Calimesa ConnectionsAbimonthlyNewsletteroftheCalimesaSeventh-dayAdventistChurch

391 Myrtlewood Dr, Calimesa, CA 92320 July - August 2010

Thirty one seniors marched and celebrated their graduation day on Sunday, June 6, 2010 which was held in the McAnally Center.

Class officers include: Tamara Bowles, President; Katie Esquibel, Religious Vice President; Deanna Lo, Social Vice President; Stacie Lo, Sec-retary, Bradley Harjehausen, Trea-surer, Shellbi Gallemore, Senator, and Tyretel Iancu, Historian.

MGA GRADUATIONSby Karen Davidson

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The Consecration ceremony on Friday evening was especially heart-felt, as the class paid tribute to their fallen classmate, Jimmy Glubka.

The speakers for the weekend were Tamara Boyer, mother of Jordan Boyer and friend to the class, Joey Steffen, MGA Science Teacher, and Stanley Matsuda, former MGA Teacher.

The Academy senior class mem-

bers include Kathy Au, Amanda Bi-etz, Tamara Bowles, Jordan Boyer, Casey Davis-Small, Katie Esquibel, Dane Fritzsehr, Shellbi Gallemore, Edith Gonzales, Steven Haddad, Myung Han, Bradley Harjehauser, Amanda Horton, Kodi Humpal, Tyretel Iancu, Nicholas Ketcher-side, Joseph Kinney, Byron Rupps, Deanna Lo, Stacie Lo, Eric Mathis, Garrett Michaels, Leah Nakashiki-Caluya, Josh Noble, Casey Pohren, Trae Riddle, Ethan Rosch, Erin Strauss, Trenton Thomson, Joshua Toppenberg, and AndrewYuwono.

The Student of the Year, as well as the Caring Heart Award was awarded to Steven Haddad. CONGRATULA-TIONS to the newest alumni of Mesa Grande Academy!

Class sponsors, Jerry Kopitzke and Dawn Mumper, lead out in the planning of the graduation services.

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8TH GRADE GRADUATESCommencement for 8th grade was

held at the Calimesa church on June 3. Graduates include: Anthony

Armendariz, Alex Becker, Lauren Bosler, Kalena Brown, Collin Dan-iel, Beau Darkens, Michael Davis-Small, Tristan Delgadillo, Brenda Estrada, Eli Gorton, Scott Groth, Gabriel Irby, Michael Mathis, Jesse Noble, Pablo Orozco, Eddie Sanker, Matt Shankel, Kristynn Tagaro, An-drew Thall, Austin Thomson, and Charity Underwood.

This year’s Tanya Aaen Award for all around excellence was awarded to Matthew Shankel.

Calimesa Connections Newsletter of the Calimesa

Seventh-day Adventist ChurchVol. 2010, No. 4

Editor....................................Michael FillmanEmeritus Editor ................................. Don RothAssociate Editors..........................Kathi Wild Bonnie Parker

Copy Editors...................... Richard ParkerReporters: Dewitt Goulbourne, Caroline Kim, Damaris Matthews, John Parrish, Jazmin Parton, Karen Davidson, Kristin

Pennington, Ken Wright, Jean Zachary

CalimesaConnections is a general publication of the Calimesa Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its purpose is to share news and ideas relevant to its members. It is published every two months and sent free of charge to the home of every Calimesa SDA Church member.

Address all correspondence by e-mail to mfillman@mac.com, or to Newsletter Editor, Calimesa SDA Church, PO Box 647, Calimesa, CA 92320.

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UpcomingEventsJuly

August

July 8 - 14 Youth Backpack trip

July 10 - Vespers 5 pm Sanctuary Oboe/Organ Baroque Concert Guiseppe Nalin - Oboe

July 17 - Steve Becker Memorial 4 pm Sanctuary

I have a question for us to consid-er. It is not really a difficult question to answer, although in some instances it may present itself as a difficult ques-tion. It is a question that might help us experience more clarity in certain areas of our life. It is a question that if answered honestly might lead us to a more liberated life, healthier relation-ships, and a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in this life.

