Stories from Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Magistrate Court Jeramiah L. Whiffen, 24, was found guilty for the use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, (7/24/05 case). Whiffen was sentenced to 15 days in jail (13 days suspended), placed on 12 months probation and 5 days electronic monitor and fined $300 ($150 suspended) plus $147.50 in court costs...

Arrests Louis Joseph Anca, 22--supply alcohol to a minor. Bradd Derron Barcus, 38--DUI; failure to purchase drivers license. Ashley Marie Peters, 19--warrant. Brandon Jacob Raber, 21--indecent exposure. Christopher Allen Lamm, 22--DUI. Benjamin Michael Downen, 19--DUI...

Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Tonya Gaul of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their daughter, AmberLee Dawn Enger (Kitty), to Thomas Jacob O'Brien (Jake), son of Kevin and Regina O'Brien of Kansas City, Mo. The handfasting ceremony is planned for Feb. 17, 2008.

Bonnie A. Howell, 55, of Mountain Home, died Jan. 10, 2008. A viewing was held on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A celebration of her life will be held today, Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 2:30 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with burial at Mountain View Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Hampton Inn...

Addean Lillian (Garner) Collins, 73, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at a Boise care center. A viewing and funeral services were held on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery...

Thomas E. Womack, 56, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at a local hospital. Private family services were held on Friday, Jan. 11, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Thomas was born on Dec. 22, 1951, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph F. Womack, Sr., and Margaret (Gough) Womack...

Leo M. Pettit, 69, formerly of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, in a care center in Las Vegas, Nev. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

William "Billy" Leonard Day, 58, of Mountain Home, died Jan. 13, 2008. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. at Amazing Grace Church, 6635 Airbase Road. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

L. Joy Hines, 86, formerly of Mountain Home, died of natural causes in Spokane, Wash., on Jan. 14, 2008. Memorial services will be held at a later date. She was born on July 19, 1922, in Seattle, Wash., to J. Gordon and M. Florence Bennett, while her father was serving there in the Navy. She returned home to Mountain Home at the age of two and was raised here, graduating from Mountain Home High School in 1940...

Dear reader, Yep, I foolishly bought into the polls last week, which unanimously predicted that McCain & Obama would be victorious in New Hampshire. And as for Hillary getting beaten? "It's not a matter of 'if'," was the common refrain of pundits everywhere, "but a matter of 'by how much.'"...

Monday's meeting of the Mountain Home City Council featured a changing of the guard at city hall with the official swearing in of new Mayor Tom Rist and new city councilmen Geoff Schroeder and Russ Anderson. The meeting also marked the final day of the tenures for Councilman Mark Russell and Mayor Joe B. McNeal...

Dear editor: I considered your snide remark about Hillary Clinton in last week's Notebook as beneath the intelligence of a newspaper editor! Perhaps you need to do more research. Rosemary Hopkins

Strange headline, right? But it's true. Let's recap the race for president so far: The polls said Clinton would win Iowa easily. She lost. The polls said Obama would win New Hampshire easily. He lost. So much for the polls. I love politics. It's like watching a steeplechase horse race in slow motion. You can't wait to see who's going to get caught up in the hedges and go sprawling across the track...

The Mountain Home Tigers came away with a split of two-point conference ball games, winning at Bishop Kelly, and losing a heartbreaker at home to Emmett. Mtn. Home 50 Bishop Kelly 48 The Mountain Home Tigers battled back to a half-time tie, and took the lead in the third quarter on their way to a 50-48 win over the Bishop Kelly Knights in conference boys basketball at Bishop Kelly Thursday night...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers picked up conference wins over Kuna and Columbia last week, but lost at Jerome in non-conference play. Mtn. Home 41 Kuna 22 Mountain Home struggled early, but gradually pulled away for a 41-22 conference girls basketball win at Kuna last Tuesday night...

The 2008 Mountain Home Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Baseball League is starting soon. Sign ups will be held at Moxie Java from 6-8 p.m. on Jan. 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 29 and 31. Those interested may also sign up Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Farmers Insurance...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers JV squad dropped road games at Kuna and Jerome, and beat Columbia at home. Kuna 38 Mtn. Home 28 A fourth quarter rally came up short, as Mountain Home fell to Kuna, 38-28 Tuesday night in conference girls JV basketball at Kuna...

The Mountain Home Tigers swept dual wrestling matches from Borah and Emmett Thursday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home. Tigers 64 Borah 11 Mountain Home won 11 of 14 matches against the Lions Thursday night as they downed Borah 64-11...

The Mountain Home Tiger junior varsity boys picked up conference wins over Bishop Kelly and Emmett last week. Mtn. Home 51 Bishop Kelly 39 The Mountain Home Tigers boys JV shot out to the lead in the first quarter and went on to beat the Bishop Kelly JV 51-39 Thursday night at Bishop Kelly. Mountain Home led 26-18 at the half, and built up a 35-22 lead through three quarters. Their biggest lead was 16 points, and they went on to win 51-39...

Registrations are opening now for the 2008 Mountain Man Wrestling Club program. Registration will be held at the Mountain Home High School gymnasium foyer today, Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. For those who can't register then a make-up registration date will be held at same time on Jan. 23...

The Mountain Home Community Black History Committee will be celebrating its 19th Anniversary this year, and is again sponsoring a 2008 Poster/Art and Essay contest as part of its educational program, held in conjunction with the upcoming Black History Banquet...

Mountain Home Elks Lodge #2276 held its annual Hoop Shoot Competition this past weekend, Jan. 12. "It was a wonderful turnout this year with a great group of spectators supporting the individual school winners" said Hoop Shoot Chairman Larry Fincher...