Owen Daniel Amanda and Jeff have chosen the name Owen Daniel for their beautiful new son born at the Birth Center of River Falls Hospital. Weight:  7 pounds and 10 ounces Length:  20 inches Time:      10:49 pm Date:       Thursday, August 21, 2003 Delivered by: Rita Raverty, M.D. Baby's doctor: Rita Raverty, M.D. Baby's nurse: Alison, R.N. Origin of the name Owen... Irish - "Born to nobility". August 21, 2003 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over River Falls at 6:19 am and set at 8:07 pm River Falls high: 81° F River Falls low: 59° F The nation's weather extremes were 111° recorded at Death Valley, California and 29° at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9423.68 Wisconsin's Minimum Wage was $5.15 . . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were Loaf of Bread:$ 1.59 Gallon of Milk: $ 2.89 First Class Stamp: $0.37 Average New Home: $128,000.00 New Car: $21,750.00 Hospital Room: $99.99 Populations: River Falls : 12,650 U.S. Population: 297,527,319 In the world of entertainment this week The top grossing movie was: "Freddy vs. Jason" Owen Daniel shares his birthday with these other interesting people 1904 - Count Baise - American jazz musician and composer who is included amonth the elite of the big band era. 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain - Basketball Hall of Famer and four-time NBA Most Valuable Player during the 1960's. There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1911 - Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, "The Mona Lisa", was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. It would take two years before it was recovered in Italy. 1912 - Arthur R. Eldred of Oceanside, New York, was the first Boy Scout to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. 1959 - Hawaii became the 50th state admitted to the Union. Happy Birthday Owen Daniel from your friends at River Falls Hospital Return to River Falls Area Hospital © 2009 New Baby News. All Rights Reserved.