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Officials demand backup after cable severed

Forest Service accidentally severs CenturyLink fiber optic

‘It’s just unacceptable’ says Payson mayor of outage, lack of response by

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Alexis Bechman

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Goaded by the third communications blackout in a year, Payson Mayor Kenny Evans is pushing for a backup, high-speed cellphone and Internet connection. Fortunately, the federal government has invested some $54 million in building a network of microwave towers. The towers can beam from the top of Mt. Ord 50 times as much information as can the CenturyLink cable, which was cut by a Forest Service employee installing a culvert along Fossil Creek Road near Strawberry. “We cannot continue to be vulnerable at this level,” said Evans of the 13-hour outage on Monday and Tuesday that cut off Internet, most cellphone service and some landlines in Rim Country. He expressed frustration at CenturyLink’s refusal to explain what happened to local officials — including police and fire departments. “All we got were rumors. I would have thought that a company the size of CenturyLink having left a community the size of Payson cut off would have provided some sort of explanation.”

Less than a 100 feet from a post warning of underground lines, a Forest Service construction crew severed a fiber optic cable Monday afternoon near Pine, knocking out service to the region for 13 hours. The road crew was working off West Fossil Creek Road, some 3.5 miles west of State Route 87, 500 yards into the Tonto National Forest, when the line was cut while the crew dug a trench across the road, said Pine-Strawberry Fire Chief Gary Morris. The CenturyLink line provides phone and Internet service to Payson, Pine, Strawberry and Tonto Creek. Verizon, Suddenlink and CenturyLink Internet customers were impacted while Sprint and T-Mobile customers still had service as well as those with landlines through CenturyLink, said Todd Whitney with Gila County Health and Emergency Management. The fiber optic line runs west to the Camp Verde area and then to the Valley. Verizon and Suddenlink rent space on the line from Century-

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Workers put casing around a repaired fiber optic cable owned by CenturyLink which a Forest Service worker accidentally cut on Monday, knocking out Internet and cellphones for 13 hours.

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Domestic violence – 1,300 deaths yearly Michele Nelson

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Edna Welsheimer operates the only domestic violence shelter in Rim Country and hopes to take advantage of October’s Domestic Violence Month to raise public awareness.

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one in three women and one in four men will experience rape, stalking or physical Edna Welsheimer’s violence at the hands of an greatest goal: Put herintimate partner, according self out of a job. to the federal Centers for So the executive Disease Control. Second in a series director of Time Out Domestic violence also domestic violence shelremains the most common ter will spend October — and most dangerous — crusading to put an end to the most common call Payson police officers answer. Although violent crime in Payson — and the nation for domestic violence arrests dipped to 171 in that matter. Payson last year, arrests have risen sharply “When I go out and tell people the one in recent months. thing I’d love you to do is put me out of a job Both the president and Arizona Governor they look at me totally surprised,” she said. Doug Ducey have signed proclamations Alas we have a long way to go. Nearly this year designating October as Domestic by

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Violence Awareness Month. In his Sept. 30 proclamation, Barak Obama encapsulated the threat and the reason for the month: “Domestic violence impacts women, men, and children of every age, background, and belief. Victims are deprived of their autonomy, liberty and security, and face tremendous threats to their health and safety.” Payson has its own place to help the victims of domestic violence escape the cycle of abuse — the Time Out Shelter. Time Out will sponsor a candlelight vigil and march for the victims of domestic violence on Oct. 14.

• See Domestic violence, page 9A

County’s modular money pit gobbles another $1.2 million by

Teresa McQuerrey

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The county’s big plan to save rent money has turned into a money pit — at least temporarily. A year ago, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved buying a used modular building for $482,095 to place on county property to house the probation, finance, human resources, library district departments and personnel. It

would also free the county from rent payments of about $60,000 a year for facilities scattered around Globe. The county, this January, approved at $1.95 million financing package for the purchase, relocation and refurbishment of the modular, dubbed the Copper Administration Building. Now, a year after the initial decision, county staff told supervisors at a Sept. 29 work session they need another $1.2 million to get the building move-in

ready. The staff proposes pulling the additional funds from the $3.6 million in the county’s capital projects reserves. Supervisor Tommie Martin, who represents Payson and most of Northern Gila County, asked if taking the money from the capital projects reserves would impact any facility improvements in her district. County manager Don McDaniel said the cost overrun would have no impact on North County projects.

The county spends far more of its capital budget in the south, but is currently working on an upgrade in office and court facilities in Payson. McDaniel told the supervisors, “The primary contributing factor in the discrepancy between the initial estimate and a revised estimate relates to the level of refurbishment to the interior of the modular building. The initial estimate was made with the understanding that the building could be used ‘as is’

without any significant modification. “During the design phase of the project it was determined by the proposed occupants of the building that the offices and spaces as configured would not meet their needs. Efficient and effective use of the building could only be achieved through a complete internal demolition and rebuild. “Additionally, the amount originally

• See Gila County, page 10A

Kendra doesn’t make cakes, she creates art

Michele Nelson

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Kendra Lewinson has a history in food and art, so what did she do? She started an art cake baking company. Lewinson’s family has been in the food industry since she was born. “My grandfather was a master baker,” she said. “I have aunts who still own restaurants ... (and) we ran the concessions stands for the Cubs for almost 38 years.” So, working with brides, birthdays and baby showers poses no problem for the professional baker who’s more artist than cook. A birthday cake for her mother started it all. “I did a cake for my mother and got the bug and never looked back,” she said. THE WEATHER

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She trained with Scott Clark Woolley, of Cakes By Design. “He’s done stuff for the Kennedys,” she said. But Lewinson said Gerardo Moceri has helped and supported her business locally. “Gerardo has been a huge supporter of us and our bakery,” she said. Just as Gerardo has a family business, so does Lewinson. She said she and her family, from her husband to daughter Maureen, son Spencer and her mother, work together now to make dreams a reality. Whatever a customer can dream up, from garden flowers to a Southwest theme or butterflies, Kendra and her family make cakes almost too beautiful to eat. Somewhere in its fifth year running, Kendra’s Country Bakery has made a wedding cake nearly

every weekend. “We’ve done hundreds of cakes,” said Kendra. “We do anything, but our main thing we love to do is wedding cakes.” She has a whole routine set up for a bride. Giving Kendra at least a month’s lead time, the bride can call to set up an initial visit with Kendra to see if it’s a right fit. Kendra can also be contacted through Facebook. Kendra then offers a taste of four cake flavors with a dozen types of frostings. “You come to my home,” she said. “The consultation is $25 and that goes towards your order.” Yet Lewinson has also made cakes for birthday parties, baby showers and graduations — all from scratch.

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deputies from the GCSO went to the men’s home at 10 a.m. Tuesday and reportedly found meth and drug paraphernalia, said Lt. Tim Scott with the GCSO. Both Troy and Wayne face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and misconduct involving weapons. Troy also faces charges of possession of marijuana and possession of dangerous drugs. The men have been posse vol-

unteers for eight to 10 years, Scott said, and were certified to carry weapons. They had taken an oath of office similar to what deputies take to uphold the law. Both men have been terminated from the posse. The posse is a uniformed volunteer group that serves Northern Gila County. They are called on during emergencies, to provide court security, prisoner transports and guard crime

scenes. In a press release, Sheriff Adam Shepherd thanked those who brought the matter to the attention of the sheriff’s office, which he said promptly investigated the situation. Troy was booked into the Payson Jail on Tuesday while Wayne’s charges are being sent as a long form complaint to the Gila County Attorney's Office, said Sarah White with the GCSO.

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Link. This is the third time a cut line has severed phone and Internet service in Payson since December, angering residents and business owners and leaving many wondering why such outages keep occurring, with no backup system in place. Whitney said the county is working with Verizon, the Arizona Division of Emergency Management and several other partners on short-term solutions in the event of another outage. Ideas include connecting microwave towers on Mt. Ord with Payson for at least some cellphone service while crews work to fix an outage. Long term, Payson needs a fiber optic loop so that a cut in the line out near Camp Verde would not interrupt service in Payson. Currently, the line from Camp Verde is the only line bringing service to the area for these companies, Whitney said. Phone service carried on copper cables was not impacted by the cut. Whitney said he is attending a meeting in Payson Oct. 7 with businesses and officials to

discuss solutions and is meeting with Verizon next week in Tempe at its headquarters. After the third-party construction crew cut the fiber line Monday around 1:30 p.m., technicians worked around the clock to resolve the issue, said Mark Molzen, issues manager with CenturyLink. “Unfortunately, we have experienced a few fiber cuts this year, which have occurred as a result of non-CenturyLink related projects. When these cuts occur, we immediately dispatch technicians to locate the source of the cut, which may have occurred at any point within several thousand feet of cable,” he wrote in an email. “We apologize for any inconvenience this fiber cut created for our customers.” Scott Helmer, owner of Rim Country Guns and the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce president, said he, like most businesses, could not run credit cards for purchases Monday because the Internet was down. He estimated he lost around $1,000 in business. “It was a real pain,” he said.

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He said the company put the critical piece of communications infrastructure in a plastic cable, rather than a steel conduit that could provide some protection. “In Heber, they had an outage from some hunters shooting at the cable. It’s just unacceptable.” He said the company has refused to keep local officials informed or develop an adequate backup system. “They’re obviously not interested in returning phone calls, so we need to take action to protect ourselves,” said the mayor. Payson sits at the end of a 150-milelong fiber optic cable that not only carries CenturyLink’s signal, but Suddenlink, Verizon and other cellphone companies. The cut in the cable ironically enough left only CenturyLink’s telephone landlines to provide communications in the area. “They’re all operating off the same trunk line,” said a frustrated Evans, “and our vulnerability has gotten worse over time. Our phones were OK at town hall, but nobody

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could call us” creating a potentially dangerous gap in emergency services. “Somehow we have to build redundancy into the system — we’re walking a very thin line here.” The third outage in less than a year may finally prompt Payson, Gila County and other public agencies to sign on for service through govNET, a communications network that relies on a network of microwave towers throughout rural Arizona. The federal government paid for the towers, which includes one tower on Main Street and a second tower near the Payson Airport. Many rural communities have already opted to contract with govNET to provide a connection for government agencies and schools. That includes Pinetop, Show Low, Douglas, Bisbee and others, said Evans. No private companies can contract with govNET for coverage until police agencies, towns, schools and hospitals have all either contracted for enough bandwidth to cover their needs or decided they don’t want to contract. In Payson, none of the listed agencies have made a decision on whether to contract

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As chamber president he said he wants to meet with chamber members and see how they are impacted and how they can prevent this from happening again. “We have got to get some redundancy in the system,” he said. “This is just unreal. Why is this continuing to happen?” In addition to the economic impact, officials expressed significant concern about the emergency communication system. Payson dispatchers could take 911 calls, however, people without a functioning cellphone couldn’t make a call. In Pine, Morris said the department could not receive 911 dispatches so remained in the dark until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. It does not appear they missed any medical, accident or fire calls during that time. However, if there had been a medical emergency, the only way “we would have known is if they loaded them up and drove them down to the station,” Morris said. “It was significant,” he said. The outage lasted nearly 13 hours. Crews installed a manhole around the break to protect the repairs. Michele Nelson contributed to this story.

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— so no carriers like Verizon or Suddenlink can take advantage of the existence of the system. Evans said he has already made contact with Banner Payson Medical Center and Gila County about signing up for the service. The agencies could either seek backup coverage in case of an outage or full-time coverage through the microwave network, said Evans. Evans said that Banner Health System’s plan to rely heavily on telemedicine at the Payson medical center should give the company a greater incentive to employ a more reliable network for the Internet. In addition, the plans to build a university campus in Payson also rely on a high-capacity, reliable Internet connection so students can effectively attend classes all over the world through an Internet link. “We have a very high sense of urgency about this. We’ve seen this is not an isolated incident. The first time, we were shocked. The second time, we said ‘wait a minute, what’s going on?’” Now we’d better do something,” said Evans.

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Lego Family Fun

The Payson Public Library will host a Lego building event for families from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2. Projects will then be securely displayed in the library lobby. The Payson Public Library is at 328 N. McLane Rd.; phone (928) 474-9260 for more information.

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organizing committee has several volunteer spots left to fill for the show. Please consider volunteering during show hours as a “white glove” docent, in ticket sales or other role. Contact Cindy Diehl at (480) 363-6266 or email to cdiehl46@gmail.com. Details are online at www.quiltroundup. com.

Payson Library showing ‘Cinderella’

CERT training set

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training is scheduled at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2 and 8 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4 at the Pine Strawberry Fire Station, 6198 Hardscrabble Rd., Pine. To register or for further information, please call John Swenson at (928) 472-3331 or (817) 228-2710.

The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., will show the movie “Cinderella” (the most recent version) at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8 at no charge.

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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). • Football Specials: Sunday, Monday and Thursday in the Apache Spirits Lounge. Beer & Wings and drink specials! • Red Sleigh Giveaway starts Oct. 12. Double Entry Mondays! See Player’s Club for details. • Oriental Buffet: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant. • HallowScream Heroes & Villains Bash Oct. 31: 4x Points Slot Play Bonus 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. Entertainment by DJ Brent. Enter Costume Contest: $1,000 First Place, $500 Second Place, $250 Third Place. Enter at Player’s Club Oct. 19-31.

Young Eagles Rally

Children ages 8 to 17 can learn to fly an airplane and see Payson from the sky from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Payson Airport. At the end of the flight, Young Eagles receive a personal log book, picture and certificate. For more information, please call James Garner at (928) 978-0745.

There are still tickets available for the big fund-raiser for the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library, the 2nd Annual Wine Around the Library, which is from 4 p.m. to sunset, Saturday, Oct. 10 at the library in Pine. Tickets are $20 per person and available at the library, 6124 N. Randall Place, Pine, (928) 476-3678.

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Have a hankering to taste a new wine or special beer? Then plan to support the area’s Meals on Wheels program from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 at The Center, 514 W. Main St., Payson, or the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library in Pine from 4 p.m. to sunset, Saturday, Oct. 10. See details in today’s Almanac listings. other vegetative materials only. Properly bagged Yellow Starthistle, or other listed noxious weed species will also be accepted and will be burned. No household garbage, construction debris, or other items will be accepted.

Craft Fair at Masonic Lodge

The Payson Christian School will have a Krispy Kreme doughnut sale outside Safeway on from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 3. The cost is $11 for a glazed dozen and $12 for a chocolate glazed dozen.

It’s time for the annual Craft Fair sponsored by the Ponderosa Chapter #64 of the Order of the Eastern Star. The Craft Fair is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4 at Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Road, Payson. For more information, contact Louise Snow, Worthy Matron, at (928) 478-6133.

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The annual Unity of Payson Yard Sale is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday Oct. 3 at 705 E Park Drive, Payson. (See Roundup yard sale map for directions).

