Omni Divers Ice Diving Information for 1999

We will soon need to start in earnest for the preparations for this years ice dives. We made some room reservations, in McCall, Idaho for January, February and March 1999.

Location	Date	Motel	Rooms	Beds	Sleeps	Spaces reserved/Available
McCall, Idaho	January 30	Best Western	1	King w/hideabed	3	available
			1	King w/hideabed	3	available
			1	King w/o hideabed	2	available
		Super 8	1	2 Queens	2	reserved
			1	2 Queens	2	reserved
			1	2 Queens	2	available
McCall, Idaho	February 27	Best Western	1	King w/hideabed	3	reserved
			1	King w/hideabed	3	reserved
			1	King w/hideabed	3	available
			1	King w/hideabed	3	available
			1	King w/hideabed	3	available
McCall, Idaho	March 20	Best Western	1	2 - Queens	2	available
			1	2 - Queens	2	available
			1	2 - Queens	2	available
			1	2 - Queens	2	available
			1	2 - Queens	2	available
			1	2 - Queens	2	available
		Super 8	1	2 Queens	2	reserved
			1	2 Queens	2	reserved
			1	2 Queens	2	available
			1	2 Queens	2	available
			1	2 Queens	2	available
			1	2 Queens	2	available

The above motel reservations for the three ice dive dates have been made, you need to contact me to reserve your room. All of the above rooms are non-smoking. Best Western (208) 634-6300, Super 8 (208) 634-4637. There is a 24 hrs notice in advance to cancel these reservation.

My latest thoughts are to do a presentation in Boise on Friday evening at 7 pm. We still will need to get organized earlier than Friday night in order to see what everybody is going to bring as their share of shovels, tents, ropes, ice harnesses, cross cut saw, gas for the saw, the saw, saw oil and sharpener, carabiners, dry clothing bags, several extra pairs of gloves, waterproof boots, dry socks, etc.

We will need to think of special safety measures overnight so no one falls in the hole, i.e. flagging, poles, etc.

We want to get North West Dive News media machine working and get some press releases out to get a little coverage.

I know of at least four (perhaps more) divers willing to come over for a date in January 1999.

About the only gear we don't have for ice diving is the tent, we can try to get the same tent we used last year from one of the ice divers or we can fabricate one from blue tarps and conduit. In addition we have a 200,000 btu heater as a good back up. The heater will come along even if not needed, because as a temporary heat source goes, it doesn't get much better than this small furnace!

I'm in favor of keeping warm, no matter what, so heater sounds great.

We need to get interest statements and after that deposits to verify how much really serious interest we have in January or February or March?