._. ...news from 'Ilie 'l1niversity of'Te~as 9vfarine Science Institute ~: Volume 1, Issue 1, 5 June 1992 Port JllransasJ 'l'e~as 78373-1267 Lazaretteqazette RIV LONGHORN's NECOP Cruise ''b!g success" --The RIVLONGHORN participated in a20 day collaborative cruise in May with three other ships (GYRE, PELICAN, and CHAPMAN) as a ·part of the NOAA program of Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity (NECOP). UTMSI participants .of the multidisciplinary investigations were Terry Whitledge, Dean Pakulski, Rainer Amon, Rich Bartlett, David Shormann, and Ned Smith. Other investigators hailed from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) and Texas A&M University (TAMU). Terry Whitledge of UTMSI was chiefscientist in the study on the shelf regions of the Gulf of Mexico. The high nutrient content of the riverine flow produces intense phytoplankton growth and bacterial degradation rates which create large areas of low dissolved oxygen in bottom waters over the Louisiana!l'exas continental shelf. Dr. ·Whitledge was investigating ~he nutrient distributions and dynamics, while Dr. Benner's group studied dissolved organic carbon distributions andbacterial process rates. Riverine samples were concentrated inthe nearshore river plume, the middle shelfregion ofhypoxia and an offshore reference station. Several new pieces ofscientific gear were used including a SeaBird 911 ~lus Conductivity/I'emperature/Depth (CTD) profiler with oxygen and light transmission sensors, squirrel data logger, and radioisotope·van. More than 140 stations were occupied during the 20 day cruise and all scientific objectives were accomplished. Cruise #92-585 --is currently underway (June 1 --14); Senior Scientist: Dr. C. Kennicut ofTexas A & M University; sponsor: National Science Foundation; scientific discipline: Chemical Oceanography; Project Title: Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Compositions ofSelected Organic Compounds. ·The work is in Corpus Christi and Aransas Bays. Dean Stockwell of MSI is a participant. Long term schedule --June 19--21, class trip, Suttle; June 25, class trip, Montagna; June 26--29, class trip, Dunton; July 17, class trip, Behrens; June 31, class trip, Behrens; Aug\ist 7--9, class trip, Behrens; August 15--31, TIOtrAMU, second cruise for Gulf Cet., Evans; October 22--31, NECOP, Wiseman & Boicourt; November 1--15, TIOtrAMU, third cniis.e for Gulf Cet., Evans; May (1993) 7 days, second week, Donald Swift, Old Dominion U. RIVKATYhardat work in May --during May the KATY's major voyage was to Port Isabel to participate in the NSF sponsored minorities workshop program being conducted by Rick Tinnin, but she was extremely I "busy the entire month with two short cruises virtually every weekday and many others on weekends. Smallboat trips in May --KLEBERG, 4 trips; JETBOAT, 3 trips; SONNY MAC, 2 trips; JEFFERSON, 1 trip; BIG WHALER, 2 trips. Pole to Pole --Dunton Returns from Arctic --Marine scientists from UTMSI returned from northern Alaska last month after spending an exciting month working on and diving through Arctic sea ice. ·The major focus of the expedition was to collect under-ice measurements of photosynthesis in high arctic kelp, which appear to possess unique physiological adaptations to living under the low temperature and light regimes characteristic of high arctic environments. The research was funded by an equally.unique cooperative effort; the science was funded by a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation while BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. provided all logistical support, which included accommodations on Endicott Island, an oil production facility in the Beaufort sea. The participants from UTMSI included Ken Dunton, the principal investigator, Bill Henley, a post-doc working with Ken on algal photo-physiology, and Mike Dibble, a graduate student working with Ken on nutrient uptake by arctic kelp. For Ken, the trip marked fifteen years of nearly uninterrupted field work in the Arctic; it was Bill Henley's first truly high arctic adventure and for Mike Dibble, who is also a. dive instructor, it marked his first under-ice dives. The group from UTMSI was joined by several other scientists and technicians that assisted in various other.aspects ofthe project. The underwater research effort was aided greatly by very clear water and an unusually c1ean ice, which allowed substantial light penetration into the water despite an average ice thickness of over six Because of the relatively shallow depth of feet. Underwater visibility was therefore virtually unlimited. the benthic kelp community (20 feet), the divers were able to log dives .that averaged nearly an