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Happy Saturday, Meridian!
Welcome to issue one hundred. Today is sunny, around 59, and very frosty before 10 a.m., so scrape the windshield, find the good coffee mug, and let the sun do the rest.
Today: your Nov. 3 ballot decoded in plain English, a salute to Cold War veterans downtown, trunk-or-treating from Chinden to the SO|ME Amp, and a Halloween-weekend event list that runs to a disc golf tournament in costume season. Know someone who should be reading this? Forward them the sign-up link →
Let's get into it.
In this issue
🧠 Trivia: Meridian's all-time record high is a sizzling 111°F. This morning's forecast low is about 34°F. How many degrees apart are those two: 67, 77 or 87?
(Answer at the bottom.)
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Six picks from today through Halloween Saturday, and every one has a Meridian address. The calendars are thin from Monday to Thursday, so this weekend is the one to plan around. Several listings skip the price, so check the event page before you go.
Saturday, October 24
OCT 24 · Celebrating Cold War Veterans — 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., price not listed · 📍 American Legion Post 113, 22 W. Broadway Ave. · Hosted by Meridian's American Legion Post 113. The listing doesn't say what's planned, so call or check the event page before you go. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
OCT 24 · Trunk or Treat at Friendship Celebration Lutheran — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. · 📍 765 E. Chinden Blvd. · A church trunk-or-treat on the Chinden side of town. Bring a bucket; the listing doesn't mention a cost. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
OCT 24 · Trunks, Treats & Beats — starts at 6 p.m. (end time and price not listed) · 📍 SO|ME Amp, 1363 E. Phenomenal St. · Trick-or-treating with a soundtrack at the Meridian outdoor amphitheater, per the Meridian community calendar. Dress warm; it will be near freezing by the end. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Sunday, October 25
OCT 25 · 7th Annual Ronald McDonald House Halloween Benefit Concert — 4 to 6 p.m., price not listed · 📍 Albertsons, 3499 E. Fairview Ave. · A Sunday-afternoon benefit concert for Ronald McDonald House, put on by Red Light Challenge. The listing doesn't say who's playing. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Heads up: later this week
OCT 30-NOV 1 · Meridian Estate Sale — Fri., Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. through Sun., Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. · 📍 2229 E. Clarene St. · Run by Sagebrush Estate Sale Co. Daily hours aren't listed, so check the event page before you drive over. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
OCT 31 · Halloween Disc Golf Tournament — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., $10 Meridian residents, $20 non-residents · 📍 Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park · City of Meridian Parks and Recreation runs the 9-hole course twice for 18 holes, with Men's, Women's and Youth divisions and prizes for top finishers. Register online first. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
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The National Weather Service forecast for Meridian was refreshed Friday at 12:30 p.m. and matches Boise forecasts from Idaho News and KIVI. The Friday storm is gone, but a Flash Flood Watch for the Boise Mountains burn scars ran until noon Friday. No watches or warnings are listed for Meridian.
Saturday, October 24 — Meridian
59°
Low tonight: 34°. Sunrise is around 8:10 a.m., sunset around 6:50 p.m. (both calculated, not from NWS).
Widespread frost until about 10 a.m., then plenty of sun and calm wind. Boise forecasts also say 59 today, so for once there is no heat gap to plan around; just dress for a 25-degree swing between breakfast and the afternoon.
The week ahead (NWS): Sunday is sunny and near 65 with frost before 9 a.m. (Boise strips say 65 to 66). Monday is mostly sunny and near 66, with a 40% chance of showers Monday night. Tuesday cools to near 59. Heads up: clocks fall back an hour at 2 a.m. next Sunday, Nov. 1. NWS Boise →
What Prop 1 and HJR 4 actually do
Meridian voters have two statewide questions on the Nov. 3 ballot, and Idaho News has a plain-English breakdown of both. HJR 4 is a constitutional amendment that would give the Legislature sole authority over whether marijuana and certain other substances can be legalized, which would end the citizen ballot-initiative route for them. It would not legalize marijuana, and if it fails, current law stays and citizens can still file initiatives.
Proposition 1 is a citizen initiative that would write statutory protections for reproductive health care, including abortion, contraception and fertility treatments, plus a right to privacy, and it would loosen the current abortion restrictions. It doesn't expressly repeal Idaho's parental consent law; opponents say its new rights could conflict with that law, a question that would need legal interpretation if it passes. The absentee-ballot request and registration deadline was Friday, Oct. 23, but you can still register at your polling place on Election Day, and Ada County has drop boxes at Meridian City Hall. Questions go to Ada County Elections at (208) 287-6860. Read the full explainer →
Source: Idaho News (KBOI), published Oct. 21; deadlines from Idaho News, Oct. 21.
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🧠 Trivia answer: 77 degrees.
Meridian's record high is 111°F, set in a July, and this morning's forecast low is about 34°F, a gap of 77 degrees. For the other extreme, Wikipedia's climate table lists August as the driest month, at just 0.24 inches of rain on average, and puts the city at 2,599 feet above sea level. Read more →
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