March 2010
Photos for March 2, 2010
There will be a free group hike on Cypress Trail starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, March 6, so show up between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. The Cypress Trail access is off of Granite Dells Road, 2 miles east of Hwy 260 on Granite Dells Road. There is limited parking, so participants should park on the side of the road where the shoulder allows on either side of the trail access. This four-mile roundtrip hike of moderately difficulty, with loose granite and some steep slopes in the first and last miles of the hike. Due to recent storms, please be prepared for running water and mud on the trail. Don’t forget your hiking boots, water and walking sticks! Pre-registration is preferred, but can be done on-site prior to the hike. Dogs must be on a leash or under verbal control of their owners. Contact Payson Parks at (928) 474-5242, ext. 7 for further details.
Jack Etter grabs the top item in the back of his truck as he prepares to add to the pile of discarded metal at the Buckhead waste disposal site on Highway 87, just four miles south of Pine. Saturday, Feb. 27, was free day for dropping off items made of metal; from bedsprings to refrigerators.
Nancy Clark
Edna Barcom
Steven LeMonier of Majestic Rim will be one of the chefs returning to the 2010 Taste of Rim Country.
Rim Country Rotary-Payson honored the February Student of the Month, Lanie Olszewski, with a recognition ceremony, a Certificate of Merit and a check for $50 at the club’s Feb. 25 meeting. Lanie was chosen as a representative of the automotive technology program at Payson High School. She currently works at Uncle Tom’s Texaco Food Court in Pine and she plans to have a career in the field of beauty. Pictured from the left are: parents, Lynn and Brad Waters; Lanie; Rich Stockwell, president of Rim Country Rotary; and Doug Eckhardt, automotive technology teacher at Payson High School.
Sean Ford completes a poster outlining the project he and fellow classmate James Potvin completed. The duo participated in Safeway worker training, surveyed workers, and suggested ways to improve the system in a mock sales pitch.
Andrew Staszak (left) and Ana Carranza rehearse a presentation outlining the class’ scheme to sell ads for Payson High School’s course description guide. The students competed Monday in the Valley at a DECA marketing association competition. Teacher Joe Parone sits to the right.
Student Sean Ford pitches a Safeway training plan to stand-in judges Herb Sherman, a volunteer, at left, and DECA teacher Joe Parone. The DECA marketing organization, along with every other career education program in the state, is at risk because of the budget crisis.
The “Lord Rub” group of David Conley, Tyler Aguirre, Lauren Best, Janine Tantimanaco, Michael Scott and Nicole Scott. Winners of the contest were “Troy and Gabriela” with Trey Dunham and Russell Hintze, first; “Really Single Ladies” with Conner Tierney, Seth Scott and Zack Graham, second; and “White and Nerdy – The Dungeon Masters” with Robert Goodwin and Gave Hesson, third.
Katy Ward (above) was one half of the group “Z ward” — the other half was Jed Ward. The duo lip sync’d to the Blackeyed Peas’ “Boom, Boom, Pow” during the annual Lip Sync Contest held Feb. 27 at Payson High School Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Optimist, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, plus PHS student government and drama club to raise scholarship funds.
More than 200 people attended the first-ever ceremony for the Roundup’s Best of Rim Country awards. Awards were handed out in 66 categories, ranging from best sandwich to best doctor.
Army Spec. Robert T. Packer, 11th Quartermaster Company, Fort Bragg, N.C., helped to prepare needed supplies that were shipped to Haiti after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake left thousands of people without food, water and shelter.
Kyle Raiecke (kneeling) helps Cameron Romance loosen up after running a few sprints for best time at a Payson High School track warmup, Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Ben Sandoval recovered from a serious injury and a long bout with MRSA to earn the championship in the 140-pound weight division at the recent Class 3A State Tournament.
Ben Sandoval earned a spot on the All-Arizona wrestling team roster for his efforts at the state tournament this year. The PHS senior took gold in the 140-pound weight class.
Paul Ciaccio hauls an old washing machine out of the bed of his truck and drops it into the pile as the huge mound of accumulated discards continues to mount. Saturday, Feb. 27, was a free dump day at the Buck Head transfer station for unwanted metal scrap and machines.
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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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