Alaska Students Enjoy Field Trips from Land of Dead-end Roads There are no roads to Nome, Dillingham, Juneau or Sitka. These towns, along with the majority of small Alaskan villages, are all accessed exclusively either by air or water. In fact, Juneau, Alaska’s capital city, has roads that only go 40 miles n... Read more
Alaska High Schoolers Join Milo Students for Mission to Guatemala Brent and Ryan Cole, brothers and Craig (Alaska) Public High School students, recently returned from a mission trip to Poptun in eastern Guatemala. The mission trip was a school activity for Milo Adventist Academy students, who welcomed them "with... Read more
Groundbreaking for New School Spirits were high at the Mat-Valley Adventist School as students and others participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of their new school. Phase 1 will create a 17,000-square-foot building with seven classrooms, a library and... Read more
Ketchikan Opens "Wee Blessings" The Ketchikan Church recently opened the Wee Blessings Redistribution Center, which offers free clothing, shoes, food and household goods to Ketchikan residents in need. The center is also looking for donations of firewood.The center's name repres... Read more
Wedding Pauses for Baptism of Friend James Cazort and Lynda Malmberg had been contemplating marriage for a number of months. In fact, they had often been asked, “When are you guys going to get married?” During that same period, Randy Miller, a close friend of the couple, had been con... Read more
Signing Choir Performs for Palmer Rotarians Palmer Rotarians were visibly touched by a performance of the Matanuska Valley Adventist School (MVAS) signing choir on March 18. Neil Biloff, pastor and member of the Rotary Club, invited the students to perform at the club's weekly luncheon. The... Read more
Anchorage Churches Promote CHIP The Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) once again helped approximately 50 Anchorage residents start a healthier lifestyle during February. Participants lost a combined total of 222.5 pounds, and those needing to gain weight were able to do... Read more
Midtown Members Witness at Fur Rondy Winter in Anchorage, Alaska—it‘s long, dark and often cold. But downtown comes alive every February during the annual Fur Rendezvous (Fur Rondy), a festival harkening back to the days when trappers, miners and traders brought their wares from the ... Read more
500-mile Sabbath School Brings Members Together How do you discuss the Sabbath School lesson when you are the only Adventist family for miles? Rick Pearson and Richard and Ruth deGraaff have Sabbath School together even though they are separated by about 500 miles. They discuss the lesson, miss... Read more