Stories from Friday, June 1, 2012

From left, Sue Gross and Paula Riggs each receive $25 in Chamber Bucks from Air Force Appreciation Day representative Randy Valley and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mindy Cuevas after they won this year's AFAD theme contest. The phrase "Warriors, Heroes and Friends" will highlight this year's military appreciation event, which is scheduled for Sept. 8 in Mountain Home...

In the end, just one question separated the top rankings as two teens from Mountain Home High School's auto skills class finished second overall during the state's annual vehicle maintenance competition. Austin L. DeJohn and Jeffery A. Checketts faced top vehicle mechanics from schools across the state during the student auto skills automotive technology competition held earlier this month at the College of Western Idaho...

A summer of family-fun entertainment will debut June 8 as the Glenns Ferry Opera Theatre holds its first performance of 2012 season. This year marks the theatre group's 19th season. 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...

Bernard L. (Bernie) Brown, 81, of Mountain Home, Idaho, died on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012, in Arizona of complications following surgery. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on June 4, 2012 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, Idaho. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...