by Hilary Canty | Apr 9, 2018 | Hilary's Update
Many of you smile when you think of Ginny Lu Wood, proprietor of Wood’s Cove and major Gal-About-Town. She loved this community and the waters that surrounded us. She always had a twinkle in her eye and was quick to hug and share her hearty laugh. Ginny Lu left her...
by Hilary Canty | Mar 30, 2018 | Hilary's Update
It was a very full house for the Medical Providers Forum last night at the Fire Hall; over 100 people in the audience and a full slate of providers including Dr. Shinstrom and Aimee Johnson from the Orcas Family Health Center, Dr. Alprin and Debra Gussin (by phone)...
by Hilary Canty | Mar 2, 2018 | Hilary's Update
The Medical Teams International Mobile Dental Clinic is back on the island this weekend, starting year number six serving Orcas. The Clinic has made 24 visits to Orcas, providing 642 patient visits to date. The total value of the care provided is over $379,000, not...
by Hilary Canty | Feb 16, 2018 | Hilary's Update
It is hard to know how to respond to the increasing violence facing our Nation. The loss of 17 students and teachers is heart breaking and has left many feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. I’d like to think that this could never happen on Orcas and I sure hope I am...
by Hilary Canty | Feb 9, 2018 | Hilary's Update
One thing we know for certain in this community is that we are an aging population. As we grow older our needs grow larger for services like home health care, transportation, medical, and case management, to name a few. The current system to provide these services is...
by Hilary Canty | Feb 5, 2018 | Hilary's Update
We made it through January! Watching the lunch crowd flocking towards Roses when it reopened this week was a bit like when the swallows return to Capistrano–a sure sign of Spring! So welcomed after the soaking rain we experienced over the last month. There is a...
