Under a dazzling display of fall colors, ghosts and goblins descended upon Christopher Creek for its annual Trick or … Read moreChristopher Creek residents celebrate Halloween
There’s a stillness and serenity that comes with September. Read moreFall descends on Christopher Creek
With more than 10 inches of welcomed rain, Christopher Creek resembles a rain forest. Read moreChristopher Creek turns into jungle with recent rains
At its July 5 meeting, the Gila County Board of Supervisors added another 100 feet of road. The board accepted Christ… Read moreChristopher Drive accepted into county road system
Under a beautiful blue sky with only a slight threat of showers, Christopher Creek held its annual Fourth of July parade. Read moreChristopher Creek turns out for Fourth of July parade
Christopher Creek Christmas greetings to one and all! Seeing as Christmas is today, it was my idea to get everyone a … Read moreZip-line or sleigh, you choose on Christmas Day
Christopher Creek was still an unnamed tributary of Tonto Creek back in the early 1880s. Our lone resident, ol’ Isado… Read moreRevenge on horse thieves
Christopher Creek is just one of more than a dozen small hamlets along a 50-mile expanse of Rim Country. Beginning at… Read moreChristopher Creek loses another favorite character
Christopher Creek is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The old freight wagon along the Loop in front of the Lan… Read moreChristopher Creek ready for the holiday season
Christopher Creek will soon say so long to a couple that are leaving after 40 years. Pam and Mel Milhon will be movin… Read moreLots of activities happening in Christopher Creek
Christopher Creek received its very own October surprise early this week. By noon on Monday the rainfall total hit ex… Read moreWeather brings October surprise to the Creek
Christopher Creek has a history that features pioneers, ranchers, cowboys, bootleggers, feudists, attacks and many, m… Read moreFall colors reaching their peak in Christopher Creek
Christopher Creek is enjoying a mid-October warm spell that one might qualify as Indian summer. Read moreChristopher Creek experiencing an Indian summer
Christopher Creek is getting down to a trickle. The tanks for wildlife are mostly dry. Our monsoon was pitiful and ou… Read moreWater problems plaguing area — but there are benefits
Christopher Creek is experiencing the beginning of the sexually active period for a segment of the local population. … Read moreThe sounds, sights of fall in Christopher Creek
Christopher Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory was our address back in the 1880s. We became a part of Gila Coun… Read moreThe most violent month of the Pleasant Valley War
Christopher Creek began getting some rain on that Friday afternoon. It continued to rain, off and on, throughout the … Read moreDevastating Labor Day flood was 50 years ago
Christopher Creek is our theater. The stage is the ridge and the adjoining meadows along the creek. The players are t… Read moreEnjoying Mother Nature’s simple entertainments
Christopher Creek had a sawmill north of the highway and just east of the creek. In the early 1960s, all that remaine… Read moreChristopher Creek says goodbye to great lady
Christopher Creek Loop is a two-mile-long stretch of paved road connecting to State Route 260 on both ends. It serves… Read moreMany Christopher Creek residents enjoy the Loop
Christopher Creek finally got some rain. The backside of Christopher Mountain, above Woods Canyon Lake, the Bear Flat… Read moreRain on the Rim at last – plus good chance for more
Christopher Creek enjoyed a spectacular day for our parade celebrating the birth of the nation in July 1776. And ther… Read moreCelebrating July 1776, parade had 76 entries
Christopher Creek celebrates the tremendous efforts of the Incident Command Teams and especially the long, hot, tirel… Read moreArea residents thankful for work on Bush Fire
Christopher Creek has seen a bad week of smoke and ash from the growing menace of the Bush Fire. From late morning an… Read moreSmoke, ash of Bush Fire pouring through canyons
Christopher Creek received a wake-up call sometime just after 10 p.m. on the 27th of June 1990. Shortly after hearing… Read moreRemembering a wild night awaiting the Dude
Christopher Creek had a brief shower last Friday evening. Distant lightning came from the back of Christopher Mountai… Read moreRecent lightning gives rise to memories of the Dude
Christopher Creek saw a busy holiday weekend. Cabin rentals were at capacity. Parking lots were full. Hosted campsite… Read moreDeath of Common Courtesy came without an obituary
Christopher Creek has a sound of its own. It is an aggregation of seasonal, time of day, event, and historical sounds… Read moreThe symphony of sounds around Christopher Creek
Christopher Creek has been recently entertained by a mating pair of mallard ducks currently residing in the waters ju… Read moreChristopher Creek embracing reduction of COVID-19 restrictions
Christopher Creek will have a parade on July Fourth. Unnamed local officials announced the intention to defy governme… Read moreLocals share how they discovered Christopher Creek
Christopher Creek and how we found it is the theme for this week. Let us begin with some of the early stories — this … Read moreResidents tell how they came to live in Christopher Creek
Christopher Creek wasn’t much more than a store with a bar, a gas station, and some cabins along the narrow, winding … Read moreA road trip leads to a life-long home
Christopher Creek may not be ready for this, but these are desperate times. For many years, this column has been devo… Read moreHigh hopes for baseball returning to Valley
Christopher Creek is showing all of the trappings of spring. The daffodils have bloomed, fruit trees are blossoming, … Read moreSpring starting to bloom in Rim Country
Christopher Creek is practicing social distancing. Seeing as how we are fairly new at it, we are doing pretty well. W… Read moreCommunity accommodating for health emergency
Christopher Creek welcomed the rains this week. We need to squeeze out all there is from March and early April before… Read moreArea welcomes rain in advance of the dry season
