Stories from Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Casey Liercke and Scott Hamman have announced their engagement and will celebrate their union on Oct. 4, 2014, in Mountain Home, with family and friends.

The Lady Tigers opened their conference volleyball season last Tuesday night at Bishop Kelly, losing to the Lady Knights in three straight games, 6-25, 15-25, and 17-25. "Tonight we faced a tough, experienced team," said Mountain Home Lady Tigers volleyball coach Jill Peterson. "We struggled with serve receive and execution...

This is homecoming week for the Mountain Home High School Tigers that will culminate with the football game and crowning of the homecoming queen at halftime Friday night. It's a big week for the kids, and we encourage the community to support their efforts. There's a lot of games and activities this week, including Friday afternoon's parade through town...

Dear editor: What one occasion has helped put and keep Mountain Home on the Idaho map? We are known for the Air Force Base being here in Idaho and the city and state have battled a lot of closure threats to keep the Air Force here. After 54 years of showing our appreciation to the base, we had a wonderful parade on the 6th of September with bands, vehicle exhibits, dignitaries, animals, Air Force Base squadron floats and representatives, and other extraordinary floats that filled our two-hour parade.. ...

Dear editor: I always read Mr, Bradbury's letter after I read yours. I had never heard the word disenfranchisement before so I looked it up in my dictionary and I see many of our leaders use it without saying they are doing it. It basically means free from a pledge or obligation. Our elected officials do it all the time...

Students at Mountain Home High School are showcasing their Tiger spirit this week with a plethora of homecoming activities. The week-long celebration culminates Friday evening as the Mountain Home Tigers take on the Jerome Tigers at Tiger Field across from Mountain Home Junior High School...

Dear editor: When I got out of the Marine Corps in 1969, I cruised the strips for a couple of years in a built-up '57 Chevy, paying 38 cents a gallon for Richfield Boron, 106 octane right at the pumps. Today, it costs me around four bucks per, but if you still drive REAL machinery like I do, 91 octane doesn't pass for "premium." So, I have to add octane boost to my older cars, a lead substitute to protect the valves from the heat from unleaded gas, and NOW have to use a product to protect my fuel systems from corrosion.. ...

Mountain Home's gifted and talented program students are at it again. One year after they built a full-sized blue whale out of adhesive tape and large sheets of plastic film, the youngsters decided they needed to tackle something even more challenging...

Dear editor: Remember when foxy B-1B pilots' wives rocked the AFAD Parade with their float, "Bad to the BONE?" Now the Buccaneer's awesome "Pirate Ship" lands and blows the rest of the floaters away. Jumpin' Judy caught up with some Singapore Airmen at Carl Miller Park and brought them back to Jovial Jerry's Lounge, where the parade began...

When asked earlier in the week by the Twin Falls media about the Mountain Home Tigers, Minico Spartan head football coach Tim Perrigot replied: "Sporadic is the way I describe them. At times, explosive, and at times, they make a lot of mistakes." Friday night, the Mountain Home Tigers definitely made a lot of mistake, turning the ball over eight times in a 59-24 con-conference loss to the Minico Spartans at Minico...

Last Saturday, the Mountain Home Tiger cross country runners competed in a fun run called the "Splash and Dash Meet" at Ponderosa State Park in McCall. "This was a race for fun," said Tigers cross country coach Doug Root. "The runners who attended were divided into ten teams made up of runners from all the schools. Then they had to come up with a team chant, then they had the race, with boys and girls together and they made up teams, so we had runners on all the teams. This was just for fun."...

Mountain Home's varsity soccer squads struggled on the field with both teams coming up empty during last week's conference action. In boys soccer action, the Tigers played hard but came up on the short end following two conference games. Skyview 5, Mountain Home 2...

Anne K. Christopherson, 73 of Mountain Home, passed away at a Mountain Home hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Lillian D. Smith, 91, of Mountain Home, passed away on Saturday, Sept.13, 2014, at a Mountain Home care center. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

A tradition that disappeared nearly two decades ago returned Wednesday, Sept. 17, when students at Mountain Home High School ignite their homecoming bonfire. The fire was held at a specially prepared location at Optimist Park at dusk.