Stories from Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Christmas spirit is alive and well at the library. Persons who owe fines might be able to help a family in Mountain Home have a nice Christmas dinner. Librarians will give a $1 credit toward existing overdue fines for each canned or boxed food item brought in for donation, to a maximum of $5 of credit. The library will allow the maximum credit to more than one person in each household...

Mountain Home is joining other communities across the United States to rally support for the Air Force's F-35 next-generation fighter in hopes of convincing decision makers to base the jets at military installations in their respective regions. In a recent announcement, the Air Force named Mountain Home Air Force Base as one of five installations on its short list to serve as operational fighter unit for the F-35 Lightning II...

We cannot urge citizens strongly enough to send e-mails or letters to the Idaho congressional delegation urging support for the F-35 mission to be located at Mountain Home AFB. Evidence of overwhelming support for the nation's newest fighter-bombers is vital as the process leading to a decision by the Air Force as to where the first of the new planes will be located begins...

Dear editor: As County Agent and Ag Professor with the University of Idaho, I had the honor and privilege of working with Bud Allen, distinguished 4-H leader and teacher, and learned a great deal from his unique and effective teaching style. Mr. Allen possessed the most advanced knowledge in Ranch Horse System Training, and developed a "Ranch Horse Training" educational video, which has been used for years by the National Horse Council in many of their local and regional training workshops...

Dear editor: What is this world coming to when holiday yard decorations are damaged for no apparent reason? This is what I have experienced, and so this letter goes to the person(s) that felt they needed to do this. It was late night Dec. 7 in the area of NW Heron and NW Pintail. This inconsiderate low-life snake in the grass committed several crimes (in my eyes, they were crimes)...

Dennis and Lynne Burks have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jenni Burks, to Matt Anderson, son of Russ and Lisa Anderson. Jenni is a 2004 graduate of Mountain Home High School and is currently attending Boise State University pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy. She is currently employed with St. Luke's Regional Medical Center...

Mountain Home Tiger senior Jake Lewis was named to the 4A All-Idaho First Team Offense, as announced in Sunday's Idaho Statesman. It is the second straight year for the Tigers' 6-foot, two-inch, 240-pound left tackle to make the All-State First Team offense...

The ninth-grade grades boy's basketball team had a tough week, losing two of three games. The boys lost to Skyview and Columbia and beat Bishop Kelly. On Dec. 7, the boy's hosted the Skyview Hawks, who started out quickly jumping to an early 16-6 first-quarter lead. The Hawks never looked back, cruising to a 57-20 win...

Mountain Home's "Touchdown" Tommy Miller has recently been nominated for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year award. Miller joins a select group of players who are eligible to be selected as a national Red Zone Player of the Year and be honored in a full-page feature in a national print publication...

It was a good week for the Mountain Home Lady Tiger sophomores as they picked up wins over Nampa and Kuna. Mountain Home 38, Nampa 28 The Mountain Home Lady Tiger sophomores picked up another win on the road, winning at Nampa 38-28. Mountain Home led 10-9 after a quarter, stretched it to 19-12 at the half, 29-16 after three, and won going away, 38-28...

The Mountain Home Tiger sophomores dropped games to Jerome and Bishop Kelly last week in boys basketball. Jerome 51, Mountain Home 40 The Mountain Home Tiger sophomores went over half the first quarter without scoring -- and it cost them -- as they lost to Jerome 51-40 last Tuesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Tigers JV team captured the annual Gary Miles Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home. The Tiger JV won the tourney with 112 points, Centennial was second with 71, Buhl third with 62, Glenns Ferry fourth with 54, Owyhee, Nev., was fifth with 39, Cambridge sixth with 28 and Timberline seventh with 17...

The Mountain Home girls JV basketball team picked up two more wins last week with conference wins over Nampa and Kuna. Mountain Home 33, Nampa 32 Mountain Home won an exciting one last Tuesday night at Nampa when Courtney Christiansen stole the ball and scored a lay-up as time expired to give the Lady Tigers a 33-32 win...

The Mountain Home Tiger JV boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season last week with a win over Jerome. They ended up losing to Bishop Kelly in overtime. Mountain Home 58, Jerome 51 The Mountain Home Tiger JV squad picked up its first win of the young season, downing the Jerome JV 58-51 last Tuesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Tigers came up short at Timberline, losing the season-opening wrestling match to the Wolves, 45-33, last Wednesday night at Timberline. Picking up wins by pins for Mountain Home were DeVonte McClain at 119 lbs., DJ Hale at 130, and Statton Paris at 160 lbs...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers improved to 3-1 in conference play with conference wins over Nampa and Kuna last week. Mountain Home 45, Nampa 35 Mountain Home outscored Nampa 31-10 in the middle two quarters to pull away for a 45-35 conference win over the Lady Bulldogs at Nampa last Tuesday night...

The Mountain Home Tigers dropped two more boys basketball games last week, with losses at home to Jerome and Bishop Kelly. Jerome 71, Mountain Home 38 The Mountain Home Tigers got a rude lesson in transition basketball last Tuesday night as the Jerome Tigers downed them 71-38 in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

I am not good with remembering your group name but thank you to Gail and everyone in your group that helped choose gifts for me and my children and other families here in town. I am struggling with working inconsistent part time jobs to meet the needs of myself and my children and do appreciate your stepping in and helping us. May God bless you and give you peace...