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PVAS Contacts
PVAS Contacts
President
David Giza
shlegal.pleco3@verizon.net
Vice-President
Chuck Pixley
cpixley3@verizon.net
Secretary
Mike Liu
mike@berkshiredesign.com
Treasurer
Linda Giza
pvaslinda@hotmail.com
Immediate Past President
Mike Liu
Board Members
Seth Harris
seth@harrisinwonderland.com
William Maier
dreammaker2326@yahoo.com
Jim White
whitejmsj@aol.com
Mike Lucey
hummingbird7515@comcast.net
Committees
BowlShow:/ Programs
Jim White
Kitchen
Everyone
Sunshine
Linda Giza
L ibrary
Bill Maier
Membership
Will Fontaine Sr
BAP:
Tony and Denise Panetta
BPP:
Newsletter Editor:
Jim White
Assoc .Editor Postcards
Website Coordinator
Linda Giza
NEC Delegate:
Jim White
Alternate Delegate:
Will Fontaine Sr
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Welcome to PVAS HOME PAGE
Welcome to the Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society. The club was originally founded in 1948 under the name of the The Tropical Fish Fanciers of New England. In 1952 the name was changed to the Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society. The name of our newsletter has also seen several name changes and is currently known as the Underwater News.
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PVAS Meeting Information and Directions
PVAS Meeting Information
MONTHLY MEETINGS
PVAS holds monthly meetings on the 1st Tuesday of the month at
The Captain Charles Leonard House, 663 Main Street, in Agawam Massachusetts
7:00pm
DIRECTIONS
Directions to The Captain Charles Leonard House The Captain Leonard House is located at 663 Main Street, in Agawam Massachusetts.
EAST & WEST Take the Mass Pike to the West Springfield, Exit 4.
Follow the signs to I-91 South. Proceed as below (North & South).
North & South Take Exit 3 on I-91. Follow the signs to Agawam, Rt.57.
You will immediately go over a bridge. Take the first right after the bridge following the signs for Rt.57 around the rotary. Stay on Rt. 57 for approximately 1 mile to the Rt. 159 South (Agawam Center) Exit.
The Captain Charles Leanord House is .4 miles down the road on the left (just after the Westfield Savings Bank).
Locally From Connecticut Rt. 159 is the road that runs past the entrance to Riverside Park. From the Roller Coaster the Captain Leonard House is 2.1 miles down the road on the right (just after the Dairy Mart at the traffic lights).
From West Springfield Cross the West Springfield/Agawam bridge (by the Big E) into Agawam. Directly over the bridge take a left onto Rt. 159. The Captain Leonard House is 1.5 miles down the road on the left. |
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NEWS: NEW ENGLAND WATER GARDEN AND ORNAMENTAL FISH SHOW 08
pvaslinda writes "
Remember this is an NEC INNES CUP qualifying show,so please, show your fish and have a great time doing it. "
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Posted by markbr on Wednesday, May 07 @ 21:17:06 EDT (22 reads)
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NEWS: Thank you Adam For A Great Presentation
pvaslinda writes "
After last night's great presentation by Adam Harris I thought you may want to check out Harris In Wonderland and see all the reptiles up close and personal,and maybe start a new hobby.
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Hours of Operation:
Mon: Closed
Tues-Fri: 2pm-7:30pm
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 12pm-5pm
Directions:
From I-91 – Driving north or south on 91 in Hartford, take the Trumbull St Exit, go straight off the exit and turn at the second right onto Route 44 (Main St. in Hartford). Continue on 44 (Albany Ave. in West Hartford) for approximately 9 miles. Albany Ave becomes Avon Mountain Rd as you enter Avon. Continue straight on this road, once in Avon this road becomes East Main Street. Once you go over Avon Mountain (steep grade on the down slope, you can't miss it) you will come to an intersection where Old Avon Inn and Restaurant are on the corners. Continue straight through this intersection and proceed two more lights. Old Avon Village is a collection of retail businesses on the left hand side of the road. Turn in to the middle entrance by the People's Bank (and big rocking chair) and turn left, go as far as the UPS store and Park. Harris in Wonderland will be in the lower level of the building behind the UPS store. Walk down two short sets of steps. Click for MAP
Locally - From Granby/East Granby take rt 10/202 south to rt 44 and turn left (O'Neill's Buick will be on the opposite corner at this turn and you are technically still on rt 10). Take a right after a few hundred feet into the Old Avon Village shops. We are to the left from People's Bank and in the lower level of the white building behind the UPS Store.
