Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Oct09

First Day in School: “Supper” Becomes “Dinner”

Posted on Oct 9, 2015 | 0 comments

By Manual Daniel Germano Prologue Guided by his mother, Germano has explored his room, me orizing the location of furniture, doors, windows, etc. He’s learned about pajamas – he’s always slept in his underwear- and the location of all his clothes in the bureau. His father and sister are impatient to leave his new room and begin their return trip to Rhode Island. Soon the seven year old boy will be left, by himself,...

Oct09

Public Invited to Inaugural McDowell Sonoran Preserve Research Symposium Set for Oct. 24 – 25

Posted on Oct 9, 2015 | 0 comments

Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale Scientists and the public gather for the inaugural McDowell Sonoran Preserve Research Symposium Scottsdale, AZ October 9, 2015 – The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy’s Field Institute in collaboration with Scottsdale Community College, and the Center for Urban and Native Wildlife is presenting the first ever McDowell Sonoran Preserve Research Symposium, October 24th and 25th. This two day event...

Oct08

First Day in School: Strange Bed

Posted on Oct 8, 2015 | 0 comments

By Manual Daniel Germano Prologue Germano and his family have arrived at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts. They have met a friendly Ms. Hancock. She will be Germano’s house mother. The go upstairs and with the help of his mother, he begins to discover the features of his room. There are windows that open in a different way, a light switch which is not like the one back in his home in Bristol, and...

Oct07

Alaska

Posted on Oct 7, 2015 | 0 comments

By Dennis Liddell

Oct06

October: Scottsdale Celebrates McDowell Sonoran Preserve Month

Posted on Oct 6, 2015 | 0 comments

Courtesy City of Scottsdale New programs, more trails, same extraordinary scenery highlight McDowell Sonoran Preserve Month Discover why the Sonoran Desert is one of the most beautiful regions in the world this October during McDowell Sonoran Preserve Month. Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve spreads across more than 30,000 acres of spectacular desert. It is home to diverse wildlife, lush flora and jaw-dropping topography. More...