So what is the question you ask? Here it is. “What if…I were to live my life like I thought Jesus really wanted me to? What might my life look like? Would it look the same as it does at this moment? Maybe it would. Maybe it wouldn’t. What might be different? What would change? What would my habits be…the things that I am disciplined in? What might I give up…surrender…release? Would any of my attitudes about things and people change?

I’m not asking this question to discuss a way or means of trying to earn God’s favor in our life and a way of ‘purchasing’ eternal life. I’m ask-ing this question from a standpoint of believing that we have God’s favor because He chooses to offer it to us freely out of His love and invites us to grow in His grace (His power and activity in our very being). You see, I believe we are made right with God by His doing and I believe we also live right in this life by His doing. One of the great aspects of the Gospel is that we get to be mastered by Jesus through the presence of the Holy Spirit!

I recently went with my kids to see the remake of the movie “The Karate Kid.” It is a wonderful story about courage, discipline, and focus. But, most of all, the movie is about an

incredible relationship between a boy and his master and the life changing impact the master has on the boy. All through the movie, and for days following the movie, I kept asking myself, “What would my life look like if I really allowed my Master to master me? What would my life look like if I…like the boy in the movie…trusted my Master so much that I did everything He asked and told me to do even though at times it made abso-lutely no sense to me whatsoever?”

If I really believe that the King-dom of God (i.e. the reign of God) is everything and that nothing else in this life even runs a close second, what would change? What are the things, attitudes, and disciplines I would keep…I would change…I would begin? “What if…I were to live my life like I thought Jesus really wanted me to?

At His Feet,Pastor Jon

MayJuly 3 Jon CiccarelliJuly 10 Lou VendenJuly 17 Mike BennieJuly 24 Jon CiccarelliJuly 31 Jon Ciccarelli

August - CampmeetingAug. 7 Jon CiccarelliAug. 14 Yami BazanAug. 21 Jon PaulienAug. 28 Marc Woodson

Worship Calendar

Aug 7 - Campmeeting - Jon Cicarelli

Aug 14 Campmeeting -Yami Bazan

Aug 14 - Rudy Micelli Concert 4 pm in Sanctuary

Aug 15 - MGA REGISTRATION

Aug 19 - 1st Day of School @ MGA

Aug 21 - Campmeeting - Jon Pauline

Aug 28 - Campmeeting - Marc WoodsonAug 28 - Church Social

What If . . . ?

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Steven Becker, a longtime Calimesa member and teacher at Mesa Grande Academy for the past 22 years, died on Friday, June 11, 2010, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. He was 61.

Memorial services in his honor will be held on Sabbath afternoon, July 17 at 4:00 p.m. in our sanctuary.

He was buried on June 23 at the Riverside National Cemetery with full military honors with family and close friends in attendance.

The deceased was born December 10, 1948, in St. Helena, California, to his parents Warren and Sophie Becker, who at that time served on the staff of Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. Dr. Becker taught organ at the school’s music department and his mother taught piano.

The family transferred to Berrien Springs, Michigan in 1959 when his father joined the music faculty of An-drews University. Steve met Donna Kriley, his future wife, at Andrews Academy.

He was drafted into the U.S. military in 1971 and a short time after basic training, he was assigned to the “Whitecoat” research program in Maryland.

After Steve was discharged from the military in 1974, he returned to

Andrews to complete his B.A. degree in Technology Education. At the same time, Donna earned a Master of Arts degree in teaching, and on the same graduation weekend, they were mar-ried – August 1974.

Their first assignment was at Highland Academy near Hagerstown, Maryland. A year later, they moved to San Gabriel, California, where Steve taught at San Gabriel Academy. His favorite classes were in American history, US history, auto technology, woodworking, drafting, and he was the sponsor of the school’s yearbook.

