🐕🦺 Pet Parade and 👻Pet Costume Contest Save the date- Oct. 31 at Froggies!
🍁Fall Fest 🎃 At CBF Brock 🌅 was Great!
Neither rain nor wind .. will stop Ocean Park from having a great party!
Thank you to all our volunteers: truly many hands make light work! Set up and decorator folks-shout out to Marcie Chrisman and helpers for beautiful tables , membership team: Christy Allen and Natalie McIntyre and our super friendly bartenders! Thanks to Jenny and Natalie for raffle and merchandise sales! Thank you to all the food servers: heavy trays but so fun to chat! And we had so many cookies-thank you to all who donated! Thank you to our face painter Judie Cochiolo- the kids loved it! Thank you to the clean up crew- we were done by 7:45! Thank you to President Danny Murphy for getting the needed permits and coordinating with CBF Brock and making the vegan dishes and helping with basically everything. Thank you to Treasurer Shane who keeps all the money straight and is very kind and patient ironing out any issues! Thank you to our wonderful neighbors who braved the weather to join in!
Thank you to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Center for use of the beautiful facility and its staff for their help. Thanks to our beloved musician Lewis McGehee, singing all our favorites! Thank you to the local businesses who generously donated raffle prizes: American Brew, Taste Unlimited, 2 Beaches Art Studio, Aerial Photos from Grant Simmons, and other businesses. Thank you to Pollard’s Chicken for tasty bbq!
🗳️Voting has 🇺🇸 Begun for District 9 !
Early voting at Bayside Rec Center is happening on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. . And Monday October 26-Friday October 30 and Saturday, October 31. Below are links to each candidate!
School Board District 9 Candidates:
City Council District 9 Candidates:
🎃 Sign Up to Help Out at Fall Fest on 🍂 Saturday! It’s fun! We need bartenders and food helpers!
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!
Today! 🍁Fall Fest 🍁at the CBF Brock Center! Saturday, October 17 from 4-7! We will be inside and DRY!
We are ready for a cozy afternoon of music, food and visiting with your neighbors! Raffle prizes and Merch!
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!
🌱PHP 🚮 Clean Up: Last 2026 Clean Up: Saturday, Oct. 17!
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!
🐢 Turtle 🐢 Update!
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!!
🍂Fall Fest on 🎃 October 17 !
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!
