Births, May 7

Shorty, Running Rabbit, Coughren, FIrestone, O’Brien

Nizhoni Shorty

RONAN — Darian Shorty is proud to announce that his little sister, Nizhoni, was born on April 21 at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan. She weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces. Parents are Mark Schaaf of Tacoma, Wash., and Cecilia Shorty of Ronan. Paternal grandparents are Sheryl Walton of Tacoma, Wash. and Donald E. Schaaf of Bemidji, Minn.; great-grandparents are Rosemary James of Tacoma, Wash. and Alex E. Schaaf of Ballclub, Minn. Maternal grandparents are Brenda and Virgil Brave Rock of Ronan; great-grandparents are the late Alice Curley of Elmo and the late Frank Pierre of Arlee.

Benjamin Running Rabbit

RONAN — Benjamin John Running Rabbit was born on April 20 at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.  Parents are Benjamin Running Rabbit of Browning and Jody Senecal of Ronan. Paternal grandparents are Charlene Mountain Chief of Browning; great-grandparents are Benjamin and Faye Calf Looking of Browning. Maternal grandparents are Marilyn Adams of Pablo and Joseph Senecal of Ronan; great-grandparents are the late Viviane Josephine Redhorn, the late Anthony Loise Adams, the late Rose Redhorn Tanner, the late Alfred Senecal and Bernice Senecal of Ronan and the late Lucy Woodcock of St. Ignatius

Daylin James Coughren

RONAN — Conner and Kloe Fisk are proud to announce that their little brother, Daylin James Coughren, was born April 22 at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Parents are Daniel and Sara Coughren of Ronan. Paternal grandparents are Sam Coughren of Kalispell and Molly Clark of Las Vegas, Nev.;  great-grandparents are Don and Susie Coughren of Polson and Barb Calhoun of Hamilton.  Maternal grandparents are Kathi and the late Ken Fisk of Polson; great-grandparents are Gordon Merkel of Edwall, Wash., Patricia Merkel of Kennewick, Wash. and Bernice and the late Harry Fisk of Ione, Wash.

Dominik Lee Firestone

POLSON — Shelly Firestone and Brandon Simmons of Charlo are proud to announce the arrival of their first child, Dominik Lee Firestone who was born on April 23 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Dominik weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Dixie and Wade Tibbetts of Colorado; great-grandmother is Lois Karhu of Colorado. Maternal grandparents are Quentin and Bonnie Firestone of Montana; great-grandmother is Jackie Firestone of Montana.

Kai Patrick O’Brien

MISSOULA — Kai Patrick O’Brien was born on Jan. 28 at Community Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Parents are Ryan O’Brien and Ashley Martinez. Maternal grandparents are Angela and Vaughn Helsley of Salt Lake City, Utah. Great-grandparents are Lila and Joseph of Polson. Paternal grandparents are Shannon and Jim Murphy of Dixon and Patrick and Ann O’Brien of Poplar. Great-great-grandmother Gladys Nimeno of Corvallis.