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Still burning by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

Firefighters completed burnout operations for the 2,266-acre Fulton Fire, burning just below the Rim. The backfire line will contain the fire and protect Colcord Estates and other communities. Crews periodically reduced Highway 260 to one lane to fight the fire. Thunderstorms starting Monday will reduce fire activity throughout the week. Although the fire blanketed Rim Country with smoke, it has served to thin small trees and debris rather than kill the larger trees. On Sunday, nearly 400 firefighters, 15 engines and three helicopters had the fire 45 percent contained.

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Roundup brings home top newspaper awards General Excellence, Journalist of the Year

Peter Aleshire’s photo of the Payson Spring Rodeo won best news photo for the Roundup’s circulation category this year at the Arizona Newspapers Association annual convention and awards banquet.

Payson Roundup reporter Michele Nelson won Journalist of the Year and the Freedom of Information Act award for investigative reporting this weekend at the annual meeting of the Arizona Newspapers Association. The Roundup also won the coveted General Excellence for non-daily newspapers between 3,500 and 10,000 circulation. The paper placed first for editorial and second for advertising in the 18 categories judged for the General Excellence award. In advertising, the paper swept the three categories for “best use of small space” and also won firstplace awards for best black and white ad and best pro bono ad. The production department also won awards for best special section, best color ad and best online ad. The Navajo Times won the Newspaper of the Year Michele Nelson this weekend won both Journalist of the Year and the statewide See Roundup, page 2 Freedom of Information Award.

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Residents grapple with Tonto Forest’s plan A forest on the edge

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

About 40 Rim Country residents last week puzzled their way through an attempt to explain the enormous complexity and impact of the Tonto National Forest’s effort to overhaul it’s plan to manage 3 million acres of drought-plagued, insect-tormented, loved-to-death forest. The Tonto National Forest has launched a three-year effort to overhaul the blueprint for managing one of the most scenic, diverse, endangered landscapes in the country. Some 6 million people annually camp, off-road, hunt, fish, hike, drive, cherish and abuse a sprawling expanse of land that starts in the creosote barrens and saguaro highlands of Phoenix and extends to the

high, cool forested edge of the Mogollon collaborate with many more groups and Rim. consider the impact of the forest plan on The draft assessment for the plan revi- adjoining state and private lands. The new sion documented harrowing environmental rules also give Tonto Forest Supervisor problems, including dried up and degraded Neil Bosworth sweeping authority to make streams, exotic grasses that threaten the changes. survival of saguaros and dense, unhealthy The smoldering elephant in the room forests desperately vulnerable to cata- remains how the Forest Service will hanstrophic wildfires. dle wildfire, after a botched century spent Forest Planner Kenna Belsky said trying to put them all out. The suppression although Forest Service rules require a policy combined with overgrazing and logrevision of the plan every 15 years, the ging replaced a 50-tree-per acre ponderosa Tonto Forest hasn’t updated its plan in 31 pine forest with 800-tree-per-acre thickets, years. See A forest, page 4 “So we’re a bit beyond that 15-year period — living on a 31-year-old forest plan,” she said. The new rules include a requirement that the Forest Service rely on the “best science,” by Michele Nelson

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Organized shoplifting by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

During the weekend of Sept. 17 and 18, the Payson Police had eight arrests. Most had something to do with alcohol. There were arrests for shoplifting and organized retail theft, reported Chief Don Engler. Wondering what organized retail theft involves? “They have taken a container to assist them with shoplifting,” said Engler. “They take a device into a store, (such as) a big bag.” So, in other words, if a person stuffs something under their shirt to steal it, it’s shoplifting. If they take a bag in, it’s organized retail theft. Engler said most shoplifters take

alcohol and are usually adolescents or transients. The next couple of the arrests had to do with alcohol, too — underage consumption and juvenile possession of alcohol. One arrest was for drug paraphernalia. Domestic violence topped out the list. “There were four different cases of domestic violence and disorderly conduct,” said Engler. The chief said that the disorderly conduct could be a stand-alone charge. But when it involves family members or people in a relationship, the domestic violence charge kicks in as well. The rest of the week saw arrests for many of the same crimes. “It’s a steady course of it,” said Engler.

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Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a high of 74 and a low of 52; 40% chance for rain. Similar conditions on Wednesday with a 30% chance for rain. See page 8

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The Tonto National Forest held a meeting in Payson this week to ask residents whether they agree with the draft assessment of an overhaul of the existing plan to manage the 3-million-acre forest. The plan focuses in part on the threat posed by thickets of trees.

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her heart was sick watching young people, educated in American schools, burning flags at political Four of the five Payson Unified events. School District school board can“What happened to the nation didates made their case for votes that God in Christ, and country? at the Sept. 20 Payson Tea Party What happened to the nation that meeting. produced the greatest generaOnly Shane Keith missed the tion of patriots?” she said. “God session due to a family emerand country, faith and patriotism, gency. He graduated from the should continue to have first place Payson schools and now serves in the American educational proas a financial adviser in Rim cess.” Country. Hetrick believes that the Bible The five candidates are should be used as a textbook, as it vying for three, four-year terms. used to be. Incumbents Shirley Dye and “The spirit of liberty, for America “The spirit of liberty, for America Barbara Underwood will attempt was made pure by the Christian was made pure by the Christian to retain their seats, while chalfaith,” she said. “Education in lengers Jolynn Schinstock, J. faith. Education in America had a America had a supreme position Marlene Hetrick and Shane Keith at its institution, the Bible often its supreme position, the Bible often will seek to find a spot. only textbook.” its only textbook.” She said she did not believe parJ. Marlene Hetrick ents wanted to see their children J. Marlene Hetrick Self-described greenhorn, learn about other religions such payson school board candidate Hetrick said she’s running for as Islam. the school board because she “I don’t know any parents who believes the education system want Islam taught to their Christian children at school,” needs to be rebuilt from the bottom up. she said. “The American educational system is in need of major Hetrick also said she did not know any parents who repair,” she said. wanted their children to have sex education. Hetrick believes schools should “replace Washington “I don’t know any parents who want the innocence of with Americanism — the simplicity of the United States of their children robbed by filthy sex with a cucumber in America — is one Nation Under God.” She decried the lack of patriotism in schools. She said See Payson School Board, page 4 roundup staff reporter

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Roundup brings home top newspaper awards From page 1

Roundup’s ANA Awards:

award for all non-daily newspapers, nudging the Roundup out of an award it has won for 11 of the last 14 years. In editorial, the Roundup won first place awards for reporting and news writing, departments and copy editing, use of photography and community service, as well as second place awards for its editorial page and special sections. “I couldn’t be more proud of our whole crew,” said Roundup editor Peter Aleshire. “Putting out a newspaper involves a total team effort. Michele may have the prize-winning byline this year, but that’s only possible because of the way this whole staff pitches in — from the newsroom to production to advertising to the route drivers who drive through the night to deliver the paper.” Aleshire added, “Michele can’t stand to have the door slammed in her face — and can’t stand to see children mistreated. That drove her coverage all year. “In 40 years in this business — I’ve never worked at a better place and that includes every department in this building,” concluded Aleshire. Roundup sports editor Keith Morris pulled off a sweep of the coveted sports beat coverage category, winning first place for coverage of Longhorns softball, second place for coverage of baseball and third place for coverage of football. He won a total of eight awards for both writing and photography. Morris also won awards for best sports story, best sports column, best sports photograph and best feature photo layout. Roundup editor Peter Aleshire won first-place awards for headline writing and best news photograph and a third-place award for feature photo layout. Nelson, who came to the Roundup five years ago with no journalism experience but a adventurous life history, won something in nearly every category for reporters — including a first-place award for investigative reporting stemming from a series she wrote on domestic violence. The story led up to four-page investigative account of the failure of Child Protective Services to protect Calandra Balas, who died when her father crashed his car as he fled from police. This year, Nelson also won awards for best feature story, best column (the Healthy Foodie) and enterprise reporting, for her coverage of American Leadership Academy’s abortive effort to open a charter school in Payson. Nelson’s story about the death of Calandra Balas capped her series on domestic violence, which also played a role in winning the prestigious Freedom of Information Award. The award often

Editorial 1st Place: Newswriting and Reporting Departmental News & Copy Editing Use of Photography Community Service 2nd place: Editorial Page Special Sections

Advertising 1st Place: Black & White ad (Payson 4th of July) Small space (Payson Care Center) Pro-bono ad (Marine Corps Birthday) 2nd Place: Use of Small Space (Coury Ford) Special Section (Relocation Guide) 3rd Place: Color Ad (Native Grill & Wings) Small space (Central Arizona Supply) Online (Steve Coury Ford – Pia Wyer)

Individual Awards Michele Nelson Journalist of the Year Use of Freedom of Information Act Investigative (1st: The System Fails) Feature (2nd: The Martian’s Mom) Column (2nd: Sodium Overload) Enterprise (2nd: Charter School) Keith Morris Sports beat coverage (Softball) 1st Sports beat coverage (Baseball) 2nd Sports beat coverage (Football) 3rd Best Sports Story (2nd) Special rodeo; Sports Column (2nd: Paulson) Sports Photograph (2nd: Rodeo) Photo layout (2nd: HS Rodeo) Multi-media (3rd: Homecoming) Peter Aleshire News Photograph (1st: Rodeo) Photo Layout (3rd: Mudder)

Payson Roundup editor Peter Aleshire, reporter Michele Nelson, publisher Brian Kramer and sports editor Keith Morris brought home a slew of first place awards from the Arizona Newspapers Association awards convention this weekend. Nelson won Journalist of the Year. Kramer is also publishers of the White Mountain Independent. His family bought the Roundup this year. goes to daily newspapers with investigative teams, but the Roundup has won the award for the past four years in a row. The Roundup spent a year filing requests for the seven-year history of Calandra’s CPS case file. Reporter Alexis Bechman assisted in filing the requests. The first release of records was so heavily redacted they proved useless. So Nelson renewed the request and obtained 1,000 pages of records showing that CPS repeatedly returned the girl to her father over the seven-year period, despite repeated reports of neglect and abuse. Last year, Bechman won the award for her tenacious quest for records relating to the delay in dispatching an air ambulance to save a man shot by a Forest Service ranger. She also won Journalist of the Year and Story of the Year. The Roundup now has three writers who have won Journalist of the Year, including Nelson, Bechman (2015) and Aleshire (2009), who has also won Photographer of the Year (2014). In 2014, Bechman and Nelson shared the award for a joint investigative story on the shooting of a

Department of Public Safety officer and a police chase. Nelson also won Story of the Year in 2014. In 2012, Bechman won the Freedom of Information Award for another investigative story. Other winners of the award this year included Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson, who obtained records documenting the thousands of dollars paid to House Speaker David Gowan for travel, which often had a purely political purpose. Gowan retaliated by barring Stephenson from the floor of the House — and then requiring any reporter working in the Legislature to undergo an extensive background check. Gowan later backed off that effort amidst criticism from the media and House members. Another recipient of the award this year was former Roundup editor and owner Rich Robertson, now a private investigator. When he requested records the Pima County Attorney filed a lawsuit against him. Robertson spent $35,000 of his own money in a successful defense of his request, which established the public’s right to make public records requests.

