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FRIDAY | DECEMBER 25, 2015 | PAYSON, ARIZONA

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Get ready to put “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” on a repeat loop — snow should fall for the holiday starting on Thursday and may continue through Saturday.

But not all of the white stuff will be the cold fluffy, says the National Weather Service. Dense fog will make driving challenging through early Friday.

Fog occurs when winds making their way up slopes pass over a drenched and saturated layer of soil. The NWS says the fog will form in low spots and along slopes that face southwest.

A winter driving warning cautions drivers that freezing fog could make roadways slippery.

As the cold front moves in, the NWS warns of wind gusts between 30 to 40 miles per hour over

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Arizona got the perfect Christmas gift — a 23 percent jump in state revenues in November.

The $84 million windfall comes on top of a $66 million surplus in October. So far for the fiscal year

that started in June, the state has collected about $207 million more than projected when lawmakers adopted a lean budget earlier this year.

The extra money in November alone nearly equals the cuts to the universities lawmakers imposed in the budget. The Arizona Board of Regents recently appealed to

County in hot water

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night’

He delivered the mail to former President Harry Truman for years, including the largest letter ever sent.

However, most people around Rim Country know James Vickers as the man in the white pickup truck who patiently and reliably delivers their mail rain or shine.

At 81, Vickers will sign another four-year contract with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail to the communities of Round Valley, Oxbow and Gibson Ranch. April will mark Vickers’ 54th year delivering the mail.

Tax collections jump 23 percent in November Peter Aleshire

lawmakers to reverse those cuts in the upcoming legislative session.

Budget analysts don’t know what to make of the flood of tax revenue. Despite cuts in corporate tax rates, corporate income taxes rose $17 million for the year. That either means corporations aren’t yet filing for the new, lower rate — or their profits have

• See State, page 9A

Supervisors take over Pine’s Solitude Trails water district by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Mass resignations; threats of lawsuits — nothing is ever smooth sailing when it comes to water issues in Pine.

Once again the Gila County Supervisors are wading into the deep end with a water improvement district in the northern reaches of their domain.

The little Solitude Trails Domestic Water Improvement District is making waves.

Governed by a three-member board, the district serves about 50 homes in Pine. Two of the three members of the board — Mark Fumusa and Mark THE WEATHER

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Peschman — resigned together on Nov. 14, 2015.

According to the county attorney’s office and Don McDaniel, county manager, that effectively dissolved the board and brought it under the oversight of the supervisors.

The board member who did not resign, Roger Miotto, took it upon himself to appoint two of the district’s customers — Stephen Wetherell and Robert Bever — to the board on Dec. 2 or Dec. 3. Miotto swore them into office on Dec. 5 and Wetherell was named chairman and Bever treasurer.

• See Supervisors, page 2A

But Vickers doesn’t like to boast and almost didn’t come in for an interview at the Roundup.

It was his wife that called and asked for an interview, saying her husband, a sweet, soft-spoken man, is as honorable as they come.

He has a postal hat with more award pins than it can hold, most for Vickers’ impeccable safe driving record.

• See Postman page 2A

Christmas lighting winners shine

Photo courtesy of DJ Craig

For a slide show of the winners of this year’s Christmas Lighting Contest, go to our website. Look for the list of addresses of the homeowners who entered if you want to take your own Christmas lights tour this week. We also ran a map of the entries and the winners in Tuesday’s Roundup.

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GOAL: 30,000 lbs.

Please help us meet our goal of raising 30,000 pounds of food and $50,000 in financial donations for local food banks.

Look for the drop boxes around town, or mail your check to Payson Area Food Drive, P.O. Box 703, Payson, AZ 85547.

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higher points of land.

On Christmas Day, the NWS predicts snow levels will drop to 3,000 feet along the Arizona/ Utah border, but rise to 5,000 feet in the White Mountains starting sometime after 11 a.m.

Yet the NWS predicts this storm will produce only about 3 inches of snow in Rim Country — less than the last one. However, at elevations above 6,500 feet, the accumulation could rise to 7 inches.

“Saturday promises to be extremely cold and windy with snow remaining a possibility from Flagstaff eastward,” posted the NWS. Temperatures on Saturday should drop 20 degrees below normal and gusty winds will make it seem even colder.

The storm is expected to move out by Saturday evening, with mostly sunny days heading into next week.

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A woman who tried to pass a bad check at the casino and then run from police in the Buffalo Bar and Grill parking lot, was arrested Wednesday along with a friend on drug-related charges.

Lucia Nicole Ruiz, 29, reportedly went to the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino Wednesday morning and cashed a bad check. Employees called the Tonto Apache Police who in turn called the Gila County Sheriff’s Office for assistance when Ruiz left the parking lot, heading north into town.

A deputy on the Gila County Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force stopped the rental vehicle in the Buffalo Bar and Grill parking lot.

The officer searched the vehicle and found numerous items of drug paraphernalia, including meth, heroin and marijuana, said Det. Sgt. Erik Axlund with the Department of Public Safety who is assigned to the county task force.

The officer also found burglary tools and identity theft items.

The pair was reportedly from the Albuquerque area and just passing through,

Axlund said.

The driver, Lecon Roberts, 43, and Ruiz were both arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, narcotic drugs, dangerous drugs, burglary tools, drug paraphernalia and fraudulent schemes and artifices.

Ruiz was also arrested and charged with escape and taking the identity of another.

As police searched the vehicle, officers cuffed Ruiz and put her in the back of a patrol vehicle. She managed to slip out of her cuffs, reach out the window and open the door. She ran northbound toward Burger King where police caught up with her.

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In fact, Vickers has never been in a work-related accident while out delivering the mail and he has worked everywhere from Mesa, Kansas City, Missouri and now Payson.

Vickers started his career with the Postal Service in 1953 in Kansas City. Looking for a job, he saw an advertisement for the post office. He signed up, but after just a short time, he was called into the service and spent two years in Germany.

When he returned, he married and decided to go back to the post office, this time in Independence, Mo. where former President Truman lived.

Vickers carried the mail mostly by hand, a large satchel slung over his shoulder.

He would make the rounds and more often than not, found himself in bad weather.

When he would return home, wet and frozen, Vickers’ wife would have a cup of hot beef bouillon and a hot bath waiting to thaw him out.

They have been married now for 57 years.

Vickers’ wife said her husband has been a dedicated and honorable postman for so many years and she can’t believe how many awards he has won.

In Independence, Vickers and his wife said they would see the Trumans around town frequently. Truman would walk the town courtyard every day and his wife Bess would go to the local beauty salon every week.

“They never put on any airs or act highfalutin’,” she said. “They were just honest, straightforward people. When you talked to him (Harry) and you didn’t know he had been president you would have thought he was just a farmer.”

The Trumans would often call through their screen door and have Vickers drop the mail off. Once, Vickers delivered a massive letter written on a piece of plywood to Truman. It was the biggest letter Truman ever received.

As a mailman, Vickers inspired his daughter and nephew to join the Postal Service. His daughter retired as the post master in Valley Farms, Ariz. and his nephew retired out of the San Diego area.

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James Vickers used to deliver the mail to former President Harry Truman — including this record-breaking postcard. He’s 81 and still delivering the mail, now to 255 homes in Round Valley and Oxbow.

Vickers said he has no plans to retire and will keep going as long as he has his health.

At 81, Vickers has had no major operations or health issues.

Vickers credits the job for his good health and his morning breakfast: a bowl of oatmeal and blueberries everyday.

Vickers said he never drank or smoked and does most everything in moderation.

“I guess I must be doing something right,” he said.

Vickers actually retired from the Mesa Post Office in 1989, after 35 years. He found an acre of land south of Payson and had a home built (his wife later had it painted pink).

He started driving a school bus and the post office asked if he would come back in 1998.

Today, Vickers knows the last name and address of the 255 homes in Round Valley and Oxbow he delivers to six days a week off

the top of his head.

Through all the years, Vickers has only been attacked by a dog once, but has never been in an accident, although he has had a few narrow escapes. He said he watches the other drivers carefully and just takes his time.

When the roads get treacherous, like they did a few weeks ago when it snowed, Vickers said he knows that the residents really appreciate getting their mail, even if it takes him a little longer to get it out.

Asked if he ever wants to sit down and take it easy now that he is in his 80s, Vickers said no.

“I would be bored sitting around,” he said.

“Life is like riding a bicycle, you got to keep moving to keep your balance.”

And besides, Vickers cannot imagine doing anything else.

“It has been a really good life,” he said.

Supervisors take over troubled water district From page 1A The supervisors formally accepted the resignations of Fumusa and Peschman at their Dec. 15 meeting, revoked the authority of the district and named themselves as the district’s directors.

Wetherell and Miotto attended the meeting and protested the action. Wetherell, an attorney with the City of Phoenix for its water/ wastewater departments, according to information provided Tommie Martin, Gila County District One supervisor, cited state statutes he said gave Miotto the authority to call for letters of interest from district residents to serve on the board and make the appointments.

Jeff Dalton, deputy Gila County attorney now serving the supervisors, said the district board had no quorum for more than 30 days.

He said that gave the county the statutory right to revoke the authority of the board.

“A district board may appoint someone to fill a vacancy, not the one remaining member,” McDaniel said.

Wetherell said the statute does not address the issue of the loss of two board members.

Mike Pastor, chairman of the board of supervisors, told Wetherell he disagreed with that statement and the board would go with the advice of its attorney.

“We’ve been down this road before (with the dissolution of the board of the Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District due to a resignation of most of its members a couple of years ago) and I’m pretty confident in what we’re doing.”

Martin said the county had reached out to Fumusa and Peschman and suggested one of them temporarily rescind their resignation so there would be two board members to appoint

one replacement. Then the other of the two who wished to leave, could resign and the remaining two board members could appoint a replacement for him.

“They chose not to take that option,” she said. “We have a non board at this point.”

Miotto and the others apparently believe they are still in charge, Martin said.

“They think we have taken it over illegally, but we did exactly what we had to do. They’re threatening lawsuits,” she added.

She said McDaniel and Eric Mariscal, director of the Gila County Elections Department, went to Pine Friday, Dec. 18 to talk to them and they were not allowed in the office, making McDaniel and Mariscal stand outside to talk.

Wetherell told the Roundup that what transpired was not correctly reported to Martin. He said there is really no office for the district any longer. McDaniel and Mariscal were invited to come up to look at the water system.

He said McDaniel characterized the meeting as confrontational, called it off and left.

“That was not what we intended,” Wetherell said.

He added while there has been talk of lawsuits by district residents, there is currently no plan to make any formal challenge to the actions of the supervisors.

