Stories from Monday, January 24, 2011

Judy "Lefty" M. Crain, 65, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Per her request, no services will be held. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Judy was born on March 6, 1945, in Gooding, the daughter of Ralph and Claira (Snyder) Clark. She was raised in Glenns Ferry, and graduated from Glenns Ferry High School. She also attended one year at Boise State University, then known as Boise Junior College...

Jamie Burroughs, 22, of Mountain Home, died on Jan. 22, 2011, in an automobile crash. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Idaho's 2010 utilized apple production is estimated at 60 million pounds, up 33 percent from 2009, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Apple value of utilized production is estimated at $11.8 million, up 20 percent from 2009, but down 31 percent from 2008. ...

Commercial red meat production at Idaho packing plants for December 2010 totaled 16.1 million pounds, down 12 percent from December of last year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Accumulated red meat production for the January- December 2010 period totaled 205.3 million pounds, down 10 percent from the comparable period a year earlier...

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Idaho from feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head on January 1, 2011 totaled 240,000 head, up 12 percent from the previous year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. ...

Residents of Idaho can ring in the New Year by receiving 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January 2011. By becoming a member of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, you will receive two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two Washington hawthorns, two American redbuds and two goldenraintrees...

Tana (Larson) Pedone, 29, of Clear Water, Fla., formerly of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. A memorial service will be held at St. James Episcopal Church at a later date. Date and time to be announced.

Ryker Longhurst, 9-month-old son of Albert and Gina Longhurst of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Emma M. Elston, 84, of Nampa, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at a Nampa care center. A viewing will be held from 4-6 p.,. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A private family graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery at a later date...

Lee Ann "Annie" Hall, 66, of Mountain Home, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 31, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Marlene Joyce McCoy, 68, of Mountain Home and Featherville, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at a local hospital. A viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Antonio "Tony" Andres Aquiso, 88, of Oreana, passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at a Boise hospital. A rosary was held Friday, Jan. 21, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home and a funeral mass was held on Saturday, Jan. 22, at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Oreana. Burial followed with...