Stories from Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Retired Chief Master Sergeant Henry Toy will be honored as the Person of the Year at this Friday's annual Black History Banquet in Mountain Home. The event, and the award, are sponsored by the Mountain Home Black History Committee. The formal-attire banquet is one of the top social events of the year...

In a department that has traditionally been populated by men, the gender barrier has been broken with the first woman to be added to the roster of the Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department. Three new firefighters have joined the team, qualifying after months of intense training. Bob Newer, Elsa Guillen and Chuck Garvey were welcomed by city officials recently as the department added two new positions to bring the total number to 33...

The Mountain Home Tigers closed out their regular season wrestling schedule with dual match losses to Jerome and Kuna last week. Jerome 36 Mountain Home 29 The Mountain Home Tigers came up a bit short in their non-conference dual wrestling match at Jerome last Tuesday. Mountain Home won just six of the 14 matches, with three of the wins by pins...

The Mountain Home Tigers had their moments of greatness last week, but they were overshadowed by minutes of not-so-greatness as they closed out their regular season with losses to Nampa and Vallivue. Nampa 69 Mountain Home 53 After playing the Bulldogs tough in the first half, the Mountain Home Tigers seemed to lose their intensity in the second half, as Nampa pulled away for the conference win...

Burton L. Moore, Sr., 79, of Boise, died peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, with his wife and children by his side, after a year-long fight with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Feb. 14, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A reception followed the services at the church. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home following the reception. Arrangements were under the direction Summers Funeral Homes, Boise...

Terrel (Terry) Staton, 78, of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Mountain Home, died Jan. 24, 2005, after a long fight with cancer. At his request, he was cremated in Arizona. A graveside memorial service for family and friends will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday Feb. 18, at MountainView Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mountain Home...

Galen John Truesdell, 27, of Mountain Home Air Force Base, formerly of Shelburne Falls, Mass., died Thursday Feb. 10, 2005. Memorial services were held at the Mountain Home Air Force Base Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Local arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home Mountain Home...

Charley Ray Floyd, 57, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday Feb. 8, 2005, at a Boise Hospital. Memorial Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #2276 in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mountain Home...