Stories from Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Liberty Christian Fellowship Church (LCFC), 3195 Airbase Rd,, will distribute "Toys for Tots" again this year. Applications are available at LCFC between at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A number of agencies and other locations are accepting applications, but families can only sign up at one location...

The American Red Cross will hold its next Mountain Home community blood drive from 12:30-5 p.m. Dec. 7 at the LDS Stake Center, 1150 N. 8th East St. Donors can enter a drawing for chances to win lift tickets from Bogus Basin ski resort, a pair of tickets for the upcoming Humanitarian Bowl or a sleigh ride and dinner for two courtesy of Bogus Creek Outfitters...

Senior leaders representing the Republic of Singapore, U.S. Air Force and state of Idaho ushered in a new international partnership at Mountain Home Air Force Base during a ceremony Nov. 18. Hundreds of people representing the Air Force and Republic of Singapore air force packed into a hangar on the base's east side to witness the official start of the Peace Carvin V flight training program here...

The health care bill is now in the senate for final debate. Like most people, we haven't had time to read the 2,000-page document. We seriously doubt if most of the members of Congress have, either. But from the tidbits that appear to be under discussion, this is not the bill the American people appear to want...

Dear editor: I thank the people of Elmore and Owhyee Counties for their consideration and kindness during the six years that I practiced medicine at the Elmore Medical Center emergency room and the Glenn's Ferry Health Clinic. I much enjoyed my time serving the people of Mountain Home and the surrounding communities...

Dear editor: We are extremely happy with the staff of the Boise Veterans Hospital. They are very concerned with patient care. We find them to be cheerful, polite, and kind, striving to make our experiences there as pleasant as possible. However, we have observed some problems with the present status quo...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers sophomores picked up a win in their first three basketball games. Mountain View 37 Mountain Home 16 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers sophomores dropped their first girls basketball game of the season, losing at Mountain View 37-16 on Nov. 13...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers JV basketball squad started out well against Jerome, but ended up on the short end of a 34-25 contest last Tuesday in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home. Mountain Home shot out to a 10-2 lead and led 10-4 after a quarter...

The Mountain Home Tigers open their boys basketball season with two games next week. Tiger head basketball coach Tony Kerfoot said he was pleased with this year's turnout. "I think we had a real good turnout, even to the point where we had to cut a few off our younger squads...

How good are the Mountain Home Lady Tigers basketball team? Time will tell, but last Tuesday night's 55-46 win over Jerome showed they have the potential to be great. Mountain Home fell behind early to Jerome and trailed the visiting Lady Tigers 13-9 after a quarter...

A 9-year old Boise girl died at the scene of a single vehicle rollover accident just east of Hammett near milepost 114 Wednesday morning. Her 11-year-old brother was transported by air ambulance to a Boise hospital.

Thursday Night: Dolphins 24, Panthers 17 MIA: Ricky Williams 22 Rush, 119 yds, 2 TDs CAR: Steve Smith 7 Rec, 87 yds, 1 TD Sunday Chiefs 27, Steelers 24 (OT) KC: Matt Cassel 15-30, 248 yds, 2 TDs PIT: Ben Roethlisberger 32-42, 398 yds, 3 TDs, 2 INTs KC: M. Cassel 15-30, 248 yds, 2 TDs...