Vineyard Views Blog: This guy needs competition. How about you?
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“Outpost” Gets Scottsdale Planning Commission O.K.
On October 28, 2015, the City of Scottsdale Planning Commission, meeting at Scottsdale’s City Hall Kiva in downtown Scottsdale, recommended approval of the “Outpost” project. The commercial development is being proposed for the northwest corner of Pima Road and Dynamite Boulevard in north Scottsdale. The Peak will be publishing additional information about this case in the days ahead. We invite readers to comment...
Discover . Connect . Belong: October Events and Activities
Information for all events: Contact Dereth DeHaan or David Court, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, ddehaan@dfla.org, dcourt@dfla.org, www.desertfoothillslibrary.org Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85327 Cost: All events are free, except where noted. Â *** October 1, 2 p.m. (1st Thursdays) Music @ the Movies: An American in Paris...
First Day in School: Last Meal
By Manual Daniel Germano Prologue The author is seven years old and the “Lady from the State” has ordered that his immigrant parents send the blind Germano to Perkins School for the Blind.” To do that he must leave home and his close-knit Portuguese family and live at the school. He does not want to go. Relatives have visited his home to say good before he leaves the next day. This article is being published in...
Desert Foothills Land Trust: Desert Discovery Day Set for November 21
Courtesy of Desert Foothills Land Trust Join Desert Foothills Land Trust for a day of free family fun at Jewel of the Creek Preserve! (North Valley Communities, AZ) – The temperatures are dropping and many of us are turning our thoughts to outdoor adventures in our beautiful Sonoran Desert. One of the local organizations working to conserve these landscapes is Desert Foothills Land Trust. Founded in 1991, the nonprofit Land...
MIM’s Second Annual Music Festival, MIMFest, Set for November 7 & 8
Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum Following the success of MIMFest in 2014, the Musical Instrument Museum’s (MIM) inaugural music festival, the two-day outdoor event returns to the museum parking lot on November 7 and 8. Local, national and international musical acts will perform on three stages offering attendees a one-of-a-kind musical journey. MIMFest is inspired by MIM’s commitment to celebrating musical traditions of the...
Sandbagging in Golf: Two more very funny stories.
By Dave Wells Golf expert Brent Kelley has a concise definition of a “sandbagger.” He writes, “A sandbagger is a nasty species of golf vermin who lies about his true playing abilities – making himself seem worse than he is – in order to gain advantage in tournaments or bets.” I would simply clarify Kelley’s definition by adding that the term is not gender-specific; women can also be...
Announcing the 2015 Mountains of the Land Trust Photo Contest
Courtesy of the Desert Foothills Land Trust Share your photos of Black Mountain or Daisy Mountain and celebrate our incredible natural landscapes!  (North Valley Communities, AZ) – Desert Foothills Land Trust is pleased to once again host the 2015 Mountains of the Land Trust Photo Contest! Share your favorite shots of Black Mountain or Daisy Mountain to help the Land Trust inspire the protection of the...
Remembering Jo Walker and a Squandered Opportunity
By Les Conklin Earlier this month, I learned from Evelyn Johnson, Executive Director, Cave Creek Museum, that Jo Walker had died in January 2013. Some of you are wondering, “Who is Jo Walker ?” Jo was an active human being who, of course, will be remembered in different ways, for different things, by different people. I remember Jo Walker, and hope you will too, because of her meaningful work with the Desert Foothills...
Sneak Peeks – October 2012: Preserving The Peak’s History
By Les Conklin Prologue This article introduces The Peak digitization project. It was written as a “Sneak Peeks” column in the October, 2012 issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine. Preserving The Peak’s History Fellow pack rats and veteran Peak readers, we need your assistance. We’ve launched a project to digitize every issue of A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) from the inaugural February, 1983 issue to the most recent....
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