🌱 Boise Parolee Arrest + Bronco Soccer Camp + Take Back Idaho

Happy Friday, people of Boise! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Boise today.

Before we highlight today's stories, a question for our readers-what is your family's tradition on Christmas Eve, one present, no presents, something else? The Boise Daily opens today with a story not making much sense. A child is dead in Boise and a Boise man sits in jail, charged. The Boise Daily has an idea for the soccer player in your family and a new group has formed to take back the Idaho Legislature. Finally, if you are in the mood for a Bloody Mary, we tell you where to find the best one.

First, today's weather:

A rain or snow shower. High: 43 Low: 33.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. There are times we, like you, read a story and it ends with more questions than answers. CBS2 news staff, along with other local media outlets, reported the death of a 94-year-old man from Eagle dying in an auto accident in the early evening hours Wednesday. The vehicle flipped 9.5 miles up Bogus Basin Road with the sole occupant dead at the scene. The story is straight forward, but begs for answers to questions we all ask. Why would a man from Eagle be that far up a road to a ski area at that time of night at his advanced age? Was he planning on some night skiing or picking up someone or driving a snowy, narrow road for reasons not related to our local ski area? Sometimes, the facts of a story just don't add up. (Idaho News)
2. A Boise man, out of prison and on parole, has been charged with felony injury to a child in connection with the death of his infant daughter. Kody Durfee's 10-day-old daughter died the night of Dec. 15 at a home in the area of Desert Avenue and South Cole Road. (Boise Patch)
3. If part of your child's Christmas gifts included a new soccer ball or goalie gloves, Bronco Sports has an idea how to break in those new presents. Registration for Boise State Women's Soccer Winter Finishing and Goalkeeping Academy is now open. (broncosports.com)
4. A new political action committee has been formed with an emphasis on ousting extremists from the Idaho Legislature. The Idaho Capital Sun's Clark Corbin introduces Take Back Idaho, a group of former Idaho government, business and agriculture leaders supporting candidates who support schools and public education. (idahocapitalsun)
5. An alternative to eggnog on Christmas Eve could be a Bloody Mary. LITE-FM's Nikki West provides a guide to where to get the best Bloody Mary's in the valley. (liteonline)

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Today in Boise:

• The Idaho Humane Society will be closing early on Christmas Eve. If you have an animal emergency, please call police dispatch at (208) 377-6790 and they will contact Humane Officers. (3 pm)

Fact of the Day:

Mary Tudor, or Mary I of England, was a fascinating woman and is remembered for the hundreds of Protestants she murdered in the name of Catholicism. This is how she got her nickname "Bloody Mary." She died on November 17, 1558. It also believed that the Bloody Mary drink is named for her.

From my notebook:

• Boise Police Department: "First responders lit up the streets outside St. Luke's Children's Hospital tonight as a show of support for the patients staying there this holiday season. We also gave patients their own flashlights to shine or wave back from their window." (Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Significant mountain snowfall is expected Thursday thru early next week, likely impacting holiday travel. Gusty winds across the region today." (Facebook)
• From Boise: "The curious life of James Castle.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ James Castle was a deaf artist who lived and worked in Boise, Idaho from 1931-1977. He was a self-taught artist who used found and homemade materials for his art." (Instagram)
• Downtown Boise Association: "Congrats to our Winter Window Walk winners: 1st @robertcomstockfashion 2nd @hamptonboise 3rd @hiltongardeninn And DBA staff pick: @repopgifts Thank you to all who shopped downtown and voted." (Instagram)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Our audience loves a good book. This year, Idaho Matters brought you lots of new author interviews to satisfy the book worm in all of us. One very special interview was with Pulitzer-prize-winning author Anthony Doerr." (Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "With all the celebrations happening this season, we’d also like to celebrate anteater McCauley and Zookeeper Nicole’s birthday! Even though they share a birthday, they don’t share the same tastes." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North End East: "Looking for a dog walker - Hello, I’m wondering if anyone on here would like to walk, play with, and help teach good manners to Avery, my 7 month old lab/airdale puppy?" (Nextdoor)

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