Category: Meetings

PAUL CALLOMON TO BE SPEAKER AT FEBRUARY MEETING

At this month’s meeting, Wednesday, February 8, the Broward Shell club will be having a program given by Paul Callomon.  Paul Callomon is Collections Manager in the Department of Malacology at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. He is the author of two books and several papers focusing on the mollusks of Japan, where he lived for many years. His talk recalls collecting trips in various areas of the country, and especially the Amami Islands. This island group is not well known to travelers from outside Japan. Despite a long history of human settlement it still boasts some of the best surviving coral habitats in the northwestern Pacific region and a very rich molluscan fauna.

JANUARY MEETING PROGRAM BY DR. MARVIN GLICKSTEIN

Dr. Marvin Glickstein spent his working career as an engineer at Pratt Whitney where he patented several new cooling concepts for aircraft engines. As a hobby, he started SCUBA diving, when it was in its early stages. He also owned a boat he named the Lucky Stone which is his name Glickstein translated.

From SCUBA, he wanted to try his hand at dredging and with his close friend John Root, fitted his boat and dredged through the waters of the SE coast from Stuart to Key West and some near Ft. Myers, Florida.

Marvin was a prominent member of the Palm Beach County Shell Club, running field trips and holding several positions including President. He was also a founding member of the Palm Beach Aquarium Club.

Marvin has had several of the shells he dredged up named for himself and his wife Pat and also had several of his dredged shells later named as type specimens.
Marvin will talk about his experiences dredging and will describe some of the trials and experiences he had.

2011 HOLIDAY PARTY

Yes, it actually that time of year again. And the date will be our regular December meeting date which is December 14th.  The Fishers will have a sign-up sheet at the November meeting so you can let the committee know which of your delicious recipes you will honor us with.  The club will supply the meat as usual.  Also we will have the fun part – the gift exchange, and details on that will appear in the December issue.  Just remember to keep the cost under $20 and shell and shell related items are what the items should be, although food and wine are acceptable.  This is one the most fun activities the club has all year so do be a part of it!

OCTOBER PROGRAM

The Program Title is “Secrets of the Lake Worth Lagoon“. Carole Marshall has been studying mollusks for 45 years. She has given many shell programs throughout this time to Conchologists of America, American Malacologists Society, Texas and Clearwater  Shellers’ Jamborees and many shell clubs throughout the United States. Most recently she has given this program at the  Green Cay Nature Center and the Pratt Whitney Retirees Group.

As a docent at the John F. Kennedy Cold War Museum on Peanut Island Florida, she spent her spare time combing the beaches and was encouraged to study the Peanut Island Mollusks. She is presently writing a book on the Seashells of Peanut Island.  As another docent, she got to know the rich history of Peanut Island and the Lake Worth Lagoon, along with the flora and fauna and she will share it with you.

Carole is a past president and program chairman of both the Broward Shell Club and the now defunct Palm Beach County Shell Club. She was also president of the Treasure Coast Shell Club. Her most lasting accomplishment was testifying before the Fish and Wildlife Conservation department at many committee hearings.  There was a movement to abolish shell collecting in Manatee County and through her efforts she rallied several other shell clubs to testify on behalf of shell collecting. Shelling is still allowed in that county. She also testified on behalf of shell collectors during the NOAA hearings during the Florida Keys Sanctuary hearings traveling to Silver Springs Maryland and Marathon, Florida to testify.

BROWARD SHELL CLUB MINUTES APRIL 13, 2011

Elections were held and those chosen by the nominating committee were approved by the members attending the general meeting.

Members elected were:
President:  Linda Sunderland
Vice-President:  Sonny Ogden
Treasurer:  Ike Alvo
Recording Sec.:  Elaine Alvo
Corresponding Sec.: Carolyn Harvey
COMMITTEES:
Auction:  Bob Pace 
Membership: Heather Strawbridge
Membership Assistant.: Joy Stafford
Holiday Party: Carolyn Harvey & Toni Fisher
Hospitality: Doug & Toni Fisher
Library: Juan Marrero
Newsletter:  Richard Sedlak Newsletter Assistant: Richard Kent
Programs: Tom Ball
Raffle table: Richard Sedlak
Shell Show: Nancy Galdo
Shell Show Assistant:  Alice Pace
Web Page:  Richard Kent
Photographer & Club Historian: Violet Maas / Assistant: Kevan Sunderland
The COA Liaison, Custodian, Educational, Fieldtrips and Scholarship positions are being covered by the Board in general.

Unfortunately Violet is still ill.  We all hope for a full recovery soon. Attendance was really good.  Long time members showed up as well as new and newer members.  Heather mentioned Linda Ebeling and Sue and Ted (and others I can’t remember) as well as the 2 ladies I talked to quite a bit so you can see I am not good at names!   We are planning a bus trip to Sanibel Island to visit the Shell Museum and go to the beach.  Richard will drive.    Our speaker, Bob Janowsky gave a very well received presentation.  Many questions were asked and answered.  Everyone had good things to say about Bob.  We had over 50 members in attendance. The raffle table took in $50.00.  Thank you all.
Elaine Alvo    Recording Sec.

March 2011 Meeting

THE ANNUAL BROWARD SHELL CLUB AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011

At the Pompano Beach / Emma Lou Olson Civic Center
1801 NE 6th Street, Pompano Beach
Preview at 6:30 PM – Auction commences at 7:00 PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert  Pace (305) 386-3442 or Richard Sedlak (954) 296-5633

Auction items will include shells (common to rare), shell and nautical related gifts, books, jewelry, restaurant certificates and many other items….

