Vineyard Views Blog: Stop Using Opioids
June 30, 2018 It’s a long way from California to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts but health-related news travels fast and far. The Peak thanks Al DeVito of Vineyard Views Blog for a stimulating post. As many of you already know, there is much more to Vineyard Views Blog. If you would like to review the blog in its entirety, use the link below and then complete the blog sign-up form to the right. Vineyard Views Blog ...
Cronkite Publication Features Bob Fox and Wild At Heart
6/29/2018 For more than 20 years, A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) has published a popular column entitled “On the Wild Side.” The column has been submitted by Wild At Heart, the raptor rescue and rehabilitation organization founded by Bob and his wife, “Sam” Fox. For most of those years, the column was written by William LeRoy, a Wild At Heart volunteer.. A 2017 column, “Sharing the Desert with...
Book Review: “American Nations” by Colin Woodward
June 13, 2018 By Les Conklin I seem to remember being with my kindergarten classmates in 1943, staring at the American flag posted in the front of the classroom and earnestly reciting the pledge of allegiance. “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” *See note at end of article. One Nation The...
Laurel Strohmeyer Videos: Owls Leaving Nest
May 27, 2018 Hello everyone, Our first and second born Western Screech Owls have left the nest. I did a short movie of each one’s little adventure. Number three isn’t quite ready, as he was born 3 days behind the others. Stay tuned! enjoy! Laurel First to Fledge Video Second to Fledge Video Related Article Laurel Strohmeyer Wildlife Video: Western Screech Owl Escapes Predator Article The...
Foothills Food Bank to Benefit from Trash Bash in Cave Creek on July 21st
Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center will benefit from a fun event and fund-raiser produced by historic Big Earl’s Greasy Eats in Cave Creek. The even takes place on Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 8 PM-2 AM. According to owner Brooke Dallas, owner of Big Earl’s Greasy Eats, the event will feature insanely named costume contests, exciting games, an inflatable waterslide and a disc jockey and music. “We will collect canned goods...
CCUSD: Students Serve Others, Learn Life Lessons During Peru Visit
June, 2018 Cave Creek Unified Students – Off the Beaten Path in Peru When Quechua, not Spanish, is the main language spoken around you, you know you are off the beaten path in Peru. Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD) students and parents learned that Quechua is considered the living language of the ancient Incan Empire and is still the primary language spoken in the remote mountains above the Sacred Valley near Machu Picchu....
U.S. Army: Free Online Prep for College Admission Tests
Courtesy U.S, Army Recruiting Command Free program adds MCAT, DAT practice tests and ACT, SAT prep courses FORT KNOX, Ky. – March2Success, a free online academic readiness program, added several new features this month to help students prepare for standardized admissions tests for college and beyond. The U.S. Army-sponsored program now has free full-length practice tests for the Medical College Admissions Test, the Dental Admissions...
Vineyard Views Blog: Maps + Data = Facination
June 27, 2018 The Peak thanks Al DeVito of Vineyard Views Blog for a facinating post. “Facinating” is the word DeVito used to describe the video. As many of you already know, there is much more to Vineyard Views Blog. If you would like to review the blog in its entirety, use the link below and then complete the blog sign-up form to the right. Vineyard Views Blog The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak...
More Opposition to Commercial Facility on Scenic Drive
June 26, 2018 Updated By Les Conklin President, GPPA-Friends of the Scenic Drive 6/23/2018 – Despite the objections of hundreds of residents present at the developer’s open house, the applicatnt has filed a formal request with the City of Scottsdale. See “New Cases” in the June 21st issue of Scottsdale’s P&Z Link Newsletter. The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association Board of Directors has Junevoted...
Foothills Empty Bowls Lunch & Art Auction, Friday, October 19
June 24, 2018 Online Art Auction Will Help Feed Hungry in Need Proceeds to Benefit Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center On Friday, October 19, 2018, the annual Foothills Empty Bowls Lunch & Art Auction to honor World Hunger Day will be held at Harold’s Corral, Ariz., in Cave Creek, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The event is sponsored by Sonoran Arts League of Cave Creek, Ariz. According to Pam DiPietro, executive director of...
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