Stories from Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Could an expansion for the library be in the city's future? Voters will have an opportunity to make that decision in May thanks to action by the Mountain Home City Council during its Feb. 23 session. The Council voted unanimously to authorize the staff to move forward for a $1.5 million bond election at the next opportunity...

Calvin Ireland has announced his decision to run for re-election to the Board of Elmore County Commissioners. With one term already under his belt, Ireland hopes to continue guiding the county into the future. "It has been an interesting and at times entertaining experience," said Ireland as he reflected back over the past four years...

The Elmore County Republican Party honored area veterans during a celebration of the party message at the Lincoln Day luncheon last Wednesday. All four members of Idaho's congressional delegation were on hand, joining with state and local Republican leaders to spread the message to the party faithful...

John Joseph Gray, 66, of Ponca City, Okla., formerly the police chief of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, at Via Christi Oklahoma Regional Medical Center. Services were held Feb. 14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. John's cousin Rev. Marvin Leven attended as concelebrant at the services. Graveside services were held following the funeral at Riverside Cemetery in Ralston Oklahoma...

For a half, the Mountain Home Tigers played one of their best halves of basketball this season in their District III 4A Tournament opener at Caldwell against Kuna. It was not necessarily because it was one of their better shooting nights, but in the first half they attacked the basket well, and all players seemed to be on the same wave length...

The Mountain Home Tigers finished second at the District III 4A Wrestling Tourney at Vallivue last weekend, and qualified 16 wrestlers on to the State Wrestling Championships this weekend in Pocatello. Kuna won the District Meet, with 384 points. Mountain Home finished second with 300.5 points, ahead of third place Emmett, with 261. Vallivue was fourth with 215.5, and Bishop Kelly and Caldwell tied for fifth, with 143 points...