Stories from Friday, December 30, 2016

Revised policies and an updated academic calendar highlighted a list of topics addressed by the Mountain Home School District board during a public meeting Dec. 20. The board adopted the calendar for the 2017 to 2018 school year as presented with the understanding there may be adjustments to the schedule if issues arise before the next academic year begins...

Harry Eugene West Jr., 60, of Pine, passed away at his home on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. Friends are gathering around 4 p.m. to celebrate Harry's life on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at the Pine Resort, located in Pine, Idaho. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Karen Lea Blurton, 74, of Mountain Home, returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on Dec. 29, 2016. Karen was born Jan. 16, 1942, in Hines, Ore., to parents Dorothy Audrey Zink Blurton and Victor Hugo Blurton. Karen loved life and especially children. Although she never had any of her own, she made many families happy by caring for and being such an important part of their children's lives.