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HR Senior Center Award 2025
Photo courtesy of HRMD. Forrest Dykstra and Highlands Ranch Metro District Board Chair Renee Anderson. Highlands Ranch Metro District Board Chair Renee Anderson recently accepted a ColoradoBiz Top Project award recognizing the Highlands Ranch Senior Center as one of...
July 2025 Senior Resource Fair at HR Senior Center
Highlands Ranch Historical Society had the privilege of participating in the HR Senior Center sponsored Senior Resource Fair on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Close to 100 people stopped at our table, chatted and / or left with Historical Society Information. HRHS Secretary...
Older Adult Health Resource Expo
The HR Historical Society will have a table Display at the upcoming Older Adult Health Resource Expo. Please stop by and say hello! Thursday, July 17 1-4 pm Highlands Ranch Senior Center 200 E. Highlands Ranch Parkway Picture from earlier Resource Fair. Thanks...
Dynamite Factory Dangers at Louviers
Featured Photo above courtesy of Fred Cox, 2021 By Joyce Rovetta When you operate a dynamite factory, the unintended blast of your product is always of concern. So, the Du Pont Company had quite a few rules at the Louviers factory to prevent any such accident when...
In the Steps of Giants: Exploring Picket Wire Canyonlands’ Dinosaur Tracksite
Picket Wire Canyonlands in the Comanche National Grasslands. Home to the largest tracksite from dinosaurs in North America! The canyon descent provides stunning views of the Purgatoire River and the surrounding mesas. Visitors pass some colorful rock formations along...