Amber and Bryan have chosen the name Claire Paige for their beautiful new girl born at Benefis Hospitals.

Claire
Names Origin: French, Latin
Name's original meaning: "Clear", "Bright"

Weight: 6 pounds, 9 ounces ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 10:22 a.m.
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009

Delivered by: Daren J. Braget, M.D.
Baby's doctor: ,

Sunday, October 18, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 7:29 a.m. a.m.
• 6:24 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 63° F
• Great Falls low: 45° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: 103° F at Laredo, Texas
• Low: 8° F at Northway, Alaska

• 9,995.91

Your dollar's worth

• Loaf of bread: $2.49
• Gallon of milk: $3.85
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.51
• First-class stamp: $0.44
• New car: $21,750.00
• Average new home: $155,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

• 1926 - Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll legend famous for classics "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Sweet Little Sixteen" and more.
• 1886 - David Ben-Gurion -The Father of Israel - Chief Architect and first prime minister of the state of Israel
• 1595 - Edward Winslow - English pilgrim and a principal founder of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1977 - Baseball great Reggie Jackson made baseball history when he hit three home runs on three successive ptiches, leading the Yankees to an 8-4 win over the Dodgers in the World Series.
• 1867 - The United States took possession of the Alaska Territory having purchased it from Russia for about two cents per acre.