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redia can be found here, plucking away at his guitar along with a drummer, singer and second guitarist.

Advocates including people in recovery, medical professionals and families of loved ones who died from drug overdoses have called on state lawmakers to support a bill allowing supervised use sites in the state. While a bill to allow supervised drug use sites hasn’t been introduced yet, advocates wanted to voice their support for an idea they said could be the first step toward seeking treatment for addiction and reducing fatal drug overdose. The Denver City Council voted to allow a supervised drug use site in the city last November, a year after Denver saw a record number of fatal drug overdoses. But the law would only work if the state Legislature passes a complementary law to authorize it, which is what supporters advocated for on Feb. 4. Harm Reduction Action Center executive director Lisa Raville has been perhaps the loudest voice in advocating for a supervised use site. The center is located across the street from the Colorado Capitol and offers several services and resources primarily for users who inject drugs.

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From left, Jessica Vansteenburg, Diane Lapierre and Carol Castor dance flamenco in a studio near Washington Park. The trio were rehearsing for a Valentine’s Day show. PHOTOS BY KAILYN LAMB

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In a small house off Emerson Street near Washington Park, a small group of dancers rehearse flamenco — a Spanish dance that celebrates a melting pot of cultures of southern Spain, accompanied by smooth guitar music and the swirl of colorful skirts and costumes. The living room space of the house has been converted into the dance studio of Flamenco Fantasy Dance

THE ART OF TEACHING René Heredia, founder of the Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre, offers dance lessons in the art form, as well as guitar lessons. Beginning dance lessons are on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. at the studio, 602 S. Emerson St. Advanced lessons are on Saturdays from 3:30-5 p.m. Drop-in classes cost $25. All les-

sons are accompanied by a guitar. Guitar lessons are scheduled on an individual basis. Lessons are $30 for a half hour, or $60 for a full hour. For more information, go to http://reneheredia.com/ gypsy-flamenco-lessons/.

Theatre. Walls on one side are lined with mirrors, so dancers can carefully watch their footwork while working on choreography. The other side is dedicated to musicians. The dance group’s founder and choreographer René He-

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Heredia teaches and choreographs gypsy flamenco. He said that in both guitar and dance, people need to learn the basics steps first before they can improvise. “Spanish flamenco is more choreographed, in gypsy flamenco there’s more room for improvisation,” he said.

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Porter-Billups academy raises $200,000 at gala Basketball great Julius “Dr. J” Erving was guest of honor

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With basketball legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving as the keynote speaker, the Porter-Billups Leadership Academy raised $200,000 during its Jan. 26 gala at the Ritz-Carlton in Denver, according to a news release. More than 400 guests attended the sold-out event that included live and silent auctions. The nonprofit academy supports Denver youths who have leadership potential. Through a three-week summer program and year-round support, youth develop skills to combat peer pressure, become leaders among their peers, see education as a path to success and graduate from high school and college. Elementary students are nominated by teachers, counselors and principals. Students who complete seven years of the academy and qualify academically are provided scholarships for tuition and fees to attend Regis University.

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Diane Lapierre, a principal dancer and executive director of Flamenco Fantasy, leads several dances during the rehearsal. Lapierre said she always loved to dance, but for her Flamenco is special. “When I found this art form, it really just spoke to me. I enjoyed it so much,” Lapierre said. “It’s just a visually stunning art from as well.” Lapierre, who also goes by her stage name, La Diana, has been dancing with Heredia for more than 20 years. She had studied ballet and jazz and, in 1996, joined her sister for her first beginner’s flamenco lesson in the house studio on Emerson. Since then, she has traveled throughout Colorado performing with Heredia and the rest of the company. At the back of the studio is Heredia’s office, where he also teaches guitar lessons. The walls of the house are lined with photos spanning his career — playing music for famous flamenco dancers and performing for royalty and politicians around the globe. The Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre has been in Denver since 1968, when Heredia decided to make his permanent home here. The company moved into the Emerson studio space, 602 S. Emerson St., in 1974. Born in Granada, Spain, Heredia grew up in the gypsy culture, learning the world of flamenco from a young age. He began performing at age 10. Early in his career, Heredia said he would spend 10 to 12 hours a day practicing, adding that to do something that much, you really have to love it. He joked he was called the “godfather of flamenco” when he first performed in Colorado. “I planted flamenco here (in Denver),

