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A 16-year-old Valley teen was killed Saturday after rolling an all-terrain vehicle near Roosevelt Lake. The teen was driving a side-byside Polaris UTV near School House Point in Roosevelt Nov. 26, scouting for places to quail hunt near the lake, said Lt. Tim Scott with the Gila County Sheriff’s Office. Another teen was in the vehicle as a passenger. As the teens were driving back, the UTV tipped in a corner, rolling around 1 p.m. The teen driver was badly injured and breathing very shallowly when Tonto Basin firefighters arrived. Native Air airlifted the teen to the Maricopa County Medical Center where he later died. The Gilbert teen has not been identified. The passenger suffered minor injuries.

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Santa and Mrs. Claus were busy the weekend after Thanksgiving with appearances at the Swiss Village Lighting on Friday, Nov. 25 in Payson and at the Pine Festival of Lights at the Pine Strawberry Community Center, Saturday, Nov. 26. This photo, from the Pine event, shows the couple were ready for the crowd of youngsters who gathered to greet them — Mrs. Claus with a basket of candy canes and Santa with his sack.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield will serve as the only health insurance provider for Gila County residents who need to purchase an individual plan off of the federal affordable health care exchange. This has sparked numerous questions. Blue Cross attempted to answer some of the most common questions as well as invited past and future customers to contact Communications Director Andrea Parsons (phone: 602-864-4046, email: Andrea. Parsons@azblue.com).

The following are answers to common questions: 1) Will only HMO plans be available? BCBS will only offer HMO plans, but it will have up to five different HMO plans available — depending on location. The plans fall under the titles, Everyday Health, Portfolio and Simple Health plans. Each has its own set of deductibles and premiums. For a list of the differences with each plan, please see: “Rural insurance rates soar” by Michele Nelson in the Nov. 15 Roundup. 2) Are primary care doctor’s required? Can new patients find their own primary care

Mayor-elect Craig Swartwood said there are going to be a lot of changes when he takes office Dec. 15, from shaking up the police department to re-working fire codes and a new marketing campaign, Swartwood said he has a lot he wants to accomplish in the next two years. Speaking at the Republican Club meeting Tuesday, Swartwood said after giving so many speeches in recent months, he is anxious to take office and get to work. At the top of his priority list is “repairing” the police department. The town recently re-worked the budget to offer every police officer a raise. The department has long struggled to attract a full staff of officers, losing them to higher paying agencies around the state and some applicants failing to get through the academy and make it on to the force. Swartwood said he has heard that morale is down in the department and he wants to “get to the bottom of that.” Besides taking a hard look at how the department is run Craig Swartwood under longstanding Chief Don Engler, Swartwood said he wants to see the town complete a salary study, both on the police department and the town as a whole. The study would look at when raises are given and how they are administered and if the town is on par with other communities in terms of wages. Swartwood said residents could expect to see work begin on these issues by February.

doctor? With HMOs a primary care physician must approve every specialist visit. BCBS said renewing members will probably already have a primary care doctor, but check to make sure they still accept Blue Cross on the back of the insurance card. If the doctor no longer accepts BCBS, call the number on the card for help finding a new primary care physician. For new mem- Fire prevention bers, BCBS will automatically match patients Beyond the police department, Swartwood said his next with a primary care physician. Patients can priority is holding a work-study session to review the fire code and Firewise program. See Subsidies, page 5 The council reviewed these issues in 2014 when it held several meetings to discuss adopting the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code, a set of building codes relating to new home construction, and Firewise, a program that urges homeowners to trim branches, clear brush and generally any water diversions in Arizona and is the clean up their yards to create a defensible space around only uninterrupted river system between the their home that will help cut the threat of a wildfire reaching Verde River and the Mogollon Rim. As such, their home. it spans and connects a number of biotic comMany of the houses in Payson have trees crowding right munities from upper Sonoran desert scrub up against them, with carpets of pine needles on the roof and through ponderosa pine forests. This creates filling the rain gutters. Such conditions make it easier for a diversity of habitat for wildlife, fish, and fires to race through the treetops and then potentially from plants, and hosts unique travertine geology house to house through a whole neighborhood. and a rich cultural history. Some homeowners associations and neighborhoods have In recent years, Fossil Creek has expe- worked with residents to encourage brush clearing and a rienced a dramatic increase in recreational Firewise approach through the years, but Swartwood said

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Input sought on Fossil Creek management plan In an effort to best manage the Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River, the Coconino and Tonto national forests are releasing a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Nov. 30 in the Federal Register. The public is invited to comment over a 45-day period, through Jan. 13, 2017, on the project’s preliminary alternative concepts, including a proposed action. Development of the alternatives comes from prior public and partner involvement

since 2010. The five alternative concepts present a range of management options to balance recreational use with protection of Fossil Creek’s water quality, free-flowing condition, and outstandingly remarkable values. (Find information online at http://tinyurl. com/FossilCreekCRMP.) The approximate 17-mile Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River corridor, located in central Arizona within the administrative boundaries of the Coconino and Tonto national forests, is the only intact perennial system with continuous flow without

• See Forest Service, page 6

• See Mayor-elect, page 2

County buildings in Payson have long, twisted, aggravating history by

Teresa McQuerrey

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The Roundup recently reported that the Gila County Board of Supervisors awarded a $71,940 contract to Woodson Engineering & Surveying of Flagstaff to provide pre-design services for site development alternatives focused on how to make the best use of the available property and existing buildings. The project has vacillated from addressing the whole complex from Highway 87 to the west side of the old NAPA building on Main to just the sheriff’s satellite office and jail along with the NAPA building and now back to the entire footprint. The contract award puts Gila County’s courthouse complex in Payson closer to seeing improvements that have been discussed for years. The Payson county complex and the assorted ancillary spaces have been woefully inadequate for most of its history. Even as far back at early January 1965 there have been problems. Jailed for the theft of beer, four Payson teens were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty furnace in the county jail on West Main, not long after it had opened for business. For a long time the county’s only facilities in the Payson area were the

sheriff’s satellite office and the jail on the corner of West Main and South Colcord, along with the county yard. All the county services for Northern Gila County were handled out of the sheriff’s office — including court cases. Court cases were held in a small, dark, damp room at the back of the jail building. Attending a case, you could see it was also used for storage, with miscellaneous materials stacked up in the southwest corner of the room to the right of judge’s bench. It was so small the jury, defendant, prosecution and any gallery occupants were practically sitting on top of each other. At one point there was a design to update the sheriff’s office in Payson with a second story, but that never materialized. Eventually the county acquired what was originally built as an office complex by a local real estate developer. It is what now makes up the bulk of the county facilities on the west side of the Beeline, bordered on the north by West Frontier, on the west by Colcord and on the south by the chamber office. It afforded more space for the growing county services needed by the Rim Country’s expanding population, but today the cramped court conditions are not much better than they were in that little room behind the jail years ago.

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The county facilities in Payson are closer to seeing improvements since the Board of Supervisors awarded a contract to Woodson Engineering & Surveying to provide pre-design services for the entire complex from Highway 87 to the west side of the old NAPA building on West Main Street. Retired Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill, in March 2015, discussed his concerns about the facilities. “It’s been a quest of mine for 12 years to get better facilities (in Payson) so trials can be held in minimal acceptable space,” said Cahill. He said when the supervisor’s office, county administration and community development moved to the building on Hwy. 260 it gave some space for staff to spread out, but it did nothing for the Superior Court or county attorney. Often on Monday, when Cahill scheduled trials in Payson, the area outside the court building was filled with people waiting because they wanted to be there for a family member who may be either the defendant or victim or have some other interest in what will be taking place in a particular trial. He said the Superior Court needs enough space to have trials in an adequate and acceptable space. Right now, there is room to seat only

eight-member juries. When a serious crime is before the court — one in which the defendant faces a potential sentence of 30 or more years — they are guaranteed a right to trial with a jury of 12. To seat a jury of 12, a pool of 40 to 50 people must be called for jury duty. The only court facilities that can accommodate that many potential jurors are in Globe. “Our goal is to have a facility for Superior Court in Payson that will allow us to summon 40 to 50 jurors and have trial requiring 12 people (on the jury).” He said one of his first trials involved a Payson incident and had to be held in Globe. Many of the witnesses were Payson police officers — there would be four or five Payson Police Department vehicles in the Globe courthouse parking lot every day. “That was inefficient and wrong.” He started to have trials in Payson when it was possible.

It was Cahill’s hope that an expansion plan for the courts would provide a number of benefits. • Cases would be held in the right place • A pool large enough to create a 12-member jury could be summoned and accommodated • It would not be necessary to transport prisoners to and from Globe • Victims would be given more separation from defendants • Witnesses would have easier access to the court • The public would have easier access to the court “Justice is not done if the public doesn’t have access to the courthouse. Open justice requires that people should have reasonable access. No one can do that here unless they travel to Globe and that’s not right,” Cahill said. “The county is obligated to provide full services to all citizens and that

• See County, page 2

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more needs to be done to get all residents on board. He said there is still the myth that “Firewising” your property means clear cutting. When Swartwood’s insurance agent approached him and said he would need to clean up his yard or risk losing his coverage, Swartwood said he had the undergrowth picked up and overhanging branches trimmed back. “It is not as draconian as some think,” he said. “It is common sense stuff.” In 2014, the council mostly rejected any new fire codes, saying while they’re all for educating the public about fire dangers and voluntary Firewise programs, they don’t support “big government” dictating new home construction standards that could scare off development. Payson has mulled adopting a version of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) for years. The IWUIC alters the building codes for new home construction — it would not require retrofits of existing homes. The code covers the use of ignition resistant building materials and techniques, driveway access for fire apparatus, landscaping plans, water supply requirements and sprinkler systems, among other things. The measure to adopt IWUIC codes failed. Besides reviewing these codes again, Swartwood said he wants to discuss the Firewise program, which Councilor Fred Carpenter has been doing research on

along with the fire department. He said Fire Chief David Staub and Carpenter had some ideas about the program to make it work. Rates Another area Swartwood wants to review is rates, mainly water and sanitary fees. In 2014, the council approved water rate increases to fund the C.C. Cragin pipeline project. The average water users bill is going from $37.88 a month to $60.78 by 2018, meaning Payson will have one of the highest water rates in the state. Proponents of the project say the town will be one of the few communities with a forever water source when the pipeline is complete, something not many towns in Arizona or the Southwest can say. Also in 2014, the council lowered impact fees, assessing a $6,592/equivalent dwelling unit water fee for both commercial and residential, lowering the impact fees on new construction by 36 percent. The council also agreed to drop all other impact assessments. Swartwood said he plans to appoint a committee in March to review water fees and even though the council has no control over the Northern Gila County Sanitary District, its fees too. Swartwood said he wants to find out if the town is scaring away businesses with onerous impact fees. He said he is just “curious” and has no opinion if the fees are too high, but wants to find out for sure where they stand compared to other

communities. Marketing Something Swartwood is already working on is the town’s new marketing campaign: Adventure Where We Live. Along with Joe Klein, Cameron Davis and several others, Swartwood has been pushing the new slogan. He said the goal is to get people to come up and visit Payson and see all of the activities it has to offer. It is also a push to get local residents out and enjoying the area. Swartwood promised that residents would see big strides made with tourism between now and the summer. “I think you will be surprised,” he said. “I have never seen such a community so energized by a new campaign. We are going to give visitors a reason for them to stop.” Main Street One of the questions brought up at Tuesday’s meeting was what Swartwood would do to address Main Street. Swartwood said he likes the idea of rebranding the area Old Town to give it a new identity. To encourage new growth, he is open to offering incentives to businesses and individuals that construct site built structures in the area. This could be in the form of waiving building fees or other fees. Swartwood will speak again about his proposals at the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino. Tickets are $20 at the door and include a buffet lunch.

