by Tera Andaya | Jun 18, 2021 | Hilary's Update
OISD Students thank Orkila for their outdoor education opportunities Today marks the end of the school year for the Orcas Island School District. What a year it has been. Thank you to all the teachers, staff, administrators, parents and students who had to...
by Tera Andaya | Jun 11, 2021 | Hilary's Update
It is graduation weekend at the Orcas Island School District. Events are mostly virtual due to ongoing Covid precautions and start with the Celebration of Success at 10 this morning. This is a great opportunity to learn about the graduates and the many organizations...
by Tera Andaya | Jun 4, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Thank you to everyone who has helped get this community vaccinated. San Juan County Health, Ray’s Pharmacy, Orcas Island Family Health, Orcas Center and the many volunteers who have pitched in over the past four months. According to the most recent data, San Juan...
by Tera Andaya | May 28, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Yellow Island in full bloom Bob and Betty Lundeen loved Orcas and worked to build a strong community. They were especially engaged in ensuring medical access, excellent public education, support for the aging population and a robust library, as both were lifelong...
by Tera Andaya | May 21, 2021 | Hilary's Update
Zack Leck and Assistant smoothing out any rough spots on the new slide The Playground on the Village Green is ALMOST open! This week, the slide was put in place and they are just awaiting a final inspection from the County. This project has been years in the making...
by Tera Andaya | May 14, 2021 | Hilary's Update
We were astounded when on Tuesday, just eight days into the GveOrcas 2021 Campaign, we reached FULL FUNDING. All 24 proposals! Thanks to the 255 donors who contributed $231,031 to make this possible. It was a little hard not to move forward with Unique Donor Day,...