While at San Gabriel, he founded CYB (Christian Youth Builders) - a program that sent volunteer teenagers to the mission field every year to help build churches and schools. The tradi-tion continued when he received an invitation to Mesa Grande Academy in 1988.

In 2004 Steve was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and was at first given less then a year to live. He went through surgery and proton radiation and recovered, returning to a full teaching load at the school. In 2009 the tumor returned and surgery was done with the expectations that he would recover. But he suffered two strokes after surgery. For the last eight months of his life he was at a care center in Redlands.

Surviving are his wife, Donna; three sons, Ryan, 29, Christopher, 23, and Alex, 14; his brother Harold, his daughter-in-law, Emily Becker of Loma Linda; hundreds of students he taught at Mesa Grande Academy, and a host of friends in the Yucaipa/Calimesa area.

Memorial services in her honor were held on June 27 in our Calimesa church.

She graduated from Auburn Acad-emy in 1954 and then completed her Vocational Nursing license in Caldwell Idaho. Marian and Norman David-son were married November 26, 1954 in Caldwell.

Marian loved flowers and she was a wonderful designer. She also enjoyed making balloon animals and caricatures for children’s parties. She enjoyed being involved in the com-munity, teaching painting classes for Yucaipa home school children. She also taught classes to senior groups.

Her daughter Laura’s children referred to her as their “Funny Grand-ma”, because she made every day fun. She loved to play games with her fam-ily and friends.

Marian is survived by her daugh-ters - Lea, Lisa, Laura and Lavonne, her brother Ralph, her sister Alice, long time friend Joe Hill, seven grandchildren and eight great-grand children.

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FAREWELL - SEE YOU IN THE MORNINGMarian Martin was born in

PeeWee Valley, Kentucky on March 15, 1935, and died June 8, 2010, in a single vehicle automobile accident near Fresno while returning from a visit with her grandchildren. She was 75.

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2010 Campmeeting To Feature Three Guest Speakers and Great Music

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JonCiccarelliCalimesaSeniorPastor

Dr.YamiBazanLSUVPStudentLife

Dr.JonPaulienDean,LLUReligionDept.

Dr.MarcWoodsonExec.Sec.NorthernCAConf.

Calimesa will host its fifth annual Camp Meeting during the four Sabbaths of August, and it will feature three guest speakers plus our own senior pastor, Jon Cicarelli.

The pastoral team, and Dr. Robert Soderblom chose the theme of “Wor-ship” for this years event.

Pastor Jon Ciccarelli, senior pastor of our church, will present the August 7 message titled - “We Will Worship!”.

Dr. Yamileth Bazan’s topic on August 14 will be, “We Worship Him in Truth.”. Bazan was born in Cuba and came to River-side when she was eight years old. Yami attended La Sierra Elementary, La Sierra Academy, and La Sierra University. Bazan joined LSU’s administrative team as vice president for Student Life in July 2007 after serv-ing nearly eight years as as-

JARED WRIGHT RECEIVES2010 PRESIDENT’S AWARD

On Sunday, June 13 2010, Jared Wright received a Master of Pastoral Studies degree from La Sierra Univer-sity School of Religion. Because of his pastoral passion, intellectual curiosity, creative preaching style, leadership, editing and writing skills, the School of Religion faculty selected Jared for the honor of La Sierra University Out-standing Graduate Student.

Jared graduated from Mesa Grande Academy and during his undergraduate program at Southern Adventist University (SAU) he served as a student missionary to Honduras. Following graduation from SAU, Jar-ed and wife Jodi taught at a Seventh-day Adventist school in Thailand.

While at La Sierra University, he was a teacher’s assistant in the School of Religion, leader at Calimesa Sev-enth-day Adventist Church collegiate ministries, and president of the School of Religion Student Forum. He is currently a section editor for Spectrum magazine.

