Scottsdale Airport and Airpark Under Construction
December 4, 2020 Direct Construction Costs Exceed $92 Million An adage goes, “If there isn’t construction happening on an airport, then something is not right.” True to the saying, Scottsdale Airport is adding footing as one of the top business aviation facilities in the nation with a groundswell of construction projects boasting direct construction costs of more than $92 million. City projects amounted to $37 million of this portion,...
Register Now: Free Scottsdale Small Business Training Series
December 4, 2020 Free Scottsdale Business Training and Technical Assistance Programs-Registration Open Click below for more information. Scottsdale Economic Development Announcement
Rotary Club of Scottsdale: Nelson Shares Local History
December 2, 2020 Submitted by: Dr. Honora Norton, Rotary Club of Scottsdale Public Image Chair Rotary Club of Scottsdale – Historian Shares Valley History with Rotarians Rotary Club of Scottsdale welcomed Kraig R. Nelson, historian for the accredited and internationally recognized Cave Creek Museum, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Mr. Nelson is one of the co-authors of the Museum’s 2013 book, Images of America –...
Desert Les At Large: Did Superspreading Cause Thanksgiving?
November 2020 By Les Conklin Yup. It’s good to see you again. Desert Les is back. Not because them Peak readers demanded it but because the fool editor told Desert Les to fill this here white space with interestin’ doings and seeings. Desert Les has been following orders and hunkerin’ down in the family bunkhouse. That dang virus can’t find us here. Nope. , Desert Lea and Desert Judy were watching cable news. A...
AZ Game & Fish News: Cranes Return to AZ – Live Stream Camera
November 14, 20209 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department Sandhill cranes by the thousands have once again returned to their wintering grounds at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area in southeastern Arizona. For the next few months, viewers can observe almost 20,000 of these fascinating birds on a live-streaming camera installed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Click below to view newsletter.. AZ Game and Fish News ...
AZ Game & Fish News: Maps Show Big-Game Migrations in West
November 16, 20209 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department New maps document big-game migrations across the western United States AZGFD participates in multi-partner project For the first time, state and federal wildlife biologists have come together to map the migrations of ungulates – hooved mammals such as mule deer, elk, pronghorn, moose and bison – across America’s West. The maps will help land managers and conservationists...
Traveling Through Time: 1944 then 2014
Contributed by Judith Hardardt “This is one of the most fascinating forwards I’ve ever received. I kept going back and forth on each picture and was totally mesmerized! Now this is an incredible use of technology. Like traveling back in time!” Directions: Just click on a photo anywhere and it will become 2014. Click again and it will go back to 1944. Scroll down the photo for the caption and the next image....
Who Made the First Ascent of Pinnacle Peak?
November 2020 By Les Conklin Was it a Native American, Soldier, Prospector, Homesteader, Construction Worker, Little Girl Or … ? Who made the first ascent of Pinnacle Peak Mountain? There has been plenty of time to try and it stands out? The mountain was formed more than 18 million years ago, and its distinctive shape attracts attention from 25 miles away. Humans are curious beings and surely some must have wondered...
Julian Ayotte, Peak Contributor, Publishes “Treasure”
October 30, 2020 Here is a sneak peek from Author Julian Ayote’s latest book – “Sebastian Reynolds, a noted Canadian columnist, teams up with Colonel Jerome Woodrow, a retired Vietnam veteran with a heart of gold, to find the killer of his old military comrade on a Caribbean island.Together, they unearth a treasure from the past. Author Julian Ayotte Media Release More About Julian Ayotte...
Pinnacle Peak Park Hiker & Volunteer Update, 10-28-20
Late breaking news! Water will remain ON at PPP! Yay! I have just been notified that the Water Department has changed their project time and are now going to begin when the park closes on Tuesday after 5:45 pm! Our water WILL NOT be turned off after all! This is proof to never give up on hoping for a different outcome to a less than favorable situation! Time to go do my happy dance! It is a great day! Yvonne Massman 10-28-20 Update...
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