Reminiscing: Getting Around was Both Good and Bad News
Jun29

Reminiscing: Getting Around was Both Good and Bad News

By Liz Stapleton-Ogden From A Peek at the Peak, April 1989 Editorial Note. Liz Stapleton-Ogden is the founding editor of this publication.  She typed the first edition at her kitchen table in February 1983. She was studying English at ASU at the time and went on to have a successful career as an English teacher at Saguaro, High School in Scottsdale.  As teenagers she and her husband came to Scottsdale and found work in the Pinnacle...

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CCUSD Names Rodriquez CFO Beginning 2021-22 School Year
Jun26

CCUSD Names Rodriquez CFO Beginning 2021-22 School Year

June, 2021 Marcie Rodriquez named CCUSD’s Chief Financial Officer beginning the 2021-2022 School Year At their June 15, 2021, Governing Board Meeting, the Cave Creek Unified School District’s Governing Board approved Marcie Rodriquez as CCUSD’s Chief Financial Officer beginning the 2021-2022 school year. Marcie Rodriguez has over 20 years of experience in Arizona school finance and operations.  She started her career...

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Judy’s Friendly “Art for Land’s Sake” Photos
Jun23

Judy’s Friendly “Art for Land’s Sake” Photos

By Judy Conklin This year the Desert Foothills Land Trust opened its “It’s Art for Land’s Sake” contest on February 19th. The opening reception was held on March 8th.  The event was held to promote the conservation of land and wildlife. Judges reviewed all entries and selected those that would be displayed and sold as part of an exhibition that was held at the Desert Foothills Library from March 8th through...

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AZ Game & Fish: Nearly 3 Million Gallon Release for Wildlife
Jun22

AZ Game & Fish: Nearly 3 Million Gallon Release for Wildlife

July 22, 2021 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department     ” “PHOENIX — Water is the essence of life, and it’s just as precious for Arizona’s wildlife.” “As drought conditions continue to worsen across the Southwest, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is preparing for another record-setting year of delivering lifesaving water to thirsty Arizona wildlife. ” Click below for more...

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Maricopa County Elections Department: Just the Facts.
Jun17

Maricopa County Elections Department: Just the Facts.

June 17, 2021  Courtesy Maricopa County Elections Department Click below for updates from the Maricopa County Elections Department about elections operations in the country’s second largest voting jurisdiction.   Election Department Update  

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