Stories from Wednesday, July 7, 2004

Mountain Home Mayor Joe B. McNeal was one of three Idahoans represented at the national Jefferson Awards banquet June 21-25 in Washington, D.C. The Jefferson Awards, presented by the Jefferson Award Committee and the nation's media organizations, annually honor selected individuals from each state who have demonstrated a commitment to public service...

Three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Patty Jones, the senior nutrition cook for Central District Health, cooks up 50 extra meals at the Mountain Home Senior Center. She packs them in tinfoil and hands a dozen or so to Weda Dooley, one of ten volunteers she has who head out to deliver them to the homes of area senior citizens who spend much of their time homebound...

A Seattle, Wash., woman was killed on I-84 last Friday, when the vehicle in which she was a passenger left the road at milepost 111 and rolled, ejecting her. The 2000 Jeep, driven by Bennie Kirby, also of Seattle, landed on top of Denis Braxton, crushing her. Passersby who saw the accident reportedly stopped to help move the vehicle off her...

Tom Bachman, 56, formerly of Bruneau, died June 26, 2004, at his home in Kuna. Services will be held on Saturday, July 10, at 8 p.m. at Bruneau Legion Hall. A potluck will be served starting at 6 p.m. Casual attire is requested and the family asks that flowers not be sent. Instead, the family would like to have donations sent to the Bruneau Rodeo Association...

Garnet Snuffer, 91, of Layton, Utah, formerly of Mountain home, died quietly in her sleep on July 2, 2004. Services were held at First Southern Baptist Church in Mountain Home on Tuesday, July 6. Born March 3, 1912, in Lester, W. Va., to Marion and Bertha Trail, Garnet spent her first 38 years in West Virginia...

Debbie and Mike Walter of Hammett, have announced the marriage of their son, Samuel Hight Walter, to Serina Lynn Houser of Kodiak, Alaska. The couple exchanged vows the evening of June 15, 2004, attended by a small gathering of close friends and family...

The Glenns Ferry Orioles came away with three wins in four games last week in American Legion baseball. Glenns Ferry 13 Eagle Vipers 9 A four-run seventh inning led to a 13-9 American Legion baseball win for the Glenns Ferry Orioles at Eagle on June 28...