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Biggest Ever!

Alliance won’t discuss charter lease, but will consider legal structures by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

Electric Light Parade draws 2,500 by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

The 2015 APS Electric Light Parade had 47 entries, the most ever.

Moreover, thousands attended the APSsponsored event, said Cameron Davis, the Town of Payson’s Park, Recreation and Tourism director.

“It was a great event, there were more than 2,500 in attendance,” he said.

The floats shared the a theme of “A Christmas Story,” the iconic movie of a young boy who wishes for a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle and suffers all sorts of slights in his pursuit for the perfect gift. The theme gave the floats wide latitude for humor.

Take the KRIM float.

One of the DJ’s dressed up in a pink bunny suit reminiscent of the suit Ralphie Parker received from his aunt.

The bus barn folks from Payson Unified School District played on the lamp scene from the movie, donning lampshades surrounded by a box stamped with Fragile, This End Up. Another float had the façade of Higbees, the department store where Ralphie first saw the Red Ryder air rifle.

Davis thought The Home Depot float represented the parade theme the best.

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The Roundup’s Pia Wyer captured this festive snowplow (above) while photographer DJ Craig snapped the hijinks on another float. Some 47 groups and businesses entered the parade themed “A Christmas Story.”

The Rim Country Educational Alliance will meet on Thursday to take the first step toward buying another 21 acres for a university campus, but won’t discuss a plan to lease a portion of the 253 acres it already owns to a charter school.

The big item on the draft agenda features a letter of engagement with the law firm of Snell and Wilmer to advise the board on how to establish the Special Purpose Entities (SPE) to run the various components of the campus.

One of those SPEs could be tasked with negotiating land lease agreements with the various future ancillary businesses like the charter school that wants to build a 700-student campus on the southeast corner of the 253-acre site the Alliance and the Rim Country Educational Foundation recently bought from the U.S. Forest Service.

Advocates for the Payson Unified School District have raised objections to the lease of land to the American Leadership Academy, saying the loss of hundreds of students could “devastate” the existing school system and force closure of at least one of the four school sites.

However, the Alliance board won’t directly discuss whether to lease land to the charter school at its meeting on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Payson Police Department meeting room.

Instead, the board will decide whether to hire the law firm to provide the legal counsel on how the Alliance can set up a series of SPEs to lease space on the university site for dorms, a conference hotel, a research park, athletic fields, campus facilities — and now possibly a charter school.

The university site will also likely include a commercial area, solar and geothermal energy facilities, parking

• See Alliance, page 2A

Winter’s comeback Payson may get snow by Saturday as ‘super’ El Niño gains strength by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

It might feel like a balmy fall this week, but brace yourself: Winter’s coming back and El Niño’s getting stronger.

The National Weather Service predicts the temperature will plunge nearly 20 degrees on Friday as a cold front moves in, bringing a chance of snow down to 4,500 feet on Saturday.

The front should pass through on Sunday as temperatures rebound. The highs in the upper 60s this week will give way to highs in the 40s on the weekend before rising back into the mid 50s next week.

The storm should bring rain throughout northern Arizona on Friday, with snow above 6,500 feet on Friday and above 4,500 feet on Saturday — although

• See Parade, page 12A

the Weather Service put the chance of rain and snow in the 20 to 40 percent range.

Meanwhile, the NWS has issued a notice saying the sea surface warming in the Eastern Pacific has developed into one of the top-three episodes since 1950.

The Weather Service therefore has extended its prediction of a cold, wet winter across the southern half of the nation, balanced by a relative warm, dry winter in the northern half. The trend should continue through the winter and into the spring.

The shift has already nearly ended Arizona’s drought, although California remains in severe drought despite a growing snowpack in the Sierra Nevadas.

El Niño mostly brings good news to

• See Snow predicted, page 2A

Abused, neglected children desperately need advocates by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

A 2-year-old they call Lisa has taken refuge in a foster home, as her drug-addicted mother struggles with the complex and devastating effects of her violent marriage.

This is not the story of a child from the Valley, but a Gila County baby — one among 143 children the courts have removed from their homes because their parents cannot provide for their basic needs nor keep them safe.

Little does Lisa know, her parents are embattled in the legal system as they continue to choose drugs over her.

Fortunately, Lisa has someone to watch over her — a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).

The volunteer checks in on her at the foster home, works with her pediatrician, the courts and THE WEATHER Outlook: Sunny & nice, with temperatures dropping heading into the weekend bringing a chance for snow. See 11A

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even her parents as they struggle to overcome their addictions. Eventually, the CASA volunteer will recommend to a judge where Lisa should live permanently.

Currently, Gila County has three CASA volunteers in Globe and 12 in Payson, far fewer than needed to handle the caseload.

Dan McKeen, the CASA coordinator since January, is looking for more volunteers to cope with a rising caseload.

Some of the cases that land on McKeen’s desk make their way relatively quickly though the system, but many take many months.

McKeen places volunteers with children, which they will then follow through as long as the child remains in the system — often as long as a year.

The volunteer provides information about the child to help the judge decide where the child should live permanently, which could include a return to the parents, placement with a relative or adoption.

Volunteers speak with the child, parents, friends, social workers, school officials and health providers about the child’s history and stay with the case to the end.

Research shows that children assigned a CASA volunteer spend less time in foster care and have a better chance of finding a permanent home.

The CASA program is funded through unclaimed lottery funds. While that sounds like plenty of funding, it is not. Funds barely cover McKeen’s salary, a secretary and gas to drive between Payson and Globe.

McKeen spent 21 years in Gila County’s juvenile

“CASA advocates make sure that these children do not get lost in the overburdened child welfare system and they provide a consistent presence while the child’s life is in chaos.” probation department before taking on his present assignment. McKeen spent years helping teens turn their lives around. Now he works on the other side, with the children of those teens and adults that need help.

McKeen receives a case when an attorney, the family, therapist or the judge asks that a child have a CASA advocate.

Most of the children McKeen and volunteers see are exposed to substance abuse. “(The parents) love the drug more than their child,” he said. “The things we let happen to our children is sad.”

Many of the parents are hooked on heroin, meth

or prescription drugs.

When a CASA volunteer receives a child to look after, they first talk to the child’s caseworker. The child is either living with another relative or in a foster home. The CASA volunteer checks on the child, studies their living conditions and sits in when the child meets with a parent. As the volunteer gathers information about the child’s circumstances, they advocate for services the child needs and provide information to the court.

The average volunteer spends 15 to 20 hours a month with an abused or neglected child.

While it sounds like a daunting task, McKeen said 30 hours of free, comprehensive training helps prepare the volunteer. McKeen also helps.

A CASA volunteer is not a foster parent, he said.

A CASA visits children in their foster homes, but the child does not come home with them.

“CASA advocates make sure that these children do not get lost in the overburdened child welfare system and they provide a consistent presence while the child’s life is in chaos,” according to CASA of Gila County.

The goal is to get children under 3 placed in a permanent home within six months and those 3 and older in a home within a year.

“Each volunteer is required to undergo a background check and a polygraph exam. This is done to ensure the safety of the children.

It takes about 90 days to complete the background and training process. For more information, call McKeen at 928-474-7145 or visit www.

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From page 1A structures and other facilities that can generate revenue to lower the cost of attending the Payson campus as much as possible.

Payson Mayor Kenny Evans has said the establishment of the SPEs can generate tax credits to investors of up to 37 percent for some uses, which is crucial to reducing students’ cost of attending to a level well below the other public universities in the state.

However, the workings of the SPEs remain complex — and at this point undetermined pending the legal advice on which the Alliance board can act.

For instance, the Alliance board could hire management firms to run each of the SPEs, each one supervising the lease for a different enterprise. Alternatively, the Alliance could appoint separate boards to run each SPE. The money from those leases could flow in to the Master SPE and then back into something like the already created ASPIRE Foundation, charged with reducing the cost of attending the Payson campus through scholarships or some other means.

In theory, the legal structure could give the Alliance board governance and oversight authority over the contracts and arrangements of the SPEs negotiating with hotels, charter schools, developers and others.

On the other hand, the Alliance could set things up so that those SPEs could operate independently under certain ground rules.

The legal firm will presumably recommend a structure the Alliance board will ultimately adopt.

The quasi-public nature of the university project supported by non-public money

and investments has spawned confusion and some controversy since the announcement of plans to lease land to the charter school.

No taxpayer money has gone into the project at all and the current plan would build the university and all the support facilities with private investment money.

The towns of Payson and Star Valley set up the Alliance, in part to produce potential tax benefits for investors and in part to insulate either town from potential legal liability from the project. The nearly $6 million invested in the project so far has come mostly from the MHA Foundation, funneled through the Rim Country Educational Foundation, which MHA controls. The MHA Foundation money, in turn, has come mostly from the merger with Banner Health Systems that gave Banner control of the Payson Regional Medical Center for more than $40 million.

The Alliance and the Educational Foundation jointly own the land, bought for some $4.1 million from the U.S. Forest Service.

The Alliance board agenda will be posted today. Other tentative items on the Thursday agenda include: • The Alliance may enter into a purchase agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to buy an additional 21 acres adjacent to the Payson Ranger District. The Forest Service will keep about 10 acres on which it plans to build a new ranger station and facilities for firefighters. The purchase agreement starts a long process, which will include a new environmental assessment and independent appraisal and could take a year or more.

• The Alliance may start the process of annexing the existing 253 acres into the Northern Gila County Sanitary District. That

annexation will involve a fee of up to $1,800 per acre paid to the sanitary district to buy into the existing sewage treatment system.

The sanitary district charges new property owners seeking sewer service an impact fee intended to pay a fair share of the cost of the existing system, in addition to installing new facilities to feed into the existing system. The sanitary district is in the process of more than doubling the capacity of its system with money collected from property owners, nearly enough to serve Payson’s build-out population of 38,000. Nonetheless, the sanitary district continues to charge steep impact fees for all new construction.

• The Alliance may adopt Payson’s building and zoning codes. The Alliance as an educational district has the same exemption from most zoning requirements as a school district. That means it could build higher buildings at greater densities than allowed elsewhere in Payson. However, the Alliance has no building codes of its own, so adopting the Payson code will provide a uniform set of guidelines and requirements for development of the property. That will mean the eventual developers of the property would have to abide by codes that are consistent with the existing Payson building requirements.

However, the Alliance board in the future could modify the existing codes, for instance allowing taller buildings or requiring the kind of international wildland-urban interface building code Payson is considering but has not adopted.

• The Alliance may approve a quitclaim deed to give to the Town of Payson title to that portion of Mud Springs Road to which it currently only has an easement.

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will have a big impact on the El Niño pattern.

Arizona, with above normal rain and snow for the first time in years. The moisture comes just in time, with Roosevelt Lake down to 41 percent of normal — compared to about 50 percent at this time last year.

However, such a “Super” El Niño can spawn disaster globally.

Doubling of ‘super’ El Niño predicted

El Niño causes 23,000 deaths

The strongest recorded El Niño in 1997-98 inflicted about $40 billion in damages worldwide and caused floods and fires that inflicted 23,000 deaths. Effects included floods in Southern California and Peru, wildfires in Indonesia and the disappearance of anchovies in the eastern Pacific. Another “super” El Niño in 1982-83 inflicted a similar toll.

Climate scientists say El Niño is driven by a roughly 10-degree temperature difference between the surface waters in the Western Pacific around Indonesia and Australia and the Eastern Pacific along the coast of Chile.

Climate scientists say the Pacific Ocean sloshes about in its basin like water in a bathtub, driven by surface winds. As a result, the sloshing creates an “oscillation” with a five- to seven-year pattern. Usually, the warming of the El Niño and the cooling of a La Niña don’t have much impact on the weather globally. But sometimes for reasons that remain unclear, the temperature difference intensifies — causing huge impacts all across the globe.

Climate scientists are still debating whether the ongoing warming of the atmosphere, most likely as a result of the build-up of heat-trapping pollutants like carbon dioxide,

One study predicted a doubling of the frequency of “super” El Niños, because a rise in average temperatures globally will reduce the average temperature difference between the eastern and western Pacific.

That projection published in Nature Climate Change was based on running a large number of computer simulations of the projected warming.

However, other climate researchers have criticized the computer models use and the underlying data, including Kevin Trenberth from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

El Niños increase in intensity

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During one warm period 400,000 years ago when average temperatures rose 2-4 degrees above the present, sea levels stood 20-40 feet higher due to a melting of the ice caps. At that time, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere peaked at about 280 parts per million, compared to today’s 400 parts per million and rising.

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That study concluded the El Niño cycle was much weaker 4,300 years ago than it is today. The researchers determined the El Niño events in the past started later in the year and were generally less intense, probably in response to the strengthening of trade winds in the Eastern Pacific as the amount of heat in the atmosphere has risen.

Leaders from throughout the world continue to meet in Paris in an effort to come up with a new agreement to reduce the release of heat-trapping gases, in hopes of averting a projected rise in global temperatures.

Negotiators hope to dramatically reduce the rise in the release of greenhouse gases, which could limit the projected temperature increase to less than 2-4 degrees.

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Learn about scholarships

The 2015 Scholarship Open House Event at Payson High School is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the Longhorn Gymnasium.

It is Payson High School’s goal to showcase the available local scholarships. At the event, students will be able to ask questions and obtain information regarding scholarships.

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See’s Candies available

Delicious See’s Candies are now available in Payson, in time for the holidays. The local Soroptimist members will be at Safeway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18 at National Bank, at the corner of Main Street and Highway 87. See’s wonderful chocolates are also available at Arizona Elite Properties, 1101 S. Beeline Highway. At both Safeway and National Bank, $5 raffle tickets will be available for $100 gift certificate from Safeway and $50 worth of movie tickets to the Sawmill Theaters. Only 300 tickets are being sold. For more information, please call Jean Oliver, (928) 474-6167.

