over the Mogollon Rim, through the forest and to Payson’s doorstep.

As part of the Arizona Water Settlement Act, northern Gila County secured 3,500 acre-feet of water annually from the reservoir. Payson will get 3,000 acre-feet of that annual alloca-

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Crews Monday began the final stage of installing pipe for the C.C. Cragin project. Crews will be adding seven miles of pipeline along Houston Mesa Road from Mesa del. tion and Mesa del Caballo 80 acre-feet annually.

Another roughly 400 acrefeet still hasn’t been allocated.

Payson is using a $5.5 million loan from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona for the latest phase of construction.

Payson water users are paying for about 88 percent of the cost (with increasing water bills), with the rest coming from water impact fees and state and federal grants.

Residents can expect to see lane closures during installation of the last section of pipeline.

The Prescott-based construction company has 10 months to install the line, meaning work won’t wrap up until next summer.

Crews are beginning work on a water treatment plant in east Mesa del. The pipeline will follow along Houston Mesa Road and pass under the roadway several times as crews follow the topography.

During full road closures, the town will send out alerts through local fire department email blasts. The roads will all remain open on weekends, Garrett said.

Water from the reservoir

should start flowing to Payson by the summer of 2018.

The treatment plant will use micro-filtration equipment to remove organic carbon and a small amount of dissolved iron present in the water, Buzz Walker, project manager told the Roundup in March.

Chilled to 35 degrees from the bottom of the reservoir, the snowmelt water is very high quality. Operators will adjust the slightly acidic Cragin water to match the alkaline character of Payson’s current groundwater supply. Excess water will be put into the groundwater supply for later use.

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Restrictions now in effect at reservoir In an effort to unsnarl boat ramp traffic jams, the Forest Service has imposed several restrictions along the forest road that leads into C.C. Cragin Reservoir — aka Blue Ridge Reservoir — and also in regards to swimming near the boat ramp.

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Over the last several years, a big increase in visitation has triggered numerous conflict among people launching boats and swimming near the road in.

As a result, the Forest Service has barred from Forest Road 751 past Rock Crossing Campground vehicles longer

than 22 feet or in excess of 50 feet total for a vehicle and attached trailer.

The new rules also bar parking anywhere along Forest Road 751, unless within the designated parking areas.

In addition, swimmers can’t swim within 50 feet of any por-

It’s all FAIRLY new

Connie Cockrell

northern gila county fair chair

The Northern Gila County Fair runs from 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9 through 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

11.

The usual Kids Day is Friday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., but there are a lot of new things at this year’s fair. First of all, organizers have worked hard to beautify the grounds with 14 decorative plant chairs donated by the Rim Country Gardeners Club. The club will auction off these creations on Sunday.

We have changed the time for the Livestock Auction to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

10. This is so that everyone will be able to enjoy V Heart Rodeo’s Ranch Rodeo starting at 7 p.m. This will be fun for the entire family, so mark your calendars.

For the first time ever, the fair will have a beer booth. We hope you’ll enjoy a cold beer while watching V Heart Rodeo’s exciting events such as trailer loading, cow milking and more.

All weekend there will be story times, a magician, a dance troupe and food eating contests in the entertainment tent located on the south side of the Payson Event Center grounds. The entertainment tent is also a good place to sit in the shade and enjoy the great food from our vendors: JB’s Smokehouse, Kettle Corn, Hogg Doggs and

I&C Kitchen. Other great vendors will also be on site with crafted jewelry, face painting and more.

Normal ticket prices for admission to the Northern Gila County Fair for 2016 are $3 for Friday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 11, and on Saturday, Sept. 10 it will be $3 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., then $5 admission for the Ranch Rodeo and dance. All weekend pass wristbands for fair entry can be found at Bob’s Western Wear, 605 S. Beeline Highway; Lowery’s Windows and Doors, 107 Wade Lane, Suite 3; and at Griffin’s Propane, 1315 W. Red Baron Road, Payson. Wristbands are $10 each and good for Friday, Saturday (including the special event) and Sunday, Sept. 9-11.

Find more information about the fair, the schedule of events and exhibits at www.

NorthernGilaCountyFair.com.

Advanced carnival tickets can be found at the locations mentioned above and are for unlimited carnival rides Thursday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 11. Each ticket is good for any one day and costs $20 each. You redeem them at the carnival ticket booth. More information can be found about the carnival by going to www.greatnortherncarnival.com.

This year’s fair is going to be better than ever, so invite your friends and family and enjoy a day or a night out.

tion of the boat launch ramp.

From approximately midApril to mid-September of 2015, more then 13,500 vehicles used FR 751, the primary road leading to the reservoir. Highcapacity passenger buses have been used in the past to transport large groups of people to the reservoir, leading to water quality impacts and overuse of limited toilet and trash facilities.

The narrow, winding road and smaller parking lot area cannot safely accommodate such large vehicles, given the lack of wide-area turnaround points along the road.

These restrictions will remain in effect for the next three years or until rescinded.

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Sheriff’s volunteers vital to resident safety, preparedness Gila County “There is simply no way to do the job without them,” says Gila County Sheriff Adam Shepherd of the department’s more than 180 volunteers. Gila County Sheriff’s Office volunteers play a vital role in keeping residents safe and prepared for emergencies.

In the community, GCSO volunteers are perhaps the most visible when on patrol, offering security and parking support at community events, and providfrom

ing a presence at school sporting events. Gila County residents might also see them helping form a perimeter at a crime scene, manning a roadblock or providing prisoner security.

For the 2014-2015 fiscal year, volunteer hours saved the GCSO nearly $315,000.

“Beyond helping keep Gila County residents safe, which is no small job, these volunteers make it possible for us to provide a higher level of service at a lower cost to the taxpayers,”

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The volunteers that assist the Gila County Sheriff’s Office include the Mounted Posse, Payson Posse, Reserve Posse and two search and rescue teams.

says District One Supervisor Tommie Martin.

One big way that the GCSO uses volunteers is Search and Rescue (SAR). Four SAR coordinators on staff at Gila County work with more than 75 SAR volunteers and eight dive team members countywide.

Sergeant Rodney Cronk, a Gila County SAR coordinator who retired at the end of August with 22 years of service, says “They put in a lot of hours.

I’m so proud of the hours they put in.”

Sheriff Shepherd underscores the fact that in addition to their time commitment, SAR and other GCSO volunteers also make substantial financial contributions, often utilizing their own personal equipment.

Cronk explains that SAR situations where the county employs volunteers run the gamut from water to air rescues.

Recently, the swift water rescue team helped save a group of children who became stranded on the wrong side of a river during a monsoon storm.

Volunteers and GCSO personnel who are specially trained for swift water rescue set up a rope and used a raft to bring the children across the fast-moving water to safety.

SAR volunteers are skilled in a wide range of modalities, including tracking, short haul and long line rope rescues, and canyoneering. Dive team members are specially trained to help in the case of a submerged vehicle, agency assists, or body recovery.

GCSO Chief Administrative Officer Sarah White points out

National Preparedness Month by

Lynette Walters

community preparedness volunteer

Since its inception in 2004, America’s National Preparedness Month (NPM) has been observed in September of each year, serving as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work and visit.

Individuals can make a difference in their own community, but research on personal preparedness indicates that individuals who believe they are prepared for disasters often are not as prepared as they think. In addition, some admit they do not plan to prepare at all.

When a natural or manmade disaster strikes a community, highly specialized and capable professional emergency management systems, along with nonprofit organizations (e.g. Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Community Emer­ gency Response Team), automatically respond according to a pre-established plan. Each designated organization has a specific role to play in ensuring an effective response to and recovery from the disaster’s devastation.

Nevertheless, ordinary citizens are usually first on the scene in an emergency or disaster, and remain long after official services have ceased.

