Bill and Helen Boyes celebrated their 70th anniversary on June 4, 2006, with a reception hosted by their children in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. They are members of the Coeur d'Alene Church.

Bill Boyes married Helen Madson on June 4, 1936, in Coeur d'Alene. For nearly 60 years the hands of Bill and Helen have literally helped shape much of our Adventist landscape. Beginning in 1947 Bill and Helen spent two years at Upper Columbia Academy where he taught woodworking and was responsible for completing the boys' dorm while Helen taught piano. Starting in 1960, Bill built many of the buildings at Camp MiVoden while Helen cooked for the camp for eight years. Later as conference builder they built 23 parsonages. Retiring, they joined Maranatha and Mission Church Builders. They worked in six states building schools, churches and day cares totaling 18 projects. The Coeur d'Alene Church is especially thankful for the many hours given to building the Couer d'Alene church and Lake City Junior Academy.

The Boyes family includes Allie and Rex Rickey of Spokane, Wash.; Jim and Linda Boyes of Coeur d'Alene; 4 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

Family and friends met on Sept. 17, 2005, at the Garden Center at Pioneer Park in Walla Walla, Wash., to celebrate Wilma Dickerson’s 95th birthday. She is a member of Country Haven Church.

Wilma was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Sept. 17, 1910, to William and Mary Miller. Her parents were teachers. At the age of 13 she was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the Kansas camp meeting. She attended Southwestern Junior College from 1926–29. Then she began teaching school in Arkansas and Texas. During this time she met Leonard Dickerson whom she married in 1932 in College Place, Wash. Wilma spent 10 years teaching elementary church school in the Pacific Northwest. She worked in the Walla Walla College laundry from 1963–76 to help with her children’s school expenses. Leonard passed to his rest in 2000.

The Dickerson family includes Bill and Beth Dickerson of Pasco, Wash.; Leonardine Steinfelt of Denver, Colo.; Clinton and Lynette Dickerson of Milton Freewater, Ore.; Burton and Debbie Dickerson of Bellingham, Wash.; JoElla and George Harlan of Amboy, Wash.; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Alvin and Julia McDowell celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a formal family dinner hosted by their three great-grandsons at their daughter’s home in Caldwell, Idaho.

Alvin McDowell met Julia Bryan in May 1940 while he was initiating his career in the United States Navy. The friendship continued for a year, and they were married on June 25, 1941. Alvin’s Navy enlistment found him on the battleship USS Maryland which was stationed in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. When his Navy enlistment was over he began a career in electronic engineering working for the federal government. During some of this time he was involved with NASA, where he was in charge of supervising inspection of electronic equipment that was sent to the moon. In retirement Alvin was invited to be a volunteer staff member for Adventist World Radio to inspect many of their transmitters. Today Al works as an AWR field representative. Julia kept the family on the move with her work in home construction and remodeling.

The McDowell family includes Judy and Lloyd Shaner of Caldwell, Idaho; 2 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.