Stories from Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Dominique Ramirez, the man involved in the Jan. 28, 2008, incident where he allegedly stole a Smith & Wesson .44-caliber handgun from Airman Pawn and then used the gun (empty, with the price tag sticking out) to rob the state liquor store in Mountain Home before waiting to be arrested by the Mountain Home Police Department, was arraigned on Monday in district court...

Five wolves have been spotted near the Mountain Home Reservoir recently, according to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Cindy Taverne of Mountain Home spotted the pack on March 27 at about 4 p.m. just past the Mountain Home Reservoir, while she was heading in a northern direction...

Magistrate Court Jamie Allen Barnhart, 29, was found guilty for driving without privileges (8/10/06 case). Barnhart was sentenced to two days in jail, had his drivers license suspended for 180 days and ordered to pay $72 in court costs. Barnhart was found guilty for contempt of court, sentenced to five days (five days suspended) and fined $150 ($150 suspended)...

We encourage citizens to get involved in the process regarding the Alternate Energy Holding, Inc., proposal to move its nuclear power plant idea to Elmore County. There will be plenty of opportunities to do so, and the county will be looking very closely at the proposal...

Dear editor: I read your sincere message several times today. It is the truth. But as in most things in life, there may be more than one truth at the same time. For me the truth that makes the most sense to me, in spite of wanting good things for the youth of our community, is that unless the school board trims to the bone what they propose to do, now or in the future, I just can't vote for it. ...

Dear editor and citizens: I will be voting for the school bond. It is my way of thanking all those before me who voted for school bonds, my grandparents, yours, our parents. They felt, even when money was tight, that money spent on schools was money spent for their children, for me and everyone like me. They were proud of the schools they gave to their children...

Arrests Kevin Duwayne Anderson, 51--telephone use to harass. Donnell Dee Larison, 25--DWP. Ralph Guinn Pritchard, 63--DUI-out of state; transporting liquor open seal. Elizabeth Benavidez, 34--contempt. Thomas Edwin Bergstrom, 50--probation violation...

Dear editor: Those who think we need to stay in Iraq, need to do some time in the trenches themselves. "We." Who is "We?" It's easy to proclaim what "we" should do, from the comfort of the White House, the Congress, from an air conditioned office or a coffee shop. It's even easier, if you've never had to do it, somebody ELSE does...

Lorraine Nelson Stevens, 74, of Twin Falls, formerly of Mountain Home, died March 31, 2008, at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls. Lorraine was born and raised in Dietrich, Idaho, where she graduated from high school. She attended two years at Idaho State College and then married Wayne Stevens on Aug. ...

Edna B. Lewis, 96, of Sedalia, Ohio, formerly of Mountain Home, died Monday, March 31, 2008, at home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 12, at Mountain View Cemetery at 10 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Edna was born Jan. 13, 1912, in Manchester, Tenn., a daughter of Ernest Doan and Maude (Baker) Wilson. She attended the Sedalia Church Of Christ In Christian Union and also the Good Faith Church in Mountain Home. She is survived by: her stepson: Jack, and his wife, Shirley Lewis, of Yuma, Ariz.; sisters Grace Young of Lebanon, Ohio, Esther Scott of Georgetown, Kent., Mary Cowan, with whom she resided, of Sedalia, Ohio; a brother, Paul Wilson of Cincinnati, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Lewis, whom she married in 1961. He died in 1984. She also was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Ohio funeral services were held at the Sedalia Church Of Christ In Christian Union on April 2.

Rose Mabel Thorpe, 83, of Mountain Home, formerly of Jerome, died April 6, 2008, with her family at her side. Services will be held on Thursday, April 10, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel with a viewing beginning at noon and funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Gordon H. Russell, 84, of Mountain Home, died at home on Friday, April 4, 2008. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 9, from 4-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 10, at 11 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Robert Stanley Gayhart, 60, died March 14, 2008 after a battle with cancer. Graveside services were held March 18 at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Bob lived in Hammett with his wife of 38 years, Jeanette, and co-owned and operated Bob Gayhart Heating LLC, as well as raising Gaited Spotted Saddle Horses...

