Stories from Friday, November 21, 2014

Last week's first major snow storm of the season wiped out Mountain Home's girls basketball opener at Eagle Saturday night. At press time, no new date had been set for the non-conference contest. Also, changes were made in this week's Boise and Borah games. Tuesday night's Boise game was moved to Boise High School, rather than Mountain Home, and Thursday night's Borah game has been switched to Mountain Home from Borah...

Airman 1st Class Lauren Darr from the 726th Air Control Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base helps students in Jim Main's second grade classroom how to measure ingredients as they made cookies during a class Monday morning. Second graders at West Elementary School made batches of chocolate chip cookies during a math class that focused on following directions and converting different measurements...

The annual Holiday Cookie Drive for personnel at Mountain Home Air Force Base has kicked off. The goal this year is to collect 600 dozen fresh-baked cookies. The cookie drive provides a "taste of home" for airmen in the dorms and stockings and treats for those spending the holidays in deployed locations...

Darleen Ann Hamilton, 70, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at a Mountain Home care center. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Inurnment will follow at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise at 3 p.m. Cremation is are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, in Mountain Home...