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🌱 Mountain Home makes a Northwest list of affordable retirement towns

Mountain Home, Idaho Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi Mountain Home! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mountain Home makes a Northwest list of affordable retirement towns
  • Idaho’s dairy industry gets a classroom lesson of its own

Also on today's calendar: Next Stop Comedy at B’s House! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds and sun; windy, warm, temps: high: 68, low: 47.
  • Friday: Windy; clouds and sun, warm, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire In The Pacific Northwest (worldatlas.com) — Mountain Home appears among 10 Pacific Northwest towns highlighted as relatively affordable retirement options, with a reported median home value of about $309,000, below Idaho’s statewide median. The guide points to St. Luke’s Elmore Medical Center, employment at nearby Mountain Home Air Force Base and outdoor attractions including Bruneau Dunes State Park.
   

• U of I Extension educator developing dairy curriculum for Idaho teachers (boisedev.com) — Idaho teachers have a new way to explain how milk gets from farms to store shelves. University of Idaho Extension educator Matt Fisher worked with Dairy West on “Dairy in a Box,” a $29 classroom kit with lessons and activities aligned to state standards. It follows a similar potato curriculum, with sugarbeets next.
   

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  • Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Mountain Home. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Crew Member in Mountain Home. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain Home here.

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Ok Mountain Home! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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