PAA Violinist Puts Sabbath Above Career Ellen Cockerham, a Portland Adventist Academy senior, has been selected as the concertmistress of the Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP) for the 2003-04 season. She was chosen for this prestigious honor through a blind audition by Mei-Ann Chen, orc... Read more
Gladstone Park Church Goes Backpacking Fourteen backpackers from the Gladstone Park Church went on the Timberline Trail 600 around Mt. Hood in August. The group included singles, families, youth and an eight-year-old boy, all of whom trained for the hike by jogging and walking several ... Read more
Two Weddings Jewell married Ronnie Thomas at a quiet ceremony in Prineville, Ore., on Aug. 15. Jewell entered into another relationship on Sept. 13 when she stepped into the cool water of the Prineville Reservoir and Carlyle Raymond baptized her into the famil... Read more
A Beautiful Beginning at Milo We're off to a great start this year at Milo Adventist Academy with an enrollment of 168 students, up from 138 last year. This includes 94 new students, and applications continue to arrive.Milo hosted a spiritual emphasis week during the second we... Read more
Livingstone Adventist Academy Setting Records The Oregon Conference’s newest senior high school, Livingstone Adventist Academy (formerly Livingstone Junior Academy), began its 105th year with an all-time record enrollment of 262 students attending kindergarten through grade 11, surpassing the... Read more
A Long Journey Her father was from Spain, her mother from Caracas, Venezuela. When she was just a baby, they traveled by boat to Panama. My grandma, Gilberta, was the oldest of 15 living children.Grandma was raised a devout Catholic. She married and came to the ... Read more
The Gathering of Men The Gathering of Men men's retreat was held the first weekend of August at the Adventist school near Ronan, Mont., when forest fires forced a location change from the Glacier Park area.The Kalispell (Mont.) Church members served great meals, inclu... Read more
Lessons from Lighthouses A group of local children learned about the sanctuary and its services at the Vacation Bible School in Whitehall, Mont., through a program called “Lessons from Lighthouses.” The lessons were sponsored by the Whitehall Ministerial Association and h... Read more
Great Falls Church Recognizes Five First Responders The Great Falls (Mont.) Church used its church service on Sept.13 to recognize and appreciate those police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel who put their lives on the line for the community every day.The special worship service, orga... Read more
