Vancouver Hosts 'Hands On' Gardening Workshop Master gardener and agriculturist Lynn Hoag, who operates suncountrygardens.com and has made a lifelong study and practice of Ellen White's planting methods, held a "Hands On" Gardening Workshop at the request of the Vancouver (Wash.) Adventist Co... Read more
Grants Pass Mexican Fiesta Features CHIP Plant Food Cuisine "The meal could be served in a restaurant with no apologies," reports one of the participants in the "Mexican Fiesta" cooking class held May 6 at the Grants Pass (Ore.) Church.The first Sunday of every month, the CHIP (Complete Health Improvement ... Read more
Prineville Presents 'An Evening at Cafe Grace' The Prineville (Ore.) Church recently hosted "An Evening at Cafe Grace," a one-act play written and directed by a local member as a low-key outreach. The fellowship hall was turned into Cafe Grace, where guests were greeted at the door by one of t... Read more
Pathfinder Sabbath Held in Grants Pass Not only did the Grants Pass (Ore.) Church celebrate six baptisms on May 5, it also hosted Pathfinder Sabbath. Under the leadership of Steve King, these boys and girls spent many weeks preparing for this event. The Pathfinders used songs and skits... Read more
Pathfinder Fair 2012 Held in Albany The 2012 Oregon Conference Pathfinder Fair, held May 20 at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, Ore., began with the Pathfinder parade. Pathfinders marched in front of a large audience, which included Tracy Wood, Oregon Conference Pathfinders di... Read more
Missionaries Visit Grants Pass Church Mission pilots Dwayne and Wendy Harris visited the Grants Pass (Ore.) Church on May 12 to tell of a trial they recently faced in the Philippines. While assisting neighbors during a robbery in March, one of the suspects shot Dwayne. He was hit once... Read more
Hood View Junior Academy Expands Spanish Classes Habla espanol? The students at Hood View Junior Academy (Boring, Ore.) do! Or, at least they will by next year. Nohemi Marquez has been donating her time this year to teach Spanish for the seventh and eighth grades. She has offered to teach Spanis... Read more
Students Return to the 18th Century RJA Style The blacksmith's hammer struck the anvil with a resounding ping as the craftsman fashioned a simple tool, tucking the metal in the forge then bringing it out glowing reddish-orange and sending a small shower of sparks to the ground as he pounded t... Read more
Meadow Glade Raises $1,300 for Girl With Leukemia Students at Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School (MGAES) in Battle Ground, Wash., burst into applause as the physical education teacher and principal presented a $1,300 check to a very surprised 14-year-old girl and her family."It is so amazin... Read more