Stories from Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Elmore Medical Center launched a new volunteer program on Friday, Dec. 12. the Emergency Room Angels. The "angels" serve as a communication liaison between the families of Emergency Department patients and the ER staff. EMC Volunteer Coordinator Mary Jo Caranto and volunteers Jeanna Still, Dixie Mills and Katie Davis were on hand for the official program kickoff...

Five of the 13 Mountain Home High School drama students who competed at the Idaho State Drama Tournament came away with medals last weekend. Earning medals were: Spencer Smith--1st place, Solo Pantomime. Spencer Smith--2nd place, Original Humorous. Bridget Sinerius--2nd place, Solo Serious...

Ralph and Karen Jensen of Blackfoot have announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Kayla Jensen, to James Groat, son of Jeff and Kristine Groat of Mountain Home. The groom to be is a 2001 graduate of Mountain Home High School and has graduated from the welding program at Boise State University. He is currently serving in the United States Army and is stationed in Vilsek, Germany...

Walter Herrmann Yarbrough, 96, of Grand View, died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise. Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Knight Community Church in Grand View. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery, Grand View, with a reception afterwards at the Rimrock Senior Center in Grand View. Arrangements were by Summers Funeral Home, Boise Chapel...

Bailey Delbert King, 76, of Mountain Home, died at his home on Dec. 10, 2008. Memorial services were held Saturday, Dec. 13, at Rost Funeral Home in Mountain Home,. Bailey Delbert King was born July 17, 1932, in Coffeyville, Kan., to Bailey Louis King and Violet May Cobb...

Gloria V. Yrazabal Sillonis, 89, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at a local hospital. On Thursday, Dec. 18, a viewing will be held at 4 p.m. and a rosary will be held at 7 p.m., both at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, 500 N. 18th East St., in Mountain Home. The funeral mass will be held Friday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 115 N. 4th East St., in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Elaine C. Robinson, 75, of Mountain Home, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at a local care center in Mountain Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Adam Guy Lingle, 16, of Grand View, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in an automobile accident in Owyhee County. Services will be held on Friday, Dec. 19, with a viewing from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and funeral services at 2 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Lucille E. Bledsoe, 83, of Hammett, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, at a local care center. Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 23, with a viewing from 9-10:45 a.m., followed by funeral services at 11 a.m., both at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry...

Colt and Nicole Barnett have announced the birth of a girl, Meadoe-MiKall Mae Barnett, on Nov. 28, 2008 at St. Luke's hospital in Meridian. Meadoe-MiKall weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz. and was 20. 25 inches long at birth. Paternal grandparents are Tamara and Danny Barnett of Bakersfield, Calif., and her maternal grandparent is Janet Chriske of Mountain Home. He great-grandmother is Veva Gerguson...

Brook Wells and Bobbie Cornford have announced the birth of a son, Conner Wells, on Dec. 8, 2008, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Conner weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 20 inches long at birth. Paternal grandparents are Wally and Terrie Cornford of Mountain Home and maternal grandparents are Clay and Toni Bonvillain of Meridian and Garrett Wells of Jerome...

High school students at Rimrock Jr./Sr. High School are taking some important steps toward planning their future after high school. Twenty-six Rimrock students recently took the PSAT at Mountain Home High School, which is a significant increase over last year's participation. ...

MHHS Encore Co. is producing "The Nutcracker" Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. on the high school gym stage. There is also a matinee performance Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. All seats are $2 at the door. The Christmas classic recounts the legend of the Nutcracker brought to life and a prince under the wicked enchantment of the Mouse King. Clara joins him in a series of adventures in strange lands as he seeks to regain his throne...

The Mountain Home Tiger wrestling team finished the Buck's Bag Boise Duals meet with two wins and four losses. In the points race, based on points scored in their six matches, the Tigers finished 18 out of 24 teams with 190 points. The Tigers opened on Friday against Caldwell, and lost a close match to the Cougars. They then faced Centennial and lost to the Patriots 52-20. Their final match on Friday was against Capital, and they lost a close match to the Eagles, 39-30...

The Idaho Statesman announced its 33rd annual All-State Football selections Sunday and six Mountain Home Tiger football players won honors. The awards are based on votes from the state's football coaches. Tom Hennessey, Ethan Standlee and Jake Lewis earned First Team All-State. All three are juniors...

A poor second half effort by Mountain Home led to a 67-41 non-conference boys basketball loss to the Jerome Tigers at Jerome last Tuesday. Jerome shot out to a 5-0 lead but Mountain Home battled back to take their first lead, 13-12, on a trey by Chris Maholick. The lead went back and fourth with Mountain Home up 23-21 after a quarter...

The Mountain Home Tigers JV boys basketball team lost a tough, close 50-41 contest to the Jerome JV at Jerome last Tuesday night. Jerome shot out to a 6-0 lead and Mountain Home was forced to play catch-up all night long. Mountain Home got within three points a couple times in the first quarter but trailed 15-8 after a quarter...

Mountain Home had four wrestlers in the championship matches and had eight wrestlers place in the second annual Gary Miles Invitational JV wrestling Tournament in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium Saturday. Erwin Ruiz finished second at 125 pounds, Zach Pomerantz took second at 130, Austin Clark came in second at 140 and Luis Ibarra was second at 189 pounds...

The Mountain Home Junior High School ninth-grade Tigers split their two games this past week, beating Skyview and losing to Bishop Kelly. In the Skyview game the team jump out early using a fast break offense to grab a 13-8 lead after the first quarter...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers JV basketball squad saw two games get away from them last week in close conference losses to Nampa and Kuna. Nampa 32 Mtn. Home 27 (OT) The Lady Tigers went scoreless in overtime Tuesday night as Nampa came back to beat Mountain Home 32-27 in conference JV basketball in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers sophomores girls basketball team picked up conference wins last week. Mtn. Home 33 Nampa 27 Mountain Home managed just eight points in the second half, but held off the Nampa sophomores for a 33-27 girls basketball win in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium last Tuesday night...

The Mountain Home Tigers sophomore boys basketball team picked up their first win of the young season, downing the Jerome sophomores 47-35 last Tuesday night at Jerome. Ricky Castillo hit a trey at the 5:00 mark of the first quarter that put Mountain Home ahead 5-4 and they would never trail the rest of the game...

Authorities are currently asking for the public's help in locating a Mountain Home woman, Tammi Priest, who has been missing since Saturday. No foul play is suspected at this time, according to Det. Clint Andrus of the Elmore County Sheriff's Office...

The Elmore County Sheriff's Office made four arrests when they executed a Narcotic's Search Warrant at 595 W. 5th North St., apartment #9, in Mountain Home, on Dec. 12. Detectives had received information concerning suspicious activity at the apartment for the last two months...

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