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The High Country Garden Club recently presented two Arizona ash trees to the Humane Society of Central Arizona for its animal shelter. Pictured are, from left, Gabby Suarez, Annie Bamber, Nicole LeBeau and Executive Director Chandra Cushman from the Humane Society. Sallie Loman, president, with members Cathy Hicken, Jan Owen, Ralph Patterson, Gloria Aerni, Yvonne Bickford, Stephanie Collins, Nancy Cox, Willa Patterson, Joyce and Carol Teig from the High Country Garden Club. Loman said the group was looking to contribute to the community and decided to make a difference at the Humane Society. Glenn McCombs of Plant Fair Nursery helped the club select a fast-growing tree for the area. The trees were planted near the front of the shelter building. The funds for the trees come from the club’s annual plant sale, which is held in May every year. The community really supports this annual event, said Loman, so the club was glad to make a difference at the Humane Society.

New Rim resident offers help to veterans and their widows by

Teresa McQuerrey

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Kevin Hamilton and his wife, Faye, are new part-time residents of the Rim Country. Hamilton, who owns and operates Hamilton Wealth Group in Glendale, Ariz., has worked for about seven years to educate veterans and their families about a little-known benefit they are entitled to help meet the growing costs of their health care outside of the services provided by the VA. He said he has traveled all over the country to help veterans. He has been a financial advisor for nearly three decades. Hamilton made a presentation on the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Pension Thursday, Sept. 22 at Payson Messinger

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Hamilton helps these veterans and their spouses (or widows/widowers) navigate the government system to receive the benefit. He said his company is not affiliated with any government agency or organization. Only about 153,000 veterans have taken full advantage of their benefits. Of the 23 million veterans in the U.S. in 2007, that represents only 37 percent receiving all they’re entitled to. Hamilton explained to get the benefit, the veteran, spouse, widow/widower must need help with at least two activities of daily living (taking medication, hygiene, dressing, transferring, eating). The benefit can be used for unreimbursed medical expenses; assisted living costs; nursing home costs; home

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Residents gathered this week to offer their opinions on the Tonto National Forest plan revision. The 3-million-acre forest gets 6 million visitors a year and includes both saguaro desert and ponderosa pine woodlands.

vulnerable to crown fires, bark beetles and drought, according to the draft assessment. Forest Service specialist Robert Madera said that 10 of the 14 major vegetation types in the Tonto Forest depend critically on regular, low-intensity ground fires — including ponderosa pines, oak woodlands, juniper/pinyon woodlands, grasslands and others. However, Madera said most of those ecosystems have been forced into an unhealthy and unnatural state by the dramatic change in fire frequency and intensity. The introduction of non-native grasses — sometimes on purpose after a fire — have only compounded the problem. The resulting changes have not only eliminated or endangered many of the 3,000 different plant species found in the forest, they’ve stressed the streams, rivers and watersheds. The Tonto National Forest was created by Congress in 1911 specifically to protect the watershed on which the Valley depends — along with almost two-thirds of the state’s population. “Only 11 percent of the watersheds are functioning properly — compared to 50 percent nationally,” said Madera. “About 21 percent of our watersheds have impaired function, compared to 3 percent nationally,” said Madera. The session broke into four groups, to find out what people thought of the 1,000-page assessment — which almost none of them had read. Forest Service timber management expert Jeff Leonard led the discussion at one of those tables, asking whether people had seen the changes the assessment documented. “The change has been unbelievable,” said one Payson resident who has a passionate interest in flying in the outback. “You go up along the Young Road and you just see thickets — you can’t even walk through them.” Joe Miller, who lives in Payson and belongs to Trout Unlimited, said the forest has become “unbalanced.” “We’re not just about fish but water systems — well-managed with well-balanced usage. Grazing is a great activity in the right place at the right time. But it’s a huge system out there and it’s all connected.” He said when Trout Unlimited offered to help restore a stream by putting in gravel so fish could spawn, the group faced a three-year struggle to win approval through the Tonto Forest’s system of environmental review. Jared Lyman, a Gisela cattle rancher, said the Forest Service remains inconsistent and understaffed. Ranchers grazing cattle on public lands can’t get clear answers to urgent questions — and must cope with the damage to fences and ranges caused by largely uncontrolled recreation. “In Young in 2001, we didn’t even have a (Forest Service) range specialist to work with.” At one point, Lyman said he read a study documenting the increase in flow of water through the watershed after the removal of juniper thickets — which also shade out the grass cattle need. “But whenever I’ve asked about that since, I’ve gotten a blank stare.” Miller said he’s seen improvements in Forest Service management, with a more realistic view of fire and a greater emphasis on finding ways to sustain ecosystems, to make them function as naturally as possible. “Don’t say we have one hammer in the toolbox — let’s say fire suppression — and hit everything that comes up with that hammer. That isn’t going to work,” said Miller. All of the people at the table lamented the uncontrolled recreation, which spans abandoned campfires and piles of garbage every weekend. “We need a better sense of respect for those who are using the forest,” said Lyman. “I do my best to leave things better than how I found it. But when you’ve got 5 million people coming from the Valley — how do you get them to do that?”

Payson School Board candidates make a pitch to voters From page 1 grade school.” And when it came to the Common Core, Hetrick admitted she did not know the details of the standards, but she knew she did not like them. “I do not pretend to know everything about Common Core. In fact, I don’t know much about it at all. I am more into simplicity than complexity,” she said. “I have great hope for the election in November, (however), and if the candidate of my choice is elected, then Common Core will be recorded as a sour moment in public school history.” Hetrick said her opposition to the Common Core came from interviews with school administrators and teachers who cared more for the money that came into the school districts because of Common Core, than for the standards themselves. “It appears additional school funding is more important than the importance of the students and this should not be so,” she said. Hetrick said she has experience as a teacher at the Arizona College of Technology and Central Arizona College teaching special interest classes. She said she has been an ordained minister at her church for the last 40 years. Hetrick hopes to use her passion and concern to revitalize education. “It’s time to teach our young people that respect and loyalty means freedom and prosperity from our God and healing to our land,” she said. Jolynn Schinstock New kid on the block, Schinstock has kept herself involved with her five children’s lives by volunteering for the schools they attend. Currently, she serves on the PTO boards at Julia Randall Elementary and Payson Elementary School. She also coaches soccer and basketball for the town leagues. “I’ve been coaching my son since he was 4, so I think this is my 13th soccer team that I’ve coached,” she said. Schinstock said she came to Payson eight years ago when her husband was given the position of superintendent of the Hotshots with the U.S. Forest Service. Schinstock also works. She said she currently tests software for a company stationed in Virginia. Prior to that, Schinstock worked as a Department of the Army civilian

“I want all children in Payson to have the best education possible. That’s what I’m striving for. I want to be a part of this team.” Jolynn Schinstock

“I do not pretend to know everything about Common Core ... I don’t know much about it at all. I am more into simplicity than complexity.” J. Marlene Hetrick

“After two years, you get your feet wet. After four years, you’re seasoned enough to ask questions.” Barbara Underwood

“I believe students need structure, discipline and guidance and confidence (to gain) a mastery of basic skills.” Shirley Dye

senior budget analyst. “Before I had to resign, I led a team of about eight people and we managed a $400 million dollar budget,” she said, “so I think my experience will be very beneficial for me on the board.” Schinstock said she’s running so that she can guarantee that not only her elementary school aged children receive a great education, but all of the other children in Rim Country. “I want all children in Payson to have the best education possible,” she said. “That’s what I’m striving for. I want to be a part of this team — and I want to keep the momentum going.”

Conventions. But it was her interest in helping children that led her to run for the PUSD board in 2012. “When I first ran for a school board position in November of 2012, I was very concerned that so many of the third- and fifth-grade students in the Awana program I directed could not sound out a simple word or memorize a verse from their handbook,” said Dye. “I needed to find out why they could not read.” During her four years on the PUSD board, Dye has gotten involved with reviewing the AzMERIT testing program and critiqued passages that will generate questions on the statewide test. She also sat on the board when it voted to purchase all new reading books for first- through eighth-grade students. “Finally, last year because of Prop. 123, we’ve spent $200,000 ... on books for readers from kindergarten through eighth grade,” she said, “so the kids could be better skilled in reading.” Dye still has concerns over the online Beyond Textbooks program the district uses to keep teachers on task with standards. “I (have) some concerns ... about Beyond Textbooks, which is a Payson calendar for the standards,” she said. “I’m concerned that the parents can’t see what the kids are learning in

class.” Dye told the audience what her core beliefs are, “I believe students need structure, discipline and guidance and confidence (to gain) a mastery of basic skills.” She said she hopes her ability to brainstorm and find solutions out of the box would encourage Rim Country voters to elect her to another term on the Payson School Board.

In the primary, Underwood won a position on the Payson Town Council. She said she will probably have to cut back on some of her commitments, but takes her volunteering very seriously. “I’m running because I want to give back. I want to be a part of this community and I show it by being involved,” she said. “If you want a word to describe me, I’m a workaholic.” Underwood said her time on the board has not been easy. She was elected right as the economy started to tank. Despite the recession, Underwood is proud of the accomplishments of the boards she has served on. “During that time, we were able to maintain athletics,” she said. “We were able to maintain AP classes — because those were a priority of the board.” During her tenure, Underwood also funded all-day kindergarten. As the economy improved and Prop. 123 passed, Underwood presided over giving teachers the first raise they had had in many years. “We gave 4 percent across the board,” she said. Her goal this year? “My goal this year is to make sure the students feel valued,” she said, “so they can graduate as responsible good citizens, ready for college or a trade school.”

Shirley Dye Dye, who serves as vice president of the Payson Tea Party and sits on the Northern Gila County Sanitary District board as well as the PUSD board, has a long history of public service. While her children grew up, Dye served on PTA and the site council for their schools. She was both a Girl and Boy Scout leader. Once Dye moved to Payson, she jumped into volunteering. She graduated from the Payson Citizen Leadership Academy and became involved in local and statewide politics. In 2012 and 2016 she was elected to be a delegate to the National

Barbara Underwood Underwood said she has lived in Rim Country for more than 30 years. She said since she no longer has to work in the restaurants she and her family owned, she fills her time volunteering for the Senior Center, Mogollon Sporting Association, the town’s planning and zoning committee and the PUSD board. “As you can tell, I have a lot of passion for this town,” she said. She also has passion for the school district where her children attended and now several of her grandchildren attend. Underwood has already served two terms on the board, but she said that time under her belt can only be good for the board. “There are so many rules and regulations that you need to follow,” said Underwood. “After two years, you get your feet wet. After four years, you’re seasoned enough to ask questions.”

