The Chick-fil-A restaurants in Boise and Meridian will host a “Spirit Day” Thursday for the Idaho Humane Society during regular business hours. When customers mention the Idaho Humane Society at the register, 10 percent of sales will go to the…
The Chick-fil-A restaurants in Boise and Meridian will host a “Spirit Day” Thursday for the Idaho Humane Society during regular business hours. When customers mention the Idaho Humane Society at the register, 10 percent of sales will go to the…
Jani and Bob Berdahl, parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, will speak at a ceremony to honor their son Saturday. June 30 marks Bergdahl’s fourth year as a prisoner of war. A procession of 500 motorcycles — including members of Rolling…
Kendra Noneman, 2013 Eh Capa 4-H president, wanted the community to know about a generous donation to the Ada County Friends of 4-H Fund. Here’s what she said: “Eagle Rodeo Board President Tracy Baggerly awarded $1,000 to the Ada County…
The carnival at last year’s Meridian Dairy Days was cancelled due to a failed electrical inspection. Inland Empire Shows Inc. isn’t back this year. The Payette-based Funtime Carnival Co. was setting up Monday. Temperatures soared into the 90s, and workers…
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge in Canyon County is hosting three family events this weekend. Bird watching: Friday, June 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. Refuge volunteers will lead activities for kids and families to learn about local birds and…
This weekend was perfect for floating the river — Saturday reached a high of 85, and Sunday topped that with a high of 92. The hot weather will stick around for Monday and Tuesday, when highs will be in the…
Idaho Statesman columnist Tim Woodward’s love letter to Idaho won an Emmy Saturday. “Idaho, the movie” won an Emmy for best documentary-cultural. In his column in November, Woodward said Wide Eye Productions came up with the idea for “Idaho, the Movie”…
One day before elections in Iran, protesters gathered Thursday outside Iranian embassies around the world. Protesters called for Iran to release Boise Pastor Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned in September. He was convicted in January of “threatening the national security…
The public is invited to a flag retirement ceremony at Lakeview Park at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 14. The ceremony will be in the Maple Grove section of the park, near the horseshoe pits and Army tank. The ceremony…
North Star Charter School, which faced heavy debt earlier this year, has enough resources to pay its bills for this year and run the school in 2013-2014, school officials say. But North Star must still convince the Meridian School Board,…
