GRAND JUNCTION: MUSIC MINISTER/ CREATIVE ARTS COORD.--The Grand Junction Corps is looking for an individual with strong music background (leading, performing, writing) and creative arts ability to fill the position of Music Minister/Creative Arts Coordinator. Includes development of music groups and
We Are Spending Our Children’s Inheritance!
The Body Builder By Captain Terry Camsey - Have you ever seen those words on bumper stickers of recreational vehicles as you drive around? I have, often, and have generally said to myself, "Why not? You earned it. Is it so bad
PROMOTED TO GLORY
'Soldier of Christ - Well Done!' PROMOTED TO GLORY Brigadier Mary Foster Olof (R) was recently promoted to Glory from Portland, Ore. Born in 1903, she was one of 75 probationary lieutenants commissioned with the Blood and Fire Session of 1925. Her
Focus – No “Wax,” Please!
By Lt. Colonel Mervyn Morelock - "Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in truth." Joshua 24:14 Both the Old and New Testament place high premiums on sincerity. From the warning of Joshua to the people of Israel
On the Corner
By Robert Docter - It seems to me that one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of freedom
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
By Bob Bearchell - New Frontier, after 13 years at the familiar office by the stairs in the College for Officer Training building, has now relocated in the former Conference Center. Midst all the confusion and inconvenience of moving, issues come
Vilens Enter Honored Retirement
Majors Dale and Olga Vilen recently entered retirement after serving in the West since 1971. Dale Vilen grew up in Lancaster, Minn., and met The Salvation Army in Grand Forks, N. Dak. at the age of 19. After serving in
New Stockton Adherent Murdered on Return from AA
In a tragic act of violence, Stockton, Calif., ARC adherent Peter Smith was murdered as he returned to the Center after attending an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting nearby. Smith and another adherent, who was unharmed, were the victims of a robbery at
Adherents’ Breakfast Welcomes All at Congress
First time ever According to Major Dan Starrett, Adult Rehabilitation Centers Comman-der, an adherent is, first and foremost, a part of the Church of Jesus Christ. "In the end, they are not so much adherents of The Salvation Army as they
A Balanced Army Is a Healthy and Growing Army
By Lt. Colonel Raymond Peacock - It's time to rescue a perishing phrase from the scrap heaps of disuse. The phrase is, "the Army's balanced ministry." You see, a friend of mine insists the ninth Beatitude is "Blessed are the balanced:
Highwaymen ‘Hold Up’ Bell Shelter
By Beverly Ventriss - The original 'Highwaymen,' the popular folk group which made its mark in the '60s, performed at the fourth annual Bell Shelter fundraiser, which netted more than $35,000, the most of any fundraising event held there, according to
So. Calif. Fire Season Rages–Army Responds
So. Cal.--Sierra Del Mar Fueled by Santa Ana winds exceeding 70 miles per hour at times, firestorms roared across Malibu and parts of San Diego County, destroying more than 37,000 acres in all and 10 homes in Malibu and 76 homes