Stories from Monday, August 12, 2013

Ralph E. Olson, 80, of Mountain Home, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Ralph was born Nov. 16, 1932, in Holyoke, Colo., to Samuel and Martha Olson. He lived on the family farm in Nebraska until 1934 when the family moved to New Plymouth, Idaho, to farm. In 1945, he moved to Nampa until joining the U.S. Navy in 1951...

Pablo Carreno Ayala, 52, of Glenns Ferry, died in an ATV accident on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Due to the Elk Complex Fire's proximity to the Pine Senior Center, the 6 p.m. meeting for residents of the Pine area has been changed to the Elk's Lodge in Mountian home at 6 p.m. The fire is literally at the doorstep of Pine. The Elk Complex Fire just west of Anderson Ranch reservoir has become the No. 1 priority for national firefighters, with the Pony Complex Fire, which has burned into the Mayfield area, list as No. 2...

Loran B. Hatch, 68, of Mountain Home, passed away on Aug. 8, 2013, at home. Loran was born to Horace Hatch and Afton Blacker Hatch on July 20, 1945, in Rupert, Idaho. Loran grew up on a small farm in Rupert, where he was the youngest of five children...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 8-12-2013 SPLASH WITH MOXIE JAVA 'IT ONLY TAKES A DAY TO MAKE A SUMMER' Moxie Java sent 127 kids to Roaring Springs today and treated the Meridian, Garden City and Ontario Boys and Girls Club kids to free Roaring Springs tickets, a picnic lunch and a Splash with Moxie Java T-Shirt. ...