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March 2008 Newsletter Volume 36, Number 3 |
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SEA SIGNS
Ray McAllister
Our Social Butterfly-fish (also know our Hospitality Committee) and our VP of Social have been keeping us busy and it appears they plan to keep us busy for months to come. Check out the calendar to see what they have in store for us. Horseback riding is planned for March and we have a few spots left. Don’t get left out, this should be a great deal of fun. They have us lunching at Scruby’s BBQ and Ribs afterwards, sounds rather appropriate to me. The Social Butterflies would like to remind everyone that no experience is necessary. The stables will go over things with us and then match us to horses. There are some fun stories to be heard about this match up process from a ride past that perhaps we can urge out of our Social Butterflies or VP of Social at lunch. A group of divers will be headed out the middle of the month to Utila aboard the Utila Aggressor. Let’s wish them fair winds and following seas and lots of Whale Shark sightings. We have Fiji coming up in May. Signups are being taken now for our July trip to San Salvador, Bahamas. I am looking forward to this trip and am getting close to counting down the days. Of course the Dry Tortugas trip will be coming up in August, an annual favorite. The annual Easter Egg Hunt off of the Starfish will be Easter Sunday. This will be the return to diving for our trusty VP of Local Diving, Larry Baum, after being out of the water for nearly a year. A big thank you to Larry and his lovely wife Janet. Although Larry has been out of the water for the year he has been showing up to wish us bon voyage on each of the local dives bringing yummy goodies. Janet makes wonderful brownies and cookies for the local dive trips, she has us so spoiled. Our March Meeting will be held on March 6th at the Emma Lou Olson / Pompano Beach Civic Center. Social begins at 7:00 PM with the meeting starting at 7:30. Before the meeting there will be a group at Pat’s Place for dinner, drinks and camaraderie. We gather around 6-ish. Join us! 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. We were given 12 seats for the Sunday, March 23 Easter dive and we have filled all those spots. However, we often get cancellations from our divers who have signed up and I would be glad to start a waiting list for the Easter dive. Please let me know if you're interested and I'll put you on the list (and let you know asap if we get a cancellation). Thanks for all your support of local diving.
Larry Baum
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February 9th, thirty USA members and guests gathered at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach for a full day of interesting activities. At 10:15 AM, the group viewed "Sharkwater", a 90-minute HD video documentary depicting the decline of shark populations around the world. By noon, the group was enjoying lunch next door at the Islamorada Fish Company. After lunch, the group returned to the February 21st, five USAers met at the Pines Ale House in Pembroke Pines for dinner and drinks before attending the monthly USA board meeting, hosted by Russ and Julie Manhold at their Miramar home. February 23rd, seventeen USA members and guests traveled to Bring your checkbook and sign up for USA social events at the General Membership meeting. Future social events include:
DINNER BEFORE THE MEETING: Pat’s Place Sports Bar & Restaurant
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The 2008 Overseas Diving will soon begin. 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 March to the following club members: Clare A, John B, Linda I, Nils J, Dianne J, Kathi M, Ann S, Bernie M, Carol S, Mary Ann S HAPPY BIRTHDAY from your friends in diving!!!
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 March 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.
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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IGFA facility for a self-guided museum tour. At 2:00 PM, the group relocated to the lecture hall for a presentation by renowned shark expert Dr. Samuel H. Gruber. Coincidentally, the Monterey Bay Aquarium was 
presenting a program at the IGFA named "You, Me and the Sea" that identified Ocean-Friendly seafood. The exhibit offered free samples of Ocean-Friendly seafood that included farmed mussels, Atlantic herring, wild Alaska Salmon, 
farmed Bay Scallops and Albacore Tuna.
West Palm Beach for a Guided Ecotour of the South Florida Water Management District's Stormwater Treatment Area 1-East, located on Southern Boulevard west of the South Florida Fairgrounds. Tour guide Susan Toth met the group at 10:00 AM and assigned participants to car pool in four vehicles. The entourage followed a meandering route through the STA, comprised of seven cells that capture and process stormwater runoff, removing phosphorous concentrations before the treated water empties into the Everglades and, eventually,
our Florida coastal
waters. STA's are a haven for wildlife including alligators, roseate spoonbills, whistling ducks, white storks, little blue herons, eagles and hawks. At about 12:00 noon, the Guided Ecotour ended and the group relocated two miles east on Southern Boulevard to Loxahatchee Groves Park where everyone enjoyed a picnic lunch and stimulating conversation.
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