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Deadly curve Tragic rash of accidents prompts safety changes BY

ALEXIS BECHMAN

ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

It was an unusual season of wrecks north of Strawberry this summer, but something officials hope they don’t see again.

Since mid-May, four motorcycles and one other vehicle have crashed at milepost 273 on State Route 87, killing two and sending three to the hospital in critical condition. Family and friends of the victims have erected new white crosses on the corner, joining a tragic cemetery of old crosses from past wrecks.

After the third wreck this year, new Pine-Strawberry Fire Chief Gary Morris called the Arizona Department of Transportation to get something done. Days later, the corner claimed its fourth accident and ADOT hustled to install new signs and lower the speed limit.

Still, on Oct. 23, a man lost control in the corner, this time in a vehicle (the only vehicle wreck there since summer). Crews loaded the man and his wife into an air ambulance and they ended up in the Valley in critical condition.

The windy, mountainous roadways in Rim Country have claimed dozens of lives through the years, many of them out-of-town drivers unfamiliar with the sharp curves. Besides the curves north of Payson,

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Raped 100 times Man gets 17 years in prison for abusing 13-year-old girl BY

ALEXIS BECHMAN

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Payson scored two weekend triumphs. The Pride of Payson at the state tournament won a slot at next weekend’s “Super State” finals.

Meanwhile, the Longhorns boys soccer team won its first state playoff game. If the soccer team wins again on Friday, Payson will play for a state championship on Saturday in Glendale. For a story on the winning game and playoffs, see sports on 8A.

Band, soccer team head to state finals BY

MICHELE NELSON

ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

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Mexico State University (NMSU) helped.

Nor did it hurt that Beraun arranged for students to have private lessons with experts from the NMSU music department.

“Our visit to NMSU definitely helped the program,” said Beraun. “While we didn’t do as well as we hoped competitively, the music faculty at the university gave students private lessons and master classes throughout our visit.

“Also, watching the NMSU marching band perform as well as the top bands in Texas brought in some perspective and inspiration.”

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With the 4:30 p.m. sun in their eyes, the 40plus member Pride of Payson Marching Band rocked the stadium at the state semi-finals competition at Mesquite High School in Gilbert on Nov. 1.

Not only did parents of band members attend the competition, but also the Payson High School Theatre Department, including Kathy Siler, Thomas Walling, Cody Rislund and Steven Martinez, who stopped by after a conference to cheer on their fellow classmates.

The band will now advance to “Super

State” in two weeks in Glendale, to compete with the top 10 bands in the state in their division.

The band received its highest score of the season, although the band had performed late the night before at the final Payson football game of the season.

“We scored a 72.8, our best this year, and that was enough to place us in the top 10 in the state,” said Sergio Beraun, band director. “I thought Saturday was the best performance of the year so far.”

Beraun said a recent trip to New Mexico to compete against bands from other states and watch award-winning college bands from New

A Tonto Basin man will spend the next 17 years in prison for molesting a girlfriend’s teenage daughter more than 100 times in a year.

Just a month after moving in with the teen and her mother in January 2010, Eddie Ponce, 57, started abusing the girl and threatened to kill her if she exposed him, according to a presentencing report.

On Friday, Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Ponce to the presumptive 17-year term for child molestation and ordered him to serve lifetime pro-

bation when released from prison at age 72.

“Because of the nature of his crime, Ponce will have to serve every day of his sentence,” according to a press release from the Gila County Attorney’s Office.

Ponce will also have to register as a sex offender and if he violates probation, could face an additional 2-9 years in prison.

Ponce was 54 and the teen was 13 when the abuse started. Ponce reportedly first abused the girl in the shower and afterward told her he would kill her if she told anyone. Two weeks later, he raped her again. From there, the abuse See Child abuse, page 11A

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One kid streaming music nearly overloaded the system BY

MICHELE NELSON

ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

Here’s the good news: Students and staff at the Payson Unified School District could get snazzy new Chromebook computers.

Now the bad news: The district’s Wi-Fi system’s so creaky and undersized, the computers may not really work.

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provide much quicker results, but the district doesn’t have the bandwidth to handle the load.

“Dr. Wyman and I had a conversation about our bandwidth,” she said to the board, “we may have to hold back on purchasing all the Chromebooks because of the bandwidth,” which determines how much data the system can shuffle around at one time.

For at home users, a slow bandwidth means waiting a long time for a website to pop up on the screen. More bandwidth also allows movies and music to play from a website on a computer.

Wyman likened not having enough bandwidth for a school to rush hour in Los Angeles.

“When everybody hits the cloud at 8 a.m. it

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purchase the computers, but the school likely can’t afford everything the technology department needs to make them work right.

Joni deSzendeffy, PUSD director of technology, said the new computers could prepare the district for the next generation of standardized tests — the Arizona Measurement of Education Readiness to Inform Teaching (AzMERIT).

However, the district doesn’t have the servers or bandwidth to allow the students to take the tests online as the state requires.

The AzMERIT test will replace the state’s mothballed AIMS (Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards).

The state plan calls for changing the administration of the test from paper and pencil to online. deSzendeffy said online tests will

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Polling places for the general election opened at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Polling places are determined by the area in which you live and your precinct number is on your voter registration card.

Payson has eight precincts. Payson 1 votes at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main; Payson 2, St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 511 S. St. Phillips St.; Payson 3, Expedition Church (formerly First Southern Baptist Church), 302 S. Ash St.; Payson 4, Quality Inn Payson, 801 N. Beeline; Payson 5, Church of Christ, 401 E. Tyler Parkway;

Payson 6, Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Hwy. 260; Payson 7, Ponderosa Baptist Church, 1800 N. Beeline; Payson 8, Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road.

Star Valley voters cast their ballots at the Star Valley Baptist Church, 4180 E. Hwy. 260.

While Pine and Strawberry have two precincts, East and West, there is only a single polling place: the First Baptist Church of Pine, 4039 N. Hwy. 87.

Voters in Tonto Basin vote at the Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce, 45675 Hwy. 188 Whispering Pines residents and those in that precinct, vote at the Whispering Pines Fire Station.

Residents of the Zane Grey precinct vote at

the Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship Church, 1036 E. Christopher Creek Loop.

Young residents cast their votes at the Pleasant Valley Community Center on Pleasant Valley Road in Young.

Precinct maps are available for viewing on the Gila County Elections Department website at www.gilacountyaz.gov.

Voters who received an early or mail-in ballot and did not submit it by the Oct. 31 deadline, may still turn the voted ballot in at their precinct or at the Gila County Recorder’s satellite office on South Colcord, Payson, by 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Contact the Gila County Department of Elections at (928) 402-8709 with any questions.

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The Pride of Payson Marching Band gets airborne in perfect synchronization and earned the year’s highest score on Saturday.

Payson band makes ‘Super State’ competition From page 1A As the Pride played, the audience gasped at their tone and energy. Unlike many of the bands competing, the Pride has a very small

auxiliary/flag group, so the band must make up for the lack of visuals.

They did so brilliantly — hopping, bowing and bending together in perfect formations.

“I’m very proud of the growth and consis-

tency of the students,” said Beraun. “They have come a long way this year.”

The band will compete at Glendale Community College on Saturday, Nov. 15 in the Super State competition.

Suspected wolf spotted near the Grand Canyon BY

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Federal officials said Thursday they are trying to determine whether a wolf-like animal that has been repeatedly spotted in an area north of the Grand Canyon is an endangered gray wolf, as environmental groups believe.

The animal, first spotted by a visitor to the area on Oct. 4, would be the first gray wolf in that part of the state since the 1940s, if officials can confirm its species.

“It would be premature to say whether it is a gray wolf, a wolf hybrid or, least likely, a Mexican gray wolf,” said Jeff Humphrey, a spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Phoenix.

“That’s where our immediate course of action is, to ascertain what type of animal it is,” Humphrey said.

Officials at the Center for Biological Diversity, however, were not waiting for that confirmation. They said Thursday that the presence of the animal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon points to the need for continued protection of the endangered wolf.

“What’s striking to us is that the wolf has remained in the area,” said Michael Robinson, a wolf advocate with the center.

The center opposes the current plan by the Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the gray wolf from the list of species protected under the Endangered Species Act. “The latest proposal, which the agency scheduled to be finalized late this year, would

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Officials are trying to determine if this animal, which has been spotted several times north of the Grand Canyon this month, is an endangered gray wolf. eliminate protections for the Grand Canyon wolf and likely erase any chance it would be joined by a potential mate from the north,” the center said in a statement released Thursday.

But an official with the Arizona Game and Fish Department called it a stretch to say the animal is on the North Rim, saying only that it has been seen in and around the Kaibab

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“We’ve known that there’s been a wolf-like critter in the area for about three weeks,” said Jim deVos, assistant director for wildlife management at the Game and Fish Department.

“Determining whether it is a wolf or a wolf hybrid is critical.”

The animal, wearing what appears to be an inactive radio-tracking collar, has been photographed several times since it was first spotted. But Humphrey said his agency needs to collect and analyze scat from the animal, to be able to narrow its species through the process of elimination.

“Based on photographs, it does not appear to be a Mexican wolf and its collar is similar to those used in the northern Rocky Mountain wolf recovery effort,” Fish and Wildlife officials said in a statement. deVos said trapping the animal and removing its collar are priorities. He also said this animal appears less cautious around people than a typical wolf, and noted that there is at least one known wolf-dog breeder in the area.

In the meantime, federal and state officials said they are working to alert the public that there may be a wolf from the northern Rocky Mountain population in the area.

“Our primary concern is for the welfare of that animal,” Humphrey said.

“There’s a deer hunt that is starting in the area, and Game and Fish is doing their noble best to get the word out to people to treat it as a fully endangered animal,” Humphrey said.

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A Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by Payson United Methodist Church Mission and Outreach Team to raise funds for a volunteer mission trip to Mexico will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the church, 414 N. Easy St. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.

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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).

• Ladies’ Night Thursday: Spin the Wheel for prizes.

• Music in the Apache Spirits Lounge: Thursday, Nov. 6 Mr. Music/Karaoke 7 p.m. to Midnight; Friday, Nov. 7 Mr. Music from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Saturday, Nov. 8 DJ Jonny Wolfgrey 7pm to Midnight.

• Tailgate Toss: Monday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Hotseat winners get $25 Maz Cash plus token to Hot Coal Toss. Hotseat Neighbors get $25 Maz Cash.

• Veterans Day, Nov. 11: Earn 2x points all day long.

• Frybread for Families Thursday, Nov. 13: Enjoy a delicious Fry Bread and drink for just $6.

• UFC 180 in the Apache Spirits Lounge Nov. 15.

Indoor Yard Sale The Ponderosa Chapter #64 of O.E.S. is having an indoor Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8.

The location is the Masonic Lodge, 200 E.

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Payson Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Gregory Wyman will be guest speaker at the Payson Tea Party Thursday, Nov. 6.

Wyman will talk about what he is learning from Payson teachers, parents and community members about their views and concerns for Payson schools.

Wyman and the school board are working on a long-term strategic plan as they look to the needs of a 2025 graduate.

The Payson Tea Party meets from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., every Thursday night (except Thanksgiving) at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson. For details call (928) 951-6774.

Amy Plunkett will be receiving unwrapped baby items for the Center and sharing about their latest accomplishments and goals. Light refreshments will be available. For more information call Beverly at (928) 472-6146.

Aspen Show Nov. 7th 5-8pm &YourAnnual Food Drive chance to win fine art for the holidays,

The 18th Annual P.A.W.S Chili Supper is tonight, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, Payson. The menu includes chili, macaroni and cheese, rolls, salad and dessert.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children (12 and under). Tickets are available at the Humane Society of Central Arizona, 605 Wilson Court, the Humane Society Resale Store and Vintage Boutique, 510 W. Main Street; and Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, or at the door.

Trouble In Paradise will provide music for the evening and The Barkery Boutique will be open for business.

Adding to the fun will be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and U-Pic raffles.

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All donations accepted, please bring your items Thursday after 2 p.m. or call Forrest Miller for pick-up, (928) 474-0521.

Unity of Payson yard sale Unity of Payson is having a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 705 E. Park Drive, Payson.

There is an array of items including children’s activity supplies, padded seminar chairs, Alpha 710ML cash register, new vintage SSF dual gumball machine, kitchen items, figurines, silk flowers, holiday decorations and gifts, new stuffed animals and more. Vendors will tithe 10 percent of sales to Unity of Payson.

the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson.

The event will raise money to help the less fortunate children of Payson at Christmas. Dinner includes spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, roll, dessert and drink for $5 a plate.

Come help these children help others while enjoying a delicious meal with great entertainment by the 2nd Time Around Band.

Food Drive kicks off on First Friday

The Payson Community Christian School will be having a Fall Festival from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. There will be games, food, an auction, baskets and a Jeep raffle.

The school is at 1000 E. Frontier St. Come one and all for a fun time, and help raise funds for the school. For more information, call (928) 474-8050.

Down The Street Art Gallery is hosting the kickoff to its annual Food Drive from 5 to 8 p.m. on First Friday, Nov. 7. For each nonperishable item, the donor will be entered in a drawing where they can win a work of art.

There will be multiple winners. The drawing will be held on First Friday, Dec. 5.

The more food you bring, the more chances you have of winning and helping those less fortunate at he same time. You can bring your donations from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Dec. 5.

The Gallery has combined the Food Drive with its Aspen Art Show. Each of our artists and the art community was invited to create an aspen-related work of art for the show.

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Tickets are available now at the Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway for both veterans and guests. For more information, contact the Lodge at (928) 474-2572.

Cookie Walk, Craft Fair Shepherd of The Pines Lutheran Church will be holding its annual Cookie Walk, plus crafts and holiday gifts. Dozens of homemade cookies with holiday tins will be offered.

All proceeds will benefit local organizations. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at the church, 507 W. Wade Lane. For more information, call (928) 476-2355.

The Falling Leaves Fashioneesta will take place Saturday, Nov. 8 at The Center (formerly The Senior Center), 514 W. Main St). Doors open at 11 a.m.

The event features a tasteful luncheon and yummy desserts, the latest fashions modeled by local residents, music will be provided by Fred Carpenter and the High School Drama Department will provide lighting. There will be lots of raffle items and silent auction baskets.

For more information, purchase tickets ($15) for this event, or to buy raffle tickets please contact: Joan Young (928-472-2264), Flo Moeur (480-201-2990) or Joanne Conlin (928-474-4876). Tickets are by advanced purchase, and advanced reservations will be taken for tables of 8.

Proceeds will benefit the Payson Christian Clinic to help provide healthcare to youth newborn to 18 years of age, who do not have healthcare benefits.

Benefit for Patty Kaufman A benefit for long-time Rim resident Patty Kaufman, who is facing overwhelming medical expenses, is planned from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Buffalo Bar & Grill. Join the fun and a chance to win great prizes from more than 40 Payson area businesses.

More than 30 items will be raffled, with tickets at $2 each or three for $5. A 50/50 drawing will be held with tickets at $1 each and 12 for $10. There are also 10 terrific Silent Auction items, including a 39-inch Samsung LED TV, donated by The Buffalo Bar & Grill and a hotel stay and dinner for two at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino.

The John Scott Band is providing music for the afternoon and the Buffalo Bar & Grill will also have a special price on its Pulled Pork Plate, which includes a Pulled Pork sandwich, cowboy beans and coleslaw. The price is $7.95 and $3 per plate will be donated to Patty.

High Country Holiday Bazaar The annual High Country Holiday Bazaar is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8 at Julia Randall School, 902 W. Main St., Payson.

Start selecting those perfect stocking stuffers with a great selection of handmade arts and crafts; fill the freezer with holiday treats at the bake sale; and enjoy a barbecue lunch.

Guests can bring youngsters to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

New Beginnings Baby Shower Aglow International will be hosting a Baby Shower for the local New Beginnings Crisis Center at its quarterly meeting this month from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Fellowship Hall of Crossroads Foursquare Church, 114 E. Cedar, Payson.

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• PAWS Chili Supper: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Payson Elks Lodge

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

• Spaghetti dinner: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Payson United Methodist Church, benefits mission and outreach team, $10 per person

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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

• Moose Lodge Dinner Special: 5 p.m., Highway 260 in Star Valley • PUSD Superintendent speaks: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tiny’s, hosted by Payson Tea Party

• American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • Fall Festival: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Payson Community Christian School • Spaghetti dinner & Dump Cake Auction: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, $5 per plate • Food Drive event: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Down the Street Art Gallery, donate food earn tickets for art awards • Elks veterans’ ceremony and dinner:5:30 p.m., veterans eat free, all others $8 per plate, Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy.

