Treasurer: Marlyn Sepulveda the story tells this year! Activities Chair: Ilkan Cokgor

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1 P.O. Box 112 Orangevale, CA Official Newsletter of the Dolphin Divers of Sacramento NOVEMBER 2017 President s Message In This Issue Hello fellow Dolphin Divers! What a great presenter that our Activities Chair, Ilkan was able to arrange for our last meeting. Anna Neumann, the Northern California Regional Manager for Reef Check, drove all the way to Sacramento from Fort Bragg to share the great work that Reef Check is doing to protect the natural resources of California coast. Reef Check trains recreational divers like us to help volunteer to survey the health of coral reef and rocky reef eco systems. Message from the President On Deck: Holidays with Dolphin Divers Upcoming Events A Little Something Extra Events These results help insure the long-term sustainability and health of the nearshore rocky reefs and kelp forest. If you were not able to attend the meeting, you can learn more about this presentation at If there is enough interest in becoming a volunteer, Anna would be willing to come back to Sacramento and provide the training. Make sure to join us at the November 15th meeting and bring your best photos to submit in the Photo Contest!! Also, make sure you vote for Member of the Year! I personally can t wait to see this year s selection. The photos taken by our members tell a story of how much fun this club has and about the relationships formed by its members. Let s see what MEET YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Acting President: Marylin Campbell mcampbel@surewest.net Secretary: Brad Freelove bradlinda@frontiernet.net Treasurer: Marlyn Sepulveda treasurer@dolphindivers.org the story tells this year! Activities Chair: Ilkan Cokgor icokgor@yahoo.com ~Marlyn Sepulveda~ Say Cheese! NEXT EVENT ON DECK: PHOTO CONTEST If you have a great photo that you have taken in the last year please enter it in the Annual Photo Contest!! Categories this year include Under Water at a club event, Above Water at a club event and Don t forget! The November Open (Anything, Anywhere) and General General Meeting is where you will (which can be any picture taken at any also vote for the member of the time). year! The Rules: Please have your pictures at the meeting early but no later than 7 PM because are excited to get started with the voting and want an opportunity to view photos before the voting starts. Photos can be 10x8 or similar size. Please no Frames, but backing board is encouraged. Write your name and the category on the back of all pictures you submit. All photos must have been taken within the preceding 12 months with the exception of the General category. You must be a paid member and have personally taken the photograph. Each member is limited to two entries. MEMBER OF THE YEAR Safety Officer: Dana Carlson skiputt@aol.com Promotions Chair: Tracy Clarke tracycdiver77@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor: Jamie Sepulveda cricket.chirp@gmail.com Webmaster: Renee Viehmann ReneeV@reneerox.com Historian: Jack Millard jbmillard@aol.com Past President: Chris Anthon Members at Large Jamie Sepulveda David Whiteside Britt Junes Ken Takata Steve Campbell Lalaynia Little

2 DOLPHIN DIVERS GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS CHEERS! As the year comes to a close, Dolphin Divers of Sacramento spends a night honoring our successes, celebrating the memories we make together, and collectively sharing in the joy that our dolphin family brings to one another. This page is dedicated to the years past, with much hope for the 2017 party to be just as memorable. Sidebar Subtitle DON T FORGET CONTESTS! CONGRATULATIONS BIG FISH : BRAD FREELOVE 7lbs BIG AB : CHARLIE ROJAS Looking Good!

