Births

Matthew Cartwright and Nicki (Cecilia) Lemmer, Brainerd, a girl, Claire Nicole Cartwright, 7 pounds, 14 ounces, May 18, 2010. Grandparents are Tom and Joy Eggert, Deerwood, Ron and Cindi Cartwright, Brainerd, and Dave and Kim Powell, Arlington, Texas.

Ella Strother, Brainerd, a son, Gustin Richard Mackenzie, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, May 19, 2010. Grandparents are Richard and Melanie Quillin, Brainerd.

David and Heather Grell, Brainerd, a boy, Jack Robert, 7 pounds, 14 ounces, May 19, 2010. Grandparents are Robert and Stephanie Marquardt, Pequot Lakes, and John and Marge Grell, East Gull Lake.