Chopper 5 Makes Landing at Two Payson Schools

Students at Park View get an up-close view of KSL's Chopper 5.

Students at Wilson and Park View Elementary gathered in fields outside each school today to cheer a special landing made by KSL Chopper 5. The KSL News helicopter transported Channel 5 anchor, Nadine Wimmer, who encouraged the local children to read.

Both Wilson and Park View Elementary schools, along with Payson City, have signed onto pilot literacy initiative through KSL. KSL's Read Today incentives reading and provides a venue for children, the schools, and their families to track their progress along the way.

Local business have signed on in support of the effort, offering prizes as incentives to local school children participating in the literacy program. KSL Chopper 5's visits today seemed a reward itself, with the children enthusiastically awaiting its landing and posing for photos beside the aircraft.

Segments from today's events at Wilson and Park View schools are expected to air during the 10 PM news program tonight on KSL.

Pictured (from right): Payson Mayor Rick Moore and his grandson, Mac, with KSL News anchor Nadine Wimmer, and Payson business owners, Zach Voorhees of Poor Boys BBQ & Dawgs and Rhett Huff of Mountain Air Assisted Living.  Mayor Moore flew along with Ms. Wimmer to Park View from Wilson Elementary this afternoon.

KSL News anchor, Nadine Wimmer (center) poses for photos with Read Today donors, Randy (left) and Renel (right) Webster, owners of Southgate Hardware in Payson.