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2011

September 2011 Minutes

Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago

Meeting Minutes 28 September 2011

General

  • Approximately 30 members and guests met at 6:30 on the 8th floor of the Helix Building, 310 S. Racine at Jackson.
    • New Members:
    • Guests: Teddy Montoya
    • Guest Speaker - John Gerty - See below for full details.
  • Tonight's meeting was run by Don Doherty, with refreshments provided by Don Doherty

Board and Committee Reports

  • President - Don Doherty
    • Welcome
    • Need a new President-Elect / Vice President
  • Secretary - John Bell provided copies of the minutes from the last meeting, which were approved.
  • Treasurer – Bob Gadbois could not be here tonight.
    • $125, $24 expenses paid for honorarium, business cards respectively.
    • Contact Bob for further details
  • Membership – Rosters were provided by Scott Reimer at the last meeting. No new changes.
  • Survey Coordinator - John Gerty
      • See field work reports below
  • Safety - Chet Childs
    • Nothing to report at this time.
  • Web Site - Jack Bolous
    • There is now a members-only area. We will be setting up accounts and adding content soon.
    • Jack will be adding some material provided by Gene regarding the Shipwreck Detectives presentations.
    • Don wants to add info on Val's Wreck
    • Send any information or suggestions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • ICSSD –Chuck Miller reported on the Illinois Council of Skin and Scuba Divers:
    • Oct 2 Pumpkin Carving Dive - Run by Tritons. Free pumpkins provided by Tina Haigh. Awards for several different categories. The pavillion will be available if it gets cold.
    • Oct 9 International Beach Cleanup. Diveheart will underwrite insurance. Event will be co-hosted with Diveheart. Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. BBQ to follow, subject to weather.
    • Oct 22 President Night's Dinner at Sawa's. Applications available now, due Sept 15th. $23 in advance, $25 at the door. Grand prize raffle for trip to Divi Resort in Bonaire. At least 100 prizes for the raffle.
  • DiveHeart Liaison - Gene Hasiak
    • Luau - Downers Grove American Legion Post, $35, November 12th.
    • Cozumel trip coming up, all-inclusive.
    • High school pools are now available for buddy training.
    • Diveheart was represented at Special Olympics
    • Check the DiveHeart web site for info on upcoming events.
  • Other
    • Door County Trip - Ruth Magnus
      • Some good days and some not so good due to weather.
      • Turned nicer later in the week, after the weekenders went home.
      • Some nice dives on the E. R. Williams.

Upcoming

  • Shipwreck Detectives
    • Sept 29 - Library in Knox IN - bumped to a date TBD
    • Sept 28 -Knox Public Library, IN, 5:00 P.M to 7 P.M.
  • WUAA
    • Fall Business Meeting and Conference Saturday October 15th - Milwaukee, Discovery World
      • Kieth Meverden, Tamara Thompson, Dave Thompson, Kimm Stabelfeldt
    • NAS training on Friday October 14th - Milwaukee, Discovery World
    • See articles on UASC web site for full details
  • UASC / LOUP Holiday Party - Dec ???
  • Pink Glove Dance in October - Diane G.
    • Swedish Covenant Hospital did this event for breast cancer awareness
    • http://www.pinkglovedance.org - Vote for Swedish Covenant Hospital

Fieldwork / Underwater Archaeology

  • Northerly Island
    • Several divers got out Saturday - Gadbois, Bell, Reimer, Doherty, Gerty, Messner, Foster, Millers, Gene & Diane, Hughes
      • The Millers, Diane and Gene did surface support and documentation.
      • Don's boat, Count Your Blessings, surveyed the wall south of 12th street beach, with Robert Hughes and Bob Foster
      • The Gadbois' and Scott Reimer did shore dives to survey the wall east of 12th street beach.
      • John Bell's boat, the Diving Belle, did soil samples with John Gerty and Bill Messner.
    • Divers got some good pics and videos of the underwater breakwall at 12th street beach and the wall south of there.
    • Soil sample collected at several locations east of the existing Northerly Island.
    • Interesting weather - clouds, rainbows, rain, waterspouts, thunder, lightening, and sizzling radio antennas.
  • Car Ferry Number 2
    • Sector Scanning - Preparation was done, but scanning got blown off the lake.
    • Reference grid development - Most tags have been placed, and progress is being made collecting measurements between them. Participants include John & Ruth Loftus, John Bell, Don Doherty, Jim Jarecki, Tony Kiefer, Mark Engelsman, Jerry Boldenow, Eric Vaandering, Jackie Rae, Scott Reimer, and Jack Bolous.

Other Business

  • OTHER: Miscellaneous new business items should be brought up – briefly – now.
    • Speakers are always needed.
  • THANKS to Don Doherty for providing tonight's refreshments.
  • Chuck Miller looking for volunteers for Our World Underwater - ICSSD and the show.
  • Bob Gadbois to give a LadyElgin presentation at the Civil War Museum in Racine on Dec 9th.
  • Oct 12 - Joan speaking at Shpwreck Tales of Chicago. Mather Lifeways, Senior Group.
  • Nov 2 - 5 DEMA. Dive Equipment Manufacturers Association - Joan and Bill attending.
  • Sign up for meeting refreshments - Dan Kasberger Refreshments coordinator.
    • Oct -

 

NEXT MEETING: TBD

Refreshments to be provided by TBD

Speaker: - TBD

Guest Speaker -- John Gerty

  • Alaska and parts of Russia
  • Bering Sea
  • Little Diomede Island
  • Lorino Village, Russia
  • Plover Bay, Russia
  • Provideniya, Russia
  • Unga Village, Alaska
  • Dutch Harbor, Alaska
  • Cape Dheznev, Russia, Easternmost point of Asia.

Other Business

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:00, after which a number of members retired to Ricobene's for further discussions and socializing.