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TUESDAY | APRIL 14, 2015 | PAYSON, ARIZONA

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A man who printed out pornographic images and showed it to students on a school bus will carry a felony record for doing so and spend a year on probation.

The 22-year-old man from Young appeared in court Monday for sentencing. His lawyer said he had learned his lesson and stayed out of trouble since committing the offense in 2012, when he was 18.

At the time, the man was attending the 10th grade at the Young Public School when he printed out several pornographic images using a school computer and showed them to three students, ages 13 and 14, while on the school bus.

The man told a probation officer he did it to fit in with his friends.

The school expelled the man and he has been out of work for the last six months.

He has not been in trouble with the law since.

“Although (name withheld) recognized he was an adult, he was quite immature and unaware of the legal ramifications by displaying pornographic photos to younger students,” a probation officer wrote.

While the incident happened in 2012, the man was not indicted by a grand jury until September 2014.

Probation did not explain why the case took so long to go to court.

“Although he feels somewhat defeated and frustrated with the tardiness in the filing of charges, he recognized he is now in a better position to benefit from supervision due to his commitment to positive personal change,” probation wrote.

Superior Court Judge Peter Cahill sentenced the man to one year of probation.

In his 26 years as a cop, Joe Leduc has seen it all.

Eventually — he figured out the root of most of the misery, violence, death, destruction and agony to which he bore daily witness.

Drugs and alcohol.

So he appeared at Payson Schools’ Parent University on Saturday with a simple message: “A child who reaches 21 without smoking, abusing alcoHITS hol or using drugs is virtually certain never to do so.”

On the other hand, people who flirt with addiction when third in a series they’re teenagers can so affect their developing brains that they face a far higher risk of addiction throughout their lives.

The career officer concluded the key to preventing all the tragedies he had witnessed lay in educating parents and kids to the dangers of drugs. So now he works with notMYkid, a drug education program he brought to Payson’s morning-long session of seminars.

The parent turnout proved disappointing, but the presentations

HEROIN HOME

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The wonderful folks from the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery last week once again began stocking the East Verde River, Tonto, Haigler and Christopher creeks with rainbow trout. The stockings will usually be on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Campground creeper busted Alexis Bechman

Service law enforcement officer. roundup staff reporter The Forest Service attempted to do surveillance on McClure, Baltz The Gila County Sheriff’s Office said. has arrested a man they say was Several more people complained secretly taping campers as they about McClure’s unusual behavshowered at a Roosevelt Lake ior and on April 4, police arrested campground.

McClure on charges of surreptiJohn Allen McClure, 66, of tiously viewing and recording Montana, had reportedly altered minors/engaged in sexual conduct, a duffel bag so a camera placed lewd and lascivious act and failing inside could record people without to register as a sex offender. their knowledge, said Gila County McClure was booked into the Sheriff’s Office Det. Karen Baltz.

Payson jail and is being held on a McClure would push the bag under $100,000 cash bond. A preliminary one of five shower stalls at the hearing is set for April 15.

John Allen McClure Cholla Bay campground and get Baltz said until investigators can footage of people as they washed. get the footage examined they will not know how At this point, Baltz believes McClure preyed on male many people McClure photographed. juveniles, but detectives have not examined the footMcClure had been staying at the Cholla campage, so they don’t know for sure. ground since February, but told detectives he In mid March, a juvenile reported to his parents had been traveling around the states west of the that a suspicious male had placed a duffel bag near Mississippi. his shower stall. Two days later, the parents reportIf you have information on this case, contact the ed the suspicious activity to a passing U.S. Forest GCSO at (928) 474-2208. by

Act fast to enjoy Business Showcase Mixer by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Act fast to make your reservations for the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Showcase Mixer.

Slated for the evening of Friday, April 17 before Saturday’s Business Showcase, the mixer will give participants a sneak peek. The mixer is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Steve Coury Ford in Star Valley.

Guests can enjoy food from The Pour House, drinks from Chevron – Rim Liquor, music from DJ Craig and door prizes.

The mixer sponsor is Payson Care Center.

Guests must be 21 or older to attend.

To make a reservation, call Jaimee Hilgendorf at (928) 474-4515 or email jaiTHE WEATHER

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Outlook: Sunny with a high of 66 Wednesday, 10% chance for rain late in the evening. Chance for rain continues through Thursday, high down to 58. Details, 9A

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The next day, get back out to Steve Coury Ford in Star Valley for the 2015 Business Showcase — The Fast & Furious of the Rim Country.

The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature a helicopter grand entrance at 10 a.m. and a live band from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The event features fun for the whole family, including giant and miniature horses, face painting, cool cars and emergency vehicles, great food and drinks, giveaways, door prizes and a grand prize of an iPad. Making the 2015 Business Showcase possible are Steve Coury Ford, presenting sponsor; Town of Star Valley, Payson Regional Medical Center and Native Air, grand patron sponsors; Mazatzal Casino, entertainment sponsor; and contributing sponsors Rim Country Guns, Coldwell Banker Bishop Realty, KMOG and THAT Brewery.

The showcase should have 45 participants, including Chitwood Cabinets; Payson Orthodontics; Payson Police and Fire Departments; Payson Ranger District; Plant

Fair Nursery; Roadrunner Rubbish Removal; RTD Automotive Services; State Farm, Eric Santana; and Tonto Rim Search & Rescue.

Booths/displays inside will feature businesses, clubs, organizations and services as well as some individuals.

Participants with inside spaces include Ruff Roofing; Payson Area Habitat for Humanity; Life & Rain Photography/An Enchanted Occasion; Lone Survivor Surplus; Canyon State Credit Union; Jackson White Attorneys at Law; Mazatzal Hotel & Casino; Desert Schools Federal Credit Union; Comfort Keepers; Plexus; High Desert Dentistry; mybullfrog.com; Smartsystems, Inc.; Payson Regional Medical Center; Payson Care Center; Prudential AZ Realty; Town of Star Valley; The Local Pages, booth 18; Solar City; Northern Energy; Southwest Behavioral; Native Air/ Air Methods; Hospice Compassus; Kendra’s Country Bakery; AZ HOSA @ PHS; Wells Fargo Bank; Payson Pet Care; Valley Imaging; Native Grill & Wings; Drug Awareness Student Booth; FBLA – PHS; Rio Chavez, Grad Night Student and Face Painting.

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Schools cut budget State forces $600,000 reduction by

Michele Nelson

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So, the official state budget has been signed and the cuts are in: Payson Unified School District has to peel away services to cover a $600,000 loss, which amounts to 4 percent of its operating budget.

Catch is, the Legislature has ordered districts to keep the cuts out of the classroom.

But what constitutes the classroom?

Getting students to school on the bus?

Feeding them lunch so they can concentrate?

Making sure the roof doesn’t leak?

Making sure someone is there to answer the phones?

None of that counts as classroom spending, according to the Legislature. The state auditor general’s calculations suggest just 53 percent of the district’s budget goes to the classroom, which includes teacher salaries, teacher’s aides and extracurricular activities. That means the $600,000 cut will end up focused on the other half of the budget — magnifying its effect. The district spends about 85 percent of its budget on salaries and benefits.

The $600,000 cuts fall even more heavily on “non-classroom” categories, such as transportation, administrative staff, maintenance and food service. So on March 31, Superintendent Greg Wyman presented the board a menu of painful proposals. The cuts represent 4 percent of the district’s $14.5 million operations and maintenance budget.

In an email to the Roundup, Wyman explained the details of some of the cuts.

“Smart Schools is the company we use for employees using the state law for return to work,” wrote Wyman.

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Payson Schools Budget Cuts • $35,000: Move food service costs to the operations • $22,000: Eliminate a special education position • $3,000: Four-day work week in summer • $2,000 Eliminate contract diversified solutions: • $9,000: Reduce the admin istrative assistant work days • $31,000: Eliminate technol ogy assistant position • $58,000: Shift business service jobs to indirect costs • $30,000: Eliminate half of a full-time job • $8,000: Reduce ELL (English Learning) positions • $30,000: Adjust hourly calendar payments • $10,000: Eliminate a middle school office position • $250,000: Smart School Savings and Staff Turnover • $111,000: Other Individual school site cuts $599,000: Total cuts

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“Depression, eating disorders, unhealthy relationships, bullying, digital behavior — substance abuse has its tentacles in all these other things,” said Leduc. “The average kid starts experimenting at 11 or 13 — but that’s an average. These are babies. But the average kid can hide the use of drugs from parents for two years. The No. 1 reason is that we’re so busy — we’re working so much, we’re not home very often. Another thing I really have seen is kids are masters of communications secrecy — text messages, Facebook. My mom always knew when I was planning a desert party, because she would hear me whispering on the phone and she would go and pick up the other line — but we can’t be phone ninjas anymore. They can hide it easier.”

Arizona remains seventh in the nation for teen alcohol abuse, second for non-medical use of pain medication, ninth for teen suicide and 43rd for high school graduation rates.

“We’re not doing so well. We need to do something different,” said Leduc, who has spent most of his years trying to cut off the supply of drugs. “We need to reduce demand and that’s the only thing that’s going to reduce the supply.”

Leduc said a variety of factors set kids up to experiment with drugs, who do not realize they’re far more vulnerable to addiction than adults. Those factors include peer pressure, escape from a bad or stressful family life, school culture, social pressure and family dynamics.

Payson Schools Achievement Director and Assistant Superintendent Brenda Case interjected that even high-achieving students often experiment with prescription drugs like Adderall so they can study all night. “They’re striving for good grades, they’re a target for drug abuse — they want to stay awake, they want to do better.”

In fact, the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol remain the most common forms of drug abuse for kids. Children who find prescription pain pills in their parents’ medicine cabinet can readily sell the pills at school — or start taking them.

A dramatic rise in the abuse of prescription pain meds has led to a return of heroin addiction, especially in rural areas like Payson, said Leduc. Children start on the pain meds, but shift to heroin because it’s cheaper and easier to get.

Leduc argued parents must set a good example and form strong bonds when children are young, then help them resist peer pressure when they’re older.

“Peers are very important to

kids. When a kid is 0-12, parents and teachers are their heroes, that’s where you have a ton of influence to talk about these things. But what happens at 12 or 13? Who is their one and only? Their peers. That social acceptance becomes so important. You’re just getting the eye roll now. When we have our children go out and play basketball or piano or football or volleyball — we put them in lessons. We say, practice, practice, practice — how often do we have our kids practice saying no to drugs?”

He recalled taking a friend of his son’s home after a sleepover.

“After we got home, I said, ‘What’s up with Payton? She’s green. She’s usually so chatty.’

And my son starts crying — he’s in sixth grade. He says ‘She went to a party last night and they were drinking beer and a guy offered her marijuana and she did it.’ I say, ‘Whoa. Time out.’

So we went over to her house and sat down with Payton and her parents and I said, ‘Payton, why, why did you do this?’ She said, ‘I was so scared, I didn’t know how to say no so I just took it.’

“We need to role play with our kids — have them practice how to say no.”

He urged parents to take action, including taking one of the drug test kits he brought along in boxes. He said keeping the drug test kit on hand

can actually give your child an excuse to refuse drugs when pressed by friends. He said it worked for his son, who told his friends he couldn’t use the offered drugs because his parents drug tested him — and he could point out the drug test kit on top of the fridge to back up his claim.

Leduc urged parents to lock up all prescription drugs, the alcohol cabinet and any substance kids can use to get high.

Then he urged them to monitor their kid’s lives. Know their friends and their families, use home drug tests, check their text messages and stay up until your child gets home at night.

You have to communicate, at their level, he said.

When they’re younger you’d say “would you take a bug off the street and eat it?”

“Oh, no, that’s gross.”

“Well, then, let me tell you about drugs.”

Then keep the communications open. “At dinner, in the car — you won’t get your kids to stop talking once they start. Be honest. I was a hellion growing up — especially with alcohol and parties. They’re going to say, ‘You did it — you’re OK.’ I don’t go there. That’s my choice.

I just focus on what they should be doing. You can say, ‘I’ve made some mistakes in my life and I was very lucky to get past that.”

The drugs that endanger our children Longtime police officer and drug educator Joe Leduc offered a sobering summary of the drugs available to our children this Saturday at the Payson Unified School District’s Parent University session. The most commonly abused drugs among teens include: Alcohol

Prescription drug overdose deaths by age 1999-2010

oin death, with foam at the mouth. We looked in the trash and found tin foil with a burn mark. I thought, ‘What is this 17-year-old kid doing with heroin?’ Well, that week we had six other heroin overdose deaths, and it has never slowed down since.”

Synthetic drugs

A shocking two-thirds of high school students drink alcohol regularly, with many indulging in binge drinking. People who start with alcohol before the age of 15 are five times as likely to struggle with addiction later in their life. “I’ve seen kids propped up against the toilet because they were throwing up the night before and they’re dead in the morning.

I remember a call with a little girl who was passed out and she was soaking tampons in vodka and putting it in her body. They’re making these decisions and the frontal lobe, decision-making part of their brain isn’t fully developed until they’re 22 or 23. Most young people will see 10,000 alcohol ads by the time they turn 18.”

Drug manufacturers have produced artificial forms of marijuana, hallucinogens like LSD and cocaine — taking advantage of loopholes in the federal drug laws. It takes the FDA nearly a year to catch up to the chemical composition of the new, synthetic drugs and do the studies and follow the rules to declare them illegal. The manufacturers, often working in crude, unsafe drug labs, then change the formula slightly and produce a new strain.

Several years ago, Payson acted to outlaw the selling of all those synthetic drugs in town — a step most towns have still not taken.

“One of the latest is NBomb, a synthetic form of LSD,” said Leduc. “We’ve had six kids in Scottsdale overdose and die on that one.”

Marijuana

MDMA (ecstasy)

“Where ever you stand on the legalization debate, I can only talk about my experience.”

He cited a 30-year study on the effects of marijuana that found regular use associated with a 7-8 point drop in IQ, impaired cognition and increased risk for psychiatric disease, increased dropout rate, lower relationship success and lower life satisfaction. We need to be strong about kids using marijuana. Same as alcohol.”

He noted that with legalization, children will likely face the same barrage of advertising extolling marijuana as they now face with alcohol, still the most commonly abused drug.

A party drug packaged in bright colors so “it’s more attractive to kids. They don’t care what it’s doing to kids, they just care about money. People are dying from it because they were cutting it with bath salts, cutting it with lidocane.” Moreover, while it produces a giddy high, it also alters the balance of neurotransmitters that control mood. Use of ecstasy can ultimately alter your brain so you can no longer produce enough serotonin and dopamine to avoid depression. That produces a high suicide rate among regular users of a drug intended to make them joyful. “We called it “Suicide Monday,” because people would go to the Raves on Friday and Saturday and it gives you that happy feeling, but as you come down, you’re depressed. You’re in a place you’ve never been. Lots of kids take their own lives and I trace it back to this.”

Prescription drugs

After alcohol, prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substance. That includes the pain-killing opiates — directly related to heroin, the central nervous system depressants like Nembutal and Valium and stimulants like amphetamines, Ritalin and Adderall.

“They’re going into the medicine cabinet.

They think they’re safe because they’re medicine. Girls are especially likely to abuse the prescription drugs, because they don’t tolerate alcohol and other drugs as well. So we have to get rid of our old drugs. We need to do that: It’s really, really important.”

Source: Federal Centers for Disease Control

Heroin

The rise in the abuse of prescription drugs has led directly to a return of heroin, especially in rural communities like Payson where few people previously used heroin. “Since 2002, the number of first-time heroin users has jumped 80 percent among teens. Usually, you’re finding it in middle class homes. It’s a huge problem here in Payson, a huge problem in Scottsdale. I remember going to a horrible death on Christmas Eve. Parents knocked on their son’s door and he wouldn’t answer.

