Drew Robert Hermes was born at Phelps County Memorial Hospital in Holdrege, NE, on July 5, 2008 to Ryan and Robyn Hermes.  He weighed in at 7 lbs. and 1 oz. and was 20 1/4 inches long.  His big/little brother, Christopher, and bigger sister and brother, Amanda and Brad Loghry, welcome him home.  Grandparents are Dick and Janet Hermes and great-grandparents are Violet Hilker and LaVerne and Marna Hermes, all of Arapahoe, NE.

Born at 10:21 a.m., Friday, July 4, 2008 in Omaha, NE, a son, Lincoln James Haussler, to Philip and Stacey Haussler.  His big brother is McCoy Thomas Haussler.  Grandparents are Dee and Jerri Haussler of Hastings and Tom and Karen McMahon of West Point, NE.  Lelia Haussler of Arapahoe, NE, and Juleen Reher of Henderson, NE, area great-grandmothers.  Lincoln shares the birthdate of his great-great-grandmother, the late Edith Thomas McCoy, who was born July 4, 1900.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Baxter of Holdrege, NE are proud to announce the birth of their twin daughters born June 3, 2008 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, NE. Carrie-Anne Grace and Jessica Renee McKenzie were born into the family at 11:50 and 11:51 a.m. Carrie-Anne weighed 4 lbs. 13 ozs. and Jessica weighed 5 lbs. 4 ozs. Both babies are doing well and are enjoying being home with Mr. and Mrs. Baxter and big sisters, Tiffany, Kristina and Natasha. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Baxter, Sr. of Arapahoe, NE, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Upton of Beaver Crossing, NE, Mrs. Almetta Schmidt of Holdrege, NE, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmour Jacobson of Kingsburg, CA, Mr. Marvin Lilly of Daniels, WV and Mr. and Mrs. James Fait of Romeoville, IL.

Braden Henry Wilde was born June 5, 2008 in Kansas City to the parents of Derrick and Jeannie Wilde. Braden weighed 7 lbs. 7.7 ozs. and was 19.5 inches long. His grandparents are Brad and Geri Rickert of Kansas City, MO and Dave and Mary Wilde of Westphalia, MO. Great-grandmothers are Anna Wilde of Westphalia, MO and Violet Hilker of Arapahoe, NE.

James “Derek” and Nicole Hinrichs of 16148 Indian Rd., Mound City, MO 64470 are proud parents of a son, James Aaron Hinrichs, born on May 28, 2008 at 7:02 a.m.  He weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs.  Maternal grandparents are Greg and Cheryl Chambers and paternal grandparents are Jim and Gloria Hinrichs and Tim and Tammy Kesemann.  Maternal great-grandmother is Margaret Chambers and paternal great-grandparents are Jim and Judy Hinrichs and Gail and Cheryl Hibler.

George and Gayla Probasco are extremely happy to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Aynslea Aiko-Rae Portz, daughter of August and Erin (Probasco) Portz.  Anyslea was born on May 30, 2008 at 6:45 p.m. at Rose Medical Center in Denver, CO, and weighed 5 lbs. 8 ozs. and was 18 1/2” in length.    Other grandparents are the late Frank and Aiko Portz.  Great-grandparents are Gail and Elsie Probasco of Bartley and Darien and Betty Thomsen of Fairmont.

Kevin and Natalie Mock are the proud parents of a daughter, Lucille Marie.  She was born on April 29, 2008, weighed 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and was 20 inches long.  Her grandparents are Laurel and Elena Telford of Randolph, UT, Kay and Bill Bell of Mt. View, WY, and Eldon and Ann Mock of Holbrook, NE.  Marie Christensen of St. Paul, NE is her great-grandmother.   The family resides at 2109 East Lorita Way in Sandy, UT 84093.

Greg and Jessica (Fuehring) Zoubek would like to announce the arrival of Olivia Grace  Zoubek, 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 inches in length born at 1:04 a.m. on April 27, 2008 at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln.  Proud grandparents are LesLee and the late Leon Robeson of Edison, NE, Steve and Julie Fuehring of Bellevue, NE, and Randy and Shirley Zoubek of Western, NE.  Great-grandparents are Janice and the late Maurice Hughes of Naponee, NE,  Ralph and Eula Mae Best of Oxford and Evelyn and the late Donald Fuehring of Lincoln

Maxwell Lynn McCann was born April 8, 2008 to Matt and Nadia McCann of Lenexa, KS.  He weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and has a big brother, Mitchell, to welcome him home.

Trey and Macy Martin of Omaha are happy to announce the arrival of their baby sister, Kate Ellen, on March 25, 2008.  Kate weighed 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and was 21” long.  Proud parents are Travis and Jodi Martin.   Grandparents of Kate are Vernon and Mary Martin of Arapahoe and Bob and Carol Bayer of Howells.  Great-grandparents are Orlo Bassford of Cambridge and Elsie Bayer of Howells.

