Stories from Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry School Districts have canceled school for today, Dec. 1. In addition, Richard McKenna Charter High School and Head Start classes have been canceled.

As a young girl, Connie Houston used a hand-driven children's sewing machine to create rag dolls and doll clothing. She drew inspiration from her grandmother, a master seamstress who showed her how to turn simple scraps of fabric into blouses, shirts, pants, dresses and much more...

Expanding their selection of entertainment to three days and marking their first year at their new, larger church facility, the local Latter-day Saints community hosts Mountain Home's yearly creche starting Thursday evening. A non-denominational event, this year's creche display runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Mormon stake center at 790 S. Haskett Street...

A fire last Wednesday morning at a home at 1839 NE Haskett St. is being investigated as an arson. Fire crews were called out at just after 3 a.m. on Nov. 24, when neighbors spotted the house across the street on fire. The house has been empty for several years and was on the market to be sold...

With approximately six inches of snow having fallen overnight, road conditions Wednesday morning were extremely treacherous. Anyone who doesn't have to drive is urged not to.

The family and friends of Max and Jeannie Adamson of King Hill are being invited to a celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 11 at the VFW hall in Glenns Ferry, beginning at 1 p.m. The couple married December 20, 1960, in Homedale, Idaho...

Leon (Woody) and Joy Woods were surprised by their children and their families with a trip to Hawaii to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple initially stayed at a resort on Kauai and visited the beaches and scenic areas of the island. ...

Unfortunately, the statistics don't lie. Nearly one out of every 10 able-bodied people in Elmore County are out of work. If national statistics hold up locally (and they probably do), another one in 10 are holding down part-time jobs while they look for full-time work...

Dear editor: The Mountain Home News has always done a fabulous job printing the How To Make a Turkey instructions from the students at our elementary schools. However, my daughter was very disappointed when she did not find hers in the paper. Our daughter, Kathleen Janis, is in Mrs. Knutson's third-grade class at East Elementary and was heartbroken and cried many tears because hers was not in the paper. She told us that was our Thanksgiving present...

November 24 • 02:32 Slide Off, Hwy 30• 03:10 Residence Fire, Haskett• 04:04 Welfare, Hwy 51• 09:45 Motorist Assist, Beet Dump• 10:01 Collision Property Damage, Prairie• 10:21 Collision Unknown, I-84 EB MM128.5• 10:31 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM101• 10:37 Slide Off, I-84 MM132• 10:50 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM101• 10:57 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM108• 11:07 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM103• 11:25 Collision Property Damage, I-84 EB MM132• 11:49 Collision Unknown, Hwy 20 MM123• 13:46 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 14:20 Assist, Foothills• 14:25 Stop Arm Violation, Hwy 51• 14:31 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20• 14:50 Collision Personal Injury, Hwy 30• 16:13 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM108.5• 16:36 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20• 16:39 Welfare, Dandelion Ln• 16:50 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM80-81• 17:25 Collision Property Damage, I-84 WB MM132• 17:30 Animal, N3E• 17:42 Threats, Glenns Ferry• 17:59 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM96• 18:19 Custody, MH• 18:55 Collision Property Damage, Airbase Rd• 19:17 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM122• 19:29 Vehicle Stop, Glenns Ferry• 19:51 Domestic, Tipanuk• 22:05 Warrant, Airbase Rd• 22:48 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB• 23:26 Abandoned Vehicle, Hwy 51. ...

Elmore County's planning and zoning commission will hold a public hearing this evening regarding plans to build a second planned community west of Mountain Home. Scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at War Memorial Hall in Mountain Home, the meeting comes as the seven-person commission continues to debate whether to approve plans for a similar, smaller development...