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Kids are back in school and it's dark at 6 am when diving into the pool. Our gardens are still at their peak so plan to stop by to pick a few crab apples.

Our current focus is on building and positioning our team for more efficient operation and growth. More on this with an announcement in next week’s newsletter, meanwhile, we are all excited about next Weekend’s Grapes & Grass music and wine festival. The Friday night portion of this event is already sold out but you can still buy tickets for Saturday. Next weekend’s weather forecast is sunny in the 80’s, so we are looking for a fun and easy late summer gathering of members and friends, and excited to share our beautiful grounds with the general public.

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Maybe it's the weather. Or maybe we are growing too fast with not enough resources. Whatever the cause, it sure seems like chaos reigns and the best we can do is react, instead of be proactive. 

After six months of hard work, our migration to the new operating program is complete, so now we are focused on learning and integrating the new parking control system. Nobody likes change, so charging for parking after 40 years of offering it for free feels awkward, but it beats raising our membership fee, which we have not done since inception in 2005.

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It took us over two years and $2M to reinvent ourselves as Highland City Club. Hanging the new sign at the entry bridge was a symbolic gesture, showing we are done with this phase of our work and are focused on catching up with some deferred maintenance, completing our punch-list, and refining the operation of our facilities.

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By now most of us have had our summer vacations, are tired of the heat, and can’t wait for schools to start and ship out the kids. At City Club, we are planning for fall and want to give you a brief update on what’s going on here:

We are in the midst of making major staff changes in preparation for our post-construction growth phase. More details on this soon.

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Please take a close look at the lunch topics for next week. If you can’t find a topic or two that triggers your curiosity, tell us what programs you would like us to focus on.

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In 1892, at the height of the gold rush, City of Boulder commissioned to build Highland as it’s first flood-proof and fire-proof elementary school. Hence the name “High-Land.” That was 126 years ago!

Forty years ago this week, I bought the then abandoned and dilapidated Highland School with a vision to make it my home and community, as a place to live, work, eat, and entertain, with lush gardens and multiple fountains, an authentic and eclectic art collection alongside a state of art technological infrastructure. But most importantly, what I craved more than anything else was a community I could belong and feel comfortable in.

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…. refreshed, renewed and looking forward to starting our next cycle of growth. 

Unlike the the past few years’ focus on multiple renovation projects to morph the historic Highland from an office to a club, going forward our focus will be on growing our managment team and membership.

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