Stories from Wednesday, July 12, 2017

People from across Elmore County will enjoy a week of "Making Blue Ribbon Memories" during the county's annual fair and rodeo, which begins Sunday at the fairgrounds in Glenns Ferry. The fair is all based around kids — to educate them on challenges and responsibilities of farm life, according to county fair manager Rena Kerfoot...

Dear editor, On behalf of the "Streetwalkers" who represent the Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department, I would like to thank each and every individual who donated to our annual Fourth of July fireworks. I would also like to thank the many generous business owners, who give so generously to this community for the benefit of having a fun-filled family celebration and bringing everyone together for a safe and wonderful celebration of the birth of our Country...

Dear editor, Can you name the only modern, industrialized democracy which lets its citizens go broke or die — or both — because they can't afford medical treatment? If you say "the USA," you're right. In 2010, the U.S. Congress passed the Affordable Care Act which, for all its weaknesses, provided many more Americans with medical insurance coverage and brought us a little closer to the status enjoyed in other democracies. ...

Flooding that caused significant damage to the Pine community became a main topic addressed by the Elmore County board of commissioners as residents of the rural community expressing their displeasure of how the county responded to this emergency. During an afternoon session June 23, Dave Lemons and Andrea Tuning spoke to the commissioners as they addressed concerns raised by others in the Ballantyne neighborhood located in Pine in a letter signed by these residents...

Hunter and Chelsea Reynolds of Mountain Home have announced the birth of their son, Lane Michael Reynolds, on July 8 at St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center. Lane weighed eight pounds and measured 20 inches at birth. He joins an older brother, Timmy, age 6...

The Mountain Home Arts Council and Mountain Home Parks and Recreation department will team up as the arts organization launches its 40th season during a concert Friday evening. Free and open to the public, the concert featuring the Beatles tribute band West Abbey Road A runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. that day in Carl Miller Park with vendor booths set to open after 5:30 p.m.