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Alison

Yadira has chosen the name Alison for her beautiful new daughter born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

10:23 p.m.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
20 1/2 inches
7 pounds, 7.2 ounces
Origin of the name Alison: English: Old German
Name's original meaning: Nobility

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1951 - Kathryn Sullivan - American scientist and astronaut who became the first woman to walk in space- doing so in 1984.
1854 - William Crawford Gorgas - U.S. Army medical officer whose efforts led to the control malaria and yellow fever in Panama making possible the construction of the Panama Canal.
1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi - founder of the Franciscan orders, leader of the church reform movements of the early 13th century, and Patron Saint of Italy.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1901 - The Victor Talking Machine Company was incorporated. It was the leader in bringing recorded music to the world with its Victrola phonograph.
1893 - J. S. Thurman of St. Louis, Missouri, received a patent for a machine that would change lifestyles around the world, the motor-driven vacuum cleaner.
1863 - A national holiday was born as President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November to be Thanksgiving Day.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,440,499

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:7:06 a.m.
Sunset:6:41 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
61° F
The Dalles low:
48° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 97° at Laredo, Texas
Low: 7 at Arctic Village, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,487.67

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.92
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00