Stories from Thursday, October 27, 2005

An early morning accident outside of Ely, Nev., last Thursday claimed the life of a man who was the symbol of the Three Island Crossing event, and sent three other members of his family to hospitals. Marvin W. Wootan, 75, of Hammett/Indian Cove, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the accident scene by deputy coroner Sgt. Scott Henroid of the White Pine County Sheriff's Office...

Lois Norma (Wolfe) Spencer, 72, of Mountain Home, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005, with her family by her side, after a battle with cancer. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 17, at the Alsip and Persons Funeral Chapel in Nampa. Lois was born in Forsythe, Mont., on Jan. ...

Jim DuCote, 47, a former resident of Mountain Home, died suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, at his new home in Long Beach, Miss. Jim was born April 21, 1958, in San Antonio, Texas.  He was a 1976 graduate of Long Beach High School in Long Beach, Miss., where he was active in Boy Scouts, the DeMolays and Phi Kappa fraternity. ...

Marvin W. Wootan, 75, of Indian Cove, died Oct. 20, 2005, in an auto accident near Ely, Nev. Memorial services were held Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Glenns Ferry at Three Island Crossing State Park. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, Mountain Home...

Playing soccer for three days in a row took its tally on the Mountain Home Tigers as they went out of the District III 4A Boys Soccer Tournament after three matches and only one victory. Kuna 6 Mountain Home 5 (S.O) The Mountain Home Tigers opened the District III 4A Boys Soccer Tournament at Vallivue with a heartbreaking loss to Kuna last Monday...

A season that has seen a lot of ups and downs, with more downs than ups, came to a close last week for the Mountain Home Lady Tigers at the District III 4A Volleyball Tournament at Skyview, but not without a classy exit. The Lady Tigers dropped their opener to Bishop Kelly, came back to beat Emmett, and narrowly lost to Vallivue...

Brandon Sloan and Scott Riley have led the Mountain Home Tiger cross country team all season, and last Friday's District III 4A Cross Country Meet at Eagle Island State Park was no exception. Sloan and Riley both set new personal bests for the year, and both qualified for the State 4A Cross Country Meet this Saturday, which will be held back at Eagle Island State Park...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers met their nemesis, Emmett, for the district title, and although they had beaten them the last time they played them, the Lady Huskies prevailed this time, 3-0, at the District III 4A Girls Soccer Tournament at Caldwell last week...

The Mountain Home Tigers dropped their sixth straight football game Friday night, losing to the Kuna Kavemen, 50-27 at Kuna. The Kavemen used the legs of Mike Fisette and the arm of Luke Durrant to pull away from the Tigers for the win. Fisette rushed the ball 29 times for 170 yards and two touchdowns, and Durrant completed 13 of 21 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns...