Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Former Gov. Cecil Andrus drew a standing ovation from a packed crowd of local Democrats last Thursday, as he appeared at a fundraiser here to support local and state candidates. Andrus has been relatively quiet since leaving public office six years ago, but with the Democrats enjoying a mini-resurgence this year across the state, and in Elmore County in particular, Andrus has hit the campaign trail to help his party's candidates...

The Cheer Basket Project will be changing hands this year. The Mountain Home Rotary Club met Tuesday and was expected to endorse participation in the project, along with support from members of the Lions Club. The Jaycees had been running the project, which provides food baskets to needy families at Christmas, but that club has virtually ceased to exist, said Tammy Schoen, a former president of the Jaycees...