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Live music, spaghetti at First Friday tonight

9:15 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7c02-1ZIV_MN-e0xhlU9GKlx70ry6pJcStukc55hA9XVpBnmXrUfcL8TLgdlcHMc06RTq1-xTFG_XlUGFBwdN7ggpaq9hLyQhfdrrXbzs3R41D6tJ06QrL3rG9AFTT8nN9ERkk98ioy80/s1600/DSC_0019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7c02-1ZIV_MN-e0xhlU9GKlx70ry6pJcStukc55hA9XVpBnmXrUfcL8TLgdlcHMc06RTq1-xTFG_XlUGFBwdN7ggpaq9hLyQhfdrrXbzs3R41D6tJ06QrL3rG9AFTT8nN9ERkk98ioy80/s400/DSC_0019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>If you will be in Payson this First Friday and are wondering what to do, consider dropping by the Community Presbyterian Church on Main Street to hear some live music.  Guitar vocalist Joanie Smith will be performing with vocalist Colleen Brown and guitarist Howard Brown and myself on drums from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  We will be playing the standards, the kind of music I know you will like.  The church door remains open on First Friday of each month, so come on by. The coffee will be on and just maybe a few goodies - including a spaghetti dinner. -Gerry Reynolds <div style="text-align: center;">   FESTIVITIES ALSO AT DOWN THE STREET GALLERY   </div>Also at First Friday Nov. 1, Down the Street Art Gallery will be Featuring its newest Artist:  Photographer Shiranda Deerwoman as well as our annual tribute to "Day of the Dead."   There will be fun skull coloring pages along with color markers for the public to decorate on the porch and you are always encouraged to wear your Halloween costumes. Plan on meeting Shiranda 5-7 pm at Down the Street Art Gallery and seeing her work. Photography has always been a joy for Shiranda.  She recalls that since young adulthood, she would routinely study composition, lighting, contrast and color along with the subject of her photos.    Her favorite themes are landscape, southwest images, old buildings, flowers, people. Shiranda’s formal background is as a teacher and a counselor.  She worked for 21 years in the Columbus Hearing Impaired Program (Ohio) until she became involved in Alternative Healing Practices.  She moved to Albuquerque then to Payson. She is at home living in the Southwest.

If you will be in Payson this First Friday and are wondering what to do, consider dropping by the Community Presbyterian Church on ...

Young winery now on Amazon

12:02 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8h7BZlTb8z1mMtHXIgH1GdMVdJMx_CybCAsmusQAtNitJ4aUcTBHokMvJSG-c_eN-gMBxQfjSXG8WO7LbRIXvUGktH_cscI2Tfjj3kI90zG0Zf_NjQ3dC_Sw6VcGi62wDBFb8NxdgtKN/s1600/winery+097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8h7BZlTb8z1mMtHXIgH1GdMVdJMx_CybCAsmusQAtNitJ4aUcTBHokMvJSG-c_eN-gMBxQfjSXG8WO7LbRIXvUGktH_cscI2Tfjj3kI90zG0Zf_NjQ3dC_Sw6VcGi62wDBFb8NxdgtKN/s400/winery+097.JPG" width="303" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Owners Jim and Marie Petroff are pleased to announce that Pleasant Valley Winery is one of the first wineries invited to offer our products on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?R=1WDPLM90USAVR&C=3TG14KBDH777U&H=QOSJK85L8AXVBCBUOFJ5GFHGLREA&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fref%3Dpe_385040_30332190_pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_g_i" target="_blank" title=""Visit Amazon.com" "><img alt="Amazon" border="0" height="31" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=391ad0bf7c&view=att&th=141f1a3583e6dfb7&attid=0.2&disp=emb&zw&atsh=1" width="107" /></a> launch of their new premier site, AmazonWine.com.  </div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div>Please visit our shop on AmazonWine.com:   <a href="http://www.amazon.com/shops/PleasantValleyWinery" target="_blank">Amazon.com/shops/PleasantValleyWinery</a>

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Owners Jim and Marie Petroff are pleased to announce that Pleasant Valley Winery is one of the first wineries invited to offer our products ...

Falling Leaves Fashioneesta fundraiser is Nov. 9

11:28 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Falling Leaves Fashioneesta</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal">            The Rim Country Optimist Club is extending an invitation to attend the  Falling Leaves Fashioneesta. This is a cooperative effort between the Optimist Club, Payson Assisting Displaced Students (P.A.D.S.), local Girl Scout Troop and the individual and business sponsors who are  supporting  the event.  Most of the proceeds will be given to PADS, which helps to provide food, clothing, shoes, transportation to tutorial classes, to the doctor and paying for their medical needs, etc. A smaller portion will be used to buy items of clothing to include in Christmas boxes for youth in need.             The only way to describe the Falling Leaves Fashioneesta extravaganza is “elegant!” From beginning to end your senses will be delighted. A tasteful luncheon will please your pallet and it will be served by local Girl Scouts. The table decorations will be unique and lovely with some becoming door prizes.             Both the Boutique and Bob’s Western Wear will be displaying the latest fashions. The models will range in age from high school through senior citizen. The male models, which are the newest addition to this event, will add to the charm and fun of the day.             Music will be provided by Fred Carpenter. There will be a multitude of exciting individual raffled items and silent auction baskets for one and all to try and obtain.             The Fashioneesta will take place Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Payson Senior Center (512 W Main Street). Doors open at 11:00 am.  To gain more information, to become a sponsor or to make a donation, to purchase tickets for the Fashioneesta, or to buy raffle tickets please contact: Joan Young (928-472-2264), Flo Moeur (480-201-2990) or Joanne Conlin at Payson Senior Center (928-474-4876). Note that advanced reservations will be taken for tables of 8 people. Purchase your tickets early. Last year the Fashioneesta sold out before the event took place </div>

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Falling Leaves Fashioneesta The Rim Country Optimist Club is extending an invitation to attend the Falling Leaves Fashioneest...