Jared and Jodi have been hired to join the pastoral team of the South-eastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

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Conference. Dr. Jon Paulien, Dean of Religion

at Loma Linda University, will present “A Vision for Worship” on August 21. The late Samual Bacchiocchi described Paulien as “the leading Adventist author-ity on the prophetic books of the Bible.” His latest book is titled The Gospel From Patmos. Everyday Insights For Living From the Last Book of The Bible.

Dr. Marc Woodson, Executive Secre-tary of the Northern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, will present “We Worship Him In Spirit” on August 28. Dr. Woodson received his B.A. in Theol-ogy from Oakwood College, a Masters of Divinity from Andrews University, and a doctorate in ministry from Fuller Theo-logical Seminary. Previously, Woodson ministered as the Southeastern California Conference associate youth director where he trained local church youth pastors and leaders, and planned youth and young adult events.

CAMPMEETING VESPER CONCERT

by Rudy Micelli

August 14 - 4 pm Calimesa SDA Church

VocalistRudyMicelli

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FIDI MWERO - NEW YOUTH PASTOR

Fidi Mwero, an Inland Em-pire man, has been appointed by South-Eastern California Confer-ence of Seventh-day Adventists as a new associate pastor of our Calimesa Church. He has already assumed his duties with the church as director of youth activities. He replaces Dustin Comm who served in the same position for two years. Dustin accepted a media position in Denver Colorado. Fidi plans to make his home in Redlands, CA.

Born in Berrien Springs, MI to immigrant parents from Tanzania, Fidi spent most of his early child-hood in Loma Linda, CA. When he was nine years of age, his parents moved to Las Vegas, NV where his parents still live and where he calls home.

After his elementary and sec-ondary school training, Fidi first attended the College of Southern Nevada before going to La Sierra University where he received an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Wellness Management while taking the pre-seminary, pre-professional course that concentrated on youth

ministry.After completing his bachelor’s

degree at La Sierra, Fide was em-ployed as a minister for six months in the church’s local conference be-fore being sent to Berrien Springs, Michigan where he began studies for his Master’s Degree in Divin-ity and Family Life Education. It is expected that he will receive his graduate degree in a ceremony to be held in Michigan in August. He has plans sometime in the future to pursue an additional degree in Mar-riage and Family Therapy.

As the church’s newest addi-tion to the staff, Pastor Mwero will spend nearly all of his time foster-ing the leadership of the young people of our church.

He says, “I hope to quickly tap into the talents and passion of the young people and help them use their gifts so that God’s will can be accomplished in their lives.”

Further, he says that he has “a passion for worship and music as well as creating time and space for the youth to have healthy discus-sions on a regular basis as they fellowship on a regular basis at church and at the school.”

Fidi was introduced to the con-gregation on May 22, 2010 by our senior pastor, Jon Ciccarelli.

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FidiMwero

byKarenDavidson

Mesa Grande Academy (MGA) Office hours during the summer are 8:30 am to 12:30 pm M-F. Please continue to support our scrip program with your pur-chases. You may wish to avoid the registration lines by coming in during the summer to register your student for the 2010-2011 school year. Otherwise, Registration Day at MGA will be on August 15, and our first day of school will be Au-gust 19, right around the corner!!

The True Grits Uniform Sale is coming soon - July 13-23, and you can do this online, in their store, or over the phone.

Looking ahead, be sure to re-serve August 25 as Back to School Night for the Elementary and Au-gust 26 for the Academy.

If you are cleaning out your closets, garage, or attic this summer and you just cannot seem to throw away those treasures, we would LOVE to accept them for our an-nual Yard Sale that we will conduct during our Fall Fair on October 31, 2010. This benefits the Senior Class of 2011, which as of now has 50 members!!

Thank you supporting your school - Mesa Grande Academy!

