Stories from Thursday, February 4, 2010

The Mountain Home Tigers snapped their six game losing streak last Friday night, downing the Emmett Huskies in double overtime. Mountain Home 58, Emmett 55 (2 OT) After seeing a number of games get away from them lately in the end, the Mountain Home Tigers took charge in the second overtime and downed the Emmett Huskies 58-55 Friday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

A handful of students from local schools continue to build their understanding of academic subjects and general trivia while testing that knowledge during a series of competitions against other Treasure Valley schools. Hand-picked by teachers from Hacker Middle School and Mountain Home Junior High School, the 14-person Academic Bowl team builds on each student's desire to learn, according to team coach Suzanne Humphrey...

Nineteen schools, 490 students and counting... With one day to go, Mountain Home High School expects to shatter previous attendance figures as it prepares to host one of the state's biggest gathering of motivational speakers. The high school's annual U-Bus-To-Us speech and debate tournament continues to grow as schools from as far as Twin Falls sign up...

Dear editor: Recently I was made aware of an issue that should concern citizens who patronize Trinity Medical Clinic. As of July 2010 the contracts of two clinic doctors are not to be renewed; herein lies my concerns. Dr. Scott Baldridge and Dr. Allen Jeffrey, the latter being an internal medicine doctor, are crucial to providing medical services to the citizens of Elmore County...

Dear editor: Recently I was made aware of an issue that should concern citizens who patronize Trinity Medical Clinic. As of July 2010 the contracts of two clinic doctors are not to be renewed; herein lies my concerns. Dr. Scott Baldridge and Dr. Allen Jeffrey, the latter being an internal medicine doctor, are crucial to providing medical services to the citizens of Elmore County...

On Jan. 31, 2010, Zoila Chacartegui, 94, of Mountain Home, died peacefully at local care center. Vigil services were held, Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral mass was celebrated Thursday, Feb. 4, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Mountain Home. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain Home...