Dominic James Born: Saturday, October 31, 2009 Time: 12:53 pm Weight: 7 pounds and 10 ounces Length: 20 1/2 inches Parents: Ashley and Danny

Delivered by: Todd Trobaugh, M.D.

Baby's doctor: Eduardo Austria, M.D.

Origin of the name Dominic: Latin - "Belonging to the Lord".

October 31, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Topeka at 6:49 am and set at 5:23 pm

In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9712.73 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: 289,105,559

Dominic James shares his birthday with these other interesting people 1795 - John Keats - English Romantic poet who known for his expression of philosophy through legend in poems such as "Ode to a Grecian Urn." 1912 - Dale Evans - American singer and female partner in the great husband and wife western movie team of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. 1936 - Michael Landon - Actor, writer and producer who was a mainstay on American television for some 30 years in shows like "Bonanza", "Little House on the Prairie" and others.

There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1864 - Nevada became the 36th state admitted to the Union. 1956 - Adventurer John Dufek and the crew of the "Que Sera Sera" made the first successful airplane landing at the South Pole.