So they called police to enter the room. Sure enough he was deceased. It looked like a her-

Meth

“About 2.8 percent of 10th-graders admit to using meth. Within a week, within two weeks, they’ll do anything for it. Tweekers are responsible for most of our property crimes.

Meth is a horrible, horrible drug.” And while suppliers used to produce meth in volatile bathtub labs, high volume Mexican drug labs now provide most of the supply, often an even more concentrated and addictive mix.

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New community theatre group hosting auditions

plus a variety of guided hikes and more.

Go birding with Tom Conlin; take a llama hike with Joyce Bittner; do a portion of the Arizona Trail hike with Windy and Jim Quinton; hike from Strawberry to Pine with Rick Heffernon; and bike the new Bearfoot Trail with Roland Maier.

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Setting The Stage, a new Rim Country community theatre group, is announcing auditions for a royalty-free community theatre production to raise money for scholarships.

The production, “Pity Party!” is an anti-romantic comedy for 6 to 8 actors.

Auditions are at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 15 in the Payson High School Black Box Theatre, which is behind the PHS Auditorium. Call-back auditions will be April 21. Anyone interested in participating in this community theatre production is welcome to attend. It will be directed

by Clint Nichols.

Business Showcase

The 2015 Business Showcase - Fast & Furious of the Rim Country - is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 18.

This year the event is at Steve Coury Ford in Star Valley and will feature giveaways, food, drink, door prizes and a grand prize of an i-Pad. In addition to information on businesses and services, there will be lots of other attractions.

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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).

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Scholarships offered

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

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 deadline for application submission is April 15, 2015.

Career exploration workshop

Rim Country Literacy is holding a career exploration workshop from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 15 and a job skills information workshop from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 22 at the Literacy Office, 103 E. Aero Dr., behind the Pinon Café.

Adults will be able to research careers based on their interests and get tips about applying for a job. The workshops are free. Adults may attend one or both workshops.

Please register by calling (928) 4687257. Space is limited.

Payson Tea Party to screen ‘Atlas Shrugged’

The Payson Tea Party invites community members to attend a screening of the DVD of “Atlas Shrugged” based on Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel by the same name.

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Celebrate the Rim Country’s outdoor lifestyle at the annual Pine Strawberry Trails Day. Activities will be at the Pine Community Center ramada from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 18. There will be information booths, demonstrations and a raffle, plus a variety of guided hikes and more.

The film will be shown in three parts 9th Annual Kids from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 23 and 30 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Hwy. Fishing Festival 260, Payson.

The Rim Country Optimist Club hosts The film is the classic story of “a hero its 9th Annual Kids Fishing Festival from 8 who exemplified the joy of individual a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 18 at Green achievement and therefore, the joy of life”. Valley Park.

For more information call (928) 951-6774.

Register starting at 8 a.m., no license is required if registered, and some fishing equipment will be available to borrow for See ‘God is Not Dead’ the event. The event is open to all ages.

Members of Payson First Assembly Food will be available for purchase and invite the public to attend two presentathere will be both a raffle and silent auction. tions of the movie “God’s Not Dead” at 1100 Fred Carpenter will be providing music W. Lake Drive (the church at Green Valley and announcing winners of raffle prizes Park). Viewings will be at 7 p.m., Friday, throughout the day.

April 17 and again at 2 p.m., Saturday, April Fish will be weighed and measured for 18. Admission is free, concessions will be those interested. available.

To make a contribution of an item for the A special offering will be received to help raffle or silent auction, or purchase raffle the PFA Youth attend “Royal” Youth Camp. tickets in advance, contact Joan Young, For more information, contact the church at (928) 472-2264 or go online to rimcoun(928) 474-2302. tryoptimist.com. Additional information is available from Jim Tye at (928) 468-2456.

Assisting the Optimists with the event Free ‘Green’ Day at landfill To celebrate Earth Day, the Gila County are the Payson Rotary Foundation, Payson Board of Supervisors has authorized the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department, Buckhead Mesa Landfill to accept green Arizona Game & Fish, the Payson Flycasters, waste at no charge Saturday, April 18. Tracy Purtee, Fred Carpenter and Scoops.

Residents are encouraged to clear their property of weeds and brush in preparation Pine Strawberry Trails Day of wildfire season. Green waste includes Celebrate the Rim Country’s outdoor lifetrees limbs, pine needles, brush, grass clip- style at the annual Pine Strawberry Trails pings and leaves. Landfill hours are 8 a.m. Day. Pine is known as a Gateway Community to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed to the 800-mile long Arizona Trail.

Sunday and holidays. For additional inforActivities will be at the Pine Community mation, call the Buckhead Mesa Landfill at Center ramada from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., (928) 476-3350. The landfill is located north Saturday, April 18. There will be informaof Payson on Highway 87, MP 263. tion booths, demonstrations and a raffle,

Join the women of Mount Cross Lutheran Church for their annual Ladies Lunch & Laugh.

This year, Dr. Sue Bobek, retired college professor and psychiatric nurse, will present the third satirical installment of Creative Suffering. This time it will be “Making the Most of Insomnia” — a focus on the relationship between sleep and stress.

Enjoy a free luncheon, mix and mingle with other women, laugh as you listen to a wonderful presentation exploring the relationship between sleeplessness and anxiety using humor.

The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday April 18 at Mount Cross Lutheran Church in the Log Building, 601 E. Highway 260, Payson. Space is limited, so early reservations are recommended. Call the church office at (928) 474-2552 to save your space.

Library friends host eagle program

The Library Friends of Payson will host Dr. Fred Peters at its Monday, April 20 meeting. Peters will present a program from a three-month video odyssey documenting the hazards of raising young eaglets in the Arizona wilderness. The video includes amazing footage of a marauding bear.

For more than 60 years, Peters, a retired orthodontist and an avid hiker and photographer, has explored Arizona’s hinterlands.

A special invitation to middle school and high school homeschooled students is extended by the group for this program.

The presentation is also open to the community and will be held in the library meeting room. It starts with a short business meeting at 10 a.m., with the program at 10:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, call the library at (928) 474-9260.

Kiwanis accepting scholarship applications

The Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country is now accepting applications for scholarships from graduating high school seniors.

These scholarships are given to seniors graduating from Payson High School and Payson Center for Success who will be attending college in the fall of 2015.

Applications and information may be obtained at Payson High School and Payson

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Center for Success. Applicants can also email Kiwanis at zanegreykiwanis@yahoo. com for further information.

The application can also be found on the Kiwanis website – www.zanegreykiwanis. com.

The deadline for applications is Friday, April 24. Mail them to Kiwanis Scholarships, P. O. Box 2507, Payson AZ 85547.

Beeline Cruise-In

The 22nd Annual Rim Country Classic Auto Club’s Beeline Cruise-In Charity Car Show is at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 25 in Green Valley Park.

Come out to see a tremendous collection of antique, vintage and classic automobiles from all over Arizona and the Southwest.

The big show is always preceded by a parade cruise around Payson the afternoon of the Friday before the Saturday show.

Annual Film Festival

The Payson Chapter of Amnesty International will present its annual film festival Saturday, April 25. This year’s theme is “Environmental Rights are Human Rights!” and features an afternoon of documentary film shorts, conversation and action.

The theme was selected in commemoration of Earth Day 2015. Members of the Payson Chapter of Amnesty International invites Rim residents and visitors to attend a free mini film festival exploring how human rights are inextricably linked to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

The Third Annual Human Rights Film Festival will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Payson United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy Street.

The event includes six thought provoking short film clips addressing challenges to a sustainable environment, water as a human right and environmental links to cancer.

The High Country Xeriscape Council of Arizona, Payson Community Garden and other local groups will be participating in the event.

The film fest is open to everyone free of charge. Contributions will be accepted for the local food bank and/or donations will be accepted to support ongoing human rights work both locally and globally.

For more information, call Penny at (928) 978-1268 or email paysonamnesty@ gamil.com.

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Democrats host special guest: noon, Tiny’s, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson • Community theatre audtions: 6 p.m., PHS Black Box Theatre, behind auditorium, also Wednesday, April 15

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• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

• Career Exploration Workshop: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Rim Country Literacy office

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

• Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 6 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 • Moose Lodge Dinner Special: 5 p.m., Highway 260 in Star Valley • See “Atlas Shrugged”: 6 p.m., Tiny’s, hosted by Payson Tea Party

• 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 • American Legion Fish Fry: Noon-8 p.m., American Legion • See “God is Not Dead”: 7 p.m., Payson First Assembly, church at Green Valley Park

• Free green waste dump day at landfill, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Optimist Fishing Festival, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Green Valley Park • Trails Day, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pine Community Center • Business Showcase, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Steve Coury Ford, Star Valley • Ladies Lunch & Laugh: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mount Cross Lutheran Church Log Building, call (928) 4742552 for details and reservations

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Looking ahead April 25 • Beeline Cruise-In Charity Car Show: 8 a.m., Green Valley Park • Film Festival: “Environmental Rights are Human Rights”, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Payson United Methodist Church, 414 N. Easy Street, hosted by the Payson Chapter of Amnesty International April 27 • William Ahrendt speaks at Pine Library Friends, 1 p.m.

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4A Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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Attack on education betrays party

• April 14, 1918: Six days after being assigned to the Western front, pilot Douglas Campbell from the U.S. First Aero Squadron engages in America’s first aerial dogfight with enemy aircraft. By the end of May, Campbell had shot down five enemy planes, making him the first American to qualify as a “flying ace” in World War I. • April 15, 1967: A massive parade to protest Vietnam War policy is held in New York. Police estimated that 100,000 to 125,000 people listened to speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Benjamin Spock. Prior to the march, youths burned nearly 200 draft cards in Central Park.

• April 13, 1979: The world’s longest doubles ping-pong match ended after 101 hours.

• April 12, 1985: Federal inspectors declared that four animals of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus were not unicorns. They were goats with horns that had been surgically implanted.

The once-staunch Republican Party has lost its moorings — at least in Arizona.

We cannot reconcile the values of a party that treasures family and children and community with the unremitting attack the Arizona Legislature has mounted on public education, with only occasional efforts at restraint by a succession of Republican governors.

The Republican Party has fought hard to protect the nation, to ensure opportunities for our children, to ensure equality of opportunity. The Party has long offered a necessary, tough-minded skepticism to constrain the excesses of big government. It has paid close attention to the fundamentals of the economy and labored to ensure prosperity and opportunity for the working man.

So this savage attack on public education lawmakers have unleashed year after year while they exercise untrammeled control of both legislative houses and the governor’s office seems like a betrayal of the sacred trust of a party that has done so much to safeguard opportunity and liberty.

We see the results of this neglect of our children on every hand.

In today’s paper, we detail a fresh round of cuts the Payson Unified School District must absorb, amounting to some $600,000 in the upcoming budget year. Now, that’s only 4 percent of the operating budget. But it comes on the heels of years of debilitating cuts that have left our schools the worst-funded in the nation. Local school boards have struggled to absorb the repeated blows without cutting vital services — but even with the economy in recovery the blows keep coming.

Instead, the Legislature continues to cut taxes on business and the wealthy — even when study after study shows that a high-quality educational system contributes more to a state’s prospects for economic growth than low taxes.

But public K-12 schools had it easy this year when compared to the mindless legislative attack on higher education. The Legislature has all but eliminated state support for community colleges, which play a vital role in providing opportunities for first-generation college students and providing job training programs.

Meanwhile, lawmakers continue to hack away at the rapidly shrinking state support for the state’s three, vital public universities.

Mind you, this relentless attack on education comes in spite of court rulings ordering the Legislature to comply with voter-approved initiatives to provide at least inflation-funding for K-12 schools and a provision in the state constitution requiring university tuition to remain “as nearly free as possible.”

So this mindless policy that seems likely to cripple our economy also flaunts the voters’ will and the state’s constitution.

It seems impossible to reconcile such a program with the values of the Republican Party that has done so much to make this nation great.

Lincoln would be ashamed — but so would Eisenhower and Reagan and Bush and the other leaders who have urged their fellow citizens to do the right thing — even when it entailed sacrifice and courage.

Why we love Rim Country So, we were reminded in today’s issue of one more reason we love Rim Country so.

The lovable collection of good-hearted characters in Tonto Basin are getting ready to stage the Lorraine Cline Memorial Poker Run. It’s a blast, which brings the community together and spawns all manner of tall tales.

But mostly each year it raises $50,000 or more to help families driven to the edge of bankruptcy and beyond by the cancer of a loved one.

Medical bills remain the single greatest cause of bankruptcy in the United States. At last estimate, some 60,000 to 90,000 Americans die prematurely each year for lack of medical insurance.

So the free-thinking, free-living, big-hearted folks in Tonto Basin buy their raffle tickets and their hands for the ATV poker run and stage a big party — all so they’ll have money to do things like buying a family a freezer full of beef after they’ve spent all their money on medicine.

So we hope you’ll go to https://www.facebook.com/ lcmemorialfund to get information on how you can buy tickets or donate.

Then come to the barbecue and ATV raffle on April 24, the night before the Poker Run itself.

Then you’ll know why we love Rim Country — and would never want to live anywhere else.

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Empowering youth and restoring our nation’s beauty As proud Americans, will we honor our Armed Forces, veterans and communities by participating in the “America the Beautiful and BagReadyJobs” effort?

The “America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs” effort is being used as a teaching, learning and earning opportunity for our nation’s youth groups. “BagReadyJobs” is funded by community businesses and residents.

Youth groups will learn how to develop marketing, sales, service and billing skills for their services rendered. Youth groups will negotiate fees with their local businesses and residents for picking up the litter on the highway and filling 33 gallon bags. The youth groups will work with their local Adopt-a-Highway groups and assist them in their efforts to restore the beauty to “America the Beautiful.”

The businesses and residents that pledge funding or products to the youth groups will negotiate a fee between $7 and $10 for every 33-gallon bag of trash the youth group fills to the brim.

The nation’s official Adopt-A-Highway group leaders will document the participation of the youth groups and the number of bags they fill.

The youth groups will provide a copy of the Adopt-A-Highway group leader’s confirmation of their participation and the number of bags they filled to their funding sponsors.

In addition to displaying the trash-filled bags on the highway for four days as part of creating an awareness, education and recognition opportunity, the youth groups are required to write an essay that addresses the following five questions. The youth groups are to provide a copy of their essays to those funding their activities and to their local news media organizations.

The essay questions are: 1) What did you learn?

2) What solutions might reverse the occurrence of highway litter and recycling efforts?

3) How does highway litter impact the economy of your community?

4) In addition to the negative economic effects, how does highway litter reflect on the residents?

5) What will you do to do to make a difference?

Those providing funding will pay the youth groups for their services once all of the obligations have been fulfilled.

“America the Beautiful and BagReadyJobs”

litter events are being promoted nationwide on the third Saturday of February, May, August and November, however, many Adopt-A-Highway groups select random dates for their cleanup activities. Our goal is to connect America’s Adopt-A-Highway groups needing help with youth groups wanting to help. Folksville USA would like to receive copies of the essays written so we may share them with others.

“America the Beautiful and BagReadyJobs” is the perfect opportunity for city and town leaders to challenge their community businesses and residents to support local youth groups that want to earn their funding. These young adults are our future role models and leaders.

Recycling activities and getting some exercise are additional benefits that can be realized through this effort.

The contact information for the 50 state Adopt-A-Highway coordinators is available by contacting Folksville USA.

something I was taught at Proctor & Gamble: ‘If it wasn’t written, it was a daydream.’ We have specifics here as to how we will do it.”