ALFRED’SRIDDLEWhat’s a bee’s favorite

haircut?(answer on page 7)

JUST FOR

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You would expect that descen-dents of homesteaders might be adventurous and willing to try new challenges and this has certainly been the story for Myron and Cleo Miller.

Their lives began in the chilly prairies of North Dakota; Myron growing up on the farm and meet-ing his sweetheart at North Dakota Academy (NDA). Myron had a knack for music and began studying key-board during 7th grade; continuing his studies through Academy. After NDA, Myron and Cleo attended Union College, married and later returned to North Dakota Academy where Myron, over a span of 25 years, spent much of the time teaching piano and organ at NDA - taking some time off every so often for farming.

One night, after children had been born, Cleo asked Myron to go to town to buy one of their children some shoes. Myron went to town, struck up a conversation with the owner of the store and discovered he needed to sell the shoe store. Myron returned home with not only the shoes, but a shoe store business as well. Cleo was surprised, but also having the “let’s try it” spirit joined her husband in the new endeavor and built up the business to the point where they won “outstand-ing sales” award at one of the yearly industry conventions.

While expanding their shop, they were given the opportunity to invest

in some drapery fabrics and catalogs, which would be housed in a corner of the shoe store. Their fascination with this new venture sparked an interest in home decoration. Enthusiastically they began to learn the “ins” and “outs” of draperies, valences, eventu-ally taking decorating courses. Later they became owners of a “Decorating Den” franchise. An adventure they enjoyed for many years.

With each chapter change in their lives, the Millers always sensed God’s guiding hand. After living many years in North Dakota, Myron had been interested in exploring a new business venture in Colorado Springs which resulted in the need to sell the decorat-ing business. Cleo was holding down the fort in the family store when the call came to sell. As the days past, she wasn’t sure how things were going to turn out, but just at the crucial moment a “mystery buyer” appeared, bought all the stock and paid in cash, much to the Miller’s relief. Myron and Cleo kept checking with the town’s people to see where the business reappeared- but it never did. Hmm- very interest-ing; the Millers saw God’s finger-prints all over that coincidence.

The new Colorado Springs venture was developing an “Embroidery” business that required the purchase of a “state of the art” machine. Before the bank would underwrite the loan, the banker said, “Myron, you must show us that this would be a viable investment”. Myron, ever positive, accompanied by son-in-law, Al Boyko visited many department stores and businesses who happily signed “In-tent” contracts with Myron and again a new business was born.

Cleo and Myron have had store lo-cations for their embroidery work, but their most satisfying memories are the years they traveled to fairs and rodeos; meeting folks and forming friendships all over the western U.S. They have

embroidered jackets and shirts for movie stars, corporations, truckers and many others. They chuckle as they re-call how many times they were placed right by the “Adventist” booth. Myron and Cleo became the nurturing “Mom and Pop” to many of the vendors that traveled from venue to venue and who often needed a loving shoulder to lean on.

Family is fundamentally important to the Millers and they have celebrated and enjoyed their four children,13 grandchildren and 14 great grand-children. Daughter Nadine Boyko teaches at Mesa Grande Academy, son David pastors two churches in upper Canada, Timothy lives in New Mexi-co and works as a nurse and Mark is a trucker who stayed in North Dakota.

Most recently (until Feb. of 2010) the Millers ran an embroidery shop in Yucaipa, which they had for five years, during which time they made close friends with the business neigh-bors in the suites nearby. When Cleo discovered there was a need for chil-dren’s and baby clothing for Calexico Mission school, she asked the busi-ness neighbor who had a pregnancy counseling center next door if she could take some of the “overstock” of donated clothes destined for tossing. The neighbor was thrilled to contribute and thus began a new ministry for the Millers. From that small beginning they began making regular deliver-ies in their van to Calexico Mission school, later adding deliveries to Family Assistance League, Set Free ministries, the “Old Fire” victims at the Orange Show a few years back and others. The day we spoke, the van was loaded for the next delivery- retire-ment hasn’t slowed them at all.

