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After nearly four months of work, the Town of Payson will unveil its float at Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix. This is the second time Payson has appeared in the parade. In 2012, the town took home both the Spirit of Arizona and Children’s Choice awards for its float, which captured the area’s forest and recreation, including trees, tent, mountain biker, anglers and hunters. To top it off, 20 dancing ponderosa pine trees walked alongside the float. This year, more than 40 volunteers helped bring Cameron Davis’ vision alive. Davis, the town’s tourism director, said he knew he had to find a way to top the 2012 float. “I thought of Payson as a postcard and what would be some of the attractable features you would put on the card,” he said. Working with artist Thomas Walling from Payson High See Payson, page 2A

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One of the goals of the Payson Unified School District board this year was to improve communications between the schools and parents, but the superintendent admitted to the board the district still must do better. Currently, the district relies heavily on technology to communicate through email, texts, phone calls and the online program, Edline. But it could be doing a better job, said Superintendent Greg Wyman. “We want to keep getting better and better at it,” said Wyman. At the last board meeting on Dec. 8, Wyman explained to board members there is room to “fine tune the use of technology for more effective communication with parents and the community.”

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Pine Strawberry residents are ready to take the reins and drive future development in their communities. No one with authority in Gila County has given a formal go-ahead, but Chris Walsh, who is leading the effort, said he feels there has been enough positive feedback to move forward.

He said the first time advocates presented the idea to county officials, they suggested the group work on proving a design review committee was needed. More recently he has had the impression the planning authorities for the county accept that it has to be done. P/S residents have already volunteered and created a draft design review document. Walsh said many experienced, enthusiastic people want to help serve on a design review

committee to provide advice to the county planning committee and supervisors. “We have some great resources,” he said. They plan to get together after the first of the year and hammer out a final version of recommended guidelines for development in the Pine and Strawberry communities, Walsh said. He said the group, informal as it is, has

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Hellsgate and Payson firefighters extinguished a small, but rather suspicious vehicle fire Tuesday afternoon in Star Valley. Callers reported hearing an explosion and seeing smoke in the area behind Steve Coury Ford off Highway 260. After cutting the lock off an entrance gate, firefighters found a minivan on fire in a scrap yard behind the dealership. Crews

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A man facing a prison sentence for abusing his wife and children asked a judge for more time Monday to present his case. Although Scott Dwain Bridges, 38, has already pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, DUI, possessing drug paraphernalia and failing to appear, Bridges’ lawyer Michael Bernays asked Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill to hold a mitigation hearing before sentencing. Cahill consented and set a two-hour mitigation hearing followed by sentencing Jan. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in a Payson courtroom. Cahill said after reviewing the presentencing report, it appeared Bridges’ crimes merited aggravated maximum sentences. Bernays will present evidence and testimony, the “other side of the story,” to justify presumptive or mitigated sentences. “When I hear the rest of the story, there may be some optimism, justified or not, that instead of imposing any sentences at all that instead the court should suspend imposition of sentence and place Mr. Bridges on supervised probation with or without any jail time,” Cahill said. THE WEATHER

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On March 26, 2013, school officials notified the Gila County Sheriff’s Office about the possible abuse of Bridges’ wife and children. Detectives discovered Bridges was raising his children in an abusive, drug-filled and filthy home, coaching his children to lie about any abuse they might see or endure, according to a presentencing report. “It was also reported Scott (Bridges) was highly paranoid as he accused (his wife’s name is redacted) of being unfaithful; Scott and (his wife) would fight day and night; and Scott threatened to kill (his wife) with a machete or Chinese knives,” according to the report. In March 2013, Bridges hit someone with a door handle from the oven, leaving marks and bruising on a woman’s face and shoulder. It is unclear if the victim is Bridges’ wife or children since the name is redacted in the report. Bridges also hit one of his children when they attempted to stop a fight between Bridges and his wife, hitting them with a closed fist several times. The children reported seeing other acts of violence, including Bridges throwing a lighter and a bottle at a woman. Bridges told a probation officer he never beat his children, but inadvertently struck two of them during a heated argument between he and his wife, who he thought was involved in an affair. He said there was a lot of discord in the family’s home directly related to his drug addiction, paranoia and arguments with his wife. Child Protective Services took at least one of Bridges’ children into custody.

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Students in Andrew Fiala’s class learn physics by measuring simulated blood spatters to reconstruct a hypothetical crime.

The students in Andrew Fiala’s Payson High School physics class bent over drops of blood on pieces of paper, delicate rulers in hand. They found themselves mimicking a crime scene from the TV show “Dexter,” who plays a blood spatter pattern analyst. “This one is 1.5 centimeters,” said Marina McKeen. McKeen and fellow classmates Shelby Ben-Shalom, Emerson Carr and Zacharie Ulmer worked in a group to steadily drop fake blood from different heights to study how it spattered. Drop by drop, one team member would squeeze out the droplet of blood, another measured the width of the blood splat on the ground, while another recorded the size of the drop and distance it fell.

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quickly extinguished the flames, but have not determined a cause. Hellsgate Chief Dave Bathke believes the explosion heard was from a tire popping on the car. Why the vehicle caught fire is a mystery. The scrap yard, which is not affiliated with the dealership, is fully enclosed and the only way in is through a locked gate. The gate was locked and no one was around when firefighters arrived. Some cardboard near the vehicle, however, was on fire.

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He said the leadership teams at each school are trying to figure out how much parents are using the Edline program to access their child’s grades and homework assignments. If they don’t understand how to use Edline, Wyman said the district is looking at offering online tutorials. The other software program the district uses to communicate with families is School Messenger. Depending on how a parent would like to be contacted, either via email, phone or text message, the schools can send out a message in one blast. At the high school, Principal Brian Mabb often uses School Messenger to give notices on holidays and vacations, important recognitions, concerts, plays and sports games.

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Jeff Daniels cannot build a workshop on his property in Tonto Village because a portion would be in the flood plain. Daniels, who owns and operates the Tonto Village Water Company, wanted a variance to construct a 24-foot-by-41-foot steel workshop building on the property to maintain and service the equipment he uses with the water company. The county’s community development staff recommended denial of Daniels’ request at the Dec. 16 meeting of the Gila

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County Board of Supervisors and cited a number of reasons. The supervisors followed the staff’s recommendation. According to documents submitted to the supervisors by its staff, the proposed site for the building would limit access to the well, shed and water tank of the Tonto Village Water Company on the property. While “dry flood-proofed” buildings — structures with walls designed to resist the force of water and watertight seals for all openings — are allowed in the flood plain, they can only be used for parking and/or storage. They also cannot be more than

600 square feet in size. Daniels’ workshop falls outside the “allowed” uses and is bigger than 600 square feet. The community development staff told the supervisors, “There are options to locate the building near the road outside of the flood plain or to build a dry floodproofed building engineered to withstand the forces of the water and stay dry inside. County staff discussed with Mr. Daniels the options … Daniels has stated that he does not feel that any options other than wet flood-proofing are feasible.” An issue of constructing at an

acceptable elevation also was a problem for Daniels. He told the supervisors an elevated structure would make it impossible for him to work on the heavy equipment he uses with the water company. As part of its recommendation for denying the variance the planning staff also asked the supervisors for direction to continue to work with Daniels to find alternative ways to meet his workshop requirements. The supervisors encouraged Daniels to work with county officials to find a way to get his workshop built in a way that would be acceptable for all concerns.

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banner of the Tonto Natural Bridge lending to the appearance of the waterfall there and an eagle catching a large rainbow trout from a fountain, meant to represent Green Valley Lake. Several large vinyl images capture Payson and Rim Country, including those of the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo, hiking trails, wildlife, the Mogollon Rim, the Zane Grey Cabin, camping, hunting and fishing.

“We want people to know that Payson offers breathtaking beauty, outdoor adventures, and a great relaxing quality of life whether you are coming to visit or you own a home here or are thinking about buying a home and starting a business — it is a great place to work, live and play,” he said. Davis said the float could not have happened without the help of the Friends of Tonto Natural

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Yet Wyman said the administrators could use School Messenger more selectively. “School Messenger can be defined,” he said. “You can create a distribution list for the kids on a field trip. We don’t have to send a message to every single student.” One of the most difficult events to announce? Snow days. “We appreciate the Roundup (newspaper) and KMOG (radio station) and what they do for us,” said Wyman, “It is linked somewhere on our website.” But, Wyman said on snow days, the KMOG radio station is often flooded with calls from frantic parents trying to find out if the district would be open or

not, start on time or late. “With KMOG we had a big discussion on snow days,” said Wyman. “KMOG is worried at times … they need listeners to listen to the radios (and go to websites) and don’t call … we can put a banner on our website that says we are on a one-hour or twohour late start. It is just refining the way we use the media — they can help us get the message out to the best of our ability.” If parents really wish to get involved and contribute to the leadership of the district, they can join a site committee, an organizational development plan committee, a special education advisory committee, or a food and nutrition committee. “These committees provide an

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opportunity for parents to give meaningful input into issues facing the district or district initiatives,” said Wyman. The final method of getting parents and families involved in the district included online surveys with followup committee work, said Wyman. “This process will allow continued input from parents and community members, while respecting the time commitment of serving on a committee,” said Wyman. Board member Jim Quinlan applauded Wyman’s suggestions. “You hit the point, parents are crucial to students,” he said. “If we can get the parents involved and knowledgeable with what is going on in the classroom, it will make a difference.” Then the board hit upon Edline as the weak link in the chain of communication. Quinlan said he would like to make sure every teacher posted

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every homework assignment. Barbara Underwood agreed that was critical, especially if a child missed a day of school due to illness or a doctor’s appointment. Shirley Dye said her grandchild’s teacher (from another district) uses a program similar to Edline to email the parents each day keeping them informed of assignments. “That teacher of that child sends out what we did for the day and what they will do the next day,” she said. Payson Elementary School (PES) Principal Asa Hall said his school currently is looking at creating a calendar explaining what each individual grade level has planned for lessons. “That will save time, if we update the page,” he said. “But it is simple for us at that level.” PES has all of the kindergarten, first- and most of the second-graders.

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meet at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month. The lodge has a Thursday Fish Fry from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and weekly dinner specials are available. Also, on the second, third, and fourth Thursday Diana Marie provides music from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The lodge is open to members and their guests. The Moose Lodge is located on E. Hwy. 260 in Star Valley. For more information, call (928) 474-6212.

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The Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, on Airport Road, will have an after-Christmas steak fry from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26 for $12 per person. The New Year’s Eve Party is at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31 and is $6 per person with one free drink, plus free finger foods and party favors.

Payson Walkers

The Payson Walkers group invites everyone to join its daily, hour-long walk, mostly on pavement. The start time is 9 a.m. from the following sites: Saturday: West end of Longhorn Sunday: Payson Public Library Monday: Elks Lodge on Airport Road Tuesday: Parks and Recreation office, Green Valley Park Wednesday: Walgreens Thursday: Payson Public Library Friday: Home Depot.