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Academy Executive Director Lonnie Porter welcomed guests to the gala, and former NBA All-Star and Denver native Chauncey Billups, who joined the academy’s mission in 2006, introduced Dr. J., who did a sit-down with emcee Susie Wargin, midday DJ for 103.5 The Fox. Three academy alumni spoke at the event, including Monique Gonzales, who graduates from Regis in May with a doctorate of pharmacy. “I appreciate Regis University and the Denver community for their tremendous show of love for the PBLA,”

Porter said in the news release. Since longtime Regis men’s basketball coach Porter retired from coaching and founded the PBLA in 1996, it has graduated 160 students, at least 92 percent of whom have gone to college. Twenty-eight of those students have graduated from Regis. In 2006, Billups joined Porter and the academy was renamed. Billups, now an NBA analyst for ESPN, joins academy students each summer to provide support and motivation. Last year, he became a member of Regis University’s Board of Trustees.

‘cause when I came here there was only folk music and jazz,” Heredia said. “It’s part of me. I love playing the guitar, I love flamenco. It’s what I do, I’ve been doing it all my life.” Last year, the dance company received the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture, given annually to orgnanizations or individuals making a lasting impact on the arts in Denver. “I’ve put a lot of time and years into Denver, but it’s also rewarded me,” Heredia said. “All of this that I have here, I won it with this wooden box and six strings.” Four years ago, Lapierre took over as executive director of Flamenco Fantasy. She hopes to continue to promote Heredia’s artistic legacy and the history of flamenco in Denver. Learning from Heredia was a large part of the reason she enjoyed flamenco so much, she said. “A lot of it is the history and the rhythms and, quite frankly, a lot of it is René,” Lapierre said. “The fact that we have somebody like him in the community to learn from is amazing.” The music for Flamenco Fantasy, as well as all the dances, are created by Heredia. He likes to draw from the more traditional flamenco dances, which started in Spain in the late 1400s. Flamenco evolved from a mixture of four musical cultures: Castilian music from Spain, Arabic music, Sephardic Jewish music and the gypsy music, Heredia said. While the modern styles of flamenco have been innovative, Heredia said he prefers the older traditions. Both the music and dancing of modern flamenco has started to incorporate other styles and genres. Costumes have also changed. On the dancing side, Heredia said more acrobatics have been added. Sometimes dancers pause on the stage to catch their breath. “You break the aura of the dance when you do that, and I don’t agree with

that,” he said. “They want to be innovative, but they’re not really creative.” The challenge, he said, is to create something new within the traditional “circle of flamenco.” Women dancing the flamenco wear long skirts and ruffled sleeves, along with scarves and shawls. In performances, the women will also wear hair ornaments such as roses. Polka dots on the dresses are very symbolic in gypsy culture, Heredia said. Dancers wear polka dots to symbolize the moon. Other symbolism comes from the gypsy flag. “The top of it is blue, the bottom of it is green and in the middle there’s a spoked wheel there, because gypsies used to travel in wagon wheels,” he said. “The blue is the sky and the green is the Earth. The moon is very important to the gypsies because at night it’s the only light they had.” Accessories are also used in Heredia’s choreography. Handkerchiefs and fans wave along with the melody of the guitar. An important element of flamenco is also the collaboration between dancers and musicians, Lapierre said. The heels on women’s shoes create a beat along with the music. Dancers also sometimes carry castanets, small, hand-held instruments also known as clackers, which they use to create a rhythm as they move their hands. “You’re moving your body to the music, but you’re also making the music,” Lapierre said. “Whether that’s clapping or snapping, your feet, you are part of the rhythm and the music.”

