Hats off to Patricia Pride, who was recently named City of Clearwater's "Employee of the Month" for January. Patricia works in the Marine Department. A tip of the hat goes to the Recycling Emergency Team, which received the city's Team Award for January/February ... Congratulations to the following couples celebrating wedding anniversaries: Chris and Mary Vaughan (Jan. 19); David and Sue Jonnati (Jan. 21); Timothy and Janene McKenney (Jan. 22); Clark and Ann Marie Lea (Jan. 23). The Vaughans and McKenneys will be marking anniversaries #6 and #13, respectively. It's anniversary #8 for the Leas ... Belated anniversary congrats are in order for Frank and Lois Christie. Their special day was January 15 ... Did you know today is Dorothy Dennis' birthday? Others who share her January 18 birthdate are Maxine Bright, Joanne Speed, Cheri Crutchfield, Caroline Green, Thelma Parker, Audrey Bott, Daisy Pierce, Margaret Simpson, Timothy Magidson, Penny Crossett, Myles Malone and Nicholas King ... Hope you remembered the birthdays of Courtney Howdeshell, Kathy Schultz and Melissa Berg on Tuesday ... Bring out the cake and ice cream tomorrow for Harriet Knight, Regine Good, Mary Bartholomew, Karen Small and Macy Marshburn ... Friends and relatives will be singing "Happy Birthday" on Saturday to Ashley Holder, Janet Timms, Connie Haines, Delores Nichelson, Lindsey Settlemire, Dalton Settlemire, Nancy Currey, Shpresa Idrizi, Jamie Neary, Laurie Anderson, Betty DeHart, Bill Jahnes and Georgia Jensen ... Among those turning a year older on Sunday are Caitlyn Emery, Lisa Johnson, Lucille Carter, Lauren Braciak, Steve Whitaker, Jamie Poppler, Bruce Crevasse and Robert Hoffman ... The birthdays of Marjorie Copening, Metat Idrizi, JoAnn Jones, Helen Whyte, Dave Pasquarella, John Brockman and Greg Long are coming up on Monday ... Margaretta Short, Patty Watson, Grayce Hixon, Betty Smith, Peter Nystrom, Pat McNab, Bob Constant, Ida Mae Keith and Norma Fraser are entitled to have their cake and eat it, too, on Tuesday ... You still have time to get birthday cards in the mail to Frieda Wilson, Helen Cullom, Jane Harrington, Marie Berry, Anne Metz, Dorothy Smith, Rachel Emerick, Patsi Wickman, David Walthall, Genevieve Dimmitt, Dan Ryder and Bob Crossett. Wednesday is their special day ... A little bird told us the birthdays of Mary Edwards, Marian Inglis, Joy Ostrander, Hudson Rowan, Mary Kathryn Florie, Sandy Brant, Suzanne Plemmons, Debra Mackay, Stacy Crevasse, Anita Carroll, Bob Garrett, Jane Schafer, Martha Hunt, Lanie Schmitt and Tish Ordway have recently come and gone ... Reader Vera Bouchard says it's surprising how many people her age are a lot older than she is ... Have a great week, everyone.