It sounds to me like something or someone got “purchased” here, or the Governor Ducey I voted for is just another lying politician telling us one thing to get into office and doing another once there.

I have the above speech on video. It will be on YouTube shortly titled “Governor Duplicitous.”

Donald L. Cline

being shot at and …

July 2013 after falling 10-12 feet head first, breaking my wrist, dislocating my elbow with a torn bicep and shoulder (and without VA approval, I ended up with the E.R. tab which took a year to pay Medicare after medical bill). Then waiting two months for VA approval to see an ortho, the first thing the doctor stated, “Steve, you’re lucky you did not lose your arm.”

Due to wait time, it’s no wonder to me why we lose two to three veterans monthly to suicide.

Thanking us for our service is fruitless!

Steven C. Knighton U.S. Army 1968-1976

To get involved contact Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA, America the Beautiful & BagReadyJobs... FolksvilleUSA@gmail.com (928) 202-1186

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Governor duplicitous Editor: “Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas ran mostly on a platform calling for the repeal of Common Core standards.” (“Common Core survives in Arizona,” Roundup, April 7.)

“As soon as Douglas took office, she tried to fire the top two staffers in the department because of their support for the national standard. Ducey blocked that effort, saying the staff worked for the state board of education, not Douglas.” (From the same article.)

“Gov. Doug Ducey has said he favored asking the state Department of Education to review the national standards and make sure they are tailored to the needs of Arizona students, rather than dropping all the standards and starting over on the brink of their implementation.”

(From the same article.)

In his campaign speech before the Payson Tea Party July 31, 2014, candidate Doug Ducey said, in response to a question from a school teacher in the audience. “Let me just start from the beginning by just saying, ‘I’m opposed to Common Core.’” (Applause.) “So I’m opposed to Common Core.”

Then he continued: “So first let me tell you why I am opposed to Common Core. OK? Because it ties us, in Arizona, into funding from Washington, D.C. I’m opposed to Common Core because it is purchased obedience from the states, to achieve waivers from the federal programs we don’t want to be involved in, like ‘No Child Left Behind.’ OK? So there are a number of ways to get out of it and I was the first <garbled> to put forth a written plan; this was

Wait time Editor: Viewing a clip on News 12 today about the average “wait time” for U.S. veterans in need of urgent care is 30 days.

Bull!

Myself, a Vietnam veteran EPA, I find it takes three to five weeks to see our local VA doctor.

During the visit, a voucher is down loaded for permission to see a specialist, then months, wait time!

Jan. 22 and March 16 applied for two vouchers, no word, so called fee basis (VA Voucher Call Center, PHX) (March 30) finding I am seven out of 1,600 waiting for an optical voucher.

The ex-CEO of Proctor & Gamble, who Obama hired to fix VA, has already got caught lying twice, receives his paycheck, along with other (non) care staffers.

Most vets cannot afford to live, let alone Medicare after pay! We are truly prisoners of the United States of America. Another award for serving you in the ’60s. Teens had no choice; either enlist or be drafted go to jail. Instead, we got a few hundred dollars a month and perks of

Free exercise of religion Editor: This is in response to an earlier letter to the editor, rejoicing that the veto of SB 1062 has “spared Arizona from being the national laughing stock.”

Article one of our Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

It appears that the rabidly politically correct among us prefer to emphasize the first part of the Article and neglect or completely ignore the second part, which, among other things, protects people from being forced to abet or endorse activities or lifestyles that they are wrong. When this provision is not honored by policy or by the courts, these people have been denied their constitutional rights.

Any politician or judge who denies this right is not fit to hold public office.

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Instant art aspect drew woman to photography by

Keith Morris

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At her core, Jeannie Herford hasn’t changed.

She remains the same inquisitive, honest, caring person she’s always been.

But she’s always been open to trying new things, open to new ways to look at things.

That’s led to a career transformation.

She grew up in Michigan before moving to Payson 20 years ago with her husband and son.

She worked as a certified massage therapist who branched out into nutrition and herbs and owned her own business. She also worked as a district manager for Nature’s Sunshine, one of the largest herbal corporations in the world.

After moving to Payson, Herford continued working as a massage therapist and nutritional analyst in Payson and Pine.

On the side, she created oil paintings with western themes.

But her life changed when she took a Photoshop class at Gila Community College in 2006.

“I became hooked on the instant gratification of how photos could be art,” she said. “I was a western oil painter and it took me so long to paint, but with the combination of Photoshop and photography I could create amazing things instantly.”

She bought a Nikon D80 and started taking photos of her son, Josh, on the Payson High football team in 2007 alongside Payson Roundup photographer Dennis Fendler.

“As I had just purchased a new camera, I asked if I could go on the field to take closer pictures of Josh. If you have a big camera, it opens doors,” she said with a laugh.

She proved to be a talented photographer and wound up taking all the photos that ran in the PHS Longhorn Fan Club’s football and basketball game programs.

She also helped produce her son’s Saturday morning radio show, which provided a snapshot of the sports happenings in the community. She kept involved with sports by taking all the Payson Little League photos for one season.

She just kept evolving as a photographer. “I realized that just showing up and taking the pictures is what made the difference,” she said.

She moved on to event photography, with most of her projects being for non-profit organizations until this year. “With event photography, you have the opportunity to capture people in those special moments, which are priceless and always my favorite,” she said.

Herford started Digital Designs

by Jeannie, LLC in 2008, a special event photography and graphic designs company offering unique and custom portrait services along with exclusive promotional products. She and her best friend also started Idea Productions, which creates promotional videos from the images she captures at events.

She received a certification in digital design in 2009 from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh after taking online courses, finishing with a 4.0 grade point average.

In 2010, she taught Beginning and Advanced Photoshop classes, along with Photoshop Elements at GCC’s Payson campus.

She interned with a photographer in Flagstaff to learn how to take professional headshots. To get noticed, she picked folks in the community who she knew to be positive contributors. She said joining the chamber of commerce opened many doors, allowing her to network.

Although she continues to work on a variety of projects, she’s expanded her horizons.

“My newest passion is creating

Photo by Dennis Fendler

Jeannie Herford got started in photography by taking pictures of her son during Payson High football games in 2007 and 2008. events, from the fliers to advertise it, the T-shirts for the participants and fans, the photography and website for viewing and sharing the images and finally commemorative posters,” she said.

Of course, that’s a lot of work and she can’t do it alone.

“Katie Watson from Threads Silk Screen does all my T-shirts and Tom from Printing by George helps with printing,” she said.

“My company Idea Productions is responsible for the video fusion that is done with prints and music along with video.”

And she isn’t slowing down.

“When I turned 62, I started Crossfit at Rim Country Crossfit, climbed Camelback Mountain and started to collect Social Security,” she laughed.

“Crossfit has strengthened me, not just physically, but emotionally,” she said. “I have accomplished things that I would have thought were impossible, like completing the MURPH in 2014, a workout in memory of Navy

Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28, 2005.

She donates 10 percent of income raised from her photography to Payson Community Kids.

“My feel good is helping others to accomplish their goals and reach their dreams,” she said.

She currently manages business Facebook pages for local businesses and does voice over for local non-profit radio.

Herford encourages anyone interested in promoting themselves, a business or an organization to contact her.

“Photos help you get noticed,” she said. “Photos preserve memories of that special day.

Jeannie Herford had an array of careers before she discovered photography. Now her other passion is Crossfit training, which came along just about when she started collecting Social Security.

T-shirts can help you generate funds. Photo videos help to promote those events for next year’s happening. Professional headshots and business Facebook

pages will assist you in letting folks know who you are.”

You can reach Herford at (928) 978-2808 or at www.digitaldesignsbyjeannie@gmail.com.

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Realtors rate most cost effective home improvement projects Realtors from across the country have rated several home improvement projects that will not only add value to your home but will also recoup most of their costs upon resale. The 2015 Cost vs. Value Report helps owners decide if a project is worth the time and financial investments.

“Deciding to take on a home improvement project can be overwhelming for many homeowners, and especially if they are trying to choose a project that will give them the biggest bang for their buck,” said Kim Anderson, president of the Central Arizona Board of Realtors.

“Realtors know what features will be most attractive to potential buyers and this report provides homeowners with that insight,” Anderson said.

Curb appeal has always been important, so it makes sense that the top five remodeling projects from the 2015 Cost vs. Value Report that will give you the highest return on investment are all smaller, exterior improvements.

Steel Entry Door

For the second year in a row, real estate agents have named the steel entry door the No. 1 home improvement project when it comes to seeing a return on your investment. It is also consistently the least expensive project in the report, costing about $1,200 on average; it was also the only project on this year’s list to recoup more than 100 percent of its cost at resale on a national level.

Manufactured Stone Veneer

This decorative building material is made to replicate the look of natural stone for a substantially lower price. This is the first year manufactured stone veneer has appeared in the Cost vs. Value report. On average, the project will cost around $7,150 and will recoup 92.2 percent of your investment.

Garage Door Replacement

Upgrading your garage door can update the entire exterior of your home, not to mention enhancing curb appeal.

“The garage door is one of the first things a potential buyer will see,” said Anderson. “It is part of the first impression your home gives, so it is important that it looks its best.”

A midrange steel garage door averages $1,595 and will recoup you 88.4 percent of your investment.

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Upgrading your garage door can update the entire exterior of your home, not to mention enhancing curb appeal.

Fiber-Cement Siding

This high-end siding is resistant to termites, rot, moisture and fire. It is also incredibly stable and does not flex, meaning you’ll save money on less frequent repainting. This project will average you $14,014, and you can expect a return on investment of 84.3 percent.

Wood Deck Addition

An outdoor entertaining space is a large draw for many buyers. A deck provides a large amount of living area and at $30 per square foot, it is a fraction of the cost of an indoor addition. The average cost for this project is $10,048 and recover 80.5 percent of your investment.

Before taking on any of these projects it is important to remember that all real estate is local.

According to Central Arizona Board of Realtors, every neighborhood is unique and the popularity and resale value of a specific remodeling project varies from community to community.

“This is why it is so important to work with a Realtor,” said Anderson. “Realtors have unparalleled knowledge of local market conditions and can help you decide which projects will deliver the most return on investment in your area.”

The 2015 Cost vs. Value Report is published

by Remodeling magazine publisher Hanley Wood, LLC and is done in collaboration with the National Association of Realtors. Additional data from the report can be found at NAR’s consumer website, HouseLogic.com.

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Persistent insomnia associated with mortality risk An association between persistent insomnia, inflammation and mortality has been found by a University of Arizona research team led by Arizona Respiratory Center faculty members Sairam Parthasarathy, M.D., and Stefano Guerra, M.D., Ph.D., MPH. The team analyzed data from a long-running UA respiratory study, the Tucson Epidemiological Study of Airway Obstructive Disease (TESAOD), which began in 1972 and has followed participants for decades. The data showed that persistent (chronic) insomnia was associated with higher levels of inflammation in the blood and a 58 percent increased risk of death.

Insomnia — difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking too early — is a common medical complaint that affects about 20 percent of U.S. adults.

Persistent insomnia is estimated to occur in about half (10 percent) of those individuals.

The UA researchers found that, unlike intermittent insomnia, persistent insomnia that lasted for at least six years was associated with mortality.

Moreover, they found that greater levels of inflammation (measured by a biomarkers in blood called C-reactive protein) and a steeper rise in such biomarkers of inflammation were associated with the persistence of insomnia and death.

Although other researchers previously have found an association of insomnia with death, whether this association holds true for both persistent and intermittent insomnia remains unknown.

Moreover, many underlying mechanisms for why persistent insomnia may lead to death have been suggested but not been shown.

“An enhanced understanding of the association between persistence of insomnia and death would inform treatment of the at-risk population,” said Dr. Parthasarathy, lead author of the study.

“We found that participants with persistent insomnia were at increased risk of dying due to heart and lung conditions independent of the effects of hypnotics, opportunity for sleep (as distinguished from sleep deprivation), sex, age and other known confounding factors.”

Associated With Mortality Risk,” has been published online in The American Journal of Medicine, www.amjmed.com/ article/S0002-9343(14)00914-0/abstract About the scientists

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Stefano Guerra

“Although there were higher levels of inflammation and steeper rises in inflammation in individuals with persistent insomnia when compared to those with intermittent or no insomnia, more research into other pathways by which persistent insomnia may lead to increased mortality needs to be explored,” said Dr. Guerra, senior author for the study.

“Such biomarker-based research could potentially help advance precision science in predicting future clinical outcomes in patients with insomnia,” Dr. Guerra added.

The study, “Persistent Insomnia Is

Dr. Parthasarathy is associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine of the Department of Medicine, UA College of Medicine — Tucson; medical director of the Center for Sleep Disorders at the University of Arizona Medical Center-University Campus; associate director of Sleep and Circadian Sciences at the Arizona Respiratory Center; and program director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program.

Dr. Guerra is research associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine of the Department of Medicine, UA College of Medicine — Tucson. He also holds appointments in the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the UA College of Pharmacy’s Southwest Environmental

Health Sciences Center, is an associate member of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, and is affiliated with the CREAL Centre and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.

In addition to Drs. Parthasarathy and Guerra, researchers who contributed to the study included Fernando Martinez, M.D., director of the Arizona Respiratory Center and director of the UA BIO5 Institute, Regents’ Professor, and SwiftMcNear Professor of Pediatrics; and Arizona Respiratory Center members Monica Vasquez, MPH, biostatistician; Marilyn Halonen, Ph.D., UA professor emerita of pharmacology; Stuart Quan, M.D., UA professor emeritus of medicine and Gerald E. McGinnis Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston; and Richard Bootzin, Ph.D., UA professor of psychology and psychiatry, and member of the UA Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute.

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health Grants R01HL095021 and CADET award HL107188 (to Dr. Guerra) and R01HL095748 (to Dr. Parthasarathy).

Health Marketplace special enrollment period announced by CMS Eligible consumers have through April 30 to enroll in coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “shared responsibility payment” when they file their 2014 taxes in states which use the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFM). This special enrollment period will allow those individuals and families who were unaware or didn’t understand the implications of this new requirement to enroll in 2015 health insurance coverage through the FFM. For those who were unaware or didn’t understand the implications of the fee for not enrolling in coverage, CMS will provide consumers with an opportunity to purchase health insurance coverage from March 15 to April 30.

If consumers do not purchase cov-

erage for 2015 during this special enrollment period, they may have to pay a fee when they file their 2015 income taxes.

Those eligible for this special enrollment period live in states with a Federally-facilitated Marketplace and: • Currently are not enrolled in coverage through the FFM for 2015, • Attest that when they filed their 2014 tax return they paid the fee for not having health coverage in 2014, and • Attest that they first be­ came aware of, or understood the implications of, the Shared Responsibility Payment after the end of open enrollment (February 15, 2015) in connection with preparing their 2014 taxes.

The special enrollment period announced today will begin on March 15, 2015 and end at 11:59 pm E.S.T. on April 30, 2015. If

a consumer enrolls in coverage before the 15th of the month, coverage will be effective on the first day of the following month.

This year’s tax season is the first time individuals and families will be asked to provide basic information regarding their health coverage on their tax returns. Individuals who could not afford coverage or met other conditions may be eligible to receive an exemption for 2014. To help consumers who did not have insurance last year determine if they qualify for an exemption, CMS also launched a health coverage tax exemption tool today on HealthCare.gov and CuidadodeSalud.gov.

“We recognize that this is the first tax filing season where consumers may have to pay a fee or claim an exemption for not having health insurance coverage,” said CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. “Our priority is to make sure consumers understand the new requirement to enroll in health coverage and to provide those who were not aware or did not understand the requirement with an opportunity to enroll in affordable coverage this year.”

