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Mountain Bible Church women’s conference
Pink Impact 2016 is a power-packed, two-day women’s event at Mountain Bible Church Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4. For only $25 the conference includes Friday dinner and Saturday lunch and an incredible simulcast event presented by Gateway Church. Special guests include Priscilla Shirer (War Room), Christine Caine, Bylnda Lane, Kari Jobe leading worship, and many others. Tickets available at Mountain Bible, 928-472-7800, 302 E. Rancho Rd. in Payson, or email wmdirector@mountainbible.org.
At the Mazatzal Casino
There’s always something happening at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, located on Highway 87 at milepost 251. For more information, call 1-800-777-PLAY (7529). • Summer Spectacular, now through Sept. 5: Earn 2X entries every Monday! Drawings held July 2 — $500 Home Depot Gift Card (10 winners); July 3 — $500 cash (five winners); July 4 — $500 cash (five winners) and Grand Prize of a pontoon boat. More drawings held Sept. 3 — $2,300 cash (five winners); Sept. 4 — $500 cash (five winners); Sept. 5 — $500 cash (five winners) plus Grand Prize of a 2016 Fiat! • UFC Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bispring: Saturday, June 4, 6 p.m. • Mazatzal Hotel & Casino Job Fair: June 14, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Oriental Buffet $10: June 15, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cedar Ridge Restaurant.
Mountain High Games and Mogollon Monster Mudda
The 2016 Mountain High Games and Mogollon Monster Mudda are this weekend at the Payson Event Center. Registration takes place from noon to 6 p.m., Friday, June 3 and again from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., Saturday, June 4. Public safety personnel have a mud run Friday night, with the community event starting at 9 a.m., Saturday. Three ATV trail rides are also planned. See Wednesday’s Rim Review for complete details.
First Friday events
• A First Friday Open House is planned at A Place of Wellness, 700 W. Main St., Payson. Penny Navis -Schmidt, clinical social worker; Dale Bellisfield, holistic nurse and medical herbalist; and Lori Martinez, psychologist and professional counselor, invite Rim residents and visitors to the open house at their counseling and wellness practice at the historic Hilligas house at 700 W. Main St., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, June 3. Meet the practitioners, view the therapeutic art of Rani Primmer and enjoy deliciously healthy refreshments provided by Mogollon Moose. The event will also host a fund-raising raffle for the Breast Cancer Fund. For more information about the event, call Penny at 928-474-8628.
Payson Farmers Market With a great lineup of vendors, you’ll eat like royalty with fresh butter, cheese, and milk, plus a full range of local eggs, free range beef, fruit and veggies. Enjoy live Native American Flute music by Vibhas. The Payson Farmers Market, Open Saturdays 8:00am-Noon, 816 S. Beeline Hwy., behind Chili’s. Follow us on Facebook. EBT & WIC accepted. • A concert and BBQ dinner takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 3 at Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St. The band Lobo will entertain with country western classics. Donations are accepted and proceeds support the Deacon’s Assistance Fund and the Food Pantry.
much, much more. Proceeds from the sale will go to support the many programs and scholarships offered by the MHA Foundation. For more information, call 928-472-2588.
Arts & Crafts and Bake Sale
The Rim Area Gardeners invite residents and visitors to a special tour of beautifully crafted landscapes each summer, this year the group is limiting the excursion to a single, breathtaking site in its 2016 Country Garden Stroll. Guests are invited to stroll through a beautiful, serene garden setting with a wide variety of plants, trees and orchard in the quiet, secluded Rim Trail Estates from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 4. After touring the garden, relax at one of the themed decorated tables and enjoy refreshments while listening to music by Steve Stevens and Linda Abbott, soaking up the scenery and watch the antics of birds and wildlife. The event also features a huge plant sale with succulents, bulbs, vegetables, shrubs, flowers, birdhouses, planters and many unusual additions for a garden or yard. The tour site is a relaxing, 30-minute drive east on Houston Mesa Road, just north of Payson and then north on the Control Road. Signs will be posted and a shuttle service will be offered for those who would like to park their vehicles at the end of the pavement in Whispering Pines at the East Verde Baptist Church. Full directions will be provided with the purchase of a ticket to the tour. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at Ace Hardware, Fancy Finds Gift Shop in Pine, Payson Library, the Isabelle Hunt Memorial Library in Pine and Plant Fair Nursery in Star Valley.