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Peter Aleshire

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The Payson Unified School District managed to fill all its empty teaching positions this year. Count us lucky. The national teacher shortage has started to hit home in Arizona, with one-quarter of the 8,000 open teaching positions in the state going unfilled, Payson Unified School District Superintendent Greg Wyman reported to the school board recently. “We faced the same difficulty as school districts across Arizona and across the country are facing filling positions,” said Wyman. “The number of people going into the profession continues to shrink. The survey indicated that the situation doubled compared to the numbers from last year.” The Washington School District in the Valley conducted the survey for the second year in a row. The district surveyed

130 of the 230 districts and 300 charter schools statewide. The survey revealed that a full quarter of the empty slots went unfilled. District filled another 22 percent of the open spots by unconventional means, like leaving a long-term substitute in place or hiring someone with an “emergency” credential — which means they have experience in the subject area but not a formal teaching credential. Charter schools are free to hire anyone they want to teach a class, but district schools generally have to hire “highly qualified” teachers with credentials in the subject matter they’re teaching. The survey showed that in addition to the 8,200 open teaching positions to start the year, another 465 teachers walked off the job or just didn’t show up for work in the first four weeks of the semester. Districts unable to find credentialed teachers filled nearly 1,000 of the 2,000 remaining

“The number of people going into the profession continues to shrink. The survey indicated that the situation doubled compared to the numbers from last year.” Greg Wyman PUSD superintendent

vacant positions with long-term substitutes, 34 with administrators who took to the classroom, 540 of the positions with teachers on reduced contracts, 55 positions with university teaching students who didn’t yet have a degree, 65 by creating multi-grade classrooms and 146

by combining existing classes. Out of the 1,800 people hired without conventional credentials, about 733 were awaiting their certification, 347 had “emergency” certificates with the promise they would eventually get a credential and 576 received an “interim” certificate while working on an internship. Another 156 were immigrants here on a work visa. The survey suggested that a variety of factors have contributed to the teacher shortage. Low pay plays a role, especially in Arizona — where starting salaries lag well behind the national average. Arizona ranks 48th in per-student spending — $7,200 compared to $10,700 nationally. Wallet Hub recently ranked Arizona as the sixth-worst state in the nation for teachers. The $31,000 starting salary ranks 44th nationally and the median salary ranks 48th. The teacher-pupil ratio in Arizona stands at 21.3 — ahead of only California and Utah. For starters, the number of young people entering the profession has sagged — with a quarter of the working teachers reaching retirement age in the

Endangered gartersnake has a home The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has partnered with Northern Arizona University (NAU) to release two male and one female narrow-headed gartersnakes into a newly created wetland adjacent to the AZGFD Pinetop regional office. Narrow-headed gartersnakes are listed as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The enclosed wetland was created, along with two new fish ponds, on the site of the original Pinetop Fish Hatchery that was built in the 1930s. Before the narrow-headed gartersnakes were introduced, the wetland was stocked with speckled dace and blueheaded suckers, to provide a food source for the snakes, and northern leopard frog tadpoles. NAU provided the snakes that were raised in captivity, and provided valuable input on the wetland’s role in max-

imizing gartersnake persistence, as well as post-release snake monitoring. The decline of the narrow-headed gartersnake is attributed to non-native species (especially crayfish), habitat loss, and effects from wildfires that have reduced the availability of prey fish. Narrow-headed gartersnakes can grow to 34 inches in length and feed almost exclusively on small fish. They are usually tan to gray-brown with brown, black or reddish spots, lacking stripes like their more common cousin, the terrestrial gartersnake. Narrowheaded gartersnakes live near mid- to high-elevation streams, using pools and the rocky sides to catch their prey. A viewing platform was built to allow visitors to view the wetland and ponds at the AZGFD Pinetop regional office, located at 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd, Pinetop.

next few years. The experience level of teachers has declined steadily — shrinking from an average of 15 years in 1988 to an average of five years in 2014. In 2013-14, 29 percent of teachers had less than three years of experience. More alarming, a quarter of teachers quit before finishing their first year on the job. The Payson School District ranks just ahead of the state average when it comes to teacher salaries. The district has a relatively low starting salary — about $31,000, but a higher than average level of teacher experience. However, the statewide survey suggested the teacher shortage stems from other things besides money. Many teachers complain about rising class sizes, a lack of support from parents and administration and frustration with the overwhelming emphasis on standardized testing. In response to state mandates linking teacher evaluations and school funding to student test scores, districts like Payson have put a huge emphasis on student scores on standardized tests like the AzMERIT test. The need to teach to the test can smother teacher creativity, innovation and response to individual students, say many teachers. The decline in teacher experience, selection and satisfaction could have a big impact. One landmark national study tried to put a dollar value on inspiring, high performing teachers and weak teachers. The Harvard researchers did a long-term study of how

students did and compared it to ratings and qualifications of their teachers throughout their K-12 careers. They compared the lifetime earnings and job history of students with the highest ranked teachers to students with the lowest ranked teachers. The study suggested that students with the best teachers in fourth grade earned $25,000 more on average over a lifetime — a value of $700,000 for a class of 28 students. By contrast, a poor teacher has the same effect on later achievement on a student as missing 40 percent of the school year, according to the study conducted by Raj Chetty and John Friedman of Harvard University and Jonah Rockoff of Columbia University. The researchers calculated that replacing each of the “worst” teachers with one of the “best” teachers in fourth grade alone would boost each students’ average lifetime earnings by $52,000 — a value of $1.4 million per classroom. Another long-term study by Bill Sanders, then with the University of Tennessee, found that beginning in the third grade, children in the classrooms of high-achieving teachers three years in a row scored in the 96th percentile on statewide math tests by the end of the fifth grade. Comparable students stuck with three low-performing teachers from third to fifth grade ended up on average at the 44th percentile on the math tests. Follow-up studies found the achievement benefits persisted for at least three years.

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Improvements in Medicare in Arizona for 2017 From the Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare continues to grow, while offering seniors and people with disabilities stable premiums and improved quality of care. Whether through Original Medicare (Parts A and B), Medicare Advantage, or the prescription drug benefit (Part D), 1.17 million beneficiaries in Arizona continue to have access to improved benefits thanks to the Affordable Care Act, including: • Certain preventive benefits — including certain cancer screenings — are available at no cost to beneficiaries when provided by qualified and participating health professionals. The annual wellness visit provides beneficiaries with the opportunity to sit down with their doctor to discuss their health care needs and the best ways to stay healthy. • In 2017, if beneficiaries reach the coverage gap known as the “donut hole” in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, they’ll save 60 percent on covered brand name drugs and see increased savings on generic drugs.

plans are available. • 22 Medicare Prescription Drug Plans are available. • 83 percent of people with Part D have access to a plan with a lower premium than what they paid in 2016. • 27 percent of people with Medicare Part D get Extra Help (also called the low-income subsidy, or LIS). • $17 is the lowest monthly premium for a prescription drug plan. In 2016, 344,316 people in Arizona with Original Medicare took advantage of at least one preventive service without cost-sharing through July 2016; 81,238 people in Arizona with Original Medicare took advantage of the annual wellness visit in 2016 through July. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, people with Medicare in Arizona have saved $411,886,595 on prescription drugs through July 2016 as a result of the discounts in the donut hole and rebates in 2010. In 2016 alone, 42,967 seniors and people with disabilities received discounts of $41,569,364 through July, for an average of $967 per beneficiary.

In Arizona in 2017:

2017 Medicare Open Enrollment Important Dates

• 100 percent of people with Medicare have access to a Medicare Advantage plan. • 71 Medicare Advantage

Medicare Open Enrollment runs from Oct. 15, 2016 to Dec. 7, 2016. All Medicare beneficiaries should take the opportuni-

ty to review their health care needs for the upcoming year and determine if changes to their current coverage is necessary. Plan costs and coverage change each year, so everyone with Medicare should check to make sure their plan still meets their health needs and budget. By shopping available plans and comparing costs, beneficiaries may be able to find a Medicare health or drug plan with better coverage or a lower premium in 2017. September 2016 • The “2017 Medicare & You” handbooks are mailed to Medicare beneficiaries. • Health and drug plans begin notifying enrollees about changes to their plans in 2017. October 2016 • Beneficiaries can begin shopping and comparing plans on Medicare.gov starting Oct. 1. • Beneficiaries should watch their mail for notices from Medicare with information about changes in 2017. • Medicare health and drug plan Star Ratings will be available on Medicare.gov starting Oct. 12. • Medicare Open Enrollment begins Oct. 15. December 2016 • Medicare Open Enrollment ends Dec. 7. January 2017 • Medicare plan coverage begins Jan. 1.

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As Medicare Open Enrollment season approaches, start doing some research now on what changes you might need to make in your coverage and supplements to get the best benefits.

Help with Medicare annual Open Enrollment Fall Open Enrollment in Medicare is from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, 2016 and it’s the time of year when people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to their coverage options. They can make as many changes as they need, and the last change they make on or before Dec. 7, 2016 will take effect on Jan. 1, 2017. Medicare beneficiaries need to be aware of this opportunity, as well as changes taking place in 2017 (see accompanying article), in order to assess their options and make the best informed decision. To assist in the Open Enrollment process representatives from the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens will be visiting northern Gila County in late October and mid-November. Payson visits will be at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10. Representatives will be in Pine, at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28. At these visits Medicare beneficiaries can: • Get one-on-one help from benefit counselors, personalized comparison of costs and coverage of the plans available. Bi-lingual counselors will be available. • Personalized confidential screening and application assistance to help pay for prescription drugs, Part B premium assistance and the “Extra Help” program. To get the best help with the process bring a complete list of prescriptions and Medicare Care information. You may also visit www.medicare.gov, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-6334227); or the TTY line, 1-877486-2048. For more information contact Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens, 8969 W. McCartney Road, Casa Grande, AZ 85194 or call 520-836-2758 or 1-800-293-9393.

