Stories from Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Just east of the entrance to Bruneau Dunes State Park is the a-MAZE-ing site of Quey's Maze & Pumpkin Patch. Here, visitors can wind their way through a corn maze owned by Quey and Merleen Johns. Although visitors will only see the maze from ground level, it is from the air that this amazing piece of artwork can be truly appreciated (see photo at left)...

Mountain Home High School is in the middle of Homecoming Week, with a number of activities planned throughout the week and the big day Friday, with the Homecoming assembly, parade, game and crowning of the Homecoming Queen. Candidates for homecoming royalty were selected last week, and the winners will be named at the end of this week. The Queen candidates are: Brandie Riggs, Emily Moranda, Amber Wright and Hannah Zamora.

(Editor's note: The Mountain Home News reports all items released by the court each week. Readers should note, however, that some cases may be quite old. Any time there is a change in status of a case, such as a withheld judgement successfully or unsuccessfully completed, or a probation violation that results in all or part of a suspended sentence being executed, or a number of other factors, some quite minor, the case will be kicked back out by the courts and show up in the reports, usually without an explanation of what the change was.). ...

Melvis Misael Lopez, 21­-- failure to purchase a drivers license. Brandon James Cox, 24 -- DUI. Victor Levan McDaniel, 21 -- possession of paraphernalia; accessory to hit and run. Justin Mark Hannah, 23 -- hit and run. Antonio Cortes Ramos, 18 -- warrant...

James P. Murphy, 75, of Mountain Home, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, at the First Congregational Church, 515 E. 15th North St. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Ronald Russell Peak, 53, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Ina J. Pasborg, formerly of Glenns Ferry, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 at a Boise care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Jeanne R. Kenison, 82, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held on Friday, Oct. 5, from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral service at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Internment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Chet and Jessie Tindall will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 8. Chet is originally from Mary's Creek (near Grasmere) and Jessie is originally from Mountain Home. The couple spent their early years of marriage at the Tindall ranch in Owyhee County. ...

Dear editor: We, the undersigned, want to express our love and support of Father Raul Covarrubias. Speaking personally, I (Linda Reece), am not Catholic, but played the piano for Our Lady of Good Counsel Church for 14 of Father Raul's 15 years here and have never seen him misstep...

Dear editor: In my letter to the editor last week regarding Fr. Raul Covarrubias, I made a rather snide remark about the Idaho Statesman getting a word wrong in a story and changing the meaning of a quote. Now I have to sit down to a large serving of crow and apologize for making an even greater error in using an incorrect word in that same letter. It was a careless mistake and I should have known better...

Dear editor: I am supporting Mitch Prouty for city council. I would like to explain why. The fact that Mitch has a BA degree from Boise State University and a Master's Degree from Albertson's College, supports the notion that Mitch is smart and can stick to goals. For those of us who have attended college, we know how difficult it is to finish a degree...

Dear editor: This letter is addressed to any or all county representatives that feel they are qualified to answer these questions honestly and justifiably. My husband is currently employed by Elmore County. I recently called to inquire about adding our two children and myself to his health insurance plan. I was absolutely shocked to learn that it would cost us $474 a month out of pocket to add me and a total of $654 to add our children to his plan. This quote did not include vision and dental...

Dear editor: Russ Anderson would make an outstanding city councilman for the City of Mountain Home. I have long admired Russ for his ability to make decisive decisions and to step up to take a leadership role. I have watched him work with groups of diverse people who could get caught up with philosophizing how the job should get done. He's naturally taken charge and has gotten everyone to work together to get the job done...

Dear editor: (The following is an open letter to the city council and the council candidates). I have reviewed the city's Strategic Plan and have some concerns. I am supportive of the plan and hope that you will continue to use it when making your decisions. I am available to discuss these concerns and any way that I can help in these efforts...

There were some exciting football games last Saturday in Optimist Football, and once again, a couple Mountain Home teams picked up wins. In the Freshman (9-year-old) Division, C-2 Construction picked up their second straight win of the season, beating Blue Sky Bagels, 22-0. Moxie Java-TCBY lost to Green Zebra, 12-0...

The Mountain Home High School Rodeo Club traveled to Emmett Sept. 22-23 for its first and second rodeos of the 2007-2008 school year. The members of the club this year include seniors Nico Hardman, Randi Ireland, Justin Jarvis, and Cynthia Scholte; juniors Daniel Bideganeta, Sarah Cantrell, Billy Graham, and Corey Hurley, sophomore Zane Palmer; and freshman Emily Bideganeta and Zach Law...

The Mountain Home Tigers beat Columbia and lost to Bishop Kelly last week in boys conference soccer. Tigers 6 Columbia 0 The Tigers hosted Columbia last Tuesday and shut out the Wildcats 6-0 at Eastside Park. Bryan Walsh scored two goals for the Tigers, and Christian Adamson, Daniel Snelgrow, Walter Schmidt and Logan Whitney also scored goals. Daniel Snelgrow had two assists, and Bryan Walsh and Raif Armstrong also had assists...

The Mountain Home High School freshmen football team kept its undefeated season alive last Thursday night, beating Bishop Kelly 34-16. That game improved the team's record to 6-0 in the season. So far the team has played Jerome, Emmett, Middleton, Kuna, Columbia, and the Bishop Kelly Knights...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers picked up their first conference volleyball win of the season when they beat Middleton in five games last Tuesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium. Mtn. Home 3 Middleton 2 The Lady Tigers came through with a conference win over Middleton last week at home...

The Mountain Home Tigers will have to wait for another game to end their losing streak with the Bishop Kelly Knights, but Friday night at Tiger Field the Bishop Kelly magic carried the Knights past Mountain Home, 28-24, for their 10th straight win over the Tigers...

High school junior and senior students and their parents are being warned of financial aid scams where students receive invitations to seminars on financial aid for college attendance from private companies that could wind up costing hundreds of dollars...