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11 unusual facts about Boise


Boise, Portland, Oregon

It is approximately bounded by Interstate 5 on the west, N Skidmore St. on the north, NE Rodney Ave. on the east, and N Kerby St. and NE Fremont St. on the south.

Bonnie Huy

Born in Boise, Idaho, Huy worked in the aviation industry before retiring and entering into politics.

Frank McEncroe

The Chiko Roll brand today is owned by Simplot Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the J. R. Simplot Company, a private food and agribusiness company based in Boise, Idaho.

Fredrick Monroe Taylor

He was a Prosecuting attorney of Valley County from 1927 to 1933 and from 1935 to 1938, returning to private practice in Boise, Idaho from 1938 to 1954.

Gene Harris

He was mostly retired to Boise, Idaho, starting in the late 1970s, although he performed regularly at the Idanha Hotel there.

Hyde Park Historic District

Hyde Park, Boise, Idaho, also called Hyde Park Historic District, in Boise, Idaho, listed on the NRHP in Idaho

Jason Kokrak

In September 2011, Kokrak won his first Nationwide Tour event, the Albertsons Boise Open in Boise, Idaho.

Montgomery Oliver Koelsch

He was an attorney in private practice in Boise, Idaho from 1936 to 1950 and served as Assistant Prosecutor for Ada County, Idaho from 1939 to 1945.

Nazareth, Tamil Nadu

In 2008, Boise, Idaho based Genesis World Mission, Inc. performed a 3-day medical outreach to the community.

The Normal Years

#*Originally appeared on Rotating Tongues, recorded by Todd Dunnigan in late 1992 at Audio Lab in Boise, Idaho.

WingTips Airport Services

WingTips also earned the contract to represent Big Sky Airlines in October 2005; however, the airline pulled out of Calgary before starting its service to Boise, Idaho and Billings, Montana.


Adventist Mission

George R. Knight, The Fat Lady and the Kingdom (Boise, Idaho: Pacific Press, 1995)

Airmails of the United States

The first Westbound flight that afternoon was much less successful, however, as it was forced 75-miles off course by a storm en route from Elko to Boise before making a forced landing near Jordan Valley, Oregon.

Albertsons Boise Open

The grocery chain was founded by Joe Albertson in 1939 in Boise, and the company was headquartered in the city until 2006, when it was acquired by Supervalu of Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Antwaun Carter

After limited scholarship offers coming out of high school, he enrolled at Sacramento City College, eventually drawing attention from Boise State University head coach Dan Hawkins, and transferred to join Boise State's 'tailback by committee' approach as a short yardage and goal line back.

Basque festival

Basque festivals are organized in the United States of America in towns with an important population of Basque descendants, such as Reno, Boise and Winnemucca.

Ben Levene

Later he was awarded the University of London postgraduateship in 1960-61, and then a Boise scholarship in 1961-62.

Blankley

George Blankley, coach at Boise Junior College during the mid-20th century

Boise greenbelt

Segways are allowed on the Greenbelt in the City of Boise providing a special permit has been obtained.

Boise River

The dams that form the mountain reservoirs were constructed as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's "Boise Project" to provide agricultural irrigation, hydroelectricity, drinking water, and flood control to Boise and the Treasure Valley.

Coral Smith

Much curiosity and speculation has arisen over Smith's relationship with Abram Boise from Road Rules: South Pacific during Battle of the Sexes 2.

David H. Bieter

In 2003 Bieter was elected Boise mayor in a nonpartisan contest, defeating Republican Party activist Chuck Winder and Ada County Sheriff Vaughn Killeen.

Boise is home to the largest Basque population outside of Europe, with 15,000 Basques.

David W. Ballard

The territory was still reeling from the mismanagement of Ballard's predecessor, Caleb Lyon, deeply divided over the controversial decision to move the capital from Lewiston to Boise, and nearly broke because former territorial secretary Horace C. Gilson had embezzled most of the territory's funds while serving as acting governor between Lyon and Ballard's administrations.

Drisan James

James is best known for his performance in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he caught two touchdown passes against the University of Oklahoma and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in overtime.

Fake denominations of United States currency

In the 1960s, Mad printed a $3 bill that featured a portrait of Alfred E. Neuman and read: "This is not legal tender—nor will tenderizer help it." Mad writer Frank Jacobs said that the magazine ran afoul of the US Secret Service because the $3 bill was accepted by change machines at Boise, Idaho, casinos.

