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Judge lets woman out of health plan

(and that’s a good thing)

after doctor, hospital drop contract by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

A Rim Country resident has won the right to apply for health insurance mid-year on the Affordable Care Act Health Exchange — because the insurance she purchased didn’t cover local doctors.

The case started when Susan (not her real name) broke her foot (the Roundup reported on Susan, her foot and insurance challenges in July).

When she needed help with her medical crisis, she found that both her primary care physician and the A SICK hospital would not cover her.

SYSTEM Why? Because the insurance she had picked on the exchange in December renegotiated its contracts in January and decided to longer cover Banner Hospital and Susan’s

Surviving

• See Woman wins, page 5

Pedestrian killed Tragedy claims Tonto Basin man

by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

On Monday, Sept. 19 at 9:28 a.m., Bethany Cheney, a Tonto Basin resident, hit and killed Ted Morton as he jogged along Highway 188.

“He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Banner Payson,” said a DPS public information officer.

The sheriff’s office has not yet released details on the cause of the accident.

Morton, a longtime Tonto Basin resident, was known around the Rim Country for his days as a fishing guide on Roosevelt and Apache lakes, said Dennis Pirch.

Pirch also knew of his high-flying days.

“Ted Morton was the private pilot for Phil Mickelson,” said Pirch. “He

flew him all over the world.”

He was also a pilot in the Vietnam War. Tonto Basin resident John Dryer said he knew Morton from the Marine Corps League.

“He was a Vietnam helicopter pilot and survivor,” said Dryer.

Dryer also said Cheney’s father was a former DPS officer. Her mother now works as the superintendent in Young.

DPS said the cause of the accident is still under investigation, but this is not the first tragedy to strike the Morton family.

In 2008, the Roundup reported that Ted’s wife, Mary Lou, took a wrong turn while driving home from a friend’s home. She drove off a boat ramp and drowned in Roosevelt Lake.

Nearly ready to build Improvement district will clear way for 150-home project near Walmart by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

Payson took the first step toward setting up an improvement district to provide roads and infrastructure for a proposed subdivision on West Rumsey Drive, near Walmart.

The Timber Ridge Improvement District would allow the developer to pay the town to issue bonds to provide low-cost financing for the various improvements for the 150-home subdivision.

The improvement district would raise money through a property tax assessment to repay low interest rate bonds used to pay for a roundabout at the intersection of Rumsey Drive and North McLane Road and Forest Park Court as well as street lighting, landscaping, sewer, water and other infrastructure for the subdivision.

The town would pay for the cost of setting up the improvement district initially, but then sell some $2 million

in bonds to recover the upfront money and pay for the infrastructure. The money for the facilities themselves would come from the developer, with repayment from the bonds funding with taxes paid over time by the homeowners.

The improvements to Rumsey Drive will cost about $855,000. The roundabout will cost about $256,000. The improvements for Forest Park Road will cost about $548,000.

True Life Companies is developing the 27-acre subdivision, the first new subdivision approved since the Great Recession relented. Developers have promised a community park, walking paths, sidewalks, streetlights and the roundabout at Rumsey Drive near the Payson Public Library.

The development would also connect Rumsey Drive through to Walmart to the east and on the south end. Protests from residents blocked a plan to also make Forest Park Drive a through street instead of a dead end.

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Photographer DJ Craig captured this dramatic photo of the flames at night from the Fulton Fire, burning below the Rim. Forest Service crews have taken advantage of a lightning-caused fire to set a series of backfires to thin the forest during the cool, moist weather.

Firefighters set backfires by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

Wildfires burning across Rim Country continue to alarm many residents, while dramatizing the shift in the Forest Service approach to managing fire.

The lightning-caused Fulton Fire this week grew to 1,138 acres, but firefighters spent more time lighting backfires than trying to douse flames.

A wet monsoon season that tapered off but kept temperatures low and humidity high has prompted fire managers to turn lightning strikes to their advantage. Crews working the Fulton Fire all week have set backfires to expand — but direct the flames as they burn through damp, downed wood, brush and saplings.

The crews have used backfires and some clearing along

Forest Road 9512J, the area cleared by the 2009 Bachelor Fire, to contain the fire. The fire advanced to just north of Colcord Estates, where crews established another fire line.

The fire did give crews some anxious moments, mostly as it burned near a major APS power line. To reduce risks to firefighters, APS shut down the line — which left the community of Forest Lakes without power for more than a day. Some from the fire also intermittently forced the Arizona Department of Transportation to reduce traffic on Highway 260 to a single lane, causing backups.

Projections of a drying trend into the weekend have prompted crews to consolidate fire lines and let the fire burn relatively unmolested within those lines. Some 349 firefighters continue to man the fire lines, with just 15

• See Wildfires, page 5

APS makes case for rate hike Utility wants 8 percent increase – new peak charges by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

It’s a challenge to run a multi-million-dollar electric company — especially when requesting a rate increase.

So APS will hold open houses throughout the state to reassure customers their bills will not go out of control with the new rates and rate structure, which feature an overall 8 percent increase, a “demand charge” for using electricity at certain hours and a big reduction in the benefits of installing solar energy panels.

On Sept. 15, APS came to Rim Country. APS executives, public relations specialists and staff rolled out the red carpet at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino to answer questions and concerns from local residents.

Not many showed up.

But 40 or 50 people who dropped by during the threehour event, were treated to an appetizer table and access to APS staff.

Some of the staff explained the numerous graphs and charts throughout the room. Another table had computers where staff pulled up bills to do an analysis on how the changes would affect the customer’s bill.

So, why a rate hike?

Supervisor of Revenue Requirements Kelly Hawert explained that APS spends about a billion dollars a year to operate the system, including the poles, lines, power generators and staff.

She also said the rate increase would help to fund modernization projects such as the natural gas Ocotillo Power Plant to generate peak power. “It’s

APS dark money tale takes another turn: See story, page 3

• See APS seeking, page 5

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The aspen have started to turn atop the Mogollon Rim. Expect the colors to deepen in the next two weeks. The key to the fall show lies in knowing where to look.

In the secret heart of the Mogollon Rim, hidden groves of maple, oak and aspen await the cold breath of fall. The Rim in the fall does not offer the grand vistas of the aspen-graced San Francisco Peaks or the great expanses of New England hardwood forests, but Rim Country does have fall displays to fill the portfolio of any photographer.

But where?

A Sunday fall drive on the USFS 300 leads past flares of aspen — sometimes reflected in fleeting ponds. The occasional sighting of small red maple trees hints at other, hidden stands. Some experienced folks know of a few isolated groves of red to orange maple, many just below the Rim. A few experienced photographers hike Horton, Oak Springs and See Canyons for wonderful fall displays. The more one explores, the more one finds. Makes sense, but how do the first-timers find the gold?

Google Earth offers a shortcut that may well enhance the probability of finding exceptional fall shots. Not that each year will have stellar photography events, yet having an idea where to go is priceless.

Google Earth is a free program that uses some of the most up-to-date satellite imagery available. Open the program and find your house and likely you will see your car in the driveway. As they add new imagery, they do not discard the

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old. With satellite data back as far 1992, the historical record of images may well capture a place at that unique time when the leaves change. Such is the case in the hunt for fall colors in parts of the Mogollon Rim. Note the difference in the image taken in June 2014 over the intersection of the Rim Road 300 and USFS 84 and the images captured in October, 2012. See the red?

Perhaps not evident until zooming closer. The maple and aspen on USFS 84 are known to many, often photographed and worth a revisit each year.

What was not evident is the extent of these colorful trees.

I have visited this location for more than 12 years, yet until I saw the October 2012 Google Earth capture, I did not know how far I could find special color.

In the case of USFS 84 maple-aspen grove, the image from September 2010 and October 2010 shows nothing, but October 2012 — wow, the forest lights up. From that base, we have found and visited locations, some with splendid foregrounds and colorful skies where we would not have known to look. While I want to explore new places each year, I have a robust list of fall color locations worth checking.

Fall on the Rim is more than red and yellow, there are golden oak trees, ferns turning to orange and tan, the last of the wildflowers, and grasses of vibrant rainbows. As with any type of photography, always look behind you, you never know what hidden treasures await your discovery. Especially on the Rim where pockets, small ravines and isolated valleys can hold spectacular colors. Visit the lakes for reflections, hike the hidden canyons, and take extra batteries for the camera; likely you will need them.

Nikon, Canon and Sony are not the only things shooting on the Rim in the fall. Winchester, Mossberg and Remington stalk the forests as well. Share our public lands safely, please.

Using Google Earth to find Fall Color • • • •

Open Google Earth.

Navigate to a National Forest near you.

Zoom in a bit to see roads and familiar places.

Click on the date in the lower left hand side of the display next to Tour Guide clock and find the 1992 button (this would be the oldest image on file).

• Click and it opens a time slider at the upper left.

• Slide to the right looking at the dates. Earlier images are in black and white while many are taken in summer.

• Surf and slide until you find the time of year you plan to do your work.

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The empire strikes back APS rejects request for disclosure of political spending records by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

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Rebecca Acord of Country Charm in the Swiss Village created this stained glass hummingbird.

Swiss Village Social to benefit local charity The shops at Swiss Village will host a Social with live music, activities and a raffle to benefit New Beginnings Pregnancy and Education Center.

The event will take place from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23.

Each shop will have a raffle. The proceeds will benefit the New Beginnings Pregnancy and Education Center.

Eric Longtin will provide the live music.

Participating shops include, Affordable Furniture, Artists of the Rim Gallery, Country Charm Fudge, Payson Candle Factory, Vintage Roost & Floral Boutique and Verizon Wireless.

New Beginnings offers support to women and families in the Rim Country.

“We are a faith-based organization that is nonprofit and supported solely by contributions from our community churches, business and individuals,” said staff.

All services at New Beginnings are free.

They include: • Referrals to AHCCCS and WIC.

• Free prenatal vitamins.

• Education and support for women experiencing planned and unplanned pregnancies.

New Beginnings provides information on adoption, birth control, STDs, abortion and sexual integrity.

Each education class a mom-to-be attends offers her a chance to earn “mommy money” for a shopping trip to New Beginnings’ own thrift store. The store has new and gently used items for babies and toddlers.

Classes include brain development curriculum and parenting lessons.

Life Skills teaches how to get a GED, budget, and resumé skills in addition to other life lessons.

Fathers can join the Men’s Fraternity for new husbands and fathers.

The center has a sexual integrity program for teens and single adults.

New Beginnings also partners with Payson High School to put on the Teen Maze, where students learn the consequences of having sex at a young age, including pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Arizona Public Service not only rejected an Arizona Corporation commissioner’s request to look at the company’s records, it has now filed suit to recover legal fees related to that request.

ACC commissioner Bob Burns filed a subpoena to examine APS records relating to the alleged $3 million dark money campaign to elect two of his fellow commissioners to the board two years ago.

‘The rest of the commission has refused to support Burns’ request, but Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich had previously issued an opinion saying a single commissioner had the right to make the request.

The commissioners voting against forcing the disclosure included Doug Little and Tom Forese, the two commissioners helped by the 2014 dark money spending

by Save our Future Now and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. Appointed incumbent Andy Tobin, now running for election, also voted against Burns’ request.

APS attorney Mary O’Grady filed a response to Burns’ subpoena saying that the company had a First Amendment free

speech right to keep its political spending secret.

The Corporation Commission has become embroiled in the dark money debate as a result of the alleged APS campaign to help Forese and Little and defeat both Republican and Democratic candidates who opposed the utility’s effort to change the incentives for homeowners installing solar panels. SolarCity has mounted a much more modest dark money campaign on the other side of the issue.

APS maintains that under the terms of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United, it has a right to spend a much money as it likes without disclosing the amount or the source so long as it does not directly coordinate its campaign with any individual candidates.

The company refuses to confirm or deny providing the $3 million spent by Save Our Future Now and the Arizona Enterprise Club.

The Supreme Court in Citizens United did rule that special interest groups and corporations had a free speech right to spend money on their own political advocacy, but left the door open to new laws requiring disclosure. In fact, in the Citizens

United ruling the court said: “Shareholders can determine whether their corporation’s political speech advances the corporation’s interest in making profits and citizens can see whether elected officials are ‘in the pockets of so-called moneyed interests.’ ... The First Amendment protects political speech; and disclosure permits citizens and shareholders to react to the speech of corporate entities in a proper way.”

However, Congress has refused to pass any laws requiring disclosure in the wake of Citizens United. Some states, including California, have required disclosure.

However, the Arizona Legislature not only refused to require disclosure — it repealed most of the penalties for violating the few remaining restrictions, like coordinating efforts directly with a candidate. The Legislature this year also made it legal for one lawmaker to bundle up corporation donations and distribute the money to other candidates without disclosing the source.

The dark money issue has special weight in the Corporation Commission race because whoever is elected in November will have to rule on an 8 percent rate increase sought by APS. The utility company also wants to change the incentives for solar energy and institute a new “demand charge” on all homeowners that would make it much more expensive to use energy during certain peak periods.

Water board rebuffs ex board member

Realtor Ray Pugel wanted $2,300 reduction in his bill by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

The Pine Strawberry water board last week rejected Realtor Ray Pugel’s effort to cut his water bill by about $2,300.

Pugel’s plea represented the latest twist in his an irony-tinged struggle to cope with a district’s computer error that under-billed him for 14 months.

The district ultimately backbilled him for $5,000, but he said the error prevented him from discovering a leak that accounted for about half of his water usage in the nearly empty RV park he is developing.

The nearly hour-long discussion ended in frustration for Pugel, who said constant outages and leaks in the district’s water lines caused the clogged backflow preventers that ultimately caused the leaks through broken valves.

“That’s why I’ve asked those bills to be adjusted, because it was not something of our doing — it was something that occurred. We did not have

the opportunity to fix the leak lems caused by 14 months of because we had been misbilled underbilling. for 14 months.”

Various board members Pugel said the average RV challenged his calculations. park model uses about 100 gal“The readings fluctuate up lons a day and based on the and down,” said board member number of days he actually Maher Hazine, “which is not had people in the park, the bill indicative of a leak. You’ve got should have been for an esti- high months and low months.”

“Looking back mated $2,300 less. to July,” said board “So I’m asking you member Rus Brock, to reduce this bill, “you used 50,000 which is a conservagallons and the next tive estimate.” month almost 50,000 But the board gallons again. “What remained skeptical. was all that usage The irony in about?”

Pugel’s situation “We had new landcomes from his long scaping and those and complicated Ray Pugel were dry months. I relationship with the Pine-Strawberry Water would guess in September we Improvement District. He cut it back severely because we helped recall the original board had some rains.” and drilled the Milk Ranch Well Brock said if he’d looked at that demonstrated the exis- the water usage number on the tence of an ample water source. bill instead of just the dollar But his role grew more contro- amount, he would have seen versial when he sold the well to substantial water use even the district without an appraisal when he said the park was and served on the board. He empty. resigned with four other board “Do you look at your kilomembers before the current watts on your electric bill?” board was appointed. asked Pugel.

Last week, Pugel found the “Yes,” said Brock. new Pine water board unsym“You can’t expect people to pathetic to his logic on the prob- look at the gallons,” said Pugel.

“I have people who alert me if something is out of the ordinary.”

But Hazine said, “We have no way of figuring out what water went through the meter and how much was actual usage.”

The discussion then detoured onto how the district made such a long, extended mistake on Pugel’s water bill in the first place. It turns out he had one of the only two-inch meters in the district and the software that should have multiplied the reading to account for all the connected residential units wasn’t programmed properly. The billing and meter reading system was handled by a consulting company, CH2MHill.

After that discussion, Brock said to Pugel, “Thank you for coming.”

“What’s the result?” asked Pugel.

“There is no result. We listened to you.”

Pugel replied, “just because you’re a public utility doesn’t take responsibility away from negligence. Obviously, in this situation there was negligence on the part of someone and I just want to leave you with that thought.”

Pine Strawberry water board wades through complaints Water leaks, outages rile speakers at PSWID meeting by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

The Pine Strawberry water board meeting last week turned into an hours-long effort to handle disputes about leaks, outages, sodden washes harboring mosquitoes and other issues.

The district remains mired in a series of problems, including difficulty in finding a general manager, leaks from an aging system, the need to finance a multi-million-dollar capital program and the shadow cast by an ongoing criminal investigation of former board members.

Overall, the district continues to run smoothly despite the assorted challenges, according to board treasurer Maher Hazine’s report. In August, the district collected $37,000 more than it spent — with money from a recent property tax increase not yet hitting the bottom line. The district spends about $4 million annually. The district expects to spend most of the $90,000 it will get from the increased property taxes to pay down a multi-million-dollar loan.

The board decided to put off finalizing water-sharing agreements with various well owners in the district. The district wants to renew almost all of its existing agreements at a rate of roughly $1 per 1,000 gallons, but wants to stagger the terms of the five-year agreements so they don’t all expire at once.

The district has significantly increased its water supply through a series of new wells and water-sharing agreements,

at the price of significantly increasing its rates as well as nearly maxing out its property tax rate. Nonetheless, the district now has an ample water supply — which freed the community from a 10-year building moratorium.

