🌱 Teacher Honored + Vaughan Update + Pencils Fill Beard

Happy Monday, people of Boise! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

Another Monday is upon us and the Boise Daily is here to greet your day. A local teacher has received a prestigious state honor while a former governor has authored a new book. We provide an update on a missing boy and look at a proposed new business complex. Finally, how many pencils can you place in your beard?

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. A West Ada alternative school teacher was recently named Idaho's 2022 Teacher of the Year. IdahoEdNews reporter Sami Edge speaks with Todd Knight on his award and his career at Crossroads Middle School. (IdahoEdNews)
2. KIVI-TV's Don Nelson sat down and spoke with Idaho former Governor Phil Batt. Nelson and Batt discuss politics, Batt's new book and the clarinet, the governor's true love. (KIVI)
3. Meridian may soon have a new industrial park as a company has requested 122 acres near Black Cat Road be zoned and annexed.BoiseDev's Autumn Robertson provides a concept of the plan that includes offices and warehouses. (BoiseDev)
4. CBS2-TV staff provide an update on the missing Fruitland boy, Michael Joseph Vaughan. With harvest almost completed in the area and the fields now bare, there still is no leads in the boy missing since late July. (idahonews)
5. A Meridian man has added to his list of Guinness World Book of Records. KTVB's Shirah Matsuzawa reports Joel Strasser appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan recently to place 450 pencils in his beard, a new record. (KTVB)

Today in Boise:

• The Idaho Heritage Conference kicks off Monday at the Idaho State Museum. (5:00 a.m.)
• Join Golden Eagle Audubon for an afternoon at the Intermountain Bird Observatory's Hawk Watch on Lucky Peak! (1:00 p.m.)
• The Garden City Council will meet Monday evening. (6:00 p.m.)
• The Boise Historic Preservation Commission meetings are held in the Maryanne Jordan City Council Chambers on the 3rd floor of City Hall. Meetings start at 6:00 p.m. and are open to the public. The meeting's end time depends on the length of the agenda. (6:00 p.m.)
• The Household Hazardous Waste Collection site for Monday will be Meridian Republic Services located at 2130 W Franklin Road. (Noon)

Boise Fact of the Day

Philip Eugene Batt (born March 4, 1927) served as the 29th governor of Idaho from 1995 to 1999.

Boise Patch Notebook

• Boise Police Department: "Boise Police officers are looking for 16-year-old Caylee, who is believed to be an endangered runaway. She was last seen around 6pm at Borah Park, wearing a white and gray crop top, blue jeans and a purple backpack." (Facebook)
• Idaho Shakespeare Festival: "This season was truly the rainbow after the storm. Ever thanks for your support through that tempest. We can't wait to see you next season. Stay tuned for the 2022 Season announcement and Earlybird season tickets in early November!" (Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "It might look like penguin Bocelli is having a bad feather day, but he’s actually molting. Molting is a bird’s process of replacing its feathers. At Zoo Boise, the penguin molting season usually happens sometime between August and October." (Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Check out the mesmerizing swirl of this strong low pressure system headed for our region. This trough will spread rain showers (with light snow over 7000 ft!) over the Intermountain West on Tuesday, accompanied by breezy winds. #idwx #orwx" (Facebook)
• Radio Boise: "The perfect addition to any sleeve! Find one of your own near the Radioland stage." (Instagram)

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