Whitnee and Lee have chosen the name Jaxen Lee for their beautiful new boy born at Benefis Hospitals.

Jaxen
Names Origin: Old English
Name's original meaning: "Son of Jack"

Weight: 8 pounds, 0 ounces ounces
Length: 20 1/4 inches
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Delivered by: Julie L. Kuykendall, M.D.
Baby's doctor: Deborah M. Garrity, M.D.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 6:39 a.m. a.m.
• 5:11 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 44° F
• Great Falls low: 31° F

The nation's weather extremes:

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

• 9,867.96

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:

• 1872 - Emily Post - American author whose book "Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage" has made her name synonymous with proper manners in society.
• 1858 - Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the United States known for building the Panama Canal and beginning the National Park System.
• 1811 - Issac Singer, American entrepreneur and innovator who brought the world the first practical home sewing machine and started the company that bears his name.
• 1728 - James Cook - British sea captain and explorer who was the first European to see and chart many land masses in the Pacific Ocean.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 2004 - The Boston Red Sox broke the 84-year long "Curse of the Bambino" by winning their first World Series since 1918.
• 1997 - In an effort to thwart the long-standing problem of counterfeiting, the U.S. Treasury began issuing redesigned $50 bills.
• 1904 - The first rapid transit subway system in American began operation in New York City. The fare for a ride was five cents.
• 1492 - Christopher Columbus, on his first voyage to the New World, became the first European to view the Island of Cuba and claimed it for Spain.