Are we going to let the Mountain Home Youth Center Close!I was at the Farmers Market on Saturday morning walking my normal route through this excellent local event and almost missed it. Missed What? The Youth Center Community Yard Sale.
Read MoreFaceting Lessons 3 and Stoecker’s Secrets Revealed
My Stoecker Jewelers faceting lessons continued with the cutting of “the breaks” and reshaping “the girdle” of my ever evolving gemstone. I also got more insight into the jewelry business Mountain Home Style. Faceting FirstAfter some close examination of “the
Read MoreFast Moving Mountain Home City Council Meeting
The Mountain Home City Council Meeting held on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 was fascinating, moved along fast and lots of good things were discussed. As usual, City employees outnumber us regular citizens by a 2:1 ratio. Some of the issued
Read MoreFaceting a “gemstone” with Stoecker Jewelers – Lesson 2
Tim’s faceting technique may need some adjuestment? Lesson #2 with Kelly Willis and Michael Stoecker was a short but sweet lesson. As I mentioned in my 1st article, the faceting wasn’t going exactly according to plans. My old hunk of
Read MoreLesson #1 – Stoecker Jewelers Faceting a “Gem”
Tim Bondy Learns How to Facet a Gem from Mountain Home’s Stoecker Jewelers Way back in June 2010 I met two gentlemen while ankle deep in mud standing over a National Forest Service run star garnet sluice box near Clarkia,
Read MoreTop 10 Cars at the 2011 Rumble and Roar Car Show
I attended the Sunday August 7th, 2011 Rumble and Road Car Show in Mountain Home. It was a relatively cool morning and I had a good time talking to the car/truck owners as I weaved my way through Carl Miller
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