Stories from Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Crime statistics provided by the state of Idaho and the FBI show that "Mountain Home is still the safest place in Idaho to live," according to Police Chief Tom Berry. But, he said, even though the crime stats show little or no increase, and in some cases a decline, in most major crime categories, he still remains concerned...

Tim Corder, Sr., has announced his candidacy for the state senate from District 22 on the Republican ticket. He will face Democrat Jim Alexander in the November election. Corder is no stranger to public office. He currently is serving his second term as a Mountain Home Highway District Commissioner...

The 600-lb. mountain gorilla suddenly charged directly at Alain Isaac. She dropped her head and adopted a passive position, as she'd been taught. Only a few feet away, the gorilla stopped, sniffed, and shuffled back to the jungle underbrush to resume its feeding, as if nothing had happened...

Mountain Home was abuzz last week with the news that Jerry Rost, funeral director at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, since 1996, had been fired. Owner Dave Yraguen released Rost last Monday and Tuesday Rost's suit and office memoriabilia were sitting on the lawn outside the funeral home. Yraguen is allowing Rost to live for the next 30 days in the home owned by the company that is provided to the director...

The Mountain Home Tiger tennis team dropped SIC 4A conference tennis matches to Bishop Kelly and Emmett last week. Bishop Kelly 12 Mountain Home 0 The Tigers were swept by Bishop Kelly in an April 12 conference match played in Mountain Home. Hiroto Kaneko lost the number one boys singles match to Andrew Gruber 4-6, 0-6. Drew White lost the number two boys singles match 3-6, 6-7 to Ben Kelly...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers picked up their first SIC 4A conference softball win Friday at Emmett, after dropping a game to Bishop Kelly earlier in the week. Bishop Kelly 11 Mountain Home 0 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers were shut out by the Lady Knights from Bishop Kelly in a home softball game in Mountain Home last Tuesday...

The competition was much stiffer, but the result was the same for Mountain Home track senior Mykel Barrie, who beat the field of 5A competition at the Treasure Valley Invitational at Mountain View High School last week to remain unbeaten this season in the 100-meter hurdles...

In a busy week of baseball, the Mountain Home Tigers picked up one win in three games last week, a one-hit pitching effort by Michael Hobgood against Emmett. Bishop Kelly 11 Mountain Home 4 Defensive errors by Mountain Home helped the Bishop Kelly Knights to an 11-4 SIC 4A conference win over the Tigers last Tuesday night at Bishop Kelly...

Delina Morris, 87, formerly of Grand View and Smith's Prairie, died April 17, 2004, at home in Yuma, Ariz., with her family by her side. Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service this summer at the family home in Smith Prairie. She was born Delina Mae Munro, January 17, 1917 in Salida, Colo., to Ralph and Minnie Munro...

Alexandra S. Wilburn, 10 weeks, died April 4, 2004, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Boise. Graveside services where held April 7 at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Alexandra was born Jan. 22, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Nampa, the daughter of James and Crhistina Wilburn of Caldwell...

James J. Ciha, 73, of Mountain Home, died at home on Tuesday, April 13, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services were held Saturday, April 17, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Jim was born in Chicago, Ill., on July 24, 1930. ...

Ronald Joseph "Ragu" Ghio, formerly of Mountain Home AFB, died April 13, 2004, at his home in Meridian. Visitation for family and friends was held April 17 at Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Road Chapel, in Meridian. "Ron was larger than life. A warm loving man who always had a smile on his face, a joke on his lips, and the warmest of hearts," his family said...

Kenneth A. Cameron and Chelsea K. Gibson, will be married April 24, 2004, at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas, Nev. Kenneth is the son of Kerry and Mike Mauk and grandson of Ken and Doris Felton, all of Mountain Home. Chelsea is the daughter of Jill and Mike Combs and the granddaughter of Jack and Katie Strachan, all from California...

Dr. and Mrs. Ivyl Wells have announced the engagement of their son, Eric Novell, to Sara Michelle Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Smith of Bellevue, Wash. Eric graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1998. Both are graduates of Brigham Young University...