Sara and John have chosen the name Sophia Lynn for their beautiful new girl born at Benefis Hospitals.

Sophia
Names Origin: Greek
Name's original meaning: "Wisdom"

Weight: 8 pounds, 0 ounces ounces
Length: 20 1/2 inches
Time: 12:24 a.m.
Date: Friday, October 9, 2009

Delivered by: Dorothy T. Lee, M.D.
Baby's doctor: Deborah M. Garrity, M.D.

Friday, October 9, 2009 A Day To Remember

Sunrise and sunset:

• 7:18 a.m. a.m.
• 6:38 p.m. p.m.

Local weather:

• Great Falls high: 22° F
• Great Falls low: 11° F

The nation's weather extremes:

• High: 95° F at Plant City, Ocala, and Live Oak, Fla, and Statesboro, Ga.
• Low: 7° F at Arctic Village, Alaska, and Logan, Mont.

• 9,786.87

Your dollar's worth

• Loaf of bread: $2.49
• Gallon of milk: $3.85
• Gallon of gasoline: $2.59
• First-class stamp: $0.44
• New car: $21,750.00
• Average new home: $155,000.00

Other interesting people born on this date:

• 1940 - John Lennon - Lead singer and songwriter for the world's most commercially successful rock and roll band - the Beatles.
• 1891 - Otto Schnering - American entrepreneur and candy manufacturer who founded the Curtiss Candy Co. and introduced Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars to the world.
• 1890 - Aimee Semple McPherson - Highly theatrical evangelist who pioneered preaching on the radio and through that became wealthy, famous, and controversial.
• 1873 - Charles Walgreen -American pharmacist and innovator who created the concept of the modern drugstore, and founded the largest drugstore chain in the U.S.
• 1860 - Leonard Wood - American Army Officer, physician, Governor General of the Philippines, and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920.

Other notable events on this day in history:

• 1946 - The Simmons Company of Petersburg, Virginia, introduced the first electric blanket, suggested retail price $39.50.
• 1872 - Aaron Montgomery initiated a new marketing technique with the release of the his first catalog. It was so successful that it resulted in the huge Montgomery Ward catalog and stores.
• 1855 - Isaac Singer received a patent for the sewing machine motor, a device that greatly increased the productivity of garment workers and home hobbyists everywhere.
• 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut, known today as Yale University, was chartered in New Haven, Connecticut.