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Weird weather by

Peter Aleshire

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Hot, wet, weird year — all across the country.

Rim Country enjoyed one of its wettest monsoons on record, although the forecast calls for things to dry out for the rest of the week — with highs around 80.

The remnants of a hurricane that flooded Tucson over the holiday weekend largely missed Payson. The rainfall hit some areas hard and missed nearby areas completely. For instance, on Friday Tonto Creek had 234 times its normal flow as it entered Roosevelt Lake. However, the Salt River at the other end of the

• See Weird weather, page 3

Photographer DJ Craig captured this photo of a sunset over Green Valley Park.

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Payson students making gains but still lag behind

Peter Aleshire

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Payson students have made solid progress in math, English and science, but still often lag behind the state average, according to the latest AzMERIT test scores.

The often-controversial standardized tests that grew out of national Common Core standards have replaced the Arizonaonly AIMS tests, once required for graduation. Two years into introducing the new standards and tests into the curriculum, students statewide generally remain far behind “proficiency” by grade level.

In almost every category, Payson students continued to score below the state average.

However, Payson teachers and administrators have largely embraced the standards

and warned parents that it will take time for teachers and students to adapt to the new tests, which allow for a comparison to students nationally.

Scores have been so low statewide that the state has held up using the new tests to rank and grade schools, although the state has in the meantime discarded the old AIMS test.

Payson Director of Student Achievement Brenda Case presented the latest scores to the school board on Tuesday night. This article is based on her PowerPoint presentation in the agenda packet, since the school board meeting came after the press deadline. Read Friday’s Roundup for more details on the scores.

First, the good news.

• See Scores rise, page 3

See & be seen at the fair The Northern Gila County Fair this weekend showcased crafts, art and prizewinning steers, goats, pigs and lord knows what all.

Above, Emma Creighton stands proudly behind Big Mac, an 1,150-pound black Angus steer. She spent most of the year raising him and hopefully he’ll reciprocate at auction by bringing in enough money for the Payson High School senior to head off to college. She wants to be a veterinarian. For more on the county fair, see Friday’s Roundup.

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Photographer DJ Craig caught this eagle in action at Green Valley Park lakes. by

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Arizona’s bald eagles set a new population record this year with 65 pairs of eagles producing 78 chicks.

The unique population of desert-nesting eagles has steadily expanded its nesting areas in the past 20 years, despite the removal of endangered species protection several years ago.

Eagles nearly died out nationally and struggled for years to make a comeback in Arizona, where they mostly nest along the Salt and Verde rivers, with additional territories in places like Woods Canyon Lake.

Environmentalists have waged a legal battle for years to convince the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to maintain the endangered status for the isolated population of Arizona eagles, since they don’t generally mate with the migratory bald eagles from elsewhere in the country.

However, the 2016 population count indicated that the desert nesting eagles continue to recover.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department continues to maintain its nestwatch program to protect the eagles from disturbance while they’re on the nest raising their young.

Studies suggest the program increases the reproductive rate of the Arizona eagles by 20 to 30 percent.

In addition, other federal laws ban the killing or harassment of both bald and golden eagles, even though they have lost the extra protection for their habitat afforded by the Endangered Species Act. Arizona Game and Fish recently announced that the eagles broke key productivity records in 2016 including number of breeding areas, eggs laid, active breeding areas, successful breeding attempts and young hatched. The 65 nesting pairs laid at least 93 eggs and hatched at least 78 young. “Bald eagles in Arizona continue to surprise us and surpass all expectations. The population continues to expand into new breeding areas and less typical habitats. What was most remarkable this year is that we had birds nest in areas extremely close to human activity, which is unusual for the species in Arizona. Thankfully, those adults were very tolerant of the activity and successfully fledged their young,” said Kenneth Jacobson, Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) bald eagle management coordinator.

The Woods Canyon pair delight visitors to one of the most

Arizona bald eagles setting records

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Gila County has pledged money to help the Town of Payson improve the American Gulch.

The Gila County Board of Supervisors last week pledged $8,500 to begin Phase I of grading and landscaping the project off Main Street.

Using grant money and volunteer labor, the town has been installing a walking path on both the north and south side of the Gulch behind the Sawmill Crossing Shopping Center to Westerly Road.

Besides a path, the town has added benches and interpretive signage explaining the ecology and history of the gulch.

The ultimate goal is to create walking paths on both sides for the length of the Gulch, which runs from the Beeline Highway to Green Valley Park.

The town asked the county to par-

ticipate in the project and the board agreed to give $8,500 for grading and landscaping.

In a county memo, Don McDaniel wrote that the American Gulch project will have a “probable positive impact of improving economic development opportunities on the west side of Payson including unincorporated areas of Gila County.”

The county says it has limited funds to give to communities for economic development projects.

In May, Payson town officials met individually with each member of the board of supervisors to present and discuss the $16 million Greater Payson Area Economic Development Strategic Plan. A letter was submitted at that time which requested consideration and funding for several initiatives.

This is one project the county has agreed to help fund from those meetings.

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Eagles set record From page 1 popular fishing spots in the state every spring. The lake lies atop the Mogollon Rim just off Highway 260 on Forest Road 300. They are among the most reliable breeders.

Eagles also visit Green Valley Lake regularly, dining on the stocked trout and holdover bluegill. Those eagles are most likely migrating eagles, making their way down from Canada and Alaska where they breed.

Most of the breeding eagles in Arizona were born close to where they eventually establish breeding territories. It takes about five years of wandering about the continent before a young eagle matures and seeks a mate. They generally mate for life and return every year to the same river or stream to breed. Biologists hope that the Woods Canyon eagles’ young will

eventually colonize nearby lakes — perhaps even someplace near Payson or down into Fossil Creek.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed bald eagles from the federal Endangered Species Act in 2007.

The National Audubon Society and the Center for Biological Diversity appealed the decision to include the Arizona eagles in the removal. They argued that the desert nesting eagles breed earlier, build nests in different places, are a little smaller and occupy a unique portion of the overall range of the national bird. The Endangered Species Act includes provisions to protect subpopulations that meet certain requirements.

The environmental groups won repeatedly in court, proving the USFWS hadn’t followed the law in making its decisions. At one point, court hearings demonstrated that

Photographer DJ Craig recorded the movements of bald eagles through Green Valley Park. This year he recorded the arrival of a young eagle (on the right in the photo on the left). He might have been one of the eagles produced by the Arizona nesting birds instead of a migratory eagle. administrators in Washington, D.C. overruled recommendations by field biologists, who concluded the Arizona population remained so small a drought or other major event could still pose the threat of extinction.

However, courts upheld the USFWS after it redid key studies.

Jacobson, at Arizona Game and Fish, attributed the impressive growth of the Arizona population to the con-

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tinued efforts of the Southwestern Bald Eagle Management Committee — a coalition of AZGFD and 25 other government agencies, private organizations and Native American tribes — and its years of cooperative conservation efforts, including extensive monitoring by the nationally-awarded Bald Eagle Nestwatch Program.

The breeding season for bald eagles in Arizona runs from December

through June, although eagle pairs at higher elevations nest later than those in the rest of the state.

Continued support from the committee, State Wildlife Grants and the Heritage Fund (Arizona Lottery ticket sales), will help ensure that Arizona’s bald eagles continue to thrive, he said.

For more information on bald eagles in Arizona, visit www.azgfd. gov/baldeagle or www.swbemc.org.

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Payson students have made big gains over last year, especially in the elementary grades and middle school.

Overall, Julia Randall Elementary School students improved their scores by 29 percent.

Students in the fifth grade improved by 17 percent. Student scores rose by 2 to 11 percent in every other grade from 4-9.

The scores of students at Rim Country Middle School in math jumped by a whopping 35 percent on the tough, new achievement tests geared to national standards.

Payson sixth-graders increased their math scores by 26 percent, while fourth-, fifth- and eighth-grade students improved by 8 to 14 percent.

Still, despite the gains most students still struggle to meet the standards in one of the worst-funded school systems in the nation. Generally, students in the primary grades did much better in meeting the standards than students in the high school.

For instance in science, 31-32 percent of fourth- and eighth-graders exceeded the standard, compared to just 11 percent of the high school students. Only 7 percent of the fourth-graders fell “far below” compared to 47 percent of the high school students.

In most areas, Payson students tracked the state average pretty closely, especially in the primary grades. Unfortunately, that means in each grade 30 to 50 percent of students were “minimally proficient” while another 10 to 20 percent ranked as partially proficient.

Generally only about a third of students met or exceeded the standard up to about the ninth grade.

After that, it got much worse in 10th grade.

A stunning 73-78 percent of 10th-graders scored as “minimally proficient in reading and writing, compared to a still terrible state average of 54 percent. Less than 13 percent met the standards, compared to 20 percent statewide.

The 11th-grade scores yielded a similar result in reading and writing, with 59 percent of the high school students “mini-

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The overall pattern repeated itself in math.

In grades 3-9, Payson students generally tracked the state average — sometimes a bit worse, sometimes a little better.

Generally, 22 to 40 percent ranked as “minimally proficient” and 25 to 45 percent met the standards. In most cases, that compared to the state average.

The bright shining exception to the trend came at Rim Country Middle School in math, where an astonishing 71 percent of students scored as “proficient” and 25 percent scored as “highly proficient.” By contrast, only 27 percent of students statewide ranked as proficient and only 9 percent as “highly proficient.”

Unfortunately, the situation reversed itself in high school algebra, where 55 percent of the students ranked as “minimally proficient” and about 45 percent as partially or highly proficient — a bit worse than the statewide average.

The results continued to be bleak when it came to geometry where 66 percent of PHS students ranked as “minimally proficient,” compared to 41 percent statewide.

The same held true for algebra II, where 73 percent of PHS students proved minimally proficient, compared to 46 percent statewide.

The results will likely feed both sides of the argument about implementation of the national standards in Arizona, especially in small, rural schools like Payson with an unusually high number of low-income and special education students. In many studies, family income and education remain the strongest predictor of student scores.

Advocates for the national standards intended to encourage critical thinking skills maintain the state must adopt a test and standards that will ensure students can compete in a national job market. They insist the standards will improve education as they’re implemented.

Critics of the national standards maintain they represent an effective national takeover of local education. They maintain the state and local school boards should set their own standards and tests.

A separate group of critics object to the increasing reliance on any kind of standardized testing, especially given state regulations that would increasingly link teacher pay, school funding and school ratings to student scores. These critics maintain that too great an emphasis on standardized tests handcuff and stifle teachers and students.

The latest round of scores offers ammunition for all those viewpoints. Either way, most parents in the Payson district should prepare for sobering conversations with teachers when they get the scores for their children.

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same lake had just 37 percent of its normal flow, according to the Salt River Project’s daily water report.

Roosevelt Lake, the main water storage system for Phoenix, was just 47 percent full — up from about 40 percent when the monsoon started.

After today, the forecast calls for clear skies and highs around 80 in Payson on through the weekend, with the official end of summer looming on Sept. 21.

However, the weather remains far from normal all across the country, which many climate scientists attribute to the inexorably mounting effects of the buildup of heat-trapping pollutants in the atmosphere.

We just finished the warmest July in 136 years of record-keeping, according to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. That means July was also the warmest single month in recorded history worldwide. The previous hottest Julys came in 2015, 2011 and 2009.

In fact, each of the past 10 months have set planetary records, according to NASA — with the Northern Hemisphere setting

the most high marks.

June set records as the hottest June on record in the continental United States.

The temperature averaged 71.8 degrees, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That beat the next two warmest average temperatures — 71.56 degrees in 1933 and 71.4 degrees in 2015.

So far this year, heat records have outpaced cold records by a four-to-one margin.

The summer of 2016 ranked as the 24th wettest summer on record, with some states setting all-time records. The West remained relatively dry, although Arizona had a wet monsoon. The sharp shifts in the weather conform to the predictions for the destabilizing effort of the buildup of energy in the form of heat in the atmosphere and the ocean.

The summer of 2016 set all-time heat records in 45 U.S. cities, according to the National Weather Service. Another 53 cities came close to a record, mostly in the East.

However, in the West, Anchorage, Alaska, Las Vegas, Nev. and Palm Springs, Calif. all had record-hot summers, with the highest

temperatures coming later in the summer than normal.

Climate scientists largely agree that the buildup of heat-trapping pollutants will lead to a steady rise in average temperatures, but the localized effects of the increase remain unpredictable. Some models suggest the shift could dry up the vital monsoon season in the Southwest. Other models suggest the monsoon could become more violent and unpredictable — drying up in some years and causing flooding in other years.

One study published recently in Nature Climate Change predicted more extreme-rainfall events as a result of the projected warming. The researchers predicted that extreme precipitation will increase by 1 to 2 percent every decade in dry regions like the Southwest, based on 60 years of measurements from 11,000 weather stations throughout the world.

NASA reports that the 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 2000, with the exception of 1998. The average global temperature as an annual average has risen by several degrees since 1968.

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• Sept. 14, 1927: Dancer Isadora Duncan is strangled in France when the enormous silk scarf she is wearing gets tangled in the rear hubcaps of her open car.

