South Bend, Indiana; March 17, 2008

Homeless

Herald

Monday, March 17, 2008

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Announcements

Irish Blessing: May you be in Heaven a half-hour before the Devil knows you’re dead.

Grace U.M. Easter Egg Hunt: Grace United Methodist Church would like to invite you and your children and friends to our public Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 22, out on the lawn (inside if bad weather)!! Bring a basket and enjoy hunting for eggs that the Easter Bunny has left.

Grace United Methodist Church is at 3012 S. Twyckenham; Pastors David Schrader and Lauren Hall.

Car Registration: CFH Guests: If you own a motor vehicle, you need to register it with your coach or it could be towed.

“One Step At a Time” Running Group: Three days a week (times and days TBA). Will meet at CFH. Open to Center guests and anyone else who is interested in learning to run. All runners will receive the necessary running gear (i.e. running shoes, shorts, warm-ups, shirts, hats, etc.). There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board by the basement stairway near the men’s lounge.

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the new Artistic Newsletter in Emily Pickerill’s box. Express your talents and ideas by participating. Start submitting as soon as possible.

VA Hospital Van: To schedule a ride to the VA Hospital in Ft. Wayne, St. Joseph County veterans can call Doug Davis (USMC, retired) at (574) 243-VETS (8387) The van service also provides connecting rides to the VA hospitals in Marion and Indianapolis.

Homeless Veterans: If you are disabled and cannot work full-time (or are over 65), you may be entitled to a disability pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

For more information and complete eligibility requirements, call 1-800-827-1000.

You can also contact: Dianne W. Brown, Homeless Veterans Coordinator by calling 317-554-0000, extension 82589 or direct dial 317-988-2589 at Indianapolis VAMC, Room C-2065. Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-3:45 p.m.

Board Game Night: Friday, March 14, 3:15-4:15 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. in the dining room.

ABE

▪Powerpoint: Starts Monday, March 24, 7 p.m.

▪Money and Power: An ABE discussion group Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.

Anyone interested in talking about issues of working, buying, and how you relate to broader society? Sign up in ABE.

Starts February 20.

▪Dead Poets Society: Thursdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE Room. All are welcome.

We will discuss short stories and poems.

▪Poetry Jam: Tuesday, 7-8 p.m. Share your own work; read a favorite poem; or listen, relax, and enjoy.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 8-9 p.m. Develop your creative writing skills. You don’t have to sign up, just show up. Volunteers from Notre Dame will be there.

▪Fractions and Decimals Refresher Courses: Tuesdays, fractions, and Thursdays, decimals, in the second floor conference room. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact ABE.

▪Autobiography: Interested in writing a short autobiography? Come to ABE to learn about some opportunities that can help you.

▪Help with Taxes: Tuesday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. Sign up in ABE.

▪EMPower Method: A new way of doing math; Wednesday, March 19, 1:30-3 p.m. in the SOSH room.

Herald Sports

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Bellevue (Neb) 73, Bethel Men 69: Ninth-seeded Bethel (29-7) gave the top seed all it could handle before falling in the quarterfinals of the NAIA Division II National Championship tournament at Point Lookout, Mo.

Ryne Lightfoot led the Pilots with 22 points. William Walker scored 18 and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Hastings (Neb) 75, Bethel Women 64: The top-seeded Bethel women (31-4) concluded their best season ever short of their goal of a NAIA Division II National Championship.

Second-seeded Hastings built a 10-point lead in the first half and wouldn’t let the Lady Pilots to close the gap.

Natalie Young led Bethel with 18 points. Hannah Richards and Paula Stout contributed 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Sunday NBA Scores: Pistons 105, Hornets 84; Rockets 104, Lakers 92 (22 straight Rocket wins); Cavaliers 98, Bobcats 91; Hawks 109, Knicks 98; Mavericks 98, Heat 73; Nuggets 168 (not a typo), Sonics 116; Kings 106, Raptors 100..

Sunday NHL Scores: Flames 4, Black Hawks 2; Penguins 7, Flyers 1; Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 3; Hurricanes 5, Senators 1; Capitals 2, Bruins 1 (SO); Panthers 3, Thrashers 1; Oilers 2, Sharks 1 SO).