He sent a follow-up email to McDaniel after the meeting and shared it with the Roundup.

In it, he apologizes if anything he, Miotto or district resident Ken O’Dell said or did made McDaniel feel they were being confrontational. He attributed their dealings with McDaniel to frustration with the former board and its consultant, Harry Jones, and with the supervisors’ “recent decision to revoke the authority of the newly, and lawfully, seated Board

to govern our District’s affairs and operations .... Frustration with the notion that Gila County has concluded, absent any facts or information to support this, that the District is now suddenly incapable of governing its operations and affairs.”

Wetherell told the Roundup, “We accept that the board of supervisors is acting as the board for the district. We feel it is unfortunate they revoked the authority of the district board, but they have that right. And we are all for a new board election.”

Martin said she expects the supervisors will call for an election to get a new board in place for the district as soon as possible — probably taking action in January so an election can be held in May. The resignations

Neither Fumusa nor Peschman gave reasons in their formal letters for their concurrent resignations on Nov. 14.

At the Dec. 15 supervisors’ meeting, Wetherell claimed the two resigned following disagreements between the homeowners and board over financial decisions.

According to information provided to Martin, the two declined to withdraw their resignations for a variety of reasons, including: “wanting nothing to do with selecting someone to go on the board; wanting to see the residents have a regular election so they get who they want; it is risky to select someone I don’t know well, not knowing what decisions they may make in the future; being concerned about Mr. (Robert) Bever (one of the two Miotto “appointed”) and his attorney seemingly wanting to sue everybody; concern of the board continuing to violate open meeting law or bylaws related to the time of meeting notices, etc.”

Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Dec. 24, 7:00 p.m. Traditional English Christmas Eve Service: “Lessons and Carols.” Sunday, Dec. 27, SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m., Hymn Sing 10:15 a.m., Worship at 10:30 a.m.: “The Call of Children,” Rev. Proudfoot. Bible Time & nursery care for children provided. Office hours: M-F 9-12 noon, 474-2059, email: cpcgen@yahoo.com, Website: www.CPCPayson.org.

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No bingo Dec. 25, Jan. 1

Alcoholics Anonymous

movies at libraries

The weekly Friday afternoon Bingo at the The Center (formerly the Payson Senior Center), 514 W. Main, will not take place Friday, Dec. 25 or Friday, Jan. 1.

The regular game will resume Friday, Jan. 8, doors open at noon and games starting at 1 p.m.

In January, watch for “BINGO BONANZA” with new games and increased minimum payouts. These Friday bingo sessions are open to everyone in the community. You do not have to be a member of the Senior Center to enjoy the fun. All proceeds after payouts go to support Payson Helping Payson and the Senior Center.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other to help others recover from alcoholism. For more information on local meetings, call (928) 474-3620.

Alanon/Alateen

At the Mazatzal Casino

There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529).

• Red Sleigh Giveaway: Double Entry Mondays! Drawings Dec. 29 & 30.

• New Year’s Eve Bash: Featuring America’s No. 1 Dance Band. Doors open 9 p.m. $20 advance/$25 door. Tickets available at gift shop. Hot Seats 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. Win up to $2016 in cash! 4x bonus points Dec. 31 12 p.m. to Jan. 1 12 p.m.

Movies at the libraries Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., plans movies at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29; and Wednesday, Dec. 30.

The Dec. 29 movie is “Home” which is an animated feature; and on Dec. 30, the library is showing “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” based on a true story.

Movie Madness at Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library, 6124 N. Randall Place, Pine, continues with “Minions” at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30.

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Both the Payson and Pine libraries will offer children’s movies during the holiday break. Payson has movies at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30 and Pine’s Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library will have a movie at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30.

Build a Snowman

ity, at 215 N. Beeline Highway, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday. Closed holidays.

The Payson library will have a “Build a Snowman at the Library” program at 3 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28. Register now at the circulation desk. The program is for those 3 and older. Call (928) 474-9260 for more information.

Win tickets for a ride on the Grand Canyon Railway

Ponderosa Chapter #64, Order of the Eastern Star is selling raffle tickets for two, round-trip coach class tickets on the Grand Canyon Railway.

Tickets are $5 each or six for $25 and only 300 tickets will be sold.

The drawing for the tickets will be held at the O.E.S. Stated Meeting Feb. 1, 2016. It is not necessary to be present to win and the tickets are valid until Oct. 31, 2016.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Marjorie Winemiller at 928-4680790 (Payson) or Kathleen Hemmingsen at 602-615-5331 (Pine and Strawberry).

Eastern Star is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping needy children, battered women, veterans and furthering medical research.

Read a book, draw a picture The Payson Public Library is inviting its young patrons to read a book and draw a picture about the book to win a gift certificate for a free Subway Fresh Fit Meal for Kids.

The event is part of the library’s ongoing program, Reading Matters.

Seniors can get discount gym membership

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

Dues are $55 for all three months and are payable at Banner High Country Seniors during the month of December only. The facil-

Tax program needs volunteers

AARP Tax-Aide is dedicated to assisting senior citizens and low- to middle-income

taxpayers file their personal tax returns free. The program is seeking individuals with basic computer skills, a general knowledge of tax requirements, and an interest in serving our local community.

In January 2016, AARP will provide training and equipment to obtain IRS certification to enable volunteers to confidently offer tax assistance.

For more information or to volunteer, call Lori at 928-478-6460 or Bob at 928-472-7588 or email:paysontaxaide@gmail.com.

Free GED classes

Free GED classes with a Gila County adult education tutor are held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Monday and Thursday at Rim Country Literacy, 103 E. Aero Dr., are ongoing and new students can join any time.

For details, call (520) 236-2019, or email sfrank@gilacountyaz.gov.

Pioneer Recycling

Pioneer Recycling is a new, nonprofit in Payson. Owner Bob Droddy will pick up your aluminum cans for recycling with the proceeds going to the Cancer Foundation of Payson. Contact him at (907) 723-8680 or (928) 474-0118.

Pinochle, starts at 1 p.m.; Polish Poker, starts at 1 p.m.

Thursday: Stitch ‘n Time, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Bingo, starts at 1 p.m. the third Thursday of month Friday: Poker, 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Bridge, starts at 1 p.m.

For more information, call the P/S Thrift Store at (928) 476-4633.

Alanon meets: Monday at 6 p.m., St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Payson; Wednesday at 1 p.m., Southern Baptist Church, Star Valley. For information call Kali at (503) 354-4402.

Alateen meets: Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, Payson. For information call Helen at (928) 978-6424.

Christ-Centered Recovery

Narcotics Anonymous

Payson Walkers

If you think you may have a problem with drugs, give yourself a break. There is a way out, with the help of other recovering addicts in Narcotics Anonymous. We have been there.

Payson meetings: Rim Recovery - Thursday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., 107 E. Airline Dr. (Steps House – directly behind old batting cages).

Recovery in the Pines - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 p.m. at 213 S. Colcord, Room 213, in rear, off Ash Street (Payson Community Kids Building).

Before you use again, please call Bill N. at (928) 978-8001 or Annie W. at (480) 3413264; HELPLINE (480) 897-4636; website: www.arizona-na.org.

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Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a group for those with hurts, habits and hang-ups. Celebrate God’s healing power through eight recovery principles and Christ-centered 12 steps.

Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Mountain Bible Church. For more information, call (928) 472-7800.

Rim Country CoDA

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

Meeting time is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Philip’s Catholic Church (education building to right of church), 511 S. St. Philips St., Payson.

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

Activities at the Pine Senior Dining Room

The following activities are now available at the Senior Dining Room in Pine.

The Senior Dining Room is located at the Pine Strawberry Community Center, 3866 N. Highway 87.

Saturday: Walkers Club, meets at 9 a.m. on the P/S Elementary School Track Monday: Poker, 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday: Canasta, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Arts Party, held once a month, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday: Hand & Foot, starts at 9 a.m.;

Christ-Centered Recovery Study meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at Calvary Chapel Payson, 1103 N. Beeline Highway.

The group uses the faith-based program for those dealing with substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, etc. Childcare is provided.

Call (928) 468-0801 for more information.

The Payson Walkers now depart at 9 a.m. for daily walks which are about an hour in length on pavement. Departure points are: Saturday - end of Longhorn Road Sunday - Town Hall parking lot Monday - Payson Elks Tuesday - Green Valley Park, Parks and Recreation Office Wednesday - Walgreens Thursday- Payson Library Friday - Home Depot parking lot, (south end).

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 2 p.m.

Mondays at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson.

There are no fees or dues.

Call the following members for more information: Denise, (928) 978-3706; Mary Jo, (928) 978-4663; Ted, (928-) 951-3362; Alice at (602) 828-0917 or (928) 478-4361.

TOPS in Pine

The TOPS 412 (Take off Pounds Sensibly) Pine group meets Tuesdays at the LDS chapel in Pine. Weigh-in is at 7:50 a.m., the meeting is from 8:10 a.m. to 9 a.m.

For more information, call Barbara at (928) 476-5955 or Charlotte at (928) 9783640.

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Saturday • Pine Library: closed for Christmas • Payson Public Library: closed for Christmas • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center

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Looking ahead

• Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Build a Snowman at Payson Public Library, for those 3 and older, call (928) 474-9260 for details • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; see the movie “Home” at Payson Public Library at 3:30 p.m.

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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The original Christmas story

• Dec. 27, 1900: Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes up a bar in Kansas, causing several thousand dollars in damage and landing in jail. Nation became famous for carrying a hatchet and wrecking saloons as part of her anti-alcohol crusade.

• Dec. 26, 1946: In Las Vegas, mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel opens The Pink Flamingo Hotel & Casino. The grand opening was a flop. Gamblers had no rooms at the yet unfinished hotel, so they took their winnings and gambled elsewhere.

• Dec. 25, 1962: “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a film based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Harper Lee, opens in theaters.

The American Film Institute has rated Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck) as the greatest movie hero of the 20th century.

• Dec. 24, 1968: Three astronauts, James A. Lovell, William Anders and Frank Borman, reached the moon. They orbited the moon 10 times before coming back to Earth. Seven months later man first landed on the moon.

The Birth of Jesus from Luke Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with Child. 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into Heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the LORD hath made known unto us. 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.

2:17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this Child. 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the Child, His Name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

The birth of Jesus from Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with Child of the Holy Ghost. 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 1:21 And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His Name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins. 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying, 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God With Us. 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the LORD had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn Son: and he called His Name JESUS. 2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the Star appeared. 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young Child; and when ye have found Him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship Him also. 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the Star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.

2:10 When they saw the Star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

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Bill of Rights Editor: On Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.

