by General Contributor | Aug 15, 2019 | Memories |
I met Virginia when I met Kelley in 2014. Virginia’s wide smile, robust laugh and gentle eye contact welcomed me along with Ann into the unique Lopez community. It did not take long to realize her impact on the beloved island and community. She was the cheerful...
by General Contributor | Aug 15, 2019 | Memories
As a young couple moving to Lopez Island, only knowing one soul on the island (a long time friend of Michael’s, Mary Wondra), we had plans that included a travel trailer and the purchase of a piece of land. We asked Mary for ideas of where we could park our temporary...
by General Contributor | Aug 15, 2019 | Stories
I really wanted to move to Lopez full-time but had no luck finding a job. So one day while visiting the Farmers Market, I shared that with Virginia. She quietly asked, what other things do you love to do. So I replied, well I like to bake things for people but have...
by General Contributor | Aug 14, 2019 | Memories
We are a family from Eastern Washington and we met Virginia at the Lopez Farmers Market which she was coordinating. Our family has been coming yearly to vacation at Spencer Spit Camp Ground since the summer it opened and we thought it would be good idea to sell the...
by General Contributor | Aug 14, 2019 | Stories
Another thing I will never forget about Virginia was her incredible talent of remembering peoples phone numbers and addresses. Over the years while working on Woodmen Hall projects, anytime we needed a phone number or address, we would just look at Virginia. 9 times...