The board made references throughout the meeting to the elephant in the room — the recent indictment of a former board treasurer Mike Greer for mishandling financial reports, a credit card and contracts that posed a conflict of interest. The board members made various references to the case throughout the night, mostly in saying they wanted to make sure to adhere to all the state rules concerning contracts and conflicts of interest.

However, the meeting last week remained focused mostly on several customer complaints.

Felicia French rose to question the recently increased water rates, which includes a basic charge to cover the first 3,000 gallons of water used each month — even if the homeowner doesn’t actually use a drop.

She said the rate is unfair to second-home owners or people who conserve to keep their water use below 1,000 gallons a month. “I’d like to see you reduce the rate back down to $30 for the first 1,000 gallons.

The new rate structure doesn’t give people an incentive to conserve water — at least for the first 1,000 gallons.”

Another customer, Don

Woods, said the district remains a huge improvement over the private company that used to run the water system, but still frustrates him.

“Since (the district) has owned the water company, we’ve had more water shutoffs than you can shake a stick at,” said Woods.

He said district employees explained to him that the water line to his house sits on rock without adequate padding and so often breaks or leaks.

“We sent a man to the moon in 1969, surely you can do something about that pipe,” said Woods.

He suggested the district replace the pipe in sections: “Until finally you get the whole thing done and done right and I don’t have to get in the shower and soap in my hair and

the water shuts off. I’m pretty upset about it, especially starting with that idiot 15 years ago” from whom the district bought the system.

Hazine offered to meet with Woods to explain the timelines and priorities in the district’s $10 million capital improvement plan, which envisions ultimately replacing most of the undersized, plastic, deteriorating pipelines.

“I’d also like to see it in print, what you’re doing,” said Woods. “This is ridiculous to live like this.”

The next customer got a little more satisfaction — a woman who asked the district to move the water meter from inside her fence to just outside her fence on the public right of way — although it required a long discussion.

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Finally, David Prectel pleaded with the board to send a dump truck and a backhoe to get rid of a series of holes in a wash behind Pine Water and Ice, which have been collecting brackish water and mosquitoes.

The drainage area runs between Pine Ice and Randall Place. Prectel said it never used to collect water, but has ever since the district put a new water line alongside the wash.

The grading of the wash during that project caused the current problem, said Prectel. He said county health officials had confirmed mosquitoes are breeding in the stagnant water that persists between rains.

Hazine said he’d made two trips out to the area, but found water in the wash flowing slowly, rather than standing stagnant.

“I don’t think dumping some dirt is going to solve the issue.

My concern is that for us to go out and do something that’s not going to solve the problem in the long run might cause some problems downstream.

We can’t just fix one little spot.”

However, board member Paul Randall said “if it’s a simple little thing, we can run a backhoe over there. But are we going to cause problems down the road?”

Ultimately, the board decided to approve the use of a maximum of two dump truck loads of rocks, gravel and fill — about 20 tons. The board also approved use of the district’s backhoe to spread out the fill and try to fix the problem.

Prectel agreed that even if the problem recurs, he won’t ask for more.

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Heartening sign of fire progress

• Sept. 22, 1598: Famed playwright Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter after a duel. His ability to read and write saved him, and he claimed “benefit of clergy,” which allowed him to be sentenced by the lenient ecclesiastical courts.

• Sept. 24, 1890: faced with the eminent destruction of their church and way of life, Mormon leaders reluctantly issue the “Mormon Manifesto” in which they command all Latter-day Saints to uphold the anti-polygamy laws of the nation.

• Sept. 23, 1933: American Standard Oil geologists land in Saudi Arabia and begin their search for oil. The next year the Arabian American Oil Company (a joint venture with the Saudi government) exported its first tanker-load of petroleum. In 1980 the Saudis won control of the company.

• Sept. 25, 1983: A Soviet military officer, Stanislav Petrov, averted a potential worldwide nuclear war. He declared a false alarm after a U.S. attack was detected by a Soviet early warning system. It was later discovered the alarms had been set off when the satellite warning system mistakenly interpreted sunlight reflections off clouds as the presence of enemy missiles.

The Payson Town Council took a welcome step this week by approving a $19,000 thinning project in Rumsey Park — hopefully paid for at least in part with state and federal grants.

The decision to thin the trees in the park finally sets a good example for residents in a town that’s done far too little to prepare for an economy-destroying wildfire.

Fortunately, the Payson council will get an infusion of fresh thinking soon — and we hope the first thing the newcomers rethink is the town’s curious lethargy when it comes to protecting its citizens from a wildfire.

The effort to set up a Firewise committee to encourage voluntary thinning never got far — thanks in part to a lack of vigorous support from the town. The unincorporated community of Pine has done far more to educate citizens and promote Firewise thinning than Payson — which is pretty sad if you think about it.

More importantly, the town has made no visible progress toward the adoption of a Wildland Urban Interface building code in the past two years. Fire department officials pleaded for an update to the code years ago, prompting fleeting lip service from the town council. Since then, the issue has vanished from the council agenda. Near as we can tell, the council let the overhaul die for fear of offending developers.

Prescott and Flagstaff have both adopted WUI codes.

Payson has no plausible excuse for its inaction.

Unfortunately, even though Payson will soon have a new council majority — none of the newcomers took a clear-cut position on the need for a WUI building code or a more vigorous Firewise program.

We’d be depressed and discouraged and frightened. We can’t stop thinking about the 19 Prescott firefighters who died trying to protect Yarnell — although that community didn’t have a WUI building code, nor a Firewise program, nor a cleared buffer zone.

But then, we confess we’re prone to irrational optimism and naïve faith in human nature.

So we took heart from this week’s approval of the thinning project in Rumsey Park, which will dramatically reduce the chance embers raining down from an approaching wildfire will cause a crown fire right here in town.

And we cling to the Payson Fire Department’s determination to assess the fire risk to every lot in town — eventually.

And we can even convince ourselves to believe that putting three fresh faces on the council will finally prompted progress on this vital issue.

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First letter to an editor Editor: This is the first time I have ever written to a newspaper editor. I receive the Roundup by mail to my home in Phoenix. Last week’s two papers had two incredible articles. The first was your coverage of the eagles and their return to a stronger population. Hopefully Game and Fish will be more proactive at ensuring these birds are well protected.

Forget about the fact that they are the national bird of this country, they are incredibly beautiful both in flight and at rest. I hope you will keep after Game and Fish to encourage their support of protecting the eagles.

The second item was in Friday’s paper when you wrote the editorial apology to Vera Eccles and her family. I know of no other paper in this state that has that volume of integrity. Well done!

Douglas Harter

Don’t blame the teachers

Outrageous system

Editor: Payson High School actually has several excellent math teachers.

I think it would be worth looking at what else changes between middle school and high school. Do the students become less motivated to learn? Begin working and so have less time for their school work?

Begin using drugs?

There are many factors at play here. I don’t think this can be blamed all on the teachers.

Laurel Wala

Where’s the outrage?

It’s time for voters to rise up.

It’s time for a grassroots revolt.

It’s time we made health care a right of citizenship. We must guarantee care not just for retirees and veterans, but for everyone.

We have lost friends to the cruel injustice of our system.

We’ve seen young people full of promise die because they couldn’t afford to go to the doctor.

We’ve seen study after study demonstrating the wild inefficiencies of our profit-driven system.

We’ve seen the statistics that prove Americans pay three times as much for our inconsistent care as do other industrialized nations offering universal care.

So we must cheer the small, hard-fought victories of friends and neighbors like Susan — who fought the system and won.

She qualified for coverage under the Affordable Care Act — which promised a system in which insurance companies would compete for patients and federal subsidies.

The promise has proven increasingly hollow — especially in rural areas like Payson. Susan got a policy, paid the premiums — then discovered that her doctor and Banner Payson Medical Center had dropped their contracts with her plan.

Even then, she found the insurance company unwilling to let her out of the contract — and the obligation to pay the premiums. She had to go to court to get out of the contract — and now faces the still-daunting task of finding coverage.

As nearly as we can tell, by the time the smoke clears only one insurance plan will offer coverage in Gila County through the federally run health exchange.

Clearly, the Affordable Care Act has fallen short of its promise — and threatens to unravel in the months or years ahead.

But that doesn’t mean we should abandon the effort.

Politicians who gloat over the failure without offering an alternative have betrayed the citizens they’re sworn to serve.

We need affordable, universal health care.

If the private, for-profit system can’t meet that need, then we must fashion a system that can.

Don’t tell us it’s too expensive.

Don’t tell us it’s unworkable.

Every other advanced industrial country is already doing it.

It’s time to be outraged.

Unprepared hunters Editor: I don’t have a problem with hunters, in fact, I’m one. I do have a problem with the Walmart hunters who show up and buy a lot of their gear the night they arrive, or look like a refugee fleeing the apocalypse with everything imaginable for convenience hanging off their truck and trailer.

I live in a small community in the middle of one of the most popular hunting areas in the state. I see how unprepared and uneducated many of these hunters are when they show up to hunt.

Most of them have no idea where the occupied residences are or for that matter how close they should be shooting (150 yards or across roads). On two occasions I have had hunters discharge weapons in the direction of our home, nothing brings back old memories like the rip of a round going past you.

Over the years, I have had to help several hunters retrieve their kill because they did not have the necessary means to do the job. I hate to see meat spoil.

They don’t have the equipment like a quad or even a backpack to carry out several hundred pounds of meat. Sometimes they do not even know where they are in relationship to the roads.

Two years ago, I had a hunter stumble up to our house and ask where he was. I took him back to his kill, it had been down for several hours and not even gutted or skinned. Loaded it into my quad trailer and took it to his pickup. He offered me some meat, no thanks.

Also, you have those trigger-happy hunters who

do not know the difference between a bull elk and a cow, or shoot first and ID later. In the past few years, I have found three cows that were shot right after a bull hunt. What a waste of meat.

Then you have the campsites. We have found multiple campfires not extinguished. Bags of trash and diapers left at campsites. Then there is the human waste not even covered with dirt.

Then there is the disrespect for private property.

Our community has no access to the national forest.

Yet, hunters regularly park in yards and climb over fences to access the national forest.

Then there are those guys showing up with a brand new AR-15 or AK with several high capacity clips. Now, I know you can kill an elk or deer with these weapons, but if you can’t hit it with the first, well-placed shot, then 10 quick rounds aren’t getting anything. If I hear one shot, it’s usually a kill, two maybe, but three or more is just a frustrated hunter.

I have no problem with hunting, it’s just all the uneducated and inconsiderate hunters.

Mel Melvis

Climate change objections Editor: The greenhouse effect theory, i.e. upwelling/ down welling/“back” radiation violates conservation of energy and thermodynamic laws. Yes, it really does!

Not that it matters because the theory actually does not do anything, i.e. no net change in radiative balance at the ToA, per NASA 100 km.

The notion that the earth is 33 C warmer with an atmosphere than without is incorrect. The conditions postulated for the “no atmosphere” scenario are quite obviously with an atmosphere. The true explanation for the prevailing surface temperature, heat transfer’s most fundamental equation Q = U * A * dT, is ignored.

The Stephan Boltzmann ideal black body equation is incorrectly applied by ignoring the theory’s limitations and conditions, e.g. a surface, no conduction/convection, i.e. a vacuum, emissivity, gas density, tropospheric temperatures, etc.

The eccentricity of the earth’s orbit causes a TSI fluctuation, aphelion to perihelion, +/- 45 W/m^2, 50 times greater than the atmospheric heating due to CO2. Natural variations such as eccentricity, albedo, water vapor, vegetation, etc. are orders of magnitude more influential over the climate than GHGs/CO2.

(I might be unqualified to offer an opinion since I’m not a food editor, unemployed standup comic, massage therapist, nematologist, or fresh out of journalism school.)

Nick Schroeder, BSME, PE Editor’s note: Gee. I didn’t get any of that.

But that’s why I tend to defer to the consensus of something like 97 percent of climate scientists publishing in peer-reviewed journals — seeing as how I’m clearly unqualified to come to my own conclusions, some 41 years out of jour­ nalism school. But that’s the great thing about this job. Don’t have to know nothing: Just quote people who do. Heck, I was a science writer for 10 years and I still have no idea what Mr. Schroeder just said.

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Payson Roundup LOCAL Friday, September 23, 2016

Woman wins health care battle From page 1 primary care physician.

Susan had carefully selected the insurance she bought through the exchange in December to make sure it covered both her primary care provider and the local hospital.

Angered by the dilemma she faced, Susan contacted HealthCare.gov Marketplace, seeking to enroll in a new plan that would cover her locally.

At first, the Marketplace denied her request.

Then she demanded a hearing.

On Aug. 3, Federal Hearing Officer Donna F. Jenkins heard her appeal.

“It was over the phone,” she said. “The judge was very nice ... the whole thing took an hour and a half.”

During the hearing, Susan presented evidence that she had purchased a qualified health plan through the Marketplace during open enrollment -—Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 for

coverage to start on Jan. 1.

Susan told the judge she had picked her plan so her primary care doctor and the local hospital would be in network. Yet she was distraught, she told the judge, to learn the plan had misrepresented the facts so that when she needed the hospital, it was no longer in network. Adding insult to injury, her doctor was no longer in network either.

Susan also told the judge she had sent in her appeal by April 1, but the Marketplace denied her appeal on May 4.

“I told the judge I just felt it was so unfair,” said Susan.

Late in August, Susan learned the judge agreed with her. “They will allow me to enroll in a different plan.”

In her judgment, Jenkins said Susan could enroll because the plan she had chosen did not keep its promise to her.

Jenkins listed other reasons enrollment might be opened again, such as marriage, death, the gaining of a dependant or loss of a dependant.

Susan said she has until Oct. 11 to find another provider.

Next year, Rim Country residents will spend a lot less time analyzing their choices on the Marketplace Exchange — because there will be only one choice — Blue Cross Blue Shield.

In a press release, BCBSAZ announced it will offer up to five different individual and family plans. Yet with only one company to choose from, there is a question of fairness — will Blue Cross raise its rates sharply for lack of competition?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said every company on the Marketplace Exchange is subject to a review of rates.

Susan hopes that if others find themselves in the same situation, they can appeal for the right to reapply for insurance on the exchange.

“There’s a lot of other people in Rim Country going through the same thing I did,” she said.

Wildfires burning across Rim Country From page 1 percent containment of a fire that’s been burning since Sept. 12.

“Due to the higher fuel moistures and current fire danger rating, it was determined the best approach to fighting this fire would be an indirect approach. This involves anticipating fire behavior and constructing a fire line ahead of the fire in areas that would reduce risk to life and property yet provide a line that would have

a high probability of successfully stopping fire progression,” according to a Forest Service update.

Damp weather and humidity above 20 percent on Tuesday and Wednesday slowed the progress of the fire substantially.

Lightning also sparked another fire, this one the 67-acre Pinchot Fire just southeast of Clint’s Well. The fire is about six miles southwest of the C.C. Cragin Reservoir.

Firefighters plan to establish a 5,000-acre

perimeter in which they will let the fire burn. The area has not burned in decades.

The Forest Service has made thinning the forests around the reservoir a high priority.

The 1,608-acre Fill Fire continued to burn southwest of Pinedale near the stillraw, open scar of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, the second largest fire in state history.

The Ord Fire expanded to 1,335 acres, burning mostly on inaccessible slopes.

Firefighters concentrated on protecting the communications towers near the summit.

APS seeking an 8 percent rate increase From page 1 a $5 million asset,” she said.

“We’ll go ahead and spend that before the rate case.”

Hawert also said APS has worked hard to cut expenses and has succeeded in shaving off $150 million.

One expense APS has not shaved — its CEO and executives’ salary.

In a recent swing through Rim Country, Corporation Commission candidate Tom Chabin said that despite having about the same number of customers as Salt River Project, the CEO of APS makes $12 million, while the CEO of SRP makes $1.2 million.

Chabin said the top five exec-

utives at APS make a combined total of $25 million.

The Arizona Corporation Commission grants a utility a rate of return based on its investment above and beyond the cost of running the system.

Under the proposed rate structure, customers will be charged on a three-tier basis, said Hawert. “A basic service charge, a demand charge and a peak demand charge.”

Hawert, Jim McDonald (APS media) and Hal Pittman, director of external communications, explained customers would have more ways to control their bills. “We’re suggesting they wash their clothes during off peak hours,” said McDonald.

Running everything at once

takes a heavy toll on the system by drawing energy all at one time, said the APS staff. This can require APS to buy energy from other states, which is very expensive to the bottom line.

But why add a third tier?

In the marketing material, APS said it had analyzed the bills and energy use of 977 customers who opted to go on the new three-tiered rate structure.

Out of that select group, 90 percent saved money on their summer bill and 60 percent reduced their peak usage by 12.5 percent during the summer peak season. Of those who saved the most, 42 percent were the small to medium users.

But this analysis did involve a random sample so it might

not apply to the average APS customer.

“A typical customer uses 1060 kilowatt hours per month,” said McDonald. “It’s weighted over a year and we have summer rates and winter rates.”

Pittman said this is the first rate increase in five years.

“We haven’t been in a rate increase hearing in five years,” he said. “Over the last 20 years, our rate increases have been 1.5 percent per year.”

McDonald said the rate case is needed to keep customers happy.