Pine Library has just received their annual holiday shipment of See’s Candy.

The library is also offering a chance on a gorgeous See’s Candy basket valued at $225. Drawing for this basket will take place Saturday, Dec. 19. Candy will be available until sold out. Contact the library at (928) 476-3678 with any questions.

Salvation Army needs help

Volunteer to be a Holiday Bell Ringer on Thursday, Friday or Saturday and/or the entire week of Christmas ending Christmas Eve. The two-hour shifts ringing will take place at Safeway, Walmart and Bashas’.

This is open to everyone including organizations, service clubs and those that would like to receive community service hours.

To sign up, please call John Morgan at 928-474-8454 or 928-595-0517.

All donated funds stay in Payson to help the people in need.

The Salvation Army assists with utilities, rent, lodging, food, gas, clothing, travel and much more.

Toy Drives need donations

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).

• Oriental Buffet $10: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant.

• Red Sleigh Giveaway: Double Entry Mondays! See Player’s Club for details.

• New Year’s Eve Bash: Featuring America’s #1 Dance Band. Doors open 9 p.m. $20 advance/$25 door. Tickets available at gift shop. Hot Seats 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. Win up to $2016 in cash! 4x bonus points Dec. 31 12 p.m. to Jan. 1 12 p.m.

• Football Specials: Sunday, Monday and Thursday in the Apache Spirits Lounge. Beer & Wings and drink specials!

Angel Project returns

Angel, a 10-year-old boy, is once again asking the community to contribute to a holiday Toy & Blanket Drive from now until Dec. 19. Any type, any size will be accepted and organizers can even pick up donations.

Drop-off boxes are at Bob’s Western Wear, Payson Barber Shop, Ponderosa Family Care, Tiny’s, Serendipity on Main and the project has Angel Trees at Rue 21 and Walmart.

To help the cause, he is also organizing a sale of baked goods and Christmas decorations to be held outside of Walgreens from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19. For more information, call (480) 322-2743.

2015 Holiday House Lighting Contest entries due Dec. 9

The 11th Annual “Light the Rim” Contest entries are due by 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the chamber of commerce or Payson Roundup office.

Judging takes place the evenings of Dec. 14 and 15, with winners announced Friday, Dec. 18.

Sponsors are: Payson Care Center, first; Bay Equity Home Loans, second;

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State Senator Sylvia Allen will be the guest speaker at the Payson Tea Party meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson. Residents are invited to hear Senator Allen discuss energy, land and education issues. Time will be provided for questions and answers. For more information, call (928) 951-6774.

Sunshine Cleaning and restoration, third; with assistance from The Home Depot, APS Community Connectors and the Payson Roundup.

Prizes to be awarded include: $250, first; $150, second; $100, third; plus gifts to all finalists who participate in the contest.

For more information, please call Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, (928) 474-4515; stop by at 100 W. Main, Payson; or go online to www.rimcountrychamber.com.

Payson Lions estate sale

The Lions of Payson will be selling the following items Thursday and Friday, Dec. 10 and 11 starting at 8 a.m. at a home in Payson: love seat, side and La-Z-Boy® chairs, entertainment center with TV, side tables, bed clothes, blankets, silver, dishes, kitchen electronics, pictures, lamps, garden tools, ambulatory assist devices, king headboard, matching vanity, dining table and chairs, vacuum cleaners, mirrors, dog carriers. The group is selling 30 years of goods collected over 30 years. The home is located at 802 S. Santa Fe Circle.

Veterans’ benefits counselor to visit

One of the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services’ veterans benefits counselors will be in Payson at the Department of Economic Security office, Suite 100, 100 N. Tonto St. Thursday, Dec. 10.

Appointments are about an hour in length and are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To make an appointment, call Robert at (602) 627-3261.

The VBC can help veterans file, update and discuss claims.

Walk-ins will be accepted as time allows.

Senator Allen to speak

State Senator Sylvia Allen will be the guest speaker at the Payson Tea Party meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

Residents are invited to hear Senator Allen discuss energy, land and education issues. Time will be provided for questions and answers. For more information, call (928) 951-6774.

The Payson Tea Party meetings are changing. Starting in January, they will be held at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260. The first meeting of the new year will be Jan. 12.

Christmas Tea

Mountain Bible Church is holding its annual Christmas Tea Friday, Dec. 11 and Saturday, Dec. 12.

Ladies, there are still tickets available for Friday’s program, which is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The cost is only $10. This year’s theme is His Story – Lesson and Carols.

Contact Marilyn at (928) 853-4027 for more

The Rim Country Fire Angels are asking the public to donate a new, unwrapped toy for a boy or girl, for ages 1-15 or make a monetary donation for Rim Country children in need.

The Rim Country Fire Angels is a 501c3 organization.

Donations — both unwrapped, new toys and monetary contributions — may be dropped off at Fire Station 11 on West Main Street, Payson; the Payson Town Hall main lobby or the Payson Community Development office; or Kohl’s Ranch Lodge.

Monetary donations can be mailed to: Rim Country Fire Angels, 603 E. Hunter Dr., Payson, AZ, 85541.

If you have any questions, please contact Monica Savage at (928) 472-5120.

Elks Lodge Toy Drive A Toy Drive Day is planned at the Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12.

Book signing at Payson Library

Barb Stratton presents a book signing and sales of “Adventure of Lil’ Cub in Mercy Flight.” The program is in memory of Bruce E. Stratton, author.

The event is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Payson Public Library.

Payson Choral Society Christmas Concert

The Payson Choral Society’s Christmas presentation of Christmas Traditions, directed by Daria Mason with accompaniment by Gail Gory and Sue Becker, comes to the Payson High School Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13.

Performances are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m., Sunday.

Concert tickets are $10 at the door or $8 if purchased in advance. Children and students up to age 18 are admitted free.

Tickets may be purchased in advance

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from Choral Society members, the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce and at the library.

For added information, call John Landino, (928) 468-0023.

Gift trees

Several “gift trees” are springing up around the Rim Country.

Once again, the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree — with tags listing the wishes of area youngsters in need — will be at National Bank of Arizona, 804 S. Beeline Highway.

Another “Angel Tree” is at Chris Walsh’s Edward Jones office, 411 S. Beeline Highway, Suite B, Payson. “Santas” for this “Angel Tree” are invited to help less fortunated seniors in the community or the children passing through the Time Out Shelter. Stop by during regular business hours through Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Collect a tag and then shop for the “angel” in need. Wrapped gifts should be returned to Walsh’s office, along with the tag, by Friday, Dec. 18 for delivery.

Special holiday concert

The public is invited to a special presentation Handel’s Messiah by 20 volunteer singers from the community. The concert is at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 during the church’s worship hour.

Admission is free.

Those interested may call Angeline at (928) 951-4853 for more information.

LFOP book sale

During December, the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore will continue to feature a collection of Christmas items at two for the price of one, while supplies last. Bookstore gift certificates are only $3 and make the perfect gifts for those hard-to-shop-for people. They are great stocking stuffers, as well.

The Bookstore will also be offering all standard size paperback books and videos at the amazing value of 10 for $1 throughout December.

The LFOP Bookstore is located to the right of the circulation desk just inside the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road.

For more information visit the Library Friends of Payson website at www.libraryfriendsofpayson.org.

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Across the Aisle: noon to 1 p.m., State Senator Sylvia Allen discusses issues with Raymond Spatti, Tiny’s • Scholarship program: learn about available scholarships, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Longhorn Gym, PHS campus

• 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.

• Holiday house lighting contest entries due: 2 p.m., Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce or Payson Roundup

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• Veterans’ benefits counselor: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Payson DES office, make appointment at 602-627-3261 • 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

• See’s Candy sell by Sororptimists, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Payson Safeway • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • Christmas Tea: Mountain Bible Church, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., $10 per person, call 928-853-4027 to reserve

• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; book signing, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., “Adventure of Li’l Cub in Mercy Flight” • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Payson Choral Society Christmas Concert, 4 p.m., Payson High School Auditorium, $10 at the door; $8 in advance from Society members, chamber and library

December 13 • Payson Choral Society Christmas Concert, 2 p.m. at Payson High School Auditorium, $10 at the door; $8 in advance from Society members, chamber and library December 19 • Selections from Handel’s “Messiah” presented at 11 a.m. at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson

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What does it take to save the world?

• Dec. 9, 1921: General Motors engineers discover that leaded gas reduces “knock” in auto engines, eliminating the pinging sounds. Ethyl alcohol also worked, and it was cheap — however, anyone with an ordinary still could make it, which meant that GM could not patent it or profit from it.

• Dec. 7, 1941: Hundreds of Japanese warplanes attack the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 naval and military personnel. The U.S. declared war against Japan the following day.

• Dec. 6, 1982: Eleven soldiers and six civilians were killed when a bomb exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. The Irish National Liberation Army was responsible for planting the bomb.

• Dec. 8, 1993: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

NAFTA eliminated all tariffs and trade restrictions between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

In this season as we celebrate the birth of a child who changed the world, we must also pause to consider the terrible wounds so many children must bear — wounds on the outside, wounds on the inside.

The statistics can feel overwhelming, with 3.4 million referrals to Child Protective Services each year, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.

Some 1,600 children die each year from maltreatment.

This violence and neglect directed at our children inflicts a terrible economic, social and emotional toll.

The CDC fact sheet on child abuse puts the annual economic cost at $124 billion annually.

Child abuse and neglect lies at the root of almost every social problem we face. Children who suffer abuse and neglect struggle to finish school, suffer emotional and cognitive delays, report higher rates of depression, suicide, addiction and trouble with the law. They try to cope with what adults have done to them in ways that make them more prone to many high-risk behaviors, including smoking, abuse of drugs and alcohol, overeating, and high-risk sex. They suffer a greater risk of a host of health problems, from cancer to obesity to diabetes.

If you spend time talking to girls in juvenile lockup, you’ll find an almost universal history of sexual and physical abuse. Child abuse and neglect also plays an overwhelming role in increasing the odds that boys will end up in jail or juvenile detention.

Arizona has faltered in coping with this scourge. The revelation of thousands of cases dismissed by Child Protective Services for lack of investigators caused a flurry of headlines and superficial reforms. But the number of cases has risen and the backlog of uninvestigated cases is longer than ever.

But what can we do?

How can we make a difference, beyond wringing our hands and waiting for the next election?

Well, actually, you can do a lot.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate coordinator for Gila County is searching desperately for people willing to spend 15 to 20 hours a month serving as the advocate for a child removed from his or her home because of abuse or neglect.

Typically, the children land in foster care while the social workers and judges try to figure out what to do.

Sometimes, that means providing the shattered family with support services so the child can return home.

Sometimes, that means a long stay in foster care to receive needed services while parents seek to reform, recover and provide a safe home. Sometimes, that means severing parental rights and freeing the child for adoption.

The CASA volunteer serves as the child’s advocate through this long and complex process. The volunteer meets with the child, the parents, the relatives, the social workers, the CPS workers, the judge and the attorneys. The volunteer ensures the child doesn’t get lost in the shuffle — advocating always for the best interests of the child as a carefully trained officer of the court.

Gila County CASA Coordinator Dan McKeen has just 15 trained CASA volunteers to shepherd 143 wounded children through the system. He has little or no budget, so he — and the children he’s so desperate to protect — must rely on his volunteers.

We hope you will call him to get more information, after reading the story about the urgent need for volunteers in today’s Roundup.

Then we hope you will remember that child born in a manger, who changed the world. For as that child said when he grew to manhood, full of the love of us all, “whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me.”

And it is true: The world is so large and a child is so small.

But if you would save the world, you must start with a child.

And perhaps with making a phone call.

The number is 928-474-7145 or visit www.

CASAofGilaCounty.org.

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A climate change policy that pays for itself by

Patrick K. Decker

president and ceo of xylem

This week, government officials from 190 nations are meeting in Paris to forge a plan for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Among the most difficult issues they’ll face? How to finance the transition to a clean-energy infrastructure, particularly in developing countries.

They could start by identifying existing tools that can dramatically reduce carbon pollution while saving money.

Getting 190 nations to agree to anything is a tall order. That’s especially true when it comes to global climate change. Many of the most popular approaches for cutting emissions, such as cap-and-trade schemes, are difficult to implement and stunt economic growth.

Fortunately, not all strategies for scaling back emissions carry significant economic costs.

Consider the building sector, which produces about 18 percent of worldwide greenhouse gases. In developing countries, residential and commercial buildings are responsible for more than 30 percent of emissions. Absent action, by 2030, building-related emissions could increase by half over 2005 levels.

But existing energy-efficiency technologies could cut annual emissions from these buildings by 28 percent. McKinsey projects that investments in these technologies would pay for themselves, as energy-efficient buildings consume less energy — and thus have lower utility bills.

The wastewater sector, which treats used water so it can be returned to the environment, offers another example.

Producing the electricity that’s used in wastewater management worldwide generates 86.3 million metric tons of carbon emissions a year.

That’s higher than the total annual emissions of many developed countries, including Austria, Finland and New Zealand.

The energy-inefficient equipment used throughout the treatment process deserves much of the blame for this pollution. The pumps used to transport water, the blowers that aerate it, and the filtration systems that treat it are all out of date.

Replacing this equipment with more current, energy-efficient tools could cut global electricity emissions from wastewater treatment by 50 percent, according to a recent analysis by Xylem — the company I lead — and Vivid Economics.

