PAA Pathfinders Are TLTs in Action More than 10 percent of the Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) student body participates in the Pathfinder Teen Leadership Training (TLT) program. In all, 24 PAA students and TLTs from the Pleasant Valley Church (Happy Valley, Ore.), Sunnyside Churc... Read more
Gladstone Children Enjoy Sonrise National Park VBS Gospel Lights Sonrise National Parks Vacation Bible School pointed kids to Jesus July 30–Aug. 3 at the Gladstone Park Church, including 12 children who do not attend church regularly.After registration, the children, ages 5–11, donned colored scar... Read more
Cottage Grove Member Among Nation's Top Public Works Leaders Peggy Keppler, Cottage Grove Church member, has been named one of the nation's "Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year." This honor, recognizing outstanding career service achievements, was awarded by the American Public Works Association at thei... Read more
Cave Junction Students Join Labor Day Parade Each year at the Labor Day Celebration Parade in Cave Junction, Ore., the Madrone Adventist Elementary School enters a decorated float, usually depicting a patriotic theme.Willie Whitchurch, the head teacher's husband, owns a large semitruck and t... Read more
CAA 'Expotition' Exceeds Expectations When the idea of an "expotition"* was tossed around between Larry Hiday, Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) science instructor, and local backpacking guru Randy Givens, there was simply the intention of introducing students to backpacking and "God's... Read more
Mount Ellis Academy Welcomes New Faces For the past six academic years, Mount Ellis Academy (MEA) in Bozeman enjoyed the continuity of an unchanged staff. But this past summer saw the staff saying farewell to two much-loved teachers.Monte Saxby relocated to Skagit Adventist School in B... Read more
Hydrotherapy Demonstrated at Caldwell Church I slipped through the door of Caldwell Church's Friendship Hall on April 29. I scanned the scene, taking note of the things being set up for the hydrotherapy demonstration — a table dressed as a bed, white plastic pans laid out, and towels and was... Read more
Caldwell Experiments With Community Bible Study In April and May, Jim Berglund, Caldwell Church pastor, tried a new experiment. Instead of the typical evangelistic series, he opened the Community Bible Study.This approach, with studies conducted every weekday at noon and repeated at 6 p.m. for ... Read more
Anchorage Northside Church Expands Food Pantry Because of its downtown location, the Anchorage Northside Church decided about six years ago to expand its food pantry to better serve the local community. With the assistance of Alaska Community Services, the church purchased a refrigerator and f... Read more