Alzheimer’s caregivers support groups

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

Tai Chi and Qigong

Tai Chi and Qigong classes are offered at 9 a.m. Saturdays at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church parish hall, 1000 N. Easy St., Payson. The program is especially designed for seniors 50 or older, but is beneficial for all ages. There is no charge, but donations are accepted to help the church with utility bills. For details, call (928) 478-6032.

Rim Country Classic Auto Club

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

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). • New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31: Hot Seat drawings 11 a.m. to midnight. New Year’s Eve Bash featuring America’s #1 Dance Band — Liquid Blue; Tickets $20 advance, $25 at the door; admission includes party favors, souvenir champagne glass with midnight toast; reservations only for parties of 8 or more, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529), ext. 1001.

Holiday programs at Payson Public Library

The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd., will have a variety of programs to celebrate the season. The schedule includes: • “The Snowman” – an award-winning picture book by Raymond Briggs will be read starting at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 29, afterward participants can make a marshmallow snowman treat and watch “The Snowman and the Snowdog” movie, rated “G” • “The Giver” event is planned for 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 30. Teens are invited to visit the library for a slice of pizza and participate in a short discussion of Lois Lowery’s book, “The Giver” and then stay for a showing of the recent movie based on the book at 2:30 p.m. The movie is rated “PG-13” and is intended for teens. It is not necessary to have read the book to watch the movie. • Another Humorous and Horrible History Program is planned for 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 2. The theme, “You Wouldn’t Want to be a Mammoth Hunter” based on the book by John Malam. At 2:45 p.m. the movie, “Ice Age: Continental Drift” will be shown. Rated “PG”. For more information, call the library at (928) 474-9260.

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. The only membership requirement is a desire to not compulsively overeat anymore. Call the following members for more information: Denise, (928) 978-3706; Mary Jo, (928) 978-4663; Ted, (928-) 951-3362; Alice at (602) 828-0917 or (928) 478-4361.

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

drinking problem? Do you feel as if you need some support living with the alcoholic in your life? Then please join us for an Alanon meeting. There is help. Alanon meetings are held in Payson at 6 p.m. Mondays at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 511 S. St. Philips St.; in Star Valley at 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Southern Baptist Church, E. Highway 260, Star Valley. Contact Kali for information at (503) 3544402.

Payson Area Singles

Payson Area Singles is a social group for men and women of all ages. Those interested are invited to join members for their 9 a.m. gatherings Tuesday at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260. For more information, call Nadine at (928) 476-4659.

Friendship Bible Class

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

Masonic Lodge

The Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70, located at 200 E. Rancho Road in Payson, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. For more information, go online to www. paysonmason.org or contact Tom Jones, secretary, at (928) 474-1305 or (818) 3149950.

Special church services Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, will have a New Year’s Eve Service at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31. Holy Communion will be served. The theme will be “Baptism: God’s Benediction.” For more information, call Pastor Steve

DeSanto, (928) 474-5440 or visit us on the web at www.shepherdofthepineslutheran. com.

Eve together. The presentation is free to the public. For more information, please contact Anne James at (928) 951-4420.

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Unity of Payson will hold its annual burning bowl and white stone ceremonies again this holiday season, both led by Licensed Unity Teacher Dr. Lynnette Brouwer. The burning bowl ceremony, Sunday, Dec. 28, is an opportunity to identify what we want to release as we look to the coming year and identify what we desire to bring into our lives. The white stone ceremony will be January 4, part of the first-Sunday inter-generational service. In Biblical times the white stone represented freedom, honor and overcoming. Each individual will receive a white stone on which they can write or draw their own individual message of freedom and overcoming. To reach Unity of Payson or get more information: unityofpayson@gmail.com or http://www.unityofpayson.org.

Family friendly celebration

Rim Country Celts, in cooperation with Dimi Espresso, will host a “New York City New Year’s Celebration from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Dimi Espresso at the Swiss Village in Payson. The evening’s entertainment will include musical performances by the Country Gospel Misfits, Anything Goes, Tartan Fettered (Irish Session) and Cinnamon Twist. There will also be an open stage at the end of the evening for anyone who would like to sign up to play music, recite poetry or tell stories. There will be special treats during the evening as well as Dimi’s fine fare of gourmet coffees, specialty drinks and food. The celebration will conclude at 10 p.m. (Arizona time) when the ball drops at Times Square at midnight in New York City. The idea of this program is to provide a family-oriented, alcohol-free venue for persons of all ages to celebrate New Year’s

The Men’s Ministry at Ponderosa Bible Church cordially invites all men in the community to a delicious hot breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 3. Following the $1 meal, participants engage in a series called “Stepping Up.” It is an excellent series of messages to encourage all men as individuals and in their roles as husband, father and grandfather. Ponderosa Bible Church is located at 1800 N. Beeline Highway, just south of Home Depot.

Order of the Eastern Star The Ponderosa Chapter #64 O.E.S. meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays at the Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson. All Eastern Star members are invited. Ladies with any Masonic family affiliation are encouraged to join the group. In addition to the meetings, the ladies gather at 10 a.m. every Wednesday for a fun game of canasta. For more information, contact Lois Miller, secretary, at (928) 474-0521.

Veterans of Foreign Wars The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America will meet at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the American Legion Post #69, located at 709 E. Highway 260. We would like to invite all members to join us. For more information, contact Post Commander Dwayne Cunningham, (928) 951-1691.

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

Bridge results

Winners at Wednesday Bridge Dec. 17 were: Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, first; Mary Kastner and Tim Demaray, second; Ruth Aucott and Judy Fox, third. For information and reservations, please call Kay Hutchinson at (928) 474-0287.

AARP Tax-Aide needs volunteers

Payson AARP Tax-Aide needs volunteers for computer preparation of Form(s) 1040 for tax year 2014. Requirements are: 1. Knowledge of preparing a tax return and using a computer; 2. Commitment of four hours per week from Feb. 2 through April 15, 2015; and 3. Attendance at a training class for one week starting Jan. 20, 2015 on both Federal and State tax returns. Call Joan Stephens at (928) 472-6229 for more information and to volunteer.

Brush pits closed for winter

The Regional Payson Area Project… for a Fire Wise Rim Country (RPAP) brush pits will be closed through January and February. Weather permitting, the RPAP pits will reopen in March.

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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Friday • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine’s Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library presents the movie, “Polar Express” at 1 p.m. • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • Elks Steak Fry: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy., $12 per person

• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • 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

• Burning Bowl Ceremony: 10 a.m., Unity of Payson, 600 E. Hwy. 260, across parking lot from Tiny’s • Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pine Community Center • Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Payson Public Library will have a program featuring “The Snowman” picture book and the movie “The Snowman and the Snowdog” at 2 p.m.

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Payson Public Library will have a pizza party and discussion of “The Giver” at 2 p.m. and show the movie at 2:30 p.m.

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Physics class uses crime scene blood spatters for lesson From page 1A Fiala decided to use blood spatter analysis to teach key concepts in physics, including calculating trajectory, angles and the power of careful observation in science. “On Monday, we did an observational study looking at an incident (crime scene) with multiple observations,” he said. From their observations of the crime scene, Fiala asked his students to make different hypotheses to guess what happened, despite not understanding how blood works. To fill in the knowledge gaps, Fiala planned to have labs for the rest of the week, such as the one on this day, for students to understand the properties of

blood. He planned to study how blood appeared on different types of materials and angles of surfaces in later labs. Once the students analyzed their results and understood how blood acted, Fiala planned to ask them to revisit their observations to see if their hypotheses changed. “They will learn about blood and how it is measured in different forms,” he said. “Based on the size of a droplet, (they will decide) what was the height of the injury.” As the class period wound up, Fiala walked about the room to examine his students’ results. What he found intrigued him. “Not everyone has the results I expected,” he said. Some groups had drops of blood that remained

the same size despite dropping from higher and higher points. Others had lots of splashes with their blood, while some saw their drops consistently grow in size. But the inconsistencies all become part of the scientific and learning process, said Fiala. He planned to have each group present their findings during a later class to determine trends. During the comparison process, Fiala said he would ask the class to analyze why they had different results. On this day, however, he gave some reasons he thought the results differed. “Maybe some didn’t squeeze the dropper with the same pressure,” he said. “Or maybe the students didn’t take up enough blood into the dropper; that could infuse air into the

drop of blood and change the viscosity.” Back at McKeen’s group, Carr dropped a droplet. “Where’re we at now?” asked Ben-Shalom. “1.62,” said McKeen. “So this one has a flatter shape,” said BenShalom. “They get bigger as they get higher,” said Carr. McKeen said students love the project. “It’s a lot more cool when you’re doing something,” she said. “We’re learning about fluid dynamics.” Fiala agreed, but said he didn’t really expect them to get deeply into fluid dynamics, although the project will teach them the basics and give them a glimpse of more advanced concepts. “That’s one of the cool things — learning,” he said.

New community college board member faces challenges by

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New GCC board member Jan Broker has deep experience in higher education.

In January, Jan Brocker will sit for the first time in her official capacity as a GCC board member. She will take over as the Northern Gila County representative for termed-out board member Larry Stephenson. Brocker brings great experience in education to the table, including years working for Colorado State University, a Ph.D. in higher education and experience sitting on accreditation teams for colleges. However, when asked why she decided to join a board many in the community consider a challenge, Brocker told a story she heard in church as her answer. “One time at Mass our priest from Denver told us a story about sitting around a table and asking other priests how they joined the priesthood,” she said. “They were outdoing each other with stories until a young priest from Vietnam

spoke. He said very simply, ‘It’s what the village needed.’” She believes the same, she’s doing what the village needs. However, she did receive a nudge from Stephenson. The two sit on the Tonto Community Concert Association board. When Stephenson heard of her background and saw how much she volunteers in the community after only a year and a half of living in Payson full time, he asked her to coffee. She already volunteers for the school district and works as a substitute teacher. “We had a mutual interest in seeing the community college in the community,” said Brocker. She looks forward to creating a synergy between the new four-year college and the community college with her experience working for a four-year institution mostly in admissions and student services.

“I understand relationship building,” she said. Brocker also has a soft spot for community colleges because her mother was one of the first women in her 40s to return to school to learn a new skill or complete their schooling. Moreover, community colleges played a key role in her life. When she graduated from high school, Brocker decided she had had enough of school, so she became a typist during the day and worked nights as a waitress. “I had to have a roommate,” she said. After a year of working hard and struggling to pay the bills, Brocker decided to go back to school. “So I understand that whole second chance thing,” she said. “The community college offers that second chance or that different road.” Besides, Payson has offered Brocker and her husband a second home. While she will always consider Denver

her home, Payson has become her new home. She found the community through her mother. “My mother and her husband had discovered it when they drove to San Diego. They were driving and got tired of the semis on I-40, so they dropped off at Holbrook took these back roads and spent the night in Payson. They told each other if they retired, this is where they wanted to be,” said Brocker. Brocker said she loves the altitude, trees, mini-seasons, and wonderful people, but she said her husband said she needs to learn to say no. “I feel so fortunate that after all these years, I’ve finally got to the point where everything I do is by choice and the pleasure of being involved,” she said. She just hopes she can live up to the legacy left by Stephenson. “I hope I can honor what he’s done to this point,” Brocker said.

