Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Apr15

Sneak Peeks: Back in the Day of GPPHA

Posted on Apr 15, 2019 | 0 comments

March 30, 2019 By Les Conklin President, Greater Pinnacle Peak Association Allison Warren of the Scottsdale Public Library called me. She said that staff at the library was ready to add the next batch of old A Peak at the Peek (The Peak) magazines to the library’s online archive. The first issue of that batch was dated February 1996. As I flipped through its pages, something on page 8 captured my attention. The article’s title...

Apr03

Famous Pet Quiz by Desert Les

Posted on Apr 3, 2019 | 0 comments

Famous Pet Quiz As published in A Peek at the Peak, March 2010 Issue Â By Desert Les Â Howdy, pardner. Itâ€™s good to see you again. Pardner, the dang editor has ordered Desert Les to test your knowledge of famous pets.Â Just match the names to the descriptions of the pets below. Look real careful and youâ€™ll find the correct answers at the end of this here...

Mar17

Habitat for Humanity Builder’s Bulletin, Spring 2019

Posted on Mar 17, 2019 | 0 comments

March 17, 2019 “Since March of 2018, Habitat has brought out hundreds of volunteers …”. Click below to learn more about Habitat’s activities. Habitat for Humanity Newsletter

Mar03

19th Century “Scholars” Deal with School Pollution

Posted on Mar 3, 2019 | 1 comment

February 26, 2019 When he was an old man, younger members of his family asked Searles Young to write about his life. Below is the beginning of memoir that great, great, great grand-uncle wrote. Editor Searls Bradford Young’s Memoir Written c. 1908 I was born in Killingly, Conn. on March 9, 1832. Here I commenced my education by attending school in an old school house heated with a stove very unlike the stoves used at the...

Feb28

Join GPPA: Support The Peak Magazine, The Scenic Drive & Community Service

Posted on Feb 28, 2019 | 0 comments

January 31, 2019 Providing Words and Actions for the Environment, Quality of Life and Community Service Since 1977 Dear A Peek at the Peak Reader, Thank you for your support of A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) magazine, the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) and Friends of the Scenic Drive. Your support is important and very much appreciated. Since 1977, GPPA has worked to preserve our community’s Sonoran environment and quality...