UCA's Music Building Is Named "Lange Hall" In honor of Jerry Lange’s 38 years of teaching music at Upper Columbia Academy, the student council initiated a move to name the music building “Lange Hall.” The announcement, which came as a surprise to the Langes, was made during the final Chris... Read more
Youth Give Up Christmas Vacation to Serve Survivors of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes Three months after the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Gulf States are still in chaos. Despite efforts of Federal Emergency Management Agency, local governments, and countless volunteers, the amount of work that needs to be done is... Read more
God Works Miracles Through Bonners Ferry Team A team of 10, seven from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, two from Clark Fork, Idaho, and one from Denver, Colo., joined with the Fjarli Team #10 in India. In cooperation with Maranatha Volunteers International, more than 60 people in seven groups had the jo... Read more
Christmas at Milo Students Adopt Community Children for Christmas Children from the community’s elementary schools poured into Milo’s student center on Dec. 10, 2005, to enjoy games, food, and fun at a Christmas party hosted especially for them by the student association.On the night of the party, the student ce... Read more
"Prophecy Fulfilled" Russian Evangelism in Portland The Russian Group in Portland hosted a three-week evangelistic campaign from Nov.12 to Dec. 3, 2005, at the Lents Adventist Church’s activity center that featured Kasap Gennadiy, a pastor visiting from Russia, as the main speaker. The meetings inc... Read more
The Spirit of Giving The Gladstone Park Church gave to hurricane Rita victims at Thanksgiving and to Salvation Army's needy children for Christmas.Fifty-five Thanksgiving baskets were given out to families whose names were supplied by local area schools. The baskets w... Read more
Convocation Kicks off Depression-recovery Program Instead of functioning as a mini-camp meeting experience, the 2005 Central Oregon Convocation was designed as the kick-off event for a community outreach program.Neil Nedley, M.D., as the main speaker, presented information about brain health and ... Read more
Saying YES! to Dreams Dear YES Council,Thank you very much for the funds you provided for our education here …. That helped me a lot, as my family struggles financially at the moment. I really appreciate that. May the Lord richly bless you!A Grateful Academy StudentThi... Read more
Les Zollbrecht Ordained The chapel at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) was filled to overflowing on Sabbath, Nov. 19, 2005, as Les Zollbrecht was ordained to gospel ministry. “This is a recognition of what God has already done in Les’ life,” said Don Livesay, Oregon Conf... Read more
