Stories from Thursday, June 10, 2010

Following more than four months of debate and multiple revisions and compromises, the Mountain Home City Council approved a request by the Catholic diocese to build a new facility in the city's downtown area. On a 3-1 vote at a special meeting Tuesday evening, the council passed a conditional use permit to construct a fellowship hall next to the Catholic church at the corner of East Jackson and North 4th East streets...

This year's summer season at the Historic Opera Theatre in Glenns Ferry begins on Friday, June 11, with the comedy/mystery "Cafe Murder." Saturday evening melodramas begin on June 12. This year's play is "Run to The Roundhouse Nellie; He Can't Corner You There!" The audience is encouraged to boo the villain, applaud the hero, and sigh and audible "aah" whenever the heroine is on stage. ...

The annual Relay for Life event to fight cancer kicks into high gear this weekend with the Purple Parade this Saturday, June 12, beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the fire station, proceed through downtown to American Legion Boulevard, then up to 14th East Street and then south to Eastside Park...

Mountain Home's outdoor swimming pool opened Saturday with park officials planning to keep the facility running through Aug. 21. Located at 990 McKenna Drive in Richard Aguirre Park, the pool complex opens from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. daily with the wading pool expected to open July 6...

The Mountain Home Royals got off to a great start to their 2010 American Legion baseball season, picking up seven wins and a tourney championship last week. Royals 10, 16; Pirates 0, 4 The Mountain Home Royals opened their 2010 American Legion baseball season with a doubleheader sweep of the Glenns Ferry Pirates Tuesday night in Mountain Home...

Humans tend to prove over and over that if left to our own devices -- we degrade and devolve. With the goal of having "true" and "real" Republican conservatives in office, inappropriate candidates have been chosen. Arrest is no longer a negative if one does not spend at least 24 hours in jail. Losing one's license (any license) for an illegal activity and being on probation no longer is a negative if one has done better since the offense...

Dear editor: The Idaho Rolling Thunder team would like to thank all of those who supported our inaugural military family charity event. By all accounts, this was a huge win with respect to the outstanding support clearly demonstrated from our corporate and business partners led by Idaho Power, Meridian, and Boise Walmart, The University of Phoenix, both Mountain Home Air Force Base and Gowen Field, and of course, all of our tremendous participants...

Annie Mae Joseph, 89, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at a Boise care center. A viewing will be held from 3- 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 13, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 14, at the First Congregational Church, 515 E. 15th North St., in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

The class of 1970 will be holding their 40th class reunion on August 14th from 6pm to 11:30ish at Kurley's Sports Bar and Grill at 124 E Jackson Street in Mountain Home. No host bar and grill will be open for your enjoyment. Come visit with us, see who has no hair, who has grey hair. Is your high school crush sleek and shiny or headed for "The Biggest Loser". Only kidding- Come sit and visit and talk about old times and new ones...

June 2 • 00:01 Vandalism, Hwy 51• 01:12 Assist, MH• 08:30 Medical• 09:06 Fraud, MH• 09:53 Illegal Dumping, MH• 10:35 Reckless, I-84 WB MM82• 13:15 Collision Personal Injury, I-84 (Glenns Ferry)• 13:50 Assault/Battery, MH• 15:54 VIN Inspection, MH• 16:01 Vehicle Stop, MH• 18:00 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 19:47 Animal, MH• 23:11 DUI, MH...