Stories from Thursday, February 17, 2011

The state remains in a "turbulent storm" of economic turmoil, but one of the county's representatives in the state legislature said newly elected Republicans will help Idaho chart a steady course to recovery. Richard Wills (R), representative for District 22, which encompasses Elmore and Boise counties, highlighted the progress made to date during the GOP's Lincoln-Reagan Day Banquet Friday evening in Mountain Home...

A church's plan to convert an existing building into a new ministry headquarters faced a setback Monday evening as the city council voted to send the proposal back to the city's planning and zoning commission. The conditional use permit submitted by the No-Limits Christian Ministries seeks to convert the former Salvation Army building at 535 N. Main St. into a church and counseling center...

Last Friday, Sen. Tim Corder met with local teachers to discuss Supt. of Education Tom Luna's plans for the future of education in Idaho. Needless to say, the teachers left upset, concerned, frustrated and with little hope, because it looks like the plan will probably pass the legislature with only some minor tinkering...

Dear editor: I am writing to warn the residents of Elmore County about the likely long-term "unintended consequences" of the two proposed new "planned communities," known as Mayfield Springs and Mayfield Townsite. I am concerned that these two developments, with approximately 20,000 proposed homesites, will have substantial long-term negative effects on the social structure and cultural identity of Elmore County...

Dear editor: Mountain Home is some place to live. One day, people fill church to mourn the loss of a beloved community leader and friend (Frank Hicks.) The next night, they gather together to laugh and celebrate home-town talent featured in a delightful presentation. From youth to oldsters, music, dancing and a comedy play, it was entertainment at its best...

Dear editor: Reading about how the DUI cases in Mountain Home have grown to a "record high" got me thinking about what actions are being taken to prevent such problems? Seems all that there is to ever hear about in these dilemmas are the negative views based off of the aftermath of these occurring situations...

The Mountain Home Tigers closed out their regular season wrestling schedule with a 54-29 conference dual win at Emmett last Thursday. The Tigers picked up five wins by pins. They included Aeriel Groene in the 112 pound weight class, Devonte McClain at 125, Tyler Rios at 135, Austin Clark at 145 and Sergio Guadarrama at 171 pounds...

The Mountain Home Tigers ended their regular season schedule with two wins last week -- nearly three -- as they lost another close one to Kuna to start the week off. Kuna 52, Mountain Home 48 A third quarter shooting blitz by Kuna broke open a close game and allowed the Kavemen to withstand a fourth quarter Mountain Home rally to down the Tigers 52-48 last Wednesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

Maria "Mitzi" Magee, 78, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Services will be held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, on Friday, Feb. 18, with a viewing from noon until the 2 p.m. funeral service. Mitzi was born in the small farming community of Seibersdorf, Austria, on March 11, 1932. She lived as normal a life as was possible during those times. The war years were very bad...