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Studying a small square of soil, Ashley Hall brushed her hand over several strands of grasses outside the Shoofly Ruins northeast of Payson on a crisp clear morning in mid November. She bent down and pulled the grasses to the side, noting on a tablet the different varieties, their density and the amount of bare ground. This data will help her and rancher Ray Tanner, who has an allotment to let his cows graze in the area, understand what is happening with the land and if it’s sustainable to let cows continue to graze here. Tanner is among half of the ranchers with grazing allotments in the Tonto National Forest monitoring the land and using the collected data for range management in a program known as Reading the Range. Reading the Range is a unique partnership among ranchers, the Forest Service and scientists that has helped ease environmental concerns that these lands are being overgrazed. Tanner, who owns a ranch in Star Valley, has 500 head of cattle that he moves among several areas depending on the time of year. He started ranching in 2005 after selling his auto dealership in the Valley and moving to Rim Country for a life more connected to the land. “A lot of people have the impression that ranch management is just waiting for it to rain and then turning the cows out, but there is lots more to it,” he said. Maintaining the health of

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A father and son were forced to camp out for three days after their truck went off a dirt road east of Roosevelt Lake Thanksgiving weekend. The father and son were supposed to meet other campers in the area on Friday, Nov. 25 but when they did not show up, the other campers contacted the Gila County Sheriff’s Office. On Monday, the GCSO called the Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue Helicopter to help search. Ranger 52, which is stationed out of Tucson, responded and with no precise location to look, began searching in an area along U.S. 60 from Globe. While Ranger was in the air, the GCSO received information from a hunter who had seen a truck near the Salt River about 20 miles east of Roosevelt Lake. Ranger flew to that area and found the father and son outside their tent waving down the helicopter. Ranger landed and the crew found the father and son in good shape. The father said that their truck had slid down a steep hill in soft dirt and they were unable to get it back up to the

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Unique Renovations That Can Make Small Living Spaces Feel Bigger

Just because you live in a small space doesn’t mean your home needs to feel cramped. There are several renovations that are popular among interior designers to make a space feel larger. Incorporate them into your own home to give it a more open, spacious feel. Crystal Clear - Glass is an absolutely phenomenal way to make a small space feel larger as it removes visual barriers to show off additional square footage, making it seem as though it’s part of the room. Whether you choose a glass railing for a staircases or room divider or incorporate a glass shower into a small bathroom, glass can help your home feel more spacious. Make The Most Of Mirrors - Similar to glass, mirrors can make a small space feel big as they add an illusion of depth to a room. Try installing a large mirror on a wall in lieu of paintings or other decor if you’d like to make a room seem larger than it is.

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After their vehicle slid off a dirt road Friday, a father and son camped out waiting for rescue, which came Monday when a hunter spotted their truck. road. They had been stranded since Friday night, living from the camping supplies they brought with them. “These two did everything right and were prepared for the emergency. They had supplies available and they let others

know where they were going. They also made themselves visible when they became stranded,” said Southern Air Rescue Supervisor/Pilot Hunter French. DPS reminds everyone to let someone know where you

are going and when you expect to return. Never hike alone, have a friend with you, expect drastic changes in weather, expect and plan for problems that will arise. Have the proper equipment available and carry plenty of food and water.

Smoke detectors alert Pine family to fire by

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A Pine home caught fire early Thursday morning due to some Christmas decorations on a fireplace mantel. A woman and her son were awakened by smoke detectors in their home on Navajo Drive just before 1 a.m. Thursday. They had reportedly left a fire going in the fireplace and either by heat or a spark,

some holiday decorations dropped on the mantel caught fire. The fire worked its way up the wall and into the attic, said PineStrawberry Fire Chief Gary Morris. Firefighters quickly knocked the flames down, cutting a four-by-four-foot hole in the ceiling. Because of the smoke odor throughout the home and that the homeowner was on oxygen, she went to stay with her daughter

for the night, who also lives in Pine. No one was injured. Morris said things could have ended a lot worse had the home not had working smoke detectors. It is a good reminder to never leave combustible materials around or near a fireplace and to check that your smoke detectors are working, especially around this time of year, he said.

Goodbye Island - If it’s your kitchen that’s feeling cramped, consider removing the island. Islands can add value to a home, but if your kitchen is small enough that it shouldn’t have been there in the first place then getting rid of it will create a much more functional space. Consider whether you’d still have ample counter space and storage without your island and if the answer is yes it may be time to say goodbye to your island. Tear Down The Walls - Creating an open concept floor plan is a fantastic renovation for a small home as it removes barriers between several small spaces to create one larger open space. Do you really need a wall between your kitchen and dining room? How about between your dining room and living room? If there’s a wall that simply isn’t necessary, it may be time to tear it down. Keep It Light - A very quick and easy renovation to help open up a small space is to paint the walls in a light color as it will reflect more light than a darker shade, making the room feel airy rather than cozy. If you’re considering re-doing the floors, choosing a lighter color can further contribute to the feeling of a larger space. Small spaces don’t have to cramp your style. In fact, they offer unique design opportunities and can make wonderful living spaces. If you’re looking for more homeowner advice, give us a call today.

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Payson Concrete, 1900 E. Highway 260, holds an annual food drive and this year delivered a truck bed full of food for the St. Vincent de Paul food bank just in time for Thanksgiving. The food is collected through the month of October when Payson Concrete offers a discount to any contractor or buyer who brings in canned food. In return for donating at least two cans of food per yard, Payson Concrete gives contractors a $5 discount on every yard of concrete. Kim Turney, office manager (at right in front), said many contractors go above and beyond and donate hundreds of cans. She estimates they collected a couple tons of food this year. All of the food collected is donated to local food banks. Payson Concrete also donates $1,000 each to the Special Olympics, Time Out Shelter, Payson Senior Center and St. Vincent. Turney said they would keep donating every year for as long as they can.

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WEATHERREPORT Forecast by the National Weather Service

Friday

Partly sunny, slight chance of rain/snow

46/29 Saturday

Sunny

55/31 Monday

Mostly sunny; slight chance for precip.

Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Nov. 30

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2016 thru today 17.48 30-year Avg. thru November 19.82

Nov. 2016 1.81 Nov. Avg. 1.85

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PAYSON POLLEN COUNT FORECAST Friday

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Dominant pollen: Ragweed High: Pollen levels between 9.7 and 12.0 tend to affect most individuals who suffer from the pollen types of the season. Symptoms may become more severe during days with high pollen levels. Medium: Pollen levels between 7.3 and 9.6 will likely cause symptoms for many individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season. Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 7.2 tend to affect very few individuals among the allergy-suffering public.

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The Speiser family of Payson recently traveled to Florida to celebrate a special Thanksgiving at which five generations were in attendance. To make it even more special the group included one of the families displaced by the Nov. 5 explosion on Zurich. The family gathering included, from left, Brandy Crandall, grandmother; Mary Speiser, great-grandmother; Donna Soucie, great-greatgrandmother; Bill Soucie, great-great-grandfather; Savannah Bartlemus, mother (holding Nathan, 5 months); Dylan Adreon, father (holding Kameron, 22 months).

After tragedy, family gathers for five-generation photo This Thanksgiving was a special one for several residents of Payson, who flew to Florida to pose for a five-generation photo. Savannah Bartlemus, 19, and Dylan Adreon, 20, along with Savannah’s mother Brandy and grandparents Jim and Mary Speiser, packed their two sons into a plane to be with the great-great-grandparents of the two boys, Kameron, 20 months, and Nathan, 5 months. Also along on the trip was

the Speisers’ other daughter, Shannon Beecher, 37. The family had Thanksgiving dinner at the home of great-great-grandparents Bill and Donna Soucie of Edgewater, Fla. “We’ve been planning this trip for a year and a half,” says local matriarch Mary Speiser, a 14-year resident of Payson. But recent events nearly prevented the reunion from happening at all. In early November, an explosion rocked the young couple’s Zurich Drive apart-

ment, destroying the building and all their belongings. Bartlemus and Adreon were in their second floor apartment when they were suddenly “blown up in the air” by the force of the blast. They crawled around on their hands and knees searching for their babies, who miraculously didn’t seem to have been harmed. (Since the incident, however, both have exhibited breathing difficulty.) They then dropped the

infants off the second floor to neighbors waiting below. The exact cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but a gas leak is suspected. “This incredible Thanks giving trip and this photo almost didn’t happen,” says Savannah. “We have so much to be thankful for, we could be sitting at the table listing our blessings for half an hour before we start to eat!” The couple plans to wed in May of next year.

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Claude Edward “Mutt” Breeden, 101 of Haigler Creek near Young, AZ passed away Nov. 21, 2016 at Payson Care Center, Payson, AZ. He was born Sept. 27, 1915 in Tyrone, Missouri to William A. Breeden and Maud B. Browne Breeden. He was a 49 year resident of Haigler Creek. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, building and working in his enormous vegetable garden. He was a finish carpenter and job foreman for Del Webb for many years in Sun City, AZ. He served in the Army Air Corp as a pilot in WWII. His plane was shot down over the English Channel on D-Day, but he and his crew survived and were rescued. He married Janice Martin in August of 1946 with Fenton Garner as best man. Mutt and Jan had one son Mike, who

died at 17 years. Jan passed away in January 1991. He married Lucille Garner in Nov. 1996, they lived at Haigler Creek for 20 years; and then she passed away Nov. 22, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife Janice; son Mike; brothers, Clete, Glen and Charlie; and sisters, Anna and Daisy. He is survived by two stepdaughters, Mary Tieman of Payson, AZ and Rhonda Matney of Toronto, KS; several nieces and nephews; stepgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Young Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Young Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to Hospice Compassus, 511 S. Mud Springs Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

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Mary “Lucille” Cline Breeden 12/7/23 to 11/22/16

Mary “Lucille” Cline Breeden, 92, of Haigler Creek near Young, AZ passed away Nov. 22, 2016 at Payson Care Center, Payson, AZ. She was born Dec. 7 1923 in Craig County, OK, the youngest of 10 children born to Milton H. Cline and Mary Emily Kastler. Her family sold their wheat farm in 1925 and moved to Arizona. They settled in Young, where they bought 150 acres and a two story log home. At 19 she married Fenton Garner in Feb. 1943. Their best man was Mutt Breeden. Lucille and Fenton raised 3 children: Buddy, Mary and Rhonda. Lucille enjoyed gardening, sewing and crocheting. She worked at AiResearch, Motorola and Young Public School. Fenton passed away in Nov. 1994 after almost 52 years of mar-

riage. In Nov. 1996 she married Mutt Breeden. They lived at Haigler Creek 20 years growing flowers and vegetables. Lucille was preceded in death by Fenton Garner (first husband); Mutt Breeden (second husband); 7 brothers; 2 sisters and her son, Buddy. She is survived by 2 daughters, Mary Tieman of Payson, AZ and Rhonda Matney of Toronto, KS; 5 grandchildren; 9 great -grandchildren and 3 great -great-grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces. Services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Young Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Young Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to Hospice Compassus, 511 S. Mud Springs Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

Vernon “Vern” Louis Craw (1926-2016)

Vernon “Vern” Louis Craw passed away on November 22, 2016, at home peacefully surrounded by family in Phoenix, AZ. He was 90. Vern was born September 8, 1926, to Louis H. and Cora J. Craw in Los Angeles, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers Wayne and Don. Vern married the love of his life, Janet Schwenk, on June 24, 1948. He was a devoted, loving husband, father and grandfather. His love of the Lord remained a strong foundation in his

life. It is with confidence and peace that we celebrate his warm reception into the presence of the Living God, and looking forward to our reunion. Vern is survived by his wife, Janet, of 68 years, children Lance Craw (Holly) and Shirley Warren, granddaughters Charissa Quade (Jeremy), Naomi Craig (Rob), great granddaughter Jada Craig; and cats Kitty and Lucy. Services will be held at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, December 8, 2016 at 11 a.m.

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Whelan Security is growing and looking for bright and talented professionals to join its security team in Payson. It is hosting a hiring event today only, from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Dec. 2 at the Majestic Mountain Inn conference room. Come learn about employment with Whelan, the benefits offered, submit an application and interview. If you are interested in employment with Whelan but are not able to attend, please call 602-635-3077.

Rim residents have a chance to participate in one of these upcoming blood drives. Blood may be donated from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the old gym at Payson High School, 514 W. Wade Lane or from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 22 at the main conference room of Banner Payson Medical Center, 807 S. Ponderosa.

Angel Project Toy Drive

Rim residents and visitors are invited to help 11-year-old Angel Alatriz until Tuesday, Dec. 20 to collect toys and other gift items to benefit Payson area children. Donation boxes are at Sears, Little Caesar’s, Star Valley Storage and the Payson Barber Shop. Angel Trees for the project are at Payson Wireless, Pandora’s Box, Maverik Cadillac Ranch Restaurant, Shear Oasis, Rue 21, Culver’s, Tiny’s Restaurant and Verizon Wireless. Additional information is available from Angel’s mother, Leticia, 480-3222743.

