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Traffic stop nets 115 pounds of marijuana Roundup staff Three men from New Mexico were arrested Sunday south of Payson for reportedly transporting more than a hundred pounds of marijuana.

Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers stopped a white Chevrolet pickup for traffic violations

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as it was traveling northbound on State Route 87 at milepost 250 near the Mazatzal Casino.

A U.S. Forest Service officer and K-9 were called to the scene to search the vehicle. Officers found five large plastic wrapped packages of marijuana in a tool box and equipment box

located in the bed of the pickup. The marijuana weighed 115 pounds and had a street value of approximately $69,000.

Tupac Crum, 19, Robin Williams, 21, and Erick Harris Jr., 22, all from Albuquerque, N.M., were arrested and booked into the Gila County

jail on numerous drug charges. The Tonto Apache Tribal Police and Tonto National Forest Service Law Enforcement assisted with this investigation and the AZDPS Gila/Navajo County Narcotics Unit is conducting the investigation.

“Through interagency cooperation

and the combination of our resources, we will continue to remove dangerous drugs off the streets. Together we are committed to making communities in Arizona safer through the aggressive enforcement of our state’s drug laws,” said AZDPS Assistant Director Lt. Col. Hunter.

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Pine water repair crew cuts into gas line by

Alexis Bechman

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While Pine-Strawberry crews were busy on a house fire Monday, Payson firefighters were called to a gas line break elsewhere in Pine.

Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District workers were making an emergency repair on a water line on Canyon Vista Drive in the Portals at about 1 p.m. when they inadvertently pinched a gas line with a backhoe while they were trying to move a boulder to get to the leak.

Water blasted out of the large hole in the ground like a geyser because of the leaking high-pressure gas line, said P-S Fire Chief Gary Morris.

Water crews were called to the area earlier due to a leaking waterline, said PSWID treasurer Mahir Hazine.

They called Blue Stake, which notified the gas company crews needed to work in the area. The gas company told crews to continue work, but they didn’t have anyone to send up to check where they were digging.

Thanks to an automatic aid agreement, Payson Fire was already in the Pine area while P-S Fire worked a house fire on Tonto Drive.

Payson firefighters went to the site of the gas leak and ran a hose line.

“The arriving fire crew found a fractured high-pressure gas leak gushing gas and water out of a hole,” Morris said. “They pulled a fire hose to protect the area and repair crews should the gas ignite.”

An Alliant Gas worker safely clamped off the line.

Photos courtesy of the Pine-Strawberry Fire Department

Pine firefighters helped cope with a gas line ruptured by a crew repairing water pipes. Alliant Gas sent a worker to the site to clamp off the gas leak.

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Fireplaces spur rash of blazes by

Alexis Bechman

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Firefighters in Pine rushed to save two houses this week, both with nearly identical chimney fires resulting from poor construction.

On Monday, Pine-Strawberry firefighters went to a home on Tonto Drive after a fire started in the wood-burning stove. The fire went up the pipe shaft. Luckily, firefighters stopped it before it spread into the attic and damaged the home.

A few days earlier, on Dec. 2, firefighters went to a home on North Navajo Drive after smoke detectors alerted an elderly woman and her son to a fire in the home in the middle of the night.

A fire had started in the wall behind the chimney and was burning up to the roof. Again, firefighters saved the home, confining the damage to the chimney area.

Firefighters initially thought Christmas decorations on the mantle were the cause of that fire, but an investigation revealed poor construction was the cause.

Fire Chief Gary Morris explained most fireplaces are made of bricks laid down in front of the framing for the home. In both these fires, not enough space separated the framing and the fireplace. Over time, due to the heat and fireplace use, the wood framing begins to char and eventually

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Charities play Santa Claus for families by

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The Mazatzal Casino ballroom buzzed with energy, happy children’s voices, cheers and lots of laughs on Saturday, Dec. 3.

The event?

The third annual Non-Profits Coming Together Christmas Extravaganza put on by 15 different non-profit organizations to entertain the kids, while families pick up boxes full of presents for the children to open on Christmas.

Cindy (not her real name) a graduate of the Time Out Shelter and her two children, Chris and Addison (not their real names) took a break from playing the corn hole, roulette, bean bag tosses and Nerf gun shooting THE WEATHER

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gallery to grab a hot dog from Mrs. Santa’s Kitchen.

“She’s already played on everything,” said Cindy of Addison.

The two children happily munched on half-sized hot dogs while their mother expressed her gratitude for the program.

“We heard about this through my mother-in-law,” said Cindy.

She and her children went to the Payson library in October to fill out an application and interview for the program. The Non-Profits Coming Together group qualifies people before committing to inviting them to the event.

“Our goal is to help as many families as possible,” said Patty Wisner,

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Not bad.

But not as good as Payson hoped.

That’s the conclusion that emerges from the town’s October financial report — showing the town has pulled $500,000 out of its reserves, despite sales tax figures running a little ahead of the state.

The town’s local sales tax revenues rose about 2 percent to $2 million, compared to the same period last year.

By contrast, state-shared sales tax revenue dropped by nearly 3 percent to $335,000, suggesting Rim Country in October was doing a little better for the year than the statewide average.

Payson’s collection for vehicle license taxes — mostly reflecting the sales of new cars — rose an encouraging 6 percent over last near.

Meanwhile, building permit revenue actually declined by a discouraging 13 percent over last year — proof that the long-looked-for return of Payson’s building boom continues to recede down the road like the illusion of water. But never fear, plan review fees — for projects in the pipeline but not ready to build — rose 30 percent to $48,000.

So maybe 2017 will work out.

Still, throw it all together and Payson has dipped into reserves to the tune of $540,000 to come up with the $9.8 million in total fund spending roughly one-third of the way into the fiscal year — which ends next June.

The lag in anticipated revenue would have

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Roundup reader and photographer Ralph Roberts captured the wonderful photo (above) of the light display on a float in the APS Electric Light Parade, which drew an estimated 3,000 onlookers.

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The 2016 APS Electric Light Parade had 41 blazing entries that warmed the chilly evening.

Payson Parks and Recreation Director Cameron Davis estimated 3,000 people lined Main Street to sip hot chocolate from vendors and cheer on the parade entrants.

PG13 No Passes • 1:00, 4:15, 7:30 “This is •always such a great community event,” said Davis, “but this year something was different. The size of the crowd was huge ... this was by far the largest turn out we have had at the Electric Light Parade since I got here nine years ago.”

Davis guessed the new Adventure Where We Live! campaign contributed to the crowd.

“We had over 2,000 Facebook likes leading up to this event and over 200 comments about the parade on Facebook (most of them out-oftowners),” said Davis.

Davis said people keep sharing our events on social media and talking up events with their friends.

“That is huge for our community as it promotes our community more and helps me get the word out even more,” said Davis.

Photographer DJ Craig captured the quirky joy of some of the 41 brightly lit floats.

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Charities unite to help Rim Country families FREE From page 1

of Frybread for Families, one of the non-profits.

The application not only figures out a families’ needs, it asks for the ages, sizes and interests of the children.

For example, a teenage girl might really be into makeup or like a certain book.

Little children could dream of a certain toy or board game.

Teenage boys could want a soccer or football.

“We get them clothes and if we can, a present,” said Wisner.

Wisner and Allic Bales of Payson Helping Displaced Students (PADS) said the application process helps the gathered non-profits make sure families have a real need and will not apply to other organizations in town for Christmas support.

Wisner said the Non-Profits Coming Together served 81 families with 173 kids this year. The group had an adventurous time buying all of the presents from Bealls and elsewhere.

“Bealls Outlet gives us a 20 percent discount — I have a picture of the long receipts,” said Wisner as she pulled out her phone to bring up the shot.

Once purchased, about 10 to 15 people spend a good amount of time wrapping and organizing the packages.

It’s quite the production, said Wisner.

But seeing the smiles on the faces of children like Chris and Addison puts everyone in a holiday mood.

Cindy works at Bashas’, which offers workers with families a lot of support like Mother’s

Did you know that you can contribute to the St Vincent de Paul Food Bank in Payson, and that it will not cost you anything? This year Arizona Law allows you to contribute up to $400 (per individual) or $800 (per couple filing jointly) to the Food Bank and get your contribution back as a dollar-for-dollar Arizona tax credit even if you do not itemize. See www.azdor.gov. Your entire donation will be used right here in the Payson area and 100% of it actually provides food for the hungry along with utilities and rent assistance for those in need. So that we can help those most in need during the winter, we ask you please to contribute your donation before December 31. We will send you a receipt so that you can get your donation refunded to you when you pay your state taxes. Please contact us:

Non-Profits Coming Together Frybread For Families Gila County Community Services North Country HealthCare Payson Assisting Displaced Students Payson Public Library Payson Rimstones Rock Club Payson Senior Center Payson Unified School District Coalition for Resilience Rim Country Fire Angels Rim Country Optimists Rotary Club of Payson Soroptimists of Zane Grey Country Society of St. Vincent de Paul Time Out, Inc. Day off and holidays. As she talked to a reporter, Chris looked longingly at his empty plate.

“Mom, help me get another hot dog,” he said.

“I’m sure they would love to help you get another hot dog,” said Cindy.

Chris looked at her anxiously, but then took the plunge. He jumped up and not only got another two hot dogs, but another cookie, too.

Meanwhile, Addison played with the new set of toy chimes she picked up after getting enough points from the carnival games.

Cindy grinned, knowing Non-profits Coming Together had launched the holidays in style.

More help for the holidays If families didn’t participate in the Non-Profits Coming Together program, Allic Bales said Payson Assisting Displaced Students (PADS) will continue to work on helping families with Christmas up to Christmas Eve. Bales said she already knows of two families that need help she did not see at the Non-Profits Coming Together event.

“After Dec. 15, PADS will be responsible for the last-minute families that we seem to get every year all the way to Christmas Eve, so we do need donations,” she said.

PADS is a local Rim Country organization that locates and supports programs which help

the seriously disadvantaged students and their families in Rim Country.

From the food banks to the Student Weekend Food Program, to helping parents look for work, to advocating for families at doctor appointments, PADS strengthens families on the edge.

Bales said PADS needs more monetary donations to fulfill its goal of giving a Christmas to everyone who needs it in Rim Country.

Tax deductible donations can be sent to: PADS P.O. Box 3476 Payson, AZ 85547 Or call Bales directly at 928-363-7077

Photo by Patty Wisner

Charities filled shopping carts with parents for Rim Country families at the annual Non-Profits Coming Together celebration this weekend at the Mazatzal Casino.

Payson sales tax collections rising From page 1 left the town in much worse shape, except most town departments remain comfortably under the adopted budget — especially the police and fire departments which together account for about 60 percent of the town’s general plan spending — which doesn’t include the self-funded town water department.

The police department remained about $300,000 under budget (16 percent), in large measure due to an inability to find enough officers. The fire department remains about 15 percent under budget (roughly $200,000).

Only a few town departments are so far running ahead of budget, including parks and recreation and information technology.

Most of the various specialized taxes like the library fund, gas tax fund for road repairs, court fees and grants for the airport have also lagged behind projections.

One of the most telling is the bed tax from hotel rooms, which is 21 percent behind where the town projected back in June. The

bed tax is one of the most sensitive measures of the economy, given the region’s reliance on tourism. The bed tax also generates the money used to promote the town and support special events and parks and recreation.

Nonetheless, Payson has plunged ahead with increased capital projects.

The town so far has boosted its spending on roads, including $59,000 to upgrade Manzanita Drive, $36,000 to undertake long-overdue slurry seal repairs on local roads, $18,300 to repair sprinklers in the library and $18,000 to repair a backhoe.

The town is covering the cost of the road repairs and improvements with a voter-approved extension of a countywide sales tax surcharge. Gila County in the past has used all that money for county roads, but this year agreed to share the bounty with cities.

The tax brought in $72,000 in October for Payson.

The biggest capital expenses remain ongoing work on the C.C. Cragin pipeline.

The water department put out $371,000 for work on the pipeline and bought a new truck for $28,000. However, it also collected

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Payson will rely on increases in the water bills for residents to pay off the cost of the pipeline, which will likely top $50 million. However, it will more than double the town’s long-term water supply and provide enough water for a buildout population of more than 40,000.

The budget for the town’s water department stands at about $23 million annually, which goes into a separate fund and includes the huge costs of building the pipeline — which the town hopes to complete in 2018. The operating costs for the water department are much lower, but it remains the town’s single most expensive function.

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• Dec. 10, 1869: Motivated by interest in free publicity, Wyoming territorial legislators pass a law granting women the right to vote. Area men hoped women would be more likely to settle in the rugged and isolated country if they could vote.

• Dec. 9, 1926: The United States Golf Association legalized the use of steel-shafted golf clubs.

• Dec. 11, 1946: The U.N. votes to establish the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to help provide relief to children in countries devastated by World War II. The United States has never ratified the treaty.

• Dec. 8, 1993: the North American Free Trade Agreement is signed into law

by President Bill Clinton. NAFTA, a trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico, eliminated all tariffs and trade restrictions. NAFTA was criticized by businessman Ross Perot, who argued that Americans would hear a “giant sucking sound” of U.S. companies fleeing to Mexico and taking jobs with them.

Fake news.

I can’t stomach it.

I’ve spent my life chasing the truth and relaying as much as I can find. It’s a high calling, a harsh mistress, a doomed ideal. But if you bend your life to the quest and guard against your own bias and denial and fear — sometimes you get close.

But now after 40 years of tilting every windmill — I find myself living in the era of fake news.

We have staggered through a political campaign where lies and distortions hit some sort of high water mark, like a tsunami storming inland to break over the domes of the nuclear power plants.

But it hasn’t stopped.

Last week, a confused young man yearning to do good drove six hours to shoot up a Comet Ping Pong pizzeria with a semi-automatic assault rifle. What was he thinking? He foolishly believed a completely madeup news story saying Hillary Clinton was operating some kind of child abuse ring out of that restaurant.

Edgar Welch, 28, later told reporters, “I just wanted to Pete Aleshire do some good and went about Roundup Editor it the wrong way.” Seems he’d just gotten a computer, stumbled about the fake news stories and rose in bewildered outrage.

