The holiday party will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Shoreway Acres following the parade.  Details and registration forms will be sent in November. If you are interested in walking in the parade by yourself or with your family please write to info@oldstonedock.com with the names of those who will participate.  If we don't have at least [...]

This year the Tuition Assistance Committee consisted of myself and Ed Washecka.  A check for $500 was presented to each of the following students. Our first recipient is Emerson Yaffee. Eme Yaffee is here today with her grandparents Janet and Clay Mathews who are OSD members from Walker Street. Her mom Melinda Yaffe is also here along with her [...]

The OSDA held their annal meeting and summer social at the Flying Bridge on Sunday, 08/11/24.  Ninety members and guests were in attendance.  Terry Saunders welcomed members and guests and identified present and past officers and board members.  The luncheon consisted of chowder, hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, Caesar salad, pasta salad, corn on the cob, watermelon and cornbread.  [...]

On Monday, 07/29/24 the OSDA held their Annual Beach Worker Appreciation Breakfast for 80 or so beach workers including life guards, parking attendants, supervisors, clerks and beach management.  Thanks to Cape Cod Bagel who gave us a very generous discount on the bagels and cream cheese.  Pastries, breakfast bars, fruit and cold beverages were also provided. The committee was [...]

The OSDA purchased 125 metal water bottles from Howlingbird Studios on Palmer Avenue as gifts for all of the Falmouth Beach Workers.  They were distributed prior to the 4th of July weekend.  On 07/06/24 the OSDA purchased three cross walk signs that have since been placed on Surf Drive.

On Saturday, 06/08/24 twenty OSDA Members gathered at Surf Drive Beach before the annual cleanup at 9:30 am to meet with Beach Committee Chair Barb Schneider and Beach Committee Member Nancy Quigg.  Members had the opportunity to bring to their attention issues in the neighborhood. Member volunteers included:  Ed Jackson, Alan Leary, Bill Lee, Bob Lehtinen, Cindy Lehtinen, Carol [...]

06/01/24    Hello OSDA Members, Neighbors and Friends I hope this note finds you well and you are enjoying the warmer weather.  We are in the process of reviewing, updating and reducing the size of our email mailings.  This is the last mailing that will go to over 400 present and past members.  After the renewal process, we anticipate removing [...]

On Tuesday, 04/23/24 Barbara Schneider PhD, chairman of the Falmouth beach committee, introduced a discussion by the Woods Hole Group consultants regarding the status of the Surf Drive beach from Shore Street to the Trunk River. This area of the beach was the subject of an intensive study by the Woods Hole Group released in 2020. As many of [...]

05/24/24   Flowers at the bath house will be installed before Memorial Day 06/08/24   Saturday - Annual Beach Clean-Up, (Rain Date Sunday 06/09/24) 07/24/24   Wednesday - Annual Beach Worker Breakfast 08/11/24   Sunday - Annual Meeting & Summer Social Booked at Flying Bridge 12/08/24   Sunday - Annual Parade & Holiday Party, to be confirmed

It was a rough winter at Surf Drive Beach.  Rain storms, heavy winds and astronomical high tides caused damage to the shoreline, dunes beach house and picnic area.  Rocks have been exposed.  In December 2023 the pipe (hose) that that is used for dredging washed up on shore and is still there in April 2024. October 2023      [...]

On Sunday, 12/03/23 100 plus OSDA Members signed up for the Annual ‘After the Parade’ Holiday Party.  Due to rain, OSDA members did not walk in the parade.   To get things started our President Jay Thayer welcomed all.  Jay thanked our hosts Dorrie and Greg Ketterer for their hospitality and for allowing us to hold the party at [...]

MEMBERSHIP: The current OSDA Membership year runs from 06/01/23 through 05/31/24.  A committee including Terry Saunders, Steve Saunders, Bob Lehtinen, Cindy Lehtinen, Laura Puopolo, Paul Smith and Anne Prior folded, stuffed, affixed labels and postage late April 2023. Membership renewal letters and the Presidents May 2023 letter was sent to 294 members and past members on 05/01/23.  Our membership [...]

Hopefully many of you will attend the upcoming summit that was brought to our attention at the Annual Meeting and Summer Social on Sunday, 08/13/23 by Barb Schneider, the Beach Committee Chair. I found this on line and copied and pasted from the Falmouth Enterprise (without permission 😇).  Summit Will Discuss Future Of Falmouth's Beaches,   By GILDA GEIST, Falmouth [...]

The 2023 Tuition Assistance Committee consisted of Terry Saunders and Carole Mendoza.  The following is the presentation Terry Saunders gave at the Annual Meeting and Summer Social held at the Flying Bridge on Sunday, 08/13/23.  It is through the generosity of our members that we are able to provide 4 awards this year for $500 each. Our 1st recipient [...]

The Old Stone Dock Association held our Annual Meeting and Summer Social on Sunday, 08/13/23 at the Flying Bridge on Scranton Avenue from noon to 3:00 pm.  The last Summer Social was in 2019 so we were pleased that 77 members and guests signed up for this meeting.  Members checked in and received a name badge that included [...]

The Old Stone Dock Association held their Annual Beach Worker Appreciation Breakfast on Wednesday, 07/26/23 at the Ellen T Mitchell Bath House.  The committee consisted of Terry Saunders, Polly Thayer, Jay Thayer and Steve Saunders.  On the morning of the event the committee was assisted by OSDA members Laura Puopolo, Scott Puopolo and Jack Driscoll. Approximately 70 [...]

Featured picture is registration table from previous year. 07/13/23 - We are pleased to let you know that the Annual Meeting and Summer Social is being planned now.  It will be held on Sunday, August 13, 2023 upstairs at the Flying Bridge Restaurant at 220 Scranton Ave, Falmouth.  This is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, [...]

The featured picture is last years crew. The OSDA will prepare and sponsor the annual beach worker appreciation breakfast at the Ellen T Mitchell Bathhouse on Wednesday, 07/26/23.  It is a time to gather and show these employees how much they are appreciated.  Last year we served over 80 employees bagels, muffins, yogurt, fruit and beverages before they headed [...]

Featured Picture.  Beach Cleanup Crew on Saturday, 06/10/13.  Seated L to R Cleanup Committee Co-Chair. Terry Saunders, Rocco Maffei, Cindy Lehtinen and Cleanup Committee Co-Chair Carole Mendoza.  Standing L to R Joanne Skudder, Paul Skudder, Al Leary, Ed Jackson, Louise Mitchell, Steve Saunders, Heather Rafey & Grandson, Steve Saunders, Bob Lehtinen, Jay Thayer, Heather Sullivan, Dean Sullivan, Pat Albanese.  [...]

The featured picture is a presentation of the check from the Old Stone Dock Association to Assistant Beach Superintendent Brooke Macmillan. Pictured L to R:  Board Member Steve Saunders, Treasurer Bob Lehtinen, Assistant Beach Superintendent Brooke McMillan, President Jay Thayer. Board of Director Steve Saunders purchased the flowers at the Ellen T Mitchell Bathhouse from Soares Nursery in East [...]

Featured picture shows new handicapped table and new concrete walkway. Sand was added to Surf Drive Beach in May 2023. 2023 05-08 New Sand 2 2023 05-08 New Sand 3 2023 05-09 New Trash Barrel Set up at Surf Drive Beach 2023 05-09 Sand spread out 2023 05-09 Spreading the Sand [...]