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Planning a gardencan overwhelmthe faint for heart. PAGE 7

Garden

Dr. Donohue talksabout when theheart has becomea weak pump.PAGE 12

Health

Ken Brooks takesus shopping,sightseeing andto the theatre inNew York City.PAGE 3

Travel

‘Host’ is good teen romance,but poor science fiction flickREVIEWER SAYS SCI-FI FANS WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR ‘OBLIVION’ — P5

Friday’s Oil Changefor Charity at MillerAutoworks raisesmoney for theTime Out domesticviolence shelter.PAGE 2

Benefit

Wild TimesREPORTER TAKES TIME TO STOP& SMELL THE WILDFLOWERS, P6

In Chapter 17 of hisRim Country Placesseries, Stan Browntells us about theGrand Prize Mine.PAGE 4

History

Benefit brunchA brunch to benefit a young Payson man needing a

kidney transplant is set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sun-day, April 14 at Gerardo’s Firewood Café.

Justin, who is now 21, attended kindergartenthrough the 12th grade in Payson schools was votedhigh school chef of the year for the state of Arizona in2010, earning a full scholarship through Arizona culi-nary institute.

He worked for Gerardo’s while attending PaysonHigh School and Gerardo Moceri was his mentor, alongwith PHS culinary arts instructor Devon Wells.

Justin is in acute kidney failure and will be requiringa kidney transplant — his second; the first was inApril 2005.

While he is a fighter, he has had several health chal-lenges. In 1997 Justin was diagnosed with leukemia,after several bouts of treatment he relapsed and re-quired a stem cell transplant in 2003 and he has beencancer free since then. However, the chemotherapycaused his kidney issues.

All proceeds from the $20 brunch buffet will benefitJustin. Participants will have the opportunity to choosefrom an extensive menu including breakfast dishes; avariety of pasta; seafood; salmon roasted on a cedarplank with a buttermilk peppercorn chive sauce;turkey breast; pork tenderloin; Angus beef casinoroast; pizza; and desserts.

Gerardo’s Firewood Café is located at 512 N. BeelineHighway.

Jazz concertThe John Darst Trio plus One will perform at 2 p.m.,

Sunday, April 14 at the Community PresbyterianChurch, 800 W. Main St.

A donation of $8 or more includes refreshments.Small children and students are free.

Please make a reservation by contacting: gerry-reynolds@hotmail.com, or calling (602) 619-3355.

Vocalist-guitarist John Darst returns to Payson bypublic demand after receiving raves last year. Manysaid that his group was perhaps one of the best to per-form in the jazz series at the church in quite sometime.

The group usually performs as a two-guitar andstand up bass trio, but for this performance localdrummer Gerry Reynolds will join the band. Also per-forming with Darst will be Bob Veltre, guitar, andbassist Chris Long, both residents of Show Low. Darstis a resident of Snowflake. Reynolds resides in Straw-berry.

Book fairA Books Are Fun Fair is set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Tuesday, April 16 at the Payson Regional Medical Cen-ter, 807 S Ponderosa St., west lobby (Labor & Deliveryentrance).

Select from hundreds of books and gifts, such asphoto albums, stationery, music and much more.

All proceeds support the Mogollon Health Alliancescholarship fund and its many other programs.

Chocolate BuffetDo you love chocolate? The Ladies of St. Paul’s

Episcopal Church invite the public to a Chocolate Buf-fet at 6 p.m., Friday, April 19 at the church, located at1000 N. Easy St.

Guests will be given a box to fill with samples of agreat variety of wonderful chocolate desserts preparedby the ladies of the church for $10.

Proceeds will support Outreach Ministries that focus

on children and families in need.

ExhibitionThe multi-media works of Mario Belvedere of Pine

will be displayed through April 20 at the Payson Heal-ing Arts Center, located at 616 N. Beeline Highway.

The center is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdayand from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Satur-day.

Belvedere, a native of Sicily, has resided in Pinesince 2005.

Women’s conference at Payson LDSThe Relief Society organization of the Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold a specialWomen’s Conference from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Satur-day, April 20, with a lunch to follow.

The theme of the conference is Of Eternal Worth.Speakers will include former police chief, Gordon Gart-ner, who will speak on the topic, Angels Among Us.Other speakers will include Sandy Tarbet whose talk isentitled, Leaven for our Loafs and Julie McCray, whowill present a talk on Life’s Quilt. There will be a spe-cial guest from New Mexico who will discuss the topicEternal Snapshots.

The event will be held in the Cultural Hall of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 913 S.Ponderosa. Guests are welcome.

Payson Choral Society spring concertThe Payson Choral Society’s spring concert, Time

Machine, directed by Daria Mason with accompani-ment by Victoria Harris comes to the Payson HighSchool Auditorium Saturday, April 27.

Performances are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.Pre-sale concert tickets are $8 for adults. All studentsunder 18, and children will be admitted at no charge.Tickets may be purchased in advance from Choral So-ciety members, at the Rim Country Regional Chamberof Commerce and at the Payson Public Library. Ticketswill also be available at the door before each concertfor $10 each.

Proceeds from the society’s concerts provide musi-cal scholarships to middle and high school students.These are awarded and the students will sing theirwinning tryout selection each at the spring concert.

For more information, please call John Landino (928)468-0023.

Italian Spring FestivalA five-course meal — an Italian Spring Festival —

prepared by Gerardo Moceri will benefit Payson Com-munity Kids at 6 p.m., Sunday, April 28 at Gerardo’sFirewood Café, 512 N. Beeline Highway.

Tickets are $75 per person and available at the caféor from Suzy at (928) 978-3256. In addition to the din-ner, there will be a silent auction. To learn more ormake a contribution to the auction, contact Suzy at thenumber above.

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Community BreakfastShepherd of the Pines Lutheran

Church, 507 W. Wade Lane, is hosting acommunity breakfast from 8 a.m. to 8:45a.m., Friday, April 12.

Breakfast includes scrambled eggs,sausage, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, coffee and juice.

Rim Country residents and visitors areinvited to join the congregation for foodand fellowship. A free will offering will beaccepted.

The church will host a breakfast on thesecond Friday of every month from 8 a.m.to 8:45 a.m. For more information, call(928) 474-5440.

Authors share stories offascinating pioneer women

There will be a program by three au-thors about a trio of fascinating GilaCounty pioneer women at the PleasantValley Community Center in Young at 1p.m., Saturday, April 13.

Mary Brown will discuss Helen DuettEllison Hunt, who pioneered in GilaCounty with her family and went on tobecome the first Arizona first lady.

Nancy Lucia Humphry will discussMaria Lucia Gonzales Humphry a midwifeand healer who came to Gila County in1906.

Julie McDonald will talk about PearlMcEuen Cromer, who spent the firstseven years of her life in a coveredwagon and spent the balance of her 98years in Globe.

Time Out benefitA luncheon and fashion show, Step-

pin’ Out, to benefit Time Out Inc. and itsefforts to help the victims of domesticabuse, is planned for 11 a.m., Saturday,April 13 at Chaparral Pines Golf Club.The event will also feature a program byHanna Lulgjuraj-Murray, author of“Lived To Tell It” — a compelling andriveting true crime story about survivaland courage. Hanna was living a beauti-ful fulfilled life that suddenly turned tohorror as her raging husband stoodacross from her and fired his gun. Thebullet hit her on the chest, her legsweakened and fell. She was left fordead. By some miracle she survived totell her story.

