Shelling Friends,

The award winners for the Astronaut Trail Shell Festival Show, Jan 15-16,
2011 are:

Conchologists of America (COA) and the Astronaut Trail Shell Club R. Tucker
Abbott Award: Gene Everson. Shells of the New Millennium
DuPont Award: J. R. Shaffer. Liguus of Southern Florida
Masters Award: James Cordy.  Shells of Eleuthera
Junior Exhibit Scientific Award: Melissa Linn. Junonia Treasure of Honeymoon
Island
Shell of the Show: J. R. Shaffer.  Sinistral Liguus fasciatus (Liguus
fasciatus 'floridanus')
Worldwide Self Collected Shell of the Show: Gene Everson. Hyotissa hyotis
(L, 1758)
Florida Self Collected Shell of the Show: Earl and Carolyn Petrikin.
Mercenaria campechensis (Gmelin,1791)
The Astronaut Trail Shell Club Premium Arts and Craft Trophy: Wendy
Marshall.  Song of the Sea. Sailor's Valentine
The Astronaut Trail Shell Club Arts and Crafts Trophy: Ed Phelps.  Shell
lamp
The Astronaut Trail Shell Club Collectible or Antique Trophy: Margaret
Goembel. Framed Mother of Pearl Items.

Category Winners:
One Minor Family: First: Pat Linn: Xenophoridae.  Second: Norman Terry: The
Family Ovulidae: It's a Small, Small World.
One Species: First: Sheila Nugent. Nucella lapillus (L, 1758).  Second:
Mazatlanica consentina (Philippi, 1836)
One Locality: First: B. J. Shouppe.  Unusual Pearl Oyster in the Western
Atlantic.
Self Collected Single Specimen: First: Gene Everson.  Conus crocatus
Lamarck, 1810. Second: Oliva sayana citrina C.W. Johnson, 1911.  Third:
James Cordy. Muricopsis zylmanae Petuch, 1973
Single Specimen- Any Manner: First: Gene Everson: Kanamarua hyathinthus
Skikama, 1973.  Second: James Cordy: Nodipectecten magnificus (Sowerby,
1835)
Educational Exhibit: First: Chris Stalder: Shell Colors: A Natural Rainbow
Self Collected: First: Gene Everson: Sea Shells of the New Millennium.
Second: Earl and Carolyn Petrikin: Self Collected Treasures.  Third: Charles
Barr. Nucella emarginata (Deshayes, 1839)
Junior Exhibit: First: Melissa Linn, Junonia Treasure of Honeymoon Island
Land and/or Fresh Water Shells: First: J.R. Shaffer. Liguus of Southern
Florida
Six Foot Shorty: First. Charles and Kristine Barr. Phyllonutus pomum (Gmelin
1791)
Shoreline: First: Charles and Kristine Barr. Oliva sayana (Ravenel, 1834)
Masters: James Cordy. Shells of Eleuthera

Shell Arts and Crafts:
Ultimate: Wendy Marshall.  Astronaut Trail Shell Club Premium Arts and
Crafts Trophy
Pictures (Paintings, sketches of mollusks, or sea life: First: Debbie
Freeman.  Second: Charles Barr (Undulations). Third: Charles and Kristine
Barr (Tapa)
Shell Mirrors: First: Wendy Marshall.  Second: Charles Barr. Third: Roger
and Carolyn Bailey.
Floral Arrangement: First: Charles Barr
Decorative Arrangements/Centerpieces, Wreaths, Etc: First: Pat Linn. Second:
Josy Wiener.  Second: Chris Stalder.  Third: Chris Stalder.
Holiday Motif: First: Margaret Goembel
Shell Trays and Boxes: First: Roger and Carolyn Bailey.  Second: Marilyn
Goembel.
Sailor's Valentines- Single.  First: Wendy Marshall.  Second: Gerda Reid.
Novelties: First: Josy Wiener.
Needlework: First: Linda Koestel.
Miscellaneous (work of exhibitor): First: Ed Phelps
Photography: First: Sheila Nugent.
Collectible and Antiques: First; Margaret Goembel.
Jewelry and Personal Accessories: First: Margaret Goembel
Ceramics/China/Glass: First: Margaret Goembel
Miscellaneous (not work of exhibitor: First: Charles Barr.  First: Lu An
Lorenson.  Third: Wendy Marshall.

Thank you to all the exhibitors, the members of the Astronaut Trail Shell
Club and workers at the show, our tremendous dealers, the judges, and all
the attendees of the show.

See you at the COA convention here in Port Canaveral, Florida, July 13-17,
2011.

Alan Gettleman
Merritt Island, Florida

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