Stories from Friday, November 2, 2018

Muriel L. French “Frenchie”, 65, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on October 25, 2018. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Frenchie was the oldest of 5 children. She graduated from Hogan Senior High in Vallejo, California in 1972 and upon graduation enlisted in the US Air Force retiring 20 years later...

Jack Charles Bunton, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018 in Boise. He was 77 years old. He will be inurned at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, at a later date. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Henry James “Hank” Redford, 82, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 26, 2018. A gathering will be held at a later date. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Hank was born in Reno, Nevada and graduated from Sparks High School. Shortly after high school he joined the US Navy and serving in the CB’s...

Bruce J. Blonshine, age 57, of Mountain Home, passed away at a Boise hospital on October 28, 2018. The family will be doing an Open House, on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The address is 925 SW Vera Street, in Mtn Home. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Vic Thurman received the Presidential lifetime achievement award for over 4,000 volunteer hours. His name was submitted, reviewed and honored by President Donald Trump. The President's Volunteer Service Award is a civil award bestowed by the President of the United States. Established by executive order by George W. Bush, the award was to honor volunteers that give hundreds of hours per year helping others through the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation...

In its second year as a sanctioned high school sport in Idaho the Mountain Home Swim Team is seeing great success. At the district competition that was held in Twin Falls last weekend the Tigers qualified five swimmers for the state competition and left with two district champions...

After a successful first season as members of the Great Basin Conference the Mountain Home High School Football team was eligible for the State 4A Playoffs. On Oct. 26 they took on long time foes the Nampa Bulldogs in Nampa. The season ended in Nampa with a heartbreaking 50-7 loss to the Bulldogs...

The Mountain Home Tigers Cross Country team finished out a successful season by sending Jacob Criddle as an individual runner and the entire girls varsity team to the state competition in Lewiston on Oct. 27. For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...