We appreciate Myron’s organ min-istry. We are lucky to have he and Cleo in our church community since 1986.

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MEET OUR MEMBERSMyron and Cleo Miller - by Kathy Wild

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DID YOU KNOW THAT . . . ByBonnieParker

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...the editoral staff needs to have news from you (y o u) in order for this column to continue?! If your name is missing from this section it’s because we didn’t heard from you!!! Please contact Bonnie Parker at rlpbrp@verizon.net so your news can be included!

...Woody Totton graduated June 13, 2010 from the School of Psychology at La Sierra University with a speciality in edu-cation. He had received a BA degree from Loma Linda University (1982) and MDiv degree from Andrews University (1987).He plans to be a school psychologist.

...Jared Wright graduated from La Sierra University, June 13, 2010 with a Master’s degree in Pastoral Studies. (see President’s award on page 4)

...former pastor, Chris Oberg re-ceived the distinguish J.J. Nethery Award during the commencement service for her contribution to the ideals of La Sierra Uni-versity and for her extraordinary service to La Sierra’s students.

...Joey Steffen, science teacher at Mesa Grande Academy, graduated with a Master’s Degree in Education from La Sierra University in the area of Curriculum and Instruction? He did his undergraduate BS degree at Andrews University (2001)

...Peggy Bryson took a break and vis-ited her daughter and family on the Island of Saipan? Andrea’s husband, Michael Stafford is a dentist at the Seventh-day Adventist Clinic where he and his family are enjoying the beautiful, tropical, and historic (World War II) Island. Grandma Peggy enjoyed being with her three little grandchildren. Ask her sometime about her trip home!

...Dick and Bonnie Parker enjoyed their trip to visit their new granddaughter, Zoe Abigail Parker? Since boys are the norm for the Parker family it was fun for them to see “pink” for a change. Scott and Erika are enjoying their work on the Island of Guam and being new parents. Mangos were in season! It is a beautiful place to live and work, although it is hot and humid.

...the Jere Chrispen family recently celebrated two graduations? Matthew-graduated with an AA degree in nursing from College of the Desert, May 28, 2010? Justin graduated with a BA in Elementary Education from Cal State University, March, 2009 and finished his elementary credentials, March, 2010.

...Jack and Olivine Bohner are miss-ing (since the Beglau farewell) a metal-bakeing pan (10 x 14) and a small (2” blade) black-handled spatula.? If they got home with you by mistake, please return them to the kitchen and give the Bohner’s a call.

...the annual women’s retreat is being planned for early this coming year? New steering committee members are: Pam Knox, Barbara Howe and Darlene Earll. Outgoing leaders are: Marian Chrispens, Kathy McMillan, and Bon-nie Parker. We’ll keep you posted on the date and location for the 3rd annual retreat.

...Don and Doris Roth went on a two-week trip, with their youngest son Dan of Simi Valley, to Europe in May? A highlight of the trip for Don was a life-long desire to visit the “Valley of the Waldensian” in northeastern Italy. Most of their time was spent in Switzerland where they stayed in a flat owned by the Swiss Conference on the shores of Lake Thun. Other highlights included a visit to the “Top of Europe” on Jungfraujoch Moun-tain, a church potluck overlooking the lake at Oerlitmatt, Switzerland, and a visit to Collonges College in France.

...Megan Bradford-Stearns gradu-ated in May, 2010 from Cal Baptist College with a degree in criminal justice? Sounds a bit evil, but Megan has a job working with troubled youth at the Merle Griffith Child Help Facility in Beaumont. It’s a beautiful campus where children eat, sleep, go to school and are surrounded by nature and caring educated mentors such as Megan! Megan is married to Justin Stearns, 8th grade teacher at Mesa Grande, and her mother is Kathy Garcia.

