Little Water Required Here

From the hand of the caretaker of our newest Yard of the Week: A flower among many that require very little water at all.  See story in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

What's Donna Corno Up To?

Find out in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle!

Mystery Solved After Photo Found in Crawlspace is Published

A renovation project at Luke and Amanda Peterson's Payson home led to the unearthing this photographic relic from the past.  Up until the photo was published in The Payson Chronicle, its ownership remained a mystery.  Find out who it belongs to in this weeks edition.

Holt Home Named Yard of the Week

The Holt home in Payson is a sight to see.  It is our current Yard of the Week.  Find out what it takes to maintain such a beautiful yard in an article authored by its owners and caretakers, Mike and Katie Holt.  Their story and additional photos of their yard are included in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle. 

Mike built the home back in 2007 and the yard soon followed. Each year, he and Katie try to add a new feature: A waterfall, playground, fence, basketball court, and garden boxes among them.

Katie loves to mow the lawn and often does it three times a week. The single washtub planter was Mike's grandmother's, while the chicken feeder planter out front once belonged to Katie's grandmother. Both now hold flowers.

“We wanted a place everybody can enjoy,” the Holts noted. “Whether it's our four kids and their friends, or a family barbecue, our yard is the place to be. Thanks for nominating our yard!”

A Glint of Our Newest Yard of the Week

Our current Yard of the Week is a hospitable locale for folks and bees alike.
Location: Southwest Payson
Details soon.

Scottish Festival Draws Thousands to Payson

The Larry and Cheryl Brown family were among concessionares pitching their tent in Memorial Park on Saturday.  They have long lent their culinary skills to feed the hungry massess who travel to Payson each year in celebration of their Scottish heritage.  Pictured (left-right): Sierra and Caryl Ward, and Cheryl and Larry Brown of South County Concessions.

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What's Rick Moore Up To?

Find out in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

Payson Chronicle Business of the Month

Art and Barbara Peterson's Desert Friendly Landscape Recognized as Yard of the Week

A backyard view of the Peterson property in Payson, Utah.  This story appeared in the print edition of The Payson Chronicle.

When we were discussing what type of landscaping we would like, it wasn't a hard decision to make. We came here from Wisconsin, because property tax was too high there- so, anyway, we decided that desert landscaping was our way to go.

To cut a long story short, I called around and found Nephi Stone & Gravel for our colored rock. Then we found chocolate lava rock and put plastic down first, and then added a decorative border.

Most people use such narrow borders in their landscaping. I thought I'd use large and sweepingly graceful flower beds, which we filled with different shades of green, then flowers, and then the big oval in the center of the front yard. I spent a lot of time running out into the middle of the road to see how everything looked from afar.

All of this is watered by a drip system. As you all know, we live in a desert, so this really does save a lot of water.

We finished it off by decorating it with large rocks and cement deer, gnomes, rabbits, etc.

What's the Peteetneet Art Council Up To?

The Peteetneet Art Council (left-right): Neva Christensen, Doug Huff, President Donna Corno, Lanay Brinkerhoff, Jennie Ruth Alvey, and Claudette Woods.  (Not pictured: Dorothy Argyle, Dona Brian,  and Marian Wilson)

Payson City Imposes Watering Restrictions

Due to the drought conditions in the City of Payson and pursuant to section 10.10.2 of the Payson City Ordinances, the City Council is imposing the following watering restrictions effective immediately:

All water users with odd numbered addresses shall water only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

All water users with even numbered addresses shall water only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

There shall be NO watering on Sunday, as this allows the system to recover.

Watering times are from midnight to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to midnight.  Restrict watering times to 20 minutes or less per station or area.

City employees will be enforcing the water restrictions first with a warning and then with a citation.

PLEASE NOTE: The large water users, churches, schools and City parks will water during the day so that the residents will have sufficient pressure to water their properties during the designated times.

Thank you for working with Payson City in this effort to prolong our irrigation water through the remainder of the watering season.  Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Spring Lake in the Spotlight, as Wade and Tammy Menlove's Home is Named Yard of the Week

Congratulations to Wade and Tammy Menlove, whose home in Spring Lake, has been chosen as Yard of the Week!  Read a story of landscape transformation and view photos of its results in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

Kristen Robbins Crowned Miss Santaquin

Kristen Robbins (left) was crowned Miss Santaquin 2013 during a pageant held Saturday evening, with Jakenzie  Brown (right) chosen as First Attendant.  Find the entire story in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

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Santaquin City Installs First Paid Fire Chief

Pictured: Stephen Olson (right) receives his Chief's badge from his father, Dan Olson (left), a long-time volunteer member of the Santaquin Fire Department, after the younger Olson was installed as the Santaquin City's first paid fire chief.  Find the complete story and additional photos taken during a special ceremony, held June 26, in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle in print.

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Coming Soon: July's First Yard of the Week

Cool water gathers beneath a shady tree on a hot day at the location of our current Yard of the Week.  Its whereabouts will be announced soon!