Art Cook, A Highlands Ranch Cowboy

Art Cook  was a former employee of Mission Viejo and had been brought out to help develop the Ranch from the early days of Mission Viejo ownership in the early 80’s. His passing in May of 2021 was a sad day for our community. Tribute Video for Art Cook Oral...

Arapahoe Hunt Club

While being an astute businessman, his true love in life was ranching with a special fondness for horses.  In 1929 Phipps resurrected the Arapahoe Hunt Club, a prestigious group of horseback riding hunters, many wearing the traditional red vestments and aided by a...

Colorado Castles

A Highlands Ranch Zoom Program – Kevin Snow   Join us for a chance to see how the well-to-do live (or did live) in the Castles of Colorado!!   This is a recording.  Colorado has always had lots of rock to work with, so building a castle...

In the Beginning: The First House

IN THE BEGINNING:  THE FIRST HOUSE   When Philip and Kaye Scott closed on the first house in the new community of Highlands Ranch on Sept. 28, 1981, developer Mission Viejo gave them a bonus—a 650-pound steer! “We had to buy a full-size freezer for all the...