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August - Kids & Pets Issue It’s August already and while the slow, hot, days are still with us, I can feel the energy about to shift. Some of us are taking late-summer vacations, and others are preparing to send children (and teachers!) back to school. Did you know that the next two weeks are the biggest weeks for back-to-school shopping and preparation? The summers tend to progressively feel like they fly by the older we get, as do the years, but the simple pleasures of summer never get old. Although the routine of school for our children is often a welcome friend by the time August rolls around, it is generally a little bittersweet. It’s so exciting to see the buzz return to our area as young people so full of wonder and anticipation embark on yet another year of friends, studying, fun and learning. We’ve dedicated this issue to kids and pets. They both have a way of making us feel special and their loyalty and sense of wonder is always refreshing. In this issue, we are highlighting kids who are making a difference in our community. As summer comes to a close, we hope you are able to take some time to relax and spend time with the ones you love.
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Education Corner
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Local Limelight
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Our Town
Most people enthusiastically answer, “absolutely!” when asked if pets are a part of the family
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Idaho entrepreneur challenge gives leg-up to student enterprises
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1: Rachel Flichel recently honored as one of the 2022 CEOs of Influence in our community. 2: Three-sided, triangular, stainless-steel sculpture by Boise artist Matt Grover represents the three main tributaries to Boise River. 3: LEAP Housing team and community partners broke ground on an affordable housing project in Boise. 4: Old Idaho Penitentiary awarded Best Tour in the Treasure Valley in this year’s Idaho’s Best Awards! 5: Zoo Boise celebrated their annual Mother’s Day Brunch buffet breakfast, zookeeper talk, and special gifts. 6: San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets with Ballet Sun Valley Education Program Students. 7: Idaho Botanical Garden volunteers are the lifeblood of the Garden. Are you interested in volunteering?
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Boise Student Wins National Invention Award Daniel Kang, a first-grade student from Boise, Idaho placed 2nd among 68 award-winning K-12 inventors for his ingenuity at the seventh annual Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals. Daniel's invention, a high-tech watch called the Vibration Detection Sensor & Holographic Light Watch, helps children who are sometimes in danger of being hit by cars, bicycles, and e-scooters when they walk in the park or are walking in a parking lot in the dark. InventionConvention.org
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Bringing home a pet is a big responsibility. Lots of planning and consideration need to go into such a big decision. Millions of animals are surrendered to shelters every year and only a fraction of them are adopted. More and more, shelters are working to open their doors to animals, and to create a comfortable environment for them to live in until they are adopted. In the Treasure Valley, there are many adoption agencies and rescues that are searching for forever homes for dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, reptiles, birds, hamsters and more. For example, Simply Cats in Boise is a no-kill, no-cage organization that takes in cats of all backgrounds. Interested parties can take a “Meet Your Match” test to see which cat they would best match with. The organization saw a major increase in cats being surrendered when the housing market skyrocketed. “People are forced to move into affordable housing, and most of the
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There is an old Chinese proverb that states, “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.” The message behind the adage implies the long-term importance of education. It’s not just a place of rote attendance, but a society’s desire for a population that values dedication, discipline, and lifelong learners. Here in Idaho, there’s a similar vein of thought when creating educational opportunities through
philanthropic efforts. Bank of Idaho President Jeff Newgard’s vision of meeting Idaho’s educational needs prompted a unique opportunity under the mantle of sports, with the creation of a golf tournament aptly named, “Swing for the Green”. Access to education and opening financial opportunities is a sentiment that Newgard himself feels incredibly passionate about. “I have a background that includes two years of community college. I learned that community college students are not CONTINUED >
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always traditional students. Sometimes people are reentering student life. It’s great to talk with people who have already had careers and work experience.” Newgard’s experience rings true with statistics. The average age of a community college student is 28, with many identifying as full-time workers who are often enrolled in full-time studies. Community colleges can provide access that traditional schools lack, like opportunities for single-parents and classes that conform to full-time working schedules. With Idaho’s college-educated population among the lowest in the nation, the need for opening more opportunities is one that drives Newgard’s passion forward. Though the tournament has grown increasingly each year, he hasn’t forgotten the bigger picture. When he started Swing for the Green back in 2017, Newgard envisioned not just a community event but one that could sow seeds of future opportunities as well as tap into the community with something fun and fruitful. How did the tournament get off and running? It took a bit of planning and finding the perfect partnership. Says Newgard, “We worked with a company out of Phoenix (Backswing Events) that had three LPGA players. They helped us go around from group to group, to play with them. One player camped out at a hole, and it all just made for a really fun event. We had a dinner beforehand with an inspirational speaker. It was a great success that first year.” Not only did this maiden venture raise around twelve-thousand dollars, it also
The average age of a community college student is 28, with many identifying as full-time workers who are often enrolled in full-time studies. Community colleges can provide access that traditional schools lack, like opportunities for single-parents and classes that conform to full-time working schedules.