Volunteering their time, knowl-

edge, skills and resources in times of crisis, our neighbors often play vital roles in helping those affected to respond and recover. They can provide invaluable assistance to official agencies. National Preparedness Month is de­ signed to encourage the synergy of preparedness and good intentions by harnessing and directing the collective power of Americans’ innate and spontaneous spirit of volunteerism.

The challenge is to maximize awareness and encourage participation in disaster preparedness activities to affect change at the community level.

Across the United States, Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COADs) have sprung up in response to the need for providing support and human services to primary disaster response organizations such as fire, law enforcement, medical and other first responders. By supplying disaster awareness, preparedness and training; by engaging individuals in realistic exercises; and by advocating for volunteer affiliation before a disaster COADs promote the formation of strong and capable networks of community stakeholders to act as an inclusive body of resources for traditional first responders.

COADs seek to build a culture of “whole community” preparedness, encourage the development of personal preparedness kits among all pop-

ulations, and work with local businesses and nonprofits to establish contingency and continuity plans. In addition, COADs keep partners informed on the capabilities, involvement, and activities of other participants and provide a structure that allows all stakeholders to coordinate their activities to ensure the most efficient and effective impact on disaster response activities. From first responders and formal organizations, to faith groups and the far-from-ordinary citizen, everyone has an opportunity to contribute and no one is left without access to needed resources.

Our nation’s emergency managers, firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMT/ paramedics, and other emergency responders do an incredible job of keeping us safe, but they cannot do it alone. We must all embrace our personal responsibility to be prepared.

In doing so, we contribute to the safety and security of our communities as well.

An accepted truth is that all disasters are local. After any and all outside help is gone, the local community is left to begin the process of rebuilding and recovery by employing locally-available human, material, social and spiritual resources.

Disasters affect the whole community, and the best recovery plan involves and engages the prepared and resilient “whole community.”

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The Gila County Sheriff’s Office boasts one of the few dive teams in the state, so its members are frequently called to assist at other Arizona lake rescues. that by assisting with body recovery, the dive team can provide meaningful closure for victims’ families.

The GCSO has two SAR units: Tonto Rim Search and Rescue and Gila County Search and Rescue. The Roundup has frequent reports on the efforts of TRSAR in Fossil Creek rescues. Cronk says that although a number of the SAR volunteers are retired folks, it’s possible for a younger person working a full-time job to take on the commitment as well.

All-volunteer sheriff’s posses — Payson Posse and Sheriff’s Reserve Posse — assist with things like prisoner transport, crime scene security, traffic control for events and patrols during fire restrictions. The Gila County Sheriff’s

Mounted Posse serves in this same capacity and also plays an important, specialized role in SAR activities.

Cronk explains that the mounted posse can cover a lot of ground faster than walking, although they are limited due to terrain. Mounted posse members might assist with a rescue for a dehydrated individual who is still coherent, for example. Cronk explains that putting that individual in a saddle means rescuers can get them out in a fraction of the time than they could on foot.

In addition to SAR and posse activities, GCSO volunteers perform community outreach. In the Payson area, Tonto Rim Search and Rescue assists with battery changes for Gila County residents liv-

ing with Alzheimer’s using the “Project Lifesaver” bracelets.

The Roosevelt Mounted Posse cooked for Miami Junior and Senior High School students on their annual “Fishing with Attitude” camping trip.

Sheriff Shepherd says that one of the reasons that volunteering for the GCSO is an appealing way for folks to give to their communities is because it’s so multi-disciplinary. It can include riding horses, filing paperwork or using a long line to make a helicopter rescue.

“It’s a welcoming environment that draws people in,” says Shepherd on becoming a volunteer for the GCSO. For details on volunteering for the GCSO in the north contact, Sergeant Dennis Newman at 928-474-2208.

Gila County CAP helps break down barriers From Gila County For more than 35 years, Gila County’s Community Action Program (CAP) has helped residents with utility, rent and other emergency assistance aimed at supporting greater self-sufficiency.

“It’s really impressive to see the impact that the CAP program makes on such a lean budget,” says District Two Supervisor Mike Pastor.

“They not only provide emergency assistance to our neighbors who are struggling, but also give follow-up help to try to prevent folks from getting back in such a tough spot again.”

Malissa Buzan, director of Gila County Community Services, where the program is housed, explains that CAP was first funded nationwide in 1964.

Gila County CAP is just one of the many interconnected programs that make up the Community Services Division. CAP stretches the modest funding it receives each year in an effort to help as many people as possible. The need is significant.

“We could go through all of our money for the year in three or four months,” explains Buzan.

Instead, she and her staff make the most of the funding by dividing it up equally across each of the 12 months. Qualified residents are eligible to receive assistance once every 12 months.

Often, the rent assistance CAP provides is targeted toward eviction prevention. CAP can also help people put money toward purchases that will help keep or secure a job — steel-toed boots needed for work or a new tire needed to get to a job safely and reliably. “We see if there’s anything we can do to break down those barriers,” says Buzan.

In addition to providing monetary help for utilities, Buzan regularly testifies during utility rate cases at the Arizona Corporation Commission,

advocating against rate hikes for residents like low-income seniors on fixed incomes. When rate cases come before the commission in Phoenix, Buzan travels there to testify and often brings clients along to testify as well. “It can be difficult for people to advocate for themselves,” says Buzan. When there’s an opportunity to facilitate that, she goes for it.

Because funding for CAP is so severely limited, unfortunately not everyone who applies for financial assistance is able to receive it. Buzan says that they typically run out of funds by the middle of each month.

However, she stresses that even when they aren’t able to make a financial award, they always try to help in other ways.

“We want to see if we can identify what the next step is and help stabilize them,” says Buzan.

CAP hosts the Southern Gila County Network Team and Payson Interagency, which provide monthly opportunities for social service providers to connect face-to-face and talk about ways to better serve the residents of Gila County.

CAP also provides support for free volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) sites in Payson, Globe and Hayden. CAP Program Administrator Dorine Prine has been hugely successful in growing the VITA program in Gila County over the past five years. VITA helps people file their tax returns and save money, keeping more refund dollars local.

Pre-screening forms for rent and utility assistance from CAP are always available at 107 W. Frontier St., Suite C in Payson. Upcoming screening days for CAP are Thursday, Sept.

29 (for October) and Thursday, Oct. 27 (for November).

Buzan says if there’s an emergency outside of those application times, let her staff know. The number in Payson is 928-474-7192.

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I know nothing about food preservation – nothing!

“After washing and drying the jars, So, I thought I had an adequate set the oven to about 200,” said John. knowledge of food preservation.

He uses special hot mitts to pull the I mean, don’t you just throw veggies jars out of the oven. and fruits in the freezer?

The Vandruffs (including John’s I feel pretty confident with water bath canning, yet at wife Paula) least one jar doesn’t made sure we all seal in each batch. understood that The Then there’s water bath canHealthy that pressure canning is only for ner. I still haven’t fruits and vegopened it. etables with a And don’t even high acidic conby Michele Nelson get me started tent. Anything about dehydration with vinegar can — I’ve been too overwhelmed with also go in the water bath canner. all the choices in dehydrators to even Good to know. buy one.

Everything else goes into the presSo I made sure to go to the sure canner, such as meat, beans, Community Garden Food Preservation soups and all non-acidic vegetables.

Class.

Paige Porter told us the magical This class had about 50 people — secret that makes pressure canning with a pleasant surprise — lots of work — water. men. In fact, the group gave out four “Make sure there is water in the door prizes and a man won each one! canner,” she said, “that makes the OK, I’m being sexist here, but I’m steam.” really impressed that the guys not only Porter told us this is especially came out to learn about food preserva- important if you’re canning more than tion — Dr. John Vandruff taught one of one bunch of jars. A pressure canner the classes. only takes one layer of jars at a time.

