AZ H2O Featuring Sarah Porter Set for Feb. 21
Jan23

AZ H2O Featuring Sarah Porter Set for Feb. 21

January 23, 2019 Courtesy Desert Foothills Land Trust & Cave Creek Museum SIGN UP NOW! “Is Arizona really an at-risk state with a questionable future due to water supply? Join us as we host presenter and expert Sarah Porter for a discussion on the current water issues that we all face. Are there viable solutions and should we ask ourselves what changes we can make in our own lives to make a difference? “Sarah is...

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Scottsdale: Do you agree with this N.Y. Times writer?
Jan19

Scottsdale: Do you agree with this N.Y. Times writer?

January 19, 2019 If you knew someone  who was planning to visit Scottsdale for the first time, where would you suggest they stay? What would you suggest they do? Let your imagination and wallet run wild! However,  remember one thing. They only have 48 hours to enjoy themselves. I know the title of the article indicates a 36 hour stay, but one of the comments at the end of the article points out that the visit described actually took...

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The Demise of Emma’s Ex
Jan19

The Demise of Emma’s Ex

Over the years, The Peak has had many excellent pieces submitted for publication. One of my all-time favorites is “Emma’s Ex,” a poem about the rough-shod ways of Emma’s former cowboy husband written by John Hinds. I’ve wondered what ever happened to Emma’s former husband. Recently, a friend from childhood days, Judy Hogrelius Hardardt, provided a possible answer in the form of an award-winning...

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Want to take an online course at an Ivy League school?
Jan19

Want to take an online course at an Ivy League school?

January 21, 2019   What are you waiting for? Read “400 free Ivy League university cources you can take online in 2019.” This article was written by Dhawal Shah and posted on January 4, 2019.     View Dhawal Shah’s Article       P.S. The Peak thanks Al DeVito, author of Vineyard Views Blog  for sharing the article.  You can follow Al’s blog at www.devitoblog.blogspot.com. The Peak...

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Incredible Photographic Gifts Received & Shared
Jan19

Incredible Photographic Gifts Received & Shared

January 22, 2019 By Les Conklin Every year I make a personal donation to Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that provides Wikipedia. Wikipedia is my favorite information resource and something that I use almost every day. What does Wikimedia do?  “We are the people who keep knowledge free. There is an amazing community of people around the world that makes great projects like Wikipedia. We help them do that work. We take care...

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CCUSD: Cactus Shadows’ Mark O’Bryan named NFHS Section 7  Coach of the Year
Jan18

CCUSD: Cactus Shadows’ Mark O’Bryan named NFHS Section 7 Coach of the Year

January 20, 2019 Golf Coach Receives Statewide Recognition Cactus Shadows High School, in the Cave Creek Unified School District, is pleased to announce that CSHS’ Girls’ Golf Coach, Mark O’Bryan, has been named the 2017-18 National Federal of State High School Associations (NFHS) Section 7 Coach of the Year! In an AZPREPS3645 article by Seth Plansky – it reads, “The NFHS has a contact in each state who is responsible for selecting...

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AZ Sage Art Market at Holland Center –  Sat., Feb. 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Jan17

AZ Sage Art Market at Holland Center – Sat., Feb. 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

January 17, 2019 “The Fourth Annual Arizona Sage Art Market is about to take place at the Holland Community Center, and you are not going to want to miss it. We have gathered 35 juried fine artists into one place. You will be able to talk to the artists, take your time in an indoor environment, listen to music, eat at the Bakery, and have a fun-filled day! It will be like Main Street shopping used to be in small towns: friendly,...

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Desert Foothills Theater: Auditions for Disaster the Musical – Jan. 25 – 26
Jan17

Desert Foothills Theater: Auditions for Disaster the Musical – Jan. 25 – 26

January 15, 2019 Large Cast of Singers, Dancers and Performers Needed for Fun-Packed Musical Auditions will be held at the Holland Community Center (Orion Building), 34250 N. 60th St. Bldg. B, Scottsdale AZ 85266. Musical will be performed at Black Box Theater, Cactus Shadows Fine Center from March 29 through April 14. Online auditions available. Desert Foothills Theater Media Release  ...

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Don’t Miss Being “Up Close with Arabian Horses,” Sat., Jan. 26
Jan17

Don’t Miss Being “Up Close with Arabian Horses,” Sat., Jan. 26

Arizona Fine Art EXPO Presents “Up Close with Arabian Horses” on Sat., Jan. 26 Arabian Horse Association of Arizona will bring majestic horses in costume; artists will sketch and paint on canvas and also paint a horse with safe, water soluble paint   Patrons visiting the Arizona Fine Art EXPO will get a rare chance to see magnificent Arabian horses up close prior to the 64th Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show during “Up Close...

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Vanishing Breed by Stephanie Bradley
Jan15

Vanishing Breed by Stephanie Bradley

 This poem by Stephanie Bradley was selected by judges as the winner of the  2016 Summer Fun Write Stuff  Contest, What’s Worth Preserving Category.  Elegant in movements, with swift and easy gaits, robust roans and muscular bays ” gallop!          with tails out straight.  Mares’ manes fly free, combed by the wind while foals cavort in unbridled, equine whim.  What magic to witness such strength and purity Of horses...

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