Most taxpayers, about three quarters, will only need to check a box when they file their taxes to indicate that they had health coverage in 2014 through their employer, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans care or other qualified health coverage that qualifies as

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The remaining taxpayers — about one-quarter — will take different steps. It is expected that 10 to 20 percent of taxpayers who were uninsured for all or part of 2014 will qualify for an exemption from the requirement to have coverage. A much smaller fraction of taxpayers, an estimated 2 to 4 percent, will pay a fee because they made a choice to not obtain coverage and are not eligible for an exemption.

Americans who do not qualify for an exemption and went without health coverage in 2014 will have to pay a fee — $95 per adult or 1 percent of their income, whichever is greater — when they file their taxes this year.

The fee increases to $325 per adult or 2 percent of income for 2015. Individuals taking advan-

tage of this special enrollment period will still owe a fee for the months they were uninsured and did not receive an exemption in 2014 and 2015. This special enrollment period is designed to allow such individuals the opportunity to get covered for the remainder of the year and avoid additional fees for 2015.

The Administration is committed to providing the information and tools tax filers need to understand the new requirements. Part of this outreach effort involves coordinating efforts with nonprofit organizations and tax preparers who provide resources to consumers and offer on the ground support. If consumers have questions about their taxes, need to download forms, or want to learn more about the fee for not having insurance, they can find infor-

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100 donors sought for Payson Community Blood Drive The next blood drive for the Payson area is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, April 27 at the Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane.

The Payson Community Blood Drive team goal is for 100 donors to give blood. The highest number of donors that contributed in a single

drive was 166 back in April 2000.

Donors may give blood three times a year.

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History proves I’m not alone in my love affair with fad diets It only makes sense that I obsess on fad diets as a food columnist — I also have way too much personal experience, having been on one or another since adolescence.

Let’s see … there was the Scarsdale Diet. I weighed every bit of food and had a grapefruit every morning. That lasted until the founder of the diet was shot by his girlfriend.

Then the carb diet. I ate a lot of fiber. I got bloated.

When Atkins came out, I dropped all the carbs and focused only on protein.

Sigh.

I had no idea, however, that I’ve been in good company for thousands of years.

Dieting seems to have started with the Greeks and Romans when they introduced the word diatia — translation: “way of life.” Louise Foxcroft, author of Calories and Corsets: A History of Dieting for 2,000 years uncovered that tidbit.

No kidding. Any diet worth its salt only works if the dieter commits their life to watching what they eat and moving their body — but that’s such hard work.

Most people, like me, seek the holy grail of diets. It’s so much easier to jump on the newest diet bandwagon as it comes rolling through town than to exercise and eat reasonably.

Now, William the Conqueror may have launched history’s first fad diet. He decided in 1087 he needed to take off a few pounds in order to ride a horse. Seems he’d gained so much weight after all the feasts to celebrate his conquests, he couldn’t ride a horse without hurting it. So he decided on an all-liquid, alcohol diet.

Turns out, that diet had its limits. For starters, he fell off a horse and died, apparently after a bout of drinking. Might have been worth it if he’d left a good-looking corpse — but the priests had a difficult time fitting him into his stone sarcophagus. (http://www.funtrivia.com/en/ subtopics/Fad-Diets-throughoutHistory-310186.html) Then along came the first bestselling diet book from Venetian Luigi Comaro who in 1558 published The Art of Living Long. He advocated and ate less than one pound of food — plus a supple-

mental 17 ounces of wine daily. Byron used to both drink vinegar Later, he limited himself to eat- and eat potatoes soaked in the ing one egg per day. Incredibly, stuff. Side effects included vomiting and diarrhea. he lived to be 98.

Young girls, following his lead, (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ f o o d a n d d r i n k / h e a l t h y e a t - starved themselves and lived on ing/10563419/The-10-weirdest- vinegar, just to mimic Byron’s f a d - d i e t s - i n - h i s t o r y . h t m l ? - style of slim paleness — prompting their parents to fret for their frame=2789605) But the Victorians perfected well-being. That happened to all the art of dieting. Just like my my friends, too.

Southern California buddies who But the most alarming diet of suffered the tyranny of bikinis, the time relied on having people Victorians had to squeeze them- swallow the tapeworm parasite selves into corsets to have super to keep themselves slim. trim waists.

Foxcroft wrote that once peoIn 1830, a clergyman named ple reached their desired weight, Sylvester Graham started a they could take an anti-paradiet fad by site pill to promoting hopefully kill the worm. Of a high-fiber The course, if that diet devoid Healthy didn’t work of animal the worm products and could grow to spices. The

by Michele Nelson 30 feet and over all-purpose was to they’d end up keep thoughts with headpure and sexual lusts under con- aches, eye problems, meningitis, trol. Coincidentally, his Graham epilepsy and dementia. cracker played a huge part of This diet supposedly continued on into the 20th century the diet.

For a while, Oberlin College when it was rumored opera star adopted his diet, prompting a Maria Callas dropped 65 pounds surge in off-campus eating by by swallowing the parasite.

Another diet fad in the early the students.

Nabisco got hold of Graham’s 20th century — Lucky Strike cigcracker, added sugar and the arettes launched an ad in 1925 campaign “reach for a Lucky modern sweet treat was born.

Enter Horace Fletcher, nick- instead of a sweet.” Side effects named the Great Masticator. of that clever approach included Fletcher advocated chewing lung cancer. each bite of food from 37 to 80 This was followed closely by times to absorb all of the liq- the Inuit Diet of 1928. People uid nutritious parts of the food. could eat all the caribou, raw Once eaters sucked out every fish and whale blubber they last nutrient, he advised them to could stomach. spit out the chewed remnants.

Then came the Grapefruit In her book, Foxcroft said Diet of 1930 — which morphed the Fletcher diet promoted def- into the Hollywood Diet a couple ecation only twice per month of decades later. This diet had “described by Fletcher as smell- people eating grapefruit with ing like warm biscuits … Fletcher every meal, which research says carried a sample of his own feces has merit as grapefruit has been around with him to illustrate this known to be an appetite suppressant. wonder,” she wrote.

In 1950, the first form of Somewhere in there, the famous Victorian poet Lord the Cabbage Diet came about.

Byron started the “how do celeb- According to Diet.com, this diet rities lose weight” obsession. seems to resurface every decade Can I tell you how many of my or so. The good news: all the cabfriends learned about diets from bage soup you can eat. The bad news: gas and bloating. celebrities? Too many!

In 1960, the macrobiotic diet Byron claimed he had a “morbid propensity to fatten” and came into vogue with its grain weighed himself constantly. He and fermented food approach. settled on vinegar as his method A Japanese philosopher created to remain pale and wispy thin. that one.

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Graduate medical education needs update by

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee

new york institute of technology

America is suffering from a shortage of primary care physicians. And with the national patient population expanding and fewer doctors choosing to be generalists, the shortfall is only getting worse. By 2020, there will be a shortage of an estimated 45,000 primary care doctors.

Reforming graduate medical education — the system used to train new physicians — would help address this problem. Established in 1965, the current system is outdated and inefficient. It doesn’t meet the health care needs of our nation. Voters must urge Congress to repurpose a small portion of current funding toward new training models that fix the shortfall and meet patients’ needs.

A July 2014 report from the Institute of Medicine demonstrates that many graduate medical education programs fail to provide enrollees with the knowledge and skills needed to provide high quality care outside of the hospital. Newly minted doctors struggle with even “simple procedures” commonly required in office-based settings.

The main cause of this problem is that the bulk of the average doctor’s residency training takes place in a large teaching hospital. That’s a unique environment with many advantages for the small percentage of people who receive care there. But it bears little resemblance to outpatient clinical settings where most care is delivered, particularly in rural and low-income areas. Patients in these regions often struggle to find adequate services.

Fortunately, some medical organizations are taking innovative steps to address these flaws.

Consider the Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural Graduate Medical Education. This “regional cooperative” connects medical school residents to local clinics. The initiative exposes residents to the realities of medical care outside the confines of a teaching hospital. Residents enjoy a much higher level of personalized patient interaction and gain a better understanding of how to provide quality, culturally competent care.

Teaching Health Centers link primary care providers to clinics and health centers in underserved communities. Their graduates are almost three

times more likely to practice in underprivileged areas.

Smartly, the Affordable Care Act includes funding for expanding Teaching Health Centers throughout the country. In 2014, the federal government allocated grants to 60 centers, enabling them to train 550 additional doctors.

Another successful model for improving the organization of medical education is found in osteopathic postdoctoral training institutions.

These partnerships enable medical schools, hospitals, and community-based health care facilities to pool their academic and research resources for graduate medical education.

At New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, we pioneered one of the first OPTIs in 1995. Since then, our OPTI has worked with many health care providers to increase the number of residents and provide a broader educational experience in community hospitals and clinics.

Across the country, this model is working. In fact, 40 percent of these osteopathic residents are choosing the generalist disciplines of family medicine, general internal medicine, and pediatrics. At more traditional programs, just three in 10 physicians choose primary care.

Right now, Medicare allocates over $13 billion annually to finance graduate medical education programs. Distribution of those funds is based on an outdated formula that’s highly biased toward traditional teaching hospitals and neglectful of innovative models like regional cooperatives, training health centers, and OPTIs. Sustained funding needs to flow to these initiatives. Modernizing the graduate medical education system will provide the flexibility necessary to address workforce and patient needs in an evolving health care system.

About the author

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee is vice president for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs at New York Institute of Technology and a member of the Institute of Medicine’s committee on graduate medical education.

Then a new form of dieting emerged with the creation of Weight Watchers. The program returned to the ancient Roman and Greek philosophy of changing the dieter’s lifestyles through eating management.

Can I tell you how many of my California friends dip in and out of this one?

In 1964, the “Drinking Man’s Diet” came about, but the fad was short lived. The Harvard School of Public Health declared it “unhealthful.”

In 1976, researches created the Sleeping Beauty diet. Dieters would be induced into days of sleep.

Guess it’s hard to eat a cheeseburger if you’re sleeping.

It’s hard to get anything else done, either.

In 1981, the Beverly Hills Diet caught on. It popularized the food-combining idea, saying fruit had to be eaten by itself.

Fortunately, champagne was a neutral food and could be taken with everything.

Somewhere in there the Scarsdale Diet started; then in the 1990s came the Mediterranean Diet to the Paleolithic Diet, the Zone Diet to the Eat Right for Your Blood Type Diet and the South Beach Diet, all designed to keep us on the dieting treadmill — chasing the holy grail without ever actually getting anywhere.

Maybe though, the best solution for me goes back to the Greeks’ and Romans’ idea of making sure I have a bit of exercise and eat reasonably everyday — I mean healthy eating is a lifestyle not a fad.

Of course, the Romans did have parties so over-the-top that they invented vomitoriums so

they could purge and keep on eating — but then, that’s probably a whole other column.

U.S. News and World Report Top Diets 2015

Dash Diet — fights high blood pressure TLC or Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet — made by the Institute of Health Mayo Clinic Diet — for those who prefer bland Mediterranean Diet — popular for thousands of years Weight Watchers — still in

the game Flexitarian Diet — focuses on plant-based protein, grains and veggies Volumetrics — another safe, but probably bland diet Jenny Craig — similar to Weight Watchers Biggest Loser Diet — everyone can watch you lose Ornish Diet — like the Amish religion, healthy but hard to follow To see more: http://health. usnews.com/best-diet/best-overall-diets

To all those who made the 17th Annual Women’s Wellness Forum a success, we say...

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Community spirit swells during annual fund-raiser planning Poker run planners promise more fun, hope for no snow by

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

In typical Tonto Basin style, the Lorraine Cline Memorial Poker Run Committee met at The Butcher Hook.

But not in the restaurant — in the bar.

The committee has two weeks to hash out any issues before the Friday, April 24 barbecue and ATV raffle and the Saturday, April 25 all-day four-wheel-drive poker run.

First item on the agenda: ATV raffle tickets.

“Every day they are selling,” said Norma Cline, owner of The Butcher Hook and longtime committee member.

“I’ve been getting lots of phone calls from people in the Valley,” said Laci Sopeland.

John and Carol Dryer and Robin Holt joined the two ladies to add their last-minute details.

“So, the list for the breakfast burros is tortillas, salsa, bacon bits, eggs, chorizo and cheese,” said Sopeland.

“Didn’t you have potatoes in there too last year?” asked John.

“It’s good enough to have the meat, eggs and cheese,” said Cline, giving John a punch in

the arm. The two have worked together for years, starting when John owned the Punkin Center Store in the 1980s.

Despite the bantering, the group remains focused on helping local cancer patients — which is where all the money they raise from the annual event goes. So they’re always looking for new ways to raise funds.

Holt offered to man a new booth for the year — a raffle for a side of beef.

“I’m all about the beef — no chicken,” she quipped in a spin on the popular song “I’m all about that bass — no treble.”

“Let’s make a tee-shirt!” said Sopeland.

Last year, the Lorraine Cline Memorial Committee decided to raffle off a half-side of 4-H steer.

People who really needed the food won a freezer-full for just $10. One was a “starving artist” in Globe and the other an overwhelmed family.

“A mom with four kids in Deer Creek won a side of beef,” said Sopeland.

She said the woman and her husband rarely purchased expensive meat like beef.

“It felt good to fill her freezer,” said Sopeland.

That community spirit animates this feel-good charity.

Sopeland started the Poker Run and Friday night Bar-B-Q after her grandmother died from lung cancer. An earlier diag-

group,” she said.

After the dinner was over, the owner of the restaurant called Sopeland. “He just about cried,” she said.

Sitting in The Butcher Hook that night two weeks before the Poker Run, the group’s eyes glistened as Sopeland told the story.

“It’s why we do this,” said Carol.

Lorraine Cline Memorial Poker Run Schedule Bar-B-Q dinner and ATV raffle

Michele Nelson/Roundup

Half the Lorraine Cline Memorial Poker Run Committee: Carol Dryer, Laci Sopeland, Robin Holt, John Dryer and Norma Cline. nosis could have increased her chances for survival.

The Lorraine Cline Memorial Fund covers the often-substantial costs medical insurance doesn’t cover, such as gas to get to appointments, co-payments, and childcare. Unpaid medical bills remains the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. Sopeland said she has also done some spur-of-the moment things. For example, the night

she rushed to the Diamond Point restaurant to cover the dinner of a group of ladies that met in a support group because their husbands died of cancer.

One of the ladies was actually a dental patient of Carol’s Tonto Basin dental clinic.

“She was a nurse who used to work in the cancer ward mixing up the chemotherapy chemicals — without gloves or other protective gear!” said Carol.

This patient of Carol’s had just gotten off a long journey of liquid diets and could finally eat a real meal. Her buddies decided to celebrate with her.

Sopeland learned of the plans when one of the group received treatment at the dental clinic Sopeland worked at in Payson.

“We got to talking and I heard about the dinner so I rushed out and wrote a check and put it in a card with information on our

Friday, April 24 The Butcher Hook Restaurant and Bar in Tonto Basin Live music and dinner from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Poker Run

Meet at the O-Bar-C Ranch in Tonto Basin at 8 a.m.

Saturday, April 25 Ride starts at 9 a.m. $20 per hand Winners take best 5 cards out of 7.

Breakfast burros available for sale.

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County elections office pitches consolidating polling places into vote centers by

Teresa McQuerrey

roundup staff reporter

Eric Mariscal, director of county elections, is investigating the possibility of Gila County following a trend to consolidate polling places into vote centers.

The topic was part of business discussed at a work session of the Gila County Board of Supervisors March 31.

Voting at the traditional Gila County polling places has been on the decline for years. During the November 2014 election,

only 1,628 of the county’s 30,000 voters actually cast ballots at one of the 33 polling places.