hour, despite the cold water temperature (-l.8°C, 28°F).. Highlights of the trip included watching Bill Henley write his name in the snow, a couple ofmajor arctic storms which produced wind chills of-85°F, and some fairly exciting rides in rolligons (giant multi-terrain vehicles) over large ice rubble fields. Divers were also .treated to underwater acrobatic shows by a ring seal that used the diving holes as breathing holes during their three-week stay on the ice. Representatives ofmany of the animal and plant species that inhabit the arctic seabed were shipped to UTMSI where they are maintained in aquaria in Dunton's arctic coldroom facility. These organisms are·being used in experimental work conducted by Bill Henley and Mike Dibble _ The research team and in educational programs at H.G. Olsen Elementary School in Port Aransas. returned with a substantial amount ofdata and samples which are now being analyzed~ and plan to return · to the Arctic once again this summer for the open-water season. Pole to Pole --Amos Returns from Antarctic --Tony Amos recently returned from the second of two .trips to the Antarctic to study the circulation of the southern ocean and its relationship to the abundant organism called krill. Krill, known· scientifically as Euphasia superba, is the staple diet of most of the whales, dolphin, seals, penguins, and sea birds in the waters surrounding the icy continent. On first glance, it looks like a shrimp (hardly a Texas "U-Peelum"). Only two inches long fully grown, it i~ present ther~ In the good old days, in sometimes awesome abundance. Krill "swarms" can make the water look red. before being reduced by whaling to near-extinction, the great whales ate huge qu3Atities of krill. Now,: fishing fleets from several nations are doingjust the same thing with their nets, playing "surrogate whale". They use ..krill to produce such exotica as krill sausage, cattle fodder, and whole krill packaged for the supermarket. The first project, supported by NSF,. is a 4-year effort known by.the acronym of RACER (Research on Antarctic Ecosystem Rates). Now in its final year, it involves researchers from UT, U. of Hawaii, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and universities in Chile, and Argentina. In Tony's last field expedition aboard the Norwegian RIVPOLAR, DUKE in December/January, no fewer than 10 nationalities in English were represented. Things got interesting when a scientist from.Singapore had to communicate·with a winch driver from Chile and the ship's officers from Norway. Crossing the Antarctic Circle, they traversed the spectacular Gerlache Strait, LeMair and Grandidier Channels, encounterin_g heavy ice and the most beautiful scenery Tony has seen in almost 30 years in Antarctica~ Not quite so pretty, but awe­inspiring nonetheless was the scenery from the January through April trip aboard the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR. This NOAA-supported research investigates the predator (fur-seal, chinstrap penguin) -prey (lrrill) relationship around the rugged Elephant Island area of the South Shetlands. UT seagoing technicians Jeff Heimann and Margaret Lavender assisted P.I. Tony Amos on the trip which included four crossings (two roundtrips) of the stormy Drake Passage and visits to the penguin and sea rookeries on remote Seal Island. On these cruises, UT collected some 500 profiles of oceanographic data, several thousand water samples and continuous records of oceanographic and meteorological data while the ships were underway. Coming up in July, a rare mid-winter trip to the ice aboard the new U.S. research icebreaker NATHANIEL B. PALMER. Tony Amos, Margaret Lavender, Andrea Wickham, Judy Roberson, and guest researcher Jian-Hwa Hu from Taiwan will make up the UT team. May Travel -­+Rick Tinnin, May 29--31, South Padre Island, to represent MSI at HMCU minority workshop for faculty and students at UTs Pan American Coastal Studies Lab. +Curtis Sutt.le, May 26--30, New Orleans, att_end American Society of Microbiology annual meeting. +Allen Davis, Connie Arnold, May 20-,-26, Orlando, present paper, Evaluation offive carbohydrate sources for Penaeus vannamei at World Aquaculture Association conference. +Joan Holt, Philippe Douillet, May 20--26, Orlando, present paper, Evaluation of chemicals for surface­disinfection ofred drum (S. ocellatus) at World Aquaculture Association conference. +Rick Tinnin, May 20--21, Beeville, to present Project Ocean at ~.A. Hall Elementary. ·+Scott Holt, Kathy Binney, Cameron Pratt, May 19--21, Port Mansfield; ichthyoplankton collections/brown tide field work. +Cecilia Riley, May 18--19, Baton Rouge, larval fish identification work .at Louisiana Sta~ University. +Ron