His most memorable hint?

Between each batch, you have to wait Try putting the jars in the oven to for the canner to cool, open it, put sterilize. in more water and do the 45-minute

FOODIE

Photos by Michele Nelson/Roundup

Shelly Morris, photo at left, talked about food dehydration and recommends the Excalibur dryer. Paula and Dr. John Vandruff, photo above, presented a program on water bath canning. They suggest the best way to sterilize jars to prepare them for canning is to put them in the oven. cooking process all over again.

Well, then I’d only do one batch of whatever.

I was not really looking forward to learning about freezing food because, well, I had that down — or so I thought.

Linda Kriemeyer showed me that unless I blanch my veggies, I’ll be unhappy with the result.

“Par-boiling stops the enzymatic process,” said Kriemeyer. “It also keeps the flavor, color and texture intact.”

Ah! So that’s why my veggies got mushy once I defrosted them.

Kriemeyer said the only exemption is berries.

Glad to know. I stashed four gallons of blackberries in my freezer. That’s where they’ll stay until I come up with

an amazing blackberry seedless low sugar jam recipe.

Maybe readers could help me with a recipe. What do you think?

The topic that got me most excited: dehydration.

Shelly Morris told us about all the things we can do with a dehydrator.

In fact, a person can outfit a weeklong backpacking trip with dehydrated stuff.

I’m sold. Freeze dried food at Big 5 is outrageously expensive.

Morris also talked about how her fresh herbs in the garden taste so much better dried than the herbs from the market.

And she gave me the idea of making mint tea from my weed of a mint bush.

Brilliant!

Most importantly, I learned about the two types of dehydrators. One blows the air and heat from either the top of the bottom, while the other blows the air from the side.

Her favorite brand?

“I did my research and found that the Excalibur is best,” she said.

To illustrate the wonders of a dehydrator, Morris gave out samples of dried apples she made with a touch of lemon juice and honey.

“I think they are a mix of a potato chip and cotton candy,” she said.

And you know, she was right.

Heavenly.

I’m just not so keen on her description of the apple chips, though.

Well, with tomatoes coming out my ears, I’m all ready to preserve food.

CERT and RACES bolster emergency responses Gila County Gila County Com­ munity Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) volunteers are an integral piece of emergency preparedness and response in Gila County.

“Our emergency response volunteers are crucial to Gila County’s ability to respond swiftly and effectively during a crisis,” says District Three Supervisor John Marcanti.

RACES, the newer of the two volunteer groups, is open to all licensed amateur radio operators. RACES volunteers, under the direction of Gila County Emergency Management, provide communications support for various public agencies. RACES volunteers can help facilitate inter-operability between agencies during an emergency. Because different agencies often use different radio frequencies, RACES volunteers can act as a sort of switchboard, connecting first responders via radio in the field to the Gila County Emergency Operations Center.

Recently, a communications vehicle was donated to Gila County Emergency Management by the state of Arizona. This vehicle is a small RV designed specifically for emergency response and equipped with numerous multiband, multi-frequency radios, Internet, satellite, and other features. It can be deployed by Emergency Management and staffed by RACES volunteers during an emergency, either to facilitate communication between emergency responders or enable communication in areas where the capability doesn’t exist.

Gila County’s Emergency Manager Todd Whitney explains that in the wake of the recent Cedar Creek Fire, RACES was tasked with working with the White Mountain Apache Tribe to identify ways

impressed with the way that Gila County’s CERT members took part in the process. “CERT really helped out and contributed,” says Marcanti. “They help in any way they can.”

Both Marcanti and Whitney were proud of the range of stakeholders that came to the

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to increase communication in the area around Cedar Creek and Carrizo using technologies that Gila County currently has in play.

Similarly, CERT programs are a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiative designed to encourage emergency preparedness and response activities at the local level. CERT chapters, like the two in Gila County, must be registered with FEMA. CERT volunteers are educated about disaster preparedness and experienced in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. CERT volunteers are trained to assist others in their community following a disaster when professional responders are not immediately available to help.

For example, Whitney says that the Red Cross recently expressed interest in working with Gila County’s CERT teams to provide initial shelter support. This means that if there were a need to set up a local facility as an emergency shelter, Gila County CERT volunteers would be trained to begin establishing the shelter while Red Cross staff were still on

the way to the site. CERT also supports community events like the July 4th fireworks in Payson and the Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race in Pine.

“They’re very good to the community,” says Whitney. “They have a lot of community ties.”

Whitney explains that with events like the bike race in Pine, CERT uses the same incident management process as if they were going out on a fire or earthquake. Gila County employs the National Incident Management System (NIMS) protocol, which facilitates cooperation across agencies by ensuring that the structure and roles at the local level match those at the state and federal level. Gila County’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) reflects the NIMS guidelines as well.

Gila County CERT and RACES are both included in the EOP. Whitney is proud of the community input that went into the plan’s most recent iteration.

“We had people in the chairs giving their input, which is huge to keep the whole community on the same page,” he says.

Supervisor Marcanti was involved in the recent fiveyear update to Gila County’s Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) and was

table to collaborate on the CWPPs. “What we do is all about people,” says Whitney. “Why do we write plans? We write plans to support and protect people and people’s interests — their financial interest and their own person,” says Whitney.

To become a RACES member, contact Carl Melford at 928-425-3231 ext. 878 or email cmelford@gilacountyaz.gov.

For more information about CERT in the Payson area contact Mac Feezor at 602-6845363 or email mac_feezor@ msn.com.

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Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

The intense, high-stakes, dark-money-dominated cam­ paign for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Com­ mission lurched through the primary election last week and into an even more contentious general election.

Incumbent Republican Bob Burns topped the five-candidate Republican field with 24 percent of the vote, proof that his crusade to force Arizona Public Service to reveal its dark money political spending has resonated with voters.

However, his victory acquired an ironic undertone with news that SolarCity spent nearly $700,000 to influence the race largely in his favor — proof that dark money remains increasingly dominant in state politics, thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Burns has asked SolarCity to not spend money on the Corporation Commission race.

The law allows corporations and special interest groups to spend as much as they like without disclosing the source as long as they don’t directly coordinate their efforts with candidates.

On the other hand, former House Speaker Andy Tobin drew 23 percent of the vote to

Boyd Dunn

Andy Tobin

win one of the three slots for the Republican nomination.

Tobin has consistently resisted Burns’ effort to compel APS to open up its books on the millions it spent two years ago to get incumbents Tom Forese and Doug Little elected. Both have voted consistently for APS requests and repeatedly rebuffed Burns’ effort to force disclosure.

Tobin engendered his own share of controversy after a Corporation Commission lawyer advised him not to vote on certain issues because a relative of Tobin’s worked for a regulated company. Instead, Tobin convinced his former colleagues in the Legislature to pass a conflict of interest law that essentially eliminated the conflict of interest the ACC attorney had pointed out. Tobin was originally appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to the $79,000-a-year job after Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith resigned due to a

F O R The following reports and arrests were released by the Payson Police Department and Gila County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. After reviewing cases, the Gila County Attorney’s Office often drops or modifies charges. If your name is listed and you are exonerated, please contact the Payson Roundup at editor@ payson.com.

Aug. 15 – Ashley Nicole Hubbell, 33, Payson – driving with a suspended/ canceled/revoked license; Wayne Aaron Muskett-Bitsilly, 24, Avondale – shoplifting, drug paraphernalia-possession and possession and sale of a vapor-releasing substance containing a toxic substance-breath and inhale; Ross Michael Hanes, 28, Tonto Basin – narcotic drugs-possession, failure to appear-1st degree, disorderly conduct-fighting, two counts of domestic violence, assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury and DUI-aggravated, while suspended for DUI. Aug. 16 – male juvenile, 14 – incorrigible child, refuses to obey and shoplifting; Zachary Colter Stewart, 25, Phoenix – driving with a suspended/canceled/revoked license; male juvenile, 15 – drug paraphernalia-possession and false reporting to law enforcement agency; Bobbie Leann Stalcup, 40, Payson – fail to notify owner after striking fixture by roadway.