In this simple, yet incredibly significant, document are contained radical legal statements concerning the protection from both the tyranny of formal government and mob rule (i.e., democracy) of the rights and freedoms of individual human beings.

I use the word “radical” because it means “to the root” of something as in, the Bill of Rights strikes to the root protections of individual human liberty.

I say “legal” because, no matter what anyone claims about its being a “living, breathing document,” the Constitution as written and signed, including the Bill of Rights, is still the official written and signed law of the land, which public officials swear “to defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic” when they assume office. (I’ve noticed that no one refers to laws against speeding while driving as “living” or “breathing” in a way that makes them subjective or elastic. Similarly, the law of the land that includes the Bill of Rights is neither subjective nor elastic although sadly today, many Americans, including politicians, judges and ordinary citizens treat it as such.)

The Bill of Rights literally delineates the difference between each of us being a free individual versus being a slave i.e., the property of other people, or of a government, which is no more than a formalized collective of other people. It was added to the Constitution in order to ensure that what the Founders referred to “inalienable rights” given to us by “our Divine Creator” might be protected from the newly formed federal government. None of these rights forces other citizens to subsidize them. None are privileges granted to individuals or the states by government or other men — they are innate rights of free and sovereign human beings.

Forget for a moment the title of the document, and just examine a few of its contents.

Let’s call its 10 sections “Provisions” because of the protection of individual liberty each one provides. Try to imagine life without just these few Provisions: Part of the First Provision protects the right of individuals to speak and publish freely, no matter whose feelings are hurt or offended. Note to college students currently squandering their privilege of getting a proper education by wasting time and money whining petulantly about needing a university-provided “safe space” to guard you against ever being offended by imagined insults and “microagressions”: College isn’t daycare, and the Bill of Rights doesn’t protect against your having your precious feelings hurt. Tantrums, narcissistic self indulgence, and the intransigent refusal to allow free speech for ideas you hate are the hallmarks of petty tyrants, not mature adults.

The First Provision also guarantees protections against the institution of a state religion and protections for the individual to freely worship. This sets out that every religion, including atheism, which, unlike agnoctism not being sure one way or the other is a firm belief in no God, will allow other religions to coexist peacefully. It doesn’t mean that one religion gets to quash others because it’s “offended,” or its adherents preach violence against other religions.

Unfortunately, some religions are less tolerant than others, including one which has, for over a thousand years, officially directed its followers to forcefully convert and/or destroy any and all unbe-

lievers and anyone who “insults” its founder. The American provision for freedom of religion is antithetical to this kind of tyrannical religious theocracy — the two cannot coexist.

True freedom of religion as the Founders imagined it has never been more in danger than it is today because of the threat of this religion to forcefully subjugate all others.

The Fourth Provision guarantees the right of the people (that’s each individual person) to have his or her personal effects protected against their search and seizure by rulers including government officials and police and military without due process of law.

The Fifth Provision provides that you cannot be forced into a confession, and that your property cannot be taken without due process of law and just compensation.

Other Provisions guarantee your right to a speedy trial by jury which, by the way, is permitted not only to judge the guilt or innocence of the accused, but also to judge the law itself. Those who wrote this Provision knew that unjust and bad laws would be passed, and thus provided that these laws could be nullified by the jury. Judges don’t like this, but it’s a fact, and well-documented by many who founded our country.

Other Provisions state that any powers not specifically delegated by the Constitution to the newly formed federal government were reserved to the people and/or the states. If one goes back and reads what powers were actually given to the three branches of government by the Constitution, they are few and small compared to those assumed by these branches today.

But that’s all so yesterday. Today too many “modern,” multiculturally and politically correct Americans think the Bill of Rights is “outdated.” We don’t read it or ponder what life would be like without these protections. We don’t realize that, once they are lost, we will never again be free.

I hope folks will take the time to actually read the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights belongs to all of us.

Help preserve and protect it!

Tina Terry

Arguments against elk fence Editor: At the November 2015 Chaparral Pines Homeowners Association board meeting it was stated our dues will be increasing $40 per year, to $1,560 per year per homeowner. Board members indicated the increase will help replenish reserve funds being depleted due to expenses associated with the fence.

There are 809 lots in CP. The increase in dues will produce approximately $32,360 per year. At this rate, property owners will be facing year-on-year dues increase to replenish $700,000+ cost for the fence.

The wisdom and fiscal responsibility of the board’s insistence on building the fence has been questioned and debated for many months. At the November HOA meeting, the president admitted that the board gave preferential treatment to a lot owner for an easement. Free Firewising of their property was given in lieu of an easement. nothing is free.

Another reason dues are going up.

For the past 2-1/2 years, we’ve asked the board on behalf of the majority of CP residents (parttime) that 50 percent of HOA meetings in 2016 be on Saturdays so the majority of residents have an opportunity to attend. We’re told it will interfere with residents’ golf games. We want an HOA board

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that will be the voice of the entire community. The demographics of CP has changed over the years. Younger families and fewer golfers are living in CP. As of Jan. 14, there’s approximately 57 percent non-golfers and 43 percent golfers, with a decline in gofers. Did you know that now residents can lease a golf membership with no initiation fees?

Many areas in the already-constructed fence have breaches: creek beds, gates that are left open, not to mention the 30+ perimeter owners who won’t give easements. The Forest Service told The CP Matters Group they won’t assist with installation of the fence along the northern portion on forest land. It will require an architectural dig. They don’t have the time or resources. If a dig were to be performed, CP would have to pay for the cost.

For many perimeter owners, easements aren’t given because they paid a premium for their lot and have beautiful views, their property line is within 8-10 feet of their back door and having an 8-foot fence erected would decrease their views and property values.

Even if the fence was put to a vote and passed, the fence would not be complete due to private homeowners that have denied easements, therefore $700,000 worth of ineffective fence.

Residents should be planting foliage that is high country friendly.

In 5-1/2 years, there have been no reports to the Payson Police Department nor Arizona Game and Fish of any CP residents or their guests being injured by elk. The CP community is a part of the Payson community. The progression of the fence installation will affect our neighboring subdivisions. I haven’t heard one person that is in favor of the fence speak about the affect that it will have on our neighbors outside of CP. It’s disrespectful and shameful not to consider the ramifications for the surrounding communities.

No wonder people think we’re stuck up snobs.

Kathy Abbot

Help students succeed Editor: On behalf of Dean Pam Butterfield and the Board of Directors for the Friends of Rim Country GCC, Inc., we are pleased to announce the continued awarding of one for $300 and four for $500 scholarships for the spring semester beginning this January of 2016 to deserving students in financial need. In addition, due to generous donations from the Rim Country community we are also able to give an additional two for $500 scholarships for the spring semester.

A special thanks goes out to Lisa Tan, Angeline Ng and Steve Stevens for their wonderful piano/baritone concert held on Nov. 22. Free-will offerings of more than $500 was collected at this event to further our mission of providing scholarships for those in need while pursuing their college education.

If you would like to contribute to this worthwhile 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization please send donations to: Friends of Rim Country GCC 201 N. Mud Springs Road P.O. Box 359 Payson, AZ 85547 A tax deductible receipt will be sent to you.

We wish you blessings and tidings of great joy over the holiday season!

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Organizations distributing the bikes include Payson Community Kids and Time Out Inc. of Payson. This is the fourth year that a bike safety helmet will be included with each bicycle, thanks to Chuck Turney with the Gila County Injury Prevention Program (GCIP).

The Gila County Recycling and Landfill Management Department bought all the parts for the bikes with money from recycling efforts along with a $2,500 donation from Capstone Pinto Valley Mining Corp.

Organizers thanked Anna Petty with Capstone Pinto Valley Mining, Mick Wolf of Certified Bicycle, Department of Corrections for the fundraiser donation of $435, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office and the Payson Police Department for donating lost, stolen or confiscated bikes to the program.

Also contributing were the Gila County Board of Supervisors, the Department of Corrections and the inmate bike crew, Rim Country fire departments, Shelley Vuksanovich, Mike Golden, Steve Williams, Kyle Scott and Scott Warren from Public Works Engineering, Candy Brooks and Mark

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When do you become a senior citizen?

According to AARP — if you consider this national organization the authority on such things — it’s 50. That’s the age you must be to become a member.

Much of the Rim Country’s population has reached that threshold.

Quite a few are financially secure; many do all right with careful planning; but a big part of that group is struggling.

While retirement income remains fixed or inches up with cost of living raises in Social Security, living expenses continue to rise.

Health care costs are skyrocketing at a time when the need climbs — bodies no longer bounce back as quickly as they once did.

It is these people — the financially insecure elderly — the Payson Senior Center strives to help with its meal and ridership programs.

Joanne Conlin, director of The Center, said over the past 12 months it has served approximately 33,000 meals to Rim Country seniors and the disabled.

“We have served nearly 5,100 in Star Valley alone. We currently have a wait list for Meals on Wheels of approximately six people,” she said.

The transportation program is very busy and can hardly keep up with demand, Conlin said.

“We made close to 7,300 trips around Payson this past year and our Star Valley Wednesday bus accounted for 1,500 of the trips. We have added another Star Valley route on Thursdays to help those residents get all their errands done.”

Undaunted by the existing demand for the food program, The Center is now serving residents in Tonto Basin and the towns and communities in between with Meals on Wheels.

“The people have been very appreciative of our efforts to serve them,” Conlin said.

She said there are a lot of people to serve in the Rim Country and as the baby boomers age the need for the services will increase substantially.

“We need to make sure the Payson Senior Center is there when you need them, whether today or in the future,” she said.

The Payson Senior Center is a private nonprofit, it is not owned (or operated) by the Town of Payson. It is only partially funded by government agencies.

“We rely on donations to survive. We are part of the Arizona Qualified Charitable Organizations tax credit program,” Conlin said.

As one of these programs, residents can make donations to The Center by Dec. 31, 2015 and get a credit (dollar for dollar) on their income taxes.

According to the Arizona Department of Revenue, taxpayers filing as “single” and “head of household” status may claim a maximum credit of $200. Taxpayers filing as “married filing separate” may claim a maximum credit of $200. Taxpayers that file as “married filing joint” may claim a maximum credit of $400.

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Just before the snow fell this year in Payson, Santa approached the Mogollon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to show their appreciation for all the services provided by the firefighters and policemen to the Payson community. The DAR members jumped at the opportunity by stuffing bags of candy for the policemen and loading Christmas tins full of sweets for the members of the three fire stations. Deliveries were made before Christmas to ensure finding all the employees snuggled safe in their offices, writing reports to clear off their desks before Santa’s arrival on Christmas Eve. The courageous men and women that serve as policemen and firefighters were thanked for their untiring service to make us all safe for the holidays.