Brush pit schedule

This coming weekend, the Regional Payson Area Project… for a Fire Wise Rim Country will be staffing free brush drop-off points at the following locations, weather permitting: Saturday, Oct. 3 the Blattner Pit will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Blattner Pit is located at Milepost 259.7 on Highway 260, east of Payson; Sunday, Oct. 4 the Pine Pit will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Pine Pit is located .7 of a mile east of Highway 87 on Control Road, south of Pine. All RPAP free drop-off locations are for brush, leaves, pine needles, trimmings and

The 19th Payson Autumnfest Art, Crafts & World Bazaar is this weekend. Free to the public, the event is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Gila County Courthouse grounds at Frontier and Beeline Highway, across from the Payson post office.

Revival and Gospel Concert Native American evangelist Jim Felix of Saskatchewan, Canada and other Native American gospel singers from neighboring Indian communities will be featured at a one night revival and gospel concert at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Tonto Apache gym on the Tonto Apache Reservation of Payson. Call Kathy Hinton, (928) 978-5509 for details.

Help Meals on Wheels and have some fun

The Payson Senior Center is having a Wine and Craft Beer Tasting benefit for the Meals on Wheels program from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 at The Center, 514 W. Main St. Tickets are $30 per person and will be on sale online at www. Paysonseniorcenter.org, at The Center and at The Beverage Place, 111 E. Highway 260, Payson. There will be food specially selected to pair with the beverages offered for the tasting, several local artists displaying their work, music during the event, a 50/50 raffle and a door prize. Please call The Center at (928) 474-4876 for more information.

Quilt Roundup

The dates for the 11th Annual Rim Country Quilt Roundup, a three-day regional quilt show, are Oct. 9, 10 and 11, 2015. It will be held at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino Exhibition Hall in Payson. The Rim Country Quilt Roundup Show features a variety of quilts and wearable art, plus a large vendor mall. An awards banquet, open to the public, in the Casino’s Fireside Room is Saturday evening; tickets are $35 and the dinner is open to the public. Classes run Oct. 6 through 10 with teachers Master Quilter Sharon Schamber and award-winning quilt artist Gina ParrisPerkes. A regional event of this magnitude is not be possible without the help of residents from throughout the Rim Country. The

The First Annual Rim Country Senior Expo is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9 at Messinger Community Room, 901 S. Westerly Rd., Payson. More than 20 vendors will be available to share information about goods and services for the senior population of the area. A keynote address by Lance Porter, CEO of Banner Payson Medical Center, is at 1 p.m. and covers the topic of Banner Health in Payson. Messinger Mortuary Payson and the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce are hosting the event. Call Sharon at (928) 978-0527 for additional details.

Next Payson Shred-A-Thon is scheduled for Oct. 9

The next Payson Shred-A-Thon is from 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Oct. 9 at the Walmart parking lot. The cost per bankers box (10 inches-by-12 inches-by-15 inches) is $6, cash or check accepted. Other sized boxes may be used, but the cost will be estimated based on volume. Proceeds support the after school reading program for children lead by Rim Country Literacy in partnership with Payson Community Kids. The Men of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rim Country Literacy and TNT Shredding sponsor the event. Contact Tim at TNT, (480) 329-7412, for further information or call Rim Literacy at (928) 468-7257.

Fall Festival, Antique Show, chili cook-off in Pine The Pine Strawberry Business Community is hosting its 8th annual Fall Festival and fourth annual Antique Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Pine Community Center. A chili cook-off contest is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday in the community center ramada. For more information, contact Sheri Earp at (602) 399-7267.

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Safe Driver Class The next AARP Safe Driver Class will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Banner High Country Seniors, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, from 9:30 a.m. (registration) to 3 p.m., including one-hour lunch break. This class is designed for drivers 50 and older, but is open to all drivers over 18. Call (928) 472-9290 to register. AARP member registration is $15 per person; nonAARP members pay $20 per person for the class. Registration with cash or by check must be paid on the day of class.

See ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ and help humane society The Humane Society of Central Arizona is partnering with Sawmill Theatres for a special showing of “Hotel Transylvania 2” at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10. The cost is $4 per person. Proceeds from this presentation will go directly to HSCAZ to provide operations support for the animals in its care.

Moments of Life celebration Hospice Compassus plans a Moments of Life celebration from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10 at its facility, 511 S. Mud Springs Rd., Payson, with live music by Junction 87, food, fun — all free to the public. Call (928) 472-6340 for more information.

Drive to collect a ton of food The Central Arizona Board of REALTORS® is sponsoring its annual Food Drive through the end of October to benefit the Payson and Pine/Strawberry Food Banks. Fill food collection boxes at real estate offices throughout the region or stop by the Board of REALTORS® Office at 600 E. Highway 260, Suite 12, Payson. The goal is to donate a ton of food. Cash donations are also appreciated.

Airline pass raffle Spend just $10 to $20 for a chance for two to travel anywhere Southwest Airlines flies in a Payson Rodeo Committee Raffle. The tickets, one for $10 or three for $20 are available at Bob’s Weestern Wear. Only 400 tickets are available and the drawing is Oct. 26. Call Jane at (928) 472-8430 for details.

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Looking ahead

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Lego Building for family, 4 p.m to 5 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • CERT training: 5 p.m., Pine Fire Station, Hardscrabble Rd., continues Saturday

• Young Eagles Rally: 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Payson Airport • CERT training: 8 am., Pine Fire Station, Hardscrabble Rd. • Craft Fair at Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., continues Oct. 4 • Revival and Gospel Concert: 3 p.m., Tonto Apache gym••• • Benefit for Meals on Wheels: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.,The Center, 514 W. Main, $30 per person, wine and craft beer tasting

• Craft Fair at Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Quilt Roundup classes start: go online to quiltroundup.com for details; exhibit is Friday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 11 at Mazatzal Hotel & Casino exhibit hall

October 9 • Rim Country Senior Expo: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Messinger Community Room, 901 S. Westerly Rd; 1 p.m . Lance Porter gives keynote • Shred-A-Thon: 10 a.m. to noon, Walmart parking lot, $5 per banker box October 10 • Fall Festival, Antique Show and Chili Cook-Off, Pine Community Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., festival and antique show continue Sunday

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4A Friday, October 2, 2015

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lookback • Oct. 1, 1880 Thomas Edison began the commercial production of electric lamps at Edison Lamp Works in Menlo Park. • Oct. 2, 1948: The first American road race since World War II takes place in Watkins Glen, N.Y. The New York Central railroad agreed to suspend train service for the afternoon so that the drivers could cross the tracks safely. • Oct. 4, 1970: Singer Janis Joplin dies of an accidental heroin overdose at age 27. Joplin, who had a No. 1 hit with “Piece of My Heart,” was discovered in her Los Angeles hotel room after failing to show for a recording session. • Oct. 3, 1990: Less than one year after the destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany come together on what is known as “Unity Day.” Germany had been divided since 1945.

Outages finally sound an alarm Three strikes — you’re out. At the very least, out of patience. CenturyLink’s fiber optic cable suffered its third break in less than a year — this time the victim of a Forest Service backhoe a couple hundred feet from a sign warning people with backhoes not to cut the buried cable. Once again, the whole region lost most cell phone, Internet and television coverage for 13 hours. Back in December, CenturyLink blamed vandals down near Phoenix. Then in February, they blamed an ambitious squirrel. Well, enough’s enough. The not-so-charming third time seems to have finally gotten the attention of local officials, who plan to meet next week to discuss some kind of backup system. Fortunately, the mostly federally funded govNET network of microwave towers seems to present a ready alternative. Payson, Gila County, Gila Community College, the Payson School District, other local fire departments and Banner Payson Medical Center can all plug into the network — or opt out so some carrier like Verizon can contract for either a primary or a backup system. After hemming and hawing and delaying for months, it’s time to take action. We cannot remain at the mercy of squirrels, vandals and Forest Service backhoes when it comes to communications throughout the region — especially emergency communications. We’ve been lucky so far. So far as we know, no one has died because they couldn’t call an ambulance. But just imagine what would happen if all the cell phones and the Internet went out as a major forest fire roared toward Payson. Clearly, we cannot rely on CenturyLink to act responsibly. The company has apparently done nothing to develop a backup system — or even improve the way it communicates with police and fire officials when communications go down. Three strikes — they ought to be out. But at the very least, we should no longer rely on them to find the solution.

Celebrate university project progress On Saturday at 11, the long-suffering backers of the Payson university campus will celebrate a signal victory. Backers will gather in Rumsey Park for the unveiling of the sign that will designate the future site of a Payson university campus. After a ceremony and a couple of speeches followed by a barbecue for about 300, backers will troop on over to a stretch of highway frontage on the 253-acre property and plant the sign, designed by a local resident. But that’s not the best part of Saturday’s celebration. The State Historic Preservation Office has signed off on the archaeological work done on several spots on the Forest Service site. This removes the last impediment to the sale of the land needed for the campus to the Rim Country Educational Alliance and the Rim Country Educational Foundation. Tonto National Forest Supervisor says the Alliance can now write the $4.1 million check for the land, which the Forest Service will transfer through a quit claim deed within the next week or two. With the land in hand, backers can negotiate a final agreement with Arizona State University — and perhaps other university partners willing to operate programs on what backers now describe as a “multiversity.” The supporters of this project have suffered many setbacks and much ridicule to bring the community this far. Granted, residents like Gary Barnes — writing in the adjacent letters column — understandably fear the changes that will come with growth. They don’t want Payson to change. It’s a lovely town, surrounded by deep woods. We all treasure the peace and the beauty we’ve found here. However, change is constant. You can’t forbid the wind to blow, but you can put up a windmill. The university will bring the sort of solid, year-round growth we need to smooth out the roller coaster of our tourist economy. We have suffered five years of shuttered businesses, shrunken sales taxes and potholed streets. We don’t favor reckless growth that will condemn our kids to fast food jobs, but we do support the effort to create solid, good-paying jobs and a year-round economy. So come on down to Rumsey Park on Saturday. Have a look at the sign and listen to what they have to say. It’s progress worth celebrating.

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Gosar does not want taxpayer money going to Planned Parenthood Rep. Paul Gosar

“There is a very simple solution to this issue: the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars that Planned Parenthood receives every year Editor’s note: U.S. Congressman Paul A. should go to the thousands of public health clinGosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the followics around the country that provide important ing statement after participating in a health services without performing abortions. House Oversight and Government Reform Planned Parenthood has proven that it has Committee Hearing investigating Planned more than enough revenue to cover the annual Parenthood’s Taxpayer Funding: taxpayer dollars it receives. There is simply no “The simple truth is that Planned Parenthood, justification for requiring American taxpayers masquerading as a nonprofit, has strategically to pay for aborting the lives of innocent babies.” developed a business model to profit off the Background: death of innocent unborn babies. The recent vidAccording to the Alliance Defending Freedom, eos released by the Center for Medical Planned Parenthood’s own reports Progress have lifted the curtain on this show significant reductions in pre-nahorrific operation and exposed it to the tal services (80 percent decrease since American public. With $127 million in 2004) and cancer screenings (57 perexcess revenue for 2014 alone, Planned cent increase since 2006), while signifiParenthood has become efficient in cantly increasing the number of aborfundraising, throwing elaborate partions performed (12 percent increase ties, funneling kickbacks and contrisince 2004). Planned Parenthood has butions to Democrats and other orgabrought in $765.7 million in excess revnizations that support their causes, enues from 2005-2014, including $127 Paul Gosar and paying excessive salaries to their million in excess revenue in 2014 alone. senior officials, all while milking taxBackground courtesy of the payers for approximately $500 million annually. Oversight and Government Reform Committee: In “Despite the ruthless accusations from the five years of tax returns provided to the Planned Parenthood and its accomplices claim- Committee, Planned Parenthood Federation of ing a ‘war on women,’ the only casualties of America transferred funding from its 501(c)(3), this ‘war’ are the millions of innocent babies which is restricted in the amount of lobbying it who have had the life crushed out of them. This may conduct, to its 501(c)(4), which may conduct abhorrent practice contradicts the American lobbying as its primary activity. This practice spirit of protecting innocent life and is only made appears to lobbying it may conduct, to its 501(c) worse by Planned Parenthood’s record of giving (4), which may conduct lobbying as its primary millions in campaign donations to Democrats in activity. This practice appears to be widespread. order to protect this cycle of death. Planned Parenthood transferred millions each by

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year and its affiliates likewise transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars to related 501(c) (4)s and PACs. Planned Parenthood spent $5,109,997 on travel in 2013. That is nearly $14,000 per day. Planned Parenthood’s annual gala dinner features Hollywood celebrities and musicians. According to their own tax returns, Planned Parenthood spent $608,716 on blowouts in 2012 and 2013. Planned Parenthood’s tax returns make clear that the highest paid individuals make substantial salaries, which is odd considering how reliant on taxpayer funding the organization is. Cecile Richards’ total compensation last year was $590,928. A medical director at Planned Parenthood’s affiliate for Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, made $459,827 for 2013. A president and CEO at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, made $439,107 for 2013. Courtesy of the Republican Study Committee: Earlier this year, the Center for Medical Progress released a series of undercover investigative videos that allege to show Planned Parenthood employees discussing the harvesting and sale of aborted fetal tissue. There are currently nine such videos that depict Planned Parenthood employees appearing to discuss changes in abortion procedures to obtain certain organs, price negotiations for different tissues, and a lack of informed consent from patients. Planned Parenthood represents the largest abortion provider in the nation, performing over 325,000 abortions per year, and receives over $500 million in taxpayer funding.

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Editor doesn’t get it Editor: In the classic 1957 movie “Bridge Over the River Kwai” the captured WWII British colonel (played by Alec Guinness) is so focused on having his fellow prisoners-of-war men complete a successful bridge on behalf of his Japanese captors that he loses sight of the true outcome of the construction: the railway bridge will become a means for the enemy to move men and supplies and kill Allied soldiers. In many ways, Payson Roundup editor Aleshire is playing out the Alec Guinness role in regards to Payson and Rim Country with his persistent editorial support of a college campus and, in a front-page article on Sept. 25, 2015, the announcement of a new Payson Roundup initiative meant to assist the 300,000 visitors to the website who are “looking for something to do in Rim Country.” Ironically, on the same front page is an article discussing the Forest Service Fossil Creek Management Plan. The report concludes that the number of visitors to Fossil Creek has “increased from 20,000 in 2006 when water first returned to the stream bed to 80,000 in 2013.” With 6,000 students projected for a Payson campus and 300,000 website visitors looking for something to do, Fossil Creek doesn’t stand a chance.

Unfortunately, the “something to do” includes thrashing one of the true remaining wilderness areas in Arizona. The Forest Service needs to make the decision on behalf of the unique Fossil Creek environment and ecology even if it is to the detriment to those who wish to have a beer keg camp out, hack down and burn the trees and decorate the landscape with human waste piles and garbage. Access needs to be restricted to only a few backcountry permits per day and the requirement to use WAG Bags to haul human wastes. Those looking for a “swimming hole” and “something to do” can head over to Slide Rock in Sedona or fill up their bathtub. Fossil Creek should not be sacrificed to provide a temporary economic boost to the area. At this point in time, it is important to protect not just unique species but unique biological communities. Of course, expecting the Forest Service to take a strong stand to protect the environment over the recreational demands may be asking too much. The 275-acre sale of Forest Service land for the college campus will provide several million dollars for the Forest Service to build a new visitor center and provide housing for Hotshot firefighters. Both will be needed with the Roundup’s successful web page advertisement to 300,000 and the addition of 6,000 college students to this “little piece of paradise.”