The scarf wound around the axle, tightening around Duncan’s neck and dragging her from the car. She died instantly.

• Sept. 12, 1993: The rebuilt Lacey V. Murrow Bridge over Lake Washington opens in Seattle. The old bridge was almost 2 miles long and floated on more than 20 hollow concrete pontoons. During repairs in 1990, the bridge broke apart and sank.

• Sept. 13, 2004: TV talk-show host Oprah Winfrey gives a brandnew Pontiac G-6 sedan, worth $28,500, to all 276 members of her studio audience. However, the winners were left with a large bill: up to $6,000 in federal and state income taxes.

A heartening three-quarters of Arizona voters say our public schools need more support.

We hope every candidate for the Legislature pays close attention to the results of the poll, conducted by The Arizona Republic and the Morrison Institute at Arizona State University.

The poll demonstrates that lawmakers can’t fool the voters any longer.

Arizona ranks 48th in per-student spending nationally, lagging nearly 50 percent behind the national average.

Arizona cemented its bottom-place status during the recession, when the Legislature made the deepest cuts in the nation in state support for universities and K-12 schools.

The Morrison Institute poll found that 74 percent of registered voters think the state spends “too little” on K-12 education, while 14 percent said the amount spent is about right and 8 percent said they “don’t know.” The poll had a margin of error of about 3 percent.

The poll clearly demonstrates that voters know that Proposition 123, which boosted per-student spending by about 8 percent to settle a lawsuit represents a Band-Aid, not a cure for what ails our schools. Voters approved that proposition, which settled a lingering lawsuit. Lawmakers for years refused to abide by a previous, voter-approved measure requiring the state to at least keep up with inflation when it comes to school funding. Proposition 123 gave the schools $3.5 billion over the next decade. But that represents only about two-thirds of what the state owed.

Worse yet, more than half of the money will come from the State Land Trust, which is already reserved for schools.

But the poll shows voters understand Proposition 123 represented merely a down payment on the debt owed to our children.

The poll showed broad support for schools, regardless of party.

For instance, consider the following percentages of voters who said the state should spend more on K-12 schools: -- 88 percent of Democrats -- 63 percent of Republicans -- 74 percent of Independents -- 76 percent of those with a college degree -- 72 percent of those with a high school degree or less -- 82 percent of Hispanics --73 percent of whites -- 70 percent of those older than 51 -- 83 percent of those aged 36-50 -- 77 percent of those aged 18-35

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In the Aug 30, 2016 primary election in Gila County there were 28,310 registered voters, only 11,920 voted — less than half. This does not include eligible voters who are not registered.

Why did so many people choose not to vote?

Do you know what the privilege to vote means here in America? I wonder sometimes when encouraging people to register to vote if they understand this important right and duty.

“It doesn’t do any good.” “I have no power.” “The big shots do what they want anyway.” “I don’t like the candidates.”

These same folks often moan and groan about how government doesn’t work for them. I agree with Louis L’Amour, the famous western writer who said, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.”

Does it drive you crazy, as it does me, that folks don’t take, even a few minutes, to study and vote for legislation that impacts their lives or to consider the people who govern them?

Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president of the United States said it perfectly. “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.”

When I hear women say they can’t be bothered to vote, I am reminded of what Madeline Kunin, former governor of Vermont said, “It’s time for women to wake up, to use the power of the vote, to honor the suffragists who chained themselves to the White

So now it’s time to insist state lawmakers make education their top priority.

That means voters must bring up the issue in every public forum at which candidates appear between now and the general election.

In Rim Country, our incumbent lawmakers voted for both the deep cuts in education funding during the recession and for Proposition 123. Rep. Brenda Barton (R-Payson), Rep. Bob Thorpe (R-Flagstaff) and Sen. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) are principled conservatives, who made getting through the recession by cutting spending their top priority. The state has certainly regained its financial footing, partly as a result of those tough decisions. But their priorities also produced the deep cuts in education spending voters now criticize.

But we’re through the recession now. Although the state must still strive to minimize tax increases, lawmakers must also help schools make up for the losses schools suffered during the recession. As a result of the cuts, schools face a mounting shortage of teachers, high dropout rates and faltering test scores.

The incumbents representing Rim Country face strong challengers in the upcoming November election. Former Jerome mayor and community college instructor Nikki Bagley and former superintendent of schools Art Martinez say education is their top priority.

So we hope voters will make sure all the candidates promise to support our schools and our children.

Every time you get the chance, tell the candidates you won’t support any candidate who refuses to fix the problem. Tell them you won’t vote for any candidate who thinks it’s acceptable for Arizona to be 48th or 50th in per-student spending.

And then vote accordingly.

It’s not what the polls say that matter: It’s what voters do at the polls.

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Folks spend hours watching TV or checking in online or on their mobile devices, but don’t take time to learn about candidates and to vote. This comment from Rush Limbaugh, radio talk show host says it all. “This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in ‘American Idol’ than in any U.S. election.”

We have the freedom to vote, to choose. “It’s heartbreaking that so many hundreds of millions of people around the world are desperate for the right to vote,” said Richard Melville Hall (Moby,) song writer, “but here in America people stay home on election day.” As I work with veterans who suffer from PTSD or lost limbs, and I think about those who have died to preserve American freedoms, I know one of those freedoms they fought for is our right to vote.

Robert Griffin III, Heisman trophy winner, and quarterback of the Washington Redskins says this well, “I grew up in the military. I’ve lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote, and they’re out there fighting for other countries’ right to vote ... Guys have been dying for it, and we have to go out and exercise it.”

The political clubs in town often have our representatives or candidates as guests at their meetings or for meet and greet events. Do you take advantage of these opportunities?

Forget all the media hoopla, propaganda and loud noise. Sit down, study the candidates and the issues. Read and listen to several sources to learn about what those individuals have accomplished in their lives to see if it fits your values. Use your brain not your emotions. Then vote. It’s a privilege we have in America.

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Thank you Editor: Thank you to all the wonderful people of Payson who supported me in my campaign for town council.

Thank you to all the business owners I had the opportunity to meet with and listen to as they described their vision for Payson.

Thank you to everyone who helped with my campaign for your guidance, and all council candidates who ran a very clean election.

I also want to thank God for giving this fresh new voice for Payson an opportunity to serve my community.

I look forward to working with Mayor-elect Craig Swartwood and the other Payson Town Council members as we all work hard for Payson’s future.

Janell Sterner

Loves outdoors, not hunters Editor: As a hiker and a shed hunter, I agree with the article’s title that it’s “a great time to be outdoors.”

However, my passion for hiking comes to a sudden halt every August with the seemingly endless string of hunting seasons: deer archery, deer rifle, elk archery, elk rifle, turkey, antelope and others. And I won’t even discuss my disdain for the youth hunt.

Sure, I’d love to be out climbing the ridges and exploring the canyons, but I also value my life. I just don’t trust the few careless and trophy-desperate hunters out there to discern my movement in the brush with that of an animal.

As I do every year, I’m already looking forward to

the beginning of December and the return of the quiet of the forest.

Robert Dragoo

Money shouldn’t be focus Editor: I know today our world is changing so fast and Arizona being so transient has caused this to some degree.

I tried to find a veterinarian that would trust me, since I live here and recently lost my husband, to see our cat, who was very ill and elderly. We knew she had to be put to sleep and unfortunately, with my husband’s death and no income available as of yet, I was in between finances.

Our vet at home, no matter how busy she was, would say, bring the pet in now and talk about the bill later — even if she didn’t know you!

I was also told no availability. With the emergency I was in, it was very sad indeed. Scary. Needless to say, I cried a lot. God sees everything. I hope no one has to go through this.

I know there are good vets out there, caring and compassionate. Money shouldn’t be the No. 1 focus.

The focus should be on the animal’s life.

Bren Rivers

worthnoting By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy – indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction. — William Osler

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Payson finally resumes normal street maintenance by

Alexis Bechman

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Payson is paying for another round of roadwork this year, slurry sealing about a seventh of all streets in town.

In 2008 the town halted its road maintenance program after the state Legislature diverted gas tax money that used to go to counties and towns to other uses — including funding for the Department of Public Safety.

Last year, voters approved a halfcent transportation excise tax, which Gila County is sharing the money with towns, including Payson and Star Valley.

Previously, the county used all the money for its own road-building needs.

With the transportation tax money, the town last year resumed its routine road maintenance schedule, which calls for slurry sealing every road in town at least once every seven years.

This year, three companies put in bids to do the work. Southwest Slurry Seal, the only Arizona-based company, came in with the lowest bid.

The town is paying Southwest Slurry Seal $350,000 for 190,000 square yards of pavement.

The Slurry Seal will cover the streets with a 3/8-inch mix. When done, the roads should look new again.

The areas slated for sealing include the neighborhood north of Forest Drive, from the Beeline Highway east to North Matterhorn; the neighborhood north of Walmart between the Beeline Highway and McLane Road and part of Doll Baby Ranch Road.

The streets highlighted in black will get a coat of slurry seal this year as Payson resumes normal road maintenance, which was halted during the recession after the state diverted gasoline tax money that used to go to counties and cities.

Much ado about very little: School standards get tweaked by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

The Arizona Department of Educa­ tion and its committee of educators has poured over the K-12 Common Core standards and come up with a new set.

Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas will give the public a chance to weigh in on these new standards at a series of town hall meetings around the state.

Douglas will be in Payson on Sept.

19 at 6 p.m. in the district boardroom off of Main Street to hear what Rim Country residents have to say about

the new standards.

Yet, according to a Payson administrator, nothing much has changed with the standards.

“The review and changes to the standards were minor in nature,” said Payson Unified School Superintendent Greg Wyman.

He summed up the biggest differences as adding cursive writing for kindergarten through third grade and separating the algebra I and II standards. Some of the algebra II standards were then shifted to create “plus standards,” said Wyman.

“These would be standards for courses beyond algebra II or for accel-

erated, honors or advanced courses,” he said.

Wyman had predicted that not many of the standards would change, even after a thorough review.

“As I have said before, the majority of the standards in English and math are what the majority of people agree should be the standards,” he said.

In other words, most of the Common Core standards that the public had issue with, incorporated standards people expect students to learn — such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, spelling, essay writing, U.S. history, biology, etc.

Wyman said the new standards

have all the same expectations of the Common Core standards.

“It does not matter who writes the standards because for 90 percent to 95 percent of the standards, the majority of people agree on what should be taught and when it should be taught,” he said.

Standards are not the same as lesson plans. It is up to the teacher to have a textbook, worksheet or other tool to help their students learn the standards.

Many families have complained that lessons are not taught as they Superintendent Greg Wyman said the were in the past and blamed the state is proposing minor changes in preCommon Core for the differences. viously adopted standards.

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Falling into fall - Ready, steady, balance by

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The leaves are just beginning their annual morph from green to gold before the stems let go of the branches and they drift to the ground. The change of season has arrived in the Rim Country, but don’t be like a leaf and fall into it literally.

Falls are the leading cause of head injuries and broken hips. Fall injuries accounted for $25.6 million in Medicare payouts in 2013. One in three adult Americans over age 65 fall each year.

Ever stood suddenly and fallen immediately? It has a title other than pain or embarrassment. It is called “postural hypotension” and is caused by a drop in blood pressure leading to less blood flowing to your organs and muscles. It can also happen if you suddenly sit up from a reclined position.

High blood pressure, diabetes, Parkinson’s, dehydration, vitamin B12 deficiency, diuretics, antidepressants or medicines to lower blood pressure are among the causes. Discuss symptoms such as headaches, tunnel vision or feeling faint, muddled or nauseous with your doctor.

Make sure you hold onto something sturdy as you rise out of bed or exercise gently before getting up from the chair you’ve been sitting in for a lengthy time. Move your feet up and down and clench and unclench your hands or, after standing, march in place. If you feel dizzy, don’t walk.

The good news is that there are lots of preventative steps you can take to avoid crashing down on your cranium or keister.

Exercise to improve balance and improving lower body strength.

These exercises can be done as long as the person working out has a sturdy chair (or person) to hang onto.

Standing on one foot for 10 seconds and then alternating, walking heel to toe with arms extended are both good balance practice. Strengthen buttocks, lower back, hips and thigh muscles by doing leg raises.

Back Leg Raises • Stand behind a sturdy chair, holding on for balance. Breathe in slowly.

• Breathe out and slowly lift one leg straight back without bending your knee or pointing your toes. Try not to lean forward. The leg you are standing on should be slightly bent.

• Hold position for 1 second.

• Breathe in as you slowly lower your leg.

• Repeat 10 to 15 times.

• Repeat 10 to 15 times with other leg.

• Repeat 10 to 15 more times with each leg.

Side Leg Raises • Stand behind a sturdy chair with feet slightly apart, holding on for balance. Breathe in slowly.

• Breathe out and slowly lift one leg out to the side. Keep your back straight and your toes facing forward.

The leg you are standing on should be slightly bent.

• Hold position for 1 second.

• Breathe in as you slowly lower your leg.

• Repeat 10 to 15 times.

• Repeat 10 to 15 times with other leg.

• Repeat 10 to 15 more times with each leg.

Of course these are not the only ways to improve stability and stay fit.

