Elizabeth and Terrance have chosen the name Ashton Zues for their beautiful new boy born at Benefis Hospitals.

Ashton
Names Origin: English
Name's original meaning: "Ash tree settlement."

Weight: 8 pounds, 11 ounces ounces
Length: 20 3/4 inches
Time: 5 09 p.m.
Date: Friday, October 23, 2009

Delivered by: Sandra L. Bailey, D.O.
Baby's doctor: Nancy J. Maynard, MD

Friday, October 23, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 7:35 a.m. a.m.
• 6:16 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 55° F
• Great Falls low: 35° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: ° F at
• Low: ° F at

• 10,081.31

Your dollar's worth

• Loaf of bread: $2.49
• Gallon of milk: $3.85
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.52
• First-class stamp: $0.44
• New car: $21,750.00
• Average new home: $155,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

• 1942 - Michael Crichton - American author whose books translated into some of the biggest movies of all time including "Jurassic Park", "Twister", "Rising Sun" and others.
• 1906 - Gertrude Ederle - American Olympic gold medalist and the first woman to successfully swim across the English Channel.
• 1869 - John Heisman - football coach and innovator credited with legalizing the forward pass. The trophy awarded annually the to the best collegiate player is named for him.
• 1835 - Adlai Ewing Stevenson - Vice President of the United States in the administration of Grover Cleveland.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1962 - Following the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, the United States quarantined the Island nation to prevent a buildup of offensive weapons. So began the "Cuban Missile Crisis."
• 1885 - Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania opened its doors becoming the first college in the United States to offer graduate level courses for women.
• 1855 - Kansas became the only state to have two governments as anti-slavery forces swore in a governor and legislature in competition to the fraudulently elected pro-slavery group.