Stories from Friday, January 18, 2013

Four members from the Mountain Home Barbell Powerlifting Team earned division titles and set new state records during a championship tournament held Jan. 5. The Mountain Home competitors were among many team participating in the Idaho State Powerlifting Championships in Lewiston...

Chris Proctor's "Solo Guitar Orchestra" will come to Mountain Home on Friday, Feb. 1. His concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the Mountain Home Church of the Nazarene. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

With just a couple of weeks remaining before the first events begin, Mountain Home High School once again expects record crowds when it hosts its yearly gathering of motivational speakers. To date, dozens of students representing seven schools across southern Idaho have already signed up for the high school's annual U-Bus-To-Us speech and debate tournament, which begins here Feb. 1...

The Elmore County Amateur Radio Club will begin the first in a series of free ham radio classes starting today, Jan. 18. Classes are held from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays at the Elmore County Emergency Services building on East 8th North Street. "Immediately following a disaster, amateur radio, more commonly known as ham radio, is the only form of communication for the first couple of hours," said John Holwege, Elmore County amateur radio emergency services coordinator. ...

Charles Arnold Cairns, aka "Cowboy Chuck," crossed over in his home on Jan. 14, 2013, of natural causes. Charlie was born in Boise on March 1, 1948. He grew up on the family ranch on Canyon Creek and he died in the arms of the faithful companion of his last six years, Marilyn Bledsoe...