Brandy and Ian have chosen the name Jason Christopher Ray for their beautiful new boy born at Benefis Hospitals.

Jason
Names Origin: English, Hebrew
Name's original meaning: from Joshua, God is my salvation

Weight: 5 pounds, 15 ounces ounces
Length: 18 1/2 inches
Time: 8:38 a.m.
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009

Delivered by: Dorothy T. Lee, M.D.
Baby's doctor: Nora E. Gerrity, MD

Monday, November 9, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 6:56 a.m. a.m.
• 4:55 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 54° F
• Great Falls low: 27° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: 87° F at Yuma and East Mesa, Ariz.
• Low: -26° F at Arctic Village and Fort Yukon, Alaska

• 10,023.42

Your dollar's worth

• Loaf of bread: $2.49
• Gallon of milk: $3.85
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.55
• First-class stamp: $0.44
• New car: $21,750.00
• Average new home: $155,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

• 1944 - Tim Rice - English lyricist who, with Andrew Lloyd Weber, created highly successful musical "Jesus Christ Superstar", Evita", and "Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
• 1923 - Alice Coachman - American athlete who was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal - doing so by clearing a 5 foot 6 1/8 inch high jump in the 1948 games.
• 1801 - Gail Borden - American businessman, inventor, and public servant who invented condensed milk, founded the company that bears his name, and helped write the first constitution of the state of Texas.
• 1731 - Benjamin Banneker - Mathematician, inventor, member of the Washington, D.C. commission, and probably the most prominent black American of his time.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1835 - The legendary Texas Rangers were formed this day. Though small in number they were effective in bringing law and order to the vast frontier of Texas.
• 1821 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries began classes making it the first college of pharmacy in America.