Seventeen Airplanes Target UCA Strip Excitement stirred in the little town of Spangle, Wash., as 17 airplanes landed on Upper Columbia Academy’s (UCA’s) airstrip—all in one morning.It was UCA’s third annual fly-in, an event sponsored by the technology department to encourage interest... Read more
Teacher Joanne Rasco Retires Memories, hugs, and tears laced veteran educator Joanne Rasco’s recent retirement program at Palouse Hills Adventist School, in Moscow, Idaho.The celebration lived up to the 36-year veteran teacher’s hallmark reputation for hugs and her personal m... Read more
University of Idaho Fair Showcases Adventist Ministry An article on the front page of the University of Idaho’s “Argonaut” about the University’s recent Health and Wellness Fair focused several paragraphs on the health ministry of local Adventists.The one-day annual Fair, held in Moscow, Idaho, began... Read more
Blue Mountain Hosts Many Visitors at Tribute Members of the Blue Mountain Valley Adventist Church, on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m., honored police, fire, and emergency services personnel from the towns of Adams, Athena, Helix, and Weston.Pastor John Nichols of the First Baptist Church of Athena pre... Read more
Yakima Members Sacrifice to Plant New Church The Yakima, Wash., 35th Ave. Adventist Church in business session voted this summer to reduce its full-time pastoral positions from two pastors to one pastor, so a new church being planted in the city with its own full-time pastoral leader.The Upp... Read more
New Industry Employs UCA Students Ever since Spangle Wood Products closed a year ago, Upper Columbia Academy has been searching for an industry (or industries) that could provide additional employment opportunities for students.During Alumni Weekend this spring, brothers Dale and ... Read more
Cascade Christian Academy Active in Community Students at Cascade Christian Academy, in Wenatchee, Wash., conducted their first quarterly Community Service Day of the new school year, Sept. 13.Groups of five or six students, each with a student leader, planned, arranged for, and performed the... Read more
Goldendale Enjoys Busy Summer Church members in Goldendale, Wash., had a busy summer, including sponsorship of a stop-smoking series at The Grist Mill, a health food store owned by local Adventists Willard and Artine Cordis. The owners’ son Brent Cordis managed audiovisual pre... Read more
Solid on the Sabbath Jonathan and Laura Griffith took a bold stand for the Sabbath that nearly cost him his job at Honeywell Electronics. But through much prayer and the help of the North Pacific Union Conference Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department, he was... Read more
