Stories from Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Mountain Home Royals had another good week of American Legion baseball, winning eight of nine games and finishing second at the Winger's Fathers Day Wood Bat Classic at Nampa. Royals 11, Emmett 6 Royals 7, Emmett 3 Aggressiveness on the base paths helped the Mountain Home Royals take two games from the Emmett Blue Devils last Monday at Royals Field. The Royals won the first game, 11-6, before they swept the nightcap...

As it gears up for its fall season, the Mountain Home Soccer Club will host a series of events leading up to its upcoming registration. The competitive league's summer training program will continue Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 19 at East Side Park. Boys and girls ages 8 to 12 will practice from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with those ages 13 to 15 practicing from 7 to 9 p.m. The training camp is free for club players...

As work began this week to refurbish a city landmark for a new retail store, local officials continue to see encouraging signs that Mountain Home's economic outlook is improving. "Just in the past two years, it seems that the economy is picking up and things are happening," said city growth and development director Paula Riggs...

The El-Whyee Business Association will host the city's annual Fourth of July Festival in the Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 4. Held at Carl Miller Park, the festival is expected to fill the area with activities throughout the day, according to organizers...

A former reality television star will bring the sounds of blues music and the aroma of freshly cooked seafood to the Oasis community when a new event center opens there this week. Capt. Harry "Big Dad" Lewis, who starred on the show Deadliest Catch, built the Oasis Event Center to bring to life a vision for the property he owns in the rural community...

A weekend of activities and fun begin Friday afternoon during this year's Grand View Days celebration. Festivities begin with a three-on-three basketball tournament and a softball tournament with the firemen's pit barbecue dinner served at 6 p.m. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Sarah Wolff, a 2005 graduate of Mountain Home HS graduated from Eastern Washington University on 16 June with a Master's degree in Social Work. She is also a 2009 graduate of the University of Idaho, earning a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Sarah is the daughter of Steve Wolff of Mountain Home an Sun Aiwohi of Honolulu, HI...

Dennis K. Hennigar, 65, of Bruneau, passed away at his home on Sunday, June 17, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Dennis was born October 21, 1946, to Donald and Donna (DuFour) Hennigar in Minneapolis, Minn. He graduated from high school in Adams, Minn., in 1965. He enlisted in the Army after graduation and served in Vietnam as a tank mechanic. He was awarded a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts...

Norma (Eichholz) Flaherty died June 11, 2012 in Howell, MI from complications of her diabetes. She was the daughter of George & Nina Eichholz. Norma graduated from GFHS in 1957 and then Links Business College in Nampa. In 1959 she married Tyrone O'Dell, who was stationed at Mtn. Home AFB. They had four children and were married for twenty years...

Due to the high fire danger risk in the local area, fire officials raised the fire level to its highest point Thursday afternoon. With the fire danger rising to the "extreme" level, open burning is now prohibited within the city limits of Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry as well as within the Mountain Home Rural Fire District...