Stories from Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Knitting together the yarn of several city sites draped in handmade clothing and other coverings turned up the story of an international "guerrilla art" project. People driving by the statues in Triangle Park, or the clock in Railroad Park, or the gazebo at the visitor's center, saw the objects covered in yarn creations -- all part of International Yarn Day and Knit in Public Day...

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality recently announced the award of a $2,500,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the city of Mountain Home. The funding will be used for improvements to transmission pipelines to increase system reliability and mitigate high pressure events...

Nicole Tippets of Boise, daughter of Jerry and Karen Tippets of Mountain Home, was united in marriage on April 16, 2011, to Kelly Kilgore of Boise, son of Lita Weidner of Meridian. The ceremony was held at Christ Chapel, the small white chapel next to the BSU Stadium, with Pastor Howard Jones of The Church of Christ officiating...

Robert and Lisa Woodruff of Mountain Home have announced the engagement of their son, Matthew David Fredericksen of Crestview, Fla., to Lisa Tharp, of Crestview, daughter of Kathy Eakin and the late Arthur Eakin of Bainbridge, Ga. Their wedding is planned for Aug. 6, 2011, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., with a reception to follow...

Maj. Joseph John Granistosky Jr. of Jerome, Pa., and Stacy Renee Granistosky of Oak Island, N.C., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Sara Marie Granistosky of Mountain Home, to Kevin Jeremy Curl, son of Kevin James and Diana Darlene Curl of Mountain Home...

John and Laurice Bentz will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a "drop in" reception, hosted by their children, on Sunday, June 26, from 2-5 p.m. at the Bentz home at 1310 Amber Drive in Mountain Home. The event is open to all friends and family...

Paul Zatica, the son of Basque immigrants who turned a neighborhood grocery store into a regional chain built on locally produced food and small-town values, has died. The founder of the eight-store Paul's Markets chain died at his Homedale home Saturday, June 19, 2011, after battling cancer. He was 84...

Domingo Manuel Aguirre, 90, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at a Boise care center on June 14, 2011. A viewing was held. with a rosary following, on Sunday, June 19, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. A funeral mass was held Monday, June 20, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, followed by a funeral dinner at Good Counsel Hall. ...

Chelsea McMillen and Timothy Standish II have announced the birth of a son, Timothy Mark Standish III, at the Mountain Home Air Force Base Hospital on June 13, 2011, Timothy weighed 9 lbs., 2.7 oz., and was 21.5 inches long at birth. Paternal grandparents are Pete and Michelle McMillen, and Tina McMillen of Cypress, Texas, and Helendale, Calif...

June 15 • 00:41 Assist, E5N• 05:11 Citizen Assist, Summerwind Dr• 05:45 VIN Inspection, Pintail St• 07:09 Vehicle Stop, I-84 WB MM86• 08:38 Citizen Assist, MH• 09:08 Harassment, Date St• 09:13 Fire, Other, MH• 10:41 Traffic, I-84 EB MM50• 11:13 Motorist Assist, Hwy 20 MM109• 11:44 Domestic, Hayland Rd• 12:00 Vehicle Stop, I-84 EB MM99• 12:25 Motorist Assist, I-84 Exit 95• 13:16 Runaway, Sunset Strip• 14:10 Warrant, MHAFB Main Gate• 15:02 Hazard, I-84 EB MM118• 16:05 Fraud, S10E• 16:31 Soliciting, Rancho Wy• 17:52 Motorist Assist, Hwy 20 MM106• 18:51 Traffic, I-84 EB MM98• 20:00 Assist, I-84 EB MM81• 20:11 Traffic, I-84 WB Rest Area. ...

A vehicle fire linked to a mechanical problem snarled traffic on U.S. Highway 20 for more than an hour Tuesday evening. The driver of the 1997 Buick was heading north on the state highway heading toward Hailey when a passerby flagged him down saying there was smoke coming from the car, said Deputy Dave Kellerman of the Elmore County Sheriff's Department...