Voters are taking advantage of early voting by mail in greater and greater numbers. Mariscal told the supervisors more than half of the county’s registered voters are on the permanent early voting list. At the same time, it has become increasingly more difficult for the elections department to hire a sufficient number of “enthusiastic” poll workers.

Mariscal said Gila County must consider consolidating the number of polling places to effectively utilize its resources. He recommends the board create 16 “vote centers.”

Vote centers were established in Yavapai County in 2010; in Yuma County in 2012 and in Graham County in 2014, he said.

“If vote centers are equipped properly with electronic poll books and ballot on demand printers (where the printers make economic sense), voters

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will be able to vote at any center anywhere in the county without regard to their assigned precinct,” he said.

Initial estimates on the cost to make the change from polling places to vote centers is $350,000, Mariscal told the supervisors.

He added cost savings over time include a reduction in the number of poll workers, polling

place rentals and ballot printing.

Currently, the county must print ballots ahead of time for 101 percent of the voting population, even though only 45 to 65 percent of voters turn out.

“Should the board of supervisors decide to establish vote centers within Gila County, an ample amount of time will be provided for public input to allow voters the opportunity to test the

equipment and discuss the vote center concept,” Mariscal said in his report.

He added his office is currently researching the equipment of qualified vendors.

The county has been talking about voting centers for a couple of years, but Supervisor Mariscal has pushed the issue since his election.

Star Valley mayor and council get review of town’s work as new fiscal year approaches Star Valley Town Manager Tim Grier outlined a year’s worth of progress on roads and water projects at the April 7 council meeting, as the town begins deliberations on the fiscal year budget that starts in July.

Grier reported the town has completed or scheduled for completion $300,000 worth of new road construction projects. This does not include an additional expenditure of around $72,000 for ongoing maintenance.

The town has also developed two new wells in the also just-completed town park. The two new wells will provide backup capacity for the town-owned water company, which serves

about a third of the lots in town.

The town hopes to assure a steady and reliable water supply for the citizens for the next 100 years. That goal seems to be coming to fruition.

Star Valley this year has also developed its first park, the B. Diane McDaniel Community Park.

The park now boasts a play area for small children along with horseshoe pits and a volleyball court for taller folks. The town has also supplied picnic tables and grills, plus some shade structures for the picnic area.

Further improvements are continuing, with a budget of about $67,000.

Tim Grier

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Gila County to Become a Purple Heart County

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Now at 244 E. Highway 260 Thursday, April 16th beginning at 9:00 Chamber ribbon cutting at 11:30 with

Pizza from 20% Discount and PRIZE Storewide DRAWINGS!

Proceeds from the Time Out Thrift Shop go to support the Time Out Domestic Violence Shelter programs. For Thrift Shop info: 928-474-3989 Time Out is a non-profit, tax exempt organization under IRS code 501©(3)

This past February, Billy Walden, State Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, addressed the County Supervisors Association of Arizona asking each county in Arizona to proclaim themselves as a “Purple Heart County” in an effort to designate Arizona as the first “Purple Heart State.”

At this time, three counties have formally designated themselves as Purple Heart counties: Coconino, Yavapai and Graham.

Gila County would like to follow suit and become the next Arizona Purple Heart County. By making this declaration, Gila County not only honors its Purple Heart recipients, but veterans all across the nation.

Gila County is currently seeking the names of Purple Heart recipients who live in our county. If you or someone you know is a Purple Heart recipient, please contact us before April 30 with a name and a brief military description. Call the Board of Supervisors Office at (928) 402-8753 with your information.

Deadline for scholarship applications is April 24 The Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country is now accepting applications for scholarships from graduating high school seniors.

These scholarships are given to seniors graduating from Payson High School and Payson Center for Success who will be

attending college in the fall of 2015.

Applications and information may be obtained at Payson High School and Payson Center for Success. Applicants can also email Kiwanis at zanegrey kiwanis@yahoo.com for further information.

The application can also be found on the Kiwanis web site — www.zanegreykiwanis.com.

The deadline for applications is Friday. April 24, 2015. Mail them to Kiwanis Club of Zane Grey Country, P.O. Box 2507, Payson, AZ 85547.

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Payson schools must cut 4 percent from operating budget From page 1A A few employees in the past have retired from teaching, only to return as consultants with their medical insurance covered by the state teacher’s retirement fund. This results in a savings to the district, which doesn’t have to pay benefits and generally pays a lower salary. Meanwhile, the teacher collects both their pension payment and the added salary, with benefits provided

through the pension.

“For example, a retiring staff member may have made $50,000 and the new employee will only make $34,000 due to less experience,” wrote Wyman.

At this time, the district does not have a final number of how many teachers will be leaving or retiring, nor have they hired any new teachers. The district was planning to have the board vote on contracts for the 2015-16 school year at the Monday, April

13 meeting.

“We have not yet hired any new teachers,” wrote Wyman, “(However) the interview process is started and I anticipate teachers being brought to the Board over the next couple of months.”

In another move related to losing staff through attrition, the reduced Rim Country Middle School and Payson High School positions have to do with slicing up a teacher’s day by class

periods.

“We considered a full-time teacher as having 1.0 FTE (full-time-equivalent),” wrote Wyman. “At the high school/ middle school this means that each class represents a .2 FTE. When a teaching position is not filled, we will take the position and see if a teacher wants to teach on their prep period. The money comes out of the savings from not being able to hire a new teacher.”

O B I T U A R I E S Ronald Victor Groshelle (1938-2015)

Lifetime success story of Ronald Groshelle Ronald Victor Groshelle was born in Billings, Mont. May 6, 1938 to Ruth A. Maxwell and Victor D. Groshelle.

Ron has three brothers: Ronnie and Gene who have passed, and Roger, who resides in Montana; and a sister, Patricia, who resides in California.

He married Jeanette Ann Groshelle on Aug. 24, 1961. His children are Marla Spriggs, who resides in Washington, and Michael Groshelle who resides in Wyoming. Ron served in the Army Reserves from 1960 to 1966. He had careers in music, electronics and real estate.

Ron and his wife, Jeanette, lived in Phoenix and later in life moved to Payson, Ariz. until her passing in November 2009. He then moved to Anacortes, Wash. to be with this daughter and sonin-law, Brian. During this time he found Eddie (Yorkie) and began a tremendous friendship and special loving bond together.

“When Dad was in the hospital or not feeling well, Eddie was at his side snuggling next to him even to the end. He was a very special father, husband and a friend to many. His endless smile will be missed,” writes his family.

Ron will be placed next to his wife, Jeanette, in Payson, Ariz.

Ron always had a smile on his face, a joke to tell and everyone that met him loved him. Ron’s passion was music from the start for him and a journey to the end, a story to be shared. Ron has played harmonica since the age of 10. He played piano and accordion professionally to work his way through college, but his greatest love has always been the harmonica. In 1970, Ron

formed a band called the Harmonichords.

The Harmonichords performed on television and at many of entertainment the spots and restaurants such as the Sun Bowl in Sun City, Ariz., The Arizona State Fair and “The Troubador” club in Los Angeles, Calif. to name a few. Their long-standing engagement at Legend City Entertainment Park in Arizona increased their popularity, and in honor of that fact, their first album was called “THE HARMONICHORDS AT LEGEND CITY.” During this time he met a lifelong friend and fellow harmonica player, Dick. Dick was one of the original harmonica players in the Harmonichords and then formed his own harmonica group called “The Nostalgics.” When Dad was ill, Dick would visit Dad and they would play the harmonica together; he also would play with them on stage from time to time.

No one will forget Ron’s version of “It Had To Be You.” Dad is now back performing and playing the harmonica in heaven.

The family wants to thank all of the wonderful caregivers and special friends who touched Ron’s life over the past few years.

He loved life and the people that cared for him. We invite all of his friends and family for a celebration of his life Saturday, April 18 at Messinger’s Funeral Home in Payson, Ariz. Viewing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a graveside service at 1:30 at the Mountain Meadows Memorial Park.

Willard E. Cox (2015)

Willard E. Cox of Payson, Ariz. went to Heaven on April 3, 2015 as a loving husband, devoted father, grandfather and dedicated and kind friend to all who knew him.

He was born in Oakland, Calif. before achieving a degree in mining engineering from the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, Mo. and two geology degrees from the University of Nebraska. Between earning his degrees, he served in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers during the Korean War. Serving with distinction and honor to his country, he obtained an Honorable Discharge in June of 1959.

After he earned his degrees and completed his military service, he worked for Gulf Oil as a petroleum engineer in Wyoming for a couple of years before moving to Butte, Mont.

It was in Montana that he spent the majority and best years of his life with his wife of 45 years, Nancy. Nancy was the love of his life and his rock. It was during those 45 years that he dedicated his life to her happiness and set the example for his two children, Matthew and Anne, to follow. The example he set was the importance of achieving an education, which he instilled in his children and can only be enhanced by the kindness and caring nature he gave to all who knew him.

Family and friends knew him to be a man without enemies and the kindest person they ever met. He was also the father to

his son’s closest friends and his son-in-law. His passions besides family and friends were his love of the outdoors, communicating with others through his HAM radio “man cave” and creating and building engineering projects both inside and outside the house.

In August of 2002 he and his wife moved to the great town of Payson, Ariz. where he helped to design the house they called home and began expanding their close circle of friends. It is a testament to his character and personality that even when he met future friends it was often stated and understood, “Will is a good man and someone I can count on.” He will be missed greatly by all who knew him, but we are eternally grateful for showing us how to live our lives as he did.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy; son, Matthew; daughter, Anne; son-in-law, Richard; granddaughter, Caitlyn; as well as many other extended family and friends located not only in Arizona and Montana, but throughout the country.

The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 25 at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, Payson, Ariz. If you have any questions, please call the church at (928) 474-5440. The church is located on the south side of Payson High School.

Memorial donations may be sent to Anne Jauregui, 5931 West Park Avenue, Chandler, AZ 85226. Please make checks payable to the University of Nebraska Foundation.

Wilbert Henry “Hank” Graepler, Jr. (1934-2015)

Everyone called him “Hank” but he was born Wilbert Henry Graepler, Jr. on March 14, 1934 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. His parents were Wilbert Henry Graepler, Sr. and Ilsa Berniece Horton Graepler.

When Mr. Graepler was three years old, the family moved to the warmer and dryer climate of Phoenix, Ariz. because of his sister’s asthma. He graduated from West High School and went north to work on ranches. He worked the Boquillas, the ROR and the 76.

The cornerstones of Mr. Graepler’s life were his faith, his love of horses, ranch work and the outdoors, and his family.

Mr. Graepler was drafted and served his country from 1956 to 1958 in the Army as a communication specialist.

After his service, he returned to ranch work. Looking for a better life for his growing family, he moved with them to the city where he went into sheet metal, air conditioning and cooling work. He retired from Interstate Mechanical Corporation or imcor.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Joan Guthrie; sister and husband, Karen (Jerry) Martin; his brother and wife, William (Diane) Graepler;

and son, David Winn.

Mr. Graepler is survived by his wife of 27 years, Barbara; daughters Kelli (Glenn) Johnson, Lillian Swafford, Michelle (Jon) Schenk; and sister, Mary (Jim) Troyer; his seven grandchildren: Lisa, Sabra, Tracy Jr., Tymber, David, Nicole and Jerry Jr.; as well as 18 great-grandchildren.

He was a wonderful friend and neighbor to many under the Rim, always glad to lend a hand and do what he could. On any good day he would likely be atop a horse traveling through the pastures and backwoods of Rim Country.

Mr. Graepler was a devoted member of the Rock of Ages congregation who passed into the arms of the Lord March 28, 2015 surrounded by family at his home in Mesa del Caballo.

In accordance with his beliefs he did not say goodbye, but only see you later. His services will be held at 10 a.m., April 18, 2015, at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 204 W. Airport Rd., Payson, Ariz.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations in his memory to either the Rock of Ages Lutheran Church or Hospice Compassus, 511 S. Mud Springs Road, Payson, Ariz.

Ross DeFalco (1941-2015)

Ross DeFalco, a longtime resident of Payson, died on March 21, 2015. Ross was born May 26, 1941 in Ensley, Ala. to Rose and Sam DeFalco. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Perth Amboy, N.J., and in 1947 they made Arizona their permanent home. Ross took up barbering and opened his first shop in Phoenix in 1968.

Four years later, he moved his business to Payson to experience the cool weather and smalltown atmosphere of the Rim. Ross owned the Swiss Village Barbershop for over 35 years and enjoyed cutting hair and sharing in the life stories of the residents in town. He retired in 2007 and remained in Payson until the time of his death. One of his greatest pleasures was driving to the White Mountains where he loved to drop a line in the water for a day of fishing.

Ross is survived by his wife

of 34 years, Bette; daughter and son-inlaw, Rebecca and Jim Burright; stepchildren, Cindy Babers, Deedee Poole, and Tim and Terry Richards. His sister and brother-in-law, JoLee and Joe Kennedy, reside in Phoenix, as do nieces, Janelle Romero and Jenna Kennedy, and nephew, Joseph Kennedy. Additional family members include nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Messinger Mortuary, 901 S. Westerly Rd., Payson, AZ 85541.

For more information, call (928) 474-2800 or go online at www. messingermorturary.com.

Another way the district plans on saving money — having a one-hour early release every Wednesday next year. This time will be used for staff development instead of paying teachers for full days before school starts in July.

“This means some of our classified staff will be working three days less,” wrote Wyman. “This is the savings (listed as hourly calendar payments).”

The “contract diversified solutions” represents a non-renewal of a contract to a company that physically tested classi-

fied staff.

“We felt the testing was not needed for the specific jobs, so we canceled the contract,” wrote Wyman.

Next, the superintendent and business office will focus on slicing and dicing for the 2016-17 year when even more hits are scheduled for PUSD. Despite the state’s economic recovery, the Legislature continues to reduce spending on education and has so far refused to comply with a court order restoring voter approved funding.

Payson hires attorney by

Alexis Bechman

roundup staff reporter

It took multiple tries, but the Town of Payson has finally hired a new town attorney several months after the former town attorney won a seat on the Gila County Superior Court bench.

Hector Figueroa was the attorney for South Tucson and Willcox before joining Payson as the new in-house attorney. On Thursday, the town council will introduce Figueroa and simultaneously terminate attorney services from the Curtis, Goodwin, Sullivan, Udall and Schwab law firm, which has been providing legal advice since Tim Wright became a judge.

Figueroa introduced himself at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting recently and said he has an open-door

policy to answer commissioner questions.

The council will hold a special executive session on Thursday at 5 p.m. to discuss pending negotiations and litigation with Figueroa and the law firm.

The council will then hold its regularly scheduled council meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Agenda items include proclamations naming May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness month, May 2 as Wildfire Community Preparedness Day and May 7 as National Day of Prayer. The council will also discuss an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation for Phase II of the East Bonita Street improvement project and request to waive building permit fees for a Habitat for Humanity home on South Oak Street.

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Medium: Pollen levels between 7.3 and 9.6 will likely cause symptoms for many individuals who suffer from allergies to the predominant pollen types of the season.

Low: Pollen levels between 0 and 7.2 tend to affect very few individuals among the allergy-suffering public.

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Ben Brunner (1920-2015)

Ben Brunner of Payson, Ariz., died March 23, 2015, at the age of 94.

He was born in Severance, Colo. on Oct. 29, 1920. He was one of nine children born to Jacob and Elizabeth Brunner and raised on a farm in Windsor, Colo.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II. On May 4, 1943, he married Linda Jacoby, and they shared 63 wonderful years together until her death in 2006.