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Perhaps editor Aleshire will have one of his transcendental revelations and, like the Alec Guinness character, “Get It” before it is too late. After all, the East Verde Estates community would be a fine place for a frat house or two and the river will be excellent for tubing and a place to float beer cans. Gary Barnes Editor’s note: Ouch.

Thank you for sharing talents in the past Editor: On September 2014, the Wausau, Wis. Newman High School Class of 1964 had its 50th class reunion. I was a high school senior exchange student from Santiago, Chile, and Andrew Towle was also a senior in our class. At the reunion he mentioned recently retiring from your newspaper, the Payson Roundup, and wrote what you call “feature articles” and photographed news pictures for the newspaper. It was a pleasant surprise to discover he had been writing news articles. I found on your website an interesting editorial writing detailing some of his accomplishments. It was engaging reading, and entertaining. At the reunion he mentioned his service as an Air Force radio operator. Americans take great pride in their military capability. Andy did not say much about that, though he mentioned volunteering to go to Vietnam while stationed in Germany, but was denied this request. I was proud to find out how well my classmates had succeeded between 1964 and 2014. I just wanted to thank you for recognizing Andy as a fine writer and publishing his articles and photos. Thank you so much. Aracelis Amadori, M.D., professor of anesthesiologist, University of Chile

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Doug Woody doesn’t need to hire a spokesperson to advertise for his business — Woody’s Performance Motorsports, located at 405 W. Main St. in Payson. Holding an insurmountable 100-point lead in the 40-and-over Expert Class in the dirt bike circuit he competes in makes Woody himself the perfect spokesman. He’s been riding and racing motorcycles since he was a boy. So who better to work on your bike? “I wasn’t into football,” he said. “I had motorcycle racers as my heroes.” Woody’s Motorsports offers service and repair on motorcycles, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and side by sides or utility vehicles (UTVs). Woody’s is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. He grew up in Southern California and raced motorcycles on road courses for six seasons in

the 1990s. He has been a motorcycle mechanic since graduating from the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in 1982. He spent twoand-a-half years building engines for street drag and road race bikes before moving to Mesa. He moved to Payson in 2002 to escape the Valley heat and opened his own business in 2011. Customers want someone who knows what they’re doing working on their bikes and ATVs, so business has been brisk for Woody, whose business has two other employees. “We’ve been extremely busy,” he said. “Most of the time we have a one-month backlog.” Of course, it’s a big gamble to leave a steady job as a mechanic working for someone else and open a new business as he did four years ago. “The first month I was kind of scared that it wasn’t going to do anything,” he said. “But after people figured out where I went it got busy. Within a month or so I was up to my eyeballs in all sorts of repairs.” He does all kinds of repairs

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for another bike (on the trailer). The van was full. But I can’t get anybody to show interest now. Kids are too busy going out in the forest building jumps and riding around in circles. “I try to get them to come to the racetrack where they can ride in circles all day and get all the jumps you could want.” He’d like to get some more people to compete with him in the Arizona Off-Road Promotions Prescott Valley Grand Prix on Oct. 24-25 featuring motorcycles, quads and side by sides. To schedule service or a repair or to check on his prices for tires or any other service-related part call Woody at 928-478-7169.

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C. Scott Crabdree this week won recognition for 15 years of service to the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Arizona Inc. (IIABAZ). Crabdree served as a board director for the association from 1999 to 2001 and again from 2014 to 2015. He will also serve on the board for 2015-16. He has served as secretary treasurer, vice president and president of the organization. Crabdree, CCI, is also president of Crabdree Insurance and Financial Services, with offices in Payson, Scottsdale and Albuquerque. During his service with the organization, he negotiated sale of its headquarters property, found a new location, bought a new

building, arranged financing for the new property and completed the build out of the property. He also spearheaded a fundraising drive and donated his own money to complete the project. Over the years he has won other awards and served on many committees and task forces, including those dealing with education, rural agents, markets and others. “Only with strong leadership and a willingness of its volunteers to be involved can the Association accomplish anything,” the association said in a press release. “It is because of Scott’s work that the IIABAZ is better positioned to help its membership and can proudly call itself the ‘Premier Agents Association in Arizona.’”

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The new standardized test that has spawned a year of furor and controversy got a surprisingly positive review on Monday from Payson School Board member Shirley Dye. Dye spent three days with a group of 50 community members and parents from throughout the state studying the test questions and giving the Arizona Department of Education feedback on the test, intended to compare Arizona students to their peers nationally based on the concepts and skills built into the national Common Core academic standards. “You know I’m one of the skeptical ones,” she said in her report to the school board on Monday. “The questions I looked at were not confusing, where you couldn’t decide between two answers. To me the questions were very clear. The math problems were very clear and the kids can have as much scratch paper as they need. I was very, very impressed with it. There were several things that were very hotly discussed, but it was a very good experience.” A Payson Tea Party activist, Dye presided over many meetings of the Tea Party during the election during which anti-Common Core activists spoke about the danger the national standards posed to local control of schools. Some conservative activists believe the development of national standards represents a federal takeover of local schools and suggest many of the questions are designed to instill liberal ideologies in children. Dye said most of the questions she reviewed seemed fair and legitimate — although she felt some questions showed a bias toward environmentalism. She said some of the questions seemed to imply people should try to save every species and wild creature, with a bias against things like ranching and logging

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on public lands. However, she mostly expressed enthusiasm for the test and the effort the state department of education is making to include comments from parents and community leaders on the questions. Defenders of the nationally adopted test maintain it will encourage critical thinking skills and provide a way to compare students — and schools — nationally. Arizona adopted most of the national standards behind the tests and is in the midst of

replacing the old, Arizona-only AIMS graduation test with the AZMerit test. Students took the test for the first time earlier this year. The state has not released the results, but reportedly far fewer students passed the test at each grade level than had previously passed the AIMS test. The state suspended issuing school grades and funding based on student performance on the AZMerit test as it works to make sure teachers know how to prepare students for the test. Some insiders who have seen the results predicted they will spark a furor when eventually released, due to the low pass rates. However, the state went through a similar process when it first introduced the high-stakes AIMS tests, which students had to pass to graduate. Initially, only about a third of students could pass the tests. But after years of tweaking the test and the curriculum, nearly all students who didn’t drop out ended up passing the test. However, the state last year scrapped the AIMS test in favor of the AZMerit test, with its connection to the Common Core standards — in Arizona recast as the Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas based her whole campaign on opposition to Common Core and federal standards. Governor Doug Ducey criticized the national standards, but stopped short of calling for the state to abandon them immediately. He has launched an effort to review the standards to customize them to Arizona’s needs. In the meantime, the state has stopped grading each school based on student test scores. That leaves school districts in limbo, working to implement the current version of the test as the political debate continues. Payson has done one round of testing in most grades, but hasn’t yet learned the results.

heroes of education honored The Payson School Board Monday declared Lori Pappas, with Suddenlink; Terra Copin, with Walmart; Bobby Davis, with Kiwanis; volunteer John Wakelin and the Coca-Cola company all “Heroes of Education” for their work with the Teacher Supply Line, a community event that this year raised nearly $700 to provide teachers with supplies for the classrooms in both Payson and Pine. Speaking after receiving the award,

Wakelin commented; “You have it wrong, the heroes of public education are the teachers, principals, administration and staff.” Pappas responded with a reference to the Payson High School choir, which did a few songs to open the school board meeting. “The choir gave me goosebumps. I don’t know any of these kids, but they’re absolutely amazing. But the parents, community, faculty, administrators — you are all amazing.”

Pot dispensary seeks longer hours by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

The Planning and Zoning Commission Monday recommended the town council increase the medical marijuana dispensary’s hours. Town code currently only lets the dispensary operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Uncle Herbs dispensary operators asked the town to consider increasing those hours to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. so it could better serve

residents and out of town customers. If approved, operators wrote in a memo to the town that it would give them the option of changing their hours as needed, such as on special events or holiday weekends. “We believe this change would have the potential of hiring up to two full time employees a (sic) well as potentially increasing our retail business by as much as 30 percent,” according to the memo.

One woman in the audience said while she does not use medical marijuana she might have to for pain control in the future. If she worked, it would be impossible to visit the dispensary during those hours. She supported increasing the hours. No one spoke out against increasing the hours. The motion passed unanimously. The town council should vote on the issue at an upcoming meeting.

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Making science education cool An annual festival to celebrate science education offered 36 booths and exhibits to delight the 600 people who attended with science projects and science facts. The Gila County School District enlisted about 100 volunteers to stage the STEMfest event for the third year running. The event also featured two special shows. One involved the K-9 unit of the Gila County Sheriff’s Office, with the ever-popular bomb-sniffing and lost-person tracking dogs on which officers rely. Then Payson Police Detective Matt VanCamp staged a demonstration on the use of DNA in crime scene and criminal investigations. Gila County Superintendent of Schools Linda O’Dell said, “I am delighted with the increasing level of participation, exhibitors and attendees to our event. I truly appreciate the time and effort put in by all who helped us create a very successful event.” People who attended the event voted for their favorite booths. The Payson Rimstones Rock Club and Payson Premier Dental tied for first in the voting. The Natural Resource and Conservation Service came in second and the United States Forest Service came in third. But spectators also gave high marks to Tonto Rim Search and Rescue, the Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 810, and Payson High School students. Every single booth got some votes. Some of the ballots simply declared: “ALL OF THEM!” Some of the booths included: • Food Web game by Gila Community College • Solar Energy by APS • Learning to draw by the Payson Art League • Infection Protection by Banner Payson Medical Center • Kids Workshop by Home Depot • Septic Tanks by the Gila County Onsite Wastewater Team • “Wow That Cow!” by the Gila County Cowbelles

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Some 600 people enjoyed the 36 booths and exhibits at the 2015 STEMfest sponsored by Gila County Schools.

Nutrition education lagging Payson gets mixed grade for meeting state, federal mandates by

Pete Aleshire

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The Payson Unified School District still has a long way to go when it comes to meeting federal nutrition and exercise guidelines, Payson Elementary School physical education teacher Judy Perham told the school board Monday. Although the district has made progress when it comes to meeting federal food guidelines in the cafeteria and vending machines on campus, children still don’t get much nutrition education or sufficient physical activity, she reported. “Healthier kids learn better,” she said. “If our kids aren’t healthy, we can try to pack their brains and it just won’t work. We need to have some further training for our staff. We’ve been working on this for five years but we’re still not in compliance.” Many of the questions from the board and audience focused on whether the new guidelines will prevent the sale of delicious, but not very healthy snacks and treats at fundraisers and afterschool events. “A few years ago we had sodas and candy in the vending machines just full of sugar and they were going through the line (in the cafeteria) and just buying it. So it’s better. It’s a lot better.” She also noted that parents and club advisers don’t have to adhere to the “Smart Snack” guidelines for food consumed at after-school events — like fundraisers. However, parents who bring snacks to classes during school hours must comply — which means the district has to educate the principals so they can educate the parents. She said Payson Elementary School has already sent out a letter about the health snack guidelines. The principal “put in the letter, ‘please provide only healthy snacks.’ If we had more time, we could have given out a sheet — what is a healthy snack and what is not. But it’s difficult. Regular cheese is not in compliance, but

the big bag of Cheez-It is in compliance.” Perham said the district remains out of compliance when it comes to some of the nutrition and exercise guidelines. Nutrition and health education classes like many key electives have struggled to find a place in a school curriculum increasingly squeezed by state mandates for more academic classes. However, Perham said nutrition education at all levels is “extremely lacking.” The district does not comply with either state or federal guidelines requiring nutrition education, she said. National studies show that American children face higher risks of a whole variety of health problems due to high rates of obesity and low rates of exercise. A daunting 17 percent of adolescents and 8 percent of children aged 2 to 5 are obese, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. Only about 30 percent of children get an hour a day of physical activity, which is the federal standard. The combination leaves children facing a significantly higher risk of obesity in adulthood. Overweight children face a higher risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, sleep disorders, heart disease, liver disease, early puberty, low self-esteem, learning problems and depression, according to a research summary published on the Mayo Clinic Web page. Interestingly, the children of college-educated parents have roughly half the obesity rate as the children of parents who didn’t finish high school, according to the CDC, suggesting the impact of education and family influence. In Payson, roughly 70 percent of the kids come from low-income families that qualify for free and reduced federal lunches. Perham said staff turnover among administrators and teachers has washed away some of the training and progress made in meeting federal exercise and nutrition guidelines. She urged

the district to start a new round of training so people at each school site understand the federal requirements. She also offered an informal progress report on where the district stands on each of the major areas covered by the standards. Nutrition guidelines: “Not all foods” provided on campus comply with the “Smart Snack” guidelines, which discourage high fat, high sugar snacks in favor of things like fruits. Nutrition Education: Guidelines require schools to influence student eating behavior with information and skills integrated into the school programs. However, such information is “only offered sporadically and not measured.” Physical Activity: Guidelines require schools to offer physical activity like physical education classes and information at each grade level. “Our physical education programs are good at each grade level, but students are allowed waivers and time is very limited to meet these goals,” Perham said. Other School-based Activi ties: Guidelines call for a school environment that promotes healthy eating and exercise. Perham said the schools do offer structured recess with activity zones and sport programs, but “classroom activity breaks and limited and healthy eating is rarely promoted in fundraising, rewards or schoolwide special events.” After the meeting, PUSD Superintendent Greg Wyman noted that the state and federal mandates to add classes in nutrition and add physical education classes provides one more example of the way schools have gotten whipsawed by well-intended reforms without the time or money to implement them. For instance, the state’s universities have increased admissions requirements, which means added core classes like math, science and civics to the curriculum. Meanwhile, the state has imposed new requirements on the length of classes that meet graduation requirements. That has forced the high school to have fewer classes, which has crowded electives out of the schedule.

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Catholic radio station KPIH takes to Payson airwaves Payson gained another nonprofit radio station this week, as KPIH-LP Rim Country Catholic Radio 98.9 went on the air. The station will broadcast programming to “share information about what it means to be Catholic — for both Catholics and people of other faiths,” said Deacon Tom Fox, president of the board of directors of the Rim Catholic Evangelization Association (RCEA). Father Edward Lucero on Wednesday offered a blessing of the station, located in the Swiss Village Shopping Center at 814 N. Beeline Highway. The station will initially offer syndicated programming through the Immaculate Heart Radio Network, mostly in a talk radio format. Eventually, the station hopes to add local programming and music, said Fox. The widespread media attention centered on Pope Francis’ visit to the United States will help gain attention for the startup operation, said Fox. Donors raised about $75,000 to buy the equipment and launch the station. The station will seek sponsorships to cover the ongoing costs of keeping the station on the air. The station will carry a call-in show by Patrick Madrid, now heard on some 300 affiliate stations. The show will air from 7 to 9 a.m. every morning. “There are many errors and misunderstands about what the Catholic Church teaches,” said Fox. “In addition, there

Catholic Radio: Deacon Tom Fox (above) sits in the broadcast booth of KPIH. At right, Father Edward Lucero (center) stands with board members Joe Corrigan, Jim Jewus, Pete Dohms and Jim Bridges, after the priest blessed the new station. are older members of the greater Payson area who may not be as mobile as they once were — listening to Catholic programming will help them to feel connected to their faith,” said Fox. Tune into to FM 98.9 to listen to the station.