Christmas program Dec. 2

The First Friday event at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson, is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2. It will feature festive holiday music and a Christmas carol sing-along with pianists Angeline Ng and Lisa Tan, harpist Laurie Galster, members of the Payson Choral Society, singers Steve Stevens and Jennifer Holly, and more. Guests will enjoy the Nutcracker Suite piano duet, plus a variety of classical and beloved holiday songs and singing along with favorite carols. The evening also includes cranberry pork sliders and green bean casserole. Donations for the food and music will be accepted to benefit the Deacons Food Pantry. For more information, call 928-4742059.

Christmas Model Train Display

See a recreation of Colorado railroads from the 1900s, complete with Santa, at the 7th Annual Christmas Model Train Display at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson. Sponsored by the Mudhens Model Train Club Western Division, the display is open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2 and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3. As part of the event, the Community Presbyterian Child Learning Center will be selling cookies and hot chocolate from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 during the Electric Light Parade, with proceeds to benefit the center’s Angel Tree and other giving projects.

Christmas bazaars

The Hospital Auxiliary’s craft group hosts a holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 in the activities building at the MHA Foundation Complex, 308 E. Aero Drive, Payson. The Pine-Strawberry Arts and Crafts Guild Boutique is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 and Saturday Dec. 10. There are many handcrafted items available, including hand-woven baskets, unique jewelry, leather crafts, knitted and crocheted items, handmade aprons, clothing, pet attire and many seasonal crafts.

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The annual APS/Town of Payson Electric Light Parade will wind its way from Green Valley Park to Sawmill Crossing starting at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 — rain or shine. Bundle up and come on down to Historic West Main Street for the community celebration of the holiday season.

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The KEY Club of Payson High School will wrap your holiday gifts for donations at the Walmart Garden Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3. Proceeds are used to help send KEY Club members to leadership and educational conferences and finance many local service projects to better the Rim Country communities.

Angel Project fundraiser

The Mount Cross Lutheran Church is donating the use of its event center for the Angel Project, to collect toys and blankets for the needy, at Building B, 601 E. Hwy. 260, Payson, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3. There will be auction baskets; sports home décor; beauty products; movies; candles; table games and kids toys; holiday décor; plus lots of holiday treats to enjoy: popcorn, cupcakes, popcorn balls, cakes and chocolate treats. Call 480-322-2743 for more information.

Electric Light Parade

Payson’s annual APS Electric Light Parade celebrates Christmas Around the World starting at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 on Historic Main Street.

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This is the 15th anniversary of the parade. So, now is the time to start scoping out the best spots to watch the parade travel from Green Valley Park to Sawmill Crossing.

Free Country Western dance lessons

Free Country Western dance lessons, including the Arizona 2-step, country waltz, and line dancing, will be offered from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Ox Bow Saloon of Payson with Lynn and John Pajerski. Please bring a canned good or non-perishable item for donation to The Deacon’s Pantry community food bank. If you have any questions, call 480-734-1647.

Learn about Prosperity Zones

Nick Dranias, president of Compact for America Educational Foundation and Heartland Institute Expert, will speak on Prosperity Zones (not to be confused with Federal Promise Zones) to ignite growth in Arizona. Dranias will explain to the Payson Tea Party members and friends, how “the ProsperityStates.org Initiative delivers free-market, limited-government best practices to a local community. Within these Prosperity Districts, state and local laws are reformed. If two states pass the same legislation, those reforms are permanent; if Congress consents, reforms within the Prosperity District become federal law. It is a reset button for any community that wants to level the playing field, eliminate red tape, and prosper.” Legislation is being put forth in Arizona to create statutory authority for Prosperity Districts by consent of property owners in the district. For instance, the Arizona School Board Association is very concerned about this, but the Town of Payson is talking about doing something similar for the American Gulch project. Is it like a SLE? With Trump’s election do we really need this anyway? Come bring your questions and join the discussion from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. 260. For more information, call 928-951-6774.

See’s Candy

The Soroptimist of Zane Grey Country again have See’s Candy available for sale at Western Village, 1104 S. Beeline Hwy., Payson. For special orders, call Jean at 928-474-6167.

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Friday • Payson Public Library: 9 a.m. to 3 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/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • First Friday Christmas celebration: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, music, food and Christmas Model Train Display, train display open to 9 p.m., 800 W. Main, Payson

Writer’s workshop

The Payson Public Library is presenting a free workshop offered by local author Melinda Williams from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the library, 328 N. McLane Rd., Payson.

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Saturday • Christmas Model Train Display: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main, Payson • Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Payson Public Library: 9 a.m. to 3 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 • Electric Ligth Parade: 6 p.m., starts at Green Valley Park, travels Main Street to Sawmill Crossing, rain or shine

Williams is a published author of Native American paranormal books. She also writes articles for Southern Writers Magazine, Native Hoop Magazine and teaches online writing classes for numerous Romance Writers of America chapters.

Community Breakfast

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, hosts a Community Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Friday, Dec. 9. This event is held the second Friday of every month and everyone is welcome. For details, call 928-474-5440.

Write a letter, change a life

Amnesty International Payson invites Rim residents and visitors to participate in its seventh Annual Global Write for Rights, Saturday, Dec. 10. Stop by the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Rd. anytime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Join human rights activists around the world working to free prisoners of conscience. We write letters to demand that the rights of individuals are respected and protected. More than 40,000 individuals have been freed as a result of this letter writing effort over the years. Laws to uphold human rights have been enacted; investigations into allegations of torture have been launched, and families have been reunited! Refreshments will be served and letter writing materials provided. Participants will be writing for 12 urgent cases from the United States and around the world. It only takes 10 minutes to write a letter and change a life! For information about the event, contact Penny at 928-978-1268 or Joan at 928-478-6295.

Payson Choral Society Christmas concert

The Payson Choral Society presents the community’s big Christmas concert at 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 and 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Payson High School Auditorium. The theme of the concert is “Rejoice!” directed by Daria Mason with accompaniment by Lisa Tan. Tickets may be purchased in advance from Choral Society members, at Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce and at the library. Tickets will also be available at the door before each concert. Concert tickets are $10 at the door and $8 in advance. Children and students up to age 18 are admitted free. Proceeds from the concerts provide musical scholarships to middle school and high school students. These are awarded each year at the spring concert. For added information, call John Landino 928-468-0023.

During December, the Library Friends of Payson Bookstore features Christmas fiction, cookbooks, craft books, etc. at two for the price of one. As always, the second item must be of equal or lesser value than the first item. Bookstore gift certificates are $3 and make perfect gifts for those hard to shop for people. Stop by and discover the bookstore’s holiday treasures. The bookstore will also be offering all regular size paperbacks at the amazing value of 10 for $1. This is an opportunity to stock up on books by your favorite authors for those cold winter days to come. Another special this month is a free cookbook with any purchase. This is a good time of year to discover some new recipes. Bookstore stock is constantly changing, so stop by often. All proceeds directly support the library. The LFOP Bookstore is located to the right of the circulation desk just inside the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road. For more information, visit our website at www.libraryfriendsofpayson.org.

New hours at library

The Payson Public Library’s hours of operation have changed. The library’s new hours are: Fridays: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays.

Volunteers needed to help prepare tax returns

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest free volunteer tax assistance and preparation service. The service helps local taxpayers with low to moderate incomes, with special attention given to those 60 and older. Volunteers receive free IRS certified training prior to working with taxpayers. You must be willing to commit at least four hours per week during the tax season from Feb. 1 through April 15 after being certified. If you are interested, email paysontaxaide@gmail.com or phone Lori at 928-478-6460.

LOTTERIES Powerball (Nov. 30) 3 14 18 25 45 (7) Mega Millions (Nov. 29) 22 33 49 51 59 (8) The Pick (Nov. 30) 5 10 13 17 23 27 Fantasy 5 (Nov. 30) 14 24 29 31 37 Pick 3 (Nov. 30) 690 5 Card Cash (Nov. 30) 3D JH KD QH KS

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Sunday • Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public

Monday • Payson Public Library: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

Tuesday • Payson Public Library: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Tea Party hosts Prosperity Zones program: 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson

Payson Roundup LOCAL Friday, December 2, 2016

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Celebrating National Mutt Day by

Annie Bamber

humane society of central arizona Humane

Society December 2nd is National Mutt Day! When of Central I looked up the word “mutt” in the dictionary, Arizona Merriam-Webster was so rude! Mutt - noun informal; humorous, derogatory; ADOPTION a dog, especially a mongrel. OPTIONS Obviously neither Merriam nor Webster has been to HSCAZ! Our “mutts” have charisma! Studies have proven that “mutts” tend to be healthier overall, live longer, are better behaved and can still carry out their duties (cuddling, bomb sniffing, police work, etc.). Sounds like our type of dog! Come check out our amazing selection at 605 W. Wilson Court, open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We have big mutts, small mutts, young mutts and old mutts looking to be your forever companion. “In every heart, there is a hole. In every shelter, there is love in which to fill it.” — Colleen Paige

FEATURED MUTTS Keeva — I may look like a regular girl, but I could see myself at Saturday mic night busting out with all of the latest hit songs. I have a voice that needs to be heard by the people. I’m working on setting a record for the longest howl held. Personally, I like to think I’m great at belting them out especially when I’m encouraged by other dogs around me. I think I’ll Keeva start a symphony with my surrounding kennel mates. When it comes time for a walk, there is no time to lose! I enjoy nice brisk walks, I could use some help on restraining myself from a fast pace if that’s just not your cup of tea. I have become a master at scaling fences, sometimes there’s something on the outside that intrigues me and I just have to get to it. JoJo — I guess you could call me a regular in these parts. I’ve been a shelter girl for as long as I can remember. I found a home for a brief period of time and proved how great of a companion I was; I must’ve been a real good girl because I stocked up on treats and am prepared for the winter. I absolutely love playing around in the yard and having balls to chase after. You’ll always find me eager to go on another walk; if I could I would defiJoJo nitely walk myself. Because of my past, I can be a bit picky when it comes to finding friends. If I just had the right laid back male dog to hang out with, that would be ideal. You wouldn’t even have to throw balls my way, we could just entertain each other. Please come and check me out, I would love to have a forever home with adults.

Payson Walkers

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Garrett Retirees meet

Overeaters Anonymous

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

Rim Country Garrett Retirees meet Thursday, Dec. 8 for the group’s Christmas party at Diamond Point Restaurant, east of Payson on Hwy. 260. The social hour begins at 11 a.m., with lunch at noon. Honeywell retirees and friends are always welcome. Call Merie by Friday, Dec. 2 for reservations and information, 928-474-6011.

Payson Elks Lodge

The Lodge still needs all sizes of new sweatshirts and pants for veterans, also slippers and white T-shirts. The goal is 120 gift bags to be delivered to the Prescott VA. Volunteers are being sought to take a child or two shopping for clothes on December 3. If you can help, there is a sign-up sheet in the inner lobby of the Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy. Tickets are available for the New Year’s Eve celebration, which will feature the Duets program. The cost is $30 per person with a choice of lobster tail or prime rib.

Bridge results

Winners at Ladies Tuesday Bridge for Nov. 22 were: Hilda Jungblut, first; Joanie Gustofson, second; Marilyn Castleman, third. The group meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Senior Citizen’s Center, 514 W. Main St., Payson. For information and reservations call: Hilda Jungblut, 928-468-2137.

The Ponderosa Chapter #64 O.E.S. meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Mondays at the Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge, 200 E. Rancho Rd., Payson. All Eastern Star members are invited to attend. Master Masons and all ladies with any Masonic affiliation or family members in Freemasonry 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 O.E.S. Canasta. For details, contact Marjorie Winemiller, secretary, at 928- 468-0790.

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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. Please contact Queen Mum Ann-Marie at 928-468-8585; please leave a message if there’s no answer.

Bingo at Senior Center The Payson Senior Center and Payson Helping Payson host bingo every Friday at the Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Tickets go on sale at noon and games start at 1 p.m. Now offering 25 cent hot dogs.

Tai Chi and Qigong Tai Chi and Qigong classes are offered at 9 a.m. Saturdays at Rim Country Health, 807 W. Longhorn Rd., Payson. The program is especially de signed for seniors 50 or older, but is beneficial for all ages. There is no charge. For details, call (928) 478-6032.

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.

Veterans of Foreign Wars

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America will meet at 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson. All members are invited to attend. For more information, contact Post 9829 Commander Ken Dale, 928-363-1037.

