Amanda and Jason have chosen the name Jessie Kay for their beautiful new girl born at Benefis Hospitals.

Jessie
Names Origin: Hebrew
Name's original meaning: "Wealthy"

Weight: 8 pounds, 9 ounces ounces
Length: 21 inches
Time: 11:17 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Delivered by: JoanneRobbins, C.N.M.
Baby's doctor: Nora E. Gerrity, MD

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 5:55 a.m. a.m.
• 6:37 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 42° F
• Great Falls low: 28° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: 90° F at Hollywood, Florida
• Low: -23° F at Kuparuk, Alaska

• 7,608.92

Your dollar's worth

• Loaf of bread: $2.49
• Gallon of milk: $3.85
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.00
• First-class stamp: $0.42
• New car: $21,750.00
• Average new home: $155,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

• 1948 - Al Gore - Vice President under Bill Clinton.
• 1928 - Gordie Howe - National Hockey League Hall of Famer who held the record for the most goals and assists at 1850 and was the league's most valuable player six times.
• 1927 - Cesar Chavez - Founder and leader of the National Farm Workers Association that worked to improve conditions among migrant farm workers.
• 1732 - Franz Joseph Haydn - Austrian who was among the most influential composers in the development of 18th century classical music and considered to be the Father of the Symphony.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1925 - Congress authorized Gutzon Borgium to begin sculpting the images of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt into the side Mt. Rushmore.
• 1918 - Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States for the first time.
• 1917 - The United States purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark.
• 1889 - One of the world's most recognizable structures, the Eiffel Tower, was officially opened.