August 2002

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Feature

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 was emerging from ruins. The economy was booming. Jobs were plentiful. But it wasn't all roses. Perhaps the greatest fear for Pacific Northwesterners … read more

More Features

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

It Takes a Team

August 01, 2002
High-schooler Patricia was miserable at home, physically, mentally, and verbally abused … 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

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

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

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