Free Market Groups Bring Members Together at Eastgate The Eastgate Church in Walla Walla, Wash., has started a program called Free Market Groups."We wanted to find a way to bring people together," said Eastgate Church assistant pastor Eric Sayler. "Everyone has hobbies and interests, so we thought, w... Read more
Amber Waves of "Whole" Grains Upper Columbia Academy Enjoys Success of Granola Industry Who doesn’t like a bowl of freshly baked granola, whether enjoyed with fruit, milk, applesauce, or yogurt? The students at Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) are enjoying that fresh-baked goodness every day in the cafeteria, thanks to Kelly and Stacy Sa... Read more
Portland Adventist String Orchestra It’s the sound of the cello, the violin and the viola joining their unique tones and melodies to form sweet harmonies at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA). The school is proud to announce the “Portland Adventist String Orchestra.”Under the directio... Read more
Reading Leads to Baptism Billy Perrish, left, read his way into the church. He first became acquainted with Pat Milligan, Hood River Church pastor, through literature evangelism. After reading one book, Perrish would request another and then another, all the while becomin... Read more
Willamette Valley Enjoys Church in the Park Members of the Eugene, Springfield and Pleasant Hill churches gathered at Island Park along the Willamette River for "Church in the Park” Sabbath on Aug. 19, 2006. It was a high Sabbath in the southern Willamette Valley. The area churches have bee... Read more
Anatomy and Physiology Class Tours a Cadaver Anatomy and Physiology students at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) got an up-close glimpse of God’s design of the human body on an educational trip to the anatomy laboratory at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Mark Goodman, a second-y... Read more
God's Little Creature It was almost 1:30 on Sabbath afternoon. We had just arrived at the Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in North Bend, Ore. We had parked the car, and Ron Conway had gone over to the building where we were to hold Seventh-day Adventist services... Read more
Rogue Valley Adventist School Music From State Recognition to National Performance Under the direction of Cathe Morse, Rogue Valley Adventist School has a strong music department. This semester, we had our elementary Christmas concert at the Medford Church and the high school Christmas concert at the Valley View Church. In addit... Read more
SAGE California Trip Adventure A Journal Entry Oregon Conference SAGE members took a trip to Northern California in late October of 2006. Here's the account of member Ruth Jones.We left Medford, Ore., by 7:15 a.m. This was to be our longest day. We drove for several hours and then stopped at a... Read more
