Stories from Friday, June 12, 2015

St. Luke's Elmore Center for Community Health will host its yearly Children's Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 20 on the hospital lawn at 895 North 6th East St. The annual "funstastic" event gives parents and children an opportunity to learn about health-related services and businesses available in Elmore County and surrounding communities, medical center officials said...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul continues its annual "Picnic in the Park" program by offering free meals to those up to age 18. Lunch is served weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. at Carl Miller Park, Skyview Terrace Apartments and the Latter-day Saints stake center at 790 South Haskett St...

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News The taste of Singapore came to the Mountain Home Historical Museum last week during a cooking class held on Thursday. About 30 visitors gathered at the museum during its First Thursday luncheon, which included a lesson on making Bak Chang -- a sticky rice dumpling...

Born in Spring City, Tenn., on July 22, 1922 to Clay and Virginia Groefsema, Ken Groefsema passed away peacefully on June 9, 2015, at his home in Merced, Calif., surrounded by his family. He was just shy of his 93rd birthday. Ken was raised on the family homestead in Mountain Home, Idaho. ...

Leigh Herbert Landergren, age 82 of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Friday, June 12, 2015. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Peter Allen Welch, age 84 of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at a Mountain Home care center. Per his request, no services will be held. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Lois R. Latimore, age 96, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away on Feb. 2, 2015, in Albuquerque, N.M. A graveside inurnment service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 22, 2015, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home.

Curtis Clark, formerly of Mountain Home, died peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Bend, Ore., of complications related to heart valve dysfunction. Curtis was the son of Charles W. Clark (Lt. Col., USAF, retired) and Clara A. Clark Walborn, both of whom predeceased Curtis...

Firefighters from Mountain Home and the Bureau of Land Management contained a range fire east of Mountain Home around 2 p.m. Friday. The fire was first reported around 12:10 p.m. and scorched approximately 10 acres of land along the eastbound side of the interstate between mileposts 98 and 99.