October 31

Announcements

Halloween Party: The CFH Halloween Party will be October 31, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., in the eerie dining room.
There will be spooktacular events including: cool Autumn music, creepy door prizes, gooey goodies (upon arrival), a pumpkin pie eating contest, and a best costume judging.
Dinner will be from 4 p.m.-5p.m.
Be there or beware!

Nation/World

Robert Goulet Dies: Robert Goulet, 73, a Tony- and Grammy-winning actor and singer best known for his portrayal of Sir Lancelot in “Camelot” both onstage and in the movies, died yesterday.
Goulet died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles while awaiting a lung transplant after being diagnosed with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis in September. He had a cancerous prostate removed in 1993.
Goulet, whose career began in 1951, was also a successful recording artist and television star.

Herald Sports

NBA

NBA Season Begins: The NBA regular season began last night with three games.
The Bulls and Pacers each start the regular season tonight. Indiana hosts Washington (7 p.m.) and Chicago travels to New Jersey (7:30 p.m., Comcast).
Tuesday night scores: Houston 95, L.A. Lakers 93 (Kobe Bryant, 45 points; Yao Ming, 25 points); San Antonio 106, Portland 97 (LaMarcus Aldridge, 27 points; Tim Duncan, 24 points); Utah 117, Golden State 96 (Carlos Boozer, 32 points; Baron Davis, 25 points).

NHL

Tuesday Night Scores: Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 2; Phoenix 2, St. Louis 1; Calgary 5, Nashville 1; Atlanta 3, Montreal 2; Detroit 2, Edmonton 1.

Professional Wrestling

Cyber Sunday: The Matt Hardy-MVP match was not cancelled as reported yesterday.
Hardy did have to withdraw from the match because of injuries suffered on Friday Night Smackdown. Fans were allowed to vote for MVP’s opponent from among Kane, The Great Khali, and Mark Henry.
Kane won the voting, with 67% of the ballots, and the fight. Since the match ended in a count-out and not a pin, MVP was allowed to keep his United States Championship.

NCAA Football

BCS Standings: 1. Ohio St. (9-0); 2. Boston College (8-0); 3. LSU; 4. Arizona St (8-0).; 5. Oregon; 6. Oklahoma; 7. West Virginia; 8. Kansas (8-0); 9. Missouri; 10. Georgia; 11. Virginia Tech; 12. Michigan; 13. Connecticut; 14. Hawaii (8-0); 15. Texas; 16. Auburn; 17. Alabama; 18. South Florida; 19. USC; 20. Florida; 21. Wisconsin; 22. Boise St.; 23. Virginia; 24. Wake Forest; 25. Clemson.

October 30

Local

Tribute to Gale Diedrich: Those people at the regular 6 p.m. Monday night meeting in the CFH Community room paid a brief tribute to former Center for the Homeless guest Gale Diedrich.

Gale, 52, was found dead Monday afternoon, October 22, in a wooded area east of the Mishawaka Super 8 Motel on Lincolnway East. An autopsy in Ft. Wayne has confirmed that the death was accidental.

“Gale was always kind, always ready to help, and always had a smile on his face,” said CFH Director of Operations Tammy Oehm.

CFH Director Steve Camilleri said that he didn’t plan to preach but wound up doing so, taking as his text the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

According to Steve, Gale told his friends at the CFH that his family was dead. After the report of Gale’s passing, Steve received a visitor, Gale’s brother Terry, 50.

Terry told Steve that he hadn’t seen Gale in seven years, that he would like to have seen him before his passing.

“There is a lot of disconnectedness here due to crime, drugs or whatever,” said Steve. “Anyone who says his family is dead shows disconnectedness. We have to forgive ourselves and try to reconnect.”

“If something has disconnected you, know there is hope that you can reconnect,” Steve concluded.

Staph Infection: Several cases of a drug-related staph infection, MRSA, have been reported in Indiana. There has been at least one fatality.