Gowen Field Air National Guard Base

A great moment in local air history came on September 4, 1927 when Charles A. Lindbergh landed his "Spirit of St. Louis" in Boise.

Hy Kloc

Upon moving to Boise in 2001 Kloc served as development director of Boise State Radio.

Idaho Democratic Party

The party currently does not hold any major seats at the state or federal level, however Boise Mayor David H. Bieter ranks as one of the state's better known Democrats.

Idaho State Highway 1

SH-1 was originally created in the 1920s as part of Sampson Trail B, which ran from Boise north to Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, before entering British Columbia at Porthill.

Idaho's congressional districts

Meridian, Eagle, and west Boise south of Interstate 84 remain in the first district as are all areas north of Boise, including McCall, Lewiston, Moscow, and Coeur d'Alene.

John Collias

In July 2010, over 225 of Collias’ works were collected in the book John Collias: Round About the Boise Valley, written by the artist’s grandson, journalist Nick Collias, and which featured an introduction by Statesman columnist Tim Woodward and a proclamation by Idaho Governor C.L. Butch Otter.

Kathryn Albertson

Albertson was born Kathryn McCurry, in Boise, Idaho on August 27, 1908, the daughter of Neunan and Ida Mae McCurry.

KBOI

KQFC, a radio station (97.9 FM) licensed to Boise, Idaho, United States, which used the call sign KBOI-FM from 1960 to 1985

KBSE-LP

KBSE-LP is a low-power television station in Boise, Idaho, broadcasting locally on channel 33 as an affiliate of Home Shopping Network.

KBSU

KBSU-FM, a radio station (90.3 FM) licensed to Boise, Idaho, United States

KHFR

KHFR-LD, a low-power television station (channel 20) licensed to serve Boise, Idaho, United States

Kitl

KHFR-LD, a low-power television station (channel 20) licensed to serve Boise, Idaho, United States, which held the call sign KITL-LP or KITL-LD from 2002 to 2013

KIWB

KIWB-LP, a low-power television station (channel 43) licensed to Boise, Idaho, United States

KJWP

This was likely because it was sandwiched between KBCI-TV in Boise (now KBOI-TV), KTWO-TV in Casper, KTVQ in Billings, Montana, and KUTV in Salt Lake City; the channel 2 analog signal traveled a very long distance under normal conditions.

KKIC

KKIC-LP, a low-power television station (channel 16) licensed to Boise, Idaho, United States

Knap

Tony Knap (born 1915), college football head coach at Utah State, Boise State, and UNLV

Shaun Vandiver

Previously in the 2010–11 season, Vandiver was an assistant to head coach Leon Rice at Boise State.

Skaggs family

1938 Joe Albertson, a district manager for Safeway, enters into partnership with L.S. Skaggs and the latter’s accountant, Tom Cuthbert, and opens first store in Boise, Idaho.

Tamarack Resort

Patrick H. Owen, a fourth district judge in Boise, appointed a receiver in October 2008 to oversee the operations of the resort, at the request of Credit Suisse, the major financer.

The Normal Years

#*Supposed to appear on an anti-anti-gay compilation, recorded by Ned Evett in January 1994 at Audio Lab, Boise, Idaho

Toby Shaw

Shaw is a four time Emmy award winning news producer for KIVI-TV in Boise, Idaho.

Treasure Valley Mathematics and Science Center

TVMSC was founded in 2004 with a donation of $1,000,000 from Micron Technology, whose headquarters are in Boise, as well as $300,000 worth of equipment from Hewlett-Packard, which has a large campus in Boise as well.

Washakie

Wilson Hunt's main party of Astorians with the Pacific Fur brigade were travelling down the Boise River from the mouth of the Bruneau River, seven months late for their scheduled arrival at Fort Astoria, when they happened into Crooked Leg's camp on the Boise.

White Springs Television

White Springs Television was seen on outlets including WANN-LD 32.4 in Atlanta (formerly on WYGA-LD 16.2); WWCG-LP in Columbus, Georgia; KFLA-LD Los Angeles; KDEO-LD Denver; KHPK-LP Denton, Texas; and KITL-LP Boise.