CIRI shareholder Nicodemus and Thrina Marsing are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Ember Cate-Janae Marsing. She was born April 4 at 10:17 a.m. at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Ember weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

“We want to thank Elisabeth W., our nurse midwife, and also all of our family and friends who supported us through love and patience on our first pregnancy,” said Nicodemus and Thrina.