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Guest Speaker

from the

will speak about the

"Diving..., Eating...., Sleeping...., Exercising..., Sun Bathing..., & Playing.... in the Florida Keys!  Thinking of you  guys....."

Everyone is encouraged to submit stories about their dives or any dive related topic.

The deadlines for submissions are:

October 24

November 28

photo by Johanna Raupe

Open to all ESDC members. Photographs may be of above water dive related subjects as well as underwater subjects.

Each participant may submit a total of 12 photographs with no more than 3 submitted in any one month. Photographs should be those taken from October 2005 through September 2006.

The photos can be submitted to me via e-mail to edscnewsletter@mindspring.com

or by hard copy at any of the meetings.

Contest closes September 2006 and entries must be submitted no later than the October 5^th meeting.

Prizes and calendar price will be announced later.

Everyone is encouraged to submit a paragraph or two about themselves. How and why you got interested in diving, where’s your favorite dive site and what you enjoy most about diving are all subjects you could include. Don’t be bashful, tell us about yourself.

The Edmonds Moonlight Beach Adventure

Wendy Drucker

Saturday, September 16.

We will be doing a night critter collection to supply the touch pools along the shore, and then we'll need to return the critters to their home.

The event is at the Edmonds Oil Dock (Marina Beach Park).
Dive briefing is at 6:45 PM. They'd like the critters brought to the pools between 7:45 and 8:00 PM. If you don't know how to get there please call me or ask at the September meeting.

The dive will be similar to our Richmond Beach dives, except that this is a night dive. Don't forget lights, jars and goodie bags. You should be an experienced night diver. If you are not sure if you have appropriate experience to do this dive, call me.

Waivers are required (do not need to notarize). I will bring some to the dive briefing. If you are under 18, be sure to ask me for one in advance so a parent/guardian can sign it. If you signed one for last year's Moonlight Adventure, you don't need a new one. See the list below. This waiver is different from the one for our Fishing Pier Cleanup dives.

Important reminder for divers new to the area! The City of Edmonds has sanctioned this event, but otherwise all the Edmonds dive sites north of the Oil Dock are a marine sanctuary. Do not disturb the critters on other dives!

Please let me know if you plan to dive, so I can give the Edmonds people a count.  Thanks!
Wendy Drucker
206-632-3874 h
206-898-4034 cell

Shawn Miller

Well hello everybody.  I just wanted to say thanks for all the divers that showed up to help me collect those tasty critters.  My dive plan was not real good this time, but we had a successful dive though.  We collected 5 craw fish.  Yes you heard me 5 CRAW Fish.  Two of those were not even legal size.  Flowing Lake is a very shallow lake with a false bottom.  Meaning mucky bottom yuck.  Anyways the divers had a good time. 

Rich Carton was there with Loretta in toe, she was our shore support.  Rich was kind enough to bring his dive flag and float. (Thanks Rich)   Rich Watson has been in the club for awhile and has been on a few dives with the club, but his work schedule does not work with our meeting schedule.  So that being said I hope to see you on some more dives (Rich W :)

Johanna and Andy Norton came to help out.  They went along all the docks and did not have any luck.  Fran got lost on the way out there but she came out anyway.  Oh my god she was in a wet suit.  The water was warm (for lake water).  Fran you are the best.  As for me, I hope you all had a good time, even though we did not collect a lot of craw fish.  My nephew and I had a blast protecting our friends. 

Oh, Ron thanks for planning the picnic.  I had a good time.  Thanks for the food everybody.  Love you all.   

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2.  Port Authority Polo Shirt KP 60? 

3.  Jackets: black – 754-BK  gold –754-GD

4.  Jackets: All Season, men’s & women’s – black 779-BK

5.  Full Fleece Zip Jacket – available in black – 77-BK, midnight heather 77-MH

Available both men’s & women’s styles

Members can order directly from Dan Singley at www.thelogopress.com

FREEDOM ORDER – Have the ESDC logo embroidered on blankets or any article of clothing.

Personally customized by Rodney Windhorst: lsvision@earthlink.net

Be sure you have your ESDC membership card with you when you go shopping at dive shops—you just never know. If you find a dive shop that offers you a discount for being an ESDC member please let us know and we will publish their name.

You could win a $50.00 ESDC check by hosting club dives. Every time you sponsor a club dive your name "goes into a hat" and twice a year a raffle will be held and one person from each drawing will receive $50.00 from ESDC as a Thank You for sponsoring dives, friendships, and fun! Remember, a club dive is a dive approved by Skip Stacy, Activities Coordinator, and placed on the clip-board and on the ESDC web site. This is a great way to meet club members and have lots of fun. Book your dives today! Remember: the more dives you book the more chances you have of winning.

When you take a class that furthers your diving experience, such as Advanced Open Water, Rescue, Dive Master, etc., show The Board your certification card and you will receive a congratulatory $15.00. This offer is only good one time per calendar year.

E-mail Jason Miller, our mailing list moderator, jason.t.miller@comcast.net or Loogpla Cowden, loogplacowden@att.net to be put on the ESCD yahoo group mailing list

(www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ESDClist) where you can communicate with other members regarding various dive topics, find dive buddies, or let everyone know about a

planned dive that did not make it to the newsletter or clipboard in time. Join the list so YOU won’t be left out!

Wednesday, September 6 at Alfy’s Pizza

4820 196^th SW

Lynnwood WA

425-775-5459

Board meeting, 6:00 p.m.; everyone is welcome to join. General meeting, 7:00 p.m.

Heading north on I-5: take exit 181B (196^th St SW/Alderwood Mall Pkwy). At the top of the exit there is a stop light, turn left. At the next stop light turn left onto 196^th St SW proceeding to 48^th. Alfy’s is on the south side of the road. (Alfy’s is 4 blocks down from The Rock.)

Heading south on I-5: take exit number 181 (Lynnwood). At the top of the exit there is a stop light, turn right onto 196^th St SW, proceed to 48^th. Alfy’s is on the south side of the road. (Alfy’s is 4 blocks down from The Rock.)

President Loogpla Cowden loogplacowden@att.net

Vice-President Rich Carton addcorich@verizon.net

Secretary/historian Mary Lou Hernandez hmarylou@hotmail.com

Treasurer Willow Moore-Mukherjee dr.moore@verizon.net

Activities Coordinator Skip Stacy skipstacy@aol.com

Newsletter Editor David Ripley esdcnewsletter@mindspring.com

Big Buddy Coordinator Wendy Drucker astromoi@earthlink.net

Greeter Shawn Miller shawnm1833@yahoo.com

Web Master Phil Morgan-Ellis pmorg@olympus.net

Visit our web site: www.emeraldseadiveclub.org

Write us: Emerald Sea Dive Club

PO Box 73

Edmonds WA 98020

Contact any of the board members via telephone or e-mail www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ESDClist

₪ Greg Becvar

360-659-2853

tridoxia@yahoo.com

₪ Bruce Bury –PADI rescue

425-788-8063

bury1of6@aol.com

₪ Jason Miller –Rescue

425-778-7548

Jason.t.miller@comcast.net

₪ Skip Stacy – rainy days

425-775-2410

₪ John Laggart –weekday dives

jmnlaggart@msn.com

If you are interested in being included on this list please contact the editor.