Tax help with Jim Keyes

Orcas Senior Center welcomes volunteer CPA Jim Keyes, who has 40 years of experience helping clients with individual needs, trusts, partnerships, corporations and estates. Keyes is offering ongoing tax consulting and other CPA services to Orcas Senior Center members for a suggested donation of $5 per visit to benefit the center.

He will be available on alternating Wednesdays starting on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Orcas Senior Center consulting room.

Appointments can be made at the front desk or by calling 360-376-2677.

Home repair workshop

Aging safely on Orcas is a challenge for many seniors due to deferred maintenance and repairs in their homes. Orcas Senior Center is sponsoring a workshop by Lynn Roberts on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 3-4:30 p.m.

The workshop will focus on the preparation of a strategic plan identifying the safety hazards in your home and a guide to finding solutions for those hazards. For 25 years, Roberts owned a business on Orcas that offered appliance and heating repairs and installation, among many other services. The workshop is open to all and is free, but please call 360-376-2677 to reserve a spot.