by Tera Andaya | Mar 18, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Lum Farm lambs (Photo by Jenn Staplin) It is the season of renewal. Baby lambs are prancing in the fields, daffodils are opening up in the rain, and the trees are starting to bud out. I suspect that you, like me, are ready to start branching out as well. It...
by Tera Andaya | Mar 11, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Driftwood Nursery Happy Friday everyone. It’s me again, Megan Neal, filling in for Hilary while she’s away this week. While Hilary is away for a family wedding in Hawaii, we are busy here at the office holding down the fort. It’s an exciting and busy time in my...
by Tera Andaya | Mar 4, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Orcas Center Vaccine Clinic Team This week, the County Health Department officially stepped down the volunteer crews that have supported the mass vaccination clinics, marking a shift in their Covid response. They will continue to provide vaccinations at the County...
by Tera Andaya | Feb 25, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Artwork by OICF Trustee, Susan Singleton What would be your guess for how many buildings on Orcas are community-owned (meaning owned by a nonprofit, taxing district, or faith based organization)? Ten? 20? Not long ago, this question was raised and Ed Andrews, OICF’s...
by Tera Andaya | Feb 18, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Northern Heights Apartments The Orcas Island Community Foundation Board has voted to grant OPAL Community Land Trust $100,000, as needed, to support the purchase of the Northern Heights Apartments located across from the Library on Rose Street in Eastsound. This...
by Tera Andaya | Feb 4, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Rainbow over Orcas Island Leather Goods Megan here, saying “hi” on this first Friday of February as Hilary is still away south of the border. Earlier this week the Groundhog emerged and reported six more weeks of winter, which means (according to a rodent) that we are...
