Stories from Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The city just might survive the fun -- if not the clash of colors, bling, feathers and fur. The Red Hat Society will hold a "Funvention," in Mountain Home this weekend, drawing hundreds of women from throughout the Pacific Northwest for three days of activities here...

Mountain Home High School Class of 2009 seniors will be holding their year-end Senior Celebration at a different venue than in the past and with somewhat different activities this year. Senior Celebration chairperson, JoAnn Henrick said that during a recent celebration committee meeting, a student asked why the seniors had to do the same things every year and said that many students had told her they would like to do something different...

Throughout Friday, April 24, students at Mountain Home High School belonging to Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and Natural Helpers will be presenting alcohol abuse awareness events. Beginning in the morning, 30 students who volunteered to act as teens killed in alcohol related accidents will paint their faces white and wear black shirts. While they attend their regular classes, no student may talk to them, phone or text, or acknowledge them in any way...

Dear editor: The Elmore County Commission is facing a tough decision in re-classifying 1,300 acres from agricultural to heavy industrial for the proposed AEHI power plant. Parties on both sides have made their statements in support of or opposition to the development without a clear sign of which way the commission will decide...

Dear editor: What does it mean to promise 5,000 local jobs in Elmore County? Elmore County has an unemployment rate of about 6.5 percent. That means there are around 750 unemployed. So do 5,000 local jobs mean 4,000 new "locals" in our county? Does it mean all of our local businesses best employees will leave their jobs to make more at a nuclear plant?...

Dear editor: After Diana Hooley's Jan. 21 opinion, both my company and Dr. Ralph Bennett, Idaho National Laboratory, wrote letters correcting the misinformation in her letter to the Mountain Home News editor. After reading her most recent letter to the editor and learning she is a Hammett resident, it is apparent she opposes the plant since it is proposed in the vicinity of her residence...

Dear editor: Many of us have questions concerning the issues of nuclear energy. We have all heard the many success stories of France and their nuclear energy program which is a source of 80 percent of their electricity. We have heard very little of the other side of this story, which is nuclear waste (which France does not store in their own country), accidents (numerous), abandoned Uranium mines (280 in France) and contaminated waterways and lands belonging to other countries and the world. ...

Dear editor: April is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month in Idaho and throughout the country. Organizations throughout the state are displaying pinwheels to represent our hope that children can lead happy, healthy lives free from abuse or neglect. ...

Dear editor: Every week, I see lots of news about local students who are in football, golf, softball and basketball teams. Granted, these students deserve these journalistic accolades, not only for their self-esteem, but also to make their parents proud of them (not that they shouldn't be, already). It's better to see their names on the sports page, rather than Page Two...

Dear editor: It has been two months since I received the participation letter from International Sports Specialists Inc to run Cross Country in Australia. When I first heard about it I told my family, we were all excited but in shock. The reality has hit me and I have been working really hard on raising funds to be able to go on this "once in a lifetime adventure."...

Dear editor: They say a word to the wise is sufficient. So I would like to pass along a piece of wisdom. When doing laundry at a public laundromat or in a community washroom (apartment setting), stay with your belongings at all times. While most people are good and honest, unfortunately there are those who are not. ...

Jordan Bobzien, 11, of Mountain Home, recently captured the 2009 Level 7 USA Idaho State Gymnastics Championship. Jordan, who attends Hacker Middle School, is the daughter of Chris and Barb Bobzien of Mountain Home. Jordan finished first in the state championships on the vault with a score of 9.750 and first on the uneven bars with a 9.450...

The Mountain Home Tigers came away with just one win in four games last week, but that one win was a no-hit gem by Gabe Anderson. Spartans, 3, 7 Tigers 2, 3 The Tigers hosted Minico in a non-conference baseball doubleheader last Monday in Mountain Home, and lost two close games to the Spartans, 3-2, and 7-3...

12-year-old CJ Bish of Mountain Home is well on her way to winning her fifth state motocross title. Bish is competing in the Women's Class of the Idaho State Motorcross Series and recently took a first place in Glenns Ferry on her CRS 150 in the 150cc class competiton for youths 12 years old and younger...

Optimist football and cheerleading sign-ups will be held on Saturday, April 25, May 2 and May 9. All first-time participants in the programs must bring a copy of their birth certificate at the time they register. The football sign-ups will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Best Western meeting room. For additional information contact John Cristobal at 599-1110...

Mountain Home picked up conference softball road wins at Nampa and Kuna last week to stay unbeaten in SIC 4A conference softball. Mtn. Home 9 Nampa 0 The Lady Tigers scored five runs in the fourth inning to put the game out of reach Tuesday at Nampa...

The Mountain Home Tigers sent mostly junior varsity athletes to a Nampa quadrangular meet last Thursday, and sent several other athletes to the Bandana Invitational at Mountain View on Friday and Saturday. At Thursday's meet, the Mountain Home girls finished second behind Middleton. The Lady Vikings had 145 points, Mountain Home had 57.5, followed by Columbia with 46.5,and Nampa with 12...

Mountain Home Tiger golfers finished second last Tuesday in conference golf tournaments, and fifth at the Mountain Home Invitational. The Mountain Home girls finished second behind Middleton at Purple Sage. Shelby Stevens led the Mountain Home girls with a 51, Shayla Streeter finished with a 55, Alicen Wendall had a 57, Kelsey Egusquiza shot a 59, and Melanie Bate carded a 60...

The Mountain Man Wrestling Club hosted its annual Mountain Man Challenge last weekend. Teams from all over the Treasure Valley, along with Northern Idaho and Nevada converged on Mountain Home to compete. The local club finished fourth overall as a team...

In a busy week of tennis last week the Mountain Home Tigers battled tough, but failed to come up with any team wins. Kuna Girls 6 Tiger Girls 1 Kuna Boys 6 Tiger Boys 1 The Tigers traveled to Kuna on April 13 where they found the going tough against the Kavemen netters, losing both the girls and boys competition by 6-1 scores...

Letters and honors were handed out last Wednesday night at the Mountain Home Tiger boys basketball awards banquet. Tiger boys varsity basketball coach Tony Kerfoot handed out team awards as well as letters to his team, which finished third in district and qualified for the 4A State Tournament...

April 15 • 07:14 Vehicle Stop, MH• 07:52 Collision Personal Injury, I-84 EB MM98• 09:50 Hazard, I-84 EB MM104/105• 10:05 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM102• 11:28 Motorist Assist, I-84 MM73• 12:55 Child Abuse, Glenns Ferry• 13:00 Traffic, I-84 EB MM86• 15:32 Assault/Battery, Glenns Ferry• 16:06 Traffic, I-84 WB MM104• 17:16 Vehicle Stop, Bennett Rd• 17:32 Traffic, I-84 WB MM136• 20:17 Traffic, I-84 EB MM81• 20:25 Found Property, MH• 21:56 Alarm Law, MH. ...