Boulder police release new information on fatal hit-and-run accident
Mar 7th
Boulder police have interviewed a number of witnesses to Saturday’s fatal hit-and-run accident near the intersection of Broadway and Baseline. Based on these interviews, investigators have new information on both the accident and the victim.
The accident happened in the northbound merge lane of Broadway, just north of Baseline, at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2011.
The Boulder County Coroner has identified the victim as Ronald L. Keithline (date of birth 01/31/1957). Keithline has had a number of interactions with Boulder police and has been known to lie in roadways in the past.
Witnesses who witnessed the collision say that, just prior to the accident, a red SUV stopped suddenly and swerved onto the sidewalk to go around something in the road. About 30 seconds later, they say they saw a dark-colored SUV hit Keithline. According to these witnesses, the SUV stopped for a moment, and then fled the scene.
Police are looking for a dark-colored Toyota Rav4 or Nissan Xterra-type vehicle.
Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call the Boulder Police Department’s Traffic Supervisor at 303-441-3333.
Boedecker theater at Boulder Dairy wrought with controversy and fraud
Mar 6th
SUNDAY EDITORIAL: by Jann Scott
Did George Boedecker know that he funded a theater that is wrought with controversy?? Maybe not.
“The Dairy Center for the Arts includes a brand new state-of-the-art cinema. The 60-seat art theater features independent film and broadcasts of live opera and other performing arts. Plush and spacious seats in The Boe will offer high-quality cinema viewing with access to traditional movie theater refreshments, snacks, beer and wine. The theater will also accommodate live performances and programs.” dairy center
What makes it controversial is that the theater wing was originally built with Comcast franchise fees to house public access TV for all Boulder citizens to come in and make their own video and film productions for free. $225,000 worth of 1995 dollars. Then $300,000 dollars was alloted annually by Comcast for the operation of the facility for the length of the franchise agreement. The wing was not supposed to be privatized and taken over by the city to be turned into a snooty elite international film series venue.The people of Boulder have been ripped offed, raped and duped by the Daily Center and the Boulder City council. Boedecker and his financial buddy Richard Polke made millions in their initial investment into Crocks. Now they have formed an unholy alliance to build this theater. Polke who is president of the of the dair
from Westwordy hated Public Access TV as did his girl friend Sue Deans former editor of the Daily Camera. The two of them tried to control free speech at public access TV for years and when they couldn’t do that the killed it and then put in their very own private movie theater that few people will use .In addition Boulder already has an arts cinema on campus. Maybe you have heard of it. International Film series. So now we have two at the tax payers expense and we have no public access TV which was paid for by Comcast. This is more proof that the city and the rich elite who run our local government absolutley “Hate Free Speech””It was a gleam in our eye just eighteen months ago,” Harris says of the new theater, which was funded largely by donations, including a major one by the Boedecker Foundation. Fitted with hi-tech projection and audio systems (in order to compete, Harris notes, with the high quality home video equipment now available), the venue is programmed largely by sentient committee rather than by a single curator. “They’ree all local cinephiles — the people who live and breathe movies,” Harris says. And the Boedecker also boasts a liquor license, which allows moviegoers the opportunity to buy wine and beer at the concession stand. What more could you want?” Westword
“Construction of the cinema, housed in the wing that formerly housed a public television studio at the Dairy, began last fall. But the idea to bring an art-house cinema with state-of-the-art technology to Boulder was hatched in 2009.” daily camera
Police seek public’s help in fatal hit-and-run accident
Mar 6th
Boulder police are looking for the driver of a sport utility vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian and fled the scene of the accident.
It happened this evening, March 5, 2011, at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Broadway, just north of Baseline Road.
Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a dark-colored Rav 4 or Nissan Xterra-type vehicle. No other information is available.
Police and the coroner’s office are continuing to investigate; the victim’s identity will not be released until next-of-kin are notified.
Anyone with information about this accident is asked to call the Boulder Police Department’s Traffic Supervisor at 303-441-3333.
