Historic Douglas County

Colorado Preservation, Inc’s Saving Places 2012 Conference focuses on the newly completed Colorado Statewide Preservation Plan: The Power of Heritage and Place, A 2020 Action Plan to Advance Preservation in Colorado. This is the Conference that has everything …workshops, tours, forum and both educational and general sessions. This conference is a must if you are interested in historical preservation. See the associated website link to check out all the times and events.

Colorado Preservation, Inc’s Saving Places 2012 Conference focuses on the newly completed Colorado Statewide Preservation Plan: The Power of Heritage and Place, A 2020 Action Plan to Advance Preservation in Colorado. This is the Conference that has everything …workshops, tours, forum and both educational and general sessions. This conference is a must if you are interested in historical preservation. See the associated website link to check out all the times and events.

Colorado Preservation, Inc’s Saving Places 2012 Conference focuses on the newly completed Colorado Statewide Preservation Plan: The Power of Heritage and Place, A 2020 Action Plan to Advance Preservation in Colorado. This is the Conference that has everything …workshops, tours, forum and both educational and general sessions. This conference is a must if you are interested in historical preservation. See the associated website link to check out all the times and events.

Afternoon Tea at Cherokee Castle …a magnificent afternoon with royal quality treatment. $42 per person for a superbly satisfying afternoon tea including a tour of wonderful Cherokee Castle. Reservations required …call (303) 688-4600 or go to Cherokee Ranch and Castle.

Afternoon Tea at Cherokee Castle …a magnificent afternoon with royal quality treatment. $42 per person for a superbly satisfying afternoon tea including a tour of wonderful Cherokee Castle. Reservations required …call (303) 688-4600 or go to Cherokee Ranch and Castle.

Come spend the day, or part of your day, enjoying the 2012 Healthy Living Expo at the Douglas County Event Center in Castle Rock. Over 100 exhibitions will present Colorado’s largest Expo focused on Living, Working and Playing in Colorado. This event is Free to the Public and provides a great chance for you to see fabulous products and services for residents of Douglas County and surrounding areas. The day opens with the “Freeze Your Buns Off 5K Run” and is estimated at 1,000 runners! You can also “Strut your Stuff and participate in interactive presentations and demonstrations. See the Finest Businesses & Associations in Colorado showcase their products at the Healthy Living Expo. Join us! HDC will be at the Expo as well!

The Castle Rock History Museum opens a new exhibit on Fire Fighting in Castle Rock. Also on hand will be a Castle Rock Fire Department truck and crew. Come and see an exhibit of pictures, documents and artifacts connected with fire fighting in Castle Rock. Light refreshments will be served. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to view this new exhibit!

Parker Genealogical Society presents Bobbi King with a program of "Homestead Records, Details in Time." Program begins at 2:00 PM.

Parker Area Historical Society presents Gary Lasater: ABOUT PARKER ...Town of Parker Council-member Gary was elected to a second term in November 2008. Previously he had served as Mayor. He has and is serving on a large variety of committees since he was elected in 1996. His main emphasis as Council-member is to ensure a strong economic foundation through an effort to attract retail businesses to Parker. Program at 7:00 PM.

Palmer Lake Historical Society presents a fascinating, informative evening as Dwight Haverkorn, retired Colorado Springs Police Investigator, taking the audience back to the early 1900s when the Frank Lewis-Dale Jones Gang terrorized the Colorado Springs area. Between 1913 and 1918, the Gang killed nine police officers and were involved in a deadly shootout in Colorado Springs in September 1918. The gang Gang perfected the use of the getaway car to flee bank robberies. Dale Jones and Marge Dean, the Gang's getaway car driver, died in a hail of police bullets in November 1918, just like Bonnie and Clyde were to meet their end many years later.

Afternoon Tea at Cherokee Castle …a magnificent afternoon with royal quality treatment. $42 per person for a superbly satisfying afternoon tea including a tour of wonderful Cherokee Castle. Reservations required …call (303) 688-4600 or go to Cherokee Ranch and Castle.

Best Western of Castle Rock sponsors a spaghetti dinner with One Hundred Percent of the ticket price will go to the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation. The target is hundred tickets at the door! So, let’s get going folks. See you at the Castle Rock Recreation Center. Let’s get stuffed with spaghetti for a great SUPPORT YOUR VETERANS cause. See you there.
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The Parker Texas Roadhouse is lending a helping hand to the hardworking Douglas County Veterans Monument organization. Bring the family and have a great steak, a rack of superb ribs or whatever you wish at the Roadhouse and the Roadhouse will donate 10 percent of your bill to the Veterans Monument fund. This is a very good way to treat the family to some really good food and help a great, patriot cause at the same time. "Nobody does it like the Roadhouse!!" Remember the date, February 21 ...and the time - 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM. "See you there ...and, please pass the bucket of peanuts!"

Cherokee Ranch and Castle hosts As Slain on TV – Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presented by MO Productions. This is a great show! All-Inclusive Resrvations: $65 features Castle Mini-Tour, Supper Buffet, Cash Bar, Peformance, Dessert and Coffee. Due to sexual humor and suggestive adult language, this show is rated PG-13. Limited to 64 people. For reservations, call (303) 688-4600 or go to Cherokee Ranch and Castle.