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Kale, the celebrity of vegetables C, E, and K; folate; and minerals. It Kale is the new ‘It’ veggie. also has carotenoids and fiber. How do I know? All of which in lab tests have shown Celebrities wear kale on their kale: shirts. Foodies can’t help talking self-im- • protects cells from DNA damage portantly about how they whip kale • inactivates carcinogens (toxins) into smoothies, toss it into salads and • has anti-viral and antibacterial effects use it as a pizza topping. Don’t even consider being a chic, • has a powerful anti-inflammatory upscale restaurant unless you have a effect • induces cancer cell death kale recipe on the menu. • inhibits tumor There’s even a blood vessel fornational Kale Day — and it’s coming mation. The up on Oct. 1. Kale can also Healthy But just a few help with cardioyears ago, no one vascular support. had heard of this Researchers have dark green veggie. found that kale by Michele Nelson If they had, it was helps to scrub the only as a decorabody of cholestertion to other foods. ol while aiding the liver. So what happened? How did kale But just like any other celebrities, become the vegetable du jour? kale has its detractors. If you can believe this — a PR firm. Mother Jones and Harper’s Bazaar Yep. magazines had articles with paparazThe American Kale Association zi-like headlines, “Sorry, Foodies: hired hip PR firm My Young Auntie a We’re About To Ruin Kale” and couple of years ago to launch kale into “People Are Getting Seriously Sick the consciousness of consumers. From Eating Kale.” It worked. In the articles, the authors quoted a How? study done by Ernie Hubbard, a scienMy Young Auntie had access to tist who works at an alternative health the hip, locally-sourced New York clinic in Marin, Calif. City restaurant The Fat Radish. The In his small private experiments, restaurant quickly turned its kale Hubbard reported that patients who Caesar salad into a staple starter. consumed mass quantities of kale The PR firm also had many famous every day complained of thinning hair, chefs as clients and a Rolodex full of chronic fatigue, foggy thinking, digesfashion contacts. tive and neurological disorders. They sold T-shirts to the cool and He figured those symptoms soundtrendy — then turned those profits ed like heavy metal poisoning. So over to the Edible Schoolyard Project Hubbard found a 2006 peer-reviewed — run by uber cool chef Alice Waters research paper by Czech researchers of Chez Panisse fame. that discovered kale has the talent of Then Beyonce wore a T-shirt taking up the heavy metal thallium emblazoned with “KALE” in her “7/11” from the soil. music video. Et voila! That pushed kale over the top and Hubbard postulated his patients into the limelight. were suffering from thallium poisonBut does it deserve all of the atten- ing because of the kale. He also said cabbage and other cruciferous vegetation? Well, according to the National bles had too much thallium. Problem was, Hubbard’s work did Cancer Institute, kale has some pretty amazing nutrients, including vitamins not include the standard randomized

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Kale used to be just a garnish, then a P.R. firm — that’s right, “spin doctors” — turned it into the must-eat for the best healthy vegetable in recent years. It is a healthy vegetable, but when it comes to eating it raw, it leaves a lot to be desired, so including it in a stew or steaming it helps the taste and brings out its health benefits. controlled trial. When asked about his research getting out to the general public and scaring them off cruciferous vegetables, Hubbard said his research was for the people going to the clinic. There, he does other tests and takes a health

history to determine the exact reason for his patients’ reactions. One thing the research does show with kale, cooking it into a stew or steaming it brings out the health benefits. It would also help with that earthy

taste. I would prefer fresh spinach to fresh kale any day. In fact, both compete for popularity. Thing is, unlike famous actors who hog the spotlight, there’s plenty of room on the plate for both leafy dark greens.

Coconino County Health warns against spread of Hantavirus Increased rodent activity due to cooler weather may add to risk

The Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) is reminding individuals to take precautions to protect against Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). The disease is transmitted to people who come into contact or breathe infected urine, droppings and/or saliva of wild mice (primarily deer mice). Cooler weather can attract rodents to the inside and outside of homes, potentially increasing the risk of HPS. The disease can be present throughout northern Arizona and where there is rodent

activity. People who come into contact with rodents that carry hantavirus are at risk of contracting the disease. The illness has not been found to spread from person to person. Five confirmed cases of HPS have been reported in Coconino County since January 2006, resulting in two deaths from complications caused by the illness. Symptoms of the illness could be fever, headache and muscle aches progressing rapidly to severe difficulty in breathing and, in some cases, death. To prevent HPS, public health officials recommend the following clean-up methods for areas that may have rodent activity: • Prior to starting cleanup, open all door and windows, especially in areas that have been closed for an extended period such as a garage, stor-

age shed or second homes that are not used year-round. Leave open for 30 minutes before cleaning and if possible, allow direct sunlight on the area. • Do not stir up dust in the infested area by vacuuming, sweeping, or any other means. This will allow virus particles to go into the air, where they can be breathed in, and potentially causing infection. • When rodent droppings or nests are found in and around the home, spray them liberally with a household disinfectant (such as one-part bleach to nine parts water) and allow them to soak for at least 15 minutes. Any rodent droppings and rodent nests should be sprayed with a pesticide to kill fleas before disinfecting or disposing the carcasses. • After disinfecting, wear rubber gloves and clean up the droppings with disposable

materials such as paper towels, rags or disposable mop heads. • Seal all materials, droppings or nests in double plastic bags and dispose of them in the trash. Rodent-proof your home • Prevent rodents from entering the home by plugging or sealing all holes and gaps to the outside greater than 1/4-inch in diameter. Use steel wool, thick wire screen, metal flashing or cement to seal holes. • Eliminate or reduce rodent shelter around the home by removing outdoor junk and clutter, and by moving woodpiles, lumber, hay bales, etc., as far away from the house as possible. • Do not make food easily available to rodents. Do not leave pet food in dishes and dispose of garbage in trashcans with tight-fitting lids.

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The deer mouse is believed to be the primary carrier of the Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. It is transmitted to humans when they inhale or have contact its urine, droppings and/or saliva. Cooler weather increases the chances for contact as the mice move into the warmer habitats around our homes. • Prevent mice infestation inside your home with the use of traps and proper removal. For more information regarding HPS, call the

Coconino County Public Health Services District at 928-6798750, toll-free at 877-679-7272 or visit www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hps.

Summer fun is over and winter weather is just around the corner. Fall is the time for readers to tackle those home and auto maintenance and winterizing projects. The Payson Roundup will remind them with inside pages devoted to these tasks in an upcoming issue. Paint stores, auto mechanics, chimney sweeps, landscapers, tire stores, flooring specialists, heating specialists, handy men and more will want to promote their products and services.

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WEATHERREPORT Forecast by the National Weather Service

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, 40% chance for rain

74/52 Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, 30% chance for rain

77/54 Thursday

Mostly cloudy, slight chance for rain

79/53 Friday

Mostly sunny, slight chance for rain

80/51 Saturday

Sunny

80/51

Laughlin Potvin and Ryan Drake were married Aug. 27, 2016, at Sunburst Lodge on Casper Mountain, Casper, Wyo., with the Rev. Nabil Nour officiating. The bride is the daughter of Larry and Barbara Potvin of Payson, Ariz. and was given in marriage by her parents. The groom is the son of Guy and Beth Drake of Chandler, Ariz. The bride is a 2009 graduate of Payson Unified High School in Payson, Ariz. and a 2014 graduate of Northern Arizona University with dual bachelor’s of science degrees in dental hygiene and biomedical sciences. She is a dental hygienist at Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper, Wyo. The groom is a 2005 graduate of Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis, Wyo. and a 2009 and 2010 graduate of University of Wyoming, with bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees in accounting. He is a CPA at Lenhart, Mason & Associates in Casper, Wyo. The newlyweds intend to travel the Pan American Highway beginning in October.

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

Payson Statistics DATE

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Dominant pollen: Ragweed-Chenopods-Sagebrush High: Pollen levels between 9.7 and 12.0 tend to affect most individuals who suffer from the pollen types of the season. Symptoms may become more severe during days with high pollen levels. Medium: Pollen levels between 7.3 and 9.6 will likely cause symptoms for many individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season. Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 7.2 tend to affect very few individuals among the allergy-suffering public.

William D. “Don” Castleman

Patricia “Pat” Alice Tynes (Johnson)

(1934-2016)

Don Castleman, 82, born September 15, 1934 in Olney, Source: pollen.com TX to Luther W. and Bonita Castleman, passed away September 19 in Payson, Ariz. He completed high school at Arlington Heights High School in Ft. Worth, TX, and received a Bachelor of Business Administration from North Texas State College in Denton, TX. While in college he was the Cadet Wing Commander of a 300 member Air Force ROTC M.D., M.R.C.P. unit and was recognized as Internal Medicine & Arthritis Internal Medicine & Arthritis a member of the Who’s Who Among Students in American Board Certified Colleges and Universities and Board Certified honored to be acceptInternal Medicine Internal Medicine was ed in the Blue Key National Honorary Society. After college he served as a fighter 1106 N. Beeline Highway 1106 N. Beeline Highway pilot in the U.S. Air Force, visiting 34 different countries. Payson, AZ AZ 85541 Payson, 85541 He obtained an MBA from 928.474.5286 928.474.5286 Arizona State University and began a career in the savings and loan/mortgage

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business, and then started two businesses of his own in the Phoenix area. He finished his last four working years selling residential and commercial real estate at ERA Young Realty in Payson, AZ. He was a past Lieutenant Governor and life member of Kiwanis International, a member of the Payson Elks, Payson Mens Golf Association, past president of Zane Grey Shrine Club and Rim Country Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He served three years as the Chairman of Gila County Republican Party. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; and two sons, Mark and Craig. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Donations may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children through El Zaribah Shrine Center, 552 N. 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008.

Scott S. Andrus (1957-2016)

Scott S. Andrus, 12-05-57 to 9-20-16. Survived by Janice Andrus; and four children, Jenessa, Scott, Steven, Heather; and grandchildren Gavin and Scott. Preceded in death by his parents, Norma and Glen Andrus.

(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.

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The repercussions of the loss of about 28 percent of its revenue with discontinuing the photo enforcement program has the Star Valley Town Council looking for options to bring in more money. One of those options could be grant awards. At the Sept. 20 meeting of the council heard from Mark W. Woodson of Woodson Engineering & Surveying. It is a firm that helps towns and cities develop and find grant funding for capital improvement projects. While no specific Star Valley projects were discussed, Woodson said his firm is helping on one of Gila County’s projects at the Payson court complex. The company also has a staff member

living in the Rim Country, Grant Evans, a senior engineering technician, who is also the son-in-law of Star Valley Councilor Paty Henderson. Woodson has worked with towns throughout Arizona, joking, “I think I have sat in more council meetings than anybody else in Arizona.” In other business, the council: • Proclaimed October 2016 Domestic Violence Awareness Month. • Gave its approval to a liquor license application from Eddie A. Kienzle for The Pour House, 3870 E. Hwy. 260, Star Valley. The application requires final approval from the state. • Heard a presentation for assistance to the Friends of Tonto Natural Bridge

State Park and its Taste at the Bridge event. Former Star Valley Councilor Vern Leis, vice president of the group, asked for the help. In the past, the Star Valley council contributed $1,000 to the event. In another example of the repercussions of the loss of about 28 percent of its revenue from the photo enforcement program, the council voted to only give the program $500, with both Bob O’Connor and George Binney voting against it. They stated they were concerned about giving money to the project when the citizens of Star Valley need the money spent locally. • Accepted the canvass of the 2016 primary election, which declared the winners of the three open council seats as Gary Coon, Bobby Davis and Barbara Hartwell.

