🌱 Sad Anniversary + Eagle Attorney Uproar + Conversion Therapy

Good morning, Boise! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything going on today in town.

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Boise Daily. Thursday marked a sad day for a Fruitland family as their son has now been missing for six months. A pair of red pandas are enjoying their new enclosure at Zoo Boise and a local news source has created a stir with a story of an Eagle attorney. If a new bill passes, therapists would be prohibited from conversion therapy on youth and we let you know where the candidates are receiving financial assistance.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and chilly. High: 35 Low: 22.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. Thursday marked the six month mark since Michael Vaughn of Fruitland disappeared off the streets of Fruitland. KTVB-TV staff mark the date with a story updating the search and information the reward has grown to $52,206. (KTVB)
2. Ginger and Natasha are enjoying their new digs at Zoo Boise according to KIVI-TV's Kristen Skovira. The two red panda cubs have been moved to their own enclosure and are enjoying our winter weather. (6 On Your Side)
3. A story from BoiseDev senior reporter Margaret Carmel has picked up tremendous social media buzz, both positive and negative. The story involves an Eagle attorney stopped by an officer who said she appeared intoxicated, moments after a city council meeting she participated in last fall. Cherese McLain had a roughly 12-minute exchange with an Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy outside of Eagle City Hall, but was not arrested for public intoxication.
   She eventually accepted a ride home from a meeting attendee after both the deputy and the bystander convinced her she needed to be accompanied off the premise. (boisedev.com)
4. A bill introduced Thursday in the Idaho Legislature would ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ individuals under 18 according to a story by CBS2 news staff. Bill 483, sponsored by Rep. John McCrostie, bans any practice or treatment that seeks to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity. (idahonews)
5. It is nice to know where our candidates are receiving their money. The Idaho Capital Sun's Kelcie Mosely-Morris provides the most recent data on where the money is coming from in all Idaho's important races. (idahocapitalsun)

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Today in Boise:

• The High School Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge (HSIEC) is an annual program for Idaho high school students. HSIEC introduces participants to the heart of Idaho’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, teaches new startup concepts, and culminates in a pitch competition. (8 am)
• Art talk at Surel's Place and via Facebook Live. Sydnie Nislow is a sculptor by nature and Syd's new work deals with the concepts of stability, structure, balance and support. Nislow will share about the process and exhibit a work. (5:30 pm)
• Come watch the Boise State Gymnastics Team take on Southern Utah at ExtraMile Arena Friday evening. (7 pm)
• Bizet’s Carmen returns to The Morrison Center. Carmen is the hottest woman in all of Seville – a free spirit who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go get it. Tenor Joshua Dennis returns as Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of this fiery gypsy. (7:30 pm)
• The boys basketball squad of Capital High School will be cross town at Boise High School for a varsity matchup. (7:30 pm)

Boise Fact of the Day:

According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are less than 10,000 red pandas left in the world.

From my notebook:

• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Beautiful day above the inversion! #idwx #orwx" (Facebook)
• Boise Weekly: "“Idaho Liberty Dogs plan rally against tent city protest; Protesters respond with potluck” In response to the occupation, a local group called the Idaho Liberty Dogs has planned a rally on Saturday in opposition of tent cities." (Instagram)
• Idaho Humane Society: "These biscuits aren’t going to make themselves! Luke is looking for a telecommuting position in the biscuit industry. Adopt him today! https://idahohumanesociety.org/adopt/pets-details/" (Facebook)
• Boise Little Theater: "Mind the Gap! In honor of #TheatreThursday we bring you the show poster from "No Sex Please, We’re British" by Anthony Marriott & Alistair Foot was directed by Don Mummert at BLT in 1995." (Instagram)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Idaho lawmakers are struggling with how to structure a pay raise for state employees in the face of rising inflation. The legislative committee responsible for recommending any kind of salary bump for state workers punted on a decision." (Facebook)

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