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Gavin Riley

Jamie and David have chosen the name Gavin Riley for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

6:44 a.m.
Friday, October 16, 2009
21 1/4 inches
8 pounds, 3.7 ounces
Origin of the name Gavin: Welsh
Name's original meaning: "White Hawk."

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1898 - William O. Douglas - Held the record for the longest tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court - 36 years from 1939 to 1975
1886 - David Ben-Gurion - Zionist political leader and Israel's first Prime Minister, known as the "Father of Israel."
1758 - Noah Webster - American lexicographer and creator of the "American Dictionary of the English Language" and of the "American Spelling Book" which has sold an estimated 100,000,000 copies.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1846 - Dr. John Warren demonstrated the use of ether as an anesthetic in a surgery during a procedure performed at Massachsetts General Hospital.
1829 - America's first modern, first-class hotel, the 170 room Tremont Hotel opened in Boston. Rooms cost $2 a day, but that included 4 meals.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,492,343

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:7:23 a.m.
Sunset:6:17 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
64° F
The Dalles low:
46° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 103° at Laredo, Texas
Low: 8 at Northway, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

10,062.94

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.84
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00