Reporting to the Director of Finance & Administration (DFA), the Accountant enters, analyzes, and reports on financial transactions and property data for the organization and its subsidiaries in both an accurate and timely manner, noting and communicating to the DFA any unusual data, trends, and opportunities for improvements. This is a year-round position working 25-32 […]
Civics Class Bench:A Very Special Senior Project
Maddox Davis’s senior project in his 2023 Civics class, taught by Phil Comito, was something he wanted to be special. As he began research to build the bench for an Eastsound park, he recalled an empty space at April’s Grove in the landscape designed by Robin Kuklick. Prior to settling on his final design, Maddox […]
Kidder Way Update:10 New Homes Are on the Way – Hurray!
After two years of planning, designing, and fundraising, construction of this small neighborhood of townhomes off Mt. Baker Road will begin early next year. “We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to make this possible — the state Housing Trust Fund, the county Home Fund, and the more than 100 individual donors who have […]
‘I Love My Purple Door – Never Had One Before!’
Northern Heights resident Carol Gehlner is another Orcasonian with an amazing backstory revealing her versatile energy – a career ranging from teaching and coordinating education on military bases, to work for a UN affiliate, management of a chain of gift stores, radiology sales, condominium management and general contracting. “Plus, crewing and scheduling for a commercial […]
Pea Patch Update: OPAL to Acquire Land This Fall
With approval by the boards of all four participating organizations, OPAL will become the new owner of the Pea Patch property in Eastsound, with the sale closing this fall. Acquiring the 11-acre parcel, an effort initiated by the Community Foundation, marks the first step in an ongoing collaboration by the Food Bank, the Community Resource […]
Suriadi Burns’ Journey to Home
In April, 2022, as the specter of COVID-19 continued to cast a shadow over the globe, Suriadi Burns took an audacious leap of faith. Leaving her native Bali, Indonesia, she migrated with her three children, Sarah, Maria, and Thomas, to the United States. Her drive was fueled by determination to secure a brighter future and […]
RFQ – General Contractor
OPAL Community Land TrustRequest for Qualifications, General ContractorEastsound, WA Request for Qualifications are currently being accepted by OPAL Community Land Trust from General Contractors for new construction and associated site work of 10 townhomes of mixed income homeownership. The project consists of five duplex residential buildings. Each duplex includes an 824 sq. ft. one-bedroom with […]
Housing Security Creates Happier, Healthier Families
Sara Lucia is grateful to be an OPAL homeowner. She attributes the affordability of her home as an important part of why she and her husband have been able to make some needed changes in their lives. Most recently, it has given them the opportunity to “change jobs, spend more time as a family, [and] […]
The “Hidden Homelessness”
Homelessness on Orcas looks different than in urban areas. Many rural homeless individuals live in places we do not see. They may be in the woods on private property, cars, sheds, tents and other places not intended for permanent habitation. Many live in substandard housing or RVs without adequate heat, water or septic. On Orcas, […]
Nurturing the Communities of Wild Rose Meadow: John and Vicki Clancy
Key to ensuring the growth and health of the wetlands in Wild Rose Meadow has been the years of dedicated work by neighborhood volunteers John and Vicki Clancy, steadfast stewards of the land who adopted the wetlands as their ecological ward.
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