Divine Savior Healthcare is pleased to welcome a new face to the world with Columbia County's first baby born in the New Year. Constantine Jade Brinks arrived at 6:08 p.m. on January 2 in Divine Savior's Birthing Center. She is the daughter of Robert and Julie Brinks of Pardeeville, and joins three older sisters: Elizabeth, 8, Leah, 4, and Amy, 3. Constantine weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces at birth and is 20 inches long. 

Baby Constantine and her family were showered with gifts in a program sponsored by Divine Savior Healthcare and Capital Newspapers, receiving an immaculate cedar chest, gift baskets, several gift certificates and a $50 savings bond from the Partners of Divine Savior Healthcare. Julie, Robert and Constantine Jade are pictured above with Maureen Bindl (L), President of the Partners of Divine Savior Healthcare, and Andrew Nussbaum (R), Capital Newspapers, with their New Year Baby gifts.

Area businesses that donated gifts include The Portage Furniture Store, Source One Energy Solutions, The Maytag Store, The Flower Company, Fantastic Sams, Jenkins Motor Sales & Service, The Crestwood Inn, It's About Faith, Portage Area Chamber of Commerce, Ace Hardware, Dino's Restaurant, Schultz Small Engine, and the Portage Daily Register.