Card players wanted

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.

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

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

Catholic Church of the Holy Nativity A Roman Catholic Church under the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. 1414 N. Easy St.(corner of Easy Street & Bradley Dr.), Payson, AZ 85541, (928) 478-6988, wwwholynativitypayson.com. The Rev. Fr. Lowell E. Andrews, Pastor. Sunday: Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday: Low Mass & Holy Unction 10 a.m. First Wednesday of the month: Benediction & Chaplet of Divine Mercy 5:30 p.m. followed by potluck supper. High Holy Days: Mass 10 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Pine 4039 N. Highway 87, 476-3552, Website: www.fbcpine.com. Sundays: Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Fellowship 6 p.m. Communion service the first Sunday during Morning Worship. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m. first Saturday of each month. Women’s Bible Study 9:15 Tuesday mornings. AWANA program on Mondays as follows: Sparks for K-2nd 2:30-4 p.m.; TNT, Trek and Journey 6-8 p.m. All other activities, please contact the church office Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or Friday 9 a.m. to noon.

Christians Together A Community Christian Church meeting on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at Majestic Rim Retirement Center, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. For more information, call 928-474-0160. Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship-I.F.C.A. 1036 E. Christopher Creek Loop, 478-4857, www.christophercreekchapel.org, first driveway past fire station on left. 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Tues. & Thurs. Bible Studies. Please join us on Sunday, October 16th for a potluck following the Worship Service to welcome our new Pastor Jeremy Jessup and family.

Mount Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA) 601 E. Highway 260, 474-2552. Rev. Scott Stein, Pastor. Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service; 10:30 a.m. Praise Service. Holy Communion is celebrated every week. Visit our website at www.mountcross.org. Church office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a warm, loving church community that extends itself to others and welcomes everyone with joy.

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

Church on the Street Payson and Payson Soul Winners Church on the Street Payson and Payson Soul Winners are taking the gospel of Jesus Christ directly to the streets of Payson in obedience to Mark 16:15 “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Inviting you or your church to join us. Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and Friday at 4 p.m. on the 87 and 260 intersection. For prayer or interest, call 480577-5759 / 928-474-4646. Community Presbyterian Church 800 W. Main Street, Rev. Charles Proudfoot, Pastor. Sundays: SON Risers Adult Bible Class at 8:30 a.m.; Hymn Sing at 10:15 a.m. followed by Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. The sermon Sunday, December 4 is “The Road to Bethlehem: Hope Because of Hope.” Communion Sunday. Bible Study Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; 474-2059 office, 474-0624 fax, E-mail: cpcgen@yahoo. com, Website: cpcpayson.org. Crossroads Foursquare Church We invite you to join us Sunday mornings, 10 a.m. Find us at www.crossroads4square.com, on Facebook or at 114 E. Cedar Lane, Payson.

Restoration Church 1100 W. Lake Drive. Introducing people to the life changing power of Jesus. Join us Sunday at 10:30 am for our Sunday morning worship experience. Check us out online at www.restorationpayson.com for more info. Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) At Rock of Ages you will find a worship service designed to praise God and enrich faith. Our purpose is to serve all people in God’s world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of the Holy Bible. We are a friendly, family oriented church. All are welcome! Rock of Ages Lutheran Church is located at 204 W. Airport Road (corner of Airport Rd and North McLane). Pastor David Sweet, (928) 970-7606 or (928) 474-2098. Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 10:15 a.m.; Holy communion is celebrated at the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Adult Bible class is held on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Thursdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. Christmas Special Services: Advent Services, Wednesdays, December 7, December 14 ... Soup Supper at 5 p.m. and Advent Service at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m. and Christmas Day Service at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join us for all our Christmas festivities and celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 507 W. Wade Lane, 928-474-5440, Pastor Steve De Santo. Sunday: Adult Bible Study 8:30 a.m., Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church WE Welcome Everyone. 1000 N. Easy St. (Corner of Sherwood & Easy St.). 928-474-3834. The Rev. Daniel F. Tantimonaco, Rector. Sunday: Holy Eucharist Services are at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The 10 a.m. service includes traditional and contemporary music. Child care is provided. Wednesday: Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson. org. Email: stpaulspayson@gmail.com. WE Welcome Everyone.

Church of Christ in Payson 401 E. Tyler Parkway, (928) 474-5149. Sunday: Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Singing Practice 5:30 p.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m. Tuesday: Ladies Bible Class 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible Class 6:30 p.m. www.paysonchurchofchrist. com Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of the month. Sunday Fellowship Meal every 3rd Sunday of the month. Women of CORP Ministries and Bible studies lead by Simone Lake. Other various Connection Groups available throughout week. For more information, contact: 1-928-476-4249 (ch), 1-928-472-6439 (pastor’s hm) 1-928-970-4249 (pastor’s cell), Email: pinerandallchurch@hotmail.com Website: http://churchonrandallplace.org Online Sermons: www.sermon.net/CORP

Nursery, Children, Youth and Adult Bible Studies during both services. Wednesday evening fellowship & Bible study for all ages! For more details and information on other weekly events check out our website at www.pbcpayson.org or call the church office at 928-474-9279.

Mountain Bible Church Please be our guest this weekend, 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at 302 E. Rancho Road where our goal is to ‘Love God and Love People!’ We have many adult, children and student ministries on Sundays and during the week. Our Spanish Church called “La Roca” meets Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Want more information? (928) 472-7800 or www.mountainbible.org New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224. Services: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. Payson Family Church 501 E. Rancho Rd. 474-3138. We are a new, non-denominational Christian church that ministers to the entire family. Our vision is to reach this community with God’s love and Word and see lives transformed for His glory. We are mission minded and believe in showing people Jesus, not just talking about Him. Join us Sunday mornings at 10:45 for contemporary worship and teaching of God’s Word. We also offer various other ministry meetings throughout the week for junior high, high school, and college-aged students. Visit our website @ paysonfamilychurch. org. Or our Facebook page for more information. Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St. behind ACE Hardware); Pastor Carl Peterson. Services: 8:30 a.m. Informal; 11:00 a.m. Traditional. Safe nursery care provided. We are a growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. Our mission is to Love Like Jesus. For more information on our choir and handbell programs and ministries and mission to the community, visit our website: paysonumc.com or call 928-474-0485, M-F, 8 a.m. - 12 noon. Ponderosa Bible Church of Payson 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. Dr. Joe Falkner - Sr. Pastor: Traditional Worship Service 9am, Contemporary Worship Service 10:45am.

Seventh-day Adventist Church 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson; Pastor Steven Salsberry; Elder Sharon Judd. Saturday services: Sabbath School/Bible Study 9:30a.m.; Worship Hour 11 a.m. We welcome all visitors. Come and join us for uplifting fellowship. Call 928-474-9209 for Prayer Meeting times and location, and for coming local events, or visit our website: http://payson.adventistfaith.org. Tonto Village Chapel We are a Bible based church, in the cool pines of Tonto Village, just a short 17 miles East of Payson, AZ, in the Mogollon Rim area. We invite you & your family to join us for Worship, Bible Study & Fellowship on Sunday & Monday. We offer Sunday Worship Service at 9:30 am, followed by Adult & Child Sunday School/Bible Study at 11 am. We also offer a Monday Evening Adult Bible Study at 5:30 pm (Currently studying the Book of Job) & a Women’s Bible Study Thursday Mornings at 10 am (Currently studying Understanding Purpose by Women of Faith). Lead Pastor Mark Pratt 711 W. Haught Ave, Tonto Village, AZ 85541. Website: www.tontovillagechapel.com Call us @ 928-478-5076 or Email us @ tontovillagechapel@gmail.com. Highway 260 East to the Control Road/Tonto Village turn off, then 1 mile in to Tonto Village Chapel. Hope to see you there! Unity Church of Payson Join us on a positive path for Spiritual Living. We sing, laugh, love, pray, and support each other and our Payson community. Our current focus is on gratitude. Our service is at 10 a.m. Sundays at 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). For more, go to www. unityofpayson.org (See ‘What’s Happening’ tab and join us for an uplifting Mark Stanton Welch –acoustic guitar, percussion and keyboards--concert on December 8 at 6:30 in our Sunday space. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 18) or call 928-478-8515.

Payson Roundup LOCAL Friday, December 2, 2016

aroundthe rim Snow arrives in time for Christmas preparations I need to renew my driver’s license in 29 days. I almost forgot all about it until one of the clerks in one of our local stores brought it to my attention. They always say, “Oh, you are a New Year’s baby!” Well, this time the clerk said “I think you need to renew your driver’s the license soon.” Sure enough, I village looked at the date and it said “expires on January 1, 2017.” OOPS! So, I will be heading to the Motor Vehicle Division this week. I probably need to drink a gallon of carrot juice so that I pass the eye test with flying colors. Janet First snow Snyder Winter has finally come to the Rim Country and Tonto Village. The first snowfall happened overnight on Sunday and we woke to a window full of the white stuff. Bill measured the snow and came up with almost three (3) inches. I know from Facebook that many of the communities surrounding us received more than that. I think Christopher Creek

received about eight (8) inches. They are closer to the Rim, so naturally they would get more. As of Monday morning, the snow looks more like sleet, so I don’t know if that amounts to more of an accumulation. Winter has finally arrived, and the unusually warm weather we have been having is over until next year. Domino Divas Next Wednesday is a very big day for all of the domino players because the day is a special Wednesday. The annual Christmas party and gift exchange gets underway at 1 p.m. at the Tonto Village fire station. All Divas are invited including any of the ladies from the Hellsgate Firefly Auxiliary. Just remember to bring a gift, even a funny one, and a side dish to share. The succulent ham will be provided. The Divas will be as busy as elves decorating the meeting room this week, including a Christmas tree to make the day a very festive one.

Double D Betty Koutz told me that the annual Thanksgiving dinner held at the Double D on Thanksgiving Day was a rousing success. People outdid themselves bringing an abundance of all kinds of food to accompany the huge turkey and ham. People from the Valley, Mead Ranch, hunters and their wives, and many locals enjoyed the bountiful feast. Bill and I usually attend, but this year I was in the kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner for my son-in-law, Jon. My daughter had to work the ER at Banner Payson. Birthdays December is a busy birthday month for our side of the family, with birthdays on the third, fourth, sixth and ninth. Dec. 1 is a sad one personally; I lost my younger brother Vinnie this past January from a major heart attack. All those birthdays take in sister-in-law, nieces and nephews and great-grandchildren. Scherry Duncan of Mead Ranch is the only local birthday this week. Scherry is a past treasurer and official photographer for the

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Tonto Village enjoyed its first snowfall of the season this week.

Hellsgate Auxiliary. Happy birthday to you, Scherry on Dec. 5. Recipe of the week From the cookbook, “Fireflies Can Cook”

Do you still have turkey leftovers? The cookbook has another way to use up that leftover turkey. Since this week is Scherry Duncan’s birthday week, I’m sharing a recipe she submitted.

1 pound package ground turkey 1/2 cup breadcrumbs Handful of parsley, chopped 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese 2 eggs, beaten Sun dried tomatoes, cut in small pieces Salt and pepper to taste Package of thinly sliced prosciutto Mix all ingredients together, except prosciutto. Spread prosciutto on top and bottom of turkey loaf, wrap in parchment paper. Bake at 375 degree for 40 minutes. (Don’t overbake; it will get too dry.) Cute one-liners A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.” One more ... A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, “A beer please, and one for the road.” I hope these brighten your day just a little bit. Be back next week, same place, same time.

Blanket of white stuff gives holiday decorations special look Christopher Creek is in the snow Ficula cabin, damage was limited. business following last Sunday night’s The little cabin on the creek across blanketing. Initially, there was three to from the Landmark lost a good deal of four inches around town with reports rolled roofing and tar paper. That is from Susan Keown and the the cabin from which Susan Colcord Road area detail- another week Allen left to seek help in the ing as much as eight inch- in the creek 1970 flood. For at least 30 es. White stuff covering the years, to my knowledge, that ground does a great job of place has been unoccupied. enhancing the holiday decoOvernight lows down to rations along the Loop. the mid-teens this week will Twenty-five years ago last test everyone’s skill at winweekend the area received terizing cabins, mobile homes 20 inches of snow. We know and travel trailers around this from the Rimside Review town. Years ago the Creek column by Pam Milhon back Rod Britain experienced seven below zero in 1991. temperatures that resulted in Thanksgiving Day featured winds a tremendous number of plumbing up to 50 miles-an-hour here in the failures. Creek. Remaining leaves have fallen, One often-overlooked item is the but so too have several large trees. plastic pump under the washing Some property damage and power machine. A quart of household antiline issues were the result. Down on freeze and a brief spin cycle will save Columbine Road at the Karen and Bo a repair bill.

