December 2009
Photos for December 24, 2009
Judy Lee Rolle
Pine residents have a good chance to experience a White Christmas this year as more than four inches of heavy snow fell in the area early this week. Warmer weather is expected to melt much of the snow in the near future.
Attorney Mary Brooksby recently expanded her law firm to Payson with fellow attorneys Don Stevens and Heather Bohnke (not pictured).
Maddie Nossek takes an outside shot against a Lady Cougar from Show Low and scores a three-pointer.
The Lady Longhorns host 16 teams from around the state in the annual Holiday Hoops Tournament at Wilson Dome and the old PHS gym Dec. 28 and Dec. 29.
Lucy Schouten wraps another chicken fajita in the kitchen, while Margarita Adams (in the background) watches. One excellent teen survival skill is to learn to cook your own meals and, on this occasion, 15 teens learned how to make chicken fajitas. They were then treated to several “exotic foods” like anchovies, liverwurst, lamb, smoked oysters, sardines, limburger cheese and several other unusual foods.Those students who tasted everything won a limousine ride to Scoops Ice cream Parlor for dessert.
. Jamie Crosser isn’t sure if she is going to try a taste test of this headless sardine on a cracker or not.
Jamie Riggs covers her face and pinches her nostrils shut as a small brick of Limburger cheese is thrust under her nose during a Teen Survival class at the Payson Public Library, Saturday, Dec. 19.
When Christmas is over, both the county and the Town of Payson are providing free disposal services for Christmas trees. Trees, free of decorations, will be accepted at the Buckhead Mesa Landfill from Dec. 26 through Jan. 9. Trees may be brought to the Payson Event Center for recycling from Dec. 26 through Jan. 31.
Julie Petersen buys some fudge from Pam Jones (left) at the Frontier Elementary School Christmas Store, while her son, Denton, watches and wishes he could have some fudge, right now.
Gracey (left) and Sarah Henderson, reach the end of the ride as they slide down the hill at Green Valley Park, laughing all the way. The snow was wet, heavy and still coming down, Wednesday morning, Dec. 23, but the girls didn’t seem to mind
Up, up and away: The Canada Geese fly as this intruder invades their territory, early in the day, at Green Valley Park Dec. 23. A large flock of geese had gathered on the west end of the lake as they pecked here and there for food.
Members of the DPS Quilt Angels present SCAF President Judy Mueller with a check for the Senior Center.
Nick Fitch was recently named Firefighter of the Year by members of the Christopher Kohl’s Fire Department. He has been a very positive role model for all at CKFD since being hired one year ago.
True to form, youngsters gave the holiday festivities that wonderful sense of the belief in magic in the various Christmas programs at area schools.
True to form, youngsters gave the holiday festivities that wonderful sense of the belief in magic at the Payson Public Library’s children’s party.
The first weekend of the month, the Payson Ministerial Fellowship presented its always beautiful Christmas pageant.
The first weekend of December saw Main Street and Green Valley Park light up with the annual Main Street/APS Electric Light Parade.
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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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