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Clair Elizabeth Martin
Jason and Laura Martin of Powhaton, Va., are the parents of a girl born on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
She weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. She was named Clair Elizabeth.
She has one brother, 3-year-old Luke.
Grandparents are Woody and Marilyn Fisher of Amelia, Va. Great-grandmother is Lucille Fisher of Brownstown.
 

Brittany Krutsinger of Kinmundy and Cameron White of Vandalia were united in marriage on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at First United Methodist Church in Vandalia, with the Rev. Roger Grimmett officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Kim and Daniel Cousineau of Kinmundy, and Michael Krutsinger of Mt. Vernon.
She chose her friend, Leah Lane, as her maid of honor, and the groom’s sister, Keely Burns, as her matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Tiffany Robison, cousin of the bride; and Sarah Webster and Ashley Wooden, friends of the bride.

Rains fell heaviest across the northern half of the state last week and slowed soybean harvest. But statewide, the corn harvest continued with little interruption.
The unseasonably warm weather and breezy conditions helped dry fields out quickly after the rain showers moved through.
Temperatures across the state were 7-9 degrees above normal for the week, and precipitation averaged .9 inch statewide, only slightly above normal.
There were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork last week.

Though some of the northern parts of the state received rain showers last week, Fayette County farmers were able to continue their harvest activities. Officials say that more than half of the corn has now been harvested, and many producers have started on soybeans. This year's harvest has gone much better than last year, when persistent rains delayed planting in the spring and hampered harvest activities in the fall.