Census data shows Arizona lags in Internet access, digital speed by

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Arizona homes trailed the nation in both their access to highspeed Internet and their computer ownership, according to a recent report from the Census Bureau. The report, released this month, said 86.8 percent of Arizona homes had a computer and 76.2 percent had high-speed Internet connections in 2013, both about 2 percentage points below the national averages for the same categories. Experts in the state were not surprised by the numbers, pointing to the state’s largely rural makeup which they said leads to fewer providers, harder access and higher Internet costs.

“Our problem over quite a while, is just the fact that bandwidth just hasn’t been available locally,” said Shirley Pulsipher, technician for Apache County Schools Business Consortium. “We don’t have the option of multiple providers like you do in the Valley,” said Pulsipher, noting that for the past year the local phone company has been the only provider available to Apache County schools. The Census Bureau report said Arizona was one of 20 states that fell below the national average for computer ownership and highspeed Internet. Utah topped the list for computer ownership, at 94.9 percent of households, and New Hampshire had the most house-

holds with high-speed Internet, at 85.7 percent. Mississippi was last in both categories, with 80 percent of homes having a computer and 62.3 having broadband. Patrick Sherrill, president and CEO of Zona Communications, said the biggest difference between Internet access in Arizona’s rural and urban areas is price. His Phoenix-based company provides telephone and broadband service to rural areas of the state. “Rural areas are much less populated, which means the cost of building the networks there are more expensive,” Sherrill said. That’s true in Apache County, where Pulsipher said schools pay $40 to $50 per megabit, compared

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to the $5 to $10 they might pay in the city for the same level of service. Pulsipher, who works in Sanders — population 630, according to the latest Census numbers — said the cost for putting in infrastructure is “just too high.” Mike Murphy, superintendent of Sanders Unified School District in Apache County, said his district was able to increase its bandwidth because of E-rate, a federally funded program that provides discounted telecommunications services for eligible schools. “We have boosted our bandwidth prior to the start of the school year, and the connection seems to be pretty solid,” Murphy said. But for the general rural population, Pulsipher said, getting access to high-speed Internet and computers can be tough. That’s particularly true in areas like Apache County, where a sizable

number of homes might not have power or running water, he said. “The provider can’t really sell something to people that don’t have the infrastructure for that type of thing,” Pulsipher said. Sherrill said his company is seeing population growth in some rural areas of the state, where he said demand for broadband is “pretty solid.” “We are constantly trying to figure out how to get them a faster speed,” Sherrill said. But that takes money to construct the needed network facilities. Sherrill said the demand for Internet in rural areas is just as strong as those in more populated areas. And just as important: Having a computer gives people the ability to get access to health care and education, and to prosper economically, he said. “A network is more valuable for everybody when everybody’s connected to it,” Sherrill said.

Households with a computer 1 . Utah: 94.9 percent 2. New Hampshire: 93.2 percent 3. Alaska: 92.9 percent 4. Wyoming: 92.4 percent 5. Colorado: 92.4 percent U.S. average: 88.4 percent 39. Arizona: 86.8 percent 46. Louisiana: 83.1 percent 47. West Virginia: 82.7 percent 48. Alabama: 82.6 percent 49. New Mexico: 80.9 percent 50. Mississippi: 80 percent

Households with high-speed Internet 1. New Hampshire: 85.7 percent 2. Massachusetts: 85.3 percent 3. New Jersey: 84.5 percent 4. Connecticut: 83.9 percent 5. Utah: 83.8 percent U.S. average: 78.1 percent 35. Arizona: 76.2 percent 46. Louisiana: 70.3 percent 47. Alabama: 68.7 percent 48. New Mexico: 68.1 percent 49. Arkansas: 65.7 percent 50. Mississippi: 62.3 percent

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The shreds of a winter storm turned the volcanic plug of Weaver’s Needle off the Beeline Highway into a dramatic spectacle. The sharp peak formed when magma hardened into a great mass of stone in the interior magma chamber of a huge volcano, created along with the great volcanic landscape of the Superstition Mountains. The volcano itself eroded away, leaving only the plug.

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Star Valley OKs Senior Center funding by

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The Town of Star Valley gives the Payson Senior Center about $30,000 a year. In recent years, that money has come from its federal Community Block Development Grant awards. At its Dec. 16 meeting, the town council had a report from Joanne Conlin, executive director of The Center (the new name of the old Payson Senior Center). A total of 19 Star Valley seniors registered in January for the Meals on Wheels program administered by The Center. “Over the course of the year, 13 more were

added. Through November, 5,100 meals were delivered in Star Valley,” Conlin told the council at a cost of about $2 per meal. Participants in the program receive a fresh meal each day of the week, plus two fresh, frozen meals for the weekends. The food is prepared from scratch and packaged at The Center by its kitchen staff. The food must meet the standards established by the state, Conlin said. Serving both Payson and Star Valley, The Center serves between 130 and 140 Meals on Wheels daily, plus provides about 180 more meals at its facility Monday through Thursday.

Conlin said 14 senior residents in Star Valley initially registered for the ridership program. Its van picks up residents on Wednesday and takes them to doctor’s appointments, shopping, etc. It now has 30 participating. “We run about 1,000 miles a month with all the stops we make,” Conlin told the council. To learn more about the ridership program, call The Center at (928) 474-4876. Participation in the Meals on Wheels program requires completing paperwork from the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens, call to learn more, (800) 293-9393, or go online to www.pgcsc.org.

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Among the new staff at Community Development is Trever Fleetham, a planning technician fresh out of college. Fleetham, 23, joined Community Development earlier this year along with Jason Larson, the town’s new code compliance specialist. While Larson is out meeting with business owners and residents addressing ordinance complaints and violations, you’ll

find Fleetham most ment and added urban days behind the front planning. His biggest desk at Community frustration so far is figuring out how to transDevelopment. late what he learned in Fleetham is responsible for all front counter school to the job. What work including intake of worked well in one city, zoning applications and for example, doesn’t reviewing residential always translate to zoning plans. Trever Fleetham another town. Fleetham grew up Fleetham hopes to in Gilbert and attended Arizona take a more in-depth role with State University where he studied the town as he gains experience, sustainability. guiding development, growth and Through his studies, he dis- the long-term viability of the town. covered an interest in developFor now, he is happy with res-

Pine residents seek voice in planning From page 1A researched successful design review for small towns in California and New England and studied the Globe-Miami group as a model. The California and New England communities have done a good job protecting small, mostly tourist areas. Based on a survey circulated earlier this year, residents would like to see developers build public parks, independently owned lodgings, bike/horse rental businesses, public parking/rest stops, and outdoor/adventure retail stores. A majority of those responding were opposed to any big box store or chain franchise for fast food, restaurants, clothing, drug

or convenience stores. Residents were also opposed to having a forest products plant or mill in the communities. “We want to keep the community from growing out of bounds. If it does, it could complicate traffic, forcing the state to build a bypass. If growth is uncontrolled it could create issues with septic systems. If nothing is done, the repercussions are pretty bad,” Walsh said. The county must answer key questions before the plan can proceed. “We need to know what they will require (of us) in order to be recognized,” he said. At this point, advocates don’t know whether it’s up to the Gila County Board of Supervisors or the Gila County

Planning and Zoning Commission to put the DR committee in place and whether it would involve appointments or an election. The survey and subsequent push to create a design review committee and development guidelines arose from the community’s uproar over a proposal to open a Dollar General store in Pine. The county community development staff recommended the Planning and Zoning Commission approve a rezoning request for the proposal. In a matter of days, more than 500 residents from Pine and Strawberry signed petitions against the developer’s request to give the site commercial zoning. Before the commission could take action, the developer withdrew the request.

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Still time to make Wall of Hope donations The Humane Society of Central Arizona has teamed up with first-graders at Payson Elementary School to design the 2014 Wall of Hope fundraising murals. This display of four boards holds 200 envelopes. Each envelope has been designed by a student and contains a number that represents a possible donation amount of $1 to $200. The Wall of Hope Humane project is a simple Society fundraising effort to of Central Arizona hopefully offset some of the financial needs of operating the shel- ADOPTION ter as we head into the OPTIONS winter months. The Wall of Hope project is running through Dec. 31 at the HSCAZ shelter. The envelopes may be viewed and chosen during regular shelter hours. Envelopes may also be claimed over the telephone or online at www.humanesocietycentralaz.org. Low-cost spay/neuter clinic

The Humane Society of Central Arizona will holding a low-cost spay/neuter clinic on Saturday, Jan. 10. Space is limited and you must sign up at the shelter prior to the clinic. Surgeries will be performed on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a non-refundable $25 deposit due at the time of registration. The $25 deposit will be put toward the total amount due for the surgery. To register, please come by the shelter, 605 W. Wilson Ct., during business hours, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have any questions, please call (928) 474-5590. Price list for services is as follows: Surgeries: cat spay $60; cat neuter $40; dog spay 0-39 lbs. $75, 40-70 lbs. $95, over 70 lbs. plus $1 lb.; dog neuter 0-39 lbs. $70, 40-70 lbs. $80, over 70 lbs. plus $1 lb.; lactating or in heat $10-$20; pregnant $15$40; cryptorchid $10-$50; pain medicine $15 (injection) or $12/box (take home). Dog vaccines: Canine Rabies $10, DA2PP $15, Bordatella $10. Cat vaccines: Feline Rabies $10, FVRCP $10, FeLV $15. Microchips: $25. Home for the Howlidays

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Wala attends Nobel Week in Sweden Ryland Wala of Payson recently attended a special study trip to Stockholm, Sweden as a representative of the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) to participate in the annual Nobel Week. NSHSS, an international organization dedicated to highlighting the accomplishments of high school students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment, invited members to travel and to attend numerous activities surrounding the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies and the 2014 Nobel Laureates. Wala was one of 19 members of the NSHSS who visited Sweden from Dec. 7 through Dec. 10. In Stockholm, the attendees acted as representatives of their home countries including China, the Ukraine and the U.S. Members of NSHSS and their parents were invited to the annual event hosted by Stockholm University for Nobel Week, during which time the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies, the Nobel Lectures, and numerous other festivities took place in honor of the 2014 Nobel Laureates. The activities that NSHSS members attended during the trip included visits to the Nobel Museum and Shansen OpenAir Museum, tour of Stockholm City Hall, attended the Nobel lectures at Stockholm University including The Nobel Prize in Physics and The Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

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Gavin Michael Watson was born Oct. 7, 2014 at Scottsdale Healthcare – Shea, Scottsdale, Ariz. to Bryan and Laura Watson of Scottsdale. Grandparents are Judy and Steve Perham and Debbie and Mark Manelli, all of Payson. He joins his older brother, Titus, 9, at home.

