Scubanauts Meeting Minutes/ June 2009

Date: June 10, 2009.
Meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by President Bob Riddle.

Recording Secretary: Diane Schleissing

Guests: Club welcomed past member Don Stadler.

Treasurer’s Report: Lynda Dupes reported that we had $3039 in undesignated funds. June trip has been paid. Payments are needed for the July Pompano Beach trip. 50/50 raffle tickets are still available.

Secretary’s Report: Minutes of last meeting are available on request.

Vice President: Mike Dupes asked for suggestions for speakers.

Webmaster Report: Bob will try to keep website up to date.

RRT Report: Phil Harville reported on the RRT monitoring dive on the Coppedge and the culverts. There were lots of fish with silversides in great abundance. Wheel house and railings are gone from the Coppedge. Meeting is next Wed. at the library.

Dive Reports:
• Lee reported on cave dive at Peacock Springs.
• Melissa made a dive in Bob’s pool to check out equipment.
• Vicky gave a report on the Venice shark tooth dive and passed around the great shark’s tooth she found.
• Crawdaddy made his birthday dive at Blue Springs and managed to get down to his age at 76 feet.
• Phil and Bob added comments regarding the Venice sharks teeth dive. “Bent” teeth are due to a genetic deformity, Mammoth teeth are worth $400- $600.

Trips:
• Shark Tooth Dive- Venice, FL. on Fathers Day Week end in June is full and has a waiting list. Trip leader is Pam Kurtz.
• Pompano beach trip on July 4th week end: Space is still available. Trip leader is Tony Flaris. Reminder that payments are due to Lynda. Motel is on the water. There will be a 70 ft. wreck dive on the Ancient Mariner which has a resident free swimming eel and Goliath grouper and there will be a 40- 50 ft. drift dive.
• CoCo View 8/29 to 9/5: There are 7 Scubanauts signed up for the trip. Details are to be posted on the website.

New Business:
• Membership voted in new member, Charlie Scheidt.
• Christmas Party is scheduled for Dec. 11 at Clarks Fish Camp.

Old Business:
• Club shirt/ hat sales- order sheets are available (see Crawdaddy). Order is to be sent 6/11 and merchandise should be available at the next meeting.

Announcements:
• Cap’t Jim : join REEF and submit fish counts from any dive. Fish ID quiz can be taken on- line.
• Discussion about DAN travel insurance.
• Atlanta Georgia Aquarium has dives scheduled for August, October, and November for a cost of $299.
• The Great American Fish Count sponsored by REEF is in July per Phil Harville.

Copralite Award: Rusty currently has the award.

50/50 Raffle: Peggy Barnes was the winner of $18.00.

Door Prize: Athens Gift certificate won by Mary Jo Davis.

Speaker: Jim/ Mary Jo Davis showed an awesome video from their snorkel/ dive experience in the Atlanta Aquarium.

Meeting was adjourned.