Stories from Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Bruneau Dunes State Park officials have announced that the 2009 observatory season will end with the Oct. 17 evening astronomy program and stargazing. The 2010 observatory season is expected to resume March 19, 2010.

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its annual Fall Harvest Festival on Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the downtown area. Festival committee chairman Stephanie Bergh said the event will follow the same general guidelines as previous years, with some minor changes...

The city's Marathon Cheese packing plant temporarily laid off more than 50 of its employees earlier this month as the company deals with the slumping U.S. economy. "This is nothing unusual in our industry," said a company spokesperson, who asked not to be identified. "This is definitely a short-term type of layoff, and we are continuing to review applications and interview people."...

A young man, believed to be a high school student, was struck by a car at the corner of Jackson Street and N. Third East Street at about 7:20 a.m. Wednesday. According to initial police reports, an independent witness said the driver of the car had been heading east on Jackson Street, had stopped at the stop sign, and then began to turn south on Third East Street...

Now that this hysteria of the town hall meetings has subsided, Congress is starting to get serious about creating some form of health-care reform. With thousands of industry lobbyists trying to scuttle the project, or water it down to a point its value will have little impact solving what the rest of the country sees as a health-care crisis, we're not sure what will eventually be decided in the final bill...

The Mountain Home Tigers struggled offensively, especially in the first half, coming up short Friday night to lose to the Middleton Vikings 7-6 in SIC 4A conference football. Three first half turnovers -- two pass interceptions and a fumble -- hindered the Tiger offense in the first half as the Vikings ran 32 plays to the Tigers 16...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers bounced back from a loss to Skyview earlier in the week to beat Columbia. Skyview 3, Mountain Home 0 Mountain Home was unable to get much offense going against Skyview Monday night when the visiting Lady Hawks blanked the Lady Tigers 3-0 at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers dropped three conference volleyball matches last week. Nampa 3, Mountain Home 0 The Lady Tigers faced Nampa last Tuesday night at Nampa as part of a conference tri-match with Nampa and Kuna and lost to the Lady Bulldogs 16-25, 17-25, 15-25...

After falling short against Skyview, the Tigers bounced back to beat Columbia in boys varsity soccer action last week. Skyview 4, Mountain Home 0 The Tigers were hoping to hand the Hawks their first conference loss when the two teams met last Tuesday at Eastside Park in Mountain Home. However, Skyview had its own plans, making the most of its scoring opportunities, scoring twice in both halves for a 4-0 win...

Mountain Home Junior High cross country runners fared well against their competition Saturday at the Bob Firman Invitational cross country meet at Eagle Island State Park. The Mountain Home girls finished fourth and were led by Arisha Karren, who finished ninth with a time of 12:42.73. ...

After a scoreless first quarter, the Mountain Home Tigers JV put up 41 points over the last three quarters to beat the Middleton JV 41-0 last Thursday at Tiger Field in Mountain Home. DJ Hale scored twice in the second quarter, the first on a 30-yard touchdown run, the second from 10 yards out. Austin Clark booted both PATs to put the Tigers up 14-0 at halftime...

by Brian Orban Mountain Home News The Mountain Home Tigers rallied early in the second half but came up short as Bishop Kelly rolled past the junior varsity boys soccer squad for a 3-2 victory Sept. 14. Strong defensive on the field stymied an opening rally for the Tigers as Bishop Kelly rolled on to a two-point advantage by halftime, said team spokesperson Chelsea McKenzie...

The Bob Firman Invitational Cross Country meet draws teams from all over, and Saturday's meet at Eagle Island State Park had over 90 teams and over 3,000 runners competing. The Mountain Home girls cross country team did well, finishing eighth out of 27 teams in the varsity competition. ...

A free soccer clinic for boys and girls ages 9-14 will be held Thursday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to noon at Legacy Park. Players and coaches from the Mountain Home High School soccer teams and the Mountain Home Youth Soccer Association will be there to work with participants...