August 2008
Photos for August 19, 2008
John and Ilona Swenson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Aug. 16. They were married in the Idaho Falls, Idaho. The couple retired and built their home in Payson in 2000.
Mike Pastor
Danny Michels
Bill Backes
The Payson Senior Center facility has become more accessible with the recent installation of a chair glide. Purchased with funds from Gila County, the chair has a weight limit of 300 pounds and is ADA compliant, which opens up the upper room for many uses. Jo Johnson, administrative assistant to Gila County Dist. 1 Supervisor Tommie Martin, tries her hand at the new chair glide as she takes a turn down the stairs to a waiting Barbara Underwood, president of the Payson Senior Center Board of Directors.
Cathy Stevens
Marissa Orman proudly displays a buckle she won in a mutton bustin' contest at a rodeo recently.
Cathy Stevens, right, a kindergarten teacher at Payson Elementary School, introduces Ashley James, Arizona high school rodeo queen, left, Jason Lester, behind James, and Trevor Haught, center. Lester and Haught are high school rodeo cowboys and have won several awards between them.
David Henderson, left, throws the rope with trepidation as Jason Lister coaches.
Andy McKinney, left, explains his concerns about the economy and the price of gas as Sydney Hay, right, campaigns at the Giant gas station in Payson, Friday, Aug. 15, for a seat in Congress.
Scout Registration Night is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260 (in the big log cabin). The different groups are Girl Scouts for girls in grades K-12, Cub Scouts for boys in grades 1-5, and Boy Scouts for boys in grades 6-12. A new Scout program is starting for young men and women, ages 14 to 21 -- Adventure Scouts. Volunteers are always welcome and needed. If you have any questions, please call Shannon Romberger at (928) 472-7243.
Adam Tanner, a bareback rider out of Tucson, grimaces as he struggles to hold on during his fateful ride. Tanner needed assistance at the end of his ride as his hand was stuck in the grip and he was unable to release. It was a dramatic beginning to the rodeo at the Payson Event Center, Saturday, Aug. 16.
Gabriel Buehler
Jeff Lodge
Len Lopez squiggles his face in an attempt to hide from this lens as he and his family wait for the start of the Payson Rodeo, Saturday.
Tim Robertson had a tough time wrestling this steer.
Kathie Martin, a barrel racer from Elgin, Ariz., approaches the first barrel during her attempt to complete the three-barrel circuit with the quickest time
Rawlins Barrett shows off his new clown face as he gets ready to display his clown skills during the mutton bustin' event.
Jared Green finished his ride and had to dismount before the pickup man could get to him.
Jordan Olson (above) races out of the gate as he and his heeler partner, Nick Sarchett (not pictured), attempt to rope this steer at both ends in record time. At right, Stevie Stockton accepts her trophy and certificate to the mighty applause of the excited crowd after all the mutton bustin' riders are congratulated for their valiant efforts.
Jerry Honeycutt
Nationally ranked cowboy Wes Stevenson of Kaufman, Texas rides Vegas Lites to a 79 and a sixth-place finish at the Payson Rodeo.
An estimated 3,200 fans turned out for Arizona State University's football teams' scrimmage at Camp Tontozona this past weekend.
Under the watchful eyes of the Sun Devil coaching staff, freshman quarterback Sampson Symanski prepares to throw a pass.
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Question of the week
Do you think new Principal Anna Van Zile has a valid idea in eliminating the Asst. Principal and replacing it with an Athletic Director position that would share her duties as Principal?
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