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The big Rim Country Quilt Roundup is Oct. 14-15, but some of the most coveted classes take place in advance of exhibition and registration closes Wednesday, Oct. 5. The special classes and lectures actually start Wednesday, Oct. 12 and feature such notable teachers as Sharon Schamber, Christy Fincher and Ann Petersen. Schamber is the only one with a class on Wednesday, Oct. 12 — she will offer instruction in Basic Feather Corners from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quality Inn. She offers a second class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, Whimsical Feathers, also at the Quality Inn. Each cost a total of $75, with a one-time fee of $10 regardless of the number of classes in which an individual participates. Fincher offers Paperless Paper Piecing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, also at the Quality Inn. The cost is $50 per person. Petersen’s class, Log Cabin Evolution, is $60 per person and will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Quality Inn. She is also offering a free lecture, Fix it ... Mistakes I have made

from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room of the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino. Go online to register for any of the classes at www.quiltroundup.com. The main event, the Rim Country Quilt Roundup show is at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino Exhibition Hall. The show is from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14 and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15. Admission is $5 for those 13 and older. Bring a can of food or other non-perishable food item and get a ticket for a daily drawing. In addition to the show, there will be a vendors center and special exhibits featuring Debbie Stanton, award-winning longarm quilter, and Jenny Ballway, award-winning miniature quilter. The 12th Annual Rim Country Quilt Roundup is primarily sponsored by Gila County District One Supervisor Tommie Cline Martin and the Church of the Nazarene. Multiple businesses, clubs and others also make the Rim Country Quilt Roundup possible, sponsoring the many awards presented to outstanding quilts that come to the show from throughout Arizona and the Southwest.

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A chub, by any other name, would be what exactly? With apologies to Shakespeare, Arizona Game and Fish’s decision to collapse the three recognized species of chub into one has caused a furor among environmentalists — who smell something fishy. The headwater, roundbacked and Gila chub once abounded throughout the Southwest, but now survive in segments of 70 streams, including Fossil Creek the East Verde and other Rim Country streams. For decades, biologists have considered them separate species. The insect- and fish-eating predators in warm, floodprone streams offer a thrill for anglers in the few streams they exist in large numbers. But with 90 percent of Arizona’s streams degraded or dewatered and introduced trout, bass and catfish as competitors, the chubs now hold out in only a handful of streams. Fossil Creek and the Little Colorado River in the depths of the Grand Canyon are their most secure footholds on survival. The Gila chub is listed as endangered, the headwater and roundtailed chub have been waiting since 2015 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a decision on their status. However, the three varieties of chub will mate readily when they find themselves in the same stream. All three fish look more or less the same. And genetic tests have yielded mixed results — in part because over time they’ve min-

Push to merge three fish species into one provokes loud protest

gled and produced hybrids. The Arizona Game and Fish Department grew frustrated with trying to manage the recovery of three different almost indistinguishable species who would interbreed. So the department asked the American Fisheries Society and the American Society of Ichthyologists Committee on the Names of Fishes to decide whether the three fish could be considered different populations of the same species. The Committee pondered the matter and recently decided the chubs could be considered a single species. The Committee cited two scientific studies on their genetics that hadn’t been published in a peer reviewed scientific journal and hadn’t been released for public review and inspection. The decision won’t have any immediate effect, since the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in the middle of deciding

whether all three chubs should qualify as endangered — given the dramatic decline in their range and numbers. Game and Fish hopes the decision will ultimately make it much easier to manage the species. For instance, currently the upper reaches of Fossil Creek are thought to be dominated by headwater chub and the lower reaches by roundtailed chub. Merging them into a single species would mean the department wouldn’t have to worry about interbreeding — or moving one kind of chub into a stream thought to harbor a different variety or species. However, environmental groups have cried foul. They say merging the fish into one species will ultimately reduce the chub’s overall genetic diversity. The different strains of chub have evolved subtle differences when it comes to food sources, water temperature and a host of other features,

they insist. Allowing Game and Fish to mix them freely will ultimately swamp those differences, say environmentalists. “Since 1991, AGFD has promoted and maintained sustained antipathy towards the federal Endangered Species Act protection of threatened species,” wrote Center for Biological Diversity founder Dr. Robin Silver to the American Fisheries Society (AFS). “It is not clear how AGFD was able to involve AFS in their crusade.” Silver attached a letter from three prominent experts on Southwestern fish — Thomas Dowling, Paul Marsh and Robert Clarkson. The scientists challenged the Fisheries Society reliance on “grey literature” not subjected to peer review, but funded by Arizona Game and Fish. They maintained enough evidence exists to justify the designation as separate species — including genetic evidence. The Center for Biological Diversity suggested that if the three species were merged, the Gila chub could lose its endangered status and the other two species might never qualify. “This will allow political considerations to play a greater, and in this case, a dominant role in the decision-making process,” wrote Silver in asking the Naming Committee to reverse its opinion. AGFD officials, however, maintain that the flexibility of merging all the chubs into a single species will make it easier to protect them and continue working to restore them to more and longer stretches of the streams and rivers they once dominated.

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At the Mazatzal Casino

There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529). • Mystery Point Multiplier: Every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon and from 8 p.m. to midnight. Earn 2x-6x bonus points! • Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner! Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in September from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Slot Hot Seats for $200 Maz Cash and Chicken Dinner ($49 meal comp). • Bingo: Matinee Session Monday through Thursday, doors open at 10:30 a.m., game starts at noon. 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.

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Tickets are now on sale for the Payson Elks Lodge Women’s SUPERSTARS! show, which is open to the public Saturday, Oct. 1. For $20 you have a choice of homestyle pot roast or succulent shrimp scampi. Get your tickets early as this show will sell out quickly. You can buy your tickets at the lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson. For more information, call 928-474-2572.

Book Fair

The Payson Elementary School Fall Scholastic Book Fair continues from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 30 at the PES Library. The theme this year is “Bookaneer Book Fair” — Where books are the treasure!

Hear about Prop 205: Recreational Marijuana

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 laws, 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.

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 (Central Arizona Board of Realtors conference room, on the east side of Tiny’s parking lot). Look for the Unity event signs for

Tuesday • 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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The Ugandan Kids Choir performs at 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2 at Mountain Bible Church, 302 E. Rancho Rd., Payson. This group of 10 talented Ugandan children have benefited from the efforts of Childcare Worldwide’s Sponsorship Program and has performed around the country. They will present a program of traditional Ugandan songs and dances.

Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence

The Men’s Ministry at Ponderosa Bible Church cordially invites all men in the community to a delicious hot breakfast at 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1. Enjoy a great breakfast for only $2. The study, “Go Fish,” continues; this month’s lesson is “Muddy Waters.” Ponderosa Bible Church is at 1800 N. Beeline Hwy., just south of Home Depot.

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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Aine, Payson’s six-piece Celtic band performs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the newly reopened Oxbow Inn. Aine plays traditional Celtic music with a twist. The band includes Anne and Jennifer from Cinnamon Twist with guitar, vocals and drum, plus Bette on flute, Denise on fiddle, David on guitar, and Ron on bass. The Oxbow, Payson’s Historic Saloon and Inn is located at 607 W. Main St. 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. 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 928478-8515.

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 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. There will be sweatshirts and coats available at this distribution.

Charity Quad Poker Run

The Justice McNeeley Foundation Annual Charity Quad Poker Run is Saturday, Oct. 1 in Pine. The poker run starts at 10 a.m. at Sidewinders Tavern & Grill, doors open at 8 a.m. and registration begins at 9 a.m. A donation of $15 per person is requested, with all proceeds going to the foundation which helps with expenses related to Rim Country children’s medical issues. Prizes will be awarded for the best and worst hands. The event includes raffles, with tick-

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Lioness bake sale

The Payson Lioness Club is having a bake sale starting at 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 at Safeway, with tables at both the east and west doors. Proceeds to go to scholarships and other local charities.

Cosmetology openings at Payson GCC

The Rim Country Cosmetology Academy has several openings for the upcoming spring semester. A Call for Admissions meeting is at 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29 in the cosmetology building at the Payson campus of Gila Community College. Come learn about starting a new career in just two semesters. Call to reserve a seat at 928-4688039. Classes begin Jan. 3, 2017.

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.

Community food distribution

The Payson First Church of the Nazarene is once again distributing food to the community. Buy a $10 ticket between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30 and pickup a cartload of food from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1

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Men’s Breakfast

Come listen to Goin’ 4 Broke for First Friday at the Community Presbyterian Church, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7. Goin’ 4 Broke is a progressive bluegrass band. It includes Bill Rinesh on violin, mandolin and vocals; Dale Knighten on banjo, mandolin and vocals; Roger Williams, on guitar and vocals; and Tom Edney on bass and vocals. The evening’s dinner is Sloppy Joes and a house salad for donations to benefit the Deacons’ Food Pantry. The event is hosted by the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St. For more information, please call 928-474-2059.

Beth Moore conference

All women from throughout the Rim Country are welcome to participate in the Beth Moore “The Symphony” Conference at Ponderosa Bible Church, 1800 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson. The conference’s opening session is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7 and continues from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 with breakfast and lunch served. Please bring a candle (any size) to decorate for fall. The cost is $20 per person and child

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 928-472-9290 for details.

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• 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 8 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Free kids’ clothes: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Payson Elementary School, 500 E. Rancho Rd.

• 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 4 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Cosmetology Academy Openings call for admissions: 4 p.m., in Payson GCC cosmetology building, reservations required, 928-468-8039

• 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. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion

• Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m., Ponderosa Bible Church, 1800 N. Beeline, eat for $2 • Charity Quad Poker Run: 8 a.m. start, Sidewinders in Pine, benefits Justice McNeeley Foundation • Banner Brain Health Program: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main • Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS WANTED

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

Must be 21 years of age or older, must have a good driving record and dependable transportation, preferably 4-wheel drive. Attach proof/copy of Arizona Driver’s License to application. Our company does background checks. Applications available after 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 708 N. Beeline Highway, Payson.

PAYSON ROUNDUP

Warren Ashmann

928-235-2517

Payson RounduP Tuesday, sePTembeR 27, 2016

Classifieds

TO SEE MORE PHOT OS, TEXT PR AN DI FOUND IN T .D. # HE AD TO 56654 More ways than ever to publish and pay for your classified ad! Call 928-474-5251 • Online at PaysonClassifiedsNow.com • Email ClassAds@payson.com DEADLINES: 10AM Friday for Tuesday issue • 10AM Tuesday for Friday issue Join our friendly Team

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

MAINTENANCE WORKER Full-Time Position

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

Starting pay $9.50 hr. Apply in person with General Manager at Payson McDonald’s.

