Stories from Monday, August 15, 2011

The Mountain Home Historical Museum is expected to save its director's position through a tentative deal involving the city and county. On Monday, the city council approved plans to provide the museum with a $12,000 grant with the county board of commissioners agreeing to provide an additional $6,000...

The Mountain Home Historical Society will host its 10th Annual Pie Social on Tuesday, Aug. 16. This year, the group is hosting a Peach Pie Baking Contest and is inviting bakers to take on the challenge. Contest pies must be at the museum by 3 p.m. on Tuesday and in glass pie dishes with the maker's name and contact information, as well as where the ingredients were purchased (ten percent of the criteria is the use of local ingredients)...

George P. Evans a long-time Mountain Home resident, passed away on Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011. He was 76 years old. George was born to Chester and Viola Evans on Jan. 17, 1935, in Kansas City, Mo., and attended Northeast Junior and Senior High School. In August 1954, George enlisted into the U.S. Army. Upon completing his basic training, George honored the great nation by serving abroad in Germany and the United Kingdom...

Boise BLM fire crews are responding to a number of lightning-cause wildfires generated by Sunday night's storm that passed through the area. Resources are being called in from out of the area to assist with the blazes. Several of the fires remained unstaffed as of Monday morning until additional resources are able to arrive...