February 2010
Photos for February 12, 2010
The music of the movies will be presented by the Tonto Community Concert Association at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13 in the auditorium at PHS.
Don Heiser, left, greeted John and Ilona Swenson as they entered Macky’s Grill for lunch during the Tip a Teacher event, Saturday, Feb. 6. Tips that would ordinarily go to servers went instead to area schools. The teachers made their own choice to fund the override campaign or a program for their school. The override committee was also on hand to answer questions.
Joel Hochhalter, vice president of business operations of Omniflight/Native Air hands a check over to Mogollon Health Alliance CEO Judy Baker and Gracie Lee Haught Children’s Memorial Fund COO Jan Parsons Feb. 2 at Payson Regional Medical Center. Mayor Kenny Evans, members of Native Air’s management team, representatives from Mogollon Health Alliance, leadership from Payson Medical Center and the family of Gracie Lee Haught were also on hand for the event.
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is designed to help communities prepare for effective disaster response through training and planning. The local CERT, sponsored by the Payson Fire Department, is providing CERT training in Pine starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, Saturday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, March 6. The training will be presented at the LDS Church at corner of Pine Creek Road and Highway 87 in Pine. The training that CERT members receive further enhances community preparedness and through awareness it potentially mitigates damage caused as a result of disasters. For details, contact John Swenson at (928) 472-3331.
Judy Perham, left, a teacher at Frontier Elementary School, helps Abigail Alvarez, right, and an unidentified student get into the jump of things at the Jump Rope for Heart event, held Tuesday, Feb. 2. Look for more photos in Tuesday’s Roundup.
The Longhorn spirit line opened the 2009-2010 school year full of smiles and ended their season the same, with the win of a silver medal for All-Girl Cheer at the state competition for cheer and pom squads.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio spoke to an overflow crowd of about 260 people Thursday afternoon. He told the crowd his critics were unhappy because he was enforcing the laws.
Roy Eugene Templeton II
Lynne Katherine Golliglee
Summer Kelley braved the cold Feb. 10 to sharpen her skills. Both the varsity baseball and softball teams start their season at home with a scrimmage against Winslow Thursday, Feb. 25. Regular play begins for the jayvee and varsity teams March 1 as they host Holbrook. The girls are up the next day, March 2, hosting Chino Valley, and then March 4 through March 6 the varsity softball team travels south to compete in the Buckeye Tournament.
The Longhorn baseball and softball teams started practices Feb. 8 for their 2010 season. Cade DeSpain braved the cold Feb. 10 to sharpen his skills. Both the varsity baseball and softball teams start their season at home with a scrimmage against Winslow Thursday, Feb. 25. Regular play begins for the jayvee and varsity teams March 1 as they host Holbrook. The girls are up the next day, March 2, hosting Chino Valley, and then March 4 through March 6 the varsity softball team travels south to compete in the Buckeye Tournament. March 4 through March 5 the baseball team is also on the road, participating in the Mohave Valley Tournament in Laughlin, Nev. The freshman softball team will have its first game at home on March 2 with Florence. The track team opens on the road, first competing in the NPA Sky Dome Classic in Flagstaff March 3. The golf team will be in Snowflake on March 5.
Going to the state Class 3A State Championship Tournament are PHS wrestlers (from left) Jacob Spear, Matt Schreur, Keith Williams, Joseph Spear Jr., Derek Williams, Ben Sandoval, Ben Lee, Jacob Cluff and Conner Anderson. The Longhorns will begin their quest for state medals today, Feb. 12, in Prescott Valley.
The long pole in his yard holds the weather station and all equipment needed to take weather readings, for wind speed and direction, accumulations of rain or snow and temperature. At the very top of the pole is the anemometer, a device for measuring wind speed and direction.
Bruce Rasch points to the rain collator as he explains how the gauge calculates the amount of rain in an hour.
You can send mail the old-fashioned way — via Pony Express — when the Hashknife riders come through town each year in January.
Robert “Bob” Rice offered a tour of the Heber Overgaard Fire Station, including the eComm room.
Damage from fallen trees, along with the snow, has hampered cleanup in the Heber Overgaard area.
Pianist Cecilia Cho, and her fellow musicians of the Mt. Vernon Chamber Players will present a free concert Feb. 12 at the community room of Gila Community College in Payson.
Jace Lupe, 30, and Cornelius Rockwell, 5, of the Alchesay Falcons fight for a rebound against the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets during explosive action as the second half of a ball exchange battle raged on throughout the play-off game. Alchesay won the afternoon contest.
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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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