MERCHANDISE ANIMALS Dog Nail Clipping in the comfort and convenience of your home by Tracy. Local professional groomer of 24 years. $12.00 928-978-4959

ANTIQUES DOG SITTING, HOME AWAY FROM HOME! 24-7 LOVING CARE In My Home, Yvonne: 928-468-2105

APPLIANCES Jay has ad verbiage

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

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

FURNITURE Order: 10083699 Cust: -Rim Country Health Keywords: RN / LPN - 1 Full-time, Day, 12 hour shift, C.N.A NURSING DEPARTMENT OPENINGS art#: 20137562 RN / LPN – 1 Full-Time, Day, 12 hour shift Class: Healthcare Size: 2.00 X 4.00

CA King bedroom set, Curio, Dining Table, Couch CA King mattress boxspring dresser end tables, Curio Cab, Dining table and chairs, Couch and loveseat For sale! $400, 180, 200, 200 (928) 517-1235

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

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

Rim Country Health, Payson, AZ - 807 W. Longhorn, Payson

Join our Friendly Team

Order: 10083796 Cust: -McDonalds art#: 20137704 Class: Mechanical Size: 2.00 X 4.00

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.

Now offering a 30 Day Retention Bonus! PAYSON

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

Order: 10083704 Cust: Country (NCHC), Healthcare North-North Country HealthCare a growing fast-paced Keywords: Certified Medical Assistant mission-driven non-profit organization, is currently hiring art#: 20137566 for the following position: Class: Healthcare Size: 2.00 X 5.00

THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades? Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More! Two Sunsetter Awnings Model 1100 for a patio/deck. One 17 feet wide and extends 12ft. Both in excellent condition with green stripe fabric. They are motorized lateral arm awnings that are remote controlled but also have pole to manually retract if needed. Storage covers for both are included. New about $3200 each one; but asking $1200 each. 602-738-6300.

LOST is FOUND with an ad in the

Payson Roundup

LAWN/GARDEN

NCHC offer competitive compensation and benefits. EEO M/F Disabled/Vet and VERAA Federal Contractor

Moving Sale Call for appointment Payson

Fri, Sep 23, Sat, Sep 24 and Sun, Sep 25. Call 480-529-8727 Kitchen Table and Chairs Cherry Oak Color (Very Nice Condition) $200.00. Amish Kitchen table and chairs with removable leaf Cherry Solid Oak ¼ sawn (Beautiful) $500.00. Brn Leather Sectional Couch with 2 counsels. (Very Nice) $300.00. Scooter Badsey EMX Electric White $300.00 Payson 480-529-8727

YARD SALES 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.

Order: 10079403 Cust: -Gila County Personnel Serving Rim Country art#: 20127705 for 21 years! Class: General Size: 2.00 X 3.00 You’ll remember why you do what you do, when you join the fabulous care team at Hospice Compassus!

Hiring in the Payson, AZ office:

PRN RN RN CASE MGR RN ADMISSIONS PRN / CNA

Are you passionate about care & enjoy working with a great team? We may be the perfect opportunity for you! We have great benefits and competitive pay.

2000 Lance 1120 Truck Camper $9950 OBO (928) 468-3334 lance@paysonvip.com.

CARS

ARIZONA CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING NETWORK Business Opportunity GUN AND PAWN STORE. 2,400 sq. ft. building with parking lot. †300í frontage on US60.† Will sell business and property together or separate. †ggandp50@ gmail.com (AzCAN)

Health/Medical 52 PILLS! VIAGRA 100MG/ CIALIS 20MG FREE PILLS! NO HASSLE, DISCREET SHIPPING. SAVE NOW. CALL TODAY 1-888-403-8610. (AZCAN ADVERTISE YOUR JOB Opening in 71 AZ newspapers. Reach more than 1 million readers for ONLY $330! Call this newspaper or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AzCAN) Real Estate ADVERTISE YOUR HOME, property or business for sale in 71 AZ newspapers.

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.

Administrative Assistant Position Full Time, Must know Excell, Word, social media and websites. Must like children-be a team player and a self-starter. Resumes by e-mail ONLY send to: susywho1974@yahoo.com

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION Full Time, Must know Excel, Word, social media and websites. Must like children, be a team player and a self starter. Resumes’ by email ONLY, send to:

CUSTOMER SERVICE

1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible L75 327ci/300HP manual 4 speed, blue/black, $16500 contact bransonclarissa@gmail.com / 928-817-8388

Customer Service Representative

2002 Classic Mustang, $5000. Details, Call 928-978-3602

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

2007 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan Excellent condition, 2.2L 4-cylinder, Automatic, Power Windows, Door Locks, Mirrors, Keyless Entry, 108,284 miles $4600. 928-951-3000

PAYSON HUMANE SOCIETY 812 S. McLane - 474-5590

az cans

928-951-3500

Serving Payson over 7 years

susywho1974@yahoo.com

Don’t delay... Adopt a Cat TODAY! Financial SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! WIN or Pay nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-9603595 to start your application today! (AzCAN)

Call Carl

ADMINISTRATIVE/ PROFESSIONAL

Email to Mary.Rogers@hospicecom.com

Order: 10083756 Cust: -Hospice Compassus Keywords: nurses art#: 20137638 Class: Healthcare Size: 2.00 X 3.00

Repair!

ATVS

To apply online and learn more about an exciting opportunity to work for Hospice Compassus: Pease visit our website at www.hospicecompassus.com Call Mary Jane Rogers at 928.472.6340

Mobile RV & Trailer

EMPLOYMENT

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

one up at Town Hall, or download at www.paysonaz.gov. Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 10/07/16. EOE

SHO 4-door sedan Very sharp beautifully maintained Taurus SHO, loaded, heated and cooled seats, AWD, back-up camera, Bose premium sound, Twin Turbo V-6, 27 mpg highway, driven daily.. $17500 OBO. 928-978-0520 hpelovsky@gmail.com.

AUTOS/VEHICLES

CAMPERS

Payson, AZ

To apply, visit our website at www.northcountryhealthcare.org

2010 Ford Taurus

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

Order: 10083799 Cust: -Tom Cooper/Circle C Firewood Keywords: Home for Rent 1) Mobile 2br, 2 bth clean and read Town of Payson art#: 20137710 MECHANIC $14.84 - $22.25/hr, Class: Mobile For Rent plus benefits. Obtain required application by calling (928) 472-5012, pick Size: 2.00 X 2.00

CARS

MOVING SALES

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

Certified Medical Assistant

Duties: • Assists health care workers in providing direct patient care. • Gathers necessary vital signs from patients. • Collects, prepares, and sends laboratory specimens for routine tests and record results. • Administers selected medication and treatments to patients as ordered. • Gives injections and immunizations and instructs patients on proper follow-up procedures. 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.

YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS

10ft, 20ft, 30ft. and 40ft. Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257

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

Get the best results!

Reach more than 1 million readers for ONLY $330! Call this newspaper or visit: www.classifiedarizona.com. (AzCAN) Remodeling/Glass Totally Frameless Shower Doors and Screens. Self-centering hinges & fixed glass with clamps or channel. 3/8” or 1/2” heavy glass. Call Bob 602-489-8191. (AzCAN) Satellite NFL Sunday Ticket (FREE!) w/Choice Package - includes 200 channels. $60/ mo for 12 months. No upfront costs or equipment to buy. Ask about next day installation! 1-800-404-9329. (AzCAN) DISH Network - NEW FLEX PACKSelect the Channels You Want. FREE Installation. FREE Streaming. $39.99/24 months. ADD Internet for $14.95 a month. CALL 1-800-318-1693. (AzCAN)

Looking for Full Time and Part Time CDL DRIVERS with Clean Driving Record. Please apply in person at 201 W Phoenix St. Payson AZ 85541.

GENERAL 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

PaysonPAYSON Senior Apartments SENIOR sday, 8-5APARTMENTS is seeking a full-time qualified MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN with a “Can Do” attitude. Forty unit apartment complex. Great benefits. Go to 311 S. McLane for an application. Monday thru Thursday, 8-5 Security FT PT, all shifts, background ck, computer or typing, able to be on feet, work ethic, service oriented. Pay DOE, PU/Return app Mon-Sat 11am-2pm, 814 N Beeline Hwy, Suite J, Payson

SUBWAY: Apply within, Bashas

Shopping Center, 128 E. Hwy. 260. Energetic People. Come Join Our Crew! PT/FT, Monthly Bonuses. $50. Sign-up Bonus, Vacation Pay.

Payson Roundup CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, September 27, 2016 HEALTH CARE Busy medical practice seeks medi c a l assistant for back office work. Willing t o train new grad. Send resume to fax # 928-478-6206. Non-smoker.

Busy medical practice seeks medical assistant for back office work. Willing to train new grad. Send resume to fax# 928-478-6206. Non-smoker

Caregiver Part-time position in an innovative Habilitation setting, providing training, supervision and therapeutic activities for individuals with disabilities. Requirements: 21 yrs. of age or older, AZ driver license, good driving record, must pass DPS fingerprint clearance. Dependable, experience helpful but training is provided. 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

FT or PT Position Avail. CNA/MA Certified Required

HAULING

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 DZ Yard Care Weeding, Edging, Trimming, Free Estimates Providing All Your Yard Care Needs 321-200-7295

Legal Services ad attached

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS WILLS & DEEDS LIVING WILLS LLC FORMATION FINANCIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY MEDICAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY

for Busy Dermatology Practice 313 S. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ

Patricia Rockwell

Submit Resume in Person or Fax 928-472-6025

NEEDED NOW!!! Experienced In House Medical Biller RN w/IV Skills Pay D.O.Experience, Send Resume & References Required. Internal Med Clinic, PO Box 2581,Payson,85547

RNs, LPNs & CNAs Join our team providing the best nursing care in Rim Country. Payson Care Center is looking for professional care givers for full-time evening, night and double-weekend shifts. These are great growth opportunities in our community and throughout our nationwide network for nursing facilities. We offer excellent benefits, competitive wages and a great family-centered work environment. Apply at: http://paysoncarecenter.com/careers or call 928-474-6896 for more info. www.lcca.com

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

HOMES FOR RENT

Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2015

AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer/ Paralegal

928-476-6539 AZCLDP #81438

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. Owner Financing Considered. Tom 928-978-2192

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 Apartment $950 per month, security deposit 2 master bedrooms, 3rd floor walk up, washer, dryer, pool, 928-232-9270 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

HANDYMAN

ASPEN COVE

801 E. FRONTIER ST. , PAYSON, AZ 85541

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

HANDY MAN SAM One Call We Do It All PAYSON BUSINESS LICENSED and INSURED Plumbing (Water Heater, Faucet, and toilet Replacements, Etc.) , Drywall, Carpentry, Electrical, Flooring, Window Washing, Landscaping, Painting, Remodeling, Repairs, and much more! Senior Discount! Serving Payson for over 20 years (928)-978-8642 not a licensed contractor

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

(928) 474-8042

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com Newly Renovated 1Br/Apt., $498.13 p/m, First Month Rent Free w/One Year Lease, $300. Dep. 928-474-2406. 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

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 A Charming Cabin, 2br/1ba, Fireplace, Large Deck, Oak Floors, Remodelled Kitchen, Extra Storage. 105 W. Alpine Circle. $850/mo, Year s Lease. 602-620-0396 Lady/Couple to Rent 1Br Apt. Reduced or Free Rent in exchange for Light senior care for Elderly Lady. 928-978-4011

FOR RENT

Order: 10083669 Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Mechanic 1) Mobile 2BR, 2BA, clean and ready for you art#: 20137519 next to National Forest. $700 monthly. Class: Mechanical Size: 2.00 X 2.00 2) Mobile 3BR, 2BA, clean and ready for you

next to National Forest. $700 monthly.

