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In today's newsletter:

  • Will Owyhee Park lose tennis courts to booming pickleball?
  • How you can join this year's Rake Up Boise effort
  • What new details emerged in court about the deadly Boise drive-by?

Also on today's calendar: Time After Time and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Monday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City of Boise considering converting Owyhee Park tennis courts to pickleball (ktvb.com) — Boise is weighing whether to turn all or part of Owyhee Park's tennis courts into new pickleball courts, and residents can weigh in through an online survey and public hearings on September 16 and 17. City leaders say the Bench needs more pickleball options, with far fewer courts than tennis available today. The decision could reshape how neighbors use this popular park for years.
   

2. Rake Up Boise 2026: How to Get Help or Volunteer (kidotalkradio.com) — Rake Up Boise returns this November, and Boise-area residents can already apply for free yard help or sign up volunteer teams to rake leaves for older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities across Ada County. You don't have to live in Boise to participate, but NeighborWorks Boise coordinates all applications and teams. Key deadlines hit in mid-to-late October, so now's the time to get involved.
   

3. Judge sets $1 million dollar bond for 18-year-old Boise drive-by shooting suspect (kivitv.com) — An 18-year-old Meridian resident is being held on a $1 million bond in connection with a deadly Boise drive-by shooting that killed a 22-year-old Caldwell woman. Prosecutors say surveillance video shows a car circling a home before six shots were fired, and allege the suspect drove while a 17-year-old co-defendant shot from the vehicle; a preliminary hearing is set for September 17.
   

4. The forecast behind the flight: How weather determines when balloons launch (idahonews.com) — After several rain-soaked mornings grounded the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic, clearer skies finally let pilots launch over Boise again. A veteran pilot explains how they study weather hours in advance, from distant storms to temperature and wind layers, and even how the Boise River and ponds near Ann Morrison Park can subtly change flight conditions above the city.
   

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  • Night Glow @ Spirit of Boise tonight… thank you pilots and crews for a beautiful and fun evening!
    #SpirtofBoise2026 #BoiseBalloonClassic #SpiritofBoiseBalloonClassic #NightGlow #TreasureValley (Nextdoor Harris Ranch)
  • I just got a couple of interesting pictures of this cloud formation.
    Taken at sunset tonight. I just thought they looked really cool. They kind of look like someone took a big paint brush and pulled the clouds down at… (Nextdoor Sunset)
  • Asbury Automotive Group posted a job opening for Automotive Parts Shipper and Receiver Larry H. Miller Subaru Boise in Boise. Apply here.
  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Janitor - Broadway Chili's in Boise. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boise here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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