Payson man held on child porn charges by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

A Payson man continues to be held on a $150,000 bond on child pornography charges.

The Payson Police Department arrested the man last December after the FBI traced child porn images to his computer, according to a police report.

A case management conference was set for Nov. 23, but it was reset to Dec. 28 before Presiding Judge Gary Scales in Globe.

The man has pleaded not guilty.

The man faces seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in one case and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in another case.

It is the Roundup’s policy not to release the names of individuals charged with sex-related crimes until after conviction.

The FBI was investigating sharing of child porn images in the area, specifically through BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing networks. These networks are used to share music, pictures, videos and software.

Some images of a 9-year-old were traced to a computer at the man’s home. They were not pictures of the man’s two children.

When questioned, the man said he used the network for porn and knew that the images he saw were illegal, since they showed underage children.

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Sen. Allen to chair key committee Valley media focuses on controversial comments by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

State Senator Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) will take charge of the Senate committee that hears legislation affecting K-12 schools in the upcoming legislative session.

Sen. Allen was appointed to the powerful post after Sen. Kelli Ward resigned from the state Senate to pursue her bid to snatch the Republican nomination away from U.S. Sen. John McCain.

Sen. Allen’s district includes most of Rim Country. She represented the district for several terms before resigning to run for and win a seat on the Navajo County Board of Supervisors. She was appointed to the seat again after Sen. Chester Crandell died after a fall from a horse. She was then re-elected to the seat.

Allen graduated from Snowflake High School and did not attend college, but is the co-founder of a charter school — George Washington Academy, associated with EdKey. Committee chairmen have great power to shape — or block — legislation.

Sen. Allen did not return an email seeking comment on the appointment and her priorities prior to press time.

Opposes Common Core

Sen. Allen has in the past offered sharp criticism of the state’s decision to adopt national academic standards, commonly referred to as Common Core. She has repeatedly lauded the state regulations that have fostered the growth of both charter schools and private schools through tax credits.

The state has adopted the national standards in math and language and school districts have adopted a comprehensive set of tests to assess how well students are doing at mastering the new standards. Gov. Doug Ducey has set up a study committee to review the standards and propose adjustments based on state needs.

Sen. Allen has also rejected complaints of critics who blame many of the schools problems in Arizona on a lack of state support. Arizona remains the worst-funded school system in the country. She has said repeat-

edly that there’s no relationship between school spending and student achievement and that “throwing money” at schools’ problems won’t solve them.

Supports settlement

She has supported Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposed settlement of a lawsuit brought by school districts trying to force the Legislature to make the inflation adjustment approved by the voters in a ballot measure in 2000.

The settlement would increase distributions from the state land trust already earmarked for schools and add a portion of the state’s growing surplus to pay the schools an extra $350 million annually — about 70 percent of the amount illegally withheld according to assorted court rulings.

Sen. Allen’s appointment to the education post was widely reported in Valley media, but most of the stories focused on her reputation for making controversial comments.

Troubles with Navajo County Sheriff

The Arizona Republic reported that last year Navajo County Sheriff K.C. Clark accused Allen of trying to interfere with a criminal investigation of her son-inlaw.

But most of the reporting focused on her sometimes odd comments.

For instance, in one Senate hearing to oppose restrictions on approving new uranium mines on the watershed of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, she asserted repeatedly that the Earth is only 6,000 years old — a view based on a reading of the Bible that contrasts with the scientific consensus that the Earth is nearly 5 billion years old. The media reports therefore stressed that a lawmaker with Creationist views will play a key role in setting education policy.

Earth is 6,000 years old

She said, “I can’t say enough that we move forward into the future so our grandchildren can have the same lifestyle we have.

The Earth has been here for 6,000 years, long before anyone had environmental laws. We need to get uranium mining in this

State Sen. Sylvia Allen represents Rim Country and will now head up the key Senate committee that controls the state’s educational policy. state so we can get the revenue from it. You will never even know the mines were there when they are done.”

In another controversial comment, she half-jokingly suggested lawmakers should require people to go to church on Sunday to reverse the moral corruption of society. “We’re eroding religion at every chance we get. We probably should be debating a bill requiring every American to attend a church of their choice on Sunday to see if we can “bring back the soul of the country.”

Chem-trail conspiracy

In another Facebook post, she entertained the idea that the federal government may be trying to control the weather by releasing chemicals in the con-trails produced by aircraft. “OK, I do not want to get into a debate about weather,” said her Facebook post, “however, I know what I see weekly up here on the flat where I live outside of Snowflake. The

planes usually, three or four, fly a grid across the sky and leave long white trails streaming behind them. I have watched the chemtrails move out until the entire sky is covered with flimsy, thin cloud cover. It is not the regular exhaust coming from the plane it is something they are spraying.

It is there in plain sight. What is it they are leaving behind that covers the sky?

“Things are happening all around us that we see everyday and just don’t get what it is. I think we throw the “conspiracy theory” at people when we don’t understand or have the information they have so we try and explain it that way.

“Plus we just don’t want to believe that our government would do anything terrible to us. Well, just a few examples, the IRS attack on the Tea Party, Benghazi, wire tapping, Fast and Furious just to name a few and we think that they would not manipulate our weather?”

Conviction in police chase case upheld by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

A man who appealed a 10.5-year sentence saying the court made several errors will stay in prison after the Arizona Court of Appeals Division II upheld the conviction.

In January 2014, David Eugene Acosta led officers on a high-speed pursuit from Winslow through the woods north of Payson, throwing everything from a tire jack to trash at officers, before stop sticks brought the chase to a halt.

A jury found Acosta guilty of endangering three officers’ lives and unlawful flight.

Then-presiding Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Acosta to the maximum prison term.

Acosta’s appeals lawyer argued the court erred in admitting certain evidence during the trial and erroneously found the officers had

suffered emotional harm from the chase.

A Winslow Police Department detective was on patrol Jan. 17, 2014 when she spotted an older Toyota speeding through the neighborhood. The Toyota crossed the median and entered the detective’s lane, passing her at 80 mph. The detective recognized Acosta from past incidents and started following him.

Acosta sped through town before turning south on State Route 87. Two other Winslow officers joined the pursuit until they reached the Gila County line where Department of Public Safety officers took over.

At 90 mph, Acosta threw items from the vehicle at officers, including a 5- to 10-pound tire jack.

The officers swerved and missed the items.

Stop sticks laid across the highway eventually stopped Acosta.

Acosta’s lawyer argued the court should not have allowed the state to present evidence about Acosta’s flight in Navajo County, that the car he was driving was stolen. The court of appeals found no abuse of discretion in admitting this evidence.

Acosta’s lawyer finally argued the maximum sentence was inappropriate because the court had erroneously found the officers had suffered emotional harm.

DPS officer Jimmy Oestmann testified that the chase was on a mountainous, curvy road that was “extremely stressful.” Oestmann said he “definitely” feared for his safety and even today thought about the experience, a reminder of how dangerous “the job really is.”

The court of appeals said Acosta did cause emotional harm and affirmed his convictions and sentence.

Property tax exemption process changed The Gila County Assessor’s Office is not sending out renewal forms for widow, widower and disability exemptions from property taxes.

The office last year changed the annual application process for widow, widower and disability exemptions. No renewal forms will be mailed.

Those in the program need only to contact the assessor’s office if their phone number, mailing address or status changes, or their income exceeds the cur-

rent year’s limits. If you have no changes and you meet the qualifying criteria, your renewal will be updated.

You do not have to take any action unless there are changes or you do not meet the qualifying criteria this year.

New applicants for the exemption must apply in person at the assessor’s office with photo identification.

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Empty tank, alert deputy foil car thief by

Alexis Bechman

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Deputies arrested an Avondale man Friday for allegedly stealing a vehicle from the Valley.

The man might have gotten away with it had he not run out of gas.

A Gila County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted Israel Martinez, 32, and another man walking westbound on State Route 260

around 9 a.m., said Lt. Tim Scott with the GCSO. The deputy stopped to see if they needed help and Martinez reportedly said they had run out of gas and were walking back to a friend’s home in Star Valley.

The deputy offered them a ride and took them to Star Valley.

After dropping them off, however, the deputy thought about the men’s story and decided something didn’t sound right. He drove back to the black Ford pickup they

had left on the side of the highway and ran the plates. They came back stolen.

Officers found Martinez and the other man at the Star Valley Circle K and arrested Martinez on charges of possession of burglary tools, theft of means of transportation, providing false information to a law enforcement officer, possession of identification cards and a valid warrant.

The other man was not arrested.

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F O R The following reports and arrests were released by the Payson Police Department and Gila County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed in this report are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. After reviewing cases, the Gila County Attorney’s Office often drops or modifies charges. If your name is listed and you are exonerated, please contact the Payson Roundup at editor@payson.com.

Dec. 14 – Ashley Marie Johnson, 24, Phoenix – 3 counts child or vulnerable adult abuse-likely to produce death or serious physical injury-intentional and 2 counts marijuana-possession; Female Juvenile, 15 – runaway from the child’s home or parent, guardian or custodian; Jarrod Ryan Darlington, 32, Payson – failure to pay a fine; Jennifer Danae Grandjean, 22, Tucson

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Dec. 19 – Vicki Helene Hamlett, 55, Star Valley – disorderly conduct-fighting; David Michael Mitchell, 20, Payson – failure to pay a fine; Judie A Hovinga, 54, shoplifting; Karen Lynn Dinovo, 54, Payson – driving with a suspended/canceled/revoked license; Larry R. Gonzales, 40, Overgaard – threatening or intimidating-cause injury or damage property and false reporting to law enforcement agency; Neva Ann Dillon, 23, Globe – driving with a suspended/canceled/revoked license.

Dec. 20 – Stephen Bomar, 40, Tonto Basin – warrant.

O B I T U A R I E S Dareld Lee Hunsaker (1963-2015)

Dareld Lee Hunsaker, 52, died of heart failure in his Tonto Basin home on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.

Dareld was born on Nov. 11, 1963 in Mesa, Ariz.

He lived in Camp Verde until 1970, when his family relocated to Pine, Ariz., where he lived out the rest of his childhood in the home built by his great-grandfather, Walter John Randall.

He attended Payson High School, where he participated in sports such as cross-country and wrestling. Dareld was known for both his physical strength and strength of his character. He has such a huge heart and possessed such a capacity to love unconditionally.

He was a hard-working man who loved his family. He was tender, kind, compassionate, loyal, dependable, peaceful and fair.

