Stories from Thursday, July 7, 2011

Jacob Cruser hooks up a model rocket to an electronic launcher during a flight demonstration Monday morning. Hosted by the Skies Not the Limit model rocketry group in Mountain Home, the demonstration showcased a variety of rockets capable of climbing to hundreds of feet in the air before they deployed their parachutes or other recovery systems. Photo by Brian S. Orban...

Mountain Home Air Force Base will host Gunfighter Skies 2011 on Sept. 17 and 18, featuring two days of performances by the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's elite aerial demonstration team. Gates will open at 8 a.m. It's the first time the Thunderbirds will perform both Saturday and Sunday at the base...

The Mountain Home Royals had a light schedule last week, but made the most of it, sweeping a league American Legion baseball doubleheader from the Mountain View Toros on the road last Monday. The first game saw the Royals lose their lead in the fifth when Mountain View scored six runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 12-10 lead. But Mountain Home came back with a seven-run seventh to win it,17-12...