...Melissa Bradford graduated with a Masters in Speech and Language Pathol-ogy from Loma Linda University? She will be working in the Calimesa/Yucaipa School District this coming school year.Melissa is the daughter of Kathy Garcia.

...both Lyle Holder and Andy Lopez graduated from Loma Linda University School of Diagnostic Radiology Technol-ogy? Lyle is the son of Frank and Louise Holder, and Andy’s parents are David and Sonia Lopez.

... Alexandria Perez Galvin gradu-ated from Crafton Hills College with an Associate Degree?

... Joel Paulien received a degree in Computer Information Systems from Crafton Hills College?

... Jhonnatan Chambi and Barrett Kohler received Crafton Hills College certificates as Emergency Medical Techni-cians?

...if we missed your graduation event, we apologize?

The Millers have many good friends here at Calimesa and now enjoy the Senior potlucks and game nights. They recall many good times, yet say they will surely miss the “spark plug” happiness of church member Marian Martin, who added a decorating touch to many of their get-togethers.

Myron and Cleo just go to show that North Dakota transplants do just fine in the sunny skies of the Yucaipa Valley.

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ITALIAN OBOIST TO PERFORM AT CALIMESA

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On Sabbath afternoon, July 10 at 5 pm, our church will host a classical oboe and organ concert. The baroque concert, all by Ital-ian composers, will be performed by oboist Giuseppe Nalin, and organist Irmengard Jennings of Redlands. Mr. Nalin is visiting from Italy and is the father of our member - Ronny Nalin.

Jennings is the Minister of Music at Faith Lutheran Church in Yucaipa and is on the music faculty of the University of Redlands.

Giuseppe Nalin received his diploma in oboe form the Conser-vatory of Florence (Italy) in 1979. He initially devoted his attention to the repertoire of 20th century contemporary music, founding the “Alban Quintet” wind quin-tet. With this group, he has given numerous concerts and recorded two CDs.

In 1985, Giuseppe specialized in the study of baroque and clas-sical oboe, with P. Dombrecht in Antwerp (Belgium) and A. Bernar-dini in Venice (Fondazione Cini).

In the same year, he founded the baroque ensemble “Sans Souci”, a group that performs on original in-struments. With “Sans Souci”, he has received critical international acclaim, to date having recorded 13 CDs for “Dynamic” and “Tactus” Records and performed in several European and African countries.

It is of interest to note that many 18th century orchestral insturments, like the oboe that Mr. Nalin will be playing, were pitched at A- 415 - a common pitch of that era.

One of the oboe organ selec-tions for the concert will feature a father and son oboe duet.

Organist Irmengard Jennings holds Bachelor of Music degrees in Organ Performance and Music Education, and a Masters of Music in Organ Performance from the University of Redlands.

Irmengard has made numerous appearances as organ soloist and as an accompanist in the Inland Empire. She has performed with several organ duos and chamber ensembles. She currently performs with the Nottingham Trio, a flute/cello/piano trio. Irmengard has also performed on the Loma Linda University Church Vespers Concert Series.

Irmengard worked at the Uni-versity of Redlands for 22 years, where she was Assistant to the Director of the School of Music, Director of the Community School of Music and the Arts, and Adjunct Professor of Organ.

Lets all support this great con-cert. A free-will offering will be accepted.

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MEET OUR NEW MEMBERS Pictures and Text by Alberta Brown

DeanneSparks

A Southern California native, Deanne Sparks attended Escondido Adventist Academy all twelve years through elementary and second-ary school, (and thus became well acquainted with Pastor Jon). Her higher education was obtained at Pacific Union College and Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she obtained a master’s degree in his-tory. After teaching for several years at Sunnydale, Hinsdale, and Midland Academies, she has returned to school herself and is studying for a master’s degree in English at La Sierra Univer-sity.

