First Graders Travel the World Through Literature and Koalas Ruthie McPherson's first-grade classroom oozes with color, creativity — and koalas. Every year the first-grade teacher at Buena Vista Adventist School in Auburn, Wash., selects a literature-based theme related to an animal: "Everyone otter read," ... Read more
Port Orchard Holds CHIP Seminar The Port Orchard Church, under the leadership of Virlyn Dodge and Vicki Mathison, conducted a Coronary Health Improvement Project seminar at the church’s fellowship hall with 16 sessions over seven consecutive weeks, beginning on Feb. 7, 2011. The... Read more
Adventist Health News Adventist Health recently launched a new corporate website. After months of working on content, visually pleasing design and increased functionality, the new site is now more user friendly and patient-centered. Visitors to the website will find:Di... Read more
Building Engineering Innovators and Leaders The Walla Walla University's Edward F. Cross School of Engineering has been offering quality education in a vibrant campus community for 64 years. More than 1,200 students have graduated from the school's civil, computer, electrical and mechanical... Read more
More WWU News Box Registration is now open for the FIRST LEGO League Regional Robotics Challenge to be held at WWU on April 8, 2012. Register your team at gofll.usfirst.org. This year's theme is Food Factor. Read more
Grace in Carhartts Recovery Group Forms in Wasilla Drugs, Sex, Gambling and Chocolate, the book title read. Ignoring the first three words, a Sabbath School member breathed out a painful, "Oh, and chocolate!"The Sabbath School lesson was on addictions, and the discussion turned to real life and re... Read more
Alaska Camp Meetings Go Beyond Arctic Circle The Alaska Conference hosted its third-area Native convocation this spring. Planes arrived from Anchorage, Alaska, and around Arctic Alaska on April 8. A blizzard had just passed, leaving a foot of new snow. Despite temperatures in the teens, peop... Read more
Idaho Conference Welcomes New President David Prest Jr. The Idaho Conference welcomes David Prest Jr., as conference president. Prest comes from the Montana Conference, where he was ministerial, church ministries, and planned giving and trust services director since 2001. His first days in his new offi... Read more
GSAA Alumni Reconnect, Celebrate and Advance the Mission Nearly 1,000 alumni, family and friends headed for "the school that we love in the hills of Idaho" the first weekend in April for Gem State Adventist Academy's 53rd homecoming reunion. An additional 61 people viewed the homecoming programs via liv... Read more