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George and Judy Huckey marked their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 20 and then were given a special celebration Nov. 30. The couple met in Ajo, Ariz. Judy was a high school teacher and George was a machinist with Phelps Dodge Corporation. They were introduced by family members and married in Las Vegas, Nev. at The Wee Kirk o’ The Heather Chapel. They lived in Ajo until George moved his family to Holbrook, Ariz. where he went to work at Arizona Public Service Company. In 1990 George retired from APS and the couple moved to their cabin in Payson, Ariz. They are blessed with four children and their spouses: Steve and Sylvia Huckey of Eagle River, Alaska, Elaine HuckeyRichardon of Payson, Ariz., Keith and Norma Huckey of Sherrill, New York and Lester Huckey of Ramona, Calif. George and Judy’s greatest treasures are their 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Kellys win vacation Earlier this year, the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church congregation raffled a week’s vacation on a Lake Powell houseboat. Tom and Dee Kelly, longtime residents of the Rim Country, and members of St. Paul’s, won the prize. Tom owns a business in Payson and Dee is a beautician. Proceeds from the event will go toward building a new church and campus.

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What’s the biggest finned creature in Green Valley Park’s big lake? Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow Trout)? Ictalurus punctatus (Channel Catfish)? Giganticus herman (Finned Wonder)? Ctenopharyngodon idella (Grass Carp)? I learned the answer earlier this month. Bobbing around in the big lake in my float tube, using my swim fins to move around, is pure joy. The west side bull rushes are a great place to try to coax a trout out from the protected “forest” of cattail stems anchored to the bottom. On this sunny fall day, I was ready for an attack on my copper-colored Wooly Bugger or maybe my Green Weenie dropper. Tap, tap and my 4 weight fly rod bent over. Fish on! But as soon as the flash of silver came to the surface, I knew it was a crappie. Fun to catch, but not a trout, so I unhooked, released and recast. Another tap and my floating line dove like a submarine running deep to escape depth charges. This fish was a trout, for sure. It was a smart fish too. It stayed deep and swam right toward me. A slack line means fish can spit the hook. There is a reason fly fisher people often wish their friends, “tight lines.” I stripped line in as quickly as my stiff fingers allowed and my line stayed tight. Reaching behind me, I grabbed my net, magnetically attached to the back of my vest, and scooped Mr. Trout into the net. Fifteen inches long, good fish. Remembering to wet my hands before handling the fish, I held it upside down, eased the hook out, and grabbed a photo. He was back in the water, all within 30 seconds or less. Now he could grow larger and make someone else smile. Handling a fish with dry hands and holding it out of the water too long means a fish you want to release is headed for fish heaven instead of swimming with its buddies a while longer. OK, time to get my flies back in the water and tantalize other fish. The wind picked up

You are worth more than 15 minutes to us. Creating the right insurance plan for you is not a process we take lightly. and spun me around to face the breeze and the bright noon-time sun made looking west a squinty blur. Rip, I mean rip went my line, nearly tearing my rod out of my hand. Like a water ski tow rope suddenly taut to lift a skier out of the water, my line was suddenly wire tight and took off to the east. I let line stream off my reel raising the rod high to let the rod flex and absorb the fish’s energy. As I turned toward the strike, I saw my buddy Tom had hooked a big fish too! But my big catch had his yellow and white head completely out of the water! It threw its head back splashing water while trying to dislodge the hook and I think it smiled at me. Actually it didn’t just smile at me, it

laughed, out loud, because instead of a world-class fish, I hooked a Giganticus herman. This 200-pound, finned creature, was, unfortunately, just a dead weight. No fight. I expected a huge battle until I realized, the finned wonder was actually my friend Tom Herman in his float tube. Facing opposite directions, we hooked each other when we flipped our rods back before we made our forward cast. No monster fish for either of us. We both had a brief adrenaline rush thinking we had hooked a trophy. But instead of a prolonged battle with the trout of the century, we had to get our cheater glasses out and untangle our lines, knot by knot. Oh well, there’s always the next cast in our beautiful Green Valley lakes.

Sentencing delayed after conviction for abuse, assault From page 1A In May 2013, a sheriff deputy stopped Bridges, who was driving with a suspended license. The officer found Bridges was also driving under the influence. When the deputy found a bottle containing a liquid in the vehicle, Bridges said it was synthetic urine from a friend that he needed to pass a drug test so he could see his children. Bridges later tested positive for methamphetamine. On Feb. 3, Bridges failed to appear for a DUI hearing. “I would like him (Cahill) to know that I’m truly sorry not for myself, for my family,”

Bridges said. “My children more than any. And to please take mercy on me.” Probation is recommending Bridges serve at least one year in prison, the presumptive term. A probation officer found Bridges has used meth periodically for 11 years and although he had been sober for two to three years, he had been released six months before abusing his wife and children in March 2013. Bridges has a slew of prior convictions, including DUI, criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, attempted assault, possession of drug paraphernalia, aggravated assault, numerous traffic violations and multiple disorderly

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Teetering along on two legs, I flounder through the streamside brush and over the crafty cobbles somewhere on the East Verde. I’m momentarily startled by a rustle among the willows to my right, figuring I’m far enough from the road by now to expect mountain lions or javelina or bears or who knows what all. Instead, Lobo emerges from the thicket to check on me, tail wagging in an effort encourage me — despite my incorrigible clumsiness. I note that he’s wagging his tail mostly to the right — which a study published recently in the scientific journal Current Biology said means my inarticulate but observant companion was feeling positive emotions. I took this to mean we aren’t as lost, tired and far from any hope of finding the road as I had assumed. The researchers from the University of Trento found that dogs and humans both have asymmetric brains — that whole left-brain, right-brain thing. Other researchers have found dogs are actually right-pawed, or left-pawed, depending on their wiring. The most recent study found that dogs wag to the right or to the left, depending on what they’re feeling. When someone they like shows up and

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A writer and a dog explore their relationship on the banks of the East Verde

their feeling all happy, they wag to the right. When some new, potentially threatening dog shows up, they wag more to the left. The researchers confirmed the observation by hooking up dogs to assorted monitors and showing them videos of other dogs wagging their tails. When the dogs on the video wagged to the left, the heart rates of the dogs watching the show sped up and they displayed assorted signs of anxiety. When the video dogs wagged to the right, the observant dogs remained perfectly calm. Lobo is definitely wagging to the right, so I’m thinking not only does he know how to get back to the car but he’s still fond of me. I feel better, despite assorted bloody scratches from forcing my way through streamside thickets, the bruise where I landed on my hip after one of those malicious, stream-smoothed cobbles dumped me and the growing ache in my calves. I’d set off down the East Verde at the last spot I knew of where Crackerjack Road comes close to the stream. On a previous drive down Crackerjack, I’d spotted a distant waterfall, locked in the seemingly inaccessible heart of the canyon carved by the East Verde. So with a Saturday afternoon to kill, I’d decided to climb, boulder-hop, wade and scramble as far down the canyon as I could manage with the daylight at hand.

Smart people tell you to never hike alone — especially when you’re not sure where you’re going as you hop from one ankle-twisting boulder to another. So I brought Lobo, my amiable, wolfish best buddy, with his irrepressible “My, what big teeth you have, Grandma” grin. He is grinning at me now, head cocked to one side, ears alert, his expression simultaneously friendly and unreadable. Now, I’m not sure the smart people would count Lobo as company on a wilderness hike on account of his lack of thumbs. Even if he trotted back to civilization for help, the odds seem low the would-be rescuers could correctly interpret his tail wags. I suppose the smart people have a point. But I must point out: Dogs talk people a lot better than we talk dog. Because my self-esteem has come to rest to a worrisome degree on Lobo’s affection, I’ve been trolling research studies on dog intelligence. I am eager to prove that Lobo’s joy at seeing me even after a trifling absence proves he’s really, really smart. So I took note of Duke University researcher Brian Hare’s “The Genius of Dogs,” which examines canine’s remarkable ability to figure out what the heck we’re talking about. For instance, most animals ignore it when you try to point things out to them. But dogs readily read finger pointing — especially in Lobo’s case when I’ve dropped some-

thing eatable on the floor I’m too lazy to pick up. Hare also pointed out that dogs share our vulnerability to contagious yawning. This is interesting, since no one knows for sure why people yawn — much less contagiously. But Hare suggested it proves dogs can feel empathy. I have tested the theory. I once spent an embarrassing amount of time yawning at Lobo whenever I caught his eye. I am almost sure he increased his yawn frequency — but fell asleep before I could complete the experiment. Moreover, when you pet a dog — both you and the dog get a little surge in the “hug hormone,” oxytocin. And get this: dogs get a little bigger oxytocin boost when petted by women than by men. I cannot say this surprises me — especially in Lobo’s case. I mean, he likes me well enough — wags way over on the right. But he’ll make a belly scratching fool of himself for a woman — something else we have in common, come to think of it. I catch Lobo’s eye and pointed downstream. He follows the motion alertly. “Pretty girl down there, you poor fool,” I say. He cocks his head gazing downstream and wags to the right. I feel an overpowering urge to yawn, which I suppress.

