South Bend, Indiana; February 16, 2008

People in the News

Shannon Now has Two Belated Valentines: Shannon Ripley (formerly Myers) now has two belated Valentines: daughter Ivy and husband David.
Shannon and David were married yesterday on Ivy’s birthday—the day after Valentine’s Day. So one could also say that Ivy got a new stepfather for a birthday present.
They were united by a magistrate at the St. Joseph County Courthouse.
Shannon wore a knee-length white dress with a garland in her hair. They managed to get David into a black suit with tie but Ivy insisted on wearing her usual jeans instead of the new dress she had gotten for the occasion.
Hopefully David won’t have any trouble remembering his anniversary.
Announcements

Underground Railroad: The Underground Railroad will be performed February 18 at the CFH Monday night meeting.
The Underground Railroad is a original play based on actual historical incidents. The cast of CFH staff members and guests is rehearsing three days a week under the direction of author David Evans.
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Herald Sports
Friday NBA Scores: No games scheduled.
Friday NHL Scores: Thrashers 4, Devils 3; Panthers 4, Capitals 2; Blue Jackets 5, Red Wings 1; Stars 4, Ducks 2; Kings 6, Flames 3..
Friday NCAA Men’s Basketball Scores: Marquette 72, (22) Pittsburgh 54.
Friday NCAA Women’s Basketball: Illinois St. 91, Indiana St. 56; (3) North Carolina 90, Virginia 82.
IHSAA Boys Friday Basketball Scores: Washington 76, Elkhart Central 62; Marian 45, Trinity 41; (9, 3A) St. Joseph’s 52, Riley 46; Clay 47, Mishawaka 44; Penn 54, Adams 51; Argos 56, Glenn 47; Jimtown 54, Concord 40; CMA 53, New Prairie 51; Tippecanoe Valley 61, Triton 49; F.W. Luers 70, Warsaw 61; Harding 79, Elkhart Memorial 54; Plymouth 70, Knox 31; Westview 70, Goshen 50; NorthWood 56, Bremen 37; LaPorte 75, Chesterton 64.
Newman Seventh in Daytona Field: South Bend’s Ryan Newman qualified seventh in the field for this year’s Daytona 500. He has yet to win NASCAR’s premier event.
Newman finished second behind Dale Earnhardt, Jr., in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel 150-mile qualifying race.
The current Nextel Cup (now Sprint Cup) champion Jimmie Johnson will start on the pole.
The field includes current Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchetti and former Indy winner Sam Hornish, Jr.
Two other NASCAR drivers from the local area, South Bend’s David Stremme and LaPorte’s Tony Raines, were dropped by their teams and did not find other rides.
Race coverage for the Daytona 500 starts tomorrow (Sunday) at 2 p.m. on FOX-28.
Starting Field for 2008 Daytona 500: 1. Jimmie Johnson; 2. Michael Waltrip; 3. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; 4. Denny Hamlin; 5. Reed Sorenson; 6. Tony Stewart; 7. Ryan Newman; 8. Jeff Gordon; 9. Casey Mears; 10. Kasey Kahne; 11. Carl Edwards; 12. Mark Martin; 13. Bobby LaBonte; 14. David Ragan; 15. Juan Montoya; 16. Kevin Harvick; 17. Kenny Wallace; 18. Greg Biffle; 19. Sam Hornish, Jr.; 20. Dale Jarrett; 21. Paul Menard; 22. John Andrette; 23. Brian Vickers; 24. Kyle Busch; 25. Martin Truex, Jr.; 26. Robby Gordon; 27. Scott Riggs; 28. Matt Kenseth; 29. Regan Smith; 30. Travis Kvapil; 31. Clint Bowyer; 32. David Gilliland; 33. Jeremy Mayfield; 34. Dave Blaney; 35. Elliott Sadler; 36. Jeff Burton; 37. J.J. Yeley; 38. Jamie McMurray; 39. Kyle Petty; 40. Dario Franchetti; 41. Joe Nemechek; 42. David Reutimann; 43. Kurt Busch.
Did not qualify: Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader, Sterling Martin.

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