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February 2008 Newsletter Volume 36, Number 2 |
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Reminder Don’t forget, your 2008 membership dues are due! Send your check for $40.00 to Mary LePage, 3735 Oaks Clubhouse Drive, Pompano Beach, Fl 33069 or see her at the February General Meeting. Also, if there are any changes in your information (phone numbers, address, e-mail, etc.) please let her know so that she can get the updates into the club directory. Rob Meyers, venomous creatures Part II
Ray McAllister
At the January Board Meeting the appointed members of the board were appointed for 2008, they are:
Thank you for your service to our club in 2007 to the same members listed above, as these are the same people that performed these functions for us last year. Julie Manhold and Clare Anthon had stepped in midyear ’07 as “The Social Butterflies” taking over Hospitality and being part of Social, assisting VP of Social Events, Russ Manhold, as his committee. Together they make sure the membership has fun in ways other than diving. In January we went to a Panthers Ice Hockey Game after dinner at the Quarterdeck. It was loads of fun. Keep an eye out in this and future newsletters and on the web site to keep informed about all the fun they have in store for us in the coming months. For this newsletter, the web site, scrapbook and photography we would like to ask all members to share submission material with Bob Weybrecht and Carol Schurtz. This helps us get the news out there about how much fun we have above, over and under the seas. Our first official Local Dive was scheduled for January 26th. Larry Baum set up a dive to go check out the Lemon Sharks. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, the dive was canceled. Stay tuned for the next local dive. If you haven’t taken care of your dues for 2008 please let this serve as a reminder. Mary is waiting anxiously to hear from you. Our February General Meeting will be February 7th. As usual it is at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center/Pompano Beach Civic Center in Pompano Beach. Social starts at 7 PM with the meeting starting at 7:30 PM. Before the meeting there is a group that gathers around 6 PM at Pat’s Place Sports Bar and Grill for some dinner, drinks and camaraderie. Hope to “sea” you soon. Glada Blench
As many of you know, Captain Craig, dive master Linda, and the Starfish Enterprise, http://www.idivestarfish.com, traditionally have an Easter Sunday morning dive, where everyone dives for Easter eggs (painted rocks). After the dive, the eggs are traded in for prizes. It's always a Club favorite and sells out quickly. This Easter, Sunday, March 23 will be no exception. Let me know if you'd like to join us for this dive. I'm particularly excited as I'm hoping this will be one of my first times back in the water since my health "incident" last year. It's an 8 am dive, 7:30 am show, with the cost at $47 per diver (which does not include tips). Air tanks at $7 each and Nitrox at $14. As always, let me know and I'll start a list and keep everyone informed of the details as we get closer to the dive.
Larry Baum
USA's Social Butterflies, Julie Manhold and Clare Anthon, have agreed to take on additional dive club responsibilities, filling the vacant Hospitality position on USA's Board of Directors. Look for them at every USA general membership meeting.
January 12th, fourteen USAers and guests gathered at the Quarterdeck Seafood Restaurant & Bar in Plantation for dinner Bring your checkbook and sign up for USA social events at the February 7th general membership meeting. Future social events include:
DINNER BEFORE THE MEETING: Pat’s Place Sports Bar & Restaurant
Russ Manhold
All of our 2007 trips are now completed. The Oversea’s Dive Committee is busy working on next year’s program. We’ve already got two trips planned for next year, and are working on others. In March of 2008 we will be diving the Utila Agressor in the Bay Islands, Honduras. And in May we will have a combined liveaboard and land trip to Fiji. See the information below and follow the links for complete details. Utila Aggressor, Bay Islands, Honduras: Fiji - Nai’a Liveaboard & Dive Kadavu Resort: San Salvador, Bahamas - Riding Rock Inn: Dry Tortugas, Playmate Liveaboard: 2009 (partial) Program: Belize Aggressor Exotic 2009/2010 Payment Schedule:
Please make your monthly payment at the meeting, or mail it to: Any questions give me a call. Nils Jacobsen
USA Calendar
Birthday greetings in February to the following club members: Margaretta B, Robert C, Marc C, Joe D, Gerry G, Carl M, David S, Donna W HAPPY BIRTHDAY from your friends in diving!!!
Under Sea Adventurers web site: www.usadiveclub.com Meetings: First Thursday of each month at: Board of Directors
Membership Dues - - - $40 Yearly Download the Membership Packet from our website.
All information and images are property of Under Sea Adventurers © 2008
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January 10th, seven USAers met at Smokey Bones BBQ and Grill in Boca Raton. The group wined and dined on sumptuous barbecue favorites while enjoying animated conversation, before driving less than a mile to USA's January board meeting hosted by Larry Baum. 
and drinks, followed by a short drive to the BankAtlantic Center for an ice hockey game between the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Even though our home team lost, the group enjoyed great food, excellent service, and center-ice seats offering a panorama view of the arena. 
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