Spirit Of Boise + No School Masks + New Oreos

Happy Tuesday, Boise! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today.

The Boise Daily offers you news both serious and on the light side. To start with tasty news, Oreo has two new flavors-comment back to us on what you think of them. Scott Spencer, a family friend to me, will be honored at the upcoming balloon festival. The Bantu community is looking for answers from the city and no masks will be required this upcoming fall. Enjoy what I have prepared for you and again, are the new Oreos flavors you will purchase?

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 103, low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. A highlight of living in Boise returns as the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic returns with a memorial to Scott Spencer. The staff of KIVI-TV report the celebration will include the Nite Glow along with daily launches and a special tribute to Spencer, the Balloon Classic founder. (6 On Your Side)
2. Carolyn Komatsoulis (Idaho Press) reports for KTVB-TV that the Bantu community is meeting with Boise leaders and are planning protests after a police shooting of Mohamud Hassan Mkoma by officers June 27. (KTVB.com)
3. The driver of a stolen moving van, originally reported as a possible intoxicated driver, was shot by Boise Police after a pursuit near Overland Road. (Boise Patch)
4. Students in the Boise School District will return back to the classrooms in the fall without masks if the vote by trustees goes as expected on Monday evening. James Dawson of the Boise State Public Radio reports on what we can expect come the first day back to school. (Boise State Public Radio)
5. And to wrap this up, a little good news for your taste buds. Sarra Sedghi, writing for Food & Wine, informs us of two seasonal Oreo flavors. The dunkable cookies will soon hit the shelves in Salted Caramel Brownie and Apple Cider Donut flavors. (FoodandWine)

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Today in Boise

• The Idaho Nonprofit Center will hold a regional roundtable regarding Data-Driven Impact & Story Telling on Tuesday. The link can be found here.
• The Children's Home Society of Idaho will hold a Peer Youth Group - A Group For Her - Ages 13-16 on Tuesday. (2:30 p.m.)
• The first meeting of the Shelter Better Task Force, organized by the City of Boise, will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday starting at 10 a.m. The agenda for meeting can be found here and to participate virtually, click here. To learn more about the task force, see here.
• The Bowler Park dedication and ribbon cutting occurs Tuesday at 11 a.m. A short ceremony will begin with remarks from project partners. The ceremony will take place just south of the parking lot near the skate/scooter plaza. Bowler Park includes a variety of amenities including a fenced dog park, skate/scooter plaza, bocce ball courts, playground and more.
• The Household Hazardous Waste Collection for Tuesday takes place at the Cole and Ustick Library starting at noon.
• The Boise City Council Meeting starts at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the Council chambers. The agenda for the meeting can be found here.

Boise Patch Notebook

• Boise State Public Radio: "At St. Luke's, 80 percent of the staff have received at least one dose." (Facebook)
• Idaho Humane Society: "Last week, we adopted 145 animals into their forever homes: 87 cats (64 kittens,) 48 dogs, 8 parakeets, 1 rabbit." (Facebook)
• #BoiseBucketList: " 70K PROMO SALE Happy Monday! We can’t believe it, but @boise_bucketlist has hit another milestone." (Instagram)
• Radio Boise: "These were the 10 most-played albums and tracks on Radio Boise for the week that was." (Instagram)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Here's the latest smoke model forecast from the HRRR. This is total smoke, as opposed to just smoke near the surface." (Facebook)
• From Boise: "Only 1 week left in the @boisetrailschallenge! 30 days, 94 trails, 170 miles. More than 1,000 people took the challenge." (Instagram)
• #BoiseBucketList: " THE BOISE BOY @tonygs_crave Boise Boy is a hometown fav." (Instagram)
• Radio Boise: "Tune in to Krush Korner tonight (10 p.m.) for a guest appearance from the @earthlings_ent crew!" (Instagram)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Visibility and air quality have taken a hit the past couple of hours for the Treasure Valley as additional smoke moves in." (Facebook)
• Idaho Humane Society: "Here is a "Happy Tails" about how wonderful adopting a bonded pair of cats can be." (Facebook)

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— John Braese

About me: Welcome to the Boise edition of patch.com. I am the community editor in this exciting endeavor for the Boise area. I was born and grew up in Boise, attending Bishop Kelly High School before graduating from Borah High School more than a few years ago. I have seen Boise grow substantially in the last few years, but still maintain my hometown appeal. I want to hear about what is important to you and the stories you wish to see on patch.com. Feel free to reach out to me via email at john.braese@patch.com or drop me a phone call or text at (208) 954-9585.