Stories from Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Former BSU Bronco star football player Cedric Minter will be the featured speaker at the 18th annual Black History Banquet on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Mountain Home. The social hour begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:15 p.m. The cost is $30 per person and seating is limited. Those planning on attending are asked to RSVP no later than Feb. 14 to Mildred McNeal, who can be reached at 587-3227 after 5 p.m...

Avalanche conditions in the mountains of northern Elmore County are "the worst I've seen in 20 years," according to Jim Noldand, director of the Elmore County Search and Rescue unit. More than a half mile of road near Curleau Docks at Anderson Ranch Reservoir on the road to Pine was closed for a 24-hour period last week after it was hit by a major slide. No injuries were reported but Noland says the danger has never been higher...

Don and Tammie Hedges of Bruneau have announced the marriage of their son, Heath, to Nicole Dalton, daughter of DeeAnn Giesler of Eagle and Doug Dalton of Pocatello. The ceremony was held at sunset on Mauaka Beach in Maui, Hawaii, on Jan. 24, 2006. A number of friends and family members accompanied the couple for their special day, including Heath's grandparents, Delbert and Lois York of Mountain Home...

Joseph Karl Pollock, 84, died Jan. 29, 1921, at the Veterans Home in Boise. Funeral services were held Feb. 2 at Relyea Funeral Chapel in Boise. Arrangements were under the direction of the Cremation Society of Idaho. Karl was born Feb 16, 1921, in Tropic, Utah. The family moved to Farmington, Utah, where he lived in his early teens, and then to Sandy, Utah, where he attended Jordan High School. It was there that he met his future wife, Elsie Peterson. The couple were married on May 10, 1941...

Irene Lenora Strong Dillon, 87, formerly of Mountain Home, died Feb. 2, 2006, at a hospital in Gregory, S.D. Graveside services will be held in Hazelton today, Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. A Memorial Reunion will be held for Irene and Jake will be held June 17, 2006, in Eden, at the park. All family and friends are invited. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Oscar Mirl "Doc" Nye, Sr., 92, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died Feb.5, 2006. He was born Dec. 28, 1913, the oldest of eight children born to Able Netting Nye and Roby Lee Gray Nye. He enlisted in the U. S. Army on Jan. 10, 1941, and was assigned to the 157th Infantry, serving in Germany, Africa and France and was involved at The Battle of the Bulge and the landing at Anzio, Italy. ...

Virginia M. Smith Beaman, 92, of Grand View, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Knight Community Church in Grand View. Inurnment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit at the Grand View Senior Center following the services. Arrangement are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

The Mountain Home Tigers dropped two more games last week, extending their losing streak to 10. Skyview 90 Mountain Home 45 There is no doubt about it -- the Skyview Hawks are a step or two above the rest of the teams in the SIC 4A. They showed that last Tuesday night when they burned the nets with 57 percent shooting in doing in the Mountain Home Tigers, 90-45, in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Tiger wrestling team had a good week last week, picking up dual match wins over Skyview and Meridian, and came in fifth at the Weiser Invitational Wrestling Tournament over the weekend. Mountain Home 34 Skyview 30 The Tigers kept their SIC 4A conference record unblemished last Thursday night, beating the Hawks, 34-30 at home. It was a great finish for the Tigers, who trailed early 15-0 but battled back...

A near miraculous fourth quarter rally fell a bit short at Skyview as the Lady Tigers came away with a split of their district tourney games last week. Mountain Home 31 Caldwell 26 "Sometimes you've got to win ugly, and we won ugly tonight," said Mountain Home Lady Tiger basketball coach Brian English in radio comments after the first round District III 4A Girls Basketball Tournament game in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home last Wednesday night...