Alyssa LeAnn Born: Friday, August 28, 2009 Time: 2:10 pm Weight: 8 pounds and 2 ounces Length: 20 1/2 inches Parents: Jamie and Billy

Delivered by: C. Richard Bonebrake, M.D.

Origin of the name Alyssa: English: Old German - Nobility.

August 28, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Topeka at 6:48 am and set at 7:59 pm Topeka high: 80° F Topeka low: 62° F The nation's weather extremes were 121° recorded at Death Valley, California and 25° at Chandalar Lake, Alaska

In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9580.63 The Kansas Minimum Wage was $6.55

. . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were

Loaf of Bread:$ 2.49 Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85 First Class Stamp: $0.44 Average New Home: $132,500.00 New Car: $21,750.00

Populations:

Topeka: 120,300 U.S. Population: 288,850,327

Alyssa LeAnn shares her birthday with these other interesting people 1774 - Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton - Founder of the first American religious society - the Sisters of Charity and the first American-born person to achieve sainthood in the Catholic Church. 1828 - Leo Tolstoy - Russian author considered to be one of the greatest novelists of all time, He is most recognized for the epic novels "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina". 1877 - Charles Stewart Rolls - British aviator who was first to fly across the English Channel and back without stopping. He also was co-founder of the legendary Rolls-Royce Ltd. automobile company. 1910 - Mother Teresa - Albanian born founder of the Catholic order of the Missionaries of Charity and dedicated servant to the impoverished of India. 1917 - Jack Kirby - "The King of the Comics". He helped develop 400 comic book characters, including superheroes, Captain America, Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk.

There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1830 - Passenger rail service was inaugurated in the United States with the maiden voyage of the "Tom Thumb", transporting 26 passengers 13 miles in just one hour fifteen minutes. 1922 - WEAF radio aired the first radio commercial, a 10-minute pitch for a real estate development in New York.