July 2010
Photos for July 16, 2010
Photos by Tom Brossart/Roundup Joyce Bittner (top) explains the cheese making process, while Hunter Hanna gets an up close look at several of the goats. Visitors are encouraged to pet and feed the goats at the creamery.
Cayci Vuksanovich, a life-long gardener of Globe and Master Gardener, will talk about growing vegetables in a sustainable garden at the upcoming Arizona Highlands Garden Conference next month in Payson.
With checks in hand from the Experimental Aircraft Association, these representatives of local organizations are all smiles. From left to right are: April Quinlan, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Hunter Lloyd and Amanda Lloyd, Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron; check presenter Robert Henley of the EAA; Betty Merritt, Merritt Center Returning Combat Veterans Program; and Gerry Bailey, Time Out Shelter.
Recently members of the Rim Country Classic Auto Club (RCCAC) gathered in Green Valley Park to pass out donations to various charitable organizations. On the receiving end of these gifts from the car club are from left to right: Misty Isley, Veterans Helping Veterans; Cristine Royer, Habitat for Humanity; Butch Kline and Lud Kaftan, Payson Supply Line; Willene Smith, DPS Quilt Angels; Sue Montgomery and Jean Bean, Pine Strawberry Food Bank; John Zilisch, Payson Helping Payson; John Vaca, Ken Gunderson, Bob Walk, Roy Andrews, kneeling, John Hall, Joyce Mitchell, John Turner, and Pat Carr, of RCCAC; Jack Gooch, Kaitie’s Closet; Robert Henley, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Bill Pitterle, Tonto Rim Search and Rescue; Sue Hoberthal, Wayne Parent and Lynn Canning, of the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. Not available for the occasion was a representative of the Payson Senior Center.
Karen Eileen Garner
The Gila County Road Crew ran a blade near the second crossing where heavy rain in the area scorched by last summer’s Water Wheel Fire caused mud and debris to slide onto Houston Mesa Road.
Some residents of Rim Country are very serious about keeping their “back yard” clean, going out of their way to pick up litter.
Cale Novack holds nothing back as he makes a great catch during a late afternoon football practice session on the Payson High School field.
Roseanne Hendricks prepares to practice her swimming strokes at Taylor Pool. At the upcoming Special Olympic USA Summer Games, she will compete in several swimming competitions.
Special Olympian David Frohme dives into Taylor Pool during a practice session this week. Frohme is swimming as part of his conditioning for track and field events at the upcoming USA National Games.
Payson middle and grade school children were given a fun and informative session on fire safety Monday morning at the Rim Country Middle School. Betty B. Bonkers and Buckley B. Bonkers from the Pine Strawberry Fire Department were on hand to help the students learn about protecting themselves in a home fire. The brother and sister team of Stacy and Kevin Figueroa have been doing these public education for events for more than 15 years.
Shoot for the Rim 3-D Family Archery Tournament takes place Saturday, July 17 at the Tonto Rim Sports Club Jim Jones Shooting Range. Participants of all ages can compete in a two-course, 3-D archery tournament hosted by the Tonto Rim Sports Club in partnership with the Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department. There is fun for all ages, many different divisions for children through adults and two different 3-D target courses. To download registration form, or register online, visit www.paysonparks.com, or stop at the Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department, 1000 W. Country Club Drive, Payson. Register on site starting at 7 a.m.
Police dogs, handlers and trainers from all over the U.S. and Canada came to Payson this week for the annual K-9 Officer Survival Seminar. During testing for final certification Tuesday, July 13, Roman shows he has what it takes. He gets a bite on this “attacker” and retains his grip until given the command to release.
Taco Bell recently underwent a complete remodel of their facility in Payson. The remodel took several months and the store now has a new look.
After spending Sunday at Fossil Creek, the Smith family returned home to find the dark clouds that have been building up every afternoon in Pine and Strawberry were finally sharing their heat-relieving, refreshing rain with the two communities.
Hunter Hanna gets an up close look at several of the goats. Visitors are encouraged to pet and feed the goats at the creamery.
She and her dad, Mark, found the itchy spot on one of the creamery’s llamas. Mark, a Payson High School grad, who now lives in the Valley, was visiting with his parents in the Rim Country.
Hailey also found a piece of straw that attracted the attention of the baby kids at the creamery.
John Bittner smiles as Hailey Hanna extracts some milk from one of the goats at the Fossil Creek Creamery, outside of Strawberry.
Coming down a road near you. An ADOT blade driver recently had his work cut out for him as Houston Mesa Road received a massive amount of mudslide material near Water Wheel. The ADOT crews worked most of the day to clear the soil from the road and allow normal traffic flow again.
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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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