ignited a certain excitement for building scholarship funds and involving the community with potential to grow. Like most things that become readily successful, there is always the need to look for ways to expand or improve. This was duly
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demonstrated by last year’s tournament netting fifty-thousand dollars, with year to date funding over $100,000 for College of Eastern Idaho students. The growing numbers indicate not only its imminent success but also potential for expanding educational opportunities for students all over the state of Idaho. This includes students here in the Treasure Valley, notably at the College of Western Idaho. Circling back to Newgard’s vision, expansion was always a part of that plan. Newgard further explains this vision, “We decided that we would expand into Pocatello and Boise. So this year (2022), we’re going to have a similar event to support Idaho State University students in Pocatello. In Boise we’ll be at Banbury to support the College of Western Idaho. We love community college because it provides access for education. It opens those doors.” The tournament is really two-fold: proceeds and impact. The funds help potential students and provide opportunities for the LPGA players in the tournament. “The company (Backswing Events) is a woman-owned company that provides up and coming tournament players the ability to pay for their own entry fees and support their own career as they try to get into the LPGA.” The first event took place June 16 and 17, 2022, at the Idaho Falls Country Club, benefiting College of Eastern Idaho; followed by a Pocatello tournament on August 8, at Riverside Golf Course, benefiting Idaho State University; and a third event in Treasure Valley September 15 and
“Long-term education is not just a place of rote attendance, but a society’s desire for a population that values dedication, discipline, and lifelong learners.”
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IDAHO ENTREPRENEUR CHALLENGE GIVES LEG-UP TO STUDENT ENTERPRISES
Twenty-four finalists. More than $50,000 in prizes. And a ton of innovation and hard work on display. This was the scene of the 2022 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge (IEC) at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place in Boise. This yearly statewide competition for university students, hosted by Boise State University, aims to “develop and reward student entrepreneurs with promising ventures and small businesses.” “The Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge is an opportunity to inject seed capital into legitimate student-led businesses without them sacrificing equity or paying steep lawyer fees,” Boise State Venture College Associate Director Ryan Vasso said. “Historically, this money helps them get to the next phase of launching or growing their business, including building a prototype, buying product inventory, marketing materials and tactics.” Student entrepreneurs focused on four separate tracks: software, technology products, manufactured goods, or services. They then pitched their business to a panel of judges based on topics like what problem they were solving, why their team was right for the job, what made them unique from their competition, and how they’d make money. “It’s really cool, because it’s a launchpad to take their businesses further,” Boise State Venture College Marketing and Communications Manager Cara
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The Bee Team
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“The Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge is an opportunity to inject seed capital into legitimate student-led businesses without them sacrificing equity or paying steep lawyer fees,”
Van Sant said. “The judges are made up of top business leaders, entrepreneurs themselves, from across the state, so students get this instant community through the connections they’re making and who they’re pitching in front of. Even if they’re not one of the winning teams, they come away with that network.” Christian Perry, representing Boise State University, won top prize in the software track for ChatterQuant. “Most people are familiar with what happened with stocks like GameStop and AMC,” Perry, the ChatterQuant co-founder and CEO, said. “They ran thousands of percentage points solely based on what was CONTINUED >
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being discussed on social media platforms. What most people don’t realize is that movements like this happen on a smaller scale all of the time. I’m basically tying into what’s being said and seeing how it’s impacting stock prices. It’s a harnessing of the collective intelligence of millions of traders and making insights off of that, which we then sell to hedge funds, banks, and other institutions and traders.” Together with co-founder Bars Juhasz, Perry has been pitching ChatterQuant at conferences and competitions like IEC. “I was a student at the Boise State Venture College and went through their six-week course, which was very helpful,” Perry said. “One of the people at the Venture College suggested we go through IEC. We had already won a pitch at Hackfort, which is part of Treefort. We decided to use that momentum to go into IEC and pitch, and we did very well.” In addition to winning the software track, Perry also earned the top honor in the Final Pitch Competition. “It was very exciting,” he said. “It provided some more validation, and allowed us to make connections with investors and advisors.”
