Message Through Massage Church Holds Health Expo Prior to Evangelistic Meeting What better place to share information than at a library? The Puyallup Church recently provided health information to the community at the Orting Library multi-purpose room."A health expo is a powerful tool to assist churches in their community ou... Read more
Right In Tune Pathfinder Leader Authors New Whistle-making Honor There's a new Pathfinder honor—Whistles—in the arts, crafts and hobbies category, and Pathfinders in Bonney Lake, Wash., are whistling their congratulations to Barney Shortridge, their co-leader.Shortridge authored the honor three years ago after ... Read more
Brother and Sister Reunited After 71 Years Jim Harroun always knew that he had a "baby sister somewhere."Lorraine Faye "Jo" Bagshaw (given up for adoption at 4 months old) had been told by her adoptive mother that she had "two brothers somewhere," with the last name of Harroun.Lorraine lea... Read more
Irrigon Church Adds New Members, Repairs Water Damage The Irrigon Church started 2007 with two blessings: First, Bill Romp joined the church through baptism and his wife, Lila, joined our fellowship by transferring her membership, and second, we moved back into our church santuary after being displac... Read more
Hispanic Sunnyside Church Holds Grand Opening The Hispanic Sunnyside (Wash.) Church had a grand opening Feb. 24. Ramon Canals, North Pacific Union vice president for Hispanic Ministries, had the honor of cutting the ribbon, officially opening the church. More than 200 people from surrounding ... Read more
Valley View Church Goes to Mexico For Vacation Bible School Spring and summer mean mission trips. Last July 2006, the Valley View Church in East Wenatchee sent nine church members to Mezcolitos, a tiny village north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to put on a Vacation Bible School. An Adventist church has been... Read more
Live Better, Live Longer! Seminar Attracts 52 Participants The Live Better, Live Longer seminar conducted by Jim and Neva Brackett at the Kettle Falls (Wash.) Church in January had 52 people attending. Seminar participants enjoyed a full-course vegan meal each evening, followed with a lecture by Jim. Neva... Read more
And the Winner Is... Blue Mountain Television Blue Mountain Television recently won two international awards for news coverage of last year’s Columbia Complex Fire.Dan Thesman, station manager and reporter, Lowell Mann, editor, and Dan Pyke, photojournalist, were awarded two bronze Telly awar... Read more
Upper Columbia Academy's Teacher of Excellence Gayle Haeger Ask any of Gayle Haeger's hundreds of biology students, past or present, if she deserves a teaching award, and the answer will be the same—a resounding yes! On Feb. 24, she was officially recognized with the 2007 Teacher of Excellence Award from t... Read more
