Next Board Meeting:  No Board Meeting in December

Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, January 6, 2005, 7:30 P.M. at Penn Gables, Ebensburg

The Board Meeting was held on Monday, November 22, 2004.
The prize list and final preparations for the Christmas party were reviewed.
Dates were selected for quarry use for 2005.
New members Larry and Roz Servinsky were approved.
Meeting was adjourned.

December 4, 2004, Christmas Party at Penn Gables, Ebensburg, PA

President Donna Bender brought the meeting to order.

Treasurer’s Report:
Ron Peterson, Treasurer, reports the following  amounts for November:  income of $809.00, expenses of $818.52 and an available checkbook balance of $1,566.79.

BUSINESS

Welcome to new members Larry and Roz Servinsky!

The following four members have been elected to serve on the Board for the coming year:
Denny Beecher, Greg Lilly, Bert Sharbaugh, and Barb Wyland.

UPCOMING EVENTS/TRIPS

New Year’s Day Dive - 1:00 p.m. at the quarry.
Ice diving releases must be signed.

December 26-January 10, 2005 - Australia with Sue Morra and Saint Francis University. Approximately $5000.00.  Contact Sue for more information at
814-886-2053 or smorra@sfcpa.edu)

Dominica with Jonathan Bird - January 15-22, 2005.  If anyone is interested, please contact Donna Bender at 695-0540.  The cost of the trip is $1,045 plus airfare of $750.  The cost of the trip includes unlimited shore diving, boat diving, accommodations and 2 meals per day.

“Make a Slate” night has been moved from January to the February meeting.

Morehead City trip with Jim Smith and Diver Down - June 23 - 27, 2005.  This is limited to 18 people.  A deposit of $150 is due to sign up for the trip.  Last year, the cost of diving was $255. We will confirm that price by the January meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Members are reminded to bring any new or interesting “Gizmos or Gadgets” to our monthly meeting to show to their fellow club members.

Anyone with any ideas or planning for next year’s trips, please contact one of the officers.
We will be working on the calendar in January.

TRIP/DIVE REPORTS

No trip or dive reports this month.

Meeting was adjourned.

Thank you to—the many people who make club events happen!

Bob and Rose for their support of the club all year round.

Clyde Mighells for providing our Christmas Party entertainment.  Clyde first impressed the crowd with his disappearing banana trick.  Next, Clyde performed his Mailbag Escape. First, he was locked into handcuffs, thumb cuffs, and leg irons; then he was locked into a canvas mailbag.  In no time at all, Clyde managed to escape.

All who contributed prizes and talents --
Bob & Rose (Mauer Dive Shop) - 2 dive lights
Tom Davis (Titanic Dive Center) - Dive light, retractor, Christmas Stocking
Sandy Smith - provided the wonderful photos for the ornaments
Donna Bender - donated ornaments and 2 NC Aquarium calendars
Jean Mullen, Amy Mullen  & Chandra Sims – for graciously painting our ornaments
Mary and Gary Runyan  - for the beautiful quilt wall hanging to be used for a fundraiser.
Joan and Jo Jo Kopsic - DJs
Officers - for planning the party
 
Prizes and Winners

$50 Gift Certificate to Mauer Dive Shop - Arlene McCully

$25 Gift Certificate to Mauer Dive Shop - Denny Beecher

Camera Bag - Laura Butler

Dive Rite Flat Slate - Lois Keegan

Dive Rite Wrist Slate - Wendy Kerch

Ornaments:  Sandy Beecher, Everett Newkirk, Greg Lilly, John Augustine, Clyde Mighells, Larry McCully, Diane Turcovsky, and Tom Davis

UK Dive Light SL6 - Donna Bender

UK Dive Light SL4 - Rose Maurer

Princeton Tec Blast Flashlight - Mary Green

Gadget Gear Retractor - Barb Wyland

Dive Flag Stocking and Defog - Alice Kline

NC Aquarium Calendar - Dan Turcovsky and Donna Sabol

Mini Pelican Box - Jeff Kerch

Kim Reese - Dive License Plate

Larry McCully won the quilt.

Non-diver Gift Certificates to Walmart - Patty, guest of Tom Davis, Tom Butler, and Patrick, guest of Mary Green
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Bob and Rose Maurer would like to thank the Laurel Divers for presenting them with gifts of a Nutcracker for Bob and a perfume set for Rose.
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For Sale Items: can be found at LaurelDivers.com, and then select "Classified Ads"

Laurel Divers patches are available for $3.00.

If anyone is interested in adding any trips to our list, please send all information to wkerc@uplink.net Thank you!

There will not be a Board Meeting in December.
The next regular Club Meeting will be on Thursday, January 6, 2005 at Penn Gables at 7:30 p.m.                                              --Wendy Kerch