October 2009
Photos for October 2, 2009
Patricia Sogan
Frank E. Gardner
Chelsea Frewin moves away ever so slightly as Lucinda Campbell, Gila County Health R.N., administers a flu shot at Payson High School. Administrative Clerk Bill Bowling keeps track of the paperwork as students shuffle in and out of a study room at the high school library getting their shots.
Karen Fausz (left) was a long way from the Rim Country when she went all the way to New York City for Libby’s Vegetables’ Come Back to the Table recipe contest in mid-September. The resident of Thompson Draw I won the national contest and was interviewed by judges country music star Sara Evans, with microphone, and Jill Nicolini of PIX Morning News.
After registering, walkers started their trek along Highway 87.
Gayline Riepel helps people register their pledges at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul table before they begin their Second Annual Friends of the Poor Walk. Pledges donated on behalf of registered walkers in a given community will benefit those most in need in that same community.
PHS student Brett Goodwin (left) talks with judges about his pork dish.
PHS student Justin Richardson (right) gets his dish critiqued by judges at the American Culinary Federation competition. Richardson’s dish went on to win the highest high school honor, garnishing him the title of Junior Culinarian of the Year.
The 2nd Annual Oktober Beer Fest is part of the Oct. 2 First Friday on Main Street celebration. Payson home brewers and their specially crafted Rim Country beer will be at six merchants up and down Main Street for visitors (age 21 and older) to taste. Main Street Merchants participating in the Beer Fest are Down The Street Art Gallery, 703 W. Main St.; Tonto Rim Silk Screen & Embroidery, 605 W. Main St.; Jennifer’s Skin Care, 602 W. Main St.; Re-Runs Resale Boutique, 503 W. Main St.; Green Mountain Emporium, 501 W. Main St.; Main Street Mercantile, 216 W. Main St. First Friday, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, will also have plenty of fun and good food for everyone else, too.
Keira Christian-McKeon grasps a bowl of ice cream with great anticipation during the Payson Head Start open house Wednesday. Mayor Kenny Evans read a proclamation declaring October as Head Start Month, and Vice-Mayor Su Connell read a story from a “Reading is Fundamental” book.
Looking out over the village of Keet Seel in northern Arizona, the Browns said they were impressed to see several styles of architecture. Archaeologists believe Keet Seel was occupied at three different times by three groups. Each time, more was added to the village.
The Pine-Strawberry Museum will be switching to winter hours on Oct. 16. The new hours will be Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Sundays.
A few recent guests on their way back home. Picture courtesy of Diego Dominick who is the property manager of Christopher Creek Lodge.
Phyllis Brown gingerly tests the waters for quicksand on the Keet Seel hike in northern Arizona. The 8.5-mile hike crosses over a stream several times and quicksand is common. Luckily, the Browns didn’t encounter any when they hiked Keet Seel in mid September.
Phyllis and Morris Brown, 68 and 69, stand in front of one of Keet Seel’s many rooms. In the background, pottery has been placed.
Looking up at Keet Seel from the valley floor, hikers are greeted by a phenomenal sight of at least 160 rooms. But to enter Keet Seel, visitors must first climb up a 70-foot ladder. Alongside the ladder are handholds etched into the rock, which the village’s first inhabitants used to enter and leave. At the top of the ladder lies a log placed across the opening. Morris Brown said it looked like it could have been placed by the last villagers as a sign that it was closed.
At this time of year, catching a 13- to 15-inch trout can be likely on every trip to any of the lakes on top of the Mogollon Rim. Even Woods Canyon or Willow Springs, which have intensive summer pressure, will produce a number of lunker trout in the fall and will continue until the winter snows fly.
A Round Valley Lady Elk and Payson’s Macy Dailey collide during the Lady Horns’ victory Sept. 29 at Rumsey Park.
Lady Longhorn Marissa Garcia (right) battles a Round Valley Elk for a loose ball during Payson’s pulsating 2-1 win in double-overtime.
PHS running back Ben Sandoval (6) breaks loose against Santa Cruz thanks in part to a upending block from quarterback Westin Gibson.
Native Air, a division of one of the nation’s leading air medical services provider, Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., announced that it has aligned with Payson, Ariz.-based Gracie Lee Haught Children’s Memorial Fund as part of its Flight for a Cause fundraising program, whereby the company supports local charities, affiliates and organizations within the communities it serves. Making it official and putting on the GLH logo are left, Rich Farnham, Omniflight mechanic and John Cole, Manager of Business Development for Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.
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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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