Photos: Spring Flowers, Road to Bartlett Views #1
Howard Myers, the winner of The Peak’s 2014 Summer Fun Photography Contest, has been a frequent contributor of beautiful photographs of local scenery and flowers since the 1990s. Once again, Howard has submitted a bumper crop of Sonoran spring blooms and The Peak looks forward to publishing more of the photographs during the month of May. Editor Check The Peak’s Photos...
Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive Hits FIFTY-TWO!
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA The Scenic Drive showcases FIFTY-TWO years of advocacy and community service by residents of Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, and Maricopa County, with the support of local governments and nonprofits. The Peak’s March-April 2013 issue’s centerfold, included below,  provides a snapshot (pun intended) of the Scenic Drive’s storied...
Walking in Beauty: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
By Glenn B. Jenks The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (“ASDM”)is one of the most beautiful treasures that we have available to help us better experience and learn about the Sonoran desert. It is located in the west branch of Saguaro National Monument, west of Tucson. The ASDM displays every form of life that inhabits the Sonoran Desert, from the smallest insect to Mountain Lions and Mexican Wolves. There are even exhibits of the geology...
Litter Can Be Fun: Photos of April 18th Scenic Drive Cleanup
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA Volunteers, Thank you for your service to Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive on Saturday, April 18th. You cleared 13 miles of roadside of litter in two hours and enjoyed a beautiful morning too! Did you know that residents of our area began maintaining the Scenic Drive roadside more than 50 years ago. In the beginning, when the area was under the jurisdiction of Maricopa County, cleanups were...
CCUSD Students Respond to Community Service Challenge
April 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAVE CREEK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Cave Creek Unified School District – Superintendent’s Challenge Dr. Debbi Burdick, Superintendent of the Cave Creek Unified School District, is pleased to announce that thirty-four seniors have participated in the Superintendent’s Challenge and contributed 8,814.5 hours of community service to the community. Eight students will receive a Varsity Letter...
Scottsdale: “Learn How Cool Roofs Reduce Energy, Help Environment”
City of Scottsdale NEWS RELEASE April 20, 2015 Contact: Green Building Program Manager Anthony Floyd, 480-312-4202, AFloyd@ScottsdaleAZ.gov Learn how “cool” roofs reduce energy use, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions Are you considering replacing your roof in the near future? If so, think about installing a “cool” roof. Cool roofs reduce energy use, ambient air temperature, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions, and...
Hikers Log 21,538.6 Miles
By Mike Conklin Maricopa County Park & Recreation officials told everyone to take a hike last winter. The response? Participants in the “100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge” logged 21, 538.6 miles, almost enough to circle the globe. Started in 2012 to commemorate Arizona’s centennial, the program has grown to reach record numbers and already started everyone thinking about next winter. This latest Challenge saw 163 hikers...
GPPA to State Land Department: Don’t Sacrifice, Squander Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive
Mark Edelman, Planning & Engineering Manager (medelman@azland.gov) Micah Horowitz, Planning & Engineering (MHorowitz@azland.gov) Arizona State Land Department 1616 West Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Re: Scottsdale Rezone of State Trust Land, 19-ZN-2014 The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association/Friends of the Scenic Drive endorses most of the complex transaction between the State Land Department and the City of Scottsdale....
Photos of 1995- Special Year of Scenic Drive Community Service and Celebration
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive By Les Conklin 1995 was a banner year for the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. It began with a thoughtful, supportive note from Scottsdale’s mayor, Herb Drinkwater. It ended with the publication of the December issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine that included numerous photographs of the monument sign dedication and celebration that was held in October. There was much to celebrate....
How about a new body to go with your old brain? – Courtesy of Vineyard Views Blog
Medicine Marches On About the Blogger Al DeVito author’s Vineyard Views, a blog which his “take on a variety of topics that are shaping the U.S. in the 21st century.” In the blog’s introduction, DeVito writes “I spent my career in the computer software business and experienced the joy of working in an area that has changed the way we live. I retired to the Vineyard in 2002 and devoted a fair...
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