Aug. 17 – male juvenile, 14 – minor in possession of vapor product; male juvenile, 17 – disorderly conduct-fighting and domestic violence.

Aug. 18 – Kathleen Marie Morrissey, 49, Payson – criminal trespass-2nd degree and felony shoplifting with convicted priors; Jarrod Ryan Darlington, 33, Payson – theft; Joshua Andrew Montgomery, 23, Payson – two counts of criminal damage-deface or damage property and two counts of domestic violence; Julia Lauren Flores, 18, Payson – domestic violence and disorderly conduct-fighting; Shannon

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Bob Burns

conflict of interest.

The third winner in the Republican primary was former Superior Court judge Boyd Dunn, who got 19 percent of the vote — barely edging out lawmaker Rick Gray.

In appearances in Payson, Dunn said he would have to study the law to determine whether the Corporation Commission should or could force APS and other regulated companies to reveal their political spending.

Burns, Tobin and Dunn will face a challenge from two Democrats, former state lawmakers Bill Mundell and Tom Chabin. Mundell has served previously as an Arizona Corporation Commissioner.

Only two Democrats ran for the three slots.

Both Mundell and Chabin said they would vote to require APS to reveal its political spending.

Both have also expressed

skepticism about the 8 percent rate increase and new restrictions on solar energy APS has proposed.

The rate increase is one of the first issues that will face whoever wins in November.

The privately owned utility this year reported near-record profits and its CEO makes $1 million a month. While the Salt River Project has proposed a rate decrease, APS wants a major increase.

The utility also wants to impose a new “demand charge” on its 1 million customers. The complicated demand charge would effectively penalize people who exceed their peak power demand from the previous years and critics say it could significantly increase bills on top of the 8 percent usage increase.

The APS rate proposal would also significantly decrease the amount of money the company pays for the excess power generated by energy produced by people with rooftop solar systems. Those proposals account in large measure for the fierce political battle pitting the solar companies against APS and other utilities making similar proposals.

The costly rivalry has played out in the independent expenditure campaigns on both sides.

R E C O R D

Renee Merritt, 40, Payson – DUI in the slightest degree, DUI .08 and above and DUI .15 and above.

Aug. 19 – Dalton Riley Dakota Brunson, 19, Star Valley – fail to notify owner after striking fixture by roadway; unlawful for anyone under 21 years of age to drive or be in physical control of a motor vehicle with any liquor in their body, DUI with drugs or metabolite, marijuana-possession and drug paraphernalia-possession.

Aug. 20 – Tabbatha Mae Goff, 33, Payson – drug paraphernalia-possession and dangerous drugs-possession.

Aug. 21 – Laini Danielle Nash, 50, Payson – driving with a suspended/canceled/revoked license; Michael Anthony Romo, 23, Payson – failure to pay a fine; Mona Lisa Carpenter, 55, Payson – drug paraphernalia-possession and dangerous drugs-possession; Christopher Perry Blain, 61, Payson – drug paraphernalia-possession and dangerous drugs-possession.

Aug. 22 – Jonathan Gerhardt Wiley, 23, transient – engaging in passive resistance and camping in public place; Brian Patrick Moran, 43, Payson – DUI-alcohol, drug, vapor or combination thereof.

Aug. 23 – Kayla Renee Morris, 21, Payson – probation violation, domestic violence and assault-intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury; Christopher Grant Townson, 42, disorderly conduct-fighting; Abigale Lynn Marie Bullock, 21, Gallup – disorderly conduct-fighting; female juvenile, 15 – threatening or intimidating-cause injury or damage property; Jeremy Clinton Bishop, 40, Payson – failure to pay a fine; female juvenile, 13 – incorrigible child, refuses to obey and disorderly conduct-fighting.

Aug. 25 – Tyler Santo, 18, Payson – theft; Adam Joseph Worley, 34, Payson – drug paraphernalia-possession and warrant; Leslie Ann Babcock, 43, Payson – failure to appear-1st degree; Arthur Raymond

Ohlinger, 29, Payson – disorderly conduct-fighting; Darold Lee Leneberg, 32, Pine – warrant; John Phillip Lyman, 48, Payson – warrant; Leslie Ann Babcock, 43, Payson –warrant.

Aug. 26 – Cody Tyrel Uptain, 38, Payson – failure to pay a fine; David Cameron Rowe, 34, Phoenix – false reporting to law enforcement agency, driving with a suspended/canceled/revoked license and warrant; Joseph Amado Gonzales, 34, Oxbow Estates – false reporting to law enforcement agency; Justin Michael Juliano, 31, Payson – possession and sale of a vapor-releasing substance containing a toxic substance-breath and inhale and drug paraphernalia-possession.

Aug. 27 – female juvenile, 17 – marijuana-possession and drug paraphernalia-possession; female juvenile, 17 – marijuana-possession and drug paraphernalia-possession; Carlos Anthony Gloria, 19, Mesa – involving or using minor in drug offenses-sell, transfer, or offer to sell prohibited drugs to minor, drug paraphernalia-possession and marijuana-possession; Mercedes Monique Rodriguez, 21, Mesa – involving or using minor in drug offenses-sell, transfer, or offer to sell prohibited drugs to minor, drug paraphernalia-possession and marijuana-possession; Dylan Roger Sutherland, 21, Mesa – drug paraphernalia-possession and marijuana-possession; Justin Michael Juliano, 31, Payson – possession and sale of a vapor-releasing substance containing a toxic substance-breath and inhale.

Aug. 28 – male juvenile, 17 – unlawful for anyone under 21 years of age to drive/ be in physical control of a motor vehicle with any liquor in their body; male juvenile, 15 – minor with alcohol in body; male juvenile, 17 – minor with alcohol in body; male juvenile, 16 – minor with alcohol in body; male juvenile, 17 – minor with alcohol in body; Gary Allen Bennett, 51, Payson – failure to pay a fine, failure to appear-1st degree, drug paraphernalia-possession and marijuana-possession.

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Daniel James Roles (1957-2016)

Daniel James Roles, 58, of Payson, died August 22, 2016 in Payson, Ariz. He was born November 30, 1957 to Jesse and Doris Roles in Bitburg, Germany.

Daniel retired from Honeywell as a test tech for PCPL Operations. He was an avid hiker and lover of nature, and loved tending to his garden year round. His love of music was undeniable. Danny will be dearly missed by all those who loved him. His memory will forever

live on in our hearts He is survived by his sisters, Carol Ellis and Victoria Lowder; brothers, Timothy Roles and Michael Yocum; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ. Condolences for the family can be left at www.thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Grace D. Mootsey (1931-2016)

Grace D. Mootsey, April 21, 1931 to August 28, 2016.

Grace passed away peacefully to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus. Her strength and love for God is expressed in Psalm 139, her favorite Psalm. She has been united with her husband George and lost children.

Memorial services will

be held September 8, 2016, 10 a.m. at Ponderosa Bible Church, 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 1795, Payson, AZ 85541, for the purchase of Bibles that are sent to over 125 countries and over 90 languages. TO GOD BE THE GLORY! Amen.

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communityalmanac

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).

• 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).

• Mexican Buffet: Wednesday, Sept.

7, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant.

