• Stories from the SPA

    A great talk by one of our own Jim Aalberg

    TNT: Thursday Night Talks – The Last Interstate Ferry to Still Cross the Columbia River Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |FREE Going back nearly a century, ten different ferries have plied the waters between Cathlamet and Puget Island, Washington, and Westport, Oregon. Author Jim Aalberg explains the history of the last ferry still operating on the mighty Columbia River between Oregon and Washington.  Jim has dedicated a new appendix to the history of the ferry in his recently revised and expanded book, Westport Oregon Home of the Big Sticks and Gold Medal Salmon, now in its third printing. The Clatsop County Historical Society’s TNT lecture series is a free event at Fort…

  • Stories from the SPA

    Fifteenth Anniversary of the Great Coastal Gale of 2007

    The Great Coastal Gale of 2007 was a series of powerful Pacific storms that affected the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia between December 1, 2007 and December 3, 2007. This is a story of its impact on my wife and I and a great interview of what it was like for Craig and Dana Westin and Dana’s dad Paul See. Thought this would be of interest since this will be the fifteenth anniversary of the big storm. Happy Thanks giving all.

  • Stories from the SPA

    Interview with Richie Schroeder about the History of Surf Pines

    Over the last 4 years Richie Schroeder became a mentor and helped me get a much better understanding of much of the history on the Clatsop Plains. During this time he passed on copies of most of Barney Lucases records from his best friend Jimmy Lucas Barney’s son. He also allowed me to interview him on this history with several hours of video interviews. Below is one of those interviews where he speaks to how the 24 south lots on Surf Pines lower road ended up having to buy back their Ocean front property and how the building lines gradually went east. 3 minute interview with Richie Schroeder about the history of…

  • Stories from the SPA

    Lost another old time resident Richie Schroeder

    We will miss Richie who was the oldest person to have had a home in Surf Pines. Richie was only 6 years old when his Parents bought the home on the corner of Manion and Ocean in 1951 and became the first owner of a home in Surf Pines. He was a friend to all and loved this area so much. Below is his Obituary published in today 6 November 2022 obituary. RIP Richie. T

  • Stories from the SPA

    Wheeling and Dealing, Property Development on the Clatsop Plains

    Yesterday November 3, 2022, Richie Schroeder passed away after a short illness. I met Richie back in the late 1997 when my wife Annie and I moved into Surf Pines. However, it was not until fall of 2018 that we happened to be both sitting at the bar at McMenamins that I finally got to know him better. We shared our love of local history, and I explained that I was working on a video piece about the 50thanniversary of Surf Pines becoming an association and the 70th anniversary of it being developed by Barney Lucas in 1949 for our annual association meeting in August 2019. He then told me he literally was…

  • Safety and Security Committee

    Clatsop County Short Term Rentals Update

     ‌  ‌ Clatsop County Short Term Rentals Update Short-term Rental Limits / Caps — Public Comments Meeting Two public meetings are scheduled to obtain public input on proposed limitations on the number of short-term rental units in unincorporated Clatsop County and on proposed revisions to the short-term rental operating standards. The meetings will both be held virtually. The first meeting is 10 a.m. Saturday, August 6. The second meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17.  You do not need to register to participate. Public Survey on STR Limits The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners is inviting the public to weigh in on limiting the number of short-term vacation rentals permitted in residential zones. Through the month…

  • Meeting info and Ken's vacation
    Board Of Directors

    August 9, 2022 Planning Commission Agenda

    From: Gail Henrikson <ghenrikson@co.clatsop.or.us>Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 6:13 PMTo: Gail Henrikson <ghenrikson@co.clatsop.or.us> Subject: August 9, 2022 Planning Commission Agenda Good evening, everyone. The agenda package for the August 9, 2022, Planning Commission meeting has been published and is available on the County’s website.  For those who have requested paper copies, Clancie will be preparing those tomorrow and they should be available in the afternoon for you to pick up (or to be mailed). While this may appear to be a very large and overwhelming agenda, much of the material has already been reviewed several times by either the citizen advisory committees or the Planning Commission.  Staff will be requesting one motion on the entire package of…