And a heartfelt thank you goes out to this year’s special guest speaker

Snow and cold weather makes for a perfect time to fire up the slow cooker. John Buchholz stopped by Sunday on his way to the Valley after winterizing their cabin out in Ponderosa Springs. He dropped off a bag of gourmet pinto beans and some hot and spicy venison sausage. Sausage, beans, onions, garlic and basil went in the pot Monday evening and the savory aroma filled the cabin on a 20-degree Tuesday morning. John, that sausage was absolutely wonderful. Once again, the Christopher Creek Homeowners Association will host the children’s Christmas Party at the Christopher-Kohl’s Fire Station at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10. Pam Voita, Rosemary Elston and Karen Thornton would enjoy having some volunteers to help them that day. Santa recently told me that the annual visits to Christopher Creek

Sergeant John Naughton, USMC Former Publisher, Payson Roundup Newspaper

have come to be the highlight of his year. For the last 15 years for sure, Santa says he gets a big kick out of seeing the joy and wonder in the eyes of the kids he comes to visit. He has so much fun, this year he decided to invite Mrs. Claus to join him to share the day. The Christopher Creek Electric Light Parade forms up at Tall Pines Market at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10. Can we match the record of 26 entries set in 2014? Sheila’s Christmas party at Creekside is the final destination. If you are down in the Valley for the winter and need a Creek fix once in a while, get on the Facebook group Tribute to Christopher Creek. Former Creeker and current Payson resident Dean Shields does a fine job editing and updating the site’s banner each day or so. She selects from pictures submitted from some of the 500-plus members and contributors.

The archive of thousands of photos could take an entire afternoon of reviewing. Stunning scenery and wildlife make for enjoyable and nostalgic visits to the page. Stan Szczepanski, or Pops as we knew him, was a compassionate man. During the time some 20 years ago when he and Marlys had the Landmark, outside dining along the Creek became more and more popular. One downside of this popularity was the attraction of critters to the food scraps often remaining. It was a time of a very prolific population of skunks around here. Pops would live-trap these striped kitties rather than eliminate them permanently. He would then take them for a ride in his old pickup. He released his captives at the same location each time — atop the Rim on the outskirts of Forest Lakes ... and that’s another week in the Creek.

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Forest busy after Thanksgiving holiday Traveling to Flagstaff Saturday ers, which include local guides Ty morning, wife Kay and I were puzzled Goodman and Clifford Pirch look for by the large number of visitors we areas with good views of the sursaw on our trip through the Coconino rounding country and begin glassing National Forest. at sunrise. Turns out there were good reasons Readers interested in an exciting for them to be in the woods northwest outdoor adventure with either can conof Pine-Strawberry. tact Goodman on a Facebook page at: First off, many were there to cut https://www.facebook.com/Goodman. Christmas trees and others Outfitters3/ and Pirch at: were elk hunting. http://www.cliffordpirchoutCoconino National Forest rattlin’ doors.com/. always has been a huge draw the rim Pirch, after spending most for those looking to cut their of the spring and summer on own trees. Coconino began the bass tournament trail, has issuing cutting permits on returned to the Rim Country Nov. 15 and was the first to work as a guide and prenational forest to completely pare for his appearance in the sell out. 2017 Bassmaster Classic to Locals hoping to secure be held March 24-26, 2017 on a tree will have to settle for Lake Conroe, near Houston, Tonto or Apache-Sitgreaves Max Foster Texas. National Forests, which, at There, he will be battling deadline, still had permits for the top prize of $300,000 and the lucrative endorsements that available. The greatest number of permit hold- go along with winning the Super Bowl ers we came across were seen about of tournament fishing. nine to 10 miles north of Strawberry Ducey appoints commissioner where stands of spruce and fir trees The course of action Arizona Game can be found. Watching adults huddle around and Fish Commission board members warming campfires slurping down decide on directly affects all the state’s warm beverages and children roasting outdoors persons. That’s why it behooves hunters, hot dogs and smores, it was obvious families — many of them probably anglers, conservationists and recreflatlanders — were there to enjoy the ationists to scrutinize those the govergreat outdoors as well to find the per- nor appoints to the board. Just recently Gov. Doug Ducey fect holiday tree. Elk hunters appeared to be enjoy- appointed Kurt Davis the newest coming good success as evidenced by the missioner, pending Arizona Senate beehive of activity at the makeshift approval. The governor called Davis, “a processing plant set up near the Long strong advocate for the state’s wildlife Valley service station and cafe. In the bed of one hunter’s pickup management authorities” and said, he truck parked at Long Valley was a tro- “is well versed in wildlife and outdoor phy-sized bull that might have scored recreation.” Davis has a bachelor’s degree from the 360 points it takes to make it to Northern Arizona University and is Boone and Crockett. Game officials estimate that about a founding partner in First Strategic 20 percent of Arizona’s elk can Community and Public Affairs, which be found in Unit 6A north of Pine- specializes in strategic public policy for its clients. He also was a vice Strawberry and south of Flagstaff. Over the years, mature bulls have president of public affairs and corpobeen taken out of the unit on a regular rate communications at Rural/Metro Fire and Ambulance, an executive basis. Elk can be found throughout the director for the Arizona Republican unit except for the southernmost Party, director of internal affairs for the Arizona attorney general and areas. There are, however, those who assistant chief of staff for then-Goverclaim they have seen elk in the Camp nor Fife Symington. His resumé contains ample hints of a background Verde area. Somewhat surprisingly, some hunt- in bureaucracy and back-room poliers were riding quads, which is almost tics. His qualifications, however, don’t laughable among veterans because it seem to have much relevancy to the is well known the animals can hear an conservationism, wildlife or the ecosystem issues that the commission ATV from up to a half mile away. When stalking elk, veteran hunt- must often make policy on.

Strawberry School, “a great opportunity for me. I’m really excited.” Library movies Movie Madness at the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library continues on Wednesday, Dec. 7 with the showing of “The BFG.” Madness resumes on Dec. 21 with “The Polar Express Movie” and Dec. 28 with “The Secret Life of Pets.” All movies begin at 1 p.m. The library will be closed Dec. 23-26 for the Christmas holidays. Boutique open tomorrow

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People hunting elk and others hunting Christmas trees filled the forest the weekend after Thanksgiving. Could this be a purely political appointment? Library Friends potluck open to all Pine Library Friends member Helen Palmer is inviting the public to attend the group’s next meeting, which will be noon, Monday, Jan. 5 in the activity room directly behind the cultural hall. “This meeting will be a potluck luncheon and purely social,” she said. “Please bring a friend and a dish to share.” Palmer is also asking members to bring two cans of fruit, which will be donated to the local food bank. Palmer calls the meeting, “a great opportunity to see old friends and perhaps make some new ones. “Our potlucks are always fun and a chance to eat someone else’s cooking. “We’d love for you to join us.” PSWID board meets The Pine Strawberry Water Improvement District meets at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15 at the PSWID office on Hardscrabble Road. Although an official agenda has not been released, among the items expected to be discussed are a review of applications for the district manager position and a contract with Smart Systems for the district’s computers. At the Nov. 17 meeting, board member Rus Brock asked that findings of a PSWID internal inquiry be forwarded to the Gila County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation. His motion was seconded by Tom Weeks and passed unanimously. The inquiry being forwarded is

believed to have focused on huge sums of money reportedly missing from district accounts. In a story published Nov. 15 by the Roundup, reporter Michele Nelson wrote an investigator from the state auditor general’s office would not confirm or deny an ongoing investigation of the missing funds, but did say information would be welcomed about anyone embezzling from a public utility. Townspeople are buzzing over the incident and a search warrant being served on a former PSWID office employee’s home, but thus far the speculation is rumors only.

The Pine-Strawberry Arts and Crafts Guild debuted to sterling reviews Nov. 25 and 26 and will return tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 3 and the following Saturday, Dec. 10. Hours both days are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The boutique is located at the cultural center. Handwoven baskets, unique jewelry, leather crafts, knitted and crocheted items handmade aprons, clothing, pet attire and many seasonal crafts from local artisans are among the items available for purchase. “Come out and do your Christmas shopping and enjoy the day in Pine,” said guild member Catherine Hurla. Trail work canceled Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction Trail Committee has canceled the work day scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 3, due to weather.

Barlow now Pima H.S. principal

Food bank plea

Former Pine Strawberry School principal/superintendent Cody Barlow has taken over as Pima High School principal. The school has an enrollment of 260 students or about 100 more than Barlow oversaw while working in the Pine-Strawberry District. Also, because it is a secondary school, there are many more extracurricular activities to administer than there were in Pine-Strawberry. Which means, Barlow has his hands full. Pima is located about 156 miles east of Phoenix. Barlow resigned from P/S School late last spring. The school, however, was not without a superintendent/principal for long. Outgoing Gila County School Superintendent Linda O’Dell took over the district reins on July 1, resigning her county post early. O’Dell called her new job at Pine-

This is the onset of the season of giving meaning Pat Impiccini and fellow volunteers at the Pine-Strawberry Food Bank have their fingers crossed that residents are in a charitable mood because turkeys are needed for the holidays. “While we have some turkeys and hams left from the pre-Thanksgiving distribution,” said Impiccini.” We still are hoping to get more donations for the Christmas distribution on Dec. 20 at the cultural hall. Turkeys, hams and other food to complete a holiday meal can be dropped off in the deposit boxes at the Ponderosa Market. The bank is also accepting monetary donations, which can be mailed to: Pine Strawberry Food Bank, P.O. Box 1534, Pine, AZ 85544. The donation is tax deductible. In beginning the upcoming Christmas

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‘Rules Don’t Apply’ is a very touching film of love do with a project that he conWarren Beatty has had one of the stellar careers in at the movies trolled entirely? He did great. 20th century American cineHe has manufactured one of ma. He hasn’t made a film in the most intensely emotional 15 years so I wanted to see films of the year. this drama revolving around What a galaxy of stars the eccentric billionaire Beatty has enticed into his Howard Hughes. film. Smaller supporting roles I especially wanted to see are filled by the likes of Paul it because Warren Beatty Andy Sorvino, Matthew Broderick, directed the film. He wrote the McKinney Candice Bergen, Annette screenplay. He plays the pivBening, Oliver Platt, Alec otal role of Howard Hughes. Baldwin and Martin Sheen. He also produced the film. How did he Holy smokes, what a cast of famous

names and actors who have been a part of the movie scene for decades and decades. All of these actors play people who help, aid, abet and support Hughes as drivers, lawyers and staff of every description. His leading lady is young and not well-known Lilly Collins who played Snow White in the recent “Mirror, Mirror.” Her transformation over the course of the film might well earn her an Oscar nom. Alden Ehrenreich is the leading man. Ehrenreich plays a driver

assigned by Hughes to tote a young starlet around. The starlet is Lilly Collins. The movie is the story of the two young people who live under the power of the oddball, but very powerful Howard Hughes. They are forbidden by their employment agreements to fraternize, which works a hardship upon the young people constantly around each other. This film wears a light PG-13 rating and lasts for two hours and six minutes. Warren Beatty and the other pro-

