Live Nativity at Meridian Church Last year, more than 1,400 visitors enjoyed the Meridian (Idaho) Church sixth annual drive-through, live nativity from the warmth of their vehicles or by parking and walking.Church members spend months preparing for each year’s event: sewing new c... Read more
Thanksgiving Food Baskets Even before the Middleton (Idaho) Church was organized in February 2002, the members had a desire to be a presence in their community. In November 2001, some of the church members wanted to help a few families with food baskets over the holiday se... Read more
Money Raised for Gymnasium Who thinks of school in the summer? Three students at Boise Valley Adventist School—Kaili Moore, Sarah Wilder and Lisa Newby—raised money for their school’s gymnasium during summer vacation. Each Thursday and Friday, they sold water and soda to th... Read more
Gem State Academy Welcomes New Faculty Finding good help is a challenge in any industry. The bar is raised even higher for work in Christian education, so Gem State Adventist Academy staff was thrilled with the addition of two talented members to the family this year.Stephanie Drechsel... Read more
Dillingham Enjoys New Classroom Twenty-seven Dillingham Adventist School students were welcomed to the new school year on August 25 by three teachers and a new classroom. The 1500-square-foot addition to the school provides a new primary-grade classroom, an inside hallway to the... Read more
Alaska to Oshkosh "Pathfinders, atten-huh!” Following a summer of camporee and campouts, Alaska Pathfinders fall in for a new year of activities.First order of business for most is the induction service during which both new and continuing Pathfinders light a candl... Read more
Libby Roundup Only a few times in a family’s history do memories and reality interface and create a moment never forgotten. One of those times was Labor Day weekend, when more than 90 Libby family members gathered at the remote and peaceful Granger Butte Ranch ... Read more
Music + Three Teens = 130 Baptisms Dad and Mom Herr (pronounced “her”) married in 1915 and settled in McClusky, N.D, a community of about 800. By 1935, they had 10 strong, healthy children. They worked hard and worshipped together at the Evangelical Reform Church. The oldest, Ted, ... Read more
Family Reunions Editor's note: While family reunions are notable events to family members they are not usually of interest to the entire GLEANER readership. However, last summer, two large, Northwest-based Adventist families held notable reunions. It is our hope ... Read more
