A tip of the hat to Georgina Ata, City of Clearwater's "Employee of the Month" for December ... Congratulations to the following couples celebrating wedding anniversaries: Donald and Patricia Rath ((Dec. 18), James and Tahlea Brady (Dec. 19) ... "Happy Birthday" wishes are in order today, December 14, for Matile Hendry, Gladys Webster, Brett Lea, Linda Butler, Valerie Stewart, Shirley Brooks, Gilbert Jones and Don Miller ... Bring out the cake and ice cream tomorrow for William Thompkins, Jr., Sherry Daniels, Anne Parsons, Carl Knowlton, Lois Hager, Jackie Labounty, Debbie Taylor, Brianna Smyth and Harriette Barber. William will have 10 candles on his cake this year ... Saturday brings the birthdays of Freda Collett, Pam Lofton, Brady Byers, Kayla Champion, Charles Gaudreau, Ida Fritz, Stephen Ladd, Sandy Hammond, Bonnie Thomas and Cindy Jones ... Did you know Gloria Helms, Thelma Powell, Gladys Spillett, Wayne Cox, Jeremy Taylor, Emily Huntley, Joan Prewitt, Frances Lever, Tyler List and Shannon Meyers turn a year older on Sunday? ... Natalie Booth has a birthday coming up on Monday ... Nancy Nowak, Kathleen Johansen, Melinda Bailey, Michelle Walsh, Garie Glaze and Valerie Ward are among those who will be celebrating birthdays on Tuesday ... You still have time to get cards in the mail to Ashley Campbell, Pat Duffy, Kitty Gonyea, Dennis Blair, Greg Legas, Brent Harrison and Jodie Kowalski. Wednesday is their special day ... Just heard the following persons had birthdays not long ago: Linda Diamond, Dorie Sampson, Kelly Makal, Betty Arvanitis, Jeanette Renfrow and Ruth Orban ... It was the late Bob Hope who said, "You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake" ... Happy Holidays, everyone!
"Happy Birthday" to William Thompkins, Jr.