Scottsdale: Make sure you – and your property- are monsoon ready
June 27, 2022 Make sure you – and your property – are monsoon ready The Arizona monsoon is underway and will last through Sept. 30. In the months ahead, storms are expected to develop rapidly and may cause severe localized winds and flooding in Scottsdale. Before the storms hit, it is important to have emergency items on hand, including ones that protect your property from floodwaters. Some residents in Scottsdale rely...
Photos: Cave Creek Ocotillo Fire, June 30, 2020 by Judy Conklin
May 31, 2020 Photographs by Judy Conklin The Ocotillo Fire in Cave Creek burned 10 houses, numerous other structures, 1,216- acres and prompted the mandatory evacuations of 500 homes. No human fatalities or injuries have been reported. The fire, which has been judged to be human caused, started about 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 31 and was 100 percent contained by 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Hot temperatures and dry conditions fueled the...
Photos: Remembering Summer Monsoons
August 31, 2019 Notice anything different this year? “Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea. Usually, the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally changing pattern, although technically...
Scottsdale: Vote in Scottsdale’s Primary Election
June 29, 2022 Vote in Scottsdale’s primary election Scottsdale’s Tuesday, Aug. 2, primary election is the first step toward selecting three City Council members who will take office in January 2023. A general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8, to elect any office that remains unfilled after the primary. Learn about the candidates and find more Scottsdale election information at Scottsdale.Vote. Unlike...
Science History At Home Newsletter, June 2022
June 2022 The Peak thanks frequent contributor Claude Trottier PhD for suggesting the inclusion of this newsletter. The following paragraph introduces the current issue of the newsletter. Click on the link to review the newsletter. Science History Institute Newsletter The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment”...
GPJFF Presents Free Virtual Screening of The Law
June 22, 2022 Free Virtual Screening Greater Phoenix Film Festival is presenting a a free film screening of French movie “THE LAW.” For information click below. GPJFF Announcement
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Update – July 2022
July 2022 Fall 2022 Program Registration and More Enjoy learning about the programs, activities and free resources at Scottsdale’s Parks & Recreation Department. Click below for information. Scottsdale Parks & Recreation Newsletter The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. All comments are...
AZ Game & Fish: Orphaned Bears Released Into Wild
June 2022 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department Three orphaned black bears rehabilitate and released into the wild. Click below for information. AZ Game and Fish News Photo Credit. Title photo courtesy of Arizona Game & Fish Department. The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page....
Desert Foothills Library: Tech Series Available at Library
June 26, 2022 Click below for more information. Desert Foothills Library Announcement
Naming the Salt River
By Bob Mason The stream we now call the Salt River has had many names since Coronado’s men crossed its headwaters in 1540. They called it “Rio de las Balsas” or, The River of the Rafts. On various other Spanish maps it has been called the Rio de las Asuncion, Azul, Prieto, Compuesto, Salado and Salinas. In 1826, the Pattie brothers trapped in the Mesa area and called it the Black River and Kit Carson, three years later, called...
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