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Apple iOS 17’s hidden features

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Apple’s annual software update creates as much buzz as the release of its new iPhone models. In September 2023, the iOS 17 released the latest software update. While there are…

A taste of home with traditional Lebanese cuisine

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  There are few more enjoyable pastimes than sharing a home-cooked meal with loved ones and friends. Mother of two and talented cook Nancy Saliba shares this sentiment with traditional…

A critical component of DCSO: Community Safety Volunteers

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) has a team of volunteers who are making a huge difference in law enforcement. The Community Safety Volunteers (CSV) are Douglas County residents…

Memorial Day 2024 gatherings to remember the fallen

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  Memorial Day Run & March 5K, 10K, 30K: Civilians, veterans and uniformed military are invited to challenge themselves in a friendly competition and encouraged to donate non-perishable food items…

A day to honor and remember

By CPC | May 1, 2024

While popularly considered the unofficial beginning of summer, Memorial Day has a long and solemn history that reaches back to the time of the Civil War. It is unclear exactly…

Shadow Chasers

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Residents and friends met unexpectedly in Arkansas to see the 2024 total solar eclipse.   In the fields of Russellville, Arkansas, population 30,000, a small group of Castle Pines residents…

Colorado living: Xeriscape is one way to garden

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Did you know that the concept of xeriscaping started in Colorado? In 1981, Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado partnered with Denver Water in the Xeriscape Task Force to create an…

Sedalia’s historic museum and gardens

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  In the quaint town of Sedalia sits a historic little building and grounds, the Sedalia Museum and Gardens (SMG). Getting to know this special place is like taking a…

When you come to a fork in the road, take it!

By CPC | May 1, 2024

  The headline comes from Yogi Berra, but it applies equally to the good folks of Jarre Valley and Jarre Canyon. Douglas County settlers were naturally attracted to water and…

May Dear Mrs. A

By CPC | May 1, 2024

Dear Mrs. A, Is it ever appropriate to text a thank you for a wedding gift? – Wondering in Winterberry   Dear Wondering in Winterberry, Wedding season is upon us.…

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