The best preventive measures against the staph virus are cleanliness and personal hygiene, such as the washing of hands.

“Dr. Z” Recommends Flu Shots: Brandon Zabukovic, M.D. (Dr. Z) of the Memorial Clinic told guests and staff at the Monday night to “get a flu shot wherever you can get it.”

Dr. Z answered some common flu-related questions.

§The vaccine currently being used does not use a live virus; it will not give you the flu. The nasal spray does contain a live virus.

§Having the flu does not give you an immunity to it. Protection from the flu shot fades in five to six months which is why they are usually given before the start of the flu “season” in October.

§The true influenza “season” lasts from October-November through February-March.

§Flu has nothing to do with the common cold.

§Over-the-counter remedies can make you feel better and some can shorten the illness. There is no “magic bullet to help you once you’ve been exposed.

§People with auto-immune diseases should still get the vaccine.

Announcements

Halloween Party: The CFH Halloween Party will be October 31, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., in the eerie dining room.

There will be spooktacular events including: cool Autumn music, creepy door prizes, gooey goodies (upon arrival), a pumpkin pie eating contest, and a best costume judging.

Dinner will be from 4 p.m.-5p.m.

Be there of beware!

Nation/World

Porter Wagoner Dies: Country Music Hall of Famer Porter Wagoner, 80, died Sunday in Nashville.

He had recorded his first album since 1983, Wagonmaster, earlier this year.

Mr. Wagoner is perhaps best known for his 1960’s syndicated television show which featured a young singer named Dolly Parton.

Herald Sports

NFL

Packers 19, Broncos 13: Brett Favre threw a 82-yard pass to Greg Jennings on the first play of overtime as Green Bay remained atop the NFC North Division with a 6-1 record.

Favre, who also completed a 79-yard scoring toss in the first quarter, was 21 of 27 for 331 yards.

Jets Bench Pennington: The New York Jets have benched veteran starting quarterback Chad Pennington in favor of second-year pro Kellen Clemens.

Pennington, the second-most accurate passer in NFL history, has passed for 1,317 yards and nine TDs this season but has also thrown seven interceptions. The Jets are off to a 1-7 start.

Clemens is a 2006 secnd-round draft choice from the University of Oregon.

NBA

NBA Season Begins Tonight: The NBA regular season begins tonight.

Tonights games are: Portland at San Antonio (8 p.m., TNT), Houston at L.A. Lakers (10:30 p.m., TNT, Utah at Golden St.

The Bulls and Pacers each start the regular season Wednesday night. Indiana hosts Washington (7 p.m.) and Chicago travels to New Jersey (7:30 p.m., Comcast).

MLB

Girardi to Manage Yankees: Former New York Yankee catcher Joe Girardi has accepted an offer to manage the Bronx Bombers.

Girardi, who began his major league career with the Chicago Cubs, will be paid a reported $2-million annually.

Girardi played on three World Series championship teams and served as a bench coach with the Yankees.

He was named the Manager of the Year in his only season of managing with the Florida Marlins but was fired after the season. He has been working as a broadcaster in the interim.

Long-time Yankee star Don Mattingly has told the team that he is not interested in returning as a bench coach or in any coaching capacity. Mattingly had been an earlier favorite for the job.

NCAA Football

BCS Standings: 1. Ohio St. (9-0); 2. Boston College (8-0); 3. LSU; 4. Arizona St (8-0).; 5. Oregon; 6. Oklahoma; 7. West Virginia; 8. Kansas (8-0); 9. Missouri; 10. Georgia; 11. Virginia Tech; 12. Michigan; 13. Connecticut; 14. Hawaii (8-0); 15. Texas; 16. Auburn; 17. Alabama; 18. South Florida; 19. USC; 20. Florida; 21. Wisconsin; 22. Boise St.; 23. Virginia; 24. Wake Forest; 25. Clemson.

