Pinnacle Peak Homesteader and the Phoenix Handgun Ordinance
In the early 1930s, K.T. Palmer homesteaded on the western slope of Pinnacle Peak. Later, he and Tom Darlington developed Carefree. Palmer thoughts and actions had a tremendous impact on the development of the Pinnacle Peak and Desert Foothills areas. But Palmer’s interesting life impacted many things and people, including the handgun ordinance in Phoenix. In February 2016, Scottsdale blogger Jim McCallister posted that story....
Our New Life with Alzheimer’s, Part 2
by Kaye Baker Part 1, first published in the February issue of The Peak Magazine, begins a daughter’s touching story of her experiences with her mother who has Alzheimer’s. Part 2 continues “Our New Life with Alzheimer’s.” To read Part 1, go to “Our New Life with Alzheimer’s – Part 1.” Life isn’t always happy or fun for my mom. Her common theme is, “I’m gonna just quit this job, they don’t even...
Tricks and Treats
I’m not good at dieting, and I know that because I’ve done so much of it in my adult life, and done it dreadfully. When I finally realized that diets just don’t work, my inner foodie soared and I ate like a starving castaway just rescued from the wilds. I ate everything that couldn’t outrun me, and I gained weight. What a shocker. So if dieting doesn’t work and eating everything within arm’s...
Our New Life with Alzheimer’s, Part 1
by Kaye Baker This story is told by the daughter of a mother with Alzheimer’s disease. It is shared in two parts. This is the first part. The next issue of The Peak will feature the continuation of “Our New Life with Alzheimer’s.” Part 1 I’m sitting with my mom today and again wondering what can I possibly ask her that would invoke a conversation. Conversation…Webster defines it as, “the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words.”...
The Artist’s Loft: Lee Anne Park
By Natalie Keller A few months ago, I met an artist at an exhibition sponsored by the Arizona Art Alliance. She was in charge of the Outreach program and was displaying a group of veteran’s artwork. She has volunteered in schools helping with the art programs and with veterans for many years in Virginia and now in Arizona. Lee Ann Park is a very special person who not only is an artist but shares many hours with those who want...
Laurel Strohmeyer Wins 2016 Summer Fun Photo Contest Grand Prize
Judges select “Concentration” as the winner of the 13th Annual Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest. Laurel Strohmeyer’s uplifting photograph of a young great horned owl taking flight in the early morning light is the grand prize winner of the 2016 Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest. More than 50 photographs were judged and “Concentration” flew off with the award. Laurel...
Time + Action = Change by Marilyn Schletzer
January 1, 2016 The newest Weight Watchers commercial features Oprah Winfrey (apparently now WW’s El Queso Grande) recounting the details of her decades-long battle of the bulge and finally posing the question, “If not now, when?” Nike constantly urges us to “Just do it.” Years ago, I read an Ann Landers advice column in which she encouraged an unhappy, uninspired young woman to seek the help of...
West Coast Swing Starts Golf in 2016 and Scottsdale’s Included
With January, 2016, upon us, let’s talk about golf and the ‘West Coast Swing’ as the PGA Tour goes west in January, actually starting in Hawaii. The “Swing” passes through Scottsdale in February and finishes in Pacific Palisades, California later that month. Some great golf courses will be showcased on your TV screen, so here are some personal experiences and historical facts about the West Coast golf...
Artist’s Loft Update: Becoming a MIM Museum Guide
In September 2015, The Peak published an Artist’s Loft column by Natalie Keller about the Musical Instrument Museum’s (MIM) tour guide training program. To write the article, Natalie visited the MIM and conducted in-depth interviews with members of the education department. We just received the following notice that was sent to MIM tour guides by the education department. The program that Natalie wrote about is a rousing...
Former Fighter Pilot, Scottsdale Resident Mark Berent, Has Authored Books on Vietnam War
Untold Stories Available at Amazon.com By Mark Berent Terravita resident retired USAF fighter pilot, Mark Berent, went through the 10th SFG jump school at Bad Tolz in May 1956. Ten years later, as an F-100 pilot at Bien Hoa he hooked up with the III Corps Mike Force, Det. A-302. During his time in SEA he became aware of the catastrophic edicts from the White House particularly those from the Johnson- McNamara administration. He wrote...
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