Stories from Monday, December 20, 2010

Icy roads Sunday evening led to a serious, single-car accident near the Stage Stop on the interstate. Quinton M. Qualm, 37, of Mesa, Ariz., was traveling westbound when he lost control on the slick roads at milepost 71 around 7:45 p.m. His 2003 Chevrolet pickup went through the median, turned over on the driver's side and slid into the left lane of the east bound traffic before coming to a stop. The crash blocked the left lane for 90 minutes as emergency crews cleared the scene...

Dave Narasky passed away on November 18, 2010. He lived in Oroville, California. Dave was well-known to the Glenns Ferry community, especially when he was here to watch his grandson, Sam, play football, and his granddaughter, Alyssa, play softball. Dave is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Rosanne and Terry Gertsch. His four sons and spouses: David (Lee Ann), Kevin (Rhonda), Steven (Dee Dee) and Nick Narasky, all from California; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren...

Lydia LaRae Simmons, 94, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, at a Gooding hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Glenns Ferry. Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Fairfield. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Bertha Ann Knudson, 67, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, at the Mountain Home Church of the Nazarene, 950 N. 7th East St. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

AAA anticipates it will come to the rescue of more than 1.4 million stranded motorists during the peak holiday driving period between December 18 and January 2, answering calls for everything from dead batteries and flat tires to slide-offs and lost keys...