Stories from Wednesday, July 15, 2009

.Six people, two adults and four children, on a field trip from Mountain Home AFB, were injured when the van in which they were riding blew a tire and rolled on I-84 at milepost 106 early Wednesday afternoon.

Paula Szafranski, deputy city treasurer has been named the new city treasurer, replacing Leanna Whitney. "After a tough interview process, I was excited to hear that I was chosen," she said. The position is appointed by Mayor Rist and at the city council meeting on July 13, she was officially sworn in...

With well over 300 delegates enjoying the hospitality of Mountain Home, the American Legion Department of Idaho convention wrapped up four days of business last week with a speech highlighted by National Commander David Rehbein. Rehbein stressed the efforts the Legion has made at the national level to battle for veterans' benefits during his year in office...

Former Mountain Home mayor Joe B. McNeal has been named by Gov. Butch Otter to a position on the Idaho Commission on Human Rights. For the rest of the story see this weeks Mountain Home News

Police and fire authorities are investigating what they are calling a "suspicious" car fire last Thursday, July 9. At approximately 11:59 p.m. members of the Mountain Home Police and Mountain Home Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire to 1140 E. 9th North St. involving a grey 1991 Chevrolet Camaro...

The Elmore County Fair kicks into high gear today, with the exhibit building, midway and carnival open to the public. The fair is held at the fairgrounds in Glenns Ferry (take the second exit off I-84 at Glenns Ferry). Due to the economy, fair officials have decided to drop the $3 parking fee, charging only the $3 per person fee to enter the event...

Brent Butler resigned last week as head of the county's Growth and Development Office, after just four months on the job. His eventual replacement, expected to be selected soon, will thus become the third director of the county's crucial planning and zoning operations in less than half a year. ...

Dear editor: Reference Mountain Home News July 8, Article: "Despite challenge, school board will seat Houston." WOW! I hope the school district figures out a way to contact C.D. Houston to inform him of their decision to seat him on July 21, 2009. Is it a requirement to have a home phone? I know a lot of people in today's world who only use cell phones...

Dear editor: This past spring, I spent quite a bit of time doing community organizing work in Elmore County on the rezone for Alternate Energy Holdings Inc.'s proposed power plant. This included visiting Elmore County towns for petition signatures and showing people how they could get involved in the effort to bring well-paying jobs and clean industry to Elmore County...

Dear editor: As I sit here on Saturday morning, June 20, 2009, I look outside my window and see Idaho's energy future. At least the future that many near-sighted folks want us to put all our faith and trust. It is completely still with nary a whisper of wind to turn even the most efficient wind turbine and so overcast that solar power couldn't power up an LED bulb...

Dear editor: Last week, I went and reviewed what were stated to be all documents the WECRD had submitted to obtain federal appropriations. Here are a few of those items that stood out and were a bit alarming. In the WECRD's 2010 Federal Appropriations Application the following is stated:...

The Mountain Home Royals had a good week last week, winning three of four American Legion baseball games. Royals 3, 9 Buhl 8, 8 Mountain Home traveled to Buhl last Monday evening for a non-conference doubleheader against the Buhl Tribe, losing the first game 8-3 but taking the nightcap 9-8 in nine innings...

Bruce and Terry Dougherty, of Mountain Home, have announced the engagement of their daugher, Tonya Dougherty, to David Anthony Villeneuve, of Mountain Home, son of Walter Eugene Villeneuve. The couple have planned an Oct. 20, 2009, wedding in city hall with Judge David C. Epis officiating...

The Mountain Home Tiger football team is holding a car wash for the family of Garret Bradshaw, who recently passed away. The car wash will be this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Snappy Hot Wash. "All proceeds will go towards helping the Bradshaw family with Garret's funeral costs," said Tiger head football coach Brian Floyd...

The Optimist Football non-contact camp will be held July 23-24 from 6-8 p.m., and July 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at Eastside Park. A barbecue will follow the final day's activities for participants and families. The cost of the camp is $25. The camp, run by Optimist staff, is designed for all athletes interested in participating in the Optimist programs. It will emphasize correct fundamentals including blocking, tackling and other skills...

Mountain Home High School will host its annual I-84 Football Camp July 20-23. In the past several years the camp has become a camp for eight-man football teams. "It's one of the more premier eight-man camps around," said Tiger varsity football coach Brian Floyd. "We should have between 10 and 12 teams here, and our freshmen and sophomores will participate in the camp...

The Elmore Medical Center Foundation will host the 2009 Annual Golf Classic and Silent Auction on Saturday, Aug. 1. The Golf Classic will raise money for a new ventilator for the hospital acute care department and to support the growing endowment fund...

Kellis and Chantel Durrence of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Durrence, to TJ McGuffin, son of Patrick and Lynae McGuffin of Offutt AFB in Nebraska. The couple will be married this Saturday July 18, 2009, in the Manti, Utah, LDS temple (Brigham Young officiated at the groundbreaking for the temple in 1877)...

There will be an open house at City Hall on Friday, July 17, in honor of departing City Treasurer Leanna Whitney. The public is invited to stop by anytime between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for refreshments. A presentation will be at 4:00 p.m.

For some, the opportunity to see the rare flying B-17 bomber that flew into Mountain Home last weekend was a chance to connect with a piece of WWII history. For others, it was a chance to recall history. "We do it for the veterans, to show people what they had to do in WWII," said Jay Gates, one of the pilots of the Flying Fortress," Sentimental Journey."...

The Idaho Rally returned to Elmore County this year for a two-day race last weekend. More than 40 rally cars, trucks and motorcycles from the US and Canada registered for the race. Rally racing is a timed race with the cars leaving in 2-minute intervals...