Weddings/Engagements from June 2007

Bud Garmendia of Mountain Home and Nancy Grafton of Winston-Salem, N.C., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Brianne Garmendia, to Mick Miller of Boise, the son of Mike and Louise Miller of Deer Park, Wash. Brianne is a 2006 graduate of Stevens-Henager College with an AAS in Medical Specialties, and is currently employed as an Emergency Medical Technician with Northwest Paramedics in Mountain Home...

Col. (ret.) and Mrs. Frank Black will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this week. Franklin J. Black and Caroline Joan Kennedy were married in Mountain Home on May 22, 1957. They attended the University of Idaho and upon graduation, Frank became a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Frank's military career took them to California, Washington, Arizona, Maine, Washington, D.C., and Africa, among other locations...

Jim and Bess McCluer celebrated their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary on June 11, 2007. Originally from Kansas and Texas, respectively, they traveled the world with the United States Air Force and settled in Mountain Home when Jim retired in 1979 after two tours stationed here. He then also later retired from the Idaho Department of Corrections...

The formal nuptials for Airman 1st Class Jessi Lyn Smith, daughter of Clara and Harry Smith of Hammett, and Senior Airman Matthew Sheridan Smith, son of Tracie and Ron Smith of Mountain Home, took place at the Hammett Community Church on May 26, 2007, with Pastor Ratzlaff officiating...

Tony VanMeer of Mountain Home, and Dawn Reed of Winthrop, Wash., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Treana Ann VanMeer, to Mathew Ryan McCune. the son of Mathew McCune and Diane McCune of Mountain Home. Treana is a 2007 graduate of Idaho State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She is currently employed at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls as a graduate nurse...

Darlene Wilson and Scott Stone, both of Mountain Home, have announced their engagement. Darlene is formerly from New Hampshire, and is employed with Marathon Cheese Corporation as a Quality Assurance Technician. Scott recently moved to Mountain Home from Tennessee, and is employed with Building Components of Idaho as a framer...

Rod Van Peursem of Mountain Home has announced the engagement of his daughter, Crystal Van Peursem to Nathan Stutzke. Crystal is a 1998 Mountain Home High School graduate and a graduate of Boise State University, with a degree in Biochemistry. She currently works for a biotech company in Denver, Colo...

An old fashioned western romantic elopement took place over Jack-a-lope Days in the quaint town of Douglas, Wyoming. The impetuous groom Jeremy Blackburn proposed to his true love Dacoda Cobb to have a secret wedding ceremony. The elopement was held at Washington Park on Friday June 1, 2007 at 2 pm. ...

Robin and Cindy Hamilton have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kim Rae, to Anthony Tyler, son of Teresa Bowen of West Virginia. Kim is a 2007 graduate of Mountain Home High School. Tyler is in the United States Air Force, currently stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base...

Jerry Shetler, the son of Ivan and Jan Shetler of Mountain Home, and Geraldine Olarte, the daughter of Cion Olarte of Manila, were married in the Philippines on May 5, 2007. A celebration of their wedding vows will be held at the Dusty Rose Inn in Mountain Home on June 30, at 2 p.m. with a Philippine dinner reception following...

James and Valery Jewell of Mountain Home have announced the upcoming wedding of their daughter., Sarah L. Shank., to TSgt. Michael G. Kortright, son of Gary and Sharon Kortright of Neversink, N.Y. Sarah is employed with Lochsa Engineering in Boise. Michael, recently returned from a military deployment to Afghanistan, has been with the 391st Fighter Squadron (Bold Tigers) at MHAFB for the past 11 years...