Stories from Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Strong winds that blew through the area the night of March 26 tore away the dome from Glenns Ferry's 500,000-gallon water storage tank, leading city officials to place a boil order on water users. After city employees discovered the damage Tuesday morning, city officials put into effect a modified boil order...

The body of 13-year-old Eric Allen of Caldwell, was recovered from the water at C.J. Strike Reservoir on Thursday, March 29. Step-brothers Tristan Anderson, 6, and Eric Allen, 13, were riding their bikes at the reservoir on Wednesday, March 28, when the tragedy occurred...

Mountain Home Air Force Base became the Air Force's best installation by winning the 2007 Commander-in-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced the selection in a message March 30 at the Pentagon...

Bertrude H. Potter, 88, of Nampa, formerly of Bruneau, died Monday, March 26, 2007, in a Nampa care center. A graveside service was held Friday, March 30, at the Bruneau Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Dorothy Mae Strough, 84, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, April 1, 2007, at a care center in Boise. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 5, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with burial to follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Shirley G. Tischendorf, 83, of Hammett, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at a Boise Hospital. Services were held Saturday, March 31, at Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements were under the direction of Cloverdale Funeral Home...

Linda Jean Phares Wright, 46, of Mountain Home, died March 26, 2007, in Boulder, Colo. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, April 2, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Wright was born Aug. 27, 1960, in Dover, Del., to Carl Sr. and Patricia Phares...

Jim and Ronette Baugh of Moutain Home and Clyde and Linda Shields of Briston, Okla., have announced the marriage of their children, Lester T. Shields and Samantha L. Baugh, on March 23, 2007.

Coach Curtis Viall's U12 Boys pulled away from Middleton in the second half of their soccer match Saturday to secure a 7-3 victory. Tied 3-3 at the half, Assistant Coach Matt Emerson had the defense pick up the pressure to hold Middleton to only one score while United's offense put four scores in the back of the net...

The Mountain Home Tigers came close to picking up some wins, but left the Buck's Bag Baseball Tournament still looking for that first win of the season. Twin Falls 10 Mountain Home 5 Errors proved costly Thursday as the Mountain Home Tigers opened Buck's Bag Baseball Tournament action at Eagle against Twin Falls. Ten Tiger errors helped lead to seven unearned runs as the Bruins bested the Tigers, despite getting just four hits off three Mountain Home pitchers...

Home is where the wins were last week as the Mountain Home Lady Tigers beat Glenns Ferry in Mountain Home, but lost in Glenns Ferry. Mtn. Home 11 Glenns Ferry 1 Mountain Home scored five runs in the third inning and four in the sixth to 10-run the Glenns Ferry Lady Pilots, 11-1, last Tuesday in Mountain Home...

Bruce L. McGaw, 75, of King Hill, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, April 4, at the King Hill Community Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...