Stories from Wednesday, August 30, 2006

by Landon Johnston Mountain Home News Council members approved a new water rights transfer application for the city Monday night at their regularly-scheduled city council meeting. City Attorney Jay R. Friedly summarized the new application and explained the modifications made in regards to the protest and settlement agreement...

The Mountain Home Tigers finished sixth out of six teams in both the girls and boys competition at the Jimmy Driscol Invitational cross country meet at Bishop Kelly last Saturday. Bishop Kelly won both the girls competition, scoring 35 points. Eagle was second with 44, Boise, third with 48, Centennial, fourth with 105, Middleton, fifth with 133, and Mountain Home, sixth with 170...

The Mountain Home Tigers came away with a tie with Bishop Kelly, but lost at Middleton in boys soccer action last week. Mountain Home 2 Bishop Kelly 2 Mountain Home got second half goals from Christian Adamson and Kyle Hall to tie the Bishop Kelly Knights, 2-2, on Aug. 21 at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers won one and lost one in the first week of SIC 4A girls soccer action. Bishop Kelly 6 Mountain Home 0 Mountain Home struggled in their season opening soccer match against Bishop Kelly, losing to the Lady Knights, 6-0, on Aug. 21 at Bishop Kelly...

The Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department has undertaken a fundraising effort to help the Mountain Home schools buy new football equipment. Proceeds that the Fire Department raises from their booth in this year's Air Force Appreciation Day will go to help buy football equipment...

The Mountain Home Tigers open their 2006 football season this Friday night at Bronco Stadium in Boise against the Boise Braves. The Tigers scrimmaged against Twin Falls, Burley and Spring Creek, Nev., at a jamboree at Twin Falls on Aug. 19 and Tiger head coach Brian Floyd was pleased with their efforts at the jamboree...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers dropped their season opening volleyball match at Skyview last Thursday night, losing to the Lady Hawks in three, 13-25, 13-25, 15-25. Brandie Riggs led Mountain Home with nine assists. Dani Dean had five kills and Sammy Dodge and Hannah Zamora both had three digs...

Brenda Louise Hampton, 34, of Glenns Ferry, died at her home, on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006. A rosary was held Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Mountain Vista Chapel in Ely, Nev., with funeral services following on Thursday, Aug. 24, at the First Baptist Church in Ely. Idaho arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home in Mountain Home. Nevada arrangements were under the direction of Mountain Vista Chapel in Ely...

Margarete K. FitzGerald, 80, of Glenns Ferry, died peacefully from health complications on Aug. 27, 2006, at a Kimberly, Idaho, hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. All arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home...

Claude and Bev Egusquiza of Nampa, formerly of Glenns Ferry, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 15, with an open house two days later being organized by their children and grandchildren. A reception to honor the anniversary will be held Sept. 17 from 2-5 p.m. at The Greens at Ridgecrest, 6745 E. Greens Dr., Nampa, located north of Ridgecrest Golf Course off of Birch Lane...