Snow, cold for spring break

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POCATELLO — A group of School District 25 middle-school students were in mid-summer form Monday, selling lemonade and cookies at a busy intersection to raise money for a fun-filled spring break.

But meteorologists with the National Weather Service predict Indian summer won’t last for local students on spring break this week, and snow storms are on the horizon.

At the intersection of Center Street and 10th Avenue, Middle schoolers Symphony Sandoval, Michael Lipshin, Jessica Lara, Cydni Babb, Dustin Lara and Shashona Durham made the most of a picturesque start of a spring break that promises to get ugly.

Holding signs to advertise their lemonade stand, they made $45 within the first hour and a half in business. They have big plans for their profits — even if those plans will likely have to involve inside activities.

“We’re going to go to the mall, Deleta (Skating Rink), anything we can get our hands on,” Shashona said.

The group has had success at the corner during previous lemonade stands and was impressed by the generosity of their “customers.”

“We had somebody donate $15, and all they got was two lemonades,” Cydni said, adding others simply gave them donations but didn’t want any

National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Waranauskas said Monday afternoon a storm that was moving over the Washington and Oregon shore is predicted to bring a chance of rain and thunder.

“Once the system goes past us on Tuesday night and colder air moves behind it, we’ll see some of that rain turn to snow,” Waranauskas said. “We’re certainly not going to see any brutal cold.”

The mountains could get as much as a foot of snow, he said. Between 2 and 4 inches is predicted to fall in the valley. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Sun Valley area, but no weather warnings will likely be needed for Pocatello, Waranauskas said.

The low temperature is predicted to dip to the upper 20s on Thursday, with lows expected in the 30s on Friday and Saturday. The high temperature will reach into the upper 50s on Saturday, Waranauskas said.

The snow storms will apparently come too late for the Inkom-based Pebble Creek Ski Area. Pebble Creek closed on Sunday, and Ski Area Director Mary Reichman said a foot of snow on warm ground would not provide a sufficient base for reopening.

By John O’Connell

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