AZ Game & Fish: Don’t Feed Wildlife
Mar22

AZ Game & Fish: Don’t Feed Wildlife

March 2018 ‘Reminder for public to keep wildlife wild after javelinas bite residents in separate Sedona incidents’ Be very careful if there is a baby around.   AZ Game and Fish News (PDF)   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 reviewed based on The Peak’s...

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AZ Game & Fish: Adopt a Tortoise Program
Mar15

AZ Game & Fish: Adopt a Tortoise Program

March 2018 “Approximately 50 desert tortoises will soon awaken from their winter slumber and the Arizona Game and Fish Tortoise Adoption program will be once again be looking for good adoptive homes. There is no charge to adopt a tortoise.” To learn how you can make one of these slumbering giants happy, click below to read the rest of the release.     AZ Game and Fish News (PDF)   The Peak Welcomes Your...

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Look Here! New Column for Peak Readers – “Get Out of Your Room!”
Mar15

Look Here! New Column for Peak Readers – “Get Out of Your Room!”

March 14, 2018 Introducing a New Column By and For The Peak’s Readers   In the February Update 2018 issue of The Peak, we published Rick Smith’s article “Get Out of Your Room!” Here is Rick’s opening paragraph – “There was only one thing left for me to do. Just turn the ignition key, put the car in gear and drive away. I’d already walked out of the audition room full of people....

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DNA Helps Illuminate Mayflower Misery
Mar15

DNA Helps Illuminate Mayflower Misery

March 15, 2018 By Les Conklin When I was in grammar school, we had fun cutting-out paper Pilgrim hats and colorful wild turkeys to decorate our classroom windows. And then, there was the anticipation of Thanksgiving Day dinner with family happiness reinforced with turkey, stuffing and all the fixings. Unfortunately, these pleasant memories in no way resemble the bleak, sometimes terrible,reality faced by our Mayflower forebears. The...

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Vineyard View: Can you top these folks?
Mar09

Vineyard View: Can you top these folks?

March 2018 This looks easy!  Why don’t you give it a try? 86-Year-Old Sledding Irish Grandmother   99-Year-Old Aussie Sets Swim Record   The Peak thanks Al DeVito of Vineyard Views Blog for his entertaining and insightful posts. 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...

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NO DDC Responds to ASU President re: Desert Edge
Mar01

NO DDC Responds to ASU President re: Desert Edge

February 28, 2018 In a February 28, 2018 email sent by the No DDC Team, the organization provided a detailed response  to the recent letter written by Dr. Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University. The NO DDC Team’s email includes two videos. The email indicates that the paragraphs that appear below – “The Desert Edge is a Huge Handout to ASU, – was initially published by the NO DDC Team three months...

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Desert Edge Views Newsletter: More Information re: ASU’s Role
Mar01

Desert Edge Views Newsletter: More Information re: ASU’s Role

February 28, 2018 This issue of Desert Edge Views newsletter provides additional insight into the  recent letter written by Dr. Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University. Dr. Crow’s letter was written to clarify ASU’s position in regard to Scottsdale’s proposed Desert Edge.   Desert Edge Advocates Views (PDF)       The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts...

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Scottsdale Economic Development Newsletter + Video, Feb. 22
Feb24

Scottsdale Economic Development Newsletter + Video, Feb. 22

February 24, 2018 Click below to review  Choose Scottsdale: City of Scottsdale Economic Development E-Newsletter. This issue features the 2018 Scottsdale  Economic and Business Update Video. Newsletter (PDF)   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 reviewed based on The Peak’s...

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Vineyard Views:  O, to be a Naked Mole Rat
Jan31

Vineyard Views: O, to be a Naked Mole Rat

January 28, 2018 Will this study lead to a scientific breakthrough?   Vineyard Views Blog   The Peak thanks Al DeVito of Vineyard Views Blog for his entertaining and insightful posts. 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 reviewed based on The Peak’s Comment Policy prior...

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2018 Medicare Counseling Volunteers Needed
Jan31

2018 Medicare Counseling Volunteers Needed

Calling All Volunteers: Medicare Counseling at the Area Agency on Aging, Benefits Assistance Program Act Now. Training begins on March 7th, 2018. By  Cindy Lee The Benefits Assistance Program at the Area Agency on Aging in Phoenix, AZ is part of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) national network. The SHIP Program in each state is funded to provide free local help for people with Medicare, and also...

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