Scottsdale Adopt-A-Road News: Volunteer Coordinators Honored
September 8, 2019 Thursday, Sept 5th the City of Scottsdale celebrated the coordinators of the Adopt-A-Road Program. Scottsdale Mayor W.J. “Jim” Lane presented awards to coordinators who have organized cleanups for sections of roadside assigned to their group. Awards were made to those who have been volunteer coordinators for 5-9 years, 10 years and more, and since the program began in 1996. Among award recipients was Les Conklin,...
GPPA: Political Contributions Not Accepted
GPPA Does Not Accept Political Donations or Advertising By Les Conklin Dear Reader, Thank you for your support of A Peek at the Peak magazine (The Peak). the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) and Friends of the Scenic Drive. Your support is appreciated and essential. To clarify our organization’s mission, GPPA’s Board of Directors has voted not to accept ANY political advertising or donations now and in the future....
Scenic Drive Volunteers Help Keep Scottsdale Beautiful
April 15, 2019 The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association, which produces this publication, thanks Friends of the Scenic Drive, its corps of volunteers for participating in Saturday’s litter pickup. Because of the cleanup, visitors and residents can enjoy 13 miles of roadside that is clear of litter. Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive is the northern part of Scottsdale Road from Happy Valley Road to Carefree Highway – a...
Sneak Peeks: Back in the Day of GPPHA
March 30, 2019 By Les Conklin President, Greater Pinnacle Peak Association Allison Warren of the Scottsdale Public Library called me. She said that staff at the library was ready to add the next batch of old A Peak at the Peek (The Peak) magazines to the library’s online archive. The first issue of that batch was dated February 1996. As I flipped through its pages, something on page 8 captured my attention. The article’s title...
Join GPPA: Support The Peak Magazine, The Scenic Drive & Community Service
January 31, 2019 Providing Words and Actions for the Environment, Quality of Life and Community Service Since 1977 Dear A Peek at the Peak Reader, Thank you for your support of A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) magazine, the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) and Friends of the Scenic Drive. Your support is important and very much appreciated. Since 1977, GPPA has worked to preserve our community’s Sonoran environment and quality...
Thank You October 27 Scenic Drive Cleanup Volunteers
October 31, 2018 Courtesy Friends of the Scenic Drive Photographs by Cindy Lee Thank you Alan Rosell, Bill Scott, Cindy Lee, Claire Powers, Copper Phillips, David & Diana Smith, Jim Smith, Les Conklin, Pete Gil, Peter Skidd and his daughter Sonya Skidd. Because of your efforts, we were able to clear litter along the northernmost 6 1/2 miles stretch of N. Scottsdale Road. Visitors heading our way are sure to appreciate our...
Announcing: New Write a Caption Contest!
Have a creative, funny idea for what’s going on in this image from The Peak’s archives? Write a funny caption with 12 words or less and enter the contest. It’s free. Win $20 Summit Diner Gift Certificate and have your caption published in The Peak. We promise the cat does not bite. For Information, look in the right column of this page (or any page) for the rotating contest advertisement that looks like the one shown below....
Thank You Apr 21 GPPA Scenic Drive Volunteers!
April 22, 2018 By Cindy Lee with Les Conklin Photographs by Cindy Lee Thank you Scottsdale Roadside Cleanup Volunteers for your support! Thanks go to: Diana and Councilman David Smith, Gina and Jake Kulp, Bill Nelson, Marg Nelssen, John Rodwick, Mary and Frank Montgomery, Judy and Evan Haft, Jane and John Guild, Gary Hohner, Connie Boose, Betty Zimpfer, Chris Filipp, Pete Gil, Jane Ceasor and Glen Lenzen. A long-standing area...
GPPA Sponsors College Environmental Grant
January 30, 2018 Grant Available to Cactus Shadows Graduating Seniors This spring, the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) will awards at a $500 college grant to a graduating Cactus Shadows senior. Graduating seniors who have been accepted for college in the coming fall are invited to submit applications for the award. The application submission deadline is April 6, 2018. The applications are evaluated by a GPPA committee based...
Thank You Jan. 27 GPPA Scenic Drive Volunteers – Good Job, Good Time!
January 28, 2018 By Les Conklin| Photographs by Cindy Lee & Peter Cherry Thank you volunteers, Carvalho’s and Scottsdale for your continued support! A long-standing area tradition continued on Saturday, January 27th. Neighbors, who live along or near Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive, gathered to clear roadside litter along North Scottsdale Road from Carefree Highway south to Happy Valley Road, a distance of 6 1/2...
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