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“In a very magical world, there would be no drugs,” Raville said. “But we live here and there’s one safe thing that folks can do today. And I think we can agree that if stigma, shame and incarceration worked with drug use, we would have wrapped this up years ago.” Raville said there’s data from more than 100 sites in 10 countries that show the sites can be helpful in providing more treatment opportunities. She said opponents have tried making the site “a moral issue,” despite bipartisan support from the community. Helen Alvillar, whose son Leo John Espinosa died from a drug overdose in 2008, believes a supervised use site could have helped save her son’s life. Alvillar has worked closely with Raville to advocate for the site. She was joined by her daughter and Espinosa’s sister, Shauna Alvillar. Alvillar said Espinosa died alone in a bathroom. “No one deserves to lose a loved one in this way,” Alvillar said. “I hope you will join us in supporting the supervised injection facilities, because no mother, no sister, should ever lose a loved one like this because it’s so preventable.” Dr. Donald Stader, American College of Emergency Physicians Colorado Chapter president, said emer-

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Colorado has joined a growing number of states that want to cut certain prescription drug prices by importing licensed drugs from Canada. The idea is central to Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ campaign to rein in healthcare costs for Coloradans, many of whom, especially in sparsely populated rural and mountain regions, pay some of the nation’s highest insurance premiums. On Jan. 31, the Senate Health & Human Services Committee advanced a bill that would direct the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to design a program to import prescription drugs from licensed Canadian suppliers and distribute them to Colorado pharmacies and hospitals. Advocates say U.S. consumers pay

twice what Canadian consumers pay for patented prescription drugs. The bill would determine which highcost prescription drugs to include; how to test for quality and safety; and ensure providers and insurers charge consumers accordingly. If approved, imports could start in 2021. The bill’s Democratic sponsors, Sens. Joann Ginal and Robert Rodriguez and Rep. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, suggest the program could be paid for with state fees on imports. “This is not a personal, unregulated import program where individuals use mail-order websites,” Ginal said. “This is a program where the state takes on the responsibility to act as a wholesale importer.”

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ennifer said, “I watched a great documentary about the Fyre Festival.” I am systematically out of touch, with the hope and intention of keeping it that way. I told her I didn’t know what she was talking about. Jennifer said it’s a documentary about influencers. I looked into it “Influencer marketing identifies individuals who have influence over potential customers” (Wikipedia). Apparently it’s the latest marketing trend. The doomed Fyre Festival didn’t do the concept any good. The organizers are facing eight lawsuits, and a smile on my face. The festival was touted as a “luxury music festival,” scheduled to be held on Great Exuma, a Bahamian Island. Concertgoers were promised luxury villas, but received FEMA tents instead. And prepacked sandwiches. There was another influencer story about a half-dressed woman who was not allowed to enter the Louvre be-

cause, well, she was half-dressed. Her name is Newsha Syeh, and she has 238,000 followers. Yahoo Lifestyles reported, “She wore a low-cut black dress that stopped just below QUIET her seat and conDESPERATION tinued down to her ankles with sheer black material in unique patterns.” She said, “Picasso would have loved my outfit.” I don’t want to become 238,001 and rely on Syeh to assist me with anything, Craig Marshall not even which way to drive on a one-way Smith street. However, over 3 billion people worldwide actively use social media, and they are regarded as a perfect audience for influencers, who guide their followers at decision-making time. During my research, I kept seeing some of the same words and phrases over and over.

Influencers strive to “grow their channel.” Influences should “look at analytics” in order to “grow their channel.” Influencers should post “on a consistent schedule” to “grow their channel.” I want to marry a lighthouse keeper, and keep her company. This all sounds like a laugh track to me: a device that tells you when to laugh, even when something isn’t funny. It turns out, after years of (my) scrutiny, that people actually want to be told what to do, wear, buy, think and believe. That’s why we have kings and gurus and prophets and motivational speakers, and it’s also why we have people who pretend to be kings, gurus, prophets and motivational speakers, to take advantage of our wills and wallets. Maybe I have a calling for it and don’t know it. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough followers to be an influencer. Influencers are required to have hundreds of thousands, or even

