Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital

• A daughter, Leeya Madge Gillen, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz., was born to Solvay Bakke of Wrangell on May 27, 2016.

• A son, Cyril Jeffrey Hunter, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz., was born to Jonna Hunter and Erik Larson of Angoon on May 31, 2016.

• A son, Shane Douglas Cooper, weighing 5 lbs. 1 oz., was born to DeeDee and Christopher Cooper of Skagway on June 1, 2016.

Recent births at the Juneau Family Health & Birth Center

• A daughter, Kali Teresa Baines, weighing 9 lbs. 6 oz., was born to Sydney and Kyler Baines on May 28, 2016.

• A son, Nolan Michael Gibb, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz., was born to Ariel Norheim and Derek Gibb of Peteresburg on May 30, 2016.

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