• Road To Vegas Poker Tournaments first Wednesday of each month Sept. 7 through April 5. $50 buy-in, $50 bounties. Tournament of Champions is April 26. Grand Prize $1,000 cash plus seat at 2017 WSOP! • UFC World Heavyweight Championship: Miocic vs. Overeem, Saturday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m. in the Apache Spirits Lounge. 12 wings and 16 oz. domestic draft just $7 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Missoula Children’s Theatre audition

fair is this weekend

Northern Gila County Fair advance ticket sales

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

Free Bingo in Pine

There will be free bingo at 1 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month

Pete Aleshire photo

The 2016 Northern Gila County Fair is this weekend at the Payson Event Center. The fair’s carnival opens Thursday night, Sept. 8. The fair opens to the public Friday, Sept. 9 and continues through Sunday, Sept. 11. Look for details on this page and in the Sept. 7 edition of The Rim Review. (through September) at the Senior Dining Room at the Pine Strawberry Community Center. The Senior Citizens Affairs Foundation sponsors the event.

World Day of Prayer event at Unity of Payson 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 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’s program scheduled for Sept. 9 The Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St., will host a Banner Alzheimer’s COMAPSS Workshop from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9.

For more information, call 928-4744876.

Holiday cooking class At a special benefit holiday cooking class at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept 10,

C L U B S 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.

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.

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 480734-1647 or John at 480-861-0802.

AND

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 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.

Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race

The annual Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race in Pine is Saturday, Sept.

17, with preliminary fun and festivities Friday, Sept. 16 and the wrap-up Sunday, Sept. 18.

The annual race has grown in leaps and bounds partly due to the support of locals. To show your backing, stop

by Ponderosa Market 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays to purchase Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race raffle tickets, souvenir T-shirts and Italian feast dinner tickets from Pine Strawberry Fire Reduction volunteer Katie Calderon and her crew.

Go online to www.fireontherim.com for details.

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,

pal meeting

Breast Cancer Support The Breast Cancer Support Group meets in the “Common Room” of the Senior Apartments, 311 S. McLane (the big, three-story blue building right in back of the high school on the corner of McLane and Wade). It meets on the second Thursday of every month from

Library Friends Tonto National Monument talk The Library Friends of Payson meet at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 19 for a presentation by Jennifer Smith, park ranger at Tonto National Monument.

She will talk about the archaeology of the monument.

Spend a morning learning how the Tonto Cliff Dwellings were first discovered by archaeologist A.F. Bandelier in 1883, and how archaeology has changed from the initial excavation in the 1930s to the stabilization process used by the National Park Service today. Smith has previously worked at many different sites, including Yellowstone National Park and Grand Canyon National Park.

The presentation is open to the public and held in the library meeting room. A special invitation to attend is extended to older homeschooled students. Light refreshments will be served. For details, call the library at 928-474-9260.

Library Friends of Payson, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, supports the library with programs and materials not covered by the town budget.

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 (Sept. 1) 2 3 19 24 28 Pick 3 (Sept. 1) 575 5 Card Cash (Sept. 1) KS 5C 2C 4S 4C

Chapter DF of the P.E.O. Sisterhood meets at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9 at the Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Pkwy., Payson. The program will be “P.E.O. Projects.” The hostess is Jean Larson. Visiting P.E.O.s are welcome. For further information, call Jean at 928-978-1690.

Daughters of the American Revolution

The Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St., hosts a Bible study from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday with a rotating roster of ministers.

The Rim Country Classic Auto Club (RCCAC) holds its monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260 in Payson. For information, call Steve Fowler at (928) 478-6676.

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.

P.E.O. meeting

Senior Bible study

Rim Country Classic Auto Club

Benefit raffle

p.m. at the Payson Library meeting room (enter by front south door). The agenda includes discussing implementing educational strategies focused on protecting this beautiful region.

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

This Red Hat group meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Crosswinds Restaurant patio room. There is a break for lunch around noon and play and resumes after lunch.

Anyone interested in joining will be welcomed. You do not need to know how to play, the members will be happy to teach the game.

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

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.

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.

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Card players wanted

Senior Center offers writers’ workshop

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Lena Navarro is the guest speaker at the Payson Art League meeting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Payson Public Library meeting room, 328 N. McLane Rd. in Rumsey Park. All are welcome.

12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Breast Cancer Support Group is a non-profit support group for people who are breast cancer survivors. If you are newly diagnosed, if you have gone through surgery, if you are a long-term survivor — come share thoughts, experiences, and support with the rest of the group. You will meet some very wonderful people who have “been there, done that” and you will gain understanding and support.

A light snack will be served. For more information, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.

National Alliance on Mental Illness The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is dedicated to improving the lives of those with mental ill-

ness and those who love them through education, support and advocacy.

NAMI Family Support Group is a free meeting of caregivers where family members can talk frankly about their challenges. The support group meets from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

Email namipayson@yahoo.com or call 928-301-9140 for more information.

Sustainable Rim Country Sustainable Rim Country is a non-profit, non-political civic organization devoted to conserving the beauty of Rim Country for the enjoyment of this and future generations.

The public is invited to its Thursday, Sept. 8 meeting, from 6 p.m. to 7:30

The September meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9 in the conference room of the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., Payson.

Gila County Superior Court Judge Bryan B. Chambers presents “The President Has Been Shot!” on the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Chambers served 23 years in various capacities in the Gila County Attorney’s Office prior to his appointment to the bench in July 2015, by Gov. Doug Ducey to fill the unexpired term of Judge Peter Cahill.

To learn more about this meeting, or the Daughters of the American Revolution, please contact Regent Kelly Oxborrow at 928-238-5008 or Registrar Renee Durfee at 928-978-4338.

Bridge results

Winners at Ladies Tuesday Bridge for Aug. 30 were: Cindy Love, first; Connie Gyde, second; Mary Kemp, third.

Play is every Tuesday at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main St., at 12:30 p.m.

For information and reservations, call Lynn De Voe, 480-773-2475.

Winners at Wednesday Bridge Aug. 31 were: Flo Moeur and Joan Young, first; Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, second; Myrtle Warter and Sherry Proctor, third.

For information and reservations, call Kay Hutchinson at 928-474-0287.

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Star Valley Council final results: Davis ousts Binney by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Gila County Elections officials posted the latest election numbers late Thursday, Sept.

1. Hardly any of the local outcomes were altered — save for the Payson Town Council results (see story beginning on page 1) — and with only the write-in ballots remaining, the elections staff did not expect any other changes.

The results will be unofficial until canvassed by the Gila County Board of Supervisors at its 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 6

meeting.

Two incumbents and a challenger won Star Valley’s three contested council seats.

Incumbents Gary Coon and Barbara Hartwell retained their seats. Coon had 329 votes, or 22.6 percent, and Hartwell received 303 votes, 20.8 percent.

Challenger Bobby Davis won the third seat with 318 votes, or 21.8 percent.

“I am very honored and flattered the citizens of Star Valley elected me to be on the council,” Davis said.

Janell Sterner

Barbara Underwood

Bobby Davis

Gary Coon

Barbara Hartwell

Who will represent the Town of Star Valley on the Gila County Board of Supervisors will be decided in the Nov. 8 General

Election when Republican challenger Woody Cline of Young faces incumbent John Marcanti, a Globe Democrat.

Cline beat Payson Mayor Kenny Evans in the Aug. 30 Republican primary, 983 (54.1 percent) to 830 (45.7 percent).

Monster award for Monster Mudda

Rick Croy

Craig Swartwood

Payson results From page 1 in mind. I want to be the voice of the community, but sometimes my eyes and ears don’t see and hear all of the concerns. So, I encourage citizens to contact me.”

She ended the email, “still in shock.”

Incumbent Croy, who garnered 2,014 votes, said he was happy to continue his work on the council. He hopes to see the new candidates get up to speed on town issues in the next three months so they can stay on top of issues.

