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Do you share images on the internet? This PSA is for you.

Technology is a great thing. our gadgets do so much stuff. but sometimes the default settings are not appropriate for everyone. Take a moment to watch this short clip, and educate yourself on one particular pitfall associated with digital pictures.

This is something you might need to know and pass on to your neighbors.
 We often take photos with our cell phones, especially Smart Phones, and need to know the dangers as well as preventive measures to take in order to protect our family and our private information.   Click on the link below to watch the news story.      

Charlene Miller
Boise Police Department Crime Prevention Unit
208-570-6070
cmiller@cityofboise.org

The site has been up for a year now (time flies when you’re having fun)

Since then Google analytics has been quietly soaking up info on our site’s visitors. So if your open to information overload…

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Have you ever taken advantage of Boise School’s Community Education programs?

What would you like to learn? Business? Photography? Computers? Cooking? Dance?

Did you know you can sponsor scholarships?

What could you teach? Do you have a skill you would like to share?

Community courses are informative and fun classes are open now

Take a moment and check it out HERE

Offering Lifelong Learning Opportunities to the Treasure Valley for 40 years.

Our Winter 2011 session begins January 25. Registration will be open on January 3, 2011 at BoiseLearns.org.

Community Education opens Boise School District buildings for your enjoyment. A wide variety of classes, led by volunteer instructors, are available during evening hours.

Patrons may register for a class through the first date the class meets. Classes are open to all students, regardless of age or interests, and are on a first come, first serve basis. You’ll find all the information you need about our classes, program procedures, and registration details right here on our website.
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Great class for young drivers:

>>> Alive at 25 Instructors (Todd Bilbo) 2/17/2011 9:09 AM >>>
Good morning,

We’ve had some really good turn outs to the Alive at 25 courses so far, but we want to make sure we’ve reached every 15-24 year old. We will be teaching a class this Monday, February 21, 2011 which is a school holiday and many will be off work or school. Go to the website and sign your teens up! The class is free to the students, and we provide pizza about half way through the course.

The class covers the dangers of driving drunk, while texting, while speeding and many other important areas. The videos drive home the reality of what’s being taught and we’ve never had a student leave stating that the class did not impact them in some way. Stats prove that graduates of this course are far less likely to make the same bad decisions they would if they have not attended.

We hope to see a full class! Thanks for supporting the course.

Class details:
Monday February 21, 2011
4:00-8:30 PM
Boise Police Department/City Hall West

http://aliveat25.us/id/

Sincerely,

Alive at 25 Instructors

Last nights annual meeting was a big success. Thank you to everyone who came and contributed to a spirited discussion on taxes, government spending and education.

Congratulations to our newly elected board members. Some maintaining their rolls and others stepping up to take on new responsibilities. Watch for meeting minutes and updated board contact information in the near future

Again thanks you to our board, speakers and all those who came.

Traffic issues are the most common concerns police hear from citizens. Boise PD is using our facebook and twitter sites to help educate drivers about Idaho’s traffic safety laws!

TODAY’S TRAFFIC TIP: Something New! Because you asked for it!

Boise, Feb. 14, 2011 – Boise PD is launching a new feature for our facebook & twitter sites focused on increasing traffic safety education.

Regularly, we’ll feature a traffic law that, for some may be a reminder, and for others may clarify confusion on questions like how far ahead of a lane change are you required to signal? What are Idaho’s child car seat laws? What is required for a ‘stop’ to be legal? What requirements do you have as a driver when you encounter a funeral procession? What are Idaho’s laws regarding bicycles on our streets? Anything that deals with traffic safety will be covered.

This idea came from citizen comments and questions to BPD via our social networking sites. In fact, the feature will start with the traffic rules citizens requested more education on! If you have questions or suggestions for Today’s Traffic Tip, please join the conversation and “follow” or “like” Boise Police on facebook and twitter. The links are at the top of this page!

The goal of this effort is to increase safety for all of us on Boise’s roadways.

You are invited to our quarterly Neighborhood Watch Luncheon on Thursday, March 3rd, at Casa Mexico Restaurant (Fairview, just east of Five Mile) from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. They take cash, credit and debit cards.

If you can come, please RSVP to me by Tuesday, March 1st.

We have an exciting agenda planned!
1) Derek Landlands (Boise Police Dept) will share briefly about the Abandoned Vehicle process
2) I have asked a few BPD Officers to address juvenile issues, graffiti and dispatch.

It might be helpful if you email me questions and concerns that you want addressed (preferably on the above issues) and I’ll give those to the officers ahead of time.

Also, and even more importantly, we want to recognize and honor a neighborhood and a Neighborhood Watch Chairman.

Thank you.

Charlene Miller
Crime Prevention Unit
Boise Police Department
333 N. Sailfish Place
Boise, ID 83704
208-570-6070
cmiller@cityofboise.org

Annual Meeting Wednesday the 16th at 7:00 PM

Library! at Cole and Ustick

• Special Guest Speakers: We have secured legislators from districts 15 and 16 to speak
• Election of officers
• Meet and greet neighbors

This grant program specifically calls out Neighborhood associations so I thought I would pass it on.

Ronnie

Hello!
You are receiving this email because I thought this new grant pilot from the Boise City Department of Arts & History — the Performing Arts& Cultural Community Celebration Grant — might be of interest. The main idea behind the grant is to help make it a little easier for those of you who want to create or continue presenting community events and celebrations to include performing artists.

Although it is difficult to articulate exactly, the grant is intended for those who are sincerely attempting to first and foremost, create a community-building event. It will be up to the panel review to determine this objective from the application narratives. (Department of Arts & History staff remain neutral throughout the grant review process.)

The pilot opened late yesterday (after some technical glitches!) and closes March 11, 2011.

Details are provided in the link — but since it is a pilot project, I fully expect that we will need to clarify some details. So don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!

And here is the link:
http://artsandhistory.cityofboise.org/Opportunities/Grants/page62590.aspx

Sincerely,

Amy

Amy E. Fackler
Cultural Programs Manager
City of Boise, Department of Arts & History
phone: (208) 433-5675/fax: (208) 433-5673
afackler@cityofboise.org
www.boiseartsandhistory.org