Locally - From Farmington/Unionville –Drive north on rt 10 (Waterville Rd.) to rt 44 and turn left at Avon Old Farms Inn and Avon Old Farms Hotel. This road is East Main Street, Avon Old Village is a collection of retail businesses about a mile up on the left hand side of the road. Turn in to the middle entrance by the People's Bank and turn left, go as far as the UPS store and Park. Harris in Wonderland will be in the lower level of the white building behind the UPS store.
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Posted by markbr on Wednesday, May 07 @ 21:16:32 EDT (21 reads)
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NEWS: Sunday May 18, 2008 ALAS Auction
pvaslinda writes "From our friend Dan McKercher,President of Aqua Land Aquarium Society:
Hi there fishy folks,
It's almost upon us! Yup that's right the one and only ALAS auction!
When is it you ask?
It's Sunday May 18, 2008 silly!
Where is it you ask?
The one and only Bristol Clarion Hotel 42 Century Dr. Bristol Ct. 06010
How do I get there you ask?
It's simple, Just take Exit 31 off I84 go North on West St. towards Bristol.
You will see the Clarion hotel about 3.5 miles on your left.
Who is going to do the auction you ask? Why it will be the one and only Jim
White the auction MAN!
Will there be vendors you ask? Why certainly! Everyone knows Ken's Fish,
Need a great deal on fish supplies? He is the man with the plan!, Be sure to
stop by and support our own tropical fish reporters at Catfish Currents,
Rubi Aquatics of West Haven, Say Hi to Amin and he will cut you a cool deal
on all kinds of aquarium related products, And last but not least Terry the
driftwood guy from Petstar in Branford. Stop by to see him and make all your
soft water fish happy campers with a great looking piece of driftwood.
What's that you say? You need a registration form? Click the link below.
http://www.aqualandtropical.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=440#440
So come on down, bring all your unwanted wet pets, aquarium items "that
work, Don't want to stiff a fellow hobbyist ya know" pack a lunch "Hotel
food will be or sale" and bring yourself and family down to chat with other
fishy folks and pick up a real cool deal at the same time!
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Posted by markbr on Sunday, April 27 @ 11:39:06 EDT (46 reads)
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PVAS Leadership: PVAS June Elections
pvaslinda writes "It's that time of year again,when its time to think about running for office.
This year,(unless one of the 4 members of the Board of Directors wants to run for an officer's spot,they are in for 2 years) it will be just :
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Beverly Harris will again be taking on the task of putting together a slate.
If you are interested in running please email Bev at BEVANDSETH@aol.com
or you can email anyone under the PVAS contact list.
Linda Giza "
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Posted by markbr on Tuesday, April 22 @ 20:35:44 EDT (54 reads)
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NEWS: NEC WEEKEND INFO
pvaslinda writes "NEC Weekend Tentative Schedule
Friday, April 11, 2008
1:30-8:00pm Registration Open, Treasure Hunt
2:00-4:00pm Aquatic Gardeners Assoc. meeting with program by Luis Navarro
3:00-8:00pm Vendor Room Open
4:00-5:15pm Mike Hellweg – Breeding Small Fish
5:45-7:30pm A-la-carte Dinner
7:00-8:15pm Luis Navarro – Aquascaping Workshop
8:30pm Kickoff, Speaker Introductions
9:00-10:30pm Chuck Davis – Showing & Judging Aquarium Fish
10:30pm Hospitality Suite
Saturday, April 12, 2008
8:30-10:30am Breakfast Cart
8:30am Registration and Vendor Rooms Open, Treasure Hunt
9:00-10:15am Eric Bodrock – Corey Breeding Made Easy!