Republican extortionist Renzi gets 36 months

4:54 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYuy-mLWvopE96Tdfy7kP9Sn8WCsoeXBzMi8SmE2YM0hoRlthTYrQTtnvln5lJwYYTK0zoMqGc1Qdwc5N7vaHGm1Zh_ImS1svC3T_-SRbzgaAEsbVyUr1AncvmzA22B3JCPk_lV-8W4ka/s1600/DSCN0374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYuy-mLWvopE96Tdfy7kP9Sn8WCsoeXBzMi8SmE2YM0hoRlthTYrQTtnvln5lJwYYTK0zoMqGc1Qdwc5N7vaHGm1Zh_ImS1svC3T_-SRbzgaAEsbVyUr1AncvmzA22B3JCPk_lV-8W4ka/s400/DSCN0374.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Congressman Rick Renzi (who represented District 1, including Payson) was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison following his June conviction by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., for extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering. Renzi’s co-defendant, James Sandlin, was also sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for his role in the extortion, bribery and money laundering scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth A. Strange of the District of Arizona, Special Agent in Charge Douglas G. Price of the FBI’s Phoenix Division, and Special Agent in Charge Dawn Mertz of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) made the announcement following sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bury. Renzi, 55, of Burke, Va., and Sandlin, 62, of Sherman, Texas, were convicted on June 11, 2013. Renzi was found guilty of 17 felony offenses including conspiracy, honest services wire fraud, extortion under color of official right, racketeering, money laundering and making false statements to insurance regulators. Sandlin was convicted of 13 felony offenses including conspiracy, honest services wire fraud, extortion under color of official right and money laundering.  “Mr. Renzi abused the power – and the corresponding trust – that comes with being a member of Congress by putting his own financial interests over the interests of the citizens he had sworn to serve,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Raman.  “He fleeced his own insurance company to fund his run for Congress, and then exploited his position for personal gain.  Mr. Renzi’s conviction and today’s sentence demonstrate the Justice Department’s commitment to fighting corruption at the highest levels of government.” “Former Congressman Renzi disregarded his oath to uphold the law, ignoring the interests of the people he was elected to serve in favor of his own interests,” stated First Assistant U.S. Attorney Strange.  “The sentences imposed today reinforce the fundamental principle that no one, including an elected official, is above the law.” “When our elected officials betray the trust of the American people it strikes at the very core of our democracy,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Price.  “The sentencing of former Congressman Rick Renzi illustrates the commitment by the FBI and our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute corruption at all levels.   Today’s sentencing is a reminder that when a public official violates the public's trust they will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.” “The public expects its elected officials to be honest, to be trustworthy and to show respect for the law," stated IRS Special Agent in Charge Mertz.  “Those in public office should be held to a higher standard and are not exempt from criminal prosecution.  The prison sentence imposed today should serve as a wake-up call to other public officials who believe there are no consequences for betraying the public trust.” </div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal">         According to evidence at trial, Renzi, then a member of Congress from Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, promised in 2005 to use his legislative influence to profit from a federal land exchange that involved property owned by Sandlin, a real-estate investor.         At the time, Sandlin owed Renzi $700,000 in future payments from their business dealings, and Renzi threatened proponents of the land exchange that he would not support it unless they purchased Sandlin’s property in Cochise County, Ariz.  When they refused, Renzi promised a second proponent of a land exchange that he would support the exchange if they purchased Sandlin’s property.  According to an agreement reached in May 2005, Sandlin was paid $1 million in earnest money, out of which he paid $200,000 to Renzi.  Just before Sandlin received the $1.6 million balance owed on the exchange, he paid an additional $533,000 to Renzi.         Evidence at trial further showed that from 2001 to 2003, Renzi engaged in insurance fraud by diverting his clients’ insurance premiums to fund his first campaign for Congress, and he subsequently sent false letters to his insurance customers and provided false statements to various state regulators who were investigating his activities.         This case was investigated by the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation.  The prosecution was handled by Trial Attorneys David Harbach and Sean Mulryne of the Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gary Restaino and James Knapp of the District of Arizona.</div></div>

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WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Congressman Rick Renzi (who represented District 1, including Payson) was sentenced today to serve 36 months in pr...

Free Alzheimers conference at Sr. Center Oct. 25

10:02 AM Tukiyooo 0

The Alzheimer's Association is offering a free conference next Friday, October 25, from 1-4:45pm at the Payson Senior Center (514 West Main Street). Topics include "The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease," "Difficult Behaviors: What Do I Do?" and "Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer's." While there is no charge, pre-registration is required. If interested, please call <a href="tel:602-528-0545" target="_blank">602-528-0545</a> right away! <div style="text-align: center;">ART AUCTION BENEFITS ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT </div> The Payson Care Center Nursing Team invites  the Community to attend A Silent Art Auction Tuesday,  November 12th  1:00 to 4:00 pm Payson Care Center 107 E. Lone Pine Dr. Payson, AZ 85541    Proceeds benefit the “Forget me Nots” (Payson’s Alzheimer’s Support Group).    Sparkling wine and hors d’ oeuvres will be served.   Art and picture donations will be appreciated 928-951-2305.

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The Alzheimer's Association is offering a free conference next Friday, October 25 , from 1-4:45pm at the Payson Senior Center (514 West ...

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Live music, spaghetti at First Friday tonight

Young winery now on Amazon

Falling Leaves Fashioneesta fundraiser is Nov. 9

Republican extortionist Renzi gets 36 months

Free Alzheimers conference at Sr. Center Oct. 25

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