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Payson teen hit by cars while walking to school dies on 14th birthday

KUTV) A day of mourning in the town of Payson where a 14-year-old boy was hit and killed while walking to school, and it happened on Adam Renik's 14th birthday."It's his birthday today he was just going to school, that's all he was doing," said neighbor and family friend Rex McClellan. At the accident scene at 600 West and Utah Avenue, a memorial is set up with flowers and signs. That's also where a group of Adam's friends gathered after school to remember him. "He was a nice person, he would always be there for people," said friend Vannessa Hood. Police say it was about 7 o'clock in the morning and still dark outside when Adam was making his way to Mt. Nebo Junior High School. Investigators say he was crossing the street from the north to the south side of Utah Avenue at 600 West when he was struck. "We had two cars, one going west and one going east," said Lt. Bill Wright with the Payson Police Department. "One car had a glancing blow and the other one hit him going the other way ... so he was hit by both cars." Wright sa... http://kutv.com/news/local/payson-teen-hit-by-cars-while-walking-to-school-dies-on-14th-birthday

Ben Warren Call

Ben Warren Call, born September 8, 1949 in Afton, Wyoming, passed away unexpectedly while shoveling snow on January 30, 2016 in Payson, Utah at his home. Ben was born to Evan Papworth Call and Bessie Warren Call. He was the 9th of 14 children and loved his six brothers and seven sisters. He grew up on the family farm in Afton, Wyoming where he attended school and graduated from Star Valley High School. He studied Education at Utah State University and taught in Payson at Parkview Elementary and Payson Middle School for 30 years. He married Nedra Ann McBeth on March 20, 1970 in the Salt Lake City Temple. They have 4 wonderful children: Dr. Conley Ben (Berit Morales), Kendall McBeth (Sarah Elizabeth Tuttle), Camille (Benjamin Allan Burk), and Cameron Ned (Sara Teemant). They have 21 darling grandchildren, 10 grandsons and 11 granddaughters who adored their grandfather. He was always having fun with his family camping, boating, teaching life principles, playing games, listening to them with their musical talents and following their sports. His influence was very strong with his family and grandchildren. He will be dearly missed. He was a faithful membe... http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/ben-warren-call/article_cb046eb5-40c4-5ef8-af77-2637d2c97638.html

Characters Under The Mogollon Rim – Clyde Moose, Payson Ranger, Part 2

When Clyde Moose became superintendent of the Payson Ranger District in 1937, life there was still primitive. For example, there had been no telephone connection to the “outside world” until just before Ranger Moose arrived. Finally the Forest Service had connected a primitive line so they could contact people in case of a forest fire. The idea was that every rancher could be a deputy “fire watch” and quickly report sighting any smoke to the rangers. The switchboard was located in a little building adjacent to the Ranger Station, and the government hired two ladies to take eight-hour shifts. But that left eight hours when the calls had to be handled by Moose or his assistant ranger. They were bewildered by the trivial things people called about in addition to real emergencies, and were often dragged out in the middle of the night to run errands of mercy. In his memoirs Clyde Moose recalls some of those times. “A woman called long distance from Phoenix and said it was very important that she talk to her son who had driven up with s... http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2016/jan/29/characters-under-mogollon-rim-clyde-moose-payson-r/