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Star Valley faces crisis

Timber firms nearing collapse by

Ban on photo radar costly

By Teresa McQuerrey roundup staff reporter

The Star Valley Town Council and its manager, Tim Grier, still hold hope Governor Doug Ducey will veto a bill that would ban photo radar on state highways.

If the governor allows the law to take effect, Star Valley could lose 28 percent its revenue, which means finding a new way to pay for police protection – now covered by a contract with the Gila County Sheriff’s office.

Grier, Mayor Ronnie McDaniel and Councilman Andy McKinney and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns all lobbied unsuccessfully against five different pieces

Peter Aleshire

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The Eastern Arizona Counties Association has made a desperate plea for the U.S. Forest Service to knock loose enough forest thinning projects to keep the struggling timber industry in the White Mountains alive.

Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin “This joined with threatens supervisors from five eastern the very counties in a survival letter pleading of the with U.S. Forest Service Chief industry” Thomas Tidwell Tommie Martin to immediateGila County ly shift 4,000 Supervisor acres from the Four-Forests Restoration Initiative contractor to existing forest products companies in the White Mountains – in addition to 15,000 acres annually going forward.

With the backing of U.S. Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, the county organization urged the Forest Service to act quickly, since mills and logging companies are now starved for wood — while the 4FRI contractor remains unable to start on already-approved thinning projects.

“Approximately 90 percent of the log utilization capacity in the White Mountains is shut down currently for lack of wood supply and the only biomass plant in Arizona is currently operating with only 1 ½ weeks of fuel,” said the letter. “This situation threatens the very survival of the industry that implemented the White Mountain Stewardship Contract for 10 years; that implemented more than 85 percent of all the 4FRI mechanical restoration treatments in FY2015; and that is poised to continue being the driving force behind implementation of most 4FRI mechanical thinning in 2016, 2017 and beyond,” the organization said in a letter signed by Martin and representatives of Greenlee, Navajo, Apache, Graham and Cochise counties.

The letter represents an open break between some of the groups that helped launch the 4FRI approach to thinning up to a mil-

• See Loggers, page 2A

of legislation on photo enforcement, arguing the measures undercut local control.

“The League knows the people governing locally know their problems better than the Legislature,” Grier said.

Before Star Valley implemented its photo enforcement program Grier said four fatal crashes had occurred on S.R. 260 within the town’s boundaries. Since the town has had photo enforcement, no fatalities have taken place on the highway, said Grier.

So on March 15, the council started looking at the budget numbers to figure out how to replace

• See Star Valley, page 5A

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Star Valley hopes the governor will veto lawmakers’ ban on photo radar on state highways.

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The American Leadership Academy cited low enrollment, problems with getting a lease and news coverage in its decision to put off opening a Payson charter school for at least a year.

ALA School confirms delay Michele Nelson

a year.”

McArthur said that after having conversations with Mayor Kenny Evans, ALA learned that lawIn a letter to prospective parents, the American yers are currently working to untangle the details Leadership Academy administration said it has of the land entitlements on delayed building a campus in the recently purchased Forest Payson for at least a year due Charter School Report Service land off of Hwy. 260. to low enrollment and lack of a Although those details should lease for land on which to build resolve soon, said McArthur, the a campus. delay in getting a lease together In a March 16, ALA CEO has postponed ALA’s ability to Brent McArthur wrote: remain on time with their con“This letter is meant to share struction calendar. with you a summary of our disThe Rim Country Educational cussion (at a meeting on March Alliance board has not formally 3) and provide additional clarity considered the proposed longto what was said at that meeting. “The four issues term lease for the charter school on about 10 of I discussed were 1) the land, 2) the building, 3) the 253-acres the Alliance bought from the U.S. current enrollment, and 4) community and media Forest Service for a university campus and varisupport. ous support facilities. The Alliance board did set “The bottom line up front is this: it makes sense for ALA to delay opening the Payson campus for See Charter, page 2A by

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Fishing season yet?

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White Mountain mills and wood product operations are near collapse for lack of approved thinning projects like this one near Christopher Creek.

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Ralph Roberts captured this snowy egret in the process of fishing without a license in the Green Valley lakes.

Despite another week of springlike conditions in Rim Country, fishing season elsewhere is still weeks off.

Roundup staff A man reportedly planning to start his own marijuana grow at his New Mexico home was arrested this week.

William Taulli, 44, was driving from the Valley to his New Mexico ranch around 3 p.m. Wednesday when a detective with the Gila County Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force in Payson stopped Taulli’s vehicle for a moving violation on eastbound State Route 260 near the

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Kohl’s Ranch turnoff, at milepost 267.

The detective, who also had a K-9 officer with him, called the Arizona Department of Public Safety for assistance on the stop after smelling marijuana coming from the vehicle.

Officers found 15 marijuana plants plus two marijuana pipes and one container of marijuana, according to the Gila County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators learned Taulli had

traveled to Phoenix, purchased the plants and was taking them back to his ranch where he lives with his wife. Once at the ranch in New Mexico they were going to plant the marijuana and cultivate it for their use.

Taulli was arrested on charges of transportation of marijuana, possession of marijuana, produce marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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From page 1A lion acres and Good Earth AZ, which has an exclusive Forest Service contract to thin the first 300,000-acre installment.

The White Mountain Stewardship Project operated for a decade, with a taxpayer subsidy amounting to about $1,000 per acre for thinning projects. Thinned buffer zones created as part of the roughly 50,000 acres thinned in a decade are credited with saving Alpine and Springerville from the Wallow Fire, the largest in the state’s history. Moreover, the project spawned the creation of logging companies and supported a modest network of mills and wood-burning power plants in the White Mountains.

However, the need for the taxpayer subsidy for White Mountain Stewardship project limited the acres treated. The Forest Service was supposed to provide 10,000 to 15,000 acres of wood annually, with a subsidy to compensate for the costs loggers couldn’t cover by processing the wood. In many cases, the loggers left behind piles of small trees and debris for the Forest Service to burn off later.

The 4FRI project seeks to cover the full cost of the thinning by selling the wood products to not-yet-built, small-timber mills, composting and bio-energy products. Good Earth is supposed to thin about 30,000 acres annually, but has thinned only about 5,000 acres in the past two or three years. Good Earth says it has proved more expensive and time-consuming than expected to build mills to handle the small-diameter trees, build up a fleet of logging trucks and figure out how to make enough money to cover the cost of hauling away millions of tons of brush and debris.

The Eastern Arizona Counties Organization letter urges the Forest Service to shift contracts from Good Earth to the network of contractors created through the White Mountain Stewardship project, to both accelerate the thinning projects necessary to protect forested communities from wildfire and to keep the fading White Mountain timber industry alive.

The group has proposed shifting projects in the Tonto Forest — especially in the

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The Eastern Arizona County Organization wants the Forest Service to shift contracts from the 4-Forests Restoration Initiative contractor Good Earth AZ to loggers in the White Mountains where mills will shut down if they can’t get more wood.

Payson and Young ranger districts — to the logging companies working with the Eastern Arizona Counties Organization. The group also wants the Forest Service to shift several major projects on the watershed of the C.C. Cragin Reservoir, to get the work done more quickly.

The letter pointed out that Good Earth currently has 54,000 acres under contract, but treated only 2,400 acres in 2015 and projects completing only another 16,000 acres in 2016.

By contrast, contractors for in the White Mountain Stewardship area has only 10,700 acres under contract, but thinned 15,000 acres in 2015 and could thin another 17,000 this year. The White Mountain group will run out of wood in seven months at the current rate of thinning, compared to 22 years for Good Earth, according to the letter.

While Good Earth struggles to build its flagship mill in Williams, existing mills are

shutting down in the White Mountains.

The letter noted that the Forest Service with much fanfare recently announced the shift of $10 million to speed up the studies and surveys necessary to get more acreage freed for thinning by Good Earth. The organization pleaded for the diversion of some of that planning money to freeing up more acreage for the White Mountain Stewardship group.

Both Senator McCain and Sen. Flake added the weight of their support to the letter.

Sen. McCain wrote, “my constituents warn me that the timber industry in eastern Arizona is currently in survival mode and barely operating due to lack of lands that are NEPA-approved for treatment. It is imperative that the Forest Service effectively maintain the viability of this industrial base by ensuring a stable supply of forest treatment task orders.”

ALA Charter school blasts coverage by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

The American Leadership Academy letter to parents cited alleged inaccuracies and misrepresentations made by critics of the charter school and reported in a series by Roundup reporter Michele Nelson.

Overall, the letter didn’t allege factual errors in the coverage, but did suggest the figures used by the Roundup were misleading and incomplete.

Most of the figures came from a statewide report compiled by the Arizona Department of Education. To see those reports go to: http://www.azed. gov/superintendent/superintendents-annual-report/ Complaints included in the ALA letter to parents and responses to those complaints follow.

Demographics Based on Arizona Department of Education figures, the Roundup reported ALA charter schools had a significantly higher percentage of white students

than the districts in which they operate.

Complaint: CEO Brent McArthur maintained the Roundup “incorrectly reported and concluded” that ALA enrolls a “significantly higher percentage of whites than nearby schools.” McArthur said the Roundup should have compared the ALA school site demographics not to the surrounding school district, but only to the nearest school sites. He said ALA campus demographics are representative of the neighborhoods in which they operate, not the overall district.

Response: The state report broke out demographics by district and ALA schools draw students from all over the district in which they operate. Many charter schools statewide operate in high-income neighborhoods in large districts, leading to an increase in segregation statewide, according to a report from the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting that ran with the Roundup story on the ALA demographics.

Teacher salaries The Roundup reported state figures showing ALA pays teachers an average of $23,000, compared to a $47,000 average salary in the Payson Unified School District. The Roundup also reported that ALA spends roughly twice as large a share of its budget on administration as PUSD, again based on figures compiled by the Arizona Department of Education.

Complaint: McArthur said the Roundup “incorrectly reported and concluded that ALA pays its teachers about half as much as PUSD.” However, McArthur says the school pays teachers the “market rate” based on location of the campus, with 401K and health benefits. McArthur also said ALA’s administrative compensation is “in line with local market rates.” He said the state’s budget reports are organized differently for districts than they are for charter schools, making a comparison based on the state figures misleading.

Response: The story accurately reported the comparisons included in state reports and also pointed out that the state requires different levels of reporting from charters and district schools, making direct comparisons approximate.

Teacher turnover: Based on figures provided by ALA, the Roundup reported a 44 percent turnover rate in the 6,000-student ALA district in the 2014-15 year, about a third of them terminations. That compared to an 18 percent turnover rate in the Payson District, few of them terminations.

Complaint: McArthur said the Roundup didn’t use the full text of the several email responses detailing teacher turnover at each ALA campus.

Response: The Roundup often edits responses for brevity. The numbers on turnover came directly from ALA figures.

Charter school delays for at least a year From page 1A up a subcommittee to figure out the proper legal structure to generate tax advantages for businesses like a hotel, research park and commercial developments who sign long-term leases for land on the university site.

But the charter school had an even more serious problem than signing a lease.

McArthur said ALA had hoped to enroll somewhere between 750 and 800 students.

However, by early March only 200 had signed up.

“In the past, whenever ALA has built a new school, we’ve had the school filled to approximately 75 percent capacity before we started,” wrote McArthur, “Without sufficient enrollment, ALA-Payson would not be able to meet state-mandated financial obligations.”

McArthur said the small enrollment has also caused ALA to reconsider the scope of the project. He said this changes everything, which would have delayed the project – unacceptable to ALA administration.

“Given current enrollment numbers of approximately 200 students, investing in a smaller building and less acreage makes better sense,” wrote McArthur, “Rescaling our project to 500-600 students, making the necessary adjustments to plans, and seeking city approval would require at a minimum an additional 60-90 days. Given this additional time requirement, ALA would not be able to

The Roundup toured one of the American Leadership Academy campuses in Queen Creek in the Valley. The charter school in a letter to parents this week said it will delay plans to open a Payson campus by at least a year. complete the construction of the new facility prior to the first day of school. ALA will not sacrifice or place at risk ‘the best academic experience’ for ALA students if we cannot open a facility on time.”

The final reason McArthur claimed as a reason for the delay in opening in the Payson campus, community and media support, but McArthur said that was mixed.

While McArthur said businesses like the Chamber of Commerce supported ALA. However, he said the Roundup, Payson

Unified School District and former employees were “less than welcoming.”

“In fact, some of them have been downright dishonest about ALA and charter schools in general,” wrote McArthur.

To rebut the misrepresented facts, McArthur attached a “fact checker” document that questioned the data and sources used by the Roundup, including information from the Arizona Department of Education, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Grand Canyon Institute, and the office of the Arizona State Superintendent.

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Arts, crafts and bake sale

The $60 per person price includes a prime rib luncheon, door prizes, silent auction, and raffle opportunities.

For additional details and to arrange for ticket purchase, contact Shirley, (928) 9516774 or Gary, (928) 478-8186. Checks should be made out to the “Gila County Republican Committee.” The deadline to purchase tickets is Tuesday, March 29.

concert monday night

The MHA Foundation Auxiliary is having an Arts & Crafts Sale, along with a Bake Sale, at the Activity Center, 306 E. Aero Dr, next to the Almost New Thrift Shop, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, March 18.

Many of the auxiliary’s top sellers will be available including: baby blankets, bibs and toys, potato bags, scarves, catnip toys, microwave bowls and much more. Get Easter and Mother’s Day shopping done early.

Proceeds from the sale will go to support the many programs and scholarships offered by the MHA Foundation. For more information, call (928) 472-2588.

Scholarships offered by CABR

The Central Arizona Board of REALTORS® is now accepting applications from Payson High School seniors for two $2,500 scholarships. The deadline for application submission is April 1.

The scholarship winners are determined by the CABR Scholarship Committee based on academic achievement, community service and career objectives.

Applications may be obtained from the Central Arizona Board of REALTORS®, 600 E Highway 260, Suite 12, Payson. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; closed between noon and 1 p.m. for lunch.

Veterans visit Green Valley Park

Veterans with Project Healing Waters are coming to Payson Saturday, March 19.

The Payson Fly Caster’s club and the local Trout Unlimited Chapter are hosting the group for rolls and coffee at 7:30 a.m. at the ramada closest to the big lake in Green Valley Park.

Approximately 15 veterans and four or five volunteers are participating. Tom Herman of Phoenix and Payson and Joe Miller of Payson are the two locals involved in the Project Healing Waters for veterans.

Fly Fishing Class April 2 at Green Valley Park

At the Mazatzal Casino

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

• Hogs Gone Outdooring March 7-May 8: Grand Prize Drawings for $6,000 Hunter’s Dream Gift Card May 5, Mahindra XTV 1000s May 6, Boat & Trailer May 7, Second Chance Cash Drawings May 8 from 3 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. The more you play, the more entries you earn.

• Trail of Laughs — Pow Wow Comedy Jam is one of the fastest rising tours on the comedy circuit. See the performance Sunday, March 13. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., the show starts at 6 p.m. Tickets available at www.mazatzal-casino.com or at the cashier’s cage.

Blood drive in Tonto Basin

The Tonto Basin community blood drive is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 19 at the United Blood Services Bloodmobile, which will be on Shreeve Lane.

To make an appointment to donate blood, call 1-877-UBS-HERO (1-877-827-4376) or visit www.BloodHero.com (enter your city or zip code).

All blood types are needed, however, Type O-negative is always in greatest demand.

Garden class

The Payson Community Garden hosts University of Arizona Extension Agent Chris Jones and his class on planning your garden at 9 a.m., Saturday, March 19 at the Nazarene Church, 300 E. Tyler Parkway.

A few plots are still available ($60); details on the Payson Community Garden website: www.paysoncommunitygardenaz. com.

Frugal Formal guest is ‘Survivor’ Joe Anglim

The Animal Welfare Thrift Shop presents the 3rd Annual Frugal Formal Fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 19 at Belle’s Bar (Beeline Bowl) featuring special guest Joe Anglim from “Survivor – Second Chance.” The $20 ticket buys a buffet dinner with no-host bar and live music by Plum Krazy. There will also be a silent auction and 50/50 raffle.

Tickets are available at the Animal Welfare Thrift Shop, 434 S. Highway 87 (across from Wendy’s). For more information, call (928) 951-2587.

All of the evening’s proceeds will help local animals in need. The money is used to provide financial assistance for emergency vet bills and help local animal rescue groups (Aussies & Friends, Friends of Ferals and Wonders of the Wild Animal Sanctuary).

Free AARP Tax-Aide service

AARP tax-aide volunteers assist low-to-moderate income taxpayers prepare and e-file Federal and AZ personal income tax returns. Though special attention is given to those 60 and older, any age is welcome and you need not be a member of AARP. You must bring: your photo ID; social security cards or ITIN’s for everyone listed on the return; 2014 tax return; all 2015 tax related documents.

New this year: For those who are deaf and hard of hearing, assistance will be provided by someone fluent in American Sign Language. Spanish language assistance is

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The a cappella group, Ball in the House, performs at 7 p.m., Monday, March 21 at the Payson High School Auditorium as part of the Tonto Community Concert Association’s 2015-16 season. If available, single tickets are $25 at the door.

also available.

Now through April 12, hours are Mondays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please arrive at least 2 hours prior to closing times. The Elks Lodge on Airport Road and the Beeline is the tax site location.

For more information, leave a message at 928-478-6518, and your call will be returned, or email paysontaxaide@gmail.com.

A cappella group performs

The Tonto Community Concert Association is bringing Ball in the House, an a cappella soul, pop and R&B group to the Rim Country.

Ball in the House performs at 7 p.m., Monday, March 21 at the Payson High School Auditorium.

Single tickets are $25 and are available at the door, if available. Children and students under age 18 are admitted at no charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

The group has performed with such artists as The Beach Boys, Gladys Knight, The Jonas Brothers, Jessica Simpson, Fantasia, Blondie, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, KC & The Sunshine Band and Kool & the Gang.

Reading Round-up at library

The Payson Public Library continues its special Spring Break Reading Round-up program this week. The scheduled events are: 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 22 - Cowboys, the real story with Kid’s Cowboy Dentist Stephen Miller; 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 23 - Lego Building Event; 3 p.m., Thursday, March 24 - Gussy up a Guitar (pre-registration required); 4 p.m., Friday, March 25 Easter Storytime Eggstravaganza (pre-registration is required).

Stop by the library at 328 N. McLane Rd. or call (928) 474-9260 for details on registration.

First responder appreciation day

Both the Payson and Star Valley town councils have issued proclamations for a Day of Prayer and Appreciation for all First Responders, to be held Wednesday, March 23 at Scoops and Espresso in the Sawmill Crossing.

The Rim Country Prayer Network and the Payson Christian Ministerial Fellowship are sponsoring the event.

First responders are invited to enjoy a complimentary ice cream sundae.

Representatives from churches throughout the Rim Country are invited to come and show their appreciation and spend some time praying for the area’s first responders.

Participate as schedules permit, the program is from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Payson Lions estate sales

The end of March and early April will

feature two estate sales by the Payson Lions Club.

The contents from two large homes will be sold at two different events: the first on Thursday and Friday, March 24 and 25 and the second on Thursday and Friday, April 7 and 8.

Items will include a roll top desk, king size and queen size beds, HD TVs, oak dining tables and chairs, china hutch, kitchen glassware and electrical appliances, garden and hand tools, refrigerator/freezer, multiple mirrors, recliners, gun cabinet, various area rugs, vacuums, a huge assortment of woodworking tools and more. Watch for further Roundup notices of the time and place for these estate sales.

Lions service community needs for eye exams, eyeglasses, hearing assistance and other similar Rim Country charity projects through the Payson Lions Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. The club’s portion of estate sale proceeds help fund these projects.

Resurrection Celebration

Hear live streaming of “Messiah”

Members of the Banner High Country Seniors need to pay their dues to use the Tonto Apache Gym at a discounted rate this month. The dues paid in March cover use of the facility for April, May and June.

To learn more, stop by BHCS, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, or call (928) 4729260.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will present George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece, “Messiah” through a live streaming of the performance at 7 p.m., Friday, March 25 at Messinger Payson Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Rd. The event is complimentary, but donations for the Payson area food bank are welcome.

Seating is limited. For those unable to attend the concert on March 25, but wish to hear the performance, it will be rebroadcast at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 27 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Chapel, 913 S. Ponderosa St., Payson.

If you prefer to watch at home, the on-demand video will be available at 11:59 p.m., Friday, March 25 to 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 4th. The video can be found on: mormontabernaclechoir.org/messiah; YouTube. com/MormonTabChoir During and after viewing the Messiah performance, you may interact with other Messiah participants around the world via social media, using the hashtag #MessiahLive.

Annual Eggstravaganza is March 26 at Rumsey 2

The 17th Annual Egg Scramble — the Eggstravaganza — for children ages 12 and under will begin at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 26 at Rumsey 2 Softball Field (near Taylor Pool) and is scheduled to conclude by 11 a.m.