Benner, Dean Pakulski, May 16--27, Bermuda, participate in NSF sponsored cruise for measurement of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in seawater. +Ned Smith, Terry Whitledge, David Shorman, Dean Pakulski, Richard Bartlett, Rainer Amon, May 13--21, LUMCON, Cocodrie, Louisiana, participate in NECOP cruise. +Peter Thomas, May 11--13, Los Angeles, conduct pilot studies on NOAA project. +Tony Amos, May 7--10, Annapolis, attend National Research Council Committee meeting on shipboard. WMte. . ~·4 l_ +Robert S. Jones, Scott Holt, Connie Arnold, May 6, Palacios, participate in site review of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries R~search Station. · · +Ed Buskey, Susan Brown, April 30--May '11, . Galveston, participate· in cruise on RIV GYRE as supplemental study to LATEX. · +Richard Scalan, Patrick Parker, Beth Trust, April 30-~May 2,· Beaumont, attend Southern Regional Geochemistry meeting. Publications in Scientific Journals: 828. BUSKEY, E.J., S. STROM and C. COULTER. (in press). Bioluminescence of heterotrophic dinoflagellates .from Texas CoMtal waters. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 831. BUSKEY, E.J. (in press). Epipelagic planktonic bioluminescence in the marginal ice zone of the Greenland Sea. Marine Biology. 832. DUNTON, K.D. (in press). Arctic Biogeography: The paradox of the Marine Benthic Fauna and Flora. Trends Ecol. Evol. 833. BUSKEY, E.J., S. STROM, and C. COULTER. (in press). Locomotory patterns of microzooplankton: potential effects on food selectivity of larval fish. Bull. ofMar. Sci. 834. MONTAGNA, P.A. and R.D. KALKE. (in press). The Effect of Freshwater Inflow on Meiofaunal and Macrofaunal Populations in the Guadalupe and Nueces Estuaries, Texas. Estuaries. Miscellaneous Publications: 92-001 SUTI'LE, C.A. (in press). Enumeration and isolation ofviruses. In: Current Methods & Aquatic Microbial Ecology, P.F. Kemp, F.B. Sherr) E.B. Sherr, J.J. Cole (ed.), Lewis Publishers. 92-002 BENNER, R. (in press). Radiotracer approaches for the study of plant polymer biodegradation. In: Current Methods in Aquatic Microbial Ecology, P.F. Kemp, B.F. Sherr, E.B. Sherr, J.J. Cole (eds.), Lewis Publishers. 92-003 SUTILE, C.A., F. CHEN, and A. CHAN. (in press). Marine Viruses: Decay rates, diversity and ecological implications. In: Short Communications of the Invited Lectures. International Marine Biotechnology Conference "IMBC-91". Developments in Microbiology Series, C.C. Nash II (ed.), W. Brown Co. 92-004 ~USKEY, E.J. and D.A. STOCKWELL. (in press). Effects of a persistent "brown tide" on zooplankton populations in the Laguna Madre of S. Texas. In: Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms, T.J. Smayda and Y. Shimizu (eds.), Elsevier Publishers. 92-005 WHITLEDGE, T.E. (in press). The Nutrient and Hydrographic Conditions Prevailing in Laguna Madre, Texas Before and During a Brown Tide Bloom. In: Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms, T.J. Smayda and Y. Shimizu (eds.), Elsevier Publishers. 92-006 STOCKWELL, D.A., E.J. BUSKEY, and T.E. WHITLEDGE. (in press). Studies on conditions conducive to the development and maintenance ofa persistent "brown tide" inLaguna Ma·dre, Texas. In: Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms, T.J. Smayda and Y. Shim_izu (eds.), Elsevier Publishers. · ··· Theses and Dissertations SAFFORD, SUSAN. Purification and Chemical and Biological Characterization ofProlactin and Somatolactin, and Partial Chemical Characterization of Growth Hormone from two Marine · Teleosts, Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and the Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus). Ph.D. (Zoology) The University of Texas at Austin, Jan. 1992. HOFF, GERALD RAYMOND. Environmental and Biological Factors Affecting Incorporation of Organic and Inorganic constituents into Otoliths of Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus. M.A. (Marine Science) The University of Texas at Austin, April 1992. · ·i-11•~ . FirstSummer Session-~ Wednesday Evenings at 7:00 --MSI Auditorium June 3 Anthony Amos -Mustang Island, Texas: Its Beach, Dunes, Waters, Tides, Storms, Backside, Birds, Trash (and everything). June ·10 Paul Montagna -Benthic Ecology of the Laguna Madre. June 17 Ken Dunton :-Aspects ofGrowth and Photosynthesis in Macrophytes from Light-Limited Environments. June 24 Ron Benner -Composition and Reactivity ofDissolved Organic Matter. July 1 Peter Thomas -Effects of Chemicals on Reproductive Endocrine Function in Atlantic Croaker. Awarded in May 1992 91-35/1 R. Benner: $70,481 (05/01/92-04/30/94), "Dissolved Organic Matter and Heterotrophic Microbial Activity," Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium /Dept of Energy, Subcontract MSI-92-1/Project 6740132 (Yr 1of2). 