Stories from Monday, February 20, 2017

Representatives from the Mountain Home Black History Committee present two checks to Mountain Home Senior Center representatives Connie Cruser and Karen Birchfield during a meeting Feb. 6. Money provided by the civic organization will support efforts to expand the kitchen facility at the senior center in addition to helping its meals on wheels program...

From left, Adele Dillard, Jennifer Cox and Teri Trail pose for a group photo following their selection as the 2017 queens for the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Chapters of Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry during the annual Valentines Queens' Luncheon, held Sunday at the Glenns Ferry Opera House annex. ...

Thressa Fogleman, a dental hygienist from The Dental Center in Mountain Home, cleans Skylar's teeth during an exam Friday morning. The local dental clinic provided free checkups and routine care for youngsters of selected families in the Mountain Home area during this year's "Give Kids A Smile" program. ...

During the Sweethearts dinner Saturday, the Mountain Home Elks Lodge announced this year's queen and court. Linda Lou Orton, center, became the lodge's 2017 queen with Cheryl Stull, Cammi Fry, Bess Robinson, Audrey Perrine joining her court. This year's winners were announced during a sweethearts' dinner, sponsored by the lodge's past exulted rulers and Elkettes...

Thelma Mae Sawyer, 98, of Mountain Home, peacefully went home to Our Lord on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. No local services are planned. Services will be held later in Reno, Nev. Thelma led a full life and touched many lives with her caring ways and quick wit. She loved gardening, reading, and traveling, but most of all spending time with her family and friends...

Conrad Eugene Thomas Jr., 78, of Hammett, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at The Cottages of Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.