ChatterQuant Christian Perry
IEC also led the way for Perry to talk about ChatterQuant at an Idaho Technology Council event. Most recently, ChatterQuant appeared on stage at TradeTech Europe in Paris, France. “We were actually voted the most innovative and likely to succeed in the market,” Perry said of the experience. “That’s been our biggest accolade lately and was pretty exciting.” Perry and ChatterQuant weren’t the only participants to make a splash at IEC. Isabelle Boicourt, Ben Thomsen, and Kade Nyman of Boise State University snagged the manufactured goods track award with their company, The Bee Team. The Bee Team offers The Keeper, which allows for continuous use throughout the inspection of multiple hives and regulates temperature control and amount of smoke produced. The services track saw two winners. Ethyn Williams, Luke George, and Emily House teamed up from the College of Western Idaho, Boise State University, and Idaho State University to form Lower Gear Cycles. The business offers a mobile alternative to traditional walk-in bicycle repair shops.
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“I really love mountain biking, the community, and the great people you meet through the sport and industry of cycling at large,” Williams said. “(For IEC), we wanted to get our name out there, as well as obtain funding to finish our large race/repair trailer, which will allow us to travel more, provide more services, and hopefully sponsor local youth teams and cycling events. It was fantastic to win. We obtained funding and had the chance to meet many great people and business owners/entrepreneurs from a variety of industries.” Jenny Anderson of Boise State University and her business Maggie shared the services track top spot. Maggie connects women in low-wage jobs to high-paying roles in technology sales. “I started Maggie to give women training, confidence, and access to opportunity,” Anderson said. “Sales changed my life, and I want to give that gift to others. Winning the track meant a lot, but really, the big victory was winning the President’s Award. I’m a super huge Marlene Tromp fangirl. To have been chosen from all of the amazing teams to receive her award and endorsement…it was a huge deal for me. I went from
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getting kicked out of college as a freshman, experiencing homelessness, and significant poverty to this. It all kind of feels a bit like redemption, huh?” Over in the technology products track, Brad Mosell clinched the title with his business, Dharma Dr. “I started Dharma Dr. because I believe in the power of bilateral stimulation to help individuals heal, grow, and transform,” Mosell said. “As a teacher, I work with students who often face a myriad of environmental or psychological challenges that activate the fight-or-flight reflex. Dharma Dr. Tabs are an accessible and effective tool to help reduce stress and anxiety…creating a pathway to peace of mind. Winning the technology products track and the Trolley House Venture Award was amazing and ultimately gave me the confidence to pursue Dharma Dr. full time. The funding accelerated our product development, which we will be showcasing at Boise Entrepreneur Week this October!” To learn more about IEC, you can visit BoiseState.edu/iec. AUGUST 2 0 2 2 | C I TYL I FE STYL E. C O M / BO I S E
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Sy s t e m G re e n Teens taking the future into their own hands ARTICLE BY CHELSEA CHAMBERS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHELSEA CHAMBERS + PROVIDED
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”Our generation, and that of our children, will face its share of crises, just like every generation in the past. When those calls come, will you be ready? The answer depends on how we educate the next generation.” - Oliver DeMille
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As we continue to navigate the changing tides of our planet, it becomes ever more prevalent that we need to place emphasis on protecting our home. Fortunately, even as challenges continue to arise and present themselves, heroes begin to appear from unexpected places, such as our local high schools. Cindy Su and Michel Liao, both 17, are taking these matters into their own hands by creating a non-profit devoted to educating and informing our future generations about the importance of living sustainably with our environment. System Green, started in early March 2022, is a non-profit designed to help citizens get engaged with advocacy. The group plans to host events, volunteer efforts, and more to help to illustrate the benefits and importance of our natural world.
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“Kids are trying to make a difference for our future,” shared Michel, with passion in his eyes. “We’d like to promote added solar power in the Valley and help to educate companies on better, more sustainable practices.” While their goal list continues to grow, they take solace in being on the right path toward a long-term, sustainable future - one where we live harmoniously with the Earth and our natural environment. “We’re dedicated to bettering the quality of life in our area and youth engagement is so important to that goal,” Cindy said. “We want to lower costs, get more businesses to go green, and help everyone practice living more sustainably.”
Alongside their Board of Directions (Sneha Sharma, Audrey Plass, and Annie Birch Wright), Cindy and Michel are working toward added community involvement. “All interested businesses and organizations should absolutely reach out!” While both Michel and Cindy have lofty goals for their futures in academia, they are both dedicated to System Green and fostering a community that cares deeply about the environment. Their immediate plan is to get the non-profit off the ground including finalizing their branding, T-shirt (and other merch) designs, and to begin necessary fundraising efforts.
