Stories from Thursday, August 11, 2011

The summer's final concert of the 2011 Summer Concert Series begins at 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, at Carl Miller Park and features performances by the The Carl Miller Men and Phantasmagoria. For the second time this season, weather had forced organizers to postpone a performance during the concerts in the park series, rescheduling last week's event to tonight...

The community of Glenns Ferry will celebrate Three Island Days this Friday through Sunday. This year's celebration will include a variety of activities, from raft races to lawnmower races, a vintage car show, wagon rides, mountain man competitions, an ice cream social and other events...

Declarations of candidacy for the fall city council elections will be accepted by city clerk Nina Patterson from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9. The election for the four-year positions currently held by Mayor Tom Rist and councilmen Russ Anderson and Geoff Schroeder will be held Nov. 8...

Cloudy, milky white water coming out of the taps poses no health risk to Mountain Home residents. It's just oxygen. The water is coming from the refurbished pump at well No. 9 near the golf course. For years, the pump had been a problem for the city, with intermittent flows. ...

George Evans, 76, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.