To speak to Sen. Rogers
The Payson Tea Party will host Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers on Tuesday, April 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Ponderosa Bible Church, 1800 N. Beeline Highway. The doors open at 5:40 p.m.
Rogers will share her first-term senator experience, what committees she served, and the bills most important to her. Payson Tea Party members invite community guests to join in. For more information, call 928-951-6774 or visit www.paysonteaparty.org. The meetings are now held weekly on Tuesday evenings. For weekly speaker emails, contact [email protected].
Archaeological Society
The Rim Country Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society continues to operate on the COVID-19 guidelines, which will continue through the spring. The chapter has partnered with the San Tan chapter to provide both speakers through the Zoom platform and excursions for members of both chapters.
The next presentation by San Tan Zoom will be on Wednesday April 14th at 7pm with Dr. Niccole Villa Cerveny, Professor of Earth Sciences and Sustainability at Mesa Community College.
Her talk, Comparing Rock Art Stability – Climate Impacts in the American Southwest and the Hisma Basin of Jordan, will highlight petroglyph sites in the Southwest. The Rock Art Stability Index enables field researchers to quantify the threats to our cultural heritage in similar environments. She will contrast the challenges of protecting rock art in the Southwest with those in the Middle East.
To join the Rim Country Chapter for 2021 and access Zoom talks or take part in scheduled excursions (or renew your membership), please contact Chapter Treasurer Dennis Dubose at [email protected].
Hashknife Pony Express Riders arrive on Wednesday
The annual commemoration of the Hashknife Pony Express takes place on Wednesday April 14th. The group – members of the Navajo County’s Sheriff’s Posse – arrives at the Stage parking lot on East Highway 260 in Payson at around 4:30 p.m. and heads to the Payson Post office, arriving at 4:45 p.m. for a meeting, greeting, and photo opportunity .
Auction for the youth
Every April, the Zane Gray Country Kiwanis Club hosts a themed dinner auction and a youth auction. This is the main fundraiser sponsored by the club. She is raising funds to provide over $ 10,000 scholarships to Payson High School graduates and sponsor other youth-oriented community programs.
Community residents and businesses donate most of the auction items.
Since its inception in 1982, Kiwanis has awarded over $ 600,000 in scholarships. Most scholarships range from $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 per qualified student.
Like most charities, we have had issues raising donations over the past year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
This year we took the auction online. It runs from April 5th to 18th. Kiwanis members encourage residents to visit the website, bid generously, and tell your friends about the auction.
The link to the auction is: Kiwanis Auction for Youth 2021 | 32 actions.
Healthy life with diabetes
The Pinal Gila Seniors Council is holding a workshop on virtual healthy living with diabetes on Thursdays from April 15 to May 20, from 12 noon to 1.30 pm. There is no fee, but participation is limited. Participants will be provided with a free book on healthy living with chronic diseases.
It includes eating healthy, menu planning, exercise to control blood sugar and improve strength, flexibility, and endurance, as well as techniques for coping with fatigue, frustration, and isolation, and solving illness-related problems.
Registration must be completed by April 13th by emailing [email protected]. Registrants will receive information on how to participate on a computer, iPad, phone, or mobile device. For more information, call 1-800-293-9393.
Picnic in the park at the Pop-Up Food Court
The town of Payson is home to a pop-up food court in Rumsey Park.
The event will take place on Friday, April 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, April 17 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Pop-Up Food Court is located in the large parking lot between the main ball field and the soccer field in Rumsey Park, west of the library.
The event has multiple attendees offering a variety of foods: Philly Up with cheesesteaks and gyros; Super Farm Super Truck with local ingredients and burgers; Udder pleasures with ice cream and desserts; Red ginger with flavors of the Pacific; Patty Wagon with handmade battered burgers; Soda rush with fancy fountain drinks; Ni De Aqui, Ne De Alla with Mexican cuisine; King Pin BBQ with grill and soul food.
Day of prayer
The length and severity of the drought in the region is increasingly having a negative impact on forests, wildlife and many individuals and families in the region.
The whole of Rim Country is invited to attend a non-denominational day of prayer on Sunday May 2nd and ask for a blessing to restore moisture to the area.
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