Stories from Friday, April 20, 2012

The Mountain Home Arts Council and the local literary arts committee will host the state's writer in residence during an event May 4. Brady Udall, who completes his term as the Idaho Writer in Residence in 2013, will speak at 7 p.m. that evening at the city library...

Local emergency and disaster response agencies will host a free community emergency preparedness fair April 28 at the Latter-day Saints Stake Center, 790 South Haskett Street off Airbase Road. Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the fair helps answer people's questions on how to prepare for natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and major storms and how to cope with extended power or water outages...

A student from Mountain Home High School's speech and debate team claimed her second consecutive title during the state's annual gathering of motivational speakers. Joann King was the state champion in dramatic interpretation during the competition, held in Rexburg, with the Talkin' Tigers speech and debate team finishing fifth out of 44 schools represented at the state event...

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team had a busy week last week, with three matches. Columbia Girls 5, Mountain Home Girls 2 Columbia Boys 7, Mountain Home Boys 0 Mountain Home dropped a home conference tennis match to Columbia at Richard Aguirre Park on April 9...

Three students earned top honors with one claiming grand champion standing during a recent martial arts competition. Hosted by the local Okinawan Karate Studio in Mountain Home, the event featured students from the city as well as tae kwon do competitors from Mountain Home Air Force Base...

Mountain Home won both the girls and boys competition in a home track meet made up partially of junior varsity participants at Tiger Field last Wednesday. Taking on thinclads from Columbia and Nampa, Mountain Home won the girls competition with 84.5 points. Nampa was a distant second with 31.5 points while Columbia trailed with 31...

The Mountain Home Tigers boys golf team finished first at a three-team conference golf match at Falcon Crest golf course. Led by Jake Egusquiza, who earned medalist honors with his 37, the Tigers came in with a team score of 159. Bishop Kelly was second with a 171 while Nampa trailed with a 183 to finish third...

Katherine Taylor passed away peacefully of natural clauses April 18, 2012, at home in Boise, Idaho, with her family at her side. Katherine was born Aug. 1, 1926 in Rock Springs, Wyo., to Mary and Pete Gecich. Katherine moved to the Lewiston Orchards with her family in 1927. Katherine, along with her brothers, Alex, Bob and Pete Jr. and sisters Rosalie, Janet and Betty, helped with the family orchard where they raised cherries and raspberries...