“Kids are trying to make a difference for our future. We’d like to promote added solar power in the Valley and help to educate companies on better, more sustainable practices.” — Michel Liao
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let s’ sail to alaska WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT OURSELVES, OUR BOAT AND THE WEATHER ON THIS FIRST SAILING ADVENTURE
ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DREW & SUZANNE MCDANIEL
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There never seems to be a good time to take a long hiatus from your business or work and go sailing, but we thought this summer would be as good a time as any. So, after spending two years getting our sailing catamaran ready with new electronics, all new running rigging, hardware, sails and a few structural repairs, we put our plan into motion. We rented a U-Haul, loaded it with a few weeks of provisions, our Chihuahua (Lasi), our cat (Pancakes), and our 2 miniature Malaysian Serama Chickens (Pancho and Biscuit) and drove 12 hours from Boise to Port Townsend. We re-launched our boat, “Hulakai,” on our 34th wedding anniversary, cast off the dock lines on May 30th and pointed our bow toward Alaska. The trip from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska is approximately 750 miles. Our first stop was on Whidbey Island at a small town called Langley. This was the first anchorage of what would become many over the next few weeks. Our next stop
was LaConner, WA where we had lived 28 years prior. It was our first time back. It’s still a quaint, pretty little town. On our third night, we stopped at a small, remote anchorage on the east side of Lummi Island in beautiful Inati Bay. We enjoyed the sounds of a small waterfall as we cooked dinner and went to bed early. Excited to discover the next stop, but reluctant to leave such a beautiful place, we motored our way to Bedwell Harbour on Pender Island, BC. Here we made entry into Canada at the customs office located at the dock. We made our way to Lyall Harbour on Saturna Island where we anchored for the night and dined on fish and chips at a local pub. We were feeling confident with our navigation skills, but so far we had only motored and had yet to raise a sail. We stopped at a marine park near Vancouver Island and hunkered down for a night of high winds and more rain. Will it ever warm up?
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Hardey Island
“We woke up to the cock-a-doodle-doo of Pancho every morning between 5:30 and 6:00. We drank a bunch of coffee and then we would wake up Lasi, get her dressed for a dinghy ride and take her to shore every morning and then again every evening.”
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Will we get a chance to sail? The next day would be our first opportunity, while crossing the open expanse of the Georgia Strait. After re-fueling ($8.18 per gallon!) we headed into the Georgia Strait, bound for Hardy Island. With 12 knots behind us, we were finally able to sail. We raised our gold spinnaker and spent the next several hours making our way. It was nice using just the quiet power of the wind to get to our destination. Hardy Island was beautiful! We enjoyed watching the bald eagles playing above us, while a lone sea lion circled our boat. We went to sleep even more confident in our boating abilities, but we were about to learn that mother nature is unforgiving. The next day, our adventure was about to change. We raised anchor at 8:30 a.m. and headed out into the Malaspina Strait. We wanted to repeat our calm sail of the day before, so after motoring for a bit, we raised the spinnaker. Soon the wind started
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to increase and we could see a squall brewing on the horizon. We clipped on to the safety line and tried to take down the sail, but strong winds jammed the lines in their rigging. We quickly turned to prevent a capsize, but we still needed the sail to come down fast. As we ran to the back of the boat to cut the lines, the headstay pulled out of the mast and fell off to the side of the boat. Mother nature had shown her strength. We started the engine and put the boat into an idle reverse to slow our progress to the rocks, now less than a mile away. Once the sail was on board and stuffed away, we sent out a mayday over the radio. The Canadian Coast Guard in Powell River, BC (5 nautical miles east of our location) immediately responded and were at the side of our boat within 15 minutes.
We were very grateful for the quick, professional response of the Canadian Coast Guard, if you’re going to have boat trouble, have it near Powell River! The Coast Guard guys there are the best! Thank you, Ryan and Ian! We were grateful there were no injuries. We were stunned at how fast the weather changed and we knew our plans now had to change as well. We needed to get back to Port Townsend to rebuild our mast, work on our rigging and get things put back together. So, with the help of just about everyone at the dock in Powell River, we lifted the mast on to the cabin roof of our boat and headed out the next morning. We learned a lot about ourselves, our boat and the weather on this first sailing adventure. Although we were dismasted just one week after we departed, we spent two leisurely weeks getting
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back to Port Townsend. We were able to visit places like Smugglers Cove (a great, secluded anchorage in BC), Steveston (a quaint seaside village just south of Vancouver), and Friday Harbor (one of the most popular places in all of the San Juan Islands). We won’t forget any of this experience and look forward to going further next time, as soon as possible.
every evening. The cat would come out at night and run round the boat exploring, jump on us in our bed and then go stare at the chickens in their coop. The chickens would spend a good part of the day wandering around our salon / galley area. Biscuit, the hen, laid an egg almost every day. And, like clockwork, they would roost on top of their pen at 8:00 every evening.