Admission is $25 per person, pur-chase at the Time Out Thrift Shop,which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Tuesday through Saturday.

P L AY I N G I N R I M C O U N T R YAYOTHAYA THAI CAFE5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., April 12-13: Payson Jazz Trio5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., May 17-18: Payson Jazz Trio

BUFFALO BAR & GRILL7:15 p.m., Tuesday: Texas Hold ’em7:15 p.m., Wednesday: Omaha Poker9 p.m. to closing, Thursday: Karaoke5 to 9 p.m., Sunday: Jam sessions with Junction 87

BUTCHER HOOK, TONTO BASIN8 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday: Karaoke

FLYING GRIZZLY6:30 p.m., Wednesday: Texas Hold ’em Poker 7 p.m., Thursday: 8-Ball Pool Tournaments7 p.m., Friday: Karaoke by Katie ParksThe Flying Grizzly is located at 5079 N. Highway 87next to the Windmill Corner Inn in Strawberry. For moreinformation, please call Debbie at (928) 978-1412.

JAKE’S CORNER, JAKE’S CORNER7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays and2 p.m., Sundays: Live music

JOURNIGAN HOUSECinnamon Twist anchors the new Journigan HouseJam Session at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. The event willhave no cover, but canned and non-perishable foodsfor the food bank will be welcomed, along with any“tips” for the performers, which will also be con-tributed to the food bank.

OXBOW INN AND SALOON9 p.m. to 1 a.m., April 12 and 13: Davis Highway 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., April 26 and 27: Grey Wolf

OIL CHANGE FOR CHARITYGet an oil change and help Time Out Inc. in itsefforts to help victims of domestic violence.The Fifth Annual Oil Change for Charity will befrom 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, April 12. It issponsored by Miller Autoworks and made pos-sible by Steve Miller (pictured above), Car-Quest, NAPA and BG Auto Parts. All of theproceeds, except taxes, will be donated toTime Out. Miller Autoworks is located at 600W. Main St. Call (928) 468-8855 to make anappointment, or Camille at (928) 472-8007 formore information.

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If you have not traveled to NewYork City at least once in your life,it’s time to do so. No other city of-fers the excitement, shopping op-portunities, sightseeing and livetheatre as does New York City. Ihave talked with some people whotell me they are afraid of New Yorkbecause of allthe people, thenoise, trafficand so on.Well, if this isyour problem,forget it.

There areeasy flightsinto the cityand good taxiservice at rea-sonable prices.

I suggest you stay at a mid-town Manhattan hotel such as theNew York Hilton where you will bein the middle of most of the actionthe city has to offer. There aremany other good hotels in thesame area from which to choose.Rates can run anywhere from$175 per night to more than $500per night depending on the qualityof hotel you select. I would choosea property that at least has abrand name such as Sheraton,Marriott and Hilton, etc.

The best time to visit would bein the spring or fall when theweather should be quite nice. NewYork is cold in the winter; hot andhumid in summer.

What’s to do? Everything — al-most. I find the city has becomefriendlier in the past years so youcan ask directions and usually geta polite answer.

If this is going to be your firstvisit to “Mecca” I suggest you booka sightseeing tour around thearea. Greyline is dependable andoffers a good selection of sightsee-ing on half-day, full-day and two-day tours.

In Manhattan, you will see thethree most visited sights: theworld famous trio of the Statue ofLiberty, the Empire State Buildingand the site of the World TradeCenter — “Ground Zero” wherethe city’s and nation’s heart wasbroken on Sept. 11, 2001.

Your sightseeing may even beon a double-decker bus. If theweather is good, sit topside, whichis best for photography. Be sure totake a hat for cover.

The uptown and Harlem tourwill be interesting as will theBrooklyn tour.

There is even a nighttime tour(Rockefeller Center) in mid-Man-hattan. You will even be taken tothe top of the Empire State build-ing for a view of the entire NewYork City skyline. Believe me, thisis exciting.

You have a selection of some ofthe finest museums in the worldas well as music centers, Madison

Square Garden, Grand CentralTerminal, Chinatown, little Italy,Wall Street and the financial dis-trict, the United Nations building,Carnegie Hall and the Broadwaytheatre district. And, there is a lotmore!

If a tour is available, be sure totake one at the famous Radio Cen-ter Music Hall. It seats 6,000 peo-ple, has two Wurlitzer TheatreOrgans and is still in good condi-tion. A few live shows are still pre-sented there each year. It’slocated next to Rockefeller Centerwith the tall building next doorwhich houses NBC television forthe east coast as well as radio. Atour is also offered here. In frontof the building entrance is the fa-mous ice skating rink. You caneven rent skates and give the ice atry.

Central Park is beautiful andvery large. Plan to spend sometime walking around photograph-ing and enjoying the scenery andfresh air.

There are also the TrumpTower and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.It’s all there wrapped up in arather small package.

Spend some time at the SouthStreet Seaport where you will seeinteresting displays of marine ob-jects such as old boats and ships,museums and interesting shops.Visit Ellis Island where many ofour forefathers first entered theUnited States. You might even seeone of your relatives’ names.

As for shopping — Interestingshops can be found everywhere.The latest and greatest is all herewaiting for your pocketbook.

Don’t pass up the live theatreon Broadway. See at least two orthree shows if you can. Tickets arenot inexpensive, but if you arelucky, visit one of the scalper of-fices and save a lot of money pur-chasing last-minute tickets tosome of the best shows playing.

The hottest ticket is for “TheBook of Mormon,” which centerson two young Mormon missionar-ies sent off to spread the word in adangerous part of Uganda. Theirtale is told alongside the founderJoseph. Tickets are going for asmuch as $400 each. You may belucky and get one much cheaper.

“The Lion King” continues for-ever it seems. I saw it in London

last year and was not impressed.If you like Disney, this may begood for you.

“Wicked” fills the theatre nightafter night. I also saw this lastyear and didn’t care for it, but youmay. It’s a take-off on “The Wiz-ard of Oz.”

“Phantom of the Opera,” win-ner of seven 1988 Tony Awards in-cluding Best Musical is back withits timeless story. Great show!Great music!

“Jersey Boys,” winner of the2006 Tony Award for Best Musi-cal, is a story of how Frankie Valliand the Four Seasons went frombeing unknown New Jersey kids totheir fame.

“Mamma Mia” has ABBA’sgreatest hits woven into a sunnytale set on a Greek island. It’scute.

“Chicago” is a musical tale ofmurder, greed, corruption, vio-lence, exploitation, adultery andtreachery wrapped up in a greatevening of entertainment.

“Spider-Man Turn off the Dark”draws from over 40 years of Mar-vel comic books for inspiration.

Parts of this play are actuallythrilling to see.

“Motown the Musical” is a newmusical based on the life of Mo-town founder Berry Gordy andfeaturing the era’s greatest hits.

“Annie” is back for theumpteenth time on Broadway withan all new production of one of themost acclaimed musicals in thepast 35 years.

