Stories from Sunday, December 25, 2016

Adan Garcia looks into his goody bag as he and his brother, Manolo, meet with Santa Claus before posing for a photo during a gathering Friday at the Mountain Home Public Library. St. Nick started the evening by reading the holiday classic, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas before pausing to listen to the wish lists of the children that visited the library that evening...

Police Cpl. Stan Winings meets with kindergarten and first grade students at Richard McKenna Montessori School on Dec. 14 to discuss firearms safety as part of the city police department's Eddie Eagle program. During his presentation, Winings asked the students what they should do if they see a gun that's left unattended. The response by the children is the same message the national firearms safety program emphasizes -- "Stop, don't touch, run away, tell a grown up."...

Students from Mountain Home High School's Health Occupations Students of America club pose for a group photo with residents at Cedar Crest on Friday. The students stopped at the assisted living center to sing Christmas carols and to present gifts as part of an annual visit, which included a similar stop at St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center's long-term care unit...

Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation representative Courtney Frost, second from left, is joined by North Elementary School Principal Anita Straw, Mayor Rich Sykes, St. Luke's Elmore medical center administrator Mike Blauer and hospital representative Cassie Wenner as Frost presented a total of $1,250 to the school during a meeting on Dec. ...

Karen Birchfield and Connie Cruser from the Mountain Home Senior Center present a certificate of appreciation to Wal-Mart representatives Victoria Breding, Maggie McFadden and many of the store's employees during a meeting Dec. 14. Local Wal-Mart employees contributed $6,000 to the local senior center to help with ongoing efforts to renovate the center's kitchen. The store raised the money during a chili fund raiser in October along with money collected during various volunteer efforts...