• Cookie Walk, Craft Fair: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane • High Country Holiday Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Julia Randall School • New Beginnings Baby Shower: 9 a.m. to noon, Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar • Falling Leaves Fashioneesta: 11 a.m., Payson Senior Center, $15 per person, call (928) 472-2264, (480) 201-2990 or (928) 474-4876 for tickets, must be purchased in advance • Patty Kaufman Benefit: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Buffalo Bar & Grill

Looking ahead Nov. 9 • Jazz concert, 2 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, featuring pianist Lew Turano, with John Hesterman and Gerry Reynolds Nov. 10 • Minnesota Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Tiny’s, all former Minnesota residents invited Nov. 11 • Veterans Day program, 11 a.m. at Payson High School auditorium

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LOOKBACK • Nov. 4, 1956: A spontaneous national uprising that began 12 days before in Hungary is viciously crushed by Soviet tanks and troops.

Thousands were killed and wounded, and nearly a quarter-million Hungarians fled the country. The Soviet action stunned many in the West, as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had pledged a retreat from the Stalinist repression of the past.

• Nov. 3, 1964: Residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nation’s capital the right to vote for a president and vice president.

• Nov. 5, 1994: George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he KOs undefeated 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight. Foreman dedicated his upset win to “all my buddies in the nursing home.”

No good excuse for not voting ere’s the baffling thing: Perhaps half of eligible Americans won’t vote — despite the high stakes and the grave sacrifices made to secure that right for them.

Something like half of eligible voters actually register — give or take.

Of those who register, only about 30 percent vote in primaries and only about 60 percent vote in the general election.

This makes no sense. Worse, it’s a betrayal of the generations of people who have fought and died and struggled and suffered to secure this marvelous democracy.

Now, we have heard all the excuses.

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You can’t trust any of those politicians.

Good point — but irrelevant. Even if you’re choosing between bad and worse — that’s still a choice. In truth, the contending candidates at almost every level have articulated dramatically different priorities. They offer a wide range of experience and philosophy. Only someone who hasn’t done his homework could possibly assert there’s no difference among the candidates.

I’m too busy. I don’t have time to research the issues.

Good point — but irresponsible. The issues are complex and the various offered solutions hard to judge. But that’s a democracy. It’s founded on a great faith in the good judgment of the common voter. You have a role to play and no excuse for dodging that role.

It doesn’t matter who we elect – nothing changes.

Not true at all. Things do change — the people we elect have enormous power and responsibility. Look back over the last few years and you’ll find the people we voted into office have made decisions with far-reaching consequences, both for the United States and for the world.

One vote doesn’t matter.

Technically true. One vote rarely decides an election — although sometimes only a handful of votes prove decisive.

But again irrelevant. Moral behavior requires you to consider what would happen if everyone acted as you have acted. Clearly, if no one voted the republic would lapse into tyranny.

The government’s all screwed up.

We’re with Winston Churchill on this one. He said: “Democracy’s the worst form of government … (wait for it) ... except for all the others.”

So get out there and vote. Start with support for the Payson School District budget override, then support the excise tax extension to pay for road projects throughout Gila County. After that, make your best judgment. If you haven’t been paying attention, sit down and read the voters handbook. Then maybe browse our website to see what we’ve written about state and local candidates.

Leave a race blank if you can’t make up your mind.

Then get down to the polls if you haven’t voted.

Remember, Veterans Day is next week. Ask yourself: How will you explain yourself to those who risked their lives for your freedom if you can’t even bother to vote?

Just can’t win for losing Can’t win for losing.

Again and again, this seems to sum up the state’s education policy — or at least the relationship between the state Legislature and the state’s schools.

Consider the plight of Payson Schools in their effort to respond to the state’s effort to link school funding and teacher evaluations to performance on standardized tests.

After years of trying to make the AIMS test work, the state has adopted federally-backed standards. This means a whole new set of standardized tests. So after a year of uncertainty, the state has now adopted the AzMERIT test.

Of course, the schools don’t really have matching curriculum or money to overhaul the curriculum or train teachers to meet the standards. But it gets even weirder.

Districts like Payson not only don’t have enough computers to give students the online tests the state is pushing, they don’t even have enough bandwidth for students to take the tests on the computers if it does buy the computers.

Education reform sounds a lot like the nursery rhyme: For the want of a nail the horse was lost For want of a shoe the horse was lost; For the want of the horse the rider was lost; For the want of the rider the battle was lost; For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost; And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

Which is to say, when it comes to schools in Arizona ˆ they just can’t win for losing.

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Police department’s new equipment appreciated EDITOR: A couple of comments on Alexis Bechman’s article in the Friday, Oct. 3 Roundup titled “Police armor up,” and the Roundup’s editorial, “Protect or intimidate.”

The vehicle you can stand under can also be used to evacuate people on Houston Mesa Road. The next time it floods out, or loan it to the GCSO the next time people are stranded on the far side of Tonto Creek.

It also provides a barrier from a crazed gunman and the general public.

She is obviously militarily non-informed or military educated or she would have known that the M-16 comes with a bayonet and scabbard as standard equipment. I even was issued the same when I went to Nam and I was Navy, albeit swifts for a while. Even converted to semi-auto, they only fire a burst of three rounds at a time!

But to some, every military weapon is an assault weapon. Not true. I’ll bet Border Patrol Agent Brian Kerry (wishes he) had one instead of his little handgun, he might still be alive today!

As far as you finding MRAP vehicle being imposing, massive and intimidating, I find it protective to both the camo-clad officers and the general public! As for invoking war? The criminals invoked the war.

Should all the surplus be painted pink to be more non-militaristic?

What studies show that the police have better relationships than the military? The Ferguson PD what few there were against a few thousand did it right.

You would also agree if it had been a business you owned that was just trashed, looted and burned to the ground.

I doubt that sitting down at your local Subway with a cold ham and cheese and trying to convince a murderer or rapist to turn himself in as you suggest with the Federalist Papers idea of combating crime.

Payson PD, keep up the good work with the newer equipment that was free!

Alexis, the next time you want to talk about the military equipment, PPD tactics or other means of combating crime, I will be glad to assist you in the military, Chief Engler about the PPD. Dave Cleland Sr.

I want our $24 billion back EDITOR: Does anyone remember the $24 billion loss to our economy when the Republicans in Washington decided they had found a way to conquer President Obama? It seems apparent from the yard signs I see while driving around Payson that most of us do not remember. The constant attack on our federal government as if it were some great foreign power out to get us has been going on for decades. If any foreign group professed these ideas, we would label them terrorists.

Do you remember the road you drove on the get to work, to buy groceries, to drive your child to school?

Do you remember feeling safe because of the sacrifices of our police and firefighters? Are you aware of the many safeguards the federal government has initiated through the years that protect you and your family?

Arizona suffered severe losses to the tourist industry because of the government shutdown. Now cer-

tain national congressmen and women are discussing another possible shutdown. We need to have our parks and national recreation areas open to the public. We need our Border Patrol officers working.

Arizona currently receives $1.62 for every dollar sent to the federal government. So why the “big bad federal government” mentality?

If there are problems in our federal government, maybe it’s time for a change. Paul Gosar talks a lot.

As a dentist he apparently thinks he is a health expert, especially when it comes to women’s issues.

Check his record. Vote him out. As for Senator McCain, he is apparently spending his time on talk shows. I realize he is not up for re-election, but maybe we can teach him some things about what Arizona needs. I want our $24 billion dollars back.

Sylvia Freeman

You call this failure?

EDITOR: Our corporations are thriving. Our stock market is up. Oil prices are down as are gas prices (except in Payson). We are producing more oil in our own country not importing. Gold prices are way down and our dollar going up, up, up. Interest rates are down but foreigners keep buying American bonds because we are the only safe investment the world has to offer.

Less American soldiers are dying. Unemployment is down. The cost of medical care per capita is leveling off (finally). Inflation is down.

Home prices are gradually recovering and many fewer homeowners are underwater.

Maybe we should elect another failed president like the one we have.

Phon Sutton

Genealogy Society says thanks for support EDITOR: The Northern Gila County Genealogy Society wishes to thank all those wonderful people who donated items for our annual yard sale held at the end of September.

We also wish to thank all those community members who purchased items.

Our yard sale, silent auction, and craft sales generated a total $1,536.61, all of which will be used to pay for some of our library’s operating expense.

Thank you for your generous support!

Northern Gila County Genealogy Society

Payson’s water rates EDITOR: A 50 percent increase in water rates is being considered by the Payson Town Council.

The purpose of this increase is for the payment of the Blue Ridge project which will bring a new source of water to Payson. Factors affecting the economics of this project include: 1. The project cost. The projected cost reported in the Roundup has ranged from $30M to $60M. The most recent estimate reported is $46 million. How accurate is this estimate? Is it based upon engineering studies of the project or on the infamous construction SWAG Method?

Costs for projects of this size and complexity commonly go over estimate.

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2. Financing. Originally, financing was to be provided by the Bureau of Reclamation on favorable 45-year low interest terms. This program is not now available. Latest reporting tells of the town looking for 10-20 year financing with a state agency. Going from a 45-year to 10to 20-year financing will result in a faster payback required and a higher monthly debt payment to be incurred by the Payson Water Department. Any project cost overrun will require additional borrowing.

3. Impact fees. Water impact fees on new construction have been reduced historically from approximately $15,000 to $6,300 per housing unit. A town ordinance allows these fees to be paid over a 10-year period. Even with the ASU project estimated $4 million in impact fees the immediate cash flow will be minimum compared to the debt being incurred.

4. The town owes $1 million to its water department. Repayment of this loan will help lower the amount needed to be borrowed for the Blue Ridge project. How and when does the Payson Town Council plan to repay this money?

Considering the above, the question arises: Will the proposed 50 percent increase in water rates be enough to pay for the Blue Ridge project?

Payson residents and businesses, hang onto your wallets?

Jim Hippel

Thanks for great homecoming week EDITOR: Disneyland is a place where dreams come true. This year, the high school was transformed into “Longhornland” for a homecoming week filled with Disney characters, movie-themed floats, and bubbling school spirit. From fireworks and a helicopter to princesses and princes, the year’s homecoming was extremely successful.

Spirit was at an all-time high, and with so many activities going on, students never ceased to have fun throughout the week.

This year was so successful because of our community’s involvement. We are incredibly lucky to live in a town that provides so much support to the high school students.

This year we moved the location of the parade to the loop around the high school and spectator attendance was higher than it has been in a decade. Thank you to all who came out to support us!

We want to give an extra special thanks to the following: the fire department for leading us in the parade and supervising the bonfire; the police department for closing off the roads and directing traffic during the parade; True-Value for donating the pallets for the bonfire; The Home Depot for donating supplies and manpower for float building; Jim Garner for allowing us to use his airplane hangar to build and store the class floats; Chapman for allowing us to use eight trucks for royalty floats and a convertible for our grand marshal; Superintendent Wyman for leading our parade as the grand marshal; Barb Underwood for driving our grand marshal; the district office, PCS, RCMS and PES for their wonderful float contributions; all of the volunteer drivers; all of the participants in the parade; and all of the volunteers who helped make this year’s homecoming week so spectacular. We are so incredibly thankful for everyone’s help. We couldn’t have made this year’s homecoming so successful without you.

Because of you it’s great, to be a Longhorn.

Zoe Wright, Payson High School student body president

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MICHELE NELSON

ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

The day of the Payson Girls on the Run (GOTR) 5k, Nov. 1, offered sunshine, smiles and tutus.

“We had more than 100 runners, 43 Girls on the Run (GOTR)/Girls on Track (GOT) participants, 60 plus running buddies and community runners,” said Amity Justice, GOTR/GOT coordinator for Payson, “It was definitely our most spirited group of runners so far — lots of tutus, crazy socks, bling, some costumes, and crazy hair done at the Happy Hair station.”

Some of the families had four or five members supporting their girl.

Even the Payson High School Cheerleading squad came to the event, adding spirit by promoting the #Mean Stinks Anti-Bullying campaign sponsored by Secret.

The deodorant company serves as a GOTR national sponsor.

The 5k race serves as the culmina-

tion of a 10 to 12 week program where girls learn to explore who they are, what challenges them, and how to celebrate their lives.

At the same time, they explore issues including healthy relationships, nutrition, how they view themselves and how they can contribute and connect to the world around them. The girls also work on physical fitness to create lifelong positive habits.

The GOTR program has two separate curriculums, one for third through fifth grade, the other for sixth through eighth grade.

At the end of the three-month period, the girls and their running buddies don glitter, face paint, ribbons, headbands and tutus to celebrate femininity and fun.

“Anyone who has been to a Girls on the Run 5k knows that it is unlike any other running event! A beautiful sunny day in Payson hosted a 5k full of smiles, color, support and achievement,” said Justice.

Board approves police officers on campus BY

MICHELE NELSON

ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

A police officer will continue to work on several campuses in Payson in accordance with a board-approved agreement with the Town of Payson.

Grants pay for a Payson officer to split his time between the middle school and the elementary schools.

School resource officers secure campuses and prevent crimes. They can make arrests and respond to calls. They also educate students on law enforcement issues and act as mentors.

The new emergency response plan mandated by the state requires the district to work with the town in case of an emergency.

Payson School Board member Shirley Dye had the only question about the partnership.

“If there is a town-wide (or) area wide catastrophe, do we get first dibs on the help?” she asked.

Superintendent Greg Wyman said that will depend on the type of emergency.

“If it is a summer situation and school is not in session, it would not be an issue,” he said.

“If there is a fire…wherever we fall it will make a difference,” he said.

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Time to review Medicare coverage Take time in picking BY

DAVID SAYEN

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

Medicare’s annual open enrollment season is underway, and I want to encourage everyone with Medicare to review their current health and prescription drug coverage.

Open enrollment runs through Dec. 7, 2014. If you want to change your Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D (prescription drug) plan, this is the time of year to do it. Any new coverage you select will take effect Jan. 1, 2015.

If you have original (traditional) Medicare and you’re satisfied with it, you don’t need to do anything during open enrollment.

My agency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, announced recently that the average Medicare Advantage premium for 2015 is projected to be $33.90 monthly. CMS also estimated that the average basic Part D premium in 2015 would be $32 per month. Since passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, enrollment in Medicare Advantage has increased 42 percent to an all-time high of more than 16 million people.

Medicare Advantage premiums, meanwhile, have decreased 6 percent. The law is also closing the Part D “donut hole,” with more than 8.3 million people saving more than $12 billion on prescription drugs through last July.

Medicare plans’ coverage options and costs can change each year, and Medicare beneficiaries should evaluate their current coverage and choices and select the plan that best meets their needs. If you think your current coverage will meet your needs for 2015, you don’t need to change anything.

A variety of resources are available to help you compare your current coverage with new plan offerings for 2015. You can: • Visit www.medicare.gov to review plans available in your area, as well as their costs, and enroll

in a new plan if you decide to. Open enrollment information is available in Spanish.

• Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) for around-the-clock assistance to find out more about your coverage options. TTY users should call 1877-486-2048. Counseling is available in a wide variety of languages.

• Review the 2015 Medicare & You handbook. This handbook has been mailed to the homes of people with Medicare and it’s also online at: www.medicare.gov/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf.

• Get free, unbiased, one-on-one counseling from your local State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).

Local SHIP contact information can be found: – At www.medicare.gov/contacts/organization-search-criteria.aspx or; – On the back of the 2015 Medicare & You handbook or; – By calling Medicare (at 1-800 number above).

People with Medicare who have limited income and resources may qualify for extra help to pay for their Part D drug plans. There’s no cost or obligation to apply for extra help. Medicare beneficiaries, family members, or caregivers can apply online at www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp or call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778) to find out more.

Better quality in Medicare Advantage and Part D plans isn’t the only good news for people with Medicare.

For most seniors who have original Medicare, the 2015 Part B premium will stay unchanged for a second consecutive year, at $104.90. This means more of your retirement income and any increase in Social Security benefits will stay in your pocket.

The Part B deductible will stay the same as well.

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David Sayen is Medicare’s regional administrator for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Territories. You can always get answers to your Medicare questions by calling 1-800MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

PRMC helps sign-up for Insurance Marketplace Beginning Nov. 15, Payson Regional Medical Center will help area residents learn about and enroll in health insurance options on the Health Insurance Marketplace.