Jim Gasior - Killifish
10:15-12:00pm Non-Fishy Bingo
10:45-12:00pm Charles Clapsaddle - Livebearers
Steve Lundblad – Peacocks with Fins, not Feathers
11:45-1:30pm A-la-carte Lunch
12:00pm William T. Innes Show Opens
12:30pm Registration Closes. End of T-shirt and Banquet ticket sales. All Sunday Auction Lot
Listings must be turned in!
1:15-2:30pm Mike Hellweg – Live Foods
Bob Larsen – Guppies Then & Now
2:45-4:00pm Eric Do – Freshwater Crustaceans
Dean Hougen – South American Cichlids
4:15-5:45pm New England Livebearer Assoc. Meeting
6:15pm Banquet Happy Hour
7:00pm Buffet Banquet Dinner, Awards Ceremony. MC Mike Schadle. The Theme is Pirates of
the NEC - Dress the Theme!
10:00pm Hospitality Suite
Sunday, April 13, 2008
7:30-9:00am Pick up Auction Lot Labels & Drop off Lots by 9am!
8:30-10:30am Breakfast Cart
8:30-5:00pm Vendor Room Open
9:30-10:45am Viewing of Auction Lots
11:00am Giant Auction Starts
1:00pm Rare Fish Auction Closes "
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Posted by markbr on Wednesday, April 02 @ 19:02:01 EDT (130 reads)
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NEWS: Earth Day Festival
pvaslinda writes "
 Earth Day Reminder Volunteer's Needed For PVAS Table
Earth Day Festival
April 3, 2007
Springfield Science Museum
The Springfield Science Museum will hold its 17th annual Earth Day celebration with a family festival on the Quadrangle green (indoors if it rains) and a city-wide clean-up of Springfield parks and conservation lands. Earth Day Festival: Sunday, April 20
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Face painting by the Northeast Center for Youth and Families
Paper making
Renewable energy demonstrations
Free tree seedlings from the Springfield Forestry Division
Casting lessons from the Mass. Wildlife Angler Education Program
Demonstrations of environmental projects by students from the High School of Science & Technology
Live koi display by the Pioneer Valley Water Garden & Koi Club
Free ice cream from Friendly's
Other environmental exhibits by the Center for Environmental Technology/ReStore Home Improvement Center, Kosmo Solar, the Springfield DPW, the Springfield Water & Sewer Commission, Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society, ECOS, Chicopee River Watershed Council, Starbucks Coffee, Keep Springfield Beautiful campaign, Connecticut River Watershed Council, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Keller-Williams, and Carlson GMAC Real Estate.
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Environmental songs by the Blue Grass band known as "The Boys of the Landfill"
11:30 a.m.: Live owls, hawks and other majestic birds of prey presented by Tom Ricardi of the Massachusetts Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Program
Great American Clean-up: Saturday, April 28, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Science Museum is partnering with Keep Springfield Beautiful to remove trash from public parks and conservation areas in Springfield. The Science Museum's clean-up team will meet at Duggan Middle School, 1015 Wilbraham Road in Springfield. Gloves, trash bags, buckets and directions to cleanup sites will be provided. A complimentary lunch will be served.
To volunteer for the clean-up or for more information about the festival, please call Dan Augustino at the Science Museum, 413-263-6800, ext. 404.
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Posted by markbr on Monday, March 31 @ 14:40:24 EDT (133 reads)
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NEWS: NEC 2008-2010 ELECTIONS TO BE HELD AT THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING
pvaslinda writes "The NEC Nominating committee would like to invite each club to encourage their members to think about running for a position as an Officer, or as a member of the Board of Govenors .Each is for 2 years.
