[Vision2020] Patrons speak out about Perch changes

[Paul Rumelhart]

What was the reasoning for the city council decision?  I don't remember
hearing about this.

And what's the connection to guns?

Paul


On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Ah, yes . . . Back when guns were not allowed on campus.
>
> Courtesy of the August 28th edition of the UI Argonaut at:
>
> http://www.uiargonaut.com/2014/08/28/patrons-react/
>
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>
> Patrons react — Students speak out about Perch changes, show support,
> share memories
>
> The porch is packed with college students, neon beer signs hang in the
> window and party music lingers in the background at The Perch — just a few
> feet away from the University of Idaho’s famed Hello Walk.
>
> It was a typical weekend night at The Perch, and the scene has made the
> store a beloved hangout for UI students.
>
> “It’s a perfect little spot,” said Dradin Kreft, a Perch patron and a
> senior nutrition major at UI.
>
> Many UI students have expressed remorse over a unanimous decision by the
> Moscow City Council this summer that prevents The Perch from selling
> alcohol for on-site consumption.
>
> Located near Old Greek Row, Kreft said The Perch offered a convenient
> alternative to walking downtown for a drink. He said the storeowner offered
> great prices on-tap beer, knew students by name and created a welcoming
> environment for patrons.
>
> Kreft said he would miss going to The Perch after Friday classes to catch
> up with friends over a beer.
>
> “We’re not going to be able to do that anymore,” he said.
>
> Like many other Vandals, Kreft said he has many memorable moments at The
> Perch.
>
> He recalled his 21st birthday last March, when his father came to Moscow
> to help celebrate the day and the two shared his first legal drink at The
> Perch.
>
> The “21 run” at The Perch is a tradition within many Greek houses, said
> Allison Sullivan, a member of Delta Gamma Sorority.
>
> Although Sullivan has not made the run yet, she said hanging out with
> fellow sisters at The Perch is a good time, and a tradition that will be
> missed. She hopes The Perch will be pouring drinks before her own 21st
> birthday in November.
>
> Kreft said he appreciated that The Perch did not have an intense drinking
> environment like many of the bars downtown that serve hard liquor.
>
> UI student Peter Rustemeyer said the store was a hangout spot for many
> students — particularly those in the Greek community.
>
> “The Perch was a really nice place to go with our friends and meet new
> friends,” he said.
>
> Zach Cosgrove, a junior mechanical engineering student, said what he
> enjoyed most about going to The Perch was hanging out with friends.
>
> “It’s just a fun place to be,” he said. “It’s more of just a social thing.”
>
> Kreft said The Perch has been involved in the campus community, and even
> partnered with his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, to raise money for the
> fraternity’s national nonprofit, the ALS Association.
>
> The Perch also donated hundreds of dollars to the nonprofit as part of a
> promotion with the fraternity’s annual Turtle Derby.
>
> The well-known business continues to resonate with UI alumni years later.
>
> John Weber, a Moscow city council member and UI alumni, said he remembers
> The Perch as a popular malt shop that served hamburgers and milkshakes, and
> even had a jukebox and pinball machine.
>
> He said he remembers delivering Wonder Bread to The Perch years later as a
> Hostess Products delivery driver, and went on to even install the draft
> system inside the business today.
>
> Another city council member, Wayne Krauss, said he recalls The Perch as a
> convenient grocery store on campus that served canned beer for off-site
> consumption.
>
> For regular patrons like Kraft, he said he hopes The Perch will return to
> pouring drinks as soon as possible.
>
> “Bring it back,” he said. “Whatever they have to do.”
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>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
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