Stories from Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Mountain Home Police are asking for the public's help, and issuing a warning to area residents, following an alleged home invasion and attempted forcible rape that occurred at about 5:50 a.m. Thursday morning. The incident occurred at a home in the area of the Stone Tree and War Eagle subdivisions, off N. 3rd East St., in northwest Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home High School Choir was honored with the 'Spirit of San Francisco Award' this past weekend after competing in a national music festival held in 'The City by the Bay.' Advisor Blake Olmstead took more than five choirs, composed of over 120 students, to the event, titled the 2006 Heritage Music Festival. There they competed against students from seven states and across Canada...

A Pine man snowmobiling with friends died in an avalanche in the Trinity Mountains Saturday. Mark Claassen, 45, the owner of Pine Motor Sports, was a "very experienced" snowmobiler who knew the mountains well, said Deputy Rick Bohling of the Elmore County Sheriff's Department...

Dawn Best has announced her candidacy to run on the Democratic ticket for State Representative, House Seat 22B, currently held by Republican Pete Nielsen. District 22 is composed of Boise and Elmore counties. Best, a graduate of Mountain Home High School, has lived in Idaho for over 20 years, most of that time in Elmore and Boise Counties. ...

Jim Sanders, the son of former county commissioner Bill Sanders, has announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for the District 1 Elmore County Commissioner's positon, currently held by Mary Egusquiza, who is not running for a second term. He will be unopposed on the primary election ballot...

Greg and Debbie Prater of Sandpoint have announced the engagement of their daughter, Robyn Kelli, to Brian Patrick Donahue, son of Jack and Connie Donahue of Mountain Home. Brian is the grandson of Ramona Yrazabal and the late Ralph Yrazabal of Mountain Home...

Noel R. Metzer, 91, of Mountain Home, died Monday, April 10, 2006, at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2006, at the Christian and Baptist Church, located at 265 N. 4th East St. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Mark Aron Claassen, 45, of Pine, died on Saturday, April 8, 2006, in a snowmobiling accident. A celebration of Mark's life will be held at the Pine Senior Center in Pine, at noon on Thursday, April 13. Those attending are asked to bring a cover dish for a potluck, along with photos and their memories...

The Mountain Home Tigers battled Jerome to a 6-6 tie Friday in non-conference tennis at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Earlier in the week the Tigers dropped conference matches to Bishop Kelly and Emmett. Bishop Kelly 12 Mountain Home 0 The Bishop Kelly Knights are the defending 4A state champions in tennis and showed they may be ever bit as strong this year, sweeping the Tigers, 12-0 on April 3 at the Mountain Home Air Force Base courts...

Rain washed out last Tuesday's non-conference home baseball game against Centennial, but the Mountain Home Tigers were able to play their conference series with Caldwell, taking both games from the Cougars. Mountain Home 8 Caldwell 4 Dave Anderson had two doubles and three RBIs, and Michael DesPres won his third straight game as the Tigers pulled away for the win at home last Thursday. ...

"The third time's the charm," or so the saying goes. After rain and hail halted play last Tuesday in their home conference softball game against Bishop Kelly, and washed out Wednesday's scheduled game at Emmett, the Mountain Home Lady Tigers were finally able to play some softball Friday, and play they did, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the fifth to end their non-conference game with Glenns Ferry, 14-4, by the 10-run rule...

The Mountain Home Tiger boys came within 3.5 points of winning a four-team track meet they hosted last Friday at Tiger Field. Nampa won the boys competition with 77 points, with the Tigers a close second with 73.5 points. Vallivue was third with 66.5 points, and Caldwell earned 39 points...