Stories from Thursday, April 2, 2009

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... . The MHHS Encore Co. will present "Star Wars," courtesy of Lucasfilms, Ltd., April 9-11 at 7 p.m. in the MHHS gym. Tickets will be sold at the door -- for $3 students and $5 for adults. Set far in the past in a distant galaxy, a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance are set to destroy the Death Star space station of the oppressive Galactic Empire. ...

The downturn in the economy and the subsequent increase in hunger and other basic needs is making itself felt in the Mountain Home area. El-Ada Community Action Agency and a number of local churches say that they have seen requests for food and other assistance more than double in the past year. For the rest of story see this weeks Home News...

Tom Bostedt, 52, of Mtn. Home died March 31, 2009 at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held in his honor on Sat. April 11, 2009 at 10:30 am at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Tom was born Jan. 7, 1957 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin to Wilbur and Laura Bostedt. ...

A bill from the Idaho Legislature went into effect Wednesday, April 1, requiring all cigarettes to be "fire safe cigarettes." Often referred to as low-ignition, these new cigarettes have extra bands of paper inside them that helps extinguish them when left unattended. ...