CONFERENCE PATHFINDER CAMPOREE

Announced by Jacquie Biloff on Jul 21, 2010

CONFERENCE PATHFINDER CAMPOREE

WHEN: July 28 - August 1, 2010

WHERE: Prairie Bible Camp, Lehr, ND

WHAT: Registration begins July 28 at 4:00 pm

Supper served at 6:30 pm

Staying in barracks, not tents: bring sleeping bag, pillow, towls, and personal items

COST: $40.00/person

Roof Repair at DAA

Announced by Jacquie Biloff on Jul 21, 2010

ROOF REPAIR AT DAA

The front of Dakota Adventist Academy looks good. The extension of the roof over the drive through is going to be helpful in keeping the cafeteria, offices and front classrooms cooler.  It was after 6:00 pm when the sun started shining into the principal's office and after 8:00 pm before the sun shone into the cafeteria.

Dakota Coating and Roofing started gluing down the membrane for the center wing of the girls' dorm and should have that done today, Thursday, July 15, 2010.

Story and photos by David Chapman

Nuts for the Road at Sturgis

Announced by Jacquie Biloff on Jul 21, 2010

NUTS FOR THE ROAD AT STURGIS

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally of Sturgis, South Dakota, will sport a new banner this year, Nuts for the Road.  A variety of dried fruits, dried vegetables and nuts will be offered with proceeds going to the Rapid City Adventist Elementary School. A committee of four, Phyllis Alexander, Brent Tungesvik, Charlean Swanson, and Debbie Darnell are working together to facilitate this project.

Tungesvik has arranged for a prominent location on Junction Avenue next to Kincaid Funeral Home. Because it is the 70^th annual rally, 600,000 bikers are expected to attend the weeklong celebration. 

Alexander explains that the rally is becoming more family oriented each year. The mornings and early afternoons at the rally are considered family time with the afternoon and evenings catering to the party crowd, with concerts each evening. “There are many Seventh-day Adventists that come to the rally,” says Alexander. “I see them every year and they have their own Motorcycle Group. I think it was last year they held morning devotions every day.”

Alexander says all attendees are children of God and she plans to have the booth manned from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM from August 8 – 13, 2010. Alexander’s plan is to have four people doing six-hour shifts, some doing two to three hour shifts with six manning the booth at all times. Many will be wearing their bright yellow ACS shirts. Alexander is looking for volunteers who can stand on their feet for two to three hours and would be willing to give of their time at the booth. Youth Director of the Mid-America Union, Hubert Ciscernos, is planning to help August 12 or 13.

Under the banner NUTS FOR THE ROAD will be offered honey roasted almonds, fruit chips, vegetable chips, sunflower seeds, corn nuts, a Cajun trail mix and a milder trail mix, sesame sticks, cashews and dried cherries. Alexander says they will sell nothing that melts. She also exclaims, “I love the rally. I love the noise. If people don’t, they should bring ear plugs.”

Author: Phyllis Alexander