“Lead on, McDuff,” I said, lurching into motion. I immediately stumbled, cursed and floundered for my balance. He watches me empathetically, then bounds off gracefully into the underbrush. He could have made some smug remark about four-footedness, which I would have richly deserved given how often I’ve sneered at his lack of thumbs. But truth be told, Lobo’s a better man than I — but don’t you dare mention this to him. So I amble and stagger on down the East Verde, savoring the sound of the water, the still-life arrangements of leaves and roots, the veined sculptures of the stream-bottom granite, the sensual white boles of the sycamores. Overlooking one granite narrows, I find a great slab of granite with four grinding holes patiently, laboriously worn into the solid rock. Some 600 years ago, generations of women spent their afternoons sitting on these rocks — reducing the mesquite beans and corn to finely ground meal. No doubt, they watched their children splashing around in the creek, throwing sticks for their dogs. The evidence suggests dogs and humans formed their deep partnership 60,000 or 90,000 years ago,

• See Travels with Lobo, page 6B

Time for Game and Fish to rethink elk management

Photo by Max Foster

The expansion of the elk herd in improved. By the 1990s, the local area the country under the Mogollon Rim had a trophy bull population that had has been a true success story from the the opportunity to improve the gene years of the early 1970s when there pool during the rut which would continue to maintain a quality elk were 50 tags allotted for bull or herd for years to come. cow in all of unit 22! I remem- outdoors ber drawing my first elk tag under the rim The elk permits allocated in this unit about 1975 and logically increased during this discovered that finding an elk period and more hunters were of either gender was extremely harvesting mature bulls and tough to do. Now, 40 plus years the unit became famous for its later, the elk hunting is dividquality elk herd. There were ed into two areas of 22 north basically three elk hunts during and 22 south with a combined the fall, a September rut hunt, a 2,000-plus elk tags being issued November archery season, and for the year 2014. Dennis Pirch a late rifle bull hunt. The size During this time frame, the of the elk herd was still growing and expanding its territory herd grew and expanded its territory from the pine forests and to lower elevations in the unit, which meadows to the chaparral brush-cov- allowed 22 south to be established as ered lower elevation mountains. With a separate elk hunting unit. No doubt, the growth in numbers, the quality of this was a success story of a sustainbull elk in antler size also dramatically able natural resource that was being

harvested at an increasing rate yet still producing trophy bulls for the next generation of hunters. This began to change in the early 2000s when the Arizona Game and Fish Department designated that the bull to cow ratio for unit 22 as well as a few other units in the state had far too many bulls for the number of cows in the field. To remedy this, more permits were designated, adding a variety of week-long hunts, and providing for special seasons for antlerless elk. These recommendations were adopted in unit 22, which is designated as a part of the Standard Management Zone with the apparent goal of decreasing the size of the elk herd. With these new guidelines in place for the unit, elk are being hunted approximately 10 weeks or for almost

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aroundthe rim Step up to help the P-S School Gila County School Superintendent Linda O’Dell, a resident of Pine, has set 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 29 as the deadline to apply for a seat on the Pine-Strawberry School District Governing Board. So, time is running out for potential school board members to submit their applications, which are available online at www.gilacountyesa. org. Applicants must have lived in the Pine-Strawberry district for one year and cannot be employed by the district. Following Monday’s deadline, a selection committee will screen and interview the candidates. O’Dell’s plan is to appoint the new member before the board’s next meeting, which is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 12. The board meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday of each month. The person appointed would serve a term that will expire in December 2016. The two-year seat was created by the recent resignation of Mike Ward. The glaring glitch in O’Dell’s plan to fill the vacancy is there doesn’t appear to be much interest in the position. During the past November election there were no candidates from which voters could select a board member. If an applicant does surface soon, he or she will serve on the board along with Margaret Parker, Bob Horne, Dave Prechtel and Jessica Barnett. The lack of interest among local residents in serving is regrettable because school board members play a valuable role in setting educational policies affecting our children and local tax dollars. Members also have the opportunity to seek out the opinions of community members and represent their educational interests. Today, there is rampant criticism of our country’s public schools, but few, if any, want to step up and be a part of the process. It’s much easier to kick back and criticize the dedicated educators who work so hard for so little than it is to pitch in and help. Typical school board meetings sometimes center around the usual business items.

At the last Pine Strawberry meeting, members heard transportation, special service and financial reports, hired a substitute teacher, discussed a job description for a new business manager and approved community use facilities. But good school board members balance the mundane business matters with paying close attention to district policies on academic achievement and the overall well-being of students. Serving is not a job; it’s a calling and someone must do it. How about you? Got rhythm?

Have a toddler who might be the next coming of Justin Bieber? No, strike that. Maybe the next coming of Michael Bublé? If your 3- to 5-year-old Max Foster photo child appears to have a musi- Jon and Kathleen Bastianelli of Strawberry were the lucky winners of the See’s Christmas cal talent, you might consid- Candy Basket raffled by the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library this holiday season. er enrolling the youngster in the Isabelle Hunt Memorial playing college basketball. home at 8720 W. Tonto Rim patients are my heroes. Public Library’s “A Happy Dr. in Strawberry has been a In St. Joseph’s 66-55 huge hit since it went up just Music Education Program” win over Hiram College in Sure cure for a sweet tooth to be held from 11 a.m. to October, she made two layups What to do with $200 worth after Thanksgiving. Most importantly, those 11:30 a.m. the first and third that brought a packed arena of scrumptious See’s Candies Wednesday of each month to its feet. can be a perplexing problem. who have stopped by the view in the library. The program I’ve carefully followed But it’s a predicament the spectacle have donated begins Jan. 7 and will be Lauren’s story since. Strawberry residents Jon and canned and packaged food taught by Junetta Clifford. As a result of her deteri- Kathleen Bastianelli found items that have been donated Library Manager Becky orating health, she can no themselves in after they to the local food bank. “I am running out of space Waer says about the program, longer play basketball, but were the lucky winners of the “Children will move with the that doesn’t mean she’s given See’s Christmas candy bas- (to store the food),” Marlene rhythm of sound and up the sport. ket annually raffled during said last week as she premusic, learn songs She will remain an Isabelle Hunt Memorial pared to deliver a load to the bank. and listen to a story.” rattlin’ with the Mount St. Library fundraiser. With Christmas 2014 in the She promotes the the rim Joseph team as an The husband and wife offering “as a great honorary coach, head picked up the basket last rearview mirror, there are opportunity for your coach Dan Benjamin week leaving no word about only a few days left to enjoy the display. It will shut down child to experience told media outlets. their candy plans. music in a group setAs a cancer surviJust two years ago wife for the season on New Year’s ting with children of vor who waged a five- Kay, a library volunteer and Eve. their own age.” year battle against member of its governing Trail work continues Parents will be the dreaded disease, board, was the See’s Candy asked to remain Hardworking Pine I remember well my winner. inside the library Max Foster Luckily, we were on our Strawberry Fuel Reduction cancer treatments at during program Scottsdale/Phoenix way to the Valley to deliver Committee volunteers return hours. Mayo Clinic and Hospital. Christmas presents to five of to their trail work endeavors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorAlmost daily, my wife and our grandchildren. A story of courage While that much candy row, Saturday, Dec. 27. I sat in the therapy waiting Volunteers should meet Last month I wrote in this room marveling at the cour- can seem like a mountain column about 19-year-old age of patients as they pre- of sweets, the goods quickly at the Pine Trailhead to do improvements and mainteLauren Hill, a freshman for- pared for chemo and radi- evaporated. But that doesn’t mean nance on the Pine View secward on the Mt. St. Joseph’s ation treatments they knew moms, dads, grandfathers tion of the Arizona Trail. College Ohio basketball team. would be both painful and and grandmothers didn’t chip Hill had been diagnosed debilitating. Submitting items for column The same courage that in to help. with an inoperable brain tumor and told she might not those men and women Spectacle winds down Those who have news live through December. But showed is obviously a big part items for this column should that did not stop her from of Lauren’s battle. The holiday lights display email them to: fostermax@ fulfilling her lifelong dream of Lauren and those Mayo at Marlene and Rick Kubiak’s msn.com.

Looking forward to a great new year The big day is over! By now, the Christmas tree looks bare without all the wrapped presents and the pretty paper and gift bags are history — torn and discarded. The Christmas dinner is now demoted to leftovers in the refrigerator. Do you have great ideas for the remains of the Christmas dinner? the My family wanted ham this year, village so that means a big ham bone and a pot of beans. Celebrations are not over for the Snyder clan — my youngest daughter Carolyn Peterson from Des Moines, Iowa, will blow out candles on her birthday cake on Dec. 27. She fooled the family Janet when it was time to make her Snyder appearance, I wound up in the hospital on Christmas Day, but then she changed her mind. She finally decided to join our family the morning of Dec. 27. She was and has been a joy to the family. Happy birthday to you, daughter. Our oldest daughter, Joanne Harper of Yuma, finally made up her mind about tying the knot with

her high school boyfriend Gary Harper on Dec. 31. They have lived happily ever after with 30 years of wedded bliss behind them. Happy anniversary to you both. That’s not the end of celebrations for the Snyder clan … New Year’s Day, Jan. 1 is my big day. I will be 75 years young! Honestly, I don’t feel that old. My spirits are way below that number. I have had a great 75 years on this planet and I will continue to bless each day as it comes. Birthdays

There are more birthdays in our area. Jim White of Tonto Creek Estates will add another candle to his birthday cake on Jan. 2. Stu Stewart of Tonto Village I is next on Jan. 3. On Jan. 5 John Lacey, a Hellsgate firefighter has his big day. Happy birthday to each of you. The New Year is a time for reflection and hope for a better year. The secret of a happy life is to think kindly of the past and live fully in the now. Let’s not forget New Year’s Eve. I personally think of it as a time to let all frustrations and disappointments fall by the wayside, and concentrate on the good things that will happen in the coming year.

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The America we love is still alive and well On the online forum I do for the Roundup we talk about all kinds of things. One of the first things we talked about when the Roundup asked me to do the forum was, “What is victory in Iraq?” I tell you what, Johnny, it troubles me at times as we discuss our beloved nation and the confusion that sometimes reigns. It often seems that things are changing in ways we don’t want to see. Sometimes I detect a sad note of hopelessness in what people say — and that’s very hard to take. But, every once in a while something comes along to renew my faith in a lot of things, one of them being my fellow Americans. Two things happened back at the end of October that did just that, and I’d like to share them with you as a sort of Christmas present. I hope they’ll bring some joy to your life during this happiest and most sacred of seasons. It happened one day that something went wrong in the house, which, while it was not a great tragedy, posed a knotty problem for us. As you know, Lolly is a complete invalid and we have to wheel her around the house your turn in a wheelchair. So when the downstairs toilet suddenly went out we had a problem. How were we going to take care of Lolly? Getting her upstairs would have been a struggle, and getting her back down would have been Tom Garrett worse. It was about noon and I knew it would be hard to get a plumber to the house the same day. However, I felt fairly confident I’d manage it because it happens that we’ve been doing business with a plumber up here in Pine for a long time and have developed a nice Rim Country relationship with him. Unfortunately, my friend was out town, but his wife gave me the name of Anthony at Affordable Hometown Plumbing and said he was good at what he did. I called and left a message explaining my problem, and went off to Payson to go shopping. While I was in town the plumber called and told David that they were extremely busy that day, but would try very hard to get to us before the end of the workday. Well, five o’clock went by and I thought, “Well that’s that. Now what do I do?” But at 5:30 my front doorbell rang. There was Anthony and his helper. In 15 minutes the toilet was fixed, all was well, there was no extra charge for working late, and — as almost always happens up here — I felt as though I had made a couple of new friends. To say the least, it felt very good! Two days later something else happened to help restore my faith in our nation. My son David, who is here helping me take care of Lolly, collects little things. Nothing great; mainly just things that he can restore. He says it feels good giving something a new life. He bought a little something on the Internet through eBay. It only cost him $10 or so, including the shipping, so he didn’t let it bother him when it was taking a few more days to get here than expected. But then he got an email from the seller apologizing for the delay. The man said that he just hadn’t been able to get around to mailing them, so to make up for the delay he was sending David a free pocketknife with the other things. David thought that was really nice, but when the “pocketknife” arrived he was astounded to see that it was a highly collectable German Army officer’s knife from the 1970 era, one worth quite a bit of money. Not only that, it was brand new and in a leather case that looked like it was made yesterday. David talked to me about it, worried that the man might not have realized the value of the knife, and we decided to send him some money for it. So David sent an email saying he was going to deposit $40 in the man’s eBay account. You know what happened? The man wrote back saying not to send him any money because he had recently buried his father, a retired Navy captain, at Arlington and was just trying to get the things his Dad had cared about into the hands of people who would appreciate them and take care of them. I’ll leave it you to decide what those two experiences say about America. Merry Christmas!