The economics of this upgrade are equally impressive. Since a revamped wastewater sector would consume less energy, 95 percent of these emissions reductions would either pay for themselves or result in net savings.

These savings — which amount to some $40 billion over the life of the equipment — could be channeled into additional upgrades to our outdated water infrastructure or reduce bills to consumers.

A big chunk of those savings could accrue to China — at no cost. Just by making its wastewa-

ter-treatment infrastructure more energy-efficient, China could realize $25 billion in economic savings — and reduce emissions from its wastewater sector by 59 percent.

Such an effort would significantly boost the emissions-reduction program to which Chinese President Xi Jinping committed his nation earlier this year.

Usually, wastewater facilities don’t have excess capital to invest in renovations unless they’re required to do so. Fortunately, there’s plenty more they can do to accelerate the transition to more efficient wastewater technologies.

The United States and Europe have already mandated that wastewater-management facilities install more efficient wastewater pumping equipment in the near future. But government officials should consider requiring the wastewater sector to implement additional energy-saving improvements.

By further reducing energy usage, such rules could deliver even greater environmental and economic benefits.

Global policymakers should also consider ways to encourage developing economies, which are rapidly installing new wastewater-treatment infrastructure, to adopt similar standards.

Examples like these prove that existing technologies can cut emissions without inflicting economic harm. That’s an outcome that the negotiators from all 190 nations in Paris should be able to endorse.

bark on a 10-foot evergreen, leaving a few feet of green on the bottom of a dead top.

Sightings of elk have increased significantly during the 11 years we have been here. In my first five years here, I never saw an elk, even though I walked a couple of miles almost every day. The elk came onto the golf course during the night and went back to the forest as dawn arrived.

One of their trails crosses the street about 100 yards from our driveway. Now, it is not unusual to see elk in large numbers during the day. On Thursday before Thanksgiving, I walked our golden retriever, Penny, on the elk trail along the 7th fairway between 8 and 9 a.m. We passed within 30 feet of a herd of 19 elk near the 7th hole. The herd consisted of a few mature females and a lot of young elk. As we turned onto Scenic Drive from Grapevine, I saw four more elk, for a total count of 23.

Yesterday, we passed a dozen elk in the same place on seven. They moved into the woods and watched us as we walked by on the golf cart trail.

If we do nothing, the elk herd will continue to increase, and Chaparral Pines will be more elk farm than golf course. The elk in Chaparral Pines do not flee on sight the way deer do at our lake home in Minnesota.

While I am not a golfer, I do take pride in our course. I want the golf course to be as good as it can be. We will never get there if workers have to go out with snow shovels to scoop up elk scat, if we have electric fences around every hole, if homeowners have to fence in their trees.

I love the elk, but their presence on the golf course is preventing us from having a great golf course. I believe this has a negative effect on our property values.

Security is another reason for the perimeter fence. This is the reason the six-foot chain link fence along Tyler Parkway was put up. Later the fence was extended to 8 feet, making it an elk deterrent fence.

In 2008, Chaparral Pines Security called us in Minnesota and reported a broken window in our Payson home. It was a bathroom window over 7 feet above the ground. We don’t know how the window was broken. Our neighbor told us it looked like it had been hit by a rock or a pellet.

Our lot is in the northwest corner of Chaparral Pines, about 400 feet east of East Underwood Lane. It is not difficult to reach our lot on foot from Underwood Lane.

We gave our permission to install a fence on our lot for both reasons, elk deterrence and security. Our preference is a chain link fence like the one along Tyler Parkway.

We support individual homeowners’ right to reject a fence on their property. If they do not want a fence, there should be no fence. We ask that the same consideration be given to us. A fence on our west side will give us greater security and help minimize elk damage to trees on our property. Now a vocal group is determined to stop construction of the fence, preventing us from getting the security we seek.

Robert N. Bateson Chaparral Pines homeowner

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Elk ruining homeowners’ trees and golf course in Chaparral Pines Editor: We have been property owners in Chaparral Pines since February 2002. We moved into our new home in March 2004. Since then we have spent summer months at our lake home in Minnesota and winter months in Chaparral Pines.

We became Arizona residents 2015. Our home in Chaparral Pines is our official residence. We support the elk fence.

I am not a golfer, but I enjoy walking the trails and streets in Chaparral Pines every day. In our first year here, I walked every trail and every street in Chaparral Pines many times. I am now in my 11th year of daily walks, mostly on the elk or deer trail and streets in the northwest corner of Chaparral Pines. My walks have given me ample opportunity to observe the damage the elk do to trees and plants, the proliferation of elk scat (it is everywhere), and the measures done to protect trees from damage by elk.

Everywhere I go, homeowners have put cages around their trees. On the golf course, electric fences surround the holes, and they are ugly.

As an example, the fence around the sixth hole is easily observable from Scenic Drive. For an example of elk damage, drive toward Scenic Drive on Indian Paintbrush and look right as you pass the island in the road. Elk have stripped the

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A WAKE UP CALL TO THE PEOPLE OF RIM COUNTRY Why would our elected and appointed officials support leasing a portion of the newly acquired university site to a K-8 charter school? That is not what we were promised! Citizens unite and let your voices be hear d.

Local experts agree that a charter school could force the closure of one of our existing elementary schools. This would result in forced layoffs of school employees.

People of Rim Country, you own these facilities of which you have and are paying for with your tax dollars! Please do NOT let this happen!

Contact the Town Councils of Payson, Star Valley, County Supervisor and SLE and ask them to stop the lease approval of any portion of the University / Forest Service land to a charter school! It will devastate our community.

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Payson Care Center again awarded Joint Commission certification Payson Care has earned this award in the past for its patient service, standards of excellence, and exemplary staff.

Unique to Payson Care Center is their Joint Commission Accreditation status. Like Banner Payson Medical Center and most hospitals, this accreditation requires additional surveying and inspections to ensure that a “higher standard of care” is met. Additionally, the Joint Commission must credential the physicians that follow the care of their patients at Payson Care Center.

It’s just one more way to ensure the quality of care patients receive at Payson Care Center.

Payson Care Center provides postacute short-term rehab and skilled nursing care after many different types of surgery or illnesses.

It serves not only the Rim Country, but also all of Central and Northern Arizona. The short-term rehab unit consists of 30 private rooms allowing patients to recover in privacy.

Payson Care Center is home to 60 long-term care residents. These residents receive nursing care and therapy services dependent on their

personal needs.

Licensed to accept 121 patients, Payson Care Center also offers long term care services and a secured unit for residents with Alzheimer’s disease. The facility recently completed a major renovation that included painting the interior, adding new furniture and décor items, new flat screen TVs and furniture in patient rooms and new directional signage to assist visitors in the building.

Payson Care Center has maintained a 4- and 5-star quality measures rating by Medicare.gov/ Nursinghomecompare over the past several years, as well as an overall 3-star rating, which is consistently the highest rating of its competitors serving the area.

Payson Care Center is located just west of Banner Payson Medical Center at 107 E. Lone Pine Dr. Payson Care Center is a post-acute care facility offering skilled nursing and therapy services to patients after surgery or illness. The facility’s staff prides itself in the ability to care for higher acuity patients serving Payson and all of Northern Arizona.

Payson Care Center recently won Joint Commission certification for its many standards of excellence.

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Payson Care Center wins alignment with Health Services Advisory Group Payson Care Center recently achieved alignment with the Health Services Advisory Group.

The Health Services Advisory Group is a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Medicare.

As the QIN-QIO for Arizona, California, Florida, Ohio, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, HSAG collaborates with patients, families, caregivers, hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, physician offices, and other stakeholders in order to improve

healthcare.

QIN-QIOs work with communities and providers on strategic initiatives and projects to implement improvements in the quality of care available throughout the spectrum of care.

QIN-QIO projects drive quality by providing technical assistance, convening learning and action networks for sharing best practices, and collecting and analyzing data for improvement.

HSAG has more than 30 years of experience performing exter-

nal quality review (EQR) activities. While officially designated as an EQRO for 14 states, HSAG provides EQR-like services in 16 states. HSAG began performing EQR activities in 1983 and currently provides services in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.

HSAG works collaboratively with the state Medicaid agencies for which it performs EQR ser-

The doctor is in.

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We are proud to announce the arrival of our new medical director, Dr. Joseph Zitar. Dr. Zitar is what we believe our residents deserve: a healthcare professional committed to excellence.

vices to help improve the quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients. Moreover, HSAG collaborates with each state’s staff

to develop state quality improvement plans and to design initiatives that will result in measurable outcomes. HSAG’s work

affects more than 13 million Medicaid recipients, approximately 45 percent of the nation’s Medicaid population.

HealthCare.gov health plans often cover more than you think David Sayen When you shop for health insurance at HealthCare.gov, you’ll have a variety of plans to choose from. Look for a plan that meets your health needs and fits your budget.

You should consider factors such as the monthly premium costs, the yearly deductible, what services are covered before you meet the deductible, whether your doctors are in the plan’s network, whether prescription drugs you need are covered, and whether you qualify for cost-sharing reductions that limit your out-of-pocket costs.

Please keep in mind that the deadline is Dec. 15, 2015 for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2016.

The final deadline for 2016 coverage is Jan. 31, 2016.

While premiums can often be a deciding factor, other out-ofpocket costs could be just as important.

Factoring in such costs has always been part of buying health insurance, but HealthCare.gov now offers resources to help you better understand your choices.

These new features allow you to see your total estimated outof-pocket costs, search health plans by your preferred provider, and see whether your prescription drugs are covered.

One key out-of-pocket cost is a plan’s deductible.

A deductible is the amount you owe for the health care services your plan covers before your insurance begins to pay.

Preventive services like cancer screenings, immunizations, and well-child visits are always covered without any additional costs to you.

But keep in mind that many plans cover the costs for other key services before you meet your deductible. So even though your plan has a deductible, it might not matter for the services you use most frequently, like primary care visits or generic prescription drugs.

In 2015, more than 8 in 10 consumers selected a plan that covered some popular health services (beyond preventive care) before the deductible was met.

Here are five things to know about deductibles in Marketplace (HealthCare.gov) plans: 1. All Marketplace plans cover recommended preventive services without a deductible.

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Be sure to factor in the cost of your prescription medications when choosing a health plan. deductible, co-pay, or other costs to you.

2. Many other health services are often covered without a deductible. Many plans provide some benefits before you meet the deductible. Thus, you may be able to visit your primary care doctor or fill a prescription for a generic drug and only pay a copay — a small fixed amount you pay at the time of service. Even specialist visits, mental health outpatient services, and brand-name drugs are often covered with no deductible, although you will still be responsible for copayment or coinsurance.

3. Check what your plan covers without a deductible.

Plan benefits differ, so when you find a plan that you’re interested in, click on it on HealthCare.gov and look at the “costs for medical care.” That tells which services have a deductible and which don’t. To get a more detailed view, click on a plan’s “Summary of Benefits and Coverage.” You’ll see how the plan deductible applies to different services.

4. Consider services covered without a deductible along with your monthly premiums, deductible, and other out-ofpocket costs when choosing a plan. It’s important to understand what your insurance covers without requiring you to pay your deductible. Then you can decide how to trade off monthly premiums, out-of-pocket costs including the deductible, and the services covered without a deductible. For instance, do you want a plan with lower monthly premiums and a higher deductible, or one with a

higher monthly premium and a lower deductible? You can use the Out of Pocket Cost feature on HealthCare.gov to estimate your premiums, deductibles, and co-pays for the year, based on the number of times you go to the doctor or get prescription drugs, to get a better understanding of your total out-of-pocket costs.

5. Silver plans can save you more. If you qualify for cost sharing reductions — as most Marketplace customers do — you can save more. A family of four with income below $60,625 can qualify for additional savings with lower copays, a lower deductible, and more services covered with no deductible. This financial assistance is only available if you purchase a Silver plan; so while a Silver plan may have monthly premiums that are higher than a Bronze plan’s, be sure to consider your total costs.

If you qualify, your maximum annual out-of-pocket costs could be lowered by thousands of dollars. Your deductible could be lowered as well.

You should feel confident that you’ve picked the right plan. If you have questions, there are a number of ways to find free, personal help.

Representatives at the Marketplace Call Center are available 24 hours a day, every day (except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day) at 1-800318-2596.

They can answer questions and help you enroll in coverage over the phone. Free help is also available in communities across the nation. Visit HealthCare.gov to find help in your neighborhood.

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New bone marrow transplant option offers hope Haploidentical bone marrow transplantation, also known as haplo BMT, is a procedure that provides an alternative source of stem cells for patients who need a bone marrow transplant but cannot find a related or unrelated donor match.

The University of Arizona Cancer Center Blood and Marrow Transplant Program offers haplo BMT for pediatric and adult patients at Banner University Medical Center Tucson and Banner Children’s at Diamond Children’s Medical Center.

The procedure provides an alternative source of stem cells for patients who need a bone marrow transplant but cannot find a related or unrelated donor match. This means the donor doesn’t have to be a perfect match — he or she can be a “haplo,” or “halfmatch.” Thus, a patient’s parent, child or sibling could be a suitable donor.

Emmanuel Katsanis, MD, professor of pediatrics, medicine, pathology and immunobiology, directs the UA Cancer Center’s BMT program. Dr. Katsanis also leads the pediatric cancer research team at the UA Steele Children’s Research Center.

“Haplo transplant is particularly important in Arizona where we have a large population of Hispanics, who have less than a 40 percent chance of finding an unrelated bone marrow match through the national registry,” said Dr. Katsanis.

