🌱 Tickets Sold Out + City Fishing + Boise Road Rage Video

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, John Braese, your host of the Boise Daily.

Someone in Idaho will soon be a millionaire, but if you do not already have your ticket, it will not be you. A local businesswoman has an innovative method to sell locally made goods, and local law enforcement is mourning the loss of one of their own. After you partake of turkey, you may wish to plan a fishing trip within a few miles of your house, and a local road rage encounter is sweeping across phones around the world.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 42 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. If you planned on starting the new year as a millionaire after winning the Idaho Lottery $1 Million Raffle, but forgot to purchase your ticket, you will still be poor after Jan. 1. KLIX radio's Benito Baeza confirms all 250,000 raffle tickets have been sold for the Dec. 29 drawing. (News Radio 1310 KLIX)
2. Vending machines are not just for candy or pop anymore. KIVI-TV's Karen Lehr spoke with a local woman operating a new business selling locally-made jewelry, stickers, toys, and items for shoppers of all ages. (6 On Your Side)
3. A local law enforcement icon has passed. CBS2 news staff report condolences are coming into the Garden City Police after it was learned Ike, a retired narcotics detection canine, passed. (Idaho News)
4. More steelhead, the fish, not the hockey team, have been added to the Boise River just in time for weekend fishing. KTVB-TV staff report Idaho Fish and Game released between 150-200 of the large trout right in downtown Boise. (KTVB.com)
5. LITE-FM's Mateo has the story of a road rage incident right here in Boise now making the rounds on the world wide web. The brawl takes place right here in Boise and after throwing blows for some time, is ended with a handshake. (liteonline.com)

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Today in Boise:

• Join Golden Eagle Audubon and the Wednesday Morning Birders for some slow birding at Wilson Springs Ponds in Nampa. Expect to see a wide variety of ducks in breeding plumage as well as wintering songbirds and possibly a few late migrants. This is a great opportunity for newer birders to review ducks at close range. The overall pace is slow so that everyone gets a chance to see and enjoy every bird. A few pairs of binoculars will be available if needed. All levels are welcome. (9 a.m.)
• The Idaho Humane Society will be closing early on the day before Thanksgiving at 3 p.m. If you have an animal emergency, please call police dispatch at (208) 377-6790 and they will contact Humane Officers. We will also be closed on Thanksgiving Day. We will reopen during regular business hours on Friday morning. (3 p.m.)
• The Household Hazardous Waste Collection site for Wednesday is Fire Station 12. (Noon)
• The Discovery Center of Idaho is excited to announce the arrival of the world-class exhibition, Exquisite Creatures, an artistic experience that unravels humanity’s intimate relationship with the natural world. (10:30 a.m.)
• At the Boise Rescue Mission’s annual Boise Thanksgiving Banquet on Wednesday, we will serve a turkey dinner with all the fixings and give out holiday food boxes to registered guests. (10:30 a.m.)

Boise Fact of the Day

Scott Turner of Boise holds the state record steelhead catch. Turner landed the monster sea-going trout on April 11 on the South Fork Clearwater. The fish measured 39.25 inches long — beating Samuel Brumbaugh's previously held record by 1.25 inches.

Boise Patch Notebook

• #BoiseBucketList: "🌟 Winter Garden Aglow @idahobotanicalgarden is celebrating its 25th year. For those new to Boise, Winter Garden aGlow is a magical display of lights and decorations through the Garden." (Instagram)
• Idaho Humane Society: "Last week, we adopted 182 animals into their forever homes: 103 cats, 67 dogs, 4 rats, 3 rabbits, 2 sheep, 1 goat, 1 ferret and 1 mouse. Gizmo (in the middle) is one of the animals who found her new family." (Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Wasden’s campaign announced the move Monday morning. He’s already Idaho’s longest-serving attorney general. An attorney general does not provide their clients or their state any value by giving them the legal counsel they want to hear." (Facebook)
• Radio Boise: "Here are the Top 10 Most-Played from this past week. Check out these groovy tunes!" (Instagram)
• Boise Weekly: "The state of food insecurity in Idaho and the future of nutrition assistance The 2021 Map the Meal Gap, a collection of data in map form estimating where the United States will be in terms of food insecurity in the near future." (Instagram)

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