Getting things sorted out

As many of you know, Holden is still closed due to a forest fire which has-is endangering the only access to the village from the lake. I arrived yesterday and spent most of today discovering that the forest fire has made a mess of things. For instance, students are all over the place. Some are in Chelan, others in Tacoma, Seattle and yes, somehow, Minnesota. Questions like, "When and where should school be open?" are unknown as we have no idea when the fire will be contained. Housing myself and my co-teacher and her family just got interesting as we're approaching Labor Day weekend and everyplace is booked. We may be staying in a house on the lake owned by a woman who lives in Stehekin so that may be covered.

Things are getting sorted out and eventually we'll be back in Holden.

Fire Approches

With the evacuation complete, the full time staffers and fire crews are busy at work containing the blaze that is near Holden.

Hitting the Fan Before I Arrive

News got to me today that Holden was evacuated on account of a forest fire. The village, as I understand it, is not in danger but the only road linking the village to Lake Chelan is. I'm scheduled to start new teacher training a little over a week from now and there is talk that school won't start for another six weeks.

Basically, it's all in limbo.