Where is Payson, AZ, and why should I buy a house there?

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Strawberry, AZ, site of the Oldest standing School house in Arizona - 08/27/08 06:50 PM

If you come to visit in Payson or Pine, consider a side trip to the old school house in Strawberry. This is a restored, one room school house which is open to tour on weekends through mid October. The school was built in 1884 to service families in the area.
Strawberry … (5 comments)

Rent a lovely home in Payson, AZ - 08/27/08 05:50 PM

This is a very nice home in a very nice neighborhood. Golden Frontier subdivision is an area of site-built homes, many built in the 1980s, and now often updated, as this home has been.

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Pine, AZ turns into a Carnival for Labor Day weekend. - 08/26/08 02:59 PM

Pine is an attractive, small town about 15 miles North of Payson, on Hwy. 87. Pine is home to many antique shops, craft shops, and art galleries. On Holiday weekends in the Summer the Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Guild features a craft show on the grounds of the old school house, … (2 comments)

The Locusts are coming! How do you stop a plague? (NOT RE related- gardening) - 08/22/08 01:42 PM

I'm posting this in hopes someone has a sure-fire way to get rid of grasshoppers. In the last few days I've been all over the internet looking, and I've found some interesting articles, but not much help.You see, right now if I walk through my yard these little sobs grasshoppers pop … (8 comments)

A simple marketing idea with photos - 08/19/08 08:12 PM

I was thinking one day about advertising because I had seen some good (and some bad) advertising on TV. The best ones play up the best things about their product, while I'm seeing some (in my opinion) awful ones that make the product users look like idiots. Our "product" is our … (20 comments)

N. Gila County Fair in Payson, AZ. Old-Fashioned Fun! - 08/10/08 08:59 PM

The Northern Gila County Fair will be held this year on September 5th through 7th, with the fun starting at 9:00 in the morning.

The Fair had been a longtime event for the area, but after the retirement of Walt and Wilene Smith as the coordinators there was a … (0 comments)

More information about Payson, AZ Schools - 08/06/08 04:35 PM

I posted last week about Payson Schools beginning the year EARLY. Payson public schools began last Wednesday. If you are a parent in (or may be moving to) the Payson area I'm sure the schools are of concern to you.
Payson has a unified public School District, consisting of Julia Randall … (0 comments)

A really beautiful time of the year in Payson - 08/04/08 07:46 PM

This is the season (the Monsoon, officially) for clouds and storms in Northern, Arizona. In past years we have been in a serious drought, but this year we are actually ABOVE the 30 year average for precipitation.
We talk to rental Owners in the Phoenix area, and they haven't … (3 comments)

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