Stories from Friday, June 24, 2011

The Mountain Home Tigers 10U Girls Babe Ruth Softball team took home the championship title at the recently completed the year-end tournament at Timberline High School in Boise competing against Kuna, Boise, Nampa and Meridian teams. It was the first year that the 10U team had ever won the tournament...

Maxine Kathleen Evans Hoalst, 92, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at a Caldwell care center. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, July 2, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Maxine was born on Sept. 15, 1918, in Grand View, the daughter of Collis Kramer and Orda Rebeca Evans. She was raised helping both in the house and in the fields. One summer she drove derrick for three different ranchers...

Accordion troubadour Jason Webley is returning to Boise for a special performance with Grandma Kelsey on June 29. Since his beginnings as a street performer, Webley has built a loyal following around the globe with his uninhibited live performances. ...

In May of this year, I had the privilege of visiting your town as part of a team from Oklahoma in partnership with the First Southern Baptist Church there. The first thing I noticed was how clean your town is. We were able to visit some businesses. I particularly enjoyed the Saturday morning flea market and the Jackson Street Sweets candy store. ...

Ralph D. Uhl, 88, of Hammett and Glenns Ferry, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 27, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Inurnment will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery...