Author Archives: Dave

To show that Spring is really here, the reservoir next to our house is beginning to fill, and the irrigation canal that traverses all around Yakima is now moving snowmelt from the Cascades and Mt. Rainier and Rimrock Lake to … Continue reading →

Central, Christ, and Tree of Life held joint Midweek Lenten Services again this year at Central.  We also held a joint Easter Vigil on March 31st.  Happy Easter to everyone!

Several things have changed here at 2105 Maclaren Street, but there is still more to do.  We had the tile removed from the entryway and had oak flooring installed.  Looks much more like it must have when built.  It looks … Continue reading →

We spent a nice, quite Christmas in Yakima this year.  Dan and Emily spent the holiday with her family, and Beth chaperoned another student study trip from the Urban School of San Francisco to India, this time the northern part … Continue reading →

With Christmas Eve on Sunday this year, all of the worship services seemed to run together!  First of all, both Central Lutheran and Christ Lutheran churches had Wednesday evening Advent services.  Christ Lutheran had, on Sunday, December 24th, a morning … Continue reading →

Dan, Emily, Bethany, Carolyn, and Dave spent Saturday, November 25, 2017, visiting Leavenworth, Washington, about 90 minutes north of Yakima.  It’s a beautiful Bavarian-themed town in the mountains.  We enjoyed the many shops there, and ate delicious German foods.  The … Continue reading →

The children visited us for Thanksgiving this year.  Always fun to work together in the kitchen!

Dave attended his first annual (out of three) First Call Retreat held November 13-16, 2017, at   Seabeck  in western Washington, west of Seattle.  He got to meet many other pastors and deacons in their first calls.  The program was … Continue reading →

On Sunday, October 29, 2017, Carolyn welcomed Bishop   , bishop of the Archdiocese of Yakima (Roman Catholic Church) to the pulpit of Central Lutheran (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) for their 9am worship service.  At 11am, Carolyn preached at … Continue reading →

Dave’s parents were married on October 29, 1947 in Wahoo, NE.  This day would have been their 70th Wedding Anniversary.  Dad died in 2006, she died in 2011.  We had some traditional family foods to celebrate the day, including spaghetti … Continue reading →