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Couple celebrates 60 years together

By NOVA BEALL
Published January 7, 2007

Irma and Norman Brasseur of Clearwater celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at a local restaurant. They were married Oct. 19, 1946, in South Bend, Ind., and came here in 1984.

Norman Brasseur had retired as police chief and postmaster in New Carlisle, Ind., and formerly was an FBI and CIA agent.

Irma Brasseur retired as a secretary and had worked for Paul M. Butler, attorney for Mercedes Benz Co., and the Bendix Corporation, both in South Bend.

The Brasseurs have four children, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

They are members of All Saints Catholic Church in Clearwater, the Newcomers Club, the Elks and American Legion.

Irma and Norman enjoy traveling, visiting with family and friends, and watching sports, particularly Notre Dame and the University of Florida.

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Cynthia E. Gordeau, city clerk/legislative liason for the city of Clearwater, has achieved the designation of Master Municipal Clerk from the Master Municipal Clerk Academy of the International Academy for Municipal Clerks.

Gordeau, a 28-year employee of the city, was named the 2005 Clerk of the Year by the Florida League of Cities. She has served as secretary, treasurer, vice president and president of the Pinellas County Municipal Clerks Association, and is the Central West Director of the Florida Association of City Clerks Inc. She has been a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks since 1981.

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Clearwater's Main Street Joint Venture, an ad hoc partnership of volunteers, local businesses and stakeholders who support Clearwater's Main Street Community designation, received four awards in Fort Pierce at the annual Florida Main Street Conference awards dinner on Nov. 2. The Outstanding Image Campaign or Promotional Material Honor Award was received for the Cleveland Street Construction Tool Kit, a binder produced to assist businesses affected by the downtown streetscape construction. The group garnered three merit awards: Outstanding Local Florida Main Street Program Supporter for its partnership with Clearwater Community Volunteers, Outstanding Special Event for the Spring Pet Fair and Outstanding Retail Sales Event for the Luck o' the Irish sales campaign, a St. Patrick's Day-themed promotion.

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The City of Clearwater Public Utilities Department's Water Division is one of seven public drinking water utilities honored with the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies' AMWA Gold Award, recognizing accomplishments in applying competitive business strategies to meet the expectations of drinking water consumers and municipal leaders.

"I am proud of the effort put forth by our employees to meet the expectations of our drinking water customers," said Glenn Daniel, Clearwater water superintendent. "We place a high priority on managing our water resources efficiently."

Clearwater recently built a 3-million gallon per day reverse osmosis water treatment plant and rehabilitated numerous groundwater production wells. The city continues expansion of its reclaimed water system for alternative irrigation sources and replacement of undersized and old water transmission mains to improve service to its customers.

For information or an anniversary form, call (727) 445-4221. To submit an item to Good for You, write to Nova Beall, 710 Court St., Clearwater, FL 33756. Fax forms to (717) 441-4119, or e-mail sbeall@sptimes.com.

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