Local
Boy Shot in Arm: An 11-year-old boy was hit in the arm by a stray bullet Thursday night at his home in the 900 block of West LaSalle Street on South Bend’s west side.
Police say the shot came from a nearby vacant lot where a fight had escalated into gunfire.
Police say the wound is relatively minor.
Announcements
Volunteer at Sunburst: CFH will have a water/Gatorade stop at the Sunburst Marathon; Saturday, May 31, 6:30-12:30 p.m.
There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board by the men’s lounge. All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and complimentary lunch.
Transportation will be provided: pick-up is 6:30 a.m. at the Center; drop-off is approximately 12:30 p.m. Please see Emily Pickerill for more details.
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
ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes. Currently the prize is free ice cream.
▪Math Study Sessions: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., and 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
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Silver Hawks 7, Whitecaps 3: Left fielder Michael Mee had two hits, two RBIs and scored two runs for the Silver Hawks (22-30).
The Hawks got two runs in the fourth on a lead-off double by Elijah Rumler and a single by Mee. Rumler scored on an error and Mee came home on a balk.
Mee scored again in the sixth when Chance Wheeless hit a home run to right field.
Mee drove in two runs with a single in the seventh.
The teams meet again tonight at 6:35 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Hawks return to the Cove Sunday to begin a four-game series with the Lansing Lugnuts. Game time Sunday is 1:30 p.m.
Thursday NBA Playoff Scores: Lakers 100, Spurs 92 (Lakers win 4-1); Celtics lead Pistons in Eastern Finals 3-2; series at Pistons tonight, 8:30 p.m., ESPN.
Thursday
Thursday MLB National League: Cubs 8,
Thursday MLB American League: White Sox 5, Rays 1; Blue Jays 12, Athletics 0; Twins 5, Royals 1.
Wednesday MLS Scores:
Wednesday WNBA Scores: Fever 82,
French Open: Men’s Seeded Winners—No. 1 Roger Federer, No. 2 Rafael Nadal, No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko, No. 5 David Ferrer, No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka, No. 12 Tommy Robredo, No. 15 Mikhail Youzhny, No. 21 Radek Stepanek, No. 22 Fernando Verdasco, No. 24 Fernando Gonzalez, No. 25 Lleyton Hewitt, No. 26 Jarkko Nieminen, No. 28 Ivan Ljubicic, No. 30 Dmitry Tursunov; Men’s Seeded Losers-- No. 6 David Nalbandian, No. 7 James Blake, No. 27 Igor Andreev; Women’s Seeded Winners-- No. 3 Jelena Jankovic, No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 7 Elena Dementieva, No. 8 Venus Williams, No. 12 Agnes Szavay, No. 13 Dinara Safina, No. 16 Victoria Azarenka, No. 18 Francesca Schiavone, No. 19 Alize Cornet, No. 26 Flavia Pennetta, Nol 27 Katarina Srebotnik, No. 28 Dominika Cibulkova, No. 29 Anabel Medinal Garrigues, No. 32 Karin Knapp; Women’s Seeded Losers—No. 5 Serena Williams, No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze, No. 21 Maria Kirilenko, No. 22 Amelie Mauresmo, No. 31 Ai Sugiyama.
ND Linebacker to Transfer: Sophomore linebacker Aaron Nagel (6-1, 225 pounds; Lemont, IL.) has decided to transfer due to lack of playing time.
Nagel saw no action as a freshman and would have started the 2008 season as the number four inside linebacker.
Nation/World
After taking pictures of everything visible from the lander, the
Temperatures at the landing site reached a high of -22 degrees F. and a low of -112 degrees F.
The
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Today High 79 Low 61 Chance Storms
Sat High 76 Low 52 Chance Storms
Sun High 76 Low 54 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 76 Low 56 Partly Cloudy
Tue High 79 Low 59 Chance Storms
TV Schedule: 16—8-9 p.m., Most Outrageous Moments (two episodes); 9-11 p.m., Dateline NBC; 22—8 p.m., Ghost Whisperer; 9-11 p.m., Numbers (two episodes); 25—8-10 p.m., Smackdown; 10-11 p.m., Seinfeld; 28—8-10 p.m., Little Black Book; 10 p.m., Fox 28 News; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., LESEA in Action; 9 p.m., Harvest; 10 p.m., Berean Seventh Day Adventist; 10:30 p.m., Joyce Meyer 57—8-10 p.m., National Spelling Bee; 10 p.m., 10/20; 69—8-10 p.m., Three Fugitives; 10 p.m., Andy Griffith Show; 10:30 p.m., Twilight Zone.
Today’s Birthdays: Mel Blanc (1908-89), Benny Goodman (1909-86), Gale Sayers (65), Howard Hawks (1896-1977),
Deaths On This Date: Joan of Arc (burned at stake, 1431, 19), Gordon “
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