This is the current Broadwaylineup not to mention the Off-Broadway productions usuallyfound in smaller venues. You willalso find great music being playedby the Philharmonic Orchestra orGrand Opera at the Met.

There are numerous clubs fea-turing great musicians playingjazz, rock and easy listening.

There are more than 5,000restaurants serving daily in Man-hattan alone. Don’t eat in yourhotel; try an eatery outside. Thehotel concierge will be happy torecommend a few places.

So, plan your New York Cityouting carefully and then take asmuch in as you can. It’s a great ex-perience!

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CHAPTER 17: GRAND PRIZE MINE

Webber Creek is best known todayfor the Geronimo Boy Scout Camp thatoccupies its headwaters under theRim, and for the Geronimo Estates, aresidential subdivision just down-stream from the Boy Scout Camp.

However, for generationsbefore white settlers enteredthe area, Native Americansfound it a good place to campduring their seasonal so-journs and to this day a num-ber of Tonto Apaches claimthis vicinity as a homeland.

The first white men to“discover” Webber Creekcame during the 1868 expe-dition led by Col. ThomasDevin, as they scouted the Rim Coun-try for Apache camps. The Army engi-neer in that detachment was C. H.Webber who mapped the area for thefirst time. He bestowed his own nameon the creek; a bit of ego boosting al-lowed first-time explorers.

The next time Webber Creek ap-pears in the public records is in 1883when William Craig filed a claim on itsupper waters and established what heand his partner Paul Vogel called theSpade Ranch. The name referred to allthe digging they had to do in plantingtheir large orchard of fruit trees. TheSpade Ranch would become a majorsource of fruit, fresh and dried, for thePayson area.

Craig, a wagon master, and Vogel,a muleskinner, had met in the Armyand after being mustered out they be-came partners in the search for gold.Hearing about the discovery of rich orein Arizona’s central mountains, theycame to Marysville west of Payson in1881. From that base their prospectingled them to stake the Single StandardMine, but it proved to have little paydirt, and soon closed down.

The two made their living asbuilders in the Payson area. Amongtheir work: the Pieper Mansion andPayson’s oldest standing building, thepoured mud house, both on MainStreet.

The same spring they staked theirclaim to the Spade Ranch, Craig andVogel prospected all along WebberCreek and discovered a rich deposit.They called it The Grand Prize Mineand it helped them pay for their ranchand the orchards. By 1900 the mine op-eration had grown large enough to de-mand professional oversight, andCraig hired George Albert Randallfrom Denver to take the position ofmine superintendent.

Several major improvements to theoperation were effected immediately.A small smelter was installed at thecrossing downstream from whereWebber Creek enters the East Verde

River. This placed the smelted ore onthe Pine-Strawberry Road, which wasthe main road to Flagstaff and atranscontinental train connection. Theroad from the mine on Webber Creekwould have had to follow that creek toits confluence with the East Verde and

then down to the crossing. In-stead, the owners blazed ashort cut, a new trail that cutdirectly south from WebberCreek to the Pine Road. Rem-nants of that wagon trail canbe traced today. Also, piecesof black slag from thesmelter were still beingfound scattered under andnear the modern bridge atthe East Verde River as late

as the first decade of the 21st century.Not far below the crossing,

Sycamore Creek joins the East VerdeRiver. This is a short spring-fed creek(a bit over one mile in length) that par-allels today’s highway 87/260. This isnot to be confused with many othercreeks in Arizona by the same name,notably one that flows south from theMazatzals. Randall built a bunkhouseand cabins for the mine workers on alevel plane just up from the East Verdealong Sycamore Creek. In November1901, his wife, their 2-year-old daugh-ter Julia Viola Randall and Julia’s half-sister CeCe joined him. They lived in acabin on Sycamore Creek until themine closed in 1906. [1]

Randall had employed some of thelocal Tonto Apaches to work at themine. The tribe had long claimed siteson Webber Creek and the East VerdeRiver as traditional homelands. In1904, with the help of George Randall’sintercession, the Tonto Apache Tribewon title to 160 acres below the cross-ing, the government’s compensationfor the service many of them had ren-dered as scouts during the Indian War.This homestead, deeded to a triballeader named Delia Cabbellachia, waslater sold to white developers duringthe Great Depression when the Indiansneeded the money. [2] In 1943 it be-came the East Verde Estates subdivi-sion.

Goat rancher Sydney Holder had aranch house upstream from the GrandPrize bunkhouses on Sycamore Creek.He had become a widower in 1900, andin 1905 he married Ola Carter. TheHolder family then left the area andmoved to the original family home inMississippi. He had owned and oper-ated the store and post office justnorth of the crossing, named Angora.

When Holder left the area, GeorgeRandall became the postmaster. Thissmall settlement was named for theHolder’s Angora wool business, woolharvested from their large herds of An-gora goats.

In 1907, the recently formed Na-tional Forest Service took over the siteon Sycamore Creek, where Randall’sworkers had been poaching on federalland. They declared this an adminis-trative site and a ranger station. [3]However, by this time the Grand PrizeMine was not producing much ore. Infact, by the next year, 1908, the minebecame inoperative and the Randallfamily moved into town.

Some local residents made sporadicattempts to work the mine, but nonewere worth the effort until the 1930swhen the Depression made even a lit-tle return worthwhile. During the next30 years the mine was sold severaltimes to local businessmen and ranch-ers.

One of these latter day owners waslawyer-politician John W. Wentworth,who operated the Grand Prize at in-tervals. Wentworth, a “mover andshaker” in the county and the town ofPayson, was very angry that a neigh-bor’s cattle trampled the mine prop-erty, broke the sluice boxes and tookshelter in the mine itself.

The offending neighbor was “RimRock” Henry Thompson. Thompsonhad purchased 16 acres from Craig atthe very head of Webber Creek, theacreage that would one day becomethe Geronimo Boy Scout Camp, andran cattle there under the Rim.Thompson and Wentworth did not en-dear themselves to each other overthis. To make matters worse they dif-fered over the result of the Civil War:Thompson was born on Confederatesoil, and Wentworth was from theUnion state of California. [4]

Other sometime owners included

Walter Lovelady, whose ranch wasalong Webber Creek just below theGrand Prize, and Grady Harrison. Itseems that quite a few of the RimCountry families had opportunity todabble in the Grand Prize Mine,though none of them found it a grandenough prize to make them independ-ent.

Today the site gives evidence of dig-gings, the ruins of old buildings andseveral mine shafts that have beenfilled in for safety purposes. A trip upthe rough road along Webber Creekdoes, however, yield a feeling for his-tory, as the Grand Prize takes its placein Rim Country lore.NOTES

[1] After the mine closed the Ran-dall family moved into Payson, andGeorge became Justice of the Peacefrom 1908 to 1918 where he served notonly as the local judge, but notary pub-lic and the one who conducted funer-als and weddings. Julia grew up tobecome Payson’s beloved iconic ele-mentary teacher. Julia’s mother Rosebought the old McDonald Saloon for amercantile store, and the family livedin that building until they could builda home north of Main Street on the oldPine Road, today’s McLane.

