Riki Alcheck and Bill Sheppard of Sunnyvale are thrilled to announce the birth of Ariella Elana Sheppard on December 5th, 2006. Welcoming Ariella to the family are big sister Shira, grandparents Sandi and Ken Bretz of Cupertino, Elie and Yael Alcheck of Los Altos, Ed and Muriel Sheppard of West Des Moines, IA, and great-grandmother Rita Silber of San Jose.

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