August 2002

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Feature

It Takes a Team

August 01, 2002
High-schooler Patricia was miserable at home, physically, mentally, and verbally abused by her step-father. Her grades were dropping, and life at home had become unbearable. “I doubted that I would live to see adulthood,” she remembers … read more

More Features

Whatever Happened to the

August 01, 2002 | Joe Willey
By most counts, the '50s was a great time to be alive. World War II was over. Europe … read more

Student Scholarships

August 01, 2002
No student who really wants to attend this Adventist school and is willing to work hard … read more

Ten Academy Students Win

August 01, 2002
Ten graduating seniors were recipients of the Caring Heart Award, given annually to … read more

Did You Know?

This month in history

August 01, 2002
The following events took place during the month of August: 1821 Missouri is admitted … read more

Editorial

Christian Education It Takes a Team

August 01, 2002
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders this month are turning their attention to a new … read more

Intersections

Interactive

August 01, 2002
Biblical Abortion? A Barna Research Group survey is quoted in the July GLEANER, noting … read more

Fresh Start

Can you Swing it?

August 01, 2002 | Fresh Start | Karl Haffner
I remember when a quarter got you a gallon of gas. A buck scored you a gallon of ice … read more

Intersections

Interactive

August 01, 2002
Biblical Abortion? A Barna Research Group survey is quoted in the July GLEANER, noting … read more

Perspective

Blaring Walls & Falling Trumpets?

August 01, 2002
My kindergarten/preschool students in the Sutherlin, Ore., Adventist School just got … read more

News

Adventist Health

Whisper a Prayer in the Evening

August 01, 2002 | Pat Benton
It’s 10:45 p.m. For Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH) nurse Becky Saranto, it’s … read more

Alaska Conference

Alaska Names New Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools

August 01, 2002 | Russ Johnson
Harold Dixon and John Kriegelstein have accepted the Alaska Conference Committee’s June … read more

Idaho Conference

Gem State Adventist Academy Welcomes New Vice Principal

August 01, 2002 | Linda Klinger
Gem State Adventist Academy (GSAA) has announced the appointment of Don Perkins as its … read more

Idaho Conference

Mt. Ellis Seniors Top off Mission Project

August 01, 2002 | Ray Cummings
Mt. Ellis Academy’s (MEA’s) yearly alumni reunion brings many former students back to … read more

Idaho Conference

“Desire of Ages” Republished as “Messiah”

August 01, 2002 | Warren Gough
Jerry D. Thomas, a member of the Gem State Academy Church in Caldwell, Idaho, has … read more

Idaho Conference

Pocatello Church’s 2nd Annual Talentless Show

August 01, 2002 | Avis Taysom
Members of the Pocatello, Idaho, Church recently hosted their second annual “Talentless … read more

Montana Conference

Centennial Send-off

August 01, 2002 | Juanita Starkebaum
The 2001-02 school year at Mt. Ellis Academy closed with a commencement farewell to the … read more

Montana Conference

Tops in Her State

August 01, 2002 | Juanita Starkebaum
Kyra Eddy, of Brusett, Mont., has qualified to enter the 2003 National Merit … read more

Oregon Conference

Mission Festival Raises $150,000 for India

August 01, 2002 | Lorraine Dupper
Late-season snow drifted through the air as members of 13 Salem-area Adventist churches … read more

Oregon Conference

Milo Mission Trips Travel Locally and Abroad

August 01, 2002 | Jenienne Kriegelstein
As Milo Adventist Academy (MAA) students learn to reflect Jesus, they discover the joy … read more

Oregon Conference

New Tillamook School Dedicated

August 01, 2002
A new Tillamook Adventist School building has been dedicated, debt-free, after an arson … read more

Oregon Conference

Milo Gives Merit Awards

August 01, 2002
Milo Adventist Academy’s highest awards for academic excellence have been given to five … read more

Oregon Conference

CAA Musicians Take Lightning Tour

August 01, 2002 | Emily Ellenwood
Some 80 sponsors and students of the Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) band, choir, and … read more

Oregon Conference

Do Missions Pay?

August 01, 2002 | Miriam Kelly
Do mission projects pay? Ask Bruce and Norma Brunson, who this May made their sixth … read more

Oregon Conference

A Dream to Serve

August 01, 2002 | Debby Melnychenko
Emily Peterson has a mind for service. A junior at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) in … read more

Oregon Conference

Standing Room Only

August 01, 2002 | Shirley Swan
Forty-five candidates—39 by baptism and six by profession of faith—were welcomed into … read more

Oregon Conference

Dressed to a Tea

August 01, 2002 | Joy Miller
Waiters in white shirts, black bow-ties, and cummerbunds recently escorted 85 women to … read more

Oregon Conference

Spring Break at Sunset Lake

August 01, 2002 | Jan Jorgenson
The 30-member Meadow Glade Pathfinder club, led by Ron Ermshar, traveled this spring to … read more

Oregon Conference

Numbers Nemesis— Brookings School Needs More Students

August 01, 2002 | Jim Bollin
Students at the Cape Ferrelo Adventist School in Brookings, Ore., though few in number … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Blue Mountain TV Sees Providence at Work

August 01, 2002
Blue Mountain Television, a Christian station serving the Walla Walla area of Eastern … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Camp Meeting Theme Honors Those Who Sacrifice All

August 01, 2002 | Jon Dalrymple
“Scars and Stripes Forever” was this year’s theme for the Upper Columbia Conference … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Spokane Junior Academy to Relocate

August 01, 2002 | Dave Kay
After much prayer and counsel, Spokane Junior Academy’s (SJA’s) board and constituent … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Prayerful Fifth-grader Writes Top Essay

August 01, 2002 | Susan Bailey
Yakima Adventist Christian School’s Spring Week of Spiritual Emphasis was led by … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Village Church Dedicates Digital Cameras

August 01, 2002 | Betty Keller
Ten-plus years ago, a seed was planted in the hearts and minds of pastors and … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Blue Mountain Television Earns Telly Award

August 01, 2002 | Lynelle Ellis
Blue Mountain Television’s new show, “Escape,” has been honored as a finalist in the … read more

Upper Columbia Conference

Irrigon Members Rejoice as Membership Grows

August 01, 2002 | Norma Stahl
Members of the Irrigon, Ore., Church, a small-town congregation on the Columbia River, … read more

Walla Walla University

Graduates Challenged To Light the World

August 01, 2002 | Bradley Nelson
The lieutenant governor of the state of Washington, Bradley Owen, on Sunday, June 9, … read more

Walla Walla University

Other Awards

August 01, 2002
Commencement services on June 9 honored more than graduates. Awards also went to the … read more

Washington Conference

Washington Introduces Executive Committee Members

August 01, 2002
At its recent quadrennial constituency session, Washington Conference delegates … read more

Washington Conference

A Redhead’s Reverie In New York

August 01, 2002 | Sydney Boyd
An alarm clock buzzed. Denying the morning, I threw my sleeping bag over my head. The … read more

Washington Conference

Suicide Leap Moves Students to Action

August 01, 2002 | Greg Reseck
Near the beginning of the school year, a woman who suffered from depression perched on … read more