[2] The settlers in the area forwhom the Apaches worked could notpronounce her last name so theycalled her Delia Chapman, or simplyDee-dee.

[3] During the Great Depression theCCC camped here and developed it asa public campground.

[4] This story told by Jesse Hayesin his book Sheriff Thompson’s Day,University of Arizona Press, 1968.

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A homestead near the Grand Prize Mine was deeded to a tribal leader named Delia Cabbellachia. Itwas later sold to white developers during the Great Depression and in 1943 it became the EastVerde Estates subdivision.

AT THE MOVIES

THE HOST

This seems like a science fictionflick about aliens who come to Earthand occupy the bodies of the Earth-lings.

The story begins some time afterthe infestation is nearly universal —we are interested in a few still free hu-mans.

If you are thinking of some versionof “The Body Snatchers,” think again.This is a story about teen love from theperspective of a lovely young lady, al-beit with complications involving alien posses-sion and the personalities of two girls inhabitingthe same body.

Saoirse Ronan is the young girl. She and herlittle brother escape the infestation long enoughfor her to find a suitable free male and fall inlove. Ultimately, she is captured by the aliensand a 1,000-year-old alien is inserted into herbody, but establishes incomplete dominance.The struggling duel personalities find theboyfriend with a survivor group in the waste-lands of New Mexico.

What follows is a long contest between thepair. One girl still loves the boyfriend, while the1,000-year-old alien falls for another guy sur-vivor. Tangled emotions and anger run high onall sides.

Ronan is a great actress who made a big suc-cess with “The Lovely Bones.” She is better thanthe material, as is William Hurt who has a sup-porting role. Diane Kruger also has a support-

ing role as the alien inhabited “Seeker”who hunts the surviving humans.

Inside the body of the teenage girltwo impulses are at war, one evil andbitchy and the other rational and lov-ing. Why they needed the whole alienthing to make the point is beyond me.

Writer/director Andrew Niccol givesus a perfectly good PG-13 film directedat the same demographic that madethe “Twilight” films so very popular.On that basis we can enjoy “The Host.”

Niccol also both wrote and directed the well-done “In Time” in 2011 and the also good “Lordof War” in 2005. I liked both of them quite a bit.“The Host” is a bit off my pallet, but I can’t faultit as a well-crafted teen romance at the upperend of such fare. As science fiction, it leaves alot to be desired (like ray guns, burning starships, shattered cities and what not.)

This complicated teen romance has a budgetof $40 million and the three-day gross came to$11 million dollars. It runs a good two hours andfive minutes. As a well-done teen romance, I giveit a solid, if not spectacular, three saw blades.As science fiction, a single exploding nova.

Science fiction fans can look forward to TomCruise in “Oblivion,” a more traditional offeringcoming soon to our very own Sawmill Theatres.Also coming soon will be 3-D just like the big citytheaters. This will complement the new digitalcameras, new sound systems and new sharperscreens.

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• In a match between a 200-pound mountainlion and a 20-pound porcupine, the lion is likely tobe the loser — and will probably die if it tried totake a bite of the desired prey.

• In an odd coincidence, President AbrahamLincoln had a secretary named Kennedy, andPresident John F. Kennedy had a secretarynamed Lincoln. Kennedy the secretary told Lin-coln the president that he shouldn’t go to Ford’sTheatre the night he was shot; Lincoln the sec-retary tried to convince Kennedy the presidentnot to go on a trip to Dallas, where he was shot.

• You may not realize it, but you’ve probablyseen pictures of the French village of Mont-St.-

Michel. It’s a picturesque place, a tiny islet in theEnglish Channel with an 8th-century abbey at thetop of a high hill, surrounded by stone housesand cobbled streets. It wasn’t always an islet,though; the hill on which the abbey sits was oncesurrounded by an oak forest, and the shore wasmiles away. That all changed in the year 725,though, when an earthquake struck the region.A tidal wave washed over the forest, leaving avast tidal plain in its wake. Ever since, twice aday, 40-foot tides completely surround Mont-St.-Michel.

• Strawberries have more vitamin C than or-anges.

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COVER STORY | ALEXIS BECHMAN

I’ll admit it, I’m guilty as charged. Guilty of nearlymissing jury duty because of some blooming pop-pies. They popped up unexpectedly on the way tojury duty in Globe recently. Immersed in thoughtsabout pending trials, I didn’t at first notice the hillsgrowing greener, a grace note of grass on rockyslopes.

But as the highway snaked through Tonto Basinand out past Roosevelt Lake, they suddenly startedto appear: Little patches of orange, yellow and pur-ple poked out here and there — in bursts of colorbreaking through the sea of heated blacktop.

Soon, the drainage ditches flashed gold andamber.

By the time I reached the Tonto National Monu-ment turnoff, they were practically begging me tostop. But I was late, far from Globe and stuck behinda driver doing a steady five miles under the speedlimit.

“They won’t pick you anyways,” I thought, “youare a reporter.”

Still, I ignored the call of the poppies and penste-mon, in the grip of my civic duty.

As I sped (responsibly) on, a great orchestra offlowers swelled along the lakeside — a chorus ofpeach, purple, crimson and cream.

Hours later on my way back after the court ex-cused me for knowing far too much on an upcomingtrial to serve as a juror, I finally had time to stop.

And relax. And wander around as many smallscenic view turnoffs as I wanted, merrily snappingphotos of a fleeting sight.

Desert wildflowers in Arizona reach their peakduring March and April. I knew I didn’t have muchtime, with no plans to return this way in April.

But if you’re a fan of flowers, there’s still time toget a day trip to Globe, Roosevelt Lake in or theBoyce Thompson Arboretum before the flowersclose up.

You can even learn to identify common SonoranDesert wildflowers on a guided tour led by ArizonaState Parks volunteers on a Wildflower Walk at theBoyce Thompson Arboretum in Phoenix. The walksstart at 11 a.m. on April 7, 13, 21 and 27.

For a list of what’s blooming go to: http://www.dbg.org/gardening-horticulture/wildflower-infosite.

Nearby hotspots include Tonto National Monu-ment, Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, UseryMountain Regional Park and Lost Dutchman StatePark.

Wildflowers waveweary writer awake

Alexis Bechman photos

On a recent trip to Globe, an orchestra of wildflowers swelled alongside the road past Roosevelt Lake.

WILDTIMES

TIPS FOR VIEWINGWILDFLOWERS

• Check blooms withparks before youleave.

• Bring plenty ofwater and a picniclunch.

• Bring a camera anda magnifying glassto see the flowersup close.

• Don’t touch flowers,buds or seed plantsor step on the greenplants.

• Poppies peakbetween 10 a.m.and 3 p.m.

• Don’t stop on thefreeway or park onthe side of roads totake pictures.

• Watch for the wild-flower pollinators:bees, butterflies,hummingbirds,ants, bats andbeetles.

• Watch your allergiesand remember thatthey callGlobemallow “sore-eye poppies”because if you touchyour eyes aftertouching the flowerthe star shapedhairs will irritateyour eyes.Source: Arizona State Parks

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I’ve decided planning a garden has all the ele-ments of planning a family reunion: lots of specialneeds, the ever-present threat of fights and visitsfrom weedy, unwanted neighbors.

