🌱 Holiday Horse Gift + Pricey Boise Condo + Warming Shelter

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know around town today.

The Boise Daily is back with you for the beginning of a work week after the holiday weekend. Boise Fire worked the holiday weekend, extinguishing a trailer. A local girl has a new friend for the holidays and we offer some free plans for New Year's Eve. If you have some extra cash, New Year's Eve could be spent in a Boise condo with great views and for those with not that much green in their wallet, a temporary warming shelter is open in the capital city.

First, today's weather:

A little morning snow. High: 32 Low: 16.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. The Boise Fire Department was busy Christmas Eve putting out a trailer fire. CBS2 news staff report the fire, located at the 6400 block of S. Bruno Ave, reported no injuries. (Idaho News)
2. A local 9-year-old girl spent the holidays with a very special present gifted to her by Make-A-Wish Idaho. KIVI-TV's Isabella Bright speaks with Addie Farley, a horse lover and new owner of Pablo, a four-year-old appaloosa and new partner in Farley's riding lessons. (kivitv)
3. If you have not yet made plans for New Year's Eve, some tickets to Wahooz may be in your future. Michelle Heart and LITE-FM is looking to give away a pair of Wahooz Ultimate Unlimited VIP passes. (liteonline.com)
4. A cool $1.8 million will provide you with great views of downtown Boise. KIDO-AM's Nikki West provides a tour of a condo sitting on the top of the Grove. The price tag includes two master suites, a guest suite, a sitting room, and an expansive chef's kitchen, all with the immaculate views of the city. (KIDO)
5. A group of non-profits came together and provided a temporary warming shelter as demand continues to increase during the cold months. KTVB-TV's Andrew Baertlein speaks with a user of the shelter on how living on the streets of Boise is tough during the winter months. (KTVB)

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Today in Boise:

• Get out of the cold and join the Boise Watershed for some fun Winter themed crafts and activities. Enjoy a yummy cup of hot cocoa and then explore our Exhibit Hall and complete a fun snowflake scavenger hunt! (10 am)
• The Garden City City Council will meet Monday evening. (6 pm)
• Boise's Historic Preservation Commission will hold a meeting Monday evening. (6 pm)
• Boise Environmental Education offers a Winter Drop-In Program on Monday. (10 am)

Boise Fact of the Day:

The Appaloosa breed became the state horse in 1975 following an introduction to the Legislature by sixth grade students from Eagle, Idaho.

From my notebook:

• Radio Boise: "The Radio Boise crew wishes you the happiest of holidays. Have fun, be safe, and as always, keep tuning in!" (Instagram)
• Boise Hive: "Wishing you all peace, love, and music this holiday" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Wilderness Ranch: "Want to give a big shout out to those that helped my niece make it up the hill to mores creek circle let night !!! - She was coming up to spend Xmas eve. Thank you. Awesome neighbors and just plain awesome folks who live up here." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Columbia Village: "Missing: please help 208-781-0655 - Old dog needs medicine, please take a look for her. She is my heart!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Linda Vista-Kimball-Dalton: "Looking for a new snow removal company. - My guy retired last year. I have a gravel driveway. Anyone in the business want to give me a bid?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Boise Village: "Quadcopter drone is lost - My little boy was gifted a quadcopter drone for Christmas and on his first attempt to pilot the drone the wind overtook it and flew somewhere to the south of Manitou Park, close to the canal." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Maple Grove - Franklin: "My grandmas dog Got out of the fence on overland/ash park/Dorian/penninger area near Walmart. - It is a small male looks like a shitzu but it’s a laso apso. His name is Muskit. Brown colors. He is about 6lbs with a purple color." (Nextdoor)

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