🌱 Monday Lockdowns + Tombstone Wreaths + Christmas Adoptions

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 the community today. Today you'll learn about these stories and more...

• The outlook for our reservoirs to fill for both agriculture and recreational uses is looking good.
• New offices for the City of Boise may soon sit on filled in sewer lagoons.
• A fight involving possible weapons resulted in the lockdown of three Boise schools.

But first, today's weather:

A bit of p.m. snow, up to 1 inch. High: 35 Low: 32.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. Apparently, the holiday spirit did not extend to a few Boise youth. KTVB-TV staff report three Boise schools went into lockdown Monday afternoon after a fight at a local park. Fairmont Junior High School, Morley Nelson Elementary and St. Mark's Catholic School were placed on lockdown while police investigated the incident. Police were called to the park on South Aurora Drive to a fight"involving juveniles and possible weapons." Three juveniles were arrested, and the lockdown was lifted at 1:20 p.m. (ktvb)
2. The snow keeps coming down and the outlook for a drought continues to improve. Boise State Public Radio's James Dawson speaks with Josh Smith, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Boise. Much of the mountains are currently at 160 percent to 190 percent of normal precipitation and the most recent climate seasonal forecast anticipates above-average precipitation across much of the state through March 31. (Boise State Public Radio)
3. Yeti, Tucker and Ritz would love to spend Christmas at your house. Boise Patch offers up some local pets up for adoption and looking to spend Christmas morning with your family. (Boise Patch)
4. Joining the holiday spirit is the Idaho State Veteran Cemetery. CBS2 news reporter Marcos Guadarrama reports 2,600 wreaths were recently placed on tombstones in Boise as part of 'Wreaths across America.' Volunteers placed the wreaths out over the weekend and the wreaths are made possible by donations as well as truckers who donate their time to distribute the wreaths across the country. (Idaho News)
5. Imagine showing up to work to find your office may be moved to an abandoned sewer lagoon. BoiseDev editor Don Day reports the City of Boise is preparing to consolidate its parks and recreation facilities to a new consolidated location near the Boise Airport on a site of decommissioned sewer lagoons. The project calls for new offices, shops, storage, and wash bay buildings. (boisedev.com)

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Today in Boise:

• Joins others at the Boise Public Library for Music and Movement. (10:30 AM)
• The public is invited as the City of Boise holds a Hillside Work Session meeting Tuesday morning. (11:00 AM)
• The Household Hazardous Waste Collection site for Tuesday is the Wright United Church of Christ. (Noon)
• The Capital High School band, choir and orchestra will join together for a combined Winter Concert Tuesday evening. (7:00 PM)
• The Curse of Toothless Willie takes to the stage Tuesday evening. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Well, this is a rarity. Our weather balloon is projected to land just west of Idaho Falls this eve! That's nearly 200 miles away. Since tracking began on sondehub.org, our flight has only made it farther twice before." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Idaho Botanical Garden: "Santa will be at Winter Garden aGlow this Wednesday (21st) and Thursday (22nd)! These two days are your last chance to visit Santa at the Garden. If you haven't gotten tickets yet — be sure to pick the right date to see Ol' Saint Nick." (Idaho Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Founder and chief baker of Acme Bakeshop, Michael Runsvold, probably 'kneads' a break since he usually starts his day in the early morning hours." (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)
• Montessori Academy: "#MontessoriMonday: #Montessorimath alone makes it worth it to send your child to our school! Starting in preschool, #montessorikids learn about place value and the four operations of arithmetic into the thousands." (Montessori Academy via Facebook)

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— John Braese

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