Stories from Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Friday's fire near Tipanuk caused a major chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles on I-84. With the fire burning off the brush and grasses near the interstate, the high winds picked up the topsoil and obsured the vision of drivers, said Elmore County Deputy Chris Banks...

Residents of the rural community of Tipanuk were evacuated Friday night when a major range fire erupted west of the city at about 6 p.m., threatening the small community of about 300 people between Boise and Mountain Home. Everyone involved in battling the blaze that eventually burned approximately 3,900 acres agreed that the call to evacuate, made by Bud Corbus who directed the response of the Mountain Home fire department, was appropriate...

At least 45,000 people showed up Sunday to watch the Thunderbirds perform at the Gunfighter Skies 2005 airshow on base, which added to the more than 15,000 who showed up for Saturday's airshow activities, pushed the total attendance above 60,000 for the two days of events at Mountain Home AFB...

A Mountain Home landmark was reduced to rubble last week as the old Farmers' Warehouse came tumbling down as a demolition crew went to work. A handful of spectators were on hand to watch as in a matter of seconds a piece of the town's history collapsed with a loud crash and a huge cloud of dust...

The Elmore County Hispanic Organization (ECHO) raised more than $1,200 for scholarships during Saturday's Mexican Independence Day Celebration at Optimist Park. Between 300 and 350 people attended the day of games, dancing and music. The day featured a watermelon eating contest, a jalapeņo eating contest, dance performances by local and regional Hispanic folk dance troupes, and a piņata breaking event for the kids...

From major felonies to miscellaneous misdemeanors, from juvenile offenses to cases for child protection, as well as mental commitments, attorney Ed Frachiseur has worked them all. After nearly 30 years in the legal profession in Mountain Home, Frachiseur is no stranger to criminal law, serving at various times as both a prosecutor and as a public defender for Elmore County. ...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers came through last week with a win and a tie in SIC 4A conference girls soccer. Mountain Home 3 Nampa 1 The Mountain Home Lady Tigers ran their winning streak to five last Monday with a 3-1 SIC 4A conference win over Nampa in girls soccer at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

Brandon Sloan once again led the Mountain Home Tiger boys cross country team when they competed at the Tiger-Grizz cross country meet at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls last Friday. Sloan ran his season best time of 17:48, and was the 13th runner to cross the finish line in the boys competition...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers continue to improve, but dropped two more SIC 4A conference volleyball matches last week. They competed at the Wood River Invitational last weekend, going 2-4. Vallivue 28, 25, 25 Mountain Home 26, 17, 14 The Lady Tigers battled Vallivue tough last Tuesday night at Vallivue. ...

Things were looking good for the Mountain Home Tigers in the second quarter of Friday night's conference football game with the Emmett Huskies. The Tigers defense had made adjustments to contain the Huskies running and passing games, and Mountain Home had just scored to go up 14-0 with four minutes left till half-time...

Barbara Jean Manning, 53, of Owyhee, Nev., died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005, at the Owyhee Community Health Facility. Funeral services will be at the Human Development Center at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, in Owyhee, Nev. Burial will follow at Chinatown Cemetery in Owyhee...

Mabel Ella (Strickland) DeForest, 92, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, at the Elmore Medical Center Long Term Care Unit. Funeral services will be held, Friday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. at the Bruneau American Legion Hall with burial following at Bruneau Cemetery...

Mildred Walker, 81, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, at The Cottages of Mountain Home. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home. No local services are planned. Mildred was born in England and served in the British Women's Army Corp during World War II. While in England, she met and married Edwin James Walker, a Canadian, and they immigrated to the United States shortly after the war...

A celebration of marriage in Summerville, Ore., occurred between Katlin Lafferty and Nathaniel Cauffman on June 25, 2005. Katlin, daughter of Shari Lafferty of Kennewich, Wash., and Pat Lafferty of Hermiston, Ore., and Nathaniel, son of Linda and Randy Cauffman of Mountain Home, graduated from Eastern Oregon University...