The procedure is drawing patients

from other states as well, with two patients from Las Vegas, Nev., who recently received haplo BMT. One, a mother, received haploidentical bone marrow from her daughter. The other, 24-year-old Armin Garcia Jr., received haploidentical bone marrow from his father. Both patients are doing well.

“For the most part I’m feeling pretty good after the transplant,” said Garcia Jr. “I feel a sense of relief that I won’t have to continue chemotherapy to treat the leukemia, just the required maintenance for the transplant. Dr. Katsanis and his team impressed my family and me with the work they’re doing and how they are using new methods to help people like myself. I’m glad Dr. Katsanis and his team were the ones who took care of me.”

Dr. Katsanis explained that an additional advantage with haplo BMT is that family members are eager to donate, are readily available and can avoid the delays that may arise with unrelated donor searches. “Haplo transplant is an excellent alternative for patients who do not have a matched related or unrelated donor,” he said.

However, the procedure has many possible risks, such as the body rejecting the bone marrow, relapse, developing graft versus host disease (GvHD) or a life-threatening infection.

Dr. Katsanis and his research team at the UA Steele Center are studying novel drugs that they believe will

lessen GvHD while increasing donor T cells’ ability to attack and kill leukemia cells.

From Armin Jr.’s perspective, his future looks hopeful. “Once my family and I can return to Las Vegas, I plan on looking into how I can get involved with programs like they have here at Banner UMC — either in child life or in social work,” he said. “I also plan on having a good sleep in my own bed.”

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Time to sign up for health insurance - deadline: January 31 Janet Trautwein The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges opened for business earlier this month. Now, millions of Americans who do not get coverage through work have the opportunity to shop for policies that will take effect in 2016.

But they only have a few months to do so. This open enrollment period will end on January 31, 2016.

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But insurance also keeps people from having to pay the Affordable Care Act’s penalty for not maintaining coverage — a penalty that increases dramatically in 2016.

This year, those who were uninsured paid either $325 per adult and $162.50 per child, up to a maximum of $975, or 2 percent of their income — whichever was greater.

In 2016, those who don’t secure coverage will pay much more. The per-person rates will more than double to $695 per adult and $347.50 per child, up to a maximum of $2,085. Wealthier uninsured will have to pay 2.5 percent of their incomes.

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Additionally, federal tax credits subsidizing coverage are available through the exchanges for low-income individuals who need help paying for their policies. This year, 85 percent of those who bought private plans on the exchanges got financial assistance.

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Brokers are specifically trained to help consumers work their way through the maze of plans, coverage levels, deductibles, networks, and premiums.

Nearly three-quarters spend most of their time explaining coverage to clients, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Computer-assisted technology can help beat cervical cancer DySIS is a Smart Colposcope that helps physicians identify cancerous and pre-cancerous cervical conditions in women.

As recently as the 1940s, cervical cancer was a major cause of death among women in the United States. Fortunately, advancements in how physicians screen for cancerous and pre-cancerous conditions of the cervix have some health practitioners hopeful that fatalities from cervical cancer, currently numbering over 4,000 annually, can be virtually eliminated within our lifetime.

A new computerized diagnostic tool designed to assist in the early detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous cervical lesions called the DySIS™ Advanced Cervical Imaging System is now available in more than 50 U.S. cities after undergoing extensive testing and review in Europe.

Endorsed by the UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence, the FDA-cleared medical device is being praised by physicians for its ability to help identify abnormalities — and even cancers — on the cervix, which can sometimes escape detection during a standard colposcopy. Colposcopy is a diagnostic exam, usually following an abnormal Pap smear, in which a doctor applies a special solution to the cervix and peers into a binocular viewer called a colposcope to look for areas that turn white (acetowhitening), indicating abnormal cells and that a cervical biopsy may be needed.

“The DySIS system is a clinically proven ‘smart colposcope’ offering important advancements

that improve the examination procedure for both doctors and patients,” says Kim Stebbings, U.S. President of DySIS Medical, Inc. One of those significant advancements is the imaging system that produces a DySISmap™, which is a color-coded image that looks like a weather map showing the precise areas of the cervix where acetowhitening is stronger and could contain abnormal cells.

The DySISmap sometimes highlights areas that are not easily visible using traditional methods.

The physician includes the DySISmap information with other observations to help accurately select biopsy sites. Unlike most standard colposcopes, the DySIS colposcope also stores cervical images and the map electronically for easy comparison during future exams.

Stebbings says examinations performed using the DySIS System are reimbursed by insurers just like a standard exam, so there should be no additional cost to patients.

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DySIS Medical is committed to saving lives through the early detection and diagnosis of disease using biophotonic innovations. The company’s first product introduced to the market is the DySIS™ Advanced Cervical Imaging System, which assists clinicians with non-invasive, in vivo detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions of the cervix.

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After attending a present-wrapping get-together with several nonprofit groups in Payson, culinary arts instructor Richard Erskine decided his students could contribute to the families’ Christmas too.

“We’re making 62 gingerbread houses to donate to the families,” he said.

Erskine said he used to make and donate gingerbread houses when he taught in Charleston, too.

Erskine has his advanced culinary group making more intricate gingerbread buildings from a church, to a bakery and a Snoopy to a “Star Wars” themed cookie abode.

During his beginning class, he had Chloe Meeske, one of last year’s Swiss Village gingerbread house making contest winners work on houses with other classmates, Hannah Chapman, Azucena Coronado, Chloee Beeler and Dimitre Sleeuw.

The students struggled a bit with the gooey frosting one time dropping one of the roofs.

It all worked out, though.

“Nothing broke, we’re good,” said Meeske.

Erskine had the students make the gingerbread houses from complete scratch, including the mold for the houses.

His recipe and instructions are below: Gingerbread Recipe

1/2 cup corn syrup 1/4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon milk 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon powdered sugar 1 teaspoon ginger Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat the corn syrup to the boiling point, then add the sugar and butter, add milk. Turn off heat under pot. Mix the flour in a separate bowl with the remaining ingredients. Slowly add flour mixture to the corn syrup mixture, stir with a wooden spoon.

The dough should not be too sticky or too dry. You should be able to roll it out without it sticking to your hands. Roll the dough out on a 15-1/2-inch-by-10-1/4-inch-by-3/4-inch nonstick cookie sheet.

Bake in a preheated oven for about 11 minutes.

You can tell when it is done by checking the side and seeing if it is turning brown.

Take the gingerbread out of the oven and turn it over on a cutting board.

Let cool for about one minute, no longer.

Cut your shapes out as diagramed. You may want to take a cereal box and cut your

Chef Richard Erskine shows PHS culinary arts students the fine art of putting a roof on a gingerbread house. The houses will be donated to needy families. house shapes out so you can use them over and over again. You will have to make two batches to make one house and several ornaments.

You will need to make two complete recipes of the gingerbread for each house. You should make them separately.

One recipe will cover the bottom of your cookie sheet.

Remember that the gingerbread house figures should be cut out shortly after it comes out of the oven so that it will not harden before you get the shapes cut.

If you find that the shapes are too soft after you cut them out, you can dry them in the oven. Make sure that before you put the house together that it is hard and cold.

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After you have put the house together, you should let it dry for a couple of hours and then you can decorate it. After you decorate it, it should be left out in the open uncovered.

To make smoke coming out of the chimney, you can use pipe cleaners or cotton balls.

To make Christmas trees, take sugar cones and turn upside down. Drizzle with Royal Icing and decorate. You can sprinkle with green sugar.

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Work is well underway on Habitat for Humanity’s 28th home in Payson.

The manufactured home that a Cornville family donated has been delivered and placed on a lot at the corner of Oak and Frontier and much of the interior torn on.

Now Habitat just needs to find a family to help renovate it and one day call it home.

Cindy Kofile, executive director of Habitat, said it is difficult to find qualifying families and two homes sit empty at the condo complex of Longhorn built four years ago.

The last time Habitat worked on a new housing project was December 2011, when it wrapped up the 14-unit condo project across from the high school.

Kofile said the ambitious project was a huge success, but wiped out volunteers.

Since then, Habitat has focused primarily on Brush with Kindness, a home repair program for low-income families, veterans and seniors.

With that program, Habitat has helped 11 families and the local Time Out Shelter.

When Kofile learned that a Cornville family had a manufactured home to donate, she jumped at the opportunity. The family had initially approached the Camp Verde Habitat, but they could not take the home because of zoning restrictions.

Kofile had the perfect lot to put the home and it didn’t require any re-zoning. Habitat has four other vacant lots in Payson to build on.

The home was delivered Sept.

28 and volunteers have torn out several of the walls and bathrooms because the unit was worn out and outdated.

Kofile said when completed the home will have a new roof, air conditioner, bathrooms, windows and four bedrooms. It should cost Habitat $55,000 to refurbish, money it receives through donations and the ReStore.

Kofile is now looking for volunteers to help fix up the home.

Once a family is picked by March, they will put between 250 and 500

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A family in Cornville donated this manufactured home to the Payson Area Habitat for Humanity to refurbish and eventually provide affordable housing to a needy family. hours of “sweat equity” painting, landscaping and helping finish the project. They should be moved in by June 30.

Kofile said a family has not been selected yet, but they are working on finding the right owners.

She said they often get calls from people that have recently been evicted and need immediate housing, but it takes around six to 12 months from the time a family applies to the day Habitat hands them the keys to their home. This is because the family has to put work into the project, go through classes and fill out paperwork.

The lengthy process can scare some people off.

Other times, Kofile said people mistakenly believe Habitat is a hand out, that they will just be given the home to live in. Habitat’s philosophy is a “hand up, not a hand out.” Deserving families are given interest-free mortgages that they are required to pay off.

Kofile said this is done for several reasons. First, it gets home-

owners invested in their properties. They are more likely to stay, upkeep the home and make an investment in the community.

Second, when they are ready to sell, they have equity.

One family, one of the first recipients of a Payson Habitat home, recently sold their home after 15 years of living there. They walked away with $130,000 in equity, which they put toward a bigger home. Another homeowner has nearly paid off their mortgage and will live payment free.

“These are success stories,” she said. “This program is changing lives.”

When asked how many of the homeowners that moved into the 14 units off Longhorn are still there, Kofile refused to comment, saying it would put a negative spin on the project.

Two of the homes in the complex are empty and have been for some time. Kofile said they are actively looking for new homeowners.

This is Kofile’s third year head-

ing up the local Habitat, a job she says she was “made to do” after owning her own businesses for years.

Kofile said since she took over they have moved the ReStore to a better location on the Beeline Highway, which has made a big impact, bringing in more shoppers and more revenue. And 90 percent of net profit stays local with 10 percent going to Habitat corporate who uses it for international build projects.

Kofile encouraged any local families looking for a way to own a home and get out of the renting market to call her. She said they might qualify and not even know it.

If approved, the average mortgage payment is $500 a month, well below the area average of $1,100 for a three-bedroom rental in Payson.

Kofile is also looking for more volunteers, both to help in the ReStore and to build homes.

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Julia Randall Elementary School students perform Tuesday, Dec. 8. The concert featuring the second- and fourth-grade students will be at approximately 6 p.m., with the third grade performing at approximately 6:30 p.m.

The Payson High School music department presents its winter concert at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the PHS Auditorium The Rim Country Middle School concert for the season is at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10 at the PHS Auditorium.

The Payson Elementary School students will share holiday cheer at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the PHS Auditorium.

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The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Mall has yet to celebrate even its third anniversary, but already its success astounds organizers.

Located at 1006 S. Beeline Highway, the “success” has spread the thrift inventory into all three buildings on the property.

“It is growing by leaps and bounds and doing very well,” said Bill Day, general manager and vice president for the thrift mall.

He said the society’s operation occupies 3,600 square feet and occasionally spills over onto the porches and sidewalks of the buildings on the property. The volunteers use the carport at the big house for both sales and sorting.

The smallest building is where shoppers will find house wares, men’s and children’s clothing, as well as items for infants and toys.

The largest building provides space for good quality furniture, linens, dishes and glassware. Among the linens are an abundance of quilts — just in time for the cold weather.

The middle building houses women’s clothing — including formals and a couple of bridal gowns — plus more furniture and electronics.

There are even bikes and tools and on occasion collectibles. The day the Roundup visited for this story, volunteers had just received a donation of beautiful, intricately carved small kachinas and Native American baskets — all signed by the artists — and a few small, handwoven Native rugs. There are also lots of great Christmas goods now available.

“I did the initial business plan (for the project) and included the sales we would need to make to be successful. It was a little shortsighted,” Day said.

He attributes the success of the St. Vincent

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From a master plan for the university project, funding a $11 million section of the C.C. Cragin water pipeline to letting guests stay in RVs for short term visits, the Payson Town Council will discuss a variety of issues at its Thursday meeting.

The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at town hall, 303 N. Beeline Highway.

Architect Joe Tyndall and Scott Sumners, university site project manager, will present the overall plan for the 253-acre university campus off State Route 260, which the Rim Country Educational Alliance approved last week.

Sumners and Tyndall will review an overview of the site and building designs, handling the influx of traffic, utilities, sustainability practices and the overall land use, including plans to leave large sections as open space.

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The programs begin Monday, Dec. 14 and

The public is invited to a special presentation of the Christmas choruses and solos from Handel’s Messiah by 20 volunteer singers from the community. Some children will be taking part in solos, readings, ringing bells and a nativity scene. This concert will be held at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 during the church’s worship hour.

Admission is free.