Shane and Codina Schutz are proudly announcing the arrival of their twins.  The boys were born February 1, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Hospital.  Parker Henry weighed 7 lbs. 7 ozs. and was 21 inches long.  He was born at 7:07 a.m.  Grady Duane weighed 6 lbs. 8 ozs. and was 20 ¼ inches long.  He was born at 7:08 a.m.  Also welcoming the boys were big brother, Conner, who is 5, grandparents Ron and Katrina Oaklund of Elwood, Karen Schutz of Smithfield and Dave Schutz of Culbertson.  Great grandparents are Colleen Minnick of Red Cloud, Berdina Houlden, Pat Schutz and Walter Weismann all of Elwood.

Born March 14, 2008, a 8 lb. 1 oz. girl, Bailey, to Travis and Lora Bitek of Corvallis, OR.   She is the couple’s first child.  Grandparents are Ted and Julie Baleitrery of Portland, OR.  Hope (Dunn) Lee and the late James Lee are the maternal great-grandparents.  Hope, who lives in Albany, OR, and is the oldest daughter of the late Charles and Faye (McCoy) Dunn, called her cousin, Lelia Haussler, Saturday evening to report the news.

Randy and Jan Peters of Loup City are happy to announce the birth of their first grandchild, a girl Jaymeson Grace, born March 11, 2008 to Nick and Lindsay Gappa of Loup City.  She weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 19 inches long.  Great-grandparents are Ed and Grace Helms of Arapahoe.

Jerrett and Misty (Winters) Smolarkiewics of Hays, Kansas are the proud parents of a baby boy, Ajoni Nehemiah, born December 12, 2007.  He weighed 4 lbs. 11 ozs. and was 19 inches long.Grandparents are Kevin and Nancy Bullis of Elwood, Nebraska and Marian Randall of North Platte, Nebraska and Joe and Lynn Smolarkiewics of Plainwell, Michigan.  Great-grandparents are Mary Hemmingsen of Bertrand, Nebraska, Richard Bullis of Elwood, Nebraska and Sarah Brown of Plainwell, Michigan.

Kolter David  Eidson was born January 7, 2008  at 5:28 a.m. to Jeremy and Julie Eidson of Edison, NE.  He weighed 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 19 inches in length.  He has three sisters, Danielle, Rylee and Courtney, to welcome him home.  Grandparents are Melvin and Paula Kennicutt of Arapahoe, NE, Cathy and Tim Thares of Wahoo, NE and David Eidson of Bellevue, NE.  Great-grandparents are Chuck and Sharon Barkley of Gretna, NE, Lula Kennicutt of Hershey, NE, Maxine Hilker of Cambridge, NE and Arlene Eidson of Bellevue, NE.

Kory and Lisa Kennicutt of Overton announce the birth of their new son, Ty Landon, born November 20th, 2007.  Wyatt and Austin welcome their new brother home.  Grandparents are Diana Drent and Gerardo Talero of Lincoln, and  Melvin and Paula Kennicutt of Arapahoe.  Great-grandparents are Maxine Hilker of Cambridge and Lula Kennicutt of Hershey.

Congratulations to Joe and Hanna (Anderson) Wendell of rural Smithfield upon the arrival of a son, Dylan Andrew, born Sat. December 1, 2007, weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. Grandparents are Cinde and Monte Wendell of Holdrege and Perry and Shelly Anderson of Elm Creek. Great-grandparents are Robert and Norma Hock of Smithfield, Margaret Wendell of Holdrege, Ard and Connie Anderson and Eldon and Joann Hueftle of Holdrege.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Baxter and family would like to announce the birth of a new addition to our family, Brennan Michael Baxter, born November 11, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. to Michael and Amanda Baxter of Kearney at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Brennan joins an older sister Burgendy at home.    Grandparents are John and Vicki Baxter, Sr. of Arapahoe and Mr. and Mrs. Hansen of Ord.

Wyatt Christian Debban is proud to announce the birth of his brother Nolan Joseph on October 25, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital, weigh-in at 6 lbs. 1 oz.  Their parents are Jill and Joe Debban of Kearney.  Grandparents are Don and Rose Mary Debban, Larry and Cheryl Brell.  Great-grandma is Renata Brell.

Kevin and Nancy Bullis and family would like to announce the adoption of Isaiah Andrew John Bullis.Isaiah was born March 17, 2005 and has resided with the Bullis family since birth.  He was adopted on October 5th, 2007 at the Gosper County Courthouse in Elwood, NE.Those attending the adoption were grandmother Mary Hem-mingsen, grandfather Richard Bullis and friend Bert Gore, Big sisters Kaitlyn Bullis and Misty Smolarkiewicz, brother-in-law Jarrett Smolarkiewicz, aunt Tove Reiman, cousins Thad, Katya and Tabetha Reiman, special friends Leroy and Robin Clouse and Mickala, Mr. Claude Berreckman Sr. of Berreckman and Berreckman and from the Department of HHS, Kathryn Pollock-Peterson and Dee Wal-ton.

Gracen Kay Hughes was born October 23, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.  She weighed 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and was 22 inches long.  Proud parents are Jenny Chrisp and Andy Hughes of Kearney.  Grandparents are Dan and Bonnie Weismann, Kent Chrisp of Auburn and Judy Frerichs.  Great-grandparents are Louis and Joan Schuster, Doris Wentling and Walt Weismann.  Great-grandparents are Esther Pearson and Cuba Eastwood.

