Stories from Friday, July 6, 2012

Years of planning marked by various challenges and setbacks finally came to fruition as the Catholic community formally opened its new parish fellowship hall Saturday morning. "We are the living stones of this church... and this blessing is an opportunity to gather together and celebrate," said the Most Rev. Michael P. Driscoll, bishop of Boise, who officiated the event...

A scrap metal company in Mountain Home is expected to expand later this year following initial approval of a new processing complex on Airbase Road. During a meeting before the Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission on June 27, United Metals introduced a plan to move its existing processing center to a 12.5 acre lot located just across the state highway...

Amateur radio operators across Elmore County joined approximately 35,000 of their counterparts across the county to demonstrate their emergency communications capabilities during an event last month. The emergency service demonstration at Legacy Park culminated the American Radio Relay League's a week-long amateur radio week event...

A track athlete from Mountain Home High School faces competitors from around the world this week during an international competition in Australia. Tracey Gordon, a two-time state qualifier with the high school's cross county and track and field teams, is a state representative on the U.S. team during this year's Down Under Sports tournament, which started Sunday...

The sounds of power tools and heavy equipment filled the air in earlier this week as work continued to restore one of the city's landmarks. Following weeks of demolition work that scraped away years of neglect and other visible scars, efforts to restore the former King's Building moved into full gear...

Pamela V. Tryfonas, 65, of Mountain Home died June 26, 2012, at a Boise Hospital. A graveside service was held Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...