Stories from Friday, January 22, 2010

The University of Idaho, Elmore County Extension office has opened registration for its Master Gardener program. Classes will start in early February and will continue through March. They will be held on some Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon...

The Mountain Home Junior High School Act Out Theatre Company will present "Acting Out Through the Years," a musical review of its past performances, on Friday, Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 23. The revue will feature two shows each night, at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., at the new WECRD office, 225 E. 6th South St. (the old Calvary Chapel by the potato factory)...

A solid crowd of more than 50 people showed up early Saturday morning for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. The event, held at the new Elk's Lodge, brought together leaders and average citizens from throughout the community to remember King's legacy and his dream of equality for all...

The city police department formally charged two Mountain Home men Friday afternoon in connection with a bomb threat targeting the local Walmart. Both men, each age 18, were identified after police investigators reviewed the store's surveillance camera footage, said Police Sgt. Rick Viola, a spokesman with the Mountain Home Police Department...