Congratulations to Bob and Tammy Ridge on the birth of their daughter, Sophia ... Congrats are also in order for newlyweds Rich and Deborah Nida ... Best wishes to the following couples celebrating wedding anniversaries: Larry and Mary Byrd (Sept. 21); Earl and Marie Berry, Todd and Krista Hinrichs, Jim and Jan Watrous (Sept. 24); William and Helen Smoot, Jeff and Billie Jean Sachs, Rodney and Edna Chase (September 26). It's anniversary #32 for the Byrds ... Lois Raber is wished all the best as she leaves this area for her new home in Indiana ... Friends of Bea Morgan want her to know they are thinking of her and wishing her a speedy recovery ... "Happy Birthday" wishes go out today, September 21, to Lucile Casey, Ruth Bishop, Peggy George, Harold Struckman, Jessica Jones, Stuart Ford, Joshua Liesar, Kurt Erickson, Christina Moore, Pam Gullifer, Arthur Nethercoat and Laurie Hannum ... Did you know Carol Mader, Dotsie Dauble, Ron Marston, Mindy Crawford, Barbara Pasquarella, Sarah Freeman, Charles Bell, Constance Davis, Andrew Lunder and Brandon May turn a year older tomorrow? ... McKenna Ott, Phyllis Libby, Mary Cummings, Mary Johnson, Helen Vincent, Dennis Meno, Sandy Erikson, Juanita Smale, William Crawford and Jean Kelley have birthdays coming up on Saturday ... Helen Wiley, Flo Breinig, Carolyn Phillips, Christine Bloomer, Mary Ann Raines, Jean Halo, Benjamin Goldsmith, Lillian Jones, Raymond Schwenke, Barbara Davis, Melissa Jackson and Jean Denny will be celebrating their special day on Sunday ... Monday brings the 25th day of the month and the birthdays of Kay Graham, Lori Poppler, Angela Duncan, Doris O'Brien, Margaret Kirk, Nicki Hannum, Burt Wiand, Julie Lewis and Alan Frazer ... Bring out the cake and ice cream on Tuesday for Kristin Parker, Evelyn Phillips, Deborah Stone, John Rowley, Joshua Brandt, Tommy Davis, Ann Gerges and Chris Rose ... Be sure to extend all best birthday wishes on Wednesday to Julie Ann Warkenthien, Gus Richardson, Nikki Johnson, Jennifer Harry, Larry Dimmitt, Rich Nida, Cade Massotto, Beverly Stewart and Jerry Center ... A belated "Happy Birthday" to Anita Munson, whose special day was September 15 ... Just learned the birthdays of Virginia McCaffrey, Diane Grassberger and Judy Hopkins have also come and gone ... Rich Tobin says a chess player makes an ideal tenant because he seldom moves ... Have a wonderful week, everyone.