Stories from Wednesday, October 18, 2006

The man suspected of the July 18 armed robbery at the Home Federal Savings and Loan in Mountain Home has been arrested in Deleware, Mountain Home Police officials have announced. James Ray Pate, 26, was arrested by Delaware police, who were searching for him following an armed robbery of a Provident Bank in a Wal-Mart in Germantown, Md., on Sept. ...

A special emergency school fund levy has been authorized by the Mountain Home School District Board of Trustees for the current fiscal year. The special levy, estimated to raise about $478,00 for school operations, will cost homeowners approximately $60 annually for every $100,000 of assessed valuation...

Some time yesterday the United States's population went over the 300 million mark. To mark that occasion, the U.S. Census Bureau has updated its census data for every city and county across the nation, in part using new data available to it and in part extrapolating from trends, or not adjusting the old data...

Jessica Furst continued to perform well, placing seventh in a Gooding meet last week, and fifth in the Mountain Home Invitational last Thursday. Mountain Home finished last out of 12 teams in the girls race at Gooding, which was won by Twin Falls. Jessica Furst's time of 20:29 placed her seventh overall, out of 105 runners. Jessi Cameron was the second Mountain Home runners to finish, her time of 24:27 placed her at 58...

The Mountain Home Tigers boys soccer team came up one win away from advancing to the State Boys Soccer Tourney, losing the third-place game to Middleton at the District III 4A boys soccer tourney at Kuna. Nampa 3 Tigers 1 After opening district play with a win over Emmett, the Tigers faced Nampa Tuesday in the semi-finals. The Bulldogs came away with a 3-1 win...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers closed out their regular season volleyball schedule with a three-game sweep of Columbia at Columbia last Thursday. The Lady Tigers won the first game, 25-20, battled to a 27-25 win in game two, and took game three, 25-18, to win the match, 3-0...

The soccer season came to a disappointing end for the Mountain Home Lady Tigers at the District III 4A girls soccer tourney at Bishop Kelly last week. Skyview 3 Mtn. Home 2 After opening district play with a 2-0 win over Kuna, the Lady Tigers faced Skyview in the semi-finals last Tuesday. The Lady Hawks had taken two close games from Mountain Home, and Tuesday was no different, the Lady Tigers coming up short, 3-2...

The Mountain Home Tigers scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to pull away from the Middleton Vikings for a 43-14 conference football win Friday night at Tiger Field. The Tigers tried to put Middleton away in the first half, but the Vikings kept coming back...

Arthur D. Spencer, 92, of Boise, formerly of Glenns Ferry, died Monday, Oct. 16, at an Ontario hospital. Arrangements are pending at Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.

Eleanor L. Wiley, 85, of Mountain Home, died at her home on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. Graveside Services were held on Monday, Oct. 16, at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Eleanor was born on March 19, 1921, in Duluth, Minn., to Everet and Edith Frederickson. She was raised in the Portland, Ore., area...

Linda E. Richards, 60, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at her home with her family by her side. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Linda was born Jan. 20, 1946, in Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of Jack and Elizabeth McLaughlin. She was raised and schooled in the midwest...

Dave and Jane Hodge are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this week with their two daughters and their families. The couple was married in Nevada on Oct. 17, 1981. They have lived between Idaho and Califomia and have "accomplished many adventures together, and will continue to have many more," they said...