The Christopher Creek area has been my bailiwick for many years. There is no place that gives me more enjoyment, unle… Read moreA trip through time at the Gillette Ranch
Christopher Creek is about a two-hour drive from most parts of the Valley if you don’t dawdle in Payson. It is a leis… Read moreRemembering the long ride up to the Rim
Rod Britain is spending time in the Valley this week and I am grateful that he asked me to fill in for him. Rod wante… Read moreHiking in Rim Country can be good for your health
Christopher Creek observed the 62nd ride of the Hashknife Pony Express with around 20 folks showing up at Creekside f… Read moreUpdates on restaurants in the Christopher Creek area
Christopher Creek was often the subject of one of the featured articles in the Tonto Trails magazine. The annual publ… Read moreOld magazine a great promotion for Rim Country
Christopher Creek’s crystal, cold waters must have been quite enticing to one Bob Kiser, local entrepreneur. Having r… Read morePremiere of ‘Eminence Hill’ sells out at Sawmill Theatres
Christopher Creek wears a patchwork winter coat; with as much bare ground as there is snow-covered. A good quantity o… Read moreSlow melt of snow good for forest
Christopher Creek closed out 2020 with a white Christmas, the breathtaking beauty of which would make Hallmark greeti… Read moreA white Christmas in Christopher Creek
Christopher Creek crossed its collective fingers for enough snow to make a white Christmas. The mid-December parties … Read moreResidents, visitors enjoy lots of holiday fun
Christopher Creek celebrates the holiday season this weekend with three scheduled events sponsored by our two great c… Read moreHoliday celebrations pack the weekend
Christopher Creek congratulates Payson for its recent milestone. They had an official all-time record for November ra… Read moreRecent rain, snow dampen drought conditions
As local fire districts struggle to provide basic services, the Hellsgate Fire District has proposed a solution. Read moreHellsgate proposes working together with Payson, Christopher Kohls
Plenty of folks turned out to make the annual Creek Day celebration Sept. 16 a big success. Read moreGenerous volunteers create success
Christopher Creek is a place of peace and joy, a place of happiness and pleasure, a place of giving and sharing. It i… Read moreComings and goings in Creek
Plenty of folks turned out to make the annual Creek Day celebration Sept. 16 a big success. Read moreGenerous volunteers create success
Christopher Creek is a place of peace and joy, a place of happiness and pleasure, a place of giving and sharing. It is a small community, but … Read moreComings and goings in Creek
Christopher Creek continues to flow at an accelerated rate as it has for the last three months. This is despite the fact that it was just a ye… Read moreCreek community tradition continues
Christopher Creek is smack dab in the middle of elk country. Now is the time of year when herds are moving from canyons to the south back to t… Read moreElk herds returning to summer feeding grounds
Christopher Creek celebrity, Spencer, was having breakfast at Creekside Sunday with his parents, Terry and Cheri Short. We were at an adjoinin… Read moreSpring break brings lots of visitors our way
Christopher Creek got an early shot of welcome, spring-like temperatures this week. Mid to high 60s could hang around for a while and there ma… Read moreWarmer temperatures a true joy
Christopher Creek got another crazy winter storm on Monday and Tuesday. What started out as a snow event, dropping an inch of snow, soon turne… Read moreAnother crazy winter storm
Christopher Creek in years past had a much larger retiree demographic. Going back 30 years, names such as the Wilsons, Byrnes, Pennington, Sim… Read moreCreekside had a larger retiree demographic back in the day
Another Week in the Creek
Christopher Creek has been recognized with an entry in a drop-down menu on the new Payson Roundup website which debuted last Friday. If you fo… Read moreStorm run-off not as bad as expected
Another Week in the Creek
Christopher Creek gets a little wild from time to time. We are not talking about bears, javelina, mountain lion or nightlife. Over the last 30… Read moreBig, wet snow means lots of runoff in area creeks
Christopher Creek got snow. A record-setting snow it was not, however, but it was a good one. Read moreAnatomy of a January Mogollon Rim snowstorm
He has worked with rodeo stock before, but never wrestled wild bucking stock on the side of the highway. Read moreFive horses dead in semi rollover
A Christopher Creek man died Monday after crashing several vehicles in a Payson intersection. Read moreChristopher Creek man dies after chain reaction crash
Christopher Creek held its last social event of winter last Saturday. This same event is oft touted as the kickoff of the summer social calend… Read moreLate, fast-melting snow no deterrent
Christopher Creek is surrounded by great hiking trails. You are familiar with the Highline trail system, which stretches from the 260 Trailhea… Read moreHiking around Christopher Creek great
by Dave Elston, Special to the Roundup Read moreThe special blessings of a close-knit community
A Christopher Creek instant classic would be the best way to describe last Saturday night’s Christmas Electric Light Parade. The 17 superbly d… Read moreSnow a spectacular parade backdrop
Christopher Creek’s new homeowners, Pam and Dave Voita, hosted Thanksgiving and a birthday celebration in their newly remodeled cabin on Uphil… Read moreHoliday celebrations stacking up
Christopher Creek is normally a beautiful, babbling brook, but on Monday evening it became a boisterous, boiling, brown brew, bashing its way … Read moreMonsoon lifts, muddies the creek
Christopher Creek held a memorial for John Matus at the Creekside Restaurant last Friday afternoon. Folks from all over filled the historic bu… Read moreSaying goodbye to a really great guy
Christopher Creek is three miles west of Colcord Road, which winds for about 10 miles through ponderosa pine and oak trees beneath the awe-ins… Read moreThere’s always a good time somewhere