Sigh.Still, perhaps the Payson Community Garden’s

free Saturday morning classes will save me. They’rechock full of information on everything from multipleseasonal gardening, to hydroponics, soil prep and ir-rigation.

Plus, the Community Garden’s advisors will toshare their information.

So this gardening column will track progress ofthe community garden plots and the Saturdayclasses, in hopes I can get my plants to play nice andhave a family reunion harvest blast — without anyunforeseen disasters. Fortunately, I’ve teamed upwith a friend and her daughter — veteran Phoenixgardeners trying to adjust to a 3,800-ft. change in al-titude, which affects when to plant, soil type, plantvarieties and late frosts.

The classes are amazing, though. RogerKriemeyer, the most pleasantly persistent volunteerin Payson and director of the Payson CommunityGarden, has lined up an impressive array of teach-ers and advisors to help us wanna-be master gar-deners.

For this early class, Chris Jones of the Universityof Arizona’s Extension for Gila County shared ideas,answered questions and gave us his contact infor-mation so we can pester him anytime about seatingarrangements at the reunion.

Jones regularly holds classes for master garden-ers and at first I felt like a shrinking violet sur-rounded by so many experienced, knowledgeablefolk. Fortunately, gardeners love to sow seeds ofknowledge and cultivate support.

Jones focused this class on maximizing the yield ofa garden by planting spring, summer and fall crops.

Since Payson is blessed with an average of 270sunny days a year, gardeners can reap continuousharvests. With careful planning and lots of mulch,you can even outwit late frosts.

“Intercropping allows the gardener to have multi-ple harvests, aid nutrient uptake and protect againstbugs and diseases,” said Jones. “Some people believethis type of gardening needs less work, but it actu-ally needs more.”

Listening to Jones talk about mixing warm andcold season veggies by interspersing them by days toharvest, I felt like an overwhelmed wedding planner.Fortunately, the Community Garden folks offer an al-manac to help record and plan a garden with helpfulhints, planting and harvesting timelines and infor-mation on various varieties of plants.

Inside pages have a diagram of a plot laid down tothe square foot, and Jones offered a formula to fig-ure out how to space plants.

“It’s recommended spacing is figured from thecenter or stalk of the plant and how bushy it will get,”said Jones.

In other words, don’t sit liberal cousin Amy next toher Tea Party mom.

Jones assured me the information on the back ofthe seed packets would help a ton. Plus, the Internetis full of charts that suggest plant parings based onyears of experimenting. Other factors that affectspacing covered in the planning book include plant-ing dates, days to harvest, root zone, nutrient needs

and the shade and pest tolerance.Consider the benefits of seating the radishes next

to the carrots.Radishes love cool weather, grow fast and put

down shallow roots. Carrots grow slow and sink adeep taproot. So a garden can pull the ripe radishesand leave behind space for the slow-growing carrots.The radishes also help to fix nutrients in the soil thataid carrot growth.

To pull that off, said Jones, just mix the seeds andplant.

Next, we must confront the dread, lurking monsterthat stalks any high country garden: late frosts.

Ugh — so many details. Worse than a family re-union menu that satisfies both vegans and cave menI decided — since it’ll continue all summer.

For the last two years, a May frost has always ru-ined my garden plans — fruit tree blossoms fallinglike fragrant rain. All I could do for my fruit trees wasgnash my teeth, but I protected my vegetables by notplanting until around June 1. Alas, that sharply lim-its my harvest.

Never fear, said Jones. Just scatter a layer of woodchips and compost on top of the soil — then removethe wood chips after harvesting the early crop. An al-ternative to wood chips, nurseries sell compost mulchthat can simply be processed back into the soil. I’vedecided I’ll use that — like easy, pre-chopped veggies

for the reunion.So much planning! But, hey — I’ve got a seating

chart — and made some new friends. I just hope thecauliflower doesn’t get tipsy — and invite the weedsover.

GARDENING WITH ALTITUDE | MICHELE NELSON

Andy Towle photo

Carole Mathewson uses a garden in the round method, making circles in the soil and planting her crops within the circle, whichmakes it much easier for her to weed and water.

Planning gardencan overwhelmthe faint of heart

Why a garden’s like an unruly reunion

PLANTS THAT GO TOGETHERBEANS AND LEGUMES &Corn, sunflowers, lavender, cabbage, cucumber, strawberriesand eggplantEGGPLANT &Calendula, marigolds, mint and peasBROCCOLI, CABBAGE, KALE &Dill, sage, rosemary, potatoes, beetroot, celery, garlic, onionsand geraniumsCARROTS &Lettuce, chives, leeks, rosemary, sage, peas, radishes andwormwoodLETTUCE &Carrots, radish, strawberries, cucumber and beansCORN &Sunflowers, amaranth, beans, peas & other legumes, pumpkin,squash, cucumber, melons and parsleyTOMATOES &Basil, oregano, parsley, chives, nasturtium, onions, carrots,celery, calendula, geranium and borage

Source: SuggestedPlantCompanions.doc

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SALOME’S STARSARIES

You easily handle your tasks this week, thanks to those high en-ergy levels that never seem to run down. But pace yourself, Lamb,for the demanding week ahead.TAURUS

With the arts dominant this week, you might want to pick up anyof those creative projects you’ve neglected. A workplace situationbenefits from some fresh insight.GEMINI

Music helps replenish your energy levels. Play your CDs if youmust. But a live concert could prove more rewarding, especially ifyou go with that very special someone.CANCER

Close friends reach out to help perk up your lagging social life.That workplace situation also eases, leaving you time to do morefun things by week’s end.LEO

A revelation clears up that perplexing job-related problem. Somechanges will have to be made, which, no doubt, will meet with theBig Cat’s roaring approval. Good luck.VIRGO

Reaching out to someone in need is the noble thing to do. But tryto restrain the temptation to add a lecture — no matter how well-intended — to your good deed.LIBRA

There could be another tough challenge to face before the monthis over. But all that hard work is winning you lots of importantrecognition from your peers.SCORPIO

Keeping to your work schedule could prove difficult with all thosepersonal distractions. Best advice: Stay with it. There’ll be timelater for socializing.SAGITTARIUS

Jumping hurdles this week might be vexing for most, but not forthe sage Sagittarian, who recognizes that meeting a challenge canopen up opportunities.CAPRICORN

More obstacles might be thrown in your path as you try to final-ize a new agreement. But the sure-footed Goat ignores the stum-bling blocks and stays the course.AQUARIUS

We know the Water Bearer takes pleasure in giving to others. Butwhy not let someone else enjoy the experience too by acceptingthat offer of help?PISCES

You might find you need to ease up on your hectic schedule thisweek. Don’t fret about it. It could be helpful to take a break and re-plenish your energy supply. BORN THIS WEEK:

You have a way of finding practical solutions to complex prob-lems, and you do it with grace.

