November 2008
Photos for November 4, 2008
Joe Tersiner
Keep on trucking: Gene Benson wants to play Santa this year for some lucky kid and the Payson Senior Center to boot. So he’s selling 25-cent raffle tickets (six for $1) for a die cast, 18-wheeler truck. The winner gets the truck and the money goes to the Payson Senior Center. You can buy tickets, by dropping by the senior center on Main Street.
Mary Ellen Fuller (left) waits to have her finger pricked by Candee Randall (right) for a diabetes check. Kaitlin Murphy, a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) student, watches with interest. The Community Health and Care Fair offered free admission and was conducted in the old gym at Payson High School Saturday, Nov. 1.
Angie Lowery tries different fonts to see what works best with the photographs on this yearbook page.
Kaila Bohlman turns the table on this photojournalist during the morning yearbook class at Payson High School.
A guided tour of the Tonto National Monument Upper Ruins takes place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. The tour includes a three-mile roundtrip hike, with an elevation gain of 600 feet and will take approximately three hours. Cost to participate is $15 per person. Limited transportation will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis for an additional fee of $5 per person. Participants will need to bring packed lunches, and space is limited, so register now by calling the Payson Parks and Recreation Department at 474-5242, ext. 358.
Jacob Namm and art teacher Elizabeth Silver took part in Shelby School’s haunted house for the Kindergartners through sixth-graders, teachers, some parents, and even some graduates. The school’s new multi-purpose room was turned into a cavernous maze inhabited by strange and dangerous characters who delivered creepy surprises. Additional photos are on page 7A.
Jim and Mildred Winter
Goalie Kayla Morgan is about to be congratulated by her Lady Longhorn teammates for her efforts in Payson’s narrow loss to Tucson Desert Christian.
Coach Joe Schmidt provides some advice prior to kickoff of an opening game between Payson and Desert Christian. Listening are (l-r) Monica Combs, Kyndell Lann, Tina Breen, Blanca Valdez, Claudia Hernandez, Megan Evans and Samantha McCormick.
Liz Romberger and Talia Schall take a moment for recollection about the season.
Lady Longhorns Liz Romberger and Skye McNeeley battle a Desert Christian player for a loose ball during state tournament opening round action in Tempe.
Azucena and Almarosa Coronado got Tootsie Rolls from Jack Lynch during the annual Knights of Columbus-sponsored fund-raiser held Oct. 24-26. “Despite the state of the nation’s economy, Payson residents put into the canisters more paper money than we have ever seen in the 19 years that the Payson Knights have held this drive,” KOC’s Dave Engleman said. The KOC wishes to thank Payson residents for their outstanding contributions to the annual Tootsie Roll Drive to help Payson’s Special Olympics program.
Among the Longhorn cross country runners who qualified for the state championship meet are Joey Garcia and David Knauer. The two are shown at the East regional championships held Oct. 31 at Rumsey Park.
Blue Ridge’s Jessica Rydberg leads a pack of cross country runners along a 5K course at Rumsey Park. The Lady Horns finished as runners-up at the meet held Oct. 31 and will now advance to state.
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Do you think the community should be involved with the selectioin of a new School Board Superintendent?
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