Avera Queen of Peace Hospital is excited to share that Tilden Hetland was the first baby born in 2025.
He was delivered at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, to Bob and Logan Hetland of Artesian. Tilden weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long.
He joins an older sister, Charlee.
“We have been blessed with wonderful staff looking after us,” the parents said of the birthing experience.
During 2024, there were 421 babies born at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital.