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Ellie Pierce’s Holiday Tradition

 

BOISE, Id – This is the time of year when you bake your favorite holiday cookies or get ready to travel. We all have something special we do for the holidays. And we here at Boise State Public Radio want to know your holiday traditions, those special things you do, just at this time of year.  So we set up the “holiday traditions” phone line. Already we’ve heard from some of you, including Ellie Pierce. She is an Administrative Assistant at Boise State University, in the School of Social Work.

Ellie Pierce has volunteered at Boise State’s Winter Commencement since 2006.  Pierce says she loves to cook during the holidays because it’s the one time during the year, she doesn’t feel guilty churning out sugary treats like fudge.

As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.

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