Stories from Friday, January 14, 2011

A year after their daughter was diagnosed with a rare, crippling ailment, a Mountain Home family will hold a benefit later this month to raise awareness of her condition and to help offset her growing medical expenses. The benefit for Brittanie Checketts will run from 5-11:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Elk's Lodge and feature a spaghetti feed along with a silent and live auction...

The Mountain Home Tiger wrestlers dropped a conference dual match to Nampa last Wednesday night at home, and then went to the 37th annual Buhl Invitational Wrestling Tournament over the weekend, where they finished 17th out of 28 teams competing. Nampa 48, Mountain Home 29...

Donald King Durrant, 69, of Featherville and Rio Rico, Ariz., passed away, in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Lailah Janelle Titus, our angel, infant daughter of LaDell and Natasha Titus, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. A viewing will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 17, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

The Mountain Home Historical Society will host a special event, "Firearms in the History of Elmore County," on Tuesday, Jan. 18, beginning at 7 p.m. at the museum. The guest speaker will be Bob Benbough, a founding member of the Idaho Military Historical Society and past director of the Idaho Military History Museum at Gowen Field. ...