SIDE NOTE: We woke up to the cock-a-doodle-doo of Pancho every morning between 5:30 and 6:00. We drank a bunch of coffee and then we would wake up Lasi, get her dressed for a dinghy ride and take her to shore every morning and then again
Editor’s note: Thank you to Drew and Suzanne of Impact Imports for sharing their sailing adventure. If you have a story to share with us, write to Editorial@BoiseCityLifestyle.com
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Boise + Eagle Events AUGUST 2022
1 - BUG CAMP FOR CHILDREN UP TO 12 YEARS Veterans Memorial Park at 3:30 PM: Children’s outdoor nature program using a whole-child, emergent learning approach. EverwildForestSchool.org
4 - INTRO TO INSECTS FOR BIRDERS Kathryn Albertson Park at 10:30 AM: Golden Eagle Audubon for an Intro to Insects: Basic Entomology for Birders. GoldenEagleAudubon.org
5 THRU 27 - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
16 THRU 20 - CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO D&B Arena, Caldwell at 6:30 PM: Bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding. CaldwellNightRodeo.com
19 THRU 28 - WESTERN IDAHO FAIR Expo Idaho at 12 PM: Western Idaho Fair’s history dates back to 1897 when it got started as the Intermountain Fair. IdahoFair.com
Idaho Shakespeare Festival at 8 PM: A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical. IdahoShakespeare.org
19 - BACKSTREET BOYS
11 - ZOO BOISE WINE SAFARI
20 - WESTSIDE DRIVE IN CAR SHOW
Zoo Boise at 5:30 PM: Wine tasting, VIP animal talks, tours, and experiences. ZooBoise.org
Westside Drive in at 10 AM: Don’s Supreme 3rd Annual Show & Shine. Facebook.com/DonsSupremeAutoRepair
11 - FIRST THURSDAYS IN DOWNTOWN BOISE
20/21 - SNOOZE AT THE ZOO OVERNIGHT
Downtown Boise at 5 PM: Art, shopping, dining, live music, family activities and entertainment. DowntownBoise.org
Zoo Boise at 6:30 PM: Camp out under the stars right in the middle of the city! ZooBoise.org
12 THRU 14 - IDAHO HALLOWEEN & HORROR CONVENTION
20 - PAUSE, LOOK & LISTEN BIRDING EXPERIENCE
Red Lion Hotel, Boise: Industry speakers, show floor, tips & tricks to improve one’s haunts. IdahoHorror.com
13 - BOISE SOUL FOOD FESTIVAL Julia Davis Park at 11 AM: African-American-inspired soul food, Southern flavors, live entertainment. BoiseSoulFood.org
13 - A DAY AT THE PARK Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park at 3 PM: Crafters and home businesses, splash pad, food trucks, and family friendly activities. MeridianCity.org
13 - WALKABOUT BOISE — PRESERVATION IDAHO 611 W Grove St at 4 PM: Walking tour through 150 years of history and architecture. PreservationIdaho.org
14 - 2ND ANNUAL VINTAGE CAR SHOW IN EAGLE Coffee & Supply Co. at 8 AM: Annual vintage car show. CoffeeAndSupplyCo.com
14 - NATURE’S PHARMACY: HERBAL MEDICINE MAKING WORKSHOP
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Shakespeare Festival Grounds at 9:30 AM: Join Golden Eagle Audubon for a mindful birding approach to observing birds and being in nature. GoldenEagleAudubon.org
24 THRU 4 - CUTTING HORSE SHOW FUTURITY/DERBY/HORSE SHOW Ford Idaho Center at 8 AM: Shows and aged events that will enhance the Cutting Horse interests, activities and industry. IdahoCHA.com
26/27 - STREET OUTLAWS AT EAGLES FIREBIRD RACEWAY Firebird Raceway at 2 PM: The stars of the hit TV show on the Discovery Channel make their third appearance at NPKIdaho. FirebirdOnline.com
27 - BOISE WATER LANTERN FESTIVAL Julia Davis Park at 5:30 PM: Friends, families, and neighbors come together to create a peaceful, memorable experience. WaterLanternFestival.com
31 THRU 4 - SPIRIT OF BOISE BALLOON CLASSIC Ann Morrison Park at 7 AM: Family-oriented production for the public. Free! SpiritOfBoise.com
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