3 A NOTE FROM YOUR SAFETY OFFICER: November Safety Officer's Message by Dana Carlson Ok, so I'd like to discuss something non-sexy this month. Tank maintenance. Seriously overlooked and underrated in the regular maintenance department, your tank is (duh), pretty important. Regardless what KIND of tank you use (Aluminum, Steel, High Pressure or Low, Oxygen, Tri-mix or AIR), your tank requires an ANNUAL VISUAL INSPECTION. Every five years it requires a Hydrostatic Test. Your tank is exposed to more than we give it credit. Endless hours in the sun, or cold, in your garage or banging around in the back of your car. These are just the surface considerations. Your scuba cylinder was designed to withstand the atmospheric pressure changes when you're diving underwater. Lets face it, tanks get man-handled. Our gear is designed to be hearty, but we rarely give the kind of maintenance attention to our tanks that we do our regulators or masks, or wetsuits or camera gear. But think about it, that tank is at the center of what makes us able to utilize all those other pieces of gear. I bet you wouldn't even use any of your other gear if you didn't have a well-maintained, reliable tank to attach it to (ab divers excluded). So, in closing, I recommend you rinse your tank just as you would any other piece of equipment after diving. I usually let mine soak for a while in the water tank after my normal scuba cleansing rinse. For goodness sake, please have your tank(s) visually inspected annually (shops won't fill em unless they're within vis/ hydro certification dates), and be sure to laugh to yourself when you come across that tank that needs to be Hydro'd AGAIN, cause time really does fly. Give your tank the respect it deserves. Maintaining your equipment is maintaining your life! **As a bonus, for the month of NOVEMBER, DDS members, will receive ONE STORM MESH NET (tank net), per person when they have a visual inspection or hydrostatic check performed at Dolphin Scuba Center. Also, if you haven't already seen it, go check out the new POOL REMODEL at Dolphin Scuba, it looks awesome, and is a major improvement to the Dolphin Center. Hey buddy, nice tank!

4 SOMETHING EXTRA Who s Got Photog Skills? This gal here Local dive-guru and fellow Dolphin Diver, Britannia Junes, can be seen teaching classes, working her tail off, and globetrotting this little planet we ve got. Now, she can add the title of Published Artist to her repertoire. See the November 2017 California Diving News Magazine to sneak a peek at her work, where she used an Olympus tg-5 and Gobe 700 spot light to catch the incredible images. NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Tom Mischley Nov. 01 Gabe Rojas Nov. 01 Pam Carlson Nov. 11 Craig Brookey Nov. 17 Bruce Robbins Nov. 18 Charlie Rojas Nov. 21 Megan Taylor Nov. 22 Dennis Little Nov. 23 PUZZLE: Best Diving in the World The Search is On! Find all of these words to finish the puzzle AUSTRALIA BELIZE COCOS GALAPAGOS MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES BAHAMAS BALI INDONESIA CAYMAN ISLANDS FIJI KONA PAPUA NEWGUINEA TRUK LAGOON BONAIRE COZUMEL KEY WEST NEW ZEALAND THAILAND

5 2017 Events Calendar 2017 NOVEMBER DECEMBER S M T W T F S S M T W T F S JANUARY FEBRUARY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S MARCH APRIL S M T W T F S S M T W T F S STANDING CLUB MEETINGS: Board Meetings: Held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at a Board Member s home. Each month the location rotates to a different Board Member. All members are welcome to attend these meetings; however, we ask that you contact the host to RSVP. Each meeting starts at 7:00pm The next meeting is at Brad Freelove s home. Please keep an eye out for communication about how to RSVP, if you wish to attend. General Meetings: Held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at Round Table, 9500 Greenback Lane (at Madison Avenue). Call (916) to order in advance, and be sure to ask for the Dolphin Divers Discount! Each meeting starts at 7:00pm. 31 NOVEMBER 1 Board Meeting - Sepulveda's 15 PHOTO CONTEST & MEMBER OF THE YEAR! 24 Parking Lot Sale- Leader: Brad Freelove DECEMBER 6 Board Meeting- Brad Freelove's 9 Christmas Party (Dante Club) JANUARY 3 Board Meeting - Brittania Junes' 20 Pt. Lobos Dive 17 FEBRUARY 7 Board Meeting - Tracey Clark 21 MARCH 7 Board Meeting - Campbell's 21 TBA Easter Egg Dive- Monterey APRIL 4 Board Meeting - Sepulveda's 18 Free and Vote A Final Note From the Editor: Alrighty folks, the holiday season is finally upon us. I know this may be hard to believe, but I used to hate holiday parties. * I know, me. hating a party (insert look of shock and horror here)*. When I came to my first Dolphin Divers Holiday party in 2010, I was nervous and skeptical. But that party, and the ones that followed, gifted me with memories and warmth of what this season means. I am a Dolphin Diver because I choose to be: I choose this family and all of the wild, beautiful, sometimes difficult things we experience together. I want to encourage all of you to come to this year s holiday party, where we remember who we are, and why we are here. We are rugged, adventure seeking, GOOD people, who join together in mutual love of all of those things. Come out with us to celebrate this spirit and to be with each other this season. With love and gratitude. - Jamie Sepulveda Who knows, maybe Rex will be at the party, too!

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