Stories from Friday, December 10, 2010

The first Mountain Home Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Elmore County, concludes today at participating business locations. The purpose is to raise funds for the club's high school graduate scholarship program and to give to the needy of Mountain Home...

A week after Joyce Cooper adopted a small chihuahua mix dog named "Joey," it disappeared. Her daughter, Monica, and son-in-law Ron Aschenbrenner, helped her look for the dog she'd quickly come to cherish. "We drove around for days, thinking, in this weather, that it might be in someone's house," Monica said...

Mountain Home High School's drama program had two of its 14 entries earn medals at the Idaho State Drama competition this weekend. The program had 14 teams qualify for the event. Eight went to the semi-final round and six of those went on to the finals, two earning medals...

The Mountain Home Tigers open their wrestling season this week, traveling to Skyview Thursday night for a conference dual with the Hawks, and then on to the Buck's Bags Tournament at Capital on Friday and Saturday. Mountain Home Tiger wrestling coach Lynn Knudson is pleased with this year's turnout for wrestling...

The junior high wrestling team capped off a "dream season" at the district tournament held Friday and Saturday in Kuna. The team finished the regular season with a 12-0 dual record. Fourteen wrestlers placed at district helping the team take second place in the tournament...

Wilfred "Bill" Allen Day, 87, of Mountain Home, died at home on Dec. 7, 2010. His wife, Patricia ,was by his side as he peacefully fell asleep and went home to be with Jesus. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Ralph Ramon Egusquiza, 74, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at his home ,after his courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Ralph was born on Aug. 9, 1936, in Mountain Home, the son of Alipio and Violet Egusquiza...

Charles L. Caron, 57, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, at a local care center. Per his request, no services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

The Idaho congressional delegation received notification Friday that Mountain Home Air Force Base has been chosen as the preferred site to host a training mission for the Royal Saudi Air Force. Placing a training base in the United States is part of a $60 billion arms package the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is purchasing from the U.S., which includes 84 new F-15SA fighter jets and upgrades to the Saudi's current inventory of F-15C fighters...