Proceeds from the auction support the club’s educational scholarships.

Please note that this takes the place of the regular club activities for that evening.  In other words, the Library, Raffle Table and Sand Flea Market will not be operating, but refreshments will be served.

BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, CO-WORKERS AND ANYONE ELSE YOU CAN THINK OF, ALONG WITH CASH OR YOUR CHECKBOOK.  IT WILL BE A FUN EVENING AND A GREAT WAY TO INCREASE YOUR COLLECTION!


February 2011 Meeting

The date for this month’s meeting is Wednesday, February 9th.  Doors open at 6:30 PM when the Library, Sand Flea Market and Raffle Table “open” for business.  The main program commences at 7:30.  For all you new members the meeting is held at the Civic Center, the same location as the Shell Show. Our presenter for this month’s program will be Peggy Williams, a guide for nine to ten shell collecting trips per year (see http://www.shelltrips.com).  Her program will be on traveling/shelling in Belize, showing the beauty of the locale, the Mayan pyramids, the rain forest, and the many interesting and exciting shells found there during her shelling trips. Here is how she describes Ambergris Cay, Belize: Picture an island town where you can stand on the main street (of four) and see the Caribbean in front of you and a sparkling blue bay behind. Few vehicles drive the sandy streets, but friendly people greet you in English as you visit modest gift shops or tiny street-corner stores. Daily boat rides bring you to brilliant coral reefs and grass flats where Conchs, Helmet Shells and Chanks grow to impressive size. You picnic on a remote beach on fresh fruit and fish baked over a fire while you snorkel for a variety of reef shells. Come see for yourself the beauty and allure of Belize!

UpcomingPrograms:
March 9:  Shell Auction  –   April 13:   Bob Janowsky…”Shells: Rare, Medium & Well Done”.

 

January 2011 Program

This month Tom Ball will do a presentation on buying shells on eBay. He will show how to do searches in eBay, what shells are available, how to bid on them, how to send yourself email alerts when your favorite shell is listed, and other tips and tools to help you make your eBay shell buying experience safer, more efficient and more enjoyable.

Doors open at 6:30 PM with the main program commencing by 7:30.

Many thanks to Linda and Kevan Sunderland for their November presentation on “Life in the Everglades”. With the beautiful photography of our local flora and fauna, your great program was enjoyed immensely by all who attended. I am still getting positive feedback from members I talk to. Kudos to you (and again, thanks from me)!
Next month: Peggy Williams (www.shelltrips.com) will be here.

It’s Shell Show time!!!

46th Annual BROWARD SHELL SHOW January 22-23, 2011, Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 NE 6th St, Pompano Beach, 33061, Hours: Saturday, 1/22/11 10am – 6pm, Sunday, 1/23/11 10am – 4pm. Admission and parking are free.

Exhibitor entries have been submitted and Dealers are finalized. Our Warehouse has been cleaned and arranged to allow for easy Shell Show setup. So many club members have contributed in so many ways this year. It’s been an incredible group effort and the Shell Show committee can’t thank you all enough for the role you have played in assisting to make the 2011 Broward Shell Show the best that it can be!!!!!

If you have shells or shell-related items to donate to the show, please bring them with you to the meeting! Our “Basket of Shells” raffle is shaping up to be pretty interesting and we are still accepting shell donations of specimen shells valued starting at $5.

Richard Sedlak is in charge of the setup committee. The committee will meet at the warehouse at 10am on Thursday, January 20th, to load cars and trucks with shells, supplies and props, take everything to the Civic Center and assemble the wall boards for our artistic displays. If you have a couple of hours to help, we would appreciate your assistance. Additionally, if you’d like to help me with table and show set, meet me at the Civic Center on Thursday at about 12pm.  Please call either Richard or Nancy to confirm if you plan on joining us for setup.

The Judges Dinner: Friday, January 21st at Galuppi’s, 1103 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, Florida, 33062. If you forgot to turn in your reservation form, it might not be too late to attend. Please call Nancy Galdo to confirm.  Award and trophy winners will be announced at the Judges’ Dinner! The program will be presented by Shell Show Judge Bill Lyons.

Please watch for the feature article in the Pompano Pelican January 5th issue. We will also run an advertisement in the Pelican January 12th issue.

We sincerely hope you will all join us at the show to enjoy the exhibits and dealers. If you have time to spend a few hours assisting at the show, your assistance will be greatly appreciated!!! For more information, to donate shells or volunteer to help with the show, please call Nancy Galdo, Shell Show Chair, 305-467-4412 or write: nancygaldo@gmail.com.

BIG THANKS AGAIN TO THE BEST SHELL SHOW TEAM EVER!!!

HOLIDAY PARTY …ONE OF THE BEST EVER!

With over 50 members and guests in attendance we can certainly congratulate Carolyn Harvey and Toni Fisher for a job very well done in organizing the 2010 Holiday Party.  I can’t remember when we last had so many in attendance.  As usual the food array …and quantity, was outstanding! We enjoyed visiting with some members we don’t get to see as often as we would like such as Connie,  Matthew and Madison Davis for instance.   The gift exchange was done differently this year due to the time restraints.  Everyone who brought an (unwrapped) gift, presented what they had to the group and anyone who wanted to trade what they had brought could do so.  It actually want quite well, and still had some of the “drama” of the Chinese auction style we used to do.  It was actually an evening that many did not want to see end.  Nice…..!