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Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine - Page 217 of 280
Photos: Wild At Heart Caring for Our Injured and Orphaned Raptors
Jan30

Photos: Wild At Heart Caring for Our Injured and Orphaned Raptors

Holidays come and go  but the need to care  for injured and orphaned hawks, owls, and other raptors is immediate and unrelenting – there are no holidays. Helping to keep our wild environment alive is the work of “Sam” and Bob Fox, founders and operators of Wild At Heart, and the nonprofit’s volunteers. GPPA  is proud of its more than two decade-long association with Wild At Heart and urges The Peak’s...

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Scenic Drive Intersection Improvements Planned
Jan29

Scenic Drive Intersection Improvements Planned

By Les Conklin u might have noticed that the project to underground utility poles and lines along the northern part of Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive, has been completed. In addition, re-vegetation and strengthening of the roadside vegetative line is in process. Recently, Tim Conner, Manager – Office of Environmental Initiatives for the City of Scottsdale, sent Friends an update about the progress of...

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Vineyard Views Blog: Exercises to Keep You Healthy
Jan28

Vineyard Views Blog: Exercises to Keep You Healthy

The holidays are over. Ready to get some exercise?  Consider warming up before you try these.   Vineyard Views Blog Video   The Peak thanks Al DeVito of Vineyard Views Blog for sending this link to another entertaining video.   The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. Your email address will not be published. All comments...

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Our New Life with Alzheimer’s,  Part  1
Jan27

Our New Life with Alzheimer’s, Part 1

by Kaye Baker This story is told by the daughter of a mother with Alzheimer’s disease. It is shared in two parts. This is the first part. The next issue of The Peak will feature the continuation of “Our New Life with Alzheimer’s.” Part 1 I’m sitting with my mom today and again wondering what can I possibly ask her that would invoke a conversation. Conversation…Webster defines it as, “the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words.”...

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Hashknife Pony Express Arrives in Scottsdale, Friday, January 29th
Jan25

Hashknife Pony Express Arrives in Scottsdale, Friday, January 29th

News Release City of Scottsdale Jan. 25, 2016  Contact:  Kelly Corsette, communications and public affairs director, 480-312-2336; kcorsette@ScottsdaleAZ.gov  Hashknife Pony Express delivers the mail — and the Old West — to Scottsdale this Friday The Pony Express endures as one of the most daring and romantic chapters of the American West. That era comes to life this week across Arizona, culminating in a colorful,...

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