🌱 Boise Roadshow Visit + 3,000 Siblings + New Blizzard Flavors

Hello, everybody! It's me, John Braese, your host of the Boise Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town these days. Let's have at it...

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Boise Daily. We start with the news you need with several Boise residents will soon be on television showing their treasures. A Meridian woman is finding new siblings and may have 3,000 brothers and sisters out there. We provide you a host of home open houses and a school on the bench will soon offer more than school hours. Finally, Boise Dairy Queen locations have a new summer menu of Blizzards.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 81 Low: 55.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. Boise residents were able to bring their grandmother's jewelry and that yard sale find to the Idaho Botanical Garden on Tuesday, May 31. KIVI-TV's Roland Beres was also on hand as the popular PBS show, The Antiques Roadshow, made a stop in Boise. Footage from the Boise visit will create three episodes for airing on public television sometime next year. (Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls)
2. Growing up in a large family in the Treasure Valley is not that uncommon, but a Meridian woman has discovered she has 67 siblings, and the list continues to grow. KTVB-TV's Brenda Rodriguez speaks with Nichole Mclendon and her recent discovery of finding a growing number of siblings due to being donor conceived. Mclendon still has some work to do as the agency estimates there are about 3,000 siblings related to her. (KTVB)
3. After our horrible weekend of rain and wind, the pleasant weather has returned and makes this a great time to get out and take a gander at five new homes on the market, courtesy of Boise Patch. The listing this week includes a north end charmer to a monster 4 beds and 3 baths house ready for the family. (Boise Patch)
4. Although kids have no interest in hearing this next story, school reopens in August and a Boise bench school will offer a new after-school community center. BoiseDev reporter Anna Daly reports Hillcrest Elementary will host 30 to 40 students after school at Hillcrest Kid City. The program will be a free program and offer homework assistance and snacks courtesy of the Boise Parks and Recreation Department. (BoiseDev)
5. The local Dairy Queen restaurants are hoping your summer plans include gummy worms, salted caramel pieces, cotton candy, Girl Scout cookies, Drumsticks, and cherry chunks. Taste of Home's Amrita Thakkar introduces the summer menu of Dairy Queen's Blizzards, available for a limited time only. Six Blizzards are out there and waiting for you. (tasteofhome)

Today in Boise:

• The Canals Connect Community Coalition will meet Thursday to discuss how to utilize irrigation passages in Boise for recreational purposes. (Noon)
• The Buy Idaho crew presents Concert in the Courtyard Thursday with all proceeds benefiting the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Idaho. (4 p.m.)
• The Idaho Humanities Council presents a two-part web series on the changing face of media and why media is now seen as polarizing. (5 p.m.)
• Watson's Mystery Cafe and Spirits holds a Patsy Cline Tribute Concert Thursday evening. (6 p.m.)
• Boise's Town Square Mall presents Cirque Italia Water Circus with a look back at the 1950s. (9:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Zoo Boise: "Happy 12th birthday to our newest resident, Akasha! In lieu of b-day or housewarming presents, visit Zoo Boise's Amur tiger and wish her well in her luxurious ReTIGERment Home." (Facebook)
• Visit Boise: "Let's forget about the rainy weekend and get back to our regular scheduled programming: sunshine and wildflowers: @i.am.optimus.prime #visitboise #boisefoothills #springinboise #springweather #aprilshowersbringmayflowers." (Instagram)
• Boise Fire Department: "We are all anxiously awaiting summer but remember, the Boise River can be a dangerous place to recreate. The river is extremely cold and many hazards have not yet been mitigated for float season." (Facebook)
• Boise Parks and Recreation: "Plants in our pollinator gardens are blooming across Boise. There are over 400 hundred pollinator species in Idaho, consisting of both managed and non-managed bee species, butterflies and moths, beetles and flies." (Instagram)
• Idaho Shakespeare Festival: "Time is running out. The weather looks great this week, and so do the seats! https://idahoshakespeare.org/" (Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— 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.

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