Talk:Mountain Home, Idaho
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Mountain Home has two McDonalds, two Subways, a Wendy's, a Jack in the Box, a Pizza Hut, a Dominoes Pizza, a Little Caesars Pizza, a Taco John's, a KFC, an arby's, and a few locally owned restraurant chains.
It also has a Wal-Mart, built across the street from the K-Mart built in the mid 90's. K-Mart and smaller department store chain, Kings, have both shut down their locations; it's believed to be due to the Wal-Mart.
As the town continues to develop more and more, rumors run rampid; supposedly, a Taco Bell cannot be built due to some sort of special deal a local Taco John's owner has. A Sizzler has been rumored in past years, as well as a mini-mall. An old bowling alley that burnt down many years ago was rumored to be burnt down on purpose for the insurance money.
Mountain Home doesn't offer much as far as entertainment is concerned. Most of the younger citizens tend to feel bored. Seeing how nearly 40% of the population is "29.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24," one can't help but to feel some location other than Jump n' Juice & Java-- a local coffee/juice shop equipped with a network gaming area-- would take advantage of such. (Lazer Tag, anyone?) To its credit, Mountain Home does have a number of parks, including Legacy Park, a million-dollar project equipped with extra-large playing field, shaded resting area, and pond with birds. Also, a local carnavel stopped in town in 2004 for the first time in several years.
The town feels very old-people-oriented; although it is growing [most likely surviving off the business of the air force base 10 miles away], it tends to feel old-fashioned, and doesn't present too much opportunity for those seeking employment.
Mountain Home can get as cold as 0 degrees in the winter and as warm as about 119 in the summer. Mountain Home received a particularly generous amount of snow in 1994 and 2001, but most snow seasons tend to be bland, as most of it melts soon after accumilation.
There's rumor of the Air Force Base shutting down within the next few years; if such truly does take place, Mountain Home's economic stature would take a large blow to the head. Much speculation is surrounding the idea of Mountain Home living on its own merit-- some feel it simply could not, and would then begin to crumble.
As a joke between the younger population (particularly those fighting boredom), it is sometimes referred to as "Mountain Hell," as some feel it is an escapable black hole. In truth, while it may be boring and have little job opportunity, it offers unique charm and makes for a nice town to settle down in.
-- Hey does anybody know if there is any truth to the rumor that Mountain Home denied Cabelas a store in town? Also, is there any truth to the new Cracker Barrel rumors? --- jp
