June 2009
Photos for June 9, 2009
Participants garnish chilled avocado soup shooters during the ONEBOOKAZ program on Mexican cooking led by Library Director Terry Morris.
Dishes such as Guacamole and shrimp appetizers (top), green chili burros (left) and beef tacos (right) were among the taste treats prepared and shared at the Payson Library’s ONEBOOKAZ event in May.
The Payson Public Library was filled with the delicious scents of Mexican dishes a few weeks ago for ONEBOOKAZ activities.
Jeanie Langham was one of the many library patrons to participate in the ONEBOOKAZ program on Mexican cooking led by Library Director Terry Morris a few weeks ago.
Joy Layson
Rounds and squares, cuers and callers, fun and festivity — the 29th Annual Zane Grey Twirlers Dance Under the Rim Square and Round Dance Festival has it all. The event is this Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13 at the Tonto Apache Tribal Recreation Center.
Ladies and gentlemen in frothy, frilly matching costumes will twirl in time June 12-13.
Riding the rails was an experience these young travelers will never forget.
Zane Grey Twirlers — Marlene and Rick Kubiak, Julie and Skip Shipp, Nancy Ragland and Duane Coyer.
Clint, Jena and Johnny spent a fascinating and entertaining day at the Grand Canyon — and getting there aboard the Grand Canyon Railway was more than half the fun.
An apron contest is part of the Quilt Show festivities in Pine.
The many faces of quilting can be seen in this apron project at the Quilter’s Outpost in the Swiss Village of Payson.
Ross Fielding of Wales is one of the coaches working with area youth at the Challenger Sports British Soccer camps at Rumsey Park this week and from July 6 to July 10. For information about the camps, call Joe Harris at Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism, (928) 474-5242, ext. 358.
Proudly displaying the hardware from the state championship are (back from left) Denny Morse, Mason Dacanay, Cody Waterman and Filip Frojd and (front from left) Alex Korth, Tyler Apps (with trophy), Anthony Smith and Coach Bret Morse.
Traditional baseball trappings make for sharper play.
As a fun activity after the scavenger hunt, everyone was invited to roll down the hill at the park to see who could roll the fastest or the farthest. After colliding into each other, Shelby Ben-Shalon (front) and Maddie DeFodo continued rolling down the hill.
John and Joyce Bittner, owners of Fossil Creek Creamery, won the 2009 Small Business of the Year.
Donna Randall (left) and Shelley Allison of Tonto Basin Marketplace won the 2009 Large Business of the Year Award.
Erin Fitt (left), of the Small Business Development Center at Gila Community College, accepts the Small Business Advocate Award from Kevin Dick during the awards ceremony hosted at Chaparral Country Club.
Kevin Dick of Kevin Dick Investments and Financial Services received an award for Service Excellence.
Elizabeth White holds a leaf that looks like a butterfly during a scavenger hunt at Green Valley Park. The object of the hunt was to find something that resembled an animal. The hunt had four parts: find something that felt cool, smelled sweet, sounded like the wind, or looked like a creature. Everything had to be natural.
Luminarias were placed around the track and lit at 9 p.m., June 5 in a solemn memorial ceremony.
Casey and Austin Stuart join with other participants at the 2009 Relay for Life to hear the national anthem sung by 10-year-old Loren Peters.
Ilana visits with her first crayfish on a recent adventure on the East Verde River, which volunteers will clean up Saturday.
Volunteers will clean up trash Saturday along the East Verde River here at Water Wheel and elsewhere.
The 2009 Relay for Life in Payson had about 33 teams and an estimated 400 people participate in the 12-hour event June 5 and 6. The relay started at 6 p.m., Friday, June 5 on the track at Payson High School and concluded the next morning at 6 a.m. An estimated $42,000 has been collected from the event for American Cancer Society research and programs, with more funds expected to come in over the next several weeks.
Heavy smoke from the Point Fire alarmed many residents, but Forest Service crews are using controlled fires to turn the lightning-caused fire into a chance to create a firebreak.
Recently, residents of Rim Country Health & Retirement Community were treated to an outing to the Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo at the Payson Event Center.
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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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