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A donation of about two dozen small kachinas, Native American baskets and three miniature rugs are among recent additions to the ever-growing and changing inventory offered at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Mall, 1006 S. Beeline Highway. de Paul Thrift Mall to the corps of really good volunteers dedicated to the project. “They take ownership of the place and their jobs and they all get along really well,” he said.

Day, who was part of the corporate world before retiring, said his style of management is to give people responsibility and get out of the way.

About 35 volunteers are involved in the operation, including a few who check to make sure all the electronics and other items are operational and repair them as needed.

The “mall” is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday.

Day said the volunteers would also pick up donations and deliver purchases. He said to have a pickup, they need about two days notice to make arrangements. Call 928-474-

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All of the proceeds after expenses — which are basically just rent and utilities (no salaries are paid) — go to help the St. Vincent de Paul Rim Country Food Bank.

He said the mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is to help clothe and feed the needy and the thrift mall helps with that.

Day visited a number of other thrift stores before making the commitment to oversee the one at 1006 S. Beeline. Those visits prompted him to incorporate some guiding principles into the business plan.

The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Mall will be clean and orderly, with friendly volunteers who treat shoppers (and donors) with respect and dignity.

“We want to be part of the community and responsible to it,” he said.

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The Payson Choral Society’s Christmas presentation of “Christmas Traditions,” directed by Daria Mason with accompaniment

by Gail Gorry and Sue Becker, comes to the Payson High School Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13. Performances are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m., Sunday.

Come get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy the fun!

Concert tickets are $10 at the door or $8 if purchased in advance. Children and students up to age 18 are admitted free.

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Choral Society members, the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce and at the Payson Public Library.

Proceeds from the concerts provide musical scholarships to middle school and high school students. These are awarded each year at the spring concert. For added information call John Landino at 928-468-0023.

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continue through Thursday, Dec. 24. The Payson High School Choir opens the series with a performance from 11:30 a.m. to noon, Monday, Dec. 14; the Grace Notes Bell Choir of the Payson United Methodist Church perform at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15; pianist Angeline Ng is the guest from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16; Gary Sprague, The Singing Cowboy, performs from 11 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Dec. 17; flutist Gail Bensen is the guest from 11 a.m. to noon, Friday, Dec. 18.

Christmas week will see Cinnamon Twist perform from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 21; pianist Phyllis Papineau is the guest from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22; and Jim West and Kathleen Kelly perform from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 24.

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Still, those first notes of holiday music I hear tell me it’s Christmas (unfortunately, those first notes are usually part of an annoying broadcast ad for some sale or other).

There are lots of opportunities to hear some old-fashioned holiday music from various groups and individuals in the coming weeks.

band concert and Christmas tree auction 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16 in the cultural hall of the Community Center.

discuss accepting sections of East Granite Dells Road and South Mud Springs Road that cut across the university site and their respective easements. If approved, the town will install and maintain those roadways, utility lines and pay for all improvements and maintenance.

On the C.C Cragin project, the town is receiving a $11 million loan from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona to fund the next section of pipeline from the Blue Ridge Reservoir to Payson.

The town will pay the loan back with net revenues from the water system. The annual interest rate on the loan will not exceed 3.75 percent.

Staff expects water to flow to Payson by the summer of 2018. Line C of the project is already complete, Line A is 50 percent complete and staff is nearing completion of the design for the water treatment plant near Mesa del Caballo.

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Payson’s future thanks to the C.C. Cragin project, the council has yet to decide if homeowners should be allowed to let guests stay in RVs on their property.

This is the second public hearing on RV use. Staff had initially recommended letting guests stay up to 14 days for brief stays, 90 days if they had a permit from Community Development and up to one year for caregivers if medically necessary.

Several residents and council members expressed disapproval of the plan at the last council meeting, saying they worried about noise and the look of RVs parked in front yards.

Staff amended the proposal and narrowed the use of RVs to short visits only, up to two weeks.

Generator use would be prohibited as well as dumping into septic systems or the sewer.

RVs could not be parked in the front yard unless they are completely on a paved driveway.

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More than a dozen nonprofits worked together on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Nonprofits Coming Together Carnival that helped 58 families bring Christmas cheer into their homes.

The idea to bring together Rim Country nonprofits only started a couple of years ago, said Michell Marinelli from the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino. She said she and other folks from the casino envisioned the carnival idea when they heard that some families received Christmas help from numerous organizations, while others did not receive any help at all.

“Our intention was to have everyone work together, to make sure we’re helping as many families as possible,” she said.

The idea worked.

With Allic Bales, from the Payson Assisting Displaced Families organization and help from the schools, numerous organizations joined together to get presents to families while their kids played at a carnival.

This year, Marinelli said 60 families responded to the fliers the group gave out at the beginning of the year. In October, the families came to the Payson Library for an application and interview process.

“We took all the local families that applied,” said Marinelli.

She said unfortunately, a grandmother looking to receive presents for her grandchildren in another state could not be helped. Marinelli said all families must live in the Rim Country, but the group serves families from Tonto Basin to Pine and out to Tonto Village.

After accepting the list of families they will help, Bales goes to other organizations in the area that have a long tradition of helping families, to give them a list of names so the generosity can blanket the area.

“We make sure we’re not all helping the same family,” said Marinelli, “Its kinda nice to spread out the help.”

To make the carnival work, Marinelli

said the organizations that joined the Nonprofits Coming Together donate goods and money.

“The Rim Country Rotary Club donated $2,000 for toys,” she said, “Frybread for Families purchased all the Every clothes. organization puts in what they can, labor, and monetary donations we get together to make it happen.”

Marinelli said individuals also donate.

“We got a $100 check from Unity of Payson (individual),” she said.

Chef Richard Erskine from the Payson High School Culinary Arts program had his students make gingerbread houses for each family.

“All the families commented that it was wonderful to get something like that,” said Marinelli.

For the carnival, the Casino uses its event room to put up a beanbag toss, mini and cowboy golf, tossing pebbles into a dish with ducks in the water and a ring toss.

Marinelli said Mr. and Mrs. Claus make an appearance to give out stuffed toys.

“I dressed in an elf costume and the kids thought I was an elf,” she said, “When Mr. and Mrs. Claus started jingling the bells, the kids eyes were so big…it was so cute.”

In the end, Marinelli said 150 kids came through the carnival.

“It was an amazing party,” she said.

Look for information on the Nonprofits Coming Together Carnival in the fall.

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

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

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She was the fifth of 12 children born to Frank C. Randall and Lucinda H. Leavitt Randall. She lived in Pine through high school. On Feb. 7, 1931 she married Hale W. Brimhall, and they moved to Show Low, Ariz. for a teaching position in 1933. In 1937 they moved to Globe, Ariz. where Hale eventually became principal of the Globe High School. Erma worked in the Ryan Evans Drugstore for about seven years during that time. She was also active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where she played the piano in both the Relief Society and Primary, and taught Sunday School in her early years of service. Erma’s husband Hale died in September 1955.

In 1958 she met and married Jim Blackburn and settled in Pine, Ariz. Jim died on Feb. 16, 1999. Erma stayed in the home they built on Randall Place with the help of her daughters.

Erma loved the outdoors and once caught a 6-½ pound trout that measured 26-½ inches long.

She also loved hunting and camping and once bagged a deer. In quiet times she loved reading and music. Her favorite flowers were pansies.

Erma is survived by her daughters, Lucinda Mooney of Pine, Diane (Bob) Short of Globe; stepson, Jimmy Lee Blackburn of Salina, Utah; grandchildren, Mark Mooney, Richard (Laura) Short and Cindy (Jimmy) Goga; great-grandchildren, Lucinda (Daniel) Retzloff, Chris Mooney and Noah Short.

A graveside service will be held at the Pine Cemetery at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.

The family would like to thank the Pine Ward and Hospice of Payson for the loving care given to Erma. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Public Library, P.O. Box 229, Pine, AZ 85544.

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A family discovers Rim Country Treasures by

Alexis Bechman

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From whimsical tree houses to bubbling springs, the forests east of Payson hold treasures to entertain the imagination of children for hours.

For Mick and Jackie Wolf, getting their four children and two rowdy dogs out of the house is critical to their sanity.

Mick, who owns Certified Bicycle, works late nights in his quaint Main Street shop repairing bikes, and his kids often entertain themselves in front of the television.

Every weekend, the family piles into their green van, with bike racks on the front and back bumpers, and head out on an adventure, whether it is to Sedona or Phoenix to bike ride, Flagstaff to ski or the Rim Country to hike.

Two of the Wolfs’ recent favorite jaunts were to See Canyon and Bear Flat, both east of town off State Route 260, and both along water.

With temperatures returning to the 60s this week, there is still time to get outside for these warm weather hikes before the winter storms bring snow and you’ll need snowshoes to get around, especially up on the Mogollon Rim. Mick said both locations surprised his family, both in their beauty and that he had never been to either after living in Payson for years.

Mick says See Spring Trail is the easier version of Horton

Creek, a popular 4-mile hike a little further east, that ends at a spring.

The See Canyon trek also ends at a spring, but takes just under two miles to reach.

Jackie said that is a good distance for younger kids, especially ones that might not be used to hiking.

The Wolfs’ children range in age from four to nine.

In late August, the Wolfs took their brood to See Canyon, curious to see the trail off of a bike.

After driving past the small community of Christopher Creek, Mick drove up Forest Service Road 284 to park at the See Canyon trailhead, which sits at the base of the Rim. After a short hike, the trail split, heading north up the Rim, a steep, challenging hike, and east on trail 185, a more gradual path on See Springs trail. Mick knew the steeper trail would challenge his kids, so he went right at the fork.

Following along Christopher Creek, the children played in the water, jumped from boulder to boulder and at the end of the trail, discovered a waterfall from the spring. From the grassy meadows to the towering trees and pockets of butterflies they found, the area felt more like the Pacific Northwest.

Mick said the hike met every expectation — most importantly, it had plenty of water.

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Mick and Jackie Wolf and their kids take off on a new adventure almost every weekend, including treks to Bear Flat and See Canyon.

Ever notice how your life turns on the most trivial detail?

Like how I wound up in Payson, thanks to long series of improbabilities, a mismatched job, a falling out with a publisher, a painful firing, a job ad I barely noticed, a connection in a job interview, a gamble born of desperation.

And suddenly, here I sat in a town I’d never noticed — in a life I’d never planned.

And it all turned on a flake of a fluke, drifting down into my life.

Like snow.

Like water.

Like ice.

So here’s a fluke for you: Water expands when it freezes.

Don’t seem like much. Like, what else would it do?

Well, if water behaved like most liquids — it would contract when it froze.

In which case, we wouldn’t be here — I wouldn’t have ever existed to notice the job ad to come to the banks of the East Verde River to ponder the marvelous contrary nature of water.

Here on the East Verde, in the chill of dawn, water gleams all around in all its forms still flowing in the stream, gathered in vapor on my breath, crystallized into snow on every hand, frozen into ice underfoot.

Water’s made of one molecule of hydrogen linked to two molecules of oxygen. These amiable molecular companions actually share electrons to keep everyone happy. Moreover, a water molecule has a slight positive electrical charge at one end and a faint negative electrical charge at the other end. This accounts for the improbable chemistry of water, which made life on earth possible.

For starters, as water cools below 32 degrees F, the molecules slip into a strange and counter-intuitive crystalline lattice. Once they click into place, they actually take up about 9 percent more space than they did as a warm liquid.

But water’s odd insistence on expanding when it ought to contract makes ice lighter than water. So instead of sinking to the bottom of the stream, or the lake or the ocean, ice floats on the surface — where it actually insulates what lies beneath. If water contracted as it froze, then sea ice would form at the surface every winter and sink to the bottom. Over time, the oceans would freeze solid — and we could not be here.

We could go on and on about the fortunate strangeness of water.

For instance, the positive and negative ends of water molecules account for surface tension — so useful to water skiers, stone-skippers and water bugs. But it also explains what’s called “capillary action,” which causes water to seep from wet areas to dry areas as when it soaks into a sponge or spreads out in a dry paper towel. More importantly, capillary action also allows water to creep up through the roots of plants in defiance of gravity — once more making life possible with a bit of chemical weirdness.

But for the moment, I’m focused on water’s frozen state — ice.

Kneeling in the snow, studying the translucent dream-scape of ice, I peer at a frond-like tracery of ice — a giant, white crystal shaped like a lacy fern, brilliant against the dark brooding of the clear ice on which it rests.

• See Ode to ice, page 6B

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Payson Roundup LOCAL Tuesday, December 8, 2015

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Advent services

Libertarian meeting

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Rim residents who believe the U.S. Constitution is America’s only “Operating System” are invited to attend the area Libertarian Party’s monthly meeting at 7 p.m., the second Tuesday each month at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

To be on the “Re-boot America” contact list, leave request at another selfstartingamerican@gmail.com or call Jeff at (928) 478-0010 or Bruce at (602) 769-1282 with inquiries.

Mount Cross Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260, Payson (across from Tiny’s Restaurant) will hold Advent services Wednesday, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, with supper in the log building at 5 p.m. (free-will offering) and a service in the church sanctuary following at 6 p.m.

All are welcome to join in the Advent gatherings!

Rock of Ages

Party meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant.

Payson residents are invited to hear Allen discuss energy, land and education issues. There will be time for questions and answers.

For more information, call (928) 951-6774.

The Payson Tea Party meetings are changing. Starting in January, they will be held at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260. The first meeting of the new year will be Jan. 12.

Posse members wanted

Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church invites the community to the celebration of Advent Wednesday, Dec. 9. A free soup supper is served at 6 p.m., followed by the Advent service at 7 p.m.

The theme for this year’s Advent services is “Who Has Believed Our Message?”