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ONE TO CROW ONACROSS1 Ding-dong producer5 Olympics chant for the DreamTeam11 Super Bowl six-pointers14 “Thou ___ not ...”19 No more than20 Hoi ___ (common folk)21 Like sashimi22 More robust23 Indelicate person using scissors?25 Manning of the gridiron26 Unanimously27 Dwellings28 Drive-___ window29 Output of an artisan using animalpelts?31 Clothed for the radio broadcast?34 Run-down urban areas35 Pre-CIA org.36 U.S. broadcaster overseas: Abbr.37 From the beginning40 Symbol on a musical staff42 What a loudmouthed personleads?49 Writing of recollections52 Like a desert53 Unlike a desert54 Shoot for55 Brie ready to be shipped?59 Ponch player on “CHiPs”61 What a DJ speaks into62 Abject fear63 King ___ tomb66 Mend67 Not fatty69 Furrow between the upper andlower arm?

72 Scatters seeds75 “The Wiz” star Diana77 Bloke’s “Well, well!”78 ___ Gay (bomber)80 Poseidon’s purview81 Do away with84 Long to be sick?87 Related to the kidneys88 Gold, to Juan91 80-Across, to Cousteau92 Last quarter93 What one has while watching anEastwood film?97 Republican Romney98 Private plane producer99 “___ for Outlaw” (Sue Graftonmystery)100 “Spring forward” abbr.103 It opens many locks108 Course of medication for an in-flamed throat?113 Rabbit paw print, for Mr. Fudd?116 Gaga over117 “Where’s Poppa?” co-starGeorge118 Bufferin rival119 “... ___ daily bread”120 Elegant gaze?122 Capital of Oregon123 Superhero name ender124 Military raid125 Part of AMA: Abbr.126 ___ nous127 Cab alternative128 Closest to the center129 Roves, with “about”

DOWN1 “L.A. Law” co-creator Steven2 Signs up

3 Alpacas’ kin4 Dissolved, as cells5 Scannable product ID6 Lower than, on a map7 Tennis great Gibson8 Extreme sort9 French for “sister”10 Tune11 Long slog12 Big name in surrealism13 Election decider, perhaps14 Divvy up15 Lays into16 Into the air17 Slowly, to a maestro18 Hank of hair24 Retired flier29 Arise (from)30 ___ En-lai32 Don too many duds33 See 39-Down38 At present39 With 33-Down, frozen potatobrand40 Simple bed41 Told a big fib42 Doctrines43 Caustic stuff44 Fill totally45 Turkish cash46 1964 Beatles song47 Vogue48 Airport info49 Cato’s 1,95050 Euclid’s lake51 Edible tubes52 Abu ___56 Toon unit57 Stripper Lili

58 U.K.’s home60 Oyster, e.g.64 Idiot box65 Less crazy68 Pitcher Ryan70 WWII female71 “... or ___ thought!”73 Part of NNW74 Waistband76 Riverbed buildup79 Gazillions81 Curved bit82 ___ canto83 It’s bee-built85 Irving of film86 Litchi, e.g.89 ACLU focus: Abbr.90 Sounds of surprise94 Bumps off95 Suffix with refer or exist96 Unit of corn97 Basic cell division99 Decides one will100 Explorer Vasco ___101 Dealt leniently with102 First family of the 1840s103 “___ porridge hot ...”104 Singer Sherman105 Fuse, as ore106 Lop off107 Krispy ___109 Pour ___ troubled waters110 Divest of weapons111 Snaky letter112 Label anew114 Kauai feast115 Large vases120 CBS hit121 To this point

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BY FIFI RODRIGUEZ2013 KING FEATURES

1. LANGUAGE: In English slang,what are plimsolls?2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the cap-ital of India?3. HISTORY: In what year wereEast Germany and West Ger-many unified?4. MUSIC: Who composed theopera “The Barber of Seville”?5. ANATOMY: What is asynapse?6. ART: What are putti?7. QUOTES: Who said, “Patrio-tism is the last refuge of ascoundrel.”8. NATURAL WORLD: What kindof creature is a merganser?

9. CELEBRITIES: What was BobHope’s real first name?10. LITERATURE: Who wrote“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?

Answers1. Sneakers2. New Delhi3. 19904. Gioachino Rossini5. The point at which a nervousimpulse passes from one neu-ron to another6. Figures of infant boys in Ren-aissance paintings7. Samuel Johnson8. Duck9. Leslie10. Washington Irving

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

ACROSS1 Employer5 Tulip, at first9 Pair12 Pulitzer winnerJames13 Sandwich treat14 Disencumber15 Ornamentations17 Fuss18 Soap opera, e.g.19 Bank job, e.g.21 Lumberjack’s need22 India’s first primeminister24 Picnic invaders27 “30 Rock” star28 Recognize31 Round Table address32 Director Spike ___33 Dead heat34 Thick chunk36 Toss in37 Snitched38 High heels, often40 Battery size41 Void43 Big step47 Evening hour, in away48 Dulcimer’s shape51 Egos’ counterparts52 Medal earner53 Unsigned (Abbr.)54 Ignited55 Cushiony56 Singer Mouskouri

DOWN1 Crazy2 Shrek, e.g.3 Burn some4 Brownish photo hues5 Reach 212 degrees F.6 Grecian vessel7 Journey segment8 “The Garden of EarthlyDelights” painter9 Decorative quilt design10 Broad11 Smell16 Peace (Lat.)20 Noah’s craft22 Has to have23 Watched24 Ninny25 Zilch26 Member of a silentreligious order27 Envelope part29 OPEC export30 Tie the knot35 However37 Burroughs hero39 Legends40 Noshed41 Satanic42 Calf-length43 Name for a Dalmatian44 New Rochelle school45 “My Heart Will Go On”singer46 Writer Ferber49 ___ Speedwagon50 Remark from 43-Down

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MOBILES FOR SALE12x34, 1br, Park Model, with 20x31 Ready to Move to Your Location, Nice Unit $4900.Call Don 978-3423.

1981 Palm Harbor 12x44, Park Model, Covered Patio, Space Rent $289.68 Includes Water/Trash, Nice Yard, 55+Park 705 E. Miller, Space 45, Make Offer/Park Owned 928-978-2658

1998 Cavco Park Model, 1Br/Shower-Tub Bath, Fur-nished, 55+Park (Star Valley), Near Fishing, Hunting, TNF, Carport Parking, 10x12 Shed/Workshop, $282.mo In-cludes Cable/Water & Trash, Semi-Enclosed Porch 9x24, Air/Heat Pump, Large Private Patio, $22,500. 928-468-2121 No Agent Calls

Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712

Gorgeous Palm Harbor 3Br/2Ba, Full Deck/Ramp, Jakes Corners All Adult Com-munity, Must Sell, One Owner, Never Been Rented, Orig. price $70K Will Sacrifice for $29,900. 928-978-0260, or 480-299-7186

LEASE TO OWN8x35 Mobile Home set up in Park by Lake. $3,000. Please Call 602-708-2171

Payments Available; New Carpet,Vacant, 2Br/1Ba, 12x60, 55+Park, Furnished, 705 E. Miller,Space 29, Storage, Covered Patio, Screened Porch, Large Treed Lot, $5,900.obo 928-978-2658

REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712

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This spring, whether you’re hosting guestsfor brunch, lunch or dinner, a quiche dish isthe perfect addition to your menu. Replacingpastry dough with easy-to-prepare pierogiesis not only a delicious twist on the classicdish, but it will save you time in the kitchen soyou can spend more time enjoying the beau-tiful spring weather with family and friends.