“We manage our costs first,” said McDonald. “We need to go in for a rate increase because people want power 24/7. It’s a big job.”

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Talking REAL ESTATE

By Kimberly Anderson, REALTOR®

Why Home Buyers Should Hire A Home Inspector

When you've found the perfect home and you're preparing for all of the final details to be sorted, there are a few important things that should not be forgotten about. As a home inspection is among the last steps in the transfer of the home, here's why it's very important to find the right person for the job.

Assessing All The Elements - Purchasing a home is among the most important and expensive decisions you will ever make and for this reason it's necessary to hire a professional that has experience with how a home should function. Because there are so many things that make a house run smoothly, the right inspector will be able to assess any major issues for you so that you're not forced to pay a high price for fix-ups when the deal is already set in stone.

What The Inspector Will Look For - There are a number of things a home inspector will look at that encompass all of the main functioning systems of a house and this should determine if your home will be a good investment for you. There will be items that need regular or routine maintenance that will be identified, but the most important issues like a cracking home foundation or mold can be a major expense. From start to finish, a home inspector will be able to give you a written report of any minor and major issues that will help you determine the value of your investment.

How To Find The Ideal Inspector - One of the most important factors when it comes to the right inspector is experience and no piece of paper can make up for this. While your inspector should certainly have professional licensing & certification from organizations like the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration, National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI) or the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), they should have a number of years under their belt and have seen enough to know what to look for. Your real estate professional can help you with a list of local inspectors. You may want to ask the inspector you’re considering for references or about their back ground & experience. There are a lot of things to think about when buying a home, but finding the right inspector can go a long way in positively impacting your purchase. If you're currently on the market for a home and are considering your options, give us a call and we’ll help guide you through the process.

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Old Time Opry, fiddle fest launch fall music season by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Fall has arrived in the Rim Country and so has a new lineup of diverse entertainment.

Opening the fall music season is the Payson Old Time Opry and you can also get entertained at the 46th Anniversary Vertielee Floyd Memorial Payson Old Time Fiddle and Acoustic Celebration.

Friday evening, Sept. 23 the weekend kicks off right with Payson’s patented “Old Time Opry” concert at Payson’s Longhorn Auditorium at the Payson High School. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the 6:30 p.m. show.

This year’s Opry features the western swing and cowboy songs of the biggest little band in the land, The Western Flyers, as well as the Purple Hulls bluegrass band. Guests can also expect to hear from special guests the DeRusha Family Band and maybe even the current, three-time Arizona state fiddle champion Joseph Turner.

Admission is $8. Tickets are available at the Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism office, 1000 W. Country Club Dr. in Green Valley Park.

The 46th Anniversary Old Time Fiddlin’ Arizona State Championships start Saturday morning, with the state’s top

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fiddler crowned Sunday afternoon. There is much to enjoy in between.

Gates of the Payson Event Center open at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24. Tickets are $5 for the entire contest day!

The Fiddle-in Band competition and Old Time Fiddling age group competition and some scheduled entertainment are planned throughout the day.

This will be followed by the newest addition to the festivities — the inaugural Master’s Hot Bow competition with its $1,001 prize for the fiddler with the most impressive tunes.

The DeRusha Family Band is featured in a program from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday at the special dinner concert and informal jam by the fire. The band was the 2015 Bands competition winner. Gates open at 5 p.m. for this wonderful fiddle-nfeed event, and the cost is only $10 for dinner and the show.

Sunday morning, as always, gates will open at 8:30 a.m. and the free Gospel Time will begin at 9 a.m. and last through 10:30 a.m., with The Purple Hulls offering a short performance, there will also be some open stage time for the fiddlers who want to perform gospel tunes.

At 11 a.m. the Grand Championship fiddle divisions start and the new 2016 Arizona

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The Old Time Fiddlin’ Arizona State Championships take place this weekend at the Payson Event Center.

State Fiddling Champion will be crowned. Admission is $5 for the championship rounds. The day’s activities typically conclude between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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Tonto Community Concert Association The 38th season of the Tonto Community Concert Association’s series of performances opens with Victoria Banks at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Payson High School Auditorium.

The one-time Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year has toured with such notables in the industry as Reba McEntire, Wynonna Judd, Lonestar and Randy Travis.

Enjoy an evening of topflight country music and take the opportunity to purchase a subscription for the TCCA’s remaining 2016-17 seven concerts. The cost is $100. Single

tickets are also available for $25 per person. To get a subscription and more information, call 928-472-2423 or 303903-2895.

The year’s series features a wide variety of performers, as always, with many working with area students through short residency programs.

The subsequent concerts are: a collection of Broadway standards and pop tunes from the 1950s through 1970s with Portraits of America with George Bugatti, 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16; Celtic music with The Next Generation Leahy — a big, talented family troupe, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9; another diverse collection of music with Tenore, 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 29; more variety, with some classical selections, from The Kat Trio, 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16; classics, jazz and Broadway tunes with KUBECCA, 7 p.m., Thursday, March 16; big band swing with The Equinox Little Big Band, 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 28; magic with Adam Trent, 7 p.m., Thursday, April 27.

October Jazz All Stars The Payson Friends of Jazz bring back the ever-popular jazz series with a new format — Jazz All Stars.

Starting in October, enjoy two special performances by some of the region and nation’s most outstanding jazz artists.

The first show is at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2 and features Jerry Donato, saxophone; John Darst, guitar; Jack Radavich, bass; and Gerry Reynolds, drums.

The month’s second show is at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30 with Ioannis (Yanni — YES, that Yanni) Goudelis, piano; Devon Bridgewater, flugelhorn, trumpet, violin. Performances are at the Payson Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

A $5 donation will be accepted. Contact gerry-reynolds@ hotmail.com to RSVP.

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

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

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

Christians Together A Community Christian Church meeting on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at Majestic Rim Retirement Center, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. For more information, call 928-474-0160.

SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. The sermon for Sunday, September 25 is “God’s Call — Blind Faith.” Bible Study Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 474-2059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: cpcpayson.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Payson Family Church 501 E. Rancho Rd. 474-3138. We are a new, non-denominational Christian church that ministers to the entire family. Our vision is to reach this community with God’s love and Word and

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

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

Ponderosa Bible Church of Payson 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. Dr. Joe Falkner - Sr. Pastor, Sunday: Traditional Worship Service 9 am, Contemporary Worship Service 10:45 am. Nursery, Adult and Youth Bible Studies during both services. Wednesday evening fellowship & Bible study for all ages! For more details and information on other weekly events, check out our website at www.pbcpayson.org or call the church office at 928-474-9279.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unity Church of Payson Join us and live Practical Christianity, a positive path for spiritual living. We sing, laugh, love, pray, and support each other and our Payson community. We meet at 10 a.m. at 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). Join us for Awakening Meditation at 6:30 p.m. on September 28. For more, go to www.unityofpayson.org (See ‘What’s Happening’ tab) or call 928-478-8515.

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The Payson Town Council this week approved a $116,000 add-on to the contract for the C.C. Cragin pipeline to account for the stretched-out construction schedule.

The roughly 10 percent increase in the cost of the original, 2012, $930,000 contract with Sunrise Engineering will cover the extra costs involved in dividing the original cost of the pipeline features that will generate power from the water as it flows through the system — which in turn will generate enough power to run the system.

The town also extended the Phase I contract deadline for four months.

The new contract cost rose to $1.05 million.

The town extended the contract due to delay caused by paving Houston Mesa Road, adding full width road restoration on Forest Road 32 and the Control Road and other added costs.

Also at the Monday council meeting, Payson approved the annexation of the seven-acre site for the water treatment plant to the Northern Gila County Sanitary District. The treatment plant will filter the water from the pipeline through a high-tech system of tubes, removing sediment and

possibly bacteria from the relatively pristine water from the reservoir. The particulates filtered out of the water will end up as wastewater. Much of that water will end up watering the golf courses at Chaparral Pines and The Rim Club, which paid $1 million to build a pipeline from the treatment plant. The rest will go to the Northern Gila County Sanitary District treatment plant near the Payson Golf Course.

The council also approved a $51,000 contract with Mangum Civil Constructors of Phoenix on Monday to build two communications towers along the pipeline route.

The towers will transmit real-time data on the system, so that controllers can keep track and manage it from the water department headquarters in case of fluctuations of pressure, leaks, threats to the pipeline

Rumsey thinning will slash fire risk Payson Town Council approves $19,000 project by

Peter Aleshire

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Rumsey Park is due for a haircut.

Maybe a buzz cut.

The Payson Town Council this week approved a proposed $19,000 project to thin the trees and brush in Rumsey Park to reduce fire danger. The town hopes to get grants to cover 90 percent of the cost.

Armstrong Land Services from Star Valley would thin nine acres, which works out to a cost of roughly $2,000 per acre. The crews would remove about 60 percent of the vegetation. They would grind up much of the vegetation to leave up to three inches of ground cover.

The contract calls for leaving most of the

big trees, but removing enough so that they leave at least 10 feet between the crowns of each of the taller trees. That prevents a crown fire from spreading from treetop to treetop. The crews would also trim the lower branches up to about eight feet and remove the smaller trees and large bushes that could carry flames from a ground fire up into the lower branches of the trees that remain.

Crews would also remove all dead and dying vegetation and much of the brush between the trees. Some of the wood could end up used as water bars to prevent erosion.

The Firewise project represents an effort by the town to reduce the chance that an approaching wildfire, or even a house fire, could start a disastrous crown fire in the thick vegetation of Rumsey Park.

The town’s efforts to establish a voluntary Firewise committee like the successful

effort in Pine have largely languished. The committee has sponsored one or two lightly attended events and worked with homeowners associations, but not established a high visibility program.

The town council has for several years pondered without taking action a recommendation by the fire department that the town overhaul its building code to prevent a forest fire from sweeping through town.

Flagstaff and Prescott have both adopted Wildland-Urban Interface building codes, but so far Payson has balked at the recommendation.

However, the Payson Fire Department is currently going door to door in various neighborhoods to let homeowners know if their properties are dangerously overgrown. The fire department will also send out an inspector to advise people on voluntary improvements at the homeowner’s request.

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The pipeline will deliver 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to Payson, starting in 2017 or 2018. It will also carry another 500 acre-feet available for other communities along the pipeline, although only Mesa del Caballo has so far contracted for a share of the water — about 75 acre-feet annually.

The unincorporated community had to pay about $1 million to tap into the pipeline, which will eliminate the community’s long-running difficulties with water shortages.

Payson originally hoped it could cover the cost of the pipeline project mostly with water impact fees imposed on new development. But as the total cost rose to some $50 million and the housing market collapsed, the town had to increasingly rely on water rate increases.

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Young rodeo stars gallop into new season by

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Many young cowboys and cowgirls converged on Payson Event Center last weekend to begin a new season of high school and junior high rodeo.

Among the young men and women from across the state were several Rim Country residents.

One of them, Denton Petersen of Star Valley, has his sights set on big goals as he enters his final season in the Arizona High School Rodeo Association. The Payson High senior is coming off a year that saw him finish third in the state in steer wrestling to earn one of four berths in the High School National Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo., which is the largest rodeo in the world each summer in terms of number of participants.

Just a few months since returning home from the High School National Finals Rodeo for steer wrestling, Petersen is determined to do even better in his final season of AHSRA. In addition to steer wrestling, he’s again competing in tie-down calf roping and as a header in team roping.

“I’m looking forward to making nationals in steer wrestling again; hopefully making it to nationals in all three and winning them all,” he said.

He’s thrilled to be embarking on a new season.

“It’s real exciting,” he said. “I’m happy to be back.”

But it’s a long season and you simply can’t win every rodeo.

He failed to score points in either of his goes in steer wrestling over the weekend.

But he made up for it by placing second in team roping with heeler James Flake of Mesa on Saturday in 7.33 seconds. He also placed fifth in tie-down in 16.07 seconds.

Despite trouble in what was his best event last season, he finds himself tied for ninth in the all around cowboy standings with a long season ahead of him.

Tonto Basin’s T.R. Frost moves up to high school rodeo after qualifying for the Junior High National Finals Rodeo in Lebanon, Tenn. in breakaway last season.

She’s motivated to this year make it to the high school national finals in breakaway.

“I’m excited; first year in high school, I’m going to make it count,” she said.

She got off to an encouraging start

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A young cowpoke practices his lassoing skills on the practice dummy.

against a field of girls, some of who are three years older than her. Frost managed to earn points toward the final season standings both days. After placing 10th in breakaway in 3.90 seconds for one point on Saturday, she finished eighth in 2.85 seconds for three more points in that event on Sunday.

She also competes in goat tying and as a heeler in team roping.

Junior Bryndee Hall, 16, looks for another strong season after qualifying for the High School National Finals Rodeo by finishing second in the AHSRA season point standings in breakaway as a freshman two years ago despite competing against girls up to three years older than her. The top four in each event in the season standings qualify for nationals.

She missed qualifying last season.

“I’ve been practicing and preparing for it, so I hope to make it to nationals again,” she said.

She’s once again competing in breakaway, goat tying and barrel racing.

Hall said it was somewhat intimidating competing against older girls two years ago, and even last season.

But as a junior, she’s now one of the AHSRA veterans.

“I feel confident in myself.”

Payson High senior Kara Ward, of

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Payson’s Emily Daniels competes in barrel racing in the Arizona High School Rodeo Association season opening rodeo in Payson on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Emma Nelson dives for a nice save against Chino Valley on Tuesday afternoon.

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Sadie Sweeney boots the ball out of the Payson goal.

The senior defender is a team captain and leader.

The Longhorns finally played their first home girls soccer game on Tuesday, welcoming Chino Valley to Rumsey Park.

Unfortunately, Payson came out on the short end of an 11-0 score.

But the Longhorns battled for 80 minutes as the young squad looks to improve with an eye on the future.

Most of the players also play in the junior varsity game, making it difficult.

However, head coach Leslie Fletcher Ayres has reason to be optimistic because the JV team has knocked off both one of the strongest programs in the state in Lakeside Blue Ridge, as well as Show Low.

Maddy Beier collides with a Chino Valley player in a battle for the ball.

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The bass fishing reports Remember, postmarks on for Roosevelt Lake are being applications sent via U.S. called very good by local James Postal Service do not count. anglers. Anglers are reportThere is a new website for Goughnour ing good numbers of fish Rim Country anglers to check being caught but not many out. It’s www.fishaz.org. The over the two-pound level. The goal of this website is to showcase the recent stable weather and lower flow state of Arizona as one of the most rates into the lake have anglers again desired fishing states in the nation and reporting the drop-shot, Texas-rig or to keep anglers informed about the jig techniques as the most productive.

Anglers are reporting catching bass in 15- to 25-foot depths.

The lake level set yet another new low record for the year and currently stands at 38 percent full. The Salt River is flowing at 50 percent of its normal rate for this time of year while Tonto Creek has slowed to about 5 percent. The water temperatures are in the high 70s during the day, while the water clarity remains very clear.

I had a chance to drive over the diversion dam bridge recently and the low flow rate of the Salt River is obvious.

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. I received reports from a few crappie anglers that crappie fishing this fall has greatly improved from the past two to three years. It appears the crappie population may be improving slightly.

Trout fishing on the Rim streams and rivers continues to be called excellent. The summer stocking program has only a couple more stockings remaining. The good news for Rim Country anglers is that the schedule is now set for the Community Fishing Program. Green Valley Lake’s first stocking will occur the week of Oct. 17-22.

Have a great week of fishing and I

hope to see you on the water.

James Goughnour owns Rim Country Custom Rods, 480-495-1351.

Corrections A story that ran on page 17 of the Sept. 20 edition of the Roundup should have said Payson Little League president Barbara Rasmussen applied for the Arizona Diamondbacks Build A Field Grant. An incorrect name appeared in the article.

Also, a photo that ran on page 11 of the Sept. 13 Roundup misidentified a Payson High volleyball player. The player actually was Cloee Beeler.

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Sammi Sokol receives a serve in the Longhorns’ 3-0 win over Camp Verde on Sept. 13 as Chloe Meeske looks on. Payson hosts nine other schools in the Payson Invitational today and Saturday.

Payson’s first game is at 10 a.m. today at Wilson Dome.

Horns host 10-team tourney Payson High’s volleyball team hosts the 10-team Payson Invitational today and Saturday.

The Longhorns open the tournament at 10 a.m. today in Wilson Dome against Wickenburg.

They play Caesar Chavez at 10:45, Arizona Lutheran at 12:15 p.m. and close Pool A play against Lakeside Blue Ridge at 1:45.

Pool B features Northland Prep, Show Low, Eagar Round Valley, Apache Junction and Marana.

Some games will be played in the school gym.

Tournament matches are best of three with a score cap of 25 for the first two games and a

Larry wins battle of the Smiths Larry Smith won the battle of the Smiths, shooting a net score of 62.9 to beat runner-up Jesse Smith (65.5) to claim the A Flight title in the Payson Men’s Golf Association Individual Low Net Tournament at Payson Golf Course on Wednesday, Sept.

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Terry Lindsey (63.1) won the B Flight over runner-up Don Pollock (66.3). Gary Vaplon (59.6) won the C Flight over Jack Proietto (66.9). Dennis Schwebs (63) won the D Flight over John Calderwood (63.6).