Professional Wrestling

Cyber Sunday: Batista defeated the Undertaker for the first time in three tries to retain his World Championship.

Each fighter survived the other’s signature move. Batista escaped a Tombstone Piledriver and the Undertaker got out of a Batista Bomb.

The champion was finally able to get the pin with a second Batista Bomb.

Stone Cold Steve Austin was the special guest referee.

Stone Cold also got the better of an extra-curricular brawl when Mick Foley and JBL became upset over losing the referee voting.

Shawn Michaels beat WWE Champion Randy Orton. The champ tried a superkick but Michaels jumped up to block and laid Orton out.

The Matt Hardy-MVP match was cancelled. Hardy was injured on Friday Night Smackdown in a dual meet with MVP against Finlay and Rey Mysterio.

HHH defeated Umaga in a Street Fight. HHH dodged a Samoan Spike and countered with a sledge shot followed by a Pedigree.

Rey Mysterio beat Finlay in a stretcher match. Mysterio also prevailed in the extra-curricular activity after the match.

Eve was declared the winner of the Diva Search on WWE Raw. Brooke was the runner-up.

October 29

Local

Tribute to Gale Diedrich: There will be a memorial tribute to former Center for the Homeless guest Gale Diedrich at the regular 6 p.m. Monday night meeting in the CFH Community Room October 29.
Gale was found dead Monday afternoon, October 22, in a wooded area east of the Mishawaka Super 8 Motel on Lincolnway East.

Herald Sports

MLB World Series

Red Sox 4, Rockies 3: Series MVP Mike Lowell doubled, homered, and scored twice as Boston won its eighth straight World Series game.
The BoSox also swept the Cardinals in 2004.
Closer Jonathon Papelbon notched his third save of the series. Papelbon pitched 10 scoreless in the Fall classic.
Bobby Kielty provided what proved to be the winning run with a pinch-hit homer in the eighth.
Colorado closed to within a run on a two-run homer by Garrett Atkins in the eighth.

NFL

Colts 31, Panthers 7: Peyton Manning broke Johnny Unitas’ team record for career scoring passes.
Manning’s second TD throw, a 59-yarder to Reggie Wayne in the third quarter, was his 288th.
The Colts improve their record to 7-0.
Lions 16, Bears 7: Brian Griese threw four interceptions, three of them in the end zone, as Chicago fell to 3-5 for the season.
Other NFL scores: New Orleans 31, San Francisco 10; New England 52, Washington 7; Jacksonville 24, Tampa Bay 23; San Diego 35, Houston 10; Buffalo 13, New York Jets 3; Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 13; Philadelphia 23, Minnesota 16; Cleveland 27, St. Louis 20; Tennessee 13, Oakland 9; New York Jets 13, Miami 10; Green Bay at Denver, Monday (8:30 p.m., ESPN).

NCAA Football

Weekend scores: (2) Boston College 14, (8) Virginia Tech 10 (Thursday, October 25); (1) Ohio St. 37, Penn St. 17; (6) West Virginia 31, (25) Rutgers 3; (5) (5) Oregon 24, (9) USC 17; (20) Georgia 42, (9) Florida 30; (7) Arizona St. 31, California 20; Purdue 35, Northwestern 17; Wisconsin 33, Indiana 3; (19) Michigan 34, Minnesota 10; Iowa 34, Michigan St. 37; Illinois 28, Ball St. 17; Missouri St. 63, Indiana St. 7; Maine 20, Northeastern 14.
BCS Standings: 1. Ohio St. (9-0); 2. Boston College (8-0); 3. LSU; 4. Arizona St (8-0).; 5. Oregon; 6. Oklahoma; 7. West Virginia; 8. Kansas (8-0); 9. Missouri; 10. Georgia; 11. Virginia Tech; 12. Michigan; 13. Connecticut; 14. Hawaii (8-0); 15. Texas; 16. Auburn; 17. Alabama; 18. South Florida; 19. USC; 20. Florida; 21. Wisconsin; 22. Boise St.; 23. Virginia; 24. Wake Forest; 25. Clemson.