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Rim holidays – Christmas

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and uncles the log and adobe house was Christmas was a special time for Rim full. On Christmas Eve we children were Country settlers to get together and find told that if we sat quietly in the living room companionship with others in the hard we’d hear Santa coming. In the quiet, on task of wresting ranches from the wilds. a clear moonlit night, sleigh bells could be heard as Santa approached. Memories of families left behind Almost afraid to breathe, we lisbrought many a tear for those back when tened as he quieted his reindeer, who had forged a new life in this stomped the snow from his feet, place. Every carol sung and decgathered up his bag and made oration improvised was a link to his entrance. What a glorious a life left behind, but also a way memory!” to affirm that dreams of a new They named the ranch “Rim life were being realized. Trail” and the name is used still There was a community today to define the community of Christmas tree, and since pophomes up and down the upper ulations were small, every child Stan Brown waters of the East Verde River. could expect a gift as neighbors There were plenty of big brothgathered around in the local dance hall. Merchants usually had gifts ers and uncles to play the part of Santa for their regular customers, and it was in Rim Country homes. Socks carefully proper for customers to have their bills hung the night before were found filled paid up by Christmas Day; at least by New with goodies, especially hard to obtain citrus fruits and candies. Sometimes Year’s Day. Payson’s saloons, like the 16-to-1 or neighborhood celebrations were held in Pieper’s had highly decorated punch isolated schoolhouses. One year at the bowls at the end of the bar where patrons Myrtle School, Santa was distributing his could partake of a drink laced with hot bountiful gifts when four masked bandits stormed in to rob the goodies. However, whiskey. For the cowboys, who had been alone Santa was prepared, and in the midst so long on the range, Christmas often of the “hold-up” Santa pulled a six-gun meant overindulgence. The Justice of the from under his red jacket and began Peace practiced more leniencies on that firing into the floor at the robbers’ feet. day, but before the day was over Payson’s The marauders retreated hastily as Santa calmly returned to his distribution. Years chaining tree held its quota. Out on the ranches where hospitality later those wide-eyed children passed the was always the rule things were more story on to their grandchildren, and the tranquil. While no one was rich, no one tale remained alive. A bridge club, including couples and was poor either. Everyone shared what they had, and at the homes of those singles, met in Payson and everyone known to be sick or in distress a sack of brought a present to put under the tree. flour, a roast of beef or a side of bacon The person with the highest bridge score got to pick first, and so forth down the would be left. Margaret Taylor Murphy, raised on scores. One year the high scorer chose the Doll Baby Ranch, recalled happy a delicious looking fruit jar and when Christmas days at her Belluzzi grand- opened, alas, it contained a pair of men’s parents’ ranch on Rim Trail. Bartolomeo undershorts, size 50, instead of jam or “John” Belluzzi had been a young Italian jelly. The next year those same shorts seaman who jumped ship in San Francisco turned up in a gaily-wrapped shoebox, rather than have his leg amputated for a with lace sewn around the legs. The folcase of phlebitis, called “milk leg.” His lowing year they turned up in a beautifully illness healed and he made his way to the wrapped box and red ribbon had been mines in Globe, Ariz., where he met and added to the lace. It went on for some years, causing partygoers to pick their gift married Mercedes Mungaro. [1] When homesteads were opened in the with fear and trembling. Rim Country Christmases were times area John staked a parcel of land in 1874, one of the earliest ranches in the Rim for making happy memories. [1] Stan Brown’s historical novel “The Country. Margaret Taylor Murphy told about the family Christmas celebrations Immigrant,” available at the Rim Country Museum, is a fictionalized story of John at the ranch. “With four cousins and assorted aunts Belluzzi. PART ONE

NOTED PHRASES ACROSS 1 Neighbor of Chile 5 Chemist’s outerwear 12 Some captives 20 Copies 21 Magic’s city 22 Fearmonger 23 Centennial State pageant winner 25 Start to chew 26 Clinic fluids 27 Enjoy a meal 28 DVR biggie 29 Baste, e.g. 30 Text giggle 31 Output of Tolkien 38 Highly skilled people 40 Prudential competitor 41 “___ found it!” 42 Member of a noted racecar-driving family 47 Surplus item 51 Be a cast member of 52 Oklahoma tribe member 53 Placed in the middle, to a Brit 55 The NBA’s “King James” 57 120-Down character Sarducci 61 Uru. neighbor 64 Wildlife lair 65 Proverb 66 Add liberally

67 Most August newborns 69 Popular energy drink 73 Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati” 74 Rome’s country, in French 76 “Fuer ___” (piano piece) 77 Sun, e.g. 79 ___ Moines, Iowa 80 Prism, cone or sphere 82 Beach shoe 85 Stands for hot dishes 86 Melody 87 “Salud!,” say 91 Dutch genre painter Jan 92 Port-au-Prince’s land 98 No. on a road sign 100 Navigator Islands, now 101 Cry upon release 102 1991 Denzel Washington film 109 Gave a meal 110 Hubbub 111 Chiang Mai native 112 Johnny ___ 113 Pool coverer 115 Open ocean 118 Parts of it appear at both the starts and ends of this puzzle’s eight theme phrases 123 Bel Air resident, e.g. 124 Funicello of the screen 125 Cry in church 126 Nonclerical females

127 “Possibly” 128 Veg out, say DOWN 1 Cook’s spray 2 Like serials 3 Pick again 4 KGB funder 5 Lav, in Bath 6 Specter in politics 7 Make swollen 8 Magna ___ 9 ___ par with 10 Stick in 11 Moreover 12 Natural home 13 With 84-Down, lunchmeat with pimiento 14 Goal in Zen Buddhism 15 Uno plus due 16 French bud 17 Knife of TV ads 18 Oxalate, e.g. 19 Vermont ski town 24 Wearing a lounge robe 28 Color a little 30 Tibetan priest 32 Ending for enzymes 33 She sang “Smooth Operator” 34 “___ darn tootin’!” 35 4G ___ (T-Mobile offering) 36 Retaliate 37 Like some criticism

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1. FOOD & DRINK: What is another name for the filbert nut? 2. TELEVISION: What was Chandler’s last name on the comedy series “Friends”? 3. ARCHITECTURE: Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.? 4. LANGUAGE: Where did the term “the blind leading the blind” originate? 5. MYTHOLOGY: In one of Hercules’ fabled labors, he had to slay a beast that kept sprouting new heads. What was its name? 6. U.S. CITIES: What city carries the nickname “Iron City”? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: The direction of starboard on a boat means what?

8. LITERATURE: What famous Latin American author wrote the novel “The General in his Labyrinth”? 9. MUSIC: Where did the Rolling Stones get their name? 10. MONEY: Prior to the euro, what was the name of Greece’s currency?

39 Singer Ochs 43 Actor Greene 44 ___ -Z 45 Luc’s denial 46 Chilling stuff 48 Camera stand 49 Fixed up 50 Studmuffin 54 West Germany’s Ludwig 56 Deprived 57 Not genuine 58 Wheel turner 59 Little jerk 60 Patients’ gp. 61 First groups of invitees 62 Snappy reply 63 Net minder 65 California’s ___ Woods 68 Splinters 70 MBA, say 71 ___-ray Disc 72 Feature of the word “go” 75 ___-Kit (police tool) 78 Tub traction aids 81 Medit. land 82 “Or ___ hear” 83 From way back: Abbr. 84 See 13-Down 86 Shut angrily 88 Structure of a plane without the engine 89 Belfry locales 90 Knotted 93 Quarterback Boomer 94 Spanish for “daddy”

95 Ball caller 96 “Sk8er ___” (2002 hit) 97 Chick-___-A 99 Hold dear 102 Taj ___ 103 Singer Menzel 104 Drenched 105 1953 Alan Ladd title role 106 Disney mermaid 107 Religious branches 108 Die down 114 Rent-___ 116 Chop down 117 ___-mo 118 Animal gullet 119 A, in France 120 ’75 TV debut 121 Ang of film 122 Certain M.D.

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WEEKLY SUDOKU BY LINDA THISTLE

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

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SUDOKU ANSWER

SALOME’S STARS ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your curiosity might not be appreciated by everyone. Expect some resistance in getting answers to your questions. But stay with it. You need facts in order to make important decisions. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Some of the mystery surrounding your recent fiscal situation soon will be dispelled with a clear explanation. Use this new knowledge to help you chart a fresh financial course. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Start your Hanukkah and Christmas gift-buying now. This will help avoid problems caused by possible mid-December delays. A family member has important information. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Use a little more sense in how you plan to spend your end-of-the-year holiday dollars. Meanwhile, you continue to gain support for your stand on a workplace issue. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Wearing that big, loving Lion’s heart of yours on your sleeve leaves it unprotected. Let things develop a little more before you allow your emotions to spill over. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to September 22) You might feel you’re not ready to patch up an unraveled relationship. But the longer you wait, the more difficult it will be for all parties to take the first healing step. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your end-of-the-year holiday

plans could be disrupted by something out of your control, but stay the course. Ultimately, things will settle back into a normal pace. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your honest approach to a workplace project earns you both respect and credit from those in charge. Meanwhile, that personal problem still needs to be dealt with. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Money could be a little tight this month. This means the usually bargain-oblivious Sagittarian should look for ways to save on end-of-the-year holidays. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Examine the facts, and you might find that it’s a wiser move to shift gears and redirect some of your goals before the end of the year. Someone close to you offers good advice. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Be careful that your generosity is not abused. Find out more, both about the special favors you might be asked to grant and who is asking for them. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You’ve come through a recent rough time in great shape. Congratulations. Now go out and enjoy your well-earned rewards. More good news comes in mid-December. BORN THIS WEEK: You aim for truth, and you usually find it. Your honesty earns you the friendship and respect of others.

Truth can really be stranger than fiction base before they could drag me back into As I said last week, if I took some of Chinese language! I didn’t even know what the school the unlikely events that have happened during my life and used them as plots was, but I loved the outdoor life, and when it turned me into a drill in a novel or short story I’d be instructor I’d have stayed with laughed at, but there’s one major it for my entire career. However, exception: The most wonderful your turn the Air Force later did away event of my life, one which hapwith trained professional DIs, pened one evening in Karachi, and I chose the shortest school I Pakistan. could find — Air Passenger and A friend turned to me that Operations — to make parting night and said, “Hey, Tom, with the outdoor life as quick and how’d you like to meet a couple painless as possible. of nice British girls.” Well I tell From school I went to McGuire you, Johnny; I’d had more than Tom Garrett AFB, was incorrectly chosen to my share of girlfriends who had go to Korea, and as an apology seemed like they might be Miss Right, but each time we had never quite of sorts was transferred to Tachikawa Air clicked. At 27 years old I was beginning to Base Japan, where instead of using me wonder if my Miss Right would ever come as an Air Passenger type they used me in along. So I went with him, but without any my training field. That led to my meeting the Base Training NCO, who became my great expectations. Can you imagine how I felt that night best friend. One day, fed up with a nasty mess that when halfway around the earth from home I saw two brown eyes looking up at had occurred too close to me, and sick of me and I was in love before I even knew the publicity even though I was not a part their owner’s name? And can you believe of what had happened, I mentioned to my that Lolly too was in love at that same buddy that I wished to hell I could get off that %$#@! whorehouse of a base. incredible instant? Shaking his head understandingly he Last week I mentioned that many things had to happen for me to be there told me he had an assignment I’d love if only I had a top Secret clearance. that night. Here’s a few of them. I left the Air Force after my first hitch Headquarters, he said, was scouring the and went home to Connecticut intending Pacific for someone in the Air Passenger to stay there permanently, but re-enlist- field with one. When I told him I had one ed just two years later. Although I was it was just six weeks later that I was supposed to go to Andrews AFB I found looking into the eyes of my beloved and myself with orders to take seven enlistees not just feeling love, but sharing an eerie to Sampson AFB in upstate New York. feeling that we were not meeting for the There, in short order, I discovered that my first time. Predestination? Were the people right color blindness would keep me from doing 99 percent of the things I hoped to do; vol- who told us that feeling said that we had unteered for a high priority Chinese lan- been together in a former life? Well, sevguage program at Yale University; passed eral very unlikely things had also had to muster for the required top secret clear- happen for Lolly, born 1,500 miles away in ance, which 70 percent of the volunteers Chikmagalur, India, to end up in Karachi, couldn’t get; learned that the only places Pakistan. Together in a former life? Does that I would be stationed after graduation was atop remote mountains in Asia; wriggled mean we will be together again in another my way out of the program with the slick- life? Oh, Johnny, if only that could come est one I ever pulled; and applied for and talked my way into the only school on true! PART TWO

Tickets available for candy basket From page 10 food drive, Impiccini and other food bank members were quick to thank all those who contributed to the Thanksgiving distribution. “We are very grateful,” Impiccini said. Christmas candy Don’t forget to drop by the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library and pick up some delicious See’s holiday candy treats that include nuts and chews, truffles, peanut brittle, dark chocolates, milk chocolates, toffee-ettes and more.

