🌱 Boise Redistricting + Wildfire Exhibit + Bundy Jail Sentence

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything worth knowing in Boise today.

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Boise Daily. The city is ready to unveil work completed on redistricting and is looking for citizen input. Fires have been a part of Idaho forever and now our local museum is highlighting this act of nature. Two stories involving our university's athletics program today including big plans for the future and a gymnastics team achieving a record score. Finally, we learn giving speeches does not constitute community service hours.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with some sun. High: 50 Low: 28.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. The City of Boise is ready to show the public the first draft for city council redistricting. City staff will show this first plan on April 12 during the scheduled council meeting and the public is invited to provide input. (Boise Patch)
2. Beginning Saturday, the Idaho State Museum opens a new exhibit highlighting the history of wildfires in the state. KTVB-TV staff received a sneak peek at the exhibit and provides the schedule for the museum. (KTVB.com)
3. Boise State University has some big plans for athletics. KIVI-TV's Meredith Spelbring reports on the school's announcement of expansion. Plans for the Athletics Master Village include a new varsity center, renovations to Albertson's Stadium, upgrades to the Arguinchona Basketball Complex, renovations to ExtraMile Arena, an Olympic Sports Arena, an indoor tennis complex, a future soccer complex, changes to Dona Larson Park and a relocation of beach volleyball. (KIVI)
4. Keeping with Boise State University sports news, The Aribiter's Nate Lunak highlights the school's gymnastics team recently broke a school record for highest team score while competing at the regional championships. The Broncos finished fourth in the second session. (arbiteronline)
5. If you are convicted of a crime and sentenced to community service, we now understand stumping for yourself on the campaign trail fails to meet the requirements of service. The Idaho Capital Sun's Ruth Brown writes Independent gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy was sentenced to 10 days in jail for failure to complete 40 hours of community service. During the hearing, Bundy argued his campaigning across the state should count towards the hours. Ada County Magistrate Judge Annie McDevitt disagreed. (idahocapitalsun)

Today in Boise:

• Boise State University is sponsoring Bronco Day, a chance for people interested in becoming students can meet current students and professors, explore labs and classrooms, and tour student housing and dining options. (10 a.m.)
• Boise's JUMP will hold a Film Maker Meetup on Saturday. (10 a.m.)
• The Spongebob Musical win continue a three-day run in Boise with a performance on Saturday. (1 p.m.)
• Guilty Pleasure, Boise's most joy-filled, old-school R&B, soul, shameless disco dance band, featuring the fabulous Mary Houston will take the stage at the Sandbar on Saturday. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Boise Parks and Recreation: "Spring in the Boise Foothills. We can’t wait until the arrowleaf balsamroot starts blooming along the trails! #tbt #boiseparks #ridgetorivers" (Instagram)
• Boise Fire Department: "Boise Fire’s Sr. Admin Specialist, Laurel Snight, along with Amy Fuller, Janny Wing, and Jacque Cole from Ada County Paramedics received the ACCESS Excellence Award!" (Facebook)
• Boise's Best Bites!: "The new @barbarianbrewingidaho is open. Tonight is a preview just for members of their beer club (which you need to join too btw). I’m enjoying 5 year flights of their Elixir of the Gods." (Instagram)
• Boise Weekly: "Library Friends hosts Spring Sale on April 8-10 With around four thousand books, from fantasy to contemporary literature, and many audiobooks, CDs and records, shoppers will have a lot to choose from at the Friends of the Boise Library," (Instagram)
• Boise State Public Radio: "The Senate has voted 53 to 47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court justice. When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court." (Facebook)

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— John Braese

About me: Welcome to the Boise edition of patch.com. I am the community editor in this exciting endeavor for the Boise area. I was born and grew up in Boise, attending Bishop Kelly High School before graduating from Borah High School more than a few years ago. I have seen Boise grow substantially in the last few years, but still maintain my hometown appeal. I want to hear about what is important to you and the stories you wish to see on patch.com. Feel free to reach out to me via email at john.braese@patch.com or drop me a phone call or text at 208 954-9585.