Stories from Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Tuesday Oltman was crowned as Homecoming Queen during ceremonies at halftime of last Friday's homecoming game against Bishop Kelly. The top-ranked BK Knights won the homecoming game, defeating the Mountain Home High School Tigers 70-0, throwing cold water on an otherwise pleasant week of homecoming activities at MHHS...

Stephen and Traci Vedder celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Oct. 4. The couple were married Oct. 4, 1980, in Rochester, Ind. Steve is currently stationed with the LRS in Germany. Raci is currently working at the Silver Sage golf course on base...

The children and grandchildren of Eugene and Eunice Bellegante are inviting all family and friends to a reception honoring the couple's 60 years of marriage. The celebration will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, from 1-4 p.m. at the Moose Hall in Glenns Ferry...

Charles W. Burghardt, 74, of Grand View, died Sept. 29, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center in Nampa. Graveside services were held Monday, Oct. 3, at the Riverside Cemetery in Grand View. Services were under the directions of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, Mountain Home...

Isabella "Izzy" Spinti, 81, of Mountain Home, died Sept. 14, 2005, at a Aarenbrooke Place, with her family by her side. She was born Oct. 23, 1923, in Cambridge, Wisc., the daughter of John and Florence Cargen, and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1941...

The Mountain Home Tigers boys soccer team continued their show of improvement on the soccer field last week, downing Fruitland and tying Vallivue. Mountain Home 3 Fruitland Grizzlies 0 The Tigers got goals from Marcos Schmitt, Brian Snelgrow and Bryan Walsh. Reza Mesmarian and Aaron Swartz each had assists...

It was a good week for the Mountain Home Lady Tiger girls soccer team last week, as they picked up wins over Fruitland, Vallivue and Jerome. Mountain Home 11 Fruitland 0 Nine different players scored for the Lady Tigers last Monday when they beat Fruitland, 11-0, at Eastside Park in Mountain Home...

The Lady Hawks from Skyview are unbeaten in SIC 4A conference volleyball. Their efforts against Mountain Home last Tuesday night in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium did little to dispel the fact they are considered the best in the conference if not the state, taking three quick games from the Lady Tigers...

Any thoughts of the Mountain Home Tigers celebrating Homecoming with an upset win over the Bishop Kelly Knights ended in the first quarter Friday night, as the Knights scored 28 points on their way to a 70-0 SIC 4A football win over the Tigers at Tiger Field in Mountain Home...