Proietto had the day’s longest putt, sinking it from 20 feet, 10 inches on the ninth hole.

Closest-to-the-pin winners included: Lindsey (No. 2, 5-6), Tim Hughes (No. 5, 6-9), Virgil Cly (No. 8, 4-7), Pollock (No. 14, 2-4) and Ed Bossert (No. 17, 5-5).

score cap of 15 for game three. There’s no time limit.

Cross pool play begins at 3:30 with the final matches at 5:30.

Action resumes at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Payson carried a 3-3 record into its match at Fountain Hills on Wednesday, Sept. 21. That’s a rematch of the season-opening contest at Payson which the Falcons won 3-1 on Aug. 30.

Payson beat Page 3-1 on the road on Sept.

15 for its third straight victory. The Longhorns then lost 3-0 at Phoenix Northwest Christian on Sept. 20.

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Paradise Nails won the Town of Payson Sand Volleyball Tournament at Rumsey Park on Aug. 27. Paradise Nails went 4-0 in the five-team tournament to earn the No. 1 seed for bracket play, then went 3-0 to claim the title.

Area teens open new rodeo season From page 8 Strawberry, enters her second AHSRA season with a simple goal.

“I just want to have fun,” she said.

The season continues for both the high school and junior high competitors Oct. 21-22 at Wickenburg.

The high school division also competes at the Arizona State Fair on Oct. 20.

Also on the schedule are rodeos in Buckeye on Nov. 12-13, Safford on Jan. 21-22, at an undetermined location and date in February and March 18-19 at Casa Grande.

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The Junior High Finals are May 5-6 at Prescott, while the high school cowboys and girls compete there on May 6-7 before wrapping up the AHSRA season back in Payson for the state finals on June 7-10.

The High School National Finals Rodeo returns to Gillette, Wyo. in July, while the Junior High National Finals Rodeo returns to Lebanon, Tenn. in June.

Also competing in last weekend’s events in the high school division was Payson’s Emily Daniels.

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Ashley Lenaa’ VanBuskirk, 27 years, was born in Phoenix, Ariz. at Good Samaritan Hospital Feb. 5, 1989. She passed away Sept. 16, 2016 at Banner Payson Medical Center with a diagnosis of pneumonia.

Ashley was a loving mother to three beautiful boys whom she adored. She was a bubbly, kind-hearted person who just had the biggest heart and would do anything for those in need. She lived life to the fullest, had a hearty laugh that could be heard for miles and always wanted to do things to make people laugh and be happy.

Ashley loved playing jokes and pranks on people (especially family), just to make them laugh and be in a good mood.

Ashley enjoyed cooking with her mom, crocheting, painting and doing arts and crafts with her kids and family. If someone was in need of food, a ride, or a sympathetic ear ... she was there.

She always wanted to help people and animals. Ashley was a huge animal lover and would take in any stray, heal them and do whatever it took to make them better.

She cared so much about so many people and things and just had an infectious laugh that brought out the best in people. She was a mom, a sister, a daughter, a friend and so much more.

Ashley is survived by her parents, Dan and Paula VanBuskirk; her brother, Kody Allen VanBuskirk (Michael Higashi); her grandmother, Payson pioneer Frances

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

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

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VanBuskirk; her three precious sons, Kody Daniel VanBuskirk (8), Wyatt Edward VanBuskirk (3), Blu James VanBuskirk (2); Juan Carlos Torres (significant other and father of Wyatt and Blu); along with many aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews and many, many friends who were considered family.

Ashley is preceded in death by her grandparents, Jim and Jane Fryman, Eugene Allen VanBuskirk; and aunts and uncles on both sides of the family.

She is and will be missed by all whose lives she touched, and most of all her family.

Ashley’s mother, Paula writes: “My daughter was more than just a daughter to me and to her father. To me she was my best friend, roommate and the mother of our grandchildren. She was someone I could talk to about anything and everything. To her father she was his little girl who looked up to him and looked to him for guidance. To her brother she was the constant person in his life who never left and was always there through thick and thin.

“REST IN PEACE MY SWEET CHILD. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART AND MEMORIES. Love, Mom” A Celebration of Life will be held at noon Saturday, Sept. 24 in Gisela at Ashley’s father’s (Dan VanBuskirk) home (265 E. Buckboard Trail, Gisela, AZ 85541). All are welcome.

Alfred Merritt

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(Aug. 12, 1929 - Sept. 18, 2016) Al Merritt was born Center in Payson.

Al was a voracious in Passaic, New Jersey, reader, an excellent graduated Rutgers poker player, and University with a BS in Economics, and received an avid sports enthusiast. his MBA from Columbia He was well known for his University. He served in the delightful sense of humor, US Army for more than ten his story-telling skill, and his years. For most of his career penetrating wit.

Al is survived by his wife, Al was a corporate consultant, with clients all over the Betty, who is director of the country, and at one point ran Merritt Center, a not-for-profa telephone cable-recycling it wellness center located in company in New Jersey. Payson; by Betty’s two chilAfter retiring from the busi- dren, Michael Morad-McCoy ness world, Al worked for 17 and Sherrilynn Novack; and years as a night auditor at by the children of his first Kohl’s Ranch, a time-shar- wife, Joyce: James Farrell ing resort located in Payson; and Emilie Iezzi.

A Celebration of Life in as a volunteer narrator of books and articles for Al’s honor will be held at the Talking Book Library and Merritt Center on Saturday, Sun Sounds of Arizona, both September 24, from 11 am located in Phoenix; and as to 3 pm. In lieu of flowers or an advisor to the Board gifts, please offer donations of Directors of the Merritt to the Merritt Center.

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Philip passed on August 31, 2016 and is in the arms of Jesus.

Phil grew up in Ventura, Calif. with his parents and two brothers, Bill and David, and later moved to Phoenix, Ariz. where he got his degree in computer science.

Phil has a daughter, Jennifer, and son, Philip Jr. He married Roxanne Castle in 1995 and lived in Gilbert, Ariz. where he started a business in cell tower installation.

Phil and Roxanne moved

to Pine, Ariz. in 2005 and started a church in their home called All Nations Family Church and ministered to the community in Pine and Payson for 8 years.

Phil’s favorite saying is “This Too Shall Pass,” and through his journey of struggle and physical challenge he always remained positive and happy.

Every time anyone would ask him how he was doing he gave a thumbs up and a smile.

Phil’s memorial service will be held at Messingers in Payson at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24.

Patricia “Pat” Alice Tynes (Johnson) (1947-2016)

Patricia “Pat” Alice Tynes (Johnson) was born on October 23, 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona to Rex A. Tynes and Gladys Irene Wright Tynes. The family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1952 where Pat attended elementary, junior high and began high school. In 1963, her father was offered a teaching position at the American University in Lahore, Pakistan, and the family moved there briefly.

Soon they moved once again, settling into their home in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Pat graduated from Western High School in 1965. She married Bob Fisher in 1978 and moved to Los Angeles for 3 years, and they later divorced. In 1981 she moved to Glendale, Arizona and married Robert Johnson.

They later settled in what became her adopted hometown of Payson, Arizona, and divorced after a few years.

Pat was well known in Payson for her involvement in the community working at the Rim Country Regional Chamber Of Commerce, KMOG and KRIM radio. Pat was on the Board of Directors of the local charity “Rim Country Arizonans for Children” that works with children that are

wards of the court and was personally responsible for managing their winter coat drive for children as well as their other endeavors.

Pat was known for her quick wit, sometimes satirical remarks and charitable nature. She was always willing to help any local charity with her time, talent and donations.

She will be greatly missed by her many friends and co-workers in “Rim Country.”

Pat was preceded in death by her parents, her half-brother Rex, and her half-sister Virginia. She is survived by her sister Kathy, brother-in-law Frank, nephews Andy LaRussa (Briana) and Matt LaRussa (Suzanne), niece Kelly LaRussa Kepner (Sean), great-niece Giana LaRussa and niece Cecily Tynes Latiolais.

A celebration of Pat’s life will take place Wednesday Sept. 28 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the KRIM Studio in Western Village located at 1104 S. Beeline Hwy. Pat wanted a party, so we will be serving food, drinks, desserts and music. All of Pat’s friends in “Rim Country” and from her online community are invited, so bring your stories and memories.

Charles Eli Brunson (1926-2016)

Charles Eli Brunson, of Payson, Ariz., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 7, 2016.

He was born on August 25, 1926 in Tonto Basin, Arizona.

He lived in Arizona and grew up on Mt. Ord; served in World War II; met his sweetheart for life, Charlotte Rae Terrell; married and moved to Payson where they started a family. Charles worked in construction operating heavy equipment and was one of the best operators around.

They eventually moved from town to Lion Springs Road where he loved and lived the rest of his life.

Charles was a loving husband, father, papa, and great-grandpa, who loved to laugh, loved God, and enjoyed family and friends very much. He had many hobbies such as: beekeeping, gardening, hunting, and prospecting. He also loved helping his children, grandchildren, and making toys for the kids (some of them should have come with life insurance policy). He enjoyed operating his tractor and he was always

working to improve his home place, walking with his dogs, Boone, and taking hikes that would put a survivalist to shame.

Charles was a wonderful man who unselfishly gave of himself to anyone that needed him.

He is survived by his wife, Charlotte, of 64 years; daughters, Brenda (Joe) Muller, Laurie (Stan) Keith, and Amy (Clay) Wills; sons, Lee (Karrie) Brunson, Mark (Dawn) Brunson, Brian (Laurie) Brunson, honorary son, Errol Owens; and a very special aunt, Ella Lee Owens; 24 grandchildren, 24+great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and extended family. He is preceded in death by his parents, 6 siblings and a son, Bruce Errol Brunson.

A celebration of life will be held at the school in Tonto Basin, Ariz. at 10 a.m. on September 24, 2016. There will be a graveside following, which is only 5 minutes away, at the Tonto Basin Cemetery, and everyone is invited to come back to the schoolhouse for a luncheon.

Please bring a dish to share.

Geraldine R. Carpenter (1933-2016)

Geraldine was born in Seattle and lived most of her life in Washington, Colorado, California and Arizona, the past 10 years in Payson.

She is survived by brother Fred, sisters-in-law Christine Carpenter of Payson and Elsie and Bernice Carpenter

of Seattle, Washington, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. She enjoyed fishing, camping, and crafting art in wood with Western themes, which she sold at a variety of festivals and shows. Services will be private for family only.

John George Covelli (1958-2016)

John George Covelli, 5-14-58 to 9-1-16; survived by wife, Olivia, and 4 children, Kelli, Sarah, Jacob, Laurie. Memorial Service Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, 11 a.m. at Messinger Payson Funeral Home.

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Opry and Fiddlers in town

The Payson Old Time Opry is Friday, Sept. 23 and features The Purple Hulls, The Western Flyers, The DeRusha Family Band and three-time Arizona State fiddle champion Joseph Turner.

Doors of the Payson High Auditorium open at 5:30 p.m., with the performance at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $8 per person at the door, advance tickets can be purchased at the Payson Parks office in Green Valley Park.

The concert opens the 46th Anniversary Vertielee Floyd Memorial Payson Old Time Fiddle and Acoustic Celebration, which takes place Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Payson Event Center.

The competition centers around the state’s best fiddlers, broken into age groups, contending to become the Arizona State Fiddle Champion and travel to nationals in Idaho.

There is also a Fiddle-in the Band contest and new this year, the Masters Hot Bow contest. The festivities include an evening concert and dinner at the Event Center on Saturday.

The championship round takes place Sunday with awards presented around 2 or 3 p.m.

For more information, see this week’s edition of The Rim Review or call Payson Parks, 928-472-5110.

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Community Food Distribution

There will be a Community Food Distribution at Payson First Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway.

For $10 cash, receive a cartload of food. Ticket sales are Friday, Sept. 30 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pick up food on Saturday, October 1.

For more information, call 928-4745890.

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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 Highway, Payson. Call 928-978-0640 for details.

Participating businesses include Affordable Furniture and Appliances, Artists of 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.

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 at 928-517-1128.

Friends of the Poor Walk/Run

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

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As hunting season will soon be here, the Tonto Rim Sports Club is hosting a free rifle sight-in from 7 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Jim Jones Shooting Range. Range safety officers will be available to assist with sight-in and/or scope adjustments. To get to the range, on Hwy. 87 go 2.2 miles south of the casino (.3 miles south of Gibson Ranch Road), turn left (east) onto gravel road and then travel 1.5 miles to the entrance. For details, call 928-468-1521.

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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.

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• Bingo: Matinee Session Mon.Thurs., doors open at 10:30 a.m., game starts at 12 p.m. Evening Session Tuesday and Thursday, doors open at 4 p.m., game starts at 6:30 p.m.

• Football Specials in the Apache Spirits Lounge: Beer & Wings $7 Monday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Bloody Mary Bar $4.25 Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Happy Hour Monday and Thursday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sundays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Domestic Draft Beers 16-ounce $2, 22-ounce. $3.

Pioneer Dinner

Join families of Gila County pioneers for a barbecue dinner and lots of fun starting at 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

24 at the 10th annual Pioneer Dinner at the Tonto Apache Recreation Center.

Enjoy great food and raffles — including prizes such as a whole beef and whole pig, cut and wrapped and ready to stock your freezer for the fall and winter. There will also be auction items and live music.

The cost is $10 per person at the door.

Book fair

The Payson Elementary School Fall Scholastic Book Fair is from 7:30 a.m.

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The Payson Tea Party has invited Merilee Fowler, Executive Director of MATFORCE to speak on Proposition 205, the Arizona ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana.

Fowler states the 20-page initiative goes far beyond legalizing marijuana, it changes employment law, laws for driving while impaired, child custody laws and much more. She will go through what is in the fine print and what is happening in states that have already legalized marijuana. Hear her program from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept.

27. All are invited. For more information, call 928-951-6774.

Writers program at Senior Center

Write Your Story, a writer’s class, is offered at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. For details, call 928-474-4876.

Distribution of free clothes for kids

Kaitie’s Closet is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization that collects clothes for free distribution to those in need in Rim Country. Everyone in Rim Country needing children’s clothes is welcome to participate.

The next Kaitie’s Closet’s distribution is from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Payson Elementary School, 500 E. Rancho Rd. At this distribution there will be sweatshirts and coats available.

Organizers want to thank the members of the community for their generous donations of both money and many new shoes for the annual shoe drive.

Through the campaign, 174 new pairs of shoes were accumulated, just under the goal of 200 pairs.

Introduction to meditation

Experience the relaxation and stress relief that comes from meditation in the Unity of Payson meeting room from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 600 E. Hwy. 260, Suite 14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, on the east side of Tiny’s parking lot).

Look for the Unity event signs for directions to the back of the lot. No

previous experience is necessary and this is not a class, just a group of interested local people led by Betty Daily who guides attendees through an hour of quiet reflection. A “love” offering is optional. The evening is sponsored

by Unity of Payson, which meets at 10 a.m. Sundays. For more information, go to www.unityofpayson.org or call 928-478-8515.

Cliff Castle Casino trip

Banner High Country Seniors is planning a trip to Cliff Castle Casino 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 slot machines, bowling, and dining at multiple restaurants during a five-hour stay. Call BHCS for further details, 928472-9290.

Banner Brain Health Program

A Banner Brain Health Program is planned from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. To register for the event, please call 602-839-6850.

Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence

On Wednesday, Oct. 12 the community is invited to participate in Time Out’s annual candlelight walk/program honoring those who have survived the social epidemic known as domestic violence and those who have died as a result of abuse. Participants will meet at the Expedition Church parking lot, 301 S. Colcord, at 5:45 p.m., where they will be given candles and signs to carry, if desired. At 6 p.m., the assembled group will line up to begin a brief walk to McDonald’s and back to Expedition Church, where, at 6:30 p.m. a short program will be presented. Should the walk be canceled due to inclement weather, the program at the church will proceed at 6:30 p.m. as planned.

The candlelight walk/program is intended to help raise awareness and sensitivity to a topic that is sometimes difficult to understand. For details, call Time Out at 928-472-8007.

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• Jack Koon Memorial Golf Tourney: registration 7:30 a.m., Payson Golf Course, call 928-517-1128 • Friends of the Poor Walk/Run: 8 a.m., starts at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Mall, 1006 S. Beeline Hwy., Payson • Old Time Fiddle Fest: 8:30 a.m., gates at Payson Event Center open, $5 per person, competition and special performances all day; championships Sunday • Pioneer Dinner: Tonto Apache Recreation Center, $10 per person

• Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

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

• Payson Elementary School Book Fair: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., PES Library, continues through Friday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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

• Payson Elementary School Book Fair: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., PES Library, continues through Friday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Tea Party hosts marijuana talk: 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Swiss Village Social: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., special deals and more, proceeds benefit New Beginnings • Old Time Opry: doors open 5:30 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m., Payson High auditorium featuring several noted performers, $8 at the door

to 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26 through Friday, Sept. 30 at the PES Library.

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aroundthe rim Fulton Fire uncomfortably close to the Creek Christopher Creek is just a stone’s burnout.

