Stories from Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The rain finally subsided just 20 minutes before the ceremony started. For the first time in days, the sun broke through a break in the clouds with its light shining on the crowd that gathered at Tiger Stadium on Friday. Perhaps it was a symbol of things to come -- a fresh start and a new beginning after years of hard work. ...

Idaho Patriot Thunder will roll on Sunday, June 5, supporting The Wounded Warrior Project, the Idaho Guard and Reserve Family Support Fund and Mountain Home Air Force Base's Operation Warmheart, all charities focused on military families. This year's event will again start at High Desert Harley Davidson in Meridian at 11 a.m. ...

One of the largest crowds ever -- approximately 400 people -- turned out Monday to pay homage to the nation's honored dead during Memorial Day ceremonies at Mountain View Cemetery. Small American flags placed at the grave of veterans filled the cemetery, waving in the gentle breeze as speakers and organizations praised those veterans who died in combat or served and later passed on...

The Safe Route to School committee will meet Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m. at the Mountain Home Public Library. The committee is working to explore making routes to schools safer, focusing primarily on identifying ways to improve walking routes for children attending East Elementary and Hacker Middle schools...

Roy and Rose Cook will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 4 with a special gathering of friends and family in Hammett. The event will be hosted by their children, Roy Cook and Robin Cameron, and their grandchildren, at 956 S. Humpherys Rd., beginning at 4 p.m...

Dear editor: During trial a prosecutor cross examined an expert witness for the defense. He asked if he agreed with a quote after reading it on the record. The expert answered, "No." The prosecutor replied, "Well, you wrote it! It's in your book!" Not only did the expert not agree with his own researched opinion, but he did not even recognize it. He was discredited...

Dear editor: Just to set the record straight... 1. Charter schools are publicly funded schools (tuition free) and as such are required to follow all of the laws governing public schools. 2. Public charter schools do not choose students; students choose public charter schools because of their unique programs...

Dear editor: The Senior Celebration left a bad taste in my mouth. I thought that the reason for this function was to keep graduates safe and help keep them away from drinking. This function should not be so structured as to prevent a graduate from attending just because they did not get registered by the Friday preceding the event...

May 18 • 03:47 Traffic, I-84 WB MM114• 08:00 Abandoned Vehicle, GV Hwy• 08:01 Abandoned Vehicle, Old Hwy 30/Frontage• 08:20 Animal, Old GV Hwy• 09:35 Motorist Assist• 09:39 Hazard, I-84 EB MM78• 10:29 Suspicious, Old Oregon Trail Rd• 10:45 Assist• 11:57 Suspicious, Hwy 20 MM101• 13:46 Traffic, Hwy 30• 14:46 Traffic, Airbase Rd• 15:24 Motorist Assist, Grand View• 15:28 Motorist assist, Hwy 20 MM109• 15:42 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20 MM107• 16:19 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM121• 16:41 Assist, N11E• 16:46 Harassment, Wright Pl• 17:00 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 18:23 Vehicle Stop, MH Reservoir• 19:34 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM97.5• 20:39 Vehicle Stop, Airbase Rd• 20:43 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 20:50 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 22:20 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 67• 22:20 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM102.5• 23:10 Traffic, I-84 EB MM91. ...

May 25 • 04:39 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM104• 06:10 Assist, I-84 WB MM76• 07:16 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM86• 07:56 Animal, Wright Pl• 08:33 Animal, Reservoir Rd/N18E• 09:15 Medical, E8N• 10:46 Animal, MH• 11:19 Civil, Foster Ave• 13:49 Traffic, Old Hwy 30• 15:14 Abandoned Vehicle, Contrail• 15:24 Hazard, S Main/S18• 16:14 Vehicle Stop, Simco Rd• 16:27 Assault, W6S• 17:20 Hazard, I-84 EB MM108• 18:10 Hazard, Chestnut St• 19:53 Utility, Hammett• 22:54 Collision, Unknown, I-84 EB MM90. ...

Marsha I. MacMillan, 50, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at home on May 27, 2011, after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 4, at the American Legion Hall, Post 26, in Mountain Home. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...