Sneak Peeks – October 2012: Preserving The Peak’s History
By Les Conklin Prologue This article introduces The Peak digitization project. It was written as a “Sneak Peeks” column in the October, 2012 issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine. Preserving The Peak’s History Fellow pack rats and veteran Peak readers, we need your assistance. We’ve launched a project to digitize every issue of A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) from the inaugural February, 1983 issue to the most recent....
Scottsdale Public Library Preserving Peak History
By Les Conklin It was a lot of work, when Liz Stapleton Ogden sat down at her kitchen table in 1983 and wrote, proof read, laid out, and typed – with carbon copies – the first issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine (The Peek). And now, decades later, the Scottsdale Public Library and the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) are taking on the even bigger job of preserving the local history that was captured in the...
Two-Dollar Word, Medium Rare
Grand Prize Winner, 2015 Summer Fun Write Stuff Contest By Robert G. Rogers I spotted him at 7:20 this morning. I was rushing to a 7:30 meeting, had opened my garage door, and was about to hop in my car, back up, and speed off. But I couldn’t. Because of him. The “him” (which, for all I know, may have been a “her”) was a long-tailed, translucent scorpion, scurrying to hide as he sensed the crunch of my...
Pinnacle Peak People: Famous Inventor Endures in Desert
by Robert G. Rogers Thomas Alva Edison, the inveterate tinkerer of a century ago, lives on in North Scottsdale. And not just in spirit, alit by progeny of his first light bulbs. Rather, in an up-close and personal way. That’s thanks to the lifelong curiosity – and acquisitiveness – of Pinnacle Peak-area resident Robert E. (“Bob”) Kolba. Listen closely as you enter Bob’s expansive home on Woodley Way, just off Pima Road,...
Cave Creek Museum Preserves Scenic Drive Sign, Celebrates History Dinner, Smithsonian Day
The Cave Creek Museum re-opens on October 1st after its usual summer break. Evelyn Johnson, Cave Creek Museum Executive Director, and volunteers have been hard at work readying exhibits and planning upcoming events. The Cave Creek Museum has been a steadfast supporter of the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. The museum’s outdoor exhibits include a replica of the original entry sign that was posted on Scottsdale Road. The other...
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