🌱 Where to find Highlands Ranch’s newest outdoor sculptures this year

What's up Highlands Ranch! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Where to find Highlands Ranch’s newest outdoor sculptures this year

Also on today's calendar: Columbine Poms Paint Recycle Event and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 61.
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Connecting community through Douglas County's Art Encounters (highlandsranchherald.com) — Highlands Ranch residents can now see two new Art Encounters sculptures close to home: “Abundance Tree” at Northridge Recreation Center and “Promise of Summer” outside the Highlands Ranch Library. Created by Charlotte and Ben Zink, these colorful, weather‑resistant pieces are designed to brighten everyday spaces, spark conversation, and connect neighbors through public art across Douglas County.
   

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📸 Around Highlands Ranch

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highlands Ranch

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• Columbine Poms Paint Recycle Event →
  Columbine High School Parking Lot, 6201 S Pierce St, Littleton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 24

• Gold Crown tryouts: Boys Basketball
  SkyView Academy High School Small Gym, Big Gym
  7:30 pm

Tuesday August 25

• HS Boys Golf Tournament: City League Boys Golf Invitational
  SkyView Academy High School City Park Golf Course, 3181 E 23rd Ave, Denver, CO 80205, USA
  8:00 am
• MS Boys Soccer HOME Game vs Leman Academy
  SkyView Academy High School Big Turf Field
  4:15 pm
• HS Volleyball HOME Game vs Platte Canyon
  SkyView Academy High School Big Gym
  5:30 pm

Wednesday August 26

• 3rd-5th Flag Football
  Sand Creek Elementary School Littleton, CO 80124
  7:30 am
• 6th Co-Ed Flag Football @ CMS - A/B/C Teams
  Rocky Heights Middle School Littleton, CO 80124
  4:00 pm
• 6th Co-Ed Flag Football vs CMS - A/B/C Teams - Home
  Rocky Heights Middle School Littleton, CO 80124
  4:00 pm
• 8th Girls VB vs CMS - A/B Home - C Away
  Rocky Heights Middle School Littleton, CO 80124
  4:00 pm

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📣 Highlands Ranch Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24

• Choir Gr. 2-5
  Sand Creek Elementary School Littleton, CO 80124
  7:30 am
• Boys Varsity Golf @ Cherry Creek High School
  Arapahoe High School 1801 S Huron St, Denver CO 80223
  8:00 am
• CPR Training - Nurse Amber
  Bear Canyon Elementary School Littleton, CO 80124
  4:00 pm
• COED Cross Country Home Tri- Meet
  Cresthill Middle School Littleton, CO 80124
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I read with much interest the post about bagpipes being played.
  I have never heard them near my house but I would love it if the piper would come into my neighborhood. I love the pipes. They remind me of my… (Nextdoor Hawks Pointe)
• This is to all the cat owners out there.
  If you love your cat like people love there dogs. My question is how can you let your loving cat out knowing with all the coyotes foxes . Or get run… (Nextdoor Lark Sparrow Drive)

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🗞 Nearby News

Littleton

• Marketing Investment Analyst jobs hiring near Littleton, CO at EchoStar (echostar.com)
• Archaeological dig looks for artifacts on site of Jackass Hill Park that could undergo changes (denver7.com)
• Former Budlong Chicken owner sentenced to prison for spending COVID relief money on sprawling Colorado home and exotic trips (meigsindypress.com)

Castle Pines

• 2212 Rim Ridge, Castle Pines, CO 80108 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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