Stories from Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Dustin R. McClure, 6, of Mountain Home, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 3 p.m. until the 6:30 p.m. funeral service at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Dustin was born on July 13, 2001, to Jason and Trinity McClure...

Clinton Ray Keaton, 84, of Glenns Ferry, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, at the Bible Baptist Church, 1555 American Legion Blvd., in Mountain Home...

Roger "Butch" Gerald Gauthier, Jr., 53, of Mountain Home died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at a Boise care center, surrounded by his loved ones. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. "Butch loved the outdoors," his family said. "He also loved bull riding and anything to do with the rodeo. Butch was a very happy-go-lucky guy and enjoyed life to the fullest...

William "Billy" Leonard Day, 58, of Mountain Home, died Jan. 13, 2008. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. at Amazing Grace Church, 6635 Airbase Road. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Daniel Thomas Johnson, 52, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at a local hospital. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Daniel was born on July 24, 1955, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Richard and Judy Willet...

The physician population in Elmore County has increased by one. Dr. Allan Jeffery, D.O., has joined the Trinity Mountain Family Practice Physician Group. Dr. Jeffery is board certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Jeffery received a B.S. in Psychology, a second major in Spanish and an M.S. in Psychology from Brigham Young University. He attended medical school in Kansas City and obtained his Doctor of Osteopathy in 1999. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine in Johnson City, N.Y...

Dear editor: In response to a comment submitted by Ms. Rosemary Hopkins in last week's paper ("Snide remarks inappropriate") concerning your previous week's "Notebook" article, I offer the following: "Rosie -- get a life!" I don't often defend a "liberal minded" newspaper editor but in this case I felt Mr. ...

The stock market, both in the U.S. land internationally, took a major hit this week amid fears that the United States could be entering a recession. The President, Congress and the Federal Reserve took action to put some quick fixes in place. The prime interest rate was cut and a tax rebate to taxpayers, which would be welcomed by middle-class Americans, was in the works...

Dear editor: On behalf of the Idaho Democratic Party, I would like to extend an invitation to all Idaho voters who want to make a change in the way our government operates in Idaho and in Washington, D.C., to attend and participate in the Democratic Caucuses that will be occurring in all counties Feb. 5, 2008...

The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held its annual Queen's Luncheon on Jan. 20 at Carmela's Restaurant in Glenns Ferry. Chapter Queens from Elmore County that were honored, from left, are: Krystyna Fry, Laureate Nu; Jennifer Cox, X Beta Xi; Hazel Weeks, Mu Master; Lenore Jones, Preceptor Omega; and Tammy Brandenberg, Preceptor Sigma...

All members of the Elkettes are being urged to bring a toy to the group's next meeting, which will be held Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Elk's temporary office building. The toys are donated each year to the Elk's Rehab program and are used by children utilizing the program...

The Mountain Home Historical Society's First Thursday luncheon will be held Feb. 7 at the Mountain Home Museum. The guest speaker will be Bob Rhead. To allow more time for lunch and the speaker, serving will begin at 11:45 a.m. Bob was born in Idaho Falls. His dad was a potato farmer in that area. Bob farmed around Rupert and Paul for several years before coming to Mountain Home in 1965. He and his wife, Marlene, raised six children...

A new figure to the city of Mountain Home, John Walter, of Kansas City, Kan., is the new chief of the Mountain Home Police Department. Walter served as a baptist minister before going into law enforcement. His father was a baptist minister, his two brothers-in-law were ministers and his wife's grandmother was a missionary. "I bring a foundation of faith to the job," he said...

The Mountain Home Historical Museum will be celebrating centennial anniversary of its building, originally a Carnegie Library throughout 2008, and in conjunction with the Mountain Home Public Library will be celebrating 100 years of library services in the city...

Arrests Brandon Levi Barlow, 29--possession of a controlled substance. William Seth Cooke, 24--DUI; DWP. Wayne Harold Delamotte, 59--DUI; DWP. Antonio Villagrana Ortiz, 41--failure to purchase drivers license; criminal contempt; probation violation...

Magistrate Court Scott M. Butkowsky, 30, was found guilty for an amended charge of domestic violence-battery, (3/8/04 case-amended to battery). Butkowsky was sentenced to 30 days in jail (30 days suspended), placed on 1 year probation and fined $750 ($500 suspended) plus $69.50 in court costs...

The Mountain Home Tigers dropped another two-point game last Tuesday night, but came away with a win at home against Nampa Friday night to earn of split of their conference games last week. Middleton 51 Mtn. Home 49 The ever improving Mountain Home Tigers had another one get away from them last Tuesday night at Middleton as they came up on the short end of a 51-49 contest with the Vikings...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers came away with a split of last week's conference basketball games, winning at Skyview, but losing at home to Bishop Kelly. Mtn. Home 49 Skyview 43 Mountain Home went into Thursday night's game at Skyview tied with the Lady Hawks for third place in the conference standings, but Skyview, with their earlier 47-46 win at Mountain Home, had the edge, meaning the Lady Tigers needed a win if they wanted third place. That they did, getting past Skyview, 49-43...

The Mountain Home Lady Tiger junior varsity basketball team had to settle for a split of their conference games last week. Mtn. Home 28 Skyview 23, O.T. In a game that saw neither team shoot that well, Mountain Home battled back to force overtime, and then win, 28-23, over Skyview in overtime, at Skyview Thursday night in girls JV conference basketball...

The Mountain Home Tiger boys JV basketball team bounced back from a loss at Middleton to blow out Nampa at home. Middleton 52 Mtn. Home 44 Middleton's JV scored 23 points in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 52-44 boys basketball conference win over the Mountain Home Tiger JV last Tuesday night at Middleton...

The Mountain Home Tiger sophomores picked up two more wins in conference boys basketball last week. Mtn. Home 45 Middleton 43 The Mountain Home Tiger sophomores grabbed an early lead and hung on for a 45-43 win over the Middleton sophomores at Middleton last Tuesday night...

The Mountain Home Lady Tiger sophomores have continued to win as they head towards their final game of the regular season this week against Middleton, the only team to beat them this year. The Lady Tigers picked up two more conference wins last week...

The Mountain Home Tigers finished 11th at the annual Tiger-Grizz Wrestling Tournament in Idaho Falls over the weekend. Star Valley, Wyo., won the prestigious tourney with 205.5 points. Blackfoot was second with 197.5 There were 33 teams entered from four states. The Mountain Home Tigers came in 11th, with 96 points...

The Mountain Home Tigers came away with a split of their tri-match at home last Thursday, beating Skyview, but losing to Twin Falls. Tigers 58 Skyview 15 Mountain Home picked up 10 wins in a dual against the Skyview Hawks in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium last Thursday night...

The Mountain Home Talkin' Tigers Speech and Debate team finished second among the 14 schools at the Kuna Speech and Debate Tournament last weekend. Captains Eli Holland and Ali Howe again led the Tigers as the pair each won a speech event. Holland finished first in Retold Story while Howe was the winner in Panel Discussion. The pair each qualified for State Speech in those events last year as sophomores...

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho - Approximately 190 Airmen from the 726th Air Control Squadron returned today after a four-month deployment to Iraq. The Airmen served at different locations within Iraq since September 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While deployed, their mission was to monitor the airspace over the battlefield and provide military leaders with a clear and accurate "picture" of that area, allowing commanders to make informed, real-time decisions...