Warming will have big impact on Rim Country forests by

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A mounting tally of studies have cast doubt on the hope that forests can buffer climate change. In fact, forests may actually exaggerate the impact of a steady rise in temperatures. The complex way forests respond to drought, rising temperatures and rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere underscores the complex impact of the near doubling of carbon dioxide levels in the past century. Many of those impacts will hit home in Rim Country, perched on the edge of the world’s largest ponderosa pine forest. Payson sits right on the boundary between six million acres of ponderosa pine to the north and a vast expanse of juniper to the south. A projected rise in average temperatures in the next half century could provoke massive changes in those forests. Several of the most recent studies suggest that forests will

absorb much less of the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than some estimates have suggested. Consider some recent findings: Drought recovery

Forests take longer to recover from drought than scientists thought, which means forests won’t buffer projected global warming as climate scientists assumed, according to a recent study, which included researchers from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. The study looked at tree ring widths on 1,300 sites around the world after severe drought since 1948. The researchers tested the common assumption that although trees don’t grow during a drought, they quickly resume growth when rainfall returns to normal. Instead, researchers discovered it takes two to four years for trees to resume normal growth rates following a drought, especially in dry forests like the

ponderosa pine forest of Rim Country. During the first year of recovery after a drought, trees grew 9 percent slower than normal with the same amount of rainfall. During the second year after a drought, they grew 5 percent more slowly than normal. The study didn’t pinpoint why trees recover more slowly than most scientists thought. The researchers speculated the findings might reflect the loss of leaves during the drought, the impact of insects that multiplied during the drought years or persistent damage to the ability of trees to pump water up to their leaves. The research did demonstrate that some forests in California and the Mediterranean recovered more quickly than expected — but generally the effects of drought linger for years. The findings suggest existing climate models have under estimated the impact of rising temperatures and longer droughts predicted by most climate models. Most of the climate models

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Growth rates in U.S. forests will decline in coming decades, which means trees will remove much less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than current projects suggest, according to a study by the Main Biological Laboratory published on the website Science Daily. Most U.S. forests have been growing rapidly in the past century in response to a continental spasm of clear-cutting. In Arizona, logging and grazing converted millions of acres with 30 trees per acre into a dense forest with 700 to 1,000 trees per acre. The enormous increase in biomass on each acre of land removed billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turned it into wood and leaves. However, forests have grown back in dense stands from the

clear cutting across most of the country a century ago, the researchers concluded. As the thickly overgrown for-

Existing climate models have over-estimated the amount of carbon dioxide forests will absorb as atmospheric levels increase, researchers from the University of Illinois concluded, according to a study published in the journal Global Bioecochemical Cycles. Previous researchers have suggested rising carbon dioxide levels would fuel faster plant growth. However, the study suggested that a lack of nitrogen will limit forest growth, despite the buildup of carbon dioxide — especially in “secondary forests” that have grown back after decades of logging. Trees do absorb carbon dioxide and use it to fuel growth. However, trees also need nitrogen to make use of the carbon dioxide. Logging or severe forest fires essentially remove the nitrogen stored in those trees. By contrast, low-intensity fires or natural tree death returns most of the nitrogen stored in the tree to the soil.

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Domestic violence deaths strike home

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ably knew this would happen some day.” The friend said family members never In the next few weeks, advocates will understood why Marjeane stayed with plant around town 150 white crosses bearing Thomas so long. “It’s a classic abuse case. the names of men and women who have died Why would they ever stay? I don’t underas a result of a domestic violence incident. stand that either. And when she finally saw a That includes Marjeane Easley, stalked shred of light — and finally had the courage and murdered in a friend’s driveway after to leave — this is what happened. I didn’t she sought to divorce her husband of 15 realize he was stalking her. She didn’t tell years. He then turned his gun on himself, me any of it.” one of roughly 1,500 murder-suicides that The case exemplifies all the tragically take place every year. An estimated 10 mil- common hallmarks of domestic violence — lion children witness some act of domestic the escalation, the entanglement with drugs violence every year and it leads to three and alcohol, the isolation, the secrecy and murders in the U.S. daily. tragic reluctance of the victim to flee — and Marjeane Easley was a popular, well- the deadly danger she faces if she does known Payson realleave. tor, who concealed Despite the horror Domestic violence facts the secret of her stories the volun• Every five minutes, Arizona police frightening marteers and counselors respond to a call involving domestic riage from almost at the Time Out shel violence. everyone. She finalter hear every day • Every 19 minutes an arrest is made in ly decided to divorce when they answer Arizona as a result of domestic Thomas Easley, 70, the hotline phone, violence. who was reportedthey still dream of a • Domestic violence is the leading cause ly suffering from day when domestic of injury for women ages 15-44. the early stages of violence will dwindle • In about 43 percent of households Alzheimer’s. Friends away. where intimate partner violence later said that he had The Time Out, Inc. occurs, the woman has children under abused and threatmission statement the age of 12. ened her for years, “envisions a world • About 50 percent of men who abuse drank heavily and where every individ women also abuse children. kept guns all over the ual and family lives • Forty-seven percent of men who beat house — all relativein an abuse-free their wives do so at least three times a ly common in cases environment. Our year. of domestic violence. mission is to help • 70 percent of domestic violence She finally left him individuals break the related deaths in Arizona involve a as his behavior grew cycle of domestic vio firearm. increasingly erratic lence. Our programs Coalition Against Domestic Violence and took refuge with address abuse survia friend who lived on vors’ needs for safePhoenix Street. ty, support, advocacy He stalked her and finally drove into the and resources. We are dedicated to helping friend’s driveway to confront her. The two all victims — men and women, and ending talked for a moment, then neighbors heard a domestic violence whenever it occurs.” shot. When they looked out the window they Welsheimer, with her own history of abuse say Marjeane lying on the ground. A moment and redemption, said she decided to leave later, Thomas shot himself. her dream job in the arts to help with the At the time of the murder, friends told the shelter because she can’t ignore the need. Roundup that Thomas frequently slammed Welsheimer is not alone. The other her against the wall, choked her and berated employees of the shelter have dedicated her. “He was an extreme, extreme guy. This their lives to providing a safe place for those guy was always looking for a confrontation. suffering from intimate violence to gather We told her, ‘This guy will ruin you.’ We prob- their strength and gain new skills.

Some restart their lives, others return to their situation or get themselves entangled in another violent relationship, but the shelter welcomes them no matter when they come. “Once you’re part of Time Out, you’re always part of Time Out,” said Welsheimer. She said those who left only to return again are always welcomed with open arms, but she said they just can’t help returning without a lot a guilt and shame. Welsheimer gives them a hug, looks them in the eye and says, “We helped you before, why wouldn’t we help you again?” Domestic violence involves a complicated series of events hard to untangle and heal, but Time Out has counselors, life skill coaches and resources to build up victims. These include: • Emergency shelter for women and children • Transitional housing for families leaving the shelter • Spanish translators • Advocacy • Safety planning • Community resource information • Health and wellness focus • Parenting classes • Life skills workshops • Career planning • Linkages to literacy, education and training programs • Job search assistance • Therapy, including treatment for PTSD • Counseling for families and individuals • Legal advocacy Welsheimer said she sees so many of the women the shelter has helped around town. She teared up as she spoke of what she calls her daughters. “My husband will go, ‘That’s a friend,’” she said. “I see them everywhere. I see the ones that left and went back or they chose a different avenue. You can’t save them all, but I would if I could wave my magic wand.” To observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Time Out will have a candlelight walk past crosses bearing the names of those who died at the hands of their intimate partner. Then Welsheimer and her staff will go back to work the next day, determined to end violent relationships — one victim at a time. “It is a passion,” she said, “Somebody’s got to do it.”

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Pine water district threatens to shut off another customer by

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It only took the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District a day after the Roundup article came out about Lynn Waters backflow issues to send a letter to Todd Hamblen, her main supporter. The Sept. 23, letter said, “An inspection of your property requires a BackFlow Device be installed. You have 30 days from the date of this letter to provide certification of installation.” PSWID Board Chairman Tom Weeks declined comment on issues related to enforcement of the district’s backflow policy pending advice from the district’s attorney. However, in a previous letter to the Roundup he said the district had a legal obligation to protect the water system from possible contamination from horse properties.

Gila County money pit From page 1A estimated for site preparation and engineering was significantly less that the amount currently estimated.” On top of the project costing much more than anticipated, the county staff also recommends using a different oversight for the work — making use of the state’s job order contract model instead of a construction manager system. McDaniel asked the supervisors to put the matter on the agenda for the Oct. 6 meeting. He proposes the supervisors reject all bids submitted for the project, approve the job order contract model for the work, amend the budget for it with the additional $1.2 million from the county’s capital projects reserves, and endorse the Copper Administration Building Project Team’s involvement for the duration of the project — this team includes the Deputy County Manager Michael Scannell, Finance Director Jeff Hessenius and Public Works Director Steve Sanders.

Hamblen insists he addressed this issue with PSWID two years ago. “(Then-district manager) Brad Cole came out and inspected my property ... and said I had an air-gap system. That was it,” said Hamblen. Hamblen said he still has a hose clamped to a fence to fill his water troughs so the hose won’t go under water and potentially allow contaminated water from the trough to get into the water pipes. Hamblen said the board had discussed the issue of backflow devices at its July 18, 2013 meeting. In that meeting Cole discussed the district backflow policy on horse and commercial properties. The minutes of the meeting read, “Moving forward each commercial property will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if there is a hazard and a backflow device warranted ... The

same rules will be followed for horse properties. The main hazard is the horse trough, and these will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. An ‘air-gap’ system would be allowed for residential horse properties.” Hamblen said the required backflow device could cost $1,000. The district could require an additional $250 annual inspection. Inspections in the Valley do not cost as much as Hamblen fears. Jerry Caballero of Arizona Backflow Testing said his company only charges $55 for an inspection in the metro-Phoenix area. If he has a job in Prescott or Flagstaff, however, he adds more onto the bill. “If we have to make a trip to Prescott we charge maybe $85,” he said. Both Hamblen and Lynn Waters, his neighbor who had her water shut off because of a lack of a backflow device,

say PSWID requires homeowners to use only installers and inspectors the district has approved. The owner of Waters’ property, Bob Russo, agreed with them. He said he owns several properties in the Valley and had backflow devices installed on many of them. When he asked PSWID if he could have his installers and inspectors from the Valley work on his Pine property, PSWID said he had to use someone from its approved list. When reached for comment on the allegations, Weeks said the matter has been sent to the district’s lawyer for comment. But in a rebuttal letter, Weeks clarified PSWID’s position. “Our main objective must always be the safety and purity of our water supply. Simply stating that a person will not drop a hose in a horse trough is

not a reliable way to prevent cross contamination of our other district users,” wrote Weeks. He quoted both PSWID policy and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. PSWID policy requires the water company’s customer to provide a backflow device if the district deems things such as the elevation of the property to the providing well, the presence of livestock and the likelihood of cross-contamination during line outages as reasons to require the backflow device. Weeks quoted the portion of the ADEQ’s policy that states, if a property has water polluted with biological processes, it may be required to have a backflow device. Weeks did admit in his response to the Roundup article that letters should be sent registered in the future. Hamblen’s letter was registered.

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Former NFL kicker’s words carry weight I’d heard Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame kicker Nick Lowery was attending last week’s football game between Payson and host Flagstaff. So I made sure to take a few minutes to talk to him after the Longhorns’ thrilling 32-28 victory. Turns out he’s a motivational speaker living in Scottsdale who was in town to talk to the Eagles before their homecoming game with the Longhorns. As I was preparing to get on the elevator to leave the Northern Arizona University Walkup Skydome, I noticed several Longhorns inside the elevator. Realizing they probably weren’t even aware a former NFL star was right around the corner with nobody waiting to talk to him, I told them. Excited, they went over to talk to him. Payson head coach Jake Swartwood and assistant coach Denver White soon joined them. “The message that he gave to those guys which was really cool is he talked to them about the game and he said, ‘you made some mistakes in the game,’” Swartwood said. “And he told them, ‘It’s OK to make mistakes. Making mistakes means we have places we can get better.’ “And he said, ‘I hope you boys will be in doing some film study with coaches, figuring out where those mistakes were and will come out Monday and look to repair those mistakes.’ “So it was a good message. We’re going to make mistakes no matter what. Some of them we’re OK with, some of them we’re not OK with. To hear somebody who’s played at the highest level possible and seen preparation at the highest level possible, to have him tell our kids exactly what we tell our kids was very eye opening. It was gratifying for the boys to hear.” After taking some photos of the interaction, I entered the elevator with Lowery, his friend and Brigham Flake. The senior free safety is on crutches after suffering a third knee injury in three years during practice before Payson’s homecoming loss to San Tan Valley Combs the previous week. The torn meniscus likely will end his season, although he’s holding out hope that he’ll be back in November if the Longhorns make the playoffs. Lowery told him to take his time and not rush to get back on the field, telling him, “You can come back even stronger.” That seemed to strike a chord with Flake, whose focus was on hoping to return before his final season of Payson football. But Lowery left him with the notion that he should be focused on getting his knee healthy for the rest of his life, not just high school football. Yes, advice from a former NFL standout can have a big impact on

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No. 10 Horns confront No. 5 Yellow Jackets by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

The Longhorns’ strong 4-1 start to the football season leaves them at No. 10 in the first Division 4 power rankings of the season. But things get really challenging from here on out as the Longhorns face five Section 1 opponents, including No. 2 Show Low, No. 5 Lakeside Blue Ridge and No. 7 Snowflake. The good news? The Longhorns have plenty of chances to move up in the rankings in the next five weeks. The bad news? They also have plenty of chances to move down. The fun begins tonight at Blue Ridge. The Yellow Jackets are 5-0 under longtime Paul Moro assistant and first-year head coach Bob London after thrashing Coolidge 35-7 last week in their highest scoring game of the season. Blue Ridge barely beat St. Johns 8-6 in their first game, blew out Sahuarita Walden Grove 27-0 in week two, edged Thatcher 7-6 in week three and needed double overtime to survive a 15-14 battle at Florence two weeks ago. Payson beat Coolidge 42-0 and St. Johns 46-14. But that was with Wyatt Chapman on the field. A hamstring injury suffered on the first play of the second quarter in last week’s 32-28 win at Flagstaff leaves the senior star’s availability for this week in doubt. “He’s a game-time decision,” said head coach Jake Swartwood. Chapman has rushed 61 times for 735 yards (12.0 average) and eight touchdowns. But the Longhorns may

have the depth to handle his absence and remain competitive against a team like Blue Ridge. Ruben Estrada picked up the slack with 124 yards on nine carries and is averaging 10.9 yards on 32 totes this season. And quarterback Chaz Davis can run, as he showed last year by leading the Longhorns with 1,342 rushing yards. Bruising fullback Taran Sarnowski should be called on more often this week. Cameron Moore could also see an expanded role in the backfield after averaging 10.1 yards on nine carries thus far. However, he has had to deal with a rib problem the past couple of weeks. Moore is the Longhorns’ top coverage cornerback. So his questionable status, and the loss of free safety Brigham Flake to a torn meniscus in his knee in prac-

tice two weeks ago leaves the defensive secondary banged up. However, sophomore Shane Law came up big with a pair of interceptions filling in last week and will be counted on the rest of the way. Of course, Blue Ridge wants to beat you with the run, just like the Longhorns. However, London may exploit that the Longhorns’ weakness is defending the pass. The Yellow Jackets have won all four meetings between the rivals since the Longhorns beat them twice in 2008, including 34-33 in double overtime to win the Class 3A state championship game and cap a 14-0 campaign. Head coach Jake Swartwood said the Longhorns must be more disciplined to beat the Yellow Jackets. “That’s probably our No. 1 thing,” he said. “As soon as you get a guy not taking care of his responsibility and doing something else, they capitalize on that and they call a play right where that guy should be. So that’s been our biggest thing to our guys is ‘Understand that you have to trust the man next to you.” He said stopping Flagstaff short on fourth-and-2 from the Payson 3 last week offered his players a great example of how things should work. “I think the last play against Flagstaff is perfect for that because everybody did their job and we got a stop,” he said.

