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Live Highlands Ranch : Attention All Bike Riders Highlands Ranch Residents, there are two events coming up for bike riders. Event: Highlands Ranch Community Association Bike Source Maintenance and Repair Clinic Date: May 8, 2012 Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location: Bike Source Fee: Free Activity #: 923108 Learn the anatomy of your bike, perform a pre-ride safety check and change a flat tire on the road. This is a clinic that covers it all! Register through HRCA only. More information is available at hrcaonline.org. 2012 HRCA Mountain Biking Race Series (all ages) NEW for 2012, due to popular demand (0 comments)
Event: Make a Mother's Day Jewelry Box Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012 Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 AM Location: Southridge Recreation Center - Cheyenne Studio Fee: $25 / members $29 / non-members All Ages Invited Hey moms, dads and kids looking for the perfect mother's day gift. Why not create a decoration with friends or family that you can display in your home for years to come! You can head to the Southridge Recreation Center and create a jewelry box where mom, grandma, or even your aunt could keep (0 comments)
Event: Taste of Highlands Ranch Date: Friday, May 4, 2012 Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location: Eastridge Recreation Center - 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO Admission: Tickets are $25 Members; $30 Program Guest; $30 the day of the event, if not sold out. Must be 21 years of age or older -ID's checked at the door. The Taste of Highlands Ranch will celebrate 17 years of wine, food and fun this year. The Taste, a community favorite, features all you care to enjoy of wine, beer, and spirits from Highlands WineSeller (0 comments)
April 28, 2012 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications. Americans that participated in the DEA’s third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29, 2011, turned in more than 377,086 pounds (188.5 tons) of unwanted or (0 comments)
Kathy and I spent a lot of time out and about in the March Highlands Ranch real estate market. We had two listings and two buyers we were working with and experienced things we'd only heard about when our instructors reminisced during real estate school. For the first time in a very long time buyers were out there looking high and low for the perfect home to buy. This meant, in many cases, homes were selling in a matter of days rather than weeks or months. Being driven again (0 comments)
Event: Home Improvement Expo Date: Saturday & Sunday April 28th & 29, 2012 Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm both days Location: Eastridge Recreation Center - 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch Admission: Free Looking for home improvement ideas? Trying to make decisions about windows, paint or basement finishing? Sneeking decorating ideas? Landscape need improvement? Be sure to isit the Home Improvement Expo to explore the options available to you right here in Highlands Ranch as various suppliers showcase their services and products. Demonstrations, prizes and drawings! The Highlands Ranch Commmunity Association has put (0 comments)
Thanks again to Paul Bianchina and Inman News for this very useful information. How to properly vent a clothes dryer - For savings and safety, don't neglect ducts Your clothes dryer is one of the hardest-working appliances in your home. It's also a fairly basic appliance in how it operates, and if it's properly vented and maintained, it should give you years, even decades of reliable service. But "properly vented and maintained" is the catch. Because a dryer is such a simple appliance to install and operate, (0 comments)
Looking for your perfect first Highlands Ranch home? Or possibly it's time to downsize, sell that large family home you still own though the family has moved out and started families of their own? Well this may be the answer to your search. Join Team Sampron at their new listing 1058 Mulberry Lane, Highlands Ranch in the Westridge Knolls neighborhood Saturday April 21, 2012 Noon - 3:00 pm From Highlands Ranch Parkway and Lucent, head south on Lucent, turn right on Westridge Knolls Avenue, Left on Laurenwood, right on (3 comments)
The Highlands Ranch Community Association is partnering with Cherry Hills Community Church for the third year on a large scale Highlands Ranch community clean up day. Love in Action on April 22nd. The day will consist of well over 2,500 volunteers going into the Highlands Ranch community to help with spring clean up projects such as picking up litter along major arterial streets, work to spruce up and beautify the schools, recreation centers, the Backcountry Wilderness Area and help with the recycle electronics event at the Town Center North. The (2 comments)
Event: Responsible Recycling Day Date: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Highlands Ranch Parkway & Lucent Blvd. (Kaiser Parking Lot) Computer/Electronics Recycling Properly and safely dispose of old electronic components that contain materials that are very harmful to our environment. Get rid of all that old computer clutter and do your part for a clean, safe environment! TVs $20 small, $40 large; The Highlands Ranch Community Association (HRCA) is hosting its annual Computer & Electronics Recycling event for you to safely and responsibly recycle the following types of (0 comments)