Yoga, Qigong, Zumba®, water aerobics or just walking around Green Valley Park are also excellent.

Vision, Homestyle, Walking Aids Spatial awareness, depth perception and eyesight that is clear means less chance of bumping into something, someone or tripping on an item on the ground.

Assess your home for risks with relatively easy fixes. Could lights be brighter? Is that throw rug necessary and if it is, is it as secure to the floor as is reasonable? Would non-slip paint on exterior steps be an improvement?

How about grab rails in the bathroom?

Is it time for a walking aid such as a cane? Canes come in a wide array of handle styles, adjustability and bases.

Improved mobility makes a person more independent, not less.

Injuries sustained from falling can limit self-sufficiency, yet so can fear of falling. Withdrawing and not voicing fear is not a logical answer. Social

activities are good for overall health just as physical activity keeps range of motion and strength levels up.

“I don’t need to talk to family members or my health care provider if I’m concerned about my risk of falling” and “I don’t need to talk to my parent, spouse, or other older adult if I’m concerned about their risk of falling” are myths according to the National Council on Aging.

Fall prevention is a team effort of physicians, family members and others in a position to help. Payson offers a Guardian Angel program (http://www.paysonroundup.com/ news/2015/jan/20/free-potentially-life-saving-devices-offered/) and

Payson Care Center offers balance assessments at the annual health fair.

Community Health and Care Fair A host of caring people and businesses come together to provide information and screenings at the Community Health and Care Fair sponsored by MHA Foundation and Banner Payson Medical Center.

Rain or shine, the fair doors will be open from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Julia Randall Elementary School Cafeteria/Gym. Admission is totally free as are a variety of health exams for hearing, vision, blood pressure, dental, chiropractic, skin cancer, and more.

Arizona allows people to determine and get their own blood work without doctor’s orders. Sonora Quest Labs will be on hand to provide feebased blood tests. The popular Ask the Pharmacist is back. Civic groups are also represented to share how they can provide assistance to you or a loved one in need or even be the organization that piques your spirit of volunteerism.

Bring your friends and family, clue in your neighbors. The annual Community Health and Care Fair, now well into its second decade, is open to everyone.

To learn more, contact MHA Foundation at 928-472-2588.

National Institute on Aging makes September Go4Life month It’s never too late to see the real-life benefits of exercise. No matter your age, being active can help you manage chronic conditions, as well as keep doing the activities of daily life most important to you, like carrying groceries, gardening, driving or keeping up with the grandchildren.

That’s what the Go4Life Month is all about. The theme is #Fit4Function and focuses on the practical benefits of exercise and physical activity. Go4Life Month is part of an evidence-based exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at National Institutes of Health dedicated to helping older adults become and stay active.

Learn more about Go4Life and how you can participate in Go4Life Month online at www.nia.nih.gov/Go4Life.

Following are some of the program information and tips.

How exercise can help you Exercise and physical activity are good for just about everyone, including older adults. No matter your health and physical abilities, you can gain a lot by staying active. In fact, in most cases you have more to lose by not being active.

Here are just a few of the benefits of exercise and physical activity: • Can help maintain and improve your physical strength and fitness.

• Can help improve your ability to do

the everyday things you want to do.

• Can help improve your balance.

• Can help manage and improve diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis.

• Can help reduce feelings of depression and may improve mood and overall well-being.

• May improve your ability to shift quickly between tasks, plan an activity, and ignore irrelevant information.

The key word in all these benefits is YOU — how fit and active you are now and how much effort you put into being active. To gain the most benefits, enjoy different types of exercise, stay safe while you exercise and be sure to eat a healthy diet, too.

Stay safe Almost anyone, at any age, can safely do some kind of exercise and physical activity. You can be active even if you have a long-term condition, like heart disease, diabetes or arthritis. Staying safe while you exercise is always important, whether you’re just starting a new activity or you haven’t been active for a long time. Be sure to review the specific safety tips related to endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility exercises.

Talk to health care provider Most people don’t need to check with their health care provider first before doing physical activity. However, you

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Preventing falls Don’t let a fear of falling keep you from being active. The good news is that there are simple ways you can prevent most falls.

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exercise makes you stronger. Weightbearing activities, such as walking or climbing stairs, may slow bone loss from osteoporosis. Lower-body strength exercises and balance exercises can help you prevent falls and avoid the disability that may result from falling.

Here are some fall prevention tips from Go4Life: • Have your eyes and hearing tested often. Always wear your glasses when you need them. If you have a hearing aid, be sure it fits well, and wear it.

• Find out about the side effects of any medicine you take. If a drug makes you sleepy or dizzy, tell your doctor or pharmacist.

• Get enough sleep. If you’re sleepy, you’re more likely to fall.

• Limit the amount of alcohol you drink. Even a small amount can affect balance and reflexes.

• Stand up slowly after eating, lying down, or sitting. Getting up too quickly can cause your blood pressure to drop, which can make you feel faint.

• Wear rubber-soled, low-heeled shoes that fully support your feet. Wearing only socks or shoes/slippers with smooth soles on stairs or floors without carpet can be unsafe.

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For people with osteoarthritis, regular exercise can help: • Maintain healthy and strong muscles • Preserve joint mobility • Maintain range of motion • Improve sleep • Reduce pain • Keep a positive attitude • Maintain a healthy body weight Types of exercise are best if you have osteoarthritis • Flexibility exercises can help keep joints moving, relieve stiffness, and give you more freedom of movement for everyday activities. Examples of flexibility exercises include upper- and lower-body stretching, yoga, and tai chi.

• Strengthening exercises will help you maintain or add to your muscle strength. Strong muscles support and protect joints. Weight-bearing exercises, such as weight lifting, fall into this category. You can use bottles of water or soup cans if you don’t have weights.

• Endurance exercises make the heart and arteries healthier and may lessen swelling in some joints. Try low-impact options such as swimming and biking.

Before beginning any exercise program, talk with your health care provider about the best activities for you to try.

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may want to talk with your health care provider if you aren’t used to energetic activity and you want to start a vigorous exercise program or significantly increase your physical activity. Your activity level is an important topic to discuss with your health care provider as part of your ongoing health care.

Ask how physical activity can help you, whether you should avoid certain activities, and how to modify exercises to fit your situation.

Other reasons to talk with your health care provider: • Any new symptoms you haven’t yet discussed • Dizziness, shortness of breath • Chest pain or pressure • The feeling that your heart is skipping, racing, or fluttering • Blood clots • An infection or fever with muscle aches • Unplanned weight loss • Foot or ankle sores that won’t heal • Joint swelling • A bleeding or detached retina, eye surgery, or laser treatment • A hernia • Recent hip or back surgery

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Guide to caring for a loved one Nathaniel Sillin Becoming a caregiver for an aging relative is a profound expression of love. You may find that you will begin to take on many of the responsibilities they might have had while raising you. Like raising a family, being a caretaker can be physically, emotionally and financially challenging but it is also extremely rewarding.

Whether you are preparing to care for a parent or another relative, understanding and preparing for the financial implications can help you provide the best care possible. by

Start the discussion with your family Whether you think you’ll provide direct care, decide to hire a caregiver, or both, you can work with your family members, including the relative in question, to create a plan.

Starting the conversation early can help you all reach conclusions without pressure to make a quick decision. You may want to cover the types of care that are available and learn which your parent prefers. For example, does he or she want to stay at home for as long as possible or prefer to live in an assisted-living home or elderly community?

You should discuss who will be responsible for managing personal, financial and medical affairs if your parent can’t handle those responsibilities anymore. Beyond making a verbal agreement, a parent can give someone legal authority by signing durable power of attorney agreements, which keep the delegation of decision-making authority intact even if your parent becomes incapacitated.

There are two durable powers of attorneys, one for medical-related decisions, and a second for legal, personal and financial decisions.

Your parents might also want to execute a living will, also known as an advance directive. It has instructions for the medical treatments they want, or don’t want, if they are unable to communicate.

Determine what resources are available to your parent Your financial situation may depend in part on your parent’s finances and the assistance that’s available to him or her from outside sources. Creating a list of these resources ahead of time can help you all plan for the future.

• Your parent’s finances.

Together with your parent, and possibly with the assistance of a financial planner, you can create a list of your parent’s current financial assets and future income.

• Government and non-profit programs. Medicare and Veteran Affairs benefits may be available for those that are 65 or older. Medicaid, a joint federal and state program, often provides benefits to those with limited income, although the qualifications and benefits can vary by state. There are also non-profit organizations that provide helpful services.

• Family assistance.

Whether it’s unpaid care or financial assistance, also take into account the family’s contribution to your parent’s care.

Call a family meeting with your parent, siblings and extended family to discuss how you’ll take care of each other.

• Professional support. You could hire an outside expert as well. A quick Internet search may turn up organizations that specialize in working with families and elderly family members to plan for the future.

After gathering this information, you’ll have a better understanding of where the care giving funds will come from and how they can be used. You may also discover gaps in coverage that you may want to fill in on your own.

Look for tax savings while paying for care As an adult child and caregiver, there may be ways to structure an arrangement to improve your parent’s, and your own, financial situation.

Working with a tax professional, you may find there are ways to use the tax laws to

maximize your parent’s money.

For example, if your mother has gifted you money, you could then use it to pay for her medical expenses. If you’re able to claim the expenses as a deduction, you could put your tax savings back into her “medical care” fund. You might also be able to claim medical expenses you paid on behalf of your parent, which could include supplies and at-home care taking, as an itemized deduction.

Find the best services you can afford There are many different types of programs available, and someone might move back and forth from one facility or service to another as their health and preferences change.

• Home care. Non-healthcare related assistance, such as buying groceries, preparing meals, cleaning the home, helping with bathing and other day-to-day tasks.

• Home health care. At-home health-related support, including services from a physical therapist, nurse or doctor.

• Assisted living. Assisted living homes are non-healthcare providing facilities that may provide supervision, a social environment and personal care services.

• Skilled nursing home. A care facility designed to deliver nursing or rehabilitation services.

Your parent’s location can impact which option makes the most sense, and you can research and discuss the pros and cons of your parent moving. For example, some states have Medicaid waiver programs that allow Medicaid recipients to receive care in their home or community rather than in a nursing home or long-term care facility.

As you prepare to take care of aging parents, work with them to understand their wishes, needs and finances.

Together you can explore the family’s ability to provide physical and financial support and learn about the help available from government, non-profit or other programs.

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From page 6 Exercise and osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones to the point where they break easily — most often in the hip, spine, and wrist. It is often called the “silent disease” because you may not notice any changes until a bone breaks.

Ten million Americans have osteoporosis. It is more common in women, but men also have this disease. The risk of osteoporosis grows as you get older. At the time of menopause, women may lose bone quickly for several years.

After that, the loss slows down but continues.

In men, the loss of bone mass is slower, but by age 65 or 70, men and women lose bone at the same rate.

The good news is there are things you can do at any age to prevent weakened bones: • Eat foods rich in calcium and vitamin D. • Include regular weight-bearing exercise in your lifestyle.

• Stop smoking.

• Limit how much alcohol you drink.

These are the best ways to keep your bones strong and healthy.

Your bones and muscles will be stronger if you are physically active. Weight-bearing exercises, done three to four times a week, are best for preventing osteoporosis. Walking, jogging, playing tennis, and dancing are examples of weight-bearing exercises. Try some strengthening and balance exercises too. They may help you avoid falls, which could cause a broken bone.

Heart health Just like an engine makes a car go, your heart keeps your body running. As you grow older, some changes in the heart and blood vessels are normal, but others are caused by disease.

Choices you might make every day can contribute to heart disease. Do you smoke? Are you overweight? Do you spend the day sitting at a desk or in front of the TV? Do you avoid doing exercise? Do you drink a lot of alcohol? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, making healthy lifestyle changes might help you prevent or delay heart disease.

Take these steps to keep your heart healthy: Be more physically active. Aim for 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity on most or all days

of the week. Every day is best. It doesn’t have to be done all at once — 10-minute periods will do. Start by doing activities you enjoy — brisk walking, dancing, swimming, bicycling or playing basketball or tennis.

If you smoke, quit. It’s never too late to get some benefit from quitting smoking.

Follow a heart healthy diet. Choose low-fat foods and those that are low in salt. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and foods high in fiber.

Following a healthy eating plan and being physically active might help you.

Keep a healthy weight. Your healthcare provider can check your weight and height to learn your BMI (body mass index). A BMI of 25 or higher means you are at risk for heart disease, as well as diabetes and other health conditions.

Following a healthy eating plan and being physically active might help you.

Exercise and emotions Research has shown that the benefits of exercise go beyond just physical wellbeing. Exercise helps support emotional and mental health.

So next time you’re feeling down, anxious, or stressed, try to get up and start moving.

Physical activity can help: • Reduce feelings of depression and stress, while improving your mood and overall emotional well-being.

• Increase your energy level.

• Improve sleep.

• Empower you to feel more in control.

In addition, exercise and physical activity may possibly improve or maintain some aspects of cognitive function, such as your ability to shift quickly between tasks, plan an activity, and ignore irrelevant information.