Rock of Ages is located at 204 W. Airport Road. For more information, please contact Pastor David Sweet, (928) 970-7606.

The Gila County Sheriff’s Posse is looking for new members.

The Posse is a uniformed volunteer group who serve the Sheriff and the people of Northern Gila County.

The Posse is called on for emergencies such as forest fires, floods and snow events as well as many critical daily support roles such as court security, prisoner transports and more.

Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Gila County Sheriff’s building located just north of Main Street on McLane (this building was also known as the old Gila County Jail). Women and men are both encouraged to join.

Call Ellen Prentice at (928) 9700812 for further information.

St. Paul’s Want to learn more about your favorite Christmas carols? St. Paul’s Episcopal Church invites Rim residents and visitors to attend a 9:10 a.m. Sunday morning Advent series that continues through Dec. 20 in the Parish Hall located at 1000 N. Easy St. Pastries, juice and coffee will be served. We welcome everyone!

Masonic Lodge to hold special meeting Dec. 8

Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70, F&AM will have its December Stated Meeting Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the Masonic Lodge located at 200 E. Rancho Rd. Payson.

A dinner for all members and guests will be served at 5:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.

All members and visiting members of the fraternity are invited to attend the stated meeting and dinner.

For information about the Lodge and or Freemasonry, contact the Lodge Secretary, Bill Herzig at (928) 951-2662. Leave a message and the call will be returned.

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

For information, call (928) 4727294.

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

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

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.

Rock Club Christmas event

The Payson Rimstones Rock Club will have its annual Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the Payson Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. Setup

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The Northern Gila County Genealogy Society (NGCGS) met at Tiny’s Restaurant to install its 2016 officers during its Dec. 3 luncheon. President Val Sullivan passed the gavel to newly elected President Griff Brown. Also elected to the 2016 Board of Directors was Hoyt Kenmore, vice president; Kay Keplinger, secretary; and Teri Jones, treasurer. Val Sullivan will remain on the board as Immediate Past President. Bill Herzig officiated the installation ceremony which included, from left, Kay Keplinger, Val Sullivan, Griff Brown, Teri Jones, and Hoyt Kenmore.

will begin at 2 p.m., with the festivities beginning at 2:30 p.m. This is a potluck event, so be sure to check the “Rimstones Review,” which was sent out on Nov. 27 for the signup sheet. You can also contact Larry Bagshaw at lbagsfam@aol.com if you’re unsure on what to bring. The yearly election of club officers also takes place at this event.

Garrett Retirees meet

Rim Country Garrett Retirees meet Thursday, Dec. 10 at Diamond Point Restaurant on East Highway 260 for its annual Christmas Party.

Social hour begins at 11 a.m., with lunch served at noon. Family and friends are always welcome. For information, menu selection and reservations, call Merie at (928) 474-6011.

Breast Cancer Support Group

The Breast Cancer Support Group’s monthly meeting is a Christmas Potluck lunch Thursday,

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Dec. 10. The group meets at 12:30 at the Senior Apartments, 313 S. McLane (just past the high school on the corner of Wade and McLane).

The meeting is for anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, be it just yesterday or 30 years ago.

Come join members and gain valuable information while meeting caring members who have “been there, done that.”

For more information, call Ilona at (928) 472-3331.

Mogollon Sporting Association The Mogollon Sporting Association (MSA), is a nonprofit, 501c-3 organization that formed in March of 1993. Its mission is to raise funds to benefit youth and wildlife programs throughout the Rim Country. All MSA members are volunteers.

The MSA has raised in excess of $2 million since its inception with 100 percent of all proceeds going to

benefit our immediate community.

The MSA group meets at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Payson School District Board Room — the next meeting is Dec. 10. New members are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

For more information, visit the website at www.msapayson.org or call Jack Koon at (928) 978-0059.

Payson Ostomy Support Group

The next meeting for the Payson Ostomy Support Group is at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10. The support group meets at Payson Care Center.

This group meets monthly and is intended for individuals who have colostomies, ileostomies, or urostomies; or those who are preparing for these procedures.

For more information, please contact Jason at (928) 474-6896.

Tea Party hosts Allen

State Senator Sylvia Allen will be the guest speaker at the Payson Tea

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Seniors can get discount gym membership

Banner High Country Seniors officials would like to remind members that fees are due for their discounted membership at the Tonto Apache Gym. Sign up in the month of December for membership during the months of January, February and March 2016.

Dues are $55 for all three months and are payable at Banner High Country Seniors during the month of December only. The facility, at 215 N. Beeline Highway, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday.

Bridge results

Winners at Wednesday Bridge for Dec. 2 were: Wanda Sitz and Phon Sutton, first; Myrtle Warter and Sherry Proctor, second; Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, third.

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

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This month’s guest speaker will be Steve Allen who will present a program on “The Founding Fathers.”

For further information about the DAR, please contact Regent Kathy Farrell at (928) 472-9752 or Registrar Cathy Boone at (928) 4743960.

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Young cowboys, cowgirls starring on rodeo circuit by

Keith Morris

Buckeye Rodeo

roundup sports editor

Several young Rim Country cowgirls and cowboys are off to impressive starts in the Arizona High School Rodeo Association and Arizona Junior High Rodeo Association season.

Payson’s Denton Petersen is fourth in the AHSRA season standings for steer wrestling with 37 points.

A couple of strong performances in the Nov. 14-15 Buckeye Rodeo helped push him up the standings. Petersen placed second in 5.79 seconds on Nov. 14 and third (7.07) on Nov. 15.

He also finished sixth (18.34) in tie-down roping on Nov. 15.

Meanwhile, Tonto Basin’s TR Frost enjoyed an impressive showing in the junior high division. She won the girls goat tying on Nov. 14 in 8.77 seconds. That effort helped her vault up to the No. 6 spot in the season standings with 30 points.

Frost also teamed with header Colton Guin to finish third in ribbon roping (18.64) on Nov. 14. She teamed with header Rayna Billingsley to finish fourth (19.33) in team roping on Nov. 14. Frost also finished sixth (22.815) in pole bending on Nov. 14.

On Nov. 15, Emily Daniels placed seventh (22.324) in pole bending, ninth (56.26) in girls breakaway and 10th (17.48) in goat tying. Frost finished eighth (18.211) in barrel racing.

Frost and Daniels are tied for 10th in the girls breakaway season standings with nine points each. Daniels is eighth in pole bending with 18 points. Frost is ninth with 16 points.

Frost is ninth in ribbon roping among the runners with 17 points.

In the high school division, Bryce Stodghill placed ninth in tie-down roping (22.47) on Nov. 14.

Monty James finished eighth (22.4) and Stodghill (25.3) ninth in tie-down roping on Nov. 15. Stodghill, the healer, teamed with Shannon Riggs to finish eighth in team roping in 11.77.

Stodghill is ninth in AHSRA season standings in tie-down roping with 17 points.

Bryndee Hall is 10th in the high school goat tying season standings with 13.5 points.

The season continues with the Safford Rodeo on Jan. 16-17.

Saturday, Nov. 14 High School Barrel Racing-33. Kara Ward 19.478 Ribbon Roping-3. Colton Guin (HD) and TR Frost (HL) 18.64, Bridger Sanborn (HD) and Emily Daniels (HL) NT Steer Wrestling-2. Denton Petersen 5.79 Tiedown-9. Bryce Stodghill 22.47, 14.

Monty James 35.32, Denton Peterson NT Breakaway-Bryndee Hall NT Team Roping-19. Dallas Chavez (HD) and Monty James (HL) 24.59, Shannon Riggs (HD) and Bryce Stodghill (HL) NT, Denton Petersen (HD) and McLane Arballo (HL) NT Goat Tying-19. Bryndee Hall 12.36 Pole Bending-18. Kara Ward 23.794 Junior High Barrel Racing-11. Emily Daniels 19.161, 18. TR Frost 23.281 Girls Breakaway-Emily Daniels NT, TR Frost NT Team Roping-4. Rayna Billingsley (HD) and TR Frost (HL) 19.33 Girls Goat Tying-1. TR Frost 8.77, 14.

Emily Daniels 22.48 Pole Bending-6. TR Frost 22.815, 14.

Emily Daniels 27.642 Sunday, Nov. 15 High School Barrel Racing-43. Kara Ward 19.472 Steer Wrestling-3. Denton Petersen 7.070 Tiedown-6. Denton Petersen 18.34, 8.

Monty James 22.40, 9. Bryce Stodghill 25.30 Breakaway-20. Bryndee Hall 13.25 Team Roping-8. Shannon Riggs (HD) and Bryce Stodghill (HL) 11.770, 15. Dallas Chavez (HD) and Monty James (HL) 15.47 Goat Tying-13. Bryndee Hall 10.95

Keith Morris/Roundup

Payson’s Denton Petersen competes in steer wrestling in the season-opening Payson Rodeo in September. Petersen is fourth in the Arizona High School Rodeo Association season point standings in the event after a strong performance in last month’s Buckeye Rodeo. Petersen finished second the first day and third the second day. Tonto Basin’s TR Frost stands at No. 6 in the Arizona Junior High Rodeo Association season standings in girls goat tying after winning the goat tying competition in Buckeye on Nov. 14.

Junior High Barrel Racing-8. TR Frost 18.211, 11.

Emily Daniels 18.536 Ribbon Roping-Bridger Sanborn (HD) and Emily Daniels (HL) NT, Colton Guin (HD) and TR Frost (HL) NT Girls Breakaway-9. Emily Daniels 56.26, TR Frost (No Time) Team Roping-Rayna Billingsley (HD) and TR Frost (HL) NT Goat Tying-10. Emily Daniels 17.48, TR Frost NT Pole Bending-7. Emily Daniels 22.324, 11. TR Frost 24.537

Life Jacket Exchange Program proves popular

champions!

Submitted photo

The Suns won the Payson Parks and Rec Seventh-Eighth Grade Basketball League. The league began in October and the season ended with a tournament that finished on Saturday. The Celtics finished second and the Raptors third. Registration for the town’s Fifth-Sixth Grade Basketball League closes on Friday. It is open to boys and girls in the fifth and sixth grades. The fee is $30. Practices begin Jan. 4 and games will be played on Friday nights and Saturday mornings beginning Jan. 8. To sign up go to www.paysonrimcountry.com or go to the Parks, Recreation and Tourism office at 1000 W. Country Club Drive. Coaches are needed for the league. Coaches receive one free player entry. Call 928-472-5110 for more information.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department swapped approximately 800 old and tattered life jackets with new ones during life jacket exchange events at area lakes this past summer.

During the popular events, the public can swap old, less-effective life jackets for new ones. The department began the life jacket exchange program in 2008 to help save lives and to encourage watercraft users to remain safe on the water.

“Wearing a life jacket is a cost effective way to prevent against drowning,” said Josh Hoffman, AZGFD Boating Safety Education Program coordinator.

“However, after a few years in Arizona’s hot, dry climate, a life jacket’s effectiveness is drastically reduced. That’s why it’s important to replace your life jacket every three to five years to make sure it will not fail when you need it most.”

The program began with one exchange event during National Safe Boating Week at Lake Havasu City. Today the department swaps life jackets during multiple events at Lake Pleasant, Lake Havasu, Saguaro Lake and Canyon Lake throughout the year.

The life jacket exchange program is funded through a U.S. Coast Guard grant to purchase new jackets in a variety of sizes.

Drowning was the reported cause of death in 78 percent of the 610 recreational boating fatalities in 2014 nationwide, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Of those incidents, 84 percent of those who drowned were not wearing life jackets.

“As important as having a life jacket, people need to make sure it’s the right size,” Hoffman said. “A life jacket won’t be of much help if it’s the wrong size.”

AZGFD photo

The public swapped approximately 800 old life jackets for new ones.

Users should refer to the manufacturer’s label on the life jacket, which should include a recommendation for the user’s size and weight. To make sure the life jacket is worn properly, keep in mind: •A life jacket should fit snug.

•It shouldn’t rise more than 1.5 inches when lifting it up on a child.

•Raise both arms straight up and if the life jacket hits your chin or ears, it may be too big or the straps may be too loose.

•You should also be able to fit your fingers in the back of the life jacket on a child. If you can’t, then it’s likely too tight.

All boats in Arizona must have a life jacket aboard for every passenger and those 12 years old and younger must wear a life jacket at all times, under state law.

For more information on boating in Arizona, to sign up for a safety course and for a video on properly fitting a life jacket, visit www.azgfd.gov/boating or https://kalkomey.wistia.com/medias/kjxtbvga0n.

Crappie fishing on Roosevelt Lake best we’ve seen in years The latest fishing news for Rim a Ranger boat equipped with Country anglers is the return of rim country an Evinrude motor. For more a major bass fishing circuit to fishing report information go to www.wildwestbasstrail.com or call 530Roosevelt Lake next spring. The 871-9928.

Wild West Bass Trail will conduct The Arizona Game and Fish a Team qualifying tournament on Department has announced Feb. 13 with an entry fee of $300. a reorganization that will They will return again on become effective Jan. 1. The March 19 and 20 for a Pro/Am new comprehensive wildlife qualification event. The Pro entry management structure consolfee is $700 and the Co-angler fee James idates conservation efforts into is $350.

Goughnour two branches, the Terrestrial The Wild West Bass Trail has Wildlife Branch and the Aquatic a 100 percent entry fee payback and the winners of the Pro, Amateur Wildlife Branch.

