Fall in Love with Ocean Pines this Month
this weekend! Ocean Pines Health Fair with AGH, PRMC 
The 8th annual Ocean Pines Community Health Fair, which is open to the public, will be held from 8 a.m. – noon on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Ocean Pines Community Center, located at 235 Ocean Parkway.  Click here to read more.
Route 589 Road Work! Road Closure Planned for Oct. 8
A road closure is scheduled Monday, Oct. 8 along Route 589 at Turville Creek, just south of Gum Point Road in Ocean Pines. Read more.
new! Mixed Level Baby & Me Swimming Class in Ocean Pines
Babies and toddlers ages 6-36 months! 
The new class, with instructor Nancy Hendricks, will meet on Thursday mornings from 10- 10:30 a.m at the Sports Core Pool beginning October 4. Call 410-641-5255 for more info on the six-class session.
Look Back at Platform Tennis Benefit Tournament
October 2018 Calendar
Board and Administration
helping the Carolinas! Disaster Relief Efforts
The Association, with the help of its employees and Board of Directors, has started a disaster relief effort to provide non-perishable food items, bottled water, supplies and more to those in the Carolinas. Read more.
awareness! Association Employees Promote Wellness
Our employee-run Wellness Committee is bringing awareness to Ocean Pines. Brittany Jarman created these pens for employees to wear throughout the community. Did you know: Breast Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women?
read! Monthly Financials Looking "Positive"
The Association reports a POSITIVE operating fund for August. Revenues were over budget by $250,741, according to the Ocean Pines Finance Department. Read more.
Upcoming Board Meetings:
Regular Board Meeting, Oct. 20 at 9am, Comm. Ctr
Regular Board Meeting, Nov. 10 at 9am, Comm. Ctr
PINES PRIDE: Ocean Pines Marketing & PR Director Denise Sawyer (pictured to the far left) is photographed with Kimmerly Messick, of Furnish Inc. and Tammy Patrick, of AGH, at the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Awards.
O.P. General Manager John Bailey and his wife Meredith Bailey are seen with the newly hired director of the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce, along with O.P. Chamber members, at the O.C. Chamber of Commerce Awards.
Ocean Pines Yacht Club
1 Mumford's Landing Road
Thursday - Saturday: 11am- Close
Sunday: 10am- Close
Monday - Wednesday: Closed
Daily Happy Hour 3-6pm
Sunday Brunch Buffet, 10am-2pm
Live Entertainment for October:
Oct. 12 - Beatlegacy, 7-9pm 

Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet:
Let us give you a feast to be thankful for on November 22. Thanksgiving will have two "seatings" 1-3 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. COST: $24.99 for adults and $14.99 for 11 & under. 

Save the Date: New Year's Eve
$125 per person. Open bar. Food details to follow. Full Circle will perform live!
book today! Let Us Host Your Holiday Party or Company Party at the O.P. Yacht Club
From black-tie banquets to holiday bashes, we have everything you need to make your special occasion come together. Call 410-641-7501 or email events@oceanpines.org for info.
Ocean Pines Aquatics
teaching Worcester students! O.P. to teach 4th Graders
Worcester County Public School fourth-graders will soon partake in a unique field-learning experience with the help of the Ocean Pines Aquatics Department at the year-round indoor Sports Core Pool. Read more.
Indoor Pool Volleyball
Open to the public! Join the fun!
Two of our aquatic fitness classes - Wet Works I from 9:30-10:20am & Creaky Joints I from 11-11:50am - include the game weekly, and we have several class participants who drop in just to play with us! Call 410-641-5255 for more!
Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks
Upcoming Bus Trips:
  • Rainbow's Comedy Playhouse "Love, Lies & the Lottery"- Sunday, Oct. 21 Read More.
  • Rainbow's Comedy Playhouse "Christmas in Paradise" - Sunday, Nov. 4 Read More.
  • A Day at the Westfield Mall - Saturday, Nov. 10 Read More. 
  • Peddler's Village Grand Illumination Celebration - Friday, Nov. 16 Read More.
  • Holidays in Manhattan - Saturday, Dec. 1 Read More.
  • Sight & Sound Theatre "Jesus" - Saturday, Dec. 15 Read More.
Ocean Pines Racquet Sports
PLAY 3 & SAVE! Ask about our combo rate
for all 3 sports!
Special Pink Ribbon Event at the O.P. Pickleball Courts
All Pickleball Players are invited!
Come Play or Watch on Oct 5th!
Sign-up Extended to Wednesday, Oct 3rd!
Last Chance to sign up!

