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Happy Monday, Meridian!
Welcome to issue one hundred two. Today starts with scattered showers and a high near 60, which is Mother Nature's way of reminding you that the car you washed yesterday was a donation to the sky.
Today: a statewide holiday card contest your West Ada artist can enter, a short list of Meridian events from toddler crafts to Tuesday bingo, the week's forecast (Halloween looks chilly), and a trivia question about a Meridian guy who outlasted everyone on a desert island. Know someone who should be reading this? Forward them the sign-up link →
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In this issue
🧠 Trivia: A Meridian man won a full season of Survivor in December 2022. According to Wikipedia, how did the jury vote in the finale of Mike Gabler's season (Survivor 43): 7–1–0, 5–3–0 or 4–4–0?
(Answer at the bottom.)
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Five picks, every one with a Meridian address. The week starts with a toddler craft class this morning, moves through Tuesday bingo and a Wednesday leadership session, and ends with a Saturday soccer-and-pizza morning on Halloween. Several listings skip the price, so check the event page before you go. Note: clocks fall back an hour at 2 a.m. this coming Sunday, Nov. 1.
Monday, October 26
OCT 26 · Toddler Time Arts and Crafts Class — 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., price not listed · 📍 Treasure Valley Arts, 1530 W. State St., Ste. B · A weekly Monday-morning craft class for toddlers from Wandercraft. Enrollment is at wandercraft.fun. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Tuesday, October 27
OCT 27 · Bingo Night — 6 to 8 p.m., $5 a card · 📍 4200 W. Talamore Blvd. · Hosted by Rooster's Golf, all ages welcome. A weeknight out that costs five bucks and doesn't involve a screen. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Wednesday, October 28
OCT 28 · Connecting with Purpose: Turning Skills Into Action — 3 to 5 p.m., price not listed · 📍 Tomlinson YMCA Conference Room, 5155 S. Hillsdale Ave. · The Meridian Chamber's Emerging Leaders wrap up their 2026 sessions with Robert Phillips, president and CEO of Brighton Corporation, followed by hands-on group activities on communication and collaboration. Bring a coworker. ID is required for building entry; water and soda provided. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Thursday, October 29
OCT 29 · Thursday Night Karaoke — 9 p.m. to 11:55 p.m., price not listed · 📍 The Dalton Royal, 3161 E. Ustick Rd., Ste. 110 · Open to all ages, though the venue recommends 15 and up after 9 p.m. because of occasionally explicit song choices. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Saturday, October 31 (Halloween)
OCT 31 · Shine His Light — Fall 2026 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., price not listed · 📍 3730 N. Linder Rd. · Idaho Lions FC closes out its first fall season with open-play soccer anyone can join, a penalty shootout for registered players, and food from Pizza Napoli, Brew & Blossom (with Disciples Coffee) and Chill Time. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
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The National Weather Service forecast for Meridian was refreshed Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The forecast data listed no watches, warnings or advisories. Idaho News's live Boise strip agrees on afternoon showers but runs a few degrees cooler (59), so plan for the cooler end.
Monday, October 26 — Meridian
60°
Low tonight: 37°. Sunrise is around 8:12 a.m., sunset around 6:46 p.m. (both calculated, not from NWS).
Scattered showers, mainly between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. (a 50% chance), with partly sunny gaps. A south-southeast breeze of 6 to 10 mph swings around to the west-northwest this afternoon with gusts up to 23 mph. Umbrella in the car, and maybe hold off on the patio chairs. Tonight turns partly cloudy.
The week ahead (NWS): Tuesday is mostly sunny and near 56, Wednesday sunny and 61, Thursday mostly sunny and 60, and Friday partly sunny and 58. Saturday (Halloween) is near 56 with a slight chance of rain or snow showers and patchy fog, and a low around 32, so put the coat over the costume. Sunday is near 56 with a 40% chance of showers. Clocks fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. NWS Boise →
Idaho's student holiday card contest
The Idaho Department of Education is running its annual holiday card contest, and it is open to K-12 students in public and charter schools across the state, which includes every West Ada kid with a marker. An entry is a winter or holiday scene on a standard 8.5-by-11 sheet of paper, done in markers, watercolor, crayons or colored paper. Superintendent Debbie Critchfield said in a department news release that the office receives many submissions every year, which makes choosing winners a fun challenge.
Winning entries from each grade will be displayed on the department's website, and one K-6 winner and one 7-12 winner will appear on the department's official holiday cards. BoiseDev's write-up does not list a deadline or a mailing address, so check the department's contest page at sde.idaho.gov before anyone starts gluing glitter. This one is statewide rather than strictly Meridian, but your fridge-door artist qualifies. The full guidelines and mailing details are on the department's page, linked in the story →
🗳️ Your call: if you were drawing the card, which scene gets your vote?
Idaho wants a winter scene on 8.5x11 paper. Which one gets your vote for the holiday card?
Source: BoiseDev, published Oct. 24.
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🧠 Trivia answer: 7–1–0.
Mike Gabler, listed in Wikipedia as hailing from Meridian, won Survivor 43 at age 51 with a 7–1–0 jury vote over Cassidy Clark and Owen Knight. The season premiered Sept. 21, 2022, ran 26 days of game time, and finished Dec. 14, 2022. Wikipedia's Meridian page also lists him among the city's notable people, right next to the inventor of Gore-Tex. Read more →
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