October 2009
Photos for October 9, 2009
A sign at Lake Pleasant urges boaters to take precautions to avoid transporting destructive quagga mussels.
Kaitlyn M. Gooch
Researchers from Northern Arizona University have come to the alarming conclusion that 60 to 90 percent of the lush aspen groves in Coconino County, like this one near Flagstaff, are dying. They have not pinpointed a cause, but suspect the drought, climate change and fire suppression.
Last year, bocce ball proved popular at the event. Here, Kevin Ebmeyer’s daughter cheers him on.
David Frazier in this file photo from last year’s Octoberfest entertains the crowd. The Merritt Center’s event this year will run from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11.
‘It’s very uncontrolled back there. It’s a free-for-all’ Stephanie Whetten Star Valley councilor
‘We are paying you for a job that you are not responsible for. This is written by you, for you and only for you’ George Binney Star Valley councilor
Local supporters of the Time Out domestic violence group marched Thursday to honor the latest slain victims — 86 this year.
The Payson Rimstones Rock Club presents its 12th Annual Gem and Mineral Show Oct. 10 and 11 at the Mazatzal Casino Bingo Hall, located just south of Payson on the east side of Highway 87. The show features educational booths, displays and lapidary demonstrations, and vendors booths with jewelry, gems, minerals, fossils, books, tools and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults (children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult).
Volunteers stock the shelves of St. Vincent de Paul’s food bank in Payson, trying to keep up with a worrisome rise in the number of families seeking help for the first time as unemployment levels rise.
Volunteers stock the shelves of St. Vincent de Paul’s food bank in Payson, trying to keep up with a worrisome rise in the number of families seeking help for the first time as unemployment levels rise. Fortunately, donations have jumped 15 percent this month.
A study of aspen in key areas of Arizona suggests between 60 and 90 percent may be dying.
Rim Country food banks face sharply increased demand as a result of the recession, but donations have jumped 15 percent.
Brinna Kay Hall is only 3 years old, but she entered the Queen Creek Junior Rodeo participating in the goat tail pull.
Chelsie Stodghill is off and around a barrel during senior division barrel racing. Stodghill took a second and a fifth in the event.
Butch Klein of Payson Supply Line uses donations to send care packages to overseas troops. From his small storage shed off the Beeline Highway, Klein has everything he needs at his fingertips to send 35-pound boxes filled with necessities and treats.
Brylee Hall shows the riding form that helped her earn Queen Creek Junior Rodeo All-Around Cowgirl honors last weekend at Payson Event Center.
Payson photographer Steve Bingham digitally enhances composites of photographs to create emotion. Like the ghost towns he shoots in, however, some tricks will forever remain secret.
Farrell Hoosava, the general manager of the Mazatzal Casino, was applauded at the Hellsgate Fireflies’ luncheon for the casino’s generous donation to the auxiliary. Farrell is pictured with Nancy Yoakum, president; Dara Sutton, vice president; Janet Snyder, secretary; and Joan Norem, auxiliary member.
A tired and desolate ghost town cafe finds new life in Steve Bingham’s photography. The Payson photographer finds joy in turning the crumbling into eternal art.
The bull elk of Rim Country have started singing their night songs and gathering their harems for the mating season.
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