Stories from Friday, December 9, 2011

The Mountain Home Tigers open their wrestling season with a home conference dual against Nampa today, Dec. 7. Mountain Home Tiger head wrestling coach Lynn Knudson feels good about the wrestlers he has out this year. "We're young. We have about 33 out. Hopefully, we can keep them all out and I think we can do some good things," the coach said, who added the team brings a lot of experience...

The annual Victorian Tea at the Mountain Home Museum drew approximately 85 participants in the four two-hour sessions held last Thursday and Saturday. Sponsored by the Mountain Home Historical Society, the annual Christmas season event is a "hat and gloves" semi-formal affair that harkens back to a time when such events were a social norm...

Two dozen children and their parents showed up last Thursday to enjoy a special American Sign Language Storytime at the Mountain Home Public Library. As librarian Patti Shield read the story to the children, Arden Schmidt, regional consultant for the State School for the Deaf and Blind in Gooding, provided a sign language translation...

Robert "Bobby" James Hansen, 82, of King Hill, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11am, on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the Glenns Ferry V.F.W. Hall. Inurnment will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mtn Home...

At a USA Powerlifting meet held on December 3rd 2011, in Nampa Idaho, Wesley Beach set two state records on his way to winning the Idaho State Powerlifting Championships in the Masters Raw 242lb division. He beat the existing State deadlift record of 445lbs by pulling a 605lb deadlift. He also went on to break the existing total (all three lift weights combined) record of 1200lbs with a final total of 1405lbs...