Births

Mon., June 12, 2000

Kootenai Medical Center

Mia Maldonado 8 lb. 3 oz. girl, 19 inches, born May 26 to Monica Nicasio and Marcos Maldonado, Coeur d’Alene. Sister, Alexa; brother, Andre; grandparents, Alfredo Nicasio, Rosa Moreno, Artemio Maldonado and Leonardo Ovelar.

Makynna Dyanna Brant 6 lb. 10 oz. girl, 19 inches, born May 30 to Dyanna and Clay, Hayden. Brother, Travis; sister, Makayla; grandparents, Daniel and Doreen Shepard, Joe and Joy Zotti, and Leonard and Margie Brant.

Chase Dixon 7 lb. 12 oz. boy, 20 inches, born May 31 to Tracie and Jason, Dalton Gardens. Grandparents, Bruce and Janice Miller, and John and Patti Dixon.

Jordan Jip Lo 6 lb. 11 oz. boy, 19 inches, born May 31 to Wendy and Wai, Kellogg. Sister, Janet; grandparents, James and Dee Woo.

Taehlyr Majalee and Baehley DeAn Lyght 7 lb. 1 oz. 20 inches, and 7 lb. 6 oz. 21 inches, twin girls born May 31 to Shelly Lee and Alan Lyght, Coeur d’Alene. Sister, Shaenah; grandparents, Shirley and Doug Deeds, Darwin and Kathy Lee, and Viola Lyght.

Aidan Michael Dituri 7 lb. 8 oz. boy, 19 inches, born June 1 to Bernadette and Michael, Post Falls. Grandparents, Fred and Ellen Fletcher, and Ben and Mary Dituri.

Mackenzie Margret Ross 8 lb. 8 oz. girl, 21 inches, born June 1 to Charlotte and Vincent, Pinehurst. Brother, Gus; grandparents, Sharon and Merton Steward, Donald Williams, and Larry and Karen Ross.

Samuel Foster Buckland 8 lb. 3 oz. boy, 21 inches, born June 1 to Jill and Paul, Post Falls. Sister, Sophia; grandparents, Stan and Rae Buckland.

Kylee Nicole Smith 8 lb. 1 oz. girl, 22 inches, born June 2 to Amanda and Jason, Coeur d’Alene. Brother, Mason; grandparents, Bart and Billye Miller, and Don and Leslie Smith.

Maaz Muhammad Adnan 6 lb. 3 oz. boy, 20 inches, born June 2 to Yasmeen Adnan and Adnan Zahoor, Coeur d’Alene. Brother, Muhammad; sister, Safa; grandparents, Muhammad Zahoor Ullah and Sharif Amjad.

Jenai Leighanne Archer 5 lb. 11 oz. girl, 18 inches, born June 2 to Kimberly and Christopher, Coeur d’Alene. Grandparents, Bryce and Sandra Wells, and Mike and Penny Archer.

Kristoffer James Higdem 6 lb. 10 oz. boy, 20 inches, born June 3 to Lynn and Robert, Hayden Lake. Brother, Ian; grandparents, Betty Simonson, and Judy and Gene Hidgem.

Machaela Kya Bishop 7 lb. 12 oz. girl, 20 inches, born June 3 to Michelle Rigney and Peter Bishop, Coeur d’Alene. Brother, River; grandparents, Cathy Rigney and Gail Bishop.

Hannah Marie Hartung 8 lb. 3 oz. girl, 21 inches, born June 3 to Katherine and Craig, Hayden. Grandparents, David and Linda Boelte, and Ann Hartung.

Mackenzie Marie Ferris 7 lb. 7 oz. girl, 21 inches, born June 6 to Melissa and Mark, Coeur d’Alene. Sister, Alessandra; grandparents, Steve and Diane Dorendorf, Vickie Appell, and John and Shirley Ferris.

Hunter Delos Sanders 7 lb. 3 oz. boy, 20 inches, born June 4 to Melissa and Larry, Post Falls. Grandparents, Ken and Sandy Graham, Tom and Karla Eilers, and Judy and Tom Morrill.

Atira Lynne Tiffany 8 lb. girl, 19 inches, born June 7 to Michelle and David, Rathdrum. Brother, Nathan; grandparents, Sue Taylor, John and Laura Taylor, and Ernest and Rose Marie Tiffany.

Tiffanie Marie Berlin 6 lb. 10 oz. 19 inches, born June 7 to Candice and Daniel, Coeur d’Alene. Sister, Angel.

Shosone Medical Center

Brooke Yvonne Mendy 6 lb. 2 oz. girl, 19 inches, born May 12 to Wendy Ott, Kellogg. Sister, Brittanie; brother Brandon.

Kayla Christine Bayer 8 lb. girl, 21 inches, born May 6 to Cheri and Douglas Bayer, Osburn. Sister, Katie; brother Justin; grandparents, John and Jean Welch, and Bill and Jo Bayer.

Hunter Braeden Gust 7 lb. 15 oz. boy, 20 inches, born May 6 to Barbara and Randy, Osburn. Brother, Bradley; grandparents Joan White, Lester White, Frank and Patsy Gust, and Bruce and Jeannie Rullman.

Ryan Harley and Deselie Alexis Felien 6 lb. 10 oz. boy, 20 inches, and 5 lb. 11 oz. girl, 19 inches, twins born April 30 to Lisa Savage and Adam Felien Sr., Kellogg. Brothers, Brandon, Mathew, and Adam; grandparents, Bob and Nita Milner, Ron and Evie Felien, Alethea Felien and Carl Felien.

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