Vineyard Views Blog:  A Powerful Voice
Sep25

Vineyard Views Blog: A Powerful Voice

September 25, 2018 Watch as this 7-year-old delivers tne national anthem. 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...

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Scottsdale Museum of the West: New Exhibits & Upcoming Events
Sep22

Scottsdale Museum of the West: New Exhibits & Upcoming Events

September 22, 2018 Click below to review the newsletter of Western Spirit Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. You will find information about the following topics – Herberger Collection Exhibition Members Opening for New Beginnings Evening of Art and Wine Museum Day Museum Store Highlight And More. Western Spirit Newsletter The Peak Welcomes Your Comment Use the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page....

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It’s Been 15 Years Since Scheherazade Led the Way
Sep15

It’s Been 15 Years Since Scheherazade Led the Way

September 2018 By Les Conklin The cover of the September 2003 issue of A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) featured Scheherazade, a female great horned owl, and her brood of foster owlets. Scheherazade was in tough shape when she was rescued.  She was saved and rehabilitated by Wild At Heart.  Unfortunately, due to her injuries she could no longer fly, which eliminated the possibility of releasing her back the wild. Bob and...

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John McCain, Dedicated Naturalist, Conservationist and Birdwatcher
Sep11

John McCain, Dedicated Naturalist, Conservationist and Birdwatcher

August 29, 2018 By Sam Kathryn Campana Executive Director, Desert Discovery Center Scottsdale (Former Mayor Scottsdale Former Executive Director, Audubon Arizona NAS)   Senator John McCain – a dedicated naturalist, conservationist, birdwatcher!  Strolling his Hidden Valley Ranch outside Cottonwood, Arizona with an Audubon contingent, he picked up a random feather from under a towering cottonwood and quickly identified it from a...

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Vineyard Views Blog: Guess which one is older?
Sep04

Vineyard Views Blog: Guess which one is older?

September 4, 2018 No matter which one appeared first, they both should be happy not to have “disappeared” first. 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...

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Retired? Let the fun begin! Write a book.
Aug30

Retired? Let the fun begin! Write a book.

August 30, 2018 By Les Conklin Retired? Let the fun begin! Write a book. That is just what Julien “Butch” Ayotte has done. In fact, since he retired after earning a Ph. D and enjoying a successful career in business and education he’s published four books and is finishing his fifth. Ayotte and his older brother are both Sigma Chi fraternity brothers of mine from “back in the day” at the University of...

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Vineyard Views Blog: Tough Summer for Zafar
Aug28

Vineyard Views Blog: Tough Summer for Zafar

August 28, 2018 Despite some great beach days, it has been a tough summer for Zafar. 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...

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CCUSD: Chinese Sister Student Delegation Arrives in Cave Creek
Aug27

CCUSD: Chinese Sister Student Delegation Arrives in Cave Creek

August 27, 2018 Chinese Sister Student Delegation Arrives in Cave Creek Schools Courtesy Cave Creek Unified School District Forty (40) Chinese middle and high school students from Yichang, Hubei Province in China completed their inaugural trip to the USA on August 16-20, 2018. The Chinese students (ages 13-17) arrived in Cave Creek School District to meet face to face with their host families. The Chinese students attended Sonoran...

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Video: GPPA’s Les Conklin Opposes Lone Mountain Self-Storage
Aug15

Video: GPPA’s Les Conklin Opposes Lone Mountain Self-Storage

March 14, 2018 Video by Peter Cherry and Cindy Lee The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) – Friends of the Scenic Drive opposes the proposed development of a self-storage facility and the required commercial zoning on Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive. We are producing a series of videos to publicize the reasons for our opposition. This introductory video, features Les Conklin, President of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association...

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Video: Bill Leary Opposes Lone Mountain Self-Storage
Aug15

Video: Bill Leary Opposes Lone Mountain Self-Storage

March 14, 2018 Video by Peter Cherry & Cindy Lee The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) – Friends of the Scenic Drive opposes the proposed development of a self-storage facility and the required commercial zoning on Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive. We are producing a series of videos to publicize the reasons for our opposition. This video features Bill Leary, a north Scottsdale homeowner. Leary talks about the issue of...

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