Stories from Friday, June 17, 2011

Flowers and shrubs of every hue will greet visitors during the 15th Annual Mountain Home Garden Tour -- "Summer Fiesta" -- on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tour will showcase seven local gardens and conclude with an "after tour" garden party at the Dusty Rose Inn, 815 N. 3rd East St., at 3:30 p.m...

The annual Children's Health Fair, hosted by Elmore Medical Center will be held on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the hospital lawn. A recreation district run/walk will be held in conjunction with the event. The outside venue for the Children's Health Fair will offer activities including interactive booths, emergency vehicle displays, a multiple screening unit for health screenings, a petting zoo, a bouncy house and free popcorn and hot dogs for those attending...

Following her nomination in March, a teacher from Hacker Middle School was named first runner up for a state-level honor. Raegan Sugden, who taught science and reading during the past school year, was one of many teachers across the state vying for the Thomas O. Bell Prize for Excellence in Teaching...

Members of American Legion Post 26 and the Legion's auxiliary unit honored several school students and paid tribute to dozens of its members during a ceremony June 7. Last week's ceremony follows a series of contests held in recent months aimed to foster the spirit of patriotism in students across Elmore County...

Choir students from Hacker Middle School helped raise hundreds of dollars to help the survivors of Japan's recent earthquake and tsunami through a custom that originated in the Asian nation. The effort started in early May as the choir students participated in a cultural connection project while rehearsing a Japanese folksong for a festival competition...

Jake Hennessey from the Mountain Home Royals throws a pitch to Bennett Miller during a whiffle ball contest Saturday evening. The youth event was a lead-in to this year's Mountain Home High School alumni game that pitted the school's past graduates against the American Legion Class A baseball squad...

The Recreation Foundation of Elmore County and the Western Elmore County Recreation District will hold their annual "Youth Fun Run/Walk" for all school-aged children, first grade through senior in high school, on June 25, beginning at 9 a.m., at Richard Aguirre Park...

A preliminary hearing began last Wednesday on a murder case involving a former fugitive accused of killing a woman and two of her young children in 2002. Jorge A. Lopez-Orozco faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Rebecca Ramirez and her sons, Miguel and Ricardo...