Stories from Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Halloween will be held on the traditional date, which falls on a Sunday, in Mountain Home this year, and local law enforcement is issuing its traditional warnings. On base, Halloween is being observed on Saturday. City police will have extra officers on patrol Halloween night, although Police Chief Tom Berry said he doesn't expect any serious problems...

A large turnout is expected Tuesday when voters go to the polls to cast ballots in the general election for races ranging from president to county commissioner and sheriff. Although the ballot isn't particularly long, a number of key races will be decided. County Clerk Gail Best said absentee balloting has been heavy so far, with over 1,400 ballots cast by Monday,and a large number of new voters, many of them relatively young, have registered in the last few weeks...

Alan Bermensolo, president of Silver Wings of Idaho, has announced plans for the Gunfighter Skies 2005 air show to be held at Mountain Home AFB. Silver Wings is a non-profit group that has helped fund high-quality performers appearing at the last two airshows held on base...

Dr. Jerrie LeFevre has resigned as superintendent of the Mountain Home School District effective Sept. 1, 2005. The Mountain Home School District Board of Trustees accepted his resignation last Tuesday during its regular board meeting and immediatley named his successor, Curriculum Director Tim McMur-trey...

Beverly Hodges, Mountain Home, announces the birth of a son. Cooper Brody Hodges was born Oct. 11, 2004, at Elmore Medical Center Hospital. He weighed 6 lbs. 3 oz.

The trial of Larry Severson, charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mary, entered its third week last week with the prosecution continuing to focus its case on drug levels in Mary Severson's body at the time of her death, and the possibility that Larry Severson had tampered with some of her Hydroxycut "fat blocker" pills by putting Drano in them...

Ruby Fay (Henslee) Fowler, 79, of Glenns Ferry, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at a local care center in Mountain Home. A memorial service was held at the Glenns Ferry VFW Hall on Friday, Oct. 22. Burial was planned in Bremerton, Wash. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home...

Helen Dee Shouse, 85, formerly of Grand View, died Oct. 13, 2004. Memorial services will be held at a later date, with details to be announced. Born to parents Homer and Ethel Duquesne on Feb. 3, 1919, in Filer, Helen was a graduate of Filer High School...

Robert "Bob" E. Howard, 63, of Mountain Home, died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at a Boise hospital. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Hrafnhildur "Habba" Olafsdottir, 43, of Mountain Home,died Oct. 23, after a battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 29, at Grace Lutheran Church, with committal service to follow at Mountain Home Cemetery.a Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home of Mountain Home...

Yong Suk May, 54, formerly of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at her house in Pohang, South Korea. Yong was born Feb. 28, 1950, in Korea. She married Jace May, of El Paso, Texas, in Taegu, Korea, on March 21, 1988. At that time Jace was in the U.S. Air Force...

Mary Virginia Hooper, 77, formerly of Mountain Home, died peacefully in her sleep at Walter Knox Memorial Hospital in Emmett, Idaho, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, surrounded by her family. Memorial services were held Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at the Relyea Funeral Chapel, 318 N. Latah Street, Boise. Interment took place at the Dry Creek Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of the Relyea Funeral Chapel...

Now that the majority of restoration and remodelling work on the bowling alley is completed, Ray Morgan and his work crews are working at a feverish pace to open the doors of Freedom Lanes. Area bowlers can look forward to being able to enjoy their sport in Mountain Home again and many have noted they are anxiously waiting for the opening date to be announced for the bowling lanes at 830 N. 2nd East St...

The season ended for the Mountain Home Tigers at the District III 4A Boys Soccer Tournament at Caldwell last week. The Tigers dropped their first-round match to Kuna last Monday, 2-0, to fall into the loser bracket. That put them up against Caldwell, who had lost their first round match to Skyview...

Losses to Vallivue and Skyview ended the season for Mountain Home at the District III 4A Girls Soccer Tournament at Vallivue last week. The Lady Tigers opened against Vallivue last Monday, a team they had tied, 2-2, both times they played during the regular season. Mountain Home dominated the game, with over 20 shots on goal. Karen Kohtz had five saves on goal for the Lady Tigers, but Vallivue managed to get one ball in the net to escape with a 1-0 win...

The Mountain Home Tigers came up short in their quest of finishing in the top four at the District III 4A Cross Country Meet at Eagle Island State Park last Friday. The top four teams qualify for this week's State 4A Cross Country Meet in Soda Springs. Mountain Home finished fifth in the boys competition...

Mountain Home players are heading for the Optimist Bowl. This past Saturday, the Trinity Mountain Mud Dawgs faced the McCue Vipers in a final playoff game of the Idaho Optimists 11-year-old division. The morning started off with unusual and relentless rain, promising a challenge to both teams. The Mud Dawgs took all with a hard earned 6-0 win, giving them a 14-0 record over the last two seasons...

The Mountain Home girls and boys varsity soccer squads may have fallen short of their goal at their district soccer tournaments, but the JV programs came through with district championships. There are new coaches, a new system, and new expectations, but despite the learning curve and a zero-win and two-loss start, the Mountain Home High School JV boys soccer team won the SIC District III Championship on Friday, Oct. 22...

The volleyball season came to a close for the Mountain Home Lady Tigers last week. Any hopes of breaking out of their hard luck regular season funk, were batted down by Skyview and Kuna, ending the Lady Tigers season at the District III 4A Volleyball Tournament at Nampa High School...

The Mountain Home Tigers went into Friday night's football game with Skyview still hoping to make the 4A State Playoffs, despite two league losses. With a win over Skyview, and banking on Caldwell losing to Bishop Kelly, that would mean this week's game at Caldwell would be for second place, and the final State 4A Playoff from District III. ...