• Ellie Diane Smith was born at 4:21 a.m. Nov. 22, 2009, to Elizabeth Diane (Fox) and Jason Michael Hammond Smith of Felton. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.
• Dylan Dean Maro was born at 9:23 a.m. Nov. 23, 2009, to Krystal Rose (Kristian) and Christopher George Maro of Boulder Creek. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.
• Torsten Niklas Ingesson was born at 8:32 a.m. Nov. 24, 2009, to Christine Elise (Girot) and Henrik Bill Ingesson of Scotts Valley. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.
• Parents or grandparents may submit birth announcements to [email protected] or drop them off at the Press-Banner office, 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, in Scotts Valley.