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Riley Grace Breakfield

Riley Grace Breakfield

Benjamin Alan Breakfield and Kamrie Le’Ann Riley announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Grace Breakfield, at 4:29 a.m. on Dec. 2, 2015. She weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Her grandparents are Jeffrey and Pam Breakfield, and Guy and Ruthi Riley.

Dillon Jensen of Soldotna has been named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2015 at Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Kelsie Leaf of Kenai has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. The Dean’s List includes full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average on a four-point scale.

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