Stories from Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Once again, gas prices are changing, and the Mountain Home News tracks the price of gas locally so readers can monitor these changes. All figures are those stated on the indicated service station's reader boards. Special discounts available at some individual stations are not included in these listed prices. ...

Local road crews expect to replace a half mile stretch of one of Mountain Home's main traffic arteries during a scheduled construction project while the city sets its sites on a separate, long-range street repair plan. Approved by the city council during a recent meeting, the plan involves extensive repairs to North 10th East Street near Carl Miller Park and East Elementary School...

A booth will be set up in Richard Aguirre Park on April 16 from 9 a.m. to noon in an effort to collect registered voter's signatures for a petition to recall Superintendent of Public Education Tom Luna. "Even if you've signed a petition before this is 'the one' to sign and will be counted," recall organizers said...

After years of planning marked by countless revisions, setbacks and compromises, construction began Monday morning on a new gathering place for the city's Catholic community. Work on the new fellowship hall at the corner of East Jackson and South 3rd East streets follows nearly a year of debate that almost derailed the project...

The Rotary Club of Elmore County is holding a Benefit Auction for its annual High School Scholarship Program at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home. This is the second year for the benefit auction and it will again include new items donated from area businesses...

Dear editor: A little research on treasury bonds; I learned that fully 40 percent of the over $9 trillion in Treasury debt currently outstanding to the public has a maturity of three years or less. Think what this means, that we are rapidly approaching $4 trillion in U.S. debt that matures by 2014 or sooner. Right now the yield (interest rate paid) on a two-year Treasury note is about 0.645 percent or about 2/3 of a percent...

Dear editor: I especially liked your notebook in the March 30 paper. It was very true but I laughed, too. I really enjoyed the article about Alain Isaac and her sister. I knew their dad. He was a very nice man. I could never travel that much, I am too old, but it was nice they could do so while they were young. It was real nice they shared their adventure with your readers...

Mike and Toni Reynolds of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kelsey Marie Reynolds, of Boise, to Benjamin Scott Wood of Meridian, son of Coy Wood and Kelly Wood of Meridian. The couple will exchange vows on Saturday, June 25, in Boise's Cathedral of the Rockies...

March 30 • 00:00 Assist, Carrie Cir• 02:43 Assist, Hwy 20• 08:11 Property Found, N18• 08:26 Vandalism, Cedar Ave• 09:42 Citizen Assist, Miller Wy• 09:48 Assault, Bypass Rd• 10:56 Animal, Canal Rd• 11:02 Parking Violation• 11:16 Civil Matter, Hamilton Rd• 11:18 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM86-87• 11:22 Vandalism, Glenns Ferry Fairgrounds• 15:38 Illegal Dumping, Old Oregon Trail Rd• 15:44 Hazard, Hwy 30• 16:09 Welfare• 16:11 Hazardous Material, I-84 Exit 99• 17:31 Traffic, Hwy 30• 18:43 Residence Fire, Vera• 18:56 Animal, Alexander Wy• 19:01 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30/Cemetery• 19:12 Vehicle Stop, W1/Owyhee• 19:20 Motorist Assist, Cleveland/Owyhee• 20:13 Vehicle Stop, Old Oregon Trail• 20:23 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 21:04 Parking Violation, I-84 Exit 90• 21:31 Motorist Assist, Old Hwy 30/S3W• 22:00 Vehicle Stop, N18E/Summerwind• 23:31 Assist, MH. ...

by Tech. Sgt. Michael Voss 455th AEW Public Affairs BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- A team of female Airmen made history here March 30 when the F-15E Strike Eagles of "Dudette 07" blazed down the runway to provide close air support for coalition and Afghan ground forces...

Helen (Zebos) Gudjunis, 93, of South Windsor, Conn., formerly of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away on Sunday March 13, 2011, peacefully, with her daughter at her side. Helen was pre-deceased by her husband, Lt. Col. Wasco E. Gudjunis (ret.) and her son, Neil E. Gudjunis...

Walter Elmer Ireland, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at a Meridian hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, April 11, 2011 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.