Stories from Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Nancy Pippin, a management analyst from Mountain Home, will be a contestant on the May 13 episode of "Wheel of Fortune." Pippin, who tried out for the show at a Wheelmobile event in Boise, has been a fan of Wheel of Fortune for more than 20 years. The week's show, Weekend Getaways, will feature prizes such as trips to The Venetian Hotel Resort Casino in Las Vegas to a spa package at the all-inclusive Green Valley Spa & Resort in Utah...

Helen Josephine Olson died peacefully in her sleep April 25, 2009, at a local care center. At her request there will be no services. Helen was born May 31, 1917, in Superior, Wisc., the third daughter of George and Bessie Campbell Helen spent most of her life in Superior the place she loved dearly, and she often let you know Superior was the best place to live because of having fresh water from Lake Superior. ...

Lois Jean Irving, 79, a longtime resident and cherished member of the Glenns Ferry community, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2009 at her daughter and son-in-laws home in Burley. Services were held on Friday, May 8, 2009, at the Grace Episcopal Church in Glenns Ferry, funeral services were at 1:00pm, burial followed at Glenn Rest Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Schools in Mountain Home went into temporary lockdown last Friday morning after a parent had called Hacker Middle School and reported seeing a cougar in town. The report was erroneous, but it took about 90 minutes to determine that, during which time some students essentially were unable to attend recess...

The scheduled May 26 elections for board members of the Mellen Water District and the West Side Sewer District have been canceled by the county clerk's office due to a failure to provide proper legal notices. The elections have been reset for August, and according to Deputy County Clerk Vivian Garcia, who supervises elections for the county, "as far as I know, this is the first time in the history of the county that an election has been set aside."...

During Monday's meal time at the Mountain Home Senior Center, director Ruthada Powell announced that Mountain Home Senior Citizens, Inc., will be taking over the food service program effective Monday, June 1. The announcement resulted from the recent decision of Central District Health to no longer provide staff and a subsidy for the Meals on Wheels and senior nutrition programs, due to statewide budget cuts. That move will be in effect Friday, May 29...

Cladius "C.D." Houston has announced his candidacy for the Zone 4 Trustee position on the Mountain Home School Board. Houston is being challenged by William Murry for the position currently held by Jo Gridley, who has decided not to seek re-election...

April 22 • 01:25 Assist, MH• 04:04 Assist, MH• 06:51 Traffic, Glenns Ferry• 09:05 Warrant, MH• 10:03 Vehicle Stop, AB Rd• 11:46 Vehicle Stop• 12:17 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM86• 12:34 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM81• 13:13 Residence Fire, MH• 15:24 Warrant, MH• 16:17 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB Exit 99• 16:51 Suspicious• 16:59 Motorist Assist, I-84 EB MM77• 17:03 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM82• 17:21 Juvenile Probation• 17:29 Drug• 17:30 Animal, I-84 WB MM114• 17:31 Motorist Assist, I-84 Wb MM77 3/4• 18:36 Assist• 19:04 Search Warrant• 20:52 Noise• 22:07 Traffic, I-84 EB• 23:26 Traffic, I-84 EB MM71. ...

The deadline for high school seniors to apply for two $500 scholarships given by the Rattlesnake Chapter of the Military Officers' Association of America (MOAA) is Friday, May 8. Both scholarships are open to college-bound students at Mountain Home High School and applications are available at the counseling office...

April 29 • 09:33 Probable Subject Questioned• 09:34 Vehicle Stop, Hammett Exit• 11:45 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd MM13• 12:33 Vehicle Stop• 12:56 Vehicle Stop, AB Rd MM3• 13:13 Theft• 13:19 Hazard, I-84 EB MM114• 13:31 Hazard, I-84 EB MM114• 14:27 Traffic, I-84 EB MM80• 14:43 Assist, I-84 EB MM92• 16:04 Civil, Glenns Ferry• 16:12 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 51• 16:22 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB MM81-82• 17:41 Animal• 18:41 911 Hang-up, King Hill• 19:10 Vehicle Stop• 19:20 Probable Subject Questioned• 23:34 Traffic, Hwy 30. ...

Dear editor: "The answer....is blowing in the wind." I don't believe Bob Dylan had our current energy concerns in mind when he sang the song way back when, but it definitely rings true at the moment. I'm a relative newcomer to the area and I have become fascinated with the debate on the rezoning and proposed nuclear power station. ...