Turns out, the story about the supposed child porn ring had been ricocheting all over the Internet, getting hundreds of thousands of shares. The story apparently originated in one of the disgusting “fake news” sites that have sprung up on the Internet. If the fake news peddlers come up with a story so outrageous it goes viral, they can get money from Google Ads placed by a computer on any site getting traffic.

But before you write this off to Internet crazy, please note that one of the people spreading the bizarre story was Michael Flynn, the son of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Elect Donald Trump’s choice for national security advisor.

The junior Flynn continued pushing the post on Twitter, even after the story was completely debunked by several actual news organizations. Trump promptly fired Flynn junior, who has been working on the transition team.

But I’m straying from the point.

Newspapers are struggling to adapt to the enormous challenge of the Internet. Operations like Google and Facebook have siphoned off billions in advertising that once sustained newspapers all over the country. As a result, the number of journalists gathering actual news has declined by about a third in the past decade. In the meantime, the Internet has offered a way for everyone from Dark Money groups trying to buy politicians to fake news ripoff artists in Macedonia to troll the Internet with the most outrageous falsehoods.

Fortunately, my beloved readers continue to fight this insidious, relentless attack on the search for the truth and the restraining influence of actual facts by subscribing to this newspaper.

Don’t get me wrong. We don’t always get it right. We make mistakes large and small, despite our best efforts and a zealous commitment to the sacred code of our profession. I’ve never deliberately printed one single falsehood in 40 years in this business — but I’ve printed any number of mistakes and who knows how many lies uttered by the people I’ve interviewed. So you can’t blindly believe a newspaper, but at least you have the assurance that we’re doing our flawed best to find the truth and report the facts — regardless of our own feelings or bias.

Unfortunately, a growing number of people get their news from Facebook and other social media sites, with no way to sort the truth from the lies. The most outlandish hoaxes gain credence when they’re forwarded by someone you know.

One student in my writing class this week commented, “If I’ve learned anything from this election — it’s that I need to pay for my news.”

Of course, you’re already doing that — by subscribing to the Roundup. I pray you’ll stick with us, despite our flaws.

Heck, I hope you’ll spread the message — by giving gift subscriptions.

Now, I know that sounds like crass self-interest.

But after this election, I see that we cannot save our democracy and succeed as citizens if we don’t keep alive that search for truth — in all its baffling disguises.

So I hope you will find and support an organization that relies on its own reporters — whether it’s the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times or the Arizona Republic.

Read those stories carefully and skeptically — and seek the truth yourself, as a citizen of a nation dedicated to freedom and the lofty ideals of the founders.

But mostly, I write this to thank you — for making it possible for me to chase the will-o-wisp of understanding and so to serve the community I love.

Fake news turns my stomach.

But you people lift my heart.

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Congressmen root out and eliminate wasteful defense spending Washington, D.C. ­ – U.S. Sen. the Senate and House Armed John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Mac Services Committees have manThornberry (R-TX), Chairman dated a 25 percent reduction to of the Senate and House Armed administrative support functions, Services Committees, released the a 25 percent reduction to bloated following statement today on the headquarters staffs, a 12 percent Washington Post’s report on the reduction to the number of general Defense Business Board’s findings and flag officers, and a 12 percent concerning Pentagon bureaucrareduction to the number of Senior cy: Sen. John McCain Executive Service civilian employ“The Defense Business Board’s ees. The committees also imposed key findings -— that the Department of qualification standards for service secreDefense could save as much as $125 billion taries and other positions to emphasize the over five years by eliminating unnecessary importance of management experience and back-office bureaucracy — are not a sur- capability for senior defense leaders. And we prise. Nor are the problems identified by the have initiated an effort to reform the manBoard new. We have known for many years agement of the defense agencies, which have that the Department’s business practices operated for too long with too little scrutiny. are archaic and wasteful, and its inability “The Defense Business Board’s report to pass a clean audit is a longstanding trav- provided valuable data and findings for the esty. The reason these problems persist is committees’ recent work, even if reasonsimple: a failure of leadership and a lack of able people can differ over the report’s accountability. assumptions about the unique challenge of “That is why, over the past two years, government reform. However, the reported

restrictions imposed on key data relating to this study may have denied taxpayers the transparency they deserve. We urge the Department to take appropriate action to ensure all materials associated with the Defense Business Board study are made publicly available.

“The Senate and House Armed Services Committees will carry on the effort to root out and eliminate wasteful spending in the Department of Defense and to redirect savings toward the urgent needs of our warfighters. But make no mistake, reform is not a replacement for sufficient resources. Even if it were possible, achieving every efficiency proposed by the Defense Business Board would not undo the damage of arbitrary defense cuts and the resulting military readiness crisis. That is why we will continue our efforts to end sequestration once and for all and give our men and women in uniform the resources, training, and equipment they need to meet the challenges of a more dangerous world.”

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Investigations show double standard Editor: We’re all glad the presidential race is over. It will go down as one of the most divisive and disturbing elections in history.

And the really disappointing factor is how some have chosen to make unsubstantiated attacks on the candidates. Even here in Payson a local business chose to publicly portray Hillary Clinton in a jail cell — a fairly short-sighted move on their part because, although we are out-numbered

by Republicans, there is still a growing number of Democratic consumers that will remember the lack of respect shown to our candidate.

And just to illustrate the difference of how certain “scandals” are viewed in our country, take a look at the way that a Republican Congress spends their time and our taxpayer money investigating those scandals.

During the Reagan administration there were 10 embassy and consulate attacks in which 318 people were killed and there was one congressional investigation. And under the George W. Bush administration there were 13 attacks in which 65 people were killed and there was not even one congressional investigation. However, during the Obama administration there have been two attacks and 4 people killed which resulted in 13 congressional investigations at a cost of $14 million taxpayers’ dollars.

And this was after the Republican Congress had cut $300 million dollars from the budget requested by the State Department to provide security for our embassies. Rep. Chaffetz, (who has led many of the attacks on Clinton), justified those cuts at the time by stating “When you’re in tough economic times you have to make difficult choices on how to prioritize this.” Hillary Clinton warned congressional leaders at that time that the proposed cuts would be detrimental to America’s national

security and the security of our embassies.

Perhaps he finally has decided that protecting our embassies should have been a priority. Hindsight is 20/20 when Congress assesses its role in the tragic events, but 13 congressional hearings to blame Clinton continues to be justified in his eyes.

Perhaps, if some so called “smart” billionaires actually paid their fair share of income taxes like the rest of us do, then there would be money to pay for adequate protection for our embassies with enough left over to properly care for our veterans, repair our infrastructure and offer health care for our citizens and a world-class education for our children.

We can only hope that the partisan battles can end with the election and both parties will decide to stop playing the blame game and start to spend their time and our money on actually doing something to address the problems that really matter in the day to day lives of American citizens.

Wendy Trainor

Don’t privatize Medicare Editor: U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Kevin Brady, chairman, Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Tom Price, chairman, Budget Committee, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, are among Republican leaders in the U.S. House who support legislation to privatize Medicare by converting it to a “premium support” system. I urge your newspaper to editorialize against their efforts to change Medicare to a “voucher” plan that will raise the cost of health care for seniors.

Just because the Republican Party has majorities in the House and Senate and the president-elect, it is not a mandate to destroy Medicare with a “voucher” plan to pay outright subsidies to insurance companies who make big contributions to many

members of Congress.

In April 2011, the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives passed in a 2012 budget blueprint a proposal to replace traditional Medicare with vouchers. This ignited a firestorm of opposition from congressional Democrats, America’s seniors and the general public.

Back then, an analysis of the proposal by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluded that turning Medicare over to private insurance plans would result in seniors paying twice as much for their care, would raise administrative costs and would not keep medical inflation as low as traditional Medicare has done.

It is astonishing that after the bashing delivered to Republicans on the “voucher” proposal in 2011 that they would be reviving it again.

James Barrett

Christmas lights return Editor: After having to skip a year of Christmas lights and Food Bank collection due to shoulder surgery, the lights at the top of Tonto Rim Drive and Rim Wood Drive in Strawberry will be shining brightly to welcome in the Christmas season. As in previous years, they will be lit on Thanksgiving eve and turned on every night between 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. through Jan. 15, 2017.

We appreciate all the concerns last year and hope you will bring your families to see this beautiful display and don’t forget your donation for the Food Bank here in Pine/ Strawberry. Previous years your generosity has been so appreciated! The chest will be there for your donations and if you would rather donate cash or checks we will use that to purchase hams and turkeys.

We’ll be looking forward to welcome you and your little ones. So happy to be able to do this again this year!

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Unique Renovations That Can Make Small Living Spaces Feel Bigger

Just because you live in a small space doesn’t mean your home needs to feel cramped. There are several renovations that are popular among interior designers to make a space feel larger. Incorporate them into your own home to give it a more open, spacious feel.

Crystal Clear - Glass is an absolutely phenomenal way to make a small space feel larger as it removes visual barriers to show off additional square footage, making it seem as though it’s part of the room. Whether you choose a glass railing for a staircases or room divider or incorporate a glass shower into a small bathroom, glass can help your home feel more spacious.

Make The Most Of Mirrors - Similar to glass, mirrors can make a small space feel big as they add an illusion of depth to a room.

Try installing a large mirror on a wall in lieu of paintings or other decor if you’d like to make a room seem larger than it is.

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“The PES staff was awesome,” said VandenBerg, “From a smile to asking, ‘How can I help you?’”

Mary Nelson, one of the

school aides got up on the stage to help sing Kitty for a Present.

Joyce Cliften helped to turn pages as VandenBerg played

the piano. And the teachers wrangled their little one up and off the stage with such perfection, VandenBerg said there was nary a hitch.

Rub a dub dub - is it still a chub?

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What’s a chub, anyway?

Specifically, should the federal government try to protect two different species of interbreeding native, trout-like fish — or give up trying to tell them apart.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants advice on a tricky conservation problem that has provoked the ire of some environmental groups.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has reopened the public comment period on a plan to list two native minnows, which grow into trout-

sized game fish in Arizona streams. The headwater chub and the roundtail chub once swam widely throughout the Southwest, but now hang on in a handful of stream stretches – especially Fossil Creek and several tributaries of the Colorado River. However, they’re also found in other streams mixed with non-native trout, including the East Verde.

The proposal would list the headwater chub and a distinct population segment (DPS) of the roundtail chub in the Lower Colorado River Basin (Arizona and New Mexico), as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This would

Photo courtesy Pine/Strawberry fire department

Firefighters warn homeowners to prepare fireplaces for the winter season. Check for blockages and spark arrestors.

Fireplaces start fires From page 1 ignites.

Morris said homeowners must get the chimney cleaned and inspected each year.

And, have a working smoke detector. In the Dec. 2 fire, the smoke detectors alerted the sleeping homeowners. They got out of the home safely and their home was saved thanks to the smoke detectors, Morris said.

Replace smoke detectors every eight or 10 years. Locate the manufactured date on the back of the unit. If the unit lacks a date, it’s probably more than 10 years old.

Make sure you also have

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On Tuesday, Payson Elementary School students rocked the Payson High School Auditorium with Christmas songs from the traditional to the humorous.

“It was standing room only,” said Corrine VandenBerg PES music teacher. “The kids did so well.”

Students jingled bells for “Jingle Bells.” Some wore sunglasses and played air guitar for another song then got giggles from a twist on an old favorite — “Twelve Days of Christmas” with a Payson theme.

“It had all kinds of things people could buy in Payson like power tools, mani-pedies and a Swiss Village shopping spree,” said VandenBerg.

But the song that seemed to touch the audience the most? Second graders singing, “When The Lights All Shine,” while holding battery operated candles and accompanied by teacher Marty Shipley singing harmony.

“I was so proud of them,” said VandenBerg, “It gave me shivers.

In fact, VandenBerg said she could not have put on such a great show without the support of all the staff at PES.

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a carbon monoxide alarm on each level of a home, especially if you have gas appliances or a chimney.

With fireplaces, have your chimney cleaned and install a spark arrester — the screen that sits on top of the chimney.

Make sure space heaters don’t overload the electrical system. Check outlets with your hand. If they feel warm to the touch, call your landlord or an electrician. Some space heaters use more electricity than the outlet can handle, which can cause the outlet to overheat and catch fire.

Make sure the cords to any space heaters are not broken or cut.

give the federal government broad authority to designate critical habitat for the fish. This would mean the federal government would take into account the impact on the fish before approving any action on federal lands that might affect that critical habitat, including things like grazing permits, logging, mining and water diversions.

The current questions center on the scientific evidence distinguishing the headwater and roundtail chub from the closely related and already listed Gila chub.

For instance, both the headwater and roundtail chub currently live in Fossil Creek, but the species lines are blurry — since the two species readily breed with each other, creating what amounts to a hybrid species. So scientists are scratching their heads over how to distinguish one from another in the same creek — and whether to try to reintroduce one or the other — or both — into other creeks.

Several independent fish experts and environmental groups have appealed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage the two species separately.

A release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service press release last week noted that in 2015 a committee of the American Fisheries Society and the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Joint Committee on the Names of Fishes — the recognized authority on

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fish taxonomy — considered the headwater chub, roundtail chub and Gila chub to be separate species. However, In September, another committee of the same organization concluded the three fishes are actually a single species – the roundtail chub.

“This new information could be of significant consequence in our final listing determination because our proposed rule reviewed these entities as separate species. This information was not previously included or considered in the proposed listing or made available to the public. Therefore, we are reopening the comment period for 45 days to allow consideration of this new information, as well as any other aspect of the proposed rule, prior to finalizing our decision, anticipated on or before April 7, 2017.”

Anyone wishing to submit comments and scientific data on the proposal can use one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations. gov, Submit comments on the listing proposal to Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2015–0148; or • By hard copy: U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike MS: BPHC, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.

More information on this proposed action and how to provide comments is available online at www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona.

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Registration for the 2017 Spring Semester is now under way at Gila Community College.

