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2008
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UNEXSO Diving and Fun: It would
be a shame to describe the distance as walking distance, it really
is on one campus between UNEXSO, restaurants, Pelican Bay and
relaxation. So much to do, including a casino right there. Who would
need a car, a scooter maybe.
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Museum of Diving: Go for some
of the best diving in Ohio at Portage Quarry, but also be sure to
stop by the dive shop for a look back into the history of diving.
Catch a look at the photos and browse some of the early regulators
on display. Catch the movie memorabilia from the Creature to the Sea
Hunt series.
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Professionals Gather: Dive
professionals from all over the world gathered in Las Vegas for the
Diving Equipment & Marketing Association Show, October 22-25. It set
up this chance meeting with two record breaking freedivers Robert
Croft and William Trubridge.
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Pumpkin Carving:
Each
buddy team had one pumpkin to carve for the Pumpkin Carving contest
on October 11. We gave away prizes and the pumpkins were voted on by
the contestants. Everyone had a great time.
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Pirate Night:
It was swashbuckling fun at the Portage Quarry as
Bob Rajiner and Kevin McCarthy appeared in their pirate attire. On
October 3 there was lake perch and french fries for the gathering of
revelers.
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Anticipating Halloween:
The dive team discovers an underwater graveyard. As Halloween
approaches, the discovery was timely. Join us for the October 11
party and the
Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest. It is BYOP
(Bring Your Own Pumpkin) and remember they are buoyant.
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HSA Barbeque:
Mid-Ohio Divers sponsored the 3rd
Annual Handicap SCUBA Association BBQ with a weekend of diving and
camping
while raising money for a geat cause. There was a dinner with a raffle on Saturday,
September 12, and a
Swap Meet on Sunday.
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Newest in the Legends Series:
Dottie Frazier, businesswoman and first female instructor.
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Active Brooke, Quarry Queen:
Brooke has been around a lot this summer at the Quarry, helping out
where she can as host. She also makes a very suitable Quarry Queen,
an honorary title she holds in high regard.
See more photos of Brooke |
Legends
Gather for Third Year: Honored this year were legends Nick
Icorn and Robert Croft. A new spirit also was in attendance as Keith
Cooper of UNEXSO promoted the next Legends of
Diving episode.
Read the
personal account |
Parrots of the
Caribbean:
The sharks on the land appeared for the Parrots of the Caribbean and
it turned out to be a great party. They made such a splash that they
were invited back next year, mark your calendars for August 1, 2009.
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Good Photos Turned
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DAN Barbecue:
The Divers Alert Network barbeque was widely attended with plenty of
prizes for all and plenty of good food. Now, getting two golf balls
to stay on top of the silo for the treasure hunt was a different
story. For more DAN Bbq photos
click here. |
Country Blowout:
July 4th weekend was a great weekend for the Country Blowout. Four
bands lined up for this year's event: Uptown Country, Jackson
Highway, Tim Omark and Southern Justice, and Backroads Band,
Photo. |
Stealth in the
Water:
On a June afternoon Marty Bailey from the Ohio State University
popped in for an afternoon dive with his buddy. His goal was three
hours down with his new rebreather. He missed it at 2 hours and 45
min, all without any surface bubbles.
Photo. |
Newest Quarry
Queens: This Mistral Regulator never looked so good.
Quarry Queen Photos |
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SCUBA West Virginia,
Dive Master Class & S.L.A.M.: S.L.A.M. is SCUBA Lifesaving and
Accident Management, a course created to introduce the recreational
diver to dive rescue. Training took place the weekend of May 31 to June
1, 2008.
More Photos |
Dave Portal turns
40: Party on June 6, 2008 |
On Any Given
Weekend:
Tom Price displayed his 1942 International USMC troop hauler
at Portage Quarry the weekend of June 6. The vehicle was found in
the desert after 40 years since it last saw service. Price rebuilt
it and put it on display.
USMC Troop Hauler |
The International
Legends of Diving website opens with an exclusive video of the tonic
immobility of sharks, demonstrated during the weekend of Legends
Festival meetings at the UNEXSO dive facility. Click image above for
larger picture.
Click here for the new website and the video. |
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OceanFest was well
attended in Ft. Lauderdale the weekend of April 19 and 20. Jeff rice
of Portage Quarry was at the UNEXSO booth with Keith Cooper
(pictured here) promoting the International Legends of Diving.
Click here for more photos of OceanFest. |
Nick Icorn delivers
his first article in the International Legends of Diving series.
Birth of a Sport, The Early Regulators first appeared
in Historical Diver in 1993. |
Featured Legends
diver Nick Icorn receiving the Conrad Limbaugh award. |
Jeff Rice, Portage
Quarry owner, speaks with the
Sand Dog V group at their
annual meeting in Silver Springs, Florida, on March 28, 2008. He
discussed diving in the Bahamas. |
Click on the image
above for more photos of the
ice diving trip the weekend of
March 1-2 with members of the Michigan Adventure Diving and Great
Lakes Wrecking Crew Dive Club. |
An
ice diving trip the weekend of
March 1-2. A total of 18 people showed up for the ice dive. There
were seven divers and 11 surface support personnel. Two divers used
a redundant air supply and two divers were in wetsuits. All but one
used full face masks. They also had underwater communicators
according to the
report from Elizabeth Campbell |
This is a
heater made for the USN to keep
regulators from freezing. Yes, you can buy them from Kirby Morgan
for around $600 |
Keith G. Cooper Photo
The History of Diving on Grand Bahama Island |
Six members of the
Wood County Water Rescue Team were in classroom at the Dive
Lab in Panama City, FL
January 7-9, 2008.
Click here for more photos of the rescue training. |
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