Vineyard Views Blog: Looking for a different kind of vacation?
November 7, 2018 Have you considered this unique destination? 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 Use the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. All comments are reviewed based on The...
CCUSD: Cactus Shadows H.S. Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
November 2, 2018 Courtesy of Cave Creek Unified School District Cactus Shadows High School announced their 2018-19 Hall of Fame Inductees at this month’s Homecoming game. Coach Jerry Cumberland who was accompanied by his wife Cindy. Coach Cumberland worked at Cactus Shadows High School from 1986 – 2014. He spent 26 years as a teacher and 28 years as a coach. Coach Cumberland coached several sports including Football, Track &...
Sneak Peeks: Scottsdale Water Stories
October 30, 2018 By Les Conklin President, Greater Pinnacle Peak Association About two months ago, The Peak began publishing the email newsletters from all the candidates for Scottsdale City Council. Before I publish the newsletters, I read every one of them. “Peeks at Scottsdale 2018 Views & News” Councilman David Smith’s October 28th newsletter discusses how Scottsdale plans and manages its water...
Pumping Station Blowout Causes Los Gatos Flood Damage
As published in A Peek at the Peak, April 1993 At approximately 12:45 pm, March 25th, a major blowout occurred at the pumping station on Pima Road, about a quarter mile south of Pinnacle Peak Road. This pumping station is part of the Reclaimed Water System that was being tested for the first time that day. The system is to deliver CAP water to golf courses up north so that ground water is no longer used for this purpose. The blowout...
CCUSD: FIVE CSHS Commended Nat. Merit Scholarship Students!
October 16, 2018 Cactus Shadows High School Commended Students in The 2018 NATIONAL MERIT® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM James Swetter, Interim Principal of Cactus Shadows High School, announced today that Benjamin Gerst, Jared Modic, Gabriel Ozaki, Luke Rodriguez and Noah Steward have been named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of commendation from CSHS and National Merit Scholarship...
Ft. McDowell Patrol Report, July 11, 1866
By Bob Mason Published in A Peek at the Peak, December 2007 This is another in a series of reports written by the officer in charge immediately after the return to Fort McDowell. The exact grammar and punctuation are reproduced. Parenthetical remarks are by the author for clarity. Camp McDowell, A.T. (Arizona Territory) July 11, 1868 To The Post Adjutant Camp Mc Dowell A.T. Sir: I have the honor to report that in obedience to...
Vineyard Views Blog: How to live a long life?
October 9, 2018 Maybe you should have become a barber. 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 Use the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. All comments are reviewed based on The...
Arts – Here, There, Everywhere: Meet Artist Lucy Dickens
Septenber 29, 2018 By Jessie Millerson “There is a story in all my paintings.” Artist Lucy Dickens Local artist Lucy Dickens says, “I paint landscapes predominantly because I’m drawn to moments that take my breath away. It’s those moments of beauty that cause me to feel, to reflect, and to give thanks.” Through her paintings and a written “story” that further enriches each painting,...
My Boxing Career
September 30, 2018 By Carolyn Fowler Courtesy Thistle Magazine When I was a little girl I was quite shy and lacked self-confidence. When I was about eight years-old, in an attempt to remedy this situation, my father bought a punching bag and gloves and installed the bag in our basement. There he pro ceeded to give me boxing lessons on the theory that I would feel more confident if I ever needed to stand up for myself. I clearly...
The Invincible Up Escalator and Lone Mountain Storage
September 14, 2018 Undeveloped Parcels, Front Lines of Fairness and Keeping Scenic Drive Scenic By Les Conklin Videos by Cindy Lee and Peter Cherry To many long-time residents, it seems as though Scottsdale Road is the Invincible Up Escalator, inexorably delivering taller, larger buildings and higher building densities from the south to an ever-shrinking desert setting in the north. Are the presence of the Desert Foothills Scenic...
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