Exercise ideas to help you lift your mood: • Walking, bicycling, or dancing. Endurance activities increase your breathing, get your heart pumping, and also boost chemicals in your body that may improve mood.

• Yoga. A mind and body practice that typically combines physical postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation.

• Tai Chi. A “moving meditation” that involves shifting the body slowly, gently, and precisely, while breathing deeply.

• Activities you enjoy — Whether it’s gardening, playing tennis, kicking around a soccer ball with your grandchildren or something else, do what you want to do, not have to do.

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Strategies to settle an estate When a parent passes away, it’s usually left to their offspring to manage and disperse the remaining estate. In the wake of such a loss, emotions can run high, and the sheer amount of paperwork can quickly become overwhelming.

If you’re in the throes of settling an estate, whether by yourself or with the assistance of your siblings, consider these tips to help chart a smoother course.

• Get organized. Keep a seemingly endless to-do list manageable by writing everything down. Create a system for prioritizing each task and if there are others who are willing to help, delegate what you can. Establish categories such as bills to pay and other outstanding debts, accounts to close, agencies and organizations that need to be notified of the death and so on.

• Know your limits. Some estates are simple and straightforward: There’s a basic will, few assets, known heirs and it’s easy to grasp what happens next. Others are far more complicated.

If you find yourself in over your head, seek help from an expert such as an estate attorney who can guide you through the legalities and paperwork.

• Focus on solutions. Remember that even the most seemingly hopeless situations can turn out well if you remain open to exploring solutions.

When Karen Jones’ mother passed away, she and her four siblings were left with a house that needed a lot of repairs none of them could afford before it could be sold. Jones learned about HomeVestors from a sister and the two scheduled a free consultation with a local independently owned and operated franchise.

Within 24 hours, Aaron Katz with WinWin Properties presented an offer not only to Jones, but individually to all of her siblings who were not able to meet at the same time. Jones credits Katz’s professionalism, kindness and sensitivity during a difficult time for her family.

An option such as HomeVestors, the largest professional house buying franchise in the nation, offers cash payments and quick closing, which can be helpful in settling an estate. In many cases, homes can also be sold as-is with no repairs and with unwanted contents still inside.

For more information, visit homevestors.com.

• Expect the unexpected. Add this to the emotional simmer you’ve been holding steady and this may be the tipping point to boil you over. Simply put the new information on the back burner for now and return to it later, when you can deal with it more rationally and avoid letting a surprise stain your memories.

• Take a break. In the aftermath of a loss, many survivors switch to autopilot, not only to distract their minds from the loss, but to regain some sense of control in a situation that can feel helpless. While this coping mechanism may answer a short-term need, be sure to allow yourself time to properly grieve and avoid taking on so much that you neglect your own physical needs, such as food and sleep.

Settling a loved one’s estate isn’t likely to be easy, but taking it all one step at a time will help you take care of business while you make sure you’re still taking care of yourself.

Source: HomeVestors and Family Features

SECOND ANNUAL RIM COUNTRY

SENIOR EXPO LEARN • EXPLORE • CONNECT The Second Annual Rim Country Senior Expo sponsored by Messinger Payson Funeral Home in partnership with Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce

Friday, October 7 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Messinger Community Room

FREE EVENT

With over 35 vendors, this Expo is designed to showcase some of the local business community’s products and services currently available to our Senior population.

Participants will be able to receive information on medical and non-medical devices, financial services, Senior community housing and care options, Medicare, Social Security, VA services, health and wellness, etc.

There will be door prizes given throughout the event.

Light refreshments will be available.

DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS FUN AND INFORMATIVE EVENT! For more information, contact Sharon King 928-978-0527 or Tom Mansfield 602-350-0132.

Messinger Payson Funeral Home 901 S. Westerly Road 928.474.2800

Payson Roundup LOCAL Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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Fire on the Rim race offers delights for spectators Upgrades from beer garden to campground boost Pine bike race by

Max Foster

special to the roundup

The rubber is hitting the road and rough trails around Pine this weekend. The annual Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race is Friday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 18.

Organizers Janet Brandt and Katie Calderon promise festivities are bigger and better than ever.

Among the upgrades, Brandt says, is “a newly designed venue that will open up the available space and leave room for a free game area featuring beer (using water) pong, lawn darts, horseshoes and more.”

Also, the open space in front of the bandstand is being turned into a seating area where contestants and spectators can enjoy free entertainment from the bands Vinyl Nova, Plum Krazy and the John Scott Band.

Brandt and Calderon’s advice is for audience members to bring lawn chairs or blankets to relax on during what are sure to be high-energy performances.

Parking this year should be hassle free and spacious since

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it has been moved to the rock yard north of the venue on Bradshaw Drive.

For those who attend the always-popular Italian Feast

by Chef Gerardo Moceri of Payson’s Firewood Cafe on Friday, gold race sponsor ERA Young Realty will provide a free shuttle from the parking lot to the main entrance.

The addition of Glukos Energy as a sponsor is sure to be a real plus for the weary riders since the company has agreed to supply rehydration drinks to all the athletes at the aid stations on the course and at the venue.

For those who enjoy a few suds, the beer garden has been expanded to include most of the race venue where title sponsor THAT Brewery will serve up a variety of innovative craft beers.

Fire Mountain Wines has also jumped in as a sponsor and have several tasty vinos available.

When hunger pangs strike, JB’s Smokehouse, Scoops, White Eyes, Pine Creek Fudge and THAT Brewery are sure to

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Schedule of Events Friday Noon – Campsite opens 4 p.m. – Beer Garden opens 5 p.m. – Italian Feast and start of Silent Auction 6 p.m. – Late Registration with packet pickup and check in; live music from Vinyl Nova 8 p.m. – Registration closes

have a variety of tasty bites.

Scoops sells ice cream, White Eyes serves scrumptious fry bread, Pine Creek Fudge offers coffee and espresso drinks and THAT Brewery dishes out traditional pub fare.

Those who have taken in previous races know the silent auction and bike raffle are always popular draws. This year, interest could be even greater since the raffle has as prizes four state of the art bikes and a high-dollar skateboard.

The Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race website includes additional details on what’s new for the 2016 event: • Tent camping for participants has been moved to the field north of THAT Brewery between Beeline and Old County Road — dubbed “Camp Sprocket” — (the location for RVs is the same, adjacent to the venue).

“A bike path will lead from the tent camping area to Old County Road,” Brandt says.

The site has more shade and there is a dedicated bike trail from the camping to the race area. There is no cost for camping. As it is on private

Having Knee Surgery?

Be sure to attend FREE Pre-Op Knee Surgery Workshop Wednesday, Sept. 21st, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Banner Rehabilitation Services and Payson Care Center Rehabilitation Services Present a Combined Workshop for Total Knee Replacement Surgery presented by: Michael Barland, PT, Senior Manager, Banner Health and Lisa Schultz, PTA, Director of Rehabilitation Services, Payson Care Center

Registration fees Junior, 13-18, $35 Open, SS, Masters, $70 Team Relay, $90 Race day registration closes 30 minutes prior to the start of each event: 45-mile event starts at 7:30 a.m., registration will close at 7 a.m.

30-mile race starts at 7:45 a.m., registration will close at 7:15 a.m.

15-mile event starts at 8 a.m., registration will close at 7:30 a.m.

To learn more visit the Fire on the Rim website. land donated for use in this event, we ask you to be especially considerate by cleaning up after yourself. Also, no open flames are allowed in either location.

The camping area will open at noon on Friday before the race. No hookups or dumping are available. Restrooms are on site for your use, free showers are available a short bike ride away at Pine Elementary School and 24-hour security is provided.

Enter Camp Sprocket at the north end of the THAT Brewery parking lot (look for signs).

There is also free camping in Tonto National Forest areas within a short bike ride of the venue. Again, it’s very important to clean up after yourself.

Plan to use Camp Sprocket for the weekend and enjoy all the pre and post race activities without the hassle of having to drive from elsewhere. Pine is a gateway community to the Arizona Trail, just a short distance from your campground, and many restaurants, facilities and shops are all within

walking distance. Park your car and spend your down time enjoying the cool mountain air and exploring what the small town of Pine has to offer.

• Course improvements — reroutes of single track on the upper part of Trail 15 and where it descends into Pine • Outdoor Game Area — more fun things to do.

Food Organizers are totally stoked to be able to offer another outstanding Italian Feast on Friday evening created especially for participants by — in the humble opinion of those in charge — the most talented Italian chef in Arizona.

Moceri, who apprenticed in Venice and has worked in restaurants all over Italy, brings the real deal to Fire on the Rim. Cost is $10 a plate for race participants. The meal is also available to non-participants for $15 each.

On Race Day (Saturday) there are lots of options to satisfy hunger and thirst for racers and race supporters.

The event’s Title Sponsor, THAT Brewery, not only will sponsor the beer garden this year, but is also bringing goodies from their kitchen — including burgers, brats, chili, and breakfast burritos.

Be sure to sample the phenomenal local THAT brews on tap, and don’t forget — you can contribute to the Arizona Trail from the comfort of the beer garden just by purchasing an Arizona Trail Ale a portion of all sales of this beer are donate to the Arizona Trails Association).

There are also offerings from JB’s Smokehouse, White Eyes Fry Bread, Scoops Ice Cream, Fire Mountain Wines,

Saturday 6 a.m. _ Late Registration with packet pickup and check in; food wagons open 7:15 a.m. – Registration closes 7:30 a.m. – 45-mile race starts 7:45 a.m. – 30- mile race starts 8 a.m. – 15-mile race starts 11 a.m. – Beer Garden opens 2 p.m. – Kids race starts; live music from Plum Krazy 2:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony; Bike Raffle drawing; Silent Auction closes 6 p.m. – Live music from John Scott Band Sunday 9 a.m. – Ride new sections of trail 3 p.m. – Campsite closes and Specialty Coffee.

Kids Kamp Kids Kamp will be open this year during the race on Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. While parents race worry-free, their kids will get to play games, do crafts, read stories and eat lunch under the watch of child care specialists.

The fee for Kids Kamp is $10 per child. Sign up along with race registration or sign up the day of the race.

Note: If your child requires constant one on one care or has separation anxiety, please realize that you may need to be present during Kids Kamp or make additional arrangements.

More A silent auction of many wonderful items donated by local businesses will start at 5 p.m. Friday and ends at 2 p.m.

Saturday.

Raffle tickets for bikes and more are on sale now and also during the race. Vendors on site will have art for sale as well as hydration products, bicycle gear, and T-shirts.

Also new this year is an outdoor gaming area with giant Jenga, cornhole, Yardzee, and more.

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Teens injured in SUV crash Six teens were injured Saturday afternoon after their SUV hit an embankment northeast of Payson.

The teens were traveling in a Jeep Cherokee on the Control Road when the driver lost control near milepost 22, leaving the roadway and striking an embankment about 1 p.m., said Deputy Chief John Wisner with the Hellsgate Fire Department.

Two female juveniles were airlifted to the Maricopa County Medical Center with serious injuries, one by Native Air and the other by PHI, both based out of Payson.

Four male juveniles were taken to Banner Payson Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Hellsgate and Christopher-Kohl’s paramedics responded along with the local ambulance.

County sheriff nabs DUI test grant The Gila County Sheriff’s Office has received funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for an intoxilyzer unit to analyze the

concentration of alcohol in a person’s breath. The unit will be placed in a regional DUI van that all law enforcement agencies from Gila County can use.

The unit cost $8,105, which Sheriff Adam Shepherd says will enhance DUI/impaired driving enforcement throughout the county.

Payson Roundup LOCAL Tuesday, September 13, 2016

$1.6 million bridge for Colcord Gila County’s $156,000 share of cost from sales tax by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

A new, wider bridge will be built on Colcord Road over Gordon Canyon east of Payson.

The Gila County Board of Supervisors last week approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to replace the single-lane bridge.

The current 19-foot-wide bridge was

built sometime in the 1930s.

The county does not have the funds to replace the bridge on its own, so it applied for help from ADOT, which has a bridge replacement program.

The new bridge will cost roughly $1.56 million.

Gila County has asked ADOT for $1 million to replace the bridge and applied to the Central Arizona Governments (CAG) for $400,160 in Surface Transportation

Program (STP) funds for design and construction of the bridge.

The county must provide a 5.7 percent match. Gila County has said it will provide $156,000, which is $90,000 more than the minimum required match. The money will come from the county’s half-cent transportation excise tax.

The new two-lane bridge will meet current design standards and provide access to residents and visitors to the area.

Pot proposition leads in polls Measure to legalize marijuana enjoys 10 percent lead by

Cassie Ronda

cronkite news service

About 50 percent of Arizona voters favor a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana use for Arizona adults 21 and older, according to an Arizona Republic/ Morrison/Cronkite News poll of registered voters.

Fifty percent of nearly 800 registered Arizona voters who were polled said they would “likely vote” to approve Proposition 205, which will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Nearly 40 percent oppose it and 10 percent were undecided.

The poll, released Wednesday, was commissioned by The Arizona Republic, the Morrison Institute for Public Policy and Cronkite News.

Seth Leibsohn, co-founder of Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, is confident those numbers will “turn upside-down” if voters learn the details of the proposition.

