by Tera Andaya | Jan 28, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Eagle Lake with Trumpeter Swans Hi all Ed here, standing in for Hilary while she spends a well-deserved two week vacation basking in a warm place much further south than here. Hilary, you better be out on a walk and not reading this. It’s been wonderful to see the...
by Tera Andaya | Jan 21, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Cascade Lake OICF remains a very active philanthropic agency. In 2021, we opened 15 new funds, distributed $2.5 million in grants and received 2,554 donations ranging from $10 to $500,000. Each donation is an investment in building a stronger community, strengthening...
by Tera Andaya | Jan 14, 2022 | Hilary's Update
API / Reuters Images Nonviolence is absolute commitment to the way of love. Love is not emotional bash; it is not empty sentimentalism. It is the active outpouring of one’s whole being into the being of another. —Martin Luther King, Jr., 1957 Monday is the day...
by Tera Andaya | Jan 7, 2022 | Hilary's Update
Woodside Farm from Deer Point Rd 2022 has dawned with weather! Freezing temps, snow and ice has kept us all on our toes. Hopefully things will settle down soon. Until then, stay cozy! The Flood Relief Program that was launched after the November floods is winding...
by Tera Andaya | Dec 31, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Indian Island 2021 was quite a ride! Our community has been so remarkable during this pandemic. We remain one of the very few counties in the world that has not lost a single fife to Covid. If we met the per capita death rate in Washington State, San Juan County...
by Tera Andaya | Dec 24, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Aerial of Island Hardware As we prepare to celebrate and to hunker down with the severe cold front heading our way, I want to take a moment to share a sweet and sad story. There is a young person who grew up on Orcas and has hit a very low point. That individual’s...