Students may register online at http://www.gilaccc.org or call and schedule an appointment with an academic advisor. Students are encouraged to meet with an advisor and register early because classes fill quickly.

Financial Aid funding is available to those who qualify.

For more information, call 928-4688039.

A blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 22 at the main conference room of Banner Payson Medical Center, 807 S. Ponderosa.

Jazz pianist needed

The Payson Jazz Trio lost its lead piano player Bob Smolenski when he moved to the Valley about a year ago.

Gerry Reynolds would like to reform the trio, so is looking for a piano player (or a guitar player) who might want to join.

As a lead player, he or she will have some flexibility in determining the style and generation of the music, but the music must swing. Some experience playing in a group is desired. There are some performance opportunities to explore in the spring, so Reynolds needs to form the group early in the new year.

Any piano or guitar player who will be available in the Payson area and who enjoys practicing and performing any of the forms of jazz music is encouraged to send an e-mail to gerry-reynolds@hotmail.com, or leave a message at 602-619-3355.

Community Breakfast

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, hosts a Community Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, Dec. 9.

This event is held the second Friday of every month and everyone is welcome. For details, call 928-474-5440.

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The KEY Club of Payson High School will wrap your holiday gifts for donations at the Walmart Garden Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10.

Proceeds are used to help send KEY Club members to leadership and educational conferences and finance many local service projects to better the Rim Country communities.

Payson Choral Society Christmas concert

The Payson Choral Society presents the community’s big Christmas concert at 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 and 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Payson High School Auditorium.

The theme of the concert is “Rejoice!” directed by Daria Mason with accompaniment by Lisa Tan. Tickets may be purchased in

Free Country Western Dance lessons will be offered at The Ox Bow Saloon from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 with Lynn and John Pajerski.

This will be the last lesson of the year. Bring a friend or come by yourself. The Pajerskis will be teaching couples and singles dancing. Lessons are free, but please bring a canned good for The Deacon’s Pantry Food Bank.

If you have any questions, call 480734-1647.

School concerts

As always, schools in the Rim Country will be filled with holiday music at Christmas concerts. The tentative schedule for the programs: Payson - Payson High School/Rim Country Middle School Band Concert, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15; guitar concert, 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16. All concerts for Payson schools are in the auditorium on the Payson High School campus.

Pine – Pine Strawberry Elementary School Christmas concert and Christmas tree auction is at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 in the school gym; the tree auction is a popular tradition in the Pine and Strawberry communities, each class and any school club or organization may decorate a tree, sponsored by a business or community club or organization and then these are auctioned to the highest bidder, with funds used by the decorating team for classroom supplies. Linda O’Dell, principal/superintendent for the school, said this year Home Depot in Payson is a new sponsor for the program.

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A benefit for the Dueker Ranch in Star Valley is planned at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Payson High School Auditorium.

A “Cowboy Christmas” program with Pioneer Pepper and the Sunset Pioneers will feature a “Wild West Musical Show.”

Those who have attended a Pioneer Pepper show say it is filled with the fun, music and spirit of the Old West and rekindles memories of singing cowboys like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and Rex Allen.

Because the seven-member group’s appearance in Payson precedes the holidays it will be highlighted by a collection of timeless Christmas songs like “Silent Night,” “Silver Bells,” “Away in the Manger,” “White Christmas” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

Tickets, priced at $20 each, are available at the 260 Café, Payson Wireless, Bob’s Western Wear, Crosswinds Restaurant and Scoops Ice Cream or at the door.

All proceeds benefit Dueker Ranch, which is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

Library Friends of Payson Bookstore specials

During December, the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore features Christmas fiction, cookbooks, craft books, etc. at two for the price of one.

As always, the second item must be of equal or lesser value than the first item.

Bookstore gift certificates are $3 and make perfect gifts for those hard to shop for people. Stop by and discover the bookstore’s holiday treasures.

The bookstore will also be offering all regular size paperbacks at the amazing value of 10 for $1. This is an opportunity to stock up on books by your favorite authors for those cold winter days to come.

Another special this month is a free cookbook with any purchase. This is a good time of year to discover some new recipes.

Bookstore stock is constantly changing, so stop by often. All proceeds directly support the library.

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 our website at www.libraryfriendsofpayson.org.

Acting classes at GCC Gila Community College will be offering acting classes starting Jan. 11, 2017.

The classes will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays.

One can register online or at the college until Dec. 18.

Tina Ratzken, who holds a master’s degree in speech and theater, will be teaching the course. The tuition is free for seniors. Home-schooled students, 14 or older, are welcome to enroll.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Tina Ratzken, 928-363-1641.

Angel Project Toy Drive

Rim residents and visitors are invited to help 11-year-old Angel Alatriz until Tuesday, Dec. 20 to collect toys and other gift items to benefit Payson area children.

Donation boxes are at Sears, Little Caesar’s, Star Valley Storage and the Payson Barber Shop.

Angel Trees for the project are at Payson Wireless, Pandora’s Box, Maverik Cadillac Ranch Restaurant, Shear Oasis, Rue 21, Culver’s, Tiny’s Restaurant and Verizon Wireless.

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The Pine-Strawberry Arts and Crafts Guild Boutique is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. There are many handcrafted items available, including hand-woven baskets, unique jewelry, leather crafts, knitted and crocheted items, handmade aprons, clothing, pet attire and many seasonal crafts.

The boutique is located behind the Pine thrift shop at the senior center.

advance from Choral Society members, at Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce and at the library. Tickets will also be available at the door before each concert. Concert tickets are $10 at the door and $8 in advance. Children and students up to age 18 are admitted free.

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 928-468-0023.

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Amnesty International Payson invites Rim residents and visitors to participate in its seventh Annual Global Write for Rights, Saturday, Dec. 10. Stop by the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. anytime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Join human rights activists around the world working to free prisoners of conscience. We write letters to demand that the rights of individuals are respected and protected. More than 40,000 individuals have been freed as a result of this letter writing effort over the years. Laws to uphold human rights have been enacted; investigations into allegations of torture have been launched, and families have been reunited!

Refreshments will be served and letter writing materials provided.

Participants will be writing for 12 urgent cases from the United States and around the world. It only takes 10 minutes to write a letter and change a life!

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Seeking rodeo memorabilia

The Payson Rodeo Committee is dedicated to keeping the region’s Western Heritage alive.

The World’s Oldest Continuous rodeo is a trademark of Payson. This coming August the 133rd performance of this great tradition will be celebrated.

The rodeo committee is looking to set up a place for all to review and enjoy this history. Members are searching for any and all rodeo memorabilia to include in this display. If you have any posters, buttons or other items from the past or if you are at yard sales weekends and see anything, please contact historian Barb Stroud at 909226-2892 or John Landino at 928-4686684.

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SPORTS Burris deserves 3A East Coach of Year award She’s 25 and in just her second season as Payson High’s head volleyball coach.

But Desirae Burris was the best coach in the 3A East this season.

Even the most wide-eyed, purple-blood-intheir-veins optimist couldn’t have foreseen the transformation Payson’s volleyball team made this season.

A program that had struggled to compete with the elite teams the past several years featured a sophomore-dominated more than roster. a game But the young squad surprised everyone by sweeping perennial state power Snowflake in both meetings and going 8-2 to win the 3A East championship.

The Longhorns went on to advance to the 3A state quarter­ finals.

Six Longhorns received some Keith Morris form of recognition on the All-3A sports editor East team, including three making the first team.

Curiously, coaches failed to select a coach of the year as they usually do.

I’m not sure what the reason was for this. I suppose it was an oversight.

So I’m here to help. It’s an easy fix.

One of the coaches should call the other five and take a poll and simply add the coach receiving the most votes to the team listed at azpreps365. com alongside Player of the Year Erin Willis of Snowflake.

It’s usually a formality for other coaches in the region to vote the coach of the region champion coach of the year.

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Occasionally, they’ll honor a coach who leads their team to a surprising performance even if the team finishes second.

Check.

This upstart team had no business winning the region.

Keith Morris/Roundup Sure, the Longhorns had plenty of talent — but hardly any Desirae Burris led the surprising varsity experience. Without a doubt, Burris helped every player Longhorns to the realize her potential.

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Her players think of her as a big sister. She cracks jokes to break the tension and welcomes their input when planning strategy during timeouts in tight matches.

She praised her assistant coaches Kamae Carnes, Kyleah Sayer and Amber Mathews.

“I could not have managed half of what we did this season without the work of my assistants,” Burris said.

She also deflects praise onto her players.

“I think this year’s success was based on the athletes that I got to work with,” she said. “As a young coach, I have so much to learn.”

And in the meantime, the league’s going to learn just how good her Longhorns can get.

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PHS trio 1st team all-region Abby Schreur

Sammi Sokol

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Savanna White

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Payson’s storybook volleyball season involved excellence on the part of the entire team.

Coach Desirae Burris utilized everyone to put together the team that surprised all to win the 3A East Region Championship and reach the state quarterfinals.

And coaches across the region awarded that deep and talented roster in voting for the All-3A East team as six Longhorns received some form of recognition.

Senior libero Sammi Sokol, junior setter Abby Schreur and sophomore hitter/middle blocker Savanna White all made the first team.

Sophomore hitter/middle blocker Raegen Ashby made the second team. Senior Delaynee Bowman and Visit payson.com junior Kamryn North were honorable mention. to see the full “What an amazing thing All-3A East Team to have so many postseason honors on the PHS volleyball team,” Burris said.

White led the region in blocks and was near the top among 3A East hitters in hitting percentage and kills.

Schreur led the region in assists.

Sokol led the region in aces, finished second in digs and posted a phenomenal serve-receive record, according to her coach.

Ashby also finished high among 3A East players in several hitting and block statistics.

“I am so proud of the work these ladies put in and I am so happy to see it pay off,” Burris said. “Not only do the postseason honors celebrate the individual teammates, but it shows how everything comes together when you work as a team.

“If we don’t have a solid block then our passers cannot do their job. If the pass doesn’t get to the setter we cannot score, etc. I think it is so powerful that all of our positions were recognized. I am so incredibly proud of these young ladies and I cannot wait to see what they do next year.”

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Savanna White spikes the ball in Payson’s state tournament win over Florence.

The sophomore’s presence at the net was a key factor in the Longhorns’ strong season. She was one of three Payson players earning First Team All-3A East accolades.

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Payson wrestling coach Bryan Burke wants his kids to face the toughest competition possible during the regular season so they’ll be ready for anyone in the section and state tournaments.

Well, the Longhorns certainly found plenty of that in the Peoria Liberty Classic on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3.

As a team, Payson went 2-5. They finished 10th in the 15-team field featuring several larger powerhouse programs.

“It was a tough tournament,” Burke said.

The Division 3 Longhorns beat a pair of Division 1 schools in Surprise Valley Vista (46-18) and Tolleson (48-15).

They tied Division 3 Sahuarita before losing on the sixth criteria (41-40).

They lost to Las Vegas Centennial (54-13), as well as Division 2 schools Liberty (69-6), Gilbert Williams Field (57-21) and Poston Butte (33-32). Liberty is the defending D2 state champion.

The Longhorns battled. Despite forfeiting two weights they only lost by one point to Poston Butte.

They forfeited at three weights most of the tournament because Brendan Macnab suffered a head injury in his first match. However, Burke expects him to be cleared to return to the mat this week.

“That hurt us as a team,” the coach said.

They were also without Emerson Carr at 182 pounds the sec-

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Dylan Keeney went 11-2 to finish third at 132 pounds and lead the Longhorns at the Peoria Liberty Classic. Keeney improved to 15-2 on the season.

ond day because he had to leave to participate in Marine drills.

So they forfeited at three weights the second day.

Four Longhorns placed in the individual portion of the tournament.

Dylan Keeney went 11-2 and finished third at 132 pounds.

Chance Elmer (9-4 at 152) placed fourth and Brooks Randall (7-5

at 145) and Chris Johnson (8-4 and 160) both took sixth.

“We scheduled it for a reason,” Burke said. “It’s kind of hard for kids to see the benefit of wrestling those outstanding wrestlers, but we scheduled it because it’s early December and we want to find somebody who can beat us.

“Dylan lost to two tough kids. One is from California and ranked No. 7 nationally and the other is Atilano Escobar from Liberty who is the Division 2 (113-pound) state champion from last season and the national runner-up in Grecco-Roman in Fargo this year. Dylan lost a close one there.

“Those are two high quality kids. It’s a perfect example of why we go to these tournaments. We can take our kids to tournaments and watch them be successful, but we want to find the best in the state to challenge our kids so they can learn and improve in February when it matters and win those tough matches.”

Elmer lost to a tough opponent from Nevada, as well as to Liberty’s Jimmy Deitz, who won the Div. 2 138 state crown as a freshman two years ago.

“In every weight class there were either four Arizona state title contenders or state title contenders from another state,” Burke said.

The Longhorns were scheduled to face Show Low, Cottonwood Mingus and host Holbrook in dual action on Wednesday, Dec. 7 before participating in the Witt Duals at Show Low today and Saturday.

Sports Briefs Girls fall at Camp Verde Meredith Kiekinveld scored seven points and Sadie Sweeney scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Payson’s girls basketball team in a 40-26 loss at Camp Verde on Tuesday night.

Savanna White added seven steals and five rebounds as the Longhorns fell to 0-2 in power points games and 1-5 overall.

“The offensive woes continued,” said coach Miles Huff. “As a coach I have not found the tools to make them successful on the offensive end. We will continue to work hard and get better every day. We hope to be much improved by our home opener on Friday.”

The Longhorns open the home schedule at 7 o’clock tonight vs. Queen Creek Casteel. The JV game is at 5:30.

Girls drop opener at Fountain Hills Raegen Ashby scored seven points and Savanna White pulled down seven rebounds but it wasn’t enough for Payson as the Longhorns opened the regular season with a 35-27 girls basketball loss at Fountain Hills on Friday, Dec. 2.

“The girls played really hard,” said coach Miles Huff, whose team fell to 1-4 overall counting the Goodyear Desert Edge Scorpion Shootout that doesn’t figure into the power rankings.

Huff praised the effort by the Longhorns in their new 1-3-1 zone defense.

