Randee Marquardt and Destery Dwire announce their engagement. Parents are Richard and Darlene Marquardt, Backus, and Kirby and Cheryl Dwire, Backus. A May 31, 2008, wedding is planned in Walker. Photos

Randee Marquardt and Destery Dwire were married May 31, 2008, at the Moondance Jam Event Center in Walker with Mark Tidd officiating. Photos Parents are Richard...

...Charles Carlson, Brainerd, a boy, Ethan Travis Carlson, 9 pounds, 2 ounces, March 6, 2006. Randee Marquardt and Destery Dwire, Backus, a boy, Tyler Donvan Dwire, 10 pounds, .5 ounces, March 7, 2006. Grandparents are Richard and Darlene...

...so many out there." Registrations at the Backus Corner Store also are running ahead of last year's pace, said Destery Dwire, a clerk. The store checked in nearly 250 deer over the weekend, and the Backus locker had four bucks with eight...