The recipe below for Crust-less SpringQuiche combines eggs, Mrs. T’s Pierogies,fresh vegetables and Asiago cheese to createa tasty and effortless meal that’s ready in just40 minutes. Simply pour the mixture into acasserole dish, bake it in the oven and serve.And you can get creative by substituting oradding any of your favorite spring vegetables- making this meatless dish a wonderful veg-etarian option. Get more easy recipes atwww.pierogies.com.

CRUST-LESS SPRING QUICHEPreparation time: 20 minutes; cooking time: 40 minutes;makes six servings1,16-ounce box Mrs. T’s Potato and Cheddar Pierogies1 tablespoon butter or margarine1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced1 cup mushrooms, sliced3 cups baby spinach2 scallions, sliced1-1/2(half) cups milk3 large eggs3/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper1 cup shredded Asiago cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Boil pierogies as box directs.Melt butter in 12-inch skillet over medium heat; add

red pepper slices and mushrooms. Cook, stirring fre-quently about 5 minutes or until just tender. Remove tobowl with slotted spoon. Add spinach and scallions todrippings remaining in skillet; cook about 3 minutes oruntil just wilted. Remove to bowl with vegetables.

Grease 3-quart casserole dish. Beat milk, eggs, saltand pepper in large bowl, until well mixed. Add vegeta-bles, cheese and cooked pierogies. Pour mixture intoprepared casserole dish. Bake 40 minutes, or until mix-ture is puffed and golden.

Source: Mrs. T’s

HEALTHIER DISHESBringing healthier foods to the table can

be easier — and more delicious — than youmight think. When you add high-quality pro-teins such as soyfoods to the menu, you openup the door to a wide variety of tasty and nu-tritious meals.

The plant-based proteins of soy arepacked with benefits for your body. They:

• Have all the essential amino acidsneeded for growth.

• May help reduce the risk of heart diseaseby lowering blood cholesterol and increasingthe flexibility of blood vessels.

• Are equivalent to animal sources of pro-tein but have no cholesterol and little satu-rated fat.

In fact, both the national 2010 DietaryGuidelines and the MyPlate nutrition guid-ance recommend soyfoods such as soymilk,veggie burgers, soy nutrition bars, soysausages, tofu, soy yogurt, soy protein shakesand edamame. You can easily enjoy soy pro-teins in a lot of different ways.

Meat and poultry lovers can enjoy soy, too,by incorporating soy crumbles and other soyproducts into their favorite dishes. Thisrecipe for a Veggie Taco Salad makes a sat-isfying, nutritious dish for the whole family.

You can find more delicious recipes and in-formation about soybeans and their journeyfrom the farm to your plate at www.soy-foodsmonth.org.

VEGGIE TACO SALADMakes four servings2 cups soy crumbles (you can find these in your grocer’sfreezer section or refrigerated meat section)3/4 cup salsa5 cups shredded lettuce1 cup corn kernels1 cup black beansTopping options:1/4 cup sliced green onions1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives2 tablespoons fat free sour cream

In large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray,cook crumbles and salsa over medium heat about 5 min-utes or until heated through, stirring frequently.

In large bowl toss together lettuce, corn and blackbeans. Arrange on 4 serving plates. Top with crumblesmixture. Sprinkle with toppings.

Source: Soyfoods Association of North America

BEST BLACK BEAN SALADPreparation time: 15 minutes; makes six servings1 red bell pepper, diced1 green bell pepper, diced1 yellow bell pepper, diced1/2 (half) cup diced red onion1,15.25-ounce can Del Monte Whole Kernel Corn (orsimilar), drained1 clove garlic, minced1 teaspoon cilantro1/4 cup olive oil4 tablespoons red wine vinegar1 teaspoon lime juice1,15-ounce can Bush’s Black Beans (or similar), rinsedand drainedSalt and pepper to tasteTortilla chips

In a small bowl, combine peppers, onion, corn, garlicand cilantro. Add olive oil, vinegar, lime juice and salt andpepper to taste. Add black beans and toss well. Servewith tortilla chips.

COOL CHICKEN WRAPSPreparation time: 10 minutes; makes eight servings4, 12-inch flour tortillas1/2 (half) cup mayonnaise1/2 (half) teaspoon dill weed4 cups shredded lettuce or shredded cabbage1,14.5-ounce can Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes (orsimilar), drained and rinsed2, 5-ounce cans Hormel Premium Chicken Breast inWater (or similar), drained and flaked1/4 cup chopped green onions1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Spread the tortillas with mayonnaise and sprinkle withdill. Top center of each tortilla with lettuce, diced toma-toes, chicken, onions and cheese. Fold bottoms of tortillaup 2 inches and then roll up.

Variation: For hot sandwiches, substitute 2 cups redand green pepper strips for lettuce. Spread salsa in placeof mayonnaise on tortilla. Prepare as directed. Microwaveon high until cheese is melted, about 30 seconds.

Source: Can Manufacturers Institute

IN THE KITCHEN | FAMILY FEATURES

Veggie Taco Salad

Celebrate spring with simple dishes

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MOBILES FOR SALE

Twin Lakes MHP 55+ Park, 1985 Fleetwood 1Br/1Ba, well Main-tained w/Az Room, Garage/Work Shop, Handicap Accessible, $17,500. 928-479-2329 to see

RENTALSAPARTMENTS FOR RENT

Apartments For Rent

Large 2Br/2Ba: Includes water, trash, sewer. $700.pm + $400security deposit. 213 W. Bonita: 602-292-1788

Large, Clean, Quiet: 2BD/1BAApartment In Nice, North East Area, Back Patio, w/Fenced Back Yard,W/D Pets-No,$650.mo Call Dennis @ 928-978-1385

Longhorn Apts. 401 W. Frontier. 1Bdrm-3/4Ba. New Carpet, W/D, D/W, Upstairs Apt.,Central air/heat. Storage shed. Pets-Ok, $500/mo + $500/dep, 928-978-1331.

Park Model 1Bd $635.Trailers-1Bd $450 to $485.Apt. 2Bd $635.Free Cable/Water and RubbishGive us a Call: 928-474-0791

Studio Apt. in Pine, Call for Details 928-970-9511

COMMERCIAL FOR RENTOffice or Retail SpaceLowest Rates In PaysonPrivate Bath,500 sq.ft.On Upgraded Remodeled Units,1 Month Rent Free602-616-3558

Office/Retail KnottyPine Offices Highest Traffice in Town, 1001 S. Beeline, Approx750sf, 4rms/1ba, $525.p/m + Utilitiescall Dan 1-970-729-0222 or 928-978-1452

Rim View OFFICE PARK, Execu-tive Suites, Payson’s Premier Of-fice Space, 708 E. Hwy 260, 928-472-7035.