Local residents who were not aware throw from the Fulton Fire — a mere six miles. Last Saturday’s triggered of the plan became concerned. An area ignition brought about thick smoke above the Rim between the visitor center and the Young Road in town on Sunday morning. was allowed to burn. That is The smoke burned your eyes, another week an area that was not burned affected breathing and you in the creek in the Rodeo-Chediski Fire. could cut it with a knife. But, Update releases announced by mid-afternoon the up-slope that ground fuels and brush airflow took that smoke back were being burnt and there over the top of the Rim providhad been no torching. ing much relief to residents.

Those who remember the Media releases by agencies involved have given us dramatic fire that burned some insight and the evolving from the East Verde River to strategies of forest manage- Rod Britain the west side of Promontory ment have given us new terPoint back in 1990 will tell minology to learn. One such new term you of loss of homes and evacuations. is the lightning-managed fire. A burn- With the Fulton Fire, elimination of out of an area bordered by SR 260, the fuels along the Rim on the forest floor Rim, the Young Road and Colcord had reduces the chance of recurrence of been planned. The area covered about one like the Dude Fire. This ambitious 6,200 acres or about 20 percent of the plan may take several weeks to comsize of the Dude Fire in 1990. All that plete. was needed was good weather condiIt was quite a show as 60 trikes tions and an ignition source. invaded the Creek last weekend. The A thunderstorm moved through the members of the three-wheel motorarea on Sept. 13 and a strike on the cycle club were on their annual run east side of Al Fulton Point started a in Rim Country and stopped at the one-third-acre fire in a remote canyon. Landmark. From T-bucket to Plum In no time at all a Type III firefighting Krazee, the exotic builds were on disteam was in place and execution of play in a rainbow of colors. One favorthe plan commenced. By the end of the ite had to be the gigantic teddy bear week a black line around the planned atop a bright-orange outfit. burnout area was being accomplished.

Update — The research arm of the That Saturday officials extended the Flood Disaster Memorial Committee ignition by dropping “ping-pong balls” is working to confirm the name of a on stubborn areas to get a complete 28th victim. This name surfaced the

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Smoke from the Fulton Fire in the Colcord area. day after the dedication. The saga continues.

A belated welcome goes out to Helen Hunt, of Scottsdale, who purchased the Armstrong property on the northeast corner of Ashby-Apple Lane and Christopher Drive. She is currently doing a massive remodel of the house. Helen is the mother of two grown sons and currently works in the mortgage industry.

Another Valley couple, Ryan and Raychelle, were wed at the Christopher Creek Lodge venue. Little was remarkable other than the fact that the reason

they decided on the Creek for the wedding was all on Sheila up at Creekside.

She sold them on the idea and did the catering for the couple.

Remember LR lost his home last winter. He’s all settled in his new place, now — ’bout time for a house-warming party.

My pear tree is sporting 12 pears this year, which is a new record!

Dave Elston had a new book being published — his first. He also had an appearance at the Payson library to introduce his new book. Dave ran a race with time to get copies air shipped

to be here in time for the Friends of the Library meeting and that was a race he won — 35 copies arrived the afternoon prior and he was successful in selling all of those copies. The subsequent shipment of 100 copies never arrived — lost — who knows where.

The publishing company immediately set about to print more copies.

A second edition printing would normally be a feather in the cap of a new author. But for Dave Elston it means he doesn’t even have a first edition copy of his own book ... and that’s another week in the Creek.

Getting those checkups before end of year Have you ever felt like a human pincushion or a sci- the entific medical experiment? village That is how I have felt all this month. First, my arteries were checked out, with a suspicion of possible osteoporosis. I will get back to that later, so on with the checkups, next came the mammogram (I get one every year since my maternal aunt Janet had a radical mastectomy), Snyder then an eye exam that I get every year because I have type II diabetes, and then the doctor’s appointment to check everything else.

He then ordered a bone density test since there was a suspicion of osteoporosis (I haven’t heard back yet on that test). To top it all off, a nurse from Blue Cross/Blue Shield called wanting to have an update on all the tests, and wanting a read-out of my A1C (I’m not telling what it was, but it was high). She also suggested I get a tetanus shot along with a whooping cough vaccine, and of course, don’t forget to get a flu shot and a pneumonia shot. If I don’t turn out to be a healthy specimen after all this, something is really wrong! I realize that all of these procedures are for my own health, and it just turned out it all happened within a month’s time. The bottom line of all of this, my cholesterol is a bit high, but not alarmingly so, but the doctor has

given me three months to get my A1C under control, with proper eating habits (no sugary, sweet foods) and more exercise, like walking. The nurse suggested 150 minutes of walking every week. That may be doable for me. A progress report will be in order in three months’ time from my doctor.

Hellsgate Fire Department A type I team left for the Fulton Fire on Monday with one truck.

The firefighters were Jeffrey Yunkens, Destiny Cordero, Dusty Marsch and A.J. Foraboy. Prayers go with all of you for your safe return home.

The very special fundraiser planned for firefighter Bill Dupkee is being planned for Oct. 15 at the Star Valley Fire Station, with the cooperation of the Moose Lodge hosting a barbecue dinner and a beer garden. The fire station will have many activities such as a bounce house and many planned games for the kids. A bake sale is also being planned. There will be more information on the bake sale in another column. All the funds raised will be handed over to the Dupkee family.

If you would like to donate money, a bank account has been set up at Chase Bank for the family. No cash donations please, but checks, money orders or

debit cards are welcome. The account number is: 3033162631 Birthday, anniversaries There were so many birthdays on Sept. 19, I forgot one. Elaine Tetzke lives in Tonto Village III and she makes the best parfaits for special occasions.

It’s a combination of different fruits, and sponge cake, and lots of whipped cream. Yummy! Happy belated birthday to you Elaine.

On Sept. 24, my thrift store buddy, Gloria Levesque will celebrate her birthday by making a trip to Sedona with her friend Pat from Phoenix, whose birthday is Sept. 20, so they will celebrate together. Happy birthday to both of you.

Sept. 25 marks the 21st anniversary of Jim and Karen Carlen of Star Valley. And Pastor Charles and Brenda Wilcox will observe their 35th wedding anniversary on Sept. 26. Both couples have worked so hard to get this far you deserve a tropical vacation (or at least a new dishwasher).

Sept. 28 marks the birthday of one of my best friends in the world, Dara Sutton of Bear Flat. Dara has been right there when I needed a shoulder to cry on and she gave me hope, inspiration, and a good laugh when I needed it. Happy birthday to you, Dara.

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NORTHERN GILA County Fair The Northern Gila County Fair thanks the members of the community for stopping by the Fair over the September 9-11th weekend. We really enjoyed sharing the works of the community's 4-H'ers, FFA'ers, and the skilled artisans and craftspeople that live in our community. The fair appreciates being able to showcase the varied talents of our creative residents.

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More than 50 area youngsters, including many from Shelby School in Tonto Village, participated in the recent Rim Country Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Alice in Wonderland.”

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Quick and easy apple tart 1 whole sheet puffed pastry, cut in half Nonstick cooking spray 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt Juice of half a lemon 3 whole apples, cored, halved, and sliced, but not peeled Store-bought caramel sauce for serving 1/4 cup chopped pecans.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Place the puffed pastry rectangles onto a baking pan that’s been sprayed with the nonstick spray or lined with parchment paper. Add the sugar, salt and lemon juice to the apples. Stir to combine. Allow to sit for a few minutes. Arrange the apple slices on the pastry rectangles in a straight line, overlapping as you go. Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Remove from the pan immediately and place on a serving platter. Serve with caramel sauce and chopped pecans.

Have a wonderful week and enjoy the autumn season that started on Sept. 22. Fall is my favorite time of year.

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aroundthe rim

New ‘High Country Hunter’ magazine a must-have Journalists from the White I remember Tim well from my years Mountain Independent and Payson in the Payson School District and Roundup have teamed up to publish recall him as an attentive, hardworkthe first-rate magazine “High Country ing student, well liked by peers and Hunter” that this scribe predicts will admired by teachers.

Tim was also a fine athlete as evisoon be on the must-have list of every denced by the number of medals he Arizona outdoors person.

Subtitled “Northern Arizona’s won in local, state and national Special resource for big game hunts,” the mag- Olympic competitions.

Ernie’s narrative is a moving one azine draws contributions from some of the finest hunters, fishermen and in which readers are reminded that a outdoor cooks in the Rim Country and father’s love goes a long way in helping challenged youth overcome most any White Mountains. so-called “handicap.”

My good friend Dennis The magazine is available Pirch authored stories on at several locations including “Getting ready for the hunt” rattlin’ the Ponderosa Market. and “November elk hunt the rim offers intense challenge.”

Twin sisters perform Because few know as much about hunting and The public is invited at 6 physical conditioning as p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Dennis, the publication will Church on Randall Place to become invaluable to those a concert performance by a lucky enough to draw an elk dynamic sister duo who pertag. form authentic acoustic drivRoundup editor Pete Max Foster ing bluegrass gospel music.

Aleshire wrote “Lions vs.

Identical twins Katy Lou Bighorns: how do we choose?” and Penny Lea Clark, who — a chronicle on the conflict between perform as The Purple Hulls were the two animals. It’s one of the most raised on a farm in East Texas. They controversial ecological conflicts in eventually found their ways to the Arizona, but Pete was not hesitant hills of Tennessee and Music City where they began touring with various about taking the topic head on.

Longtime Pine resident and Pine country artists and writing songs for Strawberry Elementary teacher Dean Nashville’s largest publishing compaPederson wrote “Google Earth now ny, Sony Tree.

Prior to the Pine show, the duo will the hunter’s best friend.” And Heather perform at the Payson Old Time Fiddle Stroops penned “Wild Cooking.”

From the Independent, Mike Leiby and Acoustic Celebration.

Admission is free to the appearance — also a former a Roundup reporter penned a story about trophy elk hunts in Pine, but an offering will be taken. on the Fort Apache reservation and Pay attention Show Low hunting guide Jay Lopeman wrote “Antler Growth” about trophy Last weekend’s Fire on the Rim elk.

Mountain Bike Race was a huge hit Payson High School football coach thanks to the tireless work or organizJake Swartwood and childhood friend ers Janet Brandt, Katie Calderon and Tyson McKee teamed up to write a cadre of Pine and Strawberry Fuel “Hook Jaws and Happiness” about the Reduction Committee volunteers. quest for wild brown trout.

All deserve a huge pat on the back While all the features are com- and a “thank you” for a job well done. mendable, I was particularly moved There was a glitch from the inatby Ernie’s Meeske’s “Know me for my tention and carelessness of some local abilities” which details the bond he drivers. While this columnist was phoand his mentally challenged son Tim tographing riders descending east on share, especially during the time the Randall Drive, I notice a female drivtwo spend in what Ernie calls “God’s er failed to pull over and allow two cyclists to continue on the race route. wild creation.”

course renders the ultra-marathon an advanced 100-milers and a Hardrock Race (San Juan Mountains, Colo.) qualifier.

For the first time ever, Aravaipa Running directed the Mogollon Monster that was founded by brothers Noah and Jeremy Dougherty.

Mogollon Monster folklore dates back in 1903 where the first sightings were reported. No sightings were re-counted during last weekend’s race.

Medicare help at the library

Just where the route turns south behind the cultural center, the driver abruptly stopped in the middle of the road where cyclists must negotiate a 90-degree right turn.

Although two Gila County Posse deputies were stationed at the corner to direct traffic, the woman’s car was effectively setting a roadblock for a cyclist behind her.

The deputies finally were able to get the woman to drive the car off course, narrowly avoiding a serious accident. All the deputies could do was shake their heads in utter disbelief.

Driver carelessness like that is simply unacceptable and could have resulted in serious injuries to the cyclists.

Race 100 miles, anyone?

The Mogollon Monster endurance race drew the most hardened on long distance runners — often called “ultra-marathoners” — to Pine last weekend for the 100-mile event most wouldn’t even consider hiking.

On Sunday afternoon at the finish line under the Pine Cultural Center ramada organizers crowned Andy Pearson the 2016 champion running the demanding course in 23:16.3. He was only the third 24-hour finisher in the history of the race.

Among the women, Veronica Rudolph — making her 100-mile racing debut — was first setting a new record of 26:04.46.

The rugged technical terrain of the

The Sixth Annual

FIRE ON THE RIM

Mountain Bike Race, held in Pine on September 17, 2016 was a GREAT SUCCESS thanks to our wonderful partners, sponsors, donors and volunteers!!

PARTNERS Mountain Bike Association of Arizona and the Industrial Development Authority of Gila County TITLE SPONSOR THAT Brewery GOLD SPONSORS 87 Cyclery, Certified Bicycle, Banner Payson Medical Center, ERA Young Realty & Investment SILVER SPONSORS Anderson Collision, Bike Barn, Coldwell Banker Realty, Cabins on Strawberry Hill, GLUKOS Energy, Lloyd Law Group, Native Air, Nina Construction Supply, Old County Inn, MVP Realty, Sidewinder’s Tavern & Grill, Sunrise Energy Systems, Sunshine Cleaning & Restoration, Uncle Herb’s, Uncle Tom’s Kwik Stop BRONZE SPONSORS Absolute Bikes, Macky’s Grill, Alfonso’s Mexican Food, Mama Joe’s Italian Grill, Aliberto’s Mexican Food, Native Grill & Wings, Payson Eye Care Center, Anytime Fitness, Pedals-n-Pistons, Atomic Pest Control, Pine Deli, Berkshire Hathaway, Payson PostNet, Big Daddy Vape, Ponderosa Market, Brandt’s Bookkeeping, Ranch at Fossil Creek, Coyote Auto, REI Flagstaff, Crabdree Insurance, Ronaldo’s Salsa, Early Bird Café, Safeway, Efficiency Mechanical, Sawmill Theaters, Edward Jones, Service First Insurance, Landis Cyclery, Walgreens

AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO Robert & Sally Randall, Richard & Torrie Harding, Dan Martorano, Chuck & Alissa Thompson, Cindy & Bob Maack, the DeWolf family, Vinyl Nova, the John Scott Band, Fire Chief Gary Morris, Payson Police Dept, First Baptist Church of Pine, CERCA, Payson Concrete, Chef Gerardo Moceri, US Foods, Sysco, Shamrock Foods, APS, and ALL of the talented artists and wonderful folks who donated to the Silent Auction.

We’d also like to thank the Pine Strawberry community for their awesome support and volunteerism, Payson Ranger District, Pine Strawberry Fire Department, Gila County Sheriffs Department including the Posse, Tonto Rim Search and Rescue, Pine School and the CERT team.

Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction, Inc. sincerely thanks you all so much for your generous support of the Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race and for your help in raising funds for wildfire prevention through trails in the Pine Strawberry fuel break.

As most 65-plus retirees know, advice and assistance is welcomed each year when it’s time to review and update Medicare coverage In Pine, the best option for that help is supplied by the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens (PGCSC), which will be at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 to help locals review their health and prescription insurance including changes in cost, coverage and benefits that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2017.

More madness The Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library’s Movie Madness event for children continues at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5 with the showing of “Pele — the Birth of a Legend.” The movie is rated PG. Madness continues at 1 p.m. the following day, Oct. 6, with “Clifford’s Really Big Movie,” which is rated G. As always, children should bring a pillow so as to be comfortable on the floor and refreshments will be served.

Pine Strawberry School is on fall break Oct. 3-7, schoolchildren will be free to attend the movie events.

Back the books Here’s hoping the slower-than anticipated Wine Around the Library ticket sales will pick up because the event is celebratory, fun and supports a great mission — keeping the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library 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 govern-

ing board members. Sponsorships at $100 each are also being sold.

Friends of the Poor Walk The Ninth Annual Friends of the Poor Walk benefit walk kicks off at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Sept. 24, in the thrift shop at 1006 S. Beeline. Food and drinks will be served.

All money earned by the walkers or walker sponsors will be used to help less fortunate families in Pine and Strawberry.

Call Pam Jones at 928-484-3821 for more information.

Bakery closes Pine-Strawberry shoppers will no longer be able to buy fresh baked bread, pies and cakes now that the Pine Village Bakery has closed after 22 years in business.

The bakery was located in the Ponderosa Market.

Fall Festival upcoming Pine Strawberry Business Community members are amped up to turn the Ninth Annual Fall Festival into one of the best ever. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the following day, Oct. 9, at the community center.

The always-popular chili cook-off is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday. The fee is $5 to taste the chili and also help judge them.

The festival will include a local author’s book signing, food vendors and the Fifth Annual Antique Show in the cultural hall.

Meetings Pine Library Friends will meet at 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, in the auxiliary room. The public is invited.

The Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Committee meets at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the cultural center. No agenda was available at press time.

Thought for the week “God never gave us a dream without giving us the strength to carry it out” – motto of the 1990 Payson High School football team.

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When the wilds call some of us have to answer – Part 3

SUPER CROSSWORD

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CROSS-MULTIPLICATION ACROSS 1 Sum total 7 Extra-large 12 Texter’s “No way!”