The MHA Foundation Auxiliary is having an Arts & Crafts and Bake Sale at the Activity Center, 306 E. Aero Dr, next to the Almost New Thrift Shop, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 4. Many of the group’s top sellers will be available including: baby blankets/bibs/toys, potato bags, scarves, catnip toys, microwave bowls, assorted homemade treats and
veterans services director visits
Garden tour
Summer concert series opens June 4
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Col. Wanda Wright, director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services, will be in Payson at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8 at Messingers Funeral Home Chapel, 901 S. Westerly Rd. This is an opportunity for veterans, families of veterans and others to speak with the director of AZDVS. For more information, call Col. Bill Sahno, 472-6617 or email colwsahno@gmail.com.
The wonderful Green Valley Park amphitheatre area and bandstand will again play host to a series of concerts under the stars this summer. The Payson Summer Concert series takes place every Saturday in June and July, starting around 7 p.m. and ending about 9 p.m. Bring your family, a blanket and some treats and join in the fun. Scheduled to perform: MC6 A Cappella, June 4; Bon Fire, June 11; Back Roads, June 18, this is a local band with medical professionals Mike Darnell, Scott Nossek, Jared Tenney, Mike Crossman and Steve Thompson; Junction 87, June 25, another
local band and a perennial Best of Payson winner; Top Cats, July 2; Take Cover, July 4; Whiskey Rose, July 9; Back to the Fifties, July 16; The John Scott Band, Payson’s own “Rockin’ Blues Band,” July 23; Breaking Point, July 30. The concert series is made possible with the support of SuddenLink and Majestic Rim Retirement Living.
Hear supervisor and mayoral candidates June 7
Payson Mayor Kenny Evans recently decided to run for Gila County Supervisor District 3 (south Payson, Star Valley, to Young and south to Globe) and Vice Mayor Michael Hughes decided to run for mayor of Payson. Hear these candidates at the next meeting of the Payson Tea Party, Tuesday, June 7, from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at Tiny’s Family Restaurant on East Highway 260. The Payson Tea Party will be featuring all local, county and state candidates every Tuesday night leading to the Aug. 30 Primary Election. For more information, call 928-951-6774.
Self defense for young women
A self defense class for young women, ages 16 to 20-something, is planned from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting June 7 and continuing for six weeks at Expedition Church, 301 S. Colcord. The initial cost is $20, which is fully refunded to those who attend all classes. The instructor is Dan Lowe. Contact Dan McKeen, 928-978-7497 or danmckeen@Q. com for details.
Free Payson Teen Poetry Slam June 11
Rim Country teens, ages 13-18, are invited to take part in a teen poetry slam, themed “Youth Voice: Words are Power” from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 11. Teens can explore the power of words through slam poetry as they discuss youth issues, write about their experiences in a workshop and learn ways to perform written work. Winners receive prizes. The program is free and includes lunch for participants at the Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main St., Payson. Youth mentors from the Tucson Youth Poetry Slam group will help teens have fun through this creative workshop experience where they can express themselves in both written and spoken words. Song lyrics often evolve from this process. A pre-event of the Payson Book Festival, which takes place in July, this event is provided in partnership with Arizona Humanities, Tucson Youth Poetry Slam and Spoken Futures Inc. Register before June 8 by calling 928468-9269 or send a message with name, age and contact details to info@paysonbookfestival.org. More information is on the teen poetry slam tab of the website www. paysonbookfestival.org.