“They’ll turn against it dramatically,” said Leibsohn, who hosts The Seth Leibsohn Show on radio station KKNT. He described the initiative as a “20-page behemoth” that would drastically change landlord, tenant, family, welfare and DUI laws in favor of marijuana users.

But J.P. Holyoak, of AZ Natural

Selections, said Prop. 205 is a “fantastic” measure.

“It’s a great improvement over the ridiculous and failed policies of prohibition,” Holyoak said.

He said the poll results confirm the marijuana vote will be a tight race. He wants to convince voters that the current system of criminalizing marijuana use should be replaced “with a reasonable system of adults being able to consume something that’s objectively safer than alcohol.”

The poll also asked voters whether they would likely vote for or against Proposition 206, which would raise the minimum wage from $8.05 per hour to $10 per hour in 2017, then gradually to $12 by 2020. Twice as many respondents support the measure compared to the percentage of those who oppose it, with 61 percent “in favor” and 31 percent “against.” Voters will decide Prop.

206 on the November ballot as well.

Prop. 205, the marijuana measure, would allow Arizonans 21 and older to possess and use up to one ounce of marijuana, and to grow as many as six marijuana plants at home. It would also establish a 15 percent sales tax on marijuana and impose fines on those who use the drug outside of the legal limits.

Among those polled, registered Demo­

crats tended to support the measure, with nearly 64 percent saying they would likely vote in favor.

Nearly 56 percent of registered Republicans who were polled said they would likely vote “no.”

The marijuana measure gained more support from respondents with a college degree than from those reporting some college, high school or less. Respondents between ages 18 and 35 also tended to support the measure more than those 51 and older, with 66 percent and 42.5 percent “in favor,” respectively.

Arizona legalized the sale of medical marijuana to licensed users in 2010.

Recreational marijuana use is legal in Washington, Colorado, Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia.

The Morrison Institute contracted with Behavior Research Center to conduct the poll from Aug. 17-31. Using up-to-date voter registration lists, almost 1,700 live land line and cellphone calls were used to obtain an average of 800 valid responses from likely voters per question. The interviews were performed in English or Spanish. The margin of error fluctuates by question between plus or minus 3 to 4 percentage points.

Reporter Veronica Acosta contributed to this story.

Busted with 37 pounds of pot in Payson Jesus Manuel Rodriguez Apodaca’s plea bargain on drug charges resulted in the imposition of a 1.5 year prison sentence by Judge Gary Scales.

Apodaca previously pleaded guilty to solicitation to transport marijuana for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia.

O B I T U A R I E S Barry Robert Phaneuf (1944-2016)

Barry Robert Phaneuf, age 71 of Payson, AZ died August 31, 2016 in Goodyear, AZ. He was born September 5, 1944 in River Falls, WI to Robert and Viola Phaneuf.

He graduated from Amery High School in Amery, WI in 1962. He served in the US Navy from 1962 to 1966 as a General Aircraft Mechanic. Barry was a custom home builder and a car enthusiast. Most importantly he was a proud father, husband, brother, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Barry is survived by his wife, Virginia Phaneuf; step-mother, Marge Phaneuf; daughter, Staci Phaneuf; sons,

Jason Phaneuf and Patrick Phaneuf; brother, Stans Phaneuf (Sharon); sisters, Cindy Morton (Rick), Becky Swenson (Jerry), Mary Kastens (Terry), Barb Brannan (Greg), and Beth Thompson (Mark); mother-in-law, Grace Davis; three grandchildren one greatgrandchild and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Viola Phaneuf and sister, Becky Selzler (Larry). The family suggests that donations be made to Hospice of The Valley. Condolences for the family can be left at www. thompsonfuneralchapel.com.

Richard Gale Ives (1946-2016)

Richard Gale Ives of Payson, Arizona passed away Sunday, August 26, 2016 at the age of 70. Rick was born August 13th, 1946 in Duluth, Minnesota to Earl and Grace Ives and had 10 siblings. Rick proudly served his country from 1963 to 1969 in the U.S. Army as a Specialist E-4.

For his service during the Vietnam War, Rick received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Bronze Star, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, and Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar. Rick lived in Payson for nearly 30 years where he owned and operated Arizona Upholstery. Rick loved his

family, friends, and the Rim Country.

Rick is survived by sons Larry, David, and Keith, and his daughter, Tiffany. Rick was a proud grandfather of 8; Cole, Hunter, Zachary, Nicholas, Tatum, Noele, Avery, and Camryn. Services will be held at Green Valley Park in Payson at the Veteran’s Memorial on Saturday, Sept.

10, 2016 at 1 p.m. Reception to be held at Cardo’s (203 E. State Highway 260) at 3 p.m.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Messinger Mortuaries of Payson for their services including housing flowers until the day of the event.

Clay Richard Thorne 1934-2016

Friends are invited to join the family at a Celebration of Life for Clay Thorne, to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at Messinger Payson Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Road in Payson.

Deputy Gila County Attorney Calley Anderson, who prosecuted the case, s a i d P a y s o n p o l i c e s t o p p e d Apodaca for a speeding violation. During the traffic stop, the officer noticed numerous indicators of criminal activity and asked

Apodaca if he could search the car. Apodaca agreed, and the search revealed 37 pounds of marijuana hidden in a secret compartment.

Apodaca admitted he knew that the marijuana was in the vehicle.

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WEATHERREPORT Forecast by the National Weather Service

Tuesday

Mostly sunny; 30% chance for rain

78/52

Wednesday

80/50 Thursday

Sunny

80/48 Sunny

Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 11

H

86 88 88 87 89 88 75 87 93 94 91

L

62 58 58 51 48 52 60 55 54 55 57

PRECIP.

Precipitation 81/49

Saturday

Payson Statistics DATE

Sunny

Friday

PAYSONREPORT Weather courtesy of Bruce Rasch, weather.astro50.com

Sunny

81/51

2016 thru today 14.27 30-year Avg. thru September 16.25

Sept. 2016 0.00 Sept. Avg. 2.13

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

PAYSON POLLEN COUNT FORECAST Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

MEDIUM

MEDIUM

MEDIUM

MEDIUM

6.6 6.3 6.5 6.1 Dominant pollen: Chenopods-Sagebrush-Ragweed High: Pollen levels between 9.7 and 12.0 tend to affect most individuals who suffer from the pollen types of the season. Symptoms may become more severe during days with high pollen levels.

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

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

Source: pollen.com

PAYSON ROUNDUP

SPORTS

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Longhorns stomp Panthers 34-14 Payson runs over Coconino for 2nd straight victory by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Payson 34, Coconino 14 Payson 0 7 14 13 — 34 Coconino 0 0 6 8 — 14

Scoring summary

5:45

Second Quarter P-Cameron Ross 3 run (Kenny Ayres kick),

Third Quarter P-Dailin Keith 5 pass from Ryan Ricke (Ayres kick), 8:32 C-David Quick 31 pass from Christian Casados (kick blocked by Ross), 4:59 P-J.T. Dolinich 6 run (Ayres kick), :42 Fourth Quarter P-Dolinich 59 run (kick failed), 7:01 C-9 pass (Ty Furr pass from Casados), 3:09 P-Shane Law 55 run (Ayres kick), 2:51

FLAGSTAFF — A week after slamming on the breaks and starting to turn the car around, the Longhorns finished their u-turn and stepped on the gas pedal heading the other way at Coconino High here Friday night.

Team Statistics P C If a shutout victory at Fountain Hills First Downs 12 11 Rushes-Yards 43-327 33-85 indicated Payson’s football team was Passing (att.-comp.-int.)

2-7-0 13-26-2 better than the 0-2 start it sputtered Passing Yards 29 159 Total Offense 356 244 out of the garage with, a 34-14 thrashReturns-Yards 2-21 3-79 ing of the Class 4A Panthers provided Punts-Avg. 5-31.0 3-35.0 evidence that these Longhorns could Third Down Conversions 3-9 3-12 Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 2-6 be a fine-tuned racing machine now Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 that they’ve blown the carbon out of Penalties-Yards 7-75 12-114 Time of Possession 23:16 24:44 the carburetor.

J.T. Dolinich ran for 118 yards Individual Statistics and two touchdowns and Shane Law RUSHING-P: J.T. Dolinich 16-118, Shane Law 12-102, Cameron Ross 8-74, Ryan Ricke 4-23, also topped the century mark as the DiAndre Terry 1-6, Brandon Moore 1-5, Brock Longhorns ran all over Coconino (1-2).

Davis 1-(minus) 1. C: Christian Casados 21-49, Ty Payson’s improving rushing attack Furr 4-19, Weston Atwater 4-11, Coby Guerrero 3-4, David Quick 1-2. netted 327 yards on 43 carries (7.6 PASSING (comp.-att.-yds.-TD-int.)-P: Ricke. avg.).

C: Casados 13-26-159-2-2.

RECEIVING-P: Dolinich 1-24, Dailin Keith 1-5.

But it was the Longhorns’ stingy C: Furr 8-74, Jared Baca 2-43, Quick 2-36, Bryce defense that made the difference early Wright 1-6. on as Payson’s offense took some time RETURNS-P: Terry 1-21, Team 1-0. C: Furr to get rolling. Thanks in large part 3-79.

DEF. HIGHLIGHTS-P: Angel Jacquez int., to a big front line, Payson shut down Cameron Ross int., blocked extra point, Korben Coconino’s ability to run the football.

White fumble rec., Atreyu Glasscock sack, Jeremiah Hamm sack.

The Panthers managed just 85 yards on 33 carries (2.6 avg.).

And the Longhorns stretched their of the second half, including the first shutout streak to seven quarters three.

Dailin Keith caught a 5-yard TD pass before the home team managed a pair from Ryan Ricke as the Longhorns of second-half touchdowns.

“Chris Taylor’s defense has just marched down the field with the first come out and played great,” said possession of the third quarter before Payson head coach Jake Swartwood. Christian Casados connected with “And Colin White is doing a really David Quick for a 31-yard scoring pass good job with our offense. We are for the first points against coordinator dedicated to running the ball. We’re Taylor’s defense since a third-quarter TD by Queen gonna run the ball Creek Casteel two the entire game and “I’m really proud of this weeks earlier. we’re gonna get you But Ross tired, and then we’re defense. We’ve worked on blocked the extra gonna have some big it for three years now. It’s point attempt and touchdowns scored.” about time we got it rollDolinich scored on It certaina 6-yard run then ly appeared the ing right and we just did.” eluded a defender fatigue played a key Wyatt Richardson Payson senior nose guard a midfield and left role in the game as another Panther Coconino dominated grasping air as time of possession in he twirled around the first two quarters (16:31-7:29), but the Longhorns 360 degrees to avoid another takecontrolled the ball after intermission down and raced down the left sideline for a spectacular 59-yard scoring run (15:47-8:13).

Cameron Ross broke a scoreless as Payson reclaimed the momentum.

The Panthers scored again on a game with a 3-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter. 9-yard pass and two-point play but Law exploded for a 55-yard TD run in He ran for 74 yards on eight carries.

That was the only score of the first the closing minutes to put the outcome half. But Payson’s halftime adjust- out of reach.

For the third time in four games, ments worked as the visitors scored on four of their first five possessions turnovers again played a key role in

Photos by Keith Morris/Roundup

Above, Angel Jacquez tackles Flagstaff Coconino’s Ty Furr by grabbing his leg as Julian Parker (23) and Carver Bonn look on. At right, J.T. Dolinich (44) and Angel Jacquez celebrate one of many good plays the Longhorns made on Friday.

the outcome for Payson, who had none for the first time this season. Coconino lost a fumble and the Longhorns intercepted Casados twice. Ross and Angel Jacquez had the picks.

And the Horns sacked Casados four times.

Longhorn defenders couldn’t be more pleased that the work they’ve invested in practice seems to be paying off.

“It feels great,” said senior nose guard Wyatt Richardson. “We worked our butts off. I mean we earned this win tonight. We worked all week to get this win. We put in the most practice and none of us quit tonight. That’s the main factor why we won because none of us quit.”

• See Horns, page 11

Golf tourney fundraiser renamed to honor Koon Late MSA president loved golf, helping kids Keith Morris

Award for 2015-16.

“He was a great advocate for youth in our community and wildlife conserJack Koon loved helping kids and vation projects,” said current MSA wildlife. president James Goughnour. “He also He also loved golf. had a love for golf.”

So the Mogollon Sporting Proceeds from the tournament will Association is renaming be split 50/50, as are all the fundraising tournament MSA projects, between supit started last year for the porting youth and wildlife longtime president of the projects in the area.

MSA who died this year.

Over the past 25 years The Inaugural Jack Koon the MSA has contributed Memorial Golf Tournament more than $2 million to supis scheduled for Saturday, port youth and wildlife projSept. 24 at Payson Golf ects in the community.

Course. The entry fee for Goughnour said there’s the four-person scramble is no shortage of projects for Jack Koon $75 per person. Check-in for the MSA to help fund. the tournament begins at 7:30 a.m.

