Stories from Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Mountain Home Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak Friday night at Nampa after dropping a game at home to Middleton earlier in the week. Middleton 65, Mountain Home 52 The Middleton Vikings shot out to a big lead in the first quarter, which proved to be the difference in the game, as the Mountain Home Tigers lost 65-52 last Tuesday night in conference boys basketball in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

The 11th Annual Women's History Banquet will be hosted by the Mountain Home Historical Society on Saturday, March 5, at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home. The evening social starts at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. It is a full dinner banquet with a no-host bar and a fundraiser for the museum. Tickets are on sale at the museum for $25 each...

The 22nd Annual Black History Banquet will be held Feb. 18 at the Elk's Lodge in Mountain Home. The theme of the event, sponsored by the Mountain Home Community Black History Committee, is "Dream with a Vision, Live with a Purpose." Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m...

Elmore County's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to delay its decision on whether to recommend the development of a new community on the county's western border. During a regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 2, the seven-person commission also considered whether to reopen a public hearing on the 761-acre Mayfield Springs Planned Community...

Mountain Home School District officials will hold meetings over the next two weeks to discuss the state's proposed education budget. A meeting specifically for local teachers and school district employees begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the junior high school with a public hearing planned for Feb. 22 with the time and location still under discussion...