Stories from Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Elmore County authorities reported discovering the body near the Ada-Elmore County line last week of a man who had been missing for more than a week. Walter L. Springer, 41, who lived on Desert Wind Road (just off Simco Road), had last been seen on Wednesday, Jan. 23, when he left the home that he shared with his wife, Toni, in the morning...

A series of winter storms buried Elmore County in snow during the last week, causing a large number of accidents and slide-offs on area roads. Idaho State Police sent extra deputies to Elmore County to assist the Elmore County Sheriff's Department that was literally overwhelmed with the number of accidents they had to deal with...

Magistrate Court David C. Hess, 23, pleaded not guilty to an amended charge of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16, (12/1/98 case--amended to battery). Hess was found guilty, sentenced to 180 days in jail (180 days suspended), placed on 2 years probation and fined $500 ($300 suspended) plus $63.50 in court costs...

Arrests Gilbert Ortiz, 36--DUI. John Derek Wilkison, 18--DUI. Richard Slang Flores, 24--domestic assault. Conner Blaine Hoy, 22--FTA; criminal contempt; probation violation (2X); DWP. Cedric Washington, 60--domestic battery. Pedro Raul Casteneda, 60--failure to purchase drivers license; leave the scene-accident; providing false information...

Mountain Home High School's speech and debate team, the "Talkin' Tigers," will host a major tournament this weekend at the high school and junior high. It is the first time since the team was formed several years ago that it has hosted a regular-season tournament. ...

Five Mountain Home High School music students participated in the biennial Idaho Music Educator's All-State Music Conference in Pocatello this past week, Jan. 23-26. The music conference brings together the top music students from all over the state every other year to use their talents in the honor ensembles...

"Big brother" is just around the corner -- and most Americans probably will either welcome or accept it. The FBI is planning on a billion-dollar computer system that will track the "biometrics" of individuals. Not just fingerprints, but palm prints, eyeprints, DNA, computerized facial recognition systems and even the unique way each person walks (so they can identify you walking down the street). ...

Dear editor: I want to thank all those good Samaritans who came to my aid on Thursday, Jan. 31, after I hit a patch of black ice on Airbase Road and landed in a ditch on the opposite side of the road. Miraculously, I was stuck in the ditch and had to wait for a tow truck...

Dear editor: With all the snow that we have had this year, I am getting my exercise shoveling, or in my case, sweeping (I keep thinking I will buy a snow shovel), my sidewalks, And I have a whole block to clean. As I have been cleaning my walks I tend to think back to my days as a youth and the times I cleaned my Mom's car -- in those days we didn't have any sidewalks to clean around my house (the same house that I have come back to live in). ...

Dear editor: I received the paper today I read your editorial with interest. You seem happy about the Bush quick fix to send checks to people. Our country is in debt, how can our government write checks? If I wrote a check with no money in the bank the person would not get any money and the bank would charge me a lot more money and make me worse off than I was...

Dear editor: In response to Leonard Hutterman's letter published in the Mountain Home News Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008-- The auditorium not for education? No, Mr. Hutterman, the auditorium will not be used to teach math, English, science or instruct future computer technicians and business leaders how to function in the "flat world." It will not be used for auto mechanics, wood working, or home economics classes...

Dear editor: I have to come out of "retirement" whether I want to or not. There's too much at stake. When 19 candidates initially declared for the White House, I thought that perhaps for once, it might not come down to the "lesser of 2 evils." Yeah, right...

Dear editor: I just wanted to let the community of Mountain Home know how impressed I was with the delivery and care of my grandson born here in Elmore Medical Center. I know there has been a lot of negativity about our hospital here, but I have to disagree. ...

Dear editor: I am writing concerning the upcoming School Bond Election. I believe having this pass will give many new and important opportunities to the students of Mountain Home. Many think that this is just an election for a new gym and auditorium. ...

Daniel R. Hohenhorst, 67, of Mountain Home, died at his home on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. At his request, no services are planned. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Daniel was born on Oct. 13, 1940, in Clinton, Iowa, to Reinhold and Virginia Hohanhorst. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1959...

Bill L. Campbell, 73, of Mountain Home, died peacefully at home on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, surrounded by his wife of 38 years, Lois Campbell, and his family and friends. A memorial service was held Monday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m. at the West Wind Club House. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Francis Lee Bistline, 77, of Mountain Home, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

It will not rank up there as one of their most impressive wins of the season, but the Mountain Home Lady Tigers led from start to finish and hung on for a 37-35 win over Nampa Saturday night in the opening round of the District III 4A Girls Basketball Tourney in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

The Mountain Home Lady Tiger sophomores did something no other sophomore girls basketball team has been able to do this season -- beat Middleton. They did it once in the last game of the regular season, and they did it again Saturday morning to win the District III 4A Sophomore Girls Tournament championship...

The Mountain Home boys basketball team increased its conference win streak to three before losing to the Skyview Hawks Saturday afternoon at Skyview. Tigers 71 Kuna 60 The Mountain Home Tigers won their second straight conference boys basketball game last Monday night when they downed the Kuna Kavemen, 71-60, in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Tigers junior varsity boys basketball team picked up two conference wins in three games last week. Tigers 68 Kuna 62 The Mountain Home Tigers had a good night shooting the ball and outscored Kuna, 68-62, last Monday night in boys JV basketball in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

It was a rough week for the Mountain Home Tiger sophomore boys basketball teams, who dropped two of three games. Kuna 54 Tigers 49 The Mountain Home Tiger sophomores dropped their first conference game of the season, losing to Kuna, 54-49, last Monday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, won 3 out of the 4 delegates at Tuesday's Super Tuesday Democractic caucus that Elmore County will send to the state convention. More than 200 people showed up at the Mountain Home Senior Center to take part in the caucus...

The Mountain Home Tigers wrestling team swept home dual matches from Kimberly and Jerome, and finished fourth at the Dick Fleischmann Pocatello Duals over the weekend.

Michael Heinen of Mountain Home, who recently won the Post 101/26 local Oratorical Contest, won the district contest over the weekend. Heinen will next move on to state level competition.

Dear editor: I guess Mr. Hutterman did not watch the Super Bowl last weekend! All professional athletes were once student athletes! And he must not like television or movies much either! Even the nightly news benefits from broadcasters, camera men, lighting technicians and others that had an opportunity to use a stage, auditorium or gymnasium in high school! His editorial letter about the school bond issue was way off the mark!...