Children can collect eggs filled with candy and coupons for special prizes. Scramble times and age groups are as follows: 9:30 a.m., ages 0 to 3; 9:45 a.m., ages 4 and 5; 10 a.m., ages 6 and 7; 10:15 a.m., ages 8 and 9; 10:30 a.m., ages 10 to 12; 10:45 a.m., special needs children.

The annual Resurrection Celebration at Rumsey Park’s big ramada is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 26.

Sponsored by the Payson Christian Ministerial Fellowship the event this year features Karmann and Kompany and Brush Arbor Revival, along with the O’Neil Puppets.

Free food will be available, including hot dogs, sodas, desserts, burritos, fry bread, cotton candy and popcorn Look for bounce houses and games for the kids with prizes, face painting, a dunk tank, a skateboard and other raffles.

A clothing giveaway is planned and community groups will have information booths to visit.

Guests are asked to bring a canned food item for the local food bank.

Discounted member fees due for use of Tonto Apache Gym

PHS agriculture students selling garden gold

Students in the Payson High School agriculture education program are selling garden compost to raise funds to attend state and national competitions.

There is a limited amount available, so it will only be sold on a few occasions or until the supply is gone. Get a 60-pound bag for $5, buy five bags and get one free. The compost is fully broken down and ready to use; it is a combination of animal waste, hay and garden waste and grass clippings.

The next sales will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, March 28 and 29 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 2.

The students are also selling the compost for $50 for a tractor bucket-load, however, 48 hours notice is needed for tractor loading.

For other available times, contact David Rutherford, instructor for the program and the school’s FFA advisor, at (360) 339-2305 or david.rutherford@paysonschools.com.

Ducey, Gosar are guests

Tickets are available for the Gila County Republican Committee’s Lincoln Day Luncheon Fundraiser with guest speakers Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and U.S. Congressman Dr. Paul Gosar.

The event is at the Mazatzal Casino (Hwy. 87 at MM 251, Payson) at 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 4.

The Payson Flycasters and local Trout Unlimited Chapter #530, in cooperation with the Payson Parks and Recreation Department is holding a fly fishing class on April 2.

The class begins at 9 a.m. at the Parks and Recreation Department Offices on the southeast corner of the largest Green Valley Park lake.

The program includes classroom time and discussion from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. After a “bring your own” lunch break, the class will continue from noon to 1 p.m. with a hands-on fly casting session.

Bring your own fly rod if you have one or use one of the teaching rods, which were donated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD).

Gary Bedsworth is the instructor. He is certified to teach by AZGFD and as long as you are in the class, you do not need a fishing license.

To register for the class, go to the Parks and Recreation Department Office before March 28, the last day to register. The fee for the class is $10.

If you have questions about the class, call the parks office at (928) 474-5242 and when prompted for the department menu, hit 7.

For more information on the Payson Fly Caster’s club or the local Trout Unlimited Chapter, go to www.paysonflycasters.org or www.gilatrout.org or call Ric Hinkie at (928) 848-4501.

Lioness Club plans Enchanted April

The payson Lioness Club will have an afternoon tea and fashion show from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 2 at the United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy St. Seating is limited, the cost is $15 per person. Call (928) 468-1185 or (928) 474-9520 for details.

Fashion show contest

From Head to Toe Essentials is sponsoring a fashion show contest in April.

Registration is due by April 5 and there is a $10 entry fee per category.

The categories in competition include: handmade outfit; recycled; head to toe outfit; repurposed item; repurposed furniture; restyled hat; lawn art. Prizes will be awarded to first place in each category and the No. 1 overall entry.

To get details about category requirements, stop by Head to Toe Essentials, 904 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson or call (928) 474-0700.

The show will be Saturday, April 23.

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Payson Amnesty International letter-writing day, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crosswinds Restaurant • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion

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Saturday • Blood drive, Tonto Basin, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Garden class, Payson Community Garden (Nazarene Church), 9 a.m.

• Pine Library: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

• Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center • Frugal Formal, bowling alley, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Looking ahead

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

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

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

• Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy.

• TCCA hosts a cappella concert, 7 p.m., PHS auditorium

• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Reading Round-up continues, 2 p.m., Cowboys - the real story with Kids Cowboy Dentist Stephen Miller • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 23 • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., First Responder Appreciation Day, Scoops Ice Cream & Espresso March 26 • Town egg hunt, North Rumsey Park, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Resurrection Celebration, Rumsey Park big ramada, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

March 29 • Deadline to buy $60 tickets to Ducey, Gosar at luncheon, call (928)

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951-6774 or (928) 478-8186

PAYSON ROUNDUP

OPINION

4A Friday, March 18, 2016

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Still chasing the unicorn

• March 20, 1823: Ned Buntline, the “dime millionaire” and discoverer of Buffalo Bill, is born in New York. More than any single writer, Buntline was responsible for creating a romanticized and misleading image of the American West. He once said, “I found that to make a living I must write ‘trash’ for the masses.”

• March 18, 1834: In England, six English agricultural laborers are sentenced to seven years of banishment to Australia’s penal colony for their union activities. Their crime: They agreed that they would not accept work for less than 10 shillings a week.

• March 17, 1901: Paintings by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are shown in Paris, causing a sensation across the art world. Van Gogh had committed suicide 11 years earlier after selling only one painting.

• March 19, 1957: Elvis Presley puts a $1,000 down payment on a new home for his parents, a southern Colonial mansion on a 13.8-acre wooded estate. Presley agreed to purchase the Tennessee home called Graceland for $102,500.

Gosh. Seems like Gov. Doug Ducey doesn’t read our editorials. Or worse: Reads them and ignores them.

How humiliating. But hey: Bright side: Maybe he’s right.

Let us back up.

Our own Sen. Sylvia Allen sponsored a bill that would let school districts throughout the state pick any one set of school assessment tests off a list approved by the state board of education.

We urged Gov. Ducey to veto the bill – reasoning that it will make it far more difficult for parents to figure out whether their child’s school measures up if everyone’s using a different assessment test. That goes for both district schools and charter schools. Since school choice lies at the heart of a host of state school reforms, it seems like we ought to agree upon a common system of assessments.

While we’re at it, why not have a test used nationally?

Well, that still sounds like a pretty good argument.

But we have to admit that the thoughtful reactions of both the bill’s sponsors and Payson Unified Superintendent Greg Wyman suggest the shift might work out – if everyone keeps a cool head (see the story on page 6A).

State lawmakers have spent the past 20 years running around in the bureaucratic underbrush trying to lasso the unicorn of a standardized test, which could magically measure student achievement across districts. They started by imposing the AIMS test as a requirement for graduation.

By the time they got done watering down that test to the point kids could actually pick up their diplomas, it had become a largely meaningless exercise.

So then the federal government got behind a national reform movement and used billions in grants to encourage states to agree on a national set of standards and tests, better known as Common Core.

We’ve only just started down that rabbit hole – with the same kind of sky-high failure rates that marked the adoption of the AIMS test long ago and far away.

Advocates for letting the districts each pick their own assessment test say something like the existing Scholastic Aptitude Test will provide a basis for comparison without a burdensome, time-consuming tests at every grade level.

Well, maybe they have a point.

We’ll be impressed if lawmakers follow up by removing the suffocating layering of rules, regulations, tests, punitive rating systems and concentrate on giving district schools the same kind of freedom and trust lawmakers have given charter schools.

In the meantime, while the unicorn goes crashing off through the underbrush, we’ll just sit here a moment and catch our breaths.

Forest crisis Someone or another once said: “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”

Point being — we hope the U.S. Forest Service will take that old adage to heart and treat the need to thin Arizona’s forests as the desperate emergency it represents.

For years, we’ve been cheering for the 4-Forests Restoration Initiative, which would bring back from the dead a timber industry capable of turning a profit on thinning badly overgrown forests that pose a threat to the survival of every single community in Rim Country.

A group of environmentalists, local officials like our own Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin and loggers came up with the 4FRI approach, based on thinning the thickets of small trees and leaving the remaining, fire-resistant, oldgrowth trees alone.

The Forest Service embraced the idea so clumsily as to nearly smother the poor dear. The Forest Service awarded the contract to thin 300,000 acres in a decade to one contractor who couldn’t perform, then shifted it to another contractor – who’s fallen about two years behind the originally envisioned 30,000-acre annual schedule. Good Earth AZ promises it will ramp up, but in the meantime has about 50,000 acres worth of already-approved projects it can’t get started on for lack of trucks and mills.

Now the Eastern Arizona Counties Organization has made an urgent appeal to the Forest Service to shift enough of the 4FRI contracts from the Good Earth to the tattered remnant of the old White Mountain Stewardship group. The supervisors say the struggling mills and loggers need wood now or they’ll go under.

We hope the Forest Service will heed that plea and get these projects moving. The Forest Service must make forest thinning and the revival of the logging industry its top priority in Arizona.

We simply can’t wait. Our wet winter gave way to what looks like another dry spring – which could mean a bad fire season. The White Mountain Stewardship project likely saved Springerville and Alpine from the Wallow Fire.

We know the Forest Service likes to ponder and consider and responder and reconsider. But in the midst of all the mental mastication please remember: Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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Congratulations to students Editor: Gila County School Superintendent Linda O’Dell would like to congratulate the many students of Gila County who recently participated in the Gila County Regional Science Fair on Thursday, March 3 in Payson. Thirty-three students will be representing Gila County with 23 projects at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair from April 6-8 at the Phoenix Convention Center. For a list of all projects recognized at the Gila County Regional Science Fair, please visit www.gilacountyesa.org.

Superintendent O’Dell would also like to thank all the volunteers who served as science fair judges this year. The judges not only scored the science projects, but also interviewed the students and provided constructive feedback and inspirational words. Sincere gratitude goes to Jeff Baer, Carrie Bartling, Kelly Bedson, Joe Bowman, Norman Coloma, Jake Garrett, Wayne Gorry, Lani Hall, Bruce Johnson, Cindy Johnson, Carol Jones, Diane Mason, Greg McKelvey, Lisa Modglin, Jerry Nicholls, Jean Revie, Dr. Harold Rush, Jacque Sanders, Dr. Larry Spratling, John A. Swenson, Rick Uhl, Jennifer Walker, Paige Weiner, Barbra White, Cheri Wilson and Darrel Yerkovich.

Superintendent O’Dell would also like to thank the Payson Unified School District for hosting this year’s Gila County Regional Science Fair on its high school campus. PUSD employees, including Principal Brian Mabb and other high school team members, went above and beyond in accommodating Gila County Schools Office staff and contributing to the success of this year’s fair.

Finally, Superintendent O’Dell would like to express her gratitude to the parents, teachers and science fair coordinators that mentored the students and supported their growth and success as young scientists and inventors.

Best of luck to Gila County’s representatives at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair next month!

The Office of the Gila County School Superintendent

Say goodbye to snowy egrets and more Editor: There won’t be any more beautiful snowy egret pictures from Green Valley Park’s largest lake. No more great blue herons, few if any baby ducks in the spring and the turtles will be gone too.

Why? Because the Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Payson Water Department are continuing to destroy all of the remaining cattail habitat on the west and northwest shore of the lake. By digging out this naturally occurring protection for the beautiful winged visitors, their hard-shelled and finned friends, there will be no place for any of them to rest and hide from predators. So it’s goodbye to these amazing creatures.

Why would the city do this, without any public meetings or input? Because a little bit of a good thing is mistakenly thought to be an even

better thing if we overdo it. The cement shoreline blocks are the result of an initially smart plan. Hold back the eroding shoreline where it is washing away into the lake. Good idea where the shore is eroding.

But now, the bad idea. Rip out the wildlife habitat which was already holding back the erosion naturally and replace that shoreline with the same unnatural looking cement blocks.

The sterile blocks will turn the entire lake into a giant tub without any place for the birds, turtles, or fish to rest, hide or reproduce.

The city gloriously claims that removing this natural habitat is all about improving the water quality. Sorry that’s spin, the kind of half-truths and exaggerations we are all too familiar with during this political season. There is plenty of evidence that a limited supply of cattails actually helps during their growing season as they use algae in the water as fertilizer for their growth.

Other Arizona cities are happy to see cattails around part of their shorelines.

The ironic thing is that we love to hate taxes and the government dictating things to us, but we do love those government grants don’t we?

Free money, right? That’s where the funding is coming from.

Our lakes were a genius move when they were created and they have served us very well from a local resident and a tourist point of view.

We need to remember that we are not the Valley.

We are expected to be greener, a bit wilder, and a real change of pace from the manicured desert down the mountains.

Goodbye snowy egrets and much of the rest of nature in and around our main lake. Better grab your cameras and record these beautiful creatures while you can.

Ric Hinkie

Murder of a living human being is not ‘private’ Editor: A letter writer asserts “Like it or not, abortion is protected by our right to privacy. It’s private.

None of your business.” (“Repeating the same lies,” Roundup, March 8.)

Really? Since when is the murder of a living human being considered “private”? Since when is the taking of a human life no one else’s business?

“Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” (— John Donne) Sound like a Mafia hit man’s defense to me.

Donald L. Cline

‘Build it and they will come’ Editor: “Build it and they will come,” Was the catch phrase from the 1989 film about an Iowa corn farmer who hears a voice telling him: “If you build it, he will come.” He interprets this as an instruction to build a baseball diamond in his fields; after he does, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other dead baseball players emerge from the cornfields to play ball.

The movie was called “Field of Dreams.”

The Payson community appears to have its own field of dreams with the proposed university

debacle.

There is currently being built “a road to nowhere.” Our local “leaders” appear to really believe that if they “build it, they will come!”

Who are they? Now that American Leadership Academy has expressed their unwillingness to build on 253 acres east of town, and Arizona State University still has not committed to this endeavor, one must ask why are they still digging the road on the property?

Perhaps they feel they are too far into it now to admit their error over the past several years.

Perhaps they feel that if they sink enough money into it, even the unwilling populace will feel compelled to forge ahead.

If the ASU campus at Lake Havasu City can only garnish 150 students after four years (and they have a lake and things to actually draw college-aged students), what do we have here to draw that age group?

A nightmare, is still a dream. When will our local “leaders” wake up from their field of dreams and face the reality of the nightmare?

Paul Frommelt

A choice for veterans Editor: Thank you Dr. Gear Jr., DC, NMD OF and his able administrative assistant Ms. Ivy Murry for establishing the Payson Health & Wellness Center.

I would like to tell all of the veterans who read this that Dr. Gear has chosen to accept veterans within the TriWest VA Choice Card Program.

Not being a fan of driving to the Valley for VA care and not being a fan of pharmaceutical symptom relieving drugs, I chose to seek out a more natural, healthier path to pain management.

To my surprise Dr. Gear was interested not only in my immediate pain, but what was the most probable original injury and all the other injuries throughout my life.

Then he ordered a really complete set of X-rays of my spine. Following the in-depth evaluation and his explanation of the X-rays, which helped me to overcome my fears, we were ready to begin treatment.

The treatment plan for me is very comprehensive, but was started in stages that were designed to evoke the least amount of reactive symptoms.

I noticed relief in the first visit and the relief has been growing in both time duration and intensity of relief with each visit.

I suggest that all veterans who, like me, don’t want to be on the merry-go-round of paindrug-pain-drug, contact the TriWest VA Choice Card Program.

Again, thank you, Dr. Gear and Ms. Murry!

Cheryl Foltynewicz, MSgt, USAF, Ret.

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Talking REAL ESTATE

By Kimberly Anderson, REALTOR® Kim@LivingInPayson.com | 928-978-3913 http://www.LivingInPayson.com

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Star Valley could take a roughly $400,000 annual hit to its general fund budget unless Gov. Doug Ducey vetoes a ban on photo radar embraced by the Legislature.

Legislature votes to ban speed cameras Star Valley faces crisis unless governor vetoes new law by

Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

The House has approved a ban on speed cameras on state highways, a potential body blow to Star Valley.

The measure will now go to Gov. Doug Ducey.

If the governor signs the ban on speed cameras, Star Valley will lose a revenue source that brings in more than $400,000 annually — crucial in a town with no sales or property tax.

Revenue from the speed cameras has helped Star Valley weather the recession, with nearly $2.5 million in its reserve fund throughout the downturn. The town also offers minimal public services, contracting with Payson and the Gila County Sheriff’s Office for many public services. The Hellsgate Fire Department provides fire protection.

The Legislature has repeatedly tried to bar the locally operated speed cameras on state highways, prompting one town after another to drop out.

At this point, only Star Valley and El Mirage still have speed cameras on state highways.

SB 2141, which passed the House on a 32-26 vote, also bars cities and towns from using cameras to catch people who run red lights.

The governor’s office indicated Gov. Ducey would review the measure and its impact before deciding whether to sign, or veto, the change.

Star Valley officials have said the revenue generated was a secondary consideration in setting up the speed cameras. They said the cameras have reduced accidents and slowed people down as they pass through Star Valley on the highway.

A Roundup article on the possibility of the legislative ban on speed cameras set off a lively discussion online.

Pat Randall, wrote, “keep the photo enforcement and Payson needs them also.

The people screaming the loudest about them

are the ones that are speeding and endangering themselves and the rest of us.

“When ‘they’ get the roundabout for their college it will be taking your life in your hands if you travel on 260.”

Mike White posted, “If this goes through, instead of receiving some town income from those speeding at 56 mph or faster, in spite of all the well-marked warning and speed limit (a reasonable 45 mph) signs, we will have to either endure more speed-related accidents or spend more money to assign a uniformed LEO (law enforcement officer), along with his vehicle, to enforce the speed limit one lawbreaker at a time. The only personal freedoms being encroached on were those of the lawbreaking speeders excessively exceeding the well-posted speed limit. More speeders, more accidents, less town income, more town expenses, more law enforcement time spent trying to catch speeders manually. Dumb.

Really dumb.”

But Ryan Denke countered, “... not true at all. First of all, there has been no statistical reduction in crashes since the cameras went

up. Do the research as I have done with the ADOT databases. Stop spreading misinformation. And also FYI, the ADOT database shows that hardly any crashes on the highway are NOT caused by exceeding the posted limit.

Cameras can do nothing to reduce crashes that aren’t caused by exceeding the posted limit. Also, no need to spend more money.

If the problem is as bad as you suggest, the LEO should be able to write enough tickets to pay his expenses. Stop protecting your town’s cash grab.”

Mike White then countered that argument, posting, “I am an engineer, and hearing your irrational claim that lower speed limits do not affect safety is mind-boggling. Going fast, according to physics, will lead to significantly more damage in a wreck and a significantly longer stopping distance. Pure science. And ask the town about their pre-photo enforcement accidents on the stretch covered by the cameras. There are still serious accidents to the east of the town that should not be part of the statistical comparisons to which you refer.”

What is a Home Warranty? A home warranty is designed to protect against unexpected repairs or replacement of the covered items in the home that could fail to work. Each home warranty company offers different coverages, however there are some similar basics. A basic plan usually will cover the furnace, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems. Other typical items covered are ceiling fans, toilets, dishwasher, garbage disposal, oven, microwave, garage door openers and water heaters. Coverage for additional items can be chosen but for an additional charge such as the refrigerator, washer & dryer, septic system, roof leaks, pool & spas.

Who pays for it? When you are purchasing a home this can be negotiated in the contract. There is a section in the contract regarding home warranties. It states who is ordering it, who is paying for it or if the buyer is declining a home warranty. A basic policy is around $325 and a policy with upgrades could be as high as $600. This plan is good for one year and most home warranties are renewable annually. The only additional fee is the service fee each time you use it. This service fee is anywhere from $60 - $70 depending on the home warranty company you have chosen.

So how does it work? Let’s say that a month after you moved in the garage door opener stops working. You would call your home warranty company and they would send out their repair person. They would fix the garage door opener or if the item can’t be repaired and there were no care issues on the part of the new homeowner, the warranty company replaces it.

Who are they sending out? Your home warranty company will have a network of independent licensed contracts to provide service. This network may not include a local provider in every town. In that case, they will authorize you to contact a contractor to do the work. Remember it is important to contact the home warranty company before requesting a contractor to come to your home or they will deny your claim.

Not covered? There are a number of things that can cause a denial of payment. You will need to review your policy to see what is covered and what is not. Some items that can cause denial are pre-existing conditions when you bought the home, improper maintenance, improper installation, code violations and unusual wear & tear.

What are your responsibilities? Home warranty contract coverage varies from state to state and from policy to policy, so the consumer needs to research the best options for their home. Request copies of the different companies to review their plans, read the provisions carefully and keep the home warranty information in a handy spot so it will be readily available when service is needed. Keep up on regular maintenance of your home, such as changing air filters on your heating & cooling systems. Remember to keep receipts and records of maintenance.

