The 2024 Drumheller New Year’s Baby arrived ahead of schedule on Thursday, January 4, at 1:25 a.m.
Proud parents Parin and Shreya Patel welcomed their daughter Prisha. She was due on January 10, but couldn't wait.
Her father Parin said they weren’t even considering the possibility of having the New Year's Baby as the due date was later and were surprised to learn Prisha was the first of 2024
She weighed in at seven pounds, 5 ounces, and is 20.1 inches tall.
Prisha was helped into the world by attending physician Dr. Dereck Maseka.
Proud older brother Aarav, 5, is excited to have a little sister.
Little does baby Prisha know, she and her family are about to be showered with hundreds of dollars worth of gifts from participants in The Drumheller Mail’s annual New Year’s Baby Contest.
Sponsors include Bevan Scott Hair Salon and Spa, Hi-Way 9 Express, DeMott Floors, Kneehill Soil Services, A&W Drumheller, Extra Foods Drumheller, SJ Fashions, Drumheller Public Library, Boston Pizza Drumheller, Rocky Mountain Equipment, Westergard Motors, Shoppers Drug Mart Drumheller, Yavis Family Restaurant and Prop Room Lounge, Canadian Tire Drumheller, Adams Industrial Supplies, Subway Restaurant Drumheller, Reality Bytes Incorporated, Jerry’s Liquor Store, Tug’s Pop Culture and Sports, The Brick Drumheller, Caron’s Waste Management, Vintage Tap House, Valley Truck and Car Wash, Drumheller Equipment Sales and Rentals, Harper’s Tires, Sam’s Indian Kitchen, Dairy Queen Drumheller, H&H Optical and Hearing Centre, Riverside Value Drug Mart, Rustic Chic Flowers and Gifts, Ascend LPP Chartered Professional Accountants, Fountain Tire Drumheller, ImageCrafter Signs, McDonald’s Restaurant Drumheller, MH Enterprises Employment Services, Dry Canyon Collectables, Century 21 PowerRealty.ca, Western GM Drumheller, Freson Bros Drumheller, Tim Hortons Drumheller, Badlands Community Facility/ Drumheller Aquaplex, Brandt Agriculture, Sun Life Financial Garbutt Financial Services, Westview Co-op, Black Mountain Roasters, Pearl and Hart: A Modern Collective, and The World’s Largest Dinosaur.
