December 28, 2018

SURFSIDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

31402 H St. Ocean Park, WA 98640

360-665-4171 office@surfsideonline.org

Inside this issue:

Christmas Tree Trivia,

Part 2

2

Travis Says, 3

Bunco 4

Architectural Committee 5

Water News 6

Restaurant Openings 7

Website info/ SS Shirts 8

Water News 9

Green Bag Program 10

Word Search 11

Calendar 12

Surfside Events

Peninsula Events

Entertainment/News

Christmas Tree Trivia

Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850.

In 1979, the National Christmas Tree was not lit except for the top ornament. This was done in honor of the American hostages in Iran.

Between 1887-1933 a fishing schooner called the Christmas Ship would tie up at the Clark Street bridge and sell spruce trees from Michigan to Chicagoans.

The tallest living Christmas tree is believed to be the 122-foot, 91-year-old Douglas fir in the town of Woodinville, Washington.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree tradition began in 1933. Franklin Pierce, the 14th president, brought the Christmas tree tradition to the White House.

In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge started the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony now held every year on the White House lawn.

Since 1966, the National Christmas Tree Association has given a Christmas tree to the President and first family.

Most Christmas trees are cut weeks before they get to a retail outlet.

In 1912, the first community Christmas tree in the United States was erected in New York City.

Christmas trees generally take 6-8 years to mature.

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Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska

100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.

77 million Christmas trees are planted each year.

On average, over 2,000 Christmas trees are planted per acre.

You should never burn your Christmas tree in the fireplace. It can contribute to creosote buildup.

Other types of trees such as cherry and hawthorns were used as Christmas trees in the past.

Thomas Edison’s assistants came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees.

In 1963, the National Christmas Tree was not lit until December 22nd because of a national 30-day period of mourning following the assassination of President Kennedy.

Teddy Roosevelt banned the Christmas tree from the White House for environmental reasons.

In the first week, a tree in your home will consume as much as a quart of water per day.

Tinsel was once banned by the government. Tinsel contained lead at one time, now it’s made of plastic.

In 1984, the National Christmas Tree was lit on December 13th with temperatures in the 70’s, making it one of the warmest tree lightings in history.

34 to 36 million Christmas trees are produced each year and 95 percent are shipped or sold directly from Christmas tree farms.

California, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina are the top Christmas tree producing states.

The best selling trees are Scotch Pine, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, and White Pine.

Source the History Channel

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Travis Says,

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SURFSIDE DEPUTY REPORT

DEPUTY T. OSTGAARD

DECEMBER 20th – DECEMBER 26th, 2018

On 12/21 I was contacted by a Surfside resident in reference to an incident on I St. The re-

porting party stated that she passed a vehicle on I St. that was going 25 MPH in the 35 MPH

zone, and the driver passed her, tried to run her off the road, then cut her off and exited his

vehicle. The R/P stated that she was able to get away from the other driver, but then she saw

him again later and he tried to run her off the road again. The R/P provided me with a license

plate for the other vehicle and I contacted the other driver. The other driver stated he did stop

the R/P’s vehicle and exited his because he thought that someone could get hurt by the way

she was driving.

Traffic warning: 1

Suspicious circumstance: 1

SLOW DOWN!!

25 mph in all Surfside areas other than I Street North of the mini-mall!

Emergency? CALL 911!!!! For non-emergency calls , call the Sheriff’s office at 360-642-9397. If it’s

Travis you need to speak with leave a message at the business office and he’ll return your call. The

office personnel are not dispatchers.

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Architectural Committee

Just a reminder if you are planning on installing a fence, a shed, a garage, a house or even doing a little

remodeling ALL building plans must be

submitted to the Architectural Committee prior to any construction.

The committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays at 9 a.m., dependent upon if there’s

anything on the agenda. All applicants are encouraged to attend the

meeting (if possible) to answer any questions that may arise.

The building packets are on our website at

http://www.surfsideonline.org/payment-form/

or you can pick one up from the business office.

Two (2) sets of plans must be submitted to the committee. Once approved, you will get a copy of the plans that have been stamped so you can take them to the county for

their approval.

For more detailed information on the Architectural Committee duties and guidelines you can find them on our website www.surfsideonline.org,

or call the business office 360-665-4171 with any questions.

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To review the CC&Rs click the Governance tab

Then click on the link Surfside Covenants amended 8/18/2018

A pdf will pop up for you to review

Just below the CC&Rs are the Articles of Incorporation, Operations Manual & the

Employee Manual

On the Governance tab you will also see links for all of our financials, the final

budget, Strategic Plan and Reserve Study

RV’s In Surfside

Just a reminder that all RVs

(outside of 60 days) must be

removed from the property

during the winter months.

Contact the office for a winter

permit.

All boats must be removed as

well.

We do have a couple of newly

opened spaces in the RV storage

area!

Call the business office

360.665.4171

A Message from the Emergency Management Committee

The storage shed for the emergency caches is now ready.

If you are interested in learning more about storing an emergency cache for

you and your family, call John Williams, 360.665.6598

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Dear Surfside Members,

Thank you for your donation to the

Ocean Park Food Bank at the collec-

tion barrel located in the Surfside

Office. Food Bank volunteers monitor

the barrel and insure that your

donations get to the Food Bank.

The Ocean Park Food Bank is feeding

more and more of your neighbors and

your donations are both critical and

greatly appreciated.

Again, thank you for helping our

neighbors who are less fortunate!

You can return the sign up form to the

Surfside Business office or the Ocean

Park Food Bank

Many hands make lighter work ~

John Heywood

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Happy New Year!

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