“There are lots of opportunities with a shotgun start at 8:30. that need organizations like the MSA,” The entry deadline is Thursday, he said. “Sometimes the manpower Sept. 22. is there but not the funding. That’s Jack and his wife, Sandy, joined the where the MSA can add value for our MSA shortly after its inception and community.” had been members ever since. They “There are a wide variety of projwere co-recipients of the MSA Legacy ects we help fund from fixing up

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stream banks and water catchments to fixing helmets for football teams and instruments for band, etc.,” said longtime MSA member Ted Pettet, who’s serving as the tournament director.

Last year’s tournament featured 16 teams but officials are looking to fill their limit of 25 four-person teams for the Inaugural Jack Koon Memorial Golf Tournament.

The tournament features raffles, drawings and prizes, as well as special hole prizes. Among the prizes is a firearm valued at $1,500.

Lunch will be provided at the end of the tournament at approximately 1 p.m. The top three teams will receive awards.

Officials are looking for additional individuals and businesses to be hole sponsors. The cost is $100 and those sponsors get their name in the program and on a placard to be placed at the hole they’re sponsoring.

Anyone interested in participating in the tournament or sponsoring a

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Late Mogollon Sporting Association president Jack Koon (waving) loved playing golf, and was an advocate for supporting youth activities and wildlife. The MSA fundraising golf tournament that started last year has been renamed in his honor. The Inaugural Jack Koon Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24 at Payson Golf Course. hole should call tournament director Ted Pettet at (928) 517-1128 or visit the MSA Website at www.msapa-

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Payson Roundup SPORTS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Weather transition noticed As fall begins to set recently, which is the in on Rim Country the rim country lowest level so far this changes can be seen fishing report year. The Salt River is and heard in both flowing at 50 percent wildlife and aquatic of its normal rate for species. this time of year while This past weekend, the Tonto Creek has the constant bugling slowed to about 5 perof bull elk distracted cent. me from watching the The water temfirst weekend of colperatures continue to James lege football. drop and are in the The weather tran- Goughnour high 70’s during the sition is also being brightest time of the noticed by the fish and day while the water anglers. clarity has improved greatly The bass fishing reports for recently due to the slow down Roosevelt Lake are being called in flow rates into the lake. good to very good by local expeThere continues to be a good rienced anglers. Anglers are reaction bite on Roosevelt Lake reporting good numbers of 1- that includes top-water baits, to 2-pound bass being caught crank-baits, spinner and chatusing a drop-shot or Texas- ter baits. rig technique in 20- to 25-foot With the clear water, a white depths. colored bait with accent colors However, reports of larger is the preferred choice. bass being caught are not as As the ambient and water frequent. The lake level has temperatures continue to drop, remained at 39 percent full remember the old angler’s

adage to “fish in the fall as you would fish in the spring.”

This is very good advice as many of the same fishing locations, patterns, baits and techniques that worked during the spring reemerge during the fall of the year.

Just like in the springtime, experienced anglers are always watching, in the fall, for baitfish being pushed to the surface by attacking schools of bass.

The Mesa office of the AZGFD has released a schedule for the next build of habitat reef balls that will be used in Roosevelt Lake. Volunteers are needed to support this project.

This is a great conservation project for bass clubs or youth organization. To get involved, contact Amberle Jones at akjones@azgfd.gov or you can call Amberle at (623) 236.7593.

The crappie anglers are reporting good fishing conditions during the morning and evening hours. Crappie anglers

are fishing vertically, using grub-tails in 20 to 25 foot deep water. Crappie swim in schools during the summer months and will always relate to structure and cover.

Trout fishing on the Rim streams and rivers continues to be called excellent. The summer stocking program has only 2 to 3 stockings remaining for Canyon and Tonto Creeks, Willow Spring and Woods Canyon Lake.

The good news for Rim Country anglers is that as the summer stocking program ends, we begin our transition into the Community Fishing Program, which we will be discussing in more detail in the future.

Have a great week of fishing and I hope to see you on the water.

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Sammi Sokol dives for a ball in the Longhorns’ match against Fountain Hills on Aug. 30. Former Payson High standout Britney Armstrong (Owens) is the new volleyball head coach at Camp Verde and brings the Cowboys to town to face the Longhorns tonight at 6 o’clock at Wilson Dome. The freshman match is at 4 p.m. and the JV at 5.

PAYSON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE TUESDAY, SEPT. 13 Boys Soccer at Camp Verde, 6pm Volleyball Camp Verde at Payson, 6pm WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14 Boys Soccer at Lakeside Blue Ridge, 3pm

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 Volleyball at Page, 6:30pm FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 Girls Soccer at Show Low Invitational Football Eagar Round Valley, 7pm

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 Cross Country at Four Corners Invitational Boys Soccer at Show Low, 3pm Girls Soccer at Show Low Invitational

TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 Girls Soccer Chino Valley at Payson, 6pm Cross Country at Valley Christian Park Run Volleyball at Phoenix Northwest Christian, 6pm

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Horns rolling after rout of Coconino He said it’s gratifying to see everything coming together for a defense that’s vastly improved over a couple of years ago.

“I’m really proud of this defense,” Richardson said.

“We’ve worked on it for three years now. We’ve had the same defensive coordinator for three years. It’s about time we got it rolling right and we just did.”

Richardson said the players aren’t about to take it easy just because they’ve managed two consecutive wins.

“We’ve got to put in work,” he said. “It’s not gonna be easy.

No team is easy; they weren’t easy. We fought. It feels great but we’re nowhere near done.”

Indeed, the Longhorns don’t

have time to pat themselves on the back for turning around their season because one poor performance can override all the positives of the past two weeks.

The challenging 3A East schedule doesn’t begin until mighty Show Low comes to Payson on Sept. 30, but the Longhorns face a huge obstacle before their bye week that’ll give them two weeks to prepare for the Cougars as perhaps one of the best teams in Class 2A comes to Payson this week.

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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).

• Bingo: Double Payout Sept. 20 — Matinee 12 p.m., Evening 6:30 p.m.

• Oriental Buffet $10: Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant.

• Football Specials in the Apache Spirits Lounge: Beer & Wings $7 Mon. & Thurs. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bloody Mary Bar $4.25 Sundays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Happy Hour Mon. & Thurs. 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sundays 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Domestic Draft Beers 16 oz. $2, 22 oz. $3.

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Swiss Village Social

The next Swiss Village Social is from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept.

23 at 626 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson. Call 928-978-0640 for details.

Participating businesses include Affordable Furniture and Appliances, Artists on the Rim Gallery, Country Charm Fudge, Payson Candle Factory, Vintage Roost & Floral Boutique and Payson Wireless. Eric Longtin provides live music for the event, plus there will be raffle baskets, art, gift certificates and other goodies.

Event proceeds go to New Beginnings.

State Representatives to speak in Payson

Legislative District 6 State Representatives Brenda Barton and Bob Thorpe will attend the Payson Tea Party meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson.

Sylvia Allen might also attend if she can resolve a conflict.

Area residents have until Oct. 10 to register to vote in the 2016 General Election. For more information, call 928-951-6774.

Missoula Children’s Theatre presentation

The Missoula Children’s Theatre musical production of “Alice in Wonderland” is at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17 in the Payson High School auditorium.

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. The program involves around 60 children from each community it visits.

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 featur-

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The annual Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race is this weekend in Pine. Registration and camping open at noon, Friday, Sept. 16, with the big Italian Feast by Chef Gerardo Moceri and live music that evening; the race is Saturday with additional activities and entertainment; thing wrap up on Sunday. ing 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.

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

All church rummage sale Multiple churches from throughout the Rim Country are participating in an All-Church Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, Payson.

Furniture, household items, caregiver uniforms and more are available.

There will also be a bake sale.

All proceeds go to Children’s Ministries.

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.

The presentation is open to the public and held in the library meeting room. Light refreshments will be served. For details, call the library at 928-474-9260.

Library Bookstore specials This summer the Library Bookstore

C L U B S Payson Womans Club The Payson Womans Club, the oldest service club in Payson, holds general membership meetings at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Payson Womans Club building, 510 W. Main St. Member­ ship is open to local women ages 18 and up.

Moose Lodge events The Loyal Order of the Moose meetings are at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.The Women of the Moose meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month.

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

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

Pro Rodeo Committee Payson Pro Rodeo Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month in the Swiss Village Quality Inn (formerly Best Western) conference building at 6 p.m. New members welcome.

For information, call (928) 472-7294.

Payson Art League Everyone in the community, young and old, is invited to the Sept. Payson Art League meeting and presentation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept.

13 at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. Come enjoy an evening of art, fun, food, and learning from one of Payson’s top artists, Lena Navarro, who will give a demonstration of her art style in oils.

Lena originally grew up in the Ukraine and started drawing and painting at an early age. Through the years

are proud to present Carol Sletten, the author of “Three Strong Western Women and Story of the American West — Legends of Arizona.” She will present a program at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Rim Country Museum in Payson’s Green Valley Park.

Sletten will talk about how Zane Grey and other writers used Arizona history and landscapes to create the myth of the West. She will also do a performance about Lozen, an Apache woman warrior who rode with Geronimo, to demonstrate how she is using Arizona’s history in her own work.

Please come early for this free program. Seating is limited. Light refreshments will be served.

her biggest desire has been to brighten someone’s day and help change the world by putting a smile on someone’s face. Her art medium is using bright colorful oils to achieve her goal to brighten the viewer’s day.

To learn more about Lena please go to her website at http://www.navarroartgallery.com.

Rim Country Camera Club

Rim Country Camera Club meets at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12. Members will review many of the photos submitted to the Northern Gila County Fair and share photography judge Colleen Miniuk-Sperry’s comments on the photos. This is a good way to learn from the perspective of a noted photographer.

The R3C awards a $150 Arizona Highways photo workshop gift certificate to the Best of Class in the Junior (17 and under) category.

The meeting is open to all those interested in photography and there is no charge to attend. If you need directions to the meeting location, please call Rush at 928-474-9673.

Democratic meeting

The Democratic clubs of Payson plan a joint meeting at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, at noon, Tuesday, Sept. 13. Come at 11:30 a.m. to order food and visit with friends.

There will be no Wednesday night meeting this month.

The campaign to turn Arizona blue will be the speaker’s topic.

For information, call Carol, 928-4681115.

Masons to meet

The Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70 will host the Grand Master of the

received many book donations in the areas of history, politics and biographies. So during September they will be offered in a “Buy One, Get One Free” special.

As always, the second item must be of equal or lesser value than the first item.

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

Benefit raffle

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

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

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

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

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Inaugural Jack Koon Memorial Golf Tourney

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

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

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

Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

Get your foursome together and join in honoring Jack Koon.

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

Friends of the Poor Walk/Run Sept. 24

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul hosts the National 8th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk/Run Saturday Sept. 24 to benefit those who are less fortunate in our community. The event will begin at 8 a.m. at the S.V.d.P. Thrift Mall, 1006 S. Beeline Hwy, Payson.

All proceeds and donations from the event will directly benefit the people in the Rim Country area served by S.V.d.P. All proceeds stay in the Payson area. Anyone interested in learning more, participating, or making a pledge can call S.V.d.P. at 928-474-9104.

The event is held near September 27, the feast day of the Society’s patron, St. Vincent de Paul, who ministered the poor in Paris in the 17th century. The walk in each community is designed and run by the St. Vincent de Paul Conference in each area.

The society of St. Vincent de Paul is a nonprofit organization that helps those living in poverty.

Cliff Castle Casino trip

Banner High Country Seniors is planning a trip to Cliff Castle Casino

Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016

in Camp Verde Thursday, Sept. 29. The cost is $15 per person and includes transportation to and from the Stage parking lot and $25 in free play.

Enjoy slots machines, bowling, and dining at multiple restaurants during a five-hour stay.

Call BHCS for further details, 928472-9290.

Library benefit Wine Around the Library proceeds benefit the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library in its quest to remain “The finest small town library in Arizona.”

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

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

OES Crafts Fair The Ponderosa Chapter #64 Order of Eastern Star annual Crafts Fair is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 9.

There are already received a sizeable number of confirmations from crafters all around Arizona and hope to have a excellent turnout from Rim Country residents and visitors.

The Craft Fair is at 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson behind the fire station.

For more information about the fair or to participate, contact Chapter Secretary Marjorie Winemiller, 928468-0790.

OES is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping needy children, battered women and medical research.

Masons holding raffle The Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70 is having a Grand Canyon Railway Raffle. The prize includes two first class round trip tickets to the Grand Canyon on the Grand Canyon Railroad, a two-night stay at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams and two tickets for a bus tour of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

The cost is $10 per ticket or six for $50. Only 500 tickets will be sold. The drawing is Oct. 11.

Raffle tickets can be obtained from any Sy Harrison Lodge member or by contacting the lodge secretary at 928474-1305. Leave a message and the secretary will return your call.

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Jurisdiction of Arizona at a stated meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70, 200 E. Rancho Rd. There will be a dinner served at 5:30 p.m. and a public ceremony honoring members who have served the fraternity for 50, 60, 65, and 70 years.

Members and guests are welcome to the dinner and public ceremony, followed by the stated meeting and official visit by the Grand Master for any member of Freemasonry.

