Stories from Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Albert Clement, who heads the Department of Labor office in Mountain Home and is the current president of the Chamber of Commerce, has announced his candidacy for one of the two city council seats up for election this November. The seats currently held by Mark Russell and Tom Rist are up for election, but Rist is running for mayor, guaranteeing that at least one new council person will be elected...

The Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District Plant Facility Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee are expected to present a proposal for a school bond of just under $5 million to the Bruneau-Grand View School Board at its regular meeting on July 19...

Despite the absence of the carnival, the Fair and Rodeo still offer the public a chance to enjoy a variety of activities, beginning Monday with the 4-H Horse Show at 6 p.m. Monday through Tuesday activities are primarily dedicated to 4-H and Optimist Youth Organization events, such as animal and exhibit judging...

Firefighter Dennis Terhaar, who died two weeks ago of a sudden heart attack at the age of 46, had planned to put a new porch on his family's house. Last week, his fellow firemen did the job for him. "I talk about how proud I am of my guys," said Fire Chief Phil Gridley, "but this project brings even more pride. They wanted to help a fallen firefighter. This shows how close knit a family we are."...

Displaying a sudden change of heart, the city council at a special meeting on Monday revisited an already strained budget, and found an option that would allow them to fund Mountain Home Community Transit for another year. During initial budget hearings this spring, the council made a decision to discontinue funding for public transit, based mostly on the perception that the service suffered from low ridership numbers...

The Inland Empire carnival has backed out of the Elmore County fair, leaving fair officials furious and scrambling to find a last-minute solution to the loss of one of the fair's top attractions. But fair officials also stressed that "the fair is not the carnival. It's the people of Elmore County that are the fair," according to Elmore County Fair Board Vice-Chairman Larry Jewett during an interview with the Mountain Home News on July 13...

A meeting for anyone interested in playing Tiger football this fall will be held Thursday, Aug. 2, in the main gym of Mountain Home High School, starting at 6 pm. The meeting will be for all incoming students in grades 7-12. For more information, contact the high school at 587-2570...

Fourteen of Idaho's best young bass anglers ages 11 to 18 qualified to compete in the 2007 Idaho Bass Federation Nation Junior State Championship at CJ Strike Reservoir. Four youth fishermen from Mountain Home were among those earning top honors in their respective divisions...

In addition to the Junior Rodeo in Mountain Home each August, the Mountain Home Optimist Club has taken over the Youth Rodeo at the Elmore County Fair this year. When approached earlier this spring by the fair board, Optimist members voted to add the event to the list of youth programs offered by the Mountain Home Club...

The Mountain Home Royals bounced back from their loss to Baker City in the Pepsi Challenge Tournament, picking up four important league wins last week in Class A American Legion baseball. Royals 12 Cannons 5 Jordan Cisna keyed a nine-run sixth inning as the Royals downed the Centennial Cannons 12-5 last Tuesday night at Centennial...

The Elmore Medical Center Foundation will host its 6th Annual Golf Classic and Silent Auction on Saturday, Aug. 4, to support the purchase of a new Zoll Defibrillator for the hospital and to provide funds for the growing hospital endowment. This year's event will include a Hole-in-One prize sponsored by Mountain Home Auto Ranch. If any of the golfers make a hole-in-one on the designated hole, they will win a 2007 Ford Edge...

Thomas E. Hutchings, Sr., 68, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, July 14, 2007, at a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 18, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Arlene Noble, 50, of Elko, Nev., formerly of Mountain Home, died July 12, 2007, at Elmore Medical Center, with her family by her side after what was described as "a courageous 10-year battle with cancer." At this time no services are planned. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Marjorie "Marge" A. (Harley) Cloudt, 84, of Mountain Home, died July 10, 2007, with her children by her side. A Memorial Service was held Saturday, July 14, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Marjorie was born to Joe and Hermina (Caron) Harley on June 9, 1923, in Nampa. Raised in Bruneau, Marge developed an appreciation for life away from the farm. During those years, Marge participated in plays, sports, student activities, and made life-long friends in Bruneau...

Marie Louisa Urquidi, 85, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at her home. A rosary was held Sunday, July 15, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral mass was held Monday, July 16, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

David and Cindy Fusselman of Boise have announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Jennifer Fusselman, to Curtis A. McCown, son of Jay and Linda McCown of Mountain Home. Jennifer is a 2000 graduate of Capitol High School and is employed at Cabela's in Boise...

Randy and Kerri Reynolds of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their son, Jake Reynolds, to Diana Peebles, daughter of Chuck and Becky Peebles of Ririe. The surprise proposal occurred during a family vacation on the Oregon Coast. Jake and Diana are both 2005 graduates of the University of Idaho and both live and work in Boise. Diana works at the main office of the Bank of the Cascades (formerly Farmers and Merchants Bank) and Jake works for Aerotek...

Tom Humphrey of Jacksonville, Ore., and Laura Humphrey of Mountain Home, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Humphrey, to Tell Riley, son of Billy and Kristin Riley, of Mountain Home. Brooke is a graduate of Roseburg High School and Northwest Nazarene University. She is a teacher with the Mountain Home School District...

Daryl and Jeannett Keck will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary during an open house July 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the Hammett Community Church. High school sweethearts, the couple were married in Long Beach, Calif. They have lived in Hammett since 1962...

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Reinier will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this week with an open house hosted by their children. All family and friends are invited to attend the event, which will be held at the LDS Stake Center in Mountain Home from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 21...

Dry lightning strikes were again responsible for starting two brush fires Tuesday evening, with the Lamberton Fire burning mostly grass about four miles west of Mountain Home and another one, the Canyon Fire, burning grass and brush eleven miles southwest of the city towards Bruneau...

Magistrate's Court --- Francisco G. Wesley, 40, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for contempt of court. He was sentenced to two days jail time. Robert B. Clapier, 47, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for contempt of court. He had fines of $50. Roy William Andrews, Jr., (no DOB listed) pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for petit theft. He had fines of $100 with court costs of $72.50 and was ordered to pay restitution of $33.03...

Adult arrests --- Pedro Chavez Avila, 48 -- DUI; driving without privileges. Jose Gabriel Gomez-Herrera, 22 -- DUI; leaving the scene; failure to purchase drivers license. Francisco Wesley, 40 -- failure to purchase drivers license. Catherine Walker, 50 -- violation of no contact order...

The Idaho State Police (ISP) have issued an alert stating they are assisting Owyhee County and the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) in evacuating the Murphy Hot Springs and Three Creek area in Owyhee County due to the Elk Mountain Fire. Reports indicate that visibility is extremely low at this time on Three Creek Road due to a fast moving wildfire in the area...