Majors Ramos enter retirement
After faithful service spanning over 75 years combined and two continents, Majors Hector and Gerde Ramos recently retired. Destined one day to meet and marry, Hector and Gerde grew up in different worlds. Gerde Wittrock Ramos is a third generation Salvationist.
Brigadier Josef Korbell, O.F. answers Heaven’s call
Brigadier Josef Korbel, O.F., was promoted to Glory on July 4, 2002. Born in Czechoslovakia, Korbel became an Army officer in 1926, serving with his wife Erna in their homeland until the start of World War II. Their freedom after
Chicago Staff Band ‘opens’ Winter Olympics in Salt Lake
CHICAGO STAFF BAND concerts were enjoyed by scores of visitors. Here they perform downtown in Washington Square. The Chicago Staff Band touched the hearts, fed the souls and communicated the life-giving gospel message to literally thousands of people during the opening
Himes reviews Barbara Allen CD
REVIEWED BY B/M BILL HIMES - CENTRAL TERRITORY MUSIC AND GOSPEL ARTS SECRETARY Barbara Allen, teamed up with her producer/arranger husband, Steve, has created a CD that should appeal to anyone whose listening preferences fall in the "easy-listening, contemporary Christian"
PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES…
Near Chicago, a fatal accident occurred recently involving a semi-trailer truck and van, killing 10 people.. One of the vehicles was a Salvation Army 15-passenger van transporting individuals to a prison near Joliet for a scheduled visit. A canteen with
Edwards, Allens Lead 67th SAROA Reunion
Retired officers from the four U.S. territories and Canada/Bermuda recently met in St. Petersburg, Fla., for their 67th Annual Reunion Weekend. Commissioners David and Doreen Edwards, Western Territorial leaders, were guest speakers. Also featured were Pasadena soldiers Steve and Barbara
Sipovo – “I Wonder, How Does She Survive the Winter?”
Summer Service Corps "I Wonder, How Does She Survive the Winter?" An international service corps team is serving in Sipovo this summer, a first in the Army world. The team, composed of 7 youth from the U.S. Central Territory, three from the Sweden
Army Volunteers Aid Grand Forks
Red River Flood, Fire Ravage Town; Thousands Left Homeless By Judy Vaughn - For months to come, Salvation Army officers and volunteers from the Western Territory and throughout the country will travel to Northern Midwest states to assist in
50th Anniversary Brengle Holiness Institute – 1997
Asking all former Brengle delegates to share pictures and experiences regarding their Brengle attendance. Suggested title " What My Brengle Experience Has Meant to Me and My Ministry." Please send photos and information to: Brengle Principal Lt. Colonel Larry Hall College for Officer
50th Anniversary – 1997 Brengle Holiness Institute
Asking all former Brengle delegates to share pictures and experiences regarding their Brengle attendance. Suggested title: "What My Brengle Experience Has Meant to Me and My Ministry." Send photos and information to: Lt. Colonel Larry Hall Brengle Principal College for Officer Training 700 W. Brompton Chicago, IL
Aurora Corps Aids Homestead Celebration
100 Years of Serving The Aurora, Colo., Corps, under the leadership of Lts. Kevin and Lyndall Mullin, corps officers, recently made a memorable contribution to "Homestead 1896," planned jointly by the City of Aurora and the Aurora Museum Foundation. An estimated 25-30,000
PROMOTED TO GLORY
Soldier of Christ - Well Done!' Major Ida Maxine Ensley (R) was promoted to Glory recently from the Brandel Manor Nursing Home in Turlock, Calif. Maxine was born in 1919 in Austin, Colo. She earned a bachelor's degree in religious education