After discharge from the Navy in 1945, he returned to farming in Windsor. In 1947, he and his family moved to California where he went to work for Manchester Tank in Lynwood, Calif. He held many jobs before becoming sales manager.

In 1962, he moved his fami-

ly to Bedford, Ind. to start his own LP gas tank business, Brunner Engineering & Mfg., Inc., which he sold in 1980.

He and Linda retired to California, Colorado, and finally Arizona. His passions in retirement were golf and flying.

He is survived by three daughters, Emily Earlywine (Mike) of Payson, Ariz., Kris Brunner (Harris Weinberg) of Green Valley, Ariz., and Bev Brunner of Paradise Valley, Ariz.; three grandsons; 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Freida, of Eugene, Ore.; numerous nieces and nephews; and his companion in his later years, Donna Lindstrom of Payson, Ariz.

A private family gathering to honor his memory will be held in Colorado in July.

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Tarzan swings into action

Photos courtesy DJ Craig

The Payson High School theater company staged a joyful rendition of the musical “Tarzan” with Cody Rislund as Tarzan, Kiki York as the villainous leopard played to an ensemble cast of gorillas (left). At right, Emily Blakeley gets into the swing of things as Tarzan’s best friend.

Modern success with an ancient technique by

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“Tarzan,” the Payson High School 2015 musical, brought laughs, tears and fun to audiences during its three-night run.

Many of the students in the musical grew up watching the Disney animated film version released in 1999.

Audience members commented on the various age groups that performed as well as the excellence of the live music.

Sergio Beraun, the PHS band director, masterfully matched queues for the singers with the musicians in the pit. This prompted one audience member to comment when the band members exited with their instruments after the performance, “There was live music? I had no idea.”

Director Kathy Siler stepped outside the box to cast young community members. Siler found young students at the Dynamite Sports group to serve as flower dancers and young gorillas in the troupe.

Then Siler cast Rim Country Middle School students Bobbi Beaugureau and Cami Cambier as Young Tarzan and Young Terk, his gorilla buddy.

Emily Blakeley took over with an exuberant turn as the older Terk.

However, another audience member mused, “I forgot how much music musicals really have.”

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Local artist C J Lukacsik’s voice still carries the essence of her native Taiwan, although she’s lived in the United States for most of her life.

In her art, she paints in a traditional oil medium, but allows her brush to move with the grace learned from years of practicing Chinese calligraphy.

This year, that combination of cultures garnered the attention of both the Chinese government and the Oil Painters of America.

Yet, she’s modest about her accomplishments.

“I do not have, according to experts, formal training,” she said. “I do have Chinese calligraphy and I brought that type of movement to my painting. I use the oil in a classic style of painting (with) a floating brush.”

Her paintings and jewelry adorn a wall in the Artists of the Rim gallery, surrounded by the art of her peers. As an officer of the organization, she volunteers her time to man the shop a few times a month.

Surprisingly, Lukacsik has only painted for less than a decade. She started after she retired from a nursing career in her early 60s. However, in that short time, Lukacsik has shown her work in nine exhibitions from the United Nations “China Unveiled” exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, to the American Impressionist Society, 13th Annual National Juried Competition.

Now, she will tour nine different cities in China with five other artists from Taiwan as a guest of the Chinese government to promote art as a communication device for the two countries.

Upon her return from China, she will fly to Florida to see if the painting accepted by the Oil Painters of America receives an award.

How did she launch into the art world?

She found a mentor in Jove Wong, a Chinese national who teaches in California.

“I became his translator and assistant,” she said.

But first she had to get into his classes.

Friends told her about Wong.

They had learned he would be in Scottsdale to teach a class. So Lukacsik called him and asked how she could get in.

“He told me his class was full and I would have to come to California,” she said.

Once she worked out the logistics, Lukacsik said Wong taught her shortcuts because, “He said, ‘You guys don’t have a lot of time, so I’ll give you shortcuts,’” she said.

Instead of laboring through the color wheel and brush stroke technique, Wong had Lukacsik paint from her feelings and instincts.

It worked.

Critics define her style as Russian Impressionism. She

Michele Nelson

roundup staff reporter

Unlike most high schools, PHS casts drama students, not music students in lead roles. At times, this became apparent when the lead actors struggled to find the right note or pitch.

But all came in right on queue.

As always, seniors Cody Rislund (Tarzan) and Steven Martinez (Kerchak) performed with professionalism, emotion and talent.

When Kerchak died, sniffles sounded throughout the auditorium. When Tarzan kissed Jane, the audience sighed with happiness.

The female lead roles with seniors Jasmine Ernst as Jane and Larlissa Popke as Kerchak’s mate, Kala — were performed with emotion, talent and strong voices.

Ernst pulled off a subtle, yet completely recognizable English accent throughout the performance.

Her singing carried each of her scenes.

Popke channeled her inner gorilla and made her character’s compassion shine. She too had a strong singing voice that blended perfectly with Martinez’s Kerchak.

Kiki York put in the surprise performance as the leopard. She boldly donned a full leopard print body suit to battle Tarzan, while on wires.

Supporting all the lead actors, the ensemble full of adventurous actors who slouched about the stage in gorilla costumes, dancing and singing their support.

Michele Nelson/Roundup

Payson artist CJ Lukacsik fulfilled a longtime dream by launching an art career and found success in applying techniques of Chinese calligraphy to western subjects. paints everything from stylized portraits of Chinese peasants to Rim Country forests.

In fact, it was her study of a log on the forest floor that caught the attention of the Oil Painters of America.

“In the last year, I’ve been painting the floor of the forest,” she said. “That’s what got me accepted in the Oil Painters of America. It is very difficult … you have the point line mass — a big solid piece within the mass you want the line.”

She said she also uses layering to give the piece depth — a technique similar to the one Rembrandt used.

“I paint it on and scrape it off, laboring for structure,” she said.

Besides oil painting, Lukacsik also creates jewelry. Often while she sits in the Artists of the Rim gallery, she pieces together beads and stones.

“I always like to work with my hands,” she said.

She also likes to keep busy.

Recently, she decided to explore sculpture — for a couple of different reasons.

“Art has many different faces,” she said. “I always loved horses, they are such a regal animal. I wanted to create and represent the spirit of the animal.”

She decided sculpture would best capture the pronounced bone and muscle structure of the animal. Plus the three dimensional element allows people to see the horse from multiple angles.

After the clay representation she pulled together in a week, she will take it to get a mold to create a bronze.

Already people in the gallery have expressed an interest in purchasing a bronze, just from seeing a picture of the clay model.

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Longhorns keep running over opponents Camp Verde, Snowflake wins cap big week by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Photos by Keith Morris/Roundup

Anilese Hayes slides across the plate with one of Payson’s 10 runs in a win over Snowflake on Friday. At right, Becky Bauer takes a swing against the Lobos.

The discouraged Snowflake batter began the long walk back to the bench after swinging and missing.

Trouble is, she only had two strikes on her.

She must have lost track.

Still, not much point returning to the plate. Like with most batters facing Arissa Paulson, she struck out on the next pitch.

Now she could join her Snowflake teammates on the bench. None of them figured out how to hit a Paulson pitch, either.

The Payson junior fanned a dozen Lobos in the Longhorns’ 10-0, six-inning, home field mercy win on Friday. The ace ranks second in the state in all divisions with 237 strikeouts this season as of Saturday night, according to MaxPreps. com. That puts her five strikeouts behind Lainey Stephenson of Phoenix Veritas Prep.

Paulson would have more strikeouts if the Longhorns didn’t end so many of their games early

with the 10-run mercy rule, as they did again on Friday.

“The only downside of run-ruling them is Arissa only got to pitch six innings instead of seven,” said Payson coach Curtis Johnson.

“That’s a quality team and we came out and controlled the game from start to finish and that’s a good sign that we’re continuing to improve and mature.”

Paulson was tied for the most wins in the state with a 16-1 record and ranked second to Kelley Springstead of Tucson Tanque Verde with a 0.41 earned run average.

The win capped a big week which began with a 3-0 win at Winslow against the team that beat Payson in last year’s Division 3 state championship game.

Paulson said she relished beating the Bulldogs after watching them celebrate last year’s title at her team’s expense.

“We looked forward to it a lot and we worked really hard for that game because we didn’t want to let them beat us again,” she said. “We were just really going for them.”

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Tournament offers young baseball team a chance to bond by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Payson’s baseball team went 3-2 at the Goodyear Estrella Foothills Wolves Classic held Thursday-Saturday.

And while coach Brian Young is pleased with the performance, he said the bonding experience could be more beneficial than the playing experience for his young team.

“We had a real good trip,” Young said. “I liked how we played in the tournament. Our defense was pretty strong as we try to work a few kinks out.

Offensively I thought we played well and we are getting contributions from a lot of different guys.

“The biggest thing over the weekend is just investing time in our team. The guys spent a lot of time together and had to battle through some injuries and illness and I think we will come out stronger for it.”

The Longhorns were scheduled to host

Lakeside Blue Ridge on Monday before facing Page in the annual game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick at 3 p.m.

Thursday and facing Cottonwood Mingus at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Payson. The Longhorns then close the home schedule against Eagar Round Valley at 5 p.m.

April 21 and Show Low at 6 p.m. April 24.

Payson entered Monday’s game at No. 19 in the Division 3 power rankings.

“We have seven power points games left and they all are going to be very big for us,” Young said.

The six section champions and 18 at-large teams qualify for the 24-team Division 3 state tournament, which begins May 2. The Longhorns are in second place in Section 5 at 4-1 with three games remaining. Winslow leads the section at 2-0 with six games remaining.

Payson 7, Show Low 2

Jake Beeler scattered five hits and allowed one earned run in a complete-game performance as the Long­

horns opened the tournament with a win over the Section 5 rival Cougars on Thursday. Beeler, Hunter Paul and Ryan Ricke all had two hits.

the last four and “did a nice job.” But the Horns just didn’t generate enough offense to pull what would have been a big victory.

“Ruben did a real nice job. He hasn’t gotten a lot of chances to pitch through his first three years but I like how he competes on the mound.”

Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep 11, Payson 1

Payson 8, Winslow 7

Payson 8, Buckeye 7

The Ramblers pounded out 15 hits and held the Longhorns to five. The Pennsylvania school went on to win the tournament.

“The score wasn’t a good indication in this game,” Young said. “It was actually 4-1 through five innings. We misplaced three or four balls because of the sun/sky in the Valley and it really hurt us. Offensively we didn’t do much with their pitchers.”

Logan Morgan drove in Hunter Paul with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Horns gained a measure of revenge against a Bulldogs team that rallied for a wild 13-12 Section 5 victory in Winslow four days earlier. Payson finished third in its pool to set up this Saturday rematch. Each team started the eighth with a runner at second base.

The Longhorns scored five runs in the sixth to overcome a 3-1 deficit but Winslow answered with a four-run seventh to take a 7-6 lead. But Ruben Estrada doubled in David Evans, who was hit by a pitch, to force extra innings.

Estrada pitched all eight innings.

“It was a pretty exciting game, even though they got the one the matters with their walk off last Tuesday,” Young said.

The Longhorns scored five runs in the top of the fifth to rally from a 7-3 deficit and win a game shortened to five innings.

“As Saturday went on we dealt with at least three sick players,” Young said.

“It was tough with the heat and possibly something guys had eaten the night before. I asked the Buckeye coach if we could play five and he agreed.

“We didn’t have a lot of pitching left so we scrapped together some innings from Hunter Paul, Taran (Sarnowski) and David Evans. They did a fine job knowing everybody was worn down.”

Estrada and Paul smacked back-toback doubles and Sarnowski and Carl Adcock both singled in the big fifth.

“The bats just came alive at the end of the game,” Young said.

Buckeye Verrado 8, Payson 6

The Longhorns turned in a competitive performance against a Vipers team ranked No. 8 in Division 2. Koy Duran started and pitched three innings and left with an injury. Shad McNeeley threw

Play Ball! by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Parents and coaches always hope for an injury-free Little League season.

So does Payson Little League president Barbara Rasmussen.

Unfortunately, Rasmussen hit the disabled list early as she wound up leaving Saturday’s Opening Day festivities at Rumsey Park via ambulance after suffering an ankle injury.

But injuries to players were few as 18 teams and approximately 250 players got back into action.

Chris Higgins and Rebecca Waterman picked up the slack in Rasmussen’s absence and many volunteers helped make the day a success.

All the players proudly wore their new Arizona Diamondbacks jerseys and caps with various color schemes donated by the Major League Baseball club.

Photos courtesy of DJ Craig

It was a day filled with action as another Payson Little League season began at Rumsey Park. At right, there was plenty of action at home plate during this softball game as a player tries to get out of the way as a teammate slides across the plate. Above, a player is excited after reaching first as his coach provides instruction.

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Submit a typed, short resume of the individual’s contributions by April 15 to Take Pride Project in Pine & Strawberry, P.O. Box 1204, Pine, AZ 85544.

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Payson Tea Party to screen ‘Atlas Shrugged’

Rim Country Optimist Club

Rim Country Optimist Club meets at 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, April 14 at the Cedar Ridge Restaurant at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino.

There will be no speaker, however, last-minute plans for the April 18 Fishing Festival will be discussed.

The Ninth Annual Fishing Festival takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Green Valley Park.

For further information about the club, Fishing Festival, or future events, contact Joan Young at (928) 472-2264. The club’s website is http:// www.rimcountryoptimist.com/.

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

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

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

Moose Lodge events

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

The Women of the Moose meet at 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month.

The lodge has a Thursday Fish Fry from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and weekly dinner specials are available.

Also, on the second, third, and fourth Thursday, Diana Marie provides music from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

adults in the Payson area. The group plans to help “connect seniors in the Rim Country.”

The group meets at 1 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Payson Senior Center, 514 W. Main St. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.

For more information, contact Carol Wilson, 1-800-293-9393; or Dee Redfield, (928) 970-1298.

Contributed photo

The members of the Mogollon Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, represented here by Chaplain Jo Patterson, right, presented its annual Community Service Award to Alice Natale, at left, at the April meeting. This national award is given for excellence in community service. Alice is actively involved in her community in many ways. She is a vital participant in programs and organizations such as the Payson Public Library, Navajo Lutheran Mission, Payson Helping Payson, Mount Cross Cares, and the Payson Elementary School.

Alice contributed over 1,000 hours of community service in 2014.

The lodge is open to members and their guests.

The Moose Lodge is located on E. Highway 260 in Star Valley. For more information, call (928) 474-6212.

Masonic Lodge

The Sy Harrison Masonic Lodge #70, located at 200 E. Rancho Road in Payson, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

For more information, go online to www.paysonmason.org or contact Bill Herzig, secretary, at (928) 474-1305 or (928) 951-2662.

Posse members wanted

The Gila County Sheriff’s Posse is looking for new members.

The Posse is a uniformed volunteer group who serve the Sheriff and the people of Northern Gila County.

The Posse is called on for emergencies such as forest fires, floods and snow events as well as many critical daily support roles such as court security, prisoner transports and more.

Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Gila County Sheriff’s building located just north of Main Street on McLane (this building was also known as the old Gila County Jail).

The public is invited.

Call Ellen Prentice at (928) 9700812 for further information.

Libertarian meeting

Rim residents who believe the U.S. Constitution is America’s only “Operating System” are invited to attend the area Libertarian Party’s monthly meeting at 7 p.m., the second Tuesday each month at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

To be on the “Re-boot America” contact list, leave request at another selfstartingamerican@gmail.com or call Jeff at (928) 478-0010 or Bruce at (602) 769-1282 with inquiries.

Bridge results

Winners in bridge Wednesday, April 8 were: Ruth Aucott and Judy Fox, first; Kay Hutchinson and Kent Teaford, second; Sandy Finn and Flo Moeur, third.

