John C. and Parrisa J. Harris of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Portia Parvin Harris. Portia was born on August 13, 2014 at 2:22 p.m. at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. She joins siblings Isabelle (11), Benjamin (8), and Joseph (2). Her grandparents are Billy and Catherine Harris of Sterling, and Shamseddin and Parvin Peik of Pasadena, California.

Esther Alice Hamilton, a 2011 graduate of Kenai Central High School, graduated Magna cum Laude from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana with a Bachelor of General Studies Degree from the College of Sciences and Humanities on July 19, 2014. Hamilton was a member of Chi Omega. She will continue her education in the area of Biological Sciences in the Chicago area.

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Esther Hamilton