Stories from Wednesday, February 28, 2007

The traveling public in Mountain Home can expect delays and lane closures on busy American Legion Blvd. this spring and summer as city crews replace water lines and later, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) begins a major resurfacing project...

The Mountain Home School District will move forward with plans to seek a major bond to expand the junior high and turn it into a grades 9-12 high school. Meeting last week the district's board of trustees formally accepted the recommendation of its citizen advisory committee, formed last fall, to seek a bond in the $25-33 million range. The committee suggested three items as top priority in the design of the expansion:...

Diane Beliel and Mike and Kathy Peckenschneider have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Peckenschneider, to Christopher Barnett, son of Rhonda and David Barnett. Ashley is a 2005 graduate of Mountain Home High School and plans to attend Penn Foster University to obtain her associates degree in Business Management...

Tamie Exon and Jim Gluch, both of Glenns Ferry, have announced their wedding. The couple were married Nov. 8, 2006, in Coeur d'Alene.

Everett Roy Simpson, 81, formerly of Mountain Home, died Feb. 22, 2007. A memorial was held Feb. 27 at Edward's Funeral Home in Doniphan, Mo.

Richard "Dick" Maley, 72, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Justina Z. Rodriguez, 93, of Dinuba, Calif., formerly of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, at a California care center. A viewing and rosary were held Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Debra Ann Bertschy Good, 52, of Mountain Home, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel followed by inurnment at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Freaky Friday was again unkind to the Mountain Home Tigers, who ended up finishing fourth at the 4A State Wrestling Championships at Holt Arena in Pocatello last weekend. Mountain Home took 15 wrestlers to state, and after the first day's action on Thursday, 13 of the 15 were still wrestling...