We still need some helpers for Saturday! Please sign Up!

Take a look at our Sign Up Genius and you can pick the job and the time! (most are only 45 minutes!)

• We need someone to lead our children’s costume parade and the children’s activity. (sadly otherwise we won’t have them)
• help set up on Friday
• Bring a dessert to share
• Help greet and sign in members
• Help with the food table
• Help at the BAR
• clean up!

Here’s all you need to know:

• This event is open to all current 2026 members of OPCL. (check your 2026 membership today!) . You can also renew or join at the Treasurer’s table. (2026 dues are $25) .
• Menu: Pollards: Pulled pork bbq, pulled bbq chicken, buns to make sammies, crispy chicken tenders and dip, mac n cheese, creamy coleslaw, country potato salad, oven baked beans, vegan options, and desserts!
• Wine and Beer tickets can be purchased for $5 at the Treasurer’s and Raffle Prize tables.
• Lewis McGehee, singer and songwriter will perform!
• Raffle Prizes! Buy your Raffle tickets at the Raffle table.
• Fresh shucked local oysters! On the deck! (buy tickets at Raffle table)
• Ocean Park Merch! We have NEW Ocean Park Pet bandanas! Come look!

This is how it unfolds: check in at the Membership Table if you are current on your 2026 dues (dues go by calendar year regardless of when in the year you pay them) you will receive your meal ticket! If you need to join or renew go to the Treasurer’s Table inside. Visit the Raffle Table to buy tickets for the raffle and for wine/beer tickets or tickets for fresh shucked on the spot oysters. Stop at the MERCH table and buy a tshirt or bandana for your pet! The bar and the oyster tables will be on the deck. Grab a plate and relax to the music! ENJOY!

You can also pay your 2026 membership here!

Join in and lend a hand on Saturday, October 17 at the Marlin Bay Trailhead anytime from 9 am to 12 pm! Mary will be there to sign you in (to make sure you make it out.. ha ha) and hand out trash bags and grabbers. She always has treats for adults and children! The Ocean Park Civic League honored Mary at the the October 8 meeting for her 12 years of service organizing these Adopt a Spot cleanups which require renewal paperwork with the city every 2 years as well as the on the spot set up. Thank you, Mary! Mary thanked the hundreds of volunteers who have made these clean ups possible through the years. We love PHP!

Baby Turtles continue to be found washed up in places out of their normal habitat. One was dropped off at the Ocean Park Civic League meeting last Thursday. Certified Wild Life Rehabber Jill Doczi released the turtle the next day inside the fences at Pleasure House Point Natural Area Natural Area. She says the fences that were set up as part of the wetlands project actually serve to protect especially the young turtles from predation by dogs ( remember PHP is NOT A DOG PARK and dogs should be leashed at all times!) and unintended interference by visitors. Thank you to our neighbor who rescued this and other turtles!

Wisdom from Jill: All turtles do not belong in the bay!!

SIGN UP HERE TO HELP!!

We need YOU to Make Our Fall Fest a Success!

Did you pay 2026 $25 dues? You can check with Shane! This event is for current 2026 OPCL members. Want to join or renew? Email Shane or sign up and join at the door on Oct 17. You can also pay dues at the meeting on Oct. 8 at OPVRS. Pay early and skip the line!

Put this one on your calendar! We need a quorum to do some business! We have a Bylaws Update and the Nominations Committee will introduce candidates for the upcoming elections in November for 2027-2029 officers. There is still time if you are interested in getting involved! Contact the Nominating committee.

On Thursday, we will hear from Friends from Live Oaks and from President Danny Murphy about updates about neighborhood projects, issues and upcoming social events.

We have an update to the Bylaws to vote on. This update to the bylaws is the culmination of more than a year of work by the board including extra workshop meetings open to the membership. Big thank you to Ashley McLeod, Parlimentarian and to all who participated and contributed comments. Bylaws Update

Come join us for refreshments and visiting with your neighbors on Thursday, October 8th from 7 pm – 8pm at the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad on Shore Drive.

September 25-27 – We had a total of 47 launches. This was a very stormy weekend. Winds were very high, we had small craft advisories, higher than normal tides, and periods of rain. Staff contested with blowing sand and some beach over wash on walkway under the Lesner Bridge.

Friday, September 25 –            8 total launches, car parking did not fill during the day.  Winds were very high due to storm and water was above the piers during the periods of high tide. Power to office was out for a large period of the day. It was restored around 4pm.

Saturday, September 26 –        5 total launches, car parking did not fill during the day.  Another day of high gale force winds and high tides. Lots of blowing sand and some over wash of walkway to beach.

Sunday, September 27 –           34 total launches, car parking did not fill during the day.  The overflow lot was not used for trailers. The main trailer lot did not fill. Barricades were not deployed. We did not have to close the facility. We still had a small craft advisory on the bay and high winds. Tides were still above normal.

Incidents: Review of camera footage from weekend did not indicate any additional issues.

Wisdom from Jill: All turtles do not belong in the bay!!

What to do if you find a turtle on the beach ( in all that seagrass/ seaweed) with toes not flippers!