“Defensively it was a fantastic game,” he said. “Our new defense was executed exactly how it was supposed to be.”

But the offense struggled as it did in the tournament, where it averaged 26 points a game.

“Our Achilles’ heel continues to be our offense,” Huff said. “We struggled to score all night. We missed 15 free throws and 10-plus layups. Those stats alone were the difference in the game. Once we shore things up on the offensive end I believe things will start to fall into place.”

Fountain Hills improved to 4-1.

Boys beat Camp Verde for first win Payson’s boys basketball team posted its first win of the season, beating host Camp Verde 67-37 on Tuesday night.

No other information was reported.

The 3A Longhorns improved to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in power points games heading into the Dec. 8-10 Flagstaff Holiday Tournament. Camp Verde fell to 2-6.

Payson opens the home schedule against Phoenix Northwest Christian at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Boys fall at Fountain Hills Bryce Andrashie enjoyed a big night in leading host Fountain Hills to a 68-49 boys basketball win over Payson on Friday, Dec. 2.

The 6-foot-5 senior scored 23 points to lead four Falcons (4-1) in double figures. He also blocked eight shots, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out eight assists and came away with four steals.

No other information was reported.

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Star Valley honors Binney’s service by

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Star Valley this week paid tribute to outgoing Vice Mayor George Binney’s eight years of serve to the community and welcomed new councilor Bobby Davis.

Binney not only worked to incorporate the town, he served on the first council. He collected the second most signatures to form the town, knocking on doors and asking residents to sign petitions.

Binney and many others worried Payson would suck the area’s water supply dry with the Tower Well. Their fears subsided after the town was formed, so they focused on providing town services at the lowest possible cost. Eventually, the town acquired the local water company, paved all of the

roads and worked on improving several low water crossings.

They also created a town park where Binney hoped to see the town install a splash pad for children.

Binney said he was happy with the work of the council, but wished he could have done more to push the council to install the splash pad, or invest in something for the youth.

Overall, Binney said his goal on the board was always to limit the size of town government.

His belief in small government is something he carries to the national level and he was never shy about sharing this opinionor really any opinion he had on an issue.

During his outgoing remarks, Binney said he liked working on the council 99 percent of the time, but the other 1

percent he really hated.

He said it was easy to work with town staff and other councilors, even if they voted wrong sometimes.

Town Manager Tim Grier said the town would miss Binney, noting he was always well prepared for meetings, worked diligently and offered his ideas on improvements.

Councilor Paty Henderson said the board would not be the same without him.

Mayor Ronnie McDaniel said Binney brought a unique perspective to the council, but he would not miss hearing Binney talk about a splash pad at every meeting.

After presenting Binney with a plaque for his service, Judge Dorothy Little swore in new councilor Davis as well as Barbara Hartwell and Gary Coon, who were re-elected.

The council then voted on a new vice mayor. Councilor Bob O’Connor nominated Henderson to the position and Hartwell nominated Coon.

The council cast secret ballots into McDaniel’s cowboy hat.

Henderson received the most votes and was named vice mayor.

a leader who takes the reins of the horse and two volunteers at the rider’s side,” said Paul. “We go through a lot of drills and exercises with a goal of getting them to ride by themselves.

“Some will never be able to, but many do.”

The ranch was founded years ago as a way to “Use horses to enrich lives” and rather than charge fees, it subsists on donations and from benefits such as the “Cowboy Christmas” program to be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17 in the Payson High School Auditorium. It is one of the programs being counted on to raise the money to help Dueker continue to offer its therapeutic assistance to those in need

through 2017.

During the holiday program Pioneer Pepper and the Sunset Pioneers will stage what is being called a “Wild West Musical Show.”

“They are hilarious, very talented and put on a great show everyone will love,” Paul promises.

Those who have attended a Pioneer Pepper show say it is filled with the fun, music and spirit of the Old West and rekindles memories of singing cowboys like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and Rex Allen.

Marshall Pioneer Pepper, the group leader, began playing the guitar and singing in 1965 and several times was named the Illinois State Champion gui-

tarist.

He has also played percussion in the International School of Music Orchestra winning three titles.

Because the seven-member group’s appearance in Payson precedes the holidays it will be highlighted by a collection of timeless Christmas songs like “Silent Night,” “Silver Bells,” “Away in the Manger,” “White Christmas” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

Tickets, priced at $20 each, are available at the 260 Café, Payson Wireless, Bob’s Western Wear, Crosswinds Restaurant and Scoops Ice Cream or at the door. All proceeds benefit Dueker Ranch, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

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Dueker Ranch volunteers help children by

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Longtime Strawberry resident Mitzi Paul glows when sharing the noble accomplishments going on daily at Dueker Ranch in Star Valley.

She is well versed on the ranch’s mission and achievements since she volunteers there doling out sagacious advice and lending a helping hand to the special needs children, veterans and first responders who flock there.

As a coach at Dueker, Paul and her fellow volunteers ensure the safety of therapy riders while helping them master both basic and advanced equestrian skills.

“In the beginning, we have

Martin named chair by

O B I T U A R Y Ann Shirley Thorne

Teresa McQuerrey

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Tommie Martin, District One Supervisor, is now chair of the Gila County Board of Supervisors.

Martin, who represents Payson, Pine and a big part of northern Gila County, was the only incumbent returned to the board in November’s election, facing no opposition. Woody Cline, a rancher and Republican from Young, representing District 3, and Tim Humphrey, a contractor and Republican from Globe, representing District 2, will join her on the board in January.

Humphrey defeated incumbent Mike Pastor, a Democrat from Globe, and Woody Cline beat out John Marcanti, also a Democrat from Globe.

Prior to her election as chair, Martin explained that traditionally each of the three board members takes a 15-month turn at the chairmanship, so the post is held equally. Outgoing member Pastor was most recently chair.

The chairmanship of the Gila County Board of Supervisors is only the latest of several leading positions to which Martin has been named.

She was unanimously elected by her colleagues to serve as President of the County Supervisors Association (CSA) at the Nov. 17 meeting of the CSA Board of Directors.

“This is a tremendous honor,” Martin said. “I am looking forward to representing my fellow supervisors in this vital organization and look forward to working on behalf of counties throughout the state as the legislature begins its new session in January.”

In other business The supervisors approved a $57,250 contract with Rodriguez Constructions, Inc., Miami, Ariz., to provide housing rehabilitation services to a single-family home in Payson. The work is through the Gila County Community Services Division Housing Services.

Malissa Buzan told the board the home belongs to a family with disabilities and the work is to be completed by June 30, 2017.

Ann Shirley Thorne, 85, died Dec. 6, 2016 after a long battle with myelodysplastic syndrome, a bone marrow disorder. She was born Nov. 17, 1931 in Brentwood, Ark. Ann grew up on her family’s farm in Stroud, Okla. She graduated from Central State College in Edmond, Okla. with a degree in education and later obtained her master’s degree from NAU after moving to Arizona. Ann worked as a home economics teacher at Payson High School and Rim Country Middle School until her retirement.

She enjoyed her “golden years” with her husband, Clay Thorne, going on fishing trips and traveling. She was a fan of Tiger Woods and the Arizona Cardinals. She liked playing games with family, but hated losing. She loved seeing wildlife, and in her final days a bull elk jumped over the fence and into her backyard right outside her window and she

was able to see it up close — such a thrill for her.

Ann is survived by four daughters, Teresa, Sherrie, Tanya and Melinda McQuerrey; five step-children, Douglas (Evelyn) Thorne, David (Anacleta) Thorne, Clyde (Diane) Thorne, Diana (Hessel) Zwaagstra and Lupe Thorne; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, many in-laws, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clay; her parents; two brothers; two sisters; and a step-son. The family gathered in September for Clay’s memorial service, so no service is planned for Ann. Her ashes will be interred at Payson Pioneer Cemetery beside her husband.

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Celebrate the holiday with area students Pine Strawberry School is But fate intervened in the hosting its annual Christmas section run when eighth-grader Extravaganza from 6 p.m. to Gracie Bucher, from a compet7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 ing team, collapsed near the in the gymnasium. finish line losing conEvents will include trol of her body. a Christmas tree auc- rattlin’ Bucher struggled tion, band concert, the rim to get to her feet and Christmas program to the finish line, but and a special guest her efforts were of no appearance by St. avail — she later said Nick. her legs felt heavy and The public is invitshe was struggling to ed. breathe. Following the Although the school race, she was taken to has not released the emergency room details about the Max Foster and diagnosed with extravaganza, the mononucleosis.

Christmas trees being In Minnesota, as auctioned have been in years in Arizona, any cross-country past decorated by the students runner assisting other runners in each grade level, who hope results in a disqualification for their tree receives the highest both. bid.

As Bucher lie just yards This scribe attended an auc- from the finish line and unable tion a few years ago in which to get to her feet, opponents some very generous locals paid sped past her focused only on top dollars for the trees. running their way to a state Pine Strawberry School tournament berth. teacher Dean Pederson, who Although Blomgrem knew served as auctioneer, said that the rules, she obviously didn’t type of generosity was not care about the penalties. unusual.

Seeing Bucher lying on the Also in the past, the students turf in pain, Blomgren stopped, have made tree ornaments, helped her stand and supported which were put on sale the eve- her as they both crossed the ning of the holiday program. finish line.

All proceeds from the aucIt should have been a glorition and sale benefit the stu- ous triumph just to finish, but dents and their classrooms. officials said the “can’t touch a runner” rule had been violated Teen sets the bar high and disqualified both runners.

Blomgren later told the Today’s young people, from elementary school through high media she knew Bucher was school, would be better served not going to reach the finish living up to the example of line on her own so she decided Liana Blomgren than worship- to help seeing none of the other ing selfish, pampered, overpaid runners had stopped.

Because Blomgren was a and often-lawless professional senior, that race was the final athletes.

So, readers are now asking, one of her four-year high school career.

“Who is Liana Blomgren?”

Although being disqualified She is a senior cross-country runner for Mountain Lake cost her a coveted state tournaHigh School in Minnesota who ment seed, her act of kindness, at her school’s sectional finals sportsmanship and compassion last week was hoping to finish set a sterling example for all high enough to earn a berth in student-athletes to follow, no matter the sport. the state finals.

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Whitetail bucks like this one are being spotted more frequently this year around the communities of Pine and Strawberry.

Due to that incident, the Minnesota Athletic Association and others around the country are studying ways to change cross-country rules to allow runners to help one another if no medical care provider is available.

Movies at the library Movie Madness at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library continues on Wednesday, Dec. 21 with the showing of “The Polar Express Movie” and Dec. 28 with “The Secret Life of Pets.” All movies begin at 1 p.m.

The library will be closed Dec. 23 - 26 for the Christmas holidays.

Farmers Market opens Vegans, and carnivores for that matter, no longer have to drive to Payson to find fresh foodstuffs.

Pine and Strawberry now have a Farmers Market that is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday through Sunday in the old Sunny Mountain Realty office (yellow building) located on the west side of Beeline Highway in Pine.

Organic fruits and vegetables, fresh eggs from pastured chickens, honey, jams and jellies, goat and cow milk fudge, homemade soups and gourmet coffees and teas are available for purchase.

Vendors are also welcome.

For more information, call Mark at 298-978-0719.

Friends invite Pine Library Friends is one of the most amicable organizations in Pine and Strawberry opening membership to all.

In fact, Friends member Helen Palmer last week issued

a public invitation to attend the group’s next meeting which will be noon, Monday, Jan. 5 in the activity room directly behind the Community Center cultural hall, “We’d love for you to join us.”

The meeting will be a potluck luncheon in which attendees are asked to bring a dish to share.

Palmer is also asking members to bring two cans of fruit, which will be donated to the local food bank.

Palmer calls the meeting, “A great opportunity to see old friends and perhaps make some new ones.

“Our potlucks are always fun and a chance to eat someone else’s cooking.”

The buck stops here Those who live in Pine Creek Canyon are accustom to seeing

whitetail deer on a daily basis, but most are does and fawns.

Bucks are not seen as often because they are far more wary than their female counterparts.

When pressured, bucks will bed and become virtually invisible.

But for unknown reason, bucks have recently been seen much more frequently in the canyon.

In fact, this scribe counted five bucks feeding together in a Portals subdivision just last week. Even more have been spotted usually in the early morning or late evening hours.

Wife, Kay and I watched in our front yard as two nice-sized whitetails locked horns and battled head to head pushing and shoving one another.

Although there are tales of deer fighting to the death, I don’t put much credence in those stories.

In fact, the pair we watched eventually backed away from one another with the larger, more mature buck, seeming to claim the win as the other scampered off.

I emailed pictures of the big buck to my friend Dennis Pirch, a former National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year, who is also one of the finest outdoorsmen, hunters and fishermen in the Arizona.

His reply was simple and genuine, “That is a pretty buck.

How blessed we are to live in the Rim Country.”

Yep, the venerable old coach is right about that.

Food bank plea The Pine-Strawberry Food Bank is hoping to have a bounty of holiday food, including turkeys and hams, available to distribute when it hosts its Christmas distribution on Dec. 20 in the cultural hall.

But having an ample supply of staples depends on the gen-

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Beware: Thieves are stalking Tonto Village Beware Tonto Village ... We have thieves among us. Just recently, we inadvertently left the garage door unsecured just for a matter of a few hours and the thieves took advantage of that time and stole numerous items such as tools and building supplies. This is not the first time that we have been targeted for thievery, even though we have upgraded our security. We have reported the theft to the sheriff’s department and they will be investigating. The theft has left us feeling violated in our own home.

What has happened to our safe community? Can we no longer keep our doors and gates opened? Is that just an invitation to those people? So this is a warning to the rest of the Village, be on the lookout for these thieves, they even can spring good lock systems. It seems that they are professionals in what they do.

Last week, I mentioned my renewal of my driver’s license. I took the plunge last Friday and headed to the Department of Motor Vehicles. No problem, I passed the eye exam with flying colors and then they took my

new picture for my license. Is there anyone out there who the likes that photo? I looked at village mine and said, “Whoa, that can’t be me! That person looks too old!” I was assured that there was no mistake, that photo was me. OMG! Can they air brush the photo or something? I don’t want to show my license to anyone!

