🌱 Pizzuto Hearing + The ! Remains + Split Vote For Idaho

Hello all! John Braese here with your fresh copy of the Boise Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

Welcome to the Sunday edition of the Boise Daily. We start with the fate of death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto and a Monday hearing. The welcoming city of Boise will celebrate refugees and our local library will soon sport new signs. Residents of Boise have used geothermal water for years and Idaho's delegation in Washington had a rare disagreement in their voting.

First, today's weather:

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm. High: 70 Low: 47.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. The Idaho Supreme Court will convene Monday to hear the state's appeal on death row inmate, Gerald Pizzuto. Pizzuto, convicted of four murders, had his death sentence commuted to a life sentence by the Idaho Parole Board. KMVT News Staff report Governor Brad Little rejected the board's decision resulting in the Monday hearing by the Idaho Supreme Court. (KMVT)
2. Boise is home to a number of refugees from around the world and on June 18, all of Boise can celebrate the different heritages in our city. CBS2 reporter Marcos Guadarrama writes the downtown area will be home to World Refugee Day with food vendors representing countries around the world, dance performances and a ceremony for our new residents who have recently received their citizenship. (Idaho News)
3. The original Library! sign on the main branch of our library was first installed in 1995. BoiseDev editor Don Day reports new signage will be installed, keeping the famous !, an idea first brought to the city by the then-owner of Flying Pie Pizza. (boisedev)
4. Generations of Boise residents have used a natural source to melt sidewalks, provide heat for homes and businesses and used in local swimming pools. Writing for Parks and Recreation Business, Bonnie Shelton highlights Boise's geothermal resource. Dating back to Native Americans, Boise uses about 300-million gallons pumped through 20 miles of pipes to approximately 90 buildings to be used as a heat source. (parksandrecbusiness)
5. Idaho's all-Republican delegation recently disagreed in a vote to send aid to Ukraine. The Idaho Capital Sun carries a guest column by Chuck Malloy explaining the split among a group usually voting as a block on every piece of legislation. The four all stated support for the people of Ukraine, but differed on their votes for a number of reasons. (idahocapitalsun)

Today in Boise:

• The Boise Little Theater presents "Puff" with a Sunday showtime. (Noon)
• The Revolution Concert House will hold a Mimosa Festival Sunday.(Noon)
• Expo Idaho announced the Boise Parktacular will be moved inside due to the weather threat, but still kick off Sunday. (1:00 PM)
• Watson's Mystery Cafe and Spirits presents the show, Murder By Design, Sunday evening. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Rain will increase over the weekend, especially Sunday, as an atmospheric river impacts the region. Here are the probabilities for rainfall, and the potential 48-hour rainfall totals from Saturday into Monday morning." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "Just hanging out with Clover, the Linne's two-toed sloth. Sloths spend almost their entire lives upside down: eating, sleeping, mating, and giving birth." (Zoo Boise via Facebook)
• Radio Boise: "Ever wondered what classic rock radio might sound like without the influence of algorithms and shareholder meetings? Here in the alternate KRBX universe, we call it High, Wild & Free. Light up your Friday night at 11pm." (Radio Boise via Instagram)
• Boise Art Museum: "Visit BAM today to be among the first to see our new exhibition, “Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance.” The exhibition features recent works, by painter and fiber artist Stephen Towns, that explore the American dream." (Boise Art Museum via Instagram)
• Boise Little Theater: "If you've had a chance to come see our show, take a guess at who's wand is who's!⁠ ⁠ Making the audience laugh is our cast's favorite part of being on the "Puffs" stage!" (Boise Little Theater via Instagram)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Tom Matus learned to make decoys using white pine and other locally harvested woods. He built models of more than 40 species of waterfowl and created a community of carvers and hunters, who now join him in the shop and out in the field." (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)

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