NASCAR

Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta: Winner Jimmy Johnson closed to within nine points of the Nextel Cup lead. Jeff Gordon held on to the top spot with a seventh-place finish.
Nextel Cup Standings (Three races to go): 1. Jeff Gordon, 2. Jimmie Johnson (-9), 3. Clint Bowyer (-111), 4. Carl Edwards (-261), 5. Tony Stewart (-322), 6. Kyle Busch (-325), 7. Kevin Harvick (-392), 8. Jeff Burton (-400), 9. Kurt Busch (-419), 10. Denny Hamlin (-424), 11. Matt Kenseth (-448), 12. Martin Truex, Jr. (-513).

October 26

Local

Tribute to Gale Diedrich: There will be a memorial tribute to former Center for the Homeless guest Gale Diedrich at the regular 6 p.m. Monday night meeting in the CFH Community Room October 29.
Gale was found dead Monday afternoon, October 22, in a wooded area east of the Mishawaka Super 8 Motel on Lincolnway East.

Staff Infection: Several cases of a drug-related staff infection have been reported in Indiana. There has been at least one fatality.
The best preventive measures against the staff virus are cleanliness and personal hygiene.

Nation/World
Residents Returning Home: Southern California residents displaced by wildfires are returning home
The fires have destroyed 500,000 acres of homes and forests and have displaced half a million residents.
San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers, was down from 10,000 to 350 evacuees yesterday.

Turkey Threatens Iraq: Turkey has massed 100,000 along its border with Iraq in response to deadly attacks by Kurdish guerillas based there.
Approximately 3,000 fighters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party are believed to be in Northern Iraq.
Diplomatic efforts are underway to forestall a Turkish invasion of Iraqi territory.

Announcements

Halloween Party: The CFH Halloween Party will be October 31, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., in the eerie dining room.
There will be spooktacular events including: cool Autumn music, creepy door prizes, gooey goodies (upon arrival), a pumpkin pie eating contest, and a best costume judging.
Dinner will be from 4 p.m.-5p.m.
Be there or beware!

Herald Sports

MLB World Series

Red Sox 2, Rockies 1: Mike Lowell doubled home David Ortiz in the fifth inning for the winning run in a pitchers’ duel as Boston took a 2-0 lead over Colorado.
The Rockies, who had won 21 of their last 22 games prior to the Series, took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
Curt Schilling became the second plus-40 starter to win a World Series game. Detroit’s Kenny Rogers accomplished the feat last year. Schilling has a 11-2 record with a 2.23 ERA in 17 postseason starts.
Colorado rookie Ubaldo Jimenez was unhittable in the first three innings.
Ortiz drew a walk in the fifth inning and advanced on a single by Manny Ramirez.
Boston’s Hideki Okajima and Jonathon Papelbon pitched three and two-thirds innings of shutout relief to preserve the lead.
It was the Red Sox’ sixth straight World Series victory including a four-game sweep of St. Louis in 2004.
Boston rookie Daisuke Matsuzaka will start against Josh Fogg Saturday at Coors’ Field in Denver (8:35 p.m., FOX).

October 25

Local

Cpl. Buford Resigns: South Bend Police Corporal Jamie Buford has resigned.
Buford is under a federal indictment for wire fraud and drug charges with two former St. Joseph County Police officers.

National

Southern California Fires: Lower temperatures and abating winds have aided Southern California firefighters.
The fires have destroyed 500,000 acres of homes and forests and have displaced half a million residents.
Announcements

Halloween Party: The CFH Halloween Party will be October 31, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., in the eerie dining room.
There will be spooktacular events including: cool Autumn music, creepy door prizes, gooey goodies (upon arrival), a pumpkin pie eating contest, and a best costume judging.
Dinner will be from 4 p.m.-5p.m.
Be there or beware!

