by Hilary Canty | Aug 30, 2020 | Hilary's Update
Labor Day is just around the corner, marking the traditional start of a new school year. The Orcas Island School District is ready to launch, but this year will be like no other. After months of preparing a plan for in-person classes, the district received the...
by Tera Andaya | Aug 22, 2020 | News
From the Orcas Island Education Foundation and the Orcas Island Community Foundation The new school year is just around the corner. Like so many aspects of our lives in the new COVID world, school will be different for our public school students. While having hoped to...
by Hilary Canty | Aug 21, 2020 | Hilary's Update
Happy Friday! I returned after a restful and rejuvenating break. Hank and I enjoyed a week sailing around the San Juan’s and then a few days in Pt Townsend. Home now, trying to figure out what to do with all these cukes and zukes! Send recipes…. OICF received...
by Tera Andaya | Aug 13, 2020 | News
With funding through OICF, the San Juan Islands Conservation District is excited to launch the Orcas Island Civilian Conservation Corps certificate program. This 10.5-month pilot program will begin in the fall of 2020 and could serve as a model countywide. This unique...