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Ronin Anthony

Anna and Mike have chosen the name Ronin Anthony for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

1:21 a.m.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
20 inches
6 pounds, 7.5 ounces
Origin of the name Ronin: Irish Gaelic
Name's original meaning: "Little seal"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1925 - B. B. King - American blues musician considered to be one of the foremost rhythm and blues guitarists of all time.
1877 - Jacob Schick - American inventor who developed and introduced the electric razor in 1931.
1875 - James Cash Penney - American entrepreneur and innovator who founded one of the world's largest merchandising organizations, the J.C. Penney Co.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1908 - William Crapo Durant founded the General Motors Company bringing the manufacture of Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Pontiac and Chevrolet under a single umbrella.
1620 - The 90 foot long sailing vessel, Mayflower, set sail from Plymouth, England, with its precious cargo of the first English pilgrims aboard.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,372,703

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:6:45 a.m.
Sunset:7:13 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
84° F
The Dalles low:
57° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 118° at Death Valley, California
Low: 30 at Eagle, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,683.41

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.98
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00