Transferring the home warranty? If you have a home warranty and are selling your home you should be able to transfer it to the new home owner. You’ll need to check with your home warranty company for details.

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Star Valley considers budget From page 1A revenue of about of $418,100 generated by photo enforcement fines so far this fiscal year (2015-16). The town nets enough money from the photo radar program to cover the $385,000 cost of its annual contract with the Gila County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement service. The rest of the money from the photo radar tickets goes to the courts and the company that operates the cameras and sends out the tickets.

The funds from the town’s photo enforcement program make up 28 percent of its budget and the contract with GCSO represented 45 percent of its expenditures.

Only state-shared revenues of $495,000 represent a larger percentage — 34 percent.

Sales taxes, coming back to the town from the county and state, total $316,000 or 22 percent of the budget, with other revenue sources are the auto lieu shared tax; franchise fees; building permits; and interest earnings.

The current budget totals some $1.5 million in total general fund revenue. Without the photo enforcement money, the town’s general fund would drop to $1.1 million.

Grier advised the council each member needs to start thinking about how to cut expenses enough to pay for law enforcement services without photo enforcement revenue.

Protecting special kids in a disaster by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Ray Morris thinks about some interesting stuff, such as, what would he do with his severely mentally disabled son or physically disabled father if there were a major disaster or emergency?

It sort of makes sense though, because Morris works as a fireman for the Scottsdale Fire Department. His job requires him to think about emergencies.

Payson Unified School District had the honor of hosting Morris at its Parent University at Payson Elementary School in February.

On top of his passion to prepare for emergencies, Morris also runs Dads 4 Special Kids, a nonprofit organization that supports fathers as the caregiver for their special needs children (http://d4sk.org).

His organization has monthly meetings, group activities, and resources, including disaster preparedness.

At the Payson Elementary School Parent University, Morris told parents and teachers who attended his presentation that special needs children or the disabled elderly do not have the flexibility healthy people do to handle an emergency.

“If you have a disability, you’ll have a poor outcome in an emergency,” he said. “(The disabled) don’t have the resiliency to adjust to an emergency.”

Morris learned early on to live with and think about the disabled when his father had a crippling car accident when Morris was a youth. “After the accident, my dad said, ‘You’re the man of the household. Take care or your mom and sisters,’” said Morris.

His dad has spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

As a fireman, Morris started thinking about

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Firefighter Ray Morris helps school districts plan for disasters, especially when it comes to protecting special needs kids in an emergency.

what would happen to his father, who is severely physically disabled and his own son, who is cognitively disabled, if a fire hit.

He saw each would have their own challenges in trying to escape — one physical and one mental.

Morris and his wife have asked themselves what it would take to keep their son, Zachary, safe during an emergency. They have worked through all of the scenarios from what they would do if they were separated, how will Morris’ wife handle the situation since Morris will have to work for the fire department, to whom should she call to help the family.

The two have stockpiled months of medication for their son. Morris and his wife have

engaged the support services for Zachary to back them up. They’ve compiled a backpack full of everything Zachary would need in case of an emergency or disaster by asking these questions: “What do you need to function on a day-to-day basis? What does Zachary need for his daily comfort? If I am removed, who could (step in for) me to provide support?”

After years of working on these plans, Morris decided that the dads in his group would benefit from what he has learned.

So, Morris has added this information to services offered to Dads 4 Special Kids.

He came to PES to plant the seed that schools could start preparing parents and districts for emergencies, too.

“Why don’t we do this for IEPs for individuals?” he asked the audience.

Morris asked this question because during an emergency, emergency responders will have their hands full just trying to handle all of the crises from fires, accidents and managing the community’s challenges.

“We have conditioned society to call 911,” he said. “With all the things emergency managers are trying to do, they do not have the resources to handle every families’ emergencies,” he said.

Morris realizes he is rolling a rock up a hill, however, “This will take a generational shift to think differently about emergencies,” he said.

Morris believes the first step is to start the conversation.

For more information on: • Emergency and disaster training videos • FEMA preparation advice • Fire safety solutions and etiquette • Request emergency and disaster preparedness training • Starting your plan Please visit http://d4sk.org.

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Input sought on reservoir thinning project Coconino National Forest, the Town of Payson, the National Forest Foundation, Salt River Project and Bureau of Reclamation initiated the first major public step on Feb. 24 of a project to protect the C.C. Cragin watershed from devastating wildfire.

The 64,000-acre watershed is unhealthy and severely overgrown, putting the land, wildlife and water supplies at risk.

The proposed Cragin Watershed Protection Project (CWPP), now open for public comment through March 25, aims to minimize the risk of wildfire by thinning the forest that surrounds C.C. Cragin

Reservoir, one of seven reservoirs SRP operates and maintains.

“The forest is at a state that if a fire started under the right conditions, the entire watershed would burn up,” said Ron Klawitter, associate analyst, water rights and contracts.

Runoff from fire-ravaged areas drains into SRP’s reservoirs and brings with it ash, debris and sediment, causing water quality and supply issues. Cragin reservoir is a critical water supply for the Town of Payson, SRP shareholders and communities in northern Gila County.

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Peter Aleshire

roundup editor

Gov. Doug Ducey this week signed a bill that could both streamline and upend school efforts to adopt a common test to measure student progress.

The bill would let each of the state’s more than 200 districts pick a test to evaluate student achievement off a list approved by the state board of education.

That could allow districts to adopt some national test for 12th-graders like the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) instead of the grade-by-grade, curriculum linked AzMerit test, currently required statewide.

Advocates said the shift will free schools from the burden of extensive testing and return control to school boards in each district, which includes 200 district schools and perhaps 200 charter schools.

Critics said the bill represents the abandonment of a decadeslong effort to develop a set of tests that will both identify struggling students and allow parents to compare how local schools stack up to schools statewide and nationwide.

Rep. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake), who represents Rim Country and heads the Senate Education Committee, hailed the new law. “The bill that I sponsored along with Rep. Paul Boyer makes Arizona the first state in the nation to give our public schools the choice to use a menu of tests to choose from that best aligns to their instructional models, curriculum, and rigorous learning concepts they expect their students to learn.”

The Legislature rejected another bill sponsored by Allen that would have allowed parents to have their children opt-out of

whatever test the district chose to use.

In the signing letter Gov. Ducey said, “I want to thank Representative Boyer and Senator Allen for their leadership and their tireless effort on this bipartisan, consensus bill that allows teachers to spend more time teaching and less time giving duplicative tests.”

Sen. Allen, who operates a charter school in Snowflake, said, “This is a new direction and path for our state by empowering our teachers and putting our students first. I am encouraged and feel a new day has arrived for education in Arizona.”

The change in the law represents a reversal of a nearly 20-year effort to come up with a single set of tests that would allow parents to compare one school to another. The state first instituted the AIMS test, requiring students to pass the test to get a high school diploma. High initial failure rates prompted continual revision of the AIMS test, until nearly all students who didn’t drop out passed.

The national effort to come up with a nationwide test that would focus more on critical thinking skills rather than rote learning funneled billions in federal funding to local schools, but proved increasingly controversial under the label of “common core.” The federal government provided millions in grants to states to encourage them to adopt the national test and realign their curriculums to get students ready for the test.

Arizona adopted the national standards in English and math, but like many other states, found a dismayingly high initial failure rate.

The Payson Unified School District has spent several years rolling out the new test and the

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in overcrowded, small watersheds, the reservoirs fill with sand and silt,” Klawitter said. “Not only does it pollute the water in the short term, but it also reduces reservoir storage capacity and could even render the reservoir useless for a period of time.”

The damage can also be permanent. The 1990 Dude Fire along the Mogollon Rim was at the time one of the worst fires in Arizona history. The forest still has not grown back and likely never will due to erosion caused by heavy wind and precipitation conditions on burnt ground stripped of vegetation by the fire. The area is now

primarily exposed rock. Fires have only increased in size and intensity since the Dude Fire.

“When a fire like that comes through, it scorches the soil,” Klawitter added. “It takes a long time for something, if anything, to grow back, and you may not get the same forest structure.

You might get little bushy plants instead of big, tall trees.”

And any effort to rehab a fire-scorched area is expensive.

Denver Water, for example, has spent more than $60 million rehabbing a watershed area that feeds a reservoir half the size of Cragin.

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This Google Earth image of the long, narrow CC Cragin Reservoir atop the Rim underscores its vulnerability to the kind of dramatic increase in erosion caused by a crown fire on the surrounding watershed. Note that the slopes draining into the reservoir have tree cover so thick you can barely see open ground.

“It seems like we have come full circle, in part because of political concerns over standardized testing and a nationalized curriculum Superintendent Greg Wyman

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curriculum that goes with it, training teachers to teach to the new test.

It’s unclear whether the state’s approval of the new menu of alternative tests will cost it millions in federal grants.

Payson Schools Superintendent Greg Wyman said the district will have to carefully review whether to drop the AzMerit test in favor of some other test approved by the state board of education.

“We will have to assess which test we would use,” said Wyman.

“Since Arizona is the first state in the nation to adopt this portion of the new federal education act, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), there are still some details to be worked out between the state and the federal government. This will mean the decision will be pushed off until 2017.

“The AzMerit test would allow for continuity throughout the dis-

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trict; however, the use of the SAT or ACT test would cut down on testing and the students in high school would be able to use the test results for entrance into post secondary schools. The problem with ACT or SAT is they have a test at the eighth-grade level, but not one for all grade levels below eighth grade.”

Wyman noted that the shift could also make it difficult to compare one school to another — either in the state or nationally. “The push for accountability of schools and teachers through achievement profiles and labels is founded on the principle that districts, schools and teachers will be compared using results from the same standardized tests. Now the schools within districts will be utilizing different test results for the comparison. I am not sure that the results will give a true comparison among schools or districts.”

That could pose challenges for the state’s ongoing effort to link school “grades,” teachers’ salaries and school funding to a rating system comparing one school district to another.

“The reason for standardized testing 20 years ago was the concern from politicians and business leaders about the inability to make valid comparisons between schools because of local control, specifically with the use of different tests. It seems like we have come full circle, in part because of political concerns over standardized testing and a nationalized curriculum. The part that is confusing to me is that for many, some standardized tests seem OK, while other standardized tests are not OK. Why is the standardized national test, like SAT and ACT, OK with politicians, but the AZMerit test is not?”

Rep. Paul Boyer, who heads the House Education Committee and sponsored the bill in the House, said the new system will return power to school boards and cut down on excessive testing in schools.

“It’ll be up to the State Board of Education how many assessments they’ll allow on the menu,” said Boyer, “but I don’t suspect it’ll be more than five or six. So if a school is already offering a more rigorous test, there’s no reason to take another one.”

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Payson schools hope to cut energy bills by 10 percent by

Peter Aleshire

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The Payson Unified School District can cut its $650,000 annual energy bill by 10 to 15 percent, mostly by upgrading heating and cooling systems to operate only minimally in the evening when the buildings are closed, a team of consultants reported to the Payson School Board this week.

The upgrades would cost $800,000 to $1 million, but the company doing the $50,000 audit of the district’s energy spending would package a loan deal that would pay for itself from the savings in 15 years. The cost of the audit would go into the loan for the project, effectively freeing up $50,000 for the upcoming school budget.

“After the first 15 years, it’s gravy,” said the consultant of the roughly $65,000 in annual energy savings.

The experts from McKinestry got the

Energy audit pinpoints savings by controlling off-hour temperatures go-ahead from the school board to complete its audit and nail down a cost proposal, which would include a guarantee of savings and a guaranteed payback time.

The consultants said the district’s energy systems were already relatively up to date, resulting in smaller potential savings than in many districts the firm has audited. Moreover, the district has a contract with the company that installed solar cell arrays that lock the district into a certain amount of energy use annually, which helps offset the cost of the solar cells by guaranteeing the district generates excess power to effectively sell back to Arizona Public Service during peak solar energy generating hours. That con-

and it doesn’t make economic sense to replace it in the near future, even if the new equipment would be more energy efficient.

The consultants said they could also work up a proposal for a school program to teach students the basics of energy efficiency, conservation and power generation.

Much of the board discussion of the proposal centered on concerns about classrooms getting either too cold or too hot. The proposal would require that the district limit the amount teachers in classrooms could adjust thermostats as part of the guaranteed energy savings on which the loan program is based.

Superintendent Greg Wyman said, “We already have a degree of understanding that there are set points — 2 degrees up or down — we’re used to that. But in order to get the guarantee, there has to be a set point piece. Our biggest issue is

tract limited the value of added energy savings.

The district can realize some savings by gradually changing over to LED lighting, which provides more illumination from less power. Moreover, the LED lights last about five times as long as fluorescent and incandescent lights — generating more savings over time.

But most of the savings would come from installing control systems that would automatically minimize heating and cooling after hours, when most classrooms and buildings sit empty. Currently, the district doesn’t consistently control temperatures in the off-hours.

The consultants said most of the district’s equipment is relatively up to date

the transition time — in April, in the fall — when we cut over from one to the other and all of a sudden we get a cold day and everyone is screaming bloody murder for heat, but we’ve already made the change over. You have to control that fluctuation because that’s the one thing that will end up killing you. It can be whatever you want it to be — but once you agree, you have to stay in that range.”

Board members generally supported the idea, although they won’t get final details and make a commitment to the loan package for several weeks.

However, board member Angie Prock observed, “If we vote to do this and we end up with temperatures people are not accepting, then what was the point of doing it?”

“No matter what the number is,” said Wyman, “on the first hot or cold day they’ll be upset. There will be a discussion on that.”

Gila County juggles road claims

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by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Gila County is getting rid of its responsibility for portions of several roads in the Rim Country while taking over maintenance of another, plus changing the designation of a couple of others.

Many of the “divestments” are old roads infringing on private property due to poor surveying practices years ago, explained Steve Sanders, director of the county’s public works department.

The supervisors on March 15 agreed to sell Janet Mielke a portion of West Cocopah Lane in Geronimo Estates Unit One for her bid of $52 and Jeff Yoder’s bid of $144 was accepted for a portion of Elaine Way adjacent to Lot 9, Christopher Creek Haven.

The board also agreed to accept the citizens’ petition to begin the process to establish Stageline Road and Singletree Lane as primitive roads. These are in the Houston Ranch/Round Valley area across from Oxbow Estates.

“Easements from property owners will need to be granted to Gila County. Once the easements are accepted, providing maintenance as described in the Primitive Road Policy will consist of grading the roads a few times a year. Providing maintenance on these roads will not reduce the level of service to other roads in the Gila County Maintained Roadway

Payson High School’s varsity softball players and coaching staff will teach fundamentals of the game in a Little League Softball Clinic on Tuesday, March 23.

The clinic, open to girls ages 8-14, runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the high school’s varsity softball field.

Admission is $50 and includes lunch and a T-shirt.

System,” Sanders told the board.

The county supervisors formally designated Randall Place in Pine a public roadway and accepted it into the county’s system of roads for maintenance.

In his presentation to the board, Sanders said, “Randall Place in Pine is an east-west collector road in Pine that provides access to SR 87. More than 20 years ago, the county maintained Randall Place. Research by staff a number of years ago determined that the county had no easement for the road and maintenance stopped. Over the years, staff has attempted to identify the owners of the road, but have been unable to do so. Property descriptions along the road do not take the road into consid-

eration and the deeds all set back from the road. The Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Maps from 1934 and 1952 show the road and classify it as an unimproved dirt road. Conversations with longtime residents of the area have indicated the road has been used by the public for as long as anyone can remember.”

He and the board’s attorney presented information on state statutes that make it possible for the county to maintain the road as a public highway.

“It will allow the public works division to maintain the road and provide a service to the residents and citizens of the county who use the road on a daily basis,” Sanders said.

‘Survivor’ Joe at Frugal Formal The Animal Welfare Thrift Shop presents the Third Annual Frugal Formal fund-raiser from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 19 at Belle’s Bar (Beeline Bowl), featuring special guest Joe Anglim from the CBS show “Survivor.”

Anglim was in two different “Survivor” series, “Survivor: World’s Apart” and “Survivor: Second Chance.”

He makes his home in Scottsdale and attended Northern Arizona University.

Admission to the Frugal Formal is $20 per person. The ticket buys a buffet dinner with no-host bar and live music by Plum Krazy. Tickets are available at the Animal Welfare Thrift Shop, 434 S. Highway 87 (across from Wendy’s). For more information, call 928-951-2587.

The evening’s proceeds will help Aussies & Friends, Friends of Ferals and Wonders of the Wild Animal Sanctuary.

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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.

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: 1-928-4764249 (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

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.

Community Christian Church An independent, undenominational fellowship. Meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at Majestic Rim Retirement Living, 310 E. Tyler Parkway. Open Communion served every Sunday.

Christopher Creek Bible Fellowship - I.F.C.A. 1036 E. Christopher Creek Loop, first driveway past fire station on left. Pastor Ed Hepworth, 478-4857 (church), 478-4310 (home).10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s Sunday School (nursery provided). Tues. & Thurs. Bible Studies. Join us Palm Sunday, March 20th , for a FREE Southwestern Gospel Concert with Phil Dickey during the worship service. Potluck to follow concert.

Church For the Nations Payson Sunday Experience at 901 S. Westerly Rd at 10 a.m. Contact us at 928-444-8791 or email us at info@cftnpayson.com for more detailed information on mid-week connection events and community outreach. Visit us on our website at cftnpayson. com and like us on Facebook. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER! Church of Christ 306 E. Aero. Sunday Bible classes 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. For Bible studies any day of the week, call Bob Nichols, 468-0134.

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

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

Wednesday: Bible Class 6:30 p.m. www.paysonchurchofchrist. com Church on Randall Place, SBC (in Pine) Pastor John Lake. All are welcome! 6338 W. Randall Place (turn west on Randall Place road near the Thrift Store) Sunday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Sunday Adult Bible Enrichment 8:45 a.m. to 9:40 a.m., Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m. Sunday Communion 2nd Sunday of

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. Bible Time and nursery care for children provided. This week’s sermon on Palm Sunday: The Entrance of “Exit.” Family Service 2 p.m. 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.

Desert Community Christian Fellowship, SB Pastor Eric Woods, (928) 479-2216, 173 Stephen’s Way, Tonto Basin. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday services 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday worship 6 p.m.

East Verde Baptist Church Houston Mesa Road at Whispering Pines Control Road, 4749385. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m.

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.discoverexpedition.com, Facebook at ExpeditionChurchPayson, or call (928) 474-9128. We look forward to having you join us on our journey!

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.

Gospel Meetings All are invited to come and hear the simple teachings and doctrine of Christ. The gospel of Christ still provides an anchor for the soul in a turbulent world. These meetings present the gospel story simply and freely. Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., Mogollon Health Alliance, 308 E. Aero Dr., Payson.

Welcome everyone

Holy Week Schedule

• March 20, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., Palm Sunday

• March 23, 5:30 p.m., Passover Seder Meal and Eucharist Service • March 24, 6:30 p.m., Maundy Thursday Foot Washing • March 25, Noon, Good Friday, Liturgy Service • March 25, 3 p.m. Good Friday, Stations of the Cross • March 27, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., Easter Sunday Service (Praise Band at 10:00)

Regular Service Times

Service of Healing & Holy Eucharist 9am Wednesday Sunday Morning Holy Eucharist 8am and 10am Fr. Dan Tantimonaco, Rector

“No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, there is a place for you at St. Paul’s.”

Mount Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA) 601 E. Highway 260 (across from Tiny’s Restaurant), 474-2552.

Ken Lentz, Interim Pastor. Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m.

Traditional Service; 10:30 a.m. Praise Service. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month.

Visit our website atwww.mountcross.org. Church office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mount Cross is a warm, loving church community that extends itself to others and welcomes everyone with joy.

Mountain Bible Church Please be our guest this weekend, 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at 302 E.Rancho Road where our goal is to ‘Love God and Love People!’ We have many adult, children and student ministries on Sundays and during the week. Our Spanish Church called “La Roca” meets Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Want more information? (928) 472-7800 or www.mountainbible.org New Life Foundation Hwy. 87 (next to Windmill Corner Inn), Strawberry, 476-3224.

