Stories from Thursday, May 26, 2011

American Legion Post #26 will host Memorial Day services at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home on Monday, May 30, beginning at 11 a.m. Col. Ronald Buckley, 366th Fighter Wing commander, will be the featured speaker. Mayor Tom Rist, Post Commander Rich McMahan Jr. and Chaplain Jime Blanton will make brief remarks. Carol Dalton will read a poem and music will be provided by Marilyn Landers and Tom Lindsay...

Some rejoiced while others broke down in tears as a dozen seniors earned their diplomas during their graduation from Richard McKenna Charter High School on Saturday. Celebrating its 21st year of providing alternative education for local area teens, the charter high school's commencement ceremony ended its second full year at its permanent campus in Mountain Home...

Sunny skies and warmer temperatures lured thousands of people to the city's downtown area last week as they celebrated the return of an annual festival. Sponsored by the city chamber of commerce, this year's Crazee Daze festival sought to bring back "the old days like it used to be," said Brenda Franks, who helped organize the four-day event...

The Mountain Home Tigers found the competition tough at the State 4A Track and Field competition, but still managed to place in several events. In the girls competition, Mountain Home finished 13th in the team standings. Jerome won the girls 4A meet...

Mountain Home senior Carolyn Bailey did not medal at the State 4A Tennis Tournament over the weekend in Boise. She went 1-2 at the tourney. Her victory was an opening round three-set win over the number-one seeded player from Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls...

Timothy F. Swenson, 65, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, May 21, 2011 at a local hospital. A celebration of life for Tim will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Wilks Funeral Home, 211 W. Chubbuck Road, with Pastor Scott Sampson from Rocky Mountain Ministries officiating. ...