The Peak Helps Reunite Divided Civil War Battle Memoir
April 22, 2019 Do you have complaints about today’s healthcare? Read this Civil War memoir. To save Searles Young’s life, stretcher bearers carried him through the streets of Washington in an iron four-poster bed. And that’s just part of the story. Our sincere thanks to The Peak reader in Vermont and the Foster R.I. Preservation Society. Because of their help, we can share this long-missing part of...
Famous Pet Quiz by Desert Les
Famous Pet Quiz As published in A Peek at the Peak, March 2010 Issue  By Desert Les  Howdy, pardner. It’s good to see you again. Pardner, the dang editor has ordered Desert Les to test your knowledge of famous pets. Just match the names to the descriptions of the pets below. Look real careful and you’ll find the correct answers at the end of this here...
Homecoming by Rick Smith
March 29, 2019 By Rick Smith Photographs by Judy Conklin & Les Conklin Introduction Author Rick Smith is a musician who plays the guitar and sings. He also served as a journalist during the Vienames War and lived to write a book about it. In the article below, Rick writes about a very special moment that he experienced while performing at the Carefree Gardens. My wife Judy and I visited Vietnam in December 2018. As our...
Desert Foothills Leadership to Join Foothills Community Foundation
March 22, 2019 Contact: Larry Wooley, Foothills Community Foundation Foothills Community Foundation Expands Educational Outreach with Leadership Training Program Jim Sherbert, Chairman of the Board of Foothills Community Foundation (FCF) is pleased to announce the recent addition of Desert Foothills Leadership (DFL) to the FCF family of community non-profits. Founded in 2018 by area business and community leaders, DFL intends to...
Scottsdale’s February Snow & Spring’s Promise
March 1, 2019 Late last month, Scottsdale and neighboring communities were “treated” to an unusual winter storm that blanketed our mouintains with snow. It was cold but the mountain views were spectacular. It’s been an unusually wet winter and that often means that we can expect an unusually beautiful flower season in the spring. Below you will find a video showing the results of February’s storm, a collage...
Late February Snow, North of Carefree
March 3, 2019 Photographs and Snow Creation by Marsha Bedford & Dennis Liddell The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. All comments are reviewed based on The Peak’s Comment Policy prior to publishing. GPPA Membership Make a Donation to GPPA Peak Advertisements &...
Local Pre-Trip Adds Special Moments to Vietnam Tour
January 31, 2019 By Les Conklin Look & Listen Before You Go! If you live in the northeast Valley of the Sun and environs, here’s an inexpensive idea that can enrich your next visit to a distant land. Before you get on that cruise ship or airplane to begin your dream vacation, make a “pre-trip” to the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in northeast Phoenix. The second floor of the museum has an exhibit for every...
Vanishing Breed by Stephanie Bradley
This poem by Stephanie Bradley was selected by judges as the winner of the 2016 Summer Fun Write Stuff Contest, What’s Worth Preserving Category. Elegant in movements, with swift and easy gaits, robust roans and muscular bays ” gallop! with tails out straight. Mares’ manes fly free, combed by the wind while foals cavort in unbridled, equine whim. What magic to witness such strength and purity Of horses...
Cave Creek Museum Announces 2018-19 Programs and Events
September 22, 2018 Courtesy Cave Creek Museum Here is the Cave Creek Museum 2018-2019 Season Media Release, plus the Calendar of Events that you’ve already received, but with the write-ups for each event in the upcoming months. Karrie Porter Brace, Cave Creek Museum Executive Director, and her dedicated team of volunteers and experts spent the summer reorganizing the Museum, improving the exhibits, adding display cases in the...
Brothers Grew Up in Scottsdale, Now Give Back as Police Officers
July 20, 2018 Courtesy City of Scottsdale Scottsdale is annually ranked among the best U.S. cities for quality of life. Why? Part of the formula surely lies with residents and visitors and the bonds they develop within our community. Below is a conversation featuring Adam and Ben Hoster, two brothers who grew up in Scottsdale and stayed to give back. Click on the links below to watch a related video and read more stories about what...
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