“As a primary health provider in Rim Country, we want to help educate residents in an easy-tounderstand way, as well as assist those who haven’t yet signed up for health insurance or Medicaid, if qualified,” said Lance Porter, chief executive officer of PRMC.

“During the next few months, we’ll be going out in the community to educate consumers, hosting in-hospital events, and meeting one-on-one to help these individuals find affordable coverage for themselves and their family.”

The Health Insurance Marketplace provides U.S. citizens access to affordable health insurance coverage. Depending on household income, some individuals may qualify for financial assistance from the government

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All health plans on the Marketplace must offer a comprehensive set of benefits, and individuals cannot be denied coverage based on a pre-existing condition.

If you can afford health insurance coverage in 2015, but don’t sign up, you may have to pay a penalty ($325 per adult, $162.50 per child — up to $975/family or 2 percent of family income, whichever is higher). And, without insurance, you will be financially responsible for all of your medical costs.

PRMC can assist individuals and their families evaluate the health plan options and determine if they are eligible for Medicaid or other financial assistance.”

In all states, Medicaid provides health coverage for some lowincome people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

Arizona has chosen to expand Medicaid coverage; increasing the eligibility limits for adults to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (equivalent to an annual income of $16,105/year for one person; $32,913 for a family of four in 2015). However, citizens must enroll in the program; it’s not automatic.

Payson Regional Medical Center’s application counselors can perform an analysis of eligibility and help with the sign-up process.

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Medicare additions BY

TERESA MCQUERREY

ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

Getting on Medicare is easy.

A couple of months before you turn 65 you get your card from the government. The first of the month of your 65th birthday, you are on Medicare.

That is where the easy part ends. Tom Russell, an independent health insurance broker, walked his audience along the twisting path of the rest of Medicare at a recent Lunch & Learn program at the Payson Regional Medical Center’s Senior Circle.

The many parts and subparts of Medicare are confusing. Part A gives you help with hospital costs; Part B helps with doctor’s care and outpatient care such as tests, ER visits and the use of an ambulance; Part C combines hospital costs, doctor’s care and outpatient care in a single plan; the Part D stand-alone prescription drug plan helps pay for drug costs and the Part D prescription drug coverage is available in Medicare Advantage plans as built-in coverage at no additional cost in some plans; and then there is Medigap — Medicare supplemental insurance plans that fill in some of the financial gaps in Parts A and B coverage.

Russell said there are three directions Medicare beneficiaries can select from for their best coverage: original Medicare with the Part D prescription plan; original Medicare with the Part D, plus a traditional Medicare Supplement; or Medicare Advantage.

“Never be in a hurry to make decisions,” Russell said. Those eligible for Medicare have until Dec. 7, 2014 to change the plans they have supplementing their basic Medicare. Things to consider include what is covered; the out-of-pocket costs; and any restrictions about providers.

He urged everyone to read their Medicare book and visit the medicare.gov website to educate themselves about what is covered and available.

Russell also highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of some of the parts.

Part A

Advantages: most people don’t pay a monthly premium; the deductible is the first $1,216 of costs for a hospital stay of less than 60 days; you can go to any hospital in the U.S. that is qualified; enrollment is guaranteed — if you are eligible you can’t be denied coverage due to medical history or current health conditions.

Disadvantages: Hospital stays of more than 60 days require daily co-payment and long hospitalizations can be expensive; multiple stays may mean multiple deductibles; hospital care outside the U.S. isn’t covered; no limit on out-ofpocket spending.

Part B

Advantages: You can receive care from any participating

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Disadvantages: If you wait to join, you may have to pay a higher premium; limited preventive care; 20 percent coinsurance on most services can add up to a lot; no limit on outof-pocket spending; care outside the U.S. is not covered.

Part C

These are single plans offered by private insurance companies that combine coverage for Medicare Parts A and B; some plans include Part D. Advantages: Convenience of a single plan; some include prescription drug coverage for no additional premium; some offer additional benefits not covered

by Medicare such as dental, vision and preventive care; if eligible for Medicare, you cannot be denied coverage (special rules apply to End Stage Renal Disease); if there is a premium, it is not affected by your age or health status; some plans offer limits on the total amount you will pay for health care in a year.

Disadvantages: In most plans, you receive your coverage in a service area (unless it’s an emergency); your access to doctors and hospitals may be limited to a network of local providers; plan premiums and terms can change from year to year; limited time periods for enrollment or plan changes.

Part C plans can be Health Maintenance Organization Plans (HMOs); Preferred Provider Organization Plans (PPOs); Special Needs Plans (SNP); or Private Fee for Service Plans (PFFS).

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Part D

Advantages: You get help with the cost of your prescription drugs; you’ll save money when your plan negotiates lower drug costs and passes the savings to you; limit on total out-of-pocket spending in a single year protects you from very high drug costs.

Disadvantages: Cost sharing levels change and can be confusing; costs can vary significantly by plan; each plan has a list of drugs that it covers and lists can be different.

Medicare Supplement – Medigap – Plans

These are offered by private insurance companies and help pay part of the cost sharing expenses in traditional Medicare Parts A and B. Advantages: Some or all of your out-of-pocket costs for care under Medicare A & B are covered; you are guaranteed the right to buy a Medigap plan during your open enrollment period; you can pick from different plans to get one that suits you.

Disadvantages: Plan premiums can change from year to year; prices for the same coverage can vary sharply; after your open enrollment period, insurers can refuse coverage or charge you a higher premium based on your health or make you wait to get coverage for an illness you already have.

Russell said the Medicare drug plan should be checked every year and the rate history of Medigap providers is published by the Arizona Department of Insurance.

“If you’re aware of all the positives and negatives you can make the best choice,” Russell said.

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Are the benefits just hype?

Grain-fed vs. grass-fed beef Digging into a juicy steak from beef cattle grown sized rumen is full, cows sit down, un-swallow the on my aunt’s farm, my dad would always tell me, grass and chew it more fully, then swallow it again.

“This is good ol’, corn-fed Nebraska beef! Nothing This time, it passes quickly through the first pouch better.” and heads on into the second pouch, the reticulum.

In a way, he was right. The richly marbled meat On the farm we called that chewing the cud. had a caramel-like perfection as it slipped over the Once the cud has been chewed into smaller bits tongue. Nothing tasted as good as and digested again in the reticusteaks from the farm — except the The lum, it proceeds to the third pouch homemade ice cream made from — the omasum. The numerous the fresh milk of the mamma cows. Healthy ridges in the omasum allow the Yet, feeding those cows corn cow to extract more nutrients from might not have been the best for us the small blades of grass. humans.

The final pouch, the abomasums

by Michele Nelson I’ve recently become aware of acts similarly to a human stomach. the grass-fed beef phenomenon. After eating that Acids, buffers and enzymes break down the filtered good ol’ Nebraska beef for years, I found it hard to grass food so it may move onto the small intestine, believe much could improve on that delicious treat. which continues to absorb nutrients.

But I could be wrong.

Understanding the cow’s digestive system allows More than 30 years of research now shows that us to understand what sort of diet is best for cows. feeding grain to cows robs the meat of essential Looks like grass nutrients.

Yikes!

Not surprising. Just as we humans evolved durNot only does corn-fed beef have less amino and ing our hunter-gatherer years to root out the most essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, but the nutritious seeds, greens and fruits, so the cow more marbled fatty meat has more calories! evolved to process out the most nutrients from grass A grass-fed sirloin steak has one-third to one-half — which has more varieties of amino and essential less fat than a grain-fed sirloin steak. fatty acids, vitamins and minerals than grain prodIn fact, according to a study done in Tokyo, grass- ucts. fed beef has the same amount of fat as skinless The various agencies reporting on the grass- verchicken, wild deer or elk. sus grain-fed beef thing did say that we Americans I know for me, I try to make every bite count; might find the grass-fed beef a little lean and ensuring maximum nutrients in every bite means no “grassy” for our tastes. wasted calories. So this new idea of eating beef with That would be me. After growing up with the rich, more nutrients and less fatty calories intrigued me. corn-fed Nebraska beef, this grass-fed thing could The National Center for Biotechnology Infor- cause a shock to the system. mation reports that red meat is nutrient dense, But I bet I’d get used to it quickly knowing all packed with essential amino acids, vitamins A, B6, those nutrients are in there — just need a tasty B12, D and E, and minerals including iron, zinc and recipe … selenium. The essential amino acids, including omega-3s and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), have been shown to improve brain function, cause weight loss, and reduce the risk for cancer, according to the Center.

I’m up for that!

And the National Institute of Health says the American diet needs more of these essential amino acids.

So, you are what you eat — even for cows!

A 2006 study in Australia compared lifetime grass-eating cows with both short-term and longterm use of grain-fed feeding lots to fatten up the cows.

The results — the grass-fed cows had more omega-3s and CLA. Even putting cows on a grain for just two-and-a-half months, affected the amino acids in the beef.

FOODIE

But there’s more

The National Center for Biotechnology Information reported a diet of grass increased the Vitamin A in beef products. Vitamin A helps with vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell function, the lungs, urinary and intestinal tracts, which improves the immune system.

Well, the whole grass-fed thing does make sense — cows have a digestive system designed to eke out all of the nutrients from grass it can. Cows have a four-pouch interconnected stomach. Each pouch has a unique function.

On its website, the Food and Drug Administration explains how the cows fill up their first pouch with freshly eaten grass. Once the 55-gallon-trash-can

6 tablespoons New Mexico Chili Powder 5 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon dried oregano 2 to 3 cans beef broth 1 can pinto beans 1 can kidney beans Brown beef in oil, add onion, red bell pepper and cook two minutes.

Add garlic and cook 1 minute.

Add chili powder, flour, oregano and cumin, cook until meat is well coated.

Slowly add two cans of broth, stir well.

Add pinto and kidney beans, cook partially covered for approximately 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

You may use all or part of the last can of beef broth depending on how thick you want the chili.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Where to find grass-fed in Arizona:

San Rafael Valley Grass-fed Beef (www.srvbeef.com) Walking J Farm (www.walkingjfarm.com) Milky Ranch Beef (www.milkyranch.com) JH Grass Fed (www.jhgrassfed.com) Double Check Ranch (www.doublecheckranch.com) Date Creek Ranch (www.datecreekranch.com) Chiricahua Pasture Raised Meats (www.cprmeats.com) San Rafael Valley Grass-Fed Beef (www.srvbeef.com)

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3 pounds grass-fed beef, chuck roast, remove connective tissue and thin white skin, cut into bite-sized pieces 2 globes of garlic – minced 1 medium onion – diced 1 medium red bell pepper – diced

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Playing it smart with year-end health care 2015 is fast-approaching – scheduling necessary appointments, tests and surgeries now makes sense When New Year’s Day 2015 rolls around in a few short months, the slate will be wiped clean and everyone will gain a fresh start to another new year.

The slate that’s wiped clean also will include the tally of health care expenses you’ve incurred through 2014 that count toward your deductible.

“Now’s the time to play it smart and check to see if you’ve met your deductible,” says Lance Porter, CEO of Payson Regional Medical Center.

“Health plans typically begin paying for the majority — if not all — of your health care expenses once you’ve met that threshold. So if you have met your deductible or are close to reaching it, this is the ideal time to maximize your plan benefits and schedule appropriate appointments, testing and procedures. You may save hundreds or even thousands of dollars, depending on what health care you need, if it’s obtained before the end of the year.”

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“Health insurance plans reward individuals who plan and manage their health care, it’s that simple,” says Porter. “Taking 15 minutes to set-up appointments, now, could save you a significant amount of money. The key is to obtain all the health services you need before Dec. 31, because with the new year comes a new deductible, and any balance in an FSA account is lost.”

Porter stresses it’s crucial to be prompt with your scheduling to ensure the test, check-up or procedure can be done before the end of the year.

“Getting everything squared away by early December will ensure the services you receive are considered part of your 2014 coverage and funds,” he adds.

So play it smart and schedule an appointment with your primary care physician for annual exams, mammograms or other testing and get the most out of your health care plan.

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The event features many of the popular

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Longhorns reach semis for 3rd time in 4 years Beat Lobos 3-1 Div. 4 boys soccer state championship Thursday, Oct. 30 First round At high seed 8-Phx. Country Day 1, 9-Lourdes Catholic 0 12-Northland Prep 2, 5-Willcox 1 (OT) 6-Blue Ridge 1, 11-The Gregory School 0 10-Snowflake 2, 7-Holbrook 0

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Sam Sokol serves against Phoenix Moon Valley in the Longhorns’ final home game on Oct. 28.

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At Gilbert Campo Verde Friday, Nov. 7 Semifinals 6-Blue Ridge vs. 2-Payson, 5 p.m.

4-Desert Christian vs. 1-Chino Valley, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8 Final 2:30 p.m.

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KEITH MORRIS

ROUNDUP SPORTS EDITOR

Spencer Herrera and Javier Jacobo leapt into the air and embraced above the Rumsey Park playing surface after Herrera scored the Longhorns’ first goal against Snowflake on Saturday afternoon.

More celebrations followed as secondseeded Payson beat the No. 10 Lobos 3-1 in the Division 4 boys soccer state quarterfinals to reach the semifinals for the third time in four years.

So now on Friday, PHS will battle No. 6 Lakeside Blue Ridge at 5 p.m. at Gilbert Campo Verde. The winner will advance to the championship game at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday to meet the winner of the 7 p.m. semifinal between No. 1 defending state champion Chino Valley and No. 4 Desert Christian.

Several of the seniors who experienced the joy of getting this deep in the tournament before, believe this team can accomplish what the 2011 and ’12 teams couldn’t — not only reaching the championship game, but also winning it.

“We weren’t focused two years ago, this year we are,” said Trevor Clawson, who saw his team lose in the semis to eventual champion Blue Ridge in 2011 and to No. 1 Tucson Desert Christian in overtime in 2012.

But, even as jubilant teammates

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Javier Jacobo boots the ball toward the Snowflake goal at Rumsey Park on Saturday. The senior scored one of Payson’s goals in a 3-1 Division 4 state quarterfinal victory. slapped Taylor Wallace’s hand after the senior’s long shot from the right wing later in the first half found the back of the net, and rejoiced when Jacobo restored their two-goal cushion in the second half, the Longhorns held back.

They’re thrilled to find themselves two wins from becoming just the second team in program history to win a state championship, but they know they can’t be overconfident, which cost them dearly two years ago.

“We weren’t ready,” Clawson said of the 2012 squad. “We’d score a goal and we’d give up a goal and let them right back in it. This year, if we score a goal, we want to score another one.”

Head coach Chris Avakian said this team has something many teams don’t.

“The heart of these boys is undeni-

able,” he said. “They want it and they play hard. Hopefully, they can take it.”

They certainly appeared capable of doing just that when Herrera deposited a rebound of a powerful high shot by Jacobo that ricocheted off the hand of goalkeeper Daman Gale, then the cross bar and bounced directly to him in front of the goal and he drilled the ball past Gale from two feet in front of the goal in the 26th minute.

And the Horns took control when Wallace made it 2-0 late in the first half by taking a pass from the defensive zone and blasting it past Gale from the right wing.

But the Lobos got on the board when their first shot on goal found the net as Wacey Wood shot from the left wing in the final minute of the first half. However,

Jacobo, the Longhorns’ dynamic leading goal scorer, rocketed a shot from the left wing past Gale for the only goal of the second half.

Payson outshot the Lobos 7-4. It would have been worse but several shots soared over the net or went wide.

Longhorns’ goalie Carl Adcock stopped two of the three shots he faced, while defender Clawson kicked away another shot on goal.

It was the second meeting of the season between the teams. Payson won 3-0 at Snowflake on Sept. 25.

“Know what this means?” Avakian asked his players following the game, “you’ve got another week of suffering.”

And these Longhorns would have it

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Payson proved itself one of the top 16 volleyball teams in Division 3 this season. However, a rule allowing all five section champions an automatic berth in the 16-team Arizona Interscholastic Association state tournament leaves the Longhorns on the sideline as 16 other teams prepare to compete in this weekend’s tournament.

Tucson Empire finished 18th in the power rankings used to seed the tourna“I was ment, but the absolutely Ravens take stunned. I Payson’s spot in the field based couldn’t on winning the believe it. weak Section 2 Then I championship.

