Stories from Friday, December 9, 2016

As the holiday season approaches, schools across the Mountain Home district will host a series of concerts this month. The music season begins Thursday, Dec. 8, as the Mountain Home Junior High School choir presents a concert at 7 p.m. in the school's commons area...

Santa is now collecting letters written to him by local children. Fire Chief Mark Moore, designated by Santa to be his head elf locally for helping answer mail to the North Pole, is checking the Santa's Mailbox set up outside of the Mountain Home News office every day now...

Molly Heckel, age 75 of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at her home following an illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Andresa "Andy" Perez (Monasterio) was born on April 19, 1917, in Mountain Home to Francisco and Emilia Monasterio (Lequerica). She graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1936 and attended beauty school in Boise. She returned to Mountain Home after graduating from beautician school and began work as a hairdresser, ultimately owning her own salon. ...

William Becker, known to many as Wild Bill and to the family as Pee Wee, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, peacefully in his home following an illness. Bill was born Jan. 10, 1955, in Boise to Leonard E. and Merla L. Becker. Bill grew up in Mountain Home. When he was four years old, he became a big brother to his new sister, Shelley Ann...