Savings at Two Harbors

Two great offers are available at Two Harbors, Catalina from now until March 17 — two nights for the price of one or an overnight package including round trip transportation.

Visitors can enjoy a trip to Catalina from San Pedro via Catalina Express, stay at the Banning House Lodge, Sunday through Thursday, and get two nights for the price of one. Another package available is a special overnight dive packages at Two Harbors that includes round trip transportation. Rates are based on accommodations at Banning House Lodge or Two Harbors Camping Cabin, full-day kayak rental, and two-tank boat dive. Rates for the overnight package are based on two persons taking activities. Other options are available.

Two Harbors overlooks scenic Catalina Harbors on the island’s windward side, and Isthmus Cove on the leeward. For information and reservations, contact 800-851-0217 or 310-510-2800 or on the web at www.visittwoharbors.com.

Nick Anderson Dies in Iraq

Nicholas Anderson, once a deckhand on the now former Ventura dive boat Liberty, has been killed in Iraq as a member of the U.S. Marine Corp. Nick is the son of the Liberty's captain Al Anderson and an avid diver. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers care packages be sent to military serving in Iraq.

Video Film Search

Assemble now your best underwater film footage for the SCUBA Show 2005 underwater film festival.

One of the most popular portions of the annual Southern California SCUBA Show has been the unique continuous film festival. Featured at past film festivals have been footage and films from some of the world’s greatest underwater cinematographers. Even so, some of the most well received films have been from non-professional and semi-professional underwater camera operators.

For this year’s show, the film festival will be wide open to this talented group. The management of the popular annual dive convention is conducting an aggressive and all-out search for the best in underwater video films. They are also opening up the category to include digital still presentations set to music or narration. Submissions for consideration should be new material, never before shown in a film festival setting or on television. Films and digital slide shows of 5 to 30 minutes in length are preferred, but shorter is usually better. Footage can be from anywhere in the world, but the video should contain at least 50 percent underwater footage. Those films accepted for screening will be paid an honorarium. Firm deadline for film submission is February 28, 2005. For a complete guideline sheet on submissions, call (310) 792-2333 or view the guidelines web page at www.saintbrendan.com/filmguid.htm.