Stories from Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Nakeia Tucker and Anthony Rodrigues of Mountain Home have announced the birth of a girl, Quinn Rae Rodrigues, on Nov. 12, 2014, in Boise. At birth, Quinn Rae weighed 6.5 pounds and was 19 inches long. Her grandparent is George Rodrigues of Mountain Home...

Dear editor: On Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 (11 a.m.), I went to St. Luke's Elmore (long term) facility to visit my father-in-law, Rex Charles NILE. The thesis of this letter is to apologize to all the LongTerm staff, nurses, cleaning ladies, and the resident "Man of God."...

Dear editor: I would like to address the issue at the crossing of Hwy 67, onto Air Base Road. On Dec. 18, 2014, there was a horrific car wreck that could have, and probably should have, been avoided. I have been on both sides of the traffic, coming and going to the airbase, and also coming and going Grand View to Mountain Home, passing over part of Air Base Road to get to the other side. ...

Dear Ms. O'Hanley: You addressed a multitude of problems in your letter to the editor. I have an answer for the majority of them, get out and run for office. If you do not like what is going on then be the agent of change. As for your remarks pertaining to Paula Riggs and the Economic Development Office, you are totally off base there. You disparaged two hard working dedicated employees from that department for your lack of "facts."...

Dear editor: I would like to respond to Rhonda O'Hanley's letter dated Dec.17, 2014. GOLDEN RULE: Do unto others as one would want done unto them. Since Ms. O'Hanley lives by the Golden Rule as stated when she signed her letter, I'm sure she will not be offended when I highlight her inconsiderate lack of knowledge on the topic in her letter to the editor...

Levi Kletzli, of Mountain Home, remains in critical condition at a Boise hospital following a two-vehicle crash Monday morning. The collision happened around 8 a.m. on Simco Road near milepost 15, approaching the Grand View Highway turnoff. 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...

Holiday lights and displays fill the front yard of Shaun and Linda Roddin's home at 1265 Chukar Circle as part of the couple's annual Christmas tradition. The display, which has continued to grow over the past 15 years, includes at least 5,000 lights on the house with a separate utility system set up in their garage just to power every aspect of the display, which also includes music...