March 2006 Edition

March Massage Special
Not going anywhere warm for spring break. Enjoy the warmth of the 90-minute hot stone massage to make you feel like you’re in paradise. Get a full-body 90-minute stone massage for $95 for the month of March.

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ENRICHED AIR (NITROX)
Nitrox provides many potential benefits. It may enable you to enjoy longer bottom times and shorter surface intervals. If, on the other hand, divers choose to remain within the same limits that air based dive tables and computers provide, Nitrox use may reduce the risk of decompression sickness by exposing you to lower overall levels of nitrogen.

Materials: $42.95
Tuition: $99.00
Schedule: 3/6/06 6pm

REACT RIGHT
(First Aid and CPR)
This course is for everyone, family, friends and co-workers
In an urgent situation, you must react appropriately, without hesitation. React Right's straight forward, three-step approach is simple, complete and effective. It is designed to minimize options and avoid confusion, so you can provide the proper care quickly and confidently. During the React Right course you will cover Primary Assessment, Primary Stabilization Techniques and First Aid Skills.

Materials: $41.95
Tuition: $60.00
Schedule: 3/23/06 6pm-9pm
Sign-up by Mar 20

STRESS & RESCUE
Whether you have just gotten certified or you have been diving for some time, if you are looking for a way to sharpen your skills you will want to sign up for this class! The Diver Stress & Rescue class helps you gain confidence and makes you a better buddy.
Knowledge. You will learn the signs of stress, and how to deal with stress in yourself and other divers.
Skills. You will learn skills and techniques to help you and other divers prevent and overcome common stressors associated with diving.
Equipment. You will learn about how your equipment can help you to stay relaxed and enjoy every dive

Materials: $52.95
Tuition: $149.00
Schedule: 3/8/06 6pm

ADVANCED OPEN WATER
The Midwest Aquatics Advanced Open Water Program takes you beyond the skills that you have developed as an Open Water Diver and prepares you for a variety of conditions and diving adventures! This program will focus on four specialized areas of diver training. Our most popular specialties chosen are Enriched Air (Nitrox), Deep Diving, Underwater Navigation, and Buoyancy Control.

Materials: $149.95
Tuition: $399.95
Schedule: 3/20/06 6pm

Scuba Rangers are recruiting new dive buddies. Scuba diving is a totally awesome sport.

Until recently, only older kids and adults could do it. Not anymore! Now there's Scuba Rangers, a way cool scuba club for kids ages 8 to 12.

Is your future dive buddy between 8 and 12? Then let Midwest Aquatics start them up right with our Scuba Rangers program!

The Rangers have a monthly activity here at the store and make one open water trip together a year.

This summer they will be sponsoring one of our themed house boat trips and be diving with friends and family at Table Rock Lake.

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Spring Mid-Semester classes are filling quickly! We have just added more time slots on most days and will have 5 additional instructors teaching who started with us in February. If have any swimmers that are not already in the schedule please call us for availability.

Payments Due:
As a reminder if you agreed to pay the semester in two payments the second half will be automatically charged on March 13th as agreed.

Midwest Aquatics Scuba Club
NEXT MEETING
March 29, 2006 7:00pm at Midwest Aquatics

We would like to invite everyone to the store Wednesday March 29th at 7:00pm. We have been working on a schedule of activities for the year and would like to get everyone’s input on dates, logistics and also request assistance with each of the activities. We are very excited about the activities that we have planned based on the suggestions that we received at the first MASC meeting and hope that you all will be as well. Hope to see everyone on the 29th!

Here is a tentative plan for the rest of the year:

April – Movie pool party
May - Ride / Drive to Osceola
June – Scuba Skills Update
July – Party at members house
August – Atlanta Aqarium trip
Sept 15-17th – Clean up Dive at Table Rock
Oct – Travel Night
November – Fundraiser
December – Store Party

As you can see, we have a lot of great things planned and would love for you to join us! Call the store or email MASC@midwestaquatics.com if you have any questions!

Houseboat season is fast approaching!

Want something to do this spring, summer, and fall? Our houseboat trips are going to have themes this year and have events and dives to go along with the themes.
Themes and corresponding dates are as follows:

April 21-23	Underwater Egg Hunt
May 19-21	Wreck Diving- sign-up for the wreck diving certification on our many wrecks at Table Rock.
June 15-18	Site Mapping- We will be mapping out the wrecks with GPS coordinates and pictures for easy navigation.
July 13-16	Family weekend: not certified no problem Midwest Aquatics will be conducting try scubas in the open water to whoever is interested.
August 17-20	Hawaiian Luau – You bring your grass skirts we’ll bring the mai tai’s.
September 15-17	Lake Clean-up – Bring a mesh bag and help clean-up our dive sites.
October 20-22	Wine Tasting- Bring your favorite bottle for everyone to taste.
November 3-5	Costume Party -Saturday night dry costume party with best costume prize: Sunday fun-dive will be underwater costume contest with best costume prize.

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