Cooper Jae Neben was born September 7 at 7:32 a.m. to Wade and Sara Neben of Elwood.  He was 7 lbs. and 19 inches long.  Welcoming him home are brothers Caleb and Caden. Grandparents are Wes and Mona Neben of Lexington and Jay and Kathy Beck of Elwood.  Great-grandparents are Pete and Phyllis Huber of Cozad and Aline Beck and Delores Houlden, both of Elwood.

A son, Creston Patrick Wagner was born to Ron and Amanda (Bunsen) Wagner on August 17, 2007.  Creston weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs.  He has two brothers, Chandler and Colton to welcome him home. Grandparents are Peggy Bunsen, Cheyenne, WY, Steven Bunsen, Smithfield, NE, Lyn and Beverly Wagner, Lexington, NE and Kathleen and Alan Scheuerman, LaBlanca, TX.  Great-grandparents are Patrica and Cal Lehman, Bertrand, NE.

Michael and Kimberly (Hanson) Fredenburg of St. Joseph, MO are excited to announce the birth of their son, Kaden Michael.  Born Sunday, September 9th at 12:30 a.m., Kaden weighed 7 lbs., 4 ozs. an length of 21 1/2 inches. Grandparents are Doug and Jackie Hanson of Hickman, Pat and Carol Schuster of Papillion, Ed and Barb Fredenburg of Omaha.  Great-grandparents are Ruth Hanson of Elwood, Art and Dolores Oelkers of Elwood, Marianne Fredenburg of Bellevue and Betty Bradley of Wahoo.

Owen Vaughn Harwood King was born on August 14, 2006 at Kearney to Vaughn and Noreen King.  Grandparents are Ivan and Jackie Harwood of Fayetteville, AR, and Charles and Shelia Pruitt of Arapahoe.  Great-grandparents are Harvey and Margaret Herbert of Arapahoe and Carrie Schurmann of Holdrege.

Micah Von King was born September 4, 2007 at Omaha to Bobby and Jenny King.  He weighed 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and was 21” long.  Grandparents are Martin and Ruth Roelsgard of Marshalltown, IA, and Charles and Shelia Pruitt of Arapahoe.  Great-grandparents are Harvey and Margaret Herbert of Arapahoe and Carrie Schurmann of Holdrege

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Shaffer are happy to announce the birth of a new great-granddaughter, Stella Rae, born September 14, 2007 to Andrew and Jessie Amen of Lincoln.

A daughter, Elizabeth Ann Cole, was born to Maurice and Stacey Cole of Elwood.  She was born on September 5, 2007 at 7:37 a.m.  Elizabeth weighed 5 lbs. 14 ozs. and was 19 inches long.  She has two brothers, Christian and Abraham, to welcome her home. Grandparents are Maurice and  Beth Cole of Stamford and Dan and Judy Foster of Loomis.  Great-grandparents are Joan Hansen of Grand Island and Alvin and Delores Slobaszewski of Ashton.

Born on July 30, 2007 to Dereik and Jessie (Prosser) Hardesty, of Kearney, a son, Garrett Joseph. Grandparents are Emory and Jean Prosser of Crawford, Kay Swendener of Burwell, Dean Wolf of Eustis, Jim Wells and Glenn and Jan Hardesty, all of Lexington, and the late Jeannette Wells. Great-grandparents are Helen Prosser and Carmen Cook, both of Crawford, Nada Belle Anderson of Kearney and Lloyd and Audrey Hardesty of Lexington.

Dakotah and Jenna Lemke are excited to announce the arrival of baby brother, Brendan Matthew, born August 25, 2007.  He weighed 7 lbs. 10 ozs. and was 20 inches long.  Proud parents are Chad and Robin Lemke of Deshler.  Grandparents are Jeannette Huxoll of Arapahoe and Delbert and Pam Lemke of Deshler.  Great-grandparents are Ted and Elfrieda Luhman and Don Antrobus of Arapahoe and Gloria Reinboth of Deshler.  Brendan shares his birthday with cousin, Jeremy Wolzen, of Omaha.

A daughter, Sawyer Ann, weighing 6 lbs 7 ozs was born to Jeff and Fran Benne of Lincoln on July 18, 2007. She has three big brothers, Josh, Jake and Jared. Grandparents are Jerry and Barb Benne of Albiion; Larry and Barb Ahton of Meza, AZ; and Larry and Caroline ten Bensel of Arapahoe. Great-grandparents are Lillian Young of Peoria, AZ and Gilbert and Agnes Leising of Arapahoe.

Erin (Urbom) and Jeremy Watson are proud to announce the birth of their son, Maclane Jaye Watson, born July 16, 2007.  His grandparents are Jerry and Janie Watson of Grand Island and Dave and Chris Urbom of Arapahoe.  His great-grandparents are Ralph and Betty Pfeifer of Aurora, Ward and Darien Urbom and Calvin and Grace Faw of Arapahoe.

Kyson Haussler is proud to announce the arrival of his new baby sister, Aubrey Marie, born on June 17, 2007.  She weighed  7 lbs. 2 ozs. and was 20 inches long.  Parents are Jon and Angela Haussler of Kearney.   Grandparents are Bob and Marge Braithwait and Scott and Cindy Haussler, all of Arapahoe.  Great-grandparents are Bette Braithwait, Rita Longsine, Audre Haussler and the late Victor Haussler.

