by Tera Andaya | Oct 20, 2022 | One Person Can Make A Difference
Justin Paulsen Orcas Island Park & Recreation, Commissioner Can you share a little bit about yourself? I was born and raised in Renton, Washington and spent a good amount of time looking at Orcas Island from Bellingham, where I attended Western Washington...
by Tera Andaya | Oct 14, 2022 | Hilary's Update
I am sad to let you know that Bruce Coffey died this week. Bruce was one of the Founders of OICF and was a Board and Committee Member for nearly 20 years. He was instrumental in setting up our investments independently and helped guide us to where we are today....
by Tera Andaya | Oct 13, 2022 | One Person Can Make A Difference
Susan Singleton Arts for Orcas Kids (A*OK), Volunteer Can you share a little bit about yourself? I’ve been on Orcas now 28 years. We moved here to live in an environment closely linked to the forest and the sea. I am most comfortable, delighted, and challenged...
by Tera Andaya | Oct 7, 2022 | Hilary's Update
A 2001 Starter Home Hank and I bought our starter home in 2001. It will likely be our finisher home as well. We were able to purchase it with a monthly mortgage of $1,000 with a down payment of $60,000. It was a stretch for us at the time, as I was working as...
by Tera Andaya | Oct 6, 2022 | One Person Can Make A Difference
Anika Blackman Orcas Island Food Bank, Volunteer Can you share a little bit about yourself? I was born in Kazakhstan, but I moved to the United States when I was around eight months old. From there, I moved to Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, and now Orcas...
