Stories from Wednesday, October 8, 2003

Ten people were arrested on drug-related charges after Mountain Home Police served three separate warrants at the Escoshio Apartments Sept. 30. A six-month investigation by the Mountain Home Special Investigation Unit resulted in the three warrants being served simultaneously to prevent the subjects from communicating with each other...

A Boise man became the latest in a string of recent fatalities on I-84 between Mountain Home and Boise, when he was ejected after rolling his car near milepost 83 Saturday. Killed in the single-vehicle accident was Robert J. Diaz, 49. Elmore County Sheriff's Department authorities said Diaz was traveling eastbound on the interstate in a 1988 Mitsubishi van at about 8 p.m. ...

The Mountain Home Tiger cross country team came in 12th out of 17 teams competing in the boys competition at the annual Twin Falls Classic cross country race last Thursday at Canyon Springs Golf Course in Twin Falls. Hillcrest of Idaho Falls won the meet, followed closely by Highland of Pocatello. Mountain Home was 12th, just four points behind Idaho City, and 16 points behind 10th place finisher Pocatello...

The Mountain Home Tigers picked up a conference win and a non-conference loss last week in boys soccer. Mountain Home 2 Kuna 1 Mountain Home got goals from Stephen Reinschmidt and Chris Ouellette last Tuesday when they downed Kuna at Eastside Park in SIC 4A conference boys soccer...

Mountain Home split its conference matches last week, and also lost at Jerome in non-conference girls soccer action. Kuna 3 Mountain Home 0 Mountain Home hosted conference leading Kuna at Eastside Park last Monday, and were shut out by the Lady Kavemen, 3-0...

The newly formed Mountain Home Marauders semi-pro football team won its first game Saturday, defeating the Salt Lake City Stallions 33-21 at Eastside Park in Mountain Home. The maroon-clad Mauraders started off a little ragged, with several penalties and a fumble that led to the first Stallion score early in the game, but gained confidence and timing as the game wore on...

The scouting report on the Kuna Kavemen indicated they were capable of scoring quickly and getting their opponents in a hole early. That was certainly the case Friday night when the Mountain Home Tigers opened their SIC 4A conference schedule at Kuna, as just 30 seconds into the game the Kavemen were on the score board, and 86 seconds into the game, they were up 14-0...

It may have taken an extra night in coming, but the Mountain Home Lady Tigers cracked the volleyball win column last Wednesday night at Caldwell. The streak reached 27 straight volleyball matches with last Tuesday's loss to Kuna, but the Lady Tigers stepped up big to win in five at Caldwell...

Elizabeth Jean Johnson, 85, of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, at a medical center in Vancouver. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 6, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery...

LaVerne A. Gamache, 87, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003, at a Mountain Home care center. No local services will be held. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 14 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Hurley, Wis. Local arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Curtis "Curt" E. Strickland, 59, of Bruneau, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, in Mountain Home. Memorial services were held Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Bruneau American Legion Hall. Cremation was under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...