91-44/1 R. Benner: $29,776 (03/15/92-08/31/93), "Bacterial Carbon Metabolism in the Amazon River," University of Washington/National Science Foundation, Subcontract 519393 (Yr 1of2). 91-60 J.H. Thompson: $66,817 (05/15/92-04/30/93), "Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment," National Science Foundation, OCE-9122951. · 92-06/1 T.E. Whitledge: $45,895 (06/01/92-05/31/93) "Buoyancy and Nutrient Exchange in the Mississippi River Outflow Region," Texas A&M University-Sea Grant College Program/NOAA/NECOP; NA990AA-D-SG689; Ltr Agmt Amend 05/18/92 (conex 90-10). 92-07/1 R. Benner: $55,133 (06/01/92-05/31/93), "Organic Matter Decomposition, Nitrogen Recycling, and Oxygen Depletion in the Mississippi River PlumeJGulf Shelf Region," Texas A&M University-Sea Grant College Program/NOAA/NECOP, NA990AA-D-SG689; Ltr Agmt Amend 05/18/92 (conex 90-11). 92-08 J.H. Thompson: $162,000 (02/15/92-03/31/93), "Ship Operations-RIV Longhorn," National Science Foundation, OCE9207130. 92-11 T.E. Whitledge: $70,000 (02/0l/92?-08/31/92?), "Biological Monitoring ofthe Effects of Diverted Inflow arid Return Flows into Nueces Bay: Phase II," South Texas Water Authority. In Process 5/92. 92-16 A.F. Amos: $2,500 (04/01/92-08/31/92), "Marine Turtles", NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. 40WCNF202493. Library Orientation --is scheduled the week of June 8--12 from 9 to 9:45 each morning. Small groups are preferred (6 to 8). Please sign up in the library for the session you prefer. Classes will be filled on a first-come basis. Discovery Reports --A nearly complete set of the Discovery Reports has been moved from PCL (the main library at Austin) to MSL (Marine Science Library). The Discovery Reports are the reports from the research vessel DISCOVERY on the Antarctic Ocean. Activities for May --The MES program hosted 30 groups for a total of 915 students who participated in cruises aboard the RIVKATY guided by Jeff Heimann and Captain John Turany. Over 1,200 elementary students from two OCEANS WEEK celebrations were visited by MES staff. An additional 16 school groups totalling 1,180 students were toured through the Visitors Center by Linda Fuinian. Three different workshop activities with a total of 101 participants were also hosted. On May 1-3, 55 elementary teachers from across the state enjoyed a weekend full of hands-on classroom activities designed to bring the ocean into the classroom. They also participated in a collecting cruise.aboard the RIV KATY and explored the rock jetty, marshes and mangrove and sea grass habitats of the area on field trips. On May 13-17, 18 Junior College faculty from across the nation participated in a CHAUTAUQUA type short course on "Barrier Island Geology-and Ecology". The workshop was led by Dr. Robert Morton, UTBEG and Rick Tinnin. During the workshop, participants surveyed Mustang and Padre Islands from the Gulfbeach across the vegetated barrier flat and into the bay and lagoon environments behind the islands. Other field trips included the rock jetty, marsh and mudflat and submerged seagrass habitats. On May 30th, MES staffand the RIVKATY participated in a SAMUHMCU Minorities workshop held at the UT-Pan American Coastal Studies Laboratory at South Padre Island. Twenty-eight Junior College faculty and students from El Paso, Laredo, San Antonio and Brownsville participated in a day-long series of presentations by the UT-Pan American biology faculty and in a half day collecting cruise aboard the KATY. Two schools held their OCEANS WEEK celebrations in May. On May 12, Rick Tinnin visited the Flour BluffElementary School's third grade classes and presented information about the marshes and mudflats habitat to over 550 students. On May 21st, Rick went to R.A. Hall Elementary in Beeville to work with over 650 students. The grand 5 total ofstudents, teachers and faculty who participated in MES programs for the month of May was 3,396. •May 1 --Allen HS, 16; Lockhart HS, 25 •May 1-3 --MES Elementary Workshop, 55 teachers eMay 3-4 --Ralls HS, 25 •May 3-6 --Lubbock HS, 28 eMay 4 --Beeville HS, 25 eMay 4-5 --Lee HS, 35 • May 6 --Seguin HS, 50 eMay 7 --River Oakes School, 100 eMay 8 --Marion ISD, 25; Gonzales MS, 25 • May 8-9 --Gonzales MS, 25; Alamo Heights MS, 25; Decatur MS, 25 eMay 10-12 --Mineral Wells HS, 25; Dripping Springs MS, 25 •May 12 --Cedar Valley Jr. College, 25; Taft HS, 25; Flour Bluff 3rd Grade Oceans Week, 550 •May 13 --Mark Twain MS, 35; Jackson MS, 45 eMay 13-17 --Barrier Islands Geology & Ecology, Chautauqua Workshop, Jr. College faculty, 18 •May 17-22 --University of Arkansas & Lamar University, 25 •May 18--Cedar Valley College, 25; Beeville HS, 25 •May 19--Liberty Hill HS, 14; Lamar University, 25 •May 20 --Columbus HS, 25 •May 21 --Eastfield College, 25; Beeville Elementary Oceans Week, 650 •May 22 --Tuloso Midway MS, 50 •May 23 --Faubion Elementary, 25 eMay 26 --MacArthur HS, 25; HOST School, 42 eMay 28-31 --SAMIJHMCU Minority Workshop, 28 Reservations for Educational Tours DATE SCHOOL GRADE NUMBERS May 1 Adams Elementary, San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th Grade . . . . . . . . . 