Christmas parties are hap- Janet Snyder pening left and right, office parties, organization parties all kinds of events including choral concerts, parades, the Swiss Village with various Christmas tree decorations, and colorful lights everywhere.

Payson does a fantastic job of making the town look festive thanks to the crew that works diligently to put up lights on the poles throughout the town.

Birthdays This week compared to last week has a plethora of birthdays. On Dec. 12, Jeff Shaw of Tonto Village III starts off the week. Jeff is also a Hellsgate Fire

Board member. On Dec. 14, Duane Long of Long Ranch will celebrate his big day. On Dec. 15, Tonto Village III resident, J.R. Alliger has his big day. J.R. is our resident locksmith. That same day, former longtime resident Flo Haulot will celebrate her 90th birthday. Flo will be remembered for actually supplying the lumber for many of the homes in the Village way back in the ’70s when she and her husband John (Honest John as he was known) owned and operated “Honest John’s Lumber Yard” on Thompson Road. Flo moved to Tonto Basin a few years ago, selling her residence to her daughter after John passed away.

Dec. 19 is a big day for Tonto Village II resident, Rita Spalink. Rita is such a hard worker, she hauled and split all of her own firewood this fall, besides holding a women’s Bible group every Thursday morning and overseeing her youngest granddaughter, Sarah. Rita is a very busy person.

Edna Jones, a sometime Domino

Diva, will celebrate her birthday on Dec. 20. Edna belongs to a rambunctious doggie and he keeps Edna hopping, so she can’t get to play dominoes on Wednesdays very often. Edna, you are welcome any time you can make it.

Happy birthday to all of you.

Remember ... “Birthdays are good for us. The more we have, the longer we live.” — Author unknown Since this week is Rita’s birthday week, I will take one of her recipes from the “Fireflies Can Cook” cookbook. The recipe is for Potato Rolls.

Rita has made these rolls for every fundraiser the Hellsgate Fireflies have held, and the rolls don’t last long on the tables. Here is the recipe: RITA’S POTATO ROLLS

1 package active dry yeast 1-1/2 cups warm water 2/3 cup sugar 1-1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup butter 2 eggs 1 cup lukewarm mashed potatoes 7 to 7-1/2 cups flour Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar, salt, eggs, potatoes and 4

cups flour. Beat until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes). Place in greased bowl, turn greased side up and cover.

At this point dough may be put in refrigerator for up to five days. Allow to double, punch down dough.

Roll out dough and cut out with glass, or shape dough into whatever shape rolls you wish. Place on greased pans and allow to double in size.

Bake at 350 degrees until done, about 15 to 25 minutes. The rolls are done when browned on top. Place on paper towels to cool, and then place in bag.

A few things to ponder If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?

If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

One more ... Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

Have a great week, don’t get too frazzled by shopping for just the right gift, slow down, have a hot chocolate and kick back and put your feet up.

You can get through this season and still be sane.

Christopher Creek all aglow for the holiday season Christopher Creek is has a very close resemblance decked out with lights and another week to Mrs. Claus. decorations from one end in the creek Chuck Schmitt had to fly of town to the other. Our back to Wisconsin this week Christmas seasonal display to be with his 99-year-old is for the most part a modest father with the fear that the one, that is until you get near end may be near. We hope the Christopher Creek Lodge. that is not the case.

Not that long ago, when Chuck is the owner-opJohn and Olive Matus still erator of Santa’s sleigh, so owned Creekside Steakhouse, is therefore not available Rod Britain the decorations this time of to deliver the man in red year were memorable. You to the firehouse this year. would think at the time that all the Harkening back to the days five years lighting was putting a tax on our local ago, Mr. and Mrs. Claus will once power grid. again arrive by fire engine with horns The energetic Robert McWorthy, and claxons and sirens sounding! under John and Olive’s direction, was Last Saturday evening the campfire the employee who spent weeks work- at the Blake Bottle cabin did much to ing on the festive display back then. keep the chill off. After grilled chickThis year’s spectacular show at en, sausage and burgers the s’mores the lodge would rival the old days up making and storytelling around the at Creekside. The crew responsible fire commenced. for the fine job of decorating are manYoung Jake, Aden, Brooke, Kaylen agers Paul and Shawna Nottingham, and Taylor listened attentively as the Wes Hamdlen, Austin Walters and local ghost stories were repeated with Vaughn and Kathy Kipper. They did the elder Blake Bottle nodding to signian extraordinary job this year! fy authenticity.

By the way, we understand Shawna Brooke Bottle’s friend, Kaylen

Santa with Ivy.

Contributed photo

begged us to stop and we don’t know if she ever got any sleep that night.

Thanks to Blake and Carla for the evening.

This week saw a period of 24 hours when our local firefighters were called three times for mutual aid in assisting with house fires in Payson. Kudos to our guys for braving the cold and windy weather to help out our neighbors in town.

Tree thinning in See Canyon Homes has been ongoing for a couple months and should be near completion. Load after load of logs have been seen departing the property. The din of chain saws and chippers has permeated through the Creek throughout this endeavor.

Tree removal has given the area a new park-like look and a much safer fire danger resolve. We hope to get a final report on the project from homeowners’ president, Cristine Farmer, in a future column.

One young man who believes that the “real” Santa Claus is the one who visits the Creek each year got me to thinking about Santa’s origin and the devolution of the our current secular figure from a religious 4th-century saint.

Santa Claus is from the Dutch word Sinterklaas. Through the passage of time and regional linguistic nuance, Sinterklaas comes from Saint Nicolas or more correctly Nikolaos of Myra.

Yet today we often refer to Santa Claus as old Saint Nicolas.

Many stories of the 4th-century

Christian saint speak to his legendary practice of secret gift-giving. One such tale was that Nikolaos slipped a purse of coins into the stockings of three young women who had no dowry. He thus saved them from a life of being single and perhaps falling into a profession less than reputable.

When Santa reads the Clement C. Moore story of “The Night Before Christmas,” note the line about the “stockings were hung by the chimney with care.” The hope that Saint Nicolas might leave a gift goes all the way back to the early religious saint.

Should you be in the Creek this Saturday, you may run into Santa at the kids party at the firehouse. You might see him in the parade or at Sheila’s Christmas party at Creekside.

When you see the impersonation of Santa Claus think about him for a minute as Saint Nicolas of Myra who stood up for the One for whom the season is named.

If you are so inclined, you could also think of Saint Nicolas as the patron saint of brewers ... and that’s another week in the Creek.

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Rim holidays – Christmas

SUPER CROSSWORD

Myrtle’s grandfather, Elwood Pyle, would Rim Country families who were here stand on the porch and sing hymns at the in the early and middle years of the 20th top of his lungs, according to Fern Spears, century recall how Christmas decora- the great-granddaughter of Granddad tions were homemade. Cutting their ever- Pyle. It was just that Nativity scenes, with their many figurines, were green tree and bringing it into a bit expensive during the Great the house required a visit to the back when Depression for folks scraping a nearby forests for a pinyon pine, living from the land. cypress or juniper or maybe a However, Anna Mae Deming ponderosa. To retrieve a spruce told how she made a crèche scene or fir would require a trip to the in her shop class at the Payson top of the Rim, not always wise School. They built a manger from during the December weather. old shake shingles off sheds and Pat Cline remembered her barns. The baby was a rag doll mother scraping together and the animals, shepherds and enough money to buy a package Stan Brown wise men were cutouts from catof foil icicles and a box of one alogs pasted onto cardboard. No dozen glass ornaments. They were shaped like balls, pineapples, cones “boughten” dolls or figurines those days. and grape clusters. With them was a She said at home, the Ogilvie’s ranch little angel for the top of the tree. Those house, they placed her Nativity scene on a old ornaments still come out each year table by the fireplace.

Figures depicting the birth of the Christ in many families, and with them come a and placed in view of the public date back flood of nostalgic memories.

Schoolteacher Mrs. Owens had her stu- to the 13th century in Italy. The spoiled, dents make paper chains that they could playboy son of a wealthy merchant surtake home for their family trees. The rendered his life to the God he met in the chains were kept from year to year and Christmas child. The man’s name was lengthened the next year. One year the Francis of Assisi, and he wanted to recapred and green paper ran out at school just ture the simplicity and reality of Jesus’ as one small boy was ready to make his life after the Church had made Jesus so chain. He had to use blue and yellow con- holy he was untouchable. Francis built a struction paper, and suddenly he became manger scene with life-sized figures in the town of Greccio. The year was 1223 and the envy of the class.

Mrs. Owens followed the children of soon the innovation spread over the Alps her class through the grades, and Pat into France. The French word for cradle Cline recalled having her for five consec- is crèche.

Those rugged Rim Country settlers utive years. Oscar Greer, who was a few years ahead of Mrs. Cline, remembered were not pious or “religious” in the trahis years with Mrs. Owens as the teacher ditional ways, but they recognized someand that she had the pupils make Nativity thing divine about the baby Jesus and his scenes they could take home for their birth, something that brought hope and Christmas decorations. The school also joy during tough times. Whether it was produced a live Nativity for the Christmas a tinfoil star made from Hershey chocolate wrappers, a pinyon pine brought program held in Payson’s dance hall.

Myrtle Warter remembered cutting a into the house, sacrificially purchased Douglas fir for their tree. They found it up ornaments or a handmade Nativity scene in a canyon, but she could not remember from school, these symbols of Christmas ever making Nativity scenes at school echoed the faith of work-weary ranchers nor did they have one in their house. Not and townsfolk. May they do the same for that the family was irreligious, she said. us this Christmas.

PART TWO

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AS THE SAVING GOES ...

ACROSS 1 Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 Super deals 15 Stage backdrop 20 Aired in installments 21 Martial arts instructor 22 City near Dallas 23 Focus applied when covering a surface with concrete?

25 Styx setting 26 III, to Italians 27 Jai ___ 28 Solo in sci-fi 29 Hanker for 30 Prefix for tax or charge 32 College between two hills?

36 Suggest 39 Puts forward as fact 40 Bakery decorator 41 Try to be like 43 “Pinball Wizard” band 46 Shrek is one 50 Great review from the wife of George Washington?

53 Scandinavian king’s lubricant?

56 Certain iPad 57 German coin 58 Harvest yield 60 Crooner Vic 61 Tailor, e.g.

63 Cut, as a 58-Across

65 Hitter Gehrig 66 Cause trouble to 67 Question to an animal doc at an amusement park?

71 Star, e.g.

73 “Illmatic” rapper 74 Drop-leaf table supporter 75 Chief city of the Ruhr 78 Butlers 80 Ruby and scarlet 81 See 31-Down 83 Crooner Perry 84 Caesar’s hail to a mariner?

86 Buck that’s toiling away?

88 Enumeration 89 Loafer liner 92 Grand Slam tennis events 93 Completely engrossed 96 President before Bush 99 ___-lance (pit viper variety) 100 Seamstress who was Adam’s mate?

105 Downed 106 Italian cry at a dinner table 107 Canon ___ (camera line) 108 Caspian Sea feeder 110 “Attack, mutt!”

113 Not as young 114 Tennis great Rod who keeps everyone safe?

119 Pixar figures 120 “In this way” 121 1970s-90s carrier to

Lima 122 Collagist Max 123 Positive responses 124 Eased up on DOWN 1 Month after Aug. 2 On ___ with (equal to) 3 Paris’ ___ Gauche 4 “___ already said ...”

5 Actor Voight 6 First name of Poe 7 Perfumery bottle 8 6x9-inch book size 9 One-eighty from NNW 10 “X” amount 11 Psych up 12 Like a Thai 13 Tea on TV 14 Moral error 15 Ball 16 School unit 17 Arm bones 18 Nonreactive 19 Amble along 24 Aunts, in Baja 29 Month after Nov. 30 More briny 31 With 81-Across, Beehive State NCAA team 33 Lo-fat 34 Suffix of ordinals 35 Cello forerunner 36 “Byzantium” actress Arterton 37 AOL letter

TRIVIA TEST

BY FIFI RODRIGUEZ 2016 KING FEATURES

1. MOVIES: What was Grace Kelly’s character’s name in the movie “High Noon”?

2. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented in the phobia called “cryophobia”?

3. LITERATURE: What was the name of the island inhabited by tiny people in “Gulliver’s Travels”?

4. U.S. CITIES: What city bills itself as “The Sweetest Place on Earth”?

5. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Gulf of Riga located?

6. HISTORY: How many human beings have walked on the moon?

7. ART: Which post-impressionist painter created the series titled “Sunflowers”?

8. LANGUAGE: What product was slangily known as a “Tin Lizzie” in the early 20th century?

9. ASTRONOMY: What is the largest planet in our solar system?

10. MUSIC: Which 1960s rock group recorded the hit song “A Whiter Shade of Pale”?

Answers 1. Amy Fowler Kane 2. Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost 3. Lilliput (the Lilliputians) 4. Hershey, Pennsylvania, home of the Hershey chocolate company 5. Northern Europe 6. 12 7. Vincent van Gogh 8. Model T Ford 9. Jupiter 10. Procol Harum

38 Hip-hop DJ’s equipment 39 Scrutinizes 42 ___ kwon do (martial art) 44 Carpenter’s adhesive 45 Clued in 47 Is a little too proud of 48 Queen in a sari 49 Stunt master Knievel 51 Boot part 52 Sailors, say 54 Take too much of, for short 55 Member of an early-1900s art movement 58 Debt memos 59 Director Clair 62 “___-Cop” (1988 film) 64 Commercial on the tube 65 Olympic sled course 68 “How ___ to know?”

69 Celebration 70 Jailbreaker 71 Indy path 72 Shankar on the sitar 76 Edit, as text 77 Scandinavian 79 Hormones in some replacement therapies 80 Harry Potter pal Weasley 82 Draft inits.