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Take a look back at last year It seems like just yesterday we were welcoming in 2014, and now we’re saying goodbye. How time flies. And it’s true what they say — the older one gets, the faster it goes. Looking back over the last 12 months, it’s hard for me to recall a year in which so many areas of concern faced and shaped not only our nation, but the world — the brutality of the group ISIS, the Ebola virus scare, immigration reform, re-establishment of relations with Cuba, North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un apparently calling the shots in Hollywood, increased racial tension and just a general increase of violence, to name a few. But on a good note, 2014 saw gas prices plummet and the American economy continue to recover nicely. In the world of American music, we said goodbye to a number of well-known musicians this past year. Leaving us for the big concert in the sky were Paul Revere (“Indian Reservation”), Jimmy Ruffin (“What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”), influential folk singer Pete Seeger (“Little Boxes”), and Phil Everly (“Wake Up Little Susie”), just to name a few. They will be missed. In 2014, a variety of rock, pop, country, rap and hip-hop music continued to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. (This chart lists the top 100 songs in America, regardless of genre.) It’s still disturbing (to me anyway) that rap songs, with lyrics that would make your mother roll over in her grave, still make up more than 20 percent of our country’s most popular songs. Photos from DJ Craig collection A number of new music artists debuted Phil Everly, of Everly Brothers fame, was one of the many iconic musical artists the in 2014, while established stars continued to world lost in 2014. The Everly Brothers’ style, a product of their blend of rock ’n’ crank out a number of great hits. roll with Appalachian folk, bluegrass and other genres more closely aligned to their On the jazz charts, Brian Culbertson led Kentucky roots, helped them earn inductions in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the way with “Fullerton Ave.,” which topped and the Country Music Hall of Fame. the jazz chart for two months in the spring of this year. On the Christian Top-10, Hillsong three years are “Hold On,” “Everything” and United’s “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” “Haven’t Met You Yet.” The choices were began the year at No. 1 and held that spot A) Sam Smith, B) Colton Dixon, C) Michael for an unprecedented 41 straight weeks, Bublé, and D) Chris Daughtry. until Carrie Underwood’s “Something in the The correct answer was Michael Bublé. Water” took over for the last 11 weeks. London-born contemporary pop-rock artCountry music’s Jason Adean was its top ist, Sam Smith, with his album “In the Lonely artist last year, with his song “Burnin’ it Down” Hour,” is the only artist to sell 1 million staying on top of the chart for three months, albums in the United Kingdom and United longer than any other country song has for States in 2014. the past four decades. “Bailando,” Both Colton Dixon (2012) and by Enrique Iglesias, which has held dj’s music Chris Daughtry (2006) were top-10 the top spot on the Latin chart for trivia finishers on “American Idol.” Dixon the past 32 weeks, is by leaps and has since found success singing bounds this past year’s most popular Christian rock, with his current song, Latin song. “More of You” sitting in the No. 9 slot on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs This week’s question chart. Daughtry has placed 13 songs on the Hot Rock Songs chart, with In 2014, there were nine different his songs “Home” and “It’s Not Over” artists whose songs held the No. 1 making it into the top-10. ranking on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. ment on the pictures I share. For that I am DJ Craig Congratulations to last week’s truly grateful. One artist had two of her songs climb trivia winner, Judy Corwin, who has to the top this past year, “Shake it Since we’re kicking off a new year in just Off” and America’s current top hit “Blank called in often and been a winner several a few days, I’ve decided to make a couple of times. Space.” small changes in my article’s format, which Is this artist A) Meghan Trainor, B) Taylor will begin next week. I’m still going to write A final note Swift, C) Iggy Azalea, or D) Katy Perry? about music trivia (since this is a music trivAs we’re rapidly approaching the end of ia column), but I’m no longer going to ask Last week’s question this year, I look back fondly and realize that readers to call in with answers to the weekly Last week’s music trivia question asked I’m now celebrating six years of writing this question. The answer will continue to be given if you could name the Canadian-born artist music trivia (and more) column. I’m very in my article the following week. Also, starting next week, I’m going to do who this holiday season has teamed with ris- thankful to the Payson Roundup for giving something a little bit different for the first ing star Idina Menzel (of the movie “Frozen” me this opportunity; to the many people who 10 weeks of 2015. I’m going to chronicle the and the song “Let it Go”) to sing the song take the time to read my weekly gobbledy“Baby It’s Cold Outside,” a remake of Johnny gook; and to those who have called in regular- evolution of American pop music in the 20th Mercer and Margaret Whiting’s 1949 classic ly, or just now and then, with their answers to century (the 1900s), each week writing about a different decade. I hope you’ll enjoy it. and covered by many male-female duets over the weekly question I pose. Have a very merry Christmas and may the Writing this column has allowed me to the years. New Year bring you peace and good health. This adult contemporary artist’s voice and meet so many new people — folks who stop DJ Craig – (928) 468-1482 style of singing are often compared to Frank me on the streets or in the park, just to share www.djcraiginpayson.com Sinatra. Some of his big hits of the last their thoughts about what I write or to com-

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The spirit of giving continues all year Christopher Creek witnessed the spirit of giving — not this Christmas season, but back in late October. At 7 a.m. on a crisp Saturday morning, Gila County fire dispatch alerted the Christopher-Kohl’s Fire Department there was a report of a body under the guardrail alongside SR 260 at milepost 281. Rescue 511 responded to that location and this is what they discovered. Milepost 281 is at an elevation of around 7,500 feet another week and that Friday happened in the creek to be the first chilly night of fall. When the first responders located the victim they found a male in his mid20s with very little pulse. He was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt ... he had no jacket. He was suffering from hypothermia, dehydration and Rod Britain exhaustion. This is how he ended up there. A young man from Rhode Island took time from his job working on a fishing boat to fly to Southern California. He had come to attend funeral services for his mother. Expenses were more than he had expected so he bought a bus ticket for the long trip back home. After catching a ride with a stranger, he was dropped off at the bus station and watched as the stranger sped away with his bags. In his bags were his mother’s jewelry and pictures along with the young man’s bus ticket. Out of money and down on his luck the young fellow started hitchhiking and walking back to the East Coast. Out on the desert he was stopped and checked out by a California

Highway patrolman. Before letting our traveler go, the patrolman gave him a flashlight with the advice to keep a close eye where he was walking as there were numerous rattlesnakes on the pavement at night. Sometime Friday evening a Gila County Sheriff’s deputy checked out the young man and then sent him on his way. Unable to hitch a ride, he walked until he gave out. He had climbed some 2,500 feet since leaving Payson on one of the hilliest, steepest grades around. Then he just collapsed and couldn’t go any farther. Firefighters Doug Blazer and Trey Shill were on the call that morning. They administered some life-saving techniques to get this guy to respond. When the LifeStar Ambulance arrived, he told them he had no money and didn’t want to “go back down that mountain.” They convinced him that without any warm liquids and food he wasn’t going to get far. They got him down to the fire station in the Creek. Soon they had him fed and got some hot coffee in him. John Digman had just come on shift. John gave him his jacket and some gloves. Someone gave him some fresh flashlight batteries to replace the ones that had died during the night. Doug, Paul, a volunteer, and maybe one or two others went into their own pockets and soon had collected some decent “walking around money.” They filled his pockets with snacks and then he was on his way. Arrangements were made with Gary Mensch, who manages the motel at Forest Lakes, and our Rhode Islander was transported back up that mountain. There he was able to get a shower and some warm sleep. End of

story? No, and here’s the rest of it. One of the responders with LifeStar Ambulance had called the fire station with a request that the unfortunate traveler wait there until someone came back to the Creek to give him a ride to Payson. Her name is Traci Chouvanec and she had purchased a bus ticket for him. When advised of the whereabouts of the young man, Traci and her husband picked him up and delivered him to the bus station in Winslow. End of story? Well, it should have been the end to this heart-warming tale of helping a complete stranger, however, the story got to the Firebelles. They felt compelled to return the bus ticket money to the cheerful giver. Maybe the young fisherman from Rhode Island came through this area for a reason. It could be he came through here to remind us of the charity and generosity that abounds here in Rim Country. The Creek enjoyed a little more than three inches of rain in December giving us more than 26-1/2 inches for the calendar year. We can likely close the book on that. Over at the Andersons’, Gary and Marge hosted relatives here from Pittsburgh, Pa. Steven, Sharon and Heather were enjoying a taste of mountain life from the back of Andersons’ golf cart. Heather teaches down in Casa Grande. While the regular guy is spending the Christmas holidays with Mother, next week Don Farmer from up in See Canyon homes will share another one of his stories from the past. Merry Christmas, everybody! … and that’s another week in the Creek.

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LEGAL NOTICES 15595: 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/2014; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 10/29/2014 TS No. : AZ-13-542454-VF Order No.: 130027677-AZ-GTO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/5/2006 and recorded 12/6/2006 as Instrument 2006-020521, in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 2/6/2015 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE GILA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1400 EAST ASH ST., GLOBE, ARIZONA 85501 Legal Description: LOT 245, ALPINE HEIGHTS, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 559, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. Purported Street Address: 1426 N EASY ST, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 302-75-245 Original Principal Balance: $288,000.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the CSMC Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-3 C/O Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. 3815 S.W. Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115-4412 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): BRIAN J TOLLEFSON, AN UNMARRIED MAN 1426 NORTH EASY STREET, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) -645-7711 Sales Line: 714-730-2727 Login to: w w w. s e r v i c e l i n k a s a p . c o m AZ-13-542454-VF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TS No.: AZ-13-542454-VF Dated: 10/28/2014 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Dorian Bradley, Assistant Secretary State of: California County of: San Diego On 10/28/2014 before me, Ashley Maxwell , a notary public, personally appeared Dorian Bradley who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Ashley Maxwell Commission No. 2065217 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 5/18/2018 IDSPub #0074175 12/5/2014 12/12/2014 12/19/2014 12/26/2014 15596: 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/2014; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 10/29/2014 TS No. : AZ-14-643350-BF Order No.: 140313791-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 1/25/2010 and recorded 2/1/2010 as Instrument 2010-000954, in the office of the