125 May 4 Alice High School, Alice ............................................... 10th Grade . . . . . . . . . 120 May 5 Welder Elementary, Sinton ......................................... 2nd, 3rd Grade ......... 100 May 6 Welder Elementary, Sinton ......................................... 2nd, 3rd Grade . . . . . . . . . 100 May 7 Elderhostel, Port Aransas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult .......... 40 May 7 Eastcliff ISD, Po~land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th Grade .......... 80 May 8 Sam Houston H.S. San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th Grade .......... 40 May 8 Adult Group, Corpus Christi ............................................... Adult .......... 20 May 11 Garcia Elementary, Corpus Christi . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Grade .......... 70 May 12 Adult Group, Corpus Christi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult .......... 20 May 12 Eld~rhostel, Port Aransas ................................................. Adult .......... 40 May 18 Alice High School, Alice ............................................... 10th Grade ......... 120 May 19 R.A. Hall Elementary, Beeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Grade . . . . . . . . . 120 May 20 All Saints M.S., Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th Grade .......... 65 May 20 University of Arkansas, Arkansas ........................................... Adult . . . . . . . . . 20 May 21 Eastfield College, Mesquite ............................................... College . . . . . . . . . 100 Total number of students for the month of May • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1,180 Old Timers Recognized --May 27., an informal get-together was held in the upstairs hallway and certificates presented for service with The University of Texas Marine Science Institute. ·Ten-year certificates were presented to Robert S. Jones and Henrietta Guajardo. Fifteen-year certificates were presented to Hayden B. Abel, Jr., Anthony F. Amos, Lynn M. Amos, and Gloria J. Holt. . And a twenty-year certificate was presented to Donald L. Gibson -(Senior Captain Gibson has been the Captain of the RIV LONGHORN for almost its entire life). Director Jones' ten-year certificate included some time in his early years as a student/employee at MSI. In honor ofthat early period, a video was shown ofthe Helicopter Drop Net Project which Bob led back in the early 60's. "Familiar Faces" --graduate students in the Department of Marine Science who are returning to Port Aransas for the summer after their year in Austin: Susan Brown, Feng Chen, Andrew Czerny, Mike Dibble, David Jirsa, Michael Murphy, Kirsten Poling, Keith Schmidt, Scott Stewart, Greg Street, and Zhong Zhiheng. 6 . ­ ~-~ -­ .... • ''Ne~ Comers"--three new Marine Science graduate students are in Port Aransas for the summer and will be returning to Austin next year: Tony Martin (from University of West Florida), Refik Orhun (from San Diego State University), Jay Peterson (from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jay has been working with Ed Buskey this past year). ''Short Timers" --three graduate students from The University of Texas at Austin are at MSI for the summer: Sina Granmayeh and Todd Minehardt, both from the Energy and Mineral Resources Department, and Michael Wood from Botany. Eleven undergraduates from UT--Austin are attending the summer session: Chung Chen, Eric Curtis, Scott Jones, Graham Kunze, Janie Ramirez, Kelly Rubes, Joseph Strubhar, Roger Tanner, and Stephanie Thomas. Three undergraduates from UT--Arlington are attending: Kent Boles, Amanda Lumsden, and Chris Robertson. Also attending are Scott Burghart, Baylor; Marine Hamm, UT-San Antonio; Carl Antone, Austin Community College; and Kearsie Thomas, SWTSU. ·-·­ New Pier and Pier Laboratory --Plans and specifications were transmitted from Russell-Veteto Engineering, Inc. June 30, and are now in the process of review at MSI and at UT's Architectural and Engineering Services. The time schedule calls for a contract to be entered before the close ofthe fiscal year, August 31. USFWSINFCRC Building --Plans are being prepared by McCord and