Stories from Friday, April 8, 2011

Students from Mountain Home High School hope to have the same success they've had in past years at this year's Seventh Annual Kiwanis Teen Film Festival. Under the guidance of their teacher, Rusty Earl, Mountain Home students submitted nine of the total 37 films for this year's festival...

When flooding hit Glenns Ferry earlier this year, prompting the evacuation of several homes, the waters receded within a matter of hours. But what if the situation didn't resolve itself that fast? How would the rural community and county deal with that type of natural disaster, and who would take charge?...

During the month of April, Curves of Mountain Home will participate in the 13th Annual Curves Food Drive to collect non-perishable food and cash donations to benefit their local food bank. Current members who make a $30 donation or an equivalent donation of food are eligible to receive a Curves reusable Food Drive grocery bag. And, from April 4-17, Curves will waive the membership fee for new members who donate a bag of non-perishable food or make a minimum donation of $30...

The Idaho State Police want to remind drivers that it only takes a second for something tragic to happen. If you take your eyes off the road or your hands off the wheel for any reason, even for just a moment, it can lead to a serious or even fatal crash. Distractions put not only the driver at risk, but their passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers as well...

Walter Elmer Ireland, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on April 5, 2011, in a Meridian hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, April 11, 2011, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Walt was born on April 6, 1956, in Boise, to Elmer and Barbara Ireland. The eldest of three boys, he was raised in Prairie, where he attended grade school and then graduated from Mountain Home High School...

Robert Harold Blanksma, 66, passed away April 5, 2011, at a local hospital. He was born in Tampa, Florida on April 23, 1944, to Harold and Geraldine Blanksma, the first of four sons. Rob was raised in Nampa, Idaho, on the family farm. He graduated from Nampa High School in 1962, then went on to the University of Idaho to earn a degree in soils. ...