Stories from Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Edna M. Brimson, 92, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on May 12, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in Glenns Ferry. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Beverly Jean Baldwin, 79, of Mountain Home passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Alfonso "Al" Martinez Jr., 59, of Mountain Home passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012, at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

With the morning chores completed, the children gathered around the campfire as Cal Clevenger shared with them the real life story of a hapless frontiersman. Taking a seat on a makeshift wooden stool, he shared with the fourth graders a little-known fact of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition...

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce and representatives with the Air Force Appreciation Day committee continues to seek help from local residents to select a theme for the yearly celebration. The 52nd Annual Air Force Appreciation Day theme is used on tickets and posters promoting the event, which pays tribute to those stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base as other military members living in Idaho, organizers said...

The Elmore County Hispanic Organization will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Stardust Plaza parking lot in Mountain Home. Marking its first celebration since 2007, the event features performances by the ECHO Dancers at 2:45, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. as well as mariachi music at 3 p.m...

In the weeks leading up to the May 15 primary election, the Mountain Home News highlighted those running for local, state and federal office. Information on each candidate is based on questionnaires submitted by the newspaper staff to each individual...

Starting Friday, submission deadlines to the Mountain Home News and Mountain Home Patriot will move up three days due to a system upgrade. Story submissions and news briefs as well as all advertising submissions and payments are now due to the Mountain Home News office by 1 p.m. each Friday. Submission deadlines to both newspapers may also change due to upcoming holidays...

Dear editor, My wife and I have lived in Mountain Home and raised our children here for the past 26 years. I have known Bud Corbus since coming to Mountain Home as well as his parents and his brother whom we employed on our farm for many years. Bud is running for County Commissioner on the Republican ticket, and we need a man like Bud that has integrity and commitment to take on any endeavor he chooses. ...

Dear editor, May 15, 2012, is an important date. It's the day you get heard, the day you can vote. One particularly important vote you will cast is for your district representative. Please take the time to register as a Republican and vote for Tim Corder, and let me explain why I think you should...

Today will come and go for most Americans, but for some it holds a very special meaning. This day marks a year since the world learned of the death of the mastermind behind the worst sneak attack ever launched against the United States. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. ...

A candidate running for county commissioner and a precinct committeeman in Mountain Home formally withdrew his candidacy for both positions on Thursday. Brandon Beckham was one of seven people running for the District 1 seat on the Elmore County Board of Commissioners in addition to Mountain Home's Sixth Precinct...

Alfonso "Al" Martinez Jr., 59, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012, at a local hospital. A viewing will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2012, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Larry Dean Cantrell of Caldwell, Idaho, passed away Jan. 18, 2012, at the age of 61 of natural causes. Larry was the ninth child born to Earl and Ruth Cantrell on Sept. 5, 1950, in Springfield, Mo. The family moved to Idaho two years after his birth...

The modern, stone-age family meets the family of the future this week as Mountain Home High School's Encore Company presents its final production of the year. "The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones" takes the stage at 7 p.m. May 10 in the high school gym with additional curtain calls May 11 and 12.