Patrick and Jennifer Hibbs of Murphy, Texas are the proud parents of a daughter, Alexandra Kate born June 25th.  She has a brother Jack Ryan age 3 1/2 to welcome her home. Grandparents are Russell and Betty Stevick of Mesquite, Texas and Jerrold and Jan Hibbs of Smithfield, Nebraska.

Greg and Kelly Wren of Lincoln are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Tatum Kellyss, on July 5, 2007, weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long.  Grandparents are Dean and Kim Fisher of Arapahoe and paternal relatives are from the Chicago area.  Great-grandparents are Bill and Delores Fisher and Eleanora Haussler of Arapahoe.

Jon and Krista Maline of Overland Park, KS announce the birth of their son, Griffin Patrick Maline. He was born July 5th, 2007 at Overland Park Regional Center. He weighed 9 lbs. 15 ozs.  He has an older sister, Madeline, to welcome him home.  Grandparents are Dr. Tom and Judy Maline of Holbrook and Gary and Carol Witt of Davenport, IA.

Elliot and Stefanie Hoefs of Arapahoe are proud to announce the arrival of their son, Landen Daniel, born on June 11, 2007.  He weighed 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and was 21 inches long.  He is the first grandchild of both Lynn and Laura Becker of Beaver City and Larry and Connie Hoefs of Arapahoe.  Landen has threegreat-grandmas, Lynn Nelson of Norton, KS; Jeanine Wragge of Pierce, NE; and Dolores Hoefs of Bertand.  He also has a great-great-grandma, Myrtle Wragge, who lives in Pierce.

 

Marvin and Jill Gebhard are proud parents of a daughter, Landry Anna, born May 24, 2007.  She weighed 6 lbs. 8 1/2 ozs. and was 18 1/2 inches in length.  Grandparents are Dan and Donna Fisher of Arapahoe and Drake and Karen Gebhard of Long Island, KS.  Great-grandparents are Bill and Delores Fisher of Arapahoe and Don and Nancy Paine of Edison.

With love we announce the birth of Annaka Rashel.  She was born June 4, 2007 at 9:21 p.m.  She weighed 8 lbs. 11 ozs. and was 18.5 inches long.  Proud parents are Arlyn and Alisha Wasenius of Arapahoe.  Grandparents are Steven and Shannon  Horton of Edison and Kenneth and Irene Wasenius of Oxford.  Great-grandmas are Myrtle Gibson of Arapahoe and Wilma Horton of LaJara, CO.  Siblings Ashton, Alivia and Ander welcome her home.

Stephen and Jennifer Hendricks of Sidney are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Kate Jacqueline.  She arrived on June 1, 2007, weighing 8 lbs. 15 ozs.  Grandparents are Dave and Elizabeth Hendricks of Arapahoe and Rick and Diane Larson of Potter.  Great-grandmothers are Iris Upward of Arapahoe, Mary Hendricks of Mexico Beach, FL, and Lenore Simpson of Scottsbluff.

Brian and Dana Brinkman of Holdrege are proud to announce the birth of their son, Chase Allen Brinkman, on May 19, 2007.  Grandparents are  Dan and Donna Fisher of Arapahoe and Jerry and Jean Brinkman of Cook.  Great-grandparents are Bill and Delores Fisher of Arapahoe, Don and Nancy Paine of Edison and Dick and Verna Brinkman of Cook.

Greg and Angie Hilker of Westminster, CA, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ryah Jael Hilker, born May 18th. She weighed 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and was 19 inches long.  She has brothers, Caden and Ty, to welcome her home.  Grandparents are Gary and Mary Ellen  Hilker of Holbrook.

Denae Lariena is the name chosen by Justin and Andrea (Tracy) Scheuffele of Kearney for their daughter born May 7, 2007.  She weighed 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and was 20 1/2”.  Grandparents are Doug and Jan Scheuffele of Kearney and Terry and Deanne Tracy of Arapahoe.  Great-grandparents are Doug and Alice Ramsey of Kearney and June Tracy and Doris Howey of Arapahoe.  She has a brother, Dagon Robert.

Faith and Hope Anderson are proud to announce the birth of their sister, Grace Diane Anderson, born May 9, 2007 to Kyle and Ann Anderson of Holdrege. Grace weighted 7 lbs 11 ozs and was 20 1/2" long. Grandparents are Larry and Vicky Warner of Fun and Dean and Faye Anderson of Holdrege. Great grand-mother is Helen Wendland of Holbrook.

Cal and Grace Faw announce the arrival of Lila Grace Horn, daughter of Michael and Jen Horn of Friday Harbor, WA. She arrived on May 4, 2007, weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. She is their first child.

Justin and Megan Bullis of Laken Heath Air Force Base in England are the proud parents of a baby boy, Jackson Scott, born April 13th. He weighed 8 lbs. 3 ozs and was 20 3/4 inches long. Grandparents are Kevin and nancy Bullis of Elwood, Mike kitsmiller of Lexington, Keven and Trina Brandt of Adair, OK. Great grandparents are mary Hemmingsen of Bertrand, Richard Bullis of Johnson Lake, Richard and Sharon Swett of Kearney, Don and Lee Scharf of Lexington and Max and Marge Kitsmiller of Lexington. Great-great grandmother is Dorothy Nielson of Elwood. To welcom Jackson home is big sister, Maci Lee, 15 months.