SKY PARK INDUSTRIALCOMPLEX:

1305 W. Red Baron Rd.Five 1600sf Suites Avail.$.60 per sf 928-468-6320

CONDOMINIUMS

3 Condo’s Avail-Payson. Large Down & Up-Stairs, 2Br/1Ba’s, Remodeled, Wood/Carpet Floors, $550. to $650. + Elec-tric, Laundry On-Site, Pets-No, 928-978-2580

HOMES FOR RENT

1Br/1Ba Cabin In-Town, Com-pletely Restored, Heating/AC, Wood Burning Stove, Outside AZ Room, Laundry, Storage Shed, Lots of Trees, $625.p/m 928-288-2440

1Br/1Ba Mobile and Dublex ,Fully Furnished, Washer, Water/Garbage/Sewer-Included, $400.p/m, Call for Information 928-472-8564 or 928-978-1444

2 bdrm/1 bath HouseClose to the HospitalAvail 5/1 $650/moOwner/Agent 480-649-0005

2Bd/1.5ba, W/D, Decks, garage. fenced yard, outside pets only. Smoking-no. $850/mo +$300. Cleaning Dep. Avail/April 1, Pine, 928-476-2113

3/2 Upscale Quiet Neighborhood, Garage, Storage, W/D, Serene,Private, Minimum maintenance backyard w/deck & tall trees.$1100.p/m + Deposits.928-978-9100

3Br/3ba Views, Deck, FP, W/D Storage, 2-Car Garage, Re-cently Renovated, Smoking/Pets-NO, $1,000.mo + $1,200 Dep. 1yr Lease 928-468-1244

Bonus Move-In 1/2 Off First Month, NorthEast Payson, 2Br/2Ba, Office/Laundry Room, Heating/AC, Large Fenced Yard w/Drip, Covered Patio, Carport, $840.mo + Dep. Smoking/Pets-No, 928-595-4024

Large Studio Apartment, Utilities/Cable TV Included in Rent, $600.p/m; Small Studio Apt. $550.p/m, Call Don, 928-978-3423

Lease a Lifestyle

Rent this Riverfront ParadiseThe huge front porch overlooks the East Verde River. The back porch overlooks an acre of boulders and oaks. The 2,000-square-foot house has a gigantic master bedroom suite with a fireplace. Guest bed-room has its own bathroom, with two bonus rooms down-stairs. Huge living room/dining room off hickory paneled kitchen. Fish the stocked stream out front or stroll down-stream to swimming holes on Forest Service land. Asking $1,400 a month. Come by and check it out at 548 W. Eleanor Dr, East Verde Estates. Call Deborah Rose-Ellis (928) 978-0063 or deborah@sellspayson.com

New CustomVictorian Home

3Bd/2Bath DenIn Town Historic District

Energy-Efficient.Deck-w/Views,Laundry,Upgraded Appliances,

Vaulted-Ceiling,Ceiling-FansThroughout,Carport,Home/Office OK.

$995/mo.928-288-2440

One Bedroom House in Pine, Newly Decorated in Secluded Tall Pines $700.mo Call 602-616-7057

HOMES FOR RENT

Pine, Az. 3 or 4Bd-Den/2Ba Peaceful 1.25 acre. view lot in Town, Excellent Retirement Loca-tion, Work-shop, Wrap-Around Decks, $1,100/month. 480-759-7137

MOBILES FOR RENT1Bdrm/1Bath Park Model,Located close in Payson Location, Non-Smoker, No Pets, $395. Month Call 480-390-8901

1Br Security Dep. Plus First Months Rent, Pets-No, $350 to $500.mo 928-978-3775

PAYSON TRAILER RANCH1 & 2 Bdrms, 1st Mo + Deposit!Starting @ $435.00Cable/Water/Sewer/TrashIncluded, Discount for 6-12/mo.lease. 928-517-1368

Very Clean & Large 2Br/2Ba, Fridge, Stove, D/W, Washer & Dryer, Central Heat/AC, + Wood Stove, Fence Yard w/Drip, Large Covered Deck, 8x10 Shed, Smoking-No, Pets-Possible, $800. + Dep. Call Rob for Apt.928-970-2645

MOBILE/RV SPACES

Nice and clean travel trailers for rent at Mountain Shadows R.V. Park. Lot space, water, sewer and trash are included for only $380. a month. Walk-ing distance to downtown Pay-son with onsite manager, laun-dry facilities and wifi. Call Shawn at 928-474-2406

ROOMS FOR RENTLG Bedroom & Closet, Private Bathroom, Kitchen, Garage Park-ing, Cable TV, All Utilities In-cluded, Pets/Smoking-NO, Clean Living Person, Ken 928-474-3675 $400.mo

Private Home: w/Private Full Bath. Share Rest of Home. All Utilities Paid. Must Have Very Good Refer-ences. Smoking/Drugs-No, $365.mo 507-384-1839

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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

When the hearthas become aweak pump

BY PAUL G. DONOHUE, M.D.2013 NORTH AMERICA SYND., INC.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 79 and have conges-tive heart failure with some high blood pressure.Please give the information you have on my illness.— F.W.

ANSWER: Congestive heart failure is a commonillness in older people. Up to 10 percent of those olderthan 65 have it or have had it. The meaning is that theheart has become so weak that it can’t pump enoughblood to support all body organs and tissues. You cancall it just heart failure. The “congestive” word con-fuses people.

The signs of a weakened heart are breathlessnesswhen trying to do even relatively easy physical tasks,along with a feeling that all energy has left the body.A third sign is swelling, most often of the feet and an-kles. The lungs also fill with fluid from backed-upblood, and that adds to the breathing difficulty. Thelungs are congested with fluid.

Clogged heart arteries, heart-valve problems, aprevious heart attack, a former viral heart infectionand uncontrolled high blood pressure are some of thecauses of heart failure. Aging is a major cause. Theheart is beginning to wear out.

This sounds hopeless; it isn’t. Plenty can be done.For one, reduce the amount of salt and salty foodsthat you eat. Salt causes fluid retention in the body.Water pills (diuretics) remove excess body fluid, andthey’re a constant part of treatment. Drugs calledACE inhibitors not only regulate blood pressure, butthey also ease heart failure. This is only a sample ofthe drugs that are useful for the treatment of this con-dition.

Once under treatment, you ought to be breathingwith ease and feel a return of pep. An exercise pro-gram is then possible and essential for treatment. Theprogram is one that should be devised by your doc-tor. Walking is an excellent way to strengthen bothbody and heart muscles.

The booklet on congestive heart failure providesdetailed information on the condition and its treat-ment. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Dono-hue — No. 103W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash)for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printedname and address. Please allow four weeks for deliv-ery.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My eyes are colored darkbrown. I am a 57-year-old female. Around the edges ofmy brown eyes is a blue border — something new.The eye doctor said it means my cholesterol is high.My family doctor said it is fine, and it happens withage. Have you heard of this? What causes it? — D.E.

ANSWER: I believe you’re describing an arcus se-nilis. It’s an off-white (bluish or gray) circle loopingaround the colored iris. Actually it’s a deposit of fatand cholesterol in the cornea, the clear covering thatlies over the iris and pupil. At one time, it was thoughtto indicate high blood cholesterol; it doesn’t.

It’s one of those many adornments of aging thatcome for no good reason. If you start looking at theeyes of older people, you’ll find that you are far fromthe only one with arcus senilis.

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answerindividual letters, but he will incorporate them inhis column whenever possible. Readers may writehim or request an order form of available healthnewsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.