85 Its cap. is Vilnius 86 Kaput 87 Toss high up 90 Brother of Iphigenia 91 Director Ang 94 Something novel

95 Sch. org.

97 Supply that’s too abundant 98 Operating skyward 100 Theatricalize 101 Courage 102 Finish with 103 Weird 104 Out-of-the-way corners 105 Bygone Olds 109 Bygone Chevy 110 Swedish film shooter Nykvist 111 French noun suffix 112 Gunky stuff 114 Use skillfully 115 Ending for Brooklyn 116 Abbr. in trig 117 Part of L.A. 118 Lemur cousin

MAGIC MAZE ANSWER

MAGIC MAZE BAY OF _____

WEEKLY SUDOKU

BY LINDA THISTLE

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

CROSSWORD ANSWER

SUDOKU ANSWER

SALOME’S STARS ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Make your holiday preparations one step at a time in order to avoid being overwhelmed and leaving things undone. That confusing family situation continues to work itself out.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Ease this year’s holiday money pressures by letting your thrifty side guide you as you look for those perfect gifts that typically reflect your good taste and love of beauty.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’ll have a good handle on potential holiday problems if you delegate tasks to family members, friends or co-workers -- most of whom will be more than happy to help out.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Right now you are especially vulnerable to holiday scams that seek to take advantage of your generosity.

Best advice: Check them out before you send out your checks.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) The upcoming holiday season gives the Big Cat much to purr about. Relationships grow stronger, and new opportunities loom on the horizon, just waiting to be pounced on.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A changing situation brings conflicting advice about how to go forward with your holiday plans.

Your best bet: Make the decision you feel most comfortable with.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Holiday plans get back on track after some confusion about the direction you expected to take.

A potentially troublesome money matter needs your immediate attention.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your holiday preparations are on track. But you need to confront a personal situation while you can still keep it from overwhelming everything else.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Tight financial matters ease a bit during this holiday season. But the sagacious Sagittarian is well-advised to keep a tight hold on the reins while shopping for gifts.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Don’t put off making decisions about this year’s holiday celebrations, despite the negative comments you’ve been getting from several quarters. Do it NOW! AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) The holidays will bring new friends and new opportunities. Meanwhile, be careful to use your energy wisely as you go about making holiday preparations.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) There’s good news coming from a most unlikely source. And it could turn out to be one of the best holiday gifts you have had in years. Remember to stay positive.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are respected for your honesty and loyalty.

You make friends slowly -- but with rare exceptions, they’re in your life forever.

It’s amazing what a difference some small habit can make in our lives A long time ago in a far away place locations separated by 40 miles, a com(always wanted to say that!) I developed plex, detailed responsibility with a masa small habit that has had a remarkably sive burden of paperwork and reports. happy effect on my life.

In that monthly folder were several typeWhat is this magic habit? written sheets. Each one had the name I don’t try to remember things. and due date of some report or deadline, “Uh-oh!” you’re probably thinking. instructions on how to gather the data, the “Garrett has finally lost it. How could format required, and the estimated time that be good? It sounds like it could make to do it. Stapled to it was any data that everything worse.” had been collected so far.

You’re right — It could; but a I pointed to the 1-though-31 conversation I had with another your turn folders, telling him that on the NCO on Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, first day of the next month I in 1966 will explain what I mean. would turn upside down any days The NCO I was talking to had of that month which were weekbeen a competitor for promotion end days so that nothing could to master sergeant, and the poor accidentally be put in them, and guy had not only just learned that would then put each item I had I had been promoted far ahead of just taken out of the monthly him, but he had also gotten a folder into a day that allowed Tom Garrett dressing down for being forgetful plenty of time to get it done. from our squadron commander, “Each day,” I told him, “I just who had pointed me out as someone who dump the day’s work out and do it. If there’s nothing to do then I relax and just didn’t forget things.

I didn’t blame the poor guy for being supervise the office. See what I mean? I a bit angry. A few months earlier he had don’t forget anything because I don’t try asked me about my promotion date to to remember anything.”

He went off shaking his head. I have tech sergeant, and when I told him it had been just six months earlier he had dis- no idea whether or not he adopted that missed my chances, saying, “Oh, you’re simple system in his office.

Where did I get into the habit of never out of the running around here.”

He frowned at me as I sat behind my trying to remember anything? desk looking up at him with six new It grew from a day 57 years ago in stripes on my arm, the highest you could far-away Karachi, Pakistan, where I was go in those days. “Doggone it, Garrett!” he handed a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week job grumbled. “How the hell come you never where I might be notified in the middle of forget anything?” the night that out at the military airfield I “Because I never try to remember any- had an aircraft due in a couple of hours, thing.” but I was still responsible for making sure “Huh? What the hell is that supposed everything was done in our office at the to mean?” embassy. The only way I could survive I opened the right hand drawer of was to write everything down in a little my desk, a file drawer. In it were 43 notebook that I carried with me night and manila envelopes, 12 of them marked day.

January through December and the other That little notebook, Johnny, which is 31 numbered with the days of the month. in my shirt pocket right now, was the start I dumped out the folder for the upcoming of a lifetime habit of writing things down, month and showed him its contents. a habit that lets me sit back, relax, and The office I ran monitored the individ- enjoy life. ual training of several hundred men in If you take care of the little things the more than a dozen technical fields on two big things take care of themselves.

Candidates needed to fill vacancies From page 10 erosity of townspeople.

So, food bank volunteers are pleading to the more fortunate in our two towns to help stock the bank’s shelves by dropping off food at the Ponderosa Market.

The bank is also accepting monetary donations, which can be mailed to: Pine Strawberry Food Bank, P.O. Box 1534, Pine, AZ 85544.

The donation is tax deductible.

Fire, library trustees needed The Pine-Strawberry Fire District and the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library are seeking candidates to fill vacancies on their boards of trustees. Those interested in serving on the fire board should submit a letter of interest that includes contact

information and brief resumé to Box 441, Pine, AZ 85544 or deliver them to the Fire District office on Hardscrabble Road in Pine.

Those interested in serving on the library board should call 928-476-3678.

Candidates for the fire board must be full-time residents within the boundaries of the Pine-Strawberry Fire District and registered voters in Gila County. They also must enroll in three state-mandated classes within the first year and complete a short course on Arizona’s open meeting law.

The deadline to apply is noon, Monday, Dec. 19.

Thought for the week “Those who do not have Christmas in their heart, will never find it under a tree.”

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Keep pets safe from holiday hazards and winter weather Chandra Cushman

can cause vomiting, diarrhea, or even more severe problems.

Bones from turkeys, chickens or While it isn’t “officially” winter steak can splinter and cause damage yet, the temperature has to the throat, stomach and dropped and the frigid intestines. You can purchase air is upon us. This is the Humane treats for your pet at your most critical time of year Society local pet or grocery store. of Central to bring your pets inside!

Arizona These are safe and pets love Regardless of their furry them. coats and shelter, it’s still ADOPTION Holiday decorations and too cold for our loving com- OPTIONS the Christmas tree need to panions to be living outbe monitored carefully. Check side. Your pets should be for broken ornaments and indoors with you where it’s warm and cozy. Plus, you’ll have an ornament hooks on the ground. Be extra level of warmth to curl up with sure to clean up any tinsel or ribbon on the couch. If you have a pet that and if you are using a live tree, fresh lives outside during the winter, please water in the tree stand is the safest give the Humane Society of Central route to go. You can even anchor the Arizona a call. We’d love to be able top of the tree to the wall to prevent to offer some assistance to you and the tree from falling over due to a happy tail wag or a curious climber. your pet.

Not only is the cold weather some- Be sure to keep a watchful eye on all thing you have to plan for, but so electric cords, making sure they are are all of the things that come along not being chewed on or played with.

Holiday plants like holly, holly berwith the holidays such as tasty treats, decorations, family dinners and the ries, poinsettias, lilies and mistletoe guests you may have over. Here are are extremely toxic to pets if ingested. a few things to watch out for this time Keep these beautiful plants up and out of reach from your 4-legged friends. of year: Lit candles should never be left Chocolate, especially dark, and other human food is bad for your unattended or too close to curious pet. If they get in to these things, it faces and feet. A wagging tail and by

Keeva

Dave

playful paws can turn hot wax into an instant disaster, and can even burn your pet.

In the event of an emergency, be sure to call your local vet. Keep important numbers on hand like the ASPCA’s Poison Control number 888-426-3325, and the nearest 24-hour emergency veterinary hospital as well.

So now that you are ready to take on the next few weeks, it’s time you enjoy yourself. Make memories, laugh, and live it up with your friends and family, both 2- and 4-legged. Happy Holidays to everyone from all of us here at HSCAZ. Don’t forget to make your end of year donation. You can donate online

at www.humanesocietycentralaz.org, in person at 605 W. Wilson Court, or via mail to P.O. Box 242, Payson, AZ 85547.

songs. I have a voice that needs to be heard by the people. I’m working on setting a record for the longest howl held. Personally, I like to think I’m great at belting them out especially when I’m encouraged by other dogs around me. I think I’ll start a symphony with my surrounding kennel mates.

When it comes time for a walk, there is no time to lose! We’ve already burned half the day light while you sit there and put your shoes on. I enjoy nice brisk walks, I could do with help on restraining myself from a fast pace if that’s just not your cup of tea. I have become a master at scaling fences, sometimes there’s something on the outside that intrigues me and I just have to get to it.

Adoption Event

DAVE

Join us this Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petco in Fountain Hills (16835 E. Shea Blvd).

We will have adoptable dogs and lots of Christmas cheer! Please call us at 928-474-5590 with any questions.

I may look like I seclude myself away, but I secretly love being scratched and having kids to play with. I perk right up whenever they come into contact with me. Meowing loudly is how I show my love for them, it’s just an extra person to sneak me treats. I would definitely prefer to be adopted by a family that has kids and maybe even looking for two cats, that way I don’t have to be separated from my brother, Norman.

humane society of central arizona

C L U B S Daughters of the American Revolution The December meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9 in the conference room of the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, Payson.

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Chris Walsh is the speaker. He will provide an overview of what to expect to happen in the capital markets as we transition into the 2017 fiscal year.

Walsh has a breadth of experience from several industries including working for the Bureau of Crime and Criminal Intelligence for the State of California, teaching at the college level,

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KEEVA I may look like a regular girl, but I could see myself at Saturday mic night busting out with all of the latest hit

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

and working in the computer industry.

In 2012, he became a Financial Advisor and brings his varied experience to bear in protecting his clients’ interests.

For more information about this meeting, or the Daughters of the American Revolution, please contact Mogollon Chapter Regent Kelly Oxborrow at 928-238-5008 or Renee Durfee at 928-978-4338.

attend.

The group is looking for some ideas for projects to get started for the upcoming year and possibly a ranch or two for our Adopt a Ranch Program.

There are also tickets still available for a Vortex Spotting Scope with Tripod raffle.

The winner will be drawn after only 200 tickets are sold.

Mule Deer Foundation

Camera club meeting

The Rim Country Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation meets the second Friday of every month at the Ox Bow Saloon in Payson.

The next meeting is Dec. 9 and starts at 6:30. Everyone is welcome to

The Rim Country Camera Club meets at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12 and features ASU wildlife professor and photographer Stan Cunningham.

Cunningham has been a wildlife biologist in Arizona since 1980, his first

25 years were as a research biologist with Arizona Game and Fish and the last 11 as a wildlife biology professor at ASU. His talk will be a combination of bird, elk and bear photography, timelapse video on animals in Arizona and their habitat.

The meeting is at the home of Dr. Harley Schalesky, 1804 E. Underwood Lane (off of Tyler Parkway), Payson.

From 260, turn onto Tyler Parkway, go 1.9 miles to E. Underwood, turn right.

Precede 0.4 miles to 1804 drive on the left, gate is open and proceed up the long driveway to the house. There is plenty of parking. For additional directions, call 928-951-4852.

Democratic Women meet The Democratic Women of Rim Country meet at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson. Come at 11:30 a.m. to order food and visit with friends. All are welcome. For information, call 928468-1115.

Payson Tea Party The Payson Tea Party meets from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, for its annual Christmas party. This year there will be Christmas songs, treats, installation of new officers and laughs.

The next meeting is in January.

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

Special Christmas schedule of services is as follows: Wednesday, Dec. 21 – 6:30 pm – Children’s Christmas Program; Saturday, Dec. 24 – 6:30 pm – Christmas Eve Service; Sunday, Dec. 25 – 10:30 am – One Service Only – Christmas Message; Sunday, Jan. 1 – 10:30 am – One Service Only – End Times/Prophecy Update.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christians Together A Community Christian Church meeting on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at Majestic Rim Retirement Center, 310 E. Tyler Parkway.

For more information, call 928-474-0160.

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

Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship-I.F.C.A. 1036 E. Christopher Creek Loop, 478-4857, www.christophercreekchapel.org, first driveway past fire station on left. 10:30 a.m.

Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Tues. & Thurs. Bible Studies. Please join us on Sunday, October 16th for a potluck following the Worship Service to welcome our new Pastor Jeremy Jessup and family.

Church of Christ 306 E. Aero. Sunday Bible classes 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. For Bible studies any day of the week, call Bob Nichols, 468-0134.

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

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

Wednesday: Bible Class 6:30 p.m. www.paysonchurchofchrist. com Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of the month. Sunday Fellowship Meal every 3rd Sunday of the month. Women of CORP Ministries and Bible studies lead by Simone Lake. Other various Connection Groups available throughout week. For more information, contact: 1-928-476-4249 (ch), 1-928-472-6439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www.sermon.net/CORP Church on the Street Payson and Payson Soul Winners Church on the Street Payson and Payson Soul Winners are taking the gospel of Jesus Christ directly to the streets of Payson in obedience to Mark 16:15 “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Inviting you or your church to join us. Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and Friday at 4 p.m. on the 87 and 260 intersection. For prayer or interest, call 480577-5759 / 928-474-4646.

Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. On Sunday, December 11 the sermon title is “The Road to Bethlehem: Hope Travels On.” Bible Study Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 4742059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: cpcpayson.org.

Ponderosa Bible Church of Payson 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. Dr. Joe Falkner - Sr. Pastor: Traditional Worship Service 9am, Contemporary Worship Service 10:45am.

