Stories from Wednesday, November 7, 2007

(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.). ...

Arrests Wayne Alan Mchamar, 21 -- contributing alcohol to a minor. Anthony Christopher Lopez, 21 -- resist and obstruct. Efren Saucedo Martinez, 19 -- driving while suspended, bench warrant. Dean Wesley Padgett, 19 -- DUI. David James Schick, 18 -- aggravated assault...

Ashley Anne Culp, 18, the granddaughter of Mountain Home City Hall receptionist Pam Culp, and her husband, Nelson, was killed in Boise last week, Oct. 30, following an accidental shooting. Boise Police arrested Ernest J. Sullivan, 21, of Boise, and charged him with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting inside a home in the 5200 block of Morris Hill Rd...

Lorrie Elmer Mecham, 67, of Mountain Home, was arrested Aug. 24 by Mountain Home police on a charge of possession of child pornography. Mecham's arrest was revealed in a KTVB newscast Monday night. Sgt. Rick Viola, public relations specialist for the Mountain Home Police, told the Mountain Home News that the arrest had not been announced then largely because authorities were focusing on an unrelated alleged child abduction case at the time...

by Kylie Ray Special to the News For the fourth time in the past five years, the 2007 Mountain Home High School yearbook, The Prophet, garnered the highest award at the state journalism conference, earning Best of Show. The yearbook is judged for its quality of writing, design, theme development, photography, and adherence to journalism style...

Dear editor: I was interested in the editorial you wrote recently. I just recently finished an amazing documentary, (NBC's "An American Adventure: SPACE") and have been prone to study much on this very same subject. The things I learned were insightful and amazing. ...

Dear editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters of Mountain Home that supported me during the city council election. I greatly appreciate and thank the individuals that have taken the time to listen, offer their advice, posted or offered to post signs, and those that took time to write letters of character...

Dear editor: I have been walking around this town now for about 9 or 10 years and I have noticed some things which I would like to bring to the attention of our citizens. I do not wish to criticize but more to challenge the good people of our fine community to make it a better place to live...

Dear editor: Imagine if you will that you are entering a school program designed to honor one of the most sacred of holidays, that of Christmas. It surprises you at first because no one is wishing any other one Merry Christmas, no one is smiling with the joy of the season and for sure, no one is mentioning the reason we celebrate this wonderful time, namely the birth of Jesus Christ who entered this world on this very special night for a very special reason...

Dear editor: 'Tis the Season for gift-giving, good cheer, deceit and intrigue at our holiday bazaars. What? Deceit and intrigue at holiday bazaars? Who ever heard of that? Especially when it involves a church bazaar? I was and still am very disappointed in those who were involved with the bazaar at Hacker Middle on Saturday, Nov. ...

Ronald E Heffner, 69, formerly of Glenns Ferry died peacefully in his home in Boise on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. Funeral mass was held Friday, Nov. 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise with burial following at Morris Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were by Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel...

Timothy Edward Niedling, 72 of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise. Memorial Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Timothy was born on July 22, 1935, in Hillman, Mich., to Carl and Emily Niedling. He was the youngest of six children. He graduated from Hillman High School in 1953...

James "Jim" Bussell King, Jr., 93, formerly of Mountain Home, died Nov. 1, 2007, at the home of his son in Tacoma, Wash. Funeral Services were held Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mountain Home Stake Center. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery...

Marjorie Evans, 88, formerly of Mountain Home, died at a Boise care center Nov. 5, 2007. Memorial services will be held Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Congregational Church in Mountain Home, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Arrangements are through Chapel of the Chimes in Meridian...

Ashley Anne Culp, 18, died Oct. 31, 2007, at a Boise hospital with family by her side. Funeral services were held Saturday Nov. 3, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Ashley was born Jan. 31, 1989. "She was a sweet, vibrant, funny child who always had a smile on her face and brought an extreme amount of joy to her family," her family said. ...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers open their 2007-2008 girls basketball season Friday night at home against Timberline. Brent Keener takes over the Mountain Home girls varsity program this year, moving over after coaching the boys JV team for a number of years. Keener indicated they had 53 girls turn out for girls basketball from grades nine through 12...

The final league games for Mountain Home Youth Soccer competitive teams were played on Saturday, with the U14 Boys posting the only win on the day. "This was the best team game of the year for us," Coach Rob Daniels said. "I would especially like to commend our defense that allowed only two shots on goal the whole game."...

The Elmore County Girls Fastpitch league will meet Nov. 12 at TCBY beginning at 7 p.m. The group will be holding elections and informing people about the 2008 season. The league is a fast-pitch softball league for girls ages 8-14. For more information contact Shawna Draper at 587-3294...

Optimus Prime, Nemo, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Captain America, were among the many costumes worn during the Halloween Carnival at Hacker on Halloween Night. The carnival was open to all children ages 0 to 14 years old. The carnival included 20 game booths, face painting and a costume contest...

Long-time city councilman Tom Rist edged incumbent mayor Joe B. McNeal in city elections where the results weren't released until nearly 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. Geoff Schroeder and Russ Anderson won election to the two open city council positions. When the final returns were in, Rist had garnered 1,368 votes to McNeal's 1,050, in balloting that was considered to be unusually heavy for a "pure" city election in which no other measures or races were on the ballot...

Local artist Marcus Mashburn has presented the Mountain Home Historical Society and Museum with a copy of his limited edition painting, Welcome Home. The painting, part of a series of historical works of the area done by Mashburn, featured a scene of 1957 Main Street in Mountain Home...