Dareld is survived by his parents, Walter Lee and Susan Hunsaker; his brothers and sisters, Lee Hunsaker (Kathy), Verna Denny Hunsaker, Mortemore (Doug), Lori Brown (Bill), Media Magill (Travis); his children, Dareld Lee (DJ) Hunsaker (Sadie), Stephanie Marie Merrill (Duane), Nathan

Wade Hunsaker; grandchildren, Alex, Logan, Braedon, Aurynn, Desirae, Devin and Mason; and many nieces and nephews by whom he was very loved and respected.

Dareld cherished his extended family. His uncles, aunts and cousins played important roles in his life as he did in theirs. He will be truly missed.

An open viewing took place at the Messinger Funeral Home in Payson Saturday, Dec. 19. The viewing was followed by a graveside service at the Pine Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. for family and close friends only. At 1 p.m. a celebration of Dareld’s life took place at 53569 N. Hwy 188, three miles below Jake’s Corner at Brown Ranch, Tonto Basin to offer those in attendance a chance to share stories and memories of Dareld.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Tonto Basin Fire District, 1000 S. Main, Tonto Basin, AZ 85553 in honor of Dareld.

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Dr. Janet W. Sommerville of Payson, AZ passed away December 16th, 2015 after a short illness at the age of 92. Janet was born in Marquette, Michigan on January 1st, 1923 to Willard and “Teedle” Worrell. Janet’s lifelong love of learning began at Tulane University where she earned a degree in Business in 1943. After graduation, she accepted a job with the State Department where her first post took her to the US Embassy in Paris during WWII; she ultimately worked with the French Underground during the occupation. She returned stateside after the war to study at Women’s Medical College in Pennsylvania where she earned her medical degree in 1953.

The following year she became a fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, practicing hematology, where she met her future husband Robert. She eventually traveled the southwest looking for a place to plant roots. After gazing upon a sunset from South Mountain, she fell in love with Arizona. As fate would have it,

she moved to Phoenix in 1958 where she and Bob were married November 9th, 1959.

Janet and Bob practiced medicine together for nearly 30 years while raising their three sons: Ben, Jon, and Thomas. In 1989, they built their dream home and retired to Payson, Arizona. There they built a wonderful life and had many dear friends. Janet was a true giver and thoroughly embodied the spirit of service.

She volunteered her time and generously donated to many philanthropic causes. Janet relished in the simple pleasures of nature and found joy in gardening, bird watching, and simply being outdoors. Her zest for life lives on in her three sons: Ben (Tammy), Jon (Margaret), and Thomas; and her grandchildren: Kate, Sarah, Nicholas, Noelle, and Christopher.

The family held a private internment last week. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Hospice Compassus 511 Mud Springs Rd., Payson, AZ 85541 (928) 472-6340.

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The Outdoor Chapel is located on the left side as you enter the Nazarene Church parking lot.

Bring neighbors and other friends to this special and vital time of prayer. Dress warmly, but in case of inclement weather the prayer service will be within the Nazarene Church. For more information or last-minute details, please check the RCPN website at RIMCOUNTRYPRAYERNETWORK.COM., or call 472.8178.

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Dec. 15 - Casey Timothy Ward, 64, Payson – DUI-alcohol, drug, vapor or combination thereof.

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Dec. 17 – Shawn David Hamilton, 26, Star Valley, DUI-extreme with BAC of .15 or higher, DUI with BAC of .08 or higher and DUI-alcohol, drub, vapor or combination thereof.

Dec. 18 - Leroy Paul Papineau Jr., 61, Payson – aggravated domestic violence; Israel Martinez,

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Sales tax revenue also rose sharply — up 7.3 percent from last year.

Individual income tax receipts rose 14 percent on the year.

The gush of unanticipated revenue comes as the Legislature prepares for a new session — and as voters ponder a proposed settlement of the inflation-adjustment lawsuit for K-12 schools.

Lawmakers put on the May ballot a plan to give the schools about 70 percent of the inflation adjustment courts have previously ordered, providing voters approve of a plan to temporarily increase distributions from the state land trust — already earmarked for schools. The money from the land trust would provide 60 percent of the roughly $350 million per year increase in K-12 funding.

The new money would move Arizona from 50th in per-student spending to 49th.

The unanticipated rise in state revenues calls to mind the kind of rapid growth in rev-

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State November revenues jump 23 percent tions, the principle would grow to about $9 billion — so the proposition will effectively reduce the amount in the trust.

DeWit has said the language is so misleading, he might sue to get the courts to rewrite the pamphlet.

DeWit has also objected to provisions in the ballot measure that would distribute more money to other beneficiaries of the trust — including universities and state prisons, which could again mislead voters.

DeWit maintains that a 1912 federal law governs the distribution of the state land trust and only Congress can change the terms of the distribution. Therefore, as treasurer he might not have the legal authority to comply with Proposition 123 if the voters support it.

However, former Congressman John Shadegg has said that according to a 1999 amendment to the 1912 law, the state has the flexibility to distribute all the money in the land trust if it wants to, according to a report by Capitol Media Services.

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enue the state enjoyed during the real estate boom leading up to the Great Recession, when state revenues declined by a third.

Lawmakers responded to the collapse in revenues with deep cuts in state spending, including the decision to stop providing an inflation increase for K-12 schools, as mandated by the voters in 2000.

Lawmakers put Proposition 123 on the ballot as part of a negotiated settlement of the inflation funding lawsuit.

Lawmakers rejected objections by State Treasurer Jeff DeWit to a description of the measure that will go into a voter information pamphlet. DeWit objected to a statement that increasing the distributions from the state land trust from 2.5 percent to 7.5 percent for the next 10 years will not dip into the principle of the fund — which is reserved for schools anyway.

Projections suggest that despite the increase in the distributions, the land trust will grow from about $5.2 billion to about $6 billion in the next 10 years. However, DeWit said that without the increased distribu-

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Friday, December 25, 2015

Birds of Green Valley Park

Mallard ducks by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

I’ll admit it.

Photographer DJ Craig makes me jealous.

He spends hours haunting the Green Valley Park lakes, patient as a great blue heron — with a Canon camera lens longer than a heron’s beak.

Thanks to that patience — and his really long lens — DJ has produced some awesome images of the birds of Green Valley Park, especially the water birds.

He said he’d let us share some of those images with you.

I asked him if he’d also let me have his really long lens.

He just laughed.

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Poor mallards — they don’t get no respect. That’s odd, since they’re so iridescently beautiful. Like hummingbirds, they have hollow feathers filled with oil, which refracts the light brilliantly. Like all birds, the microscopic structure of the feather creates color by the way it reflects light, rather than through the dyes and coloring that gives most animal hair its color. But if no other reason — you should give mallard’s respect because they’re probably the most abundant, wide-ranging duck on the planet. They like to bob upside down, butts in the air while they nibble at plants, fish, frogs, shrimp, insects — whatever. You don’t get to be the world’s most successful duck with picky eating habits. They’re also open-minded about nest sites, reeds, brush, tree cavities — whatever. They usually lay a dozen eggs. The males initially put on a good show of defending the female sitting so diligently on the next generation. However, once she’s good and stuck, the males split off and hang out with a flock of other males — no doubt all bragging to one another about their parenting skills.

Mallards have proven endlessly adaptable. Most migrate long distances. But some populations who find a productive year-round home — like Green Valley Park — will give up the traveling life. Like us, they’re omnivores — subsisting happily on plants or animals, perhaps accounting for their great success. Lots of species besides hunters in duck blinds have acquired a taste for mallards — including foxes, peregrine falcons, bald and golden eagles, harrier hawks, short-eared owls, great horned owls, herons and even northern pike and the occasional monster catfish. But like the geese, the mallards have taken full advantage of the changes in the environment made by human beings — readily adapting to ponds, lakes, parks and other man-made habitats.

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aroundthe rim Reflecting on the year coming to a close My last column for 2015. pancake breakfast at station As I reflect on the past year, #21 in Star Valley. The next big the only complaint I have is that fundraiser was the annual barBill and I had bronchitis not becue held in Tonto Village.

We experienced plenonce, but twice. The ty of rain in September cold just kept hanging the followed by 10 inches of on for quite a while, I village snow on Dec. 14. guess because we are The Tonto Village older now and it takes Chapel hosted a commulonger for illnesses to nity Thanksgiving dindissipate. ner with a full house of The winter was a people enjoying smoked warmer one, not much turkey as well as the snow on the front end of traditional roasted kind.

2015, but Mother Nature Mother Nature was made up for it on the Janet kind to Arizona this back end of 2015, hitting Snyder past year with enough us with at least 10 inches in December. moisture to alleviate I haven’t done a great job the threat of forest fires. The of handling diabetes, my doctor northwest and California was scolded me and I have been try- not so lucky, so crews from the ing harder ever since. I read all Hellsgate Fire Department wildland teams helped out. labels for sugar content now.

The year has been good to the Bill finally got his new truck, a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, his Village and to the Snyder family. pride and joy and the apple of I hope your year was a good one.

I missed a birthday last week. his eye.

A big project began, a remod- Aimee Olinger celebrated her big el of my kitchen, new cabinets day on Dec. 17. Happy birthday and windows, it is slow going, to you, Aimee. but the wait will be worth it.

Double D Doings In April, trout fishing started, hurray! The first time out I manThe ugly Christmas Sweater aged to snag three trout. We ate Contest that was held on Dec. those tasty fish that very night.

17 was won by Cheri Loreg. Joe The Hellsgate Fireflies began Cejo played Santa and handed meeting again in April and out plenty of gifts to the children. planned the first fundraiser, a On Christmas Day, a commu-

nity Christmas potluck dinner will start about 1 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. The meat will be provided, so you are asked to bring a side dish.

Poem for Christmas

Twas the night of Christmas, but I just couldn’t sleep.

I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep.

The leftovers beckoned — the dark meat and white But I fought the temptation with all of my might.

Tossing and turning with anticipation The thought of a snack became an infatuation So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.

I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes and carrots, pickles beans and tomatoes.

I felt myself swelling so plump and so round, ’til all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.

I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.

But, I managed to yell, as I soared past the trees ...

Happy eating to all; pass the cranberries, please.

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LaShay Hart played the role of Santa Thursday, Dec. 17 and the entire student body of the Shelby School charmed a standing room only crowd of family, friends and staff with a jolly rendition of caroling and a performance of C. Moore’s “The Night Before Christmas.” The show was followed by a merry party that included baked treats and cocoa. The event was a wonderful way to welcome the holidays.

May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey be plump May your potatoes ’n’ gravy have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious, may your pies take a prize May your Christmas dinner stay off your thighs.

May your Christmas be blessed with family and friends, and may you make many memories to last through many years.

