Stories from Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Overall, Gov. Butch Otter was pleased with his first legislative session since taking office in January. He didn't get everything he wanted, but he got a lot of his programs approved, and he made a clear statement to the legislature about his strong belief in the basic Constitutional principles that have been at the core of his political life for the last four decades...

Phillip G. "Gramps" Brown, 86, formerly of Mountain Home, died of natural causes April 9, 2007, in Kennewick, Wash. Graveside services will be held April 28 at 2 p.m. at Dry Creek Cemetery, Hill Road, in Boise. Brown was born Sept. 30, 1920, in Hood River, Ore., and moved to Atlanta, Idaho, as a child. He spent most of his life in the Mountain Home and Boise areas...

Delmar Wilber Prest, 86, of Mountain Home, died Monday, April 16, 2007, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home.

Rose Marie Ogborn, 89, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at a local care center. Inurnment will be held in New Mexico at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Rose Marie was born on March 30, 1918, in Pueblo, Colo., to Marion and Rose Ann West. She was schooled in the Pueblo area, she graduated from high school in Denver after her family relocated...

Kodi James Brewer, infant son of Tiffany N. Morris and Thomas W. Brewer, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home...

Hugh Calvin Ireland, 76, of Rigby, passed away at this home on April 13th, 2007. He was born June 16, 1930, in Boise, a son of Paul Walter Ireland and Alberta Hobsen Ireland. He married Norma Ann Riddle, Aug. 21, 1955, in Mountain Home. Hugh lived to work and work hard, his family said...

Gary George Ellis, 63, died April 13, 2007, at home in Hammett, surrounded by family and friends, after a battle with leukemia. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, at the Hammett Community Church. A reception for family and friends will follow at 11:30 a.m. ...

Jesse Lee Huffman, 89, died April 12, 2007, with his children by his side. A viewing followed by funeral services were held Monday, April 16, at the LDS Stake Center in Mountain Home. Internment followed at the Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Judy Lou Kite, 60, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at a Boise hospital after a lengthy illness. A viewing will be held today, Wednesday, April 18, from 4-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 19, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Inurnment will be held at the Star Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Maxine Lucille King Larsen, 89, of Glenns Ferry, died Sunday, April 15, 2007, at a Boise care center. A viewing will be held at 10:15 a.m. and funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 20, at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Layne R. Short and Lindsay A. Rudolph were married Monday, April 2, 2007, at Layne's grandparents home in Bruneau. Layne is the son of Lezlie and Philip Rahn of Bruneau and Kirby and Carla Short of Caldwell. Lindsay is the daughter of Christy Morrison of Grand View...

Kathy Tuller and Gregg Short were united in marriage aboard the "The Pride of America" off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, on Feb. 14, 2007. The former Mountain Home residents met at the First United Methodist Church and share a love of pinochle, golf, canoeing, and fishing. They also share a passion for Thunderbird autos, owning several classics and a newer one...

Ray and Helen Quintana of Mountain Home and Jay and Valerie Agosta of Boise have announced the engagement of their children, Ben Quintana and Christine Agosta. A January 2008 wedding is planned.

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers picked up wins over Nampa and Kuna last week to stay just a game back of Bishop Kelly in the SIC 4A conference standings as they look towards their April 24 re-match with the Lady Knights. Mtn. Home 3 Nampa 2 (8 innings)...

The Mountain Home Tigers are finally starting to play to their potential. A sweep of Kuna last week ran their win streak to four games. Mtn. Home 3 Kuna 2 Mountain Home's Chris Rau and Kuna's Devin Thorton were involved in a great pitching duel last Thursday in Mountain Home, with the Tigers taking it when Jake Hiler singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning...

Col. Anthony Rock, 366th Wing commander, has been nominated for promotion to brigadier general, according to an announcement last week by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Mountain Home AFB was named the top Air Force base in the nation, earning the 2007 Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence...

The grand opening of Marathon Cheese, located at 3000 N.W. Marathon Way, was held Thursday, April 12. Marathon Cheese has been in the cheese packaging business for over 54 years and has become a leader in the industry. The company was founded in 1952 by Ray and Marie Goldbach with the original production line set up in their basement...

A man authorities found sleeping in a blood spattered pickup truck in Elmore County has been charged with murder in Nevada. Winston Kelly, 33, of McDermitt, Nev., has been charged with the murder of Peter Braun of Reno, Nev. Kelly is charged with murder -- open -- with the use of a deadly weapon. The charge encompasses first and second degree murder until the prosecutor has enough evidence to decide which charge will be used said Elko County Sheriff Dale Lotspeich...

Interstate 84 westbound was closed for several hours due to a multiple vehicle collision at mile marker 85 on Tuesday, April 10. A few minutes prior to 8 p.m. Idaho State Police, Elmore County Deputies and Paramedics and the Mountain Home Fire Department responded to an Elmore County crash involving three tractor-trailers and one passenger vehicle on Interstate 84 westbound at mile marker 85...

Mountain Home dominated both the girls and boys competition at a triangular track and field meet at Timberline last Tuesday against the Wolves and Boise. Mountain Home won the girls competition with 93 points, Timberline was second with 59, Boise had 26 points...