Stories from Friday, April 29, 2011

Mountain Home finished third in the girls' competition and fourth in the boys' events at Thursday's Vallivue Invitational track and field meet at Vallivue High School. Bishop Kelly won the girls' competition with 84 points, Caldwell was second with 75.5, Mountain Home third with 58, Vallivue fourth with 52.5, and Greenleaf Friends Academy fifth, with one point...

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team dropped conference matches to Skyview and Bishop Kelly last week. Skyview Girls 7, Mountain Home Girls 0 Skyview Boys 6, Mountain Home Boys 1 The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team found wins hard to come by last week, April 18, but battled Skyview tough in some of the matches...

The Tiger boys finished fifth at the Wildcat Invitational golf tournament at Hunter's Point golf course last week, April 18. Centennial won the tourney, shooting a 315 team score, Middleton was second at 324, Bishop Kelly, third at 328, Columbia, fourth at 342, Mountain Home, fifth at 355, a stroke ahead of Nampa's 356 and Skyview came in seventh with a 369 total...

Nearly a year after she earned the Mountain Home School District's top educator title, an instructor from East Elementary School received a second top teacher honor last week. During a recent ceremony, Robynn Crawford-Schipani was presented the Air Force Association's teacher of the year award for Idaho...

Several students from the Mountain Home High School journalism program took top honors at the National Journalism Convention in Anaheim, Calif., this past week. Sophomore Mike Parkinson took second place in sports photography, senior Jessica Anderson took second place in photography art and senior Melodie Lettkeman took third place in newspaper feature writing...

High priced gas could be pushing drivers to the limits of safety and costly repairs BOISE -- Near record level gas prices could end up stranding motorists, leading to a potentially dangerous situation and some costly repair bills, according to AAA. "Trying to be resourceful and delay fuel expenditures until a gas tank is nearly empty might lead to more harm than good," said AAA Idaho spokesman Dave Carlson...

AAA recommends drivers always maintain at least a quarter tank of fuel. The travel organization offers free tools to help motorists save money by finding the lowest priced fuel. Both the TripTik Travel Planner on AAA.com and the free AAA TripTik Mobile iPhone app can help drivers plan efficient routes for errands and locate the best places to stop for gas along the way. ...

Clarence "Guy" Monroe Anderson, 97, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, April 29, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Inurnment will follow at 3 p.m., on Monday, May 2, at Mountain View Cemetery...

The turmoil in the credit, securities and real estate markets has led some investors to seek higher returns in non-traditional, speculative investments - a proven feeding ground for unscrupulous promoters and salesmen. Gavin Gee, director of the Idaho Department of Finance, warns that investors who choose to navigate these products should keep in mind the following:...