millions, of followers. But there may be hope. There is something called a “micro-influencer.” Of course there is. Micro-influencers can start to influence with as few as 10,000 followers. My problem is my channel. I don’t have one. And I don’t know what my niche is. But once I do, it will be just a matter of time before the saps come out. As Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney) says in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Hard times bring out the saps.” And these are hard times. It’s not easy making up your own mind anymore. That’s where influencers come in. Meanwhile on Instagram: Newsha Syeh said, “Angels run naked in my veins.” Right, and mixed metaphors run naked in mine, where thin gruel always has something to hang its hat on. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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ave you ever noticed what it is that you are actually paying attention to? For me, I recently realized that I was focusing on what was right in front of me and had lost a little of my peripheral vision and even a little of my peripheral perception. The bottom line, I stopped taking time to stop and see and smell the roses. One of my excuses I like to use is called “travel immunity.” Meaning I travel so often that sometimes I become immune to what is going on around me, getting caught up in the rush and crush of my schedule. If you have ever been running a little late and trying to catch a flight or a connection and you are racing through the airport, you might know what I mean. It’s head down, shoulders tilted to slide between the people who are not in a rush, deftly maneuvering carry-on luggage and a laptop bag, while laser-focused on getting to the gate on time. It’s an excuse, and even though there is absolute truth in it, it

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Republican Sens. Jim Smallwood and Larry Crowder urged caution in proceeding with the $1.3 million design study. Smallwood cast the lone “no” vote on the bill, which was sent to the Appropriations Committee. Among other concerns, Smallwood asked whether Colorado could deliver substantial cost savings for Medicaid enrollees and the privately insured. He also sought to ensure lawmakers had a greater voice once the program analysis is completed. Majority Democrats rejected that motion. Crowder was wary of government intervention in the market. “The whole purpose of this is to look for competition,” replied Paul Ritzma, legal director at the health-care department. Lawmakers outside Colorado are pursuing similar strategies. But U.S. law requires federal approval of any state import plan, including one adopted by

Vermont in 2018. No approvals have been issued. Lawmakers in Connecticut, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, West Virginia and Wisconsin currently are considering Canadian import programs, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy, a nonpartisan forum for state governments. In Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, led hearings this week on U.S. drug industry pricing practices. Cummings supports legislation to allow consumers to import lower-cost medications from Canada. Cummings and other industry critics say pharmaceutical firms’ objections to imports are motivated by profit, not safety. In July, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asked the Food and Drug Administration to examine how to safely import prescription drugs in the event of a dramatic price hike for a drug produced by one manufacturer that is not protected by patents or other rights.

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Some of the Denver area’s recorded lines: • Weatherline Forecast Service: 303-3372500 • Time and temperature: 303-844-4444 • National Weather Service Dial-A-Forecast: 303-494-4221 x1 • Denver Public Library Phone-A-Story: 720865-8500 • Unity Spiritual Center Paryer Line: 303-7576761 Odds and ends: • Dial An Old-Time Radio Show: 972-8892687 • Daily Word Bible Readings: 706-855-9673 • Jenny in North Carolina (recognize the number?): 919-867-5309 • Rickroll Hotline: 248-434-5508 Time and temperature lines date back to the early 20th century, and reflected increasing urbanization and industrialization, said Jim Hebbeln, a volunteer with the Telecommunication History Group. DAVID GILBERT

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hen was the last time you picked up the phone and called to hear the time and temperature? If you’re a Denver-area old-timer, you might remember dialing 303-8444444 to hear the phone company’s timeand-temp line (though you probably didn’t dial the area code back then). The line is back in service these days, thanks to John Lochridge, a Texas telecom worker. Since 2011, Lochridge has been steadily buying up and reinstating old time-and-temperature lines around the country. He’s up to several hundred numbers, spread among nearly every state. Lochridge’s Denver line gets about a thousand calls a month, he said. “In a world where things are changing a lot, people like having things that stay the same,” Lochridge said by phone from his home in Dallas. “There’s a lot of nostalgia that comes with this. It’s something from childhood.” Lochridge’s lines are just some of perhaps thousands of recorded information lines that once provided everything from movie times to prayers across the country. Though many have died out in the Internet Age, some survive. Old folks might find it easier to get their info the old-fashioned way, Lochridge said, but some callers have a deeper connection. “One lady told me she used to call

