Amber have chosen the name Kira Marie for their beautiful new girl born at Benefis Hospitals.

Kira
Names Origin: Latin, Persian
Name's original meaning: Light; Sun

Weight: 6 pounds, 7 ounces ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches
Time: 7:44 p.m.
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009

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

Thursday, November 12, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 6:59 a.m. a.m.
• 4:52 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 36° F
• Great Falls low: 22° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: 84° F at Honolulu, Hawaii; Death Valley, California; McAllen, Texas; and Tucson, Ari
• Low: -27° F at Arctic Village, Alaska

• 10,197.47

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:

• 1961 - Nadia Comaneci -Romanian gymnast who delighted audiences at the 1976 Olympic Games becoming the first person to score a perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastic competition.
• 1929 - Grace Kelly - Much admired American actress whose fairytale life took her from being a Hollywood leading lady to become Princess Grace of Manaco.
• 1746 - Jacques-Alexandre-Cesar Charles - French scientist, inventor, and adventurer who, with Nicolas Robert, became the first to ascend in a hydrogen balloon - doing so in 1783.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1975 - Justice William O. Douglas, who recorded the longest service as a Supreme Court Justice, retired after 36 years on the Court.
• 1923 - Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company began its long affair with the Goodyear Blimp by purchasing all patents and rights to manufacture Zeppelin dirigibles.