Stories from Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Recycling just got a whole lot easier in Mountain Home. Residents will no longer have to sort their recyclables as part of Allied Waste's pilot program "Mix it Up." Residents will only have to put all their recyclables in a bin of any sort, separate from their trash cans, and Allied Waste will take care of the rest...

After nearly two decades in the community, the Mountain Home branch store of the Salvation Army will close its doors Aug. 21. "Every program closure is taken seriously as we take into consideration the impact that removing the program will have on the community," Captain Daniel Freeman, Treasure Valley Coordinator for The Salvation Army, said...

The Mountain Home Royals saw their American Legion baseball season come to a close on a three-game losing streak, dropping the district championship game to the Boise Gems, and going out in two at the State American Legion Tournament. Boise Gems 14 Mtn. Home 5...

Terry Gene Wells, 65, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, at a Boise care center. A viewing was held on Monday, Aug. 4, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, with a viewing and services afterward at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain Home Idaho Stake Center. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery...

Sgt. Brian W. Blandford, 39, of Caldwell, formerly of Glenns Ferry, died Sunday, July 27, 2008, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 1, at Caldwell First Baptist Church with Chaplain (Maj.) Rob Morris, JFHQ Chaplain for Idaho Army National Guard, officiating. Friends may send condolences to Brian's family at www.dakanfuneralchapel.com...

Mary Elizabeth Black, 84, of Prairie, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, at her home in Prairie. Arrangements are pending through Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.

It was a pioneer like atmosphere on Wednesday night when residents from all over Idaho gathered at the Canyon Creek Station for a special plaque dedication and social held by the Mountain Home Museum. According to one of the plaques dedicated that night, the details of the history of Canyon Creek Station include:...