Just in time for Shark Week, when you thought it was safe to go into the water. This interview with Patric Douglas, owner of a Shark Diving Company will thrill you and make you LAUGH too.

So enjoy the show, it is a great one!

Big News for Lakefront Radio. www.lakelanier.com a BIG online company with major exposure will be supporting and sponsoring our show. Therefore anyone else who sponsors our show will get great exposure. So contact us ASAP if you want in on a great sponsorship opportunity.

Thanks, Mary & Chuck-Your Hosts

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It was a very special day in Fort Wayne Indiana on July 19, 2008. Julie & Ryan Minch were married. Julie is our daughter and we are very happy to be able to share her perfect day with all of you.

Enjoy!

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Beverly C. Kalmes was my sister in law and she passed away on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008. We were at her memorial service in Albuquerque, New Mexico to honor her life.

Her ashes were spread across the west side of  a Mountain in Albuquerque, overlooking the beautiful Sandia Mountainside.

This is a tribute to her life, her family and friends who were with her every step of the way. She is now at peace and happy!

We love you Beverly!

"We little knew that morning, God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide, and though we cannot see you, You are always by our side. Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again"

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Teresa Smith - Realtor www.livingonlakelanier.com and Len Jernigan - Aqualand Marina Manager http://www.aqualandmarina.com/ were quite busy this past 4 weeks. Along with the generous help of many, they put together a hugely successful benefit to raise money for Lesli Smith's cancer treatment.

Lesli has been fighting a brave battle against IBC (inflammatory breast cancer) which has spread to her Brain. She went to MD Anderson in Houston for much of her treatment, including chemo, radiation, surgeries and more. She is an inspiration to all who know her including yours truly.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/archive/10299/  Gainesville Times recent write up about the event and Lesli's battle with Cancer.

The event was held on Saturday, October 25th, 2008. You could not have asked for a more glorious, sunny day than we had Saturday. What a turn out for Lesli and her Family.

It was called "A Day at the Lake For Lesli" who is also a Realtor and along with her husband "J", owns Lake Lanier Lodges http://www.lakelanierlodges.com/  just outside the entry gate to Aqualand Marina.

Please go to the following website www.supportlesli.com to check on Lesli's progress and add your comments and well wishes.

Also we STILL need donations, so you can contact Teresa Smith www.livingonlakelanier.com to help out in any way that you can.

Enjoy the slide show of the event at Aqualand Marina and we want to thank everyone who so generously contributed their time, donated their services, donated money and have kept Lesli and her family in your prayers.

We wish you well Lesli, may God bless you and keep you in the Palm of his Hand.

LakeFront Radio, will be "off the air" for a couple of weeks as we head to Ireland (Dublin) on a tour of that great country. Pray that Hanna does not mess up our flight into and out of Philly this evening. 9/6/08

We look forward to giving you some great shows in September and the upcoming Fall Season.

We thank you for listening and if you know of someone who would like to sponsor our shows or who should be a guest on our show contact us at info@lakefrontradio.com

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We had a very enlightening interview with Irena Salina, Director of an upcoming Award Winning Film/Documentary called FLOW (For Love of Water) www.flowthefilm.com. It won the official selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, The International Jury Prize at the Mumbai Film Festival, Best Human Interest Film at the 2008 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival and Best 2008 Documentary at the Vail International Film Festival.

The film is set to be released on September 12th, 2008 in New York and will make its way across the country thru November. It will be right here in Atlanta on October 3rd at the Landmark Midtown Theatre.

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Films/films_frameset.asp?id=66587

If you have never been through a drought like the one we are in on Lake Lanier in Georgia, then you may not appreciate what a precious resource water is to all mankind. "This Film is passionate and compelling and its engaging narrative will grip you"....ROBERT REDFORD. www.flowthefilm.com/trailer  Check out the Trailer for this Film

Irena shocks us with some facts about water, pollution, supply, bottled water, the Amazon Forest, Lake Erie and where we are headed if we continue down the path we are on right now. Most all of us take water for granted, thinking it will always be here for us and nothing we really need to worry about. This could not be further from the REAL truth!

Irena tells us what motivated her to Direct this Film, her background in the Film Industry, her 5 year quest to put this film together and her passion about making life better for her children and future generations.

She talked about a great website www.foodandwaterwatch.org which has a wealth of information about food and water and is a non profit organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food.

Here is the one thing Irena wants everyone to know.....Water is very forgiving.....She notes that if everyone just in New York City gave up just one bottled water a WEEK (it takes oil to make these bottles by the way), we could save 24 million bottles a year going into land fills. 

**Take note of this statistic: It takes over 1.5 million barrels of OIL to make bottled water every year which would fill over 100,000 cars for the year. There are over 24 BILLION bottles going into landfills every year or 66 million bottles a day.

Some city mayors like San Francisco are taking this issue seriously and other countries are doing amazing things. But here in the USA we need to do much more. Europe bans the use of Atrizene a chemical that is harmful, but here in the USA it is still prevalent in the water that we are drinking. If politicians were really interested in keeping our water safe, they would ban this chemical and ban industry dumping chemicals into our waters.

You know how most of us think....What can I do, just one person, to make any real impact or change on the world as we know it....Conserving water is it! With very, very little effort, we CAN make a difference. Turning off that water while brushing your teeth or while lathering up in the shower, etc. along with low flow toilets can make a HUGE impact. Also catching and containing rain water in barrels or water tubes that are out now. Check out this website:

http://www.advancedcoastaltechnologies.com/watertube_prod.html

What Irena's Film is doing is planting the SEED of awareness and moving us to "Love Water Again". If we "Fall in Love with Water", we will seek to protect it... period!