Darlene M. Ramsey, 80, of Mountain Home, died of a heart attack on April 1, 2008, at a Boise hospital. A graveside service was held on Monday, April 7, at the Bruneau Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Arleen Elizabeth Powell, 73, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, April 3, 2008, at a local hospital. No services are planned at this time. Arleen was born on Nov. 5, 1934, in Lincoln, Neb., the daughter of Chester and Helma Erickson. She grew up in Sherwood, Ore., and lived in the Portland area until the mid-1980s...

This week the Mountain Man Wrestling Club traveled to Boise High School for the Arrowrock Wrestling Tournament. Three competitors finished in the top three of their divisions in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle events. Cadet Ryan Goldsby captured a silver medal in both styles...

The Mountain Home Tiger boys finished fourth at an SIC 4A golf tournament at the Emmett City Golf Course last week. Bishop Kelly won the event, shooting a 159 team total, besting the host Huskies by seven shots. Columbia came in third with a 188 total, while Mountain Home shot a 198...

The U16 Boys of Mountain Home Youth Soccer remain undefeated after a 6-0 shutout of Middleton at East Side Park on Saturday. Austin Clark led the scoring attack with a three-goal hat trick, assisted by Alex Martinez and Tony Crownhart on the scoring drives. Eloy Guadarrama, with an assist from Chito Brito, powered in two additional goals, with Tony Crownhart sending the final tally into the back of the net for the Tigers...

The Mountain Home Tigers boys tennis team picked up their first win last Tuesday at Emmett, and both the boys and girls had some good matches in a busy week of tennis. Tiger Boys 6 Emmett 1 Tiger Girls 2 Emmett 5 Mountain Home won all three boys singles matches and both boys doubles matches last Tuesday at Emmett. Ricky Guadarrama won the #1 singles, 6-0, 6-1. Andrew Martin took the #2 match, 6-2, 6-2, and Chris Oswald won the #3 singles, 6-1, 6-1...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers continued their march through Southern Idaho Conference 4A softball opponents, beating Bishop Kelly and Emmett last week to improve to 6-0 in conference play. Mtn. Home 10 Bishop Kelly 1 Mountain Home jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning and put it out of reach with a five-run fourth as the Lady Tigers won their seventh straight ballgame, beating Bishop Kelly 10-1...

The Mountain Home Tigers had a good week of baseball, taking three of four games they played last week. Tigers 7, 10 Buhl 3, 0 The Mountain Home Tigers came through with some good defense Tuesday as they took two games from the visiting Buhl Indians...

Mountain Home did well in a home track meet Friday at Tiger Field, as the boys tied for first and the girls finished second at the four-team track meet. For the Mountain Home girls, it was their first time not winning a meet, as they finished a close second behind Bishop Kelly. The Lady Knights won it with 90 points, Mountain Home had 86, Emmett was third with 85.5, and Columbia had 10.5 points...

Fourteen members of the Mountain Home High School Talkin' Tigers Speech and Debate team, headed by captains Eli Holland and Ali Howe, qualified to compete at the state speech tournament following last Saturday's district speech tournament at Bishop Kelly High School...

The Mountain Home School District's annual Kindergarten Readiness Fair and school pre-registration for all incoming kindergarten students will be held at each elementary school in the district April 22 from 5-7 p.m. Parents should go to the school their child will attend...

In order to provide the quickest response and better service to the local community and surrounding area, LifeFlight will be building a new hangar at the Mountain Home Airport. The hangar, located near hangar row on the northeast taxiway, will include a holding area to keep the helicopter out of inclement weather, a mechanics' office, a pilots' office, a day room, two crew offices and a concrete launching pad...

Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc., has abandoned its plan to build a nuclear power plant near Bruneau and is now seeking approval to construct the facility along the Snake River in Elmore County. The move was made for a number of reasons, including the discovery of a fault line on the Bruneau property as part of the company's evaluation of the site...

Dear editor: About the gun issue: Five years ago, My daughter and I took a vacation to London. While on a subway train we were met by a Scotsman who made a remark about American's and their right to bear arms. I don't remember his exact words, but I remember my defensive remarks was, "That, sir, is to make sure that nobody marches us off to some darn death camp." After a moment of silence and quit contemplation, the Scotsman replied, "Well missy, I can't argue with that." Theresa Constantineau

Mountain Home School District Superintendent Tim McMurtrey knows $37 million is a lot to ask voters on April 29, but his reason for doing so is simple. "This is what we need. We're not building it because it's pretty and would be nice to have," McMurtrey said of the school board's plan to complete Phase II of turning the junior high in to a high school...