Birth announcement

Benjamin Taylor Russell Austin

[January 20, 2011]  MASON CITY -- Benjamin Taylor Russell Austin was born Jan. 15, 2011, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. He is the son of James Austin and Lacey Skelton of Mason City.

Benjamin's maternal grandparents are Paula and Ed Skelton of Havana, and paternal grandparents are Jim and Cathy Austin of Mason City. Benjamin is also welcomed into the family by his great-grandfather John Austin of Mason City.

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