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

Payson First Church of the Nazarene Come join us for a time of fellowship and worship as we praise the Lord! 200 E. Tyler Parkway (928) 474-5890. Sundays: Morning Worship Service 9:30 am; Sunday School for all ages 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Monday- Friday: Safe Haven Childcare Center 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Lighthouse Club 2:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Prayer

First Baptist Church of Pine invites you to join us Sunday, March 27

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We invite all to join members of our congregation for our annual Sunrise Service at First Baptist Church in Pine, Arizona, 4039 N. Hwy. 87, Pine, Sunday, March 27th at 6:45 a.m. Join with us in singing praises to our Risen Lord and worshiping Him at this special time. We encourage you to wear warm clothes as we celebrate the service outside looking toward the mountains. We also invite you to stay for breakfast in our Fellowship Hall afterwards, and join us in our regular Bible Study classes for all ages at 9:15 a.m. and our Resurrection Worship service at 10:30 a.m. You are most welcome at each or all of the services. Further information, call the church office at 928-476-3552.

and Praise 6 p.m.; Wednesdays: Women’s Bible Study 1-2 p.m.; Children’s Quizzing 3-6th grades 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Thursdays: Youth Night 6:30 p.m.; Last Saturday of each month: Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 8 a.m.; Senior Activities each month. For more information on locations, times and topics contact the church office. Office hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Payson United Methodist Church 414 N. Easy Street (between Zurich St. and Malibu St., behind ACE Hardware), 474-0485; Pastor Carl Peterson. A growing, multi-generational faith community where our hearts, minds, and doors are open to all people. We invite you to worship with us Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (Contemporary) or at 11 a.m. (Traditional).

Kid’s Church along with free and safe nursery care is provided.

Please call the church for information on additional programs, ministries and our mission to the community.

Ponderosa Bible Church of Payson 1800 N. Beeline Hwy. Dr. Joe Falkner - Sr.Pastor, Sunday: Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship Service 11 a.m. Nursery, Adult and Youth Bible Studies during both services. Wednesday evening fellowship and 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.

Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) 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. Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services, both at 6 p.m, March 24 and March 25. Sunday, March 27 Early Easter Celebration Service 7 a.m. Easter Light Breakfast 8 a.m. Easter Celebration Service 9 a.m.

Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church (LC-MS) 507 W. Wade Lane. Palm Sunday Service at 10 a.m. March 20. The theme: A Story to Tell. Questions, call Pastor Steve De Santo, 928-474-5440.

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. Holy Week Schedule: March 20, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., Palm Sunday; March 23, 5:30 p.m., Passover Seder Meal and Eucharist Service; March 24, 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Foot Washing; March 25, noon, Good Friday, Liturgy Service; March 25, 3 p.m. Good Friday, Stations of the Cross; March 27, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Easter Sunday Service (Praise Band at 10:00). Visit our Website: www.stpaulspayson.org. Email: stpaulspayson@gmail.com. WE Welcome Everyone.

Seventh-day Adventist Church 700 E. Wade Lane, Payson; Pastor Steven Salsberry; Elder Sharon Judd. Saturday services: Sabbath School/Bible Study 9:30a.m.; Worship Hour 11 a.m. We welcome all visitors.

Come and join us for uplifting fellowship. Call 928-474-9209 for Prayer Meeting times and location, and for coming local events, or visit our website: http://payson.adventistfaith.org.

Shiloh Christian Fellowship 501 E. Rancho Road (across the street from Payson Elementary School), 474-3138. Non-denominational church teaching verse by verse and chapter by chapter through the Bible. Contemporary Worship and family oriented, children’s ministries and nursery provided. Sunday Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. Bible Study on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Strawberry Chapel in the Pines Fossil Creek Road, Strawberry, 476-3893. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wed. Bible study 7 p.m.

Tonto Basin Bible Church Hwy. 188 off Dryer Dr., Tonto Basin, Pastor Robert Melotti, (928) 479-2299.

Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m., worship service 10:45 a.m., Children’s Church 10:45 a.m., no Sunday eve. service.

Wednesday Night Bible Study Fellowship 7 p.m. Potluck every third Sunday at noon following the worship service.

Tonto Creek Shores/Tonto Valley Bible Church Lots 240-241 Valley View Road, Gisela, 474-1360. Valley View Drive, Gisela; Pastor Ted Tatum. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. (combined service with both churches).

Tonto Village Chapel Tonto Village Chapel exists to serve, love and uplift the Lord Jesus Christ. Our mission is to operate in the community as a light House through fulfilling the great commission as found in Matthew 28:18-20. We welcome an opportunity to worship with you on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school/Bible study at 10:45 a.m. for adults, children and youth, or Tuesday evening Bible study and prayer meeting at 5 p.m.

For questions or information please call the Church at (928) 478-5076.

Unity Church of Payson Spiritual leader Dr. Lynnette Brouwer, Licensed Unity Teacher.

Our mission is to inspire and awaken one another to a greater experience of God and life through the practical application of spiritual principles. Sunday services at 10:00 a.m., 600 State Highway 260, #14 (Board of Realtors Conference Room, back of Tiny’s parking lot). For more, go to www.unityofpayson.org. or 928-478-8515.

Young Baptist Church (928) 462-3476. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday prayer service, 6 p.m.

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Taste of Rim Triumph The 2016 A Taste of Rim Country benefit for the Payson Public Library, hosted by the Library Friends of Payson, drew a sell-out crowd and raised almost $6,000 in donations from sponsors.

The 50-50 raffle winner, Judy Herbosheimer, donated her prize of $351 back to the library.

Winning the Best of the Best accolades was Rim Country Health and Retirement dining service, which served lobster risotto with fresh asparagus and Parmesan cheese, plus fresh lemon tartlets with raspberry.

The Best Sweet award went to Kendra’s Country Bakery, which served four different kinds of its signature cakes red velvet, vanilla with lemon filling, carrot, Photos by Romaine Brophy and chocolate.

Kendra’s also created a special “Book” cake for the Library Friends.

The Best Savory award went to the Pine-Strawberry Senior Center dining service, which offered cheesestuffed chilies, stuffed mushrooms, and salmon and cheese tarts.

Organizers set a record with sponsors this year. The final tally of the silent auction is not yet in, but organizers believe it may also have set another record.

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She’s going to prison

A Pine woman wanted by the Gila County Sheriff’s Office on multiple warrants was arrested Wednesday.

A Gila County Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force detective and his K-9 went to the Rye Trailer Park looking for Lorri Taddei, 51, on Wednesday.

Taddei reportedly has warrants through the GCSO for aggravated assault/domestic violence.

The detective found Taddei in the trailer park and arrested her on the warrant and outstanding charges. The officer found Taddei also had methamphetamine on her and drug paraphernalia, according to the GCSO

A domestic violence call that led to an assault on an officer has now yielded a prison sentence for Globe resident Norma Renee Carrasco, 36.

Superior Court Judge Timothy M. Wright sentenced Carrasco to one year in prison after she pled guilty to two assault charges.

Police showed up at her home in June of 2013 after she had an altercation with her brother and his small children. During her arrest for disorderly conduct, she began kicking the arresting officers, according to Deputy Gila County Attorney Matthew Greve, who handled the case.

Carrasco was sentenced to a total of 1 year in the Arizona Department of Corrections and 24 months of probation, which will run consecutive to the term in the Department of Corrections.

As part of a plea deal, Globe resident Levi Sullivan pled guilty to Misconduct Involving Weapons, a class four felony, aggravated DUI, a class four felony, and violations of his probation for Criminal Damage and Theft charges. Judge Timothy Wright sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison.

Deputy Gila County Attorney Jessica Oortman, who prosecuted the case, said that on Dec. 22 Globe police officers saw two cars speeding and then pull in to a nearby parking lot. The officers saw the drivers get out of their cars and start arguing.

The officers found Sullivan had a suspended license and arrested him on the suspension. Inside Sullivan’s car, officers found a rifle. He also tested positive for methamphetamine.

Sullivan also admitted to probation violations on a previous case for Criminal Damage and Theft.

Prison for rock theft Globe resident Michael Paul Tabor, 29, will spend 2.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary and possession of burglary tools.

Deputy Gila County Attorney Robert Swinford, who handled the cases, said Tabor was also sentenced to 24 months of probation once he gets out of prison. As a part of his probation, Tabor must attend a substance abuse screening and any recommended treatment.

The case dates back to an investigation by Deputy Jay Valenzuela of a reported burglary in progress at the Copper City Mine. Deputy Valenzuela approached a tent on mine property and discovered Tabor who had several rocks of turquoise. Tabor admitted that he was looking for “an easy couple hundred bucks.”

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Vivian Avyce Taylor, 83, died peacefully at her home in McKinleyville, Calif on February 11. Vivian was born in Clarendon, Texas on May 26, 1932 to Vinson Lee Taylor and Frankie Leona Watson and was raised in Amarillo.

Vivian was a homemaker, teacher, and journalist before retiring to Payson in 1998 to be near her son and his family in Scottsdale. She was a founding member of Paws in the Park, and wrote a column for the Payson Round-up.

She moved to Scottsdale in 2005

where she focused on oil painting and spending more time with her grandkids.

Her final home was the northern California coast near her daughter, where she continued to read and paint until a week before her death.

Vivian is survived by her brother, 2 children, 3 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.

A celebration of Vivian’s life will be held this summer, with a date and location to be determined.

Harold Louis Gregory 1927 - 2016

Born: Brooklyn New York.

Raised: Connecticut. Former U.S. Marine. Married to Esmay LaChance. Became father of 2 daughters. Moved family to Phoenix where he worked for many years at Walsh Brothers. Later in life married Barbara Cline and his family grew to include her children. Greg and Barbara spent their senior years in Payson and Globe,

enjoying the high country. Greg is survived by his many children, grandchildren & great grandchildren. A small memorial service will be held by his immediate family in the mountains outside of Payson. Donations in his name would be appreciated: Saint Vincent DePaul Food Bank, 511 South Saint Phillips Street, Payson, Arizona 85541

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February 9, 1936 - March 13, 2016 Richard James Klundt, 80, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Banner Payson Medical Center in Payson, Arizona following a brief illness.

Richard leaves his wife of six years, Georgia Mae Klundt; his sons Dave - Wisconsin, Timothy (Lisa) - Oregon, and Scott – Colorado; his daughters Vicki (Brent Gellner) – Arizona and Pamela (Mike Ward) - Texas; and his grandchildren Cassidy (Carissa), Dylan (Kelly), Trey, Casey, Carly, Davis and Darbi; his great grandchildren Xavien and Xalia; and many other close friends and family.

Born and raised in North Dakota, the son of John and Christine (Rott) Klundt, he loved to experience the many states he resided in including Wisconsin, California, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona.

In 1955, he joined the U.S. Airforce served in Newfoundland, where he was a Staff Sergeant.

He received his honorable discharge in Feb, 1959.

After serving with the Airforce, he started work for the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), excelling in Radar equipment maintenance as part of the Civil Defense System retiring in 1991 from the Radar installation in Lovell, Wyoming.

Richard had a passion for his faith and spent many years of his life studying scripture and sharing his passion with the community. He was very active in his church, Shiloh Christian Fellowship.

A funeral service is being held March 19th at the Shiloh Christian Fellowship at 11am, and is open to friends and family.

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Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

I climbed to the top of a boulder and stood there wondering how to get down the other side. The rock’s surface sloped down at a 45-degree angle. I didn’t know how to navigate the 10 feet to the ground.

A moment later, I found out.

The hard way.

I lost my footing and slid down the boulder. In the blink of an eye, my life changed — and I got a chance to learn about independence, dependence and what my career really means to me.

As I struggled to regain my footing, I heard a pop as an intense pain hit me like a sledgehammer.

I looked Keith Morris down in horror at my right foot, which hung sideways like a knocked-askew side view mirror on a car.

I thought, “Oh no. This is bad.”

A kind of panic overtook me.

Here I was about a half-mile from the Pine Creek Trailhead at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. Last time I visited the park, I ended up photographing the rescue of a woman with a twisted ankle on the Gowan Trail — which ended with a medical helicopter ride. I’ve heard horror stories — $30,000 bills for a helicopter ride.

So, as I tried to ignore the pain 500 feet from the rim of the canyon, no cell service and no money to pay for a helicopter ride, I considered my options.

I could either hike out or spend the night shivering and thinking about the pain.

Took me an hour to hop out.

Heck, it took me 15 minutes to limp across the parking lot.

Then I had to figure out how to drive without using my right foot.

Editor Pete Aleshire drove me to Urgent Care, where I was diagnosed with a broken fibula.

This week, three months after having a plate and nine screws inserted in my right leg and ankle, I returned to work.

It’s been the longest three months of my life.

At first, I thought the injury would change my life only in a negative way. I feared I might never hike or even walk normally again.

Mercifully, I healed up fine — and learned some unexpected lessons in the process.

I couldn’t have gotten through any of this without the help of my mother, who postponed her own back surgery for four months to fly from her home in Alabama on her birthday to take care of my dogs and me. She drove me everywhere I needed to go, including about a dozen trips to the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, where Dr. Richard Claridge did a marvelous job fixing my ankle and leg.

But she’s not the only one who changed the way I think. When I found I couldn’t walk my dogs anymore, my neighbor Denton Petersen stepped up to help get them some regular exercise during the Christmas break.

And former Roundup sports editor Max Foster rushed into the breach. He retired in 2013, but stepped right back in to pick up where he left off. He grumbled a bit — but said the kids deserved to get their names in the paper.

He spent 20 years building up the Roundup’s coverage of sports in the community he loves — so he wasn’t going to let those kids down.

And DJ Craig Miller generously provided outstanding photos to go with Max’s stories, as he’s done

• See Lessons, page 8B

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Photos courtesy of DJ Craig

The Longhorn softball team gets a chance to shine each year at the Gracie Haught Classic Softball Tournament. These shots came from last year’s tournament. This year the field grew from 20 to 28.

A dozen years into its run, the Gracie Haught Classic Softball Tournament is bigger than ever.

A record 28 schools are participating in this year’s event in Payson. It began with six games on Thursday night and continues all day today and Saturday at Rumsey Park and Payson High School.

The recent installation of lights for both the Kiwanis East and West fields allowed the tournament to expand from the 20 teams participating a year ago.

“We expanded because we had so many requests from teams to come play,” said Payson High varsity softball coach Curtis Johnson. “Plus, we’re taking advantage of the new lights on the Kiwanis fields.”

The tournament is being played on six fields — Kiwanis East, Kiwanis West (both in Rumsey Park), Rumsey 1, Rumsey 2, Rumsey 3 and the high school varsity field.

Nine teams that didn’t participate a year

• See Softball tournament, page 8B

Longhorns baseball team wins a thriller by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Taran Sarnowski ripped a bases-loaded double to clear the bases and power Payson’s baseball team to a 6-4 win at Fountain Hills on Tuesday.

The hit down the third base line highlighted a five-run fifth inning that lifted the Longhorns out of a 3-1 deficit.

Sarnowski was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. He was behind in the count when he delivered the big hit.

“Taran is really locked in at the plate,” said Payson head coach Brian Young. “He was in a twostrike count, but with his confidence at the plate right now, it really doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter what pitchers are throwing him, he’s all over it.”

Carl Adcock collected two hits, including a double, and drove in a run. Jake Beeler went 2-for-3.

The Longhorns managed to win despite committing three errors and combining to walk or hit 11 Falcons.

“We got away with some big mistakes in the game,” Young said. “I give our guys a lot of credit because after the mistakes we made some big defensive plays.

We turned a couple big double plays. Silas Galster made a diving catch in left field to end the game.

And Dylan Justice came off the bench to play some innings at first base and dug a couple of balls out of the dirt that really saved us.”

The skipper said this represents a big win for his squad, who improved to 3-1 in games

counting in the power points rankings.

“Anytime you can go down to Fountain Hills and get a win, you feel really good about it,” said Young. “That program has had so much success, and we know this will be a good power-point win for us.”

Hunter Paul started on the mound and got the win. All three runs he surrendered in four-plus innings were unearned. “Hunter wasn’t as sharp as he was last week against Snowflake, but our defense didn’t do him any favors by extending some innings.”

Efrain Amaya relieved him in the fifth and struggled with his control before inducing a double-play ball to end the inning.

Sarnowski came on with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth and allowed only one of the runners to score on a pitch in the dirt. He hurled the final 1 1/3 innings to close the game.

“He really wants the ball at the end of games to close them out and did a great job,” Young said.

The Longhorns were scheduled to host another team that qualified for the state tournament a year ago in Wickenburg on Thursday night.

“We are just going to keep playing these big games that are all close and it is going to be huge for us as the season goes on,” Young said.

Payson (4-2-2 overall) plays at Lakeside Blue Ridge at 5:30 p.m. on Monday before returning home to face Camp Verde at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24.

March madness by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

College basketball fans tend to go a little mad each March.

So the Roundup’s advertising department decided to join in the fun and offer area businesses a chance to save some money on their ads with a new contest. And advertisers showed up for March Hoops Hysteria at Mazatzal Hotel & Casino on Wednesday morning for a free breakfast.

Former Phoenix Paradise Valley boys basketball head coach Bill Farrell served as the guest speaker. And advertisers took turns drawing for teams participating in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. As their teams advance to the Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final Four, advertisers will receive discounts on future ads of 25-50 percent. If the team they drew wins the championship, they receive a free ad.

Farrell was the state’s boys basketball Coach of the Year in 1995 and ’97 after leading Paradise Valley to 4A state titles

File photo courtesy of DJ Craig

The Longhorns won a tough game against Fountain Hills thanks to a bases-loaded double.

“Dump Your Junk” Northern Gila County Residents what’s cluttering YOUR yard?

Where:

The Payson Event Center 1400 S. Beeline Hwy

When:

Saturday, March 19th, 2016 8 a.m. to Noon or until all bins are full!

This year, “Dump Your Junk” has expanded to the surrounding Northern Gila County communities such as Oxbow Estates, Round Valley, Star Valley, Tonto Village, Mesa Del, East Verde Estates, Pine & Strawberry. Take advantage of the Town of Payson’s “Dump Your Junk” event and finally get rid of those paint cans*, tires**, furniture, appliances, shrubs, brush, etc., and have us haul it to the dump at no cost to you!**

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**There will be a $2.00 fee PER TIRE. (Cash Only. Change will not be available!)

For questions or more information please contact: both years. The Payson resident who conducts camps for area youth each year through the Payson Parks and Recreation Department, said coaches and business owners have much in common. And he said team sports can really help a person as they grow into adulthood.

“Extracurricular activities teach important life skills,” he said. “You give up certain things to be on a team. It teaches you discipline. A large percentage of the great leaders in this country’s history participated in extracurricular activities.”

• See March, page 8B

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aroundthe rim Creek area well represented at A Taste of Rim Christopher Creek is the way we Our neighbors over at Tonto Village open this story each week, so that folks were represented by Kendra’s Country know they are not reading about Ajo, Bakery. As you can imagine, they offered Peach Springs, Bouse, Peridot or Why. a variety of cake samples and “you know Last Saturday evening two Payson gals who” was a frequent visitor. Kendra mentioned that they love reading about Lewison had her daughters, Maureen, our little hamlet. It is a great pleasure to Sandra, Beatrice and Jerry there to help hear that and thank you. serve. Causing much mention They were just two of the another week was a cake display including full house down at the Payson in the creek one that looked just like a stack Public Library for the annual of very thick library books. Oh, fundraising event, A Taste of by the way, they won in the category of best sweets.

Rim Country. The many library Here’s just a bit of a remindvolunteers once again put on er about this time of year when a fabulous shindig. A sellout the elk are on the move. What crowd of 250, along with 40 concession staff and another 20 volbrought it to mind were the two unteers made for tight quarters. fresh blood splatters between Carrying a glass of wine and Rod Britain here and Star Valley on SR 260. a paper plate of food through You may remember back about the packed aisles was an adventure. We 10 years ago when a fella driving a white bumped into many new people that way. compact car had a run-in with an entire There were also many familiar faces. herd.

We see “Sawmill” Bob Ehrhardt and Jan Just west of the state yard at Colcord each year. Tim was there as well. Mike Road and SR 260 the driver was traveland Junior made an appearance. Many ing the speed limit in the early morning of the players from the murder mystery hours when 25 head of elk spilled down were in attendance. Familiar too were the mountain onto the road. Those who the fellas from Zane Grey dining room were behind him and witnessed the down at Kohl’s Ranch. Mike Burn and slaughter said the guy did not have a his wife, along with Chris Taylor and chance. His air bag deployed and he George Skinner put out some great fare. may have not even known what he hit.

The aftermath revealed six dead or Our other entry from our immediate area had to withdraw at the last minute. dying elk on the highway. Another carSheila’s Creekside was not able to com- cass was found back in the forest nearpete when the boss-lady had a bit of a by and an eighth animal was located medical issue. much later 100 yards away. The poor

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Members of the unofficial Wildflowers club in Christopher Creek, Olive and Sheila, help Marcia celebrate her birthday at Creekside. guy suffered injuries and the car looked like a crumpled aluminum can. So, just be careful out there!

And while we are on the subject, it’s a great time of year to get out and hunt for antler sheds.

And while we’re talking wildlife, we have two species of squirrel here in the area. The western gray squirrel is the most common. Abert’s squirrels are a darker gray with white racing stripes on their tails and have tufted ears. Now,

it probably could go without mentioning, but it seems these critters have been, ah, well, quite amorous as of late. The western gray are indeed quite violent when they are ... oh, perhaps it’s time to move on.