Dear editor: I support CD Houston for school board. First of all, thank you to Jo Gridley for her service on the School Board for the past 17 years. C.D. Houston will be an effective new member of the Mountain Home School Board for all the right reasons...

Most Americans have tried to improve their health at some point -- but for many, attempts to eat less and move more do not result in success. So, can Americans truly change bad habits? The National Institutes of Health says "Yes." No person is too out-of-shape, overweight or old to improve their health...

Dear editor: I know that some lives could be lost by not torturing others, but principles do not compromise and neither should we. International protections against torture are there for everyone, not any one single group. Should an American be captured and tortured, our country would have both legal recourse and the TRUE INTEGRITY to prosecute the offenders. We should not have a double standard where torture is "OK" for some and not for others...

(NewsUSA) - It's no secret that children's habits and immune systems leave them vulnerable to sniffles. From colds and flu to upset tummies and earaches, illnesses leave many parents feeling as if the pediatrician's office is a second home. "It is a daily challenge to protect and preserve children's health and to bolster their immune systems," says E. ...

Dear editor: Don Gillispie's April 29 letter to the editor was breathtaking in its inaccuracies, misstatements, and flat out lies. If this is the best the chief executive officer of the company that hopes to jam a nuclear reactor in the heart of Elmore County farmland can offer, then the opponents of Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc., have grossly overestimated its challenge in fighting the reactor...

Dear editor: Check out the other side of all the promotional claims made by AEHI and Don Gillespie (CEO). Where is the plan? There is no plan submitted for a nuclear plant to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or anywhere that can be determined. You have to have a plan in order to know if your land is appropriate or if you have enough water...

Dear editor: In the April 22nd edition of the Mountain Home News, Monte McConnell urged residents to share their experiences and thoughts related to child abuse. I grew up in a small Kansas town; no spotlights, no fast food, no nothing... a small, quiet Kansas town. Even in a community such as mine, I witnessed child abuse and all of its ugly effects...

Dear editor: I have never been an opponent of nuclear energy. If handled properly it could be the energy answer of the future. However we should not make the mistake of storing high and mid level radioactive waste at the generator site for an extended and indefinite period of time. This process of passing a problem from one generation to another must be stopped...

Dear editor: Chicken Little doesn't hold a candle to the media when it comes to swine flu. I have listened to the conversations about swine flu and have watched the media drive the panic bus on this issue. There are on average 36,000 deaths alone in the United States due to flu outbreaks every year. ...

(NewsUSA) - College graduation is an exciting time for young adults, but this year's employment outlook for college graduates could put a damper on that excitement. Employers plan to hire 22 percent fewer college graduates in 2009, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, leaving many new graduates without steady employment opportunities, and without health insurance...

Dear editor: I'm an average seventh grader at Hacker Middle School with an extraordinary 1st period Team Building class. Our goal was to collect 350 lbs. of aluminum for the Boise Ronald McDonald House. Turns out we collected 653 lbs. of aluminum! It's amazing to think just one community can show that much effort...

Dear editor: The students at Hacker Middle School would like to thank the community for their support during our aluminum drive. We collected over 653 lbs. for Ronald McDonald house. That is 26 nights for a family to stay at the Ronald McDonald House. Thank you again for all the aluminum the students, parents, staff and community donated...

Dear editor: I am proud to tell you Hacker Middle School has collected 653 lbs. of aluminum for the Ronald McDonald House. That means 26 nights plus! With the help of our first period Team Building class collecting cans every morning we reached it! Our first goal was 350 lbs. Hacker Middle School blew by that goal with no problem. Our most recent goal was 575 lbs. We went over that goal by 61 lbs.!...

(NewsUSA) - With the ranks of unemployed workers growing in the U.S., new tools that offer cost savings and convenience are being offered to receive unemployment benefits. In many states, branded prepaid cards are replacing paper checks. With cost savings that can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, prepaid cards present a compelling benefit for the state as well as the taxpayer at large...

(NewsUSA) - Each year, nearly 70,000 Americans become legally blind, according to the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States. The real problem blind individuals face is not the loss of their eyesight, but the misconceptions and stereotypes that exist about their capabilities and about Braille...

The Mountain Home Tigers track team closed out their regular season track schedule at Twin Falls last Friday where they finished third in both the girls and boys competition. Twin Falls and Jerome tied for first place in the girls competition with 95 points apiece. Mountain Home had 65 points, and Kuna had 32...

