Stories from Friday, January 7, 2011

Roger B. Madsen, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, will be the featured speaker at the 2011 Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 15 at the Elk's Lodge. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. with the breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. The event, which features religious leaders from throughout the area offering prayers for the nation, state and community, is open to the public...

The Elmore County extension office is seeking participants in this year's Master Gardener program. Anyone interested in attending the ten-week program, or who have questions about it, should call the Extension office at 587-2136 ext.509 or send an email to elmore@uidaho.edu...

It seems the season of giving took a life of its own across Mountain Home in recent weeks. Pantries at two of the city's main food banks are full once again. Hundreds of families facing extreme financial hardships received additional boxes of food that helped them make it through the holiday season...

As a child, Drew "A.J." O'Connell enriched his life by spending countless hours enjoying the alternate realities filled with myth and magic along with heroes and villains. When he was 10, he drew inspiration by watching his older brother play various strategy games based on fantasy realms...

Lloyd Maurice Law, 62, of Grand View, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, due to complications from pneumonia. Services will be held at the Grand View LDS Chapel, located at 359450 Highway 78 in Grand View, on Saturday, Jan. 8, with a viewing from 10-10:45 a.m., and the funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial with military honors will follow at the Riverside Cemetery in Grand View. Arrangements are under the...