the time and temperature while her husband was away at war, to hear a human voice,” Lochridge said. “Another told me she called while she was lonely in the hospital, just to hear someone over the phone.” Weather or not Other local lines have lots of devoted users. Elaine Huff is one of them. “I’m not real tech savvy, but I love keeping up with the weather,” said Huff, 78. She fell in love with the big thunderheads that rolled over her Nebraska farm as a girl, she said. Even today, from her Littleton condo, Huff picks up the phone — sometimes three times a day when the weather’s wild — and punches in 303-337-2500. “Welcome to the Weatherline Forecast Service, brought to you by the Denver Post.” Unchanged in format for decades, the Weatherline reads the time, temperature, and after an ad, a weather forecast updated several times a day by meteorologist Tim Root. The line still gets 50,000-75,000 calls a month, said Brian Trujillo, the Denver Post’s circulation manager, who runs the line. The service has credibility, said Root, the chief meteorologist and owner of Florida-based Weather Watch Service, who records twicedaily forecasts for Denver and dozens of other lines around the country. “I’m not some automated aggregator website,” Root said. “I’m a real meteorologist. Callers trust a human

interpretation — a human voice.” Callback to another era Information lines have their origins in the early days of widespread telephone use, said Jim Hebbeln, a volunteer at the Telecommunications History Group, a Denver-based nonprofit that preserves the heritage of the American telecom industry. Being able to accurately set clocks became more important as America grew more urban and industrial in the early 20th century, Hebbeln said, as people increasingly needed to catch trains and arrive at work at a set time. “So many people would call just asking the time, that big cities would have one operator whose job was just to stare at a clock and read off the time all day,” Hebbeln said. Automatic recordings came along in the late 1940s, Hebbeln said, where a machine would “read” recorded times and temperatures off a series of magnetic tapes on successive drums. “Even nowadays, those recorded lines can be important, because they’re less susceptible to failure or sabotage” than electronic media, Hebbeln said. It’s still storytime Some recorded lines are still on the grow. Many libraries long ago ditched their dial-a-story lines, where callers could hear a recording of a children’s story, but Denver Public Library’s has never been better, said Alberto Pellicer, who runs DPL’s Phone-A-Story at

720-865-8500. Up from four options a couple years ago, the line currently offers nine options to callers, with stories, songs riddles and rhymes in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Amharic — the primary language of the Denver area’s large Ethiopian population. The line is getting more than 2,000 calls a month, Pellicer said, up from about 300 a month a few years ago. “You can be in line at the grocery store or driving to Kansas,” Pellicer said. “It makes me proud that people want to encourage their kids to listen to stories and be involved with books and characters.” Callers can leave a voicemail requesting stories, Pellicer said, and staff try to update the line at least once a week. Teachers and home-school parents have told him they’ve devised activities around Phone-A-Story, like having kids call but hang up before the end of the story to write their own. “We work to ensure the stories are good for building vocabulary, and we hope it encourages kids to come to their local library and pick out a book,” Pellicer said. Unlike YouTube, Phone-A-Story is guaranteed to provide kids with thoughtful, enlightening content, Pellicer said. Library staff are kicking around ideas to expand the line to more languages and options, Pellicer said. “Callers enjoy it, and we enjoy producing it,” Pellicer said. “We hope to stick around for a long time.”

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Sex in the Sea: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Phipps Theater, 2001 Colorado Blvd. Dr. Marah Hardt will uniquely connect the sustainability of the oceans with the inventive sex acts of marine life, as she shares stories of elaborate mating rituals of armored lobsters, giant right whales engaging in lively threesomes, and full moon sex parties of groupers. Hardt is the author of the book “Sex in the Sea.” Tickets: $20 member, $25 nonmember • Cash bar • Book sale & signing • Ages 21+. For more information call 303-3706000 or visit dmns.org. New Gardener Boot Camp: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. Get started on the right foot this year with all of our best beginner classes, carefully designed to equip you with all the tools needed to master that garden once and for all. This series occurs on two evenings, two boot camp classes will be covered each evening. Topics are Garden Planning 101, Soils 101, Beginning Vegetable Gardening and Annuals and Perennials for Color in the Garden. $80, $60 member, lunch is included. For more information, call 720-865-3500 or visit botanicgardens.org. “The Parks” exhibit by Topher Straus at Niza Knoll Gallery: Through Feb. 16 at Niza

Knoll Gallery opened in the Art District on Santa Fe at 915 Santa Fe Drive. Artist Topher Straus chose to use the vast National Park system, established 150 years ago, as a blueprint for his unconventional representational landscapes featured in a new exhibit. Visit nizaknollgallery. com for more information.

Museum, 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy. A night of immersive theatre performance that celebrates the characters and stories that helped shape the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, inspired by the Jordan Casteel: Returning the Gaze exhibition. Choose an ACT and follow the performance through the museum! More information at denverartmuseum.org.

