Stories from Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The student crying in the next room briefly caught Jackie Harper's attention. She stopped her routine for a moment to listen before realizing the crying was nothing to worry over. She didn't need to step away from her desk to check on things herself or even look through the window of her office to verify her suspicions. ...

Incumbent state Sen. Tim Corder will not be attending the state Republican Party convention in Idaho Falls June 25-26, but the woman he beat in the primary election will go as a delegate representing this area from legislative District 22. During a joint meeting of the Elmore and Boise County Republican Central Committees, held last Thursday in Mountain Home, precinct committeemen voted to send Marla Lawson of Boise County, whom Corder beat by a 53-47 percent margin in the primary election, to the state convention, but they rejected the nomination of Corder as a delegate.. ...

The Annual Children's Health Fair, hosted by Elmore Medical Center, will be held Saturday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the hospital lawn. The outside venue for the Children's Health Fair will offer new activities, including hospital tours, MRI viewing, a bouncy castle and free popcorn and hot dogs...

George and the late JaQuita Rodrigues have announced the engagement of their daughter, Amber Schweikert Rodrigues, to David "Scott" Cameron II, the son of David and Robin Cameron. Scott and Amber both graduated from Mountain Home High School and are now living in Cathlamet, Wash...

Benjamin Trevor Gatlin and Abbey Louise Fearheiley were married June 3, 2010, in a civil ceremony, in Mount Carmel, Ill. Ben is the son of Greg and Krisann Gatlin, and the grandson of John and Merrilee Hiler and Joe and Nancy Morton, all of Mountain Home...

Ann Michelle Linkous and Jesse Samuel Gliddon of Mountain Home, together with their families, have announced their upcoming wedding June 12, 2010, on Maui, Hawaii.

A mobile home at 325 South Oneida Street was completely destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. Glenns Ferry Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire at approximately 2:10 p.m. Fire Chief Bob Janousek said the structure was completely engulfed when crews arrived on scene. No one was home at the time and a dog inside the home escaped without injury.

Persistent rain showers Sunday afternoon didn't dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of motorcyclists that rolled across southern Idaho to raise money for military service members, veterans and their families. Idaho Rolling Thunder, an inaugural charity ride, sought to raise money for The Wounded Warrior Project, Idaho National Guard and Reserve Family Support Fund as well as Operation Warmheart at Mountain Home Air Force Base...