PHS stays was hearthome despite broken — winning its final for the three games, which coach girls.”

Arnold StonePHS volleyball brink hoped coach Arnold would send the Stonebrink Horns to Prescott Valley Event Center. The Horns entered Thursday’s season finale at Chino Valley ranked No. 15 and beat the Cougars. Stonebrink figured his girls would certainly make the tournament.

“I felt really good (after Thursday’s rankings came out), because our last game was Chino Valley, a game I felt we should win fairly easily. No. 16 Greenway had no more games left and all of their games had been counted for power points,” the coach said. “That evening we took care of Chino Valley 3-0, and after the game I told the girls we had a 99.999 percent chance of being in state, and we talked of practice plans for state, etc.”

But when the brackets were revealed on Friday morning, the coach couldn’t believe what he saw.

“I was watching the live stream on the computer of the announcement of the state games,” he said. “I heard ‘No. 2 Cactus vs. No. 15 Greenway,’ and thought, ‘What?’

So I quickly pulled up the state brackets, and saw it was true, and saw we were out. I was absolutely stunned. I simply couldn’t believe it. Then I was heartbroken — for the girls. I definitely felt they deserved to go, especially by how they performed this year, in spite of our youth and injuries. I kept checking the rankings throughout the day, thinking the AIA might discover a mistake, and change the rankings to show we were at No. 15.”

The change never came.

“I can live with the fact that there are teams ahead of us I feel we are better than,” he said. “We handily beat No. 9 Holbrook and No. 13 Page in our tournament.

Anomalies like that happen. Power points give a fairly accurate picture of the strongest teams in the state,

Saturday, Nov. 1 Quarterfinals At high seed 1-Chino Valley 5, 8-Phoenix Country Day 0 4-Desert Christ. 2, 12-Northland Prep 1 (PK) 6-Blue Ridge 3, 3-Show Low 1 2-Payson 3, 10-Snowflake 1

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Cougars roll Horns out of playoff picture, 60-29 PHS misses by 1 spot BY

Show Low 60, Payson 29

KEITH MORRIS

Show Low Payson

ROUNDUP SPORTS EDITOR

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Scoring summary First quarter SL-Willie Wyatt 3 run (Markus Thiesen kick), 10:08 SL-Quentin Clark 73 pass from Rhett Ricedorff (kick failed), 6:35 SL-Wyatt 88 run (Jarom Fawcett pass from Ricedorff), 3:26 SL-Clark 37 pass from Ricedorff (kick blocked), 1:38 Second quarter P-Chaz Davis 26 run (C. Davis run), 9:52 SL-Wyatt 60 run (pass failed), 8:55 SL-Steffen Koury 59 pass from Ricedorff (Thiesen kick), 6:56 SL-Wyatt 5 run (Thiesen kick), 1:14 Third quarter SL-Wyatt 2 run (Thiesen kick), 8:17 P-Hunter Lane 21 pass from C. Davis (pass failed), 3:56 Fourth quarter P-Safety, 8:56 P-C. Davis 7 run (Dean Harpe kick), 5:12 SL-Weston Keim 49 run (run failed), 3:37 P-Dalton Conway 6 run (run failed), 42.3

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Chaz Davis finishes off a 26-yard touchdown run by diving across the goal line in the second quarter of Friday’s game against Show Low. Davis ran for 203 yards and two TDs, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Longhorns from losing and missing the state playoffs. big running back ran 15 times for 316 yards — an average of 21 yards per carry — and five touchdowns.

The Cougars also succeeded through the air, as sophomore Rhett Ricedorff completed 8 of 12 passes for 249 yards and three TDs. Ricedorff began the season as Show Low’s third-string quarterback, but was pressed into a starting role by injury. Those injuries offered a key reason the Cougars entered the final game trying to avoid missing the postseason for the first time in Randy Ricedorff’s eight seasons as head coach.

“We knew we needed a win to get in,” said Ricedorff, who’s led the Cougars to

two state titles. “We don’t care who we play, we just want to get in.”

Show Low built a 54-8 lead before Chaz Davis connected with Hunter Lane on a 21-yard touchdown pass with 3:56 to play in the third quarter. The Horns outscored Show Low’s reserves 15-6 in the final quarter to make the final score a bit more respectable.

Davis ran for 203 yards and two touchdowns and completed 16 of 28 passes for 201 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Lane caught eight passes for 66 yards and the score.

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One win in the final three weeks of the season would have put Payson in the high school football playoffs.

It never came.

So a season bursting with promise a few weeks ago ended with a disappointing 60-29 loss at home against Show Low on Friday night.

“This was a first-round playoff game for us,” said PHS head coach Jake Swartwood. “We just didn’t play very well; didn’t execute on offense or defense. Poor tackling, lack of technique and focus on blocking, leads to games like that.”

The Longhorns, who stood at 5-2 after reeling off four consecutive wins, didn’t come close to winning again, as Snowflake routed them 65-27, Lakeside Blue Ridge dominated them 41-17 and the Cougars ran all through Payson’s porous defense to clinch the spot in the Division 4 tournament both teams sought. Show Low entered the game at No. 15 in the power rankings that seed the 16-team tournament with the Longhorns standing at No. 16. The loss dropped Payson (5-5) to No. 17, while Fountain Hills, which entered the week at No. 17, leapfrogged the Longhorns with a win over Blue Ridge that propelled the Falcons up to No. 14. The win pushed Show Low (5-5) all the way up to No. 11. The Cougars will play a firstround game at No. 6 Goodyear Estrella Foothills at 7 p.m. Friday.

Like so many other teams this season, Show Low exposed Payson’s defensive weaknesses. The Cougars amassed a whopping 677 yards of total offense, rushing for 428 and passing for 249 more. Willie Wyatt led the way, as the

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Team statistics Total plays First downs Rushes-yards Passing (comp.-att.-int.)

Passing yards Total offense Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost

SL 46 17 28-428 8-18-0 249 677 12-66 2-1

P 85 n/a 57-280 16-28-1 201 481 11-106 1-0

Individual statistics RUSHING-SL: Willie Wyatt 15-316, Weston Keim 6-74, Jarom Fawcett 3-21, Domonic Serna 2-17, Jaisen Brown 110, Rhett Ricedorff 1-(minus 10). P: Chaz Davis 26-203, Wyatt Chapman 10-31, Matt Davis 5-7, Dalton Conway 4-26, Ruben Estrada 2-13.

PASSING (comp.-att.-yds.-TD-int.)-SL: Ricedorff 8-12249-3-0, Domonic Serna 0-4-0-0-0, Jake Reidhead 0-2-0-0-0.

P: C. Davis 16-28-201-1-1.

RECEIVING-SL: Fawcett 4-91, Quentin Clark 2-87, Steffen Koury 2-71. P: Hunter Lane 8-66, Estrada 3-52, M. Davis 3-28, Brigham Flake 1-33, Conway 1-22.

TACKLES (Def. stats)-P: Flake 8, Estrada 6, Taran Sarnowski 6, Korben White 6, Trevor Anderson 5, Layne Chitwood 5 (fumble rec.), Dalton Brunson 3, Conway 3, M. Davis 2, Trey Glasscock 2, Dean Harpe 2, Alex Suarez 2, Chapman 1 (forced fumble), Lane 1.

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Boys soccer team closing in on championship game

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(At right) Head coach Chris Avakian has fun with the Longhorns following Saturday’s 3-1 win over Snowflake that sent them to the semifinals for the third time in four years. (Above) Trevor Clawson collides with a Snowflake player as both go for the header.

From page 8A no other way. They welcome another week of challenging practices like they’ve known since embarking on their quest for greatness with

From page 8A but it’s not perfect. Heck, last year Fountain Hills swept both of their matches against us, but we went to state instead of them. I’m sure they felt they were better than us, and deserved our state spot. The thing I don’t like is how we are No. 5, win, and then are surpassed by a team behind us that didn’t play. It simply doesn’t make sense.”

He’s right. The power rankings system is too difficult to try figure

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FREEDOM OF THE SEAS ACROSS 1 River to the Baltic 5 Lost tourist’s aid 8 Get ___ of (reach) 13 Grant 19 Playful sprite 20 Bullring cheer 21 Brownish tint 22 Camelot king 23 “There is ___!”

24 Start of a riddle 27 Riddle, part 2 29 Isle of exile for Napoleon 30 Stakes 31 It’s larger than giga32 Old fruit soda brand 34 “I’m freezing!”

36 Ex-soldier 37 Musical gift 38 Start of a pirate’s chant 42 Docs treating tonsillitis 45 Defiant sorts 47 Riddle, part 3 52 “At Last” singer ___ James 53 Raise, as a house 54 Nero’s 62 55 South ___ (75-Down’s country) 59 Turn outward 61 Riddle, part 4 64 Johann Pachelbel’s “___ in D” 66 “Just a moment” 67 Limo-riding type 68 Alpha-___ acid 71 Paid to play cards 73 Cat warnings 76 Chicken ___ king 77 How matching items are often sold ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

playing to a scoreless tie through two overtimes in the Class 1A-3A final with co-champion Sedona Red Rock in the days before shootouts were implemented to avoid teams sharing titles.

Spikers just miss state tournament berth

Longhorns knocked out of playoffs The loss of senior defensive back and wide receiver Bowen Sweeney to a torn MCL in the first quarter of last week’s game at Blue Ridge didn’t help the Horns in either of their final two contests. And leading tackler Taran Sarnowski left Friday’s game with an injury that had him on crutches in the final quarter.

Show Low has won the last seven meetings between the teams and pushed its winning streak at Payson to six.

It’s the first time in Swartwood’s three seasons as head coach that the Longhorns have failed to advance to the postseason. PHS is 15-17 under him.

“It takes more than one year of commitment and weight room and learning a system and (committing to) year-round football to beat teams who’ve been doing year-round football for the last 15 years,” Swartwood said.

“If we want to be the kind of team that goes out there and beats those teams, then we will show commitment and we will show those things year in and year out for the next couple of years.”

voluntary workouts in June way before practice officially began.

The Longhorns have reached the title game just once in school history. The 2002 team claimed the program’s only championship by

Eggen wins Turkey Shoot

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Ruben Estrada fights for additional yardage after catching a pass against Show Low on Friday.

80 “___ Mio” (Pavarotti favorite) 82 Riddle, part 5 87 Ne’er-do-well 91 Polynesian island group 92 Pupil setting 93 Baseball great Hank 95 Forearm part 96 End of the riddle 100 Trix or Kix 103 Un-PC suffix 104 Laura or Bruce of film 105 Start for eminent 106 Actress and comic Gasteyer 107 Twist the truth 109 Deer kin 112 “___-daisy!”

114 “Would ___ to You?” (1985 pop song) 116 Enlarge 119 Start of the riddle’s answer 124 End of the riddle’s answer 127 Oppositionist 128 Spotted wildcat 129 Cook on a grill 130 Bexley beer 131 News nugget 132 Car varieties 133 Feels like 134 Silent “yes” 135 Divining aids DOWN 1 Pendant gem 2 High-tech viewing medium 3 Acquit 4 Winona of “Heathers” 5 Not stereo 6 Balm plant 7 Cathedral seats 8 “For want of ___ the horse was lost” 9 Irreligious 10 Choose (to) 11 ___ Brite 12 Novelist Roald 13 Brand of rum 14 Show fallibility 15 Ticket part 16 Steal things 17 Dismissal from a position 18 Pulls with a violent twist 25 Country music channel 26 Subside 28 “It rained all night the ___ left ...”

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33 Slope 35 Poolroom accessories 37 Sword sort 39 With 122-Down, like a Cyclops 40 Marx who kept mum 41 Keats’ “___ Melancholy” 43 Sent a cell message to 44 Zuricher, e.g.

46 Greek letters after pis 48 Sleep: Prefix 49 Passé TV hookup 50 Pub. defender, e.g.

51 Bee’s home 56 Gives gas 57 Novelist Wiesel 58 Viper types 60 ___ chi 62 ___ voce (very softly) 63 Say again 65 Scholastic sports gp.

68 Ordinances 69 Ice skater Kulik 70 Date source 71 Lend a hand 72 Web location 74 Ailing 75 See 55-Across 78 Short play 79 High nest

80 Used a scull 81 Harriet Beecher ___ 83 Rob of “The West Wing” 84 Agra’s Taj ___ 85 Mas’ mates 86 ___ Jacinto 88 Puts on seductively 89 Converted to code 90 Comical Martha 94 “Morning Edition” airer 97 Detrains, say 98 1962 hit for the Exciters 99 Difficult task 100 Turks and ___ Islands 101 Intertwine 102 Complained bitterly 108 Bard’s “before” 110 Boat spines 111 Pig pad 113 Rocker Liz 115 Jazzy Fitzgerald 117 Sky spheres 118 Used to be 120 Fed. agent 121 Saintly ring 122 See 39-Down 123 Virtual citizens in a video game 125 Had a victory 126 Tip of a boot

out, which makes it so suspenseful for teams on the bubble.

PHS beat Chino Valley 25-10, 25-21, 25-23.

Sara Novack led the Longhorns at the net, hitting .429.

Brie Harrison hit .125 and led the team with seven kills.

With libero Klara Sorensen missing the game because of illness, Sam Sokol assumed her role and “did great,” said the coach, serve receiving 2.11 and collecting 15 digs. Novack and Taryn North added 13 digs apiece and

Stan Eggen’s net score of 63 edged out Larry Smith’s 64 for the A Flight championship in the Payson Men’s Golf Association Turkey Shoot on Oct. 29 at Payson Golf Course. Alex Armenta (67) finished third. Richard Harding’s 62 claimed the B Flight title, while runner-up Jack Greenshield and third-place Bill Mullins both netted 64. John Calderwood won the C Flight with a 64, two shots

McKenna Crank nine. The Horns’ only senior, Cori Barnett, spent her final game “suffocating” the Chino Valley hitters with two solo blocks and a block assist. She also “abused” the Cougars with two aces on 1.40 serving efficiency. Sokol served a team-leading 1.36 with two aces and Kelsee Stonebrink served three aces on 1.50 efficiency.

“Serving won the game for us,” the coach said.

Payson’s JV team beat Chino Valley 25-27, 25-23, 15-13.

ahead of Ross Robertson and five in front of third-place Jim Livingstone.

Doug Magnuson won the longest putt by dropping it in from 9 feet 6 inches on No. 18.

Closest-to-the-pin honors went to: Frank Szakal (No. 2, 8-6), Lou Mangiello (No. 5, 7-6.5), Ron Fischer (No. 8, 13-5), Greenshield (No. 14, 1-2.5), and Dave Rutter (No. 17, 6-6).

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Carnage and crashes continue on deadly highway curve From page 1A the steep bend south of town leading into Rye is another place for recurring rollovers, especially in bad weather. The Roundup requested crash data for the area from ADOT, but had not received it as of press time.

Drivers hit the corner at 273 when they come off the Mogollon Rim. Many residents confuse this cor-

ner, however, with the U-turn-like curve that has rumble strips on either side. This corner is below milepost 273, but has had its fair share of wrecks through the years.

Morris couldn’t say why so many drivers lost control at milepost 273 this year, but noted drivers tend to go into the curve above the speed limit.

“It could be just an unusual summer, but it got everyone’s attention,” he said.

Since the wrecks, ADOT has lowered the speed limit in the corner from 40 mph to 30 mph and placed larger, more reflective speed limit signs.

ADOT also installed 35 chevron markings and four new curve warnings.

“A series of chevron signs that point in one direction are ideal for use to inform and alert motorists of a change in alignment of the roadway, such as curves and bends,” said Dustin Krugel with ADOT.

Morris praised ADOT’s rapid response. Just a day after he called, an ADOT official came out, assessed the corner and quickly had crews out installing temporary signage.

It is too early to tell if the signs will make any difference.

The rush of motorcycles to the area is highest in the summer, so “we’ll have to wait until next summer to see what impact they have,” Morris said.

Advocates urge state to halt battle on school inflation ruling BY

ALICIA CANALES

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PHOENIX – As a parent and now a school board candidate, Jen Darland said she’s watched with worry as the Tucson Unified School District struggles to fill

teaching positions and wondered whether a lack of adequate funding will cost her children and their peers.

A year after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the state failed to make annual inflation adjustments to school funding as

called for by a voter-approved law, Darland and others said Monday it’s time for Arizona’s leaders to pay schools what they are owed rather than continue fighting in court.

