Stories from Friday, July 15, 2011

Registration for the fall semester of the Mountain Home School District will begin in three weeks -- Aug. 5. That's the date all students in elementary schools, both new and returning, will register. Registration will be held at the schools. New students will begin registering at Mountain Home High School, Mountain Home Junior High and Hacker Middle School on Aug. 9...

The annual Elmore County Relay for Life Event will start at 7 p.m. at Eastside Park in Mountain Home on Friday, July 29. The public is invited to join in the activities, which will begin at 7 p.m. with the celebration ceremony that honors cancer survivors and caregivers. ...

Ten years of planning finally became a reality as the Oasis Fire Volunteer Department broke ground on its first official fire station. Measuring nearly 1,500 square feet, the station will hold both of the department's engines and a third brush truck, said Bill Kelly, president of the Oasis district commission...

The Bureau of Land Management expects another two-month delay before it releases a draft version of an environmental report outlining the impact of a proposed power line project that would run through Elmore County and across southern Idaho. A joint venture between Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power, the Gateway West Transmission Line Project includes building a series of 145- to 180-foot towers capable of carrying up to 500 kilovolts of power across 1,150 miles...

The Mountain Home High School Class of 1976 will host its 35-year reunion with events on Aug. 12-13. Aug. 12 features a social at the Desert Canyon Golf Course from 7-11 pm. Aug. 13, events include a barbecue and dance at the Mountain Home Elk's Lodge from 6:30-11 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. Reservations are due by Aug. 1 to mhhs76@yahoo.com, or contact Vicky Mullen Prouty at 407-8899 or Rose Santos Axtell at 599-1876...