Stories from Wednesday, March 21, 2007

A large group was in attendance as Mountain Home Air Force Base bid farewell to the last of the F-16 Fighting Falcons to be based here during a traditional send-off ceremony last Friday afternoon. The 389th Fighter Squadron's sole F-16 unit flew their last mission under commander Lt. ...

The Mountain Home Public Library will close for 4-6 weeks beginning April 2 while the library is converted to a fully automated operation. When the massive changeover is completed, patrons will find a number of expanded services at the library, including access to not only the local library's book collection, but more than 1.5 million other books held in libraries throughout the region...

Jacelynn Faye Carlton-Healy, infant daughter of Chantel Healy and Jason Carlton, died March 7, 2007, at a Boise hospital. A graveside service was held Tuesday, March 20, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Jacelynn is survived by: her mother, Chantel Healy; her father, Jason Carlton; her maternal grandmother, Trudy Healy; her paternal grandparents Don and Jan Chaney; maternal great-grandparents David and Clarice Hamman; paternal great-grandmother Dorathy Machul, and many aunts and uncles.. ...

Clara C. Fisher, 92, of Glenns Ferry, died Monday, March 19, 2007, in a Gooding care center. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 23, at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Born on Dec. 8, 1914, in Fayetteville, N.Y., Clara was the last of three daughters of Edward and Elizabeth (Stearns) Markle. "Coming from hearty English and sturdy German stock her 92 plus years are a tribute to our heritage," her family said...

Rufus B. Pollard, Jr., 72, of Mountain Home, died March 17, 2007, in a Boise hospital after a brief illness. A viewing will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel with burial to follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

The Mountain Home Tiger golf teams hosted a conference golf match at Desert Canyon Golf Course last Monday. Bishop Kelly won the girls competition, shooting a sizzling 168. Columbia was a distant second with 207. Middleton was third with 213, Skyview next with 228, Mountain Home, fifth with 242, and Nampa, a stroke back at 243...

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team dropped tennis matches to Nampa and Kuna last week, but bounced back to beat Minico to cap off the week with a win. Nampa 8 Tigers 4 The Tigers hosted the Nampa Bulldogs last Monday at the airbase, and after battling for over five hours, lost 8-4...

The Mountain Home Tigers ended the first week of the baseball season still looking for their first win. Timberline 12 Mtn. Home 5 The Mountain Home Tigers opened their 2007 baseball season at Timberline, losing to the Wolves 12-5 in non-conference action last Tuesday...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers made it four in a row, staying perfect in league play, before losing their first game of the season, a non-conference game, on Saturday to Buhl. Mtn. Home 11 Kuna 5 The Lady Tigers pounded out 12 hits last Tuesday in an 11-5 conference softball win over Kuna at Mountain Home...

There was more than the sun shining Friday at Tiger Field. The Mountain Home boys and girls track teams also shined, the boys winning the five-team track meet, the girls coming in second. The Tiger boys won the boys competition with 140 points, racking up seven first-place finishes, 10 second-place efforts, three thirds, five fourths and two fifths...