Stories from Wednesday, July 1, 2009

One of the largest Fourth of July fireworks displays in the state will be put on Saturday by the Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department. Fire Chief Phil Gridley said that according to the department's supplier of pyrotechnics, only Pocatello will have a larger show...

In Idaho, only "safe and sane" fireworks may be used. Safe and sane fireworks are those that do not explode or go more than 10 feet in the air. Firecrackers, bottle rockets and roman candles are among the classes of fireworks that are not legal to use in Idaho...

The El-Wyhee Business Association will sponsor the annual Fourth of July Festival in Carl Miller Park on Saturday, July 4. The festival will begin at 8 a.m., with a pancake and eggs breakfast organized by the Mountain Home Historical Museum. The breakfast will be followed by a wide variety of activities, starting with a flag raising at 10 a.m. and live musical performances from several artists including Curly and The Common People...

A restored WWII B-17 bomber, "Sentimental Journey," will visit the Mountain Home Municipal Airport July 10-12, offering rides and tours of the historic aircraft. The event is being provided by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, a non-profit organization that restores historic aircraft to flying condition and displays them, along with WWII memorabilia and a museum at Falcon Field in Mesa, Ariz...

Boy Scout Troop 57, sponsored by the Congregational Church, is planning its Canoe Trek 2009 from July 23-26, when troop members will canoe down the Snake River, launching from Loveridge Bridge and paddling downstream to CJ Strike Dam, portaging around the dam and then continuing downstream...

Dear editor: I read your story in the Mountain Home News dated June 24. It was titled "County seeks input on future vision for area." Later in the article you said call us but no phone number was given. However Kelly Everitt gave an address in his fine editorial. I think Mr. Everitt is a fine newspaper man...

Dear editor: On behalf of the Mountain Home Fire Department "Streetwalkers," I would like to thank each and every individual and business who donated so generously to the annual Fourth of July fireworks. We are always amazed each year how generous this community is to make our fireworks such a success...

Dear editor: It's surprising how things turn out sometimes, when you receive validation for things months afterwards. That's the feeling we got after the June 15 Elmore County Commission. During deliberations, Commissioner Connie Cruser hit the nail on the head, comparing the current discussion to the debate of 40 years ago surrounding the Hells Canyon Dam complex, Idaho's largest power plant at nearly 400 megawatts...

The Mountain Home Royals bounced back into the win column last week, beating the Boise Barons and Nampa Christian. Royals 3 Barons 1 In a bit of a strange game, the Royals manufactured three runs without the benefit of a hit to down the Boise Barons 3-1 last Monday night at home...

A Mountain Home Running Club team recently competed in the Sawtooth Relay June 13, placing first in the Coed Open Division and 12th overall out of 290 teams that finished the nearly 62-mile even. Members of the winning team were: Jamie Neussendorfer, Laurel McMahan, Jordan Vivier, Ryan Borgford, James Simon and Allen Sapp...

The Daniel Dopps Memorial Dodge PRCA Rodeo was held this past weekend at the Optimist Park rodeo ground. "The event was pretty successful except for a few glitches that we had to work out," said Mike Pope, Rodeo President. On Friday there was a scheduling problem with the grandstand and on Saturday there was a reservation problem with the park...