Orofino Holds Gardening Seminar David Stottlemyer, former La Sierra University agriculture instructor, shared with more than 70 gardeners and potential gardeners how to maximize the gardening experience Sunday afternoon, April 26, at the Orofino (Idaho) Adventist Church fellowsh... Read more
Spokane Valley Portrays Journey to the Cross Nearly 3,000 people attended Journey to the Cross, an outdoor Easter pageant presented by the Spokane Valley Adventist Church, April 10–12. In its second year, the pageant attendance more than doubled that of last year.Many miracles took place. On... Read more
WWVA Reaches Out to the Community Walla Walla Valley Academy reaches out to the community in multiple ways.One outreach this year included Cliff Dolph's freshman English class. Dolph had students visit and interview senior citizens at a local assisted living facility. Students the... Read more
Adventist-Christian Fellowship's Mission Trip to Kauai From December 2008 through January 2009, members and sponsors of the Moscow-Pullman Adventist-Christian Fellowship Collegiate Club spent approximately 10 days on a mission trip in Kauai, Hawaii.The group of 11 participants stayed at Kahili Adventi... Read more
A Dream Comes True UCC Holds First Hispanic Weekend Retreat What once was a dream became reality as the first Upper Columbia Conference Hispanic Women’s Ministry Weekend Retreat was held at the Richland, Wash., Clarion Convention Center, April 17–19. But it almost became a disappointment.The night before t... Read more
Local Talent Recognized At SonScreen Film Festival The Upper Columbia Conference was well represented at the 2009 SonScreen Film Festival held April 16–18. There were three entries from Walla Walla University, and two of the seven entries from Southern Adventist University were submitted by Philli... Read more
Merry-Go-Round Helps Prevent Infant Deaths A merry-go-round built and installed by Spokane (Wash.) volunteers this year is preventing infant deaths in the village of La Canoa, Guatemala. In this village of nearly 400 people, three babies died in 2008 due to contaminated drinking water. Pre... Read more
Rogers Celebrates New Wind Turbine Nearly 100 students, including about 20 first- and second-graders at Rogers Adventist Elementary in College Place, Wash., came to school on Thursday, March 12, shovels in hand, ready to dig and prepare the hard, frozen ground for a residential-sca... Read more
WWVA Day Hosts Student Visitors WWVA Day on Friday, April 3, was a great success with more than 70 prospective students visiting the campus. Natalie Slusarenko, junior class president, gave the opening worship talk, sharing her hope in Christ for the future.Prospective students ... Read more
