Metschke, Jonathan and Amy (Hoffbauer), Seward, a daughter, Ayda April Ann, born Monday, April 28, 2008, at Memorial Hospital in Seward. She has two siblings JJ and Julya. Grandparents are Merlin and Sharon Metschke of Scribner and Allen and Karen Hoffbauer of Seward. Great-grandparents are Lillian and the late Joseph Skolnik of Seward and Arthur and Virginia Hoffbauer of Brainard.

    Fields, Mike and Denise (Pankoke), Lincoln, a son, Noah Henry, born Sunday, March 30, 2008. He has a sister Alexandra. Grandparents are Mark and Claudia Pankoke and Andy Fields, of Lincoln, and Craig and Shari Scherzer of Smithville, Mo. Great-grandparents are Henry "Dutch" and Myrtle Pankoke of Seward, Jack and Nancy Fields and Paul and Sondra Wendell of Lincoln and Mary Bachmann-Harris of Palmyra.

    Divine, Noah and Julie (Spotts), Colorado Springs, Colo., a daughter, Evelyn Grace, born Sunday, April 6, 2008, in Colorado Springs. Grandparents are Mark and Kathie Divine of Seward, Jerry Spotts and Sherry Spotts of Overland Park, Kan.

    Burkey, David and Elizabeth (Cross), Beaver Crossing, a son, Jamin Lamar, born Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Memorial Hospital in Seward. He has three siblings Kaitlyn, Amanda and Austin. Grandparents are Dave and Loretta Burkey of Friend and David and Martha Cross of Goshen, Ind. Great-grandparents are Lloyal and Faye Burkey of Milford, Fannie Zook of Grantsville, Md., and George and Verna Cross and Clara Hochstetler of Goshen, Ind.