Water conditions on Roosevelt Lake and Team Championship Tournaments, which will be held next June, will win are undergoing significant changes begin-

ning with the water temperature, which is now below 60 degrees during the warmest time of the day. In addition, the increased flow into the lake is causing the water clarity to become stained even toward the mid-lake areas near the dam. The lake currently is just below the 42 percent full mark and the flows into the lake continue significantly above the normal rates for this time of year.

A local pro fishing team shared a few of their secrets recently for late fall fishing. These two anglers recommended square-bill crankbaits that run down to a 15-foot depth. They were also using Texas rigged worms and jigs. They reported that spoons are successful for bass staging in

deeper water. This technique will continue to be successful since deeper water is warmer than the water temperature at the surface during the winter months.

Crappie fishing reports continue to be the best we’ve received in the past several years. Larger sized crappie and larger schools are being reported with hot spots being reported throughout the lake.

Experienced crappie anglers are fishing vertically, in 25-35 feet deep water. A small jig using a two-inch grub-tail, lowered into the middle of cover, where the crappie schools are gathered, was the successful technique reported.

Green Valley Lake in Payson is part of the Community Fishing Program and is

producing excellent rainbow trout results.

The lakes are stocked every other week during the winter months. PowerBaits, salmon eggs, Z-Rays and small spinner baits in a size 0 are all great choices of baits during the winter months.

Rim Country Custom Rods has gift certificates available as well as some inventory to select from for a perfect Christmas gift for your favorite angler. Call for a free quote on any custom rod at 928-468-0263 or visit our website at www.rimcountrycustomrods.com.

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

James Goughnour owns Rim Country Custom Rods.

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PAYSON ROUNDUP TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015

Classifieds More ways than ever to publish and pay for your classified ad!

Call 928-474-5251 • Online at PaysonClassifiedsNow.com • Email ClassAds@payson.com DEADLINES: 10AM Monday for Tuesday issue • 10AM Wednesday for Friday issue

MERCHANDISE

MISCELLANEOUS $700 Worth of Moving Materials/Boxes, All SIzes for 6 Room House, All for $249/obo or will sell partials. 7 Piece Italian Wine Serving Set, Decanter w/6 Goblets 928-363-1048

ANIMALS Dachshund Pups; 10 wks old, 1 male, 1 famale, Black and Tan, Smooth hair, and one that’s only 3 wks old, $400. Call 928-476-6435 or 480-734-7246

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Dog Nail Clipping in the comfort and convenience of your home by Tracy. Local professional groomer of 24 years. $12.00 928-978-4959 Two Lovable house cats, FREE to a home that will keep them together! 928-978-0739

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Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257 EARLY GIFTS: Serving Pieces, Glassware, Fine Knife Sets, Trays, Decorations, Paintings, Candles, Artwork, Tapestry, Custom Rocking Chair, Books, Lamps.

ENTERTAINING: Evening Gowns (B&W Ball) Bags, Gloves, Lingerie, Scarves, Accessories, Sweaters, Fragrance Sets, Jewelry.

PARTY ATTIRE: Men’s Designer Suits, Western Outfit-46L, Snowy River, Australia Felt Hat, Mountain Men Fur Hats.

Call for Appointment: 928-468-1670

APPLIANCES GE Combo Washer/Dryer as new condition, new heater coil, $500.

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BIKES/SCOOTERS Cannondale Terra Bike Excellent condition $550 406-268-9205

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD FIREWOOD

Custom made vintage Italian solid marble coffee table.

Round 42” diameter. $20000

“BEST PRICES IN TOWN AND FRIENDLY SERVICE” Also BACKHOE SERVICE & YARD CLEANING Tree-Trimming, Brush Removal with Hauling Service

Set of ladies golf clubs with like new case & lots of tees and balls $2500

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Vintage set of Noritake Ivory China “Trudy” 12 Place Settings $10000

Firewise, Lot Clean-ups Landscaping Ray Smith 928-970-0132 or 928-363-1014

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FIREWOOD. JUNIPER OR PINE AND MIXES SOLD IN BUNDLES TO FULL MEASURED CORDS, WE DELIVER.ALSO TREE STUMP AND SMALL TREE REMOVAL. TRENCHING. 928-468-1309

928-468-2047 I BUY ESTATES! (928) 474-5105

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Englander Pellet Stove. Works great, purchased 3 years ago. $450 406-268-9205

Pool Table Brunswick Kendrick European Style 8 foot Pool Table.

Perfect Condition. (Cost new was $4000.00) $1499.00 602-769-6001

MISCELLANEOUS For Sale for the Holidays. 2 Electric keyboards & 2 crystal bowls.

Call for visuals and best offer prices. J.D. @ 928-468-6074.

THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades?

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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AUTOS/VEHICLES CARS Mobile RV & Trailer Repair!

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RVS 2000 Tioga Class C Motorhome, 28 feet, Runs Great, Good Tires, Asking $4,500.obo 928-978-2525 2008 Class C 31.5’’ Coachman Free Lander Ford, V10 Engine, Roof Top, Satelite and Solar System, Onan Generator 4,000, Lots of Storage, Lots of New Items. $38,000. 928-978-4204 or 928-978-1292 8 ft. $1,200; 16 ft $650; 21 ft $2,300; 28 ft toyhauler $3,700; 8’ x 14’ utility trailer, double axle $650.

928-978-3423.

TRAILERS Folding wheelchair hitch carrier rack with loading ramp, holds 400lbs, slides onto hitch on back of car, fits all 2” receiver hitches., $100/obo, Tom (480) 247-0802.

Northstar Trailer, brand new, never used, 5’x6’, single axle 2” ball, 1000lbs towing capacity, asking $550/obo, Tom (480) 247-0802.

TRUCKS 2000 F150 XLTWork w/Fiberglass Camper Shell, Good Mileage, 2 Hitches, 4.2, V-6 Truck Engine, Auto Transmission, Guages, $2900. 928-308-7441 2003 GMC 4x4 Sierra Extended Cab, Shortbed, Loaded, Beautiful 96,800 Miles, $8,900.OBO 928-474-9862 WANTED: Camper Shell, for 1998 Chevy 6.5” Box, Prefer Black High Top but will look at any color.

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The McDonald’s Team offers Part-Time and Full Time employment with wages starting at $8.10 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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Why join our team?

The opportunity to make a difference Comprehensive rewards & benefits Professional development Supportive & collaborative teams Innovative health & wellness options Employee recognition programs

Full-time position; bachelor degree in the field w/3 years supervisory experience and/or program development; Master degree in the field w/2 years supervisory experience and/or program development. BHP w/1 year supervisory experience; AZ driver license with good driving record, 21 years of age or older; must pass DPS fingerprint clearance.

Case Manager: Provide case management services for SMI, Substance Abuse population and children/families. Min. req: HS/GED plus 4 years exp in BH or combined BH education and exp with at least 1 year case mgt exp; 21 yrs of age Customer Service Representative: Highly self motivated individual with good communication skills, able to multi-task, detail oriented; computer experience; able to type 35 wpm.

Min requirements: HS/GED; 21 yrs of age or older, AZ driver license with good driving record; able to pass DPS fingerprint clearance.

Generous benefit package.

Submit application/resume to: Horizon Health and Wellness, 600 E. HWY 260 #8, Payson, AZ 85547; 928-474-4917, fax 928-474-7094, ines.tarango@hhwaz.org AA/EOE/M/F D/V

LANDSCAPING Tree Removal Lot in pine with approximately 10 large pine trees need removal.

Take down trees and keep wood!

928-951-0249

RESTAURANTS Needed:Experienced Line Cook and Server, 18 and Older, Apply between 2pm and 5pm Gerardo’s Firewood Cafe 928-468-6500

SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS

Customer Service Rep. Wanted, AP/AR, Customer Service a Must, Honest, Dependable, M-F 8-5, Fax Resume: 928-468-6290

CONSTRUCTION WANTED: Good, Used, Acoustic Guitar, 208-661-8560 (Payson)

HEALTH CARE Program Coordinator:

Powell Place Senior Living is now hiring CAREGIVERS, in addition to a COOK and a WEEKEND HOUSEKEEPER. We offer competitive pay and benefits. Must enjoy working with seniors.

Apply online at enlivant.com, then call 928-474-6249.

Finding the Right Fit

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Go Ride Mountain can provide pick-up, delivery, service & repair of off-road motorcycles & light ATV’s. Specializing in Engine & Suspension. 623-399-2847

Servent for Christ: To heal Prayer, reiki, shiatsu, stone layouts, water element, breath and color therapy, Contact 928-468-6074 Mon-Fri, 11-4pm ask for Jill.

CONSTRUCTION

HANDYMAN

MOBILES FOR SALE

DHW Home Services Decks/Porches Sheds Drywall Texture Matching Paint Remodeling 928-595-1555 Credit Cards Accepted not a licensed contractor Don’s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Tree Trimming, Hauling!

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HAULING Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2015

HOME REPAIRS

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HOME SERVICES Call The Cheaper Sweeper

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

Gift Certificates Available

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

LANDSCAPING Mario & Mario Landscaping and Masonry Complete Landscaping & Irrigation, Tree Service and Removal. Rock, Retaining Walls, Block Fencing Walls, Wrought Iron Fences.

Flagstone & Concrete Driveways, Pavers and Sidewalks.

Licensed, Bonded and Insured. Home Maitenance Available. Call 928-282-3118 Mention this add and get 10% Off!

OakLeaf Yardworks Yard Maintenance Minor landscaping and tree trimming.

All work affordable.

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LEGAL SERVICES ad attached

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REAL ESTATE Debco Construction

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HOMES FOR SALE Beautiful 5Br/3Ba home on 1.67 Acres in Middle Round Valley, In Door Pool, Garden, Fruit Trees, More, Possible Lease/Purchase, $298,000; 928-978-4011

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

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1 Bedroom Ground Level Apartment, New Paint, New Tile, Great Downtown Location, South Beeline $600.mo 928-474-8000. Rim Country Guns Apartment For Rent

Now Renting!

Canal Senior Apartments 807 S. Westerly Road Payson, AZ 85541 INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY Independent, vibrant living located off Historic Main Street and just down the road from Senior Center.

Home-like setting and big smiles from our professional staff. We offer spacious 1 an 2 bedroom apartment homes. For 25 years Syringa Property Management has been creating cheerful communities for individuals who want to enjoy an independent and enriching retirement.

See Manager for details Phone (928) 468-5650 Hearing Impaired TDD# 800-545-1833 x298

Apartments For Rent

Ho Ho Home Aspen Cove!

APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •

2 Bedrooms/2 Baths 2 Bedrooms/ 1.5 Baths Washers & Dryers Covered Parking Pet Friendly

ASPEN COVE

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

(928) 474-8042

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Best Office Value in Payson. 3 private offices, secretary/reception area, 1000sq. ft, centrally located, view, just $750 per month., single office $225, 928-468-1365.

Location! Last available retail store at this location. 580sq.ft. Great start-up. Last tenant did so well, he moved to a bigger store. Won’t last, 928-468-1365.

Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft.

On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558

HOMES FOR RENT 2Br/1Ba Den, Restored Home on Private Acre in town, Central Heating, Cooling, FP, Laundry, Fenced Yard, $800.mo 928-288-2440 2Br/2Ba, All Appliances Included, Central AC/Heat, Laminate Wood Floors, Fenced Back Yard, Pets-Neg., $875.mo + $1000.Sec. Dep. 603 Evergreen, Denise:480-650-2678

PineCrest Apts., 1 & 2 Bedrooms, Storage Unit, Laundry & BBQ, $525.mo & up, 480-734-0858

Forest Hills Condominiums

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

Call Caroline 928-472-6055

STUDIO APT. Star Valley w/1 Car Garage, Gas & Electrice Included, $750.mo for one person; no pets Call 708-670-8289 or 928-951-5584 For More Information!

Studio BR, 1 BA, Apartment Unfurnished, Star Valley, AZ, 85541, flexible lease, studio guest house, water,elect,trash, tv,all included, quiet property, $ 650.00 +dep, 928-978-1522.

3+ BR, 1 BA, Duplex, Round Valley, AZ, 85541, flexible lease, 1500 sq. ft., Water Included, W/D, Microwave, Outdoor Area, Carpet, Parking Available, Cats Allowed, Small Dogs Allowed, Large Dogs Allowed, Located on quiet 7 acres of trees at end of the road, adj to Natl Forest, Available 1 January, $950/mo, 480.229.1831, john@scottsdaletrails.com.

Holiday Deal: $100 OFF FIRST MONTH’S RENT: 2Br/1Ba, Mobile, Private Driveway, Large Fenced Back Yard, Bright Spacious Living Room, Dual Pane Windows, Central Heating, Swamp Cooler, W/D Hookups, Quiet Neighborhood, Near Hospital, $700.p/m, 928-581-6329

NOW HIRING CNA’S, RN’S & LPN’S Full-time, Part-time & PRN Positions Available.

Competitive wages and benefits. $1,000 sign-on bonus for full-time positions.

Apply in person at:

107 E. Lone Pine Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 (928) 474-6896

HORSE PROPERTY FOR RENT 2 BR, 2 BA, 1344 SF, 288 E Buckboard Trail, Gisela, AZ, 85541, 12 months lease, Yard maintenance included, $ 930, Chuck Olinger 602-881-8736.

MOBILE/RV SPACES Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park, Nice quiet family park, RV Spaces $256.55 mo, with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Game room, and Wifi, Call Shawn at 928-474-2406 RYE RV PARK 1Br/1Ba, (Furnished) $350.mo & Up; Free Laundry On-site, Utility Dep. Water/Trash Included, Spaces $200.mo 602-502-0020

ROOMS FOR RENT PAYSON TRAILER RANCH 1 & 2 Bdrms Starting at $425.00 Spaces starting at $310.

