Stories from Wednesday, November 2, 2005

Don Etter, who retired in 2000 after serving 16 years as Mountain Home's mayor, died after a long struggle with cancer last Thursday. Etter, who in his final days had been confined to his bed under hospice care at home, died with his wife of 47 years, Jean, at his side...

A fire aboard a fully loaded cattle truck resulted in multiple collisions last Thursday morning, sending one woman to a Boise hospital in critical condition. The incident began on the westbound lanes of I-84 about five miles west of Glenns Ferry near the Alkali Canyon overpass, when the cattle truck caught fire. Three of the cattle were burned-up in the truck and three others died as a result of being struck by four vehicles...

Merilee R. Westphal, 74, of Grand View, died Monday, oct. 31, 2005, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

John M. Ligon, Jr., 87, of Mountain Home, died Oct. 27, 2005, at a Boise Care Center. He was born May 19, 1918, in Princeton, Kent., the son of John and Elsie Ligon, Sr. He was schooled in Kentucky and attended college. He enlisted in the Air Force, and while serving, he married Betty Powell on Aug. ...

Ann Elizabeth "Liz" Gluch, 73, of Glenns Ferry died, Oct. 25, 2005, in Roswell, N.M., after a battle against cancer. Services were held Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, at the LDS church in Glenns Ferry. Liz was born May 21, 1932, in Olkamulgee, Okla., to Hattie and Ross Loe. Her mother died when Liz was just three years old, and her father moved the family, including Liz's sister, Ruth, and brother, Weldon, to Idaho. She attended school in Marsing and Homedale...

Donald C. Etter, 69, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Oct. 27, at his home, with his wife by his side. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005, at Rost Funeral Home McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Inurnment will follow after the service at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

John and Phyllis Allred will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Nov. 5, 2005. The couple lived in Glendora, Calif., for 35 years and raised eight children. They moved to Mountain Home 30 years ago, where three of their children, Jackie Payne, Carma Werschky and Anita Stokes, live. ...

Brandon Sloan ran a career best time of 16:47.06 Saturday to finish seventh at the State 4A Boys Cross Country Meet at Eagle Island State Park. Tiger team mate Scott Riley finished with a time of 18:06.86, which placed him 59th. "The guys ran well," said Tiger cross country coach Doug Root of his two runners' efforts at state. "Brandon ended up beating four of the kids at state that had beaten him at district, and he improved his place from 16th last year to seventh place this year...

The Mountain Home Tiger girls soccer team went 1-2 at the 4A State Soccer Tournament last weekend, finishing sixth. Mountain Home opened the state tourney last Thursday against Lakeland, the north Idaho champion, and lost to the Lady Hawks 5-0. That put them against Hillcrest in the loser-out contest n Friday. The Tiger girls came through with a 3-2 win to keep their season alive...

The Caldwell Cougars rolled up 28 first-quarter points Friday night and that proved more than enough to hold off the Mountain Home Tigers, 35-12, at Tiger Field in Mountain Home. The Cougars took an early 7-0 lead when Mike Messier ran back the opening kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown...