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Thu 3/03

Project Grow- Soil Testing

@ 12:30am Mar 3rd - Mar 2nd Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City. 303-289-3760

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Antonio Lopez Band at The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center (Stewart Auditorium) @ 7pm City of Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Rd, Longmont Fri 3/04

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CHSAA 5A GIRLS Basketball 2022 Great 8 @ 9am Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt Street, Denver Max Ribner & 1st Language w/ Andy Babb & Lara Elle || (house show)

@ 6:15pm House Show in Longmont, CO, Longmont

The Runaway Grooms - 2022 Winter Tour - w/Conscious Pilot

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Legacy Five @ 7pm Life Church, 3400 In‐dustrial Ln, Broom‐�eld

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CHSAA 5A BOYS Basketball 2022 Great 8 @ 5:30am Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt Street, Denver Group Ski & Board Day

@ 2pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Av‐enue, Commerce City. 303289-3760

Colorado Rapids vs. Atlanta United FC

@ 4pm / $20-$250 DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City

World of MysteriesThe Bermuda Triangle at Bison Ridge

@ 5pm Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Av‐enue, Commerce City. 303-289-3760

Augustus live at Outworld Brewing

@ 6pm Outworld Brewing, 1725 Vista View Dr Ste B, Longmont

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Severo Y Grupo Fuego: Denver Concert @ 7pm American Legion Post 151, 5421 E 71st Ave, Commerce City Featured

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Hamilton @ 7:30pm Buell Theatre, 1031 13th St., Denver

Wed 3/09

Coffee with Dana Wood, FISH Food Bank Manager

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Thu 3/10

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Ryan Hutchens at Bitto Bistro @ 6pm Bitto Bistro, 14697 Delaware St #1000, Westminster Dan Tedesco

@ 7pm Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E 1st Ave, Denver

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Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors @ 8pm / $51-$3000 Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver

Process began on March 1

BY SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s grassroots nomination process for this year’s election gets underway for Democratic and Republican party members next week.

Precinct caucuses, which lead to county, congressional district and state nominating assemblies, are one way to make the June 28 primary election ballot. Candidates may also gather petition signatures, which are due to the Secretary of State’s Offi ce on March 15. Some candidates may try both methods to get on the ballot. Others stick with the caucus system because paying to collect signatures can be costly, especially for statewide candidates.

“It enables us not to have a pay-toplay system,” Colorado Republican Chairwoman Kristi Burton Brown said last week in a caucus training session, noting that some states require steep fees to make the ballot.

At the caucuses, attendees may discuss candidates and party platforms, while also electing delegates to the county assembly. Those county assembly delegates will nominate county-level candidates while electing people to attend congressional assemblies and the state assemblies. Both parties are holding state assemblies to nominate statewide candidates April 9.

Here’s what you need to know to participate in the process.

You must be registered in the party at your current address

It’s too late to switch your party affi liation to attend a caucus. Caucus participants must be registered to the party with their correct address at least 22 days in advance. Unaffi liated voters may not participate in the caucus process, although they may vote in either Democratic or Republican primaries.

Caucus times may vary

Caucuses will be held March 1-5, as scheduled by each county’s political parties. County assemblies must be held by March 26.

When and where is my caucus?

Republicans may enter their address online to verify their identity and fi nd their caucus location. Some county Republican parties publish lists of caucus locations. The state Democratic Party has a list of precinct caucus and county assembly locations and dates by county. Some county Democratic parties are holding meetings via Zoom instead of in person.

Worth noting

The Republican Party may request a “badge fee” to be a delegate to some assemblies. For instance, Douglas County charges $20 to attend the county assembly. In the past, the fee to attend the state assembly was $50 per delegate. The fees may be waived in some instances. Democrats don’t charge fees to participate.

How are the decisions made?

Precinct leaders will be elected at caucuses to organize future political activity. Caucus participants also will elect delegates and alternates to county assemblies.

Delegates to county assemblies will select countywide candidates for the primary, as well as state legislative candidates in many instances. In state House or Senate districts with multiple counties, county assembly delegates who live in those districts will meet to select candidates.

Republicans will hold their state assembly April 9 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs. Several congressional district assemblies will be the day before that, while others may be held at different times. Democrats, on the other hand, will hold a virtual state assembly.

How are the candidates selected?

If a candidate receives at least 30% of the assembly vote in the fi rst round of voting, they make the ballot. That means up to three candidates could be selected for the primary at an assembly. If no candidate receives 30%, a second round of voting takes place. Anyone who receives 30% on that second round makes the primary ballot. But if no one receives that minimum, the top two vote-getters will make the ballot.

How do we know which candidates are running?

The Sun is tracking candidates who fi le to run for Congress, statewide offi ce and state legislature based on fi lings with the Federal Election Commission or the Secretary of State’s Offi ce.

However, some candidates may decide to run at county, congressional district or state assemblies on the spur of the moment. Typically, candidates make speeches asking delegates for their votes.

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Start by paying yourself first. Each month, have some money moved automatically from your checking account into an emergency fund, which can be used for any reason, such as the need to step away from your job to care for children or aging parents.

Also, contribute as much as you can afford to your IRA and your 401(k).

And consider Social Security. The longer you can afford to wait before collecting benefits, the larger your monthly checks. Your spouse’s claiming decision can also affect the benefit you receive, so make sure you and your spouse understand your options.

Finally, get some assistance. A financial professional can evaluate your situation, make investment recommendations and help you plan for your future.

Hopefully, women won’t always have to play financial “catch up.” For now, though, use all the means at your disposal to help yourself.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC Voters cast their ballots on Nov. 2 at the Tivoli Student Union at Metropolitan State

University of Denver. PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN/THE COLORADO SUN

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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people indicated that they changed where and when they recreate outdoors due to crowding or the impacts of climate change. Those numbers were highest in Colorado, where 58% of respondents said they made adjustments because of crowding and 31% shifted because of climate change factors.

One question that was new to this year’s survey, and also received high levels of concern, was about the rising cost of living, which more than 70% of respondents deemed either “extremely” serious or “very” serious in every state except Nevada. In Colorado, that fi gure hit 73%; both Idaho and Montana topped 80% on this question.

“Younger people and more Republican voters register that as a more serious problem,” Weigel said. “It’s defi nitely a top-tier concern.”

Not surprisingly, given that the poll was conducted in the days after the Marshall fi re, Coloradans also indicated a high level of concern about wildfi res. In Colorado, 76% of respondents said they were either “extremely” concerned or “very” concerned about “uncontrollable wildfi res that threaten homes and property.” Montana was the only other state in which the concern registered that high, also at 76%.

On the question of how to address water quantity challenges, respondents overwhelmingly favored using water more wisely (81%) as opposed to diverting water from rivers in less populated areas toward more densely populated communities (14%).

“There’s a very clear mandate across the Mountain West that they want to focus on conservation,” Weigel said.

Among Coloradans, 86% supported “creating new national parks, national monuments, national wildlife refuges and tribal protected areas to protect historic sites or areas for outdoor recreation. And 83% of Coloradans supported a national goal of “conserving 30% of land and inland waters in America, and 30% of its ocean areas by 2030.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.