H.O.P.E. Helping Other People Everywhere A bunch of excited Upper Columbia Academy students board the bus at the flag pole on the morning of Sept. 8 to travel to their respective service projects. Classes were not held that day so the students would have plenty of time to serve the commu... Read more
Oroville Baby Dedication For many people, the date "9/11" holds frightening memories of the terror that was inflicted on our nation a few years ago. However, that date holds some very happy memories for the Oroville (Wash.) Church family and especially for Michael and Dan... Read more
UCA Spiritual Kickoff Empty? Be Filled! Upper Columbia Academy students and staff gathered at the UCA fire bowl at the beginning of the first Sabbath of the school year to kick off the spiritual theme for the year: "Empty? Be Filled." With two flickering fires providing warmth on a chil... Read more
'Signs of the Times' Rally Attracts 600 in Spokane More than 600 people attended the 'Signs of the Times' Rally held by Spokane (Wash.) area churches on Sept. 11. The event was designed to answer people's questions regarding recent events in the media that seem to be baffling world leaders and hav... Read more
WWVA Graduate Accepted into West Point While pouring through some of his grandfather's old books, Andrew Scott began cultivating an interest in attending the prestigious military academy at West Point during the summer between his sophomore and junior years at Walla Walla Valley Academ... Read more
CCA Gets Involved in Haiti Relief Efforts "Mr. Harris, can we not wear our uniforms?" This request is not uncommon, but what came next, and who the request came from, was. The request came from Susan Whitely, fourth-grade teacher. Her class had read about a school raising money for Haiti ... Read more
Vacation Bible School at Oroville Church Vacation Bible School in Oroville, Wash., featured a study of the kings and queens of the Bible. The throne room had a red carpet entryway for the royalty, flags, brightly colored royal drapes and a table setting complete with golden goblets. Lind... Read more
Oroville Celebrates Baptisms Sabbath afternoon, Sept. 4, the Oroville (Wash.) Church congregation, along with visitors from nearby churches, joined in joyful anthems of praise at the baptism of two new converts.Shelle Harrelson and Rod Ritter openly declared their desire to a... Read more
MiVoden Celebrates 70 Years of Ministry Former staff, directors and caretakers of Camp MiVoden converged on Hayden Lake from Sept. 10–12 to celebrate 70 years of summer camp ministry. Throughout the weekend, Maple Auditorium was filled with people reconnecting and reliving memories from... Read more
