Santa is on his way! Don’t miss our annual visit from the big guy complete with professional photographs, cookies, cocoa, kids’ crafts and a festive hayride through the neighborhood. Holiday Happenings will be Saturday, Dec. 5 from 3-8 p.m. at the Ranch House. Tickets for Santa are free and will be available at the Ranch House Recreation Office from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. Any remaining tickets will be available at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Thank you to our sponsors - Colorado Credit Union and Susan Schell with RE/MAX Professionals.

Based on feedback from the Trash and Recycling Service Survey in October, residents will have the option of continuing to use their own trash and recycling containers (either trash cans or bags) or of using 96-gallon totes provided at no charge by Waste Connections. The totes have wheels and are 42 inches tall, the top measures 30×34 inches, and the bottom is 24×24 inches. Trash and recycling service will be weekly as it is now. If you prefer to use the 96-gallon totes, send an email to kencarylco@wasteconnections.com or call the Ranch House at 303-979-1876. In the email or phone message, say that you want to sign up for totes and provide your name, address, email address and phone number. You can request both trash and recycling totes, just a trash tote, or just a recycling tote. Waste Connections will deliver totes to your home for a January start date. If you want to continue using your own containers, you do not need to do anything.