Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2005

It's nearly time to head back to school and a number of key dates to get students prepared for fall classes in the Mountain Home School District are just around the corner. The first day of school will be Thursday, Aug. 25. School registration will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Liberty Elementary, Base Primary, East Elementary, North Elementary, West Elementary, and Hacker Middle School...

"Come one and all and 'Basque' in the sun!" say organizers of the annual Basque picnic. The Euskal Lagunak Basque Club invites the public to attend the annual Basque picnic this Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Basque Fronton Park in Mountain Home. The park will open at noon and ticket sales will begin. Drinks and chorizos will be available starting at 1 p.m...

The Bureau of Land Management gathered over 300 wild horses from the Saylor Creek Herd Management Area last week, and another 156 on Monday. The emergency round up was required following the Clover fire that scorched 193,000 acres of rangeland on which they graze in July. The fire, which began near Bruneau on July 15, was finally contained just west of Castleford five days later...

A large turnout by the public for Saturday's event at the Elmore County Fair and Rodeo turn what had been a lackluster week into a record-setting event, with more than 11,000 people attending the fair last week. The figure is about ten percent higher than last year's record-setting attendance...

Kurt and Toni Martinson of Mountain Home have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kimberlee Martinson, to Christopher Fossum, the son of Dennis and Jamie Fossum. The wedding ceremony will take place Aug. 13, 2005, at the Calvary Chapel...

Stan Ricketts of Jerome and Karrie Ricketts of Twin Falls have announced the engagement of their daughter, Natasha Jo Ricketts, to Kevin King, son of Dick and Cindy King of Glenns Ferry. Ricketts is a graduate of Jerome High School and Arizona School of Massage Therapy. Upon graduation she moved to Utah to further her study in the massage field. In March 2005, she obtained her license and is the main therapist at Haven Salon and Spa in Hagerman...

Warren and Marie Borchert, and Mari and Jim Young, have announced the forthcoming marriage of their son, Kyle Warren Borchert, to Julie Annette Litchfield, daughter of David and Claudia Litchfield of Heber City, Utah. The couple will be married in the Salt Lake City Temple on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005...

Robert (Bob) Lewandowski, 63, died Friday, July 29, 2005. Memorial services were held Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Park Center Assembly of God. Inurnment followed at Dry Creek Cemetery in Boise. Arrangement were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel...

Phyllis (Olaso) Heath, 75, formerly of Mountain Home, died July 23, 2005, at Holy Rosary Medical Center in Ontario., Ore., after suffering a stroke. A memorial service will be held Sept. 17, at 1 p.m., in Glenns Ferry. Phyllis was born Sept. 5, 1929, in Boise to Silverio and Laura (Bartlett) Olaso. She spent her youth in several southern Idaho communities, including Glenns Ferry, Mountain Home, Boise, and Blackfoot...

Melvin "Bud" Rossow, 78, of Mountain Home died July 30, 2005. Graveside inurnment services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Homes. He was born April 9, 1927, to Edward and Blanch (Roberts) Rossow in Campbell, Minn...

Robert J. Knoblock, 92, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, July 28, 2005, at a care center in Mountain Home. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, at the First Congregational Church in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Royals started strong in the Area B Class A American Legion Baseball Tournament last week, winning their first two but then losing two straight to be eliminated from the tournament. Mountain Home 8 Caldwell Bobcats 4 The Mountain Home Royals opened the Area B Class A American Legion baseball tourney with an 8-4 win over the Caldwell Bobcats last Wednesday at Storey Park in Meridian...

Phillip H. Young Jr. and Samantha R. Whittington, Mountain Home, announce the birth of a daughter.