Also the new President will be choosing new committee chair’s.
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
6 BOG positions
If you have any questions please feel free to contact members of the Nominating Committee
Linda Giza Chairperson pvaslinda@hotmail.com
Joe and Fran Masi DAAS daas@northeastcouncil.org
Maryanne Naylor ALAS mnaylor@npcomp.com
James White PVAS whitejmsj@aol.com
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Posted by markbr on Tuesday, March 25 @ 21:56:51 EDT (134 reads)
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2008 NEC Conservation Committee
pvaslinda writes "The NEC's 33rd Annual Convention is upon us and the NEC Conservation committee is seeking your help with this year's worthwhile endeavor.
I want to first thank those that have donated fish in the past to this conservation effort. Without your fish we would not be able to raise money for conservation efforts around the globe. If you have fish you would like to donate again this year, please let me know. We are looking for a total of about 12 lots again this year.
We are looking for fish that are either rare in the hobby or endangered in their natural habitat. Your donations will be sold in a silent auction as we have done in the past. The fish will be on display all weekend in the vendor room.
We will be donating 100% of the money from the sale of the donated fish to Project Piaba (www.projectpiaba.org).
Thank you for your support and I look forward to your reply!
David Banks
dbanks@together.net"
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Posted by markbr on Wednesday, March 12 @ 10:04:47 EDT (179 reads)
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Greater Good Website You Can Make A Difference
pvaslinda writes "Please check out this site,you can make a big difference and it won't cost you anything,unless you decide to purchase any of the great offerings.
Linda Giza
http://www.greatergood.com"
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Posted by markbr on Monday, March 10 @ 09:01:13 EDT (161 reads)
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APRIL 1 2008 PVAS SPEAKER DAN LINTON On Freshwater Agae Eating Shrimp
pvaslinda writes "Tuesday April 1st 2008 Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society meeting with guest speaker Dan Linton. Dan will be speaking on freshwater algae eating shrimp. His presentation will build upon the lecture that he gave two years ago, including many new discoveries in shrimp husbandry. He will also discuss the many new species coming into the hobby in the past few years including the highly anticipated recently discovered species from Sulawesi. Dan's presentation will include much new information and many new high quality photographs"
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Posted by markbr on Saturday, March 08 @ 14:21:05 EST (172 reads)
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BAP Totals
BREEDERS AWARD REPORT
Mike McKinney 550 points Master Breeder Award
Tony & Denise Panetta 545 points Master Breeder Award
Mike Duffy 390 points Breeder Award
Jim White 380 points Senior Breeder Award
Chuck & Charlene Pixley 370 points Master Breeder Award
Dan Balser 225 points Senior Breeder Award
Joe Coleman 170 points Breeder Award
Elva Hughes 145 points Breeder Award
John Frappier 80 points
Ted Bilodeau 75 points
Ed DeRocher 40 points
Tom Stevens & Kim Reynolds 30 points
Mark Reisner & Robin Cooley 25 points
Dan Moquin 25 points
Dick Doucette 15 points
Dave Giza 5 points
Seth Harris 5 points
UPDATED 3/4/2008
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Posted by markbr on Thursday, March 06 @ 18:44:18 EST (199 reads)
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NECA MEETING SATURDAY MARCH 8th
pvaslinda writes "The March Meeting of the NECA is this coming Saturday. We have Tom Ganley joining us to discuss collecting cichlids in Florida and Central America. It is important to support our speakers and get a good showing.
Also, we are short a vice President for the club. Frank, due to personal reasons can no longer continue with the club. If anyone is interested in taking over as club V.P. nominations will be at this meeting.
I'm hoping for a good turnout for our speaker to keep this club alive.
