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Newsletters Highlight Youth Accomplishments
IRON RIVER, MI (September 16, 2003) - North Park University (NPU) student and
Covenant Point Bible Camp summer staff member Nick Bruckner was clocked
in a winning time of 2 hours, 24.49 minutes during a Covenant Point
triathlon that raised $8,000 for the camp facility and program improvements.
Bruckner, who attends North Park Covenant Church in Chicago, was one of
14 individuals representing teams competing in the August 10 event.
Individual
participants were asked to raise $500 and teams of three were asked to
raise $1,500. In an interesting family twist, a trio of cousins (see
accompanying photo) - Lisa, Heidi, and Alli Hjelm - swam for three
different teams during the triathlon.
The triathlon was one of numerous events mentioned in the more than 250
local church newsletters received each month by the Department of
Communication. Following are notes of activities in other areas of North
America, listed by conference or region.
CENTRAL
DeKalb, Illinois: Hillcrest Covenant Church's Joel Howells is a
kicker on the Northwestern University football team. Howells was a
four-sport athlete at Sycamore High School (football, soccer, baseball,
basketball) and was the school's Athlete of the Year in 2002. His
brother, Jake, was a shortstop for the baseball program at Hillsdale
College in Michigan last spring.
Naperville, Illinois: Kevin Svensen, a student at Judson College in
Elgin, Illinois, assisted Naperville Evangelical Covenant Church
recently by building a new welcome center at the church.
EAST COAST
- Haddam Neck, Connecticut: Kids at Haddam Neck Covenant Church won
various awards during a recent town fair. Matt Walsh's baseball card
displays won two first place ribbons. Craig Kaeser won first place in
showmanship with his pet goat and his brother, Jacob, won second prize.
Kiera Hitchcock won a couple of photography awards and won second prize
in her division for her marigold specimen - her mother, Karen, was first.
GREAT LAKES
- Whitehall, Michigan: Outfielder Nathan McLouth of the Evangelical
Covenant Church of Whitehall finished a successful season for the
Lynchburg (Virginia) Hillcats of the Carolina League, a Class-A
affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He tied for first in the league in
runs scored (85), tied for fourth in on-base percentage (.386), was
fifth in stolen bases (40), tied for fifth in hits (132) and was sixth
in batting average (.300). In 117 games, he also hit 27 doubles, second
on his team. The Hillcats won their division and
lost in the championship round to the Winston-Salem (North Carolina)
Warthogs.
- Dewittville, New York: Camp Mission Meadows youth (ages 10-14)
raised $600 for Camp Akagi in Japan this summer. A total of 134 kids
were involved in the July 13-19 camp.
NORTH PACIFIC
- Lakebay, Washington: Lakebay Community Church's Tim Roe is now at
Washington State University and is a member of the school's marching band.
NORTHWEST
- Grand Forks, North Dakota: Hope Evangelical Covenant Church's Aaron
Marsden finished his first season of professional baseball for the
Tri-City Dirt Devils, a Class A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. He
was 4-3 with a 2.79 earned run average during the
team's 78 game summer season.
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
- Orange, California: Orange Covenant Church teens Allan Wood and
David Guns have reached the pinnacle of the Boy Scouts of America - both
are being honored as Eagle Scouts this fall. Wood was recognized on
September 5 at the Eagle Court of Honor and Guns will be recognized on
November 8.
Churches desiring to see activities involving their youth included in
this news report may send local church newsletters or other information
by regular mail to Covenant Communications, 5101 N. Francisco Avenue,
Chicago, IL, 60625, or by email to
newsdesk@covchurch.org. Telephone calls may be directed to 773-907-8333.
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