by Tera Andaya | Aug 7, 2017 | In the News
Orcas Animal Protection Society is often asked for advice and help in trapping a shy pet that escaped from home and is lost in the woods. SOURCE: Islands’ Sounder | Islanders fully fund dog trap for missing Golden Retriever
by Tera Andaya | Jun 25, 2017 | In the News
Orcasong Farm will offer seven weekly hands-on classes to Orcas Elders, 55 and better, to help you understand the benefits of supporting Island farmers and encourage the choice, and use, of locally-grown foods. SOURCE: Islands’ Sounder | Elders in the garden...
by Tera Andaya | May 22, 2017 | In the News
Fifty-eight. That’s how many people were identified as homeless in San Juan County by the point in time census this past January. An additional 46 people were at risk of becoming homeless. SOURCE: Islands’ Sounder | Suffering in the San Juans: Homeless in...
by Tera Andaya | Dec 6, 2016 | In the News
The Orcas Island Community Foundation revealed the ‘Flat Person’ who will champion our 2016 GiveOrcas Campaign. After a week of online guessing, Chamber of Commerce Director Lance Evans revealed “Flat Velma,” a full-size cardboard cutout of Velma Doty. SOURCE:...
by Tera Andaya | Sep 21, 2016 | In the News
Seek beauty, give service, pursue knowledge, be trustworthy, hold on to health, glorify work and be happy. These are the laws in the Camp Fire Girls pledge, and these are tenets by which long-time Orcas Islander Joyce Burghardt has lived her life. SOURCE:...
by Tera Andaya | Nov 18, 2015 | In the News
When the Orcas Island Community Foundation asked me to be part of a special project, I immediately said yes. I had a cursory understanding of what it would entail, but it wasn’t until our first meeting that it really clicked.And then I got very excited. SOURCE:...
