April 2009
Photos for April 21, 2009
A crowd of fans cheered every weigh-in moment as the top-10 anglers gathered at Walmart to see who would win the first prize of $25,000 and a new bass boat.
With a huge crowd of onlookers at the weigh-in, vantage points — even for the younger set — were hard to find.
Rim Country Middle School math teacher Nicole Ward and her son Ryan were among those who attend the FLW weigh-in ceremonies held April 18 in the Walmart parking lot.
Tucson resident Vu Au won a fully equipped bass boat for his first-place finish in the Stren Series tournament held at Roosevelt Lake.
Pat Liddy’s dog, Jake, runs through the obstacle course and makes it look easy. Jake won in his class during the first day of the Dog Agility competition conducted at Payson Elementary School grounds, Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19.
Jane Burlison’s dog, Tizzy, makes this jump with ease as she races around the course.
Parker Weishaar warms his dog, Candy, before they make their run through the obstacle course during the second day of the Dog Agility competition. Weishaar is somewhat of a celebrity, as he has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. His success since acquiring the golden retriever has been the subject of several newspaper stories and a television interview. Since obtaining Candy four years ago, he has bonded with the her and developed and grown as an individual through his contact with the dog. Candy is an assistance dog received from North Star Foundation, which specializes in placing dogs with children with autism.
Manning the newly re-modeled kitchen as she waits for the food to arrive is volunteer Gae Walberg.
Reed Cox (photo left) holds up a plaque that reads “Grace under Fire” for his patience and good humored leadership while the kitchen was remodeled because of extensive water damage. Sandra Mason presented the plaque on behalf of all the staff.
The Starlighters performed during the grand re-opening of the Senior Center, Wednesday. Band members are, from left to right, Robert Tarallo, Howard Brown, singer Colleen Brown, and Mike Steelman.
At left: Curly (aka Seth Scott) sings to Laurey (Kalie Anderson) early in the first act of “Oklahoma!”
Kicking up their heels during this dance number (photo right), the cast won over the audience with their combined enthusiasm.
The song “Kansas City” ends with a dance number that showcases the talents of the cast during the first act of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, “Oklahoma!” The play was produced by the Payson High School Musical Theatre Company with performances April 16, 17 and 18.
Jagger Shill (left) hoes a row as Alex Lombardo readies the seeds to be planted in the No. 1 plot for the fifth-grade organic garden at Frontier Elementary School.
Frank Mendoza (left), Dakota McNeeley and Tony Gantless place tomato rings in one of the raised garden plots at Frontier Elementary School. The rings will be used to grow peas.
Misti Isley DeCaire, who turned her home into a homeless shelter for veterans, explains her problem to Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick.
Misti Isley DeCaire, who turned her home into a homeless shelter for veterans, explains her problem to Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick.
All girls in kindergarten through 5th grade, together with their mothers, grandmothers, aunts or special lady friends, are invited to a Tea Party at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 25 at Mountain Bible Church. Please call Cheryl at 225-2420 or Amy at 472-2359 for further information.
Payson native Clifford Pirch shows off one of his big fish during the Saturday afternoon weigh-in at Walmart. He finished second in FLW bass tourney, which drew 250 professional anglers.
A non-functioning fire hydrant fooled Hellsgate firefighters who were 300 feet of hose short of reaching the real hydrant down the street.
Sadie Dunman winds up and pitches another zinger as the Gators battled it out against the Tigers.
Drew Micolitus, of the D’Backs, keeps his eyes on the ball as he attempts a first-base out.
A Florida Marlins player takes the D’Backs pitcher down with him on this slide into home plate. The runner was declared safe by the umpire.
A face painter was on hand Saturday as part of Little League’s opening day festivities. Kelsie Rose sports a horse head on her cheek.
A face painter was on hand Saturday as part of Little League’s opening day festivities. Austin Rice shows his team spirit with a New York Yankees logo.
Little League teams, coaches and support personnel got together for a group photo before the start of opening day ceremonies at Rumsey Park Saturday, April 18.
Roy Hawk shows off his winning fish on Saturday afternoon as his son cheers him on.. These two fish put Hawk in first place.
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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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