Each and everyone of us CAN make a difference. So mark you calendars for the release of the Film nearest you. Here is the link to the release dates across the country. http://www.flowthefilm.com/theaters

We thank Irena for a great introspective look into our water crisis. We ask that as many people as possible see the film and start the discussion that is necessary to make a difference that will protect future generations to come. Let us leave a legacy that means something to our Children and Grandchildren.

Remember LakeFront Radio, where we bring together Lake and Waterfront Professionals from Across the Nation. www.lakefrontradio.com

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We want to thank the Sponsor of our show today: Lakefront Pros.com www.lakefrontpros.com, if your specialty or niche market revolves around the lake in any way, you will want to become a member of the only National Directory of Lakefront Pros on the internet. Where all Lakefront Pros Converge & Network!

We had a great time talking to Ben Favret today all about slalom water skiing  for which he has won several awards and championships. The one that meant the most to Ben was the 2001 US Team World Championships in Italy....Listen in to hear why this was a very special day for Ben and Team USA.

At the ripe old age of 3 Ben started to ski and told us how he made the transition into slalom competitions. He made some tough decision and sacrifices along the way, but has absolutely no regrets because of what he has accomplished and experienced over the years.

Ben talked to us about the basics of how to get up on your skis that first all important time, the 4 fundamental movements for water skiing, barefoot, 2 foot and slalom skiing and what beginners should do to make it the most enjoyable for them.

Ben has also co-authored a book: Complete Guide to Water Skiing which can be found in most book stores or online. He talks about how he was motivated to write this book.

Ben told us about his most memorable "Wipe out"....with a surprising result, you won't want to miss this story.

He has 4 children that keep him busy and is fortunate enough to live on a Lake, so he is always skiing and of course loves it, along with his family.

We talked about how Ben keeps on going at the ripe old age of 40+ and his story is a true inspiration. You can hear the passion in his voice about what he does and that he is truly following his DREAM.

We thank Ben for an entertaining and educational show and we wish him well in his upcoming tournaments.

Remember.....LakeFront Radio www.lakefrontradio.com, where we bring together Lake and Waterfront Professionals from Across the Nation.

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Today is the Day! That is what the Famous Treasure Hunter Mel Fisher kept saying about diving for treasures off the Florida Keys and in 1985 he "Struck Gold"....BIG TIME!

Listen to this fascinating story told by Sean Fisher, Mel's Grandson and treasure hunter himself along with other Family Members about the history of the Man...Mel Fisher, what drove him to the business of looking for buried treasure and where they found their Treasures off the Florida Keys involving two major vessels that sunk in the 1600's.

Sean talks about the extensive court battles they fought and won to keep their treasures, very interesting story!

He takes us through the very important restoration process, some of the most unique and beautiful finds down deep, the Mel Fisher Museum and how investors play a big role in the Mel Fisher Business and Dream.

This Gold Chalice was their most recent find, check out their website www.melfisher.com to see what it looks like after restoration; you will not believe your eyes! Sean talks about this piece in detail.

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**For a FAST download of our most recent shows, go to the right side of our site, scroll down until you see the radio player, click on the right arrow button and it will start our most recent show automatically. You can continue hitting that button and it will go back each week to play all of our shows.

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We want to thank the Sponsor of our show today: Lakefront Pros.com www.lakefrontpros.com, if your specialty or niche market revolves around the lake in any way, you will want to become a member of the only National Directory of Lakefront Pros on the internet. Where all Lakefront Pros Converge & Network!

All we can say is if you have any connections to the Navy, Marines, Coast Guard or Army you will NOT want to miss our show with Captain Larry Walker. You will definitely enjoy the trip down memory lane as we did!

Once again, we find out what a small world this is when we interview our Guests....as it turns out, Captain Larry and Co-Host Chuck Thompson were both "Snipes" on a Destroyer in the late 1960's early 1970's. Different Ships, but all the same stories. Want to know what a Snipe is.....just download the show.

The big question for all you Sailors? Are you a Shellback or a Polywog? You can't miss out on this fun discussion!

You have to hear the story about how Captain Larry actually OWNS part of the Panama Canal.....For REAL!

We discuss some navigation challenges in low waters and at night, since this is Captain Larry's expertise. He holds training classes across the US and has most recently been involved in training the Instructors for The Special Missions Operations at CAMP LEJEUNE in North Carolina

Captain Larry owns and operates World Wide Marine Training www.wegivethetest.com, where his is a certified Coast Guard Trainer and Examiner. He discusses what sets his training apart from the rest and how he came up with the name for his website.

He is also the Navigation Expert for www.boatus.com the site that has a vast array of resources and information for boaters. Anything you need to know about boating can be found on this site.

Captain Larry put the word out about a special REUNION for anyone who was on the USS Nashville Amphibious vessel in the late 1960's to early 1970's. Get in touch with him through his website www.wegivethetest.com if you or anyone you know was on this ship. The Reunion is being held in October, 2008.

Listen in to hear about Captain Larry's GREAT LOOP trip. What an adventure that spanned about 7,200 miles. He also tells us about some  exciting and scary adventures he has had the high seas. One includes towing a Chris Craft during Hurricane Bonnie in 1998.

Captain Larry tells us where his favorite place is to cruise and why, it just might surprise you.

From one Shellback to another...Chuck Thompson says Thank You Captain Larry for a fun and entertaining show!

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