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Deirdre Escalante and her daughter Alana don’t miss a Payson pro rodeo.

The food truck craze, much like food delivery, is one thing that people who choose to live in a rural mountain community realize they will live without.

Plans to build a 20-room motel in Pine is drawing considerable interest from residents, evident during a recent meet and greet event last weekend as well as an earlier online meeting. Two dozen residents came out for the meet and greet Saturday at the Rusty Pine Cone and 90 people attended a Zoom hearing Feb. 22 hosted by Gila County’s planning and zoning commission. Everyone is interested to learn what property owner Marc Pendergraft has planned. Pendergraft has applied for a special use ...

Templeton moved to Arizona in 1979, where he continued his art education at the University of Arizona. “I just kept moving north,” he said, finally landing in Pine about 18 years ago. He bought a “handyman’s special” home, as he described it, brought it from a run-down shack to a quaint rustic cabin, then he built a tiny chapel on his property Templeton was transitioning — leaving a fast-paced and wild life for the peace and inspiration found in Pine-Strawberry. Hi...

This is the last weekend to meet with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Rusty Pine Cone, 3788 N. Highway 87 in Pine. They will be out from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Other kid friendly activities planned include a chance to shop with the elves. On special times there will be performances by the Singing Sisters, miniature horses to pet and pony rides as well. Bring your young ones and your young at heart for some Christmas joy. This event has become an annual tradition for our community. S...

A dedicated patron has donated five gift baskets to our little library on Randall Place to be raffled off as a holiday thank you for all the library users who