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Ken is taking some well deserved vacation
For all Members Ken Weist our security and maintenance manager is taking a well deserved vacation. He and Shawna will be off premises from Monday 26 July and returning Monday August 5. Any major emergencies please use 911. Any other issues contact Debbie Eddie Administrator, Cameron Lewis Director of Safety and Security, John Yerke President or my self and we will attempt to take care of issues though not nearly as efficiently as our super Ken. Thanks all.
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New Volunteer Group Seeks to Revitalize the Flavel House Museum Gardens
A newly formed group—the Flavel House Garden Society—is seeking help in an ongoing revitalization project to bring the Flavel House Museum gardens back to the ambiance of a mid-1800 Victorian garden.All volunteers are welcome; mentors will assist with plant and weed identification and the best ways to remove weeds.The garden revitalization will be in stages: the first is weeding and mulching the beds. We can then move into moving plants to more viable locations and winter pruning of shrubs. If there is time before winter, new plants could be added. Spring will bring compost and more decisions on plant placement.Our first work session is Monday evening, July 19, from 5:00 – 7:00…
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Proposed Short-Term Rental Moratorium – Public Town Hall #1 results and notice July 16 Hearings
Here is the link to the comments and documents from the July 9 Public Town Hall hearings on July 9. Link to Clatsop County Hearing information
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We lost one of our old neighbors…
Sam Whisler and his parents & siblings lived on SP landing (Shipley house) for a number of years. Great family!! Such a loss. Subject:Sam Whisler This came from Clatsop Cnty, doesn’t say how he died. So sad☹️ It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of Astoria Police Officer Sam Whisler. Officer Whisler unexpectedly passed away on July 9th, 2021, at the incredibly young age of 26. Officer Whisler has been a member of the Astoria Police department since January 2020. He previously served with the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office as a search and rescue volunteer at the young age of 13 starting in 2008 and continued in search and…
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RV Rental Park Sign Joke Fails.
Driving the lower Surf Pines Road, my wife and I saw a friend who is one of Surf Pines more energetic walkers heading south. We stopped to say hi, to which she replied that she was on a mission investigating a rumor about a property owner at the south end of the lower road setting up a RV rental park on their property. We got a good laugh out of that and went down the road and observed a couple of homes that had trailers out in front. It was obvious that these trailers were family members here for the Fourth of July weekend. Subsequently we forgot about it until yesterday, when…
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Summer Edition of the Surf Pines Breeze News Letter
Here is our July Edition of the Surf Pines Breeze.
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What does a CRANBERRY have in common with the Astoria Country Club?
Below is an article that was recently published on the Astoria Country Club News letter written by Peter Weiss about how a good portion of the grounds for the Golf Course were obtained from a cranberry farm. What is interesting for Surf Pines, is that Josiah West was the person who started up most of the cranberry fields in our area in the late 1800’s. He actually purchased most of the land in Surf Pines as well as much of the surrounding Clatsop Plains around Surf Pines. He also was Grand Father of Paul See (whose farm is on the right as you go past the Security house on Surf Pines Lane)…
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July 9 2021 regularly scheduled Surf Pines Board Meeting Notice
We will be having an executive meeting to discuss employee reviews from 3:30 till 4 PM so if you join early you will be placed into a waiting room till we are ready for our normal meeting. Austin Kauffman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: SPA BoD Meeting Time: Jul 9, 2021 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84476069959?pwd=aUVRaVpGQkJ4UmROcitZbzIwaGo5dz09 Meeting ID: 844 7606 9959 Passcode: 645038 One tap mobile +16699006833,,84476069959#,,,,*645038# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,84476069959#,,,,*645038# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) …
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Northwest Fire Season Starts Tuesday
Details Published: 17 June 2021 Fire season will begin at 01:00 am in Clatsop County on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Fire season is declared each year when conditions of fire hazard exist. This declaration affects all lands, both public and private, in Northwest Oregon and joins most other regions of Oregon already in fire season. In conjunction with the county fire chiefs, a county-wide burn ban will be simultaneously in effect. Open debris burning will not be allowed starting June 22. Burn barrels require a burn permit, which can be obtained through the Oregon Department of Forestry or your local fire departments depending on the location…
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An interesting blast from the past. Locating Lila J Colwell’s home…
After returning from Portland, I received a phone call from a gentleman who explained that as a young lad he was taken under the protective wing of Lila Colwell a prominent Interior decorator based in Portland and had a beach home in Surf Pines. Steve was just 18 when he first came to Surf Pines with Lila and her family in the early 70s. Now 73 he was trying to capture his past. So he called Debbie Eddie our Administrator to see if Lila’s home was still in Surf Pines. Debbie referred Steve to me, since I have been collecting much of the history of SPA and the Clatsop Plains. After over…
