Hayden James

The Klamath Basin is blessed with the arrival of a baby boy!

The Staff of Sky Lakes Medical Center add our congratulations and very best wishes to Desirae and David on the birth of their beautiful new son Hayden James.

Birth Statistics

Weight: 7 pounds and 3 ounces

Length: 19 3/4

Time: 9:10 a.m.

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Delivered by: Arielle Metz, M.D.

Origin of the name Hayden . . .

English - "Hedged valley"

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - A Day To Remember . . . The Weather

Local High: 69

Local low: 24

The nation's weather extremes were 101 recorded at nationHighLocation and 3 recorded at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

The sun rose over Klamath Falls at 7:11 a.m. and set at 6:38 p.m.

In the financial world . . .

The Dow Jones close was 9,731.25

and the Minimum Wage was $8.40

A market basket of consumer prices looked like this . . .

Loaf of Bread: $2.49

Gallon of milk: $3.85

First class stamp: $0.44

Average new $201,000.00

New Car: $21,750.00

Populations . .

Klamath Basin Population: 71,000

U.S. Population: 306,456,451

Hayden shares his birthday with these other interesting people . . .

1931 - Desmond Tutu - First Anglican bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership against the institution of apartheid.

1853 - James Whitcomb Riley - "Poet of the common people" whose best known works include "When the Frost is on the Punkin'" and "Little Orphant Annie."

1728 - Caesar Rodney - American patriot and the tie breaking vote for independence from Great Britain. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.

There have been some other notable events on this day in history . . .

1975 - The Congress passed legislation authorizing the enrollment of women in America's military academies.

1927 - The first movie featuring synchronized sound, "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, debuted in New York City.

1542 - Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off the coast of California.