Stories from Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Bureau of Land Management plans to release in coming weeks a draft version of an environment report outlining the impact of a proposed power line project that would run through Elmore County and across southern Idaho. Known as the Gateway West Transmission Line Project, the joint venture between Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power includes building a series of 145- to 180-foot towers capable of carrying up to 500 kilovolts of power across 1,150 miles...

The window to file declarations of candidacy for a number of local government positions opened Monday. Candidate petitions must be turned in at either the Elmore County Clerk's office or with the clerks of the individual taxing districts by 5 p.m. on March 18. The number of signatures on a petition may vary slightly, but are usually quite low. Check with the taxing district when taking out a petition...

Mountain Home may soon join a growing number of cities across southern Idaho housing alternative energy generating facilities. A proposal introduced during a city council meeting Feb. 28 involves a large-scale solar generating facility capable of producing up to 10 megawatts of electricity for local customers...

The Mountain Home Tigers open their 2011 baseball season Friday with a doubleheader at home against the Wood River Wolverines. Mark Cotton takes over from Travis DeVore as head coach of the Tigers this year. Cotton, who previously has served as an assistant coach and who also is a former MHHS Tiger, liked the numbers he had out for baseball this season...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers open their 2011 softball season this weekend at the pre-season SIC Tourn-ament at Skyview. Gone are eight of the 13 players that made up last year's state champion team that went 29-3 overall. Mountain Home Lady Tiger softball coach Chris Asbury thought the quantity of this year's turnout for softball was down, but the quality was there...

Doreen "Bobbie" Weiss, 87, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on March 1, 2011. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, March 24 at 2 p.m. at the Moose hall in Glenns Ferry. Food will be provided. Doreen is survived by her five children: Dallas Tyler (Hansen, Peggy Miller (Weiser), Dennis Tyler and Ben Tyler (Glenns Ferry), and Daniel Tyler (Montpelier); her sister Marjorie Mangum (Fairbanks, AK.); 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren...

Helen J. Moore, 84, of Boise, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011. A graveside service was held Wednesday, March 9, at Glenn Rest cemetery in Glenns Ferry, Idaho.