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In today's newsletter:

  • Where and when Nampa residents can recycle their Christmas trees this year
  • How Nampa firefighters keep family holiday traditions alive on shift
  • Nampa and Mountain Home families remember veteran George Harvey Guertin

Also on today's calendar: New Nothing Bundt Cakes Hosts Community Appreciation Days.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 58 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 51, low: 37.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nampa, Meridian announce dates for Christmas tree recycling (ktvb.com) — Nampa residents can recycle their real Christmas trees for free at Kohlerlawn Cemetery from Friday through January 16, with trees turned into mulch for local parks and trails. Drop-offs run 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and trees must be free of stands, lights, and decorations. Meridian residents also get curbside and drop-off options on specific dates.
   

• Nampa firefighters find creative ways to keep holiday traditions alive while on duty (kivitv.com) — Nampa firefighters are spending this holiday week on duty, keeping up training while finding creative ways to include their families at the stations. Crews describe swapping shifts so coworkers with young children can enjoy key moments at home, sharing big communal meals, and even preparing to put a new fire engine into service at Station 6 in early January.
   

• George Harvey Guertin (mountainhomenews.com) — Longtime Idahoan and Air Force veteran George Harvey Guertin has died at 95, leaving family that includes a daughter living in Nampa. His life spanned wartime service as a medic, decades in civil service, and deep family roots across Idaho, with a private service planned later and his ashes to rest at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
   

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  • At first I was torn wether to share this or not but the more I procrastinated the more intence the feeling that someone needed to hear that God really does listen and his Son is always guiding us and always has the best intentions for our lives.
    I hope this message helps the person or person’s that need to hear of his love. God bless and Merry Christmas.  Giving Thanks These last two years… (Nextdoor Midland and Iowa)
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    I help her out with what I can, she moved here in March and is a disabled shut in so she doesn’t have much support. Is anyone willing to help me just… (Nextdoor Monarch)
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Caldwell

  • Caldwell fire department advances $20 million expansion to serve growing community (kivitv.com)
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  • Guest Columnist Brian Almon: Did DOGE Get the Job Done? (pocatellochubbuckobserver.com)

Meridian

  • 78-year-old pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Meridian (idahonews.com)
  • $20,000 matching gift to double donations at Meridian's Giving Machines (idahonews.com)
  • Desmond Bane delivers on both ends as Magic top Blazers (idahostatesman.com)

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