Stories from Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Mountain Home Public Library is inviting children and teens to sign up for its Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 25. The program starts on Monday, July 6 and will continue through July 31. "Everyone at the Mountain Home Public Library is anxious to have a huge turn out for this year's program," a library spokesperson said. ...

The annual Mountain Home Garden Tour, "Through the Garden Gate," will be held on Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will showcase several local gardens and conclude with an "after tour" garden party at the Basque Park, comer of 3rd West and 2nd North streets, beginning at 4:30 p.m...

American Legion Auxiliary Elmore Unit #26 presented awards to the winners of the Americanism Essay contest on June 2. The winners, pictured above, from left, were: Grecia Escamilla,, Zachary Hudson in Class 11; Kelsey Hedrick, Jaden Lancaster, Elizabeth Ryan in Class 1, Chairman, Cartnen Metzer. Not present was Marissa Felters in Class 11. Poppy poster award was presented to Courtney Arel...