Stories from Thursday, September 24, 2015

A local initiative aimed at turning local area students into successful entrepreneurs begins in November with registration for the pilot program continuing this week. Hosted by Mountain Home High School, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy program is open to students ages 13 to 18 from local area schools, including those from Bennett Mountain and Richard McKenna high schools...

Property owners and those who own other investments in this state are benefitting from a new law that took effect earlier this summer made possible, in part, through the efforts of a local investment broker. Jack Walborn is part of a non-profit group Trust and Estate Planning Professionals of Idaho that drafted a bill known as Community Property With Right of Survivorship, which the governor signed into law July 1...

by Tim Bondy Mountain Home News Girls learned lessons on proper etiquette while boys were outside enjoying a day of "dangerous" events during this year's American Girl Tea Party and Dangerous Day for Boys held at the Mountain Home Public Library on Saturday afternoon...

Local children and teens took to the field on Saturday in hopes of earning top honors during this year's soccer shootout. Hosted by the Mountain Home Elks Lodge, the event at Legacy Park brought together 52 participants ages 4 to 13. The shootout included four age categories -- under-eight, under-10, under-12 and under-14 -- for both boys and girls...

With Idaho's hunting season continuing this month, the state fish and game department also urged hunters to act responsibly when hunting on private land. "We are fortunate that the majority of hunters are ethical and considerate to landowners. But each year, we deal with problems related to irresponsible hunter behavior," said Sal Palazzolo, private lands coordinator for Idaho Fish and Game...

One team won in triple overtime while a few others saw needed wins as Mountain Home Optimist Football's fall season entered its third week on Saturday. Inventive Products of Mountain Home fell to Mongo's, 8-38, as the 12 year olds battled it out in the senior division...

Members of Mountain Home High School's Lady Tigers varsity soccer team pose for a group photo. The team improved to 4-2-1 on the season during a decisive 7-1 win over Nampa on Sept. 19. The win follows a 5-2 victory over Caldwell on Sept. 15 that included four goals from Christa Lewis and another by Anna Pedroza. ...

Runners representing various high school junior varsity teams complete their first lap around Legacy Park during the Mountain Home Invitational cross country meet on Thursday. The meet, which was moved from its original venue at the Desert Canyon Golf Course this year, was delayed by more than 30 minutes after a thunderstorm produced lighting and dropped heavy rain over Mountain Home that afternoon. Results from the meet were not immediately available...