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by Sandy Fahy

Photo by SANDI FAHY
PEOPLE AROUND TOWN: Meet Alice McDonough, who was caught on camera at the recent Festival of Trees at the Harborview Center in Clearwater. Alice has volunteered her services at the annual event for the past 19 years.

A tip of the hat to C.R. Collins, who made a hole-in-one while playing the course at Clearwater Country Club not long ago. It was Collins' second hole-in-one on Hole #7! Speaking of Clearwater Country Club, J.C. Imfeld is the new president of the board of directors. Other officers are Robert Coffey, vice president; Helen DiGesare, secretary; and Ted Kostanski, treasurer. Directors are Chris Bartkus, Bill Collins, Sandra Pisano, Cathy Saenz and Walter Staats ... Members of Eta Sigma Eta Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega celebrated the holidays with a party at the home of Sharon Hill in Clearwater ... The 34th annual International Miniature Art Show will open at the Dunedin Fine Art Center on January 18 at 1 p.m. Over 800 works of fine art from around the world will be featured ... Congratulations and best wishes to Walter and Helen DellaPenna on their upcoming wedding anniversary. January 20 is their special day. Belated anniversary congrats go to Tim and Pat Holly (January 12) and Bud and Charlotte Walker (January 5) ... Kathy Owens, Mark Campbell, Carol James, Steve Elliott and Gerald Mead are among those celebrating birthdays today, January 15 ... Hope you remembered the birthdays of Betty Shamas and Kelly Repetosky yesterday and those of Marisa Johnson, Scott Brady, Chelsea Williams, Lois Atkins, Indra Eldrige, Andrea Higgins and Camille Knight earlier this week ... Bring out the cake and ice cream tomorrow for Sylvia Walbolt, Jennifer McCarthy, Elisabeth Lawson, Peggy Jones, Roberta Poellein, Susan Sisson and Connie Van Wyk ... Friends and relatives will be singing "Happy Birthday" on Saturday to Barbara Borham, Ginny Rowell, Shirley Wilder, Gloria Nims, Randy Ramsey, Barbara Fricke, Beth Nelson, Donald Lomas, Jr., Deb Vermeer and Bob Owens ... Be sure to wish Dottie Dennis, Peggy Crossett, Leanne Mallory, Audrey Bott, Leah Dion and Carol Green all the best on their special day, which is Sunday ... The birthdays of Amanda Kellogg, Scott Kellogg, Macy Marshburn, Alice Morini, Flo Schaffer and Jeff Bunting are coming up on Monday ... Did you know Delores Nichelson, Alex Ramsey, Georgia Jensen, Tom Amundrud, Laurie Anderson and Betty DeHart turn a year older on Tuesday? ... You still have time to get cards in the mail by Wednesday to Judy Koontz, Oriana Beard, Jill Augustine, Lucy Carter and Miah Gross ... All best wishes to Anita Angelica, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday. A little bird told us that Elizabeth Turner, Maggie Burnsed, Patty Blair, Pat Speer, Earle Sebring, Sarah Howlett, Suzanne Plemmons, Yvonne Cherry, Fay Nielsen, Doris Brady, Cody Carson, Nancy Dolson, Tisha Ordway, Spencer Briggs, Bill Hough, Christina Brick, Jacob Riggs and Cassidy Ford also had birthdays earlier this month ... Lisa Cook says a happy family is like a baseball team--with Mom pitching, Dad catching, the kids fielding and everyone taking a turn at bat ... Have a great week, everyone.

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