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Answer to Trivia question: (from the rst page of this article)
Dave Corliss is originally from Wichita, Kansas. He spent 35 years in Lawrence, Kansas, in college and then working for the City of Lawrence in di erent legal or management capacities, including 9 years as city manager. While in college He met and married Sarah, who is originally from Boulder. He came to Castle Rock in 2015 to serve as Town Manager. There is so much to love about Castle Rock and Douglas County – the open spaces, the parks, and the real sense of community where most all of the people consistently look out for each other.
Tammie Grimes, who married in the Castle; Winthrop Rockefeller; Colorado governors Roy Romer and Richard Lamm; legendary Denver businessman and civic leader Dan Ritchie; and ambassadors from several
Kimball dies.” Tweet was in the hospital recovering from a minor car accident when she su ered a heart attack and closed her eyes for the last time. She divorced four husbands, raised two sons
di erent countries.
On October 21, 1994, the Cherokee Ranch was listed in the National Register of Historic places in the State of Colorado.
Tweet Kimball will always be remembered and admired for her sel ess contribution...
(I worked with Kirk, a Douglas County Sheri ’s Deputy) and amassed one of the most eclectic art collections in the country, including originals by Rubens and Brueghel.
Tweet Kimball certainly left her mark on Douglas
Tweet knew the castle
and ranch would require upkeep and maintenance, so she quietly included in her will a provision that 1,100 acres of her beloved “Summer Pasture” could
be sold with the proceeds going to her foundation. Soon after her death at age 84, Koelbel and Company bought the cherished land now known as The Keep, a custom-home community. Koelbel set aside 745 acres as open space and limited the remaining land to just 64 sizable estate sites with stringent development guidelines that honor Tweet’s values.
The Denver Post announced on January 16, 1999, “Grande dame Tweet
County, both before and
after her death. She will
always be remembered and admired for her sel ess contribution of preserving her precious Cherokee Castle for generations to learn from and enjoy.
The Cherokee Castle graciously hosts presentations for my non-pro t, A Night with the Coroner, and an event is scheduled for Thursday, November 4. Tickets are $30. Click here for info.
(Numerous articles from The Denver Post, the Highlands Ranch Herald and other publications were used for this article.)
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