Nursery, Children, Youth and Adult Bible Studies during both services. Wednesday evening fellowship & Bible study for all ages!

For more details and information on other weekly events check out our website at www.pbcpayson.org or call the church office at 928-474-9279.

Restoration Church 1100 W. Lake Drive. Introducing people to the life changing power of Jesus. Join us Sunday at 10:30 am for our Sunday morning worship experience. Check us out online at www.restorationpayson.com for more info.

Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) At Rock of Ages you will find a worship service designed to praise God and enrich faith. Our purpose is to serve all people in God’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of the Holy Bible. We are a friendly, family oriented church. All are welcome! Rock of Ages Lutheran Church is located at 204 W. Airport Road (corner of Airport Rd and North McLane).

Pastor David Sweet, (928) 970-7606 or (928) 474-2098. Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.; Holy communion is celebrated at the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Adult Bible class is held on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Thursdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m.

Christmas Special Services: Advent Services, Wednesday, December 14 ... Soup Supper at 5 p.m. and Advent Service at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m. and Christmas Day Service at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join us for all our Christmas festivities and celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! New Year’s Day service at 10 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Payson Family Church 501 E. Rancho Rd. 474-3138. We are a new, non-denominational Christian church that ministers to the entire family. Our vision is to reach this community with God’s love and Word and see lives transformed for His glory. We are mission minded and believe in showing people Jesus, not just talking about Him. Join us Sunday mornings at 10:45 for contemporary worship and teaching of God’s Word. We also offer various other ministry meetings throughout the week for junior high, high school, and college-aged students. Visit our website @ paysonfamilychurch. org. Or our Facebook page for more information.

Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St. behind ACE Hardware); Pastor Carl Peterson. Services: 8:30 a.m.

Informal; 11:00 a.m. Traditional. Safe nursery care provided. We are a growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. Our mission is to Love Like Jesus. For more information on our choir and handbell programs and ministries and mission to the community, visit our website: paysonumc.com or call 928-474-0485, M-F, 8 a.m.

- 12 noon.

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

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

Tonto Village Chapel We are a Bible based church, in the cool pines of Tonto Village, just a short 17 miles East of Payson, AZ, in the Mogollon Rim area. We invite you & your family to join us for Worship, Bible Study & Fellowship on Sunday & Monday. We offer Sunday Worship Service at 9:30 am, followed by Adult & Child Sunday School/Bible Study at 11 am. We also offer a Monday Evening Adult Bible Study at 5:30 pm (Currently studying the Book of Job) & a Women’s Bible Study Thursday Mornings at 10 am (Currently studying Understanding Purpose by Women of Faith).

Lead Pastor Mark Pratt 711 W. Haught Ave, Tonto Village, AZ 85541.

Website: www.tontovillagechapel.com Call us @ 928-478-5076 or Email us @ tontovillagechapel@gmail.com. Highway 260 East to the Control Road/Tonto Village turn off, then 1 mile in to Tonto Village Chapel. Hope to see you there!

Unity Church of Payson Looking for a new Spiritual Community? Come live the principles Jesus taught us. We welcome everyone regardless of spiritual background or orientation. Our service is at 10 a.m. Sundays at 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). For more, go to www.unityofpayson.org (See ‘What’s Happening’ tab for special events) or call 928-478-8515.

Payson Roundup Friday, December 9, 2016

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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 Friday for Tuesday issue • 10AM Tuesday for Friday issue

MERCHANDISE

MOTORCYCLES

SERVICES

GENERAL

ANIMALS

CHILDCARE

Dog Nail Clipping in the comfort and convenience of your home by Tracy. Local professional groomer of 24 years. $12.00 928-978-4959 Hay for sale. Alfalfa Grass Mix, $9/bale, 928-978-4359.

FIREWOOD FIREWOOD

BMW G650GS, 2009 Excellent Condition, 13,800 Miles, Low Miles for BMW, gets 60+ Miles to the Gallson, Garaged, Call for more Information, $4700.obo 719-242-5866

4X4S

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Whelan Security

is hiring security professionals in Payson, AZ! Great Pay, Benefits Plan and a team culture.

Apply online at www.whelansecurity.com (job# 4288BR) or Call us for information at (602) 635-3077

928-978-7384 or 928-978-5473 Oak and Juniper Firewood, $175 per Truck Load, $200. Trailer, Call 928-521-0248

GUNS/KNIVES Benelli, Auto, 12gauge, ultra light, like new, $900. 928-363-1271.

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

1990 Suzuki Side Kick 4x4, Powerful, 1.8L, All Good (needs a window), Salvage Title Because Car was stolen, Tow bar included, $1,700. Call 480-229-1655

TRAILERS

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

Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257 THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades? Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More!

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Arizona Department of Transportation Equipment Services Payson Shop

CARS

We are seeking top notch lead mechanic to be a needed addition at our team.

Mobile RV & Trailer

Equipment Repair Lead Technician (Job ID 26779) (Automotive/Heavy Duty Mechanic) Salary: $38,728-$42,500

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For detailed information and how to apply online go to: www.azstatejobs.gov

Serving Payson for over 8 years

HEALTH CARE FT or PT Position Avail.

CNA/MA Certified Required

CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction

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HANDYMAN Don s Handyman Home Repairs, Mobile Home Roofs, Backhoe Work, Drains, Driveway, Landscaping, Yardwork Tree Trimming, Hauling!

Senior Discount: 928-478-6139 JIMMY S ALLTRADES Since 1993 Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned, Window Screen Repair 928-474-6482 not licensed

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Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 12/14/16.

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Call Shari for an Appointment!

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

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

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

ATTORNEY

CBI offers an Outstanding PTO Package!

We are Hiring for EMT (Sign-on-Bonus), Crisis Mobile Team and Transition Coordinator, Level 1 Fingerprint Card Required.

Please send resumes to recruiting@cbridges.com or call 480-831-7566

Looking to take care of 2 infants, clean/nurturing environment, Had ND day care license, please call Rosy @ 701-400-0050

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

FT General Office/Clerical Including some Saturdays.

Duties include: Customer Service, Sales, Multiple Phone Lines, Multi-tasking a Must for Busy/Fast Paced Office Environment!

Starting pay $9.50 hr.

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

Payson Concrete 1900 E. Hwy 260 Apply in Person.

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SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1994

Barry Hoff, seen here with his dog Mosby, specializes in complete garages: from design, plan and permits to the finished structure. He is licensed, bonded and insured. Give him a call at (928) 978-2993.

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Payson Roundup Friday, December 9, 2016

14 Order: 10084032 Cust: -HOUSE ADS Keywords: Two Offices for Rent. Over 400 sq feet each with art#: 20138002 Class: Commercial For Rent Size: 2.00 X 3.00 Over 400 Square feet each with electricity, phone jacks, A/C and restroom.

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HOMES FOR RENT 1Br/1Ba Clean & Cozy Furnished Cabin, Senior Neighborhood in Pine, $600.mo w/1yr lease, Shorter Term Lease Rates Availalbe, 928-476-3989 Smoking/Pets-No 2 BR, 2 BA, House, Payson, AZ, 85541, 12 months lease, 1100 sq. ft., w/refrig, washer and dryer, fenced back yard, one car garage., $ 1100.00. Call 480 822 0587 Premier Realty Solutions 2Bd/2ba, Cute, Bright House, Close to town, Nice Neighborhood, Wrap Around Deck, Fenced Yard, $825.mo, Call 888-900-7570 2Br Mobile for Rent, Roosevelt/Tonto Basin Area, $500.mo + Dep. 928-300-7161

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COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE

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LEGAL NOTICES 16388: 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/2016 TS/File 407149.10389 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on SEPTEMBER 5, 2013, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2013-010612 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 AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on JANUARY 4, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: All that portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 1 North, Range 15 ½ East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the North Quarter corner of said Section 34; THENCE South 00° 03 East, a distance of 557.13 feet; THENCE

LEGAL NOTICES South 49° 40 East, 327.60 feet; THENCE South 48° 09 East, a distance of 240.00 feet; THENCE Southerly along a curve having a Delta of 14° 52 to the right a degree of a curve of 01° 30 and of a radius of 3819.72 feet, 50.0 feet to the Place of Beginning; THENCE Southerly along a curve having a Delta of 14° 52 to the right, a degree of curve of 01° 30 and a radius of 3819.72 feet, 220.0 feet; THENCE South 43° 27 West, a distance of 254.0 feet; THENCE North 43° 36 West, a distance of 220.0 feet; THENCE North 43° 27 East, a distance of 254.0 feet to the True Place of Beginning; EXCEPT the following described property: Beginning at a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 70 which bears South 25° 55 20 East, a distance of 1075.45 feet from the North Quarter corner of said Section 34; THENCE South 43° 27 West, a distance of 100.00 feet to the Southwest corner; THENCE North 43° 36[ West, a distance of 6.00 feet to the Northwest corner, being a point in the South line of that property described in Docket 305, Page 523 , records of Gila County, Arizona; THENCE North 43° 27 East, a distance of 100.00 feet along the South line of said property in Docket 305, Page 523 to the Northeast corner; THENCE South 43° 36 East, a distance of 6.00 feet to the Southeast corner and the Place of Beginning; EXCEPT all coal and other minerals as reserved in Patent recorded May 29, 1926 in Book 41 of Deeds, Page 211. Purported Property Address: 1770 E. ASH ST., GLOBE, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 205-17-007 Original Principal Balance: $204,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: PICACHO VALLEY GROUP, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, 2365 TUSCAN HILLS LANE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88011.

Original/Current Trustor: BRAD OSBORN and JACQULYN J. OSBORN, P.O. BOX 572, KEARNY, AZ 85173. Said Trustee s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $164,170.41 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: SEPTEMBER 13, 2016. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. 580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635.

(520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Fran Milianta, Vice President. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF COCHISE. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on October 3, 2016, by Fran Milianta, Vice President, of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Mary A. Iglesias, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: July 14, 2017.

16391: 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/2016 NOTICE OF INITIAL/ PUBLICATION HEARING ON DEPENDENCY PETITION NO. JD 201600031 Honorable Timothy M. Wright IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the matter of: REILLY ELIZABETH SMITH d.o.b. 09-08-2002 Person(s) under 18 years of age.

TO: JENNIFER ELIZABETH HERRING aka SMITH aka PRICE and GLENDON LUKE SMITH, parents of the above-named child.

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

2. The Court has set an initial/publication hearing on the 2nd day of February 2017, at 11:30 a.m., at the Gila County Superior Court, 714 S. Beeline Hwy., #104, Payson, AZ 85541, before Honorable Timothy M. Wright for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Petition.

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

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

5. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Dependency Petition, Notice of Hearing, and Temporary Order by submitting a written request to: TRACEY L. HEINRICK,

LEGAL NOTICES Office of the Attorney General, 120 W. 1st Ave., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85210-1312. The assigned case manager is Jennifer Radford and may be reached by telephone at 928.468.9868.

6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three (3) working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling 928.474.3978.

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

DATED this ___ day of November 2016.

MARK BRNOVICH Attorney General TRACEY L. HEINRICK Assistant Attorney General 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/16 CNS-2945267# 16411: 12/2, 12/6, 12/13/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: ANVIL TRANSPORT LLC File No: L-2133106-1 II. The address of the known place of business is: 1013 N. Aviator Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Michael Doyle Young, 1013 N. Aviator Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541.

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16413: 12/9, 12/13, 12/16/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: LIGHTSHIP ELECTRIC LLC File No: L-2140282-9 II. The address of the known place of business is: 4929 Old Spruce Drive #248, Strawberry, AZ 85544-0248.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Robert Arbuthnot, 4929 Old Spruce Drive #248, Strawberry, AZ 85544-0248.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Robert Arbuthnot, 4929 Old Spruce Drive #248, Strawberry, AZ 85544-0248.

16414: 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2016 16-44854 Order #: 160326950-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 7/29/2014 and recorded on 7/31/2014, as Instrument No. 2014-007144, 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

LEGAL NOTICES the highest bidder at the Front Entrance of the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501, on 2/1/2017 at 11:00 AM of said day:PARCEL C, AS SHOWN ON RECORD OF SURVEY/MINOR LAND DIVISION, RECORDED AS SURVEY MAP NO. 2618, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 15 AND 16, BEAVER VALLEY ESTATES PR MAP NO. 331, GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. Per A.R.S. Section 33-803 (A)(2) the successor trustee appointed here qualifies as a Trustee of the trust deed in the Trustee s capacity as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. ACCORDING TO THE DEED OF TRUST OR UPON INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE BENEFICIARY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A.R.S. SECTION 33-808(C):Street address or identifiable location: 135 N STATION CIRCLE PAYSON, AZ 85541 A.P.N.: 302-17-017A Original Principal Balance: $93,989.00 Name and address of original trustor: (as shown on the Deed of Trust) JESSICA L ROBERTS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN 135 N STATION CIRCLE PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and address of beneficiary: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) LakeView Loan Servicing, LLC, by: LoanCare, a Division of FNF Servicing, Inc. N.K.A. LoanCare, LLC As Attorney In Fact Under A Limited Power of Attorney 3637 Sentara Way Virginia Beach, VA 23452 NAME, ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER OF TRUSTEE: (as of recording of Notice of Sale) Eric L. Cook, a member of the State Bar of Arizona Zieve, Brodnax and Steele, LLP 112 North Central Avenue, Suite 425 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Phone Number: (602) 688-7420 SALE INFORMATION:Sales Line: (800) 280-2832 Website: www.auction.com Dated: 10/25/2016 Eric L. Cook, a member of the State Bar of Arizona Per A.R.S. Section 33-803 (A)(2) the successor trustee appointed here qualifies as a Trustee of the trust deed in the Trustee s capacity as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. A-4600543 16415 12/9, 12/15/2016 NOTICE OF SALE OF MOBILE HOME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following item of personal property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder, to satisfy a landlord s lien: Mobile Home Make: WAYSIDE Body Style: 14 X 70 MH Model Year: 1978 VIN: KBTXSN8802487 Date and Time of Sale: 12/28/16 10:00:01 AM Location of Sale: Space No. 141 SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP 5900 N. MAIN STREET GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name of landlord: SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP Amount of Claimed Lien: $1,915.00 as of December 28, 2016 The Landlord reserves the right to bid at said sale and if its bid is the highest, to purchase said mobile home. The Landlord claims a lien against this property in the amount shown above as of the date shown above, for rents and other charges which have accrued through that date under a rental agreement covering the space occupied by the mobile home. The rental agreement giving rise to this lien was entered into by the Landlord and the following parties, owners of the mobile home, as tenants: Date of Rental Agreement: May 15, 2015 Name(s) of Tenant(s): RALPH N. KILLMER Said mobile home is located at the address shown above as the location of sale. The above described property shall be offered for sale pursuant to A.R.S. §33-1023. The proceeds from the sale will be applied to the cost of sale and to the lien, and any money that remains will be disposed of as provided in A.R.S. §33-1023. SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP By: /s/illegible Park Manager Dated: November 29, 2016 12/9, 12/13/16 CNS-2952289#

16418: 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2016 TS/File 407212.10413 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on JUNE 23, 2014, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-005917 in the Office of the County Recorder of GILA County,

LEGAL NOTICES Arizona - NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on JANUARY 31, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: Lot 31, PINAL VIEW UNIT TWO, according to Map No. 347, records of Gila County, Arizona. Purported Property Address: 7373 GRANDVIEW DR., GLOBE, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 102-23-054. Original Principal Balance: $49,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: MARY T. SEXTON and LEONARD P. SKURKA JR. and RICHARD J. SKURKA, P.O. BOX 149, YOUNG, AZ 85554 and 971 S. GERONIMO, APACHE JUNCTION, AZ 85119 and 14241 S. 41ST DR., PHOENIX, AZ 85053 Original/Current Trustor: MELBA W. MEDIZ, 7373 GRANDVIEW DR., GLOBE, AZ 85501.

