Idaho Voices

Last winter, during a time when we had a lot of snowfall, I was driving downtown one afternoon and was stopped at the red light in front of a local tavern. As I waited for the light to change, an intoxicated man waddled out of the tavern, stood atop a large snowbank waiting to cross the street, slipped and fell face first onto the pavement, into the street. The light turned green, and the people in front of me proceeded to drive around him.

Ah, it’s Christmas week, so let’s have the theme be for kids. Food and features to keep children busy are the aim of Jungle Pizza, which is celebrating its grand opening next Saturday. Video games and entertainment, arcade games, air hockey, Skee-ball and candy machines with prizes awarded to winners help fill the 10,000-square-foot eatery at 503 E. Seltice Way. Previously the home of the Post Falls Auction Center, Jungle Pizza is next to the My Favorite Things store.

Today BORDERLINE (ROCK) – 9 p.m., Slab Inn, 800 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls, 773-5440.

People may be staying closer to home for the holidays, but if one still wants to get away for a long weekend over New Year’s, then Sandpoint is the perfect destination. Whether you are young or old, looking for an exciting night out or just in search of a relaxing place to ring in the New Year, Sandpoint will have something for everyone this week.

Records have been broken right and left with the snowfalls of the past two weeks. Cold-temperature records have also been broken, including an 18-below zero low temperature recorded at the Spokane airport last Saturday and a record low daytime high of 7 degrees in Coeur d’Alene that same day.