Regards,
The New England Cichlid Association Team.
http://www.necichlids.com/board/index.php"
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Posted by markbr on Thursday, March 06 @ 15:51:01 EST (154 reads)
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Road Trip to Sugar Loaf Koi
pvaslinda writes "Road trip planned to:
Sugar Loaf Koi
3244 rt. 207 Campbell Hall, NY 10916 (1 hr out of Danbury, CT)
April 5th, 2008
Matt Corino will be going to Japan in March and bringing back koi. He will have 1500 + tosai in stock and 200 + larger koi. This facility is designed after one of their main breeder’s facilities in Japan.
They have 75,000 gallons indoors and grow out mud-ponds outside. He carries only Japanese koi and will have special prices for all club members on all their koi and supplies. Matt will also be supplying us with lunch and needs a head count a week prior.
Please contact Ken Purcaro kjpurcaro@snet.net for more details and to reserve your spot.
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Posted by markbr on Monday, March 03 @ 09:10:09 EST (164 reads)
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The Aqua Land Auction
pvaslinda writes "Aqua-Land Aquarium Society
Tropical Fish & Dry Goods Auction - Sunday May 18, 2008
50/50 split - Pay cash or run a tab (registration required)
Time: Doors open at 8:30 AM. Auction begins @ 11:00 AM.
Vendors: Ken’s Fish, Catfish Currents, Rubi Aquatics, Petstar
Raffle: 50/50 and a tank
Location: Bristol Clarion Hotel 42 Century Dr. Bristol Ct. 06010 Directions: Exit 31 off I84 go North on West St. towards Bristol. You will see the Clarion hotel about 3.5 miles on your left.
Food will be available
www.aqualandtropical.org
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Posted by markbr on Monday, March 03 @ 07:56:37 EST (161 reads)
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Aqua-Land Aquarium Society
pvaslinda writes "Aqua-Land Aquarium Society
Tropical Fish & Dry Goods Auction - Sunday May 18, 2008
50/50 split - Pay cash or run a tab (registration required)
Time: Doors open at 8:30 AM. Auction begins @ 11:00 AM.
Vendors: Ken’s Fish, Catfish Currents, Rubi Aquatics, Petstar
Raffle: 50/50 and a tank
Location: Bristol Clarion Hotel 42 Century Dr. Bristol Ct. 06010 Directions: Exit 31 off I84 go North on West St. towards Bristol. You will see the Clarion hotel about 3.5 miles on your left.
Food will be available
www.aqualandtropical.org
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Posted by markbr on Monday, March 03 @ 07:49:12 EST (156 reads)
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March 4th Meeting
pvaslinda writes "MARCH 4TH 2008 PVAS MEETING REMINDER
CAPTIAN CHARLES LEONARD HOUSE,AGAWAM,MA.
7PM START.
BOWL SHOW MINI AUCTION RAFFLES DOOR PRIZE
OUR SPEAKER WILL BE LEE FINLEY
PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING BACK,A GREAT FRIEND TO PVAS.
BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
PVAS.NET FOR INFO CONTACT LINDA AT PVASLINDA@HOTMAIL.COM
In case of bad weather we will have an announcement posted here,and we will be calling members during the course of the day.
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Posted by markbr on Friday, February 29 @ 09:32:51 EST (161 reads)
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DANBURY AREA AQUARIUM SOCIETY
pvaslinda writes "DANBURY AREA AQUARIUM SOCIETY
PROUDLY PRESENTS IT'S
20th ANNUAL AUCTION!
OF FISH, AQUARIUM EQUIPMENT AND AQUARIUM RELATED DRY GOODS,
TO BE HELD AT THE CARMEL FIREHOUSE, ROUTE 52 & VINK DR, CARMEL, NY.
YOUR FEATURED AUCTIONEER: MR. JACK ADINOLFI
Vendors: Mona’s Koi (Ed Champigny), Lee Finley (Finley Aquatics), and Ken’s Fish (Ken Menard)
Special Raffle (Cash Prize) ticket per lot, 1 red dot per vendor, 50/50 split
Pre-registered lots receive 2 tickets per lot, 2 red dots, 60/40 split
SUNDAY, October 21, 2008
http://northeastcouncil.org/daas "
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