15 Biathlon pair 19 Flung 20 Negative particle 21 Large town with a harbor 23 “Absolutely out of the question!”

25 Says again and again 26 Lose all power 27 Sandra of “Gidget” 28 “For shame!”

29 1982 coming-of-age comedy 39 Nuptial beginning 40 Almost here 41 Parade site 42 Manhattan’s 229 West 43rd Street, familiarly 50 Up to, shortly 51 Calendar unit 52 See 117-Down 53 Debtor’s slip 55 Shop with cold cuts 56 Ding-a-___ (dopes) 58 Prefix with cycle 59 Suffered misfortune 63 Try hard 65 Ruin the secret 66 Bean holder

67 “Give ___ buzz” 68 Almost always 72 Exploring aid 75 “Who am ___ judge?”

76 Ballpoint fills 77 “Judging Amy” co-star 79 1978 #1 hit sung by Lionel Richie 84 Mont Blanc, for one 85 Interior look 86 Actresses Charlotte and Cassidy 87 L minus IX 88 Pricey 90 Slipper, say 91 TV plugs 92 Dickens novel opener 97 Makes irate 101 Salt’s call 102 Inspired stuff 103 Start of a parent’s rebuke to an insistent kid 111 Villains’ looks 112 Hall & Oates, e.g.

113 ___-ray 115 Unit of naval vessels 118 “Out with the old, in with the new” 124 With direct ancestry 125 Information stand, often 126 Nullify 127 Gem mined in Australia 128 “Rescue us!”

129 Trims, as text 130 Gorilla studier Dian

DOWN 1 Just barely 2 Design theme 3 Actor Milo 4 Mil. morale booster 5 Not old, in Germany 6 Gridiron stat 7 Leigh of “Psycho” 8 Lesser than 9 Jumble 10 ___ mot 11 “Dear Yoko” dedicatee 12 Poppy drug 13 Watchword 14 ___ Green (old eloping site) 15 Excoriate 16 Sewing ___ 17 Suffix with Balkan 18 Part of CBS: Abbr.

22 “Hardcore Pawn” network 24 Idaho county 28 Garr of films 30 Shrub with milky latex 31 ___-la 32 Many Nam vets’ kids 33 Participating 34 Playa ___ Rey 35 Rove (about) 36 Lay to rest 37 Part of SAG 38 DNA shape 42 Plant tissue 43 Paris’ river 44 Post-lecture session,

TRIVIA TEST

BY FIFI RODRIGUEZ 2016 KING FEATURES

1. GEOLOGY: What is pumice made of, and what is its most unusual characteristic?

2. ANATOMY: How much blood does the human body contain, on average?

3. MONEY: How many ridges does a dime have?

4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the current name of the country once known as British Honduras?

5. LANGUAGE: What is unusual about the sentence, “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs”?

6. HISTORY: When was the euro introduced as legal currency?

7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which two presidents had sons who also became presidents of the United States?

8. MUSIC: What was Elvis Presley’s first No. 1 hit on a national chart?

9. MOVIES: What actor played the character of Charlie Allnut in “The African Queen”?

10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of coyotes called?

for short 45 John of song 46 Wilkes-___, Pa. 47 Prefix with cycle 48 Zippo 49 Liquidy gunk 54 Let out of a cage 55 Pop 57 “A votre ___!”

59 Happening by chance 60 Grub 61 Wall St. takeover 62 Perfected 64 Withdrawn painkiller from Merck 65 Tie 69 First dynasty of China 70 N.J. borough 71 Laid-back sort 72 Like a stud 73 Not friendly 74 Ovenware glass 75 Pluralized -y, often 78 “___ Rides Again” (old western film) 79 Junked stuff 80 Didn’t get a choice 81 Stitch again 82 Prince in “Aladdin” 83 Soused 84 Part of NCAA: Abbr.

88 Eye irritation 89 Ring out 93 Infant cries 94 Sleuth’s cry 95 Like pre-1991 Russ.

96 Caesar of TV 98 Dutch beer 99 Major fad 100 Fishing lines 104 Mello ___ (soft drink) 105 Inside looks?

106 That is, in Latin 107 Pulls up into a fold 108 “Wow!” 109 Tonys’ kin 110 Forearm bones 114 Grotesque 115 Rapper ___ Rida 116 Cup edge 117 With 52-Across, tilted 118 Classic Jaguar 119 Give a hand 120 King, in Toulouse 121 Pound sound 122 Recent prefix?

123 Auto rental add-on

MAGIC MAZE ANSWER

MAGIC MAZE INCH WORDS

Answers 1. It is formed by magma, and it’s the only rock that floats.

2. 10 pints 3. 118 4. Belize 5. It contains all the letters of the alphabet.

6. Jan. 1, 1999 7. John Adams and George Bush 8. “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” 9. Humphrey Bogart 10. Band

WEEKLY SUDOKU

BY LINDA THISTLE

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

CROSSWORD ANSWER

SUDOKU ANSWER

SALOME’S STARS ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You’ll soon have a chance to take a big step up from where you are to where you want to be. Check it out first. Remember: Even the Mountain Sheep looks before it leaps.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This week brings a challenge that could determine the future direction of your life. If you’re ready for a change, accept it with confidence. A loved one supports your decision.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A disruption creates a delay in completing your projects. Use this time to pursue a personal matter you were too busy to deal with before. You’ll find it will be time well spent.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You still need to be on the alert for any signs of problems that could create serious misunderstandings.

A more positive aspect begins to emerge toward the week’s end. Be patient.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) With things slowing down a bit this week, it would be a good time for luxury-loving Leonines to go somewhere for some well-earned pampering. Things liven up around Friday.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Single Virgos looking for partners are finally getting a break from Venus, who has moved in to make things happen. Attached Virgos see their relationships blossom.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You’ve been working hard to

get things done. Now take a breather and recheck your next step. You might want to make some changes in view of the news that comes your way.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) The watchword for savvy Scorpios this week is “preparation.” Consider sharpening your skills to make the most of the new opportunity you’re about to take on.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) There might still be some loose ends that need tucking up if you hope to get that important relationship repaired. A new spurt of activity starts soon.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It’s a good idea to keep the positive momentum going by finding and getting rid of anything that could cause you to stumble. Keep the path ahead clear and open.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A period of contemplation is advised before you make your next move. Be sure that where you decide to go is the right place for you. A health matter needs attention.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) That new energy surge that hit you last week continues to send out good vibrations. Try investing a part of it in creating something noteworthy on the job.

BORN THIS WEEK: You like to balance your personal universe, and in doing so, you help bring harmony into the lives of the rest of us.

Last week I wrote about the “Hey!” I asked. “Where’s the adventure of getting stuck on an your turn gate?” ice floe in Iceland.

Bob Pray grinned. “Right in On arrival, I had taken a front of you.” glance around from atop the Chuckling, Earle LaFlamme low mesa where our base lay, went over the high chain link seen midnight blue Arctic Ocean fence, bent over, and peeled a in one direction and low snowdiagonal section of it up until clad mountains in the other, and there was a nice easy place to made up my mind that I was walk through. He laughed as all Tom Garrett going to get out there and hike to three of us passed through the each of them. I then discovered hole. Then he tucked the cut secthat the only way to get off the base was tion neatly back in place. in a blue Class-A uniform with a pass to a “See? ANGUS strikes again,” he said, city or town. laughing.

That was one lousy start for a year in a “C’mon!” Bob said, “let’s move before place I had looked forward to exploring on the Air Police drive by.” my own. I was 20 and my lifelong habit of Somebody had picked the perfect place solitary hiking having long since become to slice that chain link fence. It was in a part of me. I was literally broken hearted. low spot on a curve, you only had to walk But as always, I got lucky.

50 feet to be out of sight behind some I worked the night shift. The Air Force large volcanic rocks, and in that cold only has weekends off for admin types, so clear air you could hear an Air Police I was on one day and off the next. So were Jeep patrolling the perimeter five minutes most of the men in my Air National Guard before it arrived. Once the cut section was radar outfit. put back in place it looked perfect because It wasn’t too long, only about three the ends of the links merged perfectly. weeks I think, before I was talking with Actually, it hadn’t really been cut. A piece Earle LaFlamme and Bob Pray, two of my had simply been “unstrung” so to speak. buddies, and grousing about the fact that I defy anyone to stand 10 feet from a secwe were stuck on base unless we wanted tion like that and spot it.

But what about that “ANGUS strikes to see some %$#@! city or town. They both smiled as Bob said, “You mean you again” comment?

Well back in the states some of the haven’t been out the back gate yet?” regulars had thought of us Air National “What back gate?”

“Come with us this afternoon. We’re Guard of the United States, or ANGUS, hiking down to the sea to see the ice along types as amateurs because we were stationed on Otis AFB, only a 100 miles from the shore.”

New London, and so we often drove home I did not need a second invitation!

Out we went that afternoon, comfort- on weekends. They had a habit of yelling, ably dressed in fatigues with a wool sweat- “ANGUS go home!” as we drove off the er under our thin fatigue jackets. As we base, and we adopted the name, as young headed toward the perimeter fence locat- men are wont to do.

Remember the Revolutionary War? ed 300 yards from the back of our huts we were talking about cameras. Everyone The song the British made up about our had a 35 mm camera, and I thought I’d get militia? Yankee Doodle? Well, we adoptone too, so I was asking how they worked. ed that as our marching song back then, Suddenly, the three of us were standing at didn’t we? Enough said!

Anyway, I spent a whole lot of days the fence with no sign of a gate anywhere.

All I saw was the perimeter road outside strolling through our private ANGUS gate the fence. and seeing Iceland.

Rim Country holidays – Flag Day Flag Day was created by an later to become governor of the back when act of Congress on June 14, 1877 Territory, designed his flag to to honor the flag of the United have two rows of 13 stars each States, but it was not a nationwith an American eagle between al holiday and certainly not the them. kind of holiday that brought cowIn 1848 America won the war boys in from the ranches. with Mexico and the “stars and Payson’s teachers, like Julia stripes” entered Arizona for the Randall, had learned during first time. For a brief time during their Normal School education Stan Brown the Civil War the Confederate to use Flag Day as an opportuStars and Bars flag flew over the nity to teach patriotism to their southern half of the Territory, pupils. Some of Miss Julia’s pupils were but the 34-star United States flag soon inspired to obtain small flags and wave replaced it, and remained over the years them on the way home from class. The as new stars for new states were added. In grandchildren of saloon operators and 1912 Arizona’s statehood brought the 48th merchants even encouraged their grand- star to the field of blue. fathers to display the flag on June 14 at As the public clamor for statehood their places of business. grew at the end of the 19th century the Looking back at when the United need to design a state flag was evident.

States flag was adopted by the Continental In 1910 the Arizona National Guard rifle Congress, June 14, 1777, symbols were team was invited to a competition in Ohio not mentioned for the colors. What the and discovered they would be the only Congress said was, “Resolved, that unit there without a flag. Before departing the flag of the thirteen United States their camp at the Whipple Barracks in colonies be thirteen stripes, alternate red Prescott their team captain, C. W. Harris, and white; that the union be thirteen designed a flag for the group. It included stars, white in a blue field, representing the red and gold of the Spanish flag and a new constellation (among the field of added the deep blue of the United States nations),” General Washington indicated flag; 13 rays of alternating gold and red, the white spaces between the red repre- for America’s 13 original colonies, opened sented our separation from Britain. above the field of blue like Arizona’s The Continental Congress did give setting sun. A copper star in the center symbolic meaning to the colors on the reflected the Territory’s growing industry, Great Seal and they soon were applied to and the flag was sewn by Nan Hayden, the flag itself. “The colors of the pales (the wife of Arizona legislator Carl Hayden, vertical stripes) are those used in the flag in time for the Guard to proudly carry it of the United States of America. White with them. signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiIn 1912 when Arizona became a state ness and valor, and Blue, the color of the a vigorous debate was launched about a Chief, signifies vigilance, perseverance state flag. Many legislators wanted to offiand justice.” [1] cially adopt Captain Harris’ design, others Over the decades of pioneer settle- wanted to replace the copper star with a ment the Rim Country was subject to at Gila monster or a golden eagle. At last in least nine different flags. The first was 1917 the Harris design was passed with the Castilian Spanish flag brought into only one change: instead of seven gold and central Arizona by Coronado’s army in six red rays, it carried seven red and six 1540. When Charles III was crowned king gold rays. This indicated that the sacrifiof Spain 211 years later, his troops garri- cial blood of settlers was more significant soned in the Southwest had to fly the flag than the copper of Arizona’s mines. of his royal house. It carried two colors: In recent years, with encouragement gold for wealth and red for sacrificial from community organizations and espeblood. cially the Elks Lodge, Payson has become In the 19th century Mexico won inde- a flag-waving town. School children are pendence from Spain and the green, white much more aware now of the day’s signifand red of the Mexican flag flew whenev- icance than they were in the first half of er Mexican troops or settlers came this the 20th century. way. As American explorers and trap pers invaded Arizona they often made [1] Our Flag published in 1989 by the up their own flags. John C. Fremont, House of Representatives.

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Humane Society gearing up for Pins for Paws benefit from the people around me and laying my head in anyone’s lap that is willing to sit still long enough for me to take a quick snooze. Even though I’m a little bigger, that doesn’t mean your lap isn’t the perfect spot for me to curl up on. I have been around children and don’t mind them as long as they mind their manners. This just means extra laps for me! Yard time is a wonderful time for me, I get to stretch my legs and sprawl out under the warm sun. If I sound like the right calm girl for your family, come on down and check me out. I don’t disappoint!

Chandra Cushman

Central Arizona is a non-profit 501c(3) organization, meaning your donation It’s time for the Humane Society of is tax deductible to the fullest extent Central Arizona’s 6th Annual Pins for of the law.

Interested in bowling? Registration Paws event! With the help of the community, last year we raised over $8,000 starts at 3:30 p.m. and bowling starts for the shelter. This event raises much at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at Beeline needed funds for shelter operations, Bowl on North Beeline Highway. The cost to bowl 2 games is only which are necessary for $8.70 and includes shoes. If our mission to provide care you’d like to sign up to bowl, and support for the animals Humane please call HSCAZ directly Society in the 900 square miles we of Central at (928) 474-5590.

Arizona serve.

Want to just come to Wondering how you can eat and have a good time? help? Here’s how: Make an ADOPTION Gerardo’s Firewood Café in-kind donation of items, OPTIONS will be catering dinner at gift certificates, goods and Belle’s Bar, right inside services to be auctioned or Beeline Bowl. Dinner is $20. raffled, or a monetary sponsorship You can also purchase raffle tickets at for the event. Donations of goods and the event.

Tickets are $5 each or 5 for services by you or your business will $20.

We hope to see you there! be recognized at the event. 100 percent of all proceeds go directly to the Upcoming events shelter. If you can help in any way, • Low Cost Vaccine Clinic: Oct. 1, please let us know by Sept. 30, 2016.

You can contact the shelter at 928-474- 2016 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Come to 5590 and we will be happy to pick up the mobile clinic located on the west your donation. The Humane Society of side of the building. Wait time could be by

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C L U B S Bingo at Senior Center

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

Payson Walkers

The Payson Walkers departure time is 8 a.m. for daily walks which are about an hour in length on sidewalks.

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

Tai Chi and Qigong

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

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

Republican events

An Open House is planned at Republican Headquarters from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24.

Come and meet local Republican candidates, witness the drawing for the group’s gun raffles at 3 p.m., participate in a live auction, and enjoy light

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up to 2 hours. For more information, please call HSCAZ at (928) 474-5590.

• Petsense National Adopt-A-Thon: Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Show Low location, 4201 S. White Mountain Blvd.

adoption at the HSCAZ shelter, located at 605 W. Wilson Ct.; open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To learn more, visit www.humanesocietycentralaz.org or call 928-474-5590.

Featured pets Following are just two of the many wonderful pets currently available for

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refreshments.

There is no charge for this event and winners of the gun raffle do not have to be present to win.

The Republican Headquarters is at 307 C S. Beeline Hwy., located behind and between the Buffalo Grill and KFC. For questions, contact Jane Evans 928-472-8430 or Nancy Cox 928-4721172.

Republicans host Bobby Davis The Rim Country Republican Club meets Monday, Sept. 26 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson.

Members and guests may gather at 11 a.m. to order lunch and to socialize.

Beginning at 11:30 a.m., Bobby Davis, economic development specialist for the Town of Payson will discuss what has taken place and might be on the horizon for the community’s economic well-being.

Call Nancy Cox at 928-472-1172 for more information.

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Pine Library Friends

Sweet Pea

The Pine Library Friends meetings are held at 1 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month in the Library Activity Room located just behind the Cultural Hall in Pine.

This a small, friendly, informal group and the members would love to have any Rim residents come to one of the

JADE

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Jade is not only unique for her coloring, but she has an amazing personality as well. Ignore the bald spots in her beautiful coat; her grooming fell to the wayside while she was nursing her kittens for the last few weeks.

O R G A N I Z A T I O N S

meetings to see if it might be something of interest.

Frequently the group hosts guest speakers on a variety of subjects. The public is always welcome.

For more information, please call Carol at 623-363-5985.

Overeaters Anonymous meets each Monday Overeaters Anonymous meets from 2 p.m. Mondays at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson.

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

Call the following members for more information: Denise, 928-978-3706; Mary Jo, 928-978-4663; Ted, 928-951-3362; Alice at 602-828-0917 or 928-478-4361.

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

For more information, call Barbara at 928-978-4750 or Charlotte at 928-9783640.

