Albany Recognizes Faithful Service In a special award ceremony on Oct. 9, a very surprised Ed Marshall was recognized for his many years of faithful service to the Albany (Ore.) Church. Master of ceremonies John Murray provided an enjoyable trip down memory lane as he outlined Mars... Read more
Baptized at the Age of 100 Ray Yelick, age 100, was recently baptized at the Meadow Glade Church. He celebrated his 100th birthday on May 18, 2004.Ray, a resident of Colonial House, an assisted-living facility in Battle Ground, became acquainted with Vera Powell, a member o... Read more
Do You Know Who That Baby Is? The Kelso-Longview Community Church has enjoyed one of its best Christmas seasons ever with their outdoor reenactment of Mary and Joseph's journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem to pay their taxes. Now in its eighth year, more than 6,400 people experi... Read more
Friendship Group Sponsors Activities Every summer, Adventist Widowed of Oregon, a friendship group for people who have lost their spouses, sponsors many exciting events. Last summer's activities included a luau at the Old Spaghetti Factory, an all-American picnic complete with homema... Read more
Northwest Whitecoat Reunion One hundred twenty-five former U.S. Army Operation Whitecoat volunteers and their families converged at the Rockwood Church in Gresham, Ore., on Nov. 12–13, 2004, for the first Northwest Whitecoat reunion ever held.With diverse backgrounds and exp... Read more
PJ's Place A. Not being gifted with a sense of rhythm—this body will never zig or zag, tango, waltz, or jig—I have not given the question very much thought. There are several biblical references to dancing. Ecclesiastes 3:4: "... a time to mourn and a time t... Read more
Hope, Faith, and Miracles in Libby "A gym for our school? That would be nice, but remember we are a small school with only seven students and very few financial resources. But maybe there is a way.”Such were the comments and thoughts as Libby Church members met for a business meeti... Read more
Giant Schnauzers Preach Sermons Joy Mathews brought Zion and Lovely, two world-champion giant Schnauzers, to Adventist Christian School in Idaho Falls on Oct. 1. Students sat in awe as Joy demonstrated Zion and Lovely's abilities to perform, then drew spiritual lessons from the ... Read more
Brain Games 2004 Finishes with Many Winners Two bells dinged almost simultaneously as Morgan Bailey and Andrew Schnell faced off to answer the question—Where did William Shakespeare hold many of his plays?—that would break the tie and decide the grand first-place winner in the Brain Games h... Read more
