Midwest Aquatics
December 2006 Edition

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December Articles
Healthy Holidays (PDF)
The Art of Bathing (PDF)

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Class of the Month
Continuing Education

Continuing your education allows you to customize your education to become the type of diver that you want to be. Not only does Scuba Education make a great Christmas gift but continuing your education is a really, really good way to maintain your personal dive skills. By advancing your education beyond the entry level Open Water Diver course you gain valuable new experience’s, retain your knowledge of how your equipment functions and just have FUN!!!

Midwest Aquatics offers a wide range of continuing education courses on a monthly basis and you can find those dates on our website calendar. So, put a scuba course on your list to Santa and just have one of his Elves stop by the Dive Center to get you signed up!


Scuba News Flash
Recently certified Divers
Congratulations from the Staff at Midwest Aquatics!

Brian Anderson – Stress/Rescue and Specialty
Jeri Bartunek - Open Water
Chaney Courtney - Open Water
Derek Crews - Open Water
Brad Hipp - Open Water
Vincent Ishmael - Deep Specialty
Len Mitchell – Open Water
Kathy Needham – Open Water
David Nold - Open Water
David Pankros - Wreck, Search, Nav., Stress/Rescue
John Uffendel – Open Water
Andrew Wilson - Open Water

Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas!


Shockwave LED Lights

Aloe Up Travel Bags

SeaLife U/W Digital Camera

Micro Fiber Towels

Dive Jewelry

MASC Club Membership

Swimming News Flash
Fall semester ends: December 16th

Spring Semester: January 2nd – May 26th

Sign up now for the Spring swim semester!



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
January 16th at 6pm - Oceanic Rep demonstrates the new Heads Up Display mask system!

You have GOT to come see the demo of the new HUD mask system. It will also be a good time to catch up on the holidays, have some adult beverages and discuss the 2007 group trips. Quite a few club members are going on the Socorro Islands dive trip at the end of January.


Featured Trip
Crystal River, Florida - Diving with the Manatees
February 14 - 18, 2007
This is a great trip for everyone – Divers, Scuba Rangers, Families and Snorkelers! Crystal River is the winter home of the Florida Manatee. During the winter months the Manatee swim into the warmer, fresh spring feed waters of the Crystal River area to raise their young. The Manatee are an endangered species that are protected by federal law.

Sanctuaries have been built in the shallow water within the Crystal River basin that allow the Manatee to have refuge from boats and humans. We will spend Thursday diving and snorkeling with the manatee, diving off of a pontoon boat.

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Here is our 2007 calendar at a glance:
Soccoro Islands January 23-31
Manatee Trip February 7-11
Belize (Spring Break) March 17-24
Turks & Caicos Liveaboard March 24-30
Galapagos Islands May 23-June 1
Saba June 30-July7
Bahamas Sailing & Diving July 13-18
Cozumel & Holbox August Date September 1-8
Papua New Guinea October 10-22 or 25

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Travel Notice

As of 12/31/05: Passport will be required for return from Caribbean, Central & South America
As of 12/31/2006: Passport required to return from Mexico and Canada
As of 12/31/2007 Passport required from all destinations

Please be aware that if you are planning on getting a passport for the first time or renewing a passport that the processing time is longer than normal so start early.

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