Board members wanted for Community Action Program
The Gila County Community Action Program (CAP) invites Rim residents to become volunteer members of the CAP Advisory Board. To qualify you must be in a position representing low-income residents or be a low-income resident living in the Payson area. As a board member, you will provide input and receive information on the CAP projects. There are four meetings a year that must be attended. Applications are available at 107 W. Frontier St., Building C, Payson or online at www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/community/community_action_program.php. Contact Dorine Prine at 928-474-7192 for more information.
Time Out annual meeting
Time Out, Inc. will hold its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 21. The meeting will be held at the offices of the Central Arizona Board of Realtors, 600 E. Hwy. 260, Payson, across the parking lot from Tiny’s Restaurant. The public is welcome. Go to www.timeoutshelter.org for more information.
Hospital volunteers needed
Banner Payson Medical Center is looking for volunteers. Work in a variety of areas is available. If you are interested in volunteering and spreading kindness, contact Volunteer Services at 928-472-1268. Volunteer Services is excited about the new look for the Gift Shop and would welcome anyone who would like to volunteer there.
Payson Area Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers
The Payson Area Habitat for Humanity crew is refurbishing a four bedroom, two bathroom manufactured home for a deserving family in need. Help from volunteers is needed for the following: scraping popcorn ceilings, taping seams for mudding, drywall finishing, painting. However you can help, you will be making a difference in the future of a local family in need. Please contact Cindy at (928) 474-0330 to get signed up. Work days are Mondays and Wednesdays and some Fridays.
Lions Club offers flag service
The Lions of Payson will be flying 3-footby-5-foot American flags at businesses and homes throughout the Payson area during patriotic holidays. This patriotic display is a community service as well as a fund-raiser for Lions. Flag Day is coming up June 14. For $36 a year, flags are prominently displayed either in ground sleeves or in wall brackets seven times on key holidays. Proceeds serve the Lions Foundation eyesight and hearing program providing eye exams, eyeglasses and hearing aids to qualified, low-income individuals in the Payson area. To participate, just sign up and the Lions will handle the rest. To join the program visit the club’s website at www.paysonlionsclub. com for the entry form. For more information, call (928) 474-2176.
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Friday • Mountain Bible Church women’s conference: 302 E. Rancho Rd. • Mountain High Games and Monster Mudda registration: noon to 6 p.m., Payson Event Center; Local Heroes Mud Run, 5 p.m.; sunset ATV ride, 5:45 p.m. • First Friday open house: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., A Place of Wellness, 700 W. Main, Payson • Live Concert by Lobo plus BBQ Dinner: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main
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Saturday • Mountain High Games and Monster Mudda registration: 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., Payson Event Center; mud run and ATV trail ride • Mountain Bible Church women’s conference: 302 E. Rancho Rd. • Arts, Crafts & Bake Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 306 E. Aero Dr. • Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rim Trail area • Concert in the Park: 7 p.m., Green Valley Park amphitheatre, MC6 A Cappella performs
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Looking ahead
• Rim Country Museum: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Bingo: 1 p.m., Elks Lodge, open to the public
• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Rim Country Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 700 Green Valley Pkwy. • Pine/Strawberry Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pine Community Center
• Payson Public Library: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Pine Library: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Six-week self defense class for young women starts, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Expedition Church, 301 S. Colcord, cost is $20 per person, refunded if all classes attended, 928978-7497 • Tea Party hosts supervisor, mayoral candidates: 6 to 7:45 p.m., Tiny’s Family Restaurant
June 8 • Meet with Col. Wanda Wright, Director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services: 10 a.m., Messinger Funeral Home Chapel, 901 S. Westerly Rd. June 11 • Teen Poetry Slam, Youth Voice: Words are Power, noon to 4 p.m., free, with lunch provided, Community Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Main, Payson, 928-468-9269
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