Vanessa Wilkins, president of the Ladies of American Auxiliary Elmore Unit 26, meets with Leilani Hennis as the fourth grader learned she had won division-level honors during this year’s American Legion Auxiliary essay contest.

Courtesy photo

Honoring her perspective on the freedom she and others in the United States enjoy, a student at West Elementary School earned recognition as the best writer during local, state and western-level competitions.

Leilani Hennis, a fourth grader at the local school, earned state-level recognition during this year’s Ladies of American Auxiliary Essay Contest.

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Officials heading the Western Elmore County Aquatic Center project said areas in the pool complex are due to open by 2027.

Photo courtesy of the Western Elmore County Recreation District

Three years after the organization officially broke ground on an indoor community pool facility in Mountain Home, those overseeing the project noted some key signs of progress needed to finish building this complex.

The past year represented a busy 12 months for the crews building the Western Elmore County Aquatic Center on South 18th East Street across from Tiger Field, according to members of the Western Elmore County Recreation District board of directors, which heads this ongoing project.

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