Special moments in Christopher Creek “… and that’s another week in the Winter arrived officially on Tuesday Creek” has been the closing for this along with more weather ... more rain space from day one. Here recently in and snow. It may, in fact, be snowing our little hamlet we had not just another if you’re reading this in the Creek and week, but a special, if not magical week. today is Christmas!

It began with that Friday’s blanket of Longtime Creek residents, Charles snow and was then followed by and Willene Byrne moved to the children’s Christmas party another week Tonto Basin some 10 years ago. at the fire station on Saturday. in the creek This last week Charles made What made that special was the a trip to Payson to visit some wide-eyed awe on the faces on friends and announce that some of the youngest kids upon Willene had passed away. She Santa’s visit and the pure joy was well-loved by those of us on the face of the biggest kid, around here back some years Spencer. That was a special ago. We could do an entire column about Willene and perhaps moment and there was a second we will. For now, should you be special moment later on that Rod Britain out for a stroll some evening and day. hear the murmur of the creek But first, let’s take care of a couple other notes — local Christopher or the whispering of the pines you may Creek author, Dave Elston, has been kind also be hearing the distant echoes of her enough to volunteer to pen next week’s gravelly voice belting out some strains of column. It will no doubt be refreshing to “Bill Bailey” or “Whiskey River.”

Next Thursday night is New Year’s hear from Dave and we look forward to see what he has to say on New Year’s Eve and you can expect to see a bunch of the locals up at Sheila’s Creekside to Day. Thanks, friend.

celebrate. A year ago we had 14 inches of snow and some of the most hearty showed up, one on skis and a couple on snowshoes! Things will kick off sometime after seven and Sheila is touting some snacks and such throughout the evening, compliments of the house!

It was at Creekside following that magical Electric Light Parade that Santa found himself relegated to some chairs lined up on the back wall of the President’s Room. Through the window he could see the crowd of a couple dozen folks around the campfire on the patio. It had been a long day and the Ol’ Boy was considering his options. One such option was changing out of uniform and joining in the party — and then she appeared.

She was at once up on Santa’s knee and by this time of day he was asking some very rote questions of her name and age and where she was from not paying close attention to her answers. We will call her Abby or it could have been Tami and she was 9 or perhaps it was 10. She was from Mesa ... that we remember.

Her proud daddy was not six feet away taking pictures when Santa asked the little girl what she wanted for Christmas. Maybe it was the noisy room or maybe it was her quiet voice, but he had to ask her again to repeat what it was she wanted. We are sure that was more than a glint in his eyes when he then told her he promised that she would receive as much as she wanted in the coming year.

Back inside 10 minutes later, after a change of clothes, there was a libation in

my hand and Chuck Schmitt was giving me his assessment of the parade. Tim Soukup, Chuck’s brother-in-law from the Valley, joined us to tell a story of what just occurred outside. Tim told us that a little girl and her dad joined their friends out on the patio and she had the attention of the entire crowd when they asked if she got to see Santa. He went on to say they then asked her what she told Santa she wanted for Christmas and when she answered a hush fell over the entire crowd and jaws dropped. Tim said it seemed like several minutes before anyone spoke as it took some time to process what she said.

So simple, so profound was her request it came as quite unexpected from one as young as Abby. With that one word she reminded us the importance of the season is not in material things.

Abby asked for love.

And with that we wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Christopher Creek!

Characters under the Rim – Belle Lovelady, Part 1 and Thomas were the parents Belle Lovelady is best known of Bertha Belle Russell. She in the Rim Country as the first back when was born on March 14, 1902, telephone operator for the their fourth child; six other Payson area. She often spoke siblings would follow. Thomas of how much she loved the Russell moved his family to Mogollon Rim with its pine and Globe, Ariz. where he secured walnut trees. “It seemed like work in the Old Dominion mine. you were so close to God in Bertha Belle’s double name places like that. You can practically see the Lord’s face among was for two aunts, but early Stan Brown those tall trees. You couldn’t go in her childhood she rejected up on the mountain and not be the name Bertha and insisted on simply being called “Belle.” Her inspired to write poetry.”

She scribbled her verses on calen- younger siblings called her “Beebee” dars and scrap paper. One of them and because their mother, Josephine, reads: was sick much of the time Belle became “I’m glad my town had a road that their chief caregiver. She also had her winds own battle to fight as a child when she “Through a million shimmering, contracted typhoid fever. singing pines Belle’s father attributed the family “To the crest of the beautiful blue sicknesses to the sulfur smoke from Mogollon Rim.” the smelter that hung over Globe, so Her life before becoming the local he moved his family to the more rural telephone operator was a panorama setting of Wheatfields along Pinal Creek of pioneering in the early 20th cen- where he farmed. [1] tury. Belle’s great-grandfather, David Belle fondly recalled those carefree Harer, was one of the earliest set- days, frolicking in the open air and tlers in the Tonto Basin; her grandfa- along the creek. She accepted her famther Florence Packard married one of ily’s Christian faith early on, and the the Harer daughters; her mother was local congregation met in the schoolJosephine Packard and Josephine mar- house. Belle attended Sunday school ried Thomas Russell. In turn Josephine taught by her grandmother, and enjoyed

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the picnic under the cottonwood grove after services on Sunday, followed by a baseball game. Then in the evening a hymn-sing was led by her aunt.

The scene was that of idyllic rural America until an ecological disaster hit the community. “When the mines began to operate full blast,” she recalled in later years, “the tailings came down that creek and it became like dust; never any clear water flowed again.” [2] During the seasonal floods the murky white sediment contaminated the farmland and the private wells. With the family no longer able to raise crops they moved back to Globe.

Belle had just entered first grade, but she was such an eager learner she skipped into second grade. In that one-room school she gained a thirst for knowledge, especially for literature.

Her father went to work as a peace officer, but then when the construction of Roosevelt Dam got underway he moved to Roosevelt where he became the deputy sheriff. He had a cave dug in the side of the hill where, in the absence of a jail, he held the drunks and lawbreakers until they could be transported to Globe, where there was a justice of the peace.

Belle was 15 years old when in 1917

she met Walter Lovelady from Texas.

She commented, “I thought that to be the funniest name I ever heard.”

However, in spite of his being 10 years her senior a romance blossomed and they were married Aug. 5, 1919.

However, Walter had served in the Army in World War I and returned from the war with lungs injured by mustard gas.

Walter Lovelady owned a ranch on Webber Creek, and his neighbor Bill

More movies at the libraries

Payson Public Library plans movies at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29; and Wednesday, Dec. 30.

The Dec. 29 movie is “Home” which is an animated feature; and on Dec. 30, the library is showing “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” based on a true story.

Build a Snowman

The Payson Public Library will have a “Build a Snowman at the Library” program at 3 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28.

Buying or selling, let my love of the Rim Country help you realize your dreams. Call Wilma for old-fashioned dedication and service.

Register now at the circulation desk.

The program is for those 3 and older.

Call 928-474-9260 for more information.

Read a book, draw a picture

The Payson Public Library is inviting its young patrons to read a book and then draw a picture based on the book.

Participants will get a coupon for a free Subway Fresh Fit kid’s meal.

To learn more visit the library at 328 N. McLane Rd., Payson, or call 928-4749260.

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[1] The settlement had been named in 1864 by the Woolsey party when they came upon this open valley where the Apaches were raising wheat. It is 10 miles northwest of Globe.

[2] Much of the information and the quotes come from several oral histories Belle Lovelady gave in her retirement.

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aroundthe rim Citizens asked to step up to help community has created a firestorm of controversy within all the communities in Northern Gila County.

As a retired public school teacher of 37 years and the father of a high school biology teachBudget woes shackles fire er, my bias is obviously for pubdepartment lic schools rather than charter Payson Roundup editor Pete schools.

Although public schools someAleshire penned an enlightening time take a beating in the eyes story “Chiefs: ‘Rescue Us’” that of parents and politicians, expeappeared on the front page of the rience has taught me they are in Dec. 21 edition.

In it, Aleshire spells out the most instances superior to other dire situation rural fire districts, forms of educating our children.

First off, charter schools are including Pine Strawberry, find public schools open to all who themselves in due to state-manwish to attend and funded by tax dated limits on property tax dollars, but can be created by increases and the declines in almost anyone and are assessed property valuexempt from some of the ations. rattlin’ state and local regulaIf changes in property the rim tions that public schools tax limits aren’t made, must adhere to.

Aleshire points out the Over the years I’ve fire departments could witnessed some charter be forced to make drastic schools being jump-startreductions in services. ed by quasi-educators Pine Strawberry Fire out to pocket taxpayer Chief Gary Morris has dollars, which in the end maintained since he took shortchanges children. over the department that Max Foster There has also been the problem is becoming instance of some chara public safety issue. ter schools, because of The P/S Fire Department lax oversight, that were unacreceived this year just an $18,000 countable and wasting taxpayer increase in property taxes, the dollars. first increase since 2010, which is Charter schools may benefit only enough to cover the increase some students, but they also chew in health insurance premiums. into traditional public school budThe current $3.25 cap for each gets thus robbing educational $100 of assessed valuation on the funds from their students. property taxes has its roots sevFrom personal experience and eral years ago when former Sen. observation, there are charter Chester Crandell helped push schools that have not effectivethrough the bill to curb alleged ly educated disabled students budget abuses by a fire district in because they have disregarded the White Mountains. federal and state special educaLawmakers are studying a tion laws that public school teachsolution to the problem, but no ers and administrators work so recommendations for legislation hard to live up to. have been made.

While there are those happy to Sen. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) have a charter school built in the chaired the group studying the Rim Country, I’m not one of them. situation.

To voice your support for sup- A singer? porting our fire department with My good friend Dennis Pirch adequate funding, she can be is a talented man — superior reached at 602-926-5219 or by teacher, national award winning email: sallen@azleg.gov. wrestling coach and one of the finest hunters and fishermen in Charter school controversy Arizona.

Building a K-8 charter school But he also has a talent I never on land bought to bring a univer- knew about. sity to the Rim Country certainly

$225 worth of See’s Candy and several decorative holiday items.

The basket contained enough See’s to satisfy the most fervid chocoholic including truffles, nuts and chews, milk chocolates, Toffee-ettes, peanut brittle, peppermints, Jolly Snowman, Holiday Fancy Box, molasses chips, gourmet lollipops and World Chocolate Bars.

All proceeds from the raffle benefit the library.

The library will close for the holidays Dec. 25 and 26. It will also close at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 31 and be closed New Year’s Day.

Merry Christmas readers!

May the peace and blessing of Christmas be yours, and may the coming year be filled with happiness.