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At right, two Longhorns break up a pass against Flagstaff last week. Above, Payson’s Chaz Davis brings down a Flagstaff receiver.

Shorthanded boys soccer team keeps on fighting by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Payson’s boys soccer team already faced a challenge entering this season after losing several key seniors from last year’s squad. But add into the mix injuries and several players struggling to stay academically eligible and you have the situation the Longhorns find themselves in. Payson carried a 4-6 record into Thursday’s game against Flagstaff Northland Prep. That includes a 2-4 mark in games counting in the power points rankings, which determine the state tournament seedings. Several of the losses have been of the heartbreaking variety. Payson opened the season with a 4-3 overtime loss to Snowflake and dropped a 3-2 decision to a struggling Holbrook team that scored with seven minutes remaining to break a tie game. Four days later, the Horns watched Chandler Arizona College Prep rally from a 1-0 first-half deficit to tie the game by halftime and score the only goal of the second half for a 2-1 win. The Longhorns bounced back from that latest defeat for a 1-0 win at Eagar Round Valley. The other power points win was a 1-0 triumph at Camp Verde. They went 2-2 in the Show Low Invitational on Sept. 11-12, beating Tucson Desert Christian 1-0 and Benson 3-2 and losing to two powerful teams from Nevada — 8-1 to Las Vegas Faith Lutheran and 12-0 to Henderson Green Valley. The other loss this season came against defense state champion Chino Valley. The 5-0 score doesn’t reflect how competitive the contest was — a depleted Payson team was within 1-0 until the Cougars pulled away from a tired Longhorns squad late. “We were playing with two JV players,” said coach Chris Avakian. “Six

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In the photo above, senior Gerardo Moceri battles a Chandler Arizona College Prep opponent for the ball as Tanner Dendy looks on in a 2-1 loss on Sept. 23. At right, Longhorns’ goalkeeper Carl Adcock leaps high to bat the ball over the net against the Knights. kids were ineligible and two of our starters were hurt. “We were happy with 1-0 until the wheels came off the bus. I told the kids if we had our starters we could have played with them.” A strong defense has kept the Longhorns in most games. Three wins have come by 1-0 scores and three of their losses have been by one goal. And it’s been second-half fatigue that’s done them in most nights. That was the case against Holbrook in a game Avakian felt the Longhorns needed to win. “They came in with no wins and I don’t think they’re going to win many more,” he said. “We were lethargic. This is a game we should have won.”

That’s because the game was played at 2 p.m. the day after the homecoming football game and many players went to the Fifth Quarter event following the game. “I asked them how many of you went home before midnight and one kid raised his hand,” the coach said. Of course, that’s on top of being shorthanded because of two injured players and five ineligible. “We played with eight varsity players and the rest were JV players,” Avakian said of the Holbrook game. Although they’ve got their work cut out for them with the slow start, Avakian said he likes the talent on this team. “We have a really good defense and

when we have everybody we can play with anybody,” he said. “We’ve just got to get everybody healthy and back on the field. Then we’ll get firing on all cylinders.” The Holbrook loss hurts most because it leaves the Longhorns needing to win either at Show Low on Oct. 15 or against a powerful Lakeside Blue Ridge squad on the road two days earlier. “It was devastating because now we’re pretty much on the brink,” the coach said. “We’ve got an uphill battle,” the coach said. The Longhorns return to action at St. Johns on Oct. 8 before hosting St. Michael on Oct. 10.

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aroundthe rim Extreme athlete put Pine-Strawberry on map Pine Community Center It is recommended that firstgrounds are normally quiet on time runners compete in a fall Sunday afternoons, but last shorter ultra-marathon, such as weekend they sprung to life as the Zane Grey 50, before they runners in the Mogollon Monster attempt the Mogollon Monster. 100 celebrated the finish of one While most entrants take of the most grueling close to 30 hours to traverse the race, Steven ultra-marathons in the rattlin’ Moore set a record of country. the rim 21:34.00 in 2013. The event, known in Also that year, Rachel racing circles as “an Ballard set a women’s advanced degree endurance race” is actualrecord of 32:04.00. ly 106 miles beginning Blogger Davy Crocket north of Strawberry at wrote about that race, the top of the Mogollon “How hard is the Rim and ending at the Mogollon Monster? For community center ramame, it was the toughest Max Foster da. 100 I have ever run, not The course takes runbecause of the 18,000 ners from elevations of 5,500 feet feet of climbs but because of to almost 8,000 feet and down the terrible rugged nature of the again through the Coconino trails. I believe in ranking 100s, and Tonto National forests. It it is tougher than both the Plain is considered a very technical, 100 and H.U.R.T. 100” rugged course especially on the This year’s event was run in Highline, Donahue and Myrtle mostly ideal weather, but that trails where runners must be wasn’t the situation last year alone and self-sustained for up to when the race was called off nine miles between aid stations. midway through due to threatening weather that included downpours and lightning. The race is named for the “Mogollon Monster” which some insist has been sighted in the area of race since 1903. There are runners who say they don’t believe such a Bigfootlike monster exists, but admit they turn a bit anxious hearing spooky sounds while running at 3 a.m. in the deep dark forest. About three years ago, the Payson Roundup polled readers asking if they believed the Mogollon Monster actually existed. About 68 percent said they did not believe in the Mogollon Monster, 18 percent did believe

such a creature existed and the remaining 14 percent had no opinion. “Roundup” top paper Congratulations to my former fellow co-workers and friends at the Payson Roundup for their banner showing at the Arizona Newspaper of the Year Awards on Sept. 26 in the Valley. Thanks to the efforts of all the hardworking employees at the paper, the Roundup received the coveted “Newspaper of the Year” award for non-dailies throughout the state. That’s an honor every newspaper employee in the state strives to win. Reporter Alexis Bechman was named the Journalist of the Year and almost all the other reporters, as well as editor Pete Aleshire and those who design and lay out the paper, received a bevy of first, second and third places. From experience, I know well that journalists receive criticism almost daily, some of it unfounded and very harsh. Being honored by an organization such as the Arizona Newspaper Association validates the work journalists do. Charity benefit for archers

Step up and support the Pine Strawberry School Archery in Schools program by taking part in a special benefit to be held tomorrow, Saturday in the community center. The benefit includes a pulled pork dinner to be served from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for just $5 per person or $20 per family. It includes sides and a drink. Buffalo archers will be available to serve additional drinks and desserts for donations.

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In addition to the dinner, there will be raffles, music and dancing until 8 p.m. Jake the Snake has ’em on roll

Like most retired teachers and coaches, I enjoy following the lives of my former students and athletes. Among those ex-students/athletes of mine is Payson High School football coach Jake Swartwood, who I once taught in a pre-algebra class and coached in football. When I first met Jake, his sports interest was playing soccer. After some encouragement to come out for football, I believe I played a role in him switching sports. Jake endured some tough seasons during his first couple of years as a head coach, but this year he has the Longhorns off and running to a 4-1 record including a pulsating 32-28 win over the Division III Flagstaff Eagles on Sept. 25 in the Walkup Skydome on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Next up will be a huge test on Oct. 2 in Lakeside against the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets. Paul Moro, one of the winningest coaches in the state, is no longer at the helm of the Jackets, but his replacement Bob London, a longtime line coach under Moro, has the Jackets out to a 5-0 start. Talk to almost any former or current Payson High football coach or player and they will tell you beating rival BR is a victory to be remembered for life. Jake is an excellent young coach and with him at the helm, the program is in great shape for years to come. Report cards going home

Although classes at Pine Strawberry School were dismissed at 11:30 a.m. yesterday, Thursday, and today for parent conferences, this is the time of the year that has some students sweating profusely. That’s because report cards are going home to parents and that means some students will be receiving pats on the back from moms and dads and others will be in the doghouse. Such is the life of a student. Oops, my mistake

In writing the Sept. 25 edition of Rattlin’ the Rim I accessed outdated information on the Fire on the Rim mountain bike

race and the resulting story was incorrect. Race co-host Janet Brandt last week supplied the corrected information. For 2015, 277 racers competed which is the same number as last year. Brandt points out, however, there was an 18 percent increase in sponsorships, a 31 percent increase in the number of Italian Feast dinners sold, a 33 percent increase in revenue from the silent auction and raffle ticket sales were up 40 percent. The increase in ticket sales should come as no surprise to Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction committee members because throughout the summer Katie Calderon and others spent weekends at The Ponderosa Market hawking ducats to almost everyone within earshot. “This was a very successful event for Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction thanks to our sponsors and volunteers and we are looking forward to next year,” said Brandt. All money earned benefits wildfire protection and trail building around Pine and Strawberry. STOP means STOP

Texting while driving might be the biggest public safety issue in some cities and towns, but in Pine the concern is failure to observe the stop signs in the post office customer parking lot. Those signs tell drivers to stop when coming out of the lot or entering the north side parking lot. Postal employees say customers failing to stop at the signs almost resulted in three accidents last week involving P.O. employees. So next time you pick up the mail, please observe the stop signs. Fall Festival upcoming

The Pine Strawberry Business Community is gearing up for the Eighth Annual Fall Festival and Fourth Annual Fall Festival Antique Show to be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the following day, Sunday, Oct. 11 at the community center and in the cultural hall. The festival will be similar to the other arts and crafts events that were held during the summer months except this one features a chili cook-off. It will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the center

ramada. The competition will feature two divisions — non-commercial and commercial. Non-commercial competitors should cook three-quarters of a gallon to 1 gallon of any type chili and take it to the ramada in an electric container to keep it warm. The PSBC will provide tasting bowls and spoons for the “judges” — it’s a people’s choice contest. Restaurants entered in the commercial division must provide at least 16 cups of chili for tasting and have it at the ramada by 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 10. The winning restaurant will receive a banner showing their chili is the best in PineStrawberry for the 2015 cook-off. In the non-commercial division, $100 will be awarded to the first-place winner, $75 to second place and $50 to third place. Applications for both divisions of the upcoming PSBC cook-off are available by calling Annemarie Eveland at 928-9780089. Get your tickets now

In only one year of existence the Wine Around the Library charity event to benefit the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library is one of the most anticipated social events on the Rim Country calender. The 2015 fundraiser will be held 4 p.m. to sunset, Saturday, Oct. 10 in the library. A limited number of tickets at $20 each are available at the library or from governing board members. Sponsorships at $100 each are also being sold. Ticket holders will be treated to a selection of wines, snacks, fine chocolates, plenty of old-fashioned small-town camaraderie and the musical tunes of Trouble in Paradise. A silent auction will include four Diamondbacks tickets (which can be used next season) three gift baskets, original blue Pine-Strawberry throw, two gift certificates for labor from “Mobile Mechanix” and a quilted bed runner. Highline reroute trail building

From 8 a.m. to noon, tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 3, local volunteers will be partnering with members of the Arizona Trail Association improving a Highline Trail reroute. Volunteers should meet at the Pine trailhead and bring own lunch/snacks/water.

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It’s amazing how much music his incredibly long run as TV’s has become a part of our lives. straight-shooting Sheriff Matt It wasn’t always true, but it cer- Dillon, in “Gunsmoke.” However, tainly is today. It seems that in “The Thing” James Arness no matter where we go or what was not the good guy. Far from we do, music is part of it — it, he was “The Thing From Outer sometimes a very large part. At Space,” a vegetable-based creatimes we aren’t even aware of ture lacking human emotions, the music; it’s just there in the but definitely not lacking the background having an effect on human ability to wreak havoc on anything or anyone that us we hardly realize. got in its way. For example, I your turn Picture this scene: worked in a movie theater as a high school The frigid north, far kid, and it didn’t take above the Arctic Circle. me long to notice someA lonely row of corrugated metal buildings thing that often separathalf buried in snow. An ed the best films from alien creature has been the run-of-the-mill ones. It was partly the backdug out of a space ship, ground music. I began Tom Garrett which crashed in the icy to take notice of how the sea. Frozen in a block of music not only underice, the large biped, obviscored the emotions in each ously dead the scientists reascene, but also helped to create son because it is frozen solid, is those emotions. deposited in the unheated wing Sometimes the music warned of a building. Unfortunately — the audience something was unknown to the scientists, but coming. “Get ready!” it seemed not to the audience which sees to say. “Here comes a shock!” it all happen — a guard left to Other times it grew calm, or protect the valuable specimen is sentimental, or breezy and light, frightened of its looks and places or fast and exciting. The tempo a blanket over the block of ice, of the music seemed to lead the not realizing it is an electric audience by the hand, telling blanket — and is turned on. Oops! them what to expect, what to The scientists, awakened by feel, how to react. I will never forget the effect of an alarm from the storeroom, one scene I saw up there on the cluster together fearfully in screen. Showing after showing the hallway outside its locked, and day after day for an entire steel-covered door. As they week, it occurred in the science unbar the door the background fiction film, “The Thing,” starring music grows more and more tall, broad-shouldered James chilling. They work on opening Arness, later to be famous for the heavy door — ever so slowly,

slowly-y-y-y ... The music blares! The door flies open! The monster is upon them! “Roo-ah-h-h-h!” In my three years in that theater there was never another scene quite like that one! Every time it played the whole audience screamed! And that reaction wasn’t limited to our theater either. As that music blared in theaters around the nation not only did people scream, some of them fainted dead away, and a few had heart attacks. We actually had two people faint in our theater, but we had no heart attacks thank goodness! I wondered what it was that made that scene so doggone scary, and since I had to stand there and watch it day after day I soon realized that it was two things: One, the way that monster was plastered to the other side of that door and sprang out so fast; that was VERY scary! Two, that sudden unexpected blare of music; that was a real heart-stopper! That was years ago, and I learned something about the power of music way back then, but surprisingly enough, I learned something new about music just last week. It wasn’t something about some movie music either. It was something from my own childhood, something that reached out from the past and gave me an emotional wrench I sure wasn’t expecting. Tell you all about it next week, Johnny.

