Scottsdale Youth Sports Fields & Public Pools Need Support
August 25, 2018 What Scottsdale Needs to Do About Constraints on Youth Sports Fields and Public Pools By Brian Esterly Scottsdale’s sports fields cannot accommodate current demand from youth sports teams and leagues. Our community’s great swim teams and swimmers, including national champions and future Olympians, also experience space limitations at Cactus Pool. What a shame. The backlogs and wait lists are long and frustrating for...
A Personal Tribute to LPGA Founder by Dave Wells
May 2019 By Dave Wells Spending some winter months in Arizona led to a friendship with Marilynn Smith, one of the 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Marilynn passed away on April 19, 2019. This is my personal tribute to her. We met at the 2018 Bank of Hope LPGA Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix. As we were walking the Wildfire Golf Course, she was sitting in a golf cart on the 1st...
City of Scottsdale Residents, Your Survey Input Is Requested.
Aug. 22, 2019 Contact: Sharon Cini, diversity and inclusion program manager, 480-312-2727 Scottsdale examines city’s accessibility Scottsdale is seeking public input through a short online survey to evaluate access to city programs, services and buildings for those with disabilities. The survey examines streets, parks, parking, bus stops, city facilities and programs that may pose challenges to people with accessibility issues. The...
Vineyard Views Blog: Eating Sand
August 21, 2019 Sand can be expensive! Europe might be costly but has anybody checked the cost in Yuma? As many of you already know, there is much more to Vineyard Views Blog. If you would like to review the blog in its entirety, use the link below and then complete the blog sign-up form to the right. Vineyard Views Blog The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by...
Peak Recommendation: Distillations Newsletter
August 17, 2019 The Peak thanks author and Peak contributor Dr. Claude Trottier for emailing Distillations to us. The newsletter, which is published by the Science History Institute, uses “stories from science’s past to understand our world.” The newsletter and website are execellent sources of information related to environmental science. Distillations The Peak Welcomes...
CCUSD: Cactus Shadows Cheer Team Gave Back Over Summer
August 13, 2019 Cactus Shadows Cheer was busy over the summer with more than just training! The Falcons spent every week at UMOM’s New Day Center. Each week the Falcons were involved in reading nights, feeding shelters and closet donations. In addition to their weekly service, the Falcons donated and created WELLcome Bags that included bathing necessities, pajamas, notebooks and coloring pencils. These bags were brought to...
Sudden Death by J. Douglas Hinds
July 31, 2019 By J. Douglas Hinds Fifty bucks to ride this horse The man was surely bluffin’ Dave looked at me, then at the horse Said, I ain’t ridin nothin’ Come on I said, it’s fifty bucks How tough can one horse be There ain’t no horse that I can’t ride Just wait right here and see Who’s going to pay your hospital stay When you break your foolish neck I can ride that...
Desert Les At Large: Thank you Apollo.
.July 20, 2019 What was it like to be involved in the early days of the Apollo project? What were the costs and benefits of the massive effort? Join Desert Les as he recollects exciting days from the early 60s. Howdie Pardner, 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. Well, a few days...
Desert Les At Large: Drone Captures Spectacular Horse Swirl
July 6, 2019 Howdie Pardner, 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 some interestin’ doings. Well, this mornin’ Desert Les’ wife, Judy, showed him the video below and got old Les all riled up to learn more about this festival and then ride off to Mongolia, China. Sure we have lots of...
A Peek at the Peak: 1995 Photographs of Rio Fire
June 30, 2017 On July 7, 1995, a lightning strike, east of Scottsdale Road and north of Dynamite Boulevard, ignited what rapidly became the largest wildfire ever experienced in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Strong, gusty winds drove the fire towards the southeast and when it was over more than 23,000 acres had been burned, including 14,000 acres in McDowell Mountain Regional Park. A Peek at the Peak magazine published the pictures...
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