“I have stepped up and owned my responsibilities, and teachers

DUI yields 2.5-year prison term William Steven Green, age 57, wound up with a 2.5-year prison sentence from two drunk driving convictions.

Deputy County Attorney Duncan J. Rose said a Payson resident reported Green had been drinking heavily and drove off from a residence while impaired.

Payson Police responded and upon contacting Green, obtained a blood sample. Lab results later indicated Green’s blood alcohol content was .179 percent, more than double Arizona’s legal limit.

On Jan. 2, 2014, Payson Police officers stopped Green for driving over 55 mph in a 40 mph zone.

After administering field sobriety

tests, police again drew Green’s blood for testing. Lab test results later indicated Green’s blood alcohol content at .245 percent, more than three times the legal limit.

Green has a prior felony conviction for resisting arrest and three prior convictions for DUI in Georgia and Texas.

Short drug toss, long prison sentence BY

ALEXIS BECHMAN

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A Payson man will spend 9.25 years in prison for selling drugs after a judge sentenced him Oct. 27.

On June 11, Gila County Narcotics Task Force officers arrived at Jason Lee Robinson’s home with a search warrant.

Instead of welcoming the officers in, Robinson, 32, fled out the back door and tried to hide a package of drugs by throwing it on the roof. Robinson

missed the roof though and the bag hit the side of the house and broke open, bundles of methamphetamine and narcotic pills sprayed across the ground, according to the Gila County Attorney’s Office.

Back inside, officers found heroin, marijuana, new and used syringes and drug paraphernalia.

Superior Court Judge Gary Scales sentenced Robinson to 9.25 years in prison for conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs for sale and use of wire communication or electronic communication in a drug-related transaction.

have stepped up and owned their responsibilities despite no pay increase,” Darland said. “It’s time for state elected leaders to step up.”

At a news conference held at the Balsz Elementary School District, she joined representatives of school districts and education advocacy groups as well as lawyers for those who sued successfully over the funding.

The high court ruling stemmed from Proposition 301, which Arizona voters approved in 2000 to create an extra 0.6 percent sales tax earmarked for education. It found that Arizona failed after 2010 to abide by a requirement that officials adjust the base

funding level for inflation.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge later said the state has to provide schools $317 million in new funding in a first installment and a total of $1.6 billion over five years.

The state has appealed the judge’s decision, according to Don Peters, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, requesting Sept. 11 to hold off on adjusting the base level funding while the matter is pending.

Frank Davidson, superintendent of Casa Grande Elementary School District, said the district is having trouble attracting and retaining teachers. He said his district has teaching vacancies

because teachers leave for positions in and out of Arizona.

“What’s a new teacher to do but choose to go where they’ll make the most money?” Davidson said.

Beth Maloney, a Dysart Unified School District teacher named Arizona’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, said she and other educators are grappling with larger class sizes. Her classroom has gone from 25 to 30 students, making it more difficult for her to connect with each student.

“Class size is a big issue for me,” Maloney said. “My district tried to make it the last thing on the table, but we are down to the last thing on the table.”

Payson Schools lack enough bandwidth From page 1A looks like rush hour in L.A.,” he told the board. “It shuts everyone down and the frustration level in the classroom goes through the roof.”

Currently, Payson High School currently has so little bandwidth that a student who logged onto the PHS wireless Internet and streamed music or movies for a day just about crashed the whole system.

The district will likely struggle to solve the bandwidth problem, deSzendeffy said.

“There is no connection between us and the Valley,” she said.

“Arizona has three hubs, Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff. (But) I was at a conference about school technology when one of the gentlemen said one of the hardest places to get bandwidth to is Payson, Arizona.” deSzendeffy said if a university comes to Payson, it would bring an increase in bandwidth, but until then this district should either purchase microwave towers or cut back on the Chromebook purchase.

“I’m not going to order them all at one time,” said deSzendeffy, “I’m hoping to get one cart for every location.”

One cart of Chromebooks holds 30 laptop-sized personal devices.

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increased from weekly to almost daily and occurred throughout the home while the girl’s mother was at work. Ponce was receiving disability payments at the time and did not work, wrote Bryan Chambers with the GCAO. The teen told a Gila County Sheriff’s Office detective that Ponce had sex with her more than 100 times. Ponce frequently showed pornography during the abuse and the two often used drugs together, including methamphetamine, cocaine, crack and marijuana, according to a police report.

“At times, she would ask him for drugs and he would ask for sex in return,” according to the police report. Other times, he gave her gifts and clothing in exchange for sexual favors, Chambers wrote.

The teen said she never told her mother because she didn’t think she would believe her.

Eventually, the teen told a neighbor about the abuse and the GCSO took the teen to the Valley for a rape examination. Semen from Ponce was found on the teen, according to Department of Public Safety lab results.

The teen was placed in foster care and adopted.

The teen’s adopted mother told the GCAO that the teen has

Eddie Ponce will spend 17 years in prison for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl. anxiety and does not want to testify at trial or face Ponce.

Ponce initially denied the abuse when the GCSO questioned him, saying he had been falsely accused.

He later took responsibility for his conduct, telling a probation officer, “Although I was under the influence of alcohol and substance abuse, I ignored the common rules of society and instead of behaving as an adult, I gave into my addictive behavior. I should have sought treatment for my substance abuse, which led to

my arrest,” according to a presentencing report.

A probation officer noted that Ponce had no concern for the welfare or well being of the teen.

“Not only does it appear his sexual coercion was prompted by his own self-pleasure, the defendant was quite aloof as he expressed no remorse or concern for the trauma he inflicted on this victim,” probation wrote.

“In his attempt to explain himself, the defendant was victim posturing, denying and diminishing any type of reasonability as

he justified his behavior by claiming his addiction clouded his judgment.”

Ponce told probation his own father had abused him as a child, physically, emotionally and sexually. He said he had abused alcohol and substances since he was young and had sustained himself as a self-employed handyman.

In a letter to Cahill, Ponce said he has found God in the last two years and asked for compassion and mercy — not only for him, but his family.

“I have four children and seven grandchildren, the youngest who is currently only four-years-old,” he wrote. “Those grandchildren are going to grow up without knowing who I am or from benefitting (sic) from my input into their lives… I will be a stranger to them and unable to assist them through their most difficult and formative years.”

Ponce’s cellmate in the Pima County Jail wrote a letter to Cahill on Ponce’s behalf testify to his character.

“At the age of 57, Ed (Ponce) has an immense value to his family and to society in a time when good Christians and role models are difficult to find,” he wrote.

“The sooner that Ed is at home with his family and actively participating in the Christian community by far the better for everyone.”

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A slew of squinty eyed detectives will set up shop in Payson Friday and Saturday – determined to track down horse thieves, heroes, missing persons and other odd looking branches on the family tree of anyone in Payson.

The two-day Family History Fair will offer a hands-on introduction to the new digital tools that have revolutionized the search for family ancestors. The Family History Center is located at 913 N. Ponderosa Street. For reservations for the free sessions email paysonfamilyhistoryfair.com.

The family history search seminar will start with a Friday, Nov. 7 session offered by many of the groups cooperating to host the event, including the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, the Northern Gila County Historical Society, the Daughters of Scotia, the Celtic Society and others.

The highlight of the 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

session Friday comes with a talk about Rim Country History by Jinx and Jayne Pyle, who have written numerous books about the history of the region – especially the Pleasant Valley Wars.

On Saturday the event features a daylong series of free seminars, many of them focused on how to use the Internet to research family history.

An increasing number of officially agencies have put records on line, including many birth, death and marriage records. In addition, military records going back to the revolutionary war are now almost all available online.

As a result, you can now use a laptop to conduct research that used to require stops in county courthouses across the country and a daunting stop in Washington D.C. for national military archives.

The Saturday sessions start with an introduction from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The group will then offer breakout sessions that run about an hour each through about 4:45 in the afternoon.

The breakout sessions include: • New Technology for finding family outside the U.S. • Rim County History by Jinx and Jayne Pyle • How to digitize your family history • Using social media to do genealogical research • Online resources for the family genealogist • Introduction to using DNA to do family research • Using iPads in family history research • Genealogy in the Cloud • Organizing digital photos for a Life Story Project • Five ways to do genealogy in your sleep.

The lunch hour will also feature two presentations, one by Dr. Val Sullivan on online resources and one by Roundup editor Pete Aleshire on turning the bare bones of family history into a story your grandkids will want to read.

State adopts national test to replace AIMS BY

MICHELE NELSON

ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

The waiting and guessing is over – the Arizona Department of Education on Nov. 3 picked a new test to replace the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS)

test.

The education group Expect More Arizona, made the announcement.

The new test is called Arizona’s Measurement of Educational Readiness to Inform Teaching or AzMERIT. The American Institutes for Research

(AIR), a private, not-for-profit test vendor will administer the test, which will be overseen and controlled by Arizona.

AIR does this sort of work in other states and can therefore guarantee that student test information will be similar to other states.

Payson Statistics DATE H L Oct. 24 81 44 Oct. 25 80 45 Oct. 26 73 50 Oct. 27 73 45 Oct. 28 74 40 Oct. 29 77 41 Oct. 30 78 42 Oct. 31 74 48 Nov. 1 70 48 Nov. 2 58 32 Nov. 3 55 28

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2014 thru today 13.37 30-year Average through Oct. 17.97

Oct. 2014 1.49 Oct. Average 1.72

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Dominant pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods High: Pollen levels between 8.1 and 12.0 tend to affect most individuals who suffer from the pollen types of the season. Symptoms may become more severe during days with high pollen levels.

Medium: Pollen levels between 4.1 and 8.0 will likely cause symptoms for many individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season.

Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 4.0 tend to affect very few individuals among the allergy-suffering public.

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SENIORS Juniper berries — a fruit of many faces Do you have juniper trees around your house? If so, there probably is a blue blanket of berries beneath them these days. Have you ever wondered if there is anything to do with them except sweep up and throw in the garbage can? What we call berries are not really berries at all, but are female seed cones. There are numerous species of junipers, some of which produce edible fruit, some of which are too bitter to eat, SENIOR and some are even MOMENTS toxic.

Juniper Carol Zebb berries long have Roundup columnist been used as a spice in northern European, especially Scandinavian, cuisine. They are particularly suited to flavor meat and game. Some Native Americans also use the berries to enhance their food, as well as extracting the seeds inside the berries to dry and use as beads.

The berries are probably best known, however, as the main flavoring ingredient in the making of gin. During the prohibition years of the 1920s in the United States, juniper berry juice was frequently used to flavor a homemade alcohol drink, which became known as bathtub gin. Many cocktails were concocted to mix with the homemade gin and disguise its unpleasant flavor.

As a medication, juniper berries were used as a diuretic, an appetite stimulant and a remedy for arthritis and rheumatism. The berries have been found in numerous ancient Egyptian tombs, and early Greeks used the berries in Olympic events because they believed the berries increased physical stamina in athletes.

Payson Senior Center

Medicare enrollment help will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. For information, call (928) 474-4876.

Veterans Day will be observed at 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 at an Honor Our Veterans Ceremony in the Center Dining Room.

Representatives from the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens will offer legal assistance beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Center. Advance appointments are required and can be made weekdays in the Center Lobby.

Anne James entertains with live music Tuesdays in the Center Dining Room. The music begins at 10:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

Beginning to think about Christmas?

Like crafts? The Center is offering two Craft

Day programs this month, one from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6 and another from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20. All supplies will be furnished. Call the above number for further information.

The Center will be closed Nov. 27 and 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Trinkets and Treasures

Friday, Nov. 8 is Roll the Dice Day at Trinkets and Treasures (formerly Senior Thrift Store) at 512 W. Main St. Shoppers can roll a pair of dice, and depending on whether they throw an odd or even number, will be given a 25 or 50 percent discount on purchases.

Library Friends of Payson

There will be no LFOP monthly meeting in December. Watch for news of the next meeting, scheduled for January 2015.

Paperback books will be on sale six for $1 during November at the LFOP Bookstore, located just to the front right of the Circulation Desk in the Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. Gift certificates also are available for hard-to-buy-for family and friends at $3 per certificate.

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Photographer DJ Craig caught the Halloween hilarity at Payson’s Trunk or Treat festivities on Main Street Friday.

Keith Morris captured the fun at the Monster Mash halftime Halloween fun at the Longhorns football game on Friday (above).

Rim Country Halloween: Something for everyone BY

KELLY GRIFFITH

ROUNDUP INTERN

Last Friday Payson’s annual Trunk or Treat Festival downtown on Historic Main Street proved to be all the rage this Halloween.

Geared toward children 12 and

under, the Festival offered a grand place to enjoy a safe, yet fun-filled spooky Halloween night.

Trunk participants dressed up in costume and got inventive with scary ideas for the decoration of their trunk.

Skeletons, vampires, princess-

es and fairies all wandered the spooky streets.

Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department provided candy for trunk participants to distribute. Brian Mortensen, owner of the Oxbow Saloon provided the use of the saloon for the

Photos courtesy DJ Craig

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The haunted house had various scare levels depending on the age of the children, complete with characters like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Witch of the West, Snow White and many more.

Hundreds of Paysonites participated in this hair-raising affair.

Chili’s served as the title sponsor for the event, with many other businesses participating as well.

Just down the street, the Journigan House hosted the “Twisted Fairy Tales” fundraiser to benefit the Gracie Lee Haught Children’s Memorial Fund established by the Mogollon Health Alliance. The money raised will go to help families cope with the medical challenges of their children.

That party went on until midnight with a more adult flavor, since it was titled “What happens at the Journigan House stays at the Journigan House.”

No reports on whether the restaurant’s resident lineup of ghosts joined the festivities.

The final Longhorns football game of the season provided a certain amount of competition, especially the raucous “monster mash” dance on the football field during halftime. The gaggle of ghosts and ghouls that danced around in a dense crowd on the football field proved much less frightening than the score in the blowout defeat for the Longhorns.

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Winter eagles return Green Valley Park migrants once again delight onlookers BY

PETE ALESHIRE

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Payson’s very own bald eagles have returned to Green Valley Lake, part of a continent spanning migratory lifestyle that every year delights Rim Country residents.

The wide-ranging eagles that flock to Arizona every winter greatly outnumber the much smaller and distinct population of year-round breeding pairs.

An estimated 300 eagles flap through Arizona every winter on their wanderings, which may start in Alaska and end in Mexico or points south, according to surveys conducted by the Arizona Department of Game and Fish.

Many of the Arizona migrants come from various areas in Canada, mostly along great rivers where they can feast on the salmon and other fish making their own migrations.

Most of those migratory eagles fledge in the spring and summer in the far north, then head south for warmer climates in the winter.

A Game and Fish survey estimated that last year some 250 bald eagles hung out in Arizona during the winter, down from a long-term average of about 295. Roosevelt Lake remains the epicenter of activity for these migratory eagles, along with Nankoweap Creek in the depths of the Grand Canyon. They live on bass, crappie and catfish plucked from Roosevelt. But they’re drawn to Nankoweap by the spawning of thousands of trout, which provide easy pickings — just like the runs of salmon in Canada and Alaska.

Another group of bald eagles builds nests and raises their young in the state. Their fledglings set off on their own migrations and wander about for four or five years before attaining sexual maturity. A young eagle may migrate 1,000 miles in his first year, living on carrion mostly until he perfects his fish-hunting technique. At about five years old if they survive a dangerous adolescence, they find a mate and build a nest of their own — usually not far from where they were born.

Their parents, which mate for life, may hang around through the winter and may wander off. They generally occupy a massive nest in a big tree or cliff face at the end of the winter and fledge chicks in the late spring.

Last year, the desert-nesting bald eagles had established 68 nests, although they occupied only 54. They produced 71 young in 35 successful breeding attempts. Only

58 of those chicks lived long enough to take flight.

Back in 2004, the Arizona eagles managed to fledge 42 young.

Most of the desert-nesting eagles built massive nests of sticks along the shores of the Salt and Verde Rivers, with Roosevelt and Tonto Creek feeding into a center of activity. However, eagles also nested on the East Verde River and at Woods Canyon Lake, where their not-so-friendly competition with a host of resident osprey delights visitors in the spring and summer. Biologists hope that the eagles will continue to expand, perhaps establishing nesting territories all along the East Verde and Fossil Creek as well as other Rim Country lakes.