For further information, please call the secretary, Bill Herzig at 928-4741305 or 928-468-6303.

Honeywell retirees are always welcome.

Remember to bring a table service and a dish to share. For more information, call Merie 928-474-6011.

Beyond Limits Disability Ministry

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 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.

United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy St., will host the meeting for Beyond Limits from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13.

A free meal and inspirational program is planned. Family members, caregivers and service providers are always welcome to attend.

At this meeting, the group will also launch its month-long annual canned food drive for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank.

Beyond Limits is an interdenominational Christian group for adults with developmental disabilities. The ministry is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization. For further information, call Mark or Jennie Smith at 928-4688434.

Garrett Retirees Rim Country Garrett Retirees meet Thursday Sept. 15 at Rumsey Park for the group’s annual potluck.

Social hour begins at 11 a.m., with lunch served at noon. Friends &

Bridge results Winners at bridge for Wednesday, Sept. 7 were: Judy Fox and Ruth Aucott, first; Dot Koshiniski and Jerri Koch, second; Mary Kastner and Sharon Vaplon, third.

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

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Mountain Village Foundation The Mountain Village Foundation meets every second Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. to socialize, with the meeting at 6 p.m.

The foundation’s mission is to help the children in need in Pine and Strawberry; sometimes it also provides a helping hand to a family in need.

The group has several fund-raisers a year. To learn more, call (928) 4765940 for meeting place. Donations, by check, may be sent to Mountain Village Foundation, P.O. Box 715, Pine, AZ 85544.

Archaeology meeting The local archaeology group’s first fall meeting is at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17. The Rim Country Chapter is the Payson area representative of the Arizona Archaeological Society. The meeting is at the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Holy Nativity, 1414 Easy St., Payson. Guests and visitors are always welcome; and refreshments will be available.

The guest presenter will be Erik Berg, who will discuss River Rats on the Colorado.

Prepping for National Novel Writing Month Arizona Professional Writers of Rim Country meet at noon, Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway, Payson.

Have you always wanted to write a novel, but never quite got past the first page or had trouble with the finished product? Well, now is the time to break those barriers.

Connie Cockrell, author of 14 published novels, presents, “Prepping for November National Novel Writing Month.” All writers are welcome to attend, including up-and-coming authors in Rim Country.

Don’t miss this stimulating and informative presentation.

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LEGAL NOTICES 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 Rawlings, 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

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LEGAL NOTICES 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,

LEGAL NOTICES 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 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

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9/13/2016 9/20/2016 16304: 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2016 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES K. BROPHY, An Adult, Deceased. Case No.: PB201600071 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMALAPPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: 1.

Romaine C. Brophy was appointed Personal Representative of this Estate on July 29, 2016, and the notice to the heirs of informal appointment of personal representative was given as required by law.

2.

All persons having claims against the Estate who are unknown are required to present their claims within (4) months after the first publication of this Notice or the claims will be forever barred.

3.

All persons having claims against the Estate who are known are required to present their claims within (4) months after receipt of this Notice by mail or the claims will be forever barred.

4.

Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to Romaine C. Brophy, Personal Representative, c/o The Owens Law Firms, 200 W. Frontier St., Ste. L, Payson, Arizona 85541.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 18th day of August, 2016.

THE OWENS LAW FIRM, PLC /s/ Jared R. Owens Jared R. Owens, Attorney for Person Representative, Romaine C. Brophy 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.

16309: 9/9, 9/13, 9/16/2016 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: Heather 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.

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.

16311: 9/9, 9/13/2016 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING There will be a Public Hearing at 6PM Saturday September 24, 2016 at Fire Station 71 in the Community of Whispering Pines, 10603 N. Houston Mesa Road Payson, Arizona 85541. The purpose of this public hearing is for the Whispering Pines Fire District Board of Directors to hear public comments and review comments from the Gila County Board of Supervisors, both FOR and AGAINST the consolidation of the Beaver Valley Fire District into the Whispering Pines Fire District.

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.

16313: 9/9, 9/13/2016 NOTICE OF SALE OF MOBILE HOME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

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LEGAL NOTICES the following item of personal property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder, to satisfy a landlord s lien: Mobile Home Make: PALM HARBOR Body Style: 28 X 60 MH Model Year: 1992 VIN: AS18863X VIN: AS18863U Date and Time of Sale: 9/26/16 10:00:01 AM Location of Sale: Space No. ROOSEVELT LAKE RESORT 358 STAGECOACH TRAIL ROOSEVELT, AZ 85545 Name of landlord: ROOSEVELT LAKE RESORT Amount of Claimed Lien: $3,300.00 as of September 26, 2016 The Landlord reserves the right to bid at said sale and if its bid is the highest, to purchase said mobile home. The Landlord claims a lien against this property in the amount shown above as of the date shown above, for rents and other charges which have accrued through that date under a rental agreement covering the space occupied by the mobile home. The rental agreement giving rise to this lien was entered into by the Landlord and the following parties, owners of the mobile home, as tenants: Date of Rental Agreement: March 5, 1992 Name(s) of Tenant(s): DEBORAH W. LEACH, MICHAEL E. LEACH Said mobile home is located at the address shown above as the location of sale. The above described property shall be offered for sale pursuant to A.R.S. §33-1023. The proceeds from the sale will be applied to the cost of sale and to the lien, and any money that remains will be disposed of as provided in A.R.S. §33-1023. ROOSEVELT LAKE RESORT By: /s/illegible Park Manager Dated: August 29, 2016 9/9, 9/13/16 CNS-2920896# 16314: 9/9, 9/13/2016 NOTICE OF SALE OF MOBILE HOME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following item of personal property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder, to satisfy a landlord s lien: Mobile Home Make: HIGH CHAPARRAL Body Style: 14 X 72 MH Model Year: 1987 VIN: HC622ZAZ Date and Time of Sale: 9/26/16 10:00:01 AM Location of Sale: Space No. 177 SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP 5900 N. MAIN STREET GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name of landlord: SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP Amount of Claimed Lien: $2632.00 as of September 26, 2016 The Landlord reserves the right to bid at said sale and if its bid is the highest, to purchase said mobile home. The Landlord claims a lien against this property in the amount shown above as of the date shown above, for rents and other charges which have accrued through that date under a rental agreement covering the space occupied by the mobile home. The rental agreement giving rise to this lien was entered into by the Landlord and the following parties, owners of the mobile home, as tenants: Date of Rental Agreement: April 27, 2007 Name(s) of Tenant(s): KELLEY ANNE POWELL Said mobile home is located at the address shown above as the location of sale. The above described property shall be offered for sale pursuant to A.R.S. §33-1023. The proceeds from the sale will be applied to the cost of sale and to the lien, and any money that remains will be disposed of as provided in A.R.S. §33-1023. SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP By: /s/illegible Park Manager Dated: August 25, 2016 9/9, 9/13/16 CNS-2920747# 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

LEGAL NOTICES 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# 16317: 9/9, 9/13, 9/16/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 1.

ENTITY TYPE: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2.

ENTITY NAME: PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECH SERVICES LLC 3.

FILE NUMBER: L20904038 4.

STATUTORY AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS: Street Address: MICHELLE MCDANIEL, 752 E. DEALERS CHOICE LAND, PAYSON, AZ 85541; PO BOX 1, PAYSON, AZ 85547.

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ARIZONAKNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 752 E. DEALERS CHOICE LAND, PAYSON, AZ 85541.

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DURATION: Perpetual 7.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE: Manager-Managed The name and addresses of all Managers are: 1.

MICHELLE MCDANIEL, 752 E. DEALERS CHOICE LAND, PAYSON, AZ 85541.

The names and addresses of all Members are: 1.

MICHELLE MCDANIEL, 752 E. DEALERS CHOICE LAND, PAYSON, AZ 85541 ORGANIZER: MICHELLE MCDANIEL; 5/8/2016 16319: 9/9, 9/13/2016 NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING There will be a public hearing at 10 AM on September 24, 2016 at the Beaver Valley Fire Station, 911 Beaver Flat Road, Payson, Arizona 85541.

The purpose of this public hearing is for the Beaver Valley Fire District Board to hear public comments and review comments from the Gila County Board of Supervisors, both FOR and AGAINST the consolidation of the Beaver Valley Fire District into the Whispering Pines Fire District.

16321: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #16-40700 Schmidt Title No: 21602450 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 10/11/2007 as Document No. 2007-016996 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on November 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811).

The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: The East One-Half of Lot Four (4) and all of Lot Three (3), of ALPINE VILLAGE UNIT ONE, according to the plat of record in the office of the county recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map Nos. 610 through 610D and Certificate of Correction recorded June 24, 1985, in Docket 647, Page 986 and Certificate of Amended Dedication recorded March 17, 1986 in Docket 667, Page 544, and Certificate of Correction recorded July 08, 1986, in Docket 676, Page 157. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 405 W Sherwood Drive Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 302-79-003A 6 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an as is condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.Original Principal Balance: $370,500.00 Original Trustor: Phyllis A. Schmidt, an unmarried woman 405 W Sherwood Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 Current

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LEGAL NOTICES Beneficiary:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Care of / Servicer Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc 3476 Stateview Boulevard, MAC #X7801-014 Fort Mill, SC 29715 Current Trustee:Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4590961 09/13/2016, 09/20/2016, 09/27/2016, 10/04/2016 16322: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/2016 Notice of Trustee s Sale Recorded on: 8/8/2016 TS No. : AZ-16-739549-CL Order No. : 160212181-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/2/2002 and recorded 12/6/2002 as Instrument 2002-019169 , 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: 11/23/2016 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: LOT 2, BLOCK 4 OF COBRE VALLEY TOWNSITE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO, 56. Purported Street Address: 5996 MORROW AVE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 Tax Parcel Number: 206-09-026 Original Principal Balance: $26,200.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Federal National Mortgage Association ( Fannie Mae ), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America C/O Seterus, Inc. 14523 SW Millikan Way, Suite 200 Beaverton, OR 97005 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): PAMELA S CORBIN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN 5996 MORROW AVE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 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-16-739549-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its

LEGAL NOTICES 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-16-739549-CL Dated: 8/5/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Dominic Penaflorida, 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 8/5/2016 before me, Brenda A. Gonzalez a notary public, personally appeared Dominic Penaflorida, 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 #0114382 9/13/2016 9/20/2016 9/27/2016 10/4/2016 16324: 9/13, 9/16, 9/20/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 1.

ENTITY TYPE: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2.

ENTITY NAME: YOUNG SECURITY SERVICE LLC 3.

FILE NUMBER: L21096937 4.

STATUTORY AGENT

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LEGAL NOTICES NAME AND ADDRESS: Street Address: JENNIFER CHRISTINE MORALES, 2625 WEST BURGESS LANE, PHOENIX, AZ 85041.

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ARIZONAKNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 2625 WEST BURGESS LANE, PHOENIX, AZ 85041.

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DURATION: Perpetual 7.

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

MARQUIS ALAN CLARK, 8 GRAHAM BOULEVARD, YOUNG, AZ 85554.

2.

RAUL BERNAL MORALES, 158 MIDWAY, YOUNG, AZ 85554.

ORGANIZER: BRENT HICKEY; 7/25/2016 16325: 9/13, 9/16, 9/20/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: GABBERTCCHI LLC File No. L-2111491-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 102 E. Main St., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Brian Gabbert, 102 E. Main St., 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: Brian Gabbert, (x) Manager, 102 E. Main St., Payson, AZ 85541.

16329: 9/13, 9/16, 9/20/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 1.

ENTITY TYPE: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2.

ENTITY NAME: 5 & H LOGISTICS, LLC 3.

FILE NUMBER: L21201565 4.

STATUTORY AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS: Street Address: STEVEN BEST, 214 N STAGE COACH PASS, PAYSON, AZ 85541.

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ARIZONAKNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 214 N. STAGE COACH PASS., PAYSON, AZ 85541.

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DURATION: Perpetual 7.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE: Manager-Managed The name and addresses of all

LEGAL NOTICES Managers are: 1.

STEVEN BEST, 214 N STAGE COACH PASS, PAYSON, AZ 85541.

2.

HEIDI BEST, 214 N STAGE COACH PASS, PAYSON, AZ 85541.

The names and addresses of all Members are: 1.

STEVEN BEST, 214 N STAGE COACH PASS, PAYSON, AZ 85541.

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HEIDI BEST, 214 N STAGE COACH PASS, PAYSON, AZ 85541.

ORGANIZER: Steven Best; 16330: 9/13, 9/16/2016 PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BID ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PAVING AND RETAINING WALL AT CC CRAGIN RESERVOIR BOAT RAMP INVITATION FOR BID: AGFD17-00006492 ENGINEER S ESTIMATE BASE BID: $700,000.00 PROJECT TITLE: PAVING AND RETAINING WALL AT CC CRAGIN RESERVOIR BOAT RAMP LOCATION: North East of Clints Well on AZ 87 to FR 751 then southeast about 6 more miles to the reservoir.

