December 2009
Photos for December 31, 2009
A winter storm just before Christmas snarled highway traffic for miles when DPS delayed closing the road, but this week’s storms delivered only flurries of snow and rain.
Anastasia Rae Pierce
Frank Mathis
Donald L. Keplinger
Maddie Nossek goes up for a shot through a crowd of Northland players at the Dec. 28-29 Holiday Hoops Tournament hosted by Payson.
Ridge Halenar is now attending the University of North Dakota, but made a visit home for the holidays.
Steve Ellis of Steve’s ACDelco Pro Lube and Tire Center recently began offering nitrogen replacement for tires. All new tires sold at the shop will also receive an initial fill with nitrogen.
Renee Patrick is one of the many jazz artists, both vocalists and instrumentalists, featured on a two-volume CD set recorded at Payson Community Presbyterian Church over the last several years. The CD is being offered by Payson Friends of Jazz, which presents monthly jazz concerts, to anyone who makes a $25 donation or more to the church to help meet a financial shortfall this year. Contact the church at cpcgen@yahoo.com for details.
Deanna Biesemeyer models the squirrel suit she made to help raise donations for the Payson Area Food Drive, which has hit 70 percent of its cash goals.
This cart outfitted with a big Santa won first place in Christopher Creek’s golf cart light parade.
This cabin belonged to Isadore Christopher, a rancher who settled in the late 1800s, giving Christopher Creek its name. The cabin is now owned by the Ashby family and is on private property. But old-timers still tell the strange tale of the day Apache raiders burned down Christopher’s original cabin near this same spot.
An archery deer hunt is taking place this month in Units 22 and 23, and is a great way to drop some holiday weight.
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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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