Stop by the Landmark and say hello to Taylor Rose. She comes to the Creek from the Spur in Star Valley by way of Kohl’s Ranch. Welcome, Rose!

The Christopher Creek Homeowners Association’s annual Easter egg hunt is at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 26 down on Milburn’s Meadow on Columbine Road.

Bring your cameras.

We neglected to mention the Wildflowers lunch back a couple weeks ago. There were 17 in attendance to help Marcia celebrate her big 7-0. She sat with Olive clear down at the other end of the long table, so it was difficult to understand what the big bag of vegetables from Sheila was all about.

All you can say is — embrace it, Marcia … own it.

Sheila introduced those in attendance to the area pioneers’ wall. We know the wall will fill up soon enough and will come be quite an attraction. Cookie White, Michelle, Dean and Sonni come to mind when it comes to family photos that need to go up on that wall.

Wow! There are only two more days of winter!

Let’s see, Sheila, sheds, splatters and squirrel sex — that about covers it … and that’s another week in the Creek.

Spring a good time to get some serious health tests Last week I said that March is Women’s History Month, but there is another recognition that is much more important health-wise. It is Colon Cancer Month. Since I am a survivor of colon cancer, I cannot stress more emphatically than telling you the my personal story.

One day, my fishing buddy village and I were walking around the Village and we got talking about her yearly physical exam and she mentioned that she had a colonoscopy check.

And she asked me when I had one. I told her I had never had one and she said that I Janet should make an appointment Snyder with my doctor and have my colon checked. I did just that a few weeks later and soon after I was scheduled for a colonoscopy.

Lo and behold, the doctor found cancerous polyps. I HAD CANCER! What a shock!

The doctor advised me to have sur-

gery as soon as possible to remove the polyps. I was cut open from belly button down and I was told that part of my colon was removed. I was soon to find out how lucky I really was. The doctor removed all of the cancerous polyps and I did not need to have any further treatment. I was lucky that I had the colonoscopy when I did, otherwise the cancer might have spread further and been much more dangerous for me.

Believe me when I will say that the colonoscopy is so very important to everyone over the age of 50.

PLEASE!!!! DO THIS. It may save your life.

Eating the right foods is also very important in preventing polyps in your colon, eat more vegetables, less fatty foods, less sugar and more grains in your diet. Fast food on a regular basis is also not recommended, they don’t tell you how much saturated fat is in the burger you are eating or the fries. I would eat those types of food very

seldom.

I do not want to sound like I am preaching to you, but you are my faithful readers and I want to see you healthier and cancer free.

Ban of Oreo cookies

I do have a gripe this week. Oreo cookies (my all-time favorite cookie), from Nabisco, is moving their factory to Mexico. What? Why? There goes more American jobs to other countries.

I am now boycotting Nabisco and Oreo cookies, I will not buy their products. I also went on their site and told them I was boycotting their products. I haven’t heard any response yet. Hopefully, the election will help keep jobs in America instead of overseas.

Another holiday has now passed and we are on to the next BIG celebration.

Palm Sunday is March 20 and the beginning of spring. I am getting ready for planting herbs; removing pine needles and leaves to reveal beneath them little green shoots. How exciting — now I

am really ready to start planting more herbs.

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Birthdays

Recipe of the week

Gayle Fitch of Tonto Village III starts off this week with her birthday on March 22. Gayle is vice president of the Hellsgate Fireflies, and by the way, they will start holding monthly meetings again in April. On the same day, Kim Matchner of Mead Ranch will celebrate a big birthday, her 50th! Daffodils are the March flowers, here’s hoping you and Gayle receive bunches!

On March 25, another Mead Ranch resident, and a Hellsgate firefighter, Lenny Trujillo, will celebrate his birthday. Here’s to each of you for a wonderful birthday.

This week I am highlighting a recipe submitted by Eileen Porter formerly of Yuma and now Tonto Village. It’s called Mexican Style Salad and is very popular with the Porter and Snyder families.

Mexican Style Salad 1 small bag Frito corn chips 1 can ranch style beans 1 can tomato soup shredded lettuce grated cheese chopped olives small handful of green onions 4 ounces sour cream 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes Heat beans and heat the soup, using just a half can water. Using a large plate, spread a layer of Fritos and then top with heated beans, cheese, and all the rest of the ingredients. Top with sour cream and pour warmed tomato soup over all.

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Speaking of firefighters, don’t forget that there will be a wildland refresher course offered on April 2 at Rumsey Park. Check-in time is from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. If you need more informa-

Characters Under the Mogollon Rim – Owens Family, Part 2 After 1952 the Owens family sawmill the lumber mill drew other Apaches fathers and sons working together. The became part of the familiar scene in to Payson seeking employment. “The owners provided free water and firethe town of Payson. The sweet smell San Carlos and Verde Reservations wood for the Tontos who lived at The of burning sawdust and the sight of didn’t give them that employment,” he Camp across the road from the present smoke coming from the screened dome said. “What I mean is, if you missed a reservation.”

As a matter of fact any resident of of the furnace would become a day and you’ve got a family to nostalgic experience for local back when support they’re going to lay you Payson who needed firewood was weland summer residents. As one off for a week just because you come to the piles of scraps produced by crested the hill coming into missed one day. Now up here the mill. Soon it was employing from 40 town from the south the sawyou can miss two days and still to 60 persons and they turned out 3 to mill was a welcome landmark. go back to work the third day.” 5 million board feet of lumber annually The business soon expanded This was indicative of the for the Arizona market. with an office, hardware store, Owens’ community spirit. Soon Kerm’s restless nature got the a sporting goods store and a When Tonto families were hav- better of him and he sold his share of ing financial troubles the mill the business to his brother. However, gas station fronting on Main and the local bankers would at Keith’s urging Kerm remained as an Street, near the junction with Stan Brown give them loans and credit. employee and his mechanical prowess the Beeline Highway.

Chief Campbell said the mill kept the machinery running.

The mill soon also became an important cog in the local economy. The was a major benefit for the Tonto Tragedy struck the family in 1957 Owens family hired many local workers, Apache Tribe. Of the Owens brothers when Keith Owens was killed at the including a number of men from the he said, “They were very good to the mill. He was operating a log loading Tonto Apache. Chief Melton Campbell, Indian people .... Several generations crane when it struck a high voltage in an interview with this writer, said of Tonto Apaches worked there, often line and he was electrocuted. Keith was

buried in the Pioneer Cemetery beside his younger brother Franklin Maurice.

Keith’s wife Ella Lee Owens took over management of the company. but the following year she sold the business to partners Whiting and Kautch. [1] Ella and their son Errol (born April 11, 1945) continued to live in the Owens’ family home on east Miller Road. It wasn’t long before the new owners of the mill sold it again, this time to the large Kaibab Forest Industries.

Kermeth Owens continued as a valued employee of the company until he retired in 1971.

Meanwhile Ethel, the Owens matriarch, died April 26, 1969 at age 85 and was interred with her sons at the Pioneer Cemetery. Her husband Frank moved to Tempe to live with his daughter Kathlyn, who had moved there some years earlier, and he died Feb. 12, 1973 at age 80. He is also buried with the

family in the Pioneer Cemetery.

After 40 years of service the sawmill shut down its operation in the spring of 1993. They also closed two other mills at Fredonia, Ariz., and Panquitch, Utah.

At the closure 55 Payson employees lost their jobs and the town lost a $1 million payroll.

The last board cut at the Payson mill is on display at the Rim Country Museum.

Generations to follow, sitting comfortably in a movie theater at Payson’s Sawmill Crossing will know little or nothing about the origin of the name.

However, spend some time in the lobby and you will see photos of the old mill operation.

[1] Ella Lee Owens is elusive as far as public records go. Their marriage record and records of her, other than her birth in Show Low, Ariz., have not been readily found.

Arizona authors invited to participate in 2016 Payson Book Festival Arizona authors are invited to participate in the next Payson Book Festival, scheduled for July 23 at the Gila Community College campus in Payson.

This one-day event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Authors will have an opportunity to sign, sell and speak about their books at this family-oriented festival, which is

offered to the public free of charge.

Rim Country District of Arizona Professional Writers (APW) and Gila Community College (GCC) are partnering to present the book festival July 23 at the college campus, 201 N. Mud Springs Rd., Payson.

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“Our goal is to promote literacy and showcase Arizona authors,” said Carol Osman Brown, director of the Rim Country District of APW, which is a statewide organization.

“We want to foster a love of reading by providing a friendly environment that encourages personal interaction between

Arizona authors and readers of all ages,” she added.

The GCC college campus offers space to accommodate about 50. Registration is open through April, on a first-come, first-served basis. Connie Cockrell, book festival director, stresses that authors should reserve a space at the Payson Book Festival as early as possible.

Each author will have a table and two chairs to exhibit their books and materials.

More information, including table prices and registration details visit the website: www.paysonbookfestival.org.

If you have questions, email: info@ paysonbookfestival.org or call 928-4689269.

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aroundthe rim Volunteers build bridge for new trail Most would hesitate to call building April 24: work on the Bearfoot Trail. bridges in the wilderness without access Volunteers should bring own snacks and to tools and equipment thrilling and water each work day. enjoyable.

But Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction State championships volunteer Janet Brandt doesn’t, “It’s Pine Strawberry School archery team exciting and is a fun project.” members are at the Ben Avery Shooting The longtime local conservation activ- Range near Phoenix today, Friday, ist is one of a group Pine-Strawberry March 19, for the National Archery in residents committed to building a pedes- Schools Program (NASP) Arizona State trian bridge over Pine Creek on the Championships.

Bearfoot Trail where it intersects with In the gold medal games, archers will Pine Canyon Trail north of Camp Lo Mia. compete in two styles, 3-D and 10/15 Brandt and fellow volunteers have meters. Top state finishers advance to been working Saturdays building cement the NASP National Championships to be footings for the soon-to-be erected contested May 12-14 in Louisville, Ky. 60-foot fiberglass bridge.

The Buffalos traditionally “Building two foundations rattlin’ qualify a good-sized contingent on both sides of the creek with the rim of archers for the nationals. The shovels and 68 bags of concrete student-athletes earn the money in the middle of nowhere was no to make the long trip at a series small feat,” says Brandt. of fundraisers normally held With no building equipment after the state showdown. available, volunteers mixed the During the regular season a concrete in tarps doing what number of Buff archers have they called a tarp dance.“A very demonstrated they have the talcool wilderness building techent to shine on both the state nique,” Brandt explained. and national stages.

Max Foster When completed, the bridge Raci Miranda, Caleb Barlow will be a boon to hikers. and Emma Paine have excelled “Presently the only way to cross (Pine in both the 3-D and 10/15 meters shoots.

Creek) is down and back up a very steep Jordan Wain has also been a strong comback rock hopping on the bottom ... not petitor as has fifth-grader Mackenzie fun,” says Brandt. “It’s a delicate ripar- Aguon. Cash York, Kendall Brooks, ian area, beautiful with ferns and run- Raeanne Ramirez, Emma Branson and ning water and the bridge will protect Joey Ramirez could also be among the national qualifiers. the environment,” she said.

Most all the funds to build the bridge came from donations. The Fire on the Rim anglers at Rosie shoot-out Rim Mountain Bike Race kicked in with Several Pine-Strawberry anglers about $45,000 and APS and Walmart are expected to compete tomorrow, donated $2,500 each. Also, Brennan Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March McLaws of Blue Moon Construction is 20 in the second Wild West Trail Pro-Am donating his time and knowledge. bass tournament to be held at Roosevelt “What an awesome contribution from Lake this year. this Pine business,” Brandt says.

At the first tournament, which was Building trails in the Rim Country contested in mid-February, locals Buddy has long been a goal of the PSFR com- Randall and Chuck Thompson fished to mittee whose roots can be traced back a 15th-place showing in the 78-angler to retired Pine-Strawberry Fire Captain field with 11.86 pounds.

Mike Brandt, Janet’s husband.

Pine native Reese Randall and his “If we build the trails, the forest will longtime friend and high school teambecome impacted by recreation, which mate Clifford Pirch weighed in a limit of will give us extra clout when it comes 12.69 pounds and took 12th place, pockto future forest cleaning projects,” says eting $700 in prize money.

Mike Brandt. “The trails also give fire The tournament was dominated by crews quick access to where a fire might Gila County fishermen as Victor and be underway.”

Debra Cunningham of Tonto Basin took The entrance to Bearfoot Trail can top honors and $6,500 in prize money. be found at a pullout on the north side The Star Valley father and son team of Highway 87 (Beeline) at milepost 270 of Jimbo and Levi Armstrong was second between Pine and Strawberry. Hikers and won $3,650. should follow the power line road southKeith Hunsaker, Ronnie Sexton, Bruce east toward Pine for about 300 yards Johnson, Luke Plante, Tom Karavities until they reach an obvious entrance. and Mike Elliot also participated in the The hike to Pine Creek, a Rim Country tournament and are expected to enter gem, is about six miles. this weekend’s fray.

PSFR work schedule: 9 a.m. to 1 Wild West Trail is a fledgling bass p.m., Saturday March 26: bridge assem- fishing circuit that has attracted Arizona bly; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9: pros and amateurs because they can bridge assembly; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, compete without traveling long distanc-

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Pine Strawberry Fuel Reduction volunteers have been doing regular work on the new Bearfoot Trail to build a pedestrian bridge over Pine Creek where the trail crosses the creek. es, the entry fees are reasonable and prize money is generous.

Blood drive chair says thanks

Blood drive chair Christy Powers says, “A huge thank you to each one of you who gave the gift of life last week.

Just think of the difference you were able to make. Wherever it went, you know it was needed. What a wonderful feeling that is. What a wonderful gift.

“Thanks to the generosity of the First Baptist Church in Pine for making its facility available several times a year for the blood drive.

“We are now thinking about our next blood drive and wondering how we can give even more people this opportunity to be a hero and give the gift of life. Are there hours or days that would work better for you?

“Please let us know — email us at: cpowerspak@gmail.com and use the heading: “blood drive.”

Library movies

Spring break at Pine Strawberry School began March 14 and will continue through March 25.

During the break, the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library is hosting several spring break Movie Madness events. The next will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 23 with the showing of “Alvin and the Chipmunks; the Road Chip” — it is rated PG and is 90 minutes.

Refreshments will be served and children should bring their own pillow to be comfortable on the floor.

Since fire codes limit the number of children who can be in the library at one

time, children should arrive early.

Pine teen in Rotary invitational

Sports fans eager for a preview of a star in the making might want to attend the 40th Annual Payson Rotary Freshman-Sophomore Invitational on April 23 at Payson High.

There, former PSS student-athlete Meredith Kiekintveld, now a freshman at PHS, will be showcasing her track and field talents.

Since the onset of preseason practices, coach Jonathan Ball has been raving about Kiekintveld and she has thus far lived up to the hype.

On March 4 at the prestigious Desert Classic Invitational in Queen Creek she turned in a 17.05 to take fourth in the 110-meter hurdles behind two seniors and a junior. In the 300-meter hurdles she was 16th (54.37).

Poaching

Arizona Game and Fish is offering a $2,000 reward for information on an elk that was poached near Pine Creek Canyon. The meat was left to waste, which is both unethical and a violation of Game and Fish statutes.

Poaching is by definition the theft of wildlife resources from the public trust.

Most importantly, poaching isn’t hunting and hunters are not poachers.

During my years as a full-time reporter at the Payson Roundup, I did several stories on poaching and the incidents I wrote about were disgusting.

Most vile was poaching bear for their gall bladders, which can be sold for as much as $3,000 in Asia where the bile

is used for medicinal purposes and as an aphrodisiac. Several of the poaching acts took place near Pine and one of the poachers I recognized as a longtime resident.

In one incident I wrote about, the bear was killed, its gall bladder removed, and the animal carcass left to rot.

Equally as vile as poaching bears, were the stories I did on “Will call hunting.” It usually involves so-called guides releasing their hounds to stalk mountain lions. Once a lion was treed, the dog owners made a phone call to a wealthy Valley-area resident to tell him a mountain lion was available to kill. The client then drove up from the Valley to the site where the animal was being held captive. Often the lion had been in the tree for one or two days. The client shot and killed the animal later forking over a tidy sum of cash to the dogs’ owner.

I could only imagine he later returned to the Valley had a taxidermist mount the lion and used it to puff up his chest and tell friends what a great hunter he was.

Those having information or knowledge of the elk poaching should contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Operation Game Thief Hotline and refer to Case #16-000542 at 1-800-352-0700 or on the Web at www.azgfd.gov/ogt.shtml.

Mastering Windows 10

Computer guru Ray Baxter is hosting a computer training class for Microsoft Windows 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, tomorrow, Saturday, March 19 in the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library activity room.

Registration is required and may be done at the library or by phone. Students must bring their own laptop and power supply. The fee is $10 and all money collected will be donated to the library computer maintenance fund. Call 928476-3678 for more information.

Navajo rug raffle

A great way to give the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library a helping hand and possibly take home a very collectible Navajo rug appraised to be worth $3,000 is to stop by the library and buy a raffle ticket that has the rug as a prize.

The rug was handwoven by Glenna Begay, an 85-year-old Navajo Nation tribal elder. The rug is woven in a tight fine weave put together on a traditional Navajo upright stand and is 32-inches-by-57-inches. It features the colors yellow, orange, white, dark brown and black. Tickets are $10 each and only 150 will be sold. The drawing is set for May 27, but could be earlier if all tickets are sold.

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We’d done a lot of talking since I boarded the aircraft in the Philippines.

He didn’t know I was an enlisted man; I was on orders to wear civilian clothes and had been told to say nothing about my rank or forthcoming duties. I was wearing a custom tailored silk suit, one of six the Air Force had paid for — thank you very much! — and this was the Embassy Run flight, so I imagine he assumed I was a state department type.

The story he told me, although I didn’t know it then, is a small piece of American history.

You see, he was returning to Vietnam after a stay in a stateside military hospital for a head wound. He and others in his outfit, a group of American “advisers” had been watching a movie in the mess hall one sultry evening in July 1959 when a Viet Cong stuck an automatic

weapon in a window and sprayed the room.

Shot in the head, he remembered nothing more, but he mentioned the names of two Americans killed, one a major and one a master sergeant whose name stuck in my head because it reminded me of Oxnard, Calif.

I asked why the Army was sending him back, believing they would normally send him elsewhere.

You know what he told me? It had been his choice to return to his unit.

Brave words, I thought.

Minutes later the aircraft wheels squealed on the runway and we were shaking hands as I wished him the best of luck, totally unaware that I had just had a brush with history.

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I knew the name, but it meant nothing to me. However, it being such an easy thing to do these days I just Googled it and ...

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You see, the name of the place was Ben Hoa. And the names of the two men, names I had listened to so casually that day, were Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sergeant Chester M. Ovnand.

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A few weeks ago I finished up a col- tled out a string of curses. Barely missing umn about a close call I’d had on a Navy a flagpole, we roared over some building, aircraft, which ran out of fuel taxiing in leveled off, circled, gained altitude and after a mid-winter flight over looped around to try it again. icy seas. A few gallons less and The aircraft commander we’d have crash-landed in the your turn came over the speakers. “BleepNorth Sea. Chances of survival? bleeping Air France pulled right Probably few and none. out on the runway in front of us.

“Ah, well,” I told myself as Well, you can write home and I finished up, “that wasn’t the tell them today was the closest closest one you ever had.” to dead you’ve been this year.”

Those words took me back I remember looking over at to a moment in October 1959, a the Army officer sitting next to moment when I was calmly gaz- Tom Garrett me — I’d give a lot if I could ing out the window as we were remember his name! on approach at Tan Son Nhut “Not him, I guess,” I thought.

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“He’s been a lot closer than that.”

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Saturday, March 19, the Humane Society of Central Arizona has two offsite adoption events Humane taking place. We Society of Central will be at Payson Pet Arizona Club (101 W. Aero Drive) from 10 a.m. ADOPTION to 2 p.m. with some OPTIONS adorable, adoptable dogs. We will also be down at Petco in Fountain Hills (16835 E. Shea Blvd.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with even more adoptable dogs. We hope you can come down and meet just some of the great pets we have available for adoption. We will also have spay and neuter vouchers available at our Pet Club event. For more information, please call the shelter at 928-474-5590.

cuddler doesn’t mean I don’t like to get out a bit. A long, slow walk in the park is just my speed. But don’t let me chase the ducks! Yes, I am a chaser. Small dogs, cats, birds — basically anything smaller than me. I don’t generally go out of my way, but if the opportunity presents itself... I can be a little picky with the big dogs, too. My tolerance is improving, and I might be able to go home with the right dog — as long as it’s bigger than me! But honestly, I would prefer to be your one and only. I have plenty of love to give!

HSCAZ will have a low-cost vaccination clinic from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16 at the shelter, 605 W. Wilson Court, located south of Main Street off of South McLane Road.