Senior Singles with Spirit The Senior Singles with Spirit group is composed of men and women who are young in spirit and have an enthusiasm for life. The purpose of this group is to build lasting friendships, share ideas, have fun, and enjoy activities with like-minded people. The choices are many and varied and all up to you.

The group meets at 8:45 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Tiny’s

Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

For more information, call Paula at 480-695-2786.

JULIETs JULIETs - Just Us Ladies Into Eating Together - meets for lunch and conversation the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Crosswinds Restaurant at the Airport at 11:30 a.m. It is just for fun, no book to read, no dish to make. Everyone is welcome, no reservations required.

For additional information please call Chris Tilley at 928-468-9669.

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

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

The program meets at Payson United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy Street (behind Ace Hardware and Habitat Restore). Call Sally Harvey 480-2138472 or Joyce Kennedy 928-978-1884 with any questions. This free program is open to all.

Moose Lodge and Women of the Moose 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 din-

ner specials are available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Celebrate Recovery Celebrate Recovery is a group for those with hurts, habits and hang-ups.

Celebrate God’s healing power through eight recovery principles and Christcentered 12 steps. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Mountain Bible Church. For more information, call 928472-7800.

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CHIMNEY CLEANING JD & JL Lockshop has been serving Rim Country since 1994. Located at 190 North Cornerstone Way #113 in Star Valley, they also provide mobile service and can be reached at 928-474-6613. They offer lock repair and re-keying, assistance with car and home lock-outs, new car computerized keys, combination changes, lock sales and master keying. 24-hour emergency service is available at 928-474-6613. Proud sponsor of Payson Longhorn Football and Community Radio KRIM.

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JD & JL LOCKSHOP & SAFE, LLC SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1994

Re-key • Lock Repair • Lock Sales Car Opening • New Car Computerized Keys Master Keying • Combination Changes 24 Hr. Emergency Service JIM HAGGARD Phone (928) 474-6613 190 N. Cornerstone Way #13 Star Valley, AZ 85541

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Starting pay $9.50 hr.

Apply in person with General Manager at Payson McDonald’s.

NURSING DEPARTMENT OPENINGS RN / LPN – 1 Full-Time, Day, 12 hour shift C.N.A. – 2 Part-Time, Nights, 12 hour shift

**$800 SIGN ON BONUS (Expires September 30, 2016) **Dormitory at no charge for Nurses to stay in** *Moving assistance *Possible tuition assistance *Revised pay plan

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YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS ESTATE SALES

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BUILDING MATERIALS New 40x56 Armstrong Metal Building never erected, engineered for Payson snow load, Two each 10x10, One 12x14 Roll up doors on 40 side. 1 entry door, 2 windows on 56 side, 18 eves all around, $30,000.Firm, Call Karen 480-215-7006

Sat, Sep 24. 8am-2pm Nordic Track Elipitical $70, Power washer $40, Electric Winch $35, 4x8 utility trailer $95, New Unique Handmade Bird Houses $15, Small Arc Welder $40. Many more items, come and see!

NO EARLY SALES! Turn left on Beeline Hwy, just past Fossil Creek Rd, follow signs.

AUTOS/VEHICLES ATVS Polaris ATV Sportsman 450, Winch, Windshield, Gunrack, Extra Gas Tank, Bags, Spare Tires/Wheels, New Battery, Chrome Wheels, $3400. 480-710-9634

FIREWOOD: Oak and Pine, Discount for Seniors. 928-476-3819 or 480-266-4471

Fri, Sep 23. 7am - 2pm Moving! Everything must go! Indoor and outdoor furniture. Beds, tables, chairs, desk, linens, cookware, dishes, utensils, books, pictures, frames, sewing and craft supplies.

Make offers! Bring boxes and load them up!

LAWN/GARDEN

MOVING SALE CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

PAYSON Fri. Sept 23, Sat. Sept 24 & Sun. Sept 25

Call 928-529-8727

Kitchen Table and Chairs - Cherry Oak Color (Very Nice Condition) $200.00.

Amish Kitchen Table and Chairs with removable leaf - Cherry Solid Oak 1/4 Sawn (Beautiful) $500.00. Brown Leather Sectional Couch with 2 Counsels (Very Nice) $300.00. SCOOTER - Badsey EMX Electric - White color $300.00 Payson 480-529-8727

Sears 5T / 16 Garden Tractor Model #917.99530 Has a disc, plow, leveling blade and all manuals. $600.OBO Please Call 928-595-0236

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YARD SALES 1. 1307 Remuda Way, Payson; Saturday Only, Sept. 24 from 8am to 3pm: Couple Chain saws, Chairs, Tables, Household Items, Fishing Gear and Much More!

1501 N. Farview Drive in Alpine Heights, Saturday 7am-2pm. Household items, some furniture, electronic items (computer printers, software, sound system, etc.) tools, books/cds, clothing, sporting equipment and much more.

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Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 10/07/16.

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2010 Ford Taurus

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Duties: • Assists health care workers in providing direct patient care.

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Requirements: • Diploma of completion of education or training as a medical assistant or a related field recognized by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) AND certification or registration by exam.

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Serving Payson over 7 years

RVS 1996 Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. Allegro, Both coach and chassis are in excellent condition. See photos and details on Craig s List, Show Low, AZ. $10,900.00.435-757-9955 drmrshuns@hotmail.com.

EMPLOYMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE

Customer Service Representative Sexton Pest Control is HIRING! We are searching for a customer service representative to take care of the Payson Branch. This position requires customer service background and basic phone and computer skills. Please contact Vivian Prentice at 602-942-3653 or at vprentice@sextonpestcontrol.com

DRIVERS

Alliant Gas Class B CDL Driver Wanted: Haz-Mat, Air Brake, Tanker endorsement.

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Hiring FT & PT positions PT starting at $9.75hrly FT positions receive $375 Quarterly Bonus.

Working with adults with Special Needs. Days, evenings and weekends available. No experience required, training provided in Payson Apply NOW at the address below or attend our Hiring Event!

Saturday September 24, 2016 10AM - 2PM 408 W Main St. Unit 2 Payson, AZ 85541 For more information call: 928-595-1886

Now offering a 30 Day Retention Bonus!

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

FT or PT Position Avail.

CNA/MA Certified Required

Submit Resume in Person or Fax 928-472-6025

CPES HIRING EVENT

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

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

McDonald’s rewards outstanding performance.

Submit application/resume to: Horizon Health and Wellness 700 E. Wade Street Payson, AZ 85547 (P) 928-472-8296 (F) 928-468-6870 email to walter.badger@hhwaz.org AA/EOE/M/F D/V

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Monday thru Thursday, 8-5

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Interested in a Future

PaysonPAYSON Senior Apartments SENIOR APARTMENTS

Two FT Front Desk Positions Avail.

Customer Service a MUST Apply in person, 602 E. Hwy 260, Payson, AZ

2 family garage sale, 700 and 702 N. Granite Drive, Friday 8-4, Sat, 8-12.

Tools, antiques, household, small appliances, furniture, lots of very nice stuff!

2 family sale, Saturday 8-4, Sunday 84 Something for Everyone!!!!!! 1317 N. Woodland Drive.

GENERAL

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

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

CARS

Estate Sale/Give Away 616 East Coronado Way

FIREWOOD

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

Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257

End of Summer Sale 8207 W Lufkin Dr Strawberry

MOVING SALES

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

APPLIANCES

Full-Time Position Maintenance experience required, Drug testing and background check will be completed prior to employment.

Alfalfa and Bermuda for sale. family grown and straight from our farm. Will deliver to Payson and Star Valley areas. $Alfalfa 12.00 - Bermuda 14.00 520-237-2164

YARD SALES

Earn Extra $$. Jury Research Project participants needed. Volunteer basis only; not a full or part-time job offer.

Must be eligible for jury duty to participate. Call 928-474-6727

Job Developer/Job Coach Tutor Job search, job placement, job coaching and tutoring. Must have professional appearance, strong computer skills, and possess strong time management skills.

Experience with individuals with disabilities and/or mental health field. Please email resume to email address provided. $15-$18/hr Contact Human Resources at 480-558-1275

NEEDED NOW!!!

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

Internal Med Clinic, PO Box 2581,Payson,85547

SERVICES CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction

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

HANDYMAN Complete Home Repair Experienced carpenter and repairman.

No job too small. Kitchens, baths, windows, doors, decks, closets,, and more. Honest, reasonable and dependable. References available. Free estimates 602.826.1937 Specializing in Custom Woodwork: Furniture and cabinetry, design and build or repair and refinish JIMMY S ALLTRADES Since 1993 Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned, Window Screen Repair 928-474-6482 not licensed

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

HAULING Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2015

HOME REPAIRS

Lawn Care

HAULING

Diversified Services IOWA BOY - HONEST, DEPENDABLE

(Inexpensive) Not a Licensed Contractor

JOE - 970-1873 HOME SERVICES HOUSEKEEPING ETC. Cleaning Services, Regular Scheduled Cleanings, Organizing and Move-Outs!

Call Shari for an Appointment!

928-951-1807

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

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FOR RENT

next to National Forest. $700 monthly.

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REAL ESTATE LAND FOR SALE Improved 7.42 Acres in Town or Split Two 5ths, Beautiful Southern Views, Great Building Sites, Three Wells, Diveways, Fencing, Private Location.

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MOBILES FOR SALE Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712 Park Model at Lamplighter Resort, Leaving Town, Only 2500. This is a Give-away Price. Call 928-951-2111 REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartments For Rent

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

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I have what you need!

GLORIOUS 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

Call Cindy for availability & Details (928) 472-9238

Apartments for Rent

This Fall make ASPEN COVE Your New Home

Units Available! Apply Today!

APARTMENTS FEATURING: • 2 Bedrooms/2 Baths • 2 Bedrooms/ 1.5 Baths • Washers & Dryers • Covered Parking • Pet Friendly

ASPEN COVE

801 E. FRONTIER ST. , PAYSON, AZ 85541

(928) 474-8042

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com Positively Payson

Warm & Cozy Community nestled in the Pines!

Forest Hills Condominiums

333 N. McLane Large 1-2 Bedrooms WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE WASHER & DRYER COVERED PARKING PET FRIENDLY CLOSE TO RUMSEY PARK & LIBRARY

Call Caroline 928-472-6055

CONDOMINIUMS SPACIOUS 3BR/2BA CONDO IN LOVELY COMPLEX W/POOL. LG. MASTER BEDROOM SUITE, FIREPLACE, WASHER/DRYER & PATIO W/VIEW. SMALL PET OK. $875.00, 602-763-4397.

HOMES FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba Clean & Cozy Furnished Cabin, Senior Neighborhood in Pine, $600.mo w/1yr lease, Shorter Term Lease Rates Availalbe, 928-476-3989 Smoking/Pets-No Avail Soon: 1205 N. Gila, 2Br/2Ba, Wood Floors, Stove, Open Floor Plan, Great Playhouse, Tall Pines, Carport, $950.mo 602-620-0396 Duplex (Pine) 2Br+Den/1Ba, Garage, Screened-in Patio, FR, LR, $995.mo, 2Br/1Ba $875.mo, Both Include: Yards, Water + Electic, Smoking-No, 480-248-6144 Owner/Agent Lady/Couple to Rent 1Br Apt. Reduced or Free Rent in exchange for Light senior care for Elderly Lady. 928-978-4011 Prudential Pine

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

928-476-3279

Strawberry, 3BR, 2BA . . . . . $1600

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

www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

906 N. Hillcrest Dr., 4BD, 4.5BA.....................$2200 306 S. Bentley St., 4BD, 2BA.........................$1100 613 S. St. Phillips St., 4BD, 3BA....................$1050 547 W. Mary Patricia Dr., 3BD, 2BA...............$1000 609 N. Ponderosa Unit C, 2BD, 2.5BA.............$950 707 W. Bridle Path Ln., 2BD, 2BA....................$875 200 W. Saddle Ln., 2BD, 1.5BA.......................$800 509 E. Granite Dells Rd. #A, 2BD, 1BA...........$795 512 W. Longhorn #4, 2BD, 1BA.......................$750 606 N. Easy St. #D, 2BD, 2BA.........................$775

FURNISHED HOMES

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LEGAL NOTICES #16336 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14/2016 Superior Court of Arizona in Gila County Case#201600148 Affidavit Supporting Publication Name of Petitioner/Plaintiff: Jeffrey D. Vance Name of Respondent/Defendant: Aimee Michelle Vance 1. I make this Affidavit to tell the Court why service by publication was used, and to show how service by publication was done.

2. Pursuant to Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 4.1 (n) 4.1(o), 4.2(f) and 4.1(g), service by publication is the best way to notify the other party of this court case because the other party is: (X) The other party s residence is unknown. I have not mailed copies of the proceedings to the other party.

3. The residence and whereabouts of the other party is unknown to me, even though I have made a diligent search to find out. My search failed to reveal any information that might lead to knowledge about the other party s residence or whereabouts. This is what I did to try and find the other party. (Check all boxes that apply.

Note: This list is not all inclusive.

There may be other options available to you as well. Explain everything you did to try to find the other party): (x) Searched the phone address (x) Searched on the internet (x) Checked voter records (x) Checked obituaries.

Address, location and phone # s of respondents family is unknown. (x) Checked with Respondents previous employer. Unknown (x) Any other person(s) that you spoke to about Respondent: (Who?) Had mother, Mave Vance and niece Autumn Asforth search internet and Facebook and Twitter for Respondent. They have also serached phone directories in AZ and Louisiana and voter registry.

(7) I have read this statement and know of my own knowledge that the facts stated herein are true and correct. /s/ Jeffrey D. Vance Subscribed and sworn to before me this date 9/16/2016 by Notary Public Carol Bahr, my commission expires 3/10/2020.

16306: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #16-03382 Yoxall Title No: 21602334 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 07/06/2007 as Document No. 2007-011497 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on November 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as:Lot 143, PAYSON NORTH UNIT FOUR, according to Map No. 452, records of Gila County, Arizona.Together with an undivided 1/292 interest in Tracts, A through G, Payson North Unit Four, according to Map No. 452, records of Gila County, Arizona.The street address/location of the real property described above is purported

Friday, September 23, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES to be:1213 N Easy Street Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 302-68-144B 9 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an as is condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

Original Principal Balance: $125,000.00 Original Trustor: Teodora M Yoxall, a single woman 1425 N Easy Street, Payson, AZ 85541 Current Beneficiary:U.S. Bank National Association Care of / Servicer U.S. Bank Home Mortgage 4801 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 Current Trustee:Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4590078 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016, 09/23/2016 16307: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #15-02123 Landgraf Title No: 21501995 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 07/11/2005 as Document No. 2005-012210 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on November 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811).

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

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

Original Principal Balance: $305,900.00 Original Trustor: Brian S. Landgraf, an unmarried man 11440 East. Sweetwater Avenue, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259 Current Beneficiary:PMT NPL Financing 2014-1 Care of / Servicer PennyMac Loan Services LLC 6101 Condor Drive, Suite 200 Moorpark, CA 93021 Current Trustee;Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4590252 09/02/2016, 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016, 09/23/2016 16318: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30/2016 TS No. AZ08000288-16-1 APN 302-43-250 2 TO No. 733-1600683-70 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of

LEGAL NOTICES sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated November 28, 2005 and recorded on December 1, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005-021999 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on November 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3109 GAME TRAIL, PAYSON, AZ 85541 LOT 250, THE RIM GOLF CLUB, PHASE TWO, ACCORDING TO MAP NOS. 733A THROUGH 733N, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 302-43-250 2 Original Principal Balance $183,200.00 Name and Address of original Trustor TERESA M. EDWARDS 3109 GAME TRAIL, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of the Beneficiary BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. c/o Bank of America Home Loans 7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: August 17, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766ISL Number 16805, Pub Dates: 09/09/2016, 09/16/2016, 09/23/2016, 09/30/2016, PAYSON ROUNDUP 16320: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/2016 For Sale Bobcat and Texas Bragg Trailer Notice of Invitation for Bids Pine-Strawberry Fire District is liquidating the below listed equipment; 1. 2008 Bobcat A300 All Steer/Skid Steer loader with 2406 hours of use, R/C ready equipped 2. 2003 Texas Bragg 8ft x 20ft gooseneck trailer,20,000 lbs.

GVWR, dual wheels and tandem axles, hydraulic dump bed. Brakes replaced 5,000 miles ago 3. 2008 Bobcat hydraulic 6 foot wide grapple attachment 4. 2008 Bobcat 67 inch wide dirt bucket (rarely used) NOTE: all equipment is being sold as is and with no warranty.

Equipment is being sold as a complete package with a minimum bid of $25,000 for the lot.

All bids a required to be hand delivered to the Pine Strawberry Fire District Administrative Office, 3741 North Prince Road in Pine, AZ, no later than 4 PM, Monday, September 19, 2016. Equipment can also be viewed at the Administrative Office.

All bids are required to be in a sealed envelope with bidders name address and phone number on both the bid as well as the exterior of the envelope Submitted bids will be opened at the Fire District Board meeting at Pine-Strawberry Fire District Station 41, located at 6198 Hardscrabble Road Pine AZ, on Wednesday September 21st 2016 starting at 6 PM. It is requested that the winner remove the equipment by October 1, 2016.