A Special Pink Ribbon Event hosted by the Ocean Pines Pickleball Club and the American Cancer Society
Friday, Oct. 5th 8:30am - 2pm

Sign-up by October 3rd for one of these two formats: 
1. Round Robin/Ladder Event: Blind Draw, Rotating Partners. Total Points per person. Limited to 56 Players.
2. Newbie Clinic Event: An intro to the fastest growing sport in the US, including scoring, rules, basic strokes, etiquette, etc. Limited to 12 players. 

Other Very Important Details:
• Entry Fee: $35 includes Snacks, Drinks, Lunches and Prizes!
• After Signing-up, please pick up the Registration Form at the OP Racquet Center
• Turn in your completed Registration Form and $35 check (made out to ACS ) on the day of the event or mail to: Bobbie Corbett, 20 Heron Isle Court, Ocean Pines, MD 21811. 
Ocean Pines Golf
Catch NFL Sunday Ticket at the Tern Grille! We've got 10 TVs, food and drink specials and plenty of seating in a casual, golf course setting.
Thinking About Golf? Think Ocean Pines Golf Club!
Fall means lower prices for accommodations. Local restaurants also offer off-season specials you won't find in the summer. Couple these savings with Ocean Pines Golf Club's low rates and you'll get to experience an Eastern Shore getaway for less.   Tee Times.
50th Anniversary
Community & Organization News
CONGRATS! The Peninsula Regional Medical Center Trauma Team has been presented the 2018 American Trauma Society, Maryland Chapter, Distinguished Service Award.
CRAFT FAIR: The Pine'eer Craft Club will turn the Ocean Pines Community Center on Nov. 3 into a Winter Wonderland. Various hand crafted items will be for sale to help you with your holiday shopping list.
Upcoming Events/Meetings:
Sept. 12: Booze Cruise
For the past 10 years, OC Ravens Roost #44 has raised money for the Atlantic General Penguin Swim by hosting various fundraisers by our "RR44 Penguin Swim Team". One of our biggest events is our annual "Bar Hop" (Booze) Cruise. Is it possible to have the attached flyer included in the next couple e-blasts that you send out? This is open to the public and all money raised goes to the AGH Penguin Swim. Cost is $35/pp and includes the Boat Ride, HH prices at the 3 bars we stop at, cash bar on board the boat and 5 raffle tickets for prizes that are pulled at each stop. Contact: 443-618-9972

Oct. 11: Ocean Pines Garden Club Meeting:
Meets the second Thursday of each month at the Community Center (unless we're on a trip!) Our next meeting will be Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. when the program will be a workshop on creating an arrangement or wreath using natural materials from the Ocean Pines area. Anita Roberts and Barbara Ferger will give you a few ideas designed to get you started. Please bring a container or wreath and any materials from your yard that you would be willing to share. Also, bring clippers, wire, flowers, twigs, pine cones, ribbon, and anything else you might have, that you think could be used in our creations. If you don't want to do a project on our meeting day, that is fine. Just come and observe. You may be so inspired that you will go home and create your own masterpiece! The OPGC welcomes guests and potential new members at all of our meetings.

Oct. 13: PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8 -11a.m. Please Mark your calendar and plan to attend the Kiwanis Annual fall Pancake Breakfast on Saturday October 13th from 8 AM until 11 AM in the Ocean Pines Community Center Assateague Room. Featuring Great Food for Great People: Hot Pancakes, Delicious Sausages, Fresh Scrambled Eggs, OJ, Coffee or Tea for only $6 Adults, $3 under 12, and under 5 free. For tickets in advance call 410-208-6719 or from any Kiwanian OR purchase at the door. Carryout is also available. Proceeds Benefit the Youth of the Community. You can Help Kiwanis Help Kids!  

Sept. 22--Oct. 27 at 10:00 a.m.,Caregiver's Group Meetings at Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Hwy., (corner of Rte. 611 and Snug Harbor Rd.) Berlin, MD. A support group for caregivers. Join us for coffee and conversation. More information: call Sandy 410-641-0647.