Keith and Bobby Maaske have a new great-grandson, Landon Kendall Christensen. He is the son of Kendall and Joni Christensen. He was born on April 19, 2007 and weighed 8 lbs. 14 1/2 ozs. and was 21 1/2 inches long.

Aaron and Brianna Stillman of Chicago, IL are the proud parents of a son, Josiah Aaron, born Friday, March 30, 2007 at the Midwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL.   He weighed 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Robert and Constance Sharp of Gilbert, IL and James and Chun-Yen Still-man of Chicago, IL. Great-grandparents are Kenneth and Elda Stillman of Arapahoe.

Brad and Becky Maline Pfeifer of Omaha announce the birth of their daughter, Annalise Christine Pfeifer. She was born March 10, 2007 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. She weighed 9 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 21 inches long. She has an older brother, Andrew 7, and  an older sister, Abigail 4. ,Grandparents are Dr. Tom and Judy Maline, Judy Pfeifer of Lincoln and Ted Pfeifer of Gretna.

Ryan and Robyn Hermes of Arapahoe are proud parents of a son, Christopher William Hermes, born Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 2:19 p.m. at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, NE.  He weighed 6 lbs. 11 ozs. and was 20 inches long.  Grandparents are Dick and Janet Hermes of Arapahoe and Willard Phillips of Kearney.  Great-grandparents are Violet Hilker and LaVerne and Marna Hermes of Arapahoe.  He has a brother, Brad, and sister, Amanda, to welcome him home.

Jesse and Brandi Baxter of Holdrege would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Natasha Nicole, born March 11, 2007. She weighed 9 lbs 8 ozs and was 20" long. Grandparents are John and Vicki Baxter, Sr of Arapahoe and Douglas and Donna Upton of Beaver Crossing. Sisters Tiffany and Kristina welcome her home.

Randy and Ginger Breinig of Arapahoe would like to announce the birth of a daughter, Meredith Catherine, born March 5, 2007. She weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 18 inches long. Sisters Audrey and Shannon and brother Conner welcome her home. Grandparents are Lyle and Janice Breinig of Arapahoe and Newt and Sally Eby of billings, MT. Great grandparent is Betty Eby of Holdrege.

Jim and Carrye Schwarz of Kearney would like to announce the birth of their son, Drake Dean Schwarz, born February 22, 2007. He weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and was 20" long. Grandparents are Dean and Kim Fisher of Arapahoe and Jerry and Phyllis Schwarz of Callaway. Greatgrandparents are Bill and Delores Fisher and Eleanor Haussler, all of Arapahoe and Jim Adams of McCook. Brother Carson and sister, Mia, welcome him home.

Born to Denny and Jana (Perkins) Remmenga, of Lincoln, a girl, Brynna Rhyan. She was born on Febuary 23, 2007 and weighted 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and was 20 inches long. Twin brothers Tanner and Tyler, and pet Ginger welcomed her home. Grandparents are Bonnie Remmenga of Smithfield, Harold Remmenga of Moorhead, IA and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Perkins of Topeka, KS. Great grandparents are Lorraine Schneider of Elwoodk Dona Rimbey of Burton, KS and Eunice Perkins of Andover, KS.

Dallas and Jami Garey of Arapahoe would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Haiden Elise.   She was born February 13, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.  She weighed 8 lbs. 14 ozs. and was 21 inches long.  She has an older brother, Nolen, 22 months

Shane and Ann Martin of Seward are happy to announce the arrival of their daughter, Ashley Elizabeth, on February 13, 2007.  The little miss weighed 7 lbs. and was 20 1/2” long.  The proud grandparents are Vernon and Mary Martin of Arapahoe and Elizabeth Schlatz of Hol-drege.  Great-grandfather is Orlo Bassford of Cambridge.

Emme O’Grady Peace was born in Greensboro, NC at 6:31 a.m. on  February 16, 2007.  Her parents are Grady and Marci Peace and her big sister is Lia Juleen.  Emme weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and she was 19 1/4 inches long.  Dee and Jerri Haussler of Hastings are the maternal grandparents.  Great-grandmothers are Juleen Reher of Grand Island and Lelia Haussler of Arapahoe.

A son, Babelz Kenneth, weighing 9 lbs. 1 ozs. and 21 inches in length, was born at 6:05 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at Spindella Air Force Base, Germany to Emerald and Samuel Fiedler.  Grandparents are Craig and Ann Forster of Smithfield.  Great-grandparents are Verlouis and Darlene Forster and the late Shirley Forster of Smithfield and Robert and Genevieve Engle of Bertrand.  Great-great-grandma is Ethel Ball of Bertrand.

Evan and Elijah are proud to announce the arrival of their new baby brother Judah Nicholas Niemeier.  Hudah was born February 1, 2007 weighing in at 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and was 21 inches long.  Proud parents are Nick and Jenny Niemeier of Elwood. Grandparents are LaMoyne and Dorthea Niemeier of Elwood and Butch and Bev Hilker of Arapahoe.