1st Mo + Deposit!

All Include Cable/Water/Sewer/Trash Calll 928-517-1368

Pine Prudential Rentals x3

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1809 W. Fairway Ln., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . $1450 1103 N. Camelot, 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . $1200 1009 W. Rim View Rd., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . $1075 1106 N. William Tell Cir., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . $860 703 W. Saddle Ln. 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 200 E. Malibu Dr. B6, 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . $800 1101 N. Carefree Cir., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . $795 604 E. Miller Rd., 2BD, 1BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 609 N. Granite Dr., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $725 607 S. Beeline Hwy. Sp#5, 1BD, 1BA . . . . . . . . $550 208 E. Juniper St. #B Studio, 1BA. . . . . . . . . . . $500 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C5, Studio 1BA. . . . . . . . . $425 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C4, Studio 1BA. . . . . . . . . $400 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C6, Studio,1BA . . . . . . . . . $400

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

Single Roommate wanted, to share home, centrally located in Payson, $400.mo.

Smoking/Pets-No, Must pass background and credit check.

928-476-3148.

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RV/MOTOR HOME SPACE Independently Owned & Operated

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT 1200sf Office, w/2 Stalls, Full Roll Up Garage Doors, Possible Living Quarters; 222 W. Aero Suite A,(Payson) $850.mo; Water/Sewer Paid; 928-474-2037 or 928-951-1009

You’ll find a receptive audience for sales with an ad in the Payson Roundup classifieds!

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Super Nice 3BR/2BA. Corner Lot, Fenced, Near Hospital, $1200 + Dep. No-smoking/small pets ok?

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LEGAL NOTICES 15977: 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8/2015; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-40870 Quesada Title No: 21504277 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 06/01/2010 as Document No. 2010-005805 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on February 3, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrance to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: All that parcel of land in City of, Gila County, State of Arizona, being known and designated as Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) of Block Four (4), PAYSON TOWNSITE, according to Map No. 64, records of Gila County, Arizona. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 709 W Rim View Road Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 304-06-077A 3 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable.

Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $292,500.00 Original Trustor: Isabel Rodriguez Quesada 709 W Rim View Road, Payson, AZ 85541 Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Care of / Servicer Wells Fargo Home

LEGAL NOTICES Mortgage Inc 3476 Stateview Boulevard, MAC #X7801- 014 Fort Mill, SC 29715 Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-0035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar A-4549633 11/17/2015, 11/24/2015, 12/01/2015, 12/08/2015 15979: 11/17, 11/24/2015, 12/1, 12/8/2016: Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 10/13/2015 TS No. : AZ-15-689197-BF Order No. : 150260648-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 5/29/2010 and recorded 6/14/2010 as Instrument 2010-006334 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 1/20/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: PARCEL NO. 1: THE SURFACE AND GROUND TO A DEPTH OF 200 FEET IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE SURFACE OF: A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PART OF BLOCK 13, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS TOWNSITE, OFFICIAL PLAT NO 31, GILA COUNTY RECORDS, SAID PARCEL HAVING A BOUNDARY MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING FOR A TIE AT THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT LYING A 3/5 INCH STEEL PIN MARKING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK 13, OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS TOWNSITE, OFFICIAL PLAT NO. 31, GILA COUNTY RECORDS, FROM WHICH POINT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TOWNSITE BEARS SOUTH 48 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST, 660.28 FEET DISTANT; THENCE 96.62 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 276.97 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 19 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 13 SECONDS AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 77 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST, 96.13 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST, 113.44 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF BLOCK 13; THENCE NORTH 73 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST, 46.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST, 56.74 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 13; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST, 108.25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NO.2: THE NORTHERLY 15 FEET OF PRINCE STREET LYING BETWEEN THE SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 1 AND THE SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 4, BLOCK l3, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS TOWNSITE, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 31, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. Purported Street Address: 680 SNELL AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Tax Parcel Number: 207-18-022E Original Principal Balance: $86,487.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, NA C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): JANICE E NEELY, A MARRIED PERSON 680 SNELL AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 888-988-6736 Login to:

LEGAL NOTICES Salestrack.tdsf.com AZ-15-689197-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-15-689197-BF Dated: 10/9/2015 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Martha Sanchez, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 10/9/2015 before me, Courtney Patania a notary public, personally appeared Martha Sanchez, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Courtney Patania Commission No. 2044156 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 11/1/2017 IDSPub #0095284 11/17/2015 11/24/2015 12/1/2015 12/8/2015

15980: 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8/2015; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 10/9/2015 TS No. : AZ-15-673947-AB Order No. : 733-1500831-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 2/13/2007 and recorded 2/21/2007 as Instrument 2007-002944 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 1/19/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lot 6, Block 19, of Revised Map Miami Map No. 1, according to the plat of record in the Office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map(s)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015

LEGAL NOTICES No. 66; Except all metals, ores, minerals and mineral bearing earth and rock as reserved in Deed recorded in Book 58 of Deeds to Real Estate, Page 82, records of Gila County, Arizona. Purported Street Address: 4223 COPPER STREET, CLAYPOOL, AZ 85532 Tax Parcel Number: 206-02-057 9 Original Principal Balance: $79,900.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Nationstar Mortgage LLC C/O Nationstar Mortgage LLC 8950 Cypress Waters Boulevard Coppell, TX 75019 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Thomas P. Schaffner and Susan M. Schaffner, husband and wife, as community property with right of survivorship PO BOX 2413, CLAYPOOL, AZ 85532 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 888-988-6736 Login to: Salestrack.tdsf.com AZ-15-673947-AB The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney.

As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-15-673947-AB Dated: 10/7/2015 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Long Do, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

State of: California County of: San Diego On 10/7/2015 before me, Courtney Patania a notary public, personally appeared Long Do, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon

LEGAL NOTICES behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Courtney Patania Commission No. 2044156 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 11/1/2017 IDSPub #0095262 11/17/2015 11/24/2015 12/1/2015 12/8/2015 15995: 12/1, 12/4, 12/8/2015 KHD MACHINE AND PUMP REPAIR LLC NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: KHD MACHINE AND PUMP REPAIR LLC II. The address of the known place of business is: 8734 S SIX SHOOTER CANYON RD, GLOBE, AZ 85501. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: HAZEL M DILLON, 8734 S SIX SHOOTER CANYON RD, GLOBE, AZ 85501.

III. Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: KEITH D DILLON, Member, 8734 S SIX SHOOTER CANYON RD, GLOBE, AZ 85501; HAZEL M DILLON, Member, 8734 S SIX SHOOTER CANYON RD, GLOBE, AZ 85501 15996: 12/1, 12/4, 12/8/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: CIRCLE H WASH, LLC File No. L-2038272-6 II. The address of the known place of business is: 713 S. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Dumitru Hiticas, 1215 N. Earhart Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Dumitru Hiticas, (x) member, 1215 N. Earhart Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541; Virginia Hiticas, (x) member, 1215 N. Earhart Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541.

15998: 12/4, 12/8, 12/11/2015 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT 1.

ENTITY NAME: Keeper of Your Comfort, LLC 2.

A.C.C. FILE NUMBER L17260822 3.

ENTITY NAME CHANGE: Keeper of Your Komfort, LLC 4.

MEMBER AND ADDRESS CHANGE: Irma K. Weber, 9171 W. Circle Drive, Strawberry, AZ 85544.

5.

MANAGERS AND ADDRESS CHANGE: Irma K. Weber, 9171 W. Circle Drive, Strawberry, AZ 85544.

8.

STATUTORYAGENTADDRESS CHANGE: Craig I. Keller, 1 E. Washington St., Ste. 1600, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

9.

ARIZONA KNOWN PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS CHANGE: 9171 W. Circle Drive, Strawberry, AZ 85544. /s/ Irma K. Weber, Irma K. Weber (x) I ACCEP, under penalty of perjury that this document is submitted in compliance with Arizona Law. Date: 8/27/15. (x) This is a manager-managed LLC.

15999: 12/4, 12/8, 12/11/2015 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: DEVON BAEZA LLC

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LEGAL NOTICES File No. L-2033419-9 II. The address of the known place of business is: 8720 S. Springfield Rd., Globe, AZ 85501.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Devon Baeza, 8720 S. Springfield Rd., Globe, AZ 85501.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members.

The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Devon Baeza, (x) member, (x) manager, 8720 S. Springfield Rd., Globe, AZ 85501.

16000: 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2015: TS No. AZ05000153-15-1S APN 301-62-073A 2 TO No. 8548404 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated January 9, 2006 and recorded on January 23, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006001257 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER,

LEGAL NOTICES THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on February 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4577 PORTAL DRIVE, PINE, AZ 85544 LOTS 119 AND 120, OF PORTAL PINE CREEK CANYON UNIT TWO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP(S) NO. 542; TOGETHER WITH A PROPORTIONATE INTEREST IN AND TO THE COMMON AREAS AS SET FORTH ON SAID PLAT. APN: 301-62-073A 2 Original Principal Balance $272,000.00 Name and Address of original Trustor GARY L BAUMGARDNER, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY 4577 PORTAL DRIVE, PINE, AZ 85544 Name and Address of the Beneficiary Ditech Financial LLC formerly known as Green Tree Servicing LLC c/o Ditech Financial LLC 7360 S. KYRENE ROAD TEMPE, AZ 85283 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the

LEGAL NOTICES terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale.

The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: November 10, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Rosenda Cardenas, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766.

Order no.

AZ15-000792-2, Pub Dates, 12/08/2015, 12/15/2015, 12/22/2015, 12/29/2015.

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Family adventures From page 1B “I don’t think we go anywhere that does not have water of some kind,” he said.

Mick is always looking for new places to explore as a family, but he always makes sure water is nearby because the kids and dogs love playing in it.

On another weekend, the Wolfs journeyed out to Bear Flat, a community southwest of Christopher Creek, to visit a friend.

When they learned their friend was out of town, the family decided to explore the eclectic community off Forest Service Road 405, outside Little Green Valley.

A neighbor pointed the group to the Bear Flat Trail.

The trail quickly rose in elevation and Mick worried if they would be able to come down.

“I was scared,” he said. “It was so steep, people had laid

trees along the trail as hand holds.”

About a half a mile in, Mick and Jackie decided to head back.

In the steepest section, Mick sat down and had his youngest children hold on to his back as he slid down on his backside.

Undaunted, the family decided to walk through the community. They headed north from the trailhead on Forest Road 405, walking past yards, several of which had elaborate tree houses high up in the ponderosa pines, something out of a Swiss Family Robinson film.

“I was blown away,” Mick said.

They walked 1.5 miles down the road to Tonto Creek, picking berries along the way and even made time to play on one of the local playgrounds.

“The community is so different,” he said. “It definitely has a heart beat, a soul. It felt like British Columbia.”

Ode to ice From page 1B Frozen water from the sky comes in a bewilderment of forms.

Hailstones form when some speck of dust triggers the formation of an ice crystal, which then gets bounced around in a chilled storm cloud. The growing hailstone picks up fresh layers of ice as it rises to the top of the cloud and more yet when it hits an updraft and rises again. Eventually, it grows heavy enough to ignore the updraft and falls to earth — with record hailstones weighing as much as a pound.

Tiny ice pellets — like the ones that have dusted my driveway — form when snowflakes drifting down from high in a freezing cloud fall through a warmer layer at an elevation between 5,000 and 10,000 feet, which causes them to start to melt. But as their fall continues, they hit another layer of freezing air closer to the ground and refreeze — becoming ice pellets as round as a hailstone but nearly light as a snowflake.

But most often, frozen water falls as snow —water molecules that crystallize around some nucleus — like a speck of dust.

The water molecules crystallize as they freeze, with the structure depending on the temperature and the moisture content.

Some assume exquisite six-sided shapes, some triangles, most with breathtaking symmetry. A single snowflake contains about 3 x 10 to the 13th water molecules — don’t ask me how much that is, except that it dwarfs a thousand trillion. That’s why no two snowflakes are ever exactly alike. The world’s largest measured snowflake was reportedly 15 inches across and fell in Montana in 1887.

The intricate crystal on the stream ice at my feet suggests that it formed at between 0 and

10 degrees, which promotes the growth of these bizarre shapes.

Cautiously, I rise from my cold, wet knees and step out onto the ice, which is dangerously slick. Scientists used to confidently assert that ice is slippery because stepping on the ice instantly melts a microscopic layer.

Subsequent experiments demolished the theory, proving how little we know about even the simplest of things. Instead, the leading theory now suggests that the top layer of ice molecules doesn’t get locked securely into the ice lattice, since it has only fickle air to bond to on the top. So a layer of molecules almost too thin to measure slides easily about, sending we clumsy monsters crashing to earth.

I stand, unsteadily, on the ice, to admire the gleam and the sparkle.

Underneath, the stream still trickles, making its stealthy way to the sea — which covers 70 percent of the planet, just as water comprises 70 percent of my substance. I can see the water moving beneath the blurred patterns of the ice, which did not sink and murder the stream because it expanded when it froze.

The sky is highlighted with high white clouds the color of snow, which is the color of my breath. My heart pumps blood made mostly of water and the naked trees also made mostly of water lean in toward the stream, waiting patiently for the capillary action of spring.

So I sit and watch the ice turn back to water as the day warms.

My breath undergoes the opposite process — the warm water on my breath turning to a fog of frost in the chilly morning.

So I sit on the edge of a phase change — gas, to water to ice — the endless cycle, which makes it possible for me to sit on this edge, ready for the next phase.