Relay for Life raises $32,000

Teams make their way around the track at Eastside Park to mark the opening of this year's Relay for Life.

One by one, people stepped onto the track at Eastside Park. Splitting off into two groups, the first procession went one way while the second took the other route around the track.

Meeting somewhere around the halfway point, the simple stroll along the gravel pathway was a symbolic gesture of sorts. It represented the struggle that some of these people faced in their battle against cancer and the strength they received from their family and friends that helped them in their fight against the disease.

For the next 12 hours, people from Mountain Home and surrounding communities gathered at the city park to help raise money for cancer research and education during this year's Relay for Life.

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