NCAA BBall Men’s Tournament Finals: Big Ten—(8) Wisconsin 61, Illinois 48; Big East—Pittsburgh 74, Georgetown 65; MAC—Kent St. 74, Akron 55; Southland—Texas-Arlington 82, Northwestern St. 79; ACC—(1) North Carolina 86, Clemson 81; Big 12—(5) Kansas 84, (6) Texas 74; SEC—Georgia 66, Arkansas 57; America East—Maryland-Baltimore County 82, Hartford 65; Conference USA—(2) Memphis 77, Tulsa 55; Southwestern Athletic—Mississippi Valley St. 59, Jackson St. 58; Mid-Eastern—Coppin St. 62, Morgan St. 60; WAC—Boise St. 107, New Mexico St. 102 (3 OT); Atlantic 10—Temple 69, St. Joseph’s 64; Big West—Cal St.-Fullerton 81, UC-Irvine 66; PAC 10—(3) UCLA 67, (11) Stanford 64; Mountain West—UNLV 76, (24) BYU 61.

Sunday MLB Exhibition Scores: Cubs 4, Angels 1; Diamondbacks 6, White Sox 5; Phillies 6, Reds 2; Angels 5, Giants 2; Braves 3, Cardinals 2; Pirates 6, Red Sox 3; Devil Rays 7, Tigers 2; Mets 6, Astros 4; A’s 9, Rangers 7; Blue Jays 8, Twins 3; Royals 13, Giants 3; Orioles 11, Nationals 3; Brewers 8, Mariners 4; Mets 7, Tigers 4; Yankees 7, Indians 6; Marlins 7, Dodgers 6.

Burton Wins Food City 500: Jeff Burton took the checkered flag in a two-lap overtime sprint Sunday at Bristol, TN.

Burton was resigned to a fourth-place finish when teammate Kevin Harvick bumped leader Tony Stewart with two laps to go. Stewart had led most of the race.

Harvick finished second and Clint Bowyer third to give Richard Childress Racing a podium sweep.

Joe Gibb Racing, whose drivers Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin had led for 372 of the 504 laps, had to settle for Hamlin’s sixth-place finish.

Sprint Cup points leader Busch’s power steering gave out, causing him to crash while leading midway through the race. He wound up 17^th and barely held on to his points lead.

South Bend’s Ryan Newman had worked his way up from 43d to 10^th place. He was running in the 13^th spot when he got caught in a multi-car squeeze.

Newman lost three laps while his crew repaired the damage and had to settle for 33d place. He dropped from fourth to eighth in the points standings.

Dale Jarrett ended his 24-year Cup career with a 37^th place finish. His 668-race record includes 32 wins, 163 top five finishes and 260 top 10s.

Food City 500 Top Ten: 1. Jeff Burton (31, Chevy); 2. Kevin Harvick (29, Chevy); 3. Clint Bowyer (07, Chevy); 4. Greg Biffle (16, Ford); 5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88, Chevy); 6. Denny Hamlin (11, Toyota); 7. Kasey Kahne (9, Dodge); 8. Aric Almirola (8, Chevy); 9. David Gilliland (38, Ford); 10. Matt Kenseth (17, Ford).

Sprint Cup Standings: 1. Kyle Busch 782; 2. Greg Biffle 752; 3. Kevin Harvick 749; 4. Jeff Burton 745; 5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 686; 6. Kasey Kahne 674; 7. Tony Stewart 656; 8. Ryan Newman 635; 9. Clint Bowyer 606; 10. Kurt Busch 605; 11. Matt Kenseth 604; 12. Martin Truex, Jr. 595.

Woods Ties Ben Hogan: Tiger Woods birdied the last hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational and tie Ben Hogan with 64 career PGA tour wins.

Top Six: 1. Tiger Woods 270; 2. Bart Bryant 271; T3. Cliff Kresge, Vijay Singh, and Sean O’Hair 273; T6. Ken Duke and Hunter Mahan 274.

Weather

Today High 44 Low 37 Chance Rain

Tue High 52 Low 35 Chance Storm

Wed High 39 Low 28 Chance Snow

Thu High 42 Low 27 Mostly Sunny

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