While buying sweets don’t forget to participate in the library’s annual “See’s Holiday Candy Basket” raffle. Tickets are one for $1, six for $5, and 15 for $10. The raffle will be held at noon, Thursday, Dec. 22. The basket, which contains $200 in See’s Candy and several decorative items, is on display at the library. All proceeds from the candy sale and raffle benefit library services. Thought for the week “Success is a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”

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LEGAL NOTICES 16388: 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/2016 TS/File 407149.10389 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on SEPTEMBER 5, 2013, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2013-010612 in the Office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona - NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on JANUARY 4, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: All that portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 1 North, Range 15 ½ East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the North Quarter corner of said Section 34; THENCE South 00° 03 East, a distance of 557.13 feet; THENCE South 49° 40 East, 327.60 feet; THENCE South 48° 09 East, a distance of 240.00 feet; THENCE Southerly along a curve having a Delta of 14° 52 to the right a degree of a curve of 01° 30 and of a radius of 3819.72 feet, 50.0 feet to the Place of Beginning; THENCE Southerly along a curve having a Delta of 14° 52 to the right, a degree of curve of 01° 30 and a radius of 3819.72 feet, 220.0 feet; THENCE South 43° 27 West, a distance of 254.0 feet; THENCE North 43° 36 West, a distance of 220.0 feet; THENCE North 43° 27 East, a distance of 254.0 feet to the True Place of Beginning; EXCEPT the following described property: Beginning at a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 70 which bears South 25° 55 20 East, a distance of 1075.45 feet from the North Quarter corner of said Section 34; THENCE South 43° 27 West, a distance of 100.00 feet to the Southwest corner; THENCE North 43° 36[ West, a distance of 6.00 feet to the Northwest corner, being a point in the South line of that property described in Docket 305, Page 523 , records of Gila County, Arizona; THENCE North 43° 27 East, a distance of 100.00 feet along the South line of said property in Docket 305, Page 523 to the Northeast corner; THENCE South 43° 36 East, a distance of 6.00 feet to the Southeast corner and the Place of Beginning; EX-

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CEPT all coal and other minerals as reserved in Patent recorded May 29, 1926 in Book 41 of Deeds, Page 211. Purported Property Address: 1770 E. ASH ST., GLOBE, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 205-17-007 Original Principal Balance: $204,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: PICACHO VALLEY GROUP, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, 2365 TUSCAN HILLS LANE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88011. Original/Current Trustor: BRAD OSBORN and JACQULYN J. OSBORN, P.O. BOX 572, KEARNY, AZ 85173. Said Trustee s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $164,170.41 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: SEPTEMBER 13, 2016. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. 580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Fran Milianta, Vice President. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF COCHISE. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on October 3, 2016, by Fran Milianta, Vice President, of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Mary A. Iglesias, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: July 14, 2017. 16391: 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/2016 NOTICE OF INITIAL/ PUBLICATION HEARING ON DEPENDENCY PETITION NO. JD 201600031 Honorable Timothy M. Wright IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the matter of: REILLY ELIZABETH SMITH d.o.b. 09-08-2002 Person(s) under 18 years of age. TO: JENNIFER ELIZABETH HERRING aka SMITH aka PRICE and GLENDON LUKE SMITH, parents of the above-named child. 1. The Department of Child Safety, (DCS or the Department), by and through undersigned counsel, has filed a Dependency Petition pursuant to Title 8, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Rules 4.1 and 4.2 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure; and Rule 48(D) of the Arizona Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court. 2. The Court has set an initial/publication hearing on the 2nd day of February 2017, at 11:30 a.m., at the Gila County Superior Court, 714 S. Beeline Hwy., #104, Payson, AZ 85541, before Honorable Timothy M. Wright for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Petition. 3. You and your child are entitled to have an attorney present at the hearing. You may hire your own attorney or, if you cannot afford an attorney and want to be represented by an attorney, one may be appointed by the Court. 4. You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. You are advised that your failure to personally appear in court at the initial hearing, pretrial conference, status conference, or dependency adjudication, without good cause shown, may result in a finding that you have waived your legal rights and have admitted the allegations in the Petition. In addition, if you fail

LEGAL NOTICES to appear, without good cause, the hearing may go forward in your absence and may result in an adjudication of dependency, termination of your parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship based upon the record and the evidence presented to the court, as well as an order of paternity, custody, or change of custody in a consolidated family law matter and an order for child support if paternity has been established. 5. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Dependency Petition, Notice of Hearing, and Temporary Order by submitting a written request to: TRACEY L. HEINRICK, Office of the Attorney General, 120 W. 1st Ave., 2nd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85210-1312. The assigned case manager is Jennifer Radford and may be reached by telephone at 928.468.9868. 6. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three (3) working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling 928.474.3978. 7. You have the right to make a request or motion prior to any hearing that the hearing be closed to the public. DATED this ___ day of November 2016. MARK BRNOVICH Attorney General TRACEY L. HEINRICK Assistant Attorney General 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/16 CNS-2945267# 16402: 11/25, 11/29, 12/2/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: BLUE LOG CABIN, LLC File No: L-2135838-5 II. The address of the known place of business is: 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Sue Munoz, 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: GS Investment Properties, LLC, 1231 W. Northern Lights Blvd. $911, Anchorage, AK 99503 16403: 11/25, 11/29, 12/2/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: DUTCH OVEN RETREAT, LLC File No: L-2135836-3 II. The address of the known place of business is: 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Sue Munoz, 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: GS Investment Properties, LLC, 1231 W. Northern Lights Blvd. $911, Anchorage, AK 99503. 16404: 11/25, 11/29, 12/2/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: PLAZAMEDICA,

LEGAL NOTICES LLC File No: L-2135836-3 II. The address of the known place of business is: 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Sue Munoz, 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: GS Investment Properties, LLC, 1231 W. Northern Lights Blvd. $911, Anchorage, AK 99503. 16405: 11/29, 12/2, 12/6/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: WOOD TRAILS, LLC File No: L-2135828-3 II. The address of the known place of business is: 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Sue Munoz, 500 N. Club Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: G S Investment Properties, LLC, (x) member, 1231 W. Northern Lights Blvd. #911, An-

LEGAL NOTICES chorage, AK 99503. 16410: 11/29, 12/2/2016 NOTICE OF SALE OF MOBILE HOME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following item of personal property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder, to satisfy a landlord s lien: Mobile Home Make: GREAT LAKES Body Style: 24 X 60 MH Model Year: 1973 VIN: 5LG6024P2NS10301X VIN: 5LG6024P2NS10301U Date and Time of Sale: 12/5/16 10:00:01 AM Location of Sale: Space No. 69 SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP 5900 N. MAIN STREET GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name of landlord: SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP Amount of Claimed Lien: $3,231.00 as of December 5, 2016 The Landlord reserves the right to bid at said sale and if its bid is the highest, to purchase said mobile home. The Landlord claims a lien against this property in the amount shown above as of the date shown above, for rents and other charges which have accrued through that date under a rental agreement covering the space occupied by the mobile home. The rental agreement giving rise to this lien was entered into by the Landlord and the following parties, owners of the mobile home, as tenants: Date of Rental Agreement: June 8, 2016 Name(s) of Tenant(s): SUSAN GOSS Said mobile home is located at the address shown above as the location of sale. The above described property shall be offered for sale pursuant to A.R.S. §33-1023. The pro-

LEGAL NOTICES ceeds from the sale will be applied to the cost of sale and to the lien, and any money that remains will be disposed of as provided in A.R.S. §33-1023. SANTIAGO COPPER COUNTRY MHP By: /s/illegible Park Manager Dated: November 21, 2016 11/29, 12/2/16 CNS-2950219# 16411: 12/2, 12/6, 12/13/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: ANVIL TRANSPORT LLC File No: L-2133106-1 II. The address of the known place of business is: 1013 N. Aviator Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541. III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Michael Doyle Young, 1013 N. Aviator Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541. (A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: Michael Doyle Young, (x) manager, 1013 N. Aviator Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541.

Star Valley Arizona Public Hearing Regarding Use of CDBG Funds The City of Star Valley is expected to receive approximately $240,000.00 in FY2017 federal CDBG funds from the Arizona Department of Housing Regional Account (RA). CDBG funds must be used to benefit low-income persons and areas, alleviate slum and blight or address urgent need. Based on citizen input as well as local and state planning objectives potential projects have been selected to be forwarded to the State of Arizona with a request for funding. A public hearing will be held at the regular City Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Town of Star Valley Council Chambers, 3675 East Highway 260, Star Valley, Arizona 85541 to discuss the potential projects. It is expected that the City Council will select the final project at this hearing and adopt applicable resolutions. The potential CDBG projects are named and described as follows: 1. Installation of Moonlight Low Water Crossing: $240,000 for a crossing, apron and asphalt on both entrances to the crossing, between Moonlight Rd. and Rainbow Rd. This will serve a residential area consisting of 5 housing units and approximately 20 persons, 100% of who are below area median income. 2. Road/street Drainage Improvements: Drainage Project, on Starlight Drive, Star Valley, Arizona. Construction of drainage at $95,000.00. This will serve a residential area consisting of 5 housing units and approximately 20 persons, 100% of who are below area median income. 3. Hook-up of wells PW-1 and PW-2 to the Town water system, Sky Run, Star Valley, Arizona. $184,000.00 to hook-up to the Town’s existing water system. This project will provide a reliable back-up water supply to the Milky Way Well Site. This will serve a residential area consisting of 194 housing units and approximately 505 persons, 58% of who are at or below the area median income. To review project proposals, file grievances or learn more about the CDBG program contact the following: Chancy A. Nutt, Finance Administrator Town of Star Valley 3675 E. Hwy 260 Star Valley, Arizona 85541 Telephone: (928)472-7752 Fax: (928)472-7795 Persons with disabilities who require special accommodations may contact Chancy A. Nutt at the above location at least 48 hours before the hearing.

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14 Friday, December 2, 2016

SPORTS

Sports club’s Turkey Shoot fun for everyone Men, women and children bring home Thanksgiving Day birds by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

At first glance, Arreta Hamrick thought she’d completely missed the target. She spotted a big black dot someone had placed outside the target area. Upon closer inspection, she found the hole her shot produced. “A nine! I got a nine?” she exclaimed, as if she found it hard to comprehend. The retired Payson physician’s assistant began to jump up and down. “I can’t believe I got a turkey. I got a turkey,” she screamed with delight. “I didn’t pay $100 for it, either.” No, just $2. Hamrick took part in the annual Tonto Rim Sports Club (TRSC) Turkey Shoot at Jim Jones Shooting Range just south of Payson. For $2 per contest, winners in the many target shooting contests throughout the day took home a turkey. “Last year we had 40 turkeys and I’m thinking we’re right at that same amount, maybe 44 or 45, right in there,” said Tonto Rim Sports Club president Ruth Switzer. Many people entered the various handgun, rifle, shotgun and archery contests hoping to win a turkey to put on their family’s Thanksgiving table. Others, like Payson’s Mary McEvoy come back every year expecting to win a turkey. “Yes I do,” said the former editor of the Tonto Rim Sports Club Newsletter. “I love to shoot. My favorite is the shotgun. I’ve got a Remington 1100 auto I used to shoot my deer with back east. “But I just like shooting. It’s a fun time. You meet a lot of nice new people coming in trying to shoot and win the turkey.” Like Hamrick, who beat six others — a collection of several men and a couple of kids — in the rifle contest from 100 yards. Unlike McEvoy, a veteran shooter who spends a healthy amount of money entering a variety of contests from pistols to rifles and shotguns, Hamrick had only picked up a gun once prior to three months ago. “I shot a shotgun once on my 16th birthday,” she said. “That was it. Since then I’ve never touched a gun.” But that changed three months ago when she met Ed Niche, a trainer at Anytime Fitness and one of the Tonto Rim Sports Club volunteers. “I said something about wanting to learn how to get a gun and he offered

to bring me out,” Hamrick said. “He told me all about Ladies Day at the range. So we’ve been out a few times and I’m shooting all kinds of different stuff and I want to hunt.” TRSC recently started holding a Ladies Day the second Sunday of each month at the range. “The ladies come out and learn to use handguns,” Switzer said. “What we have learned is gentlemen buy guns for their wives who think they are wonderful. But the ladies have decided these guns are not appropriate for them. So now they are learning to shoot their own guns that their husbands have bought for them to replace the first choice the husbands made. “So it’s been really exciting. We are introducing them to a lot of different types of shooting. “And in January we are going to have a ladies self-defense/home defense taught by a retired police officer from Phoenix. This is for the ladies to protect themselves without a gun within their own home. Guns aren’t always available. Because we’re mothers we keep our guns locked up and away from the children and this is for themselves to be comfortable in their own home.” And women took home their share of turkeys in the annual turkey shoot. But so did a large number of men, including Payson’s Phil Goddard, who used his .22 caliber pistol from 15 yards to shoot his way to a straight flush in a new game this year — poker. For $2, contestants get five shots to produce the best poker hand they can, shooting cards on a target. “I tell you it was a lot easier than the guys I shoot with down in the Valley,” Goddard said. “They shoot flypaper with little flies on the paper scattered all over. This was better; a little easier, but a lot of fun.” The TRSC member was excited to win the main course for his family’s Thanksgiving table. “I’m getting ready to make a call down to the family down there and tell them don’t go buy a turkey,” he said. “We’re all set. I have family down in Mesa and Maricopa.” About halfway through the fourhour event, Switzer declared it a success. “This is the largest attendance we’ve had,” she said. “We’re really happy to see this many people out. So far we’ve had 34 sign up.” Contest winners are only allowed to win one turkey, so some of the bet-

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Competitors take aim in one of the new pistol poker shooting contests at the Tonto Rim Sports Club’s annual Turkey Shoot at Jim Jones Shooting Range south of Payson on Saturday, Nov. 19.