Herald Sports

MLB World Series

Red Sox 13, Rockies 1: David (Big Papi) Ortiz and Manny Ramirez led the host BoSox attack which has averaged 10 runs in the last three playoff games.
Boston starter Josh Beckett gave up six hits in seven innings, struck out nine, and walked one to improve his postseason record to 4-0 with a 1.20 ERA.
Ortiz and Ramirez has three hits and two RBI each.
Dustin Pedroia became the second player to lead off the World Series with a home run. The other was Baltimore’s Don Buford in 1969 against the Mets.
Colorado starter Jeff Francis gave up six runs and 10 hits in four innings.
The Series resumes tonight at Boston’s Fenway Park (8:30 p.m., FOX Network). Red Sox veteran Curt Schilling will face rookie Ubaldo Jimenez.

NBA

Miami-Minnesota Trade: The Miami Heat traded unhappy forward Antoine Walker to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a five-player deal.
The Heat get former Miami swingman Ricky Davis and center Mark Blount.
The T’Wolves receive Walker, center Michael Doleac, forward Wayne Simien, and a conditional first-round draft pick.

NFL

Garrard Sidelined for Month: Jacksonville quarterback David Garrard will be sidelined for at least a month with a severe left ankle sprain.
The veteran from East Carolina sprained the ankle in the first half of a 29-7 Monday night loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
Garrard inherited the Jaguars’ starting job when the team cut former starter Byron Leftwich a week before the regular season. He had led the Jags to a 4-1 record this season, completing 66 % of his passes for 1,141 yards and six TDs.
Quinn Gray, a fourth-year QB from Florida A&M, relieved Garrard in the Colts game. Gray will make his first start Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

October 24

Local

Former CFH Guest Found Dead: The man found dead in the vicinity of a Mishawaka hotel Monday afternoon has been identified as Gale Diedrich.
The 52-year-old Mishwaka resident was a guest at the Center for the Homeless earlier this year.
Authorities estimate that he was dead for four or five days before the body was discovered.
Investigators are calling the death accidental. The body has been sent to Ft. Wayne for an autopsy.
Anyone with information about Gale should contact Mishawaka Police Detective Louis Beehler, (574) 258-1684.

Jefferson Mobile Home Park Residents Given Notice: Residents of Jefferson Mobile Park in Mishawaka have been told by Bethel College that they must move out by May 31.
Bethel bought the park several years ago.
Residents who move their units will be given $1,000. Those who leave their mobile homes behind will be given $500.

Announcements

Halloween Party: The CFH Halloween Party will be October 31, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., in the eerie dining room.
There will be spooktacular events including: cool Autumn music, creepy door prizes, gooey goodies (upon arrival), a pumpkin pie eating contest, and a best costume judging.
Dinner will be from 4 p.m.-5p.m.
Be there or beware!

Next STAR Graduation: The next STAR graduation will be November 2 at 12:15 p.m.

Herald Sports

MLB World Series

World Series Begins Tonight: Jeff Francis will start for the Rockies against the Red Sox’ Josh Beckett in the opener tonight at Fenway Park (8 p.m., Fox network).
Colorado has won seven consective playoff games and 21 of their last 22. Boston won three in a row in the League Championship Series against Cleveland.
The Red Sox have announced that knuckleballer Tim Wakefield has been dropped from the Series roster due to lingering pain from an inflamed shoulder.

NBA Preason


Indiana 106, Minnesota 95: Danny Granger scored 25 points—20 in the first half—to lead the Pacers.
The Timberwolves’ Al Jefferson, who came from Boston in the Kevin Garnett trade, led all scorers 27 points and 17 rebounds.
Indiana opens the regular season October 31 at home against Washington.
Dallas 96, Chicago 88: Thomas Gardner, Thabo Sefolosha, and rookie Joakim Noah scored 12 points apiece to lead the Bulls.
Chicago opens the regular season October 31 at the New Jersey Nets.
Other NBA scores: New Jersey 82, Boston 71; San Antonio 104, Miami 87; Memphis 109, Houston 107; Denver 114, Milwaukee 102; Golden State 126, Seattle 122; Utah 102, LA Lakers 81.