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September is now a pleasant memory and autumn is here with Mother Nature doing her magic with the help of Jack Frost to turn the leaves a variety of reds, orange, brown and yellows. I love this time of year simply because this part of my world gets to put on a beautiful show of colors. The days still get pretty warm, but the nights are gloriously cool — just right for the apples to turn red and ripen for picking and eating. Another sign of autumn is the bugling of the elk. If you listen carefully, you can hear the squealing sound they make. Our the daughter was awakened village by that squealing sound just the other evening. She looked out the door and saw a magnificent bull elk with his harem of about a dozen cows. That was quite an amazing sight. The coyotes are still hanging around the Village, Janet Snyder eating up all the fallen apples. One looks quite unusual for its blond color. They are a nuisance and who knows, maybe rabid. You can call Arizona Game and Fish to find out if they can be killed. The number is 602-942-3000.

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The residents of this tiny community are having their own animal troubles. I have been told that there is a giant black steer weighing about 2,000 pounds ruining fences and just ramming his way into yards. The homeowners are getting fed up with this steer and they want him picked up by the rancher who owns him. So far, there has been nothing done by this rancher to pick up his animal. Let’s hope there will be some kind of action taken very soon. Domino Divas

Even though the weather is becoming cooler, the Divas keep right on meeting every Wednesday afternoon at the Tonto Village Fire Station. Some of the gals will be leaving for the winter, but dominoes must go on. Come and join the Divas any Wednesday afternoon, even if you have never played “chicken foot” in your life. Any one of the players will be glad to teach you. There is laughter, jokes, serious discussions about serious issues and talk about recipes are “keepers” and of course, playing dominoes. The meeting time is at 1

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The elk are bugling throughout the Rim Country — it’s fall after all, in spite of the warm weather. p.m. and parking is in the back of the fire station. See you there. Birthdays

Karen Carlen will be “whooping” it up on her birthday on Oct. 7. Karen is the Hellsgate Fireflies president this year. With her leadership the Fireflies have successfully hosted a Memorial Day Breakfast and a Labor Day Barbecue. The Fireflies need more ladies for future events and if you like to help out, give Karen a call at 928-472-7438. Angie Lecher will be kicking up her high heel shoes on Oct. 9. Angie is the business manager for the Hellsgate Fire Department office in Star Valley. Angie has been the main money gal for Hellsgate for many years. Happy birthday to Karen and Angie — here’s hoping your day is a keepsake to hold in your

heart. Tonto Village Chapel

For those of you who need a bit of help to stretch that hard-earned dollar, the chapel, under the direction of Pastor Mark Pratt, donates food boxes to the residents of the Village every Tuesday afternoon from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Donations are also accepted and can be brought to the chapel any Tuesday afternoon.

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Coming events at Double D

Get your costumes ready! A Halloween party is scheduled for the Double D on Halloween night. The fun gets started about 7:30 p.m. Come earlier if you want to show off your original costume or to guess who is who. There will also be live music in the patio area.

Plan a color trek up to Rim aspens Christopher Creek is easing into fall and soon will enjoy the most colorful season of the year. It’s time for harvesting apples. It’s time for making cider. Could be it’s time to chop your kindling or finish getting in the firewood. Maybe it’s time to get some hiking in or if you’ve been lucky enough to have been drawn for one of the many hunts it would be time to get some scouting done. Fall is a bit more laid back time and since you have all your summer chores finished it another week in the creek may be hammock time. Next week or so might be a good time to take a ride up on the Rim. The quaking aspens turn to yellow-gold early each fall. Try pulling off the road near one of those aspen groves some early afternoon. Spread Rod Britain your blanket beneath and lie back and take in the otherworldly color from the sun through the leaves. It’s worth the experience and you could get a nap in as well. Here in the Creek the boxelders are among of the first to start to turn along with the poplars in your yard. Soon the oaks will start to yellow, but not all of them. Recently it came to my attention that some folks who have been here awhile were unaware that we have five or more species of oak indigenes to Rim Country. Gambel oak is the most easily recognizable with its large lobed classic style. Gambel loses its colorful leaves each fall. Emory oak has a waxy-toothed leaf. Arizona white oak is another evergreen oak. Scrub oak never gets very big. Occasionally there will be netleaf oak or live canyon oak. All but the gambel are evergreen and that means they lose their leaves when moisture is scarce usually in May or June. Saturday may be a good time to get together and meet some folks down at Milburn Meadow. Oktoberfest and Mimifest is how the event is being billed. The Christopher Creek Homeowners Association is sponsoring the cookout/potluck and the location is directly across Columbine Road from the old homestead. Dave Voita is bringing some mesquite for fuel and he will be behind the grill. Brats provided by the CCHOA and chicken will be featured as well. Rumor has it Cheri Short is doing up a batch of her Hatch green chili. Mimi Tidwell is the guest of honor for the day. We are going to help her celebrate her 95th birthday. There will be singing and not just the birthday song. Chuck Schmidt will be leading the songfest ... that there is worth the price of admission. Of course there is no admission, just bring your chairs and a covered dish and join in the fun.

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Aspen groves on the Rim and elsewhere in the high country are beckoning as the changing colors herald autumn’s arrival. Blood moon parties were happening all over the Creek last Sunday evening. Christopher Creek is nestled down in a canyon so folks were buzzing around attempting to find a vantage point. The road across from Tall Pines Market was a perfect spot. Half way up the 284 road the trees thin out and you have a view of a wide expanse of the Rim looking east. In total darkness one can take in the Milky Way and a jillion bright stars and then the eclipsing moon rose over the edge. There could be nothing more spectacular than seeing the eclipse while being serenaded by the bugling of the elk! Just in! Rhonda Rouch is southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska on a river and up to her knees in snow. However, she caught two large Alaska salmon. One was the biggest in her group! Talk about paintin’ the town, sure are a bunch of folks getting a fresh coat on their places. Dave and Foofoo’s two-story down by the Carwash, next door at Karen Thornton’s, Chuck and Karen Schmitt’s, the Rowley’s

and a number of others all are looking good. Just remember, a thing of beauty is a joy forever. That depends a lot on the warranty stated on the side of the paint can. Hey, it’s October already. Have you got your costume ready yet? Happy to hear Pat Gorecki is doing well after her surgery two weeks ago. Monday was quite peaceful here in the Creek. It seems the fiber optic trunk line was cut again, knocking out Internet and cellular service all over Rim Country. Last Saturday certainly was not a red-letter day for college football in the great state of Arizona. Both ASU and U of A took a shellacking from a couple of Southern California teams. Fortunately the heartache was somewhat alleviated on Sunday with the Cardinals’ pasting of the ’Niners. The best meme seen on Monday was the one stating if the Niners’ QB Colin Kaepernick was asked to think of a number from one to ten he would undoubtedly “pick-six” … and that’s another week in the Creek.

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Holbrook Girls finally find their forever home by

Chandra Cushman

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It’s been almost exactly two years to the day that the Holbrook Girls were pulled from their small pens in a dusty lot. Their road has been a long one, and not especialHumane ly kind. The four Society of Central sisters were seven Arizona years old when we took them, and had spent their entire ADOPTION lives in captivity. OPTIONS They had never lived in a home, never walked on a leash, never been taught how to meet new people, never learned affection. They had a lot of work to do, but the staff and volunteers were there to do it with them. Foxy was the first adopted. She left the shelter in January 2015. Topaz and Gretchen spent a brief time in foster before we lost Topaz to a tragic accident. And then there were two. Gretchen and Shelby continued to wait for their chance. They were patient. It was their way. Why worry when you can nap in the sun? We got a call from Foxy’s adopters a couple of weeks ago. Foxy had settled in well with their small dog. They had decided that they might have room for two more. Our hearts leapt. The reunion was quick and easy. The Girls took turns running in the grass. Shy Gretchen did a happy little dance. Rumor has it she was the first in the bed. We finished the adoption this past weekend. Thank you to everyone who has fol-

The Holbrook Girls in their first real bed.

lowed the Holbrook Girls over the years. Thank you to our staff and volunteers for never giving up hope. And thank you to the kind-hearted adopters who have reunited the Girls and given them a home. You have our undying gratitude. We are very lucky to be able to keep pets like the Holbrook Girls for such a long time. We often find ourselves in the situation of taking dogs from failed shelters or rescues. We currently have a few dogs that have also been at this shelter for over two years. Our staff and volunteers put in countless hours of time to care for these previously unwanted pets. It’s a big responsibility, but we think they’re worth it. With long-term responsibility comes a larger financial obligation. We rely on

our community’s help to keep the shelter running and keep the pets in our care happy and healthy until they find their forever homes. Our shelter runs on food and monetary donations that allow us to continue helping pets in our community. We are a registered nonprofit, so any donations are tax deductible. Currently our food donations and our monetary donations are running very low. We welcome any and all assistance. Mail your check to HSCAZ, P.O. Box 242, Payson, AZ 85547. Thank you in advance for helping the shelter and the pets in our care. Featured pets for adoption

Following are just two of the many wonderful animals available for adop-

Blackberry

Sasha

tion at the HSCAZ shelter, 605 W. Wilson Ct. (just south of Main Street and west of McLane Road). Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All pets are already spayed or neutered and current on vaccinations. To learn more, call (928) 474-5590 or visit www.humanesocietycentralaz.org.

could nap here, but I would much prefer curling up at your place!

Blackberry

Hey! I see you over there; looking at my sweetness. I can’t say I blame you — I am a juicy little guy; just like the berry. My, I do lay around a bit. In truth, I’m a little on the lazy side, but who wants to exercise when you can nap instead? In my opinion, curling up with the person I love is the best way to nap; it’s THIS cat’s meow! But don’t think I will just love anyone right off the bat — I may be a softy, but I want to get to know you first! So come on in and meet me. And if all goes well, we could set up a napping date. We

Sasha

I am a mellow, easygoing girl who likes to go with the flow. Nice and slow is my approach to life! Let’s get out for a leisurely stroll. I walk like a dream on a leash and love to stop and smell the flowers. I have great house manners and will happily settle with you for some quality time on the couch. Or at your feet if the couch is out of bounds! I’m not picky. Just please give some attention to that spot on my neck. I sit for treats (sometimes begrudgingly) and wouldn’t dream of doing my business anywhere but outdoors! I do like to roughhouse from time to time. It may not be for very long, but this “mature” girl still knows how to clown around! Other dogs make fine companions, so long as they let me boss them around a bit. I’ve grown used to being the grande dame of the yard!

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Free youth riding program

Church, 507 W. Wade Lane. There are no fees or dues. The only membership requirement is a desire to not compulsively overeat anymore. Call the following members for more information: Denise, 928-978-3706; Mary Jo, 928978-4663; Ted, 928-951-3362; Alice at 602-8280917 or 928-478-4361.

The Heart Six Ranch, a nonprofit, provides a free Kids Work to Ride program from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday with a free lunch. The program is called for the Grace of Devin. Contact Connie Agnes for details at 928-595-0345.

Order of the Eastern Star

Payson Walkers

The Ponderosa Chapter #64 O.E.S. meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays at the Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson. All Eastern Star members are invited to attend. Master Masons and all ladies with any Masonic affiliation or family members in Freemasonry are encouraged to join the group. In addition to the meetings, the ladies gather at 10 a.m. every Wednesday for a fun game of O.E.S. Canasta. For more information, contact Marjorie Winemiller, secretary, at (928) 468-0790.

The Payson Walkers depart at 8:30 a.m. Walks are about an hour in length on pavement: Saturday, end of Longhorn Road Sunday, Senior Center parking lot Monday, Elks Lodge Tuesday, Green Valley Park, Parks and Recreation Office Wednesday, Walgreens Thursday, Payson Public Library Friday, Home Depot parking lot, (south end).

Tai Chi and Qigong

TOPS in Pine

Tai Chi and Qigong classes are offered at 9 a.m. Saturdays at Rim Country Health, 807 W. Longhorn Rd., Payson. The program is especially designed for seniors 50 or older, but is beneficial for all ages. There is no charge. For details, call 928-478-6032.

The TOPS 412 (Take off Pounds Sensibly) Pine group meets Tuesdays at the LDS chapel in Pine. Weigh-in is at 7:50 a.m., the meeting is from 8:10 a.m. to 9 a.m. All ages welcome. The group is for men and women looking for a support group and accountability in losing weight. For more information, call Barbara at 928476-5955 or Charlotte at 928-978-3640.

Write Your Story

This is a group of people who want to get their life story written for their family. The group meets from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays at 215 N. Beeline Highway, the home of Banner High Country Seniors. Members share a little of what they have written as an incentive to keep writing.

Senior Singles with Spirit

Senior Singles with Spirit is a group of men and women who are young in spirit and have an enthusiasm for life. The purpose of this group is to build lasting friendships, share ideas, have fun, and enjoy activities with like-minded people. The choices are many and varied. To learn more, attend a meeting. The group meets at 8:45 a.m. every

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 2 p.m. Mondays at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran

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Moose Lodge events

The Women of the Moose meet at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month. The Loyal Order of the Moose meetings are at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday 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 lodge is open to members and their guests. The Moose Lodge is located on E. Hwy. 260 in Star Valley. For more information, call (928) 474-6212.

Veterans of Foreign Wars

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America will meet at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Grizzly Bar, 5079 Highway 87, Strawberry, Ariz. We would like to invite all members to join us. For more information, contact Post 9829 Commander John Puttman, (602) 329-8686.

Masonic Lodge

The Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70, located at 200 E. Rancho Road, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. For more information, go online to www. paysonmason.org or contact Bill Herzig, secretary, at 928-474-1305 or 928-951-2662.

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Rim Country Classic Auto Club

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other to help others recover from alcoholism. For more information on local meetings, call 928-4743620.

Celebrate Recovery

The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group invites caregivers, families, service providers and members of the community to attend any or all of the following: • First and third Wednesdays of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center. For more details, call Mary, (928) 4743560. The Payson Senior Center is located at 514 W. Main St.

PAWS meeting

The Payson Area Woofers Society (better known as PAWS) is having its monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the conference room of the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. Mark Scott, Payson’s Animal Control Officer, will be the speaker. He will be discussing some changes in regulations, showing his transport vehicle and answering questions. Everyone is invited to come and learn more. Complimentary light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please call Dorothy Howell, (928) 472-7396.

Celebrate Recovery is a group for those with hurts, habits and hang-ups. Celebrate God’s healing power through eight recovery principles and Christ-centered 12 steps. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Mountain Bible Church. For more information, call 928-472-7800.

Narcotics Anonymous

Drug problem? If you think you may have a problem with drugs, give yourself a break. There is a way out, with the help of other recovering addicts in Narcotics Anonymous. We have been there. Rim Recovery: Thursday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., 107 E. Airline Dr. (Steps House – directly behind old batting cages). Recovery in the Pines: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 p.m. at 213 S. Colcord, Room 213, in rear, off Ash Street (Payson Community Kids building). Before you use again, please call Bill N. at 928-978-8001 or Annie W. at 480-341-3264; NA East Valley Area HELPLINE 480-897-4636; Arizona NA website: www.arizona-na.org.

