Stories from Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Brandon Sloan came in 16th at the State 4A Cross Country meet at Soda Springs last Saturday. Sloan, a junior, finished the course in a time of 18:23.66. Mountain Home Tiger cross country coach Doug Root was pleased with Sloan's effort at the state meet...

The Trinity Mountain Family Practice Mud Dawgs may have been on the short end of a 22-6 contest to Meridian White in the Optimist Bowl 2004 Junior Division Championship, and the weather may have been wet and muddy, but that failed to dampen the Mud Dawg faithfuls who braved the elements to cheer their team on...

Any hopes of ending the season with a win got washed away in the rain as the Caldwell Cougars scored twice in the fourth quarter to hand the Mountain Home Tigers a 23-13 SIC 4A conference football loss at Caldwell last Thursday night. Kent Bradshaw returned the opening kickoff 70 yards to the Mountain Home 15-yard line as the Cougars threatened early. The Tigers held them off, and Michael Jakubowski's 29-yard field goal hit the right goal post and bounced off, as the field goal was no good...

Zaragoza Garza, 67, of Mountain Home, died peacefully Oct. 30, 2004, at his residence, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Funeral mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Thomas A. Clark, 64, of Mountain Home died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, at his home with his wife, Lois, by his side. Viewing will be held Thursday Nov. 4, 2004, from 11:30 a.m. until services at 1 p.m. at Prairie Hall, in Prairie. Services are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mountain Home...

James Russell Pasborg, Sr., 68, of Superior, Wyoming, formerly of Glenns Ferry, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, in Mountain Home. Memorial services were held in Glenns Ferry on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church. Services were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mountain Home...

She came home battered and bruised, but bearing a beautific smile, as family and friends held up banners and balloons at the Boise Airport last week. On Wednesday, Sara Latona, the AAFES employee on base who was injured in a bombing attack in Iraq, walked through the Boise Airport terminal under her own power and into the arms of her husband, Carl...

Prosecutors began moving toward the issue of motive as the trial of Larry Severson, charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife, Mary, entered its four week testimony last week. Attorney Jay Clark was called to the stand to testify that he had first been hired by Mary Severson in April of 2000 to help correct discrepancies on her credit report. Larry's previous wife had the same name and almost the same social security number...

Voting was heavy in Mountain Home and throughout Elmore County Tuesday. Results are pending at this time and we expect to have final (or nearly final) returns some time around 11-11:30 a.m. tonight.