The first baby of 2024 in Salida is Paloma Louise Buchholz. She was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center on January 2nd, 2024, at 2:01 am.
She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Paloma’s parents are Brittany and Justin Buchholz of Salida.
Paloma has one brother, Lennox, 2.
Grandparents are Shelly and Bill Wright of Bradenton, FL and Kathy and Don Buchholz of Ozark, MO.
Great-grandparents are June Feeney of Bradenton, FL and Michael and Phyllis Feeney of Channahon, IL.
The HRRMC Family Birthing Center gathered a gift basket for the family that included items from local businesses including The Boathouse, Coffee by Topo, Drift and Amble, HRRMC Gift Shop, Kaleidoscope Toys, Las Camelinas, Little Red Tricycle, Lotic Salon (Emily Rishavy), Mixing Bowl, Moonlight Pizza, Natural Grocers, Pizza Rio, Salida Books, Colorado Wool Company (Sage Ryen) and Vital Living Herbs and Nutrition.