Hood View Junior Academy Goes Green! Sustainability and recycling are important in every aspect of life, but especially at school. Hood View (Ore.) Junior Academy has embraced this concept, and students, parents and faculty alike are all striving to go green. Students are recycling p... Read more
Mustaches for Men's Health While the mustache is a fashion statement of the past, this school year at Portland (Ore.) Adventist Academy it made a temporary comeback in honor of a worldwide effort for men's health.The annual November event, "Movember," is a movement started ... Read more
Springfield Church begins New Year with Prayer and Baptisms Soft music and candlelight provided a meditative background for the Springfield (Ore.) Church Jan. 14–15.Members participated in a New Year's Eve Prayer Vigil until midnight, praying quietly, thanking God for His provisions during the past year an... Read more
Students Turn Pillowcases Into Dresses Lace, buttons and bias tape helped students in Maurita Crew's 5–10 class at Three Sisters Adventist Christian School in Bend, Ore., transform 17 pillowcases into cute, functional dresses. Darlene Kelley and Kay Sanborn, volunteers from the Redmond... Read more
A Weekend of Prayers The Holy Spirit was the special invited guest at the second-annual Oregon Conference fall prayer retreat at Grove Christian Camp. From the first gathering around a delicious vegetarian dinner to the small prayer groups and the larger corporate mee... Read more
ShareHim Boot Camp Features High Energy and Inspiration ShareHim boot camp didn't seem exciting to one Kalispell (Mont.) Church member.After attending, however, she changed her mind: "WOW, the energy and holy spirit are palpable in the room," she says. "This is really what I needed. I am so thankful I ... Read more
Christmas Crèche Exhibit Performance Desert View Christian School Students perform with the Chimes On Dec. 4, 2010, the Desert View Christian School students performed with the chimes at the annual Christmas Crèche Exhibit at the Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Haskett Street here in Mountain Home, Idaho. This... Read more
God's Miracle Playground Desert View Christian School A dedication ceremony for “God’s Miracle Playground” was held on Dec. 18, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. at Desert View Christian School in Mountain Home, Idaho, for new playground equipment. Paulette Jackson, Idaho Conference education superintendent, helpe... Read more
McPherson Retires After 22 Years as Idaho Conference President The Idaho Conference hosted a retirement celebration for Steve McPherson, Idaho Conference president since 1988. More than 225 people attended, showing support and appreciation. The festivities began with Erv Furne, Nampa (Idaho) Church pastor and... Read more
