Stories from Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Domingo Aguirre has been named as the Grand Marshall for the Elmore County Fair and Rodeo, which this year has a theme of "Honoring Our Basque Heritage." Aguirre was presented with a plaque marking the honor during ceremonies held Saturday at Carmela Winery...

Last week representatives from Northwest Motorsports, LLC, were on-hand at the Hampton Inn & Suites to provide more information to the public about their proposed War Eagle Speedways. The information showcase, held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the hotel's meeting room, featured several Northwest Motorsports employees, including President Robert P. Walker and Vice President Pamela K. Dugger...

Local officials earned high praise from state and federal evaluators for their performance during last week's statewide disaster drill simulating a terrorist anthrax attack. "You guys did great," Homeland Security evaluator Gordon Ravenscroft told the officials gathered at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the police station. "Be proud of what you've accomplished. You exercised almost the total system."...

Gilbert Lopez Sr. and Esther Doņez Lopez, formally of Mountain Home, together with Javier Arellano and Estela Robles Arellano from Caldwell, have announced the upcoming wedding of their children, Gilbert Lopez, Jr., to Erika Arellano. Erika graduated in 1999 from Caldwell High School and is a 2004 and 2006 graduate from Boise State University. Erika is currently employed at the Bureau of Reclamation in Boise...

Reba L. Whitmore, 69, of Mountain Home, died Friday, June 30, 2006, at a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held from 8:30-10 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, on Wednesday, July 5. Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m., the same day, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Jean Cullen, 47, of Nampa, formerly of Mountain Home, died at home of natural causes on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Visitation was held June 28 at Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel. Graveside services were held June 29 at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel in Meridian...

Ethel G. Borders, 84 of Mountain Home, died June 27, 2006. A viewing was held on Friday, June 30, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral Services followed. Burial was on Monday, July 3, in Baker Cemetery, Baker, La., next to her husband. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

The Mountain Home Royals had to settle for second at the Pepsi Challenge baseball tournament when they fell short to Baker City in the Championship game Sunday. Prior to that, the Royals had picked up five straight wins in the tourney to make the championship game...