January Raffle Winners!

Congrats to our January club meeting raffle winners!  Great thanks goes out to our generous supporters: Sport Chalet, and Hollywood Divers.

$50 Sport Chalet gift card: Teresa Hokanson
Hollywood Diver T-shirt: Kaz
Hollywood Diver T-shirt: Christina
Underwater magnifier: Teresa Hokanson
Mesh bag: Jimmy Q.
Signal mirror: Bromley
Tank light: Christina
Pelican micro case: Michelle
Lobster gloves: Jorge
Mesh bag: David Hokanson

Happy Holidays from the Sole Searchers Dive Club

Annual Sole Searchers Dive Club Holiday Party!

Yet again it's been a fantastic year of diving and making new friends, so come celebrate the holidays at our annual Sole Searchers Dive Clubʼs holiday party! Last year we catered food from Raffi's Place in Glendale, which was a hit, so we're doing it again.

DECEMBER 21, 2013. 6:30 PM. At Finʼs house 

Cost $10. 

There will be Middle Eastern food (Kabobs, etc).  B.Y.O.B ;-) 

Please R.S.V.P. to Sheree at (626) 644-2099 or sheree.l.lahey@gmail.com 

This year someone lucky will win a certificate for a two-for-one CIDA day boat charter. That's some good savings for you and your buddy! In addition Ken has donated a certificate for one day of free Nitrox on a CIDA boat trip (When Nitrox is available onboard). Check out CIDA (Channel Island Dive Adventure) for list of boat dives to apply the certificates, and ask Ken if you have any questions. Great thanks goes out to Ken Kollowitz and CIDA.

November Raffle Winners!

Congrats to our November club meeting raffle winners!  Great thanks goes out to our generous supporters: Sport Chalet, and Hollywood Divers.

$50 Sport Chalet gift card: Jonathan Blake
Signal tube: Bob James
Mouse Pad: David
Beach dive book: Andrew Lim
Slap Strap: Mark Hirami
O-ring kit: Michael Baudanza
Zipper lubricant: Mark Hirami
Knife strap: Andrew Lim
Dry pouch: Jonathan Blake
T-shirt: Jonathan Blake
T-shirt: Laura H. Steckler

Mystery Divesite

Our monthly "Mystery Dive Site" quiz is for the "sole" purpose of challenging your diving related familiarity to; beach dive sites, boat dive sites, and other landmarks related to the sport of diving. Generally the dive sites are in the Southern California area, but every so often you may see an image from one of the Sole Searchers Dive Club resort dive trip (some are just plain humorous). There is no prize in getting the dive site correct, just that warm feeling you get when you know your dive sites...or like when you go in your wetsuit.

Answer to the Mystery Dive Site will be given at our monthly club meeting.

Seafood For The Future, Monday Nov 11

Please join us this Monday for a presentation by Kim Thompson of AOP's Seafood For The Future.

Their mission is "to connect people to the right types of seafood by promoting chefs, restauranteurs, distributors, and like-minded organizations"

Kim Thompson is the program manager of Seafood for the Future at the Aquarium of the Pacific. She works closely with various stakeholders in the seafood industry to promote healthy and responsible seafood choices.  Ms. Thompson has built strong relationships in the local fishing community and has made the promotion of local seafood and responsible aquaculture priorities for the program. She is also on the LA Food Policy Council’s Seafood Working Group and the program manager of the San Gabriel River green sea turtle citizen science monitoring project. Her past experience in ocean conservation includes:  marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, government relations, and public relations.

 
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The Marine Mammal Care Center at our Oct 14 meeting

 

      We welcome David Bard of The Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur this Monday. All are welcome!

 

     The Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur is a hospital for ill, injured and orphaned marine mammals. Their primary work is the treatment and release of rescued California sea lions, northern elephant seals, harbor seals and northern fur seals. The Care Center is involved in the education of students, school teachers and the general public in conjunction with the Center for Marine Studies. They also actively collaborate with other agencies, universities and museums to learn and aid the treatment of the patients in our care.

     The Marine Mammal Care Center was initially formed as the result of an agreement between Harcourt-Brace and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

The Care Center began operating in October 1992.

The Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur is a participating organization of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network.  In the case of an oil spill within the Los Angeles, Ventura County area, The Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur would respond to caring for any marine mammals exposed to petroleum products in their environment, working under the Office of Spill Prevention and Response.

http://marinemammalcare.org/