Ethan Roach was born in North-ern California but moved to Yucaipa thirteen years ago with his parents, Calimesa members Kipling and RaLonda Roach. He just graduated from Mesa Grande Academy and has tentative plans to attend Southern Adventist University and major in nursing. His interests include choir, art, and reading.

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MEET OUR NEW MEMBERS Pictures and Text by Alberta Brown

WyattDaniel

Born in Rancho Mirage and spending the early years of his life in Yucca Valley, Wyatt Daniel moved to Calimesa only a few months ago with his parents - Calimesa members Brian and Lisa Daniel. He has, however, attended Mesa Grande Academy since third grade and has just finished the sixth grade. His outside interests include baseball and basketball, and he loves to go fishing.

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Brothers Liam and Ethan Da-vidson, sons of Calimesa members Michael and Karen Davidson, baptized together a few weeks ago. Both were born in Loma Linda but moved to Calimesa as toddlers. They attend Mesa Grande Academy where Liam will advance to fifth grade in the fall, and Ethan to fourth grade. Sports minded, they enjoy basketball and skateboarding, and they each have participated in triathlons, competing with adults. Although many of their interests and activities parallel, their music interests diverge; Liam plays piano, whereas Ethan plays electric guitar.

Born in Redlands, and living in Yucaipa all her life, Lauren Braswell has just completed sixth grade and will be moving on to seventh grade at Mesa Grande Academy where she has been since kindergarten. Her parents are James and Holly Braswell who are also Calimesa members. Lauren’s outside interests include basketball, art, and singing.

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Grace Dryer was born in Los Angeles and moved to Yucaipa six years ago with her parents, David and Linda Dryer, Calimesa members. She will be in seventh grade at Mesa Grande Academy this fall. She is very interested in basketball and played center on the Mesa Grande Academy team that won a Middle School cham-pionship this spring. She has also done some performing in little theater and television.

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Sisters Sasha and Chloe Gabriel were baptized recently on the same day. They are the daughters of Hani and April Gabriel. Although they started life hundreds of miles from the Yucaipa Valley; Sasha at Phoenix, Arizona, and Chloe at Houston, Texas, they moved to Yucaipa with their par-ents about seven years ago. Both girls have attended Mesa Grande Academy since kindergarten. Sasha will be promoted to seventh grade this fall and Chloe to sixth. Sasha’s interests are in basketball, softball, gymnastics, piano and bells. Chloe enjoys basketball, gymnastics, piano and bells.

Nathan Kelleher, who has “al-ways lived in Southern California” and is the son of Mike and Kim Kelle-her, just completed his junior year at Mesa Grande Academy. In addition to involvement in choir and drama at the Academy, he enjoys kayaking and other water activities. He hopes to study broadcasting at Walla Walla University and is getting a head start by acting as host on a youth program called Higher Definition, currently in production at LLBN.

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VBSPraiseTeamduringSabbathSchoolJune14

Ahoy Mates! Calimesa’s High Seas VBS Expedition has now come to port for 2010. The ‘ocean going’ adventure’s theme was “Finding Our Way to Jesus”. This fun ministry for our community children and staff be-gan on June 14 and concluded Sabbath morning June 19. Pastor Isaac Kim reports that a total 213 children regis-tered; 30 were from Calimesa, 54 from Beaumont/Cherry Valley and 72 from Yucaipa. There were 80 + volunteers.

One nightly highlight was the amazing science demonstrations that Skipper (Alfred Riddle) and Gil-ligan (Nathan Kelleher) conducted. The kids were so excited to watch test tubes and beakers bubbling with smoke and color.

All Sabbath Schools convened in the sanctuary on June 19 as the children demonstrated their week of singing for their parents and audience. Pastor Jon Cicarelli and others led the

children and audience in a “jump for joy” praise sing. Skipper and Gilligan captivated the children one more time with colorful chemical reactions.

SkipperAlfredandhisgiantBubbleMachine

PastorIsaacInterviews“sailor”

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