Stories from Friday, February 12, 2010

Mark Anthony, the owner of a local cigar shop and bar, will be honored as the Person of the Year at this Friday's Black History Banquet at the Elk's Lodge. The Mountain Home Community Black History Committee's 21st Annual Black History Banquet will be held this Friday at the Elk's Lodge, 325 S. 3rd West St., featuring the theme "The History of Black Economic Empowerment."...

Marsha Sellers was selected as chairman of the Western Elmore County Recreation District Board last week and is promising a number of changes, including spending money on recreation programs. "I'm planning on starting a clean slate with the public," she said. "We'll have open meetings, an open agenda and open solutions. My motto for this year is bring us a problem and we'll see if we can fix it."...

Dear editor: Well, yet another year has gone by with respect to the WECRD (Western Elmore County Recreation District). Here is where we stand: No facility has been built. Little to no recreation is being provided by this taxing district for the youth or general population of this area...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers played well against Kuna in their district tourney opener, but had their problems against Bishop Kelly in the semi-finals. Mountain Home 62, Kuna 28 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers opened the District III 4A Girls Basketball Tournament with a 62-28 win over Kuna last Wednesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

Frank Jensen Pike, 83, passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at his home in Syracuse. He was born June 12, 1926, in Burley, Idaho, the son of Oscar Dalling and Mary Ann Jensen Pike. Frank felt honored to serve his country during World War II. He married DarThel Bybee on Oct. 3, 1945, in the Salt Lake Temple...

Marian M. Lino, 85, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at a local care center. Per her request, no services are planned. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Marian was born on July 1, 1924, on the Knowles homestead in Helena, Mont. She was the third of four children born to Francis and Ida Mae Knowles. As a youngster she lived in Cascade, moved to Mountain Home in 1931, and later, in 1938, to Elko, Nev...