Stories from Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The second city budget hearing for the 2008 fiscal year was held Wednesday, May 16. Jon Sowers of Horizon Human Resource Consulting presented salary study recommendations for city jobs to the council, and the following departments presented their budget requests: Golf Course, Police and Animal Shelter, Water, Sewer, Streets, Building and Airport...

Magistrate's Court Justin O. Posey, 19, pleaded guilty to an amended misdemeanor for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. He was sentenced to 30 days jail time with 30 days suspended and he was placed on probation for one year. Posey had fines of $300 with $150 suspended and he had court costs of $226.50...

Adult arrests Bobby Joe Campbell, 25 -- DUI. Tamara Lorene Bevell, 38 -- obstruct and delay officers. Juan Antonio Martinez, 20 -- driving while suspended. John Robert Sloan, 19 -- rape. Christian Don Bakke, 42 -- warrant. Damon Oliver Frederick, 21 -- battery...

Fourteen F-15E Strike Eagle, jets and 28 aircrew returned home to Mountain Home AFB last week, May 23, after an historic, four-month deployment to Afghanistan. Aircrew and jets with the 391st Fighter Squadron's "Bold Tigers," became the first F-15E unit to ever deploy to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of operation Enduring Freedom...

George Stepp, 77, of Bruneau, died Friday, May 25, 2007, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

John (Jack) Hamilton, 67, of Mountain Home, died May 24, 2007. A memorial service was held Tuesday, May 29, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, conducted by his close friend and neighbor Chris Varnier. Interment was at the Veteran's Cemetery in Boise...

Allen and Debbie Long of Grand View have announced the engagement of their daughter, Brandi Jo, to Jeremiah Joseph Norris, son of Laura Schwanz of Parma and Gerald Norris of Greenleaf. The future bride is from Grand View and graduated with her Associates Degree in Applied Sciences Accounting Technology from Boise State University. She is presently employed by Commercial Tire Fleet Center in Boise...

The Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo, a PRCA event, will be held June 22 and 23 this year at the Optimist Park rodeo grounds. Organizers of the PRCA rodeo have changed the days this year to help "beat the heat" and have rolled back the time to an 8 p.m. start...

Baseball awards were handed out by the Mountain Home Tiger baseball coaches at an awards banquet on May 22. Prior to the players awards, Mountain Home High School Athletic Director John Clark presented Travis DeVore with the SIC 4A varsity baseball Coach of the Year award, as voted on by the conference coaches...

Mountain Home High School seniors are now graduates and will begin the next step in their lives. Commencement took place on a windy Friday, May 25, at Tiger Field. "(It's a) bittersweet time for me," said new MHHS Principal Jeff Johnson during the ceremony's opening remarks. "Not only my first graduates (since becoming principal at MHHS), but the last class I ever taught. I wish all of you the very best and I'm sure you'll make Mountain Home High School proud of you."...

Memorial Day Services were held at Mountain View Cemetery on Monday, May 28 with most of the grave sites decorated with American flags and flowers in remembrance of those who have fallen for our country. Tom Coester, Commander of Post 26, opened the service by saying "this day is sacred with the almost visible presence of those who have gone before us. ...