Lorenz, Inc. for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fisheries Contaminant Research Center, building to be constructed on the MSI property at Port Aransas. The building, of about 4,000 square feet, will contain facilities for Dr. Scott Carr's work in association with Peter Thomas. In addition to laboratory and office space, an eftluent treatment plant will be included. ''Small"Projects- The foundation has been poured for an additional small Toxicology Laboratory adjacent to the existing building in the Pond Area, and of about the same size. Funds are being provided primarily through Peter Thomas' contracts and grants. Our own Physical Plant Crew will do most ofthe construction. A large walk in refrigerator/freezer unit has been obtained·on surplus and is being installed at FAML by the Physical Plant. The "new" refrigerator/freezer will be placed on a ·new concrete foundation and the existing freezer relocated to a new and adjacent concrete foundation. Visitor Center etc. --Several smaller to medium projects were fu~ded under one unit by the Physical Plant. The first item, already completed, was a replacement for the Gardening Green House. Bids are now being taken for the remainder of the work which includes replacement of th~ rusting metal facade (with masonry) at the Visitor Center, a new boiler for the Administration Building, and modifications to the · mechanical spaces at the Laboratory Building (providing new entrance of outside air to the air handlers together with better provision for maintenance and lubrication of the movable vanes). Wilson Property --Plans and specifications have been prepared and bids will soon be taken to provide new roofs at all the Wilson Buildings (Wilson Apartments A, B, & C and Wilson Cottages 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5). The old shingles will be removed, trusses reinforced, plywood decking applied, and new asphalt/composition roof shingles installed. · · Future Projects --Approvals for work next fiscal year have been obtained for two long needed . rehabilitation projects: reroofing of the Administration Building and repairs and overlays of roads and parking lots. . \, June 8, Monday ...................................... grilled chicken, broccoli, steamed rice June 9, Tuesday ................... roast beef with brown gravy, au-gratin potatoes, golden corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canadian ham, sweet potatoes, green beans June 10, Wednesday June 11, Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enchiladas, spanish rice, pinto beans, flour tortillas June 12, Friday . : ................................. deviled crab, corn on the -cob, black beans June 13, Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grilled chicken on a bun, french fries June 15, Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fried chicken w/cream gravy,_ french fries, zucchini June 16, Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . corned beef and cabbage, blackeyed peas June 17, Wednesday .........................·. . . . . . . brisket, potato salad, ranch style beans June 18, Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . came guisada, spanish rice, beans a la charra June 19; Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pork chops, snowflake potatoes, squash June 20, Saturday ............................................. cheeseburger, french fries Lazarette Gazette will be published every two weeks--often enough, I hope, for the news to be reasonably fresh; but not so often that the chore is excessive. My thanks to Linda Yates for designing the masthead and Lynn Amos for helping with the layout and to all who contributed information or stories for this first edition: Terry Whitledge, Ken Dunton, Tony Amos, Rick Tinnin, Linda Fuiman, Ruth Grundy, Kathy Quade, Toni Martinez, Patty Baker, Lynn Amos, and JoAnn Page. My first choice for the newsletter's name was the one Curtis and Amy used in their short lived informal newsletter--Egabrag Woes (Scow Garbage spelled backwards), however it turned out that the copyright fee was too high (actually Curtis volunteered it for free). Having published our cafeteria menu for some years under the. heading, Gastronomic Gazette, I liked the word Gazette. Combining that with Lazarette (a storeroom aboard ship) sounds nice and gives me a chance to exhibit my nautical erudition. This first edition contains news for all of May; future editions will, of course, have the news for only two weeks. News and suggestions for the Lazarette Gazette are welcomed. Now that we are caught up with the backlog of news and business, we may go into a little more depth on some items and have some short biographies. John Thompson 8