Stories from Friday, June 29, 2012

Countless hours of practice recently paid off for a rodeo enthusiast from Mountain Home who competed this month in an event billed as "the Super Bowl of college rodeo." Justin Jarvis, a senior attending Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, was one of two students in the university's rodeo club participating in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Finals...

Two golfers achieved the seemingly improbable last week after they each sank a hole in one on the same day at the Desert Canyon Golf Course. Earl Whitman sank the day's first perfect shot off the third tee while Derek "Bo" Harris followed by one on hole six...

Fifteen months after work started on their new facility in the city's downtown area, the Catholic community in Mountain Home will formally dedicate its new parish hall during a ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday. Located at the corner of East Jackson and South 4th East streets, the hall serves as a centralized gathering place for parishioners after Mass and during special functions...

Looking to improve public safety while cutting back on maintenance costs, the Idaho Department of Transportation recently finished work on a natural snow fence on U.S. Highway 20. Crews from the transportation department's maintenance unit in Mountain Home installed the 1,600-foot "living snow fence" along the highway between mileposts 109 and 110 about 19 miles northeast of Mountain Home...

Interim Mountain Home Fire Chief Alan Bermensolo issued a simple message this week for local residents who are tempted to shoot illegal fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. Don't do it. According to state law, people are limited to using what are known as "safe and sane" fireworks. Those legal fireworks include those that don't explode or fly more than 10 feet in the air...

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the national health care bill Thursday morning received opposing viewpoints on both sides of the political spectrum. On a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld provisions of the National Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare...

Swimmers take your mark! This coming Saturday, June 30th, marks the first ever home swim meet featuring the Mountain Home Tiger Sharks Swim Team. The Tiger Sharks are hosting the Caldwell Barracudas at 9am sharp at the Mountain Home City Pool. Mountain Home Parks and Recreation added a swim team to the many summer activities available for local youth in the summer of 2011. ...

Barbara Gaddy was born Aug. 23, 1935, and passed away June 26, 2012. She is survived by her daughters, Katie Jackson, Lenora and Anita Gaddy and her four sons, Robert, Herb, Isaac and Paul. She had 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She lived in Mountain Home, Idaho, and raised her children and worked for her own company...

A. Dale McMurtrey, 90, of Boise and formerly of Mountain Home passed away peacefully at his home on June 29, 2012. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home and Summers Funeral Homes of Boise.