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

The Saving Graces of Payson — a Canasta card-playing group — is looking for a few ladies who enjoy fun, laughter and friendship. This Red Hat group meets at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Crosswinds Restaurant patio room. There is a break for lunch around noon and play and resumes after lunch. Anyone interested in joining will be welcomed. You do not need to know how to play, the members will be happy to teach the game. Please contact Queen Mum Ann-Marie at (928) 468-8585; please leave a message if there’s no answer.

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Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main,Payson 928-978-8375 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4 SUV, on sale this week for $5995. 2002 BMW 325 XI All Wheel Drive, 49K Miles, Clean! Loaded include Leather and Moon Roof, $7800. 1999 Chevy Suburban, 4x4, Rear Air, Third Seat, Real Clean, $4550. 1999 Dodge Ram, 4500 4x4, Great Work Truck, Save Thousands, $5995. WE BUY CARS!

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FURNITURE Matching Table (Marble Top) w/4 chairs and Oak Hutch, One year old, Good Condition, $500. 602-328-0191 Moving Sale: Chaparral Pines; Living Room, Dining Room, Patio, Bedroom Furniture, Decorator items by Apt only 928-978-8207

GUNS/KNIVES Remington Model 742 Woodmaster, Semi-Auto 243 & 30-06 Caliber Rifles w/3x-9x Scopes, Slings & Extra Clips, $600.ea Thompson Hawken 50 Caliber Black Powder Rifle Unfired! $350. 928-476-4880

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11. 1009 N. Hillcrest: Sat. Oct. 3 starting at 7am: Clothes, Fabrics, End Tables, and lots of Misc. 12. After Moving Sale 2604 W Nicklaus Dr Payson Sat, Oct 3 and Sun, Oct 4. 7am-2pm Combining two houses, need to downsize - Clothing, decorations, mini fridge, freezer, microwave, desks, grill, books, household items

2. 406 E. Cherry Street, Payson, Sat. Only Oct. 3 from 10am to 3pm: Costumes and Costume Makings (Adult Women), Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hats and patterns. 3. Big Yard Sale; 608 E. Tahoe Vista Circle, Fri. & Sat. Oct. 2 & 3 from 7:30 am till 1:30ish: Men, Women and Children. Something for everyone. Priced to sell. Tools, household items, military, kitchen, knick knacks, books, camping, girls bike and some toys. Follow Pink Signs from E. Main St. 4. 1313 N. Locarno Circle, (N. Payson off Easy St), Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 1 & 2 from 7am to 3pm: Household Items, Clothing, Hallowing Costumes (All Sizes), Patio Chairs, Home Decore. 5. Mesa Del Yard Sale: 7390 Toya Vista; Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 1 & 2 from 7am to 2pm: Barnwood Crafts, Antique Dish Sets, Glassware, Love Seat Double Recline, Nice Antique 1800 Lap Blanket, Strawberry plants, Seasonal Crafts, Some Furniture, and Lots more! 6. Unity Church Yard Sale 705 E. Park Drive Deer Creek Fri, Oct 2 and Sat, Oct 3. 8am-1pm Variety and abundance! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be glad you checked it out.

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 3 BR. 2 BA. House, 185 Tonto Rim Ranch Rd , Payson, AZ, 85541. MLS ID none, agency none, agent name none. 2,000 sq. ft., 1992, paysonUnfinished Basement, Appliances Included, , FOR RENT $1,395. 602-568-7313, scott@crownpress.com Beautiful 5Br/3Ba home on 1.67 Acres in Middle Round Valley, In Door Pool, Garden, Fruit Trees, More, Possible Lease/Purchase, $298,000; 928-978-4011 F.S.B.O. (Mesa Del), Cute Single Family Home, 2Br/1Ba, LR, DR, Kitchen, Laundry Room, All New Appliances, Stove, Fridge, W/D, New Pellet Stove, Sitting on Fenced-in-Corner Lot, 1/3 Acre, Mature Trees, Lots of Shade, Privacy, Detached 2-Car Garage, Storage Shed we/Cord of Firewood, Fire Pit in back yard, Perfect Weekend Get-a-way or Year-Round, Please call for more Info: 928-474-2934 HOME INSPECTIONS AZ and ASHI Certified Home Inspector 14 years Experience Payson License #PO0049 www.inspectaz.com Dan Harris 928-970-1187

MOBILES FOR SALE Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712 REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1100 Sq.Ft 2BDR/2BA Apartment In Central Payson, Central Heating and A/C, F/P., Washer/Dryer Hookup $750.p/m, 480-326-7203 or 480-926-9024 2BR 1BA, Apt 201 E Jura Cir Payson 700 sq ft, refurbished $700 mo $700 dep keyless entry new flooring blinds 480-628-4465 pine4rest@gmail.com. 2Br/2Ba Laundry Room w/Washer & Dryer, All Electric, Clean, Year Lease, Pets/Smoking-No, $800.mo Call 928-474-8263 or 928-951-4237

Call The Cheaper Sweeper for a free estimate: (928) 472-9897

Apartments For Rent

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LANDSCAPING landscape services-pick up 2014

HEALTH CARE HIRING: RN with IV Skills

R.W.P. CARPENTRY & REMODELING:

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Program provided by Pinal Gila Community Child Services is 100% federally funded. EOE. PAYSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Home Base Teacher Payson Pay starts at $13./hour Must have minimum of a High School Diploma

DHW Home Services Decks/Porches Sheds Drywall Texture Matching Paint Remodeling 928-595-1555 Credit Cards Accepted not a licensed contractor

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2015 26ft Sunset Trail Reserve, 2 Slides, Island Kitchen, FP, Includes Generator and Hitch, $27,000, 928-478-6382

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OakLeaf Yardworks Yard Maintenance Minor landscaping and tree trimming. All work affordable. Call:Dennis 928-595-0477 not a licensed contractor

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ASPEN COVE

801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541

(928) 474-8042

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Now Renting! Green Valley Apartments 905 S. McLane Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Newer apartments located off historic Main Street and just down the road from beautiful Green Valley Park. 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes Bright, open layouts Onsite laundry facility Playground area Community room Satellite ready

See Manager for details Phone (928) 472-4639 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft. On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558

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6B COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Payson’s Finest Eagle Springs Professional Plaza 903 E. Hwy 260 Medical Suite Available also Office Space Available 1000sf to 3500sf 928-978-0149

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RETIRED MAN SEEKING A MOBILE HOME TO MOVE INTO. WOULD LIKE A RENT TO OWN OPTION FROM OWNER. CALL DALE @ (704)-477-9293.

West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Name and Address of Original Trustor: THOMAS L. CROM, III AND STACY A. CROM HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP

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RESTAURANT FACILITIES FOR LEASE

15914: 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

Comm zoning, A+ location. New to-code stainless comm kitchen w/walk-in cooler/freezer & lrg pantry. Seats 80+ w/Hi-vis HWY260 location, plenty of parking. Attractive lease terms for qualified tenant.

The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on October 22, 2012 in Instrument No. 2012-013219 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 ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, Arizona at 11:00a.m. on November 20, 2015:

Scott R Trevey KL Commercial Group; 480-205-0862

HOMES FOR RENT

2Br/1Ba Mobile In Town, Private Lot, Freshly Painted Interior w/New Light Fixtures, Large Fenced Back Yard w/New Trees. Large Living Room, Dining w/Built-ins, Heating/Cooling, W/D Hook-ups, Double-Pane Windows, $750.p/m + Yard Maintanence included in Rent: 928-288-2440

3Br/2Ba w/Loft, Backs Forest, Mountain Views from Front Deck. Includes, Dishwasher, Central Heat/AC, Walkout Basement/Workshop, W/D Hookup, Pets-OK, 2107 N. Pratt Circle, $1,180.mo 928-978-2656 Beautiful Luxurious Tri-level Town House on Green Valley Lakes, Very Quiet, Over 2100sf, Good Credit & References Required, Small Pet-Ok, Non-Smoking, $1200.mo 901 W. Madera Lane, Call 928-951-4320

PAYSON TRAILER RANCH 1 & 2 Bdrms Starting at $425.00 Spaces starting at $310. 1st Mo + Deposit! All Include Cable/Water/Sewer/Trash Calll 928-517-1368

Prudential Pine BERKSHIRE

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PO Box 329, 3640 Hwy 87, Pine, AZ 85544

928-476-3279

UNFURNISHED RENTAL HOMES NEEDED Independently Owned & Operated

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609 S. BEELINE HWY. PAYSON, AZ 85541 474-5276

www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

1502 N. Fairview Dr., 3BD, 3BA . . $1400 1406 N. Sunset, 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . $1300 602 N. Boulder Ridge, 3BD, 2BA . $1295 906 S. Lakeview, 2BD, 2BA. . . . . . . $950 1101 N. Carefree Cir., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . $850 200 E. Malibu Dr., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . $800 317 W. Roundup Rd., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . $775 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C4, Studio 1BA$400 607 S. Beeline Hwy. Sp#5, 1BD, 1BA . $450 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C6, Studio,1BA $400

COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE 1500 Bravo Taxiway 601 N. Beeline 408 W. Main St., Suite 8 & Suite 11 708 E. Hwy 260 C1, A, B, C & E 708 E. Hwy 260 C2 1322 W. Red Baron Rd. #A

RV/MOTOR HOME SPACE Independently Owned & Operated

Rental # 1 4Br/2.5Ba Fenced Yard, Garage, Avail on Nov. 1st, $1195.mo

Rental #2 Prestigious Furnished 1B/Efficiency-Kitchen, Patio, Extremely Nice, $775.mo Free Water/Trash/Sewer Rental #3 Lease Presticious 2Br Top Floor, Large Deck/View, Furnished, Regular $1595. If you cook & Clean some $695. One or Two Tidy Ladies. Call 928-978-6505 Super Nice 3BR/2BA. Corner Lot, Fenced, Near Hospital, $1200 + Dep. No-smoking/pets-?. Avail Now, Landlord Pays Sewer Call 928-310-3732

MOBILE/RV SPACES 1Br/1Ba, (Furnished) $350.mo & Up; Free Laundry On-site, Utility Dep. Water/Trash Included, Spaces $200.mo 602-502-0020

MOBILES/RVS FOR RENT Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park, For Rent: Really nice and clean 3 Bedroom Manufactured Home with a/c, on large corner lot with optional new washer/dryer $700.00* Cozy economical Travel Trailers $380.00* Newly remodeled 1 Bedroom APT, knotty pine walls with covered patio $550.00* RV Spaces $256.55 mo Pets are welcome, within walking distance to downtown Payson, with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Wifi, and Pool room Call Shawn at 928-474-2406 (*prices reflect our monthly rent discount program)

LOT 258, ALPINE VILLAGE UNIT ONE, ACCORDING TO MAP NOS. 610, 610A, 601B, 610C AND 610D AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED IN DOCKET 647, PAGE 986 AND CERTIFICATE OF AMENDED DEDICATION RECORDED IN DOCKET 667, PAGE 544, AND CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTION RECORDED IN DOCKET 676, PAGE 157, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA Purported Street address: 1101 N. Monte Rosa LN, Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel # 302-79-259C Original Principal Balance $200,000.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: PHH Mortgage Corporation, 2001 Bishops Gate Blvd., Attn: Mail Stop SV-01, Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054. Name and Address of Original Trustor: Christy B Barrowdale, an Unmarried Woman, 1101 N. Monte Rosa LN, Payson, AZ 85541 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Jason P. Sherman, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite #400, Phoenix, AZ 85012, 602-222-5711 Dated: August 21, 2015 /s/ Jason P. Sherman Jason P. Sherman, Trustee Manner of Trustee Qualification: The Trustee qualifies pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-803(A)(2) as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. Name of Trustee’s Regulator: The Trustee’s Regulator is the State Bar of Arizona. STATE OF ARIZONA} } ss. COUNTY OF MARICOPA} The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on August 21, 2015, by Jason P. Sherman, a member of the State Bar of Arizona, as Trustee. /s/Kari Sheehan NOTARY PUBLIC My commission expires: 9/12/2018

273 North Coyote Way, Payson, AZ 85541 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. Northpark Town Center 1000 Abernathy Rd NE; Bldg 400, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328 (866) 960-8299 SALE INFORMATION: Sales Line: (866) 960-8299 Website: http://www.altisource.com/Mortgag eServices/DefaultManagement/Tru steeServices.aspx DATED: 8/8/15 Western Progressive - Arizona, /s/ Chelsea Jackson, Chelsea Jackson, Inc.Trustee Sale Assistant The successor trustee herein qualifies as a trustee of the Deed of Trust in the trustee’s capacity as an Escrow Agent as required by A.R.S. § 33-803 (A)(6). The successor trustee’s regulator is the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF Georgia COUNTY OF Fulton On 8/8/15, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the said State, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Chelsea Jackson, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument, the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. /s/ Tanesha Humphrey Tanesha Humphrey, Gwinnett County Georgia NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires June 5, 2018 15928: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/2015 TS No. 2015-00648-AZ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 07/30/2007 and recorded on 08/03/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-013200, Book —- Page —and rerecorded on as in the official records of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501, in Gila County, on 11/30/2015 at 11:00 AM of said day: Legal Description:

15927: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/2015: TS No. 2015-00688-AZ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/16/2006 and recorded on 10/20/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-018057, Book —- Page —and rerecorded on as in the official records of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501, in Gila County, on 11/25/2015 at 11:00 AM of said day: Legal Description: A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 419, IN SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL B, OF RECORD OF SURVEY RECORDED JANUARY 22, 1997, IN SURVEY MAP NO. 1318 GILA COUNTY RECORDS. Purported Street Address: 273 North Coyote Way, Payson , AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 30253015 S Original Principal 472,500.00

Balance:

Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for MASTR Specialized Loan Trust 2007-02 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates C/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC 1661 Worthington Road

LOTS 16, 17 AND THE NORTHWESTERLY 7.5 FEET OF LOT 18, BLOCK 1-C, OF EAST GLOBE MAP 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 15 Purported Street Address: 651 South East Street , Globe , AZ 85501 Tax Parcel Number: 20805083 Original Principal Balance: $ 128,000.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2008-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2008-1 c/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC 1661 Worthington Road West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Name and Address of Original Trustor: SCOTT STENNERSON, LAURA STENNERSON, 651 South East Street , Globe , AZ 85501 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. Northpark Town Center, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE; Bldg 400, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328 (866) 960-8299 SALE INFORMATION: Sales Line: (866) 960-8299 W e b s i t e : http://www.altisource.com/Mortgag eServices/DefaultManagement/Tru steeServices.aspx DATED: 8/13/2015 Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. /s/ Chelsea Jackson, Chelsea Jackson, Trustee Sale Assistant The successor trustee herein qualifies as a trustee of the Deed of Trust in the trustee’s capacity as an Escrow Agent as required by A.R.S. § 33-803 (A)(6). The successor trustee’s regulator is the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF Georgia COUNTY OF Fulton On 8/13/2015, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the said State, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Chelsea Jackson, person-