Statesville, NC. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Kevin and Mitzi Urbom of Arapahoe, NE, and John and Jane Eckman of Statesville, NC. Great-grandparents are Sarah Henke of Arapahoe, NE, Ward and Darien Urbom of Arapahoe, NE, Esther Clouse of Panora, IA, and Ed and Clara Welborn of Statesville,

Brent and Jamie Christensen welcome the arrival of a son, Parker Brent, on January 10, 2007, at 8:41 p.m.  Parker weighed 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and is 22 inches long.  Grandparents are Jim and Linda Naeve of Norfolk and Mel and Ruth Christensen of Arapahoe.  Great-grandparents are Roy Christensen of Edison, Wilma Haussermann of Arapahoe and Roberta Brown of Grand Island.  Parker’s great-great-grandmother is Edith Black of Oxford.
 

It’s A Girl!! Helen Wolzen is blessed with a new granddaughter January 10, 2007. Zoe Amanda was born to Brent and Hong in Lincoln, weighing in at 6 lbs. 5 ozs. Sisters Hana and Jasmine will be very happy to join her.    

Doug and Tara Kuskie of Wood River are the parents of a baby boy, Preston Frederick Kuskie, born January 5, 2007.  He weighed 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 1/2” long.  Grandparents are Terry and Sandy Hinz of Lansing, KS, Jeff and Donna Wagner of Wood River and Lanny and Darlene Dainton of Broken Bow.  Great-grandparents are Edith Hinz of Arapahoe, Darrell and Keigh Biens of Norton, KS.  Great-great-grandmother is Ella Riepe of Arapahoe.

Grandma Cheryl and Grandpa Rube Ahrens would like to annouce the birth of their grandson, Brady Ahrens Cochran. Brady was born on December 29, 2006 at 9:18 a.m. He weighed 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long. Proud parents are Todd and Sarah Cochran of Lincoln, NE

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hilton of Lincoln are proud to announce the birth of a daughter on November 29, 2006. Nevayla Irene weighed in at 8 lbs. 15 ozs. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Loren and Jane Brandstetter of Battle Creek and Bob and Jane Hilton of Elwood. Great-grandparents are Ray and Gertrude Brandstetter and Irene Zimmerman all of Battle Creek, Ted and Janet Schutz and Anna Hilton of Elwood.

Grandparents Dick and Janet Hermes announce the birth of Addison Grace O’Roark born January 5, 2007. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long. Proud parents are Dennis and Robyn O’Roark of Mission, KS. Great-grandparents are Violet Hilker and LaVerne and Marna Hermes of Arapahoe.

David and Julie Carskadon of 29 Archwood Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Rose Carskadon, on November 30, 2006 at 10:30 p.m. She was born at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and weighed 7 lbs. 11.9 ozs and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Lee and Georgene Carskadon of Edison, the late Marcia (Dahl) Mandin of Axtell, and 1SG (ret.) Dennis and Dr. Sandy Dop of Kearney. Also welcoming Anna home is proud big brother Hayden Louis Carskadon (17 months old), Aunt Jean (Mandin) Ford of Omaha, and Great-Grandmother Selma Hauxwell of Arapahoe.

A baby girl was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006, to Stewart and Ashley (Bellamy) Clouse of Dallas, Texas. They have named their 6 lbs. 6 ozs. daughter Ruthann Mayelle. Ruthann is 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Kevin and Cheri Bellamy and great-grand-parents are Joe and Lloydelle Bellamy of Elwood.

Nathaniel and Amie Friesen of Elwood announce the birth of their son, Darren Dean. He was born at Cozad Community Hospital on October 24, 2006. He weighed 5 lbs. 12 ozs. and was 18 1/4 inches long. He is also welcomed home by big sister Kimberly who turned 3 on September 24. Grand-parents include Larry Friesen of Lincoln, Cora Kay Friesen of Henderson and Lowell and Iris Peters of Aurora. Great-grand-parents include Clarence and Phyllis Friesen and Lenora Peters of Henderson.

Josh and Kristi Phillips of Shawnee Mission, KS are the proud parents of a son, Spencer Jaxon, born of October 3rd, 2006. He weighed 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and was 21 1/2 inches. Grandparents are Roger and Paula Hinz of Arapahoe, and Jerry and Nita Phillips of David City.  His great-grandparents are Keith and Bobby Maaske and Edith Hinz all of Arapahoe.  He also has a great-great-grandmother, Ella Riepe, of Arapahoe.

Matt and Misti (Remmenga) Loughran of Moorhead, Iowa are the proud parents of a beautiful daughter. Addisen Marie was born at 10:24 a.m. September 29th at Bergan Mercy in Omaha. She weighed 7 lbs. 7 ozs., was 19 1/2 inches long and has lots of black hair. She was welcomed home by family pets Shasta, Tucker and Maddie. Mom and babe are doing well. Grand-parents are Bonnie Remmenga of Smithfield, Harold Remmenga of Iowa, John and Dorsette Sennett of Broken Bow and A.J. and Jen Loughran of Sterling, Colorado. Great-grandparents are Lorraine Schneider of Elwood and Kate Loughran from Anselmo.

