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JoAnna Grace

Heidi and Joseph have chosen the name JoAnna Grace for their beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

1 02 p.m.
Monday, August 31, 2009
21 inches
8 pounds, 3.9 ounces
Origin of the name JoAnna: English, Hebrew
Name's original meaning: "God is gracious"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1935 - Frank Robinson - Baseball Hall of Famer, 1956 Rookie of the Year and the first African American to manage a major league baseball team.
1918 - Alan Jay Lerner - Academy and Grammy Award winning songwriter known for music and lyrics for many musicals, including, "Gigi", "Paint Your Wagon" and "My Fair Lady".

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1955 - William G. Cobb rolled out the first solar powered car, the 15" sunmobile, at the General Motors Powerama in Chicago, Illinois.
1950 - Brooklyn Dodgers slugger Gil Hodges connected for four home runs in a single game, each from pitches thrown by different pitchers.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,308,895

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:25 a.m.
Sunset:7:44 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
88° F
The Dalles low:
63° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 118° at Death Valley, California
Low: 25 at Chandalar Lake, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,544.20

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.93
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00