Adaptive Divers Benefit
Hobie - 9/09/2009 1:03 AM
The 3rd Annual Disabled Divers Benefit at Portage Quarry was a great success. The Winking Lizard provided all the food for the event, and it was fantastic. The unveiling of a new wheelchair friendly ramp and platform made the already number one quarry in Ohio even better. People in wheelchairs have always been able to dive Portage, but now it’s a little easier for them. Mid-Ohio Divers along with Columbus Scuba have put together a very good event. Ten dollars bought you an all you can eat BBQ, w...
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Legends weekend at Portage Quarry,Ohio
Hobie - 8/13/2009 12:50 AM
Legends Weekend turned out to be the best event of the year. The weekend was full of great diving , as well as great people and lectures. The line up included Bob Meistrell, Dotie Frazier, and Robert Croft. The history behind these people was just unbelievable. They are all truly legends in the scuba diving community. All three of them are in their seventies and eighties. Being able to just sit, and listen to these pioneers tell of how things use to be was the highlite of the weekend for me. Dot...
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Gilboa-World Record event
Hobie - 7/20/2009 11:31 PM
On Saturday July 18, divers from all over the country came together at Gilboa Quarry in Ohio to set a new world record, only to fall short. In 1996 a diving record was set off the coast of India, in the Indian ocean. The record was 978 divers submerged at the same time in the same area. Over a year ago, Mike and Judy Williams, owners of the Gilboa quarry took on the challenge of trying to break the record. They would of succeeded had some of the people who registered, and paid showed up. The fin...
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