October 23

Local

Body Found in Mishawaka: The body found by a Mishawaka hotel yesterday afternoon is thought to be that of a homeless man.
The body was discovered east of the Super 8 Motel on Lincoln Way East. The identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Officers Arrested: Federal agents arrested four people on wire fraud, drug and gun charges.
Agents arrested former St. Joseph County police officers Ryan Huston and Andy Taghon, South Bend police officer Jamie Buford, and convicted felon Daniel Alvarez.

Announcements

Next STAR Graduation: The next STAR graduation will be November 2 at 12:15 p.m.

Herald Sports

NFL

Colts 29, Jaguars 7: Indianapolis continued to roll at Jacksonville.
The Jaguar defense had only given up 58 points all year. Jacksonville played the second hald without starting quarterback David Garrard who suffered an ankle sprain.
Peyton Manning threw for 259 yards and one touchdown. Joseph Addai rushed for 85 yards.
The Colts improve their record to 6-0.



NCAA Football

BCS: Boston College (7-0) has moved into second place behind Ohio State in the Bowl Championship Standings.
The Eagles face their toughest challenge Saturday against number eight Virginia Tech.
BCS Standings: 1. Ohio State, 2. Boston College, 3. LSU, 4. Arizona State, 5. Oregon, 6. Oklahoma, 7. West Virginia, 8. Virginia Tech, 9. Kansas, 10. South Florida, 11. Florida, 12. USC, 13. Missouri, 14. Kentucky, 15. Virginia, 16. South Carolina, 17. Hawaii, 18. Georgia, 19. Texas, 20. Michigan, 21. California, 22. Auburn, 23. Connecticut, 24. Alabama, 25. Penn State.

Professional Wrestling

Candice Michelle Injured: Candice Michelle will miss four to six weeks after suffering a concussion and broken collarbone yesterday.
Michelle injured herself leaping from the top rope during a match with Beth Phoenix on RAW.

Kane vs. Big Daddy V: Kane will try to get revenge against Big Daddy V on this week’s ECW on the SciFi Channel.
Big Daddy V ambushed Kane during last Friday’s Smackdown.

Batista vs. Undertaker: Batista will face the Undertaker for the World Championship Sunday, October 28, in his hometown of Washington, D.C.
The match will be part of Cyber Sunday on Pay-Per-View.

October 22

Local

Nappanee Cleanup: Thousands of volunteers showed up at NorthWood High School Sunday to help with cleanup after a tornado destroyed homes and businesses in Nappanee. Hundreds more had to be turned away.


Herald Sports

NCAA Football
Saturday Scores: USC 38, Notre Dame 0; (Thursday) Rutgers 30, South Florida (2) 27; Ohio State (1) 24, Michigan State 17; LSU (4) 30, Auburn (17) 24; Oklahoma (5) 17, Iowa State 7; Vanderbilt 17, South Carolina (6) 6; Florida (15) 45, Kentucky (7) 37; West Virginia (9) 38, Mississippi State 13; Oregon (10) 55, Washington 34; Wisconsin 44, Northern Illinois 3; Purdue 31, Iowa 6; Michigan (25) 27, Illinois 17; Northwestern 26, Eastern Michigan 14; Penn State 36, Indiana 31; North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21; Western Kentucky 56, Indiana State 7; Ball State 27, Western Michigan 23; Stony Brook 30, Maine 23.

MLB ALCS

Red Sox 11, Indians 2: Boston won its third straight game against visiting Cleveland after falling behind, 3-1.
Rookies Daisuke Matsuzaka (nicknamed “Dice K”) and Dustin Pedroia led the effort. Matsuzaka pitched five solid innings and second baseman Pedroia drove in five runs.
The Red Sox face the Colorado beginning Wednesday at Fenway Park. The Rockies have won 10 in a row and 21 of their last 22.

