Join us in welcoming Lake of the Woods County’s New Year’s baby Thaddeaus Kai Olson! Arriving Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at 2:20 p.m., Thaddeaus Kai was born to Derek and Jill Olson of Baudette, Minnesota. He The Derek Olson familyweighed 9 pounds, 15 1/2 ounces was 22 inches long.
As the 2010 New Year’s Baby, Thaddeaus and his family were presented with numerous gifts donated by area businesses and organizations to mark the special occasion. Local businesses joining together to welcome the New Year’s Baby include Baudette Dental (gift), Ben Franklin (baby’s first bank and a blue animal friend blankey), Border State Bank (savings bond), Cenex Co-op Services (gift card), Fischer’s True Value (gift certificate, Lysol spray cleaner, safety locks, night lights, safety latches), Floral Expressions (gift), Holiday Station (gift card), Hometown Hardware (laundry basket, two 10-packs of blue hangers, Downey fabric softner), Howard’s Cenex (gift card), Jeri’s on Main (gift certificate), Lake of the Woods Foods (gift card), LakeWood Health Center (blue storage tote, bibs, fleece cap, blue t-shirt, diapers, wipes, lotion, baby bath, and a comb & brush set), Noble Drug & Radio Shack (gift), Pat’s Parlour (spa set), RiverWood Bank (savings bond), Ronning’s (denim bibs and a t-shirt), The Baudette Region (ten complimentary issues of the New Year’s Baby issue of the Baudette Region), The Furniture Gallery (gift certificate), The Grand Theater (gift certificate), The Northern Light (one year subscription), The Smiling Moon (gift certificate), and Wells Fargo Bank (stuffed horse and stagecoach bank).
Thaddeaus Kai Olson was welcomed home by two sisters, Chloe and Abby. Proud grandparents are Bertel and Nancy Anundson and Steve and Jan Olson, all of Baudette. Maternal great-grandparents are Richard and Arlene Orton of Dunnegon, Missouri. Paternal great-grandparents are Hanlon and Marie Olson of Baudette and Marge Block of Williams, Minnesota.
LakeWood Health Center staff wanted to keep the tradition of celebrating new life and new hope alive for the community. And, with thanks to area businesses, the community rejoices in the official announcement of the 2010 Lake of the Woods County New Year’s baby, Thaddeaus Kai Olson. Please join us in welcoming Thaddeaus and congratulating his family!