Stories from Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Marathon Cheese has begun the process that will leading to hiring the first 250 of its workers at its Mountain Home plant, which is expected to open this fall. Although not actually hiring at this time, anyone interested in working for the plant is being encouraged to register, in advance, for potential openings with the company, which will be paying top wages...

Racing enthusiast Lehi Hartwell wants to know if his 4-year-old nephew will be able to race motocross this summer at Optimist Park. As it stands right now, he has no idea. "The little guy is so excited about it, has been since he first starting riding," says Hartwell. "But now I don't know what to tell him."...

The Mountain Home Tigers wrestling team opened its SIC conference dual season with a 48-16 win over Vallivue last Wednesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home. The Tigers won 10 of 14 matches, four by pins in rolling to the win. T.J. Billinger won by forfeit at 103 pounds, and picking up pins were Daniel Doronio (125), Calvin Vivier (135), Kamron Spaulding (140), and Tyson Sessions (189). Kaeo Doronio (112),...

Mountain Home bounced back from a Thursday night loss to Vallivue to down Nampa at Nampa on Saturday night. Vallivue 57 Mountain Home 26 A couple things became clear last Thursday night when Mountain Home hosted Vallivue in SIC 4A conference girls basketball:...

The Mountain Home Tigers opened the new year with a split of their SIC 4A conference boys basketball games last week, getting past the Caldwell Cougars, but losing at Skyview. Mountain Home 42 Caldwell 40 The Tigers showed the effects of their two-week holiday break as they fell behind early...

Ruth A. Lewandowski, 90, of Elmore County, died Dec. 26, 2005, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, of natural causes. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at Hillcrest Trinity Assembly of God in Boise. Pastor Jackie Marshall of Hillcrest Trinity Assembly of God and Pastor Ted Buck of Central Assembly Christian Life Center officiated. Burial followed in Cloverdale Cemetery...

Emma Eva Leydet Minardi, 97, formerly of Mountain Home, died Dec. 27, 2005, in a nursing care center in Mesquite, Nev. Graveside Services are pending in Rupert, Idaho. Emma Leydet was born in Reno, Nev., Sept. 28, 1908, to Joseph and Marie Marenthier Leydet, French immigrants from the Gap area of France. Her father was involved in the sheep business with the family living in Reno, Baker City, Paul and Mountain Home...

Terry Ward Thomas, 47, of Bruneau, died Jan. 4, 2006, at home, with his family by his side, after a long battle against cancer. A graveside funeral service was held Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Wilder Cemetery in Wilder, Idaho. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

John David "JD" Fox, 53, of Mountain Home, died Jan. 5, 2006. Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. John was born in Sumter, S.C., on Aug. 22, 1952, to Derl and Eleanor Fox, the first of four children. He graduated from high school in 1972 from Lajes Field, The Azores, Portugal, and immediately enlisted in the United Sates Air Force, where he proudly served for 10 years...