Stories from Friday, November 7, 2014

A committee that hosts one of the region's largest rodeos provided $5,000 in financial aid to local non-profit groups last week. During a meeting Thursday afternoon, representatives from the Daniel Dopps Memorial Rodeo presented checks to 10 organizations with additional scholarship money planned for high school seniors...

Mountain Home Tiger boys soccer coach Mike Torres handed out numerous awards at Thursday night's boys soccer awards banquet. Earning Second Team All-Conference in the Southern Idaho Conference were Alex Dominguez as forward, Victor Sanchez as midfielder, Abrahan Salas as defender and Jorge Salinas as goalkeeper. Earning Honorable Mention All-Conference were David Arciniega as midfielder and Shawn Holland and Logan Curran as defenders...

Mountain Home girls soccer coach Kent Ogaard handed out awards at Thursday soccer banquet. In All-Conference awards, Christa Lewis earned First Team All-Conference as a fullback and Maddison Roache earned First Team All-Conference as a midfielder. Second Team All-Conference awards went to Melissa (Missy) Jessup as goal keeper and Victoria Vega as fullback...

The American Legion will pay tribute to current and former member of the armed forces during its annual Veterans Day ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the cemetery. Col. David Iverson, commander of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, will serve as the event's guest speaker...

The Mountain Home Visual Arts Guild will host its 9th Annual Art at the Inn from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Mountain Home. The Art at the Inn show is an event displaying the works of local artists, representing a variety of mediums. It is free and open to the public...

An Idaho Army National Guard AH-64D Apache attack helicopter with two pilots aboard crashed during a routine training mission last Thursday night approximately two miles south of Boise International Airport. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stien P. Gearhart, 50, of Meridian, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jon L. Hartway, 43, of Kuna, both assigned to 1-183rd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the Idaho Army National Guard.