If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 at Central Presbyterian Church, 1600 Sherman St. Join the Denver Pops Orchestra for our a romantic evening of music at our annual Valentine’s concert. This year’s theme is “If Music be the Food of Love, Play On.” Tickets $20 Adult, $15 Senior, $10 Child (12 & Under). Available at denverpopsorchestra.org

Wish Night: Share the Power of a Wish, benefitting Make-A-Wish® Colorado: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St. Experience the power of a wish for Colorado children battling critical illnesses.

2nd Annual Mom UP! Project: 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Green Spaces, 2590 Walnut St. The 2nd Annual Mom UP! Project is an indoor festival that combines pop up shopping, unique guest speakers and school fundraising ($8/ticket school PTO donation). More information at momsnightoutproductions.com. SEE CALENDAR, P11

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ruby M. Mercill, aka Ruby A. Mercill, aka Ruby Maier Mercill, aka Ruby Mercill , Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30036

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DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 865-7800

Plaintiff: FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Defendants: SHAWN L. COPRICH SR., a/k/a SHAWN LYDELL COPRICH; THE ESTATE AND HEIRS OF MARY E. CURVIN; OPHELIA WYNN; PEARL JEAN HUGHES; ANNIE MAE SWINGER a/k/a ANNIE MAE GREEN; NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO., a subsidiary of NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION.

Plaintiff: MOLLY M. SWIFT v. Defendants: THE ESTATE AND HEIRS OF HELEN ERICKSON f/k/a HELEN GIANNES; THE TRUSTEES AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST DECLARATION AND INDENTURE SETTLED BY HELEN ERICKSON and DATED JUNE 22, 1994, a/k/a THE HELEN ERICKSON TRUST, ACCORDING TO THE TRUST DECLARATION DATE JUNE 22, 1994 AND RECORDED APRIL 19, 1996 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 9600051385; GLENN MOTTAU; DEBRA JOHNSON in her capacity as Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado; and All Unknown Persons Who Claim any Interest in the Subject Matter of this Action.

Plaintiff(s): PINEHURST VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

Defendant(s): ESTATE OF JAMES L. ROGERS; ESTATE OF VANITA M. ROGERS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACQUISTION LLC; JOHN DAVIES, DENVER COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; OCCUPANT(S) Attorney for Plaintiff(s): Name: Richard W. Johnston, Esq. Address: Tobey & Johnston, P.C. 6855 South Havana Street, Suite 275 Centennial, CO 80112-3813 Phone Number: (303) 799-8600 Fax Number: (303) 799-6977 E-mail: rjohnston@tobeyjohnston.com Atty. Reg. #: 19823 Case Number: 18CV34692 Ctrm.: 409 AMENDED SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE: You are summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint within twenty-one (21) days after this summons is served on you in the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five (35) days after this summons is served on you outside the State of Colorado, or within sixty-three (63) days after this summons is served upon the United States or one of its agencies. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

The following documents are also served with this Summons: Complaint in Foreclosure, District Civil Case Cover Sheet and Notice of Commencement of Action (Lis Pendens). DATE: JANUARY 2, 2019 TOBEY & JOHNSTON, P.C. By: Richard W. Johnston, Reg. No. 19823

