Stories from Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Alain Isaac has announced her bid to run for reelection to the Mountain Home City Council. A lifetime resident and longtime business owner in Mountain Home, Isaac has been active in her business association, Brand Source, for 12 years. She served two terms as the region's president representing the Rocky Mountain Region in an organization with a budget of $4 billion...

Five Idaho residents, including one from Elmore County, 20 horses, and one bird have tested positive for West Nile virus in Idaho during the past week. That brings the state's total number of West Nile reports to nine people, 66 horses, and 10 birds positively identified with the disease during 2005...

After much deliberation, the Board of Elmore County Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the FY06 budget as published. The new budget of $11,778,592 reflects an increase of $964,860 over last year's. Only three citizens offered testimony during the public hearing Sept. 6...

The Air Force may have more extensive plans for Mountain Home Air Force Base than those outlined in the Base Realignment and Closure recommendations that were approved by the BRAC commission last week and forwarded to the president. In the report sent to President Bush the BRAC panel affirmed the Air Force recommendation to move an F-15E squadron from Elmendorf AFB in Alaska to the base in 2009, and then move the F-16 and F-16 squadrons currently here to other locations in 2011...

Cool weather, bright, sunny skies and huge crowds marked the 45th Annual Air Force Appreciation Day activities Saturday. Overall, Chamber officials organizing the event were pleased with the turnout and how well the day's activities went. That didn't mean there weren't some glitches...

Jessica Lynn Keith, and Joshua Lucas Keesler of Mountain Home, have announced their upcoming marriage on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005. The ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. at the River of Life Family Worship Center in Mountain Home with Pastor Larry Seymour officiating...

Allison Karen Lee Elmore, daughter of Robert and Rhonda Elmore of Mountain Home, exchanged wedding vows with Samuel David Middle Schultz, son of Stuart Schultz of Hunsville, Utah, and JoNell Taylor of Cedar City, Utah, on July 29, 2005, at Castle Brook in Layton, Utah...

Charles and Shirley Luse of Dallas, Ore., formerly of Mountain Home, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a private family dinner on Sept. 4 in Salem, Ore. Charles and Shirley were originally from the Quad Cities, Ill. Charles Wesley Luse and Shirley Joann Fisher were married on Sept 4, 1955, at First Christian Church in Moline, Ill...

Chad and Amber Carrier of Mountain Home, announce the birth of a daughter. Taygen Jade Carrier was born Sept. 1, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise. She weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20 inches in length. Grandparents are Robert L. Carrier, Pat and J.O. Parksion, Cindy and LeGrand Peterson and Gene and Kelly Russell...

P.A. and Bobbi Bergh celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends in Lincoln City, Ore., recently. The couple were married Aug. 5, 1955, in Watertown, S.D. P.A. is a retired Air Force officer, a farmer and the priest at St. James Episcopal Church in Mountain Home. Bobbi is a retired school teacher...

Scott Michael Hannah, son of Bob and Diane Hannah, and Miranda Marie Frantom, daughter of Randy and Diane Frantom, were united in marriage Aug. 21, 2005, during ceremonies held at Legacy Park in Mountain Home. They were joined in marriage by Nicole Foster, who allowed...

Esther Jane Ferris, 86, formerly of Mountain Home, died at a Care Center at University Place, Wash., on Sept.2, 2005. Internment will be at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mountain Home...

Mary Lee Venski, 76, of Mountain Home, died Sept. 11, 2005, at the Elmore Long Term Care Center with her family by her side. Memorial services will be held today, Wednesday, at 10 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, 500 N. 18th East St., Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home...

Rheabell Hamblin Fenton, 85, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, at Valley View Care Center in Boise. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 10, at Summers Funeral Home, Boise. Graveside inurnment services were held Monday, Sept. 12, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. A luncheon followed the graveside services at the American Legion Hall in Mountain Home...

Virginia Marie Humphrey, 81, died at her home in Mountain Home on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, of natural causes. Services will be at Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain Home, on Friday, Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. A viewing for friends, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, 500 N. 18th East St., in Mountain Home, will precede the services on Friday from 1-2 p.m...

Annette Goins, 70, of Mountain Home, died Sept. 5, 2005, at a Boise hospital, with her family by her side. A celebration of her life was as held Thursday, Sept. 8, at the VFW Hall in Glenns Ferry. Burial followed at the Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mountain Home...

After a good first week of boys soccer play, the Mountain Home Tigers found the going tough as injuries thinned their roster. Vallivue Falcons 5 Mountain Home 0 The Mountain Home Tigers saw their win streak snapped at three last Tuesday, when they dropped a 5-0 boys soccer match to Vallivue at Vallivue...

The Mountain Home Lady Tiger soccer team ran their winning streak to four last week, picking up wins over Vallivue, Kuna and Jerome. Mountain Home 3 Vallivue 2 The Mountain Home girls soccer team won their second straight soccer match last Tuesday when they edged Vallivue 3-2 at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

Brandon Sloan led the Mountain Home Tiger cross country team in races last week at Wood River and Vale, Ore. Sloan finished 11th at the Wood River Invitational last Thursday, and came in third at the Oregon Trail Invitational at Vale on Saturday. Sloan ran an 18:40 at Wood River, which put him 11th individually. Scott Riley was next with a 21:01. Nico Pinque came in at 25:11, followed by Victor Werner, 25:34, and Wes Haws, 30:21...

Results from the AFAD Run/Walk on Sept. 9, have been announced. Run Women, over all -- Kelly turner, Dokmay Pierre and Merci Barrett. Women, 19 and under -- Whitney Hedgpeth. Women, 20-29 -- Wendy Triple, Kendron Holland and Katie Hand. Women, 30-39 -- Baker Hedji, Marta Morente and Ute Collins...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers battled hard, but came up a bit short to the Bishop Kelly Lady Knights last Tuesday night in SIC 4A conference volleyball in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium in Mountain Home. The Lady Tigers shot out to a 7-2 lead in game one, and led 9-5, before Bishop Kelly went on a 7-0 run to lead 12-9...

Vallivue quarterback Corey Barnes threw for four touchdowns to lead the Vallivue Falcons past the Mountain Home Tigers 35-14 last Friday night at Vallivue. The Vallivue win snapped a 15-game losing streak for the Falcons that stretched back to 2003...