Sterner came in third with 2,006 votes, enough to take the third and final seat.

Sterner was all smiles Thursday night after the council meeting when she learned she had won.

For Sterner, it had been a roller coaster of emotions as she went from last place to third.

She said she remembers her dad, Don Ascoli, calling her Tuesday night to deliver the news she was in last place. Discouraged, Sterner tried to remember that she had gotten as many votes as she had, a relatively new member of the Payson community with less name recognition as the other candidates.

When she found out she had won, Sterner said it was “awesome.”

“I am so grateful for the votes.”

ATTORNEY

“I want to give back to the community and be the best councilor I can be and help grow Star Valley any way I can,” he added.

Tim Grier, town manager/ attorney for Star Valley, said the winners will be sworn into office Tuesday, Oct. 4. The council meeting is at 6 p.m. in the Star Valley Town Hall.

Losing the Star Valley council contest were incumbent George Binney, with 269 votes, or 18.5 percent; and challenger Ray Armington, with 230 votes, or 15.8 percent.

by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

It’s messy. It’s muddy. And most participants ask themselves if they’re crazy for even signing up.

The Mogollon Monster Mudda 5k mud run is everything a great event should be: memorable and fun.

Earlier this week, the Mudda was named Outstanding Event of the Year in the state by the Arizona Talent In Event Concepts Committee (AzTEC) sponsored by APS and endorsed by the Arizona Office of Tourism.

The Town of Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department accepted the award Thursday at the AzTEC awards banquet at The Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park.

“Woooo hoooo. Special thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers — this was for you!” said Cameron Davis, recreation and

The AzTEC Committee gave the Town of Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department the “Outstanding Event of the Year” Award in the State of Arizona for the 2016 Mogollon Monster Mudda 5k mud run. The award is sponsored by APS. Kaprice Bachtell, Cameron Davis and Marty Fabritz (center) accepted the award for the town Thursday from members of APS.

tourism director.

Davis said without the 127 volunteers last year, the town would not be able to put the event on. He thanked the event sponsors for taking a chance on the event four years ago. Home Depot, APS and Rim Country PowerSports have been sponsors since the event started.

“It really takes a whole community to put this together.”

Since the event started four years ago, it went from 225 participants to more than 1,000 last year.

Payson competed with other events for the award including those in Glendale, Phoenix, Tempe and Tolleson.

To see the 2017 promo for the Mogollon Monster Mudda, visit https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=FtRELE9Yz_I courtesy Town of Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department.

Photographer DJ Craig captured the image above at this year’s Mudda.

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LEGAL NOTICES 16289: 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/6/2016 Notice of Trustee s Sale Recorded on: 7/12/2016 TS No. : AZ-15-686941-JP Order No. : 150243103-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 5/27/2005 and recorded 6/1/2005 as Instrument 2005-009581 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections

LEGAL NOTICES to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 10/17/2016 at 11:00AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: LOT 90, OF GOLDEN FRONTIER UNIT ONE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP (S) NO. 569.

Purported Street Address: 813 SOUTH SANTE FE CIRCLE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 304-19-100 Original Principal Balance: $199,000.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust C/O Rushmore Loan Management Services, LLC 15480 Laguna Canyon Road Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92618 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): TODD CARHART, A SINGLE MAN 813 SOUTH SANTE FE CIRCLE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 916-939-0772 Login to: www.nationwideposting.com AZ-15-686941-JP The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary s Agent, or the Beneficiary s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-15-686941-JP Dated: 7/11/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Lajahnique Webster, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 7/11/2016 before me, Valerie Jean Frost a notary public, personally appeared Lajahnique Webster, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Valerie Jean Frost Commission No. 2140063 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 1/14/2020 IDSPub #0112815 8/16/2016 8/23/2016 8/30/2016 9/6/2016 16295: 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2016 Notice of Trustee s Sale Recorded on: 7/19/2016 TS No. : AZ-16-739069-AB Order No. : 733-1600759-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 6/14/2006 and recorded 6/16/2006 as Instrument 2006-010333 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 10/26/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the Front Entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: That portion of Lot 2 and the East 10 feet of Lot 1, Christopher Creek Park, according to Map No. 205, as shown as Parcels 2 and 3 on Record of Survey, recorded as Survey Map No. 815, records of Gila County, Arizona. Purported Street Address: 364 WEST COLUMBINE ROAD, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 303-09-002B 6 Original Principal Balance: $184,000.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Nationstar Mortgage LLC C/O Nationstar Mortgage LLC 8950 Cypress Waters Boulevard Coppell, TX 75019 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Ryan Rawlings and Cara Raw-

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LEGAL NOTICES lings, husband and wife 9001 N 28TH STREET, PHOENIX, AZ 85028 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 800-280-2832 Login to: www.auction.com AZ-16-739069-AB The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary s Agent, or the Beneficiary s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-16-739069-AB Dated: 7/15/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Long Do, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 7/15/2016 before me, Valerie Jean Frost a notary public, personally appeared Long Do, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Valerie Jean Frost Commission No. 2140063 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 1/14/2020 IDSPub #0113246 8/23/2016 8/30/2016 9/6/2016 9/13/2016 16302: 8/30, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20/2016 Notice of Trustee s Sale Recorded on: 7/26/2016 TS No. : AZ-16-738584-BF Order No. : 733-1600737-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 2/23/2007 and recorded 10/9/2007 as Instrument 2007-016790 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 10/31/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lot 97, of Wildwood, according to the plat of record in the Office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 595. Purported Street Address: 404 SOUTH ARROYO DRIVE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 304-09-104 Original Principal Balance: $337,496.34 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Financial Arizona, Inc. C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Hubert Nanty and Laura Kay Nanty, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship 404 S ARROYO DR, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 888-988-6736 Login to: Salestrack.tdsf.com AZ-16-738584-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary s Agent, or the Beneficiary s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms

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of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-16-738584-BF Dated: 7/22/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Genzl Favor, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 7/22/2016 before me, Brenda A. Gonzalez a notary public, personally appeared Genzl Favor, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Brenda A. Gonzalez Commission No. 2116627 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 6/21/2019 IDSPub #0113612 8/30/2016 9/6/2016 9/13/2016 9/20/2016 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.

16305: 8/30, 9/6/2016 ORDINANCE NO. 885 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PAYSON, ARIZONA, AMENDING PAYSON TOWN UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 154-09-016, DELETING SECTION 154-08-003(C)(8), PROCEDURES TO ABANDON TOWN RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND EASEMENTS AND MOVING PROCEDURES TO SECTION 156 (A) THROUGH (D).

WHEREAS, the Code of the Town of Payson ( Code ) currently outlines procedures to abandon town Rights-of-Way and Easements under UDC § 154-09-016; and WHEREAS, the Town desires to amend existing procedures to abandon town rights-of-way and easements and to move these procedures to § 156 (A) through (D) to allow flexibility for reviewing and approving abandonment requests; and WHEREAS, on July 11th, 2016, the Town Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to § 154-09-016 and §156 (A) through (D) and recommended approval to the Town Council of said amendments; and WHEREAS, the Town Council held Public Hearings on August 4th, 2016, and August 18th, 2016 on the proposed amendments to UDC § 154-09-016 and Administrative Procedure §156 (A) through (D) and deleting UDC §154-08-003(C) (8) and desires to enact said amendments to the Code and Administrative Procedures; and WHEREAS, amendments to UDC § 154-09-016 and Administrative Procedure §156 of the Code of the Town of Payson were declared to be a public record by Resolution 2949.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PAYSON, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The amendments to UDC § 154-09-016 and Administrative Procedure §156 (A) through (D) set forth in Resolution 2949 were declared to be a public record by said Resolution, and are referred to and adopted by reference as though set forth in full in this Ordinance.

