Stories from Friday, October 1, 2010

How much can change from one day to the next? From the perspective of Curly Surles, one day can change an entire nation. One day can shatter dreams or restore hope. It can bring people together for a common goal or divide them into their own selfish interests...

Be The Match Idaho will be holding a Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive as part of the Adult Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 7-11 a.m. at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home. To be a member of the registry, participants must: People of every background are needed, especially those from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers managed one win in three matches last week, losing to Kuna and Bishop Kelly before beating Nampa for the second time this season in girls varsity volleyball action. Mountain Home 3, Nampa 2 The Lady Tigers battled back from a 2-1 deficit to win game four and force a fifth game, and won that to take a conference match Sept. 21 from Nampa, three games to two, in a tri-match at Kuna...

Last Saturday was the annual Bob Firman Invitational cross country meet at Eagle Island State Park with thousands of runners running at various levels from junior high all the way up to college level. The Mountain Home Tiger cross country runners ran in the freshman, JV and varsity levels of competition and won words of praise from Tiger cross country coach Doug Root...

The Mountain Home Tigers boys soccer team came away with a tie and two losses in last week's action. Emmett 5, Mountain Home 4 Emmett scored in the final two minutes off a penalty kick to hand the Mountain Home Tigers a 5-4 loss in conference boys soccer last Tuesday at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers won two of three soccer games last week, both on the road. Mountain Home 5 Emmett 0 Mountain Home returned to the win column Monday at Emmett, downing the Lady Huskies 5-0. Rachel Warila had three goals in the game and Shelby Henrick and Jessica Tindall also scored goals...

Lucille Wilson, 92, of Hammett, passed away at her home on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, at Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, Oct. 4, at Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church in Glenns Ferry and burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry...

Lucille Arkoosh Wilson, 92, of Hammett, passed away peacefully on Thursday Sept. 30, 2010, at her home, while surrounded by family and close friends. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, at Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, Oct. ...

The Bureau of Land Management remains on the scene of a wildfire off Canyon Creek Road north of Mountain Home. A steel-core bullet striking a rock behind a target used for shooting practice started the blaze, according to an initial investigation. Fire crews, including resources and people from the Mountain Home Fire Department and Mountain Home Air Force Base, contained the fire late Thursday, which had spread to approximately 120 acres. ...