Lindsey and Corey Ingram, Lenexa, announce the birth of their son, Aiden Allen Ingram, on Nov. 6, 2009, in Overland Park.

His maternal grandparents are Bob and Debbie Rhoton, and his paternal grandparents are Bill and Denise Ingram, all of Lawrence.

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Two properties have been awarded Applause plaques by the Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association in the third and final round for 2009. They are:

• Deanna and Joe Whelan, 800 Ohio. The Whelans purchased this property early in 2009 and have rejuvenated the interior as well as the exterior of the building with a new roof, new paint and new front porch railings. They cleaned up the backyard and planted new front flower beds.

• Laurie and John Frydman, 649 Miss. The Frydmans’ home is an unusual prairie style with Asian detailing. The yard is always meticulously maintained. In the summertime, there’s a collection of cacti on their front porch and steps. The Frydmans recently planted new trees and have added a hot tub screened by a trellis and hanging plants, on the Seventh Street side of their property.

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Central Junior High School claimed the first place team trophy in the K-9 section of the Wakarusa Valley Chess Tournament Nov. 14 at Wakarusa Valley School. West and Southwest junior high schools claimed second and third place trophies, respectively. Sunflower earned the second place trophy in K-6.

K-9 individual medal winners included: Aaron Simon, WJHS, second; Kaustubh Nimkar, SWJH, third; Eddie Wilson, CJHS, fourth; Austin Bailey, CJHS, sixth; Venkata Malladi, SWJH, ninth; Sam Beaulieu, CJHS, 10th; Robert Newman, South Junior High School, 11th; Owen McFadden, SJHS, 12th; Eddie Loupe, SWJH, 13th; Caleb Ledbetter, WJHS, 14th; Joseph Miller, WJHS, 17th; Matthew Ledbetter, WJHS, 18th; George Wedge, CJHS, 19th; Christopher Greenfield, SWJH, 20th; and Thomas Peterson, SWJH, 22nd.

K-6 medal winners: Apramay Mishra, Sunflower, second; Ting-Ting Shi, Quail Run, fifth; Aimee Nielsen, Wakarusa Valley, 13th; Paul Loupe, Sunflower, 15th; Maxwell Briggs, Prairie Park, 16th; Devlin Grewal, Sunflower, 18th; Hannah Ledbetter, Sunset Hills, 19th; Darik Dudley, Sunflower, 21st; Brian Myers, Sunflower, 23rd; and Lacey Greenfield, Prairie Park, 25th.

K-3 medal winners: Cole Burenheide, Quail Run, third; Kelsey Jian, Sunflower, sixth; Shrivatsa Malladi, Langston Hughes, 14th; Aidan Manning, Sunset Hills, 15th; Sebi Brown, Cordley, 23rd; Jori Rudisell, Prairie Park, 25th; Jasmine Mihu, Prairie Park, 28th; Ryan Duan, Quail Run, 30th; Colin Greenfield, Prairie Park, 35th; and Omar Roth, Wakarusa Valley, 36th.

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Beth and Russ Dwyer, Eudora, announce the birth of their daughter, Violet Joy Dwyer, on Sept. 30, 2009, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe.

She has two brothers, Calvin, 3, and Oliver, 1.

Her maternal grandparents are Kermit and Cheryl Deterding, Wellsville; her paternal grandparents are Denny and Jo Dwyer, Edgerton.

Her great-grandparents are Evan and Shirley Phillips, Wellsville, and Ruth Deterding, Corder, Mo.; and her great-great grandmother is Louise Clayton, Wellsville.