Call to Order:
Donna Reese
Treasurer’s report:
Ron Peterson
Income $469.60, Expenses $595.998, Net-$126.38, Checkbook balance $2164.69,
No trip accrual. The club now has 50 members current.
Unfinished business:
MTO tickets are still remaining at $4.00 each. Please see Jim or Lori
Kerr.
New business:
1. Ms. Karen Ryba has submitted her membership application with approval
to be forthcoming by the board.
2. Board member nominations to take place at the October and November
meetings, with the election held at the Christmas party. Four members are
needed for the board. The current board consists of Bob Hand, Jean Mullen,
Paul Mock, and Mike Miller.
3. Upcoming events:
a. Joe Gordon may be holding a day trip the Saturday after the October
meeting.
b. The Halloween dive will be held on October 27th at which the chili
cook off will take place. Please call Donna Reese the day of the Halloween
dive to inquire the location of the chili cook off in the event of inclement
weather at 684-5079 or 312-2068. The diving will take place from one o’clock
until four o’clock, with the cook off to follow. An optional treasure dive
$5.00 per person “winner take all” will be held.
c. The Christmas party will be held on December 1st. The club is now
taking sign ups for the dinner. The price of the dinner is $17.00 for your
choice of chicken, lasagna, or halibut dinner. Please let Ron know your
choice. Cocktails will be at six o’clock and dinner served at seven o’clock.
The DJ will play from eight o’clock until eleven o’clock p.m..
d. Mike Miller will be having a scuba equipment yard sale, the date
as of yet to be determined. His stock includes 200 used tanks in Hydro,
150 used aqualung regulators, none being older than 2003, 150 Seaquest
BC’s in great condition, and 100 wet suits, all in good condition. Mike’s
email address is mike@mikesscuba.com, if you are interested.
e. Mike Miller will be conducting free scuba lessons for the first
forty people that sign up. If you are interested, please call Mike at 814.695.4666.
f. John Augustine is conducting a trip to Key Largo, Florida on January
19, 2008.
g. A Thanksgiving weekend dive trip to Mount Storm will be conducted
by, please see Ron Peterson for more information.
h. Lois Keegan will have more information on the Laurel Dive club polo
shirts at the next meeting.
Trip reports:
1. Joe Gordon reports a large jellyfish sighting at the quarry, about
nickel sized and at all depths.
2. The Raystown trip yielded a gold ring!
3. Special thanks to Ron, Dan, Donna, and Paul Mock for their help
cleaning up the quarry area.
4. The Raystown dive consisted of five divers in the morning and four
in the afternoon. Joe found something…..you will have to ask him!
Remember to ask Sherwood at Sherwood@laureldivers.com with any diving questions whatsoever, or about his travels, or about his love life. Sherwood never ceases to impress the Laurel dive club with his romantic prowess.
Donna Sabo Simkovic won the daybook of thirteen dollars, but she was not present, so the daybook carried over to the next month.
Bert Sharbaugh won a “Z” knife. Nelda may borrow is, so there is some question if it really will remain Bert’s or not. J
The next board meeting will be held on October 24th at Ron and Lois’ house at 7:30 p.m.
The next club meeting will be on Thursday, November 1st at Penn Gables
Tales From the Quarry and Beyond
We were doing a late night dive at the quarry, just coming out of the water around 10:30 p.m.. When we went in, the weather was perfect. The sky was clear, the moon was out, it was a nice, warm evening. Paul Brawley was with us, because he didn't have a dive buddy (sorry Paul). Now anybody that knows Paul knows that he is one of the best and most methodical divers around. Most of us swear that he has gills somewhere on his body, because he doesn't seem to breathe underwater. Paul doesn't swear, and as I mentioned, he is very methodical in his routine. Probably the worse thing you will hear coming out of Paul's mouth will be "rats" or "darn". Paul has a bag for everything. The mask has a bag, the regulator has a bag, the BC has a bag, the suit has a bag, the fins--everything has a bag!
When we came out of the water it was raining proverbial cats and dogs. We got to the van, and as quickly as possible, threw our gear into the back still assembled, got dressed, and were ready to leave in about 5 minutes. Paul as usual was the last one out of the water. Not wanting to leave him there so late at night by himself, we stuck around waiting for him to get dressed. This way, we could leave all together for the trip home. Now it's raining like hell, and Paul is at the back of his Jeep starting to put his stuff away. He puts his mask in the bag, the fins fall into the mud, splat! Paul picks them up, splat again, and gets them into their bag. This has taken about 15 minutes so far. Struggling to keep everything out of the mud, he disassembles the regulator and that goes into its bag. Another 15 minutes and Paul starts to remove his BC, and then the tank and the BC roll out of the Jeep and into the mud with another splat!! By this time Paul has had enough, he grabs the tank and the BC, throws them into the back of the Jeep and yells "F--- @#$%^$, slams the tailgate shut and jumps into the driver's seat, wetsuit and all! He then takes off, spinning the tires on the way out!!! We just sat there in awe and started to laugh uncontrollably. Was that our Paul? We all love you Paul.
Submitted:
Bert Sharbaugh