WWVA Starts Its 120th Year It's back to school in the Walla Walla Valley. On Aug. 27, 2006, Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) registered 228 students for the 120th year of continuous Adventist secondary education in the valley.Smiles, cheerful greetings and hugs were preval... Read more
Vacation Bible School Brings Families to Church The happy voices of many children filled the sanctuary of the Cave Junction Church at the 2006 Vacation Bible School graduation.The children were on the edge of their seats as Pastor Verne, alias Chief White Cloud, told the climax of his continued... Read more
Shady Point Church Finds A Refreshing Way To Share the Good News For their July outreach activity the Shady Point Church provided a refreshing service for spectators at the Independence Day parade in Eagle Point, Ore. Bill Lynch’s pickup was part of the parade, decorated in red, white and blue and filled with o... Read more
Met Debt PAA Lines Up at the Starting Line Constituent churches met at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) to witness a high point in the school’s history Aug. 22. But before we get to that, you should hear what led to this moment of celebration.It was just over five years ago that PAA hit it... Read more
Finance Committee Chair Raises More Than $14,000 During Ironman Triathlon Inspired by his parents’ active lifestyle, Rob White was always athletic. He played basketball at Portland Adventist Academy and at Walla Walla College. After college, he started doing duathlons and triathlons. White has now participated in 11 Iro... Read more
National Geographic Photographer Presents "The Secrets of Longevity" at Oregon Conference Church "Residents of Okinawa, Sardinia and Loma Linda, Calif., live longer, healthier lives than just about anyone else on Earth. What do they know that the rest of us don't?”With a simple question, the cover story of the November 2005 issue of National ... Read more
Survivor of the Cambodian Killing Fields Speaks at Gresham and Lents Churches Setan Lee, from Cambodia, told his story to members of the Gresham and Lents churches. He shared that when he was 17, he had plans to study medicine in Paris the following year. All of that changed when Pol Pot's armies invaded Cambodia in 1975 an... Read more
The First Southern Oregon Women's Retreat A Success! Cloudy skies and cool temperatures couldn’t dampen the spirits of the approximately 90 women who met together for the first Southern Oregon Women’s Retreat at Milo Academy on June 9-11. A winning combination of an awesome guest speaker, interestin... Read more