Valinor Quartet in Payson Valinor Quartet performs at Payson High School Auditorium at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 14 courtesy of the Tonto Community Concert Association.

The Valinor Quartet is a unique hybrid of jazz and classical music. It features Slava Tolstoy, guitar; Ben Powell, violin; Greg Feingold, bass; and Sergei Teleshev, accordion.

Tolstoy’s background includes studies of composition and guitar performance at St. Petersburg Jazz Conservatory, Russia. He received his bachelor’s degree in contemporary writing and production from Boston’s renowned Berklee College of Music.

Powell was raised in England until moving to the U.S. for his college education at the age of 19.

In 1998 he was invited to play at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan. Currently Ben is finishing his studies at Berklee College of Music.

Greg Feingold is a professional jazz musician and is featured on several recordings. He currently works at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Sergei Teleshev has won many regional and international accordion competitions.

Single tickets are $25 at the door. Those under the age of 18 will be admitted free when with a ticket-holding adult.

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The big See’s Candy gift basket raffled by the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library was won by Donna Hughes.

He can sing.

I found that out last weekend while leaving Payson Safeway where he and a group of friends were expertly crooning Christmas carols.

I was kind of hoping they’d ask me to join them, but then I remembered one of my students asking me, “Can you sing on the radio? I hope so, then we can turn it off.”

Hearing me hum a tune, another student said, “Can you sing tenor ... 10 or 12 miles from here?”

Go Bag raffle

The Kiwanis of Zane Grey Country is sponsoring two raffles to raise money to purchase “Go Bags” to be given to children that are taken from their home by law enforcement or Child Protective Services.

Such instances are heartbreaking, but the bags can help ease the anguish in the children being

separated from their parents.

The Go Bags are actually backpacks that will contain a blanket, soap, socks, crayons, coloring books, a stuffed animal and other age-appropriate items.

The goal of Kiwanis members is to have at least 100 bags for the different age groups.

The prize in one of the raffles is a case (12 bottles) of top-shelf wines valued at about $150. And the prize in the other raffle is a custom crafted, hand-made hunting knife. It has a Paka wood handle and full tang 7-inch length. At custom knife shows it is sold for $100 and only a limited number are created each year.

Tickets for the wine raffle are $10 each and for the knife is $5 each. Only 100 tickets for each item will be sold.

The drawing will be held in the latter part of January.

Tickets are available from all Kiwanians or by calling Robbi at 928-951-0587.

Nice work

Kudos to Pine Strawberry School principal-superintendent Cody Barlow for shutting down the school gymnasium as soon as it was discovered the floor might contain elevated levels of mercury.

Even low doses of mercury can curb the growth of nervous, cardiovascular and immune systems.

Floor samples being studied

by ADEQ might prove levels are not high enough to harm students or teachers, but Barlow acted in their best interest by quarantining the facility until tests are complete.

Hughes a winner

Donna Hughes was the lucky winner of the raffle drawing held at noon, Saturday, Dec. 19 at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library.

For winning, she took home a magnificent gift basket filled with

The Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Committee is currently conducting a communitywide campaign to raise about $80,000 needed to pay for a brush pickup next spring.

Donations can be mailed to Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction, Inc., P.O. Box 67, Pine, AZ 85544.

If the committee does not receive the necessary funding to proceed with the pickups, donations will be used to develop and implement alternative methods of removing brush.

Committee members promise to keep homeowners and the public updated.

More Madness

Holiday Movie Madness at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library features the showing of “Minions” at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30 and “Cinnamon” at 10:30 a.m. the following day, Thursday, Dec. 31.

Children should bring a pillow so as to be comfortable on the floor and refreshments will be served.

Both movies, which are free, will be shown on the library’s new 50-inch state of the art television.

There is limited seating, so children should arrive early.

Thought for the week

(This one is for all my friends in education): “Teaching is leaving a vestige of oneself in the development of another. And surely the student is a bank where you can deposit your most precious treasures.”

Give yourself a very special Christmas present You are reading this sometime near Christmas ly! And so I thought I would talk to you about it Day. I wrote it back in September, but today feels because when it happens the solution is one that like Christmas. Why? Because when someone is most of us try very hard to avoid — surgery. as filled with joy as I am he feels a terrific urge What do we do when surgery is the solution? We to share it with others. I’ve already done a bit of sure don’t rush into it, do we? We sometimes put it that; I spent some time last night telloff far longer than we should. ing my beloved wife, Lolly, all about my I know I did, Johnny, and I could kick your turn “Christmas present in September.” myself for not knowing what an easy, simI climbed into bed and talked with her ple solution some kinds of surgery can be. as I do every night just before I close my This one was, and not just for me — for everyone I know who has had it done! eyes. Each night there’s no doubt in either What am I talking about? Is your vision of our minds which of our blessings is the getting a little blurry? Do you have trouble greatest one. So each day I climb into bed, reading? Are you finding that one or both kiss Lolly, and talk to her about that blessing. What is it? It’s obvious, I guess, but I’ll of your eyes is not as clear as you would say it anyway; we are both grateful that Tom Garrett like it to be even though you are wearing God has given us yet another day together. contacts or glasses? Has your eye doctor However, last night we had something perhaps told you that you have a cataract extra to celebrate. What was it? As we age things problem? Has he quietly mentioned that there is a tend to go wrong, something I suspect many of you simple operation for it? already know. I’ve been very lucky where that’s Have you replied as I did for so long? concerned, not having had anything really serious “Oh? Well, that’s good to know!” go wrong with me even though I am now 83. But But were you secretly thinking, “Oh no! Not me! not too long ago something cropped up, a problem No surgery!” that had the potential to change my life. Today, I’m Let me tell you about my cataract transplant happy to be able to tell you, that problem is solved. operations.

I can put it out of mind and forget it — permanentThere I was, lying on my back and looking up.

I’d had several different kinds of drops put in my eye. The nurse had come by and swabbed the area around the eye. The anesthetist had been by. The doctor was putting some great feeling kind of cool liquid in my eye. It felt good, very good in fact. I was genuinely enjoying the cool sensation and thinking it was the best eyewash I’d ever had. It had only been a few minutes so far, but I was wondering when the operation was going to start ...

“All done,” the doctor said cheerfully.

That’s it! That’s all there was to it!

They put a small bandage over my eye, covered it with a clear plastic eye shield, wheeled me out, and sat me down with six other folks with eye shields.

We had all come together in a van and had ordered some truly delicious sandwiches beforehand (no charge, by the way). Some of us ate; all of us talked and laughed. We were one very happy group!

The second eye was even more fun. By then we were old friends. We laughed and smiled and talked in the van on the trip to the clinic, on the whole trip back, and on each of the two days we met at Doctor Ford’s office for checkups. In fact, it was a great way to make new friends!

And I can now see perfectly!

Payson Roundup LOCAL Friday, December 25, 2015

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Trusty

Beware of holiday hazards to your pets Chandra Cushman

mouth and intestinal tract, with vomiting, diarrhea and temporary blindness.

Lights: Most lights can cause electrical Christmas is right around the corner. Are shock and possibly death if chewed on, and you having troubles deciding on what kind shattered glass can cause intestinal perfoof gifts to give to your family and friends? ration.

I may have a solution. The Humane Society Decoration Hooks: These can of Central Arizona has a few cause a blockage and or trauma items that you can purchase that to gastrointestinal tract if swalwill make great gifts. We have a Humane lowed.

Society variety of HSCAZ shirts that are Bulbs & Ornaments: These of Central available for $12, hats for $10, Arizona items may look like little toys to sunglasses for $2, decals for $1, your cat or dog, so try to keep collars for $4 and leashes for $6. them out of your pet’s reach.

HSCAZ also has another way ADOPTION Tinsel & Ribbons: These are you can help the animals this hol- OPTIONS especially tempting to cats and iday season. Come by and see our kittens.

These are a choking hazChristmas tree. The ornaments ard, and can severely damage the we have on the tree are different ways you intestines. can donate. From cat litter to dog food and Chocolate: Though very tasty to pets monetary donations to help sponsor things and humans, chocolate can cause vomiting, like vaccines and adoption event transports, diarrhea, heart arrhythmias and death, even you can help make a difference. Our tree will be up until the end of the year, but we when it is eaten in small amounts. Be sure graciously accept any donations year round. to keep all chocolate out of reach and off of You can also make a donation in someone’s tables where pets may have access.

Ham: This meat is very high in fat and name, as a way of giving a gift. will cause severe gastrointestinal distress if And now for some holiday hazards to eaten in even small amounts. watch out for with your pets: Happy Holidays from the staff, volunteers, Holly: Toxic parts include leaves and berries. Ingestion can cause intestinal dis- board of directors and all our furry friends tress, including vomiting, diarrhea and even here at HSCAZ! depression.

Featured pets Mistletoe: All parts of this plant are toxic, Pictured are just two of the many wonespecially the berries. Toxicity signs include vomiting, diarrhea, low body temperature derful animals available for adoption at the and some neurological signs including sei- HSCAZ shelter, 605 W. Wilson Ct. (just south of Main Street and west of McLane Road). zures.

Poinsettias: Toxic parts are leaves, Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. stems, and sap from flowers. Toxicity signs to 3 p.m., closed Sundays and holidays. All include severe irritation and blistering of pets are already spayed or neutered and by

humane society of central arizona

current on vaccinations. To learn more, call (928) 474-5590 or visit www.humanesocietycentralaz.org.

TRUSTY

Yep, I’m a hound dog! Can you hear me yet? I am a mature, easygoing boy with a powerful bay. My name sure fits — I’m a loyal, trusty companion. Give me a scratch between the ears and I’ll follow you happily with a smile on my snout. True to my breed, I lead with my nose. I love to get out on walks to sniff and explore. Not that I am particularly energetic! While I am okay with an occasional spurt of activity, a leisurely pace normally suits me just fine. I have lived with cats, kids and other dogs. I am house trained and can use a doggie door. I might even play fetch if my nose doesn’t distract me! Other dogs I can take or leave. Call me indifferent.

I may come over to say hi, but then would prefer to do my own thing. I don’t mind sharing space, so I would be fine going home with an easygoing dog.

SUB-ZERO

I’m Sub-Zero. I have a very cool name which is appropriate because I’m a very cool cat. Don’t think I’ll give you the cold shoulder, though. I am very social and quite the sweetheart — just don’t tell the other kittens I told you that — I have an image to maintain. One thing you should know about me — into game time. When you come in and meet me, you can see me bouncing around and getting into all kinds of mischief. I am all about adventures and exploration. If that sounds like something you’re looking for, select me and we can play for hours!

