Topside Summer 2017 Newsletter | Page 9

topside Volume 114, Issue 3 Page 9 Publications DISTRICT CALENDAR Thanks to Linda Skvarla, ADSO-PB, the 5NR District Calendar has been updated through February 2019. As you are aware, the printed District Calendars have stopped. The information has been transferred to the 5NR website. This way the information can be updated as needed throughout the year. Please let us know if something needs to be changed. To access the calendar, click on the link below: http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=053&category=CALENDAR TOPSIDE ARCHIVES Thanks to the work of the TOPSIDE Restoration Team, which includes Linda Skvarla, Joe Giannattasio, and Tim Marks TOPSIDE editions from 1998 through 2005 have been put of PDF format. As a result of this, all of 5NR will have access to these old issues, thus preserving some of the history of the district. With this initial phase completed, the publication team will proceed in an attempt to obtain as many old issues of TOPSIDE as possible, convert them to readable PDFs, and get them uploaded so the membership can view them. These TOPSIDE issues and any other we obtain and convert to current formats will be accessible on the 5NR website for everyone to view. A special thank you to Linda Skvarla for her tireless work in restoring these old issues. READING, PA – The TOPSIDE Restoration Team receiving the Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation at D-Train for their work restoring some of the history of 5NR. Right to Left: COMO Kyper, Joe Giannattasio, Linda Skvarla, Timothy Marks, CAPT Sanial. Coast Guard Auxiliary photo by Barbara Sama