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Crib Note – Alice Ayr Beardsley

A pink bundle of joy named Alice Ayr Beardsley arrived on August 6th. She weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces. Ali has blue eyes and golden hair. Her proud parents are Courtney and Douglas Beardsley of Portland, Oregon. Ali’s grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Roger Paul Jackson of Our Town and Theresa Beardsley and Samuel C. Beardsley of Portland, Oregon. She is the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Richard Wade of Beaverton, Oregon. Her middle name, Ayr, was inspired by her maternal great-grandmother, Joan Robertson Turnbull Stevens’ birthplace, Ayr, Scotland.

Also featured in the October 5th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: E. Blair Jackson

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