May 2009
Photos for May 22, 2009
Ernest H. Rogers
Chapter 6, an a capella men’s choir, opens the 2009-2010 season for the Tonto Community Concert Association Sept. 11 at the Payson High School Auditorium.
Nick Goodman
Volunteers were treated to a buffet-style meal at Chaparral Pines during a recent Big Brothers Big Sisters awards ceremony and appreciation dinner. Later that evening, attendees danced to music spun by DJ Craig.
Brandon Baeuerlen cuts the grass and trims around trees as part of his duties at the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. He and the crew of volunteers are getting ready for the reopening, and expected crowds of visitors over the holiday weekend.
Lois Brice sits on a camel with two service friends in front of the pyramids and sphinxes of Cairo, Egypt on May 21, 1945.
Don’t miss the family fun at the Loggers Sawdust Festival this weekend. Adults and children will compete in 26 different events designed to test accuracy, skill and endurance. Watch the wood chips fly and the logs roll beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, at the Payson Event Center, just south of town and west of Highway 87, across from the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino. Admission is $8 for adults, free for kids 12 and under. Boy Scouts of America will serve a pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. both days. For more information, pick up a free copy of this week’s Rim Review.
Payson police officers and firefighters rushed to help a 15-year-old hit Tuesday while crossing at the intersection of Highways 87 and 260.
Kayla Morgan displays her snazzy style and appropriate glasses for the occasion.
A happy group of seniors, (left to right) Beth Hoyt, Nikki DeWees, Kristin Remonda, Rose Hardt, Jenna Robertson and Cydney Figueroa crush together and celebrate their graduation.
Arvid Thompson, who recently had surgery, challenges Barb Casey to a fiddler’s duel as they get into the swing of the jam and really take off.
Tana Kuzma went into the kitchen area of the Pine Community Center to tune her five-string banjo before returning to the Fiddlers Jam. The popular jam sessions are held at 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Pine Community Center Cultural Hall. Everyone is invited to join the fun — bring your instrument and join in or just sit, relax and enjoy the foot-stomping, hand-clapping music. It’s free.
Chuck Casey casually plays his guitar as other musicians display their fine-honed skills with fiddles and banjos.
Brooke Larned relaxes after her blood has been drawn and watches the tech administer to other donors before she is allowed to leave.
Christin Schmidt looks warily at Christopher Hunte as he looks for a vein before starting the IV. Hunte was the assistant supervisor at this United Blood Services operation at Payson High School, Thursday, May 14.
Logan Morgan races around the bases as he tries for the best time in the run phase of the hit, pitch and run contest.
C.J. Adcock makes good contact with the ball during one of his three chances to smash it into the outfield to determine the longest hit of the day.
Clayton Randall throws with determination during the pitching phase of the pitch, hit and run competition at the Kiwanis fields, Saturday. Kolton Ricke was the 7- to 8-year-old champion with 406 points. Ryan Rick accumulated 474 points to edge Kasey Chamberlin for the 9 to 10 years title. Chamberlin finished with 389 points. In the 11 to 12 years group, Logan Morgan accumulated 635 points to take top honors. Nick McMullen posted a whopping 850 points to win the 13 to 14 years championship. All the winners are now eligible to advance to regional competition.
Floating Free: A bass fisherman uses a float tube to paddle about among the drowned trees and brush at the Tonto Creek inlet to Roosevelt Lake. With the lake at record levels, the submerged brush and trees are providing nutrients and cover for bass likely making Roosevelt one of the best bass fishing lakes in the country for the next several years.
Andrew Curtis, Andy Bartusch, Blake McCallum and Caleb Parkeson all toured the Tonto Fish Hatchery as guests of Dennis Pirch.
Margaret Armstrong makes great contact with the ball and sends it flying over the pitcher’s head. Armstrong made it to first base with ease.
Tigers’ player Tiara Reidy attempts to tag a Bulldog base runner as she steals second base.
Wildcats’ catcher Jerusha Paine played her position well as her team battled the Bears in their final game of the season at Rumsey Park Tuesday. The Wildcats had a short get-together at ramada five right after the game with pizza and soda for the players, coaches and parents.
Jack Morris was an assistant coach at both Rim Country Middle School and Payson High School.
The first phase of town homes at Rim Ridge Estates, located across from Gila Community College, are scheduled to be completed later this month. The single family homes offer custom amenities including oak cabinets, two-car garages and electric fireplaces.
Ramada dedication ceremony leaders taking part in the event Saturday were (left to right) Ron Calderon, Janet and Mike Brandt, Melvin Palmer, Tommie Martin, Katie Calderon, Gail Reese, Dave Fohr and Walt Smith (kneeling in front).
Hundreds of people took time to view the antique tractors on display and for the Pine ramada dedication.
Tonto Creek and most of the other Rim Country creeks and lakes got a double dose of rainbow trout this week, in preparation for the Memorial Day Weekend crowds. Local anglers should grab a pole and go fishing Friday, to avoid the weekend crush. The East Verde, Haigler Creek, Woods Canyon Lake and others should all be brimming with trout.
It took Morris Brown, 69, and Phyllis Brown, 68, 15 hours to hike the Grand Canyon Monday from rim to rim. The pair trained for the gruelling hike months in advance and only carried light daypacks to make the trek in one day. Their biggest complaint: the 107-degree temperature at the canyon’s floor.
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