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LEGAL NOTICES County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 2/6/2015 at 11:00:00 AM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: LOT 6, OF CRESTLINE TERRACE UNIT V, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 530. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL COAL, OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSITS AS RESERVED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 41, REAL ESTATE DEEDS PAGE 211. Purported Street Address: 145 E AMARILLA AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Tax Parcel Number: 205-33-006 Original Principal Balance: $115,893.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, NA C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): FRED M LOVATO, AN UNMARRIED MAN 145 E. AMARILLA AVENUE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) -645-7711 Sales Line: 714-573-1965 Login to: w w w. p r i o r i t y p o s t i n g . c o m AZ-14-643350-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TS No.: AZ-14-643350-BF Dated: 10/28/2014 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Reina Isip, Assistant Secretary State of: California County of: San Diego On 10/28/2014 before me, Ashley Maxwell , a notary public, personally appeared Reina Isip who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Ashley Maxwell Commission No. 2065217 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 5/18/2018 IDSPub #0074190 12/5/2014 12/12/2014 12/19/2014 12/26/2014 15607: 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/2014, 1/2/2015; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 11/6/2014 TS No. : AZ-14-641675-CL Order No.: 733-1401074-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 5/12/2010 and recorded 5/26/2010 as Instrument 2010-005596, in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 2/13/2015 at 11:00:00 AM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lot 224, of Payson Ranchos Unit Three, according to the Plat of Record in the Office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 349. Purported Street Address: 802 WEST BRIDLE PATH LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 302-36-394B Original Principal Balance: $98,928.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC C/O M&T Bank 1 Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY 14203 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Samuel W. Cook, Jr, an unmarried man 802 WEST BRIDLE PATH LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) -645-7711 Sales Line: 714-573-1965 Login to: www.priorityposting.com AZ-14-641675-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the

LEGAL NOTICES Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TS No.: AZ-14-641675-CL Dated: 11/4/2014 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: John Pascual, Assistant Secretary State of: California County of: San Diego On 11/4/2014 before me, Ashley Maxwell , a notary public, personally appeared John Pascual who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Ashley Maxwell Commission No. 2065217 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 5/18/2018 IDSPub #0074456 12/12/2014 12/19/2014 12/26/2014 1/2/2015 15609: 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/2014, 1/2/2015; DCS’S NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP No. JD 201300011 (Honorable Gary V. Scales) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of: XZAVIER MICHAEL RAY VIDALES d.o.b. 11-09-2002 GEOVANNI VICTORIA RAE RICH d.o.b. 07-25-2006 ANIYA ROSE MARIE LOPEZ d.o.b. 05-14-2008 Person(s) under 18 years of age. TO: MARCELINA ANGELA NAOMI SPURGEON aka RICH and JOHN DOE (a fictitious name), parents and/or guardians of the above-named children. 1. The Department of Child Safety, (DCS or the Department), by and through undersigned counsel, has filed a Motion for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship pursuant to Title 8, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Rules 4.1, 4.2, and 5 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure; and Rule 64, of the Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court. 2. The Court has set a Publication hearing on the 13th day of January, 2015 at 2:30 p.m., at the Gila County Superior Court, 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501, before the Honorable Gary V. Scales for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Motion. 3. You and your children are entitled to have an attorney present at the hearing. You may hire your own attorney or, if you cannot afford an attorney and want to be represented by an attorney, one may be appointed by the Court. 4. You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. You are advised that your failure to personally appear in court at the initial hearing, pretrial conference, status conference or dependency adjudication, without good cause shown, may result in a finding that you have waived your legal rights and have admitted the allegations in the Motion. In addition, if you fail to appear, without good cause, the hearing may go forward in your absence and may result in an adjudication of dependency, termination of your parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship based upon the record and the evidence presented to the court. 5. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Motion for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship and Notice of Hearing by submitting a written request to: SCOTT SPADAFORE, Office of the Attorney General, 120 W. 1st Ave., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85210. The assigned case manager is Jason Stein and may be reached by telephone at 928-425-3101. 6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling 928-425-3231. 7. You have the right to make a request or motion prior to any hearing that the hearing be closed to the public. DATED this__day of December, 2014. THOMAS C. HORNE Attorney General SCOTT SPADAFORE Assistant Attorney General 12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 1/2/15 CNS-2695547# 15613: 12/23, 12/26, 12/30/2014 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF CHURCH ON RANDALL PLACE (an Arizona nonprofit corporation) The undersigned hereby forms a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Ari-

LEGAL NOTICES zona, and adopts these Articles of Incorporation: ARTICLE 1. Name: Church on Randall Place (the “Corporation”). ARTICLE 2. Incorporator’s Name and Address: John Lake, 802 N Bavarian Way, Payson AZ 85541. ARTICLE 3. Purpose and Character of Initial Affairs. This Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, scientific, and literary purposes. This corporation’s primary purpose is to reach people with the Christian Gospel message and to disciple Christian believers by and through as many methods and means as possible (including by conduct of public worship, conduct of missions activities; educational activities; creation, sale and distribution of Christian media; conduct of Christian events; and other related activities) so as to maximize the number of people who may be reached and disciple for the glory of Almighty God. In addition to its primary purpose, the church has the following additional purposes: “ Fostering an appreciation for an participation in the performing arts, recognizing that the arts are a gift from Almighty God; “ Serving the needs of the poor, the needy, the outcast, the sick, the widowed, and the elderly; “ Fostering adequate education among both the young and the old; and “ Conducting other activities in keeping with the Great Commission. ARTICLE 4. Board of Directors. The initial Board of Directors shall consist of that number of directors as specified in the Bylaws of the Corporation, but in no event less than three directors. The names and addresses of those persons who shall serve as directors until the first annual election of directors or for such other period as may be specified in the Bylaws are: John Lake, 802 N Bavarian Way, Payson AZ 85541; Jaime Silva, 2605 W. Nicklaus Dr. , Payson AZ 85541; Nelson Beck, 4933 German Ranch, Strawberry AZ 85544. President, John Lake, 802 N Bavarian Way, Payson AZ 85541; Secretary, Ernestine Willis, 5788 W Crooked Pine, Payson AZ 85544; Treasurer, Elaine Rackley, 3700 Cochise Lane, Pine AZ 85544. ARTICLE 5. Members. The Corporation will not have statutory members. The Corporation will not have “Members” as that term is defined in A.R.S. §§10-3140(37) and (38). However, “Scriptural Members” of the Church may be defined and allowed by the Bylaws of the Corporation or as provided by action of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE 6. Limitation on Director Liability. To the fullest extent that the law of the State of Arizona, as it now exists or as it may hereafter be amended, permits the elimination of or limitation on the liability of directors, no director of the Corporation shall be liable for monetary damages for an action taken or for failure to act. Repeal or modification of this Article shall be prospective only and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of repeal or modification. For purposes of this Article VI, “director” includes a person who serves on a board or council of the Corporation in an advisory capacity. ARTICLE 7. Exempt Organization. This Corporation is organized not for pecuniary profit and it shall not have the power or authority to issue shares of stock or declare or pay dividends. No part of the net earnings or assets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its directors, officers or other private persons, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in these Articles of Incorporation. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the Corporation shall not conduct or carry on any activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on (a) by an organization exempt under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law) and its regulations (as they now exist or may hereafter be amended) or (b) an organization, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law) and its regulations (as they now exist or may hereafter be amended). ARTICLE 8. Private Foundation. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, if the Corporation becomes a private foundation, as defined in Section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, while it is a private foundation, the Corporation: (a) shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941(d); (b) shall distribute its income for each taxable year at such time and in such manner as not to become subject to the tax on undistributed income imposed by Section 4942; (c) shall

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not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943(c); (d) shall not make any investments in such manner as to subject it to tax under Section 4944; and (e) shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945(d). ARTICLE 9. Distribution of Assets. In the event of dissolution or final liquidation of the Corporation, none of the property of the Corporation nor any proceeds thereof shall be distributed or divided among any of the directors, officers or members of the Corporation or inure to the benefit of any individual. Upon the dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, as directed by the Bylaws. If that is not possible then they shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the court having proper jurisdiction in the county where the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes. ARTICLE 10. Statutory Agent. The name and address of the initial statutory agent of the Corporation is: Robert Erven Brown, Esq., Ridenour Hienton, PLLC, 201 N. Central Ave., Suite 3300, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1052 ARTICLE 11. Known Place of Business. The street address of the known place of business of the Corporation is: 6338 W. Randall Place, Pine, AZ 85544. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I signed and filed these Articles of Incorporation (1) to prevail and control over any contrary provisions in the Company’s Bylaws; and (2) to be legally binding as the date of filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission. /s/ John Lake 802 N Bavarian Way Payson AZ 85541 ? STATUTORY AGENT I hereby accept a p p o i n t ment as statutory agent for service of process for the Company at the address listed above. Robert Erven Brown, Esq. Ridenour Hienton, PLLC 201 N. Central Ave., Suite 3300 Phoenix, AZ 85004-1052 15620: 12/19, 12/23, 12/26/2014 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: RCPS PROPERTIES, LLC File No. L-1957927-9 II. The address of the known place of business is: 865 W. STANDAGE DR., PAYSON, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: SEAN KUCEWESKY, 865 W. STANDAGE DR., PAYSON, AZ 85541. (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: SEAN KUCEWESKY, (X) MEMBER, 865 W. STANDAGE DR., PAYSON, AZ 85541. 15621 12/19, 12/23, 12/26/2014 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: HAGEN APPRAISAL SERVICE, PLLC File No. P-1966178-8 II. The address of the known place of business is: 602 W. Main St., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Daniel J. Hagen, 901 S. Manzanita Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Daniel J. Hagen, (x) member, 901 S. Manzanita Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. 15622: 12/19, 12/23, 12/26/2014 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: FUN & FABULOUS FABRIC CRAFT, LLC File No. L-1967064-3 II. The address of the known place of business is: 303 N. Deer Trail, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 17470 N. Pacesetter Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. (A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Michele Ensign, (x) manager, 303 N. Deer Trail, Payson, AZ. 15625:

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Effective January 28, 2015 the following channel changes will be made to the channel lineup. Bloomberg on Digital Family Tier channel 371 will be removed from the lineup but will remain on the Digital Sports & Info Tier. Game Show Network will move from Digital Family Tier channel 333 to Expanded Basic channel 86. Game Show Network HD on HD Digital Family Tier channel 433 will be moved to the HD Basic Tier on channel 286. The following channel changes are coming soon, no date has yet been determined. BBC America on Digital Family Tier channel 317 will move to Expanded Basic channel 87. BBC America HD on HD Digital Family Tier channel 417 will move to HD Basic Tier channel 287. El Rey will be added to Expanded Basic channel 85. If you have any questions about these changes, please call us at 1-866-269-4386.

