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Happy Sunday, Meridian!
Welcome to issue one hundred one. This morning starts with widespread frost and then turns sunny and around 66, which is the weather equivalent of a house guest who is rude at breakfast and delightful by lunch.
Today: Idaho's first flu death of the season (and what it means for the rest of us), a short but spooky list of Halloween-week events from a card-game tournament to a Chicken Delite parking-lot worship night, the week's forecast, and a trivia question about the mountain you can see from your driveway. Know someone who should be reading this? Forward them the sign-up link →
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🧠 Trivia: Look northeast on a clear day and you'll see Shafer Butte, the peak above Bogus Basin. According to Wikipedia, how tall is it: 5,572 feet, 7,572 feet or 9,572 feet?
(Answer at the bottom.)
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Five picks, every one with a Meridian address. Monday through Thursday is quiet on the calendars we can verify, so the action is today and the Halloween run at the end of the week. Several listings skip the price, so check the event page before you go. Note: clocks fall back an hour at 2 a.m. next Sunday, Nov. 1.
Sunday, October 25
OCT 25 · One Piece TCG — Organized Play — 2 to 6 p.m., $7 entry · 📍 Phoenix Fire Games, 94 E. Fairview Ave. · Three rounds of Swiss pairings, and everyone gets a booster pack plus an organized-play pack regardless of record. Bring your own deck. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Friday, October 30
OCT 30 · Upper Room Rave: Holy Ghost Night — kids' activities at 6 p.m., music and worship 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. · 📍 Chicken Delite parking lot, 3319 N. Eagle Rd., Ste. 100 · A family-friendly faith event with a DJ, worship and a kids' "Kingdom Journey" passport activity for ages 12 and under (free, but registration on Eventbrite is required for the kids' part). Music and worship need no registration. Mention "RAVE" for 20% off your meal at Chicken Delite from 6 to 9 p.m. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Saturday, October 31
OCT 31 · Hilltop Community Church Trunk or Treat — 5 to 6:30 p.m., price not listed · 📍 4440 E. Columbia Rd. · The church bills it as safe, family-friendly and "non-scary," with games, candy and community. A good pick if your trick-or-treater scares easily. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
OCT 31 · Pokémon TCG — Open Play — noon to 4 p.m., free · 📍 Phoenix Fire Games, 94 E. Fairview Ave. · Free open play for beginners and veterans. Bring your own deck, trade and battle, and get a promo pack just for showing up. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Sunday, November 1
NOV 1 · Yin Yoga 7-Week Chakra Series — 6 to 7:15 p.m., $125 for the series or $20 drop-in if space allows · 📍 Body Calm, 1565 E. Leighfield Dr., Ste. 175 · Sarah Lowry leads seven 75-minute Yin classes, each focused on a different chakra. The series price includes a raw-stone chakra ornament. The first class falls on the night the clocks change, so double-check your phone. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
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The National Weather Service forecast for Meridian was refreshed Saturday at 12:56 p.m. No watches or warnings were listed for Meridian when we checked. Idaho News's Boise strip matches the 66 for today, but it shows a cooler, showery Monday than NWS does, so treat Monday as a range.
Sunday, October 25 — Meridian
66°
Low tonight: 40°. Sunrise is around 8:11 a.m., sunset around 6:48 p.m. (both calculated, not from NWS).
Widespread frost until about 9 a.m. (this morning's low is near 31), then sunny with a light southeast breeze of 5 to 8 mph. Scrape the windshield first, shed the jacket by lunch. Tonight turns mostly cloudy.
The week ahead (NWS): Monday is mostly sunny and near 65 with a 20% chance of showers after 11 a.m. and gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon (Idaho News's Boise strip says 56 with afternoon showers, so plan for the cooler end). Tuesday cools to near 57 with morning fog, Wednesday is 61, Thursday 59, Friday 56 with patchy fog, and Saturday (Halloween) is near 54 with a slight chance of rain and snow showers, so bring a jacket for the trick-or-treaters. Clocks fall back at 2 a.m. next Sunday, Nov. 1. NWS Boise →
Idaho's first flu death of the season
Idaho Health and Welfare has reported the state's first flu death of the 2026-2027 season, a man over 65 in Owyhee County. It is not a Meridian case, but the trend line is worth a look: flu-related emergency department and urgent care visits were higher over the last two weeks than the same stretch last year. Idaho averages about 60 flu deaths a year over the past five seasons, mostly among people over 50. The state's advice is the boring kind that works: get the annual flu shot, and ask your doctor or pharmacist when. Read more →
Source: Idaho News (KBOI), published Oct. 23.
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🧠 Trivia answer: 7,572 feet.
Shafer Butte rises to 7,572 feet (2,308 meters), according to Wikipedia's Meridian page, which notes that it is visible to the northeast. Wikipedia also lists Meridian's own elevation at 2,599 feet, so that peak is a serious climb above your driveway. Read more →
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