Please call 928-978-2192

Location Plus! Walk to PHS from this Charming 3Br/2Ba Home. All Appliances, Lovely Deck overlooks Large Lot, Solar Panels mean low Electric Bills. $1300.mo 809 W. Overland 602-499-3031 Berkshire-Hathaway 1x3

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HomeServices Advantage Realty ProPerty ManageMent

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

www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

906 N. Hillcrest Dr., 4BD, 4.5BA.....................$2200 204 S. Bronco Cir., 3BD, 3BA........................$1300 1001 S. Montana Cir., 3BD, 2BA....................$1200 306 S. Bentley St., 4BD, 2BA.........................$1100 613 S. St. Phillips St., 4BD, 3BA....................$1050 105 N. Spring Rd., 3BD, 2BA.........................$1050 547 W. Mary Patricia Dr., 3BD, 2BA...............$1000 609 N. Ponderosa Unit C, 2BD, 2.5BA.............$950 609 N. Ponderosa #B, 2BD, 2BA.....................$895 707 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

FURNISHED HOMES

1110 S. Sequoia Cir., 3BR, 3BA..................$2300-$2600

BISON COVE CONDOS

200 E. MALIBU DRIVE, 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH UNFURNISHED & FURNISHED UNITS RENT $800 TO $1150 Independently Owned & Operated

Remodeled 3Br/2Ba, Covered Front/Back Porch/Deck, New AC/Furnace and Appliances, All Electric, Storage Shed, $900.mo + Dep. References, 480-695-8620 or 602-809-8466 Townhouse, 2100 sq. ft. with lake views. Park nearby with summer events & concerts, July 4th fireworks, playground, fishing, museum. Good Credit and Ref. Required. Small Pet OK. Non-Smoking. $1200 per month. 901 W. Madera Ln. Call (928) 951-4320

MOBILES FOR RENT 2Br Mobile for Rent, Roosevelt/Tonto Basin Area, $600.mo + Dep. 928-300-7161

MOBILE/RV SPACES Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park Nice quiet family park, Travel Trailers, $425.00 to $470.00, 1 bedroom Apt unfurnished $550.00, RV Spaces $256.55 mo, , with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Game room, and free Wifi Call Shawn at 928-474-2406

LEGAL NOTICES #16335, 9/27, 10/04, 10/11, 10/18/2016 TS No. : AZ-16-743788-BF Order No. : 8663138 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 9/30/2003 and recorded 10/9/2003 as Instrument 2003-017868 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 12/7/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the Front Entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: LOT 65 OF PONDEROSA SPRINGS UNIT SIX, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA RECORDED IN MAP NO. 375. Purported Street Address: 65 PINE CREEK ROAD aka 140 S HIDDEN HOLLOW RD, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 303-17-072 Original Principal Balance: $161,500.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): GOERGE MICHAEL SCHENCK AND ARLEEN SCHENCK, HUSBAND AND WIFE 65 PINE CREEK ROAD, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 800-280-2832 Login to: www.auction.com AZ-16-743788-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary s Agent, or the Beneficiary s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-16-743788-BF Dated: 8/22/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Genzl Favor, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who

LEGAL NOTICES signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 8/22/2016 before me, Brenda A. Gonzalez a notary public, personally appeared Genzl Favor, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Brenda A. Gonzalez Commission No. 2116627 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 6/21/2019 IDSPub #0115219 16321: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/2016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE File ID. #16-40700 Schmidt Title No: 21602450 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 10/11/2007 as Document No. 2007-016996 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on November 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: The East One-Half of Lot Four (4) and all of Lot Three (3), of ALPINE VILLAGE UNIT ONE, according to the plat of record in the office of the county recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map Nos. 610 through 610D and Certificate of Correction recorded June 24, 1985, in Docket 647, Page 986 and Certificate of Amended Dedication recorded March 17, 1986 in Docket 667, Page 544, and Certificate of Correction recorded July 08, 1986, in Docket 676, Page 157. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 405 W Sherwood Drive Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 302-79-003A 6 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an as is condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.Original Principal Balance: $370,500.00 Original Trustor: Phyllis A. Schmidt, an unmarried woman 405 W Sherwood Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 Current Beneficiary:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Care of / Servicer Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc 3476 Stateview Boulevard, MAC #X7801-014 Fort Mill, SC 29715 Current Trustee:Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4590961 09/13/2016, 09/20/2016, 09/27/2016, 10/04/2016 16322: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/2016 Notice of Trustee s Sale Recorded on: 8/8/2016 TS No. : AZ-16-739549-CL Order No. : 160212181-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/2/2002 and recorded 12/6/2002 as Instrument 2002-019169 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! 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LEGAL NOTICES tain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 11/23/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the Front Entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: LOT 2, BLOCK 4 OF COBRE VALLEY TOWNSITE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO, 56. Purported Street Address: 5996 MORROW AVE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 Tax Parcel Number: 206-09-026 Original Principal Balance: $26,200.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Federal National Mortgage Association ( Fannie Mae ), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America C/O Seterus, Inc. 14523 SW Millikan Way, Suite 200 Beaverton, OR 97005 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): PAMELA S CORBIN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN 5996 MORROW AVE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 800-280-2832 Login to: www.auction.com AZ-16-739549-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary s Agent, or the Beneficiary s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-16-739549-CL Dated: 8/5/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Dominic Penaflorida, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 8/5/2016 before me, Brenda A. Gonzalez a notary public, personally appeared Dominic Penaflorida, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Brenda A. Gonzalez Commission No. 2116627 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 6/21/2019 IDSPub #0114382 9/13/2016 9/20/2016 9/27/2016 10/4/2016

LEGAL NOTICES 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. 5. ARIZONAKNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS: 3870 E HIGHWAY 260, STAR VALLEY, 85541. 6. 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 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 9/23, 9/27, 9/30/16 CNS-2925736# 16339 9/27, 10/4, 10/11 ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT GILA COUNTY No. PB201600083 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of SANDRA MORROW, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Victor Troy Bomar, whose address is PO Box 610, Roosevelt, Arizona, 85545, has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Sandra Morrow, Deceased (the Estate ). All persons having claims against the decedent, Sandra Morrow, and/or this Estate, are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or such claims will be forever barred. Clams must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim in the manner and in the form required by law to the Personal Representative, Victor Troy Bomar, at his address set forth above with a copy to the Personal Representative s attorney, Alan W. Wilson, of the Wilson Law Firm, 2133 E. Warner Road, Suite 104, Tempe, Arizona, 85284. Such claims must be filed within the time period prescribed in Arizona Revised Statutes 14-3803, subsection A, and/or any and all such other applicable laws, and in the manner prescribed by law, or such claims are forever barred. DATED this 20th day of June, 2016, PERSONAL REPRESENTIVE /s/ Victor Troy Bomar WILSON LAW FIRM By /s/ Alan W. Wilson Mark A. Wilson 2133 E. Warner Road Suite 104 Tempe, Arizona 85284 (480) 491-5700 Attorneys for Personal Representative

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Moose Lodge events The Loyal Order of the Moose meetings are at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.The Women of the Moose meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month. The lodge has a Thursday Fish Fry from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and weekly dinner specials are available. The Moose Lodge is located on E. Hwy. 260 in Star Valley. For more information, call (928) 4746212.

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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 928951-2662.

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Expect the Rim Country 4 Wheelers to make a visit or two out and about to see the dawning fall colors. Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 8 a.m. Wednesdays in the Bashas’ shopping center parking lot in front of the Big 5 store. For more information, visit the website at www.rimcountry4wheelers.com or call RC4W President Tom Doyle, 928-6009009. back road travel to join them at 8 a.m. Wednesdays in the Bashas’ shopping center parking lot in front of the Big 5 store. The route and destination may be prescheduled or may be decided on the spot. Saturday trips are also scheduled at least once a month and are usually decided on at the previous month’s meeting. For all trips, have a full tank of gas, lunch, and a lawn chair. For more information, visit the website at www.rimcountry4wheelers.com or call RC4W President Tom Doyle, 928-6009009.

Senior Bible study

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

NARFE meeting

The Mogollon Chapter 1235 of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet at a no-host luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson. The speaker is Chris Welker of the U.S. Forest Service. He is in charge of the Recreation and Lands staff at the Payson Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest. All active and retired federal employees are invited to attend. Please remember to bring a non-perishable food item for the food banks of the Payson area. For more information, call Dale at 928-468-6227.

Soroptimists

The local Soroptimist club invites all women who are interested in working with and for the community to improve the status of women to join members for lunch at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, at noon Wednesdays. Anyone interested should contact Jean Oliver, (928) 4746167; or Audrey Wilson. (928) 468-3108.

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Enjoy a relaxing and fun time of coloring every Tuesday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Adults can bring their children to color with adult supervision, too. You can stay for some of the time or all the time. Bring your own or share some of the supplies on hand. The program meets at Payson United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy Street (behind Ace Hardware and Habitat Restore). Call Sally Harvey 480-213-8472 or Joyce Kennedy 928-978-1884 with any questions. This free program is open to all.

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ORGANIZATIONS 87 Mountain Biking Club meets at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the 87 Cyclery shop, 907 S. Beeline Highway. Members have group trail rides throughout Gila County for every level of rider. Everyone is encouraged to join and learn about all the great mountain biking trails Payson and the surrounding area has to offer. For more information or questions, please call 928-478-6203.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is dedicated to improving the lives of those with mental illness and those who love them through education, support and advocacy. NAMI Family Support Group is a free meeting of caregivers where family members can talk frankly about their challenges. The support group meets from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson. Email namipayson@yahoo. com or call 928-301-9140 for more information.

Rim Country Rotary Club

The Rim Country Rotary Club meets at 6:45 a.m. Thursdays at the Cedar Ridge Restaurant of the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino. Members invite Rim residents to join them in their work for Payson youth and the area’s food banks. For more information, go online to www.rimcountryrotary.