WARNING: A VALID SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED BY A LAWYER AND IT NEED NOT CONTAIN A COURT CASE NUMBER, THE SIGNATURE OF A COURT OFFICER, OR A COURT SEAL. THE PLAINTIFF HAS 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE THIS SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU TO FILE THE CASE WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE COURT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE CASE HAS BEEN FILED AND OBTA I N T H E C A S E N U M B E R . IF T HE PLAINTIFF FILES THE CASE WITHIN THIS TIME, THEN YOU MUST RESPOND AS EXPLAINED IN THIS SUMMONS. IF TH E PLAINTIFF FILES MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE SUMMONS WAS SERVED ON YOU, THE CASE MAY BE DISMISSED UPON MOTION AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ATTORNEY’S FEES FROM THE PLAINTIFF. Legal Notice No.: 8799 First Publication: January 17, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Attorneys for Plaintiff: VAN REMORTELL LLC, Fred Van Remortel (No. 39668) Address: 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Annex Bldg., Ste. 250, Denver, CO 80222 Phone: (303) 484-9919 Email: f.vanremortel@fvrlaw.com Case No.: 2018CV34371 Div.: 209 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice. This is an action to quiet title to Defendants Shawn L. Coprich Sr. a/k/a Shawn Lydell Coprich on three properties situated in Denver County, Colorado more particularly described as follows: 1.) LOTS 22 TO 24 INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 13, PARK HILL ANNEX CITY and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Also known as: 3000 Fairfax, Denver, Colorado 80207 2.) LOT 5 AND 6, BLOCK 4, EAST VIEW ADDITION, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado Also known as: 3338-3342 Harrison Street, Denver, Colorado 80205 3.) LOT 19 AND 20 AND THE WEST 5 FEET OF LOT 18, BLOCK 1, SAN RAFAEL, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Also known as: 5160-5164 East 33rd Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80207 Dated: January 29, 2019 By: /s/ Fred Van Remortel, No. 39668 Legal Notice No.: 8814 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Real Deal Towing & Recovery, 303/960-1449, will be applying for title to the following vehicle, abandoned: 1962 Chevy 2dr VIN #21847L231245 and disposing of Legal Notice No.: 8802 First Publication: January 24, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice. This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff, Molly M. Swift in and to the real property situated in Denver County, Colorado more particularly described as follows: THE WEST SEVENTY (70) FEET OF LOTS NUMBERED ELEVEN (11) TO FIFTEEN (15) INCLUSIVE, BLOCK NUMBERED FORTYTWO (42), RICHTHOFEN’S MONTCLAIR, EXCEPT THE NORTH TEN (10) FEET OF THE WEST SEVENTY (70) FEET OF SAID LOT NUMBERED ELEVEN (11). City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Also known as 7101 East 6th Avenue Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80220-5532 Dated: January 29, 2019 By: /s/ Fred Van Remortel, No. 39668 Legal Notice No.: 8815 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Dish Wireless proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a centerline height of 401 feet on a 405-foot 3-inch building at the approx. vicinity of 1020 15th Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80202. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Alex, a.grigsby@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111. Legal Notice No.: 8827 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ruby M. Mercill, aka Ruby A. Mercill, aka Ruby Maier Mercill, aka Ruby Mercill , Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30036 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Jack Gibbs Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No.: 8808 First Publication: January 31, 2019

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Legal Notice No.: 8808 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Denver Probate Court Denver County, Colorado Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: JUAN VEGA, Deceased Attorney (Name and Address): Snell & Wilmer, LLP Colby S. Weber, Esq. #34881 Chuong M. Le, Esq. #37949 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (303) 634-2000 E-mail: cweber@swlaw.com FAX Number: (303) 634-2020 cmle@swlaw.com Case Number: 2019PR30079 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: Yolanda Vega Last Known Address, if any: 12170 E. 30th Ave., Apt. 209, Aurora, CO 80011 A hearing on Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative. Seeking appointment of Julian Robert Vega as Personal Representative of the Estate of Juan Vega will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: February 28, 2019 Time: 8:00 AM Division: Probate Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8809 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty I. Krainik, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR31504 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Sandra I. Rail f/k/a Sandra I. Woodard Personal Representative 8855 Sutter Circle Unit 517D Huntington Beach CA 92646 Legal Notice No.: 8810 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Aundrey Carlton Wilkins, aka Aundrey C. Wilkins, aka Aundrey Wilkins, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 031412 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Dual Schneider, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 7475 W. 5th Avenue, No. 202 Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No.: 8811 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Louis F. Frazer, Deceased. Case No. 2019-PR-30074 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below or to

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Louis F. Frazer, Deceased. Case No. 2019-PR-30074

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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below or to the Probate Court of Denver County, Colorado, on or before May 31, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Aldine M. Stephens Personal Representative 8349 Allison Court Arvada, Colorado 80005 Legal Notice No.: 8812 First Publication: January 31, 2019 Last Publication: February 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado Court Address: City & County Building 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (720) 865-8389 In the Matter of the Estate of: FREDDIE GOMEZ, JR., Deceased Attorney for Petitioner: Rebecca A. Pescador, #32808 Whole Family Legal, LLC 10465 Melody Dr., Suite 318 Northglenn, CO 80234 Tel. (303) 280-7177 Fax. (303) 280-8552 Rebecca@WholeFamilyLegal.com Case Number: 18 PR 462 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: Unknown Heirs of Freddie Gomez, Jr. of 843 West 100th Place, Northglenn, CO