SECTION 2: UDC § 154-08-003 (C)(8) is hereby deleted.

SECTION 3: least three copies of the Amendments

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adopted by this Ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Town Clerk and shall be kept available for public use and inspection.

SECTION 4: All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed.

SECTION 5: If any portion of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Payson, Arizona, this 18th day of August, 2016, by the following vote: AYES: _7_ NOES: _0_ ABSTENTIONS: _0_ ABSENT: _0_ Evans, Mayor ATTEST: FORM:

Kenny J.

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Silvia Smith, Town Clerk Hector M. Figueroa, Town Attorney 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.

5.

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

6.

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.

2.

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.

LEGAL NOTICES 16312: 9/6, 9/9, 9/13/2016 Notice Of Publication Articles Of Organization Have Been Filed In The Office Of The Arizona Corporation Commission For I Name: S & C Plumbing, LLC. L-21-14914-8. II The address of registered office is: 800 N Mclane, Payson AZ 85441. The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: Shad Pruett Wood, 800 N Mclane Payson AZ 85441. III Management of limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Shad Pruett Wood, 800 N Mclane, Payson AZ 85441, member.

16315: 9/6, 9/9, 9/13/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: RIM COUNTRY STORE LLC File No. L-21166330 II. The address of the known place of business is: PO Box 249, Payson, AZ 85547 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Steven L. Smith, 812 W. Rim View Rd., Payson, AZ 85541 (A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Steven L. Smith, (x) manager, PO Box 249, Payson, AZ 85547; Christina McAllister Smith, (x) manager, PO Box 249, Payson, AZ 85547.

16316: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. PB2016-00080 \SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of: FRANK L. CHAPMAN, JR., Deceased.

Notice is given that FRANK WESLEY CHAPMAN was appointed Personal Representative of this estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or the claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at the office of COOK & COOK PC, 40 North Center, Suite 110, Mesa, Arizona 85201.

DATED this 29 day of August, 2016. /s/Frank Wesley Chapman FRANK WESLEY CHAPMAN Personal Representative P.O. Box 2816 Payson, AZ 85547 COOK & COOK PC By /s/Douglas K Cook Douglas K. Cook 40 N. Center, Suite 110 Mesa, Arizona 85201 Attorney for Personal Representative 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/16 CNS-2921775#

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16309: 9/6, 9/9, 9/13/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: TONTO PLAZA 7 LLC File No: L-2099325-3 II. The address of the known place of business is: 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Tanner Dean Henry, 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Tanner Dean Henry, (x) member, 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541; Shelley Lynn Henry, (x) member, 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

16310: 9/6, 9/9, 9/13/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: TONTO PLAZA 9 LLC File No: L-2099325-3 II. The address of the known place of business is: 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Tanner Dean Henry, 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Tanner Dean Henry, (x) member, 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541; Shelley Lynn Henry, (x) member, 782 W. Colt Lane, Payson, AZ 85541.

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in skill level and volleyball IQ.” Forty percent of the After dropping the opening 10-player roster consists of set in heartbreaking fashion, underclassmen with four Payson’s volleyball team tee10th-graders joining the four tered on the verge of going seniors and two juniors. down 0-2 to visiting Fountain “The team is very young,” Hills.

Burris said. “The core of our The Falcons led 24-19, one point from closing out the set. team is made up of sophoBut that’s when the mores.”

But seven letter-winners Longhorns showed the kind of from a year ago return in heart they possess. seniors Delaynee Bowman, After a side out cut the Abby Hazelo and Sammi deficit to four points, Abby Sokol, junior Schreur and Schreur stepped to the service line and with the help sophomores Savanna White, of her teammates proceeded Cloee Beeler and Kailey to serve up six consecutive Carnes.

Bowman and Schreur were points as Payson rallied for a 26-24 victory to even the elected team captains.

“Both girls have shown a match. tremendous amount of dediThe Falcons went on to win cation and enthusiasm for this the Aug. 30 match at Wilson season,” Burris said.

“They Dome 25-21, 24-26, 25-14, are passionate about their 25-10. team.”

But the B u t never-saythey’re not Volleyball Roster die attitude alone. these players Yr. Ht. “Every revealed with No. Name 1 Kamryn North Jr. 5-6 single playthat run at 2 Abby Hazelo Sr. 5-4 er that I the end of the 3 Delaynee Bowman Sr. 5-6 have on my second set is 4 McKenna Crank Sr. 5-5 roster is a more import5 Sammi Sokol Sr. 5-3 key to us,” ant than the 7 Kailey Carnes So. 5-7 the coach 9 Abby Schreur Jr. 5-4 season-opensaid. “They ing 1-3 loss to 13 Savanna White So. 5-10 all have difsecond-year 14 Raegen Ashby So. 6-2 So. 5-10 ferent roles P a y s o n 25 Cloee Beeler and support volleyball one another head coach by fulfilling them.”

Desirae Burris.

The Longhorns impressed “My personal goal for the team is to get to a point that Burris in their battle against success no longer lies within a strong Fountain Hills squad.

“I think it went well,” she our win/loss record but rather being able to play their said. “Fountain Hills brought hardest and walk away with most of their varsity team back from last year. They a growth mindset,” she said.

And she said the players on play at a very high level, and this year’s team are willing to I loved that we were exposed to a high level of play early on. learn in an effort to improve.

“Our strengths definitely I have no doubt that we have lie in our ability to grow,” the capability to win our next Burris said. “The girls have competition against them.”

The teams meet again in been like sponges this summer and have grown so much Fountain Hills on Sept. 21. by

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The Arizona Interscholastic Association realignment leaves the Longhorns back in the 3A East Region this season with old rivals Blue Ridge, Show Low, Snowflake, Holbrook and Winslow.

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A great time to be outdoors Yes, I know it is still ery trucks will resume summer with hot tem- outdoors in the late spring to peratures and hope- under the rim start the cycle again. fully a late-afternoon Although there are still thunderstorm brewing a number of hybrid on the Rim. tiger trout that will be Much of the high stocked in the fall in volume of traffic comthe two Rim lakes. ing through Payson In addition to this on the weekends are crowd, there is anothtowing trailers, ATV’s, er group of outdoor and boats heading to Dennis Pirch enthusiasts camping the cool, high-country in the local national pine forest trying to escape the forests. Many big-game hunts Valley heat. Fishing rods are started almost two weeks ago a common sight waving in the in most northern units within wind dangling out of pickups the state of Arizona. Archery and boats soon to be used in season for deer, turkey, antehopes of catching a trout. lope and bear brings another The two local fish hatcheries wave of camo-clad outdoorsof Tonto and Canyon Creek are men with big-game tags in still making regular stockings at hand, hoping for success. many of the trout waters, which With the exception of anteinclude the Rim lakes and some lope, these tags can be purstreams. This will continue for chased over the counter which the more popular waters of has increased the popularity Woods Canyon, Willow Springs, of archery in our state. The and Tonto Creek while the other odds of actually harvesting an fishing spots are finished for animal are very low, but there the season by Labor Day. The is always that optimistic opporfrequent visits of the hatch- tunity for a weekend hunt and

Nighttime Roosevelt fishing excellent The water temperaMajor news for Rim Country anglers is the rim country ture continues to drop announcement by the fishing report slightly and now is in Wild West Bass Trail that the high 70’s or low 80’s their Team Championship depending on the day.

Tournament will be held The lake is still stained on Roosevelt Lake May in color especially at 4-6, 2017. Payson will be the ends of the lake and the host town with the lastly, we are in a new final day weigh-in to be moon phase which some held in Payson. anglers think may be a Many thanks to James contributor.

