Stories from Wednesday, October 6, 2004

Thirty-two horses and five donkeys were seized from a rural Elmore County residence at Tipanuk last week, with the owners charged with permitting the animals to go without care. Charged with four counts of the misdemeanor offense were Zach Robinson, 23, and Sherri Hopson, 52. ...

The body of a Boise County man who had gone hunting for elk was found last weekend in the mountains above Mountain Home, crushed by his ATV. James Wadley, 37, had gone hunting for a special bull hunt in Unit 43 last Tuesday. When he did not call his wife Thursday, as he said he would, she waited 24 hours, then called the Elmore County Sheriff's Office at about 8:30 p.m. Friday to report him missing...

Just after midnight last Thursday a Mountain Home woman died in a single-vehicle rollover on I-84 at milepost 110. Maria C. Delaney, 46, was a passenger in an eastbound vehicle driven by Alehandro B. Martinez, 20, also of Mountain Home. Authorities were not sure what triggered the accident, but said Martinez apparently went off the road into the median, slid sideways, and then rolled the car several times...

A motion to approve the application for a conditional use permit and confined animal feeding operation for the Bernie Brown dairy with additional conditions received five 'yes' votes with two planning and zoning commission members voting 'no' during the Sept. 29 meeting...

The Mountain Home Tigers cross country team heads to Nampa's Lakeview Park tomorrow (Thursday) for the Gary Ward Classic cross country meet. The Tigers' meet last week at Galena Summit got canceled. Unfortunately, the Mountain Home squad never got the word, and traveled up there to run, only to find no one there...

After a week off, the Mountain Home Tigers begin their football season in earnest Friday night when they travel to Bishop Kelly to face the Knights in SIC 4A conference football. The Tigers enter Friday night's game 4-1 on the season, and are coming off a 52-16 Homecoming win over the Jerome Tigers on Sept. 24. Mountain Home is 2-1 in conference play, their lone loss a 50-14 defeat at Emmett...

The Mountain Home Tigers dropped a heartbreaker at Vallivue last Thursday when the Falcons scored in the final minute of the contest to claim a 2-1 conference boys soccer match. Brady Rector scored Mountain Home's lone goal, off an assist by Brian Weiss. Aaron Swartz had six saves on goal...

The Lady Tigers faced the top two teams in the conference last week and came up short both nights. Emmett 25, 25, 25 Mountain Home 18, 3, 12 Mountain Home hosted the Lady Huskies from Emmett last Tuesday in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium and lost in three games to the Lady Huskies...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers came away with a win and a tie last week in girls soccer action. Mountain Home 4 Middleton 1 A trip to Middleton last Tuesday produced a 4-1 non-conference win for the Lady Tigers over a good Middleton girls soccer team...

Eric and Erica Fritz, Mountain Home, announce the birth of a daughter. Grace Ann Fritz was born Sept. 21, 2004, at Mountain Home Air Force Base Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. and was 22 inches in length. Grandparents are Laura Fightmaster and Thomas Fightmaster, both of Ocala, Fla...

Leo and Kimberly Hartman of Mountain Home have announced the marriage of their son, Andrew Paul Hartman, to Erin Kelly Smith, daughter of Henery and Deena Smith, on Aug. 21, 2004. The maid of honor was Alexa Fellows. Best man was Jerry Edmiston. Bridesmaids were Darcy Smith and Clara Hartman. The flower girl was Autumn Stinnett...

Lewis J. Gilbert, 69, of Mountain Home, died Sunday Oct. 3, 2004, at a local long-term care unit. Lewis was born March 18, 1935, in Oakdale, Calif., the son of Lewellyn and Alice Gilbert. At his request no services will be held. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Mountain Home...

Maria C. DeLaney, 45, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, in an automobile accident. Funeral mass was held Saturday, Oct. 2, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Mountain Home. Services were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...