Stories from Wednesday, December 28, 2016

I can honestly say this last year seems to of totally escaped me. The time has simply flown by, and I have found myself wondering what happened to the days and entire dang months. I saw a comment somewhere after mourning what seemed to be the loss of summer that said, "who changed July, August and September into one-day months?" That is literally how it felt...

Dear editor, I would like to respond to the editorial "Merry Christmas to all!" in the previous (Dec. 21) issue of the Mountain Home News. The editor, Brian S. Orban, recognizes that we live in a diverse country with people of many different faiths, yet rationalizes that since the majority of people practice Christianity, everyone should therefore be wished a "Merry Christmas" at this time of year...

Dear editor, Often when we visit or vacation in a new place it is exciting or interesting for a short period of time. This is what I expected in April 2015. I stayed for a month that time and was so enthused I returned in June 2015 and stayed 10 weeks. I thought I had worn out my welcome until my friends (now considered family) again invited me to visit again, this time from November 2016 to mid January 2017...

JANUARY Grayson Patton was welcomed into the world at 4:44 a.m. Jan. 3, becoming the first baby born in Elmore County for 2016. Less than 11 hours later, Rylan Jones was born at the hospital at Mountain Home Air Force Base as the installation's first of the new year...