by Tera Andaya | Oct 29, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Giant Killer Worm Emerges on Crescent Beach Orcas celebrates Halloween with pizazz. Island Market hosts a decoration contest between their departments, witches swarm Eastsound on paddle boards, and families parade through town trick-or-treating at every store. It is...
by Tera Andaya | Oct 22, 2021 | Hilary's Update
I had the great pleasure of having very dear, old friends visiting this week. After almost two years of isolating, time together felt especially wonderful. It also gave me the opportunity to take them on a deep dive into island life. Hiking Moran and Turtleback,...
by Tera Andaya | Oct 15, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Finding shelter in on the Village Green As the weather took a turn towards winter this week, my thoughts are with those on the island that lack sufficient shelter. In this community while some homeowners here have multiple homes, there are other folks without a roof....
by Tera Andaya | Oct 11, 2021 | Hilary's Update
My apologies for the bad pun. And my thanks to Robin Kucklick. Robin is a professional gardener who has worked on Orcas for decades. About 25 years ago, he helped the County select and plant trees throughout Eastsound. He chose varieties that had a great fall color...
by Tera Andaya | Oct 2, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Island Market goes full on pumpkin for the season! The weather this week surely helped us all put summer to bed and face fall head on and bundled up. Unfortunately, we are still in the midst of Covid and needing to socially distance and keep our masks on. (See the...
by Tera Andaya | Sep 24, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Beach Haven. What a beautiful start to the season. I recently ran across the Columbus Survey results for 2019. This data is collected from Community Foundations of all sizes across the country. They look at distribution rates, number of transactions and amount of...
