BIRTHS

Blair and Tracy (Furney) Ecker, Pine River, a boy, Easton Blair, 9 pounds, 3 ounces, May 3, 2004. Grandparents are Shelby Ecker, Cokato, Dale Ecker, Pine River, and Mel and Laurie Furney, Pine River.

Jodie and Delray Dahl, Menahga, a girl, Abigail Marie, 6 pounds, 12 ounces, May 3, 2004. Grandparents are Dennis and Joyce Sands, Baxter, Don and Donna Franz, Coon Rapids, and Elmer Dahl, Argyle. Great-grandmother is Elaine Johnson, Brainerd.

Brian and Jacqueline (Guertin) Churack, Brainerd, a girl, Katie Marie, 9 pounds, 11.5 ounces, May 4, 2004. Grandparents are Richard and Barbara Guertin, Grand Rapids, Carol Churack, Bemidji, and Louis Churack, Bemidji.

Scott Newman and Julie Stanton, Brainerd, a girl, Merilyn Jane Newman, 5 pounds, 7 ounces, May 4, 2004.

Patrick and Holly (McGuire) Guse, Aitkin, a girl, Samantha Kay, 8 pounds, 9 ounces, May 4, 2004. Grandparents are Roland (Mickey) and Karen McGuire, Baxter, and Gerald and Ingrid Guse, Fridley.

Darren and Ellie (Broman) Nelson, Brainerd, a boy, Owen William, 5 pounds, 3 ounces, May 5, 2004. Grandparents are Tom and Pat Broman, Spicer, and Herb and Marleen Nelson, Donnelly.

Layne and Helene (Svir) Danielson, Baxter, a girl, Etta Irene, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, May 5, 2004. Grandparents are Jerry and Bonnie Svir, Badger, Erwin and Lucille Weiss, Red Lake Falls, Etta Danielson, Montevideo, and Sam and Angie Strom, Dawson.

Vanessa Grinde and Daniel Bramman, Pequot Lakes, a boy, Ayden Lee Bramman, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, May 5, 2004. Grandparents are Jeff and Anne Grinde, Pine River, and Wade and Debra Bramman, Pine River.

Wesley Hines and Joellen Kinville, Nisswa, a boy, Dylan Joseph Hines, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, May 5, 2004. Grandparents are Wayne and Nancy Meyer, Baxter, and Terry and Marge Hines, Brainerd.

Daniel and Shelly (Jensen) Hoheisel, Pierz, a girl, Sara Sheila, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, May 6, 2004. Grandparents are Phyllis and Harvey Hoheisel, Pierz, and Carolyn Jensen, Fort Ripley.

Timothy and Jennifer (Chinski) Hakala, Brainerd, a boy, Timothy John Joseph Hakala Jr., 7 pounds, 2 ounces, May 6, 2004. Grandparents are Ann Rantala, Iron River, Wis., Sue Anderson, Cloquet, and Arnold Hakala, Cromwell.

Scott and Amy (Rakow) Herron, Brainerd, a boy, Thomas Carter, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, May 6, 2004. Grandparents are Bill and Kathy Rakow, Merrifield, and Mark and Jill Herron, Merrifield. Great-grandparents are Gus and Marcie Franzen, Brainerd, Fred and Shirley Flicek, Rice, Wayne and Marie Rakow, Fort Ripley, Bill and Selma Herron, Merrifield, and Marge Howard, Aitkin.

Jennifer Dobson and Jon Hasch, Brainerd, a girl, Presley Roxanne Hasch, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, May 7, 2004. Grandparents are Roxanne Bock, Pillager, John Hasch, Brainerd, and Nita and Lou Eibner, Brainerd.

Dustin and Annamarie (Jackson) Hausken, Brainerd, a girl, Rhea Lynn, 6 pounds, 4 ounces, May 8, 2004. Grandparents are Rhea and George Hausken, Longville, Sandy Jackson, Brainerd, and Edwin Jackson, Baxter.

Trista Kassulker and Kyle Waytashek, Brainerd, a girl, Elizabeth Ivy-Marie Waytashek, 7 pounds, 12.5 ounces, May 8, 2004. Grandparents are Jim and Branda Kassulker, Brainerd, Scott and Sheila Moser, Brainerd, and Richard and Mary Waytashek, Richfield.

David and Crystal (Wynn) DeLong II, Backus, a boy, Tyler Hunter, 6 pounds, 15 ounces, May 10, 2004.

Brianne Fontaine, Baxter, a boy, Jesse Earl Delaney V, 8 pounds, 4 ounces, May 11, 2004. Grandparents are Normand and Kristine Fontaine, Baxter, Lewis and Mae Thompson, Kansas City, Mo., and Jesse E. Delaney III, Kansas City, Mo.

Robin Shipley and Troy Herron, Brainerd, a girl, Aspen Bailey Herron, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, May 12, 2004. Grandparents are Sharon and the late Tom Herron, Brainerd, and Priscilla and Ralph Shipley, Brainerd.

David and Miranda (Carlson) Peterson, Merrifield, a boy, Joshua David, 9 pounds, 11 ounces, May 12, 2004. Grandparents are Terry and Brenda Sibbert, Aitkin, and Joan Peterson, Brainerd, and the late Roger Peterson.

Out-of-town

Erik and Kimberly (Marquart) Puffer, Bismarck, N.D., a boy, Ethan Robert, 9 pounds, 1 ounce, March 10, 2004. Grandparents are Bonita Puffer, Brainerd, and Ed Puffer, Sierra Vista, Ariz. Great-grandparents are Cyril and Hazel Holmes, Brainerd.

Mike and Jill (Miles) Brinker, a girl, Avery Ione, 7 pounds, 9.5 ounces, April 13, 2004. Grandparents are Dick and Ione Miles, Lake Shore, and Bud and Cheryl Brinker, Iron River, Wis. Great-grandparents are George and Helen Erickson, Princeton, and Dick Miles Sr., Maple Grove, and Arlene Gillies, Ashland, Wis.

Jesse and Chelsie Strowbridge, Spanaway, Wash., a boy, Tucker James, 8 pounds, 15 ounces, May 14, 2004. Grandparents are Jim and Helen Strowbridge, Brainerd, and Robert and Susan Dwyer, Reeds Spring, Mo.

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Ashley Theisen and Torrance McCulloch, Wadena, a boy, Logan Edward, 9 pound, 10 ounces, May 8, 2004.

Diane and Wayne Hess, Verndale, a boy, Lee Delmer, 6 pounds, 6 ounces, May 11, 2004.

Lorettia Nolan and Daniel Boyer, Aldrich, a girl, Marie Ann, 6 pounds, 4 ounces, May 12, 2004.

Mckinzie and Seth Wagner, Browerville, a girl, M'kelle Anne, 6 pounds, 13 ounces, May 12, 2004.

Dawn Jambor, Pillager, a girl, Isabel Rose, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, May 13, 2004.

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Kenneth Pinksa and Kasie Gordon, Tamarack, a boy, Isaiah Taylor, 8 pounds, 8 ounces, May 6, 2004. Grandparents are Patrick Gordon, Duluth, Lori Gordon, Tamarack, and Mike Pinksa, and Cathryn Gillespie.

Steve Venne and Jacki Johnson, Pequot Lakes, a boy, Wyatt Thomas Venne, 8 pounds, 11 ounces, May 8, 2004. Grandparents are Jerry and Darlene Johnson, Aitkin, and Tom and Sharyn Venne, Crosby.