NFL

Bears 19, Eagles 16: Brian Griese drove Chicago 97 yards in less than two minutes to beat host Philadelphia.
The veteran QB capped the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Mhusin Muhammad in the back of the end zone. Griese had to call his own plays due to a malfunction in his helmet transmitter.
Griese finished with 322 passing yards. It was the second consecutive 300-plus yard effort for the University of Michigan grad.
Other NFL scores: Detroit 23, Tampa Bay 16; New Orleans 22, Atlanta 16; Tennessee 38, Houston 36; Washington 21, Arizona 19; New England 49, Miami 28; Buffalo 19, Baltimore 14; N.Y. Giants 33, San Francisco 15; Kansas City 12, Oakland 10; Cincinnati 38, N.Y. Jets 31; Seattle 33, St. Louis 6; Dallas 24, Minnesota 14; Denver 31, Pittsburgh 28. Idle: San Diego, Green Bay, Carolina, Cleveland.
The Colts play Monday night at Jacksonville on ESPN.

NASCAR

Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia: Jimmie Johnson held off South Bend’s Ryan Newman and Indiana native Jeff Gordon to win his third straight win at Martinsville.
Johnson gained 15 points on Nextel Cup leader Gordon.
Nextel Cup Top 12: J. Gordon , 6055; J. Johnson, 6,002; C. Bowyer, 5,940; T. Stewart, 5,806; C. Edwards, 5,767; Ky. Busch, 5,765; K. Harvick, 5,686; D. Hamlin, 5,681; J. Burton, 5,649; Ku. Busch, 5,635; M. Truex Jr., 5,608; M. Kenseth, 5,593.

October 12

Announcements

Dear CFH Staff and Guests:

I have a very dear friend who is currently fighting in Iraq. I will be sending him a package of goodies and letters soon and would like to offer you the opportunity to send some love his way. A note, letter, or even just a thanks would be so appreciated. I would really like to show him that many people are thinking about him as well as all the other men and women who are away from home. If you would like to participate, please either give me letters ASAP or put them in my mailbox at the front desk.

Thanks so much!
Erin

Fall Party: Sunday, October 14, 2 p.m., dining room.
There will be fun, refreshments. A limited amount of winter clothing and other items for men, women and children.
Sponsored by the Church Lady and Friends.

Local

Plymouth Coach Resigns: Plymouth High School varsity basketball coach Michael Edison resigned Wednesday. School records show the first-year coach visited adult web sites on school time using school computers.


National/World

Turkey Pulls Ambassador: Turkey, a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, recalled its ambassador to Washington Wednesday and warned of serious repercussions if Congress labels the killing of Armenians by Turks a century ago as genocide.
Herald Sports

MLB NLCS

Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 1: Jeff Francis allowed seven hits and one earned run as visiting Colorado won the first game of the NLCS.
Kaz Matsui singled home Willy Taveras with the in game-winning run in the third inning.
Umpires halted the game in the seventh inning when fans threw objects on the field to diapute an interference call.
The series continues tonight in Arizona.
The ALCS begins tonight in Boston. Cleveland’s C.C. Sabathia and Boston’s Josh Beckett will start.

NHL

Thursday’s Preseason Scores: Buffalo 3, Atlanta 0; Florida 1, New Jersey 0; Carolina 5, Ottawa 3; Toronto 8, NY Islanders 1; Phoenix 6, Nashville 3.

October 11

Announcements

Dear CFH Staff and Guests:

I have a very dear friend who is currently fighting in Iraq. I will be sending him a package of goodies and letters soon and would like to offer you the opportunity to send some love his way. A note, letter, or even just a thanks would be so appreciated. I would really like to show him that many people are thinking about him as well as all the other men and women who are away from home. If you would like to participate, please either give me letters ASAP or put them in my mailbox at the front desk.

