Ava Basinger
A daughter, Ava Grace, was born to Amanda Park and Joseph Erik Basinger of Rockwell on November 18, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. She has two brothers, Christian, 8, and Noah, 6. Grandparents are Alvin and Sandra Park of China Grove and Ronald and Sandy Basinger, of Salisbury. Great-grandparents are G.L. “Doc” and Nancy Gaskey, and Lil Rary, all of Salisbury, and Marvin and Janet Park of Rockwell.
Matalyn Creech
A daughter, Matalyn Jean, was born to Nikki and Joseph Creech of Arlington, Va., on Nov. 14, 2008, at the Virginia Hospital Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Flynn of Florida and the Rev. and Mrs. Harland L. Creech III of Salisbury. Great-grandparents are Frances DePersis of Florida, Mr. and Mrs. James Cornelius of Monroe and Dr. Harlan Creech Jr. of Charlotte.David Wagner
A son, David Jordan, was born to Melony and David Wagner of Concord on Nov. 13, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. He has a brother, Peter, 3, and a sister, Erin, 1. Grandparents are Denise Evans of Concord and Janet and Tony Keys of Salisbury. Great-grandparents are David and Dorothy Hodges of Salisbury.
Emma Hill
A daughter, Emma Grace, was born to William Todd and Melissa Hall Hill of Pittsboro on Nov. 10, 2008, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Grandparents are Frank Grady Hall III, Trudy Curran Hall, John William Hill and Mildred Dillon Hill, all of Salisbury. Great-grandparents are Earl Rayvon Curran and June Wyrick Curran of Salisbury.
Hunter Treece
A son, Hunter Ray, was born to Donna Racquel Shehan and Brenton Ray Treece of Salisbury on Aug. 25, 2008, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 1/2 ounces. Grandparents are Ronnie and Renae Shehan of Salisbury, Tommy and Tracy Howard of Kannapolis, and the late Kenneth Treece. Great-grandparents are Sandra Boardman, Ruth Shehan, and Leroy Boardman, all of Salisbury, Kenneth Treece of Kannapolis, and Wayne Smith of Myrtle Beach.Shylynn Louthan
A daughter, Shylynn Noel, was born to Pamela Joy Cartner and Christopher Lee Louthan of Rock Hill, S.C., on Nov. 13, 2008, at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. She has two brothers, Christopher, 14, and Cody, 11. Grandparents are James and Patricia Street and Robert and Ida Louthan, all of Chester, S.C., and Robert and Pattie Cartner of Woodleaf. Great-grandparents are Louise Louthan of Chester and Nelson and Carol Lewis of Charlotte. Evelyn McLaughlin of East Hartford, Conn., is great-great-grandparent.Thatcher Self
A son, Thatcher James, was born to Ashlee Hahn and Jamie Self of Salisbury on Oct. 20, 2008, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces. He has two brothers, Brayden, 5, and Cohen, 3. His grandparents are Charlie and Jackie Frick of Salisbury, Bill Hahn of Rockwell, and the late Claude and Betty Self.
John Bergen
A son, John Edward, was born to JoAnna and Eric Bergen of Salisbury on Nov. 17, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 8.5 ounces. Grandparents are MaryAnna and John Reach and Karen and Harry Bergen, all of Point Pleasant, N.J.