Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Nov30

Kokedama at Cave Creek Museum, Dec. 7, 6-8 PM

Posted on Nov 30, 2015 | 0 comments

For More Information, Including Museum Hours Visit www.cavecreekmuseum.org Visit Website Call museum: 480-488-2764 We invite 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 Your email address will not be published.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 are reviewed based on The Peak’s Comment Policy prior to publishing....

Nov29

Photos & Directions: Watchtower Hike, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale

Posted on Nov 29, 2015 | 0 comments

The January-February 2014 issue of A Peek at the Peak included an article by Bobby Alpert entitled “The Watchtower Hike.” Howard Myers, past chairman of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, has hiked in this area on numerous occasions and provided photographs that were published as an online supplement to the article. This updated article incorporates both Alpert’s article and the photos. Editor The Watchtower...

Nov28

2016 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Set for Sat., Mar. 5, 3-7 PM

Posted on Nov 28, 2015 | 0 comments

Exciting family fun, fare for visitors, locals, just about everyone! The West, fun, food, prizes, pets, and wildlife combine for a great adventure. On Saturday, March 5th, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Headquarters Cookout Site at MacDonald’s Ranch, at 26540 N. Scottsdale Road in north Scottsdale, will be alive with western fun, games, wildlife, pets, farm animals, and delicious food and live entertainment for folks of all ages....

Nov16

Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center seeks food donations for the holidays

Posted on Nov 16, 2015 | 0 comments

NEWS ADVISORY Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center seeks food donations for the holidays November 14, 2014, Cave Creek, Arizona – Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center seeks crucial foodstuff for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The northern foothills food bank will feed more than 500 families each month in the community through the holidays. According to executive director Pam DiPietro, the items, known as part of...

Nov14

Rare Photographs: The Days and Ways of Don Pablo

Posted on Nov 14, 2015 | 5 comments

By Les Conklin Last month, October 2015, a reader submitted a comment for an article in The Peak that immediately caught my eye. “Paul Voelker was my grandfather … Please call me.” The comment was written by Pamela Voelker. I called her the next day. Pamela, it turns out, is researching her family’s history. She wondered if I had any information about her grandfather. Fortunately, I do. I told Pamela that...