The Game and Fish Department posts nest watchers to protect many of the most accessible nests from disturbance. At Woods Canyon Lake and elsewhere, they’ve found that discarded fishing line poses a grave hazard to the eagles, since the mothers often inadvertently bring the tangles back to the nest where they can prove fatal to chicks. That means discarded fishing line can pose a hazard to the Green Valley eagles as well.

The status of the desert-nesting eagles remains controversial. The disastrous eggshell thinning effects of the pesticide DDT at one time reduced the number of breeding pairs of bald eagles to about 400 nationally. The ban on DDT in the U.S. and the recovery of the national bird represents one of the great wildlife conservation triumphs, capped by the removal of bald eagles from the endangered list in 2007. However the Centers for Biological Diversity and the Maricopa Audubon Society went to court repeatedly to try to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to leave endangered species protection in place for the desert-nesting bald eagles. The endangered species act provides for continued protection of a unique sub-population that fills a significant gap in the breeding territory of a species. The battle has repeatedly gone back and forth in court, but at present the desert-nesting eagles remain off the list and their population continues to grow slowly.

But for now, the return of the far-ranging eagles has provided yet another thrill for a day spent in Green Valley Park. The resident eagles hang out on various barren treetops round the shore of the lake and swoop down to grab the stocked trout, which also lures anglers to the lake.

But the fishermen sporting all their expensive gear had best not study the Green Valley Lake eagles too closely — it’ll only make them feel inadequate.

Human anglers can easily make 100 casts in an hour without catching a fish.

But nestwatchers at Woods Canyon Lake now and then studied the hunting eagles to record their fishing success rate. At least at Woods Canyon when the note-takers had their pencils out, the eagles caught a fish on every dive.

Photos by DJ Craig

An estimated 300 eagles flap through Arizona every winter, and some of them hang out in Green Valley Park and at Woods Canyon Lake.

A VETERAN REMEMBERS some of history’s most furious battles

Larry Moore stood at his ing. The blast tore a gaping post on the Number 3 deck RIM COUNTRY hole in the bow, through gun when the USS Shaw’s which the ocean began pourluck ran out once again. ing.

The 1,450-ton, 341-footMoore was at his battle long Mahan-class destroyer station, manning the telewas zig-zagging through the scopic sighting scope on the deep-blue waters of the Pacific near Cape five-inch gun, which could fire 30, 50-pound Gloucester off the shores of New Britain in shells a minute.

1943, supporting the efforts of the United “I was what they call a pointer,” recalls States 1st Marine Division to seize yet anoth- Moore, a longtime Payson resident whose er stepping stone island on the way to the military career bore witness to history invasion of Japan. including from epic sea battles in the Pacific The Japanese dive bombers and torpedo and the triumph of the Berlin Airlift. planes buzzed around the supporting fleet, “I was the one looking through the teledesperately seeking to break up the vital scopic sights. One guy moved the gun side to effort to supply the troops ashore. The side — the guy who moved it up and down Japanese had been fighting a fanatical, was a pointer. Had to work together to keep often-suicidal, island-by-island effort to pre- the crosshairs on the target. When we were vent the United States from securing an in combat — when we got our crosshair — island airbase close enough to the Japanese I’d squeeze the trigger. We’d practice every mainland to bring the war home to the day. It was an unspoken communication. The Japanese people. gun captain would tell you what the target On that fateful day, a dive bomber finally was and the two of you just worked in unifound the Shaw’s range, despite the destroy- son.” er’s skillful evasive maneuvers. The 204 offiThe Shaw somehow survived the terrible cers and crew felt the impact of the 500- damage off Cape Gloucester, although it took pound bomb, which somehow struck the deck two days of relentless struggle to make it and bounced off into the water before explod- back into a safe port. Two of the fearsome

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Larry Moore served the United States of America in the Navy and the Air Force, and fought in some of our country’s greatest battles.

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“We made it back into a destroy tender — the bobbin,” said Moore. “We still had wooden decks — that was a lot of Navy ships in the ’20s and ’30s — we made it into her and they put some more pumps on. Our decks were almost in the water because we were so low in the water — they pumped the water out and they were able to put a patch where the hole was. So we went back to Hunters Point to get the holes repaired.”

The little destroyer ultimately participated in some of the most ferocious naval engagements in history, including Guadalcanal, Saipan, Guam, the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the recapture of Manila. The ship repeatedly suffered damage from enemy fire and ran aground in deadly conditions twice. She rescued the crews of other sinking ships under fire and wound up with 11 battle stars, awarded for major engagements.

Moore missed some of the early battles, like Guadalcanal in 1942, but then stayed with the Shaw to the end.

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Rim Country Church Directory Aglow International Crossroads Church, 114 E. Cedar Lane. The Aglow Bible Study is held each Tuesday at the Crossroads Fellowship Hall. Prayer and Praise 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.; Bible study 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call 474-6933 for more information.

Baha’i Faith For location and information, call (928) 472-3191 or (928) 468-8962.

Calvary Chapel Payson 1103 N. Beeline Hwy. at Sherwood Dr.; (928) 468-0801, Email: office@ calvarypayson.com, web: calvarypayson.com. Sunday: Services at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.; Upper Room Prayer Meeting For Jesus at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Men’s & Women’s Discipleship at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Fellowship Dinner at 5 p.m.; Old testament Study, Calvary Kids, Jr. High & High School Youth Groups at 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Christ-Centered Recovery Study using the One Step To Freedom program at 6:30 p.m. Faith-based discipleship program for those dealing with strongholds in their lives such as substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, etc.; Young Adult Fellowship 6:30 p.m. Childcare is provided for all of the above services. Friday: Friday Fellowship at the Friday’s – a fun night for the whole family! Games, snacks, followed by worship and a short Bible study and prayer, 111 W. Rancho Rd. Catholic Church of the Holy Nativity A Roman Catholic Church under the Personal Ordinate of the Chair of St. Peter. 1414 N. Easy Street (corner of Easy Street & Bradley Dr.), Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 478-6988, www.holynativitypayson.com. The Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews, Rector. Sunday: Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday: Low Mass and Holy Unction 10 a.m. Holy Days: Mass 10 a.m. For private communions and/or visitations, please call (928) 478-6988.

Christians Together Independent-non-denominational. Meeting Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway.

Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. Hwy. 260, Christopher Creek, first driveway past fire station on left.

Pastor Ed Hepworth, 478-4857 (church), 478-4310 (home). 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Thursday Bible Study. For more information, call Pastor Ed. Church at Powell Place 806 W. Longhorn Rd. Payson, (928) 474-6249. Non-Denominational Sunday Services beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Church for the Nations Payson (CFTN Payson) located at 213 S. Ash St. Sunday service 10 a.m. Pastors Nevin and Dina Hershberger invite you to come to join dynamic praise and worship with uplifting prophetic teaching. Contact Pastor Nevin at (602) 7573778 or Pastor Dina at (602) 757-3830. Like us on Facebook.

Church of Christ 306 E. Aero. Sunday Bible classes 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. For Bible studies any day of the week, call Bob Nichols, 468-0134. By understanding and living the principles taught in the New Testament, we attempt to accomplish the spiritual mission of the church, rather than being a social or recreational institution.

Church of Christ in Payson 401 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5149. Sunday: Bible classes for all ages 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:25 a.m. and 6 p.m., A-Capella singing, song practice 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: Ladies Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study 6:30 p.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PONDEROSA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 11 am to 2 pm; Sacrament Meeting 11 am, 472-8709, 474-6367 or 468-1103, Missionaries 472-7956.

MOGOLLON WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 1 pm to 4 pm; Sacrament Meeting 1 pm, 474-6367, 468-8157, Missionaries (928) 863-5396, 468-8886.

MANZANITA WARD: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 am to 12 pm; Sacrament Meeting 9 am, 474-3788, 472-2266, Missionaries (928) 863-5396, 468-8886.

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa, 468-0249; Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 6 pm and by appointment J. Foster 978-4031.

PINE WARD: Highway 87; Sunday Services 9 a.m. to noon; Sacrament meeting 9 a.m. 476-3757.

TONTO BASIN SERVICES: Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 479-2484.

CHRISTOPHER CREEK SERVICES: Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sacrament meeting 10 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. followed by Sunday School, Priesthood and Relief Society. 478-4608.

SPANISH BRANCH: Aero Drive and 913 S. Ponderosa; Sunday Services 9 am to 12 pm. Sacrament meeting 9 am.

YOUNG BRANCH: Sunday 9:30 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School; 11:20 a.m. Sacrament meeting. 462-3326 or 462-3388.

BLUE RIDGE BRANCH: Sunday 10 a.m. Sacrament meeting; 10:50 a.m. Sunday School; 11:25 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society. (928) 477-2138.

Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of the month.

Sunday Fellowship Meal every 3rd Sunday of the month. Women of CORP Ministries and Bible studies lead by Simone Lake. Other various Connection Groups available throughout week. For more information, contact: 1-928476-4249 (ch), 1-928-472-6439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www.sermon.net/CORP Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 474-2059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: cpcpayson.org.

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

Desert Community Christian Fellowship, SB Pastor Eric Woods, (928) 479-2216, 173 Stephen’s Way, Tonto Basin. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday services 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday worship 6 p.m.

East Verde Baptist Church Houston Mesa Road at Whispering Pines Control Road, 474-9385. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m.

Eckankar If you have experienced seeing a light when your eyes were closed, you most likely were experiencing the Light of God, and if you have heard a sound which you could not account for, you may have experienced the Sound of God. For more information on these spiritual experiences, call (877) 300-4949.

Expedition Church 301 S. Colcord Road (two blocks west of Hwy. 87, just north of Bonita).

Expedition is a non-denominational church whose mission is to “make disciples who love God and people.” Sunday services are at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. For more information, go to www.discoverexpedition.com, Facebook at ExpeditionChurchPayson, or call (928) 474-9128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey!

Fireproof Your Marriage Discover the power of 2=1 “Married For Life” and “Parents For Life” courses.

Call (928) 478-4715 for more information.

First Baptist Church (Independent/Fundamental) 303 W. Main St., 474-3530. Sunday School for all ages, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (nursery provided); Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Pine 4039 N. Highway 87, 476-3552, Website: www.fbcpine.com. Sundays: Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Fellowship 6 p.m. Communion service the first Sunday during Morning Worship. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m. first Saturday of each month.

Women’s Bible Study 9:15 Tuesday mornings. AWANA program on Mondays as follows: Sparks for K-2nd 2:30-4 p.m.; TNT, Trek and Journey 6-8 p.m. All other activities, please contact the church office Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or Friday 9 a.m. to noon.

Forest Lakes Community Church A non-denominational church meeting in the school district/library building at 417 Old Rim Road in Forest Lakes.

Worship is Sundays at 10 a.m. All are welcome to join us in the pines!

Gisela Community Church Tatum Trail, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum. Sunday Morning Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.

Gospel Meetings All are invited to come and hear the simple teachings and doctrine of Christ.

The gospel of Christ still provides an anchor for the soul in a turbulent world.

These meetings present the gospel story simply and freely. Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., Mogollon Health Alliance, 308 E. Aero Dr., Payson.

Iglesia La Roca 302 E. Rancho Rd. Nuestro proposito es que usted encuentre una relacion personal con Dios y pueda experimentar la hermosura de su presencia en cada uno de nuestros servicios: Miercoles 6:30pm Ensayo del Ministerio de Alabanza, Jueves 6:30pm Estudios Biblicos, Domingos 12:30 Tiempo de Celebracion y Adoracion, para mayor informacion comunicarse con los Pastores Carmelo y Ruth Andujar. Dr. Carmelo Andujar, Pastor (928) 2380240, Ruth Andujar (407) 341-9775, Secretaria de La Roca (928) 595-0874.

Te invitamos a vistitar nuestra pagina web: www.iglesialarocapayson.com.

"Visitenos, Sera un placer tenerles en nuestra Iglesia" Jehovah’s Witnesses North Payson Congregation, 1616 N. McLane, 474-7867, 474-2750: Public Discourse, 4 p.m., Sunday; Watchtower Study, 4:40 p.m., Sunday; Tuesday Congregation Bible Study, 7 p.m., Ministry School, 7:30 p.m., Service Meeting, 8 p.m.

South Payson Congregation, 474-7867, 474-8346: Public Discourse, 10 a.m., Sunday; Watchtower Study, 10:40 a.m., Sunday; Thursday, Congregation Bible Study, 7 p.m., Ministry School, 7:30 p.m., Service Meeting, 8 p.m.

Congregation Espanol de Testieos de Jehovah, 472-7867, 474-8763: Discurso publico, Domingo, 1 p.m.; Estudio del Atalaya, Domingo, 1:40 p.m.; Estudio de Biblia, Lunas, 7 p.m., Escuela del Minitero, 7:30 p.m., Reunion de Servicio Miercoles 8 p.m.

Kriya Meditation Learn Kriya Meditation Tuesday nights, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. in Payson. By donation. For location and info, please call Zuné at (928) 472-7654.

Lifehouse Christian Center Meets at Mountain High Coffeeworks, 3652 N. Cemetary Rd., Pine, AZ 85544. Pastors Phil and Roxanne Castle, (928) 242-0773. A spirit filled church and congregation with a very unique and wonderful praise and worship time. Services are at 11 a.m. Sunday, followed by a free meal.

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

Holy Communion celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.

Visit our website at www.mountcross.org. Church office hours: MondayFriday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a grace-filled place where people can come with questions and not feel judged. It is a place where Imperfect People serve to make a difference.

Mountain Bible Church Our Mission at Mountain Bible is quite simple: Loving God…Loving People.

It is our desire before God to develop and offer ministries, inside and outside our church, that further this important cause. Are we succeeding? We invite you to be our guest this weekend and see for yourself! Located at 302 E. Rancho Road in Payson, we offer two opportunities to worship on Sunday mornings: 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. Many children and student ministries are available on Sundays and throughout the week. More details are available through our office (928) 472-7800 and on our website (www.mountainbible.org). Please let us answer any further questions you may have about our church…and we hope to meet you soon!

New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224.

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

Payson Bible Fellowship Meets at Rim Country Health and Retirement Community, 807 W. Longhorn Road. Every Sunday 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Conversation, 9 a.m. Praise and Worship, 9:30 a.m. Prayer and Bible discussion. 1st and 3rd Sundays: 10:15 a.m. Open Discussion, 11:15 a.m. Close.

Payson Center for Spiritual Awareness A spiritually nurturing community, welcoming and honoring seekers of all spiritual paths. Sunday services at 11:15 a.m. at 107 W. Wade Lane, #2. Yoga M-F, 9-10 a.m. Mondays: Buddhist meditation 4-5 p.m., Buddhist study/meditation 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays: A Course in Miracles meditation/study 6-7:30 p.m. For speaker topics/info, call (928) 978-9100.

Payson First Assembly of God The congregation of Payson First Assembly, Pastor Kelly Wooldridge and Youth Pastor, Rachel Flowers, invites the public to attend our multiple weekly services at 1100 W Lake Drive. Each Sunday morning, our worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. A time of fellowship, worship and teaching is the best way to begin the week! Programs for children and infants through 12th grade are available and we encourage the whole family to join us at PFA! We also offer an Adult Christian Ed class every Sunday morning from 9-10 a.m. Our Sunday evening service from 6-7 p.m. encompasses a time of praise and worship along with an informal study of the Word of God. Every Wednesday evening from 6:30-7:30 p.m., all ages are invited to join us for FOCUS Night with something for the entire family! We offer men and women’s Bible studies and fun classes for Elementary ages. “Reckless Youth” for Middle School and High School students meet for a time to have fun, make new friends and dive into worship and God’s Word. For more information, or for a ride to any service, call Payson First Assembly at (928) 474-2302.

Payson First Church of the Nazarene 200 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5890. Sundays: Morning Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Monday through Friday: Safe Haven Preschool 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Lighthouse Club 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays: Children's Bible Quizzing 3rd-6th grades 2:30-5:30 p.m., and Prayer and Praise 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays: Children's Bible Quizzing K-2nd grades 3:154:15 p.m. Thursdays: Youth Night 6:30 p.m. Last Saturday each month: Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8:00 a.m. and the Ain’t Nearly Done (ANDY) Group 11:30 a.m. For more information on locations, times and topics, contact the church office. Office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Payson Living Word Bible Church 208 S. McLane Road (across from the High School). Services Sundays starting at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. with Kids Church and nursery provided. PLW is a Spirit Filled Contemporary Church based on Faith; we believe speaking the Word of God will move mountains in our lives. We have a mission here at PLWBC: Love, Win, Build and Change. There are many activities at the church so come out and be a part of our family. The Lord is doing great things. If you have any questions, the church number is (928) 474-8606.

Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St., behind ACE Hardware), 474-0485; Pastor Carl Peterson. A growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. We invite you to worship with us Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (Contemporary) or at 11 a.m. (Traditional).

Kid’s Church along with free and safe nursery care is provided. Please call the church for information on additional programs, ministries and our mission to the community.

Payson United Pentecostal Church - The First Church Website: www.paysonupc.com. All meetings and events are held at Mesa del Caballo. Kids’ Church, Sundays at 10 a.m. (Behind the Veil Puppety) Experience Pentecostal-style worship and preaching, Sundays at 6 p.m.

Around the Table Bible Study, Wednesday at 7 p.m. All are welcome to experience the difference of the earliest New Testament message and not the traditions and customs that followed. Go back to the message of the First Church – Acts 2:38. Pastor Dale Lewallen 469-2171.

Pleasant Valley Community Church Young Public School Cafeteria on Hwy 288 & Baker Ranch Road. A nondenominational service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Come early for refreshments and fellowship.

Ponderosa Bible Church 1800 N. Beeline Hwy., (928) 474-9279. “Preparing God’s people for works of

service so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Dr. Joe Falkner, Sr. Pastor; Curtis Fahrlender, Pastor of Student Ministries; Gale Dawson, Pastor of Missions and Administration; Jim Hurlburt, Pastor of Worship and Outreach. Sunday Worship: Traditional Service 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Contemporary Service 11 a.m. to 12 noon; Youth Bible Study (Grades 7-12) 9:30 a.m.; BLAST I (Bible Learning And Sharing Together) Grades K-6 9:30 a.m.; BLAST II, Grades K-6, 11 a.m.; Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Middle School Youth Group, grades 6-8, 4-5 p.m.; High School Youth Group, grades 9-12, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Adult Cell Group, 6 p.m. Nursery and Pre-Primary available for morning worship services. Wednesday: Legacy Singles (55+ years of age) coffee at Dimi’s 9 a.m.; High School Cell Group, 7-8 p.m.; Adult Cell Group, 6 p.m.; Adult Prayer and Bible Study 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nursery available.

Thursday: Men’s Bible Study 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Payson Women’s Bible Study 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pioneer Clubs (Grades 1-5), 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays when school is in session.

Visit our website www.pbcpayson.org.

Rim Country Cowboy Church Meets at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Star Valley Baptist Church, 4180 E. Highway 260, Star Valley. Service includes live music by the Country Gospel Misfits. For more information, call (928) 474-5557.

Rim Valley Church 208 S. McLane Road, Pastor Brandon Pratt, (801) 513-4286.

Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wisconsin Synod) 204 W. Airport Rd. (corner of Airport Rd. and N. McLane). Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Sunday Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend! For more information, please call pastor David Sweet, (928) 474-2098.

St. Benedict’s Catholic Mission Church Meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Young School for Catholic Mass.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church WE Welcome Everyone. 1000 N. Easy St. (Corner of Sherwood & Easy St.).

928-474-3834. The Rev. Daniel F. Tantimonaco, Rector. St. Paul's parishioners and Father Dan invite you to join us as WE participate in worship, Christian education, outreach and fellowship activities. Sunday: Holy Eucharist Services are at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The 10 a.m. service includes traditional and contemporary music. Child care is provided. Our Praise Band leads us with contemporary music on the last Sunday of the month. Christian Education programs offer Children's Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sunday Adult Group Study at 9 a.m. Wednesday: We celebrate the Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Quarterly: Taizé, a Service of contemplation and music, is held quarterly on a Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. (Call for dates). We have very active Women's, Men's and Bible Study groups. A Film Review group and Book Club are just some of our other regular programs.

(Call Church for dates and times). Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson.org.

Email: pasepchurch@qwestoffice.net.

WE Welcome Everyone.

St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 511 S. St. Phillips Street, 474-2392. Daily Masses Monday-Friday 8 a.m, Sat. 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Spanish 12:30 p.m.; Confession at 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call Mrs. Judith Carroll, Religious Education office, (928) 474-1269 for Catholic education programs for children and adults. Call Mr. Allen Holder, Life Teen Director, (928) 474-2392 for Sunday evening youth group activities and other youth-focused events.

Seventh-day Adventist Church 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson; Pastor Steven Salsberry; Elder Sharon Judd.

Saturday services: Sabbath School/Bible Study 9:30a.m.; Worship Hour 11 a.m. We welcome all visitors. Come and join us for uplifting fellowship. Call 928-474-9209 for Prayer Meeting times and location, and for coming local events, or visit our website: http://payson.adventistfaith.org.

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 507 W. Wade Lane; (928) 474-5440, (928) 478-8603. Pastor Steve DeSanto.

Sunday: Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. Holy Communion celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. Wednesday Evening Worship Service 6 p.m. (Dec.-April). Men’s Bible Study each Monday at 9 a.m. Adult Bible Class (study) Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Visit Shepherd of the Pines on our Web site: www.shepherdofthe pineslutheran.com.

Shepherd of the Pines United Methodist Church - Overgaard 3015 Highway 277, Overgaard, (928) 535-5208. Pastor Noni Dye. Worship service 9 a.m. w/childcare. Adult Sunday School 7:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 9 a.m.

Shiloh Christian Fellowship 501 E. Rancho Road (across the street from Payson Elementary School), 4743138. Nondenominational church teaching verse by verse and chapter by chapter through the Bible. Contemporary Worship and Family Oriented, children’s ministries and nursery provided. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:45 a.m. First and third Mondays Women’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Bible Study (in the Fellowship Hall) 6:30 p.m.

Star Valley Southern Baptist Church 4180 E. Highway 260, 4 miles east of Payson, (928) 474-5557. Sunday Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. and the Worship Service is at 10:50 a.m. The Sunday Evening Service begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday features the Rim Country Cowboy Church Service at 6 p.m. Music is by the Country Gospel Misfits.

Come join us!

Strawberry Chapel in the Pines Fossil Creek Road, Strawberry, 476-3893. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wed. Bible study 7 p.m.

Tonto Basin Bible Church Hwy. 188 off Dryer Dr., Tonto Basin, Pastor Robert Melotti, (928) 479-2299.

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m., worship service 10:45 a.m., Children’s Church 10:45 a.m., no Sunday eve. service. Wednesday Night Bible Study Fellowship 7 p.m. Potluck every third Sunday at noon following the worship service.

Tonto Basin Catholic Mission Meets Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. at the Tonto Basin Chamber building for Catholic Mass.

Tonto Creek Shores/Tonto Valley Bible Church Lots 240-241 Valley View Road, Gisela, 474-1360.

Tonto Valley Bible Church Valley View Drive, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. (combined service with both churches).

Tonto Village Chapel Tonto Village Chapel exists to serve, love and uplift the Lord Jesus Christ. Our mission is to operate in the community as a light House through fulfilling the great commission as found in Matthew 28:18-20. We welcome an opportunity to worship with you on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school/Bible study at 10:45 a.m. for adults, children and youth, or Tuesday evening Bible study and prayer meeting at 5 p.m. For questions or information please call the Church at (928) 478-5076.

Unity Church of Payson Our mission at Unity of Payson is to inspire and awaken one another to a greater experience of God and life through the practical application of spiritual principles. Spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer. Join us for Sunday services at 10 a.m., 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). The 1st Sunday of each month we celebrate birthdays and bring non-perishables for the food bank, the 3rd Sunday is our monthly pot luck, 4th Monday at 8 a.m. we meet for highway cleanup, 4th Tuesday is our Chili’s give-back day. To find out more: www.unityofpayson.org. (928) 478-8515.

The Way of Adidam The Way of Adidam, based on the spiritual teachings of Adi Da Samraj, is offering free tours of the Da Love Ananda Botanical Gardens. Water conservation techniques will be discussed. Also, beginning in July, tours will include seven meditation sites surrounding Lake Love Ananda. In addition, we are offering area study group meetings. For further information, telephone 928-472-4700 and ask for Pat Rollins. For worldwide information, go online to www.adidam.org.

Young Baptist Church (928) 462-3476. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wednesday prayer service, 6 p.m.

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Payson Elks

The Women of the Moose meet at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month.

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

The 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.

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

For more information, go online to www.paysonmason.org or contact Tom Jones, secretary, at (928) 474-1305 or (818) 314-9950.

The Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway on Airport Road, serves lunch starting at 11:30 a.m.

Monday through Thursday. All specials, unless otherwise indicated, are only $6. Regular menu items are also available for purchase.

The lunch menu is as follows: Wednesday, Nov. 5 - French Dip with choice of side Thursday, Nov. 6 - Chicken Pot Pie. The Lodge is looking for donations of new/almost new items to be used as door prizes, silent auctions, raffles, etc. Please bring your donations to the Lodge Secretary Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Lodge will be honoring veterans with a short ceremony at 5:30 p.m., followed by a complete turkey dinner Friday, Nov. 7. All veterans eat free and all others pay only $8.

Tickets are available at the bar.

Rim Country CoDA Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a 12-step fellowship of women and men whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. We gather together to support and share with each other in a journey of self discovery — learning to love ourselves.

Meeting time is at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Philip’s Catholic Church (education building to right of church), 511 S. St. Philips St., Payson.

For more information, contact Sharon (480) 244-1393 or Diane (928) 468-1852.

Rim Country 4 Wheelers Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 8 a.m.

Wednesdays in the Bashas’ shopping center parking lot in front of the Big 5 store.

The route and destination may be prescheduled or may be decided on the spot; the level of difficulty may range from easy to moderate.

Saturday trips are also scheduled at least once a month and are usually decided on at the previous month’s meeting. For all trips, have a full tank of gas, lunch, and a lawn chair.

For more information, visit the Web site at www.rimcountry4wheelers.com or call RC4W President Chuck Jacobs at (928) 595-0967.

Veterans of Foreign Wars International Police meets tonight Association 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 American Legion Post #69, located at 709 E. Highway 260.

We would like to invite all members to join us. For more information, contact Post Commander Dwayne Cunningham, (928) 9511691.

The International Police Association (I.P.A. Region 61 Northern AZ) meets for breakfast at Mazatzal Casino Restaurant at 9 a.m. every Wednesday. All honorably retired law enforcement and active law enforcement personnel are welcome.

For more information, call Michelle Dyer at (928) 970-0247 or go online to www.ip_usa.org.

Soroptimists The local Soroptimist club invites all women who are interested in working with and for the community to improve the status of women to join members for lunch at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, at noon Wednesdays.

Anyone interested should contact Jean Oliver, (928) 474-6167; or Audrey Wilson. (928) 468-3108.

Alzheimer’s caregivers support groups 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) 474-3560. The Payson Senior Center is located at 514 W. Main St.

New Hope Grief Support Group The New Hope Grief Support Group is for those who have lost a spouse. It meets from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson. For more information, call (928) 472-9290.

87 Mountain Biking Club 87 Mountain Biking Club meets at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the 87 Cyclery shop, 907 S. Beeline Highway.

Members have group trail rides throughout Gila County for every level of rider (beginners to advanced).

Everyone is encouraged to join and learn about all the great mountain biking trails Payson and the surrounding area has to offer.

For more information or questions, please call (928) 478-6203.

PAWS meeting Payson Area Woofers Society (PAWS) will be having a monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 in the Payson Library meeting room.

Refreshments will be served.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Rim Country Classic Auto Club The Rim Country Classic Auto Club (RCCAC) holds its monthly

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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.

Kiwanis The Kiwanis Club of Payson meets at Tiny’s, Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson at 7 a.m. every Thursday. Contact Mike Clark, club secretary, at clarkmb2@gmail.com or (602) 5109431 for more information.

TOPS 0373 TOPS 0373 Payson (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson.

We meet every Thursday morning. Our weigh-in starts at 7 a.m.

Our meeting starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 8:50 a.m.

We are a non-profit support group for anyone wishing to drop those extra, unhealthy pounds. You gain new friends, along with invaluable information and support in your weight loss journey. Come check us out! If you have any questions, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.

Arizona Cactus Navy luncheon An informal get-together of Navy and Coast Guard veterans in the Payson area is held on the first Thursday of each month at La Sierra restaurant on north AZ 87 at Forest Dr. in Payson.

The group meets for coffee or lunch at 11 a.m. to share stories and camaraderie among fellow vets of World War II, Korea, Vietnam,

other conflicts, and peacetime naval service. For more information, call (928) 970-0066.

Write Your Story Write Your Story is a group of ordinary people who are in the process of writing short narratives from their life experiences. There are no dues or fees of any kind.

The group meets at 10 a.m.

Thursdays at Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road.

Each attendee reads from what they have written that week. You are invited to join the group and get started on your life story. For more information, call Nadine at (928) 476-4659.

Lost Loves - support for survivors of suicide loss Lost Loves, a support group for adults who have lost a loved one through suicide, meets on the first Thursday of each month at the Senior Circle, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson. Adults suffering from such a loss are welcome to attend the group sessions which are free of charge. The group is facilitated by a professional counselor an da survivor of suicide loss.

Please contact Elizabeth at (928) 468-2133 for more information.

Bridge results Winners in Wednesday Duplicate Bridge for October 29, were Sue and Larry Hoecker, first; Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, second; Ruth and George Aucott, third.

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

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HUNTING/FISHING SUPPLIES Walk in cooler 8’ x 8’ walk in cooler for sale $100. Has Freon 12 refrigeration unit - does not work.

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Advanced Tactical Armament Concepts, LLC, manufacturer of HPR Ammunition is currently recruiting for a Receptionist/Administrative Assistant. Visit HPRammo.com/careers for additional information.

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CHILDCARE BJ Enterprises Child Care Food Program Serving Payson since 1982!

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Recreation Coordinator – Event Center $16.79 - $25.18/hr.

Obtain job description and required application by calling (928) 474-5242 x207; pick one up at Town Hall or download at www.paysonaz.gov.

Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 01/15/15. EOE

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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

OPEN HOUSES

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Must have experience, preferably in long-term care. Full-time or Part-time.

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Find what you’re looking for or sell what you’re tired of looking at in the Payson Roundup classifieds Call 474-5251 today.

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Find what you’re looking for or sell what you’re tired of looking at in the Payson Roundup Classifieds Call 474-5251

OPEN HOUSE Saturday, Noon - 5pm 1205 N Camelot Dr, Alpine Hts Incredible unobstructed views!

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RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1Br/Upstairs Apt, All Electric, Great S. Beeling Location, $500.mo Scott at Rim Country Guns: 928-474-8000.

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

The McDonald’s Team offers Part-Time and Full Time employment with wages starting at $7.95 per hour.

Flexible hours, training, advancement opportunities, management development, employee retirement benefits, insurance, performance reviews and raises, and many other benefits. McDonald’s rewards outstanding performance.

PAYSON Please pick-up an application and learn of the opportunities available at your McDonald’s today.

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Lube Specialist Part-time Deputy Constable Public Health Nurse (2 positions) Juvenile Detention Officer Grant Project Assistant

Payson:

Part-time Deputy Constable Lube Specialist Juvenile Detention Officer Property Appraiser I

Gila County Sheriff’s Office Positions Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd Globe and Payson

911 Dispatcher • Detention Officer • Deputy Sheriff • Public Health Nurse (Jail) Gila County is an equal opportunity employer

Applications and salary information available at: www.gilacountyaz.gov

$12.28 - $18.43/hr for EMT, $14.09 - $20.24/hr for CEP plus excellent benefits. Obtain job description and required application by calling (928) 474-5242 x207; pick one up at Town Hall or download at www.paysonaz.gov. Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 11/20/14. EOE

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High hourly, Overtime. Class ACDL/Tanker. 1 year driving Experience. Home Monthly. Paid Travel, Lodging. Relocation NOT necessary. 1-800-588-2669. www.tttransports.com (AzCAN) DRIVER TRAINEE NEEDED in Phoenix! Become a driver for Werner Enterprises! NO experience needed! CDL training in Phoenix! 1-888-512-7114.

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LEGAL SERVICES

Call The Cheaper Sweeper

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

Town of Payson, Firefighter/EMT/CEP

2008 Ford Expedition

HAULING

Windows to Walls, Baseboards to Ceiling Fans WE CLEAN IT ALL!

