Stories from Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Dr. John Bideganeta was honored with only the third Lifetime Achievement Award ever given by the Chamber of Commerce, during its annual installation banquet Saturday at the Elk's Lodge, and Alan Bermensolo and Alain Isaac where honored as the 2003 Man and Woman of the year...

Judge John Sellman determined there is sufficient evidence to charge Albert Ciccone with two counts of first degree murder in the death of his pregnant wife, Kathleen Terry, and has ordered Ciccone be bound over to District Court. It is alleged that he ran down his pregnant wife on a rural road near Tipanuk last October...

Nearly 300 people filled the commons area of Mountain Home Junior High School Monday evening as Joe McNeal took the oath of office as mayor of Mountain Home. Because of the large turnout expected for the swearing-in ceremonies, McNeal had requested the regular city council session be moved from council chambers to the roomier school location...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers took their lumps last week, dropping games to Emmett, Jerome and Vallivue. Emmett 63 Mountain Home 40 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers opened the new year at Emmett last Tuesday, coming up short against the Lady Huskies in SIC 4A conference basketball...

The Mountain Home Tigers went 3-1 in dual matches at the Burnett Wrestling Classic at Centennial High School last weekend, earning them second place in the Classic. The Tigers opened against Boise on Friday, and beat the Braves 70-9. They then faced Eagle, and lost a tough, close 43-22 match. On Saturday, the Tigers got past Weiser 40-32, and beat Centennial 57-16...

The Mountain Home Tigers dropped their first two SIC 4A conference games of the season last week, losing to Caldwell on the road, and Vallivue at home. Caldwell 53 Mountain Home 50 The Tigers battled back from an 11-point halftime deficit last Thursday night at Caldwell, but were never able to take the lead...

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Plympton of Mountain Home, and Marty Waters, of Cresent City, Calif., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Crystal Waters, to Joshua Gunderson, son of Mr. Jess Gunderson and Mrs. Bonny Storrs of Bow, Wash. Crystal recently graduated from Boise State University with a degree in Secondary Education...

Adam and Angela Keele, Mountain Home, announce the birth of a daughter. Grace Makayla was born Dec. 19, 2003, at Mountain Home Air Force Base hospital. She weighed 7.9 lbs. and was 19 ¾ inches long.

Grace G. Walworth, 80, of Mountain Home, formerly of Franklin, Pa., died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at the Elmore Medical Center Hospital. Per her request no services will be held. Cremation is under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...