Stories from Friday, April 3, 2009

Mountain Home members of the Boise Astronomical Society will hold a special "star party" at Legacy Park both the afternoon and evening of April 4. The event is part of the group's observance of the International Year of Astronomy taking place in 2009. The year marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first astronomical observations with a telescope...

Bill Thurber was installed as the Exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge #2276 in Mountain Home during special ceremonies held Saturday, March 21, at the temporary lodge. Also honored as the Elk of the Year was Coleen Swenson, who was selected for her "support and dedication in helping us 'spread the word' so to speak," an Elks spokesperson said...

Brief groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Mountain Home Elk's Lodge will be held Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. on the site of the old lodge, which burned to the ground in September of 2007. C2 (Cristobal) Construction will begin work on the building that morning, slightly more than 18 months after the lodge was destroyed by fire...