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Hello World: Sept. 6, 2012
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Tess Allen and Donald Martinez, Monroe, are the parents of a girl, Avarie Ann Martinez-Allen, born Aug. 30, 2012 at Monroe Clinic hospital, Monroe. She joins brothers Gabriel Allen and Connor Johnson. Grandparents are Mark and Sara Allen, Monroe, and Valerie Orlando, Rockford, Ill. Great-grandparents are Phyliss Larson, Albany, and Maxine Powers, Rockford, Ill.

Alan and Angel Prien, Monroe, are the parents of a boy, Quinn Weston, born Aug. 29, 2012 at Monroe Clinic hospital, Monroe. He joins siblings Nicole, 13; Riley, 11; Michelle, 8; Weston, 5; and Sarah, 2. Grandparents are Delbert and Karen Potter, Monroe; Diane Prien, Monroe; and the late Gordon Prien. Great-grandparents are the late Selma Elmer, the late Weston Elmer, the late Donald Marti and the late Lucille Marti.

Abe and Peggy Trone, Stockton, Ill., are the parents of a girl, Grace Catharine, born Aug. 30, 2012 at Monroe Clinic hospital, Monroe. She joins brothers Owen, 6; Evan, 5; and Merrick, 2. Grandparents are Ken and Barbara Frampton, Winnebago, Ill.; Stephen Trone, Browning, Ill.; and the late Ruth Trone. Great-grandparents are Fern Trone, Astoria, Ill.; Edward Trone, Browning, Ill.; and EdwardRickelmann, St. Louis, Mo.

Laurel Hartung and Matthew Hartung, Shullsburg, are the parents of a girl, Hallie Marie, born Sept. 1, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County, Darlington. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. She joins sister Anna Jean, 3. Grandparents are Peggy Steger, Benton, and Ken and Donna Hartung, Shullsburg. Great-grandparents are Arlene Kostner, Shullsburg; Marcella Hartung, Galena, Ill.; and Delain Vogt, Dubuque, Iowa.