First come, first served — no appointment necessary. Cash only will be accepted and cost is as follows: Dogs: Rabies $10, Da2PP-CV $15, Bordatella $10. Cats: Rabies $10, FVRCP $10, FeLV $15. Microchips $20.

In order to receive a three-year rabies vaccine, you must provide proof of current rabies vaccine by showing a rabies certificate or vet bill. Tags are not acceptable proof.

Here are just two of the many wonderful pets currently available for adoption from the HSCAZ shelter, open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (928) 474-5590 or

The March meeting of Rim Country Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution is at 8 a.m., Saturday, March 19 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson. Come, enjoy breakfast and socialize.

Arizona State Sons of the American Revolution President Steve Miller is visiting and will speak on AZSSAR events and activities.

Guests, those interested in the subject and those interested in learning more about SAR, are always welcome.

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.

Payson Walkers

The Payson Walkers now depart at 9 a.m. for daily walks which are about an hour in length on pavement.

Departure points are: Saturday - end of Longhorn Road Sunday - Town Hall parking lot Monday - Payson Elks Tuesday - Green Valley Park, Parks and Recreation Office Wednesday - Walgreens

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Activities at the Senior Dining Room in Pine The following activities are now available at the Senior Dining Room in Pine. Come join and meet some new friends. The Senior Dining Room is located at the P/S Community Center, 3866 N. Highway 87, Pine.

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

Tuesday: Canasta, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Arts Party, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., held once a month Wednesday: Hand & Foot, 9 a.m.; Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Polish Poker, 1 p.m.

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

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

Payson Lioness Club The Payson Lioness Club meets at 9 a.m. the third Saturday of the month at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260.

Sponsored by the Payson Lions Club, the Payson Lioness Club is part of the world’s largest service organization. Members enjoy activities, service projects and events that benefit

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local charities. All interested persons are welcome to attend. You are never too young or young at heart to be a Lioness. For more information, call Carol at (928) 978-4132.

Archaeology meeting The next meeting of the local archeology group is at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 19.

Anyone with an interest in archaeology is invited to attend.

The group meets at the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Holy Nativity, located on Easy Street at Bradley. Light snacks and refreshments will be available, and guests are welcome.

The speaker is David R. Wilcox, who will be sharing insights of his recently published book, “The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 and the Coalescence of American Anthropology.” He has been long recognized as one of the driving forces in Southwestern archaeology.

Radio control car/truck enthusiasts wanted If you are a r/c (radio control) car or truck enthusiast then you are invited to a get-together at 1 p.m. this and every Sunday at the Payson Multi Event Center, north side of the warm-up arena.

Meet fellow enthusiasts and try your skills and your rig’s ability on one of several courses that will be set.

Being there will answer most questions, but if you have them, call

(928) 978-2365.

Zane Grey program set Did you know that cowboys and yoga share some of the same universal values? On March 21, the Library Friends of Payson host cowboy dentist Dr. Steve Miller, who will present a fun and informative program on Zane Grey, cowboys and yoga.

Miller dresses in costume and shares his passion for Zane Grey and fun cowboy facts. The presentation for the community is held in the library meeting room and starts with a short business meeting at 10 a.m.; the program begins at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to both the business meeting and the free onehour program.

Members extend a special invitation to middle school and high school students for this program.

For details call the library at (928) 474-9260.

Library Friends of Payson, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, supports the library with programs and materials.

Payson Cougars Senior Softball Team If you are age 60 or older and are wondering what to do with your old softball glove and bat and want some fun and exercise, come join the Payson Cougars men’s senior softball team.

Practices are at the Kiwanis fields in Rumsey Park at 12:30 p.m.,

Monday and Tuesday. For more information, call team manager Lou Felix at (928) 970-1991 or visit the website at: paysoncougars.com.

Overeaters Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 2 p.m. Mondays at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson.

There are no fees or dues. The only membership requirement is a desire to not compulsively overeat anymore.

Call the following members for more information: Denise, (928) 9783706; Mary Jo, (928) 978-4663; Ted, (928-) 951-3362; Alice at (602) 8280917 or (928) 478-4361.

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The Senior Singles with Spirit group is composed of men and women who are young in spirit and have an enthusiasm for life. The purpose of this group is to build lasting friendships, share ideas, have fun, and enjoy activities with like-minded people. The group meets at 8:45 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

For more information, call Paula at (480) 695-2786.

Payson Amnesty meets the third Monday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy St., Payson. We have the power to change someone’s life just by writing a letter. Join us as we work for human rights both locally and globally. Please call (928) 978-1268 for more information.

Order of the Eastern Star

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 addi-

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Granite/Marble/All Natural Stones Sales/Fabrication/Installation All Floor Coverings 113 W. Aero Drive (928) 468-6789 paysongranitedesign@aol.com

OFFICE SUPPLIES

Quality Plus Office Supplies

WE DELIVER

807 S. Beeline Hwy, Payson 978-474-8140 officesupplies4payson.com

Where The Pavement Ends & The West Begins

Specializing in Custom Carry Guns Colorado School of Trades in Lakewood. Gunsmithing 1996

GUNSMITHING SERVICES

• Action Jobs • After Market Sights • Rebarreling • Custom Grips • Custom Hunting Rifles

• Custom Handgun Grips • 1911’s, SA, S&W • Muzzle Brakes • Custom Hand Gun Work • Encores

Mike Beltran, Owner Operator Pleasant Valley, Young, AZ 928-462-4007 Cell 928-814-8123 FFL www.youngguns.biz

LOCAL NEWS SINCE 1937

Call 474-5251, ext. 108 to subscribe.

“Delivering the finest detail available since 1994” Boats

(928) 978-5322 CONTRACTORS

AUTO REPAIR &

One Stop Automotive Shop also specializing in Diesel and After-market Diesel Products 3650 E. HWY 260 STAR VALLEY (928) 472-2277 OR (928) 474-9330

FLOORING

Barry Hoff Rim Country CONTRACTING Hardwood Floors

BATHTUB CUTDOWN MODIFICATIONS

THE THE TUB TUB GUY GUY

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

“A Winning ion” Combinat

615 W. Main Street

Call to arrange for an estimate today.

Ask about our senior discounts.

Friendship Bible Class

AUTOMOTIVE

Assisting Payson with all its legal needs

We now offer a great price for a cut-down bathtub modification for handicapped or elderly people who find it hard to get in and out of a standard bathtub. In just one day your bathtub can be modified for easy access.

Senior Singles with Spirit

Herning & Sons

BATHTUB MODIFICATIONS Advertising gives you an edge over your competitor.

Keep your name in front of the public by advertising regularly in the Payson Roundup.

Call 474-5251 to speak to an advertising representative today.

The TOPS 412 (Take off Pounds Sensibly) Pine group meets Tuesdays at the LDS chapel in Pine.

Weigh-in is at 8:20 a.m., the meeting is from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

For more information, call Barbara at (928) 978-4750 or Charlotte at (928) 978-3640.

Mobile Auto Detailing 260

Law Offices of Jo Ellen Vork, PLLC

1-800-224-3200 1-800-224-3220 Ray’s Auto Exchange, LLC TOLL ARIZONA TOLLFREE FREE IN ARIZONA Law Offices of Bob Wisniewski

tion to the meetings, the ladies gather at 10 a.m. every Wednesday for a fun game of O.E.S. Canasta.

For more information, contact Marjorie Winemiller, secretary, at (928) 468-0790.

LLC

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

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Southwest Mobility, Inc. Honoring our committment to you since 1989

Authorized Provider

www.southwestmobility.com 217 E. Highway 260 • Payson 928-478-7940 SALES RENTALS SERVICE

PET SITTING

Advertise in the

SERVICE DIRECTORY our most affordable tool to promote your business.

Call 474-5251 today.

Kellie Padon, Owner Veterinary Technician

(928) 472-6210

www.paysonpetsitting.com Licensed • Bonded • Insured

928-978-2993 • •

LICENSED BONDED INSURED RESIDENTIAL ROC #143486 COMM. ROC #146692 TOP PO6667

MEDICAL MARIJUANA For Natural Treatment that will Treat You Naturally!

Rim Country’s Cannabis Dispensary 200 N. Tonto Street, Payson 928.474.2420 UncleHerbsHealthCenter.com

PLUMBER

Charlie Hall’s PAYSON WRANGLER PET SITTING PLUMBING & PUMPING “The Kennel Alternative”

COMPLETE GARAGES from design, plans, permits to the finished structure!

CLOGGED DRAIN SPECIALIST ALL SERVICE & REPAIRS SEPTIC PUMPING SEPTIC INSPECTIONS 928-474-4032 Serving Payson Since 1978

ROC #180429 WE ACCEPT

BONDED & INSURED MASTERCARD/VISA

Licensed & Bonded ROC 299405 Owner Kevin Gaddie

928-970-2621

� Installation of prefinished and unfinished wood flooring. � Sanding and refinishing of new and existing wood floors. � Screen & Recoat

LOCAL NEWS SINCE 1937

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TRACTOR SERVICES Advertising gives you an edge over your competitor.

Keep your name in front of the public by advertising regularly in the Payson Roundup.

Call 474-5251 to speak to an advertising representative today.

Payson, Arizona

(928) 478-9959 www.lilredtractor.com

Tractor Service By the Hour (2 hour min.) or By the job Dump Trailer Service by the Load

5B

PAYSON ROUNDUP FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016

Classifieds

TO SEE MORE PHOT O TEXT PR AN S, D I.D. # FOUND IN T HE AD TO 56654 More ways than ever to publish and pay for your classified ad!

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

MERCHANDISE

MISCELLANEOUS *DOWNWINDERS CANCER CASES*

ANIMALS Dog Nail Clipping in the comfort and convenience of your home by Tracy. Local professional groomer of 24 years. $12.00 928-978-4959 DOG SITTING, HOME AWAY FROM HOME! 24-7 LOVING CARE In My Home, Yvonne: 928-468-2105

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

Shipping Containters, Call 928-537-3257 motorcycle leathers-2 full sets. $100 ea. 2 HD helmets w/headsets.$150 928-476-3003

Jack Russell puppies. Beautiful 5 month old tri colored female Jack Russell. Handsome 5 month old tri colored male Jack Russell. Both very loving and very smart. Female $1000.00 Male $900.00 928-472-7613 or 928-595-1223

THE BLIND DOCTOR Broken Blinds? Saggy Shades?

Droopy Drapes? WE CAN FIX THAT! Dani 928-595-2968 BLINDS & DESIGNS Repairs, Sales, Shade Screens & More!

YARD SALES/ AUCTIONS

FIREWOOD FIREWOOD

RUMMAGE SALES

“BEST PRICES IN TOWN AND FRIENDLY SERVICE”

910 S. MANZANITA DRIVE, Fri & Sat. March 18 & 19 from 8am to 1pm; Some Appliances, Furniture, some Antiques; Coats, Boots, Clothes and More!

Also BACKHOE SERVICE & YARD CLEANING Tree-Trimming, Brush Removal with Hauling Service 928-978-7384 or 928-978-5473 Firewood for Sale: Juniper & Oak $200.per cord, Split, Delivered, and Stacked! Nick 480-669-9756

FURNITURE Cherry Buffet w/China Top Federal Style, $800. 928-951-0899 Order: 10080546 Cust: -Town of Payson / HR Keywords: Office Clerk III art#: 20133232 Class: Clerical/office POSITION: VARIOUS Size: 2.00 X 2.00

www.cancerbenefits.com Flagstaff Office; 928-774-1200 or 800-414-4328.

YARD SALES 100 N. McLane Rd. Thurs. Fri. & Sun. Marhc 17, 18 & 20 from 8am to ?: Furniture, Collectibles, Appliances, Stihl Bar & Chains, Breyer Horses, New/In-Box Dishes and Much More!

1009 N. Hillcrest Dr., (Alpine Heights), Fri. & Sat. March 18 & 19 from 7am to Noon: Lots of Misc!

FOOD & BEVERAGE ROLES

Hiring for the Season: Servers, Bussers and Runners Line Cooks - Head Line Cook Part-time positions available with flexible hours. We are looking for bright, energetic individuals for seasonal and permanent positions.

We offer competitive pay with opportunity for advancement. If you are interested in joining our team please pick up an application at: The Rim Golf Club Guard House Rim Club Parkway 928-472-1460 or email hlusk@therimgolfclub.org Order: 10079403 Cust: -Gila County Personnel art#: 20127705 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 2.00

YARD SALES 1313 N. Locarno Cir (N. Payson off Easy St.) Thurs & Fri March 19 & 20, 7:30 am to Noon. Household items, home decor, large coffee table, small kitchen gadgets, frames, toys, and More.

1805 W. Fairway Lane, Fri. & Sat. March 18 & 19 from 7am to 2pm: A Little Bit of Everything!

308 S. S. Sanstone SandstonePoint, Point,Fri. Fri.March March 308 18 from from 7am 7am to 18 to 1pm: 1pm: Queen Queen Size Size Bed Set, Set, Gas Gas Dryer, Dryer, Desk, Desk, HouseBed Household Items and Clothes Items and Clothes hold

AUTOS/VEHICLES ATVS 2002 EZGO Golf Cart, Lifted, Gas, Great Condition, $2,700 call Bob at 602-740-0258

CARS 2005 Mercury Grand Marque, 86K Miles, One Owner, Wll Kept up, $6,500. 928-474-2607 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan, seats 7, good condition, runs great, well maintained. $2700/firm, no offers, senior owned, 928-363-1562 /480-277-2761 cell.

2009 Chevy HHR LT, One Owner, 92K Miles, Loaded, Like New, Alloy Wheels, New Tires/Battery, $6000. 928-978-6927

Ray’s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main,Payson 928-978-8375 2006 Ford Escape, PW, Locks, Tilt and Cruse, Multi-disc MP3 CD, 83K Miles, Really Clean, $6495.

2003 GMC Sierra 4x4 1500 Pickup, Excellent Condition, Power Everything, 96K Miles, $8,995. out the door.

2009 Toyota Corolla LE, Very Nicely Equipped, 55k Miles, On Sale for $8995.

CARS

Order: 10080623 Cust: -Majestic Rim / Compass Senior Keywords: Universal Worker-ad on server art#: 20127767 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 3.00

UNIVERSAL SPECIALIST

Majestic Rim Retirement Living is looking to fill a part-time universal specialist position.

The position includes two 12-hr shifts; Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 pm – 7:00 am.

Duties involve housekeeping, security, concierge and hospitality services as needed. Looking for a caring individual with a strong desire to work with an elderly population. Background check and references are required. Please apply at Majestic Rim – 310 E. Tyler Parkway.

For additional information, call (928) 474-3912.

Majestic Rim is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Order: 10080739 Cust: -Berkshire Hathaway Realty/Tim Keywords: 2 Open Houses, Longhorn & Phoenix St. art#: 20133489 Class: Homes For Sale Size: 2.00 X 4.00

Join our friendly Team

WANTED: CJ7 Inline-6, or V6, Older, Must Run Good, Prefer Hard Top, Winch a Plus, Call Ken 928-472-9111

PARTS Set of 4 Firestone Radials Tires, Raised White Letter, 22570R14, Excellent Condition, $50.

928-468-2130 ID# 80649

RVS 1988 El Dorado 22ft MH, Chevrolet, 59K Miles, Asking $4500.obo. $5,000 in upgrade 480-254-2142 WANTED: Older Travel Trailer, 26ft, 2 Doors a Plus, $3000. to $4000. Call Ken 928-472-9111

TRUCKS

PAYSON Please pick-up an application and learn of the opportunities available at your McDonald’s today.

To apply online visit www.mcarizona.com

MAKING THE NUMBERS COUNT! TONTO NF Conducting recreation interviews $15.15/hour+mileage. www.adrianhgarciallc.us

HIRING: RN w/IV Skills PT; Office Accounting PT; Pay D.O.Experience, Send Resume & References Required: Cardiology Clinic, PO Box 2481,Payson, 85547

Referral Coordinator (Payson) North Country HealthCare (NCHC), a growing fast-paced mission-driven non-profit organization, is currently hiring a Referral Coordinator to work with the medical staff in referring patients for services not provided at our clinic.

For more information and to apply, visit our website at www.northcountryhealthcare.org.

NCHC offers competitive compensation and benefits. EEO M/F/Disabled/Vet and VEVRAA Federal Contractor

EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION Looking for Experienced Plumbers Come Join Us At George Henry’s Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling LLC Must have 7+ years experience (Resid Serv & Repr), Valid Drivers License, and Pass Criminal Background (10 yr). Starting at $25/hr plus Benefits. resumes@ghphc.com or call 928-951-5988

PAYSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Accounting Specialist I Full Time/Benefits $11.04 - $20.45 Submit Classified Application and Résumé to Human Resources 902 West Main, Payson, Arizona 85541 P.O. Box 919, Payson, AZ 85547 (928) 472-5739 (928) 472-2013 – FAX See postings and download application at: www.pusd.k12.az.us

Payson Airport Aera, Yardwork and Light Hauling, Reasonable Rates, Free Estimates, 928-468-6379 or 928-951-2520

CONSTRUCTION Debco Construction

New Homes,Remodels,Decks, Painting, Garages, Wood/Tile Floors, Affordable Prices, Don 928-978-1996, Lic. & Bonded, Res. Lic.#ROC185345 Commercial Lic.#ROC182282 In Payson Area 35 years

HAULING

APARTMENTS FEATURING:

(Inexpensive) Not a Licensed Contractor

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

Diversified Services IOWA BOY - HONEST, DEPENDABLE

HOME SERVICES Call The Cheaper Sweeper

Call The Cheaper Sweeper You’ve tried the rest, now try the best!

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

JIMMY’S ALLTRADES Residential Repairs Since 1993 FREE ESTIMATES Plumbing, Electrical, Sun Screens, Dryer Vent Cleaning, Gutters Cleaned 928-474-6482 not licensed

R.W.P. CARPENTRY & REMODELING: Quality Decks, Finnish Work, Painting, Drywall,etc.

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

ASPEN COVE (928) 474-8042

Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com Large, Clean, Quiet: 2BD/1BA Apartment In Nice, North East Area, Back Patio, Central Heating/Cooling, W/D Pets-No,$750.mo Call Dennis @ 928-978-1385

Gift Certificates Available

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

HOUSEKEEPING HOUSEKEEPING ETC. Cleaning Services, Regular Schedulled Cleanings, Organizing and Move-Outs!

Call Shari for a Quote!

928-951-1807

LANDSCAPING Landscaping, Lot Cleaning, Tree Trimming, Raking and Hauling, Cooler Service. Reasonable Rates, Small and Large Jobs, Call Don 928-478-6139

REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTS WILLS LIVING WILLS FINANCIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY MEDICAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY DEEDS

Patricia Rockwell AZ Certified Legal Document Preparer/ Paralegal

Positively Payson

Tonto Oaks Apts. & Mobile Homes

120 S. Tonto St. Come live next to the BEST tenants in Payson!

Beautiful, Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments w/storage room Call Cindy for availability (928) 472-9238 or email tontooaksapts@yahoo.com

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

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

CONDOMINIUMS 2Br/2Ba Town-House, $875.p/m, Smoking-No, Across from Green Valley Lake, Contact Virginia, 623-780-1394 or Cell 602-615-5142

928-476-6539 AZCLDP #81438

REAL ESTATE

HOMES FOR RENT

Beautiful Home “2724sf” and Property, six tenths (6/10) of an acre, Rim View Height Estates, $347,000. Call 928-472-8178

LAND FOR SALE Hikers, Explorers, Geologists.

47.5AC land w/rocky ridge, pasture, secluded Valley, Apache County between Snowflake and Concho AZ. low taxes, $32K, 928-445-1132.

MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE 1975 Fleetwood located 705 E. Miller Lot-14 (55+Park) $10,000.

2Br/1Ba, New Refrig, New Stove, Screened In Porch, Large Lot, Call Ruth 623-340-6863 1983 MH 2 BR, 1 BA, 14 x 56, close in Payson 55+ age park, $15,500. Financing available Call 480-390-8901 New Cavco 2 BR, 1 BA, MH 14 x 48, close in Payson 55+ age park, $39,900. Financing available 480-390-8901

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

RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT

3+ BR, 3.5 BA, House, 2306 E Scarlet Bugler Circle, Chaparral Pines, AZ, 85541, 12 months lease, unfurnished, 3300 sq. ft., W/D, Microwave, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Air Conditioning, Outdoor Area, Cable/Satellite TV Hookups, Carpet, Hardwood Flooring, Laundry Facilities, Parking Available, Storage Available.

Includes 2 Full size master suites.

Located on Golf Course in Scenic Chaparral Pines Gated Community, $1750.00, vernaustin@cox.net 480-609-0960.

3Br/2Ba, with Fenced Back Yard, for Lease in Payson $1100.mo 623-986-1784 ALPINE VILLAGE, Large two-story, 3Bdrm/2.5Ba. Decks, Slate-Tile/Wood Floors, Wood-burning stove.

