Sarasota Shell Show is going on now, open Saturday and Sunday 10-5. Ya'll
come. This is an especially good collection of exhibits and judging was
hard.

Major judging results:

Dupont Trophy - Trochacea, Helen Kwiat
COA - Muricidae - Martin Tremor
Best small exhibit - Money Cowries, Helen Kwiat
Sarasota Members trophy - Chitons, Peggy Williams
Hertweck trophy for best fossil exhibit - APAC shells, Jim & Carolyn VunKannon
Best self collected exhibit trophy - Dredged Gulf of Mexico, Emilie Sower &
Blake Banks
Most Beautiful Exhibit - Muricidae, Martin Tremor
Shell of Show - Calliostoma maui, Helen Kwiat
Self Collected Shell of Show - Haliotis pourtalesi, Emilie Sower & Blake Banks
Fossil shell of show - Ecphora c___, Dale Stream
Judges merit awards = Green Mussels, Debi Ingrao & Trapped, Peggy Williams
Best of shell art - June Bailey
Best of shell art with shell motif - Helen Kwiat
Judges merit awards for art - Chris Takahashi & Brittany Shanley (9 years old)

Congratulations to all winners and special thanks to all exhibitors - we
couldn't do it without you!

Peggy

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                                  Peggy Williams
                                   Shell Elegant
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                                Tallevast FL 34270
                                   (941) 355-2291
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