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Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine - Page 4 of 280
Silent Reminder: Fenced, Forlorn and Forgotten
Oct08

Silent Reminder: Fenced, Forlorn and Forgotten

Posted on Oct 8, 2021 | 0 comments

October 1, 2021 Silent Reminder: Fenced, Forlorn and Forgotten By Les Conklin it is time to give the exhibit and entry monuments on Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive a fresh coat of paint. It has been 25 years since that was done and the sun has cooked and diminished their distinctive look. Plant exhibits also need to be trimmed and neatened. The image shown here is stark evidence that it is very easy to ignore and then forget the...

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Howard & Carol Myers helped the Scenic Drive. You can too.
Sep27

Howard & Carol Myers helped the Scenic Drive. You can too.

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September 27, 2021 Howard & Carol Myers helped the Scenic Drive. You can too. By Les Conklin In 1997, Howard and Carol Myers and other Friends of the Scenic Drive volunteers marched in the Cave Creek Parade to promote Cookout at the Ranch and the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. The Cookout, organized by Friends, was co-sponsored by MacDonald’s Ranch and Outback Steakhouse and attracted thousands of guests over its successful...

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Sam, Corki & Terravita helped the Scenic Drive. You can too.
Sep22

Sam, Corki & Terravita helped the Scenic Drive. You can too.

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Sam, Corki & Terravita helped the Scenic Drive. You can too. By Les Conklin In 1997, residents celebrated when a $30,000 donation was made to the Scenic Drive for installation of visitor exhibits and drive entry signs, which were installed in 1998. A Scenic Drive website, a forerunner of this site, was also launched in 1997. In a vibrant growing community where development threatens the natural environment and quality of life, it...

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Norma Helped Make Our Day. Ralph & Nancy Helped Make Scottsdale.
Sep05

Norma Helped Make Our Day. Ralph & Nancy Helped Make Scottsdale.

Posted on Sep 5, 2021 | 0 comments

September 5, 2021 Norma Helped Make Our Day. Ralph & Nancy Helped Make Scottsdale. By Les Conklin Norma Bell just made our day! She was seeking information about Ralph Knight’s contributions to Scottsdale. Fortunately, I was able to point her to the Scottsdale Library’s online archive of A Peak at the Peek magazine issues that were published from 1983 through 1996. It’s easy to review the archive. You can Begin with...

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Tom Mix and Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive
Aug30

Tom Mix and Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive

Posted on Aug 30, 2021 | 1 comment

Originally Published August 15, 2016 By Les Conklin Did you know that there is a connection between Tom Mix and Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive? I’m probably one of the few people in the world that know about the connection, but read on and you’ll know about it too. No; Tom Mix didn’t ride his favorite steed, Tony the Wonder Horse, down Scottsdale Road. No; Mix did not help create the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive....

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