600 W.Forest. Near Rumsey Park $1,150/mo. Must Qualify/1yr Lease SORRY THIS JUST RENTED! Beautiful 2 Story 3Br/3Ba, Upgraded Kitchen, Spa Bath, View, Quiet Neighbohood, Oversized 2 Car Garage / Workshop Space, Down Stairs ideal for teenager or mother-in-law quarters, $1400.mo + Dep. Call 928-978-9100 Beautiful Townhouse, GV Lakes, New Carpets/Paint, 1700+sq.ft.

Carport, Small Dog-ok, Smoking-No, Good Credit & References Required,$1100.mo 912 W. Madera Lane 928-951-4320 Beautifully “FURNISHED” ,New Paint/Carpet, 2Br/2Ba w/FP, 1800sf, MAIN HOUSE, in town, short and long leases, quality neighborhood, $1375.mo Call: 602-290-7282.

New 2 BR, 1 BA, Manufactured home, 55+ age community. $625.00, 480-390-8901.

Adult/Senior Living Studio and One Bedroom Apartments Starting at $615. with All Utilities Weekly Light Housekeeping Included Small Pet OK with Deposit Meal Service Available Call Angie M-F 8-5 928-474-1120

Spring has

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

1st Mo + Deposit!

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

:

Sprung:at

Forest Hills Condominiums :

WEEKEND!

Saturday, March 19 th 9 am to Noon 812 W. Longhorn

Beautiful Home on large lot. 3BD, 3BA, 2-car attached garage & 1-car detached garage on .46 acre - $252,500.

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Sunday, March 20 th Noon to 3 pm 621 E. Phoenix Street Single Level Home that backs to undeveloped land.

3BD, 2BA, 2-car garage - $249,500.

Call Carolyn Stanley 928-970-0337 Or Tim Ehrhardt 602-478-9655 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES ADVANTAGE REALTY

HOMES FOR RENT x3 Pine Prudential Rentals BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

HomeServices Advantage Realty PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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

www.paysonrentals.com RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

2907 W. Hughes Dr., 4BD, 2BA. . . . . . $1095 905 N. Beeline Hwy #9, 3BD, 2BA . . . . $925 1101 N. Colcord Rd., 3BD, 2BA. . . . . . . $850 609 N. Granite Dr., 3BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . . $850 200 E. Malibu Dr. B3, 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . $825 1108 W. Birchwood Rd., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . $800 306 E. Drowsey Cir., 2BD, 2BA . . . . . . . . . $725 607 S. Beeline Hwy. Sp#20, 1BD, 1BA . . . $460 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C5, Studio 1BA . . . . . $425 607 S. Beeline Hwy. C4, Studio 1BA . . . . . $400

FURNISHED HOMES

1104 S. Elk Ridge, 4BD, 3BA . . . . . . $2000

COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE 601 N. Beeline 408 W. Main St., Suite 8 & Suite 11 708 E. Hwy 260, A2, C2, C1- A & B 1322 W. Red Baron Rd. #A & #B

RV/MOTOR HOME SPACE

HORSE PROPERTY FOR RENT One Acre Horse Property in Town 2Br/1Ba-Den,Restored Home on Private Acre, Central Heating, Cooling, FP, Laundry, Fenced Yard,Stable $1250.mo 928-288-2440

MOBILE/RV SPACES

HOMES FOR SALE

: : : : For Rent Apartments

Order: 10079582 Cust: -McDonalds Keywords: Help Wanted art#: 20115075 Class: General Size: 2.00 X 4.00

Independently Owned & Operated

2Br/2Ba,MFG Home, 1400sf,FP,All Appliances Upgraded,Covered-Front/Back Porch/Patio w/Storage Shed, Single Car Garage w/Work Shop,Extra-large lot w/Fenced yard/Trees,Smoking/Pets-No, $1000.mo 480-338-3464 or 408-300-8583

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

Senior Discount: 928-478-6139

Aspen Cove!

Lawn Care

HEALTH CARE CPES Is Hiring!

PT positions $9.25hrly Up to 25 hours per week Working with adults with Special Needs Days, evenings and weekends available No experience required Ask about our full time openings!

For more information call: 928-595-1886

Apartments for Rent

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MISCELLANEOUS 1994 Red Chevy 3/4 Ton 5 Speed 4x4 New Inside and Out, 70K Miles, Runs Great! $6900.

520-508-8670

HOME REPAIRS

LEGAL SERVICES

SERVICES

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

The McDonald’s Team offers Part-Time and Full Time employment with wages starting at $8.10 per hour.

Flexible hours, training, advancement opportunities, management development, employee retirement benefits, insurance, performance reviews and raises, and many other benefits. McDonald’s rewards outstanding performance.

The Payson Roundup is accepting applications for an experienced web press operator.

We are an award winning, twice weekly newspaper and produce products for a limited number of commercial printing customers.

We are looking for someone with experience in running 5 units of Goss Community, negative stripping, plate making and with a pride for quality.

Mechanical abilities and forklift experience are also desirable.

This is a fulltime position with a complete benefit package.

Payson is located in the heart of Mogollon Rim country where outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing abound.

Please send your resume to publisher@payson.com, OR Payson Roundup 708 N. Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541.

SURVEY WORKER

WE BUY CARS!

Obtain job description and required application by calling (928) 472-5012; pick one up at Town Hall; or download at www.paysonaz.gov.

Human Resources, 303 N Beeline Hwy, Payson, AZ 85541, must receive applications no later than 4PM MST, 03/23/16. EOE

PRESS OPERATOR

HOUSE Hop OPEN WEEKEND!

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

HAULING Home Repair Lawn Care Hauling CD 2015

JOE - 970-1873

Mobile RV & Trailer Repair!

Call Carl 928-951-3500

ID# 80633

Department, Office Clerk III, $12.48 - 18.71/hr. 30hrs/week, plus benefits.

Needed: Part-Time Bather & Brusher also needed Part Time Experienced Groomer, 928-468-1914

50% OFF Everything!

Glassware, Collectibles, Furniture, Lamps, Home Decor, Unit B34.

Rim Country Self Storage on Tonto Street. Fri. 3/18 and Sat. 3/19 Final Sale from 8am to 2pm.

1998 Jaguar XJ8, Van Den Plas, Gorgeous Luxury Car, 79K miles, $4600.

Order: 10080676 Cust: -RIM GOLF CLUB - DISPLAY Keywords: Servers, Bussers and Runners art#: 20133398 Class: General Town of Payson Legal Size: 2.00 X 2.00

GENERAL Local Home Entertainment Business, Seeking Installer, Duties Include; Home Wiring, Audio/Video Installation, Some Out-of-Town Work, Experience Preferred, 30 to 40 hrs-p/w, Call 928-468-1155 or Email Resumes to:scott@azwhe.com

Get the best results!

333 N. McLane :

ROC200461,Payson B/L#PH9305

Relax by our cool swimming pool

NO JOB TO SMALL!

Large 1-2 Bedrooms

Also Yard-Work and Debri-Halling

Wood Burning Fireplace Washer & Dryer • Covered Parking • Pet Friendly Close to Rumsey Park & Library

CALL ROBIN 1-928-595-1816

Call Caroline 928-472-6055

BERKSHIRE Prudential Pine

HATHAWAY HomeServices Advantage Realty

PO Box 329, 3640 Hwy 87, Pine, AZ 85544

928-476-3279

Pine 3 Br, 1 Ba ...........$850 Pine 3 Br, 3 Ba .........$1750

UNFURNISHED RENTAL HOMES NEEDED Independently Owned & Operated

A Cozy 1Br/1Ba, Mobile,Private lot in town location,Covered porch. Immediate occupancy, $400/month. References and rental history required.

Agent/Owner 928-472-8430.

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

LEGAL NOTICES 16071: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; TS/File 201848T.10222 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 NOVEMBER 19, 2002, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2002-018198 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 APRIL 15, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: The surface and the ground to a depth of 40 feet lying immediately beneath the surface of the following described property: Lots 609, 611, 613 and 615, Block 32 of ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF MIAMI, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 24. Purported Property Address: 617 W. LIVE OAK T., MIAMI, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 206-19-146. Original Principal Balance: $40,000.00 Original Beneficiary: SCHWARZ LUMBER COMPANY, an Arizona corporation, 1130 N. RD., WHEATFIELDS

LEGAL NOTICES GLOBE, AZ 85501. Current Beneficiary: DOROTHY A. BYRNE and WILLIAM A. BYRNE and KENNETH M. BYRNE and BART R. BYRNE, 1130 N. WHEATFIELDS RD., GLOBE, AZ 85501.

Original/Current Trustor: HOWARD M. POOL and GLORIA G. POOL, 356 W. ROMA AVE., PHOENIX, AZ 85013. 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 $11,477.48 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: NOVEMBER 13, 2015. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. 580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary.

Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on January 13, 2016, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018.

16072: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #16-00373 Carrasco Title No: 21600330 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 06/04/2004 as Document No. 2004-008856 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 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 WELL OCCUR at public auction on May 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33811).

The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Lot 14, SUNSET DRIVE, according to Map No. 94, records of Gila County, Arizona. EXCEPT the following described portion: COMMENCING at the South end of the lot line between Lots 13 and 14; THENCE run Northerly 35.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE continuing on the same line, running 65.86 to the intersection of

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LEGAL NOTICES the lot line between Lots 12 and 13; THENCE turn 112° 29’ 00” Westerly and run a distance of 8.13 feet along the lot line between Lots 12 and 14; THENCE turn 61° 18’ 00” Southerly and run a distance of 69.38 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 725 Sunset Drive Globe, AZ 85501 Tax Parcel No.: 208-05-384B 9 The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $119,190.00 Original Trustor: Victor V Carrasco and Lupe B Carrasco, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship 725 Sunset Drive, Globe, AZ 85501 Current Beneficiary: CitiMortgage, Inc. Care of / Servicer CitiMortgage, Inc. 1000 Technology Drive 0’Fallon, MO 63368-2240 Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar A-4563293 02/26/2016, 03/04/2016, 03/11/2016, 03/18/2016 16074: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 1/22/2016 TS No. : AZ-16-699754-BF Order No. : 14-118332 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 4/29/2011 and recorded 5/4/2011 as Instrument 2011-005180 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 4/26/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: PARCEL NO 1: THE SURFACE AND THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF 100 FEET LYING IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: LOT 5, BLOCK 4, OF DOC BUTLER ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 123. PARCEL NO. 2: THAT PORTION OF ABANDONED ALLEWAY ABANDONED BY RESOLUTION NO. 89-13 RECORDED JANUARY 11, 1989 IN DOCKET 756, PAGE 393 AND DEEDED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED JANUARY 11, 1989 IN DOCKET 756, PAGE 401, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTHEASTERLY 7.50 FEET OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 4, DOC BUTLER ESTATES GILA COUNTY RECORD MAP NO. 123 ADJOINING LOT NO. 5, COUNTY OF GILA, STATE OF ARIZONA. Purported Street Address: 5752 S MCKINNEY AVE, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Tax Parcel Number: 207-09-129A Original Principal Balance: $54,342.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): SANDRA E. TRAMPP, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN PO BOX 944, CLAYPOOL, AZ 85532 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 888-988-6736 Login to: Salestrack.tdsf.com AZ-16-699754-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity

LEGAL NOTICES as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-16-699754-BF Dated: 1/21/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Martha Sanchez, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 1/21/2016 before me, Courtney Patania a notary public, personally appeared Martha Sanchez, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Courtney Patania Commission No. 2044156 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 11/1/2017 IDSPub #0102187 2/26/2016 3/4/2016 3/11/2016 3/18/2016 16075: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 1/22/2016 TS No. : AZ-15-696658-CL Order No. : 150324606-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 7/2/2012 and recorded 7/12/2012 as Instrument 2012-008687 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona .

Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 4/25/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: LOT 36, PARK PAYSON PINES, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 472, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. Purported Street Address: 604 EAST LORENE STREET, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 304-43-036 Original Principal Balance: $128,571.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association C/O JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3415 Vision Dr Columbus, OH 43219 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): EDWIN D. WORTHLEY, AN UNMARRIED MAN 604 EAST LORENE STREET, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 888-988-6736 Login to: Salestrack.tdsf.com AZ-15-696658-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. As

LEGAL NOTICES required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-15-696658-CL Dated: 1/19/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: John Pascual, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 1/19/2016 before me, Courtney Patania a notary public, personally appeared John Pascual, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Courtney Patania Commission No. 2044156 NOTARY PUBLIC California San Diego County My Comm.

Expires 11/1/2017 IDSPub #0102180 2/26/2016 3/4/2016 3/11/2016 3/18/2016 16076: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 1/22/2016 TS No. : AZ-16-699257-BF Order No. : 733-1600023-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 11/17/2011 and recorded 11/22/2011 as Instrument 2011-012850 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona .

Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 4/25/2016 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: Lot 5, Payson Ranchos, according to Map No. 167, Records of Gila County, Arizona. Purported Street Address: 305 WEST SADDLE LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 302-36-005 Original Principal Balance: $75,048.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, NA C/O WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. 1 Home Campus X2504-017 Customer Service Des Moines, IA 50328 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): Doris L Cheney, an unmarried woman 305 W SADDLE LANE, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 888-988-6736 Login to: Salestrack.tdsf.com AZ-16-699257-BF The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-

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LEGAL NOTICES TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-16-699257-BF Dated: 1/20/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Martha Sanchez, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 1/20/2016 before me, Courtney Patania a notary public, personally appeared Martha Sanchez, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Courtney Patania Commission No. 2044156 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 11/1/2017 IDSPub #0102182 2/26/2016 3/4/2016 3/11/2016 3/18/2016 16080: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-06152 Henson Title No: 733-1501991-70 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 08/24/2005 as Document No. 2005-015397 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 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 on May 13,2016 at 11:00 am at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501 and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811).

The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: The North half of lot 3, Country Club Estates, according to map no.

204, records of Gila County, Arizona The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 702 South Country Club Lane Payson, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel No.: 304-11-003B The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable.

Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $296,250.00 Original Trustor: Christopher A. Henson and Holly Henson, Husband and Wife 702 South Country Club Lane, Payson, Arizona 85541 Current Beneficiary: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-AA9 Care of / Servicer Nationstar Mortgage LLC 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd CoppelLTX 75019 Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee, is regulated by an qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar A-4562947 02/26/2016, 03/04/2016, 03/11/2016, 03/18/2016

LEGAL NOTICES 16081: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25/2016; Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 1/27/2016 TS No. : AZ-15-697441-CL Order No. : 150331399-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/21/2007 and recorded 12/26/2007 as Instrument 2007-020831 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona . Notice! If you believe there is a defense to the trustee sale or if you have an objection to the trustee sale, you must file an action and obtain a court order pursuant to rule 65, Arizona rules of civil procedure, stopping the sale no later than 5:00 p.m. mountain standard time of the last business day before the scheduled date of the sale, or you may have waived any defenses or objections to the sale. Unless you obtain an order, the sale will be final and will occur at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 5/2/2016 at 11:00AM Sale Location: At the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, located at 1400 E. Ash, Globe, AZ 85501 Legal Description: THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST 360 FEET OF THE PART OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 577, DESCRIBED AS FOLLLOWS: PART OF H.E.S. NO. 577 BEGINNING AT CORNER NO.3; THENCE NORTH 33º45’ EAST ALONG A LINE BETWEEN CORNERS NO. 3 AND 2, 495 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CORNER NO. 1; THENCE NORTH 33º45’ EAST, ALONG SAME LINE 165 FEET TO CORNER NO.2; THENCE NOTTH 55º48’ WEST 660 FEET TO CORNER NO.3; THENCE SOUTH 33º45’ WEST 165 FEET TO CORNER NO.4; THENCE SOUTH 55º48’ EAST 660 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE NORTH 15 FEET; AND EXCEPT THE WEST 20 FEET OF SAID WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF. Purported Street Address: 8178 W DUKES RD, PAYSON, AZ 85541 Tax Parcel Number: 302-34-016J Original Principal Balance: $92,800.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association C/O JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. 3415 Vision Dr Columbus, OH 43219 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original Trustor(s): MARYBETH G. EVANS AND, DAVID E. EVANS, HUSBAND AND WIFE 2032 W ROCKWELL DRIVE, CHANDLER, AZ 85224 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 916.939.0772 Login to: www.nationwideposting.com AZ-15-697441-CL The successor trustee qualifies to act as a trustee under A.R.S. §33-803(A)(1) in its capacity as a licensed Arizona escrow agent regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE . TS No.: AZ-15-697441-CL Dated: 1/26/2016 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: John Pascual, Assistant Secretary A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California County of: San Diego On 1/26/2016 before me, Janeth Salas Aguilar a notary public, personally appeared John Pascual, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument . I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

LEGAL NOTICES WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Janeth Salas Aguilar Commission No. 1997798 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 11/11/2016 IDSPub #0102445 3/4/2016 3/11/2016 3/18/2016 3/25/2016 16083: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; TS/File 04220199.10245 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 DECEMBER 5, 2014, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-011364 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 APRIL 21, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: The surface and ground to a depth of 40 feet immediately beneath the surface of that parcel of land situated in Sulphide No. 2, Patented Mining Claim, Mineral Survey No. 3254, in Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 14 East, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: To find the True Point of Beginning start at Corner No. 4 of said Sulphide No. 2 Claim; THENCE South 76°18’ East, a distance of 217.04 feet; THENCE South 39°47’ West, a distance of 63.48 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE South 60°41’30” West, a distance of 300.00 feet; THENCE South 29°18’30” East, a distance of 100.00 feet; THENCE North 60°41’30” East, a distance of 300.00 feet; THENCE North 29°18’30” West, a distance of 100.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Purported Property Address: 1741 STURGEON DR., MIAMI, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 204-14-010. Original Principal Balance: $76,000.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: KATHERINE A. EATON, Trustee of the KATHERINE A. EATON SURVIVOR’S TRUST dated June 16, 1995, 3317 N. MONTE VISTA DR., FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004.

Original/Current Trustor: ALBERT J. SAENZ and JOY L. POWELL, P.O. BOX 2312, CLAYPOOL, AZ 85532. 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 $74,267.91 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: JANUARY 4, 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/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary.

Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent. Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on January 19, 2016, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018.

16084: 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016; TS/File 04220083.10248 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 MAY 30, 2014, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-005200 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

LEGAL NOTICES auction to the highest bidder AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF PIONEER TITLE AGENCY, INC., 421 S. BEELINE HWY, PAYSON, ARIZONA on APRIL 19, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: That portion of Block 30, GLOBE TOWNSITE, according to Map NO. 63, records of Gila County, Arizona. BEGINNING at a point in Block No. 30, GLOBE TOWNSITE, Gila County, Arizona, on the East line of High Street 345.21 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Block No. 30; THENCE South along the East line of High Street 56 feet; THENCE Easterly , along the line of the Lot sold to W.H. Childress 112.6 feet; THENCE Northerly 51 feet; THENCE Westerly parallel with Ash Street 112.5 to the Place of Beginning. Purported Property Address: 553 S. HIGH ST., GLOBE, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 208-02-170. Original Principal Balance: $65,500.00 Original/Current Beneficiary: HELEN G. KOWALZYK, 7813 S. HOPI AVE., GLOBE, AZ 85501.

Original/Current Trustor: JARED A. WARREN, 553 S. HIGH ST., GLOBE, AZ 85501. Said Trustee’s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $60,962.86 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: JANUARY 7, 2016. Current Trustee: Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation.

580 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. (520) 458-3500 Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation, as Trustee. By: /s/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent.

Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on January 15, 2016, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018.

16089: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #16-00324 Kinnard Title No: 160022269-AZ-VOO The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 02/05/2008 as Document No. 2008-001594 Gila County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 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 on May 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501. and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33811).

The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: Parcel No. 1: That certain piece or parcel of land lying in and being a portion of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 27, Township 1 North, Range 15 1/2 East, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Gila County, Arizona, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of Lot 22, of El Mirador subdivision, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 390; THENCE North 14 degrees, 11 minutes, 10 seconds East, a distance 82.82 feet THENCE North 57 degrees, 14 minutes, 30 seconds West, a distance of 68.24 feet THENCE South 70 degrees, 42 minutes West, a distance of 36.22 feet; THENCE South 19 degrees, 47 minutes, 40 seconds West, a distance 84.97 feet; THENCE South 75 degrees, 49 minutes, East, along the Northerly boundary line of said Lot 22, El Mirador Subdivision, a distance of 103.20 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPT a one-half interest in and to all minerals and oil as particularly set forth in and reserved in instrument recorded September 28, 1938 in Book 52 of Deeds, Page 549. Parcel No. 2: An easement for ingress and egress purposes, described as follows: BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of the herein described

LEGAL NOTICES parcel of land, which corner is common with the Northeast corner of said Lot 22 El Mirador Subdivision; THENCE South 76 degrees, 21 minutes East, a distance of 30.00 feet; THENCE North 05 Degrees, 47 minutes, 15 seconds West, a distance of 87.82 feet the Northeast corner of the herein described parcel of land; THENCE South 14 degrees, 11 minutes, 10 seconds West, a distance of 82.82 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 797 East Senita Drive Globe, AZ 85501 Tax Parcel No.: 205-18-036E The undersigned Trustee, Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable.

Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Original Principal Balance: $118,750.00 Original Trustor: Lamar O. Kinnard and Verna Lou Kinnard, husband and wife as community property with right of survivorship 797 East Senita Drive, Globe, Arizona 85501 Current Beneficiary: PennyMac Loan Services LLC Care of / Servicer PennyMac Loan Services LLC 6101 Condor Drive, Suite 200 Moorpark, CA 93021 Current Beneficiary: PennyMac Loan Services LLC Care of / Servicer PennyMac Loan Services LLC 6101 Condor Drive, Suite 200 Moorpark, CA 93021 Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law Trustee/Successor Trustee/ is regulated by and qualified per ARS Section 33-803 (A)2 as a member of The Arizona State Bar. A-4563290 03/04/2016, 03/11/2016, 03/18/2016, 03/25/2016 16092: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2016; TS/File 201863T.10244 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 NOVEMBER 16, 2008, in INSTRUMENT NO. 2006-019657 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 APRIL 27, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. of said day: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 1, Block 14, of Globe Townsite, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, Recorded in Map No. 63; Thence Northerly 113.5 Feet More or Less; Thence Easterly 110.00 feet more or Less; Thence Southerly 113.5 feet more or less parallel to the Westerly boundary of said Block 14; Thence Westerly along and parallel to the Southerly boundary line of said block, a distance of 110.00 feet more or less to the point of beginning, according to the official Plat on file in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map No. 63. Purported Property Address: 951 N. HIGH ST., GLOBE, AZ. Tax Parcel Number: 208-02-039. Original Principal Balance: $55,800.00 Original Beneficiary: WMC MORTGAGE CORP., 3100 THORNTON AVE., BURBANK, CA 91504-3183. Current Beneficiary: MORGAN CARTER, 1402 E. MOJAVE ST., COTTONWOOD, AZ 86326.

Original/Current Trustor: ERIC SCHEINDLINGER, 939 N. EAST ST., GLOBE, AZ 85501. Said Trustee’s Sale will be held without covenant or warranty express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid principal balance of $55,573.47 plus monies due as provided under the terms of said Deed of Trust, plus fees, charges and

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LEGAL NOTICES expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust. Dated: JANUARY 4, 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/ Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary. Manner of Trustee Qualification: Escrow Agent.

Name of Regulating Agency: Arizona Department of Financial Institutions. STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF MARICOPA. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on January 25, 2015, by Shannon E. Copp, Assistant Secretary of Pioneer Title Agency, Inc., an Arizona corporation. By: /s/ Erin C. Klabough, Notary Public. My Commission Expires: January 7, 2018.

16095: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA REGARDING THE ESTATE OF: RONALD C. DESPARS NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR INFORMAL PROBATE OF A WILL NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: 1.

ROBERT DESPARS, has been appointed Personal Representative of this estate on February 11, 2016.

2.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present their claim within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice of the claims will be forever barred.

3.

Claims must be presented by mailing ROBERT DESPARS, 13388 Via Stephen, Poway, CA 92064.

DATE: 03/01/2016 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: /s/ Karen Crabtree 16098: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2016; NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust recorded on December 30, 1999 in Instrument No. 1999-20440 in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, Arizona, NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder At the Front Entrance of the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 at 11:00 AM on June 8, 2016: LEGAL DESCRIPTION AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO Purported Street address: 631 Brooks Avenue

LEGAL NOTICES AKA 231 N. Summit Ave, Miami, AZ 85539 Tax Parcel # 206-18-096 Original Principal Balance $29,488.00 Name and Address of Beneficiary: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON f/k/a THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWMBS 2004-R1, in c/o Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd, Coppell, Texas 75019.

Name and Address of Original Trustor:Raul Encizo, Jr., husband of Dutchess Encizo, 631 Brooks Avenue AKA 231 N. Summit Ave, Miami, AZ 85539 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Trustee: Jason P. Sherman, 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite #400, Phoenix, AZ 85012, 602-222-5711 Dated: February 25, 2016 /s/ Jason P. Sherman Jason P. Sherman, Trustee Manner of Trustee Qualification: The Trustee qualifies pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-803(A)(2) as a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

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

STATE OF ARIZONA }} ss.

COUNTY OF MARICOPA } The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on February 25, 2016, by Jason P. Sherman, a member of the State Bar of Arizona, as Trustee. /s/ Yolanda R. Gardner, NOTARY PUBLIC A r i z o n a Maricopa County My commission expires: 02/09/2019 EXHIBIT “A” ALL AND SINGULAR THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF LOT 631, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN BLOCK 41, OF RED SPRINGS ADDITION TO THE TOWNSITE OF MIAMI, COUNTY OF GILA, STATE OF ARIZONA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: THE SURFACE AND THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF 40 FEET LYING IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 631, WHICH CORNER IS IDENTICAL WITH THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 633; THENCE SOUTH 71 DEGREES 55 MINUTES, 24.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 39 DEGREES 54 MINUTES EAST, 36.40 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST 36.25 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 68 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST,

LEGAL NOTICES 50.65 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY SIDE OF SAID LOT 631 (WHICH IS NORTH 26 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST, 7.52 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 631); THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST, 29.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 51 MINUTES, 80.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. 16099: 3/11, 3/15, 3/18/2016 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: TREW BALANCE, LLC File No. L-20718281 II. The address of the known place of business is: 404 S. Beeline Hwy Ste. A, Payson, AZ 85541.

The name and street III. address of the Statutory Agent is: Renee Rand, 2904 W. Straford Dr, Chandler, AZ 85224.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members. The names and addresses of each person who is a member are: S Golliglee, (x) member, 404 S. Beeline Hwy Ste. A, Payson, AZ 85541.

16100: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2016; TS No. AZ07000406-15-1 APN 208-02-009 TO No. 150320800-AZ-VOO NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated September 6, 2013 and recorded on September 9, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-010693 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction to the highest bidder at the front entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on May 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM on said day.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 439 S EAST STREET, GLOBE, AZ 85501 ALL AND SINGULAR THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, LYING AND BEING IN BLOCK 2, GLOBE TOWNSITE ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 63, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AND BLOCK 2A, EAST GLOBE MAP NO. 1 ACCORDING TO MAP NO.

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LEGAL NOTICES 2, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE TRACT HEREIN CONVEYED, FROM WHICH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, BLOCK 2A, EAST GLOBE MAP NO. 1 BEARS NORTH 22°29` WEST 154.75 FEET; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 66°47` WEST, 235.8 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST SIDE LINE OF EAST STREET; THENCE RUNNING NORTH 23°01` WEST, ALONG THE EAST SIDE LINE OF EAST STREET, 50 FEET; THENCE RUNNING NORTH 66°47` EAST, 235.8 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO A LINE RUNNING NORTH 22°18 WEST, FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 22°18` EAST AND PARALLEL WITH PARKER STREET 50 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO A RIGHT OF WAY OR EASEMENT ONLY TO PASS OVER FOR PURPOSE OF INGRESS AND EGRESS, TO AND FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PREMISES, OVER THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY, TO-WIT: A STRIP OF LAND 35 FEET IN WIDTH, EXTENDING FROM MAPLE STREET AND LYING ADJACENT TO AND ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF THE END LINES OF LOTS 6, 5 AND 4, BLOCK 2A, EAST GLOBE MAP N0.1, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 2, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 208-02-009 Original Principal Balance $109,971.00 Name and Address of original Trustor SHAWN R. W. BOLINGER AND SHANNON D. FOERSTER, HUSBAND AND WIFE 439 S EAST STREET, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of the Beneficiary First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation c/o RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation 5016 Parkway Plaza Blvd., Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28217 Name and Address of Trustee MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 800-367-8939 Said sale will be made for cash (payable at time of sale), but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note secured by said Trust Deed, which includes interest thereon as provided in said Note, advances, if any under the terms of said Trust Deed, interest on advances, if any, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Trust Deed. The Trustee will accept only cash or cashier’s check for reinstatement or price bid payment. Reinstatement payment must be paid before five o’clock P.M. (5:00 P.M.) on the last day other than a Saturday or legal holiday before the date of sale. The purchaser at the sale, other than the Beneficiary to the extent of his credit bid, shall pay the price bid no later than five o’clock

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P.M. (5:00 P.M.) of the following day, other than a Saturday or legal holiday. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Conveyance of the property shall be without warranty, express or implied, and subject to all liens, claims or interest having a priority senior to the Deed of Trust. The Trustee shall not express an opinion as to the condition of title. Date: February 16, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Amanda Alcantara, Authorized Signatory Manner of Trustee qualification: Real Estate Broker, as required by ARS Section 33-803, Subsection A Name of Trustee’s regulator: Arizona Department of Real Estate SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic at 702-659-7766. Order no.

AZ16-000246-1, Pub Dates, 03/11/2016, 03/18/2016, 03/25/2016, 04/01/2016.

16103: 3/11, 3/15, 3/18/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: ARIZONA SNOWMOBILE TOURS, L.L.C. File No. L-2060236-7 II. The address of the known place of business is: 702 N. Snead Dr., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Robert Zoulek, 702 N. Snead 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: Robert Zoulek, (x) manager, 702 N. Snead Dr., Payson, AZ 85541; Bret Curtis Balog, (x) member, 8738 Ranger Road, Happy Jack, AZ 86024.

16104: 3/11, 3/15, 3/18/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: KIMBERLY RICHARDSON LLC File No. L-2049570-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 8003 W. Vista Del Norte, Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Kim Richardson, 8003 W. Vista Del Norte, Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Kim Richardson, (x) Manager8003 W. Vista Del Norte, Payson, AZ 85541.

16106 3/11, 3/15, 3/18/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: PRAESIDIU M TACTICAL, LLC File No. L-2058503-1 II. The address of the known place of business is: 8213 W. Mescalero Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Joshua L. Cadwell, 8213 W. Mescalero Rd., 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: Joshua L. Cadwell, (x) member, 8213 W. Mescalero Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

16107: 3/15, 3/18, 3/22/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: SHAT INVESTMENTS LLC File No. L-2057474-9 II. The address of the known place of business is: 1004 W. Rocky Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Christopher Dan Taylor, 1004 W. Rocky Rd., 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: Christopher Dan Taylor, (x) member, (x) manager, 1004 W. Rocky Road, Payson, AZ 85541; Caleb Joseph Shull, (x) member, 681 E. Post Rd., Benson, AZ 85602.

16109: 3/15, 3/18, 3/22/2016 NOTICE (for publication) ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR I. Name: PAINT BROS LLC File No. L-2068370-0 II. The address of the known place of business is: 117 E. Pine St., Payson, AZ 85541.

III. The name and street address of the Statutory Agent is: Michael A. Ruz Jr., 117 E. Pine St., Payson, AZ 85541.

(A) Management of the limited liability company is vested in a manager or managers. The names and addresses of each person who is a manager AND each member who owns a twenty percent or greater interest in the capital or profits of the limited liability company are: Michael A. Ruz Jr., (x) member, (x) manager, 117 E. Pine St., Payson, AZ 85541.

16110: 3/18, 3/22, 3/25/2016; PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE APPLICATION OF KACY J. PARKER D/B/A/JAKE’S CORNER WATER SYSTEMS FOR APPROVAL OF THE SALE OF ITS ASSETS AND THE TRANSFER OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF CON-

LEGAL NOTICES VENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, LLC. (DOCKET NOS. W-04249A-15-0260 ET. AL) On July 10, 2015, Kacy J. Parker dba Jake’s Corner Water Systems (“Jake’s Corner” or the “Company”) filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application for approval of the sale of its assets and the transfer of its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (“CC&N”) to Management Systems, LLC. The Commission’s Utilities Division (“Staff”) has recommended approval of Jake’s Corner’s application. However, the Commission is not bound by the proposals made by the Company, Staff, or intervenors. On January 22, 2016, the Commission held an evidentiary hearing on Jake’s Corner’s application.

Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission determined that Jake’s Corner had not provided sufficient public notice of the application. Thus, Commission has directed the Company to republish notice of the application to allow interested parties time to file comments on the application and/or to request intervention in tis matter. The Commission will issue a Decision regarding the Company’s application following consideration of testimony and evidence presented at an evidentiary hearing. Copies of the application, Staff Report, and any written objections to the Staff Report filed by the Company are available at Jake’s Corner’s offices [211 W. Saddle Ln. Payson, Arizona]; at the Commission’s Docket Control Center at 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona; and on the internet via the Commission website (www.azcc.gov) using the e-docket function.

Interested parties may file written public comments by mailing a letter referencing Docket Nos. W-04249A-150260 and W-20935A-15-0260 to Arizona Corporation Commission, Consumer Services Section, 1200 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007.

Or by submitting comments on the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) using the “Submit a Public Comment for a Utility” function. If you require assistance, you may contact the Consumer Services Section at 602-542-4251 or 1-800-222-7000.

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Your name, address, and telephone number and the name, address, and telephone number of any person upon whom the service of documents is to be made if different from yours; 2.

A short statement of your interest in the proceeding (e.g., a customer or potential customer of Jake’s Corner, a member or shareholder of Jake’s Corner, etc.); 3.

A statement certifying that a copy of the motion to intervene has been mailed to Jake’s Corner or its counsel and to all parties of record in the case and 4.

If the proposed intervenor is not represented by an attorney who is an active member of the Arizona State

LEGAL NOTICES Bar, and is not an individual representing himself or herself, information and any appropriate documentation demonstrating the intervenor’s compliance with Arizona Supreme Court Rules 31, 38, 29 and 42, as applicable.

The granting of motions to intervene shall be governed by A.A.C. R14-3-105, except that all motions to intervene must be filed on or before April 8, 2016. More information about requesting intervention is available at the Commission’s website using the “Intervention in Utility Cases” function.

The granting of interventions, among other things, entitles a party to present sworn evidence at hearing to cross-examine the other witnesses. However, failure to intervene will not preclude any interested person or entity from appearing at the hearing and providing public comment on the application or from filing written comments in the record of the case.

The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, as well as request this document in an alternative format, by contacting the ADA Coordinator Shaylin Bernal, e-mail sabernal@azcc.gov, voice phone number 602-542-3931.

Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

16114: 3/18, 3/24, 4/1/2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE OCUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of the Estate of MARK STEVEN TOMASKO, Deceased. No. PB2016-00022 NOTICE TO CREITORS BY PUBLICAITON NOTICE IS GIVEN to all creditors of the Estate that: 1.

David Tomasko has been appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate.

2.

Claims against the Estate must be presented within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred.

3.

Claims against the Estate may be presented by delivering or mailing a written statement of the claim to David Tomasko, care of Rilus M. Dana, Dana and Associates, L.L.C., 1234 S. Power Road, Suite #102, Mesa, AZ 85206.

DATED this 11th day of March, 2016.

DANA AND ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. By: /s/ Rilus M. Dana RILUS M. DANA 1234 S. Power Road, Suite #102 Mesa, AZ 85206 Counsel for Personal Representative

OUR YARD SALE MAP RETURNS MARCH 25!

Spring Cleaning Time is Here! Clear out your closets, attics, basements and garages and sell your unwanted items with a yard sale ad in the Payson Roundup. You’ll get a spot on our Yard Sale map directing bargain hunters to your sale.

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Payson Roundup SPORTS Friday, March 18, 2016

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Monster bass by

Tracy Purtee

special to the roundup

Alert.

Stop reading this now, grab your fishing pole and get to Roosevelt Lake.

Well, go ahead and finish this since you’ve already started. Then make plans to get to Roosevelt because the fishing’s on fire.

Layne Chitwood and his dad, Gary, confirmed that with their performance in the Let’s Talk Fishin’ Tournament on March 5.

They won the Avid Angler Division with a bag of five fish weighing 14.26 pounds. That catch included the 8.74-pound bass Layne snagged, which claimed the biggest fish of the tournament award. He wouldn’t reveal what bait he used, offering only that he caught it in the shallows.

Payson’s Ron and Leona Bowman also had a strong tournament, placing third with a 10.03pound bag. Other Rim Country competitors included: Rod Nelson

and Jake Randall (fourth, 9.74 pounds), Keith Hunsinger and Robert O’Donnell (eighth, 7.86), Mike Elliot and Larry Hardy (11th, 7.69), John and Alex Whaley (13th, 6.12) and Cody O’Donnell and Brad Meyocks (15th, 3.97).

The Payson team of Zacharie and Jeremy Ulmer won the High School Division with a total weight of 7.66 pounds, with a big fish of 2.26. Payson student Kasey Chamberlin and his grandfather, Art, finished third (6.65 pounds/1.57 big fish).

In the Teams Division, Mick Pageler and Ted Burgess from Tonto Basin finished second with 11.11 pounds of fish. Their big fish of 4.50 pounds took first place.

Among the other Payson teams, Chuck Thompson and George Sisemore placed third (8.61) and Tom Karavites and Kirk Russell took fourth (8.00).

The next Let’s Talk Fishin’ Tournament is scheduled for April 23 at Apache Lake. For more information and registration go to www.letstalkfishin.com.

Lessons from a fall From page 1B for years to support Rim Country athletes and teams. He’s motivated by that same desire — to see the pleasure of the kids and their families when they see their pictures in the paper.

Also, I’m sure my editorial staff coworkers at the Roundup — Alexis Bechman, Michele Nelson and Teresa McQuerrey — are happy to have me back, after months of picking up the slack

for me, although Teresa is back to sharing an office with me after weeks of not having to deal with my noise.

But now I’m back. And I’m so excited that I could just jump for joy. Not while standing on a boulder, mind you.

Well, OK, I’m exaggerating. I don’t plan on doing much jumping in the foreseeable future.

How about you just take my word for it that I’m thrilled to be back.

March madness ads From page 1B He praised this community’s business leaders for their continued support of extracurricular activities in a time when coaches and teams rely more than ever on their financial help.

Noted for his humor, Farrell had the gathering laughing on several occasions. “They retired my jersey two years before I was through,�

he said of his playing days at Northern Arizona University.

He also recounted an experience heading to the locker room at halftime during one of his final games as a high school coach. “I was not happy with the officiating,� he said. “Someone had left a cellphone in the stands and I picked it up and asked a ref if it was his. ‘No. Why,’ he asked.

Because it has a lot of missed calls.�

Softball tournament From page 1B ago are in this year’s field. That list includes Division 2 schools Cottonwood Mingus, Flagstaff, Glendale Deer Valley, Mesa Dobson and Mesa Westwood; and Division 3 teams Nogales, Phoenix Bourgade Catholic, Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain and Yuma Cibola. St. Johns dropped out.

The tournament features seven pools of four teams. The Division 3 Longhorns will compete in Pool A with Bourgade, Cibola and Flagstaff.

Payson was scheduled to play all three of its pool games on Kiwanis East. The Horns were set to face Bourgade at 6 p.m. on Thursday, take on Flagstaff at 8 o’clock this morning and close pool play against Cibola at 12:30 p.m. today.

Bracket play begins Saturday, with the tournament championship game at 6:30 p.m. on the high

school field. “We’re excited about it,�

Johnson said of the tournament field. “It looks to be a very competitive field. I encourage anybody who wants to see some competitive softball to come out and watch.�

Longhorns recover The Longhorns were scheduled to play at Wickenburg on Wednesday afternoon after bouncing back from a 13-inning loss at Safford on March 9 with a 4-1 win at Fountain Hills on Tuesday. Aubrielle Paulson, who struck out 18 batters in 13 innings in the 3-2 loss at Safford, fanned 13 Falcons in a seven-inning four-hitter. She also had three of Payson’s seven hits against Fountain Hills. Jewel Johnson added two hits. “We’re just glad to get back on the winning track,� Johnson said. “The team continues to show progress.�

Lady golfers welcome Any ladies interested in getting together for a friendly game of 18-hole golf each week this season are invited to join the Payson Women’s Golf Association for their Kickoff Breakfast starting at 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 29 at Payson Golf Course.

The PWGA plays every Tuesday from April through October. The season opens on April 5.

Anyone interested in joining may call Earlene Brewer at 928-6006532.

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Layne Chitwood holds the 8.74-pound bass that claimed the big fish award at the Let’s Talk Fishin’ Tournament on March 5. Chitwood and his dad, Gary (on left), won the Avid Angler Division in the tournament at Roosevelt Lake.

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