Stories from Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Five "Mountain Home citizens" -- who happen to be all five members of the Mountain Home School Board of Trustees-- have filed papers to formally contest the May 19 election of the school board trustee for Zone 4. The solution to the problem of invalid ballots that arose after the close election will now go to a state district court judge for resolution...

The city of Mountain Home is currently recuperating from last weekend's storms that brought approximately 2-3 inches of rain and severe hail, causing flooding throughout the city. The first of the two storms began late Friday afternoon and concluded late Friday night. ...

Local groups and agencies are facing difficult times and relying more and more on volunteers to help. If you are an Elmore County organization in need of volunteers please contact the Mountain Home News to be included in a column we will be developing outlining volunteer opportunities in the area...

Nine members of the Alpha Omicron chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha attended the 62nd annual Idaho State Council Convention in Idaho Falls this past weekend. While there Alpha Omicron member Jamie Nye was installed as the 2009-2010 Idaho State Council President...

The sixth annual Relay For Life of Elmore County will take place on Friday, June 19, at 7 p.m. at Eastside Park. Relay For Life is the signature event for the American Cancer Society, an overnight event designed to spread awareness of cancer prevention...

The Annual Children's Health Fair, hosted by Elmore Medical Center, will be held Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the hospital lawn. The event is free to the public and will feature more than 20 service agencies, businesses and health providers...

Saturday, June 13, is Free Fishing Day in Idaho. Special events and activities are set throughout the state, including the pond at Legacy Park in Mountain Home. Fish and Game reservists will be on hand from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help youngsters enjoy the day at Legacy Park (fishing is open only to youths at the park pond). Free pizza and soft drinks will be provided during that time by Faith Lutheran Church...

Students at the summer Art Camp in Mountain Home held an art show Friday, June 5, in the classroom of art instructor Brenda Raub in the high school annex. A total of 47 students of the 5-, 6- and 7-year-old Art Camp proudly showed their projects to their families and friends at the 11 a.m. art show...

Dear editor: While attending the county commissioners meeting this morning it dawned on me what one of the main problems this county might have. The problem I see is our prosecuting attorney, Ms. Schindle. I do not know what her specialty is if any, but what I can tell you it isn't land...

Dear editor: In his May 27 letter David Ascuena argues that a nuclear power plant is suited for Elmore County. After conducting my own research and attending all of the public hearings I have come to the opposite conclusion: Nuclear power is a bad idea for Elmore County because of water use and the storage of radioactive waste near the river. And the last company we want as a neighbor in our county is Alternate Energy Holdings Inc (AEHI)...

Dear editor: Hacker Middle School collected 653 ponds of aluminum but the community kept on collecting. With the community donations and United Metals matching pound for pound we ended up with over 1,800 pounds. We, the seventh-grade team building classes, would like to say thank you to everyone who helped with the Ronald McDonald House aluminum drive...

Dear editor: Congratulations to the Richard McKenna Charter High School and Todd Thorn's Alternative Energy class, which is working on bringing a wind turbine to its campus. It's wonderful to see the school getting ahead of the curve in realizing the benefits of wind generation at its campus and how the project can provide students with hands-on training for a new generation of renewable energy workers...

Karen and Gary Trego of Blackfoot have announced the engagement their daughter, Marsa Grimmett of Mountain Home, to Donald J. Plummer of Mountain Home, son of Jim and Arlene Plummer of Gresham, Ore. Grimmett is the current Elmore County Clerk. She graduated in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in accountancy...

Lisa Johnston and Joseph Estey, both of Richland, Wash., were united in marriage March 7, 2009, in a ceremony on the Columbia River at Portland, Ore. Johnston is the daughter of Alicia Sievers of Mountain Home and Daniel Johnston of Portland, Ore. Her grandparents are Betty and Aaron Johnston of Lincoln, Maine, and Bernice Sievers of Wolf Point, Mont...

Sherman Henry Stump, Jr., and Lillian Shupe Stump of Glenns Ferry will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends on Sunday, June 28. Sherman and Lillian were married June 27, 1959, in Boise. They have lived in several parts of Idaho, finally making Glenns Ferry their home. where they have resided for the past 40 years...

Charlotte Huot and the late Raymond Huot of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Huot of Mountain Home, to Douglas McQueen of Mountain Home, son of the late James and Rose McQueen of Hope Valley, R.I. The bride-elect works at Pacific Recycling in Mayfield...

The Mountain Home Royals brought home the second-place trophy from the Mudcat Wood Bat Classic at Columbia High School in Nampa. After winning the first three days of the tourney, the Royals lost to Emmett in the championship game, 2-0. Royals 7 Toros 4...

Despite the inclement weather and torrential rains of last Friday's storms, a few hardy residents of Mountain Home made their way to Tiger Field for the first annual Mountain Home Alumni Football Game. Graduates from as far back as 1974 to graduates from earlier this year donned the pads one more time and took to the field for a wet and wild gridiron battle between the Black Team and the White Team...

The Mountain Home Tiger baseball team will host its "first annual alumni baseball game" on June 20 at the baseball fields at Eastside Park. The event gets under way at 5 p.m. with a barbeque dinner. Tiger head baseball coach Travis DeVore indicated there will be waffle ball for the kids starting at that time as well...

The Annual Bob Mullen Memorial Scholarship Golf Scramble will be held June 21 at Vineyard Greens Golf Course, Glenns Ferry, with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Cash prizes will be given. Cost is $40 per person and includes greens fees, golf, lunch and refreshments. Golf carts are not included in the price...