OLD DIVERS REUNION
May 7, 2005
Longview, Texas - Elks Lodge
Schedule of Events
9:00
am Doors open Side entrance of ELKS Lodge
9:00 - 10:00 am Registration, pickup T-Shirt and name tag
& welcome package. Coffee, donuts, fruit and juice, buffet.
Get re-acquainted time, setup personal photos and memorabilia, view
vintage eqpt. and other displays.
9:30 am - Silent Auction opens for bids.
10:00 am - WELCOME ADDRESS - Mr. Eric Peterson, Master of Ceremonies
10:15 am Introduction of first speaker, Sonny Logan, SWC Pres. 1961 & 62
Topic, History of area diving, where its been where it may be going! What
happened to SWC??
10:45 Up-date of SCIP/SWC web site by Paul Johnston, Q & A period
11:00 am WET BAR OPENS
11:00 am - Capt. A. E. Blood to spin a yarn or two and show some hand
made nautical jewelry. Q & A session
11:30 am - Free time to visit -
DIVE the Commercial Superlite 17K or 27 at Pool Side and/or, the New Aqualung Double Hose regulator and other vintage regulators under the direction
of Randy Wilgus.
Review your bid on Silent Auction items.
12:30 pm -Buffet Lunch at Pool Side - BS Session, take a dive, whatever!
2:00 pm - “Beneath the Gulf” & The History Of Sport Diving
Vintage movies, other show and tell (slides or movies) as presented from attendants. Dick Wilgus & Eric Peterson
3:00 pm - Paul Oberle Sr. hosts “Story Time”
(Everyone needs to be prepared to re-cant their favorite or most memorable dive story.)
Prize awarded for best tale.
Silent Auction ends
4:30 pm - Drawing for Door Prizes and other awards. By Jim Aden
5:00 pm - Closing comments by all who care to say a few words to the group.
5:30 pm FREE TIME-VISIT, CHAT - SUN BATHE - TAKE A DIP IN POOL
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6:00 pm "til ? Visit and sip a cold one or two show slides and movies,
tell lies, play music, dance, party, climb the flagpole, chug a-lug contest- (ginger ale of course).
We must be out of the Bldg. By mid-night.
ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
A slide projector, VHS & DVD player and TV will be on hand for all to use.