(NewsUSA) - As families find themselves strapped for cash, they're spending less money and time dining out. In response, restaurant chains are evaluating their offerings and finding new ways to entice customers. Of course, Americans can learn to dine out even while sticking close to their budgets. Uno Chicago Grill offers these tips for less-expensive dining:...

The Mountain Home Tigers came away with a split of their conference baseball series with Skyview to end the regular season. Hawks 12 Tigers 10 The Skyview Hawks scored 11 runs in the seventh inning to battle back to defeat the Mountain Home Tigers, 12-10, Tuesday at Tiger Field...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers came away with a split of their softball games last week, winning at home against Bishop Kelly and losing a close one at Emmett to close out their regular season schedule. Mtn. Home 10 Bishop Kelly 0 The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and went on to a 10-0 five-inning win over the Lady Knights from Bishop Kelly on Senior Night last Tuesday at Memmelaar Field in Mountain Home...

Eight Mountain Man WrestlingClub members converged on Meridian High School this past weekend to participate in The Idaho Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling State Championships. In Friday night Greco-Roman competition the only placer was Schoolboy Charlie Shoemaker, who finished fourth. Younger brother Nicholas Shoemaker did not place in his division...

The Lady Tiger Basketball Camp will be held June 8-11, according to Mountain Home Lady Tiger basketball coach Brent Keener. The camp will be open to both boys and girls that will be entering grades one and two this fall. They will have an hour session each day from 8-9 a.m...

The Mountain Home High School Tiger tennis team will host its annual two-week Summer Tennis Camp next month. The camp is open for children ages 4-14 at the Richard Aguirre Park tennis courts, starting June 1 and ending June 12. Tiger head tennis coach Tamzy House and JV tennis coach Mandy Leonard will run the camp, assisted by several of the Tiger tennis team members...

In a busy week of tennis with three matches, the Mountain Home Tiger boys tennis team managed a win and the girls nearly did. Tiger Girls 1 Emmett 6 Tiger Boys 2 Emmett 5 The Tigers hosted Emmett in a conference tennis match at the airbase courts last Monday...

The Mountain Home Tiger golf teams went to Falcon Crest Golf Course last Monday for a conference tourney hosted by Kuna. The Mountain Home girls came in second, while the boys finished third. Middleton won the girls competition, shooting a 152 team score. Mountain Home, playing without their number-one golfer Shayla Streeter, came in with a 169. Emmett shot a 175, and Kuna did not have a full team...

Three local youths have earned honors at an American Kennel Club (AKC) competition in Utah. Bethany Johns and her sister, Renelle Johns, both attended AKC shows this past weekend, May 1-2, in South Jordan, Utah. Bethany won two days in a row in her class, showing a Parson Russell Terrier named "Boogie." She has completed the last of her needed wins in AKC competition and is now classified as an "Open Senior Competitor" (ages 15-18) in Junior Showmanship...

(NewsUSA) - Men facing a diagnosis of prostate cancer have more treatment options than ever before, according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society reports that, in 2008, one-quarter of all cancer diagnosed in men was prostate cancer...

Leukemia, Lymphoma Society will hold its "First Annual" golf tournament and fundraiser on July 24 at the Desert Canyon Golf Course in Mountain Home. Funds raised from the event will be used for patient services, research and medical expenses for people affected with the blood cancer diseases, which affect approximately one in every 300 persons in the United States...

The highlight of the recent 2009 Idaho State Bowling Championship Tournament in Burley was the first 300 game in this year's tournament. Robby Robinson, a 181 average bowler from Mountain Home, scored his first perfect game in the second game of a 731 series that propelled his doubles team into a briefly held one-pin lead...

Clyde Logan Hoff, 55, of Mountain Home, was arrested Tuesday and charged with manufacturing a controlled substance after Elmore County Sheriff's deputies found what they believe to be a methamphetamine lab in the camp trailer where he was living at 4590 Airbase Rd...

Plans to open a new Republic of Singapore air force training squadron at Mountain Home AFB took a significant move forward Wednesday, May 6, when the first of its advanced F-15SG fighters arrived here. The aircraft, part of the 428th Fighter Squadron, known as the Buccaneers, was greeted by a costumed buccaneer waving a pirate flag...