Stories from Friday, February 5, 2010

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers open the District III 4A Girls Basketball Tournament tonight at home against Kuna. The Lady Tigers go in as the number three seed, and face sixth-seeded Kuna. Last week the Lady Tigers closed out their regular season schedule with a win at Skyview and an overtime loss at home to Bishop Kelly...

The Tuesday, Feb. 9 hearing by the Mountain Home School Board to solicit public input on possible cuts in current operations has been moved to the junior high commons room, in order to provide more room for patrons to comment. The hearing will begin at 7:30 p.m. It was originally scheduled to be held in the district's much smaller board room at the district offices...

The Air Force will host four public hearings across the region, starting Feb. 16, to highlight the possibility of basing its next-generation fighter program in southern Idaho. During each meeting, Air Force representatives from Langley Air Force Base, Va., will provide information on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, answer questions from the public and accept comments on issues or concerns regarding basing the aircraft in Idaho...

Local representatives with the U.S. Census Bureau need people on a part-time basis to serve as census takers in coming months. Officials said the temporary positions include 20- to 40-hour work weeks and require employees to work evenings and weekends to interview local residents regarding the 2010 Census...

The Dusty Rose Inn will host a free Mountain Home wedding show, "Wedding, Weddings, Weddings!" on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Dusty Rose Inn, 815 N. 3rd East St. (the old "pink house"). Admission is free to the public, and parking is available at the rear of the Inn, with entry from Freedom Lanes Bowling Alley...

Dear editor: This is an open letter to the Mountain Home Community. The Mountain Home Education Association would like to invite anyone interested in the education of our children to attend the special board (of trustees) meeting being held by our school district on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m., at the junior high commons room...

Dear editor: I've heard that one of the most beloved and respected Medical Doctors in Elmore County, is soon to be looking for work somewhere else because his contract with Trinity Mountain Medical Clinic is not being renewed. Is this true? Dr. Baldridge is a personable and competent physician who treats his patients like people rather than commodities...

Edward Burton Strickland passed away on Feb. 3, 2010, after a short illness. He was 94 years old and was a resident of Highland Manor Nursing Home, where he had lived since 2008. Ed was born in Grasmere, Idaho, on Aug. 21, 1915. He was the third child of six children born to Edward Burton "Burt" and Susie Taylor Strickland. ...