Stories from Wednesday, November 21, 2012

It was a somber gathering a few hours after Jorge Lopez-Orozco was convicted last week of the murders of Rebecca Ramirez, 29, and her two children, Miguel, 2, and Ricardo, 4. The trio were killed some time between July 30 and Aug. 1 of 2002. Their bodies were found in a burned-out car in southeastern Elmore County. It had taken 10 years to find him in Mexico and extradite him to the United States to face charges in the three deaths...

The city public works department launched a survey last week to gain public opinion regarding the community's walking path as well as plans to improve a stretch of this trail. Local officials developed the Mountain Home Pathway System in 1999, which currently includes a paved walkway from Legacy Park to North 18th East Street south of the interstate...

Melinda Spagnolo, daughter of Stan Spagnolo, and Jacob Darin Monasterio, son of Darin Monasterio, were married Nov. 10, 2012, at Christ Chapel in Boise. The reception was held at the Boise Basque Center. The couple will reside in Boise.

Dear editor: I would like to respond to Mr. Tracy's letter. As I said before in my previous letter to the editor, Commissioner Hofer knows how the development of real estate works. He gets this expertise from his current employment as a construction Project Supervisor. His knowledge helps him with his duties as a County Commissioner, since growth is one of the concerns of the citizens of Elmore County...

Girls Scouts of Mountain Home Service Unit 22 recently prepared 100 "blessing bags" to give to those less fortunate. The bags contain tooth brushes, tooth paste, floss, socks, change, hand sanitizer, combs, band aids, snacks and cards of cheer. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

A third poaching incident has been reported in Elmore County. Idaho Fish and Game officers are seeking information on a spike bull elk that was poached the first week of November near Bennett Road north of Morrow Reservoir. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

It has become a tradition at the Mountain Home News every Thanksgiving to ask second- and third-grade students in local schools to write stories about how to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner. The recipes on "How to Cook a Turkey" are provided below, for our readers' enjoyment, just as they were turned in to us -- complete with the students' current expertise in spelling and grammar. ...

Mitchell Brent Taylor, 47, of Glenns Ferry, died on November 17, 2012, in King Hill. A memorial service was held at 2PM, on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...