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All three of the young participants in this 3-D turkey archery shoot hit the target not far from the white bullseye.

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A boy makes sure his brother’s ear protection is on properly during the Tonto Rim Sports Club’s annual Turkey Shoot at Jim Jones Shooting Range. ter marksmen wind up donating turkeys to a local food bank. The turkeys are sponsored by Safeway, which sells them to TRSC at cost. Money from entry fees go to cover the cost of the turkeys, Switzer said.

“The main thing is to have people come out and have fun,” she said. And it appeared most did. TRSC family memberships cost $50 per year, beginning in January and running through the end of December.

For that cost the whole family can head out to the range and shoot. “If you’re a member you can come 24/7 for availability in any of the bays we have,” Switzer said. “On Saturday it’s open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for $5 a person (for non-members) to shoot as long as they want. The club has volunteer range safety officers on hand each Saturday. “On Saturdays it’s easier to join because you must have a range orientation before you are accepted as a member,” Switzer said. Switzer said the TRSC has about 1,100 members. For more information, call Ed Niche at 928-468-9075.

Grapplers open 1-1 Payson opened the wrestling season by going 1-1 in a triangular match at San Tan Valley Combs on Nov. 22. The Longhorns lost 43-30 to the host Coyotes and beat Phoenix Washington 42-39. Five Longhorns — Dylan Keeney (132 pounds), Brendan Macnab (138), Chance Elmer (152), Chris Johnson (160) and Hunter Harold (195) — Combs 43, Payson 30

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A Longhorn wrestles in a match last season. Payson has been busy already this season and wrestles in Peoria today and Saturday.

Girls gain valuable experience Longhorns go 1-3 vs. bigger schools in tournament by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Payson opened the girls basketball season by gaining some very valuable experience in the challenging Goodyear Desert Edge Scorpion Shootout on Nov. 25-26. That tournament gave the Longhorns a chance to face four bigger schools. The Class 3A Longhorns lost to 6A Tucson Magnet 75-12, 6A Glendale Copper Canyon 56-32 and 5A Glendale Kellis 45-31 and beat 4A Prescott.

Two key players — Raegen Ashby and Makyla Hill — missed the tournament with illnesses. “I was very Miles Huff feels happy with the the Desert Edge tournament,” tournament said Payson helped his team. coach Miles Huff. “We were exposed to some very high level competition that showed our team what we need to work on.

“It was a much faster and more physical game than we are used to and it made us better. “The girls worked hard, stayed positive and gained valuable experience.” Payson faces schools similar in size as it gets into regularly-scheduled power points games beginning at 5:30 p.m. today at 3A Fountain Hills. The boys game follows at 7. The Longhorns play at Camp Verde on Tuesday before opening the home schedule at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 against Queen Creek Casteel.

106 — Sean McDougal (C) forfeit; 113 — Corbin Nelson (C) forfeit; 120 — Ty Richardson (C) forfeit; 126 — Jadon Barber (C) d. Alan Cerna 6-3; 132 — Dylan Keeney (P) d. Preston Vongvilay 1:11; 138 — Brendan Macnab (P) d. Dalton Kenosky 1:57; 145 — Brooks Randall (P) d. Colton Letner 5-2; 152 — Chance Elmer (P) d. Justin Rowe 5:50; 160 — Chris Johnson (P) d. Fide Quirarte 8-4; 170 — Kyle Flake (C) d. Daniel Cluff 15-4; 182 — Jon Taunima (C) d. Emerson Carr 3:19; 195 — Hunter Harold (P) d. Brayden Todd 3:44; 220 — Isiah Jacobs (C) d. Ulises Vasquez 1:55; 285 — Sam Taunima (C) d. Myles Randall :30.

went 2-0 to lead Payson. Keeney, Macnab and Elmer all recorded two pins, while Harold also produced 12 points with a pin and a forfeit. The Longhorns were scheduled to host one of just two home dual matches at Wilson Dome at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30 against Chinle, Flagstaff and St. Johns. Payson heads to the Peoria Liberty Invitational on Dec. 2 and 3. Payson 42, Washington 39

106 — Damien Alvarez (W) forfeit; 113 — Andres Damacio (W) forfeit; 120 — Alex Aragon (W) forfeit win; 126 — Brayan Gallar Suarez (W) d. Cerna 4:44; 132 — Keeney (P) d. Victor Hernandez 5:00; 138 — Macnab (P) d. Jordan Patton 1:21; 145 — Nathaniel Little (W) d. B. Randall 8-5; 152 — Elmer (P) d. David Pena 5:59; 160 — Johnson (P) forfeit; 170 — Cluff (P) forfeit; 182 — Carr (P) forfeit; 195 — Harold (P) forfeit; 220 — Nathaniel Limas (W) d. Vasquez 3:00; 285 — Timothy Wysocki (W) d. M. Randall 2:43.

Payson Varsity Sports Schedule Friday, Dec. 2 Girls Basketball At Fountain Hills, 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball At Fountain Hills, 7 p.m. Wrestling At Peoria Liberty Classic Saturday, Dec. 3 Wrestling At Peoria Liberty Classic Tuesday, Dec. 6 Girls Basketball At Camp Verde, 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball At Camp Verde, 7 p.m.

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Payson Roundup SPORTS Friday, December 2, 2016

Gridiron grit also fuels Horns on hardwood by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Denver White sees a lot of similarities between Payson’s varsity boys basketball team and the football team. Payson overcame a slow start on the gridiron and turned into one of the best teams in the state. So the first-year Longhorns head basketball coach wasn’t one bit concerned about an 0-3 record in a challenging field in the season-opening Poston Butte Thanksgiving Classic on November 21-23. “The boys are coming together, getting better and better every day,” White said. “It’s like football. “I love this group. They’re fighters. They never give up. I think that’s kind of been the mentality this year at Payson. There are lots of similarities (with football team). My starting five are right from the football team.” Which partly explains the winless record in the tournament. Those players missed the first two weeks of practice helping the football team advance to the state quarterfinals for the first time in eight years. Now those same players hope to lead the basketball team to the state tournament for the first time since 2012. To do that, they’ll have to finish in the top three at the 3A East Tournament to secure one of the 18 automatic berths in the 24-team single-elimination Class 3A tournament, or play well enough to earn one of the six at-large berths based on the power rankings. The AIA realignment has the Longhorns back in the challenging 3A East Region also featuring Blue Ridge, Holbrook, Show Low, Snowflake and Winslow. At least one 3A East team has reached the 3A/Division 3 semifinals each of the last 14 seasons. Two made

Ryan Ricke’s scoring ability in the paint is just one of many factors that has new head coach Denver White excited about the possibilities for the Longhorns this season. Keith Morris/Roundup

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Members of the Payson High varsity boys basketball team are (from left): David Pasquini-Jonassen, Caleb Paine, Efrain Amaya-Medina, Rayce Mathews, Ryan Ricke, J.T. Dolinich, Dylan Justice, Andres Bell, Atreyu Glasscock, Julian Parker, Korben White and Trevor Soriano. Missing is Nate McMullen. it that far four times in that period. Snowflake (D3) in 2015 and Holbrook (3A) in 2011 won state titles. Snowflake has reached the semifinals four times in the last five years. Of course, Payson reached the 3A final in both 2007 and 2008. White thinks a roster featuring eight seniors is good enough to get the

Sophomore Rayce Mathews is one of just two underclassmen on the roster. Keith Morris/Roundup

Longhorns back in the postseason. “I think these boys are going to do really good,” he said. “These boys

scrap and they will be fun to watch. “Our single goal is to make it to the state playoffs. Then it’s anybody’s game.” White was encouraged as he watched his team begin to figure things out and improve in each game of the Poston Butte tournament. “All my starters were playing football, so I only had them for three days before the tournament,” the coach said. “You can see we progressed.” The 3A Longhorns lost to 3A Florence 86-64 the first day, to 5A Poston Butte 81-45 the next day and to 4A San Tan Valley Combs 70-61 the final day. “We looked like football players playing basketball the first game,” White said. “We were rusty and I played everybody trying to find out who were going to be my starters. “I think we played Poston Butte a lot better. I was still playing everybody trying to see where everybody fits in. “In the last game against Combs, we were within two points until the last three minutes. I had figured out who my starters were.” That game also revealed what a

Payson Boys Basketball Roster No. Name P 0 J.T. Dolinich SG 1 Julian Parker PG 3 Caleb Paine SG 13 Trevor Soriano SG 21 Rayce Mathews SG 22 Nate McMullen SF 23 Ryan Ricke PF 24 Atreyu Glasscock F PG 30 Andres Bell 32 Korben White PF 33 Dylan Justice F 40 David Pasquini-Jonassen C 44 Efrain Amaya-Medina C

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physical team Payson is. “Pretty much all my starters were in foul trouble,” White said. He said the Longhorns would beat Combs if they played again. “The boys are coming together, getting better and better every day,” he said. The Longhorns opened the regular season at Queen Creek Casteel on Wednesday. They play at Fountain Hills tonight. They don’t open the home schedule until hosting Phoenix Northwest Christian on December 13.

White draws from mentors, past success in new role by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

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Denver White is Payson’s new varsity boys basketball head coach.

Denver White likes to win as much as the next guy. But that’s not what it’s all about for the new Payson High boys basketball coach. White, 43, said one thing drives him as coach. “I really care about the kids,” he said. “I don’t care if they play Division I (college) basketball, but I want them to be good men. I want them to play basketball and love the game. I want to instill great values.” That point of view comes from those who coached him. He mentioned Dan Reid, Chuck Hardt, Jim Quinlan, Dennis Pirch and Max Foster. “I wouldn’t have been the quality of young

man or athlete without all these coaches I’ve had,” he said. But two people stand out as perhaps his biggest coaching influences. One is Hardt, the 2016 Payson High Hall of Fame inductee. “He was my coach his last year and my freshman year,” White said. “I model my coaching after him a lot because he taught me basketball.” He said he’d look to Hardt for help when he needs it this season. The other big influence on him as a coach was his grandfather, former Mesa Community College basketball, baseball and tennis coach Lot Christensen, who is known as the Father of MCC Tennis. “He was my biggest influence in basket-

ball,” White said. “He’s where I got most of my instruction in the summer and throughout my life.” White starred in football, basketball and track before graduating from Payson High in 1991. He was all-conference as a power forward in basketball and finished second in the state meet in both shot put and discus in track. An offensive lineman and all-state linebacker in football at PHS, he played one season of football as a middle linebacker at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah before leaving on a church mission. White takes over for Joe Sanchez, who stepped down after leading the program for five seasons. He spent four seasons with his wife, Jennifer, as varsity girls basketball co-head coach

through the 2013-14 season. She’s now the Rim Country Middle School principal. He’s been the JV football head coach and a varsity assistant the last five seasons. He’ll return to the track team as the coach for the throwing events for a fifth season this spring. He and Jennifer have five children — Austin Young, 21; Korben, 17; Savanna, 15; Emmy, 13; and Kaden, 9. The new coach wants to get the varsity, JV and freshman teams on the same page. “At all three levels we’re making sure we’re doing a motion offense and a man defense,” he said. “We’re running the same thing from the freshman level all the way up to the varsity.” Jermaine Harris takes over as the junior varsity coach. He’ll serve as White’s varsity assistant. Steve Perry is the new freshman coach.