A hearing on Petition For Formal Probate Of Will and Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: March 8, 2019 Time: 8am Division: 3 Address: City & County Building, 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8816 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Albert W. Scarffe, also known as Albert Wesley Scarffe, also known as Albert Scarffe, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30101

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Robert G. Frie (1796) Frie, Arndt & Danborn PC 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234 Attorney for Personal Representative Charles R. Scarffe 8724 Independence Way Arvada, Colorado 80005 Personal Representative Legal Notice No.: 8817 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brian Gabriel Cifor, also known as Brian G. Cifor, also known as Brian Cifor, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30072

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Andrea Marie Cifor Personal Representative 78 E Chestnut Street #608 Columbus, Ohio 43215

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purchasing these tickets visit balletariel.org or call (303) 945-4388. Three Person Exhibition: “Storytellers”: On view through Feb. 23 at the Abend Gallery, 1412 Wazee St. This February, Abend Gallery is pleased to present a three person exhibition, featuring the works Mary Chiaramonte, Dana Hawk and Rob Rey, each of whom, in their own right, share with the audience the gift of visual storytelling. For more information, call 303.355.0950 or visit abendgallery.com.

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Black History Live Tour - Meet Maya Angelou portrayed by Becky Stone: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Denver Public Library, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library, 1498, N Irving Street, Community Room, Denver. This living history portrayal will give insight into how Dr. Angelou wrote, and why, and reflect on her philosophy of life, which included a strong belief in the power of words. To learn more, visit coloradohumanities. org or call 303.894.7951. A Little Ballerina Tea Party: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Pinnacle Performing Arts Center, 1001 W. 84th Ave. Tickets for the mini-performances at the Pinnacle Performing Arts Center and Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre Public Notice are $15 for adults and $10 for NOTICE TO CREDITORS children. Tickets to the ballet Estate of Brian Gabriel Cifor, with also the known Littleas Ballerina Tea Brian G. Cifor, also known as Brian Cifor, Deceased PartyCase are Number: $25 for 2019PR30072 adults and $20 for children. For information on

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Andrea Marie Cifor Personal Representative 78 E Chestnut Street #608 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Legal Notice No.: 8818 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Cipriana Shell, a/k/a Cipriana Louisa Shell, a/k/a Cipriana L. Shell, a/k/a Cippi Shell, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30073 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019 or the claims may be forever barred. Hope Hernandez-Salazar, Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8819 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roberta Ann Melnick, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30077

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Steven Melnick Personal Representative 2855 S. Monaco Parkway, Building 2, No. 101 Denver, CO 80222

Drop-In Writing at the Denver Art Museum: 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy. Explore your creativity through the written word at the Denver Art Museum in our informal writing sessions led by Michael Henry, executive director of Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Visit denverartmuseum.org for more information. The Basque Things in Life: March 1 through April 14 at The BiTSY Stage, 1137 S. Huron St. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at Noon and 2:00 p.m. and Sundays at Noon. Join us as we meet a Basque family who is struggling to make a new life in Idaho without losing the parts of themselves they’ve always known and loved. All performances are FREE; donations are accepted. Reservations at www.bitsystage. com. Appropriate for all ages. Women Powering Change: 4 to 7 p.m.

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roberta Ann Melnick, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30077 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Steven Melnick Personal Representative 2855 S. Monaco Parkway, Building 2, No. 101 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 8820 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: GENEVA GARCIA, a/k/a GENEVA ARMBECK, a/k/a GENEVA VIGIL AND a/k/a GENEVA CASTRO, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR422 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Virginia A. Frazer-Abel, Esq. Personal Representative 4704 Harlan St, Ste 250 Denver, CO 80212 Legal Notice No.: 8821 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Juan Vega, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30079 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Julian R. Vega c/o Snell & Wilmer, LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8829 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Robert Cassidy Personal Representative c/o Frazer-Abel Law, LLC 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212 Legal Notice No: 8822 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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