Stories from Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce wlll host its 15th Annual Fall Harvest Festival this Satuday. Hosted by the chamber's community activities committee, the event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the city's downtown area. The celebration grew from the city's former Oktoberfest into an event designed to mark the end of southern Idaho's annual farming season, according to Stephanie Bergh, the festival's committee chairperson...

Students from Mountain Home High School joined together to send a message of peace, tolerance and harmony to others around the world during an annual observance celebrated last week. Hosted by the school's Artopia art club and representatives from other classrooms, students created roughly 500 hand-crafted decorations as part of the Pinwheels for Peace Project...

The Elmore County Shrine is joining with Shriners from throughout the Treasure Valley to sponsor a screening clinic for children who might be able to use the services of Shriners hospitals. The screening will be held Satuday, Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Idaho State University Meridian Campus, 1311 E. Central Dr., Meridian...

The Middleton Vikings dominated the third quarter, breaking open a close game for a 36-13 win over the Mountain Home Tigers Friday night, spoiling the Tigers' homecoming at Tiger Field. Mountain Home received the kickoff to start the game and mixed up the run and pass successfully for an 80-yard, 16-play drive that consumed nearly half of the first quarter...

Dear editor: Keith Allred is an excellent choice for governor of Idaho. Like so many other people, I am tired of politicians who put the interests of their party ahead of the needs of the people. Both Republicans and Democrats are guilty. I truly believe, however, that Keith Allred is different. He is running on the Democratic ticket, but he is not a career politician. His background is as a rancher, a teacher, a mediator, a researcher and a non-partisan problem-solver...

Dear editor: I would like to tell you how lucky, and how truly blessed I am to live in a town where everyone comes together for a great cause, regardless of whatever it is. I have friends that step up to help me anytime I need anything, and most importantly, a community, the businesses and city leadership, that know no bounds when it comes to charity...

Dear editor: Now that the smoke has cleared away, it seems to me the nuclear power plant was suppressed through arbitrary and capricious application of zoning law. The claim was that no "heavy industrial" land use was allowed in Elmore County, except in the Simco Road area, and the two years it took to change that killed the project...

Brian M. Pangborn, 51, of Sykesville, Md., formerly of Mountain Home, died on Aug. 22, 2010. A graveside inurnment, with military honors by American Legion Post #26, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

A Boise man identified as a person of interest in connection with home invasion in Glenns Ferry last month remains in custody in Ada County following his arrest Sept. 29. Matthew Conrad, 28, was arrested by Boise police following a short pursuit. Conrad was one of two people investigators here wanted to question regarding the home invasion, according to Capt. ...

Mercedes Anchustegui Bicandi was born in Mountain Home, Idaho, on April 2, 1914, to Pedro and Josefa Anchustegui. She passed away Sept. 26, 2010, at her home in Caldwell. Her father came from Spain in 1901 and worked in the sheep industry until 1907 when Josefa came from Spain. They opened up a boarding house in Mountain Home and Pedro built the first handball court in Mountain Home, which is now a historical site...