🌱 Gebert's Service + New Kit Kat + Comic Con Photos

Happy Monday, people of Boise! Here are the most important things happening around town today.

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Boise Daily. Boise Patch joins with the rest of Boise as Larry Gebert is laid to rest on Tuesday. Details of his funeral are included in today's newsletter. A favorite candy bar is releasing a new flavor and we urge you to consider joining an open board position for the city. Our local hockey team is filling the seats and grab a look at our local Comic-Con.

First, today's weather:

Showers of rain and snow. High: 47 Low: 30.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. The funeral for local meteorologist Larry Gebert of Channel 7 has been set for Tuesday, April 12. KTVB-TV announced the public is invited and the service will be live streamed for those unable to attend in person. (KTVB)
2. You can "break me off a piece of that Kit Kat" blueberry muffin bar. Taste of Home's Melany Love announces the candy bar announced blueberry muffin as the new flavor beginning this month. (tasteofhome)
3. The City of Boise currently has two openings on the Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee and one opening on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Boise Patch provides information on the openings and how to apply. (Boise Patch)
4. If you are an avid fan of the Idaho Steelheads, apparently you are not alone. BoiseDev's Autum Robertson reports our local hockey team averages almost 5,000 fans each game and the organization has plans to continue keeping fans coming and cheering. (boisedev)
5. Expo Idaho was filled Saturday with a variety of characters as Gem State Comic-Con welcomed fans, vendors and celebrity guests. Also on hand was CBS2 photographer Josh Hemmert, offering 139 photos of the day's activities. (idahonews)

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Today in Boise:

• The Capital High School girls golf team will take to the links at the The River Club on Monday to meet a number of opponents. (1 p.m.)
• The City Council of Garden City will meet Monday evening. (6 p.m.)
• The Garden City Chamber of Commerce will convene for a meeting on Monday. (6 p.m.)
• The Outings Team of the Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club will meet on Monday. (7 p.m.)
• The Household Hazard Waste Collection site for Monday is Meridian Republic Services. (Noon)

From my notebook:

• Boise State University: "Bronco Day 2022 was an incredible success! Approximately 3,000 prospective students, #futurebroncos, #officialbroncos and their guests visited campus today for tours, workshops, exploration and the ultimate Bronco experience." (Instagram)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Significant mountain #snow likely beginning Sunday evening and continuing through at least Tuesday. Snow is forecast down to the valley floors especially for Tuesday morning during the commute time! Stay tuned to the forecast!" (Facebook)
• Boise Police Department: "Building Diversity, Strengthening our Communities. That was the title of the important work happening last week at the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs Idaho Law-Enforcement conference." (Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "ICYMI: Chief Justice Richard Bevan announced the stay late Friday afternoon as part of a move to give the state’s attorneys more time to address a challenge from a regional Planned Parenthood branch that filed the lawsuit in March." (Facebook)
• Boise Hive: "Live at the Hive - Featuring Ryker Lee, Ishan & CDC of Defying Deities and Loose Tobacco Broadcasting live from historic Boise Hive in Boise, ID" (Facebook)

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