🌱 Execution Drug Debate + Dotty Clark Race + Fountain Removal

Rise and shine, Boise! Let's get this Saturday started off right. Here's everything you need to know today in Boise.

You made it to the weekend and the Boise Daily is ready to start off your Saturday. The Idaho Legislature is pushing forward with a bill hiding information related to execution drugs. The Dotty Clark Memorial Race gathered local youth skiers to Bogus Basin, and the old Roosevelt Market is seeing new plans. A local park's fountain will be gone by the end of the month, and the Boise Daily provides you with instructions on how to order off a local restaurant's "secret menu."

First, today's weather:

Turning out cloudy. High: 58 Low: 31.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. Idaho taxpayers will not have access to know who manufactured the drugs used in our state's next execution, according to an article authored by the Idaho Capital Sun's Clark Corbin. After testimony by Idaho Department of Correction Director Josh Tewalt arguing his department is unable to secure the necessary drugs, a bill is headed to the House of Representatives that will prevent the disclosure of any person or company who “compounds, synthesizes, tests, sells, supplies, manufactures, stores, transports, procures, dispenses, or prescribes the chemicals or substances for use in an execution or that provides the medical supplies or medical equipment for the execution process.” (idahocapitalsun)
2. The slopes of Bogus Basin were filled with high school and middle school athletes for the 62nd year as the Dotty Clark Memorial Race took place Thursday and Friday. KIVI-TV's Steve Dent spoke with some of the participants who are relieved the race was on after a one-year hiatus. (kivitv)
3. An iconic Boise little store may soon see a new future. BoiseDev editor Don Day reports the Roosevelt Market has been identified as a new project by Elizabeth and David Rex, Boise residents and owners of The Wylder in downtown Boise and Certified Kitchen and Bakery in Hyde Park. The Wylder teased plans for the building with a not-so-subtle post on Instagram showing a large portion of the Roosevelt Market sign. (boisedev)
4. The old Ann Morrison Park fountain will be a thing of the past by the end of the month. KTVB-TV's Doug Petcash spoke with Boise Parks and Recreation Department Director Doug Holloway on the removal of the fountain and the plans for the replacement. (ktvb)
5. Like many followers of the Boise Daily, I was unaware Dairy Queen has a "secret menu." You can walk into any Boise Dairy Queen and order a Jack and Jill Sundae, a favorite from the '60s. Taste of Home's Melany Love explains how to order this treat, plus others like a Double Fudge Frozen Hot Chocolate. (tasteofhome)

Today in Boise:

• The Boise Philharmonic presents Spirit & Grace at the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. (7:30 p.m.)
• Meet face to face with wedding professionals and find everything you need in one place. View exhibits filled with great wedding ideas, wedding products, and more. The Idaho Dream Wedding Expo is your opportunity to turn your likes and pins into reality. (10 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Boise State University: "First-year music education student Gabrielle Bolton loves music. She performs covers in her residence hall, and excitedly talks about the impact of music in her life and the world." (Instagram)
• Idaho Humane Society: "Are you, or someone you know, a teacher or a parent who homeschools? Have you heard of our Rodent Rescuers program? It is a 4-week foster program that allows elementary classrooms to foster one of our small animals." (Facebook)
• Boise Parks and Recreation: "There are 30 days until spring! This weekend’s forecast is a welcomed tease. Happy Friday, Boise. @thomg57" (Instagram)
• Zoo Boise: "Happy birthday month to Zoo Boise’s ambassador hedgehog Daisy Cupcake and Director of Education Tierney. Tierney enjoys working with Daisy Cupcake and eating red velvet cupcakes. What’s your favorite kind of cupcake?" (Facebook)
• Boise Weekly: "Senate Bill 1309: Idaho Women May Lose Access to Abortions After Six Weeks. Idaho's Senate Bill 1309, legislation that restricts women's access to an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, passed a senate committee Thursday." (Instagram)

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