Said Trustee s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $37,993.65 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: OCTOBER 7, 2016. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. 580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Fran Milianta, Assistant Vice President. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF COCHISE. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on October 28, 2016, by Fran Milianta, Assistant Vice President of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Mary A. Iglesias, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: July 14, 2017.

16420: 12/9, 12/13, 12/16/2016 NOTICE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR 1.

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The address of the known place of business is: 904 S. Monument Valley Drive Payson, AZ 85541 3.

The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Michael J. Harper Harper Law Offices, PC 111W. Cedar Lane Suite C Payson, AZ 85541 4.

Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager. The name and address of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company is: Richard Willard 904 S. Monument Valley Drive Payson, AZ 85541 [X] member [X] manager

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Closing down the waterfall Fossil Creek plan would improve access from Strawberry by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

The latest plan to manage Fossil Creek would allow a limited number of off-road vehicles no wider than a Jeep to use the road down from Strawberry, re-route the Fossil Springs Trail and ban swimming at the waterfall.

The Coconino National Forest is still accepting feedback on the latest “proposed alternative,” one of five management schemes for the wildly popular creek the Forest Service has been pondering for the past three or four years.

People can still make comments on the plan through the middle of January. To review the plan and make comments go to tinyurl.come/FossilCreek CRMP. The proposal would let off-roaders use the narrow, switchbacking FR 708 with a special permit that would limit the number of vehicles no wider than 62 inches to 40 per day. The only route down for vehicles from the Strawberry side has been closed for about four years as the Forest Service has studied how to manage the creek, which draws about 100,000 people a year.

The proposal would also re-route the steep Fossil Springs Trail from the Strawberry side of the creek. The current trail descends a steep 1,500 feet to the

spring source for the travertine tinted creek.

The trail generates a slew of calls for rescue every summer, as poorly prepared hikers in flip-flops toting beer coolers try to hike out of the demanding, four-mile-long trail exposed to full afternoon sun.

The new, renamed Bear Trail would start near the present trailhead and wind down into the deep canyon further from the series of springs that gush 20,000 gallons of water a minute and remain sacred ground to the Apache and Yavapai. The trail would reach the canyon bottom well above the dam that for a century diverted the flow of the creek into a flume that ran through a hydroelectric plant that at one time served as a major power source for Phoenix. The Bear Trail would connect with the existing Mail Trail, which descends into the canyon from the Camp Verde side.

Perhaps the most controversial element of the new proposal would ban swimming at the enormously popular waterfall and deep pool, which lies about a mile upstream from the last parking area in the bottom of the canyon. Many people hike up to the 40-foot-tall waterfall with a roughly 30-footdeep pool. However, at least three people have drowned in the pool in the past several years, usually poor swimmers who step off a shallow shelf around the edge of the deep

pool and find themselves unable to cope with the swirl of currents created by the waterfall.

The plan would allow people to hike to the waterfall and pool, including access to an overlook above the pool. However, no one could swim in the pool or hike along the stream between the waterfall and the springs, another three miles or so up the canyon.

The proposed plan would limit swimming in the crystal clear, warm creek to a series of developed areas, with developed parking for some 200 cars a day. Parking would be limited to 10 areas along the 17-mile-long river corridor.

The plan relies on the continued use of a $5 permit during the March-October season of peak use, with a separate limit on vehicles entering from either the Camp Verde or Strawberry side.

The map released with the proposal also shows access to the canyon bottom along Forest Road 9D, a Jeep trail on the Camp Verde side of the canyon.

The plan would also include use of the existing Flume Trail, which runs along the Peter Aleshire/Roundup top of the inner canyon along the alignment of the flume that once brought water from The new rules for Fossil Creek would ban swimming at the popular waterfall pool (top) and limit swimming elsewhere to the area around 10 developed recreation sites.

See Fossil Creek, page 16

•

Easy hike - Great view

Calfpen Canyon hike rambles five miles but overlooks tragedy by

Connie Cockrell

hiking columnist

Randy Cockrell took this photo at one of the spectacular overlooks at the end of the five-mile Calfpen Canyon hike. A plane crash in the canyon below claimed three lives.

We were all looking forward to the spectacular Calfpen Canyon hike, one of the easiest our group does. But it yields more great views per hour of effort than most hikes you’ll find.

We drove north on Highway 87 to mile marker 275 and three-tenths and turned left just past a large highway sign on the left. Heading north, the driver can only see the back of the sign but as you make the left you can see it says “Brake Check Area 1 Mile.” The gate is locked but there is room for several cars to park outside the gate.

You’ll see a sign near the gate that reads 9389C. We unloaded and proceeded one at a time to crawl between strands of barbed wire to start our hike. Everyone got through undamaged, so we proceeded along Forest Road 9387P. This was a shady dirt track through mainly ponderosa pine forest, though I did see oak and occasional juniper in the open forest. We weren’t far into the trek when we spotted a partial skeleton of a deer or elk. Just the spine and rib cage, the bones had been picked clean. It’s disturbing, really, finding such an intact skeleton. Perhaps a cold reminder that we’re all destined

for the same. Farther on, we found a dry camp. One man and a one-man tent, his car parked nearby, was eating his breakfast. We didn’t ask but we all wondered how he’d gotten his car in there? Mysteries abound in the woods.

At about a third of a mile, we picked up Forest Road 9387C. This can be a little tricky as the same road hooks hard to the right. Don’t go right, continue on straight ahead. The hike is generally level, one of the reasons I chose to go with the C Group for this hike instead of the Little Old Ladies group. A while ago, I broke my big right toe and after eight weeks of healing and two weeks of shorter walks, I wanted to get back to regular hiking, but nothing too strenuous. I’m still trying to get my conditioning back and my shorter walks had only been about three miles. Today’s hike was going to be about five miles and I wanted to start off easy.

About a mile and a half into the hike, we left Forest Road 9387C at GPS 34 26.725N. 111 29.330@ and turned right onto a faint dirt road, 9251T, unmarked in the forest but is marked on the GPS. Then we bushwhacked northwesterly through the

• See Scenic, page 16

Rare treat in store for aspiring wildlife photographers Noted wildlife photographer Stan Cunningham is the guest of the Rim Country Camera Club when it meets at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12.

Cunningham has been a wildlife biologist in Arizona since 1980 — his first 25 years were as a research biologist with Arizona Game and Fish and the last 11 as a wildlife biology professor at Arizona State University.

He’s studied primarily desert bighorn, black bears and mountain lions, but also worked on mid-sized carnivores, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, javelina and even lizards. If you attend the meeting you will hear more than wildlife stories.

His interest in photography has always been great, but really didn’t “bloom” until he started actively writing outdoor articles for magazines. Inspired by the likes of then-Arizona Highways editor Pete Aleshire, he was sending queries all over and ended up writing

mainly in Arizona and Alaska.

The Alaska articles required him to be the photographer, and his interest grew. It fully exploded when he took a magazine cover whale photo, then started writing about and photographing brown bears. The interest turned to obsession and the costs of his toys grew along with the training workshops he attended along with tagging along with some well-known Arizona photographers, principally Bruce Taubert, with whom he worked for 25 years.

Six years ago he started a small photo tour business and offers trips on brown bears in Alaska; Rocky Mountain bighorn in Wyoming; and Monument Valley in May; and he’s working on trips to South Africa (safari) and mountain lions in Chile in 2017.

Presently, besides the tours, he uses his photography in his wildlife biology classes and it’s a matter of pride to use his own vs.

copying from the Web. His students tell him it gives him “street cred.”

In the last year, he has pursued time-lapse and video. He’s found when he puts those together with some quality music to tell a short story it keeps his students more interested.

His talk will be a combination of bird, elk and bear photography, time-lapse video on animals in Arizona and their habitat and whatever else supports his passion for photography and wildlife.

The meeting is at the home of Dr. Harley Schalesky, 1804 E Underwood Lane (off of Tyler Parkway), Payson. From 260 turn on to Tyler Parkway, 1.9 miles to E. Underwood, turn right. Precede 0.4 miles to 1804 drive on the left, gate is open and proceed up the long driveway to the house. There is plenty of parking. For additional directions call 928951-4852 or email healthgs4u@aol.com.

Photo courtesy of Stan Cunningham

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Fossil Creek

From page 15

the spring to the power generators, robbing the creek itself of almost all of its water. The Flume Trail would eventually connect with both the Bear Trail and the Mail Trail.

The plan would also leave open to vehicles Forest Road 502, which is on the Camp Verde side of the canyon and leads five miles along the creek to its junction with the Verde River.

When it comes to access, the plan falls in the middle of the set of alternatives listed.

Some of the alternatives would have provided few restrictions — while others would have drastically limited access to the canyon by vehicle and sharply limited access to large stretches of the creek to hikers.

All of the plans sharply limit camping in the canyon bottom, due to concerns about campers setting the lush riparian area on fire or polluting the pristine stream.

Since Arizona Public Service shut down the historic power plant and returned water to the

stream bottom in 2005, it has become both one of the most popular swimming holes and refuges for endangered species in the whole state.

Arizona Game and Fish and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed all the non-native fish from the creek before restoring full flows and returned to its waters a complex of native fish, including two types of native chubs, several types of native suckers and other native fish. Those fish have all thrived in the clear, almost tropical water, reaching numbers matched elsewhere in the state only by the Little Colorado River in the heart of the Grand Canyon. A host of other endangered and threatened birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians have also thrived in the river corridor.

However, the rush of people from the Valley to enjoy the unmatched swimming holes has threatened to overwhelm the creek — and crowd out the native, threatened species.

Visitation soared before the Forest Service imposed a per-

mit system to limit the total number of visitors three years ago.

But even the permit system hasn’t made a dent in the mishaps and rescues. The Gila County Mounted Posse and vol-

unteers from Tonto Rim Search and Rescue have been nearly overwhelmed by the demand for rescues in the bottom of the deep, rugged, remote canyon all summer long.

The Forest Service has been

laboring to come up with a management plan for the river corridor ever since Congress designated it as a Wild and Scenic River in 2010.

The Forest Service initially did a basic environmen-

tal assessment to guide the planning process. But once the complexity of the issues became obvious, the Forest Service decided to do a fullscale Environmental Impact Statement.

Scenic Calfpen Canyon hike From page 15 open forest to our first stop.

GPS 34 27.017N, 111 29.690W. We were at a spot high above Calfpen Canyon’s floor, where the canyon widens out and to our left we could see the Fossil Creek Wilderness area. The cliffs on the far side of the canyon continued on to our right, until, on the maps, the canyon narrows and ends just before it reaches Highway 260 west, going toward Camp Verde.

A rugged canyon, it has been the scene of tragedy.

On Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, three men, two pilot training instructors and a 19-year-old student pilot, took off from

Mesa’s Falcon Field for a training flight. The plan was to fly to Payson’s airport then on to Winslow before heading back to Mesa. When the plane did not return, the Falcon Field owner of the training plane notified authorities. After much consulting, and days of flying over the canyon, pilots located the wreckage and rescuers mounted an expedition. See the entire story can be found at http://www.paysonroundup. com/news/2012/sep/18/planecrash-kills-three/. The plane wreckage remains at the bottom of the difficult and dangerous canyon.

Multiple pictures taken, we retraced our route back to

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Regular cars are OK. Shorts in warm weather.

Difficulty: Easy. Forest roads and bushwhack across open ponderosa pine forest.

Elevation change about 50 feet.

Highlights: Good views.

Shady hike.

9387C and followed it to the right on Forest Road 9382D, which is unmarked, about onethird of a mile to a second viewpoint where we had our snack.

GPS: 34 26.805N, 111 29.854W. By now, we could see the clouds coming in and the wind began to pick up. Fun was had when two of our group walked about one-quarter mile to a spit of

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land jutting into the canyon. We could see them from our snack spot. Before we headed back, many of us took turns climbing out on a huge boulder to have a picture taken.

I limped a bit on the way back, and was happy to see the cars at the fence.

This is a very family friendly hike as there are no big hills to

climb and the hiker can make the hike shorter by skipping one of the viewpoints.

As we did it, the hike was about 5.2 miles. It was good to get back in the woods and see my friends, but I was ready to put my foot up and relax.

If you’d like to read more of Cockrell’s work, go to www. conniesrandomthoughts.com.