Goughnour Cameron Davis with The exception is the Town of Payson, nighttime fishing, which Gila County Supervisor Tommie continues to be called excellent Martin, Mazatzal Hotel & Casino with reports of over 20 bass being and the Wild West Bass Trail caught during an overnight fishing management team for their hard trip. work to bring this event to Rim The crappie anglers are Country. reporting good fishing conditions The Mesa office of the AZGFD during the morning and evening has released a schedule for the hours. Crappie anglers are fishing next build of habitat reef balls that vertically, using grub-tails in 20-25 will be used in Roosevelt Lake. feet depths.

Volunteers are needed to supTrout fishing on the Rim port this project. This is a great streams and rivers continues to conservation project for a bass be called excellent. Many steamclub or youth organization. To get er flies were reported successful involved, contact Amberle Jones for fly fishing anglers. Fly anglers at akjones@azgfd.gov or call her have been waiting for the sound at (623) 236-7593. of the Cicada this time of year.

Bass fishing reports for Imitation Cicada flies are extremeRoosevelt Lake are being called ly tempting for larger trout but it fair to good by local experienced may be a couple of weeks before anglers. Experienced anglers are the water clears up after the hard discussing some slight changes in monsoonal flows in Rim Country. the lake conditions that could be Have a great week of fishing impacting the bite. and I hope to see you on the water.

The lake dropped one percent recently and is currently at 39 James Goughnour owns Rim percent full, which is a record low Country Custom Rods (480) 495level for 2016.

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A number of other hunts are just coming up and this also adds to the weekend activity in the Rim Country. Scouting trips are always a good excuse to go camping where it is cooler, a chance to view wildlife, and enjoy a campfire supper.

This is an excellent opportunity for the entire family to enjoy the experience, provided there is some planning. For the last-minute details that were forgotten, there is always a stop at one of the local businesses in Payson.

One recent late Friday afternoon I observed first-hand how valuable and special the local elk herd is in regards to our visitors to the Rim Country.

Just a mile or two from town I saw four bull elk that were just 50 yards off the roadway that were the center of attention for more than a dozen vehicles. All the vehicles had pulled off the highway safely and were taking advantage of the photo-op. Two of the bulls decided to add to

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Those photos will be shown many times to their friends and will encourage other folks to visit the Rim Country in hopes of seeing that situation again.

Wildlife is such a valuable natural resource that needs to be managed wisely because it is a true economic boost to the area from so many different aspects.

As I mentioned earlier, early September is a great time to be in the woods or at one of the local trout waters. I have been shooting a few target arrows for a chance to archery deer hunt, while I keep my fly rod ready to use when I get the urge to outsmart a trout.

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Seeing through feeling A geologist with a camera learns how to look through his heart from a photographer in the depths of West Clear Creek Canyon

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Photographer discovers his passion

Photographer and geologist Greg McKelvey captured this emotionally saturated morning light filtering through the trees in West Clear Creek.

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fect image, but miss the emotion. It comes not from paying dues, but from finding passion for the subject. Nick has tromped the slopes, teetered on rocks, felt St. Elmo’s fire, sensed the geology under his Tevas and expressed it all in images and words.

Photo workshops are fun, but the best value in the uni-

growing passion for photography. They each feel the subjects as they experienced it and use this passion to elevate their photography and writing.

Understanding the geology in front of the lens drives me. It leads my eye to different angles, perspectives and foregrounds that tell a broader story. Perhaps knowing the geology can help me predict a better location to capture the story the rocks want to tell.

Geologists travel to marvelous places well beyond the trekking poles of most visitors and read in the rocks records of enormous events that shaped the world. We map the surface and beneath the ground too, using sophisticated tools designed to image these rocks in three dimensions. A camera is but one essential tool.

Nick Berezenko is always in tune with the out of doors (no door will ever keep Nick from wandering the world).

He worked as a park ranger at the Grand Canyon, served on national forest lookout tow-

ers, flourished as a freelance photographer for Arizona Highways and contributed to numerous magazine and travel publications. One former Arizona Highways editor told me Nick was one of the few photographers who could write as well as he photographed.

Today, he continues to explore new locations, returns to trusted venues with new ideas and perspectives and now teaches at the northern Gila County College.

Over the years, without fancy new equipment and long before GPS and GIS technology, he maintains a well-worn collection of USGS topographic maps to pinpoint the location of many of his photos. He understands the season, the lighting, the weather — then uses his unique eye to find what others wish to see in an image.

Like several from his generation of naturalists/photographers, Nick does not require the latest camera. His trusty wide-angle lens, for example, shows the dents from collisions with rocks. If he needs a gradient filter, he puts is hand part

How one question leads to another

This is the third article in a three-part series about studying aspects of nature in greater detail as a citizen scientist.

Gradually it dawned on me: Small, dark flies (size 14-18) work better on Tonto Creek than on the East Verde River.

Now, that’s odd.

Game and Fish stocks both creeks from the same hatchery on Tonto Creek. So why do larger, green and brown flies about size 10-12 work better on the East Verde?

Could it have something to do with the insects that live on and in the stream?

The two streams are less than 30 minutes from Payson, but have different characteristics that might influJIM STROGEN ence the aquatic insects. Tonto Creek Fishing Columnist upstream from the 260 bridge flows clear, cold and fast over a succession of small pools and a rocky bottom. The East Verde River along Houston Mesa Road to 3rd crossing is more turbid, with a stronger flow, big, deep pools and a sand or small gravel bottom for longer stretches.

I put four small traps for macro-invertebrates in Tonto Creek and four in the East Verde River spread over several miles of stream. Each sampler was identical and had the same surface area for the aquatic insects to rest and feed so I could compare the results from one stream to the other. Each sampler had a series of 14, three-inch, round disks of tempered hardwood that collected “food” from the stream flow over time. Plastic washers between each disk provide space for the insects to crawl around, build homes and feed on the hardwood held together by an eyebolt and wingnut in the center of each disk. I sampled the insects in each creek over a four-week period.

Sure enough, on average the aquatic macro-invertebrates in Tonto Creek were smaller. Tonto Creek had a lot of small mayfly nymphs (43 percent) and even smaller black fly larvae and other midges (47 percent). Stonefly nymphs (3.09 percent), caddisfly larvae (4.47 percent), beetle larvae (2.05 percent) and snails (0.68 percent) accounted for the rest. The vast majority were equivalent to a hook size of 14 or much smaller.

The East Verde River samplers produced bugs closer to a hook size of about 10-12.

Larger mayfly nymphs accounted for most of the insects (76 percent), with caddisfly larvae (12.12 percent) and snails (10.61 percent) next in line. Stonefly nymphs (0.76 percent) and damselfly nymphs (0.76 percent) completed the macro-invertebrates sampled from the East Verde River. The mayfly nymphs were brown, while the caddisfly larvae were either brown or green, confirming my fly selection for the East Verde River.

That is a lot of numbers!

Hopefully, it will all help you in fly selection. Moreover, it underscores the useful pleasure of exploring a question about something that you observe while outdoors enjoying nature.

These questions will often lead you to ask other questions, as it has in my case. I am now curious about the aquatic insects of several other streams in the area that I regularly fish and I plan to continue my study on these streams.

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way in front of the lens, camera on well-traveled tripod and moves the hand out of the way as he depresses the shutter.

Nick is among the last of a unique breed of people who know and love the earth and their photographic subjects so intensely they can express it with exceptional photos. Nick, Gary, Bruce and a few others

know what it is like to lug gear in the rain, tie a broken shoelace on the edge of a cliff with an 80-pound pack, patch a raft, swim in dangerous waters and find the beauty in everything they see.

Like the modern MBA running mega businesses by the numbers, so many of today’s photographers capture a per-

verse is taking a 15-week, fourhours-a-week intermediate photography class from Nick.

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