Stories from Thursday, October 29, 2009

The staff of West Elementary School will hold a "Trick or Canning" canned food drive on Friday, Oct. 30, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the day, the elementary staff will be going door-to-door to collect food for the El-Ada Food Bank. For those who will not be home on Friday and would still like to participate, canned good donations can be brought to West Elementary...

The Central District Health Department will offer the H1N1 flu vaccine for "priority group" people from 12:30-7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Mountain Home Junior High School. In response to smaller than expected deliveries of H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine the Central District Health Department (CDHD) is narrowing its definition of priority groups -- those people most at risk of serious complications of the flu...

The Elmore Medical Center Auxiliary will host a Scrub Sale, open to the public, in the hospital conference room on Oct. 30 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sneaker World & Uniforms will provide the merchandise for the sale. A wide variety of shoes, scrub tops and pants will be available to select from...

The Department of Health and Welfare will close Welfare benefit program offices on Monday, Nov. 2, to convert to a new computer system. The programs that will close include Food Stamps, Medicaid eligibility, cash assistance and child care assistance. All other Health and Welfare programs and offices will remain open...

The Air Force announce Friday that Mountain Home Air Force Base is on the short list for consideration of an operational F-35 Lightning II fighter unit. The Idaho Air National Guard at Gowen Field also is on the short list for a training squadron of F-35s, according to the Air Force.