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LEGAL NOTICES SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 06/10/1999 and recorded on 06/17/1999 as Instrument No. 1999 9853, Book - Page - and rerecorded on as in the official records 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 At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501, in Gila County, on 11/30/2016 at 11:00 AM of said day: Legal Description: The Surface and Ground to a Depth of 40 Feet Immediately Beneath the Surface of The Following Described Property: The West 50 Feet of Lot 3043 and the West Half of Lot 3044, Block 307, Buena Vista Terrace of The Town Of Miami, According To Map No. 44, Records of Gila County, Arizona.

Purported Street Address: 3044 Latham Boulevard, Miami, AZ 85539 Tax Parcel Number: 20612080 Original Principal Balance: $ 30,000.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for Metropolitan Asset Funding, Inc., II, Mortgage-Pass Through Certificates, Series 1999-B c/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC 1661 Worthington Road West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Name and Address of Original Trustor: Juan L. Artiach, A Married Man as his sole and separate property 3044 Latham Boulevard, Miami, AZ 85539 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. Northpark Town Center, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE; Bldg 400, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328 (866) 960-8299 SALE INFORMATION: Sales Line: (866) 960-8299 Website: http://www.altisource.com/Mort gageServices/DefaultManagem ent/TrusteeServices.aspx Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. DATED: August 3, 2016 /s/ Keisha Lyons, Trustee Sale Assistant Pursuant to A.R.S. 33 - 803(A)(6), the trustee herein qualifies as a trustee of the Deed of Trust in the trustee s capacity as a corporation all the stock of which is owned by Premium Title Agency, Inc., an escrow agent in the state of Arizona.

The regulators of Premium Title Agency are the Arizona Department of Insurance and the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. is registered with the Arizona Corporation Commission.

STATE OF Georgia COUNTY OF Fulton On August 3, 2016, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the said State, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Keisha Lyons, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument, the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal. /s/ Stephanie Spurlock NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: April 9, 2017 16327: 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7/2016 TS/File 123868.10367 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on OCTOBER 4, 2005, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2005-018433 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

LEGAL NOTICES DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on NOVEMBER 4, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: That certain parcel of land lying and being in the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 36, Township 12 North, Range 8 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the East quarter corner of said Section 36; THENCE West 825.00 feet; THENCE North 377.52; THENCE East 9.90 feet; THENCE North 310.86 feet to the True Point of Beginning of the property herein described; THENCE South 121.00 feet; THENCE South 39° 20 West, 202.00 feet; THENCE North 65° 00 West, 289.96 feet; THENCE North 37° 19 05 East, 41.12 feet; THENCE North 19° 15 East, 129.69 feet; THENCE East 321.90 feet more or less to the True Point of Beginning; EXCEPT Beginning at the East quarter corner of said Section 36; THENCE West along the mid-section line 790.86 feet; THENCE North 700.65 feet to a one-inch iron pipe, said iron pipe being the True Point of Beginning; THENCE East along a common fence line, said fence being barbed wire on steel post, 38.11 feet to a one-inch iron pipe; THENCE North 31° 43 42 East, along a fence line and the Northwesterly line of the Pine Cemetery Road, 190.49 feet to a one-half inch iron bar; THENCE West along a common fence line 337.28 feet; THENCE South 162.02 feet to the aforementioned fence line; THENCE East 199 feet to the True Point of Beginning; and EXCEPT Beginning at the East quarter corner of said Section 36; THENCE West (assumed bearing) 925.06 feet to a point on the Easterly right-of-way line of the Pine Payson Highway; THENCE North 41° 16 00 West along said right-of-way line a distance of 374.33 feet; THENCE continuing along said right-of-way line North 44° 40 35 West 151.57 feet; THENCE North 46° 16 11 East 34.00 feet; THENCE North 37° 19 00 East 153.50 feet; THENCE South 47° 14 50 East 66.19 feet to the True Point of Beginning; THENCE South 76° 31 15 East 186.62 feet; THENCE North 44° 25 00 East 128.01 feet; THENCE South 39° 20 00 West 162.20 feet; THENCE North 65° 00 00 West 185.26 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING Purported Property Address: 3652 CEMETARY RD., PINE, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 301-22-020. Original Principal Balance: $120,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: JERI A. JOHNSON, #10 TONTO APACHE RESERVATION, PAYSON, AZ 85541. Original/Current Trustor: PHILIP E. CASTLE, 133 W. LEAH CT., GILBERT, AZ 85233. Said Trustee s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $87,207.00 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: AUGUST 2, 2016.

Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. 580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF COCHISE. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on August 3, 2016, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary, of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ April Leistikow, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 1, 2018.

16328: 9/13, 9/16, 9/20/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 1.

ENTITY TYPE: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2.

ENTITY NAME: THE POUR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL LLC 3.

FILE NUMBER: L21118494 4.

STATUTORY AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS: Street Address: EDDIE A KIENZLE, 3870 E HIGHWAY 260, STAR VALLEY, 85541.

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ARIZONAKNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 3870 E HIGHWAY 260, STAR VALLEY, 85541.

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DURATION: Perpetual 7.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE: Member-Managed The names and addresses of all Members are: 1. : EDDIE AKIENZLE, 3870 E HIGHWAY 260, STAR VALLEY, 85541 ORGANIZER: Eddie Kienzle; 08/02/2016 16331: 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7/2016 Notice to Creditors NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: The LAW OFFCIES OF JO ELLEN YORK, PLLC, Jo Ellen Vork, is the Successor Trustee of the Estate of Patricia Ann Parker. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the

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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 Successor Trustee at 615 West Main Street, Payson, Arizona 85541.

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16332: 9/23, 9/27, 9/30/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: GUERRERO AND SONS TRUCKING LLC L-2120155-4 II. The address of the known place of business is: 8037 S PINAL VIEW SPC # 50 GLOBE AZ 85501 III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: FRANCISCO YBARRA-GUERRERO 8037 S PINAL VIEW SPC # 50 GLOBE AZ 85501 Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: FRANCISCO YBARRA-GUERRERO 8037 S PINAL VIEW SPC. #50 PHOENIX AZ 85035 member

Sealed bids for the FY 2016 VALVE ADDITION PROJECT will be received by the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District at District Office, until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 20, 2016. At that time, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bidders are invited, but not required, to be present at the bid opening.

16333: 9/23, 9/30/2016 INVITATION TO BID PINE-STRAWBERRY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS VALVES, AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS, ALLAS SHOWN ON THE PLANS AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Copies of the Contract Documents for use in preparing bids may be obtained from the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District Interested parties should provide email address for sending addenda to Brandon Squire at brandon.squire@epsgroupinc.c om. All questions shall be in writing

Friday, September 23, 2016

LEGAL NOTICES and directed to Brandon Squire at brandon.squire@epsgroupinc.c om. The Bidder is responsible for obtaining any Addenda either through updates on the District website or by contacting Brandon Squire at 623.547.4661 extension 223.

Each bidder s proposal shall be made on the form furnished in the Contract Documents.

Contract Documents, with completed Bid Proposal, must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, together with a bid bond or certified check or cashier s check for ten percent (10%) of the total base bid, ADDRESSED TO: Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District 6306 Hardscrabble Road, PO Box 134 Pine, AZ 85544 AND MARKED: FY 2016 VALVE ADDITION PROJECT The successful Bidder will be determined on the basis of the lowest responsive and responsible Proposal. The Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, to waive any informalities, or irreg-

LEGAL NOTICES ularities in the Proposals received, and to accept the Proposal which in its judgment best serves the interests of the District.

The successful Bidder(s) will be required to furnish two (2) bonds.

One (1) bond, to become effective upon award of the Contract, shall be a Performance Bond in a sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price including any additions to the Contract. The Bond shall be effective throughout the construction period, including a one (1) year warranty period. The successful Bidder shall also furnish a Labor and Material Payment Bond, in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, to become effective upon award.

Bidders should be aware that the District will have numerous other similar projects going to bid in the next two-three weeks or months including replacement/addition of several miles of distribution lines; complete overhaul/replacement of a tank/well site; installation of wye strainers in several miles of 6 mains; and addition/replacement/major overhaul of tanks from 68,000-100,000 gallons.

LEGAL NOTICES and September 30, 2016 Payson Roundup 16337 9/23, 9/30/2016 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Town of Payson will accept sealed Bids at the office of the Town Clerk, 303 North Beeline Highway, Payson, Arizona, 85541, until 4:00 PM, MST on Thursday, OCTOBER 6, 2016 to provide Forty-three (43) NFPA 1981, 2013 edition SCBAs with mask and two (2) bottles each. At that time, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids must be clearly marked: Sealed Bid SCBA Bid

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It is anticipated bids will be considered for award at the October 20, 2016 Town Council meeting. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Request for Bid documents may be examined at the following locations: Town of Payson Town Clerk 303 North Beeline Highway Payson Arizona, 85541

LEGAL NOTICES this project shall obtain a complete bid package from the Town of Payson. Bid Packages may be obtained from the Town of Payson, Town Clerks Department, 303 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, Arizona, 85541, (928) 474-5242.

Vendors shall comply with all federal, state and local nondiscrimination statutes in the operation, implementation and delivery of, including state and federal civil rights and disabilities laws. In particular, the contractor shall ensure that the Town Of Payson s obligation for program, facility and service accessibility in title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act are complied with in all activities arising under this contract, and shall hold harmless the Town of Payson for any and all loss, including but not limited to damages, costs or expenses, incurred or arising from any alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act under the auspices of this contract unless resulting from an intentional or actual negligent act of the Town of Payson and its employees.

Failure to comply with the nondiscrimination or accessibility requirements herein shall be construed as nonperformance and may result in termination of funding, civil action or both.

Yard Sale Guide Published: September 23, 2016

All vendors interested in bidding

For the Weekend of September 23-25

1. 1307 Remuda Way, Payson; Saturday Only, Sept. 24 from 8am to 3pm: Couple Chain saws, Chairs, Tables, Household Items, Fishing Gear and Much More!

2. 1501 N. Farview Drive in Alpine Heights, Saturday 7am-2pm. Household items, some furniture, electronic items (computer printers, software, sound system, etc.) tools, books/cds, clothing, sporting equipment and much more.

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3. ESTATE SALE/GIVE AWAY 616 East Coronado Way Fri, Sep 23. 7am - 2pm Moving! Everything must go! Indoor and outdoor furniture. Beds, tables, chairs, desk, linens, cookware, dishes, utensils, books, pictures, frames, sewing and craft supplies.

Make offers! Bring boxes and load them up!

4. 2 FAMILY GARAGE SALE, 700 and 702 N. Granite Drive, Friday 8-4, Sat, 8-12.

Tools, antiques, household, small appliances, furniture,

lots of very nice stuff!

5. 2 FAMILY SALE, SATURDAY 8-4, SUNDAY 8-4 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!

1317 N. Woodland Drive.

Put your Yard Sale, Moving Sale, Garage Sale & Estate Sale on the Map with an ad in the Payson Roundup!

6. END OF SUMMER SALE

8207 W Lufkin Dr Strawberry Sat, Sep 24. 8am-2pm Nordic Track Elipitical $70, Power washer $40, Electric Winch $35, 4x8 utility trailer $95, New Unique Handmade Bird Houses $15, Small Arc Welder $40. Many more items, come and see!

NO EARLY SALES! Turn left on Beeline Hwy, just past Fossil Creek Rd, follow signs.

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A mountain bike race competitor rounds a corner on Randall Drive during Saturday’s Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race in Pine.

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The 2016 Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race will go down as the finest in the four-year history of the event.

At least that’s the opinion of many of the 291 cyclists who competed Saturday in Pine.

“Great race, awesome course,” said Phoenix resident Timothy Mackrain.

“Thank you for putting on such a great event,” added Brent Kulseth, also of Phoenix.

Even the younger set gave it a thumbs up.

“I had so much fun ... great race,” said 13-yearold Rim Country Middle School student Slade Conway, who won the Junior Men’s 15-mile race in 1:34.59.

Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction bike race volunteers responded to the plaudits by posting on Facebook, “What a great race. Thank you all so much for turning out. Pine Strawberry loves you and the local trail system is improving by leaps and bounds because of you.”

Race organizer Janet Brandt chimed in, “This event has become as successful as it has due entirely to the generous support from our local businesses and the dedication and enthusiasm of our volunteers. And the biking community does appreciate what we do and where profits go (trail/firebreak building).”

Most of the event action took place Saturday on the course that began and ended near the intersection of Bradshaw Drive and Old County Road in Pine, traveled northwest on Hardscrabble Road, looped along private lands near Randall Road, on to Ralls Drive near Strawberry and descended back into Pine on a trail running somewhat parallel to Highway 87.

While most enjoyed the course, many struggled up Hardscrabble Road where some riders had to dismount and push their bikes.

Among those who gutted it out on the demanding course was Robin Schwartz of Flagstaff, who pushed his bike across the finish line with a blown tire. Nonetheless, Schwartz — who was participating in the 45-mile Open Men’s division —managed a second place finish in 4:27.51.

Throughout race day, a bubbly group calling themselves “The Pink Panthers” greeted racers at the finish line, ringing cowbells and shouting cheers that made some blush.

“Enjoy your sassy support,” one rider shouted to the Panthers.

Action took place off the course as well.

Throughout race day, musical groups, including the John Scott Band and Vinyl Nova belted out tunes that kept the festive mood alive as did a silent auction, vendors galore, games — including cornhole — and the always popular kids race.

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Slade Conway, 13, a Rim Country Middle School student, finished first in his age group.

corralling a large group of very excited kids for the kids race,” said Brandt. “When the winners climbed up onto the podium for awards along with the adults, it was worth it all.”

Janet’s husband, retired Pine Strawberry Fire Captain Mike Brandt, who helped start the fuel reduction committee and the trails group, roamed the grounds, passing out a fistful of beverage tickets to riders and spectators he thought desperately needed refreshments, including this scribe.

On the course, the Rim Country cause received prestigious boosts from several riders including young Conway and the 87 Cyclery team of Payson, which won the 45-mile relay in 4:06.32.

The Rim crew outraced teams from Tempe, Phoenix, Goodyear, Surprise and Mesa.

In the 15-mile Open Men’s competition, Payson’s Michael Bonnette was second in 1:24.11 and Micah Utterbrook, also of Payson, was eighth in 1:28.07.

Steve Abel of Pine was 13th in the Men’s Master 45-year-plus division in 1:54.03 and Tom Stenerson, also of Pine, was eighth in the 30-mile Open Men’s Master race in 3:21.34.

As Saturday festivities drew to a close, exhausted cyclist, their families and friends departed the venue to return to their tents and RVs,.

One racer turned to his wife and said, “Yes, Pine and Strawberry did themselves proud with this.”

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This year’s Missoula Children’s Theatre offered a charming, fractured version of “Alice in Wonderland.” Sandra Orris (left) played Tall Alice, along with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (Charlie Olinger and Cody Hawley).

A host of cute kids played lobsters (above). Tierney Phillips played the Red Queen and Nathan Kelly played the King of Hearts. The traveling theater group drops by every year and manages the astonishing feat of casting, rehearsing and staging a production in a little more than a week.

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This year, the Missoula Children’s Theatre brought “Alice in Wonderland” to Payson.

The production cast more than 50 students from Rim Country schools in a rollicking good play complete with music, dancing, choreography and a charming script.

It’s the fifth year the local MCT board has worked hard to bring this theater experience to Rim Country children from first-grade students to high school seniors.

MCT sends teams of two directors to cities and towns around the U.S. and 13 other countries to put on plays.

In their bags of treats, the MCT directors bring the script, costumes, music and the set to put on a show in one week.

Yep. The students try out on a Monday, learn and rehearse for a week and then put on the play both Friday and Saturday evenings.

This year, MCT director Abby Kohake took on the role of the White Rabbit, popping in and out of almost every scene to support the actors.

Kohake’s partner Jay Echols stayed behind the scenes to make sure all went well backstage.

The iconic Red Queen, played by senior Tierney Phillips, couldn’t be forgotten

as she repeated over and over again, “Off with their heads,” as she stomped around the stage with her husband, son and attendants in tow.

She ultimately figured out being kind would help her end the headaches that made her so grouchy.

Then the turtle, played by Olivia Sopeland, stole the show as the turtle limped across the stage with a cane moaning, “Sad ... I’m so saaaaad.”

Most creative, however, were the three Alices. One tall, one small and one just the right size played by Sandra Orris, Marissa Ormand and Carly Olinger, respectively.

The three actresses cleverly represented the different sizes of Alice as she made her way through Wonderland.

Of course the Mad Hatter, played by Christian Teague, the March Hare, played by Dexter Tiffany, and the Door Mouse, whose name somehow got left out of the program, brought lots of laughs with their ridiculous banter.

Cutest of all were the singing, dancing and musical instrument playing flowers — along with the adorable lobsters. It seemed as though there were lobsters galore.

On Friday, despite a football game going on, parents, family members and friends came out in force to enjoy the cute, clever and very entertaining MCT production.

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The turtle — Olivia Sopeland — all but stole the show with a hilarious bit about the pains of old age, while Tall Alice (Sandra Orris) looks on.

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