ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH

Woman in Spain, 62, gives birth to girl, urges others to do so

MADRID

A 62-year-old Spanish woman has given birth to a healthy girl and encourages women in their later years to imitate her if they want to.

Lina Alvarez left the Lucus Augusti Hospital in the northwestern city of Lugo on Tuesday with her third child in her arms, saying she felt wonderful.

She said baby Lina, born Oct. 10, was in perfect health. The 5.3-pound Lina was born by cesarean section.

Alvarez’s first child, now 27, was born with cerebral palsy. Her second child is now 10. Her second and third pregnancies were through in-vitro fertilization treatment.

Alvarez, a doctor, said that women who are well enough to have a baby in their later years shouldn’t be afraid to do so, adding that they should let nature, not gynecologists, decide.

Puppies join bride, groom for wedding day photographs

MAPLE GROVE, Minn.

A Minnesota couple celebrated their wedding day by posing with puppies.

Kathryn and Brad Ziemer of Maple Grove wanted to highlight the work of Secondhand Hounds, a nonprofit that rescues dogs from high-kill shelters.

So instead of flowers, the couple chose puppies when they tied the knot at a suburban Minneapolis golf club Saturday.

Kathryn Ziemer says, “Who doesn’t love puppies?” But while having puppies at the wedding was special to her and her new husband, she says it was more about the animal rescue, which she calls “incredible.”

KMSP-TV has reported that members of the wedding party did not know about the puppies until they went outside for group photos.

There, they found 13 pit bull puppies waiting for them.