Summer Fun on Display, Saturday Sep. 6th
Be part of the Summer Fun at a north Scottsdale eatery when ALL the photographs entered in the The Peak’s Summer Fun photo contest will be on display, selected writing contest entries will be presented, and contest winners will be introduced. Like last year’s inaugural event, this will be a relaxed, informal, and enjoyable evening. Everyone is welcome, whether you entered the contests or not. Order food and beverages from...
THE McDowell Sonoran Land Trust by Jane Rau
May 16, 2014 Prologue. We are proud to say that in the 90s, Jane Rau served on the board of directors and as president of The Greater Pinnacle Peak Homeowners Association, which later became the GrFeater Pinnacle Peak Association, the nonprofit that publishes A Peek at the Peak magazine and this blog (see Note). In the articles below, Jane was updating readers of The Peak magazine about the status of the fledgling land trust. The...
Desert Foothills Woman’s Club Awards Grant to Scenic Drive
May 16, 2014 Friends of the Scenic Drive volunteers and the board of directors of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association thank the Desert Foothills Woman’s Club for its support of the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. The club’s donation will be used to maintain and enhance the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. The Desert Foothills Woman’s Club was founded in 1960 to promote and encourage the charitable, educational and...
Body Buddies
By Marilyn Schletzer Do you want to age imperceptibly, have younger looking skin, enjoy endless energy, and live to be 200? Okay, maybe not the 200 part, but if you aspire to any of the other goals, these foods could help you along the way. 1. Blueberries might help long- and short-term memory. 2. The skin of red grapes contains resveratrol, an anti-inflammatory that may help protect against UV radiation and, ultimately, skin cancer....
Pinnacle Peak History and Summer Fun Photos at Desert Foothills Library
Courtesy of GPPA On Tuesday, August 5th from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Les Conklin, the editor of The Peak magazine a will present the best photographs of landscapes, wildlife, landscapes, and local people entered in The Peak’s Summer Fun Photography Contest, which ends on July 31st (still time to enter). Winners of the Summer Fun Write Stuff Contest, which also ends on the 31st of July, will also be announced. Les will also use...
2015 College Environmental Grant Available from GPPA
Grant Available to Cactus Shadows Graduating Seniors Applications Due April 10, 2015 Every spring, GPPA awards at least one college grant to a graduating Cactus Shadows senior. Graduating seniors who have been accepted for college in the coming fall are invited to submit applications for the award. The applications are evaluated by a GPPA committee based on the past performance and future potential, with particular focus on...
11th Annual Summer Fun Photo Contest
2014 Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest Get Published, Prizes, and Recognition ABOUT THE 2014 CONTEST It’s time to turn up the fun, spur creativity, and accelerate generosity. Again this year, our summer’s fun is delivered in the form of the Tony Nelssen Photography contest. The contest is easy to enter, and there is no entry fee. The deadline for entering is July 31, 2014. There are a several ways to win, as...
11 Annual Summer Fun Write Stuff Contest
11th Annual Summer Fun Write Stuff Contest Get Published, Prizes, and Recognition ABOUT THE 2014 CONTEST It’s time to turn up the fun, spur creativity, and accelerate generosity. Again this year, our summer’s fun is delivered in the form of the our Write Stuff contest. The contest is easy to enter, and there is no entry fee. The deadline for entering is July 31, 2014. This year there are more chances to win,...
A moratorium on purchasing more land for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve?
By Bob Cappel Yes, that is exactly what just happened at the April 1, 2014 Scottsdale City Council strategic planning session. It was not an April Fool’s joke! Scottsdale Vice Mayor Virginia Korte requested a moratorium on all land purchases for Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve until the city spends more time exploring the long-term costs of the preserve. Mayor Jim Lane seconded Korte’s motion, and the council approved it by a...
BIG Storm Benefits Hunger Fight
GPPA Donates Food from Rescheduled Cookout On March 1, 2014, everybody was disappointed by the Cookout’s rescheduling, especially families from out-of-town, who were looking forward to something western and special during their vacation visits. But it helps to know that something good resulted from a rare bad weather day. Because of the rescheduling of THE Great Western Cookout Adventure from March 1st to April 26th, the large...
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