Births

Sat., Dec. 13, 1997

Kootenai Medical Center

Sarah-Jessica Palenzuela Sedy 7 lb. girl, 20 inches, born Dec. 2 to Vilma and Steven, Coeur d’Alene. Grandparents, Mariqueta Villena and Beverly Lou Sedy.

Nora Louise Kennedy 7 lb. 5 oz. girl, 20 inches, born Dec. 8 to Kathleen and Michael, Hayden, Idaho. One brother, William; grandparents, Palmer Morrow, Bill and Connie Morrow, and Charles and Carol Kennedy.

Nathan Michael Hartz 7 lb. 8 oz. boy, 20 inches, born Dec. 8 to Stephanie and Michael, Coeur d’Alene. One brother, Clinton; grandparents, Charles and Dorothy Bogle, and Bob and Betty Hartz.

Nathaniel Lawrence Hess 8 lb. 3 oz. boy, 21 inches, born Dec. 2 to Anne and Peter, Coeur d’Alene. Grandparents, Gene and Marty Burger, and Verona Hess.

David Russel LaDeaux 8 lb. 8 oz. boy, 21 inches, born Dec. 5 to Sara and Michael, Plummer, Idaho. One sister, Sierra; grandparents, Lory Fetterhoff, Bill Fetterhoff, and Cindy and Mike LaDeaux.

Marissa Jeanette Driskell 8 lb. 4 oz. girl, 19 inches, born Dec. 5 to Theresa Spiers and James Driskell, Kellogg. One brother, Christopher; grandparents, Chris and Tere Jacobson, Billie Driskell, and James Driskell.

Tianna Elizabeth Dorr 8 lb. 14 oz. girl, 21 inches, born Dec. 5 to Robbie and Tom, Post Falls. Three sisters, Micah, Trista and Tesarah; a brother, Noah; grandparents, Fran Weddle, Norman Holden and Sandra Haider.

Kensie Alexis Jones 6 lb. 11 oz. girl, 20 inches, born Dec. 10 to Tamara Garrett and Shaun Jones, Rathdrum, Idaho. One sister, Jayci; grandparents, Joan Thompson, Glynn Thompson, Gail Pannel and Duane Jones.

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