Stories from Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The Mountain Home Fire Department is now offering tickets for its annual Firemen's Ball starting Saturday. Tickets are free and available from participating local businesses or from the city fire department. This year's event begins at 9 p.m. Nov. 28 at the new Elk's Lodge in Mountain Home. The ball features music by local band Third Take...

Daniel (Sonny) H. Duffy, 73, died in his sleep of a heart attack at his winter home in Arrivaca, Ariz., on Nov. 9, 2009. Judy, his beloved wife, was at his side. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Dec. 1, 2009, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, along with an honor guard presentation by the 40/8. There will then be a military honor inurnment at the Idaho Veteranšs Cemetery in Boise at 3 p.m. that same day...

Following nearly three months of delays, the Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission will review a zoning application during a public meeting at 7 p.m. tonight regarding construction of a nuclear power plant. The review involves an application submitted by Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. to amend the county's comprehensive plan to turn 1,280 acres of agricultural land southwest of Hammett into a heavy industrial zone...

Bart Eben became the fifth member of the Mellen Sub Water District board following a three-way coin flip to resolve a tie for that position last week. Meeting in the commissioner's room at the courthouse, Eben, Art Vagt and Silvia Vagt were each represented by courthouse employees, led by County Clerk Marsa Plummer. ...

The Annual Shop with a Cop Program kicks off with McCop Night at the McDonald's on Airbase Road in Mountain Home, from 5-7 p.m. next Wednesday, Nov. 18. The Shop with a Cop program was started 13 years ago with 30 children and has evolved into a program that helps as many as 100 children from 6 to 12 years of age have a Christmas...

Librarians are working hard on the "New Moon" theme party set for Thursday, Nov. 19, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Mountain Home Public Library, an event for fans celebrating the opening of the second "Twilight" series film. The event will include "Twilight" trivia and a drawing for door prizes...

Five football players from Mountain Home and surrounding communities will compete against players representing 41 high schools at the 14th Annual District III High School Shrine All-Star football games Nov. 28. Held at Eagle High School's Thunder Stadium, kickoff for the eight-man all-star game begins at 11 a.m. with 11-man all-star action following at 2 p.m...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers JV basketball team dropped its first two games of the season. Mountain View JV 43, Mountain Home JV 21 Mountain Home stayed with the Lady Mavericks JV for a quarter, but the home team outscored the Lady Tigers 38-18 through the last three quarters to claim a 43-21 win...

A tenacious defense keyed wins as the Mountain Home Lady Tigers opened their 2009-2010 girls basketball season with wins over Mountain View and Timberline. Mountain Home 35, Mountain View 33 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers opened their basketball season last Friday night at Mountain View and came home with a hard-fought 35-33 win...

This is a particularly hard year for many area families as they approach Christmas. Although the Great Recession began last fall, its full effects have been felt this year. That's why it is particularly important that those who can do so help contribute to various programs to aid the needy this fall. There are families that have never fallen into that category before, but find themselves facing a very bleak holiday season without your help...

I know there are a lot of you out there. Problem is, I don't see you at the meetings of our service organizations. In this town we have DAV, VFW, American Legion and Marine Corps League well represented. All of these organizations are here for you. The American Legion meets on the first Tuesday, the DAV meets on the first Thursday the VFW meets on the second Wednesday at War Memorial Hall (515 E. ...

Dear editor: Seems nothing has changed since Cain and Able. It's the same spirit, only the props have changed and the faces. It seems to by cyclic. Isms seem to make their comeback every few generations or so. These "demons" come back to haunt us, try us. Terrorize us and torment us. As civilization becomes complacent, lethargic, apathetic, lazy and too fat, the masses forget God and country, and the same old [explicative] happens again...

A 19-year-old Airman was killed Wednesday when he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 30 just east of Mountain Home.