Contributed photos

Leon and Joan Doss Shook will be observing 65 years of marriage on Dec. 28, 2015. Leon and Joan eloped on that date in Bentonville, Ark. They both graduated from Independence Kansas High School — Leon in 1949 and Joan in 1951. They relocated “out west” in 1963. They now have three sons, Jim, Steve Sr., and Ron; along with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They have spent the last 27 years in Payson, where before retirement they owned four retail businesses. They agree they have been blessed.

Ross, Stoner married Marty Ross and Toni Stoner were married Nov. 3, 2015.

“When two hearts met long ago, who knew the journey life took us on would lead us back together 28 years later?” the couple wrote in the announcement of their marriage.

Merry Christmas

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Our Company Does Background Checks!

Applications available after 3:00 p.m. at 708 N. Beeline, Payson, AZ

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GENERAL

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LEGAL NOTICES 15997: 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/2015: IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, GILA COUNTY In the Matter of the Guardianship of: Jocelyn R. Burton, Minor(s) Case No. GC 201500048 PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN(S) OF MINOR(S) Judge/Commissioner Petitioner(s) Arlene Ramirez allege(s): 1.

The minor is unmarried, born on June 02, 2009.

2.

The name, address, and/or dates of death of the minor’s parent are: Briana Chelen Cordle, 2026 N. 64th St., Mesa, AZ 85215; 11/9/15.

3.

The minor resides is present in this county.

4.

No guardian has been appointed by a will or by order or any court, and no other proceedings for the appointment of a guardian are pending in any court.

5.

Parental rights of custody have been terminated or suspended by circumstances or prior court order.

6.

The welfare and

LEGAL NOTICES best interests of the minor require the appointment of guardian because: 7.

Arlene Ramirez, born 427-62 and residing at 4904 N. Jeans Way, Strawberry, AZ 85544. Is qualified to serve as guardian.

8.

The relationship between the proposed guardian and the minor is (grandparent).

9.

The persons entitled to notice of this proceeding is: James Burton (unknown address), relationship - father.

Petitioner requests that the court appoint Arlene Ramirez and as guardian of the minor.

The undersigned swears or affirms that the statements set forth above are true and correct, subject the penalties of making a false affidavit or declaration.

Date: 11/11/15 /s/ Arlene Ramirez, Petitioner 16011: 12/18, 12/25/2015, 1/1, 1/8/2016: TS/File 126879.10219 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 JANUARY 2, 2007, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2007-000028 in the Office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona - NOTICE!

Order: 10079223 Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Firefighter/EMT/CEP art#: 20131466 Class: General Town of Size: 2.00 X 2.00

Payson Police/Fire/911 Dispatcher Trainee starting at $15.58/hr or Dispatcher I starting at $16.38/hr, depending upon qualifications, plus benefits. Must be willing to work irregular hours such as holidays, nights, and weekends. Obtain required application by calling (928) 474-5242 x5012; pick one up at Town Hall; or download at www.paysonaz.gov. Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 01/27/16. EOE

Order: 10079017 Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Police/Fire/911 Dispatcher Trainee art#: 20131192 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 2.00

Town of Payson

Firefighter/EMT/CEP, $12.28 - $18.43/hr for EMT, $14.09 - $20.24/hr for CEP, plus benefits.

Obtain job description and required application by calling (928) 474-5242 x5012; pick one up at Town Hall or download at www.paysonaz.gov. Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 01/21/16. EOE Order: 10078758 Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Classified-PO#201043------Recruitment Ad art#: 20130870 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 2.00

WHEREAS, the Code of the Town of Payson (“Code”) was declared to be a public record by Resolution 1536 and was adopted as a public record by Ordinance 588; and

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2900 E. Chuparosa Cir., 3BD, 2BA. . . . . . . $2200 1104 S. Elk Ridge, 4BD, 3BA . . . . . . . . . . . $2000

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MOBILE/RV SPACES Mountain Shadows R.V. & Mobile Home Park, Nice quiet family park, Travel Trailers, furnished $400.00 mo, RV Spaces $256.55 mo, with onsite Manager, Laundry, Shower, Game room, and Wifi, Call Shawn at 928-474-2406

16013: 12/18, 12/25/2015 ORDINANCE NO. 875

depending upon qualifications, plus benefits. Obtain required application by calling (928) 474-5242 x5012; pick one up at Town Hall; or download at www.paysonaz.gov. Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 01/14/16. EOE

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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 FEBRUARY 10, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: Lot 44, WOODHILL UNIT ONE, according to Map Nos. 677 through 677C, records of Gila County, Arizona.

Purported Property Address: 809 W. SHERWOOD, PAYSON, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 304-90-044. Original Principal Balance: $122,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: FRANK N. GLEMBA and SALLY M. GLEMBA, 510 W. LOCUST RD., PAYSON, AZ 85541.

Original/Current Trustor: RCI INC., an Arizona corporation, P.O. BOX 1500, PAYSON, AZ 85547. 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 $122,000.00 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: NOVEMBER 6, 2015. 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/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary.

Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on November 9, 2015, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018.

Town of Payson Police Officer Recruit $18.07 - $27.11/hr or Certified Police Officer $19.95 - 29.93/hr,

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

LEGAL NOTICES

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PAYSON, ARIZONA, ADDING PAYSON TOWN CODE SECTION 154-02-004(B)(11) OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO USE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AS TEMPORARY DWELLINGS AND ADDING THE DEFINITION OF “ Q U I C K CONNECT/DISCONNECT SERVICES” TO SECTION 154-11-002 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

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WHEREAS, the Town of Payson (“Town”) currently prohibits the use of recreational vehicles for dwelling purposes unless they are located in an RV park or are part of a limited number of spaces located within a manufactured home park; and WHEREAS, on September 21, 2015, the Town Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing regarding proposed additions to UDC Sections 154-02-004 (Residential Districts) and 154-11-002 (Definitions) that would allow recreational vehicles to be used as temporary dwellings in conjunction with residential uses/residential zoning districts under certain circumstances and subject to specific limitations, and recommended disapproval of said UDC additions; and WHEREAS, the Town Council held public hearings on October 15, 2015 and November 5, 2015, considered public and Council input on the proposed additions to UDC Sections 154-02-004 and 154-11-002, and instructed staff to incorporate said input.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PAYSON, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The additions to UDC Sections 154-02-004 and 154-11-002 set forth in Resolution 2880 were declared to be a public record

by Resolution 2880, and are referred to and adopted by reference as though set forth in full in this Ordinance.

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LEGAL NOTICES copies of the proposed UDC additions adopted by this Ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Town Clerk and shall be kept available for public use and inspection.

SECTION 3: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4: If any sect i o n , subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.

SECTION 5: The provisions of this Ordinance No. 875 shall sunset thirty-six months from the effective date hereof on January 9, 2018, with a review period to be conducted during the five months preceding January 9, 2018.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Payson, Arizona, this 10th day of December, 2015, by the following vote: AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 ABSENT: 0 Kenny J. Evans, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED TO FORM:

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Silvia Smith, Town Clerk Hector M. Figueroa, Town Attorney 16019: 12/25/2015, 1/1, 1/8, 1/15/2016; 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 21, 2005 in Instrument No. 2005-010865 in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder At the Front Entrance of the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 at 11:00 AM on March 16, 2016: LOT 231, PAYSON NORTH UNIT FIVE, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 480, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA Purported Street address: 602 North Granite D r i v e , Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel # 302-70-231 Original Principal Balance $117,000.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd, Coppell, Texas 75019.

Name and Address of Original Trustor:Ronney D. Bradford and Charlene Bradford, husband and wife, 602 North Granite Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Jason P. Sherman, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite #400, Phoenix, AZ 85012, 602-222-5711 Dated: December 8, 2015 /s/Jason P. Sherman.

Jason P. Sherman, Trustee Manner of Trustee Qualification: The Trustee qualifies pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-803(A)(2) as a member of the State Bar of Arizona. .

Name of Trustee’s Regulator: The Trustee’s Regulator is the State Bar of Arizona.

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COUNTY OF MARICOPA } The foreg o i n g instrument was acknowledged before me on December 8, 2015, by Jason P. Sherman, a member of the State Bar of Arizona, as Trustee. /s/ Kari Sheehan NOTARY PUBLIC My commission 9/12/2018

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Canada geese are thriving in a world dominated by humans, since they happily move into urban areas with lakes, on the apparent assumption that golf courses are some kind of goose feeding program gone wild. They have attained the status of feathered pest in many areas — and seem not in the slightest bit intimidated by cars, people, dogs or other offshoots of civilization.

They come in seven subspecies, growing to about 43 inches long, with a wingspan of up to 73 inches. Overhunting in the early 20th century very nearly wiped them out, but with the help of reintroduction efforts they’ve made a spectacular comeback. They’re loyally monogamous and most couples stay together all their lives — taking turns incubating

the eggs and cooperating in rearing broods that run to about nine goslings annually. Their migrations can span continents, flying in V-shaped formations at altitudes of up to 29,000 feet. They rotate the front position, which takes more energy. As they undertake their long-range journeys, their thyroid glands pump out large amounts of hormones to ramp up their metabolism. They can cover 1,500 miles in 24 hours with a tailwind, but usually dawdle along at a much more reasonable rate.

They can slime parks and golf courses with their droppings — and even bring down jetliners if they get sucked into the engines.

Get this: 50 geese produce 2,500 pounds of poop annually. But with a population in the U.S. of an estimated 5 million, they’ve clearly adjusted to our presence.

Hooded merganser

OK. Let’s be honest: It’s a duck. Don’t let the showy, sexy John Kennedy bouffant haircut fool you. The males are the fancy dressers — with brilliant white head-dresses and feathered coats of many colors. The females are gray and sensible, with a tasteful flare to their hairdos. Much of the year, the males look about the same — but come breeding season their feathers change and they get all sartorial. Like the grebes, they mostly go after underwater prey — darting around beneath the surface after small fish, insects and crabs. They also have the good grace to gobble up crayfish, a foolishly introduced pest in most of the state’s waterways. Mergansers actually like to nest in cavities in trees, like wood ducks. Mom sits on the eggs with such exemplary devotion that she’ll lose 16 percent of her body weight during incubation. The young hatch one at a time and usually leave the nest within 24 hours, making way for the next sibling to hatch — although the youngsters return for warmth and protection.

They winter in the United States, seeking ice-free ponds and lakes — then head north to Canada in the summer. They’ve suffered from the effects of deforestation, which has sharply reduced the supply of old snags with cavities in which they can nest. They’ve also proved lamentably vulnerable to pollutants, pesticides and poisons we’ve flushed into so many riparian areas. These chemicals become concentrated at each stage in the food chain, reaching toxic levels for the mergansers.