Posts tagged Friday
Peeper covered in feces found in Porte Potty at spiritual festival
Jun 21st
Boulder police are investigating an incident that happened at the Hanuman Yoga Festival on Friday, June 17, near Boulder High School.
A female patron of the festival walked into a portable toilet and told police she noticed that something was moving inside the tank when she lifted the lid. She believed there might be a person inside the toilet. She left the portable toilet and asked a man who was standing nearby to go in and check.
The man told police that when he entered the toilet, he did see someone inside the tank, covered in a tarp. He, too, exited the portable toilet. A few minutes later, he heard the door lock from the inside. A festival security supervisor waited outside for several minutes and then saw a suspect emerge from the portable toilet. The supervisor tried to detain the suspect, but he ran away, covered in feces.
The suspect is described as a:
· White male
· About 20 years old
· Very tall, approximately 6’4” to 6’8”
· Thin build
· Short, dark hair
· Wearing dark gray sweatpants and no shirt or shoes
Witnesses say the suspect had several cuts on his back and legs. The suspect was also wearing leather bracelets on each wrist. At least one witness believes the suspect may use the name “Sky,” and told police that he may be a transient.
Affordable housing funds available
Jun 13th
Three million dollars available for Boulder affordable housing programs
The City of Boulder’s Department of Housing & Human Services, along with the Boulder-Broomfield Regional HOME Consortium, will issue a joint application for 2012 affordable housing funds on Friday, June 10, 2011. The application will be available at www.boulderaffordablehomes.com . Residents can also pick up a copy of the application on the second floor of 1101 Arapahoe Ave. in Boulder or call 303-441-3167 to request a copy.
Funding is available for projects that increase the supply and availability of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
All applications are due by July 14, 2011 at 4 p.m. No late applications will be accepted. For more information about the application or specific questions regarding the affordable housing funding program, please contact Jeff Yegian at 303-441-4363 or YegianJ@bouldercolorado.gov. Additional information is also available at www.boulderaffordablehomes.com.
Boulder Public Library phasing out cassette tapes; sale on June 17 and 18
Jun 13th
Boulder Public Library (BPL) will phase audio cassette tapes out of its collection for adults by mid-July. The audio tapes are being eliminated due to declining circulation. Eliminating the adult cassette tape collection will free up more space on the shelves for the higher-circulating CDs, DVDs and other media.
Children’s books on cassette tapes will remain available, as that collection continues to circulate well.
BPL currently has 950 audio tapes, all books, in its collection, with only 175 checked out as of June 8. In comparison, BPL has 3,869 books on CD in the collection, and 1,740 were checked out as of June 8. Music cassette tapes were phased out about 10 years ago.
“Circulation for cassette tapes has continued to decline for years, with more and more of the tapes sitting on the shelves gathering dust,” said Reference Manager Laura Hankins.
Library patrons at the Main Library and the Meadows Library Branch will be able to purchase the cassette tapes directly off the shelves, as-is, for $1 each on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18. All sales are final. Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase new audio materials for the collection, audio books on CD and downloadable books. Any items not sold will be donated to local charities.
