Stories from Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The fire season has arrived. Hot weather and dry grasses from a heavier-than-normal fuel load caused by the moist spring growth have turned much of the surrounding area into a tinderbox. Area fire crews were kept busy this weekend with several regional fires, including two in Elmore County, and the outlook for the potential for fires over the next few days has fire crews on edge...

The city of Mountain Home has become a victim of its own success -- and local residents are complaining of dirty water as a result. When the new well in Richard Aguirre Park went on line recently, city officials expected there would be some minor sediment problems in the water. That's normal with a new well and usually disappears in a few days...

Glenns Ferry will celebrate its pioneer heritage with the Three Island Celebration Aug.13-15. For more than 25 years, Glenns Ferry hosted the annual Three Island Crossing, an event that commemorated the crossing of the Snake River by Oregon Trail Pioneers. ...

Celebrating its 21st year of providing alternative education for teens in the local community, Richard McKenna Charter High School continues to register students from the local area. With its first day of classes scheduled to start Monday, this year marks the first time the charter school opens its curriculum to all students preparing to enter grades 9 to 12...

Hayley Weyandt enjoys her first game of marbles during the Colonial Days festival Saturday at the Mountain Home Public Library. Held in conjunction with the national Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Library Traveling Exhibit at the library, the event featured demonstrations how to make beeswax candles and hand-made ice cream. In addition to marbles, children had a chance to play games enjoyed by children during the colonial period...

Fire investigators suspect arson was behind an early morning truck fire Tuesday morning. Mountain Home fire fighters responded to the vehicle fire at the Escoshio & Fairway apartment complex on West 5th North Street around 6:45 that morning. Crews quickly extinguished the flames, limiting damage to the truck to approximately $300, said city fire chief Phil Gridley...

Brad and Kelli Christiansen of Mountain Home, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Britani May Christiansen, to Ronald David Bergh, son of David and Stephanie Bergh of Mountain Home. The couple will be married in a ceremony at the home of Dave and Stephanie Bergh, by Ronald's grandfather, on Sept. 4, 2010...

Megan Mulinax of Greeley, Colo., and Christopher Kwilinski, also of Greeley and formerly of Mountain Home, were united in marriage at the Loews Hotel in Denver, Colo., on June 19, 2010. Megan is a graduate of Laramie County Community College and is completing her bachelor's degree at the University of Wyoming. She is employed as a Weld County deputy sheriff...

Dear editor: I have been involved with the fireworks show as long as I have been on the Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department. On July 3 we were in the process of setting up our annual 4th of July fireworks display. We have done the show ourselves for the last 19 years...