Stories from Wednesday, May 19, 2004

The best weather of the week, a full carnival and a record number of sidewalk sale vendors helped make this year's Crazee Daze last Saturday and event that organizers were calling one of the best ever. A total of 36 craft, food or information booths/tables, filled the downtown streets for the annual promotion organized by the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce Merchants' Committee...

Tanna Teresa Preston, 19, of Mountain Home Air Force Base, died Monday, May 10, 2004, in an automobile accident. Memorial service were held Monday, May 17, at Liberty Chapel on Mountain Home Air Force Base. Local arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Jackie Keith Taggart, 63, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at a care center in Mountain Home. No local services will be held. A memorial service will be held at a later date in California. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that memoriasl be made to Horizon Home Health, 1310 American Legion Blvd, Mountain Home, ID 83647...

Mark E. Miller, 61, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at a local assisted living facility, after a long illness. No services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Mark was born in Buckeye, Ariz., on Jan. 12, 1943, to Walter W. and June L. Miller...

Robert "Bob" Leroy Nilles, 61, of Bruneau, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at his home in Bruneau. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, May 18, at the Bruneau Cemetery. Following the services family and friends gathered at American Legion Hall Post No. 83 in Bruneau. At Bob's request a wake of celebration will be held at a later date at the American Legion Hall in Bruneau. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

David E. Wallace, 84, of Mountain Home, died May 14, 2004. Cremation will follow private memorial services that will be held at a later time. Arrangements are by Jerry Rost through Demaray Chapel of Gooding. Wallace was born April 29, 1918, in Lewiston...

LeRoy J. Martinez, 51, of Glenns Ferry, died suddenly surrounded by his family on May 16, 2004, at home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 19, from 4-7 p.m. at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. ...

Anthony (Tony) Bettencourt, 73, of Mountain Home, died May 16, 2004, at his home, after a 3 1/2 year-long fight with cancer. At his request, he will be cremated and the only service, for family and freinds, will be at his home on Saturday, May 22, at 3 p.m...

The Mountain Home Tigers finished fifth in both the girls and boys District III 4A Golf Tournament at Purple Sage Golf Course in Caldwell last Monday. Caldwell won the girls competition, shooting a 338 total. Vallivue was a distant second at 371, followed by Kuna at 388. Bishop Kelly was fourth at 399, and Mountain Home was fifth with a 442. Emmett did not field a full team...

Drew White qualified for this week's State 4A Tennis Tournament in Caldwell. White finished sixth in the boys singles competition to advance to state, which will be at Caldwell High School, Vallivue High School and Jefferson Junior High in Caldwell starting tomorrow (Thursday) and running through Saturday...

The Mountain Home Tigers will have four girls and nine boys competing at the 4A State Track and Field Championships at Bronco Stadium in Boise this week. The Tiger harriers qualified by their places at the District Track & Field Meet at Bishop Kelly last week...

In a busy week of softball, the Mountain Home Lady Tigers battled back from an opening game loss to take third place at the District III 4A Softball Tournament at Vallivue. They then traveled to Lewiston to face Post Falls in a state playoff game but failed to qualify for the state tourney...

The Mountain Home Tiger win streak, which started after being no-hit at Caldwell on April 27, reached seven last week, as the Tigers won the District III 4A Baseball Tournament at Kuna. Mountain Home 13 Vallivue 3 The Tigers opened district tourney play against Vallivue, a team they had swept during the regular season, including a 6-1 win just four days earlier at Vallivue...