Thanks so much!
Erin

National/World

Chrysler Back to Work: Chrysler employees return to work today, ending a six-hour strike by members of the United Auto Workers.
Chrysler agreed to invest in a health fund.

New Space Station Crew Lifts Off: American Peggy Whitson becomes the first woman to command the International Space Station.
Whitson, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, and Russian Yuri Malenchenko lifted off from Kazakhstan in a Soyuz FG rocket yesterday afternoon.
Shukor, a physician, is the first Malaysian in space. He will conduct medical research on the space station.

Herald Sports

NBA

Indiana 101 New Orleans/Oklahoma City 96: Mike Dunleavy tallied 20 points, five rebounds, and two assists to lead the Pacers.
Jeff Foster added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana. Danny Granger chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds.
David West and Hilton Armstrong led the Hornets with 17 and 16 points respectively.
Other Wednesday night NBA scores: Boston 92, Minnesota 81, Orlando 123 Charlotte 99, Portland 111 LA Clippers 102, Atlanta 106 Miami 100, Milwaukee 90 Utah 81.

NHL

Wednesday scores: NY Islanders 2 NY Rangers 1, Columbus 3 Phoenix 0, Ottawa 3 Atlanta 1, Tampa Bay 2, Florida 1.

MLB

League Championship Series Begin Tonight: Colorado’s Jeff Francis (17-9, 4.22 ERA) will face host Arizona’s Brandon Webb (18-10, 3.01 ERA) in the first game of the National League Championship Series tonight (8:37 p.m.., TBS).
The American League Championship Series between the host Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians will begin Friday night at 7:07 p.m. EDT.
The game will be televised by FOX.

NFL

Panthers Sign Testaverde: The Carolina Panthers signed 44-year-old Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde yesterday.
Testaverde will back up David Carr who moved up to the starting position after Jake Delhomme suffered a season-ending injury. Carr is also hampered by a back injury.

October 10

National/World
Herald Sports
NBA
Bucks 93 Bullls 88: Yi Jianlian made his inauspicious debut for the Bucks, but fellow rookie Joakim Noah looked much more the polished pro in Milwaukee’s 93-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls in the exhibition opener on Tuesday night.
“As a rookie player in my first season there aren’t just one or two points I need to work on. There aare quite a lot,” Yi said.
Yi fouled out in 16 minutes, managing only three points with two steals.
“The rules of FIBA and the rules of NBA are different; it takes time for me to deal with this through more training,” he said.
Noah, who led Florida to back-to-back titles in college, was just at intense as he had been in his final game with the Gators when he entered late in the first quarter. The ninth pick of the draft opened with a slam and blocked Andrew Bogut’s shot on the ensuing possession.
“It felt good being able to play,” Noah said. “I got a great pass and that’s my job around the rim, try to make everything.”
Noah finished with six points, fo;ur rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 23 minutes. Chicago got 13 from Andres Nocioni and 10 apiece from Luol Deng, Ben Wallace and rookie Aaaron Gray to go with six rebounds. Bogut scored 14 points for the Bucks, Charlie Bell 13 and Royal Ivey 10.
Other Tuesday night NBA scores: Washington 81 Cleveland 62, New Orleans 94 Houston 92, Dallas 88 San Antonio 67, Denver 119 LA Clippers 107, Sacramento 104 Seattle 98, Golden State 111 LA Lakers 110.
NHL
Carolina 7 Toronto 1: Matt Cullen, Justin Williams, Cory Stillman, Ray Whitney, Scott Walker, Jeff Hamilton, and Eric Staal scored goals for the Hurricanes.
Williams, Stillman, Cullen, and Rod Brind’Amour contributed two assists each.Bryan McCabe knocked in the Maple Leafs’ only goal with an assist from Mats Sun