Stories from Wednesday, September 1, 2004

The new 366th Wing Commander, Col. Charles Shugg, is excited about his tour of duty with the Gunfighters. "When I travel (to other bases) and identify myself as a Gunfighter, they brighten up." Having arrived in Mountain Home after serving in a staff position as director of operations, headquarters, United States Forces Japan, Shugg said the opportunity to get back to his first love -- flying -- was something he was looking forward to when he was tapped to lead the Gunfighters...

Gary L. Kraus, 58, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, at a local hospital. Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 30, at the Knight Community Church in Grand View. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Everett G. Maybon, 59, died peacefully Aug. 30, 2004, at a Mountain Home care center, after a long battle with cancer. Viewing will be on Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 5-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, 240 N. 4th East St. in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 11 a.m...

Winston Canady, 75, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, after fighting a long battle of Mylo-Fibrosis. Viewing was held on Tuesday, Aug. 31, and services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge. Burial will following at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

There are some different faces in different places at Mountain Home High School this school year. James Gilbert has replaced Jeff Johnson as Mountain Home High School Activities Director. Johnson left the AD post to assume the assistant principal position at the high school that was vacated by Suzanne Rankin's retirement last May...

The Mountain Home Tiger boys soccer team split their first two soccer efforts of the year, winning at Jerome, but losing at home. Mountain Home 3 Jerome 0 The Mountain Home Tigers spoiled the Jerome Tigers' home opener last Thursday in non-conference soccer at Jerome...

The Mountain Home Lady Tiger soccer team came away with a split after their first two outings, winning at home against Jerome, and losing at Payette. Mountain Home 2 Jerome 0 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers completely dominated the visiting Lady Tigers from Jerome last Thursday in their season opener at Eastside Park. Mountain Home got off 30 shots against their opponent, with Emily Miranda scoring both goals...

Mountain Home Lady Tiger volleyball coach Heather Cherry came out of Saturday's Volleyball-a-thon feeling good about the upcoming volleyball season. "We had four (freshmen, sophomore, JV and varsity) teams here, a total of 39 girls, and a lot of volleyball. They played at least eight games, and we saw a lot of improvement. It was really exciting!"...

The Mountain Home Tigers set the tone of the game early Friday night at Wood River, scoring in the first 16 seconds of the ball game on their way to a 35-14 win, helping make head coach Brian Floyd's coaching debut successful. Tiger senior Trevor Lawson took the opening Wood River kickoff at the 20, ran laterally to teammate Georgio Sutton and handed off the ball, continuing to run, drawing a crowd of Wolverines to him...

Brian and Laura Brauer, Mountain Home, announce the birth of a son.

Alvin H. "Pete" Enoch, 42, died Aug. 24 at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise. Following his wishes, he was cremated. A celebration of his life was held on Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Mountain Home. Pete was born Dec. 29, 1961, in Burley, to Leonard and Pauline Enoch...