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1/16/2015; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 11/21/2014 TS No. : AZ-14-641494-CL Order No.: 733-1401068-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 11/1/2012 and recorded 11/8/2012 as Instrument 2012-013994, in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 3/2/2015 at 11:00:00 AM Sale Location: At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lots 1, 2, 3 and that portion of Lots 18, 19 and 20, all in Block 9, of Cobre Valle Townsite, according to the Plat of record in the Office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 56, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 11.50 feet North of the Southwest corner of Lot 18, said Block 9; Thence North, a distance of 110.00 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 20, in said Block; Thence East, a distance of 70.00 feet; Thence South, a distance of 100.00 feet; Thence West, a distance of 70.00 feet to the point of beginning; Except title to any mine of gold, silver, cinnabar, copper or lead or to any valid claim or possession held under the existing laws of Congress, as set forth in patent from United States of America. Purported Street Address: 5986 RUTH AVENUE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 Tax Parcel Number: 206-09-075A Original Principal Balance: $69,005.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: M&T Bank C/O M&T Bank 1 Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY 14203 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Juan C. Salazar-Figueroa, a married man as his sole and separate property 5986 RUTH AVENUE, MIAMI, AZ 85539 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) -645-7711 Sales Line: 714-573-1965 Login to: w w w. p r i o r i t y p o s t i n g . c o m AZ-14-641494-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TS No.: AZ-14-641494-CL Dated: 11/19/2014 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Valerie Frost, Assistant Secretary State of: California County of: San Diego On 11/19/2014 before me,

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Ashley Maxwell , a notary public, personally appeared Valerie Frost who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Ashley Maxwell Commission No. 2065217 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 5/18/2018 IDSPub #0075187 12/26/2014 1/2/2015 1/9/2015 1/16/2015 15629: 12/26/2014, 1/2/2015 ORDINANCE NO. 864 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND PAYSON TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TOWN CODE CHAPTER 150: BUILDING REGULATIONS AND CONFORMING CHANGES TO TOWN CODE SECTION 154-07-002(D)(3). 2014 CONSTRUCTION CODE AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, the Town of Payson desires to amend sections of the Payson Town Code pertaining to Building Regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town also desires to amend a portion of Chapter 154 of the Payson Town Code to conform with such Building Regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town of Payson has found that the adoption of this Ordinance is necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the citizens of the Town of Payson as a lawful exercise of police power vested in the Town; and WHEREAS, certain amendments to Payson Town Code Chapter 150: Building Regulations and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) were declared to be a public record by Resolution 2818; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Common Council to amend the Payson Town Code by reference pursuant to A.R.S. ‘ 9-802; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND PAYSON TOWN COUNCIL ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The amendments to Chapter 150 of the Payson Town Code and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) set forth in Resolution 2818: a. are necessary for the protection of the public=s health and safety, b. were declared to be a public record by such Resolution, and c. all the provisions are referred to and added to the Payson Town Code and adopted by this reference. Section 2. At least three copies of the Standardized Codes and the amendments to Chapter 150

and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) adopted by this Ordinance shall be filed in the Office of the Payson Town Clerk and shall be maintained and kept available for public use and inspection. Section 3. Section 150.99 of the Payson Town Code is amended and as amended shall read as follows: ‘ 150.99 PENALTY. Any person violating any provision of this Chapter or the Standardized Codes adopted under this Chapter shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion of every day during which any violation is committed, continued, or permitted. Such violations shall be punished pursuant to Section 10.99. Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 5. The effective date of the Standardized Codes adopted by this Ordinance and the amendments to Chapters 150 and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) made by this Ordinance shall be July 1, 2015. During January through June of 2015, any applicant shall have the option of using the provisions of the Codes and the provisions of Chapters 150 and Section 154-07-02(D)(3) as they existed prior to this Ordinance or using the provisions as amended by this Ordinance. Section 6. If any section or portion of this Ordinance 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 of this Ordinance. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND PAYSON TOWN COUNCIL this 18 day of December, 2014, by the following vote: AYES 7 NOES 0 TIONS 0 ABSENT 0

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Kenny J. Evans, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Silvia Smith, Town Clerk Timothy M. Wright, Town Attorney 15630: 12/26/2014 ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT GILA COUNTY In the Matter of the Guardianship of and Conservatorship for: WILMA L WRIGHT An Adult. NO. GC-2013-00045 NOTICE OF HEARING ON: PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OF AN ADULT; AND PETITION: 1) TO REMOVE ACTING SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE AND APPOINT SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; 2) TO STOP TRUST DISTRIBUTIONS; AND 3) FOR TRUST INVENTORY AND ACCOUNTING Notice is given that Donna Allison (herein, “Donna”), (Fiduciary License No. 20136), filed a Petition: 0) To Remove Acting Successor Trustee and Appoint Successor Trustee: 2) to Stop Trust Distribu-

LEGAL NOTICES tions; and 3) For Trust Inventory and Accounting. A hearing has been set to consider the Petitions on Tuesday, January 24, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. before: Honorable Peter J. Cahill, Gila County Superior Court, 714 S. Beeline Highway, Payson, AZ 85541. This is a legal notice: your rights may be affected. Este es un aviso legal. Sus derechos podrian ser afectados. If you object to any part of the petition or motion that accompanies this notice, you must file with the court a written objection describing the legal basis for your objection at least three days before the hearing date or you must appear in person or through an attorney at the time and place set for the in the notice of hearing. DATED this 19th day of November, 2014. By: /s/ Phersea Mikeworth, Court Administration, Gila County Superior Court NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: MYRTLE VIEW ENTERPRISES, LLC File No. L-1970321-2 II. The address of the known place of business is: 1035 N.. Pyle Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Melvin Jay Mevis, 1035 N. Pyle Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541. (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Melvin Jay Mevis, (x) member, 1035 N. Pyle Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541; Judith A. Mevis, (x) member, 1035 N. Pyle Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541; Leva Joy Mevis, (x) member, 1035 N. Pyle Ranch Rd., Payson, AZ 85541. NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: Beeline Web Services LLC File No. L-1955475-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 807 S. Beeline Hwy, Suite C, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Jim Nieto, 6527 S. La Corta Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283. (B) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Todd Braeger, (x) member, 300 W. Frontier St., Payson, AZ 85541; Jim Nieto, (x) member, 6527 S. La Corta, Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283.

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Travels with Lobo along the East Verde From page 1B about the time the ancestors of modern humans started to spread out of Africa across the globe. I lose track of Lobo for a while, preoccupied with not breaking my tailbone tripping over rocks and roots. But after one near fall, I look up to see him poised on top of a boulder on the edge of the stream ahead of me, looking alertly downstream. I cannot decide whether he looks hopeful or anxious — at least from my angle. I’m going to lay one more piece of dog research on you — then I’ll stop. Turns out, you got two kinds of dogs: optimists and pessimists, according to a study published by researchers from the University of Sydney in PLOS One, an online scientific journal. The researchers came to this conclusion by teaching dogs to associate different tones with two different rewards — either milk or water. The dogs naturally enough consider the milk tone to herald good things, the water tone, not so much. So then the researchers tested how the dogs responded to “ambiguous” tones. They discovered that the “pessimistic” dogs only got excited when they heard a tone pretty close to the “milk” tone. Otherwise, they apparent-

ly figured the world ain’t fair and someone else is always getting the milk and there’s no point in letting them make a fool of you over a dish of water. On the other hand, the “optimistic” dogs got very excited whenever they heard a tone anywhere near the milk tone. Heck, they even got excited about a novel tone closer to the water frequency than the milk frequency. They obviously figured something wonderful is about to happen — heck, maybe those clever people have figured out how to turn water into milk. Ain’t life grand? Lobo’s definitely an optimist. You can tell this because every time I so much as walk through the kitchen, he wanders over in case I drop some food. And if I linger in the kitchen, he lays right down in the most inconvenient place possible, hoping against all odds that I’ll trip over him and drop a plate loaded with sausages. So I figure he must have spotted something interesting downstream: Maybe a pretty girl — although I couldn’t imagine

Elk management change From page 1B two-and-a-half months. There are three weeks during the fall that elk are not pursued, which are the deer and turkey seasons. This was the beginning of the decline of the quality and quantity of bull elk in unit 22. Most hunters in the field want to put their bull elk tag on a five- or six-point trophy. The more these animals are harvested, the less likely these mature bulls have the time necessary to grow massive racks that the unit has been acclaimed for. A good gene pool and five to seven years are necessary for this to happen. The result is that many more younger bulls are eventually taken which allows for far fewer mature bulls to reach the years needed to grow big racks. There is another factor to this issue and that is the accessibility of the unit by roads and ATV trails. As wild and vast as unit 22 appears to the casual observer, there is a road or two-track trail on almost every ridge or major drainage to provide access by vehicle to all hunters. With the improved technology in optics and rifles capable of shooting at 900 yards, there are very few safe places for elk to hide during the season. Consequently, more bulls are harvested and some lost because of the great distances hunters are shooting. The number of hunters in the field can be discouraging with these variables in place and the philosophy of Hunter Opportunity promoted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. This plan was adopted after a survey was conducted about 10 years ago.

The conclusion was that more hunters wanted to be in the field even if the quality of the hunt might be diminished by the crowds. That has happened in the local unit. An example of this during the fall rifle hunt was an area that had a history for producing a few bulls had 20 hunters on various high points all glassing into an area which was a one-by-two-mile corridor. There had to have been some anxious moments when safe light opened the season and long range rifles gave their report! Quality? Many other areas of the unit had similar situations with hunters and elk both trying to avoid the commotion in hopes of finding a safe place to hunt or hide. The pendulum tends to swing from one extreme to the other. Maybe there are some areas of compromise where the local units can benefit allowing the elk herds to gain back some of their quality and improving the hunting experience for those in the field. It is time to take a hard look at reducing the number of permits with the back-to-back elk seasons in Unit 22. We need to remember, the Rocky Mountain elk which inhabit our forests is one of our most valuable natural resources and it should be managed with that in mind. There is a growing number of outdoorsmen that have experienced the great elk hunting in the Rim Country who are extremely concerned about the future of elk hunting for their children and grandchildren of the next generations. Let’s consider, “Managing today’s wildlife for tomorrow’s future.”

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how such a vision could have found her way into the heart of such a slick and bouldery wilderness. I top the rock on which Lobo perches and stare eagerly downstream. In a big pool below an impressive waterfall I see Rory Huff — realtor, school board member and the last person I expected to encounter. Well, turns out you can park your car along a nondescript section of Crackerjack Road (look for the plastic tape on roadside tree branches) and easily hike down to the chain of three waterfalls I’d canyoneered for miles to reach.

So Lobo and I and Rory exchange pleasantries, then I follow Lobo on up the steep thread of a trail to Crackerjack Road, then along the dirt road back to the car. The journey takes about a tenth of the time as our struggle down the creek bottom. Lobo doesn’t mind, although I’m bruised and scratched and feeling the creep of the decades. Finally back to the Jeep, I hoist myself into the driver’s seat and he leaps lightly into the passenger seat. He looks perfectly fresh — ready to do another 10 miles. “All right, so you can hike me into the ground. But can you do this?” I add, twisting the key in the ignition (it’s in the thumbs). The engine sputtered and I yawned, bone weary. Lobo looked me right in the eye and yawned the Grand Canyon of yawns. Now that’s empathy.

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