Stories from Wednesday, March 3, 2004

The first case of wolves killing livestock in Elmore County has been confirmed following an investigation by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A cow and a calf, not related to each other, were killed by one to three wolves at a ranch near Hammett last week...

Dan Amoruso has withdrawn his name from contention for the city building inspector's job and Mayor Joe McNeal has announced that he will nominate Mike McCain for the open position, instead. The building inspector's post, officially called the Building Official, has been open since McNeal became mayor. ...

Pet owners in Mellon subdivision are being advised to control their animals and to keep a close watch on them. Over the past two weeks more than half dozen dogs have apparently been poisoned with most of them dying. Two dogs owned by a single family fell victim to poisoning within just a few days of each other...

Kristy Farnsworth and Jason Bloomfield have announced their engagement to be married. Bloomfield made his "surprise proposal" on Christmas, while visiting his mother. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Chris Barajas of Mountain Home and Larry Farnsworth of Notus. She was born and raised in Mountain Home and currently is working at Kurly's Sports Bar and Grill...

Kathryne M. Quick, 58, of Mountain Home, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2004, at a Boise hospital. Memorial services were held on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at the Elks Lodge BPOE #2276 in Mountain Home. Officiating was Pastor Greg Jones of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship Church of Mountain Home. Cremation was under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel...

Owen Clell Riley, 72, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at a Boise hospital after losing a long battle with Leukemia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, with burial to follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Barbara Joy Moseng, 66, of Mountain Home, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at a Boise hospital. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, at the American Legion Post #26 in Mountain Home. Cremation is under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel...

The season ended for the Mountain Home Tigers last Thursday night, just two nights after they ended Caldwell's season in a busy week of District III 4A tourney basketball. Mountain Home 64 Caldwell 48 The Mountain Home Tigers ended the season for the Caldwell Cougars last Tuesday night at the District III 4A Basketball Tournament at Caldwell...

For the second year in a row, the Mountain Home Tigers finished third at the State 4A Wrestling Championships at Holt Arena in Pocatello. Yet, after Friday night's action saw no Tigers make it into Saturday's Championship round, and the Tigers had dipped to fifth in the team standings, Saturday's efforts by the Mountain Home team helped them climb back into third place...