Mike and Jenny LaPoint, Woodbury, Minn., announce the birth of their son, Michael James LaPoint, born March 5, 2004, in Woodbury, Minn. Maternal grandparents are Arno and Joyce Sindlelar, Marion, Iowa. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Ann LaPoint, Lawrence. Great-grandfather is Leslie LaPoint, Iron Mountain, Mich.

• Brian and Leslie Smith, Pittsburg, announce the birth of a daughter, Remy Alexandra Smith, born Jan. 29, 2004, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She has a brother, Ian Conner Smith, 3. Maternal grandparents are Don and Beverly Gardner, Lawrence, and Terry and Sydney Fewel, Lawrence. Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Carol Smith, Coffeyville.
• Dale and Patricia Neis, Eudora, announce the birth of their son, Tyler Dale, born April 1, 2004, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He has a brother, Josh, 12; and a sister, Kaylee, 2. Grandparents are Clifford and Sylvia Neis, Eudora; Judy Carpenter, Perry; and the late Dale Foster.
• Brian and Jennie Nash, Aurora, Ill., announce the birth of a son, Landon James Nash, born April 8, 2004, at Mercy Center Hospital in Aurora, Ill. He has a brother, Nathan Nash, 2. Paternal grandparents are Alan and Barbara Nash, Lawrence. Great-grandparents are Ala Dell, Lawrence, and the late Noel Nyman.
• Erin McDaniel, Lawrence, made the dean’s list for the winter quarter at Seattle Pacific University, by receiving at least a 3.50 grade-point average.