A son, Abraham Duane, was born at 9:02 p.m. October 11, 2006 to parents Maurice and Stacey Cole, of Elwood. He weighed 6 lbs. and 11 ozs. and measured 19 1/2 inches and was born at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. He was welcomed home by his big brother Christian. Grandparents are Maurice and Beth Cole of Stamford and Dan and Judy Foster of Loomis. Great-grandparents are Joan Hansen of Grand Island and Alvin and Delores Slobaszewski of Ashton, Nebraska.

Steve and Jana Koller would like to announce the birth of their son, Grayson Lowell Koller. He was born on September 19, 2006 and weighed 7 lbs. 8 ozs. Grayson is welcomed home by Brennan, Noah and Hope. Grandparents are Richard and Barbara Dawson of Johnson Lake and John and Sheryl Koller of Arapahoe.

Ella Christine Schnare, daughter of Dawn and Zach Schnare of Goehner, NE, was born in Seward, NE on September 7, 2006 at 12:10 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and was 19-1/2” long.  Grandparents are David  and Danele Otten of Arapahoe, NE and Tim and Diane Schnare of Alliance, NE. Great-grand-parents are Carl and Nancy Nienhuser of Tulsa, OK; Fred and Judith Otten of Norfolk, NE; Rosalee Cook of Atlantic, Iowa; Lois Schnare of Alliance, NE. Great-great-grandmother is Eleanor Fitch of Tulsa, OK.

Allison Kinsey was born August 25, 2006 to Stacie and Troy Van Pelt of York.  She weighed 7 lbs. 7 1/2 ozs. and was 19 inches tall.  She has two brothers, Matthew 4, and Carter 22 months, to welcome her home.  Grandparents are Doug and Kaye Linner and Charlie and Jannelle Van Pelt of Indianola.  Great-grandparents are Viola Powell of Green Bay, WI, and Wendell and Goldie Wentling of Hendley.

Kimble and Lisa Traupe of Lincoln, NE announce the birth of a son, Kooper Landon, born August 5, 2006 at 5:52 a.m., weighing 7 lbs. and 11oz. and 20 1/2 inches long.  He has a sister Breanna ,11, and brothers, Jacob, 7, and Karson, 4, to welcome him home.  Grandparents are Craig and Judy Gibbons of Lexington, Connie and Jim Starck of Lincoln, and the late Kendall Traupe.  Great grandparents are Frances Ralston of Curtis, and the late George Raston, and the late Kenneth and Ruth Traupe .

Mackenne Kae Downey was born on August 8, 2006. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Her parents are Mack and Deborah Downey of Hawk Springs, WY. She has two brothers, Zack and Jed, to welcome her home. Grandparents are Bob and Arlene Downey of Arapahoe and Ronal and Rita Collins of Forest, OH.

Adoption Announcement - Robin and LeRoy Clouse adopted a daughter Mickala Dawn on August 11, 2006. Grandparents are Bill and Noni Robb of Elwood and Jack and Betty Clouse of Granby, MO.

Trenton Anthony Roskop was born on July 18, 2006 to Dennis and RayAnn Roskop of Arapahoe. He weighed 6 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has a two-year-old sister, Tracy, to welcome him home. Grandparents are Mike and Patty Roskop of Beaver City and Randy and Ruth Ryan of Ft. Collins, CO.

Michael and Jennifer Graham are proud parents of a daughter, Michaela Graham, born on July 17, 2006. She weighed 7 lbs. 1.8 oz. and has two brothers, Cameron and Wyatt, to welcome her home. Grandparents are Laurie and Bob Peterson of Grand Island, Terry and Tanya Edwards of Nevis, MN, and Shirley Lewis of Norfolk.

Vicki and Randy Vinzant wish to announce the birth of their granddaughter. Addison Rose was born July 18th at 4:53 a.m. to Dan and Alyssa (Lucas) Burr at Good Samaritan in Kearney. She weighed 8 lbs. and was 20 1/4 inches long. She was welcomed home to Shelton by her big sister Emily.

Born to Travis and Staci Wray of Cedar Rapids, IA, Monday, July 3, 2006, a daughter, Elleanna Rose. She weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long. She has a 2 1/2 year old brother, Tavian William, to welcome her home. Grandparents are Doug and Sheila Brakhahn of Cedar Rapids, IA. and Tom and Sandy Wray of Riverside, IA. Great-grandparents are Kenneth and Gwen Guill of Norfolk, Harold and Clarabelle Brakhahn of Hendley, Neil and Carolyn Wray of Stockport, IA and Helen Dundon of Cedarville, IA.

Erv and Cindy Huxoll are proud to announce the birth of a new grandson, Jack Jay Sillik, Jr. He was born June 6, 2006 at 2:00 p.m., weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. He has lots of brown hair. He is the son of Jack Jay Sillik, a 1992 graduate of Arapahoe High School.

David Wilson Beck was born at 6:49 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. David, the son of David and Marsena Beck, weighed 7 lbs. and 14 ozs. and was 20 inches long. He has a sister, Sierha age 3 to welcome him home.
Grandparents are Larry and Marcia Woody of Grand Island and Jay and Kathy Beck of Elwood. Great-grandparents are Eldon and Delores Houlden and Aline Beck of Elwood.

