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10 unusual facts about Boise, Idaho


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.


11th Ohio Cavalry

The battalion located its headquarters at Pacific Springs, Nebraska Territory, assigned to protect travelers and interests along the North Platte and Sweetwater Rivers, and then at South Pass, Idaho Territory, to guard the Overland Mail routes from Julesburg, Colorado to Green River, Wyoming.

189th

189th Airlift Squadron, a unit of the Idaho Air National Guard that flies the C-130 Hercules

1983 Borah Peak earthquake

The 1983 Borah Peak earthquake occurred on October 28, 1983, in the Lost River Range at Borah Peak in central Idaho, United States.

Adventist Mission

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

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.

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.

Carey, Idaho

Nearby recreational destinations include the Craters of the Moon National Monument, Carey Lake, Silver Creek and the Little Wood River.

CheyTac Intervention

On the Discovery Channel TV show Future Weapons April 9, 2007 episode "Massive Attack" the host Richard Machowicz, a former United States Navy SEAL, made 3 out of 6 shots, hitting a human-sized sheet of metal at a distance of 2,530 yards (2,313 m) at Arco Pass in Idaho.

Cleome platycarpa

It is native to the western United States from northeastern California to Idaho, including the Modoc Plateau, where it grows on clay and volcanic soils in the sagebrush.

Colorado Labor Wars

Nonetheless, it is generally accepted that Harry Orchard, the WFM member who for one day acted as a bodyguard to WFM President Charles Moyer, and who would later assassinate former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg, may have been involved in the crime.

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.

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.

Edgar Steele

In her petition, she asked for numerous damages, including child support payments of $1,400 per month, two of the family's vehicles, and their horse ranch in Sagle, Idaho.

Elections in Idaho

Idaho House of Representatives: The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower house of the state legislature.

Estella Leopold

By studying the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming, Leopold helped recreate the paleoenvironment of the Paleogene and Neogene periods.

G. nana

Grindelia nana, the Idaho gumplant or Idaho gumweed, a flowering plant species

HMLA-775

To enhance the squadron's readiness and demonstrate its versatility, HMLA-775 also participated in anti-drug and Border Patrol operations in support of Federal Agencies in locations such as Key West, FL, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Nassau, South America, California, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, and Jamaica.

Idaho Democratic Party

Richard Stallings, a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Idaho, had served as the party's chair since 2005.

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 Springs, Colorado

The 1969 film Downhill Racer, portrayed an alpine ski racer from Idaho Springs, played by Robert Redford; a brief scene was shot on location in Idaho Springs.

Jimmy Farris

In 2012 Farris was the Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Idaho's 1st congressional district, running against the incumbent, Republican Raúl Labrador.

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.

John Goedde

As the chair of the Education Committee of the Idaho Senate, Goedde introduced legislation in February 2013 that would require all Idaho high school students to read objectivist Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

John Irwin

John N. Irwin (1847–1905), American politician, governor of Idaho Territory, 1883–1884, and Arizona Territory, 1890–1892

Joy Postle

Postle and her brother Vernon bought a ranch in southern Idaho along the Snake River Canyon.

KBSU

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

KEZJ

KEZJ-FM, a radio station (95.7 FM) licensed to Twin Falls, 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.

KTIK

KTIK-FM, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to New Plymouth, Idaho, United States

KWYS

KOUW, a radio station (102.9 FM) licensed to serve Island Park, Idaho, United States, which held the call sign KWYS-FM from 1998 to 2012

Lewis and Clark Expedition

In canoes, they descended the mountains by the Clearwater River, the Snake River, and the Columbia River, past Celilo Falls and past what is now Portland, Oregon at the meeting of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.

Lewisville, Idaho

For the city's important role in Idaho's potato industry, Governor Butch Otter proclaimed August 11, 2007 "Lewisville Day" statewide.

Minnesota State Highway 23

Grand Avenue in Duluth; the section of Grand Avenue that is marked MN 23 is from 59th Avenue West and I-35 (in West Duluth) to Idaho Street (in the Morgan Park neighborhood)

National Cyber Security Hall of Fame

#Corey Schou - University Professor of Informatics - Idaho State University

PCCS

Pocatello Community Charter School, a public K-8 charter school in Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Robert L. Geddes

Working first for Conda Partnership from 1981 to 1985, Geddes spent the bulk of his career with Monsanto in Soda Springs as an environmental engineer from 1985 until 2011, taking a year-long leave of absence to serve on the Idaho State Tax Commission.

Ruby Valley Pony Express Station

The Ruby Valley Pony Express Station, located at 1515 Idaho St. in Elko, Nevada, was built in 1860 in Ruby Valley, Nevada.

Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad

Operating in conjunction with the Graves' lines in 1903 it formed a route between Spokane and Lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho.

T. Texas Tyler

"T-Texas Tyler", a ballad on songwriter and recording artist Bucky Halker's 2008 CD Wisconsin 2.13.63, Volume 2, recalls Tyler's performances in Burley, Idaho in the early 1950s when he struggled with alcohol and drugs and barely made it through his set many nights, but still managed moments of skillful performance.

Ted Conover

Conover spent a year traveling with Mexicans in order to write Coyotes; he lived in a "feeder" valley in the Mexican state of Querétaro, spent time in Arizona, Idaho, California, and Florida, and crossed the border three times.

Thomas Hamer

Thomas Ray Hamer (1864–1950), United States Representative from Idaho

U.S. Route 91

The U.S. 91 corridor in Idaho's Cache Valley was the primary filming location for the 2004 movie Napoleon Dynamite.

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.

Xu Guangchun

He has been chosen to host high-level foreign delegations, including an August, 2009 visit to Zhengzhou by seven lieutenant governors from Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota and Puerto Rico.