A tip of the hat to Sherry Watkins, City of Clearwater's "Employee of the Month" for November, and the city's Webcam Installation Team composed of Gene Nyland, Dave Laarsch, Tom Arruda, John Rist, Derek Ferguson and Howard McChesney, who received the November/December 2006 Team Award ... Applause, please, for Amanda Panty, recipient of the Wendy's High School Heisman Award for the state of Florida. Amanda is a student at Indian Rocks Christian School in Largo ... Bob and Janet Ferguson recently spent two weeks in Spain and Portugal ... Bob and Peggy Coffey headed to New Mexico for their recent vacation ... Congratulations to the following couples celebrating anniversaries this week: Jean and Joe Gill, Lyle and Nan Smith (November 22); Ernie and Barbara Brown (Nov. 23); Curt and Mary Neel (Nov. 24); Jim and Beth Hunter (Nov. 25) ... Congrats are also in order for Greg and Dianna Hatch, who recently marked their 7th anniversary ... "Happy Birthday" wishes go out on Thanksgiving Day to Alice Murphy, Glenn Brummer, Erin Kelly, John Gundel, Dan Bair, McCauley Bair, Helen Miller and Buzz Arnold ... Bring out the cake and ice cream on Friday for Sherrill Roberson, Cis Dalton, Francis Oulton, Jo Austin, Kate Myers, Anna Wiand, Bill Bennett and Finley Riordon ... Among those turning a year older on Saturday are Judy Stevenson, Ray Forbes, Christina Rohloff, Susan Fraley, Harriet McKay, Ken Giesow, Helen Baker and Jennifer Anastasia ... Be sure to wish Anne Fogarty, Sue Ficken, Lauren Ellingham, Corey Bair and Priscilla Mitton all the best on their special day, Sunday ... Monday brings the 27th day of the month and the birthdays of Joyce Frey, Austin Parsons, Joe Britt, Carey deMoustes, Shelly Harn and George Nelson ... What do Libby Fisher, Patricia Ellingham and Henrietta Hardy have in common? All have birthdays on Tuesday ... The birthdays of Jean Arnold and Donald Pratt are coming up on Wednesday ... Just learned Valerie Wade, Don Drummond, Carolyn Ellis, Cheryl Isler, Albert Welsh, Ruth Thomson, David Pelham and Kathy Larue turned a year older in recent weeks ... According to the October 2006 issue of Glamour magazine, the average woman owns 30 pairs of shoes ... Have a good week, everyone.
