Births

Fri., July 5, 1996

Kootenai Medical Center

Chelsea Brianna Haakinson 8 lb. 1 oz. girl, 20 inches, born June 22 to Rebecca Haakinson and Joseph Johnson, Post Falls. Grandparents, Janice and Mel Haakinson, Zephia Morley, and Don and Susan Johnson.

Daniel Steven Librande 7 lb. 3 oz. boy, 21 inches, born June 29 to Anne, Post Falls. Sister, Kayla; grandparents, Sam and Mary Librande.

Kayla Steven 7 lb. 11 oz. girl, 20 inches, born June 25 to Vicki and Robert, Coeur d’Alene. Two brothers, Shawn and Cody; grandparents, Pearl Holovka, Frank Schmidt, and Bob and Deloris Steven.

Heather Nicole Helms 6 lb. 6 oz. girl, 20 inches, born June 28 to Caren Chesser and John Helms, Post Falls. Brother, Michael; sister, Kimberly; grandparents, Larry and Jean Leu, Wayne and Mary Chesser, and Mary Ann Ross.

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