Stories from Wednesday, April 29, 2015

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News Fourth graders from local area schools took part in a unique, hands-on learning program as they learned the challenges associated with pioneer life during a yearly program held last week. Cal and Marla Clevenger brought their Wagons Ho history lesson back to Carl Miller park last week to give students an appreciation for the how pioneers lived, worked and played back in the 1800s...

Artists, musicians, singers, writers, craftsmen and performers gathered at Mountain Home High School last week to recognize the outstanding achievements of selected students during a yearly ceremony April 21. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the creative art awards show presented 19 awards to students representing the school's various clubs and fine arts programs in recognition of their ability to far exceed expectations in the fine arts...

A large-scale exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base and Saylor Creek Training Range earlier this month had unexpected consequences across the local area after military jamming equipment blocked navigation signals used by local farmers, pilots and city workers...

Dear editor, On April 1, 2015, Cassandra Wenner wrote an article in regards to Elmore County Sheriff's Office Press Release regarding illegal dumping (Mountain Home News, April 1, 2015). The Elmore County Sheriff's Office press release was not an attempt to provide the rules of operation of the County Landfill...

Everett Kim Thompson, 71, passed away peacefully at a Boise hospital following a long illness on April 28, 2015. His family was by his side. A viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 790 South Haskett St., in Mountain Home, with a viewing from 9 to 9:45 a.m.