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Happy Wednesday, Meridian!
Welcome to issue ninety. Today is sunny and around 67 after a frosty start, so the windshield scraper gets one last morning. Plan for the warm side of the forecast this afternoon.
Today: the city's free leaf program is back, Meridian wants volunteers for two city commissions, and Thursday through Saturday bring D&D, Friday-night football and a Halloween dance. Know someone who should be reading this? Forward them the sign-up link →
Let's get into it.
In this issue
🧠 Trivia: One of Meridian's nine Recycle the Fall leaf drop sites, Gordon Harris Park, sits right behind a high school. Which one: Mountain View, Rocky Mountain, or Centennial?
(Answer at the bottom.)
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Five picks, all with a Meridian address. Nothing new made the cut for today itself, so the list starts tomorrow.
Thursday, October 15
OCT 15 · D&D: Guild of the Phoenix — 6 to 10 p.m. · 📍 Phoenix Fire Games, 94 E. Fairview Ave. · Open tables run by volunteer Dungeon Masters, all ages welcome, brand-new or veteran. First time? Arrive by 5:30 p.m. so a DM can set up your character sheet, because tables fill at 6 and latecomers can't join that week. The cost wasn't listed. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Friday, October 16
OCT 16 · Eagle at Meridian High football — 7 p.m. · 📍 Meridian High School, 1900 W. Pine Ave. · An Eagle varsity non-conference trip to Meridian. The kickoff time comes from an event listing, not the school, so check the district's athletics page before you drive over. Ticket price wasn't listed. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 16 · Boise at Rocky Mountain football — 7 p.m. · 📍 Rocky Mountain High School, Meridian · Boise visits Rocky Mountain for a non-conference game. Same caveat: the time is from an event listing, so confirm with the school. Ticket price wasn't listed. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Saturday, October 17
OCT 17 · Free Flow Fusion Dancing: The Monster Ball — 7 p.m. to midnight · 📍 Idaho Ballroom Dance Center, 943 W. Overland Rd. Ste 100 · A formal-attire Halloween social dance with a lesson first. $15 covers the lesson and the social, no partner needed, and no one is turned away for lack of funds. It's a potluck, so bring something to share, and the listing says it's the group's last night at this space. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 17–18 · Nordstrom Rack One-Year Celebration — all weekend, Sat. and Sun. · 📍 Nordstrom Rack at The Village at Meridian, 2260 N. Eagle Rd. #120 · Shop new arrivals all weekend and enter a daily drawing for a $150 gift card, no purchase necessary. Store hours weren't listed, so check before you go. (A weekend reminder; it first ran Oct. 5.) · 📅 Add to Calendar
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⚠️ A Frost Advisory from the National Weather Service in Boise stays in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday, with the morning starting in the low to mid 30s. It lifts after that.
Wednesday, October 14 — Meridian
67°
Sunrise is at 7:56 a.m., sunset at 7:06 p.m.
Sunny. The NWS point forecast file for Meridian itself was last updated Oct. 6, so the number comes from Idaho News 6's live Boise strip, which says 67 and sunny. The strip was posted Tuesday morning and carries no overnight low for tonight. Plan for the high 60s, and for a warmer finish than the cold morning suggests.
The rest of the week (Idaho News 6 forecast): Thursday is 72 and sunny, Friday reaches the mid to upper 70s, and sunshine and dry weather continue through the weekend. Football and Halloween-dance weather, basically.
Recycle the Fall is back, with curbside pickup and nine drop sites
Meridian's free leaf composting program, Recycle the Fall, returns for another season, according to Idaho News 6 and the City of Meridian. Curbside collection runs Nov. 2 to Dec. 4 and takes leaves only, with no branches, pumpkins or garden plants. Use paper bags or loose leaves in your yard debris cart, with no tape or staples, up to 10 bags a week, and set them out by 6 a.m. on your regular trash day. Leaf trucks may collect as late as 7 p.m.
Prefer to haul it yourself? Neighborhood drop sites open Oct. 20 and run through Dec. 10 at Fuller, Gordon Harris, Heroes, Kleiner, Renaissance, Settlers, Storey and Tully parks, plus the Meridian Transfer Station at 2130 W. Franklin Rd. The Ada County Landfill takes leaves through Dec. 12 during business hours. Last year the program collected about 1,131 tons of leaves. Drop-site hours weren't listed, so check the city page. Read more →
Source: Idaho News 6, published Oct. 13; details also from the City of Meridian.
Quick poll while we're on the leaves:
Leaf season is here. What's your plan for the yard?
Meridian is hiring volunteers for two city commissions
The City of Meridian is accepting applications for the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Solid Waste Advisory Commission. Applications are due Friday, Oct. 23, by 5 p.m. Planning and Zoning advises city leaders on land use, zoning, transportation and housing, has up to nine voting members on three-year terms and meets the first and third Thursdays at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The solid waste panel advises the mayor and council on trash and recycling and meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m.
Both are unpaid, and you must live inside city limits or the area of impact. Apply online or drop a letter of interest, a resume and the application at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. The mayor appoints and the City Council confirms. The city didn't say how many seats are open on the solid waste panel. Read more →
Source: City of Meridian, posted Oct. 12.
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🧠 Trivia answer: Mountain View High School.
According to the City of Meridian's parks page, Gordon Harris Park sits behind Mountain View High School at 2400 E. Three Bars Dr. The 11-acre park was established in 2007 and has a playground, a pathway and a picnic shelter that holds up to 50 people. It also has a pond, but the city lists it as unstocked, so leave the fishing rod at home. This season it doubles as a leaf drop site. Read more →
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