Stories from Wednesday, October 17, 2007

A special seminar on Internet Safety, designed for both parents and children, will be held at the Mountain Home Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. Anna Warns, the youth service advisor from Ada Community Library, and a member of SPLAT, the Special Projects Library Action Team, will be the guest speaker. ...

The Oktoberfest fundraiser, organized by members of the Mountain Home Elks Lodge, was a resounding success. The event was designed to raise funds for repairing the lodge due to the recent fire that left the building gutted. The Oktoberfest theme featured beer and bratwurst served by the members of the lodge and popular German music playing throughout the event...

The Mountain Home Fire Department, opened its doors to the public last Thursday for a night of fun and education about fire safety. Children and their families were lined up all the way down Jackson Street. For the event, the Fire Department received assistance from DARE, members of the Citizens on Patrol program, and the Mountain Home Police Department. Sparky the Fire Dog, a fire safety mascot, met each of the children...

The annual Household Hazardous Waste Clean-up Day will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23, from noon to 7 p.m., at the Mountain Home Parks and Recreation Department office, 795 S. 5th West St. The free service to help dispose of household hazardous waste is offered by US Ecology of Idaho, the City of Mountain Home, and Allied Waste Service...

Eight people were arrested following a raid on a home in the 600 block of Brookside Court last Tuesday evening. The Mountain Home Police Department Special Investigations Unit and Special Response Team executed a narcotics search warrant on the home following a 4 month investigation by the SIU on allegations of distribution and selling of illegal narcotics from the residence...

Bill and Mitzi Magee have donated $1,000 to the Elmore County Sheriff's Office K-9 program to help offset the cost of three K-9 Heat Alarm Pro's for the county's three K-9 vehicles. Mitzi Magee had heard a tragic story of a police officer that had lost his K-9 partner when the patrol vehicle's air-conditioning unit quit working while the officer was out on a call...

The Mountain Home Police Department is planning on retiring its long-time police dog, Bonzai. Bonzai, a 10-year-old German shepherd, has served the city for the last 8 years. Typically, canine police officers usually serve only 3 to 5 years). Bonzai was certified through the Idaho Police Officer Standards Training (POST) Academy in December of 1999...

Arrests Michael Dean Shoe, 45 -- domestic battery. Lisa Ann Blackett, 37 -- domestic battery. Alan Wade Wilson, 45 -- DUI. Joseph Wyatt Aquiso, 22 -- reckless driving. Tamara Louise Warren, 45 -- warrant. Anthony Rudy Galindo, 18 -- warrant. Shauna Lee Gomes, 25 -- warrant, solicit without a license...

Dear editor: Geoff Schroeder is a friend, but my admiration for him extends far beyond my personal connections to him. Though his work, when I first met him and for years afterward, was recruiting for the National Guard, his involvement and fascination with this community and its issues was always just as profound a focus for him...

Dear editor: I have known Russ Anderson for close to 30 years now. I admit that I didn't know him very well at first, but I've come to know him as a really great guy since that time. In 1980, Russ married Lisa, the daughter of my very good friends, retired Judge Earl Whitman and his wife, Betty. ...

Dear editor: I am supporting Tom Rist for mayor. Tom has worked hard to make Mountain Home a better place. You can see by the pictures over the years in the Mountain Home News of Tom out digging holes for new trees, cutting weeds and getting his hands dirty, all for the betterment of the city...

Dear editor: My name is Dominique Ramirez and I am going to turn 18 in a couple of weeks. This means I will be able to vote for the first time in my life. I am very excited about it. I have watched my parents and other adults around me as they talk about and make decisions who to vote for or how to vote on a bond issue. I have always had an opinion and finally I get a chance to give it. It feels great...

Dear editor: We have an excellent slate of candidates for city council this year but my support is for Geoff Schroeder. He has been a resident of Mountain Home for a number of years, is retired from the Idaho National Guard and is presently working at Mountain Home High School...

Dear editor: I have known Tom Rist for 30 years and personally know him to be a man of honesty, integrity and hard work ethics. He is open minded and very willing to listen to all sides of an issue and capable of changing direction if he hears compelling and supportive information...

