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Huge auto, metal recycling plant opens in county (04/30/08)
"This is really the culminating moment for Pacific," President and CEO Ray Wahlert said in describing the ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for their new recycling and shredding facility in Elmore County. The facility utilizes cutting-edge industrial technology with a "green twist," he said...

New lodge for Elks may begin soon (05/02/08)
Leaders of the Mountain Home Elk's Lodge believe construction to rebuild the lodge, which burned to the ground last September, could begin within one to two months. Only final approval from the Grand Lodge remains for the plans of the new -- and expanded -- lodge facility, and once that is received the local lodge already has a contractor standing by to begin construction...

Steven Cornford awarded Silver Star for actions in Iraq (04/30/08)
Army Specialist Steven Cornford, a former resident of Mountain Home until he joined the Army, was presented with the Silver Star two weeks ago at Fort Hood, Texas. The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration awarded to a member of the armed forces...

City rules now allow "backyard" burial plots (04/24/08)
Councilman Geoff Schroeder can't think of any good reason why people shouldn't be allowed to bury a loved one on their own property in Mountain Home. And he has the law behind him -- or at least the lack of any such law. A few weeks ago, as city council was preparing an ordinance to raise fees at the city cemetery for plot purchases, burial fees and other costs, they were approached by Jerry Rost, the owner of Rost Funeral Home and the county coroner, who raised some questions about the city's ordinance concerning the burial of bodies.. ...

Janet Langfitt seeking District 1 county commissioner's seat (04/30/08)
Democrat Janet Langfitt is hoping to win the District 1 county commissioner's post. In announcing her candidacy last month prior to the filing deadline she noted that "my family has lived, worked and raised our families in Mountain Home since 1898. I am the fifth generation in the seventh generation line...

Wagons Ho! (04/30/08)
Local fourth-grade students (or wranglers) got a "hands-on" opportunity to experience life on the Western frontier during "Wagons Ho," a three-day event at Carl Miller Park last week. In its 15th year in Mountain Home, the events aids in teaching the schools' curriculum on Idaho history...

Camp Wilson feeds hundreds (05/07/08)
The 61st annual Camp Wilson Boy Scout rendezvous and barbecue enjoyed great weather as hundreds of scouts and members of the public turned out for the three days of events in the mountains between Pine and Featherville. "It was shirtsleeve weather," with no wind or snow on the ground said Joni Vann, one of the barbecue volunteers...

Choirs win six major awards at prestigious festival (04/30/08)
Ninety-nine members of the MHHS choirs have returned from Anaheim, Calif., with six winning plaques presented at the Heritage Festival. Competing against 33 choirs from around the country, the MHHS Madrigal Choir, the Mixed Choir, the Ladies Treble Choir, the Varsity Treble Choir and the Jazz Choir all won Gold Awards...

Forest Service reopens Danskin to ORV users (05/01/08)
The Forest Service will reopen all trails for motorized use in the Danskin Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area located on the Mountain Home Ranger District of the Boise National Forest Thursday, May 1. The season trail closure normally ends by mid-April, but with the heavy snows and slow melting, it was extended this year...