Stories from Wednesday, October 4, 2006

by Karen Martin Mountain Home News Samantha Morrison was crowned queen of the 2006 MHHS Homecoming during halftime of Friday night's game against Kuna, which the Tigers won 23-19. With the theme of "Rumble in the Jungle" Mountain Home High School celebrated Homecoming Week activities with some significant changes from previous years, starting new traditions...

As construction on their new packaging plant nears its final leg, the Marathon Cheese Corporation has announced a plant manager for their new facility located in Scott Industrial Park. The company announced last week that Jay Phillips, a former supervisor at a food processing plant in Utah, would take over foreman duties when the plant begins operations in January...

Blanche Laverine Rogers, 85, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006. A memorial service was held Monday, Oct. 2, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Blanche was born May 22, 1921, in Harrisburg, Mo., the daughter of William and Kate Guillum...

Lucille Anne Acuff, 76, of Mountain Home, died at her home on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. A viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m. for family and friends on Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. No funeral services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Arthur "Art" D. Isaac, 85, a long-time resident of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, at a Boise hospital with his family at his side. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 30, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mountain Home, with military honors...

The Mountain Home Tigers finished in the number 11 spot at last Thursday's Jerome Invitational Cross Country Meet at 93 Golf Ranch near Jerome in the boys competition. Matt Bernyk led the Tiger boys with a time of 21:12. Charlie Blacklock came in at 21:52. Nico Pinque ran a 22:08, Garrett Wood, 23:15, Mason Stephens, 25:13, and Andrew Trayer, 30:37...

In a busy week of girls soccer the Mountain Home Lady Tigers won two, tied one and lost one last week. Mountain Home 3 Nampa 1 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers won their fourth straight girls soccer contest, beating Nampa, 3-1, last Monday at Nampa. Shianna Hawley scored two goals, and Anastasia Sanzone, one. Jessica Hendershot, Jessica Egusquiza and Laura Lothrop each had an assist...

Mountain Home experienced one of each last week in boys soccer, picking up a win, a loss and a tie. Tigers 2 Nampa 2 The Mountain Home Tigers battled to their fourth tie of the season last Monday night, going 2-2 with Nampa in a conference boys soccer match at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers battled Emmett, Middleton and Kuna all tough last week, but have no victories to show for it. Mountain Home 14, 25, 19, 25, 6 Emmett 25, 20, 25, 19, 15 Mountain Home once again forced Emmett to five games, but fell short in the fifth game to lose their conference volleyball match to the Lady Huskies, 3-2, last Tuesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Tigers held off Kuna Friday night to celebrate Homecoming with a 23-19 conference football win over the Kuna Kavemen at Tiger Field. The Tigers received the ball to start the first half, and moved it down the field until the drive stalled at the Kuna 20. Kyle Clark booted a 38-yard field goal to put the Tigers up, 3-0, with 8:19 left in the first half...