Kiwanis meeting

The Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country meets on Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Tiny’s Restaurant, except the first Thursday of the month when an evening meeting is at 6 p.m. at Crosswinds Restaurant. For more information about Zane Grey Kiwanis, please visit www.zanegreykiwanis.com.

Payson TOPS meeting

TOPS 373 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a weight loss support group for anybody wishing to drop those extra unhealthy pounds — sensibly. We meet every Thursday morning. Weigh-in starts at 7 a.m. and the program is from 8 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. Meetings are in the two-story building across from Walmart (formerly known as the Senior Circle), 215 N. Beeline Highway. If you have any questions, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.

Calling all fishing fanatics

The Payson Fly Casters and Local Trout Unlimited meeting is Saturday, Oct. 1 at Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260. Come hear Andy Clark, assistant chief of FisheriesSportfish Management, Arizona Game and Fish Department, talk about our state’s new Cold Water Fisheries Vision at 9 a.m. This is all about trout. Come see how the vision will affect local fishing opportunities and where those who fish can help improve the habitat. There may also be some fishing stories and plans are firming for fall trips and our support for Project Healing Waters where the clubs welcome veterans to the Green Valley lakes. Please note this is a date change from the usual meeting date of late September. For more information, contact Ric Hinkie, 928-848-4501.

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Roaring engines, soaring dust and sprints to the finish line. Action is the predominant theme as hundreds of motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and utility task vehicle riders converge on the Payson Event Center for the Inaugural Payson Grand Prix this Saturday and Sunday. Arizona Offroad Promotions is putting on the event after holding the Star Valley Grand Prix in June. Arizona Offroad Promotions co-owners Kyle Krause and Richie Rees say this event will offer spectators a better van-

tage point than the Star Valley Grand Prix did. “This is more of a spectator event than the other one,” Krause said. “This is an approximately 2.5-mile loop, so you can see a lot more than you could at the Star Valley race, which was a 7-mile loop.” Action begins at 7:30 a.m. both days and should run until about 6 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Gates open at 5:30 a.m. both days. Admission price is $10 for adults, $5 for those ages 6-12 with children 5 and under free. Weekend tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for ages 6-12. Camping is available Friday and Saturday nights for a $10

weekend fee. The races feature divisions for all ages and skill levels with varying fees. Registration is available from 6-9 p.m. Friday at Mazatzal Hotel & Casino or all day Saturday and Sunday at the race site beginning at 6 a.m. For more information, call or text Kyle Krause at (623) 363-9665 or visit the Website at azopracing.com. Krause said he expects to hold both local races again next year. The two races are among about 16 Arizona Offroad Promotions is holding this year. The event is sponsored and presented by Mazatzal Hotel & Casino and Four Seasons Motorsports.

Payson vs. Show Low could be a real David and Goliath story When a scrawny shepherd boy in a loincloth faces off against a mighty giant clad in armor, nobody’s going to bet on the kid. Now cue Payson — David in shoulder pads. And Show Low, the glowering Goliath. Now, maybe the smart money’s on Show Low, with its big old sword. But I keep looking at the little sling in Payson’s hand. Here’s what I know about more than a game Payson: These Longhorns have the talent to be winners — never mind the stats so far. But winners need more than mere talent. They need to believe. But how can they? They’ve already lost three games. Keith Morris Keith Morris/Roundup They got beat by powerAngel Jacquez takes a hand to the face from house Round Valley. How much confidence can Round Valley’s Marcus Adams in the Elks’ 20-13 win on Sept. 16. they have? Plenty. I know I do. defeat anybody, including the final three oppoI’ve watched winning high school football pro- nents on the schedule — Winslow, Blue Ridge grams for more than 30 years. I covered cham- and Holbrook. pionship teams in Michigan for 14 years before I believe they can do it. coming to Arizona nine I believe that J.T. years ago. Then in Show Dolinich and Cameron Low, I watched Blue Ridge Ross can run effectively Payson vs. and Show Low take turns behind this strong, veterShow Low rivalry an offensive line. winning championships. I believe the And here’s what I know: Last 11 meetings Longhorns’ mammoth This Payson team ranks Show Low wins over Payson defensive line and Korben right up there. They can Date Score White and the linebackrun, pass, defend and kick Oct. 30, 2015 48-0 ers can contain Westin with the best of them. Oct. 31, 2014 60-29 Keime and the rest of the But so far they lack one Nov. 8, 2013 *39-6 Cougar running backs. thing. Nov. 1, 2013 56-7 I believe Atreyu Confidence. Sept. 21, 2012 47-6 Glasscock can put presAfter a tough loss to Sept. 23, 2011 30-12 sure on Show Low quarClass 2A powerhouse Round Oct. 29, 2010 45-40 terback Rhett Ricedorff. Valley, this week they Oct. 30, 2009 35-17 If he does, Payson’s talopen their 3A East Region Sept. 28, 2007 14-7 ented secondary will start schedule against mighty Oct. 27, 2006 24-21 picking off passes. Show Low. The fearsome Payson wins over Show Low Payson has one key Cougars have trounced Oct. 3, 2008 32-21 advantage: They’re the Longhorns for seven *Denotes state playoff game rested after a week off. straight seasons, beating They’ve had two weeks to them twice one year. heal up for the confrontaBut no streak lasts fortion with the Cougars. ever. Of course, they’re underdogs. The Cougars And it’s time for this Payson team to do the unexpected — hit the Cougars right between the entered last week’s game at Phoenix South eyes and bring Show Low to its knees. Mountain at 4-0, having outscored opponents In truth, the Longhorns have everything they 223-44. need to win. And if they do, it could ignite a The Cougars can’t help but be overconfident streak. against a team that has lost more than it’s won. Because if they shock the mighty Cougars, Payson hasn’t won at home against Show Low in they can also turn the tables on powerful 22 years. Easy, shrug the Cougars. Snowflake next week on the road. But then, I bet that’s what Goliath thought And if they can beat those teams, they can right before David let that rock fly.

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Payson’s favorite hometown pro angler, Clifford Pirch, is headed for the Super Bowl of bass fishing. It’s the 2017 Bassmaster Classic to be held March 24-26 on Lake Conroe near Houston, Texas. The weigh-ins take place inside massive Minute Maid Park, the home of the Houston Astros of major league baseball. Pirch has only fished Conroe one time but remembers it “as a trophy fishing lake.” The tournament winner pockets $300,000 and of course will enjoy the massive endorsements and perks that go along with being crowned king of bass fishing. In all, tournament qualifiers will be competing for $1 million in prize money. Pirch and the other qualifiers will also be performing before perhaps the largest crowd to ever take in a fishing tournament. The current record is the 107,000 spectators at the 2016 Classic in Tulsa, a number the ’17 Classic is expected to easily surpass. Pirch says the huge audiences are not intimidating but rather “make the weigh-ins a lot of fun.” For those who can’t make it to Houston, the tournament’s on-the-water action will also be streamed live on the B.A.S.S. website, Bassmaster.com. Pirch’s appearance next

Sixty-one nets golf title Lou Manganiello enjoyed a big day at Payson Golf Course on Wednesday, Sept. 21. He won the A Flight title in the Payson Men’s Golf Association Low Net Red Tees Tournament with a score of 61. That strong round earned him the crown over runner-up Tim Hughes (65.8). He sank the longest putt on the 18th hole, finding the cup from 32 feet 6 inches. He also was closest to the pin on No. 5 (9-6). Gary Campbell (61.4) won a tight battle with two others for the B Flight championship over runner-up Mike Anderson (61.5) and Ron Fischer (62.1). Bill Mullins (57.3) won the C Flight, while John Calderwood (61.6) finished second. Other closest-to-the-pin winners included: Terry Lindsey (No. 2, 9-9 1/2), Dave Rutter (No. 8, 3-9), Jim Dalgleish (No. 14, 4-3) and Tim Ernst (No. 17, 7-3).

spring will mark the fourth consecutive time he has qualified for the granddaddy of all fishing tournaments. It was four years ago that Pirch switched to the Bassmaster circuit after having an illustrious career on the FLW circuit that included 16 top-10 finishes. To qualify for the 2017 Classic, an angler had to be among the top 51 finishers of the 111 pros who competed during the regular season in the nine Bassmaster Elite tournaments. Pirch qualified by finishing 36th in the standings with 659 points. The road to the Classic was a winding one but the Rim pro nailed down the berth Sept. 15-18 in the Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship tournament held on Mille Lac Lake in Minnesota. There he finished 29th of the 50 anglers weighing in a catch of 57 pounds, 15 ounces that earned him $12,000 in prize money and a ticket to the “Big Show.” Pirch’s pro fishing career is highlighted by years of exceptional performances including a second-place finish on a 2015 Bassmaster Elite tournament on Arizona’s Lake Havasu and winning the WON Bass U.S. Open on three separate occasions. He also placed second three times in the Open, which is considered the most prestigious tournament in the West.

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Saving the day While Pirch has a wealth of fishing accomplishments to his credit, his most bizarre feat occurred 12 years ago while fishing a tournament on the California Delta. The Payson pro was trolling a waterway when he noticed a small group of workers welding a pipeline on a nearby bank. A few minutes after first seeing them, he spotted smoke and flames rising from where the men were working. As the blaze grew in size and intensity, the men labored frantically to put it out. Pirch remembers wind blowing the fire to new heights and “they (the workers) were stressing.” About 200 yards from the fire in a gully, a restaurant lie directly in the path of the flames. Having worked as a wildland firefighter during his college

years, Pirch’s instincts told him the workers were not going to be able to contain the fire. Calling upon all the moxie he could muster, the former Payson High star athlete maneuvered his bass boat close to where the fire was raging and reversed his way to very near the shore and the fire. After trimming the motor, or lifting it part way out of the water, he angled the Yamaha 225 so it was pointing directly at the wildfire. He then hit the throttle hard, revving the motor to maximum rpms sending a rooster tail of hundreds of gallons of water directly into the inferno. It only took a few seconds of the drenching before the blaze was completely extinguished. Just to be sure the fire was out, Pirch revved the high tech engine a second time sending in another huge tail of water. With the second burst, even

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Payson’s Clifford Pirch has qualified for the Bassmaster Classic for a fourth consecutive year. more gallons drenched the entire burn area. The workers who accidentally started the fire stared in comic disbelief as if they didn’t believe what they had just seen. Convinced they had just witnessed a quick thinking act that might have been the most unusual firefighting tactic ever,

the men doubled over in laughter but recovered long enough to wave goodbye to Pirch, who like a 1950s movie cowboy hero rode off into the sunset. Actually he didn’t ride, he drove a bass boat and it wasn’t sunset, but what the heck it’s a smashing cliché to end the story.