Stories from Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Elmore Medical Center Foundation will host the 2008 Annual Golf Classic and Silent Auction on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Golf Classic will raise money for a new colonoscope for the hospital surgery department and to support the growing endowment fund...

The Mountain Home Royals started their busy week off with a loss, but ended the week on a five-game win streak as they closed out their regular season schedule. Centennial 7 Royals 4 A five-run fifth inning for the Cannons helped Centennial to a 7-4 American Legion baseball win over the Royals last Monday night at Centennial High School in Meridian...

Carole Jean Blake, 67, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 30, at 9 a.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2425 American Legion Blvd. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Robert "Bob" Leon Collins, 66, of Glenns Ferry, died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at his daughter's home in Boise. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 24, at 2 p.m. at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Judith "Judy" Leigh Homa, 44, of Mountain Home, died July 17, 2008, at a Boise hospital. A viewing was held Tuesday at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at the Mountain Home Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow at the Bruneau Cemetery in Bruneau...

Pauline H. Knackert, 81, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at a local hospital. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, July 22, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Pauline was born on May 22, 1927, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of Robert and Virgie Grooms...

Eleanor N. Cooley, 92, of Canon City, Colo., formerly of Mountain Home, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at the Legacy Center in Canon City. Graveside services were held July 18 at Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise. The Rev. Luther Pitz of the All Saints Episcopal Church officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Home, Boise Chapel...

Diane Hopkins and Mike Barclay, both of Mountain Home, have announced their engagement. Diane works for Executive Information Services and Mike works for the Elmore County Sheriff's Office. The couple is planning a ceremony for Aug. 9, 2008, at Deer Creek...

Dear editor: For at least 20 years I have completed surveys pertaining to our immigration polices and have sent donations. To date it has been a waste of time and money. We have laws on the books that would have solved most of the immigration problems had they been followed...

Dear editor: My friend Kelly knows me pretty well, but let me refine a few thoughts, as to leave no doubts where I stand on our freedom. Actually, I wasn't exactly thrilled with the Supreme Court's gun decision, for two reasons: First of all, the vote should have been 9-0, not the 5-4 squeaker it was...

So far, Idaho and Elmore County in particular have been lucky during Idaho's "fifth season" -- the fire season. The lack of storms with lightning and increased vigilance by citizens has helped limit the number of range and forest fires to only a small handful so far...

The Mountain Home Museum will hold a special Canyon Creek Stage Station Plaque Dedication and Social on Wednesday, July 30, at 5 p.m. at Canyon Creek Station. The History Channel will be on site filming the event for an upcoming program. The Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) wagon train will make its Canyon Creek stop on the Oregon Trail that evening and will "circle the wagons and prepare for an evening full of good old-fashioned fun," said museum director Nancy Marshall. ...

The Elmore County Fair is over, but the county rodeo kicks off this week, the first time that the two events have been split. Friday and Saturday evenings at the Fair had typically included an ICA/IPCA-sanctioned rodeo. But due to scheduling constraints, the fair had to be moved up by one week. ...