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Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:41:05 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Tim Hager <thager6164

Pete fails to mention that it is still under debate which one of us is the wacko.  

However,  I wanted to put a plug info the mentoring program also.  I encourage all observers to become a mentor if you are asked.  Heck, volunteer.  Don't think that you don't have enough experience or time or whatever.  If you've been sucessful in finding variable star fields and submitting observations for a few months, you're qualified.  It was a very rewarding experience for me and I think you will find it to be also.

Oh, and a big "standing o" for Dan Kaiser from me also.  He has probably helped and inspired me and many others more than he'll ever know.

...Tim Hager (HTY)
"a real wacko from Conn."

>From: Pete1199
>Sent: Mar 17, 2006 6:08 AM
>To: mikesimonsen
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>In a message dated 3/17/2006 12:50:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
>mikesimonsen
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>Dan put  me in contact with Peter Guilbaut 
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>Mike is right. Dan is a great guy who went out of his way to see that new  
>observers felt comfortable in the AAVSO. In my case, Dan put me in contact with  
>Tim Hager. Tim is a real wacko from Conn and we are still friends today. I 
>think  we were the first real success of the mentoring program. Although I 
>haven't been  active in the AAVSO in a few years Tim and I still are friends and 
>share a  Klondike now and then.
>All the best to Dan and the AAVSO.
>Pete Guilbault
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