Angie and Mike have chosen the name Kendal Jo for their beautiful new girl born at Benefis Hospitals.

Kendal
Names Origin: Celtic
Name's original meaning: Royal valley

Weight: 8 pounds, 0 ounces ounces
Length: 20 1/2 inches
Time: 12:59 a.m.
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009

Delivered by: AmandaHenzel, M.D.
Baby's doctor: ,

Saturday, October 10, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 7:19 a.m. a.m.
• 6:37 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 20° F
• Great Falls low: 4° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: 96° F at Inverness, Fla.
• Low: -11° F at Utica, Mont.

• 9,864.94

Your dollar's worth

• Loaf of bread: $2.49
• Gallon of milk: $3.85
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.59
• First-class stamp: $0.44
• New car: $21,750.00
• Average new home: $155,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

• 1956 - Martina Navratilova - Women's professional tennis star who proved her domination of the game with 18 major championships including nine Wimbledon titles.
• 1924 - James Clavell - American author of popular, epic novels set in Asia including "Shogun", "Noble House", "King Rat", and others.
• 1813 - Giuseppe Verdi - The leading Italian composer of the 19th Century highly regarded for his operas "La Traviata", "Rigoletto", and others.
• 1770 - Benjamin Wright - American engineer who built the Erie Canal and who is considered to be the "Father of American Engineering."

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1978 - President Jimmy Carter signed legislation authorizing minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
• 1920 - Cleveland Indians second baseman William Wambsganss proved he belonged in the World Series when he completed the first ever unassisted triple play in a Series.
• 1913 - The waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans came together in the Panama Canal for the first time when crews removed the Gamboa Dam.
• 1845 - The U.S. Naval Academy welcomed the first 56 cadets through its doors at Windmill Point in Annapolis, Maryland.