Stories from Wednesday, December 8, 2010

There were no tears at Mountain Home Junior High School on Saturday morning. A few of the children seemed a bit uncertain while others felt a bit nervous with a healthy dose of anticipation mixed in for good measure. For the most part, laughter and joy filled the large room at the school. To a point, it was also filled with hope -- a chance to make a difference in the lives of nearly 120 children and their families...

Unexpected complications, combined with staffing issues and needed facility improvements, have forced the Boise VA Medical Center to push back the opening date of a new clinic in Mountain Home. Previously expected to open last summer, the regional Veterans Administration agency now expects to open an outreach clinic in Mountain Home in mid-January, said Josh Callihan, a VA spokesman in Boise...

A near-record number of guests and a record-shattering number of displays highlighted an annual celebration aimed at helping people cherish the Christmas spirit. Marking its sixth anniversary in Mountain Home last week, the annual Christmas creche also celebrated its first year at the new Latter-day Saints stake center on South Haskett Street...

As local relief organizations and food pantries struggle to meet the increased need for food and other necessities for families dealing with extreme financial emergencies, local groups are joining forces to help meet this ongoing demand. With the holiday season approaching, local businesses, civic groups and other agencies continue holding an assortment of events to collect food, money and other staples over the next few weeks...

Dear editor: I would like to write a small note of thanks to the Mountain Home Auto Ranch. I have been out of work now for close to a year and my wife is disabled and our youngest daughter and her two boys (ages 4 and 6 months) are living with us to help me out...

December 1 • 00:09 Suspicious Circumstance, Hammett• 01:17 Motorist Assist, Hwy 30• 04:47 Slide Off, I-84 WB MM114.25• 05:03 Slide Off, American Legion Blvd• 06:09 Slide Off, Hwy 20 MM102• 06:42 Hazard, I-84 WB MM107.8• 06:46 Slide Off, Hwy 20 MM102• 07:24 Motorist Assist, American Legion Blvd• 07:55 Unattended Death, Blacks Crk Rd• 08:55 Runaway• 09:16 Collision Property Damage, Airbase Rd• 09:47 Slide Off, I-84 MM120• 09:56 Slide Off, Airbase Rd• 10:37 Animal, Tipanuk• 10:41 Utility, Hwy 51• 11:01 Medical, Long Gulch• 11:11 Medical, Long Gulch• 11:23 Collision Unknown, I-84 MM119• 11:31 Unattended Death, Blacks Crk Rd• 12:49 Motorist Assist, Pine• 12:55 Hazard, Airbase Rd• 14:48 Traffic, I-84 Exit 112• 14:52 Slide Off, I-84 EB MM118.5• 20:18 Slide Off, Old Hwy 30• 22:41 Probable Subject, Glenns Ferry. ...

Wilfred "Bill" Allen Day, 87, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cautioned military veterans living in places such as Mountain Home to remain wary of doing business with agencies not affiliated with their organization. This week's advisory comes in response to concerns over an organization known as the Veterans Affairs Services, or VAS, which was gathering personal information on veterans...

F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home Air Force Base started flight training today involving missions over Idaho City and Boise. In addition, some of this training may involve flying over more urban areas in the Boise area starting Dec. 10. Scheduled to run until Dec. 16, these training missions involve medium altitude flights, or about 15,000 feet, between both communities, according to a base spokesman. During other training missions, these jets typically fly at altitudes up to 20,000 feet...

Donald R. Carnahan, of Glenns Ferry, died in Boise on Dec. 6, 2010, from complications following surgery. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Glenns Ferry, with graveside services following at Glenn Rest Cemetery, Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...