Stories from Wednesday, January 2, 2008

The temporary Elk's Lodge building in Mountain Home, sitting adjacent to the site of the main lodge destroyed by fire in September, was heavily damaged Wednesday morning by its own fire. Fire crews were called out just after 11 a.m. and arrived to find smoke billowing from the building, a converted double-wide trailer...

Charles Alexander Finlayson, 72 of Mountain Home, died on Sunday, December 30, 2007 at a local hospital. A Viewing will be held from 4:00PM to 6:00PM on Thursday, January 3, 2007 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30AM on Friday, January 4, 2007 at the Grace Lutheran Church, located at 2422 American Legion Blvd in Mountain Home and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. ...

Stacey A. Murphy, 29, had a charge of battery-domestic violence, stemming from a 6/18/07 case, dismissed by the prosecutor. Jamie M. Barney, 25, was found guilty for an amended charge of driving without privileges, (9/3/07 case). The charge was amended to failure to purchase and holding an invalid drivers license...

Dear editor: So this is Christmas...the Christmas that my family and I learned the true meaning behind the holiday. Without all the names and faces to be able to thank personally, we want to share their story, which is part of ours and thank our community, here in Mountain Home...

They're called Digital Natives -- the current generation of youngsters who have grown up in a world that has always had computers and the internet. They text-message on their phones and have developed their own "shortcuts" for words and phrases that leave the rest of us wondering if they're speaking the same language...

Karen A. Stanek-Kirchhofer, 52, of Mountain Home, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at a local hospital. A viewing and rosery were held Thursday, Dec.27, and her funeral mass was held Friday, Dec. 28, at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Matthew Whitworth, of Bruneau, has successfully completed California Highway Patrol (CHP) cadet training, and has been assigned to duty at the CHP's Altadena Area office. Whitworth is a graduate of Rimrock Jr./Sr. High School in Grand View. He also studied history at Boise State University. He was employed by Costeo Wholesale, prior to joining the CHP...

Members of the American Legion Auxiliary brought cheer to veterans at the Cedar Crest assisted living center over the Christmas holiday, delivering a number of gifts to the vets. Refreshments were provided to all the residents.

A very young Mountain Home School District "First Lego League" team recently brought home a first-place trophy from a competition held in Pocatello. It was only the second year that a team from Mountain Home has been involved with First Lego League (FLL)...

The Mountain Home Tigers dropped a conference boys basketball game at Kuna, and split their two games at the Baker Holiday Tournament. Kuna 56 Tigers 48 The Mountain Home Tigers fell behind in the second half and came up short last week as they lost to the Kuna Kavemen 56-48 at Kuna...

It was a rough week for the Mountain Home Tiger boys junior varsity basketball team, who came up empty three times last week. Kuna JV 56 Tigers JV 42 The Mountain Home Tigers junior varsity boys basketball team faced a hot-shooting Kuna JV last week in Kuna, and lost to the Kavemen 56-42...

Arrests Robert Kelly Lafayette Carter, 18--contempt-criminal (2x). James O'Keith Mason, 23--parole violation. Tiffany Kay Clark, 36--DUI. Ken Ray Fincham-Mastutomi, 33--domestic battery. Ector Davis Lopez, 35--FTA/FTP. Leroy Wayne Backham, Jr., 32--DUI; driving without privileges...

The Mountain Home Historical Museum will be showcasing quilts throughout January in honor of pioneers that utilized each piece of cloth over and over. The pioneer women on the Oregon Trail made quilts for bedding, packing, warmth and comfort. The various heirloom Patchwork, Friendship, Crazy, Charm and Chintz Appliqué quilting patterns "offers us treasured family history," noted museum Director Nancy Marshall...