For information and reservations, call Kay Hutchinson at (928) 474-0287.

Rim Country 4 Wheelers

Members of the Rim Country 4 Wheelers (RC4W) invite anyone interested in four-wheel-drive back road travel to join them at 9 a.m.

Wednesdays (until March) in the Bashas’ shopping center parking lot in front of the Big 5 store.

The route and destination may be prescheduled or may be decided

on the spot; the level of difficulty may range from easy to moderate.

Saturday trips are also scheduled at least once a month and are usually decided on at the previous month’s meeting. For all trips, have a full tank of gas, lunch, and a lawn chair.

For more information, visit the Web site at www.rimcountry4wheelers.com or call RC4W President Chuck Jacobs at (928) 595-0967.

Soroptimists

The local Soroptimist club invites all women who are interested in working with and for the community to improve the status of women to join members for lunch at Tiny’s, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson, at noon Wednesdays.

Anyone interested should contact Jean Oliver, (928) 474-6167; or Audrey Wilson. (928) 468-3108.

Alzheimer’s caregivers support groups

The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group invites caregivers, families, service providers and members of the community to attend any or all of the following: • First and third Wednesdays of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center.

For more details, call Mary, (928) 474-3560. The Payson Senior Center is located at 514 W. Main St.

Payson Area Stroke Survivors

Payson Area Stroke Survivors is a support group for stroke survivors and their caregivers. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month.

The next meeting is from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 15 at the Mogollon Health Alliance activity room, East Aero Drive.

For information, call Cyndi at (928) 970-0320.

87 Mountain Biking Club

87 Mountain Biking Club meets at 4 p.m. every Wednesday at the 87 Cyclery shop, 907 S. Beeline Highway.

Members have group trail rides throughout Gila County for every level of rider (beginners to advanced).

Everyone is encouraged to join and learn about all the great mountain biking trails Payson and the surrounding area has to offer.

For more information or questions, please call (928) 478-6203.

Rim Country Coalition

The Rim Country Coalition is a newly formed group of local agencies and community members. The focus of the group is the prevention of substance misuse/abuse among older

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The Payson Tea Party invites community members to attend a screening of the DVD of “Atlas Shrugged” based on Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel by the same name.

The film will be shown in three parts from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 23 and 30 at Tiny’s Restaurant, 600 E. Highway 260, Payson.

The film is the classic story of “a hero who exemplified the joy of individual achievement and therefore, the joy of life.” For more information call (928) 951-6774.

Archaeological Society

The April meeting of the Rim Country Archaeology Society is at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 18 at the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Holy Nativity, the church is located at the corner of Easy Street and Bradley.

The guest speaker is Iva Lehmkuhl, National Petrified Forest archaeologist. Lehmkuhl will give special insight into the ongoing archaeology survey being conducted on land recently acquired by the NPF from the Bureau of Land Management and a private ranch.

Snacks and refreshments will be available, and guests are always welcome.

Narcotics Anonymous

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

We have been there.

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

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

Before you use again, please call Bill N. at (928) 978-8001 or Annie W. at (480) 341-3264; NA East Valley Area HELPLINE (480) 897-4636; Arizona NA website: www.arizona-na.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Payson Lions hear about community needs

Community organizations and individuals came forward at a Payson Lions sponsored needs assessment April 9 at Crosswinds Restaurant to voice their concerns and interests.

A wide range of actions that are needed were discussed by more than 25 people from Rim Country.

Lions President Bill Davis welcomed the group and Past District Governor Marc Paquette from Scottsdale moderated the event.

Paquette provided details on how community interests might best be addressed through partnering with or joining Lions thereby receiving support of the entire Lions International organization.

From insurance for projects, monthly magazines to advertise events, to facilities and a network of businesses people, Lions was shown to have the necessary structure to facilitate just about any kind of activity. Amid an air of enthusiasm, many great ideas came out of the meeting and a questionnaire was distributed to document interests.

For more information, please phone (928) 474-2176.

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GARAGE SALES

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Sat, Apr 11. 9am-3pm Furniture, power, hand and yard tools, coolers, gun cases, reload tools, ladders, appliances, dishes, etc.

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YARD SALES 2. MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE 903 W. Heritage Circle, Fri. April 17 from 7am to 2pm and Sat. April 18 from 7am to 12pm: Antique Toys, Scales, Dishes; Garden Storage Unit; Misc.

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5. 1108 & 1102 N. Monte Rosa Lane, Fri. & Sat. April 17 & 18 from 8am to 2pm: Multi Family Yard Sale!

AUTOS/VEHICLES BOATS 1996 Beach Craft 16ft, 150-HP Mercury Outboard, Runs Good, $2,000. 480-540-1746

1932 Ford Roadster, 327/400 Engine, 350 Automatic, 9” Ford Rearend, Rumble seat, 2” Chopped Top, Show Winner,$40,000.

480-560-3678 or 480-967-9210 1997 Landrover, All Wheel, Like New, Original 127K Miles, $4500.

928-474-4293 1999 Cadillac Eldorado, 125K Miles, Very Good Condition, $4,500.

Call 408-300-8583 Ray’s Auto Exchange, 615 W. Main, 928-978-8375 1992 Dodge Stealth R/T, Leather, V-6, Premium Wheels, 81K Orig. Miles, Beautiful Sports Car, Was $4,250.

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2004 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer, Fully Loaded, $7,995.

2002 Ford Expedition XLT, Leather Interiors, 22 in. Premium Wheels, 3rd Seat, Real Nice! $5,295.

2000 Kia Spectra, 5sp, Great Tow Vehicle, $2100.

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TRAILERS 1994 Conquest 34ft Travel Trailer w/One Kick-Out, Permanent @ Lamplighter RV Park, #62, $5,000.obo Call 520-431-2416 Ask for Joe.

TRUCKS 1977 Chevy 1/2 Ton Pick-up 4x4, Short-bed, Runs Good, $1200.

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Tribal Council Executive Secretary Status: Full Time Must be computer literate.

Facilitates operation of the Tribal Chair and Tribal Council.

Tribal file maintenance, recording and transcription of meeting minutes. Detail oriented and organization skills are a must. Tests may be administered.

BUSY OFFICE NEEDS NEW EMPLOYEE with Real Estate License and Reliable Vehicle.

Full-Time Position.

Paid vacation.

Fax resume to: 928-474-3067 Pet Products Co. Seeks Dependable Self Starter, with Attention to Detail, Must Be Very Comfortable with Computor Work, AI & PhotoShop Knowledge a Plus, Duties Include: Order Entry & Management, On-Line and Telephone Customer Service, Shipping, Printing & Social Marketing, Send Resume to: info@rimgroupllc.com

Part-Time/Temporary/Seasonal Various Positions, Mostly Seaking weekends and/or Weeknights

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Diamond Point Shadows is now accepting applications for waitress.

Please apply in person, Tuesday-Friday after 3:00 928-474-4848

SALES/MARKETING Swire Coca Cola, Hiring FT Merchandiser in Payson Area, Must be able to lift 50+pounds and work weekends, Call 928-856-1571

SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS Comfort Keepers is seeking mature, caring people for non-medical in-home care.

Provide companionship, personal care, meal prep, shopping.

Experience preferred.

Please apply in Person @ 200 W. Frontier St. #K, Payson or call (928) 474-0888.

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Bilingual encouraged.

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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 Download application at: www.pusd.k12.az.us

CERTIFIED LIFE GAURD PT Seasonal Pick up application at the Chaparral Pines Main Security Gatehouse.

HABILITATION TECH Part-time position in an innovative Habilitation setting, providing training, supervision and therapeutic activities for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements: 21 yrs of age, good driving record, dependable, pass fingerprint clearance.

Experience helpful but training is provided

Town of Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism

HEALTH CARE

You may deliver resume’s to the Tribal Administration Office.

Questions call 928-474-5000 ext. 8129 or 8109

CLERICAL/OFFICE

CASE MANAGER: Provide case management services for SMI, Substance Abuse population and children/families. Min. req: HS/GED plus 4 years exp in BH or combined BH education and exp with at least 1-year case mgmt. exp; 21 yrs of age

Now Accepting Applications for: P/T House-Keeping Apply in person at Quality Inn of Payson Formerly the Best Western of Payson 801 N. Beeline Hwy NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! MUST BE ABLE TO WORK WEEKENDS

Must be 15 years or older Pick up applications at Parks and Recreation Office 1000 W. Country Club Dr. Payson, AZ

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Email Cover Letter and Resume to jdecola@tontoapache.org or smartinez@tontoapache.org

Banner Health Clinic - Payson is seeking an experienced Medical Assistant Must be certified or willing to be within six months of hire.

Apply at BannerHealth.com Job#142449

Hiring for all positions in busy restaurant/brewery. FT/PT avail.

Apply in person at 3270 N. Hwy 87, Pine AZ

* Softball Field Prep * Youth/Adult Sports Officials & Rec Leaders * Event Center Laborers * Special Events laborer

PAYSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Diesel Mechanic - Salary $13.42 - $24.88 Bus Assistant - Salary $8.65 - $13.49 Head Varsity Wrestling Coach - Salary NTE $3,232 Head Varsity Volleyball Coach - Salary NTE $3,232 Health Specialist - Salary $12.17 - $22.55

Back Office Medical Assistant needed for busy primary care office, Full Time, Fax Resume to 928-478-6206

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Highly motivated individual wanted! Duties: customer relations, accounts payable/receivable, scheduling, payroll. Microsoft Office and QuickBooks. Keyboarding and 10-Key by touch. Fax or Email resumes to 476-6595 or office@stodghilltrucking.com

HEALTH CARE

HIRING: Medical Computer Typist/Transcriptionist REQUIRED:Prior Med.Office experience,Word/Excell; Hours: 4-Days/wk; Pay-D.O.E. Mail Resume & References to Payson Specialty Clinic, PO Box 1463, Payson,AZ 85547

Delivery, Wharehouse Personnel Part Time or Full Timje Must have valid current AZ drivers license.

Apply in person at Rouds Fine Furnhishings- ask for Merle.

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Busy Office Needs Employee 1984 Itasca 26ft. Motor Home in Good Condition, Fully Appointed Including Generator, $3,000.

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Please apply in Person @ 200 W. Frontier St. #K, Payson or call (928) 474-0888.

Gila County Career Opportunities Globe:

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Lube Specialist Public Health Nurse Road Maintenance Equipment Operator Temporary Senior Planner** Administrative Clerk Specialist

Part-time Deputy Constable WIC Nutritionist

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MARILYN S. PATTERSON and HAROLD B. PATTERSON, wife and husband; H & M INVESTIMENT COMPANY, LLC; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; BLACK CORPORATIONS I-X; WHITE COMPANIES I-X; BLUE PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE AFORENAMED DEFENDANTS, IF DECEASED, Defendants.

No. CV201500004 SUMMONS THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS: H & M Pine Investment Company, LLC c/o Marilyn S. Patterson, Statutory Agent 3317 North Highway 87 Pine, AZ 85544 You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, to this action in this Court. If served within Arizona, you shall appear and defend within 20 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, exclusive of the date of service. If served out of the State of Arizona, whether by direct service, by registered or certified

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mail, or by publication, you shall appear and defend within 30 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you is complete, exclusive of the date of service. Where process is served upon the Arizona Director of Insurance as an insurer’s attorney to receive service of legal process against it in this state, the insurer shall not be required to appear, answer or plead until expiration of 40 days after date of such service upon the Director. Service by registered or certified mail without the State of Arizona is complete 30 days after the date of filing the receipt and affidavit of service with the court. Service by publication is complete 30 days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. Service upon the Arizona Motor Vehicle Superintendent is complete 30 days after filing the Affidavit of Compliance and return receipt or Officer’s Return. RCP 4; A.R.S. Sections 20-222, 28-502 and 28-503.

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that in case of your failure to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the division assigned to the case by parties at least 3 judicial days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding.

YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file an Answer or proper response in writing with the Clerk of this Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you are required to serve a copy of any Answer or response upon the Plaintiff’s attorney. RCP 10(D); A.R.S. Section 12-311; RCP 5.

The name and address Plaintiff’s attorney is:

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Leonard J. McDonald, Jr. TIFFANY & BOSCO, P.A. Seventh Floor Camelback Esplanade II 2525 East Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85016 SIGNED AND SEALED this date: January 7, 2015 GILA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: Jullian DeLarde Deputy Clerk 15732: 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-40172 Gyring Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $243,000.00 executed by John S. Gyring and Betty J. Gyring, husband and wife, 912 East Willow Circle Payson, AZ 85541 , dated October 24, 2005 and recorded October 19, 2006, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2006-017937 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real property described herein by public auction on June 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., 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 33-811A), 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 land referred to in this policy is situated in the STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF GILA, CITY OF PAYSON, and described as follows: Being Lot Number 33 in COWTOWN ESTATES as shown in the recorded plat/map thereof in Map No. 221 of Gila County Records. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 912 East Willow Circle Payson, AZ 85541.

Tax Parcel No.: 304-20-032 3. The undersigned Trustee 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 bal-

ance, 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, express 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 Current Beneficiary:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Care of/Servicer: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc 3476 Stateview Boulevard, MAC #X7801-014 Fort Mill, SC 29715; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 03/04/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 03/04/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017.

NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-4515209 03/24/2015, 03/31/2015, 04/07/2015, 04/14/2015 15737: 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21/2015 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA RUTZ PROPERTIES, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL G. LEWIS; KENNETH M. WARD, LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.; CHAPARRAL PINES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, an unknown association; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANTS, I-X; PARTIES IN POSSESSION I-X; SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS, I-X; GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, I-X Defendants.

THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO DEFENDANTS . MICHAEL G. LEWIS; KENNETH M. WARD, LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.; CHAPARRAL PINES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, an unknown association; JOHN DOES I-X; JANE DOES I-X; XYZ PARTNERSHIPS I-X; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANTS, I-X; PARTIES IN POSSESSION I-X; SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OR ASSIGNS, I-X; GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, I-X, THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED DEFENDANT AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH A REDEEMABLE INTEREST IN GILA COUNTY TAX PARCEL ID 302-87-614 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, in this action in this court. If served

LEGAL NOTICES within Arizona, you appear and defend within 20 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, service, by registered or certified mail, or by publication - you shall appear and defend exclusive of the day of service. Where process is served upon the Arizona Director or Insurance as an insurer’s attorney to receive service of legal process against it in this state, the insurer shall not be required to appear, answer to plead until expiration of 40 days after date of such service upon the Director. Service by registered or certified mail within the State of Arizona is complete 30 days after the date of receipt by the party being served. Service by publication is complete 30 days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. Service upon the Arizona Motor Vehicle Superintendent is complete 30 days after filing the Affidavit of Compliance and return receipt or Officer’s Return, RCP 4; ARS Sections 20-222, 28-502, 28-503.

Copies of the pleadings filed herein may be obtained by contacting the Clerk of the Superior Court, Gila County, located at 1400 E. Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that in case of your failure to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MUST BE MADE TO THE DIVISION ASSIGNED TO THE CASE BY PARTIES AT LEAST THREE JUDICIAL DAYS IN ADVANCE OF A SCHEDULED COURT PROCEEDING. YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file an Answer or proper response in writing with the Clerk of the Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you are required to serve a copy of any Answer or response upon the Plaintiff’s attorney. RCP 10(d); ARS Section 12-311, RCP 5.

