May 2006 Edition

May Massage Special
Take time for yourself. Receive a therapeutic foot bath, 15 minute foot reflexology treatment and a 30 minute upper body massage for $65

Don’t forget Mother’s Day, May 14th. Massage gift certificates make perfect gifts. Give her the gift of relaxation for all she does for you.

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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 Search & Recovery.

This program requires self study, 2 classroom sessions and 5-7 open water dives. With the Table Rock Houseboat season fast approaching know is the time to start studying and get signed up for an upcoming class.

Don’t have time for all 4 specialties? Sign up for 1 specialty at a time. Just let us know which class you want to take and we can tell you which day and time.

Advanced Open Water Price
Materials: $149.95
Tuition: $399.95
Schedule: 5/15 and 5/16
at 6pm

Individual Specialties
$109.00 for Deep, Navigation, and Search & Recovery
$99.00 Nitrox

Darin and Cari on a new Dive Trip (more to come)

Giant Mantas, 7 types of Sharks, Dolphins and Humpback Whales all on just 1 dive. Cari & Darin just returned from the The Socorro Islands, located 250 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This 7 day liveaboard trip was 5 days of action packed diving. Watch for details in the next few weeks highlighting a group trip that we will be offering!

Mini Snorkeling or Scuba Diving Class
Summer Kid’s Special: Just $10!!!
Regular price: $30

Swim Moms! Are you looking for a FUN activity for your kids to do on their days off from school? How about letting your kids try Snorkeling or Scuba Diving? Midwest Aquatics has a mini-course for kids 5 years old and older that lets them try snorkeling or scuba diving right here in our pool. Includes all of the equipment necessary. Contact the store to schedule one of these fun programs.

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MAY – FIN SALE : By 1 Fin get 1 Fin Free!
Buy the Right fin at 20% off and get the Left fin free.
Includes Scuba or Snorkeling fins
Sale excludes packages

Midwest Aquatics Scuba Club
Call the store or email MASC@midwestaquatics.com to become a member or if you have any questions!

NEXT EVENT/MEETING
May 13th at 7:30pm - Scuba Social at Club Member's House This will be a potluck. We need everyone planning on attending to RSVP no later than April 13th. We will post the guest list at the April 14th Pool Party including what everyone is bringing, directions, etc.

ON DECK
June 17th at 5pm - Scuba Skills Update and Synchronized Scuba on Camcorder at MWA

REMAINDER OF 2006
July 28th at 7pm - 1st Annual Party In The Lot (PITL) at MWA (BBQ , Homebrew, and DJ!)

August TBD - Atlanta Aquarium with Shedd Aquarium as a backup plan

Aug/Sep - Oceanic Rep Demos Heads Up Display (HUD) Mask (Date & Time TBA)

September 15th-17th - 1st Annual TRUC (Table Rock Underwater Cleanup) Contest
In conjunction with the September MWA Houseboat trip to Table Rock Lake
Prizes for various categories including heaviest item recovered, most valuable item recovered, etc.

October 14th at 7pm - Midwest Aquatics 2007 Trip Coverage at MWA

November 11th from 8am-5pm - Diving Fundraiser at MWA

December 2nd at 7pm - MASC Holiday Party
You won't want to miss this party!

May Houseboat Trip May 19-21st
The theme this month is Wreck diving! Join us for a fun filled weekend exploring the many different wrecks of Table Rock Lake. Take the Wreck Specialty certification and really explore the wrecks. Call the store for details on the trip or course.

Houseboat season is here!

Themes and corresponding dates are as follows:

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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