Stories from Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Three people were injured, two seriously, in two separate boating accidents on the Fourth of July holiday last week. An eight-year-old Utah girl was taken by Air St. Luke's ambulance to St. Luke's Regional Medical Center after the raft in which she was riding with members of her family flipped on the South Fork river just below Baumgardner Campground...

Janet S. Miller, 68, of Mountain Home, died at her home, on July 3, 2006, after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service was held Tuesday, July 11, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Janet was born on Sept. 22, 1937, in Leicester, England, the daughter of Percy and Violet Bull...

Wilma A. Collins, 87, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, July 2, 2006, at a local care center, after a long illness. Funeral mass was held Thursday, July 6, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Mountain Home. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Diandre Ranae Mason, five months, died July 3, 2006, in his home in Mountain Home. Funeral services were held on Friday, July 7, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial was held at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Lezlie Kay Clements, 36, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at her home. A memorial service will be held at Mountain Home Air Force Base today, Wednesday, July 12, at 2 p.m. at the Gunfighter Club. A family memorial service will be held in Black Creek, N.Y. on Aug. 2. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Derek Cochran, 33, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died July 1, 2006, in Boise. Memorial services were held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home on Saturday, July 8. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Blaise P. Black, 25, of Meridian, formerly of Elmore and Owyhee counties, died Friday, July 7, 2006. Funeral mass was held Tuesday, July 11, at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Boise. Burial followed at Bruneau Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel...

Jeff Black and Chiante Dean were married March 18, 2006, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Jeff is the son of Steve and Debbie Black and is a 1998 graduate of Mountain Home High School. After serving a two-year mission in New York City, Jeff graduated from Brigham Young University with a biology degree and is continuing his studies at Weber State University. He is employed at Utah Valley Medical Center...

It was a good week for the Mountain Home Royals last week as they picked up four more victories. Mountain Home Royals 11, 12 Kuna Diamondbacks 6, 6 The Mountain Home Royals swept an American Legion baseball doubleheader from the Kuna Diamondbacks last Wednesday at Kuna...