The name and address of Plaintiff’s attorneys are: Shawn C. White, Frederick C. Horn, STERNFELS & WHITE, P.L.L.C., 16803 E. Palisades Blvd., Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 SIGNED AND SEALED THIS DATE: 10/1/14 By /s/ Karen Rubalcava, Deputy Clerk 15741: 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28/2015 TS No. AZ07000058-15-1 APN 301-08-003 4 TO No. 8529104 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 November 30, 2006 and recorded on December 5, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-020435 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Gila County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder At the main entrance to the Gila County Courthouse, 1400 E. Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501 on 6/12/2015 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: 5058 N Bear Trail, Strawberry, AZ 85544 LOT 3, STRAWBERRY RANCH FOUR, ACCORDING TO MAP NO. 308, RECORDS OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. APN: 301-08-003 4 Original Principal Balance $283,500.00 Name and Address of original Trustor JOHN E WALLEN, A SINGLE MAN 5058

LEGAL NOTICES N Bear Trail, Strawberry, AZ 85544 Name and Address of the Beneficiary OneWest Bank N.A. c/o Financial Freedom, a division of OneWest Bank N.A. 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING AUSTIN, TX 78758 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 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: March 4, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Rosenda Cardenas, 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.priorityposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Priority Posting and Publishing 714-573-1965 State of ARIZONA County of MARICOPA On this 4th day of March, 2015, before me, LINDSAY M. BROWN personally appeared ROSENDA CARDENAS whose identity was proven to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who he or she claims to be, and acknowledged that he or she signed the above/attached document. Lindsay M. Brown Notary Public Maricopa County, Arizona My Comm. Expires 04-09-15 Lindsay M. Brown, Notary Public Commission Expires: April 9, 2015 P1137633 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 04/28/2015 15745: 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5/2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #15-40273 Mayo Notice is hereby given that David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, as trustee (or successor trustee, or substituted trustee), pursuant to the Deed of Trust which had an original balance of $168,300.00 executed by Patrick J Mayo, a married man, 2808 W. Nicklaus Drive Payson, AZ 85541 , dated December 10, 2011 and recorded December 16, 2011, as Instrument No./Docket-Page 2011-013755 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Gila County, State of Arizona, will sell the real

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TOWN OF STAR VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL

The TOWN COUNCIL will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the Star Valley Town Hall, 3675 E. Highway 260, Star Valley, Arizona, for the following purpose: 'LVFXVVLRQ DQG SXEOLF KHDULQJ UHJDUGLQJ ÀVFDO year 2015/2016 budget requests.

The TOWN COUNCIL will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the Star Valley Town Hall, 3675 E. Highway 260, Star Valley, Arizona, for the following purpose: To adopt the Tentative Budget for 2015/2016.

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property described herein by public auction on June 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at the front entrace to the County Courthouse, 1400 East Ash, Globe, AZ., 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 33-811A), 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 217 and 218, of COUNTRY CLUB VISTA, UNIT TWO, according to the plat of record in the office of the county recorder of Gila County, Arizona, recorded in Map(s) No. 261. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 2808 W. Nicklaus Drive Payson, AZ 85541. Tax Parcel No.: 302-38-218A 5. The undersigned Trustee 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, express 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 Current Beneficiary:Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Care of/Servicer: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. One Home Campus Des Moines, IA 50328; Current Trustee: David W. Cowles 2525 East Camelback Road #300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6000. Dated: 03/25/2015 /S/David W. Cowles, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. STATE OF ARIZONA, County of Maricopa. This instrument was acknowledged before me on 03/25/2015, by DAVID W. COWLES, Attorney at Law, as Trustee/Successor Trustee. /S/Judy Quick, Notary Public Commission expiration is 04/20/2017.

NOTICE: This proceeding is an effort to collect a debt on behalf of the beneficiary under the referenced Deed of Trust. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Unless the loan is reinstated, this Trustee’s Sale proceedings will result in foreclosure of the subject property. A-4518762 04/14/2015, 04/21/2015, 04/28/2015, 05/05/2015

LEGAL NOTICES 15747: 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28/2015 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on: 3/3/2015 TS No. : AZ-14-653836-JP Order No. : 14-116737 The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of Sale under that certain Deed of Trust dated 8/21/2007 and recorded 8/24/2007 as Instrument 2007-014257 , in the office of the County Recorder of GILA County, Arizona at public auction to the highest bidder: Sale Date and Time: 6/8/2015 at 11:00 AM Sale Location: AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE GILA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1400 EAST ASH ST., GLOBE, ARIZONA 85501 Legal Description: ESCROW NO. 235-4916684(psv) ALL AND SINGULAR THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE AND PARCEL OF GROUND LYING AND BEING IN EAST GLOBE, GILA COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 9, BLOCK 1-C, OF EAST GLOBE MAP NO. 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN MAP NO. 15. Purported Street Address: 610 FEGAN ST, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Tax Parcel Number: 208-05-078 Original Principal Balance: $89,594.00 Name and Address of Current Beneficiary: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. C/O Bank of America, N.A. 7105 Corporate Drive Plano, TX 75024 Name(s) and Address(s) of Original

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Central Arizona Government’s (CAG) Fiscal Year 2015-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is available for review. The TIP will be available for review and comment from April 1, 2015 to May 15, 2015. A copy of the TIP is available during normal business hours at 1075 S. Idaho Road, Apache Junction, Arizona, from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM or can be downloaded from the CAG website (www.cagaz.org). If you have any comments or questions please contact Andy Smith at 480-4749300 or by email at asmith@cagaz.org.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, this notice also serves to inform interested parties that maximum reasonable accommodation for physical and information access to and regarding the proposed project will be provided to person(s) with special needs.

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LEGAL NOTICES Trustor(s): TRACEY D MILLER, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN 7801 S SIXSHOOTER CANYON, GLOBE, AZ 85501 Name and Address of Trustee/Agent: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: ( 866 ) 645-7711 Sales Line: 714-730-2727 Login to: w w w. s e r v i c e l i n k a s a p . c o m AZ-14-653836-JP 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-14-653836-JP Dated: 3/2/2015 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION By: Rachel C. Hamburg, 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 3/2/2015 before me, Christine Marie Bitanga a notary public, personally appeared Idalia Albarran, 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

LEGAL NOTICES laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WIT NESS my hand and official seal. Signature Christine Marie Bitanga Commission No. 2041697 NOTARY PUBLIC California San Diego County My Comm.

Expires 9/17/2017 IDSPub #0080144 4/7/2015 4/14/2015 4/21/2015 4/28/2015 15749: 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1/2015 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of: ANASTASIYA SMOLINA Minor Child, NATALIIA PETERS, and

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BRIAN PETERS, husband and wife, Petitioners. CASE AD201300022

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AMENDED NOTICE TO POTENTIAL FATHER OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS Notice is given to YEVGENIY MYKHAILOVYCH SMOLIN that you have been identified by NATALIIA PETRIVNA SMOLINA, the natural mother, residing at 1000 N. Beeline Highway, #224, Payson, Arizona 85541, USA, as a potential father of a child born on May 3, 2002, in the City of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

You are informed of the following:

1.

Nataliia Petrivna Smolina, the natural mother, plans to place the child for adoption.

2.

Under Sec. 8-106 and 8-107, Arizona Revise Statutes, you have the right to consent or withhold consent to the adoption.

3.

Your written consent to the adoption is irrevocable once you give it.

4.

If you withhold consent to the adoption, you must initiate paternity proceedings under title 25, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and serve the mother within thirty days after completion of service of this notice.

5.

You have the obligation to proceed to judgment in the paternity action.

6.

You have the right to seek

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7.

If you are established as the child’s father, you must begin to provide financial support for the child.

8.

If you do not file a paternity action under title 25, chapter 6, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, and do not serve the mother within thirty days after completion of the service of this notice and pursue the action to judgment, you cannot bring or maintain any action to assert any interest in the child.

9.

The Indian child welfare act may supersede the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding adoption and paternity.

10.

You may wish to consult an attorney to assist you in responding to this notice.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Under Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (49 U.S.C. 5310) transportation program of the U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration the Central Arizona Governments (CAG) is requesting comment on the CAG Human Services Coordinated Transportation Plan. This provides notice that Central Arizona Governments (CAG) is accepting comments from residents and interested parties within Gila and Pinal counties (cities, towns, tribal communities). This grant program provides coordination assistance to eligible organizations that provide vehicles to transport seniors and disabled persons.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, this notice also serves to inform interested parties that maximum reasonable accommodation for physical and information access to and regarding the proposed project will be provided to person(s) with special needs.

Transportation service providers in your area may be applicants for the Section 5310 grant program, and may include, but are not limited to, the following applicants: CAG, Central Arizona Council on Developmental Disabilities, Coolidge Cotton Express, Cobre Valley Transit, GEST, Globe Active Adult Center, Horizon Human Services, Pinal Hispanic Council, East Valley Adult Resources, Mountain Health and Wellness, On the Go Express, Payson Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Pinal County, PPEP/Encompass, Pinal Gila Council for Senior Citizens, San Carlos Apache Nnee Bich’ o Nii Services, Town of Hayden, Town of Kearny, and City of Maricopa.

Anyone wishing to review and comment on submitted CAG Human Services Coordinated Plan should do so by June 30, 2015, to CAG, located at 1075 S. Idaho Road, Suite 300, Apache Junction, AZ 85119. The CAG Human Services Coordinated Plan can be viewed on the CAG website: http://www.cagaz.org/ For further information, contact Angela Gotto, CAG 1075 S. Idaho Road, Suite 300, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, or call at (480) 474-9300, or toll free at (800) 782-1445, or by e-mail at agotto@cagaz.org.

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Payson Roundup SPORTS Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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Chapman back in action Wins 100 and helps relay team win to lead boys to 2nd place at Blue Ridge by

Keith Morris

roundup sports editor

Welcome back Wyatt Chapman.

The Payson High junior who’s been sidelined by an injury most of the season returned to action in a big way at Friday’s Lakeside Blue Ridge Invitational.

The defending Division 3 100-meter state champion won that sprint in 11.42 seconds.

He also teamed with Blythe Smith, Chaz Davis and Bowen Sweeney to win the 4x100 in 44.34.

Chapman helped power the Longhorns to a runner-up showing behind Snowflake in the 19-team event. The Lobos scored 150 points and Payson 72.

Gerardo Moceri finished second (4:45.06) in the 1,600 and third (10:26.62) in the 3,200.

Braden Hancock placed second (41 feet 10 inches) in the triple jump and third (1911.5) in the long jump.

Softball team’s win streak at 16 From page 1B

Bauer said. “Everyone gets up and everyone’s cheering and, as a team we work together real well.”

Johnson said he wants to make sure the Longhorns are ready to claim their first state crown next month.

“I’m very satisfied, but we still have a lot of things we can do better, a lot of little things,” he said. “I asked the question at the start of this week, ‘What’s the difference between a good team and a great team? And I said, ‘It’s the execution of the little things and it’s the little things that add up,’ especially when you see close ball games like you had in Winslow and like we had in Camp Verde.”

Payson’s 16th consecutive victory and 18th shutout left the Longhorns 23-1 entering Monday’s home game against Lakeside Blue Ridge.

The Longhorns are No. 1 in the Division 3 power rankings with a 10-0 record in the non-tournament games that count in those rankings, which determine the seeding for the state tournament.

After Monday’s non-section game, the Longhorns return to section play at home against Whiteriver Alchesay at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday then host Goodyear Estrella Foothills in a non-section power points game at 2 p.m. Saturday before returning Payson 10, Snowflake 0 (6 inn.) to section action at Eagar Round Arissa Paulson fired a twoValley on Monday, April 20. hit shutout with 12 strikeouts as Left fielder Becky Bauer said Payson won a Section 5 game in it can be a challenge playing the six innings on Friday. field behind a pitcher that misses Aubrielle Paulson was 3-for-4 bats as frequently with a double, a trias Paulson since so ple, three runs and few balls come their “I’m very satisfied, two RBI, Anilese way. but we still have a Hayes went 2-for“It’s tough some3 with a triple and times, but when lot of things we can three RBI, Payton they do hit it, we’re do better, a lot of Petersen was 2-foralways ready and little things.”

3 with an RBI and are already on our Arissa Paulson Curtis Johnson toes,” the junior reached in all three Softball coach said. “Sometimes of her plate appearit doesn’t get hit a ances, going 1-for-1 lot and it’s kind of with an RBI and two walks to lead boring, but I’m always expecting the 10-hit attack.

Jewel Johnson the ball.”

The week also featured a 3-1 also drew two of Payson’s five win at third-ranked Camp Verde bases on balls.

Shayna had both hits with a on Thursday. pair of singles for the No. 10 Bauer said it was a satisfying Lobos. week, especially beating Winslow, a team that’s reached the state Payson 3, Camp Verde 1 championship game the last six Arissa Paulson scattered three seasons.

“It was really frustrating,” hits and struck out 16 as the visshe said of losing to Winslow in iting Longhorns won at No. 4 last year’s state final, “but we Camp Verde on Thursday despite all knew we had to come back collecting just four hits. The only together and we had to work 10 Cowboys’ run was unearned.

Anilese Hayes was 2-for-2 with times harder this season. “It was awesome (to beat Winslow). It a solo home run to lead Payson. was a great payback; I loved it. She reached base in all four plate And we had to beat Camp Verde, appearances, also drawing two of too, because both those teams are the Longhorns’ five walks.

Camp Verde committed three gunning for us.”

The players certainly are errors.

The Cowboys’ Smith fanned enjoying this season.

“It’s a great team and I love 11 Longhorns but walked five in playing for them, we’re all one suffering the loss, allowing only big family, so, it’s just fun,” one earned run.

PWGA kicks off season The Payson Women’s Golf Association kicked off its season on April 7 with a Tee to Green Tournament, where strokes were counted not including putts.

Karen Peterson won the A Flight with a 38, while Claudia Thompson and Claudia Bullard tied for second with 42s. Joyce

Goff won the B Flight with a 36, one stroke ahead of Kay Davis (37). Mary Jones and Earlene Brewer tied for third with 38s.

The PWGA meets every Tuesday at Payson Golf Course and welcomes new members. For more information, go to: wwwpwgaonline.com.

Announcements Jr. Longhorn Wrestling Camp

April 20 is the deadline to register for the Jr. Longhorn Wrestling Camp to be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on April 21, 23, 28 and 30 at Payson High’s Wilson Dome.

The fee is $30. Register online at paysonrimcountry.com or at the Parks and Recreation Office.

British Soccer Skills Clinic

A free one-hour soccer skills

camp will be held May 9 at Rumsey Park.

No pre-registration is necessary. The times are 12-1 p.m. for kids ages 3-6, 1-2 p.m. for those 7-10, and 2-3 p.m. for those 11-16.

Participants are asked to bring their own soccer ball.

Anybody who signs up for the summer British Soccer camp on the day of the free clinic will get a free replica coach’s jersey worth $40.

Korben White finished second (129-5) in the discus.

Payson’s girls finished 14th with 12.54 points. Show Low won the girls meet with 128.54 points.

The Longhorns’ 4x800 relay of Kandace Baez, Kyra Ball, Anna Schouten and Abby Greenleaf finished third in 10:49.54.

Payson’s distance runners competed in the 36-team Scottsdale Chaparral Distance Classic on April 2.

Trevor Clawson finished second (2:01.48) in the 800 and joined Matt Davis, Ryland Wala and Spencer Herrera to finish third in the 4x800 in 8:31.90.

Payson was scheduled to participate in the Monday Night Madness in Fountain Hills on Monday. Longhorns that have qualified will travel to Walnut, Calif. for the Mt. SAC Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

Photo courtesy of DJ Craig

Francisco Apodaca, at left competing in the Scottsdale Horizon Husky Invitational on March 14, finished sixth in the shot put at the Blue Ridge Invitational with a 41-foot effort.