This article was very timely for a client of ours who is in the midst of purchasing a lovely home that happens to have squeaky floors. Hope you enjoy the information. A remedy for a squeaky floor - Carpet replacement is perfect time to drive new screws into joists - by Bill and Kevin Burnett courtesy of Inman News Q. Our floors squeak when we walk on the carpets. What can we do to remedy this problem before we replace the carpets in two weeks? A. (0 comments)
Event: 9 Health Fair Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012 Time: 7:00 am - noon Location: Eastridge Recreation Center - 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch This year the Highlands Ranch Lions Club joins forces again with the Highlands Ranch Community Association to host their 15th annual 9Health Fair. Eastridge is now a Pre-registration site which means that the participant can go to the 9Health Fair website www.9healthfair.org, register and pay online with either a Visa or Mastercard. The participant prints out the two page form and brings it with them to the Fair. Participants wanting to get (0 comments)
Event: Volunteer Fair Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Location: Southridge Recreation Center Looking for a way to give back to our community, but don't know where to start? Look no further! Just show up at the Southridge Recreation Center on Wednesday and meet organizations who are looking for volunteers like you. This is an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to showcase their volunteer needs and for residents to learn about volunteer opportunities all under one roof. Find a service organization to volunteer for at the Volunteer Fair. Nonprofit organizations (2 comments)
For those of you who are dedicated fans of the Westridge Recreation Center, they will be closed from April 16, 2012 to April 21, 2012 for annual maintenance (batting cages will remain open). Don't forget, if you are a resident of Highlands Ranch and paying into the hrca or the Highlands Ranch Community Association as part of your home owner association dues, you have access to all of the recreation centers. So, while Westridge is sprucing up why not head over to: Northridge Recreation Center - 8801 Broadway Southridge Recreation (0 comments)
Event: Kids' Expo Date: Saturday April 14, 2012 Time: Noon - 3:00 pm Location: Eastridge Recreation Center - 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch Admission: Free Don’t miss this chance to get information on HRCA summer programs for children ages 3-15! Bring your kids because there will be inflatables, music, contests, activities, drawings! There will also be food for purchase. Kids get to play and parents get information on the best programs for the summer! (0 comments)
I ran across this article today and thought the timing perfect since our spring seems to have arrived early here in Colorado, though we all know a blizzard could be just around the corner. 10 home maintenance tips for spring : By Paul Bianchina, Inman News When was the last time you checked your foundation vents? The sun is peeking out and the plants are starting to blossom, so it must be about time for spring chores again. Here's my annual spring checklist of important issues to (0 comments)
On-line registration is available now for summer swim lessons through the Highlands Ranch Community Association (HRCA). Visit the website to enroll before the most popular times and dates are filled. Why choose HRCA? Just a few reasons include low class sizes, longer class times, an on-deck instructor for all sessions, convenient times and dates offered at multiple locations, multiple participant discounts, and fun! Join an ever-growing community of families who realize the importance of learning swimming skills which can be used for a life time. Learn more at www.hrcaonline.org. (0 comments)
Yes, the spring equinox has passed but the true sign of spring around here is the Wildcat Mountain Trail System reopening after a long winter. The trail system reopened March 31st after its closure for wintering wildlife. However, the Wildcat Mountain Trail to the top of Wildcat Mountain will remain closed through July at the Golden Eagles have returned and are nesting on Wildcat Mountain again this year. The Waterin' Hole Loop and Ponderosa Loop are open for your enjoyment. Golden Eagles and their nests are protected by Federal Law. Violation of (0 comments)
Event: Heritage Adventure 5K & 10K Run Date: Saturday, April 7th, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Red Tail Park (2674 Pemberly Ave, Highlands Ranch)
Parking: Parking will be available behind Mountain Vista High School. Give yourself plenty of time because there will be other activities going on at the same time, and a short walk to the start line. Follow the signs from the parking lot to the start/finish line. There is no race parking at Red Tail park. Parking Map
Event: Highlands Ranch Easter Egg Hunt Date: Saturday, April 7, 2012 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Northridge Park Admission: Free for HRCA Members; Guests $5 The Easter Bunny is coming to the Ranch! Bring your Easter basket to collect lots of goodies. Please share and limit each child to six eggs so every child will get some eggs. Be sure to bring your camera so you can snap a photo with the Easter Bunny. The hunt is seperated into age groups of 1-3 years, 4-6 years, 7-8 years and 9-11 years. Parking is limited (2 comments)