Josh and Kim Long of Norfolk announce the birth of a daughter, Emma Jane, born June 26, 2006 at 7:46 a.m.  She weighed 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and was 20 1/4 inches long. Sister Abbigail will welcome her home.  Grandparents are Judy Metzger of Arapahoe and Roger and Mary Ellen Long of Holbrook.  Great-grandparents are Joyce Hilker of Cambridge and Irene Young of Cambridge.

Born to Eric and Erika Nelson of Gilbert, AZ, Wednesday, May 10, 2006, a daughter, Emma Christine.  She weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and was 19 inches long.  She has a 2 1/2 year old brother, Ben, to welcome her home.  Grandparents are Eldon and Barb Knehans of Bayfield, CO, and the late Frank and Christine Petersen of Lincoln, NE.  Great-great aunts are Martha Sturte-vant and Geraldine Hutchens of Norton, KS, and Clarabelle Brakhahn of Hendley, NE.

Chance and Kari Jo Blickenstaff are the proud parents of a baby boy, Taylor Ryan, born Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at the hospital in Guymon OK. Taylor weighed 7l bs. 10 ozs. and was 19 1/2 in.long. Grandparents are Bruce and Darla Blickenstaff of Wilsonville and Slim and Cheryl Couch of Goodwell, OK. Great-grandparents are Barbara Blickenstaff of Arapahoe, Jim and Carolyn Park of Wilsonville, Neoma Weatherford of Stinnett, TX and Loyd and Loretta Couch of Kilgore, TX.

Kelly and Laurie Jauken, of Elwood, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Megan Denae.  Megan was born May 1, 2006 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center.  She weighed 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Megan was welcomed home by sister, Lindsey and brother, Brandon. Grandparents are Alvin and the late Dorothy Jauken of Loomis and Karen and Gene McGuire of Wilcox.  Great-grandmother is Margaret Schenk of Hastings

New Arrival: Alanna and Parker Schenken of Omaha along with Will and Laura have welcomed iinto their home, Maria Louise born September 16, 2005 in Guatemala. She arrived at home on April 21, 2006. Grandparents are Doug and Cheryl Schutz of Arapahoe and Charlotte Schenken of Omaha.

Daniel and Jessica Lofquist of Garden City, Kansas announce the birth of a son, Quintan Price on April 10.  He weighed in at 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and was 21 inches long.  He has a sister, Anne, to welcome him. Grandparents are Dewayne and Sherry Dye of Kearney, Don and Kay Lofquist of Elwood, and Pat Lofquist of Lincoln.  Great-grandparents are Clyde and Elinor Lofquist of Elwood.

 Noah John Loisel was born on April 14, 2006 to Eric and Sally Loisel of 2628 Lubbock, Ft. Worth, Texas.  He weighed 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and was 19 inches long.His proud grandparents are Maribess and the late John Loisel of Ft. Worth, Texas, Gene and Carol Schutz of Cozad and Mark and Lola Davison of Smithfield.  His proud great-grandparents are John and Rae Loisel of Richardson, Texas.

Born to Brady and Jill (Owens) Johnson a daughter, Maryn Reese.  She was born on April 4, 2006.  She is welcomed home by brothers Jax and Ian and sister Elise.Grandparents are Barney and Marty Owens of Elwood, Cyndi Johnson of McCook and Tim Johnson of Denver, Colorado.  Great-grandparents are Will and Helen Frick of Yuma, Arizona and Rosie Johnson of Grand Junc-tion, Colorado.

Rex and Anita Cargill of Scotia are the parents of a daughter, Kendra Paige, born March 21, 2006 at the St. Paul Hospital.  She weighed 8 lbs. and 3 ozs. Grandparents are Randy and Julie Wilson of Ord and Nancy Cargill of Scotia.  Great-grand-parents are Clyde and Elinor Lofquist of Elwood. During the recent blizzard, neighbors helped Rex and Anita get through 13 miles of snow drifts (some more than 6 feet high) to get Anita to the hospital 40 miles away.  They even had to cross a soybean field to reach an ambulance that had made it 7 miles with the help of tractors.

Ryan and Michele Wolf of Springfield, Illinois, are parents of a daughter, Haylee Rae Wolf, born Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 12:18 a.m. in Springfield Mem-orial Medical Center. The baby girl weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 20 1/2 inches at birth. Grandparents are Doug and Pat Brown of Oberlin, KS, Rod and Barb Wolf of Ogallala, NE, and Lowell and Shelley Olson of Brule, NE. Great-grandparents are Art and Dolores Oelkers of Elwood, NE, Howard & Jo Wolf of Gilbert, AZ, Larry and Fay Gallentine of Ogallala, NE, and Carol Olson of Brule, NE.

Tag and Sandra (Brown) Kenning of Gibbon, Nebraska are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Kolton Ray Kenning.  He was born March 6, 2006.  He was welcomed home by sister Lauryn and brother Keaton. Grandparents are Dennis and Irene Kenning of Smithfield, Robert and Sheryl Mitchell of Gibbon and Ron Brown of Leigh.

Stefanie and Dennis Thackeray of Shakopee, MN, are the parents of a son, born March 7, 2006.  He has been named Blake Allen.  Grandparents are Dennis and Nona Thackeray of Rochester, MN and Steven and Marilyn Mues of Wichita, KS.  Great-grandparents are Roy Melton of McCook and Wayne and Dorothy Mues of Arapahoe.