• Instructions and training for SPA Social Media

    In this time of self quarantine, a way to communicate online with your friends and family.

    This is the free conference call system that we have used on SPA’s BOD meetings. Now with recommendations that we stay at home we wanted to share with our members an easy way to stay in touch. As many of you are finding this time of self quarantine makes it so difficult to keep in touch with your friends and loved ones. We started using an online conference system and found Freeconferencecall.com was free and had all the whistle and bells that the high priced systems have like Go to Meeting. We have used this for your board of Directors meetings the last few meetings and find it relatively easy to use…

  • Stories from the SPA

    Rainbow Pheasant

    Unfortunately this cute little story from Kay Limbird was supposed to be in this quarters Breeze and Holly ran out of room. So we thought everyone might enjoy her little story about a Pheasant and his new boy friend.

  • AD Hoc Committees

    Let’s Communicate in Surf Pines

    By Tom Smith Resident Surf Pines Archivist. As many of you may be aware, we have been diligently working in the background to update our website and social media content. Many of you maybe a little frustrated trying to access the members only section of our new website. This is because we were not able to salvage your login credentials from the old site. Not a screwup just we never had access to your secure passwords. Debbie is trying to open access to all your inquiries, but this is tax season and is being stretched just a bit. We just began our training on the new site and I believe you will…

  • Instructions and training for SPA Social Media

    How to Gain Access to Members Only part of our new Web

    As you may have heard, we did a complete redo of our Surf Pines Web Site. This new system managed by MuniCode a national company that specializes in municipal and local government software and is in use all over the country including Gearhart and Cannon Beach. Many who have logged on indicate that this new site is intuitive and will offer easy access to our association information and works with our new blog. However, your old log in will not work with this new site. The primary reason is that all of your passwords were secured and we could not transfer them to the new site. So far we have 80 people…

  • Roads and Grounds

    March Roads & Grounds Meeting Moved to Online

    In the spirit of caution, and following the lead of health professionals and state / local government regarding slowing the spread of the Corona Virus, the March meeting of the Roads & Grounds Committee will be held online. Here is information on how to join the meeting next Friday, 3/20 at 9:00 AM Date and time: 3/20/20 9:00 AM – (US/Pacific) Duration: ~1.5 hours Conference Call: Dial-in number: (605) 313-6162 Access code: 639834 Video and Screen Sharing: Online meeting ID: surfpineshoa Online meeting link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/surfpineshoa Notes: March 2020 meeting of the Roads & Grounds Committee. Instructions: At the scheduled date and time, dial in to the conference. When prompted, enter the access…

  • Community Relations Committee
    Community Relations Committee

    Community Relations Committee – Meeting Minutes Feb 27, 2020

    New Resident Meet and Greets – Between January and February Katie and Bonnie facilitated 0 meet & greets for our new residents. Community Activities Discussion – Gardening Workshop Wine Tasting The Gardening workshop, titled; Birds and Bees and Flowers and Trees is scheduled for April 18th noon to 3pm. The location will be a residence in Surf pines, with the exact location to be sent to all RSVP’d guests and speakers prior to the event. Cecilia will create a flyer and send to Holly Roose to advertise in the March Breeze. Four guest speakers have graciously volunteered to share their knowledge: Karen Beck (Volunteer at Wildlife Center of North Coast) – Birds…

  • Stories from the SPA

    Our own Gheri Fouts Teaching an Art Class in Gearhart…

    New post on Official City of Gearhart Blog:https://cityofgearhart.wordpress.com/2020/03/10/teaa-beginning-watercolor-class-announced/ TEAA: Beginning Watercolor Class Announcedby Gearhart City Staff Trail’s End Art Association in Gearhart announces Watercolor: The Basics You May Have Forgotten, a series of four classes in April to be taught by Gheri Fouts. The class is designed for those who want to get started with watercolor painting and those who want a review of the basics to restart their painting.Gheri brings a rich background of experience to this popular class. Although she spins wool, knits and weaves, it is watercolor the medium she prefers. She has studied with Judy Fredrickson, Royal Nebeker, Eric Weigard, Keiko Tanabe, Shirley Dahlsten, and Faeline Lin in addition to the classes…