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Eye On Boise archive for Aug. 31, 2017

THURSDAY, AUG. 31, 2017


Tracy Andrus, daughter of the late Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus, talks about her father at a public memorial service at Boise State University on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (Betsy Z. Russell)

Andrus remembered...

The public memorial service for the late Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus has wrapped up, in a standing-room-only ballroom that seats 1,300 people at Boise State University. Among the highlights: Andrus’ daughter, Tracy Andrus, told the crowd, “You know, growing up an Andrus kid, you learned...

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Hot-air balloons fill the skies over Boise on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, as part of the annual Spirit of Boise balloon classic. (Betsy Z. Russell)

Balloons over Boise...

It is so cool to see the brightly colored hot-air balloons lift off from the park and fill the skies over Boise. There are at least two dozen up right now, some drifting lazily toward the east, others slowly rising and seemingly just hanging there,...

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