December 2009
Photos for December 8, 2009
. Residents watched the town’s new, official Christmas Tree lighting at Green Valley Park just after the parade ended. Santa had the honors of flipping the switch for the lights.
. Although it was a chilly night for a boat ride, Madelyne Alexander, 8, waves to onlookers on the Payson Regional Medical Center pontoon boat.
Payson P.A.Y.S. pulled out all the stops with their float. There was a dancing Santa, lights galore and a dozen smiling faces on board.
Clowns Fizzle and Flambe of the Pine-Strawberry Fire Department joy ride through the parade bringing smiles and laughter to everyone who saw them driving a much smaller version of a fire truck.
Donna Jan Ulmer
More than 230 parents and students attended a spaghetti dinner last week at Rim Country Middle School. The purpose of the event was to get parents more involved in their children’s education.
Students watch in awe as Geo-Kidz instructor Michael Rose gives the biography of a shellfish that died 300 million years ago, but whose shell was preserved in layers of limestone at the base of the Mogollon Rim near Christopher Creek.
Michael Rose shows students a 300-million-year-old fossil dug out of a layer of limestone off Highway 260 near Kohl’s Ranch. The outing was part of the Geo-Kidz program sponsored by the Payson Parks and Recreation Department.
Enjoy the sounds of the season with the Payson Choral Society on Dec. 12 at their Joyous Noel concert. Performances are at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Payson High School auditorium. Admission is $8.
Frank and Elicia Morigeau were among the victims of the winter storm that passed through Rim Country Monday night and early Tuesday morning. The storm’s high winds uprooted a large pine tree and sent it crashing into their three vehicles.
Last week, the Foxworth-Galbraith parking lot was empty after the lumber company announced it was closing up shop in Payson and Lakeside. Sales to general customers ended Nov. 4, and contractor sales will end this Friday.
First-grade teacher Nancy Wright gestures to urge the students to sing just a little louder for the audience.
. Conner Faust had a big job filling Santa’s shoes during the FES production, which concerned the lack of Christmas trees around the world.
Luke Schreur, Savannah Hopson, Marcos Dominguez and Marquessa Owens fidget in anticipation during a scene change at the Frontier Elementary School Christmas pageant.
Lee Bumbalow, Smokey Slaughter and Wayne Liezeit brought home gold medals from the recent Arizona Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette Championship.
The Payson High School basketball teams were scheduled to return to action Monday evening, Dec. 7 in Holbrook, but those games were postponed due to a snowstorm that was expected to make Rim Country roads unsafe for travel. The games have been rescheduled for Jan. 2. The Dec. 8 games in Show Low were in limbo at press time.
Andrew Curiel shows fierce concentration as he goes up for a shot at a recent home game for the Payson Longhorns. The team won last weekend’s Cake Chevrolet Shoot Out in Winslow.
Payson High School senior Desi Burris is the only member of the 2009 Longhorn varsity volleyball team to earn a spot in the All-State ranks.
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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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