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SUVS

JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed

RAPID PLUMBING SERVICE

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Please drop off resume at: Eric Santana, Agent 904 S. Beeline Hwy, #4

EDUCATION

MOTORCYCLES 2006 TTR 250 Yamaha, VIN # (JYACG07Y46A002465) Blue & White, Stock Muffler, Heated Handle Bar Gripps, California Green Sticker, Batter Charge Lead by Right Side Number Plate, Call Steve: 530-249-1664 or 530-832-9881

INSURANCE

Don’s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Pine Needles, Tree Trimming, Hauling. unlicensed; 928-478-6139

Gift Certificates Available

PAYSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Fri, Nov 7 and Sat, Nov 8. 8am-3pm Household misc, lamps, avon collectibles, jewelry, clothes, some furniture, shelves, more

Comfort Keepers is seeking mature, caring, people for non-medical in-home care.

Provide companionship, personal care, meal prep, shopping. Experience Preferred, 200 W. Frontier Rd. #K, 928-474-0888

DRIVERS

Large yard sale, lots of tools, RV, mobile home supplies, furniture, household items, clothes, misc, Fri/Sat, 8am-? No Early Birds. 907 N. Madison Drive, Corner Madison and Graff.

THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades?

Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Blind-Cleaning & More!

Yamaha Inverter Generator Like new EF 3000iSEB Ideal source of power for RV or home. AC output 3000 watts + plus 500 watt boost.

Strawberry, AZ $1500 602-403-8907

DENTAL

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

ASSISTANT WANTED FOR FAST PACED OFFICE Must have Intermediate + Computer-Skills & Professional Experience w/Excell and Word.

Phone/Letter Etiquette.

Construction/Plan knowledge Fax Resume to: 928-468-8563 or Email: tbishop@tllelectric.com

24 Hour Road Service, pays by experience, Drivers Licensed and Drug Tested. 928-978-6497.

Yard Sale 1605 W Dalton Circle Payson

HEALTH CARE

CLERICAL/OFFICE

Garage sale, 1001 S. Mud Springs Rd., Novemeber 7th and 8th, Friday/Saturday, 7am-3pm. Antiques, household goods, art supplies, linens, glass/ceramic, clothing.

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LEGAL NOTICES 15348: 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11/2014: STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT No. DM 2014000583 Stacy E. Hartnett, Petitioner vs.

Michael t. Hartnett, Respondent.

AMENDMENT NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION STATE OF NEW MEXICO to the above-named Respondent (s), Greetings: You are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed a civil action against you in the above entitled Court and cause, the general object thereof being: Dissolution of Marriage.

Unless you enter your appearance in said cause on or before the 8th day of December 2014 a judgment by default will be entered against you.

Name and Address of Petitioner of Petitioner’s Attorney: Stacy E. Hartnett, 900 Continental Loop S.E. #18, Albuquerque, NM 87108.

WITNESS the Honorable ELIZABETH E. WHITEFIELD, District Judge of the Second Judicial District Court of the State of New Mexico, and the seal of the District Court of Bernalillo County, this 17th day of Oct., 2014. GREGORY T. IRELAND, CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT, By: /s/ Linda Lopez, Linda Lopez 15548: 10/21, 10/28, 11/4/2014 SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA GILA COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of CLAUDIA M. KRAFT (x) an Adult, Deceased Case Number PB201400097

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR INFORMAL PROBATE OF A WILL NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: Steven J. Powell has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate on 10/13/2014; Address: 407 E. Timber Dr. Payson, AZ 85541.

All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication or this Notice of the claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to the Personal Representative at 407 E. Timber Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 A copy of the Notice of Appointment is attached to the copies of this document mailed to all known creditors. DATED: 10/13/2014 /s/ Steven J. Powell, Steven J. Powell 15551: 10/31, 11/4, 11/7/2014; AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF JCAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. an Arizona business corporation Pursuant to the provisions of Section 10-1001 through 10-1006, Arizona Revised Statutes, the undersigned professional corporation adopts the following Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: FIRST: The name of the corporation is: JCAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SECOND: The document attached hereto as Exhibit “A” sets forth the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation which was adopted by the shareholders of the corporation effective as of August 29, 2014, in the manner prescribed by law. EXHIBIT “A” AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF JCAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., an Arizona business corporation ARTICLE 3 of the Articles of Incorporation is deleted and replaced to read as follows: 3. Authorized Capital The Corporation shall have the authority to issue one million (1,000,000) shares of Common Stock with no par value per share (“Common Stock”) and two million (2,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock with no par value per share (“Preferred Stock “). The shares of capital stock of this Corporation shall be issuable for such consideration as is specified by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion (provided the same is not inconsistent with applicable law or the express provisions of these Articles and any amendments thereto), and upon receipt by this Corporation of the consideration as specified, the issued shares shall be deemed to be fully paid and non-assessable for all purposes. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the authority to establish differing series of stock and to determine the relative rights and preferences between class and series. B. Right

LEGAL NOTICES of Preferred Stock in Relations to Common Stock. i. Stated Capital Account: The directors of the Corporation may add to the stated capital account maintained for Preferred Stock the whole or any part of the amount of the consideration received by the Corporation on the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock. ii. Voting Rights: The registered holder of each shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive notice of or attend meetings of shareholders of the Corporation and shall not be entitled to vote at any such meeting except as otherwise expressly provided herein. iii. Dividends: The holders of Preferred Stock in any calendar year shall be entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the directors of the Corporation in their discretion. iv. Return of Capital: Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or otherwise, or other distribution of the assets of the Corporation or repayment of capital to its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each such share, in priority to the holders of the Common Shares, the remaining property of the Corporation in an amount equal to One Dollar ($1.00) for each share of Preferred Stock. C. Voting Rights Each shares of Common stock is entitled to one (1) vote. Preferred Stock shall not have voting rights.

THIRD: The number of votes cast for the approval of the amendment was sufficient for approval by the voting group.

FOURTH: The number of shares of stock outstanding is 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock and 400,000 shares of Common Stock; the number of shares entitled to vote theron is 400,000 shares of Common Stock.

FIFTH: The number of shares voting for the amendment was 400,000 shars of Common Stock and the number of shares voting against the amendment is 0.

DATED as of the 29th day of August, 2014 JCAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., an Arizona business corporation By /s/ James A. Knapp. Its President.

15553: 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18/2014; DCS’S NOTICE OF HEARING ON DEPENDENCY PETITION No. JD201400040 (Honorable Robert Duber, II) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of: ANIZA BRENDA MYERS d.o.b. 02-10-2012 SYA NYKOLE MYERS-JONES d.o.b. 01-15-2013 Person(s) under 18 years of age.

TO: KATHERINE DANIELLE MYERS, HARLEY EDMINSON, and JOHN DOE (a fictitious name),

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1. The Department of Child Safety, (DCS or the Department), by and through undersigned counsel, has filed a Dependency Petition pursuant to Title 8, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Rules 4.1 and 4.2 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure; and Rule 48(D) of the Arizona Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court.

2. The Court has set a publication hearing on the 25th day of November, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., at the Gila County Superior Court, 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501, before the Honorable Robert Duber, II for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Petition.

3. You and your children are entitled to have an attorney present at the hearing. You may hire your own attorney or, if you cannot afford an attorney and want to be represented by an attorney, one may be appointed by the Court.

4. You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. You are advised that your failure to personally appear in court at the initial hearing, pretrial conference, status conference, or dependency adjudication, without good cause shown, may result in a finding that you have waived your legal rights and have admitted the allegations in the Petition. In addition, if you fail to appear, without good cause, the hearing may go forward in your absence and may result in an adjudication of dependency, termination of your parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship based upon the record and the evidence presented to the court, as well as an order of paternity, custody, or change of custody in a consolidated family law matter and an order for child support if paternity has been established.

5. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Dependency Petition, Notice of Hearing, and Temporary Orders by submitting a written request to: SCOTT SPADAFORE, Office of the Attorney General, 120 W. 1st Ave., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85210. The assigned case manager is Jessica Cruz and may be reached by telephone at 928-425-3101.

6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling 928-425-3231.

7. You have the right to make a request or motion prior to any hearing that the hearing be closed to the public.

DATED this __ day of October, 2014.

THOMAS C. HORNE Attorney General SCOTT SPADAFORE Assistant Attorney General 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18/14

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15558: 10/27, 10/31/, 11/4/2014 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: CASA PLAY VISTA LLC File No. L-1958868-8 II. The address of the known place of business is: 909 S. Coronado Way, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Keith H. Stachar, 909 S. Coronado Way, Payson, AZ 85541.

(B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Keith H. Stachar, (x) member, (x) manger, 909 S. Coronado Way, Payson, AZ 85541; Kathryn J. Stachar, (x) member, (x) manager, 909 S. Coronado Way, Payson, AZ 85541.

15562: 10/31, 11/4, 11/7/2014; ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT Pursuant to A.R.S. 29-633 (C)(3) 1.

The name of the limited liability company is: FELIS ENTERPRISES, LLC File No. L-1952271-5.

2.

This amendment to the Articles of Organization changes this limited liability company from a company where Management is reserved to the Members to a company where Management of the company is vested in one or more managers and identifying the sole Manager. Therefore, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Articles of Organization are amended in their entirety to provide as follows: 3.

Management of this limited liability company is vested in one or more managers.

4.

The names a n d addresses of the manager(s) and of the member(s) owning a 20% or greater interest in the capital and profits of the company are as follows: W

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The name and address of the Statutory Agent is: Marc Gastineau, 9684 Juniper Rd., Strawberry, AZ 85544 Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the Members. The name and address of the Members of the Limited Liability Company are as follows: Marc Gastineau 9684 Juniper Rd., Strawberry, AZ 85544 Susan Gastineau 9684 Juniper Rd., Strawberry, AZ 85544 15567: 11/4, 11/7, 11/11/2014 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: SPIRIT RESOURCES, LLC File No. L-1950341-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 342 W. Chelsea Drive, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Lou Manganiello, 342 W. Chelsea Drive, Payson, AZ 85541.

(B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Lou Manganiello, (x) member, (x) manager, 342 W. Chelsea Drive, Payson, AZ 85541; Judith Manganiello, (x) member, 342 W. Chelsea Drive, Payson, AZ 85541.

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Marvin, later a famous actor.

The Shaw also won perhaps destroyer that would see more the last naval engagement in the action than almost any other ship Pacific. in the Pacific.

That fight came as a Japanese Built in 1936 and refitted sev- destroyer made a run for the eral times due to mechanical open ocean from Manila Bay as problems, the Shaw was in dry the American invasion fleet dock when the Japanese attacked closed in.

Pearl Harbor. A shell found the “We were patrolling outside forward magazine, setting off a Manila Bay when this Japanese spectacular explosion that blew destroyer came out. They were off the destroyer’s bow and made firing at us and the skipper for one of the most famous photo- closed to 5,000 yards. When he graphs of the Pearl Harbor closed in, he gave the order fire at attacks. will — and we sunk it. That was The Navy rebuilt the Shaw in the last surface engagement in time to participate in most of the War II.” major engagements in the terriThe U.S. demobilized. The ble island-hopping campaigns as Navy decommissioned the Shaw the U.S. Navy clawed its way from on Oct. 2, 1945 and sent her to the beachhead to beachhead back scrap heap in July of 1946. across the Pacific.

But Moore stayed in the servJust 16 at the time of Pearl ice, although he switched to the Harbor, Moore waited out the Air Force as a crew chief. first year of the U.S. involvement That gave him a front row to of the war in a sweat to enlist. the unfolding of another historiFinally at 17, he talked his par- cal drama in 1948, the astonishents into signing his enlistment ing Berlin Airlift. papers.

The United States, Great “At the time of Pearl Harbor, I Britain, France and the Soviet lived in Rhode Island. I played Union united to crush the football — I had been offered an scourge of Nazi Germany, but the athletic scholarship at Brown Allies soon became enemies. The University,” said Moore, now 90 Soviets grabbed the eastern half who retired to Payson more than of Germany, which included the 20 years ago. “But I wasn’t there capital of Berlin. But the Allies — shortly after that I went into agreed to four different zones of the military. I can remember occupation in the capital city, surPearl Harbor so clearly. I went rounded by areas controlled by across the street the Russians. and listened to the Seeking to drive the radio with the fam- “The Navy tried to Allies out of Berlin ily that lived across and perhaps seize the street — Mr. get me to be a corps- the rest of Barnes — I was a man, but everyone I Germany, Soviet good friend of his, knew who became a dictator Joseph so I went and Stalin cut off road talked to him. It corpsman got killed. and rail access to was unbelievable So I went aboard a West Berlin, a city — my impression destroyer.” of 2 million. of it. Of course, at The Allies — led Moore that time — all the of his 1942 NavyLarry by the U.S. Air enlistment young men were Force — mounted going down and the most massive volunteering for the Marine airlift in human history, a feat Corps, the Army, the Navy — that initially seemed impossible. everyone was just going down The U.S. and Great Britain pulled and volunteering right away. I together almost every cargo had to wait until September of plane they had and built up an ’42.” airlift that made 200,000 flights in He opted for the Navy, partly a year, delivering an average of because as a Boy Scout, he’d 4,700 tons of food, fuel and other sailed and run boats on necessities every single day.

Narragansett Bay. “The Navy Pilots and ground crews mantried to get me to be a corpsman aged to keep the massive effort — but everyone I knew who going, with a landing every few became a corpsman got killed. So minutes.

I went aboard a destroyer.”

The dauntless pilots and The Shaw also provided sup- crews led by men like Moore port for the lethal struggle to working around the clock even wrest control of Saipan from the made a competition of it. On 16 Japanese, providing protection April 1949, they delivered 12,941 from airplanes and submarines tons of coal in 1,383 flights withfor the invasion fleet and shelling out a single accident. In that the shore to support the three month, the airlift delivered Marine and Army divisions in 234,476 tons of supplies.

1944. The U.S. wanted to estabBeaten, the Soviet Union abanlish airfields on Saipan from doned the blockade. which the B-29 Superfortresses Moore went on to train crews with a range of 1,500 miles could for the Korean War and for the finally reach mainland Japan. opening phases of the Vietnam The massive bombardment War, before leaving the service to that proceeded the landings become an engineer. involved 15 battleships hurtling He lived quietly in the decades 165,000 shells, supported by the that followed. He worked on big quick destroyers moving in close construction projects and for utilto shore with pinpoint support ity companies. He raised his famfire. ily, paid his taxes, but never made The Japanese mounted a fero- much of those years of danger cious defense, which resulted in and boredom — when everything the Battle of the Philippine Sea, seemed to matter so intensely. which cost the Japanese three So he didn’t expect the call carriers and hundreds of planes. from the Honor Flight people, Although now trapped, the saying they hoped he would come Japanese garrison fought on with along on a free flight to suicidal determination in a vol- Washington, D.C. He would travel canic landscape with names like with other veterans and see Hells Pocket, Purple Heart Ridge national monuments, thanks to and Death Valley. The 30,000 private donors seeking to honor Japanese launched massive ban- veterans who have fought in all zai attacks, then held out in a net- our wars. work of caves. They died almost “What impressed me,” recalls to the last man.

Moore, moved again by the memThe fighting also claimed the ory, “was when we got off the airlives of at least 25,000 civilians, plane in Baltimore and in including 1,000 people who com- Phoenix. Normally in an airport, mitted suicide and jumped from people will have their suitcases cliffs after the emperor decreed and bump into you. But there was that such a death would earn an aisle where people were lined them the same place in the after- up saying, ‘Thank you for your life as soldiers. service’ and shaking hands. I The struggle for the island never remember being thanked claimed the lives of 2,949 of the for my service like that. When we 71,000 Americans who landed. got off in Baltimore — there were Another 10,464 Americans were a lot of military men — there was wounded — including Lee a female Air Force master ser-

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geant I was talking to — and when we were walking down — I got on one of those moving walkways — just before I was about to step on it, she grabbed my arm and said, ‘Be careful.’ She had volunteered for the service to go down there and organize the military people.”

The organizers also asked schoolchildren and service groups to write letters for the participants in the Honor Flight.

He said the tour of the monuments was great — including many of the war memorials he’d never seen. But that wasn’t the high point. “I think it was the mail call that was the high point of the return trip. Everyone who got off the airplane area — they left the corridor for you to walk down through — saying ‘Thank you for your service,’ again. That was emotional. I looked at some of them. They had tears in their eyes.”

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Larry Moore was among a group of American veterans invited to take an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.