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  • Thanksgiving may have ended, but over at the Boise Contemporary Theater they're still celebrating the holiday, though not in the way you may think. It's with their new production of "The Thanksgiving Play."
  • For more than forty years, artist James Castle drew inspiration from his home, creating impactful work that challenged certain aspects of the art world. Today that same house has provided similar inspiration for 22 other artists who have brought new life and understanding the historic site.
  • Earlier this month two cases of Mpox were confirmed in Ada County and just last week Central District Health confirmed local transmission of the virus with four additional residents in Ada County and one person in Canyon County being diagnosed with Mpox.
  • For the 9th year in a row Secret Santa is back in East Idaho making holiday wishes come true for those in need.
  • Boise Mayor Lauren McLean was invited, along with a select number of U.S. mayors, to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference. McLean says it’s about being “at the table,” not just with leaders of some of the planet’s greatest oil producers, but with leaders who are committed to limit the rise in average global temperatures.
  • Since the World Center for Birds of Prey opened its doors in 1994 in South Boise over 500,000 students have come to the facility to learn about birds, the environment and hands-on science.
  • Since Christmas Day, in 1900, regular folks have been taking part in a Christmas Bird Census. A holiday tradition where people sign up to count the birds they see in the place that they live. The Christmas Bird Count is part of how the Audubon Society takes a wildlife census of birds to find out how they are doing and what conservation action might be needed to help them.
  • The U.S. Forest Service manages some 160 thousand miles of trails, and maintaining that sprawling system is a major undertaking. Volunteer trail workers have become an essential part of keeping the public’s access open to its vast wild areas.
  • It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week.
  • Snow is beginning to fall high in the Rockies, forming the main water supply for the Colorado River.
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