Anniversary Announcements

Scotts to celebrate 50th (05/07/08)
Wendell (Scotty) and Mary Lou Scott will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house at the Carl Miller Park Gazebo in Mountain Home from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. Friends are invited to a pot luck style luncheon. The event is being hosted by the families of their children, Doris and Steve Roberts of Mountain Home and Bill and Nina Scott of Heyburn. The children are planning on sending them on a second honeymoon to the Oregon coast...

Bidwells will celebrate 50th anniversary (02/20/08)
Pen A. and Beverly J. Bidwell of Mountain Home will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on March 8, 2008. The couple are the parents of six children and have five grandchildren.

McCunes celebrate 60th (02/13/08)
Clarence and Ada McCune celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Dec. 2, 2007. They were married in Denver, Colo., in 1947, and have been residents of Mountain Home since 1955. While in Mountain Home, Clarence worked as a self-employed barber for many years and then went to work full time for the U.S. Postal Service. He retired in 1984...

50th Anniversary noted (01/09/08)
Burt and Mona Curtis have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on Dec. 29, 1957, in Reno, Nev. They have been residents of Mountain Home since 1971 when Burt was stationed here at the Air Force Base. Burt retired in 1985 from active duty Air Force. They have 3 children, 8 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. "They have both been an inspiration and great support to their family and friends," their children noted...

Roberts to celebrate golden anniversary (12/19/07)
Bob and Nadine Roberts will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house to be held on Saturday, Dec. 29, at the American Legion Hall from 2-5 p.m. Friends are invited to attend and enjoy refreshments and dance to music by the Porch Band...

Sisneros to celebrate 50th (12/19/07)
Fred and Sylvia Sisneros of Mountain Home will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 1. The couple were married on New Year's Day in 1958 during a candlelight wedding at the Assembly of God Church in Salt Lake City. Fred is a retired Chief Master Sergeant with the Air Force and owner of Sharp-all. Sylvia is a cashier at Paul's...

Jayos to celebrate 50th (11/14/07)
Ted and Vera Lea Jayo will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Dec. 21. The couple's four children, Jeff and Karrie Jayo of Hagerman, Jeff and Jana (Jayo) Cole of Gooding, Dale and Julie (Jayo) Koger of Halfway, Ore., and John and Jenny Jayo of Davis Creek, Calif., along with their grandchildren are hosting an Open House at the Rimrock Senior Center in Grand View, on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 2-5 p.m. Friends and family are welcome...

McClearys to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary (10/31/07)
An Open House to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of Glenn and Thomasene McCleary will be held Nov. 6, from 2-5 p.m., at the Hagerman Senior Citizens Center, located on Lake Street. Glenn and Thomasene were married on Oct. 30, 1947 in Ontario, Calif. The couple moved to King Hill in 1960 where they farmed until moving to Hagerman in 2003...

Tindalls will celebrate 65th wedding anniversary (10/03/07)
Chet and Jessie Tindall will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 8. Chet is originally from Mary's Creek (near Grasmere) and Jessie is originally from Mountain Home. The couple spent their early years of marriage at the Tindall ranch in Owyhee County. ...

Halls celebrate 60th (09/26/07)
Tom and Celia Hall of Bruneau will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Sept. 29, 2007. Celia is originally from Mountain Home and Tom was born and raised in Bruneau. The met and married shortly after Tom was discharged from the Army, having served in the Pacific during WWII. The have been ranching in Bruneau since 1949. The first two years of their marriage were spent on the Petan Ranch in northern Nevada...

Christiansens celebrate golden wedding anniversary (08/08/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin (Chris) Christiansen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 31.

Robins to celebrate golden anniversary (07/25/07)
William ( Art ) and Barbara Robins, formerly of Mountain Home, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary July 29 at an open house hosted by their children. All family and friends are being invited to attend the event, held at Shenandoah Estates Club House in Garden City, located just behind Wal-Mart on State Street, from 1-4 p.m...

Reiniers to plan 50th (07/18/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Reinier will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this week with an open house hosted by their children. All family and friends are invited to attend the event, which will be held at the LDS Stake Center in Mountain Home from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 21...

Keck's to celebrate 65th (07/18/07)
Daryl and Jeannett Keck will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary during an open house July 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the Hammett Community Church. High school sweethearts, the couple were married in Long Beach, Calif. They have lived in Hammett since 1962...

McCluers celebrate 50th (06/13/07)
Jim and Bess McCluer celebrated their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary on June 11, 2007. Originally from Kansas and Texas, respectively, they traveled the world with the United States Air Force and settled in Mountain Home when Jim retired in 1979 after two tours stationed here. He then also later retired from the Idaho Department of Corrections...

Blacks will celebrate golden anniversary this weekend (06/06/07)
Col. (ret.) and Mrs. Frank Black will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this week. Franklin J. Black and Caroline Joan Kennedy were married in Mountain Home on May 22, 1957. They attended the University of Idaho and upon graduation, Frank became a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Frank's military career took them to California, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Washington, D.C., and Africa, among other locations...

Loll's to celebrate 50th (03/07/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Loll of Mountain Home will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Elk's Lodge on March 10, beginning at 1 p.m. All friends and family are invited to share to occasion with the couple. Paul W. Loll and Thelma M. Withers were both serving in the Air Force when they met at Randolf AFB in Texas. The couple married in Texas and traveled the world until settling in Mountain Home in 1990...

Hodges celebrate silver anniversary (10/18/06)
Dave and Jane Hodge are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this week with their two daughters and their families. The couple was married in Nevada on Oct. 17, 1981. They have lived between Idaho and Califomia and have "accomplished many adventures together, and will continue to have many more," they said...

Hammet couple celebrate 61st anniversary (09/27/06)
Earl and Shirley Tischendorf, of Hammett, recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary at an open house at the home of their close friends, George and Mary Withers, also of Hammett. Earl and Shirley were married on Sept. 13, 1945, in North Tonawanda, N.Y., where they grew up. Earl returned home to marry Shirley after service in India, flying missions into China during WWII where he earned about several air medals and a Purple Heart...

Egusquizas to celebrate 50th (08/30/06)
Claude and Bev Egusquiza of Nampa, formerly of Glenns Ferry, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 15, with an open house two days later being organized by their children and grandchildren. A reception to honor the anniversary will be held Sept. 17 from 2-5 p.m. at The Greens at Ridgecrest, 6745 E. Greens Dr., Nampa, located north of Ridgecrest Golf Course off of Birch Lane...