Singles Retreat to MiVoden Camp MiVoden’s Memorial Day Singles Retreat, held May 28–31, was a fun-filled success this year.Singles from several states came to Hayden Lake, Idaho, for a seminar, "The Five Love Languages, Forgivness and Service," by speaker Cheri Corder. Cord... Read more
Forum Confronts Men's Issues The Forum on Domestic Violence and Men’s Issues was held July 16–17 at the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC). The forum was sponsored by the UCC family life department to: discuss the causes, effects, intervention strategies and treatment for abused... Read more
Adventists Host Health Booth at County Fair In Klickitat County, Wash., everybody goes to the county fair, including the people of the local Adventist church, which hosts a booth each year. This year they featured posters and literature on obesity and eating disorders. Balloons of fruits ca... Read more
Tri-City Students Learn Oral Health from Country Haven Students The fifth- through 10th-grade students at Tri-City Jr. Academy in Pasco, Wash., were given a thought-provoking lesson in October 2003 on oral health by the dental-assisting class of Country Haven Academy (CHA), also in Pasco.With the aid of their ... Read more
Ellensburg CHIP Graduates Healthy by Choice, Not by Chance After extensive lifestyle education, 27 individuals graduated from the initial Ellensburg (Wash.) CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project) seminar on May 23 at the First Lutheran Church. Twenty-three of those participating were not Adventists.Th... Read more
Brewster Gets Face-lift Thanks to Spokane Valley Youth The Brewster (Wash.) Church sparkles with renewal thanks to a mission-minded crew of volunteer teens, pre-teens and several adults from the Spokane Valley Church who descended on Hospital Hill with brushes, rollers and determination one Sunday in ... Read more
Goldendale Celebrates Hawaiian-style Graduation Elizabeth Fischer (left) celebrated in Hawaiian style as the sole eighth-grade graduate of Goldendale Adventist School. Fischer, her teachers Clinton and Esther Cummings (also pictured), and other guests enjoyed Hawaiian fruit and flowers shipped ... Read more
UCA Welcomes New Principal Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) announced recently that Jeff Bovee has accepted the invitation to serve as principal.Bovee brings to his position the fresh perspective of one who has spent the last nine years in the classroom, the last four of them a... Read more
All Nations Center Hosts Native Camp Meeting "Really great," "Awesome!" and "Wow!" were some of the comments from the Native American Gathering held in June at the All Nations Center (Toppenish, Wash.). Guests came from Canada, Idaho, Oregon and Arizona as well as the local Yakama Reservatio... Read more