Dear editor: Mayor McNeal has proven and shown his leadership and proper direction for the city of Mountain Home. Our city, under his administration, has made more progress in the past four years by gaining job opportunities, improving neighbors and having citizen recommendation and input in city government. ...

Dear editor: When I was asked if I wanted to write a support letter for Mitch Prouty, I was asked what I most admired about him. I said he was accurate. When pressed what I meant, here is what I came up with in the meaning. When Mitch says something he is very articulate in expressing what he means. ...

Somehow, you get the feeling that as soon as politicians cross the beltway surrounding Washington, D.C., that their IQs drop by at least 50 points. And for some of these guys that could put them in negative numbers. It isn't often that we support President George Bush, but he was 100 percent correct in objecting to a vote in Congress last week that could lead to a resolution condemning Turkey for a case of genocide that is almost 100 years old...

Dear editor: I just wanted to write this letter to express my feelings to the person who broke into my father's house in Glenns Ferry and stole a large sum of money. While my father and I should be grieving the death of my mother, we have to worry about how my father will live.

John D. Bermensolo, 86, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, at a local care center. Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 12, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

David Gene Bostic, 41, of Meridian, formerly of Glenns Ferry, died Oct. 11, 2007 at home with his family by his side, after a battle with cancer. Services were held Monday, Oct. 15, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Grace Louise Tingstrom, 68, of King Hill, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, at her home. A "Remembrance of Her Life" will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry.

Christopher "Chris" John Knights, 49, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, at a Boise care center. A memorial graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

James Albert "Old Shoe" Schumacher, 84, of Mountain Home died Friday Oct. 5, 2007, with his family by his side, following a short battle with cancer. Catholic graveside services were held Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Cloverdale Memorial Park in Boise, under the direction of Cloverdale Funeral Home, Father Eugene of Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church was the celebrant for the services...

James "Jim" Leroy Marsing Jr., 34, of Glenns Ferry, died Oct. 12, 2007, with his family at his side. The family will hold a private ceremony at a later date. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Jolita Romero Du, 55 ,of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, at Boise hospital following a battle with heart disease. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

The Mountain Home Tigers scored on their first seven possession of the first half to build up a 48-0 lead on their way to a 62-20 football win over the Skyview Hawks Friday night at Skyview. The Tigers received the opening kickoff and started their first series on their own 28 yard-line. On the first play, Tallon Pauley rambled his way 72 yards for a touchdown, and just 14 seconds into the game, the Tigers led, 6-0...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers picked up their second conference volleyball win of the season last week, beating Columbia in five games. They closed out their regular season schedule with a loss at home against Skyview. Lady Tigers 3 Columbia 2 Mountain Home led early in game one before dropping behind...

The Mountain Home Tigers played some of their best soccer at the District III 4A Boys Soccer Tournament, but saw their season end after three tough games. Bishop Kelly 1 Mtn. Home 1 The Tigers opened the District Tourney against Bishop Kelly, and battled them even through regulation and overtime, tied at 1-1...

A successful soccer season for the Mountain Home Lady Tigers came to a premature end at the District III 4A Girls Soccer Tournament at Kuna last week. The Lady Tigers went out of the tourney in three games. Middleton 3 Lady Tigers 3 The fourth-seeded Lady Tigers opened against number five seed, Middleton last Monday, and battled to a 3-3 tie through regulation and overtime, setting up a shootout. Middleton won the shootout, 4-3, to advance in the winners bracket...

The Mountain Home Tiger cross country team finished third in the girls competition and fourth in the boys competition at last Thursday's Mountain Home Invitational cross country meet at the Desert Canyon Golf Course. Mountain View ran away with both the girls and boys races...

Arrests Michael Dean Shoe, 45 -- domestic battery. Lisa Ann Blackett, 37 -- domestic battery. Alan Wade Wilson, 45 -- DUI. Joseph Wyatt Aquiso, 22 -- reckless driving. Tamara Louise Warren, 45 -- warrant. Anthony Rudy Galindo, 18 -- warrant. Shauna Lee Gomes, 25 -- warrant, solicit without a license...