SUBSTITUTION: All prior approval requests must be received by 5:00 p.m. MST, seven (7) days prior to Bid Due Date.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: $1,500.00.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: September 14, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. at the CC Cragin Reservoir BID DUE DATE: Bids will be received until 3:00 p.m. MST September 21, 2016 in the State e-procurement system: https://procure.az.gov. No bids will be received after the time specified.

DESCRIPTION: The work consists of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary for the construction of the boat ramp retaining wall and paving.

COMPLETIONTIME: The project completion time shall be from the notice to proceed in October 2016 through February 1, 2017. No construction may take place between February 28, 2017 and September 6, 2017.

INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROJECT MAY BE OBTAINED AS FOLLOWS: PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS: Plans and specifications are available for viewing in the State e-procurement system: https://procure.az.gov.

ALL QUESTIONS IN WRITING: All questions are to be written and directed to the Procurement Officer Elizabeth Burgard, either in the ProcureAZsystem or to the AGFD Procurement Office, 5000 West Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086, eburgard@azgfd.gov, or faxed to (623) 236-7327.

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Better than your average burger Five Guys offers fast food option in Payson by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

After months of hungry anticipation, Five Guys opened Thursday afternoon and immediately had a line for its burgers and fries.

About half of the diners said they had never tried the chain before.

Ron Palmer of Payson was the first in line for a burger.

He said he had watched the construction unfold and when he saw the Now Open red and white flags outside, he stopped in. He said he would go with a plain burger and fries.

Payson Councilor Su Connell and her husband, shared a cheeseburger and a large bag of fries. Connell said it was plenty of food to split. One thing the couple didn’t share: milkshakes. Connell said she loves their shakes, which are handspun and can be customized with 10 different mix-ins.

On the menu are burgers, hot dogs, fries, BLTs, grilled cheese and veggie sandwiches. There are 16 toppings to choose among, including grilled mushrooms, jalapeño peppers, barbecue sauce and A1 steak sauce. If you want them all, order “All the Way.” You can also have a burger wrapped in lettuce instead of in a bun or just have it in a bowl.

Fries are cut in store, soaked for two hours and then fried fresh. They come either salted or Cajun style.

Franchise owner Joe Sanchez said this is his fifth Five Guys location. He also owns 11 Subways and two Blaze Pizzas. He is in the process of opening five other Blaze Pizzas, which sell customized pizzas, in the Valley.

Sanchez has been in the fast casual restaurant business for the past 30 years. He bought his first franchise in 1990 after working for AT&T since high school. Sanchez said he wanted to be an entrepreneur and work

Alexis Bechman captured the registers at Five Guys, while Keith Morris snapped the picture of the double decker burger. for himself.

Sanchez, who lives in the Valley, said he studies markets before he puts in a new restaurant and he saw that other fast food chains were doing well in Payson. He knew there was a market for a better burger and decided to open a Five Guys location. He also has Five Guys locations in Flagstaff, Prescott and Yuma, among others and is looking to open more locations.

While the price of the food is high for some diners, Sanchez said the quality of the food is much better and the beef fresh and never frozen.

It took almost nine weeks to finish the inside of Five Guys, including laying tens of thousands of red and white tiles, which line the bottom half of the restaurant’s walls.

Sanchez said the Payson location is 500 square feet smaller than a traditional Five Guys. Javier Rojas, of National Construction Management, was the general contractor on the build. He said he struggled to meet the deadline due to the lack of subcontractors. They had to go the Valley to find most of the subs, using only a local plumber.

Rojas said he was happy with how things had turned out and he was excited to finally sit and eat a burger.

Although they had only been open for a few minutes, the staff at Five Guys Thursday looked like seasoned pros. They worked quickly behind the line filling orders.

Sanchez said it had been a struggle to hire enough employees and they were still looking to hire an additional 10 team members.

Twice a week, Five Guys sends in a secret shopper to see how staff is performing. For

Media old-timers meet “Media” — which is a four-letter word in some circles — has been around the Rim Country since 1937. Hear about the memories of some the Rim’s media “old timers” at a special event at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17 in the meeting room at the Majestic Mountain Inn, 602 E. Hwy. 260, Payson.

None of the participating “old timers” go back quite as far as 1937, but most have been bringing Rim residents and visitors the news since 1980.

These “old timers” didn’t have to worry about charging or losing their cell phone; they delivered proofs to customers in person — sometimes three times. They answered their phones, saw customers eyeball to eyeball every week — and

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sometimes dropped in just to say hello.

The Sept. 17 event will include publishers, writers, reporters, radio announcers, television media and others who remember the early days.

Hear about the old Mogollon Advisor Newspaper, founded by Sharon and Bill Foster, who sold it to Debbie and Dave Rawsthorne, who then sold it to Carroll Cox and Janet Martin.

The newspaper that told it as it was and a favorite column was “Just For Fun,” where editor Carroll Cox shared a funny happening in her life each week. Cox may be remembered by many for her controversial opinions about town council meetings.

Some folks will remember when Randy Roberson established Payson’s first television channel and delivered local morning news with his young son on his lap! It was about that time that KMOG Radio’s Mike and Debbie Farrel arrived on Payson’s media scene and radio was never the same again in Rim Country — the Foster family also helped launch KMOG. And of course there was the Rim Country News, also founded by the Fosters and their family, and the nearly 80-yearold Payson Roundup, which later absorbed both the Rim Country News and the Mogollon Advisor. There have been some brief-lived other periodicals circulated about the Rim Country over the years, The Gazette for one, and a couple of others.

The Majestic Mountain Inn, voted Best of Payson for many years, is sponsoring the free event. The public is invited to come take a look at newspapers, posters, videos, radio clips, television commercials, enjoy refreshments and chats with some of the old timers.

Open mic sessions will provide time for anyone who wants to share old time media recollections from those days. Video footage will provide different visual aspects of Payson’s history during the days of Channel 6 Access Television and a special documentary of the Zane Grey Cabin prior to the Dude Fire will be available to view.

Call Peggy Benz-Martin at 928-978-5718 for information.

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In search of history by

Connie Cockrell

hike columnist

One of the hikes the C Group goes on at least once a year is the hike along Deer Creek Trail to David Gowan’s grave. In both 2015 and 2016, the group took on this easy hike in January.

Both years, it was either raining or threatening to rain but that rarely keeps die-hard hikers at bay.

The trailhead is just south of the junction of Highway 188 and is clearly marked with a large sign on the highway. This is a large trailhead parking area, plenty of room for many cars.

Geared up with rain jackets, ponchos, and even umbrellas, the group took the trail at the north side of the parking area by the big brown sign.

In a few feet you’ll see the trail sign that says Deer Creek Trail #45. Walk along this open, hilly trail past the signs on the left for the Gold Ridge Trail #47 and the South Fork Trail. This desert-like trail has a lot of cactus and that wonderful red rock with white streaks called rhyolite. The open views across the landscape end at the Mazatzals. Depending on the year and the weather, they could be snowcapped which is stunning against the red of the mountain’s rock and on a sunny day, the clear blue of the Arizona winter sky.

The trail climbs for a little while then at 1.12 miles, reaches the edge of Deer Creek Canyon where we descend along the canyon wall to the

Hike to Gowan’s Grave: Trailhead: From Payson, travel 87 south to just south of junction 188 and turn right into the well-marked Deer Creek trailhead.

Distance: Approximately 6.5 miles out and back trip.

Regular cars are OK. Difficulty: Easy. Elevation change minimal though you drop down then back up again.

Highlights: Fantastic views. Historic pioneer gravesite.

Photos courtesy of Randy Cockrell

The Deer Creek trailhead leads to a short, easy hike to the grave of Rim Country pioneer David Gowan. One of the first whites to settle in the area, he homesteaded near Tonto Natural Bridge but then moved to prospect. He died alone along Deer Creek where friends buried him. creek. GPS: 34 02.89N, 111 22.575W. We cross the creek to pick up the trail to the left of a wire fence. Stay on this wellused trail, taking care to avoid the copious cat’s claw, following the south side of the creek going upstream. You’ll pass the remains of an old windmill, cross a creek bed and turn hard left to climb up a steep hill, leaving Deer Creek.

Now traveling through a gate, the trail wanders up and down the side of the canyon,

and in and out of the gullies that wash into the creek until at 3.25 miles you reach the grave of David Gowan, right next to the trail. GPS: 34 02.930N, 111 24.490W. This is our turn around point. Despite the rainy weather the last two years, we all find what seats we can and have a snack. Fortunately, in the July 29, 2015 Rim Review, historian Stan Brown had an article about Mr. David Gowan. I’ll leave the entire history of pioneer David

Gowan to the reader’s research but in short, the sometime seaman, rancher, and miner was found dead by friendly rancher Jesse Chilson who had noted Gowan’s absence at his ranch for the occasional meal and to pick up his mail. Chilson found Gowan’s body, frozen, near the creek. A posse of ranchers and Deputy Sheriff Jim Cline took a homemade coffin out to where the body lay and buried David Gowan right where he had died.

The gravesite and the trail

to it are maintained by hikers and like others before us, we picked up the little bit of trash we found and headed back to the trailhead. Sure, we were hit with little spats of rain, but overall the views and the history make this a great hike. This hike is good in the fall, as well, when the cottonwoods that line the creek turn a bright, cheery yellow.

If you’d like to read more of Cockrell’s work, go to www. conniesrandomthoughts.com.

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Payson Roundup OUTDOORS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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Peter Aleshire

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We shuffled into the backyard with a beach towel and sleepy expectations, hours of deep dark from the dawn.

Crystal had made me promise to wake her when the Perseid meteor shower was scheduled to peak, as the debris of a comet rained down into the atmosphere. We hadn’t quite summoned the ambition to hike with her sister and her ASU astrophysics buddies out to the point with its 360-degree view of the heavens. But we had determined, nonetheless, to brave the backyard in the depths of the night.

The Milky Way glimmered softly overhead, a 100-billion-star swirl of stars seen from our spot on the edge of the solar system.

Crystal settled back, an innocent with an old soul — given to odd fears and deep insights. At 16, the world lay gleaming ahead of her, like the Milky Way full of brilliant light and obscuring dust clouds, vast in their extent.

I settled in alongside her, more like a comet with the ice burned off — still making its rounds with only a hint of a tail.

I am not an old soul, for everything still surprises me. But I am still eager to learn and not afraid of dust.

“There,” said Crystal.

“Where?” I asked.

“Over there,” she said.

“Oh,” I said.

We lay still in companionable silence.

The Perseid meteor shower comes every year like clockwork as Earth with its one-year solar orbit passes through the tail of the Swift-Tuttle Comet, with its 133-year solar orbit.

Comets circle the solar system in a vast cloud far beyond brave little Pluto, the leftovers of the solar system. Now and then a passing star will knock one out of its vast, silent orbit, so it falls inward toward the sun.

At its peak, the meteors fall at a rate of 60 per hour, seeming to radiate out of the constellation Perseus — hence the name. The bits of ice and gravel mostly burn up 50 miles above the surface of the Earth, often leaving a glowing trail across the sky. Sometimes, they burst, creating small fireballs.

They’re also referred to as the “tears of Saint Lawrence,” because they fall to earth at about the same time of the year as St. Lawrence was burned alive on a gridiron by a Roman emperor. It seems the emperor executed the Pope and ordered Bishop Lawrence to gather up the wealth of the church and turn it over. Instead, St.

Lawrence distributed everything to the poor and sick.

According to legend, after long suffering on the bed of heated iron, St. Lawrence said, “I’m done, turn me over.”

This earned him status as patron saint of cooks and comedians.

“There,” said Crystal.

“Where?” I said.

“That was pretty. It had a tail.”

“Oh,” I said.

The comet that sustains the most reliable of meteor showers ranks as one of the most dangerous objects in the universe — at least from the point of view of we Earthlings. The largest known object to cross the Earth’s orbit repeatedly, the comet is 16 miles across.

It’s zipping along at a speed of 60 kilometers per second — giving it about 27 times as much energy as the six-milewide asteroid or comet that smashed into Earth 65 million years ago — exterminating the dinosaurs.

After Swift-Tuttle’s 1992 flyby, calculations showed a collision likely upon its next return in 2126. However, astronomers then figured out that Jupiter’s gravity had locked the comet into a coordinated orbit, so the comet circles the sun 11 times for every time Jupiter makes it around once. So the scientists recalculated and discovered the chance of a collision with Earth is vanishingly small. The odds peak in the year 4479 at a .0001 percent chance.

A streak of light etched itself in the sky, glowed for a moment then vanished.

“There,” I said.

“It’s beautiful,” she said.

In the next 20 minutes, I saw two more stars fall from the sky. Crystal saw five.

I felt entirely content.

“That was nice,” she said. “I think I’ll go back to bed.”

So Crystal left me in the night, as the planet journeyed through the dark, plowing through the wake of the comet — like so many phosphorescent jellyfish.

I lay there for another half hour. Funny how I don’t need sleep so much as when I was young and strong and had so much time stretching ahead of me. Now, the world seems so full of wonders hurtling past me. I’m afraid to blink, much less sleep. I don’t want to miss anything.

A flare of light 50 miles overhead left a streak across the sky. The path of the meteor splintered and broke in two, leaving now two streaks in the dark.

“There,” I whispered to the listening night. “There.”

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