Always Looking for a Challenge - SEMO TIMES

ozark dive company
Ed Pavey of Ozark Dive Company
invites everyone in the 573
to dive in and get wet.
“Don’t wait too long to learn to
dive. Every weekend you’re not
doing it,
you’re
missing
out on
the best
time of your
life,” he
said.
In business
since
March of
2006, Pavey’s Ozark Dive
Company, at 204 North
Tenth Street in Poplar Bluff,
teaches diving classes, leads
expeditions and sells all the
necessary equipment for an
underwater adventure.
Pavey began diving at age 9,
when his grandfather bought him
a mask, fins and a snorkel to use
on fishing trips in Minnesota.
“My first dives were to the
bottom of the lake to get my
grandfather’s lost lures,” Pavey
said.
Now, Pavey teaches first-time
and potential divers out of the
classroom in his shop and at local
pools. After the divers have mastered
the basic skills, they plunge
into the surrounding area’s caves,
quarries and springs. Ozark Dive
Shop employee Heidi McMullin
said Mermet Springs in Southern
Illinois is a favored spot for firsttime
divers. Other local diving
hot spots include Wappapello
Lake and Keener Springs.
Pavey recommends novice
divers be comfortable in the
water before taking his classes,
but said they don’t have to be
strong swimmers. Pavey said
he’s even
helped
those with
fears of
the water
overcome
anxieties
by learning
to dive.
“You don’t
know how much fun diving is
until you’ve tried it,” Pavey said.
“Don’t wait too long to learn to
dive.”
For more information about
Ozark Dive Company and learning
to dive, call Pavey’s Poplar
Bluff store at (573) 778-3483
or visit the store on the Web at
www.ozarkdive.com.
pampered body
The 100 mile
drive is over
for those who
desire to pamper
themselves
with the finer
things. Now
only a trip
to Pampered
Body in the
mall next to
K-Mart is you
destination for
those looking
for Bath and
Body, Victoria’s
Secret
and other of
the high end
items that
have until now been more than an
hour’s drive away.
Mary Still the owner of Pampered
Body said, “I know many
people have wanted a place here
locally they can buy things for
themselves or gifts that until now
they have had to leave the area.
Now they can come into Pampered
Body and we will earn their
business”.
Mary Still is originally from
Dexter and has been in management
for over 10 years before
opening Pampered Body. She
also owns a loan store which is
next door. Mary has a daughter
Heather, and a son Todd Oliver.
“We can make gift baskets for
any occasion. Just stop in and tell
us a little about the person you
have in mind and we can come up
The freshest ice cream on Earth!
with a basket
that will be
affordable,
but certainly
please”, said
Still.
Pampered
Body also caters
to those in
need of bridal
and baby shower gifts. “We have
something that will fit any budget
as well as any occasion. You
should certainly check out our
diaper cakes. They are adorable”.
You can find Pampered Body
on Westwood Blvd. in Poplar
Bluff in the mall adjacent to
K-Mart. You can’t miss them as
they are the ones with the Purple
Door, or call them at 573-686-
9400.
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Visit us at 2334 N. Westwood Blvd. in Poplar Bluff!
Expires May 10, 2010.
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