🌱 Bike Plans + Boy Scout Drive + Mountain School

Welcome back, Boise! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

If you are one of the thousands with a bike in Boise, good news is coming your way from the Boise Daily. Help out the local Boy Scouts on Saturday with a food donation, and the names wanting to be our state's governor grows again. We provide the Bronco gymnastic schedule, and imagine attending school on the ski slopes outside of McCall.

First, today's weather:

A couple of showers. High: 49 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. Boise bike riders, rejoice: the City of Boise Pathways Master Plan is complete and will bring 110 total miles of new pathways to the city. KIVI-TV's Meredith Spelbring introduces the plan that will mean 75 percent of Boiseans will have less than a 10-minute walk to a pathway. (kivitv)
2. The Boys Scouts will be out in force on Saturday, not for a hike in the Boise Foothills, but for collecting food for those in need. The annual Scouting for Food fundraiser will start at 9 a.m. and benefit the Idaho Foodbank, according to a story by staff of CBS2. (Idaho News)
3. The Boise State gymnastics team has announced the 2022 schedule, including four home meets right here in Boise. (broncosports.com)
4. Already a crowded field, add one additional name to those wanting to be Idaho's governor. KTVB-TV's Mia Hunt writes Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad announced his candidacy for the state's highest office on Monday. (ktvb)
5. A local resort has announced plans to open a charter school, according to Sami Edge of IdahoEdNews. The Mountain Community School (formerly the McCall Community School) will open its doors from the Tamarack Resort in the fall of 2022. (idahoednews)

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Today in Boise:

• Join Golden Eagle Audubon and the Wednesday Morning Birders for some slow birding at Cleo's Ferry Museum and Nature Trail, also known as Cleo Swayne's Nature Trail. This eclectic nature area is located on the Snake River near Walter's Ferry crossing. There is a donation box at the trail to support it. (9:30 a.m.)
• The Boise State University Recreation Center presents "Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking To Be a Better Communicator and Leader." (10 a.m.)
• The Boise Public Library Board of Trustees regular meeting will be held on Wednesday in the Marion Bingham room at the Main Library located at 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. (11:30 a.m.)
• The Design Review Committee for the City of Boise held in the Maryanne Jordan City Council Chambers on the 3rd floor of City Hall. Meetings start at 6 p.m. and are open to the public. The meeting's end time depends on the length of the agenda. (6 p.m.)
• The Idaho State Museum will hold a virtual History Happy Hour on Wednesday. This Wednesday will feature National Native American Heritage Month. (6 p.m.)
  

Boise Fact of the Day

Scouting for Food is an annual food drive sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America . It is part
of a program that emphasizes our slogan “Do a Good Turn Daily.” Since 1988, Scouts
nationwide have participated in this effort.

Boise Patch Notebook

• Idaho Humane Society: "We had a terrific October with 621 adoptions! Thank you all for opening your homes to our homeless pets." (Facebook)
• Boise Rock School: "Construction has officially commenced on the build out of our new space. In a year of bewildering supply chain issues and price increases, we are still moving forward! We hope to be at the new space by Valentine’s Day." (Instagram)
• Boise Weekly: "At Sunshine Spice Bakery & Café, four sisters share Afghan cuisine in their father’s memory. Link in bio." (Instagram)
• Boise's Best Bites!: "Need some Thanksgiving cooking help? @certifiedkitchenandbakery in Hyde Park in Boise has you covered. You need to get your orders in this week for pick up prior to Thanksgiving. Go to their Instagram for all the details." (Instagram)
• BOISE FARMERS MARKET: "We are now taking orders for the BFM Winter Market Drive-Thru! Shop the online store now — Tuesday at 7 a.m. through Wednesday at 11 p.m. — then pickup at your chosen time on Saturday! More details under Winter Market Drive-thru!" (Instagram)

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