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015

LEGAL NOTICES ally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument, the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. /s/ Tanesha Humphrey Tanesha Humphrey, Gwinnett County Georgia NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires June 5, 2018 15929: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/2015 TS No. 2015-00791-AZ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 01/21/2010 and recorded on 02/03/2010 as Instrument No. 2010-001028, Book —- Page —and further modified by that certain Loan modification agreement recorded on 10/03/2014 as instrument number 2014-009392 rerecorded on as in the official records of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501, in Gila County, on 11/30/2015 at 11:00 AM of said day: Legal Description: LOT 70, PAYSON NORTH UNIT TWO, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 400, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. Purported Street Address: 108 W Sherwood Dr, Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 30264214 Original Principal Balance: $ 183,825.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC c/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC 1661 Worthington Road West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Name and Address of Original Trustor: JOHN WILCOX, A MARRIED MAN, 108 W Sherwood Dr, Payson, AZ 85541 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. Northpark Town Center, 1000 Abernathy Rd NE; Bldg 400, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328; (866) 960-8299 SALE INFORMATION: Sales Line: (866) 960-8299 Website: http://www.altisource.com/Mortgag eServices/DefaultManagement/Tru steeServices.aspx DATED: 8/13/2015 Western Progressive - Arizona, Inc. /s/ Chelsea Jackson, Chelsea Jackson, Trustee Sale Assistant The successor trustee herein qualifies as a trustee of the Deed of Trust in the trustee’s capacity as an Escrow Agent as required by A.R.S. § 33-803 (A)(6). The successor trustee’s regulator is the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF Georgia COUNTY OF Fulton On 8/13/2015, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the said State, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Chelsea Jackson, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument, the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. /s/ Tanesha Humphrey Tanesha Humphrey, Gwinnett County Georgia NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires June 5, 2018 15933: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-03737 Cox Title No: 21503294 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 11/16/2009 as Document No. 2009-013770 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 December 10, 2015 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 ac-

LEGAL NOTICES ceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Lot 214, of TRAIL WOOD UNIT TWO, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 652. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 301 N Lakeshore Road Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 304-53-050 1 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: $198,979.00 Original Trustor: Shawna Lee Cox, an unmarried woman 2118 N Florence Road, Payson, AZ 85541 Current Beneficiary: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Care of / Servicer JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3415 Vision Drive Columbus, OH 43219 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-4542435 09/25/2015, 10/02/2015, 10/09/2015, 10/16/2015 15934: 9/25, 9/29, 10/2/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: MILTONCORP, LLC File No. L-2033209-1 II. The address of the known place of business is: 709 W. Main Street, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Michael J. Harper, Harper Law Office, PC, 111 W. Cedar Lane, Suite C., Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Michael A. Marmer, (x) member (x) manager, M.D., 600 N. Doubletree Cir., Payson, AZ 85541. 15937: 9/29, 10/2, 10/6/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: ROOTS TECHNOLOGY LLC File No. L-2034297-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 1803 W. Munsee Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: John Landis, 1803 W. Munsee Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: John Landis, (x) manager, 1803 W. Munsee Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. 15938: 9/29, 10/2, 10/6/2015 Notice For Publication ACC File Number: L-20330176 1. Articles of Organization have been filed in the office of the Arizona Corporation Commission for: COPPER MOUNTAIN VETERINARY SERVICES, L.L.C. 2. The address of the known place of business of the company is: 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, AZ 85541. 3. The name and street address of the company’s agent for service of process is: Sheena Christensen; 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, AZ 85541. 4. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The name and address of the member is: Sheena Christensen; 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, AZ 85541. 5. The name and address of each Member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of this limited liability company is: Sheena Christensen; 96 South Union Park Drive, Payson, AZ 85541. 15940: 10/2, 10/6/2015 NOTICE OF SALE OF MOBILE HOME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following item of personal property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder, to satisfy a landlord’s lien: Mobile Home Make: MELODY Body Style: 12 X 64 MH Model Year: 1976 VIN: Date and Time of Sale: 10/2/15 10:00:01 AM Location of Sale: Space No. 39 CEDAR GROVE MHP, LLC 703 E. FRONTIER STREET PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name of landlord: CEDAR GROVE MHP, LLC Amount of Claimed Lien: $1,670.00 as of october 2, 2015 The Landlord reserves the right to bid at said sale and if its bid is the highest, to purchase said mobile home. The Landlord claims a lien against this property in the amount shown above as of the date shown above, for rents and other charges which have accrued through that date under a rental agreement covering the space occupied by the mobile

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LEGAL NOTICES home. The rental agreement giving rise to this lien was entered into by the Landlord and the following parties, owners of the mobile home, as tenants: Date of Rental Agreement: July 8, 2015 Name(s) of Tenant(s): SIDNEY ALCOTT DANDO Said mobile home is located at the address shown above as the location of sale. The above described property shall be offered for sale pursuant to A.R.S. §33-1023. The proceeds from the sale will be applied to the cost of sale and to the lien, and any money that remains will be disposed of as provided in A.R.S. §33-1023. CEDAR GROVE MHP, LLC By: /s/illegible Park Manager Dated: September 24, 2015 10/2, 10/6/15 CNS-2799419# 15941: 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23/2015; TS No. AZ05000094-15-1 APN 302-34-124 TO No. 8532968 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated August 5, 2005 and recorded on August 11, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005-014391 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OF IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on November 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8087 WEST CHERRY ANN LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 LOT 104, MESA DEL CABALLO TRACTS PLAT THREE, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 215, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 302-34-124 Original Principal Balance $95,200.00 Name and Address of original Trustor MATHIAS THOMETZ A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPERATE PROPERTY 8087 WEST CHERRY ANN LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of the Beneficiary BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. c/o Bank of America Home Loans 7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by

LEGAL NOTICES said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: August 11, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Rosenda Cardenas, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766. Order no. AZ15-000776-1, Pub Dates, 10/02/2015, 10/09/2015, 10/16/2015, 10/23/2015. 15942: 10/2, 10/9, 10/17, 10/23/2015; TS No. AZ07000203-15-1 APN 301-57-010A 5 TO No. 8571041 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated September 28, 2006 and recorded on October 13, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-017607 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OF IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on November 12, 2015 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5057 NORTH RIM WOOD DRIVE, STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544 LOTS 10 AND PART OF LOT 9, OF STRAWBERRY RANCH SIX, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORD IN MAP NO. 488. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTHEASTERLY PORTION OF THE LOT 9, STRAWBERRY RANCH SIX, PER MAP

LEGAL NOTICES NO. 488, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 9; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, 56.925 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 9; THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 9, WHICH IS 50 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 9; THENCE SOUTHEAST 50 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 9: THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, 100.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 301-57-010A 5 Original Principal Balance $300,000.00 Name and Address of original Trustor FRANK R. HAMBLIN AND JULIA V. HAMBLIN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP 5057 NORTH RIM WOOD DRIVE, STRAWBERRY, AZ 85544 Name and Address of the Beneficiary BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. c/o Reverse Mortgage Solutions 2727 Spring Creek Drive Spring, TX 77373 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: August 3, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Rosenda Cardenas, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766. Order no. AZ15-000726-1, Pub Dates, 10/02/2015, 10/09/2015, 10/16/2015, 10/23/2015.

PAYSON ROUNDUP

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015

YARD SALE GUIDE Weekend of October 2-4 1. 1111 N. William Tell Circle, Fri. & Sat. Oct. 2 & 3 from 7:30am to 3pm: Large Variety of Items! 2. 406 E. Cherry Street, Payson, Saturday Only Oct. 3 from 10am to 3pm: Costumes and Costume Makings (Adult Women), Children’s hats and patterns. 3. BIG YARD SALE; 608 E. Tahoe Vista Circle, Fri. & Sat. Oct. 2 & 3 from 7:30 am till 1:30ish: Men, Women and Children. Something for everyone. Priced to sell. Tools, household items, military, kitchen, knick knacks, books, camping, girls bike and some toys. Follow Pink Signs from E. Main St. 4. 1313 N. Locarno Circle, (N. Payson off Easy St), Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 1 & 2 from 7am to 3pm: Household Items, Clothing, Halloween Costumes (All Sizes), Patio Chairs, Home Décor.

5. Mesa Del Yard Sale: 7390 Toya Vista; Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 1 & 2 from 7am to 2pm: Barnwood Crafts, Antique Dish Sets, Glassware, Love Seat Double Recliner, Nice Antique 1800 Lap Blanket, Strawberry plants, Seasonal Crafts, Some Furniture, and Lots more!

9. 1102 S. Sequoia Circle, Thurs thru Sat. Oct. 1, 2 & 3 from 8am to 3pm: Antique Chairs, Glassware, Wide Variety of Paintings, Pictures, high quality Nic Nacks, Crystal and Collectibles, Lamps, Bedroom Set, Kitchenware, Microwave, So Much More!

DON’T MISS THIS ONE! 6. Unity Church Yard Sale 705 E. Park Drive Fri, Oct 2 and Sat, Oct 3. 8am-1pm Variety and abundance! You’ll be glad you checked it out. 7. ESTATE & MOVING SALE: 203 N. Fawn Dr., Thurs. Fri. & Sat. Oct. 1, 2, & 3 from 9am to 3pm: Patio Furniture, Christmas Items, Household Items and More! 8. 2507 W. Palmer Drive, Sat. & Sun. Oct. 3 & 4 from 8am to 2pm: Freezer, Tools, Household, Clothing and Misc.

10. Moving Sale: 708 N. William Tell Circle, Saturday Only Oct. 3 starting at 8am: Household and Garage Items! 11. 1009 N. Hillcrest: Sat. Oct. 3 starting at 7am: Clothes, Fabrics, End Tables, and lots of Misc. 12. After Moving Sale 2604 W Nicklaus Dr Payson Sat, Oct 3 and Sun, Oct 4. 7am-2pm Combining two houses, need to downsize Clothing, decorations, mini fridge, freezer, microwave, desks, grill, books, household items

And... 13. 303 N. Titel St. Fri. & Sat. Oct. 2 and 3 from 7:30 am to Noon: Lots of Collectibles, Jewelry, Tools and More!

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Payson Roundup SPORTS Friday, October 2, 2015

Quail season opens today The daily bag limit of One of the most popu15 birds is a very tough lar upland game seasons outdoors order for even the best opens today in Arizona under the rim marksmen because of for the shotgun enthusiast who likes to shoot habitat and the number while walking the desert of birds available. foothills. Consistent precipitation in successive The very lengthy quail years is a key factor in season has begun and improving the quail popwill continue through ulation. The possibility Feb. 7. The state of Arizona has a huntable Dennis Pirch of an El Niño winter and early spring could greatpopulation of Gambel’s, Scaled, California and Mearns ly enhance the future of quail quail in specific locations where hunting in Arizona where a limit the habitat is suitable for these of birds might be a reality. The Payson area also has birds to exist. The most abundant is the small pockets of existing Mearns Gambel’s quail that inhabits the quail wherever there is substansouthern and western deserts all tial grassland in the more remote the way to the pinyon and cedar canyons and hills. They are a country of the major mountain larger game bird and much more secretive in that they hug the ranges. The area surrounding Payson ground and seldom flush. The at the 5,000-foot elevation has statewide season for this species numerous coveys in the brushy does not begin until Dec. 4 and draws, provided there is a water there is an eight-bird daily bag source close by. It is common to limit. I have seen three separate see small coveys of these birds coveys this summer while hiking in the outlying subdivisions that the area under the Rim and in border the forest because of the each case they did not flush until available food sources that may I almost stepped on them. The male bird has a white include a homeowner’s garden and black harlequin head with or a birdseed feeder. The overall outlook for pop- white, black and brown checkulations of Gambel’s quail has ered body feathers. The female been low for the last eight years, quail is much more neutral in but improved rainfall this past a cinnamon color, being slightspring should help to improve ly smaller than the male. This the number of birds. In addi- game bird is very striking in tion, early summer rains with color and has a noticeably differan average monsoon season ent color pattern from the more improve the chance for multiple common Gambel’s quail. If you go early in the seahatches throughout the summer. Hopefully, the 2015 quail season son when temperatures are should be better than the previ- still warm, always take plenty ous recent years. of water and be aware of the

Lowery provides wisdom for gridders From page 1B the life of a young adult. Trey Glasscock certainly was listening. “When he told us he played with Steve Young and all them, I said, ‘That’s cool. This is a guy we really need to listen to because he knows what he’s talking about,’” the junior defensive end-offensive lineman said. Of course, he was saying some of the same things his coaches have been preaching for years. “I already knew my coaches knew what they were talking about, but then you know for sure they do when you listen to him,” Glasscock said. So what lesson did he take away from the brief encounter? “Just being able to come out

when you’re down and keep pushing and come together as a team, that’s what I mainly got from it,” he said. Swartwood said speaking with Lowery could pay big dividends for Glasscock and the Longhorns. “He played probably his worst technical game that he’s played in a while (against Flagstaff),” Swartwood said. “He did about 50 percent of his job correct last game and he had a great game. So we wanted to show him that if you do 100 percent of that job correct, think of what you might be able to do.” Offensive coordinators certainly don’t want to think about that with Glasscock already terrorizing their quarterbacks now.

Valley teams claim senior softball crowns The Arizona Ancients from Scottsdale beat the Softball Junkies from Fountain Hills and Scottsdale to win the 65-and-over championship in the Senior Softball Classic Tournament at Kiwanis Fields in Rumsey Park on Sept. 21-23. Bad Attitude from Chandler and Mesa won the 70-and-over crown by beating runner-up Old Pueblo from Tucson. The tournament attracted nine teams, including two from Payson. Tournament sponsors included: Pioneer Title Agency, Crosswinds Restaurant, Native Grill & Wings, Buffalo Bar & Grill and Kevin Dick Investment Management Group.

Charity golf tourney Oct. 17 The Payson Rotary Club Foundation presents the Third Annual Rick Heppler Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Payson Golf Course. For the first time, the tournament features a $500,000 holein-one contest, a $1 million holein-one contest, a $10,000 putting contest, and many more exciting games and raffles. The four-person scramble benefits the Rick Heppler Memorial Fund and the Payson Rotary Club Foundation Charities. Entry fee is $115 for one golfer ($95 for Payson Golf Course

members) or $450 for a team of four. The fee includes breakfast, lunch, a swag bag, prizes, golf cart and green fees. Those not playing can get lunch for $25. Registration opens at 7 a.m. the day of the tournament, followed by breakfast at 7:15, warm-up at 7:30, tee times at 8 and lunch, raffles, results and prizes at 1 p.m. For more information, call Mark Daniels at (928) 978-5913, Debra Daniels at (928) 978-6051 or Shawna Daniels at (928) 9785235.

Payson High varsity sports schedule Friday, Oct. 2

Thursday, Oct. 8

Cross country At Casa Grande Twilight Inv.

Girls soccer Show Low at Payson, JV-4, V-6

Football At Lakeside Blue Ridge, 7 p.m.

Boys soccer At St. Johns, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Volleyball Tuba City at Payson, 6 p.m.

Volleyball At Show Low, 6 p.m.

possibility of coming upon rattlesnakes. A word of advice, it would be wise to wear a pair of gators, which will help in the prevention of snakebites when hiking the hills and canyons of the desert foothills. Always let someone know exactly where you are going and your expected time of return. Good luck in your pursuit of a tasty quail dinner while hiking the Arizona foothills, God’s creation.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The overall population for Gambel’s quail, like the one pictured here, has been low for the last eight years. However, the improved rainfall this past spring should help to improve the number of birds.