South Bend, Indiana; May 19, 2008

Announcements

Artistic Newsletter: Are you an artist, poet or writer? Place submissions for the 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.

ABE

▪Math Seminar Series: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., SOSH room.

▪Math Study Session: Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

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

Herald Sports

ND Scores: Baseball—U. South Florida 3, ND 2 (16); USF 9, ND 8; NCAA Softball—ND 9, Kent St. 1; Michigan 8, ND 0; Kent St. 7, ND 6 (8, ND 38-22-1); NCAA Men’s Lacrosse—Syracuse 11, ND 9 (ND 14-3); Rowing—ND seventh at Central/South Region Championships on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, TN.

Wizards 3, Silver Hawks 0; Silver Hawks 1, Wizards 0; Silver Hawks 5, Wizards 2; Wizards 8, Silver Hawks 5: The Silver Hawks (18-23) return to the Cove for a four-game homestand against the West Michigan Whitecaps. Game time tonight is 6:30 p.m.

South Bend was 5-3 on the road trip.

The Hawks hit the road again Friday; they play nine games in eight days.

Weekend NBA Playoff Scores: Friday—Cavaliers 74, Celtics 69 (series tied 3-3); Lakers 108, Jazz 105 (Lakers win 4-2; Sunday—Celtics 97, Cavaliers 92 (Celtics win 4-3).

Weekend NHL Playoff Scores: Saturday—Stars 2, Red Wings 1 (Red Wings lead 3-2); Sunday—Penguins 6, Flyers 0 (Penguins win 4-1).

Sunday MLB National League: Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

Sunday MLB Interleague: White Sox 13, Giants 8; Red Sox 11, Brewers 7; Royals 9, Marlins 3; Reds 6, Indians 4; Nationals 2, Orioles 1; Braves 5, Athletics 2; Blue Jays 6, Phillies 5; Cardinals 5, Rays 4; Rockies 6, Twins 2; Astros 5, Rangers 4; Angels 10, Dodgers 2; Diamondbacks 4, Tigers 0; Mariners 3, Padres 2; Mets 11, Yankees 2.

Weekend MLS Scores: Saturday—Houston 2, Fire 1; New England 2, San Jose 0; Columbus 0, Toronto FC 0; Chivas USA 3, DC United 1; Kansas City 1, New York 1; Sunday—Los Angeles 5, FC Dallas 1.

Weekend WNBA Scores: Saturday—Storm 67, Sky 61; Fever 64, Mystics 53; Sparks 99, Mercury 94; Shock 85, Comets 66y; Sun 100, Dream 68; Monarchs 73, Silver Stars 64; Sunday—Sun 77, Liberty 63; Lynx 84, Shock 70.

Kasey Kahne Wins All-Star Race: Kasey Kahne became the first driver to be voted in by the fans and win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Kahne gambled on his last pit stop to edge Greg Biffle. Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; and Busch had dominated the race.

South Bend’s Ryan Newman finished sixth.

No Sprint Cup points are awarded for the All-Star race.

Ochoa Keeps On Winning: Lorena Ochoa won her sixth title in nine events this year by taking the Sybase Classic in New Jersey this weekend.

Ochoa shot a 1-under 71 for a one-stroke victory over five other golfers.

Lazier, Roth Get Last Two Indy Spots: Buddy Lazier, the 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner, was bumped from the starting 33 by Marty Roth, but managed to get back in.

Rookie Mario Dominguez knocked Roger Yasukawa out of the race but crashed on his last run around the track. That left Lazier (32) and Roth (33) in the last two positions.

The starting field will again include three women: Danica Patrick (5)—who recently got her first IRL win, veteran Sarah Fisher (22) and Milka Duno of Brazil (27).

Coverage of the race by ABC will begin at noon Sunday.

Local

Gun Battle Turns Deadly On Ireland Road: A running gun battle on Ireland Road left one man, 22-year-old Landris McFadden, dead Saturday.

The battle, which involved the occupants of two cars, started at York and Ireland Streets and proceeded west at 1 a.m. Saturday.

Authorities are not releasing the names of the two suspects arrested.

Nation/World

China Mourns Dead From Earthquake: China ground to a halt for three minutes today as cars, trains and ships sounded their horns in a “wail of grief” to mourn the dead from last week’s earthquake that may have claimed more than 72,000 lives.

The national death toll rose to 34,073 people with 245,108 injured, the State Council said today. In Sichuan province, the worst affected, more than 9,500 people are still buried in collapsed buildings and 29,418 other people are missing, state-run Xinhua News Agency said earlier.

China’s weather agency forecast heavy rain starting tomorrow in the quake zone as workers sought to shore up dams in the area. Some 10,000 people were evacuated to Mianyang city three days ago from an area of Beichuan after cracks appeared in a nearby dam.

Nearly 160 relief workers were killed or injured in mudslides caused by rain and aftershocks.

Weather

Today High 63 Low 41 Partly Cloudy

Tue High 63 Low 40 Chance Rain

Wed High 63 Low 43 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 63 Low 45 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 68 Low 49 Partly Cloudy

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., American Gladiators; 22—8 p.m., The Big Bang Theory; 8:30 p.m., How I Met Your Mother; 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men; 9:30 p.m., Rules of Engagement; 25—8 p.m., Gossip Girl; 9 p.m., One Tree Hill; 28—8 p.m., Bones; 9 p.m., House; 46—7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57—8 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 9-11 p.m., The Bachelorette; 69—8 p.m., Celebrity Expose; 9 p.m., Paradise Hotel 2.

Today’s Birthdays: Malcolm X (1925-66), Johns Hopkins (1795-1878), Nancy Astor (1879-1964), Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Lorraine Hansberry (1930-65), Nora Ephron (67), Pete Townshend (63).

Deaths On This Date: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1994), Walter Lord (2002), Susannah McCorkle (2001), Johnny “Guitar” Watson (1996), Margaret Rawlings (1996), Henry Morgan (1994), Robert Webber (1989), Ogden Nash (1971), Coleman Hawkins (1969), Ronald Colman (1958), Thomas E. Lawrence (of Arabia, 1935), Thomas E. Gladstone (1898), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1864), Anne Boleyn (beheaded 1536), Lord Rochford (brother of Anne Boleyn, beheaded 1536).